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He was a multi-millionaire property developer with a wife and family going through a "mid-life crisis", she was the £10,000-a-month escort he pinned his hopes for a future on.
Former burlesque dancer and stripper Georgina Symonds enjoyed the trappings of being with millionaire Peter Morgan - spa days, exclusive luxury hotel stays, a BMW and a Range Rover.
He housed her rent-free in a bungalow in the vast grounds of the castle in Llanmartin, Newport, south Wales, he owned and gave her cash-in-hand to pay the bills, as well as paying for her to have full-body liposuction.
Morgan, from a prominent and wealthy Welsh farming family, was infatuated with and hoped to build a future with the dancer he called "George", the woman for whom he left his wife of 23 years, the mother of his two children.
Miss Symonds' childhood best friend Nadine Tilley said: "She told me she was really happy and things were going well. She said he treated her well."
But when Miss Symonds' on/off boyfriend Peter Deem and her father both killed themselves within six months of one another, she turned to drink and drugs to cope.
She started to blame Morgan, of Llanellen, near Abergavenny, for Mr Deem's suicide in November 2015, and for a meeting she then had with social services about the welfare of her daughter.
Her mother and friends watched her verbally abuse him repeatedly, and said he "just stood there and took it" whilst remaining "calm".
Mother Deborah Symonds told the murder trial at Newport Crown Court: "She was trying to do things to upset him, to make him feel hurt but I don't think anything could make him hurt.
"That's what she said she was doing it for. She wanted him to have a bit of pain."
Morgan planted a listening device in her home which he nicknamed "Isobel" - which was essentially a SIM card and microphone hidden in an adaptor he could ring in to listen through.
He said this was to monitor her drug use rather than spy on her, but he phoned the device 514 times during 10 weeks.
Then, in January 2016, he overheard the mother-of-one on the phone talking about blackmailing him to "fleece him" for everything he had.
Morgan, who had been seeing Miss Symonds for three years, knew she had sexually explicit photos and films of them having sex in his wife's home and the marital bed, and that she had previously successfully blackmailed at least three former clients.
That night Morgan made a precise murder "to do" list on his phone, strangling Miss Symonds the next day in her home with orange baling twine.
Before leaving the scene of the murder he fed Miss Symonds' three Jack Russells, did the washing up and put out the rubbish.
He wrapped her body up in polythene sheeting and duct tape and put it in his car boot, before hiding it in a workshop at his estranged wife's farm in Beech Hill Farm in Usk, south Wales.
Morgan then went about his daily business, including visiting the bank and going to the building site he was developing at that time, saying he just wanted to get back to his routine.
He told police it was not until he got a phone call saying Miss Symonds had not picked up her daughter from school that he remembered he had strangled her to death.
Later that night he confessed to killing her and, while refusing legal help, gave the police a detailed account of the events leading to her death.
Despite this he pleaded not guilty to murder, pleading diminished responsibility due to having Asperger syndrome.
The unusual defence was that the syndrome - a collection of personality traits - meant Mr Morgan had diminished responsibility and had committed manslaughter rather than murder.
It was a complex argument built around the premise that Morgan saw things in such a black and white way he felt forced into a course of action someone else would not normally take.
Giving evidence in the trial consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Phillip Joseph said Asperger syndrome could provide "an explanation" for the killing.
He said: "If he suffers from the condition it is at the very least a significant contributing factor."
Asperger syndrome is a form of autism, the difference being the person suffering from it does not have learning difficulties. They may have a very binary way of thinking, have difficulties communicating and crave routine and predictability rather than change.
Someone with Asperger syndrome may also have very particular, obsessive interests, which they are keen to tell others about.
Director of the Autism Research Centre Professor Simon Baron-Cohen told the court although there is not much research on Asperger syndrome and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in murder, there was growing awareness of how it could lead to the crime in a small number of cases.
He added: "There are an increasing number of cases that the courts are hearing about. When the alleged involved find themselves trapped in a certain way they might resort just through logic alone to the idea that they have to get rid of the person who is causing the threat. This is just an impression there is insufficient research to draw solid conclusions yet."
Morgan himself, who had built two successful businesses and was married with children, was said to initially find it inconceivable he could have Asperger syndrome.
But Prof Baron-Cohen, who diagnosed Morgan just before the trial, said it explained a lot of the millionaire's actions both during and before the murder.
He pointed to the businessman's preference to fix up machines rather than spend time with people, and his obsession with machinery and military history.
Morgan kept excavators, cranes, tanks, an old American fire engine and motorbikes at his home, where he displayed his collection of guns such as an Uzi submachine gun, an AK-47 and Mossberg sawn-off shotgun on the walls.
"His accounts of his social relationships are not that of a typical person," said Prof Baron-Cohen. "He said he doesn't like to bother with people much."
Property developer Morgan had a multi-million pound property portfolio including Llancayo Windmill.
He was brought up on the 300-acre family farm near Usk, son of David and Nancy Morgan, and has a younger brother and sister.
He was driving tractors and a motorbike by the age of 10. After leaving school he began working for the family business, working for his father until the age of 34.
Morgan met his wife Helen on December 5 in 1984, driving her to a Young Farmer's party in his Porsche 911.
Morgan told the professor he had to "sort it out" when he found out Miss Symonds' plan to blackmail him. So he went to her house with £400 and a £1m life insurance policy with her as a beneficiary in the case of his death. But when she wasn't grateful, he decided to threaten her.
Prof Baron-Cohen said: "Peter told me he went to the house thinking he would give her the life insurance policy and give her £400 to pay off current debts and start to get their lives back on track.
"He saw it as either A - you take the presents, or B - she would have to get out of his life. He was really hoping she would go for option A, he was giving her all this generosity - that was how he saw it - but if she didn't come round he would have to get her out of his life."
Morgan said: "The only way I could think of stopping her was to frighten her."
He added: "It was a case of if I couldn't stop her I may end up killing her, yes."
Morgan left the £400 on the sofa arm, and, sitting down beside Miss Symonds told her she needed to put the £1m life insurance policy somewhere safe. When she didn't respond to that, but was angry with him still, he pulled the twine out and wrapped it around her neck.
Prof Baron-Cohen said Morgan told him: "I was hoping she would back down, I didn't want her dead, but I was backed into a corner. I didn't want to give up to a lifetime of blackmail, it had to stop."
Giving evidence in court Morgan was mostly unemotional and almost monotone. He described in detail how he tied loops in the baling twine he used to strangle Miss Symonds so "my hands were free", and how he looped the twine around her neck to carry out the murder.
Many people would be upset by describing how they killed their girlfriend. For Morgan it was as if he was detailing how he had taken a train somewhere, or fixed a car.
He said when he loosened the twine to see if she would back down she instead said he "would pay" for what he was doing. So he carried on strangling her until she died.
The prosecution maintained Morgan planned the murder down to the smallest detail, and was fully in charge of and responsible for his actions that day, driven by the desire to control Miss Symonds.
Ultimately the jury agreed and Morgan was found guilty of murder.
There are few, if any, precedents for Asperger syndrome successfully being used as a defence for murder in the UK, although one expert who carried a study out in the UK's secure hospitals including Broadmoor and Rampton in 1997, said offenders with the condition were "over-represented" in the population there, and often diagnosed after being incarcerated.
Dr Dougal Julian Hare, a member of the Wales Autism Research Centre at Cardiff University, said: "We found people who had offended because of a very very narrow special interest. So people who had followed their special interest without really realising where it would lead.
"There were people who were interested in guns but not to use, they were interested in what was the calibre, what is the velocity, what is the magazine capacity, what is the rate of fire, not realising that other people see guns as lethal weapons.
"Other people have obsessions that look political, but aren't. So there are people who are obsessed with Nazi uniform and regalia to the extent that they have almost become one, but they are not as they are not political, instead they are consumed with collecting information about the Nazis."
This obsessive interest usually focuses on things much more innocuous like the serial numbers on LPs, or plotting the make and location of street lamps.
Prof Baron-Cohen said: "It is almost like talking to a professor of that subject. It is a mind that likes precision. That is talent. That excellent recall and attention to detail and can lead to success in life."
This obsessive focus was what led to Gary McKinnon hacking into CIA computer system.
He had hacked into Pentagon computers to try and find evidence of UFOs and was set to be deported to the USA to face charges. But fought this after he was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.
Theresa May, then Home Secretary, blocked the extradition on human rights grounds, saying there was no doubt Mr McKinnon was "seriously ill" as he had Asperger syndrome and suffered from depressive illness.
There are around 700,000 people in the UK living with autism, according to the National Autistic Society - more than 1 in 100, although not all of these have Asperger syndrome. There are no figures for this alone.
Historically it has been recognised that people with Asperger syndrome are much more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of crime.
Dr Hare said: "It is sadly quite easy to take advantage of someone with Asperger syndrome, there is a lack of worldliness and a commendable honesty. They are not very good at lying and tend to be very honest and confess to what they have done.
"Unfortunately the outcome of this case could have repercussions for those who are autistic and the way they are seen. Normally the way I would expect someone with Asperger syndrome to react to a situation like this would be for them to run the other way."
But whatever the repercussions on a wider scale the very human tragedy of a man having a mid-life crisis desperate to regain control of the woman he feared would blackmail him, and the innocent lives ruined remains.
Miss Tilley said: "It is just so sad George is gone at such a young age. She was someone's mother, someone's daughter, someone's sister, someone's friend." | As a millionaire is found guilty of murdering his escort, how did he claim Asperger syndrome made him do it? | 38314421 | [
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Four-month-old Ted visits Wales twice a month to see his grandparents in Carmarthenshire and the TV star hopes he will be brought up to be bilingual.
He will be heading back again with his mother for the Champions League final.
Ms Jones will present a One Show special from Cardiff on Friday, the eve of the men's match.
The 40-year-old, who returned from maternity leave to the BBC One show part-time in April, said she was excited to be in the city for an event of such magnitude.
"Working in Cardiff is a dream for me - the city will be buzzing," she said.
"That's one of the best things about Cardiff - when we're hosting events like this the city comes alive."
The Ammanford-born star lived in Cardiff for years and said it still felt like her home, adding she missed it "lots and lots".
As a Welsh speaker herself, Ms Jones said she hoped to pass on the language to her son and had spoken about it with her husband, Charlie Thomson, who is from New Zealand.
"It's hard in London but I will definitely speak Welsh to him and Charlie knows the odd word," she said.
"There's a Welsh primary school here [in London] and I would love him to go there.
"It's part of my heritage and is a big part of my identity. It's a big thing for me for Ted to experience it - I really benefitted from being bilingual."
She admitted it had been "tough" going back to work with such a young baby, although she joked that The One Show was "a break" from the "really hard job of motherhood".
"Going back part-time was the right thing to do - it's good for Ted to know women work," she added.
"And actually it comes down to necessity, there's no choice, I have to work."
She said she was looking forward to showing The One Show team "Cardiff at its best" and will even host a tour of the city for the programme, which she will be co-hosting with Patrick Kielty and Jason Mohammad from Cardiff Bay.
Top of her must-see sights?
"It's got to be Cardiff Castle," she said.
"There's a lot of history for us there as we got married there. It has beautiful grounds for a picnic and has lots of interesting history. And the view from the top is spectacular.
"I'm a bit out of the loop with where to go for a night out having had a baby but you can't go wrong with Cardiff Bay on a sunny evening."
It is, perhaps, where she will be heading after finishing her live broadcast for The One Show on Friday.
"I'm having my first night out with my friends since having the baby afterwards," she added.
"It's going to be amazing. I know Cardiff will do us proud."
The One Show - Live in Cardiff is on BBC One at 19:00 BST on Friday, 2 June | The One Show presenter Alex Jones has spoken of her wish to teach her baby son to speak Welsh but admits it might be a struggle while living in London. | 40062834 | [
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It's no joke. But Kareem Badr says people did laugh in 2009 when he and two friends paid $20,000 (£13,000) for the Hideout in Austin, when it wasn't making money and the previous owner decided not to renew the lease.
"We took over a sinking ship and each brought a bucket to bail it out," says Mr Badr.
"None of us had any experience of running a business. But we loved what we were doing enough that it carried us through."
Three years ago he was able to quit his day job and draw a salary from the club.
Mr Badr says it's still not as much as he used to make as a programmer (about $80,000 a year), but he now employs around 25 part time and contract workers.
And he recently expanded the premises, taking over the adjoining coffee house which sells alcohol, and leasing more theatre space.
Mr Badr says: "I think my background in computer science helped because I can take a big problem, break it up into small chunks, and figure out how to make it better and more efficient.
"That's basically what we did for every aspect of the business. And by doing that it naturally started to improve."
Mr Badr may have been helped by national trends, which imply a growing enthusiasm for comedy clubs in the US.
An industry report from data firm Ibis World expects total US annual comedy club revenue to grow by 1.8% over the next five years to $344.6m in 2020.
"When the Hideout first opened it was the only improv theatre in Austin," says Mr Badr.
"But now there are five [comedy] schools and four theatres. We were at the right place at the right time."
While the Ibis World report showed that dozens of US comedy clubs were forced to close in the wake of the 2008 recession, when fewer people had disposable income to spend on live entertainment, Stephen Rosenfield, director of the American Comedy Institute in New York, says stand-up comedy is now entering a new golden age.
"The US has comedy clubs all over the country, not just in big cities, and they require talent," he says.
"In any field there are those at the top who make dynastic fortunes. But because of the significance of the local comedy club, there is a career and a living to be made by good comedians who are not superstars."
Mr Rosenfield says the growing popularity of stand-up comedy is fuelled in part by younger audiences, who view humorous TV hosts such as Jon Stewart, Jay Leno and Steve Colbert as their primary source for news.
"It's not just entertaining them, it's also informing them," he says. "There's a new immediacy to stand-up that makes it much more appealing to a generation that's on social media, tweeting, face booking and blogging."
But clubs don't only make money from entertainers. Alcohol alone can bring in as much as 40% of the night's takings, and many clubs demand that audiences buy a minimum number of drinks per person.
"A club really has three businesses going on," says Mr Rosenfield.
"It's an entertainment entity, a restaurant and a bar. They make money from selling drinks and dinners, and they make money from the cover charge.
"There are usually three people on the bill. The opening act is the new comedian. They do about 20 minutes and introduce the other comics.
The middle act does about half an hour, and then there's the headliner. They almost always have TV credits, and are the ones people are coming to see. That headliner could be making six figures a year."
Top-tier performers make much more. According to Forbes, Canadian comedian Russell Peters grossed $19m with 64 shows in 2013, while industry veteran Jerry Seinfeld is the highest paid comedian in the US, set to earn $36m this year.
Steve Byrne, 41, is a veteran stand-up comedian based in LA, and star of his own television show Sullivan and Son, which ran for three seasons.
He describes himself as a successful mid-level comedian who makes an annual six figure salary mainly from touring.
And although he was close to hitting a million dollars a year before his show was cancelled in 2014, he says most comedians make money at clubs and do television to boost their brand rather than their income.
Mr Bryne says: "Gigs vary because it depends what you're contracted at.
"If it's somebody starting off in the business it could be $1,500 a show. For somebody who's had some TV credits you could go from $4,500 to $7,500.
"And if you're just a knock out comic, then you're coming in and getting a door deal. You're taking all the tickets, and the club gets the concessions."
Mr Byrne says hard work is the key to success. There is no magic short cut, and few lucky breaks.
"The one single thing that an aspiring comedian should do is write, write, write. What is it that makes you laugh?
"Your voice should resonate with your audience. So find your voice and you will find your audience."
While the music and film industries have been impacted by the internet, such as illegal downloads and reduced album sales, Mr Rosenfield says the online world has actually given live comedy a boost.
"The format of comedy, particularly stand-up, lends itself to digital media like nothing else. One terrific joke can get a million hits," he says.
"It's become a new metric for a club manager. If a booker sees that a comic has 500,000 online followers - they'll book him almost sight unseen. That's it.
"Digital is gigantically important and has been for a while."
But in the end, the success of comedy comes down to a very simple fact - people need to laugh.
Back in 2001 Steve Byrne was a comedian in New York when terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Centre on 11 September.
He says: "We all thought 'who's going to come to a comedy club? The dream's over, I've got to get a real job now'.
"But after a week, I forget which club was the first one to open its doors, but it was packed. People needed an outlet.
"And I remember for months on end those clubs in New York City were just jam packed. That was the thing that told me that this was a profession that is foolproof." | Have you heard the one about the computer programmer who bought a failing comedy club in Texas and turned it into a million dollar a year business? | 34571446 | [
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Aodhan Woods was just 17 when he was tied up, locked in a cupboard and subjected to several sexual assaults.
Now 19, he has waived his right to anonymity as his attackers were jailed.
Darren Fu, of Drumart Walk in Belfast, will spend half of his 11-year sentence in jail. His co-accused who cannot be named got six years, half on licence.
The unnamed abuser was 17 at the time of the offence and a reporting restriction is in place which prevents his identity from being made public.
The attack took place on 30 May, 2014 when Mr Woods called to Fu's flat in the Stranmillis area of Belfast.
A previous hearing in the case was told Fu had ordered him to sell drugs and he was worried before entering the flat because he had not sold enough.
The attack began almost immediately and the court heard the pair subjected him to "exceptional degradation", holding him at knifepoint, burning him with cigarettes, and seriously sexually assaulting him.
The ordeal lasted a number of hours before they released the teenager, who then contacted police.
Speaking outside court, Mr Woods said: "I thought I was going to die that night. I will never forget what happened."
He described it as the "worst experience of his life".
"I didn't know what was going to happen and what they were going to do. The whole ordeal was just terrifying."
He was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the attack but said he did not see himself "as a victim".
"I am speaking out to show other people that it's okay to go and tell the police if you have been sexually assaulted. I want people to find the courage to come forward and get the support that they need."
Mr Woods thanked his family and friends and the police for supporting him through the criminal justice process.
"I would say to anyone else who has been sexually assaulted, don't be afraid, don't hide it. The only way to move forward is to tell someone and you'll soon realise there is so much support. Don't be afraid to speak out."
The teenager welcomed the sentences given to his attackers.
Fu had pleaded guilty to four charges - namely false imprisonment, two counts of sexual assault, and rape.
His co-accused admitted six counts including false imprisonment, two counts of sexual assault and attempted rape. | A man who was tortured and raped during an attack by two of his former friends in a Belfast flat has said he thought he was "going to die that night". | 35634759 | [
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If Wydad Casablanca of Morocco defeat visiting ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast on Sunday in Group A, Wydad and Zesco will qualify for the semi-finals of Africa's premier club football competition.
Zesco have eight points, Wydad seven, Ahly five and ASEC four in a mini-league where head-to-head records count in the event of a tie.
Ahly, who needed maximum points to keep up their hopes of progressing, dominated possession for much of the match in Alexandria.
But Zesco, looking for a first semi-finals appearance, were quick on the counter-attack, and frustrated the Egyptians who are managed by former Tottenham boss Martin Jol.
Kenya's Jesse Were took advantage of slack marking to nod the Zambians into a sixth-minute lead with Rami Rabia levelling on the half hour.
Were struck again five minutes later, hitting the ball across goalkeeper Ahmed Adel into the far corner.
Veteran striker Emad Meteb was brought on in the second half and snatched an 85th-minute equaliser for the Egyptians.
His penalty area bicycle kick deflected off Kenyan David Owino, leaving goalkeeper Jacob Banda stranded.
The result means that a semi-final place could be secured for Zesco and Wydad Casablanca, if Wydad can beat ASEC Mimosas on Sunday.
Wydad, coached by Wales-born former Real Madrid manager John Toshack, want to get back on the winning trail in Rabat.
They have taken only one point of a possible six off Ahly after beating ASEC and Zesco.
The loss of form by star striker Reda Hajhouj must be a worry as he has fired four straight blanks in group matches after scoring six goals in six qualifiers.
Since shocking Ahly in Alexandria, 1998 champions ASEC have faltered, losing away and drawing at home against Zesco.
