A new horse has joined the police mounted unit at Police Scotland.
The force said Lewis is "lovely and quiet" and also its smallest horse at about 16.2 hands high.
The force described Lewis as "lovely and quiet" and also its smallest horse at about 16.2 hands high.

Scotland's newest police horses have been named after two of the country's most famous islands.

Article: Coinciding with the Year of Food and Drink, a Scottish government-led celebration, dairy products will be the focus of events in August.
The trail is designed to allow visitors and locals to travel around Scotland's best ice cream sellers.
Leaflets have been produced to highlight more than 100 businesses. The trail has been launched at The Milk Barn in Falkirk.
The government estimates that Scotland generates over Â£2.5m every day through food and drink tourism.
Scotland's Food Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "I'm delighted to hear that Scotland's Ice Cream Trail has been launched - our dairy produce is among the best in the world and it extends to so much more than milk.
"It's great that this has been launched during the Year of Food and Drink and couldn't have been timed better for the start of Delicious Dairy Month in August."
Suzannah Reid, from The Milk Barn, added: "We're delighted to be part of Scotland's Ice Cream Trail and look forward to welcoming lots of new visitors as a result.
"Our ice cream is made using milk from our very own herd of cows, which are milked just yards away every morning, to make a wonderful and diverse range of flavours which delight our many customers."

Summary: Scotland's inaugural "ice cream trail" has been launched.
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Article: Ashley Keast, 26, was jailed for 32 months in March after he admitted breaking in to a property in Rotherham.
On Wednesday, he was jailed for a further four years after being found guilty of making threats to kill.
Keast, of Norfolk Court, Rotherham, was convicted after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
The court heard Keast had arranged for a threatening letter to be sent to the victim of the burglary after he was jailed.
He was also found guilty by a jury of witness intimidation and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Keast was arrested in connection with the burglary after he took a selfie on a stolen SIM card and sent it to his victim's colleagues.
PC Adam Broughton said: "Following the original conviction for burglary, the victim in this case felt that justice had been done. Unfortunately, this was not the end of the ordeal.
"The safety and wellbeing of any victim of crime is our main priority and this sentence reflects the seriousness of threats, intimidation and attempts by anyone to pervert the course of justice."

Summary: A thief jailed after taking a picture of himself burgling a house has been sentenced to a further four years for threatening to kill his victim.
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Article: Scientists at University College London (UCL) say their early animal tests could lead to a cheap and non-invasive way to spot the disease.
Parkinson's affects 1 in 500 people and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide.
The charity Parkinson's UK welcomed the research as a "significant step".
The researchers examined rats and found that changes could be seen at the back of their eyes before visible symptoms occurred.
Professor Francesca Cordeiro who led the research said it was a "potentially revolutionary breakthrough in the early diagnosis and treatment of one of the world's most debilitating diseases".
"These tests mean we might be able to intervene much earlier and more effectively treat people with this devastating condition."
Symptoms of Parkinson's include tremors and muscle stiffness, slowness of movement and a reduced quality of life.
These symptoms usually only emerge after brain cells have been damaged.
But there is currently no brain scan, or blood test, that can definitively diagnose Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's does not directly cause people to die, but symptoms do get worse over time.
Dr Arthur Roach, director of research at the charity Parkinson's UK, said there was "an urgent need for a simple and accurate way of detecting the condition, particularly in its early stages".
"Although the research is in its infancy and is yet to be tested on people with Parkinson's, a simple non-invasive test - such as an eye test - could be a significant step forward in the search for treatments that can tackle the underlying causes of the condition rather than masking its symptoms," he added.
Dr Roach pointed out that the charity was funding parallel research which is trying to identify Parkinson's bio-markers, which are measureable changes in people with the condition.
"Having a biomarker for Parkinson's would help diagnose Parkinson's earlier, when people are most likely to benefit from the new treatments aimed at slowing progression," he explained.
The UCL researchers used medical...

Summary: Researchers may have discovered a method of detecting changes in the eye which could identify Parkinson's disease before its symptoms develop.
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Article: Richard Carter said the new political party, standing in its first general election, wanted a "real voice" for Yorkshire.
The party, set up in 2014, stood in the last EU elections gaining 19,017 votes.
It intends to stand in 13 seats across Yorkshire in the election. Mr Carter is to contest Dewsbury, currently held by Conservative Simon Reevell.
The party would influence the outcome in certain "ultra-marginal" seats, said Mr Carter.
He said if local government reform only led to a "glorified county council there is no point" but the party wanted devolution "similar to Scotland and Wales" and to establish a parliament for Yorkshire.
"We absolutely do not want independence, we want a stronger United Kingdom that works for all parts and regions," he added.
He was speaking on BBC Look North as part of a series of interviews with party leaders.
Mr Carter qualified as a teacher at Leeds University before setting up his own business and was previously a member of the Labour Party.

Summary: The leader of Yorkshire First has called for "tried and tested, first-rate devolution" for the county.
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Article: Stable-mates Lewis and Harris are named after neighbouring islands in the Western Isles.
Harris, whose name was chosen by the public in an online vote last week, has been joined this week at Police Scotland's mounted unit by Lewis.
The force described Lewis as "lovely and quiet" and also its smallest horse at about 16.2 hands high.

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Families of people allegedly killed by an Army undercover unit have been told former members of the unit who appeared on TV admitted no crimes.

Article: Mark Neale, of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, agreed that the bailout plans in Cyprus underlined the risk of undermining savers' confidence.
But he said the UK's position was entirely different from that of Cyprus.
The first £85,000 of deposits per person, per UK-regulated institution are protected by the FSCS.
If a UK-regulated bank, building society or credit union goes bust, then each depositor will be paid compensation, up to this limit, quickly - usually within seven days.
A 10bn-euro ($13bn; £8.6bn) bailout for Cyprus has been agreed by the EU and IMF, but all bank customers in the country must pay a one-off levy.
Under the currently agreed terms, depositors with less than 100,000 euros in Cyprus accounts would have to pay a one-time tax of 6.75%. Those with sums over that threshold would pay 9.9%.
Cyprus' parliament will vote on the plan on Tuesday.
UK savers who live in and have bank accounts in Cyprus will be hit by the levy, but deposits with the UK arms of Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank will not.
Under the plan, people are being taxed on savings, but they would have been compensated for these savings had the banking system in Cyprus collapsed. Cyprus has a deposit protection scheme, similar to the FSCS, that would have protected the first 100,000 euros (£86,000) of people's savings if banks in Cyprus had gone bust.
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Mr Neale, chief executive of the FSCS - the UK's deposit protection scheme - said the situation in Cyprus was "unique" and it was "inconceivable" that the same could happen in the UK. That meant UK savers should be confident that their funds were safe in UK banks.
"The UK government is not in anything like the same position as Cyprus. I am emphatic that people [in the UK] will not lose a penny of their savings in this way," he said.
He said that the situation in Cyprus would not affect the way the FSCS was run. but he said that more needed to be done to ensure people knew of the protection that was in place.
The scheme's...

Summary: The head of the UK's deposit safety net has said he is "emphatic" that savings in the UK are well protected, despite the problems in Cyprus.
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Article: Analysis of the results of 1.3 million young people over a three-year period found 75% had been given overly optimistic predictions by schools.
But nearly one in 10 (9%) did better than predicted, the study, published by the University and College Union, says.
University admissions service Ucas said the 16% related to those with no net deviation from all their predictions.
The UCU is calling for an overhaul of the university admissions system, which currently sees students apply on the strength of their predicted grades.
It said it was time the UK allowed students to apply with firm results not predictions that are "poor guestimates".
It said a post-qualifications admission (PQA) system would also abolish the need for unconditional offers for university places.
Researchers at UCL's Institute of Education analysed the top three A-level results from 1.3 million candidates who sat A-levels in 2013, 2014 and 2015 went on to higher education through the Ucas service.
The report also found the grades of able students from disadvantaged backgrounds were most likely to be under-predicted.
Almost one in four (24%) applicants from lower-income households was under-predicted in their results, the UCU said, compared with a fifth (20%) of those from wealthier homes.
Report author, Dr Gill Wyness, from UCL's Institute of Education, said students having their future grades under-rated by teachers should be of particular concern.
She said: "I find worrying evidence that, among high-achieving (ie AAB or higher) applicants, disadvantaged students are more likely to be under-predicted than their more advantaged counterparts.
"Indeed almost 3,000 disadvantaged, high-achieving students (or 1,000 per year) have their grades under-predicted."
Dr Wyness said applicants who were under-predicted were more likely to apply to, and attend, a university for which they were over-qualified, which could, in turn, have an impact on their future careers.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: "This report exposes the vast majority of predicted...

