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Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Lewis was "all talk" and should focus on his constituents, after he said Mr Trump was not a legitimate president.
But Mr Lewis' supporters reacted with anger, saying he was a hero and icon.
Mr Lewis was a leading figure in the 1960s civil rights movement.
He is the last surviving speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King.
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The row came as civil rights activists led by Rev Al Sharpton began a week of protests ahead of Mr Trump's inauguration on 20 January.
Several thousand protesters braved near-freezing temperatures to march to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC, chanting "No justice, no peace".
In a separate development on Saturday, African American Broadway star Jennifer Holliday pulled out of performing at the inauguration after pressure from followers, many of them from the LGBT community.
Holliday, who has sung for both Republican and Democrat presidents, apologised for her "lapse of judgement" and said she did not realise her participation would be seen as expressing support for Mr Trump.
Mr Lewis, a Democrat, said on Friday he would not attend the inauguration on the grounds that he did not see the Republican as a legitimate president.
"I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected," he told NBC's Meet the Press. "And they helped destroy the candidacy of [Democrat] Hillary Clinton."
Mr Trump responded in tweets on Saturday: "Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime-infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!"
But Mr Lewis' supporters were quick to rally round.
California Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat, said it was wrong to treat him in this way.
"John Lewis is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who is fearless in the pursuit of justice and equality," she tweeted. "He deserves better than this."
Others mentioned Mr Lewis' bravery and the fact that the exchange had taken place on the eve of Martin Luther King Day, on 16 January.
Many of them linked to photos of the two men, or to the 1965 so-called Bloody Sunday march in Alabama, in which Mr Lewis received a fractured skull as the protest was violently broken up by police.
Republican Senator Ben Sasse tweeted his support, saying Mr Lewis' "talk" had changed the world. However, he said he disagreed with his decision to boycott the inauguration, adding: "It isn't about a man. It is a celebration of peaceful transfer of power."
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Politicians, entertainers and others have come to the defence of a US civil rights campaigner, Congressman John Lewis, who has become embroiled in a row with President-elect Donald Trump.
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The singer's liabilities include nearly $7m owed to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) from 1991 to 1999 and more than $3m in business taxes owed to the state of California, where she lives.
Warwick, 72, has sold more than 100 million records since the 1960s.
Her publicist said she had been the victim of poor financial management.
He added that Warwick had paid back the actual amount of the taxes but not penalties and interest that had accumulated over the years.
In documents filed in her home state of New Jersey this month, the singer of such classics as I Say A Little Prayer listed about $21,000 (£13,800) in monthly income and a similar amount in monthly expenses.
Her publicist said she had "repeatedly attempted to offer re-payment plans and proposals to the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board for taxes owed".
Warwick, cousin of the late Whitney Houston, won her first of five Grammy awards in 1968 with Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
Her second came two years later, for the album I'll Never Fall In Love Again.
She has enjoyed more charts hits than almost any other female singer.
Last March, Warwick celebrated 50 years in show business with a special event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
To mark the anniversary she released Now, an album featuring new versions of some of her most famous songs.
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Walk On By singer Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy in the US after amassing debts of almost $10 million (£6.6m) in taxes since 1991.
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The OECD said "caution" was needed in the roll-out of the policy, given its possible impact on employment.
In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond pledged to raise the wage to £7.50 an hour next April.
The OECD also forecast that the UK would have one of the lowest growth rates among G20 countries by 2018.
The National Living Wage was introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Budget in July 2015.
It came into effect in April this year, and was set at a rate of £7.20 an hour for workers aged 25 and over, with the aim of increasing it to £9 an hour by 2020.
The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility estimated it would give a pay rise to 1.3 million workers this year.
The OECD said the UK's labour market had been "resilient", although job creation had moderated recently.
"Real wages have been growing at a time of low inflation, but the fall of the exchange rate has started to increase price pressures," it said.
"Caution is needed with the implementation of the policy to raise the National Living Wage to 60% of median hourly earnings by 2020.
"The effects on employment need to be carefully assessed before any further increases are adopted, especially as growth slows and labour markets weaken."
The organisation's stance echoes the widespread claims of business organisations in the 1990s that the introduction of the UK's national minimum wage - which started in 1999 - would lead to widespread job losses.
Those fears proved to be groundless, with the number of people in employment rising from 27 million then to nearly 32 million now.
The OECD says the world economy has been stuck in a low growth trap for five years. It says government spending and tax policies could be used to provide a boost.
The report expects action on these lines from the administration of President-elect Donald Trump in the United States and predicts that will result in a modest boost beyond US borders.
It also suggests that other countries could afford to take similar steps.
But the OECD says that any benefit could be offset if countries resort to measures that restrict trade to protect their own industries.
The OECD predicts that the UK's economy will grow by 1% in 2018, slower than both Germany (1.7%) and France (1.6%).
However, the organisation has raised its UK growth forecasts for this year and 2017.
It now predicts the UK's economy will expand by 2% this year, compared with an earlier forecast of 1.8%, while in 2017 it has lifted the growth forecast to 1.2% from 1.0%.
The OECD said the upward revision was specifically because of Bank of England action and the depreciation in sterling since the Brexit vote.
Looking ahead, the organisation warned that the UK's unemployment rate could rise to more than 5% because of weaker growth.
It also predicted a sharp rise in inflation as the pound's slide against the dollar and euro starts to be reflected in prices in the shops.
"The unpredictability of the exit process from the European Union is a major downside risk for the economy," it said.
The OECD's forecast for growth in the US has risen since the election of Donald Trump as the country's next President.
It revised its prediction for 2016 up to 1.5% from 1.4%, and next year's estimate to 2.3% from 2.1%. In 2018 it is forecasting 3% growth.
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The UK should be careful with its plans to raise the National Living Wage, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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The blaze caused damage worth £17m to the Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club in 2013, Douglas Courthouse was told.
Roy Cross, 64, of Santon, was given 240 hours of community service after being found guilty of three "foreseeable" health and safety breaches.
No-one was harmed in the blaze and the hotel has since closed.
Sentencing Cross, Deemster Dermot Main-Thompson told him he had narrowly escaped a jail term.
"You introduced flammable material to a roof and then introduced a naked flame. The consequences, in my judgement, were wholly foreseeable."
The hotel, which included a golf club, was developed by the late island-based tycoon Albert Gubay in the 1990s.
The fire engulfed the whole of the main accommodation block's roof destroying more than 90 rooms and resulting in 90 members of staff losing their jobs.
Speaking after the hearing, the Isle of Man government's senior health and safety inspector Robert Greaves said Cross's failings "meant the safety of up to 100 hotel guests and staff were put at risk".
"Today's sentencing will help remind companies of the importance of suitable risk assessments," he added.
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A roofer who caused a major fire at a Manx hotel when he used a blowtorch to dry out timbers has "come within a whisker" of being jailed.
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The NIO gave fresh details about when the pardons were given after Tuesday's confirmation by Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly that he too was a recipient.
It said the current government had not used the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in relation to Northern Ireland.
The pardons allow changes in sentences without the backing of or consultation with parliament.
The NIO said those issued between 2000 and 2002 were "in relation to individuals who for technical reasons fell outside the letter of the [prisoner] Early Release Scheme".
Earlier, North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds asked the prime minister to release all the names of republicans who were granted royal pardons.
Mr Dodds raised the issue in the House of Commons. David Cameron said he would consider what more the government could do to be transparent.
He added that past governments had had to make difficult decisions for peace.
Last year, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers disclosed that 365 royal pardons had been issued between 1979 and 2002. It is not clear how many of those pardoned were members of paramilitary groups, or what proportion, if any, were members of the security forces.
In the Commons on Wednesday, Mr Dodds asked: "Would the prime minister now list in the library of the House all those other Sinn Féin members and leading republicans who have likewise received a royal pardon, so that republicans in Northern Ireland can know which of their stalwart leaders have either begged or asked or received probably on bended knee such a royal pardon - and secondly, so that everyone can know in the country which governments have been involved in such nefarious activities?"
Mr Cameron replied: "I will look very carefully at what the member asks and what more we can do to be transparent."
He went on: "Governments in the past have had to make difficult decisions with respect to Northern Ireland to try to bring parties together and produce the peaceful outcome we have today.
"That has involved difficult compromises and things that he and probably I have found at times deeply distasteful. But sometimes in the pursuit of peace these things have to be done."
Mr Kelly was arrested in the Netherlands in 1986, about three years after he escaped from the Maze prison.
The British authorities applied to extradite him, but the Dutch Supreme Court would not allow it on the basis of charges for which he had already been convicted.
However, they did allow the extradition to go ahead on the basis of several charges that the British authorities wanted to bring in relation to the Maze escape.
According to a Sinn Féin source, the UK government chose to use the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in order to quash his convictions that pre-dated the Maze escape, in order to extradite him to face charges in connection with the escape.
Upon his return to Northern Ireland, he spent another few years in jail.
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Sixteen republicans received royal pardons between 2000 and 2002, the Northern Ireland Office has disclosed.
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The US state department said it deeply regretted the move and hoped that it would bring closure to the case.
The row erupted after Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper.
She was asked to leave and arrived back in Delhi on Friday evening.
The state department said it now hoped India would return to constructive ties with the US.
By Jonathan MarcusBBC diplomatic correspondent
In requiring the US to remove one of its diplomats from Delhi the Indian government is effectively treating the departure of its own diplomat from the US as an expulsion.
The question now is whether this draws a line under the messy diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Of greater importance is the longer-term impact this may have on bilateral ties. India, a democracy and rising power in Asia, is seen in many quarters in Washington as a natural fit to become a special partner of the United States. The US has sought a closer strategic and military partnership with Delhi but to a large extent has been rebuffed.
India is cautious about advancing ties too quickly. It doesn't want to antagonise Beijing and many Indians still see the US as having been far too close to Pakistan.
Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "We deeply regret that the Indian government felt it was necessary to expel one of our diplomatic personnel.
"This has clearly been a challenging time in the US-India relationship. We expect and hope that this will now come to closure and the Indians will take significant steps with us to improve our relationship and return it to a more constructive place," she said.
The expelled diplomat has not been named.
Sources told Agence France-Presse that the individual was of similar rank and had been involved in the Khobragade case.
India had demanded an apology after Ms Khobragade, 39, was handcuffed and strip-searched following her arrest last month. It refused to waive her immunity.
Ms Khobragade has always denied any wrongdoing.
On Thursday she was indicted by a US federal grand jury in Manhattan, but was also granted immunity by US officials, paving the way for her to return to India.
She arrived back in the Indian capital at about 22:30 (17:00 GMT) on Friday.
Her father, Uttam Khobragade, said: "We are very relaxed and happy that she is back home. We are filled with joy."
He added: "We are overwhelmed by the country's support."
Ms Khobragade was arrested after a complaint from her maid, Sangeeta Richard.
She in turn accused Ms Richard of theft and attempted blackmail.
Delhi said it was "shocked and appalled" at the manner of her arrest, and ordered a series of diplomatic reprisals against the US.
Security barricades around the US embassy in the capital were removed and a visiting US delegation was snubbed by senior Indian politicians and officials.
On Wednesday, the embassy was ordered to stop "commercial activities on its premises". India also said that embassy cars could be penalised for traffic offences.
The embassy has been told to shut down a club within its premises which includes a pool, restaurant and tennis court, NDTV news channel said.
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The US has confirmed that an American official will leave its embassy in Delhi at India's request, amid a diplomatic row.
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The tiny harness are placed on the Labrador, Golden Retriever, and Goldadors (Labrador and Golden Retriever mix) puppies so they can get used to the feel of the harness that connects them and their owner.
They say the practice harnesses are really important for making sure the puppies become the best guide dogs they can be.
Find out more about guide dogs in the UK.
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The Southeastern Guide Dog school in Florida, America has a special system to train budding guide dogs: mini puppy harnesses.
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The cannon are approximately 5ft (1.5m) and 3ft (0.9m) in length.
One of the cannon, which were found on Pink Bay by two dog walkers, needed a team of around 17 lifeboat crew members, coastguards and local lifeguards to move it from the beach.
Porthcawl Museum will now work on preserving the find and carry out research into their history.
Carl Evans from Porthcawl RNLI was one of the team involved in the removal last Friday evening.
He said the recent stormy weather had washed away a lot of the sand from the beach.
"Somebody was walking along the beach and saw the bit of metal and when they moved some stones they found the cannon.
"Paul Joseph from Porthcawl Museum went down there and found two cannon next to each other.
"He managed to get the 3ft cannon from the beach in a wheelbarrow.
"With the 5ft one he called me to see if we could move it and some some members of the lifeboat crew, the coastguard and Rest Bay lifeguards came along.
"We managed to move it using the trailer from the lifeguard hut."
Mr Evans said the cannon was too heavy for six of them to lift.
At one stage, because of sand erosion, the team had to take it in turns to help lift the trailer over a 30ft (10m) stretch of rocks in front of the slipway.
Museum staff believe the cannon date from around the end of the 18th Century or the early 19th Century.
Ceri Joseph, a historian at the museum, told BBC Wales: "It's an incredible find for this area because it's a very rare piece of marine archaeology that we've never had before.
"We have got pieces from last century but this is quite something.
"We know there are wrecks off the coast here. At the moment we don't know if it's French or British.
"If it was a Navy ship, it could be that it was taking men from Bristol to Ireland.
"It could be from the Napoleonic war blown off course or it could just be a merchant ship caught in a storm, because of course in those days they would have carried cannon for protection."
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Two Georgian cannon have been uncovered on a beach in Porthcawl following the recent storms.
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Real, who aim to become the first side to retain the Champions League when they play Juventus in Cardiff on Sunday, agreed a transfer deadline day deal with United for De Gea in 2015.
The £29m transfer collapsed because Real did not submit paperwork in time.
It is anticipated the La Liga winners will renew their efforts to sign the Spain international keeper.
De Gea, 26, was left out of United's Europa League final line-up on 24 May in favour of Sergio Romero.
United have noted reports in the Spanish media, which tend to be the prelude to a concerted effort to sign a player when a club knows negotiations are not going to be straightforward.
However, the Old Trafford club feel they are in a better position to reject Real than they were two years ago.
In August 2015, De Gea had just entered the final year of his contract.
His current deal lasts until 2019 and he also has the option to extend for an additional season.
Senior United sources also say De Gea has not asked for a move, or expressed any discontent with his present situation.
It has also been pointed out United do not have a track record of selling players they want to keep.
The loss of Cristiano Ronaldo, albeit for a then world record £80m, in 2009, is the obvious example of it happening, while it could also be argued United had 'sold' De Gea when they did not want to before the transfer was eventually scuppered.
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Manchester United hope to resist Real Madrid's attempts to sign goalkeeper David de Gea again this summer.
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Melanie Kennedy felt so strongly about the state of the health service and lack of stable government that she ran as an independent candidate in last's week's election.
The mother of two polled 1,246 first preference votes in North Down.
She said it showed that ordinary people are concerned about issues like cancer drugs, waiting lists and mental health.
"With no government and no health minister - it makes me feel like there's no-one there to fight my corner. It's heartbreaking," she said.
Ms Kennedy made her comments as a number of health organisations warned that the continuing political impasse is preventing vital health and social care decisions being made.
The County Down woman was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. While she was initially optimistic about her recovery, she has since been told by doctors that the cancer has spread to her liver and that her condition is terminal.
This experience and finding out that patients in Northern Ireland cannot access the same specialist drugs as those in England drove her to political action, despite her illness.
"For someone in my situation who is on quite harsh treatment, I was driven to this - it took a lot for me to act and create a campaign, but I felt I had to try and fight for justice for cancer patients," she said.
Ms Kennedy said while the election process took a lot out of her, she has no regrets about standing as a candidate.
"People wanted to talk about real issues such as the health service, education for their kids. While legacy issues are also important, so is the here and now," she said.
Ms Kennedy said that while the politicians talk, patients are being let down.
"The health service in Northern Ireland was already behind other parts of the UK, there was a lack of long-term stability and strategy and now we're back to square one. It is the ordinary people like me who are suffering."
She said time is a luxury that she and other people who are terminally ill cannot afford.
"The reason I started all this was that I asked myself, 'where do I turn?'
"I could be told in the next couple of months, there's no more treatment for me and I should go home and make my plans and say good goodbye to my children," she said.
"It's almost negligent that there is no cancer strategy from the politicians here in Northern Ireland. Early treatment is critical - it can mean the difference between getting well and going on with your life and ending up in my shoes. I don't want anyone else ending up in my shoes."
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A woman with terminal cancer has said she feels people like her have been abandoned by politicians at Stormont.
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A lifeboat crew was called to help the 13-year-old boy who was stranded on the pontoon off Portsmouth Harbour at about 20:30 BST on Wednesday.
The crew said it found the "exhausted" boy curled up, unresponsive to the shine of a spot lamp or their calls.
He was taken to paramedics on the shore and treated after he showed signs of the onset of hypothermia.
It is believed the boy had been swimming from a pier near Portchester sailing club with a group of friends at about 17:00 BST. His friends had left with only one remaining to call for assistance, the RNLI said.
The charity urged people to use its Respect the Water campaign which aims to halve the rate of drownings by 2024.
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A boy had to be rescued from a floating pontoon after becoming too tired to swim to shore.
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The 22-year-old, who has made 32 career appearances for the Blues, is Frank de Boer's first signing since taking charge last month.
"Palace have a very strong team and I'd like to be a part of that this season," said Loftus-Cheek.
"I live not too far away, I was born in Lewisham and Palace are a good club."
Loftus-Cheek made three league appearance when Chelsea won the title in 2014-15 and six substitute appearance when they were champions again in 2016-17.
De Boer's side begin their season with a home fixture against promoted Huddersfield Town on 12 August.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Crystal Palace have signed Chelsea and England Under-21 midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan until the end of the season.
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Bitterly cold conditions on Sunday will see showers move east across all counties, along with westerly winds.
Many of these showers will be falling as rain and sleet for low level areas, but hills and mountains are more likely to have a covering of snow.
Snow depths of 2-5cm are possible above 250m, with some temporary accumulations below this.
Above 400m, there may be as much as 5-10cm of snow.
The warning comes into effect at 14:00 GMT on Sunday and lasts until 12:00 GMT on Monday. It also contains a risk of ice on untreated surfaces.
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The first snow warning for Northern Ireland this winter has been issued by the Met Office.
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The money from Sustrans Scotland will support a number of initiatives in Dumfries and Dalbeattie.
It will be backed by funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council, making the total investment nearly £670,000.
Tom Bishop of Sustrans said the aim of the projects was to "improve the safety and ease" of pupils getting to school.
The schemes approved for funding are:
Colin Smyth, who chairs Dumfries and Galloway Council's economy, environment and infrastructure committee, said it was delighted with the award.
"The work at Marchmount Avenue and Moffat Road in Dumfries will be a key part of creating a cycle route between existing cycle routes and Dumfries High School and the extensive new residential development at Marchfield," he said.
"This will link these places with both Dumfries town centre and wider parts of Dumfries.
"Developing a sustainable active travel strategy for the Dumfries Learning Town will not only contribute to the objectives of that project but assist with the further development of the active travel network in Dumfries as a whole.
"The two projects in Dalbeattie reflect the strong community interest in that town in increasing active travel levels, as well as improving links to the new Dalbeattie school, currently being constructed."
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A funding package of nearly £300,000 has been announced to improve school walking and cycling links in Dumfries and Galloway.
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But with the party reduced from 57 MPs to just eight - and the loss of ex-ministers such as Vince Cable, Norman Baker, David Laws and Danny Alexander - here are the remaining MPs:
Former Lib Dem president Tim Farron has retained his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat. He has held the seat since 2005, when he ended a 95-year rule by the Conservative Party. Though on Friday he saw his majority slide by 3,315 to 8,949, from 60% to 51.5%.
At the Lib Dem conference in March, Mr Farron - seen by some as a frontrunner to succeed Nick Clegg - was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting the party's brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives.
Asked if he would stand to replace Mr Clegg if he was no longer leader, Mr Farron said it would be "foolish and disloyal" to consider a post-election leadership bid.
Mr Farron was elected as the party's president in November 2010, winning 53% of the vote and taking over the role in January 2011. He was re-elected unopposed in autumn 2012, until handing over the role at the beginning of January 2015 to Baroness Brinton.
A long-standing Norwich City supporter, Norman Lamb served first as chief parliamentary adviser to Nick Clegg following the 2010 general election and then as a junior minister at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, before he was promoted to minister of state for care and support at the Department of Health.
In January 2015, he was appointed to the Lib Dem general election cabinet as the party's health spokesperson.
On Friday, he told BBC Radio Norfolk: "I will think carefully about how I can best serve my party".
