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Lesley Bate told the BBC she had made mistakes by not properly following up concerns about injuries found on Liam.
But, she said she went off sick a year before Liam's murder and his case was not passed to another social worker, so others should also be held accountable.
Fife Council said it would not discuss the circu... | A former social worker struck off for her failings, including over murdered toddler Liam Fee, believes she has been made a "scapegoat". | 40573329 |
"I don't think Brexit should mean Brexit when it comes to standards of data protection," Elizabeth Denham told BBC Radio 4's PM programme.
She added she would press WhatsApp over plans to share data with Facebook.
The new EU data protection regulations are designed to strengthen the rights individuals have over their d... | The UK's new information commissioner has called for the country to adopt forthcoming EU data protection laws, despite its plan to leave the Union. | 37512419 |
Fewer than half of the women over 70 who were questioned could name a symptom, apart from a lump.
The government health agency, Public Health England, which organised the survey, said that older women were also more likely to delay going to their GP.
About one in three women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are a... | Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey. | 33480866 |
The left-wing leader and ally of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a high popularity rating and his party controls Congress.
Mr Correa first took power in 2007 and will serve what he says is his last term until 2017.
A number of leaders from the region and Europe attended the inauguration.
Mr Correa was re-... | Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, has been sworn into office for an unprecedented third term in the capital, Quito. | 22662200 |
Jamie Taggart, from the village of Cove in Argyll and Bute, failed to return from the trip last month.
Subsequent inquiries by his family revealed he had not been seen since 2 November, when his rucksack and passport were found at a guest house in the town of Sapa.
Local police and the British embassy in Hanoi have bee... | A Scottish botanist has gone missing while on a plant-hunting trip to a mountainous region of Vietnam. | 25311480 |
The 430 sq km (166 sq miles) park is home to the largest concentration of the world's remaining one-horned rhinoceros.
Pictures showed park staff members examining and then transporting the calf through the park.
It is not known where the calf's mother is, but poaching is a common problem in Kazaringa.
Local media esti... | Indian wildlife authorities have rescued a three-day-old baby rhinoceros wandering around the Kaziranga national park in the north-eastern state of Assam. | 33457592 |
Pep Guardiola's side responded from going out of the Champions League semi-final by securing the Bundesliga for a record fourth successive campaign.
Lewandowski put Bayern ahead from the penalty spot before doubling the lead after Xabi Alonso's sublime pass.
Moritz Hartmann's penalty made it 2-1 but Bayern clinched the... | Bayern Munich were crowned champions of Germany for the 26th time with one game to go as two Robert Lewandowski goals earned them victory over Ingolstadt. | 36187452 |
The gunmen approached Thomaz Alckmin's car in what police say may have been an attempted robbery or kidnapping.
Mr Alckmin's bodyguards and the gunmen exchanged fire in Morumbi, in the south of the city of Sao Paulo.
Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest city, has one of the country's worst crime rates.
Police said gunmen stoppe... | The son and granddaughter of Geraldo Alckmin, the governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, were caught up in a gunfight between their security guards and gunmen on Sunday, police say. | 26027000 |
Louis Moult and Jay Harris strikes had given the Welsh side a commanding 2-0 lead by the hour mark.
But Liam King's penalty gave United hope and substitute Ryan Kendall equalised late in normal time.
Kendall's header then made it 3-2 before Moult's stunning strike set up a shoot-out, which Ferriby won 5-4.
The penaltie... | Goalkeeper Adam Nicklin was the hero as North Ferriby United came back from two goals down to beat Wrexham on penalties and win the FA Trophy. | 32100052 |
Only Scot Alain Baxter has finished higher in a World Cup slalom, when he was fourth in Are, Sweden, in 2001.
Konrad Bartelski holds the best British alpine result after coming second in a downhill race in Val Gardena, Italy, 35 years ago.
Ryding, from Lancashire, had never previously finished in the top 10.
He told BB... | Dave Ryding recorded a best British alpine result for 15 years as he finished a career-high sixth at a World Cup slalom in Finland. | 37967547 |
The officers, who speak Italian, are being sent in a bid to make Chinese tourists feel safe during the peak tourism period, said Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.
"If the experiment is successful, we will expand it to other cities in Italy," he said.
Around three million Chinese tourists visit Italy annually.
... | Four Chinese police officers will patrol alongside Italian police in Rome and Milan, as a two-week experiment. | 36189438 |
To go from the dismal lows of the World Cup only three months ago, to beating the finalists of that tournament with exhilarating, confident cricket is quite extraordinary.
England have beaten New Zealand at their own game: they have played in an attacking, enterprising way, abandoning the caution that characterised the... | England's one-day cricket has undergone an utterly remarkable transformation in the space of just five matches. | 33212990 |
Conciliation service Acas confirmed discussions ended without the two sides reaching agreement and there are no plans to resume on Wednesday.
Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) said it had hoped to end the 10-month row over guards' roles on trains but were "saddened" talks had ended.
The RMT said the rail op... | Talks between the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) and Southern rail have broken down. | 38958234 |
There were 15,396 more deaths than expected at the trusts in the period between 2011 and 2016.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust had the highest number of excess deaths - 1,878 over the five years.
The analysis reveals a strong link between high mortality rates in England and lower than average doctor numbe... | "Significantly high" death rates have been recorded at 19 of England's 133 NHS trusts, a BBC investigation has established. | 39204681 |
Sophie Lancaster, 20, was battered to death in Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire, in 2007.
