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Childhoods were dramatically changing, with fewer opportunities to spend time outdoors, researchers observed.
The loss of exposure to the natural environment would have negative long-term consequences, they warned.
Establishing an "outdoor learning hub" would help teachers, and help shape policies and strategy, they suggested.
The report highlighted previous studies that showed that busier family lives, combined with an increased sense of fear in society, children were having fewer opportunities to explore their surrounding natural environment.
This was hampering children's social skills as well as risking stifling their long-term physical, emotional development and wellbeing. Therefore, it was important that schools did not overlook the opportunities that outdoor learning provided to bridge this gap.
"At the moment, if outdoor learning is part of a school's curriculum in England, it is largely because the teachers recognise the value of it," said report co-author, Sue Waite, a reader in outdoor learning at Plymouth University, UK.
"With so much focus on academic attainment, there can be pressure on teachers to stay in the classroom which means children are missing out on so many experiences that will benefit them through their lives."
Ms Waite added that the report showed that although there was a significant body of research that supports outdoor learning in both formal and informal contexts, it was likely to remain on the margins of education until the benefits were recognised by policymakers and reflected in policies. The report calls for it to be adopted by national curricula.
The report made a number of recommendations, including the establishment of a "strategic policy/research hub" to "collate existing research, prioritise future research needs and help improve the alignment between research and policy".
The report also proposed a "Framework for 21st Century Student Outcomes" that could be delivered through regular lessons in natural environments.
The outcomes were grouped into five themes:
"We need to be a little bit clearer about what forms of outdoor learning meet what purposes and aims (of curricula)," Ms Waite told BBC News.
"So rather than just being outdoors magically making things happen, activities such as residential outdoor experiences would be particularly effective for developing social skills and leadership," she said.
"Whereas field studies would be particularly effective for greater awareness of the environment.
"What we argue in the report is for people to think about the purpose and place (of the activity), as well as the people involved, in order to construct different forms of outdoor learning that will meet certain (teaching) aims."
Ms Waite said that the findings acknowledged that schools were under pressure to deliver results, and found increasing constraints on time, finance and other resources.
She said that linking outdoor activities to learning outcomes would allow it to become part of a curriculum so there would be "no need to find extra time" for outdoor learning.
She added: "Getting it embedded within policy gives that extra reassurance to teachers that this is something justifiable to do."
Ms Waite's fellow co-author Prof Karen Malone, from Western Sydney University, added: "This report maps the evidence to encourage researchers and policymakers to meet at the interface of research and policy in order to shape a positive future for our children."
Follow Mark on Twitter. | Outdoor learning can have a positive impact on children's development but it needs to be formally adopted, a report suggests. | 36795912 | [
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Albert Newman drove for 30 miles in the wrong carriageways on the M42, the A42 and the M1 before crashing into a van.
An inquest heard one force had no motorway patrols on duty and another had earlier failed to notice Mr Newman's licence had been revoked.
The coroner adjourned the hearing so officers could answer more questions.
Dementia patient Mr Newman, from Nottingham, crashed his Mazda Premacy into a Transit van near Kegworth, Leicestershire, in October last year, killing passenger Michael Luciw and injuring the driver, Andy Harrington.
The inquest was told that Warwickshire police took the first call about a car on the wrong carriageway on the M42, but officers incorrectly recorded the direction he was heading.
The error was put right, but Mr Newman crossed the county boundary into Leicestershire on the A42, where the specialist roads policing unit had finished work for the night.
This meant the force had no specialist motorway patrols in the county.
Pamela Oxlade, who was travelling towards Birmingham Airport with her husband, told the inquest: "We were fortunately just past a lorry when suddenly, out of nowhere, there were two balls of light.
"It was really quick and it was just unreal because you couldn't see the outline of the car in the dark.
"I dialled 999 and spoke to a gentleman, explained what had happened and he just said they were aware of it.
"We said we were almost half an hour from the M1 and going towards Birmingham. It was such a great relief to hear that he was aware of it."
The inquest was told that about 20 minutes later, Mrs Oxlade spotted signs warning motorists to slow down because of a car travelling in the wrong direction.
Coroner Trevor Kirkman, speaking about Leicestershire police's involvement, said: "It does seem as if the procedure does not seem to be working very satisfactorily.
"This vehicle had travelled a long distance with no intervention."
It emerged at the hearing in Loughborough that Nottinghamshire Police spoke to Mr Newman months before the crash after reports about him driving while showing signs of dementia.
An officer did not check the paperwork before visiting him. That would have revealed his licence had been revoked on medical grounds two years earlier.
Mr Kirkman adjourned the hearing until December to establish whether the force could have seized his car at that time.
At the end of the hearing, a senior officer from Nottinghamshire police offered an apology to the families if there was anything the force could have done to prevent the deaths. | Police have been criticised for failing to stop an 87-year-old driving the wrong way on major roads before killing himself and another man in a crash. | 37834668 | [
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Mackie has scored twice in 33 Championship games for the Rs since rejoining following his release by Nottingham Forest in June 2015.
The 31-year-old found the net 18 times in 94 games in his first spell at Loftus Road between 2010 and 2013.
Meanwhile, midfielder Karl Henry, 34, will leave the club after not being offered a new contract.
Henry made 118 appearances for the Rs after signing from Wolves for an undisclosed fee in July 2013, but had not featured since December. | QPR forward Jamie Mackie has signed a one-year contract extension to stay at the club until the end of next season. | 39976628 | [
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Home Retail Group said that like-for-like sales at Argos fell 1.1% in the eight weeks to 27 February, compared to a fall of 2.2% in the previous quarter.
The electrical and homeware retailer is being targeted by both Sainsbury's and South African retailer Steinhoff.
Both companies have until 18 March to make firm bids for Argos.
Last month, a £1.3bn bid from Sainsbury's for Home Retail was trumped by Steinhoff's £1.4bn offer.
Home Retail recently sold its DIY chain Homebase to Australia's Wesfarmers last month for £340m, leaving Argos as its only remaining business.
Total sales at Argos rose 1.9% to £515m in the eight-week period as demand for furniture and sports goods offset lower sales of electrical goods, such as video games and tablet computers.
The company said Argos opened 90 new stores over the year, bringing the total to 845. The new openings held back the like-for-like sales total over the period, it added.
Chief executive John Walden, who said it had been "another rather eventful period" for the company, was pleased with the improvement in Argos' sales.
Shares in Home Retail closed down almost 0.5% at 179.1p, but have risen more than 80% this year following Sainsbury's interest in Argos.
The supermarket has argued that combining both chains would create a "world-leading" retailer bigger than rivals John Lewis and Amazon UK.
Retail analyst Nick Bubb said: "Home Retail claim that underlying like-for-like sales were broadly flat, once the cannibalisation from the infamous concession inserts in Homebase and Sainsbury are taken out. Gross margins were up, however, by 75 basis points and Home Retail's year-end net cash was strong."
Sainsbury's had offered about 167p a share for Home Retail, but will be forced to at least match the 175p-a-share all-cash offer from Steinhoff, which owns UK furniture retailer Harveys.
However, the supermarket may be reluctant to increase its offer to the level needed to win control of Argos.
Analysts have also questioned the wisdom of Sainsbury's acquiring the struggling retailer. | Argos, the retail chain at the centre of a bidding war, has shown a fall in sales over the Christmas period. | 35773812 | [
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Benjamin Netanyahu said he would raise renewing sanctions when he meets US President Donald Trump in February.
Iran has carried out several such tests since a 2015 nuclear deal which relaxed sanctions against the country.
It is not yet clear what type of missile was launched, or if it explicitly violated the UN resolution.
A 2010 resolution, which barred Iran from undertaking any work on "ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads", was terminated after the nuclear deal with six world powers was implemented.
It was replaced by a new resolution, 2231, that "calls upon" Iran not to undertake any activity related to "ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons".
The UN Security Council is to hold a meeting on Tuesday about the missile launch, at the request of the US.
In a recorded message on his Facebook page, Mr Netanyahu said "Iranian aggression must not go unanswered".
Mr Netanyahu is a fierce critic of the nuclear deal with Iran, which calls for the eradication of the Jewish state.
Benjamin Netanyahu's condemnation of the Iranian missile test is clearly intended to push the new Trump administration to take action against Tehran.
Iran will be high on the agenda when the two men meet in mid-February, though it is as much Iran's regional activities as its missile programme that worries the Israelis.
Iran's missile tests are controversial. While they do not break the terms of the nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers - this did not cover missile development - they may well be a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which calls upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
The Iranians insist that, since they have no plans for nuclear weapons, the tests are not prohibited.
Iran's launch may well force Mr Trump to give a clearer indication of what practical steps he intends to take against Tehran.
Iran has not commented directly on the missile launch. When asked about it at a news conference on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said only that "the missile issue is not part of the nuclear deal".
Iran says its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful purposes, but world powers suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
The White House said it was studying the details of the incident.
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the missile had broken up before the test was completed.
But US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the foreign relations committee, said: "No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations."
Mr Trump has previously called the Iran nuclear deal "a disaster" and suggested his administration will abandon it.
But that has drawn criticism from senior figures, including the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan.
Mr Brennan, who stepped down when President Trump took office, told the BBC late last year that tearing up the agreement "would be the height of folly" and "disastrous".
But Mike Pompeo, who has succeeded Mr Brennan as director of the CIA, was a prominent critic of the deal. | Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of carrying out a missile test in "flagrant violation" of a UN security council resolution. | 38805200 | [
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On board one of the tanks was Pham Xuan Do, who is seen in the picture above proudly wearing his uniform from the time.
The picture was taken during a project led by Raul Roman, co-founder of UBELONG, and Lonnie Schlein, a former New York Times photojournalist who took a party of 14 people to Vietnam in May, with the aim of capturing the stories of those who fought for the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) or Viet Cong.
Do served in the NVA as a lieutenant captain from 1965 to 1975. He said he misses some of the excitement of war, but now that time has passed feels "forgiveness".
The projects aim is to see the war from the perspective of North Vietnamese veterans, and to mark 20 years since the then US President Bill Clinton normalised diplomatic relations between the two countries, on 11 July 1995.
"It's really important work because the world needs to be reminded that the dark shadow of the Vietnam War still looms large in this country," says Mr Roman.
"This work is really special also because it's an international civic initiative by ordinary citizens, a sort of peace mission designed to bring people together."
The group conducted more than two dozen in-depth interviews with veterans, travelling to Hanoi and rural locations bombed during the war.
Many of these areas were subjected to use of the toxic chemical Agent Orange, a defoliant sprayed over jungle areas to destroy enemy cover.
Vietnam says several million people have been affected by Agent Orange, including 150,000 children with severe birth defects.
Here are a selection of the stories they uncovered.
Le Ba Bon, 63, was from a family of rice farmers and withdrew from school in 1972 to join the North Vietnamese Army. He said: "Starting life after the war was terrifying to me. With my injuries, I could not continue my education or find a job. But I have let go of my hurt and pain. It's time to look into the future and begin cooperating." (Photograph by Joey Rosa)
Pham An Thic (left) served in an artillery unit from 1965 to 1977 and was the only son in his family who survived the war. His mother, Dau (right), now almost blind, remembers receiving the letters from the government announcing that her other four sons had been killed.
"I didn't know how they had died," she said.
"I didn't know what they were doing when they died. I just knew that they were gone. Losing a child is the greatest sadness."
Thic's wife (centre) waited for him for 12 years. "I did not know if he was dead or if he was alive," she said.
"All I could do was to take care of my children and work hard so I could feed them.
"I wasn't special. I was one of thousands of Vietnamese wives and mothers who had to survive without their husbands during the war."
She recalls the day her husband returned. She was working in the rice fields when one of their neighbours gave her the news. "I ran all the way home," she said.
"I was so happy to see him after so long." (Photograph by Raul Roman)
Tran Thi Thon served in the North Vietnamese army from 1965 to 1975, delivering supplies from the North to the South.
"The day I remember most vividly was the day we found a downed American pilot.," she said.
"I saw that he had lost his shoe, so I took my shoe off and strapped it on his foot.
"Then, I took my handkerchief out and wiped the blood off his face.
"I felt very sympathetic because he was just another human and he didn't want to be in this war just like I didn't.
"The pilot then told my crew to hide, as a rescue helicopter was on its way and they would shoot us.
"But the helicopter never came and the pilot was captured by our soldiers."
While making her deliveries, she saw a yellow liquid covering the jungle.
It felt cool to the touch, so she and her teammates picked leaves and rubbed the substance on their skin to refresh themselves. It was Agent Orange.
Now, the skin on her arms, legs, and stomach is covered in scars.
She underwent several operations to repair the damage.
But the worst consequence of the exposure were the birth defects of her son, who died of lung cancer at the age of 35, and her daughter, who is physically and mentally disabled. (Photograph by Lonnie Schlein)
Luong Ngoc Lam was photographed at Friendship Village, a shelter for veterans and children affected by Agent Orange. He served as a field soldier for the NVA from 1966 to 1975.
His proudest moment was participating in the taking of Saigon.
"When the war ended, I had not seen my wife in 10 years," he said. "I returned home to learn that she had held 10 funerals during that period, including one for my younger brother.
"Coming home to learn that he had been killed was devastating." (Photograph by Joey Rosa)
Luong Duc Pho was a driver, transporting soldiers in his jeep as well as rebuilding and clearing roads to facilitate the transportation of weapons and food.
Pho waited 15 years to recover the body of his brother killed in the war.
"The young generation doesn't know anything about the hardships of war," he said.
"They have never been through this. They don't know what being hungry means.
"It is important that they learn more to understand what we endured and why we did it." (Photograph by Raul Roman)
Tran Van Van and his wife, Pham Thi Sang, are pictured at their home in Binh Giang.
Van served in the North Vietnamese Army from 1965 to 1972 and was stationed on the border of Cambodia on the Ho Chi Minh trail, tasked with protecting the road from bombers.
"We were bombed so often, and so many people died on the battlefield," he said.
"The badly injured were taken to the aid station, but I buried my dead friends on the battlefield. I miss them greatly."
He was eventually discharged after being injured in a bombing. He often relives that event in his nightmares.
While Van was fighting, his wife worked as a rice farmer in order for the family to survive.
"We were very poor and always hungry because there wasn't enough rice for me and my babies," she said.
"One of the hardest moments of my life was when I had to go into the fields after my baby was born, but I had no choice.
"I didn't want to tell Van so I wrote him letters of encouragement to stay and fight in the war. Our country was more important."
During the seven years in the army, Van only saw his family once, for a 10-day span in 1968.
During that time he and his wife conceived a child, Tran Van Tin, now 46, who was born with severe health problems which is believed to be due to Van's exposure to Agent Orange. (Photograph by John DeSanto)
Vu Thanh Lan fought with the Viet Cong in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai for more than a decade.
"I don't allow my grandchildren to ask about the war because I don't want to poison their views of the United States and the world," he said. (Photograph by John DeSanto)
Nguyen Van Vuong started as a soldier in the North Vietnamese Army in 1966 and ended his service in 1971 after contracting malaria.
In the battle of Quang Tri, during the Tet Offensive in 1968, his unit of 100 men was devastated. He was one of 20 who survived.
Later, he lost most of his hearing during a bombing raid. Returning home after the war was not easy.
"My village was destroyed and government assistance couldn't support me," he said.
"My dream was to start a family, but it was not to be." (Photograph by Lonnie Schlein)
Tran Van Thinh joined up aged 19 and ended his service with a high rank and multiple medals of honour.
In the battle of Quang Tri in 1968 he was hit by a bomb that blew off part of his left arm and shattered his right leg.
Married for 30 years with one son and two grandchildren, he lost two brothers in the war.
"I was very young. All I knew at that time was that I had to fight the Americans to reunify my country," he said.
"My most disturbing memory was killing two American soldiers." (Photograph by Joey Rosa)
All photographs © UBELONG.
Other pieces that might be of interest include:
How photographs told the story of the Vietnam War
Searching for the truth about my mother
Photographs by US Rifleman Charlie Haughey who served in Vietnam from March 1968 to May the following year
Guide to the Vietnam War
Mai Nam, a photographer with the North Vietnamese Army
For those in the UK Storyville: Last Days of Vietnam can be seen on BBC 4 at 22:00 on Monday 13 July 2015. | The conflict in Vietnam ended 40 years ago, with chaotic scenes in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on the heart of power, its tanks ploughing through the gates of the South Vietnamese presidential palace on 30 April 1975. | 33408096 | [
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The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body which oversees the rules of the game, passed the law at a meeting in Zurich.
It will come in to force on 1 June, in time for the World Cup in Brazil.
The new law was proposed by the Football Association and will apply to domestic and international football.
FA general secretary Alex Horne said: "The idea is to get some consistency. The simplest rule for the image of the game is to start from the basis that slogans will not be allowed."
From the time the new rule comes in to place, incidents such as Mario Balotelli's infamous "Why Always Me?" message, which he revealed after scoring against Manchester United in 2011, will be banned and subject to a sanction.
Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said: "It is definitely decided that players must not have any slogan or statement, and we are making the decision that it will apply to the World Cup."
Law 4 of the game, which relates to players' equipment, will be amended.
It states: "Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo.
"A player/team of a player that reveals an undergarment that shows political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturers' logo will be sanctioned by the competition organiser or by Fifa."
Meanwhile, the IFAB rejected a proposal from Uefa to amend the so-called "triple punishment" which occurs when a penalty kick is given within a game, warranting a player being sent off and a possible goal being scored.
It was agreed that a pilot project carried out by the FA and Scottish Football Association relating to revolving substitutes in amateur football will continue, as will a Uefa experiment into the use of a sin bin in recreational football.
The IFAB also discussed the potential use of video replays for match officials but remains of the view that technology should be allowed only for goal-line incidents because "it is a clear yes or no decision".
An IFAB statement read: "Concerns were raised about video replays slowing the game down and increasing the number of stoppages." | Players who display messages on T-shirts worn underneath their strips will face punishment after new proposals were agreed. | 26385653 | [
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Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham says he is "struggling" with whether UK action would be legal or not. So what are the key legal questions?
Parliament has already rejected military intervention in Syria, in 2013. Ministers say circumstances have changed since then (notably with the rise of IS) and that they would only proceed this time with the backing of Parliament. But this is not technically necessary. Although it has become convention since the 2003 Iraq war, there is no legal requirement for Parliamentary approval for military action.
Ministers say they would not proceed without a Commons vote - but they believe they have the authority, under international law, to intervene. Last month, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said there was "no legal bar" to the UK operating in Syria. In September, David Cameron suggested the UK could legally take military action in Syria without a request from President Assad, saying the Syrian president is "illegitimate".
The UK is already carrying out air strikes on IS targets in Iraq. The UK says that as the Iraqi government requested intervention, this provides a "clear and unequivocal legal basis" for the military action. But no such request has been received from the Syrian government, and the UK sees the regime as illegitimate in any case. This means the legal arguments around intervention in Syria would be shaped by the complexities and conflicting interpretations of international law.
The UN Charter bans "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state" unless used in self-defence or authorised by a UN resolution. Those are the two "classic justifications" for military action, Prof Philippe Sands QC of University College London told the BBC.
A UN resolution is unlikely given Russian opposition, leaving the option of self-defence. This would require ministers to show military action was needed to prevent attacks on the UK or its citizens emanating from Syria. Alternatively, the self-defence argument could be used in relation to Iraq, which has already requested military assistance. This is the argument used by the United States, which is carrying out air strikes in Syria.
As to whether this would work, "we simply do not know enough about the facts" to say definitely whether the self-defence argument is justified, says Prof Sands. He believes it would be "a bit of a stretch" on the basis of what is publicly available, adding that the UK appears to have "no strategy and no clear basis of information to explain to the public what it is doing, and why it believes it is entitled in law to use force by way of self-defence".
Another option would be to justify the action on humanitarian grounds. This was the basis of the government's case for intervention in 2013, when it focused on the possible use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Assad. Its legal position, published in August 2013, set out the three conditions that had to be met:
"This puts the evidential bar both high and wide," BBC legal correspondent Clive Coleman wrote at the time.
The question would be whether the changed circumstances, with IS - also known as ISIS - militants controlling parts of Syria and fighting against government forces, would meet the test.
Dr Jonathan Eyal, international director at the Royal United Services Institute, told the BBC there would be a "quite plausible case".
"Given the behaviour we know of ISIS, the circumstances of the horrific civil war in Syria, it's not difficult to construct a case that the humanitarian danger is grave and is immediate," he says.
As well as the UN rules, "customary international law" has been established over the years.
One option would be the right of "hot pursuit" of IS across borders, Dr Eyal says. Given that Iraq has requested international assistance in the fight against IS militants, the UK could argue that unless it can pursue them into Syria, they could "seek refuge across the border and the situation will never end", he says.
This argument is strengthened by the inability of the Syria government to control its own territory he says, adding that hot pursuit is "not an argument that lawyers are very comfortable with, but it has been made before".