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa have won Group B thanks to three consecutive victories, leaving Zamalek of Egypt and Enyimba of Nigeria to fight for the second semi-finals spot.
Five-time African champions Zamalek beat Enyimba away and one point from the return match in Cairo Sunday will guarantee their progress, if only on head-to-head records. | Record eight-times African champions Al Ahly of Egypt are facing elimination from the 2016 African Champions League after being held 2-2 at home by Zesco United of Zambia. | 37052410 | [
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Stephen Archer, 51, of Victoria Street, Openshaw, Manchester, was convicted on Thursday at Manchester Crown Court of murdering his sister Julie, 49.
Ms Archer suffered 95% burns in the attack at her home on Surbiton Road, Newton Heath, in February 2016, the court was told.
Archer was told he must serve a minimum of 27 years.
The jury heard Archer had falsely accused her of murdering their father and uncle and doctoring a will to disinherit him.
The court heard Julie was left with "horror movie" injuries after Archer doused her with flammable liquid and set light to the vapours as she sat on a sofa.
Ms Archer's 19-year-old daughter, Quibilah Archer-Cunningham, escaped with minor injuries after jumping from an upstairs window of the house. The family dog died in the blaze.
Archer was cleared of arson with intent to endanger the life of his niece. | A man who set his sister on fire using a "petrol cocktail" has been jailed for life. | 39454948 | [
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The only goal of an entertaining game came from Reuben Reid in the fifth minute after Jordan Moore-Taylor's long ball was needlessly handled inside the penalty box by Jake Carroll.
Although Reid saw his penalty saved by David Forde, the ball came straight back to him to tap in the rebound.
David Wheeler saw a header come back off the inside of the post, while Cambridge almost levelled when Exeter goalkeeper Christy Pym completely missed a kick, but he managed to get back to scramble Luke Berry's shot off the line.
Liam McAlinden then missed a golden chance for Exeter, heading wide from six yards, before Lloyd James skied another glorious chance for Exeter high from 10 yards with just Forde to beat.
McAlinden skied another great chance high shortly after half-time before being denied by Forde, while a rare Cambridge attack saw Berry volley over after good work by Uche Ikpeazu.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Exeter City 1, Cambridge United 0.
Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Cambridge United 0.
Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
Attempt blocked. Ryan Harley (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jordan Tillson (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
Foul by Ryan Brunt (Exeter City).
(Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
David Wheeler (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United).
Lloyd James (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Medy Elito (Cambridge United).
Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
Foul by David Wheeler (Exeter City).
Jake Carroll (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Exeter City. Ryan Brunt replaces Reuben Reid.
Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Jabo Ibehre (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jabo Ibehre (Cambridge United).
Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United).
Substitution, Cambridge United. Harrison Dunk replaces Gary Deegan.
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Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Exeter City. Ryan Harley replaces Liam McAlinden.
Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by David Forde.
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Attempt missed. Liam McAlinden (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. | Last season's League Two play-off finalists Exeter opened the new season with a comfortable win against Cambridge at St James' Park. | 40761080 | [
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Andrew Bedford, 27, from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, was last seen in September 1990.
Officers reopened the investigation in April, and discovered human bones on land off Stocking Fen Road in Ramsey.
A 64-year-old man from Ramsey has been arrested.
Mr Bedford was last seen on the evening of 28 September at Factory Bank, off Great Whyte, Ramsey.
Three people were arrested in connection with his disappearance but no-one was charged.
In April, Cambridgeshire Police reopened the investigation as a murder inquiry, saying they believed he had been shot.
Detectives think Mr Bedford was killed with a shotgun sometime during the evening of 28 September at a garage called Mongrel Cars, which no longer exists, in Ramsey.
They began searching land in the town in April.
Bones "consistent with being human" were found by scenes of crime officers, forensic scientists and detectives during the 13-day operation.
Det Ch Insp Martin Brunning, who is leading the murder inquiry, said: "The bones were discovered during a painstaking search of the area we had identified as being of interest.
"An expert in forensic anthropology has assisted the investigation and the bones will now be subject to DNA testing and much more intrusive forensic analysis."
Mr Bedford was last seen eating a takeaway in a light blue Ford Cortina car.
He was wearing overalls, a khaki jumper, jeans and trainers. He was described as 5ft 8in (1.72m), medium build with mousey blond, curly, shoulder-length hair and had a number of tattoos.
Mr Brunning said he was "confident" local people held additional information that would help "bring resolution to Andrew's family". | A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after pieces of human bones were found by detectives investigating the death of a man 25 years ago. | 33164904 | [
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Richard Ratcliffe will celebrate Gabriella's second birthday near the Iranian embassy in London's Hyde Park.
His wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, was arrested on 3 April at an airport in Iran after visiting her family.
He says she has been held without charge, while Gabriella is in Iran because her passport has been taken.
Mr Ratcliffe, who is from north London and has been advised to stay away from Iran, says his British-Iranian wife has been held in solitary confinement over an issue of "national security".
Their daughter, a British citizen, has had to stay with her grandparents in Iran because she cannot return to the UK without her passport. Under Iranian law only her father or mother can bring the toddler home.
More than 757,000 people have signed a petition calling for Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene in the case.
The Free Nazanin Campaign event will also be the culmination of its birthday card campaign, which has seen thousands of people sending cards for Gabriella via Iranian embassies around the world.
It will be attended by family and friends, neighbours, Gabriella's MP Tulip Siddiq and representatives of campaign website Change.org.
Mr Ratcliffe will attempt to present a card to the embassy at 13:00 BST and ask that they pass it on to his daughter.
He told the Press Association news agency that he was "overwhelmed" by the public outcry about his family's situation.
Of his daughter, he said: "I am grateful that she is with her loving Iranian grandparents but, nonetheless, I want her and her mother together and back home with me as soon as possible.
"It has been really moving for all my family here to see the kindness of people across the country connecting with our story, making cards for Gabriella with their own children or grandchildren, and doing something to make Gabriella's world a better place.
"In my bones, I feel it is that kindness that will in the end bring them home."
Mr Ratcliffe says his wife had been about to return to the UK when she was detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and taken to an unknown location in Kerman Province, 621 miles (1,000km) south of Tehran.
He says Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works as a project coordinator for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has not been allowed access to a lawyer or to see her daughter.
According to him, she has not been charged but has been forced to sign a confession "under duress", despite not knowing what she was confessing to.
Mr Ratcliffe has previously told the BBC there was nothing in her work or personal background to explain why she was detained, saying she had travelled to the country before without any problem.
He said her family in Iran heard nothing after her arrest for three days, when she was allowed to phone and tell them she was safe.
They were told she would be released within a couple of days, he said, but after they heard nothing they later learned she had been transferred to southern Iran.
Mr Ratcliffe has said he was going against the advice of the Foreign Office in speaking publicly about his wife's detainment because he hoped public pressure might help secure her release.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We have been providing support to the family of a British-Iranian national since we were first informed of her arrest, and will continue to do so." | The father of a toddler stuck in Iran without either of her parents nearby plans to sing Happy Birthday to her via Skype at a campaign event later. | 36488051 | [
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What were initially thought to be just a couple of brilliant, closely spaced features at one location now turn out to be a clutch of many smaller dots.
The latest pictures were acquired by the US space agency's Dawn spacecraft on its first full science orbit since arriving at Ceres on 6 March.
The spots were seen from a distance of 13,600km.
Researchers on the mission concede they still have much to learn about the dots' true nature, but the new data is hardening their ideas.
"Dawn scientists can now conclude that the intense brightness of these spots is due to the reflection of sunlight by highly reflective material on the surface, possibly ice," said Chris Russell, who is the principal investigator on the mission.
With a diameter of 950km, Ceres is the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn will spend the coming months studying its geology and surface chemistry with a suite of cameras and remote-sensing instruments.
The intention is to get some insights into the processes that have sculpted the dwarf since its formation with the rest of the Solar System some 4.5 billion years year ago.
Having completed its first science orbit, Dawn is now heading downwards to get even closer to the body.
This second mapping campaign, which will commence on 6 June, will see Dawn moving just 4,400km from the surface.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | The fascinating bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres have come into sharper view. | 32696746 | [
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Thai officials said the event, which was halted minutes before it was due to start, could have affected relations between the two countries.
The HRW report focuses on the treatment of a Christian group in Vietnam.
The group said the Thai response showed how freedom of speech had been eroded since the army seized power last year.
Thai police said the event at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand could "have an impact on the country's security or could affect the friendship and cooperation between Thailand and Vietnam".
It is the third human rights event at the venue that has been halted by authorities in the past month.
The HRW report describes what it says is the persecution of Montagnard Christians in Vietnam's central highlands. Their religious practices have been described by the Vietnamese government as "evil".
Sunai Phasuk, Human Rights Watch's senior researcher in Asia, said the decision to cancel the report's launch was "very disappointing".
"Thailand is now going to be known as the defender of human rights violators in [Southeast Asia], which adds more damage to Thailand's already tarnished international reputation under the military rule," he added.
Thai authorities have launched a crackdown on critics since the military seized power from a civilian government in May 2014. | Thailand's military-run government has forced Human Rights Watch (HRW) to cancel an event in Bangkok to launch a report into alleged abuses in Vietnam. | 33286290 | [
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The report, which took seven years to complete, criticised Tony Blair and his government's case for going to war in 2003.
Mr Blair defended his actions, saying military action had been justified.
The Chilcot Inquiry, which began its work in 2009, after UK troops left Iraq, did not attempt to reach a verdict on the legality or otherwise of the military action.
Mr Blair has continued to insist the decision to remove Saddam Hussein was justified, although he has acknowledged that the intelligence on which it was based was flawed.
Appearing before a separate committee of MPs last month, Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heyward said he and other civil servants were in the "preliminary" phase of learning lessons from the report in terms of how government should operate in future.
He said he was frustrated at the length of time the inquiry had taken but believed that it could not have been expedited without changing the large terms of reference or restricting access to vital declassified documents and other material.
The liaison committee, made up of the chairs of individual parliamentary committees, is best known for questioning the prime minister of the day two or three times a year. | MPs will question the chairman of the Iraq War Inquiry later this month for the first time since it published its official report in July. | 37617000 | [
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The 22-year-old has not appeared for Shrewsbury this season, but has played once for Mansfield Town and four times for Wrexham while on loan.
Bolton youth product Caton has also played for Blackpool and has loan spells with Accrington and Chester before joining Shrewsbury in 2014.
Caton follows Jamie McCombe, 33, in signing for the National League side.
The centre-back, who played 101 games for the club during his first spell, has left Stevenage and signed a contract until the end of the 2016-17 season. | Lincoln City have signed Shrewsbury winger James Caton on loan until the end of the season. | 35444523 | [
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Matthew Daley, 35, killed Donald Lock, on the A24 in Findon, near Worthing, last July after the 79-year-old ran into the back of his vehicle.
He was convicted of manslaughter after he admitted stabbing Mr Lock to death, claiming diminished responsibility.
Daley was told he would initially serve his time in a secure mental hospital.
Lewes Crown Court heard Daley was a paranoid schizophrenic whose mother, Lynda, had pleaded with mental health experts to have him sectioned.
She told the court the day she heard Mr Lock had been killed was "the day that all your nightmares came true".
Daley was charged with murder, but never denied killing Mr Lock on 16 July last year.
Daley will be held in Hellingly medium-secure psychiatric hospital in East Sussex under the Mental Health Act.
Should his health improve, he will then be transferred to prison.
Mr Justice Singh said the killing was a "violent, unprovoked attack" in front of members of the public, aggravated partly by Mr Lock's age and the use of a weapon.
"It's clear from the verdict that the defendant's responsibility for the homicide was substantially impaired," he said.
"It does not follow that it was completely extinguished."
Prior to the start of the trial, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust apologised for not doing more.
It has since announced an independent review into 10 killings involving patients known to the Trust, including the case of Matthew Daley.
Mr Lock's son Andrew said the sentencing of Daley did not did not remove from the family's memories the horror of what happened.
"However, at least we can move on knowing that the public are properly protected from a man who, whilst badly treated by the NHS by a catalogue of failures, is a danger to the public if not properly supervised and medicated," he said.
"It is important to note Mr Justice Singh's observation this was not a public inquiry into the failings of the NHS.
"But it is now up to the NHS that the systematic arrogance that exists in the medical world changes for good and that they wake up to the fact that we all deserve to be listened to." | A man who stabbed a retired solicitor 39 times after a crash between their cars has been given life and will serve at least 10 years. | 36746146 | [
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Police were called to an address in Holland Street at about 16:15 on Wednesday where they found the body of James Chadwick, who was from the city.
He had a number of unexplained injuries.
Following the results of a post-mortem examination, his death is now being treated as murder.
Officers have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries and reviewing CCTV images from the area.
Det Ch Insp Iain Smith, of Police Scotland, said: "This investigation is at an early stage and it is important we establish what has happened which led to James Chadwick losing his life.
"Our inquiries so far have established that Mr Chadwick was last seen on Monday 31 August and we're appealing to anyone who has any knowledge of his movements since 31 August to contact police as a matter of urgency." | A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 37-year-old man in Aberdeen. | 34237712 | [
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Apple Music performed a U-turn over payment policy a day after the pop star threatened to prevent the US firm from streaming her album 1989.
Swift had argued that Apple withholding payments during a three-month trial period was not fair for artists.
But photographer Jason Sheldon said the singer herself did not "play fair" when it came to image rights.
Some of the claims he has made in an open letter to Swift have been disputed by representatives of the 25-year-old singer.
In it he wrote: "If you don't like being exploited, that's great - make a huge statement about it, and you'll have my support. But how about making sure you're not guilty of the very same tactic before you have a pop at someone else?
"With all due respect to you too Taylor, you can do the right thing and change your photo policy. Photographers don't ask for your music for free. Please don't ask us to provide you with your marketing material for free."
Mr Sheldon, who runs the Walsall-based Junction 10 agency, said he and other photographers had been called to hand over some rights to their images from Swift's live concerts.
To cover a performance in March 2011 at Birmingham's LG Arena, Mr Sheldon said he had to sign a permission form that granted Swift's management company long-term rights to reuse the images and prevented him from featuring them after the initial coverage.
"I can't use it in my portfolio, feature it on my website and even the original newspaper couldn't reuse it," Mr Sheldon said.
"What's more, they can give my image to my clients for press purposes. It's giving my work away for free."
He said the photo authorisation form included a section that gave the management firm "perpetual worldwide right to use (and to authorise others to use) any or all of the photographs for any non-commercial purpose".
Mr Sheldon said clauses such as this were becoming more common in photo agreement forms.
He said it was Swift's stance with Apple that "jarred" - with her "lambasting" the firm over using music for free, when her management firm was "guilty of doing the same thing with photos".
In a statement, a spokesperson for Swift said: "The standard photography agreement has been misrepresented in that it clearly states that any photographer shooting The 1989 World Tour has the opportunity for further use of said photographs with management's approval.
"Another distinct misrepresentation is the claim that the copyright of the photographs will be with anyone other than the photographer - this agreement does not transfer copyright away from the photographer.
"Every artist has the right to, and should, protect the use of their name and likeness."
Mr Sheldon said he had seen a 2015 version of the same contract that was even more strict, although he had not applied for one.
"I fully agree with Taylor Swift's stance against Apple, but it's about her playing by the same rules she wants to live by," he said. | A photographer has accused Taylor Swift of "double standards" in her row with Apple over music streaming. | 33232244 | [
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Private rents "eat up" more than 50% of a family's monthly earnings in 23 out of the capital's 33 boroughs.
Shelter said the "rent trap" in the private sector leaves families unable to save towards buying a home and urged London's mayor to intervene.
Mayor Boris Johnson said: "I think it's very important that we expand the supply available."
The report comes after the mayor put out a series of proposals in December to "empower tenants and landlords" in the private rental sector.
Shelter's report, based on an online study by YouGov of 1,397 adults in London in February 2012, found up to half (49%) of the people surveyed said they received "poor or very poor value for money from renting, from letting agents or private landlords".
A third of families also worried about their contract ending before they are able to move out.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: "The news that renting in the capital is unaffordable isn't a surprise to the families across London who are stuck in the rent trap, unable to save anything towards a home of their own because they are paying out so much each month in rent.
"But the fact that rental costs in most areas of London are eating up more than half of family incomes should stop us in our tracks.
"Rising rents, the constant threat of eviction, and hidden fees are all par for the course in London's frantic rental market."
Mr Johnson said: "I think it's very important that we expand the supply available... we need more on the market altogether.
"What I think is less persuasive is the case for some sort of legislation about renting and prices. The difficulty with that we think is it would tend to drive them (landlords) out of the market."
The mayor's plans include getting funding from the government's £200m equity fund for the construction of new homes. | Up to 59% of a typical London family's income is spent on rents, a study by housing charity Shelter has revealed. | 20943576 | [
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Two men were attacked in Ivory Blacks in Oswald Street, Glasgow, at about 23:00 on Friday 14 October.
Last month, officers released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with their investigation.
Both men are described as white and aged 25 to 35. The first is 5ft 8in tall with tattoo sleeves, and the other is 6ft 2in with shaved, reddish hair.
Police Scotland said the women may be able to assist them with their inquiries.
Anyone with any information about the incident or who recognises those shown in the images has been urged to contact the police. | A CCTV image of two women who may have witnessed a serious assault at a music venue has been released by police. | 38748861 | [
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Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, had been missing since the collapse in February.
His body was found on Wednesday and workers who carried out the search formed a guard of honour as it was driven from the site in the early hours of the morning.
Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, remain missing.
The body of a fourth man, Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, was previously recovered from the site.
Swansea East MP Carolyn Harris, who has been involved with the family since the incident, said they still did not know all the facts about the collapse.
She said: "I feel very sad. My heart and my prayers go out to the family who have waited desperately for Christopher's body to be found. They can finally have closure, and say goodbye to him and grieve his loss.
"But let's not forget that there's two other families who are still waiting for their loved ones to be returned."
The building was due for demolition when it partially collapsed in February. | A body found in the ruins of a collapsed building at Didcot Power Station has been identified. | 37266749 | [
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Forest Green, promoted from the National League, will host MK Dons in their first appearance in the competition, while FA Cup giant-killers Lincoln will be away to Rotherham.
The 35 ties will be played in the week commencing Monday, 7 August.
Hull City and Middlesbrough have been handed a bye into the second round, having finished above Sunderland in the Premier League last season.
There was confusion after the draw, which was streamed live from Bangkok, where the competition's new sponsors, energy drink company Carabao, are based.
A list of fixtures displayed on the stream showed Charlton drawn against two clubs, while AFC Wimbledon were also wrongly recorded as being at home to Swindon - the Dons were drawn at home to Brentford, and Swindon will be away to Norwich.
And Forest Green were listed as being away to Wolves, who were in fact drawn at home to Yeovil.
The live stream was also hampered by sound problems, with listeners on some clubs' websites unable to hear the draw.
The EFL have since released a statement apologising for "a number of third party technical issues that affected coverage of [Friday's] Carabao Cup round one draw in Bangkok".
It continued: "There were inaccuracies - as a result of human error - in the live graphics output that resulted in confusion and incorrect ties being displayed on screen.
"In addition, some users did experience difficulties in accessing the stream on certain external platforms. Both issues are currently under investigation.
"The EFL can confirm that the draw was not compromised in any way and all clubs have received confirmation of their round one ties."
There are 12 former League Cup winners in the first round, with five-time champions Aston Villa the most successful side entering at this stage, ahead of four-time winners Nottingham Forest.
Villa have been handed an away tie at Colchester, while Forest host League One side Shrewsbury.
Newport County were drawn at home to Southend United, but the match will take place at Southend's Roots Hall stadium so the Welsh club can finish work on their pitch.
The final of this season's competition will take place at Wembley on Sunday, 25 February 2018.
