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The nuclear powered USS John C Stennis, as well as its escort ships, were prevented from docking on Friday.
The US said it expected that a separate port visit for another US ship, the USS Blue Ridge, would continue as normal.
A dispute over China's military presence in the South China sea has dogged relations between t... | China has denied a US aircraft carrier permission to make a port visit to Hong Kong, the US state department says. | 36169587 |
Mr Ouattara's party supported the changes but the members of the ruling coalition were opposed.
The strongest opposition came from the PDCI, which backed Mr Ouattara in the disputed November 2010 election.
Analysts say the splits highlight the continued political instability in the world's major cocoa producer.
It is s... | Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has sacked his government in a row over a new marriage law which would make wives joint heads of the household. | 20322103 |
At times he strays into what one of his predecessors, Massimo D'Alema, described as "planetary gaffes".
Here is a selection of quotations from Mr Berlusconi on a range of topics over his years in and out of office.
"The best political leader in Europe and in the world."
"There is no-one on the world stage who can compe... | Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is famed for making his views known in blunt, colourful, sometimes combative language. | 15642201 |
King's College has acquired "the last great collection of Rupert Brooke manuscripts still in private hands".
The John Schroder Collection was bought for £500,000, mostly funded by a National Heritage Memorial Fund award.
They reveal he was "more interesting and difficult" than "the heroic image portrayed at the time o... | A "major collection" of documents relating to the World War One poet Rupert Brooke has been bought by his Cambridge University college. | 32429912 |
Anthony Tomlinson said Alison Wilson decided to act because a baby was being "swung round" as the child's mother rowed with Stephen Duggan in Widnes at about 23:20 GMT on 7 March.
He told Liverpool Crown Court seeing that so late at night was "strange".
Duggan, 28, of Runcorn, denies murder.
Mr Tomlinson, who was trave... | A woman who was killed after she stepped in during a street row between her alleged murderer and woman with a baby intervened because "it didn't seem right", her friend told a court. | 34985923 |
It was a stunning result for a party which had seen two previous administrations overthrown by a coup and a controversial court decision, and whose supporters had just the year before been involved in an occupation of Bangkok, which ended in bloodshed.
An essential part of Ms Yingluck's winning manifesto was a generous... | Six years ago Yingluck Shinawatra, a novice who had only been in politics for two months, led the Pheu Thai party, founded and funded by her older brother Thaksin, to a resounding election victory. | 41009879 |
Shares in the UK's second-largest supermarket rose 2.5% after reports it had made a bid of £130m for the chain, which has 3,000 stores.
That made Sainsbury's the biggest riser on the benchmark FTSE 100 share index, which was up 41.07 points, to 0.6%, at 7,504.61 shortly after midday.
In the FTSE 250, Ocado jumped 8.6%... | Sainsbury's led the UK's stock market higher amid reports it is in talks to buy convenience store chain Nisa. | 40325013 |
The Conservative MP represents Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale which borders with Cumbria.
He has pledged to work with the Scottish government to look at taking the line beyond Tweedbank.
The SNP has already given a commitment to a feasibility study into looking at extending the track.
Earlier this year First M... | Extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle is "a realistic prospect", according to Scottish Secretary David Mundell. | 36303455 |
The move was announced in a decree (in Russian), in which Mr Putin also ordered trade talks with Turkey.
The ban on charter flights hurt the tourist industry in Turkey, a favourite destination for many Russians.
The Kremlin accepted a letter from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an apology this week.
Mr Putin ... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted curbs on tour firms selling holidays in Turkey, brought in after a Russian jet was downed last year. | 36676516 |
Ms Sturgeon became Scotland's first female leader in November.
She said she was using her role to champion social justice but her rivals said it had been a disappointing start.
Labour claims she is ignoring the "emerging crisis" in the NHS, while the Tories believe she is too reliant on state solutions to Scotland's pr... | Nicola Sturgeon says she is proud of her achievements as first minster but has admitted there is "much more to do" as she marks her 100th day in the role. | 31655684 |
The Anglo-Norman castle was originally built in the 12th Century by John De Courcy.
At one stage it was virtually a ruin but was restored in the 19th century and further renovated in recent years.
The application is for an eight bedroom hotel with permission to use a courtyard for events such as weddings.
A community c... | The owners of Quintin Castle near Portaferry have applied for planning permission to convert it to a boutique hotel. | 36783214 |
The health minister told the Northern Ireland Assembly that he had been made aware of 20 cases in which the trust's response was said to be below standard.
The patients were seen in the emergency, obstetrics, gynaecology or X ray departments.
It is not clear whether the deaths were avoidable. Edwin Poots said the trust... | The deaths of five babies are among 11 under investigation at the Northern Health Trust. | 26785366 |
With 17 days until the election, much of the recent focus has been on controversies linked to his campaign.
But in a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he sought to highlight changes he would introduce.