No. Both the hot pursuit and humanitarian intervention arguments are "controversial and contested", Dr Eyal says, with governments accused of "abusing the system".
Some legal experts are not convinced any air strikes without specific Security Council authorisation would be consistent with international law, a Commons briefing paper points out.
Sort of. A US-led coalition is already carrying out air strikes in Syria. Last month it emerged UK pilots had been embedded with coalition forces and conducting air strikes over Syria against IS. Amid criticism from Labour, Mr Fallon said embedding forces was "standard practice" and their engagement was not a "British military operation".
Very much so. The government's insistence on securing Parliamentary approval means it will be MPs' interpretations of these intricacies of international law that will be key.
Last time MPs debated military intervention in Syria, opposition from backbench Conservatives and Ed Miliband-led Labour was enough to defeat the government.
However, MPs have since overwhelmingly backed action in Iraq, where the target was IS militants. Since those votes, the make-up of the Commons has changed, with the Conservatives holding a majority.
The identity of Labour's next leader - with surprise frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn certain to oppose any air strikes - is another complicating factor. | One of the big questions facing MPs after the summer recess could be whether to authorise military intervention against so-called Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria. | 33851482 | [
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Three Victorian hotels will go to make way for a six-storey, four star hotel and two assisted-living apartment blocks, at East Cliff in Bournemouth.
English Heritage strongly objected to the scale of the development in what is a designated conservation area.
But, councillors voted seven to three in favour saying it would help tourism.
Chair of the planning board and Conservative ward councillor David Kelsey, said the buildings earmarked for demolition were nice but no longer "necessarily functional".
"They've come to the end of their working lives, we need to preserve the tourism aspect while improving living for older people in the town," he said.
"The loss of buildings and trees are always regrettable but we can't stand still, we need to move forward."
The site on Grove Road and East Overcliff Drive will get a 90-room hotel along with a nine-storey and seven-storey building, comprising 122 assisted-living apartments.
Applicants The East Cliff Project LLP will demolish Bay View Court, The Cottonwood and the Ocean View hotels.
The council received 246 letters supporting the plans.
Forty-nine residents and the Ancient Monuments Society wrote to object to the demolition, stating that despite being altered, they still "give a sense of the historic character of the area".
English Heritage said the scale of the development would cause "severe harm" to the conservation area. | A hotel and apartment complex in Dorset has been approved despite English Heritage stating it would be a "hammer-blow" to the area. | 30481848 | [
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The presenter succeeded Jonathan Ross as host of the revamped weekly show and said leaving "wasn't an easy decision".
Winkleman, who also co-hosts Saturday night show Strictly Come Dancing, said the show "simply deserves someone who can give it their all".
A new series will return this autumn with the new presenter to be announced "in due course", the BBC said.
Winkleman, who lists The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption as her favourite films, said: "I'm incredibly sad about leaving the film show and it wasn't an easy decision.
"At this time of year I juggle all kinds of things for TV and radio and the show simply deserves someone who can give it their all."
She added that she would miss film critic Danny Leigh, who presents the show alongside her, and the team behind the show.
Mark Bell, BBC head of arts commissioning, said: "We've loved having Claudia on Film 2016 and I'd like to thank her for all her hard work and commitment to the show."
The long-running film show, first broadcast 45 years ago, was fronted by film critic Barry Norman for 26 years. He was succeeded by Ross in 1999, who stayed at the helm for 11 years.
Winkleman will still present the BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee and host a Radio 2 show.
After landing the job on Strictly in 2014 when Sir Bruce Forsyth left, the mother-of-three said of her TV and radio commitments, she would "make it work".
The 14th series of Strictly gets under way on Saturday evening, with Olympians, actors and singers competing for the glitterball trophy. | Claudia Winkleman has quit the BBC's movie review show, Film 2016, after six years of fronting the programme. | 37266075 | [
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David Montgomery, 39, was giving evidence for a third day in the trial of 48-year-old Ronnie Coulter.
When Mr Findlay accused him of being "a persistent liar" over his differing versions of events, the witness called the QC a liar before being ordered to apologise by judge Lord Matthews.
Mr Coulter denies murder and has blamed Mr Montgomery and another man.
Mr Coulter, from Wishaw, is accused of murdering Mr Chhokar in Garrion Street, Overtown, North Lanarkshire, on 4 November 1998 by stabbing him.
He has lodged a special defence blaming his nephew Andrew Coulter and Mr Montgomery.
On Monday, as the trial entered its third week, Mr Montgomery was taken through his various versions of events.
The jury at the High Court in Edinburgh had previously heard that Mr Coulter, his nephew and Mr Montgomery had approached Mr Chhokar on the night he died amid a row about a stolen £100 Giro cheque.
Mr Montgomery said that Ronnie Coulter said: "Andrew - just hit him."
The jurors heard that the first time Mr Montgomery mentioned this was in a statement given to police on 18 December 2014.
He did not mention it in his first statement to police, given three days after Mr Chhokar's death.
He also did not mention it at his own trial for the murder of Mr Chhokar in 2000 - a charge of which he was cleared.
At his trial, he claimed that the only words spoken were by Andrew Coulter who asked Mr Chhokar who had cashed the Giro.
During his cross-examination on Monday, Mr Findlay said to Mr Montgomery: "You are lying when you said Ronnie said 'Just hit him,'" and he replied: "I'm not lying."
Mr Montgomery was taken through his versions of events which were given to the police and in court and Mr Findlay then said: "You are, if not an accomplished liar, a persistent liar."
The witness responded by saying to Mr Findlay: "You are a liar."
Mr Montgomery was then asked to repeat what he had said and trial judge Lord Matthews asked: "Why are you accusing counsel of lying."
The witness then said: "Because he is making things up."
Lord Matthews told Mr Montgomery: "Counsel is not making things up," and ordered him to apologise to Mr Findlay. The witness then said: "I'm sorry I'll apologise."
In previous evidence to the trial, Mr Montgomery also told the jury that he saw Ronnie Coulter appear to punch Mr Chhokar.
Mr Findlay said: "When you were asked about this you said: "I think it was one hand, I honestly don't know. You are trying to help Andrew Coulter by making out Ronnie was punching with one hand. You want people to think that was Ronnie stabbing him," and Mr Montgomery replied: "I'm trying to recall as best I can."
Mr Montgomery was shown a transcript of his trial in which he said that he saw Ronnie Coulter punching with both hands.
Mr Findlay then said: "People fighting use two hands and people stabbing use one hand," and Mr Montgomery replied: "Yes."
The QC added: "In this trial you are trying to suggest it is more consistent with an attack than a fight," and Mr Montgomery said: "That's how I recall it."
Mr Findlay added: "The background is the family decided Andrew had done it, but because he was only 17 Ronnie should take the blame for it," and Mr Montgomery replied: "I don't know where you've got that from."
The QC said: "When the ladies and gentlemen of the jury have to assess your evidence they may want to bear in mind when you are facing incontrovertible evidence, you are quite happy to lie to the bitter end," and Mr Montgomery replied: "Yes."
Mr Montgomery was asked why he made up a story just three days after Mr Chhokar's death, telling police he had been in Overtown that night to buy counterfeit cigarettes from a man called Kevin, instead of admitting he had been there when he died.
He said he was scared and added: "I just remember fear."
The witness later denied that he saw Andrew Coulter murdering Mr Chhokar.
Mr Findlay said to Mr Montgomery: "You and Andrew Coulter were the last two people to be near to Chhokar before he died," and he replied: "Yes, me and Andrew."
Mr Montgomery was then told by defence QC Donald Findlay: "What happened that night after Ronnie had gone was that Andrew lost it and pulled out a knife and stabbed Chhokar and murdered him," and the witness replied: "No."
Mr Findlay added: "You could come to only one conclusion that Andrew Coulter had murdered Coulter," and Mr Montgomery replied: "No that was the wrong conclusion. He never killed him."
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European Space Propulsion (ESP) Limited blamed disappointing sales for going into liquidation.
Formed by Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2012, it operated from missile maker Thales UK's factory in Castlereagh.
Its offices were opened by the former First Minister Peter Robinson.
He had expressed delight the US company had selected Belfast as its European sales base.
But it never got near its projected £13m annual turnover.
A spokesman for the firm said: "We had high hopes, just like the Northern Ireland ministers did.
"We thank them for their support but unfortunately expected sales just never materialised."
As recently as December, then Economy Minister Jonathan Bell talked of ESP as having "brought significant benefits to Northern Ireland".
Employee numbers never got above eight. | An American-owned aerospace firm attracted to Belfast by Invest NI and backed by the Northern Ireland Executive is ending its local operation. | 36283409 | [
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Video journalist: Tendai Msiyazviriyo | Thousands of Zimbabwean widows are forced out of their homes by their in-laws each year. | 38853602 | [
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The 33-year-old former Stevenage and Fleetwood player made 52 league starts for Cambridge over the past two years.
He has signed a one-year contract with Mark Cooper's side.
"I was involved in two successful promotion campaigns [with Stevenage and Fleetwood]. I'd love to have a third," Roberts told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Speaking of the former Crewe youngster, who has also played for Accrington, Rovers boss Cooper added: "He is a good, solid defender and he'll give our younger players that little bit of guidance."
Cambridge chief executive Jez George told their club website: "Since arriving at the club, Mark has been an absolute professional, on and off the pitch."
On Wednesday, Forest Green confirmed the departure of midfielder Rob Sinclair by mutual consent.
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They were trying to block an anti-terrorism bill which they said threatened personal freedoms.
But they gave up on Wednesday fearing a public backlash, as the prolonged anti-terror proceedings were delaying the passing of other important bills.
The previous world record of 57 hours was set by a Canadian party in 2011.
The end of the filibuster in Seoul means that a bill backed by the ruling Saenuri Party, which holds the majority of seats in parliament, will be put to a vote and is likely to be passed.
The legislation allows intelligence services to collect a wide range of personal information - including phone records - on anyone deemed to pose a security risk. Opposition parties said it would violate privacy rights and could be used to stifle political dissent.
Filibustering is a parliamentary delaying tactic by which MPs drag out speeches to the end of the allocated time, so that no vote can be held.
South Korea's filibuster was spearheaded by main opposition party Minjoo which was joined by other smaller parties, and began last Tuesday, 23 February.
Their tactics included reading out lengthy academic articles in full as well as news articles and internet comments, staging elaborate and rambling monologues and even reading from George Orwell's novel 1984.
Some lawmakers were spotted wearing trainers, while others reportedly refrained from drinking water so that they could cut down on loo breaks. Still others were seen dozing off in their seats during the marathon session.
The longest speech made was by Jung Cheong-rae, who spoke for 11 hours 39 minutes.
They would have succeeded if they had managed to hold out until the end of the parliamentary session at midnight on 10 March.
But as the days wore on they faced increasing public criticism, as the filibuster was delaying the passage of bills on North Korean human rights and electoral districts for April's general election.
But President Park Geun-hye had argued such measures were necessary and condemned the filibuster as "nothing more than a dereliction of duty".
"The National Assembly is nearly paralysed at a time when people's lives and safety are exposed to terror threats," she said in a televised speech on Tuesday, according to Yonhap.
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Shenzhen prosecutors, late on Thursday, said a dispatcher and supervisor of the landfill, the chief and deputy manager of a company in charge of it, and seven other people were arrested.
They said they have been charged with negligently causing a serious accident.
The landslide happened when a hill of construction waste collapsed, leaving 74 people either missing or dead.
The formal arrests come three days after the police took what Chinese media called "coercive measures" against 12 people. It is thought the 11 arrested today were among those.
Officials have described the 20 December disaster as man-made, raising the possibility of severe punishments for those they consider responsible.
One official, whose job involved regulating construction sites, apparently jumped to his death a week after the landslide. It is not clear if he was being investigated for his role in it.
Officials have appealed for police and the public to help them find other suspects apparently on the run. | Eleven people in China have been arrested for their alleged role in the Shenzhen landslide disaster. | 35208881 | [
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The 33-year-old is Wales' most-capped number nine, playing in 94 Tests before retiring from internationals in 2015.
Phillips joined Racing in 2013 following spells with Bayonne, Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Scarlets.
"He is a big, powerful and very skilful player and has plenty of experience playing at the top level," Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond said.
"Mike will be one of three ex-Racing 92 players at the club next season, alongside Brian Mujati and Juandre Kruger."
Phillips played five times for the British and Irish Lions, featuring in the 2009 tour of South Africa and the 2-1 series win over Australia in 2013.
The Carmarthen-born player moved to France with Bayonne in 2011, but was sacked in October 2013 after being accused of showing up to a training session while drunk.
He won the Six Nations with Wales on three occasions, including the Grand Slam successes of 2008 and 2012, but did not feature at the 2015 World Cup and announced his international retirement in December.
Sale are seventh in the Premiership, one point outside the European Champions Cup qualification places, with one game to play this season.
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Green scored 13 goals as the Stags just missed out on the League Two play-offs.
But the 30-year-old only managed four league goals after Steve Evans took over as manager in November.
Green told BBC Radio Nottingham: "He's the new era and unfortunately I wasn't part of his plans; that was obvious. I turned into an unhappy player."
Green, who returned to Mansfield in May 2015, scored 86 goals during two spells over four seasons with Mansfield, but said the time was right to leave.
"It is demoralising for any forward if you have scored the amount of goals I have and you are not getting the respect you think you deserve," he added.
"Bids were being turned down and they were not really enlightening me about it, so it was very frustrating towards the end of the season."
Mansfield agreed to cancel his contract and Green said there had already been plenty of offers.
"It's from League Two to the Championship at this moment," he added. "I offer goals, I am still quick and strong and I look after myself. It will be interesting.
"I have some great, great years at Mansfield Town and it gave a lot to me as a club and I gave a lot back. But I have to move on - that is football. I think my time at Mansfield was done.
"Everything changed as a positive for the football club when Steve Evans came in, but not for me. Sometimes you have to shake hands and move on in a situation like that. It was very friendly and respectful and ended on good terms." | Striker Matt Green says he is attracting interest from Championship clubs having left Mansfield Town following a "demoralising" season. | 39936686 | [
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The baby was found at the bus stop near the Magpie and Stump pub in Towyn, Conwy county, at 07:15 BST on Tuesday.
Daniel Braxton, 35, who discovered the infant, has told how she was lifeless at the time but managed to revive her.
Police are concerned about the welfare of the baby's mother and have urged her to come forward.
A North Wales Police spokesman issued an appeal for motorists who drove along the main A548 Towyn coast road between 23:30 BST on Monday to 09:00 on Tuesday to send any footage they have.
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In England, only schools with academy status are allowed to form trusts to sponsor weaker schools.
And, the Local Government Association said, a shortage of "good quality" sponsors often left failing schools "in the dark about their future".
Ministers said there was no legal frame for council schools to be sponsors.
The Local Government Association says 91% of council maintained schools are rated good or outstanding by education watchdog Ofsted - so they should be allowed "to play a direct role in raising education standards and improving life chances, including taking on the running of failing academies".
New analysis of Ofsted ratings for the LGA by education analysts Angel Solutions found a higher percentage of good and outstanding grades among council maintained schools than among academies.
Of 14,890 council maintained schools inspected, 91% are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, compared with 85% of 5,058 academies, say the researchers.
There are wide variations within the academy category, with sponsored academies, which are forced into academy status after poor Ofsted ratings, predictably faring worse than converter academies, which must be rated good or outstanding before being allowed to convert.
The LGA points out that the majority of academies are converter academies.
Inspection ratings for 4,103 converter academies showed 89% rated good or outstanding but among the 955 sponsored academies inspected the figure was only 65%, according to the analysis.
Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said the figures proved councils had "the track record, experience and expertise to help lift schools out of academic failure".
"The government must commit to removing the unnecessary red tape and give high performing maintained schools the option of becoming academy sponsors.
"Councils want to be regarded as improvement partners, not obstructionists to school improvement," said Mr Watts, who is also the leader of Islington Council.
"With a shortage of academy sponsors and struggling schools currently in the dark about their future the simplest remedy is to give councils the power to turn these schools around where this is the best option locally."
Mr Watts also voiced concerns about the local knowledge and capacity of the eight Regional Schools Commissioners, whose job is to oversee academic standards.
He said that without the help of councils "the early warning signs of failing" risked being overlooked.
"It is not acceptable that we have to wait for poor exam results, whistle-blowing about financial impropriety or an Ofsted inspection to trigger intervention.
"Councils are best placed to oversee school effectiveness and take immediate action where required," added Mr Watts.
A Department for Education spokesman said there was no legal framework for a council or council-run school to sponsor a school unless they opened a trust - and this would involve converting to academy status.
"We would encourage good or outstanding council-run schools to apply to become a sponsor so they can share their expertise," said the spokesman.
The spokesman said councils could not run multi-academy trusts "as legally less than 20% of members and trustees are allowed to be 'local authority influenced' to ensure the trust remains autonomous from the local authority". | A ban on top council-run schools sponsoring failing schools amounts to "red tape" and should be dropped, say council bosses. | 38919454 | [
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Players selected will become full-time athletes, a move which the world's two best teams have already taken.
Housby, 21, a zoology student, will now be able to play netball without the need for a full-time job.
"To complete against a professional team, you need to be a professional team," she told BBC Sport.
"To have athletes that are paid to be there and who can put all their energy and resources into playing netball rather than trying to balance lots of different things in their life is a step in the right direction."
England are ranked third in the world, behind 11-time World Cup winners Australia and second-placed New Zealand.
The Roses have finished third in the last two tournaments and are aiming to reach the final at the next World Cup in Liverpool in 2019.
Full-time status will also allow the England side to train together more regularly.
"We want to be the world's best. At the minute we are not but hopefully this is something that will get us there," added Housby, who plays for Manchester Thunder.
"We have the best athletes in the world, but it is difficult to get the best out of them when we don't have the same conditions that Australia and New Zealand do."
Full details of the central contracts will be announced following the conclusion of the Superleague season in May.
"I find it almost unbelievable that it has not been paid before now," Housby continued.
"It is the highest participating sport for women in England. People do not know the effort that goes on behind the scenes and it is nice to get some recognition."
Housby, who is in her final year at Manchester University and does not receive a wage at the Thunder, was always planning to concentrate on her netball after graduating.
She had considered playing in the professional ANZ Championship, a competition for the best Australian and New Zealand teams, but says the new contracts will allow her to stay in England.
"It is nice to have something to support me while I play rather than have to find my own job and balance things. It excites me that I could have a solid income and job through netball," she said.
"Superleague needs to catch up to the ANZ. Some of our best players are out there playing for teams and making money from it. The only way England can improve is to match these leagues and make the players want to stay here and play."
Housby believes the incentive of being paid to play will also help attract more girls into the sport.
"For a lot of girls growing up, netball has not been a viable career option. That is where England netball wants to head so people can choose this as their career and make something of themselves." | Shooter Helen Housby believes England's new central contracts are "a step in the right direction" to help the team compete with Australia and New Zealand. | 36047883 | [
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The government has "called in" proposals to shut St Joseph's Primary in Milngavie near Glasgow.
The council plans to build a new denominational primary in nearby Bearsden - replacing both St Joseph's and the school on the site at present.
Parents at St Joseph's and the Catholic Church have been fighting the plan.
East Dunbartonshire Council plans to merge St Joseph's Primary with St Andrew's Primary in neighbouring Bearsden.
The merged school would be sited in a new building on the current St Andrew's Primary School site.
When the Scottish government calls in any proposal to close a school, it examines the process followed by the council and the information used to reach the decision.
But it cannot simply overturn a decision because it disagrees with it.
A letter informing the council of the government's decision said ministers were concerned by allegations the council's consultation document contained inaccurate information.
It also said concerns raised by Education Scotland may not have been fully addressed by the council in the consultation.
A spokesman for the parents at St Joseph's said: "Parents are delighted that the Scottish government has decided to call this process in.
"It is now clear that the way East Dunbartonshire Council has conducted this process has more holes than a colander.
"We believe and ministers appear to agree that our children will receive the best possible education in their own community."
Council leader Rhonda Gheekie said: "This is a complex process and it's understandable that the Scottish government wants to investigate the proposal further.
"We welcome the same opportunity to explain in greater detail the educational benefits that we believe will come from our proposal to build a new £9m denominational primary school for Bearsden and Milngavie.
"We understand the significance of any new school build for the local community and what we all have in common is that we want to get it right to ensure the best possible future education for the young people in the area."
The council said its proposals were part of its Primary School Improvement Programme to modernise the primary school estate. This aims to deliver state of the art primary schools which are better for pupils and cheaper to run and maintain.
Ms Geekie added: "The council must save a further £20m from its budget over the next three years. On top of the £40m we have already saved, doing nothing in terms of our school estate to help address this was never an option.
"We have to ensure that our school buildings are as cost-effective as they can possibly be to ensure that we are getting value for money from our budget spending."
Meanwhile, the council's plan to close two primary schools in Kirkintilloch and establish a new £7m school to replace them are to go ahead.
