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Loren Davis was driving at 100km/h (62mph) on an expressway in Adelaide on Tuesday when she hit the koala as it was crossing the road.
Ms Davis only discovered what had happened to the animal when she reached home and inspected her car.
The koala only had minor abrasions and will be released into the wild soon.
"We're calling him Bear Grylls," said Ms Davis, whose choice of nickname was inspired by the British survival expert and television presenter.
Koalas, which are often mistaken for bears, are in fact marsupials.
Ms Davis told reporters that she had been driving down a dark stretch on the expressway and only saw the koala when her headlights illuminated it.
She said she could not change lanes nor brake because of traffic next to her and behind her, and had "no choice but to hit the koala".
She later pulled to one side to check but could not see the koala anywhere.
Ms Davis drove to her home about 10km away, "feeling upset that I'd killed a koala," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
"Once I got home and pulled into the garage I turned on the light to see the damage. I turned around, saw a koala and just screamed."
The koala was still conscious and growled as Ms Davis approached. She and her fiance finally pushed a blanket underneath its dangling arm so that it could push itself up and out of the grill.
Animal rescue volunteers later came by and took the animal for treatment. It is expected to be released soon.
Fauna Rescue co-ordinator Merridy Montarello told The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide that it was a "very, very lucky koala".
"It's because of the particular size of it [that it survived]... It's just sat itself inside the car."
"Bear Grylls" is not the only koala to have a lucky escape on Australia's roads.
Another koala got stuck head-first in a car grill three weeks ago when it was hit on a road in another part of Adelaide, reported ABC. In 2011, a koala named Kenny in Queensland also survived under similar circumstances.
In 2014 a koala named Timberwolf survived a 54.5 mile (88km) ride clinging to the bottom of a car, also in Queensland.
However, not all koalas are so lucky - according to some estimates, about 85% of koalas involved in road accidents may die from their injuries. | A koala in Australia has been dubbed "Bear Grylls" after it was hit by a fast-moving car and survived when it got wedged in the car's front grill. | 34345023 | [
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Simi's plight was described as a "bureaucratic log jam" by MP Andrew Turner at Prime Minister's Questions in September.
The eight-year-old female had been in Belgium awaiting transportation after being seized in Germany on welfare grounds.
A spokeswoman for the zoo said she would have a "lifelong home" there.
The animal was seized two years ago and held in isolation at an animal welfare centre in Belgium.
The zoo carried out negotiations with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a rabies waiver to allow the animal to be imported into the UK.
A spokeswoman for the Animal and Plant Health Agency had said quarantine waivers were "strictly controlled and only issued if certain criteria can be met by the premises of origin and destination".
Watch Simi's journey on Inside Out on 25 January at 19:30 on BBC One in the South or on BBC iPlayer. | A former circus tiger which waited two years to be imported to the Isle of Wight Zoo has arrived on the island. | 35321665 | [
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The young girl was injured by the drug patrol dog in Belmarsh Prison, Woolwich, on 31 March.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the incident had been reported to police and the dog withdrawn from service.
In 2015, the MoJ said there were more than 530 dogs deployed in prisons in England and Wales.
The Mirror reported the attack had taken place during a routine drugs test and the girl needed to undergo plastic surgery because of her injuries.
The MoJ said it could not release more details because of "purdah" rules in the run up to the general election. | A toddler was bitten by a sniffer dog while she was visiting a relative in a high security jail in east London, it has emerged. | 39914342 | [
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Hard and soft Brexit relates to the type of relationship with the EU single market after the UK leaves the bloc.
UKIP MEP Nathan Gill warned against a "con" of a Brexit, saying there were only two options - to leave or to stay.
Meanwhile Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has said his family faced "abuse" after he decided to campaign for Leave.
On June 23 2016, 854,572 people in Wales - 52.5% of those who took part in the referendum - voted for Brexit, compared with 772,347 (47.5%) who said the UK should stay.
The figures were in line with the UK result and came despite First Minister Carwyn Jones and the then Prime Minister David Cameron campaigning for a Remain vote.
Asked how parties that campaigned for Remain should learn from the referendum, Ms Morgan said: "We should probably stop talking about the EU in terms that people don't understand.
"Not many people I know understand hard and soft Brexit, and those are the experts.
"If we really want to connect with the people we have to start talking about a jobs Brexit, or a Brexit that means you can still go out to a cafe and be served because actually we [could] lose so many people."
Soft Brexit is sometimes used to refer to the UK maintaining some kind of relationship with the single market in return for concessions on freedom of movement, while hard or clean Brexit suggests leaving the single market entirely.
There is no agreed definition of either.
But Mr Gill, former UKIP Wales leader, told BBC Wales: "There's only one type of Brexit - you leave or you stay."
He says Britain has to leave the single market and the customs union "otherwise we haven't left - it has to be that way".
"We have to give the public some credit. They understood these things," Mr Gill said.
He suggested that anything else would be a "con".
Andrew RT Davies- another leading Brexit campaigner - told BBC Wales last year he suffered "brutal" treatment from senior Tory party figures after he announced his preference for leaving the EU.
In an interview he said said his family "received quite a bit of abuse around the decision that I took". | A prominent Welsh Labour EU supporter has said the public largely do not understand what is meant by the terms "soft" or "hard" Brexit. | 40357038 | [
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There are 67 items in total, including a Dalek from 1966, and a Cyberman from the show's 19th series.
His rare props are expected to attract interest from people around the world, and could go for thousands of pounds.
His wife has said she might have to lock him in the shed to stop him from buying back his own favourites.
The auctioneer has said that the full collection of film memorabilia, including the Dr Who props, is the best he's ever seen.
"They are incredibly rare, to get a genuine Dalek from that period," he said.
"I've never seen one coming up for many, many, many years." | A collector is putting his massive haul of film and TV props on sale, because his wife says there isn't space for them all in the house. | 36480255 | [
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He also warned universities to stop "excessive" pay for vice-chancellors.
But Mr Johnson rejected calls to scrap tuition fees - saying it would be a "disaster of historic proportions".
The Russell Group of leading universities was lukewarm in its response to the idea of a binding contract - warning of "unintended consequences" and saying that "no one would want to see standards undermined by the risk of legal action".
Labour said that talk about value for money for students was a "smokescreen" to cover for the unpopularity of the rising cost of fees.
In a speech to the Reform think tank in London, Mr Johnson fought back against calls to stop the rise in tuition fees and interest rates on loans.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that higher fees of £9,250 and interest rates rising to 6.1% will mean graduates leaving university with debts of more than £50,000 on average.
Former Education Minister Lord Adonis has called such high levels of fees and interest charges "indefensible", and the head of the Russell Group of universities has called for a reassessment of interest rates.
But Mr Johnson, while saying such charges would be kept "under review", he defended the principles underlying the current system as progressive and providing the funding for extra university places.
Mr Johnson said it was "outrageous" and "entirely false" to suggest that higher tuition fees had deterred disadvantaged students from going to university - and that entry rates for young people from poorer backgrounds were at record levels.
Labour's policy of scrapping tuition fees would mean universities depending on government funding, said Mr Johnson, and he said that if higher education was competing against other pressures on public spending, universities would see their budgets squeezed.
It would mean a "long decline into mediocrity", said Mr Johnson, and a falling number of places.
He said the cost of scrapping fees, clearing existing student-loan debts and repaying students who had already paid off their loans would require a 2.5p hike in the basic rate of income tax.
But he also called for the university system to become much more responsive to the needs of students.
Mr Johnson said the newly established Office for Students would consider how to introduce contracts for all students, giving them a way of contesting the quality of their courses.
This would cover areas such as contact time, resources and assessments.
"Although contracts do exist in various forms in some institutions, most of them do not provide enough detail to be useful," said Mr Johnson.
"Providing students with greater contractual certainty", said Mr Johnson, would "help to address much of the dissatisfaction over seeming poor value-for-money of undergraduate education".
Mr Johnson said such contracts would tackle problems of "non-delivery" for students and would give them "some form of redress", which could include "legal remedies".
The minister also told universities to restrain pay for vice-chancellors - with dozens of university heads now receiving over £300,000 and some being paid more than £400,000.
"When students and taxpayers invest so heavily in our higher education system, value for money should be guaranteed. Yet, I am still hearing students say that their course is poor quality.
"This is not good enough, especially when some vice-chancellors take home a wage that in some cases exceeds that of the prime minister."
But Labour's universities spokesman, Gordon Marsden, said Mr Johnson was "completely toothless" over vice-chancellors' pay and his complaints would be "kicked into the long grass".
"His announcements today are a smokescreen to dodge mounting evidence that the cost of loans is pushing students away from applying to university and forcing more to drop out," said Mr Marsden. | Students will have formal contracts with universities, so they can challenge them over too few teaching hours or if facilities are inadequate, says Universities Minister Jo Johnson. | 40671188 | [
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I give him the benefit of the doubt - his arguably blasé attitude, I think, is a symptom of being consistently called upon to defend his creation.
He is the co-creator of Tor, the most popular software available for gaining access to the part of the internet unreachable using a conventional browser - including what is often referred to as the dark or underground web.
To some, Tor is a menace: a (largely) impenetrable system that enables some of the most depraved crimes to take place on the internet.
To others, it is a lifeline, the only way to safely access the online services that most of us take for granted.
Dingledine would rather we talked about the latter. The scale of the dark web - with its drug deals, weapons sales and child abuse imagery - is insignificant when considered in the bigger picture, he argues.
But we must talk about the former. I meet Dingledine at this year's Def Con, the large underground hacking convention held in Las Vegas.
The timing was ideal - the event came just over a week after the closure of two huge dark web marketplaces. The biggest, Alphabay, was said to boast more than 200,000 users and $1bn (£0.7bn) a year in revenue.
Dingledine's talk was the day prior to our meeting, and in it he criticised misinformed journalists for sensationalising the size and scale of the dark web.
"I think a lot of it comes down to incentive mismatches," he tells me, "where journalists have to create more controversy and get something so that everybody will want to read their article.
"The story is privacy is under threat around the world, and that's been the story for a while - so they need a new story."
The Tor Project's website has a section called "Abuse FAQ".
It is here the group attempts to address the most controversial side of Tor use: that it is an enabler of criminals intent on carrying out the most shocking and sickening crimes.
When talking about this, Dingledine invokes the "guns don't kill people" defence. Tor does not commit crime, he says, criminals do.
"I would say that there are bad people on the internet and they're doing bad things, but Tor does not enable them to do the bad things.
"It's not like there's a new set of bad people in the world who exist because Tor exists."
I guess not. But I suggest that Tor indisputably provides a way in which a novice can make themselves essentially untraceable online.
"I still think that most of the bad stuff on the internet has nothing to do with Tor," Dingledine insists.
"Most of the bad stuff on the internet is due to huge criminal organisations. There's a lot of crime out there."
In layman's terms, Tor hides your identity by pinging your connection around many different servers across the world, making your actual location extremely hard to track.
There have been rumours that law enforcement has "cracked" Tor but, aside from isolated vulnerabilities, Dingledine says the concept remains solid.
"As far as I know, no, they haven't [cracked Tor].
"Tor is the best option there is out there, but that doesn't mean Tor is perfect. No software is perfect."
Any major busts and arrests have been traced back to human error - good old, old-fashioned policing.
"Which is frustrating," Dingledine interjects, "Because the modern police world wants to just click a button and have the bad guy show up. Old-fashioned police work is hard, takes energy."
Tor was mentioned in the documents leaked as part of Edward Snowden's whistleblowing in 2014. Under the delicate heading "Tor Stinks… but it could be worse", the National Security Agency (NSA) noted: "We will never be able to de-anonymise all Tor users all the time."
Given this, you would think the US (and others) would be taking every step to weaken Tor. Ban it, even. But in fact, the US government has done more than any other to keep it alive - donating several million dollars to Dingledine and team since the project's inception in the nineties.
He is confident that funding will continue.
"A lot of the US government funding for internet freedom tools comes from Republicans. The current congress is quite supportive of giving people tools to keep people safer on the internet."
The reason? The FBI, CIA, military and others all value anonymity too. In their ideal world, Tor would exist, but they would hold a secret key to break in.
In 2014, Facebook's London team announced it had set up a way for users to access Facebook through Tor. More than a million people use the site in this way every month.
"About 97% of Tor traffic has to do with people going to Facebook, and Wikipedia, and BBC, and ordinary websites on the internet, and they want to go there more safely," Dingledine says.
"Whereas 3% of the traffic has to do with this 'dark web' thing…. I have to wave my hands when I say the phrase."
The ability to access social networks anonymously is invaluable to people living in oppressive regimes or countries with high levels of surveillance around what citizens do online.
But given the majority of users can be found in the US and Europe - in places not typically considered to be oppressive - I argued that Tor's justification hinging on the needs of activists perhaps seems less than convincing.
"I think the line is getting a lot more blurry between the free countries, and the un-free countries," he says.
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You can reach Dave securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370 | When Roger Dingledine talks about the dark web, he waves his hands in the air - as if not quite convinced of its existence. | 40810771 | [
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But every so often, a family walks by carrying bags and suitcases, not quite sure where they will be living in the next few weeks.
Urged to evacuate the nearby tower blocks overnight, they have come to the centre after a chaotic night of mixed messages in a bid to get their questions answered.
"Why can't they stay in their flats? Where will they be moved to? And how long will it take for life to get back to normal?"
Those questions and dozens of others are being asked by the residents of 650 flats in Camden who were evacuated at short notice from their homes over fire safety concerns, following the Grenfell Tower blaze nine days earlier.
The local council says it will remove external thermal cladding from five tower blocks on the Chalcots estate - and that, after taking advice from the fire service, it had no option but to ask the residents of four of those blocks to move out temporarily.
Many occupants feel like the evacuation is an overreaction and firmly believe they could stay in their flats while the remedial work takes place.
Laura Mulcahy, 29, is holding a sheet that confirms she has registered her grandparents, Eileen, 71, and William, 75, to be rehoused from the Dorney block.
"It's a joke," she says. "No-one knows what is going on. My grandad is still in there. They've told us to go back and get grandad. People are still in the block."
Eileen adds: "I don't want to be sent miles away. I feel like I might have a heart attack. My husband can't cope. He kept heaving all night because of the stress."
Through the window of the leisure centre, staff in high visibility jackets hold mobile phones to their ears and tap away on laptops trying to book hotel rooms or any other available temporary accommodation for the residents.
Several of those evacuated from their homes at short notice had to spend the night here, sleeping on mattresses.
Some locals decided to take matters into their own hands and instead stayed with relatives rather than on a gym floor.
Giulia Mummolo, 24, who lives on the 16th floor of the Taplow Tower, came back to her block to pack some belongings after staying with a friend.
She has already found herself a new place to live after making the decision to move out of her block following the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Cladding fire tests failed by 27 blocks
Residents react: 'I'm angry'
'Evacuation the right decision'
She says: "It's not very pleasant. The only thing is I wasn't feeling safe in the building. I think it's a shame that only now things are happening.
"These buildings should not be built. It's all been very confusing. We found out about the evacuation from an article. No-one called me.
"I've already found a place to live so I've just got to speed up the process. After the fire at Grenfell I didn't feel safe. On the 16th floor, what can you do?
"Even if they make the changes there's not much they can do in four weeks."
The playground remains busy with parents and children - who have had their Saturday swimming lessons cancelled at the centre - enjoying the outdoor facilities.
Every so often, a resident walks past with a suitcase after finally securing some accommodation in a B&B, vacant apartment or hotel.
But several refuse to be moved out of their tower blocks.
Rosie Turner, 27, walks out of the leisure centre carrying her nine-week-old baby, AJ, after staying the night in her 14th floor flat in Taplow Tower.
"I came home yesterday and was told I had to evacuate. I came to the centre to register and they told me I would have to stay on an air bed," she says.
"It's not right. AJ hasn't had one needle and how am I meant to sterilise his bottles?"
"I'm willing to take the risk than stay in there. They've told me to go to the Docklands but how am I supposed to get to and from there?
"I'm still in the house and I'm not going unless they put me somewhere local."
Izac Tsai, 26, who lives on the fourth floor of the Dorney Tower, is waiting outside the leisure centre after being told he will receive a call once staff have found him alternative accommodation.
He says he received conflicting messages on Friday night from security guards over whether or not he could stay in his flat.
"They came knocking and advised us that we should leave but it was not forced.
"At the same time they're trying to shake responsibility. They're saying if you stay and there's an accident it's your problem, not ours.
"I'm staying in my flat until I get clear instructions about when to leave and how. I will wait around until I'm told where to go. I feel in limbo." | It would seem like a typical Saturday morning with children jumping on climbing frames outside Swiss Cottage leisure centre in north London. | 40393541 | [
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Aaron Saucedo, 23, had already been charged with murder in connection with a killing in August 2015, police say.
Now he has been linked to the deaths of eight other people, between January and July 2016.
Police say they have not identified a motive but believe he acted alone. His lawyer has not commented.
The 2015 victim was a 61-year-old man who had dated the suspect's mother, Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said.
The other victims, including a 12-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman, seem to have been targeted at random.
"Today is a good day in the city of Phoenix," Mayor Greg Stanton said.
Police gave few details on how they linked the man to the killings, which stopped last July amid extensive media coverage.
But they said the evidence included surveillance video, witness statements and ballistics material.
He faces 26 additional felony counts, including multiple counts of homicide, aggravated assault and drive-by shootings.
The Maricopa County attorney has not yet decided which charges to formally bring against him. | Police in the US state of Arizona say a man arrested last month is responsible for a series of deadly shootings in Phoenix last year. | 39853249 | [
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"I am grateful for the opportunity to come back to my second home," he said.
"I believe I can bring to a very talented squad some belief and options on playing certain situations in all formats. I'm hoping to try and add a winning culture."
Sussex have reshuffled their coaching set-up following relegation from Division One last season and cricket manager Mark Robinson's appointment as head coach of England Women.
Mark Davis was appointed head coach in November, with Keith Greenfield named director of cricket and Carl Hopkinson now academy director.
Davis said he was "thrilled" to see former Zimbabwe international Goodwin, who left Sussex at the end of 2012 to join Glamorgan, back at Hove.
"I am confident Murray's relentless approach to batting and his technical expertise will be of great value," Davis added.
"He has a brilliant work ethic and a passion for teaching the game, which is a vital ingredient in any elite coach." | Sussex have appointed ex-player Murray Goodwin as their new batting coach. | 35841995 | [
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The album, which includes the singles Dead Inside and Mercy, knocked Florence and The Machine off top spot.
The band's third album, How Big, How Blue slipped to number two, with Collabro's Act Two at three.
Ed Sheeran's X climbed six places to four, with Sam Smith's Lonely Hour up two at five. Leftfield had the highest new entry at number six.
The dance act's first full-length studio album for 16 years, Alternative Light Source, edged out a new deluxe edition of The Rolling Stones 1971 chart-topper Sticky Fingers.
Further down the album chart, Pete Townshend's Classic Quadropenia debuted at number 32.
The Who star launched a protest against the Official Chart Company last week when it decided his record wouldn't be eligible for the classical charts, because it was merely a rock album re-arranged for the orchestra.
As it stands, the album at the top of the classical chart is Andre Rieu's Magic Of The Violin, which only made number 100 on the main chart.
Meanwhile, Jason Derulo achieved a third week at number one in the singles chart with Want To Want Me.
OMI's Cheerleader was at number two, with Major Lazer's Len on FT MO & DJ Snake at number three.
Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber's Where Are U Now and Galantis' Runaway (You & I) took fourth and fifth spot.
But Leona Lewis's much-publicised comeback single, Fire Under My Feet, failed to make the Top 40, landing at number 51.
The Official Chart will move to Fridays from 10 July - after 28 years broadcasting on a Sunday - to tie in with the new global music release day.
The Official Chart with Greg James will kick off the weekend at 16:00 BST every Friday on BBC Radio 1, as part of his drivetime show.
The move coincides with the music industry's launch of New Music Fridays in more than 45 countries.
All albums and singles will now be released globally at 00:01 on a Friday. | Rock band Muse have secured their fifth number one UK album with their latest effort, Drones. | 33126878 | [
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Flames could be seen shooting from the roof of Scotway House, close to the city's Riverside Museum, after the fire broke out on Friday evening.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent a number of appliances to the scene.
There were no reports of injuries, and the nearby Riverside Museum was not damaged.
Scotway House is located on a large plot of wasteland west of Yorkhill Park.
It was built in 1885 as a drawing office for ship building firm D&W Henderson at the Meadowside Shipyard, and is a category B-listed building.
The building has been empty for about 20 years. Since the doors were closed it has been considered for a pub and restaurant development and a music venue.
Last year plans were submitted to convert the building as part of a student housing development on the site.
The Glasgow Harbour area is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. | Firefighters have put out a major blaze which swept through a derelict listed building in Glasgow. | 36348272 | [
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Christie, who has also appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, said she "could not feel more privileged" to be joining the cast.
The first season of Top of the Lake was broadcast on BBC Two in 2013.
The six-part series won an Emmy award for outstanding cinematography for a miniseries and Elisabeth Moss won a Golden Globe for best actress in a miniseries.
The show is directed and co-written by Jane Campion - one of only four women to have been nominated for the best director Oscar.
Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones and Captain Phasma in Star Wars, will have a major role in the programme.
She said: "Jane Campion has been a major creative influence throughout my life.
"I could not feel more privileged to be working on the next instalment of unique and enthralling drama."
No specific details have been released about the character she will be playing.
Elisabeth Moss, who has also starred in Mad Men and The West Wing, said: "I'm so excited to be back in Australia working with Jane on exploring this wonderful character.
"I can't wait for audiences to see where we take Robin's journey".
David Dencik, Alice Englert and Ewen Leslie will also appear in the the show's second season.
Top Of The Lake: China Girl will pick up four years on from the ending of the first series, and will see Moss's character try to solve a case after the unidentified body of an Asian girl washes up on to Sydney's Bondi Beach.
The new series will be co-directed by Ariel Kleiman and will consist of six hour-long episodes.
Filming for the series commenced in Sydney on Monday, with the show expected to premiere on BBC Two in 2017. | Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie is to appear in the new series of Top of the Lake. | 35871702 | [
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The list, compiled by a panel of 144 DJs, critics and writers, highlights 15 rising acts for the coming year.
It includes Canadian R&B sensation Alessia Cara, singer-songwriter Frances and witty rap collective Section Boyz.
Last year's victors were pop trio Years and Years, with previous winners including Adele, Sam Smith and Haim.
After topping the list, Years and Years' debut album, Communion, entered the charts at number one and the band recently announced their first headline show at Wembley Arena.
2015's runner-up, singer-songwriter James Bay, also scored the year's biggest-selling debut album, Chaos and the Calm.
