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World champion Lauren Steadman, 23, met the British Triathlon qualification criteria in PT4 to reach a third Games, having twice competed as a swimmer.
Dunfermline's Alison Patrick, 28, won the PT5 race for visually impaired athletes, guided by Nicole Walters.
"Meeting automatic qualification was the absolute priority," said Steadman.
Patrick, reaching her first Paralympic Games, added: "It was a good race with lots of learning racing with a different guide.
"I'm really happy to have secured my spot for Rio and really excited for the season ahead."
Ryan Taylor, 22, was also a winner in South Africa, taking gold in the first race of the season to secure the British team a Paralympics spot in the men's PT2.
For those that meet the criteria, selection for Rio - where Para-triathlon makes its debut - must first be ratified by ParalympicsGB. | Two British competitors earned their place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with gold at Buffalo City's ITU World Para-triathlon Event on Sunday. | 1.035554 | 1 |
The 18-year-old has made two appearances for the Premier League club this season, both of which have come in cup competitions.
Butcher made his senior debut as a substitute in August's 4-0 League Cup victory over Hartlepool.
The teenager played the full match as the Cherries beat Birmingham 2-1 in the FA Cup last month.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | National League side Woking have signed Bournemouth midfielder Matt Butcher on a one-month loan deal. | 0.742475 | 1 |
The Malawi government has announced it cannot afford to hire an expatriate coach to replace Young Chimodzi.
"We have tried and tested most of the coaches and the remaining ones won't be good enough for us to find the right candidate," Nyamilandu told BBC Sport.
"The job is very demanding and the expertise is very rare locally."
Chimodzi was sacked last month following Malawi's 2-1 home defeat to Zimbabwe in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
When you settle for less the outcome is never desirable
Former midfielder Ernest Mtawali has been appointed as caretaker coach and could now get the job on a permanent basis.
Malawi coaches are contracted to the government and paid through the Ministry of Sport and Youth Development.
Nyamilandu said the failure to find the right coach will affect their chances in 2018 World Cup qualifying.
"We are looking at another launch of a campaign to qualify for the World Cup and this is a tall order, it means Malawi must have a qualified coach," he said.
"We have looked around and there are very few - so we will be forced to narrow our search and focus on local coaches instead of broadening the hunt and get a capable coach available overseas."
He said FAM would like to have a new coach by the start of next month so that he can lead the team in their second Nations Cup qualifier away to Swaziland.
Nyamilandu added FAM wanted to hire an expatriate coach for two years so Mtawali could work alongside him.
He went on to warn Malawi fans should not have high expectations once a local coach is engaged permanently.
"When you settle for less the outcome is never desirable," he explained.
"Our loss against Zimbabwe in June should not have come as a surprise because that is what we settled for when we refused to engage [Tom] Saintfiet full time.
"Modern football is becoming very scientific and we need people will understand the game."
Belgian Tom Saintfiet was Malawi's last expatriate coach in 2013. | Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu says it could be a struggle to find a new coach for the national team. | 1.109754 | 1 |
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The airline, Flybe, said they were drunk and disorderly, but the men said their treatment at Newcastle Airport was heavy handed.
BBC London's Emilia Papadopoulous speaks to one of the party, Faoud Haghighat and fellow passenger Kerry Taylor.
Ms Taylor said the group of people were "completely polite". | A group of London businessmen are threatening legal action after being thrown off a flight as they tried to return from a stag party. | 0.373955 | 0 |
The deal is valued at $1.1bn (£780m).
The Carmike acquisition comes on the heels of Wanda buying studio Legendary Entertainment, the company behind blockbusters like Jurassic World and The Dark Knight.
Dalian Wanda, the world's biggest movie theatre operator, took over AMC in 2012 for $2.6bn.
The rapidly growing company is led by China's richest man, Wang Jianlin.
Mr Wang has been looking to buy a Hollywood studio for several years and was reported to be in talks with DreamWorks Animation last year, but a deal was not announced.
AMC Entertainment currently has 387 locations and 5,426 screens while Carmike has 276 theatres with 2,954 screens. | AMC Entertainment, a US cinema chain owned by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, is acquiring rival Carmike, creating the largest US cinema chain. | 0.874461 | 1 |
Fighting that broke out in the capital, Juba, in July is responsible for the latest surge in those fleeing, it says.
More than 1.6 million people are also displaced within South Sudan, meaning about 20% of the population have been made homeless since December 2013.
A fragile peace deal signed last year is on the brink of collapse.
"The violence in July came as a major setback to peace efforts in South Sudan," the UNHCR spokesman Leo Dobbs said in a statement.
The UN says more than 185,000 people have fled South Sudan since July.
"The fighting has shattered hopes for a real breakthrough and triggered new waves of displacement and suffering, while humanitarian organisations are finding it very difficult for logistical, security and funding reasons to provide urgent protection and assistance to the hundreds of thousands in need," Mr Dobbs said.
South Sudan refugees:
Many of the refugees arriving in Uganda, which hosts the most South Sudanese, are "exhausted after days walking in the bush and going without food or water. Many children have lost one or both of their parents", the UNHCR says.
A fall-out between President Salva Kiir and former Vice-President Machar - the most powerful members of their respective Dinka and Nuer ethnic groups - led to the civil war which erupted in December 2013.
They only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal in August 2015 - and Mr Machar returned to Juba as vice-president in a unity government in April.
But battles then broke out between his bodyguards and presidential guards three months later, prompting him to flee.
Another member of his party has been appointed as vice-president, a move Mr Machar does not recognise.
Earlier this week, a report funded by George Clooney accused both Mr Kiir and Mr Machar, as well as their officials, of personally profiting from the war. Both men have denied the allegations.
The UN wants to deploy a 4,000-strong regional protection force for Juba which would have a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country, however the mandate and size of the force still have to be agreed.
More on South Sudan's crisis: | The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country's civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says. | 2.163043 | 2 |
Michelle Jane Grey, 42, from Bensham, was found by officers at 20:30 GMT on Friday at an address in Hillfield Street.
Carl Anderson, of Hillfield Street, has been charged with murder, Northumbria Police said.
The 41-year-old is due to appear before Gateshead Magistrates' Court later. | A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Gateshead. | 0.035494 | 0 |
6 April 2017 Last updated at 17:04 BST
It is found in about half of the products that you might find at the supermarket, so it is a very popular ingredient.
In order to grow it, forests are being cut down to make room for oil palm trees to grow.
But this means that orangutans are losing their homes.
Watch Jenny's report and then find out more about it here.
Pictures courtesy of ABC's Behind The News | Palm oil is kind of vegetable oil made from the fruits of trees called oil palms. | 2.011367 | 2 |
Raina, 27, struck six fours and eight sixes in his 62-ball innings as the Super Kings chased a target of 181 with nine balls to spare in Bangalore.
Left-arm spinner Pawan Negi took 5-22 as Indian Premier League champions Kolkata were restricted to 180-6.
The win secured fellow IPL side Chennai their second Champions League title.
Gautam Gambhir (80) and Robin Uthappa (39) had earlier shared a 91-run opening partnership for Kolkata after they had lost the toss and been asked to bat.
But, Negi soon got on top of the batting and restricted the Knight Riders, picking up Utappa's wicket, as well as those of Jacques Kallis, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav.
Coming in at number three following the early loss of West Indian Dwayne Smith, India batsman Raina then set about dominating the Kolkata bowlers.
He was initially supported by New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum (39) in a second-wicket partnership of 118.
Raina reached his century off 59 balls and India captain Mahendra Dhoni joined him at the fall of the second wicket to hit a run-a-ball 23 to help his side to victory. | Suresh Raina powered Chennai Super Kings to an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League final with an unbeaten 109. | 0.943584 | 1 |
Calum Terras' remains were found near Queen's Promenade in Bispham on 16 August.
The 27-year-old went missing from his home in Blackpool in January. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
He was a former pupil at Highfield School and previously worked as a ward clerk at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Extensive forensic tests have confirmed the remains found on the beach in August are those of Calum Terras, police said.
Mr Terras' brother said: "He truly was an amazing and a kind, loving person. He would go out of his way to please anyone who crossed his path and would bend over backwards to make a small difference in people's lives."
His family said he was "a decent, caring, intelligent, considerate, witty man with old school values".
In a statement they thanked the public for helping search for him and added: "We hope that Calum's death will raise awareness of the suffering of lots of young men due to mental illnesses and that people fully realise that depression is like any other illness of the body, it's just that it affects a person's mind." | Tributes have been made to a "sweet-natured" man whose body was found on a beach in Blackpool. | 1.058697 | 1 |
She told E! news she did "what we have to start doing, unfortunately, at the expense of our creative dreams".
She said: "I walked away from a play I wanted to do because I was offered less than half of what the other man was offered and it was just the two of us."
Miller did not name the production. She was speaking after Jennifer Lawrence wrote an essay on sexism in Hollywood.
Lawrence wrote of her anger at finding out she was paid less than her male co-stars after emails from Sony Pictures were leaked last year.
One published email revealed that Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid much less than their American Hustle co-stars.
In the article on Lena Dunham's site Lenny, Lawrence said she "didn't get mad at Sony", adding: "I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early.
"I would be lying if I didn't say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight. I didn't want to seem 'difficult' or 'spoiled'."
Miller was speaking during a joint interview with actor Bradley Cooper, with whom she is appearing in the forthcoming film Burnt. Cooper also co-starred with Lawrence in American Hustle.
Cooper told E! he he had not read the essay but said: "One thing I could say is that's interesting because if you think that you only deserve a certain amount and that's not correct, it's about changing that mindset and sticking up for yourself the way that Sienna did."
Lawrence's article has drawn support from many of her Hollywood friends.
Jessica Chastain, Elizabeth Banks and Emma Watson were among those to tweet their support.
Watson said: "O Jennifer Lawrence I love you so". Banks declared: "I love Jennifer Lawrence", while Chastain exclaimed: "Yessssssss! Get it girl."
Last week, Meryl Streep - one of Hollywood's most successful actors - spoke out about sexism in the film industry, saying that even she receives less pay than male co-stars.
And at a global symposium on gender in the media, Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis called for more women on screen and more challenging female roles in TV and film.
"We are unwittingly training generation after generation to see men and women as unequal," said Davis. | Sienna Miller has said she turned down a play because she was offered less than half the pay of her male co-star. | 1.377482 | 1 |
The East of England Energy Group (EEEG) told an oil and gas skills conference at Great Yarmouth engineers were coming from the EU and eastern Europe.
County business leaders said it was a short-term solution and companies needed to improve the industry's image.
Last week a Northamptonshire sandwich firm said it was recruiting workers in Hungary instead of Britain.
The hosts of the energy industry conference, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, said firms had to work with schools to attract young women and men into the industry.
Caroline Williams said recruiting from abroad was a short-term answer.
There had been errors on both sides, she said, as the industry has not invested in skills and education had not funded science and maths subjects.
Simon Gray, chief executive of EEEG said: "The growing oil, gas and renewables sector is screaming out for engineers and is having to fly in recruits from across Europe."
He told the conference that the industry, schools and families needed to focus on training for the skills needed.
"Engineering is looked on as nasty, greasy and horrible but we need to work on that perception with our children for the next generation."
John Moore of international energy group Gardline said he would prefer to recruit locally as a commitment to the community where the firm is based.
But the interests of the business must come first and that has meant recruiting from abroad.
Sacha Persiyanov, a trainee electronics technician from Ukraine, said young people in Britain appeared to be "too laid back and had no sense of urgency".
"People come to Britain and expect to work hard to pursue their personal goals," he said. | A shortage of skilled engineers is forcing growing energy companies in Norfolk to look abroad for employees. | 1.598721 | 2 |
Originally from Yorkshire, Isobel Varley, of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, had 93% of her body inked.
The 77-year-old made it into the Guinness World Records and was called a "legend" of the tattoo world.
The mother-of-one had her first tattoo in her late 40s and her favourite was one of a family of tigers on her stomach.
Ms Varley, who appeared in magazines, national newspapers and advertisements, was the Guinness World Record holder for "most tattooed senior citizen (female)" and died on Monday.
Speaking to the BBC in 2008, she said: "I went to a tattoo convention and had one tattoo - and then it just went from there.
"This came about as I was so impressed by the sheer beauty of the tattoos and I found that the people there were ordinary people from all walks of life and were not strange."
But Isobel warned: "If you're going to have one done, you've got to think about it carefully because it's going to last a very long time so you've got to be sure it's what you want." | The world's "most tattooed" female pensioner has died after battling Alzheimer's disease. | 1.36039 | 1 |
Archaeologists and volunteers have uncovered what could be the remains of walls dating back to 700 to 500 BC at Nybster in Caithness.
Andy Heald, of AOC Archaeology, said further investigations would need to be made to confirm the structure's age.
Evidence of possible Pictish and medieval occupation has been recorded.
A key feature of the site are the remains of a massive stone wall roundhouse, known as a broch.
Caithness has more brochs per square mile than any other part of Scotland, according to Highland Council.
Examples of the ancient buildings are also found on Orkney.
What lies beneath Nybster has intrigued the dig team, which is being led by AOC Archaeology and Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Mr Heald said he believed the site may have been occupied long before the Iron Age and provided habitation to various communities for 1,000 years.
