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Summarize the following content briefly. | William Mead from Cornwall contracted blood poisoning in 2014 and died after a series of NHS failures to detect it.
Following a Whitehall meeting between Melissa Mead and the UK Sepsis Trust, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has agreed to lead the campaign.
About 44,000 people in the UK die from sepsis each year.
The campaign will include a 90-second social media video aimed at both doctors and the public which will appear at hospital emergency departments, walk-in centres and doctor's surgeries on World Sepsis Day on 13 September.
"It is really, really important that this is a campaign which continues to roll and have a journey and an evolution," Mrs Mead said after the Whitehall meeting.
"Personally, I feel relieved because I'm here because William died but, equally, I'm stood here and we represent 44,000 people who die every year and 150,000 people who suffer with sepsis.
"This isn't a one-off story, it effects so many people's lives and it's very important."
Sepsis, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight an infection.
Without prompt treatment with antibiotics, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death.
In January, the health secretary apologised for William's death after a report criticised GPs, out-of-hours services and a 111 call handler who failed to spot he had sepsis caused by an underlying chest infection and pneumonia.
Earlier this month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated its guidelines so that sepsis is treated by doctors and nurses as an emergency on the same level as heart attacks.
That, plus the government approval for the Think Sepsis and Ask Sepsis campaign, should now mean there should be "joined action", Mrs Mead said.
The campaign will be aimed at recognising warning signs in both adults and children and the Department of Health has agreed to run it independently of a similar campaign to raise awareness of meningitis.
Campaigners had fought to separate the conditions into two campaigns so as not to present the public with a confused message. | A mother whose 12-month-old baby died from sepsis has welcomed government support for an awareness campaign about the potentially fatal condition. |
Please provide a summary for the content below. | Roy Keane, Jaap Stam, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy were among the high-profile players who fell out with Ferguson during his 26 years in charge.
The Scot won 38 trophies, including 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, five FA Cups and four League Cups.
The 73-year-old said: "I place discipline above all else."
Writing in his new book Leading, Ferguson added: "It might have cost us several titles. If I had to repeat things I'd do it precisely the same."
The most high-profile fall-out came when Ferguson kicked a boot at former England midfielder Beckham during a dressing-room bust-up after an FA Cup defeat by Arsenal in 2003.
It left Beckham, 40, with an injury above his left eye and the former LA Galaxy player left for Real Madrid later that year. United went three years before winning the Premier League title again after his departure.
Former Republic of Ireland international midfielder Keane, 44, left Old Trafford in September 2005 after criticising team-mates in an interview for MUTV as Chelsea won the title that season.
Centre-back Stam, 43, was sold to Lazio in August 2001 after writing in his autobiography that Ferguson "tapped him up" while the former Netherlands international was still at PSV Eindhoven. Ferguson said his decision to sell Stam was based purely on footballing matters.
Van Nistelrooy and Ferguson fell out after the 39-year-old former Netherlands striker was on the bench for the Carling Cup final in 2006. A successful period for United followed, winning three consecutive league titles and the Champions League in 2008. | Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said his tough approach with players may have cost the club silverware during his time there. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | Earlier, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, 23, of Yeovil, was found guilty of inciting racial hatred at Southwark Crown Court.
He posted links to offensive material on Twitter in June before a rally planned in Golders Green, north London, an area with a large Jewish population.
The event was later moved and held in central London.
Bonehill-Paine, who has described himself as "a rising star of the right-wing community" was arrested at his Yeovil home in Hudson Road on 26 June.
He was jailed for three years and four months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £120 and £1,200 in court costs.
Det Ch Insp Andy Barnes of the Met Police, who led the investigation, said Bonehill-Paine "posted vile, anti-Semitic material online".
He added: "There are challenges in attributing such material posted online to the originator but our digital forensic examiners worked tirelessly, carrying out extensive analysis of the material, phone data and online activity to prove that Bonehill-Paine posted the material from his laptop.
"The Met fully understands the hurt that is felt in communities affected by this type of crime.
"It is only by continually working with communities that we can ensure they are safe and free from fear."
In 2014 Bonehill-Paine admitted posting hoax messages about a pub in Leicester banning military personnel in a bid to generate racial tension.
He was given 180 hours of community service and a two-year supervision order for malicious communication.
A union flag was also placed on the door at the Al-Quba Masjid mosque in Sherwood, Nottingham, in the early hours of Sunday.
Nottinghamshire Police arrested two men, aged 27 and 30, on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence and they have since been bailed.
Ramadan prayers were taking place when the men were seen outside.
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Adeela Ahmed, from the mosque, said the former pub building was full of worshippers when two men were seen "hanging around" outside.
She said: "A few people were quite suspicious, we've got CCTV so it alerted somebody and then we could see these two guys.
"When they thought everyone had left they put some meat, which more than likely was pork, on to the door and then they got a union jack and they put it in the flower basket and were filming it.
"As Muslims we don't eat pork, a lot of people know that, it's highly offensive and they probably realised that."
Ms Ahmed said she was "shocked" and "angry" as Sherwood is a multicultural area and she never expected anything like that happen there.
"A lot of people are fearful," she said. "Lots of women feel quite nervous sending their children to the mosque."
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called at 01:45 BST on Sunday following reports of two men acting suspiciously at the mosque in Edwards Lane, Sherwood.
The force said a hate crime investigation was opened and two men were arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
Stephen O'Brien, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator, said the militant group's actions had forced thousands to flee and left unprecedented numbers in need.
The UN estimates that more than nine million people in the region need humanitarian assistance.
Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.
Mr O'Brien told the UN Security Council that Nigeria was bearing "the brunt of the crisis", with Nigerians accounting for seven of the nine million people in need.
He said Boko Haram's "heinous, barbaric and unconscionable" violence had led to serious human rights violations in the country.
"From January to June 2016, more than 50 children have been coerced to carry out suicide bombings across the four countries," he said.
UN political chief Jeffrey Feltman said Boko Haram remained a threat to stability in the region, despite the group being pushed back from some areas.
Both men warned the council that the fight against the group was suffering from a lack of funding.
The militant group continues to target countries in the region, including Nigeria and Cameroon, with bomb and suicide attacks.
The UN's children's agency Unicef warned last week that almost 250,000 children in parts of Nigeria's Borno state, formerly controlled by Boko Haram, were suffering from severe malnutrition. | A far right activist who posted "vile, anti-Semitic material" online ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally in London has been jailed for more than three years.
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Two men have been arrested after meat, believed to have been pork, was smeared on the front door of a mosque.
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The United Nations has accused the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram of "almost unimaginable" violence and brutality in Nigeria. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | Sinclair, 28, has scored 25 goals in his debut season as the Scottish champions chase a domestic treble.
He beat team-mates Moussa Dembele and Stuart Armstrong, as well as Aberdeen's Jonny Hayes, to the award, which was voted for by his fellow professionals.
Celtic's Kieran Tierney was voted young player of the year, while boss Brendan Rodgers was named manager of the year.
The former Liverpool boss, who won the League Managers Association prize in 2014, has not lost a domestic game since arriving in Scotland.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here," Rodgers said. "I have obviously been fortunate to have really good experiences and I was fortunate enough to win a similar award down in the Premier League in England, and that was very satisfying.
"And likewise here. It's a prestigious award and you only need to look at the people who have won it before me and the great history of Scottish coaches. I received it with great pride."
Parkhead striker Dembele made it four awards on the night for the club when his third goal in the 5-2 win over St Johnstone in February was voted goal of the season.
Hibernian's John McGinn claimed the Championship player of the year award after the Scotland midfielder helped the Easter Road side win promotion and reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
Livingston's Liam Buchanan won the League One player of the year award, with Shane Sutherland of Elgin City taking the League Two award.
The Scotland women's national team also won a special merit award after reaching this summer's European Championships.
Pole Kwiatkowski, a former world champion, showed his strength in the last 200 metres to beat Slovakia's Sagan for the 16th win of his career.
The pair, along with French rider Julian Alaphilippe, had broken away with six kilometres remaining.
Ben Swift, who finished on the podium twice in the past three years, was the best-placed Briton in 17th.
Kwiatkowski's victory was a first in the race for Team Sky and only their second in a 'Monument', the name given to cycling's big five annual one-day races.
It comes amid an ongoing UK Anti-Doping investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Team Sky, who deny the claims.
The deal, which values the firm at A$370.7m (£201m; $289m), still needs approval from Australian and Chinese regulatory bodies.
A takeover had previously been blocked by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).
It was concerned that part of the property was inside a military weapons testing range in South Australia.
Kidman has since taken the Anna Creek farm out of the sale.
Dakang Australia is to acquire 80% of the farm, while local partner Australian Rural Capital (ARC) will take the remaining 20%.
The sale comprises of areas covering 77,300sq/km - equal to 1% of Australia or an area bigger than Ireland.
Kidman chairman John Crosby said that the deal complied "with all the requests that have been made by the FIRB and we believe the sale will secure the long-term future of the Kidman enterprise."
He also recommended shareholders to accept the consortium's offer.
Gary Romano of Dakang Australia and James Jackson of ARC said they "intend to continue investing where it is required to improve productivity and performance, apply our insights into the rapidly growing Chinese market, and bring proven know-how in the development of integrated supply chains and marketing models."
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77,300 sq/km to be sold
1% of Australia to change hands
15,000 tonnes of beef carcass shipped globally per year
Dakang Australia's Chinese parent company is Hunan Dakang Pasture Farming, a private Chinese company which also has major stakes in New Zealand's dairy industry.
Its majority shareholder is Shanghai Pengxin which had already been among the previous bidders for the Kidman territory. | Scott Sinclair led a clean sweep of awards for Celtic as he was named PFA Scotland's player of the year.
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Team Sky rider Michal Kwiatkowski beat world champion Peter Sagan in a sprint finish to win the Milan-San Remo.
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A joint Chinese-Australian group has reached an agreement to buy Kidman & Co, Australia's biggest farming estate. |
Give a brief summary of the provided passage. | Eliza Szonert, embroiled in a custody dispute with businessman Ashley Crick, took her son with the aid of a child recovery agency on 10 December.
Police detained her last week after she refused to reveal the child's location.
She can now leave with her son and without charge after adhering to police requests to take him to a doctor.
"She can leave Malaysia for home with her son. We have investigated the case and the deputy public prosecutor has decided that there will be no prosecution against her," Kuala Lumpur police chief Tajuddin Mohamad Isa said.
The case sparked a controversy after video of her taking the child in a Kuala Lumpur restaurant was circulated.
Mr Crick, who works for a Malaysia-based video streaming service, is reportedly back in Australia to seek custody of the child through the Australian court system.
"Thank you everyone for your love, support and assistance during this exhausting ordeal. More than anything I'm just looking forward to getting home and spending time with my son again," Ms Szonert said in a Facebook post.
Child Recovery Australia, the controversial group that helped Ms Szonert, said on its Facebook page that her return signalled "another successful recovery".
Two men from Child Recovery Australia accompanied Ms Szonert to the restaurant where the child was taken and spoke to Mr Crick.
Ms Szonert said that Mr Crick had taken away her and her son's passports after a disagreement.
The actress played troublemaker Danni Stark in Neighbours, appearing in the soap between 1993 and 1996, and she also had a role in the 2000 Australian movie The Dish.
Despite being Vale's joint-top scorer with six goals, Ikpeazu, 20, last found the net on 3 October and made the last of his 28 appearances on Boxing Day.
"Sometimes with Uche, it's a little bit unpredictable," said Page.
"We thank him for his goals but we feel we can improve on that now."
Ikpeazu's last start for Vale was in their 2-0 defeat at Burton - a match in which he was sent off for two bookable offences - and Page admits the forward was unlucky to find his route back into the side blocked by in-form fellow striker AJ Leitch-Smith.
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"Uche started really well, dipped away a little bit, got sent off, and AJ came in and that's the nature of the game - you've got to be patient," Page told BBC Radio Stoke.
"It's frustrating for him because he's maybe got pressure from Watford to be playing, from himself and his agent as he's out of contract at the end of the season and needs to put himself in the shop window - but I've got to be true to the lads who are playing well."
Page says he hopes Ikpeazu can take some lessons out of his six-month stay with Vale.
"I think his better games were at home with 4,500 cheering his name but away from home, not so much of an impact and I've had a chat with him about that.
"That's something for his development and for him to learn from."
The driver's view of the road was almost completely obscured, police said.
An ambulance driver spotted the vehicle on the A1 at Barnack, Cambridgeshire, at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday. It was found later in Peterborough.
The man was reported for "a number of driving offences" police later said.
"Can't believe this driver was driving on the A1, Peterborough... Dangerous," traffic police tweeted.
Read more on this and other stories from Cambridgeshire
He told officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit the car was being driven "erratically" and had hit the central reservation "a few times".
They located the car in Boongate, in the centre of Peterborough.
The driver of the Mitsubishi L200 Animal, a man in his 30s, was reported for offences including "dangerous driving by way of the condition of the vehicle (windscreen)", a police spokeswoman said. | A former Neighbours actress, held in Malaysia after snatching her child from her estranged partner at a restaurant, can return to Australia, officials say
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Port Vale boss Rob Page says Uche Ikpeazu needs to become more consistent after the striker returned to parent club Watford, following the end of his loan spell at Vale Park.
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A car with a completely shattered windscreen was pulled over after it was spotted moving "erratically" on a dual carriageway. |
Summarize the following content briefly. | South Asia was transformed dramatically during the war years as India became a vast garrison and supply-ground for the war against the Japanese in South-East Asia.
Yet, this part of the British Empire's history is only just emerging. By looking beyond the statistics to the stories of individual lives the Indian role in the war becomes truly meaningful.
Has the massive South Asian contribution to the World War Two been overlooked?
In some ways, it hasn't.
Everyone has heard of the Gurkhas and many people have heard something of the role of Indian soldiers at major battles like Tobruk, Monte Cassino, Kohima and Imphal.
The Fourteenth Army, a multinational force of British, Indian and African units turned the tide in Asia by recapturing Burma for the Allies. Thirty Indians won Victoria Crosses in the 1940s.
Increasingly, for both the World War One and Two, the contribution of soldiers from across the Empire-Commonwealth has been coming to light.
But what about all the other people who were caught up in the war?
Numerous other South Asian people sweated behind the scenes to secure supply lines and to support the Allies.
There were non-combatants like cooks, tailors, mechanics and washermen, such as a boot-maker to the Indian army named simply as Ghafur who died at the battle of Keren in present-day Eritrea and whose grave can still be seen there today.
What do we know about the thousands of women who mined coal for wartime in Bihar and central India, working right up until childbirth? Or the gangs of plantation labourers from southern India who travelled up into the mountains of the northeast to hack out roads towards Myanmar and China? Or the lascars (merchant seamen) such as Mubarak Ali, remembered simply as "a baker" who died in the Atlantic when the SS City of Benares was torpedoed?
There were millions of other South Asians working towards the imperial war effort and we never hear about them.
It wasn't glamorous work: "coolies" loading and unloading cargo at imperial ports or clearing land for aerodromes did not share the prestige of fighter-pilots.
But their work could be very dangerous.
Thousands of Asian labourers died building treacherous roads at high altitude, including the Ledo Road between China and India, working with basic pickaxes and falling prey to malaria and other tropical diseases.
Others died in industrial accidents - there was an incredible explosion in Bombay harbour in 1944, when a ship loaded with explosives and cotton caught alight, blew warships to smithereens and made over 80,000 homeless.
Factory workers and dockworkers also suffered from aerial bombardment - official figures suggest several thousand deaths from Japanese bombs on India's eastern coastline.
The men and women who kept the imperial war effort going in South Asia did not write diaries and memoirs.
Often for them it was just a job, a way of earning enough money to eat.
They did not see it as belonging to a heroic part of world history, worthy of inclusion in history books. The illiterate left little trace of their service. And often their work - hard and poorly paid - was tough and dangerous whether it was wartime or not.
British officers wrote hundreds of accounts of their time in South Asia but there is not a single written memoir by an Indian rock-breaker, road builder or miner.
It's not a simple story of heroism or patriotism; many of these workers were more motivated by the need for bread than by the need to defeat the Axis.
And it's not a straightforward case of imperial exploitation - many elite South Asians made quick profits in the war and transformed their own fortunes.
Experiences of the 1940s depended on caste, class, vantage point and region: a Punjabi soldier could see things very differently to a metropolitan student in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) or a factory-owner in Kolkata (Calcutta).
Often those who worked towards the war were Anglo-Indians, adivasis [tribespeople], Parsis and Christians - and their histories slipped by the wayside during the writing of post-independence nationalist myths.
The people who made up the war effort soon had their lives shaped again by the Partition of 1947 and the carving up of new countries.
This wartime history belongs to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan as much as to India.
In the rush to write new histories of nation states after 1947, much of the history of the 1940s was locked out from official memory. Tales of the freedom struggle took precedence. And in Britain and the US, the emphasis was placed on remembering military contributions to major battles, not on the everyday lives of anonymous workers.
As one report put it at the time, this was not the "forgotten army", but the "unknown army". Perhaps now we can finally start to appreciate the fullest extent of WW2.
Yasmin Khan is an associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford. Her book, The Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War will be published in July by Random House. | The numbers are staggering: up to three million Bengalis were killed by famine, more than half a million South Asian refugees fled Myanmar (formerly Burma), 2.3 million soldiers manned the Indian army and 89,000 of them died in military service. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | The UK will have to decide if it leaves the customs union when it leaves the EU.
That would mean goods moving between the UK and the EU would be subject to customs procedures and tariffs.
The Nevin Economic Research Institute (Neri) said leaving the customs union posed a "unique threat" to Irish cross-border trade.
It said it is likely to have a more immediate impact on the Northern Ireland economy than leaving the EU single market.
What is a customs union and why does it matter?
A customs union is a form of trade agreement between two or more countries.
It means they decide not to impose tariffs (taxes on imports) on each other's goods and agree to impose common external tariffs on goods from countries outside their customs union.
Setting common external tariffs is what distinguishes a customs union from a free trade area.
The key argument for leaving the customs union is that it will allow the UK to negotiate its own trade agreements.
Read more here.
However, Neri said that needs to be weighed against the potential damage to existing trading arrangements.
Neri said the executive could even consider trying to remain within the customs union even if the rest of the UK leaves.
That would mean customs checks on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Neri said such checks at sea ports or airports are "less cumbersome or trade inhibiting" than those on land borders.
However, it acknowledged that such a proposal would have "significant political problems".
The executive's Brexit priorities were set out in a letter that Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers sent to the prime minister in August.
It said that Northern Ireland needs to "retain as far as possible" the ease with which it currently trades with EU member states.
Solicitor General Lesley Thomson will lead Crown evidence at the fatal accident inquiry, which is due to start on 22 July at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Six people died and 10 others were injured when a council bin lorry crashed into pedestrians in Glasgow city centre on 22 December.
The Crown Office has already said that no-one will face criminal charges.
A spokesman for the Crown Office said: "The Crown Office can confirm that the Solicitor General, Lesley Thomson QC, will be conducting the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the road traffic incident which resulted in the deaths of six people in Glasgow City Centre on 22 December 2014."
The FAI will be held before Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC with a preliminary hearing scheduled to take place on 13 April.
The six people who died in the crash were teacher Stephenie Tait, 29, from Glasgow; student Erin McQuade, 18, and her grandparents Lorraine, 69, and Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire; tax worker Jacqueline Morton, 51, from Glasgow; and 52-year-old Gillian Ewing, from Edinburgh.
The bin lorry went out of control on Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel at George Square, close to the city's Queen Street rail station.
Many of those who were struck had been out Christmas shopping.
Police investigating the crash submitted their initial report to prosecutors at the end of January.
In February, Harry Clarke, the driver of the Glasgow City Council bin lorry, told the Daily Record newspaper that he had fallen unconscious at the wheel and could not remember anything about the crash.
Mr Clarke, 58, also said that he understood that bereaved families and those who were injured wanted answers about what exactly had happened. | The NI executive should make staying in the EU customs union a post-Brexit priority, a think tank has said.
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Scotland's second most senior law officer is to lead the inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash. |
Give a concise summary of the passage below. | First of all, he went out on a limb in officially recognising the Libyan opposition.
Then he corralled the international coalition, pushed through the no-fly UN resolution, and bombed Muammar Gaddafi's tanks outside Benghazi.
A week later, though, military leadership of the alliance has now passed to the US and Nato - France still carries a kind of moral aura thanks to its early championing of the cause.
It's the sort of moment that makes the French people feel good about themselves.
This is a country with a very high view of its own mission in the world. But the opportunities for gunboat humanitarianism are not frequent, and up to now it has been Washington that has led the way.
This time it is France doing what the French believe France is supposed to do, thanks to a president who may be impetuous - but at least knows how to act.
So is this, as some are saying, Mr Sarkozy's De Gaulle moment?
A chance for him to transcend the petty bickering of domestic politicians, and place France back where it belongs among the pantheon of nations?
And if it is, does that mean that his own political fortunes are saved, and that he can start planning for next year's presidentials with a renewed sense of hope?
The initial omens are good.
French intervention in Libya is supported by all the main political parties, with the exception of the Communists and the National Front.
In the nation as a whole, some 66% are in favour, according to a poll published on 23 March. Two weeks ago - before Mr Sarkozy moved into top gear - the same proportion was actually against French policy.
Even the president's enemies have been forced to admit that he has been impressive.
Bernard-Henri Levy, the Socialist-voting celebrity philosopher whose trip to Benghazi sparked Mr Sarkozy into action, described the president as "clear-sighted and courageous".
The left-wing press believes Mr Sarkozy is exploiting the occasion in order to "re-presidentialise" himself and distract opinion from domestic problems. But it does not question that his decisions were the right ones.
And others are outright fulsome.
According to Christophe Barbier, editor of the centre-right L'Express magazine and no fawning mouthpiece, Mr Sarkozy will be remembered "as the leader of the G8 who at the last minute managed to manoeuvre western democracies into action against Gaddafi's madness.
"If the end result is a victory - in other words if the Gaddafi regime collapses without giving way to trivial chaos, then Nicolas Sarkozy, in Benghazi as well as Paris, will be hailed as the liberator.
"In advance of all the rest, he launched a war of the just."
Such praise is rare indeed for the president, and it would be churlish not to let him enjoy it.
Because, let's face it, the euphoria is unlikely to last.
De Gaulle was a French general and statesman. In 1940, as under-secretary of national defence and war, he refused to accept the French government's truce with the Germans. He became leader of the Free French and left Paris for London. In June, he broadcast an impassioned call for resistance to the Nazi occupation of France from the BBC's headquarters. The rallying cry was to become known as 'l'Appel du 18 Juin'.
De Gaulle - BBC History
The initial phase of the Libyan campaign has been dramatic, exciting and effective. But looking ahead, what guarantee is there that the news will stay as good?
If past experience is anything to go by, the campaign will be punctuated by frustrations, reverses and the occasional blunder.
A neat conclusion, with Gaddafi toppled by a palace coup and the Libyan nation uniting behind a new democratic government, cannot be ruled out. But it is not exactly the most likely outcome.
As the political sage Jacques Attali put it this week: "The only way to play chess is to look several moves ahead, and that's not what those who launched this conflict appear to have done."
Public opinion is fickle. Some may recall that it was a noble instinct that prompted the call to action. Most won't.
But there is another reason the president is unlikely to reap many dividends from the Libya episode.
Sarkozy may be trying to act in a De Gaullian manner, but he is quite evidently not De Gaulle.
The main reason Sarkozy has been so low in the opinion polls is not so much what he has or has not done, but the simple fact that many French people do not like him.
That is not going to change - however decisive the president's actions.
The French nation had a bond with Charles de Gaulle, as it also did - albeit to a lesser extent -- with subsequent presidents like Francois Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac.
It is hard to detect any such bond with Nicolas Sarkozy.
Right now many people admire what he is doing, and they are grateful that he has made France stand tall.
But, it seems, they are not about to take him to their hearts. | If the art of politics is about seizing the moment, then the French president Nicolas Sarkozy has certainly grabbed this one. |
What is the summary of the document provided? | Charlotte Bevan, who had schizophrenia, walked out of St Michael's Hospital in Bristol last December with her newborn daughter Zaani Tiana Bevan-Malbrouck.
Their bodies were found in undergrowth in the Avon Gorge days later.
Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis said an "important contributory factor" was the "lack of multi-disciplinary care plan".
Avon Coroners Court heard the 30-year-old mother had stopped taking an anti-psychotic drug over concerns about breastfeeding.
Dr Mynors-Wallis, the former associate dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, told the inquest there were several warning signs in the run up to the tragedy.
He said Ms Bevan could have been sent to a different unit or been assigned a one-to-one specialist mental health nurse.
"There wasn't a waterproof care plan in place," he stated.
"A care plan is core to delivering the interventions that are needed for people with mental illnesses, especially those who are going through childbirth - which is a stressful experience.
"It is important as well because she would be coming into contact with a series of professionals who aren't experts in mental health."
The sixth day of the inquest was told Ms Bevan had a long history of mental problems, had been sectioned on four occasions and had self-harmed.
Dr Mynors-Wallis said after coming under the care of Bristol North Recovery Team there was clear evidence Ms Bevan was becoming unwell.
He also questioned whether St Michaels had been the ideal place for her to give birth.
He said nurses on the ward had not been trained to deal with "complex" patients like Ms Bevan who may have thought her behaviour was that of an exhausted mother.
The inquest continues.
After a close semi-final, Max Vickers, Craig Ward, Truly Ford and Jason Jones were sent home.
This means Gavin Rossdale is the only coach without any acts in the final.
In no particular order, take a look at The Voice 2017 finalists.
Act: Into the Ark
Coach: Tom Jones
Into the Ark are made up of 20-year-old Taylor Jones and 25-year-old Dane Lloyd from South Wales.
They met when they were teenagers and found out they had the same taste in music.
They've been playing together ever since!
Act: Michelle John
Coach: Will.i.am
When she was little, Michelle started singing in her local Gospel Choir.
So far in her career, she's worked with lots of different musicians including Ed Sheeran.
She's even performed at a concert for Barack Obama at The White House.
Michelle was a vocal coach on an old TV singing contest called Pop Idol but now she's front of stage and ready for the final.
Act: Mo Adeniran
Coach: Jennifer Hudson
Twenty-one-year-old Mo was asked to audition for The Voice after people heard him sing at an open mic night.
He almost teamed up with his housemate, Max Vickers, to perform as a duo but they decided they weren't ready.
Sadly, his friend Max is out of the show but Mo is still in with a chance of winning The Voice.
Act: Jamie Miller
Coach: Jennifer Hudson
At 19-years-old, Jamie is the youngest finalist in The Voice 2017.
He quit his job for a chance on the show and has a supportive family in Cardiff.
Jamie's been singing since primary school and his older sisters are pretty proud of their brother for getting this far.
Good luck to all four finalists! | There were "significant failings" in the months leading up to the moment a woman threw herself and her baby off a cliff, a psychiatrist told an inquest.
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Making it through to the final of The Voice 2017 are... drum roll please... Michelle John, Mo Adeniran, Into The Ark and Jamie Miller! |
Can you provide a brief summary of the following information? | Two people were taken to hospital after the blast in Burn Street Lane in Bonhill on Friday.
Police Scotland said it received calls describing an explosion while images posted on social media showed the wall and roof of the first-floor flat largely destroyed.
One man is being treated for burns and another suffered smoke inhalation.
Police and the fire service are investigating the cause of the fire and some nearby properties have been evacuated while gas mains in the area are checked.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Emergency services remain at the scene and a joint investigation with police and the fire service is to be carried out.
"West Dunbartonshire Council has set up a rest centre for those evacuated from their homes." | Investigations are continuing into the cause of an explosion and fire at a flat in West Dunbartonshire. |
Can you summarize the given article? | Lawyers for the 36-year-old said he was acting in self defence after he was assaulted by Joshua Sutter at their home in LA.
Prosecutors have decided not to file charges, instead asking detectives to carry on investigating.
Speaking three days after his arrest, the actor said he was "very sorry".
He said: "I am very happy to be out of jail and my heart goes out to the Sutter family."
Medina said he and a female friend locked themselves in his bedroom after a row with Sutter.
He claimed his flatmate kicked the door open, at which point he grabbed the sword to protect himself.
His lawyer, Allen Bell said: "There simply aren't facts here for a crime. It is a self defence case.
"You have an individual here who was the victim of a beating in the kitchen area before he went to the bedroom and locked the door to secure himself from any continuing violence.
"He kicked the door in to continue the aggression."
Medina was arrested after calling emergency services.
Joshua Sutter, who was also 36, was pronounced dead in hospital.
Ricardo Medina played the Red Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force in 2002 and later played Deker on Power Rangers Samurai.
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Adele Uden, 26, from Mansfield, has suffered from heavy bleeding since her son's birth by emergency Caesarean seven years ago.
The marks appeared on her face about 12 months ago but doctors remain baffled.
Her mother Karen said her daughter's health had worsened and she has had to have several blood transfusions.
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Ms Uden said she began suffering pains not long after she had the emergency Caesarean.
She has been diagnosed with endometriosis, polycystic ovaries and pelvic inflammatory disease but none of these explain the severity of her bleeding or the purple patches on her face.
"As far as we're aware, I'm the only one like this that we have found... I need help, I need to be able to find reasons as to why I'm like this," she said.
Despite Ms Uden being seen by specialists and haematologists, the bleeding and facial marks remain a mystery.
The marks on her face do not hurt but she hates leaving the house because of the "way people look at her".
Ms Uden's mother Karen said her daughter - who takes about 250 tablets a week - is "constantly bleeding".
She was rushed to hospital last week, leaving a trail of blood out of her house and dipping "in and out of consciousness".
"It's very serious... if she doesn't get to hospital on time she could bleed out," Mrs Uden said. "We need some answers because at the moment we're shooting in the dark.
"We've nearly lost her. [Adele] has said her goodbyes a number of times."
A fight broke out after the County Antrim Junior Shield final between Belfast teams Suffolk FC and Woodvale FC.
It happened as Suffolk celebrated their 3-1 victory at Seaview. Some players from both teams became involved in the fight.
A number of spectators also appear to have come onto the pitch.
Three people suffered minor injuries, police said.
"Police in north Belfast have received a report of an altercation after an amateur football match ended at grounds on the Shore Road on the evening of Wednesday 26 April," a PSNI spokesperson said.
"Anyone who attended the match and witnessed the incident is asked to contact police at Tennent Street."
The County Antrim and District Football Association said it had "launched an investigation into the incidents that occurred after the Toals Junior Shield Final between Suffolk FC and Woodvale FC at Seaview Stadium last night.
"The association will also be assisting the PSNI with their enquires and investigations." | Ex-Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina has been released without charge after his flatmate was stabbed to death with a sword.
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A woman with a mystery illness that causes "bruise-like marks" on her face has been told her undiagnosed condition could shorten her life.