"The fact that people think I can have the same potential as these huge artists is incredible," said Cara, whose debut single, Here, has just entered the US top 10.
Find out more and watch videos on the Sound Of 2016 site
What happened to the previous winners?
As with previous years, young solo artists feature prominently on the 2016 list, including soul diva Izzy Bizu and British-Kosovan pop singer Dua Lipa, who was talent-spotted by Lana Del Rey's managers.
But the front-runner is bound to be Jack Garratt - a soulful multi-instrumentalist who has been compared to Ed Sheeran and James Blake. The 24-year-old, from Buckinghamshire, has already won the Brits Critics' Choice award, and will receive the Introducing prize at next month's BBC Music Awards.
Guitars are notably absent from the longlist, with Stockport psych-rock quintet Blossoms and indie upstart Ratboy the only traditional rock acts to make the cut.
"We are delighted to be a part of the BBC's Sound Of 2016," said Blossoms. "To discover we're one of the only guitar acts on the list this year is exciting for all of us. Viva Stockport!"
As with last year, rap and grime make a strong showing, with Londoners J Hus, Loyle Carner, WSTRN and Section Boyz all featured.
Most of them reached the longlist without traditional music industry support. J Hus has racked up six million streams of his Afrobeat-inspired party track Lean and Bop without a record deal; while Section Boyz saw their independently-released mixtape, Don't Panic, enter the top 40 earlier this year.
"I am so excited to hear that I am in the longlist," said J Hus. "It's a massive honour to be recognised and makes me want to continue for the fans."
As the daughter of pop legend Neneh Cherry and Massive Attack producer Cameron McVey, Stockholm-born Mabel was raised around music - but held back from her own career until recently.
"It's so unoriginal of me. Why didn't I just go and be an astronaut?" she joked in an interview with The Beat Juice.
Similarly, London-born NAO was reluctant to share her music, despite a degree in jazz from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She worked as a backing singer for the likes of Jarvis Cocker and Pulp before gathering the courage to upload some of her music to SoundCloud. Shortly afterwards, she found her first single, So Good, being championed by Zane Lowe.
The list is rounded off by electronic producer Muru Masa and 16-year-old folk singer Billie Marten.
The Sound Of... list launched in 2003, and has a track record in championing new and innovative acts, many of whom have gone on to achieve global success.
According to the rules, the acts should not already be well known to the UK general public - through featuring in the final stages of a TV talent show, for example, or having already been a member of a successful band.
They must also not have been the lead artist on a UK top 20 single or album before 30 October 2015 - though guest vocalists are eligible.
The 15-act longlist will be whittled down to five in January, with the winner announced on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show on 8 January 2016.
DJ Annie Mac said the Sound Of 2016 was "a definitive list of the key artists to look out for and listen to" next year.
"It has real results, incredible success stories and I'm looking forward to being able to support these people on my radio shows." | Neneh Cherry's daughter, an unsigned rapper and a former backing singer for Pulp have all made the longlist for the BBC Music Sound Of 2016. | 34636509 | [
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The product will offer teachers new ways to use the world-building video game in a range of subjects.
Microsoft paid $2.5bn (£1.8bn) for Mojang, Minecraft's Swedish creator, in 2014. And late last year, it bought the four-year-old MinecraftEdu version of the game from Finland-based independent developer TeacherGaming.
It is now promising to add features, but schools may face extra costs.
It says more than 7,000 classrooms around the world already use Minecraft in some form.
"Teachers are using Minecraft to do so many things, including teaching maths, science, religion and poetry," Anthony Salcito, Microsoft's vice-president of worldwide education, told the BBC.
"Once we make the tools easier for schools to get access to and employ, I think you'll see that number [of classrooms] grow quite quickly."
MinecraftEdu already allows teachers to modify content in the game and use a shared library of education-themed assets.
Microsoft is promising to improve the experience by:
To access the service, children and teachers each need their own Office 365 ID, which can also be used to provide access to the Microsoft's cloud-based productivity software.
Microsoft says this will help teachers minimise the number of online accounts they need to manage.
But it may also help the company promote its word processing, email, and file-sharing apps over rival services from Google and others.
Microsoft intends to charge an annual fee of $5 (£3.50) for each teacher and child.
That could prove more expensive than the current basic set-up, where schools pay a one-off fee of $14 multiplied by the maximum number of people they want to be able to log in at once, plus an additional $41 for server software.
"We believe we are bringing added value," said Deirdre Quarnstrom, director of Minecraft education.
"On top of having a persistent identity, they will also have access to the most current version of the game.
"MinecraftEdu, along with other Minecraft mods, was one to two releases behind by nature of the development process.
"We are also replacing the need for schools to have and maintain separate server hardware."
The new features were welcomed by Leigh Wolmarans, the head teacher of Lings Primary School in Northampton.
His school already uses MinecraftEdu to teach pupils about A Midsummer Night's Dream by asking them to create a performance of Shakespeare's play within the game.
However, he said other teachers should be aware the software had its limitations.
"Technology can lead to exceptional learning, but it has to be used in conjunction with other tools," he said.
"If all you are doing is sitting them down and leaving them to experience Shakespeare through Minecraft, you would be doing something wrong.
"Dance, art, drama and music remain the best ways to teach kids.
"But technology can add to that as an additional tool."
Microsoft said it would allow teachers to start "beta-testing" Minecraft's education edition at some point "in the summer" without charge, ahead of its formal rollout. | An "education edition" of Minecraft is to be launched by Microsoft. | 35341528 | [
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El Amrani, in a letter to African football associations, said he would be departing on Monday, but gave no reason for his decision.
The 37-year-old Moroccan had served as secretary general for the last six years.
Hayatou was deposed as Caf president 10 days ago at elections in Ethiopia, where six of his allies on the body's executive committee also lost their positions.
The 70-year-old Hayatou had served as president for 29 years.
Caf's new president, Ahmad, chaired a meeting with his staff at the African football body's headquarters in Cairo later on Sunday.
During the meeting, the new president announced he had accepted the resignation of El Amrani. | The Confederation of African Football's (Caf) secretary general Hicham El Amrani resigned on Sunday, just over a week after long-standing president Issa Hayatou was ousted from power following defeat to Madagascar's Ahmad in the elections. | 39399482 | [
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But the failure of Stormont politicians to reach agreement on how best to deal with the past means those institutions, and the money, are now on hold.
Justice Minister David Ford told the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday that until agreement is reached, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Police Ombudsman will remain responsible for legacy investigations.
However, they have not been given any additional funding for the task.
The minister said he has been assured that the government intends honouring its financial promise, but only when the new bodies are established.
Mr Ford said he has met the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers and "made the point strenuously" that the government has a responsibility to help deal with the past.
"There needs to be an arrangement to provide additional money for institutions required to deal with the past," he said.
The minister also said the failure of Stormont's recent Fresh Start agreement to decide how best to deal with legacy issues was "potentially throwing away the best opportunity for a generation to deal with our troubled past".
He added that the failure had also made progress on legacy inquests "much more difficult".
He revealed that he has authorised the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service to recruit "investigative support" for coroners to deal with those inquests, which include some of the most controversial killings of the troubles.
The appointments of additional staff are expected to be made by the spring of next year. | The government has been urged to make available part of a special £150m fund which has been set aside for new legacy bodies to the PSNI and Police Ombudsman to investigate the past. | 35038754 | [
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The program - called Vital - will vote on whether to invest in a specific company or not.
The firm it will be working for - Deep Knowledge Ventures - focuses on drugs for age-related diseases.
It said that Vital would make its recommendations by sifting through large amounts of data.
The algorithm looks at a range of data when making decisions - including financial information, clinical trials for particular drugs, intellectual property owned by the firm and previous funding.
"On first sight, it looks like a futuristic idea but on reflection it is really a little bit of publicity hype," said Prof Noel Sharkey of the University of Sheffield.
"A lot of companies use large data search to access what is happening on the market, then the board or trusted workers can decide on the advice.
"With financial markets, algorithms are delegated with decisions. The idea of the algorithm voting is a gimmick. It is not different from the algorithm making a suggestion and the board voting on it."
According to Deep Knowledge Ventures, Vital has already approved two investment decisions.
The software was developed by UK-based Aging Analytics. | A venture capital firm has appointed a computer algorithm to its board of directors. | 27426942 | [
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The families are not identifying which of the girls have married.
Tasnime Akunjee, who represents the families, says it "does not bode well" that those girls will now return.
The Bethnal Green Academy pupils flew from Gatwick to Turkey on 17 February after telling their parents they were going out for the day. They later entered Syria and are thought to be in Raqqa, the self-styled capital of the so-called Islamic State.
Mr Akunjee said the girls had contacted their families "some weeks ago" to tell them of the marriages, which took place "some time ago".
He added: "The families learned that the girls were not together in Raqqa three months ago, and it was because two of them were married.
"They are distraught, because it doesn't bode well for their return. The girls are starting to grow roots socially, and deep roots."
Mr Akunjee said the men the girls married are in their 20s, but said it is not known whether they are IS fighters.
However, the Guardian reports that the two schoolgirls married in ceremonies approved by IS authorities.
The three girls had been studying for their GCSEs at the school in Tower Hamlets, east London - where they have been described as "straight-A students".
A fourth girl from the school is believed to have travelled to Syria in December.
Mr Akunjee also said a video published by the Daily Telegraph claiming to show the girls in Raqqa, in the care of a woman handler, is unlikely to be them.
"The girls were not together at the time of the video," he said. "It's unlikely that they would have been under the aegis of the leader of a woman's centre." | The families of two east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria are "distraught" after learning they have married, their solicitor has said. | 33394986 | [
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So the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid went out of his way to sound no-nonsense and tough today. He accused some English councils of "fudging" the numbers on housing need in their area and warned them that he was not going to allow that to happen anymore.
But the response to the government's proposals has been decidedly mixed.
Labour's shadow housing minister John Healey described them as "feeble beyond belief".
"Re-treading old ground" was how the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers described the White Paper. "Kicking the can down the road," one big investment fund said.
The chief executive of the housebuilder Inland Homes, Stephen Wicks, bemoaned the failure to relax rules on green belt development.
"Brownfield in itself can't possibly sustain the long-term housing requirements of the UK," he said. "It can go an awful long way but there needs to be a relaxation of some green belt to enable us to deliver the numbers that we are required to do."
The White Paper does include measures to encourage developers, housing associations and councils to build more affordable homes more quickly, both to rent and to buy.
But this government seems to speak with two voices on housing: the communities department wants to shift the balance of power firmly towards new development in places people want to live, but Number 10 and some influential Tory backbenchers are sympathetic to the passionate concerns of those who wish to protect the countryside and particularly the green belt.
The real question that lies behind all the rhetoric and policy bullet-points is whether the balance of power between development and local opposition has fundamentally changed.
Ministers now accept England needs 250,000 new homes every year, they have described the housing market as "broken" and they agree that radical change is the only way to mend it.
But many have yet to be convinced that this White Paper amounts to a "realistic plan" to achieve that. | Over the last three decades, governments of various stripes have promised radical change to solve England's housing crisis and today's White Paper is no exception. | 38901296 | [
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Social media videos shot in the Plaza Major showed injured fans and officers in body armour wielding batons.
BBC journalist Phil Mackie confirmed police used baton charges to clear parts of the square.
Earlier, Spanish police said eight Leicester fans were arrested for "causing a mess" on Tuesday night.
Footage posted online showed a group of officers being targeted with missiles and fans chanting "Gibraltar is ours" in the Plaza Major, where Leicester's fans were told they could congregate.
A witness told BBC 5 live: "There were a couple of people who probably antagonised the police, but then they took it out all these people here.
"There were people with children, they came in with batons and there was a 70-year-old man and the kids [in the way]."
Owynn Palmer-Atkin, reporting for BBC Radio Leicester, said: "There was a couple of flares that went off - blue smoke, then a bang, and that is when you heard the tone of the chanting change.
"The noise of the crowd seem to quieten and then become more of a panic.
"There was another bang and that is when the riot vans started charging across the square. I find it incredible a police van would travel that fast in a crowded square."
BBC presenter Gary Lineker, a Leicester City fan and former Foxes player, tweeted: "Just saw the footage of some Leicester fans behaving despicably in Madrid. The few idiots ruin it for the decent majority. Sickening.."
On Tuesday night, Phil Mackie said he witnessed what appeared to be an unprovoked attack on supporters.
He reported seeing police charging a group of Leicester fans walking in the city centre before three were pushed to the ground, hit with batons and bundled into the back of vans.
Police said six officers were also attacked in the overnight disturbances.
The eight fans arrested remain in custody and will appear in court on Thursday. | Leicester City fans were involved in further clashes with Spanish police ahead of their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid. | 39581782 | [
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The President argued that even if the accord was fully implemented it would only have a "tiny, tiny" impact.
But researchers have told BBC News that the President was "cherry picking in the extreme" in his use of the facts.
They say that the Paris deal could make the difference between tolerable and dangerous levels of warming.
While much of his statement on withdrawal was concerned with the negative economic impact of being part of the Paris agreement, the President also mentioned the negligible impact that the deal would have on temperatures.
"It is estimated it would only produce a two-tenths of one degree … Celsius reduction in global temperature by the year 2100," he said during his lengthy explanation.
"Tiny, tiny amount."
Climate researchers have immediately taken issue with the President's use of the data.
"This is cherry picking in the extreme," said Prof Niklas Höhne, who works with the Climate Action Tracker to monitor likely emissions levels.
"He picked the study that has the least impact of the Paris agreement on the global temperature increase."
The study on which this assertion was based was carried out by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 and published in 2015.
Crucially the study didn't include all the commitments made by countries in the run up to the meeting in the French capital at the end of 2015 that agreed the wide-reaching Paris deal.
Another major question is that the study presumed that none of the actions proposed would continue past 2030.
"Their study assumes that countries implement their Paris pledges by 2030 but then move back to high emissions," said Prof Höhne.
"We think that is unrealistic because if the countries implement Paris they will likely continue with similar policies."
A subsequent investigation in 2016 by the same group at MIT suggests that up to one degree of warming could be averted if all the promises made in the Paris agreement were honoured. The authors believe that withdrawing from Paris is the wrong approach.
Their findings on how much difference Paris will make are echoed by the Climate Action Tracker researchers who found that 0.8 of a degree of warming could be avoided if countries stuck to their pledges. This difference could help prevent dangerous levels of warming for the whole planet.
"It is a considerable impact, and it is the first time since 2009 we see a considerable downward trend in temperatures because countries have made proposals for what they are going to do," said Prof Höhne.
"This, for me, is a really strong point of the Paris agreement."
How strongly the US pullout will impact future global temperatures is currently being assessed by scientists, including those at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
"This is an additional 0.3 degrees on the warming, due to the withdrawal of the US," Deon Terblanche, the head of the WMO's Atmospheric Research and Environment Department, told a meeting in Geneva, stressing that this was an estimate and not a modelled result.
"That's a worst case scenario, and this is probably not what will happen."
Prof Niklas Höhne agrees that the full impact of the US pullout could be less than feared.
"President Trump wants to stop the Clean Power Plan, but it is very likely that some of the states will go even further and be more aggressive and we also hear there is pushback from many major companies that they want to go towards more renewables.
"In essence progressive states and companies could compensate for Trump."
Follow Matt on Twitter and on Facebook | Climate scientists have taken issue with some of the research used by President Trump to bolster his case for withdrawal from the Paris agreement. | 40135049 | [
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They made the connection on an expedition to the boy's village, Meliandou.
They took samples and chatted to locals to find out more about Ebola's source.
The team's findings are published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Meliandou is a small village of 31 houses.
It sits deep within the Guinean forest region, surrounded by towering reeds and oil palm cultivations - these are believed to have attracted the fruit bats carrying the virus passed on to Emile.
During their four-week field trip in April 2014, Dr Fabian Leendertz and colleagues found a large tree stump situated about 50m from Emile's home.
Villagers reported that children used to play frequently in the hollow tree.
Emile - who died of Ebola in December 2013 - used to play there, according to his friends.
The villagers said that the tree burned on March 24, 2014 and that once the tree caught fire, there issued a "rain of bats".
A large number of these insectivorous free-tailed bats - Mops condylurus in Latin - were collected by the villagers for food, but disposed of the next day after a government-led ban on bushmeat consumption was announced.
While bushmeat is thought to be a possible source of Ebola, the scientists believe it didn't trigger the outbreak.
Instead, it was Emile's exposure to the bats and their droppings as he played with his friends in the hollowed tree.
The scientists took and tested ash samples from the tree and found DNA traces that were a match for the animals.
While they were unable to test any of the bushmeat that the villagers had disposed of, they captured and tested any living bats they could find in and around Meliandou.
No Ebola could be detected in any of these hundred or so animals, however.
But previous tests show this species of bat can carry Ebola.
Dr Leendertz, from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany, and his colleagues say this must be a pretty rare occurrence though.
Dr Leendertz said: "That is also obvious when you think about how many tonnes of bat meat is consumed every year.
"If more bats carried the virus, we would see outbreaks all the time."
He says it is vital to find out more about the bats.
"They have moved into human settlements. They do not just live in the trees but also under the roofs of houses in the villages.
"The Ebola virus must jump through colonies from bat to bat, so we need to know more."
But culling the animals is not the answer.
"We need to find ways to live together with the wildlife. These bats catch insects and pests, such as mosquitoes. They can eat about a quarter of their body weight in insects a day.
"Killing them would not be a solution. You would have more malaria." | The Ebola victim who is believed to have triggered the current outbreak - a two-year-old boy called Emile Ouamouno from Guinea - may have been infected by playing in a hollow tree housing a colony of bats, say scientists. | 30632453 | [
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British Transport Police (BTP) said the incident happened at the Gipsy Lane level crossing, Needham Market, near Ipswich at about 14:00 BST.
The woman was struck by the Liverpool Street to Norwich service, officers said.
Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service were called to the scene but the woman was pronounced dead.
A BTP spokesperson said: "Officers are currently on scene working to establish the identity of the deceased and inform her next of kin.
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Two gay couples denied licenses have requested Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis be held in contempt of court.
But they asked a district judge to punish Ms Davis by fining her, rather than sending her to jail.
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected the argument that her faith prevented her from carrying out her duty.
Despite court orders to continue issuing licences, Ms Davis turned away two gay couples seeking marriage licences on Tuesday morning.
Ms Davis, who cannot be removed from post because she is an elected official, stayed inside her office with the blinds closed as the couples demanded to see her.
She eventually came out, but she said she would not issue any licences.
"Under whose authority?" she was asked. "Under God's authority," she said.
Dozens of reporters and activists, both supporters and opponents of gay marriage, filled the waiting area of the Rowan County clerk's office, alternatively chanting "do your job" and "stand firm".
One of the men seeking a licence, David Ermold, said he and his partner would not leave the office until they were married.
"Then you're going to have a long day," Ms Davis replied.
Since the court legalised gay marriage nationwide two months ago, Ms Davis has refused to issue any marriage licences to anyone.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued her on behalf of two gay couples and two heterosexual couples.
The clerk has been ordered to appear in federal court on Thursday to address a motion filed by one of the couples asking for her to be held in contempt of court.
In making its ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court denied her request for a stay while she pursues an appeal. | A Christian official has refused to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples in Kentucky despite exhausting all of her legal options. | 34118095 | [
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Jamie Taggart, from Argyll and Bute, failed to return from a plant-hunting trip to the northern mountainous area.
He has not been seen since 2 November, when his rucksack and passport were found at a guest house in Sapa.
Mr Taggart, 41, runs Linn Botanic Gardens in the village of Cove on the Rosneath peninsula and serves the area as a retained firefighter.
Local police and the British embassy in Hanoi have been informed about his disappearance.
Friend and fellow botanist Ian Sinclair, who has been liaising with the search parties, said they had been hampered by horrendous weather.
"The snow is continuing to melt, but there is a massive amount of snow damage to the forest such as collapsed trees," he said.
"The weather has been horrendous, with snow down to Sapa. This is extremely unusual as Sapa is upper tropical rainforest.
"A large group from the national park will be doing an intensive search once the snow melts."
A search due to begin on Tuesday will concentrate on four trails inside the forest of Lai Chau and Lao Cai, he said.
Family and friends of Mr Taggart in his hometown of Cove have issued an appeal for funds to help cover the cost of the search.
A Facebook page - Jamie Taggart Search - has also been set up.
Organisations and individuals have so far raised thousands of pounds, including six-year-old Annie Ferguson of Cove who donated her £14.50 savings.
The botanist's father, Jim Taggart, found out his son was missing when he failed to appear on a scheduled flight home to Scotland on 29 November.
He had arrived at a guest house in Sapa on 30 October and left on a motorbike taxi to explore the hills.
On 2 November his rucksack and passport were found at the accommodation.
Dr Taggart previously told BBC Radio Scotland that he had received a handful of text messages from his son before contact stopped.
"I don't think he had got lost. Either something happened to him on his first day on the hills or there is some explanation we can only guess at," he said.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are still in close contact with the local authorities and are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." | The search for a Scots botanist missing in Vietnam is expected to resume later after being abandoned in heavy snow. | 25506219 | [
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Pre-tax profit fell 49.7% to £27.7m in the first half of the year ending 30th June,
The firm said its focus for the period had been operational improvements, which meant its "financial performance would inevitably lag behind".
Ladbrokes boss Richard Glynn said it was now "well positioned for growth".
"We have made substantial progress. We now have the products, the platforms, the people and the brand in place to deliver," he added.
Ladbrokes formed a tie-up with software developer Playtech last year and as a result switched its gaming products to a new system.
The firm admitted the switch over had caused more disruption than expected, but said it was now complete.
Ladbrokes said it had also completed the replacement of 9,000 of its gaming machines with more sophisticated models.
It also closed 46 of its "under performing" shops in the first half, nearing its target of 50 for the year. It said further shop closures beyond this were "inevitable", but it was too early to specify the number.
The firm said its performance in the UK was hit by "industry-wide customer friendly results" in both the January football and horse racing in June.
And it said its adherence to the The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) voluntary industry code of conduct had also had "a clear impact on revenues".
The code, which enables players to set spend and time limits on gaming machines, aims to promote responsible gambling.
However, it said its World Cup performance had been "strong" with bets on mobiles up 1,100%.
"The board remains confident of the outlook for the business and in delivering a result in line with its expectations for the current year," it added.
Shares in Ladbrokes rose 3% in early trading. Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram said the fall in profit was in line with expectations.
"The results are unquestionably poor but they are in line with forecasts. It's also a positive narrative from Ladbrokes in that it has focused on all the things it is implementing to put it right," he added. | Bookmaker Ladbrokes has reported a sharp fall in profit, despite saying it had had a "good World Cup" performance. | 28751758 | [
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They have increased the cash component of their bid by 1.2bn euros to 8.2bn euros (£6.6bn; $11.2bn).