Mr Lamb has served as Norfolk North's MP since 2001. The son of Hubert Lamb, a leading climatologist, he studied law at Leicester University and, after working as a parliamentary assistant for a Labour MP, built a career as a litigation solicitor, ultimately specialising in employment law.
He was partner of Steeles Solicitors and is the author of 'Remedies in the Employment Tribunal'.
Greg Mulholland held his Leeds North West seat, where he has been MP since 2005.
Shortly before Mr Clegg's resignation as party leader on Friday, Mr Mulholland ruled himself out of the leadership contest. When asked, he told ITV News: "No. Very easy answer...My priority is rebuilding [the party] locally."
Following Mr Clegg's resignation later on Friday, Mr Mulholland said on Twitter: "The 2010 failure to ensure no Liberal Democrat MP voted against a rise in [student tuition] fees was catastrophic. Now we need a leader who voted against."
Mr Mulholland was one of the Lib Dems who voted against a fee rise (see the full list of how the Lib Dems voted here).
He continued on Twitter: "In 2010 the party made the right decision to go into Coalition. Then the leadership made 3 fatal errors 1. fees 2. NHS Act 3. bedroom tax.
"It really is time for a realignment of British politics & a voting system that does not grotesquely distort & disenfranchise."
MP for Southport since 2005, John Pugh held on to his seat, despite losing 8,055 votes.
Winning with a reduced majority, he said on Friday that it was time for the party to reflect on how it moves forward after devastating losses across the country.
Mr Pugh has previously served as shadow spokesman for transport and health, and, after the election of Nick Clegg as party leader, he worked with Vince Cable as shadow Treasury spokesman.
With the formation of the coalition in 2010 he was appointed as co-chairman of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary committee for health and social care, a position he relinquished at the end of 2013 to focus on producing a report examining the social and economic issues facing the north.
Born in Liverpool, he graduated in philosophy from Durham University before entering the teaching profession - where he taught in the state and independent sectors and was head of philosophy and religious studies at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, prior to his election.
Mark Williams is the only Liberal Democrats MP in Wales, after successfully holding on to his seat in the Ceredigion constituency.
Mr Williams was appointed to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in 2005 before becoming the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Wales, and at varying times has been spokesman on schools and higher education.
Born in Hertford and educated at Aberystwyth University, Mr Williams worked for the Liberal MP for Ceredigion, Geraint Howells, before becoming a research assistant to Liberal Peers in the House of Lords. He later worked as a primary school teacher and deputy head teacher before being elected to parliament in 2005.
Alistair Carmichael was the only Lib Dem MP to survive the SNP landslide in Scotland - 10 others lost their seats.
Though his Orkney and Shetland seat was considered to be one of the party's safest, his majority was cut from 9,928 to 817, with a 23.9% swing to the SNP.
The safety of his seat has previously led to speculation that the former Scottish secretary could be a potential successor to Mr Clegg.
However, in February he appeared to rule out any bid for the leadership. When asked whether he would like to lead the party, Mr Carmichael said: "No. There's no vacancy and I have the constituency that is furthest away from London.
"I have got a family that still includes school age children. And the commitment that it takes to be party leader in modern politics is enormous.
At the party conference in March, he said liberalism was needed "more than ever".
He told the conference: "In a world where nationalism and populism can seem like attractive options - a world where the power of the state and corporate interests can seem to overwhelm the rights and freedoms of the individual - in a world like that liberalism is needed more than ever before and more than ever before our country needs Liberal Democrat influence in government.
Liberal Democrat Tom Brake was the only party member to hold his seat in London, in Carshalton and Wallington, beating Tory rival Matthew Maxwell Scott by 1,500 votes.
In every other London seat, the capital is now in the hands of either Labour or the Conservatives.
Mr Brake has held his seat since 1997, when he overturned a Tory majority. In September 2012, he was appointed to his first ministerial position as deputy leader of the House of Commons, having been appointed a privy counsellor in June 2011.
Following Mr Clegg's resignation, Mr Brake told BBC London: "I don't think he should be the fall guy". He confirmed on Sunday Politics he would not be contesting the leadership.
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Nick Clegg has stepped down as leader of the Liberal Democrats and called a leadership election.
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The company also said revenue rose to $8.42bn, a 17% increase from the same period last year.
Fox was helped by the success of the films X-Men: Days of Future Past, Rio 2, and The Fault in Our Stars.
Shares in the company rose 2% in after-hours trading.
"As we close the fiscal year, I continue to have confidence in our ability to execute our growth plan and drive value for our shareholders," said Mr Murdoch in a statement accompanying earnings.
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Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox reported profits of $999m (£624m) in the third quarter, buoyed by strong earnings in its film and cable television units.
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The teacher at a school near Paris made the claim on Monday morning before admitting he had made the story up.
He was taken into custody but has been moved to hospital after a psychiatric examination.
France remains on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead.
The psychiatric examination found that his "judgement had been impaired and that he was not in a fit state to be in custody", prosecutors said.
They added that further psychiatric assessment would be sought.
The teacher said he had been attacked while alone in a classroom in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris.
But prosecutors said he had wounded himself with a box cutter.
The 45-year-old teacher - who has not been named - was treated in hospital for superficial wounds to his side and neck.
The mayor of Aubervilliers, Pascal Beaudet, said the teacher had 20 years' experience and was "appreciated" by parents at the school. The education ministry said the man had been suspended.
The incident sparked a manhunt in the northern suburb, as police tried to track down the alleged attacker.
All classes at the Jean-Perrin preschool were cancelled.
Last month, the Islamic State's French-language magazine Dar-al-Islam urged followers to kill teachers in France, describing them as "enemies of Allah" for teaching secularism.
Rachel Schneider, of the French primary school teachers' union SNUipp, said many teachers had been alarmed by the threat.
"We have received many calls from colleagues, who are very worried," she said.
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A French teacher who falsely claimed he had been stabbed by a man shouting "Islamic State" has been sent to a psychiatric hospital, prosecutors say.
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The 35-year-old mother-of-three and her husband, Jared Kushner, have both played influential roles in Mr Trump's administration during his first months in office.
She joined German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, at the G20 women's summit and has sat in meetings with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping during state visits.
While her two brothers, Donald Jr and Eric Trump, took control of the family business, Ms Trump followed her father to Washington.
Ms Trump was born in New York City in 1981 to Mr Trump and his first wife, Czech model Ivana Trump.
Ivanka remained in the public eye throughout her childhood after her parents divorced when she was 10.
She began a short-lived modelling career in 1997, appearing in Seventeen magazine and on the runway for fashion brands Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler.
She later attended Georgetown University for two years before transferring to University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 2004.
Ms Trump converted to Judaism after marrying Mr Kushner, the son of a prominent New York property developer, in 2009.
The pair have three young children: Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
Mr Trump gave his daughter a level of authority in the family business that none of his wives ever had.
She would rise to become an executive vice-president of development and acquisition along with her two brothers and is said to have handled some of the Trump Organization's biggest deals.
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Ms Trump helped expand the Trump Hotel brand abroad, handled interior design of the hotels and oversaw their international real estate brokerage, according to the Trump website.
She also launched her own eponymous fashion line, which was dropped by several retail chains as part of a Trump brand boycott after the election.
But the brand's president said the company saw a reported sales surge earlier this year amid the backlash.
She has released two books including The Trump Card, which was published in 2009, and Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success, which is due out this year.
Ms Trump also appeared as a judge on her father's reality television show, The Apprentice.
She has since stepped down from her role at the Trump Organization, although she will continue to receive fixed payments from the real estate firm.
The former business executive also handed over control of her fashion line to the company's president and transferred its assets to a trust for oversight.
But some ethics experts say Ms Trump's unspecified role at the White House has raised questions about whether she is violating conflict-of-interest rules.
Donald Trump's list of potential conflicts
Ms Trump has increasingly appeared alongside her father at high-level meetings with political, business and world leaders.
She was given a coveted West Wing office and security clearance before she formally joined the Trump White House as an unpaid special assistant.
Before January's inauguration, she told CBS she would not join the administration and would instead focus on being a daughter.
But Ms Trump and her husband have become some of Mr Trump's most visible aides both at home and abroad.
Mr Kushner has been tasked with brokering peace in the Middle East, reforming the criminal justice system and managing the Office of American Innovation, which will tackle reforming the federal government and the opioid epidemic.
Ms Trump, who appealed to working women throughout her father's presidential campaign, has said she wants to focus on issues such as equal pay for women and paid parental leave.
She has frequently defended her father against criticism of his treatment of women, especially after a tape of him making obscene remarks was released during the presidential campaign.
And Ms Trump has faced her own criticism for not publicly speaking out against some of her father's more controversial actions.
"Where I disagree with my father, he knows it," she told CBS' This Morning, adding that she voices her opinion "quietly and directly and candidly".
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Ivanka Trump, the oldest daughter of President Donald Trump, has quickly moved from a behind-the-scenes adviser to a White House power player.
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Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the decisive spot-kick to seal a 9-8 win on penalties after Sunday's final had ended goalless after extra time.
Toure, who won the Premier League with City last season, said: "When you win with your club, it's quite amazing.
"With your country, it's unbelievable."
Ivory Coast's only other Africa Cup of Nations success was in 1992, when they also played Ghana in the final and beat them on penalties.
That year, Ivory Coast triumphed 11-10 after a goalless draw, but Barry's heroics prevented as many spot kicks being needed this time.
With the shootout in sudden death, Barry first saved Ghana keeper Brimah Razak's effort before firing in the winner at Estadio de Bata in Equatorial Guinea.
It cemented a historic achievement for Herve Renard, who became the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries, following Zambia's success in 2012.
"Without the manager we would have won nothing," Ivory Coast captain Toure added. "He made things difficult for me. He told me if I didn't run he'd kick me out. He's fantastic."
Defeat for Ghana coach Avram Grant revived memories of the 2008 Champions League final when his Chelsea side lost 6-5 on penalties to Manchester United, with John Terry slipping and hitting the post when he struck the ball.
Asked if he was cursed, Grant said: "I don't believe in those kind of things.
"We did practise penalties on the day before the match, but it is not the same as when you take them in front of spectators.
"Both sides had 11 kicks which meant it went down to the goalkeepers."
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Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure described winning the Africa Cup of Nations as "unbelievable" after the Elephants beat Ghana in a dramatic penalty shootout.
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One third of the people questioned said it was their main concern in the run-up to polling day in May.
Just under a fifth put jobs at the top of their list, while 14% said immigration was their priority.
Despite the priority given to health, 29% of respondents mistakenly thought it was run by the UK government.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) knew the Welsh government was responsible for the NHS.
The economy (11%), education (10%), Europe (4%) and crime (2%) were the other priorities of voters.
These were the findings of BBC Wales' annual St David's Day poll, carried out by ICM.
Laura McAllister, professor of governance at Liverpool University, said: "I think it's interesting that we've now seen a slight increase at least in understanding that the Welsh government makes the key critical decisions around health in Wales.
"I suspect that's actually as a result of some of the quite vitriolic attacks on the performance and the governance of the NHS in Wales that have come from the UK government.
"Also, there's been some policy differentials around junior doctors strikes that haven't happened in Wales because of a different approach.
"So I think that a majority of people understand the NHS is run by the Welsh government has increased is a good thing.
"But I think, on the other hand, there hasn't been any great rise in understanding that the Welsh government can do things differently."
On immigration, just under half of respondents (47%) thought the numbers moving from outside of the UK into Wales was too high, while 37% thought it was just about right and 8% thought it was too low.
Plans to give income tax powers to Wales were supported by just over half of those questioned (54%), with 42% saying only the UK government should have control.
On powers for the Welsh assembly, 43% said it should have more while 30% thought its current powers were sufficient.
At the other ends of the scale, 13% wanted to see the assembly abolished and Wales governed directly from Westminster, while 6% supported independence.
The survey had sobering news for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) due to be elected on the same day as AMs.
Nearly nine out of 10 people (89%) failed to name any of Wales' current PCCs - one in ten could name one commissioner, while only 1% could name two.
Wales has four PCCs: Winston Roddick (North Wales), Alun Michael (South Wales), Christopher Salmon (Dyfed-Powys) and Ian Johnston (Gwent).
Colin Rogers, professor of police sciences at the University of South Wales, said: "The previous election was really dogged by the fact that there was no significant debate, there was no significant awareness-raising of the role of commissioners.
"I think that needs to be embraced now to make people aware of what exactly commissioners do now and what their function can be in the future."
The last PCC elections in November 2012 saw a voter turnout in Wales of just under 15%.
ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,000 adults across Wales by telephone from 16 to 22 February 2016.
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Health is the biggest single issue that could affect the way people vote in the assembly election, a BBC Wales poll has suggested.
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That number is significantly higher than the 1,500 Syrians that have been permitted to re-settle in the US since the start of the conflict.
The 10,000 figure is still much lower than the 340,000 asylum seekers who arrived in Europe this year.
Since the beginning of the conflict the US has given $4bn ($2.6bn) in aid.
The increase in accepting refugees displays a "significant scaling up" of US commitment to accept people from conflict zones and help provide for their needs," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
US Congress would have to to make a "significant financial commitment" in order to allow for additional 10,000 refugees to the US, Mr Earnest said.
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country is prepared to accept 800,00 Syrians, having accepted about 450,000 so far.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the UK will accept 20,000 Syrian refugees.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered four million Syrians as refugees, and it has asked governments around the world to resettle 130,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016.
In May, 14 US Senators penned a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to allow 65,000 Syrian refugees to settle inside the US.
Humanitarian aid money remains the most effective way to fight the problem for the US, Mr Earnest said, and it is "not feasible" for millions of Syrians to come to the country.
"We know the scale of this problem, it's significant," he said.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for an "emergency global gathering" at the UN General Assembly meeting this month, where the migrant issue is sure to be discussed.
Asked at a press briefing why the US was not accepting as many refugees as the UK, as a larger country, Mr Earnest said the US wants to meet the "most urgent, immediate needs" of migrants like basic medical care, food, water and shelter.
The security screening migrants must go through when arriving in the US can take 12 to 18 months, and the "safety and security of the US homeland" comes first, he said.
There have been concerns expressed that terrorists could exploit the refugee system to enter the country and carry out an attack, but experts say that fear is overblown.
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President Barack Obama has called for the US to prepare to accept "at least" 10,000 Syrian refugees next year, according to a White House spokesman.
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Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, was arrested after the incident in Finsbury Park in the early hours of Monday.
People were leaving prayers when the attack happened - killing one and leaving nine others in hospital.
Mr Osborne appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, wearing a white police issue T-shirt.
In a hearing that lasted four minutes, he gave his name and date of birth, and said he had no address.
He was remanded in custody until a preliminary appearance at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
The attack happened shortly before 00:20 BST, when the vehicle mounted the pavement outside Muslim Welfare House - which is also a community centre - on Seven Sisters Road.
The victim was named as 51-year-old Makram Ali, from Haringey, who came to the UK from Bangladesh when he was 10.
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A man has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder after a van was driven into worshippers near a mosque in north London.
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The final Markit composite eurozone Purchasing Manages' Index (PMI), which combines manufacturing and services activity, rose to 54.2, its highest reading since May 2011.
Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 points to contraction.
Markit said the data pointed to second-quarter economic growth of 0.4%.
It comes despite concerns over the possibility of a messy Greek exit from the euro.
Speculation that Athens would miss a €1.6bn repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday held back manufacturing activity in the month, Markit said.
But the European Central Bank's (ECB) massive €1 trillion bond-buying programme announced in March was beginning to help the service sector, with activity running at its fastest rate since mid-2011.
Markit said the ECB stimulus programme - combined with low inflation - had boosted spending and investment across the eurozone, as consumers and businesses splurged their cash in an attempt to beat expected price rises.
"Despite the escalation of the Greek crisis in the second half of the month, the final PMI for June came in slightly above the 'flash' estimate, suggesting the turmoil has so far had little discernible impact on the real economy," said Markit's chief economist, Chris Williamson.
But he noted companies continued to cut prices to help boost sales, as they have since early 2012.
The composite price index was 49.4, below May's reading of 49.5, suggesting prices are still falling and that the ECB's battle with low inflation across the currency bloc has some way to go yet, despite official estimates suggesting a slight increase in inflation.
Price discounting helped drive up the PMI covering the service industry, which makes up the bulk of the eurozone economy. It rose to 54.4 from May's 53.8.
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Eurozone business activity rose at its fastest pace in four years in June, boosted by higher spending by consumers and businesses, a survey has indicated.
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Campaigners want Thanet council to buy Manston Airport under a compulsory purchase order (CPO) so it can reopen.
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay said a draft PricewaterhouseCoopers report had found no impediment to a CPO.
Thanet council will consider the report after it is published. The site owners said they would fight any CPO attempt.
"We have taken a great leap forwards today," said Mr Mackinlay after discussing the findings of the report with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill.
"The Department [for Transport] stands ready to assist with the reinstatement of a CAA licence as soon as a CPO process is completed and Manston Airport is ready to reopen and receive aircraft."
"To lose this type of strategic regional and national asset was always wrong," he added.
Chris Musgrave and Trevor Cartner, who have bought a majority stake in the site, set out a £1bn redevelopment plan on Wednesday.
Their 20-year plan for the site they have renamed Stone Hill Park includes 2,500 homes, a sports village, 200 acres of manufacturing units with 4,000 jobs, and a film production studio.
Under the proposals, a 200-acre park would be created with the former runway as a centrepiece.
In response to protesters' calls for the site to remain an airport, Ray Mallon, a spokesman for the owners, said: "My answer to them was simple. This airport has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra."
He also accused Mr Mackinlay and North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale of making "inaccurate statements" to the public, saying a "major impediment in the way of a CPO" was a lack of funding.
"It's now time for them to move on and stop wasting time and further public money."
But Thanet council's UKIP leader Christopher Wells said there was a group of people in office who will do everything they can to reopen Manston.
Conservative MP Mr Mackinlay said the CPO was supported by the government and the prime minister had taken an interest too.
Plans to reopen the airport have been put forward by US investment firm RiverOak, who Mr Mackinlay said remained "key players".
Campaign group, Supporters of Manston Airport, believe the airport failed because it had aimed at the passenger market but they believe it could succeed as a cargo airport.
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A closed Kent airport could open early next year and the Civil Aviation Authority is to be "put on standby" in case it happens, an MP has said.
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Brown was assistant to Allardyce, who is set to be named as Roy Hodgson's successor, at Bolton and Blackpool.
But he rejected the chance to be his number two when Allardyce was appointed by Sunderland last October.
"When the national assistant role comes around it's a different ball game altogether," said the 57-year-old.
"I wouldn't have said I'm in the running, but if that comes around it's different to being assistant manager at a domestic team."
The former Hull and Preston manager has been in charge at Roots Hall since 2013, and led Southend to promotion into League One via the play-offs in 2014-15.
Brown, who also won promotion to the Premier League with Hull in 2008, told BBC Radio Humberside: "When he offered me the assistant manager's role at Sunderland it was a really tough decision for me to turn it down.
"Once you've been a manager, to go back as a number two it was a big ask for me, so I would hope he respected that."
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Southend United boss Phil Brown would be interested in the England assistant manager's job if he was offered the role under Sam Allardyce.
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Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday.
The crash scattered tourists, but no-one was injured in the accident.
Tour guides have accused those responsible for maintaining the site of negligence.
The 60kg chandelier normally hangs under the Royal Gate, the outer gate through which the Taj Mahal is first viewed.
Experts from the Archaeological Survey of Indian (ASI) said the fall was probably caused by general wear and tear.
"The copper chandelier was hanging by a chain. I am personally conducting a probe into it," said Dr Bhuwan Vikram Singh, superintending archaeologist.
"It would only be decided after analysing the condition of the jhumar (chandelier) whether it should be fixed again or not," he said.
The chandelier was given as a gift to India in 1905 by the former British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, who ordered the restoration of the Taj Mahal after it was defaced by British soldiers during the 1857 Indian rebellion.
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The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week.
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Tequiilah Burke, who was 16 weeks old, sustained fatal injuries and bruising during the argument in December 2013, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Victoria Burke, 24, and partner Paul Nicholson, 20, of Crigdon Hill, East Denton, had denied responsibility.
They were convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child.
Nicholson had gone on the run as the jury was about to be sent out on 8 December, but was later arrested in the Byker area.
He was sentenced to an additional three months for breaching bail.
The trial heard the couple had argued in the early hours of 14 December 2013, after Burke came home late from work in a nightclub, and Nicholson believed she was associating with other men.
At some point Tequiilah was injured by one or both of them. She was taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where she died.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had suffered recent bruising, as well as brain swelling and bleeding.
Judge Mr Justice Jay said: "The precise circumstances leading up to the death are not wholly clear, largely because you have deliberately refrained from giving an honest account of what happened to medical staff, the police and the jury."