Summary: Only 16% of university applicants achieve the grades their teachers predict, research suggests.
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Article: Some 594 (23.4%) of the 2,540 schools teaching A-levels had no pupils with the two As and a B in the subjects recommended for top degree courses.
The data also shows some 215 schools missed the new government target of 40% of pupils obtaining five A*-C GCSEs.
The BBC is publishing its league tables for secondary schools in England.
The tables are drawn up from the latest official government data on pupils' academic achievement.
Overall they cover achievement in more than 4,000 mainstream state and independent schools, based mainly on the results of last summer's exams for 16- and 18-year-olds. In total, 2,540 schools and colleges in England run A-level courses.
Much has been made of the inability of leading universities to recruit more bright students from a wider set of backgrounds. But this data shows that many schools are not producing students of a high enough calibre to automatically get places at such universities.
It also shows that in only two schools did more than 70% of pupils obtain two As and a B in what is known as the "facilitating" subjects favoured by the 24 Russell Group of some of the leading universities. And in only 16 schools did 50% or more pupils achieve these grades.
The figures for how many pupils in a school achieve the grades most sought after by the leading universities are stark but not surprising.
Just two schools managed to get 70% or more of their pupils over this very demanding academic hurdle and 16 schools pushed 50% or more over it.
The figures demonstrate the degree to which England's education system remains polarised.
Fee-paying, selective independent schools and grammars dominate the top of the list, and community schools, sponsored academies and sixth-form colleges, some in very deprived areas, sit at the bottom.
It is the first time this interesting nugget on school performance has been published by the Department for Education.
And it is just one of the 400 pieces of data it publishes in the statistical blizzard of information on which school league tables are...

Summary: Almost a quarter of England's sixth forms and colleges have failed to produce any pupils with the top A-level grades sought by leading universities.
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Article: Alexandra North, 25, a zoology graduate from Swindon, beat about 150 applicants from countries including France, Spain, Germany, South Korea, China, the US and Nepal to land the role with Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
She began the Â£24,000-a-year role in Ipswich on Monday.
The trust is focussing on the town after a large number of sightings.
She will now start to work on improving animal numbers and working with people to make gardens more wildlife friendly.
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She said:  "We know hedgehogs are in trouble, there's concerning decline so this is a really exciting opportunity to try and combat the issue in Suffolk
"Hopefully with us really raising awareness we'll be able to help the situation."
Almost 12,000 hedgehogs, dead and alive, have been recorded in Suffolk over the past two years, with about 2,500 of these around Ipswich.
The trust, which is funding the role with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, previously said there was a "rich natural network" for hedgehogs across Ipswich, "including its beautiful parks as well as the cemetery, allotments and churches".
Ms North has a postgraduate degree in biodiversity and conservation and previously worked as a researcher at Cambridge-based conservation group Birdlife International.
She said she hoped to "encourage everyone to see how making small changes really can make a difference to these little creatures".
"It will be about engaging with different groups of people to get them interested and excited in helping the species," she added.
She plans to build a network of volunteers who in turn will help build a network of hedgehog-friendly routes around Ipswich's urban landscape.

Summary: A dedicated hedgehog officer has started work after seeing off worldwide competition for the role.
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Article: The Military Reaction Force was the subject of a BBC Panorama programme last November.
Former members said the unit had shot people who may have been unarmed.
The PSNI investigation has found none of the men featured "admitted any criminal act or being involved in any of the incidents portrayed".
In a statement,  the PSNI said: "Detectives from Serious Crime Branch have studied the contents of a BBC Panorama programme broadcast last year into the activities of the MRF.
"Although there does not appear to be any admission to criminality by individuals featured in the programme, it will form part of an HET review into all deaths linked to soldiers.
"This review will begin when HET resumes its work in the near future."
The unit was disbanded in 1973, after 18 months.
The plain-clothes soldiers carried out round-the-clock patrols in Belfast in unmarked cars.
Three former members of the unit talked to Panorama. They said they had been tasked with "hunting down" IRA members in Belfast.
When asked if on occasion the MRF would make an assumption that someone had a weapon, even if they could not see one, one of the former soldiers replied "occasionally".
"We didn't go around town blasting, shooting all over the place like you see on the TV, we were going down there and finding, looking for our targets, finding them and taking them down," he said.
"We may not have seen a weapon, but there more than likely would have been weapons there in a vigilante patrol."
One of the soldiers said they were "not there to act like an army unit, we were there to act like a terror group".
Solicitor Padraig Ã“ Muirigh represents families who believe their relatives were killed by the MRF.
He said police should further investigate the soldiers' claims.
"They very openly and brazenly admitted that they were in a terror gang, that they acted outside the rule of law, that they also acted outside of the yellow card rule," he said.
"They also admitted being involved in fatal incidents in which people may not have been armed.
"I think all of...

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A writer in India has been charged with sedition for allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem.

Article: The council said there were 8,300 people on the waiting list for social housing - a figure set to increase further in the next five years.
It has 13,470 properties, which has fallen from 23,000 since 1985, largely due to the Right to Buy legislation.
The Welsh Government has already said it wants to abolish it in Wales.
Most council tenants have the right to buy their homes after five years and receive a discount of up to Â£8,000 on the value.
But the authority said there was a "very high level of housing need" in the city which needed to be addressed.
Susan Elsmore, cabinet member for health, housing and wellbeing, said the council estimated it would need an extra 2,024 affordable homes each year for the next five years and research showed more than 5,000 families were living in overcrowded or unsuitable homes.
"Every month, 450 new applications for housing are received but only 860 council properties became vacant and available to let in the whole of 2015/16," she said.
"Every house sold through the [Right to Buy] scheme is a home that is no longer available to a family in need so for this reason, we will consider suspending the scheme and consulting with those who would be affected."
If the plans are agreed by councillors at a meeting on 10 November, a consultation will begin with the results considered in the new year.
Several other councils in Wales, including Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Flintshire have already approved plans to suspend the scheme.

Summary: Council tenants in Cardiff could lose the right to buy their home under plans to address the shortage of rented homes in the city.
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Article: His admission follows years of speculation about who came up with the original ideas underlying the digital cash system.
Mr Wright has provided technical proof to back up his claim using coins known to be owned by Bitcoin's creator.
Prominent members of the Bitcoin community and its core development team say they have confirmed his claims.
But many others in the Bitcoin world are asking for more proof.
Mr Wright has revealed his identity to three media organisations - the BBC, the Economist and GQ.
At the meeting with the BBC, Mr Wright digitally signed messages using cryptographic keys created during the early days of Bitcoin's development. The keys are inextricably linked to blocks of bitcoins known to have been created or "mined" by Satoshi Nakamoto.
"These are the blocks used to send 10 bitcoins to Hal Finney in January [2009] as the first bitcoin transaction," said Mr Wright during his demonstration.
Renowned cryptographer Hal Finney was one of the engineers who helped turn Mr Wright's ideas into the Bitcoin protocol, he said.
"I was the main part of it, but other people helped me," he said.
Soon after Mr Wright went public, Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation, published a blog backing his claim.
"I believe Craig Steven Wright is the person who invented Bitcoin," he wrote.
Jon Matonis, an economist and one of the founding directors of the Bitcoin Foundation, said he was convinced that Mr Wright was who he claimed to be.
"During the London proof sessions, I had the opportunity to review the relevant data along three distinct lines: cryptographic, social, and technical," he said.
"It is my firm belief that Craig Wright satisfies all three categories."
Mr Wright said he planned to release information that would allow others to cryptographically verify that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
Not everyone has been convinced by Mr Wright's claims and the technical proof he put in his blog. Some cryptographers and developers who worked through the information provided said they had trouble getting...

Summary: Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Article: She could only attend school two or three times a week, for half a day, and she spent most of her time lying around the house.
"I got very breathless and I was on tablets a lot. Life wasn't great," she says.
She was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and told she would need a heart transplant by the time she was 21.
In the end she was just 15 when she was given the life-saving operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London.
"I got worse much more quickly than the doctors thought I would, but I only waited six days for a new heart and I was out of hospital within 17 days."
It sounds a simple solution, but there is nothing simple about replacing a child's diseased heart with another healthy one and nothing easy about the decision to donate an organ so that someone else's child might live.
Sophie admits that she thinks about it quite a lot.
"It doesn't feel real sometimes, having someone else's heart in my body, but it just feels like mine now.
"I'm really glad I have it and I feel incredibly lucky."
Dr Matthew Fenton, consultant paediatric cardiologist and heart transplant doctor at GOSH, says it's worth remembering that organ donation is a precious gift.
"I want to recognise the generosity and thoughtfulness of all the people and families who have donated organs over the years and made these transplants possible.
"At such an incredibly difficult time for their own family, organ donation can be a tough decision to make - but it's also an extremely powerful one in granting a child a second chance at life."
Dr Fenton, who looks after the families before and after transplant surgery takes place, says children are not just restricted to accepting a heart from another child.
Larger adults hearts can be transplanted into quite young children, he explains.
"A heart from a 60kg adult can be matched with a six-year-old who weighs just 20kg.
"That's why we need more adults donating because their organs can be used in children, and that means the smaller hearts which become available can be used for much...

