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Can you summarize the following content in brief? | Officials had previously believed the crash, in which an entire Chinese tour group died, was caused by mechanical failure.
But an investigation has found that the driver, Su Ming-cheng, was drunk and had been planning to kill himself.
He was already being investigated for scuffling with a tour guide and sexually assaulting an unnamed victim.
In both cases, officials alleged he was intoxicated, and prosecutors said the lawsuits had left Mr Su "depressed".
Minutes before the crash, investigators said, the driver poured fuel inside the bus and started a fire with a lighter.
He then swerved into a roadside barrier on a national highway in the city of Taoyuan, killing himself, a local guide and 24 tourists who were headed to the airport.
An emergency exit was also locked, trapping people as they tried to escape.
Text messages from Mr Su's relatives showed they pleaded with him not to take his own life.
"Don't you love the three children in your family? Don't let them be ashamed. If you do this, it will bring shame to us all," a message from his sister read, according to a transcript published by Agence France-Presse.
He had been briefly suspended in May by his employer for fighting with another tour guide, officials added.
The incident led Beijing to demand Taiwan do more to ensure the safety of mainland Chinese tourists.
Zach Fox, 19, from Hawick, died after being submerged in oilseed rape while trying to clear a blockage in a grain bin.
The accident happened at Deanfoot Farm near Denholm in August 2014.
At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Seamore Farming admitted health and safety failures which led to the teenager's death.
Daniel Bell-Drummond made a hard-hit 84 while there were brutal innings from Darren Stevens and Mitch Claydon, as five batsmen passed fifty.
Michael Hogan with 4-91 and Craig Meschede, who took 3-105, were the pick of an inconsistent Glamorgan attack.
Stevens completed the visitors' misery by removing captain Jacques Rudolph.
Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond told BBC Radio Kent:
"It was a brilliant day for the team as a whole. No-one got that big score, but everyone got a start and contributed to the team to post near enough 500. A brilliant team effort.
"If partnerships come for Glamorgan now, we have to sit in and trust ourselves that the wickets will come. Hopefully we'll bowl them out short of the 228 lead but, if we don't, we need to back ourselves to get the runs.
"We've got to be ruthless and try and go for the kill now, but they're a good team and, if they come back hard, it's no dramas. As long as we win, we'll be happy."
Glamorgan fast bowler Michael Hogan told BBC Wales Sport:
"We're behind the eight-ball a little, or a lot to be fair. We probably shot ourselves in the foot on the first day with the way we bowled.
"Claydon is a dangerous player. You can't have fielders everywhere when you're behind in the game. These guys have a licence to tee off - that's the way the game goes.
"My personal efforts don't mean much. It's nice to get a few wickets but you would trade it for them being bowled out for two hundred less. It's a difficult task but we won't shirk it. It's time for us to show what we're about as a team." | A suicidal driver was the cause of a bus crash in Taiwan that killed 26 people in July, investigators say.
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A farm partnership has been fined £45,000 following the death of a teenager on a Borders farm.
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Kent's batsmen smashed their team into a winning position on a whirlwind day of action at Canterbury, after taking a massive first-innings lead of 228 runs. |
What is the summary of the following document? | Beitia, who made her international debut in 1996, became the oldest Olympic champion in a jumping event as she cleared 1.97m on her first attempt.
That gave her victory by virtue of fewer failures at earlier heights, with Bulgaria's silver medallist Mirela Demireva and Croatia's Blanka Vlasic, who took bronze, also clearing 1.97m.
Britain's Morgan Lake finished 10th by clearing 1.93m on her third attempt.
"It's weird to think that I'm top 10 in the world and I'm disappointed with it," she said.
"1.97m is a height that's within me and I'm quite annoyed about that. But I have to take a step back and think that I'm only 19 and in an Olympic final."
Lake's team-mate Katarina Johnson-Thompson cleared 1.98m in the heptathlon but did not compete in the high jump.
Rio 2016 was the first time the winner had not cleared two metres since Italy's Sara Simeoni jumped 1.97m at the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
Beitia initially retired after the London Olympics in 2012 but came out of retirement to win bronze at the 2013 World Championships.
The Spaniard is also a member of parliament in her hometown of Cantabria.
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Find out how to get into athletics with our special guide. | Spain's Ruth Beitia won Olympic gold in the high jump at the age of 37. |
Give a concise summary of the passage below. | The Labour leader said that on his 99 previous questions he has been "unclear or dissatisfied with the answer".
But he pressed on with a crowd sourced inquiry from a "Callum" on cuts to the funding of sixth form and further education colleges.
Mr Cameron disputed Mr Corbyn's claims but congratulated him on reaching "100 not out".
The prime minister said that his survival was welcomed across the House of Commons.
Mr Corbyn has attempted to introduce a less confrontational style at the weekly half hour session, and to ask questions sent in by members of the public, since he took over as Labour leader last September.
He is allowed six questions to the prime minister each week, when Parliament is sitting and Mr Cameron is in the country.
BBC analysis shows nearly half of Mr Corbyn's questions have been on welfare or health, with none on immigration.
He asked what is believed to be his first question on the economy at Wednesday's session, saying: "The construction output in Britain has shrunk for two consecutive quarters now, surely this is a matter of concern.
"Isn't this really a bit of a sign that this economic recovery is being constructed on sand?"
The PM said the government wanted "to see every part of our economy growing", but he added: "If you look at our construction plans, because we've got a strong economy we're able to commit to HS2, we're able to commit to the biggest road programme since the 1970s, the largest rail programme since Victorian times, together with huge infrastructure projects in energy and in other areas.
"Those things are only possible because we've got a strong and growing economy."
Mr Cameron warned that Labour would "wreck the country's finances" and put up taxes for low and middle earners.
The Labour leader then accused Mr Cameron of holding back Britain by cutting skills training and investment.
Mr Cameron claimed Labour had created instability in the economy while in government and failed to build enough houses - and disputed Mr Corbyn's figures on apprenticeships, which he claimed had seen a big increase in funding.
In a wide-ranging set of questions, Mr Corbyn also highlighted new figures from children's charities showing council spending on children and young people has been cut by £2bn.
The Labour leader said the reductions came at the same time as Mr Osborne cut corporation tax to the lowest level in the G7.
"Doesn't this demonstrate a wrong choice by the prime minister?" Mr Corbyn asked.
Mr Cameron hit back, accusing Mr Corbyn of making a "political point" instead of acknowledging that corporation tax receipts had increased by 20%, giving the Government more money to spend on services.
8 May 2017 Last updated at 10:29 BST
Most of the sand on Achill Island disappeared in 1984 after spring storms washed it away, forcing almost all the local hotels, guesthouses and cafes shut down.
But now the beach has returned after hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand were dumped there by storms over 10 days in April.
People that live there are hoping the beach will stick around for long enough to bring the tourists back.
Take a look! | Jeremy Corbyn chose further education cuts as the subject of his 100th Commons question to David Cameron.
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A beach in Ireland that was washed away 33 years ago has re-appeared after a freak tide. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The probe was due early on Wednesday to make the first of 22 dives in between Saturn's cloudtops and the inner edge of its spectacular rings.
The daredevil flights are designed to gather pictures and other science data of unprecedented resolution.
But Cassini was out of radio contact for the duration of the plunge and is not scheduled to re-establish communications for another day.
Because the probe was moving so fast - at over 110,000km/h (70,000mph) - there was some risk attached to flying through the ring plane.
An impact with even a tiny ice or rock particle at that velocity could do a lot of damage, and so the decision was made to point Cassini's big antenna in the direction of travel, to act as a shield.
But, of course, that meant it could not also then talk to Earth at the same time.
Assuming all goes well, 21 similar dives will be made over the course of the next five months before the probe dumps itself in the atmosphere of Saturn. With so little fuel left in its tanks, Cassini cannot continue its mission for much longer.
The US space agency (Nasa) is calling the gap-runs the "grand finale", in part because of their ambition. They promise pictures of unparalleled resolution and science data that finally unlocks key puzzles about the make-up and history of this huge world.
"We're going to top off this mission with a lot of new measurements - some amazing new data," said Athena Coustenis from the Paris Observatory in Meudon, France.
"We're expecting to get the composition, structure and dynamics of the atmosphere, and fantastic information about the rings," she told the BBC.
A key objective is to determine the mass and therefore the age of the rings. The more massive they are, the older they are likely to be - perhaps as old as Saturn itself.
Scientists will do this by studying how the velocity of the probe is altered as it flies through the gravity field generated by the planet and the great encircling bands of ice.
"In the past, we were not able to determine the mass of the rings because Cassini was flying outside them," explained Luciano Iess of the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
"Essentially, the contribution of the rings to the gravity field was mixed up with the oblateness of Saturn. It was impossible. But by flying between the rings and the planet, Cassini will be able to disentangle the two effects.
"We're able to tell the velocity of Cassini to an accuracy of a few microns per second. This is indeed fantastic when you think Cassini is more than one billion kilometres away from the Earth."
Having the mass number might not straightforwardly resolve the age issue, however, cautioned Nicolas Altobelli, who is project scientist for Nasa's Cassini mission partner, the European Space Agency.
"We still need to understand the rings' composition. They are made of very nearly pure water-ice. If they're very old, formed at the same time as Saturn, how come they still look so fresh when they're constantly bombarded with meteorite material?" he pondered.
One possibility is that the rings are actually very young, perhaps the remains of a giant comet that got too close to Saturn and broke apart into innumerable fragments.
Coustenis, Iess and Altobelli discussed the end phases of the Cassini mission here in Vienna at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union.
The earliest that Cassini is expected to radio home is 07:00 GMT (08:00 BST) on Thursday. Contact should come through Nasa's 70m-wide Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California.
If a stable communications link is established, pictures and other data ought to start coming down about half an hour later.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Controllers and scientists must wait until Thursday to hear from Cassini. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | Protesters came from across Italy to attend "Family Day", which featured conga-dancing Catholic priests.
Parliament began considering the legislation earlier this week and is due to vote on it in February.
Italy is the last major Western nation not to give legal recognition to same-sex couples.
Many of those attending the rally at Rome's Circus Maximus, a former chariot-racing venue, held up banners saying "It is wrong even if it becomes law".
"These unions are very easy to form but also easy to collapse," said one protester. "Instead, we think that the family has great value and this law can destroy it."
A clause in the bill that allows gay people to adopt the biological children of their partner is proving particularly contested.
"The traditional family is based exclusively on a man and a woman. We don't want to deprive children of the right to have a father and a mother," said another of those there.
Organisers said two million had attended, far more than the venue's capacity, and journalists at the scene estimated the figure at around 300,000.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi faces opposition within his coalition government in his bid to pass the bill, with his environment minister attending and his interior minister tweeting support for the rally.
Last week rallies were held in major cities across Italy demanding legal recognition for same-sex couples
Italy has faced repeated complaints from European Court of Human Rights over its stance on gay marriage.
The payout - the largest class action settlement in Australia - was over the deadliest of the Black Saturday fires, which killed 173 people in 2009.
Thousands sued a power company and others for negligence over the fire.
The settlement does not include any admissions of liability.
The case centred on the most deadly blaze on Black Saturday, 7 February 2009, when wildfires swept across several areas in the state of Victoria.
This particular fire, in the Kilmore East area north of Melbourne, killed 119 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
A 2009 Royal Commission found that the fire began when an electricity line failed between two poles. Contact between the live conductor and a cable stay supporting the pole caused arcing that ignited vegetation, the report said.
The plaintiffs accused SP AusNet of failing to adequately maintain its power lines.
They also sued Utility Services Corporation Ltd, the line maintenance contractor, and the Victoria state government's Department of Sustainability and Environment for inadequate prevention measures.
Earlier this year, the group was awarded a settlement of A$497.4m ($467m, £274m), of which SP AusNet is expected to pay A$378.6m.
The settlement - which includes the state government - does not come with any admission of liability by any of the parties.
The agreement needed the final approval of the court, which was given on Tuesday.
Carol Matthews, who lost her son, Sam, in the fire, told the AFP news agency that the Victoria state Supreme Court's approval was "a huge relief".
"Nothing will ever replace what we have lost, but today we have been vindicated for standing up for our rights," the agency quotes her as saying. | Thousands of people have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against a bill giving gay couples legal recognition and adoption rights.
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An Australian court has approved a record payout of almost A$500m (£260m; $406m) for those who survived - or lost family members to - one of the country's worst bushfires. |
Give a brief overview of this passage. | The Prison Service said Alex Kelly had been identified as being at risk of suicide or self-harm, but did not give details of the boy's condition when he was found.
Kelly was taken to hospital from HMP Cookham Wood, near Rochester, but he later died, a spokeswoman said.
He had been serving a 10-month sentence for burglary and theft from a vehicle.
The teenager was found in his cell at about 20:30 GMT on Tuesday.
Staff tried to resuscitate him and paramedics attended before he was taken to hospital, but he was pronounced dead at 19:30 GMT on Wednesday.
Kelly is the second young offender to die within a week at young offenders institutions in the UK.
Jake Hardy was found at Hindley young offenders institution in Wigan on Friday and taken to hospital, where he died on Tuesday.
The Prison Service spokeswoman said: "Every death in custody or the community is a tragedy for families and has a profound effect on staff and other offenders.
"The National Offender Management Service (Noms) is committed to reducing the numbers of deaths in custody.
"Each death is subject to an investigation and, since 2004, these have been undertaken by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
"Additionally, for young people who die in custody there will be a serious case review, commissioned by the local safeguarding board."
A spokeswoman for the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) said investigators would try to answer any questions Kelly's friends and family may have, and would also involve them in the investigation if they wished.
She said: "Our independent investigation will aim to identify the full circumstances of the death and whether there were any failings in Alex Kelly's care.
"Where possible we will identify lessons to be learned and make recommendations to the Prison Service to help prevent similar deaths in future."
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust campaign group, said: "Lessons must be learnt from the tragic deaths within one week of two children in prison.
"Above all, we need to become 'wise before the event' and avoid locking up our most vulnerable young people in our bleakest institutions."
She also said that low staffing levels and lack of resources made it very difficult for staff to respond to youngsters in extreme distress.
Andrew Neilson, director of campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the prison had a "chequered past".
"The last inspection report found the prison to be unsafe. So why do we continue to send children there, and places like it?," he said.
"The truth is that warehousing children in large prisons is completely inappropriate and ignores the fact that young people in conflict with the law often present many complex needs that a prison simply cannot provide for."
The pair plan to have the exchange, called Gemini, trading later this year, reports the New York Times.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are known to have invested millions in the virtual currency.
Currently the value of each bitcoin is approaching $200 (£133) - far below the $1,200-high it hit in November 2013.
Development work on software underpinning the exchange is being carried out at the Bitcoin start-up founded by the Winklevoss twins. In addition, they have been lobbying New York financial regulators to drum up support for the idea and have signed up banks to handle deposits and transfers.
Work on the exchange began after New York's financial services watchdog last year encouraged virtual currency entrepreneurs operating in the state to apply for formal recognition. This, said the watchdog, was the first step towards full regulation of such exchanges.
The twins won a $65m payout from Mark Zuckerberg after accusing him of stealing their idea for a college-based social network.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency built around a complicated cryptographic protocol and a global network of computers that oversees and verifies which coins have been spent by whom.
Exchanges, through which virtual money can be traded for real cash or to other owners, have been one of the weak points in the whole Bitcoin ecosystem. Some have gone bust leaving traders out of pocket, many have been robbed of all their deposits and now more and more nations are seeking to impose strict controls on how they operate.
The value of each bitcoin has fluctuated widely over the last few years but has been on a steady downward path since late 2013 even though many more online stores and companies accept them in exchange for goods and services. | A 15-year-old boy has died after being found unconscious in his cell at a young offenders institution in Kent.
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The Winklevoss twins, who clashed with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook, are seeking approval for a Bitcoin exchange overseen by US regulators. |
Provide a summary of the section below. | In the capital, Caracas, protestors dressed in white were blocked from reaching the office of the Roman Catholic archdiocese.
Similar marches took place across the country.
Opposition leaders blamed the deaths of about 20 people on a heavy-handed police response to their protests.
A statement by his office said anyone acting in the name of the rebel Seleka Coalition would be punished.
The rebels have been blamed for looting and many deaths after former President Francois Bozize was ousted in March.
Supporters of Mr Bozize have recently staged an offensive, leading to the death of nearly 100 earlier this week.
The UN has warned that CAR could become a failed state, threatening the region.
A statement issued by Mr Djotodia's office on Friday said: "The Seleka Coalition is dissolved over the length and breadth of the Central African Republic's territory. Only the Central African security force is in charge of protecting our territorial integrity.
"Any individual or group of individuals who acts in the name of Seleka after the publication of the present decree... will incur the full sanctions under the law."
Mr Djotodia, a former rebel leader, was sworn in as president earlier this month after his forces ousted Francois Bozize in March.
Aid workers have accused undisciplined former rebels of looting the healthcare system, as well as robbing civilians, since the Seleka coalition of armed groups took power in March.
CAR has huge deposits of minerals such as gold and diamond deposits but has been plagued by chronic instability since independence in 1960.
Mr Djotodia has promised to relinquish power after elections scheduled for 2016.
Mr Bozize is currently in France after initially fleeing to Cameroon when Seleka fighters seized the capital, Bangui.
Earlier this week, his force launched an offensive north-west of the city - the first large-scale operation the former president's forces have staged since he was forced from power. | Thousands of Venezuelans marched in silence to remember those killed in three weeks of protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | The Donegal-born thespian voiced the lead role in the animation Kubo and the Two Strings, alongside Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron.
The film has been nominated in the Best Animated Movie and Best Visual Effects categories.
The 15-year-old schoolboy rose to prominence playing Rickon Stark in the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.
He also played a major role in last year's disaster movie San Andreas, about a devastating earthquake that hits San Francisco.
Now, Art could add potential Oscar glory to his list of achievements.
"Mum came in yesterday and she was almost crying. I wouldn't be doing it without her, they're all very proud," Art told BBC Radio Foyle.
"I'm very excited about it to be honest. It's a great achievement, everybody who is involved in film making wants the recognition of what they put into it."
Art Parkinson explained how he had been returning to class at his Irish-speaking secondary school in Buncrana, County Donegal, when he heard the news.
"I knew the nominations were coming out but when it got to break time, I just completely forgot," Art said.
"I was going from English class to my geography class and my teacher called me out and said: 'I've been looking for you' and told me the news.
"It's a bit mental to be honest, it's very exciting."
Juggling school life with Hollywood fame isn't an easy task for any teenager, and Art is still unsure if he will even make it to the awards ceremony.
"It kind of depends on the work I'm doing, I'm going over for the Annies (American animation awards) next week but as of the Oscars I'm not too sure yet."
Art is the voice of the lead character, Kubo, in the film and he believes he shares some of his qualities.
"He's very like me in many ways; he's very cultured and he's a story teller and as an actor I think of myself as a story teller.
"He brings his stories to life through his origami whereas I like to do it through my acting."
The boy from the quiet coastal town of Moville will be hoping his story telling gets rewarded at the Academy Awards ceremony on 26 February.
You can find the full list of Oscar nominations here. | Irish actor Art Parkinson discovered his film had been nominated for an Oscar, in between school classes. |
Can you provide a brief summary of the following information? | Soon we'll see the UK government's proposals for further devolution when it publishes draft legislation.
We know a lot of the details already.
But one question remains unanswered: will there be a referendum on whether the Welsh government should have powers to vary income tax?
Not everyone thinks it is necessary.
Carwyn Jones has suggested the Welsh government should get those income tax powers without a referendum, as long as a deal can be struck on the size of its budget.
So, did Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb give consideration to the first minister's views over the summer?
"Yeah sure," he told us today, while visiting a factory making armoured vehicles for the military.
"I've been thinking about it and I've been listening to a lot of the arguments that have been made from different quarters as to why we may or may not need a referendum.
"Clearly that's something we are still thinking about and we will look at that again in the autumn when we focus again on these issues."
Autumn (seasons have a habit of arriving late in the political calendar) is when Mr Crabb will publish a draft Wales Bill, before legislation starts going through parliament in early 2016.
Everything is on course to hit that timetable, he said.
"We want to get this right," he said.
"We are taking our time. We're doing our homework on this and we're taking to Welsh government about all of the details and we're trying to make progress with it."
In early animal studies, the medicines repaired some of the cell damage and paralysis seen in MS.
The drugs encouraged new growth of myelin to coat and protect the nerves.
Experts say although the results in Nature journal are promising, people should not be tempted to self-medicate.
Much more work is needed to check that the treatments will work in people.
Lab tests on human cells already hint that they might.
The two drugs in question - an antifungal called miconazole and a steroid called clobetasol - are currently topical medicines that are applied as creams to the skin.
They already have a good safety history for treating these conditions, says lead researcher Dr Paul Tesar, from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in the US.
He says the formulation of the drugs would need to be changed so that they could be better targeted to the nervous system where MS strikes.
In MS, the body's immune system mistakes myelin for a foreign body and attacks it.
This leads to progressive disability.
Current medications for MS can help slow or prevent this attack, but they cannot replace myelin.
A number of researchers are looking at existing drugs to see if they can be reclaimed for treating MS.
Dr Tesar's team screened a library of more than 700 existing drugs to find any that would promote new myelin production by the individual's own cells.
Dr Tesar said they were working tirelessly to get a safe and effective drug for clinical use.
"We appreciate that some patients or their families feel they cannot wait for the development of specific approved medications.
"But off-label use of the current forms of these drugs is more likely to increase other health concerns than alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms."
Prof Daniel Altmann, an expert in immunology at Imperial College London, said: "There has been tremendous progress in recent years in development, clinical trials and licensing of new drugs that aim to block the immune attack and thus ameliorate progress of disease.
"The problem that has been much harder to crack is what to do about the fact that this still leaves patients with irreversible disability through the damage to the myelin sheaths in the central nervous system that has been sustained."
He said the fruits of this approach to treating MS were still "a little way off".
Dr Sorrel Bickley of the MS Society said: "More than 100,000 people in the UK live with MS, which is why there is a huge unmet need for new therapies that can repair the damage to myelin that occurs in the condition.
"While this is an early study, it's exciting to think that there is now a growing list of potential myelin repair therapies that have been identified in laboratory and animal model studies. The next step will be to test these treatments in clinical trials to establish whether they can bring real benefits in slowing or stopping the progression of MS." | By Daniel Davies, BBC Wales political correspondent
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Two common drugs - one used for treating athlete's foot and another for alleviating eczema - may be useful therapies for multiple sclerosis, scientists believe. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The Prison Officers Association, whose members are banned from going on strike, said the action was the result of staff concerns over their safety.
Last year there were nearly 5,000 assaults on prison staff - the highest number for at least a decade.
The Ministry of Justice has announced almost £13m in funds to improve safety.
This will be available in 69 prisons, including four of those were staff have taken action.
Although two of the staff walkouts at Wetherby young offenders institution in West Yorkshire and Wormwood Scrubs in west London were known about, details of the other three have only just emerged.
In May, four members of staff refused to carry out their duties at the Mount prison in Hertfordshire, while 40 prison officers at Holme House jail, in County Durham, withdrew in protest about changes to the regime.
By Danny Shaw, BBC home affairs correspondent
Largely unnoticed and seldom praised, they do the work many of us would not want to do, dealing with some of the most dangerous and damaged people in society.
So when prison officers in five separate jails down tools it's important we understand why.
There is a rising tide of mental illness, aggression and violence in prisons - borne out by official figures published every quarter - that staff are struggling to cope with.
The extra money for safety improvements released by Justice Secretary Michael Gove will be welcomed.
But it's likely to take more than that to keep the problems in check - and ensure that Mr Gove's ambitious plans for "reform" prisons remain on track.
The latest unofficial action occurred last month, when officers on two wings at Swinfen Hall in Staffordshire left prisoners locked in their cells because of safety concerns.
Prison Officers Association chairman Mike Rolfe said the walkouts were because members feared a "significant and imminent threat to their health and safety".
He said there was a shortage of staff, which meant most time was taken up with formal duties such as locking and unlocking prisoners and searching for items, leaving little time for informal interactions between staff and prisoners.
"There's a massive divide between prisoners and officers," he added.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it was "wholly inaccurate" to say there have been "significant disputes" at Holme House, Swinfen Hall and the Mount prisons.
He added: "The safety and welfare of our staff is a key priority and we will always ensure prisons have enough staff to run safely and securely.
"Since January last year we have recruited 2,830 prison officers nationally, a net increase of 530 officers.
"We have also secured £1.3bn to modernise the prison estate and are investing an additional £10m to help respond to safety issues." | Prison officers have withdrawn labour or staged unofficial walkouts at five prisons in England over the past five months, the BBC has learned. |
Summarize the passage below. | Whitney has taken control of the first team after Sean O'Driscoll was sacked as head coach on Sunday.
"I add my little piece, my ingredients. Neil Cutler adds a little bit, John Ward, some of the players, the skipper, some of the younger lads add theirs.
"If overall that becomes quite a nice-tasting pie, then that pie could be quite successful," he told BBC WM.
Walsall are fourth in the table, five points behind second-placed Wigan and with a game in hand on all of their promotion rivals.
Whitney will be assisted by goalkeeping coach Cutler and professional development coach Ward.
Previously the club's physio, Whitney was briefly appointed caretaker of the first team when Dean Smith left the club to join Brentford in November.
Following the arrival of O'Driscoll, Whitney became assistant head coach and he believes he is experienced enough to guide the Saddlers in his new role.
"I've had a big input over the years with decisions that have been made," he added. "I look at things from a different perspective to some coaches but what I bring to the table can be a great benefit.
"I count myself as so lucky but I've earned my luck over the years, I'm ready for it. I've been thinking about it for a couple of years now and I enjoy taking the lead role."
After several years of managerial stability under Smith, Whitney says Walsall's players can adapt to another change in the coaching setup as they challenge for promotion.
"I'd like to think they've coped with change so well this year and that's part of the process, given the coping strategies for us to be able to do that," Whitney said.
"I understand I'm at the helm now and with that comes a little bit of responsibility. I will give my all cause. If I fall short, that's life. Plans don't always go as you expect but I make sure I keep to my values and keep the same principles.
"The spark is still there. It's been really close and I believe we have been unfortunate with the points tally in the last four games."
The Public Health Agency (PHA) said it had received reports of people experiencing unpleasant and potentially dangerous side effects.
The PHA said it was using its early warning system to raise awareness of the risks.
Anyone feels unwell after taking these drugs should seek medical help.
Owen O'Neill from the PHA urged people not to take risks with their health.
"Synthetic cannabinoids are chemicals that are made to act like the active part of cannabis using a substance called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)," he said.
The PHA said it had received reports of users experiencing a range of very unpleasant symptoms including:
"While some more recently developed synthetic cannabinoids are legal to sell, it is illegal to sell them for human consumption and many have been banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Mr O'Neill said 107 different synthetic cannabinoids had been identified across Europe, and the potency was hugely variable.