Nicholson shouted abuse and had to be restrained and carried from the dock when sentence was passed.
Speaking afterwards, Det Ch Insp Nicola Musgrove of Northumbria Police described it as "a tragic case".
She said "Paul Nicholson and Victoria Burke have refused to accept any responsibility for their action which led to the death of a 16-week old baby.
"Nicholson has then tried to avoid his punishment and led police on a man hunt, which was completely foolish of him.
"They have been utterly dishonest and shown no remorse throughout the investigation. I welcome the outcome of the court today."
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A couple who caused the death of their baby, who suffered brain injuries during a jealous row between the pair, have been jailed for eight years each.
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The 37-year-old has also been banned from approaching to within 500m of the scientist or communicating with him on social media for eight months.
The woman was arrested in a hotel in Tenerife, close to where Prof Hawking was attending a conference.
She had stalked him on social media before following him to the island.
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Prof Hawking's daughter told police that threatening messages had begun flooding the scientist's social media profiles and one of his email accounts on Tuesday, Spanish News Today reported.
The woman, named in Spanish media reports as Jenny Theresa C., had told the scientist she would kill him during the Starmus Festival, attended by Nobel laureates as well as musicians including Brian May, Brian Eno and Hans Zimmer, and famous astronauts.
She was arrested on Wednesday by police who found her in possession of a map showing Prof Hawking's itinerary while on the island.
After being detained, she told police that she was in love with the scientist and would never have hurt him.
Police said everything pointed to the woman being mentally unstable.
Spanish police had provided Prof Hawking with extra security because of the emails - the first time such threats have been made against him.
During his lecture, entitled "A brief history of mine", Prof Hawking forecast that humans would not survive another thousand years on Earth because of the fragility of the planet, Spanish News Today said.
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A US woman has been given a suspended four-month jail sentence in Spain for threatening to kill British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking.
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Police said Kyle McCusker lost control of his black Ford Mondeo and hit a traffic light pole and a bus stop pole.
The car then overturned and hit the parked Vauxhall Corsa.
The incident happened near the White House pub on Main Street in Holytown at about 00:35. Mr McCusker, from New Stevenston, died at the scene.
Pc Craig Martin said: "We have spoken to a number of people from the pub who came out to help, but would also appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, who has not already come forward, to contact officers at the Road Policing Department at Motherwell via 101."
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A 28-year-old man has died after his car overturned and hit a parked car outside a pub in North Lanarkshire in the early hours.
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Meituan.com, which is partially owned by Alibaba, and Dianping Holdings, which is backed by rival Tencent, will join together to offer everything from movie purchases to food delivery.
The companies operate websites similar to group-buying provider Groupon.com.
Reports suggest the merger will create a company valued at $20bn (£13bn).
Alibaba and Tencent are rivals in China's highly competitive internet space and the two start-ups are described as China's largest.
Their merger would create the country's biggest online-to-offline service providers - companies that draw online consumers to physical stores.
"Both companies will join forces to enhance their respective market position and growth prospects," they said in a joint statement.
The chief executive of Dianping, Zhang Tao, and the chief executive of Meituan, Wang Xing, will be co-chairmen and chief executives of the new company.
The two start-ups will also maintain their respective brands and operate their businesses independently, they said.
Web giants Alibaba and Tencent have invested billions into the companies that connect users to local services.
The number of online shoppers in the world's second largest economy grew by 13% to 374 million in the 12 months to June, according to the China Internet Network Information Center.
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Two firms backed by Chinese internet rivals Alibaba and Tencent are merging to create a new company that provides a wide range of online services.
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The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and Germany's Bernhard Langer.
Bjorn, who has been vice-captain four times, was chosen ahead of 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie.
As a player, he was a Ryder Cup winner in 1997, 2002 and 2014, and has won 15 European tour titles.
"I have lived and breathed the European Tour for so long, and now I will do the same with the Ryder Cup for the next two years," said Bjorn.
"I studied a lot of captains as a player and as a vice-captain and always wondered what that feeling would be like to be the one leading out a team of 12 great players.
"Now it's my turn to do just that and it is an exciting moment for me."
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Bjorn succeeds Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke as Europe's non-playing captain.
USA won the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008 with a 17-11 victory at Hazeltine in October.
Masters champion Danny Willett, part of the beaten Europe team, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Thomas is a well-respected man in our game and on the European Tour.
"From what I saw from him as vice-captain, he will make a fantastic captain."
The 2018 Ryder Cup will take place at the Paris National from 28-30 September.
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter
To his peers, Bjorn is regarded as 'Mr European Tour'. A player of distinction, he has been an influential chairman of the Tournament Committee since 2007. This appointment is due reward for his service to the Tour.
His experience from playing on three winning Ryder Cup teams will be invaluable, and having been an assistant to the likes of Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke he will have gained a wealth of knowledge to take to Paris in 2018.
On the flip side, Bjorn led a strong Continental Europe side to a heavy defeat to GB & Ireland in the 2009 Seve Trophy.
He is a fiery character, as he showed with a furious response to being left out of the 2006 Ryder Cup team by Ian Woosnam. But there is no more passionate advocate of European golf than Bjorn and he was always the most likely choice for the 2018 captaincy.
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Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris.
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The official Saudi Press Agency reported that the arrests had taken place since December and that all but five suspects were Saudi nationals.
The group had set up training sites in a remote area of the al-Qassim region and planned suicide bombings, it added.
Among the alleged targets was the US embassy in the capital, Riyadh.
The Gulf kingdom is part of a US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS militants, who control a large swath of Syria and Iraq.
The Saudi interior ministry statement quoted by SPA called IS a "deviant group" and said its supporters were seeking to "undermine the security of this country".
"They are ceaselessly seeking to achieve this through their criminal plans," it added.
The ministry said those arrested included 65 members of a cell involved in a plot to target "residential areas, and operations to incite sectarian sedition".
Another cell, which included 15 Saudis, was testing car bombs and planning attacks on security headquarters, soldiers and residential areas, the ministry added.
Two Syrians and a Saudi were also allegedly intending to launch a suicide car bomb attack on the US embassy before two of them were arrested in mid-March.
US diplomats halted all consular services for a week from 15 March at the embassy and the consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran, citing security concerns.
Earlier on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced that police had arrested a suspected IS operative wanted for shooting dead two police officers in Riyadh earlier this month.
Nawaf al-Enezi, a Saudi citizen, was detained after police received a tip-off that he was at a hideout about 100km (60 miles) east of the capital. He was wounded by police gunfire during the operation.
Another suspect in the shooting of the policemen was arrested last week. He allegedly confessed that he was following orders from IS commanders.
Last November, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on supporters to launch attacks in Saudi Arabia, but also referred to the country as "Bilad al-Haramayn" - the land of the two holy mosques, meaning Mecca and Medina.
He set out a target list which included the ruling Saud family, Western expatriates, and the country's Shia minority population whom Sunni jihadists view as heretics.
The following month, IS supporters said they had shot a Danish man in his car in Riyadh as he left work. A Canadian man was stabbed a week later in Dhahran.
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Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State (IS) and foiled several plots, the interior ministry has announced.
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The average figures since 2010 were confirmed by the PSNI.
They came after a senior police officer said officers were coming under threat predominately from dissident republicans, but also from loyalist paramilitaries.
"There is a steady drumbeat of that," Det Ch Const Drew Harris said.
"We could expect every month one or two officers to be in the position where they're having to move home." he told the BBC's Nolan Show.
The figures released by the PSNI indicated that an average of seven officers had been moved after being threatened since 2010.
On average, nine officers were also admitted into the PSNI Home Security Aid scheme per year. The scheme involves security features, such as reinforced doors, cameras and security lights, being installed at the homes of officers.
Meanwhile, an investigation by the BBC's Nolan Show found that mental health-related absence within the PSNI had increased by almost 40% in four years.
Mr Harris said this created huge upheaval.
Last month, the PSNI said it was working hard to bring those carrying out paramilitary shootings to court after the number of such attacks doubled in the last year.
Twenty-eight paramilitary-style shootings were recorded in 2016-17, with republicans believed to be responsible for 25 and loyalists for the other three.
A further 66 people were the victims of paramilitary-style assaults, police said.
In February, it was revealed that police in Northern Ireland deal with one paramilitary death threat against a member of the community each day.
Last month, the leader of Northern Ireland's largest party said all paramilitary groups should disband.
Asked if the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) should disband immediately, Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said: "There should be no paramilitary organisations."
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About 16 police officers either move home or have special security measures installed at their house every year because they are under threat.
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Trislander G-RLON, which belongs to Guernsey airline Aurigny, will fly to Solent Sky Museum in Southampton, where it will be placed on permanent display.
The Britten Norman plane's first flight was in 1975 and it joined the airline in 1991 and was retired in February.
It clocked up more than 32,600 flying hours and made 105,130 landings.
During this time it has operated on routes between Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, Southampton and Dinard.
More on this museum move, and other news
The airline says it is waiting for a special permit to make the flight as the plane no longer has a licence to fly.
Once that has been obtained and crew are available the flight to Lee-On-Solent airfield, near Portsmouth, will take place and it could be as soon as this week.
Aurigny's 'poster plane' G-Joey is also due to go on display at a purpose-built attraction in Guernsey..
Mark Darby, chief executive of Aurigny, said: "We are delighted... the Trislanders have served the airline for over four decades now and for many years was the backbone of the operations.
"Many people, both locally and further afield, hold the aircraft close to their hearts and it is fitting that one of our last Trislanders will go on public display in the UK."
He said the plane was going to the museum on "permanent loan".
Aurigny is phasing out the Britten-Norman Trislander in favour of the Dornier 228 and the last one in service with the airline is due to retire in June.
Mr Darby said he expected that plane would end up at Duxford Museum.
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A commercial plane that served the Channel Islands for more than 25 years will make one last flight to become a museum piece.
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The 46-year-old faces two charges relating to the 2011 purchase, one of fraud and another under the Companies Act.
He has pleaded not guilty to both allegations.
Mr Whyte went on trial at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday after a jury of eight men and seven women was selected.
It is alleged that he pretended to then Rangers owner Sir David Murray, and others, that funds were available to make all required payments to acquire a "controlling and majority stake" in the club.
The funds included clearing an £18m bank debt, £2.8m for the "small tax case" liability, a £1.7m health-and-safety liability and £5m for the playing squad.
The Crown alleges Mr Whyte had only £4m available from two sources at the time but took out a £24m loan from Ticketus against three years of future season ticket sales "which was held subject to an agreement or agreements being entered into between the club and Ticketus after said acquisition".
The second charge under the Companies Act centres on the £18m payment between Mr Whyte's Wavetower company and Rangers to clear a Bank of Scotland debt.
Mr Whyte is being represented by Donald Findlay QC, while Alex Prentice QC is leading the prosecution team.
After being picked, Judge Lady Stacey asked the jury to "consider matters" before evidence was to be heard in the case.
She said: "There has been some degree of publicity about Mr Whyte and Rangers - putting it at its broadest - over the last number of years.
"Do you know Mr Whyte? Do you know anyone personally who may be a witness?
"During May 2010 and May 2011 (time of charges), were you a shareholder, bond holder of season ticket holder of Rangers?
"Ask yourself is there any good reason why you cannot be an impartial member of this jury."
The judge also encouraged jurors to "put out of mind" anything they may have read or heard previously about the case.
After a short break, none of the men and women selected had to be excused.
The first witness is expected to give testimony on Friday when the trial continues.
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Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has gone on trial accused of a fraudulent acquisition of the club.
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7 March 2016 Last updated at 21:01 GMT
It has challenged the world's top-ranked Go player to a set of matches running until March 15 to see whether man or machine comes out on top.
The tech firm's AlphaGo software has already beaten the European champion of the board game, but South Korea's Lee Se-dol should prove a tougher challenge, as BBC's Stephen Evans discovered.
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Google's artificial intelligence wing hopes to make history over the coming days.
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Four more Senate Democrats said they would use the procedural roadblock on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, giving the party the 41 votes they need.
Republicans may then resort to the so-called "nuclear option", changing the rules to ram through their nominee.
The nomination went through committee on Monday.
The stage is now set for a showdown on Friday when it goes to the full Senate.
The standoff could leave Congress even more plagued by bitter gridlock.
Many Democrats say Mr Gorsuch has shown he is too prone to favouring corporations to earn their support.
Republicans control the Senate chamber by 52 to 48, but need 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster.
But changing the rules means they can overcome the obstruction without 60 votes.
Depending on whom you ask, the US government on Monday will move one step closer to doomsday, or one step closer to preserving a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court.
The near certain approval of Judge Neil Gorsuch by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sets up a high-stakes partisan showdown later in the week, when Senate Republicans will likely vote to confirm Mr Gorsuch, even if it means abandoning the long-held Senate filibuster rule.
Senate Democrats, prodded by the anti-Trump anger of their base, appear to have the votes to support a filibuster. Republicans, wary of a protracted battle with no obvious endgame, seem determined to confirm Mr Gorsuch with a simple majority - the so-called "nuclear option"
If this particular doomsday comes to pass, all that will be left of the once potent filibuster rule is a 40-vote Senate minority's ability to block major legislation - and there are some Republicans clamouring for a change there, as well.
The filibuster was considered a tool to promote bipartisanship in the Senate, allowing the minority to have input on lawmaking and judicial and executive branch staffing. In today's hyper-partisan environment, however, such sensibilities seem increasingly quaint.
The full Senate chamber is expected to vote on Friday after three days of debate.
At Monday's hearing, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein attacked the nominee's rulings in cases involving a sacked truck driver and an autistic child.
Mr Gorsuch sided with a haulage firm that sacked an Illinois driver after he left a trailer in 2009 when its brakes seized up in sub-zero temperatures and he began to feel numb from the cold.
Mrs Feinstein also railed against Mr Gorsuch's record as a lawyer in former President George W Bush's Justice Department on so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques".
But South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham warned: "If we have to, we will change the rules. And it looks like we're going to have to."
Democrats are also still fuming at Senate Republicans for refusing to even consider then-Democratic President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee last year.
There has been a vacancy on America's highest court since conservative judge Antonin Scalia died in February 2016.
If confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would restore the conservative majority to the nine-seat bench, which holds the final say in US legal matters.
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Democrats have enough votes to use a tactic called a filibuster to thwart President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
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In a New York Times report, Dr Grigory Rodchenkov alleges dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists at the 2014 Winter Olympics, were part of an extensive state-run doping programme.
Skier Alexander Legkov and bobsledder Alexander Zubkov insist they are clean.
The International Olympic Committee said the claims must be investigated.
But Legkov, who won gold and silver medals in Sochi, said legal action "needed" to be taken over the allegations.
"It is complete rubbish and we need to stop it," he said.
"I performed honestly. My Olympic victory was not accidental."
Zubkov, who won two gold medals in Sochi, added: "It is all nonsense and slander directed at Russian sportsmen who took part in the Olympics. It is unacceptable."
Rodchenkov described a massive, tightly organised doping operation involving Russia's security service and the sports ministry.
Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has condemned the allegations as "a continuation of the information attack on Russian sport".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added they were "unsubstantiated" and the "slander of a defector".
Former Russian anti-doping agency worker Vitaly Stepanov had also claimed on the CBS network's 60 Minutes programme that undercover Russian intelligence agents posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at Sochi.
The BBC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) have been unable to independently verify the allegations made in the programme.
Russian athletes have already been banned from international competition by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the sport's world governing body, after a Wada commission report alleged "state-sponsored" doping in the country.
Rodchenkov left his post after the report was published in November 2015.
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Two Russian athletes named in doping allegations by the nation's former anti-doping chief have rejected the claims as "nonsense and slanderous".
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In parts of India, elephants are kept in temples for religious reasons - taking part in ceremonies and festivals.
Efforts are on in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu to get these over-pampered tusked animals to slim down, officials have told the BBC.
Almost all the elephants kept in temples in the state have been found to be obese.
Accordingly, temple officials are reconfiguring the diets of their elephants on the advice of veterinary surgeons.
"The female temple elephant - 15 year-old Parvathi - is overweight by 500kg (80 stone) and efforts are on to reduce it," said Pon Jayaraman, executive officer of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple told the BBC Tamil service.
Another elephant in the Kallazagar Temple weighs 700kg more than the optimum for its age, according to Ravindran, the "Mahout" - or custodian - of the 48-year-old female elephant, Madhuravalli.
But veterinary surgeons point out that obesity and captivity go hand in hand.
Elephants eat up to 200 different varieties of food in the jungle, including fruits, flowers, roots and branches, but in captivity their diets often lack variety.
The experts also point out that the elephants in the wilderness are never exposed to foods such as rice, millets, salt and jaggery (an unrefined sugar set into blocks).
Wild elephants wander, trek uphill, cross streams and walk on a variety of terrain. They also compete with other wild animals for resources.
A senior forest veterinary officer in the state observed: "In captivity, elephants eat constantly, and that coupled with lack of exercise makes the animals obese."
But temple officials say the elephants are taken for walks of at least 5km each day based on vet advice.
But research has shown that in the wilderness an elephant has to walk at least 20 sq km (eight sq miles) to find its daily food intake of about 250kg of plant matter.
'Grave sin'
Dr AJT John Singh, former director the Wildlife Institute of India, called the practice a "grave sin".
"It's like confining a solitary person in... the middle of the forest," he said.
"Elephants are social animals and have amazing social bonds with one another. Breaking that, and keeping the animal alone, is like solitary confinement, the greatest form of punishment to a human being."
Temple authorities say that a near natural environment has been created for the elephants. But this is strongly disputed by animal rights activists.
Many of the temple elephants throughout India - including 37 in the state of Tamil Nadu - are living in appalling conditions, studies have shown.
Superstitions add to the discomfort of the elephants. For example, astrologers suggest feeding elephants will ward off evil.
The reasonable option, according to Dr John Singh, would be for several temples to join together to buy a patch of land with natural cover, water and food so that the animals can wander and be brought to the temple on festive occasions.
Activists have long pointed out that keeping an elephant in a temple itself is abuse and a gross violation of animal rights.
Elephants were employed as war machines in India in ancient times, and a detailed account in the 2,000-year-old book Gajasastra even defines the methods for keeping an elephant healthy.
Vets point out that even feeding the temple elephants other than what they eat in their natural habitat indirectly amounts to abuse.
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Authorities in India are being presented with a massive task - managing the weight of obese elephants kept in temples.
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Stirling's Sean Dickson headed narrowly wide before Marsh drilled home following Scott Linton's corner.
Marsh headed in from Ross Millen's cross and David Gormley fired Clyde's third from close range.
Stirling's Ross Smith was shown a straight red card with 25 minutes left, but Scott Burns fired a reply.
Victory lifted Clyde above Queen's Park, who lost to Annan Athletic, into third place, meaning a play-off semi-final against Elgin City.
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David Marsh scored twice as Clyde defeated 10-man Stirling Albion to finish third in Scottish League Two and qualify for the promotion play-offs.
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust said routine operations including hernia repair and knee and hip replacements had been cancelled at Derriford Hospital.
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has increased its alert from red to black.
"Black alerts" are also in place at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Yeovil Hospital in Somerset.
The alert means a hospital's services are overwhelmed by demand.
Kevin Baber, chief operating officer for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "In January we cancelled about 700 operations either on the day of surgery or in advance.
"I would expect February to be the same, so it will be over 1,000 and we're very sorry about that."
Mr Baber said: "The patients that have attended our A&E department have needed to. We have not seen large numbers of patients attending who are inappropriate attenders."
He said he "could not answer" when the trust would not be on "black alert".With a fourth South West trust on black alert, the crisis afflicting the region's health service is deepening. The Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) and Yeovil are foundation trusts - a status awarded only to higher performing hospitals - yet even they are struggling to cope.
The fact that so many frail older people are in hospital adds to the strain. Latest figures show, in a single week, 361 patients couldn't be discharged from the RD&E because the care they needed wasn't in place.
Sally Mountjoy, BBC South West correspondent
With a fourth South West trust on black alert, the crisis afflicting the region's health service is deepening. The Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) and Yeovil are foundation trusts - a status awarded only to higher performing hospitals - yet even they are struggling to cope.
The fact that so many frail older people are in hospital adds to the strain. Latest figures show, in a single week, 361 patients couldn't be discharged from the RD&E because the care they needed wasn't in place.
What is a black alert?
•The NHS uses a national internal alert system based on the colours green, amber, red and black to rank how busy a local health and social care system is
•Black alert status occurs when a hospital cannot cope with the number of people coming into the accident and emergency department because not enough people are being discharged
•It effectively means the hospital does not have enough bed capacity to cope
Matthew Beadnall, 23, has been suffering from severe abdominal pain since September 2014.
He was due to attend an appointment with a consultant at Derriford Hospital on 2 February but said it was cancelled four days before.
