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Summarize the passage below. | Sr Clare Theresa Crockett, 33, who was from Derry's Long Tower area, died when a school collapsed in Playa Prieta.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 480 people, and left more than 4,000 injured and 231 missing.
Shauna Gill said that it was a tribute to her sister that people were still so interested in her story a year after her death.
"Over the past year we have had a lot of support from people," Ms Gill told BBC News NI.
"Clare was always happy and loved life.
"To think that a year on people are still writing about her is unbelievable."
Sr Clare and another Irish nun injured in the quake, Sr Thérèse Ryan from County Limerick, were part of the Home of the Mother order.
They had been teaching guitar and singing with five young women postulants, who were entering the religious order, when the earthquake struck.
It is believed they became trapped on a stairwell as they ran out of the building. | A memorial Mass has been held for a Londonderry nun who died in an earthquake in South America a year ago. |
What is the summary of the following document? | An EU data protection working party has ruled that employers should require "legal grounds" before snooping.
The recommendations are non-binding, but will influence forthcoming changes to data protection laws.
Recruitment company CareerBuilder suggests that 70% of employers use social networks to screen candidates.
Its study also found that the same percentage are also using online search engines to research potential employees.
The guidelines from the Article 29 working party will inform a radical shake-up of European data protection laws, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which are due to come into force in May 2018.
Their recommendations also suggest that any data collected from an internet search of potential candidates must be necessary and relevant to the performance of the job.
Peter Church, a technology specialist at law firm Linklaters, told the BBC that the UK already had guidelines on employers' use of social media.
"Demanding passwords or making a friend request is unacceptable, but it is more difficult when it comes to public facing information," he said.
"The general rules are that employers should inform applicants if they are going to look at social media profiles and give them the opportunity to comment. The searches should also be proportionate to the job being applied for."
He added that social network LinkedIn was "fair game" because it was set up as a way of advertising yourself as a potential employee.
Implementation of the GDPR might tighten the enforcement of such guidelines.
"In theory, all employers should be following these basic rules but, in practice, I'm not sure they do. The GDPR might force employers to be a bit more diligent about compliance with the rules," said Mr Church.
Another saw Rollins, 25, miss a test to attend 'Brianna Rollins Day' in September in her hometown in Florida.
Rollins, who won 100m hurdles gold in Rio, is banned until 18 December.
She will therefore miss the World Championships in London in August.
"This is one of the most difficult times in my career, especially after having such a great 2016 season," Rollins said in a statement on Instagram.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) says Rollins failed to properly file her whereabouts information for drug testers.
Under World Anti-Doping Agency rules, athletes cannot miss three tests in a 12-month period.
Rollins missed one in April 2016, as she was travelling, and two in September - one when she was visiting the White House and the other when she returned to Florida.
Usada says her results from 27 September - the date of her third whereabouts failure - will be disqualified, meaning the world champion will be allowed to keep the Olympic medal she won in August.
"This is a difficult case because it involves the imposition of a serious penalty on a brilliant athlete who is not charged or suspected of using banned substances of any kind," Usada said in the ruling. | Employers who use Facebook, Twitter and other social media to check on potential job candidates could be breaking European law in future.
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American Olympic champion Brianna Rollins has been banned for a year for missing three drugs tests in 2016 - one of which came while she was meeting former United States president Barack Obama at the White House. |
Give a brief summary of the following article. | Derek Forsyth and David Hunter, from accountancy firm, Campbell Dallas, said the venue would close immediately.
They will now "see whether elements of the business may be resurrected".
Glasgow Licensing Board cut the venue's opening times following police concerns about drug and alcohol incidents. The nightclub was its main source of funds.
Founded in 1991, the Arches employed 133 staff in full and part time posts.
Mr Forsyth said the closure and redundancies were unavoidable.
"The Arches was facing unsustainable cash flow problems and despite an immense effort by the board and funding partners it was clear that administration was the only option for the companies," he said.
"As a result of an uncertain future income profile the venue will immediately close.
"The prospect of job losses has been well documented, and it is with great regret that we have had no option but to make 129 members of staff redundant with immediate effect."
Mr Forsyth said a small number of people would be "retained to assist with the administration" and his team would work with "relevant agencies" to support those losing their jobs,
He added: "We have already contacted various funding partners and stakeholders to consider all options going forward and to see whether elements of the business may be resurrected.
"The Arches is an internationally recognised brand and we would encourage interested parties to make contact as soon as possible." | Administrators for the Arches venue in Glasgow have made 129 staff redundant after the business collapsed following the loss of its nightclub licence. |
Write a summary of this document. | The charges were brought after he led a chant for fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands at a rally 18 months ago.
Mr Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), said the trial at Schiphol, was political and "a travesty".
If convicted, he faces a fine and a year in prison.
Mr Wilders has repeatedly criticised Islam, calling for the Koran to be banned and for the closure of all mosques in the Netherlands.
The trial, in a high-security courtroom, heard that 6,474 complaints had been made in response to Mr Wilders' remarks at a rally in 2014. A sample of 35 complaints was read out.
Prosecutors argued that Geert Wilders crossed a line when he asked supporters if they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans" in the Netherlands.
After supporters chanted back "fewer", he replied: "We'll organise that."
Mr Wilders denounced the trial as an attempt to suppress freedom of speech.
"This is a political process, and I refuse to co-operate with it. We have to talk about politics in parliament, not in the courtroom," he said in a statement read by his lawyer.
But the prosecutor insisted Mr Wilders was wrong to assume that as a politician his remarks were exempt from laws on hate speech.
In 2011, Mr Wilders was acquitted of incitement after being accused of encouraging hatred towards Muslims.
The latest trial comes as opinion polls suggest the PVV is consistently faring well in polls, ahead of parliamentary elections in March.
The party is currently second, behind Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal VVD, and is predicted to win 23 seats in the 150-seat parliament. | Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has failed to turn up for a trial where he is charged with racial discrimination and inciting hatred. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | A PSNI officer visited Loreto Grammar School as part of a youth initiative.
Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff said he had been "inundated" by phone calls from "concerned and angry" parents and past pupils.
A spokesperson for Loreto said the comments were down to "misunderstanding."
The school orginally tweeted: "Thanks to Chief Inspector @PoliceServiceNI who informed Year 14 of opportunities with RAF Cadets #buildingcommunity"
Mr McElduff said the PSNI "must answer why it is promoting the British armed forces in school visits."
"Our schools should be places of learning where young people and others can expand their horizons and opportunities.
"They should not be used to recruit young people for imperialist conflicts and to be trained in warfare.
"I will be raising this matter with the PSNI and asking them to explain their actions," he added.
School Principal Grainne O'Hanlon said the talk had been "only one of a broad range of educational opportunities presented to the pupils for personal and skills development".
She added: "The school is aware of the interest generated by our Twitter feed thanking a guest speaker from the PSNI who presented to the pupils volunteering opportunities in a social and sporting skills development programme with the Royal Air Force Air Cadets.
"This is a youth initiative catering for all abilities, with members from across all faiths and communities. "
A PSNI spokesperson said: "The officer was invited to the school to provide information on a number of issues including employment issues focusing on careers advice, social media and online safety.
"Whilst there he was asked about the RAF Cadets, with which he is privately associated, and he responded to a number of questions.
"The officer attended the school in his own time, on a voluntary basis and no complaints were made."
Speaking on BBC's Talkback programme former army officer and Ulster Unionist MLA Doug Beattie said there was a degree of "fake outrage" involved.
"I know there are sensitivities about this and entrenched views about this and I can understand those views," he said.
"This is a youth organisation. Nobody who joins these cadets is expected to go on and have a career in the military.
"What it does do is it gives them an opportunity to get involved in avionics, possibly to fly gliders, it gives leadership and gives confidence. Nobody is forcing them to do it."
The Reverend Gareth Jones swore at officers and claimed he had diplomatic immunity from the Vatican when he was arrested two weeks ago.
A paramedic found him passed out in his clerical clothes on Charing Cross Road, in Covent Garden, central London.
He had drunk three bottles of wine, several pints of beer, a number of gin and tonics and vodka.
Highbury Corner magistrates heard he kicked a paramedic twice in the leg before punching him and trying to bite him.
As police intervened, the priest from St Mary's Church in Ilford, east London, kicked an officer in the face, the court was told.
When asked which embassy would grant him diplomatic immunity, the Anglican priest said "the Vatican" and swore at officers.
Mr Jones now faces formal church disciplinary proceedings.
His lawyer, Dominic Hockley, told the court that Mr Jones had consumed about 53 units of alcohol before the incident and was seeking help to deal with alcoholism.
"To say that this incident has been a wake-up call would be an understatement," said Mr Hockley.
District Judge Robin McPhee ordered Mr Jones, who admitted two assaults, to pay £700 in fines, £200 in compensation each to the policeman and the paramedic, as well as £85 prosecution costs and a £35 victim surcharge.
A tweet from Mr Jones's account, posted on Thursday evening but subsequently deleted said: "The fire is lit."
A spokesman for the diocese of Chelmsford said: "We are deeply shocked by Mr Jones' behaviour.
"We suspended him from his duties as soon as we were notified of the incident.
"Now that the case has been concluded we have started proceedings under the terms of the Clergy Discipline Measure.
"We are holding all those affected by this serious incident in our prayers." | A row has erupted after a Catholic school in Omagh tweeted its thanks to a PSNI officer for briefing pupils about opportunities with the RAF cadets.
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A priest has been suspended after he admitted assaulting a police officer and a paramedic on a drunken night out. |
Summarize the following piece. | He was found guilty of tax evasion by a court in his home country last June.
The ruling led to him being disqualified from involvement with Leeds under the Football League's owners' and directors' test.
His ban was deferred and the Football League will now discuss the matter at Thursday's board meeting.
Italian newspaper L'Unione Sarda reports that Cellino's acquittal was a result of a change in Italian law, which saw the offence he was charged with being decriminalised.
Leeds ended the Championship season in 13th place.
Ibrahim Halawa, the son of the most senior Muslim cleric in the Republic of Ireland, was arrested during a siege on the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013.
Last month, the Irish government said it was concerned after the Dubliner's trial was adjourned for the 14th time.
Wednesday marks the third anniversary of Mr Halawa's arrest.
Now the Bar Human Rights Committee has said he should be returned to Ireland.
Mr Halawa and almost 500 other people have been charged with murder and a range of other serious offences.
The 20-year-old could face a death penalty if he is convicted.
Kirsty Brimelow QC, the chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee, said Egypt's treatment of him "constitutes a serious breach of international law".
She added: "He has been subjected to several years of pre-trial detention, violently assaulted by the Egyptian police and denied access to a lawyer or a fair trial.
"During part of this period, Mr Halawa was a child.
"[His] urgent release is required."
The Egyptian government has rejected claims by the United Nations of ill-treatment of Mr Halawa during his time in prison.
Mr Halawa was 17 when he was arrested along with three of his sisters in the Egyptian capital.
They said they were on holiday at the time and sought refuge in the Al-Fath mosque to escape from violence outside.
The sisters were later released on bail, but the family has had to deny claims that Mr Halawa is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organisation.
The Eyptian government has declared it a terrorist group, a claim that the organisation rejects.
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Manar moved to Britain just three weeks ago, when her family was relocated to Bradford in West Yorkshire, from a camp in Lebanon.
Her mum, Mariam, decided that Manar and her four sisters had no choice but to leave Syria after their neighbour's house was destroyed by a falling plane as war and fighting in the country got worse and worse.
But it's taken three years for them to begin their new life in the UK.
Speaking to Newsround reporter Ricky, Manar has been explaining how the war turned the country she loved upside down.
Simon Griffiths, 52, from Pembroke, withheld £60,000 from the sister of one of his clients after she died.
Swansea Crown Court heard Griffiths, who ran Eaves Solicitors in Milford Haven, was struck off in 2013 and is now bankrupt.
Griffiths, who admitted fraud, transferred the cash into the accounts of a firm he was director of.
The court heard when Helen Ward-Jones died in 2011, Griffiths paid her sister Barbara Collins her share of the estate but did not pay her other sister, Christine Sheridan.
Dyfed Thomas, defending, said: "He was a man who was a trusted professional until his spectacular fall from grace." | Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino has been acquitted on appeal for failing to pay VAT on a Range Rover imported into Italy from the USA.
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A group of British lawyers have called for the release of an Irishman who has been held in an Egyptian prison for three years without trial.
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An 11-year-old girl, who's just arrived in the UK from Syria, has been describing why she had to leave and how life in a refugee camp left her feeling insulted and humiliated.
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A former Pembrokeshire solicitor has been jailed for two years for defrauding the family of a dead woman. |
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The folly of allowing Ferguson to wield his power one final time has been exposed with Moyes found to be out of his depth and sacked less than a year into the six-year contract he was awarded last summer.
Now the search starts again and, with even the manner in which United handled the Scot's departure coming under intense scrutiny, they simply cannot afford to make another managerial mistake.
The pressure will be on executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to deliver as the reliance on Ferguson prevented United spreading the net wider last summer when names such as Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti could have been taken into consideration.
There may be no Champions League football but Manchester United remain one of the biggest clubs in world football. So who are the names in the frame?
The 62-year-old Dutchman has all the pedigree and a past that suggests he could handle the job at Manchester United.
He has been strongly linked with Tottenham but that has been overtaken by talk he will be the man to succeed Moyes at Old Trafford.
Van Gaal is currently in his second spell in charge of the Netherlands but is stepping down after the World Cup - which in itself might present a problem for United.
If Van Gaal is the man they want he will not be able to cut away from his work with the national side until July, which some saw as one of the origins of the problem with Moyes last summer.
Four Eredivisie titles with Ajax (3) and AZ Alkmaar
One La Liga title with Barcelona
One Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich
Champions League with Ajax
Uefa Cup with Ajax
Two Uefa Super Cups with Ajax and Barcelona
Three domestic cups with Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
A man who would fulfil the principles of attacking football Old Trafford demands, Van Gaal has had a stellar career at Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and led Bayern to the 2010 final, where they lost to Inter Milan, after knocking United out along the way.
He is known for his dictatorial approach and fierce discipline but his record of success over the years has made him one of the most respected coaches in world football. And, in the mould of Ferguson, he can be an abrasive figure with the media.
One big plus in his favour would be a close relationship with United striker Robin van Persie after constant rumours that the striker was unimpressed with Moyes.
Van Gaal and Van Persie have been seen watching games together in the Netherlands recently and he has trusted him enough to hand him the captain's armband of the national side.
He is, however, much nearer the end of his career than the beginning. Has he got the time and the patience to carry out the major rebuilding required at Old Trafford?
Lowest available odds: Evens
In an ideal world, the charismatic Borussia Dortmund coach would probably be United's first choice as the replacement for David Moyes.
The 46-year-old has challenged the supremacy of Bayern Munich in winning the Bundesliga twice and taking Dortmund to the Champions League final last season, when they lost to their great rivals at Wembley.
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United's problem is that Klopp is fiercely loyal and only signed a new five-year contract last October. It is believed he has already made it clear he has no interest in taking the job.
Whether United are deflected permanently by this remains to be seen but he would be a hugely popular appointment.
Klopp's teams play fast, aggressive, attacking football in a pressing style he advocates. He would also bring colour, humour and personality to the Premier League.
For now, though, he seems out of reach.
Lowest available odds: 8-1
Carlo Ancelotti's laconic humour and calm demeanour has seen him cope admirably with some of the most fevered atmospheres in European football by enjoying success at AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and now at Real Madrid.
Ancelotti, 54, is a humble figure who was well-liked during his time in the Premier League at Chelsea. He won the league and FA Cup double in his first season and was the victim of a desperately harsh second place when he came up empty-handed in the next season.
He won the Champions League twice at AC Milan, Ligue 1 in France and has now taken Real to the Champions League semi-final.
Coaches have a short shelf life at the Bernabeu, so might the famously relaxed Ancelotti think life may be just a little less intense and pressurised at Old Trafford? He has the track record and reputation that would make him a comfortable fit.
Lowest available odds: 16-1
Ryan Giggs is the most decorated player in Manchester United's history and has the reins, albeit briefly, after being handed control for the final three games of the season after the sacking of David Moyes.
The 40-year-old has been put in place until a permanent appointment could be made - but might he make enough of an impression to be given the job permanently?
13 Premier League titles
Two Champions League
Four FA Cups
Four League Cups
Nine Charity/Community Shields
One Uefa Super Cup
One Continental Cup
One World Club Cup
Giggs was appointed to United's coaching staff when Moyes arrived but has escaped with his reputation untarnished as this grew to be seen as simply a marriage of convenience. The Welshman often seemed at a distance from the decision-making process at Old Trafford.
It is unlikely his turn will come this time because United are sure to seek a new manager with a track record of trophies - another credibility gap Moyes failed to bridge.
Giggs has the benefit of being adored by Manchester United fans and may even call on his former team-mates Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt to help out in these interim weeks.
He might be the romantic choice for many fans but his inexperience surely makes him an unrealistic one.
Lowest available odds: 7-1
The current hot property in world coaching after leading Atletico Madrid to the Champions League semi-finals and the top of La Liga ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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The 43-year-old Argentine, best remembered for being involved in the incident that saw David Beckham sent off in the France 98 World Cup, has built a team that reflects its coach's character.
Atletico are as intense as Simeone. They steamrollered Barcelona at stages in the Champions League quarter-final with a direct style that also carries great fluency and creativity.
Simeone is another who would be welcomed by Manchester United's fans but a drawback is his lack of English and his growing reputation may attract other clubs - although he shows no signs of wanting to leave what he is building at Atletico.
Lowest available odds: 14-1
Best remembered at Old Trafford for a short spell at Manchester United at the end of his career, when it was fair to say some of the old majesty and authority of his defending had gone.
Blanc is currently in charge at Paris St-Germain and is on course to win Ligue 1 - but their hopes of winning the Champions League were ended by Demba Ba's late goal for Chelsea in the quarter-final.
The former manager of France and Bordeaux, where he also won the title, is a low-key figure but very well respected in the world game.
He would, however, be an outside choice for the United job.
Lowest available odds: 12-1
In his book, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed the Portuguese was the only one of his assistants who could have been Manchester United manager. He had two spells at United, interrupted by an unsuccessful stay at Real Madrid.
Given the failure of Ferguson's last piece of managerial head-hunting with Moyes, it may well be that his advice is given a wider berth this time around.
Lowest available odds: 12-1
Sir Matt Busby returned for a second spell in charge when his succession plan with the appointment of Wilf McGuinness went badly wrong.
Will Ferguson, now a director but still a constant presence at Old Trafford on match-day, be tempted to do the same?
No, he wouldn't.
Lowest available odds: 14-1
Odds correct as of 16:55 BST on 22 April 2014 | Sir Alex Ferguson had the first and last word on Manchester United's line of succession when he made David Moyes "The Chosen One" after ending 26 years in charge at Old Trafford. |
Give a brief summary of the provided passage. | The five-day event starts on Monday, 24 July, and ends with the finals night on Friday.
The first match on Monday will be a Women's Under-19 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at 12:00 BST.
That is followed by Beijing Morning Star United v Co Tyrone (17:00) and Newcastle United v Co Antrim (19:30).
Apart from Monday's women's fixture, the live group matches are from the Premier Section for Under-17s, followed by one of Thursday's semi-finals.
On Friday, the finals of the Premier and the Under-15 Junior Section can be seen live on the BBC Sport website.
The Super Cup coverage started with Manchester United's Under-18s beating their Northern Ireland counterparts a challenge match on 22 July.
An early goal by Switzerland youth international Nishan Burkart gave United a 1-0 victory at Coleraine. Highlights can be seen here
By next week there'll be 2,500 officers on the street policing all road users.
Interestingly, there was a smaller scale operation on Monday at Vauxhall where in just four hours, the officers stopped 70 lorries and issued 15 penalties for offences such as the vehicles not being fit for the road.
They also stopped 100 cyclists, who were given safety advice for things like cutting corners and wearing headphones.
It shows the scale of the problem and it also shifts the debate away from infrastructure onto the road users.
This is a short term measure but I think London Mayor Boris Johnson had to be seen to be doing something.
The real issue will still be that there are record numbers of cyclists in the capital but the safe infrastructure is a long way off.
This intervention could save lives in the short-term but when the police go, what then?
And the calls for a daytime HGV ban are increasing in volume and frequency. | Eleven matches in the 2017 Super Cup NI international youth football tournament will be shown live on the BBC Sport website.
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The move by the Met's traffic officers to make road safety their number one priority will be welcomed. |
Give a concise summary of the following information. | Quinton de Kock (109), Faf du Plessis (133) and skipper AB de Villiers (119) all hit centuries in their 438-4.
Only once before has a team made three centuries in an ODI, also South Africa against West Indies in January.
India were all out for 224 in the 36th over, their second heaviest ODI defeat in terms of runs.
South Africa opted to bat at a sweltering Wankhede Stadium and made full use of the wicket, with 38 fours and 20 sixes recorded.
De Kock notched his eighth one-day century and his second of the series off 87 balls.
Du Plessis, who was dropped on 45 and 85, hit six sixes and nine fours, even finding the rope while hobbling on one leg because of cramp, which eventually forced him to retire hurt.
De Villiers reached his century, his 23rd in the ODI format, in just 57 balls and cleared the boundary ropes with ease, hammering 11 sixes.
The South Africa captain, who holds the record for the fastest ODI century - 31 balls - now has seven hundreds scored in 75 balls or fewer.
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned figures of 1-106 in his 10 overs, the second most expensive in ODIs behind Australian Mick Lewis's 0-113 against South Africa in 2006.
Ajinkya Rahane struck three sixes in his 87 from 58 balls but he departed in the 27th over, the fifth India wicket to fall, as the innings quickly subsided. | South Africa posted the joint-third highest total in one-day international history as they beat India by 214 runs in Mumbai to win the series 3-2. |
Please provide a summary for the content below. | Tuesday's defeat saw the Stags slip out of the League Two play-off places for the first time since September.
Murray told BBC Radio Nottingham: "It lacked everything that we stand for and what we've built our good period on.
"We didn't show any enthusiasm, any fight, any willingness or bravery to get on the football. We looked dead in the water."
The Stags have slipped to eighth and are a point behind seventh-placed Carlisle United. | Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray has criticised his side's hunger following their 2-0 home defeat by Exeter City. |
Summarize the content given in the passage. | Several punches were thrown as the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were expelled after trying to stop President Jacob Zuma speaking.
In March a court ruled Mr Zuma violated the constitution by failing to pay back public money used on his mansion.
It is the second brawl in parliament this month.
Security guards were ordered by the speaker to eject the people who were being disruptive.
Guards surrounded the EFF MPs who were dressed in their trademark red boiler suits.
Objects, including bottles of water and a hard hat, were thrown as the guards tried to wrestle the MPs out of the chamber.
The EFF has denounced Mr Zuma as an "illegitimate" ruler who should step down.
South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, ruled that Mr Zuma had violated the constitution when he failed to repay government money used to upgrade his private home in the rural area of Nkandla.
In a second case, at the end of April, a court said that Mr Zuma should be charged with corruption.
The case is related to a multi-billion dollar arms deal the government negotiated in 1999.
Mr Zuma denies any wrongdoing, and says he will continue to "shepherd" the nation. His term is due to end in 2019.
In his first appearance after this court ruling at the beginning of May, a brawl also broke out as EFF members were evicted for heckling.
Controversial arms deal: What you need to know
In a five-hour closed session, Lula rejected allegations that he received a flat as a bribe in a scandal linked to the state oil company, Petrobras.
He called the case "illegitimate" and a "farce".
Lula faces a prison sentence if found guilty. If cleared, he says he will run again for the presidency next year.
The 71-year-old former president, still considered a hero to many in Brazil, was questioned by Judge Sergio Moro, who oversees the corruption investigation into Petrobras, known as Car Wash.
It was the first time that both faced each other in court, in the southern city of Curitiba, where security had been stepped up.
Wearing a sober suit and a tie striped with the colours of the Brazilian flag, Lula repeatedly denied the accusations against him.
"I consider this trial illegitimate and the accusation a farce," he said, according to a video released after the testimony.
He also strongly criticised the media for a coverage that, he claimed, "demonised" and "criminalised" him. The press, he added, wanted him "dead or alive".
But Judge Moro rejected this: "The press has no role in this case whatsoever," he said.
"The judgment will be made on the basis of law and exclusively according to the proof presented."
Lula went from the courtroom to a campaign style rally where thousands of his supporters gathered, many wearing the red colour of his Worker's Party. He was cheered on as a "warrior of the Brazilian people" and defied his accusers.
He said they had produced no evidence against him - and that he wanted to be judged on proof, not on interpretations.
Excerpts of the hearing started being shown on TV immediately afterwards, with commentators trying to decide which side had prevailed.
But this call will only be clear in the coming weeks: Judge Moro is expected to hand down his verdict in 45 to 60 days.
This is the first of the five charges that Lula faces related to the Car Wash scandal, Brazil's biggest ever corruption investigation.
He is also accused of money laundering, influence peddling and obstruction of justice.
Meanwhile, a much smaller group of opponents of the former president also gathered, raising an inflatable caricature of Lula dressed in prison garb. | A brawl broke out in the South African parliament on Tuesday as security officers were ordered to forcibly remove opposition MPs.
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Summarize the information in the following document. | Paul Golding, who has stepped down as head of the group, admitted contempt of court and was jailed for eight weeks.
The injunction, which stopped him entering any mosque in England and Wales, was imposed in August.
But nine days later he drove four Britain First members to Cardiff's Al-Manar Centre for a "mosque invasion".
The injunction also banned him from encouraging others to enter a mosque.
Golding, 34, stayed outside and there was no violence but there was a verbal confrontation between his four colleagues and a mosque trustee.
James Weston, counsel for the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police who brought the committal application, said mosque members found the conduct provocative and unnerving and were concerned it could have escalated if prayers had not been over.
Judge Moloney said the breach was a "deliberate and cynical defiance" of the court's order as well as an affront to the Muslim community not merely in Cardiff but throughout the country where Britain First might circulate its propaganda.
Golding, was a former BNP councillor in Swanley, south-east London, who ran as Britain First's candidate in this year's mayoral elections.
He will serve four weeks of the sentence. | The former leader of Britain First has been jailed for breaching a court order telling him not to enter a mosque or encourage others to do so. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | Alistair Panton told BBC Radio Five Live: "I missed seeing Andy win in London and I think that's why I came out here to see him win in Rio."
He flew back to Aberdeen just hours after Murray's victory over Juan Martin del Potro.
Murray became the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles titles.
The 29-year-old secured a 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory to make it GB's most successful day at an overseas Games with five gold medals.
The see-saw match at the Rio 2016 Olympics featured 14 breaks of serve.
The day before the final, Mr Panton said he had gone to watch Aberdeen play Hearts while keeping an eye on the result of Murray's semi-final with Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori.
"Of course Andy progressed, by which time I was making my way to the airport from Aberdeen, down to London and constantly trying to book my trip as I went along - from London to Sao Paulo and then down to Rio," he said.
Mr Panton, who lives in Aberdeen, said he had made a similar trip to Melbourne for the Australian Open in January, when Murray was defeated in three sets by Novak Djokovic.
But he said he was not the only fan to go to such lengths to follow one of his favourite sports stars around the globe.
"There are a couple of others. There's a guy from New Zealand who travels over as well," he told the BBC.
"I love being there for the big moments. I've missed a couple in the past and you think, I wish I was there as life's so short - just go for it."
Speaking at the match, Mr Panton said he had no plans to stay on in Rio to watch other events.
"The last flight out of here is back to Portugal tonight so I've got to be on that," he said.
A run of two wins in nine matches has left Hibs behind Falkirk in the race for second spot in the Championship.
But with promotion still up for grabs and a Scottish Cup final to look forward to, McGinn believes this could prove to be a special season for Hibs.
"It will give us a great feeling at the end of the season if we can ram the words down people's throats," he said.
The phrase "Hibsing it" - meaning to throw away a favourable position - has been prevalent on social media among rival fans this season, and McGinn admits it riles him.
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"Our character can't be doubted over the course of the season," said the midfielder, who made his Scotland debut against Denmark last month.