He said: "We have dug down to what might be the earliest wall on the site and this wall may have been used to seal off the site as a territory, as if someone was saying 'this land is mine'.
"Typical of sites like these, it was reused and modified at different times."
Archaeologists are wary of any alterations that may have been made to the site during excavations led by Sir Francis Tress Barry in the early 19th Century.
A series of stone steps that may have been constructed on Sir Francis' instructions have been uncovered at the settlement.
From his Highland home at Keiss Castle, the British consul to Spain explored the ruins of nearby Caithness brochs.
According to an obituary written following his death in 1907, Sir Francis found the remains of elk, wolf, wild boar and a great auk, an extinct seabird.
Older artefacts found in the latest dig include the core, or centre, of a cannel coal bracelet.
The smooth circular stone was cut to create the hole in the bracelet.
It also suggests trade between the residents of Nybster and other parts of the Highlands because the nearest source of cannel coal is 50 miles (80km) away in Brora, in Sutherland.
Pieces made of bone have also been found. | The site of one of Scotland's most important mainland broch settlements may have been home to early people for up to 1,000 years, evidence suggests. | 3.335367 | 3 |
Mr Varadkar said he had decided to speak about his sexuality as he would be campaigning for the government in support of same-sex marriage in the forthcoming referendum in May.
"It's not a secret - but not something that everyone would necessarily know, but it isn't something I've spoken publicly about before," he said.
The minister was speaking on RTÉ radio in an interview on his 36th birthday.
"I won't be allowing my own background or my own sexual orientation to dictate the decisions that I make," he said.
"I just kind of want to be honest with people. I don't want anyone to think that I have a hidden agenda."
The referendum comes 22 years after homosexuality was decriminalised by the state.
Same-sex couples in the Republic of Ireland have been able to enter a civil partnership since January 2011, but not marry. | Irish Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has revealed that he is gay. | 1.546753 | 2 |
Results from 30,000 users of the English Dialects app have been analysed by developers at Cambridge University.
People from 4,000 locations answered questions about the pronunciation of words such as "scone".
Initial results showed more people now speak with accents similar to those in London and the south-east of England.
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They were compared with dialects studied more than 50 years ago by researchers at the University of Leeds in a decade-long field study of accents, called the Survey of English Dialects.
The app, developed with researchers in Zurich and Bern, asked questions about the pronunciation of 26 words and how they described certain nouns, such as a splinter.
During the 1950s there were about 10 commonly-used words to describe a tiny piece of wood that gets stuck under the skin, including "spell" and "sliver".
But according to app users, many appear to have died out, with only those in north-east England sticking to their own version - "spelk".
Other examples looked at how people pronounce the "u" in "butter" and the "r" in "arm".
Results showed there had been a "noticeable" shift since the 1950s towards pronunciations more commonly found in London and the south-east of the country.
"When it comes to language change in England, our results confirm that there is a clear pattern of levelling towards the English of the south-east," said Dr Adrian Leemann, a linguistics researcher at Cambridge University.
"More and more people are using and pronouncing words in the way that people from London and the south-east do."
Researchers concluded "regional differences" were disappearing, "some quite quickly", although people in the north-east of England seemed to be "more resistant to the patterns of overall levelling in dialect".
It put the shift in speech patterns down to "greater geographic mobility" in the decades since the 1950s survey.
Further results from the app will continue to be analysed. | Distinctive regional accents appear to have declined since the 1950s with more people now sounding like "southerners", researchers have concluded. | 2.882748 | 3 |
Pettistree Hall Farm in Sutton, near Woodbridge, offers riding to children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. The lease ends in August.
Volunteer Sharon Bleese said the charity's horses - which she described as "heroes" - had an uncertain future.
"Riders and their parents have been very emotional," she added.
"They would be thrilled if it were to remain open as it is such an important part of their lives."
The group was initially set up in Hollesley and needs 15 acres of land to carry out its work with about 15 horses and the 200 riders it has on its books.
"We are desperate to find a new home," added Ms Bleese, who believes an indoor riding school could be moved to its new location.
"We're concerned it's now or never, as we're now in June and August is getting closer.
"We've been looking for the best part of year. We've had a variety of discussions but nothing concrete."
Run by 20 volunteers, the group allows disabled people the chance to ride a horse or pony, or to be pulled in a carriage.
"We have quite special horses - they react to the people on them and with them. They are heroes," said Ms Bleese.
"My horse [which Ms Bleese loans to the group] knows the difference between me and a person who is disabled and the riders come to trust the animals.
"When the riders come here they have half to three-quarters of an hour of freedom, and they can move around and feel the wind in their faces."
Hannah Martin de la Torre, whose daughter Elise is one of the group's regular riders, said: "This means so much to Elise and the other riders.
"Riding is so beneficial not only for Elise's core strength but has added so much to her confidence".
The Hollesely group was originally given a five-year lease at Pettistree, which was extended by 17 years.
The farmer who owns the plot told the charity he needs the land back and gave a year's notice in August 2015. | A Riding for the Disabled group fears it could soon be homeless after 30 years as its search for a new home becomes increasingly "desperate". | 1.794771 | 2 |
Energy company E.On said it had further consultation work to carry out on the proposed Rampion project before resubmitting the development consent order.
It wants to build 195 turbines off the Sussex coast.
E.On said it hoped to resubmit the application in February and remained "completely committed" to the project.
A spokeswoman said: "We have identified some areas that we need to add to the application.
"We want the application to be complete before the Planning Inspectorate decides whether to accept it and the only way to do this is to withdraw it and resubmit again as soon as we are ready.
"We remain completely committed to the project, but wish to take extra time now to maintain our comprehensive approach to consultation." | An application for a major offshore wind farm in the English Channel has been withdrawn. | 0.814211 | 1 |
The theft happened at about 08:00 GMT on Saturday near St Fagans Road, St Fagans, and South Wales Police said it has "affected a whole community".
Photos of a man they want to speak to in connection with the theft have been released.
Service providers are working to restore the service to the affected properties. | Some homes and businesses in Cardiff are without phone lines or broadband after a thief stole 200m of cable. | 0.212406 | 0 |
The businesswoman said she was too busy to commit time to the filming schedule, but added she had "thoroughly enjoyed" her time on the show.
"It has been a privilege to be part of a programme which champions entrepreneurs," she said.
"I will miss my fellow judges and I'm sure someone amazing will fill my seat."
Hoppen will still be seen on screen when the show resumes on Sunday after a mid-series break.
"I've had a brilliant time and made several successful investments," she said.
"However, due to a packed schedule and international commitments... I sadly cannot commit to the filming schedule. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on Dragons' Den and met many inspiring entrepreneurs along my journey. I will continue to work and invest in young entrepreneurs.
"I wish everyone on the show the best luck. What's left to say but 'I'm out.'"
A replacement for Hoppen has yet to be announced.
The designer was drafted in to take the place of previous Dragon Hilary Devey, who also appeared on the programme for just two series.
Duncan Bannatyne has also announced the current series will be his last after a 10-year run.
It leaves Peter Jones as the only investor from the original series line-up. | Designer Kelly Hoppen has announced she is quitting BBC Two's Dragons' Den after two series. | 0.797161 | 1 |
The cash will be used to fund projects including housing and mental health support schemes for military veterans.
The biggest donation, of more than £2.5m, will go to Veterans First Point to establish a number of mental health support centres in Scotland.
The cash comes from fines imposed on the banking industry for rigging the Libor benchmark interest rate.
In the UK as a whole, a total of £35m from the armed forces covenant (Libor) fund has now been distributed to 96 military charities.
During the recent Autumn Statement a further £100m was made available.
The latest round of funding was announced by Chancellor George Osborne.
Veterans First Point Scotland, which provides welfare and psychological support for veterans and their families, will use the new funding to develop their centre in Edinburgh and establish a further three centres in Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen.
The four other Scottish charities that will benefit from this funding are:
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said: "I congratulate the dedication and innovation of all those involved in these fantastic projects who will benefit from this latest round of funding.
"It is right that fines received from banks who attempted Libor manipulation is being used for good causes across the UK to provide those serving personnel, veterans and their families with the support they need.
"Charitable projects across Scotland, from Dumfries and Helensburgh to Edinburgh and Inverness have benefited from £5.5m of Libor funding this year.
"Scotland's armed forces community as a whole will also benefit from UK-wide projects which have received a share of the £35m of Libor funding." | Five Scottish military charities are to receive a total of £5m gathered from UK banks in Libor fines. | 1.410617 | 1 |
Punch Taverns wanted to turn The Corn Exchange in Crickhowell, into a shop, with a retail giant interested - the town has only one national retailer.
But the idea has been withdrawn following fierce opposition, though Punch Taverns said the plans could be reintroduced later.
A businessman has offered to set up a "community investment club".
About 12 people put their names forward to join the consortium and the Corn Exchange Action Group has appealed for more investors to come forward.
More than 3,500 people signed a petition and 2,560 letters of objection were written to prevent the supermarket taking over the building.
Boots chemist is the only national chain in the town. All other businesses are family run and independent.
Punch Taverns said in a statement the decision to withdraw the plans followed discussions about alternative uses for the building, which it said it hoped would succeed.
But it said the plans could be reintroduced if the talks failed. | A Powys pub at the centre of a row over plans to turn it into a supermarket could be bought by a community group. | 1.094636 | 1 |
The Ministry of Defence said the 29-year-old from County Durham was killed in action while on operations east of Kabul on Monday.
Capt Holloway's family described him as an "exceptional young man" who "embraced life to the full".
He is the 447th British soldier to be killed since the war began in 2001.
In a statement, his parents, Jaquie and Neil, said: "Our son Richard was an exceptional young man, a perfectionist in everything he did and a loyal brother and friend, who embraced life to the full."
They added: "The sense of adventure he experienced with the Royal Engineers was echoed in his love of travel to faraway places and physical activity including surfing, kayaking, canoeing, mountain-biking and climbing.
"Wherever the action was, he wanted to be part of it - and that is where our beloved son, of whom we are so very proud, lost his life."
His commanding officer described him as "one of the best; a natural leader".
"His tactical ability commanded wide respect; his judgement was unerring, his enthusiasm was infectious and his standards never dropped.
"He had a humble self-confidence that instinctively drew people to him. His own brand of selflessness and professionalism marked him out as a soldier, but it was the warmth of his personality that set him out as a popular and effective leader."
Capt Ed Martin, Royal Engineers, said: "There was never a second wasted with Rich, he always had a plan and made the most of every day.
"He lived life to the full and was an inspiration to others to do the same. I have never met a more trustworthy, loyal or dedicated friend, he had humility in spades and I would have followed him anywhere."
During a pre-Christmas visit to the troops in Helmand, Prime Minister David Cameron said the British mission in Afghanistan had been "accomplished".
Outside of Camp Bastion there are now just four British bases in operation and those are due to close next year.
The number of military personnel in Afghanistan has been reduced from 9,000 to around 5,200 in 2013. | A British soldier killed in Afghanistan two days before Christmas has been named as Captain Richard Holloway, of The Royal Engineers. | 1.399143 | 1 |
The Reds were only a goal down at half-time, but were run ragged after the break as Derby strolled to a 3-0 win.
Montanier told BBC Radio Nottingham: "The first half was decent but the second half was very poor, technically, tactically and physically.
"When we play Derby we have to show another level, it's a disappointment."
Forest went into the game on a three-match winning streak, including the previous week's 2-1 victory over Championship leaders Newcastle United.
However, Derby were on a five-match winning run and they made is six with considerable ease thanks to Nicklas Bendtner's own goal and strikes from Tom Ince and Will Hughes.
"A derby is a very important game," continued Montanier. "It's a big disappointment for our fans as it is a game for our fans.
"We lacked everything, especially passion but technically too. We didn't play as a unit.
"For me, I just can't understand why we play such a poor second half." | Head coach Philippe Montanier has said Nottingham Forest's second-half display against Derby County was poor in so many areas of the pitch. | 1.013926 | 1 |
They tour New Zealand in 2017, with Wales' Dan Biggar and Ireland's Johnny Sexton of Ireland the leading contenders to be fly-half.
Ospreys' Biggar faces Leinster's Sexton on Friday, and ex-Lion Phil Bennett rates them among the world's best.
"Those going to the Liberty will see two world-class fly-halves," he said.
"They're two outstanding 10s, probably in the top five in the world."
Leinster, who are second and just one point behind leaders Scarlets, have won their last six Pro12 games.
The seventh-placed Ospreys are aiming to emulate their Irish opponents as they aim for a sixth successive league victory.
Bennett believes the clash between Biggar and Sexton will be pivotal to the result between Ospreys and Leinster.
The former Wales fly-half also thinks the two players are in prime position for the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand.
"There's a long way to go before we talk about the Lions tour," Bennett added.
"People will be looking at Dan Biggar's form in New Zealand [where Wales are on tour in June] when he's facing the All Blacks.
"But those two players are leading the race to be the top two fly-halves to go down to New Zealand." | Ospreys' match against Leinster will be a clash of the Pro12's two form teams - featuring a duel which could be crucial to the British and Irish Lions. | 1.031381 | 1 |
Mohammed Zubair battered Ahmedin Khyel and Imran Khan to death in the attack in Bradford in 2011.
The taxi driver then dumped their bodies on a secluded road and took a flight to Islamabad.
A jury at Bradford Crown Court found him guilty on Tuesday. He was sentenced earlier to a minimum term of 31 years.