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Police are investigating clashes that followed an amateur football final in north Belfast on Wednesday night. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | Grant Adams, 17, cut his neck on one of the light bulbs when he fell on to the sun bed at the address on South Frederick Street early on Sunday.
He was taken to hospital with critical injuries and underwent a five-hour operation. He died on Monday evening.
His mum, Amanda Smedley, said she "cannot believe he's gone".
Miss Smedley said she found her son, who was an apprentice bricklayer, "in a pool of blood".
She said: "He stumbled out of bed, tripped and the bottom of the sunbed tubes went into his neck and when he pulled it out of his neck he stumbled down the stairs.
"My boyfriend tried to keep the blood from pumping out of his neck until the paramedics came."
Miss Smedley said his baby girl, which is due in two months, is the "only thing" she has got left of him.
She said: "He was a happy-go-lucky fun-loving lad. He was a bricklayer and all he did was work, sleep, work, sleep.
"It's his 18th birthday in two weeks time, he had just bought a car, he's got a baby on the way, he had everything to live for, everything." | A teenager has died in hospital after cutting his neck open on a sunbed and then falling down the stairs at a flat in South Shields. |
Summarize the content given in the passage. | The world number seven, who won the 2013 Masters, had previously described Olympic golf as an "exhibition".
The sport returns for the Games in Rio after a 112-year absence.
"My decision has been taken as a result of an extremely busy playing schedule and other commitments, both personal and professional," the 35-year-old said in a statement.
Australia had hoped to pair Scott with world number one Jason Day.
Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt said: "We're obviously disappointed Adam will not play because he's one of the best players in the world but we understand his position."
Fiji's Vijay Singh, a three-time major winner, announced last week that fears over the Zika virus would prevent him competing in Brazil.
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This time has not previously been considered as work by many employers.
It means firms including those employing care workers, gas fitters and sales reps may be in breach of EU working time regulations.
BBC legal correspondent Clive Coleman said it could have a "huge effect".
"Employers may have to organise work schedules to ensure workers' first and last appointments are close to their homes," he added.
Chris Tutton, from the solicitors Irwin Mitchell, told the BBC: "Thousands of employers may now potentially be in breach of working time regulation rules in the UK."
The court said its judgement was about protecting the "health and safety" of workers as set out in the European Union's working time directive.
The directive is designed to protect workers from exploitation by employers, and it lays down regulations on matters such as how long employees work, how many breaks they have, and how much holiday they are entitled to.
One of its main goals is to ensure that no employee in the EU is obliged to work more than an average of 48 hours a week.
The ruling came about because of an ongoing legal case in Spain involving a company called Tyco, which installs security systems.
The company shut its regional offices down in 2011, resulting in employees travelling varying distances before arriving at their first appointment.
The court ruling said: "The fact that the workers begin and finish the journeys at their homes stems directly from the decision of their employer to abolish the regional offices and not from the desire of the workers themselves.
"Requiring them to bear the burden of their employer's choice would be contrary to the objective of protecting the safety and health of workers pursued by the directive, which includes the necessity of guaranteeing workers a minimum rest period."
Meanwhile, employment law barrister Caspar Glyn agreed the court's decision could affect "millions of workers".
However, Mr Glyn also said there had been much speculation that this ruling could allow workers on the national minimum wage to claim more money for the time they spend getting to work.
But he said this would not be the case.
"The national minimum wage is a UK right, it is not a European right. There's no European right to a national minimum wage.
"The minimum wage regulations in the UK do not count as work travel from home or to any workplace," he said.
Members were balloted over job security at the university's medical school.
UCU Scotland said three-quarters of those who took part in a ballot voted for strike action. A petition will also be handed in on Tuesday.
The university expressed disappointment at the announcement.
UCU Scotland said all four members of staff now at the centre of the dispute were of Asian ethnic origin, which the union said raised the question of whether the process had been discriminatory.
A University of Aberdeen spokesman said: "We are disappointed that the UCU has decided to take strike action, and that they have chosen a date for the strikes which occurs during the student exam period.
"We will not allow our students' exams to be disrupted and have made arrangements to make sure this does not occur.
"Of the staff that were placed at risk of redundancy as a result of restructuring in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, the remaining four have been offered alternative employment on their current salary and grade. As a result, we no longer believe there will be a need for any compulsory redundancies.
"Regarding the concerns of UCU over the process that was followed, it is important to point out that the University of Aberdeen is an equal opportunities employer and takes this responsibility very seriously." | Australia's Adam Scott has announced he will not compete at the 2016 Olympics, in order to focus on the PGA Tour.
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Time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
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Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland at the University of Aberdeen are to strike on Wednesday in a dispute over jobs. |
What is the summary of the following document? | The December 2015 incident is thought to be the first known successful hack aimed at utilities.
The report, written by the Department of Homeland Security, is based on interviews with staff at Ukrainian organisations that dealt with the aftermath of the attack.
The DHS report did not name the suspected perpetrators.
It said the attack had several stages and initially involved hackers installing malware on computer systems at power generation firms in Ukraine. This gave the attackers remote access to these computers and allowed them to flip circuit breakers turning off power to 80,000 customers of western Ukraine's Prykarpattyaoblenergo utility.
While the power was cut, the attackers also bombarded customer service phone lines with fake calls to stop customers reporting the cut.
The report was written by the cyber-emergency response team in the Industrial Control Systems arm of the DHS. Details of the attack were based entirely on interviews as the cyber-response team has not been able to independently review technical evidence, it said.
Although the DHS did not name any group or nation as being responsible for causing the power cuts, others have amassed information that points to a well-known Russian hacker group as the perpetrators.
Last year, US security firm iSight Partners linked it to a group known as "Sandworm". It said the attack relied on malware known as BlackEnergy 3 - a strain of viruses that has become known as the "calling card" of the group.
The malware is believed to have been delivered via email using a technique known as "spear phishing". This involves sending key employees carefully crafted messages that use information culled from social media to make them more convincing.
The 27-year-old joined Saints from Hull FC in 2013 after he came through the ranks with Salford Red Devils.
He has scored 200 points in his 107 outings at Langtree Park and won the Grand Final in 2014.
"We'd like to thank Jordan for his commitment and effort in the red vee," said chief executive Mike Rush.
"His professionalism is second to none and we're sure he will want to finish his Saints career on a high this year."
Turner will link up with England duo Elliott Whitehead and Josh Hodgson at Canberra, in addition to former Saints teammate Sia Soliola.
Mary Creagh condemned the attack and said staff were "distressed" by the discovery on Monday morning.
A Labour Party spokesperson said it happened at the Cheapside office just before midnight on Friday and was caught on CCTV.
The office, shared by the regional Labour Party, was empty at the time. West Yorkshire Police is investigating.
In a tweet, the MP said: "Staff distressed to discover brick through office window in Wakefield this morning.
"No excuse for violence & intimidation in our democracy."
A BBC survey found one in four Yorkshire MPs have received death threats or abuse in the past three years.
West Yorkshire Police recently offered advise and training to local MPs on how to step up their security after the death of the Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox.
In July, a window was smashed at the Wallasey constituency office of Labour MP Angela Eagle. | Hackers were behind an attack that cut power to 225,000 people in Ukraine, a US report has concluded.
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St Helens centre Jordan Turner will move to Australian National Rugby League side Canberra Raiders on a two-year deal for next season.
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A brick has been thrown at a window of a Wakefield Labour MP's constituency office. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | A hotel owner on the island who saw the debris said it bore a design and looked like it was from the inside of a plane.
If confirmed, it would be the first piece of interior debris from the plane yet to be found.
MH370 disappeared in March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239 passengers.
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Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said the debris, found last week, was an "item of interest".
It was discovered by hotel guests on Rodrigues Island, about 560km (350 miles) east of the main island of Mauritius.
"For sure it looked like part of an aeroplane - it looks like it's from the inside part of it," said William Auguste, owner of the Mourouk Ebony hotel.
"There was wallpaper inside of the plane, you can see this design and part of it is still there."
Last month Australia said debris found in Mozambique was "almost certainly from MH370" and in 2015 French authorities said a wing part found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion was part of the plane.
The search has focused on the southern Indian Ocean.
More than 95,000 sq km of a 120,000 sq km area has now been examined, with the remainder set to be covered by June, when the search is scheduled to end. | Australia says a piece of debris found on a Mauritian island will be examined to see if it is part of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. |
Summarize this article briefly. | The bank now expects growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific to be 6.5% this year and 6.4% in 2016, down from an earlier forecast of 6.7%.
The latest estimate is even lower than growth of 6.8% last year.
Major development banks have recently revised lower their growth forecasts.
Last month, the Asian Development Bank said slowing growth in China would drag down the developing region's growth to 5.8% this year.
The International Monetary Fund also flagged in September that slowing growth in the world's second largest economy posed a threat to the global economy.
"Developing East Asia's growth is expected to slow because of China's economic rebalancing and the pace of the expected normalization of US policy interest rates," said the World Bank's regional chief economist Sudhir Shetty in a statement on Monday.
"If China's growth were to slow further, the effects would be felt in the rest of the region, especially in countries linked to China through trade, investment and tourism."
East Asia accounts for almost two-fifths of the world's economic growth, according to the World Bank.
The US-based lender now expects China's economy to grow 6.9% this year and 6.7% in 2016, down from an earlier forecast of 7.1% and 7% respectively.
The Asian giant is headed for its slowest growth in a quarter of a century this year and calls are growing that it may undershoot the government's official target of 7%.
Interest rates in the US, meanwhile, are expected to rise for the first time in nearly a decade in the coming months, which could result in a flood of capital leaving emerging markets as Asian currencies are hit.
"While this increase has been anticipated and is likely to be orderly, there is still a risk that markets could react sharply to such tightening, causing currencies to depreciate, bond spreads to rise, capital inflows to fall, and liquidity to tighten," the bank said.
Black, who died in 2015, had a UK top 10 hit in 1964 with It's for You, written by McCartney and John Lennon.
McCartney recorded his own version earlier that year, which was delivered to Black while she was performing at the London Palladium.
It was believed to have been lost or destroyed until her nephew found it.
The disc fetched £18,000 at the Beatles Memorabilia Auction at Unity Theatre in Liverpool but with commission the unknown buyer will pay £21,060.
Simon White said he believed his paternal aunt - whose birth name was Priscilla White - gave the disc to his late father in the mid-60s.
"My father was an avid record collector who took great care of his record collection, and he personally created the cardboard sleeve in which the acetate demo has been stored in his collection for more than 50 years."
Mr White assumed the copy was of his aunt's version and took it with other items to be valued at The Beatles Shop in Mathew Street, Liverpool.
Stephen Bailey, who has managed the store for 31 years, said they played what they thought were 21 demo discs by Black.
"We got to the last one and, as soon as I heard it, I thought: 'Oh God, that's not Cilla Black, it's Paul McCartney'."
"I was shaking with excitement and speechless."
He added: "Apart from a few crackles, which you get with acetates, the quality is fine. It's a wonderful recording.
"I can't think of finding anything better unless I discover there is a sixth Beatle."
Sir Paul was allowed to make a copy of his recording to add to his personal archive, Mr White said.
Originally from Brecon, the bass guitarist made his debut with the legendary rock band in the early 1970s.
After releasing a number of solo records, he reformed the group famous for 'Smoke on the Water' in 1983.
The musician received his award in recognition of his contribution to music and the creative industries.
Receiving his fellowship, he said: "My version of university was gaining experience performing with Episode Six, the band I formed during my teens."
He added: "It is fantastic to see so many graduates realising their potential and gaining degrees from the university today.
"I wish them every success in their future careers." | The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for the Asia Pacific region for this year and next, because of the risks posed from a sharp slowdown in China and raising US interest rates.
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Can you provide a summary of this content? | Terry Selwood, 73, had dropped a line at his "usual spot" at Evans Head in New South Wales when the animal launched itself out of the water.
He said the 2.7m (8.8ft) shark landed in the boat, which measured about 5m, and grazed him with its pectoral fin.
Mr Selwood was rescued after radioing for help.
"I was losing a fair amount of blood, I was stunned, I couldn't register what happened and then I thought, 'oh my God, I've got to get out of here,'" he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
"There I was on all fours and he is looking at me and I am looking at him, and then he started to do the dance around and shake and I could not get out quick enough."
Bill Bates, a member of Marine Rescue Evans Head, said his crew found Mr Selwood standing on the side of the boat covered in blood.
"We offloaded the owner into our boat and gave him immediate first aid and stabilised the bleeding," he told the BBC.
"It was a 5m boat so you can imagine there was no more room for people when the shark was in there."
The crew brought Mr Selwood to shore following the incident on Saturday, and he was taken to hospital. He has since gone home.
New South Wales fishing authorities said the animal would undergo an autopsy, which was standard practice for "any deceased shark in good condition".
"This enables us to take tissue and blood samples for ongoing science and research purposes," a Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman said.
Mr Selwood said it was his most dramatic shark encounter in 60 years of fishing.
"I think next time I might find a crocodile to wrestle, just to stay in the limelight," he said.
Construction of a new cafe and bridge is already under way at the Wilton Lodge Park in Hawick.
Agreement has now been reached to allow work to start on a new play park three months earlier than anticipated.
It should ensure that all the facilities are ready to open ahead of their target date in April next year.
The overall project completion date remains in April 2018.
Ofcom received 487 complaints from viewers that the monologue was offensive. It featured Atkinson claiming prayer "doesn't work".
However the regulator stated in July the sketch was not in breach of rules, saying it was justified by the context.
Big Brother, with 965 complaints, was 2013's most complained-about TV show.
It is the second consecutive year the Channel 5 reality show has topped Ofcom's complaints list.
It received complaints across the series concerning a number of issues including racism, bullying and fighting.
1. Big Brother: 965 complaints
2. The X Factor: 734
3. ITV News: 574
4. Comic Relief: Funny for Money: 492
5. Celebrity Big Brother: 438
6. Britain's Got Talent: 422
7. Emmerdale: 376
8. BBC News: 354
9. Downton Abbey: 252
10. Coronation Street: 225
Source: Ofcom - data up to 12 December
The second most-complained about programme was the X Factor results show, which generated 734 complaints.
There were 317 complaints about an episode broadcast in October that featured Lady Gaga performing in an "inappropriate" skimpy outfit made of shells and flesh-coloured underwear.
Ofcom also received 122 complaints over Robin Thicke's performance of Blurred Lines a week earlier, but the regulator ruled there were no grounds to investigate either issue.
ITV News was third on the complaints list, with a total 574 complaints including 278 related to its coverage of the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
An Ofcom investigation into the issue will be published following the conclusion of criminal proceedings. BBC News, 5 News, Channel 4 News and Sky News are also among the broadcasters being investigated for showing graphic pre-watershed images.
Celebrity Big Brother, Britain's Got Talent, Emmerdale, BBC News, Downton Abbey and Coronation Street were also in the top 10 most complained-about programmes.
Ofcom said it had received 13,780 complaints so far this year.
The most complained about programme in the past 10 years was Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, which generated 45,159 complaints after series was rocked by a racism row following remarks by Jade Goody to Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.
It meant 2008's series was replaced with Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. | An Australian fisherman has described how a 200kg (440lb) great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him over and lacerating his arm.
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Summarize this article briefly. | The Elisabeth Frink statue, Horizontal Birdman 1, was taken from the Beaux Arts gallery on Maddox Street.
The 1962 work is a limited edition piece which is inscribed on the underside with Frink 10/10.
The theft happened at the central London gallery at about 17:30 BST on 26 June but details of the crime have only just been released.
Co-owner of the gallery Patricia Singh said the suspect had been walking around the gallery before the theft.
She said: "He was walking around with a rolled-up newspaper and it was on a high shelf, so we rather assumed it was safe, and there was someone in the room the whole time.
"It's to my intense chagrin, we should be more vigilant, but you learn."
Mrs Singh said the piece - which is 40.5cm in length and 12cm in height - was an early piece of work by the artist and therefore rare. It is owned by the gallery.
She said: "The police have got all our information and he was on our CCTV footage.
"It's very hard to sell a stolen piece because it's been registered and the auction houses are legally bound to check before they put it online and it is a known piece."
Scotland Yard said the suspect is described as a white man, about 6ft tall with medium-length hair that was greying on the sides.
He was wearing glasses, a light blue shirt and dark suit and was carrying a black sports bag.
Det Con Kevin Eade said: "It appears the suspect has specifically targeted this piece and picked his moment.
"He took his time first browsing around the art gallery and speaking with the manager before stealing the statue." | A thief has walked out of a Mayfair art gallery with a rare statue worth £40,000 tucked under his newspaper. |
Write a summary of this document. | Magistrates ruled that Jon Platt had no case to answer as, overall, his daughter had attended school regularly.
Campaigners say the case could redefine the way the law is applied in England.
People have taken to social media to comment on the result of the case.
Joe Niinemae suggested parents of children with poor school attendance should be the ones penalised in future.
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BBC News website readers have also been commenting on the verdict.
Marianna Ali from London was fined last month for removing her two daughters from primary school.
"I am so happy with this result," she said. "I have just paid a £240 fine for taking my two daughters abroad for my brother's wedding.
"They missed five days of term time at school. Before that their attendance was excellent.
"We were trying to fight it at the time and we had a meeting with the chair of governors but we were unsuccessful.
"I did all I could to resolve the situation but I was penalised. What should have been a happy and exciting time became stressful and emotional.
"The school only seemed bothered about the harm it might do to their outstanding classification.
"This result is amazing and now I won't think twice about removing my children for a few days if necessary."
But not everyone welcomed the verdict.
Some people think tour operators should not raise their prices during school holidays.
Sales across all main retail sectors declined, with the heaviest falls coming at non-food stores, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
It was the biggest monthly fall for more than four and a half years.
The Black Friday discounts in late November made it "even harder... to keep shoppers spending during December", analysts at Lloyds said.
Experts had predicted a much smaller 0.1% monthly fall.
Retailers had a "disastrous December... much worse than expected," said Alan Clarke of Scotiabank.
Inflation figures earlier this week showed prices rose more than expected in December, "and now we also know that sales volumes fell", Mr Clarke said.
"This is likely to be the theme for the rest of the year - higher prices will reduce disposable income and hurt consumer spending growth," he added.
Martin Beck, senior economic adviser to the EY Item Club, said "the squeeze on households' real incomes is gradually tightening, implying a tough 2017 for retailers".
Clothing, footwear and household goods all saw "particularly sizeable drops" last month, he added.
However, when compared with a year ago, retail sales were up 4.3% in December.
"There were some notably strong figures from smaller retailers, in particular butchers, who reported a significant boost in sales in the run up to Christmas," said Kate Davies, ONS senior statistician.
Shoppers also bought more online, spending about £1bn a week, which was 21.3% higher than in December 2015.
Despite the disappointing December figures, "retailers shouldn't assume that they will lead to a bad January as well", said Keith Richardson, managing director of retail at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
"Consumer spending held up - against expectations - after the EU referendum and it may do so again."
On Monday, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said household spending was still strong after the Brexit vote, but warned the UK economy was becoming overly reliant on consumer spending.
Evans had been due to remain with the Saddlers until 26 January but was recalled from his loan on Saturday.
The 21-year-old, who scored four goals in 16 appearances on loan at Walsall, moves on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
"I'm sure he will become an even better player working in our environment at Reading," said manager Brian McDermott.
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The 32-year-old is now being questioned at a central London police station.
Police said the arrest was not linked to that of another man, aged 30, in Somerset, also by officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.
That individual - a member of the armed forces - is being held on suspicion of Northern Ireland-related terrorism.
The 32-year-old was detained on Wednesday morning under Section 5 of The Terrorism Act 2006. | The news that a father has won a High Court ruling for taking his child on holiday during term-time has led to a huge response on social media.
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A man has been arrested in north-west London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to Syria, the Metropolitan Police have said. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | She died of heart failure and stopped breathing as her grandson and nursing home workers stood by her side.
Tomohiro Okada, an official at her Osaka nursing home, praised her for achieving a healthy long life.
"She went so peacefully, as if she had just fallen asleep," said Okada. "We miss her a lot."
Okawa, born in Osaka on 5 March 1898, was recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.
Okada said Okawa lost her appetite about 10 days ago.
The daughter of a kimono maker, she said at her birthday celebration that her life had seemed short.
Okawa married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had two daughters and a son.
She is survived by four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Her husband died in 1931. She was 47 when World War Two ended.
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The media have been key players during conflicts - including during the 2011 civil war.
Media outlets were used as propaganda tools during the five-month military standoff between rival claimants to the presidency.
Since the end of the conflict, the media have largely steered clear of using inflammatory rhetoric.
State and non-state actors frequently threaten media workers, including carrying out physical attacks and closing outlets.
Radio is the most popular medium. UN peacekeepers launched Onuci FM in 2005. There are no private terrestrial TV stations, although satellite pay TV is available.
BBC World Service broadcasts on FM in Abidjan (94.3), Yamoussoukro (97.7) and Bouake (93.9).
There were just over 5 million internet users by 2016 (via Internetlivestats.com). Facebook is the most popular social network.
The bank claims he collected commissions, and undervalued its stake in the global motor racing business, which it sold in 2005.
Mr Ecclestone's lawyer in Munich declined to comment.
This week a German court halted a bribery trial against Mr Ecclestone, relating to the sale of F1 rights, in exchange for a payment of £60m.
The 83-year-old billionaire had been accused of funnelling some £26m to jailed BayernLB banker Gerhard Gribkowsky to ensure that a company he favoured could buy a stake in F1.
Mr Ecclestone had denied wrongdoing, and his payment was accepted by the district court in Munich.
He walked free and continues running the sport. It also meant Mr Ecclestone was found neither guilty nor innocent.
Gribkowsky was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in 2012 for accepting bribes.
Mr Ecclestone's lawyers last week had offered to pay public-sector bank BayernLB 25m euros, but also said that damage to the company was not evident.
The offer expired on Friday with the bank rejecting it, without giving reasons.
It has not said what its next move would be - it could either negotiate another sum or could launch civil proceedings against him.
In 2005 BayernLB sold its stake in Formula 1 to the private equity firm CVC, making it the largest stakeholder in the business. | The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman called Misao Okawa, has died a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday.
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The government operates the outlets with the widest reach: two radio stations, two TV stations and the leading daily newspaper.
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German bank BayernLB says it has rejected a 25m euros (£20m) settlement from Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. |
Summarize the provided information. | The woman lost control of the vehicle, which rolled several times before stopping in the family's property.
Her daughter was watching some 700m (2,300 ft) away. She ran to the scene, fell and suffered some facial wounds.
But she was able to go home and ask for help by dialling the emergency number.
The incident happened when the 35-year-old woman accidentally drove down a steep slope off a private road in Bundook, about 250km north of Sydney, police said in a statement.
The quad bike, fitted with a cage, rolled and only stopped some 100m (328ft) off the road, trapping her leg.
The girl was waiting at the family home and after seeing the incident, ran to help her mother, falling on the way.
Even so, she climbed down the embankment, tended to her mother, climbed back to the road and returned home, where she called the emergency services on the number 000.
Several hours later, the woman was freed by rescuers and airlifted to hospital.
She suffered a fracture and several serious lacerations, and was in a serious but stable condition, the police statement said.
"Officers from Manning Great Lakes Local Area Command will formally acknowledge the child's quick thinking and life-saving actions," it added.
David, the girl's uncle, told The Daily Telegraph that the girl had learned at pre-school about calling the emergency services.
"Actually she rang 0000 but nobody answered so then she tried triple-0," he said.
"I reckon it saved Natalie's life... it was a massive task for a little girl." | A four-year-old girl in Australia will be recognised for her "quick thinking" for contacting emergency services after her mother got trapped under a quad bike, New South Wales police say. |
Please give a summary of the document below. | The $22bn (£14bn) contract is Japan's first successful bid for an overseas nuclear project since a tsunami wrecked the Fukushima power station.
The deal was signed by visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it would transform relations with Japan into a "strategic partnership".
"What happened at Fukushima upset all of us. But these things can happen. Life goes on. Successful steps are being taken now with the use of improved technology," the Turkish prime minister added.
The deal comes as part of renewed efforts to promote Japanese nuclear technologies abroad, despite concerns over safety.
One of the Japanese firms included in the consortium is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the companies behind the Fukushima plant damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Turkey is also prone to earthquakes, and the government cited Japan's expertise in earthquake protection as one of the factors in signing the deal.
The other firms are Itochu Corporation and French utility group GDF Suez.
Japan is looking to boost exports of its technological expertise as it attempts to increase economic growth and escape two decades of near stagnation.
Fast-growing Turkey, meanwhile, is planning to invest in domestic energy generation to reduce its dependence on imports as the economy expands.
The new nuclear plant will be Turkey's second. It is currently dependent on imported oil and gas to meet 97% of its energy needs.
The Doonhamers hosted Status Quo, Big Country and Reef in the first ever live concert at the Dumfries ground.
Organisers said the event had been a success with a crowd of thousands turning out.
Chairman Billy Hewitson said the event had shown it had the "perfect outdoor facility" for concerts in the town.
Commercial manager Victoria Thomson added: "It's been months of hard work, but it was worth the effort.
"It proved to be a fantastic night and lived up to be more than we expected it to be.
"For our first venture into the music business, we are delighted with the way it went."
Billed as a 24-hour stint in the lift, in reality the Transformers star is actually allowed out to answer the call of nature.
He also emerged to speak at the Oxford Union during the evening.
The Hollywood star began his lift marathon at 09:00 GMT along with friends and art collaborators Nastja Rönkkö and Luke Turner.
After the debate at the Oxford Union, the trio were due to continue occupying the lift in Gloucester Green until 09:00 on Saturday.
The event, called #ELEVATE, is being streamed on YouTube.
Speaking to students in the lift, LaBeouf said he was invited by the president of the union after the actor set up his own call centre in Liverpool, which members of the public could phone to ask him questions.
The 29-year-old star said: "Stuart the president said: 'Do you want to stand in the same spot as Malcolm X?'
"Who... am I to argue with that?"
Speaking about the project to fans, he said: "[It's about] getting to know people, connecting to people.
"Men who get lost, like explorers, end goal is they hope they find a new world, a new land.
"We're hoping that we find a more sincere effect."
LaBeouf has been involved in a number of live art installations, most notably in 2014 when he wore a bag over his head with the message "I am not famous any more" written on it.
During the piece, called #IAMSORRY, LaBeouf sat in a room in a Los Angeles art gallery where members of the public were allowed to interact with him.
It was later reported he claimed a woman raped him during the performance.
After the claims, collaborators Rönkkö and Turner said they intervened to stop the woman.
The Hollywood actor was arrested in October last year for public intoxication and jay-walking in Austin, Texas.
He began his career as a child actor on the Disney Channel comedy Even Stevens in 1999, and gained worldwide fame with a recurring role in the Transformers franchise.
LaBeouf also co-starred with Harrison Ford in the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and was involved in Lars Von Trier's controversial two-part drama Nymphomaniac in 2013 and 2014. | The Turkish government has signed a deal with a Japanese-French consortium to build a new nuclear power station.
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Scottish Championship side Queen of the South say a gig held at their Palmerston Park ground on Friday night is likely to be the "first of many".
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Actor Shia LaBeouf has been occupying a lift in Oxford as part of an "arts performance". |
Please summarize the passage below. | The union has been in dispute since last April over the introduction of driver-only operated trains.
On Saturday, the day of the Grand National, strike action by the RMT hit three rail companies.
Southern, which is also in dispute with the Aslef union, confirmed the talks would be held on 24 and 25 April.
A spokesman for the rail operator said: "We're pleased to be meeting the RMT later this month in a bid to try and find a route forward to end their dispute."
The RMT has taken 31 days of strike action over the changes being brought in, which mean conductors become on-board supervisors, and responsibility for opening and closing doors is passed to train drivers.
General secretary Mick Cash said: "The union welcomes the opportunity to engage with Southern rail in further talks. We would prefer the process to get under way sooner if that was possible.
"We expect there to be no efforts to undermine these important talks from other parties and that they will be allowed to take place free from external interference."
Aslef members rejected initial proposals to resolve the row in February, and this month voted against another proposed deal.
Guy Hedger, 61, died in the early hours of 30 April after intruders reportedly broke into his home in Ashley, near Ringwood, and opened fire with a shotgun.
Helen Cooper, 40, from Poole, has been charged with assisting an offender.
She was remanded in custody by Poole magistrates earlier.
She is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on 2 August.
Earlier this week the charity Crimestoppers put up a £10,000 reward for information that leads to the recovery of the firearm used and jewellery stolen during the raid.
Kevin Downton, 40, of Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, Jason Baccus, 41, and Scott Keeping, 44, both of Verney Close, Bournemouth, have been charged with murder and are due at Winchester Crown Court at a later date to enter pleas.
A 45-year-old-man from Poole and a 39-year-old Bournemouth man were arrested in May on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and released while inquiries continued.
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." | Fresh talks are to be held between the RMT union and Southern in a dispute that has affected rail passengers for nearly a year.
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A woman has been charged as part of the investigation into the death of a businessman shot at his home in Dorset.
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Eurozone inflation has surged to its highest rate in more than three years, driven by increased prices for energy, food, alcohol and tobacco. |
Give a brief overview of this passage. | Most housing associations and councils have issued statements to say their accommodation complies with regulations and is safe.
Some fire brigades have described their high-rise training facilities.
The authorities have also expressed sorrow over the deaths at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington.
Many, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, pointed out that serious fires are extremely rare.
The law requires the owners or managers of high-rise buildings to make sure appropriate fire precautions are in place to safeguard people living or working there.
This may include the fitting of sprinklers, rising mains, ventilation and fire alarm systems.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service and London Fire Brigade were two of those which also published safety advice for people living in tower blocks.
A number of local authority landlords highlighted recent improvements and extra safety measures.
Sandwell Council said all of its blocks have automatic smoke ventilation systems, bin room sprinkler systems, bin chute cut-off slides and dry risers - pipes used by the fire service to distribute water to multiple levels of a building.
Oxford City Council said it was carrying out renovations that "have delivered substantial improvements" to fire safety.
Fortis Living, which looks after Worcestershire's buildings, said upgrade work has been done, which includes firebreaks on every floor. Magenta Living, which does the same in Birkenhead, Merseyside, said its high-rise blocks "undergo an annual, independently carried out, fire safety risk assessment".
Nottingham's housing association said it was "confident the systems are robust".
Brighton and Hove City Council said it will review fire safety in council-owned housing stock, and there are already plans for two further sprinkler systems to be installed.
Salix Homes in Salford said all its high-rise blocks comply with regulations, but "following the tragic incident in London, we will now be working with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Greater Manchester Housing Providers to look at any lessons that can be learnt" and Hull City Council said similar.
Both Cheshire and West Midlands Fire and Rescue Services emphasised their training programmes.
The West Midlands service has a special facility in Oldbury where floors can be configured in a range of different ways, there are internal and external staircases and a lift shaft. Instructors use it to set fires in condition where they can vary ventilation, wind speed and the internal movement of smoke and fire gases.