"We ignore it to an extent but then it gives us something to inspire us and be successful."
McGinn and team-mate Jason Cummings are among the nominees for the Championship Player of the Year award.
Cummings says the feeling the Hibs players experienced after losing the League Cup final to Ross County is spurring them on to make sure they do not finish the season empty-handed.
"The boys after getting beat in the League Cup final don't want to feel like that again," said Cummings, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions for Hibs this season.
"So, I think we're going into the Scottish Cup final [against Rangers] just to give everything.
"We're still in good stead for promotion. I think we're still favourites. Everyone's still confident." | An Andy Murray super-fan has said he impulsively booked tickets to Rio to watch the Olympic final after seeing the tennis ace get through the semis.
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John McGinn wants to make Hibernian's critics eat their words by ending the season on a high. |
Provide a brief summary of this section. | The investigations were linked to alleged sexual activity among children at state-run, Harberton House.
The children's home was run by the former Western Health and Social Services Trust and is now closed.
Counsel to the inquiry, Christine Smith, said the "peer abuse" involved children aged seven to 13 years old.
Ms Smith said eight children were initially identified as having been involved, but subsequently five adolescents were implicated in sexual activity.
The abuse happened, she said, over a number of months at the end of 1989 and early in 1990.
Allegations of abuse at Harberton House and the former Fort James children's home also in Londonderry, are now being included in the inquiry.
The HIA inquiry was set up in 2013 to investigate child abuse in residential institutions in Northern Ireland over a 73-year period, up to 1995.
The inquiry is taking place at Banbridge courthouse, County Down and is expected to hear from more than 300 witnesses during the course of the public evidence sessions.
It is required to complete its hearings and all investigative work by mid-summer 2016, and has to submit its report to the Northern Ireland Executive by January 17 2017.
Among its recommendations could be compensating victims who have alleged they were abused.
Greater Manchester Police said the incident was one of 14 arrests made in connection with the game.
There were also reports of fans setting off fireworks on Greater Manchester's tram network.
The match at the Etihad finished 1-1 with City progressing to the knock-out stages and Celtic going out of Europe.
Superintendent Craig Thompson said the game passed "largely without incident".
About 30 people were ejected from the stadium - mostly away supporters for sitting in the home end. | Police investigated alleged abuse at a former children's home in Londonderry, the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry has heard.
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A Celtic fan was arrested for throwing a hamburger at a police horse before the Scottish club's Champions League fixture at Manchester City on Tuesday. |
Provide a brief summary for the information below. | They are Andrew Virco, 50, and his partner Katharine Walker, 51, from Cambridge, and Nigel Charlton, 66, and his wife Cynthia, 70, from Hampshire.
The aircraft crashed in a crevasse on the Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, on Saturday morning.
The crash site is on the island's remote west coast, which is a popular tourist area.
Also among the dead are Sovannmony Leang, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from New South Wales, and pilot Mitchell Gameren, 28, from Queenstown, New Zealand.
The bodies of three of the victims have now been recovered from the crash site and taken to a temporary mortuary facility nearby for formal identification, which New Zealand Police said may take a number of days.
The recovery operation has been halted for the day after weather conditions at Fox Glacier deteriorated.
Rescue teams in helicopters found no sign of survivors when they reached the crash site, rescue co-ordinators said. The cause of the crash is being investigated.
A Tasman police spokesman described the operation as "extremely challenging and the safety of those working at the scene is of paramount importance".
He added: "Our thoughts are with the victims' families at this difficult time."
Inspector John Canning, the police west coast area commander, told New Zealand's One News: "It's at the top of the glacier and it is heavily crevassed, so very rough country and it is going to take a lot of care to get the people out of there."
The helicopter involved is believed to be a Eurocopter "Squirrel" operated by local firm Alpine Adventures, which also trades as Fox Glacier Heliservices.
In a statement the firm said: "Fox Heliservices' thoughts are with the families of the passengers and pilot.
"The pilot was a very valued member of our team. The New Zealand Police and Civil Aviation Authority have taken over the investigation."
A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing consular assistance to their families at this difficult time." | Police in New Zealand have released the names of four British tourists killed in a helicopter crash. |
What is the summary of the given information? | 29 July 2016 Last updated at 12:44 BST
Sixty years after it accepted its first tenants, BBC Berkshire speaks to some of the Britwell Estate's residents, including Home Secretary Alan Johnson.
The area was made up exclusively of families from Paddington, West Kensington and Shepherd's Bush, making it a pocket of London in Berkshire.
FCA chairman John Griffith-Jones and acting chief executive Tracey McDermott have been asked to appear before the Treasury Select Committee.
Andrew Tyrie, the committee's chairman, told the BBC that the city watchdog's decision to halt the inquiry was "odd".
The FCA said it would now work with individual banks on improving conduct.
The report into the culture that drives behaviour in the banking industry was billed as an important piece of work, and was presented as part of its annual business plan.
When it shelved the inquiry last month, the FCA said it remained committed to helping improve culture and behaviour, but wanted to work individually, directly and privately with the banks.
Mr Tyrie told the BBC that it was important that banks and regulators were held to account for their supervision of an industry which took billions of taxpayers money during the financial crisis and had been found guilty of a string of misconduct scandals.
The decision to drop the inquiry was just one of a series of decisions many observers perceived as banker-friendly, and have led to accusations the city regulator is going soft.
In addition to the shelved culture report, the FCA decided to take no further action against HSBC after allegations it helped customers of its Swiss subsidiary avoid tax.
A report into incentive structures for financial product sales staff has also been abandoned.
The FCA has been without a permanent chief executive since Martin Wheatley, a robust critic of the banks, left last summer.
UK Chancellor George Osborne decided not to renew his contract and no replacement has yet been named, leaving Ms McDermott, former head of enforcement at the FCA, holding the fort.
There is no suggestion that the Treasury is issuing instructions to the FCA, and the watchdog strenuously denies they are going soft on the banks. The FCA points to nearly a £1bn worth of fines levied in the last five years.
But critics, such as Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, suggest that it appears that time has been called on the era of banker-bashing.
They say it may be no coincidence that the FCA's decisions come as HSBC considers moving its global headquarters out of London and that the government needs favourable conditions to sell its enormous stake in Royal Bank of Scotland. | After the Blitz ravaged the slums of West London, residents were forced to move out of condemned housing into new council estates in areas like Slough.
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MPs have summoned the heads of the Financial Conduct Authority to explain why an inquiry into bank culture was dropped, the BBC has learned. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | Filmed by US troops in China, the clip was found by government-funded researchers at Seoul National University in US archives.
The 18-second clip shows several women lined up talking to a Chinese soldier.
South Korean activists estimate 200,000 women were forced into brothels for Japan's military.
They are believed to have been mainly from Korea, but also from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
Until now, the only records of women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War Two had been photographs and survivor testimonials.
The research team says the footage was filmed by joint US-Chinese troops in China's Yunnan province which was previously occupied by Japan.
The seven Korean women were freed in 1944 and the officer speaking with them has been identified as a Chinese captain of the China-US Combined Force, the team said.
The issue has long strained the relationship between South Korea and Japan over a perceived lack of adequate apology and compensation from Japan.
In 2015, the two countries reached a settlement whereby Tokyo formally apologised and agreed to pay 1bn yen ($8.3m, £5.6m) to fund victims.
Many Koreans though viewed the apology as insufficient and the issue continues to plague ties.
In January, Japan temporarily withdrew its ambassador to South Korea over a "comfort women" statue placed outside the Japanese consulate in Busan.
A similar statue has also been placed outside Japan's consulate in Seoul, and Tokyo wants both these statues to be removed. | South Korea has released what it says is the first known footage of "comfort women" forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War Two. |
Can you summarize this content? | The Welsh New Romantic icon - best known for the hit Fade To Grey - died in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Ex-Visage bandmates Midge Ure and Rusty Egan said they were "devastated" to hear of his "untimely passing", adding: "Steve was a major face of the 80s."
Boy George tweeted he was "heartbroken" about the death of Strange, saying he was "such a big part of my life".
Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon tweeted that Strange was "the leading edge of New Romantic. God Bless him".
Fellow 1980s pop star Billy Idol tweeted: "Very sad to hear of my friend Steve Strange passing, RIP mate."
Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp dedicated the band's performance in Italy to "a maverick to the end", while his brother and the band's bassist, Martin Kemp, tweeted: "RIP Steve Strange goodbye my dear friend. I will miss you!"
Strange's agent, Pete Bassett, said he would be remembered as "a hard-working, very amusing and lovable individual who always was at the forefront of fashion trends".
"Up until last year he was putting together a book of fashion styles based on the New Romantic movement and it comes as a great shock.
"We understood that he had certain health problems but nothing we knew was life threatening.
"His friends and family are totally shocked, we had no idea anything like this was likely to happen."
He had suffered ill-health, including in December last year when he was admitted to Princess of Wales Hospital, in Bridgend, with a bronchial infection and an intestinal blockage.
By pop singer Kim Wilde
Steve took me out on a date to the iconic Langan's Brasserie in Mayfair right at the beginning of my career in 1981.
I was very in awe of him only having just met him, but we quickly became friends and laughed at ourselves ordering sausage and mash with champagne.
As we left, the press descended on us, we both pouted furiously and headed off to The Blitz club where we bumped into Marilyn and a host of exotic, beautiful New Romantics, drank vodka and crashed out at his apartment in Notting Hill.
When I woke up in the spare room the next morning, I wandered through his elegant apartment to find him asleep with his eye mask on. I guess he didn't get to be that flawless without a beauty regime, he certainly had looked far more glamorous than I did the previous evening.
Steve will be remembered as the most elegant and beautiful of the New Romantics at the beginning of the 80s. I'm so grateful that life brought Steve and I together, he was funny, great company and completely bonkers in the most adorable way.
Born Steven Harrington, in Newbridge, Caerphilly county, Strange got involved in music after seeing the Sex Pistols in concert in 1976.
He went to London aged 15 to work for Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McClaren before co-founding the Blitz Club in Soho, central London, which would become a focal point for the New Romantic movement.
Bands including Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Culture Club all got their start at the club before finding stardom.
His band, Visage, formed in 1979 and their breakthrough single, Fade To Grey, peaked at number eight in the UK in 1981.
It reached number one in both Germany and Switzerland, and was the first of five UK top 40 hits for the band, which also numbered Midge Ure and Rusty Egan among its members.
Strange also starred in the video of his good friend David Bowie's number one single Ashes to Ashes in 1980. At the time, the futuristic mini-film was hailed as the most expensive pop music video in history.
Strange - who admitted he faced drug addiction problems in the years that followed his early success - recorded a new Visage album, called Hearts and Knives, in May 2013, with the band boasting a new line-up. The band also recorded a new classical interpretation of Fade To Grey last year.
In the intervening years, he had become a sought-after commentator on pop culture, appearing on a number of TV shows recalling the New Romantic era.
In a nod to his involvement in the Ashes to Ashes single, he appeared as himself in the BBC One police drama of the same name.
He also made a series of memorable appearances in BBC3 reality show Celebrity Scissorhands, winning the first series in 2007 and returning the following year as an "image consultant". | Steve Strange, lead singer of 1980s pop band Visage, has died aged 55 following a heart attack, his record label says. |
Please provide a concise summary of the following section. | President Bashar al-Assad's office has spoken out against the US airstrikes.
"What America did is nothing but foolish and irresponsible behaviour, which only reveals its short-sightedness and political and military blindness to reality," it said.
The Syrian National Coalition - Assad's main opposition - said it wanted to see more air strikes to impair the Assad government's abilities.
"We hope for more strikes... and that these are just the beginning," spokesman Ahmad Ramadan told the AFP news agency.
But the Free Syrian Army told Reuters it feared for acts of "revenge" by Assad, and his allies, against civilians.
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian President Vladimir Putin, described the US air strikes on the Shayrat airbase as "an act of aggression against a sovereign state delivered in violation of international law under a far-fetched pretext".
His statement said Washington's actions had "dealt a serious blow to Russian-US relations, which are already in a poor state".
The strikes would "create a major obstacle to the establishment of an international counterterrorist coalition", it added.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called it "an act of aggression under a completely invented pretext".
"Everything resembles the situation of 2003, when the USA, the UK and several of their allies invaded Iraq without the UN Security Council's approval - a grave violation of international law - but at that point they at least tried to show some material evidence."
The UK government said it fully supported the strikes and had been in close contact with the US government beforehand.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC: "The Americans believe they've exhausted all possible diplomatic and peaceful ways of dealing with the use by the regime of chemical weapons and they have been determined to try to prevent future attacks like this so they've taken this action today."
He said the US "hasn't declared war" on Syria and the UK had not been asked to get involved.
Jeremy Corbyn, who leads the opposition Labour Party, condemned the attack, saying that it "risks escalating the war in Syria still further".
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, tweeted his reaction to the unilateral airstrikes.
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, said in a statement: "The US has informed the EU that these strikes were limited and seek to deter further chemical weapons atrocities."
"The repeated use of such weapons must be answered."
But the union's foreign policy chief issued a more critical response on behalf of all the member states.
Reuters quoted Federica Mogherini saying that while the US had an "understandable intention to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons", those responsible should face justice "within the framework of the United Nations".
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of defence alliance Nato, said in a statement: "The Syrian regime bears the full responsibility for this development.
"Any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, cannot go unanswered, and those responsible must be held accountable."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande issued a joint statement in response to the US air strike.
It said: "President Assad alone bears the responsibility for this development. His repeated use of chemical weapons and his crimes against his own people demand sanctions which France and Germany already asked for in the summer of 2013 after the massacre at Ghouta."
Angela Merkel later added that the attack was "understandable in view of the extent of the war crime" but "it remains right and important to focus all strength on political talks".
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, quoted by ISNA news agency, said: "Iran strongly condemns any such unilateral strikes ... such measures will strengthen terrorists in Syria... and will complicate the situation in Syria and the region."
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: "President Trump sent a strong and clear message today that the use and spread of chemical weapons will not be tolerated."
"Israel fully supports President Trump's decision and hopes that this message of resolve in the face of the Assad regime's horrific actions will resonate not only in Damascus, but in Tehran, Pyongyang and elsewhere."
Saudi Arabia has said it fully supports the US military strikes, praising what it described as "the courageous decision" by US President Trump.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is an opponent of President Assad's, welcomed the air strike.
"I want to say that I welcome this concrete step as positive," he said. "Is it enough? I don't see this as enough... the time has come for steps for a serious result to protect the oppressed Syrian people," he added.
His spokesman also called for the creation of a no-fly zone and safe zones within Syria.
Turkey's foreign ministry added that Turkey would fully support steps that would ensure accountability for the Syrian regime.
"What is urgent now is to avoid further deterioration of the situation," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a regular press briefing.
"We oppose use of chemical weapons by any country, organisation or individual in any circumstance, for any purpose."
The Japanese government has said it supports the US government's determination to oppose the spread and use of chemical weapons.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "We understand the US government's strikes this time are to prevent further deterioration of the situation."
He said he valued the president's "strong commitment" to "maintaining international order as well as peace and security with US alliances and the world".
"The Australian government strongly supports the swift and just response of the United States," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
"This was a calibrated, proportionate and targeted response. It sends a strong message to the Assad regime."
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said that the US strikes were a "motivated response to a war crime" that the Syrian regime was responsible for.
Mr Gentiloni added that he hoped the strike "should accelerate chances of political negotiations for a long lasting solution" to the Syrian crisis.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda expressed his full support for the military operation in a statement.
"President Donald Trump's decision to attack one of the Syrian air bases was a reaction to the use by Assad's military regime of chemical weapons against civilians. The civilised world could not be indifferent to this act of unimaginable barbarity."
"Canada fully supports the United States' limited and focused action to degrade the Assad regime's ability to launch chemical weapons attacks against innocent civilians, including many children," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
"President Assad's use of chemical weapons and the crimes the Syrian regime has committed against its own people cannot be ignored." | World leaders have been responding to US President Donald Trump's overnight missile strikes on a Syrian government air base suspected of launching a chemical attack on a rebel-held town on Tuesday. |
What is the summary of the document provided? | Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned, said Xinhua news agency.
The party has in the past warned its officials to refrain from extravagant dinners and purchasing moon cakes using public funds.
China has been conducting a strict anti-corruption drive since 2012.
The new rule on golf states that members are banned from "obtaining, holding or using membership cards for gyms, clubs, golf clubs, or various other types of consumer cards, or entering private clubs".
If caught, members could either receive a warning or be removed from the party, depending on the severity of the violation.
The new regulations (in Chinese) did not explain why the joining of golf clubs is banned, but such clubs are often seen by the Chinese public as places where officials have cut shady deals.
In September, local media reported that at least 60 employees in state-owned companies were punished for spending public funds on playing golf.
Earlier this month, Lin Chunsong, a vice-mayor in the south-eastern Fujian province, was sacked for belonging to a golf club and playing golf while he should have been at work.
China and golf
One owner of a golf equipment store in Shanghai, who was only identified by his surname, Huang, told Reuters that his store's sales had dropped at least 30% last year.
Golf in China was "about the social interaction", he said. "If a company boss can't play with a government official, there's little point in him spending his money."
Another new rule states that party members cannot "violate official provisions on hospitality management and engage in over-the-top entertaining, or take advantage of opportunities for extravagant eating and drinking".
The Communist Party has also rephrased a previous clause banning adultery and mistresses, which now says that members are banned from "having improper sexual relations with other people which have bad repercussions".
The party's strict rules for officials have in the past affected business for restaurants and luxury goods retailers in China and elsewhere.
President Xi Jinping has led a major anti-corruption campaign since taking office three years ago.
He has previously warned of unrest if corruption and perceived privilege within the Communist Party are not tackled. | The Chinese Communist Party has banned all 88 million of its members from joining golf clubs, in its latest update of party discipline rules. |
Please summarize the given passage. | Guangdong province experienced its heaviest rains in a century as the typhoon moved slowly westwards after making landfall on Monday.
More than 78,000 people in low-lying areas were evacuated and one million affected, officials said.
Meteorologists say the typhoon is the strongest to have hit China this year.
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has forecast more heavy or torrential rains for parts of central and western parts of Guangdong.
All of the dead were from Guangdong province, where some areas had reported rainfall of more than 640mm (25in) over the previous 24 hours, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Subsequent flooding and landslides had destroyed more than 1,400 homes and inundated more than 30,000 hectares of cropland, it added.
Economic losses were estimated at about 2bn yuan ($298m).
"Heavy rain cut off traffic and communications in the three worst-hit cities of Gaozhou, Xinyi and Yangchun," said He Guoqing, deputy chief of the flood control headquarters.
Relief teams had been sent to the cities to help the thousands of people believed to be stranded there, Mr He added.
Xinhua said the dead included five people killed when a dam at the Xinyi Yinyan tin mine in Xinyi city was hit by a landslide and collapsed.
In southern Taiwan, two people died after Typhoon Fanapi caused flash floods. Tens of millions of dollars of damage was done. | Flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fanapi have now killed 54 people and left at least 42 missing in southern China, state media said. |
Summarize the provided section. | An unveiling ceremony took place at Bradford City Football Club's stadium off Manningham Lane.
The stadium was home to the Manningham side that won the first Rugby League championship in 1895. The club later switched to Association Football.
The game was called the Northern Union before it changed to the present name in the 1920s.
It was at a meeting at the George Hotel in Huddersfield that 22 clubs broke away from the Rugby Union to form the Northern Union on 29 August, 1895
Nigel Wood, the Rugby Football League's chief executive, said: " Bradford has played a significant role in the history and development of Rugby League.
"It is fitting that this contribution should be recognised."
Bradford Bulls play at the city's Odsal Stadium.
Councillor Abid Hussain, the Deputy Lord Mayor, unveiled the blue plaque before Bradford City's game against Sheffield United. | A plaque has been unveiled in Bradford to celebrate 120 years of Rugby League in the city. |
Can you summarize the following information? | UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, who is standing, said his party was ready to pull off a "shock" win.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was door knocking with candidate Gareth Snell, said he was "very happy" with Labour's position.
The Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election was called after Tristram Hunt resigned as an MP earlier this month.
Mr Nuttall said the party would provide a "real Brexit" for the UK, adding that electing another Labour MP would be "lobby fodder".
In 2015 Mr Hunt, who resigned on 13 January to become director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, held a 5,000-vote majority over UKIP, who came second in the Staffordshire constituency.
Mr Nutall said: "The bookies have got us down as the slight favourites in this.
"I think the people of Stoke have gradually clocked on that the Labour party doesn't necessarily have their best interests at heart."
Mr Corbyn canvassed with Mr Snell, former leader of Newcastle Borough Council, and said: "The campaign is going fine, thank you very much, absolutely fine."
Although a traditional Labour safe seat, Stoke-on-Trent voted 65% in favour of leaving the EU in last year's referendum.
Liberal Democrats: Zulfiqar Ali
Conservative: Jack Brereton
Christian Peoples: Godfrey Davies
UKIP: Paul Nuttall
Labour: Gareth Snell
Mr Nuttall added: "If you want someone in the House of Commons to champion Brexit -real Brexit, controlling our borders, controlling our money, controlling our finances - you go out and you vote Ukip in this election."
Voters will go to the polls on 23 February.
On the same day voting will take place in Copeland in Cumbria, to replace Labour MP Jamie Reed. | UKIP and Labour leaders have hit the campaign trail in Stoke-on-Trent ahead of next month's by-election. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | Cairns, 45, has denied charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice at the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Cairns is accused of falsely declaring under oath in a libel case in 2012 that he had never cheated at cricket.
He is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing a fellow cricketer to give a false statement.
In the 2012 libel case - England's first Twitter libel trial - Cairns won damages of $130,000 (£90,000) by successfully suing Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi over a tweet in January 2010 which accused the cricketer of match-fixing while playing for the Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League in 2008.
The prosecution at his current trial argued that Cairns lied when he promised during the earlier trial that he had never cheated.
During his trial Cairns has repeatedly denied allegations that he tried to coerce former teammates into fixing matches.
Cairns is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing fellow cricketer Lou Vincent to give a false witness statement in a Skype call.
Lou Vincent told the court that Cairns had approached him suggesting he deliberately play badly for the Chandigarh Lions and said he helped fix matches under "direct orders" from Cairns while playing for the Lions. Cairns denied the suggestion.
Cairns's former adviser, Andrew Fitch-Holland, is also accused of perverting the course of justice. He denies the charge.
The trial has heard evidence from a host of cricketers, including ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting and current New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who said Cairns had approached him with a "business proposition" about match-fixing.
Police said the incident happened at the junction of Beverley Road and Eldon Grove at 03:45 GMT.
A BMW car hit the four people before coming to a stop. All the pedestrians were hurt, with one suffering serious injuries, police said.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving as well as driving while under the influence of drink or drugs.
Animal rights campaigners Peta claimed they saw "frightened owls [in] tiny cages" when they visited the attraction in Leavesden, Hertfordshire.
Warner Bros Studio Tour London said: "It is essential the welfare of the birds... is of the highest standard."
It added it had asked the company which owns the birds to "review this matter".
The tour allows Harry Potter fans to meet Harry's owl, Hermione's cat and other "animal stars" from the film franchise.
A Peta investigator secretly filmed the attraction, apparently showing handlers encouraging visitors to touch the owls and making them perform "demeaning" tricks.
"Confining frightened owls to tiny cages where they can only chew at their tethers in frustration goes against every message of respect and kindness that JK Rowling's wonderful books taught us," Peta director Mimi Bekhechi said.
"Peta are calling on Warner Bros Studio Tour London to make sure that the Harry Potter tour stays magical - and not cruel - by keeping live animals out of it."
In response, Warner Bros Studio said: "The owls that appeared in the Harry Potter film series occasionally come to the studio tour.
"They appear for short periods and are exclusively handled by the experts at Birds and Animals, the company that owns and trains them. We have asked them to review this matter."
A spokeswoman for Birds and Animals said: "The welfare of our birds and animals is our number one priority and we want to ensure they remain stress-free and healthy.
"The owls are always given regular breaks and closely monitored by a vet. Now that we have had the opportunity to see the footage, we have instigated a review of the issues raised.
"We will take appropriate action to ensure that the birds and animals always receive the very best care."
The Making of Harry Potter attraction at Warner Bros Studios opened in March 2012.
Located where the successful movie franchise was filmed for more than 10 years, the tour features sets, costumes and props from the series. | The jury in the trial of ex-New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has retired to consider its verdict.
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The welfare of animals at a Warner Bros Harry Potter studio tour is to be reviewed after concerns about their treatment. |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | TUEs, which allow athletes to take prohibited drugs on medical grounds, have been brought into the spotlight by the Fancy Bears hackers.
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Laura Trott were among the British cyclists to have their TUE data leaked.
Wiggins says his TUEs were to combat hay fever.
The 36-year-old took powerful anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone before his 2012 Tour de France victory, as well as the 2011 Tour de France and the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
All of the British athletes whose use of TUEs was revealed have denied they were seeking any sporting advantage, insisting they were issued for genuine medical needs.
Wiggins told the BBC's Andrew Marr in an interview in September that he sought TUEs to "put himself back on a level playing field".
However, Froome, who was Wiggins' team-mate at Team Sky, and former Team Sky doctor Prentice Steffen have questioned whether Wiggins' treatment was appropriate for pollen-induced hay-fever.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by either British Cycling or Team Sky, who Wiggins rode for before 2015.
"As part of the inquiry into doping, the select committee wants to look at the ethics of the use of TUEs and the way this is policed by British Cycling," culture, media and sport select committee chairman Damian Collins told The Times.
"We can ask British Cycling about any incidents in the past where we believe it is important how the governing body oversees their sport."
The committee could also question British Cycling officials over allegations that one of its staff delivered a medical package to Team Sky in France on the day Wiggins won the Criterium du Dauphine in La Toussuire.
The claims, made by the Daily Mail newspaper, are being investigated by the UK Anti-Doping Agency.
A British Cycling spokesman said: "We welcome any opportunity to support anti-doping efforts."
Six samba schools had 82 minutes each to parade down the 730m-long (2,400ft) arena.
Another six will compete on Monday evening before a jury crowns this year's champion in the elite Grupo Especial (Special Group) category.
The groups will be judged in 10 categories, including their percussion section, costumes and floats, and their samba song composed especially for the occasion.
Last year's champions, Unidos da Tijuca, will be the last to perform.
The Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back, who has 75 international caps, was out of contract after spending three seasons with Toulon.
"I'm delighted to be coming back to play in Wales," said the 28-year-old.
"I would like to thank the Scarlets and the WRU for giving me the opportunity to sign a National Dual Contract [NDC] and can't wait to get started."
Halfpenny's deal at Scarlets, who won the Pro12 last season, is likely to see 60% of his salary paid by the WRU.
The player's return to Wales has delighted Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
"It is great news for Welsh rugby that Leigh Halfpenny is returning to play his rugby in Wales," said Gatland.
"The NDC system helps us to bring these players back and I look forward to seeing him play for the Scarlets."
Halfpenny, who has 71 Wales caps to add to his four for the Lions, has opted for Scarlets over Cardiff Blues, the region he left for France in the summer of 2014.
The world-class kicker was expected to stay in France for another season, but Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal announced in June that the club would not renew his contract.
Boudjellal said Halfpenny had missed too many matches because of injuries and international commitments.
The player was absent for Toulon's Top 14 final defeat by Clermont Auvergne in June when he was on Lions duty in New Zealand.
Talks with the Blues earlier this year came to nothing, with chief executive Richard Holland saying the deal had foundered over the length of the contract on offer.
Instead Halfpenny will bolster the Scarlets backline, which has lost fellow Lions selection Liam Williams to English side Saracens. | British Cycling chiefs will face questions from MPs over the use and policing of therapeutic use exemptions, The Times newspaper reports.
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Some of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools braved the rain in the city's Sambadrome on Sunday evening in an effort to win Brazil's most competitive carnival parade.
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Leigh Halfpenny has signed a three-year contract with Scarlets in a deal partly funded by the Welsh Rugby Union. |
Summarize the information in the following document. | Ghana boss Avram Grant insisted "five injuries have been down to the pitch".