The full draw for the first round of the EFL Cup is as follows:
North Section
Coventry v Blackburn
Nottingham Forest v Shrewsbury
Bradford v Doncaster
Mansfield v Rochdale
Grimsby v Derby
Barnsley v Morecambe
Oldham v Burton
Wigan v Blackpool
Bury v Sunderland
Sheffield Wednesday v Chesterfield
Accrington v Preston
Fleetwood v Carlisle
Rotherham v Lincoln
Sheffield United v Walsall
Scunthorpe v Notts County
Crewe v Bolton
Leeds v Port Vale
South Section
Birmingham City v Crawley Town
Exeter City v Charlton Athletic
QPR v Northampton Town
Newport County v Southend United
Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
Millwall v Stevenage
Oxford United v Cheltenham Town
AFC Wimbledon v Brentford
Norwich City v Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
Peterborough United v Barnet
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham
Colchester United v Aston Villa
Wolves v Yeovil Town
Reading v Gillingham
Forest Green Rovers v MK Dons
Luton Town v Ipswich Town | Relegated Sunderland will travel to Bury in the EFL Cup first round. | 40302299 | [
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Gatwick claims Sir Howard Davies's decision not to back a second runway at the airport in West Sussex was flawed.
Sir Howard has written to the government insisting issues raised by Gatwick were carefully considered before the report was written.
The government is due to decide which airport should expand by Christmas.
The Airports Commission spent three years hearing submissions, including those from Gatwick and Heathrow, about how best to expand airport capacity in the South East.
Its report, on 1 July, said there should be a third runway at Heathrow.
Gatwick had argued strongly that it should be allowed to expand instead.
It has said the economic argument for expanding Heathrow is flawed and Sir Howard was using passenger numbers that were "10 years out".
Sir Howard forecasts Gatwick at 40 million passengers by 2024 but the airport says it will hit that number this year.
In a letter to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, Sir Howard says the Airports Commission believes strongly its work is robust.
"The majority of the points made by Gatwick Airport Ltd were also made to the commission in the course of its work and we considered them carefully before we reached our conclusions," he said.
Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate, who chairs a group of local MPs who oppose expansion at Gatwick hit out at the airport for continuing to campaign for expansion.
"Sir Howard Davies has demolished Gatwick's arguments, which amount to a feeble public relations effort to undermine the credibility of the Airports Commission's work and recommendations," he said.
Gatwick said it stood by its view that Sir Howard's report was flawed.
"If backed by government it will inevitably lead to 'Heathrow Groundhog Day' with nothing happening once again," said chief executive Stewart Wingate. | The chairman of the Airports Commission has rejected Gatwick's criticism of its report recommending expansion at Heathrow. | 34394643 | [
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"I have just been to see Her Majesty the Queen and I will now form a majority Conservative government.
"I have been proud to lead the first coalition government in 70 years and I want to thank all those who worked so hard to make it a success, and in particular, on this day, Nick Clegg.
"Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments and a lot of people who believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short.
"Ed Miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a typically generous gesture from someone who is clearly in public service for all the right reasons.
"The government I led did important work. It laid the foundations for a better future and now we must build on them.
"I truly believe we are on the brink of something special in our country. We can make Britain a place where a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing.
"Our manifesto is a manifesto for working people and as a majority government we will be able to deliver all of it. Indeed it is the reason why I think majority government is more accountable.
"Three million apprenticeships, more help with childcare, helping 30m people cope with the cost of living by cutting their taxes. Building homes that people are able to buy and own.
"Creating millions more jobs that give people the chance of a better future. And yes, we will deliver that in-out referendum on our future in Europe.
"As we conduct this vital work we must ensure that we bring our country together. As I said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one United Kingdom. That means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country, from north to south, from east to west.
"And indeed it means rebalancing our economy - building that northern powerhouse. It means giving everyone in our country a chance - so no matter where you're from, you have the opportunity to make the most of your life.
"It means giving the poorest people the chance of training, a job, and hope for the future. It means that for children who don't get the best start in life, there must be the nursery education and good schooling that can transform their life chances.
"And of course it means bringing together the different nations of our United Kingdom. I have always believed in governing with respect. That's why in the last parliament we devolved power to Scotland and Wales - and gave the people of Scotland a referendum on whether to stay inside the UK.
"In this parliament, I will stay true to my word and implement as fast as I can the devolution that all parties agreed for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Governing with respect means recognising that the different nations of our United Kingdom have their own governments, as well as the UK government.
"Both are important and indeed with our plans the governments of these nations will become more powerful with wider responsibilities. In Scotland, our plans are to create the strongest devolved government anywhere in the world, with important powers over taxation. And no constitutional settlement will be complete if it did not offer also fairness to England.
"When I stood here five years ago, our country was in the grip of an economic crisis. Five years on, Britain is so much stronger. But the real opportunities lie ahead.
"Everything I have seen over the last five years, and indeed during this election campaign, has proved once again that this is a country with unrivalled skills and creativeness, a country with such good humour and such great compassion.
"And I am convinced that if we draw on all of this, then we can take these islands, with our proud history, and build an even prouder future.
"Together, we can make Great Britain greater still." | This is the full transcript of David Cameron's speech outside 10 Downing Street after he visited Buckingham Palace following the Conservatives' election victory: | 32661073 | [
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Inverness-born Gillan's big break came when she was cast as Doctor Who companion Amy Pond.
While Pond was part of a force for good, Gillan's character in Guardians of the Galaxy has a villainous dark side.
With a reported production budget of £17m, Guardians of the Galaxy forms part of Marvel's so-called "Phase 2" project.
The first phase involved the development and release of superhero movies featuring well-known comic book characters such as Iron Man, Captain America and Thor.
Guardians' cast includes Chris Pratt, who provided the voice for Emmet Brickowoski in box office hit The Lego Movie, and Zoe Saldana, who starred in Avatar and the two recent Star Trek movies.
Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy draws on characters and stories that first appeared in Marvel comics in 1969.
Gillan's character Nebula first appeared in the comics in 1985.
Last July, Gillan unveiled part of her look for the film at Comic-Con International in San Diego, one of the world's biggest celebrations of comic books and movies based on them.
During a press conference with other cast members, she removed a wig to reveal a shaven head.
At the UK premiere for Guardians of the Galaxy earlier this week, Gillan told the BBC how designers working on the new Star Wars film made the wig she wore at Comic-Con.
Gillan's character, Nebula, has been described in the Marvel comics as a ruthless space pirate and former leader of a band of mercenaries.
There are glimpses of Gillan in trailers being seen in cinemas and online ahead of the movie's release.
The actress also features on the cover of a special edition of the August issue of UK film magazine, Empire.
On the cover with her are Djimon Hounsou, who plays Korath the Pursuer and previously starred with Russell Crowe in Gladiator, and Hobbit films actor Lee Pace who plays the film's chief bad guy Ronan the Accuser.
After Guardians of the Galaxy, Gillan is set to star in the Western, In a Valley of Violence.
The film's cast also includes Grease and Pulp Fiction actor John Travolta, Training Day's Ethan Hawke and American Horror Story's Taissa Farmiga.
Gillan, who as a youngster performed at Inverness' Eden Court Theatre, will also appear on US television this autumn.
She has been cast as the lead in new ABC series, Selfie.
The Scot plays Eliza Dooley who has 263,000 social media followers who hang on to her every post, tweet and selfie.
Eliza seeks help from a marketing guru played by John Cho, no stranger himself to strange, new alien worlds as Sulu in the Star Treks films, to "re-brand" her self-obsessed reputation.
Guardians of the Galaxy starts showing in UK cinemas later this month. | Scots actress Karen Gillan is to appear in her biggest movie role yet in Marvel's sci-fi action adventure Guardians of the Galaxy. | 28158744 | [
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The company currently employs 500 people at premises in Glasgow, Robroyston, Livingston, Ayr, Clarkston, Hamilton, Lanark and Clydebank.
The expansion plans include new stores in Port Glasgow and Irvine, while other locations are "in negotiation".
Existing stores in Clarkston, Ayr and Livingston will also be enlarged.
The family-owned business, which is currently celebrating its centenary, has forecast a turnover of between £25m and £30m in 2015.
Its sells a wide range of products, including clothing and accessories, housewares, jewellery, watches, books, toys and confectionery.
Owner Willie Watt said: "Our business has changed dramatically since it first opened its doors in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, when the focus was exclusively on high-end ladies' fashions.
"We have evolved as a business and recognised that a retail offer including a wider range of great value products in a department store-style setting has greater appeal to today's consumer.
"We've seen positive growth in terms of both turnover and customer numbers, even in the recent recessionary period, and we've continued our expansion in terms of new store openings.
"My long-term plan is to have a total of 16 stores throughout Scotland, and we're constantly looking at new opportunities to secure ideal locations." | Retailer Watt Brothers has announced plans to create 350 new jobs by opening six new stores and expanding three others over the next few years. | 32591214 | [
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Alberto Paloschi gave the visitors the lead after Angel Rangel's shot fell to him via team-mate Jack Cork.
Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made a series of superb saves, before Nacer Chadli deflected in Kyle Walker's shot to equalise with 20 minutes left.
Danny Rose then drove in the winner after Swansea failed to clear a corner.
Hopes have been growing at White Hart Lane of a first league title since 1961, but the pressure was on to beat struggling Swansea after Leicester opened up a five-point lead with a victory over Norwich on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side were utterly dominant - managing 34 shots at goal to Swansea's 10 - but were frustrated by determined defending and brilliant goalkeeping.
Spurs could have forgiven for thinking it was not going to be their day, particularly when the outstanding Fabianski dived acrobatically to his right to claw out Christian Eriksen's free-kick early in the second half.
Fabianski had earlier made an excellent stop to deny Harry Kane from close range, but was finally beaten as substitute Chadli struck and Rose added his first goal of the season.
For Pochettino, it was a sign that his players have the character to force victories when fortune appears to be against them.
Pochettino's side secured a sixth successive league victory to keep the pressure on Leicester - on a day when neighbours Arsenal lost ground with a defeat at Manchester United.
The concern for Tottenham's manager is that his key players steer clear of injury as the attempt to juggle domestic demands with the Europa League.
England forward Kane was patched up to play in a face mask after missing Thursday's victory over Fiorentina with a broken nose.
There was concern too before kick-off as midfielder Dele Alli, an inspirational figure for them this season, turned his ankle in the warm-up.
Alli was able to play the full game, but did not look at his best. Pochettino must hope that the midfielder is in better shape for Wednesday's trip to West Ham.
Francesco Guidolin will have been cheered with the spirit his side showed - which was just the pick-me-up that the Swansea manager needed as he battles a chest infection.
His side showed attacking guile on their occasional breaks forward, while Paloschi took his goal smartly to score for the first time since his move from Chievo in January.
That came after Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris made a superb early save to tip over Gylfi Sigurdsson's shot from six yards, and the France international was alert too late in the game to beat out another Paloschi shot.
Guidolin, though will feel a sense of frustration that his team were unable to get anything from the game after leading with 20 minutes left.
It means that, after four league games without victory, Swansea remain only three points above the relegation zone. Matches against Norwich, Bournemouth and Aston Villa in March will go a long way towards deciding their fate.
Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino: "Fabianski was great. He was man of the match. Sometimes football is difficult. You play well but find it hard to score. The good thing is that the team fight. It is a fantastic win.
"Our mentality is to look to the next game and go step by step. Now we need to focus again. We have a strong squad and we will try to manage it in the right way."
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Swansea first-team coach Alan Curtis: "Fabianski made some fantastic saves. We thought maybe it would one of those days when we would ride our luck. Lukasz kept us in the game for a long time.
"We got in front and created a couple of decent opportunities but the pressure was relentless. We almost got something but it wasn't quite enough."
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Both sides are in Premier League action on Wednesday; Swansea will stay in north London to prepare for their trip to Arsenal, while Tottenham cross the capital to visit West Ham. | Tottenham moved back to within two points of Premier League leaders Leicester after battling back from behind to beat a dogged Swansea side. | 35624283 | [
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The plants were found during the search of a warehouse near Ashbourne on Saturday morning.
Police said they were in "an elaborate grow house".
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Justice Minister Claire Sugden confirmed a motion will go before the assembly for approval.
The move will bring Northern Ireland in line with England and Wales, where plans for automatic pardons were announced last month.
Those proposals would see men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences receive posthumous pardons.
Dubbed 'Turing's Law', after the World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing, the law will also allow living men convicted of such offences to apply for a pardon.
The motion in the assembly is expected to contain the same provisions and allow for pardons both posthumously as well as for living gay and bisexual men.
The minister said she has secured executive agreement to ask the assembly to pass a legislative consent motion to pardon convictions related to abolished sexual offences.
Ms Sugden said that arrangements would be brought in "as soon as possible to ensure that there is equal treatment for gay and bisexual men here as for their counterparts in England and Wales".
"This is an opportunity for the criminal justice system to try and right the wrongs of the past and one which will allow for much earlier resolve than that presented by way of an assembly bill," she added.
The motion will now go forward for consideration by the assembly. | Gay and bisexual men convicted of abolished sex offences in Northern Ireland look set to be pardoned. | 37913436 | [
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Donations have poured in to 34-year-old Paul Gallihawk's JustGiving page since he disappeared during a 750m open water swim on Saturday.
He was reported missing after he failed to collect his bike at Leybourne Lakes in Kent for the cycling stage.
A two-day search for Mr Gallihawk, from Maidstone, ended when rescue teams found his body in the lakes on Monday.
He wrote on his JustGiving page that he was competing to raise money for King's College Hospital in London, which had looked after his father.
Since his disappearance was announced, donations on the page have risen to over £12,500 - more than 4,000% of the target.
Messages of condolence on the page include: "Stars shine bright, yours will shine the brightest tonight! RIP Paul. Thoughts are with your loved ones."
The cause of Mr Gallihawk's death remains unclear but Kent Police is not treating it as suspicious.
Mr Gallihawk's girlfriend, Hayley, said: "He was the most amazing and thoughtful partner. I loved him to bits and always will.
"He was incredible in every way and he always put others before himself."
In a statement, his family said: "[Paul] had such a caring nature and will be sadly missed by all the family, extended family and friends.
"Paul was a brilliant son and brother to Nick - he would do anything to help anyone and would always put them first."
The triathlon event was organised by Ocean Lake Triathlon, based at Leybourne Lake Country Park, near Larkfield, and Simon Langton School in Canterbury. | A fund set up by a man who died in his first triathlon race has exceeded his £300 target by more than £12,000. | 34113545 | [
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The company said it had a "temporary network issue" which affected calls and texts during Saturday afternoon and evening.
It said calls had since been restored and that it is working to restore full service.
But some users on Twitter complained of their texts being sent to random numbers instead of their contacts.
A spokeswoman said the company was "currently investigating the cause of the service disruption" and that it apologised for any inconvenience.
It also said that some "customers and non-customers" may have received a message from an unknown sender on Saturday.
In a statement on its website, the company said its advice "is to ignore all text messages that you deem incorrect".
Three, which has about nine million customers, experienced a data breach last year which saw personal details, including names and addresses, accessed unlawfully.
Sign-up to get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | Mobile phone company Three has apologised after some of its customers were unable to make calls or texts. | 39682935 | [
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The Chinese-made aircraft went down in the Andaman Sea on 7 June with no survivors.
Investigators found the pilot had lost control after entering thick storm cloud. Ice had formed on the wings and sudden crosswinds had led the plane to stall, state media say.
The disaster is among the worst in the country's aviation history.
The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, was carrying 14 crew. Most of the passengers were military personnel and family members, including children.
Although it was monsoon season in Myanmar (also called Burma), there were no reports of bad weather at the time.
Communication with the flight was lost half an hour into the short, routine trip.
"The accident occurred due to loss of control after experiencing adverse weather that caused the plane to stall... resulting in a nosedive," state media said.
After studying black box data, investigators decided the crash was "not from any act of sabotage, explosion or engine failure".
The plane was flying from Myeik to Yangon and the debris was found in the sea off the coastal town of Dawei.
It remains unclear why the pilot flew into the storm, given that weather radar normally allows such clouds to be avoided.
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George Verrier was treated by officers who were called to an altercation involving about 20 people in Bromley in the early hours of Sunday.
He did not want to be taken to hospital, said police, but was found unconscious several hours later in nearby Ferndale. He died in hospital.
A 17-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail.
The Met said it had voluntarily referred the actions of officers who went to the scene to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for assessment.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it appears the victim suffered a head injury as a result of the altercation.
"Inquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of the incident."
George, a trainee electrician, was injured in Southborough Road at about 00:45 BST, while on his way home from the party in adjacent Blenheim Road.
Police were called at about 09:30 BST to a home in Ferndale - about a mile away - after he fell unconscious.
He was taken by air ambulance to hospital where he died at about 18:00 BST.
He had been due to have his first driving lesson on Tuesday.
Cornelius Moran, whose 16-year-old daughter was having the party, said: "He was a good friend of my daughter's. A lovely boy from what she tells me.
"My thoughts are with the family."
A woman who lives near the party venue, but did not wish to be named, said: "It looked like a very well-organised party - it was noisy, that's all.
"The family who had the party are such a nice family."
Another neighbour said some partygoers had been turned away from the house.
He said: "We were very much aware of the noise. That stopped at about 12.30am when the music stopped.
"My wife was looking out of the window and she could see three large adults leading a group of youngsters up the road, turning them away from the party." | A 17-year-old boy has died of head injuries following a fight after a party in south-east London. | 23925064 | [
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It bought the Grade II listed building for £225,000 in the summer.
The Guildhall had been facing uncertainty after the Ministry of Justice announced it was one of 10 law courts to close in Wales.
The council said it was still investigating how to make best use of the venue.
Carmarthenshire council's deputy leader and executive board member for resources, David Jenkins said one of the main reasons for buying it was to "ensure a secure future."
He said it was a "focal point" not just for Carmarthen, but for the whole county.
"It has a tremendous history. Murderers have been tried and condemned to death here."
They include Ronnie Harries, who was one of the last men to be hanged in Wales. He was sentenced to death in 1953 after murdering his relatives Phoebe and John Harries at their home in Llangynin, Carmarthenshire.
The Guildhall was also the setting for Gwynfor Evans' landmark victory as first Plaid Cymru MP in 1966.
Mr Jenkins admitted when the Ministry of Justice announced the building was to be sold, they were hoping "to pick it up for a £1," but ended up paying the district valuer's price tag.
The council is now speaking to potential partners, including Carmarthen Town Council and Dyfed-Powys Police, about the building's future.
"We've got ideas of bringing some of our own services in here," said Cllr Jenkins.
"It'll also be good as a museum. We could bring people inside just to see how beautiful it is.
"The intention is to make the building self sufficient." | Carmarthen's Guildhall has a "self sufficient" future say council leaders, as the county takes ownership of the historic building. | 38190530 | [
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Andrew Sleat, 43, of Blackfold Road, Crawley, was also fined £300 at Crawley Magistrates' Court after he was convicted of drinking and driving.
About 20 people were evacuated from their homes after the crash in Ardingly High Street on 14 November.
Sleat's Ford Mondeo also damaged three cars in the village. | A man has been disqualified from driving for 22 months after he crashed his car into a house in West Sussex and caused a gas leak. | 30437661 | [
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Speaking at the UN, Mrs Clooney said IS had declared it will "destroy" the country's Yazidi ethnic group through murder, rape and forced conversions.
The British-Lebanese human rights lawyer said IS was also attacking Christians, and Shia and Sunni Muslims.
Mrs Clooney, who is based in London, accused the UN of "inaction".
She said: "The UN was created as the world's way of saying 'never again' to the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis.
"And yet here we are, 70 years later, discussing the UN's inaction in the face of a genocide that we all know about, and that is ongoing."
The UK is drafting a Security Council resolution to establish a UN investigation, but Mrs Clooney said the Iraqi government needs to send a letter formally requesting the inquiry before the 15-member council can vote.
Mrs Clooney called for mass graves to be preserved and exhumed, and witness evidence to be recorded, even if it was not supported by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who was present at the UN meeting.
Mrs Clooney said the organisation should press ahead regardless.
She ended her speech to the UN by saying: "Don't let this be another Rwanda, where you regret doing too little, too late. Don't let Isis [Islamic State] get away with genocide."