Gillian Miller and Mark Walkingshaw were stunned when son Tom was born on 31 March at Borders General Hospital in Melrose.
That was exactly the same delivery date as his brother Louie, 11, and one-year-old sister Aila.
Now the couple are planning to celebrate next year's triple birthday, and their wedding, on a family honeymoon in the Caribbean.
Ms Miller, 34, a hairdresser from Longformacus in Berwickshire, said: "When Aila was about to be born Louie really didn't want to share his birthday. But that all changed when he saw her.
"And when he found out I was pregnant with Tom he told me that he really wanted Tom to have the same birthday as them."
Mr Walkingshaw, 35, who is on paternity leave from his offshore job said: "We have no idea why it happened like this but what's even more amazing is that both were due on the same date, 24 March, and were both later dates on 31 March."
A spokesperson for William Hill bookmakers said the odds of three siblings sharing the same birthday was in the region of 50,000-1 against.
The 50-year-old won gold at the 2016 Rio Games in the single kayak 200m in the KL3 class.
In doing so, she claimed ParalympicsGB's 100th medal in Rio.
"The last four years in elite sport couldn't have gone any better," said Dickins, who became an MBE in the New Year Honours.
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"To win Paralympic gold and then to get awarded an MBE, a Blue Peter badge, and to get married concluded an amazing 2016."
Dickins had been an endurance mountain biker before sustaining a freak back injury.
She overcame seasickness to take part in Para-canoeing, in which she won two world titles and was a three-time European champion.
"Even though I won't be racing I believe I can still inspire people, which was always my goal," she said. | Following the fatal tower block blaze in London, people living in high-rise buildings across England are being given safety advice.
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British Paralympic champion Anne Dickins has retired, five years after being a volunteer at London 2012 inspired her to take up Para-canoeing. |
Give a brief summary of the following article. | The accommodation rental website says the winners of a Halloween-themed competition will become the first people to wake up alive in the catacombs underneath the city that hold the remains of more than six million people.
Opposition politicians on the Paris city council, meanwhile, have urged Mayor Anne Hidalgo not to forget a French law saying "respect due to the human body does not cease with death."
But what exactly will the overnight guests encounter during their stay in the Paris catacombs?
Well, firstly, millions of bones arranged in what has been described as a "tableau of death" in high Romantic style.
Only a small part of the labyrinthine tunnels below Paris are open to the public, and visitors descend 20m (nearly 66ft) below ground to tour a 2km (1.2-mile) section of dark tunnels where the bones are kept.
They are greeted with the verse: "Halt, this is the realm of death."
It is the first of a number of inscriptions in the catacombs meant to give "pause for thought" to visitors.
The remains of more than six million people were gradually moved below ground in the late 18th and mid-19th Century as overcrowded graveyards in Paris were closed because of public health concerns. This included the belief that wine and milk was going bad because of the decomposition of bodies in the city.
The first graveyard to be closed was the Cimetiere des Innocents in 1786.
The catacombs are part of a huge network of tunnels in the bowels of the city. Limestone and gypsum from these quarries were mined beginning in Roman times to provide the stone from which Paris was built.
In 1774, the collapse of a chamber saw King Louis XVI order the reinforcement and mapping of the network, the vast majority of which has been closed to the public since 1955.
But the more than 250km of passageways officially off-limits are accessible through various hidden entrances around the city to those in the know - including through sewers, basements and metro tunnels.
They are home to an array of subterranean secrets. In 2004, police stumbled across a secret cinema complete with an electric-powered screen, bar and seating carved into the rock.
The underground network has also been known to host clandestine art shows, theatre performances, university hazing rituals and parties hosted by so-called "cataphiles"
This is the name given to Parisian explorers who secretly descend into the tunnels for fun.
AFP has reported that Airbnb paid up to 350,000 euros (£258,000) to rent the catacombs normally accessible to the public for a night.
The company says its two guests will be treated to a private underground concert and bedtime storytelling.
The house rules include not to "follow ghosts through the galleries". | Airbnb has sparked mild controversy in Paris after offering curious travellers the chance to spend a night in the "world's largest grave". |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Tweed admitted four offences including assault by beating and criminal damage at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
The 27-year-old, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, was given a community order, 100 hours of unpaid work and told to pay compensation to the staff member.
He was also ordered to pay £2.50 to McDonald's to cover damage to cups and napkins at an outlet in the city.
During an appearance at the same court in January, prosecutor Phil Pearson said Mr Tweed had been to the McDonald's outlet in Boreham at around 03:30 BST on 9 October while "under the influence of alcohol".
Mr Pearson said Tweed started to become disorderly and began throwing cups, napkins and other items around with his friends.
Tweed married Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, 27, days before she died from cervical cancer in March 2009. | Jack Tweed, the widower of reality TV star Jade Goody, has been sentenced for assaulting a McDonald's staff member. |
Summarize this article briefly. | Durban was stripped of hosting the Games in March after failing to meet the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
Liverpool has declared its interest in staging the Games, as part of a bid to host the 2026 event.
Birmingham, London and Manchester have also expressed an interest in hosting.
"Hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2022 could give us an opportunity to step up and show the very best of global Britain as an outward-looking nation that is confident on the world stage," said Culture Secretary Karen Bradley.
"It's only right that we look into the potential for hosting one of the world's biggest sporting events on home soil."
The government will consider multi-city proposals and decide whether to submit a formal bid to the CGF later this year.
CGF chief David Grevemberg said officials were looking to make a decision quickly and would consider a joint bid.
"The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games showed the appetite and enthusiasm that the British people have for supporting major sporting events," said Sports Minister Tracey Crouch.
"We will weigh up whether the UK should step in to host, looking at the opportunities to promote global Britain and deliver a lasting legacy at good value for taxpayers."
Britain hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, while the 2002 event was staged in Manchester.
Steve Stannard, 37, died after being stabbed at his flat at Bowers Avenue in Norwich on 5 November 2016.
Norwich Crown Court heard a knife found nearby had his blood on it.
Hassiem Baqir, 19, of Howberry Road, Thornton Heath, south London, denies murder.
Andrew Shaw, prosecuting, said a sample of DNA taken from the handle of the knife matched Mr Baqir.
Mr Shaw said Mr Stannard was a drug user and low level drug dealer who had allowed his home to be used as a base by Mr Baqir to sell drugs in Norwich.
He told the court another user went to the property and saw Mr Baqir with the knife. When she asked why he had it, he replied: "It's not a game, it's just in case."
The court heard Mr Stannard was stabbed twice in the back and three times in the front at his home. The wounds perforated his lung and his heart.
Mr Stannard's dog, a border collie called Trixy, was also stabbed - probably defending her master, Mr Shaw said.
Mr Baqir has admitted supplying heroin and cocaine
He is on trial with two other men, Veron Antonio, 24, of Green Lane, Morden, south London, who has denied supplying heroin and cocaine and assisting an offender by failing to comply with an order to reveal his phone PIN code to police.
A third person, Jamil Theo Carrol, 28, of no fixed address, denies assisting an offender.
The trial continues.
The work has been completed alongside a £600m revamp of the city's New Street Station, which was unveiled on Sunday. But how does the redevelopment measure up?
£150m
Cost of building new shopping centre
5 years
Time taken to build as part of New Street Station redevelopment
66 shops in the new centre, including department stores, fashion retailers and restaurants
1,000 permanent jobs created at new shopping centre
50 million visitors expected each year
500,000
square feet spread over four floors
Over 6 times larger than Villa Park pitch
3 times larger than Edgbaston cricket pitch
13 times larger than Wimbledon centre court - the atrium alone | British cities interested in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games have been asked by the UK government to submit proposals for staging the event.
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DNA found on the handle of a knife after a man was stabbed to death matches that of the man accused of his murder, a court has heard.
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Summarize the information in the following section. | But for the US government, the revelations are less welcome.
The site has become its bete noire and after making its displeasure clear, US firms that have dealings with it have been quick to turn their backs.
The troubles began for Wikileaks when Amazon which hosted its servers in the US, withdrew services saying the site was breaking its terms and conditions.
They continued when EveryDNS, the domain name firm which allowed the Wikileaks.org address to be translated into an IP address, withdrew services.
Without it, the .org site was effectively shut down.
EveryDNS said that it had terminated services because web attacks aimed at Wikileaks "threatened the stability of the EveryDNS.net infrastructure which enabled access to almost 500,000 other websites".
But despite losing many links in its supply chain, Wikileaks remains defiantly online.
So how has it avoided the noose that the US government seems determined to make for it?
"It has moved stuff to Europe where things are out of the reach of the US government," said Paul Mutton, a security expert at internet research company Netcraft.
There is some confusion over who runs the Wikileaks.org domain, the organisation's main address that was taken offline on 3 December.
Even some of its providers admit they do not know who owns the addresses, including its new home wikileaks.ch.
The .org name was registered by a third-party organisation, which specialises in masking the identity of the owner.
The organisation owns many more addresses, whilst volunteers have also set up their own wikileaks site.
However, some names, including wikileaks.net, wikileaks.com and wikileaks.us, are owned by Wikia - a company founded by Jimmy Wales but separate from Wikipedia.
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, told BBC News, this was because of a technicality.
"When Wikileaks first started they issued a press release describing themselves as 'the Wikipedia of secrets'," he said.
To protect the name, Wikia registered a series of Wikileaks addresses, which were sold to Wikileaks a few years later.
However, Wikileaks has never completed the transfer, said Mr Wales.
"We've been bugging them to do it since they hit the news," he said.
"We try to tell people we have nothing to do with Wikileaks everyday.
It has created additional IP addresses, the raw information internet routers use to find content.
And it now has some 14 DNS servers which do the same job that everyDNS refused to do.
"It will be harder to take Wikileaks down because they are using so many domain name servers. Anyone wanted to shut them down would have to target companies in 14 different countries," said Mr Mutton.
Within hours of having its .org address cut off, Wikileaks moved to a Swiss address .ch, which pointed to an IP address in Sweden with servers located in France.
Wikileaks has effectively weaved itself a complex web of suppliers and it seems even the domain name companies are confused.
One of its providers, easyDNS, issued the following statement.
"There is some confusion around control over the wikileaks.org domain and who has it. To be honest, it turns out we are not dealing with actual Wikileaks people on the backend, but third-parties who are co-ordinating a DNS effort for them, including the initial fallback domain, wikileaks.ch," it said.
The company has been savvy enough to do dealings with firms which are likely to be sympathetic to its cause.
So in Sweden, for example, its web hosting firm is PRQ which describes itself as committed to free speech.
"If it is legal in Sweden, we will host it, and will keep it up regardless of any pressure to take it down," it said on its website.
In France, Wikileaks is hosted by provider OVH and in recent legal wrangles the web provider revealed that it only realised it was doing business with the whistle-blowing site after reading press reports.
It also revealed how easy it is to get a web service up and running.
"Wikileaks ordered a dedicated server with protection from cyber attacks through OVH's website using a credit card to pay the 'less than 150 euro bill'," managing director Octave Klaba said.
As well as having the official net channels it needs to function online closed down, Wikileaks has also been the victim of so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Such attacks bombard the site with requests for information making the site hard to access.
Spotlight on 'sensitive' sites
Some have speculated that the US government could be behind the attacks.
It would be very difficult to find out where they emanated from, said Ian Brown, of the Oxford Internet Institute.
"Unfortunately it can be virtually impossible to identify the actual source of a DDoS attack because the attack itself is mounted by tens or hundreds of thousands of computers.
These "bots" are ordinary computers that have been commandeered without their owner's knowledge or consent, often through a computer virus," he said.
Mikael Vibrog, head of Wikileak's Swedish service provider PRQ, said that such attacks are not uncommon.
"We have been suffering DDoS attacks for years, not just against Wikileaks but against our other customers too," he said.
But while they may be an effective way to take a site down they are unlikely to emanate from national governments, thinks Mr Mutton.
"Most governments would stick to legal methods for dealing with websites," he says.
So if a government was hell-bent on stopping Wikileaks, could it simply block access?
In France it seems the attempt is not running that smoothly.
French industry minister Eric Besson called for Wikileaks to be banned from French servers after the site took refuge there last week.
But a court in Lille has declined to force web provider OVH to shut down the site.
The site itself is only part of the problem for those determined to silence Wikileaks.
One of its biggest allies in the wake of it losing its .org address was micro-blogging site Twitter.
Wikileak's Twitter page responded immediately by publishing the site's IP address and alerting people to the mirror sites that popped up quickly after .org went down.
To date, there are over 500 of these mirror sites.
The site it seems is literally getting bigger by the day.
Even the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in London on Tuesday will have no impact on services.
Secret file
"Wikileaks is operational. We are continuing on the same track as before," said Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson.
It will be run by a group of people from London and other locations, he said.
But perhaps most importantly the information at the heart of the controversy is also already in the hands of downloaders.
"Wikileaks has released an encrypted file containing all of the embassy cables," said Dr Joss Wright, a research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute. "The information is already out there."
Thousands of copies of that encrypted file have been shared using peer-to-peer networks, like BitTorrent. "Once the information is there, it's virtually impossible to stop people sharing it," he added.
One of the biggest lessons that can be learnt from the Wikileaks affair is that in an internet-age where information can be disseminated virtually in the flick of an eye, secret information needs to be better protected.
Jonathan Zittrain, professor of law at Harvard Business School and co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, predicts there will be a sea-change in how governments handle information.
"They may have to rethink how they treat secret material," he said. | For rolling news outlets Wikileaks has been a dream come true with thousands of US embassy cables dribbling out titbits of sensitive information and providing new headlines on a daily and even hourly basis. |
Provide a summary of the section below. | Breck Bednar was killed after being lured to the Essex home of Lewis Daynes, 20, who is now serving life.
Essex Police investigated internet posts which Breck's mother Lorin LaFave claimed were by Daynes.
The Crown Prosecution Service it gave "early investigative advice" and police decided to take no further action.
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The Ministry of Justice previously said it had found no evidence of electronic communication.
Breck, from Caterham in Surrey, was killed in 2014 after travelling to Daynes's home in Grays.
The trial heard there was sexual activity between the pair and Daynes then slashed his victim's throat.
Ms LaFave, who is from the United States, previously told how she had received two online letters purporting to be from Daynes; one sent in November and the other in January before a BBC Three television programme called Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar.
In the second post, Daynes allegedly denied he was a "sinister internet paedophile" or a groomer and called the TV trailer "highly dramatic".
He also said police photographs of his home showed a "very clean tidy flat" in a "very nice residential street" and was the opposite of what has been described.
"It would take too much time to address all the lies and spin," he wrote.
In his first letter, Daynes alegedly said he was responsible for Breck's death, but accused the media and others of exploiting Breck's death to "suit their own agendas".
Daynes was sentenced to life with a minimum jail term of 25 years at Chelmsford Crown Court last year.
Advocaat, who takes over from Sinisa Mihajlovic, has signed a two-year contact, which could be extended if Serbia reach the tournament in France.
The former Netherlands and South Korea coach, 66, takes over a team that failed to reach the 2014 World Cup.
"We have only one target, and that is to qualify," Advocaat said. "That is the only option we have."
Mihajlovic left his post as Serbia boss in November 2013 to take over at Sampdoria, leaving Ljubinko Drulovic in caretaker charge.
Advocaat guided Netherlands to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2004, South Korea to the 2006 World Cup, Russia to Euro 2012 and has also coached the United Arab Emirates and Belgium.
He was in the running to become South Africa boss earlier this month.
On the task ahead at Serbia, Advocaat said: "I have seen around 10 games, especially the last games, but I saw already what I need to know about the team.
"They have very talented players, but are still not qualifying for the tournament and that is what we have to try to change."
The former PSV Eindhoven, Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg manager has won domestic league titles in Netherlands, Scotland and Russia. | Police say they cannot take further action over claims from the mother of a murder victim that she is being taunted online by the killer.
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Serbia have appointed Dutchman Dick Advocaat as their new coach for the Euro 2016 qualification campaign. |
Please provide a summary for the content below. | Anne Longfield accompanied fellow commissioners from France and Belgium and said she backed the camp's closure.
"It is unsanitary, highly dangerous and leaves young people exposed to traffickers," she said.
About 300 children are eligible to come to the UK, says the Commissioner.
On Monday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the names of unaccompanied children at the camp who are eligible would be given to the government this week.
Ms Rudd told MPs to expect action within "a matter of days - a week at the most" and that the "bureaucratic element" would now be dealt with "with the sort of urgency that we want to see".
Ms Longfield welcomed the news, but warned that the last time a section of the camp was demolished about 130 children went missing.
She argued that it was critical that the safety of children and young people at the camp is secured before the clearance begins.
"The French government must urgently safeguard these children and get them into specialist centres where they can begin to recover from their ordeals and have asylum applications properly processed - and those with rights to come to the UK be brought here safely," said Ms Longfield.
The Commissioner estimates there are about 1,200 children living at the camp, with about a quarter eligible to be settled in the UK.
This is either through the EU's Dublin regulation, which allows lone refugee children to be placed in a country where they have a relative who can be responsible for their care, or through the Dubs amendment to the Immigration Act, which requires the government to arrange for the transfer to the UK of unaccompanied refugee children from Europe.
Lord Dubs, a Labour peer and long-time refugee campaigner, came to Britain as a child on the Kindertransport programme to escape Nazi persecution.
Ms Longfield wants to see:
Aid agencies say that overall there are 9,000 people in the camp seeking to reach Britain.
The French government wants to resettle them around the country and to close the camp by the end of the year | The Children's Commissioner for England has visited the Calais migrant camp, calling for "robust plans" to protect children living there ahead of its imminent closure. |
Summarize the content provided below. | That's what Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness wants, and both the SDLP and Alliance are prepared to give the idea a fair wind.
But unionists - who have until now blocked the introduction of same-sex marriage in a series of Northern Ireland Assembly votes - are not impressed. Both the DUP's Nigel Dodds and the UUP's Danny Kennedy indicated they would reject the move in a UTV election debate.
Supporters of change point to surveys suggesting the majority of people in Northern Ireland approve of same-sex marriage as evidence that MLAs are out of touch with public opinion.
But the problem with the referendum suggestion is that it is far from clear how such a poll might be called. Referenda tend to be much less frequent in the UK than in the Republic of Ireland. Although the 1998 Northern Ireland Act enables a Northern Ireland secretary of state to call a border poll in certain circumstances, nothing in it confers upon the assembly or the Northern Ireland Executive the right to hold a referendum of their own.
If the assembly passed a motion calling on the Westminster government to hold a referendum, that might lead to London ministers passing the relevant legislation. Alternatively, Westminster could give Stormont the necessary authority to legislate for a referendum itself - which would be similar to what happened in Scotland in relation to last year's independence vote.
But both those scenarios would depend on there being a consensus at Stormont - something that does not exist, if the assembly's four same-sex marriage votes are anything to go by. Indeed in the wake of Mr McGuinness's latest call, the Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has wondered - perhaps tongue in cheek - whether similar referenda should be held on issues like abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. It is impossible to imagine London ministers pressing ahead in the knowledge that a majority of unionists are vehemently opposed to holding a poll.
Not all supporters of same-sex marriage think a referendum is a good idea. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB) support organisation, the Rainbow Project, argues that even if the public voted in favour of same-sex marriage the assembly might not regard it as binding. The Rainbow Project is backing a court case brought by a gay couple married elsewhere in the UK who are seeking a declaration that they remain legally married in Northern Ireland. The case is due to be heard again in November 2015.
So the courts may have their say on the current patchwork of marriage laws before any referendum becomes a reality. But if the convoluted history of cases like the ban on blood donations from gay men is anything to go by, then don't expect a clear answer from m'learned friends any time soon. | So, if voters in the Republic of Ireland are going to the polls to give their views on same-sex marriage on 22 May, why shouldn't their counterparts north of the border get the same opportunity? |
Summarize the passage below. | The grey seal decided the best way to navigate the River Orwell in Suffolk was to bask in the sun while solo sculler Terry Davey did the hard work.
Mr Davey, 71, from Felixstowe, told the Ipswich Star the animal jumped on board several times before eventually settling down.
"He was so relaxed he nearly fell asleep at one point," Mr Davey said.
A founder member of Deben Rowing Club in Woodbridge, Mr Davey was sculling from Woodbridge to Ipswich on Sunday when he was joined by the seal about 18 miles (29km) into the 25-mile (40km) journey.
"I took a break for some water and a biscuit, and this seal arrived and started resting his head on my oars," he told the BBC.
"It was really cute, like a dog might rest its head on your lap.
"I said, 'come on, boy', a few times - and he put his flippers on the boat and clambered aboard."
Mr Davey said he had twice had grey squirrels hitch a lift across the river on his boat, but never a grey seal.
"He jumped on and off several times. He was sitting there with his head over the side under the water, looking for fish. He'd jump off and then come back."
The seal was with him for about 30 minutes, he said.
Mr Davey eventually completed his journey in five hours - without his new companion on board.
"I'd have done it a lot faster without that bloomin' seal," he said.
The track dried out after a wet start with Rea and Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes coming in earlier than their rivals for a tyre change.
It was a decisive move and Rea finished two seconds ahead of the English rider with Michael van der Mark third.
Welshman Chaz Davies came in fifth and remains second in the series.
Davies, who was second to reigning champion Rea in Saturday's opener, is 14 points ahead of Sykes.
Australian Josh Brookes set the early pace on Sunday before Rea, who was lying fourth, and Sykes came into the pits with 14 laps remaining.
The Kawasaki pair were soon out in front and they went head-to-head for the win but Sykes could find no way past Rea.
Dutchman Van der Mark delighted home fans by completing the podium.
Lorenzo Savadori was fourth while Brookes crashed out as he attempted to make up ground late in the race.
It was a ninth Assen victory for 29-year-old Rea and his fifth successive win at the Netherlands circuit. | A seal took a break from swimming in a river to hitch a ride on the end of a rower's boat.
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Can you write a short summary of this section? | Armed officers were sent to the supermarket in Blackheath, West Midlands, on Saturday and several roads were closed.
A teenager has been charged with making an explosive substance and maliciously causing an explosive substance to endanger life.
The boy has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.
West Midlands Police confirmed the teenager was remanded in custody on Monday.
"No members of the public were hurt during the incident and road closures have now been lifted in the area," police added.
Six smaller providers fear that only gas and electricity deals from the "Big Six" will show up in searches under proposed new Competition and Markets Authority rules.
They fear that such a move would discourage competition.
The CMA proposals follow the watchdog's energy market review earlier this year.
Consumers can provide basic details to price comparison websites, which then provide what they believe to be the best options.
Sometimes these websites allow consumers to switch immediately, but it was often not clear that they only showed options for firms that have paid the site a commission or fee.
Following the CMA's investigation into the energy market, the watchdog published its initial recommendations for ways to encourage consumers to switch energy suppliers more often.
It concluded that price comparison websites such as Uswitch, Energyhelpline or Go Compare should no longer have to show all available energy offers.
However, it did find that such sites should make it clear whether they received a commission from the energy firms whose offers were being recommended.
The CMA believed the ability to switch energy suppliers online without delay might lead to a rise in instant switching, helping to drive down prices.
Smaller independent suppliers have rejected this analysis, which is out for consultation.
"We are deeply worried about the lack of transparency in the proposed system," according to a letter to the Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, signed by the chief executives of GB Energy Supply, COOP Energy, Go Effortless Energy, Bulb, So Energy & Zog Energy.
"Millions of people go to price comparison websites believing them to be transparent shop windows for the cheapest prices rather than 'brokers' in an increasingly skewed market."
The independent suppliers said that removing the obligation to show all tariffs would mean price comparison sites would end up only showing offers from the Big Six suppliers who had paid a fee.
The six smaller suppliers called on the Government to think again about the "serious ramifications".
However, the UK's third-largest price comparison website, uSwitch, disagreed.
"Price comparison websites offer a cost-effective way for energy suppliers to advertise their products and acquire customers," a spokesperson said. The site claimed to have saved consumers £112m on their energy bills in 2014.
"The CMA's package of proposals will incentivise sites to compete for exclusive deals with suppliers, boost competition and lower energy prices for consumers."
The CMA is set to publish its final recommendations on remedies for the energy sector before the end of June.
The Government said that before it came to power in 2010, there were just 13 energy suppliers, with independents accounting for only 1% of the market.
The Department for Energy said there were now more than 40 providers, with smaller firms making up 15% of the dual fuel market.
A spokesperson said the government wanted a "competitive and effective energy market" that worked for consumers: "We are taking action to ensure bill payers get a fair deal, by making switching quicker and easier, ensuring the swift roll-out of smart meters and increasing competition in the energy market."
The collision, believed to involve two lorries and a car, happened at the Marykirk turnoff.
The car was said to be on fire.
There were no details of any injuries. Southbound traffic was being diverted. | A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a fire in a Sainsbury's toilets led to the store being evacuated.
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Independent energy companies want consumers to be able to see all available tariffs when using price comparison websites.
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Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the A90 near Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire. |
Please give a summary of the document below. | After an uneventful first half, Paul Lewis was The Silkmen's match-winner, heading in his fifth goal of the season with 14 minutes remaining.
The hosts are unbeaten since 1 March, recording four wins and five draws.
With the win Macclesfield are up to ninth but Guiseley are in trouble in 19th, just three points clear of the drop zone with two games remaining.
The Scottish government figures show there are nearly as many foreign-owned manufacturers as there are Scottish-owned, by 44% to 45%.
The Scottish Annual Business Statistics cover 2014, and are the most recent update on the make-up of Scottish business.
They show Aberdeen and Fife both have more manufacturing output than Glasgow.
In retail, Glasgow - with 14% - came ahead of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, both with 10%.
The figures also show the sectors of the economy which have contributed most and least. The finance sector and some parts of agriculture are not included.
They showed Gross Value Added (GVA, which is close to Gross Domestic Product) in the service sector came to £51bn.
Manufacturing totalled more than £13bn and construction £6.6bn.
The main contributors within services included retail trade at £6.9bn, engineering and architecture at £5.3bn and wholesale trade at £4.6bn.
In manufacturing, the biggest sector was the drinks industry - which includes whisky - at £2.1bn, or 15% of total manufacturing GVA.
Food products, including fisheries, came to £1.7bn and metal products £1.5bn.
Aberdeen was reckoned by Scottish government statisticians to have an eighth of Scotland's manufacturing value added, followed by Fife and then Glasgow.
The foreign ownership of companies has become particularly important to Scotland, as inward investment has replaced traditional heavy industries.
And with plans being drawn up for the UK's exit from the European Union, that is seen as a discouragement to investors, who may no longer have unfettered access to Europe's single market.
In the service sector, foreign-owned businesses accounted for 22% of GVA and 14% of employment. Businesses based in Scotland and owned in the UK represented 57% of GVA and 69% of employment, while those based elsewhere in the UK accounted for 21% of output and 20% of employment.
In tourism, both Edinburgh and Glasgow had 15% of the nation's value added, and Highland had 8%.
It represented 15% of the non-finance business economy in the Western Isles, but 4% across the country.
Construction had the lowest level of foreign ownership, representing only 5% of jobs and 6% of value added.
In the primary sector, which includes oil and gas production as well as energy utilities, foreign ownership accounted for 68% of value added and 42% of employment. | Macclesfield extended their unbeaten run in the National League to nine games with a win over Guiseley.
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What is the summary of the document provided? | Of all the UK nations, Wales saw the greatest fall in unemployment compared with the previous three months.
But despite the drop, the rate of unemployment in Wales, 5.3%, remains higher than the UK rate of 5.1%.
There were also 49,000 more people in work in Wales than the same time the previous year.
Unemployment in the UK as a whole fell by 60,000 to 1.69 million between October and December. | Unemployment in Wales fell by 12,000 between October and December to 80,000, according to the Office for National Statistics. |
Can you provide a brief summary of the following information? | Under the new legislation, smoking in restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls will be illegal.
The government has made reducing smoking one of the cornerstones of its bid to improve public health.
Russia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with more than four in 10 Russians considered smokers.
Parliament passed the bill earlier in February, with only one deputy in the State Duma voting against the legislation.
The law "On protecting the health of citizens from the danger of passive smoking and the consequences of the use of tobacco" will come into force in stages, beginning on 1 June.
On that date, smoking will be banned within 15m of entrances to stations, airports, metro stations and ports; in workplaces; in entrances to apartment blocks; and in children's playgrounds and on beaches.
Exactly one year later, smoking will be banned on long-distance trains and ships; in hotels; in restaurants, bars, cafes, shops and markets; and on suburban railway platforms.
Under the bill, a minimum retail price will be introduced for tobacco and its sale and advertising will be restricted.
The legislation meets some of the recommendations outlined in a World Health Organization report on smoking in Russia published in 2011.
According to that report, the retail price of a pack of 20 of the cheapest brand of cigarettes in 2010 was 11 roubles (£0.23; $0.36; 0.27 euros) while a popular Western brand sold for 48 roubles (£1; $1.6; 1.2 euros).
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The malfunctioning device was caught on camera with motorists slowly driving past as the light went off every few seconds.
It is located on the A38 at Rooksbridge near Burnham-on-Sea and one theory is that it was struck by lightning.
Miriam and Sean Connolly said they "cannot personally pay back" brides who have lost deposits after they claimed to have lost £65,000 themselves.
One bride said she spent over £1,000 on a deposit she is unlikely to get back.
Emily Eve Bridal Boutique in the city centre closed without warning or explanation after financial problems.
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Mrs Connolly has over 35 years experience in the industry but said she struggled to cope after having to manage the business alone.
A third director, Fiona Davis, said after a car accident in December she was in hospital for a few months, during which time Mrs Connolly took control of the business.
Mrs Connolly said: "Hand on heart, if I could have carried on I would have carried on."
A number of brides have expressed concern about how they will get their deposits back.
Lauren Davies said she spent £1,080 on a deposit for her dress ahead of her wedding next year. She said she has "absolutely no idea" how she's going to get the money back.
Mrs Connolly said: "If they've paid on credit card, I know they'll get it back.
"If they haven't, with the financial problems we've got, there's no way we can personally pay that back. They will have lost their money." | Smoking in public places will be banned in Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a tough new bill into law.
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Can you write a short summary of this section? | The immediate cause of the incidents has been an intensifying dispute between Islamists and nationalists in Libya about legislative elections that created a new parliament in June.
The new House of Representatives was to replace the interim assembly, the General National Congress (GNC), elected in 2012.
Moderate Islamists fared far worse than they had in the previous elections and have been unwilling to accept the legitimacy of the new body.
Instead, they claim, the GNC, sitting in Tripoli is the only legitimate legislative body and the House of Representatives, sitting in Tobruk, over 1,000km (600 miles) to the east, is not.
GNC members are particularly opposed to calls by the new body for foreign intervention to improve security in Libya, where 350 militias have taken the place of the national army and police force.
In Tripoli, the dispute erupted a month ago into a struggle to control the international airport.
The Libya Dawn alliance, which backs the Islamists, has just wrested control of the facility from the Zintan militia coalition, which supports the nationalists.