Mr Beadnall has another appointment on Monday but is expecting that to be cancelled.
He is on co-codamol painkillers "to keep the pain at bay" and said the last five months had been "a nightmare".
Elsewhere, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been on alert status since last Tuesday.
Dr Iain Chorlton, NHS Kernow governing body member, said: "Improvements continue to be seen across the health and care system and no elective operations have been cancelled today."
He said the status remained so it could continue to "focus on getting people home from hospital when they're ready to leave".
"Some of the steps we have taken to reduce pressure include increasing the number of clinicians working in and supporting the emergency department, including a GP working during peak times and more social workers in the department to help discharge people," he added.
The local authority, Cornwall Council is funding a recruitment campaign for more care workers in response to the crisis.
In Somerset, Yeovil District Hospital said it was contacting those patients whose appointments had been cancelled.
Paul Mears, chief executive, said 14 operations had been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday.
Torbay Hospital has been on red alert for the past week and Dorset County Hospital is also on red alert - one level below black.
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More than 1,000 operations are thought to have been cancelled at a hospital in Devon that has been on "black alert" since January.
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They were carrying out maintenance work on the sewer system at a housing estate in Portmarnock at the time of the accident on Wednesday afternoon.
Dublin Fire Brigade officer Gerry Stanley told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that one of the men fell into the sewer pit.
Mr Stanley said when one of the man's colleagues attempted to assist him, he, too, got into difficulty.
They were rescued from the pit and brought to Beaumont Hospital, where one man remains in a critical condition.
Three firefighters involved in the rescue were also taken to hospital "as a precaution", but have since been discharged.
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A man has been killed and another has been critically injured in a workplace accident in a sewer in County Dublin.
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The high court in Mumbai said in August the ban "violated the constitution" and was discriminatory towards women.
The trust initially challenged the ruling in the Supreme Court but last month agreed to rescind the ban.
In recent months, India has seen a number of campaigns to allow women into religious shrines that bar their entry.
Although women are allowed into the compound and other parts of the Haji Ali mosque, the 2012 ban barred them from entering the inner sanctum, which houses the tomb of a Sufi saint.
The trust said it was a "sin" to allow women to touch the tombs of male saints.
Indian women fight to enter temples
About 100 women had entered the shrine on Tuesday, Zakia Soman of the rights group Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), told the BBC.
The BBMA had challenged the ban on women entering the 15th Century shrine in Mumbai's high court.
Women from all over India had petitioned the court to lift the ban and many of them were among the group that entered the mosque to offer prayers, Ms Soman said.
Campaigners say male clerics' decisions to keep women out of religious places represents the imposition of patriarchy in the name of religion.
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A group of women has entered the inner sanctum of Mumbai's Haji Ali mosque four years after they were barred by the trust that runs the Sufi shrine.
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Pakistan looked set to take control when a century opening stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali wiped out England's first-innings lead of 72.
But three wickets in the evening session left Pakistan 146-3, a lead of 74, with Hafeez still there on 97.
England were earlier all out for 306, James Taylor adding two runs to his overnight 74 and Samit Patel making 42.
The tourists require further wickets early on the fourth morning if they are to face a manageable fourth-innings chase on a pitch that is likely to offer yet more assistance to the spinners.
Alastair Cook's side need victory to avoid a series defeat.
That England remain in contention is largely down to efforts of seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who tirelessly stifled the Pakistan charge after the tourists' trio of spinners again disappointed.
England seemed unlikely to make a breakthrough until Azhar was run out in a comical mix-up with Hafeez.
In the following over and with the ball reverse-swinging, Anderson persuaded Shoaib Malik to kick away a ball that would have cannoned into middle stump.
And, with only 14 deliveries left in the day, Broad got Younus Khan in similar fashion, the right-hander not saved by a review which suggested the ball was taking the top of off stump.
England's main task on the fourth morning will be to remove Hafeez, who made the most of some good fortune to move to the verge of a ninth Test century.
He was given out caught behind on two off Anderson, only for third umpire Paul Reiffel to decide there was enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision, despite having nothing other than inconclusive television replays at his disposal.
And, on 11, Hafeez edged Moeen Ali, offering a very tough chance to Jonny Bairstow that hit the wicketkeeper's thigh and fell to the turf.
Reprieved, he combined with the obdurate Azhar, who also could have been given out lbw to Patel, for a first-wicket stand worth 101.
While England can rightly say that they created opportunities, their slow bowlers once again left too much work for Anderson and Broad.
On a pitch helpful enough to give the Pakistan spinners eight wickets, Adil Rashid, Moeen and Patel neither created opportunities nor stifled run-scoring.
While Azhar milked the singles that were too readily available - his 34 runs were scored from 115 balls without a single boundary - Hafeez played the aggressor.
He dispatched Moeen and Patel for a straight six apiece, heaved an Anderson slower ball over the leg-side fence as well as playing a number of eye-catching strokes through the off side late in the day.
While Patel was culpable in the England spinners' combined figures of 27-3-90-0, the Nottinghamshire man marked his first Test appearance for three years with his highest score.
Arriving at the crease after an out-of-sorts Taylor poked Rahat Ali behind, Patel scored freely, particularly against the spin bowlers.
His 42 included some flowing drives through the off side and was only ended when Yasir Shah produced a vicious leg-break that pitched on leg stump and clipped the top of off.
That was part of a slide that saw England lose their last four wickets for 21 runs, including the injured Ben Stokes - who will not bowl again in the game - batting at number 11 for a 10-ball duck.
Malik's error in allowing an Anderson inswinger to hit his front pad would turn out to be the last ball he faced in Test cricket, with the 32-year-old announcing his retirement from the longer form immediately after the close of play.
Recalled for this series, the right-hander made a career-best 245 in the first Test, but has since managed scores of only 0, 2, 7, 38 and 0.
However, he has still contributed with the ball - taking a career-best 4-33 with his off-spin in Sharjah.
"Family comes first," said Malik, who is married to Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. "This is the right time to say goodbye to this format."
Listen to Simon Mann and Geoffrey Boycott's review of each day's play via the TMS podcast
Listen to commentary highlights from the series on Pint-Sized TMS
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England struck late on day three to leave the third and final Test against Pakistan evenly poised in Sharjah.
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George "Johnny" Johnson, who is in his 90s, was just 22 when he took part in the 1943 air raid on German dams using experimental "bouncing" bombs.
The 1955 film - The Dam Busters - cemented its place as one of the most famous episodes of World War Two.
Mr Johnson, who lives in Westbury on Trym, received the honour from Lord Mayor Councillor Clare Campion-Smith.
A bomb aimer, he joined the newly formed 617 Squadron in March 1943.
On 16 May of that year he was one of the 133-strong squadron who dodged anti-aircraft fire, power cables and mountainous terrain to drop the four-tonne skipping bomb on dams in the Ruhr Valley.
Codenamed Operation Chastise, eight of the 19 planes were lost, 53 men died and three were captured.
But the young sergeant survived the mission and has now been presented with a special Lord Mayor's Medal in recognition of his "work for his country".
"We had no idea of what the target was going to be until the day of the raid, when we did the briefing," he said.
"But it's something which I'll never forget - it must be the greatest experience of my service career."
Ms Campion-Smith said the Dambusters story was "one of the greatest tales of heroism in this country" and it was an "honour" to present the award to the Squadron Leader.
"The actions of all the men involved with Operation Chastise have become legend in the minds of the British public and a symbol of our country's heroism and technical ingenuity," she said.
"As a Bristol resident it is absolutely right that we as a city should honour and recognise his service to our country."
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The last British survivor of the Dambusters raid has been presented with the Bristol Lord Mayor's Medal.
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Production from all Dunlin cluster fields will shut down in mid-June ahead of the decommissioning process.
Dunlin Alpha will remain "fully manned and operational", exporting third-party oil into the Brent system pipeline in the meantime.
Fairfield cited the depressed oil price and "challenging operational conditions" as reasons for the move.
The decommissioning process, which requires regulatory approvals, is expected to cost about £400m.
The Dunlin field started production in August 1978, with production peaking at about 120,000 barrels per day in 1979.
The oil field is situated 300 miles north-east of Aberdeen in the East Shetland basin, just a few miles from the Norway boundary line.
It was originally operated by Shell but Fairfield acquired the Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Merlin and Osprey fields in 2008.
Earlier this year, Royal Dutch Shell began consulting on its plan to remove the first of the iconic Brent platforms in what will be the biggest North Sea decommissioning project to date.
Like the Dunfield field, it was originally projected to last 25 years but produced oil for 37.
The decommissioning of oil and gas installations in the UK sector of the North Sea could cost £40bn over the next 35 years.
According to industry body Oil and Gas UK, there are 113 oil platforms and 189 gas platforms in the UK Continental Shelf.
Fairfield said its subsidiaries Fairfield Betula and Fairfield Fagus, along with joint venture partner MCX Dunlin, would launch the Dunlin decommissioning programme, subject to regulatory approvals.
The phased process is expected to take a number of years, with "high offshore activity levels maintained throughout".
Fairfield chief executive David Peattie said: "The Dunlin asset has now achieved maximum economic recovery.
"Taking into account the asset's lifecycle, the depressed oil price and challenging operational conditions in the North Sea, starting the decommissioning process is the most appropriate action.
"Our investment programme has prolonged the life of Dunlin leading to a notable contribution to the British economy and the creation of jobs in North Sea oil and gas.
"We are fully committed to delivering a safe and transparent decommissioning process and will work closely with staff and stakeholders to achieve this."
Fairfield Energy is a UK-focused operator, with offices in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex and in Aberdeen.
Responding to Fairfield's announcement, WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Having made massive profits over the years, it's only right that the oil industry cleans up its mess.
"In preparing its decommissioning plans, it's critical that the company takes all the necessary steps to ensure the marine environment is protected."
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Fairfield Energy has announced plans to decommission its Dunlin Alpha platform in the North Sea.
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Researchers at Essex University looked at the height, weight and age of 10,000 children and found 6% were too thin.
Experts believe that weighting too little can be more damaging to health than weighing too much.
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the research team said that more attention should be given to helping underweight kids.
"The fact is the UK is obsessed with overweight and obesity - yet it is now accepted that underweight may pose a much greater risk to health," he said.
The researchers said some of the reasons for the number of underweight kids in the UK could be the fear of becoming too fat, rising food prices, poor diets and lack of muscle due to not enough exercise.
Being underweight can lead to a lack of energy in kids and can weaken their immune system, meaning they are more susceptible to illnesses.
Dr Sandercock called for better training for doctors to spot the problem and new ways of helping parents too.
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A new study suggests the issue of underweight school children is being missed due to an "obsession" with tackling obesity.
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The ruling is likely to see Jamaica and Ukraine promoted to silver and bronze respectively behind the United States.
Krivoshapka, 29, has not competed since 2013, the same year she won bronze at the World Championships in Moscow.
Russian discus thrower Vera Ganeeva and Turkish boxer Adem Kilicci have also tested positive in a review of samples.
Ganeeva finished 23rd in the discus while Kilicci was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight boxing tournament.
Four hundred and ninety-two samples have now been reanalysed with improved anti-doping methods since London 2012 and the International Olympic Committee states that there are "likely to be more confirmed adverse analytical findings in the coming weeks and months as the reanalysis programme continues".
More than 1,000 Russian athletes were part of a state-sponsored doping programme between 2011 and 2015, according to a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and published in December.
Russia returned more positive tests than any other nation in the re-analysis of Beijing 2008 and London 2012 samples in 2016.
Seventeen Russian athletes tested positive in the review of samples from China, with another 13 showing up from the Games in London four years later.
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Russia have been stripped of their 4x400m relay silver from London 2012 after sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for steroid turinabol.
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The 22-year-old centre, who is moving to Exeter from Bath this summer, is a member of the England Saxons squad currently touring South Africa.
Devoto made his England debut against Wales last month, having been an unused replacement during the Six Nations.
"He's given me a few technical points, but the main one is just the desire to play for England," he told BBC Sport.
"He's proven that he'll break the mould in terms of selection and pick new faces who have shown that they want to play for England.
"The main work for me is to just the desire to play for England and that consistent performance, so that's something I've taken on board."
Since making his Bath debut in 2012, Devoto has scored nine tries and was in the side which lost the 2015 Premiership play-off final to Saracens.
He is now working with Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher, who is currently in charge of the Saxons squad.
"Ali's had a very successful year with Exeter this year, it was an unbelievable achievement for them," he said.
"I'm really excited just to be a part of that next year.
"He's a very good coach, and having only spent a week and a half together, I'm already seeing what kind of a coach he is."
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Ollie Devoto says England boss Eddie Jones has told him he must show he has the will to play for the national side.
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The 41-year-old was walking in Westwood Crescent, Hamilton, when he was attacked by three men who got out of a dark BMW car at about 16:15 on Monday.
The man is being treated for his injuries at Wishaw General Hospital.
Police are trying to establish a motive and are studying CCTV footage and conducting door-to-door inquiries. They have appealed for witnesses.
The three suspects are described as between 20 to 30 years old.
Two of the men were wearing black jackets with goggles stitched into the hoods.
The third man was wearing a camouflage jacket. He had blond hair which was shaved close on the side.
Dot Sgt Martin McKendrick, of Police Scotland, said: "This was a particularly vicious attack and as yet we have still to establish a motive.
"I want to reassure those living in the area that incidents of this nature are rare. We are doing all that we can currently to trace those responsible. We have conducted door-to-door inquiries and we continue to analyse available CCTV.
"I would like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Westwood Crescent on 12 January around 1600 hours who either witnessed this attack or has noticed a dark BMW vehicle in the area."
Det Sgt McKendrick added: "It's important we trace those responsible and any information you may have could greatly assist our investigation."
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A man is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in an unprovoked attack in South Lanarkshire.
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Nick Blackwell suffered a bleed on the skull in a loss to Chris Eubank Jr in March and was put in an induced coma.
Dan, 23, a journeyman who won only seven of his 61 fights but was stopped just once, decided to quit before learning his brother would recover.
"I thought my brother was dead - just that thought..," he said.
The father-of-two said he did not want to put his family through what he experienced when waiting for Nick to wake in hospital.
"What I went through with Nick was horrible," he added.
"I sent a message to my girlfriend [Chantelle]. I was a mess on the night, saying 'I'm sorry for what I put you through, if you felt 1% of what I'm feeling now. I'm never going to box again'."
Nick Blackwell woke from his coma on 2 April, calling it the "toughest fight of his life" but saying he held "no hard feelings" towards Eubank Jr.
The injuries the 25-year-old suffered mean he will never again fight as a professional, and Dan admits he is "upset" at the thought neither will box in the future.
"Not being able to do it again is horrible," added the full-time bricklayer, whose only stoppage defeat came against Welshman Liam Williams.
"My mum [Cindy] has never liked me and Nick boxing. But I've always done what Nick's done.
"I don't want to be still in boxing, fighting and all the rest of it, knowing he can't fight. With him, I don't think it's sunk in yet that he's not fighting anymore."
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Dan Blackwell - the younger brother of former British middleweight champion Nick - has retired from boxing after fearing for his sibling's life.
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On Tuesday 20 January, the BBC marked the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster and 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta with Democracy Day - a day of live events, discussions and debate, thrown into sharp relief recently by the Paris shootings, Hong Kong protests and Scottish Referendum.
As part of this we hosted two conversations on our multilingual @viabbc account on Twitter with prominent speakers Anas Altikriti and Marta Lagos.
Between 1200-1300 GMT
Anas Altikriti is chairman of the Muslim Association of Britain and president of the Cordoba Foundation, a think tank focusing on Islamic issues.
He answered your questions around the topic of 'Has democracy failed the Arab world?'.
The British Islamist intellectual and lobbyist for the Muslim Brotherhood will be in the BBC's London office and will take questions from all over the world.
Catch up on the conversation here.
Between 1400-1500 GMT
Marta Lagos, founding director of opinion poll organisation Latinobarometro corporation.
She is also the author of Barometro CERC which monitored Chilean transition to democracy from 1987 to the present.
She answered your questions on the topic 'Who needs democracy anyway?' from her base in Chile.
Follow up on the conversation here.
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What do you think about democracy in the modern world?
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A knife was used in the incident at Thomas Cook on Penlline Road, Whitchurch, at about 12:30 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales Police said three men were in custody and nobody was injured.
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Three men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a Cardiff travel agency.
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The German put everything into this season, as he explained in his statement on Friday. The pressure of those last few races was plain to see in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, in the way it peeled off him by degrees in the hours after the race.
While thinking about how hard winning that title was, his thoughts turned very quickly to what it would take to try to beat Lewis Hamilton again in 2017. He clearly felt that at the age of 31, with a young daughter, he was not prepared to make those sacrifices any more.
All in all, it is a classy move from a classy man.
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Rosberg was not the most illuminating of interviewees this season - his total focus on the championship included a refusal to contemplate any questions about the championship situation, Hamilton or anything else beyond his "one-race-at-a-time" mantra.
And yet somehow he did it in a way that combined approachability, humility, respect for the media, humour and humanity.
In so doing, the respect in which he was held - already high - went up.
Rosberg was always a very fine grand prix driver. His problem - if you can call it that - was he was operating in a period in which there were a number of great ones.
Hamilton - the burning natural talent, a force of nature - is one. Fernando Alonso - with an ability just as high, but making up in consistency and relentlessness what tiny last bit of speed he perhaps sacrificed to Hamilton - another.
Some would argue the case for Sebastian Vettel's place in that firmament - he has four titles and 42 wins under this belt - but it has become clear in recent years that he operates at his best only in very specific circumstances.
And in recent years, there has been the emergence of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Because of this, and the way Hamilton, Alonso, Ricciardo and Verstappen drove in 2016, Rosberg would have been at the top of very few dispassionate observers' lists of the best drivers of the year, despite clearly driving better than he ever had before.
Rosberg was well aware of where he stood - it was obvious from the deferential terms he used to describe Hamilton's talent.
But what he lacked in that last smidgen of ability that separates the very good from the great, he worked hard at making up with application and an intellect that was rare even among top F1 drivers.
In the way he operated, it was very clear this was a man who gave up the chance to do a degree in engineering at a university in London to focus on his racing career.
He has gone toe-to-toe with Hamilton in the same car for four years now and he can hold his head up high.
In that time, Hamilton has won 32 races, Rosberg 22; Hamilton taken 54 podiums, Rosberg 48; Hamilton scored 1,334 points, Rosberg 1,195.
On balance, when you look only at races in which circumstances have allowed them to be direct competitors, Hamilton has beaten Rosberg at a ratio of about 2:1 and has been on average just over 0.1secs quicker in qualifying.
Considering Hamilton is - as Jenson Button puts it - "one of the fastest drivers ever to race in F1", that puts Rosberg at a very high level indeed.
As soon as Rosberg won the first four races of this season, people up and down the F1 paddock were saying this was the best chance he would ever get of winning the championship. The thought was clearly in Rosberg's mind, too.
Hamilton got back into the lead, only to lose it again. And he was poised to reclaim it only for his engine to fail while leading the race in Malaysia.
Reading Rosberg's statement, his achievement in holding it together under immense pressure once fate turned the season his way that afternoon in Sepang - followed by his win in Japan a week later - comes into even sharper focus.
"When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became world champion," he wrote.
"On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start.
"I wanted to enjoy every part of the experience, knowing it might be the last time. And then the lights went out and I had the most intense 55 laps of my life. I took my decision on Monday evening, after reflecting for a day."
He added: "I gave it everything I had, didn't leave a stone unturned and I am not willing to do that again next year. Just following my heart. You only live once and this feels completely right."
Not a great F1 driver, perhaps. But a great man, certainly, and a brave and singular one, too.
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Nico Rosberg's decision to announce his retirement from Formula 1 just five days after clinching his first world title is a major shock - but perhaps it should not be.
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The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British territory.
There is "some external damage" but no crew members were injured, it added.
The Astute-class attack submarine's nuclear reactor was undamaged.
In a statement on the Ministry of Defence website, the Navy said the incident took place at approximately 13:30 local time on Tuesday.
"We are in contact with the merchant vessel and initial indications are that it has not sustained damage.
"The submarine suffered some external damage but there is absolutely no damage to her nuclear plant and no member of the ship's company was injured in the incident."
Further checks would be carried out but there are no safety concerns, said the Navy.
Photographs of HMS Ambush arriving in Gibraltar appear to show damage to the front section of its conning tower.
The submarine is reported to be a regular visitor to Gibraltar, having last stopped in the territory in June and March.
One of the Royal Navy's three Astute-class submarines - Britain's largest and most advanced attack submarines - HMS Ambush is 97m (318ft) in length, cost more than £1bn and carries torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
It joined the fleet at the Faslane naval base in 2013 after two years of sea trials. The Royal Navy is due to take delivery of three further Astute-class submarines.