"While some more recently developed synthetic cannabinoids are legal to sell, it is illegal to sell them for human consumption and many have been banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act," he said.
"They are often a lot stronger than cannabis and may even have completely different effects.
"The synthetic cannabinoids which have been noted in reports are most commonly named as 'doob', 'sky high'/ 'sky blue' / 'blue sky'.
"People may experience acute mental and physical health problems when using synthetic cannabinoids as they have assumed that the dose to be taken is similar to that of cannabis, when the synthetic drug is actually much stronger.
"Mixing synthetic cannabinoids with alcohol or other drugs is also particularly dangerous as not enough is known about synthetic cannabinoids to predict how they will interact with other drugs." | Jon Whitney says the input of staff and players at League One side Walsall can help to create a "successful pie".
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Summarize the content given in the passage. | The offences are said to have taken place at Underley Hall School, near Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria, which closed in 2012.
It follows the launch of Operation Tweed in 2014 by Cumbria Police after a former pupil made allegations.
Those charged - aged between 57 and 72 - will appear at South Cumbria Magistrates Court on 15 February.
They are:
?? Errol Mayer, 72, of New Road, Kirkby Lonsdale - 18 counts of assault ABH and 10 charges of child cruelty
?? John Studley, 64, of Maryland Close, Silverdale, Lancashire - one count of assault ABH
?? Frederick Taylor, 74, of Lower Park Royd Drive, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire - one count of assault ABH
?? James Farish, 57, of Oakwood, Kendal - one count of assault ABH
?? David Hadwin, 70, of Raygarth Road, Kirkby Lonsdale - one count of assault ABH | Five men have been charged with assault at a school for young people with behavioural problems. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | So, just how long can fires burn?
The blaze at the abandoned Good2Grow recycling centre started on 30 November last year and was put out on 21 June.
But that is no match for the world record for the longest-burning fire which is believed to have started around 5,000 years ago at a coal seam beneath Mount Wingen in New South Wales, Australia, and is still smouldering.
"Lightning struck the coal seam where it reached the Earth's surface," said a spokesman for Guinness World Records.
"Today, the fire is now burning around 30m (100ft) underground, as it has slowly eaten away at the seam."
In Hertfordshire, fire crews were on site for 15 days in Hemel Hempstead when a "deep-seated fire" burned in a large pile of recycled timber in November last year.
"How long can fires burn? How long is a piece of string?
"As long as there is a fuel supply and oxygen to supply it, a fire can burn indefinitely," said Steve Tant, policy support officer for the Chief Fire Officers' Association operations directorate.
He said the fire service would "never walk away" from a burning fire which is likely to endanger life, property or affect the economy.
Underground fires tend to burn longest, he said.
"They have the right conditions, particularly if they are on a coal seam where there is a constant fuel source.
"The dangers involved in trying to extinguish these types of fires - the risk to life, the environment, not to mention the sheer cost due to the millions of tonnes of water you would need - it's the Devil's own job to get them to go out."
In the US, a fire set in 1884 by striking miners in New Straitsville, Ohio is still burning underground.
"It's now a tourist feature," said Laura Thrapp, president of New Straitsville History Group.
"Visitors ask how they can find it - we tell them to look for the smoke billowing up from the fire holes."
In the 1930s, the government intervened as the fire was beginning to spread to parts of the town. Residents were evacuated and homes demolished.
"A barricade was built around the town to try and stop it spreading - the old mine works were dug out and back-filled with clay," said Ms Thrapp.
"It should have worked but it did not, and in the 1970s one of the highways had to be moved because it kept sinking."
She said residents had been known to brew coffee straight from their wells because the soil was so warm, or even fry eggs over the fire holes.
It is estimated the fire, which is currently smouldering under nearby Wayne National Forest and does not pose a threat to infrastructure, could burn for at least another 100 years.
UK Coal said one of the biggest underground coal fires in the UK happened last year at Daw Mill Colliery near Coleshill in Warwickshire.
Gordon Grant, of UK Coal, said: "It lasted for several weeks and is regarded as one of the biggest fires the industry has seen for at least 30 years.
"It was described by the miners who tackled it as a 'raging inferno'."
He described the 50-year-old mining roadways underground as a "huge network".
"The oxygen supply was turned off the night the fire broke out, which gives you some indication of just how long it took that oxygen to disperse," he said.
Mr Grant added: "The main thing is no-one was injured." | It was declared a "public nuisance" but after burning for almost seven months the compost fire in Beenham, Berkshire, has finally been extinguished. |
Can you summarize this content? | King Bhumibol, 88, is the world's longest reigning monarch, but has spent much of the last year in hospital and is rarely seen in public.
He is widely revered in Thailand, where he is seen as an arbiter in the divided political arena.
His doctors said they had now sought formal permission for the king to stop performing any official duties.
Thailand marks 70 years of king's reign
The palace statement, released late on Sunday night, said the king's blood pressure had dropped as he was being prepared for haemodialysis, a procedure used to treat kidney failure.
He was placed on a ventilator and medication helped return his pressure to normal levels, it added. Doctors are now monitoring his condition closely.
King Bhumibol has been on the Thai throne since 1946.
Amid increasing concerns about his health in recent months, the Royal Household Bureau has issued more frequent bulletins.
Earlier this month, a statement said the king was recovering from a respiratory infection.
But the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says that this is the first time doctors have sought permission for him to stop working, suggesting that perhaps the palace is considering transferring some of his formal duties to his heir, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn.
Given the pivotal role the king has played in maintaining the balance of power in Thailand's volatile political environment, the succession will be a formidable challenge for the military government, our correspondent adds.
Thailand's strict lese majeste laws mean public discussion of his health and succession plans are not permitted, and punishable by lengthy jail terms. | The health of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is "not stable", palace officials have said. |
Summarize the information given below. | The 74-year-old Welsh singer and The Voice judge, famous for hits like Delilah, It's Not Unusual and Sex Bomb, will take to the stage at Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire in July.
Organiser Hugh Phillimore said: "We had a long, long negotiation with Sir Tom and finally he's coming to join us, so we are very excited about that."
Also on the bill are Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Lulu and Razorlight.
Other acts include The Fratellis, Blue, Billy Ocean and Chas & Dave.
Mr Phillimore added: "It's been an ambition of ours for a long time to get Tom on board.
"I started negotiating the line-up in August for my dream team."
Cornbury Festival, which is in its 12th year, takes place from 10 to 12 July.
Fung Ka Keung had designed a layer of text, known as a frame, for his profile picture to commemorate the incident.
But it was rejected on the grounds it "belittles, threatens or attacks a particular person, legal entity, nationality or group".
Facebook was accused of having political motivations for the move.
The network has been blocked in China since 2009, and is thought to be keen to re-enter the market.
The Tiananmen Square massacre, which saw hundreds of activists killed on 4 June 1989, is highly sensitive in China.
China bans all activists' commemorations and highly regulates online discussion of the incident, including censoring criticism. But it is marked annually by activists elsewhere in the world, particularly in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Since December, Facebook has allowed users to design text and graphics as frames to overlay on their profile pictures. This feature is often used by activists to champion causes or in the wake of attacks of natural disasters.
All frames must be submitted for Facebook's approval before they can be used and shared with other users.
Mr Fung said on his Facebook page that he submitted his Tiananmen-themed frame for approval on Friday.
The frame states in a mixture of Chinese and English: "June 4 28th Anniversary", "Vindicate June 4th" and "End Dictatorial Rule".
On Saturday, he was told the frame was rejected because it "belittles, threatens or attacks a particular person, legal entity, nationality or group".
But Facebook this week reversed its position and approved the frame, following reports in Hong Kong media outlets, some of whom questioned whether it was an act of censorship. A second similar frame created by Mr Fung was also approved.
A spokesperson told the BBC: "The frame was disapproved incorrectly. We apologise for this mistake and have let the user know we approved his submission."
Mr Fung told the BBC that about 2,600 users were currently using the frames, and that he felt Facebook had made some "pretty strange decisions".
"I wouldn't be surprised if political motivations were behind the decisions," he said. "I doubt they would have been approved if what happened wasn't publicised."
Facebook declined to comment further on this or on the process behind the original rejection.
The Tiananmen massacre happened when the Communist Party sought to end weeks of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
It sent in the army to crush the protests, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of activists, many of whom were young students.
NHS Borders warned earlier this month that it was facing "exceptional" pressure on beds at the Borders General Hospital.
An update issued on the situation said the facility near Melrose remained busy.
It stressed that staff were continuing to work hard to ensure that patients were "kept safe and well cared for".
NHS Borders reminded the public that community pharmacists were available to provide advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and ailments, and to give advice about medicines.
"If you have an illness or injury that won't go away and that isn't an emergency, contact your GP to make an appointment," a statement added.
"When your GP surgery is closed and you're too ill to wait, you can access medical care by calling NHS 24 on the free phone number 111.
"If the condition is immediately life-threatening, dial 999 for an emergency ambulance." | Sir Tom Jones will headline this year's Cornbury Festival.
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A health board has thanked the public for its support to help a hospital cope with a "busy winter period". |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | Shylock was said to have been installed on more than 30,000 machines worldwide, but mostly targeted bank accounts of people living in the UK.
As ever, the NCA urged the public to make sure their security software was fully up-to-date.
The action follows a similar effort led by US authorities last month.
The Zeus botnet was said to have infected more than a million computers worldwide.
The US is seeking a Russian man, Evgeniy Bogachev, in connection with the operation.
This latest action has been led by UK intelligence services, working in conjunction with security experts based in The Hague.
"The NCA is co-ordinating an international response to a cybercrime threat to businesses and individuals around the world," said Andy Archibald, deputy director of the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit.
"This phase of activity is intended to have a significant effect on the Shylock infrastructure and demonstrates how we are using partnerships across sectors and across national boundaries to cut cybercrime impacting the UK."
The Shylock malware - so named because passages from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice were found within its code - affected computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Authorities were able to seize computer servers that were controlling Shylock.
However, cybercriminals are often quick to react when disrupted by server seizures.
In the case of Zeus, authorities predicted it would take just two weeks for criminals to reorganise themselves and restart the operation. | A cybersecurity threat known as Shylock has been disrupted thanks to an international operation, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. |
Provide a brief summary of this section. | Officers said they surprised two people attaching a camera to a post in a city street on Wednesday evening.
The two said they were acting on the orders of a criminal gang, which uses the cameras to monitor the movements of the security forces.
Reynosa is racked by violence, with two drug cartels vying for control.
The two suspects took officers to the locations of the other 37 cameras they had already installed.
They had been put up at key street crossings in the city, at shopping centres and in residential areas.
Officials did not say which gang was behind the installation.
It is not the first time police have come across gangs installing surveillance cameras.
On 22 May, a day after President Enrique Pena Nieto visited the city, they removed another 39 such devices.
Reynosa, which is across the border from the Texan city of McAllen, is being fought over by the Zetas and Gulf cartels.
Both gangs have been fighting for control of the region, regarded as a strategic commercial entry point into the US. | Police in the Mexican city of Reynosa in north-eastern state Tamaulipas state have dismantled 39 surveillance video cameras installed by a local gang. |
Provide a concise overview of the following information. | Caroline Jones, 47, from Harpenden in Hertfordshire, began Knickers Model's Own in memory of her mother Mary Benson, who died of breast cancer.
Her 365th outfit is a modified lab coat from Cancer Research UK scientists at the Cambridge Institute.
"This is paying tribute to the scientists," she said.
"Without science you can't have the Cancer Research shops.
"It's been hard to find a final outfit because eyes are on you. I wanted to go out with a bang - but to me it's all about fusing fashion and science."
Ms Jones was given the coat by centre director Simon Tavaré, who challenged her to "style it up".
She has since worked with a tailor to make it look "more like a coat dress", although she admitted it was a "very different look" for her.
Mrs Benson, who died in October 2014, had been a volunteer at the charity's Harpenden shop for 13 years.
Mother-of-three Ms Jones started volunteering as a window dresser soon after her mother died, and on New Year's Eve last year decided she would post a photograph every day on social media of her wearing a different outfit.
She hoped to raise £1,000 in a year, but her daily posts became so popular she increased her fundraising target. So far she has raised more than £43,500.
She says her next project will be to write a book about her year of pre-loved fashion, but the first thing she is going to do is buy some new footwear.
"On 1 Jan I won't be thinking about what I'm wearing but I will carry on wearing pre-loved clothes - it's part of my life," she said.
"Then I'm going to buy some new shoes - it's been hard finding my size in a style I'd like, and with shoes the size has to be right."
Simon Ledsham, director of volunteer fundraising at Cancer Research UK said the charity was "thrilled" by Ms Jones' campaign.
"She has been an inspiration to many and has shown what great clothing can be found in our shops," he said.
Ms Jones's efforts have also been recognised by Prime Minister David Cameron, who awarded her a Point of Light award, a daily accolade to celebrate people's "remarkable achievements".
"Caroline has come up with an innovative way to pay tribute to her mother and raise a fantastic amount of money for charity," Mr Cameron said. "As well as raising money for an important cause, Caroline has helped raise awareness of the benefits of shopping in charity shops and that with a little styling outfits can be ethical and fashionable." | A woman wearing charity shop outfits for a year to raise money for cancer research says she is "fusing fashion and science" in her final outfit. |
Summarize the information given below. | The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) cuts trade tariffs and sets common standards in member countries including Japan and the US.
China said it was "open to any mechanism" that follows World Trade Organization rules.
But it did not indicate it would join the TPP, which still needs to be ratified by lawmakers in each country.
China, which was not part of the negotiations, has announced its own rival trade agreement.
The TPP, which covers about 40% of the world economy, was struck on Monday after five days of talks in Atlanta in the US.
Those talks were the culmination of five years of negotiations between member countries led by the US. The deal is seen by some as a counter balance to China's growing economic influence in the Asia Pacific region.
China's Ministry of Commerce called the TPP "one of the key free trade agreements for the Asia-Pacific region", according to a statement on Xinhua state news agency website.
"China hopes the TPP pact and other free trade arrangements in the region can boost each other and contribute to the Asia-Pacific's trade, investment and economic growth," it said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday the deal signified a "new Asia-Pacific century", but added that it would have strategic meaning if China joined in the future.
"It would contribute largely to our nation's security and Asia-Pacific regional stability," he said.
How did it start? With a trade agreement signed 10 years ago between Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.
How big is it? Pretty big. The 12 countries have a population of about 800 million and are responsible for 40% of world trade.
What are the criticisms? That negotiations have been conducted in secret, and that it favours big corporations.
Who benefits most? Japan stands to reap huge economic benefits from the deal, while for the US it is an important strategic move.
What happens next? The agreement will need to be ratified by each of the individual member countries.
What people say about TPP
What is the TPP and why does it matter?
TPP trade deal: Winners and losers
Japan has made concessions to open its market wider to food exporters including Australia, New Zealand and the US.
Under the deal, 98% of tariffs will be eliminated on a wide range of products including: dairy, beef, sugar, wine, rice, horticulture and seafood, manufactured products, resources and energy.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called the TPP "a gigantic foundation stone for our future prosperity".
Australian sugar cane-growers are unhappy, however, because they wanted more access to the US market than was agreed upon.
Canada and Japan have agreed to allow greater access to their tightly controlled dairy markets, while New Zealand convinced the US to accept more of its milk products.
Prime Minister John Key said this meant "more jobs, higher incomes and a better standard of living".
Vili Fualaau, now 33, submitted papers to a court in Washington state, US, to end his 12-year marriage to Mary Kay Fualaau (formerly Letourneau), aged 55.
Mrs Fualaau was a married 34-year-old mother of four when she began a relationship with him.
After she had served her prison term, the pair married in secret in 2005.
Mr Fualaau filed for separation early this month without stating the reason for his decision, it has emerged.
In the petition, he writes that neither he nor his wife own any property or have debts, US media report.
Mr Fualaau, who has two children with his wife, also states that they are no longer dependent, asking for a fair division of the couple's joint assets.
His wife has so far made no public comments on the issue.
Mr Fualaau was a sixth-grade student when the relationship began in Seattle in 1996.
The teacher was arrested in 1997 when she was pregnant with the couple's first child, and later admitted second-degree child rape.
Her initial six-month sentence was then commuted to three months - under the condition that she would have no contacts with her former pupil.
But within weeks the pair were caught having sex, and she was jailed for seven years.
She gave birth to the couple's second child in prison. | China has cautiously welcomed a free trade deal struck between 12 Pacific Rim countries, the biggest in decades.
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Can you provide an overview of this section? | Ali Qazimaj, 42, of Tilbury, Essex, was arrested over the murders of Peter and Sylvia Stuart, from Weybread, on 17 June.
The Court of Appeal in Luxembourg will have 20 days to review his case.
Mr Stuart's body was found in Weybread on 3 June. His wife has yet to be found, but police believe she has also been killed.
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The couple were last seen alive at Goodies Farm Shop in Pulham Market, Norfolk, on 29 May, and were reported missing five days later.
Mr Stuart's body was discovered near their home with multiple stab wounds.
Mr Qazimaj was found in a hostel in Luxembourg City after being identified by a female member of staff who recognised him through photos on the internet.
If the decision to extradite him is upheld, Mr Qazimaj will be surrendered to Suffolk Police within 10 days.
Tuesday's magnitude 8.2 tremor struck at 18:46 local time (23:46 GMT), at a depth of about 20km. This put the epicentre offshore.
The resulting displacement of the seabed generated a 2m-high tsunami, according to initial calculations.
It's only four years since Chile's 8.8 event at Maule much further to the south. The drivers are the same.
Chile runs along the boundary between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. These are vast slabs of the Earth's surface that grind past each other at a rate of about 80mm per year.
The Nazca plate, which makes up the Pacific Ocean floor in this region, is being pulled down and under the South American coast.
It's a process that has helped to build the Andes and made Chile one of the most seismically active locations on the globe.
This particular event occurred in what seismologists refer to as the Iquique seismic gap - a segment of the plate boundary that has been relatively quiet in recent times.
The last big event here was the magnitude 8.8 tremor of 1877, just to the south, which claimed more than 2,000 lives.
"The subduction zone, or plate interface, is highly segmented, so different parts fail at different times," explained Dr Brian Baptie from the British Geological Survey. "This particular segment hadn't failed for over 100 years. So, it is perhaps not a great surprise that a large earthquake has occurred here."
Of course, modern Chilean society should be much better prepared and much more resilient than in the 19th Century.
However, the tremor struck early evening local time on Tuesday, and it is likely that only daylight hours on Wednesday will reveal the true extent of the damage.
Experimental work that makes immediate estimates of probable casualties - based on the quake's characteristics and parameters such as the event region's population size - warned there could be many hundreds of injuries and deaths. Time will tell.
As is always the case, the main 8.2 tremor was followed by a swarm of aftershocks.
Many of these have been fives, but one, a 6.2, hit just 12 minutes after the initial event.
Aftershocks have the effect of further rattling the nerves of already anxious people, but their danger lies in their ability to pull down buildings that have previously been weakened to near collapse.
Seismologists will now be studying this part of Chile intensively, to assess how much strain has been released from the Iquique segment of the plate boundary.
If a large amount of strain remains in the rocks, the segment runs the risk of another big quake at some point in the future.
Historical studies are important also in this respect.
Scientists will want to know if there is evidence in the past of close clustering of major tremors.
In the absence of detailed modern seismological records, researchers must look for this evidence in the rocks themselves.
Phenomena such as tsunamis leave tell-tale traces in the sediments that can be used to date the occurrence of big events thousands of years back in time. | A man suspected of murdering a couple from Suffolk has appealed against his extradition from Luxembourg.
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Summarize this article briefly. | Developer Dong Energy said it had made the final investment decision to build the Hornsea Project One.
The company claimed the 157 sq mile (407 sq km) site, expected to be operational by 2020, would be the world's largest offshore wind farm.
Turbines will be manufactured by Siemens in its newly-built Hull factory.
Brent Cheshire, Dong Energy UK's chairman, said the project would help create local jobs.
"To have the world's biggest ever offshore wind farm located off the Yorkshire coast is hugely significant, and highlights the vital role offshore wind will play in the UK's need for new low-carbon energy," he said.
The firm said it expected to create about 2,000 jobs during construction and up to 300 additional jobs, both directly and indirectly, when it was running.
Bird welfare charity the RSPB said it had concerns over the development due to the "high collision risk for seabirds using the area".
The development is one of eight renewable energy projects being subsidised by the government under its £16.6 bn Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme which effectively guarantee prices for renewable energy suppliers.
CfDs was criticised in a report by the National Audit Office which claimed too much money was awarded to the project "without price competition" and is concerned this could ultimately increase costs.
The government said the projects will provide jobs and private investment.
The site will cover an area the size of more than 58,000 football pitches and will be located 75 miles (120 km) off the coast. Each of the 174 turbines will be 581ft (177m) high.
A cable connecting the site to the National Grid will come ashore at a site in Killingholme in North Lincolnshire.
Dong Energy has already built the Westermost Rough wind farm which consist of 35 turbines located 16 miles (25km) off the Holderness coast. | A wind farm powering more than a million homes is to be built off the East Yorkshire coast. |
Summarize this article briefly. | Mr Peake told BBC News that he is going to the orbiting lab primarily to do science, but that his priority will be to share his experiences.
He believes his mission will inspire more young people to become interested in science and engineering.
Mr Peake's six-month stint on the station begins in December when he leaves Earth on a Russian Soyuz rocket.
Friday will see him go in front of the media in his home country for the final time before his great adventure gets under way.
Asked whether he expects to re-ignite the enthusiasm the public felt during the Apollo Moon missions of the 60s and 70s, he said: "I hope it does have an effect like that to some degree."
Britain's astronaut is a modest man. He does not see himself as another Neil Armstrong - or even a Chris Hadfield, whose tweets from the space station caught the imagination of millions of people across the world.
Nonetheless, he wants to drive interest - especially among children - in science and space travel.
"I was really keen that we make the absolute most of this mission to encourage students and young people to get involved in technology and engineering, and to study STEM subjects that will set them up for future careers in those industries," he told me.
Many leading scientists who are now in their fifties or sixties were inspired by Nasa's Moon programme. The UK astronaut said that he was particularly keen to work with schools to reproduce that effect.
"I think it is really important to reach out to our younger generation and to try to encourage them to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics as subjects. We have a skills shortage at the moment, and we desperately need more graduates with those backgrounds," he explained.
Tim Peake: Career in brief
Tim Peake: How I became a British astronaut
Britain's first "official" - government backed - astronaut thinks it is much more important to be seen as someone who people can relate to rather than a heroic but unapproachable figure.
"These days, we can interact much more easily. We have video, ham radio, we have Twitter, so it is making the space station more accessible... that is important for getting the messages across," he said.
During the working week, Tim will be preoccupied with scientific experiments and maintenance of the space station. But on Saturday afternoons, he told me will be devoted to interacting with the public.
"Hopefully, the mission will be fun and exciting for people to follow. There will be definite scientific principles coming out of it."
"I'll be doing real science onboard the space station and fun science at the weekend, and there will be outreach on all sorts of topics."
With the help of the UK Space Agency, he has already set up activities for children - such as a seed-growing experiment and designing a meal to eat in space. And he plans further activities and demonstrations for people to follow in orbit.
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Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | The Paralympic stars will be among a large entry of international athletes in action at the Mary Peters Track.
Smyth will have two 100m outings at the meeting which is being co-hosted by the Irish Milers Club, Beechmount Harriers and the West Belfast Coolers Club.
McKillop will race over 1500m as he prepares for his London challenge.
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist McKillop produced an impressive metric run at the recent Northern Ireland Championships as he clocked 4:04.
And with international athletes from Ireland and the UK down to compete, Saturday's race should offer him the ideal tune-up for the defence of his two world titles next month in the Olympic Stadium.
Smyth's 100m opponents will include emerging North Down talent Aaron Sexton and Dean Adams so the five-time Paralympic champion is likely to be tested.
The Belfast meeting will also feature exciting Beechmount 400m talent Davicia Patterson who took more than a second off her personal best when clocking 54.50 seconds to finish second at the recent Northern Ireland Championships.
Patterson was edged out by Catherine McManus in that race and the Dublin City Harrier will also be in the 400m field in addition to racing Carlow talent Molly Scott and another Dubliner Steph Creanor in the 100m.
As ever at the Belfast Milers meet, the 800m races promise to be competitive affairs with Finn Valley 1:49 man Mark Hoy taking on Raheny's Kieran Kelly, who has a personal best of 1:47.50, plus Scottish international Cameron Boyak, who clocked 3:39.15 for the 1500m in 2015.
The women's 800m field includes English 2:04.67 woman Ellie Baker plus Scotland's Philippa Millage and local hope Erin McIlveen who both have personal bests of 2:05, while World veterans champion Kelly Neely will be on pace-making duty as she works her way back to fitness after recently giving birth.
Meet director Eamonn Christie is hoping Irish international John Travers will be a late addition to a 3,000m field that includes Bristol runner Dan Studley while local star wheelchair athlete Jack Agnew will tune up for his IPC World Junior Championship challenge in Switzerland in early August by competing in 400m and 1500m races against top Irish competitor Patrick Monahan.
Christie's initial intention was to put on a women's 5,000m to give his own athlete Emma Mitchell an opportunity to achieve the Commonwealth Games consideration time in that event after already banking the Gold Coast 10,000m mark.
"But Emma has been selected to represent Ireland in this weekend's European Team Championship in Finland which is a great honour for her and myself, as her coach," says Christie.
"The European Team Championship means we are missing a number of athletes who in all probability would have competed at our meeting but we will still have strong fields in all the events.
"We'll have a number of athletes who just missed out on selection for the Irish team so they will be motivated to produce big performances.
"Every race is sponsored and there will cash prizes in every A race and every single race will have prizes for first, second and third."
The meeting will get underway at 13:00 BST at the Mary Peters Track. | Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop will continue their preparations for the IPC World Championships in London at Saturday's Belfast Irish Milers Meet. |
Provide a summary of the section below. | The missing person poster, with a new photograph of Allan Bryant, was released to mark three months since he was last seen.
The poster also asks people to check again, and to keep checking, sheds, garages and outdoor buildings.
Mr Bryant, 24, was last seen outside the Styx nightclub in Glenrothes on 3 November 2013.
Ch Insp Derek McEwan, of Police Scotland, said: "This is one of the largest missing person searches ever conducted in Fife and has seen specialist resources including helicopter, divers and search dogs used.
"We would ask everyone who has any type of outdoor structure in their garden or land to check it again, even if they have already done so, and to regularly check it for any sign of Allan.
"His family are, understandably, desperate for any news about Allan or his whereabouts and I would once again ask that anyone who has any information to call Police Scotland on 101 or through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111." | Police have issued a poster appealing for information on a missing Fife man, who disappeared in November. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | Welshman Selby will make his United States debut against the Mexican veteran in Glendale, Arizona.