Libya Dawn, which is now in complete charge of the capital, was targeted by the raids. It regards the bombing as flagrant interference in Libya's internal affairs by the UAE - which has denied involvement.
Meanwhile, since June, a motley collection of militias, air-force units and army groups under a former general, Khalifa Haftar, has been trying to eliminate pro-Islamist and extremist militias in Libya's second city, Benghazi.
It has been relatively unsuccessful and Islamist militias there have forced out his key ally, the al-Saiqa elite army unit.
Despite this, Gen Haftar has warned that he would extend his campaign across north-western Libya. The bombing raids, which he claimed his forces had carried out, seem to be the harbinger of this.
Whoever was behind the raids, other countries have always been involved in Libya's problems.
Britain, France, the US, the UAE and Qatar intervened in the 2011 civil war that toppled Col Muammar Gaddafi. Qatar has supported moderate Islamist groups since then.
That support has now drawn in other countries, too, for there is a wider crisis in the Middle East as well - the struggle to eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood as a political force in the wake of the Arab Spring and the July 2013 army-backed coup in Egypt.
Misrata-led alliance (Libya Dawn):
Zintan-led alliance:
Why is Libya lawless?
Guide to Libya's militias
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have come together to confront the Muslim Brotherhood and similar groups wherever they appear - in Egypt, the Gaza Strip or Libya, for example.
The three anti-Brotherhood allies have also targeted Qatar, for its support for the Islamist groups they oppose, hence the raids on Tripoli.
Egypt has also denied being involved in the attacks, but it soon will be, simply because of its fears that radical Islamist militias in Benghazi will soon spill over its borders.
That is no doubt why Gen Haftar is a frequent visitor to Cairo. Indeed Egypt must also be very worried about the situation in the eastern town of Derna, where local extremists have declared a caliphate in imitation of the much-feared Islamic State - which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Nor are the Egyptians alone, as Europe begins to worry that such extremism may soon cross the Mediterranean. | US allegations that United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplanes based in Egypt bombed Tripoli in recent days puts into stark relief the way in which the domestic conflict in Libya has been dragged into a wider crisis emerging in the Middle East. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Liverpool levelled the tie on aggregate after Bruno Soriano's early own goal.
Daniel Sturridge, left out of the team in Spain, then put the hosts in command with a low finish after good work from the excellent Roberto Firmino.
After Villarreal's Victor Ruiz was sent off, Adam Lallana made the win safe.
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Ruiz received a second booking after stepping on Lallana's foot in a game where Liverpool's energetic pressing ruffled their opponents.
Klopp, who took over from Brendan Rodgers in October and celebrated wildly with supporters after the final whistle, has now taken the Reds to a second final of the season, following defeat by Manchester City in the League Cup final.
They will face Europa League holders Sevilla in Basel on 18 May, after they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 to win their semi-final 5-3 on aggregate.
Despite sitting nine points and 19 goals behind fourth-placed Manchester City in the Premier League, Liverpool would qualify for next season's Champions League should they win in Switzerland, representing a fine return for Klopp in such a short spell in charge.
On another memorable night at Anfield, Liverpool reached their first European final since losing the 2007 Champions League showpiece to AC Milan.
While it was less dramatic than the quarter-final win over Klopp's former team Borussia Dortmund, the players seemed galvanised by an electric rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone before kick-off as home fans paid tribute to those who died in the Hillsborough disaster, following last week's inquest verdict where 96 fans were found to be unlawfully killed.
The early opener came after Nathaniel Clyne crossed to the back post and Firmino put it back into the danger area. Sturridge missed the ball, but Bruno nudged into his own net.
Boosted by the goal, the hosts pressed Villarreal to distraction with James Milner, Philippe Coutinho and Lallana indefatigable in midfield.
Added to the poise offered by the returning Emre Can, who has been out injured for the past three weeks, and the trickery of Firmino, the visitors could not cope.
Sturridge, who has finally been able to enjoy a run of games after a shocking injury record, scored what appeared to be his most important Liverpool goal to put Klopp's side ahead in the tie.
Lallana then sparked more renditions of Liverpool's famous anthem when he tucked in from close range after more enterprise from Firmino.
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Villarreal, who have already reached next season's elite European competition by securing fourth place in La Liga, came up against a pacy team which did not let them settle.
Marcelino's side are well drilled and operate in a 4-4-2 formation, but they were overwhelmed in midfield and began to lose their tempers as Liverpool's superior numbers started to count.
Former Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado reacted to one Dejan Lovren challenge by swiping the Liverpool defender's feet away, and was later booked for chopping down Coutinho.
Former Manchester City forward Denis Suarez was lucky not to follow him after berating referee Viktor Kassai and, when Ruiz received a second booking, there appeared no hope for a side who were only promoted back to La Liga three seasons ago.
Once Simon Mignolet parried Mario Gaspar's early shot and Jonathan dos Santos fired over, the Liverpool goalkeeper had little to do.
Villarreal, who had been on a 12-game unbeaten run in the competition, have now reached three Europa League semi-finals, previously losing twice to the eventual winners.
Liverpool will hope they can continue the Spanish side's unfortunate record.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to BT Sport: "Wonderful night, brilliant game from my side. What a performance. The first half an hour was a big emotion. It was great. The last 15 minutes of the first half we lost patience. The second-half plan was to keep going with the emotional football but using the brain a bit more and in the end, brilliant.
"Everyone spoke a lot about this team before I came here. It was all about quality and not good transfers. I came here because I thought they had a nice squad and now we are in the final."
Villarreal boss Marcelino: "Things didn't work out how we had planned them. It hit us hard conceding that early goal, it was a hammer blow.
"It was tough against an opponent who played with a huge amount of intensity, maybe on the margins of the rules at times, but it was allowed.
"Liverpool played better than us but for all their superiority they didn't create too many chances. When we got to the sending off it was pretty much game over by then."
Liverpool are at home to Watford in the Premier League on Sunday as they aim to secure a place in the Europa League, at least, next season.
Match ends, Liverpool 3, Villarreal 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Villarreal 0.
Denis Suárez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Denis Suárez (Villarreal).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Allen.
Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Daniel Sturridge.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge.
Foul by Joe Allen (Liverpool).
Mario (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. Christian Benteke replaces Roberto Firmino.
Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Emre Can (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner.
Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Denis Suárez (Villarreal).
Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
Denis Suárez (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Philippe Coutinho.
Goal! Liverpool 3, Villarreal 0. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge.
Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario (Villarreal).
Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
Foul by Emre Can (Liverpool).
Mario (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner.
Substitution, Villarreal. Daniele Bonera replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Alberto Moreno is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second yellow card to Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) for a bad foul.
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal).
Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián replaces Roberto Soldado. | Jurgen Klopp remains on course for silverware in his first season in charge after Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach the Europa League final. |
Can you provide a brief summary of the following information? | The 25-year-old was withdrawn in the first half of Scotland's 39-16 win over USA on Sunday, which put them top of Pool B.
Meanwhile, Scottish Rugby says fly-half Finn Russell's ankle injury "will require further care and assessment".
Vern Cotter's side face South Africa on Saturday and a replacement for Gilchrist is due to be announced.
Edinburgh's Gilchrist tweeted: "Devastated. Big thanks for the support. All the best to the boys for the rest of the tournament #AsOne #RWC2015"
Samoa are Scotland's final Pool B opponents on 10 October with both of the upcoming games taking place at St James' Park in Newcastle.
"Gilchrist sustained the soft tissue damage in the 19th minute of the national team's 39-16 win over USA yesterday, with the recovery period expected to extend beyond the competition," said Scottish Rugby.
"Finn Russell has sustained an inversion injury to his ankle, which will require further care and assessment.
"A number of other players will require the ongoing care of the national medical team, however these are not considered an immediate concern."
Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the fire, which was beside a nursing home.
The fire service was called to Bath Terrace just before 21:00 BST on Sunday to what was described as a "well-developed fire".
Eight fire appliances, an aerial appliance and a specialist command support unit tackled the blaze.
No-one was injured.
Police said the property "will be entered and examined by PSNI crime scene investigators once building control officials have determined it is safe to do so".
They have appealed for anyone with information to contact police.
Iraq's defence ministry also said a top aide to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a strike on Mosul, but neither death has been confirmed.
Separately, IS fighters were reported to have kidnapped 40 men from a town in northern Iraq on Thursday.
The group has taken over swathes of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
Iraqiya TV quoted defence officials as saying Abu Alaa al-Iraqi, head of the IS military council in the city of Tal Afar, had died in an air strike.
Earlier reports on social media had suggested that al-Baghdadi himself had been killed in a separate strike on Mosul.
But the defence ministry said intelligence suggested the strike had killed one of the leader's senior aides instead.
US forces began carrying out air strikes on IS positions in August after they took over several cities in northern Iraq. It is unclear whether the latest strikes were by US or Iraqi forces.
Residents in the northern province of Kirkuk said IS fighters had kidnapped dozens of men on Thursday, dragging them into cars in the town of Hawija before driving off.
Locals said it was unclear why the men had been taken, saying IS had taken over the Sunni town without encountering any resistance last month.
IS militants were said to have retreated from the village on Wednesday and residents were reported to have set fire to a flag left behind by the group.
Amnesty International has accused IS of "systematic ethnic cleansing," including mass killings of ethnic and religious minorities.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch said said it had uncovered new sites of mass killings in the Iraqi city of Tikrit.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama vowed to destroy the group after it released a video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.
The group has carried out several more beheadings, including that of another US journalist, James Foley, and several Kurdish fighters.
Iraqi security forces, fighting alongside Kurdish and Shia fighters, recently launched an offensive against IS-controlled towns.
They have pushed IS out of several towns but the group remains in control of large areas. | Lock Grant Gilchrist is "devastated" after being ruled out of the rest of Scotland's World Cup campaign.
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A fire at a derelict property in Portrush, County Antrim, on Sunday night is being treated as suspicious.
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Please provide a summary for the content below. | Jack Redshaw headed the Seasiders in front on 34 minutes before being sent off for a rash challenge on David Fox.
Crewe levelled through Marcus Haber's neat flick on 83 minutes before Tom Aldred's deflected shot restored Blackpool's advantage 60 seconds later.
Brad Potts then fouled Tom Hitchcock in the box, but top scorer Inman blazed the resulting penalty over the bar.
Blackpool climb two places to 20th, one point above the drop zone, while Crewe stay 23rd, now eight points from safety, having not won in eight matches.
Mary-Jean O'Doherty, 33, sang Face The Shadow in Vienna on Saturday as part of the group Genealogy.
Speaking to BBC Wales ahead of the contest, she praised the Welsh support which helped the group through the semi-final on Tuesday.
The group finished in 16th place with 34 points.
Speaking about her semi-final experience before Saturday's final, she said: "It's just one of those surreal moments where you just think 'wow'.
"There was a lot of Armenian flags and Welsh flags as well which was great. There was so much positive energy."
O'Doherty, born in the United States to an Australian father and a Greek-Armenian mother, has settled in Cardiff with her Welsh husband.
She was selected for this year's contest by broadcaster Public Television of Armenia.
"I have never been to Armenia and I have always wanted to know about my heritage, about my genealogy," she added.
"I couldn't think of a more interesting or outstanding way to do both."
The UK was represented at Saturday's show by duo Electro Velvet, who finished in 24th place with five points.
The 63-year-old man was admitted to hospital after complaining of vomiting and difficulty defecating.
He told his doctor that he had swallowed a bottle cap in anger, after a fight with his wife.
But when surgeons operated they found gold bars weighing nearly 400g (14oz) in his stomach instead of a bottle cap.
Doctors, who performed the operation on 9 April, told the BBC that police and customs authorities had questioned the businessman and confiscated the gold.
India, the world's largest consumer of gold, has seen a record rise in smuggling after a rise in duty on imports of metal to curb the current account deficit.
Dr CS Ramachandran, a senior surgeon at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said he had never seen a "case like this in my life".
"This is the first time I have recovered gold from the stomach of a patient. I remember having taken out a bladder stone weighing 1kg from a patient. But finding gold in a patient's stomach was something unbelievable," he said.
"It was a tedious three-hour-long operation. He is an old patient and we had to be careful. We found 12 gold bars lying in a stack in his stomach."
The businessman, who had undergone four stomach surgeries in the past and is a diabetic, was admitted to the hospital earlier this month, with symptoms of "acute intestinal obstruction", Dr Ramachandran added.
Last year India's government hiked the import duty on gold three times to curb demand for the precious metal. Gold imports, which had peaked at 162,000kg in May 2013, came down to 19,300kg in November after the hike. | Brad Inman's last-minute penalty miss handed 10-man Blackpool a vital League One win over fellow strugglers Crewe.
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Can you summarize this content? | Tory Iain Stewart said people need to know the facts so Milton Keynes' "damaged reputation" can be repaired.
But Liberal Democrat campaign manager Jane Carr accused Mr Stewart of playing party politics.
Lib Dem Subhan Shafiq vouched for rapist Nadeem Ahmed Kiani in 2011.
Fellow party member Stuart Burke was chairman of a committee which had lifted a suspension on his licence.
Milton Keynes South MP Mr Stewart said the "issue goes far beyond party politics" and people need to know the facts "so we can repair the city's damaged reputation".
He said the Lib Dems should "re-think their decision and stop putting their own interests first".
Mrs Carr said Mr Stewart's comments had "nothing to do with repairing the image of the city".
She said the Liberal Democrats were the only party to have held an internal investigation into the taxi scandal.
"We are treating this confidentially as we would an employment issue, rather than spend our time ignoring the needs of local people," she said.
Milton Keynes Council revoked Kiani's licence in August last year after it was revealed he had been given a private hire licence by the licensing committee in 2011.
The chairman of this committee was Conservative Amanda Box. She is no longer a serving councillor.
A second committee lifted a suspension on his licence in 2012, despite Thames Valley Police having written to the authority giving more details of Kiani's convictions for raping and assaulting prostitutes in London in 1994.
Mr Shafiq, who had vouched for Kiani as a friend, resigned as mayor in August. He quit as a councillor when the council released a report into the affair in November.
Mr Burke, who had been chairman of the second committee, resigned from that role along with vice-chairman and Labour councillor Gladstone McKenzie.
The Liberal Democrats said recommendations had been "locally actioned" but the report would remain confidential.
Inga Maria Hauser's body was found in a remote part of Ballypatrick Forest, near Ballycastle, County Antrim, on 20 April 1988. Her neck was broken.
The 18-year-old, originally from Munich, went missing after she arrived in Larne on a ferry from Scotland.
No one has been convicted in connection with her murder.
Det Ch Supt Raymond Murray said officers remained "tantalisingly close" to catching those responsible for what police have described as a vicious and ruthless assault.
He said he believed that "there are people in the community who know who killed Inga Maria".
"If everyone who has information was prepared to place it before the courts, then a different resolution to the case would be possible.
"Inga Maria's family deserve to know what happened and bring them some degree of closure."
A number of years ago, DNA screenings were undertaken to find a match to a male genetic profile found at the murder scene.
However, the 2,000 samples screened failed to find a definitive match.
Mr Murray said that there had been "strenuous efforts" to find those responsible and those efforts were continuing.
He added that "extensive inquiries" have been made with those who were on the ferry with Ms Hauser in 1988, as well as a house-to-house inquiries.
The 33-year-old hooker was accused of biting Castres flanker Thomas Caballero in the second half of Dragons' 31-18 Challenge Cup win on Friday.
Thomas is now available to face Sale in their final Pool 5 match on Thursday.
A hearing held in London on Wednesday found that: "The Judicial Officer was not satisfied that the act of foul play as alleged had been committed."
Dragons are top off Pool 5 and assured of a quarter-final place going into their clash with Sale. | The decision not to release details of a Liberal Democrat investigation into how a serial rapist was granted a taxi licence is "deeply disappointing," according to an MP.
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Summarize the following piece. | Of 115 groups that applied for funding, 27 face reductions on last year. Six groups will not receive any grants.
Overall, the Arts Council is distributing almost £900,000 less than in 2014/15, although 10 organisations will receive more money.
It said the cuts were inevitable because its budget from the NI Executive has been reduced by 11%.
Organisations to lose all their funding include Irish language group POBAL, Music Theatre for Youth and Blackstaff Press.
In a statement, Blackstaff Press said it was devastated to learn that its funding for 2015/2016 had been cut "from £82,200 to zero".
"While we anticipated a reduction in line with the budget cut to ACNI, we had no indication at all that we should expect a complete withdrawal of funding," it said.
The publisher said the cuts are effective from 1 April.
It said it was "absorbing the shock of this decision and cannot yet say with confidence how it will impact on our publishing and outreach programmes".
Janet Muller of POBAL said the group regretted the cuts to all organisations.
However she said that in particular, POBAL was angered to "see the axe fall disproportionately yet again on Irish language organisations".
The Culture NI website and social networks stated that it will "regrettably be forced to close from April" after it was announced its funding would be cut "without warning last week".
"This devastating cut means the arts sector will lose a significant resource, which benefits hundreds of arts organisations and artists each year," David Lewis, director of Culture NI, said.
BBC NI arts correspondent Maggie Taggart said: "Those organisations and the 27 that will face hefty cuts are very likely to suffer job losses and a reduced arts programme."
It comes amid cuts of 10% to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure's annual budget for the next financial year.
Arts Council chairman Bob Collins said: "The reality of passing on a £1.38m cut to the arts means we are left with a smaller arts sector, with fewer performances, exhibitions, staff and opportunities for people to engage with the arts.
"The arts make a valuable contribution to all areas of society but regrettably this latest round of cuts will be felt not only directly in arts provision but across tourism, health, community regeneration, social cohesion and the very government initiatives that are designed to promote equality and tackle poverty and social exclusion."
One body, the East Belfast Partnership Board, will receive Arts Council funding for the first time for three festivals: EastSide Arts Festival, CS Lewis Festival, and the Woodstock R&B Festival. | The Arts Council has released details of organisations that face funding cuts in the next financial year. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | An hour or two after the action subsides and Murrayfield falls silent, the players file out to greet supporters queuing in the shadows of the towering west stand.
A throng of youngsters draped in Saltires, cheeks caked with face paint, necks craned over the barrier fence awaiting the emergence of their heroes, confronts them.
For Watson, the penning of signatures and distributing of kit bears particular significance. A decade ago, it might have been him at the heart of the clamour.
"Me and my brother always used to queue up for autographs after the games," the flanker recalls.
"It's quite funny now me coming out and chucking my socks to them. I always try and give my shorts and socks away because I remember how much I loved it when I got a pair after a game.
"I think on one occasion I got Dan Parks' and a few others. When we were kids it was so exciting to get autographs, so I always try and give stuff away."
Watson may be 25, but he's still a kid himself in international terms, a fledgling of five caps, two of them as substitute.
His, however, was a deeply compelling autumn. He played every minute of Scotland's trio of Tests, battling blow-for-blow on the open-side flank with Australian titans David Pocock and Michael Hooper, the livewire Argentine Pablo Matera, then the hulking totem of Georgian rugby, Mamuka Gorgodze.
"It was amazing, it was great to get a run of games and actually start a few back-to-back," he says.
"You're coming up against internationals every week for your club, but you're only playing four or five of them.
"Against a whole team of them, the main thing you notice is it's a lot quicker and a bit more physical, so you've got to get all your carries perfect and roles right.
"The nerves before that first start against Australia in front of a packed Murrayfield were pretty massive - I still get nervous for Edinburgh games, so I don't think that'll ever go away, but I'm not one to throw up."
Watson was born in Manchester, but is eligible for Scotland through his grandparents. He attended Oakham School near Leicester, from where he would hop in a taxi after class and ride 40 minutes to Scottish Exiles training in Nottingham.
His teenage toil yielded a coveted berth in Leicester Tigers' academy, then a jaunt on the World Sevens Series with Scotland, and finally, an elite development contract in the nation's capital.
In his six seasons riding the maddening Edinburgh rugby rollercoaster, Watson has played under three head coaches, and wildly contrasting strategies.
He signed amid the borderline kamikaze attacking days of Michael Bradley, grafted through the rigid era of Alan Solomons, while interim head coach Duncan Hodge is now trying to forge a successful marriage of the two.
"Under 'Bradders' our attack was amazing, everyone knew Edinburgh could score 50-plus points, but our defence was dreadful," Watson says. "Alan came in, consolidated Edinburgh, made them a solid mid-table team and very hard to beat at home.
"We were known for having an amazing set-piece, but maybe lacked in scoring tries. Now, our attack's looking very good, our defence is good, but we're sometimes a bit off-it. We've got to find a good equilibrium.
"I think Hodgey's given the boys slightly more freedom in attack, more freedom to push those offloads, which has helped.
"We've scored quite a lot of tries off the back of that. The attack, we're playing at a higher tempo, he's tried to change training up a bit, and he's an attack coach, so he's brought lots of his styles from Scotland. It's given him a bit more freedom to push through his attack."
Edinburgh's form this season, however, is enough to drive the most placid of supporters to the brink of insanity. In October, they beat Harlequins, then lost to Zebre. They beat Ulster, then lost to Dragons.
A fortnight ago, they trailed Stade Francais by 17 points at half-time, had Phil Burleigh sent off, and yet salvaged victory in pulsating fashion. Last week, they were 23 points down to Stade at half-time and only just failed to repeat those heroics.
For too many seasons, Edinburgh have festered like this. So much fleeting promise; so little tangible success. One step forward, two back. There can be few teams who persistently torment their fans in such fashion.
"It's not just the fans, it's massively frustrating as a player as well, and it's hard to put your finger on it," Watson says.
"We still haven't given an 80-minute performance this season. Even against Quins, we were amazing, we won the game, but we let them come back into it, and the same against Ulster, we had a late scare.
"I think that'll come - we're quite a young squad, so every game these young players are getting more and more experienced.
"If we manage to keep all of our players, we will be a very strong squad in a few years - it will be a very good squad if we keep our young, exciting players."
Two of them - back-rower Magnus Bradbury, 21, and 19-year-old full-back Blair Kinghorn - have committed themselves to staying in the capital until 2020 and 2019 respectively, while Watson is keen to extend his own contract beyond the end of the season.
More immediately, he is eager to help Edinburgh cling on to the 1872 Cup - a trophy they have lifted the past two seasons despite their struggles, and the continued good form of rivals Glasgow Warriors.
"We've had the edge the last two years, but these are the games Edinburgh never struggle with," he says. "These are the games you don't have to get psyched up for. It's the ones like Zebre at home, Dragons away, we need to start winning.
"Every game, you always feel you're ready, but maybe mentally you're not quite ready. But those are the games we've got to win, and that's the big difference in the league at the moment."
If Edinburgh are to finally sustain anything like their best form for more than a fleeting burst, the affable breakaway will surely have a few more pairs of socks to dish out come the Six Nations. | A poignant routine unfolds after each home Scotland international that Hamish Watson is learning to savour. |
Write a concise summary for the following article. | Tomas Osmena said he would pay policemen $1,060 (£730) for each criminal killed and $106 for each one wounded, in an attempt to instil fear.
He has already rewarded an off-duty policeman who shot and injured two suspects when he came across a robbery.
The mayor's comments echo those of the incoming President, Rodrigo Duterte, who has promised to wipe out crime.
Mr Osmena, who won the mayoral elections two weeks ago, emphasised that any killing must be legal, with a licensed gun.
He gave as an example a robbery where civilians might come to the rescue and shoot the robber.
"What is important is that the robbers will be scared," he said. "I am just giving them a warning."
Police officer Julius Sadaya Regis was off duty when he chanced upon a robbery.
As the three robbers fled, Mr Regis shot two of them and duly received his reward from the mayor.
Mr Osmena said he did not care if the reward would encourage vigilantes.
"I will not compromise the safety of our people," he said. "I will defend them. I don't care who gets in the way."
Mr Osmena's pledge comes after Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte won the Philippine presidential elections on 9 May, largely on a controversial anti-crime platform, vowing to kill tens of thousands of criminals.
Since winning the election, Mr Duterte has also said he will bring back the death penalty, with hanging as his preferred method of execution.
His record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern town of Davao, once notorious for its lawlessness, earned him the name The Punisher, as well as many voters.
On Thursday, Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao was sworn in as a senator, after being elected to the upper house in elections earlier this month.
He said he supported President Duterte's plans to impose the death penalty.
"Actually God allows this in the Bible," he told reporters. | The incoming mayor of Cebu city in the Philippines says he will offer bounties to people for killing criminals. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | Jacqui Thompson from Llanwrda faces a £190,000 bill after a failed libel action against Mark James.
He counter-sued for posts made on her blog and received £25,000 in damages.
On Friday, the council was granted a charging order which means Ms Thompson can be ordered to sell her home if she cannot pay her debt.
Ms Thompson was arrested in June 2011 after refusing to stop filming a council meeting for her blog, in which she was critical of the council.
She sued Mr James the following November, but he successfully counter-sued for posts made on her blog and received damages.
The High Court found Ms Thompson had run a campaign of "harassment, defamation and intimidation" against Mr James.
Carmarthenshire council covered Mr James' legal costs, a decision the Wales Audit Office found to be unlawful.
Speaking outside court, Ms Thompson said: "They could enforce the charging order at any time. They could do it tomorrow, they do it in 10 years' time." | A blogger who lost a libel case with Carmarthenshire council's chief executive could be forced to sell her house to pay the legal costs. |
Provide a brief summary for the information below. | Paul Nicholl, 50, of Carnkenny Road, Newtownstewart, drank beer and took diazepam before the collision in January 2014.
Patrick McCroary, 62, who was travelling towards Strabane with his wife and children, died in the crash.
The rest of the family survived.
In victim impact statements read at Omagh Crown Court, the family said the loss of Mr McCroary and the injuries they suffered in the crash had changed their lives forever.
The court heard Nicholl had suffered from addiction his whole life and was almost two and a half times the legal drink-drive limit when the crash happened.
He pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving with excess alcohol and causing grievous bodily injury.
The judge said: "The people of County Tyrone are no strangers to the scourge of death on our roads.
"The McCroary family are not the first to be visited with grief and bereavement arising out of the carnage on our roads nor will they be the last, and we have had poignant reminders in recent times of the devastation such offences cause.
"I take into account the timely plea of guilty, the remorse, the lack of a relevant driving record and the fact that he himself sustained injuries but I cannot overlook the very high reading almost two and a half times the legal limit."
Nicholl will serve two years and six months in prison, followed by a further two years and six months on licence and was disqualified from driving for six years.
There was no change in the order of the top five richest from a year earlier.
The total wealth of the US super-rich grew 13% to $1.7tn, with the top 400 worth an average $400m more in 2012.
The group's assets are worth as much as one eighth of the US economy, and grew much faster than the economy at large.
According to the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, the average net worth of a person on the list was $4.2bn.
In second place with a fortune of $46bn was investment guru Warren Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of the insurance conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway.
He was followed by Larry Ellison, head of software maker Oracle Corp, worth $41bn.
David and Charles Koch of the energy and chemical business group Koch Industries were tied in fourth place with $31bn.
The majority of those on Forbes' list became richer in 2012. Two hundred and forty-one members of the group saw their wealth increase, while just 66 saw it shrink.
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and financier George Soros dropped from the ranks of the top 10 into 12th place compared with a year ago.
But the biggest drop was seen by Facebook founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, who fell from 14th to 36th place in the wake of a disappointing stock market listing of his company.
He lost nearly half his fortune, which is now worth an estimated $9.4bn.
Four members of one family - the heirs to the Walmart fortune - are in the top 10.
Here is the Forbes list:
The airport's departures board showed the 08:00 GMT FlyBe flight to London City was cancelled.
Two flights arriving at the airport from Dublin have also been cancelled, and other departures and arrivals are delayed.
All departures on Thursday night were cancelled due to freezing fog and several planes were unable to land.
The airport said Friday morning's disruption was a knock-on effect of that fog and the airport now anticipated slight delays.
The latest live flight information is available on the Cardiff Airport website.
Check if this is affecting your journey | A drunk-driver, who admitted killing a man in a crash near Sion Mills, County Tyrone, has been jailed for two years and six months.
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Summarize the passage below. | 7 September 2016 Last updated at 11:58 BST
The device was supplied by Northern Ireland Water to encourage people to shower in five minutes or less. | In this latest trip down Talkback's memory lane, BBC News NI's Paddy O'Flaherty reports from inside his shower, naked, trying out a new timing device. |
Give a concise summary of the following information. | It can create thin sheets of beating cells that researchers hope they can use to patch-up pieces of damaged heart.
The need is huge. Heart attacks may no longer be a death sentence, but as more people survive them it means more are living with a damaged heart.
When a bit of heart muscle dies it is replaced by tough scars, just as it does after you cut your leg. But scar tissue does not beat, so it can leave the heart struggling to pump blood. In some cases it can make even the simplest of tasks as exhausting as running a marathon.
It is for this reason that British Heart Foundation researchers are trying to develop the patches. The thin sheets of heart cells could be layered onto the heart to help it beat or maybe even sprayed directly onto scar tissue inside the heart.
In a windowless laboratory in the heart of London a mechanical engineer, Dr Suwan Jayasinghe, has assembled the pieces of the bio-electric sprayer.
First a syringe is filled with heart cells. In the future it is thought these cells could be taken from a patient's heart and grown or a patient's stem cells could be converted into heart cells.
These are then passed through a needle. However, unlike a graffiti artist's spray can, this is not enough to get the thin accurate spray of cells needed to build the heart tissue.
Instead 10,000 volts going through the needle create an electric field to control the cells.
"You get the formation of a fine jet which then breaks up into a myriad of droplets and those droplets are what form the sheet," said Dr Jayasinghe.
"The beautiful thing is that we can add various other cell types into this cell suspension and create three dimensional cardiac tissues that are fully functional."
Under a microscope it is then possible to see the cells beating in the patch. The next test is to see if the patches can actually help a damaged heart to beat, by testing them in animals.
Researcher Dr Anastasis Stephanou said: "Hopefully we can show that these engineered cardiac sheets improve the function of a damaged heart.
"What we're hoping in the long term is to use this technology to actually repair the damaged heart so the patients wont have to wait long-term for a donor heart.
"A heart is made up of different cell types, so we would be able to design the technology where we would be able to place the right number of cell types to develop the actual cardiac tissue.
"So we feel the technology we have is quite superior in terms of the other cardiac tissue engineering technologies that are available."
Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation which funds the research, said: "Creating heart muscle is a huge challenge and involves a mix of different cells and blood vessels that need to line-up perfectly with one another.
"This groundbreaking research is trying to find a way to build 'pieces of the heart' outside the body. We hope that one day these pieces can be grafted onto damaged hearts to help them pump more strongly again.
"This research could offer hope to the 750,000 people living with heart failure in the UK."
Filming by Neil Bowdler, including video courtesy of Dr Vassilis Georgiadis, University College London.
Cambridge United supporter Simon Dobbin was left with brain damage after being assaulted following a match at Southend United's Roots Hall ground in March.