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One of the UK's newest nuclear-powered submarines has docked in Gibraltar after a collision with a merchant vessel during a training exercise.
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The barrier will be built in Winchester, Hampshire around North Walls and Park Avenue including St Bede School and The Art College.
Roy Perry, leader of Hampshire County Council, said it would "provide much needed relief and peace of mind".
The area previously flooded in 2000 and 2014.
The wall will be constructed in red brick to match existing walls in the area, but its foundation will be constructed out of reinforced concrete to resist water pressures.
It is being funded by Hampshire County Council, Winchester City Council, Southampton University, and the Environment Agency.
Mr Perry said: "This is a good example of a joined up approach by partners to help protect Winchester residents."
Work is expected to start in the summer and be completed at the end of the year.
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A £895,000 flood defence wall is to be built in a town to prevent a repeat of the severe flooding the area has experienced.
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The Australian first arrived in England with Saracens in 2008 following a six-year spell with NSW Waratahs.
After a season under Eddie Jones at Saracens, he moved on to Wasps in 2009, spending two years at Adams Park before joining Japanese side Kyuden Voltex.
He returned to Australia with Western Force before rejoining Wasps at the start of the 2014-15 season.
Jacobs said: "I'd like to thank Bob Dwyer, who signed me to my first pro contract, Ewen McKenzie for giving me my first cap as a Waratah, Eddie Jones for bringing me over to Europe, Tony Hanks and Shaun Edwards for convincing me to sign with Wasps, and Dai Young in bringing me back to Wasps."
Jacobs, who has recently become a father for the first time, plans to stay in England in a coaching capacity.
Sydney-born Jacobs played 57 times for Wasps in his first two seasons with the club, scoring 10 tries, but he has been more of a squad player over the past three years, making just 31 further appearances.
He has not played since suffering a knee injury in the 15-11 Champions Cup defeat by Toulon in January.
Eddie Jones, the man who brought Jacobs to England, was full of praise for his fellow Australian.
"Ben's a lovely guy," said the England coach.
"He played a lot of good Super Rugby in Australia, particularly for the Waratahs. And, when I took over at Saracens, he was one of the guys I brought over.
"Unfortunately, Ben had a few injuries for Saracens, but since then he's done really well for Wasps and has played superbly for them.
"Guys like Elliot Daly have benefited enormously from playing with him. I'm sure, for the rest of his life, Ben will look back at his rugby with affection and enjoy those memories."
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young added: "Ben has been a key figure within Wasps' squad during his two stints with the club.
"He has been a great influence within this group on and off the field and has made a big contribution over the past few seasons as we've worked our way up the table."
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Wasps centre Ben Jacobs is to retire at the age of 34, after 14 years in professional rugby.
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Team Sky's Froome finished the 188km route from Pau to Cauterets alongside most of his rivals, and leads Tejay van Garderen by two minutes and 52 seconds.
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali lost 50 seconds as he was dropped in the final stretch, following the arduous climb up the Col du Tourmalet.
Tinkoff-Saxo's Majka finished a minute ahead of Ireland's Dan Martin.
It was Pole Majka's third stage win at the Tour after two victories in 2014 and he looked a sure bet to reach Cauterets first from the moment that he burst off the front of a breakaway group of seven riders during the climb up to the Tourmalet.
"I knew this stage would be hard but I like this weather when it is warm and today I had a positive opportunity," said Majka. "I am so happy and this victory is for my team-mates and Ivan Basso."
There were relatively few problems for 30-year-old Froome on another hot day in the Pyrenees, with the stage lacking the drama of his spectacular attack on the climb to La Pierre-Saint-Martin on Tuesday.
He was always protected by team-mates Geraint Thomas, who remains fifth in the general classification, and Richie Porte and there were no meaningful attacks from his general classification rivals Van Garderen, Nibali, Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador, as everyone seemed content to let the breakaway contest the stage win.
"My team-mates rode fantastically," said Froome. "They really kept a hold and kept a control on a race that could have blown out of control very easily."
Indeed, the big loser of the day was Italian Nibali, who appeared to be in much better form than he showed on Tuesday only to fall off the back of the yellow jersey group as it made its way up the short but steep climb of Cote de Cauterets.
By that point Dutch rider Bauke Mollema had sprinted off the front to take the vital seconds that allowed him to force his way into the top 10 in the overall standings - his place coming at Nibali's expense.
Froome did lose two seconds to Alejandro Valverde after the Spaniard's late sprint but the Team Sky rider still has an advantage of almost four minutes over the Movistar rider.
The Team Sky leader also remains top of the King of the Mountains classification - and with team-mate Porte still second the Australian will once again wear the polka dot jersey on Thursday.
But Peter Sagan wrestled back the green jersey as the race's leading sprinter after finishing above Andre Greipel in the day's intermediate sprint.
Those were relatively minor considerations on a day that comprised four category three climbs, the category one Col d'Aspin and the hors catergorie Tourmalet.
It was a day of attacks from the moment the Tour left Pau and with more punishing conditions there were six withdrawals, including two from the AG2R-La Mondiale team.
A superb ride from Martin enabled him to cross from the main group to a breakaway of six and they remained together until Majka made his move.
It is unlikely that a breakaway will claim the stage on Thursday, when another tough day in the Pyrenees will end with a 15.8km climb up to Plateau de Beille.
"This race isn't over," added Froome. "I can expect every day that someone's going to try to take the race on and make it difficult and try to get some time back."
BBC Sport's Matt Slater: "This felt like the calm after the storm. That is not to say nothing happened: it just did not happen at the sharp end.
"The first hour was some of the most furious racing we have seen at this year's race as breaks escaped, got caught and went again with a new cast.
"The winner, last year's King of the Mountains Rafal Majka, got in the right group and then went solo on the Tourmalet. Dan Martin tried to make it a duo but ran out of road for the second time in five days.
"This was fine by Chris Froome. Sheltered by Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard early on, his climbing buddies Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas helped him home.
"Astana tried to test Team Sky on the Tourmalet but it looked like it was their leader Vincenzo Nibali who suffered the most. The other challengers just kept their heads down, perhaps thinking about podium places, not yellow."
See the full standings
1. Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 5hrs 2mins 1sec
2. Daniel Martin (Ire) Cannondale-Garmin +1min
3. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon +1min 23secs
4. Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN-Qhubeka +2mins 8secs
5. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar +3mins 34secs
6. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis +3mins 34secs
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory +5mins 11secs
8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +5mins 19secs
9. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky +5mins 21secs
10. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +5mins 21secs
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 41hrs 3mins 31secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing +2mins 52secs
3. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +3mins 9secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +3mins 59secs
5. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +4mins 3secs
6. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +4mins 4secs
7. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Soudal +4mins 33secs
8. Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo +4mins 35secs
9. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin +6mins 44secs
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory +7mins 5secs
Selected others:
11. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +7mins 47secs
16. Dan Martin (Ire) Cannondale-Garmin +16mins 38secs
31. Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge +31mins 11secs
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Britain's Chris Froome maintained his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey as Rafal Majka claimed stage 11.
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The 28-year-old centre-back, who signed on a free transfer from Plymouth in June, has started 17 League One games for Rovers so far this season.
He picked up the injury in Monday's 4-1 loss at Charlton Athletic.
Meanwhile, on-loan midfielder Charlie Colkett, 20, has been recalled to his parent club Chelsea, after 17 Rovers appearances in all competitions.
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Bristol Rovers defender Peter Hartley has been sidelined for up to three months with a foot injury.
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The teams met at a sparsely populated Old Trafford after Sunday's game was called off following a bomb scare.
Wayne Rooney tucked the home side ahead after Rashford's dummy, then the young striker drilled in from 12 yards.
Ashley Young converted Rooney's pass, before Chris Smalling diverted in Max Gradel's shot as United finished fifth.
The final-game victory took the hosts above Southampton, who go into the Europa League qualifying stage next season.
Now the Red Devils turn their attentions to Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
Louis van Gaal, who still faces an uncertain future, is aiming to lead United to their first major trophy since the Premier League title under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.
Plenty of attention was focused on United striker Rashford after the 18-year-old was a shock inclusion in England's initial 26-man squad for Euro 2016.
The youngster was largely anonymous for the majority of the first half, managing just 12 touches as he was starved of service.
However, the game's first moment of quality came when Rashford again failed to touch the ball - a marvellous dummy for Rooney's opener, the 30-year-old's 100th goal at Old Trafford.
The teenager showed mature awareness to leave Anthony Martial's pass, following the France forward's neat one-two with Juan Mata, for his skipper to fire in from close range.
"The complete skill, awareness and vision of Rashford not to touch that ball is where the quality was," said BBC Radio 5 live summariser Pat Nevin.
Rashford looked lively when the teams returned after the break, his sharp movement and exuberant skill providing United's brightest moments.
Fittingly, he thumped in Antonio Valencia's cushioned header after another Rooney pass - before he was substituted to a standing ovation after 79 minutes.
United could have technically still qualified for the Champions League, although it would have required a record - and entirely improbable - 19-goal victory to overhaul neighbours Manchester City.
More realistically, Van Gaal's side needed a point to secure automatic qualification to the group stage of next season's Europa League.
And a fifth-place finish ahead of Southampton never looked in doubt against a Bournemouth side with nothing to play for.
Both clubs were allowed to name different teams for the rearranged game, with many expecting the Dutchman to make changes with Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace in mind.
However, he surprisingly named the same starting line-up with Rooney again playing in a deeper midfield role.
The England captain was instrumental throughout, pulling the strings in a dominant United performance.
Bournemouth can look back at their debut season in the English top flight with plenty of satisfaction, despite signing off with a convincing defeat.
The Cherries were one of the favourites to be relegated before the campaign, but finished comfortably clear of the bottom three.
An encouraging period of just two defeats in 12 matches - including back-to-back wins against defending champions Chelsea and Manchester United - moved Eddie Howe's side away from the thick of a relegation battle.
However, the south coast club only managed to win one of their final eight games, leaving them 16th in the table.
Chances were rare in their first league visit to Old Trafford until substitute Gradel's wayward shot hit Smalling and flew past the stranded David de Gea.
"There was disappointment towards the end of the season, but overall the players have been outstanding and we have to look forward with real optimism," said Howe.
"We'll reflect on a memorable season - the best in the club's history."
But Howe may find himself fighting a battle to hang on to some of his players, revealing the club had rejected a combined £20m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal:
"I like the second half, it's only the last minute I don't like. We played a very good second half against a very defensive opponent.
"We didn't reach our aim. We have to qualify for the Champions League. We have still the FA Cup final to go. Everyone has to make up his mind at how we have done this season at that time.
"I can only say I have a contract of three years and I want to fulfil that. The transition period is not over yet. I am still the manager."
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Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe:
"It's been a difficult couple of days. Not ideal for anyone. It was disappointing overall for us. They dominated possession, we struggled to get a stranglehold on the game.
"United were a level above us in most departments. We didn't make it as difficult for them as we could have done. There's lots for us to ponder over the summer."
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Match ends, Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Own Goal by Chris Smalling, Manchester United. Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Attempt missed. Max Gradel (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Benik Afobe (Bournemouth).
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
Offside, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Ashley Young is caught offside.
Goal! Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 0. Ashley Young (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wayne Rooney.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Anthony Martial.
Offside, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
Offside, Bournemouth. Tommy Elphick tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
Foul by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).
Max Gradel (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Grabban replaces Callum Wilson.
Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Marcus Rashford.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Juan Mata.
Goal! Manchester United 2, Bournemouth 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Valencia with a headed pass.
Offside, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Cook (Bournemouth).
Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Joshua King.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Marc Pugh.
Juan Mata (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Juan Mata (Manchester United).
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Juan Mata (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Adam Federici (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Federici.
Attempt saved. Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Marcus Rashford impressed as Manchester United clinched a Europa League group spot by beating Bournemouth in their rearranged Premier League match.
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On 2 July, the night of the election, ultra-conservative commentator Andrew Bolt was first out of the blocks, telling Turnbull bluntly: "Resign."
"You have been a disaster," Bolt wrote. "You betrayed (former PM) Tony Abbott and then led the party to humiliation, stripped of both values and honour."
Opposition leader Bill Shorten spent last week gleefully calling Turnbull a "prime minister with no authority" and predicting Australians would be back at the polls within a year.
Australia PM Turnbull's conservatives win tight election
But while things look chaotic from close-up, Australia's recent political history suggests this is business as usual. Turnbull is suffering from a political malaise that's common "down under" - the second-term slump.
Amidst the rancour and heated denunciations last week, former prime minister John Howard offered a much cooler assessment of the government's performance and Turnbull's leadership.
"This hasn't been an outcome that we wanted, but it's not the end of the world and people shouldn't start slitting their throats," he said.
Howard knew this from experience - he, too, suffered from second-term slump.
In 1996, he took the conservatives to their first election victory since 1983 in a massive win that gave them a majority of 45 seats.
But in 1998, Howard broke a promise to "never, ever" introduce a consumption tax in Australia and took this policy to the polls. A 4.8% swing against the coalition reduced its majority to just 13 seats.
Howard went on to be Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister, staying in the job until 2006.
Australians have a history of punishing governments when they seek a second term.
Bob Hawke developed a minor case of the slump in 1984, when his Labor government's majority was cut from 25 to 16, surprising analysts who thought the popular PM would be returned with an increased majority.
Another Labor leader, Julia Gillard, suffered a particularly acute bout of slump in 2010, when a 5.4% swing against her government wiped its majority from 18 seats to zero, forcing her to do a deal with independents to stay in power.
Multiple complex factors were at play in each case. Hawke was forced to delay promised policies due to a hole in the budget and Gillard was always on the back foot after she deposed first-term prime minister Kevin Rudd in a coup.
But the pattern is clear to see - Australians typically return governments for a second term with a greatly reduced majority.
Turnbull is likely to secure 76 seats to Labor's 69, enough for the coalition to rule on its own. In this sense he is already doing better than Gillard, who still lasted almost an entire term before her panicking party ended her leadership and reinstalled Rudd, the man she deposed.
There's no doubt that Turnbull faces a tough road of internal unrest, unruly senators, an emboldened opposition and an uncertain global outlook. But his circumstances are hardly unique in Australian politics.
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Critics have lined up to kick Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after the conservative Liberal-National coalition's narrow election victory.
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Ryan Gray, 24, was discovered with stab wounds by police on Horsell Road, Islington, on 4 June. Mr Gray, who is from Islington, died four days later.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of murder and sentenced at the Old Bailey earlier.
Met Police described the stabbing as "shocking and violent".
A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.
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A 17-year-old boy who stabbed a man to death in north London has been sentenced to 15 years detention.
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While Hong Kong's students continue their protests and stumbling negotiations with the territory's authorities, democracy activists from around the world, some of whom have helped their struggle, gather together.
The Oslo Freedom Forum is one of the biggest meetings of human rights activists in the world, and this year its rather surreal proceedings have a different tension, as activists trying to take on Beijing's actions in Hong Kong seek to hold their ground.
Activists are furious at what they see as Beijing's proposals to fix the election of Hong Kong's next chief executive.
However, far from being impromptu demonstrations, it is an open secret at this meeting in Norway that plans were hatched in Hong Kong for the demonstrations nearly two years ago.
The ideas was to use non-violent action as a "weapon of mass destruction" to challenge the Chinese government.
Organisers prepared a plan to persuade 10,000 people on to the streets, to occupy roads in central Hong Kong, back in January 2013.
They believed that China's moves to control the Hong Kong election would provide a flashpoint where civil disobedience could be effective, and planned accordingly.
Their strategies were not just to plan the timing and nature of the demonstrations, but also how they would be run.
BBC Newsnight has been told that some leading protestors received advice and materials from Western activists to help them train as many as 1,000 of those who would later be involved in the demonstrations
Yang Jianli, a Chinese academic, was part of the protests in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago.
He has been talking to the Hong Kong students on a daily basis.
He says that the students are better organised than the Tiananmen protesters ever were, with clearer, more effective structures for their action and clearer goals about what they are trying to achieve.
But he adds that responsibility for what happens next is not just down to the protesters themselves, not just down to other democracy activists like those gathered here in Oslo, but to the rest of the world.
Jamila Raqib, the executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution based near Boston, which analyses and distributes studies on non-violent struggle, says it is clear that protesters have been trained how to behave during a protest.
"How to keep ranks, how to speak to police, how to manage their own movement, how to use marshals in their movement, people who are specially trained.
"It was also how to behave when arrested - practical things like the need for food and water, movement can last longer when people are taken care of, and also how to manage a water cannon being used against you, and other types of police violence."
In a statement Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) said none of its members had attended the Oslo Freedom Forum or received "any specific training" from the organisations mentioned in this report.
OCLP said it had openly held "non-violent protest" workshops in Hong Kong but these were "wholly organized by OCLP, without any support or intervention from foreign organisations."
It also said the "inititiators" of OCLP had never been in contact with Yang Jianli, nor had OCLP been in contact with Jamila Raqib.
Protests don't always work.
Srdja Popovic, one of the student leaders involved in overthrowing Slobodan Milosevic, was another of the protest veterans in Oslo.
He has since trained activists in 40 countries, but he says the techniques of non-violent action that he advocates have led to successful and lasting change in only six or seven countries.
He argues that there is more need than ever for the methods of organisation and leadership to be shared.
He says that after the 20th Century military race, "what we are seeing now is a new world race - now it is 'can the good guys learn as well as the bad guys?'."
Mr Popovic has not had any involvement with the Hong Kong protests, but says whether in Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt or Hong Kong "you can look at these movements - and see the set of rules".
"You have to understand the rules of the non-military battlefield."
His work in Oslo, along with the writings of the American human rights activist, Gene Sharp, is in high demand.
There is something incongruous about the Oslo meeting - seeing Chinese dissidents, American computer hackers, activists from Africa, the Middle East and Russia trade information over champagne and canapés.
Like any conference, a good deal of the work is done after hours, even if it is schmoozing for democracy.
Two members of Russian opposition female punk group Pussy Riot, members of which were put in jail by President Putin, are here too.
They say they want to "make personal contacts" and meet others doing similar human rights work.
What this event shows is that struggles for democracy or human rights in the 21st Century rarely happen in isolation.
Activists, whether those on the streets of Hong Kong right now, or from other parts of the world, are sharing information and insights faster than ever before.
30 October: Correction
This article has been amended after an earlier version may have given the impression that the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests were planned by foreign activists. The amended version makes clear that the planning for the Hong Kong demonstrations was carried out in Hong Kong, with support from abroad. It includes a statement from Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP), saying that none of its members had attended the Oslo Freedom Forum or received "any specific training" from the organisations mentioned in this report. The amended article also makes clear that Mr Popovic has not had any involvement with the Hong Kong protests.
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Where might you find a North Korean defector, a self-confessed Serbian troublemaker, a Tiananmen Square protester and members of punk group Pussy Riot in the same room?
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The body is calling for an "army of volunteers" to determine which of the 345,000 are at risk from neglect.
The process is part of the body's annual heritage risk survey but will take several years. More than 700 buildings were identified as needing attention during pilot programmes.
English Heritage itself only collects information on buildings within London.
The body has announced its first crowd-sourced programme to extend the programme to the rest of England.
"For English Heritage it means we will eventually get, for the first time, a complete picture of the condition of all England's listed heritage," said Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage.
He added: "We can use this information to decide how best to deploy our national expertise to help owners and all those tackling heritage at risk on the ground."
As part of pilot programmes run across the country, 350 volunteers inspected more than 5,000 Grade II listed buildings.
They found that 4.2% were at risk and 10.1% were vulnerable.
The pilot projects surveyed buildings in a number of areas.
Among those found to be in need of attention were The Ruins of Old Buckingham House, in Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. The original building, built in 1820, was badly damaged by fire in 1910. English Heritage said the surviving structures were in increasingly poor condition.
Volunteers also identified Big Mill in Leek, Staffordshire, Llanthony Provender Mill, in Gloucestershire and the western lock on the Northern By-Pass Channel at Appley Locks, in Lancashire.
Launching the Heritage at Risk Register 2013, English Heritage asked for more volunteers to come forward in order to cover the rest of England's Grade II structures.
English Heritage said that, during the programme's pilot phase, volunteers surveyed an average of 13 buildings per day each following a day and a half's training.
In Whitehaven, Cumbria, they picked out the former YMCA building, an 18th century structure vacant for a number of years, as in need of repair.
They also singled out the former Methodist Church in the town, which was designed by architect TL Banks. It was built in 1877 but has deteriorated and now stands with broken windows and crumbling stonework, English Heritage said.
David Day, who volunteered in Whitehaven, said: "Many of us are concerned about the neglect of local buildings that are crucial features of our town.
"We are worried that we will literally lose sight of the past and in so doing we lose the chance to understand the present."