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The court heard Zubair was detained in Pakistan in November 2013 but not returned to the UK until May 2016 after he appealed against extradition, the court heard.
It was the first extradition from Pakistan to the UK in 10 years, police said at the time.
Judge Rodney Jameson QC said the 36-year-old fled the country intending never to return.
Jurors were told Mr Khyel had been having an affair with Zubair's wife Kainat Bibi and the defendant had known about it for some months, the court heard.
Mr Khyel, 35, from London, and his friend Mr Khan, 27, from Bradford, had gone to Zubair's home in Heath Terrace, Bradford. believing it was safe.
But the defendant knew they were coming and went to the property.
Mr Khyel had been struck by at least six "savage blows", most of them with a dumb-bell bar. His skull was fractured and fragments driven into the brain, said the judge.
Mr Khan suffered "not less than 13 blows" and his skull was also fractured, he added.
Det Supt Simon Atkinson, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Zubair fled the country shortly after he had killed his victims in the belief that he would also escape justice for these horrendous crimes." | A man who beat his wife's lover and another man to death in a "savage" attack before fleeing to Pakistan has been jailed for life. | 1.087188 | 1 |
About 2,700 competitors are taking part in the event based in Weymouth which also sees a 112-mile cycle ride through the west of the county.
Road closures and diversions are in place until 18:00.
Peter Finney, in charge of highways at Dorset County Council, said the "prestigious sporting event" was a "great boost" for Dorset.
Closures include Preston Beach Road in Weymouth, with Weymouth household recycling centre closing for the day.
Other restrictions are in place around the cycling course which begins at Lodmoor Country Park and travels through Affpuddle, Puddletown, Piddlehinton, Middlemarsh, Minterne Magna, Cerne Abbas, Charlton Down, and Dorchester.
Ironman, which takes place simultaneously at sites around the world, was previously held in Sherborne between 2003 and 2008. | A series of road closures are in place across Dorset to make way for the Ironman triathlon. | 0.949605 | 1 |
Asif Kahn, who worked at Oldknow Academy in Birmingham, had faced allegations of misconduct.
A National College of Teaching and Leadership panel heard the allegations against him in November, although Mr Khan did not appear at the hearing.
The Professional Conduct Panel has said it did not find the case proven.
Oldknow Academy was one of several schools investigated amid claims of a Muslim hardliners' plot to control them; known as the Trojan Horse affair.
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Mr Khan had been accused of agreeing "to the inclusion of an undue amount of religious influence in the education of pupils" at Oldknow, on or before 31 July 2014.
The accusations had included telling some male pupils to change for PE in a cupboard so they would not show their thighs, banning children singing during a production of The Wizard of Oz and turning his back on a woman as she offered to shake his hand.
He was also accused of sharing his personal beliefs with the children, for example telling the children they were not allowed pet dogs as they were Muslim.
A fellow teacher, former-acting head teacher Jahangir Akbar, was banned from teaching indefinitely in January, although he can apply to have his ban set aside in five years time. | The case against a teacher accused of stopping Christmas and Diwali celebrations at a school has not been proven, a disciplinary panel has ruled. | 1.56862 | 2 |
The 20-year-old from Newtownards made one senior appearance for Watford having come through their academy.
Doherty, who can also play in midfield, moved to Orient last summer and had a month-long loan at Altrincham before his release earlier in January.
He has won five caps with the Northern Ireland U21 side and also played for the U17 and U19 teams. | Northern Ireland under-21 defender Josh Doherty has joined Premiership club Ards after leaving Leyton Orient. | 0.268409 | 0 |
After rain wiped out the morning session, Glamorgan batted after Durham's first innings score of 342.
Jacques Rudolph made 31 from 15 balls before he edged Chris Rushworth to Paul Collingwood at second slip.
Glamorgan were struggling on 119-5 before Cooke (63*) and Donald (51) helped them to 225-6 at stumps.
When Donald was caught by Keaton Jennings off the bowling of James Weighell the hosts were 161-6, but Cooke then found an able partner in Andrew Salter through to the close.
Cooke told BBC Sport: "They're important runs for the team and it's important that I stay there for the tail.
"I'm happy to be contributing positively to the side and I'll be doing my utmost to get through the first session tomorrow.
"We'll take it step by step and try and edge our way up to their score. Hopefully we can still get a positive result." | Chris Cooke and Aneurin Donald steadied Glamorgan on day two of their County Championship Division Two match against Durham at St Helen's in Swansea. | 0.820786 | 1 |
The images of HMP Berwyn show the custom-built facility ahead of the first prisoners moving in on Tuesday.
The prison in Wrexham, north Wales, cost £250m to build and will hold 2,106 prisoners.
It boasts a health and well-being centre, an education block, workshops, a sports hall and a multi-faith area. | As the first inmates prepare to move in to Britain's new "super-prison" these pictures give a unique insight into what life will be like inside. | 0.85507 | 1 |
The discharges are in breach of approvals but are said to be well within the overall site safety limit.
According to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), the gaseous tritium is from an authorised outlet but is greater than it should be.
The Chapelcross site ceased power generation in 2004.
Sepa staff have been to the facility a number of times to discuss the issue with the operators.
They say that while a sub-limit for gaseous disposals has been exceeded, it is a small fraction of the authorised disposal limit for the whole site.
On that basis, Sepa says it is confident there is no risk to the public or the environment, although investigations are continuing to find the reason for the increase.
Tritium - a radioactive isotope of hydrogen - was a by-product of the nuclear operations at Chapelcross and was used in the weapons industry.
Gaseous tritium is sometimes used for its radio-luminescence by makers of self-illuminating watches or signposts. | Environmental inspectors have been called in after an increase in tritium gas discharges from the former Chapelcross nuclear plant, near Annan. | 2.538429 | 3 |
North Down's Sexton won the 200m title in 21.57 seconds while Lecky's leap of 1.83m earned the high jump gold.
Boxers Anthony Johnston and Kane Tucker also clinched silver medals.
That brought up Northern Ireland's medal haul to 12 which equalled their record haul in Samoa in 2015.
The Northern Irish team will come home with two gold, five silver and five bronze medals.
North Down's Sexton, 16, qualified fourth fastest for Sunday's final where he edged out Danelson Mahautiere of Dominica by 0.04 seconds.
Sexton is also an Irish schools rugby international.
Castlederg 16-year-old Lecky is also in contention to compete in next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia after bettering Athletics Northern Ireland's consideration standard of 1.82m on several occasions.
Finn Valley's Lecky represented Ireland's senior team at the | Sprinter Aaron Sexton and long jumper Sommer Lecky both won gold as Northern Ireland clinched four medal medals on the last day of the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. | 1.012312 | 1 |
Russian news agency Tass reported the coach of Marina Shainova saying her B sample, and that of Nadezhda Evstyukhina, 28, have tested positive.
Vladimir Shainov said: "Certainly, her medal will be taken away and she will be disqualified. Evstyukhina is in the same situation."
Shainova, 30, won a silver medal and Evstyukhina a bronze at Beijing 2008. | Two Russian female weightlifters face being stripped of their Olympic medals after positive drug tests. | 0.321359 | 0 |
From 1 January, people must show a driving licence, council tax bill or a utility bill to use sites in Lamby Way, Wedal Road and Bessemer Close.
The council said 17% of users at Bessemer Close were from a neighbouring authority.
It said such "cross border movement" costs the council £430,000 a year.
Bob Derbyshire, cabinet member for environment, added: "It therefore seems fair to me that if residents from outside our catchment area want to use our facilities they should be asked to either pay for using it or directed to their own authority's HWRC [Household Waste Recycling Centre]."
New seasonal reduced opening hours will also start in 2016 to account for reduced demand during the winter months.
From 2 January, the site will open from 09:30 GMT with last entry at 18:00, while weekend openings from 10:00. Longer opening times will return in the summer. | Residents in Cardiff will have to prove where they live before they are allowed to use the council's waste recycling centres. | 1.279428 | 1 |
More than 4,000 officers have been mobilised in the search for 20-year-old Yuta Sugimoto.
The suspect is reported to have escaped after giving his guard the slip during a visit to the prosecutors' office in Kawasaki for a meeting with his lawyer.
The escape has alarmed residents and schoolchildren have been told not to venture out alone, reports say.
Yuta Sugimoto was being questioned on suspicion of being part of a gang that raped and robbed a woman on the streets of Kawasaki on 2 January.
He was able to escape his guards after requesting his bindings be loosened while he went to the toilet, Japanese media report.
As well as 4,000 officers, police have also reportedly deployed 850 vehicles, sniffer dogs, helicopters and boats in the manhunt. | Japanese police have launched a nationwide manhunt for a rape suspect who escaped south of Tokyo. | 0.838642 | 1 |
The decision on Rushden Lakes shopping centre was expected in February, but no ruling has yet been made.
Terry Freer, of the joint planning committee for the county, said that was delaying the drawing up of a regional plan.
The government said the case remained "under careful consideration".
Mr Freer, who is chairman of the joint planning committee, said: "We want to ensure houses are built in the right place with access to industry, access to schools and access to shopping."
He said the Rushden Lakes development - with shops, housing and leisure facilities - would change what was put in the regional plan.
"Rushden Lakes is purely speculative and not in our current plan. We can't finish the new plan until we factor in Rushden Lakes," he said.
Without a regional plan to say where housing should go, speculative developers would have a greater chance at gaining permission to build homes on sites unsuitable for houses, he said.
A department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said: "The secretary of state is not in a position to reach a decision on this application and the case remains under careful consideration." | A government delay in coming to a decision on a £50m Northamptonshire development could allow in speculative housing plans, a councillor has warned. | 1.190871 | 1 |
Darren Osborne, from Cardiff, appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from Belmarsh prison.
He is accused of killing Makram Ali, 51, from Haringey and attempting to kill others in the attack in Finsbury Park on June 19.
Mr Osborne, 47, spoke only to confirm his identity during the short hearing.
He will next appear at the same court on 20 July for a preliminary hearing.
Worshippers were leaving evening prayers when the attack happened. Nine people were taken from the scene to hospital. | A man has appeared in court charged with murder and attempted murder after a van was driven into worshippers near a mosque in north London. | 0.279704 | 0 |
The Clarets lie bottom of the table after 10 games on four points, five from safety.
"How many worries can you have?" said Dyche. "You could bog yourself down with that junk. Nobody's dead - we're playing football.
"The players are motivated to win games and so am I."
Burnley welcome Hull to Turf Moor on Saturday, with Steven Reid likely to be available after six weeks out with a groin injury.
"Sometimes you've got be in the bottom of the valley to see the top of the mountain," added Dyche. "By no means are we at the bottom of the valley because it's a great journey for us."
Burnley, Championship runners-up last season, spent modestly in the summer and have concentrated on improving the club's infrastructure, something Dyche says they do not regret despite their struggles on the pitch.
"My job as manager depend on winning games," he said. "I'm not naive to that but there has to be a balance to how this club goes about it.
"We had a supersonic journey last year to the Premier League so all the things that should be in place that are at other clubs were not in place."
Burnley were beaten 3-0 at Arsenal last Saturday and Dyche revealed Gunners' manager Arsene Wenger invited him to his office after the game.
"We had a good chat about everything," he said. "We'd had as many key passes into the box as they had at the stage of the season and we spoke about that.
"The defining moment is we don't have (an Alexis) Sanchez - he didn't want to loan him to us." | Burnley manager Sean Dyche is relaxed about his side's wait for a Premier League win, saying "by no means are we at the bottom of the valley". | 0.821663 | 1 |
The Fed had cited concerns about weakening global growth and recent stock market volatility.
The FTSE 100 fell 1.34%, Frankfurt's Dax plunged 3.06%, and in Paris the Cac 40 dropped 2.56%.
On Wall Street, stocks were sharply lower, with the Dow Jones down nearly 1% in morning trading.
Brenda Kelly, head analyst at London Capital Group, said: "Markets have taken cues from the US, but uncertainty prevails and choppiness is the only certain result. Deflation is a concern. China is a concern, and oil prices look set to take another leg lower."
Some analysts said the Fed could still raise rates this year.
"The Fed's assessment of the global economic conditions has made investors nervous as uncertainty about the timing of a US rate hike continues. We think that a rate hike could still be announced in December," said Robert Parkes, equity strategist at HSBC.
But Michael Hewson, chief strategist at CMC Markets, said: "The Fed's rather downbeat outlook came as an unwelcome surprise, and it's likely to take a while for investors to figure out whether the Fed is seeing something that the rest of us aren't." | European and US markets have fallen following the Federal Reserve's decision on Thursday not to raise US interest rates. | 1.49738 | 1 |
The annual inflation rate hit 1.1% last month, according to official statistics agency Eurostat, a sharp jump from November's rate of 0.6%.
The rate is the highest since September 2013, when inflation was also 1.1%.
The higher-than-expected increase brings inflation closer to the European Central Bank's target of just below 2%.
ECB chief Mario Draghi has said he expects inflation to reach the target by 2018 or 2019.
Last month's increase was driven mainly by a jump in energy prices, which rose by 2.5% year-on-year in December, their first increase in over a year. Energy prices were boosted by oil cartel Opec's decision to cut output.
Food, alcohol and tobacco prices rose 1.2% year-on-year, while services were also 1.2% more expensive than a year ago.