Essex Police said the men have been released from bail and "reports submitted to prosecutors".
It is now up to the CPS to decide whether or not to bring charges.
The suspects, who are all from Essex, are a 19-year-old from Wickford, a 19-year-old from Basildon, a 23-year-old from Rochford and two men aged 27 and 30 from Westcliff.
Each was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and violent disorder.
This week a 22-year-old man from Southend and a 19-year-old man from Basildon arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm were re-bailed until 17 December.
Seven other suspects are due to answer bail in the next month.
Mr Dobbin, from Mildenhall in Suffolk, was beaten outside The Railway pub as he and a group of friends walked towards Prittlewell station following the Cambridge United match against Southend United.
Essex Police said he was an "entirely innocent person" who is now "looking at the possibility of having to live with a permanent brain injury".
He is recovering at a head injury rehabilitation centre in Norwich.
In September his wife released images of Mr Dobbin in hospital in an attempt to put an end to football violence. | A 10,000 volt 3D electric sprayer, which fires out a stream of heart cells, could be the latest tool in mending broken hearts.
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Five suspects arrested over an attack on a football fan are having their cases considered by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). |
Please summarize the given passage. | The woman told The BBC's Nolan Show it was evident there were "opportunities for fraud" in the scheme.
She said she contacted Arlene Foster, the then enterprise minister, in 2013 to warn about the issue.
Mrs Foster has told UTV News that she "did all that was appropriate in the circumstances".
The energy scheme, Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI), was meant to encourage users to switch to biomass heating systems.
1, 946 applications were approved under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme - a 98% approval rate.
984 of them were received in just three months - September, October and November 2015 - after officials announced plans to cut the subsidy but before the change took effect.
The assembly's Public Accounts Committee was told that a subsequent independent audit had found issues at half the 300 installations inspected.
14 of these fell into the most serious category where fraud was suspected.
Payments to five of these 14 sites have been suspended.
It was run by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI).
BBC Spotlight reported on Tuesday that concerns were expressed about the scheme to Mrs Foster in 2013.
Mrs Foster passed the concerns on to civil servants.
The warnings pointed out that the scheme paid out more in subsidies than the fuel cost, meaning users could earn more money by burning more fuel.
The scheme was closed earlier this year after a huge spike in applications in late 2015 broke the budget.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has called for Mrs Foster to appear before a Stormont committee to explain her position, while UUP leader Mike Nesbitt has said she should consider her position as first minister.
The whistleblower said she initially contacted DETI with her concerns after researching online.
The woman, who runs a heating company, said she had contacted Mrs Foster in 2013 and the department in 2014 and 2015, but her warnings were not acted on.
"It felt like I was hitting a brick wall," she said.
"It took five minutes of a just a normal person looking online to realise it wasn't right," she said,
She said she later went to Mrs Foster, who asked her to meet energy officials.
The whistleblower said she told them in October 2013 that people were "basically being incentivised to have the heat on and kept on".
"Their total answer to me and leaving comment was 'we don't think people will do that'. I said they will and they are, because that's what's happening on the ground."
She said she had visited businesses who left the heating system on constantly because "the more they heated, the more money they made".
"I would go into hotels, maybe care homes, and it would be 24 degrees outside, the heat's still on and the windows are open."
The whistleblower added: "I went into an office one time, not that long ago, and they (the business) were tenants. It was really warm, they had the windows open. Basically the landlord was just heating all the time."
She described the scheme was "madness" but said you "can't really blame those people when it's made attractive to them in that way".
The woman said after the initial meeting, she emailed the department again in 2014 to follow up and spoke to a different official in charge of the scheme.
She emailed again in March 2015 and asked the department if it would cap or tier the scheme's subsidies.
These cost controls have been used in a similar scheme in Great Britain to avoid users being paid more for burning more fuel.
She said the department told her tiered funding "may be introduced at a later date as a budgetary control measure".
"It really annoyed me, I just assumed I was going the right route," she added.
"I think there should be better processes in place for genuine whistleblowers. I know you get a lot of whistleblowers who do not know the facts, but it looked very simple to me." | "Five minutes of research" was needed to discover serious flaws in a heating scheme that could cost NI taxpayers £400m, a whistleblower has said. |
Provide a brief summary of this section. | Biggar is Wales fly-half while Davies is challenging him for the regular starting spot for the Swansea-based team.
Davies started Ospreys' 46-24 Pro12 win over Cardiff Blues on Friday, with Biggar appearing off the bench.
"We're obviously going to have to share the games and I think that's only going to be good for us," said Davies.
"And I think we both bring something different."
Biggar, 26, is on a dual-contract with Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby Union, who pay 60% of his salary and also limit the number of games he plays during the season.
Davies has started four of Ospreys' six Pro 12 games to date at fly-half with Biggar starting the matches against Ulster and Leinster before his rival returned for the first Welsh derby of the campaign.
Davies added: "It's been brilliant. Biggs wasn't here for the first few games and I just had to play as well as I could and I think, thankfully, I did that.
"I just want to keep the momentum going now and keep playing when my opportunities arise and keep leading the team forward."
Davies also believesrivalries of positions can only assist Ospreys' cause.
"It helps massively and I think we're starting to build a real squad here with some strength in depth," he said.
Ospreys dropped to third in the table as Leinster overtook them to go second by beating Munster 25-14 in Dublin,
Ospreys' European Challenge Cup campaign begins on Friday, 14 October when they host Newcastle in Pool 2, which also includes Grenoble and Lyon.
Biggar said: "We've started this season a lot better so we need to just keep building on our wins and hopefully we'll take that into Europe and see where that takes us in a few months."
The archive remembers key moments in its history, from the creation of the Penny Black stamp to the introduction of the iconic "pillar" post boxes.
Welsh individuals remembered include mail order business entrepreneur Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones and voice of the speaking clock, Kathleen Ferrier.
We take a look at its history in Wales.
Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones of Llanllwchaearn near Newtown, Powys, established the world's first mail order business in 1861.
He went from a shop assistant to a multi-millionaire responsible for 4,000 workers and 250,000 customers and even supplied Queen Victoria with her underwear.
Post Office reforms in 1837 and the arrival of the railways in the town made it possible to deliver catalogues across the country so people could choose items to be delivered to their homes.
Also remembered in the gallery is folk singer Kathleen Ferrier from Pembrokeshire.
Between 1926 and 1935, she was the voice of the General Post Office's new speaking clock.
Ferrier was married in 1935 which ended her employment - at the time the GPO did not employ married women.
Wales' firsts
In 1785 the service's first mail coach route to Wales was launched between London and Holyhead, on Anglesey.
Later, 1821 saw the introduction of steam-driven packet boats from Holyhead. The ships, called Meteor and Lighting, transported mail across the world.
Wales' first post box was installed on Picton Road in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, in 1957 and remains the oldest working pillar box in Wales.
Pneumatic pipes were installed in 1900 to carry telegrams between the head post office in Cardiff and subsidiary post offices.
The pipes were laid underground in pairs, one for each direction of transmission, and propelled the telegrams by compressed air generated by a steam engine.
On 20 July 1962, the world's first hovercraft mail service travelled from Rhyl, Denbighshire, to Wallasey, Wirral. Strong winds and continued engine failure meant it made its last trip was on 14 September 1962. | Sam Davies believes he and Dan Biggar will have to share Ospreys' fly-half duties this season.
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Royal Mail has marked its 500 year anniversary by releasing a gallery of 500 events, people and objects that tell the history of the service. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | Brooks Newmark told the BBC: "I have no-one to blame but myself. I have hurt those I care about most."
The MP for Braintree in Essex is reported to have sent an explicit image of himself to an undercover reporter from the Sunday Mirror.
In a resignation statement, he asked for his privacy to be respected.
In his comments to BBC political correspondent Chris Mason, Mr Newmark added: "I am so, so sorry. But I just need time with my family".
The Sunday Mirror said its reporter had been posing as a young female activist.
Mr Newmark's announcement on Saturday came on the eve of the Conservative party conference and hours after fellow Tory MP Mark Reckless said he was quitting the party to join UKIP.
In his resignation statement, the 56-year-old said: "I have decided to resign as minister for civil society having been notified of a story to be published in a Sunday newspaper.
"I would like to appeal for the privacy of my family to be respected at this time.
"I remain a loyal supporter of this government as its long-term economic plan continues to deliver for the British people."
Mr Newmark, who has been the MP for Braintree since 2005 and became minister for civil society in July, is married and has five children.
Rob Wilson, Conservative MP for Reading East, has been appointed as Mr Newmark's replacement at the Cabinet Office.
Speaking on Sky News, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Mr Newmark had "done the right thing" in resigning from ministerial office.
Asked whether he thought Mr Newmark had been entrapped, Mr Fallon said he was unable to comment as he "hadn't seen the details".
Another MP, Nadine Dorries, told Sky his resignation was only a "distraction" to the start of the Conservative Party conference.
She said Mr Newmark had been "stupid... he's let himself down and his family down, but I don't think it's that big a deal". | The Conservative MP who stepped down as minister for civil society over a newspaper story about his private life has said he has been "a complete fool". |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | The companies face preliminary fines of 250m Brazilian reais (£43.6m; $66.3m).
President Dilma Rousseff said the country was "committed in the first place to blame those who are responsible."
On 5 November two dams at the Samarco iron ore mine in southern Brazil ruptured setting off a deadly mudslide.
Authorities have confirmed that eight people died and 19 people are still missing. The mud is also being tested for potential toxins from the mine.
The companies could face even higher fines from environmental regulators for water pollution and damage to local areas.
State prosecutors are also considering whether to pursue criminal charges.
At a press conference on Wednesday chief executive of BHP Andrew Mackenzie apologised for the incident.
The head of the Anglo-Australian company said: "We are 100% committed to do everything we can do to support Samarco and make this right."
The cause of the dam breach has not yet been determined, but one of the structures was being extended as part of an expansion project at the time.
Mining is Brazil's third largest industry.
Brazil's minister of mining said the government would undertake a review of dams at other mines in the country. | The Brazilian government is fining the mining giants Vale and BHP Billiton for a dam burst at their jointly owned mine. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | The way the attack was set up made it "highly likely" that the Lazarus group was responsible, it said.
Lazarus has been blamed for a 2014 attack on Sony and the theft of $81m (£62m) from Bangladesh's central bank.
In those attacks, the group is believed to have worked on behalf of North Korea's government.
In a blog, Symantec said "substantial commonalities in the tools, techniques, and infrastructure used by the attackers" led it to conclude that the Lazarus group had instigated the WannaCry attack.
However, Symantec added that the character of the attack suggested it had not been carried out on behalf of North Korea.
Rather than being a nation-state campaign, it said, it looked more like a "typical" cyber-crime campaign that sought to enrich its operators.
North Korea has denied any involvement with WannaCry, branding any claims it was behind it "ridiculous".
The virulent WannaCry worm is believed to have infected computers at more than 200,000 companies.
Victims included more than 60 NHS trusts in the UK as well as Fedex, Renault and Telefonica.
On compromised computers, the worm encrypted files and demanded a ransom of $300 (£231) in bitcoins to unlock them.
Symantec pointed to small-scale attacks carried out prior to the massive May event that used the same basic malware but also employed other technical tricks Lazarus is known to use.
The earlier attacks did not exploit the vulnerability that helped WannaCry spread so far, so fast but instead used six other malicious programs favoured by Lazarus.
Two of these are known to have been used in the Sony attack.
In addition, Symantec said, code inside WannaCry was shared with a separate program also linked to Lazarus.
Symantec's analysis builds on work by other researchers who have studied WannaCry and found evidence that some of its core code is shared with other malicious programs Lazarus is believed to have used.
Despite Symantec's lengthy analysis, some experts remained cautious about blaming Lazarus.
"Attributing hacking operations and malware to specific groups is an imprecise undertaking that's frequently fraught with errors," wrote Dan Goodin, security editor at Ars Technica.
So far, 300 victims are believed to have paid to have their files unlocked, generating a total ransom payment of $109,245.
The money is being paid into three separate bitcoin wallets that are being closely scrutinised for activity to see if they can help identify the criminals.
Schwarzenegger is best known as the hardman of cult movies such as the Terminator and Conan the Barbarian.
He served two terms as California governor from 2003 to 2011 before returning to acting in The Expendables.
"I'm happy to be back into acting and that I did my public service. I will be doing many more movies," he said.
Previous recipients of the Golden Icon have included Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman.
Austrian-American Schwarzenegger, 68, was presenting his latest film, Maggie, at the festival.
He plays a farmer struggling to look after his dying daughter, played by Little Miss Sunshine actress Abigail Breslin.
In something of a departure for the actor, the film is a horror thriller.
He is more commonly associated with action roles, with his major breakthrough 1982's Conan the Barbarian, which led to a sequel and then to further hit action movies, most notably the Terminator series and Predator.
He has also ventured into comedy, with notable films including Twins, with Danny DeVito, and Kindergarten Cop.
Schwarzenegger's worldwide fame as both actor and politician belie his relatively humble roots. He grew up in rural Austria, the son of the local police chief.
From an early age, he had a keen interest in fitness and bodybuilding and it was this that saw him emigrate to the US.
He made his name and fortune after coming to prominence as the winner of Mr Universe when he was 20.
Last month television network NBC said Schwarzenegger would replace US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the host of reality show The Celebrity Apprentice. | A hacking group closely tied to North Korea was behind the massive WannaCry attack earlier this month, security company Symantec says.
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Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been honoured with the Zurich Film Festival's top award, the Golden Icon, for his work in film and politics. |
Write a summary of this document. | Official figures published by the Scottish government showed that 28% of offenders were reconvicted in 2014/15.
Reconvictions have dropped by 19% since 1997/98.
But the statistics also revealed that, of the people released from short-term prison sentences of six months or less, more than half (57%) were reconvicted within a year.
Of those given a community payback order (CPO), around a third (32.7%) were reconvicted.
Justice secretary Michael Matheson said: "These figures show we are continuing to make good progress on tackling reoffending - a key goal of this government's justice strategy.
"The continued fall in reconvictions is down to hard work from partners across Scottish justice, working together to prevent offending and keep our communities safe.
"This is further evidence to back up our position that robust community sentences, particularly CPOs, are more effective at reducing reoffending than short custodial sentences.
"I want to see a Scotland where people are held to account for their offending behaviour, but are also given the opportunity to address the underlying causes of their offending behaviour and become contributing citizens in their communities.
"Our new model for community justice encourages that approach through its fundamental focus on preventing and reducing reoffending."
Trevor Bolton, 78, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, targeted eight boys over 20 years at Carmel College in Oxfordshire.
The former housemaster has been convicted of 16 counts of indecent assault, six counts of indecency with a child, and three other sexual offences.
Victims Peter Gluckstein and Stephen Raynor-Endelman told BBC News they were relieved by the verdicts.
Bolton carried out his crimes against boys aged 11 to 15 between 1968 and 1988.
During the trial, one of the victims said at the time Carmel College was regarded as the world's premier Jewish school.
It was based Mongewell Park in Wallingford, but closed in 1997.
The court heard the housemaster and French teacher lived on site and told the boys they could visit his home when they felt homesick.
Two of his victims have waived their anonymity to speak publicly.
Mr Gluckstein, 56, from London, was abused by Bolton from the age of 11.
He said the teacher would help him with his homework and invite him to his flat, where the sexual abuse would take place.
"I would be screaming inside my head for it to stop, but I would still go back," he said.
"I still don't really understand the process, the neediness that meant you go back even though you hated it."
Carmel College was founded by Rabbi Dr Kopul Rosen in 1948 and closed in 1997
It was originally based at Greenham Common, Berkshire, but moved to Mongewell Park in 1952
During its life the school was attended by about 4,000 students - a third from overseas
A 1973 edition of the Observer described it as "the Jewish Eton"
Source: Carmel College website
Stephen Raynor-Endelman, 53, who is now a composer and lives in Los Angeles, was also groomed by Bolton from the age of 11.
He said: "I was invited up to sit next to him in the classroom, then we'd have lunch together, and it was kind of an enviable position for the other boys.
"He was man of major importance and a very significant figure of power and authority."
Bolton will be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. | The number of people receiving a second conviction within a year has fallen to the lowest level for 18 years.
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Two men have described being subjected to years of sexual abuse by a teacher at a leading former boarding school. |
Can you provide a brief summary for this document? | Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford colleges merged last year, forming the Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG).
The group said funding cuts and lower student numbers in Stafford meant savings were needed.
A review will also examine look at subjects which "are no longer financially sustainable".
NSCG is due to consult with unions over the plans, which have yet to comment.
More on this and other stories from Stoke and Staffordshire
NSCG principal and chief executive Karen Dobson said "significant investment" in student facilities and resources had already been provided to improve Stafford College, but "difficult decisions" have to be made.
"Job cuts to ensure an efficient support staffing structure are an unfortunate but necessary action that we have to take to bring the financial stability needed to allow for ongoing investment in our students, curriculum and facilities," she said.
"We are looking to ensure the effect on front-line teaching staff is minimal." | About 100 jobs are "at risk" at two colleges, operators have announced, as part of £2m savings measures. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | Postal workers will share a 1% stake in the company worth about £50m in addition to the 10% given to them when the government started its sell-off in 2013.
This sale of a 15% stake will be made to institutional investors such as pension funds.
The move has been criticised by Labour.
In his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London, Mr Osborne said: "We want to help the Royal Mail attract more investment and serve its customers, and use the money we raise in return to pay down the national debt."
"And we're also going to make sure that there is a special bonus for the workforce who have done such a great job turning Royal Mail around.
"Thanks to them, Royal Mail's share price has risen, so we're going to give more of the shares to the staff."
But shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna MP said: "It's disgraceful the government is rushing to dump its stake in Royal Mail to City speculators without giving ordinary investors a look-in."
Last month, Royal Mail reported an increase in full-year profits as cost cuts helped the company in a "challenging" market.
It reported £740m in annual adjusted operating profit before transformation costs, up 6% from a year earlier.
Revenues in the year to 29 March were barely changed at £9.4bn.
UK parcel volumes grew by 3%, although revenues from its parcels business rose by just 1%. Letter volumes fell by 4%, with revenues from letters down 1%.
The Frenchman, seeded sixth, beat Belgian third seed Goffin 4-6 6-4 6-1 in just under two hours.
Tsonga, 31, will move up to 11th in the world rankings on Monday.
Goffin, playing his second ATP final in a row after losing in Sofia to Grigor Dimitrov, is set to become the first Belgian man to enter the world top 10.
"I'm really happy," said Tsonga. "The last couple of months, I put in a lot of effort to come back to this level.
"It's a huge reward for me and it gives me new expectations for the rest of the year.
"I changed my serve and worked a lot on my backhand and my returns. I also changed my strings. There were many things to improve my game."
In Buenos Aires, Japan's world number five and top seed Kei Nishikori suffered a surprise defeat by Alexandr Dolgopolov in the Argentina Open final.
Ukraine's Dolgopolov won 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 on the clay to win his third ATP title and first in five years.
American Ryan Harrison beat Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-1 6-4 to win his first ATP title at the Memphis Open. | The government will sell half of its remaining shares in Royal Mail, and give a further stake to employees, Chancellor George Osborne has said.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga engineered a comeback to defeat David Goffin at the Rotterdam Open and earn a first ATP title since 2015. |
Give a concise summary of the passage below. | The Jay Report said more than 1,400 children were abused in the town from 1997-2013. It said taxi drivers played a "prominent role" in the abuse.
Rotherham Borough Council said the report had had a "significant impact" on confidence in the town's drivers.
Among the proposed changes are more rigorous checks on past criminality.
Dave Richmond, the council's director of housing and neighbourhood services, said that while the council's policy was "compliant with the law and our standards exceed those of some areas", it was felt the authority "should do all that we can to make sure we have some of the highest standards nationally and a top quality service".
There are 1,200 drivers registered in Rotherham, 80 operators and 800 vehicles.
A council spokesman said: "This policy represents probably biggest overhaul of licensing policies conducted by this authority at any point in the last 20 years."
Under the proposed new policy all drivers of black cabs and private hire taxis who are UK citizens must have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service report. Applicants who have lived overseas must satisfy the council of their previous good character.
The council will also apply tougher standards when considering past criminality, particularly concerning sexual activity, violence, children, vulnerable adults, dishonesty or drug dealing.
Drivers will also be required to complete a course to ensure they understand matters relating to adult and child safeguarding, pass a tougher communication and knowledge test and adhere to a dress code.
The proposed changes will be debated by the council's licensing board on 27 October.
If agreed the policy will be put out to an eight-week public consultation.
The council said proposed changes to national legislation could take considerable time to come in to force and failing to strengthen current standards would not offer the necessary safety, comfort and reassurance to customers. | Plans to introduce tougher regulations for taxi drivers following the publication of a report into child abuse in Rotherham have been revealed. |
Please summarize the given passage. | Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were undertaking excavation work at an address in Cullompton, Devon.
David Williams was jailed for life in 2015 and his wife Pauline for 12 years for putting 10 girls and boys through rape, sexual assault and beatings.
The couple became friends of the Wests in Gloucester in the 1980s.
A police spokesman said: "Following intelligence received, Devon and Cornwall Police are undertaking excavation work at a property in Cullompton, Devon.
"This relates to historic intelligence connected to the address and its former occupants. It is expected to take up to four days to complete.
"Specialist officers will be involved in the excavation, which we hope will have as little impact on the local community as possible."
Last year a court heard that David Williams had boasted of his connections with the Wests, who drank at the Prince Albert pub he ran in Gloucester.
The Williams, who are both in their 50s, started abusing children in the late 1980s when they were running the pub. One victim was seven years old.
They also ran the Victoria Inn in Exeter after moving to the city in the 1990s, where they went on to abuse a string of teenagers.
At their trial, they denied a total of 46 charges of sexual and physical abuse between 1989 and 2004.
David Williams was found guilty of 10 rapes, 13 indecent assaults, five counts of gross indecency, two of cruelty and one of sexual activity with a child.
His wife was found guilty of two rapes and five indecent assaults.
They were found not guilty of eight other allegations involving two other complainants.
Fred West was awaiting trial on 12 murder charges when he hanged himself in prison in January 1995. Rose West was convicted of 10 murders in November 1995 and is serving life.
The charges related to the deaths of young women over a 20-year period.
Bala Chinda, 25, denies murdering 36-year-old Nkechi - also known as Jessica - McGraa at a flat in Union Terrace in February.
He is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Chinda had been expected to stand trial next week. However, during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow, the case was set for January. | The garden at the former home of a paedophile couple, who knew serial killers Fred and Rose West, is being dug up by police based on a tip-off.
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The trial of a man charged with the rape and murder of a woman in Aberdeen has been moved until next year. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | It followed problems on previous trips with reports of people on the tracks.
The force said it had dealt with only eight people on its tour of the Borders Railway and the Fife Circle.
Four were found on the line between South Gyle and Dalmeny stations at about 20:15 on Sunday and a further four near Glenrothes a little later.
Ch Supt John McBride said: "The return of the Flying Scotsman was a true spectacle and I want to thank all those people who lined the route and stations to see it as it passed.
"In the main our earlier advice and warnings about not straying on the line to view it were heeded.
"Our officers worked tirelessly with our rail industry partners to ensure the day's events passed without any real incident of note.
"It was a truly memorable day for many and I look forward to its return in the future." | British Transport Police have praised the public for heeding safety warnings about trespassing on the line during the Flying Scotsman's visit. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | It wanted to "restore dignity back to the statue", a spokesman told the BBC.
The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the haste with which they had to complete the statue.
Rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.
"We don't think it's appropriate because Nelson Mandela never had a rabbit on his ear," Mogomotsi Mogodiri, the spokesman for the Department of Arts and Culture, told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme.
"We'd want people to see that statue as a symbol of hope, not about something like a rabbit."
Mr Mandela, who died at the age of 95, was widely acclaimed for his role in fighting white minority rule and promoting reconciliation after being elected South Africa's first black president in 1994.
The nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue was unveiled on 16 December, a day after Mr Mandela was buried.
It stands at the Union Buildings, the government headquarters in the capital, Pretoria.
Mr Mogodiri said the sculptors had apologised for any offence caused to the government and Mr Mandela's family by placing the rabbit in the statue's right ear.
"Discussions are on-going about when the rabbit will be removed. Government wants it removed as soon as possible to restore dignity back to the statue," he said.
The sculptors, Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse van Vuuren, said they had added the rabbit to the statue after the department refused to allow them to engrave their signatures on the trousers of the statue, South Africa's Beeld newspaper reported.
They said it also represented the tight deadline they work under.
"The time factor was big and at times we had to work hard," Mr Prinsloo is quoted as saying.
He said the "small symbol" was hidden in the ear and it did not take anything away from the statue.
"You need a long lens or binoculars to see it," he said.
"During the moulding process a lot of people had seen the statue up close and nobody noticed it."
Mr Mogodiri said the sculptors had never asked for permission to put their signatures on the statue, and the government was "taken aback" by their claim that permission had been denied.
"Nothing of that sort happened. If a request was made, we would have considered it," he said.
Mr Mandela died on 5 December after battling a recurring lung infection. | South Africa's government has ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue, unveiled after the former president's death last month. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | The Scotland winger, 25, was due to be out of contract midway through the season.
He scored Celtic's opener in Sunday's 2-1 Scottish Premiership win over Hearts - the champions' first league match of the season.
"I've been here since I was nine," he told Celtic's website. "I'm just delighted to sign here again."
Forrest made his first-team debut in 2010 and has made more than 180 appearances for the club, scoring 31 goals.
The first of his 13 Scotland caps came in 2011.
He follows Australian midfielder Tom Rogic in committing himself to Celtic until 2019.
The New Forest Centre display, in Lyndhurst, aims to show how new technology has helped map sites previously hidden from view.
The Brockenhurst hill fort and Matley Ridge dog facility have not previously been noted in local history records.
The exhibition runs until 24 January.
The dog training facility housed about 200 animals which were trained to carry messages under battle conditions.
The New Forest National Park Authority said the remains of the training trenches "are very hard to spot with the naked eye".
The hill fort could not be seen with standard aerial photography, the park authority said.
A technique known as Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar), which uses lasers shone from a light aircraft, was used to map the sites.
World War Two accommodation huts, hidden in woodland at Beaulieu Airfield, also feature in the Shedding New Light on the New Forest's Past exhibition.
The 25-year-old Victoria and Melbourne Stars player will be available to play in all three formats of the game.
He made his Test debut in November 2016 and scored 105 as Australia beat Pakistan this month.
"We are getting a guy who is on the up. He is young and wants to prove himself on the biggest stage," said Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale.
He also scored 54 in Australia's second Test win over Pakistan. | James Forrest has signed a new deal with Celtic, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019.
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An Iron Age hill fort and a World War One dog training school have been revealed in a new exhibition highlighting the "lost history" of the New Forest.
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Yorkshire have brought in Australia international batsman Peter Handscomb as their overseas signing for 2017. |
Write a summary for this information. | Swedish police seized servers in Stockholm after a complaint was filed by a group targeting internet crime.
It is the first time in several years the site has been taken offline rather than simply blocked by filters.
Unexpectedly, the site's co-founder Peter Sunde - who is no longer involved - called for its permanent closure.
Swedish police have confirmed the raid, which took place after the complaint from the Rights Alliance.
Paul Pinter from Stockholm County Police, told the BBC that an investigation that had lasted "for years" led them to the location of the servers containing material related to the The Pirate Bay.
As well as servers being removed from the data centre for examination, he said several people were now being interviewed by police.
However, he would not confirm or deny if anybody had been arrested.
The police operation took place in an area in Nacka, south-east of Stockholm. The area's mountainous terrain is used as a natural cooling system for computer servers.
"We can confirm that the police has completed a raid in the facility which where we rent space for our data centre," hosting firm Portlane, which has servers located in Nacka, told the BBC.
"This raid was not for our company or any of our employees," a spokesperson said. It added: "It was partly directed at one of our customers."
According to Torrent Freak, a website that reports on news about piracy and copyright law, a number of smaller torrent websites, or sites related to the activity, had also gone down.
Various reports on Wednesday suggested that the site had returned with a Costa Rican web address.
However, this site appeared to be a "mirror" - meaning copy - of the real site, and search functionality did not work.
The Pirate Bay has operated for over 10 years, and in that time has become a focus for the creative industry's war on copyright infringement. It is one of the internet's most-visited websites, and the movie, music and software industries blame it for losses running into billions of pounds.
Despite The Pirate Bay's operators being convicted of copyright violations, authorities have struggled to stop the site from operating.
In the UK, internet service providers (ISPs) were ordered by the High Court to block access to the site in 2012. Other countries rolled out similar measures.
The effectiveness of such blocks has been disputed. Sites will evade them by changing domains, or users will utilise proxies to circumvent them.
The Swedish raid steps up the effort to stop people reaching The Pirate Bay by knocking the site itself offline, although for how long is unclear.
Prof Alan Woodward, a security expert who has been working with European authorities to shut down illegal sites, said: "There have been raids before from which Pirate Bay has recovered.
"Recently they have taken steps moving their infrastructure to be more distributed as a way of being more resistant to raids, so I would imagine they will reappear in some form."
In 2012, The Pirate Bay announced it was to move its site to the cloud - internet-based storage, which can be shared across a variety of locations - so that raids would apparently be ineffective.
At the time, the site said: "The site that you're at will still be here, for as long as we want it to. Only in a higher form of being. A reality to us. A ghost to those who wish to harm us."
That confidence in the site's agility appeared misguided as it remained unreachable well into Wednesday.
But according to Peter Sunde, it will be indifference that closes the site, rather than police action.
"News just reached me that The Pirate Bay has been raided, again," he wrote in a blog post.
"That happened over eight years ago last time. That time, a lot of people went out to protest and rally in the streets. Today few seem to care. And I'm one of them.
"Why, you might ask? Well. For multiple reasons. But most of all, I've not been a fan of what TPB has become."
He bemoaned the level of advertising found on the site and criticised what he called a lack of "soul" in the community.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | The Pirate Bay, arguably the most well-known website for accessing pirated content, has been taken offline following a raid in Sweden. |
Summarize this article briefly. | Yemen can be a remote, difficult and dangerous country to cover, and that is in peace time.
Now, six months after Saudi-led air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels began on 26 March, the war in Yemen has taken a terrible toll on the Arab world's poorest nation, with both sides accused of committing war crimes and most of the casualties being caused by the aerial bombing.
Six months into this war the situation is not quite a stalemate but both sides do appear increasingly entrenched.
The Houthi rebels, allied with forces loyal to the previous President Ali Abdullah Saleh, still occupy the capital, Sanaa, and much of the more heavily populated north and west of the country.
Fighting them are Yemeni forces loyal to the UN-recognised President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who has just returned to the second city, Aden, after six months in exile in Saudi Arabia.
These forces are supported by a coalition of 5,000-7,500 Gulf Arab troops led by a Saudi Special Forces commander. They have total air supremacy, having destroyed the Houthi-controlled air force on the ground.