Of the four pitches used Port-Gentil's has been most criticised, but it will host Sunday's Egypt v Morocco quarter-final and the third place match.
"It has not been scientifically proved that injuries are related to the pitch," said Caf's Junior Binyam.
The governing body's media spokesman added to BBC Sport: "Journalists are assuming that the injuries are down to the pitch but we cannot certify that is the case.
"Even in the English Premier League, which is considered to have the most beautiful football pitches in the world, you have injuries occurring.
"Pending scientific advice, the organising committee has considered that things may go on as scheduled - Port-Gentil will host the quarter-final and the third-place play-off.
"It was clearly expressed prior to this tournament that the Port-Gentil pitch was a matter of concern.
"Thankfully we have had a chance to give the pitch a rest and undertake necessary repairs, so we hope to have a better surface for the quarter-final." | The Confederation of African Football has rejected claims that the poor pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have led to player injuries. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The FBU, which has 44,000 members, agreed the move at a special conference in Blackpool.
The union split from Labour in 2004 in opposition to Tony Blair's policies, but has been a strong backer of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said the party "had changed for the better" in recent months.
Mr Wrack said: "We have a Labour Party leader and shadow chancellor who are vehemently opposed to austerity, who are ready to fight for a fair alternative that doesn't attack the living standards, livelihoods and the hard won rights of working people."
He said the "best chance" they had of "halting the now critical cuts to fire and rescue services" was to elect an anti-austerity party to government.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "great news" and the vote "marks a milestone in the building of our new politics and our Labour movement".
"I thank the FBU for this vote of confidence in our new politics which believes investing in our public services is a matter of national pride," he said.
"To those FBU members who are now in a Labour-affiliating union for the first time, I look forward to extending a warm welcome.
"And to those who are coming back to Labour with the union, I say welcome home."
More than 2,500 homes across the region remain without power, with eight rescue centres open to the public.
Following Carlisle's 5-0 FA Cup win at Welling on Sunday, players offered to help anyone affected by the flooding when they finish training on Tuesday.
"It's the least we can do," Dicker told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"There were people after the game when we went over to clap the fans in the stands who've been affected - there was one or two who said their houses were flooded and they still made it to the game.
"It hit home on the way back, all of the foreign lads said they've never seen anything like it.
"To be so close to it and see how it's affected so many people is devastating."
Tony, 35, played in the Black and Whites side that won the Challenge Cup in 2005 and also had spells in with Castleford and Wakefield.
He took on the general manager role with the club before the 2014 season.
Tony told the club website: "It will be really difficult to leave a club and its loyal supporters that have treated my family and I so well."
Police said Sally Preece, 49, from Cheltenham, was seriously injured in the collision on the A85, near Loch Earn, just after 11:00 BST on Friday.
She died in hospital on Saturday.
Ms Preece was taking part in the Ride Across Britain cycling event when the accident happened. Police Scotland said inquiries were continuing. | Members of the Fire Brigades Union have voted to re-affiliate to the Labour Party, a decade after leaving it.
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Carlisle United midfielder Gary Dicker says it has been "devastating" to see the impact of floods in Cumbria caused by Storm Desmond.
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Hull FC general manager Motu Tony is to leave the Super League club at the end of the season to return to New Zealand.
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A woman who was involved in a crash while taking part in a national cycling event has died from her injuries. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | They were installed overnight to afford extra protection at Wednesday's Changing of the Guard ceremony in the wake of last week's attack in Westminster.
Police asked the public to understand why the barriers were "necessary".
But some residents in the Royal Borough have reacted angrily to the "over-the-top" measure.
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Many complained they were unsightly, while others said the number of parking spaces had been reduced as a result.
Shami Kalra said it was "sad" to see the "beautiful streets of Windsor" lined with anti-terrorism barriers, and gave the impression the town was "running scared".
One woman living in the town said the "ugly barriers" had been installed with "two hours notice" and tweeted: "If it's not safe to change the guard. Don't do it. The barriers severely impact people who live there."
Thames Valley Police have said the measures were proportionate and necessary but that there was "no intelligence to indicate a specific threat to Windsor".
The barriers will be in addition to the normal road closures which had already been arranged for the Changing of the Guard event.
by Peter Cooke, BBC South Home Affairs correspondent
The police and security services face a constant balancing act of doing all they can to protect the public from acts of terror - whilst at the same time trying to maintain our civil liberties so we can continue to live in a free and open society.
No security infrastructure can ever remove all the risks. But the new barriers in Windsor are effective methods to stop vehicle attacks and to protect public spaces.
However some of these in-your-face barriers aren't always popular with the public.
But as we continue to face this low-tech and lone wolf form of terrorism it's likely we'll also see more obvious security measures being put in place at public spaces around the country.
From next month the colourful military spectacle will be held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Soldiers proceed to and from the historic building to the sound of a military band.
Roads will remain open at other times.
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As he ran in to bowl the first ball of the final over with Zimbabwe needing three to win, seamer Keemo Paul removed the bails at the bowler's end with batsman Richard Ngarava just out of his ground.
Zimbabwe's two-run defeat in Chittagong denied them a place in the last eight.
England one-day captain Eoin Morgan tweeted: "Disgraceful behaviour in the U19 CWC. West Indies should be embarrassed!!"
Former West Indies fast bowler Tino Best responded: "Everything we do is embarrassing to people like you. I wonder if it was the other way round would you have something to say?"
The type of dismissal - known as a 'Mankad' after India bowler Vinoo Mankad ran out Australia batsman Bill Brown in a similar manner in Sydney in 1947 - is within the laws of cricket.
However, etiquette dictates that the batsman should be warned for leaving his crease early, before another run-out is attempted.
After Paul broke the stumps, the umpires asked West Indies if they wanted to uphold the appeal.
Television replays showed Ngarava's bat was on the line and he was given out.
West Indies captain Shimron Hetmyer said: "Cricket is a game of uncertainties. We've seen it happen in cricket before. It's not a big deal for us."
Asked whether he thought West Indies' actions were in the spirit of the game, he said: "Probably not."
Zimbabwe coach Stephen Mangongo said: "I am disappointed with the way the game ended. I have debriefed the boys in the dressing room and they were all crying."
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said: "This is not a good look, absolutely disgraceful behaviour!
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler was the victim of a Mankad incident, in a one-day international against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston in 2014.
WATCH MORE: Brilliant boundary save from Mavuta | New security barriers around Windsor Castle have been branded "ugly" by some locals.
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West Indies Under-19s were accused of "disgraceful behaviour" after a controversial run-out secured victory over Zimbabwe and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | We still have episodes of high particulates in London - there was one a few weeks ago compounded by high levels of wood burning.
The focus now though is nitrogen dioxide (NO2) mainly from diesel engines and how that can be reduced.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan estimates thousands of Londoners every year have their lives shortened by pollution.
Ironically, London is probably at the forefront of anti-pollution policy.
We have had a low emission zone for many years and have tried green walls and dust suppressants for example, with limited success. But the capital still breaches pollution limits.
The current mayor is introducing a toxicity charge for central London and expanding an ultra low emission zone.
9,400
Premature deaths a year in London linked to air pollution
500,000 aged under 19 who live in areas that breach EU limits
443 schools that have unsafe pollution levels
86 of these are secondary
2025 year London is expected to meet EU limits
Pollution is also now very prominent in the minds' of the public - for one thing, it receives a lot more publicity than it used to.
The response to a recent mayoral consultation on pollution was the highest ever.
Environmental lawyers like ClientEarth and campaigners like Clean Air for London are organised and efficient at highlighting the problem.
And while many ideas are touted to reduce pollution, the real solution, clean air campaigners will tell you, is to reduce emissions and even ban diesels.
But something interesting is happening in the wider court of public opinion. Changes are happening in the vehicle market.
Is the drip, drip of health warnings, and talk of policy initiatives - like the ultra low emission zone, and stories like the VW emissions scandal, having an effect?
Yesterday, it was announced the sales of diesel cars dropped 9.2% compared to a year ago. That was combined with a record 48.9% increase in electric cars and other alternatively-fuelled vehicles.
And while this is not a pollution solution, drivers' behaviour is changing and it seems diesel is in decline.
The 23-year-old former Potters Bar player joined Boro from Wealdstone last summer, and went on to score eight goals in 38 appearances.
That included a goal in the second leg of Stevenage's play-off semi-final against Southend, which the Shrimpers won 4-2 on aggregate.
"The club believe he has a bright future ahead of him," said a statement.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | When I started first reporting on pollution in London, many moons ago, the real concern was particulate matter - the tiny particles mainly from traffic - that can cause health problems.
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Stevenage winger Tom Pett has signed a new contract to keep him with the League Two club until 2017. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | The Grecians beat Mansfield 2-0 to end a 259-day wait for a victory in front of their own fans at St James Park.
"In many ways that was hideous to watch," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.
"I loved the last two minutes, other than that it was hard work, but we got it and the boys have deserved it with what they did today, but also how they've continued their work."
Ollie Watkins scored his second goal late in the game to seal the win, which was Exeter's third in a four-game unbeaten run.
"We have to start looking at taking 10 points out of the next 12, that's what you have to do, you have to keep going, " added Tisdale, who is the second longest-serving manager in English professional football after Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
"The squad is being strengthened all the time with returning injured players and we've got some spirit about us. It was a really good day at the Park and I loved it." | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he found it tough to watch his side's first home win since April. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | Rooney, looking a shade offside, looped in a 69th-minute header from Andrew Considine's nod across goal.
McLean tapped in from close range late on after keeper Andy McNeil turned away a low strike from Niall McGinn.
The Dons hit the crossbar twice in the first half, while Morton's Jai Quitongo was denied by a good Joe Lewis save.
Aberdeen were beginning to look forlorn when Rooney eventually made the breakthrough. Their fans had grown restless as Morton gained in confidence, but a clever goal from the Irishman changed the nature of the game.
Rooney reacted swiftly to Considine's downward header from Graeme Shinnie's cross, and steered the ball over McNeil and covering defender Gavin Gunning. Aberdeen needed Rooney to be sharp, because much of their play until then had lacked purpose.
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Their initial drive, which brought a series of early corners, with a McLean effort blocked at the near post and a Johnny Hayes header against the bar, soon dissipated.
Rooney also struck the bar with a header just before the interval, but otherwise Aberdeen did not play with the kind of swagger or authority that might have been expected, mostly because their opponents would not allow them to.
The Championship side had to endure a frantic opening spell, when composure was glaringly absent in a team containing six players 21 or under.
Once the impressive duo of Jamie Lindsay and Andy Murdoch began to stand their ground in midfield, though, and the centre-back pairing of Thomas O'Ware and Gavin Gunning stood tall, Morton began to contribute to the semi-final.
Their threat rested almost entirely with the lively, edgy figure of Quitongo, who played on the shoulder of the Aberdeen centre-backs, or hared into the channels after the ball.
He saw a first-half effort blocked by the outstretched leg of Lewis, while a second-half shot flashed past the top-corner and an overhead kick flew over.
The rashness of the finishing reflected the lack of poise that was the most obvious deficiency in Morton's play. They were game throughout, but drained, physically and mentally, by the time Aberdeen added a second when McGinn's shot was pushed away by McNeil into the path of McLean, who turned the ball into an empty net.
The story of the game ought to have provoked a deeper sense of occasion. The lunchtime kick-off, though, contributed to a crowd of a little more than 16,000, while the nature of the game also subdued supporters.
Large areas of Hampden were empty, and Aberdeen at times seemed unable to inject passion or dynamism to their play, at least until they scored.
Morton, too, spurned good moments, not least the opportunities to deliver dangerous cross balls from the right flank. Their doggedness was obvious and Aberdeen had to overcome that organisation and industry as well as the flat atmosphere and then grumbles of frustration from their fans.
Ultimately, the victory was merited since they took their chances with a clear-eyed ruthlessness. It was a pragmatic victory, rather than an impressive one.
Match ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Second Half ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Niall McGinn.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Wes Burns replaces Graeme Shinnie.
Substitution, Morton. Lee Kilday replaces Jamie Lindsay.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 2. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Jack replaces James Maddison.
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Scott Tiffoney (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Tiffoney (Morton).
Attempt missed. Andy Murdoch (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Morton. Scott Tiffoney replaces Jamie McDonagh.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Mark Russell.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Jai Quitongo (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Jamie McDonagh (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Morton. Aidan Nesbitt replaces Kudus Oyenuga.
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 1. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Considine.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Michael Doyle (Morton).
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Gavin Gunning (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
James Maddison (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Murdoch (Morton).
Jamie Lindsay (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | Adam Rooney and Kenny McLean scored second-half goals as Aberdeen overcame stubborn resistance from Morton to reach the Scottish League Cup final. |
Can you summarize the following information? | The photos were released in response to a freedom of information request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The images show mainly bruises and cuts on prisoners' arms and legs.
The abuse scandal erupted in 2004 when shocking photos emerged of US soldiers appearing to sexually humiliate and torture detainees in Iraq's Abu Ghraib.
None of the photos released on Friday involved detainees held in Abu Ghraib or at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said.
A Pentagon spokesman said the photos had "come from independent criminal investigations into allegations of misconduct by US personnel".
About 14 of the allegations were substantiated - leading to the disciplining of 65 service personnel, ranging from letters of reprimand to life imprisonment. About 42 allegations were unsubstantiated, the spokesman said.
The ACLU has been fighting for more than a decade for the release of what it says are 2,000 photos documenting abuse at US detention centres. It said it would continue to fight for publication of the remaining 1,800.
"The still-secret pictures are the best evidence of the serious abuses that took place in military detention centers," ACLU deputy legal director Jameel Jaffer said in a statement.
"The government's selective disclosure risks misleading the public about the true extent of the abuse."
The Obama administration had agreed to release the photos back in 2009, but then changed its mind saying to do so "was of no benefit" and could inflame opinion against the US.
The 34-year-old, who was previously suspended in November 2014, will not be allowed to bowl for 12 months.
Hafeez was reported by match officials following his country's first Test win over Sri Lanka in Galle last month.
The spinner can appeal against any procedural aspect of the assessment leading to his suspension.
Hafeez was previously banned following the first Test win against New Zealand but, following work on his action, he was reassessed and permitted to resume bowling in April.
Because this is the second time Hafeez's action has been deemed illegal within a two-year period he incurs an automatic suspension in international cricket for 12 months.
Last Saturday, Hafeez was the star performer for Pakistan, taking four for 41 and scoring 103 to help Pakistan take a 1-0 lead in their five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka.
Hafeez has taken 52 wickets in 44 Tests at an average of 33.90 and has 129 one-day wickets at 34.87. | Nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago have been released by the Pentagon.
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Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez has been banned from bowling in international cricket for a second time after his action was again judged to be illegal. |
Write a brief summary of the provided content. | Stephen Downes of Glebe Gardens in Moira is alleged to have assaulted three children on five occasions between October 2010 and March 2011.
The court heard from a classroom assistant who said she had heard thuds, crying and screaming while Mr Downes was alone in a room with a pupil.
Mr Downes denies the charges.
The classroom assistant told the court she assumed from the noises that Mr Downes had pinned the pupil to the ground.
However, a lawyer for the teacher questioned why there had been a delay between the incident and the classroom assistant reporting it.
She said she did not know why there had been a delay.
The case has been adjourned. | A 59-year-old teacher at Parkview special school has appeared before Lisburn Magistrates Court accused of cruelty against children. |
Provide a brief summary of this section. | Amelia Caller, who is now 22 and from Great Hale, Lincolnshire, is accused of buying gas that her friend, Emma Crossman, used to take her own life.
Fiona Caller told Lincoln Crown Court her sister was bullied as a teenager and Miss Crossman was her only friend.
The jury also heard Miss Crossman knew how to "manipulate" Miss Caller.
Emma Crossman, who was 21, was found dead at her home in Sleaford in January 2014.
Miss Caller bought the gas that Miss Crossman used to kill herself but did not think her friend would take her own life, the court was told.
Fiona Caller said Miss Crossman's expressions of wanting to die were "a continuous thing."
Giving evidence, she said: "I don't think anyone believed she would actually go through with it."
Ms Caller told the court Miss Crossman knew how to "manipulate" and "get things" from her sister.
The defendant would give Miss Crossman money and buy her presents, the court heard.
"She saw Emma as her only friend. She cared about her a lot," Ms Caller said.
William Galen Ives, a psychologist called to give evidence by the defence, also told the court Miss Caller had a personality disorder.
He said she was timid, childlike and was someone who does what she is told.
Amelia Caller was also described as the quietest of six children, who left school at 16 and who had initially gone to college to train to work with children.
She had attended confidence-building sessions in Boston to help her find a job.
Miss Caller denies one count of encouraging or assisting a suicide.
The trial continues. | The sister of a woman on trial for assisting the suicide of her best friend told a jury her sibling was "more like a child than a 21-year-old". |
Can you summarize the given article? | The 44-year-old leaves the Saddlers fourth in League One, after nearly five years in charge, and will succeed Dutchman Marinus Dijkhuizen.
"We believe Dean is exactly the authentic and strong leader we need to take Brentford forward," co-director Rasmus Ankersen said.
Smith's assistant Richard O'Kelly will also join the Bees, who have paid compensation for the pair.
Dijkhuizen was sacked on 28 September after just eight matches in charge.
Lee Carsley has since been in interim charge, and takes Monday's game at Bolton, but he will leave the club at the end of next month.
"We have been hugely impressed by Dean's work at Walsall and especially how he has managed to turn a club with such a low budget into one pushing for promotion," added Ankersen.
"It is a similar challenge to the one Brentford face. We can't win by spending more money than our competitors so we have to identify competitive edges which will allow us to compete with clubs who enjoy much bigger budgets.
"In that respect Dean is a great fit to Brentford FC."
John Ward, Jon Whitney and Neil Cutler have been put in temporary charge of Walsall.
A former centre-back, Smith made 166 appearances for Walsall before going on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, Leyton Orient, Hereford and Port Vale.
He took over as Walsall boss when Chris Hutchings was sacked in January 2011, and last season he led the Saddlers to their first-ever appearance at Wembley, where they were beaten by Bristol City in the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Last month the League One club rejected an approach from Rotherham, who wanted to speak to him about their manager's job.
Smith signed a new one-year rolling contract the following week but was targeted by Brentford after their talks with Swansea assistant manager Pep Clotet stalled.
Walsall chairman Jeff Bonser said: "We categorically did not want him to leave this football club and did all we could to keep him at the helm. "
The team drew inspiration from the way the human body heals from a cut with blood that hardens into a scab.
They have developed tiny microspheres containing a liquid carbon-based "healing agent", which are interspersed in the aeroplane wing itself.
The spheres burst when damaged, releasing the liquid, which hardens.
This hardening occurs when the liquid comes into contact with a catalyst substance, also present in the material of the modified wing. Temperature is an additional factor.
"We're talking about tiny cracks - not a 1m-wide (3ft) hole," said chemistry professor Duncan Wass.
"But micro-cracks can lead to catastrophic failures."
The technology could also be applied to other products made of carbon composite materials - including bicycle frames and wind turbines, he added,
"Composite materials are increasingly used in modern airlines, military aircraft and wind turbines. They are very stiff and strong but very light.
"That's perfect for aerospace... but the problem is if they are damaged, they are difficult to protect and repair," he said.
"Our technology would enable you to maybe extend the maintenance schedule or use less material without compromising safety."
The "healed" aircraft wings were often as strong as they had been originally, said Prof Wass, who is working with aerospace engineer colleagues on the research project.
"We are talking about aeroplane wings here - the most demanding application because of the safety aspect," he said.
"You have to over-engineer. We would literally break it, allow it to heal, break it again. In some cases we were getting 100% recovery." | Brentford have appointed Walsall manager Dean Smith as their new boss.
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Self-healing aeroplane wings could be introduced in the next five to 10 years, say UK researchers at the University of Bristol. |
Can you summarize this content? | The country's industrial output dropped by 1.4% in December from the previous month - weaker than estimates had suggested.
It was the second month of decline, underscoring that flagging external as well as domestic demand was weighing on Japan's economy.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 16,931.1 points.
Other figures out on Friday showed the 2015 inflation rate at 0.5% - far below the central bank's 2% target.
The disappointing numbers highlight Tokyo's challenge in tackling years of deflation and weak growth with prime minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" reform programme.
The data is expected to put more pressure on the central bank to launch further monetary easing to help the economy and raise inflation.
Markets in Asia received a positive lead from Wall Street, which closed higher as oil prices strengthened for a third consecutive day.
Yet only Chinese traders reflected some of that sentiment, with the Shanghai Composite up by 0.8% to 2,677 points, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.5% to 19,282.5 points.
In Australia, the ASX 200 remained flat at 4,980 points but commodity stocks enjoyed solid gains.
Mining heavyweights BHP Billiton for instance saw its shares up by 1.6%, while oil company Santos rose by 3.9%.
In Korea, the Kospi index failed to pick up the positive notes and fell 0.7% to 1,893 points. | Japanese shares fell on Friday on fresh economic data pointing to concerns over inflation and exports. |
Summarize the following piece. | The FBI and justice department face questions over their handling of her use of a private email server.
FBI director James Comey's decision to reopen an investigation 11 days before the election shook up the race.
Mr Trump tweeted that Mrs Clinton was "guilty as hell".
The president-elect continues to fire out tweets on a range of subjects just a week before his inauguration.
In the latest batch his anger over alleged compromising material held on him by Russia shows no sign of abating, again calling it "fake news" and "phony allegations" put together by "my political opponents and a failed spy afraid of being sued".
He then turned to Thursday's announcement that a US government watchdog was to investigate the actions taken by the FBI and the justice department during the election campaign.
After he won the election, Mr Trump had toned down his rhetoric against his opponent, refusing to follow up on his election mantra that she should be "locked up" for criminal behaviour.
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On Friday, he tweeted: "What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with respect to the FBI. Based on the information they had she should never have been allowed to run - guilty as hell.
"They were VERY nice to her. She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states - no enthusiasm!"
On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz said he would look into "certain actions" by the FBI and DoJ.
Although Mrs Clinton was cleared of any wrongdoing days before the US voted, her team blamed Mr Comey's announcement as a key factor in her defeat.
Mr Horowitz said his review would look at a news conference in July 2016 when Mr Comey said he would not recommend charges against Mrs Clinton.
A letter to Congress on 28 October, in which Mr Comey said there were more emails to look at, will also be subject to this new inquiry.
The inspector general said his investigation had come in response to "numerous" requests from the public and from members of Congress.
Mrs Clinton said she had set up a home email server for reasons of convenience, but admitted it was a mistake.
In clearing her in July, the FBI said Mrs Clinton and her staff were "extremely careless" in handling classified materials. But there was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing, it said.
Then in October they briefly reopened the investigation after finding new related emails but nothing was found on them and the case was closed for a second time.
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In his press conference on Wednesday, Mr Trump said he wanted a report into hacking of all types, including defence and industry.
He also admitted for the first time "I think it was Russia" when asked about hacking of the election campaign, but said many others had also hacked the US.
US intelligence agencies this month released an unclassified version of a report alleging that the Russian government had a "clear preference" for Mr Trump to win the US election.
The report says Russian President Vladimir Putin "ordered" a campaign aimed at influencing the outcome.
US intelligence agencies are also weighing claims that Moscow is holding compromising information about Mr Trump.
Unsubstantiated allegations suggest his election team colluded with Russia and that there were salacious videos of his private life, including claims of using prostitutes at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.
In his series of tweets on Friday, the president-elect called the claims "made-up facts by sleazebag political operatives".
Pearson, 23, made one appearance for Leicester and previously had spells on loan with Carlisle United and Wrexham.
He was sacked by the Foxes in June 2015 after he took part in a racist sex tape filmed on a club tour of Thailand.
Pearson, son of former Leicester boss Nigel, was one of three players released by the club after an internal investigation into the incident.
"I'm very happy to have signed for Barnet. Now it's time to get going and to get some games under my belt," he told the club's website. | President-elect Donald Trump has turned his fire on beaten rival Hillary Clinton, after an investigation was launched into the action taken by the FBI during the election campaign.
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Barnet have signed former Leicester City defender James Pearson on a non-contract basis. |
Can you summarize the following paragraph? | Most of the rise in the cultivation of coca leaves - the raw ingredient for cocaine - comes from southern areas controlled by left-wing Farc rebels.
Farmers have probably boosted production to cover potential losses in the event of a peace deal between the Farc and the government, says the UN.
They fear an agreement will include programmes to eradicate coca.
The Farc and the Colombian government have been engaged in peace talks since November 2012.
The rebels have already agreed to encourage local farmers to join voluntary programmes to replace coca with other crops.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report says the potential production of cocaine went by more than 50% in 2014.
"The change is an important warning signal," said Leonardo Correa, one of the authors of the annual report.
The assessment is based mostly on satellite photographs.
Reports on Bolivia and Peru are due in the next few weeks.
The three countries are the world's largest producers of coca leaves and cocaine.
In May, Colombia announced it was stopping using a controversial herbicide to destroy illegal plantations of coca.
The decision followed a warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic".
The product has been used in US-sponsored crop-spraying anti-narcotics programmes in South America.
President Juan Manuel Santos said Colombia would need to find other mechanisms to combat coca production.
The Colombian drug eradication programme, which is sponsored by the United States, began in 1994. | The area used for the coca cultivation in Colombia increased by 44% last year, a United Nations report says. |
Write a short summary of the following excerpt. | Their purpose? To discuss practical ways to "renew the capitalist system".
The Prince of Wales, former US President Bill Clinton, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, and Bank of England governor Mark Carney are among the speakers at the Conference on Inclusive Capitalism.
So what should capitalism actually do?
The BBC has gathered a range of viewpoints on the subject.
Capitalism has to prove to society at large that it is a forest for general prosperity and dynamic growth. Because of the scandals of the last five years and because of the growing inequality, it is up to business to prove that what is good for society is good for business.
The onus is on us now in the business and investing community.
Inclusive capitalism is really no different from conscious capitalism or progressive capitalism. It is an effort to convey that capitalism is part of a broad-based improvement for all of society, that it doesn't stand alone. Inclusive capitalism is good capitalism.
Bad capitalism is rigging Libor rates, it's selling instruments that are improper investments for your investor, it's taking advantage of workers, it's not caring about the sustainability of your supply chain. There are lots of things that are bad capitalism.
Lady de Rothschild - Inclusive Capitalism Initiative
That's why we have such low confidence from the public at large in capitalism, because for too long we who are in business allowed bad behaviour. We have to acknowledge we have done some things wrong.
One of my main objectives in being the founder and co-host of the Conference on Inclusive Capitalism was to bring investors into a room, so that investors can decide that they're going to go to management and ask for more than just return on equity.
They're going to ask management how are you making sure that your supply chain will last? How are you engaging with your community so that you are still admired and valued by your community?
If investors say we are only going to put our money in companies that have a long-term view towards society then, surprise surprise, the corporations will behave that way. So our time horizon is 20 years not 12 weeks. That's the immediate objective.
Only an economic culture which has ceased to care about future generations could sacrifice so lightly the interests of people far away in geography or in time, and the long-term flourishing of the earth.
If capitalism is about value, not just cost, it would factor in the interests of our grandchildren and their grandchildren, who will rely on what we research, invest in and commit to now. Earlier capitalists invested and built for a future they would not themselves see.
We are that future - but capitalism has become careless about handing enough on for those after us.
But, replies the capitalist, "Capitalism only reflects its surrounding culture. Don't blame me if a short-term culture begets short-term capitalism."
Capitalism is usually too modest about its impact - and too quick to disclaim responsibility. We have lived so long with capitalism that it has taught us who we are and how to behave - but its anthropology is too thin to teach us to live well.
Rev Dr Malcolm Brown - Church of England
Capitalism is a complex of ideas and practices in tension with each other. The creativity of that tension has given the world innumerable good things. But the tension is inherently unstable and today's global capitalism has traded creative tension for unstable short termism.
For instance, Adam Smith knew that market capitalism relies on a shared social morality (to secure things like trust) which capitalism does nothing to create or sustain.