"I want to be a worldwide star and to do that you need the big fights in America," said the 28-year-old.
"But Warrington is still a fight I'd be interested in, the UK fans want it."
Leeds' Warrington is unbeaten in 22 professional fights and is the European and Commonwealth featherweight title-holder.
Selby, who has lost just once in his 22 professional bouts, became world champion in London in May when he outclassed Russian Evgeny Gradovich.
He had been expected to make the first defence of his title in Wales, but his decision to link with up Floyd Mayweather's adviser, Al Haymon, has seen him try to make his name across the Atlantic.
"Fighting in Las Vegas is the dream for any boxer and I want to do that," said Selby.
"But I'd fancy fighting Warrington in Leeds. I was up there at one of his fights working for Sky and they were throwing pints of beer at me and calling me all sorts of stuff.
"I'd love to go up there and knock him out in front of them all.
"I also think it would be an easy fight when you look at people like [WBA champion] Leo Santa Cruz and [WBO champion] Vasyl Lomachenko in the featherweight division."
Montiel, 36, has had 60 pro fights, is a former world champion at flyweight, super-flyweight and bantamweight and his last defeat came four years ago.
The all-boys' independent school said Su Wijeratna, currently deputy head at St Paul's Girls' School in London, would start in September 2017.
She will replace Dr Bob Stephenson, who has held the position at the Berkshire boarding school since 2003.
The role will involve deputising for the headmaster when he is absent and managing pastoral care.
The robot - which resembles something from a car assembly line - will build new sections of the Elytra Filament Pavilion over the coming months.
The futuristic structure will grow and change shape using data based on how visitors interact with it.
It was unveiled on Wednesday to mark the launch of the V&A's Engineering Season.
The museum's director Martin Roth described the pavilion as an example of "creative engineering".
Elytra's canopy is made up of 40 hexagonal cells - made from strips of carbon and glass fibre - which have been tightly wound into shape by the computer-controlled Kuka robot.
Each cell takes about three hours to build. On certain days, visitors to the V&A will be able to watch the robot create new cells that will be added to the canopy.
Speaking at the launch event, architect Achim Menges said the pavilion's design was inspired by fibrous structures found in nature - in this case, the hardened forewing of a flying beetle known as the elytra.
"Everything that is above your head is made from those materials only," he said, waving a handful of flimsy carbon fibres.
"These materials require a different mindset, because your standard construction materials are very difficult to put in your pocket."
As a result, the structure is remarkably lightweight. Each cell weighs 45kg and has a predicted lifespan of 50 years.
Menges says that makes the canopy ideal for construction projects such as stadium roofs.
Importantly, given the British climate, the robot can also work in the rain.
"As you can see, the cover is absolutely weatherproof!" Menges said at Wednesday's wet open-air launch.
The Elytra Filament Pavilion is at the V&A in London 18 May - 6 November | Lee Selby is eyeing an Anglo-Welsh world title fight against Josh Warrington before the first defence of his IBF featherweight title against Fernando Montiel on Wednesday.
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Eton College has appointed a female deputy head for the first time in its 576-year history.
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A robot has taken up residence at the Victoria & Albert Museum to construct a new installation at its London gardens. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | Splash and Play in Coventry's War Memorial Park has been closed after parents said three children suffered diarrhoea and high temperatures after playing in it on Monday 3 August.
Natalie Jordan said her son and two others were ill the following day.
Coventry City Council said it is awaiting the results of microbiological contamination tests.
Ms Jordan said there were eight children who went to the park and three went into water feature, including her son, Finlay.
The following day, she claims, Finlay felt unwell and by Wednesday had headaches and a high temperature.
She said he was later diagnosed with scarlet fever, a contagious bacterial infection.
"We just think it's a little bit of a coincidence that it was just the three children [that went into the water park] that are poorly," she said.
According to Ms Jordan, one of the three mothers who went to the park has complained to the council.
The play area has 36 water jets, surrounded by other water features.
Andrew Walster, assistant director of Streetscene and Greenspace at the council, said there were a number of possibilities that could have made the children ill but further tests were being conducted.
He said they carry out daily tests for chlorine and pH levels and monthly checks for microbiological contamination and the most recent tests, on 31 July, came back all clear.
"We've taken a further sample on Saturday morning and we're currently waiting for the results. As soon as we have got them back, and assuming they are all clear, we will re-open the water feature."
But the BBC Trust is on the way out: its current chair has called for its abolition; such a threat might be rather less effective today.
Nevertheless, the arguments against the move now are the same as they were then, even if this time the government is apparently offering a sweetener.
An effective cut of £650m or one-fifth in the BBC's budget would almost certainly mean cuts in services - all of BBC Three and BBC Four, all digital radio, possibly local radio and parts of World Service radio, according to one former trustee.
Why should licence fee payers have to put up with a poorer service because of a policy first introduced by a Labour Government?
Is it right that licence fees handed over to pay for TV and radio programmes should end up instead subsidising sometimes wealthy pensioners?
Sir Christopher Bland, a former chairman of the BBC Governors, called the move "the worst form of dodgy Whitehall accounting".
He told the World this Weekend on Radio 4: "If the government thinks that over 75-year-olds need free licence fees then fine, that's government policy, not BBC policy.
"And of course, rather subtly and unattractively, it draws the BBC closer to becoming an arm of government, which has always been something that the BBC and government have resisted."
But the sweetener being offered by the chancellor has its attractions.
Last week the BBC revealed that its licence fee revenue was down by £150m a year because so many people no longer watch live television (for which you have to have a TV licence) and simply watch catch-up programmes on the iPlayer (for which a licence is unnecessary).
Mr Osborne seems to be offering a deal, perhaps to be announced in the Budget: a commitment to change the law so that iPlayer viewers also have to pay the licence fee.
It won't raise anything like enough to make up for that lost £650m but it would be a sign that the government is serious about protecting the BBC's long-term future in a world of rapidly changing technology.
And from the chancellor's point of view, offloading the over-75s' licence fee onto the BBC is a nifty bit of political footwork.
It goes a long way towards the government's target of cutting £12bn from the benefits bill.
And if in due course a potentially unpopular decision is taken to scrap it, or to means test it so that wealthier pensioners no longer benefit, it'll be the BBC not the government that gets the opprobrium.
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The Ulster Farmers' Union has said that the issuing of a penalty notice to one of its members in County Antrim is taking anti-smoking legislation too far.
BBC News NI's agriculture and environment correspondent Conor Macauley reports. | Tests are being carried out on a park's water play area after several children fell ill.
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When the government suggested the BBC might take on the funding of TV licences for the over-75s in 2010, a substantial majority of the BBC's then-trustees threatened to resign and the idea was dropped.
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Farmers have been reacting to the news that smoking in the cabs of their tractors is an offence that could attract a fine of up to £1,000. |
Can you summarize this content? | Princess Anne is patron of the Northern Lighthouse Board and a lighthouse "bagger".
Balmedie-based Ian Cowe spent seven years putting together his book Scottish and Manx Lighthouses.
In the foreword, the princess has written of the "remoteness and exceptional natural beauty" of the sites captured in Cowe's images.
The lighthouses were constructed to designs drawn by engineers working under or after renowned Scots engineer Robert Stevenson in the 18th Century.
Princess Anne said: "Ian Cowe's journey by foot, car, boat, plane and helicopter around our coast capturing the great lights built by the Stevenson engineers shows a real dedication,"
"The lighthouses stand testament to the dedicated work of the Stevenson engineers - built to last for the benefit of the mariner. Each light being quite different from the next as the generations of an engineering dynasty developed their own style but still very obviously and easily recognisable as Stevenson lighthouses."
The book will be officially launched at an event on the former Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith next week.
Their conduct is one of a series of issues that will be examined by The Charity Commission in its inquiry into 1st Knight Military Charity.
BBC Scotland secretly filmed the charity's founder selling T-shirts emblazoned with offensive messages.
Andy Linihan also sold badges alluding to the shooting of suicide bombers.
The Charity Commission announced it had launched an investigation shortly after the BBC documentary, The Great Military Charity Scandal, was broadcast earlier this month.
The programme revealed the charity was selling Nazi-themed T-shirts and hooded jumpers, some emblazoned with neo-Nazi emblems.
Velcro badges, designed to be placed on uniforms or baseball caps, featured a picture of an assault rifle and the words '72 Virgins Express'.
The Charity Commission has now outlined the issues that will be examined by the inquiry:
Mr Linihan said he accepted the items filmed by the BBC were "products which ought not to be sold by the charity".
He added: "As a result of your visit, we have withdrawn the products from the shop and removed them from the internet." | The Princess Royal has written about her passion for lighthouses in the foreword for a new book.
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The trustees of a military charity found selling Nazi-themed and anti-Islamic goods are to be investigated by a watchdog. |
Please provide a short summary of this passage. | The two 33-year-olds were last seen alive on the night of 20 November in the Mexican town of Topolobampo.
Their bodies were later found in a burnt-out camper van in north-western Sinaloa state.
They were planning to travel to the city of Guadalajara when they disappeared.
Mexican police have arrested three men in connection with their murder.
Police officials said the three confessed to killing the two surfers when they fought back during an attempted robbery.
Large swathes of Sinaloa are under the control of a drug cartel of the same name. | Hundreds of surfers have paid tribute to slain Australians Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman by paddling out off their home break, south of Perth. |
Summarize the content of the document below. | Having resumed on 339-3, Luke Wells went on to make 155 and Luke Wright finished on 87 before Sussex finally declared on 579-8.
David Wiese (66) and Michael Burgess (46) also weighed in down the order.
But the Worcestershire openers remained unparted in the 44 overs they faced before the close, Daryl Mitchell leading the way with 85 out of 139-0.
After Sussex had declared 12 overs before tea, Mitchell, chasing a third first-innings ton in as many games, was well supported by Brett D'Oliveira's 43.
This is their second century opening partnership in three matches, having also put on 243 in the win over Derbyshire - and both have already survived missed chances.
Earlier, Worcestershire captain Joe Leach finished with 3-101, while Ed Barnard took 3-120 and Australian Test spinner Nathan Lyon toiled 40 overs in all to take 1-123.
Sussex coach Mark Davis:
"Luke Wells did superbly again for his 155 but all the way down the order there were good contributions. It was hard work at the start but Harry Finch set the innings up for us and it was great to see Luke Wright in the runs again, playing with freedom.
"I must admit I did expect the ball to do a bit more on that wicket than it has. We bowled well and made good use of the short ball but their openers have got stuck in.
"We can still win the game, definitely. They're still a long way off the follow-on target and the second day at Hove is normally the best day for batting. We'll dust ourselves down and go again."
Worcestershire bowling coach Matt Mason told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"We've come out of the day really well. When you've been in the field for nearly 150 overs that's tough, so for Daryl and Brett to come out and bat in the way they did was outstanding.
"Sussex bowled really well with the new ball. It was tough to get through it. One or two balls misbehaved at the sea end, but the wicket is still pretty good.
"When you concede the score we did there is always going to be pressure but we have responded and hopefully we can build on it. They have given us a good chance of getting something out of this game." | Worcestershire make a fine response to Sussex's declaration on 579-8, reaching 139-0 by the close of play at Hove. |
Summarize the passage below. | Detainees say guards broke up a peaceful protest with excessive force two weeks ago, but Serco, the company which runs the Bedfordshire centre for the Home Office, denies this.
One guard involved with the incident has been suspended ahead of an inquiry.
The Home Office says its professional standards unit will investigate.
Bedfordshire police said their inquiry found no offence had taken place.
Officials from the independent HM Inspectorate of Prison, which is currently carrying out an inspection of Yarl's Wood, said their concerns arose from CCTV footage of the incident.
A lawyer for the detainees said a small group of women were staging a peaceful protest in a bedroom with a Kenyan asylum seeker, who was about to be deported. The facility houses up to 400 women under threat of deportation.
Detainees claim dozens of staff in riot gear dragged them out, and that one guard used the edge of his riot shield to hit them on their legs and feet.
Serco said staff had believed the women were armed with cutlery, so the guards had worn protective clothing.
Serco said there was a question over whether a guard had used his shield appropriately. He has now been suspended pending an investigation.
Two members of the facility's staff were suspended last month following allegations of abuse.
PC Rathband's family has brought a civil action against the force, claiming an alert should have been issued as soon as the gunman rang, threatening to hunt down officers.
It was Supt Jo Farrell's job to assess the threat and decide the response.
She said they were attempting to pinpoint his location via his phone.
Giving evidence at the hearing at Newcastle's Moot Hall, Ms Farrell said: "With the cell site analysis we would have gained more information and narrowed down which officers were at risk.
"I was seeing if I could further develop information about Moat to allow that warning to be given to a smaller group of officers to ensure it was effective."
The hearing was told there were about 700 officers on duty that night.
Geoffrey Tattersall QC, for the family, said: "In this case here there should have been a warning as soon as there were threats to shoot police officers, and later, if you got further information which confirmed a more precise location, you could deploy your armed response unit."
Ms Farrell said: "I started a course of action in very quick time to try and identify where Moat was in order to protect the people he threatened, being the public and police officers.
"This was a legitimate and reasonable course of action."
Moat had gone on the run after shooting his ex-partner Samantha Stobbart and murdering her new lover Chris Brown in Birtley, Gateshead, in the early hours of 3 July 2010.
The next night he spoke to a Northumbria Police call handler for almost five minutes, saying he would kill any officer who came near him, that he was not coming in alive and, at one point, that he was hunting for officers.
The civil claim states that had PC Rathband, who was sitting in his patrol car on a Newcastle roundabout above the A1, been warned about the threat, he would have kept moving.
The hearing continues.
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Now in its 37th year, the festival is Europe's largest annual hot air balloon event.
Later today, the world's first solar-powered hot air balloon is to make its first ever flight.
Ayshah is at the festival to find out more about all the balloons. | A recent incident at the Yarl's Wood detention centre has given HM Inspectorate of Prisons "considerable concern", the BBC has learned.
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The senior officer in the Northumbria Police control room on the night PC David Rathband was shot and blinded by Raoul Moat has defended its actions.
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More than 100 hot air balloons will be taking to the skies at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | The floor will house galleries, learning spaces and a restaurant when the £80.1m museum opens in summer 2018.
The upper level will also feature the Michelin Design Gallery, which will showcase the museum's learning and innovation programme.
V&A Dundee will be two separate buildings, connecting on the upper floor.
More than 100 workers are involved in the construction of the museum, with building work scheduled for completion in December 2017.
Bruce Dickson, BAM Construction's regional director for Scotland said the work was progressing "better than we dared expect."
He said: "The job hasn't been held up particularly by weather.
"We've had a really good run through the summer and in the last two months it's really jumped on and is looking excellent.
"We like this type of project."
Mr Dickson said the complex construction was "particularly challenging".
He said: "Bidding on it was an interesting process, building it is an even more interesting process.
"The geometry in this job is absolutely incredible."
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, said: "It is thrilling to see the completion of our galleries floor, revealing for the first time the space which will host the V&A's touring exhibitions and showcase the outcomes of our learning programmes.
"The Michelin Design Gallery is central to this, and will be a very inspiring space for community participants of all ages to see what they design showcased within an international museum."
Later this year, the museum's curving concrete walls, which are cast in bespoke moulds, will reach their full height.
The moulds will then be removed to allow 2,250 cast stone panels to be hung on the walls.
Each panel weighs up to 3000kg (472 st) each and spans up to 4m (13ft).
Museum architect Kengo Kuma, who will give a talk in Dundee this week, said in April that he was "very happy" with the progress of the construction. | Dundee's V&A Museum of Design has reached a construction milestone with the completion of its upper floor. |
Please summarize the document below. | Doctors performed pioneering surgery on Frankie Lavis, who has spina bifida, when mother Gina was 24 weeks pregnant.
Frankie's was the first NHS-funded operation of its kind and was carried out in Belgium.
Prof Jan Deprest, who performed the surgery, found Frankie flourishing when he was reunited with her shortly before her first birthday.
Spina bifida occurs when a section of the spinal column does not form properly, which can expose the spinal cord to toxic chemicals in the womb.
Gina Lavis said she was "overwhelmed" and "devastated" when her baby's spina bifida was diagnosed at the 20-week scan.
Having carried out online research and spoken with doctors in Plymouth she went to Belgium four weeks later to undergo surgery carried out by Prof Deprest.
He cut through the womb and operated on the baby's spine to close the hole caused by spina bifida.
The operation aims to avert further damage and prevent the build-up of potentially harmful fluid.
Mrs Lavis gave birth at 35 weeks and was thrilled to see the success of the operation.
"She came out screaming and kicking her legs," Mrs Lavis told BBC's Inside Out South West.
Prof Deprest came to Plymouth ahead of Frankie's first birthday and said her progress was "exceptional".
"We expect an improvement but we do not necessarily expect that it returns to normal," he said.
Dr Ross Welch, consultant at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, said: "I'm astonished by Frankie. The improvement over what we would have expected without the prenatal surgery is really very impressive."
Mrs Lavis said Frankie was growing into a "normal, healthy little girl".
She said: "Frankie is Frankie. Spina bifida is just a small part of her."
Mrs Lavis was the ninth woman to have the surgery at Leuven Teaching Hospital.
The surgery was first developed at the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia in the US, where it has been performed more than 200 times.
Watch BBC Inside Out on BBC One in the South West at 19:30 BST for more on this story.
Benjamin Netanyahu said the new elections for the 120-member Knesset - the Israeli parliament - would take place "as soon as possible."
His right-wing coalition government has been in power since 2009.
Although he remains a popular leader he has been unable to agree the annual budget with his coalition partners.
The next election had originally been scheduled to take place in October next year.
Mr Netanyahu said he had decided to pull the date forward because bickering among his coalition partners had made it impossible to pass a "responsible budget" for 2013.
"At this time, in the face of the turmoil around us, it is my obligation as prime minister to put the national interest above all," he said.
"Therefore I have decided for the benefit of Israel to hold elections now and as quickly as possible."
He did not set a date, but said it would be "preferable to have as short a campaign as possible" and hold the vote in the minimum three months.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Jerusalem, says that although Mr Netanyahu is facing many tricky policy situations - including the collapse of peace talks with the Palestinians and how to respond to Iran's nuclear programme - it is the failure to agree a budget with other coalition parties that brought about this decision.
In particular, small religious parties are accused of refusing to agree on cuts to welfare programmes and government benefits.
With Mr Netanyahu's high personal approval ratings, his Likud party is expected to improve on the 27 Knesset seats it took during the last election.
But, even if he wins he will almost certainly have to form another coalition, given the proportional nature of Israel's voting system, our correspondent says. | A baby who underwent surgery while still in her mother's womb has made "astonishing" progress.
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Israel's prime minister has called an early general election, which could come as soon as January, nine months ahead of schedule. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | The abstract human form looks out over the Kilbrannan Sound to Arran from the rocks below Saddell Castle in Kintyre.
Gormley, who is most famous for the Angel of the North, made the sculpture in 2015 to celebrate 50 years of the Landmark Trust.
It was one of five placed at trust properties around the UK.
The life-sized figures, together known as Land, were originally to have remained in place until May 2016.
The other four were removed as planned last year. They have been returned to the artist who will use them for future projects.
The Kintyre sculpture, called Grip, is the only one to get a permanent home.
It has been purchased for the trust by an anonymous private donor for an undisclosed sum.
It has been granted planning permission by Argyll and Bute Council.
Gormley said: "There is an excitement about making a sculpture that can live out here amongst the waves and the wind, the rain and snow, in night and day.
"The sculpture is like a standing stone, a marker in space and time, linking with a specific place and its history but also looking out towards the horizon, having a conversation with a future that hasn't yet happened."
Caroline Stanford, who managed the Land installation, said: "Grip's human scale and magical setting make it a deeply moving work by one of this generation's finest artists.
"We are so grateful to our wonderful donor for enabling it to stay in Scotland for good."
The Landmark Trust has owned Saddell Bay since 1975. It has restored each of the six buildings on the bay and they are available for self-catering holidays.
The five locations for the Land sculptures were: | A cast-iron sculpture by renowned artist Antony Gormley is to remain in place permanently after it was bought and granted planning permission. |
Can you write a brief summary of this passage? | In an interview with the BBC, Ms Ebtekar stressed that Iran had a right to defend itself, but that it had no intention of dominating the region.
Her country hoped to regain the trust of neighbouring states and co-operate to counter extremist groups, she added.
Iran has been accused of fomenting unrest throughout the Middle East.
It provides money and weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the militant Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah, and allegedly backs Yemen's rebel Zaidi Shia Houthi movement.
But it has also played a major role in the battle against jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in the past year, mobilising Shia militias and sending advisers to help the Iraqi military.
Ms Ebtekar, one of Iran's 12 vice-presidents, spoke to the BBC's Kim Ghattas during a week-long assignment in Iran - the longest time a BBC correspondent has been granted permission to report from there since June 2009, when the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked mass protests.
In the interview, Ms Ebtekar said the recent deal that saw Iran agree to limit its sensitive nuclear activities in return for the end of crippling sanctions represented a "step forward" for the whole world.
"It means a new era of working with the world in terms of different dimensions of trade, cultural exchanges," she explained. "It means that Iran is going to be a more prominent player in this part of the world."
Our interview with Masumeh Ebtekar was our first appointment in Tehran when we arrived last week.
I wanted to meet her because she was closely associated with the dramatic hostage crisis at the American embassy in 1979 and her journey since then seemed to reflect that of the country itself.
The hostage crisis lasted 444 days and forever changed the course of Iran's history. Ms Ebtekar was the spokesperson for the students holding the hostages and she appeared regularly on television.
Today, she's in the reformist camp and speaks candidly about the need for progress and change, the need to meet the expectations of Iran's youth in the changing times.
When I asked her whether she'd ever imagined that the hostage taking would have had such an impact on history, she told me the students thought it would only last a few days.
She's never expressed regret for the event but she did tell me the students were eventually critical of some of the policies that followed.
Full interview with Iranian vice president
Eating saffron ice-cream in Tehran
The vice-president insisted that Iran would not stop supporting those "threatened by the policies of the Zionist regime", meaning Israel, and needed to be able to defend itself in a region where there were so many US military bases.
But, she added, Iran also wanted to use its influence "to promote peace and stability".
"Our foreign minister is travelling in the region, because maintaining ties, actually restoring trust with our neighbours is an issue for us."
"We hope to be able to restore that trust working with different regional states to be able to stand firm against extremism, against terrorism, against Da'esh which is a terrible phenomenon," she added, using a pejorative term for IS based on the acronym of the group's former name in Arabic.
She revealed that Iran had been "trying to establish a dialogue" through diplomatic channels with regional Sunni power Saudi Arabia, which is leading an international coalition trying to drive back the Houthi rebels in Yemen and restore the country's exiled president.
"We have to resolve the war in Yemen which is devastating that nation."
Ms Ebtekar also said that the nuclear agreement gave reformists in Iran, like President Hassan Rouhani, "leverage" over other political groups in the country.
"I think that there is this internal debate and you can hear these different voices - some criticising the agreement, and some opposing it entirely," she added.
"But in general... the majority of the Iranian people view this as a successful step forward."
Hardliners in the Iranian parliament and the powerful Revolutionary Guards have criticised the nuclear agreement, but they are not expected to derail it.
The vice-president also rejected claims by critics of the nuclear deal in the US Congress that Iran should not be trusted to comply with the terms.
"I think that Iran has indicated very clearly that it intends to abide to this agreement, and I think that on the contrary there is a lot of evidence pointing to the fact that Iran stands by its commitments at the international level," she said. | Iran wants to work with other powers in the Middle East to promote peace following last month's nuclear deal, Vice-President Masumeh Ebtekar says. |
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The Foxes won 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday to progress 3-2 on aggregate.
It continues a fairytale 12 months for Leicester following their Premier League triumph last season.
"I'm not sure if it will happen again but we did it," Morgan told BT Sport.
"We proved a lot of people wrong and pulled off the impossible again."
Leicester, who are still battling for survival in the Premier League despite successive wins under new boss Craig Shakespeare, now go into Friday's quarter-final draw.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus are among the teams they could play for a place in the last four.
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said after his side sealed their place in the last eight by beating Porto on Tuesday that Leicester are the team to avoid in the next round.
"We will take whoever comes," added Morgan.
"It is a fantastic night for Leicester. We still need to concentrate on the league but we will enjoy this moment."
Victory continued Leicester's impressive resurgence under Shakespeare.
The 53-year-old Englishman stepped up from his role as Claudio Ranieri's assistant following the Italian's sacking on 23 February - after the first leg of this tie - and has now led the Foxes to three straight wins.
Shakespeare, who has been made permanent Leicester manager until the end of the season, believes the win ranks alongside the biggest in the club's history.
"It has to stand up there with all the achievements, because of the quality of the opposition," he said.
"We know there's going to be some terrific teams, as there were in the previous round. We're in there on merit. Make no mistake about that.
"It will be memorable for everyone at the football club. We might just be the surprise team."
Shakespeare was keen to highlight Ranieri's part in the club's success in Europe.
"Claudio will always be fondly remembered by everyone at this football club for what he achieved and helped us achieve," he added.
"The performance in the first leg when Claudio was in charge, that gave us the springboard for the result tonight."
Almost seven years ago to the day, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was playing in League Two for Notts County as they drew with Bournemouth.
On Tuesday, he played a crucial role in securing Leicester's place in the Champions League last eight, saving Steven N'Zonzi's late penalty that could have taken the game to extra time.
"It is a great feeling to help the team progress," said Schmeichel.
"We have gone out and played more like we did last season and we are reaping the rewards of it now.
"A lot of us have come a long way. I've been all the way down in League Two and to be standing here in the Champions League quarter-finals is incredible."
Foxes midfielder Marc Albrighton, who scored his side's second, added: "I'm a bit lost for words.
"I think we thoroughly deserved the victory. We pressed them from the first whistle to the last and rode our luck at times, defended triumphantly, and to get the two goals against such a good team and keep a clean sheet is fantastic for us."
Former Leeds United and Manchester City defender Danny Mills told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's just a different Leicester from what we have seen so far this season.
"All those fans who thought it was a disgrace that Ranieri was sacked, they have got to eat some humble pie.
"There had to be something wrong there."
Ex-Leicester manager David Pleat: "They looked so fluid and had such amazing passion and determination. It has been such a fantastic time for them over the past few years, which is why we love the game.
"You have to beat your opponents over the course of 180 minutes, which makes the win even more impressive.
"Who would have thought they would win the title last year so whoever they face, who knows? I don't think they would want either Real Madrid or Barcelona in the quarter-final. Perhaps Monaco if they make it through against Manchester City tomorrow."
Sunday Times football correspondent Jonathan Northcroft added: "It reminded me of last season so much. It just had that epic quality. Everything was the same as last year tonight, except the man in the dugout.