The improved offer raises the valuation of Alstom's energy business by 400m euros to 14.6bn euros.
The move by Siemens and Mitsubishi comes just a day after rival bidder General Electric sweetened its offer.
On Thursday, GE offered to create a joint venture with the firm's nuclear and energy businesses and to sell its profitable rail signalling business to Alstom.
However, it did not increase its $17bn bid.
Alstom, which also makes the high-speed TGV train, is seen as one of France's key industrial firms. The French government can therefore block a foreign takeover of the firm.
As a result, all parties have discussed their offers with French President Francois Hollande, who is concerned about the break-up of Alstom and the loss of jobs.
The rival bidders have also been sweetening other parts of their bid.
GE's previous offer had been for a straight purchase of Alstom's power business. But it has now proposed to also create a joint venture with Alstom in the nuclear and energy business and to sell its rail signalling business to Alstom.
"The alliance will retain and strengthen France's presence in the energy business and reinforce Alstom Transport," said GE's chief executive, Jeff Immelt.
"It creates jobs, establishes headquarters decision-making in France and ensures that the Alstom name will endure."
On Friday, Siemens also offered to enter into a "immediate" joint venture with Alstom in mobility management for the rail business, including signalling.
"The specified proposal continues to preserve Alstom's current perimeter in almost all its activities, enhances its industrial sustainability, strengthens its financial structure," Siemens and Mitsubishi said in a joint statement. | Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have upped their offer to buy the energy business of France's Alstom, in the latest move by competing bidders. | 27936834 | [
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Joao Santana was widely seen as the architect of Ms Rousseff's 2010 and 2014 election victories.
He has denied receiving bribes in a scheme to divert funds from the state-run oil company Petrobras.
About 50 Brazilian politicians, including the leader of the lower house of Congress, are under investigation in the Petrobras corruption scandal.
Mr Santana is accused of receiving bribes from several large engineering conglomerates.
Analysts say the charge against him is a further blow for President Rousseff who is facing impeachment proceedings.
He was arrested in February after he returned from the Dominican Republic, where he was working on the re-election campaign of President Danilo Medina.
Because of his proximity to her, the arrest is expected to damaged her standing further, even though impeachment proceedings against her are not related to the Petrobras corruption investigation.
A former journalist, Mr Santana is well known for producing dramatic, big-budget campaign videos appealing to poorer voters.
Mr Santana had called the accusations "unfounded". And he had harsh words for the investigation, saying that Brazil was currently living in a "climate of persecution".
If the investigating judge accepts the allegations against him, Mr Santana will be jailed.
In Brasilia, a special Senate commission has begun hearings ahead of a vote on whether the whole Senate should take on impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff.
A plenary Senate vote is widely expected to take place around 11 May.
Across the country, pro-government supporters blocked major roads in cities in nine Brazilian states during Thursday's morning rush-hour to call for the halt of impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff.
In Sao Paulo, the city saw hundreds of kilometres of traffic jams which formed behind roadblocks of burning tyres. | Brazilian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against President Dilma Rousseff's electoral strategist. | 36166632 | [
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Ofsted visited six Schools Partnership Trust (SPTA) academies as part of routine inspections and found five were not offering good quality education.
One school retained its "inadequate" rating by Ofsted.
SPTA accepted improvement was needed but said there was "ample evidence" it was "an effective" academy sponsor.
The judgements are significant because putting poor performing schools under the leadership of non-profit-making academy trusts or sponsors is the government's key engine of school improvement.
Sir Paul Edwards, chief executive of SPTA - which runs 44 schools in the Yorkshire and Humber area, has also worked as a government adviser in the Department for Education's academy and free school programme.
'Ill-prepared'
England's education inspectorate is not allowed to inspect academy chains in the same way as it inspects local education authorities.
Ofsted inspected the six schools over a 10-day period in June and sought further information on how SPTA has been performing on school improvement.
It said concerns had been raised about how well it was performing.
Four of the academies still required improvement, Ofsted said, although two of these had begun to improve.
One academy remained inadequate, but a sixth had improved to "good" from its previous rating of "satisfactory".
The inspections also highlighted key weaknesses in the schools, such as inconsistent teaching that does not challenge pupils enough and low standards at the end of primary school. This meant too many pupils had been ill-prepared for secondary schools, Ofsted said.
It also said governors lacked expertise to challenge senior leaders on teaching quality.
But inspectors added that most of the principals it contacted felt they were well supported by trust officers and that SPTA human resource departments had assisted in managing under-performing staff.
In a letter to Sir Paul, Ofsted said: "In summary, there is some evidence of effective school improvement, particularly in the initial start-up period after conversion to academy status. However, the quality and impact of governance arrangements are variable.
"There are further concerns regarding the depth and accuracy of SPTA analysis of data showing pupils' progress and the contribution this makes to rapid school improvement.
"Above all, there are too many underperforming academies which have remained in this position for too long."
An SPTA spokesman said the trust recognised the important role Ofsted had played in monitoring standards in the school system.
"The trust also recognises that Ofsted comments around areas for improvement are suggested on the basis of constructive dialogue to ensure all children receive a first class education, regardless of the school setting," he said.
"Equally however, the trust also recognises that the evidence to support these comments was largely drawn from a small sample of six schools, in a multi-academy trust that supports in excess of 42 schools and which contains two Teaching Schools, accredited through the National College of School Leadership.
"Whilst the trust looks forward to discussions with Ofsted about how to improve our performance, it is important to consider the facts in relation to the whole group, not just the six schools that were inspected."
SPTA is the third chain to be criticised by Ofsted, with critical letters recently sent to both the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) and the E-ACT Trust - one of England's biggest academy organisations. | An academies trust led by a former government adviser has been told too many of its schools are underperforming and not improving fast enough. | 28544252 | [
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A colony has been roosting in St Hilda's Church at Ellerburn, close to the North York Moors.
But despite the church's best efforts the bats are not moving and are soiling the altar and church furniture, leaving the church with an "appalling smell".
The creatures are protected by law and cannot be wilfully disturbed.
Volunteers at the church have been working for the past decade to keep the altar, stonework and woodwork clean.
But the bats, roosting in the higher areas of the church continually soil the interior of the building with urine and faeces.
Church warden Liz Cowley said keeping the 11th Century building in good shape was difficult.
She said: "You can see the urine marks (on the altar), they won't go away.
"If people were coming in here damaging an ancient building like this, you would say it was criminal damage.
"The smell is appalling, it's a combination of ammonia from the urine and a musty smell from the droppings that catches at the back of the throat."
Members of the church had spent £10,000 trying to get the bats to move and had paid for specially-built lofts nearby.
The Rev Paul Mothersdale, the Rector of St Hilda's Church, said a lot of money had been invested in trying to persuade the bats to move out of the church.
The Rev Mothersdale said: "We've tried to do everything that English Nature, or Natural England, have wanted us to do.
"Money has been spent, not only by the congregation, not only out of church funds, but local people have mucked in and helped.
"And yet we're no further forward, we're still as we were 10 years ago."
Lucy Bellini, of Natural England, said the bats had to be carefully monitored.
Ms Bellini said: "It is a really regionally important roost.
"Because of that we need to be sure that there are replacement roosts that are suitable and that the bats have found and are aware of and can move to before we allow the church to seal up access points and move the bats out of the church." | A congregation in North Yorkshire has spent thousands of pounds building heated bat lofts in an attempt to lure the creatures out of their church. | 13748042 | [
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Forecasts were for quarterly growth of between 0.5% and 0.7%.
Official statistics also showed that household consumption expenditure boosted the quarterly growth numbers.
But economist Shane Oliver told the BBC the numbers were "well below potential".
On an annual basis the economy expanded 2.3%, beating expectations for 2.1%.
Economic growth in the March quarter of 2014 was 2.9%.
"The March quarter GDP [gross domestic product] growth was far better than feared just a few days ago," said Mr Oliver, who is chief economist with AMP Capital in Sydney.
"However, Australia is still not out of the woods, as annual growth at 2.3% is well below potential, and a full 0.8% percentage points of the 0.9% growth came from higher inventories and trade."
He said domestic demand remained "very weak with consumer spending and home construction only just offsetting the ongoing slump in mining investment".
"So the Australian economy has not crashed - as many had feared would happen after the end of the mining boom - but it is continuing to grow at a sub par pace," he added.
Australia's economy has been adjusting to a post mining-boom landscape. It saw its economy grow 0.5% in the October to December 2014 period from the quarter before, when growth was 0.4%.
On Tuesday, the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), did not cut its lending rates further to help boost the economy, despite pressure from businesses to do so.
The decision saw Australian stocks fall 1.72% as investors saw little hope of a further cut in the near future.
However, Evan Lucas from IG Markets in Melbourne said "the collapse of [Australian stocks] on the back of the RBA not having an explicit easing bias... was a bit of an overreaction".
In May, the RBA cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to an all-time low of 2%.
Rising property prices in Australia's biggest city, Sydney, a strong currency and a drop in iron ore prices were among the reasons for the cut.
The May rate cut was the second this year, following a previous 25 basis point cut in February and followed similar action from central banks in China, Canada, Singapore, Korea and India.
A rising Australian dollar had also been cause for concern, particularly for Australia's big mining and energy exporters.
Mr Oliver said more help would likely to be required "in the form of an even lower Australian dollar - and to ensure this happens the RBA may yet still have to cut interest rates further into record low territory." | Australia's economy grew at a better-than-expected 0.9% in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the previous quarter, boosted by mining together with financial and insurance services. | 32970412 | [
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At second glance, you think: "It's a statue."
At third glance, you notice the holes in the feet - where the nails went in that nailed him to the cross.
Jesus, the Homeless, is a life-size bronze statue that has divided opinion in America and England.
Some people love the Banksy feel of it - the sense of art for the people, reaching out to the individual on street corners and parks.
Others consider it an insult to the figure of Christ Jesus - leaving him out in the rain. They considered it "insulting" and "demeaning".
It is the work of Canadian sculptor Tim Schmalz, inspired by a glance sideways as he drove along a busy street in Toronto.
"I was driving into the biggest city in Canada and along the biggest street. I turned and saw a human form shrouded in blankets in the middle of the day," he said.
"It just shocked me. In that initial moment my experience was of seeing Jesus there."
The image stayed with him and he went home and created Jesus the Homeless.
Now, he is setting about finding him a home and Belfast is on his list.
An anonymous Episcopalian benefactor is funding 12 casts of the statue to go to big cities across the world, free of charge.
Rome is one destination and London is another. But Schmalz has a special place in his heart for Ireland.
A man who was sleeping rough died of hypothermia on the streets of Dublin, close to the Irish parliament in early December.
Now the Irish Times is working with the sculptor on a suitable place for the statue. People have been invited to offer their suggestions.
But Belfast, too, is a possibility.
Fr Michael Sheehan who is the administrator of St Patrick's Church in the city's Donegall Street said the sculpture is "unique and inspiring".
"You walk past people sleeping in doorsteps and on park benches. The marks of the two nails on the feet remind us that Christ is present.
"So if you are passing Jesus the Homeless, hopefully you will be reminded that there are others who are in need."
The church would be happy to have it - if the fine details and agreement are reached.
"We have a perfect place for it, between the old church and the old school, the space is open to people coming and going.
"It is a reminder that we are called to serve the homeless and to recognise Christ in each other."
That goes for parading too, said Fr Sheehan.
The street outside St Patrick's became a flashpoint during Orange Order parades in 2012.
This statue would help people to recognise the Christ in each other, Fr Sheehan said.
Also, as the church prepares to celebrate 200 years since its foundation, 2015 would be a perfect year to host Jesus the Homeless, he said.
Tim Schmalz defines himself as a Christian sculptor. In his studio, in the countryside outside Toronto, he works while recordings of the St James' Bible play in the background.
He did not grow up in a religious family, but became committed to Catholicism at 18 and, at one stage, considered becoming a priest.
He did not do so but nevertheless considers that his art and his beliefs go hand-in-hand.
Now he is married with children and works as a sculptor in the countryside outside Toronto.
His work is indelibly bound to his faith. He had a clear plan of what he wanted for Jesus the Homeless.
"I wanted to make visible what was invisible. Those people [the homeless] are very much invisible, there is no eye contact, no acknowledgement," he said.
In his statue, the face of Jesus is shrouded, but the feet, a very private part of a person, are bare. The statue offers that epiphany moment - when you realise who is depicted.
Sometimes, the dawning is slow.
In North Carolina, a woman called the police on Jesus as what she saw was a homeless person lying out on a park bench.
Some people hate the statue. They object to the depiction of Jesus as a tramp. Their criticism is that Jesus is not a helpless person who needs help. He is the one who gives help.
Others say Jesus should never be represented as a beggar.
But some people love the humanity and the echoes of the gospel that reverberate in the bronze: "Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do onto me".
Among those who appeared to love it is Pope Francis. Schmalz presented him with a scale model of his statue at an audience in the Vatican.
The Pope stopped, laid a hand on the statue, closed his eyes, and prayed.
There are plans for a bronze to be placed on the Via della Conciliazione, the great approach to the Vatican.
"It is going to be at a spot close to where a homeless woman died. She was very well loved in that community," said Schmalz.
In London, the offer of the sculpture was turned down by St Martin-in-the-Fields because of a rule banning anyone from sleeping or lying down inside the church. According to the Anglican Church Times, it was felt that given their rule, accepting the statue could leave the church open to ridicule.
There was also a belief that the sculpture objectified the homeless.
Schmalz begged to differ. Now, he said, there is the possibility for the statue to be placed outside the Methodist Central Hall Westminster close to the Houses of Parliament. He would be happy with that.
There was a period of time when Schmalz did not know where his statue would go.
"It sat in a crate for year and I thought about the irony of Jesus the Homeless being homeless," he shrugged.
But that has changed.
In January, Schmalz hopes to travel to Ireland to find suitable locations for his bronze.
Belfast has a place in his heart and he is always open to suggestions for suitable places.
"This is my perspective; If we can use this sculpture to introduce peace and understanding in Belfast, let's try our best, I am game," he said.
On his park bench sculpture, there is a small space - just enough, at a tight squeeze, for one person to sit.
"I made it that way," said Schmalz.
"I deliberately left a little bit of the bench so that you can sit, uncomfortably, beside it."
He would like as many people as possible to sit there and think.
"The power of Christianity is my inspiration," he said.
"Jesus the homeless is my frozen sermon." | At first glance, you see someone huddled in blankets and clutching at sleep on a cold park bench. | 30432842 | [
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It has also been told to stop breeding orcas in captivity in a ruling from the California Coastal Commission.
They gave the park permission to double the size of its orca enclosures on the condition that breeding and bringing in new whales stopped.
It comes after criticism of the way the whales are treated there, something SeaWorld has always rejected.
Animal rights activists have welcomed a ruling by the California Coastal Commission, an agency that makes big decisions on major building projects in that area of America.
SeaWorld had put in plans to spend $100m (£65m) to expand its orca facility, which the commission approved.
But their decision came with several conditions. SeaWorld cannot add any new whales from the wild to its San Diego tanks, and none of the 11 orcas currently at the park will be allowed to breed there.
SeaWorld said it was disappointed with the ruling. They issued a statement that said: "Breeding is a natural, fundamental and important part of an animal's life and depriving a social animal of the right to reproduce is inhumane."
Groups that have criticised the park said they were pleased with the decision.
The group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said: "The commission's action ensures that no more orcas will be condemned to a nonlife of loneliness, deprivation and misery."
The breeding ban will not apply to the 13 other whales at SeaWorld attractions in San Antonio and Orlando. | SeaWorld has been banned from bringing wild killer whales to its park in San Diego, America. | 34517423 | [
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Cook, 25, scored 25 goals in the National League last season, helping the Bluebirds to a mid-table finish.
He returned to Holker Street after a stint at Grimsby in July 2014.
"The lad wants to play League football and I can't and won't have a go at players who want to play at a higher level," Cox told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"There are clubs at our level who have come in for him, but his agent has categorically said he doesn't want to sign for another Conference club.
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Co-operative Energy has already paid most of the compensation after customers were affected by a new IT system in March last year.
The system's introduction led to direct debits being blocked and lengthy waits for new customers.
The company has apologised and said it had improved the service.
Regulator Ofgem got involved after complaints levels were running 50% higher for Co-operative Energy than any other supplier.
Ofgem said these complaints were caused by customers being unable to log into their accounts online, leaving them unable to submit meter readings or check their bill. Bills were delayed and direct debit updates stopped.
In addition, new customers also experienced delay transferring to the supplier. It also took too long to resolve a significant number of customer complaints, Ofgem said.
In response, Co-op Energy stopped marketing its products, improved the service and has already paid £1.6m in compensation.
Martin Crouch, Ofgem senior partner said: "While customers experienced unacceptable levels of service, Co-operative Energy has done the right thing by taking responsibility for the situation and paying out compensation to those people affected.
"If trust is to be restored in the energy market suppliers must make amends to their customers when things go wrong. We want all suppliers to constantly ensure customers are treated fairly."
Ben Reid, chief executive of Midcounties Co-operative which runs Co-op Energy. said: "As the UK's only member-owned energy supplier, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do and their interests first.
"We have apologised to those customers who were affected by the problems we experienced when we introduced a new IT system last year. The system issues are now resolved and we have made significant improvements to our service."
On 1 October, Co-operative Energy increased prices for both gas and electricity by 3%. | One of the UK's smaller energy suppliers is paying £1.8m to its customers after bills were delayed and online accounts were blocked. | 37786450 | [
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The CQC previously rated the Penberthy home in Newquay as inadequate.
New reports highlight problems at three other homes run by Cornwall Care: Headlands in Carbis Bay, Trevern in Falmouth and Blackwood in Camborne.
Cornwall Care said it was rare for an inspection not to point out areas for improvement.
The CQC said Headlands was "unsafe" and overall "was not caring".
At Trevern "one person had not been able to have a bath or shower for eleven months due to the home not obtaining the appropriate bathing equipment to meet the person's needs," the report stated.
Action was also needed to address the "care and welfare of people who use services" and the "safety and suitability of premises," it was claimed.
The report on Blackwood said "people did not always have access to meaningful activities" and action was needed regarding the "safety and suitability of premises".
Due to changes in CQC reporting procedures the reports did not give an overall rating as it has done for Penberthy.
Adrian Hughes, the commission's deputy chief inspector of adult social care, said there had been "slippage" in services provided by Cornwall Care.
He said: "They have taken their eye off the ball in some aspects of that care."
A spokesman for Cornwall Care said: "We have worked closely with CQC and commissioners for many years and it is rare that an inspection of any care service does not point out areas for improvement.
"We welcome that feedback and always act quickly to make sure we are offering the best possible service to our clients." | "Action is needed" at homes for the elderly run by Cornwall Care, after the company took its "eye off the ball", the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said. | 31920680 | [
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Her previous attempt to change the law was defeated in parliament but she said the public now had better awareness of the issue.
The Lothians MSP, who has Parkinson's disease, outlined her Assisted Suicide Bill in Edinburgh.
The Scottish government has said it does not support a change in the law.
And it is still unclear whether there is majority backing for the measure among MSPs.
The bill's strongest critics have said it could see Scotland becoming a "suicide tourism" destination, along with other countries where the practice is legal, such as Switzerland.
There have also been concerns it could fail to safeguard frail, elderly people.
Ms MacDonald told the BBC she had learned lessons from her previous attempt to get a bill passed and had brought forward a clearer and more straightforward process.
Her bill would allow people whose lives became intolerable through a progressive degenerative condition or terminal illness to seek a doctor's help in dying.
There are also a series of safeguards which aim to prevent abuse of the legislation.
The main measures in the bill include:
Ms MacDonald said: "I decided as soon as we lost the last one that I had to get a better one and reintroduce it, because so many people think this is the right thing to do for people who have a progressive, degenerative condition who are facing a less than dignified end.
"And people who are terminally ill, if they want to go just a bit sooner, they should be able to choose to do so without making anyone subject to prosecution."
In 2010, Ms MacDonald's End of Life Assistance Bill was defeated by 85 votes to 16, with two abstentions, by MSPs who were allowed a free vote on the legislation, rather than on party lines.
But Ms MacDonald said she hoped high-profile cases such as that of Tony Nicklinson in England, who had locked-in syndrome and battled for years for a legal right to end his life, had increased awareness.
And she pointed to last year's report from the Commission on Assisted Dying - set up and funded by campaigners who want to see a change in the law in England and Wales - which said the current system was "inadequate".
Ms MacDonald said she was "pretty certain" support for her bill among MSPs had grown since 2010.
Her new bill is launched a day after opponents of assisted dying from across Europe met to speak out against the move.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Europe, convened in Brussels, included the Scottish group Care Not Killing, an alliance of 50 groups, including faith-based organisations, which is strongly opposed to Ms MacDonald's proposals.
It is not illegal to attempt suicide in Scotland, but helping someone take their own life could lead to prosecution.
In England and Wales, the Suicide Act 1961 makes it an offence to encourage or assist a suicide or a suicide attempt, which is almost identical to the situation in Northern Ireland.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has to approve any assisted suicide court action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In 2010, Keir Starmer, then the DPP, issued guidance that made it clear that family or friends who travelled with a loved one to the Swiss suicide group Dignitas would not risk prosecution.
The guidelines were the result of a case brought by Debbie Purdy, a terminally ill woman, who in 2009 won a legal ruling requiring the DPP to set out whether her husband would be committing an offence if he accompanied her to Dignitas to end her life.
Scotland's prosecution service, the Crown Office, has issued no such guidance.
Assisted suicide is legal in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium as well as Switzerland.
Q&A: Right-to-die debate
Care Not Killing convener Dr Gordon Macdonald said: "The Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by Margo MacDonald to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2010.
"MSPs concluded that vulnerable people would be put at risk from such legislation.
"Scotland can learn from the damaging effects of legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide in other parts of Europe and North America.
"Europe can learn from Scotland's example as a country which has rejected the view that some people's lives are not worth living. We believe that society has a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable."
It is not illegal to attempt suicide in Scotland, but helping someone take their own life could lead to prosecution.
The Suicide Act 1961 makes it an offence to encourage or assist a suicide or a suicide attempt in England and Wales, which is almost identical to the law in Northern Ireland.
Outside Scotland, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has to approve any assisted suicide court action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In 2010, Keir Starmer, then the DPP, issued guidance that made it clear that family or friends who travelled with a loved one to the Swiss suicide group Dignitas would not risk prosecution.
Ms MacDonald is pressing ahead with her fresh bill after getting the necessary 18 signatures from other MSPs to bring it to parliament.