Who, What, Why: Who are the Yazidis?
Mrs Clooney, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, appeared at the UN in New York to represent victims including Yazidi genocide survivor Nadia Murad.
Ms Murad told UN members: "I can't understand why you are letting IS get away with it."
Last year, the UN accused Islamic State for the first time of committing genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria.
A report said IS had subjected captured Yazidis to the "most horrific of atrocities", killing or enslaving thousands.
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The Bundesliga club handed the 28-year-old a 2,250 euros (£1,768) fine - 50 euros for every minute.
"I didn't hear my alarm," the Denmark international told Germany's Bild newspaper. "It's my mistake."
The striker was also punished last month after posting a photo of himself alongside his Mercedes car, when Wolfsburg's policy only allows employees to turn up to training in a Volkswagen.
Nicknamed 'Lord Bendtner' by the German press, the player was once fined £80,000 and banned for a game by Uefa for revealing sponsored underwear after scoring against Portugal in Euro 2012.
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Erfan Ali was just six years old when he was attacked by his neighbour's Rhodesian Ridgeback called Tyson.
It jumped through a broken wooden fence before attacking the boy in his family's garden, in 2011.
The dog's owner Kevin Large was jailed in 2012 after he admitted failing to control the animal.
Now Erfan's family has won a payout after launching civil action against Large's mother - for not properly maintaining the garden fence between the neighbours in Gabalfa.
Michele Skinner, 52, was ordered to pay the compensation by a judge at the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre.
The boy's legal team claimed damages because Erfan, now 11, will have facial scars for the rest of his life and because of the psychological trauma he suffered.
Erfan's dad Dilwar Ali , 49, said: "This action was never about the money but the principle.
"People need to be able to feel safe in their neighbourhoods without fear of attack from dogs.
"Now hopefully this award will act as a deterrent to unruly dog owners and afford some protection to residents in similar situations."
The family's lawyer said it could lead to many more compensation cases.
Erfan needed emergency surgery at the specialist Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery at Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
Since then he has had multiple skin grafts and will need further operations well into his teenage years. | A Cardiff boy who was scarred for life after being savaged by his neighbour's dog has been awarded £70,000 compensation. | 35806067 | [
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The 56-year-old ex-Derbyshire skipper leaves his post as club president to take the newly created job.
Graeme Welch left as elite performance director in June, having been appointed following a management revamp in 2014.
"We have not achieved enough success in recent years. We're determined to change this," said Barnett.
"With a strong captain and players technically sound and tactically clued up, we will be in a great position for next season."
Derbyshire finished bottom of Division Two, having failed to win a County Championship match in 2016.
A review of the "cricket pathway to the first XI" was undertaken, with a new coaching structure put in place alongside a "targeted" recruitment drive for experience senior players, which will be funded by savings made by revamping the coaching team.
Barnett will head a smaller backroom staff "streamlined" and aided by player-coaches, who will work "occasionally" with specialised "world class" coaches and cricketers.
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"The Elite Performance model regrettably has not produced the results that we have been hoping for," Derbyshire chairman Chris Grant told the club website.
"We have been spending over 20% of our overall cricket budget on coaching and this new model will achieve a better balance between our coaching and playing budget." | Former England batsman Kim Barnett has been named Derbyshire director of cricket in the latest coaching restructure at the Division Two club. | 37520887 | [
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Bedene, ranked 51 places below Coric at 109 in the world, won 7-5 4-6 6-1 and goes on to face German fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the last 16.
The Slovenian-born 27-year-old slipped out of the world's top 100 in a disappointing second half to 2016.
Serbia's Marin Cilic and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are the top two seeds in Marseille. | British number four Aljaz Bedene beat Croatia's Borna Coric in three sets to reach round two of the Marseille Open. | 38894779 | [
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A small crowd cheered and applauded as the skyline went dark. The Opera House was lit in a deep shade of green to symbolise renewable energy.
The annual event is organised by WWF, the global environment campaign.
It encourages cities and individuals to switch off non-essential lights for an hour at 20:30 local time.
Critics have dismissed the campaign, now into its seventh year, as a gimmick of little or no practical benefit.
This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part for the first time.
The Kremlin due to switch off its lights at 16:30 GMT along with 90 other landmark buildings in Moscow.
Sydney cut its lights at 09:30 GMT.
"It's really exciting," local resident Jessica Bellamy told AFP news agency.
"It's been a very inspiring night because it's all about hope and change."
One person wrote on Twitter: "Sydney Harbour bridge is in darkness for Earth Hour. You can even see the stars!" | Australia's biggest city, Sydney, has switched off its lights for an hour as the Earth Day climate change protest gets under way across the globe. | 21909619 | [
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Shortly after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the elections, Mr Modi tweeted, in a mix of Hindi and English, that "India has won! Good days are coming".
The tweet sparked excitement among his followers and some of his opponents also congratulated him on the microblogging site.
The response was only expected because Mr Modi and his team had used social media in innovative ways to maximise their reach among the young voters during the campaign.
Many publications around the world said that 2014 marked "India's first social media elections".
A year later, the Indian PM appears to have strengthened his social media outreach with new accounts on Instagram, China's Twitter-like service Weibo and Viber chat forum.
He even replied to a recent Dubmash video on one of his speeches.
Mr Modi is among the five most followed politicians on Twitter with 12.5 million followers. Others in the top-five club are US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis.
Looking back at his "social year", it appears that Mr Modi prefers social media over TV, print interviews or press conferences.
Analysts say he did not share good relations with the media during his long tenure as the chief minister of Gujarat state and "his current strategy reflects that".
When opposition parties criticised his government's land acquisition bill, he used Twitter to hit back.
On foreign policy matters, the PM appears to have forged "good personal relations" with world leaders through Twitter diplomacy.
He congratulated British PM David Cameron after he won the elections, tagged US President Barack Obama in tweets and held "Twitter conversations" with Australian PM Tony Abbot and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
During his visit to Japan, Mr Modi used Twitter to highlight his close friendship with PM Shinzo Abe. The CNBC called it "Twitter bromance".
He chose Twitter to thank Mr Obama for writing his short profile for Time magazine.
Mr Modi and his team also carefully selected different languages to tweet, often depending on his travel itinerary.
He tweeted in Japanese during his visit to Tokyo, used French when in Paris and wrote in Mandarin while travelling in China.
And it's no secret that he loves selfies. He even convinced an "often rigid" Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for a selfie.
The jury is out on the impact of Mr Modi's global Twitter outreach, but most pundits agree that he has certainly made a mark on "social media diplomacy".
Dr Athar Zafar of the Indian Council of World Affairs, a Delhi-based think tank, says "it's too soon to judge Mr Modi's overall foreign policy".
"His Twitter exchanges with world leaders have certainly established that the Indian PM is modern and social media-savvy. Twitter is great as a 'soft diplomatic tool' but real deals are made on the talking table," he says.
Back at home, he reaches out to millions almost every day.
He uses Twitter to wish people on festivals, exchanges messages with celebrities and even with his cabinet colleagues.
Dr Zafar says Mr Modi and his team keep his social media accounts ticking 24/7 and that allows people to stay connected with the PM.
"This is in stark contrast with previous PM Manmohan Singh who was known for speaking less frequently. So there was an appetite and Mr Modi appears to have filled that gap," he says.
But too much social media presence has its own risks.
Apart from getting tags like Feku (liar) and Gappu (idiot) by his rivals, Mr Modi has also faced Twitter backlash over his "controversial statements".
Speaking at an event in Seoul, Mr Modi recently said Indians liked migrating abroad because they were not happy with their own country.
And the past year also saw what many described as "Modi memes".
His visit to the Terracotta Army museum in Xian sparked humour on Twitter, but he did not respond to the memes.
"That is something Mr Modi lacks, he needs to respond to humour. That could be his challenge for the next year," Dr Zafar adds. | When Narendra Modi won the general elections a year ago, the UK's Financial Times called him "India's first social media prime minister". | 32874568 | [
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The team-mates collided while racing for the lead on the last lap of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Hamilton went on to win and now trails Rosberg, who was fourth, by 11 points.
Triple world champion Hamilton said: "I've been in that position before. It goes against all racing values."
The two drivers will resume their contest at this weekend's British Grand Prix, where a crowd of 140,000 is expected on race day at Silverstone.
But Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has indicated he could impose restrictions to prevent them from racing freely, reducing the likelihood of another crash.
"I didn't come into this sport to be in that situation, so I will pray and hope that's not the case," said Hamilton, 31.
"Firstly for myself, because that would take the joy of racing out. Secondly for the fans, because that will rob them of what they pay so much money for.
"They save up all year to go to the British Grand Prix. Team orders are not something that should deprive them of their excitement.
"Even if it's the other way around and the guy's coming for me, that's racing. That is what you sit in the dirt and mud in the camper van at Silverstone for and that is why you buy the cap, because you have that passion and that fire."
Rosberg was held responsible for the incident by race stewards, who penalised him 10 seconds and added two penalty points on his licence.
Wolff, who operates the team on the basis that the two drivers race freely but must not crash into each other, called the collision "brainless" and said he would consider "all options" to try to control the situation.
Responding to Wolff's comments. Hamilton said: "Emotions are running high but it might not have been the best thing to say.
"There's more than just me, Nico and Toto. There are 1,300 people on the team that are watching us. Even through this difficult time, it's important how we project that energy as leaders."
Wolff will discuss the situation with senior Mercedes management before deciding what policy to introduce.
But Hamilton insisted: "I feel like I have the right to say my opinion regardless of the boss. I don't feel anyone is above or below, regardless of how you live, wealth, religion, whatever it might be.
"You can talk to anyone on that level with respect so I would tell them I have an opinion that needs discussion. They hire me as a racing driver to race. They don't hire us to finish as a number two." | Lewis Hamilton says he will "pray and hope" Mercedes do not introduce team orders in his Formula 1 title battle with Nico Rosberg because it "robs" fans and "takes the joy" out of racing. | 36708952 | [
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The 48-year-old ex-Oxford manager has guided the Cobblers to promotion from League Two this season, after a series of financial problems at the club.
Wilder is currently on a one-year rolling contract with the League Two side.
Jimmy Phillips has been in charge of Bolton since Neil Lennon left in March but could not prevent relegation.
Wanderers chairman Ken Anderson said on Monday that the club had a shortlist of three managers from applications they had received and hoped to make an appointment soon.
The Championship's bottom side have also confirmed that assistant manager Steve Walford and first-team coach Garry Parker have left the club. | Northampton's Chris Wilder is Bolton's preferred choice to be their next manager, BBC Radio Manchester reports. | 36043315 | [
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But could some help to make you feel better?
A recent report from the American Psychological Association (APA) described it as an area that's been "largely untapped" and holds "great potential".
Recently a number of games have been developed to raise awareness of mental health conditions and treat them.
Take a look at some of them.
Zoe Quinn came up with Depression Quest after online games helped her to deal with late night panic attacks.
"Being able to jump into this digital world for a while, and not be stir crazy, was actually super helpful," says the 26-year-old from Boston, Massachusetts.
Text-based Depression Quest is designed as a realistic depiction of depression, rather than a form of treatment.
In her game, players are asked to make day-to-day decisions as they negotiate life with depression.
They will find more positive options "crossed out" and unavailable to select, depending on how low their character is feeling.
It's been played around 700,000 times and will soon be available to a wider audience via the Steam website.
Zoe's overwhelmed by the reaction, saying: "We have one player who said they backed off suicide having played the game, which I can't even wrap my head around."
She accepts it's hard for mainstream games to explore these issues in the same way.
"At the end of the day they still have to make their money. Trying to sell things that are personal and emotional is very difficult," she says.
The 3D fantasy game SPARX was developed in New Zealand and tested on hundreds of teenagers and children.
Results published in the British Medical Journal showed it reduced the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and in some cases was more effective than traditional therapy.
An American firm, Linked Wellness, is planning to release SPARX in the US later this year.
SPARX featured in a recent report for the American Psychological Association looking at gaming and mental health.
Its author, Isabela Granic, says research in this area has been "pitifully limited" compared to the huge amount of research into the damaging effects of playing video games.
This iPhone app claims its four simple tasks can help people suffering from stress, anxiety or depression to feel better.
The developers say it is based on 10 years of research but the idea of "training the brain" is controversial.
Developer Andre König told Newsbeat: "We're not saying that this is a treatment that will get completely rid of your depression - but we're saying its a platform for you to better manage your condition, and do it in your own home."
Lindsay Dobson helps young people deal with bereavement and terminal illness at East Cheshire Hospice.
She's convinced of the benefits of gaming and uses it in her sessions.
"If they're feeling angry they might come in and go onto a game that's violent. If they're feeling really boxed in they might go onto Minecraft and build a tiny room and lock themselves in it," she says.
"They might say they've been on Second Life or World of Warcraft and they'll talk to me about what they've been doing on there.
"We explore the character they've chosen and why they've chosen to be that character."
Lindsay admits some parents and other therapists are still very suspicious of the benefits of playing video games.
"It's never going to replace an actual real person sat with you listening to you, but it can help," she adds.
Nate Smith suffered from depression as a student and played a lot of console games at the time.
"There were benefits because it was a good excuse to socialise and spend time with people," says the 24-year-old from south London.
"But it went the other way too as it was sometimes a good excuse to stay in my room. I remember spending hours alone in my room playing games, which did me no good whatsoever."
Nate believes a game like SPARX may have helped him at the time and described Depression Quest as "very authentic".
"You can see that if you do open up to people you'll be rewarded and the depression will start to lift.
"In 30 minutes you can learn a very valuable lesson and one that affects your decision making," he says.
The show airs on E4 in the UK with the ninth season expected soon.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter | Many of the headlines around video games tend to be about violence, addiction and spending too much time glued to a screen. | 25671185 | [
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A bank survey suggests that in November new export orders rose at a record rate.
A weaker pound makes UK-produced goods cheaper in overseas markets.
The pound fell sharply against the euro after the Brexit vote and is still well below pre-referendum levels.
The bank's chief economist, Richard Ramsey, said cross-border shopping has also benefited, sending retail sales to their highest level in more than two years.
"Both the manufacturing and retail sectors are expanding at rates well above their pre-downturn historical averages," he added.
Recent official figures also point to export growth - HM Revenue and Customs data for the 12 months to September shows a 6% rise in the value of exports to £7.4bn.
However, Mr Ramsey said the data also points to inflation and consumers should "brace themselves for significant price rises in 2017".
"The downside of a weak currency is import price inflation.
"Manufacturers increased the price of their goods at the fastest rate on record.
"Retailers are also experiencing the highest rate of cost inflation in over eight years."
The Ulster Bank surveys the activity of private sector firms every month, in what is considered a reliable indicator of the economy. | Northern Ireland exporters are continuing to experience a surge in business as a result of the weakening of sterling, the Ulster Bank has said. | 38268158 | [
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Forbes said Vergara's role as Gloria in Modern Family and some lucrative product endorsements helped her earn $43m (£32.6m) in the last 12 months.
It marks the fifth year the Colombian-American actress has topped the chart.
Forbes also said she earned more than any of her male counterparts in the past year.
The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco was the second-highest paid actress, earning $24.5m (£18.6m).
Cuoco tied with Vergara at the top of last year's Forbes list, when both actresses earned $28.5m (£21.6m).
The Mindy Project's Mindy Kaling is the biggest climber in this year's chart. Her earnings of $15m (£11.4m) helped her to rise from eighth place in 2015 to third this year.
Mariska Hargitay, who appears in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo rounded off the top five.
Source: Forbes
This year's highest new entry on the Forbes list was Priyanka Chopra, who appears in ABC drama Quantico. She was the eighth highest earner with $11m (£8.4m).
Chopra, who is well known in India, is set to become more familiar to western audiences next year when she stars in Baywatch alongside Dwayne Johnson - the world's highest paid actor.
Scandal star Kerry Washington, Stana Katic from Castle, The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies and Vergara's Modern Family co-star Julie Bowen also featured in this year's top 10.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Modern Family star Sofia Vergara has retained her title as the highest paid actress on US television, according to the latest Forbes magazine rich list. | 37362444 | [
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The $43bn (£33bn) deal is set to be the biggest ever foreign takeover by a Chinese company.
The deal was cleared by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) which checks deals for national security implications.
About a quarter of Syngenta's sales are in North America.
China National Chemical Corporation offered $465 per share for Syngenta in February. Syngenta's shares subsequently fell to about 20% below that because of concerns that CFIUS would not clear the deal.
However, now competition authorities elsewhere are expected to give the deal the go-ahead.
In a joint statement, Syngenta and ChemChina said: "In addition to CFIUS clearance, the closing of the transaction is subject to anti-trust review by numerous regulators around the world and other customary closing conditions.
"Both companies are working closely with the regulatory agencies involved and discussions remain constructive. The proposed transaction is expected to close by the end of the year."
When the deal was announced earlier this year, Syngenta chairman Michel Demaré said that it would help the company's pesticides and seeds business to expand further in China.
"ChemChina has a very ambitious vision of the industry in the future," he said. "Obviously it is very interested in securing food supply for 1.5 billion people and as a result knows that only technology can get them there."
The Chinese company owns a variety of businesses, included the Italian tyre maker Pirelli, German machinery-maker KarussMaffei and Israel's biggest pesticides producer.
The deal would be the second-biggest takeover in the chemicals industry in the past year after the $130bn Dow Chemical-DuPont merger announced last December. | Shares in Swiss agribusiness group Syngenta have risen 12% after its takeover by ChemChina was given the go-ahead by a US regulator. | 37152949 | [
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The latest intake of Tory MPs is far and away the most Eurosceptic in the Conservative Party's history.
Almost all of the pro-European "big beasts" of the Thatcher/Major years - men like Chris Patten and Michael Heseltine - are long gone from front-line politics.
According to Tim Montgomerie, the assiduous student of backbench opinion who writes for the website Conservative Home, a third of those now on the Conservative benches would like to see a fundamental renegotiation of the UK's relationship with Europe, and another third would like Britain to come out altogether.
The estimate of more than a hundred outright "withdrawalists" - Conservatives who essentially believe in the European policy of the UK Independence Party - suggests many Tory MPs are being coy about what they really believe.
Only ten Conservative MPs have declared their position publicly, by joining the "Better Off Out" group, which campaigns openly for withdrawal.
Today Euroscepticism is the iceberg of Tory politics; only the top is visible, but a large and - for the leadership - possibly dangerous mass lies beneath the water.
That impression is reinforced by the fact that two of the MPs I interviewed for BBC Radio 4's Analysis would talk only on condition we concealed their identity.
One of them told me that even though his views are, he believes, now "mainstream" in his party, he still sees support for EU withdrawal in Wildean terms as "the love that dare not speak its name".
The other complained of a "supine approach" to Europe by the Party's leadership since it came into government.
When the Conservatives were in opposition, David Cameron made a "cast-iron guarantee" that, should he be elected Prime Minister, he would hold a referendum on any EU Treaty that emerged, as "no treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum".
The Lisbon treaty was ratified by all EU states before the 2010 general election, but critics maintain that David Cameron reneged on his promise.
"The collateral damage from that broken promise", our un-nameable MP said, "is a bit of a black cloud over the government even now".
Could the government ship be heading towards a collision with the Eurosceptic iceberg?
There are signs of new currents of opinion on Europe swirling through the left of British politics too.
Last year, during the Labour leadership campaign, Ed Balls questioned one of the principles at the heart of the EU and its single market, the free movement of labour.
Mr Balls, now shadow chancellor, said he wanted to stop "the practice where people can work in our country and send benefits back to their own countries".
That theme has been picked up by Lord Glasman, the driving force behind the Blue Labour movement - which aims to revitalise the party's traditional grassroots support - and an influential adviser to the Labour leader Ed Miliband.
Maurice Glasman argues against the current EU rules which, he says, encourage people in poorer member states to leave their families to work overseas, arguing the practice can depress workers' incomes in richer economies.