"But you have got to be honest, this is not the set-up Ranieri would have chosen - they would have had different instructions.
"This was back to basics for Leicester tonight and that is what the players wanted - that's what got them success last year. It's a pretty simple blueprint but they do it so well." | Leicester City "achieved the impossible again" according to captain Wes Morgan, after a stunning win over Sevilla sent them into the Champions League quarter-finals. |
Provide a brief summary for the information below. | Michelle Brown used derogatory comments about the Labour MP for Streatham, Chuka Umunna, in a call in May 2016 to her then senior adviser Nigel Williams.
Ms Brown said her language was "inappropriate" and has "apologised to anyone that has been offended by it."
UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said it does not condone her personal views.
Ms Brown, who called Mr Umunna a "coconut", was also recorded using an abusive remark about Tristram Hunt, who was then Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central.
Mr Williams, who was her senior adviser for 12 months, was sacked by Ms Brown in May.
Ms Brown said in a statement: "The point I was making is that because of his considerable wealth and privilege, Chuka Umunna cannot possibly understand the difficulties and issues that the average black person faces in this country any more than I can, and I stand by that assertion.
"I do however accept that the language I used in the private conversation was inappropriate and I apologise to anyone that has been offended by it.
"As far as the language I used about Mr Hunt is concerned, it was a private conversation and I was using language that friends and colleagues often do when chatting to each other."
Ms Brown's comments have been referred to the assembly's standards commissioner.
Mr Oakden said UKIP "obviously does not condone the personal views expressed by Michelle Brown".
"We will conduct an investigation into this matter, the findings of which will be passed through to our National Executive Committee so that they might consider disciplinary action," he said.
"We will also investigate whether a UKIP member and official surreptitiously recorded a private telephone conversation with Michelle Brown and then disseminated it without her consent, more than a year after the event."
Mr Williams said he believed Ms Brown should resign from her seat and UKIP's national executive committee should remove her from the party.
The assembly's Labour Group condemned the "absolutely outrageous language" and said "anything less than immediate suspension would be a clear endorsement of Michelle Brown's racist slur."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said: "This racism reflects poorly on our parliament - The National Assembly for Wales - and that's why her party should take action on this."
This is not the first controversy Ms Brown has faced - in February, she was forced to deny claims she had smoked "recreational drugs" in a Cardiff Bay hotel room.
Her spokesman said the smell was caused by the AM smoking a strong tobacco product. | The chairman of UKIP has confirmed the party will investigate a recording of a north Wales AM using a racial slur about a black MP. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | The announcement by Education Secretary Justine Greening will help to create 600,000 more places by 2021.
Extra places are needed to keep pace with a rising school-age population - and to create places in a new wave of grammar schools.
But head teachers say the money for buildings does nothing for the "black hole" in day-to-day running costs.
This announcement on school places draws upon funding from the 2015 spending review.
There will be £980m for extra school places, including an expansion in selective schools.
Speaking last week, the education secretary promised a "new model" for grammars and said local communities would have a "choice over how selection works".
There will be £1.4bn to improve the condition of schools, with 1,500 school building projects to be funded.
But a recent report from the National Audit Office said that it would cost £6.7bn to get all schools in England into an acceptable state of repair.
Last week the public accounts committee published a hard-hitting report accusing the Department for Education of failing to recognise the seriousness of funding problems for schools.
Head teachers have been warning of having to cut staff because of budget shortages.
The National Association of Head Teachers said budgets were at "breaking point" and that the announcements over extra places failed to address funding problems for basic running costs, such as staffing.
"This is money that was already allocated to building new places and so it does nothing to help fill the £3bn black hole in day-to-day school spending," said the NAHT's leader Russell Hobby.
Education Secretary Justine Greening said: "This £2.4bn investment, together with our proposals to create more good school places, will help ensure every young person has the opportunity to fulfil their potential." | Schools in England are to receive £2.4bn for extra places and building repairs. |
Give a short summary of the provided document. | The winning pumpkin, weighing 309.5kg (682 lbs), was entered by Peter Geyelin, from Nottingham at the contest held at York Maze, North Yorkshire.
It was later carved into a dragon by chainsaw sculptor Lorraine Botterill.
The UK record for the biggest pumpkin was set last year at 854kg (1,884 lbs).
The world record stands at an enormous 1,054kg (2323 lbs). | A whopping pumpkin that is "heavier than two baby elephants" has won the North of England heat of the International Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC) competition. |
Summarize the content provided below. | Michelle Walker's investigation will involve a cave in Moray where human remains from the Late Bronze Age were previously found by archaeologists.
It is believed prehistoric people buried their dead in the cave in rituals involving beating a drum.
Ms Walker has proposed beating a drum in the same location.
The UHI graduate believes the acoustics of Sculptors Cave where the bodies were laid could have affected mourners' mood.
In her study, volunteers will be asked to complete a questionnaire with 10 questions designed to record their thoughts and feelings during the two minutes of drumming.
The research, known as archaeoacoustics, has previously given archaeologists a better understanding of how sound behaves inside Neolithic temples in England and Ireland.
UHI has recently uncovered other clues to life in prehistoric Scotland.
Last month, archaeologists from the university along with colleagues from Manchester and Lancashire indentified a significant complex of Bronze Age buildings at Tresness in Sanday.
Archaeologists believe the houses were buried by sand dunes in the second millennium BC. They were exposed in December by the actions of stormy weather and the sea.
And the remains of hazelnuts eaten by some of Skye's earliest inhabitants were found at a dig on the island last year.
Hazelnuts were a favourite snack of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, according to archaeologists at UHI.
The shells found at an excavation above Staffin Bay could be 8,000 years old.
UHI carried out the dig along with Staffin Community Trust, school children and volunteers. | A researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) hopes to gain an understanding of sounds heard thousands of years ago. |
Can you summarize the following paragraph? | Brahman Naman, an English-language film directed by Kolkata-based filmmaker Q and streamed exclusively on Netflix, has been declared a hit on many counts.
It's co-produced by Emmy award winner and Grammy-nominated Steve Barron of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame. The film has been written by London-based Indian journalist, Naman Ramachandran.
Barron had watched Q's earlier Bengali works: the controversial and edgy Gandu (Loser) and the trippy Tasher Desh (Land of Cards), described as "Tagore on acid".
Now critics in India have woken up to the charms of Brahman Naman.
One called Netflix's first Indian film a "perverted American Pie"; another said it was an "enjoyable raunchy comedy that hit the spot". Variety magazine said the film's "mix of medium-grade raunchy humour and middleweight drama works fairly well", and in the "great tradition of teen sex comedies, however, the funniest gags here are (what else but) masturbation jokes".
But Brahman Naman is more than that.
Set in the city of Bangalore in the 1980s, the film's success lies in its authentic depiction of upper caste orthodox Brahmins in south India and the repressive social milieu that made it impossible to seek sex and company as a healthy rite of passage to adult life.
Given its rather explicit content and the nature of censorship of Indian films, the producers released it at the Wold Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The film got its global release on Netflix earlier this month.
"Brahman Naman is Indian cinema at its boldest: fast, furious and raucously funny," a Netflix representative says.
The 95-minute independent film breaks many traditional - and trite - Bollywood formulas.
For one, the film is in English with local south Indian phrases thrown in.
The four main characters are bumbling and awkward, chasing outrageous sexual fantasies, compared to the popular macho Bollywood heroes.
Naman, the lead character, is the leader of a quiz team, who hatches gross plans to approach the girl he fancies and fumbles badly.
In a moment of self-realisation, he says all he and his friends can peddle are "trivia".
The female characters are no pretty Bollywood faces singing and dancing around trees, but smart, sassy and much more self-aware than the men.
Naina, a woman quizzer from Chennai, whom Naman, puffed up with caste and class arrogance, develops a crush on, tells him: "It's a funny thing about knowledge; it's been known for more than one person to have it."
The music score is not standard Bollywood ditties, but rock music popular with English-educated Indian youngsters in the 1980s - Jethro Tull, The Doors and Rod Stewart.
The 22-day filming took place not in Bollywood's favourite European or American cities, but in the temple town of Mysore, and its quiet neighbourhoods in south India.
The film has received attention for shining a light on the nerdy fraternity of young Indian quiz geeks.
Writer Samanth Subramanian, co-founder of a quiz team, says: "What [script-writer] Ramachandran nails are the quizzers themselves: their psyches, particularly in the ripe swell of youth, and the social habitats from which they emerge."
The film is based in the two cities that were a hotbed for quizzing in India - Bangalore and Kolkata. There are caricatures of well-known Indian quiz masters of the 1980s.
The script writer, Naman Ramachandran, himself was a quiz enthusiast in the 1980s Bangalore.
"While parts of the story may be informed by some incidents in my past life, the film is also an observation of that period and the response from quizzers in India, not just in Bangalore, are that the film reminds them of their own past lives," Ramachandran told the BBC.
Brahman Naman is unapologetic about the traditional superiority and arrogance displayed by the male characters - a cohort of upper-caste Anglophone boys in Bangalore, which later became India's Silicon Valley.
They boys quote Shakespeare and Keats for grandiose effect (words like libations and hemlock are dropped easily) whilst uncapping a bottle of whisky or smoking a cigar.
The fathers are domineering and orthodox; the sons take their privilege for granted as knowledge seekers of society.
"The boys are terrible. They make mistakes, they are insensitive…but also confused," said Q in an interview.
That is what, many say, makes Brahman Naman an unusual - and an enjoyable - Indian coming-of-age film. | A wacky Indian sex comedy about four college-going quiz geeks and their unbridled fantasies has made audiences sit up and have a good laugh. |
What is the summary of the following article? | The Scottish government announced initial investment of about £240,000 on the route last week.
It did not include a number of proposals which "fell outside the scope" of the current work programme.
The A7 Action Group said it had not given up hope of a Selkirk bypass at some time in the future.
Last year Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said he was "open minded" about the project and residents voted strongly in favour of the move.
A7 Action Group Secretary Marjorie McCreadie said that further talks were planned with Transport Scotland.
She added: "Although none of our big-ticket items are there at the moment, this is up for future discussion."
Ms McCreadie said small-scale efforts like cutting back vegetation could improve sightlines on the route.
However, she said she believed there was still a chance for bigger projects to take place.
"I think the main thing in this response from the minister is the willingness to keep the door open for further dialogue and we look forward to that very much," she explained.
They say the social affairs minister's actions breached government regulations on tobacco promotion.
However, Khofifah Indar Parawansa said she distributed the cigarettes as a goodwill gesture, reports said.
Indonesia is estimated to have more than 50 million smokers.
It is thought to be the world's fifth-largest tobacco market.
High levels of smoking among children in particular have added to concerns about the state of the nation's health.
Ms Khofifah is reported to have handed out gifts, including cigarettes, on a recent visit to an under-developed part of central Sumatra.
Campaigners have threatened Ms Khofifah with legal action unless she apologises within two weeks.
"The social affairs minister was deliberately ignoring public health by distributing free cigarettes," Tulus Abadi, operational manager at the Indonesian Consumers Foundation, was quoted as saying by the Jakarta Globe.
The newspaper said the minister was visiting the indigenous tribe to express her condolences for the death of 11 people who had died of starvation.
"Whatever the reasoning was, it is incomprehensible that a high official would distribute cigarettes to her own people," Mr Tulus said.
"It would have been more becoming if money spent on the cigarettes had instead been used to buy basic necessities or other useful things."
But Ms Khofifah is reported to have argued that the free cigarettes were "just a way to get on the good side of the locals".
"I don't want to argue but you'd better go there yourself. Greet them and ask them about their culture. Do not see things from a Jakarta-centric perspective," she was quoted by Merdeka.com as saying.
The foundation argues that her actions in distributing the cigarettes are "in direct violation" of 2012 government regulations on tobacco control, which disallow free distribution and discounts for tobacco products.
The BBC's South Asia editor Jill McGivering says that pictures of the cigarette distribution sparked a heated debate after they began circulating on the internet.
The green and brown pet snake, named Nigini, is not venomous and normally lives at a house in Edge Street, St Helens.
Merseyside Police is urging the public "to be vigilant" in an effort to find the snake, whose owner reported it missing.
Experts believe it will be in a warm place "such as a rockery or plant pot."
Anyone who sees the snake, described as being between 5ft to 6ft long, green and brown with beige markings, is urged to contact Merseyside Police on 101. | An action group has said it will continue to push for a bypass to a Borders town despite it not featuring on initial A7 improvement works.
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Indonesian anti-smoking groups have threatened to take legal action against a government minister for distributing free packets of cigarettes to members of an indigenous tribe.
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A Royal Python snake is missing after slithering away from its home, prompting a police appeal. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | The 19-year-old spent last season on loan at Griffin Park from Liverpool, and scored seven goals in 39 appearances for the Bees.
Canos joined Norwich in July 2016, but has only made three league appearances for the Canaries this season.
The Spain Under-19 international has signed until 2021, with a year's option in the club's favour.
"Sergi, is a player and character that fits naturally into our dressing room," said Brentford boss Dean Smith.
"After working with him last season, you can see what he brings to the group, and an infectious attitude to match."
Meanwhile, Slovenian striker Jan Novak has joined Brentford's B team on an 18-month deal.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Brentford have re-signed winger Sergi Canos from fellow Championship club Norwich for an undisclosed fee. |
Please give a summary of the document below. | The Hungary international, 27, will join the Premier League club on 1 July when his Bolton contract expires.
Bogdan made 120 appearances for the Championship side after signing for the Trotters in 2007.
He will provide competition for first-choice keeper Simon Mignolet after the Reds released Brad Jones.
Bogdan made 13 appearances this season and faced Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield in January.
He became first choice at Bolton during the 2011-12 season but his appearances have been limited by injury in the past two terms.
The Anfield club have now made three signings this summer after striker Danny Ings and midfielder James Milner agreed switches, subject to medicals. | Liverpool have signed Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Adam Bogdan on a free transfer after personal terms were agreed. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | The five-time Olympic champion is in a share of third place with Rio silver medallist Mark Cavendish.
Wiggins, who was born in the Belgian city, had expected the exhibition event to be his professional farewell.
But after last month's London Six Day the 36-year-old hinted he could be tempted to race there again next year.
Since winning his fifth gold medal in Rio, the first British winner of the Tour de France has found himself under scrutiny for his use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), while UK Sport are also investigating allegations of wrongdoing in the sport.
However, Wiggins has insisted he is in shape for the Belgian event, which runs until Sunday.
"I've trained hard for this, you know? I've been looking forward to it, I really have," he told the Daily Telegraph.
He told reporters to ask him again on Sunday whether this was his final appearance, but admitted he would be emotional during the event, because it reminded him of his father, a former professional cyclist who died in 2008.
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"I'm sure I will," he added. "Especially when my kids come. Because I always think of my father.
"I was sat in the [infield] with my dad when I was one and I've got pictures of that. And because I have my own kids now... it will be really nice."
Wiggins and Cavendish won the second points race of the night and were second in the team elimination after the Manxman was beaten in the final sprint.
Cavendish was second in the flying-lap time trial before teaming up with Wiggins to win the first madison.
Cavendish then won the derny final, but he and Wiggins were less successful in the final madison of the night and dropped to third overall on 72 points, 18 points behind leaders Kenny de Ketele and Moreno de Pauw, the Belgian pair who beat them in the London Six Day. | Sir Bradley Wiggins says nothing will ruin what might be the final race of his career after a successful opening day of the Ghent Six Day event. |
Provide a concise summary of this excerpt. | The walkout is in protest over the dismissal of two nurses involved in a violent struggle with a patient.
Kevin Gregson and Peter Hilton were sacked despite using "reasonable force" against the unidentified patient, said the Prison Officers' Association (POA).
But Mersey Care Trust, which runs Ashworth, said the evidence meant sacking the pair was its only option.
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The dispute at the unit, one of three high security hospitals in England and Wales, began at 07:00 GMT.
Steve Gillan, the POA's general secretary, said: "I believe the general public will be outraged and extremely sympathetic to Mr Hilton and Mr Gregson, who were merely responding to a violent act in which the patient had headbutted a colleague and was spitting at staff during the incident.
"The actions of restraint were reasonable and the patient came to no harm, unlike the nurses. Whilst there should always be a duty of care towards patients the same must apply to staff."
The trust said it was "disappointed" by the union's decision to strike before the case is heard at an independent employment tribunal.
"We do not believe this is in the best interests of our patients, our carers, our staff and the communities we serve," it said in a statement.
Referring to the nurses' case the trust said it cares for "some of the most complex and vulnerable adults in a hospital setting".
"[And we] have an international and award-winning reputation for doing so," it said.
"This means our staff are highly trained... We never dismiss staff lightly.
"In the light of the evidence we felt we had no other course of action open to us than to dismiss two staff members."
The other high-security psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales are Rampton in Nottinghamshire and Broadmoor in Berkshire. | Some staff at the high-security Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside have embarked on a 24-hour strike. |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | The animal fell through the frozen surface of Loch Morlich near Aviemore after a ball was thrown on to the ice.
A man smashed his way through the ice, wading in up to his neck, to rescue the struggling animal.
The rescue was captured by photographer Roger Cruickshank, who was using a drone camera to film views of the loch.
Mr Cruickshank said: "The dog wasn't big enough to pull itself out of the water. Every time it did manage, the ice would just crack again. We honestly thought it wouldn't make it and drown.
"A man went in to rescue it and the ice was thin enough so that he could punch through it. They were very lucky."
Although the man made it back to shore in the incident on Saturday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned pet owners not to attempt similar action around ice.
A spokeswoman said: "We would encourage people to keep their animals under control so they do not go out onto ice.
"If their animal does go out, whilst it may be weight bearing for the animal, it might not be for the person. So please do not go onto the ice to coax the animal back to shore.
"If the animal has entered the water and they feel it is at risk, then they should call 999 for assistance. But under no circumstances, should they enter the water themselves as it could put them at risk." | Pet owners have been warned about the dangers of venturing into freezing water after a dog and its owner had a lucky escape on a Highland loch. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | Club chief executive, Ken Choo, said he believed West Yorkshire Police could manage the event "without any issue or restrictions, if they chose to do so".
The Leeds club said it had consulted with the police and The Football League on the matter and was disappointed there would be no Cardiff supporters.
The police have been asked to comment.
Cardiff City has opted to return the 500 tickets offered for the game at Elland Road.
Mr Choo told the club website: "Having listened to collective views and in knowledge of the positive record and reputation Cardiff City fans have built at away fixtures in recent years, we have no option but to return the low number of unrestricted tickets on offer out of respect for our supporters.
"Our preference was for Cardiff City fans to be granted the same respect and freedom of travel as provided to over 2,000 Leeds supporters for the corresponding fixture this season, and we are frustrated that this could not be permitted.
"With the intelligence and information available... we consider the event to be routine and manageable and that the travel and ticket restrictions in place are substantially out of proportion to any perceived risk."
He said a request to show the fixture via "beam back" at Cardiff City Stadium had also been refused.
A statement on the Leeds United website said its initial offer of 1,000 restricted tickets had been refused by Cardiff.
It said: "Leeds United will continue to work with Cardiff City to try and reach a mutually agreeable solution for next season's fixtures, both at Elland Road and at the Cardiff City Stadium."
Cardiff City Supporters Club (CCSC) chairman Clive Francis said: "We appreciate that there will be some fans who will be disappointed by this decision.
"However from the feeling generated by those supporters who travelled on the CCSC coaches to Reading on Saturday, the majority of those travelling fans were in favour of a boycott of this fixture based on the derisory ticket allocation and second rate treatment supporters have received during previous visits."
A spokesman for Cardiff City Supporters' Trust said it fully supported the decision.
Police took action against Matthew Adams, Daniel Batchelor, Javier Centeno-Gomez and a 17-year-old youth, all from Suffolk, after concerns were raised.
The four pleaded guilty to a public order offence of threatening behaviour.
They were each fined £100 and banned from climbing manmade buildings.
Police said Adams, 23, of Raglan Street, Batchelor, 26, of Newark Road and a 17-year-old boy, all from Lowestoft, and Centeno-Gomez, 24, of Benacre Road, Ellough, near Beccles.
They were prosecuted following reports of a number of incidents where men were reported to be climbing on structures around Lowestoft.
The ban, which is active for two years, prohibits the four from climbing any structure more than 3m above the ground, unless it is specifically designed to be climbed, or unless they have written permission of the structure's owner and safety equipment is used.
Officers showed footage to court from the quartet's head cameras, including images of two of the group lowering themselves over the edge of the roof and hanging off the side of St Peters Court in the town - 15 storeys above the ground.
It also showed one of them parachuting from the wind turbine at Kessingland.
A Suffolk Police spokesman said the threatening behaviour offence relates to them causing alarm and distress to residents of Lowestoft through their climbing and posting footage of their exploits on the internet.
"Police felt they had no alternative but to take action due to the extreme danger of their actions. As was pointed out during sentencing, they may have fallen and not only killed themselves but innocent passers-by on the ground," he said.
Adams disputed whether they put lives at risk.
"What people don't understand is that we put a lot of training into this. I accept what I am doing is dangerous, but we prepare for it and we don't encourage other people to do it," he said.
The four appeared at Lowestoft Magistrates' Court on 10 March, where they all pleaded guilty.
They were also ordered to pay £20 victim compensation and £85 costs. | Cardiff City fans will boycott Saturday's away game against Leeds United over what they call a "derisory ticket allocation".
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Four so-called "urban explorers" who scaled buildings in Lowestoft have been banned from climbing manmade structures in England and Wales. |
Summarize the content of the document below. | It happened on the M9 between junctions 1 and 2 at about 20:30 BST.
The woman, who was in her 40s, was declared dead at the scene.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. | A woman has died after her motorcycle collided with the central reservation of a motorway in County Kildare on Saturday evening. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | Incredible though it may seem, Shakin' Stevens was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.
He had 28 top 40 hits, including four number one singles - from the festive juggernaut Merry Christmas Everyone, to This Ole House - a song inspired by a grisly death in the US.
It was originally written by "singing cowboy" Stuart Hamblen, who found a dead body lying in a deserted shack while he was on a hunting trip with John Wayne.
The lyrics play with the gospel concept of the mortal body being a "house" for your soul, that gets left behind when you go to "meet the saints".
"I imagine people don't think about that when they dance along to it," laughs Stevens, reflecting on the first of his four number one hits.
But while he's fondly remembered for those 80s chart successes, Cardiff's answer to The King says he doesn't want to trade on his former glories.
"YouTube gets annoying when they keep putting up the old videos because I've been trying to move forward for a while," he says.
Key to that plan is Echoes Of Our Time, Stevens' first album in almost a decade.
Released last month, it's a rootsy, blues-inspired record that's aeons away from the denim-clad, hip-thrusting heart-throb of yesteryear.
"I've been using slide guitar, banjo, stuff like that for yonks," he protests. "But if people haven't seen me live on stage, they wouldn't have heard me with these instruments."
The songs earn their dark, rumbling arrangements by delving into Stevens' family history to tell some particularly harrowing stories.
Opening track Down In The Hole talks about his grandfather, born in 1865, who was sent to work in Cornwall's copper mines at the age of 10.
"The conditions were horrific," he says. "There was arsenic and God knows what else down there. Terrible, terrible, terrible."
The singer even visited the site of the mines, in Gwennap, to get a feel for the environment. There, he found pictures of the miners, who would spend an hour every morning climbing down a vertical shaft to work in the pitch black "with just a candle on top of their heads".
"They'd be down there for six or seven hours and then climb back up. And they'd be so tired at the end of the day, they'd fall off the ladder. It was shocking," he says.
The singer was prompted to look into his family's history by his partner and manager, Sue Davis.
He knew next to nothing about his parents and relatives, who stoically kept their personal problems to themselves.
"If my mum wanted to talk to her sister, she would say, 'go out and play'," he recalls. "Children were to be seen and not heard."
As he started examining birth certificates and electoral registers, the singer uncovered a few family secrets.
"I mean, I didn't know that my dad was married before he met my mum," he says.
"He was married for a year and he had a son. Even when I was grown up, that secret was still not let out."
Intrigued, Stevens tracked down his half brother and his father's ex-wife in Lincolnshire - but they were as tight-lipped as his parents.
"I said to them, 'We're not here for anything but a few stories,' but they showed us one photograph and that was about it, really."
The singer doesn't blame his parents for keeping him in the dark. Their generation was simply more private, he says.
For example, his father, who was gassed in the trenches of World War One, never spoke of his experiences.
"He had medals in the drawer but all he would say is, 'they should give them to the people who died'," says Stevens.
He pays tribute to his father on Echoes Of Our Times's title track, singing, "We will always remember the sacrifice you made to hold the line".
The song also reflects on his uncle, who lied about his age to join the armed forces, and met a gruesome end.
"My uncle Leonard was a gunner in the artillery and he got blown up. It took him eight days to die. And his son was born 11 days after he passed, so that was horrific."
Making the album has given Stevens a more solid sense of his place in the world, he says. The exercise was so rewarding, in fact, that he delved further into his roots for a BBC Radio 2 documentary, Who Does Shakin' Stevens Think He Is?, broadcast this week.
Born Michael Barratt in 1948, Stevens was the youngest of John and May Barratt's 13 children, living in a cramped three-bedroom council house in Cardiff.
"There was no money at all. There were five in the back bedroom, sleeping head to toe. The room at the front was small, as well.
"We used to play 'jump in the hay' and 'ball in the street' and stuff like that. Basic, fun things. But we were happy, you know? We didn't know any better."
His musical education came from the records his eldest brother, Jackie, played on a "wind-up gramophone", to which the whole family would sing along.
After school, he worked as an upholsterer's apprentice, singing as he stuffed old armchairs, and then a milkman - but "all I wanted to do was sing".
"I was in several bands, and we just started off doing the clubs and dancehalls in the valleys - and eventually moved on to the colleges and universities."
In 1969, aged 21, he formed Shakin' Stevens and The Sunsets, borrowing his stage name from an old schoolfriend, Steven Vanderwalker.
They supported the Rolling Stones in concert and were signed to John Peel's Dandelion record label, but their albums never troubled the charts.
Instead, Stevens' big break came when he was cast in the title role of Elvis, a West End tribute which won best musical in 1977.
Initially, he was worried the role would overshadow his own music - "but in the end I needed the money", he says.
"It was an incredible success. It ran for 19 months. Carl Perkins came to see it, so did Susan George and David Bowie. It was the biggest musical around at that time."
The show led to a solo career, which got off to a shaky start (no pun intended).
"I had a flop, then I had a hit, then I had a flop, and then I had This Ole House, which was huge throughout Europe and internationally," he says matter-of-factly.
Then aged 33, his success came late in the day - but he fought to sustain it, releasing three albums in just two years.
However, he says he was still "naive" when it came to business decisions.
"On one of my albums, I'm wearing tuxedo on the cover," he cringes. "You do what your manager tells you, so you put this thing on even when it strangles your neck.