Capitalism actually benefits from externals which it devalues. Similarly, free competition is a basic condition for functioning markets - yet without external constraint, legal or moral, capitalism tends toward monopolies and cartels (as we have seen in banking).
So maintaining the tensions means valuing things which capitalism does not value - like moral communities, legal restraints and the interests of people now outside the marketplace. Only by holding those tensions can capitalism realise its promise and not degenerate into a threat.
The most urgent need is for capitalism to recover the idea of intergenerational justice - believing that your great great grandchildren are worth investing in today.
When people forgo current pleasures and invest instead, hoping to gain by providing goods and services people might want in future, we call it capitalism.
It has generated the wealth that has lifted large parts of humankind from subsistence and starvation, and has enabled us to fund life-saving medicine, education and the arts, as well as opportunities and material comforts.
Just as democracy can be corrupted by repressive populism, so can capitalism be perverted by "rent-seeking" - when people seek to gain more than the goods and services they produce are worth to others.
Sometimes they use political influence to sustain monopolies or to prevent new entrants and innovators from competing for custom. Sometimes they use governments to provide subsidies from taxpayers, or to prohibit cheaper imports.
Dr Madsen Pirie - Adam Smith Institute
Sometimes they do deals with governments that provide taxpayer funds to cushion losses derived from incompetence or recklessness. These forms of crony capitalism detract from capitalism's real benefits and achievements.
What capitalism should now do is to free itself from these rent-seeking perversions and spread its benefits as widely as possible.
It should act against anti-competitive practices to give people instead the power of free choices between competing goods and services. It should spread ownership of capital and investment as widely as possible through such things as personal pensions and individual savings accounts.
It should lower the barriers to entry so that everyone can aspire to start up a business to bring goods and services to others. It should seek a tax system that rewards success rather than punishing it.
Capitalism should become inclusive, making it as easy and as attractive as possible for as many as possible to set aside some part of present consumption in order to invest some of their resources and their time in providing goods and services that others will want. It should become true capitalism.
A 2011 study in the New Scientist revealed that 147 "super entities" control 40% of 43,060 transnational corporations and 60% of their revenues. The study was based on shareholders and directors but doesn't reveal beneficial ownership and control hidden behind nominee companies, trusts and foundations. Evidence suggests power is even more concentrated than the study indicates.
This stateless power dominates politics, media and education. Financial capitalism seeks to monetise and control everything, influencing legislation and regulation in its favour.
Stateless power is drawn from three fundamental flaws in the economic system, evolved to benefit the ruling class over centuries, but these flaws have been expunged from economic discourse:
Critical Thinking
Flaw 1. Private capture of the value of land, resources and other commons (such as water, the radio spectrum, genes, nature and knowledge), gifts from nature (or God), the value of which is communally created. The value of these must be shared for the good of all to fund public services and an unconditional citizens dividend.
Flaw 2. Interest on money creates no wealth but systemically drives inequality, environmental destruction, conflict and exponential, unsustainable debt growth. Debt must be unenforceable in law and usury (lending money at interest) illegal. Debt must revert to a social construct rather than its current role of facilitating wealth extraction, exploitation and oppression.
Flaw 3. Increased mechanisation and technology has rendered full employment unachievable, unnecessary and undesirable. The means to life cannot be conditional on paid employment but is a right for all and must be provided in the form of an unconditional citizens dividend sufficient for a decent life. | Men and women who hold some $30 trillion (£17.8 trillion) of assets under management - that's one third of the world's investable assets - will gather in London on Tuesday. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | Eight teams in total will do battle for both the trophy and for places in South Korea for the youth World Cup in May.
All four semi-finalists are assured of qualification for the World Cup.
Only two of the teams taking part have won the top prize before, with four-time winners Egypt among the favourites.
Cameroon, who have won this title once before, will be hoping the winning spirit from their senior team rubs off the junior Indomitable Lions.
Zambia is banking on home ground advantage to run away with the trophy but they will have to combat formidable opposition in the form of Egypt, Guinea and Mali.
Having not played in qualifiers as hosting granted them automatic qualification, the junior Chipolopolo may not know how prepared they are for competitive action.
However, they did play some friendly matches in Spain - against B sides for Tenerife, FC Basel and Barcelona - winning the first two matches 1-0 with the final one ending in a 3-1 defeat.
The host nation wound up its practice matches with a 2-1 win over regional rivals South Africa.
Zambia may take a leaf from Senegal who made the final after hosting the tournament in 2015 falling only to eventual winners Nigeria.
The junior Teranga Lions will be coming to Lusaka on a mission to amend that final loss at home.
While few would expect Senegal to have trouble beating Sudan in Group B, Sudan could prove to be the surprise package given they swept aside the traditionally strong Nigerians to qualify for Zambia 2017.
Senegal and Mali will be coming back to do battle after both made it to the U-20 World Cup in 2015 where they competed against each other in the third match play-off. which Mali won.
The Malian government has staked an additional incentive for their team to reach the top three by offering them an extra US$1,600 bonus which counts for much given the restrictions about rewards for junior teams.
South Africa will be flying the flag for Southern African teams alongside Zambia and anyone can only discount them at their own peril.
Group A will be based in Lusaka with the hosts Zambia, Mali, Egypt and Guinea.
Group B has Senegal, Sudan, Cameroon and South Africa, with their group games being played in Ndola.
The tournament runs from February 26 to March 12. | The Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Zambia's capital Lusaka on Sunday with the hosts opening the event against Guinea at the Heroes Stadium. |
Please summarize the document below. | Matthew Taylor, former head of the Labour Policy Unit, will look at job security, pay and workers' rights.
In the Daily Telegraph, Chancellor Philip Hammond defended plans to put workers on boards and impose greater pay restraint for senior executives.
The measures were "something that responsible businesses will recognise can be positive for them", he said.
He warned that big businesses were "angering their consumers" over excessive pay for bosses and poor workers' rights.
Speaking ahead of the Conservative Party conference on Sunday, Mrs May said: "The UK has one of the strongest labour markets in the world - with record numbers of people in work and an unemployment rate almost half the EU average.
"That's a proud record, but if we are to build a country that works for everyone - not just the privileged few - we need to be certain that employment regulation and practices are keeping pace with the changing world of work."
Mr Taylor has been tasked with looking at whether regulations need to change in order to keep pace with what Downing Street says is a growing number of people registered as self employed, on zero hours contracts or in temporary work.
The review will look at security, pay and rights and it will also examine whether there are ways to increase opportunities for carers, people with disabilities and the elderly.
Mr Taylor, chief executive of the RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), said it was "very encouraging" that he had been asked to chair the independent review.
"New forms of employment have many advantages for workers and consumers but there are challenges and risks," he said.
"We need to approach this issue with an open mind, recognising that within our flexible system of employment the same type of contract can have a diverse range of impacts on the people who use them.
"That the prime minister has chosen to prioritise the interests of the growing army of people working in new ways sends an important message."
He said the review team will travel across the UK to hear how people's experience of work affects their daily lives.
Seamus Nevin, head of employment and skills policy at the Institute of Directors, said: "It is important that the government works to ensure our employment regulations and definitions are flexible so that we protect workers and give them access to training and development, while still enabling innovation and enterprise to prosper." | Prime Minister Theresa May has asked Tony Blair's former policy chief to review employment practices. |
Summarize the information given below. | Lock Gray was nursing a back complaint when he joined the Scots' camp from Toulouse and had also been suffering from illness.
Scrum-half Hidalgo-Clyne sustained a hamstring strain in training with the national side.
Uncapped Sean Kennedy has been called into the squad as a replacement for Edinburgh team-mate Hidalgo-Clyne.
As yet, no-one has been called up in place of Gray.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend, said: "Richie has been unable to do much training since the RBS 6 Nations because of his back issues, so it became quickly evident he wouldn't be able to play Test match rugby this summer.
"It was valuable having him in camp last week, spending time with the new coaching group, and we wish him well with his recovery and getting back to full fitness for next season.
"We're all disappointed for Sam, who came into camp full of enthusiasm and worked really hard in our first three days together.
"While it's a blow for him to miss the tour, at least his injury isn't too serious and he can get back into pre-season with Edinburgh at a later date.
"It's great that we have been able to call up a quality replacement in Sean Kennedy and we look forward to working with him over the next couple of weeks."
Scotland v Italy; Singapore National Stadium - Saturday 10 June (kick-off 20:00, 13:00 BST)
Australia v Scotland; Allianz Stadium, Sydney - Saturday 17 June (kick-off 15:00, 06:00 BST)
Scotland v Fiji; ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji - Saturday 24 June (kick-off 14:30, 03.30 BST)
Cannabis with an estimated value of over £100,000 was found in Limavady on 16 March.
The man has been charged with conspiracy to cultivate cannabis, dishonestly using electricity and assisting offences in relation to the cultivation of cannabis.
He will appear at Limavady Magistrates Court on 9 June.
Two other men, 46 and 53, were charged in March in connection with the drugs find. | Richie Gray and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne have been ruled out of Scotland's summer tour because of injuries.
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Provide a brief summary for the information below. | A company memo states Wrightbus is finalising changes to its "organisational structure".
It said this was in response to "challenges in both the local and overseas markets".
Wrightbus employs more than 1,500 people, mainly in Ballymena.
The company is best-known for manufacturing the London Routemaster Bus championed by Boris Johnson.
Earlier this year, a Routemaster order worth £62m was confirmed.
The company memo, seen by the BBC, states the freeze will apply to "all recruitment", including vacancies currently open. It said no offers of employment should be made without "exceptional business need".
The letter added that the changes, which will reduce operating costs, will be communicated to staff in coming weeks.
The company said it had no comment to make but it is understood the move is about maintaining competitiveness rather than dealing with any particular issue.
The group's last financial figures, for 2014, showed it made an annual profit of £14.5m on a turnover of £297m.
Police previously said that a 40-year-old man was found in West George Street at about 02:45 on Saturday 20 August.
He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where his condition was described as serious.
The teenager arrested in connection with the incident is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
Kathy Wiles, who was due to stand in the 2015 Westminster election, said she wanted to highlight the dangers of using children in political campaigns.
Her initial tweet was responding to a picture showing children at the demo wearing pro-independence T-shirts.
Ms Wiles has apologised and resigned as a candidate for the seat of Angus.
The Labour Party said it would swiftly get a replacement.
Ms Wiles posted the contentious Nazi picture in relation to a social media debate about a protest outside BBC Scotland on Sunday afternoon about the corporation's coverage of the independence referendum.
She was responding to a photo from the protest which showed children standing underneath a promotional banner for pro-"Yes" blog Wings Over Scotland.
Replies to the tweet likened the photo to the Hitler Youth, to which Ms Wiles responded with an image showing children gathered around a swastika.
Ms Wiles was criticised by the father of two of the children in the protest photograph. He tweeted: "How dare you compare my children to the Hitler youth, despicable."
Ms Wiles apologised through her Twitter page @KathyWforAngus on Tuesday morning, writing: "I tweeted a picture on Sunday which has caused offence for which I apologise unequivocally.
"My intention was to make a point about the dangers of using young children in political campaigns, not to make any inference about those in the photo."
She has since deleted her account.
Scottish Labour later confirmed it had accepted Ms Wiles's resignation as a parliamentary candidate.
A party spokesman said: "We believe that Kathy Wiles has taken the right decision to withdraw in Angus and we will move swiftly to get another candidate in place.
"The debate about Scotland's future should be held in a respectful and positive way and we will take robust and immediate action if any of our members fall below these standards."
Both 48-hour and 24-hour strikes were held on seven Shell-operated platforms.
A "mutually agreeable proposal" was drawn up between unions and the Wood Group earlier this month. A ballot of RMT and Unite union members closes on Thursday afternoon.
The initial 24-hour strike in July was the first industrial action of its kind in the North Sea in nearly 30 years.
The platforms involved were the Curlew, Brent Alpha, Brent Bravo, Brent Charlie, Nelson, Gannet and Shearwater.
Aberdeen-based Wood Group provides maintenance and construction to Shell and signed a three-year extension to its contract earlier this year. | The County Antrim manufacturer, behind the so-called Boris bus, is imposing a recruitment freeze "with immediate effect".
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A ballot of offshore workers on a new proposal aimed at ending a dispute over pay and conditions is due to close. |
Write a concise summary for the following article. | The 18-year-old joins Pools following a year at the Spireites in which he played four games in all competitions.
He was a member of Sunderland's academy from age 10 to 16, and then joined Gateshead, where he made six first-team appearances, all as a substitute.
Pools have also signed Jake's brother Lewis Orrell to the club's youth team set-up for the 2016-17 campaign. | Hartlepool United have signed striker Jake Orrell after he rejected a new deal with Chesterfield. |
What is the brief summary of the provided content? | Gerald Martin McConnell, from Iniscairn Court in Creggan, admitted the assaults in the emergency department on 18 September 2016.
McConnell had been taken to the hospital to be detoxed after a three-day drinking spree.
He was sentenced on 16 June.
The judge described his actions as "nasty, serious and terrible".
The judge said McConnell had carried out a series of assaults on people who were simply trying to help him.
In the hospital, McConnell first assaulted a ward cleaner by splashing an alcohol-based cleaning gel in her face, causing stinging to her eyes.
A ward sister then tried to calm McConnell down but he punched her in the face and on the arm. A psychiatric nurse also tried to calm McConnell down but he swung a punch at her, narrowly missing her.
Two hospital porters came to the assistance of the nursing staff. McConnell punched one of them in the mouth causing a split lip and he then kneed the other porter in the face.
The police were called and McConnell was arrested and taken to Omagh police station. There he admitted the offences and told the police he remembered nothing.
The police then decided to drive McConnell back to his home in Derry but on the journey he punched the police driver in the face and then spat on her.
He bit a second officer on the arm with such force that the officer had to punch McConnell in the face in order to break free from the bite.
The judge said McConnell's hospital victims were public servants who worked sometimes in a difficult environment during which they witnessed some awful things.
"They were treated with contempt by you as they were trying to treat you," said the judge.
"Assaults on public servants while carrying out their duty are totally unacceptable and there are too many of these in Altnagelvin Hospital." | A 60-year-old man who assaulted a ward sister, a nurse and two porters in Altnagelvin Hospital, has failed to have his six-month jail sentence reduced. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | The energy minister told the Daily Telegraph: "I've already said to Theresa how very sorry I am for any hurt I have caused."
The row began after Mrs Leadsom told the Times being a mum meant she had "a very real stake" in Britain's future.
Mrs Leadsom later sent Mrs May a text of apology, the BBC understands.
Aides to Mrs May say the home secretary was "grateful" for the message and texted her thanks.
They say Mrs May always believed Mrs Leadsom had not meant to cause any offence.
In the Times, Mrs Leadsom had discussed her bid to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, and therefore the UK's next prime minister.
She said Mrs May, the home secretary and Mrs Leadsom's rival, who has no children - "possibly has nieces, nephews, lots of people.
"But I have children who are going to have children who will directly be part of what happens next".
Mrs Leadsom told the Daily Telegraph motherhood should not play a part in the Conservative leadership campaign and added that she deeply regretted "that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise".
She went on to say the Times article "said completely the opposite of what I said and believe" and that the criticism she faced since left her feeling "under attack, under enormous pressure - it has been shattering".
"I was pressed to say how my children had formed my views. I didn't want it to be used as an issue," she said.
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Among those who had criticised Mrs Leadsom over her original comments were business minister Anna Soubry, who said her comments meant she was "not PM material", while Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said there was a "gulf in class" between the two candidates.
Senior MP Sir Alan Duncan said Mrs Leadsom's remarks were "vile".
However, Mrs Leadsom's key supporter Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, has said she is facing a "black-ops" campaign by MPs who want to "denigrate her reputation".
He told ITV's Good Morning Britain on Monday: "I was talking about the wider operation here, which is during the course of the last week we have seen the most remarkable and unprecedented attempts to cast Andrea Leadsom in the most ridiculous ways."
He also said Mrs Leadsom was "angry" over the coverage of her motherhood comments and that her apology to Mrs May was "heartfelt". | Andrea Leadsom has apologised to Theresa May after suggesting being a mother made her a better candidate for prime minister. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Mr Colton, 34, of Swansea, died in August 2013 after months complaining of back pain, Worcestershire Coroners' Court heard.
Prisons and probation ombudsman Nigel Newcomen said Long Lartin prison's care fell "far below" that in the community.
He was serving a life sentence for murder.
Colton died at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch in August 2013, two days after being admitted as an emergency from the maximum security prison near Evesham.
A jury at the inquest in Stourport-on-Severn heard that his back pain was diagnosed by a prison GP and physiotherapist as muscular or skeletal.
Despite his condition worsening over the next two months, no further investigation of his symptoms was made, the hearing was told.
Claire Lees, acting head of healthcare at the prison, accepted the care given to Colton was below the required standard.
Asked by the coroner how such a case could happen in the 21st Century, she said: "It shouldn't have happened. I can't explain how it happened."
The inquest continues on Monday.
Heidi Agan, 32, now has a "bump made in various sizes", she said.
The single mother-of-two from Corby, Northamptonshire quit her job at a Kettering restaurant last May after customers repeatedly said she looked like Kate Middleton.
She now travels across the UK and around the world to make appearances as a royal doppelganger.
"To have done 12 years of something you know and then to leap into an industry that gives with one hand and takes with another is difficult, but I'm just really happy and feel blessed that I did," she said.
Since the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge announced their forthcoming baby, lookalike Ms Agan has now prepared to appear with child.
"As Kate grows I will too - to be authentic I thought it was important," she said.
"It's difficult at the moment as she's not big enough yet to change her entire wardrobe so it's difficult to see how she's' going to dress it."
Since taking the showbiz plunge Ms Agan has made regular television, radio, corporate and newspaper appearances as the duchess.
"I did the Alan Titchmarsh Show and everywhere you turned there was another celebrity, " she said.
"You just have to pinch yourself as I can't believe it's happened.
"It was the same in New York. I went to Times Square with Good Morning America and was ferried around with security.
"It's just something I never thought would happen to me, but has turned out to be the most wonderful thing ever."
Ms Agan follows social media news about Kate Middleton to ensure her own wardrobe matches the duchess', and practices "her look" daily.
"The most expensive shoes I've bought as Kate were about £200, the dress was about £300 - which I don't think is that bad considering her original evening wedding dress by Alexander McQueen would have cost ten of thousands of pounds.
"I have to get the clothes, the mannerisms, the way she stands and interacts with William right. Things like that are all very important if I want to be the best."
Ms Agan said her children, aged 11 and four, are "proud" of what she's doing.
"It's just been incredible and I feel so blessed with it and without the support of my family I just couldn't do it," she said.
"Appearing as Kate has given me the opportunity to spend more time with my own children than if I was doing my waitressing job and that's priceless."
But she refused to be drawn on who she found most attractive between the royal brothers.
"I don't think either William or Harry are my type, they are too tall... is that diplomatic enough?," she said.
People in Corby were treated to a "royal appearance" on Saturday when Ms Agan appeared for an event in the town's Corporation Street. | A prison watchdog described the case of a murderer whose cancer was only diagnosed days before he died as "one of the worst examples of poor care".
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A former waitress who swapped her £6-per-hour job to become a £650-per-appearance Duchess of Cambridge lookalike has "become pregnant" to maintain accuracy. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | The Met said it was alerted to the incident in Uxbridge Road, near Shepherd's Bush Market, at 15:20 GMT
London Fire Brigade is also at the scene and has set up a cordon alongside road closures. BBC Travel has more.
Carl English, who saw it happen, said: "Roof collapsed moments from me on Uxbridge road. Bricks flying, the guy I walked past got hit, hope he's ok." | Part of a roof has collapsed in west London causing bricks to fall on to the pavement below. |
Can you summarize the following information? | I was asked by Jeremy Vine to sell the election earlier during his Radio 2 broadcast from Cardiff as he travelled the UK ahead of the vote.
I accept it's not the most exciting answer in the world but the one I came up with was "we've got a bit of everything."
Let me explain. Above all, Wales will play its part in the battle for Number 10. Labour have 26 seats out of 40 but the thumping big majorities are not what they once were.
Take Merthyr Tydfil, where the Labour majority is currently just over 4,000. In 1997 it stood at 27,000.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that if Labour fail to win more seats in their Welsh heartland then they're going to struggle elsewhere, and as a result find it difficult to get the 5% swing they need for a majority.
Their best chance of picking up seats is probably in Cardiff. They'll be pushing the Conservatives hard in Cardiff North where the Tories are defending a majority of 194, and they'll be pushing the Liberal Democrats hard in Cardiff Central.
Incidentally, Cardiff North is the best bellwether seat in Wales. Since 1983, it's the only seat where the local MP has been from the same party as the Prime Minister.
The Conservatives have eights seats, the same as in 1987 under Margaret Thatcher. If they can return the same number after five years' worth of cuts then they'll feel they're in a good position.
As well as the existing eight, the Tories have set their sights on Lib Dem-held Brecon and Radnorshire.
The challenge they have is persuading people that they are responsible for meaningful economic improvements.
The fact that they are still neck-and-neck with Labour, despite reductions in unemployment and inflation and higher growth, would suggest they're struggling to do that.
The Conservatives say a bounce in the polls hasn't happened yet because most people won't start thinking about the election until after Easter.
And in keeping with the "bit of everything" theme, Wales has a nationalist story playing out.
Recent polls suggest the Scottish referendum has not led to any increase in support for independence.
But Plaid Cymru believe the television debates, which will give their leader Leanne Wood the opportunity to speak for Wales at the top table, could be a game-changer, and for the first time ensure everyone finally gets to grips with multi-party elections.
The three seats held by the Liberal Democrats will come under attack from the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid and will be a huge test for the party as it seeks to persuade voters it has made a difference with policies and as a moderating influence in coalition.
And then there's the UKIP factor. Last year's European elections was the moment when people stopped describing the party as primarily an English phenomena.
Many realised UKIP has been generating significant support as a result of concerns over immigration, despite the fact that levels are comparatively low in many parts of Wales, and concerns over the EU, despite the fact that billions of pounds of EU-aid has been spent in Wales.
It will be difficult for UKIP to win any seats under the first past the post system in Wales but the key question is where their votes are coming from.
Nobody can give a definitive answer. In the meantime UKIP are targeting Alyn and Deeside, Delyn, Merthyr and Cardiff South and Penarth.
The killing grounds for general elections, where governments are made or broken, are of course the marginal seats.
The unknown UKIP factor in particular has thrown many people's perceptions of what a marginal seat is in Wales.
Traditionally it has been where a party has a majority of less than 10% so it requires a swing of 5% to remove the incumbent. In Wales a whopping 45% of seats fall into that category.
In reality the great majority of seats don't change hands. That will inevitably be the case this time round but it's possible to construct scenarios where there could be some surprises.
So my "bit of everything" scenario absolutely includes a bit of the unknown as well. | So how would you sum up prospects for the general election in Wales? |
Summarize the following content briefly. | Castlebrooke Investments has taken control of Royal Exchange, a swathe of properties between Royal Avenue and the Cathedral Quarter.
It was sold by the Cerberus investment fund which had control of the loans underlying those properties.
Castlebrooke said it is formulating new plans for a mixed use development.
The company said it would be working closely with Belfast City Council.
The council said it welcomed the news that the scheme had a new owner and hoped to see proposals for a revised project "come forward by early summer".
The original plan for Royal Exchange was drawn up the William Ewart group.
It included the construction of apartments, a hotel, offices and 50,000sq m of new retail floor space.
Its development costs were estimated at around £360m.
The scheme has planning permission but a development agreement with the Department for Social Development (DSD) lapsed last year.
The involvement of DSD is crucial because it has power to vest land and assemble all the property needed for the project.
The properties bought by Castlebrooke represent about 50% of the land needed for Royal Exchange as originally planned.
However, the scheme will be revised in light of other developments taking place in the city centre.
Royal Exchange has previously been proposed as a possible site for a John Lewis department store.
However, the retailer has only ever expressed an interest in opening a store at the Sprucefield retail park near Lisburn.
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it would "not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been stuck in transit at a Moscow airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has sought to assure Moscow he would not face the death penalty in America.
Washington wants him extradited for leaking details of surveillance programmes.
Mr Peskov did not specify what the nature of the talks between the agencies was.
He did, however, remind reporters that President Vladimir Putin had expressed a strong determination not to allow the case to interfere with US-Russian relations.
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Mr Putin had not taken part in any discussions with the American authorities over Mr Snowden case, Mr Peskov said.
Mr Snowden "has not made any request that would require examination by the head of state", Mr Peskov added.
The Russian president has refused to hand him to the American authorities, but said he could stay in Russia only if he stopped leaking US secrets.
Mr Snowden, whose passport has been cancelled by the US, has been in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since arriving from Hong Kong on 23 June.
His father, Lon Snowden, said on Friday he believes his son should stay in Russia and avoid the US, saying he had been vilified by the Obama administration and members of Congress.
"If it were me, knowing what I know now, and listening to advice of sage people like [Pentagon Papers leaker] Daniel Ellsberg... I would attempt to find a safe haven," the elder Snowden told the Associated Press news agency in a telephone interview.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Where will Snowden end up?
Q&A: Prism
On Thursday Mr Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena denied earlier reports that Edward Snowden had been given Russian travel documents.
Mr Snowden has requested temporary asylum in Russia, and said recently his favoured final destination was Latin America.
In a letter to Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, Mr Holder said that the charges against Mr Snowden were not punishable by death.
If additional charges were brought which could incur capital punishment, the US would not seek to impose such a penalty, he added.
The Snowden affair has caused diplomatic ructions around the world, upsetting close US allies and traditional enemies.
Leaks by the former CIA worker have led to revelations that the US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting Americans' phone records.
On Wednesday evening, an attempt to block funding for the programme narrowly failed in a 205-217 vote in the US House of Representatives.
The White House had lobbied Congress to support the surveillance.
Opponents of the US, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, have all offered Mr Snowden asylum. | A major regeneration scheme in Belfast has been bought been a London-based developer.
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The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman. |
Please summarize the following text. | Halfpenny, 28, joined from Toulon on a dual contract with the Welsh Rugby Union in August, signing a three-year deal with Scarlets ahead of his former Cardiff Blues region.
He could make his regional debut against Southern Kings on 2 September.
"Everyone knows his abilities and he is a wonderful player and a great person," said Jones.
Halfpenny has started training with the league champions and is being lined up to play in the opening Pro14 match of the season at Parc y Scarlets against the Kings.
"We're very lucky Leigh decided to join us," said Jones. "All the players and coaches in the squad are looking forward to working with him.
"He's already joined the squad and has brought a positive attitude."
The Scarlets, who won the Pro12 title last season, will open their campaign against the Kings, who have joined the expanded Pro14 league along with fellow South African side the Cheetahs.
"We are very excited," said Jones.
"We are expecting a physical challenge from the Kings and they will be confrontational.
"It's a fresh challenge with a new structure and we realise we have a lot of work to do. The league is evolving and there is a buzz among the players.
"If the league expands further, then great."
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) will pay the family of Hamako Watanabe 49 million yen (£284,000, $472,000).
Ms Watanabe killed herself after she was forced to leave her home due to radioactive contamination.
The plant was badly damaged by the March 2011 tsunami, which knocked out cooling systems to reactors.
The case could open the way for many others to sue Tepco for compensation, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.
In June 2011, three months after the plant's failure, Mrs Watanabe and her husband Mikio were forced to evacuate their home because of radioactive contamination. Their home in Kawamata town was about 40km from the plant.
The family moved to an apartment in Fukushima city. Weeks later Mrs Watanabe, 58, doused herself in kerosene and set herself on fire.
Her husband and three children sued Tepco for 91 million yen.
They claimed the evacuation was responsible for a deterioration of Mrs Watanabe's mental state because she did not know when she could return home, according to Kyodo news agency. The chicken farm where she and her husband were working also closed.
Following the verdict, Tepco released a statement reiterating that it was sorry for the accident and said it would study the verdict and "respond in a sincere way".
"We pray that Hamako Watanabe has found peace," the company added.
Mr Watanabe said he was "satisfied" with the court decision.