Among them were restrictions on lobbyists and a renegotiation on trade and climate change deals.
Mrs Clinton and run... | Donald Trump, lagging behind Hillary Clinton in polls, has outlined what he would do in his first 100 days were he to become US president. | 37741792 |
Dr Mike Williams, non-executive director of Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, said it was "reliant on forward payments" from commissioners.
Plymouth Hospital NHS trust papers show the cash balance was £0.2m at the end of August, £6.7m lower than July and £3.8m lower than planned.
The hospital said it would not run out of... | A director of Devon's biggest hospital has warned it is "fast running out of cash". | 34801519 |
The Finn met chairman Stephen Thompson on Tuesday following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership.
United will now begin the search for a new head coach, with Raith Rovers boss Ray McKinnon an early favourite.
"I would like to thank the players, staff and supporters," Paatelainen said after his departure was c... | Mixu Paatelainen has left Dundee Utd with immediate effect after discussions over a financial package for his departure were concluded on Wednesday. | 36201456 |
Coventry City Council was criticised for a lack of robust management and not seeing vulnerable children fast enough.
Managers at the authority said the department would now receive a £5.6m cash boost.
Daniel, from Coventry, died in March 2012, after being starved and abused by his mother and her boyfriend.
Ofsted's inv... | Children's services in Coventry - in the spotlight since four-year-old Daniel Pelka's death - have been branded "inadequate" by Ofsted. | 26672646 |
The violence erupted on Tuesday night close to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian-controlled enclave in Azerbaijan.
The toddler, who was two, was named as Zahra Guliyeva.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of targeting civilians. Karabakh officials said they had returned fire, accusing Azerbaijan of d... | A young girl and her grandmother died when Armenian-backed troops shelled a village in Azerbaijan. | 40504373 |
Last season's top scorer Kenneth Zohore earned them victory with his fourth goal of the West Country programme after the break.
The Denmark Under-21 striker coolly netted from just inside the box after second-half substitute Lee Tomlin took a quick free-kick.
Cardiff continue their preparations away to Shrewsbury Town ... | Cardiff City completed their pre-season trip to the South West with a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. | 40689371 |
The 18-year-old was arrested at an address in Southport, near Liverpool.
He is accused of unauthorised access to computer material and knowingly providing false information to law enforcement agencies in the US.
The investigation was a joint operation between UK cybercrime units and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ... | A UK man has been arrested as part of an investigation into denial-of-service attacks on Sony Playstation and Xbox systems over Christmas. | 30849172 |
"We deeply regret the loss of life of a participant," they said in a statement on Facebook.
No further details have been released about the individual but the Great Run Company said its priority was to ensure next of kin had been informed.
About 57,000 people took part in the event which is run over 13.1 miles and is i... | A runner taking part in the Great North Run has died, the race organisers have said. | 34239200 |
Taloa Foster, 33, was charged with child endangerment.
Witnesses said the toddler grabbed the wheel and steered the truck across lanes of traffic after his mother fell from the vehicle on Wednesday.
The boy's twin brother was also in the truck at the time.
The vehicle eventually crashed into an embankment along the roa... | An Oklahoma woman has been arrested after police say she drunkenly fell out of her pickup truck and her three-year-old son steered the vehicle to safety across a four-lane road. | 34611375 |
Nottingham Forest's Ben Brereton and Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon each scored two goals to ensure Keith Downing's team advanced as Group B winners.
They face the Czechs in Tbilisi on Wednesday, with the winners advancing to the final on 15 July.
Last month, England won the Under-20 World Cup by beating Venezuela 1-0.
In add... | England overwhelmed Germany 4-1 to book a semi-final place against the Czech Republic at the European Under-19 Championship in Georgia. | 40551918 |
The venue is hoping to replicate the success of its famous 1970s company, which included future stars like Julie Walters, Bill Nighy and Jonathan Pryce.
It did away with its resident company in 1992, instead casting different actors for each play.
The new company will include Richard Bremmer, who played Voldemort in th... | Liverpool's Everyman theatre has named the 14 actors who will form its first repertory company for 25 years. | 38261381 |
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Kvitova will miss at least six months of tennis after Tuesday's attack by an intruder at her home in Prostejov.
The Czech, 26, faces 14 days of bed rest and a slow rehabilitation process after she had an operation to repair tendons and nerves in her playing hand.
The "best... | Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be released from hospital on Friday after a knife attack left her needing surgery on her left hand. | 38410826 |
The charges against George Stephen Wanless, 67, of Belmont Avenue in Oldham, Greater Manchester, include nine counts of indecent assault.
It is alleged the offences happened at the former RAF Headley Court base near Epsom in the 1970s and 1980s.
Mr Wanless is due to appear at South East Surrey Magistrates on 1 August. | A man has been charged with 10 historic sexual offences against two young girls at a military rehabilitation centre in Surrey. | 36870403 |
Charlie's parents want a private medical team to care for their son in a hospice so they can have days with him before his life support ends.
But Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) said it was not in his interests to spend a long period in a hospice.
If no plan is agreed, the 11-month-old will be moved to a hospice an... | The deadline for reaching an agreement over the end-of-life care for terminally-ill Charlie Gard has passed. | 40740693 |
The report said ethnic minorities largely performed better academically than white Scots.
But they were more likely to be unemployed or in low-paid work, and were under-represented in senior management roles.
This was despite 40 years of legislation and equality policies.
The report by Holyrood's Equal Opportunities Co... | People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Scotland are still being held back by workplace discrimination, according to a report by a committee of MSPs. | 35421018 |
David Worrall almost put Southend ahead, nodding against the post before keeper Tommy Lee saved his rebound.
Chesterfield's Ollie Banks and the hosts' Tyrone Barnett both threatened, while Southend had a penalty turned down when Sam Hird felled David Mooney.
With time running out, Banks teed up Novak to win it with a n... | Lee Novak scored a last-minute winner as Chesterfield beat League One play-off chasers Southend to move six points clear of the relegation zone. | 35675551 |
Reid, alongside Belgian Joachim Gerard, won 6-3 3-6 1-0 (10-3) against fellow Briton Alfie Hewett and Gus Fernandez.
The Scot, 25, won Wimbledon last year alongside Hewett, after previously winning the US and French Open (twice).
"It was a last-minute decision to play with Jo but one that has paid off," Reid said.
"I d... | Britain's Gordon Reid completed a career Grand Slam in the wheelchair men's doubles by winning the Australian Open in a final-set tie-break. | 38768633 |
The Wales Audit Office investigated finances at Clydach Community Council and Mawr Community Council, both of which have employed Robert King.
It said Mr King paid his own monthly salary early and overpaid himself at Clydach, and exposed Mawr council to the risk of financial penalties.
Mr King said he had done "nothing... | Two reports have highlighted failings by a clerk at two Swansea Valley community councils. | 16076071 |
MSP John Lamont called for the move in a question to the Scottish Parliament.
Business Minister Fergus Ewing said it was something they would consider in the wake of the firm entering administration.
He added that he would visit Hawick on Wednesday to see first hand what could be done to help staff affected.
The histor... | The Scottish government has said it will consider setting up a textiles task force following more than 100 job losses at Hawick Knitwear. | 35291051 |
Only about 20% of the building has been searched and "a significant number" of people are still missing, they said.
It is unclear what caused the fire at the converted warehouse.
The safety record of the building is under close scrutiny. There were no sprinklers. The only exit from the second floor was a makeshift stai... | Thirty bodies have so far been recovered from a warehouse in Oakland, California, following a deadly fire during a party, officials say. | 38201172 |
GPs across the UK are inviting 17 and 18-year-olds to come for a vaccine. First-time students under 25 are eligible too.
There has been a steep rise in MenW cases since 2009 and experts say this group is particularly vulnerable.
Meningitis W also has a higher death rate than other strains of the disease.
Public Health ... | Teenagers going to university and college this year are being offered protection against a deadly strain of meningitis, called MenW. | 33736761 |
They will try to view footage from a Cairo metro station, where Regeni is thought to have been last seen alive.
Regeni disappeared on 25 January 2016, the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
His body was found with signs of torture nine days later in a ditch.
The 28-year-old Cambridg... | Egypt has agreed to allow Italian and German experts to retrieve and examine CCTV footage related to the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni, the public prosecutor's office has said. | 38713475 |
The Nigeria international, 31, is undergoing chemotherapy.
"The support you've shown me has been incredible," said Ikeme in a video message played at Molineux before Saturday's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
"It's really helped me get through these first few weeks and will help me get through the rest of my treatment."
Th... | Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has thanked fans and colleagues for their "incredible" support since he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July. | 40849462 |
Brazilian centre back Ricardo Nascimento scored the only goal in the 83rd minute to hand Sundowns a first ever success in the Super Cup, being played for the 25th time.
Mazembe's goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo stood between Sundowns and a runaway score as the home side ran riot with possession and chances but were unable t... | South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns totally dominated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo to win the African Super Cup at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday but needed a late penalty to take the trophy. | 39018173 |
NCC Group said the exploit could be used to seize control of a vehicle's brakes and other critical systems.
The Manchester-based company told the BBC it had found a way to carry out the attacks by sending data via digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio signals.
It coincides with news of a similar flaw discovered by two... | Several car infotainment systems are vulnerable to a hack attack that could potentially put lives at risk, a leading security company has said. | 33622298 |
Hastings Borough Council leader, Jeremy Birch, wants it introduced to mark the date of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
The call comes after ministers outlined plans to scrap the May Day bank holiday and move it to St George's Day in April or Trafalgar Day in October.