"And then they said, 'We're going to call it Give Me Your Heart Tonight' and the thing is, it gives the wrong impression.
"People see the tuxedo and think it's a different kind of music. What that record should have been called was 'Don't Judge This Album By Its Cover'."
The star looks back on the 1980s with a combination of pride and mortification.
"My first five albums, for what they were, I quite like them," he says. "But I've been trying and trying and trying to move on.
"You know, you look at your old holiday photographs and you think, 'oh no, did I look like that?'" he laughs.
"So my favourites are here," he says, tapping on the cover of his new CD. "This album here is very, very personal to me."
Echoes of our Time is out now. You can listen to the documentary Who Does Shakin' Stevens Think He Is on the BBC Radio 2 website.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Pop star Shakin' Stevens discusses how researching his family history for a new album led to some surprising revelations. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | With almost all the votes counted, the 67-year-old polled 52% - enough to avoid a run-off.
His closest rival, leftist Antonio Sampaio da Novoa, won 22.89%.
The post of president is mainly ceremonial, but the head of state can dissolve parliament. A shaky left-wing coalition currently governs Portugal.
Mr Sousa vowed to be an independent president and said he wished to restore national unity while "our country is emerging from a deep economic and social crisis". "The people are the ones with the power," he told supporters.
Observers suspect the governing coalition may unravel within a year or so, so the new president may end up playing a more active role, the BBC's Alison Roberts reports from Lisbon.
Portugal opposition topples government
Portugal's left alliance flexes muscles
A record 10 candidates took part in Sunday's election.
Mr Sousa secured the required 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off on 14 February.
Known as "Professor Marcelo" to his supporters, he has been involved in politics since his youth, helping to establish the centre-right Social Democratic Party.
He has the support of right-wing parties, but says he will not be reliant on them. He has pledged to do everything he can to ensure the current government's stability.
He will take over in March from Anibal Cavaco Silva, a conservative who served two consecutive five-year terms.
A centre-right coalition won the most votes in October's election, but lost its overall majority in November, to be replaced by an alliance of left-wing parties which rejected its austerity programme in parliament.
Portugal was one of the countries hardest hit by the crisis in the eurozone, accepting an international bailout in exchange for sweeping cuts. | A veteran centre-right politician and television pundit, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has won Portugal's presidential election. |
Please give a summary of the document below. | Examples of randomly parked cycles in Cambridge have been released to make people think "more carefully about how they park or secure" cycles.
The force said the photos in its #badlyparkedbike campaign were not "uncommon sights".
According to figures, 58% of people in Cambridge cycle at least once a month.
Insp Matt Johnson, of Cambridgeshire police, said: "While the photos are unbelievable, sights like this are not uncommon in Cambridge.
"This sort of parking causes an obstruction, it can make things difficult for others to unlock their bikes and - in a small number of cases - people have injured themselves when trying to remove bikes.
"Wherever possible, use a proper bike rack as these are designed to prevent theft when combined with a good lock."
While a number of people responded that bad parking is "dangerous", others said the crackdown has highlighted the need for more parking racks.
One user, Al Storer, said: "All [it]... really shows is locations where the available bike parking is WOEFULLY lacking."
Insp Johnson said there was a "huge amount of cycle parking provision across the city" but the number of abandoned cycles taking up spaces was an on-going problem.
The clock was turned back at Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries on Saturday for a jousting competition.
A host of colourful historic characters battled it out to be crowned the King's Champion at the Historic Environment Scotland site.
Petra Laszlo was caught on camera kicking a young girl and boy and then tripping up a man carrying a child.
Ms Laszlo was fired by right-wing TV channel N1TV after the footage of her actions went viral on social media.
She later apologised, saying she had panicked as migrants attempted to run across the border.
She said her life had been "ruined" by the incident.
Zsolt Kopasz, the chief prosecutor of Csongrad County, said the prosecution believed there was no "reasonable chance" of proving Laszlo's actions had caused injury, hence the charge of breaching the peace.
He said: "No data emerged which would have indicated that the conducts of the accused were motivated by ethnic considerations or by the migrant status of the victims."
The man Ms Laszlo appeared to trip was later identified as Osama Abdul Mohsen, a football coach from Syria.
He and part of his family have now settled in Spain, where he is working for a Spanish football club.
Hungary became a flashpoint in the refugee crisis last summer, with nearly 400,000 refugees and migrants passing through its territory before Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered the erection of wire-topped fences on the borders with Serbia and Croatia. | Photos of "flying" bikes haphazardly left on the top of fences or suspended from trees have been posted on Twitter in a police crackdown on bad parking.
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A camerawoman who was filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the Hungary-Serbia border has been charged with breaching the peace. |
Please summarize the passage below. | David Harker said he had addressed speculation that Durham faced administration at a team meeting.
"Hopefully I persuaded them that the rumours were nonsense," he said.
"We are not running out of money. Work is in hand to sort our long-term future and we looking at ways to continue sustaining cricket in the north east."
He added: "We are not facing administration in the near future."
It is no secret that Durham have been facing financial problems over the past year, with several players receiving offers from other counties.
Opening batsman Mark Stoneman recently agreed to join Surrey for 2017, but it is understood Durham had offered him a six-figure contract to stay.
Batsman Scott Borthwick has also been offered a new deal and is considering remaining, while captain Paul Collingwood recently penned a one-year contract extension.
On Wednesday, Durham will announce that one of their senior players is signing a new contract, with the county still in the running for their fourth County Championship title in nine seasons.
According to Harker, this is a clear sign that they are not going out of business.
"You always get rumours stated by some agents with ulterior motives," he added.
The 24-year-old, who captains Caribbean nation Antigua & Barbuda, will be at Pittodrie until January.
After a stint in Slovenia with Domzale, Parker moved to the Serbian capital in January on a three-year deal.
"He has good flexibility but he has real pace and will give us an added dimension up front," said Dons manager Derek McInnes.
He's a talented player that can score goals. I feel we are getting him at a good stage in his career."
Parker, who started his career at QPR, played for Red Star against Aberdeen's Europa League conquerors, Kairat Almaty, in the first round.
Wycombe, Oldham and Oxford are among his former clubs.
"The biggest thing about going abroad was learning a different style of football," he told RedTV.
"When I was playing lower league in England, it was all long ball and 'Josh, you're not big enough to be a striker, because you're not 6ft, 2'.
"I made a conscious decision to step away from it and learn a different style of play. I like to think that will benefit me here.
"I have had so many ups and downs but I think this is a step in the right direction.
"Obviously Red Star has the history but the way the manager spoke to me and the vibe about the club, it feels like if I can do something here it's only going to help me and the club. That's why it felt right." | Durham's players have been reassured by their chief executive that the county is not going bust and that all contracts will be honoured.
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Aberdeen have signed Red Star Belgrade forward Josh Parker on loan, subject to international clearance. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | Bahar Mustafa, 28, had faced charges of allegedly sending an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction".
Her lawyer said the climb down called the CPS's judgement into question.
Mike Schwarz, a partner at Bindmans LLP, said: "The decision first to prosecute and then to climb down so soon afterwards, made by the Crown Prosecution Service headquarters, calls into question their ability to make sensible judgments on delicate issues."
The CPS said one of the complainants had requested a review of its decision to discontinue the case.
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Ms Mustafa, of Edmonton, north London, is the student union welfare and diversity officer at Goldsmiths, University of London.
She had been due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with sending electronic communications on Twitter and Facebook which conveyed threats for the purposes of causing distress or anxiety to the recipient.
Ms Mustafa was also charged with sending grossly offensive and menacing messages by means of public communication network.
A CPS spokesperson said: "Following the decision to discontinue this case one of the complainants has now requested a review of this decision under the Victim's Right to Review Scheme.
"It would not be appropriate to comment further on this case until this process has been completed."
It was previously reported that Ms Mustafa was alleged to have posted an event invitation on Facebook, which has since been taken down, that said: "Invite loads of BME Women and non-binary people!!
"Also, if you've been invited and you're a man and/or white PLEASE DON'T COME just cos I invited a bunch of people and hope you will be responsible enough to respect this is a BME Women and non-binary event only."
The messages were alleged to have been posted by Ms Mustafa between 10 November last year and 31 May.
Ms Mustafa was elected by union members to the student union, which is independent of Goldsmiths. | A London student union officer accused of posting the phrase "kill all white men" on social media has had the charges against her dropped. |
Summarize this article briefly. | Vassell, 23, joined Posh from Bishop's Stortford in 2013 and scored six goals in 36 games, but was loaned out Dagenham and Shrewsbury last season.
Versatile Daniel, 28, has spent time at Crewe, Macclesfield and Mansfield during his career.
Both players have agreed a one-year deal with the option of a further year.
They are the second and third signings for Gary Bowyer since becoming Blackpool boss after Jamille Matt joined from Lancashire rivals Fleetwood Town on Tuesday.
"With how football has gone for me in the last couple of years, this is probably the most important decision I've made in football. I'm delighted to be here," Vassell told the club website.
"It wasn't a hard decision for me. I want to come here, play well, win games, get promoted and score goals."
Daniel added: "Hopefully I can come here, do well for the team and we can push on for promotion and get this club back to where it should be."
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The Black Cats are bottom of the Premier League, two points from safety after three wins in 15 games.
Bain described Sunderland's level of debt as "not healthy" and said manager David Moyes would not make big-money signings next month.
"We have very limited transfer funds available for January," he said.
Bain highlighted Sunderland's high turnover of players in recent seasons as one of the reasons for the club's "difficult financial backdrop".
He said they had made a profit on just three of the 46 players they have sold since 2009.
"It's not a statistic that anyone can be proud about," he added.
The Black Cats have also had a high turnover of managers in the past few seasons.
Since Steve Bruce was sacked in November 2011, Martin O'Neill, Paolo di Canio, Gus Poyet, Dick Advocaat, Sam Allardyce and Moyes have managed the club.
"This is the time where we have to deal with the cards we have been dealt and get on with it," said Bain.
"The funds are limited and it'll be a difficult journey, there is no doubt about that. These are times when you dig deep together."
Kieran Lee scored twice, his second in the 91st minute, in a 2-1 success.
The Owls have overturned a deficit to win each of their past three Championship home games.
"I talked with my players and if the plan is to try to kill me, they are very near," Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield.
Last season's beaten play-off finalists have not won away from home yet in 2016-17 but have taken 12 points from a possible 15 at Hillsborough, helped by comeback wins over Forest, Bristol City and Wigan.
"My players are fighting and showing me personality," added Wednesday's Portuguese boss Carvalhal. "They are doing fantastic." | Blackpool will sign Peterborough striker Kyle Vassell and Port Vale winger Colin Daniel when their contracts expire on 1 July.
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Sunderland will not spend their way out of trouble in the January transfer window, says chief executive Martin Bain.
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Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal joked that his players may be "trying to kill him" after a last-gasp win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The Royal National Mòd attracted thousands of people for an eight-day celebration of Gaelic language, music and culture.
The event, in its 125th year, was expected to generate up to £2.5m for the local economy.
Prince Charles visited Stornoway on Lewis to watch the celebrations and hand out prizes.
To officially close the celebrations a massed choir made its way from Stornoway Town Hall to the Nicolson Institute for a final choral sing-a-long.
When it arrived representatives from 2017 host town Lochaber received the ceremonial handover from this year's hosts.
The 126th year of the Gaelic festival will take place in Lochaber on 13-21 October next year.
Ruth Rose, 23, walked more than a mile to the Garthdee branch of Asda in Aberdeen at about 02:30 on Thursday.
Violinist Ms Rose, of Thurso, had been staying with her boyfriend in Aberdeen and fell asleep watching TV, but awoke in Asda.
She was given clothes and taken home by police.
Ms Rose said her sleeping boyfriend was not even aware she had gone.
She told the BBC Scotland news website: "I was watching TV and then I woke up in Asda.
"I had been looking for a decent watermelon for a couple of weeks so that must have been it. I eat late at night so look for low-calorie stuff.
"I do not drive so I know the route to walk. My subconscious must have got hungry."
Ms Rose added: "I have sleepwalked before, but not outside as far as I know.
"I would just like to thank everyone at Asda - they got me clothes - and the police for getting me home."
Robert Wallace, deputy store manager at the store, said: "We do our level best to create a relaxing shopping environment, so we're flattered that she chose our store to visit on her trip out.
"Our colleagues were quick to make sure that she was well looked after and we are glad that she got home safely for a good night's sleep." | Scotland's biggest Gaelic festival has been hailed a success as it bids a fond farewell to the Western Isles.
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A woman who sleepwalked to a supermarket in just her nightdress looking for a watermelon has said she thinks her subconscious "got hungry". |
Please summarize the following text. | One hundred and thirty four people work for Lifeline in two offices in Londonderry and Belfast.
But a contract for the 24/7 helpline, funded by the Department of Health, is due to expire at the end of this year.
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is consulting on Lifeline's future.
Fergus Cumiskey, managing director of the charity, Contact, who manage Lifeline, said all Lifeline jobs across Northern Ireland were now at risk.
He said: "From our read of the PHA outline business model for Lifeline, the changes are so radical that we believe all jobs associates with the current model are in jeopardy."
Twenty nine managers, 72 counsellors, 22 trainee counsellors and 11 administration staff work across the two offices.
Some 90,000 calls are made to Lifeline every year.
Mr Cumiskey said that job losses would have a "grave impact" for those who rely on the service.
Last year, there was a large increase in the number of people contacting the service.
The PHA confirmed it was holding a 12-week consultation on the future of the Lifeline service to ensure it best meets the needs of the people who use it.
A spokesperson said: "The consultation proposals would maintain the 24 hour, seven days a week telephone helpline provided by staff who are skilled and qualified in talking to people in crisis."
The PHA is proposing that the telephone helpline service provided by Lifeline staff be managed by the ambulance service.
The closing date for responses to the consultation is 19 November 2015 at 1pm.
The current Lifeline contract was due to end on 31 March 2015, but has been extended until 31 December 2015 with the potential of a further extension until September 2016, but the PHA said it is prevented from extending the contract further because of "procurement rules".
A spokesperson said: "No decision on the service model will be taken until after the consultation has been completed and the findings given full consideration." | The head of a company which runs a suicide-prevention service in Northern Ireland said that over 100 jobs are at risk in its call centres. |
Give a short summary of the provided document. | Ibrahim Halawa was 17 when he was arrested during a siege on the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013. The 20-year-old could face the death penalty.
The UN intervention was made last year, but details have only just emerged.
Mr Halawa's family have welcomed the move, but said the Irish government should do more to secure his release.
Ibrahim Halawa, from Dublin, is the son of Ireland's most senior Muslim cleric.
Three of his sisters were also arrested at the Al-Fath mosque, but were later released on bail.
The family say they were on holiday at the time and had sought refuge in the mosque to escape the violence outside.
They deny claims that Ibrahim is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organisation.
The current Egyptian government has declared it a terrorist group, a claim it rejects.
Ibrahim Halawa and 492 others have been charged with murder and a range of other serious offences.
Their trial has been adjourned 13 times.
One of his sisters travelled from Dublin to Belfast on Wednesday to meet the family's lawyer.
Somaia Halawa said she is deeply concerned about the way her brother has been treated.
"He was electrocuted, he was beaten, he was tortured. He never attended a trial, he has no access to a lawyer," she said.
Those concerns are shared by the United Nations.
It has emerged that officials from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights wrote to the Egyptian government last year.
They described Ibrahim Halawa's case as "a matter warranting immediate attention".
The letter said he had been shot in the hand during his arrest and did not receive proper medical treatment.
It said he was being held in "deplorable conditions", and that prison officers had subjected him to physical and psychological abuse.
The UN team also said it was "in contravention of basic guarantees of fair trial and due process of law" that he had not had adequate access to a lawyer.
In response, the Egyptian government denied that Ibrahim Halawa was shot in the hand during his arrest, or had been beaten while in prison.
It said a medical examination had found "traces of old wounds" but no recent injuries, and described his general health as "sound and stable".
The response did not directly address the concerns raised about lack of adequate access to a lawyer.
The Halawa family has welcomed the UN intervention.
"It is very, very important to our campaign because this just proves what we have been saying for almost two and a half years, and people have been denying that this is actually happening to Ibrahim," said Somaia Halawa.
But the family and their legal team said the Irish government should do more.
"It's got to a stage now where the family believe that it's time for the gloves to come off," said solicitor Darragh Mackin.
"It's time to put pressure on the Egyptian government directly and that diplomacy may not work in circumstances whereby it's a grave breach of international law and a grave breach of Ibrahim's human rights as an Irish citizen."
The Halawa family said they are alarmed by reports from Egypt in recent days that all of those charged may have been declared guilty without a trial taking place.
Their legal team said it will be asking the Irish government to seek clarification of the situation.
The animals suffered heart attacks and died after the incidents over two weekends in the Battleford Road area.
Police said the lambs died as a result of "animal cruelty".
The lambs belonged to Roberta McMullan who said she felt sick that somebody would do "the like of that on a defenceless animal".
"Why? I can't understand it," she said.
"You know each one of them personally nearly and it's just horrendous when you go out to find something like that."
Ms McMullan has about 50 pedigree Suffolk sheep.
"It's bad enough when you go out to find them dead due to an illness, but to find out that... words cannot express it really," she said.
The police said they had increased patrols in the area and have appealed for information.
President of the Ulster Farmers Union Ian Marshall said they were deeply concerned about such attacks.
"It is sickening to think that someone could feel justified to carry out this sort of an act against lambs," he said. | The Egyptian government has rejected UN allegations about the treatment of an Irish man imprisoned without trial for more than two and a half years.
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An Armagh farmer has described an attack on her lambs in which their right ears were cut off as "horrendous". |
Can you summarize the following information? | The former Holby City star has only just stopped using crutches following the accident in which she injured her knee, shoulder and arm.
The show features celebrities competing at winter sports, including ski-jumping, bobsleigh and speed skating.
"The Jump is behind me and I will never do that show again," Hobley said.
"I'm still in shock that it's going again, but of course they will have learnt from all their mishaps and hopefully there won't be any more accidents."
The broadcaster said earlier this year that there had been a "thorough review of safety procedures".
The channel apologised to Hobley after the incident in February, blaming "human error" for the accident.
It happened when she was practising a jump but was distracted by crew members who hadn't left the landing area.
"Tina's fall was caused by simple human error when members of the ground crew failed to clear the outrun," they said.
"All those involved have been spoken to and extra procedures have now been put in place by the producers to ensure that this will not happen again."
Hobley was not the only participant to injure herself last year on the show.
Former Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle needed surgery on her spine after a crash, while Made in Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli fractured his ankle.
Swimmer Rebecca Adlington dislocated her shoulder, athlete Linford Christie pulled a hamstring, ex-EastEnders actor Joe Swash chipped a bone in his shoulder, Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding injured a ligament and model Heather Mills hurt her knee and thumb.
The next series of The Jump, hosted by Davina McCall, is set to start early next year.
Celebrities lined up include Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing winner Louis Smith, rugby player Jason Robinson and comedian and TV host Mark Dolan.
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And Budge hopes the newly renovated ground with more than 20,000 seats will be fully operational 12 months later.
Edinburgh City Council will visit Tynecastle on Thursday with the final decision made by the planning department in October.
"We really are almost there," Budge explained.
"The planning committee will meet in October. They will be coming to look at what we want to do and why. I genuinely think we have answered all the questions and addressed all the problems.
"Assuming it all goes through in October then I would like to think we would be knocking down some of the old buildings in November.
"I would like to think that we will have the new stand fully operational, and by that I mean have all the seats in place, the toilets working, escalators or whatever else we will be putting in to run a match in place before the end of September next year."
Scottish Premiership Hearts have been playing in front of near-17,400 capacity crowds at Tynecastle for the past year and Budge sees no reason why that will not continue during the building process.
"We will have to get a health and safety certificate for every game that we play," she added.
"But we know what we have to do. Supporters will be channelled in through fencing into the old stand and use the turnstiles, much as they do at the minute.
"I'm expecting [the capacity] to remain the same.
"Inevitably there will be a bit of disruption because it is a big building programme but we absolutely keep that to a minimum and the supporters who still want to come and sit in the old stand will do so."
Pierre is a free agent after his contract with League Two side Wycombe expired at the end of June.
The 24-year-old appeared for the Robins in two pre-season friendlies but did not feature in Tuesday's 3-0 victory against neighbours Bath City.
"He's a great lad and one we'll keep an eye on," said Johnson. | Actor Tina Hobley is "in shock" that The Jump is returning, less than a year after she was injured while taking part in the Channel 4 show.
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Hearts owner Ann Budge has told BBC Scotland work should commence on the redevelopment of the main stand at Tynecastle in November.
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Bristol City will not be offering a contract to defender Aaron Pierre following a trial with the Championship club, head coach Lee Johnson has said. |
Can you write a short summary of this section? | Ni Yulan had hoped to travel this week to accept the state department's International Women of Courage Award.
But she says she was refused a passport. She also alleges she and her husband were forcibly evicted from their home and he was beaten up.
Ms Ni, a lawyer, is known for defending property rights of citizens.
She had been due to attend the US award ceremony in Washington on Tuesday, and had applied for a new passport last month.
"When I went to get a passport I was told I was forbidden to travel abroad," she told the BBC. "They raised my involvement in a criminal case in which I had supported the defendants and written some articles on their behalf."
She said there was no legal reason for withholding her passport: "It was an excuse and a violation of my rights."
Earlier, she told overseas Chinese-language news sites that Beijing authorities refused her permission to travel because of her links with a group of human rights lawyers who were arrested in July last year.
She also said she was also told by her property agent to vacate her rented Beijing home. The agent said the police had put pressure on him to end her rental agreement prematurely.
On Saturday a large group of men - some of them wearing black uniforms - barged into their home and threw them out, she said, adding that they also confiscated money from her.
"Some of them started beating up my husband, another group rushed into the interior of our home and started flinging out items," she told Voice of America (in Chinese).
"After beating my husband they dragged him out to the courtyard entrance where they continued to beat him and stomped on him with their feet."
The couple have since moved in with a friend.
Ms Ni is known for helping a group of Beijing residents whose homes were demolished to make way for structures built for the 2008 Olympic Games.
She has been jailed repeatedly by Chinese authorities and uses a wheelchair - a consequence, she and her supporters say, of mistreatment by police over the years. | A Chinese human rights activist says she has been barred from leaving the country just as she was planning to travel to the US to accept an award. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The weekly publication, which currently sells about 15,000 copies, will be distributed at train stations, shops and student unions around the country.
Its cover price of £2.60 will be waived and the print run increased to 300,000.
Published Time Inc said music would stay "at the heart of the brand", but the magazine will also expand to cover film, fashion, TV, politics and gaming.
NME editor Mike Williams said: "NME is already a major player and massive influencer in the music space, but with this transformation we'll be bigger, stronger and more influential than ever before.
"Every media brand is on a journey into a digital future. That doesn't mean leaving print behind, but it does mean that print has to change. The future is an exciting place, and NME just kicked the door down."
Launched in 1952 as the New Musical Express, the magazine sold in six figures in its heyday and was an influential part of the music landscape.
It helped launched the careers of writers including Julie Burchill, Tony Parsons and Danny Baker.
NME.com launched in 1996 as one of the first music websites. But as the brand reached almost four million people each week digitally, its print circulation steadily dropped.
Baker greeted the move on Twitter, posting a picture of him at its office in 1979 and saying: "And so... the NME is a free sheet now. Why not? The game's up and the fire's gone out." | Music magazine NME is to be given away free from September in a bid to boost its circulation. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | Jed Wallace's curled effort and Byron Webster's header over nearly broke the deadlock for the hosts.
The Latics lost midfielder Sam Morsy when he was sent off for two bookings in the space of six first-half minutes.
Gary Caldwell's side had 40-year-old goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen to thank for the point as he made saves from Wallace, Lee Gregory and Steve Morison.
Wigan remain second in League One but now sit four points behind leaders Burton, while Millwall stay fifth.
Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London:
"I'm delighted with the performance. We were brilliant. We were outstanding. We dominated the top team in the division.
"We created numerous opportunities to score and it just didn't happen in front of goal, so I'm obviously disappointed that we didn't win the game, but delighted with the performance of the players."
Wigan manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"It was a good contest. We don't need to question this team's character.
"I'm really proud of my 10 players and the subs that came on that had to battle and scrap and fight, it was a magnificent second half performance.
"It was two clear fouls, but to get two bookings, refs need to be strong and the crowd is on his back."
Greater Manchester passengers will be the first to get the new payment format, to be introduced in 2015.
The scheme will also be rolled out in Tyne and Wear, Merseyside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire as well as Nottingham, Leicester and Bristol, according to transport chiefs.
Oyster cards launched in 2003 in London, where buses are now cashless.
In the West Midlands, nearly 30 operators are already part of the Swift smart multi-operating ticketing scheme.
Greater Manchester is rolling out its "get me there" travel card across its Metrolink trams.
The bus initiative involves the Stagecoach, First, Arriva, Go Ahead and National Express companies.
In a joint statement, the chief executives of the companies involved said the move would deliver a "wider benefit than the capital's Oyster system".
They said: "Millions of people in our biggest city regions will benefit from this transformational initiative to provide London-style smart ticketing.
"Bus operators share the aspirations of our city regions to become growing economic powerhouses and we know high quality public transport is an important part of making that happen." | Wigan stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games at Millwall despite playing the majority of the match with 10 men.
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Bus companies are to bring in Oyster-style smart ticketing in some of England's largest urban areas. |
Summarize this article briefly. | A grandfather, a father and two children escaped uninjured from the blaze at Kingfield Avenue, Downpatrick.
Paul Reilly said the family were woken up by "an almighty blast", at about 06:00 BST on Friday.
He discovered two fires - one in the eaves and a second downstairs behind the television in the living room.
The roof had partially collapsed and the upstairs bedroom was destroyed.
According to Mr Reilly, the fire service said it was most likely caused by a lightning strike.
"They reckon that the lightning had struck the aerial upstairs, and followed the cabling which went through the eaves of the house which is where the small fire was up in my father's room.
"It came down to the aerial sockets behind the TV in the living room.
"They both blew out and there was a fire in the living room and a fire upstairs.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said the blaze had also spread to an adjoining property.
The fire has now been brought under control. | A lightning strike was the probable cause of a fire that caused extensive damage to a house in County Down, the Fire Service has said. |
Can you summarize the following content in brief? | The Greyhound pub in Tinsley Green, near Crawley, is hosting 15 teams of six players from as far afield as the US, Algeria and Germany.
The Good Friday competition has been held there since 1932 and follows in the tradition of the game dating back to the 16th Century.
It was once one of the few sports that could be played during Lent.
The tournament's organiser Julia McCarthy-Fox said: "People come back every year because they like being part of traditional things and it's at a pub, so what's not to like?
"There is no bar as to who can play and who can't, there is no benefit to being older, younger, male or female, it's completely mixed.