It is not the first time Tepco has paid out compensation. It has settled a number of suicide-related claims through a government dispute resolution system, reports say, but this case is the first time a court has mandated Tepco should pay damages.
Dozens of Fukushima residents are reported to have killed themselves since the disaster, says our correspondent.
Tens of thousand fled their homes and businesses because of radioactive contamination, with the majority still unable to return home. | Scarlets were "very lucky" to sign Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny, says the region's backs coach Stephen Jones.
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A Japanese court has ordered the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay damages to the family of an evacuee who killed herself. |
Summarize the information given below. | Researchers believe one in 2,000 people in the UK is a carrier of the disease linked to eating contaminated beef.
Their estimate in the BMJ comes from studying more than 32,000 samples of human tissue removed during appendix operations carried out between 2000 and 2012 at 41 hospitals.
It remains unclear if any of these carriers will ever develop symptoms.
Early predictions of a vCJD epidemic didn't come to fruition.
To date, here have been 177 UK deaths from vCJD. Most of these occurred in the late 90s and early 2000s. There has been only one death in the last two years.
The rare, fatal disease progressively attacks the brain.
But it appears that relatively few who catch the infectious agent that causes the disease develop symptoms. People can be "silent" carriers for decades and not even know it.
The BMJ research identified 16 such carriers out of the thousands of appendix tissue samples studied.
Experts say many vital questions remain unanswered.
Since the link between vCJD and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, was discovered in 1996, there have been strict controls to prevent meat from infected cattle from entering the food chain.
However, the average time it takes for the symptoms of vCJD to occur after initial infection is still unclear.
Preventing spread
This means people exposed to infected meat before the food controls were introduced continue to develop variant CJD, and may spread it to others.
Experience tells us that the disease could be transmitted from human to human via blood - in the UK, there have been three reported cases of vCJD associated with a blood transfusion.
Blood donor services take measures to ensure blood is not infected but there is no test to screen for vCJD, although scientists are working on this.
And there is currently no cure for the disease.
Prof Sebastian Brandner of University College London, who led the BMJ research, said: "We do not know what will happen.
"Will these people develop disease and can they transmit it? There are many questions we still do not know the answers to."
Prof Richard Knight, director of the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit in Edinburgh, said the answers might not be known for decades.
In the meantime, surveillance was key, he said.
"You can see from the data available that its likely that we will get a secondary or tertiary wave of disease but its likely that these further waves will be small.
"Future clinical cases will be pretty small in number," he added.
Dr Graham Jackson, of the MRC Prion Unit at UCL Institute of Neurology, said: "Given the high levels of infection indicated by this research, it is now crucial we establish how many people in the UK harbour that infection in their bloodstream in order to adequately assess the risks of transmission through contaminated blood donations.
"Studies to develop new blood tests for CJD must remain a priority to assist with screening and protecting the UK blood supply." | Twice as many Britons as previously thought could be carrying the human form of "mad cow" disease, variant CJD. |
Can you provide a brief summary for this document? | Later he will celebrate a mass on the United States border, and more than 200,000 people are expected to attend.
The Pope will use the ceremony to highlight the suffering of migrants, tens of thousands of whom cross the border every year.
Ciudad Juarez was once one of the most violent cities in Mexico.
Pope Francis is visiting Cereso jail, a mixed prison in Ciudad Juarez which houses about 700 inmates, 250 of them women.
His visit is seen as a chance to give hope to the city's residents, who lived through a spate of murders of women and rampant drug violence which meant few dared leave their homes at night.
"The problem of security is not resolved only by incarcerating; rather, it calls us to intervene by confronting the structural and cultural causes of insecurity that impact the entire social framework," the pope told the inmates.
Pope tells young Mexicans to 'dare to dream'
The pontiff's visit comes just days after 49 prisoners died in a fight between rival gang members at the Topo Chico jail in the north-eastern city of Monterrey.
Mexican prisons are notoriously overcrowded and corrupt and the meeting between inmates and the pontiff is expected to draw further attentions to these problems.
Later on Wednesday, the Pope will hold a mass at a huge stage set up by the Rio Grande river that separates the Mexican state of Chihuahua from Texas, in the US.
He is expected to kneel down next to a pair of worn sandals, a symbol for the thousands of migrants who have died trying to cross into the US.
The mass will be broadcast on a giant screen in a football stadium in El Paso, Texas.
The Pope's message comes as immigration has become one of the main issues on the US presidential campaign.
The BBC's Mexico correspondent Katy Watson says Pope Francis's entire tour in Mexico has been focused on speaking to people who are marginalised.
He has repeatedly called on the country's leaders to make it a better place for people to live.
On Tuesday, he told young Mexicans in the violence-hit state of Michoacan "to dare to dream".
He urged them to reject a life of crime and to "feel your value".
"It is a lie to believe that the only way to live, or to be young, is to entrust oneself to drug dealers or others who do nothing but sow destruction and death.
"Jesus would never ask us to be assassins; rather, he calls us to be disciples," the pontiff said.
The bodies of Sian Blake, 43, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found at their London home on Tuesday.
Police are hunting for the children's father, Arthur Simpson-Kent, who travelled to Ghana days after they were reported missing.
The Ghanaian Police said their help was requested two days ago.
Detectives have been sent to the Cape Coast in the south of the country - where the extended Simpson family is from - as well as to other parts of the Atlantic shoreline.
In addition, police checks are in place on all of Ghana's official borders.
The authorities said while there is no official immigration record of Mr Simpson-Kent leaving the country, the delay in alerting them means he may have left via the borders into Togo, Burkino Faso or the Ivory Coast.
BBC correspondent Alistair Leithead who is in Ghana said while there have been some reported sightings of him, the investigation was low-key and had not been reported in newspapers nor on television.
No appeal has been made for his arrest.
Ms Blake and the couple's sons were not seen after 13 December but a missing persons inquiry was not launched until 16 December, when the NSPCC raised concerns about their welfare.
Police attended the family's home in south-east London and spoke to Mr Simpson-Kent, but that is the last time he was seen.
A search at the home uncovered three bodies in the garden on 5 January and police said significant attempts had been made to conceal them.
They all died from head and neck injuries, police said.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating how the Metropolitan Police handled the case.
Sian Blake, who had motor neurone disease, played Frankie Pierre in the BBC One soap between 1996 and 1997. | Pope Francis is visiting a prison in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez on the last day of his five-day visit to Mexico.
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Authorities in Ghana have widened their search for the partner of a former EastEnders actress who was murdered alongside her two young sons. |
Summarize the following content briefly. | Northern Ireland has been given the power to set its own rate and is set to cut the tax businesses pay on their profits to 12.5% by 2018.
However, last week the chancellor said the GB rate will fall to 17% by 2020.
Caroline Keenan of ASM accountants told the BBC's Inside Business programme it "dilutes" Northern Ireland's advantage.
Q&A: Corporation tax in Northern Ireland
She said the cut in the GB rate - announced by Chancellor George Osborne as part of last week's budget - had come as a surprise.
"I don't think it's a good move, from the point of view that it dilutes the potential that we have," Ms Keenan said.
"We're going to be competing with England, Scotland and Wales and, that differential, I don't think it's even going to cut it."
She said Northern Ireland needed "a cocktail of measures" in order to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), on top of having the lowest corporation tax rate in the UK.
"I've worked with many FDI companies over the last number of years and it's the whole range of the skills, the infrastructure, it's property."
Caroline Keenan's interview will be broadcast as part of Inside Business at 13:30 GMT on Sunday 20 March. | A cut in the corporation tax rate in Great Britain could put Northern Ireland at an economic disadvantage, a leading tax expert has said. |
Can you summarize this content? | Denmark international Lindegaard, 31, has played only one League Cup game since joining the Baggies on a free transfer from Manchester United.
United have chosen to recall Sam Johnstone, who started Saturday's 3-1 home defeat by Brentford at Deepdale.
Lindegaard could make his Preston debut at Derby on 2 February.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship side Preston North End have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard on loan from West Bromwich Albion for the remainder of the season. |
Please summarize the following text. | His comments come after three contestants had to pull out of the show after a series of accidents.
"They signed up for this, they're being paid for this. If they are hurting, it can often be self-inflicted," he said in the Daily Mail.
Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle suffered a serious spinal injury on Saturday.
It's understood Tweddle landed her jump successfully but then crashed into a safety barrier. She is now recovering in hospital in Austria following neck surgery.
She's the third contestant to pull out of the show, after actress Tina Hobley broke her arm in two places and former swimmer Rebecca Adlington dislocated her shoulder.
Edwards, Britain's most famous ski-jumper after competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics, said the injuries of contestants serve as a reminder that, in ski-jumping, the "slightest error can be catastrophic".
Linford Christie has also hurt his hamstring but is still proceeding with the competition.
The drop-outs have prompted a review into safety procedures on the reality TV show.
On Monday, Channel 4 confirmed it would be asking producers on the programme to take further safety measures.
"All winter sports carry some element of risk but in light of the number of injuries this year, Channel 4 has asked the producers to review safety procedures again to further reduce the prospect of accident," it said.
Edwards added that, from experience, ski-jumpers need to spend a considerable amount of time training relentlessly to avoid injury.
He said: "I worked on the first two series [of The Jump], and I know time is tight. There might be only a two-hour window to practise on a ramp.
"Those competitors should be up and down the steps relentlessly - jump and go back, jump and go back.
"Instead, too many will have a couple of goes before going off for a coffee and forgetting to return because they're feeling tired."
He added: "For that reason, I don't think this spate of injuries is solely the fault of the producers."
A new biopic, which stars Kingsman actor Taron Egerton, as Eddie the Eagle is due to be released next month. | Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards has said the celebrity contestants in Channel 4's The Jump "must bear the brunt of the blame" for their injuries. |
Summarize this article briefly. | Mark Lafferty and Adeline Clark allegedly attacked Mark McCowan, 45, and Dennis McCowan, 71, on 2 December.
Mr Lafferty, 53, and Ms Clark, 40, are accused of repeatedly stabbing them at a house in Baillieston.
Both are also accused of presenting a knife at Christine McCowan, 68, demanding money, forcing her upstairs and robbing her of £35.
The pair, both from Glasgow's east end, appeared in private from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
They made no plea or declaration.
Sheriff Allan Findlay remanded Mr Lafferty, who will appear again next week for a full committal hearing.
Ms Clark was granted bail and is expected to return to court at a later date.
The area, near the border with Bangladesh, has been sealed off by security forces since attacks on border posts left nine police officers dead.
Access to about 50,000 vulnerable people is restricted, the UN says.
Rakhine has seen long-running tensions between Buddhists and the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority.
Since the co-ordinated attacks near Maungdaw earlier this month, army operations have reportedly left at least 30 Rohingya Muslims dead and displaced up to 15,000.
But with journalists banned from the most sensitive areas, these figures are impossible to verify.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) both issued pleas for the government of Myanmar, previously known as Burma, to do more to allow aid to reach Rohingya populations and other groups.
"The Burmese government has a responsibility to search for and arrest those who attacked the border posts," HRW's Asia director Brad Adams said.
"But it is required to do so in a manner that respects human rights, ensures that the area's people get the aid they need, and allows journalists and rights monitors into the area."
Amnesty said it had heard reports that civilians have been required to cross conflict lines to receive help.
"Civilians cannot be put in a position where they have no other option but to put their lives in harm's way to access much needed aid," said Rafendi Djamin, the organisation's South East Asia and the Pacific director.
Buddhist nationalists in Myanmar see the country's estimated one-million Rohingya as Bangladeshi intruders, despite many having lived in the country for generations.
The government of Myanmar refuses to grant them citizenship. | A man and woman have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a father and son in the north of Glasgow.
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Human rights groups have called on the government in Myanmar to ensure aid can reach the northern part of restive Rakhine state. |
Write a short summary of the following excerpt. | Under the plan, production at the plant in Peterlee, County Durham would be moved to other sites in the UK, owner PepsiCo said.
It said the decision had been taken in an effort to find "crucial savings" and to ensure the long-term growth of the business.
Manufacturing managing director at the Peterlee site, Tracey Foster, said union consultations had begun.
In a statement, she said: "In order to improve the efficiency of our UK snacks manufacturing operations, we are proposing the closure of our factory at Peterlee.
"Crisps currently produced at the site would be manufactured at our other facilities in the UK.
"Peterlee has been an important site for our business but the changes we are proposing present significant productivity and efficiency savings crucial for ensuring the long-term sustainable growth of our business in the UK.
"We appreciate this is upsetting news for everyone at the Peterlee site.
"No decisions will be made without first consulting employees and their representatives. We would also like to reassure colleagues that we will be providing on-going support and assistance from this point onwards."
Labour MP Grahame Morris, whose Easington constituency includes the Peterlee factory, described the announcement as a "bitter blow" for East Durham.
More than 300 solo runners, 111 relay teams of three, and 50 of their four-legged rivals took part in the 31st event around Llanwrtyd Wells.
Betty Gordon, riding Next in Line Grangeway, was home in 2hr 8m 37s, just over 17 minutes ahead of the first runner, Charlie Pearson.
The only occasions when men have won were in 2004 and 2007.
The race takes competitors through farm tracks, footpaths, open moorland and tarmac and attracts thousands of spectators.
By Friday night 249 runners had registered, and by early Saturday morning there were 100 relay teams of three and 50 horses, although more signed up shortly before the race began.
Horses are required to go through three vetting stations - at the start, the midway point and the end of the race and if they fail any checks they are disqualified.
The race was affected by heavy showers, and Tony Egan, who organised it for the first time, said that had made the ground "soft and squidgy in places".
But he said he had spoken to many competitors, who told him how much they enjoyed the challenge.
"They said they had a great time. It's good to see how popular it is," he added.
The first woman home was Jenny Horne, of Aberystwyth, in 2hr 46m 41s.
The prizes were presented by Alan Hope of the Monster Raving Loony Party, a week before the town stages the Screaming Lord Sutch Official Monster Raving Loony Music Party, in memory of the man who founded the political party.
The winner received a cup and 1,000 guineas - although Huw Lobb won £25,000 in 2004 after becoming the first human victor. | A Walkers crisps factory is facing closure, putting 380 jobs under threat.
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The annual Man versus Horse race over 22 miles of Powys countryside has seen an equine triumph once again. |
Give a concise summary of the following information. | Gerry died on 21 August last year after a long battle with illness. He was 69.
A City Dreaming, a film of his memories of his hometown Londonderry - or Stroke City, as he called it - was aired on Thursday at 21:00 BST.
Written and narrated by Gerry, it uses archive footage to tell the story of the city as he saw it.
The film charts the city's rises and falls over the course of a half a century, touching on everything from Luftwaffe bombings to Amelia Earhart's unexpected landing to first civil rights protests.
It has been shown at film festivals around the world, and was screened in Belfast for the first time earlier this year.
The film's director Mark McCauley said the television premiere was a "wonderful chance to hear Gerry again in full flow".
"He just had a wonderful way with words, he really enjoyed life," Mr McCauley said.
"He wasn't a man for great formality or sticking by the rules. We love that type of character and he was the embodiment and the spirit of that.
"We're all missing him terribly."
Gerry's family have said it has been a "difficult year" since his death.
But the "continuous outpouring of support from friends and fans" had been a great source of comfort, they added.
"In many ways it has been hard to accept that Gerry, the husband, father and grandfather, is no longer with us," his family said.
"We are just now able to start looking at and uncovering the wonderful writings and works he left behind, and with them he has left a wonderful legacy for his grandchildren.
"We still miss him and love him and always will."
A City Dreaming is available to watch again on the BBC iPlayer.
Dean Cosker became the first Glamorgan bowler to 100 T20 wickets as Surrey never got going, with all the home sides bowlers taking wickets.
Wicket-keeper Chris Cooke claimed five victims, including the stumping of Dwayne Bravo for Cosker's hundredth.
Glamorgan's South African batsmen Colin Ingram and Jacques Rudolph put together a century stand to ensure the result.
Ingram led the way with another superlative innings, with 73 not out off just 49 balls.
There was another impressive performance of 2-20 in four overs from Glamorgan's South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn in his final appearance.
He claimed eleven wickets in his five matches, four of which were victories.
The Welsh county have five wins and one no-result in the first half of the T20 season, with Surrey still on four wins.
The visitors were left regretting the absence of Jason Roy, who struck a century in England's ten-wicket demolition of Sri Lanka in their one-day international at Edgbaston.
Glamorgan spinner Dean Cosker told BBC Wales Sport:
"Taking 100 wickets is something that I'll look back on probably when I finish playing, I'm just really enjoying the situation, we're playing really good cricket in this competition and long may it continue.
"Dwayne Bravo's a proven world-class player, so it was nice to get him out at a very important stage of the game as well, Chris Cooke's kept really well in the shorter form of the game.
"Is this Glamorgan's best T20 team? I'll tell you at the end of the competition, hopefully we can lift that trophy and then we will be the best ever.
"You'll have to ask (chief executive) Hugh Morris about that (playing on), I'm not sure how many times I can get peppered at backward point, my hands are falling off and my body's in bits, but that's all part of a 38 year-old diving around. I'll keep going as long as I can and I'm really enjoying it." | The final work of broadcaster Gerry Anderson has been shown on BBC One Northern Ireland on the eve of the anniversary of his death.
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Glamorgan completed a convincing double over Surrey as they reached a modest target of 111 with 4.1 overs to spare. |
What is the summary of the given information? | Cardiff council is negotiating a proposal for the delivery of the interchange with developers Rightacres Property.
Councillor Elizabeth Clark said she feared the capital would never "have a proper bus station again".
Cardiff council said it was right for all funding options to be considered.
The former bus station was flattened to make way for BBC Wales' new headquarters.
Leader of the council's Liberal Democrat group Ms Clark said it was "outrageous" no deal had been struck for the new interchange, which is due to open in December 2017.
"I'm increasingly worried about whether Cardiff will ever have a proper bus station again," she said.
The interchange, retail units and office aspect of the regeneration project was granted planning permission by councillors earlier this month.
A report before the council's cabinet on Thursday said negotiations were ongoing to reach a funding agreement for the bus interchange aspect of the development.
It reads: "The council is seeking to secure delivery of the bus interchange within the financial envelope of existing capital allocations and intends to conclude these negotiations in time to enable the construction to commence immediately following completion of demolition and site preparation works."
The report also says council leader Phil Bale has written to the UK government's Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to stress the "urgent need for long awaited investment" in Cardiff Central railway station.
Network Rail has put forward plans to modernise the station, but it is subject to funding being granted by the Department for Transport for the 2019-2024 funding period for rail projects.
Cardiff council confirmed the demolition of the NCP car park would begin next week ahead as part of the latest stage of the central square development.
But added that, due to the "massive scale of this development", the timeline set out was "purely a guide and wasn't definitive".
Councillor Ramesh Patel, cabinet member for transport, planning and sustainability, said the authority was simply getting on with its job.
"It is always good practice to look at all the possible options - if we weren't confident we wouldn't be doing all this work.
"We are getting on with it, as far as I am concerned it is full speed ahead." | Funding for Cardiff's multi-million pound bus station is yet to be secured nine months before it is scheduled to open, a report has revealed. |
Write a summary for this information. | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) found expectations of growth strengthened in the last quarter, following a dip after the Brexit vote.
Growth was forecast for 2017 in workloads, employment and profit.
However, concerns were raised over skills shortages.
Rics' UK Construction Market Survey found workload growth expectations improved considerably in the fourth quarter, while 20% more survey respondents said they expected a rise in employment in 2017.
The survey found modest growth in the Scottish construction sector in the final three months of 2016, with 7% more respondents reporting increasing workloads.
The private industrial sector was seen to be driving growth, as 23% more respondents reported an increase.
Growth in private commercial and private housing also increased between September and December, but public non-housing works fell in the same period.
Respondents warned of skills shortages restricting growth, with half of those surveyed pointing to a lack of quantity surveyors.
Rics chief economist Simon Rubinsohn said: "The latest results suggest that the construction sector has shrugged off concerns about the effect of Brexit with key workload indicators remaining firm around the country.
"Indeed, feedback regarding the outlook over the next 12 months is now rosier than it was back in the autumn, with more building anticipated as 2017 unfolds.
"That said, there remains some unease about access to skilled labour in the emerging new world and financial constraints still remain a major challenge for many businesses.
"And significantly, we are being told that a shortage of quantity surveyors is impacting on the development process at the present time." | Scottish construction firms are more optimistic about the year ahead than they were in the autumn, according to a new survey. |
Can you provide an overview of this section? | The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday.
He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease.
"Muhammad Ali was probably the best fighter of all time. He inspired nearly every boxer on the planet.
"He was like George Best in football. He was the first superstar boxer, without a doubt. He opened all the doors. He made boxing look glamorous." - Dave Boy McAuley, former boxing flyweight world champion.
"As a boxer, he called it - he was 'the greatest'. But there was more to him than boxing. He was an entertainer. The world has never seen the like of him.
"He loved a joke and he was a very nice guy to meet. He was inspirational, not alone in the boxing world. He brought a new side to boxing, He was the greatest thing that ever happened to professional boxing. He became the best-known face on the planet." - Barney Eastwood, former boxing promoter
"He was such a legend. As a kid I remember shadow boxing around the living room and him on the video. He did inspire me to be a boxer.
"Everybody I know - they have all done the Ali shuffle, either on the dance floor or in the gym. He was the best sportsman that has ever lived and what a life he has led." - Brian Magee, former super-middleweight world champion.
"He was 'The Greatest', one of the most influential men that ever lived. RIP Muhammad Ali." - Carl Frampton, former super-bantamweight champion.
"He was the greatest to ever do it. RIP Muhammad Ali, you showed the world how great you were." - Michael Conlan, bantamweight world champion.
"He was just the greatest sportsman that has ever been. We are very lucky that he happened to be in our sport.
"He was hugely famous and what he did for the sport - he was an amazing humanitarian and look what he did for civil rights in America. He was a remarkable individual." - Barry McGuigan, former world featherweight champion.
"It was a magic night in June 2003. It was truly a night of the stars, probably the favourite for many many people, was when Muhammad Ali was brought into the stadium.
"He had been diagnosed with Parkinsons and he was driven in on a golf cart. But he just stole the hearts, the cameras went to him, there were 80,000 people in the stadium, if there had been a roof it would have lifted.
"He was an icon of sport and for the athletes themselves, he was the pinnacle. When Muhammad Ali came there was joy and, at the same time, tears. It was a great celebration of a great sportsperson," Ronan King, patron of the Special Olympics, remembers Ali at Dublin's Croke Park for the Special Olympics in 2003.
"Sad day for sport all over the world, RIP Muhammad Ali!" - Paddy Barnes, two-times Olympics bronze medallist.
"The world has lost not just one of the greatest boxers of all time, but also a courageous human rights campaigner who devoted his life to leaving the world a better a place than he found it" - Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International
"The passing of Muhammad Ali will have been heard with the greatest sadness by Irish people of all generations.
"Many will remember the wit, grace and beauty he brought to boxing and some will recall his visits to Ireland. All over the world people also flocked to hear him offer his view on the achievement of democracy and particularly equal rights when they were so strikingly missing in some of the richest countries of the world. He brought his message of freedom and respect for people of all races to all the continents of the world.
"As a sportsman and humanitarian, and as someone who struggled for a very long time with one of the most debilitating illnesses, he offered courage in the face of great difficulties." - Irish President Michael D Higgins
"The last time I met him was in 2000 when he was given the award as the outstanding sports personality of the century.
"At that stage, the onset of Parkinson's was very, very obvious.
"Four years before that, I sat in the stadium at Lansdowne , hoping and praying that the Parkinsons and his shaking and so on would not prevent him from lighting the Olympic torch. But, magnificently, as you would expect from him, he actually got through it." - former BBC commentator Jim Neilly.
The funeral will take place in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, his family said in a statement.
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Summarize the provided information. | David Crompton was suspended by Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings after the Hillsborough inquests due to "eroding trust and confidence" in the force.
The PCP said it had concluded Dr Billings "should call upon" Mr Crompton to either resign or retire.
Dr Billings will consider the response before making a final decision.
In a statement released by the PCP, which met on Friday to consider the matter, panel chair Councillor Talib Hussain said: "I can confirm that the recommendation of the Police and Crime Panel is that the police and crime commissioner should call upon the chief constable to resign or retire."
Mr Crompton announced in March, just weeks before he was suspended, he intended to retire in November after four years in the post and 41 years in policing.
A report published by the PCP said Mr Crompton had made "a catastrophic error of judgement" in attempting to explain the force's legal approach to the Hillsborough inquests after the jury concluded police conduct contributed to or caused the disaster.
Having apologised in 2012 for the force's efforts to deflect responsibility for the disaster on to Liverpool supporters he was criticised by Andy Burnham MP for seemingly going back on the apology during the hearing.
In a statement published after the inquest he said the force had not tried to defend its failures but "these failures had to be put into the context of other contributory factors".
The PCP said his comments had led to "the inevitable risk that it would be perceived as rowing back on the previous apology" and suggested the force had "continued to put the protection of its own reputation above the welfare of the families".
The panel concluded that given the "damage" his words had done to the force and the "continuing damage" which would have been caused to that reputation if Mr Crompton were to stay in post, Dr Billings "was justified in his decision to suspend the chief constable". | The decision to suspend the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police has won the backing of the region's Police and Crime Panel (PCP). |
Summarize the following piece. | The firm said the vulnerability concerned its OneTouch Ping pump which is only sold in the US and Canada.
However, it told the BBC there had been no reported attacks and the risk was "extremely low".
"It would require technical expertise, sophisticated equipment and proximity to the pump," it said.
The disclosure was made in a letter to patients on 27 September, the firm said.
The Animas OneTouch Ping pump, which was launched in 2008, enables diabetics to dose themselves with insulin using a Wi-Fi remote control. This removes the hassle of directly accessing the device, which can be worn under the patient's clothes.
Johnson & Johnson said the pump was not connected to the internet or to any external network.
But Jay Radcliffe - a diabetic and researcher with cyber security firm Rapid7 - said he had discovered it could still be hacked from a distance of 25 feet.
He found communications between the pump and its radio frequency remote could be hijacked - in theory allowing a hacker to administer unauthorised injections.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it had confirmed Mr Radcliffe's findings but that the pump remained "safe and reliable".
It said worried patients could take precautions, such as not using the pump's remote and programming the device to limit its maximum dose.
There are growing concerns over the risk of medical device hacks.
In February, cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab revealed it had hacked into a hospital's IT infrastructure - with its permission - and was able to access an MRI device.
And the US Food & Drug Administration is said to be preparing formal guidance for manufacturers on how to respond to reports of cyber attacks.
The agency has previously urged medical firms to work with cyber security experts to mitigate risks - however it says it knows of no cases where criminals have hacked a device to cause harm.
The show vacated its old set in central Manchester earlier this year and moved to a new site on Salford Quays.
The old set has since been opened up for guided tours and its indoor Studio One has now been given permission to host wedding ceremonies.
The studio houses the interior sets for the Rovers Return, the knicker factory and the Platt and Duckworth houses.
Andy Begg, general manager of Coronation Street The Tour, said it was "a real must for any die hard Corrie fan wanting to tie the knot in style".
He added: "We are currently in the process of working out what packages can be made available, but rest assured, you can guarantee the Rovers will play a big part."
Weddings will be available on weekday evenings during school term time, when guided tours do not happen, he added.
ITV sold Granada's Quay Street site for £26m to Allied London and Manchester City Council last year.
The set is currently scheduled to be open to the public until October but the long-term plans for the site have yet to been confirmed.
The Small Blue was discovered during survey work by the NI Environment Agency near Derrygonnelly.
It is Northern Ireland's smallest and most endangered butterfly and was last spotted here in 2001.
It was believed to have become extinct, but experts say a combination of good weather and careful land management have created conditions for its return.
Field work in the area of special scientific interest where it was located has found a large number of eggs and larvae.
Bobbie Hamill of the NIEA spotted the butterfly during field surveys.
Despite its name, the Small Blue is actually a dull brown colour and can be easily overlooked.
Ms Hamill said she and the other members of the survey team had been "really excited" when, all of a sudden, six of the butterflies fluttered by.