Mr Birch wants the new holiday in addition to May Da... | Calls have been made for a new bank holiday to be introduced on 14 October called Hastings Day. | 12847500 |
The Square Chapel in Halifax has been awarded more than £3.9m for its Cornerstone project to link the building to the nearby Piece Hall.
Ben Rothera, from the chapel, said: "We really want to transform this part of Halifax into a cultural quarter."
The Art House will receive more than £1.5m to develop an old library bu... | Two arts organisations in West Yorkshire are to receive £5.5m in lottery funding from the Arts Council. | 21164193 |
James Bevan and his small team step carefully into a residential house in Qaraqosh, not far from Mosul in Iraq.
A long trail of blood by the entrance and near-ready suicide vests just inside the door confirm what they have been told by a local militia group - this was a position used by fighters from so-called Islamic ... | Weapons meant for Western-backed rebels in Syria are ending up in the hands of so-called Islamic State in neighbouring Iraq - but how are they getting there? | 38048482 |
Two chairs appointed, two chairs resigned and there was a deepening sense of despair among people who've been abused that the truth would never come out.
Right from the start, both of the previous chairs - Baroness Butler-Sloss and her successor Fiona Woolf - were under incredible scrutiny. And both were ultimately com... | Last year's catastrophic double-failure to launch the historical child sex abuse inquiry posed serious questions for Home Secretary Theresa May and her team. | 31138416 |
Coaches from newly-crowned English Premier League champions Chelsea will conduct trials in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth and Durban in a bid to unearth the next Lucas Radebe or Benni McCarthy.
The initiative is a collaboration between Chelsea and Shield, one of the country's leading deodorant br... | An exciting initiative in South Africa will give one youngster the chance to take his training to the next level. | 39935507 |
The track dried out after a wet start with Rea and Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes coming in earlier than their rivals for a tyre change.
It was a decisive move and Rea finished two seconds ahead of the English rider with Michael van der Mark third.
Welshman Chaz Davies came in fifth and remains second in the series.
Davi... | Jonathan Rea followed up Saturday's win at Assen with victory in the second race to move 45 points clear at the top of the World Superbike standings. | 36067257 |
The 28-year-old had reportedly jumped down onto tracks at the end of a tunnel near Ludlow station in Shropshire, but had underestimated the drop.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man had a serious chest injury but was conscious and breathing when medics managed to reach the location.
He was taken by train to th... | Paramedics have used a train to take a man to hospital after he plunged 20ft (7m) onto a railway line. | 34762549 |
Emma Sadler, 28, started the blaze in an under-stairs cupboard at the house in Llanrumney, Cardiff, she shared with her 59-year-old father Robert.
Cardiff Crown Court sentenced Ms Sadler to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act after she denied one charge of manslaughter by reason of insanity.
She said she was "... | A mentally ill woman who killed her father in a house fire has been found not guilty of manslaughter by reason of insanity. | 39301831 |
Saturday: More than one way to get into Number 10, as many PMs have discovered
Sunday: The trials of being on the campaign trail
Monday: The effect of the campaign on politicians' eating habits
Tuesday: David Cameron & Ed Miliband weren't born when the Queen acceded to the throne
Wednesday: Where will #GE2015 be won a... | Look back at the week of election campaigning in numbers with our Go Figure images, which are posted daily on social media. | 32234519 |
He said his original instinct was to pull US forces out, but had instead decided to stay and "fight to win" to avoid the mistakes made in Iraq.
He said he wanted to shift from a time-based approach in Afghanistan to one based on conditions on the ground, adding he would not set deadlines.
However, the US president warn... | President Donald Trump has said a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill. | 41008116 |
The current system, which allows businesses in cities to claim up to £3,000 to improve their internet access, was described as "unbalanced".
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee also asked whether broadband rollout targets would be met and if minimum speeds were high enough.
The government said £1.7bn wa... | A voucher scheme which helps companies access faster broadband should be extended to rural areas, MPs have said. | 31096850 |
During the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday, England captain Cook, 30, overtook Graham Gooch's tally of 8,900 runs to become his country's most prolific batsman in Test cricket.
BBC Sport looks at the different sides of Cook and how they shaped his path to the top.
Music, rather than cricket, w... | From the moment he made a century on his England Test debut, it appeared Alastair Cook was destined for greatness. | 32802253 |
The hosts scored two tries within seven minutes through Yorkshire Carnegie's Max Green and Worcester's Huw Taylor.
Harlequins' Sam Aspland-Robinson, London Irish's Johnny Williams, Saracens' Max Malins and Carnegie's Max Wright also scored in a 39-17 victory.
Ireland had earlier beaten Argentina 37-7 at the same venue ... | England reached a fourth successive World Rugby Under-20 Championship final by beating South Africa in Manchester. | 36577645 |
The total number of offences, under new legislation which criminalised religious hatred connected to football, dropped from 267 to 203 in 2013/14.
Officials said this may account for a 15% drop in all offences with a religious aggravation.