There have been several unsuccessful attempts to broker a peace deal in neighbouring Oman. These have failed over demands that the Houthis withdraw to their northern stronghold and the Houthi demand for more power-sharing and to integrate their forces into a future national army.
Saudi officials have told the BBC that if no deal can be reached soon then Gulf and Yemeni forces will surround Sanaa and overrun it. If the Houthis then chose to stay and fight the death toll amongst civilians would be catastrophic.
The statistics are sobering. The UN says that more than 4,800 people have been killed, including more than 450 children, and more than 24,000 people injured.
The majority of casualties have been caused by air strikes, with the Saudi-led coalition being accused by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of using cluster munitions and "indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas". HRW has also accused the Houthis of bombarding residential areas of Aden with mortar and artillery fire as well as laying mines indiscriminately.
Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; World Food Program - 14 September
About 1.4 million people have been displaced from their homes and more than 3.5 million now depend on food aid, yet there is still a partial blockade on the country's ports, imposed by the coalition to prevent any resupply of arms reaching the Houthis.
Many of the Houthi-Saleh arms dumps and military positions have been sited in residential areas, which have resulted in appalling casualties following coalition air strikes.
Unlike Syrians, Yemenis cannot easily flee across their land border as Saudi Arabia has partially completed a 930-mile (1,500km) border fence and reaching distant Oman entails travelling through territory controlled by al-Qaeda.
It is a sign of just how bad things have got in Yemen that many have fled by boat across the Bab al-Mandeb Strait to Somaliland and Djibouti. Some have since returned to Aden, a once thriving Indian Ocean port, now in ruins.
The Saudi-led Operation Firm Resolve began when Saudi warplanes struck Houthi rebel positions deep inside Yemen, taking most of the region by surprise.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies maintain that the conflict really began six months earlier, in September 2014.
The Houthis swept southwards from their mountain heartland and seized control of Sanaa, with the help of the ousted President Saleh, who still commands the loyalty of much of Yemen's military and security forces.
By January 2015 the Houthis had placed the UN-recognised President Hadi under house arrest and by February he had fled to Aden, where Houthi forces very nearly captured him before he was rescued by Saudi Special Forces and smuggled out of the country.
The Houthis say they rebelled because of widespread corruption in government and because Yemen's federal system did not take their interests sufficiently into account.
The Saudis and their Yemeni allies contend that Iran has been arming, training and even directing the Houthi rebels, who are Shia Muslims.
But there has been little evidence of direct Iranian military involvement on the ground. The Houthi advance was enabled largely by renegade forces loyal to the previous president.
Saudi Arabia fears encirclement by Iranian proxies: in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and now Yemen.
So, a decision was taken in March by Saudi King Salman and his favourite son, the Defence Minister, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, to draw a line in the sand and launch this war to show Iran it would not tolerate what they saw as a takeover of their neighbour by an Iranian proxy.
The Saudis hoped their massive, precision-guided air power would quickly force the Houthis to sue for peace.
When I interviewed their chief military spokesman in Riyadh during the first week of Operation Firm Resolve, Brig Gen Ahmed al-Asiri presented an upbeat, confidant assessment of the way the war was progressing.
But the Houthi rebels have proved more resilient than the Saudis expected, forcing them and their Sunni Arab Gulf allies to commit thousands of ground troops - and take casualties themselves.
Broadly speaking, there are two sides in this war.
On the one side there are the Houthi rebels, who were initially able to overrun most of western Yemen with the help of Republican Guard brigades loyal to Mr Saleh.
The ex-president's role has been crucial.
Driven from power by the Arab Spring protests in 2012, he never left Yemen and appears determined to stop anyone else ruling the country in his place.
His alliance with the Houthis is considered highly opportunistic given that when he was president he fought several wars with them, calling on help from the Saudi air force - which is now bombing both his forces and the Houthis.
Ranged against the rebels is the Saudi-led coalition. Next to the Saudis, the most important contributors are the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which landed an entire armoured brigade in Aden, complete with French-built Leclerc tanks.
Qatar has committed at least 1,000 troops, and there is also a contingent from Bahrain. Morocco, Sudan, Egypt and Jordan are also contributing but Oman has remained strictly neutral, allowing its capital Muscat to be a convenient venue for peace talks.
Pakistan effectively snubbed a Saudi request to send ground troops after its parliament turned it down.
The jihadists have benefitted enormously from the recent chaos in Yemen. Both al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and so-called Islamic State (IS) have moved into parts of southern Yemen abandoned by government troops.
AQAP now controls the eastern city of Mukalla, while IS fighters have been seen in and around Aden. Both these organisations have sent suicide bombers into Sanaa, with IS latterly targeting Shia mosques frequented by the Houthis.
The controversial CIA-run drone programme that was targeting AQAP leaders in southern Yemen is still active but is likely to have lost many of its human informants on the ground.
Yemen's war can only end one way - with a political settlement.
The Saudis certainly have both the budget and the firepower to keep prosecuting their campaign until they force the Houthis to sue for peace.
But the price will be paid by ordinary Yemenis and there are already signs of growing international disapproval of the death toll incurred on civilians by the air strikes.
The Houthis, while showing remarkable resilience, have also been unrealistic in their demands. They do not represent a majority of Yemenis and the harsh reality is that impoverished Yemen depends on its big, rich neighbour Saudi Arabia to survive economically.
The Saudis are never going to bankroll a regime (the Houthis) they see as an Iranian proxy so it can only be hoped for Yemen's sake that some compromise is reached as soon as possible. | In an age of 24/7 news coverage, social media and videos going viral, the war in Yemen must rank as one of the most under-reported in recent times, despite a few brave visits by intrepid journalists and film crews. |
Please summarize the passage below. | Pistorius was found guilty of murdering Ms Steenkamp after a court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict.
The sentencing hearing - expected to conclude by Friday - will decide if he will face a jail term of 15 years.
Barry Steenkamp asked for photos of his daughter's body to be made public so people could see the wounds.
Correspondents say Mr Steenkamp's voice broke and tears streamed down his face as he said that he thought about his daughter "morning, noon and night... every hour".
The 73-year-old told Pretoria's High Court that he had had no contact with Pistorius, but said that wife June had been able to forgive the double-amputee athlete.
"You must understand why forgiving doesn't exonerate you from the crime you committed," he said.
Barry Steenkamp, a tall man, looked broken on the stand as he reminded the world that this protracted legal case was about the death of his daughter, and losing her was the greatest pain he had ever known.
Tears streamed down his face as he told the court how he thought of Reeva every day and that even after all this time it felt like it had all happened yesterday. He described jabbing himself with needles from his diabetes treatment to see if he could feel the same pain his daughter must have felt the night she died.
In the aftermath of her death, he had a stroke and now has heart problems, which is why he had not been able to testify during the original trial. But he said he felt compelled to speak now.
Eyes red from crying and shoulders shaking, he said that he and his wife had been changed forever and all they wanted was justice - being forgiven, did not exonerate someone from a crime. "He has to pay for what he did," Mr Steenkamp repeated about four times.
Pistorius stared into space as Mr Steenkamp spoke. He too had been crying.
Mr Steenkamp also told the court how the couple had been left in financial "dire straits" after their daughter's death.
Their landlady had served them with an eviction notice two weeks afterwards - which was why they had initially accepted monthly payments of 6,500 rand ($425; £300) from Pistorius.
This was meant to have been confidential and he said he was "disgusted" that Pistorius' legal team had brought it up during the trial.
When questioned by Pistorius' lawyer, Barry Roux, Mr Steenkamp confirmed that he and his wife had declined an offer to meet the athlete.
"The time will come and I would like to talk to Oscar," he said.
Pistorius, 29, killed Ms Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013 after firing four times through a locked toilet door.
The athlete has always maintained he believed he was shooting at an intruder.
He was initially jailed for manslaughter in 2014 and was released into house arrest after a year, but his conviction was changed to murder after the prosecution appealed.
Pistorius was released from prison last October and allowed to serve out the remainder of his initial sentence under house arrest at his uncle's property in Pretoria.
The South African made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in London in 2012.
He competed in the 400m, wearing carbon-fibre blades to run against able-bodied athletes. | South African athlete Oscar Pistorius must pay for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, her father has told a judge, breaking down in tears. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Administrators Duff and Phelps will now apply to the Court of Session to have BDO appointed as liquidators.
The club, which was formed in 1872, was placed in administration over over non-payment of tax totalling about £14m.
HM Revenue and Customs blocked a CVA (creditors agreement) that would have allowed the old club to continue.
Following this, Duff and Phelps oversaw a sale of assets to the Sevco consortium led by Charles Green for £5.5m.
Shareholders in the old Rangers subsequently gave their approval for Sevco to change its name to The Rangers Football Club Limited.
The old club, which remained in administration, has since been known as RFC 2012.
The new club, started by Mr Green's consortium, began life in the Scottish Third Division.
Announcing moves to end the administration period, joint administrator Paul Clark said: "Creditors have today given their approval for the administrators to bring the administration process to an end and to place the company into liquidation.
"As a result, we as administrators have instructed our legal team to prepare the necessary application for lodging in the Court of Session as a matter of urgency.
"Should the application be approved, then Malcolm Cohen and James Bernard Stephen of BDO will be appointed liquidators of RFC 2012 plc, and will undertake the process of liquidation of the 'oldco' company and the continued recovery of funds for creditors."
Mr Clark said this would not affect the new Rangers "as it is a completely separate entity".
He added: "As administrators, our primary statutory function was to ensure Rangers continued as a business and this was achieved.
"Secondly, we were tasked to secure a buyer for the club and this too was achieved.
"We are delighted that plans for the revitalisation of Rangers are now continuing with the new owners' intention to float the club on the AIM market."
Mr Clark said the administration process had been "comparatively short" and had been handled by Duff and Phelps to "the highest professional standards".
"We have co-operated fully with inquiries into our appointment by Lord Hodge at the Court of Session and the Insolvency Practitioners' Association," he added.
UPDATE: An appeal to the BBC Trust about the terminology used in this story was partially upheld on 18 June 2013.
A hotel attack by gunman in Ouagadougou left 29 people dead at the weekend.
The Quebec government confirmed the six people killed were from the French-speaking Canadian province.
CBC News reports they included a family of four who were in Africa to help build a school, on behalf of a religious group.
Gladys Chamberland, Yves Carrier and their adult children Charlelie and Maude left their home in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, in December to head to Africa, says CBC.
They were working on behalf of the Congregation des sœurs de Notre-Dame du Perpetuel Secours.
Louis Chabot and Suzanne Bernier were on the same humanitarian mission and also killed during the attacks.
Sister Yolande Blier, a representative of the Quebec-City religious community that helped organise the trip, told CTV News that Yves Carrier and Gladys Chamberland had made several trips to the region.
"I think they fell in love with Burkina Faso," she said. "They loved the values of the Burkinabe, they loved the welcome there."
A statement issued by Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs offered condolences to the bereaved and condemned the killings.
On Monday, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) named the three militants who it says carried out the attack.
This was AQIM's first attack in Burkina Faso. It is based in the Sahara Desert between Mali, Niger and Algeria.
At least three attackers died in the assaults, officials say.
Forensic experts from France and Burkina Faso were on Monday sifting through the wreckage of the hotel for clues about the attack. | The former Rangers Football Club is to be put into liquidation after creditors approved an end to the administration process which began on 14 February.
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Six Canadians killed by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso were doing humanitarian work, according to Canadian media. |
Give a concise summary of the passage below. | Exhibitions will be held across the Kent boroughs of Dartford and Gravesham at 10 locations in April and May.
London Paramount said this fourth round of consultation would help the project team to hear the views of the public before plans went to the government.
More than 50 companies on the Swanscombe Peninsula have said they fear compulsory purchase orders (CPO).
The developers have said the entertainment resort will bring up to 27,000 jobs to the area and more than 50 rides and attractions based on film and TV programmes.
Key features include a water park, a creative commercial hub, up to 5,000 hotel rooms, improvements to transport infrastructure, an events space, service buildings and staff training facilities.
Exhibitions to be held from 29 April to 14 May will include an emerging masterplan, a range of proposed transport options, and a scaled model of the resort.
Plans will be submitted to the government later this year. | The developers behind a planned £2bn Paramount theme park are holding a series of consultation events. |
Summarize the content given in the passage. | Pools have won two of the past three games, and moved eight points clear of the relegation places after Tuesday's draw at Newport County.
Hignett, 46, has lost only one of his five matches in charge since replacing Ronnie Moore in mid-February.
"The lads can't have any complaints at the moment," he told BBC Tees.
"They've just got to bide their time, be patient, but make sure when their time comes they're ready."
Form has dictated team selection, although Hignett admits the situation has provided him with welcome quandaries as players look to impress.
"They've all showed me something that I like," the former Middlesbrough, Barnsley and Crewe midfielder added.
"I'm the manager I have to make decisions, we're on a really good run and the lads who have the shirts now, have them and it's up to them to keep them.
"The other lads have to train well and play well when they get the chance."
Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was answering questions about a mystery medical package delivered to him in 2011 for the team's former rider Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Freeman, who now works for British Cycling, said the Jiffy bag contained only the legal decongestant Fluimucil, but added he "regrets" failing to back-up his clinical records.
Damian Collins - chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, which has been conducting an inquiry into doping - said the evidence "leaves major questions for Team Sky and British Cycling".
The delivery, on the final day of the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine race in France, has also been the subject of a UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) investigation.
Dr Freeman withdrew from a planned appearance in front of the parliamentary committee earlier in March citing ill health. During the hearing, Team Sky and British Cycling's record-keeping was questioned, with Ukad chief Nicole Sapstead telling the committee her organisation did not know for sure if Fluimucil was in the package because there was no paperwork.
Freeman has now provided written responses to a number of questions.
He said "only Fluimucil was contained in the package sent" and he had requested it "a day or two before the end of the Dauphine".
Freeman explained he did not believe the specific form of Fluimucil he required was available in France and added: "My first thought was of the supply I had in Manchester, and that the team would be able to access that supply quickly."
In response to questions around record-keeping, Freeman said: "The present system of medical record-keeping and medicines management is a massive improvement to that which existed in 2011.
"I accept that it would have been desirable to have backed up my clinical records, whatever system was used. I regret not doing this."
In response, Collins said in a statement: "Once again, this new evidence leaves major questions outstanding for Team Sky and British Cycling. In particular, why were no back-up medical records kept for Bradley Wiggins in 2011, beyond those on Dr Freeman's laptop computer?
"Why were there not more formal protocols enforced on record-keeping, and whose responsibility was it to make sure that Team Sky's own stated policies were being enforced."
In December, Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford told the committee the package in question contained Fluimucil, and while Team Sky have admitted "mistakes were made" over the medical package, they deny breaking anti-doping rules.
There is no suggestion either Wiggins, 36, or Team Sky broke any rules.
The 22-year-old, who was a free agent after leaving the Addicks at the start of February, has been on trial with the League One side.
Muldoon made three appearances for the Gills during a loan spell in 2015.
Meanwhile, on-loan striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has returned to parent club QPR after 10 goals in 35 appearances for Gillingham. | Manager Craig Hignett says the togetherness of the Hartlepool United squad has made leaving players out easy to cope with during an unbeaten run.
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Evidence given by the doctor involved in an investigation into alleged wrongdoing in cycling has been criticised by an MP.
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Gillingham have signed former Charlton Athletic midfielder Ollie Muldoon on a deal until the end of the season. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | Police arrested the boys, aged between 13 and 17, on Saturday after reports of an incident at the school on Trench Road in the Waterside area of the city.
The boys were questioned about a number of offences, including criminal damage.
They have been released pending further enquiries.
Hooker Dwyer, 21, joins the Broncos on a one-year loan deal while prop Riley, also 21, moves to the capital on a permanent one-year contract.
Dwyer has made 10 appearances for Warrington this season, while Riley has featured 12 times.
"They will match the culture we are creating here," Broncos head coach Joey Grima said.
Dwyer, who signed a new two-year contract with Warrington this summer, had a spell on loan at Huddersfield last season.
He and Riley both came through the Warrington Academy and both played for Swinton Lions on dual-registration terms.
"Both these players have been prominent in the Championship and Super League," Grima added.
"Coming from the Warrington system under Tony Smith ensures that the standards will be high in both players.
"I've been impressed by both Brad and Glenn as their level of maturity exceeds their actual age and they will help us build the culture at the Broncos."
Paul Findlay was originally jailed for four months and banned from driving for two years, after admitting the charge at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
But the 51-year-old, from Bathgate, West Lothian, challenged the sentence at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh.
Appeal judges imposed a community payback order of 300 hours of unpaid work in place of the jail term.
Findlay had returned to Scotland from Blackpool when police were called to an accident on the M74, near Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, in November last year.
Officers found a single damaged car. Findlay identified himself as the driver following the incident.
The court was told he had 107mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, when the legal limit was 35mg.
Findlay's counsel Tony Graham told judges at the appeal court that the penalty was "excessive", citing that Findlay had never had a custodial sentence before and an alternative penalty was available.
But Lord Drummond Young said that as Findlay was three times over the legal limit and had been driving on a very busy road, the sheriff had been right to take a serious view of the offence.
However, he said the appeal judges were persuaded that it would be appropriate to impose a community payback order with "a stringent unpaid work requirement" rather than imprisonment.
He imposed the maximum period of 300 hours unpaid work.
Courts in England and Wales will receive the first detailed rules on punishments for robberies in victims' homes and professionally-planned commercial raids.
The new guidelines from the Sentencing Council are the first for robbery in 10 years and will apply from April.
The Ministry of Justice said it welcomed the revised guidance.
Under the new guidelines, which must be followed unless a judge feels it is not in the interests of justice to do so, there are now three categories of robbery specified:
The previous guidelines did not include any detailed advice on the second two strands so the new set will be used to sentence a "much wider range of offending", the council said.
Robbery always involves the use or threat of force, making it distinct from crimes such as theft or burglary, and carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The "starting point" for sentences in the most serious cases will be eight years, 16 years and 13 years for the street, commercial and dwelling robbery categories respectively.
Lord Justice Treacy, chairman of the Sentencing Council, said: "We want to ensure that judges have comprehensive guidelines that help them sentence the great variety of offenders they have to deal with, which can include anything from a street mugging to a major robbery by an organised gang."
The guidelines also emphasise that offenders who use knives and guns should get the longest jail terms.
They also direct judges to take into account both physical injuries and psychological harm so the full impact on victims is taken into account.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "It is vital that victims of crime see swift and certain justice."
Victims' Commissioner Baroness Newlove said: "These new sentencing guidelines demonstrate how important it is to consider the impact of the crime on the victim." | Six teenage boys who were arrested after reports of people on the roof of a school in Londonderry have been released on bail.
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Relegated London Broncos have signed Warrington Wolves duo Brad Dwyer and Glenn Riley for the 2015 season.
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A drink driver, who was three times over the legal limit on a motorway, has had his jail term overturned on appeal.
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Sentencing guidelines for robbery have been broadened to cover crimes ranging from street muggings to major heists. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | The upright piano appears in one of the film's most iconic scenes, in which Humphrey Bogart's character Rick utters the line: "Here's looking at you, kid."
It was sold to an unknown buyer at Sotheby's in New York.
The piano had been offered for sale by its Japanese collector owner to mark the film's 70th anniversary.
It was expected to sell for as much as $1.2m, The owner originally paid about $154,000 for the piano at auction in the late 1980s.
It is used in the film by pianist Sam, played by Dooley Wilson, to play the song As Time Goes By during a key flashback scene set in a Paris bar.
Rick Blaine, played by Humphrey Bogart, delivers the famous line as he and Ingrid Bergman's character Ilsa Lund lean on the piano, toasting with glasses of champagne.
The piano's sale marks the 70th anniversary of the Oscar-winning World War II classic, which is largely set in the Moroccan port city of Casablanca, then part of unoccupied French North Africa.
The singer is seen crying in the 12-minute video, which she said she was uploading in an effort to help people understand mental illness.
"I am now living in a motel in New Jersey. I'm all by myself," she said.
"Mental illness, it's like drugs, it doesn't [care] who you are, and equally what's worse, the stigma doesn't care who you are."
"There's absolutely nobody in my life except my doctor, my psychiatrist - the sweetest man on earth, who says I'm his hero - and that's about the only thing keeping me alive at the moment... and that's kind of pathetic.
"I want everyone to know what it's like, that's why I'm making this video."
O'Connor criticised her family for not taking better care of her over the last two years.
"I am one of millions... people who suffer from mental illness are the most vulnerable people on earth, we can't take care of ourselves, you've got to take care of us," she said.
"My entire life is revolving around not dying, and that's not living. And I'm not going to die, but still, this is no way for people to be living."
The singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003, but she later said she had been misdiagnosed and actually suffered from depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ​(PTSD). | A piano that features in the classic 1940s film Casablanca has been sold for more than $600,000 (£370,000) at an auction in New York.
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Sinead O'Connor has said she feels "suicidal" in a video uploaded to her Facebook account. |
Write a summary for this information. | The central bank voted to raise its key rate target to a range of 1% to 1.25%.
That's the highest level since 2008, when policymakers cut rates to encourage borrowing and spending after the financial crisis.
The bank also said it would begin cutting its bond holdings and other securities this year.
It cited continued US economic growth and job market strength as reasons for raising its benchmark interest rate.
"Our decision ... reflects the progress the economy has made and is expected to make," said Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
The rise was widely anticipated after a low unemployment rate, but other economic indicators, including inflation, have been weaker.
Data on Wednesday showed US consumer prices unexpectedly fell in May and retail sales recorded their biggest drop in 16 months.
This has raised questions about the bank's future course.
US stock markets the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged down at the close.
But the rate increase was already priced into most stocks.
Analysis: BBC economics correspondent Andrew Walker
Should the Fed have done it? The case against is inflation.
The Fed's statement noted that price rises have slowed recently.
Inflation is below the target of 2%. But then Fed Chair Janet Yellen thinks a large part of that is down to falls in specific prices.
She mentioned cell-phone plans and prescription drug prices. Over time their impact will drop out, and she and the committee expect inflation to get to the target in time.
The rate rise continues the Fed's slow return to normality after the financial crisis. The journey is not over.
The Fed's policy makers think about 3% is the new normal.
There's also the legacy of quantitative easing and the $4.2trn portfolio of financial assets.
Really normal will mean running that down - though perhaps not to pre-crisis levels.
It will take a long time and it hasn't begun yet, but the Fed does expect to make a start later this year.
Federal Reserve policymakers have been grappling with when and how to alter the policies put in place after the 2008 financial crisis to boost economic activity.
At the time, they slashed interest rates and bought up US treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to keep rates low.
The Fed has a $4.2trn portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, most of which were purchased in the wake of the financial crisis and recession.
In 2014 the bank stopped its bond purchase program, known as quantitative easing, but it has continued to reinvest the assets on its books.
On Wednesday, policymakers said they aim to reduce that balance sheet, by reinvesting payments from those securities only above certain caps, totalling $10bn.
The cap would escalate in three month intervals. It would start implementing those policies this year, assuming economic growth continues.
Ms Yellen said she's not sure how far the committee will want to reduce the holdings over the long run, but she said they would be levels "appreciably below" those seen in recent years though larger than before the financial crisis.
The Fed raised interest rates for the first time since the crisis in December 2015.
Policymakers acted in December 2016 and again in March.
Wednesday's decision was made with an 8-1 vote, with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, dissenting. Mr Kashkari also voted against the March rise.
Interest rates remain low by historic standards. The board expects to raise rates at least three times this year.
The moves depend on the strength of the economy, which has been mixed.
On Wednesday, the US Labor Department reported that prices for goods excluding food and energy increased by 1.7% from May 2016, slowing steadily from earlier in the year.
That fell short of the Federal Reserve's target of 2%.
Ms Yellen said the bank is aware of the shortfall and it was "essential" to move back to the target.
But she said this year's data may be skewed by one-off factors, such as lower prices on cell phone plans.
"It's important not to overreact to a few readings," Ms Yellen said. "Data on inflation can be noisy."
For US consumers, interest rate increases tend to lead to increased borrowing costs.
Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com, said the cumulative effect of recent rate increases on consumers is "mounting".
"The combination of rising debt burdens and rising interest rates is straining some households, with delinquencies picking up from recent lows," he said.
In broader terms, the economic impact includes a stronger dollar and higher bank profits. | The US Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 0.25%, the second increase this year. |
Give a brief overview of this passage. | The collision happened on the Dromore Road at about 22:00 BST on Saturday.
Mr Mills was 49 years old and was from the Omagh area.
A 40-year-old woman was taken to hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.
Police said she has been arrested in connection with the collision. | The man who died after a crash involving two cars in Omagh, County Tyrone, was Paul Mills. |
Give a brief summary of the provided passage. | Private investment firm Ennismore said improvements and upgrades were being made throughout the Perthshire hotel.
The project includes a new bar in the Dormy Clubhouse and refurbishment of the hotel's main bar.
Ennismore plans to create public spaces that "reflect Gleneagles' distinctly Scottish identity, but with a contemporary feel".
Designers involved in the initiative include David Collins Studio, Timorous Beasties, Macaulay Sinclair and Goddard Littlefair.
Work is expected to be completed by early summer.
The hotel and golf resort was bought by Ennismore last July in a deal thought to have been worth about £150m.
Ennismore chief executive Sharan Pasricha said: "We're approaching the refurbishment with bold and creative decisions while respecting the hotel's history and building on its remarkable heritage.
"It's an organic progression - evolution, not revolution - and will ensure the iconic Gleneagles brand remains synonymous with luxury, and the hotel maintains its position among the leading hotels of the world."
He added: "When Gleneagles first opened its doors in 1924, it was dubbed as the 'Palace in the Glens' and our aim is to surpass these glory days.
"We look forward to introducing our guests to the new spaces and continuing to provide them with a five-star experience in a setting that is effortlessly stylish and luxurious."
The collision happened on the A1 near Eyemouth at about 00:40 on Saturday.
Police said it involved two cars and a heavy goods vehicle, with a man in one of the cars dying at the scene.
Part of the road was closed while officers investigated the incident. Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward. | The new owners of The Gleneagles Hotel have launched a multi-million pound refurbishment of the property.
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A man has died in a crash between two cars and a lorry in the Scottish Borders. |
What is the brief summary of the provided content? | The 53-year old succeeds Guus Hiddink, who left his position on Monday after just 10 months in charge.
Blind, who was Hiddink's assistant, won 42 caps during a 20-year playing career with Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam, and also managed Ajax.
Hiddink, 68, lost five and won four of his 10 matches during his second spell in charge, with the Dutch third in their Euro 2016 qualifying group.
He apologised for leaving the national side five points behind leaders Iceland and three adrift of the Czech Republic in Group A. | Danny Blind has been appointed as the new Netherlands head coach. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | Villa have signed goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, midfielder Aaron Tshibola and defender Tommy Elphick since being relegated from the Premier League.
"We're certainly looking for a striker," Di Matteo told BBC WM 95.6.
"And maybe some more attacking players, depending on how the next few weeks go and which players are going to leave."
Di Matteo has a first-team squad of 30 with only Rudy Gestede, Jordan Ayew, Gabby Agbonlahor and the injury-hit Libor Kozak providing senior striking options.
Villa have been linked with Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford and Bristol City's Ivory Coast international Jonathan Kodjia as they attempt to make an immediate return to the top flight.
"You could probably name 15 players that have been linked with us but I'm very pleased with the players we've brought in - I think we've done some good business there," Di Matteo said.
"But my attention will now focus on outgoings. I would like to trim the squad - it's too big for my liking, so there will be some movement now."
Villa start the league season at Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 7 August.
Nolito, 30, joined City for £13.8m from Celta Vigo in July and has made 19 Premier League appearances for Pep Guardiola's side, scoring four goals.
However, he has only started the FA Cup draw with Huddersfield in 2017.
Betis, 15th in La Liga, would be his fourth Spanish club - though his reported £100,000-a-week wages could prove an issue for them.
Nolito appeared to be firmly in Guardiola's plans after signing a four-year contract last summer and he scored twice at Stoke in his second league outing.
But his role has diminished and he has played just 42 minutes of league football since the turn of the year.
Guardiola is planning significant changes to his squad after a season without a trophy and has said previous clubs Barcelona and Bayern Munich would have sacked him for underachievement.
Defender Pablo Zabaleta has announced he will be leaving and his nine years at the club will be marked after Tuesday's game against West Brom.
Michael Currer, 59, died from chest and facial injuries after being assaulted.
He phoned police on 9 November, but when officers arrived at Saffron Square they were told "police assistance was no longer needed".
The case has been referred to the police watchdog due to Mr Currer's contact with officers before his death.
Norfolk Police said the IPCC had authorised a local investigation which would take place in due course.
A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were arrested in connection with the murder and have since been released on bail.
Officers have been in the Saffron Square area two weeks on from the murder "to speak to people who use the area regularly as a route to work or in their social life that might have seen something which could progress the investigation," said Det Ch Insp Andy Guy.
"No matter how insignificant the information may seem to you, it could be key to our enquiries."
The 23-year-old striker has scored once in 10 games since signing for the League Two club, but has been sidelined with a groin injury since September.
Southwell is able to play in the Imps' FA Cup fifth round tie at Burnley on 18 February.
"He needs to get minutes under his belt to get his sharpness back," Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth said.
"He remains a big part of my plans and we look forward to welcoming him back in a month's time, when he'll be able to offer real tough competition in our attack," he told the club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo says he wants to sign another striker ahead of the Championship season but must trim his squad first.
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Real Betis are in talks with Manchester City over signing Spain striker Nolito for a fee of about £3.4m.
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Striker Dayle Southwell has joined National League leaders Lincoln City on a one-month loan from Wycombe. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Ireland international Andy McBrine's unbeaten 86 saw Donemana reach their target of 157 in the 30th over.
McBrine rounded off Donemana's victory with his third six.
Earlier, Coleraine had produced 193-8 in the second innings after Donemana had forged a 37-run lead following their first innings of 235-9.
Coleraine's speed of scoring was also a problem in the first innings as they finished on 198-4 with Niall McDonnell top-scoring on 80 not out after facing 153 balls.
Andrew Riddles' unbeaten 76 from 79 deliveries which included two sixes and five boundaries helped Donemana post 235-9 in their first innings.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Bank of Ireland North West Senior Cup Final
Coleraine 198-4 N McDonnell 80 no, S Campbell 38 and 193-9 N McDonnell 62, S Campbell 33
Donemana 235-9 A Riddells 76 no and 157-4 (29.4 overs) A McBrine 86 no
Donemana won by six wickets
Ulster Bank Premier League
Waringstown v North Down
Waringstown 211-9 G Thompson 75, J Hall 39
North Down D/L target 193 from 40 overs - 142-3 after 32 overs - Rain stopped play
North Down won by seven runs (D/L)
Lisburn v Derriaghy
Lisburn 185A Berry 67, C Chetty 50
Derriaghy 155
Lisburn won by 30 runs
Carrickfergus v Instonians
Carrickfergus 248 for seven P Botha 74, M Gilmour 56
Instonians 186 S Bunting 40, R Eagleson 5-38
Carrickfergus won by 62 runs
Extra game for Sunday - 31 July
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Eglinton v Bready | Donemana clinched their fifth successive North West Senior Cup as they earned a six-wicket victory over Coleraine at Strabane. |
Can you summarize the following information? | The Scots could have their qualification for the Euro 2017 finals confirmed on Thursday if Belgium lose their group game in Serbia.