Ann Buck, a volunteer in north Norfolk, said: "These buildings are our heritage and the fact that we have lost so many is tragic.
"English Heritage and the National Trust are the last resort for a lot of them, we are never the owners of such buildings, just the custodians."
English Heritage said some councils already kept lists of structures and what condition they were in, which the volunteers would help to update.
In other areas, they would be asked to create a list from scratch. The number of Grade II structures judged to be in need of some repair is expected to grow as a result.
Mr Thurley said: "We will have a grass-roots network to spread understanding and appreciation of local heritage so that less of [the buildings] become at risk in the first place.
"One pilot project even passed details of buildings found to be vacant and vulnerable to the police and fire services, making them better aware of places likely to attract crime."
The project is being launched at the Granary Building in central London - a Grade II building rescued from dereliction as part of the redevelopment of the King's Cross railway lands.
English Heritage said it hoped to begin recruiting for the first full surveys next autumn and asked would-be volunteers to contact its customer services department.
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All of England's Grade II listed buildings are to be surveyed by English Heritage for the first time.
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Gen Samir Sulaiman told the BBC he hoped all of Aleppo would be in government hands within weeks.
Gen Sulaiman was speaking a day after the army seized another district, Tariq al-Bab, from the rebels opposing President Bashar al-Assad.
Swathes of east Aleppo held by rebels have been seized by government troops and militiamen in the past three weeks.
Earlier reports on Saturday had suggested as much as two-thirds of the rebel-held area had been recaptured.
Up to 250,000 people remain trapped in besieged areas of the city, the UN says.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced. The United Nations this week said conditions in east Aleppo were now so dire that medical operations were being conducted without anaesthetics.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Tariq al-Bab was recaptured more than four years after falling into rebel hands.
Clashes in the district left tens of fighters on both sides killed or injured, it said.
At least 300 people have been killed since the government-led offensive on east Aleppo.
Thousands of people fled Tariq al-Bab into neighbouring areas as fighting intensified.
The thunderous boom of shelling can be heard across Aleppo as Syrian warplanes and artillery pound districts to the east.
The army and its allies are advancing rapidly on the ground, Gen Sulaiman told me, and they expect to recapture 60% within days.
Rebel fighters are now regrouping and retreating south to more densely populated areas of their enclave.
UN officials here say they're bracing for another exodus of civilians. Thousands have already fled to this part of Aleppo.
Sources tell me that that Syria's ally Russia is involved in a new effort to co-ordinate with rebel forces to arrange the evacuation of the sick and wounded and allow as many as 1,000 civilian activists who are not involved in the fighting to leave.
But for all the discussions, what's clear to all is the Syrian military and its allies are determined to retake all of Aleppo within weeks.
Earlier this week, Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, said besieged areas of the city risked becoming "one giant graveyard".
He said some people inside opposition-controlled areas were so hungry they were reduced to scavenging.
On Thursday, Russia, that supports President Bashar al-Assad's government, indicated it was ready to discuss opening four safe corridors for humanitarian access.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011.
It has been divided in roughly two for the past four years. But in the past 11 months, Syrian troops have broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes.
In early September they reinstated a siege of the east, and launched a large-scale offensive later that month to retake full control of the city.
The Syrian Observatory says more than 300 civilians have been killed in rebel-held districts since the offensive was stepped up in mid-November.
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Syrian government troops have gained control of 50% of rebel-held areas of east Aleppo, says a military spokesman.
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According to Ministry of Finance sources in Athens, there are still some minor details to be sorted out. We should see a more detailed statement in an hour or two.
And the package will have to be agreed by the Greek and German parliaments, and eurozone finance ministers, in coming days.
But this should be rescue number three for the eurozone economy, which since 2009 has more than any other shown up the flaws in the structure of the currency union.
It is nonetheless hugely significant for Greece's future in the euro that its creditors - the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the other eurozone governments - appear to be satisfied with a programme of austerity and economic reform agreed by Athens (and see what I wrote on this yesterday).
Although the Syriza government of Alexis Tsipras may be criticised by some of its supporters for agreeing to austerity that it originally rejected, he will point out that this year Athens is being permitted to run a deficit - yet again.
The newly agreed fiscal targets are a deficit of 0.25% for this year, a surplus of .5% in 2016, +1.75% in 2017 and +3.5% in 2018.
There are few things to say about these fiscal targets.
First, although Mr Tsipras will present the 0.25% deficit for this year as an easing of austerity and a political success, many will by contrast see it as simply a reflection of Greece's economic failure in recent months, the return to probable recession caused by the closure of the banks last month.
Which is why rehabilitating the banks, and easing restrictions on withdrawals and lending, is right now the sine qua non of a sustainable recovery in Greece.
And that in turn will take months of painful negotiation on recapitalising the banks - with perhaps 25bn euros of eurozone taxpayers' money - to provide proof to the people of Greece that their savings can be returned to banks from under the mattress.
Second there will be few economists who believe that Greece will succeed in generating a surplus of 3.5% in 2018 and then sustaining that surplus for years - partly because it is rare for any Western economy to stay on a path of spending less than tax revenues for any length of time, let alone an economy with a private sector as feeble as Greece's.
Third, and I am sorry to say you will have heard this a few times from me, the really hard negotiations start soon - on how to reduce Greece's massive debts, set to peak at close to 200% of GDP or national income in the next two years (according to the IMF) to an affordable level.
Without debt write-offs, prosperity will never return to Greece, and its future in the euro will never be assured.
With debt write-offs, populist parties throughout the eurozone will be able to claim to voters that they have nothing to fear and everything to gain from throwing out the mainstream establishment parties and re-asserting national sovereign rights to economic self-determination.
Or to put it another way, euro politics and euro economics of Greek debt forgiveness point in diametrically opposed directions.
Which is why no-one should see today's important bailout agreement for Greece as a permanent happy ending.
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After months of delay and crisis, Greece has finally agreed a third bailout deal (well almost) - providing up to 86bn euros of new credit.
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Clarkson left the BBC's popular Top Gear show under a cloud in 2015 after punching producer Oisin Tymon.
He said: "I was never sacked from the BBC, they just didn't renew my contract on Top Gear."
Speaking to the Radio Times, he added: "I haven't left. I've just done QI and Have I Got News for You."
But he said he was enjoying one aspect of working with Amazon on new show The Grand Tour that he didn't experience at the BBC.
"The really big difference between Amazon and the BBC is when we finish a film on The Grand Tour, Amazon ring us up and squeak, 'It's brilliant, we love it!'... You never got that from the BBC."
However, in a separate interview, Clarkson praised the BBC for the way it nurtured talent.
He said it is a "brilliant organisation for letting you grow".
"Everything I know about making television I learnt from the BBC," he said.
"How long were we bumbling around on BBC Two? Three or four years I suppose? Awful. (We made) terrible mistakes and nobody was really watching and then after Richard Hammond went upside down, everybody started to watch.
"By then the show had got quite good. So (the BBC) is very good at letting a show develop and grow, until it becomes the masterpiece that is Autumnwatch now."
He added: "The Beeb was tremendous. They were bloody good people."
He also defended the corporation over talent salaries.
He described the new Royal Charter as "disgusting" for demanding all BBC employees who earn more than £150,000 must reveal their salaries.
"Nobody talks about their earnings. You just don't do it," said Clarkson.
"I think if you're going to put somebody in a management position running the BBC, for example, Tony Hall, you would assume and hope he is capable of deciding who gets paid what, and he doesn't have to explain it to every single Tom, Dick and Harry in the country."
The Grand Tour reunites Clarkson with his ex-Top Gear colleagues James May, Richard Hammond and producer Andy Wilman.
It launches on 18 November on Amazon Prime.
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Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, whose new Amazon show launches later this month, says he still hopes to "appear on the BBC all the time".
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Out of the customs union.
Free of European Union laws.
Immigration under Westminster control.
If anyone was wondering whether the government might offer some substantial wriggle room on the Brexit negotiations to take account of the very different Parliamentary arithmetic following the general election, they have another think coming.
Dr Liam Fox, the cabinet minister for international trade, has told the BBC that nobody voted to "part-leave" the European Union.
The public either voted leave - which he takes to mean being out of the two substantive EU trading structures, the single market and the customs union - or remain, a vote to stay wholly in the union.
As leave won, Dr Fox argues, it is now time for the Conservatives to get on with it and deliver, even without a majority in Parliament.
"We have to go full steam ahead and get the job done," he told me, saying he didn't recognise the terms "hard" (fully out) and "soft" (partially out, or a delayed out) Brexit.
To coin a phrase, Brexit means Brexit.
And anyone, including Conservative MPs, sympathetic to a different approach - and who may feel emboldened by the election result - should remember the referendum outcome last year.
Dr Fox was speaking to me as part of a news special on BBC1 tonight at 8.30pm called Brexit: What's Next?
With colleague and Europe Editor, Katya Adler, it is an attempt to try to unpack what the remarkably close general election result means for Britain and the EU's approach to Brexit.
Dr Fox admits that getting the final Brexit deal through Parliament "won't be easier" after the Prime Minister lost her majority, but argues that Theresa May will stick to the position laid out before 8 June.
Which is fully out of the single market and the customs union.
There may be transitional arrangements as Britain moves to a new trading relationship with the EU, but Dr Fox refused to be drawn on how long that would be.
"How long is a piece of string?" he answered, after I put to him the former business secretary Sir Vince Cable's suggestion that it could be a decade before any final deal is completed.
I don't think that means Dr Fox is relaxed about how long any "transition" may take - he wants the deal done as quickly as possible.
But he does believe a "cliff edge" departure should be avoided - which may take some time, although how long, for Dr Fox, is still unclear.
"The British public made a decision to leave," Dr Fox told me.
"We have to honour that decision to leave.
"We didn't say we would part-leave the European Union.
"[The public] gave us an instruction to do so and anybody who is a democrat needs to follow that instruction.
"If we want to get what the British public voted for in the referendum - control of our laws, control of our borders, control of our money - then we have to have an exit which takes us outside the single market and outside the customs union - although we will want to maximise our ability to trade inside that market."
He said that the option of "no deal" had to be left on the table.
"What are these people actually saying to us?" Dr Fox said of those who say that "no deal" should be off the table.
"Are they saying that we should seriously go into a negotiation and saying whatever deal is offered we would accept that rather than walk away?
"I mean what sort of a negotiation actually would that be?
"It's effectively waving the white flag before the negotiations actually begin.
"It is not a sensible position for us to have
"But we don't want to get to no deal.
"We've set out the sort of deal that we want, a deal that's good for European citizens in the United Kingdom and British citizens in the European Union; that's good for British business, that enables us to trade maximally with the single market; that means there's as little friction at our borders as possible, giving Britain simultaneously the freedom to develop new trading agreements elsewhere."
Of course staying in the customs union - which would prevent Britain signing its own trade deals with countries outside the EU - would effectively make Dr Fox's department superfluous.
Dr Fox may not like the distinction between "hard" and "soft", but Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, is judged to have a rather different approach ("soft", if you like) to the type of deal Britain may strike with the EU, as I wrote last month.
And, for this BBC1 news special, both Sir Vince, who is standing to be leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Sir Keir Starmer, Labour's shadow secretary for exiting the EU, said they might be willing to join forces with Mr Hammond to put "jobs and prosperity" at the heart of the negotiations.
Dr Fox says that is a false division - and that the future prosperity of the UK is at the heart of his approach to Brexit.
Britain can be strong economically outside the EU, he says, despite the myriad of warnings that leaving the single market and the customs union could damage the UK economy.
"If you are looking at a free trade agreement in a global context, this one with the European Union ought to be the simplest in the history of mankind because we're beginning from a completely tariff free basis and we're beginning with exactly the same laws and regulations as the rest of our European partners," Dr Fox said.
"And the only reason that we'll not get to this perfect arrangement would be if the politics of Europe got in the way.
"That would be a pity because it would just say that they were putting the politics of Europe above the prosperity of Europe."
And on the chance of Britain ever staying in the EU - as some EU leaders have rather wistfully suggested - Dr Fox has a straightforward answer.
"There's about as much chance of us staying in the European Union as of me finding the tooth fairy."
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Out of the single market.
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The Family and Parenting Institute says intense scrutiny of parents has led to claims they are responsible for a deterioration in adolescent behaviour.
But its chief executive Dr Katherine Rake says there is no evidence of a decline in parenting standards.
If anything, parents are becoming more "professional", she says.
In an article to mark the start of Parenting Week, Dr Rake says parenting has become "one of the most charged political and cultural subjects of our age".
"The scrutiny of parenting has led to the idea of a parenting 'deficit', and the view that there are growing number of parents who are incapable," she adds.
"Yet, this focus of parenting skills is not matched by conclusive evidence about a decline in our standards of parenting."
The article is published after the government announced it was planning to try out free parenting classes in three areas of England.
Dr Rake continues: "There is a risk that the current debate on problem families unhelpfully adds another stereotype to a modern mythology of parenting.
"Alongside the 'pushy parent'; who helicopters around their child and elbows others out of the way in pursuit of their child's interests, we have the deficit model of a feckless parent, who is need of corrective state intervention."
She adds: "Much of the evidence available suggests that far from becoming a nation of apathetic, laissez-faire parents, many of us are spending more time with our children and having higher expectations of them."
She continues: "Working mothers now spend more time with their children than non-working mothers did in 1981."
She also quotes research that suggests that more parents in 2006 expected their children to be polite and do their homework than did so 20 years earlier.
Dr Rake adds: "One of the explanations for the criminal behaviour of some young looters over the course of the riots was the poor parenting they had received."
She adds that "while it would be impossible to ascertain conclusively whether the 'quality' of parenting has improved or declined over time", a recent study suggested there was no evidence for declining standards of parenting over all.
At the same time parenting has been subject to the forces of "professionalisation" and "marketisation", she says which has "in turn led to increased scrutiny of our private, domestic lives".
She adds: "While the debate on parenting has been genuinely important in improving the quality of parenting that some children receive, it also inevitable leaves others feeling judged and under pressure to deliver to a set of fixed, and inevitable elusive standards."
On problem families, Dr Rake said greater credence had been given to the idea that the government should intervene in what she described as "cases of market failure".
But there was an important distinction between so-called "problem families" who drive criminal activity and families who experience multiple problems, she said.
If the two were confused, the policies tackling the issue would fail, she suggested.
Helping such families turn things around, as was promised the wake of the summer riots, was likely to be a challenge and very costly, she warned.
Family Intervention Projects which have been seen as one of the main methods of doing this would require an investment of between £1.5bn and £2bn, she said.
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Parents are stereotyped as either "feckless" or "pushy" in a society that puts huge pressures on families, experts say.
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Two poignant episodes saw the street come to standstill as a funeral procession took Deirdre to her final resting place.
An average audience of 7.6 million watched the first episode, peaking at 7.9 million, overnight figures suggest.
Kirkbride died in January, aged 60, following a battle with cancer.
Her character was one of the longest-running in the soap's history, having made her first appearance in 1972.
The most affecting moment of the funeral was a five-minute eulogy from Deirdre's husband Ken (William Roache) - which he abandoned mid-way through to speak from the heart.
"She was a friend, a neighbour, a mother and a grandmother, a confidante," he said. "She was a woman who spent most of her life in one street. A lynchpin of the community.
"Her family were her priority. To Deirdre, family was family and that was that."
Reminding everyone of her "booming, life-affirming laugh", Ken reduced the mourners to tears.
Deirdre's coffin was then carried out of the church to Nina Simone's Feeling Good; while many viewers said they were moved to tears by the cast's rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Earlier, Ken had harsh words for his step-daughter, Tracy, who fled the church mid-funeral after he accused her of shedding "crocodile tears" for Deirdre.
But the show also incorporated some of its trademark humour.
When Liz McDonald described Deirdre as "my best friend", Eileen Grimshaw replied: "I thought I was your best mate?"
"Well... you are now," said Liz.
Writer Damon Rochefort had also used the double-bill to explore the soap's ongoing storylines.
The episodes were warmly received by fans, who paid compliments to the cast and crew on Twitter.
"Deirdre funeral was beautifully filmed," said Laura. "Wonderful words from Bill and beautiful acting. Must [have been] difficult to film."
Natasha Wilson added: "Ken Barlow's just broke me heart in to a trillion pieces."
"Watching the funeral of a fictional character knowing that the actress who played her has died," tweeted Jan Silverman. "Not sure who I was crying for."
"The wobbly rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water has finished me off," agreed Maya Anaokar.
Several Coronation Street cast members praised Rochefort's script, including Samia Ghadie (Maria Connor), Beverley Callard (Liz McDonald) and Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Bradley), who observed: "You did her proud."
The writer replied that he was "very honoured to have written both eps of Corrie tonight", adding "it was a lovely send off."
The second episode of the double-bill was seen by an average audience of 7.6 million, with a peak of 7.8 million.
It fell short of the series' biggest audience of the year - which was recorded in January, when 8.7 million tuned in to see a mini-bus crash, which affected several of the show's major characters.
That figure rose to 9.72m once on-demand and catch-up figures where included. A similar effect is likely to be seen for the funeral episodes.
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Almost 8 million people tuned in to say goodbye to Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow on Monday, following the death of actress Anne Kirkbride.
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Martin Fleetwood from PWC told the BBC's Inside Business show the UK-wide rate was reducing, meaning the proposed differential would not be as great.
Corporation tax - the tax firms pay on their profits - is now 20% in the UK.
The Northern Ireland Executive hoped to set its own lower rate but the plan has been held up by stalemate over welfare.
Stormont's aim was to cut corporation tax by April 2017, in a bid to compete for business with the Republic of Ireland where the rate is 12.5%.
In his July budget earlier this week, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed that the UK-wide rate will fall to 19% in 2017 and will be reduced again to 18% by 2020.
Mr Fleetwood, a senior partner at the leading management consultancy firm, said Northern Ireland needs to rethink how it sells itself as a place to do business.
"The game-changer that was hoped to come from corporation tax in Northern Ireland, the benefit from that is being eroded because the differential between us and the rest of the UK is reducing," he told Inside Business.
"I think that what that means for Northern Ireland is that we have to be even clearer about enunciating what out compelling sales message is as a FDI [foreign direct investment] location."
Under last December's Stormont House Agreement, the Westminster government agreed to legislate to devolve corporation tax setting powers to Northern Ireland ministers.
However, the move is dependent on Stormont minsters' ability to balance their budget and implement welfare reform.
There has been stalemate over welfare since March, when Sinn Féin withdrew its support for the Stormont House Agreement.
Martin Fleetwood's interview will be broadcast on Inside Business on BBC Radio Ulster at 13:30 BST on Sunday, 12 July.
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The advantage Northern Ireland could gain by introducing a lower rate of corporation tax than the rest of the UK is being eroded, a tax expert has said.
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But in Athens, there is little mood for celebration.
The hashtag #ThisIsACoup has been trending on Twitter since Sunday night - not just in Greece but in Germany and internationally.
Greeks have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the conditions their government has signed up to.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will now have to rush measures on pension reforms, tax increases and spending cuts through parliament.
The agreement also includes plans for Greece to transfer assets to a €50bn fund to be privatised or managed under European supervision.
"It sucks to be honest," says 22-year-old physics student Dimitrios.
"It's another terrible deal. We are not just depressed, we are angry. I don't think this deal is going to help us."
The agreement was hammered out a week after Greeks sent a clear anti-austerity message by overwhelmingly voting "No" in a referendum on conditions offered by international creditors.
As Greeks try to go about their daily lives again today, many are asking where that message went.
Irene, 43, stops to talk briefly in the middle-class neighbourhood of Kallithea as she makes her way to visit a relative in hospital.
Healthcare is one of the areas of public services in Greece that has been hit hardest by the crisis.
"The vote was 'No', so why are we accepting measures people don't want?" she asks.
"I don't think this deal has the backing of the people."
Dimitra is waiting for a bus. "This deal is not for the people," she says. "It's for the banks and for the rich men who have already taken their money out of the country."
Her concerns are focused on higher taxes on basic food supplies such as pasta and beans.
"This is not Europe," she complains.
Crucially, the agreement includes no reduction in debt for Greece although Mr Tsipras said he had managed to secure restructuring of Greek debt.
But not everyone is angry - some are just relieved.
The economy here is close to collapse, capital controls remain in place, and there are still long queues at cash machines. People in line bunch together in patches of shade as they wait.
For Christos the most important thing right now for Greece is that the banks reopen so business can restart.
"I think it's a first step," he says. "People here rely on the banks.
"For the economy to recover, we need there to be faith in the financial system.
"Then people will feel more positive. This isn't a crisis, it's a cure."
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Eurozone leaders say they have come to an agreement that will save Greece from disaster and stop the country falling out of the euro.
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The debate about creating new grammar schools in England has heard many attacks on the negative impact of selection.