"There aren't many sports like that with an even playing field so people can play in a family team, work team or any combination.
"And it's a knockout competition so it doesn't matter if they are good or bad as they will sift themselves out as the tournament progresses," she said.
"If you are playing it well however, there is quite a high skill level. It's like snooker without a cue, it's a very similar skill to get the spin on the marble.
"Sometimes it can get a bit rowdy by the end of the day but all in good fun."
Chloe Cockton, 16, was a passenger in the Renault Clio when it hit a pedestrian barrier on Bury Road, Rochdale at about 02:20 BST on Sunday.
The 19-year-old male driver of the car suffered a serious head injury and two girls aged 17 and a boy, 16, also needed hospital treatment.
Ms Cockton, from Rochdale, died in hospital following the crash.
Police have urged the driver of a black Hackney cab believed to have been present at the scene to come forward. | Teams from all across the globe have gathered at a Sussex pub for the World Marbles Championships.
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A teenage girl has died and four others have been injured in a crash in Greater Manchester. |
What is the summary of the provided article? | In a new report, they say that business must act on pay and diversity to address a "worrying lack of trust" among the public.
The Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee wants workers to have a say on pay.
Committee chairman Iain Wright said recent scandals have exposed flaws.
The report says faith in corporate governance has been shaken in the wake of scandals such as Sir Philip Green and the BHS pension fund.
The MPs want tough new measures to bring boardrooms back into line. Mr Wright said: "Executive pay has been ratcheted up so high that it is impossible to see a credible link between remuneration and performance.
"Pay must be reformed and simplified to incentivise decision-making for the long term success of the business and to pursue wider company objectives than share value."
The committee has called for businesses to simplify the structure of executive pay and put an end to long-term incentive plans.
Their recommendations include workers on the remuneration committees that decide executive pay, and for the chairs of these committees to be expected to resign if shareholders reject their proposed pay policy.
The committee has also backed publishing pay ratios annually. Other recommendations include a target that at least half of all new appointments to senior management positions in the FTSE 350 and listed companies should be women, as well as a new voluntary code of governance for private companies.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "As this report sets out, the UK is already a world-leader in corporate governance, which makes this country an attractive destination to invest and do business.
"The corporate governance green paper published last year seeks to build on that reputation and consulted on options to further strengthen corporate governance."
He said the department would consider responses to the MPs' report "respond in due course".
The 18-year-old has been part of the London club's FA Youth Cup and Uefa Youth League-winning sides.
Baxter joins a Solihull side 16th in the National League and could be in the squad at Boreham Wood on Saturday.
"I believe this is a real coup for the Moors and shows the strides we are making as a football club," director Jed McCrory told the club website.
"It speaks volumes for a club with the global reputation of Chelsea to trust us with Nathan's development as a young professional at this crucial stage in his career."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Executive pay has been "ratcheted" up to the point where there is no credible link between earnings and performance, a group of MPs has said.
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Solihull Moors have signed teenage goalkeeper Nathan Baxter on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season. |
Summarize the following piece. | The Union of Fans wants supporters to instead pay into a trust fund set up by former director Dave King.
It says the money will be released once the fans are given security of Ibrox Stadium and the club's training ground.
King had alleged Rangers would not reveal details of their findings until "funds had been largely collected".
However, a statement on the club website reads: "The board confirms, in accordance with its previous announcements, that the business review will be completed as planned and an update will be issued to shareholders and supporters on 25 April, ahead of the season ticket renewal deadline as previously indicated."
The Ibrox board pledged to release details of chief executive Graham Wallace's business review, which he said at December's annual general meeting would take 120 days, before fans were asked to renew their season tickets.
That period is up on 17 April, with Rangers having set a 6 May deadline for season ticket renewals.
We do not consider that there is any prospect of this action forcing the club into administration
King has led criticism of the League One champions after cash reserves fell by more than £17.5m last year and a £1.5m loan from two shareholders led to questions over the club's immediate future.
"Their haste to release renewals before the completion of the 120-day business review has now forced our hand," said the UoF, an umbrella body for several fans' groups, prior to the latest club announcement.
"The money placed into the account will be released to the club, in full, as soon as they agree to give season ticket holders a security over Ibrox Stadium and Auchenhowie.
"There will be no drip-feeding of funds and we do not consider that the board has any legitimate reason to reject this proposal.
"We do not consider that there is any prospect of this action forcing the club into administration.
"It would be a gross dereliction of directors' duties for this board to allow that to happen when substantial investment is on offer to them and when they can ensure they receive all season ticket money by securing Ibrox and Auchenhowie in favour of season ticket holders."
Even so, the fans group admitted it was concerned that "even with all the season ticket money available to them, they will not be able to complete the season without further investment".
Its statement comes on the day when Rangers announced a new three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online casino company 32Red.
However, according to the notes in last month's interim accounts, without an increase in season-ticket sales, Rangers could not be certain about their going concern status for the next 12 months.
"For the past two weeks we have, through a third party, put forward a plan to Graham Wallace which would have seen a security over Ibrox and Auchenhowie granted to trustees in favour of all season ticket holders," added UoF.
"The security would have diminished as games were played and would have been discharged at the end of next season.
"We felt this would provide the board with an opportunity to build trust with fans over a reasonable period of time.
"We have received no response from the board to this proposal, or to the offer of a meeting to discuss things amicably." | Rangers say an update on their business review will be issued on 25 April after fans' groups backed calls to withhold season ticket money. |
Provide a brief summary of this section. | The first blaze at the Magpie Cafe on Pier Street took six hours to put out after flames engulfed the roof on Saturday night.
A second fire broke out at about 15:30 BST but has since been brought under control.
The first is thought to have broken out in the top floor men's toilets. It is not yet clear what caused the second.
No-one was hurt in either incident and the restaurant is expected to close for several weeks.
Its owner, Ian Robson, earlier told the BBC it had been "a long night".
"We don't really know what started it, just that there was smoke in the gents' toilets on the top floor," he added.
The building is said to date back to 1750 when it was a Merchants House. It was used as a shipping office and by whaling crews before being converted into a cafe in 1939.
The famed restaurant has been reviewed by food critics and chefs, including Jay Rayner and Rick Stein.
A fire service spokesperson said an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire. | A famous fish and chip restaurant in Whitby has suffered two fires in 24 hours. |
Summarize the information in the following section. | Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport has a deficit of more than £40m and staff have been told the plan to cut costs was "essential".
As well as shutting the posts, it includes closing a surgical ward on Friday, and cutting eight trauma and orthopaedic beds.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said it faced "huge financial difficulties".
Councillor Laura Booth, who campaigns on hospital issues for Stockport's Liberal Democrats, said the loss of 22 beds on ward B3 and the other proposals were worrying.
"This is a bolt from the blue and we are desperately worried for the staff and patients who will be affected by these cuts," she said.
A hospital spokeswoman said the plan was in line with those of other NHS organisations in a similar position.
"We [must] proactively address our financial situation now in order to have a good future going forward," she said.
"It would be irresponsible to sit and do nothing."
The trust hopes to cut posts through voluntary redundancies and not replacing outgoing staff.
A statement added: "In the case of each voluntary redundancy, a rigorous assessment will be made to ensure that the loss of the post in question would not have a negative impact on patient safety, and would still allow us to provide good quality services."
Several bed closures taking place would often be vacant during the summer months, it said.
Car parking charges are also to rise and part of the hospital will be sold as part of the plan to save money.
The trust said staff in higher pay bands would be required to pay higher car parking charges.
The Patients Association described the closure as "very worrying".
Chief Executive Katherine Murphy said: "Why should patients and NHS staff pay the price for huge NHS wastage over the years and Government cuts?
"Ultimately, people will be wondering which hospital will be next to declare closures and job losses." | A hospital that is losing £75 a minute is to close a ward and axe 350 full-time posts, its trust has revealed. |
Please give a summary of the document below. | The man was arrested in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Friday morning.
Police said he had been released unconditionally. | A 25-year-old man who was arrested in connection with violent dissident republican activity has been released. |
Summarize the following excerpt. | President Bronislaw Komorowski said Poland would start talks with the US to finalise the multibillion contract.
The move follows reports that Russia has deployed missiles in its exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland.
Russia's annexation of Crimea last year and its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine have caused great concern among Nato states, notably in Eastern Europe.
Russia denies accusations by Nato that it is arming the rebels and sending troops into Ukraine.
The Patriot is an advanced missile system intended to defend against aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles.
"For the armed forces' technical modernisation, and the Polish armed forces' resilience, to be effective, the so-called anti-missile shield... had to become the priority of priorities", President Komorowski said on Tuesday.
He added that regional security had worsened because of the conflict in Ukraine.
Warsaw wants to buy the Patriots because it is concerned about Moscow placing missiles in Kaliningrad that borders northern Poland, the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw reports.
Poland currently has no defence against such weapons.
The missile deal - which could be worth about $7bn (£4.7bn) - is the largest in Polish history, our correspondent says.
It is part of Poland's plans to spend $35bn to modernise its military over the next eight years.
Poland also plans to buy helicopters, submarines and armoured personnel carriers.
Gus Hodgetts, Greg Davis, Scott Ruderham and Cyril Renouf beat a Scotland side including Commonwealth Games gold medallists Paul Foster and Alex Marshall 15-14 in the final.
The victory also earned Jersey a place at next year's World Championships in New Zealand.
"To get into a medal play-off is an achievement in itself, to win gold in the absolute optimum," Hodgetts said.
"We beat Wales and England in the groups and we beat Ireland in the semis and Scotland in the final, so to beat the four British Isles is a big deal," he told BBC Sport.
Jersey held a four-shot advantage going into the last end of their final in Cyprus and narrowly held on to take the title.
Eighteen lawsuits had been active between the companies, relating to uses of technologies in mobile phones, wifi and other areas.
Details of the deal were not shared, but in a joint statement the firms said they would "collaborate on certain patent matters".
It is the latest move by technology firms to keep patent rows out of the courts.
The battles, particularly over software, intensified in recent years as firms sought to capitalise on their patent portfolios.
But of late there has been a shift towards licensing rather than litigation.
In a brief, joint statement, the companies said: "Microsoft and Google are pleased to announce an agreement on patent issues.
"As part of the agreement, the companies will dismiss all pending patent infringement litigation between them, including cases related to Motorola Mobility.
"Separately, Google and Microsoft have agreed to collaborate on certain patent matters and anticipate working together in other areas in the future to benefit our customers."
The two firms had been involved in a tangled web of disputes, some spurred by Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility in 2011, which meant the search giant took on board a large number of patents relating to mobile phone and network technology.
Google bought Motorola's mobile arm for $12.5bn (£8.3bn) in 2011, only to sell it in 2014 for $2.91bn to Lenovo. Google retained the bulk of the patents it took on in the original deal.
Microsoft also sued Google over a patent that allowed for long text messages to be broken into pieces, sent, and reassembled on the receiver's phone.
One particularly heated row related to the Xbox games system. Microsoft said Motorola had failed in its obligation to fairly license its patents over video compression and wireless technology. A court upheld the complaint.
While the deal ends this round of lawsuits, it is no guarantee Microsoft and Google would not clash in the future, a Microsoft spokeswoman told Reuters.
The limited truce follows a similar deal between Samsung and Apple who choose to drop their patent disputes last year.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | Poland has announced a deal to buy US Patriot surface-to-air missiles, amid rising tension with Russia.
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Jersey have won the men's fours at the Atlantic Rim Bowls Championships.
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Please summarize the following text. | The Bees' top scorer rolled his spot kick into the bottom right corner after he was fouled by Adam Webster.
Adam McGurk came close to equalising for Pompey in the second-half when his header from Ben Davies' cross was tipped over by Jamie Stephens.
Portsmouth slip out of the play-off places after only one win in six games while Barnet climb to 15th.
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Barnet manager Martin Allen told BBC Radio London:
"I thought it was very exciting. Obviously we're playing against one of the big spenders of the division, a club with massive tradition and history, a fantastic following home and away.
"And our team of free transfers, a humble, down-to-earth group of lads put in a proper team performance.
"I would say deserved (win), with fantastic spirit, determination, courage, and they've done our club proud tonight to beat a club like Portsmouth.
"I thought we were disciplined. Everyone stuck to their job within the team framework." | John Akinde's first-half penalty was enough for Barnet to dent Portsmouth's automatic promotion ambition. |
Can you summarize the following paragraph? | The rare bird, which had been 'adopted' by pupils at Ballyclare High School, in County Antrim, was found in the Katesbridge area in May.
The current population of red kites in Northern Ireland is thought to stand at around 14 breeding pairs.
Pupils had given the bird the nickname Fawkes and were supporting an RSPB red kite re-introduction scheme.
Teacher Adrian Witherow said: "We are extremely disappointed about what has happened to Fawkes.
"Both the staff and pupils were fully behind the red kite re-introduction scheme and it is a real shame that the bird which we have followed for a number of years has been deliberately targeted."
He added: "RSPB NI has offered us the chance to adopt a chick born this year, which will be doing to show our ongoing support for the project."
The bird was found near a nest site usually occupied by a male and female known as Black K and Black M.
Worryingly, they have not been seen in recent months and their nest, which was freshly lined in preparation for breeding, has not been active for weeks.
Claire Barnett from RSPB NI said: "To lose any of our small red kite population is a real setback, but to find out that someone deliberately killed this magnificent bird of prey is beyond belief.
Ms Barnett added: "Like all wild birds, red kites are protected by the law and it is an offence to injure or kill one.
"We would also encourage the public to keep an eye out for Black K and Black M.
"Look for the tags on the underside of the wing and report any sightings to: [email protected]" | The RSPB Northern Ireland has confirmed that a red kite was been deliberately shot and killed in County Down. |
Summarize the information in the following section. | The 22-year-old left-back becomes Vale caretaker boss Michael Brown's fourth January signing.
He follows the arrival of experienced winger Chris Eagles and two loan signings, striker Tyler Walker from Nottingham Forest and midfielder Callum Guy from Derby County.
Tanser made his Rochdale debut in a 1-0 League Two win over Plymouth in 2013.
Having previously been on the junior playing staff at both Blackpool and Burnley, he played 59 times for Dale, but did not feature over the second half of last season and has made just nine appearances this term.
Ahead of Saturday's trip to second-placed Scunthorpe, Vale are 15th in League One and six points clear of the relegation places, following the 2-2 home draw with 21st-placed Bury on 20 January.
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Up to 20,000 fans are expected to see Lyon defend their title against Paris St-Germain (19:45 BST kick-off).
Ludlow sees the match as a chance for Wales' rising players to see "world-class talent" in the flesh.
"That is the main reason why all our young international players are being asked to attend," she said.
"We have a few events happening on the day to make sure they're at such an event, so they can hopefully aspire to be one of those players in the future."
Recently crowned BBC Women's Footballer of 2017 Ada Hegerberg is among the big names who will be playing in Cardiff.
Ludlow said: "We can talk as coaches and in the environment we have and we can give examples of the top-level players we have - the likes of Jess Fishlock, who's out in America now - and different girls who are playing in the Women's Super League.
"But they never, for many of them, experience the live game and actually see their idols in front of them.
"So it's going to be a one-off experience for many, but hopefully it will end up bringing through top-level players for us in the future."
Former Wales Women striker Gwennan Harries has tipped Lyon to retain the title, saying: "They've got a little bit too much experience. They've been there before.
"They've won it twice - they're going for the third one. They've got that big-game know-how so I can see them running out as winners."
Harries also hopes female fans will be inspired to become involved in the sport in Wales.
"I've heard that there's going to be quite a good attendance and hopefully they'll see a brilliant game in front of them; a game that they feel they can take part in and that they'll be inspired by the girls out there playing and want to try to get involved in the game, whether it's playing or coaching or volunteering," said Harries. | Port Vale have signed Scott Tanser from fellow League One side Rochdale on a deal until the end of the season.
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What is the summary of the document provided? | The AI system, called Lengpudashi, won a landslide victory and $290,000 (£230,000) in the five-day competition.
It is the second time this year that an AI program has beaten competitive poker players.
An earlier version of the program, known as Libratus, beat four of the world's best poker pros during a 20-day game in January.
The AI systems were the work of Tuomas Sandholm, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the US, and PhD student Noam Brown.
The prize money will go to Strategic Machine, a firm founded by the duo.
The human team up against Lengpudashi was led by Yue Du, an amateur poker player who won the World Series of Poker $5,000 buy-in, no-limit, Texas Hold'em category last year.
Mr Du's "Team Dragon" consisted of engineers, computer scientists and investors who attempted to use game theory and their knowledge of machine intelligence to anticipate and counter Lengpudashi's play.
Unlike chess and Go, in which all the playable pieces are visible on the board, poker is what computer scientists call an "imperfect information game".
This means relying on complicated betting strategies and a player's ability to bluff, or spot when opponents are bluffing.
"People think that bluffing is very human," Mr Brown told Bloomberg, "It turns out that's not true."
"A computer can learn from experience that if it has a weak hand and it bluffs, it can make more money."
Like the poker pro-beating Libratus AI program before it, Lengpudashi was run on a supercomputer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.
Researchers commonly use matches like these to hone an AI program's reasoning skills and strategic decision making.
The unusual move has been made by primary schools principals from a range of sectors across Northern Ireland.
In all, the 146 head teachers represent schools with a total of 38,808 pupils.
The letter has been sent to the secretary of state James Brokenshire, education officials and the leaders of the DUP and Sinn Fein, Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill.
The BBC understands that it was planned prior to last week's general election.
The principals also write that they want a guaranteed year on year increase to school budgets in line with inflation for at least the next five years.
The aggregated schools budget - the part of the education budget which goes directly to schools - was £1.16 billion in 2016/17.
A seven per cent rise in it would equate to around £80m.
In their letter, the principals say that the amount is needed "simply to maintain basic provision for the children in our schools."
"Schools across our country have, for many years, delivered a high quality education to all our children, in the midst of social and civil unrest, and within a very challenging financial context," they write.
"This high quality education and the high standards we achieve is now seriously at risk."
A number of principals have previously warned about the impact of a declining education budget in their schools.
In April, 43 said they would refuse to implement any more cuts to their school budgets.
However, this new letter is now backed by many more head teachers.
The Department of Education has also previously warned of "extremely challenging" financial conditions for schools.
Meanwhile, the former education minister Peter Weir also previously said that schools here needed an extra £240m over the next three years just to maintain spending at 2015/16 levels. | An artificial intelligence program has beaten a team of six poker players at a series of exhibition matches in China.
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Over 140 principals have signed a letter demanding an immediate increase of 7% in school budgets. |
Write a brief summary of the document. | A banjo, accordion, double bass, violin, guitar, trumpet, mandolin, drums, marching drums, a mini piano, a saw and a broom are all used in creating their distinctive sound.
Musically speaking, comparisons could be made to Zach Condon's Beirut, but that would be omitting Three Beards' desire to play music influenced by events close to home.
"We're into this whole Eastern Anglian tradition," said James Barnard, who plays banjo.
"The Darkness did a song about Black Shuck and we're trying to mine that bestial dark heart of East Anglia, using DIY products."
James is one of the three founding members of the band. And yes, they all had beards.
When they were offered their first gig as a three piece the name seemed like a good idea, and it has stuck despite their numbers swelling.
Double bass player Sue Hewlett was next to join.
"A few of us were at Norwich Arts School together - lots of us have London connections but we're grounded in Suffolk," she said.
It can be difficult to co-ordinate the schedules of eight band members but they manage to get together for a weekly practice in London.
Gigs are less regular, but the band aim to make each one memorable.
"When we do live shows we do a procession and a march and base that on East Anglian morris traditions, like the straw bear or Plough Monday and we'll pagan it up a bit," said Simon.
"We got a bit fed up with people saying we're klezmer music or gypsy music, so we invented our own tradition."
Sue added: "We had one gig over Christmas where we got our good friend Elliott to wear a bear suit.
"We strapped lots of foliage to him and he was lead along with a lead or a chain. Lots of people were burning hands full of joss sticks and there were some pyrotechnics."
Simon said: "We're hoping after a few years it will become a proper tradition and Eastern Anglian will be at Cecil Sharp House or something."
"And we don't play Suffolk enough," said James. "We want to put the 'folk' in 'Suffolk'."
Three Beards performed live for BBC Introducing in Suffolk on 31 March, 2011.
You can listen to their session and interview by downloading the podcast - available for a month after the show was broadcast. | With eight members and a smorgasbord of instruments, Three Beards are not your typical Suffolk band. |
Please summarize the passage below. | The car narrowly missed Jonathan Hunt, 42, as it drove into the bus and cycle lane on Carlton Road, in Sneinton, Nottingham, at 08:45 BST on Wednesday.
Former Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman tweeted "it's not right" the police were not recording it.
After being contacted by the BBC, Nottinghamshire Police said it would investigate.
Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands
Mr Hunt, a former racing cyclist who was a double national champion at the age of 18, said the police operator on the non-emergency 101 suggested he was wasting her time.
He said she told him: "We can't possibly do anything about that.
"We don't have the resources to look at this... can you go away please? I have life and death calls coming in."
The father of two said: "The way she spoke to me - it was quite disgusting. I felt disappointed and shocked."
He added that her response was "upsetting" as other forces had been campaigning for vulnerable cyclists.
Mr Hunt, who commutes to work in the city from Mansfield, said he would make a complaint to Nottinghamshire Police.
He said he had to slam on his brakes to avoid being hit by the car.
"The lady driving the car just pulled in. I very nearly crashed into her. Then she stopped in front of me with her hazards on.
"I don't think she had any idea what happened. This sort of thing happens to me a lot. You just get frustrated."
Chris Boardman, who is a policy advisor for British Cycling, replied to Mr Hunt after he posted the video on Twitter
He said: "Video evidence should be used by all police forces to help improve road safety for everyone no matter how you get around."
The force said in a statement: "Nottinghamshire Police takes all road safety matters seriously.
"We are re-contacting Mr Hunt and will investigate the incident."
Sam Jones, Cycling UK spokesman, said: "It is worrying that they are not accepting video footage. They need to take into consideration some of the most vulnerable road users.
"It is sending the wrong message if that sort of behaviour is allowed."
He said other forces accepted video footage.
Police forces which Cycling UK knows accept video evidence:
• The Metropolitan
• West Midlands
• North Wales
• North Yorkshire
• Cheshire (just launched this week)
B-Secur has developed a biometric technology that uses an individual's heartbeat pattern, or electrocardiogram (ECG), to authenticate their identity.
The investors are Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) and Kernel Capital.
The firm said the money would allow it to "grow significantly" in the next year.
B-Secur said it is currently working in the UK, Ireland and the US "to respond to customers across many sectors" including automotive, financial services and access control.
Biometrics, like fingerprint and iris recognition, are an increasingly common security feature on devices like mobile phones.
However, there are questions about how secure those features are.
For example, German hackers defeated the iris-recognition feature in Samsung's new Galaxy S8 smartphone using an artificial eye.
Samsung said that required "a rare combination of circumstances" to pull off, including possession of a high-resolution image of the smartphone owner's iris.
B-Secur say that as "an internal biometric", ECG authentication can minimise hacking or spoofing risks. | A cyclist who filmed a near-miss with a car said he was told to "go away" when he tried to report it to police.
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A Belfast-based cybersecurity firm which uses heartbeats to check identity has raised fresh backing of £3.5m from two investment funds. |
Can you summarize the following paragraph? | Yahya Jammeh is accused of withdrawing the money via a state telecoms company.
A court has ordered all his remaining assets in The Gambia to be frozen.
Mr Jammeh flew into Equatorial Guinea after 22 years in power. He lost an election in December and only agreed to step down after regional powers sent in troops threatening to force him out.
Luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as Mr Jammeh left the country.
The amount was initially suggested to be more than $11m (£8.8m) by Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty then an aide to new President Adam Barrow.
But on Monday, Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said that Mr Jammeh had withdrawn $50m between 2006 and 2016.
He accused Mr Jammeh of directing the "unlawful withdrawals" from accounts held at The Gambia's central bank, linked to state-owned Gamtel either "personally or under his instructions".
Mr Tambadou said a court order had frozen or temporarily held 88 accounts and 14 companies linked in some way to Mr Jammeh - amounting to all the politician's "known assets" remaining in The Gambia, as the country's new administration sought to prevent him "liquidating or dissipating" anything further.
It has also been reported livestock, cars and properties have been seized. Three of his cousins have been arrested after selling his cattle.
Mr Tambadou said the discoveries were "just a tip of the iceberg".
Mr Jammeh has been out of contact since he left The Gambia and has not responded to the allegations. | The Gambia's former president stole "at least" $50m (£38.4m) from the state before he left the country in January, the justice minister has said. |
Can you summarize the given article? | Data released to BBC News reveals the areas of the UK where "who should I vote for" was the most popular request.
There has also been a rise in searches for "register to vote" ahead of Monday's deadline.
Politics expert Professor Colin Copus said people were researching their options.
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The data reveals "who should I vote for" was more popular in Willesborough in Kent than anywhere else between 9 May and Tuesday.
The area comes under the Ashford constituency, which was last won by the Conservatives in 2015.
Second on the list is Chorley in Lancashire, which was last won by Labour.
Professor Copus, director of politics and public policy at De Montfort University, said: "Behind the glib question is some serious thought from voters going in to the general election.
"It indicates that there will be large numbers of people across the country taking this very seriously and searching for different sources of information to help them make their choice.
"It is not going to be people just asking to be told who to vote for on the basis of a lifestyle quiz."
Google Trends combined variations of "who should I vote for", including "who should I vote for UK", "who should I vote for 2017" and "general election who should I vote for".
It did not disclose raw numbers of searches, instead ranking the areas from where they originated.
It assigned each of the 1,707 areas a number from 1 to 100, with 100 being where "who should I vote for" made up the largest share of all searches from that town.
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The biggest interest in registering to vote came from Cornwall. Pendeen in St Ives topped the list, followed by Ponsanooth in Camborne and Redruth.
St Ives changes hands at the 2015 general election from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.
People have until Monday, 22 May to register to vote.
The number of people searching has risen in the past week, but interest over the past month was highest on 18 April, the day the prime minister said she was seeking a general election.
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Captain Jacques Rudolph led the way with a beautifully-timed 65 not out off 37 balls, including six fours and two sixes.
He accelerated after the dismissal of Colin Ingram for 39 off 21 deliveries.
The match, which began 35 minutes late, was called off at 21:25 BST, giving Somerset their first point of 2017.
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Spinner Roelof van der Merwe (0-29 in 4 overs) was Somerset's most economical bowler, while Aneurin Donald (24) and Chris Cooke (21) also chipped in quick runs for the Welsh county.
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Write a brief summary of the provided content. | So there is little wonder that the queues were enormous when a pilot project for the MenAfriVac vaccine got underway in the three West African countries in recent weeks.
Unlike most of the alternatives, this vaccine was created specifically for Africa.