The rise will help to allay fears that the eurozone could slip into deflation, weakening economic growth.
However, while the headline rate of inflation increased sharply in December, the core rate - which excludes prices of items such as energy and food which are driven by world markets - increased only slightly from 0.8% to 0.9%.
The small rise could mean the jump in inflation is short-lived, analysts suggested.
However, a separate survey from IHS Markit indicated that the eurozone economy expanded at its fastest rate for more than five-and-a-half years in December.
The survey also said that output charges - what companies price their goods at - rose for the second month running and at the steepest pace since July 2011.
"The survey data are signalling a 0.4% expansion of GDP in the fourth quarter," said IHS Markit chief economist Chris Williamson.
"The concern is that domestic demand is likely to remain subdued over the course of 2017 as political uncertainty dominates, resulting in another year of disappointing growth across the region as a whole." | Eurozone inflation has surged to its highest rate in more than three years, driven by increased prices for energy, food, alcohol and tobacco. | 2.01396 | 2 |
Judge Milton Tingling ruled that the measure was "arbitrary and capricious", after industry groups sued the city.
The law would forbid the sale of drinks larger than 16 ounces (473ml) in food-service establishments.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the judge was "totally in error" and has vowed to appeal against Monday's ruling.
He has touted the ban as a way to reduce obesity. Research suggests that 58% of adults in New York are obese or overweight.
In his ruling, Judge Tingling wrote that loopholes in the law "effectively defeat the stated purpose".
The American Beverage Association, which is leading the fight against the ban, welcomed the decision.
"The court ruling provides a sigh of relief to New Yorkers and thousands of small businesses in New York City that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban," it said.
The law would apply to places serving food, ranging from pizzerias to sports stadiums and cinemas, though not at supermarkets or stores.
The measure was approved in September by the city Board of Health to come into force on 12 March, with fines of $200 (£134) not to be levied until June.
The judge ruled that the Bloomberg-appointed board had strayed into legislative territory that should belong to the elected City Council.
Mayor Bloomberg responded to the ruling by telling a news conference: "We think the judge is totally in error in the way he interpreted the law and we are very confident that we will win on appeal.
"One of the cases we will make is that people are dying every day. This is not a joke. Five thousand people die of obesity every day in America," he added. | A court has blocked a ban on the sale of large sugary drinks - including soda - from restaurants in New York City, a day before the law was to take effect. | 1.66329 | 2 |
IAG-owned Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling will also provide wi-fi.
Many rival airlines already offer internet access during flights, with some providing it free of charge.
But one travel expert warned in-flight internet was often unreliable and was unlikely to influence travellers' airline choices.
"My first experience with wi-fi on a flight was about five years ago, when it was offered for free by Norwegian," said Simon Calder, travel editor at the Independent.
"There has not been much take-up because it's not always reliable and many people actually want to disconnect on a flight.
"But it may be that BA and IAG have cracked it and can offer something vaguely reliable."
IAG said up to 341 of its planes would be fitted with wi-fi technology provided by satellite communications firm Inmarsat.
The company told the BBC it would be the responsibility of each airline brand to decide whether to charge passengers an access fee.
"I don't believe there are many people making flight decisions based on availability of wi-fi," said Mr Calder.
"If investment is needed, it should be taking place in the airport where internet access is often terrible, expensive or complicated.
"Most people would find airport wi-fi more useful than being able to send emails on a plane." | British Airways will offer wi-fi internet access on its short-haul flights from 2017, its owner IAG has announced. | 1.652962 | 2 |
Archaeologists found the whistle at the site of the Curtain Theatre, one of Shakespeare's least-historically documented playhouses.
Historians said the theatre in Shoreditch, east London, would have been rectangular rather than curved.
The dig will last another month before the site becomes a visitor centre.
The remains of the Curtain, which opened in 1577, were found behind a pub as part of regeneration works in 2011.
Bird whistles were children's toys, but may have been used for sound effects in theatrical performances.
In Romeo and Juliet, staged at the Curtain Theatre, there are numerous references to bird song such as "That birds would sing and think it were not night".
Heather Knight, the senior archaeologist leading the dig on behalf of the Museum of London Archaeology, said: "Theatre producers at that time were always trying to find new ways to animate their productions and delight audiences.
"Archaeologists and theatre historians have long pondered what the Curtain Theatre looked like - this long-awaited excavation is now starting to give up the secrets of this historic site."
Findings from the excavation suggest the structure reused the walls of earlier buildings, with the back section of the playhouse being a new addition.
Archaeologists have been able to identify the courtyard, where theatregoers stood, and the inner walls, which held the galleries where wealthier audience members would have sat.
Archaeologists also found personal items, including an animal bone comb.
The Curtain's foundations will be put on permanent display as part of a major redevelopment which will include homes, shops and restaurants called The Stage.
The public can book tours to visit the site on Fridays from 20 May to 24 June. | A 'bird whistle' thought to have been used for sound effects in 16th century performances of Romeo and Juliet has been discovered. | 3.526711 | 4 |
The US granted his request to have his wife artificially inseminated with his sperm while he was still in jail.
Hernandez is one of the Cuban Five, a group of Cubans convicted on spying charges in the US and sentenced to lengthy prison terms in 1998.
Their case long soured relations between the two countries.
Hernandez, who was serving a double life sentence for spying, was hailed as a hero upon his return to Cuba in December.
His frozen sperm was transported to Cuba via Panama.
Pictures of the smiling father holding baby Gema were published in the Cuba's state-run newspaper, Granma.
BBC Cuba correspondent Will Grant says some newspapers have dubbed it a "diplomatic conception" in reference to the unusual co-operation between historic rivals Cuba and the US to grant the couple's wish for children.
US Senator Patrick Leahy, who has long campaigned to restore US relations with Cuba, said he had been approached by Hernandez's wife, Adriana Perez.
Ms Perez told him she feared she was running out of time to have children and asked him to intercede with the US government on her behalf.
According to Senator Leahy, he worked with the Obama administration to arrange the artificial insemination.
On the second attempt, Ms Perez, 44, became pregnant.
Hernandez and two remaining members of the Cuban group were freed on 17 December in return for the release of US contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban prison.
Shortly after the release, President Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, announced plans to restore diplomatic ties frozen since 1961.
The other two members of the Cuban Five had already been freed in 2011 and February 2014 respectively after serving their sentences. | A Cuban secret agent, Gerardo Hernandez, who was released last month by the US as part of a diplomatic thaw with Cuba, has become a father. | 1.467941 | 1 |
From Monday, only buses and cyclists will be allowed at Bank Junction from 07:00 to 19:00.
City of London Corporation say the scheme will see a 50-60% reduction in casualties and improved air quality.
The changes were voted through by the Corporation after 34 cyclists and 31 pedestrians were injured there between 2011 and 2015.
In 2015, Ying Tao, a 26-year-old female cyclist, was killed when she was hit by a lorry turning at the junction.
Following her death a protest was held at the junction, and months later more than 13,000 people signed a petition calling for lorries to be banned during rush-hour.
During the 18-month trial, vehicles will be rerouted around the junction and it will be enforced with automatic number plate recognition cameras.
New taxi ranks have been added and existing ones extended. | Traffic is set to be banned from a busy road junction in the City as part of safety measures. | 1.770015 | 2 |
Harley Dunford was found dead at home in Camber, East Sussex, in August 2003.
Lesley Dunford, 37, formerly of Windermere Close, Exeter, admitted his murder in January but changed her plea the following month.
She was jailed for seven years in June 2012 for the manslaughter of her three-year-old daughter Lucy in 2004.
The Old Bailey was told of her change in plea on Friday, where the case was adjourned to a date to be fixed in April for sentencing. | A woman has pleaded guilty for the second time to murdering her seven-month-old son, six months before she killed her young daughter. | 0.203563 | 0 |
Hodgson was keen to get the players together at the end of January to go through a tactical debrief of November's 3-1 win over Scotland.
But the Football Association said that no meeting will take place.
The FA said clubs were in favour of the meeting, but due to a busy schedule, no suitable date could be agreed by all parties involved.
It comes just over two weeks after Hodgson had said the meeting had been agreed, with the England boss saying at the time: "We've all agreed we're going to get together. Unfortunately, my time with them won't really begin again until March."
The players had been expected to meet at St George's Park, probably on a Thursday, with Hodgson insistent that players would only be away for a few hours.
Despite that fact, Chelsea were set to prevent Gary Cahill from attending the meeting because of a packed upcoming schedule for the Blues.
Chelsea have five games in the final fortnight in January, including Premier League games against Swansea and leaders Manchester City.
They also have a two-legged League Cup semi-final against Liverpool and an FA Cup tie against Millwall or Bradford.
The possibility of two meetings, one for players based in the north and another for those in the south, was considered - but Hodgson felt that would not work.
The FA said all squad members will be sent videos and information on their performances against Scotland, as has been the case with previous debriefs.
England have a 100% record in the six games they have played since the World Cup, with friendly wins over Norway and Scotland book-ending four Euro 2016 qualifying victories.
They are six points clear at the top after four games in Euro 2016 qualification group E. | England manager Roy Hodgson has been forced to cancel a dinner meeting with his players because they are too busy. | 0.876595 | 1 |
The £18.5m building has taken 18 months to complete and includes exhibition spaces, a cafe and shops.
Walks and trails around the site have also been upgraded, with the addition of a new accessible cliff-top walk for families and people with disabilities.
The decision to rebuild the centre follows years of controversy after the original centre burned down in 2000.
The new centre will have longer opening hours over the summer and will be serviced by a park-and-ride facility from Bushmills.
The state-of-the-art complex is hidden from the coastal landscape by a grass roof.
Among the dignitaries attending the opening on Tuesday were the first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
Max Bryant of the National Trust said the centre was "a whole new experience for visitors".
"They can go through and enjoy the active interpretation area, before picking up the free audio guide, voiced by local actor Conleth Hill, and take that to the stones," he said.
Standard admission to the centre costs £8.50 for adults and £4.25 for children. A family ticket for two adults and up to three children costs £21.
The design for the centre has been inspired by the Causeway's 40,000 hexagonal basalt stones and the stories of the legendary giants, Finn McCool and Benandonner.
In 1986, Unesco declared the Giant's Causeway to be a World Heritage Site.
In 2007, Northern Ireland's then Environment Minister, Arlene Foster of the DUP, announced she was minded to let property developer Seymour Sweeney's company Seaport Investments Ltd build the centre.
However, that decision was reversed months later.
In January 2009, Mrs Foster's ministerial successor, Sammy Wilson, gave approval to the National Trust's plan for new facilities.
In May 2009, Mr Sweeney dropped a legal challenge to the government's handling of rival bids to build the centre, which cleared the way for work to begin on the National Trust's plans. | The National Trust's Giant's Causeway visitors centre on the north Antrim coast has opened to the public. | 1.630949 | 2 |
The victim, who cannot be named, was left with a broken jaw and ribs, missing teeth, cigarette burns and had "paedo" carved into his leg.
He endured the week-long campaign of "sadistic violence" at the hands of seven people at a house in Telford.
Each of them admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The group of five men, one woman and a 17-year-old boy, were sentenced at Stafford Crown Court.
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Ringleader Stephanie Titley, 26, befriended the 21-year-old and offered him a place to stay, the Honourable Mr Justice Dove said.
She imprisoned the victim against his will, while she and other defendants acted on what police said was a "malicious lie" that the victim was a child abuser.
Their "appalling" campaign of abuse included pulling out his teeth, burning him with hair straighteners and assaulting him with a broom, the judge said.
The victim was found in a room with blood on the walls, carpet and mattress, at an address in the Woodside area of Telford on 1 September last year. He had been kept there "in excess of seven days".
At no point was pity shown towards him and the defendants repeatedly returned to torture him, the court heard.
Some of the group made "boastful disclosures" to friends afterwards about what they had done.
The victim suffered "long lasting mental and physical harm" as a result.
Supt Tom Harding, from West Mercia Police, said:"I was pleased that that the judge had identified that the basis for this attack over a number of days was a heinous and vicious lie and that that lie had been used to try to justify the actions of the defendants which were quite simply despicable.
"This was one of the most despicable cases that certainly have I have been involved in or that my team have investigated."
The defendants and sentences: | A "pitiless" gang of would-be vigilantes who tortured a vulnerable man in the mistaken belief he was a paedophile has been jailed. | 0.841474 | 1 |
The post will replace that of the council leader chosen by councillors, and follows a referendum a year ago.
Three candidates are contesting the post in the Lake District borough, which includes the town of Whitehaven.
Unsurprisingly, all are focussing on local issues, with economic regeneration a key priority.
Conservative candidate Chris Whiteside said one route to achieving this would be to boost the town centres.
"There are a lot of boarded up shops, and businesses closing, we need to make sure our town centres are alive", he said.
"Instead of appointing a political assistant, I'd use the money to cut prices in council-owned car parks, and make them free after 3pm.
"I'd also look at using the council's property portfolio to make more parking spaces.
"All this would help bring people into the towns to use local businesses."
He also stressed the importance of improving roads and making sure the council benefitted financially from forthcoming nuclear industry investment.
Mike Starkie, standing as an independent, said he would run the council as a business, commercialising council activities, and pursuing "a policy of self reliance rather than dependency".