The figure of 587 was down from 689 the previous year and 898 in 2011/12.
The to... | The number of sectarian incidents recorded at Scottish football matches fell by 40% last season, according to Crown Office figures. | 27831673 |
Men are almost three times more likely than women to get the cancer - one of the biggest gender divides in cancer rates, according to new figures.
Early diagnosis is the key to saving lives, says a Cancer Research UK team.
Scientists are working on ways to detect symptoms earlier and to decipher the genetic code of the... | Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly among men, cancer experts say. | 22940088 |
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The Serb, 28, won 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 to overtake the likes of Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the all-time list of major winners.
Federer, 33, had hoped to become the first man to win Wimbledon eight times.
The Swiss won a thrilling second set tie-... | Defending champion Novak Djokovic saw off seven-time champion Roger Federer in four sets to win his third Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam title. | 33499557 |
The police system must be "re-imagined", argued Sara Thornton, in her first major speech as head of the new National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).
Ms Thornton called the expected loss of 35,000 more police posts by 2020 a "game changer".
But she said traditional "bobbies-on-the-beat" would still be needed.
Ms Thornton... | Police services in England and Wales need radical reform if they are to survive tough budget cuts, a leading officer has warned. | 33599230 |
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The double world and Olympic distance champion, 32, worked hard to win in seven minutes 39.55 seconds, ahead of Kenyan Augustine Choge in 7:40.66.
Briton Dina Asher-Smith, 20, was sixth in 7.25 seconds as Dafne Schippers claimed the women's 60m in 7.10.
In the women's 800m... | Britain's Mo Farah secured his first victory of the year in the 3,000m at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix. | 35622177 |
Richard Greaves scored the winner for the ninth tier side against a team that plays two levels higher.
Hereford-based Westfields, who play in the Midland League Premier Division, have won six games in the FA Cup this season, a club record run.
They were formed in 1966 on the back of England's World Cup triumph.
A crowd... | Westfields are the lowest-ranked side remaining in the FA Cup after beating Leiston 2-1 to go into the first-round proper draw for the first time. | 37667390 |
So Facebook's Safety Check feature, which allows users to mark themselves as "safe", was well used in the aftermath of the attack in London at the weekend.
For some, it offers an instant way to get in touch with people around the world in just one click but for others it can make them feel as if they are "riding on the... | When news starts to break of an unfolding emergency it probably seems natural that most people want reassurance that their friends and family are not in danger. | 40172377 |
Tina Donnelly issued the warning after it was revealed Welsh health boards have spent more than £190m on agency medical staff over the last four years.
Tory Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar has written to the auditor general asking him to investigate.
The Welsh government said health boards should address agency sp... | Not enough nurses are being trained to meet health care demands, the director of the Royal College of Nursing Wales has said. | 33726026 |
From Friday, owners can register with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) by texting "TPS" and their email address to 78070.
That should stop many nuisance calls, although it won't block nuisance texts.
At the moment 85% of UK landlines are registered for the TPS, but only 3% of mobiles have been signed up.
Those wh... | A new service has been launched that allows mobile phone users to block nuisance calls by sending a simple text. | 36399484 |
Geneticists estimate that migration from Africa to South-East Asia and Australia took place as recently as 60,000 years ago.
But Dr Michael Petraglia, of Oxford University, and colleagues say stone artefacts found in the Arabian Peninsula and India point to an exodus starting about 70,000 to 80,000 years ago - and perh... | A research team reports new findings of stone age tools that suggest humans came "out of Africa" by land earlier than has been thought. | 11327442 |
Mark Menzies claims Virgin Trains is "stinging" passengers between Preston and London by charging more than those leaving Lancaster on the same trains.
Preston tickets cost up to £145 for a standard single in peak hours, while the longer journey can cost £42.50.
Virgin said the costs reflect the high number of Preston ... | An MP has vowed to fight a rail firm's "barmy" price structure which has seen people charged more than three times as much to travel a shorter route. | 38571417 |
It said the nerve agent sarin had been deployed on a "small scale", and did not say where or when it had been used.
The White House has warned chemical weapons use would be a "red line" for possible intervention, but says this intelligence does not represent proof.
Republicans in Congress called on Thursday for a stron... | US intelligence agencies believe "with varying degrees of confidence" that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House has said. | 22297569 |
Statistics from the National Records of Scotland put life expectancy at 77.1 years for baby boys born in the past three years, and 81.1 years for girls.
This was two years lower than the UK average for men, and 1.7 years lower than the female average.
And there were considerable differences between different areas of S... | Life expectancy for Scottish men and women has continued to improve - but they still die younger on average than people anywhere else in the UK. | 38142537 |
Mary Creagh condemned the attack and said staff were "distressed" by the discovery on Monday morning.
A Labour Party spokesperson said it happened at the Cheapside office just before midnight on Friday and was caught on CCTV.