He told Analysis he would be happy to make common cause with Tory Eurosceptics if he concluded it would advance his cause.
All these factors suggest that Europe could soon occupy centre stage in British politics once again.
And the crisis in the eurozone has offered a golden opportunity to those pushing the government to engage in debate about Europe.
Douglas Carswell, Tory backbench MP for Clacton in Essex, and one of the small group of Better Off Out MPs, argues that the eurozone crisis has destroyed the economic case for EU membership:
"Far from joining a prosperous trading bloc", he says, "we shackled ourselves to a corpse. We are now actually having to pay to prop up a zombie currency we didn't even join."
But Mr Carswell appears to be in a minority - not so much in his views, as in his enthusiasm for making Europe a salient issue at this stage of the current parliament.
Tory memories of the bitter divisions of the past over Europe are still raw.
There is also a widespread recognition among Eurosceptic Tories that economic recovery, not Europe, must be the government's priority.
"So long as Britain is in an economic crisis", says Tim Montgomerie, "every Conservative MP knows that the focus must be on fixing that, and staying in coalition with the Liberal Democrats as a government of national unity."
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Last month a group of more than a hundred Conservative MPs met in the Thatcher Room of the House of Commons to debate a European strategy.
The meeting's convener, the young MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, and former Cameron aide George Eustice, said the group would be looking for "new thinking" on Europe, not campaigning for a referendum on British withdrawal.
One of those who attended the meeting, Clare Perry, a prominent member of the new intake of Tory MPs, described "this in-or-out discussion" as "a bit crude", and said she thinks the choice is between "the status quo or a renegotiation of the relationship".
The wildest card of all is what happens in Europe itself.
Almost everyone now agrees that fundamental reform of the Eurozone is inevitable - whether the Euro survives as a currency or breaks apart.
That in turn is bound to have an impact on Britain's relationship with the Eurozone countries, and may well force changes in the way the wider EU works.
Former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Lamont told Analysis that if the Eurozone countries form a tighter fiscal union, Britain might simply "wave goodbye" altogether.
And Mark Seddon, a Labour Party activist who runs the People's Pledge campaign for a referendum on EU membership, believes the sort of changes that are likely to come will force the government to put the matter to the public.
It is exhilaratingly uncharted territory, and the choices to be made will probably not become clear until much closer to the next election in 2015.
Those MPs who are so nervous about debating Europe now, may find that by the time they are ready to come out, the terms of the debate have changed beyond all recognition.
Analysis is on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 17 October at 20:30 BST and Sunday 23 October at 21:30 BST. You can listen again via the Radio 4 website or by downloading the podcast. | Two-thirds of Conservative MPs want to renegotiate the UK's relationship with Europe but are too scared to reveal their true Eurosceptic sentiment, claim Conservative Party insiders. | 15291712 | [
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Remortgaging loans approved in July hit the highest level for nearly seven years, the Bank of England data show.
Mortgage approvals for house purchases also rose to a 17-month high.
Both remain far below the peak of housing market activity, but signal an assumption of imminent rate rises despite market turmoil in recent days.
The economic situation in China created a shock across world markets and some analysts suggested this could delay a rise in the Bank rate in the UK.
The governor of the Bank of England was more circumspect in a recent speech and has hinted that a rate rise could be seen next year.
Homeowners have been increasingly signing up to mortgage deals, especially by remortgaging, in anticipation of a rate rise. This has been encouraged by competition between lenders battling over borrowers' custom.
Howard Archer, chief UK economist for IHS Global Insight, said the Bank's latest figures were "compelling evidence" that housing market activity was firming up.
"It is possible that July's performance may have been lifted by some house buyers looking to move quickly to try and lock in a low mortgage interest rate before they start rising," he added. | Continued expectations of an interest rate rise are prompting more homeowners to lock into a new mortgage deal, figures suggest. | 34113364 | [
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The material would "probably" be shipped back to the USA, said California-based SpaceX.
The section, measuring about 32ft (10m) by 13ft (4m), was spotted between Bryher and Tresco on 26 November and brought ashore by boatmen.
Company representatives have travelled to Tresco to dispose of the wreckage.
"It's about being a responsible steward of our rockets after they are used," a spokesman said.
SpaceX previously confirmed the wreckage was from the first stage of a successful mission to the International Space Station from September last year.
"We don't need it for testing or analysis, it is a pretty straightforward piece of carbon fibre material," said the spokesman.
"There are no electronics or anything. We are just trying to clean up after ourselves."
The Receiver of Wreck Alison Kentuck said the debris officially belonged to SpaceX.
Many islanders wanted the debris added to the Valhalla collection of figureheads from Scilly shipwrecks in Tresco Abbey Garden
A spokesman for the UK's National Space Centre in Leicester said it had been "desperate" to keep the wreckage. | A section of a space rocket which was found off the Isles of Scilly, has been dismantled for disposal, its owners have confirmed. | 35029822 | [
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The new network will see up to 21 US-style local TV stations in areas including Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff and London.
The service will be available to all terrestrial viewers and may also be offered on satellite, cable and online.
Ofcom said it will decide on successful applicants this autumn, with the new channels expected to launch next year.
Licences will be awarded based on a set of criteria including the provision of local news and current affairs, programme proposals, launch date and commercial viability.
The 21 areas Ofcom have selected for local TV are: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool and London.
Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton and Swansea will also benefit from the service.
The areas were selected for having sufficient levels of interest from potential operators and being technically capable of receiving a local TV service.
The BBC Trust also published the final details of its funding contribution for the network.
As part of the current licence fee settlement, the BBC agreed to contribute up to £25 million for the successful bidder to build the network.
"I hope to see some really exciting bids for new local TV channels," UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.
"Local TV will not only create jobs but it will also provide communities with news and content that is relevant to their daily lives." | Media regulator Ofcom has opened up bidding for operators to set up their own local TV services across the UK. | 18021144 | [
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The National Portrait Gallery commissions feature people from the worlds of culture, politics, sport and fashion, including Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Paul Smith and Dame Kelly Holmes.
The works were all commissioned as part of the BP Portrait Award first prize.
'Paul Smith to J.K. Rowling' opens at the University of Hull on Wednesday.
More on this story and others from East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire
First prize winners of the BP Portrait Award are invited to create a portrait of a public figure who has made an important contribution to British history and culture.
The National Portrait Gallery said it was a "rare opportunity" to see all the commissions in one place.
Professor Glenn Burgess, acting vice-chancellor of the University of Hull, said: "Not only does the exhibition depict a wonderful range of famous faces, from actors to athletes and beyond, but the artists responsible have used an amazing variety of styles and compositions in creating these beautiful works."
The free exhibition runs at the Brynmor Jones Library until June. | A collection of portraits depicting a host of household names is set to open in Hull as part of its city of culture celebrations. | 39406021 | [
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The man's bike was struck by a lorry at 17:15, near a petrol station north of the roundabout junction with the A830.
They warned drivers to expect delays in the area as there are no local diversions.
Officers said at 21:00 on Thursday they expected the road to be closed "for some time" while the emergency services dealt with the aftermath. | A cyclist has been killed in a crash on the A82 road to the north of Fort William. | 37126618 | [
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Mons Graupius in AD 83 or 84 saw the 9th Hispana, its cohorts and Roman cavalry defeat 30,000 Caledonians.
Locations suggested in the past include Dunning in Perthshire, Carpow in Fife, Bennachie in Aberdeenshire and Culloden in the Highlands.
Historic Scotland said an accurate site was needed for inclusion on its list.
The body has commissioned research on Mons Graupius along with a number of other battle sites.
It has already placed several battlefields including Bannockburn in 1314 and Culloden in 1746 on Scotland's Inventory of Historic Battlefields and earlier this month put out 11 other sites for public consultation.
The list, which includes details on the boundaries and armies involved, will act as a guide to planning authorities.
Historic Scotland's Dr Lesley MacInnes, said a decision had still to be made on whether Mons Graupius should be put forward for consideration as an entry on the inventory.
The head of battlefields said: "We have recently commissioned the research for a number of battlefields including Mons Graupius.
"The research will review all available evidence for these sites to establish if they meet the published criteria for inclusion in the inventory.
"Early sites such as Mons Graupius present particular challenges for accurate location which is one of the required criteria for inclusion."
Dr MacInnes added: "Any sites which are considered to be of national importance but cannot be accurately located cannot be included at this stage but will be kept under review should further information emerge to allow their inclusion.
"The research outcome for Mons Graupius will be clarified by the end of the financial year."
Mons Graupius is believed to be wrapped up in the mysterious disappearance of the 9th Hispana in AD 120.
The legion, cohorts of auxiliary light infantrymen from Gaul and Batavia along with cavalry were heavily outnumbered by Caledonians at the battlefield.
However, the tactics of Roman general Gnaeus Julius Agricola left 10,000 tribesmen dead but relatively light casualties among the auxiliaries.
There has been a long running debate on where the battle was fought.
In his book Legions of Rome, historian Stephen Dando-Collins said no location has been "reliably fixed".
Potential sites have been weighed up on the website Roman Scotland.
It rates Dunning the most likely and Culloden among the least.
Sites close to the Grampian mountains have also been suggested in the past.
In his book, Dando-Collins connects Mons Graupius with the disappearance of the 9th after it was later posted to Carlisle.
He said Caledonians had sought revenge for the defeat and ambushed and slaughtered the legion along with its affiliated units.
Mystery surrounding the fate of the 9th inspired Rosemary Sutcliff's children's book Eagle of the Ninth and two recent films - The Eagle and Centurion.
Scenes for The Eagle starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell were shot around Achiltibuie and Old Dornie, near Ullapool, and in the Cairngorms for Centurion. | The most northerly battle fought by imperial Rome could be left out of an inventory of Scottish battlefields due to uncertainty over the site. | 14668152 | [
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Footage emerged online of people appearing to sing the anti-Irish "Famine Song" at the weekend, while a band played along.
The council said the right of the Orange Order to march was not "absolute".
And it warned future parades could face greater restrictions or prohibition.
Police are investigating the footage of the song, which is sung to the tune of the Beach Boys' Sloop John B has previously been ruled to be racist by a Scottish court.
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "The European Convention on Human Rights enshrines the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
"However, these rights are not absolute. They must be balanced by the responsibility to ensure the rights of others are not infringed."
He added that the council would have a full debrief with police and the parade organisers, and would take into account any issues of public disorder, anti-social behaviour or damage to property resulting from the procession.
And the spokesman said the council would also "take into consideration any evidenced issues and, if a future procession notification is received from the organiser, the likelihood of any restriction or prohibition may be greater."
The main County Grand Orange Order parade from George Square to Glasgow Green on Saturday saw 4,500 people in 63 bands take part and another 4,000 people spectating.
It was in celebration of Prince William of Orange's victory over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Eight arrests were made for minor disorder and alcohol-related offences.
Robert McLean, executive officer for the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, said: "At the end of the day, members of the public will sing songs to tunes.
"I have been quite clear - if police investigate we will assist with their inquiries. We look forward to the debrief and looking at any incidents that occurred."
But David Scott, campaign director for anti-sectarian group Nil by Mouth, said: "If the Orange Order are a religious and cultural organisation, what would be the relevance of a Beach Boys song?
"We know that tune also has another certain set of lyrics. The organisers should be speaking to band members and saying what is acceptable."
Ch Supt Brian McInulty of Police Scotland said the force operated a "zero-tolerance policy" when it comes to any form of sectarian abuse, and would fully investigate any incidents brought to their attention. | Glasgow City Council will consider banning future Orange Order marches after footage showed members of the public chanting a sectarian song. | 40498758 | [
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Cardiff Bus said 90% of its 540 Unite union members backed the offer after a ballot took place.
Drivers have staged a number of strikes in recent weeks, causing disruption on days the city hosted Rugby World Cup matches.
The walkouts ranged from 24 to hour 48 hours but last Sunday's action was suspended due to the ballot. | Strike action by bus drivers in Cardiff has been called off after an improved pay offer was accepted. | 34619233 | [
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Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is likely to make changes again, as he did in the last round against Birmingham.
Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (knee) and midfielder Jack Colback (illness) could return.
Oxford United manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford:
"If we beat Newcastle, it would probably be as big a win for me as I've ever had as a manager.
"I remember being manager of Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round and we went to Arsenal and became the only team to beat them in a FA Cup tie at the Emirates.
"That was some achievement as we probably spent about 80% of the game on the back foot. But for me, if Newcastle were in the Premier League right now, they'd be a top-10 team.
"They've got a fantastic manager, are a great club with a winning mentality and with fantastic support behind them."
Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez:
"We knew we had to make changes [in the last round against Birmingham] because we have so many games.
"It is important to win, but using the squad and not taking too many risks with players was important. This competition is always difficult, but we will try to go through.
"When you play against any team at this stage, especially away from home, it gives them extra motivation." | Oxford United could hand a debut to striker Toni Martinez after his loan move from West Ham, but forward Chris Maguire (thigh) faces a fitness test. | 38700694 | [
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Ian Brown, 44, and Daniel Dunkley, 35, took their own lives at HMP Woodhill last July.
Their relatives claimed Woodhill's governor had not complied fully with Prison Service Instructions (PSIs).
The governor and Justice Secretary Liz Truss said the judicial review claim was "neither appropriate or necessary".
PSIs cover management of prisoners at risk of harm to themselves, to others and from others, early days in custody and medical emergency response codes.
Heather Williams QC, for the families, said the claim addressed what she said was an "exceptionally high" rate of self-inflicted deaths at the Milton Keynes prison.
Seven prisoners killed themselves last year, five in 2015, with 18 in total since May 2013.
Ms Williams said the case raised serious ongoing breaches of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act, which protects the right to life, and involved long-term failures to comply with the responsibility placed on the authorities to protect prisoners.
James Strachan QC, defending, said: "Not only have the governor and the secretary of state taken significant action in 2016 to improve the situation, but this is a continuing high priority."
Lord Justice Irwin and Mr Justice Garnham rejected the judicial review claim.
In their ruling, they said the families had failed to establish a "systemic failing".
Mr Justice Garnham said: "The defendants have made it clear that they share the great concern of the claimants about the rate of suicides in prisons generally, and HMP Woodhill in particular.
"They have in place sensible and satisfactory policies.
"The defendants have acknowledged that, on occasions, operational errors have been made by their staff in dealing with those at risk of suicide and have sought to prevent those mistakes being repeated." | Families of two men who died in prison have lost a High Court case related to the high rate of suicides there. | 40013427 | [
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The traditional turkey meals are for patients, but tens of thousands of staff working on the big day will tuck in to their dinner in a hospital canteen.
Across the UK, 12,000 midwives will have to time theirs around delivering 1,800 Christmas babies.
At care homes in England there will be 200,000 staff sitting down to eat during a break in their shift.
Lane House Residential Care Home in Tamworth will be serving turkey with all the trimmings, including roast and mashed potatoes, stuffing, carrots, parsnips, peas, sprouts and cranberry sauce, followed by Christmas pudding served with either custard or brandy sauce.
After lunch there will be a 'film afternoon' for the residents, along with a buffet tea of finger sandwiches, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, pork pies and mince pies.
At University College Hospital London it will be "business as usual", but with some extra Christmas magic.
Ana Veloso, nursing assistant in the acute medical unit, said: "Christmas Day is extra-special. We put up decorations, the nurses wear hats and earrings, and the patients are given presents."
At Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool. Father Christmas will be paying a visit to the ward.
Val Shannon, voluntary services manager at Alder Hey, said: "Christmas should always be special for children and our staff will do everything possible to make Christmas Day as magical as possible for our patients, many of whom are very poorly.
"Father Christmas will visit our wards on Christmas morning and every child in the hospital will receive a sack full of presents.
"There is also a traditional Christmas lunch, prepared by our ward-based chefs and complete with Christmas crackers. We also try to ensure our patients' families have a special day too, by giving out toys to siblings and providing parents with vouchers for a free meal in the hospital restaurant." | The NHS will serve more than 400,000 lunches on Christmas Day in the UK. | 38406138 | [
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It will house the town's library, a cafe, community space, and Anglesey's local history collection.
Built in 1855, it was home to assembly rooms and a court.
Last month, the Welsh Government successfully applied for a compulsory purchase order on the former owner of the market hall and the work is being funded by a £2.3m lottery grant. | Holyhead's Grade II-listed market hall is to be restored after standing derelict for 10 years. | 36048509 | [
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The CPS Inspectorate's report said the CPS was slow to contact victims in almost half of the cases it examined and sent letters that "lacked empathy".
In a majority of cases there was also no evidence that victims' views were taken into account on key decisions.
The CPS said its own data showed a "markedly different" picture to the "small sample" used in the report.
Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's communicating with victims report looked at the speed and quality of the CPS's communication with victims of crime.
As part of its investigation, inspectors visited six of the 13 CPS areas in England and Wales, during a three-week period. They examined 162 case and complaint files and interviewed CPS staff, police and crime commissioners and partner organisations such as Citizens Advice.
The Inspectorate said the CPS should be more consistent in the quality of their letters and how quickly they send them to victims, and added the CPS and police should agree on their roles in communicating case outcomes to victims to avoid sending confusing or duplicated information.
They also stated the CPS should "implement an effective process" for notifying victim liaison units when charges are altered in a case, so that staff can inform victims.
Inspectors did say the CPS was facing increased pressure due to staff cuts, and the report also highlighted that the organisation had taken steps to improve service, including drafting new guidance about speaking to witnesses at court to improve the quality of service.
But the CPS criticised the small sample used in the report and said their own figures showed they had improved service.
Chief crown prosecutor Martin Goldman said the CPS is "committed to delivering a high quality service to victims and witnesses and supporting them throughout their case".
He said: "Last year a survey showed that two-thirds of victims and three-quarters of witnesses were satisfied or very satisfied with the service they received from the CPS.
"80% of letters to victims due to reach them within one day meet the target, and this increases to 89% of letters due to reach victims within five days." | Victims of crime are "let down" by poor communication from the Crown Prosecution Service, a watchdog claims. | 35300352 | [
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"What time does your website close?" in Poole and "Can I exercise my kestrel on your tip?" in Nottingham are among the top ten bizarre calls of the last year.
Three of ten were made in Somerset, including: "What are the rules and regulations for hosting a mouse race?"
Councils are people's "first port of call" whatever the query, says the LGA.
The Local Government Association said councils' customer service hubs in England and Wales handled more than 50 million calls a year - the bulk of which are about council tax and parking.
But it compiled its top ten of the "slightly amusing to the outright bizarre" queries received in the past 12 months.
Peter Fleming, of the LGA, said: "These light-hearted examples of calls highlight the variety of issues that councils deal with every day." | Questions on everything from James Bond villains to Great British Bake Off cake tins have been received by council call centres in England. | 34107598 | [
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La Gommeuse achieved the top price of $67.5m (£45m) at Sotheby's, as part of their Impressionist & Modern Art sale on Thursday.
And Van Gogh's atmospheric landscape, Paysage sous un ciel mouvemente, sold for $54m (£36m), helping to take the evening's total to $306.7m (£203m).
Simon Shaw, co-head of Impressionist and modern art worldwide, called it "a small sale that packed a real punch".
He added: "Each season Picasso has the remarkable ability to surprise, and tonight was no exception, with the unusual appearance of two Blue Period works, which set new benchmarks - both in oil and on paper."
La Gommeuse, described as most the important blue period Picasso to come to the market in a generation, was painted in 1901.
The portrait is of a nude unnamed woman. Gommeuse, which translates into English as 'gummy' was a sexually charged slang word of the time for cafe-concert singers and their songs.
It features a second portrait on the reverse of the canvas, which was hidden for a century until its discovery in 2000 during conservation work.
The caricature of Picasso's friend Pere Manach was apparently intended as a gift for the Catalan anarchist who shared the artist's studio flat in the Boulevard de Clichy in Paris.
The painting was one of 47 works on offer, with just over three-quarters finding buyers.
At least two of the top 10 lots were bought by Asian private collectors, continuing a trend of recent seasons.