Summary: Nearly four years ago Sophie Gilman, from Sevenoaks, was in bad way.
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Article: In doing so they join a list of animals with this ability, which includes some birds, dolphins and other reptiles.
Writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the researchers say the crocs are probably sleeping with one brain hemisphere at a time, leaving one half of the brain active and on the lookout.
Consistent with this idea, the crocs in the study were more likely to leave one eye open in the presence of a human.
They also kept that single eye trained directly on the interloper, said senior author John Lesku.
"They definitely monitored the human when they were in the room. But even after the human left the room, the animal still kept its open eyeâ€¦ directed towards the location where the human had been - suggesting that they were keeping an eye out for potential threats."
The experiments were done in an aquarium lined with infrared cameras, to monitor juvenile crocodiles day and night.
"These animals are not particularly amenable to handling; they are a little snippy. So we had to limit all of our work to juvenile crocodiles, about 40-50cm long," said Dr Lesku, from La Trobe University in Melbourne.
As well as placing a human in the room for certain periods, the team tested the effect of having other young crocs around. Sure enough, these also tended to attract the gaze of any reptiles dozing with only one eye.
This matches what is known of "unihemispheric sleep" in aquatic mammals, such as walruses and dolphins, which seem to use one eye to make sure they stick together in a group.
By contrast, birds use this strategy to watch out for predators. "In threatening situations, birds will increase their use of unihemispheric sleep and maintain their open eye on any potential threat," Dr Lesku explained.
"It seems to be a bit of both, in the case of these juvenile saltwater crocodiles."
The next step will be to confirm that, as well as simply opening one eye, the crocs are indeed only - physiologically - half asleep.
"Ultimately we would require electrophysiological recordings - so you'd have to look at...

Summary: Crocodiles can sleep with one eye open, according to a study from Australia.
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Article: Kamal C Chavara was detained by the police in Kerala state on Sunday after the youth wing of the Hindu nationalist BJP lodged a complaint against him.
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that the anthem must be played in every cinema before a film is screened.
Some 20 people have been held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu since then for remaining seated during the anthem.
Also, India's colonial-era sedition law has been often used against students, journalists, writers and social activists and those critical of the government.
Reports said that the BJP's youth wing lodged a complaint against a Facebook post by Mr Chavara which allegedly insulted the anthem. The post was apparently an excerpt from one of his books.
Senior police official Sateesh Bino told the NDTV news channel that the writer-activist "is being questioned for his controversial post on the national anthem on Facebook" and had been charged with sedition.
Earlier this month, 12 people were arrested at a cinema in Kerala, after they remained seated while the national anthem played.
The cinemagoers, who were attending an international film festival, were later freed but they face charges of "failure to obey an order issued by a public servant, thereby causing obstruction or annoyance to others".
And at a cinema in Chennai, eight people who did not stand for the anthem were assaulted and abused, police said. The eight were later charged with showing disrespect to the anthem.

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A 23-year-old man has died after being shot in a Sheffield street.

Article: In a statement,the US Department of Agriculture saidschools buying beef from a central government scheme could now choose from a range of options.
The term has become used to describe a type of beef trimming commonly found in school and restaurant beef in the US.
Reports it was widely used in schools prompted a popular outcry, although the beef is certified as safe to eat.
Social media campaigns and an online petition sprung up to oppose the use of the product. The beef's producerled a campaignto explain it was nutritional and safe.
Last year, British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver publicly criticised the product on his now-defunct US TV show, and McDonald's recently said it would phase out the use of "pink slime" in its burgers.
The US agriculture department said on Thursday it would now offer alternatives to the beef - officially called lean finely textured beef - for schools buying meat through its programmes.
The department (USDA) said the change was "due to customer demand".
"USDA continues to affirm the safety of Lean Finely Textured Beef product for all consumers and urges customers to consult science based information on the safety and quality of this product," it added.
School administrators reacted positively to the change.
"Our district has long advocated for purity and disclosure in food products. And we will definitely be moving to the pure ground beef when that becomes available," John Schuster, spokesman for Florida's Miami-Dade school system, told the Associated Press.
"Pink slime" - a term reportedly coined by a microbiologist working for the US government - is a form of lean beef formed by reclaiming the small parts of meat from leftover cuts with a high fat content.
The beef is spun in a centrifuge to separate the meat from the fat, before the final product is treated with a puff of ammonium hydroxide gas to kill any bacteria.
Produced in bulk by a firm in South Dakota, the pejorative nature of the term "pink slime" has coloured the debate, some experts say.
It is "unappetising", Sarah Klein,...

Summary: Schools across the US are to be allowed to stop serving so-called "pink slime" beef to their pupils at mealtimes.
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Article: The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Kurdish security forces had been targeted.
The Syrian military has not commented, but sources said the Kurds had seized government buildings in Hassakeh and nearby Qamishli.
Both sides were later reported to have agreed a ceasefire.
However, the Kurdish Democratic Union Party's Popular Protection Units (YPG) militia said it would "not be silent" over what it called an act of flagrant aggression.
Kurds made up between 7% and 10% of Syria's population of 24.5 million before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began five years ago.
Although they were denied basic rights and suffered decades of political suppression by the Arab-led state, most Kurds avoided taking sides when a wave of protests swept the country.
When government forces withdrew from Kurdish areas to concentrate on fighting rebels elsewhere in mid-2012, Kurdish militias swiftly took control, led by the YPG.
The Kurds later established autonomous administrations but allowed the government to retain footholds in Hassakeh and Qamishli.
Both sides largely avoided clashes in the past four years, with the government focusing on fighting the rebels and the Kurds on battling so-called Islamic State, but tensions have increased recently.
In March, Kurdish parties unilaterally declared the establishment of a new federal region, a move that was rejected by both the government and the opposition.
The next month, several members of the pro-government National Defence Forces (NDF) militia in Qamishli were killed in several days of clashes with Kurdish security personnel, known as the Asayish.
The latest clashes are said to have erupted in Hassakeh on Tuesday and had spread to several locations around the city by Wednesday, according to the Syrian Observatory.
A spokesman for the Popular Protection Units (YPG), the militia of the powerful Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), said the air strikes had hit Kurdish districts and Asayish positions.
"There are martyrs and wounded," Redur Xelil...

Summary: Syrian government jets have reportedly bombed Kurdish-held areas of the north-eastern city of Hassakeh for the first time since the civil war began in 2011.
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Article: Customers will be able to choose to use the free power either on Saturday or Sunday, between 9am and 5pm.
British Gas said consumers should see savings of about Â£60 a year.
But experts said it will not necessarily be the cheapest deal on the market, and advised people to shop around with other suppliers.
Most of British Gas's 11 million customers will not be eligible immediately, as only 2.4 million of these currently have smart meters.
For the first time, smart meters enable energy firms to work out the time of day when people are using power.
The move follows an announcement by British Gas in April that it had lost 224,000 customers in the first three months of 2016.
British Gas said the new FreeTime tariff will be the cheapest dual fuel deal on offer from the company.
But independent energy expert Ann Robinson said consumers can find lower tariffs elsewhere.
"Consumers need to think about the small print, shop around and see if there's a better deal out there," she said.
However, she welcomed the innovative use of smart meters, saying people might be prepared to change habits to save money.
"It's worth thinking about cooking your major roasts and stews, or doing two or three rounds of laundry on the same day," she said.
Experts expect other suppliers to follow suit.
Large energy suppliers have now installed 2.75 million residential smart meters across the UK, less than 6% of all meters, according to the latest government figures.
In total, 53 million smart meters are due to be installed by 2020.
British Gas said it would install a smart meter for anyone who wanted to go on the new tariff, as long as they were eligible.
Why are we using less energy than we used to?

Summary: British Gas is to offer free electricity for eight hours at weekends to two million customers who have smart meters installed.
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Article: The NHS will cover the costs for women who had the implants fitted by the health service and who are anxious to have them removed, it added.
The NHS will also remove the implants if the private clinic no longer exists or refuses the patient.
Around 40,000 women in the UK have been fitted with them.
It is thought 95% of women had the operation privately, 5% on the NHS.
The French authorities have offered to pay for implants to be removed due to a high risk of them rupturing.
Czech and German health authorities both recommended on Friday that women in those countries with PIP implants should have them removed.
The UK review was ordered because of conflicting data about the risk of the implants rupturing and leaking non-medical grade silicone into the body.
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The French authorities quoted a rate of 5%. The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) initially said the rate was 1% - in line with other implants.
There were reports of rupture rates of 7% from one cosmetic surgery group, Transform. However, it says that rate was based on just seven out of 108 patients it fitted with PIP implants since 2005.
Transform chief executive Nigel Robertson accused the MHRA of a failure in its duty to "monitor and routinely audit" the use of the implants.
"The NHS and the cosmetic surgery industry used these products because they had been approved by the MHRA for medical use and carried a CE mark to that effect," he said.
The agency must bear responsibility for the current situation, he added.
But in response, the MHRA said the CE mark had to be authorised though an independent third-party organisation in all but the lowest risk products.
It added: "The MHRA's key role is to monitor and investigate reports of device-related adverse incidents and take appropriate action to prevent their recurrence."
The agency said it had continually monitored the safety of the PIP breast...