One move would be to set up trading companies by themselves or in partnership with entrepreneurs to generate money.
He described his independent status as an asset.
"Locally, all [the main parties] do is put out manifestos that come down from the national parties", he said.
"It's my personal belief politics needs taking out of Westminster.
"Local government should put the needs of people first, before the interests of any party."
However, Labour candidate Steve Gibbons said: "If you are standing for a party people know what your values and beliefs are.
"But to be honest, it's less of an influence on the mayor than on an MP who has to go to work in Parliament on national issues".
He highlighted the need to attract external funding, with the mayor deploying "skills of negotiation" to make people invest in the area.
He said: "It will be a team effort, working with MPs, stakeholders and volunteer organisations, and the mayor is vital to this.
"We've had major investment before, such as Thorpe, when there was a boom, but we lost it afterwards.
"We have to learn from that and put things in place for the long term." | At the same time as voters take to the polls in the general and local elections, people in Copeland will be voting for a directly elected mayor. | 1.006292 | 1 |
Dr George Daniels, who died in 2011, was responsible for some of the field's most important advancements which he passed to his apprentice Roger Smith.
A film will focus on their relationship and how the work developed the art of British watchmaking.
It will be played at the George Daniels lecture at City University.
In a career spanning 60 years, Sunderland-born horologist Daniels perfected the 32 skills needed to make a watch from scratch by hand.
The most successful of his inventions, the co-axial escapement, won him international acclaim and is regarded by experts as one of the most significant horological developments in 250 years.
Mr Smith, who followed Mr Daniels to work in the Isle of Man, said he was an "inspirational mentor."
"He was the first person in history to hand make a watch with a great technical level and extraordinary beauty from start to finish."
City's George Daniels Professor of Scientific Instrumentation, Professor Ken Grattan, said: "Roger has risen from being an outstanding apprentice of the legendary George Daniels to being the legatee and torchbearer for his watchmaking excellence."
Daniels' attended City University London's predecessor, the Northampton Institute, and believed his outstanding success as a horologist was linked directly to his time as a student.
His educational trust set up following the sale of his personal collection of clocks has helped 20 students through doctoral studentships and undergraduate scholarships at the university. | Leading watchmakers have gathered in London to celebrate the "unique collaboration" between two leading horologists from the Isle of Man. | 2.167174 | 2 |
John Pottinger, 21, admitted causing 39-year-old George Armour's death by dangerous driving.
It happened on the B9074 at Hamnavoe in June last year. The victim was thrown up and over the bonnet of the car.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Pottinger was also banned from driving for five years.
The court heard that he had been "pretty drunk" after attending a disco at the Burra Hall.
Pottinger decided to go to a party on a nearby island, and was persuaded to drive his Volkswagen Golf, taking four teenage friends with him.
He drove off in the direction of Scalloway with "smoke billowing" and bouncing his car over speed bumps.
Two of his friends told him he was going too fast, and shouted at him to slow down as they approached the brow of a hill, immediately before the collision.
When police later approached him, Pottinger asked them: "Just tell me is he dead?"
David Moggach, defending, said Pottinger was "truly sorry" for what happened.
Lord Turnbull described the case as "utterly tragic" resulting in the death of a "man in his prime".
The judge said: "This must serve as a warning to all drivers - particularly young men - of the dangers of drinking and driving.
"This is a crime in rural areas as much as it is anywhere else. The reality of drinking and driving is the same wherever it occurs." | A car driver who knocked down and killed a man in Shetland after a day of drinking has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. | 1.187963 | 1 |
Chris Limerick, 49, from Whitley Bay, had been receiving treatment ever since the collision on 20 January at the Number 1 industrial estate off Medomsley Road.
His Ducati bike was in collision with a Kia Picanto as the car turned next to a factory unit at about 17:30 GMT.
Durham Police said Mr Limerick died at St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle.
Police said enquiries into the collision are continuing. | A motorcyclist has died a month after being seriously injured in a crash in Consett. | 0.551268 | 1 |
William Charles, Bruce Charles and Susan Charles of Llanelli's Sospan Skips admitted environmental charges.
Waste and asbestos was dumped on farmland in Carmarthenshire.
William Charles got a 26-week sentence, suspended for two years, Bruce Charles got a two-year community order and Susan Charles was given a conditional discharge at Swansea Crown Court.
The court heard several thousand tonnes of industrial and general waste was dumped and William Charles also disposed of asbestos on land at Caemawr Farm in Furnace, Llanelli.
All three admitted offences relating to the operation of regulated facilities for the storage, reclamation and disposal of waste, without any permits, at Caemawr Farm and Berwick Farm between April 2009 and May 2014.
The company itself also faced charges and guilty pleas were entered for these offences.
William and Bruce Charles will also have to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
William Charles was the sole company director of Sospan Skips while Susan Charles was the company secretary.
Bruce Charles, who also owned Berwick Farm in Bynea, Llanelli, played a part in the dumping without the necessary permits.
Judge Paul Thomas described Bruce Charles's behaviour as "reckless" and said his brother's methods were "cynical". | Staff at a skip hire firm have been sentenced for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of waste. | 1.25058 | 1 |
The 33-year-old former England striker scored 15 goals last season to help Sunderland avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Black Cats manager Sam Allardyce called Defoe "one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the Premier League".
"He proved that beyond doubt last season," added Allardyce. "He is in fantastic physical condition." | Jermain Defoe has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Sunderland until 2019. | 0.636035 | 1 |
Joseph Romano was one of 23 Americans tried and sentenced by Italian courts for kidnap over the CIA-led operation to abduct a cleric known as Abu Omar.
The Egyptian said he was flown to his home country and tortured there.
Mr Napolitano's office cited what it said were changes to US security policy undertaken by President Barack Obama.
It said Mr Obama had "immediately after his election, put an end to an approach to the challenges to national security... considered by Italy and the European Union not compatible with fundamental principles of rule of law".
It added that the Italian president "hoped to provide a solution to an affair considered by the United States to be without precedent because of the conviction of a US military officer of Nato for deeds committed on Italian soil".
The statement said the decision to pardon Col Romano was inspired by the same principle that Italy hoped to see used in the case of two Italian marines facing murder charges in India over the shooting of two fishermen.
Abu Omar was subject to the process known as extraordinary rendition, through which the CIA transferred terrorism suspects to countries that practised torture.
The policy was increasingly used in the wake of the 11 September, 2001 attacks in the US.
Italian courts convicted 22 CIA personnel over the Abu Omar case. All are believed to be living in the US and are unlikely to serve their sentences.
Col Romano was the only American convicted who was not a CIA employee.
At the time of the rendition, he was in charge of the northern Italian military air base at Aviano, where Abu Omar was flown before continuing to Egypt via Germany.
The Italian trials, which began in 2007, were the first to convict Americans over extraordinary rendition.
Last month, a court in Milan sentenced Italy's former intelligence chief Nicolo Pollari to 10 years in prison, and his former deputy, Marco Mancini, to nine years, over the Abu Omar case.
Both are expected to appeal. | Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has pardoned a US Air Force colonel convicted in absentia over the rendition of an Egyptian imam in 2003. | 1.890049 | 2 |
Evans beat the Austrian world number eight 3-6 6-4 6-1 and will now face Russian Andrey Kuznetsov on Friday.
"I just had to hang in there," world number 67 Evans said.
"I knew I'd have to do a lot of running. I had to try to force my game on him, come forward and I did that in the end pretty well."
The British number three will be looking to reach his first Tour final, having only previously reached a semi-final in Zagreb in 2014.
In the men's doubles, Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares also reached the semi-finals by beating Florian Mayer and Philipp Petzschner 6-3 6-4. | Briton Dan Evans reached the Sydney International semi-finals by upsetting top seed Dominic Thiem - his first victory over a top-10 ranked player. | 0.857484 | 1 |
Witnesses described seeing Sandra Redknapp, 69, get her coat caught under the car as her husband pulled away.
The Sun newspaper reported Mrs Redknapp "yelling in pain" as she fell to the ground in Poole Road, Bournemouth.
The wife of the former Tottenham Hotspur manager was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after the "freak accident".
The Sun reported that Mrs Redknapp had been dropped off at the shops by her husband in his Range Rover when she got her coat and foot caught.
Mr Redknapp, also 69, had been dropping his wife off in Westbourne, which is four miles away from the couple's £5m home in Sandbanks and reportedly didn't realise that his wife was stuck and drove away.
Speaking to the BBC, the former Bournemouth, West Ham and Portsmouth boss said: "It was just a freak accident you know.
"Sandra went across the road and unfortunately she had gone behind the car to cross over the road and as I went to drive off I drove over her ankle.
"Its lucky, if the full weight of the car had gone over the ankle god knows what would have happened to her. We're ok.
"She had an operation on her ankle that went well."
South Western Ambulance Service confirmed crews were called to Poole Road, in the Westbourne area, at 11:49 BST.
Witness Rebecca Forrester from Bournemouth said she saw Mrs Redknapp's coat get caught underneath the vehicle.
She said: "People were really concerned and Harry was quite stressed, she was shocked and couldn't move her legs.
"It was obvious she was seriously hurt. I didn't realise until after who it was. It was obviously an accident."
The couple returned home 24 hours after the accident took place and Mrs Redknapp was pictured walking on crutches with her right leg in a cast. | Harry Redknapp's wife was seriously injured when she was run over by a Range Rover driven by the former football boss. | 0.65566 | 1 |
Twenty-three people died in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nine people were killed in the eastern state of Orissa.
Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Sunday, reports said.
Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains.
In Andhra Pradesh, the deaths occurred in Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari, Anantapur and Srikakulam districts. At least six women were among those who died.
Reports said two teams of women cricketers had a narrow escape when lightning struck a palm tree near the ground where they were playing a match in Guntur district. The game was called off.
"It was a miraculous escape for our players as well as the staff," a senior cricket official told The Times of India newspaper.
In Orissa, nine people were killed and at least eight injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes.
India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September. | At least 32 people have been killed following lightning strikes in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, reports say. | 1.605558 | 2 |
The hustings, on 4 August, is one of a series of debates Labour has organised across the UK during the contest.
Labour Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote in the election.
The result of the poll will be announced on 24 September.
The venue for the Cardiff debate is yet to be announced. | Jeremy Corbyn will face his challenger for the Labour leadership, Owen Smith, in a live debate in Cardiff early next month, the party has announced. | 0.262954 | 0 |
The system uses computer analysis of human behaviour and historic crime data to predict crime "hotspots" to deploy police officers.
It was trialled in Medway in December last year and rolled out across Kent in April.
Kent Police Federation said the results needed proper evaluation.
The force is using predictive analysis software produced by PredPol, a company based in Los Angeles, California.
The software uses past trends and current information to identify "boxes" where there is likely to be trouble in the coming few hours.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says that within six months of introducing the technique in 2011 property crime fell 12% compared with the previous year.
Ann Barnes, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, approved the £130,000 annual expenditure when she was chair of the now-abolished Kent Police Authority.
She and Chief Constable Ian Learmonth are taking part in an "international day of activity" with beat officers to raise awareness of the new policing method.
Police forces in the US are also taking part in their own predictive policing day.
Kent Police is one of several forces in the UK to have trialled similar technology, including Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Police.
Ian Pointon, chairman of Kent Police Federation, said that for his members, the jury was still out on the effectiveness of predictive policing in the light of staffing cuts.
"With 500 fewer officers now, have they got the time to actually go and patrol these boxes that predictive policing provide?" he said.
"Yes, it is useful to know where to place officers and we have done that for many many years in Kent through intelligence-led policing.
"But of course there are still demands from the public for police officers to attend and they are going up, particularly with the introduction of the 101 number.
"And are there too many boxes?
"We are using it to try and reduce a much wider range of crimes than the Americans used it for.
"They targeted just grand theft auto and burglaries but they hadn't been doing intelligence-led policing before that." | A four-month trial of predictive policing pioneered in Los Angeles reduced street violence in Medway by 6%, according to Kent Police. | 1.786618 | 2 |
Cheryl Cope, 51, from Haringey had suffered flu-like symptoms for 10 days before she was admitted to the Whittington Hospital.
Her inquest heard she should have been diagnosed as having sepsis when she was admitted at 07.40 GMT on 27 February.
She died 24 hours after being admitted to hospital.
Blood poisoning or sepsis is a potentially life threatening condition that can be easily treated with antibiotics quickly but is often missed.
Coroner Jacqueline Devonish said that while the cause of death was natural, Mrs Cope was not given the "best chance" of survival.
She added it was "not possible to say whether Mrs Cope would have survived if treated promptly".
The inquest at Poplar Coroner's Court heard the hospital was overcrowded that day. It had space for 280 patients, but there were 320 patients in the hospital at the time.
Mrs Cope, an interior designer, was seen by a nurse who tried to carry out observation tests but could not complete them because of a malfunctioning blood pressure monitor.
She took Mrs Cope to the urgent care centre where she asked a colleague to repeat the tests but this took longer than she had hoped because staff there also struggled to get a blood pressure reading.
The hospital admitted Mrs Cope should have been treated earlier than she was.