Signeul's side would then be assured of a place in the Netherlands.
"I have the highest regard for Anna," Brown told the Scottish FA website. "I'm delighted for the ladies team."
Scotland were unbeaten in Group 1 until they lost 4-0 at home to top seeds Iceland in June.
But they could still top the group if they win the return tie and are among the favourites to be one of the best runners-up should they fail to reverse the scoreline in Reykjavic.
Even if they fail to finish as one of the best runners-up, the Scots are guaranteed a place in the play-offs as they look to reach their first-ever major finals.
"I haven't dealt with her coaching, but I've seen her team playing and the only bad performance that they've had in recent times, or unfortunate one, has been at Falkirk when they lost to Iceland," Brown said of Signeul.
"But, that apart, Anna has been outstanding, I think.
"She came to Aberdeen to give a presentation at an awards night for Aberdeen Ladies. Her comments and encouragement were fantastic. I have the highest regard for her."
Brown, who guided Scotland to the 1998 World Cup finals, the last time the senior side reached a major finals, is also impressed with the progress of the women's game.
"Women's football throughout the world is one of the fastest growing sports, if not the fastest," he added.
"So we've got to keep pace and I think, with the leadership we've got here, we will keep pace.
"There are some terrific players in the ladies team and I wish them well and great success." | Former Scotland manager Craig Brown has praised the women's side under Anna Signeul as they are poised to reach their first major finals. |
What is the summary of the document provided? | Louis Moult and Jay Harris strikes had given the Welsh side a commanding 2-0 lead by the hour mark.
But Liam King's penalty gave United hope and substitute Ryan Kendall equalised late in normal time.
Kendall's header then made it 3-2 before Moult's stunning strike set up a shoot-out, which Ferriby won 5-4.
The penalties had gone to sudden death when Nicklin saved Steve Tomassen's penalty to cap a remarkable comeback by the East Yorkshire part-timers and secure their first FA Trophy.
North Ferriby - a community with a population of just under 4,000 - started as massive underdogs. The Conference North side were a division and 18 places below their Welsh opponents and were roared on by more than 3,000 supporters among the 14,585 Wembley crowd.
The Villagers, who lost the 1997 FA Vase final at the old Wembley, made a bright start, but Wrexham took the lead when Joe Clarke and Connor Jennings combined to set up Moult, who swept home from six yards.
North Ferriby's forays into the Wrexham half were rare, but a breakaway from Danny Clarke forced Andy Coughlin to come off his line to make a save.
Jason St Juste, who opted to miss St Kitts and Nevis's 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Turks and Caicos Islands so he could feature at Wembley, caused problems for the Wrexham defence early in the second half and Coughlin had to save at the winger's feet before Blaine Hudson cleared the danger.
Jennings should have doubled Wrexham's lead after he rounded Nicklin but his shot was cleared off the line by Danny Hone before Harris returned from touchline injury treatment to oblige on 59 minutes.
The midfielder found himself unmarked on the right flank and hit a shot from the edge of the area that beat Nicklin at the near post.
With Wrexham in control North Ferriby were awarded a penalty with 15 minutes remaining.
Coughlin was booked for upending Clarke and captain King struck his penalty high into the roof of the net to give his side a lifeline.
The goal gave Billy Heath's side confidence. With four minutes left, St Juste's cross from the left wing was met by Kendall to level the scores, and Coughlin then had to tip over Clarke's curling effort in the final moments just to keep Wrexham alive into extra time.
North Ferriby started the additional period as they had finished the 90 minutes and the impressive St Juste's deflected cross found Kendall, whose downward header beat Coughlin to give North Ferriby the lead for the first time.
Substitute Andy Bishop was denied by Hone's perfectly timed tackle before Moult rescued Wrexham with a stunning strike two minutes from the end of extra time to take the game to penalties.
Wrexham manager Kevin Wilkin told BBC Radio Wales: "I'm gutted. We had a great opportunity to put ourselves in the driving seat and to give the game away like we have, I feel we've left people down today.
"There were no issues, but then we started dropping off and getting deep again. We didn't defend crosses, we didn't get tight to people and gave them time and space. But credit to North Ferriby, they stuck to their work.
"I'm here to do a job. I've worked hard at it, had a couple of great cup runs but the league form hasn't been exactly where we need it to be. There's been a lot of changes, and we need to keep pushing that on for Wrexham." | Goalkeeper Adam Nicklin was the hero as North Ferriby United came back from two goals down to beat Wrexham on penalties and win the FA Trophy. |
Please provide a summary for the content below. | Cleveland Police allegedly tried to monitor the activity of six people after a 2012 front-page story in the Northern Echo.
This included reporters from the paper, a staff member and a solicitor, the Echo said.
The force has not commented to the BBC.
A complaint has been lodged by the Police Federation with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The force allegedly used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) - which governs surveillance in relation to crime or concerns over public safety - to identify the whistle-blower.
An application was made, the Echo said, after it published the story, which was based on an internal force report about institutionalised racism within the force.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman told the paper she could "neither confirm nor deny" whether a RIPA application had been made to monitor the phone activity of three of its journalists, a serving police officer, a solicitor and the then-chairman of Cleveland Police Federation.
Northern Echo editor Peter Barron said: "These allegations are a matter of serious concern - that a police force should apparently go to these lengths to identify the source of a story which was clearly in the public interest.
"This is surely not what the legislation was intended to do and the fact that Cleveland Police will neither confirm nor deny the allegations adds to our concerns."
The IPCC confirmed it had received the letter of complaint from the National Police Federation on behalf of the Cleveland Police Federation chair.
Once registered, the complaint will be referred back to Cleveland Police to look at before the IPCC considers an independent investigation.
He was jailed for four years last March after admitting three counts of rape against a child in Milton Keynes.
He was allowed to return to the Netherlands to complete his sentence and has been released after a year.
The NSPCC said his "lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking".
Upon his release, Van de Velde reportedly said: "I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not."
The 22-year-old also said he might consider a return to playing volleyball for the Dutch national team.
Van de Velde, who met the girl on Facebook, travelled from Amsterdam to the UK in August 2014. He raped the girl near Furzton Lake, and at an address in Milton Keynes.
The court heard he was aware of the girl's age and went to her home when her mother was out and had sex with her, taking her virginity.
The NSPCC said: "Van de Velde's lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking and we can only begin to imagine how distressed his victim must feel if she sees his comments.
"Grooming can leave a child feeling ashamed or even guilty because they believe they have somehow willingly participated when, in fact, an adult has preyed upon them in order to sexually exploit them."
Van de Velde returned to the Netherlands after the rape, but was extradited and arrested in January 2016.
It is understood that the authorities in the Netherlands do not extradite Dutch nationals without receiving a guarantee that the person will be returned if sentenced.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "It is this government's policy that foreign national offenders should serve their sentences in their own country wherever possible.
"All foreign national offenders given a custodial sentence are referred for consideration for deportation at the earliest possible opportunity."
The Dutch Volleyball Association said Van de Velde's main focus was "getting his life back on track", rather than a return to his playing career.
"For us it is too early in his process to conclude anything with regard to volleyball," a statement said.
"With regard to any future decisions to be made, we'll be guided by Dutch law,"
The all-rounder succeeds fellow Lancastrian David Lloyd to become only the seventh president in its history.
Flintoff, 38, said: "This is a huge honour, especially as it will be the Golden Jubilee of the PCA in 2017."
He played in 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and seven Twenty20 internationals between 1998 and 2009.
Flintoff, who played a key part in two Ashes series wins in 2005 and 2009, was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2005.
Only John Arlott, Jack Bannister, Mike Gatting, Sir Ian Botham, Chris Broad and Lloyd have previously been president at the PCA, the representative body of past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales. | A police force attempted to use anti-terror laws to access the phone records of journalists and its own staff in a bid to trace a whistle-blower, it has been claimed.
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Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has been elected the new president of the Professional Cricketers' Association. |
Can you summarize the following information? | The rate of pregnancies ended after tests showed chromosomal abnormality for the condition was said to be 85.2% by 2011 compared to 97.3% in the 1990s.
The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory (SLDO) study followed debate over whether a new prenatal test might lead to a rise in terminations.
Researchers said the findings might reflect changes in attitudes.
Prof Anna Cooper, director of the Glasgow University-based SLDO, said: "These findings are important because they potentially reflect positive changes in attitudes towards people with Down's syndrome, and others, in Scottish society."
A new, non-invasive prenatal blood test (NIPT) has been backed for use by the NHS, raising a range of ethical issues.
The test is expected to cut the number of women who go through riskier diagnostic tests in pregnancy that can cause a miscarriage.
Last year, a BBC documentary presented by actress Sally Phillips - who has a son with Down's syndrome - considered "A World without Down's".
In the programme, she gave the example of Iceland, where almost all pregnancies are screened for Down's and the termination rate is 100%.
However, the SLDO study suggested this trend was not being reflected in Scotland.
It claimed women in Scotland were less likely to end a pregnancy after the diagnosis than those in England and Wales, where the rate is 90.1%.
Sue Buckley, of Down's Syndrome Education International, welcomed the apparent decrease in terminations in Scotland.
However, she said it remained important to raise the ethical issues surrounding the new test.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Kaye Adam's Programme, she questioned the Scottish figure of 97.3% in the 1990s from a previous study.
She said this may have been skewed by a small sample size and lower screening rates.
She said: "In England and Wales, where we keep very good data, it's been stable at between 90 and 91%.
"You have to look at the data very carefully.
"I believe there's only around 60 babies born annually in Scotland with Down's syndrome, so we're not looking at large numbers."
Down's Syndrome Scotland said: "We cautiously welcome these results but note that they cover the period 2000-2011 and would hope that a further study could be conducted, when data is available, to ascertain if this trend is continuing.
"We are delighted that people with Down's syndrome are now more visible in society today and welcome the inclusion agenda, policies and practices within Scotland."
The organisation added that it was also pleased to see children with Down's syndrome going to mainstream schools.
The latest research was based on the results of all 26,261 prenatal invasive tests in Scotland between 2000 and 2011.
It found that 92% of the tests showed no foetal abnormality, while 5.6% were diagnosed with chromosomal anomalies, most commonly Down's syndrome.
Prof Cooper said: "As the NHS moves towards implementation of further non-invasive testing for Down's syndrome, disabled peoples' organisations and parents have argued for a greater consideration of the ethical dimensions of policy.
"Studies such as this show that the decision to terminate is informed by a range of factors, and good-quality information should be available to enable parents to make informed decisions."
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has been considering ethical issues surrounding the new test.
It has warned that some of the private clinics which currently offer the procedure do not offer enough advice and support. | Fewer Scottish women are terminating pregnancies following a Down's syndrome diagnosis, according to research. |
Summarize the provided information. | Lawmakers from the three-party ruling coalition abstained, denying opponents the 50% support needed to pass the vote.
More protests are planned this weekend.
The decree has been scrapped, but protesters say the government has proved itself untrustworthy.
They also fear that new legislation, promised by the prime minister when he abolished the decree, might contain some of the same elements in a different form.
Read more:
Was government U-turn strategic retreat or surrender?
Protesters not backing down after decree repeal
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The decree would have decriminalised abuse of power offences where sums of less than €44,000 (£38,000; $47,500) were involved.
That was seen by many as an attempt by the government to let off many of its own officials caught in an anti-corruption drive. The government had argued that the changes were needed to reduce prison overcrowding and align certain laws with the constitution.
On Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis accused the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) of plunging the country into crisis with its "strange kamikaze strategy" only two months after convincingly winning national elections.
Mr Iohannis, who is a member of the opposition centre-right National Liberal Party, told a joint session of parliament that it was too early to hold snap elections.
But he called on the government to come up with solutions. Social Democratic legislators staged a walk-out.
The Constitutional Court is due to rule this week on whether decree number 13, the legal measure which provoked mass demonstrations, broke the constitution or not.
The decree has already been revoked, but the court's ruling too will affect what the government does next, says the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Bucharest.
The issue has sparked Romania's largest protests since communism fell in 1989. | The Romanian government has survived a no-confidence vote, called after mass protests forced it to scrap a decree that would have weakened anti-corruption measures. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Unison said staff in sterilisation and disinfection units and radiology departments are "infuriated" their claim to be paid the same as colleagues in other hospitals has not been taken seriously.
Unison is "confident" members will vote in favour of strike action.
The health board said it is "fully committed" to resolving concerns.
Unison said it has repeatedly put the case for pay parity to managers, but the "exasperation at the lack of progress has turned to anger".
The ballot affects band two assistant technical officers (ATO) in hospital sterilisation and disinfection units and band two clerical officers in radiology.
There are 128 such staff working at Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Princess of Wales, Bridgend, although not all are Unison members.
Unison said ATO staff are employed on band three pay in most of Wales, with ABMU workers worse off by between £466 and £1,879 a year.
It also argued that their job description is "hopelessly outdated."
Radiology staff are said to be similarly affected by a dispute over pay banding.
Mark Turner, Unison organiser for ABMU, said: "Simple justice says two healthcare workers in the Wales NHS, with the same role, responsibilities and experience, should be paid the same rate for the job.
"Staff are so angry they are likely to vote for strike action. They cannot understand why their health board values their work less than peers doing exactly the same job."
He added: "The sterilisation and disinfection unit might be 'behind the scenes' work but it is essential to the effective running of the hospital".
ABMU Health Board said it was "sorry" its discussions with Unison have been unable to resolve staff concerns.
A spokeswoman said: "We would like to make it clear that all our staff - no matter what their role within the health board - are valued and all of them contribute equally to the care of our patients.
"Only in Cardiff and Vale Health Board where restructuring has taken place, and Hywel Dda Health Board where a different service is provided, are ATOs a band three.
"We have been working with Unison to develop a new job description for ATOs and have reached agreement on all areas apart from the necessary qualification."
She added that they are also working with the radiology department to address any concerns staff have.
"ABMU is fully committed to continuing its partnership work with UNISON," she said.
"In the meantime, we would like to reassure patients should strike action go ahead we will be working to ensure any disruption to services are minimal." | Some Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board hospital workers are being balloted in a row over pay. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | Hardly a surprise - a week before polling day, he would have been well aware how his opponents in the mayoral election could have exploited his failure to condemn his Labour predecessor.
The Conservatives had worked hard to suggest Mr Khan was a fellow sympathiser with those of extreme views, especially Islamic hardliners.
Politically astute, there is also no doubting the sincerity of his reaction. A week on, he has the added advantage of being Labour's most senior directly elected politician.
Condemnation of remarks seen as anti-Semitic, delivered by the man who is now Britain's most prominent Muslim politician would have considerable resonance - both here and abroad.
As Mr Livingstone never tired of reminding people, the voting system gives the mayor a personal mandate unmatched even by the prime minister (who, after all, is elected by 35,000 people in Witney, whereas Mr Khan was the first choice of 1,148,716 and picked up the second preference votes of a further 161,427).
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There is another way in which Mr Khan can use the power of what Americans call the "bully pulpit" (a prominent position that allows someone to speak out on any issue): by tackling the harmful aspects of South Asian politics that have taken root here.
In 2000, when Tony Blair was trying to stop Mr Livingstone winning Labour's mayoral nomination the first time around, he attended a rally in Ealing, organised by the late Piara Khabra, the octogenarian MP for Southall.
The diminutive, enthusiastic Mr Khabra proudly - and publicly - reassured the prime minister that everyone in the room would vote for the candidate Mr Blair preferred.
The vote itself was secret and the people there may well have ignored their MP's direction, but there was some discomfort visible on the platform.
Those present understood this was not simply hubris. In Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, politics is a mass activity, in which people often trust their community leaders to make decisions for them, including advising who they should vote for.
Mr Khabra, who described himself as a secular Sikh, was one of the generation of activists who had transplanted some of that system here when they emigrated to Britain.
What happens inside a political party is a private matter, but when it affects public elections, the law becomes involved.
There are those who would see nothing wrong in letting someone else use their vote. But what's known as personation is a criminal offence (as opposed to the perfectly lawful process of appointing someone as your proxy, on the understanding that they will cast what is still your vote as you direct).
This is not a specifically a Muslim issue. In the early 1990s, a colleague was investigating the "harvesting" of the proxy and postal votes of people living in care homes in one district in Cornwall. Political activists were offering to fill in the forms for the residents, but in doing so ensuring the votes went to their preferred candidate.
In January 2015, the Electoral Commission published a report examining why Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities are vulnerable to electoral fraud. It identified a number of factors, including language barriers, kinship networks and a lack of mainstream political party engagement.
Hierarchical and patriarchal by tradition, the report's authors warned these community networks "may undermine the principle of voters' individual and free choice through a range of social pressures such as respect for the decision of the elders".
Mutual support, a community that believes in self-sufficiency and which has family loyalty at its heart has a lot to be admired. A harsher verdict, though, should be delivered against those who exploit it.
In April last year, Lutfur Rahman, the directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets, a borough in east London, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices and removed from office. The case against him vividly illustrated some of the concerns identified in the Electoral Commission report.
Richard Mawrey QC, the presiding judge who specialises in election law, delivered a devastating assessment of the way loyalty and conservativism among the Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets had been exploited, in his words, because of "the ruthless ambition of one man" (see paragraph 681 here).
According to the 2011 census, 32% of Tower Hamlets residents were born in Bangladesh or were children of those who were. (Bangladeshis make up 3% of the London population, and less than 1% of people in the UK.)
The most troublesome part of the case, according to the judge, was the return of an old-fashioned offence, the exercise of undue spiritual influence. It dates from a time when priests would endorse political candidates from the pulpit.
About a week before the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election, the Weekly Desh newspaper published a letter in Bengali, signed by 101 imams and religious teachers. According to the translation accepted by the court it was an appeal to voters:
"As a cognisant group of the community and responsible voters and for the sake of truth, justice, dignity and development we express our unlimited support for Mayor Lutfur Rahman and strongly call upon you, the residents of Tower Hamlets, to shun all the propagandas and slanders and unite against the falsehood and injustice." (paragraph 549)
In a culture to which faith is so central, challenging the authority of imams is controversial.
During his election campaign, Sadiq Khan made much of his willingness to confront views with which he disagreed, for example, over same-sex marriage - a position which did not endear him to some faith leaders, and which he says even resulted in death threats.
Challenging the old style of community politics may prove a good deal easier. There's a younger generation who were born in the UK, who speak English fluently and who are less responsive to the ties of kinship.
This form of politics is already starting to break up, helped by politicians who have reached the top on merit, and can demonstrate that there is another way. The newly-elected mayor of London is an example. | Sadiq Khan, now Mayor of London, moved fast to condemn Ken Livingstone at the end of last month for his remarks about Hitler and Israel. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | The LÉ Eithne was sent by the Irish government to join the humanitarian rescue operation earlier this month.
Ireland's defence minister Simon Coveney said the migrants were on a wooden barge trying to make its way across the Mediterranean sea, and were taken on board early on Friday.
It comes a day after the crew worked together with Italian, German and British ships to help rescue 201 migrants from five makeshift inflatable boats.
"This is a tragic situation of people who are willing to put themselves at very significant risk," Mr Coveney told BBC Radio Foyle.
"Some of them are victims of people-traffickers who are literally jamming them on to boats, charging them a lot of money, and then sending them to sea on vessels that are not fit to cross a river, never mind the Mediterranean."
Mr Coveney said the Irish government would continue to assist the Italian navy's search and rescue efforts at least until the end of September.
"All the evidence suggests the most migrant activity for people trying to cross the Mediterranean is in the summer months when the weather is a bit better and people think they can get across," he said.
"It's a sign of the desperation of people in parts of north Africa that are willing to put themselves and their families in that kind of danger.
"Ultimately what the European Union needs to find a way of doing collectively is creating stability and conditions so that these people can be looked after in their own countries."
Leanne Hall, 30, from Hull, developed a brain tumour as a teenager and has had three operations to remove the tumour.
Scar tissue and the remains of the tumour have left her with epilepsy and daily seizures.
Miss Hall is due to undergo specialist surgery using the ROSA robotic surgery assistant in Sheffield in March.
The city's Royal Hallamshire Hospital says it is the only NHS hospital in the UK with ROSA. Charity Neurocare has launched a £250,000 appeal to secure its future.
Miss Hall had two surgeries to remove her tumour in 1993 and had further surgery in 2004. She said the seizures she had been left with were extremely restrictive.
"I am not allowed to go out of the house on my own as it is too dangerous.
"All my life I have wanted to be normal; drive, get a job, get a house but I just have not been able to."
She said the new treatment had given her a "light at the end of the tunnel".
"I have never had the chance to say to someone 'I might be seizure-free this year' and I find it amazing that something might be able to do that," she said.
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Source: Neurocare
ROSA uses an advanced computer system to create precise 3D maps of a patient's brain, helping neurosurgeons to plan the best route for surgery.
The surgeon then guides the robot's arm and instruments to the exact location of a seizure or tumour.
The accuracy of the robot cuts surgery time and improves recovery times.
Sheffield consultant neurosurgeon Mr Dev Bhattacharyya said: "The first operation I undertook took two-and-a-half hours compared to six.
"Through its pinpoint precision we are now able to reach areas of the brain we would previously not have been able to, which is fantastic news for patients." | An Irish Naval Service vessel has helped to rescue another 300 migrants off the coast of Libya, the Irish minister for defence has said.
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Summarize the following content briefly. | 15 April 2016 Last updated at 12:50 BST
The breakdown left the cortege, led by a vicar carrying a cross, with a half-mile walk to the cemetery up St Gluvias Hill in Penryn, Cornwall.
A funeral service had earlier been held for Julie Wilson, of Penryn, at St Gluvias Church.
The trolley procession was filmed by Mrs Wilson's husband, Brian, who said it was a sad moment, but also amusing. | Pallbearers were forced to push a coffin up a hill on a trolley after a hearse broke down. |
Summarize the passage below. | Hugo Pinell, 71, was killed and 11 inmates were treated for stab wounds on Wednesday when fighting broke out at California State Prison-Sacramento.
Pinell, in jail since 1965, had been serving three life sentences.
He was part of the "San Quentin Six" behind a prison break attempt in which four inmates and two guards died.
He was originally given a life sentence for rape in San Francisco, and then again in 1971 for killing a prison guard at Soledad Prison.
Pinell received a third life term for his role in assaulting prison guards during the infamous prison break attempt at San Quentin jail, near San Francisco, later the same year.
He helped to slit the throats of prison guards in the bloody incident, which led to the deaths of six in total.
Prison staff fired warning shots and used pepper spray to break up the riot at the maximum security facility on Wednesday, officials said. No members of prison staff were injured, they added.
It is not clear if it was Pinell's killing that triggered the riot, as the Associated Press news agency reports, or if he was in fact killed during the violence.
Officials said up to 100 inmates were involved in the brawl.
An investigation into how the incident unfolded is under way.
California State Prison-Sacramento houses some 2,300 inmates, most of whom are serving lengthy prison sentences.
The committee said "the most significant" domestic risks to financial stability were connected to the referendum on EU membership.
It referred to risks of a period of "heightened and prolonged uncertainty".
It doesn't say explicitly that it has in mind the period after a vote in favour of leaving the EU.
But that is the most likely scenario the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is referring too.
The result of that uncertainty, the committee judges, could "affect the cost and availability of financing for a broad range of UK borrowers".
These pressures could, the FPC says, reinforce existing vulnerabilities.
The current account deficit, which measures the UK's trade performance, remains high and it needs to be financed by foreign investment.
Those flows have contributed to meeting the borrowing needs of the government and business, the statement says.
The Bank also says a decision to withdraw "could spill over to the euro area", affecting financial markets and economic growth there.
It also notes that sterling could be forced lower, though that has potential benefits - making British industry more competitive and raising the cost of imports, which would arguably be welcome at a time when inflation is well below the Bank's target.
The Conservative MP John Redwood, who wants the UK to leave the EU, disputed the committee's assessment when he spoke to the World at One on BBC Radio.
He said: "International investors have been quite relaxed about the possibility of Brexit. At a time when the polls have been strengthening for Brexit, and we have been getting nearer to the vote, interest rates have come down a little bit and we have seen a lot of inward investment.
"Indeed we see the Germans trying to buy our stock exchange." | An inmate of a California jail, who was notorious for a failed prison break in 1971, has been killed and others injured in a riot, officials say.
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The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee says that the outlook for financial stability has deteriorated since November. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | Matt and Kerry Thomas, of Drayton Road in Norwich, were fined £120 by Norfolk County Council following a week-long trip to Majorca last summer.
The pair were found guilty by magistrates in Norwich of failing to ensure regular school attendance.
They were given a nine-month conditional discharge and told to pay £20 each in victim surcharge.
The court did not fine the couple or demand they pay the costs of the case, which related to their two children aged 14 and 11 years old.
In reaching their verdict, the magistrates said they were mindful this was the only holiday the parents had ever taken with their children.
Speaking outside court Mr Thomas said: "Parents should not be punished for taking their kids on holiday, especially if it is a once in a lifetime thing.
"If there is going to be a holiday tax they should call it a holiday tax."
The couple said their £1,800 holiday would have cost more than £3,000 during school holiday time.
Speaking previously to the BBC, Norfolk County Council said: "It is head teachers themselves who decide whether or not to take action about absences in their schools.
"They can choose whether or not to follow the local authority guidance." | A couple have escaped a fine despite being found guilty of taking their children on holiday during term time. |
Give a brief summary of the following article. | Women will be able to use it to pay for anything from one-to-one midwifery care to home births, the use of birthing pools and hypnotherapy.
The move is part of a shake-up in maternity care unveiled by NHS England to increase the choices women have.
The overhaul is also aimed at improving safety in maternity services.
It has been agreed to on the basis of recommendations from an independent review of services.
This was set up by NHS England in the aftermath of the inquiry published last year into the failures that led to the deaths of babies at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
The review - chaired by Conservative peer Baroness Julia Cumberlege - said it had never been safer to give birth in England, but improvements still needed to be made to ensure care was "world class".
The review's report said that while the numbers of still births and deaths shortly after birth had fallen by over a fifth in the past decade, about one in 17 births resulted in some level of harm.
It also highlighted the £560m spent each year by the NHS on clinical negligence cases relating to maternity care.
The review took evidence from thousands of families about their experience of maternity care and found they "did not always have confidence" that complications would be picked up or problems investigated properly.
To improve care, the review has called for:
Women also complained about the lack of choice they were given, despite existing policy stating they should be able to choose where they give birth.
Nearly nine in 10 women give birth in hospital, but just one in four says this is where she would want to have a baby.
The review team felt personal budgets, already used by the elderly, disabled and those with long-term conditions such as heart disease, would help empower women.
The system, to be piloted later this year before a national rollout in 2017, would give women a notional budget they could then use on whichever NHS-accredited services they liked.
These could include:
The review authors said low-risk, standard births cost the NHS about £3,000, so women could expect that sum at the very least.
Baroness Cumberlege said: "To be among the best in the world, we need to put women, babies and their families at the centre of their care."
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said the review had set out a five-year strategy which the health service could now work towards.
"The NHS could and should raise its game on personalised support for parents and their babies," he said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the publication of the review was a "significant moment" and would give women more choice and make services safer.
Royal College of Midwives chief executive Cathy Warwick said she was "delighted" with the plans, but warned more midwives would be needed to deliver the ambitions.
There are currently 21,500 working in the NHS, but the college believes another 2,600 are needed. | The NHS in England is to offer pregnant women their own "personal budgets", worth at least £3,000, so they can pick and choose the care they receive. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | The bomb, which was hidden in a motorcycle, detonated beside a football pitch in the Lyari neighbourhood during a local tournament early on Wednesday.
No group has said it carried out the attack. Witnesses say many victims were between six and 15 years old.
The target of the attack may have been a provincial minister.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad says that Javed Naghori was at the game but was unharmed.
In another attempt to kill him earlier this year several people died.
Witnesses said the explosion happened in the packed stadium during the prize-giving ceremony after a late-night match.
"When the match ended, we came out and as soon as we came out there was a blast," Ameer Ali, who was injured in the blast, told Reuters news agency.
"Everyone started running in panic. Many people were hit, which scared everyone," he said.
Several of the boys who died or were injured had been at the game and were wearing football kits.
A local website report said doctors were removing pieces of metal and ball bearings from the wounded.
Pictures from the scene show two massive craters in the ground and a destroyed car and motorbike.
Karachi has long suffered outbreaks of violence, caused by militants or by rival political groups fighting turf wars.
In March, a bomb in Karachi's Abbas Town killed at least 45 people and destroyed several buildings.
David Lord, of Croydon Road, in Westerham, Kent, had admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
Valerie Deakin, 74, died after he lost control of his Audi on Westerham High Street on 24 December 2015, crashing through a window of Costa Coffee.
Maidstone Crown Court heard he confused the accelerator pedal with the brake.
Lord was ordered to pay costs of £1,500 and disqualified from driving for five years.
He will have to take an extended test should he wish to drive again.
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Mrs Deakin, from Udimore, East Sussex, was in the coffee shop with her eldest daughter and her best friend.
She was thrown from her seat by the window, across the coffee shop and into the wall on the far side.
Mrs Deakin's family said that they believed the crash was entirely avoidable and should not have happened.
The court was told Lord had written a letter to Mrs Deakin's family to apologise.
A further two men and two women were seriously hurt in the crash.
Another woman was treated for minor injuries. | A bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Karachi has killed at least 11 people, including several children, and injured at least 24 others.
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But more than 200 UK schools are using a specially adapted version of the popular game Minecraft to help pupils to learn.
Minecraft is set in a virtual world where players build with blocks of different materials.
At one school, children play the game and then write stories inspired by their experience.
Teachers using the game say it can help get kids who don't like books to do more reading and writing.
Watch Hayley's clip for more. | Being allowed to play computer games in school lessons - sounds too good to be true. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | James Young rode the Raptor rollercoaster at Cedar Point amusement park and then jumped over a fence to get his phone when he was hit.
A coroner confirmed he was looking to retrieve his mobile phone. The park confirmed Young's death in a statement.
"At 5pm, a guest entered a restricted, fenced area of Raptor and was struck by the ride," Cedar Point tweeted.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family."
Young was 45 years old, said Phil Frost of the Sandusky Police Department.
"He jumped over a fence into a restricted area under the Raptor and was looking for his items," Mr Frost said during a press conference.
Cedar Point is located near Lake Erie in Sandusky, Ohio, and considers itself one of the best theme parks in the world.