Summary: Private clinics have a "moral duty" to remove banned PIP breast implants from women they operated on, the government says.
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Article: The victim was fatally injured outside a property on Daniel Hill Terrace, Upperthorpe, close to the city centre.
People living in the area said the man was either in, or close to, a black Mercedes car he had been driving when he was shot.
Officers, called to the scene at about 13:35 GMT, found the man with a gunshot wound to his chest. Armed police sealed off the area.
The victim was taken to Northern General hospital but died from his injuries.
Local residents said the man was a member of a family who live close to the scene of the shooting.
They said relatives had been gathering for a family celebration when the attack occurred.
Many came out of the house to try to help him after hearing the shot, neighbours said.
There have been a number of shootings in Sheffield in recent weeks, although all the previous incidents have been in the north of the city and not close to the Upperthorpe area.
On Monday, a 25-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot in the street in the Shiregreen area.
Earlier this month, an elderly couple were left shocked when shots were fired through their living room window in the Southey Green area - an incident police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
In January shots were fired at houses in two separate incidents in the same street in High Green.

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Paying everyone in Wales a universal basic income would be a "worrying and extremely expensive socialist experiment", an economist has warned.

Article: The script in the site targeted visitors using the anonymising web browser Tor and sent information about their computers to a server in France.
The code may have been written by a law enforcement agency and there are fears it could have been used on other sites to track law-abiding people.
An update to the Tor browser has disabled the tracker.
Tor is designed to let people access pages from the so-called dark web and browse free from surveillance.
But the hidden code in the illicit website exploited a security flaw in Tor to send user information back to a mysterious server in France.
The vulnerability also affected the Mozilla's Firefox browser, on which Tor is based.
Technology news site Motherboard found online posts referring to the discovery of the tracking code on the child sex abuse website.
One user described the code as a network investigative technique (Nit), which can be used by law enforcement to help identify people browsing the web anonymously.
The website in question was shut down on 15 November.
The party behind the tracking code has not been identified, but one security researcher told news site Ars Technica that a majority of the code matched a script deployed by the FBI in 2013.
Daniel Veditz, security lead at Firefox-maker Mozilla, said in a blog: "The exploit in this case works in essentially the same way as the 'network investigative technique' used by [the] FBI to deanonymise Tor users.
"This similarity has led to speculation that this exploit was created by FBI or another law enforcement agency.  As of now, we do not know whether this is the case.
"If this exploit was in fact developed and deployed by a government agency, the fact that it has been published and can now be used by anyone to attack Firefox users is a clear demonstration of how supposedly limited government hacking can become a threat to the broader web."
The security flaw has now been patched in both Firefox and Tor.

Summary: Hidden code that tracked visitors to a child sex abuse image website has been discovered by its members.
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Article: Thousands of revellers hit the streets for one of the world's largest gay and lesbian festivals - the Sydney Mardi Gras parade.
Organisers said about 250,000 people came out to watch the parade down Sydney's Oxford Street.
The annual parade began as a protest in the 1970s, but now has almost 200 floats and thousands of marching participants.

Summary: All pictures copyrighted
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Article: The North Belfast MP claimed she had been deceptive when answering questions about her powers in respect of a controversial Orange parade ruling.
Mr Dodds had asked what she was going to do about a Parades Commission decision to restrict a 12 July march.
The parade is due to pass a sectarian flashpoint in Ardoyne, north Belfast.
Mr Dodds, who is the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster, was ordered to leave the chamber by the Speaker, John Bercow, for using unparliamentary language.
The DUP MP had first asked Ms Villiers about her response to the parade ruling during Northern Ireland Questions (NIQs) earlier on Wednesday.
Dissatisfied with her answer, Mr Dodds later raised the matter in a point of order.
He told the Commons he had asked Ms Villiers what she intended to do about what he called the "outrageous and scandalous decision of the Parades Commission last night in Northern Ireland, which is causing enormous pain and tensions to be rising in north Belfast and across the province and has the potential for severe trouble on our streets."
"In reply to my question, the secretary of state did not address the point of her powers on an application by the chief constable. I have to say Mr Speaker, in my view that was deliberately deceptive and I think that was absolutely outrageous and will not go down well in terms of the people back home.
"The secretary of state has the responsibility to do something about the outrageous decisions of the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland and unless she acts there will be difficulties ahead," Mr Dodds said.
The Speaker repeatedly asked Mr Dodds to withdraw his comments, which he said were unparliamentary.
Mr Bercow told Mr Dodds: "You must withdraw the words 'deliberately deceptive'.
"It is not appropriate to accuse any member of this House of seeking to deliberately deceive or mislead it. Please withdraw the words now."
However, Mr Dodds refused to do so, telling the Speaker that "reluctantly" he could not comply with his demand.
Mr Bercow then ordered...

Summary: The DUP's Nigel Dodds has been ordered from the Commons chamber after accusing the Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, of "deliberate deception".
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Article: The user interface (UI), which features sliding card graphics, is powered by software originally created for Palm smartphones, which the South Korean firm bought from its previous owner HP last year,
LG said more than 70% of its smart TVs released this year would use webOS.
Analysts had complained LG's earlier menu system had been too confusing.
The firm unveiled the new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where many of its rivals are also showing off new televisions.
The centre-piece of the new UI is Launcher - a scrollable menu that runs across the bottom part of the screen, allowing the owner to switch between content.
Different coloured cards are used to represent on-air programmes; internet-based movies and shows from firms including Netflix and Amazon; apps including Twitter and Skype; and media stored on other devices.
The idea, the company said, was to allow viewers to simultaneously watch a show, play a game or surf the internet while also searching for other content - removing the need to navigate to a home screen.
A second menu bar, Today, can be activated to run horizontally across the central part of the screen providing suggestions for popular shows and other content the software believes is likely to interest the watcher.
LG also highlighted that the software was designed to make it easier to set up the TV. For example, if you plug in a games console it is identified as such, rather than as an HDMI source.
It also suggested it would be relatively easy for developers to create third-party apps for the platform.
"One of the big problems TV manufacturers have had has been trying to tailor the available content to each user," said Edward Border, from the consultancy IHS Screen Digest.
"They have struggled to crack how to avoid requiring too many clicks or menus to go through. Previous efforts to simplify things have only resulted in it becoming difficult for owners to find what they wanted."
Early feedback for LG's new approach suggested it was an improvement on its...

Summary: LG has shown off a "simplified" way to control and find content on its smart TVs using the webOS operating system.
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Article: Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the idea was "attractive" and could help tackle poverty and inequality.
Supporters said it would help unemployed people who fear taking a job would lead to cuts in their benefits.
But Patrick Minford from Cardiff University's Business School said it was "not a workable scheme".
Under Universal Basic Income (UBI) everyone would receive the same sum of money regardless of whether they work or not.
There would be no requirements to show an individual is looking for a job either.
In Scotland the policy has support from across the political spectrum, with feasibility work under way ahead of possible pilot schemes in Glasgow and Fife.
Jamie Cooke, head of the RSA think tank in Scotland, told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme: "Moving from a system where you aren't working to a system where you are, you won't face those penalties, you retain your consistent payment.
"You're given the security to be able to choose to work... or training, or to set up your own business in a way that is beneficial to you."
However Prof Minford, who was an adviser to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, told the programme: "This is not a workable scheme because it's far too expensive.
"It creates a tremendous tax, a disincentive for the average person further up the income scale who's paying for it all."
Mr Drakeford told the assembly earlier in January he found the idea of UBI "attractive in the way that it can simplify and support people who currently have to rely on a very complex set of part-time work, part-time benefits and so on".
But he added: "The political world will face a job of convincing the public about the merits of the scheme."
Asked if he was worried by Mr Drakeford's comments, Prof Minford replied: "It's quite worrying for Wales.
"I'm hoping Wales won't go the same way [as Scotland] towards this sort of extremely expensive socialist experiment".

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The Scottish government has said it will not support a new interconnector between the mainland and the islands.
The Scottish government has said it will not support a new interconnector between the mainland and the islands.
The Scottish government has said it will not support a new interconnector between the mainland and the islands

Ofgem has asked for more information on why a subsea cable is needed to carry electricity generated on the Western Isles to the mainland.

Article: Huw Aled Jones, 44, of Rhydtalog, near Mold, Flintshire, was found to have dead and dying animals on his land.
He admitted causing unnecessary suffering to animals, failing to identify them, failing to report animal deaths and not disposing of carcasses.
He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for two years at Flintshire Magistrates Court.
The court heard Jones had always worked on the family farm but had been unable to cope after his father died.
His marriage broke down, the farm was no longer sustainable and he worked 12-hour days at a dairy in Shropshire, which led to his failure to care for the sheep and cows.
The court heard he had ignored advice from council officers, failed to get veterinary attention for the animals, and did not properly feed them, resulting in their long-term neglect.
Several dead, injured and dying animals were discovered on the farm following a tip-off, including calves and lambs.
Probation officer Pamela Roberts said Jones did try to care for the animals and had shown great remorse for his actions.