Ms Devonish said she would not be making recommendations to the hospital because it had already drafted a new policy to diagnose sepsis following Mrs Cope's death. | A woman from north London died in hospital because staff failed to identify she had blood poisoning quickly enough, an inquest has ruled. | 1.462039 | 1 |
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Sunday, 2 October
12:00-17:00 - build-up to the final day singles on Radio 5 live
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23:00-01:00 - day three highlights on BBC Two
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19:00-20:00 - highlights on BBC Two
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National and regional variations have been included in this list where possible, but please check your local listings for more detailed information. | BBC Sport has live radio commentary and daily TV highlights as Europe seek to defend the Ryder Cup against the United States from 30 September. | 1.098018 | 1 |
Pet Touche Purnell's back leg was removed after an accident at its home last week.
Vet Sonya Miles said: "We decided to attach the wheel to avoid him traumatising the underside of his shell by dragging his back end."
Since the surgery on Friday, his owner Lisa Purnell said Touche was doing well.
Staff at Highcroft Veterinary Hospital in Whitchurch used a special resin to attach the base of a toy car to the plastron [the underside of the shell].
Ms Miles said: "It can be taken off in the future if we feel that he has enough strength to hold himself up but he could be fine with a wheel for the rest of his life.
"He may even need a bigger one fitted at some point; tortoises carrying on growing until they are 10-15 years old so he could still double in size."
Ms Purnell said the tortoise seemed "completely relaxed with his new mode of transport, zooming around the garden as if nothing has happened". | Part of a toy car has been fitted to a tortoise to help it get around after losing a leg. | 1.318686 | 1 |
Keith Heslop's victim lost a tooth and was left covered in bruises following the attack at the Premier Inn at Airth, near Falkirk, in March 2011.
Heslop, 45, formerly of Spennymoor, County Durham was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Judge Lord Malcolm told him: "Only a substantial prison sentence is appropriate."
Lord Malcolm said it was clear from a victim impact statement prepared by the woman that the attack had "a devastating effect on her".
The victim was in a distraught state when she spoke to a relative on the phone after the attack and was still upset when she later saw her.
The woman later told a friend in a text that Heslop "wouldn't take no for an answer."
The victim's friend told the trial: "She did say that he had raped her after that.
"She said a tooth was missing and that she was covered in bruises."
Defence counsel Margaret Breslin said Heslop continued to maintain that he was innocent of the rape.
She said: "There is no record for violence and certainly no record for offences similar to this - nothing of a sexual nature."
Heslop was also placed on the sex offenders' register. | A radiographer who raped a woman in a hotel room during a business trip has been jailed for seven years. | 0.888961 | 1 |
James Rawlings, born at Ipswich Hospital, was just 18 days old when he died at home in May last year.
An inquest in Ipswich heard that despite the concerns of a midwife and the mother Jo Rawlings, Dr Lovelina Das delayed a Caesarean delivery.
The hearing was told that Dr Das no longer worked at the hospital.
The hospital trust said it had been unable to contact Dr Das, who is believed to be working abroad.
The trust admitted that if James had been delivered earlier, he would probably have survived.
Mrs Rawlings praised the midwife for her support.
Greater Suffolk coroner Peter Dean concluded that James died from a lack of oxygen and sepsis.
"The evidence shows that had James been delivered earlier he would not have died on May 16," said Dr Dean
Mr and Mrs Rawlings now have a new eight-week-old son called Joshua. | A hospital has admitted a breach of duty following the death of a newborn baby as a result of delays to his mother having a Caesarean. | 1.2267 | 1 |
The unemployment total fell to 1.65 million in the March-to-May period, down 54,000 from the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The figures cover the period before the UK vote to leave the European Union.
But some analysts warned the outcome of the vote meant the positive trend was unlikely to continue for much longer.
"The vote to leave the EU will almost certainly now cause some firms to put hiring decisions on hold or cut back headcounts altogether.
"Indeed, we expect the unemployment rate to begin to drift up over the coming quarters. The upshot is that these may be the best set of labour market figures for a while," said Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist at Capital Economics.
The Bank of England had a similar view in its separate monthly summary of business conditions, which was also released on Wednesday.
It said: "A majority of firms spoken with did not expect a near-term impact from the result on their investment or hiring plans.
"But around a third of contacts thought there would be some negative impact on those plans over the next twelve months."
In the March-to-May period, the number of people in work rose by 176,000, with the employment rate remaining at a record high of 74.4%.
Earnings, not adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, rose by 2.2% compared with last year.
There were 23.19 million people working full-time, 401,000 more than for a year earlier.
"The labour market continued to strengthen in spring 2016, with record employment and the unemployment rate at its lowest since 2005," said ONS statistician Nick Palmer.
The inactivity rate, the proportion of people of working age considered economically inactive, was the lowest since comparable records began in 1971 at 21.6%.
If the unemployment number does start to rise that could take the momentum out of wage growth, according to Samuel Tombs, the chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
"Rising unemployment and falling job vacancies [is likely to] ensure that wage growth does not respond fully to the looming pick-up in inflation," he said. | The UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9%, the lowest since July 2005, according to official figures. | 1.755788 | 2 |
It has filed to sell up to $24.3bn (£15bn) stock, which would make it the biggest technology listing in the US.
Facebook's IPO, which raised $16bn in 2012, was the previous biggest share sale for an internet company.
Alibaba accounts for 80% of all online retail sales in China. Its sites also include Taobao, Tmall, and AliExpress.
Facebook's IPO gave it a market value of more than $100bn. Alibaba's IPO would give it a market value of up to $162bn.
"From the very beginning our founders have aspired to create a company founded by Chinese people but that belongs to the world," said executive chairman Jack Ma in the regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Alibaba will decide on its final share price after an international roadshow set to start in the coming week.
The company is selling 123.1 million of the 320.1 million shares in the IPO.
Meanwhile, selling shareholders, including Mr Ma, Yahoo, and executive vice chairman Joe Tsai, are offering the rest.
Rising internet usage in China and a growing and affluent middle-class helped revenue in the June quarter grow by 46% year-on-year to $2.54bn. | China's biggest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding says it expects to price its initial public offering (IPO) at between $60 and $66 per a share. | 1.382837 | 1 |
They became unwell overnight after taking a barbecue into their tent at a campsite in Parton, after it was extinguished.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the group was only woken when their dog started being sick.
Firefighters said the two adults and two children had a "very lucky escape".
Jason Gardiner, community fire safety officer for Dumfries and Galloway, said: "Although the barbecue was out it still produced carbon monoxide, which would have filled the tent and could easily have resulted in the tragic loss of their lives."
He added: "In this case the family was only woken up by the sound of their dog being sick.
"The children were then violently unwell and they were all taken to hospital."
He said the fire service was not involved in the initial incident at 01:00 on Wednesday, but they later checked the site and confirmed there were no signs of fumes from other sources.
They also spoke to other campers on the site who had a "potentially fatal misunderstanding" of the risk from barbeques, he said.
"Some people thought it was safe to bring them inside a tent once they were out, not realising that even an extinguished barbeque will give off fumes and in a confined space like a tent this could easily kill," he added.
"We don't want to see someone lose their life through something that could be so easily avoided. It's important all holidaymakers understand the risk posed by carbon monoxide and make sure barbeques aren't brought into the tent."
Each year, around 40 people die in the UK from carbon monoxide poisoning. Symptoms include tiredness, drowsiness, dizziness, chest pains and nausea. | A family has been treated in hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning during a camping holiday in Galloway. | 2.019762 | 2 |
The former Rangers and Preston North End player is in a stable condition in hospital after what Albion say was an "accidental clash of heads".
Albion chairman Stuart Brown said the 27-year-old "clearly he faces a long journey to recovery".
Little joined the club in February.
After the incident on Tuesday, he was taken by ambulance to nearby Forth Valley Royal Hospital before being transferred to another hospital in Edinburgh.
Brown added: "I have been updated by the club medical staff that, whilst this was a serious and scary incident and Andy's injuries are substantial, he is now comfortable and stable in hospital and out of danger.
"I spoke to Andy's mum and she and his dad are making plans to travel to Scotland. I have assured her that SAFC will do everything necessary to assist Andy back to full health.
"I can't thank our club doctor, Andrew Deeley, our physio Kenny Crichton and the paramedics enough for their swift and expert attention.
"It is especially comforting that, within our club, we have personnel that have both the skills and dedication to handle such, hopefully rare, situations."
Little, who won the last of his nine caps for Northern Ireland in 2012, was released by Championship side Preston in June and has made five appearances for Albion.
He had spent time on loan to Blackpool and Accrington Stanley after failing to become a first-team regular following his move to Deepdale from Rangers. | Stirling Albion and Northern Ireland striker Andy Little has suffered a fractured skull and eye socket in a training-ground accident, the Scottish League Two club have confirmed. | 0.851333 | 1 |
Despite leading 12-3 after early Stacey Ili and Craig Ronaldson tries, Connacht trailed 13-12 at the break with Derick Minnie crossing for Zebre.
Tommaso Boni stetched their lead and despite Minnie's sin-binning, Edoardo Padovani added a third Zebre try.
Josh Rowland scored a late try on his first Connacht start but Zebre held on for only a second win of the season.
This was a disappointing result for the outgoing Pro12 champions.
The pivotal moment came after 20 minutes when Andrew Browne was held up over the line when Connacht, already leading by nine points, were closing in on a third try.
Momentum swung Zebre's way and managed to stay in front throughout the second half.
The game between the sides last September was abandoned at half-time because of torrential rain in Parma, when Zebre were leading 22-10.
Zebre: D Berryman; K Van Zyl, G Bisegni, T Boni, L Greeff; C Canna, M Violi, F Ruzza, D Minnie, J Furno, G Biagi (capt), G Koegelenberg, D Chistolini, T D'Apice, A Lovotti.
Replacements: S Tobias, A De Marchi, P Ceccarelli, V Bernabo, O Fabiani, G Palazzani, M Pratichetti, E Padovani.
Connacht: J Rowland, D Poolman, T Farrell, B Aki, S Ili, J Carty, J Cooney, D Buckley, T McCartney, F Bealham, Q Roux, A Browne, S O'Brien, E McKeon, J Muldoon (capt).
Replacements: D Heffernan, I Soroka, D Robertson-McCoy, J Cannon, E Masterson, C Blade, C Ronaldson, E Griffin. | Connacht were beaten by Pro12 bottom club Zebre in Saturday's rearranged league game in Parma. | 0.811641 | 1 |
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has notified Highland Council of its plan to potentially submit a formal planning application for HMP Highland.
The proposed site is next to homes built for Scotland's Housing Expo, which was held in 2010.
HMP Highland would replace 112-year-old Inverness Prison, also known as Porterfield, near the city centre.
The jail is one of the smallest and oldest in Scotland.
The 103-prisoner-capacity Victorian-era building has had problems with overcrowding and the SPS said there was no room to expand the site.
It has proposed a family help hub and community integration facility for prisoners as part of the new "fit-for-purpose" prison.
Milton of Leys is a large southern suburb of Inverness. The area and proposed site has close access to the A9.
The housing expo at Balvonie Braes at Milton of Leys was held to promote new designs in housing. Most of the properties were later sold, or rented.
SPS announced about seven years ago that it planned to build a new prison in Inverness.
In 2010, SPS was told it could not build a new prison on land at the Inverness Campus.
The SPS had been in discussion with landowner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) about constructing the jail at the Beechwood site.
HIE said the plan was given serious consideration but it did not have "a strong strategic fit" with its vision. | A new prison has been proposed for an area of land at Milton of Leys in Inverness. | 1.902877 | 2 |
Cardiff council has opted for the Marland House and NCP car park site, which the authority owns.
The new station will be part of the Central Square project which will see BBC Wales move to its new headquarters from Llandaff in 2018.
The current station will close in 2015, with temporary stops set up elsewhere.
Final approval for the station, which should be completed in 2017, will be sought from the council's cabinet on Monday.
Ramesh Patel, cabinet member for planning and sustainability, said: "This strategic development will transform how public transport is delivered in this city and I am pleased to announce that the development is on schedule and the contingency arrangements will be in place by the time that the bus station will close in June 2015." | Work on an £11m bus station in Cardiff is expected to start next year as part of a development plan to revamp the city centre. | 0.958004 | 1 |
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 2% at 22,888.17.
Earlier, the benchmark Shanghai Composite closed up 2.32% at 3,338.07.
Analysts said that investors were hoping for new stimulus moves after disappointing economic data from China this week.
"There seem to be considerable expectations of further economic stimulus, which could mitigate some of deflationary pressures," said analysts Gerry Alfonso from Shenwan Hongyuan Securities.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index closed up 1.15% at 18,096.90 boosted by speculation the US Federal Reserve will put off raising rates for the moment.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.63% at 5,230 points, even after disappointing unemployment numbers which showed 5,100 jobs were lost in September. Economists had predicted a gain of 9,600 jobs.
However, Australia's unemployment rate held steady at 6.2%.
After closing lower on Wednesday, South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed up 1.18% at 2,033.27. | Shares in mainland China and Hong Kong rose sharply in Thursday trade on hopes that Beijing will introduce new stimulus measures to boost the country's slowing economy. | 1.195177 | 1 |
The Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth sailed together for the first time on Monday to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary.
Performing a synchronised sailing display, they saluted the city where Samuel Cunard founded the line in 1840.
Liverpool City Council estimated the ships attracted more than 1m visitors.
Labour Councillor Wendy Simon said: "To have that many people and for them all to have a great time, we just think it's fantastic."