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Figures shared with 5 live Investigates by the charity RoadPeace reveal a 23% drop in prosecutions in England and Wales in the five years to 2015.
In the same period the number of convictions fell by nearly 30 per cent.
The charity blames a reduction in the number of specialist police officers.
The number of road officers in England and Wales fell by nearly 40 per cent from 7,100 in 2005 to 4,350 in 2014.
The Department for Transport said: "Britain has some of the safest roads in the world and in 2015 we had the second lowest total of road fatalities on record.
"We are determined to do more and we've recently announced tougher penalties for those caught using a mobile phone while driving.
"We have also tightened the law to make it easier to prosecute drink-drivers and drug-drivers."
Five people die on the UK's roads in the UK every day but campaigners say these incidents are often seen as unfortunate accidents and prosecutions are few and far between.
John Thompson's 27-year-old son Jake died from head injuries in 2011 after he was hit on a pedestrian crossing in Bristol by a lorry travelling at 38mph in a 30mph zone.
The family had to fight to persuade Avon and Somerset Police to re-open an investigation into Jake's death after the Crown Prosecution Service said there wasn't enough evidence to bring charges against the driver.
John is highly critical of the original investigation.
He said: "We thought straight after the crash there would've been statements taken. It was about a month before the witnesses were interviewed, the phones weren't checked, the interview of the driver didn't take place until about two or three months afterwards and the interview failed to meet the standards which you would expect.
"There hadn't been a proper investigation. They hadn't followed up on certain key leads like CCTV evidence; they hadn't checked the driver's medical history".
When the case was eventually taken to court in 2014, it was thrown out, with the judge ruling that there was no case to answer.
"I felt hurt, disappointed", said John.
"It was almost as if Jake's life had been lost but there were no consequences as far as the legal system was concerned".
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "After the collision involving Jake we carried out an investigation which, when reviewed, was found to have fallen below standards. Following a complaint raised by Mr and Mrs Thompson we recognised and accepted the need to revisit these matters.
"As a result, the investigation was re-opened and we renewed our appeal for witnesses, reviewed the information we already had and looked to see if any new lines of enquiry had presented themselves in the interim period. Improvements have since been made in respect of how we approach these types of investigations."
RoadPeace believes that the declining number of prosecutions for careless and dangerous driving reflects the police's increasing reluctance to investigate fatal collisions.
"Police are not evaluated on their collision investigation performance. Hence it is not a priority," said Amy Aeron Thomas from RoadPeace.
"There are no national standards for collision investigation, not even for fatal crashes. Guidance exists but has been weakened in recent years. It is not clear how police evaluate their investigation effectiveness, or if they even do evaluate this."
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) - a charity which advises MPs on road safety - wants the government to create a UK road collision investigation branch.
This would be similar to existing organisations which investigate air and rail crashes, and would have the remit of reducing the number of road casualties.
Steve Barry, an Assistant Chief Constable at Sussex Police and the National Police Chief's Council lead for collision investigations, says he doesn't believe that the reduction in the number of traffic police has impacted on the number of prosecutions and convictions.
He supports the idea of a national investigation branch but says there is a now a very different approach to road safety.
"It's less focused on enforcement and prosecution, it's more focused on what is in the public interest, in terms of educating the public, diverting them away from the court.
"We need to learn how to keep ourselves safe on the roads, as oppose to prosecuting our way into a situation of better safety.
"The balance is between justice and public interest, or learning, and that's a really difficult balance to explain to a [bereaved] family, but what we have to try and explain is there is a balance between justice, for the victims, justice for the families, at the same time of getting as much evidence, as much learning out of it that informs how we keep other people safe on the roads in future."
5 live Investigates is on BBC Radio 5 live, 2 April at 11:00 GMT - catch up on BBC iPlayer Radio.
Have you got something you want investigating? We want to hear from you. Email [email protected] | Prosecution and conviction rates for drivers who cause fatal road crashes have fallen sharply - at the same time as police forces have lost thousands of traffic officers. | 39457880 | [
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Malorie Bantala, 22, gave birth at 32 weeks to a stillborn boy following the assault in London in June this year.
Kevin Wilson and a 17-year-old youth allegedly attacked her when she refused a termination.
Both defendants deny child destruction and causing grievous bodily harm.
The Old Bailey has heard how Mr Wilson became angry after Miss Bantala refused to have an abortion and told him she would keep their child.
Giving evidence in his defence, the teaching assistant apologised for his behaviour towards her but maintained he was "napping" at home in Bermondsey, south-east London, when Miss Bantala was assaulted.
He told jurors he was "shocked and surprised" when he found out about the pregnancy, and he had lied to Ms Bantala by saying he planned to go to Ghana because he did not want to "play happy families".
He said: "I told Malorie that I'm too young to have a child [and to] have an abortion."
Between May and June, Mr Wilson told jurors he had no contact with Miss Bantala after they rowed over her telling friends he was the father and accused her of sleeping with other men.
Mr Wilson told jurors that in the months before Miss Bantala lost the baby, he had "moved on" with another girlfriend.
He confirmed that the young woman had fallen pregnant but she did not have a child.
On June 15, the day of the attack, the defendant said he had worked at a school for children with behavioural problems and walked home afterwards.
Miss Bantala was left with life-threatening internal bleeding following the attack in Peckham, south-east London.
Her stillborn baby boy was delivered by Caesarian section.
The trial continues. | A man accused of killing his unborn baby has told a court he had "moved on" and got a second woman pregnant by the time his pregnant ex-girlfriend was attacked in the street. | 35073301 | [
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26 October 2014 Last updated at 00:31 BST
She released her first solo album Malagasy Blues Song in 2013, but she has a long career behind her.
She comes from a musical family of 15 children, and in this performance for the BBC's Africa Beats series, she is supported by her brothers, Pata and Dozzy Njava, and her cousin Christian Ravalison, all of whom are respected musicians in Belgium, where they now live.
Lala Njava is passionately concerned by the issues her native land faces, especially deforestation, and is donating a portion of the revenues from her CD sales to a tree planting project.
More from Africa Beats | Lala Njava's music is grounded in Madagascan tradition but is enriched with jazz, trance and afrobeat. | 29748134 | [
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President Barack Obama has declared the state a disaster area, meaning federal aid can be sent to the affected areas.
Soldiers and emergency teams have rescued more than 20,000 people from their homes or cars after the floods, which were caused by torrential rain.
Emergency workers told the BBC some people were still stuck in their homes.
The neighbouring states of Alabama and Mississippi also experienced severe weather, although rains are lessening as they move west over Louisiana and further.
One of the worst-affected areas is the Louisiana capital, Baton Rouge.
William Daniel, an official there, told the BBC from an emergency control centre that between 8,000 and 10,000 people were in shelters.
"We're still receiving phone calls about people who're trying to get out of their homes because they can't get out because either there's water coming in to their houses or their streets are blocked.
"It is definitely an unprecedented flood here in Baton Rouge. Houses that have never ever even come close to flooding have water three and four foot high in to the houses."
"This is a flood of epic proportions," JR Shelton, the mayor of Central City told local media. "When we talk about floods now, we'll talk about the great flood of 2016. "Everything else pales in comparison."
Shanita Angrum, 32, called the police when she realised her family were trapped in their home. An officer arrived and carried her six-year-old daughter to safety.
"Snakes were everywhere," she told Associated Press. "The whole time I was just praying for God to make sure me and my family were OK."
John Mitchell, a 23-year-old Louisiana resident, was forced to swim to safety with his girlfriend and her one-year-old daughter. They were rescued by police officers in a boat.
"This is the worst it's been, ever,'' Mr Mitchell said. "We tried to wait it out, but we had to get out."
Several rivers in Louisiana and Mississippi are overflowing.
The state is prone to bursts of extreme weather; thousands of acres of Louisiana were flooded in 2011 to divert water from the flooded Mississippi River and to spare cities, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, that lie downstream.
In 2005, New Orleans suffered one of the worst natural disasters in US history, when Hurricane Katrina hit the city. The storm killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million. Thousands of homes were flooded and destroyed in Louisiana and along the Gulf coast. | At least five people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped the US state of Louisiana. | 37081934 | [
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The UK government has announced measures to speed up development.
Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant has written to councils reminding them of the temporary ban on fracking in Wales.
He said fracking technology was "unproven", saying Welsh ministers preferred to look at renewable energy.
Fracking is a process of using high pressure water to break up rocks deep underground to release gas and pipe it to the surface.
It is a major industry in the United States, but there are concerns about safety, the environment and underground water.
There have been protests against applications for test drilling for gas in both the Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham, as well as sites in England.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has stressed the UK government's support for fracking, and frustration at delays in its development.
She has told councils in England to make decisions on applications within 16 weeks, to stop the process being "dragged out for months".
In his letter to Welsh councils, Mr Sargeant said the new guidance only applied to England and that the moratorium in Wales remained in place.
"The UK government's general support for oil and gas applications is contrary to the approach of the Welsh Government of promoting renewable and low carbon forms of energy through the planning system and other measures," he said.
"We still see renewable energy as a key element in ensuring that Wales achieves sustainable development for the benefit of future generations.
"Local planning authorities must ensure that planning applications for renewable energy projects are determined within statutory timescales."
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This country's dramatic political changes have passed them by. Greater democracy has not brought greater respect for the stateless Rohingya's human rights.
But the formation of an Advisory Commission on Rakhine State represents a rare glimmer of hope.
For the first time, the Burmese government is seeking international expertise to try and solve one of the country's most complex problems.
It's a significant shift. For years, the official Burmese mantra has been that "no foreigner can possibly understand Rakhine's problems".
Now Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, has been tasked with taking a fresh look at the issues as head of nine-member commission. His report could just add to the mountain of papers written about Rakhine and the Rohingya, or it just might be a game-changer.
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So what's Aung San Suu Kyi up to?
Well, first a cynical take. Next week the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is due in the Burmese capital Nay Pyi Taw and in September Ms Suu Kyi will head to the United States for the UN General Assembly and talks with President Obama.
The Nobel laureate was no doubt bracing herself for awkward questions about why she wasn't doing more to help Myanmar's Muslim minority and in particular the 800,000 or so Rohingya. Those questions can now be easily deflected with reference to this new commission.
But there's more at play than that. By setting up the commission, Ms Suu Kyi is signalling that she is open to new ideas, and doesn't have all the answers.
Kofi Annan may be 78 but, as you'd expect from a former UN secretary general, he's his own man.
The final report, due to be delivered by the end of August 2017, is likely to contain suggestions that many Burmese consider unpalatable.
Almost certainly it will insist that the Rohingya's basic human rights are respected, perhaps recommending that Myanmar offer them a better route to citizenship.
In Myanmar's current political climate it's hard for Ms Suu Kyi to bring those ideas to the table. She'd be attacked not just by hardline Buddhists but many within her own party.
So Kofi Annan and his report could be the "Trojan Horse" that brings this sort of proposal into the national debate.
There are of course plenty of caveats.
Problems as deeply entrenched as those between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in Rakhine State will not be solved overnight. The animosity between them has built up over decades with many in the Buddhist majority seeing the Rohingya as illegal immigrants from across the border in Bangladesh.
After the violence of 2012, more than 100,000 Rohingya were forced from their homes into camps. In the years that have followed there's been no real effort to help them return.
Rakhine has become increasingly segregated, with some comparing it to South Africa's apartheid. Things have become quieter but there's been little reconciliation.
Whatever the commission ends up concluding, any move to give the Rohingya greater rights will be hugely controversial not just in Rakhine State but across the country.
Vocal parts of the Buddhist community are openly hostile towards international aid agencies and the UN. They're unlikely to welcome Kofi Annan's team, no doubt anticipating the sort of recommendations he might make.
Implementing any "solution" will be even harder.
But the formation of this advisory commission is something new. However small, it's the first bit of positive news that the Rohingya have had for a long time. | There haven't been many good moments for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims in the last four years. | 37172014 | [
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Wednesday's 3-0 defeat at Sunderland was the second time they have conceded three goals since losing to Manchester United at Wembley on 23 April.
Everton are 12th in the table with one win from their past 10 league games.
"We tried to get the focus after being in the FA Cup semi-final and sometimes it drops the intensity," said Martinez.
Martinez has come under pressure from some Everton fans this season, while Ajax manager Frank de Boer and Southampton boss Ronald Koeman have been linked with his job this month.
Patrick van Aanholt's free-kick and two close-range strikes from Lamine Kone sealed a comfortable win for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light which secured their survival and relegated Newcastle and Norwich.
Spaniard Martinez, who took over from David Moyes in June 2013 and signed a new five-year contract in 2014, added: "The effort we put in deserved a lot more.
"It was not an easy game and Sunderland had a lot of momentum with their focus on the league.
"We have one more game to get the winning feeling and perform in a manner in which we can get the three points and end the season better."
Everton finished fifth in the table with a record Premier League points tally in their first season under Martinez in 2013-14, and 11th the following year.
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A fire crew had been called to an out-of-control bonfire with gas canisters in it, at a park opposite Southview on Thursday night.
Seconds later, two youths were hurt when the fire flared up in their faces.
The crew from Larbert gave first aid until paramedics arrived. One youth was taken to hospital for treatment.
Watch Manager Graham Cuthil said: "It's hard when your crew are being threatened and abused for trying to do their job and keep people safe.
"This bonfire was clearly unsafe which was sadly proven as the two young lads received burns to their faces before we could get to work and extinguish it."
Overall, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was a successful Bonfire Night with officers attending 144 fires across the east of the country.
Gordon Pryde, group manager for the Stirling and Clackmannanshire area. said: "On the whole Bonfire Night 2015 passed without significant incident.
"On 5 November we received 10 calls to bonfires in the Stirling and Clackmannanshire area.
"Over the weeks and months leading up to Bonfire Night we work hard with our partners and communities and we are beginning to see the positive impact of that work. We would like to thank the public for their fantastic support."
Officers in Fife and Edinburgh said they were also pleased with the relatively low level of incidents, and said it showed that education and other preventative work was paying off. | Firefighters were threatened by youths, moments before a dangerous bonfire left two young people injured in Stenhousemuir. | 34747015 | [
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The Scotland international has been part of a side to have kept six clean sheets in their last nine matches.
"Berra is the best defender in the league, for me, without a doubt," McCarthy told BBC Radio Suffolk.
"He's just outstanding, he's big and powerful and wins it in the air, he's quick, he blocks things and is good at defending corners."
Berra has impressed alongside youngster Adam Webster at the centre of Ipswich's defence this season, and McCarthy has previously said Webster will go onto play in the Premier League.
The pair played on Tuesday against Burton as Town ended a winless run of five matches and McCarthy's side travel to leaders Newcastle United on Saturday.
Former Republic of Ireland boss McCarthy said he was impressed by the signings the Magpies made following their relegation to the Championship, such as Matt Ritchie from Bournemouth and Dwight Gayle from Crystal Palace.
"They went out and got players who know the Championship, don't mind playing in the Championship, all want to be out of the Championship again and probably think they can be.
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Each team had an early chance before Dover captain Jamie Grimes' looping header put the visitors ahead in the eighth minute.
Macclesfield keeper Scott Flinders, making his first appearance after signing from York, misjudged a free-kick, allowing Grimes to nod in.
Flinders saved a curling James Hurst effort and Dover had a goal ruled out just after half-time.
Those missed opportunities came back to haunt Athletic when Holroyd got on the end of Danny Whitaker's shot to level in the 69th minute before bursting through and scoring again soon after.
Flinders atoned for his early error by brilliantly keeping out Moses Emmanuel's late volley as Macclesfield held on for a victory that moves them to within six points of promotion-chasing Dover.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Macclesfield Town 2, Dover Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 2, Dover Athletic 1.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Laurie Bell replaces Chris Holroyd.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Tyrone Marsh replaces Ricky Miller.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Richard Orlu (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 2, Dover Athletic 1. Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Jim Stevenson replaces Ricky Modeste.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 1, Dover Athletic 1. Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Anthony Dudley replaces Jack Sampson.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces James Hurst.
Second Half begins Macclesfield Town 0, Dover Athletic 1.
First Half ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Dover Athletic 1.
James Hurst (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 0, Dover Athletic 1. Jamie Grimes (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Two Chris Holroyd goals in six second-half minutes gave Macclesfield a 2-1 win over Dover at Moss Rose in the National League. | 38535249 | [
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They face a monumental task. The death toll is uncertain - it teeters around the 6,000 mark.
For emergency staff though it is the living, trapped in remote areas, whom they are desperate to reach.
Many have broken bones. Some face the threat of crush syndrome - where the kidneys start to fail.
But the Nepalese health system was stretched even before the quake. The charity Save the Children says it is now at breaking point.
Most people live in remote areas that can be difficult to access even when natural disasters do not stand in the way.
Some of the most critical needs now are obvious - surgeons are arriving to fix broken bones, injured spines and head trauma.
And Save the Children medical teams are hearing reports that thousands need operations.
Another charity in the area, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has deployed an inflatable hospital so treatment can be given in otherwise inaccessible places.
But some are concerned that people who have been trapped under rubble remain at risk of crush syndrome.
This is when the body releases toxins in response to massive and sustained injuries- and these can overwhelm the kidneys as they try to flush them out.
Dialysis - artificial kidney machines - can help.
But according to MSF, Kathmandu's main hospital only has eight.
Such life-saving equipment only counts if people can be transferred to safety.
At the moment though, there is an urgency for more basic needs - shelter, safe water, sanitation and food.
At least 2.8 million people have been displaced - either because their houses have been destroyed or because they are too afraid of aftershocks to remain at home.
And without safe ways to dispose of waste, drinking water is in danger of being contaminated by fatal bugs.
In some places, public toilets are overflowing.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is on alert for any outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases including infections such as cholera.
According to their experts, there have been some sporadic cases of diarrhoeal illness reported in makeshift camps.
Though things aren't near outbreak proportions, the coming rainy season could make things worse.
Dr Prince Mathew, from MSF, said: "With the monsoon season approaching, we're worried that the window of opportunity to reach people in these areas is rapidly closing."
Katrin Kisswani, medical co-ordinator for MSF arrived in Kathmandu two days after the quake hit.
She told the BBC: "The most difficult thing is to reach the people most at need.
"We have managed to start mobile clinics using helicopters to get to remote villages in the mountains. But many roads are still blocked by landslides."
Some survivors have managed to reach the capital.
Ms Kisswani added: "They are very, very shocked and traumatised.
"Many have lost their livelihoods, their relatives and sometimes almost entire villages are gone."
Psychological help is also required urgently, she said.
While many people will see images of the destruction and naturally want to help, the World Health Organization cautions they should think carefully and ensure they are not a burden on local efforts.
Dr Ian Norton said: "There are small teams that have been launched after watching the news and that are trying to respond with the best of intentions, but unfortunately they do not have the sustainability to be able to deploy into the remote areas where we need them the most." | A week after the earthquake hit, scores of rescue workers are still flying in to Nepal. | 32551038 | [
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O'Leary had taken the claim to Fifa following his dismissal in April 2011, one year into a three-year contract.
The League Managers' Association (LMA) said despite having sacked O'Leary, the United Arab Emirates club claimed the Irishman had abandoned his job.
The 55-year-old has been awarded the full sum due under his contract.
"Club officials had openly stated to the media at the relevant time that there had been a dismissal," said an LMA statement.
Al Ahli also argued that Fifa lacked jurisdiction to hear the claim, but football's world governing body rejected both lines of defence.
O'Leary said: "It has taken a long time to deal with this matter but I am pleased that all issues have now been finalised.
"I hope my case provides reassurance to all managers and coaches working all over the world that there is a formal system in place that provides employment protection."
LMA chief executive Richard Bevan added: "We are clearly delighted with the outcome. In addition, the LMA is extremely grateful to the FA for their assistance in initiating the process with Fifa.
"The added significance and wider impact of this process is the proof that Fifa has mechanisms in place which regulate worldwide employment issues.
"It is extremely encouraging to know that the world governing body can provide a means of redress for managers and coaches at all levels seeking to establish their employment rights, wherever in the world they happen to work." | Former Leeds and Aston Villa manager David O'Leary has won a £3.4m compensation claim against Dubai-based club Al Ahli. | 22399103 | [
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From September, three and four-year-olds in England will be entitled to 30 free hours of care a week in term time.
But a Pre-school Learning Alliance poll of childcare providers suggests many will struggle to offer the 30 hours as the funding will not cover their costs.
Ministers say affordable childcare is at the heart of their agenda.
PSLA Chief Executive Neil Leitch said the plan could force nurseries to close
Of 1,332 childcare providers questioned last month, only 44.2% said they definitely planned to deliver the 30 hours, compared with 95.2% who said they were providing the 15 hours currently funded by government, while more than a third (36.5%) were unsure whether to offer it.
Almost a fifth (19.3%) said they would not be introducing it and more than half of those (58%) said it was because the funding was not high enough.