The attack took place near the Sands Hotel in Lochies Road, Burntisland, between 20:30 and 22:00 on 25 June, but was not reported to police until Tuesday.
Police said no description of the suspects was available.
Officers want to speak to anyone who remembers seeing anything suspicious in the area at the time of the incident.
They would also like to hear from anyone who remembers seeing the victim, who is described as slim with long blonde and pink hair. She was wearing black leggings, a black crop top and a light-coloured jacket.
Det Insp June Peebles said: "We are currently trying to determine exactly what has happened during this incident and would urge members of the public who can assist with our investigation to come forward."
The 20-year-old forward received the accolade 24 hours after it emerged that he will ask to leave to club.
But while some fans jeered, others shouted: "Stay, Raheem."
The England international is expected to tell manager Brendan Rodgers and chief executive Ian Ayre on Friday that he wants to leave Anfield this summer.
Speaking at the event, Rodgers said it had been a "difficult, trying season".
Liverpool will finish outside the top four in the Premier League and therefore miss out on a place in next season's Champions League, while Rodgers is first Reds boss to fail to win a trophy in his first three seasons since the 1950s.
He added: "A number of distractions that we couldn't have planned for have made it difficult, but the players have given everything."
Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 22, was voted Player of the Season.
Sterling rejected a new £100,000-a-week contract in April but denied being a "money-grabber" in an exclusive interview with BBC Sport which was not authorised by his club.
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He said: "I talk about winning trophies throughout my career. That's all I talk about."
The forward told Rodgers before Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Chelsea on 10 May that he wanted to leave, but it is understood the Reds want to keep the player, whose deal ends in 2017.
Should Sterling be made available, Manchester City are the frontrunners for his signature, while a number of leading European clubs have also expressed an interest.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refused to be drawn on whether he would make a bid.
Several former Liverpool players have criticised Sterling and his representatives.
Former Reds striker Emile Heskey said Sterling would be "denying himself the opportunity to grow and develop into a top player" if he left, and that Liverpool should "try as hard as they can" to persuade him to stay.
John Aldridge, who played for Liverpool between 1987 and 1989, said Sterling had been given "woeful advice from his agent" and that "everyone in the game" felt it would be best for his development to stay.
Former Liverpool winger John Barnes said Sterling should stay at Anfield, claiming he would not be guaranteed regular first-team football elsewhere as he has still "not achieved anything". | A man trying to retrieve his mobile phone has been struck and killed by a rollercoaster at a theme park in Ohio.
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Write a summary for the following excerpt. | The three mopeds were travelling south on the bridge when they mounted the east pavement and hit the woman at about 00:40 BST.
City of London Police said they had tried to stop the group in Gracechurch Street but lost sight of them.
The woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for a leg injury.
A spokesperson for the force said officers were not pursuing the gang along the bridge at the time but had been monitoring them on CCTV.
"The City of London Police is investigating this incident and anyone with information is asked to contact 101," the force said.
Security barriers were installed alongside the pavements on London Bridge following June's terror attack. | A pedestrian was knocked down by a moped gang riding along the pavement on London Bridge after police had earlier tried to stop them. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | Irish suffered a 30-15 defeat against Sale on Saturday to leave them still four points adrift at the bottom.
The Exiles face fellow strugglers Newcastle away later this month in a game which could decide who goes down.
"Things just aren't going for us for at the moment and we need everything to do so," Coventry told BBC Sport.
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Asked how he would motivate his players for the remainder of the season, Coventry replied: "I know we haven't been winning games and people think that the whole place is poison and everything's falling apart, it's just not like that.
"To be honest, they're [the players] a pretty good bunch to be involved with. We're just working hard as a team that's probably struggling for confidence and form."
Two late tries from Sale, who won at the Madejski Stadium for the first time since October 2006, took the game away from Irish after they had fought back to 16-15, and denied them a losing bonus point.
Newcastle's defeat at Harlequins meant the gap between the two sides remains at four points ahead of their meeting at Kingston Park on 17 April. | London Irish head coach Tom Coventry insists the club is "not falling apart" as they face three games to avoid relegation from the Premiership. |
Summarize the provided information. | It contains the belongings of a man executed by the state.
They will not know when it happened or where his body is buried - they simply know it has been done.
This is the reality of the death penalty in Belarus, sometimes called Europe's last remaining dictatorship, where executions have resumed, following a two-year pause.
The majority of people are killed by a gun shot to the head and the bodies are never seen again.
The decision to resume executions comes just eight months after EU foreign ministers removed asset freezes and travel bans for more than 150 Belarusian politicians and leaders, including President Alexander Lukashenko.
That EU move came after Belarus had released six political prisoners.
But at least four people have been sentenced to death since February.
Valiantsin Stefanovic from the Viasna Human Rights Centre told BBC Outside Source: "There is a lot of secrecy around this problem.
"Sometimes it [death] happens very quickly, in two or three months after the decision of the court.
"Nobody knows what happens to the bodies, they do not give them to the relatives. The burial place is not shown."
The death penalty was introduced in Belarus during Soviet times and covered several crimes, such as forging money, as well as murder.
Public opinion still favours executions, and polls in some parts of Western Europe draw similar results.
"Public opinion has changed though," says Valiantsin. "The majority of people still support this punishment, but that is nothing special."
Belarus has been widely criticised over its human rights issues during the 22-year-rule of President Lukashenko, who won a fifth term by a landslide last year.
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About 400 people have been executed in Belarus since the country gained independence from the USSR in 1991, more than one a month.
We spoke with Lyubov Kovaleva, whose 25-year-old son was executed in 2012 for terrorism offences.
She claims he was forced into a confession and the verdict was to shoot the accused.
"I was allowed only three meetings: before the trial, after the verdict was announced and before the shooting," she told Outside Source. "His lawyer met him only once."
Ms Kovaleva was instructed to discuss only private matters and talk about just family and friends.
"There was a police officer behind me who controlled our conversation. My son was behind the window and another police officer was behind him."
Before the first meeting she was given a piece of paper with questions she was allowed to ask.
"I could not do anything to help him - apparently it was Lukashenko's decision to execute my son."
A human rights report last week suggested rights to a defence in capital punishment cases were being "systematically violated" and "lawyers and judges lack independence".
Internationally the Belarusian government is now under pressure.
Europe's top human rights watchdog - the Council of Europe - deplored the situation. Its secretary-general Thorbjoern Jagland said: "I am deeply disappointed that Belarus has started using the death penalty again.
"I call on the authorities in Minsk to rapidly introduce a moratorium, as a first step towards abolition."
And the European Parliament lamented the fact that Belarus was showing no sign of progress on human rights.
Outside Source is broadcast on the BBC World Service weekdays at 11am GMT | A box of clothes arrives on a doorstep in a European country just over 1,620km (1,000 miles) from the UK. |
Give a brief overview of this passage. | Goalkeeper Joe Hart produced a magnificent display to single-handedly keep Brazil at bay in a torrid first half when their latest young superstar Neymar tormented a poor England.
The defiant Hart produced a series of superb saves as Brazil ran England ragged, backed by the traditional fervour of fans revelling in watching their side play in this renovated stadium.
Brazil looked on course for victory when Fred put them ahead after the break but substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain enjoyed a golden moment he will treasure forever when he powered home a fine equaliser.
The Arsenal teenager's father, former Stoke City winger Mark Chamberlain, played in the Maracana when England secured a famous 2-0 win on their last visit in 1984.
And the fanatical Rio crowd feared the modern-day Brazil were going to suffer a similar fate when Wayne Rooney's deflected 25-yard shot gave Roy Hodgson's side the lead with 11 minutes left.
Paulinho cut short England's hopes of ending their season with a landmark, if undeserved, win with a fine volley - but they can still take credit from battling through a period when they were outclassed by Brazil to come away with a draw.
This was a night when Brazil's new home was put on show and this entertaining friendly did it justice, although the locals were understandably disappointed by the eventual outcome.
The new Maracana may have lost some of its unique appearance but the name still has the old mystique, with Rio's statue of Christ The Redeemer looking down from the hills overlooking the stadium.
And for England's players fed on tales of the Brazilian greats such as Pele, Garrincha and Jairzinho, simply to play in the arena bearing the famous name - even in its modern guise - will be a special memory, especially for Hart and Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The exterior of the stadium, and indeed parts of the interior, is still very much a work in progress and led to brief fears that this game may not materialise after it was suspended on Thursday amid safety fears.
The searing temperatures in South America provided another test for England's somewhat depleted squad to conquer at the conclusion of a long season.
Paulinho's late equaliser maintained Brazil's unbeaten home record against European sides since England won 2-0 in the Maracana in 1984
This remains one of the great temples of football and huge surges of noise swept around the Maracana every time Brazil threatened, with Leighton Baines blocking an early acrobatic effort from Neymar, and Dani Alves shooting just wide from long range.
Neymar was the orchestrator supreme, often to the frustration of his team-mates, who waited for a pass that never came, and he teased England throughout the first half.
It was developing into a personal battle with Hart and the keeper won when Neymar controlled Alves's pass after a slip by Glen Johnson. He then made a brave double save, diving at the feet of Hulk and Filipe.
Neymar then curled another shot just off target before England's under-pressure defence suffered a blow when Baines limped off to be replaced by Ashley Cole.
England, who had barely entered the Brazilian danger zone, then had a clear opening but Walcott's shot following Johnson's fine pass was saved by Julio Cesar. To say this would have been against the run of play would rank as a masterpiece of understatement.
Frank Lampard then tested Cesar again but Brazil had exerted almost complete control and England had somehow remained on level terms.
The visitors at least enjoyed some rare moments of possession after the restart but the goal Brazil had threatened came after 57 minutes when Fred hooked home, making a difficult finish look deceptively easy after substitute Hernanes's shot had bounced back off the bar.
Hodgson then introduced Oxlade-Chamberlain for Johnson and England suddenly looked dangerous, with James Milner seeing a shot deflected wide and Rooney sending a very good headed chance wide.
And Oxlade-Chamberlain's time arrived after 67 minutes when Rooney headed Lampard's ball into his path and he drilled a powerful low finish past Cesar.
England, remarkably given what had gone before, then took the lead with 11 minutes left as Rooney cut inside and saw his shot deflected off Fernando past Cesar.
It was a lead they held for only three minutes as Paulinho showed superb technique to volley Lucas Moura's cross beyond Hart.
Full Time The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
Shot from 30 yards from Rodrigues Lucas Moura. Blocked by James Milner. Junior Neymar takes a shot. Phil Jagielka gets a block in.
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Joe Hart.
The ball is delivered by Ashley Cole.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Milner by da Silva Dani Alves. Ashley Cole takes the free kick.
Centre by Caldeira Bernard, clearance by Michael Carrick.
Da Silva Leandro Damiao fouled by Phil Jagielka, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by da Silva Dani Alves, clearance made by Michael Carrick.
Anderson Hernanes takes a shot from 30 yards. Gary Cahill gets a block in.
A cross is delivered by James Milner, save by Soares Julio Cesar.
Junior Marcelo challenges Jack Rodwell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jack Rodwell takes the free kick.
Substitution (England) makes a substitution, with Jack Rodwell coming on for Theo Walcott.
Substitution Joe Paulo Paulinho goes off and Caldeira Bernard comes on.
Assist by Rodrigues Lucas Moura.
Goal! - Joe Paulo Paulinho - Brazil 2 - 2 England Joe Paulo Paulinho gets on the score sheet with a brilliant goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Brazil 2-2 England.
Rodrigues Lucas Moura crosses the ball,
The ball is crossed by Theo Walcott, Emiliano Thiago Silva makes a clearance.
Substitution (Brazil) makes a substitution, with Da Silva Leandro Damiao coming on for Guedes Fred.
Assist by James Milner.
Goal! - Wayne Rooney - Brazil 1 - 2 England Wayne Rooney fires in a goal from long distance to the top right corner of the goal. Brazil 1-2 England.
A cross is delivered by da Silva Dani Alves. The ball is delivered by Junior Marcelo, Phil Jagielka makes a clearance.
Direct free kick taken by Junior Marcelo.
Booking The referee shows Phil Jones a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
Unfair challenge on Junior Neymar by Phil Jones results in a free kick.
Frank Lampard crosses the ball. James Milner takes a shot. Blocked by Emiliano Thiago Silva.
Corner taken right-footed by Junior Neymar, Wayne Rooney makes a clearance. Da Silva Dani Alves takes a shot. Michael Carrick gets a block in.
The ball is swung over by Rodrigues Lucas Moura, clearance by Phil Jones.
Substitution Givaldinho Hulk goes off and Lucas Martins Fernando comes on.
Rodrigues Lucas Moura has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Frank Lampard by Anderson Hernanes. Phil Jagielka restarts play with the free kick.
Anderson Hernanes takes a shot. Comfortable save by Joe Hart.
The assist for the goal came from Wayne Rooney.
Goal! - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - Brazil 1 - 1 England Goal scored by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brazil 1-1 England.
James Milner has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Emiliano Thiago Silva gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael Carrick from the right by-line, Wayne Rooney has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
Joe Paulo Paulinho gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wayne Rooney. Wayne Rooney crosses the ball in from the free kick, David Luiz manages to make a clearance.
Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
Booking Givaldinho Hulk receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
Foul by Givaldinho Hulk on Michael Carrick, free kick awarded.
Substitution Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is brought on as a substitute for Glen Johnson.
Junior Neymar concedes a free kick for a foul on Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole restarts play with the free kick.
The ball is sent over by James Milner.
Assist on the goal came from Anderson Hernanes.
Goal! - Guedes Fred - Brazil 1 - 0 England Guedes Fred scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Brazil 1-0 England.
Anderson Hernanes takes a shot.
Effort from 25 yards by Anderson Hernanes. Blocked by Gary Cahill.
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Junior Neymar, Michael Carrick makes a clearance.
Substitution Emboaba Oscar goes off and Rodrigues Lucas Moura comes on.
Effort on goal by Guedes Fred from 20 yards. Blocked by Ashley Cole.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Junior Marcelo by Theo Walcott. Free kick taken by Junior Marcelo.
Phil Jones gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Junior Neymar. Anderson Hernanes takes the direct free kick.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Junior Neymar by Phil Jones. Free kick taken by Junior Marcelo.
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Frank Lampard, Foul by Wayne Rooney on Soares Julio Cesar, free kick awarded. Soares Julio Cesar restarts play with the free kick.
Joe Paulo Paulinho gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Cole. Direct free kick taken by Phil Jagielka.
Junior Marcelo takes a shot. Blocked by Gary Cahill.
Substitution Anderson Hernanes joins the action as a substitute, replacing Luiz Gustavo.
The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
Substitution Junior Marcelo replaces Kasmirski Filipe Luis.
Half Time The ref blows to signal half-time.
Ashley Cole crosses the ball, clearance by David Luiz. Frank Lampard has an effort at goal from 12 yards. Save by Soares Julio Cesar.
A cross is delivered by Emboaba Oscar, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Guedes Fred goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
Theo Walcott takes a shot. Soares Julio Cesar makes a save.
Junior Neymar concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Carrick. Gary Cahill takes the direct free kick.
Shot by Joe Paulo Paulinho. Phil Jones gets a block in.
Emboaba Oscar crosses the ball, Close range effort by Givaldinho Hulk misses to the left of the goal.
Phil Jones concedes a free kick for a foul on Luiz Gustavo. Direct free kick taken by Luiz Gustavo.
Wayne Rooney takes a shot. Blocked by David Luiz.
Givaldinho Hulk has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.
Junior Neymar takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
Free kick taken by Joe Hart.
Substitution Leighton Baines goes off and Ashley Cole comes on.
Shot by Emboaba Oscar from 20 yards. Joe Hart makes a save. Guedes Fred is caught offside.
Shot from 35 yards from da Silva Dani Alves. Comfortable save by Joe Hart.
Junior Neymar takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Frank Lampard.
Givaldinho Hulk takes a shot. Save made by Joe Hart.
Frank Lampard takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Guedes Fred manages to make a clearance.
Shot by Joe Paulo Paulinho. Save made by Joe Hart.
Centre by Emboaba Oscar, clearance by Glen Johnson.
James Milner concedes a free kick for a foul on da Silva Dani Alves. Direct free kick taken by Luiz Gustavo.
Junior Neymar takes a shot. Save made by Joe Hart.
Effort from outside the penalty box by Junior Neymar goes wide right of the target.
David Luiz fouled by Wayne Rooney, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Luiz.
The ball is crossed by Emiliano Thiago Silva, Joe Hart makes a comfortable save.
Junior Neymar takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.
Unfair challenge on Joe Paulo Paulinho by Phil Jones results in a free kick. Kasmirski Filipe Luis restarts play with the free kick.
Junior Neymar takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
Long range shot from da Silva Dani Alves misses to the left of the target.
Free kick awarded for a foul by James Milner on da Silva Dani Alves. Free kick taken by da Silva Dani Alves.
James Milner concedes a free kick for a foul on da Silva Dani Alves. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Junior Neymar from right wing.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Carrick on Emboaba Oscar. Shot comes in from Junior Neymar from the free kick, Joe Hart makes a comfortable save.
Foul by Luiz Gustavo on Glen Johnson, free kick awarded. Glen Johnson restarts play with the free kick.
Centre by da Silva Dani Alves, Phil Jagielka manages to make a clearance.
Shot from outside the area by Junior Neymar misses to the left of the goal.
Shot from 12 yards by Junior Neymar. Blocked by Michael Carrick.
A cross is delivered by Frank Lampard, Emiliano Thiago Silva manages to make a clearance.
Glen Johnson fouled by Givaldinho Hulk, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Frank Lampard.
Emboaba Oscar has a drilled shot. Gary Cahill gets a block in.
The referee gets the match started.
Live data and text provided by our data suppliers | England came close to leaving Brazil's iconic Maracana home with an unlikely victory - only to be denied a repeat of their win here 29 years ago by Paulinho's late equaliser. |
Summarize the following content briefly. | Kamara, 20, made six appearances on loan at Colchester's Essex rivals Southend last campaign.
Fosu, also 20, has had previous loan spells at Fleetwood and Accrington.
He comes in following news that U's winger Courtney Senior will be out for up to a year after having surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Colchester United have signed Arsenal midfielder Glen Kamara and Reading winger Tarique Fosu on loan until January. |
Can you provide a brief summary of the following information? | Since rebel Shia Houthis overran the capital, Sanaa, late last year, the impoverished country has seen the political crisis deepen, and a threat of all-out sectarian war.
The situation has created a sense of insecurity, fear and economic frustration among Yemenis.
People complain life is hard and getting worse. Here, a mechanic, a merchant and an artist explain how everyday life is a struggle to survive.
Mechanic Abdo Ahmed Ali says people are praying for security, stability and safety
Merchant Mohammad Al Omary believes everyone is living in fear and customers have been scared away
Murad Suwah says his artwork expresses the death people are seeing every day
Lisa Graves began making the sounds in January 2008 and thought they were hiccups linked to pregnancy.
But she carried on making the sounds - which she likens to the yelp a dog makes when someone stands on it - after giving birth.
The mother-of-two is now getting help from neurologists and is due to have MRI and MRA scans on Sunday.
"The neurologists are keen to confirm whether they are hiccups or whether it might be a tic," she said.
"They sound like you've stood on a dog or something, like a dog yelping if you stood on its tail.
"Someone suggested maybe it started off as a long bout of hiccups but then became a behavioural thing."
She is also due to be admitted to hospital for a few days so her brain can be monitored while she makes the sounds.
"It's completely random. I might do 20 in an hour and then not do any in an hour," she said.
"They vary in volume. A lot of the time they are really loud."
The beautician works from home and said her clients are used to the yelps.
But she said activities like going to the cinema or a restaurant can be embarrassing so she avoids doing them.
She went to the pub for the first time in years just before Christmas and found it awkward.
"I walked in and let out this random noise," she said.
"I'm fed up of people looking at me, staring and making people jump."
Kyle Bartley and Jordan Ayew were on target as the Premier League side drew 2-2 with Major League Soccer team Philadelphia Union.
"It's another good exercise for us," Clement told the club website.
"We worked really hard during a double training session on Friday, and it showed because the players were a little leggy out there today."
Swansea next face Richmond kickers on 19 July, before playing North Carolina three days later.
The Welsh club will then return to the UK and complete their pre-season preparations with a match at Birmingham City on 29 July. | Months of turmoil in Yemen have left ordinary citizens worried for the future.
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Please provide a concise summary of the following section. | Gurpreet Sandhu hit Horace Downes as he crossed Brassington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, to go to place a bet.
Mr Downes died of an infection four months after the November crash.
Sandhu, 27, of Church Lane, Handsworth, who previously admitted dangerous driving, was jailed for three years and banned from driving for seven.
He was driving about 56mph in a 30mph zone when he hit Mr Downes, West Midlands Police said.
Mr Downes, known as John to family and friends, suffered a life threatening head injury but was moved from hospital to a rehabilitation centre just over a month after the collision.
But he died as a result of infection after being readmitted to hospital in February this year. A post-mortem examination did not establish a link to the collision.
His family have since allowed footage of the crash to be released in the hope it will deter others from driving at speed.
Mr Downes's daughter Janet Turner described her father as "the heart and soul of the family".
Reading a statement at Sandhu's sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, she said: "It is not possible to put into words the pain and distress felt by the family."
Sgt Adam Green, from West Midlands Police, said Mr Downes's family had endured suffering because of "the selfish actions of one individual".
"Gurpreet Sandhu was late for work on the day of the collision. He drove at twice the speed limit in heavy rain, in an area where the likelihood of pedestrians being present was high.
"In allowing the graphic CCTV footage to be released, John's family hope that people will realise the impact of speeding and it will prevent another family suffering the same consequences."
The manager has recalled experienced internationals John O'Shea, Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick, Jon Walters and Glenn Whelan for the clash in Dublin.
An inexperienced Republic line-up lost 3-1 to Mexico in New Jersey on Friday.
Harry Arter, Aiden McGeady, Jonny Hayes and Keiren Westwood also come into the squad ahead of the home World Cup qualifier against Austria on 11 June.
Uruguay are ranked 16th in the world, one place above Mexico who gave O'Neill's squad a footballing lesson in New Jersey.
However, the Republic boss has no regrets about taking on the difficult fixture, nor about the possible attacking threat of Uruguay, who will be without their star Barcelona striker Luis Suarez at the Aviva Stadium.
"I know I've said it umpteen times and it's worth repeating - I don't mind these tests, I prefer them," O'Neill said.
"I prefer the players to be in against something rather than taking a relatively easy friendly game. if there's such a thing, and get a false confidence about yourself.
"It's best to go and play these games. It is all preparation for Austria."
Birmingham City's Stephen Gleeson is the only player to have left the squad following the trip to the United States as he is getting married in Portugal.
O'Neill added: "The Premier League players might need some game time and try to visualise the game against Austria at the same time".
Republic of Ireland squad: Goalkeepers - Randolph, Westwood, Doyle; Defenders - Christie, Pearce, Keogh, Duffy, O'Shea, Long, Boyle, Egan, Ward; Midfielders - McGeady, O'Kane, Whelan, Arter, Hourihane, Browne, Brady, Hendrick, Horgan, Hoolahan, O'Dowda, McClean, Hayes; Forwards - Walters, Murphy, McGoldrick.
Police Scotland said the seizure was made at an address in the Kittybrewster area on Wednesday.
A 45-year-old man from the London area has been charged.
He is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Thursday. | A man who was late for work and driving at almost twice the speed limit has been jailed after he knocked down a 91-year-old man, who later died.
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Provide a brief summary for the information below. | The 29-year-old Belgium international had been linked with Manchester United in Italian media, while Chelsea were also reported to be interested.
"I think I have demonstrated that this is what I always wanted," Nainggolan said.
"I'm very happy that the club and I can continue our adventure and move forward together."
Nainggolan has played 161 times for Roma since joining from Cagliari in 2014.
He has scored 27 goals for the Italian club, 14 of which came last season as Roma finished second in the league, four points behind Juventus. | Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has signed a new four-year contract with the Serie A club. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch tracks species such as starlings and song thrushes, which have declined by 80% and 70% since the survey began in 1979.
The unusual weather this winter could affect which birds are seen in gardens.
The RSPB said it was likely there would be fewer birds because they have been less reliant on garden feeders.
December was the warmest and wettest month in the UK in more than a century, before a cold snap was followed by unseasonable warmth in January.
The RSPB said it would be interesting to see how this had affected the long tailed tit, which suffers in harsh winters, and if there were lower numbers of species from the continent, including finches and blackbirds.
RSPB wildlife adviser Ben Andrew said: "If the UK experiences a continuation of these milder temperatures, those taking part in Big Garden Birdwatch may notice their gardens quieter than in other years.
"The milder weather means there is more food available in the wider countryside, with birds being less reliant on garden feeders."
However, Mr Andrew added it was still important to keep garden feeders stocked so that birds could find food whatever the weather.
The birdwatch encourages people to spend at least an hour spotting birds and then report their sightings to the RSPB.
This will help the organisation learn more about changes in bird numbers and spot any long-term trends.
Those wanting to take part can register on the RSPB's website.
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce said the outcome would leave "a substantial number" of people disappointed.
But it warned that the referendum must not become defined in terms of winners and losers.
The organisation said the Scottish economy performed best "when we work together with a common purpose".
In a statement, chief executive Liz Cameron said her organisation had taken "a strictly impartial view on the debate" from the outset, because it recognised the strength of feeling among many business people and individuals on both sides.
She commented: "Whichever direction the people of Scotland choose in Thursday's referendum, one thing is clear: on Friday, we must all come together to drive Scotland forward, either as an independent nation or as part of the United Kingdom.
"Either choice will leave a substantial number of people disappointed but on Friday 19 September, we simply cannot afford to have a country divided.
"The referendum on Scottish independence must not become defined in terms of winners and losers.
"We will not benefit as a nation if almost half of our people do not feel part of the future that we have determined for ourselves."
She added: "The Scottish economy performs best when we work together with a common purpose and the priority for our politicians on Friday must be to reach out to those who are left disappointed by the outcome of the referendum and ensure that they play an active role in helping to build our future economy.
"On 19 September, it will be time to focus this energy on making a success of the constitutional direction that the people of Scotland have chosen.
"Let's all unite and get back to the business of generating wealth, jobs and success."
Her view was echoed by a leading figure in the Scottish legal sector, who called for Scottish businesses to speak out with "one voice", regardless of the outcome of Thursday's referendum vote.
Kirk Murdoch, chairman of Pinsent Masons in Scotland, said it was "imperative that Scotland remains open for business" and that there should be no postponement of investment decisions after the historic poll.
He said: "Any prolonged period of uncertainty or hiatus in investment would damage the economy and the prospects of the citizens of Scotland whether as part of the UK or not.
"The message must go out with one voice, from all of us in the Scottish business community, that Scotland remains open for business.
"I urge everybody in the commercial world, no matter which way they vote this week, to make that their mantra for the days and weeks ahead." | More than half a million people are taking part in an annual UK birdwatch this weekend, recording species spotted in gardens and parks.
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Provide a brief summary of this section. | Konta, making her debut in the main draw, fought back to beat the 21st seed 4-6 6-4 8-6 in the fourth round.
The last British woman to play in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam was Jo Durie, at Wimbledon in 1984.
Andy Murray also reached the last eight, with a 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win over Australian Bernard Tomic.
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It means Britain has male and female representation in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time for 39 years.
Sue Barker, Robin Drysdale and John Lloyd all reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1977.
Murray's victory came less than 48 hours after he rushed to hospital to visit father-in-law Nigel Sears.
Sears, the coach of Ana Ivanovic, was in Rod Laver Arena on Saturday when he collapsed and had to be carried away on a stretcher.
Serena Williams (USA) (1) v Maria Sharapova (Rus) (5)
Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) (4) v Carla Suarez Navarro (Esp) (10)
Angelique Kerber (Ger) (7) v Victoria Azarenka (Blr) (14)
Johanna Konta (GB) v Shuai Zhang (Chn)
Novak Djokovic (Srb) (1) v Kei Nishikori (Jpn) (7)
Roger Federer (Sui) (3) v Tomas Berdych (Cze) (6)
Gaels Monfils (Fra) (23) v Milos Raonic (Can) (13)
David Ferrer (Esp) (8) v Andy Murray (GB) (2)
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The 24-year-old Konta, ranked 47 in the world, will face Shuai Zhang in the last eight after the Chinese qualifier beat 15th seed Madison Keys 3-6 6-3 6-3.
"It was mentally, emotionally and physically draining," said Konta, after a match that lasted three hours and four minutes.
"Those four minutes were important, believe me. I left it all out there on court, ran after every single ball and was fortunate enough to capitalise on some opportunities."
World number 133 Zhang made the most of an injury to Keys' left hip, which greatly hampered the American's movement from the start of the second set.
After Keys was rendered almost one-legged and periodically tearful, Zhang's game simultaneously disintegrated. But it was the Chinese player who stumbled to victory.
Zhang, 27, had lost all 14 of her previous Grand Slam matches before this tournament and was on the verge of retiring.
Murray has reached his seventh consecutive quarter-final in Melbourne, but has been beaten in the final four times.
The Scot, who said he had not been at his best against Tomic, will now play eighth seed David Ferrer.
"Bernard fought right to the end and made it very tough for me, but I was just able to make a few more balls," said the British number one.
"It was a bit of a scrappy match, a bit up and down."
Asked about his father-in-law's illness, Murray added: "The last few days have been very tough. A lot of emotions, things changing all the time in my head, so it has been stressful.
"Tennis is like the last thing on your mind at those moments - you are just more concerned about your family. Me and Nigel are very close."
BBC Radio 5 live tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"Strength in depth may continue to elude British tennis, but consistent success in the biggest events is doing wonders for the sport's year-round profile.
"Andy Murray's sustained excellence in the Grand Slams has inspired many; the team dynamic of the Davis Cup will hopefully have caught the imagination of many others; and now Britain has a female player who is promising to become a regular in the second week of a Grand Slam.
"Can Johanna Konta go further still? Facing a qualifier ranked 133 in the world, who had never won a Grand Slam main draw match in 14 attempts before this week, sounds a dream draw - even if Zhang is a former top-30 player who is a title winner on the WTA Tour.
"Konta has the benefit of having played many more high-level matches in the past six months - but how will both players deal with the occasion on Wednesday? There is a big jump from even the fourth round to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, and neither has been there before."
Britain's Jamie Murray, Andy's older brother, made it through to two quarter-finals in a day at Melbourne Park.
He made the men's last eight for the first time as he and Brazilian Bruno Soares beat Briton Dominic Inglot and Swede Robert Lindstedt 6-3 6-4.
He also reached the last eight in the mixed doubles, partnering Katarina Srebotnik to a 6-4 6-4 win over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah.
Murray and Soares will play 13th seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram after they beat American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 3-6 6-3 6-4. | Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for 32 years by beating Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open. |
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