The office, shared by the regional Labour Party, was empty at the time. West Yorkshire Police ... | A brick has been thrown at a window of a Wakefield Labour MP's constituency office. | 37340912 |
Home is backed by Josh Littlejohn, of the Social Bite sandwich shops, and Dean Gassabi, who owns the Maison Bleue restaurants.
It will provide training and employment programmes for members of the Social Bite Academy, a four-year paid course for homeless people.
The restaurant is on Queensferry Street in the capital's ... | An Edinburgh restaurant which will help the homeless and give its profits to charity is opening this weekend. | 37443145 |
In his first Mansion House speech, Mr Osborne said he would abolish the current system of financial regulation.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will "cease to exist in its current form", he told the City of London.
But he also revealed that Hector Sants, the chief executive of the FSA, would stay on to oversee t... | Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that he will give the Bank of England the key role in regulating the UK financial sector. | 10326027 |
Thomas Cook flight TCX3876 from Glasgow to Dalaman arrived at Gatwick, after an on-board incident, at about 11:15.
Sussex Police boarded the plane at 11:45 and arrested a 34-year-old man. Two women with him were not detained.
There were no reports of injuries or damage. Thomas Cook said the plane remained at Gatwick un... | An air passenger has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk on an aircraft after a flight from Glasgow to Turkey was diverted to Gatwick Airport. | 32615176 |
Nine people were rescued and two suspected smugglers detained, after the inflatable boat capsized off the coast of Kusadasi, DHA news agency said.
Five children were among the dead, it reported, and said the migrants were Syrians, probably attempting to reach the Greek islands.
Video footage showed several bodies laid ... | Eleven people have drowned as a boat carrying migrants sank off western Turkey, local media report. | 39380048 |
Emergency services were called to the scene, in Kirkwood Street, Rutherglen, at about 16:15 on Tuesday 23 August.
The two-year-old boy was taken to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he is still believed to be in a stable condition.
A police spokeswoman said a 29-year-old man had been reported to the p... | A man has been reported to prosecutors after a toddler fell from a flat window in South Lanarkshire last week. | 37245248 |
A recent US study found there were at least 46,000 accounts on Twitter linked to the militant group, many of which help to recruit new IS members.
The European police agency Europol will now work with unnamed social media companies to track the accounts.
They aim to get new accounts closed down within two hours of them... | A Europe-wide police team is being formed to track and block social media accounts linked to Islamic State (IS). | 33220037 |
James Percival, 66, said he gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to newborn Jonathan Percival in the vicarage in Freckleton, Lancashire, in 2014.
But Ruth Percival, 30, said she had not seen him make any attempts to revive the baby.
The inquest was halted in October when new medical evidence led the coroner to refer the c... | A former vicar tried to revive his daughter's baby son after she gave birth in a bathroom, an inquest heard. | 40339830 |
The 23-year-old, who is not a member of police staff, was held on Wednesday night and has been released on bail. This follows the arrest of a police officer on Saturday.
Mr Mitchell quit as chief whip after it was alleged he called Downing Street police "plebs", which he denies.
CCTV footage has cast doubt on the origi... | A second man has been arrested in connection with the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" investigation. | 20795489 |
Now, more than 18 years after being gunned down on a rooftop in the city of Medellin, everybody in Colombia is once again talking about Pablo Escobar.
The country's biggest television network, Caracol, is currently showing a 63-episode drama series about the life of the boss of the Medellin drug cartel.
The fierce deba... | He is the drug lord who defined an era, turning the cocaine trade into a multi-million dollar business and killing whoever dared to stand in his way. | 18501839 |
Those looking for votes in the Irish nationalist battlegrounds, near the border in counties Down and Armagh, may literally walk up a few hills.
As any constituency will have a tight race for the final seats, it is well worth knocking on the doors of isolated dwellings nestled up high.
Newry and Armagh is a bellwether c... | Politicians may sometimes liken an election campaign to climbing a mountain. | 35361492 |
"The Blade" is the first in a series of temporary art pieces marking Hull's year as UK City of Culture.
It was placed in Queen Victoria Square after being transported from the new Siemens turbine factory in east Hull.
The Hull Daily Mail reports that Hull 2017 organisers are now preparing a planning application.
More o... | A 250ft-long (75m) wind turbine installed as a piece of artwork in Hull does not have planning permission, the city council has confirmed. | 38675299 |
The Department for Education wants any information on the content of Sats papers removed as pupils take the tests at various times over two weeks.
Officials have been messaging parents since Monday asking them to remove tweets revealing question details.
The DfE said it wanted to clamp down on cheating.
Parents who com... | Government officials are waging a twitter battle with parents who tweet questions from national tests being taken by primary pupils in England. | 39895818 |
The Pescara midfielder left the field after being booked in Sunday's Serie A game at Cagliari for complaining of being abused.
The Italian Football Federation said it had considered the "particular delicacy" of the case.