About two-fifths of nurseries and childminders said they would have to put restrictions on the days and times when families can take their free hours.
Of nursery owners expecting to make a loss under the scheme, more than half said they would have to increase fees for any additional hours.
More than a third (37.2%) said they would increase fees for children of other ages and nearly half (47.9%) would charge for goods and services that they previously provided for free.
More than half (59.7%) said they were confident that they would have the capacity to meet the demand for places under the 30-hour offer, while 40.4% said they were not.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the PSLA, said: "The promise of 30 hours of free childcare was a key part of the Conservative Party's pre-election manifesto and yet these findings show that if the government doesn't address the sector's funding concerns, it's at serious risk of breaking that pledge.
"With so few providers currently committed to delivering the 30 hours and so many forced to consider limiting places, raising fees or introducing extra charges in order to remain sustainable if they do offer it, many parents expecting easy access to a 'free' 30 hours place in September are likely to be disappointed.
"The fact is that the 30 hours offer cannot succeed without adequate investment. Neither parents nor providers should be expected to pay for a promise that government chose to make."
A Department for Education spokeswoman said that by 2020 the government would be investing "a record £6bn per year... in childcare support and introducing a fairer Early Years funding formula which will see the vast majority of providers receive increased funding rates to help deliver our 30 hours free offer".
The spokeswoman added that pilots of the scheme were already successfully under way in a number of areas, with more due to launch this month.
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Overall, increased by 0.1% to 43.1%, after decades of decline. Belgium, where voting is compulsory, recorded 90% attendance while Slovaks showed the least enthusiasm - just 13% turned out.
The centre-right EPP is set to take the largest share of the seats, with an estimated 208 - against 186 for the centre-left S&D bloc.
The EPP choice for president of the European Commission, former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, has already claimed the post for himself, despite opposition from the UK's ruling Conservative Party.
Soundbite: "I don't care. I'm not on my knees. I won the election" - former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking about his critics.
The two big upsets of the elections are the far right coming first in France and Eurosceptics taking top spot in the UK.
In France, the National Front overcame its pariah status to win 24 seats, coming first in about 70% of the country's regions. The centre-right opposition UMP saw its share of seats shrink from 29 to 20, prompting party leader Jean-Francois Cope to announce his resignation in the autumn. The UMP has been dogged by a party funding scandal.
Meanwhile, the ruling Socialists lost only one seat, but remained with a meagre tally of 13. President Francois Hollande reacted by calling on the EU to reform and scale back its power,
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) had 27.5% of the vote and 24 MEPs in the UK. The opposition Labour Party, on 25%, narrowly beat the ruling Conservatives to take second place.
It was the first time in over a century that a national vote had not been won by either the Conservatives or Labour.
Soundbite: "They [the people] no longer want to be led by those outside our borders, by EU commissioners and technocrats who are unelected" - Marine Le Pen, leader of French National Front.
Parties of the radical left did well in the crisis-hit southern states of the eurozone but in Greece the far right continued to build support.
Defying opinion polls which forecast a single seat, Spain's new Podemos party, which has its roots in the indignado movement, won five seats and nearly 8% of the vote, coming fourth just behind the former communists. The ruling centre-right Popular Party remained in front but took heavy losses along with the opposition Socialists, the two parties losing eight and nine seats respectively.
In Greece, the far-left Syriza coalition came first with 26.6% (six seats) while the ruling conservative New Democracy party took 22.8% (five seats). But Golden Dawn, the far-right party whose leaders are under criminal investigation, came third with 9.4% and three seats.
After three years of austerity in Portugal, the opposition Socialists took the lead with 31.5% of the vote and eight seats, against 27.7% and seven seats for the ruling coalition of social democrat and centre-right parties.
In the Republic of Ireland, Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army militant group and a Syriza ally, won three seats - one short of Fine Gael, the senior party in the ruling coalition. The leader of the Labour Party, the coalition's junior partner, announced he was resigning. Eamon Gilmore's party failed to win any seats.
Soundbite: "We can't talk about the end, but we can talk about the beginning of the end of [the two-party system]" - Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos.
The surprise of the night for many was how the centre-left Democratic Party in the ruling coalition built itself a handsome lead, ending with nearly 41% of the vote and 31 seats.
Beppe Grillo's Eurosceptic Five Star Movement came second with 21% and 17 seats, doing worse than at the national election last year.
The Forza Italia party of disgraced former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi came third with 16.8% and 13 seats.
Soundbite: "Italy now has the task of showing that is a leader, not a follower, in Europe" - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
The importance of the European elections in Belgium was eclipsed by the general election, in which Flemish nationalists came first. Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, a Socialist from the French-speaking part of the country, resigned.
Mr Di Rupo had led his coalition government for two-and-a-half years, following a record period of 541 days when the country was without a government.
In a surprise result, the Eurosceptic Freedom Party of Geert Wilders fell from second place to fourth in the Netherlands, but still won three seats.
The Dutch also returned one MEP for the Party for the Animals for the first time.
Soundbite: "The Dutch have drawn the conclusion that the European Union means strength and extreme nationalism is a danger" - former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU/CSU consolidated its lead at 35.3%, while its junior partner in coalition, the Social Democrats, also got good news when it raised its share of the vote from 20.8% in 2009 to 27.3% this year.
There will be two German newcomers in the European Parliament: the anti-euro Alternative for Germany, with seven seats, and the far-right National Democratic Party, with one seat.
Soundbite: "We won't work with right-wing populists" - Bernd Lucke, leader of Alternative for Germany.
The anti-immigration People's Party came first in Denmark with four seats and nearly 27% of the vote. It distanced itself from the National Front in France and Golden Dawn in Greece. Correspondents say the party's success may put pressure on the ruling coalition to harden its own policies.
Sweden elected its first MEP from what is said to be the only formal feminist party in the European Parliament, the Feminist Initiative. It campaigned under the slogan, "Out With Racists And In With Feminists". Meanwhile, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats won nearly 10% and two seats.
Finland's Eurosceptic True Finns Party won two seats and nearly 13% of the vote, falling well short of forecasts.
Soundbite: "It's deplorable that parties like Le Pen's National Front and Golden Dawn gain ground, but they do [so] because the established parties let the Europeans down" - Morten Messerschmidt, member of the Danish People's Party.
Poland, which has the largest number of seats among the newer EU states (51), saw a tie in the number of seats won by the governing Civic Platform party and opposition Law and Justice party - 19 each.
In Hungary, the conservative Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban did even better than at the general election last month, going from 45% to 51.5% and winning 12 seats.
The far-right Jobbik party won three seats again but its share of the vote fell from 21% in April to just under 15%.
Political instability continued in Bulgaria where the conservative opposition party Gerb, ousted last year after street protests, bested the ruling Socialists, winning 30.5% to 19%.
Soundbite: "Now go to Europe and never forget that Hungary comes number one. If we remember that, we can be great again" - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Lithuania's elections were dominated by the run-off round of its presidential election, won convincingly by incumbent Dalia Grybauskaite who stood on an anti-Kremlin platform, warning of the threat posed by the current Russian leadership.
Soundbite: "We are in a vortex of threats today" - Dalia Grybauskaite, speaking just before the election. | Here are the key results of the 2014 European elections. | 27575869 | [
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The women, who worked at Kinsley Academy, claimed their pay had been cut after the contract switched from Wakefield Council to C&D Cleaning.
The three women were reportedly dismissed by C&D Cleaning on Monday.
C&D have been approached for comment but confirmed to the Guardian the trio had had their employment terminated.
Labour MP for Hemsworth Jon Trickett said: "With only days till Christmas it looks like Scrooge has been brought back to life from Victorian times."
For updates and more stories from across West Yorkshire
Lesley Leake, Karen McGee and Marice Hall went on strike in September saying their pay had been slashed and their pensions, holiday and sick pay had also been cut when the contract changed hands after the primary school became an academy.
In October about 100 people joined the women on a protest march through Barnsley, where C&D Cleaning is based.
According to reports the women were sacked following a disciplinary hearing on 19 December.
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "I am angered that three striking primary school cleaners from Kinsley have been sacked.
"When I met them, they explained how their wages were cut following the outsourcing of their contracts to a private company.
"Outsourcing is bad for our public services and workers. The cleaners' jobs must be brought back in-house with fair pay and conditions."
The BBC has approached C&D Cleaning for a comment.
In a statement published in the Guardian, the company said the women had been invited to a disciplinary hearing to "respond to allegations of gross misconduct".
It said: "The outcome of the hearing was termination of employment.
"The company will not comment further at this stage so as not prejudice any internal process."
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "These women bravely took action to protect their wages and employment rights.
"To then sack them just days before Christmas is heartless in the extreme." | Three cleaners who went on strike over a pay dispute have been sacked in a move branded Scrooge-like by one MP. | 38419092 | [
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Smith, 26, already leads the one-day side and will also captain the Twenty20 team in the absence of the injured Aaron Finch.
Fellow batsman David Warner, 28, has been named as Smith's vice-captain.
"At 26, Steve is a fine young man with extraordinary talent," said national selector Rod Marsh.
"He is highly regarded by the selectors and we congratulate him on being appointed to the role on an ongoing basis. He should be incredibly proud."
Clarke, 34, confirmed his decision to retire after his side surrendered the Ashes with a heavy defeat by England at Trent Bridge, which gave the hosts a 3-1 lead.
Smith had already captained the side in three Tests against India last summer, when Clarke was recovering from hamstring surgery and back issues.
The New South Welshman has played in 32 Tests for his country, scoring 2,952 runs at an average of 54.66.
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"When Michael made his decision to retire last week it was a very straightforward decision for us to nominate Steve as his successor," added Marsh.
"He has big shoes to fill but everything about him suggests he is the right man for the job."
Warner has earned the vice-captain's role despite a history of disciplinary problems, and Marsh said of the opener: "David has matured and developed into an important senior figure in the Australian team. He has come a long way.
"We believe that he will respond well to the added responsibility of leadership."
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, run by Circle, was branded "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last month.
However, its chief executive, Hisham Abdel-Rahman, said the report was "problematic" and full of errors.
The CQC accepted some mistakes but said it stood by the report.
Mr Abdel-Rahman was giving evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday.
Circle announced on 9 January that it was in talks to ensure an "orderly withdrawal" from its contract to run the hospital, near Huntingdon, citing "unprecedented" increases in A&E attendances and funding cuts.
The CQC released its report hours later, raising "a number of serious concerns" about staffing, risks to patient safety and medical care.
Mr Abdel-Rahman told the committee he was disappointed the inadequate rating had not been changed, even though the CQC had acknowledged 65% of the 300 errors.
In one example, he told the committee a member of staff was criticised for shouting at a patient, who later turned out to be profoundly deaf.
Stewart Jackson, committee member and Conservative MP for Peterborough, told David Behan, the head of the CQC, that the report was based on "anecdote - some might say tittle-tattle".
"You have traduced the reputation of a popular hospital," Mr Jackson said. "You should be ashamed of yourself."
But Mr Behan said he stood by the report and many of the changes pointed out by the hospital had been based on its presentation and spelling.
"I am not ashamed of myself," he said.
"We did find good care at Hinchingbrooke but we also found care that needs to improve and needs to improve quickly."
A spokeswoman for the CQC said the "exact number of changes" made to the report, which she said was at a draft stage, was not known.
"None of the changes that were highlighted during the factual accuracy process would have been about the overall rating of the provider," she said.
"Our judgments are based on what our inspection team saw and heard on their visits."
The hospital, which was taken over in 2012 when it faced closure with debts of £40m, is to be returned to the NHS in March.
A follow up report by the CQC, due to be published in the next few weeks, is expected to say improvements have been made. | A damning report of a privately run hospital that is due to be returned to the NHS contained 300 factual errors, its chief executive has said. | 31109331 | [
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From Sunday, IPT will increase from 6% to 9.5%, a rise that was announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Summer Budget.
Motorists renewing a comprehensive policy - or taking out a new one - will face an average rise of £13.
Buildings and contents policies will go up by an average of £10.
But the AA warned that young drivers - and motorists living in London - will be harder hit.
It said drivers under the age of 22 will pay £42 a year more on average, and Londoners will pay £31 more.
But even after the tax rise, car insurance premiums are likely to remain lower than they were three years ago.
Premiums in the third quarter of 2012 were £406 on average, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
In the same quarter this year, the average premium was £379.
However the AA said prices had risen significantly over the summer.
"Already, premiums have risen by nearly 10% over the past six months and the IPT rise will only pile on the misery," said Janet Connor, managing director of AA Insurance.
She also warned that Sunday's increase could encourage some young people to drive without insurance.
Hannah Maundrell, the editor in chief of money.co.uk, said the tax rise was a "drop in the ocean" compared with the amount that consumers could save by changing to another provider.
She said drivers, for example, could save up to £223 a year by switching.
Those affected by the tax rise include:
However travel insurance will not be affected, as the higher IPT rate of 20% remains unchanged.
Life policies and mortgage insurance are exempt.
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It shed 2.4%, or 118 points, to close at 4,876 as semiconductor and biotech stocks fell sharply.
The decline was the Nasdaq's biggest one-day fall since April 10 last year.
It came despite shares in Kraft Foods, which is listed on Nasdaq, soaring more than 35% after the company agreed to merge with Heinz.
The merger between the ketchup maker and the company that owns brands including Philadelphia cream cheese is set to create the third-largest food group in the US.
Microchip maker AMD fell 5.7% following a broker downgrade, while Oramed Pharmaceuticals was the biggest faller, off 19%.
The Dow Jones lost 292 points, or 1.6%, to 17,718, while the S&P 500 dropped 30 points, or 1.5%, ending at 2,076.
On the currency markets, the dollar fell 0.5% against the euro, to €0.9114. The slide followed data showing US durable goods orders fell 1.4% in February - the third decline in four months.
"Today's report provides strong evidence that the manufacturing sector is feeling some considerable heat from the stronger dollar," said Anthony Karydakis, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak in New York. | (Close): The main US share indexes all slumped on Wednesday, with the technology-focused Nasdaq sustaining the heaviest losses. | 32052968 | [
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Robin Hood, also known as Tim Pollard, appropriately met Sally Chappell at a banquet at the city's former Sheriff's Lodge venue.
The couple now have a two-year-old daughter called Scarlett.
Instead of wedding presents they have asked for donations towards a relaxing space for Ms Chapell, who has incurable breast cancer.
Mr Pollard, 52, said: "I think one of the first times I met her, I threw axes at her as part of the show.
"I can't say that will work as dating advice for everyone, but it did for me."
Speaking about his fiancée's cancer diagnosis, he said: "We both had a bit of a weep and now we are just carrying on anyway.
"We were planning on getting married, so that's what we're doing."
Mr Pollard has been playing Nottingham's famous outlaw for more than two decades.
He was in need of a Maid Marian so he asked Ms Chappell, who was also into re-enactments.
"It's the best chat-up line in the world really - 'Will you be my Maid Marian?'," said Mr Pollard.
"Except it wasn't a chat-up line. We worked together as Robin and Maid Marian for years just as friends and neither of us thought about going out with each other.
"And then five years ago, we just kind of went 'You know this pretending to be in love thing that we're doing? I quite like you' and we got together."
Ms Chappell, 39, is also a lecturer and researcher in human molecular genetics at the University of Nottingham.
"You can't pull the wool over her eyes about the seriousness of her condition because of her work but she has just been amazing with it," said Mr Pollard.
Ms Chappell said: "We've been a couple for several years now and even have a beautiful two-and-a-half-year-old baby daughter, Scarlett, so maybe it's time for me to make an honest man of Robin."
The couple are getting married later this month in Buxton, Derbyshire.
Guests will include the Pied Piper of Hamelin, from Germany.
Even Robin Hood's arch enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, has wished the couple well on their big day.
Jackie Morris, who holds the ceremonial role of the Sheriff, said: "I'm delighted the legendary love story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, better known locally as Tim and Sally, is going to be celebrated on their wedding day.
"Tim dubbed me the 'nice' Sheriff, but even so I will leave him in peace on his wedding day. I'm sure family, friends, their daughter Scarlett and the Merry Men will help them celebrate in style.
"Myself and the whole of Nottingham will be celebrating with them in spirit and we wish them all the best for a happy wedding day." | Nottingham's official Robin Hood is to marry Maid Marian after they fell in love while playing the famous couple. | 37305633 | [
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Isabelle and Stanley Larson from Oxted, Surrey, were burgled in October 2005.
The Marine Policing Unit's dive team were working on an unrelated case at Slade Ponds when they recovered the items in a supermarket carrier bag.
The Larsons were traced after a public appeal by the police.
One of the items found was a watch belonging to Mrs Larson's uncle, that he was given in 1972 in recognition of 40 years' service with the South Eastern Gas Board.
Mrs Larson said: "I was amazed when my daughter-in-law said she'd seen a police appeal with pictures of my father's cycling medal and uncle's watch.
"I saw the pictures myself and recognised the items straight away - it's wonderful news.
"After all this time I had lost hope of ever seeing these items again."
PC Steve Morgan, from the Met's dive team, met the couple at their home to return the medal and jewellery.
"A decade after these items were stolen it was a privilege to be able to meet the Larsons and give back these items which have such meaning to the family," he said. | A couple who had jewellery stolen more than a decade ago have been reunited with their possessions after they were found at the bottom of a London pond. | 36302831 | [
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It said an 8ft polystyrene snowman, a caravan and enough postage stamps to fill two vans have also been left at recycling centres.
A tortoise that had been tipped into a green waste bin was spotted and saved.
Surrey council said residents' efforts had helped them reach their target of recycling 50% of household waste early.
Dr Lynne Hack, cabinet member for environment, said: "While we may not be able to recycle all the waste produced yet, we will work hard to treat everything we can, no matter how weird and wonderful it is.
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Items that can be taken to the recycle centres include wood, metal, televisions, mobile phones, low-energy light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and clothes.
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Anna Jacobs read the description by Tecomak Environmental Services in an email inviting her for interview.
Attached seemingly by accident, the comments suggested Ms Jacobs, of Horsmonden in Kent, was "worth an interview if only for a laugh".
The company said it was investigating thoroughly but added the comments had been taken out of context.
Ms Jacobs told BBC South East Today she was initially excited to be invited for the interview for a position of office administrator.
But then she saw the "absolutely awful summary" and said she was "furious".
Below the formal invitation, the e-mail from Tecomak read: "Home educated oddball. Can't get a job since leaving uni. Forages for mushrooms.
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"Worth an interview if only for a laugh."
Ms Jacobs said she had a lot to offer and could not believe the firm was considering wasting her time for "a laugh".
So far, she said she has received no apology or explanation from Tecomak.
Employment lawyer Richard Atkins, said all jobseekers are entitled to equal treatment when applying for positions.
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Ibori was jailed in the UK for fraud totalling nearly £50m in 2012.
He was due to be released on 20 December but instead was held in immigration detention.
After he was released he launched his claim against the Home Secretary Amber Rudd for damages for false imprisonment and breach of his rights.
On Monday Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said the home secretary had been "wrong throughout her dealings with Mr Ibori over the weeks leading to his release" and that he had been unlawfully detained.
However, she rejected Ibori's claim for £4,000 in damages. Instead she awarded "nominal damages" of £1.
The judge also said that the decision to keep him in immigration detention was probably because of millions of pounds the authorities have still not recovered from him.
A Home Office email, published in the court judgement, recommended to keep him in immigration detention to buy time to work out how to recover at least £57m.
"The best course of action at present is to place him in immigration detention and review the position in February or when we know more about the confiscation process", it said.
On 21 December a High Court judge ordered his immediate release from prison. Ibori eventually left the UK in February.
Who is James Ibori?
James Ibori went from petty thief to Nigerian state governor to convicted money launderer. He came to the UK in the 1980s and worked as a cashier at a DIY store in London.
He was convicted in 1991 of stealing from the store but then returned to Nigeria and got involved in politics.
When he ran for Delta State governor he lied about his date of birth to hide his UK conviction - which would have prevented him standing for office.
He became governor in 1999 and soon began taking money from state coffers.
The British police began to take an interest in Ibori again in 2005 after they came across a purchase order for a private jet, made through his solicitor in London.
He evaded capture in Nigeria after a mob of supporters attacked police, but was arrested in Dubai in 2010 and was extradited to the UK. | Convicted fraudster and former Nigerian state governor James Ibori has been awarded £1 ($1.30) for being unlawfully detained for 42 hours in the UK. | 40012427 | [
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The incident happened in September as Ms Bishop was travelling to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The officer who conducted the pat-down was suspended and later reinstated.
But a more senior officer who ordered the check has been sacked. The airport said the check had not been random.
The female airport worker who carried out the screening was found to have not adhered to "standard security screening procedures" but was reinstated after receiving training.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that at least three other airport workers have also been suspended.
The foreign ministry made clear it did not make an official complaint.