She is officially launching the legislation at an event in Edinburgh, along with MSPs representing all the political parties and Silvan Luley, of Dignitas.
Assisted suicide is legal in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium as well as Switzerland.
In the House of Lords, the Labour peer and former UK Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, has proposed a bill on legalising assisted suicide. | Proposals to give terminally ill people in Scotland the legal right to assisted suicide have been relaunched by the independent MSP Margo MacDonald. | 24927805 | [
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He was addressing supporters outside his Istanbul residence who were chanting for capital punishment to be restored.
EU officials have warned that Turkey's bid to join the bloc would be finished if Ankara restored the death penalty.
Mr Erdogan has overseen a crackdown since the coup attempt was quashed.
Thousands of police officers, military personnel and judges have been suspended or arrested. Turkey's Western allies have expressed concern and urged President Erdogan to respond in a measured way.
But speaking to his supporters on Tuesday morning, the president said Turkey was "a democratic state run by the rule of law".
He said he was ready to reinstate the death penalty if the Turkish people demanded it and parliament approved the legislation, adding: "You cannot put aside the people's demands."
"Today is there no capital punishment in America? In Russia? In China? In countries around the world? Only in European Union countries is there no capital punishment," he said.
Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 as part of its bid to become a member of the EU.
On Monday, Mr Erdogan said suggestions that he was using the coup attempt to crack down on his political opponents were "libel".
"I'd like to know what a crackdown by Tayyip Erdogan looks like... It's just libel," he said.
"If Tayyip Erdogan was an oppressive figure, he wouldn't have won 52% of the vote at the presidential elections."
Also on Monday, one of the coup's alleged ringleaders, the air force commander Gen Akin Ozturk, appeared in court.
The general, who appeared to have several recent injuries, denied any involvement in the uprising.
At least 232 people were killed and 1,400 wounded in fighting after rebel troops sealed off bridges in Istanbul, surrounding the city's Ataturk airport and stationed tanks outside the presidential palace in Ankara. Many later surrendered.
Officials have blamed the unrest on the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen and the "parallel structure" they say he has formed to topple the government.
Mr Erdogan insists the US should extradite Mr Gulen, warning that it "should not keep such a terrorist".
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Turkey would need to provide "evidence, not allegations" against Mr Gulen, who has denied any involvement in the plot.
The Turkish interior ministry dismissed almost 9,000 police officers on Monday as part of a purge of officials suspected of involvement in the coup attempt.
That followed the arrest of 6,000 military personnel and suspension of almost 3,000 judges over the weekend. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is ready to reinstate the death penalty "if the people demand it", following the recent coup attempt. | 36832071 | [
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The prince was welcomed to the village of Surama in the Iwokrama rainforest with a feathered headdress, before he watched a cultural dance around a pole.
He met rangers to learn about the steps being taken to protect the rainforest and the benefits of eco-tourism.
Prince Harry later visited a school and the Kaieteur Falls - one of the world's largest freefall waterfalls.
On the penultimate day of his Caribbean tour, the prince took a flight to the Iwokrama International Centre which has a close link to the Prince of Wales, who has been its patron since 2000.
He then visited Fairview village to pay his respects to its elders, as well as going to the local school.
The prince was also taken to an open-air community hall, where he was given presents including a painting of traditional homes.
He gave a speech which praised the people of the remote community, saying: "My father told me what an amazing time he had here, when he was far younger and had far more hair.
"The positive thing you are doing here, it's incredible, your leadership is so important to ensure the protection of this place."
The final stop of the day was the Kaieteur Falls, which has a drop of 250 metres - five times as high as Niagara Falls.
Earlier in the week, the prince met Barbados's biggest star, Rihanna, when the pair sat side by side at a celebratory concert. They also both took part in a HIV test to highlight World Aids Day in Bridgetown.
Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America.
Between 1780 and 1813, Guyana changed hands between the Dutch, French and British.
Guyana was home to the 1978 Jonestown massacre - a mass suicide by more than 900 members of the People's Temple religious sect led by Jim Jones.
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The move was announced by Stormont's Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) Minister Arlene Foster.
She said Northern Ireland's agri-food industry was "hugely important", with almost 100,000 jobs including farming, fishing, retail and distribution.
The marketing body will be developed by the Agri-Food Strategy Board (AFSB).
Ms Foster said: "The establishment of a new industry-led agri-food marketing body, which would be similar to the already successful Scotland Food and Drink, will provide a significant and exciting opportunity for the Northern Ireland agri-food industry to work together for the benefit of the entire sector.
"This body will play a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership and direction for the marketing activities of both government and private sector organisations."
Stormont's Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill welcomed the announcement.
"Agri-food is one of the key sectors in delivering export-led economic growth for the north," she said.
She said industry representatives had made it clear that there was "a need for better coordination of current marketing activities" in Northern Ireland.
However, Ms O'Neill added that while the new body was "clearly a positive step", the plans could have "implications for the work of other organisations", including her own department.
She said she looked forward to discussing the plans with AFSB. | A new marketing body is to be set up to promote Northern Ireland's food and drinks industry, in a bid to grow the agri-food sector and create more jobs. | 31774668 | [
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The 23-year-old joined Real at the age of 14 and was part of their Champions League-winning squads in 2014 and 2016.
He will link up with former Sevilla boss Unai Emery, who succeeded Laurent Blanc as PSG manager in June.
"It will be a great pleasure to work under the direction of Unai Emery, who has developed an excellent reputation," Jese told the PSG website. | Paris St-Germain have signed Spanish forward Jese from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal. | 37011316 | [
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Serena, 35, won 6-4 6-4 to pass Steffi Graf in the all-time list of major winners since the Grand Slams accepted professional players in 1968.
The American regains the number one ranking from German Angelique Kerber.
Australia's Margaret Court, with 24, is the only player still ahead of Serena in terms of Grand Slam singles titles.
"Congratulations Serena on number 23," said Venus, who at 36 is the oldest Australian Open finalist in the Open era.
"I have been right there with you, some of them I lost right there against you. It's been an awesome win.
"I'm enormously proud of you, you mean the world to me. I, God willing, would love to come back. Thank you for all the love."
Serena paid tribute to her sister, who was playing her first major final for eight years, saying: "There's no way I would be at 23 without her. There's no way I'd be at one without her. She's my inspiration.
"She's the only reason I'm standing here today. She's the only reason the Williams sisters exist. Thank you for inspiring me. Every time you won this week, I felt like I got a win too."
Serena went into the match as a strong favourite, but the tension was apparent as early as the third game when she smashed a racquet in frustration, receiving a code violation.
She had broken serve in the first and third games only to hand the advantage straight back each time, three double faults inexplicably littering a desperate game for 2-2.
It was clear the six-time champion was struggling to settle, with 13 unforced errors in the opening five games, while elder sister Venus kept her under pressure with some deep hitting.
The decisive move of the set came with a superb drop volley followed by a thumping forehand winner from Serena to break for 4-3, and this time she managed to consolidate on serve.
In contrast to the opening stages, the following nine games went with serve - Venus recovering superbly from 0-40 early in the second set - but it was Serena who was creating the chances.
She finally capitalised on her sixth break point of the set with a brilliant return to lead 4-3 and followed it up with her best service game of the match for 5-3.
The crowd on Rod Laver Arena had been backing Venus from the beginning as she tried to win a first major title for eight years, and all the more so as defeat loomed and she appeared to struggle physically.
There was a huge cheer when she held serve to force her sister to serve out the match, but Serena recovered from 15-30 to earn match point and fell back on the court in celebration as her sister sent the ball floating wide.
Saturday's final was the 28th instalment of the sisters' on-court rivarly, which began at the Australian Open back in 1998, with Serena now 17-11 ahead and 7-2 up in Grand Slam finals.
Venus, who turned professional in 1994 and has won five Wimbledon and two US Open titles, insisted she was not too disappointed after reaching her first major final since 2009.
"No, because I guess I've been here before, "she said. "I really enjoy seeing the name 'Williams' on the trophy. This is a beautiful thing."
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent:
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Serena Williams is the length of time she has been winning Grand Slam titles. The first came on 11 September 1999 in New York; the 23rd on 28 January 2017 here in Melbourne.
The match itself will quickly be forgotten; but never the achievement. Richard Williams used to beg tennis clubs to part with their old balls when he started to put his daughters through their paces in the Los Angeles district of Compton, and now Serena has more Grand Slam singles titles than anyone who has ever played the game, with the exception of Margaret Court.
Williams is now just one behind the Australian - who was watching on the Rod Laver Arena - and in the view of the 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova, it is a record she could "shatter" before her playing days are done.
Billie Jean King on Twitter: Congrats @serenawilliams on your 23rd major title and return to the top of the @WTA rankings. You are a history maker and a trailblazer.
Martina Navratilova on Twitter: unbelievable - Serena does it again - what an amazing record!
Angelique Kerber on Twitter: Congrats to @serenawilliams for this amazing achievement!!! What a historic final- both are true champions @Venuseswilliams
Pat Cash on Twitter: Serena Williams continues to make history with her 23 GS. Just amazing! Further solidifies her place among the greatest sports people ever | Serena Williams beat sister Venus in straight sets to win her seventh Australian Open and an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title. | 38781553 | [
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The PM revived a line used during her Tory leadership campaign to respond to claims the two clashed over dinner.
She also declined to commit to settling the issue of expats' rights by June.
EU sources claim UK misunderstanding of the talks process, and ignorance about how Brussels works, could lead to no deal being agreed on the UK's exit.
According to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine, the prime minister and Mr Juncker clashed last Wednesday at Downing Street over Mrs May's desire to make Brexit "a success" and whether the issue of protecting the rights of expat UK and EU nationals could be agreed as early as June.
Speaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Mrs May said there were a lot of similarities and common ground in the two sides' positions.
She added: "But look, I think what we've seen recently is that at times these negotiations are going to be tough.
"During the Conservative Party leadership campaign I was described by one of my colleagues as a bloody difficult woman. And I said at the time the next person to find that out will be Jean-Claude Juncker."
The "bloody difficult" quote came from former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke, who was recorded discussing her after a TV interview last year.
Asked about the German newspaper report, Mrs May said: "I don't recall the account that has been given of the meeting that took place, I think that a lot of this is Brussels gossip."
But she said that the talks would be tough and would involve either her or Jeremy Corbyn lining up for the UK against the other 27 EU leaders.
Theresa May's comment is revealing about her strength, and also her weakness. No political leader wants to be seen to be pushed around. When the UK talked tough as a member of the EU the others had no choice but to listen.
But now the UK is on the way out, the incentives for the others to pay attention - let alone do our bidding - is very different.
Refusing to be pushed around is one thing, refusing to show any sign of compromise or listen quite another.
Read more from Laura
Pressed on whether she did believe the issue of the rights of EU nationals in the UK - and Britons abroad - could be settled in June, she said: "I've always said that I want this to be an issue that we address at an early stage."
"I've always said that there are complexities to this issue and lots of details that will need to be agreed. What people want to know is to have some reassurance about their future. I believe we can give that at an early stage. I've got the will to do this," she added.
She also said she would have "no intention of doing anything other" than serving a full term until 2022 if she wins the 8 June general election.
Opposition parties have accused the Tories of pursuing a "hard Brexit" strategy, with the PM insisting no deal is better than a bad one and planning to withdraw the UK from the EU single market.
The first edition of the London Evening Standard published under the editorship of ex-chancellor George Osborne was headlined "Brussels twists knife on Brexit", with an editorial warning the PM against seeking a "blank cheque" from the EU.
Launching his party's Brexit strategy, ex-Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said Mrs May had "chosen to pursue the most extreme and damaging form" of EU departure.
He said his party would offer another EU referendum in which it would campaign to Remain.
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"I don't think there's just one reason [why he's not fit]," said Pulis.
"We've put a fitness programme in place and we're hoping and praying that it'll help him get back."
He added: "The lad has bought into it and wants to get himself fit."
Berahino has appeared five times for the Baggies this season and has yet to score.
He came to prominence two seasons ago when he scored 20 goals in 45 appearances for his club. This attracted interest from Tottenham who had three bids rejected, including one for £22.5m, in the 2015-16 summer transfer window.
In response to not being allowed to leave, the forward suggested he would not play for Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace again. He eventually featured 35 times last season, but only scored seven goals.
Both Stoke and Crystal Palace had £20m bids for the player rejected during the last transfer window.
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Chinese archaeologists, who arrived in the African country this week, are hoping that the shipwreck could provide evidence of the first contact between China and east Africa.
Setting sail more than 600 years ago, Zheng's armada made seven epic voyages, reaching south-east Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Some say he even made it to America - several decades before the celebrated European explorer Christopher Columbus - although this has been widely disputed by historians.
Zheng, known as the Three-Jewel Eunuch Admiral, carried gifts from the Chinese emperor aboard his "treasure ship", which groaned with valuable cargo including gold, porcelain and silks.
These were exchanged along the established Arab trade routes for ivory, myrrh and even China's first giraffe, promoting recognition of the new Ming dynasty.
But within years of his death, Zheng appeared to fade from public consciousness, and for centuries his legend was overlooked as China turned its back on the world and entered a long period of isolation.
Now Zheng is enjoying a resurgence - and there appears to be more than historical curiosity behind his revival.
The sunken ship is believed to have been part of Zheng's armada, which reached the coastal town of Malindi in 1418.
The Chinese seem confident they will find the wreck near the Lamu archipelago, where pieces of Ming-era ceramics have already surfaced.
The Chinese government is investing £2m ($3m) in the three-year joint project, which Kenya says it hopes will throw up important findings about early relations between China and Africa.
Analysts say this ties in well with China's diplomatic overtures to African nations, as it goes about securing natural resources and political influence.
Zheng He - also known as Cheng Ho - is being hailed anew as a national hero; invoked by the Communist Party as a pioneer of China's "open-door" policies that have once again made China a world power.
"The rise of China has induced a lot of fear," says Geoff Wade of the Institute of South-east Asian Studies in Singapore.
"Zheng is being portrayed as a symbol of China's openness to the world, as an envoy of its peace and friendship - these two words keep cropping up in virtually every reference to Zheng He out of China," says Prof Wade.
In talks with the head of Asean, a grouping of South East Asian nations, earlier this year, Chinese state councillor Dai Bingguo, who is a leading figure in foreign policy, said: "I want to assure you that China is not to be feared."
The voyages of Zheng He, he said, had brought "porcelain, silk and tea rather than bloodshed, plundering or colonialism" - a reference to violent coercive measures used by Western colonisers.
"To this day, Zheng He is still remembered as an envoy of friendship and peace," Mr Dai said.
Zheng He was an admiral in the time of "empire", when there were no boundaries, no frontier limits, says China expert Edward Friedman.
"The expeditions were real events - Zheng's achievements were extraordinary and a marvel of the time," says Prof Friedman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
But the detail of Zheng's story is open to interpretation, and the version being promoted by the Chinese government ignores history in order to serve foreign policy, he says.
Statesman Deng Xiaoping, regarded as the chief architect of China's "opening up" in the 1980s, said China would never seek hegemony. And President Hu Jintao has said many times that peaceful development is a strategic choice of the Chinese government.
Prof Geoff Wade, a historian who has translated Ming documents relating to Zheng's voyages, disputes the portrayal of a benign adventurer.
He says the historical records show the treasure fleets carried sophisticated weaponry and participated in at least three major military actions; in Java, Sumatra and Sri Lanka.
"Because there is virtually no critical analysis of these texts even now - history writing is still in the hands of the state - it's very difficult for Chinese people to conceive of the state as being dangerous, expansionist, or offensive in any way to its neighbours.
"Chinese nationalism is fed on ignorance of its past relations. The way Zheng He is being represented is part of this."
The International Zheng He Society in Singapore disputes this "Western thought", and says the battles that Zheng was embroiled in were either retaliatory or an effort to rid the high seas of pirates.
"These incidents were hardly the nature of true battle but, instead, vividly signify the peaceful diplomacy of Zheng He," said spokesman Chen Jian Chin.
Many layers of myth surround China's ancient mariner. According to Kenyan lore, some of his shipwrecked sailors survived and were allowed to stay and marry local women.
DNA tests have reportedly shown evidence of Chinese ancestry and a young Kenyan woman, Mwamaka Shirafu, was given a scholarship to study Chinese medicine in China, where she now resides.
"She's as much a symbol of international peace and friendship as any historical legacy," says Prof Wade. | Standing seven feet tall, China's maritime giant Admiral Zheng He led the world's mightiest fleet, with 300 ships and as many as 30,000 troops under his command. | 10767321 | [
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Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon stalked Alice Ruggles before fatally attacking her last October.
Her parents Sue Hills and Clive Ruggles described the moment two Northumbria Police officers knocked on their door.
Prof Ruggles said: "And then they said to us Alice has been killed. And we looked at each other and said 'It's Harry'. We knew, we knew even then."
The trial at Newcastle Crown Court heard Dhillon had become obsessed with the 24-year-old and had stalked her.
Dr Hills told of her guilt about trying to reassure her daughter on the phone two days before.
She said: "And I sort of reassured her that was ok, the police knew what was going on and that it would be all right and if she just ignored him he would ignore her.
"And I only put the phone down for 10 minutes and Emma (daughter) rang and said 'You cannot tell that to her, he's going to kill her. You have got to do something'.
"And I thought she was over-reacting so I just said 'don't be silly'.
"And so of course as soon as I saw the police I knew that's that what it was.
"And I felt such a sense of guilt for having first of all told Alice not to worry and secondly told Emma not to be silly when actually if I hadn't said that Alice might still be alive."
Prof Ruggles said he didn't think any of them, including his daughter, realised how serious the situation was despite the signs.
Her parents have set up the Alice Ruggles Trust and they said they were hoping to use that and their daughter's "vibrant personality" to make other people aware of the dangers of stalking.
They said they wanted her to be remembered for that and as "smiling and laughing and making some sort of cheeky comment."
Dhillon, 26, denied murder but was found guilty and sentenced to a minimum of 22 years. | The parents of a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend have said they knew immediately he was responsible. | 39738747 | [
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A poster for conference call firm Powwownow shows a man on an underground train surrounded by zombie-like characters in masks.
Changing Faces says the adverts are "insensitive" because of the similarity to masks worn by people recovering from burns.
Powwownow says the images are not targeting those with facial disfigurements and instead show characters from "fantasy horror".
In one advert, a woman is shown in the middle of a group of people wearing masks similar to that of Jason, the main character of the Friday The 13th movie franchise.
In a blog post, Changing Faces chief executive, James Partridge, said the tagline of the campaign - Avoid the Horror - was "disturbing".
He wrote: "It reinforces the harmful association that people who wear masks as part of their treatment and who have burn scarring, are to be feared and avoided."
Changing Faces says Powwownow originally agreed to take down the adverts.
In a statement to Newsbeat, a spokesman from the conferencing service said: "When we received a complaint from Changing Faces, we pulled the advert as a mark of respect to the charity's perspective and undertook a review of the advertising strategy.
"After this robust review, we reinstated the advert as a reflection of our belief in the creative concept, its clear reference to the fantasy horror genre and the fact that we are in no way targeting or discriminating against people with facial disfigurement, or indeed any people.
"The adverts focus purely on the horror of the commuting experience and in no way target any individuals."
Catrin Pugh from Wrexham sustained burns to her face and body when the coach she was travelling in crashed in France in 2013.
She's been undergoing treatment ever since.
Speaking to Newsbeat, she said: "Wearing my compression mask is why my face looks 'normal' and was one of the most important parts of my treatment.
"This advert, suggesting people in masks are 'horrors' makes me so angry."
"I remember when I first went out into the public wearing my mask, and due to my eyesight I couldn't see it, but my sister said almost everyone turned and gawped.
"If that is then associated with being like a horror, as the advert suggests, it could have been far worse, with hurtful reactions, rather than curious reactions which is what I received."
Powwownow insists that the characters in its campaign are "commonplace in the world of computer games, TV, entertainment and film.
"We wish to reiterate that there is absolutely no intention to offend anyone at all."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | A charity has criticised a series of adverts which it claims are offensive to people with facial burns. | 31100039 | [
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The larger-than-life star, known for Flash Gordon and Z Cars, said he came across a woman in labour while visiting London's Richmond Park in "about 1963".
"I was running all over Richmond Park and a woman was having a baby under a tree and there was nobody around.
"I'd been brought up with babies and helping with babies, and I rushed across to her," he told BBC Radio 4.
He continued: "She'd got her legs open. She knew me from Z Cars and said 'please, Mr Blessed, I'm having a baby.'
"[I said] 'it's all right dear, breathe deeply,' and gradually I got the baby out. The afterbirth came out and the clots. I got rid of the clots. Pressed her belly and got rid of the clots. And then I got the afterbirth out.
"And then I bit it loose, and then I tied it into a knot etc. I just called for help and eventually an ambulance came. I was covered in blood, my shirt was covered in blood.
"I was wrapping her, wiping her, 'It's all right darling,' and I was licking the baby's face."
The actor was speaking to an incredulous Libby Purves, the host of Radio 4's Midweek programme.
"It's absolutely true," he said. "I've never talked about it. What I'm saying is, it was natural. I'd seen my mother do all this. I was always kept in the background." | Actor Brian Blessed has recounted how he helped deliver a baby in the 1960s - and bit through the umbilical cord. | 34465916 | [
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The Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (Garc) is protesting against an agreement aimed at resolving a long-running dispute in the area.
They are planning to stage a protest on Friday night.
However, a community advert placed in the Irish News said the protest would not help ease tensions.
Among the signatories are politicians, academics and sporting organisations as well as the Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, Noel Treanor, and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Connor, Alan Abernethy.
It stated: "We believe this is the best opportunity we have had in 15 years to resolve an issue, which has divided our community for many years.
"It is our view the introduction of another evening parade, no matter what part of the community it comes from, would inevitably and regrettably, whether intentional or otherwise raise tensions, damage community relations, and has the potential to end in confrontation and undermine a long sought after resolution."
The agreement to which Garc is opposed was announced last week between the Orange Order and the Crumlin Ardoyne Residents Association (Cara).
The group is billing its protest as a "march and rally to oppose ongoing sectarian parades and SF/UVF deal (Sinn Féin/Ulster Volunteer Force)."
The SDLP has not added its name to the advert.
However, in a statement SDLP North Belfast MLA Nichola Mallon said: "There are genuine frustrations and fears in this community as the weekend approaches.
"However, it is also important that people express their views and feelings in a responsible manner.
"Our advice to Garc is to reconsider their planned parade this Friday, to take a step back and act in the interests of peace in our community."
The Parades Commission has granted permission for Garc to hold their parade on Friday evening subject to a number of conditions - including directing it away from "part of the notified route between Ardoyne Road or Crumlin Road".