Summary: A farmer who failed to properly care for his livestock has been banned from owning animals for six years.
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Article: Cheryl Briggs is standing aside as the party's prospective Oxford West and Abingdon candidate "to put the greater good" before Green Party interests.
She said Liberal Democrat Layla Moran offered "the best chance of beating the Conservatives".
The Tories said the move was "proof of grubby deals" by opposition parties.
Conservative Nicola Blackwood won the seat from Liberal Democrat Evan Harris by 176 votes in 2010.
Ms Blackwood increased her majority to beat the second place Liberal Democrats by 9,582 votes in the 2015 general election.
The Green Party has asked Labour to support Ms Moran.
Oxfordshire Green Party chairwoman Sarah Wood said: "Given the damage that an unconstrained Conservative government can do, we would hope that they can be brave enough to put the national interest above narrow party politics this time."
Oxford city councillor and disability rights campaigner Marie Tidball is contesting the seat for Labour.
A Labour spokeswoman said: "There's only one alternative government and that's Labour.
"The only way to get the change we need, to build a fair economy and strong public services is to vote Labour. People don't want backroom deals."
The Green Party has also agreed not to contest Twickenham and Richmond Park, in favour of the Liberal Democrats.
The Lib Dems will not contest Brighton Pavilion, which is held by the Greens' co-leader Caroline Lucas.
A Conservative spokeswoman said: "This is yet more proof of grubby deals being struck to build a coalition of chaos that would prop up Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street.
"Make no mistake; whether it says Green or Lib Dem on the ballot, it is Jeremy Corbyn who will get the vote to take charge of our Brexit negotiations."

Summary: The Green Party will not contest one of Oxford's constituencies in the general election after agreeing to support the Liberal Democrats.
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Article: Chinese exporters into the US - including Suntech - will now face customs tariffs of between 2.9% and 4.73%, the Commerce Department said.
In 2011, imports of solar cells from China into the US were valued at $3.1bn (Â£1.96bn), it added.
The price of solar panels dropped more than 30% last year, mainly linked to cheaper panels made in China.
"Countervailable subsidies are financial assistance from foreign governments that benefit the production of goods from foreign companies," the Commerce Department said.
China's Suntech, the world's largest producer of solar panels, will now face duties of 2.9% to offset what the US said is its subsidy from the Chinese government.
Another firm, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy, will receive duties of 4.73%.
All others face duties of 3.61%.
US customs will collect deposits equivalent to these amounts now and the Commerce Department will make a final ruling in June.
The US will also rule on whether China's solar panel output is violating its anti-dumping rules on 17 May.
Chinese firms have said that they are not the only ones that receive government help - for example, the US has subsidies to encourage people to install solar panels.
China has already said it will launch its own investigation into US government support for renewable energy.

Summary: The US has imposed duties on Chinese solar panel manufacturers after it said that they received unfair subsidies.
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Article: In a big step forward for green energy, the government has said that low-carbon batteries will play a role in balancing the national grid for the first time.
About 500MW of battery storage will come online by 2020-21, it said, helping to assure electricity supply at times of high demand.
It follows a market-wide capacity auction that also saw agreements signed with gas and coal-power providers.
Gareth Miller of energy research group Cornwall said the success of batteries in this year's auction was a "significant step".
"It may represent only a fraction of total capacity but I think the role of batteries is only going to grow. And lithium ion batteries are a much cleaner way of storing electricity.
"That said, the government must overcome a number of policy obstacles if it wants to speed this growth," he added.
Centrica is among the energy providers who have signed deals to provide battery storage capacity in 2020-21.
The firm has pledged to open a 49MW battery plant at Roosecote, Cumbria, which will be capable of holding enough power to meet the needs of around 50,000 homes.  It says the plant will respond to fluctuations in electricity demand in under a second.
"Falling battery costs and the increasing need for flexibility to support intermittent renewables has brought battery storage into commercial reality," said Jorge Pikunic, managing director of Centrica's distributed energy and power business.
"Grid scale battery storage can play an important role in helping to manage second by second fluctuations in demand, helping to keep the grid stable," he added.
The government has hailed this week's auction saying that new build gas plants and battery storage will ensure Britain's electricity demands are met in four years time.
In truth, only two mid-sized new gas plants are likely to be built. These appear to be extensions or refurbishments of existing facilities.
Most of the Â£1.2bn cost of the auction (which we'll pay via our energy bills) will go to existing generators - including EDF with its nuclear fleet...

Summary: It's battery farming, but not as we know it.
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Article: Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Ltd, a division of energy giant SSE, submitted the "needs case" as part of the planning process for the cable.
After assessing the case, energy regulator Ofgem has asked for further details to be submitted.
The project has been hit by delays and a rise in costs to an estimated Â£780m.
Islands local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has said major renewable energy projects planned for the isles cannot go ahead without the cable.
The interconnector would export electricity to the mainland for distribution.
It would stretch to about 50 miles (80km) from Gravir on Lewis to Ullapool on the north-west coast of mainland Scotland.
The Scottish government has been involved in talks on the project.
A spokesperson said: "This is a matter for SSE and Ofgem, but we would encourage the company and regulator to move swiftly to resolve this issue.
"Improved grid connections will enable the huge renewable energy resources of Scotland's islands to create jobs - up to 3,500 jobs in the Western Isles, almost 2,900 in the Shetlands and over 4,500 in the Orkney Islands by 2030.
The spokesperson added: "SSE put a business case for the Western Isles link to the electricity regulator Ofgem on 14 June, and today Ofgem have responded by setting out the detailed further information they require."

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Cycling's governing body has condemned E3 Harelbeke organisers for a controversial billboard poster that promotes this year's race in Belgium.

Article: Fast forward again to 2014 and the characters have been revived for the big screen by DreamWorks in Mr Peabody and Sherman. This time, in the hands of The Lion King director Rob Minkoff.
Modern Family star Ty Burrell provides the voice of Peabody - a talking dog, business titan, inventor, scientist, Nobel laureate, gourmand, and two-time Olympic medallist.
The cast also included the voices of Burrell's on-screen Modern Family daughter Ariel Winter, Stanley Tucci and comedy stars Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann and Mel Brooks.
"It was important to us from the beginning to be as authentic as possible to capture the spirit of the original but for a new audience," says director Minkoff.
It was originally created by US television-animation legend Jay Ward, who also came up with characters like George of the Jungle and Dudley Do-Right.
Each short segment saw Peabody and Sherman use his WABAC (or Wayback) machine to travel through time to visit historical figures such as Napoleon, Lord Nelson and Leonardo Da Vinci.
"I think Rob and DreamWorks have done a very good job in being very respectful to the original series," says Burrell. "We've been working with Jay Ward's estate and his daughter Tiffany and they gave us the thumbs up after seeing it which was a big relief."
Burrell, 46, is best known to TV audiences as the well meaning but clumsy "cool, dad" Phil Dunphy in the hit US series Modern Family - a role for which he has won one Emmy and been nominated for three more.
"I had done some TV voice work and I've done some commercial voice work but this is my first feature film and I tried to enter into it with my ears and eyes opening in terms of learning," he explains.
"I wanted to be respectful of Bill Scott who was the original voice and pay homage to him but also it's important that I create my own voice.
"The first voice was essentially me imitating Bill which is completely unsustainable because he is in such a higher register than me, I have a very deep voice, so that was ill-advised and then slowly it worked back...

Summary: Travel back in time 55 years to 1959 and the first series of the American animated show Rocky and his Friends, later to be called The Rocky & Bullwinkle show, and it included a short segment called Peabody's Improbable History, starring a super-intelligent dog and his pet boy Sherman travelling through time.
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Article: Last Saturday's incident, when dormitories were burned down at a boarding school in western Kenya, was one of many this year.
But it caught people's attention as it appeared to be the result of anger that students were not allowed to watch a live broadcast of a Euro 2016 football match.
Many thought that there must be a more profound reason.
This week alone, there have been four other school fires, and media reports say there have been at least 16 fire incidents in schools in western Kenya this year, mostly around Kisii.
Kenyans have been debating the issue on social media and radio talk shows.
Some suggest that this is a matter of indiscipline, caused by poor parenting, and that caning should be reintroduced.
Kenya banned corporal punishment in 2001.
The experts and politicians are also looking into the issue and offering their own solutions.
Kenya's Standard newspaper reports that education officials have identified several reasons behind the school unrest.
These include:
There was also the suggestion that some teachers may have been involved in the planning of the attacks.
Kenya's Education Minister Fred Matiang'i joined the chorus of people blaming parents for the indiscipline.
He said they should take responsibility for "instilling the right values" and prevent students from taking antisocial behaviour into schools.
On a visit to the school affected on Saturday, Mr Matiang'i said the parents of those behind the arson should pay for the damage.
Deputy President William Ruto proposed his own solutions, calling for student mentoring and more prayers in schools.
Meanwhile, some local education officials have blamed politicians for not being good role models.
John Mugo, head of education charity Twaweza, believes the problem lies with poorly prepared teachers.
He told the BBC that indiscipline was the result of the absence of guidance to teachers on how to manage students' behaviour.
"The government banned caning in schools and has failed to introduce alternative ways of dealing with indiscipline," he...