Catherine Bertrand of Butterfly Conservation said the rediscovery of the Small Blue "was a story of hope in really uncertain times".
She said most conservation stories were usually about loss of habitat or species.
But in places where the land was managed carefully species could make a comeback, she added.
The 19-year-old, who has yet to make a first-team appearance for Spurs, scored 14 goals in 22 games for Premier League club's Under 18's last season.
He also spent time at National League side Braintree Town last season, where he was an unused substitute twice.
Loft is the first player to move to Stevenage since the transfer window opened on 1 January.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson has warned that one of its insulin pumps for diabetics is at risk of being hacked, causing an overdose.
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Summarize the information given below. | The Electoral Commission said it "does not mean that it has any view" on whether charges should be brought.
It has invited several police forces to a meeting next week on the issue.
The Conservatives have admitted failing to declare £38,000 of general election expenses for accommodation costs, blaming an "administrative error".
They said they failed to register what was paid to put up Tory activists involved in the party's Battlebus operation - following a Channel 4 investigation.
The party said the tour was part of the national campaign organised by Conservative Campaign HQ and, as such, the expenditure did not form part of the spending by individual candidates.
It says it was "some millions below" the spending threshold for the national campaign and would have had no reason not to declare it.
But Channel 4 said its investigation suggested the operation was focused at a local level, so should have been declared as such.
The deadline for any prosecutions is 12 months from the date of any offence, unless police or the director of public prosecutions apply to the courts for an extension.
The Electoral Commission is investigating whether the Conservatives met their reporting obligations under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act for the 2015 general election and by-elections in Newark, Clacton and Rochester and Strood.
It has the power to fine parties over their national campaign spending - but it is up to the police to investigate or sanction local party candidates over local campaign spending under the Representation of the People Act.
The commission said its view was that "in the absence of any current investigation by the police, it would be sensible for the criminal justice agencies to retain the ability to take action, should appropriate evidence come to light as part of the commission's own investigation".
The Electoral Commission said it does not believe it will finish its investigation before the deadline for any potential offences under the Representation of the People Act expires. | Police and prosecutors should ask for more time to decide whether to bring prosecutions over the Conservatives' 2015 election returns, says a watchdog. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | Lawyers for Sean Hackett claim prison authorities have not complied with a court recommendation that he should receive appropriate psychotherapy.
Aloysius Hackett was shot at the family home near Augher, County Tyrone in 2013.
Hackett is serving a minimum seven year sentence for manslaughter.
A jury found the ex-GAA player guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility after acquitting him of murder.
It emerged during his trial that he had suffered depression in the preceding months, triggered by a split from his girlfriend.
In September 2015, he won his appeal against the original sentence of 10 years behind bars, before he can be considered for release on licence.
Up to five psychiatrists backed the view that Hackett was in a delusional state of mind when he carried out the killing at the age of 18.
Based on the additional medical evidence, the Court of Appeal accepted his ability to form a rational judgment had been significantly impaired.
At the time Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan decided against making a hospital order, but said the case required the Department of Justice to urgently consider a transfer.
He also identified a compelling need for Hackett to receive appropriate psychotherapy at a suitable location.
However, Hackett's legal team claim nothing has been done to implement those recommendations.
At the High Court on Wednesday, Hackett's barrister was set to open his application for leave to seek a judicial review of the Department of Justice's alleged failures.
However, the case was adjourned amid arguments that the relevant health trust should become involved.
Further submissions are expected to be heard next month.
The protest on 9 February was over the 2013 hanging of Kashmiri man Mohammed Afzal Guru and allegedly saw the chanting of anti-India slogans.
Police arrested JNU student union head Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charges but also named five other organisers.
The arrest led to protests and clashes in Delhi and universities across India.
Government ministers have refused to back down and vowed to punish what they describe as "anti-national elements", but critics condemned the charges as an assault on freedom of expression.
The five students - named as Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ashutosh Kumar, Anant Prakash Narayan, Riyazul Haq and Rama Naga - went missing after they were named by police.
They returned to campus late on Sunday night and addressed other students holding a vigil, reports said.
A section of the media had accused Umar Khalid of having links with the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, although the government later denied the reports.
"...I'm not a terrorist. I have never projected myself as a Muslim while doing politics on campus. I always tried to see exploitation of Muslims along with the exploitation faced by Dalits, tribals and others," Mr Khalid told a gathering.
After news of the students return, police turned up at the JNU campus, Press Trust of India said, but reports say they need permission from university authorities to enter and arrest the students.
At one of Mr Kumar's court appearances, he was set upon by a group of lawyers, an act which further inflamed public opinion.
The protests triggered by the arrest and treatment of Mr Kumar spread far and wide with students from the southern city of Chennai (Madras) and in the eastern city of Kolkata (Calcutta) involved in violent clashes.
Afzal Guru was executed over a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament - charges he always denied. The attack was carried out by Kashmiri militants and left 14 people dead.
His 2013 hanging sparked protests in Kashmir, and he was seen as a martyr and a symbol of perceived injustice. But many of India's politicians were angered when reports surfaced of anti- India slogans chanted at the protest held to mark his execution.
Correspondents say there has been a sharp rise in the number of sedition cases in recent years and many students see the latest moves as an attack on their right to dissent. | A man jailed for shooting dead his father is taking legal action over alleged failures to provide medical treatment for a mental health disorder.
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Five Indian students facing charges of sedition after organising a protest at Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have resurfaced. |
What is the brief summary of the provided content? | The data was compiled on Google's Map Maker tool, which allows users to contribute information mainly using satellite images or local knowledge.
Many landmarks are now labelled, as are the notorious prison labour camps and nuclear research sites.
The move comes a few weeks after the head of Google visited North Korea.
In the capital, Pyongyang, schools, theatres, government buildings and underground stops are now marked in Google Maps, as are statues, some embassies, an ice rink and the infamous 105-storey Ryugyong hotel, which has been under construction for more than 25 years.
The Yongbyon nuclear site is labelled, to the north, and a road called Nuclear Test Road, leading to a site north of Punggye-ri which is believed to be where Pyongyang is preparing to test a nuclear device.
There is little detail of much of the country but a number of grey sites are marked as being some of the many prison labour camps in North Korea, which some 200,000 people are thought to be held.
In the largest camp - Camp 22 - near the border with China, the map identifies an armoury, a food factory and a guard's rest room.
BBC technology correspondent Mark Gregory says the information given by the maps is likely to be of particular interest in South Korea, where many people have ancestral connections or family still living in the North.
But the citizens of North Korea itself will get little benefit from it, he adds, as only a few hundred are allowed access to the internet by their government.
A number of other detailed maps of North Korea are also available online, including the Digital Atlas on 38North, a website run by the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins university.
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Launched in 2008, Map Maker data has been used to build maps in Google Maps for countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
The process uses data sent in by members of the public which are then fact-checked. In the case of North Korea, Google said satellite images were the main source.
"For a long time, one of the largest places with limited map data has been North Korea. But today we are changing that," said Jayanth Mysore, senior product manager at Google Map Maker.
"As a result, the world can access maps of North Korea that offer much more information and detail than before," he said.
Google said a large number of people in South Korea had contributed information to create usable maps.
However, at least one of the contributors was from Australia, and does not speak Korean.
"I wanted to go to North Korea and because it was not yet mapped I decided to start mapping so I could at least see how easy it would be to travel within the country," Sebastiaan van Oyen, who works as a risk manager for a financial trading firm in Sydney, told the BBC.
Mr van Oyen said he had used satellite images to get his data saying they "are good enough to cover the whole country, although the quality and date of the data varies".
"For a basic map you will be fine, but it will take time to get reliable street level navigation."
However, he said that the biggest obstacle towards creating a more detailed map was to get enough local knowledge to name all the features.
"Keep in the back of your mind that there are restricted areas and not much [readily available] local knowledge outside of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."
Google's Chairman, Eric Schmidt, visited North Korea earlier this month, despite warnings from US leaders that it was "ill-advised" in the wake of Pyongyang's launch of a long-range rocket in December.
Mr Schmidt urged the country to end its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the internet, saying it would lag behind economically unless it embraced internet freedom. | Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search giant's popular Maps website. |
Summarize the passage below. | Mr Cameron hailed a deal giving China a 30% stake in a new nuclear plant.
The PM said the two countries could maintain a "strong relationship" while having "necessary and frank discussions" about issues like the steel industry and human rights.
President Xi said his country "attaches huge importance" to human rights.
"We combine the universal value of human rights with Chinese reality and we have found a path of human rights development suited to China's national conditions," he said, in response to a question from BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg.
"With regard to the protection of human rights, looking around the world we note there is always room for improvement."
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At a UK-China business summit as part of the Chinese president's state visit, Mr Cameron and President Xi witnessed the signing of a number of investment agreements, including a deal between EDF and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset.
The mainly state-owned EDF said the final cost would be £18bn. State-owned CGN will pay £6bn for one third of it.
President Xi's state visit comes as thousands of job losses are announced in the UK steel industry.
Tata Steel has announced the latest in a series of cuts, with 1,200 jobs going at its plants in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire.
China has been accused of dumping steel in the UK, meaning selling it at uneconomic prices, which has been partly blamed for collapsing prices.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the Chinese president, Mr Cameron said the issue of the global oversupply of steel had been discussed, and added that the two nations could discuss the issue as well as human rights concerns while maintaining a business relationship.
Action would be taken in Britain to help the steel industry on energy costs, procurement and tax, Mr Cameron said.
He added: "So I totally reject the idea you either have a conversation about human rights and steel, or you have a strong relationship with China. I want both and we are delivering both and it's when you have that strong relationship, with a strong partnership we have, you are able to discuss all of these issues."
Downing Street confirmed that Mr Cameron had raised human rights issues with Mr Xi but would not go into the specific concerns he had expressed.
Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said: "The prime minister raised the issue of human rights, the importance of countries working together to address issues, to talk about the importance of what this means as countries develop and move forwards."
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Friday's second singles rubber will be between Kyle Edmund and Vasek Pospisil.
Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot will contest Saturday's doubles rubber against Daniel Nestor and Pospisil.
Captain Leon Smith has confirmed world number one Andy Murray will not compete for Great Britain this weekend, saying it is the "right thing for him to do".
"We all miss Andy because he is such a great influence on the team both on and off the court," said Smith.
"Like we saw last year [in the match against Serbia when he watched as a spectator], he puts a lot of interest and care into this team."
World number three Milos Raonic pulled out of the Canadian team with an injury, meaning the hosts are without a top-100 singles player. | David Cameron has defended the UK's business links with China as he said deals worth £40bn had been struck during President Xi Jinping's visit.
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Summarize the information given below. | The incidents both happened at the Ladywell Pharmacy, Fernbank, Livingston at 16:40 on Saturday 7 September 2013 and at 10:10 on Saturday 14 June 2014.
Police are appealing for people who can identify him to come forward.
He is white, 5ft 7ins, of medium to heavy build, with short dark coloured hair and has a Scottish accent.
Det Supt Pat Campbell, of Police Scotland, said: "These robberies have been terrifying for the staff inside the pharmacy and our officers have been making extensive enquiries to find the man responsible.
"It is of particular concern that this man appears to have targeted these premises on two separate occasions."
"The fact that a significant amount of medicine has been stolen and is in the wrong hands is an obvious concern, and we would urge anyone who may recognise the man pictured or is able to provide any information that might help our investigations to get in touch immediately."
Maastricht University has seen a 6% downturn in UK students - after successive years of increases in the wake of tuition fee rises in England.
Leaving the European Union could mean UK students losing access to lower fees in Dutch universities.
But a Maastricht spokeswoman said the dip in UK students was temporary.
She said there was still a 35% increase over five years - and it was still too soon after the EU referendum to see any long-term trends.
Thousands of UK students are in Dutch universities - which have been promoting themselves as a high quality and low cost alternative - with Maastricht among the most prominent recruiters, with about 380 UK students enrolling for the current year.
Courses, taught in English, have fees of about £1,500 per year - compared with fees that are rising to £9,250 in England.
But the Maastricht enrolment figures - covering courses starting in September and February - show a 6% year-on-year decline in UK students after five years of increases.
The University of Maastricht spokeswoman, however, said this was more of a matter of "wait and see" than a long-term reversal of the trend for more UK students to opt for the Netherlands.
And another Dutch university, the University of Groningen, has reported an increase in its UK students for September 2016 compared with the previous year.
The Brexit vote also may have affected applications in the other direction too, with a 7% decline in applications from EU students for UK universities.
But Maastricht also points to a survey it has commissioned of independent school head teachers in the UK.
This survey, of members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, suggests interest among pupils in studying abroad was continuing to increase.
It found "record levels" of interest, with 89% of heads saying pupils were "more attracted to the idea of studying at an overseas university".
Half of the heads reported a "significant or moderate" increase in interest over the past five years.
Mark Huntington, from the Study in Holland website, said that the overall trend was still upwards for UK students choosing Dutch universities.
And he said the figures could have been complicated by a number of UK-resident young people being entitled to other EU passports and using them when applying to Dutch universities.
Maastricht University president Prof Martin Paul said the finding from independent school heads that sixth-formers were not being put off from considering studying abroad was "reassuring".
"At a time when political changes appear to encourage a more insular outlook, it is particularly important for young people to keep an open mind and a global mindset," said Prof Paul.
Mike Buchanan, who chairs the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, said sixth-formers were likely to keep seeing the benefits of studying abroad.
"They and their families know that an international outlook is more important than ever in helping to shape their individual careers and help Britain to remain an outward looking nation," he said. | CCTV images have been released of a man police wish to trace in connection with two robberies in West Lothian.
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Uncertainty about Brexit may have stopped the rising trend of UK students going to a leading Dutch university. |
Summarize the following content briefly. | The defence secretary, who was a GP before entering politics, answered a call from the pilot for anyone with medical knowledge to come forward.
He assisted the woman on the flight from Istanbul to London until she was met by paramedics at the airport.
A spokesman for Dr Fox said it was the third time in four years he had been called into action in such a way.
Dr Fox was returning to London after a meeting with Turkish military and defence officials on Monday when the incident occurred about halfway through the four-and-a-half hour flight.
The defence secretary was able to make the woman comfortable for the remainder of the journey, his spokesman told the BBC, and she did not suffer any serious distress.
"Of course being a former doctor, he feels obliged to help. Any doctor would do," the spokesman added.
He confirmed this was not the first time that Dr Fox's medical experience had been called upon: "I think it is the third time over the last four years this has happened."
But he said he was not sure whether the woman was aware of her helper's identity and his other responsibilities.
Dr Fox worked as a civilian medical officer in the armed forces and is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. | Dr Liam Fox went to the aid of a pregnant mother in difficulty during a flight, it has emerged. |
Summarize the content provided below. | 30 December 2016 Last updated at 13:13 GMT
The Beipanjiang bridge stands 565 metres above the ground, which is nearly twice the height of the Shard skyscraper in London.
The bridge connects the two mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guizhou, cutting the journey time between the two places from four hours to around one hour.
The four lane bridge, which spans 1,341 metres, is now open to vehicles. | The world's highest bridge has opened in China, after taking three years to be built. |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | In a letter to the Guardian, Nigel Dodds said that the Tories were in danger of "abusing" the House of Commons over Scotland.
He said he was both "alarmed" and "concerned" about the election campaign in England.
He also warned about the risk of fuelling "nationalist paranoia".
Mr Dodds' comments in a letter published in the Guardian on Monday, could affect the prime minister's hopes of remaining in office.
A recent YouGov/Sunday Times poll suggests Mr Cameron would need DUP support to stay in Downing Street.
The DUP could hold an influential number of votes if the general election results in a hung parliament.
Mr Dodds, who was leader of the DUP group in the last parliament, has already outlined demands from a potential government partner and has not ruled out working with Labour or the Conservative Party.
In his letter, Mr Dodds said the UK needed "responsible politicians", adding that "the current state of the campaign greatly concerns me".
He said the SNP was his first concern.
"In a hung parliament, regardless of ideology, these are not politicians set on stability and good government," he wrote.
Nevertheless, he defended the right of Scots to vote in the Commons.
"That's why we fought and won the referendum: to enshrine the rights of Scots to go on sending representatives, fully equal to every other, to Westminster," he said.
"Glib and lazy talk about SNP MPs somehow not being as entitled to vote in every division in the Commons as any other British MP, simply fuels nationalist paranoia".
Mr Dodds was highly critical of Tory moves to build up the SNP as a way of damaging the Labour party in Scotland.
In his letter, his focus was on the Conservative Party's tactics, particularly the idea of offering English votes for English laws, (Evel).
He claimed that using William Hague to "drum up support for Evel" was "not just a flawed political tactic, it's also a constitutional mess".
Mr Dodds said the House of Commons could not be used as "a part-time English Assembly"
"It's the union parliament and abusing it in this way wouldn't and couldn't answer England's real needs," he said.
Nigel Dodds is a candidate for Belfast North. Also standing in the constituency are Fra Hughes, Independent; Gerry Kelly, Sinn Fein; Alban Maginness, SDLP; Jason O'Neill, Alliance Party and Gemma Weir, Workers Party.
Mr Dodds' party is defending eight seats in Northern Ireland. It hopes to recapture Belfast East, the seat formerly held by DUP leader and first minister Peter Robinson for 31 years, up to 2010. | David Cameron risks losing the support of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionists over the Tories' handling of Scotland. |
Summarize the content provided below. | Instead, Chapman told the board that "I became a murderer and murderers are not somebodies", according to the published transcript of the interview.
Chapman was denied parole for the sixth time last week.
Chapman, now aged 55, shot and killed Lennon outside his New York apartment in December 1980.
The former security guard, who experienced bouts of depression, told the parole board he had a list of people he wanted to kill, including the talk show host Johnny Carson and the actress Elizabeth Taylor. Lennon was at the top of the list.
"I wasn't thinking clearly," Chapman stated, "I made a horrible decision to end another human being's life, for reasons of selfishness."
"I felt that by killing John Lennon I would become somebody and instead of that I became a murderer and murderers are not somebodies," he said.
In prison, Chapman works as a porter and a clerk in the law library.
He told the parole officers a judge was willing to help him find a job and give him a place to stay if he was released.
In a closing statement, Chapman said his life had changed because of Jesus.
"I know him, he is with me, he is with me now, he is helping me speak to you now. Without him I am nothing, I would have been an even bigger nobody."
After the interview, Chapman was denied parole yet again. The board said it remained concerned about the disregard he showed for the norms of society and the sanctity of human life.
A government supporter was burnt alive and an opposition supporter was shot in the head, the witnesses said.
The African Union (AU) has joined the US in urging Mr Nkurunziza to drop his plans to seek a third term at elections due in June.
The unrest is the worst in Burundi since a civil war ended in 2005.
Seventeen people have now been killed in almost daily protests since Mr Nkurunziza announced late last month that he would seek to extend his 10-year rule.
The government has denounced the protesters as "terrorists" who were leading an "insurrectional movement".
Witnesses told the BBC that in the latest violence three opposition supporters were killed - two were shot by police while the third was killed in a grenade attack blamed on supporters of the ruling CNDD-FDD party.
A member of the party's youth wing, Imbonerakure, also died after being set on fire by protesters in what appeared to be a revenge attack, the witnesses added.
The violence took place in the capital, Bujumbura, and in Gisozi, a rural area about 50km (30 miles) away.
This is the furthest that the protests have spread, correspondents say.
AU commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said elections could not be held in Burundi in the current climate.
"Other than the Burundi court, all interpretation that we get about the constitution is that... really there shouldn't be a third term," she told Chinese broadcaster CCTV.
In a televised address on Wednesday, Mr Nkurunziza called for an end to protests so that the election could go ahead peacefully.
He vowed it would be his last term and said all those arrested would be released if the protests stopped immediately.
Foreign ministers from four Eastern African states are in Burundi in an attempt to end the crisis.
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Last week, the US accused Mr Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader, of violating the 2005 peace accord by seeking re-election.
Burundi's constitutional court ruled on Monday that Mr Nkurunziza can run for a third term.
The ruling came after the court's vice-president, Sylvere Nimpagaritse, had fled Burundi, saying the court had been under pressure to endorse Mr Nkurunziza's re-election bid.
The president's spokesman Gervais Abayeho denied that judges had been threatened or pressured.
Under the constitution, presidents can only be elected to two terms in office but it was argued that his first term does not count as he was appointed by parliament.
The UN refugee agency says that more than 20,000 people have left for neighbouring countries because they fear violence could escalate in Burundi. | John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman has told the parole board in New York he thought by killing the Beatle he would become a somebody.
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At least four people have been killed in fresh protests in Burundi, witnesses say, after President Pierre Nkurunziza vowed not to seek a fourth term. |
Please summarize the passage below. | John Fry, 49, of Cairnryan, near Stranraer, had admitted five sex crimes - two counts of indecent assault and three of indecency with a child.
He was jailed for eight years at Cardiff Crown Court on 30 January.
But his lawyer argued at the Appeal Court in London the sentence was too tough. Judges cut the sentence to five-and-a-half years.
The court heard that Fry made two young boys - aged 10 and eight - perform sex acts on him when he was a teenager, but had settled down since then and led a "quiet life".
Appeal Court judge Ms Justice Russell said he had no other convictions and for the last 12 years had run a "well-regarded" guesthouse with his partner in Dumfries and Galloway.
But his crimes had had a "profound and long-lasting" impact on the victims, the judge added.
David Elias, for Fry, argued that his overall punishment was far too tough and should be cut.
Ms Justice Russell, sitting with Lord Justice Treacy and Judge Johanna Cutts QC, agreed. | A Stranraer guesthouse operator who abused two young boys when he was a teenager has had his jail term reduced. |
Summarize the following content briefly. | Police said the alleged failure-to-stop incident happened on the A90 in the Laurencekirk area on Monday night.
It ended between Marykirk and St Cyrus. No-one was injured.
Police Scotland said the teenager was expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Wednesday. He was also charged in connection with other road traffic offences.
The refugees were denied visas and kept in detention centres for more than two years, the UN report said.
The decision comes amid an Australian election campaign in which rival parties debate how to curb an influx of asylum-seekers.
The government says the refugees were considered potential security threats.
Figures from Australia's Department of Immigration; passenger numbers exclude crew
The UN Human Rights Committee report released on Thursday finds Australia denied the refugees a chance to challenge their detention, amounting to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
The refugees - including 42 Sri Lankan Tamils, three Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and a Kuwaiti - arrived at Australia's remote Christmas Island between March 2009 and December 2010.
They were denied visas and indefinitely detained after the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation determined they posed specific risks.
The sharp rise in asylum seekers has become an increasingly contentious topic as rival political parties vie to crack down ahead of the September general election.
In July, Labor Party Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced asylum seekers arriving by boat would no longer be resettled in Australia.
Instead, they would be transported to Papua New Guinea, a decision the UN High Commission for Refugees called "troubling".
The "hard-line decision" was taken to ensure border security and to dissuade people from making the dangerous journey to Australia by boat, Mr Rudd said.
Meanwhile, opposition leader Tony Abbott has pledged his own crackdown, recommending three-year temporary visas and required participation in a work-for-welfare programme without rights to appeal or permanent residency.
Thousands of asylum seekers attempt to reach Australia by boat every year.
Scientists suggest chokeberries could work in combination with conventional drugs to kill more cancer cells.
But the UK research is at an early stage, with experiments carried out only on cancer cells in laboratories.
Cancer Research UK says much more work is needed to test the effectiveness of berries, particularly in human trials.
Researchers from the University of Southampton and King's College Hospital, London, tested a berry extract on pancreatic cancer samples.
Pancreatic cancer is particularly hard to treat and has an average survival period of just six months after diagnosis.
The study found that when the berry extract was used, together with a conventional chemotherapy drug called gemcitabine, more cancer cells died than when the drug was used alone.
But the scientists say the chokeberry had no effect on normal body cells tested in this way.
They believe compounds known as polyphenols in the berries may reduce the number of harmful cells.
And the team previously carried out similar early work on brain cancer cells.
Henry Scowcroft, at the charity Cancer Research UK, said: "It's far too early to say from this small laboratory study whether chemicals extracted from chokeberries have any effect on pancreatic cancer in patients.
"And the findings certainly don't suggest that the berries themselves should be taken alongside conventional chemotherapy.
"But innovative approaches are urgently needed to improve treatment for people with pancreatic cancer - a disease for which there has been precious little progress over recent decades."
Chokeberries grow on the eastern side of North America in wetlands and swamp areas.
Bashir Lwaleed, a senior lecturer at Southampton University, who carried out the study, said: "We need to do more research to understand how the chemotherapy and berry work together.
"At the moment we cannot suggest people go out and buy supplements - we are still at the experimental level."
The study was funded by the Malaysian ministry of higher education and health charity Have a Chance Inc in the USA. | A 16-year-old boy has been charged after a police pursuit ended with a car crashing through a fence.
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A United Nations watchdog group says Australia has treated 46 detained refugees in an "inhuman" way and should release them.
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Wild berries native to North America may have a role in boosting cancer therapy, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. |
Write a summary for the following excerpt. | The 67-year-old was taken to hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a concert in Antalya.
The band's manager, Simon Porter, said: "Whilst his condition is serious, he has already demanded his customary cup of tea with two sugars and a sweetener."
Status Quo had been playing a gig at the Expo 2016 festival.
Porter added: "No further comment will be made at this stage until the completion of the next round of tests and assessments to be made over the next few days."
The guitarist has had a number of health scares in recent years - including a throat cancer scare in 2005 and a heart attack in 2011.
Status Quo cancelled a series of gigs in 2014 after Parfitt was told to rest by doctors, following surgery to correct a problem with his previous quadruple heart bypass, which he underwent in 1997.
Parfitt had been due to perform at the Rock On Windermere charity show on Saturday to raise funds for the Cumbria Flood Appeal, but has now pulled out.
The rest of the band will still appear, with Freddie Edwards, the son of bassist John "Rhino" Edwards, stepping in for Parfitt.
British band Status Quo have had more than 60 chart hits in the UK, including Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want and In the Army Now. In 1991, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Parfitt and Francis Rossi remain the best known names in a constantly evolving line-up, which currently includes Edwards, Andy Bown and Leon Cave.
The site in Earlston is scheduled to open in 2017.
Scottish Borders Council said early indications were that community views of the project were "very positive".
It is now seeking approval to start formal consultation on the move which would also end current provision at primaries in Hawick and Innerleithen.
The council has said the new building will provide a "first class learning environment for children with complex and profound needs from across the Borders".
With lots of you back at school or going back soon, we want to know your summer highlights.
Perhaps it was an amazing holiday, unusual experience or summer project.
Or maybe you enjoyed one of the big sporting events this year like the Euros, Olympics or Wimbledon.
Get in touch to tell us what you got up to, and send a picture or a video of your adventures.
You must ask your parent, teacher or guardian for permission before you send us a comment and a photo.
We may show your comment on our website or in our TV bulletins. We'll show your first name and which town you're from - but we won't use your details for anything else. | Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt is being treated by doctors in Turkey following a suspected heart attack.
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It's drawing to the end of an action packed summer. |
Provide a summary of the section below. | It reveals the devastation caused by the Blitz over eight months.
The year-long project, called Bomb Sight, was devised by a team from the University of Portsmouth using data from the National Archives.
The website and android app also allow people to find out the types of bombs that fell.
Dr Kate Jones, the University of Portsmouth geographer who devised the project, said: "When you look at these maps and see the proliferation of bombs dropped on the capital, it does illustrate the meaning of the word Blitz, which comes from the German meaning lightning.
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"It seems astonishing that London survived the onslaught."
Users can zoom in to specific streets on the map, which uses red symbols to illustrate where each bomb landed.
The project was funded by education and research charity Jisc which offers resources and expertise to educational organisations.
More than 20,000 people were killed and 1.4m people made homeless during the Blitz, which took place between 7 September 1940 and 11 May 1941.
A spokesman from Bomb Sight said the project uses maps of the London bomb census, taken between October 1940 and June 1941.
The bombing locations were combined with geo-located photographs from the Imperial War Museum, and memories from the BBC's WWII People's War Archive.
Jisc programme manager Paola Marchionni said the project was "similar to a map sat-nav".