People waved flags and banners on the quayside as the ship left port to the sound of its horn reverberating around the city.
On board, passengers and crew displayed banners celebrating the city's football teams and musical heritage.
Mary 2 will return in July to recreate Cunard's first transatlantic crossing to Canada and New York. | Thousands of people have lined Liverpool's waterfront to watch the last of Cunard's "three queens" leave the port after a historic rendezvous. | 2.07246 | 2 |
The children's charity submitted a Freedom of Information request spanning 2013-15 to police across the UK.
This showed 2,031 under-18s were reported for crimes linked to the possession, distribution, or production of indecent images of children.
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said children had to be educated about staying safe both offline and online.
The law states that making or sharing indecent photographs of anyone aged under the age of 18 could be classed as an offence - but there have been calls for recording rules to be adapted so children are not routinely criminalised.
The NSPCC sent the 45 police forces across the UK an FOI in May, and found the total offences of this nature recorded, regardless of age, were 4,530 in 2013, 6,303 in 2014, and 10,818 in 2015.
Not all police forces provided age breakdowns, but for those which did, there were 11,697 investigations where the age of the defendant was recorded and 2,031 were under the age of 18.
The charity also said that, of the 1,000 parents and carers from across the UK who took part in a recent online survey, only half of parents knew that children taking nude selfies were committing a crime.
Mr Wanless said recent advances in digital technology has fuelled an "explosion in the production and consumption of child sexual abuse images" that increasingly involves live video streaming.
He added: "As well as pursuing and deterring adults who make and distribute these we must educate children about how to keep themselves safe online and offline and how to get help as soon as grooming or abuse happens.
"And every child who is the victim of exploitation and abuse should get the support they need to rebuild their lives."
And he said that the internet industry must prioritise this issue by working with the public and voluntary sector.
In September, the BBC learned that a boy who sent a naked photograph of himself to a girl at school had the crime of making and distributing indecent images recorded against him by police.
The boy, aged 14, who was not arrested or charged, could have his name stored on a police database for 10 years. | More than 2,000 children were reported to police in three years over indecent images, the NSPCC says. | 2.021633 | 2 |
Keith Lowe and Joshua Hack lured Brendan Mason to Abbey Park in Leicester where they beat him, stripped him naked to get rid of evidence, then left him for dead.
Mr Mason, 23, died in hospital after suffering 99 injuries.
Lowe, 22, and Hack, 21, were given life sentences at Leicester Crown Court.
Lowe will serve a minimum of 21 years and Hack will serve a minimum of 20 years and six months.
Hack admitted murder while Lowe changed his plea to guilty after video evidence emerged during his trial of him landing blows on Mr Mason.
Prosecutor Miranda Moore QC said the defendants filmed the attack for a third party to view and footage shows Mr Mason's naked and bloodied body on the ground.
Speaking after the sentencing, Mr Mason's aunt Sarah Chambers said: "It is not right how two evil people can do such a horrific thing and leave a massive hole in our lives that will never be filled again.
"Brendan was a lovely young man and he was so happy.
"Even though Brendan had numerous learning difficulties and was very easily led by others, he always knew right from wrong."
The court heard Lowe, of Rockingham Close, Leicester, and Hack, of St Helen's Drive, Leicester, had been friends of Mr Mason and planned to assault him.
Judge Michael Chambers QC said the attack on 5 July "was an intention to cause extremely severe violence and injury".
"You [Lowe and Hack] subjected him [Mr Mason] to a brutal and sustained attack in which you caused him great pain and humiliation," he said.
"Brendan Mason was only 23 with his life before him. You subjected him to a merciless attack with extreme violence."
Judge Chambers described the footage, which was not shown in court, as "chilling and deeply disturbing". | Two men who used their phones to film themselves brutally attacking a man with learning difficulties have been jailed for his murder. | 0.837829 | 1 |
The 23-year-old will join up with the squad for their National League match at Woking on Tuesday.
Howe made seven appearances for the Imps last season as they won the National League title but also played 18 times on loan at Southport.
The former Scunthorpe United trainee has also played for Gateshead and Alfreton Town on loan.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Eastleigh have signed centre-back Callum Howe on loan from Lincoln City until January. | 0.65018 | 1 |
CCTV images show a man in the lift of a branch of Dunelm Mill attempting to conceal the stolen item.
Staff from the shop in Nene Valley Retail Park, Northampton, followed the alleged shoplifter to a nearby canal path, where the blind was abandoned.
Northamptonshire Police is urging those with information to come forward.
A spokesman said: "A man entered the store and allegedly concealed a Venetian blind down one trouser leg and up the back of his jacket.
"He then left the store making no attempt to pay for the item." | A would-be thief has been caught on camera apparently trying to make off with a Venetian blind - by stuffing it down one trouser leg and up his jacket. | 0.869662 | 1 |
The Local Government Association (LGA) says some UK outlets already do so, but the industry must do more.
A mandatory scheme in the US has given large restaurant chains until the end of 2016 to put calorie counts on menus.
The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, has called for voluntary action.
Izzi Seccombe, chairman of the LGA's community well-being board, said: "We are calling on cinema, restaurant and pub chains to step up and show leadership in tackling the obesity crisis, by providing clear and graphic signs at counters and on menus.
"In many cases, people are unaware of how many calories they are consuming.
"Food and drink outlets should be doing more to provide clear and prominent labelling which spells this out clearly."
More than 3.5 million children in Britain are classed as overweight or obese, the LGA said.
It said research showed that soft drinks were the biggest contributor to children's sugar intake.
A report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has advised the government to halve the current recommended intake of free sugars from 10% to 5%. | Every restaurant, pub and cinema chain should be displaying the calorie content of their food and drink, council leaders have said. | 2.264254 | 2 |
England Under-19 cap Rossiter, 19, has agreed a four-year deal.
"Jordan is an outstanding young England youth international who will be an excellent addition," manager Mark Warburton told the Rangers website.
"Technically gifted and game aware, he also has a first-class character and displays a tigerish desire to reach the highest levels of the game."
Rossiter made five first-team appearances for Liverpool after captaining and graduating from Liverpool's academy, including featuring against Sion in the Europa League - Jurgen Klopp's first game in charge of the Merseyside club.
Rangers won this season's Scottish Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership and will face Hibernian in the Scottish Cup final on 21 May. | Rangers have confirmed midfielder Jordan Rossiter will join the club in the summer from Liverpool. | 0.777871 | 1 |
They were called to the scene near Lochard Road at about 11:00 after the pony, called Nemo, got into difficulty.
Four firefighters used water rescue equipment to move the animal to safety as the owner stood by.
Two fire appliances and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service boat went to the scene, although the boat was not used.
A vet was also called to check Nemo over following the rescue. | Firefighters have rescued a Shetland Pony which was stranded in a swollen river at Aberfoyle. | 0.785665 | 1 |
The discovery led to long delays for passengers in the UK and France.
The freight train from the Frethun yard stopped near the tunnel entrance on the French side, Eurotunnel said.
The company said several other people were found on the halted train after it was searched by police and security staff. Those found were returned to France.
A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train.
"We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel."
The company said a "number" of people were found on the train, but was unable to confirm how many.
By Tomos Morgan, BBC News, Calais
We have been hearing rumours from the camp that some migrants have found success crossing over into the UK through the Channel Tunnel.
And the suspicion is, those reports are based around the Frethun freight yard. It is located between the terminal and the tunnel's entrance.
Eurotunnel has earmarked Frethun as a potential weak spot on the line in the past - there are no fences protecting its perimeter.
On Thursday, when Home Secretary Theresa May visited Calais, Eurotunnel asked for increased security at Frethun.
On Friday we saw two migrants being detained in broad daylight right next to the track.
This is just another example of the desperation of these migrants to get into the UK - so additional security would have to be reinforced if authorities want to completely deter migrants from crossing over illegally into Britain.
After the train was moved out of the tunnel, the rail operator said it was working to get services back to normal.
Latest travel reports said vehicle passengers in the UK faced a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that.
Travellers in France were also facing a two-hour wait and passengers without reservations were not being accepted.
Lorry drivers have been warned their journeys from check-in to arrival would take about five hours.
Eurostar said its services from St Pancras International and Ashford were being delayed by about 30 minutes.
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France, said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken-down train. | A Eurotunnel freight train had to stop in the Channel Tunnel after a migrant was seen on wagons bound for the UK. | 1.596981 | 2 |
Signs at Leicestershire's Bradgate Park warn pet owners of the potential consequences following a fall in the number of red deer calves.
Wardens said the drop in numbers is due to red deer being "stressed out" when they are chased by dogs off the leash.
The park - between Leicester and Loughborough - is now warning it could take years to rebuild the herd.
About a quarter of the park's deer population is red deer.
Live updates and more from Leicestershire
As part of its annual deer count, rangers had expected to find between 35 and 40 calves, but found just 12.
They also discovered a number of pregnant females had suffered miscarriages due to the stress of being chased.
Head ranger Matt Smith said: "I have been working with the deer at Bradgate for nearly 20 years and I can never remember us having this few red deer.
"They are magnificent animals and if we lose them it will be a tragedy.
"Even if we have no more losses, it will take several years to build the herd.
"Dogs will chase any deer, but the red seem to be more vulnerable than the fallow because of the different ways in which the two species behave."
Owners are being encouraged to only let a dog off its lead if they are confident it will not run away. | Dog owners have been warned their pets could be shot if they endanger the lives of deer at a country park. | 2.040131 | 2 |
The attack targeted a meeting of community leaders and vigilante groups in Galadima village, Zamfara state, a police spokesman told AFP news agency.
The meeting was discussing action against robbers and cattle rustlers.
Fulani herdsmen and farmers from other ethnic groups have frequently clashed in Nigeria over land and faith.
At least 100 villagers were killed in central Kaduna state last month in an attack that was also linked to a dispute between local farmers and the semi-nomadic Fulani herdsmen.
"The governor and other officials were today at Yar Galadima village where they participated in the burial of 79 people killed in the attack by cattle rustlers," governor's spokesman Nuhu Salihu Anka told AFP.
The unrest is not connected with the Islamist insurgency waged by the Boko Haram group, which wants to impose Sharia law in the north. | Seventy-nine people are said to have been killed in northern Nigeria, in an attack blamed by police on gunmen from the Fulani community. | 1.178782 | 1 |
The 30-year-old has quit Togo twice and often criticised the set-up but LeRoy is sure the striker is now happy.
"He wanted to retire but he told me that as soon as he heard I was coming to coach Togo he changed his mind," LeRoy revealed to BBC Sport.
"I told him that I see him as a perfect captain and an example for all the players to try and build something strong for the next few years."
Now playing his club football at English Premier League side Crystal Palace, Adebayor ended a self-imposed international exile to return for Togo in March in the 0-0 draw with Tunisia in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
It was his first appearance for the national team since June and a significant U-turn following his decision to reject a call-up for their previous game.
Togo are third in their Nations Cup qualification group with two games to play and only the winners are guaranteed a place at next year's finals in Gabon.
And LeRoy, who was appointed coach on 5 April, has moved quickly to ensure Adebayor will remain part of the squad and give the team the best chance of success.
"He's very happy and we had a very beautiful discussion together. I think for the next camp he will be the first at the training camp, I'm sure about that," added LeRoy.
"I had a very strong relationship with him for a long, long time - before I ever knew that one day I'd be in charge of Togo.
"I consider him a top player and he has to prove to me on the field that he's a top player."
Frenchman LeRoy has admitted that Togo face a tough task to make it to Gabon but he believes the tournament does not represent Adebayor's last chance to shine in the big stage.
"I was telling him that when I became coach of Cameroon, Roger Milla was 35 and nine years later Roger was playing in the World Cup in the United States," LeRoy said.
"I told Emmanuel that he may not play on for another nine years, but maybe he can for two, three or four years.
"And if he makes a lot of sacrifices it's possible for him to stay, or to come back, at the highest level." | Emmanuel Adebayor is fully committed to Togo, says coach Claude LeRoy. | 0.928946 | 1 |
They beat Australia's Paralympic gold medallists Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson 6-3 6-3 in the final.
"I'm so pleased to win my fifth title here," said Lapthorne. "Beating the Paralympic gold medallists is a very special feeling."
Britain's Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett will face each other in the final of the wheelchair doubles on Friday.
Scotland's Reid and Joachim Gerard of Belgium beat Dutchman Maikel Scheffers and Australia's Ben Weekes 6-0 6-1.
Englishman Hewett and Argentine Gustavo Fernandez beat France's Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 1-6 6-1 10-7.
Lucy Shuker lost 6-3 6-2 to Japanese second seed Yui Kamiji in the semi-final of the women's singles.
Shuker also paired up with with Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands in the doubles but was beaten 7-5 6-2 by Dutch top seeds and Paralympic champions Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot.
Lapthorne still has the chance of reaching the quad singles final, too, despite a 6-4 6-1 loss to world number one Alcott in their round-robin match. | Britain's Andy Lapthorne teamed up with American David Wagner to win his fifth Australian Open quad doubles title. | 1.039197 | 1 |
Earlham Park Cafe was initially told it would have to close on 23 and 24 May for "safety" reasons.
About 50,000 music fans are expected to attend the event, which will feature Taylor Swift and Years & Years.
Norwich City Council said it had "reached an agreement" with the cafe to allow it to trade over the weekend.