Summary: School arson attacks carried out by students appear to have become a trend in Kenya, leaving people to speculate about the causes, although no-one seems to agree.
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Article: Over the years, 20,462 members of BHS staff from shop workers to executives paid into the BHS final-salary pension scheme. They will now receive less in retirement than they might have expected.
The scheme, which has a black hole, or deficit, of Â£571m, is now in the hands of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) - a lifeboat organisation that steps in when companies go bust.
The BHS scheme is only one of thousands of final-salary pension schemes connected to companies across the UK - schemes which guarantee to pay a retirement income based on a percentage of your final salary every year for the rest of your life.
Latest figures from the PPF show that UK final-salary pension schemes have a collective deficit of Â£302bn. There are 4,891 schemes in deficit compared with 1,054 in surplus.
Some of these schemes are struggling, so should pensioners and employees be worried?
There is little doubt that some are struggling.
Schemes are facing "challenging times", says Joe Dabrowski, from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) - the trade body for pension schemes.
Calum Cooper, of pensions consultancy Hymans Robertson, paints a bleak picture.
"There are between 600 and 1,000 final-salary pension schemes at risk of not being able to pay the pensions of their members during their retirement. This is a very significant number and puts over a million pensions and jobs at risk," he says.
There are two major causes of the black hole in final-salary pension schemes, experts agree.
The first is relatively simple - people are living for longer. That makes pensions more expensive for companies because they are paying pensioners for longer.
The second major problem is the uncertain economic outlook. Pension schemes rely on the contributions from employees being successfully invested.
There has been a long period of low interest rates and volatile markets making it difficult to make money from investing.
Mr Cooper says that final-salary schemes pumped in Â£30bn in the last year to try to make up for poor returns, but it...

Summary: The travails of BHS and its pension scheme have thrown a spotlight onto the health of final-salary pensions.
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Article: Justine Greening told MPs on Wednesday that she was ditching plans to allow academy chains to operate without any parent governors.
She said academy chains should not think they did not need them.
But the E-Act chain says it has no plans to return to parent governors.
Speaking to the Education Select Committee, Ms Greening announced she was abandoning her predecessor's plan, which would have allowed academy trusts to operate without any parent governors, either in individual schools or on the board of trustees.
"I don't think we should be saying that MATs [multi-academy trusts] don't need to have parent governors," she said.
"I think parent governors play a vital role. I was a governor, I'm not any more, but I was a governor for 15 years, maybe more, and parents played a vital role on the governing body."
She told MPs she would not proceed with allowing trusts to have no parent governors, saying that "parents are part of how success gets delivered".
Head teachers' leader Russell Hobby backed the education secretary's decision to drop the plan to remove parent governors, saying "common sense has prevailed".ã€€
The plan to allow trusts to remove all parent governors is part of the White Paper on academies, published before the latest plans for another change of direction in the Green Paper on grammar schools.
But under existing academy rules, chains are not required to have parent governors in individual schools.
E-Act, which operates 23 schools across England, has already scrapped all its parent governors in schools.
These were replaced by parent "ambassadors" who do not have the powers of scrutiny held by governors.
They have a role "celebrating the academy's achievements" rather than holding the school to account.
E-Act had itself faced questions over standards, when in 2014 the academy chain lost control of 10 of its schools after Ofsted inspectors raised serious concerns about their performance.
The levels of scrutiny of academy chains has remained controversial.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called...

Summary: An academy chain which has already scrapped all its parent governors, says it has no intention of reinstating them, despite the education secretary saying schools should have them.
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Article: The International Cycling Union (UCI) said it was "extremely unhappy" with the poster which shows a hand moving towards a girl's backside.
"We have reminded the organiser of its responsibility," said a UCI statement.
The poster mimics the antics of 2014 winner Peter Sagan who pinched a podium girl at the 2013 Tour of Flanders.
Although the UCI press release states that organisers have agreed to remove the poster, which also carries the tagline, 'Who squeezes them in Harelbeke?', it is still being used to promote the event on social media.
In 2014 UCI president Brian Cookson described a cycling team's kit as "unacceptable by any standards" after it appeared to make the female riders look naked.
Photos of the Colombian team's outfit for the Giro della Toscana in Italy showed what seemed to be a skin-coloured fabric around their waist and hips and caused controversy on social media.
The E3 Harelbeke, which is on 27 March this year, starts and finishes in Harelbeke and covers 210kms of the Flanders region.
The race is part of the UCI World Tour and is regarded as a preparation for the  seven Spring Classics which include the Tour of Flanders..

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Scotland's two busiest airports have recorded their best January on record, following a marked increase in demand for international travel.

Article: Carwyn Jones was referring to proposals in the Conservative manifesto that net migration should be reduced to less than 100,000 a year.
He warned a cap could result in fewer doctors and nurses being recruited in Wales.
But UKIP said caps were designed to prevent oversupply not undersupply.
Speaking on BBC Wales's Sunday Supplement programme, Mr Jones said: "Now, if we introduce a cap and that cap means we can't recruit the doctors we need in Wales, then surely that doesn't make any sense at all."
In the past Mr Jones has criticised Labour's UK leader, Jeremy Corbyn, for not taking a tough enough stance on immigration.
Mr Jones said he favours a system which would allow migrants to come to the UK if they have a job, or to give them three months to look for work.
But he said he did not see how having a cap on the numbers could work.
"What kind of cap are we looking at?" he asked.
"Are we looking at a cap where there's a certain number of people for every sector? My suspicion then would be that what a Tory government would do was to look after the city of London and forget about everybody else."
The Liberal Democrats said the Conservatives' plan to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands was "a perfect example of chasing headlines".
"In Wales, we have benefited enormously from the free movement of people across the EU, and Theresa May's plans to end freedom of movement will be bad news for our NHS, our businesses, and tourism in Wales," a spokesman added.
"We must have a fair and sensible approach to immigration, but scapegoating immigrants and fuelling division in our communities will do nothing to address people's concerns."
But a UKIP spokesman accused Mr Jones of "constructing a straw position to attack".
"Sector caps are not arbitrary numbers; they are designed to prevent oversupply based on estimates for a given period, not create an undersupply," they said.
"Further, these limits can be used to stimulate domestic skill creation and help lower the skills shortfall going forward."
Other parties have...

Summary: Capping the number of people allowed to come to live and work in the UK would be "meaningless", Labour's leader in Wales has said.
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Article: In a unanimous ruling, the court ruled three appointments made by Barack Obama during 2012 were illegal, as the Congress was technically in session.
The White House had argued the Senate was holding three-day sham sessions during a holiday break specifically to block appointments.
Recess appointments can last no more than two years.
Many appointees - including two Supreme Court justices and a Federal Reserve chairman - have won confirmation from the Senate after their initial appointments.
The court case, known as Noel Canning v National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), was filed by a Washington state bottling company that argued an NLRB decision against it was not valid because the board members were among those appointed in the 2012 holiday break.
Thursday's decision could invalidate some of the NLRB decisions made since those appointments.
The ruling also effectively means political opponents in the Senate have the ability to block the confirmation of judges and the leaders of independent agencies like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Presidents of both parties have used the recess power to circumvent lawmakers who refuse to vote on potential nominees.
A separate federal law gives the president the power to appoint acting heads of Cabinet-level departments to keep the government running.

Summary: The US Supreme Court has ruled on how the president can make appointments while Congress is in recess.
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Article: In England, surveys measuring typical drinking habits account for only around 60% of alcohol sold, the medical journal BMC Medicine report said.
Report author Dr Mark Bellis said this was because many studies do not include drinking on special occasions.
More than 6,000 people in England were interviewed for the study.
Accounting for special occasion drinking added more than 120 million UK units of alcohol - equivalent to about 12 million bottles of wine - to the population's alcohol consumption in England every week, it found.
The results could have important implications for public health, researchers said.
"Nationally, we underestimate how much we drink - and as individuals we can turn a blind eye to our heavier drinking periods when we calculate personal consumption," said lead scientist Dr Bellis, from Liverpool John Moores University.
"For many people, though, these sessions add substantial amounts of alcohol to their annual consumption and inevitably increase their risks of developing alcohol-related ill health."
The equivalent of more than three-quarters of a bottle of wine (or about three pints of beer) per drinker every week goes unaccounted for, he said.
The survey measured a medium glass of 12.5% ABV wine as 2.2 UK units, and a 440ml can of 4.5% ABV beer as 2 UK units, but the amount of alcohol units in drinks varies depending on their size and strength. The NHS has a guide to calculating alcohol units.
Researchers conducted telephone interviews with 6,085 randomly-selected members of the public aged 16 and over in England.
Participants were asked about normal drinking patterns and those outside their usual circumstances, such as summer holidays, bank holidays, and weddings.
Most categories of drinkers, based on age groups and levels of typical consumption, reported increased consumption during holidays or special occasions.
The biggest increase was seen in 25 to 35-year-olds, who had the highest level of typical consumption.
People in this drinking category drank an extra 18 units (144g) of...