She said: "The original Blitz maps have been scanned and geo-referenced thanks to the National Archive and testimonials from the BBC have been incorporated together with historical images from the Imperial War Museum to create an interactive teaching and learning resource."
The website appeared to be experiencing problems due to high volumes of traffic earlier.
On 29 December 1940, air raids targeted the City of London, leaving the square mile in flames.
Bombs rained down on St Paul's Cathedral, which Prime Minister Winston Churchill said should be protected at all costs.
Volunteer firewatchers patrolled the cathedral's corridors, using sandbags and water pumps to douse the flames.
The cathedral was saved but many more buildings were lost.
The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, treasurer at St Paul's Cathedral, said although made of stone, the cathedral also had a large amount of timber.
He said: "The brave 80 men and women who volunteered to be part of the St Paul's Watch, after finishing their day's work, helped save the cathedral from potentially devastating fires.
"The cathedral did suffer bomb damage but thankfully managed to remain a focus and encouragement to Londoners in their resistance to fascism.
"We must not forget Lieutenant Davies and Sapper Wyllie who removed an 8ft bomb from 27ft in the ground next to the cathedral without being able to defuse it," he added.
"They drove the bomb to Hackney Marshes where it exploded and made a crater 100 feet in diameter.
"Such bravery is humbling for those of us who take too much for granted."
In one of the bombing attacks, Felicity Edwards, who was 17 when the war broke out, was sitting with her mother in the kitchen of their home in Balham, south London, in October 1940 when a bomb fell in the High Road and through the roof of the Underground station on to the Northern Line.
More than 60 people were trampled and killed as they tried to escape.
The next day, Felicity saw a double-decker bus stuck in a crater on the High Road. The driver is believed to have driven into it in the dark. | An interactive map showing the location of bombs dropped on London during World War II has been created. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | It appears otters learned how to use tools long before other marine mammals.
Sea otters are often seen floating on their backs, using rocks to break open shellfish for food.
A genetic study of more than 100 wild sea otters living off the Californian coast suggests their ancestors living millions of years ago showed this behaviour.
Dolphins in Australia have been seen to use sponges to protect their noses when scouting for fish on the sea floor.
However, this seems to be a relatively new invention, happening less than 200 years ago.
Dr Katherine Ralls of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, US, said they were surprised to find sea otters using tools were not from the same family group, suggesting the behaviour originated in the ancestors of modern sea otters.
"It's older in sea otters," she told BBC News. "They're very smart; they'll use rocks as anvils and as hammers."
Unlike dolphins, using tools seems to be innate in all young sea otters, said the researchers.
"Orphaned otter pups raised in captivity exhibit rudimentary pounding behaviour without training or previous experience, and wild pups develop tool-use behaviour before weaning regardless of their mother's diet type," they wrote in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Read the research here.
The sea otter is found along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia.
They were once hunted for their fur almost to extinction.
Early in the 20th Century only 1,000 to 2,000 animals remained. Sea otters are now protected by law.
The researchers plan to study fossil remains of sea otters to confirm when the behaviour emerged.
They think depressions in the chests of some modern otters - thought to be from holding rocks on their chests - might be present in fossil specimens.
Tool use has been observed in a range of animals, including crows and primates.
"Sea otters provide a fascinating opportunity to investigate how genetic predispositions, learning, and environmental conditions contribute to a species' capacity to use foraging tools," said Dr Christian Rutz, an evolutionary ecologist at the University of St Andrews, who studies tool use in Hawaiian crows and New Caledonian crows.
"It is particularly exciting that otter pups express rudimentary tool behaviour in captivity without any demonstration or training. We have seen similar developmental patterns in our experiments with young crows."
Follow Helen on Twitter. | Sea otters may have been using stone tools for thousands or even millions of years, according to scientists. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | Mention his name to a Northern Irish football fan under the age of 50 and you're likely to draw a blank.
But the family of Jackie Vernon remember his successes very well and a scrapbook of his glory days, put together by a close friend, is a treasured tribute to him.
Vernon played for Belfast Celtic and West Bromwich Albion, and had more than 20 caps for playing at international level for Northern Ireland, Ireland and a Great Britain XI.
The painstakingly assembled wooden book has everything from cartoons and photographs to clippings and original letters, and dates from 1942 when the centre half was playing for the now defunct Belfast Celtic club.
The scrapbook, which has been looked after by the family since Jackie's death, has been lost and misplaced many times but always found its way back to Jackie's nephew Jim Peel.
Not only does the book track Vernon's rise through the ranks of football from the 1940s to the 1950s, but it is also a portal in to the world of football before champagne and Ferraris were the norm.
John Joseph Vernon was born in Belfast in 1918 and was destined to become a butcher, not an international centre-half.
But a little thing like the family business wasn't going to stop "Sausage" Vernon, as the press took to calling him.
He learnt his trade in the family butchers on the Springfield Road, all the while playing for local clubs Spearmint FC and Dundela.
Vernon turned down the chance to sign with Liverpool in the early 1930s, and instead bided his time until Belfast Celtic came knocking.
By 1939, he was playing for Belfast Celtic's first team and was a constant on the pitch.
Padraig Coyle, the Chairman of the Belfast Celtic museum, says that Jackie probably turned down Liverpool because he was waiting for the opportunity to play for Belfast Celtic.
"Everyone wanted to play for them then. It's hard to explain now what that team meant to people in west Belfast," he said.
"The best way to sum it up is with the supporters phrase: 'when we had nothing we had Belfast Celtic, and then we had everything'."
It was around this time, in 1942, that Vernon's career began to be chronicled in the meticulous wooden scrapbook.
Paper cuttings and photos show the centre-half's success with Belfast Celtic and his move in 1947 to West Bromwich Albion, when he was sold for £10,000.
That doesn't sound much when you compare it with the recent world record signing by Manchester United of Paul Pogba for £89m.
But the Vernon signing to West Bromwich Albion was a club record at the time.
Paper cuttings from the scrapbook proclaim that the fee was well deserved as Vernon was "the best pivot in Britain", "the greatest centre-half in present-day football".
In the present day, Padraig Coyle calls Vernon "one of the most talented defenders to ever come out of Irish football, he would definitely be playing in the Premier League today".
He adds: "He had a footballing brain that was ahead of his time. He was a tactician when no one else was."
Jim Peel says his uncle would have earned about £10 a week at West Bromwich:
"It was a small fortune for a former butcher's boy, it was five times what a tradesman would have earned."
Today the average premier league footballer earns £22,000 a week.
At West Brom, Vernon captained the team to promotion into the English first division.
During his time in the West Midlands Jim Peel says Vernon would have been a big draw.
"The Irish immigrants living around Birmingham would have flocked to see Vernon, he was a hero and would have been very well known to them."
By 1952 Vernon was back in the Irish League as a player-manager at Crusaders, guiding the team to victory in the Ulster Cup in 1954.
He returned to his work as a butcher at the end of that season.
Throughout his club career Vernon also played internationally and was one of the few footballers to play for Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Great Britain teams.
Appearing as he did for these teams meant he played with and against some of the brightest stars of his day.
Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Charlie Tully; these were Jackie's contemporaries.
This international career also meant that Vernon had the opportunity to travel, playing in Portugal and Spain in 1946.
It was on this trip that Jackie would play in front of Franco.
The extensive scrapbook detailing Vernon's footballing career has gained something of a cult reputation in Belfast Celtic circles and with those fascinated by Belfast's football history.
Jim Peel is clearly proud to be the keeper of the book.
"It's so unusual because it's a record, there were no videos of players then, no internet," he said.
"I've looked after it over the years.
"People would ask for a lend of it and it would end up God knows where, we've lost it a few times but we've always gotten it back.
"The book has just about survived over the years."
Padraig Coyle has looked after plenty of footballing memorabilia as it has passed through the Belfast Celtic museum, but nothing to equal the scrapbook.
"I have never seen anything like this, it's so detailed, and it's such a resource," he said.
"The condition that it's in is incredible.
"For a football fan it's just beautiful."
After Vernon retired he was still a local celebrity, his nephew remembers the effect he had on people.
"When I was very young I used to go scouting with Jackie and everyone in the crowd would shout and wave at him," he said.
"When he was in the shop the world stopped and waved at him as they went by.
"He was a humble man. Jackie Vernon, Tommy Breen, Charlie Tully, these people lived among their communities."
Mr Peel explained why he has treasured the scrapbook over the years.
"I was a history teacher for a while, I know the importance of holding on to these kinds of things, someone needs to remember," he said.
"But as the old song goes 'year after year their numbers get fewer and fewer'." | Jackie Vernon may be one of the greatest Belfast footballers you've never heard of. |
Summarize the following piece. | Edith Varley, from Leicestershire, celebrated her birthday two weeks before going under the knife at Leicester General Hospital in December.
According to Guinness World Records, the previous oldest patient was 102-year-old John Randall.
The retired clerical worker from Oadby had her right hip replaced 30 years ago but recently it came loose.
After discussions with her orthopaedic consultant Richard Power it was decided she was fit enough to undergo surgery.
Mrs Varley said: "I am delighted with the success of the surgery and so grateful to Mr Power and his team for freeing me from the dreadful pain I have suffered for so long.
"I am now practicing my walking and exercise to achieve the best mobility possible to enable me to continue living independently."
Her daughter Jenifer Quelch, said: "Her age was a concern ahead of the operation but we were told there are people in their 60s who aren't as fit as her.
"She was on the high dependency unit for just one night and one day before being transferred to a regular ward to continue her recovery."
Mr Power, who led the team behind the operation, said he believed she was the oldest woman to have such an operation.
"Modern anaesthetic techniques made this possible and the operation was performed in just over an hour with the patient awake under spinal anaesthetic," he said.
Although Mrs Varley could be the oldest person to have a full hip replacement she is not the oldest to have a hip operation.
Last year, Gladys Hooper had an operation on her hip aged 112. | A 104-year-old woman is thought to be the oldest patient in the world to have a full hip replacement operation. |
What is the summary of the following article? | Shred 3 was made by Cut Media over the last two winters.
Ski-Scotland, which promotes snowsports tourism, hopes the short film will draw more visitors to ski centres such as The Lecht, Glenshee and Nevis Range.
Since being uploaded to YouTube in October last year, The Ridge, which was shot on Skye, has been viewed more than 39 million times.
Heather Negus, of Ski-Scotland, said: "We have been stunned by how well the impressive aerial footage of dramatic snow-covered landscapes captures just how immense and challenging Scotland's snowsports areas can be.
"It also shows what a great place this is for kids and adults learning to ski or trying their first tricks and jumps.
"Our aim is to inspire skiers and snowboarders to head for Scotland's slopes rather than overseas, perhaps for the first time, and to show what a great, fun activity they have right on their doorstep."
Macaskill returned to his home turf of the Isle of Skye to make The Ridge.
The Scot took a bike on to the Cuillin Ridge, including to the top of the challenging rock formation known as the Inaccessible Pinnacle. | The makers of street trials rider Danny Macaskill's film The Ridge have shot a promotional video for Ski-Scotland. |
Summarize this article briefly. | The 20,237ft (6,168m) peak was named by a gold prospector in 1896 after he heard that William McKinley had been nominated to become the US president.
US President Barack Obama announced the change ahead of a three-day visit to Alaska to highlight climate change.
But Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner has denounced the move.
The new name Denali translates as High One or Great One and is used widely by locals.
"With our own sense of reverence for this place, we are officially renaming the mountain Denali in recognition of the traditions of Alaska Natives and the strong support of the people of Alaska," US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said in a statement announcing the change.
The statement went on to note that McKinley had never set foot in Alaska.
Alaska has been attempting to change the name to Denali for decades. However, its attempts to change it at a federal level have been blocked by Ohio, William McKinley's home state.
Politicians there criticised the name change, with Mr Boehner - who represents Ohio's 8th congressional district - saying he was "deeply disappointed".
"There is a reason President McKinley's name has served atop the highest peak in North America for more than 100 years, and that is because it is a testament to his great legacy," Mr Boehner said.
Another Republican, the Ohio Senator Rob Portman urged President Obama to find another way to preserve McKinley's name in the national park where the peak is found.
But the Republican Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, who campaigned for the change, tweeted she was "honoured" to recognise the mountain as Denali.
McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was assassinated early in his second term in 1901. | After decades of controversy, the name of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, has been changed back to its original native Alaskan, Denali. |
Write a summary for the following excerpt. | Senators have failed to extend key provisions of the law, known as the Patriot Act, which are set to expire at midnight local time (04:00 GMT).
Senators are still debating the USA Freedom Act, a replacement bill that would water down bulk data collection.
Barack Obama has warned that the US will be at risk if the laws expire.
If a deal is not reached by midnight, security services will lose the ability, in addition to bulk phone data collection, to monitor "lone wolf" terror suspects and to carry out "roving wiretaps" of suspects, under the provisions of the Patriot Act.
The National Security Agency (NSA), which operates the data collection programmes, has already begun switching off its servers to meet the midnight deadline. Any restart of the servers will now take the best part of a day.
The Senate failed to reach a deal to extend parts of the Patriot Act, but voted by a large margin (77-17) to debate the Freedom Act, which would extend some surveillance powers, but oblige phone companies to retain data and impose greater controls on how that data could be accessed.
However, the Republican Senator Rand Paul has said he will delay the vote for several days. This mean it could take until Wednesday for the bill to be voted on - leaving a brief gap in the security services' surveillance powers.
Senator Paul, who is seeking the Republican nomination for President, has vowed to do all in his power to block or delay the surveillance laws.
"This is what we fought the revolution over, are we going to so blithely give up our freedom?" he told the Senate. "I'm not going to take it anymore."
Ever since National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the phone records of tens of millions of Americans were being collected en masse by the NSA, the pressure to revise the programme has been intense, BBC Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue says.
A court has already ruled the practice illegal and the Freedom Act has already been backed by the House of Representatives and the White House.
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has warned that allowing the laws to expire would mean the security services losing an important capability to track US associates of foreign terrorists.
Americans have become used to this kind of political gridlock over budget measures but less so over provision affection national security, says the BBC's Tom Bateman.
The Senate began its session in Washington at 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT), just hours before the deadline.
In his weekly address on Sunday, President Barack Obama again warned that failure to act by the Senate could put Americans at risk.
"We shouldn't surrender the tools that help keep us safe," he said.
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The other three venues - Headingley, Lord's and The Oval - had already been awarded the England v Australia games.
The ECB will recommend Lord's to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host the World Cup final in 2019 and the Women's World Cup final in 2017.
The Oval, Edgbaston and Cardiff are set to be the three host venues for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017.
The same three grounds hosted the 2013 event, when the final was at Edgbaston - but the 2017 final is set to take place at The Oval, which staged the 2004 final.
The Oval will also be the venue for the opening 2019 World Cup game, with Edgbaston and Old Trafford hosting the semi-finals, with group matches also taking place at Taunton (which last staged a men's international at the 1999 tournament), Chester-le-Street, Headingley, Trent Bridge, Cardiff, Bristol and Southampton.
In 2013, the ECB announced 10 venues would be selected for the tournament, but 11 are now being proposed.
Meanwhile, Lord's will host the men's World Cup final for the fifth time (after 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999), and the women's final for the second time (after 1993).
All venues for those three ICC tournaments are subject to the international governing body's approval, with the ECB set to recommend the other Women's World Cup venues to the ICC in April.
Also in 2019, Lord's will host a game between England and the winners of the ICC Test Challenge, which is a play-off which will take place every four years from 2018 between the lowest-ranked Test team and the winners of the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
All venues are listed in alphabetical rather than fixture/chronological order. | The US Senate is meeting in a rare weekend sitting to try to avert the expiry of anti-terrorist laws that let security services collect phone data.
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Please summarize the following text. | Scientists recreated a 9th Century Anglo-Saxon remedy using onion, garlic and part of a cow's stomach.
They were "astonished" to find it almost completely wiped out methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as MRSA.
Their findings will be presented at a national microbiology conference.
The remedy was found in Bald's Leechbook - an old English manuscript containing instructions on various treatments held in the British Library.
Anglo-Saxon expert Dr Christina Lee, from the University of Nottingham, translated the recipe for an "eye salve", which includes garlic, onion or leeks, wine and cow bile.
Experts from the university's microbiology team recreated the remedy and then tested it on large cultures of MRSA.
Tom Feilden, science editor Today Programme
The leechbook is one of the earliest examples of what might loosely be called a medical textbook
It seems Anglo-Saxon physicians may actually have practised something pretty close to the modern scientific method, with its emphasis on observation and experimentation.
Bald's Leechbook could hold some important lessons for our modern day battle with anti-microbial resistance.
In each case, they tested the individual ingredients against the bacteria, as well as the remedy and a control solution.
They found the remedy killed up to 90% of MRSA bacteria and believe it is the effect of the recipe rather than one single ingredient.
Dr Freya Harrison said the team thought the eye salve might show a "small amount of antibiotic activity".
"But we were absolutely blown away by just how effective the combination of ingredients was," she said.
Dr Lee said there are many similar medieval books with treatments for what appear to be bacterial infections.
She said this could suggest people were carrying out detailed scientific studies centuries before bacteria were discovered.
The team's findings will be presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for General Microbiology, in Birmingham.
Equal amounts of garlic and another allium (onion or leek), finely chopped and crushed in a mortar for two minutes.
Add 25ml (0.87 fl oz) of English wine - taken from a historic vineyard near Glastonbury.
Dissolve bovine salts in distilled water, add and then keep chilled for nine days at 4C.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has confirmed Ilkeston is one of three schemes "most likely" to be built with the £20m new station fund.
Campaigners, who say the town is the largest in England with tracks not to have a station, said they were delighted at the news.
A final announcement about the £6.5m project will be made in May.
Ilkeston once had three railway stations but lost the last one four years after being axed in the Beeching report of 1963.
Erewash MP Jessica Lee said the announcement was "hugely significant" and was a result of a team effort between local and county officials and other campaigners.
She added: "It's not just about train travel, although that is obviously important, this is about the wider social and economic benefits for Ilkeston as a town.
"This will mean young people can get to Nottingham in 15 minutes - which will help with jobs and training - and it will bring jobs and visitors to the town."
Ms Lee said that once final approval was given it was possible the station could be open within a year.
The fund is targeted at "shovel ready" projects which can be delivered quickly to provide benefits to passengers and the economy.
The Department of Transport said the scheme, which will provide 75% of capital costs, was designed to deliver new stations which were sustainable in the long-term, so bidders must set out how the station will be operated, including staffing and maintenance implications.
Derbyshire County Council has already said it will spend £754,000 on the project. | A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections could hold the key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs, experts have said.
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A Derbyshire town is in line to get a new railway station following an announcement by the government. |
Give a concise summary of the following information. | US officials have confirmed that one Navy commando died and three more service members were wounded, and say 14 al-Qaeda fighters were killed. Unconfirmed reports suggested a number of civilians were killed, including an eight-year-old girl whose father and brother were killed in drone strikes six years ago.
Here's what we know and what's been reported.
The US operatives targeted the house of a suspected senior AQAP leader in the mountainous Yakla region of Bayda province - the focal point of recent US drone strikes in Yemen.
A Pentagon spokesman said the clandestine mission - the first authorised by President Donald Trump - was an intelligence-gathering operation designed to retrieve computer hard drives.
The US commandos were dropped near the target location and engaged in a firefight with suspected AQAP militants. Chief Petty Officer William Owens, a member of the elite US Navy special forces unit Seal Team 6, was killed and one other service member was wounded.
AQAP said in a statement that Abdul Rauf al-Dhahab, one of its leaders, was killed in the fighting. This has not been confirmed by the US.
At first, US officials said only that 14 AQAP fighters were killed and denied that there were civilian casualties. But reports credited to Yemeni officials and medics on the ground said that 16 civilians were killed, including women and children.
Asked on Monday about the reports, Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said that some of the AQAP fighters were women.
He said: "Take reports of female casualties with a grain of salt. Not all female casualties are civilian casualties. In many cases, and certainly in this one, females can be legitimate combatants."
Other reports said that an eight-year-old girl, Nawar al-Awlaki, was killed. Her grandfather, who was not at the scene, said in interviews with NBC and Reuters news agency that she was shot dead by US forces. Her uncle also posted to Facebook to say she had died.
Images circulated on social media and by local media outlets purported to show her body.
Nawar is the daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, a suspected senior al-Qaeda leader killed by a US drone strike in 2011. Her 16-year-old brother, Abdulrahman, was killed by another US drone strike two weeks after the death of their father.
Asked about the boy's death at the time, Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary under Barack Obama, said: "Maybe he should've had a more responsible father."
There has been no official confirmation of Nawar's death from Yemeni or US officials.
Capt Davis said the raid had been planned months ago by the Obama administration but that the plans were handed over to the Trump administration, which authorised it as its first combat action.
A US V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed at the site as it attempted to evacuate the US troops, injuring two members of the crew.
The Osprey was too badly damaged to fly and was destroyed by the soldiers, who flew out on another aircraft. | US special forces operatives carried out a raid in central Yemen on Sunday, targeting the house of a suspected leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). |
Can you provide a brief summary for this document? | A video on news website Aristegui Noticias alleges that almost 29% of his 1991 law thesis had been lifted from other authors without crediting them.
A government spokesman said the president had committed "style errors" when he failed to acknowledge his sources but denied plagiarism.
Mr Pena Nieto graduated from Mexico's private Universidad Panamericana.
According to the report, 197 of 682 paragraphs in Mr Pena Nieto's thesis were copied from authors ranging from Mexican historian Enrique Krauze to University of New Mexico academic Linda Hall.
The journalists from Aristegui Noticias allege that the paragraphs in question are not in quotation marks and that some of their original authors are not even mentioned in the thesis' bibliography.
Government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez expressed his surprise at the fact that "style errors such as quotes without quotation marks and missing references to authors...should be of interest to journalists two and a half decades later".
He said that Mr Pena Nieto had "fulfilled the requisites set by the Universidad Panamericana to graduate as a lawyer".
The investigative team at Aristegui Noticias has clashed with President Pena Nieto before.
In November 2014, they uncovered evidence that Mr Pena Nieto's wife had bought a house for $7m (£.3.4m) from a government contractor.
Two months ago, Mr Pena Nieto apologised for the purchase saying it had damaged people's faith in the presidency.
Mr Pena Nieto's standing has plummeted since he took office in 2012 but last week he said he was not interested in winning medals for popularity.
Jonaade Hussain, 27, and the teenager appeared before magistrates in Leeds earlier.
The investigation relates to a "crash-for-cash" trial that resulted in four men being jailed for offences including the manslaughter of a woman aged 88.
A 28-year-old man who was also arrested remains in police custody.
The three people were initially arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to intimidate jurors and perverting the course of justice.
Betty Laird died in hospital after a car she was travelling in was hit on Old Lane, Beeston, Leeds, in 2014, in a staged "crash-for-cash" collision.
Mr Hussain, from Leeds, was remanded in custody while the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, was released on bail, West Yorkshire Police said.
Czech Pliskova was shocked in the first set by the Paraguayan but won 2-6 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 51 minutes.
Third seed Simona Halep of Romania is also through after she thrashed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-1.
Halep, the 2014 runner-up, swept aside her 21st-seeded opponent from Spain in exactly one hour.
It was the Romanian's first win over Suarez Navarro on clay in six attempts.
She will play fifth seed Elina Svitolina for a place in the semi-finals after she came from 2-5 down in the final set to beat Petra Martic.
Svitolina, 22, needed treatment to her back and was in massive trouble at 0-30 down at 2-5 in the third.
But she somehow rallied to win 4-6 6-3 7-5 and thanked the crowd for their support.
"You give me this energy to fight for every ball and I was trying to not let you down," she said.
"I decided to give everything I had, and to stay strong mentally. Today I was struggling a bit with my injury but hopefully I can recover well and be strong for the quarter-final."
In an all-French fourth-round match Caroline Garcia, the 28th seed, beat rival Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4.
With no former champions left in the draw, and Maria Sharapova and the pregnant Serena Williams not competing, the field is wide open.
Since the first HebCelt 20 years ago, 202,000 people have attended the festival in Stornoway in Lewis.
Organisers calculated the economic impact by looking at takings at bars, restaurants and cafes and money spent on hotel bookings and transport.
The 20th anniversary festival will be held from 15 to 18 July. | Journalists in Mexico have accused President Enrique Pena Nieto of plagiarism.
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Second seed Karolina Pliskova came through a tricky match against world number 97 Veronica Cepede Royg to make the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
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The Hebridean Celtic Festival has generated £20m for the Scottish economy over the last 20 years, the event's organisers have said. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | The prime minister announced the £50m GP Access Fund in October - and he now says a "great response" from surgeries means 1,147 will take part.
He says surgeries will offer access to GPs outside normal hours and by methods including phone, email and Skype.
Labour said it had got "much harder" to see a GP under the current government.
The GP Access Fund is intended to make it possible for people to see their GP in evenings or weekends, or contact them remotely for convenience.
A Department of Health spokesman said it originally estimated half a million people would benefit from the £50m pot, but high levels of interest had meant more surgeries were included.
Mr Cameron said: "There has been a great response from doctors, with lots of innovative ideas, and we will now see over seven million patients given weekend and evening opening hours, alongside more access to their family doctor on the phone, via email or even Skype.
"This is an important step and good news for patients."
The prime minister also announced plans to improve care services for elderly people.
About 800,000 people over the age of 75 and those with more serious health complaints would get tailored care, co-ordinated by just one local GP, he said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the move was "one of the biggest changes that we need to make in our NHS".
"Many doctors already give great care but I want to make sure this is completely co-ordinated to head off problems and keep people from going to hospital unnecessarily," he said.
David Jackson, in Norfolk, says:
"There's a shortage of GPs, especially in rural places, this won't help.
My local surgery only has one GP, the rest are locums. It takes about seven to 10 days to get an appointment.
The solution should be two-pronged; attract more GPs and then extend surgery open hours."
Metia Bethell, in Staffordshire:
"People will definitely benefit from this.
My mother-in-law recently had shingles and we could not get a doctor's appointment. We had to take her to the local A&E in the end.
The only way we could get an appointment was to physically go to the surgery and queue up."
But shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: "People know from their own experience that it has got much harder to get a GP appointment under David Cameron."
He said Mr Cameron had "removed Labour's guarantee of an appointment within 48 hours" and "cut the money for later opening hours".
"For the vast majority who are outside of this scheme, things will carry on getting worse and they are being told to expect to wait a week for a GP appointment," Mr Burnham said.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practice Committee, said the changes must be "properly supported".
"The government must take further action so that community, social and urgent care work in tandem to deliver truly holistic care to patients," he said.
"Ministers must also deliver on their commitment to increase resources in the community so that there are more GPs, nurses and other health and social care services to provide co-ordinated care to the escalating number of patients who need care closer to home. " | New opening hours for some GP surgeries in England will benefit more than seven million patients, far more than originally planned, David Cameron says. |
Can you summarize the following paragraph? | Six scarecrows on the Chew Valley trail have been stolen, Geri 'Ginger Spice' Halliwell has been torched and "Double Crow Seven" decapitated.
The trail is created annually to raise money for eight-year-old cancer patient Harvey Hext, from Winford.
Organiser Sam Probert said: "I've run this for four years but this year it's got worse and worse, it's shocking."
Designed on the theme of "Let the Music Play", 120 scarecrows were installed in villages from Wrington to Winford.
But in the last few weeks, someone has walked off with a Muppet, an effigy of John Lennon has had his coat and left arm taken, and Jessie J was "kidnapped".
Amelia Hicks, who works in Chew Magna, said their James Bond scarecrow was attacked just three days after the trail started.
"I came into work to find the torso of "Double Crow Seven" had been taken away," she said.
"We've kept his legs but it's sad - I know a lot of time and effort was put in to making him."
Meanwhile six miles (9km) away, a Ginger Spice stand-in was attacked outside a hair salon in Wrington.
"It was set on fire - we had a pile of burnt debris and it all ended up in the bin," said Sandra Ogden.
"Somebody had used a fire extinguisher luckily but it's disappointing."