It later emerged that Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss had asked ask the airport to investigate, says the BBC's Jon Donnison in Australia. | An Australian security officer at Melbourne airport has been sacked after the country's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was reportedly singled out for a security screening. | 35130210 | [
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Their last home game, a 4-0 win over Droylsden, attracted 142 supporters and after staff and players were paid, the Tigers were left with £21 profit.
Last week, the club issued an appeal for £25,000 so they could "stay in a solvent position" until the summer.
"There are fans out there but if they don't come back then we're not going to have a team," said Hughes.
The club's owner, Eamonn McGurk, has supported the club financially since they struggled to pay a tax bill of more than £80,000 in the 1990s.
It is estimated his investment runs to more than £1m, in addition to funding the planning costs for a new ground.
The Blue Square Bet North club have been without a home for six years after their Meadow Park ground was destroyed by flooding and their nomadic status has played a major part in their financial difficulties.
They have shared with local clubs Forest Green Rovers, Cirencester and most recently Cheltenham Town - where they have been based since 2010.
But Hughes believes their move out of the city, and the historical rivalry the Tigers have with Cheltenham, has caused fans to abandon their local club.
"If I had £10 for every time I've spoken to someone who has said 'I used to support Gloucester but I'm not going to come back until you've returned to Gloucester', I'd probably be able to sustain the club," he told BBC Gloucestershire.
"There's always been this rivalry across the divide but Cheltenham are a Football League club now and that's what we've always wanted to aspire to.
"We've been fortunate that Cheltenham allowed us to have a ground share - they could have said no."
Gloucester pay £40,000 a year to play at Whaddon Road, but were recently threatened with eviction after failing to meet payments.
The issue is close to being resolved and Gloucester hope to have a deal in place next week to remain in Cheltenham for next season's campaign.
Plans for a new stadium at the Meadow Park site were submitted to Gloucester City Council in 2011, but have yet to be approved.
"It has left me so frustrated," Hughes added. "There's been a lot of money spent on reports etc [for new stadium] and it's been draining.
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They called on the Scottish government to encourage investment in "district heating" as part of a Warm Homes Act.
District heating sees large boilers provide heat for entire districts through a network of pipes.
The system is popular in several other European countries.
The Scottish convention is for homes to have their own self-contained gas boiler - although there are some district heating schemes, including Caithness Heat and Power (Chap), which provides heat to about 200 homes and the local hospital in Wick.
Environmental group WWF Scotland, the University of Edinburgh, heatpump manufacturer Star Renewable Energy and cross-party MSPs are behind the calls for district heating to be more widely used in Scotland.
They said that less than 4% of Scotland's heat demand is delivered by renewables, with just 1% by district heating - a figure they said research had suggested needed to jump to 40% by 2030 if climate targets were to be met.
And they have claimed that district heating had the potential to cut both energy bills and carbon emissions.
Dr Sam Gardner, head of policy at WWF Scotland, said: "That's why we're calling on the new Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse to adopt the recommendations from the government's expert advisers on district heating in the promised Warm Homes Act.
"Regulation for district heating has broad stakeholder support and if acted upon will help ensure Scotland reaps the huge benefits investment in renewable heat and district heating infrastructure will bring to the country."
The group said the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Sweden all use regulation to secure investment in the district heating infrastructure, at a long-term affordable cost of capital, as well as ensuring good standards of practice by operators and fair pricing for customers.
Scottish Green energy spokesman Mark Ruskell said: "We must take the opportunity of a Warm Homes Bill to deliver affordable, renewable heat for homes and workplaces.
"District heating systems are commonplace in other European countries, and Scottish ministers would do well to target capital investment at such schemes.
"Scotland needs to catch up quickly if we're to meet our ambitions for a low-carbon society, tackle fuel poverty and create high quality jobs."
A Scottish government spokesman said community energy had the potential to "empower people and help tackle some of our most pressing issues including fuel poverty, increasing costs and security of supply, while it can also support Scotland's efforts to cut damaging greenhouse gas emissions."
He said the government had put in place a wide range of support to allow communities to take control of their local energy use and supply, including the announcement of £10m to fund nine district heating projects. | Household boilers should be replaced with large shared boilers to heat multiple homes in Scottish cities, according to a group of MSPs, environmentalists and academics. | 36414593 | [
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The prince visited the Mants'ase Children's Home in Maseru, Lesotho.
"Festive cheer! Despite it being 32 degrees, someone gave out Christmas hats and inevitably one found its way on to my head," he wrote.
"All the children, orphaned for one reason or another, absolutely loved the hats and balloons."
Prince Harry was supporting the charity Sentebale which assists projects that work with disadvantaged children, many of whom have Aids or have become orphans because of the disease.
He was also photographed participating in the building of Mamohato Children's Centre.
This will give emotional and psychological support to young people affected by HIV and Aids.
The prince visited a Mamohato Network Club in Maseru and said: "These are children who have never had the chance to talk about their illness, and who had no idea that they were one of so many in their age group.
"It was really emotional watching them interact with each other. Some really outgoing chatty kids, others slightly overwhelmed, but all with huge smiles.
"This confirmed to me again that what we're doing is going to change thousands of children's lives, and hopefully save a generation."
Prince Harry also revealed his own love of photography and shared some images that he had taken.
"I have always enjoyed photography and the challenges that come with trying to capture the perfect shot, although privately I don't take many photos," he said.
"The best photos I have are in my head - I have some very special memories, mostly from Africa.
"But on this visit, I had the time and opportunity to be on the other side of the camera and take some photos in the stunning country of Lesotho for my charity, Sentebale."
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The Cumbernauld-based firm, which also makes Rubicon and Tizer, said it would cut Irn Bru's sugar content from about 10g per 100ml to just below 5g.
It will reduce the calorie count per can from just under 140 to about 66.
AG Barr said the move was part of a "long-standing sugar reduction programme".
It confirmed in a stock market announcement on Wednesday that more than 90% of its portfolio would contain less than 5g of total sugar per 100ml by this autumn.
Tizer is already below that threshold, while the Rubicon carbonates range will all have less than 5g of sugar per 100ml by the middle of this year, the company said.
The UK government plans to introduce a levy on sugary drinks in April 2018.
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) will have two bands in the UK - one for soft drinks with more than 5g of sugar per 100ml and a higher one for drinks with more than 8g per 100ml.
Ministers hope the move will help tackle the nation's obesity problem.
A spokesman for the company said: "Irn Bru will still be made with sugar. We are not removing all the sugar, but we are reducing the amount.
"Having worked on this for some time, we are carefully blending and balancing a mix of sugar, sweeteners and our original and best flavour essence to deliver the great taste of Irn Bru but with less sugar.
"We're doing this because evidence shows that most consumers want to reduce their sugar intake while still enjoying great tasting drinks.
"86% of consumers are concerned about the amount of sugar in food and drink that they consume.
"That said, we have taken the soft drinks sugar tax thresholds into account when determining the levels of sugar reduction, but never compromising on taste."
In the past year, the company has introduced two new drinks - Irn Bru Xtra and Rubicon Spring - both of which contain no added sugar.
Chief executive Roger White said: "Evidence shows that consumers want to reduce their sugar intake while still enjoying great tasting drinks.
"We've responded by significantly reducing sugar across our portfolio in recent years, through reformulation and innovation.
"Today's announcement builds on this progress and we are now expanding our successful sugar reduction plans to include our iconic Irn Bru brand."
He added: "We will continue to respond to our consumers and adapt to their changing preferences, offering great tasting products that are right for this generation of consumers and the next." | AG Barr is to halve the amount of sugar in its leading Irn Bru brand, ahead of a government crackdown on the fizzy drinks industry. | 39126970 | [
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Christopher Adjei, 29, of Riversdale Road, Ramsgate, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit a sexual offence and battery.
Kent Police said he grabbed the woman, tried to cover her mouth with his hand, and forced her to the ground in the early hours in Church Lane.
Adjei fled the scene when the woman asked what he wanted.
Officers traced Adjei after his DNA was found on the victim's coat and were able to piece together his whereabouts on 14 June 2014, the night of the attack, based on his bank details and a train ticket to Canterbury.
Det Sgt Daniel Aylett said Adjei put the victim through a terrifying experience.
A warrant was issued for Adjei's arrest after he walked out of a Canterbury Crown Court hearing in August.
He was arrested the following month in the Thanet area.
Adjei was also ordered to spend two years on extended licence after his release from jail as part of his sentence. | A man has been jailed for four years for attacking a woman in her 20s in the street in Canterbury. | 32402921 | [
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Kevin Hurley, Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner, said he had considered seeking her dismissal before she took over the national policing role.
Concerns about public protection and child safeguarding in Surrey were down to a "failure of leadership", he said.
Mrs Owens said she underwent a "lengthy and thorough" NCA interview process.
The Home Office said she was an "exceptional" policing leader.
Last November, Mrs Owens, 47, saw off strong competition to be named director-general of the National Crime Agency - one of the most prestigious and highly paid roles in policing.
The NCA has responsibility for the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre - known as CEOP.
But in the months leading up to her appointment, Mrs Owens's record on child protection had been brought into question by Mr Hurley.
Highly critical inspection reports of the force had led Mr Hurley to declare that he had lost confidence in Mrs Owens and was considering starting the formal process - known as Section 38 - that could have led to her dismissal.
Criticisms included the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) finding failings in the way the Surrey force had handled the case of 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who was groomed online before being murdered.
Mr Hurley had previously been a supporter of his chief constable, extending her contract in 2012 and writing to Home Secretary Theresa May in 2014 to say she had had an "outstanding year".
But during the 12 months leading up to November 2015, all that had changed.
Emails and documents disclosed to BBC News under the Freedom of Information Act show that over this period, Mr Hurley's confidence in the chief constable's ability to deal with the problems ebbed away.
The minutes of a public protection scrutiny meeting on 3 September reveal the PCC's concerns about the force's handling of rape, domestic abuse and female genital mutilation cases - as well as child protection.
In September, Mr Hurley wrote a stinging 10-page letter to Mrs Owens saying he held her "personally responsible".
He accused her of blaming others for the "litany of failures", claiming it was "an example of moral cowardice".
He wrote: "You have failed to act decisively or speedily to address many areas of concern in relation to public protection."
Mrs Owens has told the BBC these comments were "ill-considered and inaccurate".
Mr Hurley delivered the letter to Mrs Owens at a meeting, during which she declared that she was applying for the NCA post.
At the same meeting, Mr Hurley revealed he had been considering starting the formal process that could lead to Mrs Owens being dismissed or having to resign from the force.
Mr Hurley then wrote to Sir Tom Winsor, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, stating concerns that Surrey Police was "failing vulnerable children, rape and domestic violence victims" and asking for assistance.
Mrs Owens issued a detailed 19-page rebuttal of the PCC's accusations, saying her 26-year police record was "unblemished" and that she had taken "immediate and muscular" action in response to child protection concerns.
But in October, Mr Hurley wrote again to Sir Tom, saying: "I have lost confidence in the chief constable's ability to lead the necessary cultural changes and cannot be sure that, under her command, the threat, risk and harm of public protection-related issues will be properly addressed."
Mr Hurley has said he was not asked about Mrs Owens's suitability for the NCA position, and only found out about her new job by a message posted by a journalist on social media.
He said that had Mrs Owens not been appointed he would have started the formal dismissal process.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It is a failure of leadership. The chief constable is the leader. She has let down the constables and sergeants, but more importantly she has let down our most vulnerable victims across the county."
The Inspectorate of Constabulary said it had briefed senior officials at the Home Office concerning the inspection work at Surrey, the "nature of the correspondence" from Mr Hurley and discussed the NCA appointment with them.
However, it is understood that another inspectorate report, which is due to be published in the coming weeks, is expected to conclude that the force lacks understanding of serious and organised crime groups in Surrey and "requires improvement" in the way it deals with the problem.
Mrs Owens said: "I was selected to my current role by the home secretary after a lengthy and thorough process and am now focused on leading the National Crime Agency in its fight to cut serious and organised crime."
The Home Office said Mrs Owens was "one of the exceptional policing leaders of her generation".
Officials pointed out that she went through a rigorous recruitment and selection process that included a "testing" panel interview. It said professional references and due diligence checks were also undertaken. | New National Crime Agency head Lynne Owens was appointed amid concerns about her performance as chief constable of Surrey Police, the BBC has learned. | 35466283 | [
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The nurses were flown back on Saturday morning on a special Air India flight.
They had been stranded while working at a hospital in the northern city of Tikrit for more than a week.
Sunni rebels led by militant group Isis have occupied large swathes of northern and western Iraq.
They have declared a large region straddling Iraq and Syria a caliphate or Islamic state.
About 10,000 Indians are reported to be working in Iraq. Scores of them have returned to India since fighting began.
"We are very happy [to be freed]," Marina Jose, one of the nurses released by the militants told NDTV. "We never thought we would come out because the situation was very bad."
She said that the militants had for the most part treated them well.
At the airport: Imran Qureshi, BBC News, Kochi
The nurses received a tumultuous welcome, led by their families and the chief minister of the southern state of Kerala, Oomen Chandy. Every political party was represented.
The nurses gave differing accounts of how they had been treated. One nurse, Shermin Varghese, told the BBC the militants in Tikrit had said they were being taken to an airport. Another, Marina Jose, said they had been told only that they were heading to Mosul.
They said they had burst into tears when the militants showed them their bombs and ammunition on the bus. But both of them said they had not been mistreated.
The exact circumstances of their release are unclear - they are reported to have been pressured into boarding buses and leaving the hospital by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis).
They were reportedly then taken to Mosul before being freed.
The specially-chartered flight was also carrying about 100 other Indians leaving Iraq.
Tikrit is among a number of towns and cities seized by jihadist-led Sunni rebels in recent weeks.
Some of the nurses told the BBC by phone a few days ago that fighting had reached the hospital compound and there had been several explosions close to where they had been hiding. | A group of 46 Indian nurses freed by Isis militants after being trapped in Iraq has arrived home in the southern city of Kochi to be greeted by rapturous friends and relatives. | 28173993 | [
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If so, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History might have just the utahraptor for you.
The model of the fearsome predator will be given away free of charge to whoever puts forward the best case on the submission form by 5 August.
It has been owned by the museum since 2000, but has been languishing in its collections store since 2014.
Potential venues will require a clear floor space of 1.6m by 1.2m (5.2ft by 3.9ft), plus some additional room for its tail.
A spokesman said anyone with "an indoor public space that could house this striking Cretaceous creature" could apply.
He added: "The museum would like interested parties to make a statement about why they feel the dinosaur should move in with them." | Is a four-metre long carnivorous dinosaur model just what your school, community centre or library is lacking? | 36846834 | [
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The hosts had the better of the chances against their League One rivals and were denied three times by the woodwork in the second half.
Chances were in short supply during the first half. Shrewsbury's best opportunity in the early stages fell to Ivan Toney but the Newcastle loanee's header from a Louis Dodds cross was comfortably saved by Alex Cairns.
Dodds then had a close-range effort blocked as Shrewsbury, who reached the fifth round last season before bowing out to Manchester United, pushed for a breakthrough.
Fleetwood midfielder Bobby Grant's overhead kick cleared the bar before visiting captain Nathan Pond's header from Kyle Dempsey's free-kick was acrobatically saved by Jayson Leutwiler, diving low to his right.
Shrewsbury hit the same post twice within a minute early in the second half. A low shot from Dodds beat keeper Cairns but came out off the inside of a post before Junior Brown's flick from a Dom Smith cross also struck the woodwork.
The Shrews continued to look the most likely side to break the deadlock and Toney's 25-yard free-kick clipped the top of the bar before Grant hammered a late shot from distance narrowly wide for Fleetwood as deadlock ensued.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 0, Fleetwood Town 0.
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 0, Fleetwood Town 0.
Attempt missed. Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).
Kyle Dempsey (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ethan Jones (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ethan Jones (Shrewsbury Town).
Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Ethan Jones replaces Ivan Toney because of an injury.
Delay in match Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town) because of an injury.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town).
Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Gary Deegan (Shrewsbury Town).
Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
George Waring (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town).
Ryan McGivern (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by David Ball (Fleetwood Town).
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. George Waring replaces Ian Black.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Ashley Hunter.
Attempt missed. Louis Dodds (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Adam El-Abd (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town).
Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Foul by Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town).
Chris Long (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Chris Long replaces Devante Cole.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) because of an injury.
Ryan McGivern (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan McGivern (Shrewsbury Town).
(Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | Shrewsbury and Fleetwood face a replay at Highbury after playing out a goalless draw in the second round of the FA Cup. | 38113303 | [
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"Golden Rice" has been developed by scientists to combat vitamin A deficiency, which affects millions of children in the developing world.
The crop was just weeks away from being submitted to the authorities for a safety evaluation.
But a group of around 400 protestors attacked the field trial in the Bicol region and uprooted all the GM plants.
The project to develop Golden Rice was started 20 years ago in 1993 by German researchers with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.
The rice has been modified by adding extra genes that turn on the plant's ability to produce beta-carotene, which humans can convert into vitamin A.
A lack of this vitamin increases the chances of blindness and susceptibility to disease. Vitamin A deficiency is a significant problem among children in developing countries.
According to Helen Keller International, around 670,000 children will die each year from the problem, while 350,000 will go blind.
It is estimated that one cup of Golden Rice could provide half an adult's recommended daily intake.
Golden Rice field trials are currently being carried out in the Philippines under the auspices of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), together with PhilRice, the local research body.
Five small test plots have been planted with the idea that there would shortly be a submission to the regulatory authority of the Philippines. It was hoped that initial releases to farmers could happen in 2014.
The plot in Bicol was guarded and fenced but the protestors broke through the security and uprooted and trampled the rice plants.
The attackers who were members of a group called Sikwal-Gmo say they attacked the crop because they believe that GM technology is not the solution to malnutrition in the Philippines.
The protestors argue that international agrochemical corporations and the US are behind the drive for Golden Rice. In a statement, they said they were concerned that the rice trial was both a danger to human health and biodiversity.
The scientists involved with the trial say they were relieved that no-one was hurt during the incident.
"It was not completely unexpected as we had heard threats," the IRRI's Dr Bruce Tolentino told BBC News.
"It was certainly disappointing to have our field trial vandalised because our Golden Rice research aims to avoid the horrible plight of women and children suffering vitamin A deficiency."
The researchers say that the development of the modified rice remains critical for the Philippines as 1.7 million children in the country aged under five are affected by vitamin A deficiency. They say they are determined to go ahead with the project.
"This is not a major setback, because it is just one trial of a series and just one of several sites. We remain completely committed to continuing our Golden Rice research to help improve people's nutrition," said Dr Tolentino.
The development of GM technology is highly contentious in the Philippines. Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals rejected another crop, an eggplant that had been modified to produce toxins to a pest. The court ruled that the crop violated the constitutional rights of Filipinos to health and a balanced ecology.
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Pakistan were bowled out for 234 after Alastair Cook (76 not out) and Joe Root (71 not out) helped England declare on 173-1 to set a target of 565.
James Anderson and Chris Woakes took 3-41 and Moeen Ali 3-88 as Pakistan lost their last six wickets for 89 runs to lose on the fourth day.
Victory was England's second-biggest against Pakistan in terms of runs.
However, all-rounder Ben Stokes will have a scan on Tuesday after injuring a calf while bowling in the afternoon session.
Pakistan's highest stand was the 58 Mohammad Hafeez and Younus Khan put on for the third wicket, but both fell to Moeen in the space of six overs.
Mohammad Amir was last man out, removed by Woakes for 29.
The third Test at Edgbaston begins on 3 August.
England, who opted against enforcing the follow-on on Sunday, added 75 runs in nine overs in the morning after resuming on 98-1.
Root hit 10 fours in his 48-ball 71 to go with his first-innings 254, while Cook - 49 overnight - brought up his fastest Test half-century, off 55 deliveries.
Anderson, on his home ground, made early inroads as he had Shan Masood caught in the slips for the second time in the match before trapping Azhar Ali lbw, but Hafeez and Younus resisted for 15.1 overs.
With Stokes, who was injured during his follow-through, off the field, Moeen struck twice. He had Hafeez caught at short leg for 42 and Younus at long-on for 28.
Woakes then bowled Misbah-ul-Haq for 35, the skipper having put on 43 with Asad Shafiq.
After Sarfraz Ahmed became Woakes' second victim, Anderson and Moeen completed their three-wicket hauls by trapping Shafiq and Yasir Shah lbw respectively.
Part-time spinner Root then took a wicket with just his second ball, having Wahab Riaz caught at short fine leg.
Amir struck five fours in his 43-ball resistance, but Woakes finished things off by having him caught at mid-off when trying to drive.
Man of the match Joe Root on Test Match Special: "It's a great feeling. It's about contributing to wins. It's the most controlled I've played.
"The bowlers grafted really hard today and last night. It was a really good effort from all of the team. It sets it up nicely for the series."
England captain Alastair Cook: "I was surprised the decision not to follow-on caused such a stir. To me it was a bit of a no-brainer. I think everyone else wanted a day off."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "It's an absolute hammering. It's been very similar to the Sri Lanka series, where England dominated with this kind of performance."