Summary: The amount of alcohol people in England drink has been underestimated by the equivalent of 12 million bottles of wine a week, according to new research.
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Article: Changes include the treatment of research and development and pensions.
The ONS has calculated that the changes mean GDP for 2009 will be revised up by 4.6%, or £65bn.
The changes will apply retrospectively, but 2009 is the most recent year that has had its figures updated so far.
How the changes to the absolute level of GDP will affect the figures for GDP growth, which is the most closely-watched figure on the UK economy, will be announced on 30 June.
Most of these changes have been made by statistical bodies across the world to help make their data comparable.
Of the £65bn increase to GDP for 2009, £22bn comes from the decision that spending on research and development should be treated as an investment by companies, not just as normal spending.
A contribution of £23.6bn comes from changes to the way the ONS treats non-profit institutions that provide services to households. These include organisations such as charities and religious institutions, which often provide their services for free, but the cost of providing the services is still included in the national accounts.
Another £3.5bn comes from the reclassification of government spending on "military weapons of destruction and the equipment needed to deliver them", which also now count as a capital investment.
There will be £9.7bn added due to the inclusion of illegal drugs and prostitution, as discussed in a previous article on calculating the sex and drugs economy.
The level of GDP will be raised £5.1bn by new treatment of defined benefit pension schemes (the ones where you know how much money you will end up receiving), which will also have the effect of doubling the country's savings ratio.
There will also be small effects from removing the minimum price at which buying small tools can be considered to be an investment, as well as changes to assumptions about how much will have to be spent decommissioning oil, gas and nuclear infrastructure.
The ONS will reveal more details of all of the changes to the calculation of GDP, leading up to the...

Summary: The UK's economic output will be revised up as a result of changes to the way gross domestic product (GDP) is measured by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Article: Edinburgh Airport said more than 781,000 passengers passed through its doors last month, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%.
Glasgow saw its traffic rise by 8.4% to nearly 600,000.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen International Airport reported its lowest decline in passenger numbers for almost two years.
Edinburgh said most of its growth last month came from international flights, which were up by 11.6% on the same period last year.
Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar: "After a record-breaking 2016, it is fantastic that we start 2017 with strong figures.
"We are now seeing the impact of launching 27 international services in 2016. "
At Glasgow Airport, international passenger numbers grew by 16.1% as a result of strong demand on routes to Toronto, New York and Dubai.
EU-scheduled traffic was up 21.4%, following a rise in capacity on some winter sun services and city breaks.
Domestic traffic grew year-on-year by 2%, with increased uptake reported on routes provided by British Airways, Easyjet and Flybe.
Glasgow Airport managing director Amanda McMillan said: "Last year was our busiest on record, so it's pleasing to see this momentum has continued into 2017 with our best-ever January passenger numbers."
Meanwhile, Aberdeen International Airport recorded its lowest decline in passenger numbers for almost two years in January.
A total of 207,100 passengers travelled through the airport during the month, 1.7% fewer than a year ago.
Domestic traffic rose by 0.6%, while international traffic fell by 2.5%.
Helicopter traffic was down 7%, which the airport attributed to "inclement weather conditions in overseas locations" and the temporary recall of Sikorsky S92 helicopters early in the month.
Airport managing director Carol Benzie said: "It's hugely encouraging that last month we saw our lowest decline in passenger numbers since March 2015, which is a fantastic start to the year.
"I'm delighted that our domestic traffic increased and I'm confident that the overall figures would have been even healthier had our helicopter traffic...

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A portrait of a well-known Cheltenham grocer which was painted onto his shop door in the 1960s could be restored.

Article: You only find out if what you've ordered actually fits you once it's arrived - and if it doesn't, there's the hassle of packing it back up and returning it. It's a bigger problem than you may think.
"Almost one in four garments are being returned - 70% of those returns are because the customer's got the wrong size," says Heikki Haldre, chief executive and founder of London-based Fits.me.
Companies like his are using technology to reduce these high return rates.
Fits.me has developed a virtual fitting room that works in conjunction with a retailer's online store.  Shoppers enter some basic measurements and a virtual mannequin adjusts to fit their dimensions.
The user can then dress the mannequin with different sizes, allowing them to see how different garments will fit before making their purchase.
More than 30 retailers have already signed up to the service, including Superdry, Hugo Boss and Thomas Pink.
Being more confident about getting clothes that fit also means shoppers buy more, says Mr Haldre.
"It removes the risk when buying online. And when this risk is taken away, the sales for the retailers increase. Fits.me virtual fitting room users buy almost two times more than non-users."
E-sizing technology has entered the world of high-end, bespoke menswear, too. Carlos Solorio, co-founder of American firm Arden Reed, wanted to change the way men were measured for clothes.
"Tailoring hasn't really changed in the last 200 years," he says. "And so we came up with The Tailor Truck."
His customised van is equipped with the latest 3D scanning technology and travels around the US.  Using 14 Kinect sensors, the scanner takes more than 3.5 million body point measurements.  These are sent to a production facility in Asia and the customer receives their tailor-made suit in four to six weeks.
"Customers get a custom suit with a price ranging from $500-1,500 (Â£300-900), which is lower than your typical custom suit," says Mr Solorio.
"We saw a problem in the market," he says. "Custom suiting was really limited towards...

Summary: For many people, shopping for clothes online can be a bit of a gamble.
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Article: It added that a panel of independent experts was now investigating exactly how much was known and by whom.
When Yahoo first disclosed the theft of millions of its users' details in September, it only made mention of a "recent investigation".
At the time, Verizon - which is buying part of Yahoo - said it had only been told of the breach the same week.
In its latest filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Yahoo acknowledged that the telecoms firm might now reconsider the $4.8bn (Â£3.9bn) takeover of its internet operations.
"As a result of facts relating to the security incident [Verizon] may seek to terminate the stock purchase agreement or renegotiate the terms of the sale," it said.
There had already been speculation that Yahoo had been aware of a problem for some time.
In September, the Wall Street Journal reported that the tech firm had detected a cyber-breach in the autumn of 2014 that it believed had been launched from computers in Russia. However, the paper said that its unnamed source did not know whether the two attacks were connected.
In its filing, Yahoo indicates that it only discovered information from at least 500 million accounts - including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and unencrypted security questions and answers - had been stolen after it had looked into another unsubstantiated claim.
It said that it subsequently "intensified an ongoing broader review" that caused it to re-examine "access to the company's network by a state-sponsored actor", which it had identified in late 2014.
It added that evidence had since come to light that suggested the hacker had created cookies that let them bypass the need to enter passwords to access users' accounts.
And it revealed that law enforcement officers had been given data by a hacker who claimed it had come from Yahoo's users accounts. The firm said it would now help analyse the shared data.
"It was a good day to bury the news," commented Dr Joss Wright from the University of Oxford's Internet Institute,...

Summary: Yahoo has confirmed that it knew for two years that a "state-sponsored actor" had hacked into its network.
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Article: The modelling assessment says that Antarctic melting alone could contribute more than a metre to sea level by the end of this century.
By 2500, according to the study, the same source could cause levels across the world to rise by 13m.
The authors say that rapid cuts in carbon emissions could limit this risk.
In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that, without any restrictions on carbon emissions, the seas around the world likely rise by up to 98cm by 2100.
However, the IPCC estimates contained a minimum contribution from Antarctica.
Other analyses since then have projected bigger increases, with a recent study suggesting that the oceans were rising faster than at any time in the past 2,800 years and by 2100 they could be up to 1.31m higher.
The exact level of Antarctica's impact on these projections has been vigorously debated. Late last year, a research paper suggested that projections of a contribution of a metre or more were not plausible.
But this new study argues that by 2100 the world could see 1.14m of sea-level rise from Antarctica alone.
The scientists say that their model is able to provide a more accurate prediction because it incorporates the impacts of some physical processes for the first time.
While other models have focussed on the impact of warmer waters melting the ice shelves from below, this new study also includes the effect of surface melt-water and rain trickling down from above and fracturing supporting ice, hastening its slide to the sea.
The model also calculates the impact of the disintegration of floating ice shelves. If this happens, it will  reveal walls of ice so tall that they cannot support their own weight.
The scientists involved expect that these extra factors will kick in over the coming decades, as warming from the atmosphere (not just from warmer waters below) becomes the dominant driver of ice loss.
"One reason that other models didn't include the atmospheric warming is because it hasn't started to happen just yet," said co-author Dr...