Ms Probert said the disappearance of the first scarecrow - Jessie J - had been captured on CCTV.
"They literally pulled up in their car. Someone jumped out, cut the scarecrow down, and put it in their car and drove off," she said.
"The goodwill of scarecrow builders is amazing but if they keep seeing things taken or destroyed each year - it will be hard to get them to do the trail again." | Scarecrows - including depictions of James Bond and John Lennon - have been targeted by vandals in Somerset. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | They form the centrepiece of a display on mammoths at the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester.
Their tusks could grow to 5m (16ft) but only 1.5m (5ft) sections are on show.
At the time the animal died the North Sea did not exist and the area was low-lying grassland connecting the British Isles to the continent.
When the North Sea formed at the end of the last ice age, the tusks became buried in the thin layers of sand at the bottom of the shallow southern part of it.
They remained there for thousands of years and eventually tidal currents and dredging released the fossilised remains, which were caught in the fishing nets of a trawler earlier this year.
Tim Batty, curator of the Dinosaur Museum, said the tusks were unusually coloured because they had been in water for so long.
He said: "The new display comes at a time when new research has revealed that humans were not responsible for the extinction of the mammoths.
"It had traditionally been thought that mammoths had been hunted to extinction.
"However it now appears that it was climate change that caused their extinction.
"Mammoths were well adapted to the low temperatures of the ice age.
"The climatic conditions during the ice age did not favour the growth of trees and consequently there were extensive grasslands for the mammoths to graze on.
"However with the end of the ice age and the warming of temperatures, tree growth accelerated causing a spread of forests and dramatically reducing the available food supply for mammoths." | A pair of 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusks trawled up from the bottom of the North Sea are going on display at a Dorset museum. |
Can you summarize the following information? | Cooke was second quickest in the opening event of swimming and remained consistent in all five disciplines.
The 25-year-old finished strongly in the riding and combined event, while France's Valentin Belaud took gold.
"Our objective for Jamie was to secure Olympic qualification and we succeeded with that really well," said Pentathlon GB men's coach Marian Gheorghe.
Cooke won two World Cup wins earlier in the year prior to the World Championships in Moscow.
"To finish ninth in the World was an excellent achievement and Jamie should be very proud," Gheorge added.
"We now have two months before Rio where we can focus on final preparations. We want to build upon Jamie's recent form and performance today to give him the best chance of success at the Olympic Games."
Cooke's finish was the best individual GB performance of the week after Samantha Murray and Kate French finished 16th and 24th respectively in the Women's final on Friday.
The British team for the Olympics will be announced on 8 June.
The Old Town Hall in central Oldham will eventually house a seven-screen cinema and six restaurants.
It was built in 1841 but stopped being used as a public building in the 1990s.
The development, due to open next spring, is at the centre of the council's regeneration plans for the town centre and will see the creation of 74 full-time and 159 part-time jobs.
Contractors, who have been working on the site since October 2013, have found lost items like spectacles, coins, shoes, council papers - and even an old photograph of Marilyn Monroe (pictured).
Oldham Council Leader Jim McMahon said contractors were "undertaking painstaking work" to restore the building.
Barry Roberts, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: "This is a fascinating project to be involved with from a technical perspective.
"It requires a blend of care, consideration and energy to deliver the restoration."
The Old Town Hall will have five restaurants on the ground floor and one on the first.
Many cancer patients currently have to travel abroad for the treatment, which uses a high-energy beam of protons to destroy cancerous cells.
A ceremony will take place later to mark the start of building work, which is set to be completed in 2018.
Manchester and University College London were selected in 2012 as the two NHS centres for the new treatment.
The five-storey Christie building, on Oak Road in Withington, includes space for hi-tech radiotherapy equipment as well as rooms for treating patients.
It is hoped the new centre will treat up to 750 people a year and employ about 160 staff.
Midfielder Josh McEachran is not yet fit to return from an ankle problem which has kept him out since February.
Jason Shackell (back), Nick Blackman (knee), Craig Forsyth (knee) and George Thorne (leg) are long-term absentees for Derby.
Cyrus Christie, Ikechi Anya, Darren Bent, Will Hughes, Abdoul Camara and Matej Vydra are all hoping for recalls. | Britain's Jamie Cooke secured his place at Rio 2016 by finishing ninth in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships.
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Work to transform a Grade II listed building into a cinema and entertainment complex is under way.
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Can you write a short summary of this section? | It suggests the selectors still have an eye on that number six spot because while Jonny Bairstow is favourite to start in the first Test in Brisbane on 21 November, he is yet to find that big score which will nail down his spot in the batting order.
Ballance deserves his call, he is clearly a good player. He averages more than 50 in first-class cricket and scored a hundred for the Lions against Australia this summer.
31 Oct -2 Nov v Western Australia XI, Perth
6-9 Nov v Australia A, Hobart
13-16 Nov v New South Wales XI, Sydney
21-25 Nov 1st Test, Brisbane
29-30 Nov v Chairman's XI, Alice Springs
5-9 Dec 2nd Test, Adelaide
13-17 Dec 3rd Test. Perth
26-30 Dec 4th Test, Melbourne
3-7 Jan 2014 5th Test, Sydney
Performing well for the Lions is one route into this England team, with another being consistent performances in county cricket over a long period.
Michael Carberry was probably competing with Somerset's Nick Compton as cover for skipper Alastair Cook and Joe Root, but he has been given the nod - and much of that will be down to his sterling service in the domestic game for Hampshire.
However, a lot of people have sympathy for Compton because he has not done very much wrong. He will rightly feel disappointed not to be on that plane to Australia.
Meanwhile, England have clearly gone for the big, tall fast bowlers in their touring squad. We're expecting quick, bouncy pitches and quite a hostile series with some rancour and ill-feeling carried over from the summer.
Boyd Rankin showed what he could do in his one-day performances against Australia at the end of this summer, and I think he's probably ahead of Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett in the pecking order at the moment.
Finn has had a disappointing summer and some people might consider Tremlett fortunate to be there, so Rankin has a great chance of playing in the first Test match.
England are hoping Tremlett can rediscover his venom from the last tour to Australia when he came in and bowled with a lot of pace.
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Has Tremlett still got it? I didn't see him bowl for Surrey towards the end of the season but I did hear some pretty mixed reviews.
It's nice to see Ben Stokes getting a chance because he is going to be a good cricketer. He bats genuinely and has a bit of pace with the ball - more than Chris Woakes, who has not been picked after making his debut in the final Test of this summer's series.
Perhaps the biggest decision was whether to take Monty Panesar as the second spinner. Are England going to be able to manage him and help him following his off-field problems? This is not just an issue from last summer, there have been issues in the background for a little while now.
It's an opportunity for Monty to get himself back on the straight and narrow, and for England to help him do it.
I think Lancashire's Simon Kerrigan played in that fifth Test at The Oval because they didn't want to select Monty. Poor old Kerrigan then had a nightmare but at least he is in the performance squad this winter.
England do have three warm-up games before the first Test so it will be interesting to monitor the Bairstow and Ballance situation. Ballance might get one, a maximum of two, opportunities and if he gets runs and Bairstow doesn't, that will make things interesting for the selectors before the first Test.
Similarly with the fast bowlers - if Finn starts well, you imagine he will be that third seamer. If he doesn't, you can see Rankin getting a chance to make his Test debut.
It's going to be an aggressive series so England want to go in with their big guns firing.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Marc Higginson.
Listen to the Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show at 21:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 live on Monday evening to hear more debate on the Ashes squad, while BBC Test Match Special will have exclusive ball-by-ball commentary on the series. | England's squad for this winter's Ashes series down under is pretty much as expected, but there are two or three interesting selections - in particular the inclusion of Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance. |
Summarize the content of the document below. | The city, which long struggled with the legacy of the assassination, hosted a series of official events.
Kennedy, who served less than three years, is often ranked among the nation's most revered presidents.
Just 46 when he died, he is praised for his youthful vigour, his leadership through the Cuban missile crisis and his vision to put a man on the Moon.
But he is also remembered for ordering one of the most disastrous episodes of the Cold War, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of communist Cuba by a CIA-trained paramilitary force of Cuban exiles.
By Mark MardellNorth America editor
Kennedy's family members laid a wreath on his grave at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC on Friday. His wife Jackie and two of their children are also buried there.
President Barack Obama issued a proclamation for flags to be flown at half mast at the White House, US Capitol and other government buildings.
"Today, we honour his memory and celebrate his enduring imprint on American history," he said.
Among official events in Dallas on Friday, the city's symphony orchestra performed and bells tolled at the minute of Kennedy's death. Crowds thronged the ceremony at Dealey Plaza, where the president was shot.
"The man we remember today gave us a gift that will not be squandered: the chance to learn how to face the future when it's the darkest and most uncertain," Dallas Mayor Michael Rawlings said to a large crowd before a moment of silence was observed.
Historian and author David McCullough read several of Kennedy's most famous quotes, including: "We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask, 'Why not?'"
Elsewhere, wreaths were laid in the German capital Berlin where Kennedy gave his Cold War-era "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in June 1963.
Those events and others conclude a week of tributes to the slain American leader.
Kennedy, a Democrat, belonged to one of the 20th Century's most prominent American political dynasties.
On 22 November 1963, he and his wife travelled to Dallas for early campaigning ahead of the following year's election.
Crowds of supporters lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the couple. As the presidential motorcade entered Dealey Plaza at around 12:30 local time (18:30 GMT), Kennedy's convertible passed the Texas School Book Depository.
Gunshots rang out. Bullets struck the president in the head and neck. Half an hour later, Kennedy was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
He was the fourth US president assassinated while in office, but the first to have his death captured on film.
Soon after, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president aboard Air Force One.
Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine Corps veteran and Soviet defector employed at the depository at the time, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
On 24 November 1963, he was scheduled to be transferred from police headquarters to a county jail when he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby, a local nightclub owner.
Official inquiries have determined Oswald was responsible for the assassination, but Kennedy's murder has provided endless fodder for conspiracy theorists.
Members of one such group demonstrated in Dealey Plaza on Friday, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "50 years in denial is enough" and holding a sign that said "coup d'etat".
The events of that November plunged the nation into mourning, and many Americans still recall where they were when they heard the news.
Texan Daniel Kendrick, who as a teenager witnessed the shooting, told the BBC he had been preparing to approach the motorcade in the hope of shaking the president's hand when he witnessed Kennedy's shooting.
"I saw the look on Jackie Kennedy's face," he recalled. "She turned and looked straight at me with a look of horror on her face. That really freaked me out. I had to run."
Historian Robert Dallek said Kennedy's popularity endured in part because Americans have been so disappointed in his successors.
"People want a better life in this country," he said. "They want to think their children are going to do better. And they associate this with Kennedy's youth, his promise, possibility." | The US has marked 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | But they were denied any hope of victory by a spirited Gloucestershire resistance led by centurion Chris Dent.
Resuming on 68 out of 175-3, with only a 59-run lead, Dent hit 101 to help Gloucestershire reach 320.
Keaton Jennings then made an unbeaten 30 as Durham got to 85-4 from 23 overs before hands were shaken.
Durham are now 37 points behind second-bottom Leicestershire, who have lost two of their first three matches, on top of their own pre-season 16-point deduction.
Gloucestershire opener Dent, who made 160 in the match, has now passed fifty four times in his first six innings this season in first-class cricket.
Luke Willmott, who was captain of Derby RFC, was caught when 180 vials of Jintropin addressed to him were seized by border controls in 2013.
The Rugby Football Union gave him a five-year ban in 2015, later reduced to two on appeal.
The World Anti-Doping Agency and World Rugby appealed that decision to Cas.
The ban is backdated to August 2013, meaning Willmott is banned from all competitive sport until 15 August this year.
"Trafficking is a very serious offence under the world anti-doping code," the RFU said in a statement.
"As a union, we advocated for a ban of at least four years and support the increase from the decision of the RFU anti-doping appeal panel.
"Players should be aware that all doping offences will be treated seriously, irrespective of what level you play at."
Dosas come in many varieties, for example plain or with a potato masala filling. And they are not very expensive, costing between 50 and 100 rupees (94 cents-$1.90; 60p-??1.20).
But the Raj Bhog restaurant, in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru (Bangalore), now offers dosas covered in a coating of pure gold.
The luxury comes at a price. Each gold dosa costs the princely sum of 1,011 rupees ($19; ??12.25).
Diners are promised that they can tuck into one milligram of gold, spread out over 12 cm by 12 cm of pure gold foil. The gold is added to each dosa in the final wrap - very much like adding a thin sheet of cheese or butter while applying the finishing touches to the dish.
For the restaurant it is probably just an innovative way of marketing itself, an attempt to stand out in Malleswaram, an upmarket area of India's IT capital Bengaluru.
But as Indian society becomes more affluent, the restaurant squarely aims at those who have the ability to spend on such fancies.
"The drive behind this innovative venture was to capture the market with a different idea and the trials showed it could be a big hit," says Vasant Kumar, one of the partners of the restaurant.
He dismisses accusations that the "golden dosa" is a cheap publicity stunt to promote the business.
There may be scepticism about the use of precious metals in the food industry, says Mr Kumar, but the restaurant received a food safety certificate from the Bengaluru Corporation, and the gold foils are procured from an ISO certified company in the north Indian state of Rajasthan.
And there is some precedent. Some luxury sweet shops in India have long used thin silver foils to wrap their sweets.
The country also has a tradition of using gold and silver in various indigenous medicines, though medics differ on how effective they are. The Ayurveda system of Indian medicine has certainly been using gold in traditional medicines for many centuries.
While the volume of gold production in India is negligible, the country is the biggest market for gold in the world.
According to the World Gold Council, India bought around 1,000 tonnes of gold in 2011. | Relegated Durham ate into their massive pre-season 48-point penalty with the lion's share of the spoils from a draw with Gloucestershire at Nevil Road.
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The humble dosa - a pancake made from rice batter and lentils - may be very popular in southern India, but the country's newly prosperous middle classes can now relish a gold-plated version of this dish. |
Summarize the content given in the passage. | Moyes, 53, was on a three-man shortlist to replace Remi Garde and was tipped to be the new manager after impressing prospective new owner Dr Tony Xia.
However the Scotsman, without a club since being sacked by Real Sociedad in 2015, has now ruled himself out.
Nigel Pearson - the preferred choice of outgoing chairman Steve Hollis - and Roberto Di Matteo remain in the frame.
The fundamental issue for Moyes is believed to be the drop down to the Championship, where Villa will play next season following their relegation from the Premier League.
The former Manchester United and Everton manager also had reservations about Villa's wish for a swift decision over the role, as a result of the hectic summer that lies ahead for the club's football department.
One of the attractions of the Villa job for Moyes was the prospect of working again with Keith Wyness, who is soon to be appointed as the club's chief executive.
He held the same role at Everton for five years, during which time he worked harmoniously with the former Preston manager.
Villa hope to confirm their new manager by the end of this week, with Pearson and Di Matteo - both of whom are without a club - having been interviewed by Hollis and the recruitment team put together by Xia.
The owner-in-waiting will sanction the appointment although Hollis will seal the deal as Dr Xia will not technically own Villa until his takeover is approved by the Football League.
Femme Assise [Seated Woman] was confiscated from the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Adolf Hitler's art dealer.
Experts say the painting, worth an estimated $20m (£13.4m; €18.3m), was stolen from art dealer Paul Rosenberg.
A government task force ruled last year it rightfully belonged to his heirs.
Germany's Culture Minister Monika Gruetters has signed an agreement paving the way for the masterpiece to be handed back.
The deal must now be approved by a court dealing with Gurlitt's estate.
The Bavarian authorities seized some 1,280 artworks from Gurlitt's Munich flat as part of a tax evasion probe in February 2012.
The find triggered legal disputes surrounding works seized by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s.
Gurlitt died in May last year aged 81, having named the Bern museum in Switzerland as his "sole heir". He had agreed to help authorities discover which works had been stolen.
The Swiss museum agreed in November to take hundreds of artworks from the collection until their rightful owners could be identified.
But German officials said three artworks - including Femme Assise by Henri Matisse - would be returned immediately.
A similar agreement was signed last week for the return of a painting by Max Liebermann, Zwei Reiter am Strand [Two Riders on the Beach].
Gurlitt's father, Hildebrand Gurlitt, was ordered by Adolf Hitler to deal in works that had been seized from Jewish families, or which the Nazis considered "degenerate" and had been removed from German museums in the 1930s and 1940s.
Matisse's Femme Assise, painted in 1921, was taken from Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg in Paris in 1941.
His family had been searching for it until it turned up in Gurlitt's flat.
The 24-year-old former Scotland Under-21 international also has an option of a further year.
Oxford head coach Michael Appleton said: "He scores his fair share of goals but is also a very hard worker.
"He will give us options going forward and I think he will be a very good signing for this club." | David Moyes has pulled out of the running to become the new Aston Villa manager, BBC Sport understands.
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Germany has signed an agreement for the return of a Matisse painting, looted by the Nazis, to the family of its original Jewish owner.
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Forward Alex MacDonald has signed for Oxford United from Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. |
Can you summarize the given article? | Ian Stewart is set to leave the newspapers where he has spent the majority of his career in March.
The announcement comes just three weeks before The Scotsman is due to celebrate its bicentenary.
Mr Stewart is in charge of The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News, as well as sister title Scotland on Sunday. He first joined The Scotsman in 1991.
He has edited The Scotsman since 2012 and Scotland on Sunday since 2009.
Mr Stewart said: "It has been an honour and a privilege to have been editor of these titles through what has been a truly significant time in Scotland's history.
"I leave with the greatest respect and admiration for my colleagues who do an extraordinary job day in and day out."
Jeremy Clifford, editor-in-chief of owners Johnston Press, said they would be recruiting for Mr Stewart's successor "immediately".
He said: "I would like to thank Ian for his leadership of The Scotsman in challenging times and during one of the most important eras in modern Scottish history.
"As well as the editorial director, he also served on the editorial board as my deputy chairman when it was first set up just over four years ago.
"I would like to thank him for everything he has achieved and wish him every success for the future."
The retailer has sold Trump-branded clothes since 2004 and Mr Trump has appeared in the company's commercials.
Macy's is the latest company to distance itself from the businessman.
TV networks NBC and Univision said they would not air the Miss USA pageant, which is co-owned by Mr Trump.
"We have no tolerance for discrimination in any form," Macy's said in a statement. "We welcome all customers, and respect for the dignity of all people is a cornerstone of our culture."
In response, Mr Trump said his principles were more valuable than the clothing line, which he called a "small business in terms of dollar volume".
On Wednesday, Macy's began selling Trump products at a steep discount on its website.
Mr Trump made the comments about immigrants when he launched his campaign for president and has stood by the remark amid the backlash.
"They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume are good people, but I speak to border guards, and they tell us what we are getting," he said in his speech on 16 June.
While the controversy has hurt Mr Trump financially, his comments have not adversely affected his presidential ambitions.
Recent polls show he is performing well in Iowa, one of the first US states to hold a Republican primary contest. One poll put him in second place after former Florida Governor Jeb Bush amid a crowded field of candidates. | The editor-in-chief at The Scotsman Publications has announced he is leaving the post.
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US retailer Macy's has ended its relationship with Donald Trump after the businessman and presidential candidate made controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants. |
Give a brief summary of the provided passage. | Bosses of the Celtic Manor in Newport criticised a lack of a marketing campaign by the Welsh government when they appeared before a committee of MPs.
They also said it was "shameful" they had closer links with Bristol Airport than Cardiff due to the Welsh airport offering fewer routes.
The summit is held in September.
With little more than 100 days to go before up to 60 world leaders arrive at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort, its chief operating officer told MPs that nothing had been "nailed down" in terms of a planned outreach programme.
Ian Edwards said it was "shameful" that the resort worked more closely with Bristol Airport on an international campaign because it offered more routes than Cardiff Airport.
He said Wales had done well out of the Ryder Cup at the resort, but could have done better.
"We've got to learn the lesson from the Ryder Cup and make sure we don't make the same mistakes with Nato," he said.
Mr Edwards told MPs on the Welsh affairs committee: "At the moment it's more viable for us to have an alliance with Bristol Airport to put on an international campaign because they have more routes coming into Bristol than into Cardiff.
"How shameful is that?"
The Nato summit will be five times the size of the Ryder Cup, with delegates and media staying in hotels from Swansea to Swindon.
Mr Edwards said no-one in the Welsh government was promoting the conference market, where delegates spent three times as much as ordinary leisure visitors.
The resort's director Simon Gibson said that before the Ryder Cup people overseas thought Wales was spelled "whales".
The executives criticised the "GREAT Britain" marketing campaign to bring tourists to Britain.
Mr Edwards said: "We only became part of that because of the Nato summit. Before that, it didn't exist."
But Mr Edwards also told MPs that he believed that the body promoting Welsh tourism - Visit Wales, was effectively under new management.
"Visit Wales is under a new leadership, new direction, and is still sort of finding its feet at the moment," he said.
"Once everything is pulled together, we will have the right team to move things forward."
He told the MPs that he felt the Welsh government was working hard towards ensuring the Nato event was a success.
He added: "We will absolutely be ready for Nato. We have to be ready for Nato - it's not an option."
However, Mr Gibson went on to criticise UKTI, the government department charged with helping business, for inviting Wales to take part in investment opportunities late in the bidding process for a share of investment from sovereign wealth funds.
"I don't always think we're at the front of the queue at UKTI when it comes to opportunities," he said.
"It's billions. An opportunity like that might have paid for the M4 relief road.
"It could have done all sorts of projects of a large nature but if we're at the back of the queue we're going to lose."
Responding to some of Mr Edwards comments, a spokesperson for the Welsh government said: "We have an excellent relationship with the Celtic Manor and are working closely with them and the UK Government to ensure we maximise the benefits to Wales from hosting the NATO conference.
"We are also working closely with the Celtic Manor on plans to deliver a world-class convention centre to enhance Wales' reputation as an international destination for major conferences." | A lack of marketing could mean Wales misses out on economic opportunities surrounding the Nato summit, officials from the host resort have warned. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | The unrest has prompted the president to ask neighbouring countries for help - and troops have been sent over the border to help stop the rebel advance.
Who are the rebels?
They are called Seleka which in the local Sango language means alliance.
Seleka is a reference to fighters from three groups - Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR), the Union of Republican Forces (UFR) and the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) - coming together to launch the rebellion.
In 2007, these groups signed an accord with the government and agreed to be integrated into the army.
But in late 2012, some of those rebels who joined the army deserted and took up arms once more.
The rebels, who are mostly northerners, accuse President Francoise Bozize of not honouring the ceasefire deal, which promised the release of political prisoners and payment for fighters who disarmed.
Seleka's main leader is Michel Djotodia of the UFDR. He was a civil servant in the government of Ange-Felix Patasse, overthrown by Mr Bozize in 2003.
Mr Bozize appointed him to a diplomatic post in Sudan, but the two fell out and Mr Djotodia launched a rebellion.
Later, he was exiled in Benin where the authorities arrested him in 2006 under pressure from Mr Bozize's government.
Mr Djotodia was later released and he returned to the CAR.
Another high-profile rebel leader is Eric Neris Massi.
He is the son of Charles Massi, a former government minister who fell out with President Bozize.
Charles Massi has been missing and presumed dead since 2010.
Do they pose a real threat?
They certainly did, until the ceasefire was signed.
Since independence in 1960 the landlocked country has had a history of coups and rebellions, the most infamous led by Jean-Bedel Bokassa who declared himself emperor.
Even the current president is a former army chief-turned-rebel leader, taking power in 2003. He has since won several disputed elections.
As a result of all the instability, illegal weapons proliferate across the CAR, whose forests and rich resources provide cover and money for armed groups.
The government also claims that Seleka's ranks have been swelled by mercenaries from Sudan, Nigeria and Chad. However, the rebels deny this.
The unrest is partly fuelled by ethnic rivalries and poor communities who feel ignored by those in power.
Added to the mix, the Ugandan rebel movement the Lord's Resistance Army has become active in the region - further increasing insecurity.
Can't the army halt the unrest?
It is underfinanced, and its soldiers lack equipment and motivation.
Historically CAR's leaders are wary of having a strong army.
Only the presidential guard, made of troops from Mr Bozize's own ethnic group, has real firepower.
Soldiers from Chad were actually in charge of the president's personal security until October 2012 when they were withdrawn.
Why is Chad so involved in CAR?
Mr Bozize came to power with the assistance of the Chadian army.
Chad's President Idriss Deby wants a close ally to the south.
The unrest in CAR represents a serious security threat to Chad.
The countries share a long and porous border and Chad already hosts several thousand refugees who have fled fighting over the years.
In the past, Chad has faced rebel attacks from groups based in Sudan, its neighbour to the east.
It does not want another area where rebel groups could base themselves.
And it has intervened on several other occasions since 2003 to put down rebellions.
Its most recent foray into CAR was to help defeat a rebel group whose leader, Baba Ladde, was from Chad.
Is the international community doing anything to help?
There are two international peace missions in CAR:
France has always maintained a military presence in its former colony - and currently has between 200 and 250 soldiers based at Bangui airport providing technical support to the Fomac mission.
CAR's neighbours - Gabon, Cameroon and Congo-Brazzaville - have pledged to bolster the 400-strong Fomac force, saying they are sending an extra 360 troops to protect the capital, Bangui.
South Africa is also sending 400 troops to help safeguard the capital.
The Ugandan army, helped by US military advisers, is also trying to track down the LRA fighters in CAR.
What is in the deal?
Apart from the ceasefire, a government of national unity will be formed.
This will be led by a prime minister from the opposition but President Bozize retains his position until the end of his term in 2016 - the rebels had said they wanted him to go.
The new government will be tasked with restoring peace, organising legislative elections and reforming the security forces. | Rebels in the Central African Republic have agreed a ceasefire, after taking over several towns, including the key mining centre of Bria, since December. |
Can you summarize this passage? | Lesley Hayward was given a four-month sentence, suspended for a year, at Reading Magistrates' Court last month.
Hayward, 63, who sat as an independent on Wokingham Borough Council, had told the authorities she lived alone when she actually lived with her partner.
Under Electoral Commission rules, by-election proceedings for the Bulmershe and Whitegates Ward have begun.
Hayward admitted two counts of knowingly failing to declare a change in circumstances to the council and the Department for Work and Pensions, and one of making a false statement to obtain Pension Credit.
A council spokeswoman said although Hayward had previously indicated that she would resign, she did not submit a resignation in writing and so was automatically disqualified from the authority. | A councillor who fraudulently obtained almost £45,000 in benefits has been disqualified from her seat. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | The 22-year-old joined Albion on a free in May 2014 and made 34 appearances.
Taft spent four months on loan at League Two side Cambridge United last season, before a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament ended his season prematurely in October 2015.
"After missing a lot of football last year for six months, I have to work even harder now and want to impress here," he told the club website. | Mansfield have signed defender George Taft from Burton on a free transfer. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | Welshman Doull and England's Dibben won four of five races in the Elite Championship to move to within 19 points of leaders Team Pedalsure.
Double Olympic champion Laura Trott won the women's points, elimination and the scratch race ahead of Katie Archibald.
The event is the fourth of six in the series, with two one-day competitions to come in Manchester in January.
Team Wiggins was formed by 2012 Tour de France winner and four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins specifically to help him compete for qualification for the Rio Olympics.
Doull and Dibben were beaten in the first race of the evening as Australian Sam Welsford, riding for Orica-GreenEdge, took the 250m flying lap in 13.053 seconds.
However, the pair then won the remaining quartet of races - the points, scratch, Madison time trial and team elimination.
Doull admitted on the Revolution Series official website that his team had "a bit of an advantage given that we have access to the track quite a lot in Manchester".
"With the Worlds [Track Championships] only a few months away we're all in really good shape, which definitely helps," he added.
Trott, 23, who won three titles at the European Track Championships in Switzerland in October, was again in fine form, completing a clean sweep of the women's endurance events.
There was also success for a British rider in the women's sprint competition as Victoria Williamson beat France's Melissandre Pain in the final. | British duo Owain Doull and Jon Dibben excelled as Team Wiggins dominated the Revolution Series event in Glasgow. |
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