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq: "We have to improve in every department. We could not build pressure and let them score a massive total in the first innings.
"If we had restricted them to 350, we had a chance. But it was difficult to come back from 600." | England thrashed Pakistan by 330 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford to level the four-match series at 1-1. | 36887255 | [
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Actor Julian Lewis Jones, Bangor-born star of TV sitcom Stella, was among the team which pulled the 6ft (2m) mako out of the water near Milford Haven.
It is thought to be the first ever mako shark caught in Wales.
An average mako will grow up to 10ft (3m) in length.
Makos swim in excess of 30mph and can weigh up to 300lbs (135kg).
Jones - along with Andy Griffith, David Morris and Andrew Alsop - set off at 05:30 BST on Thursday for a day's fishing.
They were around 30 miles (50km) off the Milford Haven coast, and had already caught and released two blue sharks weighing 120lbs (55kg) each, when something in the blue water caught their eye.
"We saw this flash that whizzed passed the boat - it was a big white belly and it went so, so fast," said the actor.
"Next thing this shark leapt 15ft in the air about 20ft off the back of the stern of the boat.
"We all looked at each other and said 'that's a mako' and we knew the importance of it.
"This is something that you dream of."
Jones, who has appeared on angling programmes on Sky TV and Welsh-language channel S4C, said the team all worked together to bring in the shark which had been caught by Griffith.
"Mako sharks are aggressive and fast animals and they have been known to actually jump inside boats," said Jones.
"It was around 40 minutes before we had him on the side of the boat and he went a bit ballistic and you can't control it - it's a wild animal, it's like trying to control a rhino."
The four men managed to slip a circle hook into the corner of the shark's mouth and get him to the deck of the boat.
The shark weighed in at around 200lbs (90kg) and measured around 6ft (2m).
Once the photographs and measurements had been taken, Alsop gave the shark a kiss on the top of his head and the team released him.
Jones said: "We were so privileged, absolutely stoked to have done it and it was the first off the coast of Wales."
The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) has recorded 42 mako attacks on humans between 1980 and 2010, three of which were fatal, along with twenty boat attacks.
The organisation says divers who have encountered makos say that, prior to an attack, they will swim in a figure-of-eight pattern and approach with mouths open.
It is not the first time Jones has had a surprising catch.
In May, he saved a young wallaby while fishing off Australia's Northern Territory in the mouth of Darwin Harbour.
The waters there are infested with crocodiles and sharks.
Jones said at the time: "It looked like it was on its last legs. It was so scared and in the middle of the ocean. It came to our boat perhaps sensing that we would be able to help it." | The fastest shark in the ocean - and a cousin of the Great White - has been caught by a crew fishing off the Pembrokeshire coast. | 23375902 | [
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Barca remain six points off leaders Real after Sergio Ramos' last-minute header made it 1-1 after Luis Suarez had opened the scoring.
"In the second half, we were the better side, but we didn't manage to get the second goal and they ended up equalising," said Enrique.
"That said, we deserved to win. It is not the best result for us."
Barca were poor in the first half but looked set to close the gap on unbeaten Real to three points before Ramos headed home Modric's free-kick.
"It was a very even first half and a second that we were better, we created chances. We continued looking for the second to avoid being levelled, but we were unable to do so," added Enrique.
"In my opinion, the performance of the team was higher than that of the rival, but we have to improve, it is clear.
"I say this even when we win, and even when we draw. We can improve in all aspects of the game. We are ambitious."
Enrique was happy to see captain Andres Iniesta return from an injury that has kept him out for six weeks.
He came on as a second-half substitute and set up a Lionel Messi chance, which the Argentine missed, with a brilliant through ball.
"It is clear that Iniesta is a unique player and his input was perfect," added Enrique.
"He entered at a key moment and, despite the difficulties of being out for so long, he gave us quality, vision and hard work." | Barcelona boss Luis Enrique said they "paid the price" for missing chances in their dramatic draw with Real Madrid. | 38197928 | [
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The 32-year-old had been in poor form but made a double century to inspire his side's fightback after England made 629-6 declared in Cape Town.
"I believe I can be of greater value as a fully focused batsman and senior player at this time," said Amla.
AB de Villiers will lead South Africa in the third Test in Johannesburg, which starts on 14 January.
After his appointment as successor to Graeme Smith in June 2014, Amla captained the world number one side in 14 Tests.
He won four and drew six but came under pressure during a 3-0 series defeat in India.
Amla said he had considered quitting before the start of the series against England, who won the first Test by 241 runs in Durban last week.
Until his marathon effort at Newlands, Amla, a veteran of 90 Tests and 7,108 runs, had not hit a Test century since December 2014.
"I honestly feel a lot of the criticism that Hashim has faced in the last couple of weeks is very harsh," said South Africa coach Russell Domingo.
"He is one of South Africa's greatest players. There hasn't been enough respect shown of his achievements as a player."
De Villiers had raised doubts about his future in Test cricket during the first Test because of his busy workload, and handed over wicketkeeping duties to Quinton de Kock for the second match.
The 31-year-old, who already leads the one-day side, said: "It is an incredible honour to captain South Africa in any format. The captaincy has obviously come at short notice and is the realisation of a lifelong dream.
"At the moment my priority and focus is placed on leading this team to what can be a memorable series win against England. This Test squad is motivated and determined to turn our performances around and I'm looking forward to taking up that challenge as captain."
England captain Alastair Cook was sad to learn of Amla's resignation.
"You're under pressure as a captain for a lot of the time," said Cook.
"It's always sad when someone steps down because to captain your country is a huge honour and a real privilege.
"He'll have his reasons and I wish him all the best - he's a really nice guy."
Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Amla "still had a huge role to play in shaping the success of our team".
He added: "He is just that type of a person and we are very fortunate to have him in our stable.
"I want to thank AB for readily accepting the challenge of rebuilding our Test team as we seek to remain the best team in the world." | Hashim Amla resigned as South Africa captain immediately after his side drew the second Test against England. | 35243392 | [
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Spanish police say he had secretly taken photographs of his students as well as having sent images of other children to people on the internet.
The Manchester-born man reportedly had a "special obsession" with a girl he taught.
He was arrested in Valladolid, north-west Spain as part of an Interpol investigation.
Interpol said they discovered illegal files were being sent from an email address in Spain and alerted the authorities.
Police said on Sunday the teacher is suspected of using a cloud storage service to keep and share the pictures between computers and with others.
Officers say they found a large number of sexually explicit files involving minors at the home of the teacher.
He kept photos of one girl in a dedicated folder on his computer but had not shared the images he had secretly taken of his underage students.
Police said they believe he previously lived in the Seville area.
Spanish National Police said: "At the moment, [police are] trying to establish the identity of the victims shown in the images found on the electronic devices belonging to the detained." | A British teacher living in Spain has been arrested for allegedly storing and sharing sexual images of children. | 40847761 | [
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Under a longstanding agreement with the city of New York, the museum must accept whatever patrons offer to pay.
But signs at cashier desks appear to demand full price, the suit contends.
The museum says its "recommended" policy has been place for 40 years and it makes no effort to deceive visitors.
The lawsuit, filed in New York City on behalf of former patrons, contends that the world famous museum, which receives six million visitors a year, uses misleading marketing and cashier training to deceive unwary visitors.
Lawyers say the signs in the lobby listing the price of admission with the word "recommended" below in smaller type violate a 1893 law mandating the public be admitted free of charge at least five days and two evenings per week in exchange for monetary grants and rent-free use of city-owned land.
The suit, which lawyers hope will eventually represent a broad class of people who have visited the museum in recent years, seeks a change in the admissions policy and reimbursement for those who they say were misled.
Confusion over whether visitors were required to pay the full $25 is "an issue with tourists travelling to the US from a foreign country", Michael Hiller, a lawyer for those who brought the suit, told the BBC.
"They are violating the statute, plainly and simply," Mr Hiller said, referring to the 1893 law. "The museum was designed to make art accessible to the public."
A former employee of the Met is expected to testify, Mr Hiller said.
The witness, who trained cashiers from 2007-2011, alleges that signage was changed from "suggested" to "recommended" because administrators believed it would encourage people to pay more, Mr Hiller said.
Harold Holzer, a spokesman for the museum, said the 1893 law had been superseded.
New York City agreed to the museum's request in 1970 to charge an admission fee - so long as the amount was left up to individuals and the signage reflected that.
About 40% of visitors pay full price, Mr Holzer said. He said gate proceeds allowed the Met to offer free admission to special exhibitions.
About 11% of the museum's operating expenses were covered by admissions last year. As a non-profit organisation, the museum pays no income taxes. It is one of the wealthiest museums in the world, with a $2bn investment portfolio.
Mr Holzer estimated the museum would receive 15-20% of its operating budget from the fees this year, with 11% coming from city grants.
The Met believes its policy "guarantees access for people regardless of their ability to pay", Mr Holzer said. He noted other New York City museums charge steep admission fees.
Entrance fees for prominent New York City art museums such as the Whitney, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim range from $18 to $25.
Mr Hiller demands the museum stop charging entirely for admission and remove the cashier desks.
"You have got to eliminate any effort to charge people," he said. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art's practice of requesting a "recommended" admission fee of $25 (£16) deceives patrons entitled to pay as little as they choose, a lawsuit charges. | 21931007 | [
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Yes - and no. According to Glastonbury organisers, it's the first time sustainable, recycled stainless steel pint cups have been used on such a major scale, so it's nice to be able to be one of the first people to get their mitts on one.
However, they don't have a logo or any other identifying "Glastonbury" mark, so you'd have to be happy in the knowledge that only you and fellow-revellers know the significance of the beaker.
Maybe in future years there will be an identifying stamp - and full-on collecting will be possible. If that's the case, having one of the first ones could be invaluable.
Good news for people with metallaphobia - they're not compulsory. In fact, they're only available at 10 of the main bars - overall there are hundreds of food and drink stands.
It depends what you plan to do with them. If you want to partake in the unpleasant age-old festival tradition of urinating into cups and hurling them at the band, you'll find that although strong, they're difficult to throw very far.
They don't have lids, and are an awkward and non-aerodynamic shape to throw, with the contents likely to leave the vessel well before reaching your intended target.
The real danger comes from full bottles with the top still on. A litre bottle of water weighs 1kg (about 2.25lb), and hurled at a head can pack a powerful punch. That's why so many venues insist on removing the plastic cap when selling bottles of liquid.
Baby-faced pop phenomenon Justin Bieber, sensitive northern warbler Morrissey, and ladies' boy Harry Styles have all faced missiles filled by micturating merrymakers.
Of course, for people stumbling back to their tents, treading on a discarded metal cup is more likely to lead to a sprained ankle than mashing a plastic or paper one.
But the £5 deposit might encourage people hang on to them.
It shouldn't do. The cups are made from food grade stainless steel. According to beer appreciation group Beer Advocate, stainless steel is fine - after all, beer kegs are made from the same material.
The metals to avoid are copper - which can react with the brew, and pewter - which can affect the taste. Also, antique pewter goblets tend to contain lead, which is poisonous.
People with amalgam fillings should have no trouble with drinking from stainless steel cups, says the British Dental Association.
Not on its own - although it's a nice nod towards that. But Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has high hopes his idea will get the ball rolling.
"For me, the single most important thing was being able to source British stainless steel for the cups from the place where it was invented - Sheffield, and then to take it on to the home of manufacture - Birmingham," he says.
"If the jobs, skills and infrastructure [in British steel] are lost they won't be replaced. We've worked on this project over the last three years, which will hopefully encourage other UK businesses to think about how they can support our steel industry during these very challenging times."
Remember though, the Glastonbury cups are made from 80% recycled steel. One of the high-profile troubled steel works is at Port Talbot in south Wales, which produces slab, hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanised coil. Which is new steel.
The festival's green initiatives and sustainability coordinator Lucy Smith says: "For us, using these cups is part of the reusable revolution. It's very similar to paying 5p for a carrier bag. We think people will take to it.
"The pints are made by APS in Birmingham, and it was a significant part of the project to have them made with British stainless steel."
Steelwork does produce pollutants - Tata Steel says particulate material, sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen are emissions the company monitors.
But the production of plastic glasses also releases toxins including trichloroethane, acetone, methylene chloride and benzene.
Plus - plastics are very stable and therefore stay in the environment a long time after they are thrown away, especially if they are shielded from direct sunlight by being buried in landfills. | As the Glastonbury Festival announces revellers are to be provided with steel drinking cups, BBC News looks at some of the questions being asked about giving bacchanalian band-lovers metal beakers. | 36081818 | [
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Company Sgt Maj Nelson Carter, 29, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery in the Battle of the Boar's Head, in which he died on 30 June 1916.
A memorial paving stone was unveiled in Eastbourne Pavilion Gardens and at the war memorial in Hailsham High Street.
He was educated in Hailsham but lived most of his life in Eastbourne.
He was survived by his daughter and wife, who accepted the Victoria Cross on his behalf from King George V.
Councillor Pat Hearn, the mayor of Eastbourne, said: "Nelson Carter was a true hero who showed incredible bravery in leading his men under intense fire.
"It's very fitting that we honour his memory almost 100 years to the day since his death and that his family and the people of Eastbourne will have the chance to remember him and the sacrifices he made."
A plaque commemorating his life can be found on his home at 33 Greys Road, Old Town in Eastbourne.
Hailsham mayor, Councillor Nigel Coltman, added that the town was proud to commemorate his "heroic actions and the commemorative stone will provide an enduring legacy for him". | A World War One soldier has been commemorated with the unveiling of two permanent memorials in the East Sussex towns where he lived and was educated. | 36698679 | [
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Dressed in a suit, he handed out currencies in exchange for sterling to customers at the Asda in Trafford Park, police said.
He then emptied the safe into a bag before walking out of the store at 15:45 BST on 29 July.
Police said they were still searching for the man, described as in his mid 20s or 30s, Asian and of slim build.
A 22-year-old woman has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. | A man has walked away with £40,000 from a superstore in Manchester after posing as a manager at the Bureau de Change. | 33810937 | [
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Lily Partridge, 22, complained of a headache after the clash at a training session in North Tawton, Devon, in December 2015.
Miss Partridge, a zookeeper, died a day later. An inquest recorded her death was the result of an accident.
She died from "an acute bleed" as a result of a trauma and suffered a cardiac arrest, the inquest heard.
More on Lily Partridge, and other Devon and Cornwall news
Front row forward Miss Partridge, who was a founder member of the Exonian Ladies team based at Topsham RFC, collapsed at the side of the pitch.
Team captain Katie Lunnon said she saw Miss Partridge walk off the pitch and complain of a headache - but nobody saw the clash with an opponent.
She said: "I didn't really think anything of it as it was very cold and we were soaked through.
"Lily was kneeling down for a bit and then she said she felt sick and was leaning forward on all fours."
She said the player then collapsed, and was given CPR when she stopped breathing.
The senior university lecturer added Miss Partridge had suffered two concussions earlier that year, for which she had sought medical attention.
Coroner John Tomalin praised Miss Partridge's parents Jeff and Liz for their "brave decision" over her organ donation "at a time when they were trying to cope with the impending death of their daughter".
Her parents said they wanted to see rugby players at all levels receive proper treatment for head injuries, including brain scans.
However, an expert who gave evidence at her inquest said two previous concussions Miss Partridge had suffered while playing had not contributed to her death.
In a statement, her parents said: "Lily loved playing rugby and her dream was to represent Devon. She was the victim of a tragic accident."
They added she had seen her GP after the previous concussions and followed RFU protocols in not playing for a time afterwards.
They added: "A brain scan may have spotted any weakness caused by those head injuries.
"If we had known that her life may be in danger by playing rugby again, obviously she would have stopped immediately.
"It is a great game involving big, strong, heavy, fit athletes but we need to make it as safe as possible.
"There are many thousands of girls and women playing rugby and Lily, like us, wants that to continue."
Consultant radiologist Dr Michael Thomas told the hearing Miss Partridge's two previous rugby concussions were not connected to her death.
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He made the comments after he was told he would not get a new parish when he leaves his existing one in London.
The Reverend Andrew Foreshew-Cain is leaving his congregation in West Hampstead as he is moving to the Peak District with his husband.
He said he felt under constant pressure being a gay man working in the Church.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live's Stephen Nolan, he said: "The people of the Church of England, the worshipping congregations up and down the country are amazing people who worship and serve their local communities and do tremendous amounts of good in lots of places and for the most part they are welcoming and accepting of the LGBTI community.
"The problem is with the leadership of the Church which maintains and promotes policies and practices which are discriminatory against LGBTI people."
He added: "There's this constant pressure of being a gay man working for the Church of England, in an institution which is institutionally homophobic and has policies and attitudes towards the LGBT community which are harmful."
Father Foreshew-Cain has been a vicar for 27 years and is the vicar of St Mary with All Souls, Kilburn, and St James in West Hampstead.
He has told his congregation he plans to leave in July as his husband is now working 200 miles away.
He said after he married in 2014, he received a letter from his bishop saying he would not be allowed to work in another job within the Church.
"That's discrimination and in any other part of the world that would be illegal," he said.
A spokesperson for the diocese of London said: "Andrew Foreshew-Cain is currently a member of the clergy in the Diocese of London.
"We understand that he has plans to move to Manchester for personal reasons but the diocese has not received his resignation at this time." | The first Church of England vicar to marry a same-sex partner has accused the church of being "institutionally homophobic". | 39770736 | [
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The referee was happy with conditions when he arrived at 11:00 GMT, but the situation deteriorated and he called the game off after a 13:00 inspection.
"The persistent rainfall over the last 18 hours has meant that the pitch is unfit and the referee had no choice," said Oldham chief executive Neil Joy.
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Transactions carried out in European markets were previously recorded in Luxembourg, with which Amazon had a low-tax agreement.
Now sales made through subsidiaries in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy will be registered in those countries, the retailer has said.
Amazon had received heavy criticism for its tax avoidance policies.
"More than two years ago, we began the process of establishing local country branches of Amazon EU Sarl, our primary retail operating company in Europe," the company said in a statement.
"As of 1 May, Amazon EU Sarl is recording retail sales made to customers through these branches in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
"Previously, these retail sales were recorded in Luxembourg."
Amazon added that it was "working on opening a branch for France".
In recent years, the European Union has intensified its investigations into the tax deals negotiated by global companies with countries such as Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
It suspects that such deals amount to illegal state aid and distort competition.
Last year, the European Commission - the EU's executive arm - launched a formal investigation into Amazon's tax arrangements with Luxembourg.
And the EU is also looking into tech giant Apple's tax dealings in Ireland, coffee-shop chain Starbucks' dealings in the Netherlands, and Italian carmaker Fiat's agreement with Luxembourg. | Amazon, the global online retailer, is changing the way it records sales in a move that could see it paying more tax. | 32880098 | [
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Six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon was fatally attacked by an American pit bull named Bruiser at a house in Daventry in October 2014.
Mother Claire Riley, 23, and grandmother Susan Aucott, 55, are currently in prison in connection with the death.
Northamptonshire Police said it had "overhauled" its dangerous dogs policy.
LIVE: For more on this and other Northamptonshire stories
The serious case review highlighted a number of failings.
The report states Riley took Bruiser - one of two dogs in her home - to a vet in January 2014 when Riley was pregnant.
The vet voiced his concerns about the fact the animal was an illegal breed to the RSPCA, which made a referral to the police.
The report said the force failed to act on these concerns.
Det Supt Steve Lingley, head of safeguarding at Northamptonshire Police, welcome the report's findings on what he said was "a very challenging case on a number of levels".
"Within weeks of the tragedy," he said, "Northamptonshire Police had carried out a complete overhaul of its response policy to dangerous dogs."
Keith Makin, chairman of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB), recommended "greater curiosity" about family pets amongst health workers.
He also called for "all police officers to be made aware through safeguarding training of the dangers which aggressive dogs pose to young children".
The report stated: "The dog was so fierce that a vet had earlier refused to examine it for an illness unless it was first fully sedated."
It also said that while Riley was "fully aware that her own mother had alcohol-related problems" she went out for evenings leaving her in "sole charge of the baby while the dogs were in the house".
The report concluded "although some poor practice has been highlighted" by the board's inquiries, there was nothing which suggested "any single professional could, or should, have prevented" Molly-Mae's death. | Police failed to act on concerns raised about an illegal dog before it killed a baby girl, a report has found. | 37713768 | [
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The US star has called off an event at the London Palladium on 20 September, when she was to have been interviewed on stage by Sir Bruce Forsyth.
Minnelli was also booked to give a similar talk at Sheffield City Hall on 22 September.
According to reports, the events were cancelled due to a dispute over money with their promoter, Rocco Buonvino.
The promoter has previously organised celebrity appearances in the UK by Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta and others.
"We have been advised by the promoters of An Evening with Liza Minnelli that the performance has been cancelled," the London Palladium said in a statement. "All tickets will be refunded."