This is unusual, as vaccines tend to be created for and marketed in far larger, more lucrative regions, although they may be sold in Africa too.
Moreover, this vaccine was not created by by one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.
Instead, it was created by a consortium of scientists and academics, all linked to a non-governmental organization called Path, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).
MenAfriVac was created by combining processes from different players in the industry, the entire plan was masterminded from a French town called Ferney-Voltaire.
One process came from a Dutch biotech company, Synco Bio Partners, another from US government research laboratories, called the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Trials were carried out at clinical trial sites from Ghana to Senegal, and an Indian vaccine maker, called Serum Institute, is manufacturing MenAfriVac.
In short, it has been a bit like assembling pieces of a puzzle, according to Dr Marc LaForce, who has been in charge of the consortium, called the Meningitis Vaccine Project, since 2001.
The vaccine has now passed the WHO's stringent global vaccine quality checks and is at the final safety-check stage in West Africa.
It has been welcomed by non-governmental organisations such as Medecins Sans Frontieres, which plans to buy several million doses for the region.
There has been a huge demand for meningitis vaccines to combat outbreaks all over the world, from the US to Europe.
That is why the market is so lucrative.
Sanofi Pasteur made around €445m ($620m; £391m) last year from just one meningitis vaccine.
But nowhere is the problem as serious as it is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Here, huge epidemics have swept across a band of countries from West to East Africa, now called the meningitis belt.
Last year, more than 88,000 people contracted it in the region last year. Most of them are less than 30 years old, with the majority younger than 15 years of age.
Dr Samba Sow, who is working on Mali's pilot meningitis vaccine campaign for the ministry of health, hopes a solution may have been found.
"We expect a lot from this vaccine," he says.
"The expected impact is that the big epidemics will hopefully be stopped in this part of Sub-Saharan Africa."
The main reason for the rather unusual approach to vaccine development is that existing effective vaccines are too expensive, at well over $50 a dose, according to some estimates.
The meningitis belt is made up of some of the world's poorest countries and many cannot afford more than a tenth of that - 50 cents - per dose, even with a subsidy from charities, according to the Meningitis Vaccine Project.
Take Niger. It is one of the worst-hit epidemic countries, yet each year the country spends just $9 per citizen on health services.
It was this need to keep costs low that resulted in the vaccine being built using this novel modular approach.
This, and Dr LaForce's discovering research that suggested vaccines could be created much more cheaply, at total costs of less than 20c per dose.
Dr LaForce initially contacted large, established pharmaceutical companies to get them to help create such a vaccine, but failed to win them over.
"There wasn't very much interest in talking about the amounts we were talking about," he says.
"So we started to consider another approach"
So the Meningitis Vaccine Project embarked on a search for companies specialising in the individual technological processes required to make the vaccine.
It negotiated intellectual property deals to make use of the processes and found a developing world manufacturer that was already creating less expensive vaccines, and would thus be able to absorb the know-how and meet global manufacturing standards.
In the end, the Meningitis Vaccine Project came up with a vaccine that costs just over 40 cents to produce.
The modular approach was considered highly controversial to begin with, according to Dr Suresh Jadhav, executive director of Serum Institute
"There were many people who were sceptical about this project," he says.
"That technologies [could come from different] places and manufacturing happen at another place; this was something unheard of."
Now that it has been proven to work, similar methods could be used to create other vaccines, such as one against typhoid, according to the Meningitis Vaccine Project.
Indeed, there is a huge global push to use different mechanisms to develop a wide variety of vaccines that are better aimed at developing countries.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funded the Meningitis Vaccine Project at launch, earlier this year pledged $10bn over a decade to do just that.
But one pharmaceutical manufacturer says the continent could have had an effective meningitis vaccine much sooner.
In the past, companies have shied away from paying to develop such a vaccine because the market has not been deemed sufficiently attractive, acknowledges Dr Rino Rappuoli, head of research for Novartis Vaccines.
These days, large pharmaceutical firms are combining meningitis strains into a single vaccine that will work in different parts of the world.
But in the past, Dr Rappuoli saw a vaccine he had helped develop, aimed at preventing the spread of a strain of meningitis that exists in Africa, being shelved.
In spite of this, Dr Rappuoli is not convinced the Meningitis Vaccine Project's decision to use a modular approach is the right one.
"Yes, maybe you will have a less expensive vaccine," he says.
"Don't get me wrong, I am very happy the vaccine is available.
"But you are not considering the real cost; all the people who die during the years while you developed it."
A better solution would have been for the global health community to have taken on well established, slightly more expensive technology to develop a vaccine for Africa, he believes.
Now, with the vaccine on the market, such concerns are purely academic for the people who live in the 21 African countries that form the "meningitis belt".
To them, the biggest obstacle remains a shortage of funds, which means only three countries will see nationwide immunisation campaigns take place in the near future.
At this stage, the Medecins Sans Frontieres insists, what is required to stop epidemics is sustainable funding. | For the people in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a new meningitis vaccine offers hope of an escape from one of the world's deadliest, most disabling and infectious diseases. |
What is a brief summary of the information below? | The 61-year-old's aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.
A crew from Llanfairfechan attended but there have not been reports of a fire following the crash. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has been told.
A spokesman at the Morfa Lodge caravan park next to the airport said he saw a fire engine, air ambulance and several police cars arrive at the airport following the crash.
The airport is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 937 metres (3,074 ft) main runway and is a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service.
Long-term leaders Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith took a four-shot lead into the final round of fourballs.
But Kisner and Brown birdied 10 of the first 11 holes and Kisner then chipped in for an eagle at the last.
Smith had to birdie the last to join them at 27 under and the four men will return for a sudden-death play-off.
Australian world number 112 Smith holed from two feet for the closing birdie, but darkness following a delay of more than six hours because of thunderstorms at TPC Louisiana midway through the round meant the play-off could not take place on Sunday.
Sweden's Blixt - the world number 256 - and Smith had led outright after the second and third rounds and did not drop a shot throughout the 72 holes, with each round in the revamped team format alternating between foursomes and fourballs.
The final tee time was moved forward to 8:16am local time (14:16 BST) in an attempt to beat the predicted bad weather and despite the intense thunderstorm, it appeared the tournament - the first official PGA team event since 1981 - would be completed.
But Kisner's 31-yard chip, close to 12 hours after his group had teed off, rattled the pin and dropped into the cup, meaning the players will return to the par-five 18th to begin the play-off at 9am local time (15:00 BST) on Monday.
"Well, we knew we had to have it," Kisner said. "All I was trying to do was make sure I didn't leave it short, and I couldn't see much. I knew it was breaking a little right, and when it hit the flag, I said, 'Don't you come out of there.'
"Someone had to get hot in order to catch us today, and they did," said Blixt, a two-time PGA Tour winner. "We just have to leave this behind and try to go out there and make birdie or eagle on 18 tomorrow and try and win this tournament," he added of the better-ball play-off.
Americans Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway were third after combining for a 61 that left them on 23 under.
Former world number one Jordan Spieth and fellow Texan Ryan Palmer were a further stroke back after posting a 64.
Find out how to get into golf with our special guide. | A pilot has died after his microlight aircraft crashed at a north Wales airport, say emergency services.
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Summarize the following content briefly. | He is one of 83 people, including director Mike Leigh and photographer Don McCullin, to oppose the move in a letter published in the Guardian.
They say photography "needs a national home and a national identity".
The Science Museum Group (SMG), which runs the NMM, say the move is part of a "change of focus" for the museum.
In the letter, Bradford-born artist Hockney and his co-signatories say the "sudden and largely secret decision" to transfer the archive is "a backward step in our understanding of the importance of visual culture".
It says: "Moving most of the museum's photography collection away from Yorkshire goes against government policy when the museum was opened - to put such facilities outside London.
"Many of us who have been involved in the founding and development of the museum would welcome the opportunity to be involved in trying to solve whatever problems are being encountered in retaining the collection in a national home for photography - preferably in the north of England."
The SMG announced plans to relocate the archive to the Victoria & Albert museum in February. The collection includes 270,000 images, 26,000 books and periodicals and 6,000 pieces of camera equipment.
It said the move will help create "the world's foremost single collection" on the art of photography and help the media museum focus on science and technology.
On Friday, it also revealed plans to change the museum's name in 2017, though it has not revealed the new name.
Dame Mary Archer, chairwoman of the Science Museum Group, said the aim is to "improve the museum, put it on a sound footing, and to shift its emphasis towards inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, while still celebrating the city's key role in film, photography and television".
Its Policing and Crime Committee called for more transparency around implementation of the government's Prevent strategy.
Cooperation between boroughs was "patchy" and the police needed to step back if the public were to have more confidence in the scheme, it found.
The Met has been approached for comment.
Under Prevent, which aims to stop people supporting or becoming terrorists, local authorities have a statutory obligation to monitor signs of extremism in schools and public services.
But the committee said this was proving a "challenge" for teachers, and some young people were afraid to take part in discussions about extremism for fear of being "put on a list".
"For the public, transparency about what Prevent is for and what activity is taking place is critical," it said.
The committee echoed previous criticisms of Prevent, when it was dubbed a "toxic brand" which aroused suspicion among communities.
"We know that community engagement is hampered by suspicion and fear, and much of this is the consequence of the secrecy that surrounds the delivery of the Prevent strategy."
Committee chairwoman Joanne McCartney said "a strong counter-narrative which condemns violent extremism" was one of the most powerful ways to counter online radicalisation, "but attempts to deliver this have been lacking so far."
Through social media, groups such as the so-called Islamic State (IS) were "telling a better story" in a fight where "narrative is actually almost everything", Lord Carlile of Berriew said.
The committee said London could learn from Birmingham's success in co-ordinating Prevent.
In the capital, Counter-Terror Local Profiles, which set out risk in a particular area, are highly confidential documents often only seen by a borough commander and council chief executive.
In Birmingham and Manchester, the information is shared with public services "without giving away anything of national security importance".
Communities in London should have a say in how best to prevent extremism, and the police should only intervene when necessary, according to the report.
It criticises 'patchy' co-ordination between London boroughs.
"There appears to be no London body that has overall oversight of what is taking place at any one time," it said.
"It is difficult to establish what, why and how decisions have been taken in respect of preventing extremism."
In some boroughs, such as Waltham Forest, the quality of work was "extremely high", Lord Carlile told the committee. In others, it was "rather less high". | Artist David Hockney has described plans to transfer up to 400,000 objects from Bradford's National Media Museum (NMM) to London as a "backward step".
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Secrecy surrounding anti-terrorism work is hampering efforts to halt extremism, the London Assembly has said. |
Write a summary of this document. | Weymouth and Portland Borough Council extended the time dogs are not allowed on the beach from May until September to Easter until the end of October.
The change, due to start in 2017, extends the ban for up to nine extra weeks per year.
The petition, launched by resident Judi Moore, has been signed by 1,150 people.
She said she hoped it would be debated by the council in January.
Weymouth Borough Council said the decision was taken after a public consultation.
The council said nearly 1,700 people responded, with about a quarter wanting a year-round ban.
But protesters said 63% of respondents wanted the dates to stay as they were.
In October, hundreds of owners staged a dog-walking protest on Weymouth beach over the new rules.
Following the protest, community protection councillor Francis Drake said: "Members were aware that the majority of respondents wanted the dates to stay the same.
"However, after taking the consultation results into consideration, the Policy Development Committee made the decision to extend the ban."
Ms Moore called the ban a "retrograde step". | Campaigners hoping to overturn new rules banning dogs from Weymouth's beach for seven months of the year have handed a petition to the council. |
Can you provide a summary of this content? | Hundreds of other items belonging to Swayze - including a surfboard from Point Break and a shirt he wore in Ghost - also went under the hammer.
His widow Lisa Niemi said she had "a lot of mixed feelings" about selling the items.
Swayze died in 2009 from pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
The leather jacket was bought on Friday by a Hollywood memorabilia collector, who only identified himself as Glenn.
Speaking about the sale, Niemi told the Press Association: "No matter what, it's still a letting go. There's always a little bit of loss associated with that.
"While it's a very positive thing to do, it's a difficult thing to do.
"I'm such a lucky woman to have had a man who loved me as much as Patrick did."
The auction went ahead despite strong opposition from Swayze's niece.
"These were family heirlooms," Danielle Swayze told the Press Association.
"It's a slap in the face that she's selling these precious memories," she added.
The snap poll was called by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra amid major anti-government protests in Bangkok.
The ruling party was expected to win, but the opposition boycotted it and protesters disrupted voting, meaning the election has not been completed.
The vote was unconstitutional because it did not take place on the same day across the country, the court said.
Polls were not held in a number of constituencies because protesters had blocked candidate registration.
The court, which ruled to void the election by six votes to three, was responding to a motion by a law lecturer who had challenged the election on a number of points.
It is not clear when a new election will be held.
But protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said another election would face similar problems.
"If a new election date is declared, then we'll take care of every province and the election won't be successful again," he said late on Thursday.
A spokesman for the ruling Pheu Thai party, Prompong Nopparit, said the party would play by the rules "no matter how much we are bullied".
"The reason this election is nullified is because the polls were blocked by the protesters, weren't they? We've played by the rules all along, but what about the other side?" the Associated Press quoted him as saying.
The anti-government protests began in November 2013. At the height of the demonstrations, protesters shut down key road junctions in Bangkok and blockaded government ministries.
Numbers have fallen in recent weeks, however, and the protesters are now mainly occupying a city-centre park.
At least 23 people have died and hundreds have been injured in the course of the demonstrations.
The protesters, who are mainly urban and middle class, want Ms Yingluck's government replaced by an unelected "people's council".
They allege her brother, ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, controls her administration and say Shinawatra family money has corrupted Thai politics.
Ms Yingluck and Pheu Thai remain very popular in rural areas, however, leaving Thailand deeply polarised.
These are the worst protests to hit Thailand since 2010 when "red-shirts" - those who supported Mr Thaksin and opposed the then opposition-led government - shut down parts of Bangkok for several weeks.
About 90 people were killed over the course of those protests, which were ended by a military crackdown.
The South East Asian nation has been embroiled in a cycle of political unrest since the military removed Mr Thaksin from office in a 2006 coup.
Westbound traffic will be diverted via the A48 Southern Distributor Road between M4 junctions 24 and 28.
The carriageway, through the Brynglas Tunnels between junction 25A and junction 26, closed at 20:00 BST on Saturday to reopen at 06:00 on Monday.
The tunnels are closed during the night occasionally as engineers upgrade them.
The Welsh Government said the tunnels were built under old design standards and were no longer compliant.
The Usk River bridge and Malpas viaduct, either side of the tunnels, also require maintenance.
Scheduled Brynglas Tunnels weekend closures
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Eastbound: | A leather jacket that the late US actor Patrick Swayze wore in Dirty Dancing has sold for $62,500 (£48,270) at an auction in Los Angeles.
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Please provide a short summary of this passage. | The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a previous ruling which allowed the government to continue enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" law (DADT).
President Barack Obama has repealed DADT, allowing gay military members to be open about their sexuality.
But the law is still being enforced while the Pentagon drafts new rules.
A three-judge panel at the court in San Francisco said DADT must be lifted because the Obama administration concluded in December 2010 that it was unconstitutional to treat gay Americans differently under the law.
"The circumstances and balance of hardships have changed, and [the government] can no longer satisfy the demanding standard for issuance of a stay," the panel said.
The panel noted that Congressional lawmakers repealed the ban on gay military personnel in December and that the Pentagon is in the process of writing new rules for the policy.
The "don't ask, don't tell" law forbids gay soldiers from acknowledging their sexual orientation.
The removal of the ban on gay members of the military came in response to a motion brought by Log Cabin Republicans, an organisation for gay Republican Party members.
Last year, the group persuaded a lower court judge in California to declare the ban, which was formally adopted in 1993, unconstitutional.
But the government appealed US District Judge Virginia Phillips' decision, and the Ninth Circuit Court agreed to keep the policy in place until it could consider the case.
Officials at the Pentagon said on Wednesday they would comply with the court order and inform commanders in the field.
Gay advocates said an appeal from the Pentagon on the ruling is unlikely, considering the Obama administration is committed to repealing the policy.
"The ruling... removes all uncertainty," said Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R Clarke Cooper.
"American servicemembers are no longer under threat of discharge as the repeal implementation process goes forward," he added. | A US appeals court has ordered the Obama administration to stop enforcing the ban on allowing gay men and women serving openly in the military. |
Summarize the following piece. | The donation takes Dorset-based Julia's House's fundraising total to £3.1m of the £3.5m needed to open the hospice.
Chief executive Martin Edwards said it was "wonderful news for Wiltshire" and the pledge meant the hospice could open as early as autumn 2017.
In April, actor Robert Downey Jr helped raise nearly £1m for the project.
Other stars including film director Guy Ritchie, David Beckham and comedian Michael McIntyre have also helped raise money for Julia's House.
Mr Edwards said: "The £3.5m covers the cost of building or converting a property to create a hospice.
"The fundraising appeal doesn't close when the doors open."
The charity has not yet found a site for the new hospice but said it was looking in the Devizes area.
It already offers home-based community care in Dorset and South Wiltshire.
The hospice will allow it to extend its support county-wide to other families with life-limited children.
There is currently no equivalent service for children and families in Wiltshire.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said almost 1.6 million cars were built in 2015, up 3.9% on 2014.
Nearly four out of five cars were exported, up by 2.7% on 2014, despite falls in sales to China and Russia.
But this was offset by economic recovery in Europe, where demand for UK-built cars increased by 11% in 2015.
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes: "Despite export challenges in some key markets such as Russia and China, foreign demand for British-built cars has been strong, reaching record export levels in the past year.
"Europe is our biggest trading partner and the UK's membership of the European Union is vital for the automotive sector in order to secure future growth and jobs."
Production of the Mini rose by 12.4% last year to 201,000 and Toyota produced 190,000 cars, up 10.4%.
Vauxhall's production rose by 9.5% to 85,000, and Jaguar Land Rover saw a 9% rise to 489,000.
However, Nissan recorded a 4.7% reduction, to 476,000, and Honda was down by 2%, to 119,000).
The striker, who arrived on loan from Peterborough earlier in the week, scored a hat-trick as the FA Cup quarter-finalists made it 10 games unbeaten.
Angol marked his Imps debut with a goal after just 15 minutes as he converted from a corner.
The striker thumped in a second seven minutes later with a low effort, and completed his hat-trick eight minutes from time after Matt Rhead was fouled in the penalty area by Frankie Musonda.
Nathan Arnold got in on the act five minutes from time with a clinical finish, as Braintree failed to register an effort on target until stoppage time.
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Match ends, Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 4.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 4.
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 4. Nathan Arnold (Lincoln City).
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 3. Lee Angol (Lincoln City) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Joe Maybanks replaces Sam Corne.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Alex Henshall replaces Monty Patterson.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Matt Rhead replaces Jonathon Margetts.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Nathan Arnold replaces Josh Ginnelly.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Callum Howe replaces Luke Waterfall.
Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2.
Luke Waterfall (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2. Lee Angol (Lincoln City).
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 1. Lee Angol (Lincoln City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | A charity is a step closer to building a new children's hospice in Wiltshire after an anonymous donor pledged £1m to the project.
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Car manufacturing in the UK has hit a 10-year high, with more vehicles exported than ever before, according to the industry's trade group.
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Lee Angol enjoyed a perfect debut as Lincoln City extended their lead at the top of the National League to six points with a comprehensive win over Braintree Town. |
Write a brief summary of the provided content. | The 34-year-old Englishman was told to return to train with the under-20s last week following a six-week suspension for a training ground row with team-mates in September.
The former Burnley and Manchester City player has not been at training since Thursday.
Barton has made eight appearances for Mark Warburton's side this season.
The once-capped England international left Burnley under freedom of contract at the end of last season, signing a two-year contract at Ibrox.
But he was suspended from the Scottish Premiership side following a training-ground row with team-mates including midfielder Andy Halliday in September.
It came after Barton and Halliday played in Rangers' 5-1 Old Firm defeat, the club's biggest loss to their local rivals since going down 6-2 in August 2000.
The result prompted discussions, which Barton claimed "involved some sharp disagreement". Barton later apologised for "overstepping the mark".
Barton is also facing Scottish FA charges for breaching betting rules. He was charged with placing 44 bets on games between 1 July and 15 September.
It took an estimated $28.4m (£22.3m) over the weekend, while Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them kept second spot with $18.5m (£14.5m).
Moana, which only opened last weekend, has already taken $119.m (£93.5m) worldwide.
Fantastic Beasts, a Harry Potter spin-off starring Eddie Redmayne, has earned $183.5m (£144.1m) in just three weeks.
The weekend's only new film, the budget horror film Incarnate, was expected to take about $4m (£3.1m) but only managed $2.6m (£2m).
"We are disappointed that we fell short of our goal and repeating the success of our previous releases," said John Hegeman, executive at production company BH Tilt.
"The low-cost nature of the BH Tilt films and release model enables us to experiment and take risks, and we look forward to seeing what we can learn from this weekend for our future releases in 2017."
Previous BH Tilt films include The Darkness and The Green Inferno.
Award contender Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, had a limited opening over the weekend.
The Jacqueline Kennedy biopic took $275,000 (£216,031) from five theatres, while dark US drama Manchester by the Sea, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler, expanded to 156 cinemas, bringing in $2.4m (£1.8m).
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been signed off with stress as negotiations on a severance deal continue.
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Summarize the following piece. | The pioneering delicacy was launched from Roby Mill, Wigan, at about 11:30 GMT ahead of the World Pie Eating Championship next week.
The aim is to see if its journey up to 100,000ft (30km) changes the molecular structure of the pie making it quicker to eat.
It is believed this is the first pie to be launched into the stratosphere.
Space enthusiasts from Sheffield-based SentIntoSpace have attached a camera and tracking equipment to the weather balloon and will analyse the data and edit video of its journey.
Bill Kenyon of Ultimate Purveyors from St Helens, who were commissioned to make the pie, said: "This is the first step to enable mankind to consume pies with more elegance and comfort.
"Neither the sky, nor the pie, should be the limit."
He added: "This pie will be tested to the extreme. It's structural integrity will be tested against the potential rigours of being served by a grumpy pie lady from Wigan or being transported for delivery in a pie van that hits a pothole in Hindley."
It is thought the pie will freeze on its ascent and will be cooked as it reaches "massive speeds" on re-entry.
The World Pie Eating Championships 2016 is to be held at Harry's Bar, Wallgate Wigan, on 20 December. | A meat and potato pie has been sent "into space" attached to a weather balloon. |
Give a brief summary of the following article. | The opening party for the Dandy Diner created a big buzz on social media.
The Dandy Diary blog on Facebook said "police closed us down" - and added an expletive. The bloggers are regarded as male fashion trendsetters.
Police said about 300 people thronged the new diner and hundreds more were waiting outside on Saturday night.
Germany's Der Tagesspiegel daily says restaurant openings like that organised by the Dandy Diner entrepreneurs - Jakob Haupt and David Roth - "have rarely drawn such a big crowd" in Berlin.
The crowd spilled a long way down Karl Marx Strasse, in Berlin's Neukoelln district.
Barton's in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, operated buses from 1908 to 1989.
From 2008 the former bus depot hosted outdoor cinemas, comedy nights, gigs and other events.
The Prince's Foundation charity, involved in the project, said it was helping to create a "new community" on the edge of Nottingham.
When it was founded, the fourth-generation family business was one of the first bus firms in Britain.
Its first service was between Long Eaton, Derbyshire, and the Nottingham Goose Fair in October, 1908.
During World War One, workers were transported to and from the nearby National Shell Filling Factory.
In 1930, it operated the first diesel-engine passenger-carrying road vehicle. Twenty years later it had a fleet of over 280.
Bus deregulation in the 1980s rendered the firm uncompetitive and the transport arm was sold off to rival Trent, which still operates in the East Midlands as Trent Barton.
From then Barton's focused on property investment.
From its centenary year to 2014, the building in High Road hosted a series of events.
But managing director Simon Barton has said the land was now "ripe for redevelopment".
"It's a valuable and well-situated brownfield site and when greenbelt is under threat it's better to come to sites like this in order to redevelop those," he said.
Earlier this month Mr Barton was granted a comprehensive licence for the sale of alcohol and for live music and sports events, despite opposition from some neighbours.
The Prince Charles-backed foundation, which has been called the "creative force" behind the scheme, said it would try to maintain a balance between heritage and the redevelopment.
Senior director Ben Bolgar said: "It has so much history and character, it's crucial to incorporate these elements into anything new that we build. From the style of the building, to the materials used, even to its name."
Plans went on public display earlier this month and, if they are approved by Broxtowe Borough Council, work could start before the end of the year.
Tom Rainey, 23, from Devon and Lawrence Walters, 23, from Hampshire left New York on 3 May for Salcombe in Devon.
A spokesman said the pair were being "cautious" about their food, but admitted cutting it was a "struggle".
Team Ocean Valour is raising funds for the Brain Tumour Charity in memory of Tom's father who died from the disease.
Team spokesman Chris Martin blamed the rationing partly on 10 days of rowing in a circle when they were caught in currents about three weeks into their journey.
The pair are 115 nautical miles (132 miles/212 km) to the half-way point.
"The guys have plenty of food but we are doing shallow rationing to give them a bit more of a buffer," he said.
"It's better to be over-cautious than hungry."
Rainey and Walters each consume about 6,000 calories of food a day to fuel their bodies as they take it in turns to row.
"By saving an extra chocolate bar or meal each day now it will boost the duration that the team are able to stay at sea later," said Mr Martin on the team's blog.
But Mr Martin said the pair had been "struggling with even a small reduction in their calorific intake".
As the food was consumed the boat would become lighter with the prospect of making faster progress.
Walters and Rainey are aiming to become the youngest two-man team to row 3,800 miles from New York to the UK. | So many people turned up for the opening of a vegan restaurant in Berlin that police intervened to disperse them, German media report.
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Two young men attempting to row the Atlantic have started rationing their food close to the half-way point. |
Summarize the following piece. | Cedric joined Southampton for £4.7m last summer and made 27 appearances in the 2015-16 season, scoring twice.
The 24-year-old played four times at Euro 2016 as part of the Portugal team which won the tournament.
"I'm really happy," the right-back said. "The club has given me more confidence and they show me that they also trust in my football."
Saints manager Claude Puel added: "He is an international player, he won Euro 2016 with Portugal and it's important for the club to keep players of his calibre.
"I'm happy for him and for us to keep Cédric with this team. He is a good player, important, a technical player and I am sure he will do many good things this season."
Southampton have also signed former Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester City goalkeeper Stuart Taylor, 35, on a one-year deal.
Taylor had been without a club since leaving Leeds United in the summer of 2015. | Southampton defender Cedric Soares has signed a new four-year contract keeping him at the club until 2020. |
Give a brief summary of the provided passage. | Gareth Willington died after his boat, Harvester, sank off St David's Head on 28 April and a pre-inquest hearing will be held in October.