"I hope this is a turning point in Italy and shows what it means to stand up for your rights," said... | Sulley Muntari has had the one-match ban he received after protesting against racist abuse overturned. | 39826269 |
Figures from Police Scotland show that the overall level of crime has fallen by 10%
Despite this fall, there were rises in the number of sexual crimes and rapes reported.
Reports of violent crime and anti-social behaviour also fell over the past year.
Police Scotland said the rise in reported rapes and sexual crimes di... | More people are coming forward to report allegations of rape and sexual crime to the police, according to new figures. | 27929646 |
"Helder's my boy," said Shi. "I don't want to let him go.
"Especially this season, he cannot go, as he is so important to the squad.
"There is strong interest from other clubs but my job is to keep him. It's very important for him to go to the Premier League, but together with us."
Costa was Wolves' first signing follo... | Wolves chairman Jeff Shi says the Championship club do not plan to allow star Portuguese winger Helder Costa to leave this summer, despite confirmed interest from other clubs. | 40410275 |
James Lester unveiled the nameplates as they were reunited with the 34051 Winston Churchill.
The engine and its carriages are being restored for the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston's funeral on 30 January.
The restoration of the locomotive has been carried out by Mid-Hants Railway, Ropley.
The 34051 Winston Churchill, ... | A restored locomotive that pulled Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train has been unveiled by the fireman who manned the service in 1965. | 30536630 |
The officer died in April 1984 after shots were fired from the Libyan Embassy in London at a protest outside.
A man in his 50s, arrested in November 2015, was released on Tuesday due to "insufficient admissible evidence", Scotland Yard said.
PC Fletcher's family said they were "deeply disappointed and frustrated".
The ... | A man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder PC Yvonne Fletcher three decades ago has been released without charge. | 39942346 |
Claims that the placenta contains vitamins which could benefit a woman's health have increased interest in the practice in recent years.
But a review by Northwestern University found no proven benefits and no research on the potential risks.
The Royal College of Midwives said it should be the woman's choice.
The resear... | There is no scientific evidence that eating the placenta after childbirth can protect women against depression and boost energy, US research suggests. | 33006384 |
The world record holder led with two hurdles to go at the US trials but missed the required top-three place by a hundredth of a second.
The 30-year-old had only competed in three previous meets this year.
"To be where I am is a miracle, but it's a pity because in six weeks I'll be in much better shape," he said.
"I tho... | Olympic 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt has failed in his attempt to qualify for the Rio Games - less than a year after having a kidney transplant. | 36757454 |
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September because of state-sponsored doping.
Cas then rejected a Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) appeal against the ban earlier this week.
At least 266 Russian competitors are expected to now lodge individual cases.
The RP... | Russia have contested the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (Cas) decision to uphold the country's blanket ban from the Paralympics. | 37201713 |
The hosts were two up after seven minutes thanks to a Miralem Pjanic own goal and a Andrey Galabinov penalty.
But Dybala pulled one back from Pjanic's pass and then scored a penalty to level.
Juan Cuadrado put Juve ahead when he chested the down before cutting inside and curling home, and Dybala crashed home a fourth i... | Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Serie A champions Juventus came from 2-0 down to beat Genoa. | 41062113 |
The suit argues that the semi-automatic rifle used in the school shooting is a military weapon and should not have been sold to civilians.
In December 2012, Adam Lanza killed 26 people with a Bushmaster XM15-E2S.
Remington Arms, the parent company of Bushmaster Firearms, sought to have the lawsuit dismissed.
The compan... | The families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims have won a small legal victory after a judge ruled their lawsuit against a gun maker could continue. | 36050659 |
Coles (3-54) removed Dan Christian and captain James Taylor at the end of the 48th over and bowled Luke Fletcher with the first delivery of the 50th.
Taylor (109) and Alex Hales (81) helped Notts post 335 all out at Trent Bridge.
Billings then smashed 118 not out off 89 balls after Daniel Bell-Drummond hit 73 as Kent r... | Matt Coles took a hat-trick for Kent before Sam Billings' magnificent century saw them beat Nottinghamshire by five wickets in the One-Day Cup. | 33961425 |
The A499 has been closed in both directions after the incident between the B4354, at Y Ffor, and the B4417, at Llanaelhaearn, at about 15:00 BST.
The driver of a patient care service ambulance died at the scene.
Three other people, including one elderly person, were in an ambulance on a 999 call and have been taken to ... | A driver has died following a crash between two ambulances in Gwynedd. | 36162844 |
Visitors to the Postal Museum can ride on a section of the 6.5 mile (10.5km) network, from 28 July.
The track, which was established in 1927, took mail between Whitechapel and Paddington before it shut in 2003.
Two new trains, based on the originals, will carry up to 32 passengers on a 0.6 mile (1km) section of the lin... | The Post Office's abandoned underground railway in London will open as a tourist attraction next month, it has been announced. | 40189937 |
The first minister was quizzed on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme as part of a series of party leader interviews.