Rocco Buonvino Productions and Minnelli's representatives have not responded to a request for a comment.
Minnelli, the daughter of Hollywood legend Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, won an Academy Award for her role in 1972 film Cabaret.
She is one of a handful of stars to have won the so-called Egot - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
In March, the 69-year-old was admitted to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit for treatment of substance abuse.
In promotional material issued when the shows were announced, Minnelli said she considered the UK to be "a second home". | Singer and actress Liza Minnelli has cancelled two upcoming appearances in London and Sheffield. | 34243933 | [
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But the council is to set up a group to "resolve outstanding design issues".
The proposed cycle route will link Leith Walk in the east of the city to Roseburn in the west, via the city centre and Haymarket.
The plans include reducing four lanes of traffic from Roseburn to Haymarket to two, and using half a carriageway and a bus lane for cyclists.
Supporters of the path said it was vital for cutting congestion and would provide a safe route across the city. They said it would also encourage more active travel.
But residents and shop owners in the Roseburn area said reducing loading bays to make way for bikes would have a huge impact on passing trade, and that reducing traffic lanes could increase congestion at Roseburn.
The council said the new working group would be set up to help resolve outstanding design issues with the plans.
It said work would start immediately to secure further funding and to "make preparations to commence the necessary statutory processes for the scheme".
A final decision will be taken after the the working group's discussions.
Transport convener Councillor Lesley Hinds said the council was still "100% committed" to the project but acknowledged it had divided opinion.
She said a new group would be formed to try to reach a conclusion on the final route design "which the majority are happy with".
Ms Hinds added: "Given the strength of feeling out there about certain aspects of the plans, there's clearly still work to be done before the final route design is agreed." | Plans for a controversial cycle path through Edinburgh have been agreed in principle by city councillors. | 37219542 | [
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Since independence in 1962 it has been plagued by tension between the usually-dominant Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority.
The ethnic violence sparked off in 1994 made Burundi the scene of one of Africa's most intractable conflicts.
10.4m population - similar to Belgium
27,816 sq km area - similar to Haiti
50 years life expectancy for men
50 years life expectancy for women
$900 GDP per capita - similar to Liberia
Pierre Nkurunziza, a former Hutu rebel leader, became the first president to be chosen in democratic elections since the start of Burundi's civil war in 1994.
In 2015 Burundi was plunged into its worst crisis since the end of a civil war in 2005, when Mr Nkurunziza's ultimately successful bid for re-election to a third term sparked protests by opposition supporters who said the move was unconstitutional.
Operating in a turbulent political climate, Burundi's media are subject to self-censorship and occasional government censorship.
In June 2013 President Nkurunziza approved a new media law which critics condemned as an attack on press freedom. The law forbids reporting on matters that could "undermine national security, public order or the economy".
Some key dates in Burundi's history:
1890 - The kingdoms of Urundi and neighbouring Ruanda (Rwanda) incorporated into German East Africa.
1916 - Belgian army occupies the area.
1962 - Urundi is separated from Ruanda-Urundi and becomes independent.
1993 - Ethnic conflict claims some 300,000 lives.
2015 - Unrest sparked by president's plans to stand for third term. | Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is struggling to emerge from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. | 13085064 | [
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The Mid-Infrared Instrument (Miri) will gather key data as the $9bn (£5.5bn) observatory seeks to identify the first starlight in the Universe.
The results of testing conducted at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK have just been signed off, clearing Miri to travel to America.
James Webb - regarded as the successor to Hubble - is due to launch in 2018.
It will carry a 6.5m primary mirror (more than double the width of Hubble's main mirror), and a shield the size of a tennis court to guard its sensitive vision from the heat and strong light of our Sun.
The observatory has been tasked with tracking down the very first luminous objects in the cosmos - groupings of the first generation of stars to burst into life.
To do so, Webb will use its infrared detectors to look deeper into space than Hubble, and further back in time - to a period more than 13 billion years ago.
"The other instruments on James Webb will do massive surveys of the sky, looking for these very rare objects; they will find the candidates," explained Miri's UK principal investigator, Prof Gillian Wright.
"But Miri has a very special role because it will be the instrument that looks at these candidates to determine which of them is a true first light object. Only Miri can give us that confirmation," she told BBC News.
JWST is a co-operative project between the US (Nasa), European (Esa) and Canadian (CSA) space agencies.
Europe is providing two of the telescope's four instruments and the Ariane rocket to put it in orbit.
Miri is arguably the most versatile of the four instruments, with a much wider range of detectable wavelengths than its peers (5-28 microns).
Fundamentally, it is a camera system that will produce pictures of the cosmos.
But it also carries a coronagraph to block the light from bright objects so it can see more easily nearby, dimmer targets - such as planets circling their stars. In addition, there is a spectrograph that will slice light into its component colours so scientists can discern something of the chemistry of far-flung phenomena.
Miri is a complex design, and will operate at minus 266C. This frigid state is required for the instrument's detectors to sample the faintest of infrared sources. Everything must be done to ensure the telescope's own heat energy does not swamp the very signal it is pursuing.
The hardware for Miri has been developed by institutes and companies from across Europe and America.
The job of pulling every item together and assembling the finished system has had its scientific and engineering lead in the UK.
Miri has just gone through a rigorous mechanical and thermal test campaign at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire.
This included shaking the instrument to simulate the pounding it will receive during the ascent to orbit on the Ariane.
It was also put in a vacuum chamber and subjected to the kind of temperatures it will experience in space.
"It's been a real privilege to work on Miri and great to see it finally ship out," said Paul Eccleston, the engineer at RAL who has overseen the test campaign.
"It will be so exciting when we put it on top of the rocket and light the blue touch paper, so to speak, and watch it go up into space."
The paperwork signing off the test results has now been accepted by Nasa.
The next step is for Miri to be put in a special environment-controlled shipping box, so it can travel to the US space agency's Goddard centre. The Maryland facility is where the final integration of James Webb will take place.
Miri will be fixed inside a cage-like structure called the Integrated Science Instrument Module and positioned just behind the big mirror.
The years to 2018 promise yet more testing.
Recommended 16 years ago as the logical evolution beyond Hubble, the JWST has managed to garner a fair amount of controversy.
Technical difficulties and project mismanagement mean the observatory is now running years behind schedule and is billions of dollars over-budget.
Elements of the US Congress wanted to cancel the telescope last summer. That did not happen, but Capitol Hill now has James Webb on a very short leash, with Nasa required to provide monthly updates on milestones met or missed.
Much of the talk around James Webb tends to centre on cost. The current estimate for the US side is $8.8bn, which covers the full life cycle of the project from its inception to the end of initial operations. Extra to that bill is some $650m for the European contributions like Miri and Ariane.
Dr Eric Smith is Nasa's deputy programme director for James Webb. He believes taxpayers do appreciate the venture.
"When you're able to show people that James Webb will do things that not even Hubble can do - then they understand it," he told BBC News.
"People recognise how iconic Hubble has been, and how much it has affected their lives.
"The images and scientific results that Hubble has returned have permeated popular culture. Webb pictures will be just as sharp but because the telescope will be looking at a different part of the spectrum, it will show us things that are totally new." | One of Europe's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is built and ready to ship to the US. | 18006933 | [
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The 24-year-old missed the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last month in order to concentrate on his international future.
Vince has played three T20 matches so far for England, scoring 125 runs, with a strike-rate of 119.04.
"If it's a platform to go on and play other formats for England, then that'll be ideal," he told BBC South Today.
"First and foremost, I'm going to try and help England win the World Cup and try to learn off some very good players when I am out there.
"It will be a good experience and one I cannot wait to start."
County team-mates Liam Dawson and Reece Topley have also travelled to Mumbai with the England T20 squad.
All-rounder Dawson, 26, was included despite head coach Trevor Bayliss admitting he had never seen the all-rounder play competitively, while left-arm paceman Topley was preferred to Chris Woakes.
Led by captain Eoin Morgan, England's first match will be against the West Indies on 16 March, with Sri Lanka and South Africa and a group winner from the first-round qualifiers their other Super-10 opponents.
"I think having it in the unofficial home of cricket is massively exciting," said Topley, 22. "It's going to be brilliant and it's definitely going to be testing."
"Everybody talks about the size of the grounds being a little smaller. They talk about the heat and the dew at night having an effect. It will be a great occasion." | Hampshire captain James Vince says the ICC World Twenty20 can help put him on the path to playing Test cricket. | 35753808 | [
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The much-anticipated film sparked controversy last week after it emerged it would feature a "gay moment".
It was due for release in Malaysia on Thursday, but Disney said it was being held for a "review" of its content.
The Malaysian Censorship Board (LPF) said on Tuesday it had approved the screening but with "a minor edit concerning a gay moment in the film".
Homosexual activity is illegal in Muslim majority Malaysia, although the country's tourism minister has said banning the film is "ridiculous".
A new release date has yet to be announced. The live-action remake was granted a "P13 parental guidance classification".
"We have approved the film so there is no more issue. Once a film receives approval, it means it can be screened," LPF Chairman Datuk Abdul Hamid said.
"However, the date of screening and where the screening takes place is not under LPF's jurisdiction. We only look at the content and give a decision on whether the movie gets approved or not."
Local cinema chains have been offering refunds for customers who have purchased tickets in advance.
Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon has spoken about the "exclusively gay moment" in the film.
It involves LeFou - the sidekick of the film's main antagonist Gaston - who tries to come to terms with feelings for Gaston that swing between lust and admiration, as a side-plot to the main story.
The decision to review the Disney classic in Malaysia courted criticism from netizens, many of whom called it "stupid and laughable".
"Malaysia bans 'Beauty and the Beast' but is okay with nonsense Malay movies with no moral values, just full of brainless jokes," wrote a Twitter user in a tweet which drew more than 4,500 re-tweets.
Priyanka Laxmi†| The release of Disney's Beauty and the Beast has been postponed in Malaysia. | 39255356 | [
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Ormsby had already agreed to join Giants for the 2017 season, having made two appearances during a one-month loan spell with the club in April.
The 23-year-old scored 29 tries in 42 games for Warrington, but played in only five games this season.
"I wanted to get game time, so it's good for my career to be here," he told Huddersfield's club website. | Warrington winger Gene Ormsby has joined Super League rivals Huddersfield Giants with immediate effect. | 36794561 | [
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Wales international Huws, 23, is a Manchester City academy graduate.
Samuel, 22, came through the ranks at Reading and has two goals in 16 senior appearances for the Championship side.
He has also previously had loan spells at Colchester, Dagenham, Coventry and Gillingham and was Ipswich's sixth addition of the transfer window.
Samuel signed during Ipswich's 3-0 defeat by Derby and will be ineligible to face his parent club on Saturday.
Huws, Ipswich's seventh January signing, links up with his international team-mate Jonny Williams, who is on loan from Crystal Palace.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Ipswich Town have signed Cardiff midfielder Emyr Huws and Reading striker Dominic Samuel on loan until the end of the season. | 38819213 | [
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The discovery was made after another child was threatened in the school's playground on 4 March.
A boy was excluded from the school following the incident, in which no-one was injured.
A police spokesman said the child was spoken to and reported to the Reporter to the Children's Panel.
He added: "No-one was injured in the incident and a knife was recovered."
Dumfries and Galloway council described the behaviour as "totally unacceptable".
A spokesman said the local authority took safety in its schools very seriously.
He added: "The school carried out investigations immediately and handled the matter appropriately and sensitively, involving the parents of the children concerned and Police Scotland.
"The incident resulted in an exclusion, with arrangements in place between the pupil, parents and the school in terms of expectations, support and supervision.
"The council is providing support, advice and resources to assist the school deal with this matter." | Police were called to a primary school in Dumfries after a nine-year-old pupil was found with a knife, it has emerged. | 31830941 | [
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The visitors took the lead three times in the first half thanks to tries from Justin Horo, Luke Walsh and Tony Gigot.
However, scores from Theo Fages, Alex Walmsley and Louie McCarthy-Scarbrook gave Saints the lead at the interval.
Horo's second try put the Dragons back in front but tries from Jonny Lomax, Mark Percival, Luke Thompson and Ryan Morgan guided the hosts to victory.
Luke Walsh's goal after Richie Myler's try moved the French side to back within two points before the Saints crossed three times in the final 10 minutes.
A third win in four matches moves Justin Holbrook's men to within three points of fourth-placed Wakefield.
Catalans, who had already been consigned to the Qualifiers, have now lost five of their last six games.
St Helens coach Justin Holbrook:
"It was a danger game for us especially after our win (against Hull FC) last week. We had to earn the two points and they pushed us.
"They started well and we were not up to our high standards in the first half.
"We have to give them credit. I'm really happy with the way we finished the game off.
"We swapped the lead a few times and the boys did well to close it out.
"We have got some wins together and it's a big game next Sunday (against Wakefield) and if we can continue to improve then I would certainly back ourselves (in the play-offs)."
Catalans Dragons coach Steve McNamara:
"It was disappointing to lose the way we did. With eight-and-a-half minutes left we were two points down on the scoreboard.
"It was a real tit-for-tat game. We found ourselves in a position to win it and we have conceded a lot of points at the end which makes the scoreline look ridiculous.
"We are going in the right direction and we know where we are for the rest of the season."
St Helens: Lomax, Makinson, Morgan, Percival, Grace, Fages, Richardson, Douglas, Roby, Thompson, Taia, Peyroux, Wilkin.
Replacements: Walmsley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Lee, Knowles.
Catalans Dragons: Gigot, Tierney, Inu, Duport, Yaha, Walsh, Myler, Moa, Aiton, Bousquet, Anderson, Horo, Baitieri.
Replacements: Casty, Bird, Da Costa, Navarrete.
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Watson, 22, was seeded eighth in the tournament but lost 7-5 6-2 to the world number 101 in Seoul.
The British number one, ranked 46 in the world, converted just one of seven break points in the first set and the American dominated the second set.
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The chain, which floated on the stock market in June 2014, reported like-for-like growth of 1.1% for the 13 weeks to 27 June.
That was markedly lower than the 6% recorded in the same period last year.
B&M blamed disappointing weather in May, which held back sales of outdoor seasonal products, for the decline.
Chief executive Simon Arora said: "As consumer spending improves, it is apparent that shoppers remain keen to spend with value retailers and we continue to win market share."
Discount retailers such as Poundland, 99p Stores and B&M have opened hundreds of stores in recent years and won customers from supermarket chains as shoppers seek lower prices.
B&M opened 25 net new stores in the quarter, with some of the new openings being among its most successful.
The company now has 450 outlets in the UK and plans to open a total of 80 this year as it heads towards a target of 850.
It also has 51 stores in Germany mostly under the "Jawoll" brand.
"We remain confident that future store expansion opportunities will allow us to increase market share in both the UK and Germany," B&M said.
Total revenue for the quarter rose 24.4% to £456.6m compared with the same period last year.
Shares rose 2.8%, or 9.7p, to 349.7p in morning trading in London, valuing the group at £3.5bn.
The shares have risen more than 22% since the float last year.
The flotation resulted in a £1bn windfall for the three Arora brothers, who have led the expansion of the company. | Sales growth at B&M, the discount retailer chaired by former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, has slowed considerably in the UK. | 33563152 | [
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About 2,000 plants were found behind the former Blockbuster premises in Kirkgate after a phone call to police about suspicious activity in the area.
Inside the buildings were several crops of cannabis at various stages of growth, said police.
Insp Ian Williams said: "It is going to take us the best part of two days to remove what's in there."
Officers are appealing for information about vans being loaded or unloaded around the premises. | A "major cannabis farm" has been found in disused buildings in Wakefield city centre, said West Yorkshire Police. | 32485139 | [
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Latham smashed Colin Ackermann for six to reach his hundred but was caught behind off Neil Dexter for 124.
Opener Steel went on to make his century off 242 balls, before passing his previous first-class best of 128.
Dieter Klein claimed a couple of late wickets but Steel ended unbeaten on 145 as Durham closed on 324-4. | Cameron Steel and Tom Latham shared a 234-run first-wicket stand as both scored centuries to help Durham dominate against Leicestershire. | 40844890 | [
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The "bio-glue" is incredibly strong, moves with the body and crucially, sticks to wet surfaces.
The team at Harvard University have even used it to seal a hole in a pig's heart.
Experts have described the glue as "really cool" and said there would be "absolutely huge demand" for it.
Getting something to stick to a damp surface has been a huge challenge - think what happens when you get a plaster on your finger wet.
The university's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering turned to the "Dusky Arion" slug, which creates sticky mucus as a defence against predators.
"We engineered our material to take on the key features of slug mucus and the result is really positive," researcher Dr Jianyu Li said.
The bio-glue they produced has two components - the actual adhesive and a biochemical "shock absorber".
The incredible stickiness comes from the trinity of the attraction between the positively charged glue and negatively charged cells in the body; covalent bonds between atoms in the cell surface and the glue, and the way the glue physically penetrates tissue surfaces.
But it is the shock-absorbing component that is crucial - it takes the physical stress and strain, so the adhesive component stays stuck.
Experiments, published in the journal Science, show the glue is not toxic to living tissue and is three times stronger than any other medical adhesive.
Dr Li told the BBC News website: "I'm really amazed by this system. We have solved a big challenge and opened up big opportunities in the medical setting.
"The applications are pretty broad - the material is very tough, stretchy and compliant, which is very useful when you want to interface with a dynamic tissue like the heart or lungs."
It could be used as a patch on the skin or as a liquid injected into wounds deeper in the body.
There are also ideas about using it as a way of releasing drugs to specific parts of the body or to stick medical devices to organs like those to help the heart beat.
The glue adheres to a surface within three minutes, but then gets stronger. Within half an hour it is as strong as the body's own cartilage.
Dr Chris Holland, from the department of materials science and engineering at the University of Sheffield, said: "It's really cool, I must admit.
"It is clear it outperforms the alternatives on the market and oh my goodness, there is potentially absolutely huge demand.
"They are still at an early stage, but this kind of thing could be part of a surgeon's standard kit."
But there is not yet a technology ready for medical use.
So far it has proven its capabilities mechanically in the laboratory, in tests on rats and by sealing a hole in a pig's heart through tens of thousands of simulated heartbeats.
The Wyss Institute, which has applied for a patent, says the glue is cheap to make.
It is also working on biodegradable versions that would naturally disappear as the body heals.
Prof John Hunt, the research theme lead for medical technologies and advanced materials at Nottingham Trent University, told the BBC: "The need for new adhesives as glues or tapes is clear to all healthcare providers.
"This one has the potential to improve healthcare and save lives.
"This research is really exciting [but] the detail of the biocompatibility will need to go beyond what is presented in the paper to guide the long-term clinical efficacy, safety, and therefore the real medical applications."
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Labour argues that Kettering General Hospital could lose services, but this has been rejected by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP.
In Parliament, David Cameron said Labour was not telling the truth.
The NHS has told the BBC the hospital will not be downgraded.
An NHS consultation has started into the organisation of five hospital and clinical commissioning groups, in Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire.
The hospitals included in the review are Kettering - which is used by people living in Corby - Northampton, Milton Keynes, Luton and Dunstable, and Bedford.
The review looks at the option of providing "specialist centres for some services where this will improve quality".
At Prime Minister's Questions, Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen asked the prime minister about concerns that Labour was running a negative campaign over the future of Kettering hospital.
Mr Cameron said: "Labour MP after Labour MP is trouping up to Corby and claiming this hospital is not safe and they know this is simply not true.
"This hospital is being invested in by this government, unlike the party opposite."
On a visit to the constituency on Tuesday to support Labour candidate Andy Sawford, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: "You clearly can't believe a word the Tories say on the NHS.
"Here in Corby and East Northamptonshire, ministers have failed to provide all the details about plans to downgrade services at Kettering.
"Local people should be given all the facts."
The United Kingdom Independence Party candidate Margot Parker said: "I live in the constituency. I live next to a nurse. I speak to local people. We know there is no truth in this at all.
"It is political football of the worst kind. It is a shabby load of nonsense and scaremongering."
Jill Hope, who is standing for the Lib Dems, has described the claims as "totally irresponsible", while Tory candidate Christine Emmett has said she has received assurances about the future of the hospital.
The by-election was sparked by the resignation in August of sitting Conservative MP Louise Mensch.
Mrs Mensch, who won the seat at the 2010 general election, announced she was standing down for family reasons.
A date has yet to be set, but the by-election will almost certainly be on 15 November to tie in with the police and crime commissioner elections. | The prime minister has entered a row between Corby by-election candidates over the future of a hospital, amid claims it could be downgraded in a healthcare review. | 19981430 | [
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The singer-songwriter tweeted on Sunday that he had given his "whole wardrobe [to] a bunch of charity shops" in Suffolk.
Two shops in his home town Framlingham, Suffolk, and one in Ipswich were given several bags each on Wednesday.
Suffolk Family Carers, based in Claydon, near Ipswich, also received about 15 pieces of clothing and plans to sell them via eBay in May.