Mr Willington's son Daniel, who was also on the boat, is still missing but the search has now been called off.
Five lifeboats, a helicopter and fishing boats helped in the search. | An investigation into the death of a fisherman whose boat sank off Pembrokeshire has been opened and adjourned by a coroner. |
Write a summary of this document. | About 90,000 teachers were locked out after negotiations broke down and nearly 900,000 pupils have no classes.
A teachers' union spokesman called the action "historic" for Denmark.
Gordon Madsen told BBC News that the government and teachers' employers wanted teachers to spend more time in the classroom during the school day.
The changes would mean younger children spending about two more hours in school daily and the oldest children three more hours, he said.
Mr Madsen said the teachers' time for preparing lessons would be reduced under the reforms. The teachers are pushing for a cap of 25 hours a week spent teaching, so that it is clear what counts as overtime.
The dispute affects children between the ages of six and 16. They are now spending their time at home with family members, or at their parents' workplaces or at youth clubs.
"Teachers are protesting in the streets all over Denmark," Mr Madsen said.
He accused the centre-left government of doing a deal on school reform with the local authority organisation KL, which pre-empted negotiations with the national teachers' union.
"It's the first time all the teachers have been locked out. It's a threat to the Danish model," he said, explaining that traditionally in Scandinavia workplace conditions are negotiated directly between unions and the employers without government interference.
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt defended the plan to introduce longer hours in school, and said her government was not yet prepared to intervene in the dispute.
"We cannot accept that an average of three or four children in each class never learn to write at a level that enables them to go on to further education," she said on Tuesday.
Local police inspector Hemant Nimbalkar said the arrests were made after several video clips were shared online showing women being attacked by men.
Police initially played down reports of sex attacks, saying they had received no official complaints.
But after viewing CCTV police officials admitted there was "credible evidence".
The attacks took place as a crowd of 10,000 gathered in the centre of the city to see in New Year on Saturday evening.
Several women described being surrounded by mobs of men before being assaulted. One video showed two men on a motorbike attack a woman as she walked down a street.
One woman, a marketing professional who asked to be identified only as Pooja, told the BBC that she was assaulted both in the bar and as she walked to meet a friend.
Even when she formed a circle with another group of girls to try and walk to safety, "there were guys who were trying to touch here and there", she said.
"There was not a single face you could make out or who was doing it," she said, pointing out how difficult it would be to file a complaint.
"I felt helpless," she said. "Although I have hands and legs and I could abuse and slap them, I could not do anything. I didn't know who was touching me and groping me."
Karnataka State Home Minister G Parameshwara caused widespread anger when he blamed young women for "copying the Westerners, not only in their mindset, but even in their dressing".
"These kind of things do happen," he said.
National Commission for Women chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam called for Mr Parameshwara to apologise and resign. | State schools are shut in Denmark for a second day because of a dispute between teachers and local authorities over working conditions.
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Summarize the passage below. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 303.31 points to close at 21,115.55 following US President Donald Trump's address to Congress last night.
The S&P 500 index gained 32.32 points, rising to 2,395.96, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index was up 78.59 points at 5,904.03.
Shares have been climbing since Mr Trump's election victory after investor optimism about deregulation.
He has also promised to cut taxes and boost infrastructure spending.
Financial firms were the top gainers on the Dow, with JP Morgan Chase and American Express both up more than 2.3%.
Tom Stevenson from Fidelity International said the Dow Jones Index only cleared 20,000 points three weeks ago, making this the fastest rise between 1,000 milestones since 1999.
Sentiment was helped by comments suggesting that the US central bank may raise rates sooner rather than later.
A rate hike in March would make it more expensive to borrow money to buy stocks, but it would also signal the Fed's confidence in economic expansion after stagnation.
"It's not necessarily the rate increase that matters. It's that they're seeing things improving. If the Fed feels more confident, maybe we should too," said Warren West, principal at Greentree Brokerage Services in Philadelphia.
Non Stanford and Vicky Holland had already qualified for Rio and Stanford's Welsh team-mate Jenkins is expected to complete the women's squad.
They were competing for a last spot but Stimpson admits she has not made it.
"I would like to personally congratulate both Helen and her coach Marc on selection," said Stimpson.
"And wish them both a successful training block until the Games."
British triathlon are expected to confirm Jenkins as their nomination for to compete for Team GB at Rio in August.
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Jenkins, who won world triathlon titles in 2008 and 2011, helped her Olympic selection push by winning the Gold Coast World Series event in Australia earlier this month when Stimpson finished 12th.
Rio 2016 is to be Jenkins' second Olympic Games following a fifth placed finish at London 2012 while double Commonwealth champion Stimpson was hoping for an Olympic debut in Brazil.
But the 27-year-old conceded in a blog on her personal website: "'We regret to inform you that you have not been selected to represent Team GBR in the Rio Olympic Games'.
"This was the hardest email I have ever had to read in my triathlon career so far. Not because it wasn't what I was expecting - I knew after my performance on the Gold Coast that I wouldn't be going to the Games but it is hard to read, and hard to digest."
Stimpson will compete alongside 2013 world champion Stanford in the latest ITU World Triathlon Series event in Cape Town on Sunday while Jenkins will sit it out as the 32-year-old continues her Olympic preparation.
"The Gold Coast race itself, I went in ranked number one based on the Abu Dhabi result," continued Stimpson.
"I felt fine before the race, yes swimming was a doubt of how I would fair, but this is mainly because my team mates are so good in the pool. I was hoping for the best, dived in and felt flat.
"Helen had the most amazing race, she raced tactically, and won in style. What a great way to gain an Olympic spot.
"Team GBR are sending three amazingly strong women to Rio, Non, Helen and Vicky all deserve to be on that start line.
"I am privileged to be in such a successful GBR women's sport and I am sure that our ladies will deliver the goods in August. I wish them all the very best of luck." | US shares have hit new highs on Wednesday.
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Please provide a summary for the content below. | The seven-week strike action was suspended last week amid negotiations between Unite and the city council.
But the breakthrough could be unworkable as the council report says giving ground on workers' demands is not financially viable.
It cost the authority up to £300,000 a week to clear the backlog of rubbish.
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The dispute centres on a restructuring plan that Unite says is threatening the jobs of more than 120 refuse collectors, while the council says it will modernise the service and save £5m a year.
The strike was suspended on 16 August after the council agreed certain posts would not be made redundant and conciliatory service Acas said bin collections could resume.
A statement said the authority had accepted the workers' case and restored the jobs of grade three workers, who are responsible for safety at the back of refuse vehicles.
However, a report due to be discussed by the council's cabinet on Thursday said the proposed reorganisation - which prompted the industrial action - was needed to enable spending to be contained within the budget.
Current working arrangements and crew structure had not delivered value-for-money savings targets and "will not meet the business need of the future", the report said.
The update report into the ongoing bins dispute has raised eyebrows for more than one reason.
It's unusual to see so candid a publication in the public domain - but this report said quite clearly there's absolutely no room for manoeuvre when it comes to the pay grading issue that refuse workers have been striking over.
Why? Not only because of the direct savings of more than £5m the council wants to make - but because keeping the grade three binmen as they are could lead to a raft of equal pay claims that the council can't afford.
The report stops short of saying a deal was done prematurely, but it certainly recommends there should be no movement whatsoever on the council's original plans, which led to the strike in the first place.
Not what Acas and Unite were saying last week, or what the binmen want to hear.
One told me today that the mood is very downbeat following the deferral of this crucial vote - because he has no desire to go back on strike, but believes it's almost inevitable with such potentially deep division between council officers and the promise of a resolution.
So next Friday really is crunch time, the day when new contracts must be issued, and when senior councillors must decide whether they vote with officers risking more devastating strike action, or against them - and then have to face some other potentially serious consequences.
The leader, and much of the city, will be hoping they reach some kind of deal before then.
The report said a decision to not proceed with the deletion of grade three roles would result in an increase in costs of £600,000 in a full year alone.
"However, the more significant potential financial implications arising from a decision not to continue with the implementation of the new operating model arise from a significant increase in the risks in relation to further equal pay claims," it added.
The meeting to discuss the report was deferred until 1 September. | The deal that ended the bin strike which saw mountains of waste pile up on Birmingham's streets is unaffordable, a report warns. |
Write a concise summary for the following article. | Mr Reid, who won gold and silver medals at the Rio Olympics, as well as Australian Open and Wimbledon Grand Slam titles, grew up in Helensburgh.
The former Hermitage Academy pupil said he was looking forward to celebrating the "great honour" with the town.
Argyll and Bute Council provost Len Scoullar said Mr Reid was an "extremely deserving recipient" of the award.
He said: "The whole country is immensely proud of his achievements.
"The council is pleased that we are in a position to be able to recognise the wonderful national and international success in his chosen sport in this way."
Mr Reid said: "I know how much the local people support me when I am competing throughout the year, and I am proud to tell people I meet on my travels that this is the area I grew up in.
"I would like to say a huge thanks to everybody in Argyll and Bute, and especially Helensburgh, for all their continued support."
Mr Reid lost the use of his legs at the age of 13 after contracting Transverse Myelitis - a disease affecting the spinal cord.
He will be the second individual to receive the council's highest honour - former Provost Billy Petrie being the previous recipient.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders have also been given the accolade. | World number one wheelchair tennis player Gordon Reid has been made an honorary freeman of Argyll and Bute. |
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The US-based athlete from West Linton managed to overtake Kenya's Vincent Kibet coming down the home straight to finish in three minutes 34.75 seconds.
Laura Muir was second in the women's mile, her time of 4:18.03 half a second outside Zola Budd's British record.
Dunblane's Andrew Butchart set a new Scottish 3,000m record of 7.37.56.
He finished third behind four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Spain's European indoor champion Adel Mechaal.
"I'm over the moon with that performance," said Butchart.
"Mo was coaching me mid-race and giving me advice on what to do, and I felt really good. I had so much fun out there. It was a good rehearsal for the World Championships."
O'Hare said he knew that with 200m to go of his 1500m race he had "a lot to do".
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"I was mad at myself so I thought I had better go and hope there was enough track left and there was by half a metre," he said.
"I feel so much stronger than I have ever been. I have put in a lot of work. I didn't use any of my finishing speed until the last 150m.
"It is huge just knowing even in a 3:34 race that I've got the finish and could close down on the big guys so it is a huge confidence builder."
While Muir fell short of adding to the five British records she has set in the past year, despite finishing behind Hellen Obiri she did manage a personal best and set a new Scottish record of 4:18.03.
She may yet run in both the 1500m and 5,000m at next month's World Championships.
Steph Twell also ran a personal best in the same race. Her time of 4:25.39 lifts her to third fastest Scot ever.
Guy Learmonth, who won silver at the British Championships, will return to the stadium for the World Championships. He ran a personal best in the 800m of 1:45.77 to fall inside the British Athletics qualifying time of 1:45.90.
And he could yet be followed into the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team by fellow Scottish 800m runner Jake Wightman, who finished ahead of him in seventh place, clocking a time of 1:45.42.
Wightman is now only behind Tom McKean on the all-time Scottish records.
Meanwhile, in her fourth race in nine days Eilidh Doyle was fourth in the women's 400m hurdles.
"I felt pretty good but I was just dying over the last 50m," she said.
"I've raced quite a lot recently. I'm happy to have been competitive and take a couple of scalps and I feel it's coming together nicely now." | Chris O'Hare won the men's 1500m at the Anniversary Games in London on Sunday, adding to his victory at last weekend's British Championships. |
Summarize the following piece. | But what were the secrets to their success?
Injured Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given, former internationals Mark Lawrenson and Ray Houghton, as well as Irish football journalist Miguel Delaney spoke to BBC Radio 5 live about Ireland's qualification.
The quartet looked at the secrets behind Ireland's success, how they have benefitted from 'a club atmosphere' and how they could fare in France.
A failure to qualify for the 2014 World Cup saw former manager Giovanni Trapattoni leave his role in charge of the Republic side in September 2013. Martin O'Neill, with Roy Keane as his assistant, were the men to replace him and they have been instrumental in guiding the side to France 2016.
Lawrenson, who won 39 caps for Ireland, said: "The secret of being a top manager is that you get a little bit extra from every player and that's what Martin O'Neill does. It's a fantastic achievement.
"He has probably had the least talented group of players available of any Irish manager who has qualified. But it has all been about the sum of the parts. In golfing terms, they are eight under par."
Given: "We didn't know what they would be like but they have bounced off each other brilliantly. Everyone respects both of them so much and when they speak you respect them in the dressing room and listen."
Houghton: "Martin has grown into the job and has got more involved, the same with Roy Keane. This means so much to Martin. Jack Charlton was the last manager to qualify in his first tournament and Martin has done it."
The Republic's side against Bosnia-Herzegovina included players playing for Championship sides Derby County and Ipswich Town but our pundits believe the team spirit, and a lack of superstars, has been vital in their success.
Delaney: "There's no doubt that in terms of quality it's probably our worst generation in 25 or 30 years.
"The club which we have our best players from is Everton and in the past we had Roy Keane at Manchester United and one or two players that elevated the side.
"In that sense, probably, we're the Stoke City of international football but with the awkwardness that brings."
Lawrenson: "Throughout the games they have had to pick Championship players and that's why this achievement is greater than before. In other Ireland qualification teams they have had four or five really top players, but there are no superstars in this squad."
Houghton: "Since the first game it has been a lot of effort, a lot of blood, sweat and tears. We haven't got the flair players like other international sides but every player that pulls on that green shirt gives 100% and goes into battle with everyone."
With four games to go in their qualifying campaign, the Republic's hopes of finishing in the top three looked slim. But rivals Scotland lost 1-0 in Georgia before the Republic claimed a 1-0 home win over 2014 World Cup winners Germany to reach the play-offs.
But again they faced a difficult task as they were drawn against the toughest opposition they could have had.
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Given: "Right from the start it was a tough draw. We had the world champions Germany, Poland and Scotland so it was the toughest draw of all of them.
"Then we had the toughest draw in the play-offs in Bosnia, who were the highest-ranked team.
"But we're all in it together, every single player is proud to put on the jersey and you can see what it means to them."
Houghton: "I was in Faro when Republic of Ireland were playing Gibraltar and Scotland were playing Georgia.
"It was flat around the stadium as everyone was thinking Scotland would get a result. We're just delighted to be there and it looked for a spell that we wouldn't do it."
In 10 group games, Ireland only conceded seven goals, two fewer than world champions and group winners Germany. Our pundits believe the defensive strength will serve them well in France.
Delaney: "Given that we have got a record of getting through groups, and this is a more open tournament, you would fancy getting through the group and into the last 16 and that would be a success.
"I interviewed Bosnia goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and he said he envied Ireland's resilience, tactical organisation and work rate. There's that club spirit that many international teams lack."
Lawrenson: "England would not like to face Republic of Ireland and we would be very good at stopping England play." | Two goals from Jon Walters helped the Republic of Ireland seal a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina to clinch a 3-1 aggregate play-off victory and a place at Euro 2016. |
Please summarize the passage below. | A senior clinician known simply as Claire has spoken to the BBC in an exclusive interview.
She says despite regulators stepping in since February, little has improved at the Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust.
The trust says it has made changes and is entering a period of stability.
Claire, who has worked at the trust for a number of years and wishes to remain anonymous, says even the most vulnerable patients, at risk of self-harm and suicide, are not receiving the right help because of staffing cuts and workload pressures.
She says this has left patients at risk and families desperate for help - some grieving for loved ones who have taken their own lives.
"None of us are getting any kind of hint that people are listening to us, that something is going to change. We used to say, 'Well, what has to happen? Do people have to start dying?' But people started dying and still we're on the same track."
"For some staff it feels like you're just about managing to keep people alive, but you're not actually offering any kind of treatment.
"For a lot of us it feels as if we're just firefighting. Or in other areas it feels like you're having to ration the treatments so some people can have it, but there isn't enough treatment to go round everyone."
Matthew Dunham, from Norwich, was 25 when he took his own life - after his treatment was delayed.
He told a mental health expert he had suicidal thoughts, but faced a month-long wait to see a specialist at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust.
The care he received was criticised by a coroner. Two years on, his mother, Donna, is still haunted by the way he died.
She said: "I think the hardest thing for me is the last picture you have is when we had to identify his body.
"When I sleep that's the picture I see."
In February, the regulatory body the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust and deemed it to be unsafe.
It identified a number of serious issues, including concerns about the safety of services, staffing levels and leadership at the trust.
A director was then attached to the trust to oversee an improvement plan.
The trust says it is receiving support from a director of improvement previously employed to help turn around Mid Staffs - the trust at the centre of one of the worst hospital scandals to hit the NHS.
In a statement, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust said: "The Board knows what is important, understands where they got it wrong and are putting it right.
"They will continue to listen, learn and improve and will ensure that the Trust offers high quality and safe services.
"We have announced extra investment in recruiting more staff, and opened additional beds in central Norfolk."
It also stressed that things would change as best and as quickly as they could within their limited resources. | A whistle-blower at a failing mental health trust - the first in England ever to be placed in special measures - says staff are still firefighting to keep patients safe. |
Write a concise summary of the provided excerpt. | Sung to the tune of "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus, the 21-year-old is compared favourably to France legend Zinedine Zidane in the chorus by the Bantams faithful.
We've got Cullen, Joshua Cullen, I just don't think you understand. We got him from West Ham, he's better than Zidane. We've got Joshua Cullen.
His form has not just been noticed on the terraces, as the Republic of Ireland Under-21 man has won the EFL's Young Player of the Month award for April.
"It's nice to hear that from the stands, but the main thing is the result and playing for the team," Cullen, who is on loan at Bradford from West Ham, told BBC Sport.
"It's another one you dream of, a bit of a surreal feeling as a young player hearing it.
"It is a good feeling but I think you've got to try to blank that out as much as possible - obviously you appreciate the support, but when it comes to business you focus about what is happening on the pitch.
"It's obviously a bit far to say I'm better than Zidane, but it's a good feeling to have that support from the fans and I can only say thank you to them."
After joining Bradford on loan towards the end of last season, Cullen has spent the whole of 2016-17 with the League One club.
Southend-born Cullen has played 45 times, including scoring his first, and only so far, professional goal against MK Dons.
"I can't thank everyone at the club and the surrounding area enough to make me feel welcome and making sure that everything is OK with me on and off the pitch," he added.
"It's the first time I've been away from home for a long period of time and it's been brilliant."
His final appearance for Bradford before returning to the Premier League club for pre-season will be the League One play-off final against Millwall at Wembley on Saturday.
The Bantams, who lost at the the semi-final stage to the Lions last season, are looking to return to second-tier football for the first time since 2004.
"It would be silly of me to say this is not a massive game - probably one of the biggest in my career to date," he said.
"I'm looking forward to the occasion without getting too carried away - you've got the play the game and treat it as a normal game. If we do that, hopefully we won't go too far wrong.
"When you're a young lad running around in the garden it's one of the stadiums you dream of playing at. It's the first time I've played there and hopefully the first of a few times."
Cullen made his debut for West Ham against FC Lusitans in the Europa League in July 2015 and made four outings for the Hammers, including one substitute appearance in the Premier League.
He played for England's youth teams growing up, but switched his allegiance to Republic of Ireland and has featured for their Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 sides.
The boyhood West Ham fan wants to make his mark at his parent club, but would not rule out a return to West Yorkshire.
"At the minute my main focus is to get into the West Ham first team - that is what the whole loan has been about," added Cullen.
"The main goal for me, and my dream growing up, is to play for West Ham and that is still what I'm striving to achieve." | You know as a footballer that the fans have taken to you when you get your own chant, but Bradford City's on-loan midfielder Josh Cullen has a pretty unique one. |
Summarize the provided section. | Guy Hedger, 61, died in hospital after he was shot by intruders who entered a house in St Ives, near Ringwood, Dorset, just after 03:00 BST on Sunday.
Detectives have launched a murder investigation.
They said a second person in the property at the time was "deeply affected by the incident" and is being supported by specially-trained officers.
Mr Hedger's next-of-kin are aware, a Dorset Police spokesman added.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Derbyshire said police do not believe Mr Hedger was known to the intruders, although all lines of inquiry are being pursued.
She said: "At this stage we are still trying to establish exactly what happened at the address and how and why the victim was shot dead.
"I am appealing for anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area, or was in the area at that time, to contact Dorset Police as soon as possible.
"There will be a heavy police presence in the vicinity and officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be carrying out high-visibility patrols to offer reassurance to the community. They can be contacted with any concerns."
The report looked at 85 stillbirths in detail and found care could have been better in at least two-thirds of cases.
In some cases, mothers were not offered the right tests, despite concerns their babies had stopped moving.
Experts said it was disappointing the areas of concern remained the same as those in a similar report 15 years ago.
There are more than 3,600 stillbirths every year in the UK - and despite improvements over the past few years, the rate remains one of the highest across Europe.
The inquiry, led by the University of Leicester, focused on stillbirths that happened at full term and had no congenital abnormalities. These make up about a third of all cases.
In almost half of the cases, women had contacted their maternity units concerned their babies' movements had slowed, changed or stopped. But in 50% of these instances, there had been "missed opportunities to potentially save the baby".
For example, investigations had not always been offered when appropriate, or when babies' heart rates had been monitored, traces had sometimes been misinterpreted by staff.
Many women at a higher risk of stillbirth - such as those at risk of diabetes - had not been checked properly or closely monitored.
And in some cases staff had not acted even when it had been clear the foetus had failed to grow as expected.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Dr David Richmond said: "Although fewer babies in the UK are stillborn today, it's desperately disappointing that the four recommendations from this report remain exactly the same as when the last confidential enquiry took place 15 years ago.
"Today's report suggests six in 10 of these stillbirths are potentially avoidable.
"We can and should do better by the 1,000 families affected by stillbirths that occur before a woman goes into labour each year in the UK."
Elizabeth Hutton, chief executive of the Count the Kicks charity, said: "Many women who contact us think their babies could have been saved if basic guidelines had been followed and they often feel that they are not always taken seriously when they contact a healthcare professional with worries about reduced movement."
But Prof Jenny Kurinczuk, one of the lead members of the panel, said there was no clear magic bullet in this situation.
She added: "We have to prevent stillbirths one by one to ensure that as a nation we are able to reduce our stillbirth rate to those rates experienced by our European neighbours."
Separately, the report praised examples of "excellent" bereavement care, where midwives provided long-term support for families "in a way that surpassed normal expectations."
The inquiry was conducted by a team of academics, clinicians and charity representatives called MBRRACE-UK and looked at cases that took place in 2013.
Last week the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced plans to reduce the stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths in England by 50% by 2030. | A man shot dead at a house in East Dorset has been named.
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The charity said the Welsh government had shown a commitment to improving things by funding information packs, but claimed that support from local health boards varied widely across the country.
Joyce Baker, a retired teacher from the Vale of Glamorgan, was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2008 at the age of 57.
She said she and her husband Peter vowed not to let her dementia get them down.
Preserved tree stumps were uncovered in Norway by a team including Cardiff University researchers.
Scientists believe the forest could help explain a 15-fold reduction in carbon dioxide levels at the time.
Dr Chris Berry said it showed what the landscape was like as "the first trees were beginning to appear on Earth".
The forests, found in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, grew near the equator during the Devonian period (420 - 360 million years ago).
Dr Berry, from Cardiff University's school of earth and ocean science, said: "During the Devonian period, it is widely believed that there was a huge drop in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, from 15 times the present amount to something approaching current levels.
"The evolution of tree-sized vegetation is the most likely cause of this dramatic drop in carbon dioxide because the plants were absorbing carbon dioxide through photosynthesis to build their tissues and also through the process of forming soils."
The team found forests were mainly formed of lycopod trees, which grew about 20cm (8in) apart from one another and reached 4m (13ft) in height.
During the Devonian period, Svalbard was located on the equator before tectonic plates shifted and it moved to its current location.
The findings were published in the journal Geology on Thursday.
He said this was as clinicians were getting on and doing the job.
Mr Wells was speaking in his first interview since it emerged almost 200 operations would be postponed due to pressures on emergency departments.
He said there was not a problem and the public should feel reassured.
Mr Wells was attending a public lecture given by former Health Secretary and Labour MP Alan Johnson.
The theme was the National Health Service at "66 and a half".
Current health problems both locally and nationally were discussed including the role of politicians within the service.
When asked to respond to recent criticism about his apparent absence over the past fortnight, Mr Wells had this to say.
"I only need to make any public statement to the media when I believe there is a problem," he said.
"What I saw was people who were too busy dealing with the huge surge in demand and who did not have time to have me following them around and they were doing a great job.
"And I was content they were getting through it and the statistics released last Friday showed we did get through it."
During Wednesday's Stormont health committee session, officials said all cancelled operations would be dealt with within the next three to six weeks.
Some non-urgent operations in Northern Ireland did not go ahead this week as a result of ongoing pressures in emergency departments.
Patients in the Belfast, South Eastern and Western health trusts have been affected.
The public were notified in advance by letter or telephone.
All of Northern Ireland's five trusts cancelled some operations last week in one of a series of measures to tackle demands on the emergency system. | The Alzheimer's Society in Wales has claimed too many people are being left without support after they are diagnosed with the illness.
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Researchers have unearthed fossil forests, thought to have been partly responsible for a huge change in the earth's climate 380 million years ago.
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The health minister Jim Wells has told the BBC he believed there was no need for political interference during the recent hospital pressures in Northern Ireland. |
Give a brief summary of the content. | Cockerill, a former Leicester player, has been permanent boss since 2009 and only signed his last deal in May 2012.
The 42-year-old has led Tigers to three Premiership titles, five Premiership finals and a Heineken Cup final.
Cockerill said: "This club has been a huge part of my life for a long time and has a unique place in club rugby."
I am very passionate about the Tigers and in wanting to continue the club's success. This is a tough environment but it brings out the best in people
The former hooker, who won 27 England caps, joined Tigers as a player in 1992, making 262 appearances and winning five league titles, two domestic cups and back-to-back Heineken Cups.
He returned to Welford Road as part of the coaching set-up in 2005 and has been in charge since 2009 following two separate spells as acting head coach.
"I am very passionate about the Tigers and in wanting to continue the club's success," Cockerill added.
"We talk a lot with the players and staff about loyalty and commitment to the club, and that is something I feel strongly about too so I'm very happy to be able to agree a new contract here.
"This is a tough environment but it brings out the best in people."
Tigers chairman Peter Tom CBE said: "Cockers played for the club and is very much part of the Tigers family. He knows all about the Tigers culture and how to be successful here both as a player and a coach.
"Stability and continuity are extremely important in any successful organisation and, given the challenges of player availability, injury, selection, recruitment and the general ups and downs of professional sport, we see him as the man to continue to drive the team forward." | Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has agreed a new five-year contract with the reigning Premiership champions. |
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