A spokeswoman said: "The whole of Norwich is looking forward to some great music and we hope they enjoy a very busy trading weekend."
Ingrid Henry, who runs the cafe, said she was overwhelmed by the support they received.
"We had a phenomenal outpouring of support from local businesses, our customers, and the people who use Earlham Park who really thought we should be allowed to open and trade for that weekend," she said.
"We are very pleased that Norwich City Council and Radio 1 are going to allow us to trade for the weekend." | The operators of the only cafe in a Norwich park hosting BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend said they were "delighted" to be allowed to open during the event. | 0.932468 | 1 |
The men were arrested after visiting the site of a wartime tank battle at the weekend, carrying old weapons they had found with a metal detector.
News of their arrest drew heightened attention in the wake of this month's Paris attacks in which 130 people died.
But the judge in Budapest said there was no evidence the four men had links to terrorism.
The judge denied a prosecutor's application for the main suspect, known only as Roland S, to be held in custody.
The four men were detained after old weapons explosives were found in their car during spot-checks by Hungary's anti-terrorist police following the 13 November Paris attacks.
The co-ordinated attacks - which were claimed by Islamic State - targeted a series of sites in the French capital.
After the weekend arrests, Hungary's anti-terrorist police chief Janos Hajdu said machine guns, silencers, and even a bomb-making laboratory had been found at the home of one of the suspects
He also added that links to Islamist radicals could not be ruled out.
But the Budapest court said on Wednesday that "circumstances of the case point to the opposite".
The main suspect, it said, had no links with extremists and no criminal record.
It said the man "lives with his mother and stepfather and is a World War Two enthusiast".
The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest says the anti-terror squad have been left looking rather foolish.
All four, however, remain under investigation for unlicensed possession of equipment capable of making explosives. | A court in Hungary has ruled that four men detained as suspected terrorists were in fact World War Two enthusiasts. | 1.441512 | 1 |
Brukner said Hughes, 25, died as a result of a vertebral artery dissection, which caused a "massive bleed" on the brain.
"Vertebral artery dissection is incredibly rare," Brukner told media at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney.
"There is only one previous example caused by a cricket ball."
Hughes was struck on the top of the neck by a short-pitched delivery on Tuesday while playing in a domestic match and died in St Vincent's hospital on Thursday having never regained consciousness.
Hughes had been wearing a helmet but the ball struck him at the base of the skull, causing the injury.
"Phillip took the blow at the side of the neck and as a result of that blow his vertebral artery, one of the main arteries leading to the brain, was compressed by the ball," Brukner said.
"That caused the artery to split and for bleeding to go up into the brain, and he had a massive bleed into his brain.
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"This was a freakish accident because it was an injury to the neck that caused haemorrhage in the brain.
"If you look in the literature there are only 100 cases reported."
Such injuries are frequently fatal at the time, but Hughes was resuscitated on the field and taken to hospital in a "reasonable condition", Brukner added.
Hughes had a 90-minute operation to relieve pressure on his brain but he failed to regain consciousness.
"The head injury he suffered was catastrophic," Tony Grabs, director of trauma at St Vincent's, said.
"He went to theatre and had extensive surgery to remove some of the skull around his brain to help allow the brain to expand so it wasn't compressed.
"Over a period of the first 24-48 hours, as we know, he did not make very much improvement and unfortunately as a consequence of the injury he died." | Phillip Hughes was the victim of a "freakish" injury that left him with little chance of survival, Australia team doctor Peter Brukner has said. | 1.350366 | 1 |
Coach Ben McAdoo was also fined $50,000 (£40,422) for using the device after the regulated communication equipment used to stay in contact with quarterback Eli Manning malfunctioned.
The team have had their fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft moved to the end of the round, after compensatory picks.
The Giants defeated the Cowboys 10-7.
The NFL stated that the walkie-talkie was used for five plays on an early fourth-quarter drive. | The New York Giants have been fined $150,000 (£121,279) for illegal walkie-talkie use during their game against the Dallas Cowboys on 12 December. | 0.812353 | 1 |
Trade group the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has estimated output will reach 259.5m hectolitres (mhl) this year - a fall of 5% compared with 2015.
This would be among the three poorest years for output since 2000, it added.
However, it said it was unlikely this would affect prices in the shops.
"Some price tensions could appear in some geographic areas impacted by [bad weather]," an OIV spokesperson told the BBC.
"But very often wine producers and wine industries keep wine stocks in order to respond to such risks."
In Europe, the OIV said Italy was again set to be the world's leading producer - even though output is expected to fall 2% this year to 48.8 mhl.
But in France - the number two producer - it said production was likely to fall 12% after vineyards endured frost and hailstorms in the spring, then drought in the summer.
In South America, production was also hit by "climatic events".
As a result, Argentina is likely to report a 35% plunge in output, Chile a 21% fall and Brazil a 50% fall when compared with 2015.
South Africa, meanwhile, is on track to report a bruising 19% fall in production - but other New World producers are doing better.
The OIV said Australia was expected to see a 5% rise in production, New Zealand a 34% jump and the US - the world's fourth-largest producer of wine - growth of 2%. | World wine output is expected to hit a four-year low in 2016 after bad weather hit production in France and South America, industry forecasts say. | 1.826583 | 2 |
In 2014, the General Dental Council (GDC) found Prof Philip Lamey guilty of more than 100 charges of misconduct and removed him from the register.
It has now emerged that the High Court quashed the sanction at the end of March.
However, it ordered he remain suspended until a review of the case in August.
The court found there had been errors in the GDC's original decision.
Prof Lamey is still not permitted to practice dentistry, according to the council. | A former consultant at the Royal Victoria Hospital's School of Dentistry has had a decision to strike him from the dental register quashed. | 0.755094 | 1 |
It has been drawn up following the death of 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed during a fight with a fellow pupil at Cults Academy.
The council strategy has a number of aims, including raising awareness of the dangers of weapons.
Pupils, including some of primary school age, would be told about the consequences of carrying weapons.
And staff would be given clarity on how and when to search children.
The strategy, due to be approved in the next few days, could also see street workers deployed in so-called "hot spots" of anti-social behaviour, in a bid to engage with children.
An independent review into the death of Bailey in October last year found his death was "potentially avoidable" if teachers had known his attacker carried a knife.
The review, conducted by child welfare professional Andrew Lowe, made 21 recommendations.
The schoolboy's killer is serving nine years detention for culpable homicide. | A strategy aimed at preventing knives and weapons getting into Aberdeen schools will soon be approved. | 1.809814 | 2 |
Antony Wren, 42, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, said a former colleague had sent the card to him and his wife Sarah, but did not have their address.
The sender had written on the bottom of the envelope, posted on 6 December: "Good luck with that postie."
"It took four days to reach us... really quite impressive," Mr Wren said.
"In July 2013 we moved up to Lowestoft and sent out our new address in Christmas cards," he told the BBC.
"Obviously some of those cards must've gone missing and our friend and ex-colleague clearly has lost our new address but remembered we were moving to somewhere near the sea in Suffolk."
He tweeted Royal Mail and the Post Office to thank them for their efforts in ensuring the card was delivered.
The former colleague who sent the card had not yet been made aware they had received it, he added. | A couple say they were "amazed" to receive a Christmas card where the only address details on the envelope were "somewhere near the sea in Suffolk". | 0.721393 | 1 |
Millie Thompson died in October after choking at Ramillies Hall School and Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
English schools have the option to teach first aid in their curriculum.
Millie's mother Joanne, who set up a charity promoting first aid in January, said she "cannot believe how little importance it is given in our system".
Under Department for Education guidelines, secondary schools can optionally offer basic first aid classes as part of Personal, Social, Health and Economic lessons, with resuscitation techniques offered to 14 to 16-year-olds.
Mrs Thompson, who set up Millie's Trust with her husband Dan, said she wanted to see the training become compulsory.
"It should be taught in schools too - there are countries in Europe that actually have this built into their curriculum already.
"First aid is massively important and I cannot believe how little importance it is given in our education system."
She added that the idea was to give "children, parents, grandparents and anybody who has any contact with a child at all" the skills to deal with an emergency.
"You should be taught these things when you are having a child and when you've had the child and you're coming out of hospital," she said.
Mr Thompson said they had set up the charity to "save lives and give people the awareness of what to do".
He said the charity had trained around 600 people in its first six months and "had about 50 stories come back where we've helped them save somebody". | The mother of a nine-month-old girl who died at a Stockport nursery has said first aid lessons should be compulsory for schoolchildren. | 2.087779 | 2 |
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said blocking ads could lead to consumers "having to pay for content they currently get for free".
Three said the ad-blocker it is planning to use can block 95% of banner and pop-up ads.
The service will roll out "this year" but may not be free to use.
The mobile phone provider said its 8.8 million customers would be able to choose whether to activate the service, and Three told the BBC that it had not decided whether to charge a fee for it.
In a statement, the IAB said the proposal could impact the way web platforms are funded.
"The IAB believes that an ad-funded internet is essential in providing revenue to publishers so they can continue to make their content, services and applications widely available at little, or no cost," it said.
"We believe ad-blocking undermines this approach and could mean consumers have to pay for content they currently get for free."
Three explained that its aim was to improve its customers' experiences of receiving ads on mobile devices.
"Our objective... is not to eliminate mobile advertising, which is often interesting and beneficial to our customers, but to give customers more control, choice and greater transparency over what they receive," the firm said in a statement which announced its partnership with ad-blocker company Shine.
"Customers should not have to pay data charges because of advertising, mobile ads should not access handset data without explicit consent, and phone owners should only see advertising that is relevant and interesting to them rather than obtrusive and untargeted information," it added.
Advertising such as pre-roll video ads, sponsored articles and the in-feed promotions that appear inside social networks such as Twitter and Facebook will not be blocked.
"Irrelevant and excessive mobile ads annoy customers and affect their overall network experience," said chief marketing officer Tom Malleschitz.
"The industry has to work together to give customers mobile ads they want and benefit from." | Proposals by the mobile phone provider Three to offer ad-blockers could have a negative impact on internet access, an advertising body has warned. | 1.6637 | 2 |
Policeman William Porter himself went on trial in the case last year but a mistrial was declared and a fresh trial has been set for later this year.
His lawyers had argued that making him testify in other cases would violate his right not to incriminate himself.
Gray's death sparked unrest and weeks of protests in Baltimore.
Officer Porter's evidence in the other cases will not be permissible as evidence against him in his own retrial.
Tuesday's ruling from Maryland's highest court means that the trials of the other five officers, Caesar Goodson, Sgt Alicia White, Edward Nero, Garrett Miller and Lt Brian Rice, can now move forward.
They face various charges including manslaughter, assault and misconduct in office. They deny all charges.
It is not clear whether Officer Porter's lawyers will seek to appeal against the ruling in the US Supreme Court.
Gray was arrested on 12 April 2015 after a police chase on foot in West Baltimore. He sustained a severe spinal injury while being transported in a police van.
Police later admitted he had not been secured by a seatbelt and his request for medical attention at the time was denied. He fell into a coma and died a week later.
His death sparked protests over police brutality, with the city of Baltimore erupting in rioting, looting and arson on the day of his funeral.
Along with several others, his death quickly became a flashpoint in a national debate over police use of force - especially against black men.
Duel identities - how a divided city came to riot
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Baltimore through the lens - an amateur photographer looks at a city on edge | A US court has ruled that a police officer must testify in the cases of colleagues charged over the custody death of Freddie Gray, local media say. | 1.636156 | 2 |
Jake Berry told the BBC the government is committed to improving transport links in northern England.
When asked by a BBC reporter whether HS3 will happen, he replied "yes."
It comes as former Chancellor George Osborne wrote in the Financial Times urging Theresa May to commit to the scheme.
Mr Berry said: "What we've seen... is a government who's recognised the problem, launched the Northern Powerhouse project just three years ago and is determined to improve transport across the north, actually so we can see our economy grow..."
But he did not disclose details including timescales for the project.
Mr Berry made the comments while on a visit to Hull to see the city's regeneration work.
In Tuesday's Financial Times, Mr Osborne said: "Northern Powerhouse Rail, or HS3, must be included in the next stage of the government's high-speed network."
He said it would help the prime minister to "relaunch her premiership" and that a "full-blown attempt to rebalance the economy of Britain" was needed.
More than 70,000 people have signed a petition calling for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to back the rail improvements, also called Northern Powerhouse Rail, and to give transport authorities in northern England the same powers as they have in London.
Meanwhile, 50 business and civic leaders from across the north of England are set to hand a letter to the government later demanding an increase in transport spending.
Drax Power chief executive Andy Koss, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce chief executive Clive Memmott and York College principal Alison Birkinshaw are among the signatories.
In the letter, published in the Yorkshire Post, they wrote: "Connecting our great cities of the north with a world-class, higher-capacity rail network is not only fundamental to the success of the Northern Powerhouse, it is fundamental to the success of the entire country.
"We are calling on you to back this success and back NPR."
Last month, the government scrapped the planned electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the north of England, prompting anger from local authorities and businesses.
Days later, Mr Grayling backed proposals for Crossrail 2 - a north-east to south-west railway in London - sparking further fury from political leaders outside the capital. | High-speed rail lines across the north of England, from Liverpool to Hull, "will happen", the Northern Powerhouse Minister has said. | 1.525558 | 2 |
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