"It will give fans from around the world a chance to get them," said Anna Haley, from the charity.
She said the charity, which is fundraising with BBC Radio Suffolk for a new mobile carers centre, had been working with Sheeran's mother, Imogen, a jewellery designer.
"His mum has designed a bangle for us, so he's heard about the campaign from her," she said.
Sue Ryder is to sell its items in Framlingham on 18 April.
St Elizabeth Hospice, which also has a shop in the town, said it was still deciding on how its clothing would be sold.
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), for whom Sheeran is an ambassador, said it planned to hold an online auction, but would be saving some of the items for a sale at its new charity shop, due to open in Framlingham in May. | A fourth charity has been given a bag of clothes by pop star Ed Sheeran. | 26768159 | [
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Jackie Stokes, from Burton-upon-Trent, said she spent £9,500 on implants in Hungary but an investigation found her treatment plan caused "irreversible damage to otherwise healthy teeth".
Dentist Dr Zsolt Csillag was given a one-year supervision order by the General Dental Council.
He did not respond to attempts to contact him.
The Forest and Ray Medical Care Group said he had left the company due to "personal reasons".
The clinic said it "always puts patients first" and treated Mrs Stokes with extra care, above and beyond its normal routine.
Mrs Stokes said: "It has left me feeling like I have been assaulted, butchered and robbed of my life savings.
"I was advised by an NHS dentist to go down the implant road... because it wasn't on the NHS I would go seek help elsewhere.
"A friend of mine had been over to Hungary so we decided to go down that line," the 65-year-old added.
Mrs Stokes had implants in her upper jaw and crowns on eight teeth in her lower jaw, over two trips to Budapest.
On her second visit in June 2013, she said she was left with a "bulldog bite" - a gap between her gums and upper teeth through which food would seep.
The implants failed and were later removed. She now has to wear dentures.
In total, Mrs Stokes said she had 27 visits to the dental group over four years.
The General Dental Council found Dr Csillag should not have put crowns on her eight lower teeth because they were healthy.
In relation to Mrs Stokes and another patient, his treatment plan for them included "irreversible damage to otherwise healthy teeth", the investigation found.
The restrictions placed on Dr Csillag can only be imposed when he is working in the United Kingdom. | A woman who spent her life savings on dental implants that had to be taken out feels "butchered" by the dentist. | 36114402 | [
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Lancashire batsman Livingstone, who scored 129 from 83 balls for England Lions against South Africa A last week, is one of five uncapped players named.
Mason Crane, Dawid Malan, Tom Curran and Craig Overton are the other four players yet to make their debut.
The three-match series starts in Southampton on 21 June.
England lost their last Twenty20 series 2-1 to India in February.
Moeen Ali, Jake Ball, Adil Rashid, Joe Root and Ben Stokes have been rested and will instead play for their respective counties in the inaugural day-night round of the County Championship, which starts on 26 June.
This will allow them to gain experience of playing with the pink Dukes balls that will be used for the first day-night Test to be played in England, against West Indies at Edgbaston in August.
Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills, meanwhile, has been ruled out with a back injury, but Durham seamer Mark Wood returns after missing the India series through injury.
Middlesex opener Malan, Surrey paceman Curran and Somerset all-rounder Overton have previously been included in England squads, while Hampshire leg-spinner Crane is called up after impressing in the North-South series in March.
Overton will replace Wood in the squad after the first match, while wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow will be available for the first two matches before returning to Yorkshire.
Jason Roy, who has managed just 18 runs in three innings for England in the ongoing Champions Trophy, is named in the squad.
Chairman of selectors James Whitaker said: "The squad has an exciting blend of youth and experience and we are looking forward to a competitive series against strong opposition.
"With five uncapped players selected, there is undoubted talent coming through the system and we are excited to see some of these players showcase their skills at the highest level."
BBC Radio Lancashire's Scott Read
There is a touch of Kevin Pietersen about Liam Livingstone when he gets onto the front foot to pull through mid-wicket.
He is a powerful, destructive batsman who in white-ball cricket has the ability to take games away from the opposition and is great fun to watch. | Liam Livingstone has been given his first senior international call-up as England rest five players for the Twenty20 series against South Africa. | 40247768 | [
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It is understood civil claims have been made against the car owners, even though they were not involved in the thefts or crashes.
The officers are claiming for injuries sustained when stopping the cars.
The owner's no-claims bonus can be affected and their car insurance premiums can increase as a result.
Bill Rooney is one of those affected. He had his car stolen from his north Belfast home last July.
He was still awake in the early hours of the morning when he heard his car being driven away from his house.
After a police chase, two men were arrested and his car was so badly damaged that it was written off.
He had arranged a new car through his insurance and believed the matter to be closed until he received an unexpected letter.
"I received a letter from a solicitor saying he was suing me for personal injuries on behalf of his client... and I later found out this client was a police officer who had been hurt when retrieving my car," he said.
"I was very angry and disheartened by the fact that a police officer was suing a victim.
"I'd already had my house broken into, I'd had my car stolen and I had had to replace it.
"I did feel sorry for the police officer if he was hurt doing his job but I felt that he should be insured in his own place of work."
Mr Rooney's case has not yet been settled and he believes the police officer is prepared to take it to court.
The BBC has been unable to discover how many claims individual police officers have pursued or how much money they have received.
In a response to a Freedom of Information request, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they did not have a record of such claims.
"The PSNI would not hold any information in relation to police officers making a compensation claim against the owner of a stolen vehicle," they said.
"This would be a private matter between the officer and the solicitor and the information would not be recorded or required by police.
"Neither are they required to inform PSNI of their intention to pursue a claim."
Stormont's justice committee, where the matter was first raised, also requested information from the PSNI.
In a letter, Supt Ryan Henderson said victims of car crime may or may not be penalised depending on their insurer and the terms of their policy.
He said that police officers, like any individual, could decide to pursue a claim through the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) if they were in a crash where the driver of the other vehicle was at fault and could not be traced or was not insured.
"When claims against the MIB are settled, the MIB can seek to recover the cost incurred from the actual party at fault, i.e. the person who stole and was driving the vehicle," he said.
"In reality this probably seldom happens as car thieves do not generally have the financial assets to repay what MIB have had to pay out in damages and costs.
"It is a matter between the person who insures the vehicle and the insurance company as to whether or not in the event of their vehicle being stolen and involved in a collision, the insurance company will treat that incident as a claim under their policy."
SDLP MLA Alban Maginness, who brought the matter to the attention of the justice committee, said two of his North Belfast constituents had received claims.
"Here are cases where victims of crime are actually penalised financially as a result of the act of criminals," he said.
"It seems to them and me to be totally unjust and quite unfair that they have to carry the burden of the criminal's actions." | The owners of stolen cars are being sued by some police officers in Northern Ireland who were injured when chasing car thieves. | 21168310 | [
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Scottish Labour will lay a motion at Holyrood calling for "full transparency" on the issue.
Last month an official surveillance watchdog said two un-named UK forces undertook such activities.
The regulator has not identified the forces but it has been claimed that Police Scotland is one of them.
The Sunday Herald newspaper claimed the force's Counter Corruption Unit used spying powers to uncover a journalist's sources without getting judicial approval.
The Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office said it was investigating possible breaches of the code of practice at two forces but would not name them while its inquiry was ongoing.
Police Scotland has refused to confirm or deny it is under investigation. The Scottish government says obtaining communications data is a matter reserved to the UK government.
But a motion from Scottish Labour calls for "full transparency" from Scottish ministers over what they knew about the allegations.
Labour's justice spokesman Hugh Henry told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We are asking the Scottish government what they know. We are asking Police Scotland what they know.
"If it's true, we cannot have a police force breaking the rules yet no-one is told and no-one can hold them to account.
"Let's get the facts on the table. Either tell us they did it or tell us they didn't."
Mr Henry said some requests for police surveillance did come before Scottish ministers for approval.
"I remember that when I was justice minister requests for phone tapping regularly came to the justice minister and sometimes to the first minister. So it can happen.
"That's not the point. If Police Scotland has been breaking the rules, then Police Scotland is responsible to the Scottish government and the Scottish Parliament."
Last month First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote to David Cameron seeking assurances that the UK's intelligence agencies were not spying on MSPs.
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Just over 1,000 soldiers from two signals regiments and their families will be moving to Beacon Barracks.
Developer Lovell, based in nearby Tamworth, is building 346 homes on sites in the area.
They are expected to be completed at a rate of 15 a week, with the last ones handed over to the Ministry of Defence in September.
L/Cpl Richard Neely and his wife Rachel were the first to see inside their property and said the move would give them more "security" for the future.
"We're just looking for something more permanent now," Ms Neely said.
"This is our third move in two years. With a baby it's quite hard."
1st Armoured Division Signal Regiment and 16th Signal Regiment will join 22 Signal Regiment at Beacon Barracks as part of a wider shake-up of defence bases.
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Christina Grant's family, who live in New South Wales, flew her to Australia following the death of her son and carer, Robert, in February 2015.
Her family believed they had met the requirements of her visa, which expires later this month.
Immigration officials said they had been working with the family and made no arrangements to remove Mrs Grant.
However, the grandmother's family told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that they had not found Australia's immigration department helpful and had gone to specialists for assistance.
They could apply for a new visa but were told that this could take 30 years to resolve.
The Grant family had hoped that because of her age and state of her heath that her situation might be treated a special case.
Mrs Grant's surviving son Allan and his wife Diane believe they have done everything to meet the rules of her visa after she moved to live with them in Australia.
Mrs Grant is booked on a flight back to the UK on 26 July, the date her visitor visa expires.
Her family told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the alternatives were the possibility of deportation or "years of limbo" while trying to obtain a new visa.
Mrs Grant, who is partially sighted and has dementia, was living near Grantown on Spey in the Highlands.
Her son Robert had been helping to look after her.
Because of the state of her health, Allan and Diane asked her to move to Australia and live with them.
They applied for a visa for her to come to Australia.
A condition of her visa was that she had to depart Australia once every 12 months but could return.
Concerned that Mrs Grant was not fit enough to fly out of Australia to meet this requirement, her family booked her on a cruise to Vanuatu, a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
They believed that this trip would meet the visa requirements.
However, after the cruise the Grants were told by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection that the visa rules had not been met.
Diane told Good Morning Scotland that immigration specialists had told the family that applying for a new visa could take up to 30 years to come through.
They are now preparing to fly with Mrs Grant back to Scotland.
Diane said: "We will have to help her find a home over there.
"We have our own life here in Australia and, while I don't want to live there, Mum wants to live here."
The Grants have highlighted their case in an effort to alert other families that may find themselves in the same situation.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection said all visitors to Australia must hold a valid visa for the duration of their stay and comply with the conditions of that visa.
A spokesperson said: "The department is familiar with Ms Grant's case and is not making any arrangements to remove her from Australia.
"The tourist stream visitor visa is normally valid for stays of up to 12 months and, as with all visitor visas, is designed to facilitate temporary visits to Australia rather than long-term stays or residence.
"Conscious of her circumstances, the department has been working with Ms Grant to resolve her visa status, since her visitor visa expired.
"Ms Grant has no current visa applications with the department." | A 96-year-old woman is preparing to return to Scotland from Australia after a visa wrangle. | 40593470 | [
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The man, in his 30s, was found with chest injuries in the red Mazda in North Way, Barton, just after 22:45 BST on Tuesday. He later died in hospital.
Police said 34-year-old Rafal Stawski of Mayfair Road, Oxford, had been charged with one count of murder.
A 31-year-old man, from Oxford, also arrested in connection with the man's death has been released without charge.
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Chris May, 28, was last seen by family at his home in Kelvedon on 25 May 2015. His abandoned Volkswagen Golf was found 10 miles (16km) away in Fairstead.
His case was formally declared a murder by Essex Police investigation exactly a year later.
A 35-year-old Braintree man and a 25-year-man from Kelvedon have been released pending further inquiries.
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However, profits before tax fell slightly, from £85.8m to £83.5m.
Gatwick Airport chief executive Stewart Wingate said the results proved Gatwick was the best site for the UK's next runway.
The Airports Commission is expected to recommend new runway capacity at either Heathrow or Gatwick later this summer.
The airport recorded 906 air traffic movements on one day in August, a world record for a single-runway airport.
It has also boosted income from airport shopping by more than 10% to £149m by upgrading its North and South terminals.
Mr Wingate said: "Our record growth has shown why Gatwick remains the best choice."
The Commission, led by former Financial Services Authority chief Sir Howard Davies, is looking at three choices: a new runway at Heathrow, a runway extension at Heathrow or a new runway at Gatwick.
The government is expected to make its decision in the next few days.
Heathrow is the country's biggest airport and a hub where more than a third of passengers are connecting to other flights.
It is operating close to capacity, has established connections to emerging markets and handles a quarter of all Britain's exports.
The cost of a new runway there is estimated at about £19bn.
Environmentalists are opposed to all three proposals on grounds of air and noise pollution.
A new runway at Gatwick would cost an estimated £9bn. It is not operating as close to capacity as Heathrow and so far has focused on short-haul, leisure flights.
Gatwick, though, is introducing new long-haul flights to Turkey, Russia and Indonesia and the Middle East.
Mr Wingate said: "We have seen a great response from our passengers to new Norwegian long-haul services to the USA, which has resulted in impressive growth for these new routes.
"Gatwick is fast approaching capacity, with almost 40 million passengers travelling with us this year, which puts us a decade ahead of Department of Transport predictions." | Gatwick Airport says it has had the busiest year in the airport's history, with passenger numbers increasing 7.8% to 38.7 million. | 33266137 | [
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Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Herbert Diess, head of the VW brand, said the company would have a fix in the coming weeks or months.
But the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was less certain, saying that Volkswagen "have not produced an acceptable way forward".
The EPA disclosed VW's use of "defeat devices" in diesel cars in September.
The devices disguised diesel cars' emissions levels that were, in fact, up to 40 times above the US legal limit.
The EPA has insisted that the German carmaker comes up with a solution that will not cost money for VW owners.
Mr Diess told the CES show, in Las Vegas: "I'm optimistic that we will find a solution. We will bring a package together which satisfies our customers first and foremost and then also the regulators."
Mr Diess said Volkswagen has reached an agreement with European regulators to fix 8.5 million cars affected there.
On Monday, the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against VW for the use of the emissions devices, which involve computer software that can detect when cars are being tested.
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Malan targeted South Africa's seamers, striking 12 fours and two sixes in a 44-ball knock as England posted 181-8.
Chris Jordan took 3-31 and Tom Curran - in only his second game - 2-22 to restrict the Proteas in their chase.
AB de Villiers made 39 and Mangaliso Mosehle 36 off 22 balls but South Africa could manage only 162-7.
England, returning to the venue of their Champions Trophy semi-final defeat by Pakistan, put in a professional performance to wrap up the series.
Middlesex left-hander Malan, 29, made the highest score by an England player on T20 debut, beating Paul Collingwood's 46 in England's maiden match in this format in 2005.
England, whose next white-ball series is not until September against West Indies, begin a four-Test series against South Africa on 6 July.
It was a polished performance from England's bowlers, using the short ball to discomfort South Africa, and they were backed up by some strong fielding.
Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane, who played in the opening T20 at Southampton, was put under pressure as de Villiers struck him for consecutive sixes.
However, the 20-year-old showed admirable confidence as he continued to toss the ball up and was rewarded when he drew an error out of the tourists' skipper, who slapped the ball to Alex Hales on the deep square leg boundary.
Crane rounded off his spell with a superb over, conceding only two runs as England turned the screw.
The Proteas were lacklustre. Of the top six, only De Villiers and opener JJ Smuts (29) reached double figures and it took some big hitting from wicketkeeper Mosehle to push their total up.
England's seamers were excellent, with Curran in particular showing a maturity at the end of the innings as he bowled full and straight.
The result means the visitors have won only two of their six limited-overs matches on this tour.
England captain Eoin Morgan chose to rest himself for the match, a decision that initially drew criticism given this was a must-win game for England, but big-hitting Malan adapted quickly to international cricket.
Arriving at the crease after Jason Roy fell for eight, Malan left his first delivery but pulled the second ferociously into the stands for six.
On a pitch tinged with green, he took on the short ball against the seamers.
He did not let up against a change of pace, nonchalantly flicking leg-spinner Imran Tahir over his shoulder to bring up his half-century from 31 deliveries.
Malan and Hales, who was struggling to run after edging the ball on to his knee, put on 105 in 10.3 overs.
When Malan finally fell, caught at long-on off Tahir, stand-in captain Jos Buttler struck two flat sixes to push England above 180.
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The manner in which England went about such a calm and assured victory will be more heartening giving the changes they made to their side.
As well as Morgan being rested, England gave Crane another opportunity, as well as Curran.
For South Africa, it was a disappointing return, given how strong they were in the closing stages at Taunton.
They were sloppy in the field to begin with. Andile Phehlukwayo's drop to reprieve Hales on 13 was so surprising the batsman had turned to walk back to the pavilion.
South Africa will take some comfort in the performance of right-armer Paterson, who was twice on a hat-trick in the final overs thanks to his mixture of yorkers and slower balls.
However, it was England who controlled the majority of the game.
England stand-in captain Jos Buttler: "Dawid Malan was fantastic on debut. It is not easy to come in and show that much composure under pressure. On debut it was a fantastic effort.
"Mason Crane, for a 20-year-old, has got great character. He was bowling at one of the best players that have ever played the game on a ground with a short boundary.
"It was very tough on him but all credit for having the bravery and guts to keep going and get the wicket. I am sure he will remember it for a long time.
"We have found some really great players. You find out a lot about players - international cricket is different and those guys have stepped up. Tom Curran was brilliant for his two games.
"Taunton is not an easy place to make your debut and he took three wickets and two today. He looks a real find."
South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "We were outplayed in both of these series. Well done to England and Eoin Morgan in the majority of the games, and Jos Buttler today, for leading them.
"England put in an all-round better performance today. We were not far off but it was disappointing.
"England do have some really good youngsters. They have good depth and all round are a really good team.
"They seem to be going through a good patch and have a lot of talent. They have a bright five to 10 years ahead of them."
On Mason Crane: "I was always going to go after him. Well done to him for sticking to his guns."
Dawid Malan, who was named man of the match: "It is a fantastic experience to play for your country and to contribute in a win like that on debut is fantastic.
"I thought this day might never come. I had a chat with Adam Voges, who played later for Australia.
"I asked what he did and how he kept motivated when you keep getting overlooked for younger and younger players. He gave me some advice and fortunately I had a good Lions series and got picked when players were rested." | Dawid Malan hit an aggressive 78 on debut to help England beat South Africa by 19 runs and complete a Twenty20 series victory in Cardiff. | 40398402 | [
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The announcement came hours after the pirates and naval forces exchanged gunfire over a boat believed to be carrying supplies to the hijackers.
The tanker, which was en route from Djibouti to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, was seized on Monday with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board.
It is the first hijack off Somalia's coast since 2012.
Abdirahman Mohamud Hassan, the director general of the Puntland maritime police force, said: "There has been discussion going on after the gunfight this afternoon... We took our forces back and thus the pirates went away."
The Sri Lankan foreign ministry said the crew members were released "unharmed, without the payment of a ransom".
A pirate confirmed the release was made without a ransom payment, according to Reuters.
However, John Steed, a former British army officer who has spent years negotiating the release of piracy hostages in Somalia, told the AFP news agency they had been made an offer they could not refuse.
Mr Hassan earlier said that "pirates" on board the tanker had opened fire on Thursday after authorities tried to intercept a boat believed to be carrying essential supplies, such as food.
Four people were wounded in the exchange of fire on Thursday, the BBC has learned.
The Puntland authorities deployed local forces in the area in an attempt to assist rescue efforts for the hostages on board the vessel, the district commissioner said.
The vessel was carrying oil and was owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite conflicting reports over the flag it was sailing under, he added.
On Wednesday, the European Union anti-piracy naval force, which is helping to tackle piracy in the region, said the hijackers had been demanding a ransom.
Authorities were then still trying to determine whether the gunmen, who have not given any details about the size of the ransom, were organised pirates or fishermen whose equipment was destroyed by illegal fishing vessels, as they had claimed to be.
The EU force earlier made contact with the ship's master, who said his vessel and crew were being held captive anchored off the coast of north-east Somalia. The ship's tracking system has reportedly been switched off.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia, usually for ransom, has reduced significantly in recent years, in part because of extensive international military patrols as well as support for local fishing communities.
At the height of the crisis in 2011, there were 237 attacks and the annual cost of piracy was estimated to be up to $8bn (£7bn).
However, some smaller fishing vessels have recently been seized in the area.
In 2015, Somali officials warned that piracy could return unless the international community helped create jobs and security ashore, as well as combating illegal fishing at sea.
Some Somali fishermen turned to piracy after their livelihoods were destroyed by illegal fishing from foreign trawlers, which benefited from the lack of a functioning coastguard in the country following years of conflict. | Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. | 39295936 | [
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