Summary: Global sea levels could rise by more than double the current best estimate, according to a new analysis of climate change in Antarctica.
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Article: It says the move is designed to make it easier for people to see and control what data is being gathered about them.
Users are still limited to the same choice of settings, but the company says they should find it more "intuitive" to make changes.
One expert said it was a positive development, but suggested some of the language used in the hub's explanatory text represented "spin".
The revamp comes at a time when US tech companied are facing increased scrutiny about how they handle EU citizens' data, which is often stored outside the country in which it is created.
The new hub is called My Account, and it sub-divides the settings into three sections, whose content is presented in what a spokeswoman described as "plain speak":
Google had already offered a "security check-up" tool, but it now adds a second privacy-themed one.
This walks the user through many of the choices contained in the "personal info and privacy" section, providing background information about them.
For example, a user can tell YouTube to stop recording their search history, but they are told that if they let it continue it will make "future searches faster and improve your video recommendations".
The company suggests the whole process should only take about two and a half minutes to complete, and adds that it intends to prompt regular use of the facility via its home page.
"When you trust your personal information with us, you should expect powerful controls that keep it safe and private as well as useful answers to your questions," wrote Google executive Guemmy Kim on the company's blog.
"Today's launches are just the latest in our ongoing efforts to protect you and your information on Google."
He added that links to some sections of the hub would now appear at the top of relevant search results, and that Google had created an FAQ of commonly asked questions about its privacy policies.
One privacy expert at the University of Oxford's Internet Institute had mixed feelings about the development.
"I think it is a good thing that they are...

Summary: Google has pulled all its privacy and security controls into a single hub.
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Article: Allan Whittern ran the grocer's store in Suffolk Parade from 1932 until his death 50 years later, in 1982.
Following its closure in 1991, the door painted with his father's likeness was donated by his son to the Wilson Art Gallery and Museum in the town.
The Cheltenham Trust, which runs the gallery, wants to restore it for an exhibition later in the year.
His daughter-in-law, Thelma Whittern, said it was painted with Mr Whittern's portrait after he refused a request by a Whitbread representative to place an advert on the warehouse door.
"The chap said 'well what can we put on?' and Allan promptly replied 'you can put me on'. And so the chap did," she said.
She said since it disappeared, people have asked after its whereabouts.
"People used to pass by in semi-darkness and see the portrait there and [say] 'goodnight Mr Whittern', thinking he was coming out of the warehouse.
"Since he's gone we've been asked by so many, 'where is it? What have you done with it? You haven't destroyed it?"
A crowdfunding campaign for donations has reached more than half of the Â£3,000 needed for the work to be carried out.
A further Â£1,400 needs to be raised by Friday.
The trust's Chloe Moorhead said: "Championing Cheltenham's rich heritage is of huge importance to the trust and to the town.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for people to play their part in preserving an important part of Cheltenham's art history for generations to come."

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A man has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of causing the death of a woman by failing to treat her for a suspected heart attack.
The court heard that on the morning of May 18, 2013, a woman was found collapsed in a car park in the town of Kendal.
The woman's

A misconduct hearing has been told there was "no evidence" two midwives knew a woman was ill days before the birth of her son who later died.

Article: HIE, along with other enterprise and skills agencies, has been the subject of a review.
The process sparked a political row with opposition parties concerned HIE's board could lose its independence or be wound up altogether.
HIE supports businesses in the islands, Highlands, Argyll and Moray.
It began as the Highlands and Islands Development Board 50 years ago, becoming HIE in 1990.
The first phase of the Enterprise and Skills Review was published in October last year and recommended that a new national board co-ordinate the activities of HIE, Scottish Enterprise and other bodies.
In January, MSPs voted to demand the Scottish government allow HIE to retain its own board.
In his response, Mr Brown said HIE would "continue to be locally based, managed and directed" under his plans.
A report was recently published on the scope, structures and functions for a new board.
Prof Lorne Crerar's publication recommended HIE and the others retain their independent boards.
A new national strategic board would oversee the organisations' activities, it was suggested.
Ahead of Mr Brown's statement in the Scottish Parliament, former Labour MSP Maureen Macmillan has present a petition to Holyrood's public petitions committee.
The petition asks for the Scottish government "to reverse its decision to move power from the region to a centralised body".
Ahead of the statement, Mr Brown said the proposals were part of a wide-ranging programme to improve services for businesses and individuals.
He said: "It is essential that we do not lose sight of our aim of enhancing our enterprise and skills services to boost Scotland's economy, which will help to deliver our ambition of ranking among the top quartile of OECD countries in terms of productivity, equality, wellbeing and sustainability.
"In order to achieve this, our agencies must align behind a common purpose and be driven by strong leadership.
"Far from diminishing the role of agencies, the review will strengthen their capability and grow their capacity to jointly step-up the...

Summary: Economy Secretary Keith Brown is expected to make a statement on the future of the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise later on Thursday.
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Article: Type-2 diabetes is closely linked to diet and obesity and affects about 3.2 million people across the UK.
The NHS says diabetes causes 22,000 early deaths and costs the health service more than Â£8bn each year.
But health experts believe more than a quarter of people can reduce the risk of developing the condition.
Diabetes arises when the body loses the ability to use or make insulin, a hormone that helps regulate the amount of sugar in blood.
Public Health England (PHE) says its latest analysis shows about five million adults in England are now pre-diabetic, also known as non-diabetic hyperglycaemia.
That means they are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
Public Health England says its calculations have produced the most accurate and robust estimate so far.
Last year, research published in the British Medical Journal suggested a much higher figure - one third of all adults in England - and the charity Diabetes UK quotes a UK-wide figure of about 18 million people at risk of developing diabetes.
But these calculations used a broader definition of pre-diabetes than that used in this latest analysis.
Some doctors have questioned the value of the pre-diabetic diagnosis, arguing that only a small number - perhaps one in 10 - will go on to develop diabetes.
But the NHS is preparing to roll out a diet, weight loss and exercise programme that has been shown to reduce the diabetes risk for a quarter of those who take it up.
PHE chief executive Duncan Selbie said people needed support if they were to combat the risk posed by type-2 diabetes.
"We know how to lower the risk of developing type-2 diabetes: lose weight, exercise and eat healthily, but it's hard to do it alone," he said.
"PHE's evidence review shows that supporting people along the way will help them protect their health, and that's what our prevention programme will do."
Diabetes UK chief executive  Barbara Young said it was important to warn people about a condition that could have devastating complications such as blindness, amputations and early...

Summary: Up to five million people in England are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to new data from Public Health England.
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Article: Keith Livingston, 54, was also fined Â£150 for two offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.
The conditions of the Asbo prevent him from entering land with a dog or with other people with a dog for 18 months.
Livingston was arrested near Pathhead, Midlothian in October 2014.
PC Jamie Hood, of Police Scotland, said: "Hare coursing is a crime that has no consideration for wildlife or the impact on people who legitimately make a living from the land.
"People involved in this activity can also be involved in other criminal activity.
"This sentence should serve as a serious deterrent to anyone involved in hare coursing in Scotland."

Summary: A man caught hare coursing in East and Midlothian has received the first Anti Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) for the crime in Scotland.
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Article: BBC Wales meteorologist Derek Brockway is employed by the Met Office but the BBC confirmed on Monday that no changes are planned to its weather coverage.
The Met Office has provided the data used by the BBC since 1922.
The BBC said it was required to secure the best value for money and will tender the contract to competition.
The Met Office said it was disappointed by the decision.
A replacement is expected to take over next year.
Steve Noyes, Met Office operations and customer services director, said: "Nobody knows Britain's weather better and, during our long relationship with the BBC, we've revolutionised weather communication to make it an integral part of British daily life.
"This is disappointing news but we will be working to make sure that vital Met Office advice continues to be a part of BBC output."
A BBC spokesman said: "Our viewers get the highest standard of weather service and that won't change.
"We are legally required to go through an open tender process and take forward the strongest bids to make sure we secure both the best possible service and value for money for the licence fee payer.
"Our graphics are already supplied by another provider and our long-standing relationship with the Met Office will continue as we intend to still broadcast their severe weather warnings."

Summary: There are no plans to change the line-up of weather presenters at BBC Wales despite the Met Office losing its contract with the corporation.
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Article: Hoa Titcombe's husband James said he told Furness General Hospital staff "several times" his wife was ill.
Midwives Catherine McCullough and Gretta Dixon are accused of failing to have Mrs Titcombe assessed.
But midwife Caroline Duncan told the Nursing and Midwifery Council there was "no evidence" they knew she was ill.
Mr and Mrs Titcombe's son Joshua died of an infection in 2008, nine days after he was born.
On day two of the misconduct hearing, Ms Duncan said Ms McCullough did meet the standards expected of her.
However, she said that if the patient did tell her she was ill she should have referred her to be assessed in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) and midwifery rules.
She also told the hearing there was also no evidence that Ms Dixon was aware Mrs Titcombe had been unwell.
It is alleged Ms Dixon failed to refer Mrs Titcombe for an assessment when she was told she had been unwell, on 26 October, 2008.
Ms McCullough faces the same allegation, as well as failing to take a urine sample to test for infection.
An independent inquiry into the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust last year found 20 major failures from 2004 to 2013 at Furness General Hospital and concluded there were "lethal failures."
Eleven babies and one mother died after being cared for at the hospital during this time.
The hearing continues.

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