The $306.7m (£202m) total comfortably beat the $275m (£182m) low pre-sale estimate. Sotheby's had tagged the high estimate at about $370m (£244.5m).
This total brings Sotheby's sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in just the past 24 hours to $575.8m (£381m),
Earlier this year, Picasso's Women of Algiers became the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for $160m (£102.6m) at Christie's in New York. | A new record for a blue period Picasso has been set at auction in New York. | 34744186 | [
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The Center for Disease Control (CDC) said 45 people had been infected with a strain of E. coli, 43 of whom reported eating at a Chipotle restaurant.
The cases were in California, Minnesota, New York and Ohio.
Earlier this month, the chain temporarily closed 43 outlets in and around Washington and Oregon states.
This was after health officials investigated an E. coli outbreak that made at least 22 people ill.
"The epidemiologic evidence available at this time suggests that a common meal item or ingredient served at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in several states is a likely source of this outbreak," the CDC said.
"The investigation is still ongoing to determine what specific food is linked to illness."
Chipotle shares are now down by more than a fifth this year, valuing the company at $16.7bn (£11bn).
E. coli is short for Escherichia coli. It is a type of bacterium present in the gut of humans and other animals.
Most strains are harmless but some can produce toxins that cause illness in humans. | Shares in Chipotle have slumped more than 12% after US health authorities reported more cases of E. coli linked to the Mexican restaurant chain. | 34886105 | [
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The sign outside Chimes cafe in Machynlleth, Powys, says: "The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap! Stay safe. Eat cake!!"
April, five, went missing on 1 October 2012 near her home, sparking the biggest search in UK history.
The cafe's owner said the sign was not meant to be distasteful or offensive.
She added the sign had been on "display for many weeks" and she had "only received one comment".
"April Jones's family have been in here recently, when the sign was up, and have not said anything," she said.
However, she admitted she could "appreciate how others would interpret the message", but believes those who have complained "have taken it the wrong way".
Machynlleth resident, Angharad Penrhyn Jones, took to Twitter to say: "A sign outside a cafe in #Machynlleth: "The more you weigh, the harder it is to get kidnapped. Eat cake!" In view of #AprilJones, shocking.
"I went to talk to cafe owner and apparently the sign is 'humorous' and the kidnapping happened 'years ago', and I am being 'hypersensitive.'
Author and former parliamentary candidate, Mike Parker, said: "I think the sign is totally inappropriate and my first thought was how distasteful it was considering what had happened previously in the town".
The cafe is situated behind the landmark clock tower in Machynlleth, which played a prominent visual role during the search for April when a large pink ribbon was placed on the railings outside.
Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, was found guilty of abducting and murdering April in a sexually motivated attack and must spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Her remains have never been found. | A cafe owner has defended a sign urging people to eat cake to avoid being kidnapped in the town where April Jones was abducted and murdered in 2012. | 33978307 | [
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The Flybe plane, which was carrying 62 passengers from Exeter, landed safely after declaring a full emergency at 13:43.
Edinburgh Airport said nobody was hurt during the incident.
A Flybe spokesman said: "The flight landed safely at Edinburgh Airport following the report of a technical fault with the aircraft."
He added: "The pilot followed standard operating procedures and, as is usual in such circumstances, the airport put its emergency vehicles on standby.
"All 62 passengers disembarked as normal when the aircraft arrived on stand." | A plane has made an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport after having issues with its nose wheels. | 38749080 | [
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The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said he had been told not to report for training with the rest of the players on Monday.
It is seeking clarification about an incident outside a fast food restaurant in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police attended and said a man was taken away by officers but no arrests were made.
The WRU said while the player, aged 28, was on an agreed holiday period from pre-Rugby World Cup training it operated a strict code of conduct covering behaviour both on and off the field.
WRU group chief executive Roger Lewis said: "The player has been suspended due to a clear breach of the standards which we expect to be maintained by someone involved in one of our national squads.
"Discipline and acceptable behaviour are issues which run to the core values of the Welsh Rugby Union and we cannot tolerate any compromise of those standards.
"Mike Phillips is an exceptional player, but there is irrefutable evidence ... that he was engaged in behaviour which falls below the standards we set.
"It is vitally important that we send out a clear and unambiguous message to one and all concerning our views on matters of this sort.
"That message must be heard clearly by all players, coaches, administrators, volunteers, supporters and, of course, the parents and guardians of any child attracted to take part in the national sport of Wales.
"Our senior national squad players are highly visible because of the profile which accompanies the success of our national sport and it is made clear to them that they are the ambassadors we rely on to foster and sustain our image."
The incident occurred outside a McDonald's restaurant in Queen Street.
Footage taken by bystanders shows Phillips being restrained by police before being led away in handcuffs to a police van.
South Wales Police say he was not arrested.
The player was recently released by the Ospreys regional rugby team after securing a move to French club Bayonne.
The WRU said the suspension has been approved by Wales head coach Warren Gatland and agreed by the senior squad management team.
Wales team manager Alan Phillips said: "We have suspended Mike Phillips on the clear evidence of a level of behaviour we regard as unacceptable.
"It is clear there has been a breach of our disciplinary standards."
Cardiff Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been called into the Wales Rugby World Cup training squad as a replacement and will report for duty on Monday. | Scrum-half Mike Phillips has been suspended indefinitely from Wales squad duties after a late night incident in Cardiff. | 13810760 | [
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Every evening, at an air base in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, coalition spokesman Saudi Brig-Gen Ahmed al-Assiri delivers an upbeat assessment for the media.
The narrative has changed little since the opening days of "Operation Decisive Storm".
"We are achieving our aims," says the general. "We are systematically destroying the enemy's bases."
But what exactly are those aims and are they being achieved?
When the air strikes began on 25 March the war aims of the Saudis and their allies were simple: reverse the takeover of Yemen by rebels and restore the legitimate president, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, to power. Neither of those two aims has been achieved. Yet.
Mr Hadi is stuck in a guest palace in Saudi Arabia, effectively in exile, while his remaining support base withers away in Yemen.
The poorly-armed but determined southerners trying to defend the city of Aden from the Houthi northerners grumble that their president fled the country, leaving them to fend for themselves.
The Houthis, who began their takeover of Yemen by overrunning the capital Sanaa in September, have certainly taken a battering from the air strikes. But on the ground they have remained largely in control of the whole of western Yemen where the population is concentrated.
Their success is due, not so much to any alleged support from Iran, but to the help they are getting from renegade former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has backed them with Republican Guard and other military units still loyal to him.
The rebels come from the far north of the country, and as Shia they share the same branch of Islam as only 30 percent of the population; the remainder are Sunnis.
So they know they probably cannot hold onto the south indefinitely and will announce a strategic withdrawal once they feel they have made their point, namely that they have survived the onslaught of several air forces and their US-made precision guided missiles.
The Saudis have a lot resting on this campaign.
The new defence minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is only 34 years old and relatively untested.
If the campaign fails it will reflect badly on him but more importantly on his father, King Salman.
So the Saudi leadership knows it cannot afford to fail in Yemen, not just for fear of instability spilling across their common border but also for what it means for their own credibility amongst the Saudi people.
Periodically there are reports of Saudi armour moving closer to the Yemen border, prompting speculation about a ground offensive.
But everyone knows Yemen can be a graveyard for invaders.
Its rugged, mountainous terrain and fiercely territorial tribesmen make it an extremely difficult country to fight in. Ask the Egyptians, the British and even latterly the Saudis, who have all taken casualties there.
So any ground incursion by the Saudi-led coalition is likely to be a temporary measure - such as, say, throwing a cordon sanitaire around Aden - to secure a better bargaining position when the political negotiations begin in earnest.
Iran, whose exact role in Yemen is somewhat murky, has called several times for a ceasefire, accusing their regional rivals, the Saudis, of committing genocide there.
On Monday, their foreign minister suggested it was time to choose a new government, with Iranian help. The Saudi reaction was apoplectic.
"It's an absolute non-starter," a Saudi adviser told the BBC. "The new Saudi doctrine is to have an Arab world free of any Iranian role. It's typical delusional rhetoric coming out of Tehran."
So how exactly will this war end? In fact, can it end? Probably messily is the answer.
Three weeks in there are no clear winners or losers, unless you count al-Qaeda which is profiting from the turmoil in the east of the country.
Ultimately, there will have to be a political settlement, a compromise deal that is just about acceptable to all parties, otherwise one side or the other will simply carry on fighting.
"The Saudis always wanted a political settlement," says a retired Western diplomat.
"I can understand why they wanted to do this [campaign] but they need to define victory and that has not been done. Right now the Houthi [rebels] are the ones controlling the narrative."
However this ends, Saudi Arabia will be instrumental in Yemen's future. Up until now, it has been one of the country's principal benefactors.
Along with other Gulf Arab states, Saudi Arabia has no wish to see Yemen collapse and has poured millions of dollars into the country. If the Houthis were to remain in power it is hard to see that financial tap being turned back on. | For almost three weeks the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Gulf Arab air forces has been pummelling Houthi rebel positions across Yemen. | 32284365 | [
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Education select committee chairman Neil Carmichael said parents would be "wondering what to do" after Friday's ruling, and would need clarity.
The High Court concluded Jon Platt had no case to answer because his daughter had attended school regularly overall.
The government has said it will now consider making alterations to the law.
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The Isle of Wight Council had asked the High Court to clarify whether a seven-day absence amounted to a child failing to attend regularly after Mr Platt, 44, took his daughter on holiday, despite her school refusing permission for the trip.
The court backed magistrates who had ruled Mr Platt, had no case to answer.
Speaking to BBC Radio Four's Today programme, Mr Carmichael said: "I certainly think we need a period of reflection on this matter because this ruling causes a huge amount of confusion.
"Instead of confusion we need clarity - clarity for parents and clarity for the schools, because people will be wondering what to do next given the scale of the change."
Since 2013, tougher government regulations have meant head teachers can grant leave of absence to pupils during term time only in "exceptional circumstances".
Shadow schools minister Nic Dakin told Today the previous rules, which allowed head teachers to grant leave for up to 10 days under "special circumstances", had been "working effectively".
But Mr Carmichael said the problem with that policy was in defining what counted as "special circumstances".
"You'd have to be very careful about defining what you think is a special circumstance," he said.
"The government will have to think very carefully about this because what we don't want is the special circumstance happens to be 'There's a cheap holiday and we'd like to go'."
Rather than reverting to the previous system, which he argued could lead to classroom disruption because of families taking children on cheaper holidays, Mr Carmichael suggested that term times could be "more flexible".
He said this was a suggestion he would be making to the education select committee when it considers the issue.
Mr Dakin said the ruling was the "worst of both worlds" because it left uncertainty for both teachers and parents.
He criticised the decision to change the rules around term-time holidays and called on the government to look at the issue again.
"I think it was a foolish move and I think it's led to where we are today," he added.
Sal Davies was fined in 2008 for taking her children, aged six and seven, out of school for 10 days to see their grandparents in Asia.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "I really don't think those 10 days out of school damaged my children, changed their educational potential.
"I think they've done really well. They met family members. It was where I was born. It was a wonderful trip."
But Patsy Kane, an executive head teacher of Whalley Range and Levenshulme high schools in Manchester, said parents needed to take the "really long term view" on their children's education.
"There are 13 weeks' holiday throughout the school year when parents can take trips.
"There's six weeks in most areas for the summer holiday. That really is plenty of time for extended family trips."
Mr Platt was issued with a £60 fixed penalty fine following the holiday to Disney World in April 2015.
After he missed the payment deadline, the council doubled the fine to £120 which he also refused to pay.
The council then prosecuted him for failing to ensure that his daughter attended school regularly, contrary to a section of the Education Act 1996.
Mr Platt successfully argued there was no case to answer as the prosecution had failed to show that the child did not attend regularly.
Even with this and other absences, Mr Platt maintains her attendance remained above 90% - the threshold for persistent truancy defined by the Department for Education.
According to local authority data, almost 64,000 fines were imposed for unauthorised absences between September 2013 and August 2014.
Many parents complain that the cost of going away in the school holidays can be four times as much as during term time.
But the government says there is clear evidence "that every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil's chance of gaining good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances".
The Independent's travel editor Simon Calder told BBC Radio 4's PM programme on Friday the ruling would "certainly" lead to prices coming down in school holidays, but would also cause them to "gradually" go up in term time.
He said the travel industry was "quietly absolutely delighted" by this because they wanted prices to be more level throughout the year. | A High Court ruling backing a parent who refused to pay a fine for taking his child on holiday in term time will cause "huge confusion", an MP has said. | 36292511 | [
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Eight years ago, families living in the coastal Cham fishing villages of Kampot province managed a small coup - they won back fishing rights for the community from the Cambodian government.
Since the establishment of the Trapang Sangke community, catches have increased and the fisherman can now earn $6 for half a day's work.
The shrimp is dried in a solar drier which was donated to the community by an international NGO, ensuring it is prepared in an hygienic environment, allowing them to charge a higher price.
Members of the community are responsible for security, and make regular patrols to ensure there is no illegal logging of the mangrove forest or illegal fishing which could deplete stocks.
Tourists are given tours of the area as part of a drive to create an eco-tourism destination. This has brought in extra income, built confidence and improved English skills among the community.
As well as western tourists, Cambodian students and tourists are also encouraged, with educational trips seen as an important part of the community's outreach to the next generation.
Here a young student from the community plants a mangrove as part of the regeneration plan.
Here a fisherman prepares for a night fishing trip.
Buyers wait for the boats to return. Now the community has more control over the mangroves, they have eliminated third party buyers who were driving the prices down.
In 2014 catches had increased to the point where income from fishing reached a sustainable level for the community. | All photographs © Charles Fox. | 36713229 | [
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Livi's 2-0 win over their nearest challengers came courtesy of goals from Dale Carrick and Nicky Cadden.
Brechin City moved above Alloa Athletic and to within a point of second place by beating Stranraer, with the Wasps drawing with Queen's Park.
East Fife won Barry Smith's first match in charge against Peterhead and bottom side Stenhousemuir beat Albion Rovers.
Carrick's shot gave Livi an early lead at home to the Diamonds and Cadden's late strike sealed the win for David Hopkin's side.
At Glebe Park, Ally Love fired Brechin ahead on the quarter-hour and that lead was doubled by Connor McLennan's free-kick before half-time.
Stranraer had Steven Bell sent off in the second half for two bookings.
Queen's Park went ahead away to Alloa through Ross Millen's 62nd-minute shot, but the hosts were level within seven minutes through Greig Spence's strike.
The Fifers moved out of the bottom two after scoring two second-half goals against Peterhead, Jason Kerr then Kevin O'Hara firing in.
Smith's side were replaced in ninth by Stranraer, who are only two points ahead of Stenny.
Willis Furtado's strike gave the Ochilview side a narrow home win. | Livingston moved 10 points clear at the top of Scottish League One after beating Airdrieonians. | 38354334 | [
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Mencap president Lord Rix urged the speaker of the House of Lords to push through legislation allowing those in his situation to be assisted to die.
He had previously opposed an assisted dying law, but said his illness has left him "like a beached whale" and in constant discomfort.
"My position has changed," he wrote to Baroness D'Souza.
Stage and TV actor Lord Rix, who specialised in post-war "Whitehall farce" comedies, is receiving 24-hour care in a retirement home.
"My position has changed. As a dying man, who has been dying now for several weeks, I am only too conscious that the laws of this country make it impossible for people like me to be helped on their way, even though the family is supportive of this position and everything that needs to be done has been dealt with.
"Unhappily, my body seems to be constructed in such a way that it keeps me alive in great discomfort when all I want is to be allowed to slip into a sleep, peacefully, legally and without any threat to the medical or nursing profession.
"I am sure there are many others like me who having finished with life wish their life to finish.
"Only with a legal euthanasia Bill on the statute books will the many people who find themselves in the same situation as me be able to slip away peacefully in their sleep instead of dreading the night."
The crossbench peer voted against an Assisted Dying Bill in 2006 because of concerns that people with learning disabilities might become the unwilling victims of euthanasia. He has been a prominent campaigner for people with learning disabilities after his daughter was born with Down's syndrome.
He said his children were "absolutely supportive" of his decision and that he has "wrapped up" his affairs and was "ready to go" to "put an end to this misery, pain and discomfort".
"I can't do anything but lie here thinking 'Oh Christ, why am I still here?' They won't let me die and that's all I want to do," he said.
He added the doctors and nurses "do their best for me" but that it was "not good enough because what I want is to die, and the law stops them from helping me with that".
He had discussed with his children the possibility of travelling to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland, but felt it would be "unfair to them to push them into a situation where they are helping me to die".
Lord Rix said he had not been given an estimate from doctors as to how long he will live, adding: "I think it's wrong that people like me are stranded like this.
"I'm not looking for something that helps me only, I'm thinking of all the other people who must be in the same dreadful position."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | Terminally ill actor and disability campaigner Brian Rix, 92, has said the law on assisted dying needs changing. | 37009758 | [
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The collision happened at about 12:35 GMT at Tamnamore, between junctions 13 and 14.
The motorway has been closed in both directions, which has caused long traffic tailbacks.
Police are advising motorists heading to Belfast to exit at junction 15.
Motorists heading in the Enniskillen in County Fermanagh direction should exit at junction 12 and travel by Armagh city.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the man's Honda Civic before the collision to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. | A man has been killed in a car crash on the M1 in County Tyrone. | 38420501 | [
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The blackout lasted just over an hour and started just before midnight on 17 December.
The cyber-security company Information Systems Security Partners (ISSP) has linked the incident to a hack and blackout in 2015 that affected 225,000.
It also said a series of other recent attacks in Ukraine were connected.
The 2016 power cut had amounted to a loss of about one-fifth of Kiev's power consumption at that time of night, national energy company Ukrenergo said at the time.
It affected the Pivnichna substation outside the capital, and left people in part of the city and a surrounding area without electricity until shortly after 01:00.
The attack took place almost exactly one year after a much larger hack on a regional electricity distribution company. That was later blamed on the Russian security services.
The latest attack has not publicly been attributed to any state actor, but Ukraine has said Russia directed thousands of cyber attacks towards it in the final months of 2016.
ISSP, a Ukrainian company investigating the incidents on behalf of Ukrenergo, now appears to be suggesting a firmer link.
It said that both the 2015 and 2016 attacks were connected, along with a series of hacks on other state institutions this December, including the national railway system, several government ministries and a national pension fund.
Oleksii Yasnskiy, head of ISSP labs, said: "The attacks in 2016 and 2015 were not much different - the only distinction was that the attacks of 2016 became more complex and were much better organised."
He also said different criminal groups had worked together, and seemed to be testing techniques that could be used elsewhere in the world for sabotage.
However, David Emm, principal security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said it was was "hard to say for sure" if the incident was a trial run.
"It's possible, but given that critical infrastructure facilities vary so widely - and therefore require different approaches to compromise the systems - the re-use of malware across systems is likely to be limited," he told the BBC.
"On the other hand, if a system has proved to be porous in the past, it is likely to encourage further attempts."
In December, Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, said hackers had targeted state institutions some 6,500 times in the last two months of 2016.
He said the incidents showed Russia was waging a cyber-war against the country.
"Acts of terrorism and sabotage on critical infrastructure facilities remain possible today," Mr Poroshenko said during a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council, according to a statement released by his office.
"The investigation of a number of incidents indicated the complicity directly or indirectly of Russian security services." | A power cut that hit part of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in December has been judged a cyber-attack by researchers investigating the incident. | 38573074 | [
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Shakespeare was appointed Foxes manager until the end of the season on Sunday, having been caretaker boss since Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February.
Leicester have won both of their Premier League games under Shakespeare.
"On behalf of all the players we'd love to see him get the job long term," said Foxes midfielder Danny Drinkwater.
"We were all very happy to see him get it short term - I'm sure it would be the same reaction longer term."
Shakespeare said the club would "have plenty of time in the summer to take stock and evaluate".
Leicester host Sevilla in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, trailing 2-1 from the first leg but with an away goal thanks to Jamie Vardy's strike in Spain.