Permission has also been granted for Garc to hold a protest parade on Saturday morning.
Garc spokesperson Damien 'Dee' Fennell attended the launch of dissident republican party Saoradh on Saturday 24 September, and Garc has been consistently highly critical of Sinn Féin. | Church leaders have appealed to a nationalist residents' group to call off a protest against an Orange Order parade in north Belfast. | 37517608 | [
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Discovered on land at North Elmham, near Dereham, the circa 600 AD coin was created by French rulers of the time to increase their available currency.
Adrian Marsden, finds officer based at Norwich Castle Museum, said the object was probably buried with its owner.
The pendant was declared treasure by the Norfolk coroner on Wednesday.
Mr Marsden added: "This is an early copy of a Byzantine gold coin made in France.
"The Merovingians [French rulers] created copies of Byzantine coins from their bullion as there wasn't enough coinage coming in from the eastern Roman empire. How many of these copies were 'official' currency is hard to say."
The 23.5mm diameter pendant, created from an imitation of a gold solidus of emperor Maurice Tiberius (582-602 AD), features a suspension loop with three longitudinal ribs having been soldered to the edge of the coin immediately above the emperor's head.
"What's interesting is you have somebody in France copying a Byzantine coin which then also followed the trend of turning it into jewellery."
Mr Marsden said the coin was likely to have come to England as a result of export trade at the time.
"We see very few of these so it's an interesting find and one that we will hope to acquire for the Norwich Castle Museum collection."
Other items declared treasure at the coroner's inquest include an early-medieval Carolingian-style silver mount found in Barnham Broom, a hoard of 150 Roman coins discovered in Quidenham and an early-medieval biconical gold bead which would have been worn on high-status necklaces. | An early-medieval gold pendant created from an imitation of a Byzantine coin that was found in a Norfolk field is a "rare find", a museum expert has said. | 23602056 | [
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The "learning from mistakes league" rates 120 trusts outstanding or good, 78 with "significant concerns" and 32 with a "poor reporting culture".
Other measures include legal protection for staff who admit mistakes, and new medical examiners to review deaths.
A patient safety charity welcomed the moves but said it remained "concerned".
The first annual "learning from mistakes league" uses feedback from staff on their freedom to speak when things go wrong.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is hosting a "global patient safety summit" in London on Wednesday and Thursday, said the changes were a step towards a "new era of openness".
He said health services must "unshackle ourselves from a quick-fix blame culture and acknowledge that sometimes bad mistakes can be made by good people".
The changes announced by Mr Hunt include:
Peter Walsh, chief executive of patient safety charity Action Against Medical Accidents, welcomed the initiatives but said he remained concerned about the "woeful inconsistency and often inadequate quality of NHS investigations into serious incidents".
He said there was "nothing" in Mr Hunt's announcement to reassure his organisation that urgent action would be taken to address the quality of local investigations.
James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died after failings in care, said the measures were "major steps that will help move the NHS towards the kind of true learning culture that other high-risk industries take for granted".
Labour's shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander said her party supported "any measures that will improve safety", but she added: "On Jeremy Hunt's watch, hospitals are overcrowded, understaffed and facing financial crisis." | Health trusts in England have been ranked by their ability to learn from mistakes, as part of several changes designed to improve patient safety. | 35761011 | [
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School in Birmingham has met with equality leaders at the city council to discuss a complaint from the pupil's family.
The council is supporting the school to ensure its policies are appropriate.
But Muslim Women's Network UK said the school was not at fault as young girls are not required to wear headscarves.
Read more news for Birmingham and the Black Country
The Handsworth school states on its website that "hats or scarves are not allowed to be worn in school" alongside examples including a woman in a headscarf.
Labour councillor Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transparency, openness and equality, met the school's head teacher last week.
In a comment posted on Facebook at the weekend, claiming the school had contravened the Equality Act, the councillor wrote: "I'm insisting this matter is addressed asap with a change of policy.
"Senior education officers from Birmingham City Council will also discuss this matter with the concerned school early next week whilst the head and governors discuss their next action."
In a council statement, Brigid Jones, cabinet member for children, families and schools, said: "Each school's governing body is responsible for the creation and implementation of its own uniform policy.
"However, the local authority is supporting the school to ensure its policy is appropriate, in line with legal requirements, and we are engaging with all schools to remind them of their responsibilities when it comes to setting school uniform policies."
Shaista Gohir, from Muslim Women's Network UK - which works to improve equality for Muslim women and girls, said: "The school is allowed to set its uniform policy and schools do have to be mindful and inclusive and cohesive and make sure that they don't breach their duties under the Equality Act.
"But they haven't done anything wrong because there is no Islamic requirement for a four-year-old to be wearing a headscarf."
The school has not commented. | A school has been accused of breaching anti-discrimination laws after claims a four-year-old Muslim pupil was told she could not wear a headscarf. | 38734043 | [
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22 December 2015 Last updated at 09:18 GMT
They're all back on the big screen again in The Peanuts Movie.
The characters have been revived for their first feature film in 35 years, by the creator Charles Schulz's son and grandson.
Other familiar characters are also back including Charlie Brown's friend the Little Red-Haired Girl, and Snoopy's nemesis the Red Baron.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and Lucy all spoke to entertainment reporter Genevieve Hassan. | Charles Schulz's characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy have been talking about the secret of their strong friendships. | 35158815 | [
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The Canaries, who won thanks to Jonny Howson's goal, are second in the Championship with two wins from three.
"The first 10 minutes were quite even but after that we were in control of the game. We hit the woodwork a few times," Neil told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"If our passing in the final third was a bit slicker we would have had more chances. I think we deserved to win."
Neil continued: "I can't really remember too many opportunities for them to score, if any.
"The first goal is crucial because it mucks up their gameplan because they need to come out and leaves us more space to go and exploit."
Norwich were relegated from the Premier League last season with 67 goals conceded, the joint-second-most in the division.
But they have kept clean sheets in their last two home games, and Neil said: "That's going to be key going forward.
"(A lack of clean sheets) was a criticism of us last season and something we want to try to fix. In the last two games it's been better." | Norwich boss Alex Neil was pleased with his side's "control" during their 1-0 victory over Bristol City on Tuesday. | 37106270 | [
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More than 3,600 firefighters are battling the King fire, 60 miles (97km) east of Sacramento.
The blaze has consumed wide swathes of timber in Eldorado National Forest and is only 5% contained.
"It's been an explosive couple of days," CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant told the Associated Press news agency.
Widespread drought in the state has fuelled an active wildfire season.
As of early this week, California firefighters have battled more than 4,800 wildfires this year and were currently fighting 11 major fires, according to a local broadcaster.
Many of the people ordered to evacuate their homes were in Pollock Pines, 60 miles east of Sacramento.
Crews have been battling the fire for five days, but most of the losses have not been residences.
"We have had significant losses of public timber land, private timber land and watershed," Laurence Crabtree, a US Forest Service supervisor told the Sacramento Bee.
Further north, a blaze destroyed parts of the town of Weed, burning 110 homes and damaging 90.
High winds drove the fire quickly across town after it began on Monday. Two churches, a community centre and a library also burned to the ground.
Four firefighters lost their homes.
The Reverend Bill Hofer, pastor of Weed Berean Church, told the AP he was planning to return on Wednesday night - despite an evacuation order - to deter vandalism.
"The more people home with the lights on, the better," he said. | A central California wildfire threatening thousands of homes doubled in size overnight to 111 square miles (288 sq-km), authorities have said. | 29257417 | [
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Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, an ex-Royal Marine from Barnsley, died near the Syrian city of Qamishli on 2 March, Kurdish officials have said.
His coffin was handed over to his father and uncle in a ceremony involving hundreds of Syrian Kurds.
Mr Scurfield's father, Chris, said the ceremony had been "overwhelming".
He told BBC Middle East correspondent Jim Muir the emotional ceremony was "very special and very comforting" to his family.
Our correspondent said the ceremony was also a "big moment" for the Kurds, who had turned out to pay their last respects to the Briton who came "halfway round the world to fight - and die - in their struggle against IS militants".
Hundreds of people - including Kurdish fighters, women and foreign fighters in the region - watched as Mr Scurfield's coffin was loaded into an ambulance, where it will be transported to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
The coffin was decorated with flowers and was draped with a Kurdish flag and a Union Jack.
Some time would be needed in Erbil to complete the necessary paperwork before Mr Scurfield's body can be flown back to the UK, our correspondent added.
Mr Scurfield, an expert in battlefield medicine, is believed to have travelled to Syria three or four months ago.
He is said to have gone to Syria because he was "horrified by the atrocities being carried out" there.
Kurdish commander Redor Khalil said the Briton had been killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in the frontline village of Tel Khuzela.
His family has paid tribute to his "courage, conviction and honour".
In a statement, they said: "We are devastated to confirm the death of our son Konstandinos Erik Scurfield in Syria where he went to support the forces opposing Islamic State.
"His flame might have burned briefly but it burned brightly with love, courage, conviction and honour and we are very proud of him."
The family's friends and neighbours described news of Mr Scurfield's death as "heartbreaking".
The Home Office says there are about 600 people in the region "of interest" but have not given a breakdown of what groups they may be associated with.
The BBC understands about 100 Western volunteers - including some Britons - are fighting as part of the 30,000-strong Kurdish forces.
More than 500 Britons are believed to have travelled to join IS. | The body of the first Briton to be killed while fighting against Islamic State (IS) has been handed over to his family at the Syrian-Iraqi border. | 31888224 | [
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The airline's chief executive Andrew Swaffield said bookings had dropped off in the immediate aftermath but were now recovering.
Monarch's flights to Sharm el-Sheikh are still suspended and it does not expect them to resume before next year.
The comments came as Monarch returned to profit for the year to 31 October.
Mr Swaffield told BBC Radio 5 Live that customers were "booking closer to departure" in the wake of the attacks.
He said: "They're booking in pretty big numbers and there's no lack of interest, but they're not booking quite so far out because they're waiting to see what the world has in store.
"That will probably last a little while and then things will get back to normal again."
Luton-based Monarch expects annual profits to exceed £40m after cost cuts helped to achieve a turnaround.
Mr Swaffield said: "The key for us has been the £200m of costs we took out of the business during what was a pretty thorough restructuring during 2014."
Monarch streamlined its network and fleet, modernised its working practices and benefited from lower fuel prices.
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German state prosecutors said they had found the man's number on the phone of Anis Amri, who killed 12 people by ramming a lorry into market shoppers.
Amri was shot dead by police in Milan early last Friday, four days on from the attack. The 24-year-old Tunisian had opened fire, wounding one.
Amri had links to known Islamists.
German prosecutors say a video in which Amri pledges allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is genuine.
Government officials have said the lorry's automatic braking system may have prevented the loss of more lives on 19 December.
The system kicks in when it senses an impact and this may have cut the hijacker's rampage short.
Frauke Koehler, spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office, said "further investigations revealed that the detained man was not a contact person of Anis Amri's, therefore he had to be released".
She said the pistol found on Amri when he was shot dead by Italian police last week had the same calibre as the one that killed the Polish driver whose truck Amri hijacked.
Lukasz Urban, 37, was killed by a gunshot to the head - apparently before the lorry was driven into the Christmas crowd at Breitscheidplatz, in central Berlin. His body was found in the cabin, after Amri had fled.
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni told a news conference there was no evidence that Amri had any "particular networks" in Italy.
He was probably radicalised after arriving in Italy in 2011, Mr Gentiloni said.
Investigators are trying to piece together Amri's movements after the Berlin attack, when he was subject to a European arrest warrant.
There are indications that he travelled to Nijmegen in the Netherlands on 21 December and then took an overnight bus from Amsterdam to Lyon in France.
Then he took a train to Chambery in the French Alps, changed trains, and reached Milan. He was stopped by police in the early hours of 23 December near Milan's Sesto San Giovanni station. | German police have released a 40-year-old Tunisian man who had been a suspected accomplice of the Berlin Christmas market assailant. | 38461691 | [
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Webber led after the final pit stops and the drivers were told to hold position to the end of the race but Vettel passed Webber after a tussle with 13 laps to go.
Vettel has since apologised for the incident.
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Lewis Hamilton took third ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who obeyed an order to stay behind.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso crashed on the second lap after breaking his front wing.
The Spaniard's team-mate Felipe Massa took fifth, fighting past the Lotus cars of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen in the closing laps after the Lotus team's gamble to try to do only three pit stops rather than four failed.
Grosjean finished sixth ahead of Raikkonen, who won the first race in Australia last weekend.
McLaren's Jenson Button was on for a points-scoring finish, possibly in fifth place, before he was sent on his way from a pit stop with a loose front wheel.
The Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg took eighth ahead of McLaren's Sergio Perez, with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne 10th.
It was a race full of drama as the intra-team battles at Red Bull and Mercedes played out live.
"The Malaysian Grand Prix team orders controversy at Red Bull is only the latest episode of a long-running drama between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
"It goes right back to 2010, when the two crashed while Vettel tried to pass Webber for the lead of the Turkish Grand Prix.
"Since then, there has been a litany of further incidents at the team as the two men, both intensely determined and tough but very different in other ways, have battled for supremacy.
"Adding spice to it is Webber's belief that, while they profess to allow them to battle it out on the track, the team is more behind Vettel than him.
"The belief - widely shared within F1 - is founded on the way the team have responded to the various situations between their drivers.
"In their battle in Malaysia there may even have been a bit of residual revenge on Vettel's part - the German and his champion at Red Bull, motorsport chief Helmet Marko, felt Webber was obstructive in last season's title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix."
The battle between the Red Bulls was resolved in an intense scrap as Webber rejoined from his final pit stop.
Vettel was warned by team boss Christian Horner that he was being "silly" but the two then battled wheel-to-wheel around Turns One and Two onto Turn Four, where Webber appeared finally to yield to his team-mate despite having the inside line.
Webber said: "After the last stop the team told me the race was over and we turned the engines down and go to the end. The team made their decision. Seb made his own decision and he will have protection as usual."
Vettel was told over the radio after the race: "Good job, Seb. Looks like you wanted it bad enough. Still you've got some explaining to do."
Webber had initially taken the lead at the first stops as the drivers came in to fit dry-weather tyres following a wet start.
He had led the race throughout, with the two Red Bull drivers using the two available tyre compounds in different orders.
Vettel chose to end the race on the softer 'medium' tyre while Webber was on the hard.
Vettel said: "Obviously it is very hot and if there is something to say we need to say it internally."
Red Bull motorsport chief Helmut Marko, a powerful champion of Vettel, admitted the battle had "got out of control".
Meanwhile, there was controversy at Mercedes as Rosberg followed Hamilton closely in the final laps.
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Rosberg asked the team to let him pass Hamilton, but was told "negative" by team boss Ross Brawn.
When he complained again, Brawn told him that Hamilton - who had earlier been told to save fuel - was also being "controlled" and could also go faster.
Hamilton admitted on the podium: "I can't say it's the best feeling being up here today. If I'm honest I really feel Nico should be standing here."
Hamilton had provided an amusing diversion when, coming in for his second stop, he headed into the pit box of former team McLaren before being waved on towards Mercedes.
"I did a Jenson," he said. "He did it a couple of years ago and I've done it today. Apologies to my team."
The result puts Vettel into the championship lead by 11 points from Raikkonen. Webber is five points further adrift and ahead of Hamilton, Massa and Alonso, who is already 22 points behind Vettel, the man who narrowly beat him to the title 2010 and 2012.
Alonso started third and was up to second, past Massa, by the first corner. But he tapped the back of Vettel's car in Turn Two.
It was the lightest of touches but enough to break the front wing mounts.
He held onto second place throughout the first lap but did not stop to change it and it collapsed heading into Turn One on the second lap, sending him into the gravel trap. Ferrari said the decision not to stop was made in the pits.
Alonso wrote later on Twitter: "Bad luck today. As always over 19 races we will be compensated and we are ready to recover good points in the next race."
Result:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Ger), Red Bull, 1hr 38min 56.681secs
2. Mark Webber (Aus), Red Bull, 1:39:00.979
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:39:08.862
4. Nico Rosberg (Ger), Mercedes, 1:39:09.321
5. Felipe Massa (Brz), Ferrari, 1:39:22.329
6. Romain Grosjean (Fra), Lotus, 1:39:32.245
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin), Lotus, 1:39:45.160
8. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger), Sauber, 1:39:49.725
9. Sergio Perez (Mex), McLaren, 1:40:09.038
10. Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra), Toro Rosso, 1:40:23.805
11. Valtteri Bottas (Fin), Williams, 1:40:25.291
12. Esteban Gutierrez (Mex), Sauber, 1:39:01.194
13. Jules Bianchi (Fra), Marussia, 1:39:55.128
14. Charles Pic (Fra), Caterham, 1.40:29.370
15. Giedo van der Garde (Ned), Caterham, 1:40:38.354
16. Max Chilton (GB), Marussia, 1:39:14.486
17. Jenson Button (GB), McLaren, 1:35:35.060
18. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus), Toro Rosso, 1:32:16.617
Did not finish
Pastor Maldonado (Ven), Williams, 45 laps.
Adrian Sutil (Ger), Force India, 27 laps.
Paul di Resta (GB), Force India, 22 laps.
Fernando Alonso (Spa), Ferrari, 1 lap. | Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel ignored team orders in the Malaysian GP to win an intense battle with Mark Webber. | 21916317 | [
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The pound jumped by 0.85%, or more than one euro cent, to €1.4072, although against the dollar the pound was down 0.26% at $1.5783.
On the stock market, the FTSE 100 was 16.93 points higher at 6,842.60, adding to the sharp gains seen on Monday.
However, the FTSE was lagging gains elsewhere, with Germany's Dax and France's Cac 40 both up more than 1%.
Shares in business supplies distributor Bunzl dropped 1.6% - the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 - after it said organic revenue growth had slowed in the first half of its financial year.
Bunzl also announced it had bought four businesses in the US, Colombia, Canada and France.
However, the most eye-catching move was in the FTSE 250, where shares in Ladbrokes jumped 16% after it said it was in merger talks with Gala Coral. | (Noon): The pound hit a four-week high against the euro as the single currency weakened on Tuesday. | 33235610 | [
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Matthew Todd Miller, a 24-year-old US citizen, was sentenced to six years of hard labour on 14 September 2014 for what state media described as "hostile acts" against North Korea.
He had been in custody since 10 April when, according to North Korean sources, he destroyed his tourist visa and demanded asylum.
The youngest of four sons, he grew up in Bakersfield, California, and both his parents were oil engineers.
Described by former classmates as "quiet but extremely intelligent", he learnt Korean on his first trip to South Korea four years ago while visiting a brother stationed there with the US air force. A California neighbour said he liked it so much he stayed.
Notes produced in court, apparently in Mr Miller's handwriting, suggested he had become a fugitive because he was involved with Wikileaks, the organisation that leaked US state secrets.
However, the BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says it is unclear if they were written under duress or not, and if any of the allegations were true.
In an interview this month with CNN, attended by North Korean officials, Mr Miller said: "I will say that I prepared to violate the law of the DPRK before coming here."
He also said he deliberately committed his "crime", without specifying what he had done wrong.
The charges he faced in trial were non-specified.
Mr Bae, a Korean-American known in North Korea as Pae Jun-ho, was arrested in November 2012 as he entered the north-eastern port city of Rason, a special economic zone near North Korea's border with China.
He has been described as both a tour operator and Christian missionary. North Korea said he used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government.
He was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour in May 2013.
Mr Bae's trial and conviction came at a time of high tension between the US and North Korea, in the wake of the communist state's third nuclear test. So far efforts to secure his release have been unsuccessful.
His family say he has several health complaints including diabetes and liver problems.
Jeffrey Edward Fowle: June 2014 - October 2014
Jeffrey Fowle entered North Korea on 29 April and was detained as he was leaving the country some time between mid-May and early June, according to reports.
He is a 56-year-old US citizen from Miamisburg, Ohio, who works for the city.
The father of three came into the country as a tourist but, according to reports, left a Bible in his hotel room - something the North considers incendiary.
He was facing a trial for non-specified charges but was released following negotiations and returned to the US in October 2014.
Mr Jun, a businessman, was arrested in November 2010 for an unspecified "grave crime", and detained in North Korea for six months.
It was reported that he may have been involved in missionary work during business trips to North Korea.
The communist state views organised religious activity as a potential challenge to its leadership.
North Korean state media said that he had confessed to wrongdoing, and that he was treated well in custody, being allowed diplomatic contact and family phone calls.
Visiting US officials repeatedly requested his release, including Robert King, the US special envoy for human rights, who was visiting North Korea to assess its food situation.
During Mr King's visit, the North agreed to free Mr Jun on "humanitarian grounds".
Mr Jun was flown out with Mr King's delegation.
The US had suspended its food aid to North Korea in 2009 amid concerns over the North's nuclear programme, and Mr King stressed that Pyongyang had not been promised aid in return for Mr King's release.
Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 31, was sentenced to eight years' hard labour for illegally entering North Korea from China in 2010.
He had been teaching English in South Korea, but reportedly crossed into North Korea in January 2010. He was arrested in April that year.
Mr Gomes, a devout Christian, was thought to have gone to North Korea on a one-man peace mission.
North Korean media said he tried to commit suicide while in detention.
Mr Gomes' detention came during a period of heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
In March 2010, South Korea's Cheonan warship sank, killing 46 sailors. International investigators said that the vessel had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo, something Pyongyang denied.
Soon afterwards, the US and South Korea took part in joint military drills, sparking anger from North Korea.
Six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme had also been stalled for several months.
Former US President Jimmy Carter secured Mr Gomes' release during a "private humanitarian trip" to North Korea in August 2010.
During his trip, he met North Korean officials, including ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam.
North Korean media said that Kim Yong-nam expressed North Korea's commitment to resuming six-party negotiations on its nuclear programme, during his talks with Mr Carter.
US Christian activist Robert Park entered North Korea on 25 December 2009, carrying a letter for then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
He crossed into North Korea from China by walking over a frozen river. He was arrested almost instantly.
He told the BBC he had decided to make the trip because his conscience had been tormented by the thought of people suffering in North Korea.
He said he was tortured while in custody.
In February, North Korea said it had decided to "forgive and release" Mr Park.
North Korean media said he confessed to crossing the border, and agreed that his view of North Korea was based on false reports.
He now realised that religious freedom was ensured in North Korea, North Korea's main news agency added - something his colleagues described as "propaganda".
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for California-based Current TV, were jailed for illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years' hard labour.
They had been filming a video about North Korean refugees, and admitted to entering North Korea for a short time, but said they were on the Chinese side of the border when they were arrested.
"We were firmly back inside China when the soldiers apprehended us," they said.