The SNP leader said she would not rule out an increase in the future.
She said she would get economic advisers to look at the risks involved and judge it on a year-by-year basis.
There is a ... | Raising the top rate of income tax to 50p straight away would see Scotland lose up to £30m a year, Nicola Sturgeon has said. | 35915309 |
The undergarments for women feature "truth" and "justice" mottos used by campaigners after the 1989 disaster in which 96 fans were unlawfully killed.
Charlotte Hennessy, whose father died, said it was "distasteful" and Walton MP Steve Rotheram said "commercialising" the disaster was a "reprehensible act".
Online retail... | Hillsborough-branded underwear available to buy at Amazon has been taken off sale following complaints. | 36395673 |
Almost 70% of the 3,328 riders who entered the 2015 Etape Loch Ness in April were from outside the region, Mackay Consultants Inverness said.
The firm examined how much those people were likely to have spent on food and accommodation.
This year was the second time the cycling event had been held.
As well as the economi... | Spending by people who travelled to take part in a major cycling event generated £743,000 for the Highlands' economy, according to consultants. | 34280614 |
South Korea's 9-4 win over Croatia left GB needing a point from their final match, but Paulius Gintautas's goal won it in the final period for Lithuania.
The results means Britain take silver and will remain in the third tier of world ice hockey for a third season.
"I am so proud of them right now," said GB coach Pete ... | Great Britain missed out on promotion to Division 1A of the Ice Hockey World Championship with an agonising 3-2 defeat by Lithuania in Eindhoven. | 32373547 |
Jose Maria Marin, 83, was among seven officials from football's world governing body Fifa who were arrested in May at a Zurich hotel.
The move came after they were indicted on corruption charges in the US.
Mr Marin is accused of taking bribes in connection with marketing rights.
He is alleged to have accepted millions ... | The former head of Brazilian football has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to the US to face corruption charges, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice says. | 34660117 |
Councillors are being asked to approve Wholebake's plan for a second unit in Corwen, near to Ty'n Llidiart estate.
The company, which has a storage unit in Wrexham, makes natural food bakery products and already employs 120.
The planning committee report highlights concerns from Corwen residents about the site's suitab... | A company's plans to build a £14m factory to meet growing demand will lead to an extra 120 jobs, according to a Denbighshire council planning report. | 40199253 |
The 50-year-old was found unconscious in Venables Avenue, Colne, on Tuesday and died in hospital the following day.
Lancashire Police said three men, aged 40, 41 and 64, have been charged with Section 20 Wounding.
They are due to appear at Burnley Magistrates' Court on Friday. A fourth man, aged 25 and from Colne, was ... | Three men have been charged over the death of a man in Lancashire. | 40679655 |
Brian McKandie, 67, was found at Fairview Cottages in Badenscoth, Rothienorman, on Saturday 12 March.
Two men were reportedly seen speaking to him on the Friday beforehand.
Police Scotland appealed to motorists who may have been in the area between the Friday and Saturday and recorded dash cam footage to contact them.
... | Officers investigating the murder of a man in Aberdeenshire have appealed for drivers to come forward with dash cam footage that could be relevant. | 35884310 |
Paul Sykes, nine, died at Tennyson Close, Penistone, on 22 October. His brother Jack, 12, died six days later.
Their father, Darren, 44, also died. Police say the fire was started deliberately and are not looking for anyone in connection with the deaths.
The funeral took place at St John's Church, Penistone.
Paying tri... | Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of two brothers who died after a fire was started deliberately at their South Yorkshire home. | 30039662 |
A US appeals court on Tuesday granted a new hearing for Kris Maharaj, 78, who has been jailed for more than 30 years for a 1986 double murder in Miami.
The ruling means that Maharaj's lawyers will be able to present new evidence which they say proves the two men were killed by members of a drug cartel.
His lawyer claim... | A British man will have a chance to win his freedom after more than 30 years in a Florida jail. | 39493841 |
He will appear in court in Belfast on Wednesday.
The victim, Hazem Ahmed Ghreir, was stabbed in Downshire Place, off Great Victoria Street, on Sunday evening. He was in his 30s, and originally from Syria.
The murder is not being treated as a hate crime. | An 18-year-old who was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Belfast city centre has been charged with murder. | 40175178 |
Subsets and Splits
Problematic short summaries
Retrieves extremely brief summaries from training data, which helps identify potential data quality issues or edge cases in the summarization task.
Count Short Documents
Counts the number of documents with a length less than 3000, providing a basic statistical insight about the dataset.
Short Test Document Count
Counts the number of documents within a specific length range, providing basic filtering with limited analytical value.
Select Short Test Documents
Retrieves documents with lengths between 0 and 3000 characters, providing a basic filter on document size.
XSUM Summaries 250-3
Provides a basic filtering of summaries within a specific length range, offering limited insight by showing 100 samples between 250 and 300 characters long.