Asked whether Premier League champions Leicester could win the Champions League, Shakespeare said: "Why not? We're in it and we have to try to be competitive every game."
He added: "'I'm expecting the team to take the momentum from the last two results and really play off the front foot."
Shakespeare, 53, was Ranieri's assistant last season after being brought to the club by the Italian's predecessor, Nigel Pearson.
He confirmed he had not spoken to Ranieri since his appointment was confirmed on Sunday but said there were "no grudges" between the two.
"I bear no grudges, Claudio bears no grudges. We have to try and move on as a football club," said Shakespeare.
While caretaker boss, Shakespeare was backed by 92% of readers in a local newspaper poll to take over full time, following wins against Liverpool and Hull City.
However, Shakespeare added: "If we'd have lost both games, it would probably have been 1-2% and that would probably have been my family." | New Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare says he is "not looking beyond this season" despite being backed by his players to get the job longer term. | 39260006 | [
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The abuse is reported to have taken place at Overseal Manor School in Derbyshire between 1979 and 1985.
Christopher May, 71, from Llanfyllin, Powys, is charged with 11 offences, including two counts of gross indecency with a boy under the age of 14.
Terrence Butler, 72, from Stretton in Staffordshire, is charged with four offences, including false imprisonment.
Derbyshire Police confirmed both men were employees at the school, which closed in 1997, but gave no further details about what their jobs were.
Mr May is also charged with two counts of indecent assault of a boy under 16, one count of grievous bodily harm and six counts of actual bodily harm.
Mr Butler is also charged with three counts of actual bodily harm.
Both men are due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on 31 May. | Two men have been charged over alleged historical sex abuse at a special school more than 30 years ago. | 39899535 | [
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Capt Ranong Chumpinit told the BBC that Daniel Clarke was found at 01:05 GMT on Saturday lying by the train track in Thung-Kha, Chumphon province.
He said Mr Clarke, from Aldershot, told police that he stepped out to smoke between two carriages when he fell.
The Foreign Office said a Briton had been hospitalised in Thailand.
"We are supporting the family of a British national who has been hospitalised in Thailand," a spokeswoman said.
Capt Ranong said a friend of the backpacker told police it was an accident.
He said: "We don't believe there's a foul play going on because his belongings remained intact." | A 21-year-old British man is in hospital in Thailand with head and leg injuries after he fell out of a moving train, Thai police have said. | 39468445 | [
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Physics and planetary physics student Elliot Vale designed GeoRescue with his girlfriend Tia Mountain, a University of the West of England student.
It would provide information on predicted and ongoing natural disasters and guide people from affected areas.
The couple will present their idea at a space conference in Manchester which begins on Tuesday.
They will also have the chance to pitch it to a Dragons Den-style panel of space experts in June, who could commission the idea to be developed into a fully-working app that is hoped could save lives.
It would guide people to safety using advanced maps services and once activated, would emit a signal using GPS to indicate a person's location for search and rescue services.
Mr Vale is nearing the end of a semester at University Centre in Svalbard, which lies inside the Arctic Circle.
A recent avalanche which destroyed a house on the Norwegian archipelago heightened his awareness of the risks posed by natural disasters, and the potential uses for an app like GeoRescue.
"Thankfully no-one was injured by the avalanche, but it made me acutely aware of the risks of living in a dangerous environment," Mr Vale said.
Mr Vale said Ms Mountain initially came up with the premise.
"I agreed that that was an important thing to address, especially given that living where I am currently constantly has the threat of avalanches," he said.
"I brought together the satellite data, demonstrating how current instruments exist to help with flooding, forest fires, earthquakes, avalanches, tornadoes and even volcanoes, as well as the capabilities for providing emergency service routes to improve efficiency with rescuing people and escape routes for normal citizens."
While the app is purely a concept at the moment, Mr Vale said in practice people would provide basic details about themselves, their lifestyle and where they live which would be provided, with consent, to emergency services when a "distress beacon" is activated.
The app would also create a map for the user of the area they are in, and anywhere they want to check if they are planning a trip.
Affected areas would be highlighted in a colour code, with fire showing as orange, flooding blue, landslides green, avalanches white - solid colours for ongoing disasters and striped for predicted ones.
"If a person gets into danger, especially in a region that has no internet or signal, then by pulling down on a bar at the top of the screen within the app a button will appear that states 'I need help'," Mr Vale said.
"Upon pressing this button, the GPS coordinates, as well as the basic information the user provided, will be sent out to the nearest emergency service, to allow them to act quickly upon the issue.
"Ideally, some functionality would exist where, for example, should certain criteria be met in the case where a person has been rendered incapacitated or unconscious and cannot manually activate the distress signal, the phone will do it automatically."
But he added the app concept was not perfect - and would need expert help.
"I understand there is a potential for abuse within this, as well as the general idea, but would want to work with the experts to find ways of reducing the capability for abuse whilst maintaining the immediate and autonomous nature of the function.
"It is a certainty that there are going to be disasters or potential hazards that are going to be missed, 100% effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.
"So I would like to see the ability for people who travel to take photos of things they have seen that have not been picked up by the app and post them on a 'bulletin' for others in the area to look at." | An Aberystwyth University student is creating an app to help people living or travelling in high risk areas. | 39948626 | [
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James Bisset, 23, of Yatton, struck the pedestrians with his Volvo in Nailsea near Bristol, last February.
Alex Gould, 18, later died in hospital and another man was seriously injured.
At a previous hearing at Bristol Crown Court, Bisset admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and possessing a Class A drug.
He was jailed for seven years and four months.
The court heard he was driving along Clevedon Road in the early hours of 14 February 2016 when his car hit Mr Gould and another man before striking a man and a woman and smashing into a telegraph pole.
Bisset was also disqualified from driving for seven years and ordered to take an extended re-test.
Speaking after the crash, Mr Gould's family said he had been "the perfect son, brother, nephew, grandson and cousin".
Sgt Peter Truch, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "This incident has had a huge impact on all those involved and the wider community in Nailsea." | A motorist who drove into four people killing a teenager has been jailed. | 39032689 | [
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John Swinney will address MSPs over a legal challenge to information sharing proposals within the Act.
The system would appoint a named person - usually a teacher or health visitor - to ensure the wellbeing of every child.
But judges at the UK's highest court ruled against the scheme in July 2016, citing concerns over information sharing.
The Supreme Court judges said some proposals breached rights to privacy and a family life under the European Convention on Human Rights.
However, the court said the aim of the Act, which is intended to promote and safeguard the rights and wellbeing of children and young people, was legitimate.
Speaking ahead of his statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Swinney said the Scottish government remained "absolutely committed" to the Named Person service as a way to support children and their families.
"Last year the Supreme Court ruled definitively that the intention of providing a Named Person for every child to promote and safeguard their wellbeing was 'unquestionably legitimate and benign'," he said.
"Their judgement did, however, require us to change the provisions relating to information sharing.
"Since the judgement, we have undertaken an intensive period of engagement with children, young people, parents, carers, practitioners and professionals.
"I will now update parliament on the next steps in this vital means of supporting, safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our children and young people."
The judges said in July that specific proposals about information-sharing were "not within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament".
And they said the legislation made it "perfectly possible" that confidential information about a young person could be disclosed to a "wide range of public authorities without either the child or young person or her parents being aware".
The appeal was brought by the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) coalition, which includes the Christian Institute, Care (Christian Action Research and Education), Tyme Trust and the Family Education Trust.
The Scottish government has said previously it would not commence the legislation until the problems were fixed. | The deputy first minister is due to make a statement on the Scottish government's Named Person scheme later. | 39186052 | [
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Six are charged with attempted murder, accused of setting fire to newspaper with which the man had covered himself.
The seventh is charged with failing to assist the Polish man, who was only saved by the actions of passers-by after his attackers fled.
The attack, which was captured on CCTV, shocked the country.
Six of the accused come from Syria, a seventh from Libya. They range between 16 and 21 in age.
They arrived in Germany between 2014 and 2016, some as unaccompanied minors, say German media reports.
The case has renewed debate about the care of unaccompanied minors, as well as adding to an ongoing argument about whether CCTV cameras help combat crime.
Germany surveillance: Security trumps privacy as video bill passed
Why are 10,000 migrant children missing in Europe?
The attack took place in the Schoenleinstrasse underground station in the southern Berlin district of Neukoelln at about 02:00 (01:00 GMT) on Christmas Day.
The alleged ringleader, a 21-year-old Syrian, is accused of lighting a handkerchief and placing it near the man's head, and then running away as the flames spread to the man's backpack and a plastic bag.
A train driver used a fire extinguisher to control the flames as passers-by helped to put them out.
Six of the suspects surrendered to police immediately after CCTV pictures of the incident in Berlin were released.
The alleged ringleader was arrested near his home.
He now says he was drunk and cannot remember what happened.
But he will be charged as an adult and will face at least three years behind bars if found guilty.
They have all been in detention since 27 December. | Seven young migrants have gone on trial in Germany, over a Christmas day attack on a homeless man which could have killed him. | 39855824 | [
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He said he hoped the treaty would help prevent the transfer of weapons to "warlords, human rights abusers, terrorists and criminal organisations".
The deal also bans arms supplies if this promotes war crimes or genocide.
So far 60 nations have ratified the accord, but not the US - the world's top arms exporter.
Washington signed the agreement in 2013, but now it requires approval by the Senate, where opposition is believed to be strong.
Other major weapons traders - like China, Russia, India and Pakistan - are yet to put their signatures under the deal.
In a statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the treaty "marks the opening of a new chapter in our collective efforts to bring responsibility, accountability and transparency to the global arms trade".
"Ultimately, it attests to our collective determination to reduce human suffering by preventing the transfer or diversion of weapons to areas afflicted by armed conflict and violence."
Mr Ban also called on all countries to join the agreement "without delay".
Other leading campaigners for a tighter regulation of the arms trade - such Amnesty International and the Control Arms Coalition - urged world governments to strictly adhere to the treaty's principles.
The accord has been signed by nearly 130 nations, and five of the world's top 10 arms producers - Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain - have already ratified it.
The accord regulates cross-border transfers of conventional weapons ranging from small firearms to tanks and artillery.
The global business is estimated to generate up to $85bn (£55bn) every year, although some analysts say the figure is even higher. | A global arms trade treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar business has come into force - a move hailed as "a new chapter" by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. | 30594854 | [
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The new westbound section of the M8 between Newhouse and Baillieston opened a week ahead of schedule. The eastbound section is due to open next weekend.
Commuters on the M8 and A8 have faced major disruption for the past nine weeks as the finishing touches were put to the new carriageway.
It means the entire stretch between Edinburgh and Glasgow is now motorway.
The works were the latest stage in the £500m M8, M73 and M74 motorway improvements project.
Transport Scotland said the new road would cut journey times at peak times by about 20 minutes. | The so-called missing link of Scotland's busiest motorway has opened to traffic. | 39684577 | [
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The Dons boss insisted he would not speak about "speculation" linking him with the job with his side's Scottish Premiership rivals.
"They are a strong club with a lot of tradition and there will always be people interested in that," he said.
"My concern is for Aberdeen. I am fully focused on my job here."
Rangers are seeking a new manager after parting company with Mark Warburton on Friday.
Ibrox chairman Dave King has since confirmed that he is willing to consider appointing an interim manager if it allows him time to land his preferred candidate this summer.
Under-20 coach Graeme Murty was in charge of the team for Sunday's 2-1 Scottish Cup fifth-round win over Greenock Morton at Ibrox.
Asked if he could reassure Aberdeen supporters about his commitment to the Dons, McInnes said: "I think everybody sees how much I love this club and how much I enjoy my job.
"The only guarantees and reassurance I can give is that I give everything, the players will give everything. We've got so much to try to achieve here."
McInnes was speaking before his side host Motherwell on Wednesday, when they can move three points clear of Rangers in second place in the Premiership.
"I've never been one to talk about speculation and rumour and gossip and I don't see why another club's situation affects what I'm doing," said McInnes, who spent five years at Ibrox as a player.
"My concern is my team at the minute and I'm really pleased with what we are doing.
"And while, up to now, the job has been more than decent and an improvement on what was happening before, I still think there is more to come from us and hopefully we can show that over the course of the rest of the season."
Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish is the bookmakers' favourite to be Warburton's successor and said on Sunday that he would find the post difficult to turn down should there be an approach.
Frank de Boer, the former Rangers defender who most recently managed Inter Milan, has said he would be interested in the job but would not want to take up a new role until the end of the season.
Another former Rangers player, Billy Davies, who last managed Nottingham Forest and is currently without a club, could also be a contender.
Rangers would have to pay compensation to Aberdeen should they wish to appoint McInnes, who signed a four-year contract in 2015.
On the day defender Andrew Considine signed a contract extension, McInnes indicated that he was looking to the future at Pittodrie.
"We have re-signed three players in the last few weeks - delighted we have managed to get Andy committed - and the focus is now back on the league before we play Partick in the cup," added.
"We want to win the Scottish Cup and we want to finish second and we have a job on our hands to do both." | Derek McInnes has stressed that his focus remains on Aberdeen after fielding questions about the managerial vacancy at former club Rangers. | 38972512 | [
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The analysis of applications also shows big differences within the UK, with Northern Ireland youngsters the most likely to aspire to university.
Within England, teenagers in London are the most likely to seek places.
There are "eye-catching regional variations in demand", says Ucas chief Mary Curnock Cook.
The big picture shows an across-the-board, long-term rise in young people seeking places on undergraduate courses, which seems to be recovering from a dip following the increase in tuition fees.
But the figures from Ucas, based on 20 million applications between 2004 and 2013, show sharp differences behind the overall upward trend.
About half of young people now apply for university places - in England this rose from 36% to 44% between 2006 and 2010.
But whether a young person applies to university is heavily influenced by a number of factors, including social background, gender, ethnicity and where they live.
There has been a big increase in applications from ethnic minority youngsters in England, particularly black teenagers, rising from 20% to 34% between 2006 and 2013. Chinese teenagers are the most likely to apply, followed by other Asian youngsters, with white teenagers the least likely to apply, with 29% seeking places.
"Our new analysis of demand by ethnic group shows that white pupils at English schools now have the lowest application rate of any ethnic group. There has been significant growth in demand from black pupils," says Ms Curnock Cook, the Ucas chief executive.
Nicola Dandridge, head of Universities UK, said the figures raised questions about "why young white men from disadvantaged backgrounds are increasingly unlikely to apply to university".
"It is critical that universities continue their outreach work to ensure that anyone who has the ability and potential to benefit from a university education should have the opportunity to do so," she said.
These figures show the proportion of young people in these ethnic groups who are applying - rather than the absolute numbers. Most applicants will still be white students, because it's a much larger group.
For instance, Ucas says the Chinese figure is based on about 2,000 youngsters, compared with about 500,000 white youngsters.
More youngsters from the poorest income groups are applying, but there are still significant gaps in terms of social background.
Teenagers from the richest areas are more than four times as likely to apply to the most selective universities than youngsters from the poorest areas. Youngsters who were on free school meals are only half as likely to apply to university compared with the rest of their cohort.
There are big geographical divides. In England, 42% of 18-year-olds in London apply to university, compared with 31% in the north east.
London state schools have been commended for having the best results in England.
Across the UK, Northern Ireland has a significantly higher level of applications than elsewhere, with 48% of 18-year-olds applying, compared with 31% in Wales.
Gender remains one of the biggest factors in application rates, with females remaining substantially more likely to apply. In 2012 in England, 49% of women applied compared with 38% of men.
All of these factors overlap, so that a woman from Northern Ireland is much more likely to seek a university place than a man from Wales and a white youngster from the north east of England is less likely to apply than a black teenager in London.
Les Ebdon, director of the Office of Fair Access, welcomed the fact that the gap in applications between richest and poorest was narrowing.
But Universities UK warned that the figures did not show applications from mature and part-time students, which have been hit by the increase in tuition fees.
"Numbers of mature and part-time students have decreased considerably since 2010 and any further drop may have significant implications for potential students and the country as a whole," said Universities UK chief, Nicola Dandridge.
A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills spokeswoman said: "These figures confirm that the desire to study at university remains strong, with application rates for 18-year-olds at near record levels.
"Some challenges remain but no one should be put off going to university for financial reasons. Our reforms mean students do not have to pay fees upfront, there is more financial support for those from poorer families and everyone faces lower loan repayments once they are in well-paid jobs." | Black and Asian teenagers are more likely to apply to university than white youngsters in England, according to the Ucas admissions service. | 23405792 | [
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Pavlina Pizova said she and Ondrej Petr began hiking the Routeburn track in Fiordland National Park on 26 July, but got lost in bad conditions.
After one night in the open, Petr, 27, slipped in a steep ice slope and died, Ms Pizova told reporters.
She said she spent the night with his body before moving on to find shelter.
She then stayed in a hut for almost a month.
Ms Pizova was found by a search team near Lake Mackenzie on Wednesday. Rescuers said she was "ecstatic" to be found and was in reasonable health.
Rescuers were alerted after Czech Consul Vladka Kennett spotted "a random Facebook post" by concerned relatives of Ms Pizova at home in the Czech Republic.
Ms Pizova was taken to hospital where she was interviewed by police, who described the case as "very unusual".
She told police that she and Petr, who was also Czech, set out to hike the Routeburn track between Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks.
"The conditions were extreme. We encountered heavy snowfall and low cloud which contributed to our enforced overnighting in the open," Ms Pizova told a press conference.
"In our attempt to reach the hut, the tragic accident happened."
Ms Kennett said the hiker was unable to save her partner.
"Pavlina slipped behind him, and was unable to help him out, and that was it," Ms Kennett said. "She stayed with him for the first night, beside him, because first of all she wanted to be with him, and she couldn't move any further due to the weather conditions."
Petr's body has now been recovered by police and a coroner's inquiry launched.
Ms Pizova then spent another night out in the open, Ms Kennett said, stuffing all of her things into her sleeping bag and rubbing her feet continuously to avoid frostbite and hypothermia.
She later reached Lake Mackenzie Hut, 2km away, and broke in to the warden's quarters through a window. There she found food, firewood and supplies. She would stay in the small hut for nearly a month.
Ms Pizova attempted twice to walk out from the hut but was discouraged by the poor state of her feet and the deep snow. She used fire ash to make a letter ``H'' in the snow to signal for help.
"As you can imagine the last month was very harrowing for me," she said.
"She is an extremely tough woman," Ms Kennett added.
No search was launched initially as the couple had neither registered their hike with authorities nor were carrying emergency locator beacons.
After being alerted to the Facebook post, police found the couple's car, apparently parked for some time at one end of their route, and used a search helicopter to help locate Ms Pizova.
The Routeburn track usually takes a few days to complete.
Local police Insp Olaf Jensen said it was "very unusual for someone to be missing in the New Zealand bush for such a long period without it being reported", the New Zealand Herald reported.
"I appreciate there are a number of unanswered questions, however, until we can piece together exactly what has happened we are unable to say anything further." | A Czech hiker who went missing a month ago in the snowy mountains of New Zealand has described the "harrowing" ordeal in which her partner died. | 37182167 | [
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The 22-year-old Saints youth product has joined the Chairboys on a free transfer after spending four months on loan at Adams Park this season.
Gape has played 20 times for Gareth Ainsworth's team, scoring once.
He leaves Southampton after making one first-team appearance, against Everton in December 2014.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | League Two side Wycombe Wanderers have signed midfielder Dominic Gape from Premier League club Southampton on a two-and-a-half-year deal. | 38543253 | [
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The 26-year-old had explored options with Williams and Renault but said on Sunday he was "happy and proud" to be with Force India.
He added: "I want to thank all the teams that showed interest. It flatters me incredibly and pushed me to be strong."
Force India are currently fourth in the constructors' standings.
The team had always insisted they had Perez under contract for 2017 but it took some time to finalise commercial arrangements with the driver and the group of Mexican companies that sponsor both him and the team.