"We tried with all our might to cling to bushes, ground, anything that would keep us on Chinese soil, but we were no match for the determined soldiers."
They said it was possible that they had been lured into a trap.
Their detention took place during a period of high tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. In April, North Korea dropped out of six-party denuclearisation talks, and in May, it said it had successfully completed its second nuclear test.
The two journalists were issued with a special pardon after former US President Bill Clinton visited Pyongyang, and returned to Los Angeles on a chartered flight with Mr Clinton.
Official North Korean reports said that Mr Clinton had apologised on behalf of the US for the actions of the two reporters - something denied by the US, who said Mr Clinton carried no message to North Korea.
Correspondents said that it appeared that the women had been held in relative comfort in a guest house for most of their time in North Korea, and been used by North Korea as a diplomatic tool to secure a visit by a high-profile US envoy.
Bryan Toh also contributed to this article | North Korea has detained several US citizens - sometimes holding them for years, the BBC explains. | 22379241 | [
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Activities also include wife carrying, husband dragging, gravy wrestling, Russian egg roulette, backward running, worm charming and ditch racing.
The games, in Llanwrtyd Wells, continue every weekend until 29 August.
Bog snorkelling has taken place in the town for 31 years and in 2012 other activities were added as a Wales-focused alternative to the Olympics.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said it was "a credit to Wales" which "puts a smile on faces".
There will be 60 different activities and the bog snorkelling takes place on 28 August. | The World Alternative Games and bog snorkelling championships take place in Powys from Friday. | 37048792 | [
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Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the body was recovered from rocks to the north of Tresco.
Officers said the family of missing man Josh Clayton, 23, had been informed but no formal identification had been made.
A search was launched for Mr Clayton from Taunton, who works for the Tresco Estate, after he went missing on 13 September.
Sgt Colin Taylor of Devon and Cornwall Police said the body was discovered by a French yachtsman just before 1800 BST on Wednesday and was recovered by the St Mary's lifeboat.
Sgt Taylor said: "The lifeboat crews got to Tean which is just between Tresco and St Martins... From between the high water mark and the low water mark they recovered the body of what's believed to be a male," he said.
He said the body would be repatriated to the mainland on the Scillonian ferry on Thursday and formal identification was likely to be carried out next week.
He said the effort of the local community, police and rescue groups in the eight-day search for Josh Clayton had been "fantastic".
"I am amazed by humanity, I am very very impressed by what happened on Tresco Estate and how they mobilised themselves."
Mike Nellams, of Tresco Estate, said letters had been sent to staff and some holiday-makers to inform them.
"Of course we're all very sad but actually it's a bit of a relief as well, really," he said.
"We're actually a very tight community in the nicest sense... So everybody wanted to help and assist and that's normal for Tresco. Sadly the outcome wasn't for the best but it wasn't for the lack of trying." | A body has been found in the water off the Isles of Scilly. | 34343587 | [
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Jolie, whose directorial debut is set in Bosnia's 1992 to 1995 war, received a standing ovation as she picked up the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award.
"I told Brad in the car I was afraid I was going to cry," she said.
She presented the festival's best actor award to Thomas Schubert who starred in Atman, also named best film.
Romanian leading lady Ada Condeescu won best actress for her role in Loverboy.
Jolie, 36, who was at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival with boyfriend Brad Pitt, visited Bosnia several times last year as a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency.
She said she was "so honoured to be here".
"There is no greater example of the strengths of the artists and the festival that began during the war and grew stronger every year," she added.
The festival began as an act of resistance in 1995 with residents braving mortar shells to gather in a basement to watch Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Some scenes from Jolie's film In the Land of Blood and Honey - due for release in December - were shot in Bosnia while others were shot in Hungary.
The film, which stars Zana Marjanovic and Rade Serbedzija, tells the story of a love affair between a Bosnian Muslim woman and a Serb, on opposite sides of the conflict.
The licence to film in Sarajevo was at one point revoked following local rumours that the film featured a rape victim who falls in love with her assailant.
The licence was given back when producers proved the rumour was not true.
At the time, Jolie asked people to "hold judgement until they have seen the film".
"There are many twists in the plot that address the sensitive nature of the relationship between the main characters and that will be revealed once the film is released," she said.
On her visits to Bosnia for the UN last year, Jolie drew attention to the thousands of people who have been unable to return to their homes despite the war ending 16 years ago. | A tearful Angelina Jolie has been honoured at the Sarajevo Film Festival for her acting and "active engagement in the complexities of the real world". | 14357914 | [
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The floes have experienced much reduced winter coverage and go into the warmest months tracking below the all time satellite minimum year of 2012.
But the Reading team says current ice extent is actually a poor guide to the scale of the eventual September low point.
A better correlation is with the fraction of the floes in May topped with melt ponds - and that metric suggests 2016 will not be a record year.
Ponding water accelerates melting by changing the reflectivity, or albedo, of white ice. The darker liquid absorbs more energy from the sun, promoting further melting and a larger fraction of standing water… and so on.
However, despite some remarkable conditions during the Arctic winter, this feedback process has not become a dominant factor in the right places and at the right time to really suppress sea ice in the coming weeks, contends Dr David Schroeder from the Nerc Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM).
"2016 certainly looks to be an interesting year when you consider how low the extent has been through the winter, together with the strong sea-surface temperature anomalies. But the winter months are not when melt ponds start forming; this happens in the second half of May and the beginning of June. And during this period, although there were still positive anomalies in some locations, in the most important areas for melt pond fraction - such as in the east Siberian sea towards the central Arctic, for example - the temperatures were not very high."
The CPOM team has developed a model to forecast the evolution of melt ponds in the Arctic and has incorporated this into a more general climate sea-ice model. Its simulations suggest sea-ice extent for the end of this coming summer will be 4.5 (+/- 0.5) million square km. This number is for an average across the entire month of September - traditionally the period of minimum coverage.
It is slightly lower than last year (4.6 million sq km), but larger than the extraordinary September of 2012 when the floes retreated to just 3.6 million sq km.
Past forecasts have shown a high degree of skill. 2014 was pretty much spot on; 2015 came in a bit high but just on the edge of the error range.
"There is still an irreducible level of uncertainty associated with the weather conditions," said colleague Prof Daniel Feltham.
"We can't predict the atmospheric chaos that happens every year, and this places fundamental limits on how well we can predict the Arctic ice cover."
And to illustrate this point, 2012 was notable for an intense storm that blew up over the central Arctic Ocean during the early part of August. This gave the summer melt season an additional kick. Something similar could very easily happen again this year.
Reading's outlook has just been submitted to the Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) - a community forum for scientific and stakeholder groups that aim to compare and improve forecast tools. These groups all have their own perspectives, and the SIPN is expected to publish their individual forecasts online in the coming days.
Nasa's Dr Walter Meier is on the leadership team at SIPN.
He told BBC News: "I'd say we're at a stage where we're looking at people's different methods, looking at how they are performing, trying to understand why and how they get things right or wrong, and then hopefully working out how that might play into improving forecasts in the future.
"Making seasonal forecasts is a really hard problem because in the three-to-four months before September so much can happen that is weather-related: how much sun versus how much cloud; the temperature; the winds, and which way they're blowing. Do the winds blow to compress the ice together or blow to spread it out? Do they blow the ice into warmer water where it melts? This is really tough."
There is no doubt having better models for sea-ice forecasts would be useful to many sectors.
Shipping, tourism and oil industries - all are looking to exploit the opportunities that will emerge in an Arctic that is expected to become more open in a warming climate.
"For many stakeholders - they're not so much interested in the amount of ice in total; rather, they are interested in the amount of ice where they happen to be. So, it's the spatial variation that's of interest and that's something we're working on as well and hope to improve for the future," said Prof Feltham.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Arctic sea-ice extent is unlikely to see a new record this summer, claim polar experts at Reading University, UK. | 36560548 | [
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Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Sir Charlie Bean is reviewing how official statistics are collected, and his initial findings are due on Wednesday.
The PCS union said it would "strongly oppose" transferring work or jobs from Newport, where 2,000 staff are based
The ONS said it was not "helpful" to speculate on the report's findings.
The ONS transferred hundreds of jobs from London to Newport in the late 2000s.
PCS union representative Gez Kirby said: "There's some anxiety obviously."
He told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme: "We believe we produce high quality economic statistics and we don't want to see any of our work or our jobs move out of Newport."
Mr Kirby added: "We welcome any recommendation coming from the Bean Review, to increase the economic expertise in London, because they can liaise with the Treasury, the Bank of England, that makes sense.
"We would not welcome, and we would strongly oppose any proposal to transfer work or jobs from Newport."
Sir Charlie has previously said the ONS is "maybe not quite such a strong performer" as it once was.
However, more recently, he also said Newport could become a centre of expertise in the field of statistics.
An ONS spokesperson said: "ONS has welcomed the Bean Review as a good opportunity to review our systems and processes for measuring the changing UK economy."
"As the interim report of the review is due to be published shortly, it would not be helpful to speculate about its content.
"We look forward to reading its recommendations when it is published."
Sunday Politics Wales can be seen on BBC One Wales at 11:00 GMT on 29 November. | Office for National Statistics (ONS) staff in Newport are anxious that a government review will lead to jobs leaving south Wales, a union has said. | 34945354 | [
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The Spanish 14-time Grand Slam champion has played in the Wimbledon warm-up event on six previous occasions, winning the title in 2008.
The 29-year-old said the grass-court tournament offered "perfect conditions" to prepare for Wimbledon, which will start a week later on 27 June.
Last month Andy Murray confirmed he will defend his Queen's title in June.
The 28-year-old, whose wife Kim has given birth to a girl this week, will attempt to win a record fifth title.
The Aegon Championships will be held from 13-18 June in London. | World number five Rafael Nadal will compete at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club this summer. | 35531540 | [
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The record follows a break during which singer Billie Joe Armstrong went to rehab for prescription pill addiction and touring guitarist Jason White received treatment for tonsil cancer.
"To have a chart-topping album at this stage of our career is especially gratifying," the band said.
As with 2004's American Idiot, the record is a critique of US society.
The album's first single, Bang Bang, addresses the culture of mass shootings, telling the story of one such incident through the eyes of a perpetrator.
The title track was written after Armstrong joined a march in Manhattan, New York, protesting against a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson.
"It was happening all over the country," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "It was a trip to see people rebel against the old order.
"I was feeling that people don't want to feel obsolete in the things that we care about."
Revolution Radio outsold its nearest competitor, Barry Gibb's In The Now, by a ratio of two to one, said the Official Charts Company.
Other new entries in this week's album chart came from US rock band Alter Bridge, who landed at three with The Last Hero, and the Kaiser Chiefs, whose pop-centric album Stay Together debuted at four.
Pop band OneRepublic scored a new entry at six with Oh My My, while Norah Jones entered at 10 with Day Breaks, a record that marks a return to the jazz-inflected style of her debut, Come Away With Me.
In the singles chart, James Arthur holds on to the number one spot for the third week in a row, with his downbeat ballad Say You Won't Let Go.
The singer strengthened his lead over the competition thanks to a performance on last week's X Factor, which resulted in 50,000 sales and 5.16 million streams - the highest figure his song has achieved so far.
Bruno Mars was the highest new entry 24K Magic, a charismatic retread of his hit single Uptown Funk; while Swedish star Zara Larsson edged closer to the top 10 with her single Ain't My Fault rising three places to number 13.
Actress-turned-pop star Hailee Steinfeld had the highest-climbing single of the week, as Starving - her collaboration with dance producer Zedd - leapt from 28 to 17.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Punk-pop band Green Day have hit number one for the third time in their career with their new album Revolution Radio. | 37657357 | [
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The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said some people were killed simply because they did not have identity documents.
A Malian army officer was quoted as denying the allegations.
Meanwhile, the UN says 7,100 civilians have fled to neighbouring states since 10 January to escape fighting.
Reports suggesting that the mainly black African Malian army, drawn largely from the south, has targeted Arabs and ethnic Tuaregs from the north expose a racial aspect to the war here which has been hidden by the emphasis on western troops fighting a war against Islamist insurgents, the BBC's Mark Doyle in Mali says.
France intervened militarily on 11 January to halt a militant advance.
It said al-Qaeda linked Islamists - some of whom were foreigners - threatened to turn Mali into a "terrorist state".
It has bombed suspected rebel positions and deployed about 2,000 troops to help the weak Malian army recapture territory.
FIDH said there needed to be an independent investigation into alleged abuses committed by Malian soldiers and those responsible should be punished.
In the garrison town of Sevare, at least seven people were executed at a military camp, near a bus station and a hospital, it said.
There was "credible information" pointing to 20 other executions in Sevare, with bodies "buried hastily, notably in wells", FIDH said.
Summary killings also took place in the towns of Mopti and Niono, the group added.
"Other allegations of summary executions continue to come from all areas of the west and centre of the country," it said.
It added that some of the victims were accused of possessing weapons, and of being "infiltrators" and "accomplices" of the militants.
Others were killed because they did not have identity documents or simply because of their ethnicity, FIDH said.
Dozens of ethnic Tuaregs in Mali's capital, Bamako, have also had their homes raided by troops, the group added.
Voices from Diabaly after rebel battle
The Malian army's Capt Modibo Traore said the allegations were "completely false" but declined to comment further, AP news agency reports.
United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) regional coordinator Valentin Tapsoba said 7,100 people had fled to neighbouring countries in the last two weeks to escape fighting.
Most of them - some 4,000 - had fled to Mauritania, Mali's western neighbour, Mr Tapsoba told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
He said a further 3,100 people had crossed into Burkina Faso and Chad, to the east of Mali.
Nearly 10,000 have also also moved into camps inside Mali since 10 January, he said.
The latest conflict erupted after the militants advanced southwards, attacking the central towns of Konna, Diabaly and Douentza.
French officials say their forces have helped Malian troops to recapture all three towns.
France hopes to hand command of the operation to a West African force, which currently has some 1,000 soldiers on the ground. | Mali's army has carried out a "series of summary executions" as it fights to recapture the Islamist-controlled north, a rights group has said. | 21166537 | [
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The seamer goes straight into the squad for the opening County Championship match at Northampton on Friday.
The Welsh county are set to give a debut to South African paceman Marchant de Lange but are missing four of last season's seamers.
It is a second Glamorgan loan period for Podmore, 22, after he spent a stint last season in Wales.
Front-line bowlers Timm van der Gugten (shoulder), Graham Wagg (groin), Michael Hogan (hip) and Ruaidhri Smith (abdominal tear) are all missing along with batsman Will Bragg (back).
Podmore will be available for an initial period of a month including three Championship games, while teenager Lukas Carey could get an early season chance.
"Harry proved himself a reliable option on loan last season and has continued to take wickets for Middlesex," said Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris.
"He's developed from working with the England fast bowling programme to become a young, but high calibre fast bowler who will add depth to our seam attack.
"Although we've added Marchant de Lange to the squad, we've suffered some injuries to our bowlers with Ruaidhri Smith, Graham Wagg, Timm van der Gugten and Michael Hogan all missing pre-season fixtures and unavailable for tomorrow's game.
"So the bowling department needs strengthening in the short term."
Batsman Colin Ingram is set play his first championship match for Glamorgan since 2015 following knee surgery last August, while wicketkeeper Chris Cooke returns after missing most of last season with back trouble.
Glamorgan (from): J Rudolph (capt), N Selman, D Lloyd, C Ingram, C Cooke, A Donald, K Carlson, C Meschede, O Morgan, A Salter, M De Lange, L Carey, H Podmore. | Glamorgan have signed Harry Podmore on loan from Middlesex to ease the county's fast bowling injury concerns. | 39519914 | [
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Forty workers have been made redundant at Nelson Packaging's factory in Lancashire.
Managing director Michael Flynn said it was mainly due to "the English bag legislation and corresponding impact on customer and retailer demand".
He also blamed "aggressive overseas competition".
The 5p charge for bags was introduced in England in October and followed the introduction of charges in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
One worker told BBC Radio Lancashire they believed the legislation had a "slight but not a massive impact" on the business, which has been operating since 1975 and was taken over by Cheshire-based packaging firm Intelipac three years ago.
7.6 billion
Number of plastic bags issued by supermarkets in England in 2014
140
Equivalent per person
40 bags on average in every home
£780m expected economic benefit over 10 years because of the charge
£60m savings in litter clean up costs by 2025
80% expected reduction in bags
Union representative Robert Copeland, who had been with the firm since 1986, said staff were told last Wednesday that they were being made redundant and were told to leave the factory immediately.
"It's daunting as I have no interview skills. I'm 49 years old and I've got to now go into a new working environment and start again. It is scary.
"I was 19 when I started and… you were seeing the children of people you have been working with for 30 years starting to come through so you had parents and children [at the factory]."
Campaigners argue that plastic bags blight streets, spoil the countryside and damage wildlife, seas and coastline.
Wales was the first UK nation to introduce the bag charges, followed by Northern Ireland and then Scotland.
A report in 2015 found the number of single-use carrier bags handed out by shops in Wales fell by 71% since charges were introduced in 2011.
Scotland and Northern Ireland introduced their charges in 2014 and 2013 respectively and also saw significant drops in usage.
The number of plastic bags handed out in Scottish stores was slashed by 80% - the equivalent of 650 million carriers - in the first year of the 5p charge.
Similarly, in Northern Ireland in 2014 there was a 42.6% annual reduction following a previous drop of 71%, after charges were introduced.
Does the charge include all carrier bags? | The introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in England has been blamed for a packaging firm going into administration. | 35694164 | [
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Allsop, 25, made his Premier League debut in November 2015 and has spent time on loan at Coventry and Wycombe.
Cooke, 20, won the European Championship with England Under-17s in 2014 and scored four goals while on loan at Crewe last season.
League One Blackpool have now signed nine players this summer.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Blackpool have signed Bournemouth goalkeeper Ryan Allsop and midfielder Callum Cooke from Middlesbrough on season-long loans. | 40648389 | [
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The Education Policy Institute think tank has produced a league table of academy trusts and councils in England.
David Laws, former schools minister and the institute's chairman, said successive governments had been "in denial" about failing academies.
The Local Government Association said it showed academies were no "magic bullet" for improving schools.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Our ambition remains for all schools to become academies."
Mr Laws said that when he served as education minister in the coalition government there had been internal data showing weaknesses in academy trusts, but there had been a reluctance to publish such information when ministers were promoting academy expansion.
But the Education Policy Institute has now published its own rankings showing how local authorities compare with multi-academy trusts with at least five schools.
The findings show that academy trusts are among the most and least successful at improving pupil performance, at both primary and secondary level.
In between is a spread of success and underachievement, with the analysis concluding that there is little overall difference between academy trusts and local authorities.
The average for academy trusts and local authorities is described as "almost identical".
Mr Laws says that it shows it would have been "rash and dangerous" to press ahead with forcing all schools to become academies, as it would have meant that some high-achieving local authorities could have been put into lower-achieving academy trusts.
The former education minister said that for successive governments there had been a "lack of political will to show that some academies are not doing well".
Mr Laws, a former Liberal Democrat MP, said that a "lot of political capital has been invested" in presenting academies as the way to raise school standards.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has had to abandon plans to force all schools to become academies, but Mr Laws says their political protection went back to the early days of the first academies created by Labour governments.
Mr Laws said that they were seen by the government as "a small and precious flower that people wanted to stamp on".
The comparisons produced by the think tank are based on how much pupils have improved, rather than exam results, as a way of measuring the effectiveness of local authorities and academy trusts.
Many academies operate as stand-alone schools, so these are not included in the rankings, which compare multi-academy trusts.
Mr Laws said that the findings highlighted the need to find ways to scrutinise and improve weak academy chains - but that did not mean that the principle of academies, with greater autonomy, was flawed.
But he suggested that it showed successful local authorities should be able to set up their own academy trusts, rather than have schools taken away from them.
Report author Jon Andrews also highlighted other factors, such as regional differences. Schools in London are higher performers - and he says that both local authorities and academy trusts are likely to do better if they have schools in the capital.
The Sutton Trust education charity has also published a report warning that too many academy trusts are not providing a good enough education for disadvantaged pupils.
It says that one in five academy chains is "performing substantially below the national average for attainment and improvement" for children from poorer families.
Lizzie Rowe, chief operating officer of the Education Fellowship, the lowest rated primary academy trust, said that trusts needed to be given time to make progress and that this was not always shown in immediate results.
"Data enables you to judge the pace and direction of a journey - data is not the journey. Some political powers forget this.
"Our strategy is very sound in developing leadership and enabling teachers to deliver outstanding lessons.
"Some of the most successful academies started well over a decade ago and were given millions of pounds to get established. We are a new trust working within an area of neglect and deprivation by all political bodies."
She said: "We receive no support from our regional schools commissioner, only negative challenge."
Roy Perry, chairman of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, said: "Councils have long been highlighting the fact that school structures are not a magic bullet to improve education, and what really matters is outstanding teaching and strong leadership.
"Every school and every community is different, and head teachers need the freedom to choose, in partnership with parents and councils, the structure that is most appropriate for them."
A Department for Education spokesman said: "These reports highlight many impressive multi-academy trusts that are driving up standards and delivering an excellent education to thousands of children across the country.
"They are playing a vital and increasingly important role in the school system - thanks to their ability to share resources, expertise and provide support to schools that are struggling.
"Our ambition remains for all schools to become academies with more schools joining multi-academy trusts - our evidence shows this is the best way to bring about sustained improvement."
Top performing secondary academy trusts and local authorities, based on pupil improvement
1. Inspiration
2. Barnet
3. Merton
4. Southwark
5. Outwood Grange
6. Hackney
7. Kent Catholic Schools Partnership
8. Wokingham
9. Surrey
10. Peterborough
Lowest performing secondary academy trusts and local authorities
165. Salford
166. Stoke on Trent
167. Newcastle upon Tyne
168. Woodard
169. Wolverhampton
170. Greenwood
171. Oldham
172. Nottingham
173. Knowsley
174. College Academies Trust
Top performing primary academy trusts and local authorities, based on pupil improvement
1. Harris Federation
2. First Federation Trust
3. Redcar and Cleveland
4. Kensington and Chelsea
5. Greenwich
= Camden
= Newham
= CFBT Schools Trust
Hounslow
Waltham Forest
Darlington
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Lowest performing primary academy trusts and local authorities, based on pupil improvement
212. Discovery
= Walsall
= Diocese of Leicester
= Diocese of Norwich
216. Rutland
217. Poole
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Barry Joy, 56 and Daniel Timbers, 28, died in a "fierce fire" following an explosion at digger bucket maker Harford Attachments in Norwich in 2015.
The coroner said Mr Timbers had been standing in for his father who was ill.