But to understand the durable appeal of grammars, there's a need to consider a different type of evidence, the personal experiences of former pupils, who can feel that their memories have been shouted down in all the political exchanges.
Norma Jennings has helped to write the history of her old school - Harold Hill Grammar School - which was abolished as a grammar school in 1973.
And her memories encapsulate how the grammars have retained such a hold on the post-War imagination.
She sent a copy of the book to Prime Minister Theresa May with a letter about what she thought had been lost when most of the grammar system was scrapped.
Harold Hill Grammar School was built in the mid-1950s to serve new overspill estates built in Essex to accommodate thousands of east London families needing homes after the Second World War Two.
It was a piece of deliberate social planning, designed to take the brightest children and create a new generation of professionals.
Mrs Jennings, who left the school in 1963, says it's easy to forget how radical and "revolutionary" all this seemed.
Working-class children were being given the chance to have an education that would never have been within the reach of their parents.
For these children, the first generation of the post-War welfare state, this was a system of free milk and opportunity, and Harold Hill was part of a wave of hundreds of new secondary schools built for an expanding, ambitious population.
Mrs Jennings's memories also refer to another touchstone of grammar schools - the strong impression made by teachers.
At a recent reunion, she said, there were stories of pupils who had kept in touch with their former teachers all their lives.
For schoolgirls in the 1950s, unlikely to come across many women in professions, female teachers were inspiring role models for staying in education and having a career.
Mrs Jennings talks of the "intellectual life of the school", separate from academic achievement, with teachers setting up all kind of clubs and societies, and leaving pupils with a "stamp of curiosity".
It was also a time of assumed values, when the head teacher could unselfconsciously write about staff being able to "distinguish what is first-rate from what is not".
Much of the symbolism and the cut-and-paste Latin might have been borrowed from public schools.
But what made grammar schools so distinctive was that the pupils were not from the playing fields of Eton but the overspill estates of Essex.
And these schools, with a strong sense of their own identity, often left an intense impression on those who spent time there.
Harold Hill was very much a "product of its time", says Mrs Jennings.
And it's hard to know how much the school could be separated from the era.
This was a time of boys being known only by their surnames, teachers wearing gowns, there were hymns and prize-givings, boys and girls were segregated into separate playgrounds and miscreants faced the cane.
It was also a type of education available only to the minority who passed the 11-plus.
But as a child Mrs Jennings was not aware of such debates, and she says there was no sense of social separation.
You can only remember the schooldays you had - and not what it meant for those who missed out.
Harold Hill's history also touches on another long shadow over the grammar debate.
How grammar schools were closed has left an often unhappy legacy, with a sense of schools being dismantled without sufficient care for what was being lost.
Mrs Jennings says it would have been better if there had been a way to adapt the selection system, rather than shutting down the grammar schools.
She says the mergers with secondary moderns were often rushed and disruptive, with buildings scattered across different sites.
Mrs Jennings went on to train as a teacher and spent a happy career in comprehensives, but she still describes the way grammars were abolished as a "disaster".
Many former grammar teachers struggled in their new environments.
And there was a whole demographic of pupils at school who faced this upheaval in the 1970s - with a long wake of turbulence, as former grammars readjusted to their new identity.
Mrs May is one of the most high profile of this generation, starting at a grammar that became a comprehensive. And who knows how much this has been a shaping experience?
Harold Hill's merger with a secondary modern was not to be long-lasting.
The comprehensive that emerged has also disappeared, and the site has now been redeveloped for housing. Nothing exists of it apart from the memories of former pupils.
Another former pupil of Harold Hill, Colin Sparrow, says his grammar school days were a "melting pot" of different social classes and a very positive experience.
But he says if the grammar system had survived, the school would have been "a very different animal" from the one he attended in the 1960s.
In terms of whether they were elitist, he quotes Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee, speaking in 1945: "I am myself in favour of an educational system which will break down class barriers, and will preserve the unity of the nation, but I am also in favour of variety and entirely opposed to the abolition of old traditions and the levelling down of everything to dull uniformity."
Reconciling those ambitions still seems to be as elusive.
Remembering Harold Hill Grammar School by Don Martin and Norma Jennings, Lavenham Press, Suffolk.
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When Norma Jennings talks about grammar schools, she does not talk about statistics or education policy, she talks about her memories of teachers and how her schooldays still make such a strong impression decades later.
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Russia confirmed earlier that the hull of the Liman, part of its Black Sea Fleet, had sustained a breach, with crew working to keep it afloat.
The cause of the collision is unclear but fog was reported in the area.
The ship hit a Togo-flagged boat carrying livestock, Turkish media say.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim called his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, to express his sadness over the collision, sources in the Turkish prime minister's office were quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) passes through the Bosphorus Strait for deployments in the Mediterranean, notably in Syria.
All 78 crew aboard the Liman were safely evacuated, the Turkish coastal authority said in a statement (in Turkish) on its website.
It collided with the Youzarsif H freighter, reportedly 29km (18 miles) from the Turkish town of Kilyos on the Black Sea coast just north of the city of Istanbul, and had sunk by 14:48 (11:48 GMT).
It was not clear whether either vessel was heading to the Bosphorus Strait at the time, Reuters news agency reports.
The BSF said the Russian crew had followed all the rules of sailing and manoeuvring and it suggested the incident had been caused by the other ship, Russia's Interfax news agency reports.
A former commander of the fleet, Adm Viktor Kravchenko, told Interfax the event was "out of the ordinary".
"There have been collisions but I do not remember a case like this, of a vessel, a warship sinking after it," he said.
The freighter reportedly sustained minor damage in the incident.
Built in Gdansk, Poland, the Liman was launched in 1970, when it served with the USSR's Northern Fleet before joining the BSF in 1974, according to the kchf.ru naval website (in Russian).
Based at Sevastopol in Crimea, the territory annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, it was a regular visitor to the Syrian port of Tartus for decades, the site notes.
In 1999, the Liman made international headlines when it was deployed to the Mediterranean to monitor Nato operations against Yugoslavia.
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A Russian spy ship has sunk off the Turkish coast after being breached in a collision with a freighter, with all its crew rescued, the Turkish coastal authority says.
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The "racist and Islamophobic" attack took place as the 22-year-old victim travelled on the number 50 bus along Alcester Road in Moseley, Birmingham, police said.
The man repeatedly lit a lighter towards the end of the abuse, that lasted half an hour.
West Midlands Police said a 49-year-old man had been arrested.
The woman was not injured as a result of the threats on Tuesday at 13:50 GMT.
But she was badly shaken and got off the bus two stops early as she feared for her own safety, police said.
Det Con Nigel Box said: "Following the appeal, we received a huge number of calls from the public, which led directly to [a man's] quick arrest."
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A woman on a bus was racially abused and threatened by a fellow passenger who intimated he would set her on fire.
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Now three new acts are vying for the title as the prize marks its 10th anniversary.
Pop diva Dua Lipa, blues singer Rag N Bone Man and dance vocalist Anne-Marie all make the shortlist, which is voted for by music industry experts.
The winner is announced on 8 December, ahead of next year's Brit Awards.
Unusually, all of this year's nominees have already tasted chart success in the last 12 months.
Anne-Marie is currently number one as the featured performer on Clean Bandit's hit Rockabye.
Dua Lipa, who was on the BBC's Sound Of 2016 list earlier this year, has scored hits with her singles Hotter Than Hell and Blow Your Mind (Mwah).
Rag N Bone Man, meanwhile, has been number one for nine weeks in Germany with his soul-stirring ballad Human. The song is set to enter the UK chart for the first time this week after being performed by X Factor contestant Emily Middlemas.
The nominees were chosen by a panel of music industry experts - from critics and record label employees to heads of the UK's biggest radio stations.
The winner will receive a statue designed by late architect Zaha Hadid, and will get to perform on the Brit Awards launch show live on ITV on 14 January.
Before they become ubiquitous, brush up on the nominees below.
Anne-Marie
After two stints in Les Miserables as a child actress, Anne-Marie was hired as a touring vocalist for dance collective Rudimental. They liked her so much they signed her to their label. Her solo single Alarm hit number 16 earlier this year and has been streamed more than 100 million times.
Age: 25
From: Essex
Inspired by: Eminem, 50 Cent, Prince, Lauryn Hill and... S Club 7
For fans of: Rihanna, Jess Glynne, Jessie Ware
Did you know? Anne-Marie is a three-time world karate champion.
She says: "I actually can't believe I am nominated for this amazing award. This is so sick. To everyone who voted for me I am so grateful and humbled, here's to 2017!"
Dua Lipa
Born in London but with an Albanian heritage, Dua Lipa attended the Sylvia Young stage school until, aged 13, her parents returned to Kosovo. She lasted two years before fleeing to London, where she worked in nightclubs to pay for her singing career. Possessed of a smoky voice and a hip-hop sensibility, she is due to release her debut album in February.
Age: 21
From: London
Inspired by: Chance The Rapper, David Bowie, Nelly Furtado, Pink
For fans of: Destiny's Child, Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX
Did you know? She once got in trouble for throwing bubble bath at a policeman.
She says: "This is the highlight of my year. I've hit a lot of milestones this year, from performing at Glastonbury, to doing my own European tour... [and] this is the icing on the cake."
Rag N Bone Man
Born Rory Graham, singer-songwriter Rag N Bone Man is the unlikely missing link between blues giants like Robert Johnson and the soulful pop of Sam Smith and John Newman. His gruff, emotive voice brings his tales of love, loss and redemption vividly to life - something his huge European fanbase have cottoned on to before the UK.
Age: 31
From: Uckfield, near Brighton
Inspired by: John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Roots Manuva, D'Angelo
For fans of: Joe Cocker, Sam Smith, Plan B, Ray LaMontagne
Did You Know? The singer's chose his stage name because he's a fan of the sitcom Steptoe and Son.
He says: "It's bonkers that I've been nominated for Critics' Choice. Absolutely bonkers. I've been grafting, I built a strong fanbase over the years with help from good people that put their faith in me. And now this! I'm very grateful."
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Before they were famous, Adele, Sam Smith, James Bay and Florence + The Machine were earmarked for success by the Brits Critics' Choice award.
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He was speaking after a ceremony in Kharkiv as another five coffins with remains were flown to the Netherlands.
The Boeing 777 Malaysian Airlines was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed in territory held by pro-Russian rebels.
The majority of the victims - 193 - were Dutch.
Both rebels and their supporters in Russia have denied shooting the aircraft down.
Investigators have struggled to gain access to the site as clashes continue nearby between Ukrainian government forces and the separatists.
Mr Koenders said experts had already come "a long way" with the identification process and would do everything they could to find more remains.
"We cannot say at this moment in any certain way... at what moment and even if we can recover the last nine, but we will do everything we can in co-operation with authorities here to make that happen," he said, quoted by AFP news agency.
He added that investigators still hoped to recover more remnants of the plane, but it was unclear when this would happen because of uncertainties about the security situation.
Initial investigations at the site were suspended in August because of heavy fighting in the area.
They resumed in September after a ceasefire deal was signed, with experts making four visits to the site.
A report issued in September by Dutch investigators found MH17 was hit by multiple "high-energy" objects.
The report did not apportion blame but it is believed to have been hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
Russian officials have denied the allegations and instead suggested Ukrainian fighter jets were culpable.
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Nine of the 298 victims of July's MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine are still unaccounted for, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has said.
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Born to a single mother in 1944, she had been put in an orphanage at the age of three weeks.
Her mother, from Armagh, never forgot her. She had gone on to marry and have other children and always intended coming back for her eldest daughter.
But when the day came and Ann's mother arrived at the Nazareth House facility run by nuns in Belfast, Ann had disappeared.
"I was there for five years," says the 68-year-old from her home in Perth.
"In between times my mother would come and visit me regularly as did her future husband and when the time came to come and collect me when I was five years old she was told I was not there.
"I had already been sent out to Australia without her consent and without her knowledge."
Ann's mother was not told at the time that her daughter had been sent to Australia. It was several years before she discovered. Ann, meanwhile, had been sent to an orphanage in Western Australia, part of a government scheme to help populate the country after the war.
Ann was one of 1,355 children from the UK, 112 of them from Northern Ireland, who were sent to Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. Most were sent out by religious orders, like the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers, who ran care homes.
Some were orphans, but others were not and in many cases the children were told they had no living relatives to ensure they did not try to return.
Last month, a team of experts that are running an inquiry into historical abuse in institutions in Northern Ireland went to Australia to take submissions from some of those who had been sent there.
Philippa White works for an organisation called Tuart Place based in Freemantle that helps so-called 'child migrants' like Ann.
She says: "From the sound of things there were some recruiting drives, there were quotas to fill and in some instances it sounds like a fairly aggressive process of finding children for migration."
Ann remained in care in the orphanage until the age of 15 when she was sent to work on an outback farm. She was 17 before she was able to write to her family and 21 before she was allowed to visit.
Cutting her off from her family left her feeling angry and bereft for the relationships she had been denied.
"Especially around Christmas time, when I was working in a department store and I'd see families with the kids and the mums and grandmas. That used to upset me because I used to think, I had none of that," she said.
"I started to get angry then when I had my own son, because I thought he'd missed out on aunties and uncles and cousins."
Paddy Monaghan is 76. His family came from near Belleek in County Fermanagh, though it took him more than 70 years to discover that fact.
Born outside of marriage he was given into the care of the nuns as a baby and was 10 when he was sent out to Australia.
He said the regime there was harsh, physically and psychologically abusive. For years he tried to find his family but was told he didn't have any.
"When I got married the first time I tried to find out about my relations but I was told that they'd all been killed during the Blitz in Ireland," he said.
"They just said, 'they're all dead'.
"Well what would you do if someone tells you your family is all dead, you say 'what's the point in looking?'"
He kept trying to find them however, visiting Ireland several times in the 1990s, but without success. His mother died in 1999.
Then a letter handed over by a nun in Sligo in 2009 unlocked the mystery of who he was and where he had come from.
It had been written by his mother more than 70 years earlier, agreeing to give up any claim on her child.
It led him to find an extended family of cousins in Ireland, England and Australia whom he now visits regularly.
After a 47-year search, he said he has found an instant family.
Both Ann and Paddy now have extensive contact with their families in Northern Ireland.
Both have made submissions to the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. Ann says she is hoping for an apology from the religious orders in Ireland like the ones that have already been given by those in her country.
And she says she would like to see a monument in Belfast docks to the children who were shipped to Australia.
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Ann McVeigh was five years old when the nuns sent her away.
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Matty Lee, 19, set two personal bests to win the 10m platform final and, alongside Robyn Birch, the mixed 10m synchro.
There was also gold for 21-year-old Freddie Woodward and James Heatly, 19, in the 3m synchro.
The Mexico Grand Prix is one of nine events that run throughout the year and are separate to the World Series.
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Great Britain won three gold medals at the Diving Grand Prix in Mexico, adding to the two won in Canada last month.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission will review allegations Alison Hernandez failed to declare expenses as election agent in Torbay in the 2015 General Election.
It comes on the first day of office for Ms Hernandez as Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.
She has denied any wrongdoing.
Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages.
The referral to the IPCC was made by the chief executive of the office of the police and crime commissioner, Andrew White.
The watchdog will decide whether to investigate, or refer the matter to another police force.
Ms Hernandez faced criticism for taking the oath on Tuesday and failing to stand aside amid a wider probe into Conservative MPs expense.
On Thursday she said she wanted to get on with her job "without distraction".
"Today I take up that post determined to serve every single person that lives in this police area and determined that the priorities I want to implement in the next four years are heard."
A spokesman for the IPPC said: "An assessment is under way to determine the appropriate level of IPCC involvement, if any."
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The police watchdog is investigating claims a newly-elected crime commissioner improperly declared election expenses.
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Sophie Smith was found injured at a house in Tempest Road, Beeston, in the early hours of Friday and was pronounced dead later in hospital.
Morgan Banks, 18, of Whitfield Square, Leeds, has been charged with her murder and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Tributes to Ms Smith were paid on social media after news of her death broke.
One wrote: "I cannot believe you're gone Sophie, it doesn't seem real at all.. rest in paradise my long lost best friend/sister, you will never be forgotten."
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A man has been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Leeds.
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The South Group match was abandoned shortly after it looked as if the teams would play a five-overs-a-side contest with Gloucestershire set to bowl first.
Both sides take a point each, with Essex Eagles remaining bottom of the group with six points from nine games.
Gloucestershire Gladiators move up a place to sixth with eight points having played eight of their 14 group games.
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Rain washed out all play in Saturday's only T20 Blast match between Essex and Gloucestershire at Chelmsford.
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The light show, which is caused by electrically charged particles from the Sun entering the Earth's atmosphere, was visible as the Earth moves into a new alignment with the Sun.
The display was spotted across the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Here are some of the images that were captured.
Aurora hunting in the UK
iWonder: How can I see the Northern Lights in the UK?
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The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - has been giving rare and spectacular displays over parts of England.
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The sovereign wealth fund contains an estimated $67bn but has been restricted by sanctions since 2011.
The UN-backed unity government arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday but remains confined to the capital's port area after reports of gunfire in the city.
The new government is opposed by the coalition that controls Tripoli.
Over recent days, the city's airspace was intermittently closed to stop the new government, which has been based in neighbouring Tunisia, from arriving by air.
In a televised address, the head of the Tripoli authorities, Khalifa Ghweil, said he regarded the politicians as interlopers and said they were not welcome.
He urged "the illegitimate outsiders to surrender and be safe in our custody or to return to where they came from".
If the unity government can regain control of Libya, the UN's 15-member security council has pledged to lift an asset freeze on the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA).
The freeze was imposed in 2011 to prevent former leader Muammar Gaddafi removing funds from the country.
The security council unanimously renewed sanctions on Libya on Thursday and requested the new unity government confirm "as soon as it exercises sole and effective oversight" over the LIA, National Oil Corporation and the Central Bank of Libya.
But it is not clear how the unity government will be able to take over state institutions in Tripoli, given the stiff opposition they face.
Libya has been in chaos since the 2011 overthrow of Gaddafi by Nato-backed forces.
From 2014 it has had two competing administrations, one in Tripoli backed by powerful militias and the other about 1,000km (620 miles) away in the port city of Tobruk.
Western powers have recognised the new unity government as Libya's sole legitimate government but it faces opposition in east and west Libya.
In December, some rival lawmakers signed up to the UN agreement to form a unity government, but the deal has not yet been backed by all the country's many militia brigades that formed after the uprising.
The deal saw the formation of a nine-member Presidency Council, which includes the unity Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj who arrived with some of his deputies at a naval base in Tripoli on Wednesday.
Mr Sarraj said it was time to turn a new page and reconcile, saying he intended to build state institutions and implement a ceasefire.
"Revenge, alienation, antipathy, and hatred don't build a state," the AP news agency quoted him as saying.
UN envoy Martin Kobler said the politicians' arrival in Tripoli - after at least two failed attempts to fly in - marked "an important step in Libya's democratic transition and path to peace, security and prosperity".
US Secretary of State John Kerry said it was "not the time for obstructionists to hold back progress".
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The UN has said it will consider lifting sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund if a UN-backed government can regain control of the country.
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At least, that's according to Isaac Asimov, one of the 20th Century's best-known science fiction authors, who in 1964 published an essay predicting what our world would look like today.
The occasion?
Not a mental breakdown - despite his insistence on the importance of psychiatry in the future - but rather the World's Fair in Queens, New York, which opened 50 years ago today.
Although the official theme of the fair, which ran for two six-month sessions, was Peace Through Understanding, today it is primarily remembered for its vision of the future.
And while some of those futuristic technologies on display never quite went mainstream - underwater housing and levitating cars, anyone? - a closer look at Asimov's World's Fair of 2014 reveals that his crystal ball was shockingly clear.
Here's a look at 2014, through the eyes of 1964.
1. "Communications will become sight-sound and you will see as well as hear the person you telephone."
The first transcontinental video call between two places was made on 20 April 1964 using technology developed by Bell Systems (later Bell Laboratories), which may have partly inspired Asimov's prediction.
However, he would certainly be surprised at the low cost of products such as Skype and Apple's FaceTime: in 1964, a three-minute video phone call from Washington DC to New York cost $16 (£9) - around $118 in today's money.
2. It will be possible "for you to direct-dial any spot on earth, including the weather stations in Antarctica".
Just dial country code 672 (for some parts - others use New Zealand's country code, +64).
3. "Robots will neither be common nor very good in 2014, but they will be in existence."
Asimov is credited with introducing the word robotics into the English language, so it is perhaps no surprise he was right in predicting that no real robot yet exits that can rival The Jetson's housemaid, Rosie - first brought to screen in 1962.
But there are projects under way to get robots to pass Japan's university exam, perform remote surgery, and even cook a gourmet meal.