Perez's career was hanging by a thread when he was dropped by McLaren after one season with them in 2013 but since joining Force India he has scored four podium finishes to add to the three he achieved with Sauber in 2012.
In the process, he has emerged in the last couple of seasons as one of the better-regarded drivers behind the big names in the leading teams and has more than justified his place at the pinnacle of the sport, despite the fact he brings money to a team to secure his place.
Both Williams and, particularly, Renault were interested in him, but he has decided that Force India is his best competitive opportunity.
The team have one of the smaller budgets in F1 but have impressed in recent years for their ability to produce a competitive car.
If they can maintain fourth position this season under pressure from Williams, it would be their best finish since the team were in their original guise as Jordan, who peaked with third place in 1999.
Perez's decision leaves only a few loose ends to be tied up in the 2017 F1 driver market.
Williams are expected to announce shortly that they are promoting Canadian novice Lance Stroll, who on Sunday won the European Formula 3 championship, to partner their current driver Valtteri Bottas.
Brazilian Felipe Massa announced last month that he was retiring at the end of the season, which would leave Renault as the only major team not to have firmed up their drivers.
Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari are all retaining the same line-ups as this year and McLaren are promoting their reserve driver in Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne to partner two-time champion Fernando Alonso in 2017.
Alonso's current team-mate Jenson Button has decided not to race next year. The team have an option to bring him back in 2018 if they want to, but the 2009 champion said at the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend that it was "quite possible" he would not race in F1 again.
Renault have long been expected to promote their French reserve driver Esteban Ocon into one of their cars next season, with both current drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer under pressure for their seats.
But Renault have not yet made their decision and are taking their time.
The lack of availability of other drivers means either Magnussen or Palmer may be retained, although that is not believed to be Renault's first choice. | Mexican Sergio Perez is to continue with Force India for a fourth successive season in 2017. | 37536845 | [
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Griezmann has a haematoma on his left foot but Atletico said "an injury to the bone was ruled out" after an X-ray.
The 25-year-old is his team's top scorer in La Liga with six goals.
Atletico host league leaders Real at the Vicente Calderon trailing them by six points after 11 games.
Griezmann has returned to Madrid, meaning he will miss France's friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday, and will start treatment on Monday. | Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann is a doubt for Saturday's derby against Real Madrid but did not suffer a broken foot in France's 2-1 win over Sweden on Friday. | 37974247 | [
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Ryan Thomas McManus, 31, from Ava Street in Belfast and Ryan Milligan, 29, from Manse Road in Dundrum were given seven-year terms for over 40 drugs offences.
They will serve half their terms in prison and half on licence.
A third man on charges died on Tuesday.
Connor Devenney, 36, from Dunwellan Park in Newcastle, County Down, appeared in court last week, when the Crown set out its case against the three men.
However, a judge was told that Devenney, who faced two charges linked to the operation, died on Tuesday night.
Passing sentence on McManus and Milligan, the judge said the pair were involved in a "widespread supply of a quantity of illicit drugs" that they distributed "both in the UK and elsewhere".
He said that on one level there was a degree of sophistication, due to the use of the internet and Bitcoin currency, but on another there was a lack of sophistication as they left a "forensic trail".
He said this trail allowed both the police and other authorities to "become aware of the criminal activity" that ultimately led to their arrest.
Last week, the court heard that Milligan and McManus were arrested on 5 August, 2013, when several properties they were linked to were searched and drugs were seized.
A crown prosecutor said that during the period of offending - which spanned from January 2012 to August 2013 - the pair received consignments of drugs that were delivered to addresses either occupied or controlled by them.
They also used a virtual mailbox facility in the centre of Belfast.
The court heard some of the drugs were purchased online using Bitcoin currency. Drugs seized included more than 4,000 Class A tablets, and over 2,700 doses of DPP, as well as cocaine and over 100 grams of herbals. | Two men involved in an international drugs operation that included buying illegal substances on the 'dark web' using Bitcoin currency have been jailed. | 32521831 | [
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The car tried to crash through the barriers at Place de la Concorde, and police opened fire as it sped away.
One of the two is a 16-year-old male who said he was at the wheel.
A third person, a young woman in hospital with bullet wounds, is also thought to have been in the car.
She was operated on overnight at the hospital in a suburb to the west of the French capital.
Her life is not in danger, a police source told journalists.
A bullet-ridden car was later found abandoned near to the incident. Two men and two women were reported to have been seen leaving the vehicle.
British cyclist Chris Froome won his second Tour de France later on Sunday. | Paris officials, investigating why a car was driven through the security barriers ahead of the Tour de France on Sunday morning, are holding two people who handed themselves in overnight. | 33676436 | [
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So far troops have rescued 150 people from the worst-hit site in central Kegalle district, but hopes are fading for another 134 still unaccounted for.
No more people were found overnight, dead or alive - on Wednesday 14 bodies were pulled from the mud.
Five more bodies were found at the site of another mudslide in the district, bringing the death toll there to 10.
Landslides and flooding caused by days of torrential rain have hit many parts of the country, killing at least 43 people in total, according to official figures. Nearly 350,000 people have been displaced.
In the worst-hit area, Aranayake district, three villages were buried after a huge section of hillside sheared away in the rain on Tuesday.
Bad weather is hampering the army's efforts to reach possible survivors.
"I fear the missing 134 could be dead at this point," Maj Gen Sudantha Ranasinghe, the officer in charge, told BBC Sinhala. "But we will continue our operation to recover the bodies to give families some peace."
We started to climb up to the disaster site with troops who were going back on Thursday morning to continue to search for survivors. However they suspended their mission and evacuated the area along with us and some villagers who had returned.
Rain was beating down on the collapsed mountain again, creating a risk of further landslides.
We had to take shelter in a tiny schoolroom on higher ground. Villagers we spoke to were losing hope of finding any more survivors.
We waded through mud and silt to reach the foot of the mountain where most of the devastation has taken place. Army units have identified several places where people may have been buried in the landslide.
In one of the villages, Pallebage, local resident PG Sekara said: "The army keeps going up the mountain, but they're not going to find anything. To find survivors they will have to dig about 40 feet now."
Prema Adikari said she feared she had lost her brother and his family.
"My brother's house is completely destroyed. They were inside when the mudslide started. His 15-year-old daughter and his wife were also in the house," she told BBC Sinhala.
"When it rains, the canal waters nearby get so loud - they had not heard the neighbours warning. Only one member of the family remains, my nephew, who had gone to the shops nearby when the landslide struck. At least we want to see their bodies."
At Bulathkohupitiya, the site of the second, smaller landslide in Kegalle district, six people are still reported missing.
Sri Lanka's monsoon rains often bring floods but officials say these are the worst for several years.
Many displaced people have moved to shelters, and officials have appealed for water, dry food rations and sanitary items. Low-lying coastal areas have also been hit.
In southern India the authorities are on alert as the rains move up the country's east coast.
At least 280 people died in a month of heavy rains and floods in the city of Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu state last year. The rains, the heaviest there in a century, were blamed on climate change although city officials were also criticised for being unprepared.
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The man was crossing Abbot Adams Bridge in Main Street, Kilwinning, at about 03:00 when he was hit by a blue Vauxhall Corsa.
He was taken to Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, where his condition was described as serious but stable.
Police say the car drove off towards Irvine and have appealed for witnesses.
Sgt Ian Thornton said: "Inquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding this collision.
"Officers have been checking all available CCTV systems and have been speaking to witnesses who came to the man's aid.
"I would appeal to the driver of the Corsa to come forward and contact police as a matter of urgency.
"Similarly, I would ask anyone who witnessed the collision, or the Vauxhall Corsa being driven, to contact the Divisional Road Policing Unit at Irvine via the police non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111." | A 51-year-old man has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in North Ayrshire. | 36877875 | [
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Tom Westley (57) and Ravi Bopara (61) made half-centuries but lacked support from the rest of their top order.
Just before tea, visiting captain Mark Cosgrove removed Bopara, chopping one of his medium pacers on to the stumps.
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Vincent Ryan, 25, was shot dead in Finglas in Dublin on Monday after he had dropped off his partner and five-month-old baby.
The gunmen escaped in a silver Volkswagen Golf that was taken during a burglary in County Kildare in October.
Detectives are trying to establish where the car was kept until it was found burned on Monday night.
Irish police do not believe the murder of Mr Ryan, a dissident republican, is connected to the murder of David Byrne at a boxing weigh-in at a Dublin hotel last month.
Mr Ryan had been charged with possession of guns linked to the fatal shooting of Dublin criminal Michael Kelly but was later acquitted, although he remained a suspect in the murder.
His killing is believed to be connected to a feud between dissidents and criminals in Dublin that led to the murder of his brother Alan Ryan three-and-a-half years ago. | The getaway car used in the murder of a man in the Republic of Ireland earlier this week was stolen last year. | 35720267 | [
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Two snowsports enthusiasts got married at a Scottish ski resort before sliding off down a run in their wedding attire.
Bridget and Jonathan Reid, from Moy, near Tomatin in the Highlands, tied the knot at Nevis Range, near Fort William, on Friday.
The couple first's date six years ago was a skiing trip, so they decided it would be appropriate to get married on skis.
Adventure photographer Hamish Frost took their wedding snaps.
Bridget, who is a teacher, and Jonathan, who runs his own electrical automation company, benefited from recent snowfalls for their big day.
They got married in full Highland dress, which includes a kilt, and white wedding dress surrounded by snow-covered mountain landscape.
The white stuff had been lacking over winter, but last month's Storm Doris and recent spells of colder weather have helped with the operation of Nevis Range and Scotland's other outdoor ski centres.
The newly weds said: "Over the last couple of years we have spent as many weekends as possible skiing the Back Corries at Nevis Range.
"We love the atmosphere, the friendliness of the staff and the amazing terrain for skiing. When we heard that we could actually get married there it was a no-brainer."
The couple got married at the top of Easy Gully in a ceremony officiated by Halde Pottinger from the Humanist Society of Scotland.
"He was totally up for marrying us on skis and did an amazing job. He is currently trying to establish whether or not we are the first wedding actually conducted and vowed in skis - officiate and couple," said the Reids.
"We can't actually believe we are but there can't be many. We also managed to twist the arm of adventure photographer Hamish Frost, who came along to take photographs."
The couple added: "The day could not have been better. Without doubt it was the best conditions of the year - with blue skies and fresh snow, we could not have asked for more."
They thanked the staff of Nevis Range for "a fabulous job making our day possible", and for helping in throwing "a hell of a good party" in the evening. | All images copyrighted. | 39192648 | [
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Appearing on BBC Scotland's Ask the Leader, she defended her mandate for a second independence referendum.
But the first minister said it would happen only after the outcome of the Brexit negotiations became clear.
She also confirmed controversial plans to fast track new teachers into classrooms were to go ahead.
She was the last of the four main party leaders in Scotland to appear on the programme, before a live studio audience, in the week before the general election on 8 June.
She faced questions on the SNP government's ten year record on education and health.
Ms Sturgeon also said it was important to have organisations like the EU to help deal with global problems such as climate change and said no single country could tackle such issues "despite what President Trump seems to think".
The first minister insisted her government had a mandate to hold a second independence referendum following last year's Scottish Parliament elections which left the SNP the biggest single party, but no longer with an overall majority.
She said: "We fought an election to the Scottish Parliament last year. The manifesto which I fought that election on said that if a scenario - which I hoped didn't arise - where Scotland voted to stay in the EU and the rest of the UK voted to leave - I thought in those circumstances Scotland should have the choice about its future.
"I don't think we should face that choice now, but at the end of the Brexit deal, when we know what the deal looks like."
The SNP leader said there were many challenges facing the country and she was said independence in itself was not the answer to all of them.
"I don't say that independence is a magic solution to everything," she said.
"Nor do I say supporting independence lets me and my government off the hook. We've got challenges in Scotland - like every other country."
Asked about her offer of a "compromise deal" to take another independence referendum off the table if Scotland were able to remain part of the EU single market after a Brexit deal, Ms Sturgeon said: "I'm very aware there are many people in Scotland who don't want independence, but don't want to leave the EU either.
"I'm trying to find a compromise."
On education, the first minister was quizzed over standards in literacy and numeracy, with two recent reports indicating that standards in schools have been falling while her party has been in office.
The issue of class sizes and teacher numbers were also raised by teachers in the audience.
Ms Sturgeon defended her government's record, cited areas of additional spending and said parts of the Curriculum for Excellence needed greater focus.
She also confirmed that plans to fast-track graduates into teaching roles could soon be put into place to help ease teacher shortages.
The move, which could see graduates placed into teaching roles with just five weeks postgraduate training as opposed to a year-long teaching qualification, are vigorously opposed by teaching unions, including Scotland's biggest, the EIS, which has already warned it would oppose any move to "dilute" teachers' status.
She said teacher recruitment challenges were "not unique to Scotland".
She added: "We are about to go out to tender for an additional different route into teaching."
Earlier on Friday, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the first minister said the SNP could support a Labour government "on an issue-by-issue basis" in the event of a hung parliament.
Both parties have ruled out a formal coalition deal should the election on 8 June not produce a clear winner.
But Ms Sturgeon said she would be open to forming a "progressive alternative to a Conservative government".
During a Question Time election special, where both Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May faced questions from audience members on Friday evening, the Labour leader insisted he would not strike a deal with Ms Sturgeon and was working for a majority Labour government. | Nicola Sturgeon said independence is not a "magic solution" to Scotland's problems as she was questioned over her government's record. | 40134386 | [
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During the live stream the woman, who called herself Oceane, said she had been raped, before taking her own life on the tracks at Egly station 25 miles (40km) south of Paris.
Periscope, a popular social media app, has been used to chronicle unsuitable content before, including crimes and violence. Oceane's death has led to a fresh debate in France about how to regulate and protect young users of social media.
Woman 'live-streamed her suicide on Periscope'
It is a sad consequence that this young woman, who wanted her death witnessed by so many strangers, is now the subject of such intense scrutiny. Her phone examined by police; her last moments spooled back from video surveillance cameras at the scene; her story, her life, her remains pored over by investigators, politicians, journalists, and of course the social media audience she pulled into her own death.
It's like putting a Ferrari in the hands of a five-year-old. Obviously it's going to slam into a wall"
Amid the shock at her death in France, those commentators and journalists are beginning to unpick the role Periscope might have played in her decision, and whether more could have been done to help her.
Many make the point that, just like a knife or a hammer, it is not social media itself that is dangerous, but how it is used.
Others say the medium itself, where the goal is to accumulate friends and followers, encourages exhibitionism.
Twitter, which owns Periscope, said it had removed the content but did not comment on individual accounts.
Justine Atlan, president of e-Enfance which campaigns for more child protection online, is in no doubt that sites like Periscope are dangerous, and asks whether Oceane would have taken her own life if she had not been able to stream it live.
"It's like putting a Ferrari in the hands of a five-year-old," she told radio station France Info. "Obviously it's going to slam into a wall. What happened is extremely serious and, unfortunately, extremely predictable."
Xavier Pommereau, a psychiatrist at Bordeaux hospital, agreed that sites such as Periscope could possibly push someone to commit suicide, because "streaming amplifies the resonance of a phenomenon".
Another psychologist, Michael Stora, believes part of the problem is the responsibility placed on the person's friends or followers on social media apps, otherwise known as moderation by your peers.
"On Facebook you can say 'I want to die' and you ask your friends to intervene and become psychologists," he told Atlantico website. "We don't talk about it much, but there are a huge number of people who talk about their morbid thoughts, even if they don't necessarily act."
Fabrice Mattatia, an expert in digital trust and a former government adviser on digital issues, says the lines of responsibility are sometimes hard to discern.
"Internet users who watched the events could possibly face legal action for not assisting a person in danger, but the intention of the subject must be clear and the spectators must have time to realise the intention and call the police."
Limiting the spread of these videos, and with it the incentive to use them in this way, is one way to curb the threat, says Fabrice Mattatia. But websites and apps also need to develop alert systems that either do not exist or are little known.
"Periscope has an email address for emergencies, it seems, but do users know it? Is it easy to find?"
That is the conclusion reached by the well-known digital magazine Numerama, which says sites like Periscope urgently need an "emergency button" to allow users to send information to the police and emergency services.
"This issue emerged when people started filming attacks or other crimes on Periscope," it says. "It's all the more urgent for suicide cases like this."
Monitoring what happens on social media is a tricky question for France, in the fight again terrorism as well as in cases of crime, or personal tragedy.
"I've heard young people say very disturbing things in the name of freedom of speech," says Michael Stora, "but freedom only exists within a framework, and here there's no longer a framework - we are in a crazy place."
Samaritans
The Samaritans helpline is available 24 hours a day for anyone in the UK struggling to cope. It provides a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential.
Phone for free: 116 123
Email: [email protected]
Visit the Samaritans website
Survivors' Trust
The Survivors' Trust provide support and signposting for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.
Phone: 0808 801 0818
Papyrus
Papyrus offer support, practical advice and information to young people considering suicide and can also offer help and advice if you're concerned about someone you know.
Phone: 0800 068 41 41
SOS Amitie
In France, SOS Amitie offers a similar service to the Samaritans. | France has opened an investigation into the suicide of a 19-year-old woman who broadcast her death on the video-streaming app, Periscope. | 36274051 | [
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Officials have confirmed that of the 184 inmates that escaped, 70 have been captured, leaving 114 still at large.
Among those on the run is Brayan Bremer, who posted pictures of himself on the run on social media.
About 100 federal officers have been sent to Amazonas to boost the search.
Amazonas governor Jose Melo requested the help of the federal government on Sunday, saying Amazonas were "at their physical and psychological limit".
The prisoners escaped from the Anisio Jobim jail in Manaus and the neighbouring Antonio Trindad prison as a deadly riot was under way in the former.
Brazil prison riots: What's the cause?
The director of the Anisio Jobim jail, Jose Carvalho da Silva, has since been suspended over allegations he took money from the Familia do Norte gang in exchange for turning a blind eye to drugs and weapons beings smuggled into the jail.
Investigators say the Familia do Norte instigated the riot and specifically targeted members of rival gang First Capital Command (PCC).
Mr Silva is also accused of allowing inmates to flee the prison in exchange for money.
He had been put in charge of the jail on 28 December in an interim capacity, after serving as deputy head.
Two inmates made the allegations against him in separate letters sent to the authorities three weeks before the riot.
In the letters, the inmates say that Mr Silva had threatened to move them from a secure area of the jail into a "general population" area, even though they had received death threats and a judge had ordered they be kept separate from the general prison population.
The two were among the 56 inmates killed during the riot on 1 January. | Police in Brazil are stepping up their search for more than 100 prisoners who are still on the run after escaping from adjoining prisons in the northern state of Amazonas on 1 January. | 38595403 | [
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The 26-year-old victim had been standing at a bus stop in Wallacewell Quadrant in Glasgow at about 23:45 on Friday when a car pulled up beside him.
A young man who was a passenger in the car got out and chased him with a hammer into a nearby park.
The car was then driven at him and hit him before two other men jumped out and attacked him with weapons.
The attackers then got back into the vehicle - a small silver car - before driving back onto Wallacewell Road.
One of the men is described as being in his early 20s with blond hair. He was wearing a red top.
The other two men are described as being in their late teens to early 20s.
Their victim is being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Det Con William Corkindale of Shettleston CID said: "This was a horrendous attack which has left the victim seriously injured and it is imperative that we trace the people responsible.
"I would appeal to anyone who was in the area around the time the incident took place, who may have witnessed what happened or saw anything suspicious, to come forward.
"We understand that the front passenger window of the small silver car involved was smashed and so I would also ask anyone who noticed a car matching this description to get in touch." | A man has been left in a "serious but stable" condition in an attack being treated by police as attempted murder. | 39466386 | [
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The image shows the feathered friend peering into shot on Wednesday morning.
The phrase "photobomb" - to spoil a picture by unexpectedly appearing in shot - was added to the Collins English dictionary in 2014. | It was a case of beak-a-boo when a bird "photobombed" a web camera mounted at a railway station in north west Wales. | 35485697 | [
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