Post-mortem examinations said the men died as a result of the effects of fire and inhalation of fumes of combustion.
The inquest was told staff heard a "loud noise" at about 09:00 BST on 13 July 2015.
"Staff evacuated the premises, with some of them bravely trying to rescue Mr Timbers and Mr Joy," coroner Yvonne Blake told the Norwich inquest.
She added, "Their bodies were recovered from the booth afterwards."
Paint sprayer Mr Joy, of Spencer Street, Norwich and production operative Daniel Timbers, of Dereham Road, Norwich, were working in one of two booths bought from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire when the base was closed down.
Kenneth Stedman, managing director of Ipswich-based Industrial Powder and Paint Services, advised Harford Attachments on the transaction.
The inquest heard the two units were "well kept for their age" and he advised the company that they would be suitable to be set up as they were on the airbase.
The coroner said the jury inquest, which is continuing, would hear evidence about training of staff, policies on site and extraction equipment on the paint-spraying booths. | Two men who died in a paint-spraying booth were so badly burned they could only be identified using their dental records, an inquest has heard. | 40556476 | [
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BAA said the problem had been caused by a hardware fault which saw the check-in desks and boarding screens fail for almost three hours.
Edinburgh Airport said there was "congestion" as passengers had to be checked in manually from 07:30.
Flights were also delayed as passengers did not know which gates to go to.
The problem was fixed at about 10:00.
A man at the airport told the BBC Scotland news website he was delayed at the airport for about an hour.
He said: "My flight didn't leave until 10am because the computers were down. There were queues at the check-in desks and people didn't know where to board their flights.
"There was massive disruption."
A BAA spokesman said: "We had a slight issue this morning with the network which meant that we lost some computer services.
"It did not cause any cancellations or any great delays, but it did cause some queuing in the check in area between 7am and 9am.
"Our team were on it and, following investigation, it was found to be a hardware fault that was sorted quickly."
He added: "We saw some flights delayed by about half an hour, and congestion in the check-in area which was cleared as soon as the fault was fixed." | A "glitch" which shut down all the computer systems at Edinburgh Airport caused "massive disruption" and some flight delays. | 17164313 | [
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Health Secretary Shona Robison announced the funding as she addressed a GPs' conference in Clydebank.
She also said work would begin on bringing forward measures to tackle workload pressures.
The move came after the British Medical Association warned the GPs were becoming "increasingly burnt-out" by the "mounting pressures" on them.
Ms Robison said she was "committing £20m of additional investment, directly into general practice over the next year, because I recognise the need to provide more immediate support".
She added: "General practice is a highly-valued part of our healthcare system in Scotland and we must get it back to being the profession of choice for more young doctors.
"We must also look after our GPs at whatever stage in their career to ensure the basics are right."
The funding announced includes:
Ms Robison said the announcement "demonstrates the commitment of me and my government to supporting, sustaining and enabling general practice to flourish."
Responding to the announcement, Dr Alan McDevitt, chair of the BMA's Scottish GP Committee, said it would help to alleviate some of the pressures that GPs are facing.
But he said more needed to be done, and he welcomed the health secretary's "collaborative approach to finding the solutions".
He added: "The cabinet secretary has today demonstrated that she recognises and understands the problems facing general practice.
"It is essential that this recognition is also matched by a financial commitment to the future of general practice by investing in a new GP contract."
Mr McDevitt had earlier told delegates how family doctors "are increasingly becoming burnt-out by the mounting pressures and demands of running a GP practice".
He said that while the new GP contract "will resolve many of the current problems facing general practice", there was "a lack of willingness on the part of the government to actually commit to adequately funding the new contract".
Dr Miles Mack, chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland, said the funding was "promising news" that looked like a "small but hopefully significant step in the right direction".
He added: "We are pleased to see an emphasis on the quality of patient care. Similarly, the £2m for IT infrastructure is desperately needed.
"The development of an occupational health service for primary care staff will also be warmly welcomed, such is the pressure those at the front line have been facing for so long."
Scottish Labour's health spokesman, Dr Richard Simpson, said any extra funding for primary care was to be welcomed.
But he added: "The SNP have cut £1.6bn from primary care in the past decade, so in that context £20m is little more than a sticking plaster.
"The SNP government in Edinburgh has presided over the biggest crisis in family doctors for a generation. We are seeing the result of that now, with practices serving communities overstretched and under resourced."
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jim Hume accused the government of adopting a "sticking-plaster approach" which will "not be enough to plug the gaps in Scottish general practices".
He said: "Hundreds of practices have GP posts sitting empty for six months or more and we are facing a black hole in practices by 2020 when a third of GPs currently working will have retired.
"The health secretary herself revealed the cuts to GP services as a share of total NHS spending and in last month's budget John Swinney cut that share again." | Doctors have welcomed an extra £20m of Scottish government money aimed at easing the pressure on GPs. | 35787932 | [
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The hosts needed only 66 minutes and 82 deliveries to take the remaining seven England wickets in Centurion.
Kagiso Rabada, 20, became the youngest South Africa bowler to take 10 wickets in a match, and finished with 6-32 to add to his first-innings 7-112.
Morne Morkel claimed 3-36, with James Taylor's 24 the highest score for England, who won the series 2-1.
England, beaten 2-0 by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates earlier this winter, next play Test cricket against Sri Lanka at Headingley on 19 May.
Having reduced England to 52-3 on Monday, South Africa hurried through the rest of the order thanks to some splendid bowling on a wearing surface.
In all, England lost their last seven wickets for 43 runs in 10.5 overs as any hopes of batting out the day vanished amid a flurry of reckless strokes.
Here's how the collapse unfolded:
Fittingly, the lithe paceman, in only his sixth Test match, took the final three wickets as England were skittled out before a drinks break was required.
That gave Rabada match figures of 13-144, the best by a South Africa bowler on home soil and the second-best in their history.
The man of the match, who was also the leading wicket-taker in the series, said: "It was a bit up and down so the key was the hit the deck and bowl the ball in a good area and I believed you'd get your rewards."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan told BBC Test Match Special: "England have batted on a pitch with a bit of spice and they have shown no heart.
"It's almost like the white towel has been thrown in. It was a really feeble way to finish the tour."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott: "Get your head down and save the match. But there was no effort this morning.
"Coming out and playing shots, does that excuse you after winning the series? No. There's no excuse for that. You have to be professional. That's not good enough."
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England captain Alastair Cook: "We always try and play positively but on certain wickets you have to play a different way. We didn't get the balance right.
"Whether that's the end of the tour mentality I don't know. If you'd offered me 2-1 before the series I would have snapped your hand off."
England face a South Africa Invitation XI in a warm-up game on Saturday before a five-match one-day series against South Africa gets under way on 3 February.
Proteas pace bowler Dale Steyn will play no part in the ODI campaign as he continues his recovery from the shoulder injury which kept him out of the third and fourth Tests.
The sides also meet in two Twenty20 internationals on 19 and 21 February.
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Shiels, whose played for League of Ireland champions Dundalk last year, joins a club that plays in the tier below the MLS in North America.
FC Edmonton are captained by former Linfield defender Albert Watson.
"Dean's a goalscorer and a creative player who works at a level we would expect of someone at FC Edmonton," said Edmonton head coach Colin Miller.
"Dean did very well for my old club Rangers and has had a fantastic career."
The 32-year-old, son of Derry City manager Kenny Shiels, spent four years at Rangers where he played in two promotion-winning teams.
Previously he had spells with Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers and Kilmarnock.
The attacking midfielder from Maghera won the last of his 14 Northern Ireland caps in 2012.
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It came as 100 writers protested outside the council, demanding it take measures to protect freedom of speech.
Several writers have returned their awards to the council in recent weeks, protesting against what they call rising intolerance in India.
The Akademi has condemned "any atrocity against any writer" in India, and urged writers to take back their awards.
In recent weeks, growing numbers of writers have been protesting against book bans, the silencing of writers like Perumal Murugan following attacks by right-wing groups, and the killings of rationalists such as Malleshappa Kalburgi and Govind Pansare this year.
The Akademi had been criticised for not speaking out against the attacks sooner, with over 40 writers returning their awards to protest the institution's "silence" on the "attacks against dissent".
Akademi president Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari had earlier called the protest "illogical", but accepted a memorandum on Friday from the writers, who held a silent march to the institution's headquarters.
The Akademi then later issued a statement condemning "any atrocity against any writer anywhere in the country in the strongest of words".
It also condemned the killing of rationalist Kalburgi "and other intellectuals and thinkers", and called on "governments at the centre and in the states to take immediate action to bring the culprits to book and to ensure the security of writers now and in the future".
Speaking to the BBC, Githa Hariharan of the Indian Cultural Forum, made up of a number of writers who returned their awards, said that the Akademi statement was welcome although "late".
However she said that the issues that had prompted the protests in the first place remained a matter of concern for writers.
"The silence of the Sahitya Akademi was a tipping point for the pain and anguish felt by many of us who are struggling to recognise the India we grew up in. It became a symbol for our frustrations. But now it's time to move on to to addressing these larger issues as well," she said.
The writers' protest was seen as unprecedented in India.
Some of the writers who returned their awards included two of India's most highly respected writers, Nayantara Sahgal, and Krishna Sobti. Other writers like Shashi Deshpande, K Satchidanandan and PK Parakkadavu also returned awards and resigned from the Akademi's councils. | India's Sahitya Akademi, which bestows literary honours, has condemned recent attacks on writers and rationalists. | 34612800 | [
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The eighteen-year-old lost his lower legs and spent nearly a month in hospital after the accident.
It happened during a race at Donington Park, days before his birthday.
When he was recovering from his accident, Billy said he really wanted to race again, despite his injuries,
Now the Formula 4 racer is back behind the wheel - trying out a car specially designed to make it easy for him to drive.
The controls for the Fun Cup endurance racer are attached to the steering wheel instead of being the floor of the car, where they'd normally be.
The new racing car came from a group called Team BRIT. They help disabled people and people with injuries that would making driving difficult, to compete in motorsport.
It's designed to look like a Volkswagen Beetle, and Billy's been giving it a test drive at Brands Hatch in Kent.
Billy says it's been really good just to get back behind the wheel, but he still wants to perfect his technique and get used to driving the new car.
While Billy still has some training and therapy to get through, he says that's all going well, and he's hoping to get back out on the track properly soon.
He says his ambition is now to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours, along with Frenchman Frederic Sausset, who lost both his arms and legs through an illness.
The teenager also wants to thank his fans, saying he's been overwhelmed by the help they've given him.
He says: "People keep saying I'm the inspiration but I think all these people coming together to support someone who has gone through an accident like this, they're the true inspiration." | Teenage racing driver Billy Monger has returned to the racing track, almost three months after he was badly hurt in a crash. | 40505152 | [
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Two men, aged 23 and 24, had a noxious substance thrown over them at 19:00 BST on Tuesday on Roman Road, Bethnal Green, east London.
Rahad Hussain, 23, has been charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon, namely acid.
He was remanded in custody when he appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court.
Mr Hussain, of no fixed address, gave no indication of a plea.
He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 29 August. | A man has appeared in court over an acid attack that left two people with "life-changing" injuries. | 40756281 | [
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Demonstrators in the Hindu-majority city were angered by a Muslim man who they say threw stones at the temple on Tuesday.
They also accused police of hitting a temple priest in the subsequent unrest.
The man who was accused of throwing stones at the temple has been arrested. His family say he is mentally ill.
Mobile internet services were suspended and state Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti appealed for calm on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Himalayan flashpoint
Kashmir's once thriving Hindu community
Police said the man accused of desecrating property at the Aap Shamboo temple had been identified as Mohammed Yasir, aged 25.
His brother Tanvir Ahmad told police that Mr Yasir had run away from a nearby psychiatric clinic.
BBC Urdu's Riyaz Masroor says the authorities have taken action against the police officer who slapped the priest.
Police told BBC Urdu that protesters damaged property and threw stones.
A case has been registered against "unknown persons" for rioting.
The Jammu region is Hindu-dominated but Muslims are in a majority in the rest of Kashmir, which is claimed by both India and Pakistan. | Police and protesters in Jammu in Indian-administered Kashmir have clashed over the alleged desecration of a local Hindu temple. | 36536348 | [
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Given the West's subsequent military failures in the region, some may even view it with a touch of nostalgia.
On the face of it, there was a simple military objective.
Saddam Hussein had invaded neighbouring Kuwait, and the world was willing to use force to eject him.
That unity of purpose was reflected in almost unanimous agreement at the United Nations and a Security Council resolution.
The "cause was both just and legal", says Maj-Gen Patrick Cordingley, the 7th Armoured Brigade's commanding officer in "Desert Storm" (few will remember it by its British name, "Operation Granby".)
Importantly, military action complied with both international and UK law, he adds, clarity lacking in the subsequent invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The first Gulf War brought together the largest military alliance since the World War Two - more than 30 allies, including Britain, which fielded a force of more than 50,000, the US, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
And it was a conventional fight far simpler than the murky insurgencies, asymmetric and hybrid warfare that would follow.
Michael Clarke, professor of war studies at Kings College London, says in many ways it was "the Nato war the West had prepared for, but never fought in Europe".
It was lined up against an Iraqi army that relied heavily on Warsaw Pact equipment and tactics, but without the same discipline and intelligence.
The Iraqis proved to be incredibly inept.
Prof Clarke says it was also the beginning a "military revolution" - the first time we really heard of "smart bombs" and precision guided munitions.
The world watched as America unleashed wave after wave of Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Iraq's arsenal may have been less sophisticated, but, with its Scud missiles and potential use of chemical weapons, it still fuelled the fear factor.
And the revolution was not confined to new types of weapons.
It came in communication too.
Timeline: First Gulf War
Desert Storm was the first televised war in the new era of rolling news - with reports and live broadcasts from the front line - a challenge with which the military is still grappling.
The air campaign to "soften up" the enemy took weeks.
The ground offensive was over within days.
It was the "100-hour war".
But a secondary unstated goal was left unfinished.
Gen Sir Rupert Smith, who commanded the UK's 1st Armoured Division at the time, says while the objective of liberating Kuwait was achieved, "the strategic condition was hardly decisive and subsequently had to be maintained by no-fly zones and UN sanctions".
Any attempt to put Saddam Hussein "back in his box" or help bring about his demise failed.
Prof Clark says the quick military victory created "many illusions that soon came home to roost".
The hubris would soon come crashing down.
The subsequent US-led military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq were costly enduring campaigns against unconventional armies that would end without any clear victory.
In particular, the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 showed the limits of US military might and tested the unity of the international order - the UN was bitterly divided.
And Gen Cordingley says the British army, now designed to fight wars "among the people", would be "incapable" of ever again doing anything on the same scale as Desert Storm. | A quarter of a century on, seen through the fog of more recent conflicts, the first Gulf War might look like a straightforward military success, or even the last significant victory for American and British forces. | 35327084 | [
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The fee is in the region of £25-30m with the deal believed to be until 2019, with the option of another year.
Subject to the 21-year-old passing his medical next week, he will join United once the transfer window opens in June.
Depay, who has scored 21 goals as PSV won this season's Dutch title, tweeted: "Time to set my goals again on winning trophies with Manchester United."
He added: "I always say; dream, believe, achieve. I was dreaming and believing of becoming the champions of the Eredivisie with PSV and we achieved it.
"I'm extremely grateful towards PSV and all the fans for believing in me."
Depay, who played under United manager Louis van Gaal during his time as Netherlands boss, had attracted interest from a number of clubs across Europe, with Paris St-Germain and Liverpool reportedly keen to sign him.
Tottenham reportedly had a bid for the player turned down last year.
He has spent his entire career to date with PSV, for whom he has scored 42 goals in 104 appearances.
"We are very proud of this upcoming transfer, which came in a huge momentum," PSV's sporting director Marcel Brands told the Dutch club's official website.
"Memphis has gone through all the teams of the PSV youth academy and has played an important part in the national title this year.
"He's a wonderful exponent of our training and will make a nice transition to a magnificent club in a beautiful competition.
"We obviously lose a fantastic player, which is of great value to the team. But PSV grants him this wonderful step."
Depay played at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as the Netherlands finished third before Van Gaal quit as head coach to take over at Manchester United.
He made his international debut on 15 October 2013, coming on in the last minute of the Netherlands' 2-0 World Cup qualifying win in Turkey. | Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Dutch forward Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven. | 32625152 | [
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Paris Saint-Germain's £50 million defender David Luiz waved across the Parc des Princes pitch and then gestured with a thumbs up. Beaming with a bright smile I waved back immediately, then embarrassment set in.
I realised the recognition wasn't for me, it was for another Ballymena man standing just to my left, the head groundsman at PSG.
I was immensely proud for Jonathan Calderwood. A man raised just 'up the road' from me in Clough, County Antrim. This is a matchday ritual for Jonathan, receiving accolades from some of the world's most expensive footballers.
"When we played Barcelona, I was told that Messi and Neymar both said it was the best pitch they've ever played on, when we played Real Madrid in September I got the same feedback from them," he said.
It all started at east Belfast club Glentoran, where Jonathan cut his teeth (and grass) at the Oval.
Next stop was the old Wembley Stadium in London, which coincided with his studies at Myrescough College, where he gained a National Diploma in Turf Science.
Jonathan worked his way through the ranks, ending up as deputy head groundsman at Wembley.
Calderwood went on to become head groundsman at Wolverhampton Wanderers before a move to Aston Villa.
During 15 successful years at Villa Park he picked up multiple turf related awards including two Premier League Groundsman of the Year trophies. At Villa he met Gerard Houillier, one of the game's most respected managers.
Meanwhile, across the English Channel a group of investors from Qatar made PSG one of Europe's richest football clubs. They wanted the very best of everything, including the blades of grass on the Parc des Princes pitch.
On the advice of Houllier that meant a groundsman from Clough. He told PSG that Jonathan was the best groundsman in the world and Carlo Ancelotti, their manager at that time, agreed.
Jonathan and his family moved to a new life in Paris and he made an immediate impact, becoming French Groundman of the Year in his first season.
He added: "When you hear someone saying 'the guy just cuts grass' it's a little bit hurtful because I know what skills are involved, what dedication, what hours, what knowledge and experience goes into having a pitch like what we have at PSG.
"Modern day football pitches are so complex and so complicated. I spent three years full-time at university and I would say 90% of my time was spent in the laboratory doing soil analysis, weeds, pesticides, disease management, wind, water, sunshine, fertiliser programmes and aeration - there is so much to it.'
Jonathan's story doesn't end there, for his pitch will host Northern Ireland's game against Germany in Euro 2016.
"If you're a groundsman like me, you want to work at the very top and it doesn't come much bigger than the European Championships," he said.
"For me to move to Paris and for Northern Ireland to end up playing Germany in Paris on my pitch it doesn't get any better than that - it's like a dream come true."
So Jonathan has already had recognition from some of the best players in the world - come 21 June he'll be hoping for a thumbs up from the likes of Steven Davis, Jonny Evans and manager Michael O'Neill.
Who knows, that could be after a win over the world champions! | It was just minutes before kick-off, and that's when it happened. | 35607089 | [
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Kate McCann set off from Edinburgh on Saturday morning with about 20 other cyclists.
The five-day challenge is in aid of the Missing People charity.
It will pass through Newcastle, York, Nottingham and Northampton before crossing the finish line in London on Wednesday.
Mrs McCann is an ambassador for Missing People and last year launched Child Rescue Alert, which has seen more than 250,000 people sign up to receive alerts when a child is feared to have been abducted.
Her daughter Madeleine was three when she went missing from the family's holiday apartment in Portugal's Algarve on 3 May 2007.
The case has become one of the most famous missing persons cases of all time.
Mrs McCann said: "The night that our little girl was taken from her bed, we mistakenly presumed that an alert would have gone out immediately to the public to get as many eyes and ears involved in the search as possible.
"But no such system existed to get a message out into the public domain quickly and recruit help.
"Although a simple idea, Child Rescue Alert is a potentially life-saving system, the success of which is reliant on us, as members of the public, to sign up to receive free alerts when a child goes missing.
Mrs McCann launched the child rescue alert scheme with the mother of murdered schoolgirl April Jones last year.
The scheme is designed to use social media, text messages, email and digital billboards across the UK in addition to traditional broadcast media to issue alerts. | The mother of Madeleine McCann has embarked on a 500-mile (800km) charity bike ride to raise funds to support families with a missing loved one. | 33121560 | [
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John Ridsdel, 68, was taken from a tourist resort along with three others by the Abu Sayyaf group in September last year.
The group had threatened to kill a male hostage on April 25 if a ransom was not paid.
Confirming the death, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it "an act of cold-blooded murder".
Mr Ridsdel was kidnapped from a marina near the city of Davao along with another Canadian, Robert Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and a Philippine woman, Mr Hall's girlfriend Marites Flor.
They were taken 500km (300 miles) to the island of Jolo. Abu Sayyaf released a video of the group in November, in which they demanded $80m (£55m) for their release.
Mr Ridsdel later warned that he was due to be killed if no ransom was paid.
Several hours after the deadline, a severed head was found in a street on Jolo. The Philippine authorities said it belonged to a foreign man but it has not yet been formally identified.
"It's hard," a friend of Mr Ridsdel, Bob Rae, told CBC News. "It's just very hard. I've been involved behind the scenes for the last six months trying to find a solution and it's been very painful."
A former mining executive, Mr Ridsdel is described by Canadian media as semi-retired.
He also worked as a journalist.
Offering his condolences, Mr Trudeau gave few details, saying he would not compromise the safety of the other captives.
Abu Sayyaf was set up in the 1990s and received funding from al-Qaeda. It is fighting for an independent Islamic province in the Philippines.
Several of its factions have declared their allegiance to the militant group Islamic State. Abu Sayyaf is also holding several other foreigners.
Eighteen Philippine soldiers were killed in clashes with the militants on Basilan island near Jolo island earlier this month. | A Canadian man held captive by Islamist militants for months in the Philippines has been killed. | 36132382 | [
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Augustin Dobre and Ionut Muti were caught on CCTV in a council probe into illegal dumping on Priory Road, Aston.
They were recorded dumping items including building rubble, heating pipes and 15 rotting sheep carcasses.
Dobre, 23, of Village Road in Aston, was handed a six-month prison sentence, while 24-year-old Muti, of Wood Lane in Handsworth, will serve 11 months.
The pair were found to have dumped 42 tonnes of waste over 15 visits between August and October last year.
Lisa Trickett, the city council's cabinet member for sustainability, said: "None of our neighbourhoods should have to suffer the misery associated with fly-tipping." | Two men who dumped sheep carcasses, mattresses and other rubbish on waste ground in Birmingham have been jailed. | 35700032 | [
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Premier had suspended its shares on 13 January after agreeing to buy E.On's North Sea assets for a net $120m (£84m) plus working capital adjustments.