Asimov also came close to identifying what has become a crucial component of modern life: "miniaturised computers", also known as smartphones, which he thought would serve as the "brains" of robots (anyone who has tried to navigate a foreign city without the use of a smartphone map might wonder if he really meant brains of "humans").
One of the most notable aspects of Asimov's predictions is that he often nailed the technology, but overestimated the enthusiasm with which such technologies would be greeted.
To give him his due, flat-screen televisions have replaced traditional sets, and 3D television technologies, while not in cube form, have long been a highlight of the electronics trade show circuit.
But audiences have generally shrugged: the BBC said in July it would suspend its 3D programming due to a "lack of public appetite".
5. "Conversations with the Moon will be a trifle uncomfortable."
Of course, Asimov was bound to have a few duds. The dawn of the Space Age might have made him a bit optimistic about communications with our Moon suburbs - calls would have a delay of 2.5 seconds, he thought - although he was spot on when he predicted that by 2014 "only unmanned ships will have landed on Mars".
He did not, however, predict the Mars Curiosity's Twitter account.
6. "Kitchen units will be devised that will prepare 'automeals', heating water and converting it to coffee."
Automated coffee machines do indeed exist.
Asimov's predictions that processed yeast and algae products would be available in a variety of flavours, including "mock-turkey" and "pseudo-steak", were semi-realised last year when scientists unveiled the first laboratory-grown burger.
Critics might be divided on whether or not Mr Asimov was right about the taste being "not bad at all": some who ate the burger said they "missed the fat".
7. "An experimental fusion-power plant or two will already exist."
The joke goes that fusion - essentially, harnessing the power inside stars - is the power of the future, and always will be.
And that continues to be the reality, although there is a $22bn multinational effort under way to get a reactor up and running by 2028 in the south of France.
But Asimov's predictions about large solar-power stations in desert and semi-desert areas like Arizona and the Negev desert are accurate.
Power stations in space, "collecting sunlight by means of huge parabolic focusing devices and radiating energy down to earth" remains an out-there goal.
8. "Much effort will be put into the designing of vehicles with 'robot-brains.'"
"Robot-brain" surely has a better ring than "self-driving car".
Asimov's other transport predictions - while just as catchy - still remain the stuff of dreams. The aquafoils, which "skimmed over the water with a minimum of friction" and impressed World's Fair visitors in 1964, haven't caught on. Neither have their successors - jet packs and hovercraft.
9. "Not all the world's population will enjoy the gadgetry world of the future to the full. A larger portion than today will be deprived and although they may be better off, materially, than today, they will be further behind."
Asimov predicted more - and got more right, or semi-right - than is possible to list here. His fears about population growth and birth control could be the stuff of an entirely separate article.
But perhaps his most prescient observation, or warning, was that while technology, both then and now, has the power to transform lives, without efforts towards equal access, it can hurt, rather than help, the goal of "peace through understanding".
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It is 2014, and we should all be in therapy.
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18 September 2013 Last updated at 15:02 BST
In addition to the pylons, eight miles (nearly 13km) of cables would be buried underground in the Meifod valley.
National Grid has also identified a preferred "secluded" site for a substation, on the Tir Gwynt wind farm.
The wind farm plans have sparked opposition from campaign groups, while a public inquiry is already under way.
Kevin Renddell of National Grid and farmer Rob Whittall, an opponent of the wind farms, give their views.
National Grid's pylon plans unveiled
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National Grid has revealed plans to use 25 miles (40km) of pylons to connect to controversial planned wind farms in Powys.
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It is launching a Brexit-themed newspaper and billboard campaign aimed at people who live along the southern side of the border.
The airport says sterling's weakness against the euro means there can be a cost advantage to departing from NI.
The adverts proclaim 'Vote to Leave from Belfast'.
The airport's chief executive Graham Keddie previously criticised Tourism Ireland for not doing enough to promote the international airport.
He said: "We have been seeing a noticeable increase in the number of southern-registered cars in our car parks.
"For many in the southern border region it is easier to drive north than south."
In recent years Dublin Airport has seen its Northern Ireland-based passenger users soar to around 1m a year.
It offers significantly more flights and destinations and Ireland abolished air passenger tax in 2013.
Dublin Airport is one of the fastest growing in Europe.
Its 28m passengers a year is more than five times that of Belfast International.
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Belfast International Airport hopes a fall in the value of the pound can help drive up passenger numbers from the Republic of Ireland.
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Twelve out of 14 exhibits have been replaced at the site, where vehicles previously in storage have now been put on display.
The redevelopment has taken 15 months and the museum has been running at about half capacity for around six months.
It fully reopened at 13:00 BST, when an event began in Millennium Place.
The museum includes items from the cycle industry and more than 3,000 toy car models. It also reflects how Coventry's mass car-making came to an end and the effects on the city.
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Coventry Transport Museum has fully reopened after a £9.5m redevelopment.
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The hostages were freed on Tuesday, days after it was reported 50 civilians, including women and children, had been massacred in the Mirzawalang area of Sar-e Pul province.
But a provincial spokesman told the BBC many more were still trapped.
Taliban and Islamic State (IS) militants attacked the area last week.
The battle began on Thursday when a checkpoint manned by local police was attacked. Two days later, the militants entered the village and killed people - mainly Shia Muslims - in "a brutal, inhumane way", according to a provincial spokesman.
Seven members of the Afghan security forces had also been killed, as well as a number of insurgents, the spokesman said.
The Taliban denied killing civilians, saying that their fighters had killed 28 members of a government-supported militia in the area, and denied working with IS. There has been no comment from IS. Both are Sunni Muslim militant groups.
On Tuesday, following negotiations led by the provincial governor and local tribal elders, a large number of hostages were released.
But Governor Mohammad Zaher Wahdat told Afghan channel Tolo News they had not been able to recover the bodies.
He said the hostages, who have been taken to the provincial capital, "are so shocked they can't even speak to tell us about any more other hostages".
One security source told news agency AFP there were as many as 100 people still being held.
Fighting has intensified across Afghanistan in recent months. More than 1,662 civilians were killed in the half of the year, according to UN figures.
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The Taliban has released 235 people held hostage following a brutal attack on villagers in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Tax-payer support for the £460m 660-bed hospital at Wynyard Park, near Stockton, was axed by Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander last year.
But North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust plans to approach the private sector for funding.
Opponents say existing hospitals in Hartlepool and Stockton should stay.
The Teesside scheme, and 12 others nationwide, were scrapped in June 2010 as part of measures by the coalition government to save £2bn.
But now trust bosses say they want to press ahead with a smaller scale project, which would cost about £300m.
Chief executive Alan Foster said the site would have smaller patient rooms, wards and operating theatres.
He said: "Funding would come from the banks in the UK and abroad and we have also been talking to the European Investment Bank.
"There is still a lot of work to do and we will be looking to get the best financial option for the trust going forward."
Mr Foster said a new hospital would be more cost-effective than refurbishing the existing University Hospital of Hartlepool and North Tees Hospital in Stockton.
But Keith Fisher, from the Save Our Hospital campaign in Hartlepool, said: "The reality has always been that people in Hartlepool and south east Durham do not want a new hospital in Wynyard.
"I find it hard to believe that the two existing hospitals cannot be maintained for the amount of money they are proposing to spend on a new build."
The trust is expected to discuss possible new funding options at a meeting later this month.
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Health bosses on Teesside have said a controversial super-hospital may still be built, despite public funding being axed by the coalition government.
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There are now 88,000 people unemployed and looking for work - 5.9% of the working age population, according to Office for National Statistics figures released on Wednesday.
But the unemployment rate in Wales is still higher than the UK rate of 5.2%.
Although unemployment is down, the employment level has also fallen and there is a rise in economic inactivity.
This includes people who are not working or classed as unemployed, for example studying or caring for a family member.
The Welsh government said over the past year, Wales had "outperformed almost every other part of the UK", recording the joint largest fall in the unemployment rate and the second largest increase in the rate of employment.
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said the "fruits of Welsh economic recovery" were evident across the country.
But he added the mixed figures show "there is absolutely no room for complacency" and the recovery was "fragile".
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The number of people out of work has fallen in Wales, with 17,000 fewer people unemployed than a year ago.
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The team's Farnborough Air Show performance has been dropped in favour of flypasts, organisers said.
An RAF spokesperson said the "high speed and dynamic nature of the traditional Red Arrows' display is no longer appropriate".
The team is due to fly at the show between 15-17 July.
The RAF's statement said the routine had been changed "due to the large amounts of local housing, business areas and major transport links underneath the planned display area."
The announcement comes following an assessment of the risk associated with the team's flying display at the biannual air show.
Aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed new restrictions on air shows in the wake of the disaster at Shoreham.
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An aerobatics display by the Red Arrows has been cancelled because it was no longer considered appropriate in the wake of the Shoreham air disaster.
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A moth called the Tomato Leaf Miner, or Tuta Absoluta, has ravaged 80% of tomato farms, Commissioner of Agriculture Daniel Manzo Maigar said.
He said 200 farmers together lost at least 1bn naira ($5.1m; £3.5m) over the past month.
The price of a basket of tomatoes has increased from $1.20 less than three months ago to more than $40 today.
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In Nigeria, officials declare a state of emergency to indicate they are taking drastic action to deal with a problem, the BBC's Muhammad Kabir Muhammad says.
In this case the state sent government agricultural officials to Kenya to meet experts on the Tomato Leaf Miner to learn how to deal with the pest.
Kaduna is in the north of the country, where according to the UN most tomato production takes place,
A tomato paste manufacturing business in northern Kano state owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, suspended production earlier in the month due to the lack of tomatoes, reports Forbes.
Tomatoes are a basic part of most Nigerians' diets and the word tomato has trended on Twitter as people discuss the rising price.
One of the memes being shared is a tongue-in-cheek look at Nigerian pain over discovering the annual festival in Spain where people throw tomatoes at each other.
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A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report.
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The 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, who had won his previous 11 pro fights, never recovered from being knocked down by a right hook in the second round.
Ogogo was retired by his corner in the eighth with blurred vision.
Also on the card, Sam Eggington stopped Frankie Gavin to claim the vacant WBC international welterweight title.
Eggington knocked down his fellow Brummie in rounds three and six and frequently had his opponent hemmed in on the ropes.
Gavin took a barrage of punches in the eighth round and sunk to his knees before the referee intervened to stop the fight.
Cunningham, who has lost just one of his 18 bouts, was a 20-1 outsider with some bookies to beat Ogogo at the Birmingham Arena.
But Ogogo was struggling long before the end as he had no answer to the 28-year-old's powerful combinations and accurate jabbing.
Cunningham said: "I love being the underdog. Nothing fazes me.
"I had to check how quick he actually was. I fancied myself as a counter-puncher.
"My knockout record isn't great but if I catch someone, they're going to go."
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Anthony Ogogo lost his unbeaten record as fellow Briton Craig Cunningham won the vacant WBC international middleweight title in Birmingham.
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Already the chairman of the influential 1922 committee of Conservative MPs, Graham Brady, had warned ministers it would not get through parliament.
There was a danger of the political damage escalating.
George Osborne put these plans at the centre of his Budget in March.
Just last week they were defended by David Cameron in Parliament.
Today, when election results around the UK were dominating the news, Nicky Morgan had to front up the U-turn.
At her constituency office, on the aptly named School Street, she told me that, on reflection, it was right that schools should have the choice to become academies.
The 2022 deadline still stands she insisted, but schools will be persuaded, not pushed, to convert.
The end result will still be many more academies by 2020 when the next general election is due.
The government will press on with using its recent acquired powers to make schools classed as "coasting" into academies.
They will also consult on new powers to be brought forward in draft legislation in the autumn.
Any local authority area where just a handful of schools are still not academies will be given no option but to convert.
Councils which are deemed to be chronically underperforming will also have their schools pushed over the line by the Regional Schools Commissioners who oversee the process.
So the arguments aren't over, but the government has turned the heat down from a rolling boil, to a simmer.
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The chorus of opposition was getting louder, the climbdown, when it came, was massive but inevitable.
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In a speech in Liverpool, the prime minister said groups should be able to run post offices, libraries, transport services and shape housing projects.
Also announcing plans to use dormant bank accounts to fund projects, Mr Cameron said the concept would be a "big advance for people power".
Voluntary groups and Labour have queried how the schemes will be funded.
The idea was a central theme in the Conservative general election campaign and Mr Cameron denied that he was being forced to re-launch it because of a lack of interest first time around.
While reducing the budget deficit was his "duty", he said giving individuals and communities more control over their destinies was what excited him and was something that had underpinned his philosophy since he became Conservative leader in 2005.
"There are the things you do because it's your passion," he said.
"Things that fire you up in the morning, that drive you, that you truly believe will make a real difference to the country you love, and my great passion is building the big society."
The prime minister said community projects would be established in four parts of the UK - Liverpool; Eden Valley, Cumbria; Windsor and Maidenhead; and the London borough of Sutton - as part of efforts to "turn government completely on its head".
Each of the project areas - which Mr Cameron said had approached ministers asking to be involved - will be given an expert organiser and dedicated civil servants to ensure "people power" initiatives get off the ground.
By Norman SmithChief political correspondent, BBC Radio 4
The 'big society' is David Cameron's Big Idea. His aides say it is about empowering communities, redistributing power and fostering a culture of volunteerism.
Perhaps no wonder then that Tory candidates during the general election found it difficult to sell the idea to voters.
So why is David Cameron returning to this theme ?
In part because he does view it as his answer to Big Government - but there are also more basic political motives.
First, it's about providing a different agenda to the day by day litany of cuts, cuts and more cuts.
Second, it is - as Eric Pickles has acknowledged - about saving money. If people are doing things for free then you don't have to pay public servants to do them for you.
So beneath the grand-sounding philosophy there is hard-nosed, practical politics behind the 'big society' message.
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The initiatives being championed include a local buy-out of a rural pub, efforts to recruit volunteers to keep museums open, support to speed up broadband supply, and giving residents more power over council spending.
These schemes and others in the future, he said, would represent "the biggest, most dramatic redistribution of power from elites in Whitehall to the man and woman on the street".
In the past, he said, the talents and initiative of people had been wasted, claiming that over-centralised government had turned public sector workers into the "weary, disillusioned puppets of government targets".
Mr Cameron acknowledged the transformation he was seeking would not happen overnight and stressed it was not a matter of the government stepping aside and letting people fend for themselves.
"Of course there is not one lever you can simply pull to create a big society," he said.
"We should not be naive enough to think that simply if government rolls back and does less, then miraculously society will spring up and do more.
"The truth is we need a government that helps to build a big society."
As well as encouraging greater volunteering and philanthropy, Mr Cameron confirmed plans to use funds stuck in dormant bank and building society accounts to enable "some of the most dynamic" charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to take over the running of public services.
It is hoped that hundreds of millions of pounds will eventually be available in start-up funding through a Big Society Bank, to be matched by private investment.
Mr Cameron rejected suggestions that the plans were "cover" for substantial cuts in public services due next year and that the public were either confused by or uninterested in the proposals.
"I don't accept that people don't understand what this is," he said.
Everyone was aware of the "great work" that volunteers were already doing in communities up and down the country, he said, and it was his ambition to simply expand this.
"It is incredibly simple idea and one, I think, is catching on," he said.
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Tessa Jowell called Mr Cameron's speech "a brass-necked rebranding of programmes already put in place by a Labour government".
She added: "We welcome the coalition's decision to continue our work in partnership with local communities, but these projects are dependant on funding and resources being put in place.
"It is therefore highly unlikely that civil society will become 'bigger' due to the large public spending cuts that are being put forward by this government."
Voluntary groups broadly welcomed the idea but expressed concerns about how equipped they were to take on more responsibility, given that public funds were likely to be cut as part of the budget squeeze.
"It is going to be very challenging for them to play a bigger role if they have less resources to do it," said Ben Kernighan, from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
And union leaders said public services must be based on certainty of provision and not whether there were enough volunteers on any given day.
"Make no mistake, this plan is all about saving money," Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said.
"The government is simply washing its hands of providing decent public services and using volunteers as a cut-price alternative."
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David Cameron has launched his "big society" drive to empower communities, describing it as his "great passion".
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About 60% of giant herbivores - plant-eaters - including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to research.
Analysis of 74 herbivore species, published in Science Advances, blamed poaching and habitat loss.
A previous study of large carnivores showed similar declines.
Prof William Ripple, of Oregon State University, led the research looking at herbivores weighing over 100kg, from the reindeer up to the African elephant.
"This is the first time anyone has analysed all of these species as a whole," he said.
"The process of declining animals is causing an empty landscape in the forest, savannah, grasslands and desert."
Prof David Macdonald, of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, was among the team of 15 international scientists.
"The big carnivores, like the charismatic big cats or wolves, face horrendous problems from direct persecution, over-hunting and habitat loss, but our new study adds another nail to their coffin - the empty larder," he said.
"It's no use having habitat if there's nothing left to eat in it."
According to the research, the decline is being driven by a number of factors including habitat loss, hunting for meat or body parts, and competition for food and resources with livestock.
With rhinoceros horn worth more than gold, diamonds or cocaine on illegal markets, rhinos could be extinct in the wild within 20 years in Africa, said the researchers.
The consequences of large wild herbivore decline include:
The biggest losses are in South East Asia, India and Africa.
Europe and North America have already lost most of their large herbivores in a previous wave of extinctions.
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Populations of some of the world's largest wild animals are dwindling, raising the threat of an "empty landscape", say scientists.
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Two-thirds of last year's 2.6 million stillbirths were in Africa.
Half of stillbirths happen during labour as a result of preventable conditions, notably syphilis and malaria, they add.
The studies argue stillbirths are preventable through high-quality antenatal care.
The studies say there is a widespread belief that stillbirths are due to birth defects and are unavoidable.
However, it points out that this only accounts for 7.3% of stillbirths after 28 weeks.
They ranked the three countries with the highest rates of still births as Pakistan, followed by Nigeria and Chad.
A notable exception is Rwanda, which the studies point out was able to reduce the number of stillbirths.
Source: The Lancet
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Over 3,000 lives are lost to stillbirth a day across the world - most of which are preventable, according to studies published by The Lancet.
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The SNP had said it would vote against the changes amid fears it could drive down Scottish workers' wages.
With other opposition MPs expected to join forces with some 20 Tory rebels, the plans would have struggled to pass.
The BBC's James Landale said the idea had been parked while talks continue with opposition parties.
Angus Robertson, the SNP's Westminster leader, welcomed the government's "U-turn".
He told the BBC the party supported Sunday trading but not "on the back of often lower-paid shop staff", and said it would be "open to discussions" on how to ensure safeguards.
Downing Street said there had been "absolutely" no U-turn on the policy.
The prime minister's official spokeswoman said the next steps would await analysis of the results of a consultation and be made clear "in due course".
Chancellor George Osborne promised in the Budget earlier this year that councils and mayors would get the power to set Sunday trading laws in their areas.
Large stores and supermarkets can currently open for only six hours every Sunday.
Although the legislation affects only England and Wales, the SNP had been convinced by shopworkers' union Usdaw that retailers would pay for the extra hours by cutting wages across the UK - including those of Scottish workers currently being paid premium wages for Sunday work.
Mr Robertson said the government would have to go away and think again about its proposals.
"We want safeguards, we want guarantees, we want to make sure that shop workers in Scotland and the rest of the UK are not worse off," he told the BBC News Channel.
The government launched a consultation over the summer to look at the changes which are designed to support High Streets and shopping centres by allowing them to stay open for longer at weekends and compete with internet shopping.
Shops in Scotland already have more freedom because the Sunday Trading Act does not apply north of the border.
Government sources pointed out that Scotland already controls its Sunday trading rules and the SNP was once again trying to block something that had no impact on their constituents. They said the SNP move once again made the case for the government's recent changes to parliamentary rules that gave English and Welsh MPs greater control over laws that affect only their constituencies.
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Government plans to relax Sunday trading laws in England and Wales have been put on hold, after SNP opposition meant it faced defeat in the Commons.
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The fee was agreed 11 days ago and the deal includes a buy-back clause of 10m euros after one year and 15m euros after two for the Spanish champions.
Romeu will arrive at Stamford Bridge once he has finished playing for Spain at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia.
The 19-year-old has played in both of their games so far, a 4-1 victory over Costa Rica and 2-0 win over Ecuador.
The 19-year-old made two first-team appearances for Barca last season, making his first-team debut at the end of last season, but he was not part of boss Pep Guardiola's long-term plans at the Nou Camp.
Romeu, who spent most of the campaign playing for their B team in the Spanish second division, said earlier this week: "Chelsea is a great option for me.
"Leaving Barca hurts, but you have to take your chances."
The signing is a boost for new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas who will be without Michael Essien for six months.
The Ghana international, 28, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus during pre-season training.
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Chelsea have signed midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year contract from Barcelona for £4.35m.
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