The deal was amended during the suspension so that it no longer constituted a reverse takeover.
By close of trading, Premier's share price was up by nearly 90% to 36p.
London-based Premier said the cost of the deal would now come to $135m, including completion adjustments.
Premier added that this was a result of an increase of the dividend paid to E.On before completion of the deal.
In a statement, it said: "On the basis of this lower aggregate consideration, the acquisition has been classified as a Class 1 transaction."
The proposed acquisition is still subject to approval by Premier's shareholders and lenders.
The assets Premier is buying are located in the Central North Sea, West of Shetlands and the Southern Gas Basin.
E.On's UK oil and gas upstream portfolio includes stakes in 40 licenses, including a 5.2% interest in the Elgin-Franklin field, a 47% interest in the Babbage field and a 50% stake in the Tolmount discovery.
The deal will add about 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Premier's production totals in 2016, according to the company. | Premier Oil's shares nearly doubled in value on Monday after trading was restarted following a suspension triggered by a major North Sea deal. | 35459455 | [
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Some have asked to remain anonymous so have only given their first names.
The minute's silence went relatively well because we only had two incidents. The pupils involved showed reticence so they had a chat with the civics teachers.
The school was at the heart of the events, close to the Charlie Hebdo offices. One of my students heard the shots being fired by the Kouachi brothers. Many of our pupils skateboard in Place de la Republique. It all meant a lot to them. They needed to make sense what had happened.
We discussed the issues: it was the first act of war in Paris for a long time. We talked about caricatures, blasphemy, freedom of speech. A few loudmouths said: "They [Charlie Hebdo] were asking for it." We discussed this in class and some of them ultimately revised their opinion. So what we had was mostly blustering.
It was very spontaneous. On the Thursday morning I saw some of my final-year students as I came in. They asked me for adhesive tape because they wanted to make banners. They took the initiative very quickly. They went to see the head teacher to get authorisation for their plan. They made a speech to younger students after the minute of silence on Friday, then demonstrated across the city, and of course took part in the main [unity] rally on Sunday.
The initial reaction was one of unanimous revulsion among pupils. On the Thursday everyone agreed that you don't kill people because you are offended by drawings, regardless of your beliefs.
On the Friday, frictions started to creep in. Then there was the mass "Je suis Charlie" demonstration at the weekend. When the pupils returned to school on the Monday, the disruption began. Two pupils found conspiracy theories on the internet: The Kouachi brothers were innocent… Wasn't it strange that police had found the ID card left in the car? It was obviously a plot by intelligence services…
I asked what purpose there could be in killing people of various ethnicities and religions. They came back with the answer: "To sully Islam." I was surprised because those two boys of North African origin had never said that sort of thing. But they were defiant. I represented the official version, and they had access to a hidden truth.
Problems in the school system run deep. Courses on the Enlightenment, for instance, can be a problem. In a class last week I was analysing an article by Voltaire on religious fanaticism, which is on the national curriculum. As I was talking, the pupils were listening so intently that there was silence. Suddenly two of them made increasingly loud snoring noises that ended up covering my voice.
Secularism is not the only sensitive issue. It is also difficult to teach colonial wars. You will be challenged, some will whistle or hum to stop you talking. You will be accused of dishing out propaganda. I noticed an abrupt change in 2001, when I was teaching in an immigrant suburb. My students refused to observe a minute's silence for the victims of 9/11. The most radical among them started singing Hamas songs. I was a young teacher and did not know what to do.
Discipline is a big problem. When people talk in class and the teacher tells them to be quiet, a common retort is: "I'm not talking to you" - meaning you're interrupting my conversation. What plays against me is that I am a woman - some pupils will not respect me.
If I have two or three troublemakers per class here, I can only imagine what it must be like for my colleagues who have remained in deprived suburbs. Boosting civics courses and encouraging pupils to sing the Marseillaise (as the education minister suggested following 200 reported incidents during the minute's silence) does not go nearly far enough to tackle the underlying problems.
When I heard pupils recycling conspiracy theories after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, it reminded me of 9/11. The very next day, on 12 September, a boy said in class that Jews were behind the attack. He knew this because there were no Jews in the twin towers at the time. I said: "You must be really smart! We still don't know the number of victims, but you already have the list, with their religion." Everybody laughed. The kid felt a bit silly and I defused the situation that way.
When I am confronted with that sort of thing I now use texts by Hitler, Stalin, Bin Laden and other classics of the conspiracy genre to show the similarities between their visions of the world: a hidden elite is pulling the strings - often the same people incidentally. And I show that such ideas have serious consequences: tens of millions of people killed in the case of Nazism and Stalinism.
It can be tricky teaching some subjects - such as the Holocaust, colonial wars, or the Middle East - but this is mostly a problem of teacher training. When a kid tells you a genocide has been committed by the French in Algeria or by the Israelis in Gaza, you have to refer to the official definition of a genocide and see whether its applies. You are going to be challenged: background knowledge and a good relationship with pupils are vital to meet that challenge.
Today teachers are competing with other sources of information - notably social networks and the internet. Teachers are no longer the ultimate source of knowledge. So you have to be extremely strong on learning in order to have authority. And if there is an emotional bond with the pupils, you can deliver any message.
On the Thursday (a day after the Charlie Hebdo attack) I was shaken by what I had seen on TV. I spoke to the head teacher, who gave me permission to post a "Je suis Charlie" banner in my classroom. But he also said something that surprised me: he would not force teachers to enforce the minute's silence (declared by the education minister) on the Friday. He had anticipated problems - but I had not. I could not imagine that pupils would not observe a minute's silence.
Then I faced my class of 14 to 15-year-olds, with whom I have a wonderful relationship. I asked how they felt about the events of the previous day, without giving my own reaction. Their response hit me in the guts: "Miss, the journalists got what was coming to them"; "You should not mock the Prophet." Only the Muslim pupils spoke - about a third of the class. The others did not say a word. When they saw the tear on my face, they held back: they did not want to upset me.
In my younger class, they were even more virulent. "When you receive death threats you have to stop what you are doing," they said. On the Friday they all observed the minute's silence, but I did not feel it was out of respect for the victims - but out of respect for me. Some of my colleagues who do not have that sort of relationship with their pupils had problems; others did not observe it at all.
More recently, a boy mimicked the killings in a corridor, firing an imaginary Kalashnikov and shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic).
I thought the battle of secularism had been won, and that after several years in school they had absorbed all this. But I now realise that this is not the case. But I will not give up. I will continue to fight for my convictions. I am a daughter and granddaughter of teachers: secularism and the values of the Republic are in my genes. If there were more teachers like me - more teachers who believe in what they do and stop looking the other way, things would be better. | Here teachers in France tell the BBC about their struggles to assert the country's traditional values of free expression and secularism in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. | 31037598 | [
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PSA, which includes Peugeot, wants to buy General Motors' loss-making European arm, which includes Vauxhall plants at Luton and Ellesmere Port.
There are fears that the deal could lead to job losses.
Carlos Tavares, boss of PSA Group, is also set to hold talks with Unite union leader Len McCluskey.
The company said it was engaged in a "constructive dialogue" with all parties.
Vauxhall employs 4,500 workers at the two UK plants, with thousands more involved in its retail and components chain.
A Downing Street spokesman said a request for a meeting with Mr Tavares had been received, adding: "The meeting will take place, in principle, subject to diary availability."
Unite general secretary Mr McCluskey said he was pleased Mr Tavares had "responded speedily and positively" to his request for a meeting to discuss Peugeot's intentions.
He said he would use the meeting to press the case for the UK's "world class facilities and workforce".
Apart from meeting the prime minister, PSA will also see Germany's Angela Merkel. It could end up like a corporate beauty parade as Britain and Germany hope to persuade PSA not to shut factories in their respective countries.
That's now a real possibility after General Motors said this week that it was in talks to sell its European brands of Opel and Vauxhall to PSA.
European car manufacturers have far more production capacity than they need and PSA will probably want to consolidate its factories if it acquires GM Europe.
Vauxhall's factories in Ellesmere Port and Luton are both very efficient, but they could face export tariffs when Britain leaves the single market, and probably the customs union, in two years - making those plants unviable.
PSA said it was engaged in a "constructive dialogue" with all parties in the bid for GM's European division, which includes German-based Opel as well as Vauxhall.
A spokesman said: "Our intention is to establish the same maturity in our exchanges in France, Germany and the UK.
"This is why Carlos Tavares has asked to meet Theresa May as it was done with German authorities."
David Bailey, professor of industrial strategy at Aston Business School in Birmingham, told the BBC that a deal would not be straightforward.
"I think it's inevitable if this deal goes ahead that there will be plant closures. The plants in the UK look particularly vulnerable because of flexible labour markets and uncertainty over Brexit," he said.
"So the government I think at some point will have to cut a deal with Peugeot, as it did with Nissan, over things like skills, innovation, rebuilding the supply chain.
"And basically, what Nissan got, whatever it was, every other car producer in the UK will be looking for as well." | Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed to meet the head of France's PSA Group to discuss its planned takeover of Vauxhall in the UK. | 39016604 | [
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Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Premier League rivals Watford means United have lost their past three matches.
"Some individuals probably feel the pressure and responsibility too much," said former Chelsea boss Mourinho.
"We started the season very well. But was I thinking that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable? Not at all."
He added: "I was completely aware that we were not perfect, with lots of players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes."
Mourinho has lost three consecutive games in a season for the first time since February 2002, when he was Porto boss.
United won the Community Shield and their opening three league games under the former Real Madrid manager, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer.
But defeat by neighbours Manchester City at Old Trafford last weekend was followed by a disappointing Europa League loss at Feyenoord on Thursday.
On Sunday, Watford led through Etienne Capoue's first-half strike, only for teenage United striker Marcus Rashford to level from close range.
Hornets substitute Juan Zuniga scored with seven minutes to go before Troy Deeney sealed the win with an injury-time penalty.
The defeat leaves United seventh in the table with nine points from five games.
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Mourinho believes his team have fallen victim to a number of unfair refereeing decisions and felt they were harshly treated against Watford.
He thought Anthony Martial was fouled in the lead-up to Watford's first goal.
Mourinho also claimed United were denied a penalty in the 2-1 derby defeat by City, while a Feyenoord player appeared to be offside in the build-up to their goal in last week's 1-0 win in the Netherlands.
"The referees' crucial mistakes are not in my control, there is nothing I can do about that," said Mourinho. "That is not under my control.
"So we were punished by these mistakes and I can't do anything about it." | Manchester United's players may be struggling under the pressure of playing for the 20-time English champions, says manager Jose Mourinho. | 37402699 | [
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Ancient cities around the shores of the Mediterranean and Adriatic are on the front line, their stone streets squeezed full of summer visitors as budget airlines and giant cruise ships unload ever-growing armies of tourists.
Take the Croatian city of Dubrovnik: a perfectly preserved historical miniature, carved from honey-coloured stone set in a sea of postcard blue.
Around 1,500 people live within the walls of its Old City, custodians of cultural treasures left by everyone from the Romans and the Ostrogoths to the Venetians and the Habsburgs.
On a busy day three modern cruise ships, each one the size of a floating apartment building, can disgorge five or six times that number of people into the city.
They join the throngs of tourists staying in local hotels and in rooms rented over the internet, in streets where almost every elegant stone house has been converted into a B&B.
The overall effect is Disneylandish - a sense that you meet no-one but other tourists or ice-cream sellers, tour guides, waiters, reception clerks and buskers who are there to keep the tourist wheels turning.
Mark Thomas, who edits The Dubrovnik Times, explains the phenomenon like this. "When I first got here, I'd stand back if I saw that people were taking photographs of each other. Now there are so many people that I know if I did that, I'd never get anywhere here."
Dubrovnik has a particular problem because its ancient appeal has now been bolstered by that most modern of phenomena - the HBO mini-series. The city, unchanged for centuries, provides the main locations for Game of Thrones.
Fans come on pilgrimages to visit the settings. One souvenir shop owner, who told me he doesn't watch the series himself, admitted he had Googled a couple of catchphrases to help attract customers.
"It does seem crazy," he admitted, "to stand here when it's 35 degrees, shouting that 'Winter is Coming'."
Dubrovnik is not alone in struggling to balance its need for tourists' money with the need to ensure that those tourists don't end up destroying the beauty they've come to see.
The tiny Italian island of Capri has warned that it could "explode" under the pressure of the trade that sees as many as 15,000 visitors a day travelling by boat from the mainland, to visit its once-idyllic streets and squares.
One local official told The Daily Telegraph: "You can't fit a litre-and-a-half into a litre pot."
Florence, Barcelona and some Greek islands like Santorini have suffered too, and it was perhaps Venice which experienced the problem first. Its population has been falling since the 1950s, effectively forced out by the hordes of cruise-ship visitors.
Tourism, of course, remains essentially a good thing and in the developed world we nearly all do it.
It means trade and cultural exchange and it's both a symbol of rising prosperity and a generator of future wealth.
Part of the "problem" is that travellers from traditional sources like the UK, Germany and the USA are increasingly being joined by the new middle classes of countries like Russia, China and India.
Add to that the issue of security, which means that many tourists feel safer in Europe than they do in alternative destinations like Tunisia, Turkey or Egypt, and it's hard to see the numbers falling any time soon.
It will fall to local governments in places like Dubrovnik and Capri and Venice to find a way of reducing those growing pressures.
For now, ideas like installing turnstiles on ancient squares and pedestrian traffic lights on crowded streets may sound rather fanciful.
But if that tourist tide keeps rising they might start to seem a little more tempting. | There are places where the surge of global tourism is starting to feel like a tidal wave. | 40592247 | [
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean said the SNP election result was a "revolution" and could not be overlooked.
Meanwhile, former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling said Mr Cameron had the chance of "building a constitution for the 21st century".
The SNP won 56 of the 59 Scottish seats at Westminster last week.
Mr Darling added that in his opinion the rising success of the SNP had "completely overtaken" any agreements made in the Smith Commission - which outlined increased devolution proposals in the wake of the independence referendum last year.
Lord Forsyth, a Conservative peer, told the BBC that the big advantage of giving Scotland more powers was that it would prevent SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon producing "fantasy manifestos" without raising the cash to pay for it.
He said: "I think we have to recognise what happened in Scotland last Thursday was a revolution.
"The Conservative in me was full of joy for what David Cameron had achieved but the unionist is greatly dismayed.
"We used to say if the SNP won a majority in seats in Scotland then they could have independence.
"They got 50% of the vote and 95% of the seats and the reality is you have to respond to that and I think what the government needs to do is produce a White Paper which sets out how fiscal autonomy, devo-max, call it what you will, would work in practice so people are aware of the advantages and the disadvantages."
The Conservatives have outlined in their manifesto an "English votes for English laws" proposal, which would give MPs for English seats a veto on issues which affect only England, including on income tax.
Mr Cameron promised firm proposals within 100 days of forming a government, which would be "fully implemented" by the time of the Budget in March of the following year.
But Mr Darling warned that such a law could break up the union.
He told the BBC: "...by saying that essentially English MPs will decide tax and spending, you are well on the way to breaking up the Union."
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has previously said if there were matters that were genuinely English only, and had no impact in Scotland, there would be "a strong case" for Scottish MPs not voting on them.
"The problem is there's a lot of issues characterised as English-only issues that are anything but - matters relating to the English health service for example.
"Decisions taken on that have a direct impact on Scotland's budget," she said.
Ms Sturgeon is referring to the system used to allocate funds to devolved governments. These sums are dictated - via the Barnett formula - by the figure allocated to services such as health and education in England. | The government needs to set out how it will devolve further fiscal powers to Scotland following the rise of the SNP, a former Scottish secretary has said. | 32693318 | [
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The Commons' Home Affairs Committee said the UK Border Agency should challenge unacceptable behaviour by some of its contractors.
The report comes 15 months after a deportee died on a flight.
A spokesman for the UKBA said that all private security escorts are trained in approved restraint techniques.
Jimmy Mubenga, 46, fell ill and collapsed on a British Airways plane bound for Angola on 12 October 2010.
The MPs did not comment on the case, which is still being investigated by the police, but said that Mr Mubenga's death had triggered their own investigations into the way that the UK Border Agency managed the deportation of people on flights from the UK.
The UKBA contracts out the job of escorting people to their deportation flight. The contract has been held by Reliance since May 2011 and previously by G4S.
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"It is a matter for serious concern that contractors should use racist language among themselves," said the report.
"That they were content to do so in front of not only UK Border Agency staff but also inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons is shocking. It is possibly the result of a relationship between the Agency and its contractors which had become too cosy."
Restraint techniques
The MPs said that the UKBA's own staff should feel that they can properly challenge any bad behaviour by contractors - but it also criticised the practice of taking "reserves" to airports - people who may then find that they are not being removed from the UK after all.
It called on the government to allow independent monitors, people allowed into prisons and removal centres, to board removal flights.
The MPs said that they were not convinced that a potentially harmful head-down restraint position was never used, even though it was not authorised.
A recent expert report found that such techniques could lead to death.
"We recommend that the Home Office issue urgent guidance to all staff involved in enforced removals about the danger of seated restraint techniques in which the subject is bent forwards.
"We also recommend that the Home Office commission research into control and restraint techniques which are suitable for use on an aircraft. The use by contractors of unauthorised restraint techniques, sanctioning their use, or failing to challenge their use, should be grounds for dismissal."
Keith Vaz MP, chairman of the committee, said: "The UK Border Agency must not wash its hands of responsibility for detainees just because the service is contracted out.
"People who are not entitled to remain in the country must be removed and there may be occasions when it is necessary to use physical force, but this must always be done only when absolutely necessary, and with proper respect for the dignity of the detainee."
A UKBA spokesman said: "All escorts on flights are trained to use restraint techniques approved by the Prison Service.
"We have no evidence contractors use head-down restraints and would take strong action against them if their conduct does not meet our standards.
"We are currently working closely with Noms (National Offender Management Service) to develop specific techniques appropriate to confined spaces." | Private security guards employed to forcibly remove people from the UK have used racist language and inappropriate force, a report by MPs has said. | 16733390 | [
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A recent programme in Algeria earned fierce criticism for fooling a renowned communist novelist into believing he had been arrested for "atheism and espionage".
During the segment, 75-year-old Rachid Boudjedra was forced by fake police officers to repeat the Islamic proclamation "God is Greatest" and utter the two Islamic testimonies of faith.
The programme, called We Got You was later suspended amid a wave of criticism from civil society.
TV has become an important part of the Islamic holy month, and broadcasters will often commission special programmes to draw audiences in as they break their fast in the evening.
Prank TV shows have risen in popularity, but have also earned criticism in recent years for taking things too far.
Egyptian actor Ramez Galal has established himself as a major TV prankster, with a series of programmes featuring celebrities in increasingly extreme scenarios.
In one edition, he fooled celebrities into believing they were on a sinking ship, surrounded by floating body parts and an approaching shark.
In another, victims were locked inside a supposed ancient Egyptian tomb containing bats, insects and a mummy rising from the dead.
In 2013 during a programme entitled Ramez, the Fox of the Desert, guest celebrities were fooled into believing the bus they were travelling on had been intercepted by militants.
The mock militants pretended to shoot the driver dead and then blindfolded and handcuffed the guests.
This was aired at a time when Egypt was witnessing a surge in terror attacks, particularly in the region of Sinai, where military convoys were often attacked by armed bandits in desolate areas.
Galal revels in the controversy. In a trailer for his show, he admits to "torturing his friends and fellow actors because he loves them".
And it may be that only the audience is being fooled. Sharp-eyed viewers often find clues signalling that the guests are in on the prank.
Some celebrities have confirmed that this was the case.
Tunisia's The Earthquake is another controversial programme which fools guests into believing they are experiencing a violent tremor.
In one episode, an elderly religious leader insisted on continuing to pray despite the ongoing quake.
The show was widely criticised on social media for disregarding the age and health conditions of the guests, who seemed genuinely scared.
Similar charges were levelled at Algeria's We Got You. Following the episode featuring Mr Boudjedra, one Algerian novelist said it was "unbelievable that a famous writer was ridiculously pranked with no regards to his age or fame".
Religious bodies in the region have recently issued fatwas (religious edicts) asserting that terrorising people for any purpose is religiously forbidden.
The shows are also criticised, like the slew of entertainment programmes aired during Ramadan, for being a distraction from spiritual dedication during the holy month.
Egyptian media expert Yasser Abd-al-Aziz told the BBC that the prevalence of TV pranks has forced production companies to push the boundaries of good taste in order to attract audience and advertising revenue.
But one popular show entitled The Shock appears to buck this trend, with more traditional pranks, rather than terrifying ordeals.
The show is filmed in a number of Arab countries, capturing reactions to staged situations such as a man violently scolding his wife, a student insulting his teacher or a child standing helpless in the cold weather asking passers-by for a coat.
It has won over audiences across the the region by exploring how strangers interact in dramatic but everyday situations.
As Twitter user @Nooruldeen89 put it: "Despite the acts being staged, The Shock awakens the human in you and makes you rethink your perspective."
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | From shipwrecks to terror attacks to an air disaster involving Paris Hilton, it seems that almost nothing is off-limits for the prank shows that have become a staple of North African TV during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. | 40188845 | [
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The Bantams went ahead on 43 minutes when Billy Clarke started and finished a move, linking up with Steve Davies who crossed for him to score.
But the Shrews levelled a minute after the restart with a messy goal.
Tyrone Barnett chased a long ball and his shot hit Rory McArdle before rebounding back off him and spinning into the net past keeper Ben Williams. | Two goals either side of half-time meant a point apiece for Bradford and Shrewsbury in League One. | 33831819 | [
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The woman driver of the minibus and the male driver of the car were taken to Bangor's Ysbyty Gwynedd.
The road reopened in the early hours following an initial investigation, said North Wales Police. | Two people are in hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the A499 near Pwllheli in Gwynedd. | 37043945 | [
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A pre-application notice was submitted on Friday, paving the way for full proposals for Jedburgh in due course.
The project would see Parkside and Howdenburn Primaries and Jedburgh Grammar School closed.
It would see the creation of a new campus with all education for children aged from two to 18 in the area taking place on one site at Hartrigge Park.
The ground was bought for housing by Jedburgh Town Council over 50 years ago but has not been developed.
Scottish Borders Council has said the campus would have state-of-the-art classrooms and learning spaces, the very best IT infrastructure and first-class leisure and dining provision, as well as the very best sporting and PE facilities.
Consultation into the proposals is currently ongoing in the area.
The project could be approved later this year with the new Jedburgh campus operational by 2020. | Plans for a new education campus in a Scottish Borders town have moved a step closer. | 39998181 | [
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