In 2008 Danny Hulme, 16, was jailed for grievous bodily harm with intent.
Sophie's mother Sylvia said the Parole Board were changing his licence so he could visit Rossendale.
Miss Lancaster, a gap-year student, was begging the ... | The mother of a woman murdered by two youths because she was dressed as a goth has said it is an insult one of their accomplices is being allowed back to the area. | 28178377 |
Fletcher picked up an injury in his side's Championship play-off semi.
Uncapped fellow forward Jamie Murphy, of Brighton, Hibernian's John McGinn and fellow midfielder Kenny McLean, of Aberdeen, also miss out.
Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton is not needed after being named as cover.
Scotland host England in a World Cup... | Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher is one of five players out of the Scotland squad to face England after head coach Gordon Strachan slimmed down his original 29. | 40086946 |
The Steam Packet Company said 36,500 people have so far travelled for the event, compared with 35,500 in 2016.
Last year's figures suffered a hit due to the unavailability of a fast ferry serving Northern Ireland.
Chief executive Mark Woodward said demand to travel during the TT remains "extremely high."
As well as the... | The number of ferry passengers heading to this year's Isle of Man TT Races have recovered following a downturn in business last year. | 40201708 |
This complex illness has the worst 10-year survival rate of any cancer, with most patients being told they may have less than a year to live.
The bank will collect samples from six hospitals in England and Wales.
The charity that funded it hopes there will eventually be better treatments and earlier diagnosis.
There ar... | Medical researchers hope a new bank storing tissue from patients will give them a clearer insight into pancreatic cancer. | 35263463 |
It announced on Friday that airline Emirates would sponsor the Spinnaker Tower in a £3.5m deal.
Over the weekend, nearly 10,000 people signed an online petition against plans to repaint the tower, which is currently white.
Red and white are the colours of nearby Southampton's football club, Portsmouth's major rivals.
... | Portsmouth City Council has promised to review plans to paint a city landmark red and white. | 33045038 |
Premiership
Celtic 2-1 Dundee
Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock 1-1 Inverness CT
Ross County 2-1 Aberdeen
St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell
Championship
Dumbarton 2-1 Falkirk
Greenock Morton 1-1 Hibernian
Queen of the South 2-2 Dunfermline Athletic
Raith Rovers 0-0 Dundee United
St Mirren 1-1 Ayr United
Premiership
Hamil... | Match reports from the weekend Scottish Premiership and Championship games. | 38352922 |
Brazilian and Paraguayan officials said that 13 people had managed to swim ashore, but 11 are still missing and presumed dead.
The Paraguayan vessel, Dream of the Pantanal, sank during a heavy storm on the Brazilian border.
Officials said it was carrying 11 Paraguayan crew and 16 Brazilian tourists.
"Four teams compris... | The bodies of three Brazilian tourists have been retrieved after their boat capsized on the River Paraguay. | 29359009 |
One goal from Kris Doolan was enough to ensure the game did not go to penalties.
Every time Doolan scored last season, Thistle won, and they did again.
But the new format did not exactly fire the imagination of public on a miserably grey and wet summer's night and there was a crowd of just 1,632 inside the Excelsior St... | Partick Thistle christened the new look League Cup with a hard-fought victory over League One Airdrieonians. | 36742445 |
The forecast of heavy rain follows on from warnings over severe gale force winds which begin on Tuesday afternoon.
The wind warning covers Tuesday from 15:00 and all day Wednesday.
Rain will be heavy and persistent for much of Wednesday with some large rainfall totals building up, particularly over south-facing hills.
... | The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" weather warning for heavy rain across central and southern Scotland on Wednesday. | 35185651 |
Answering voters' questions for a BBC TV special, she said she would seek the "best possible deal for Wales".
But Ms Wood said Labour leader Ed Miliband was highly irresponsible to rule out a deal with the SNP, claiming it would "open the door" to the Tories.
Welsh Labour said the party line on ruling out deals with th... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said she could do a deal to put Labour in power even if the SNP was not involved. | 32517215 |
Mr Biden said his family was ready after the death of his son earlier this year, but he had now run out of time.
He said it would be a mistake for Democrats to turn their backs on President Barack Obama's record.
Democrats seeking an alternative to frontrunner Hillary Clinton had been urging the 72-year-old to run.
Tho... | US Vice-President Joe Biden has announced he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race. | 34594675 |
The list of most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2015 also showed Oliver has remained top for boys.
The ONS said the results were "based on the exact spelling of the name given on the birth certificate".
Grouping similarly-pronounced names would change the rankings, it added.
Oliver has been the most popular... | The name Noah has entered the top 10 most popular boys' names for the first time, while Amelia has remained the most popular for girls, the Office for National Statistics said. | 37254187 |
It is the fourth year the fixture has been marked as a "bubble match" - meaning supporters will be kept apart.
Police urged those going to the National League game at the Racecourse Ground to be "on their best behaviour" so future games can be "normalised".
The system will be the same for January's return fixture in Ch... | Safety fears mean Chester football fans travelling to Wrexham for September's derby match must to do so on official coaches under police escort. | 37086978 |
Mr Temer says Brazil has put together "a solid security programme" to ensure visitors and athletes are safe.
He also dismissed "rumours" of a possible Zika outbreak.
The letter comes amid reports of athletes being robbed and pollution at the Olympic sailing venue.
Mr Temer says Brazil will deploy 85,000 members of the ... | Brazil's interim President Michel Temer has written an open letter to international media reassuring readers that his country is ready to host the Olympic Games in a month's time. | 36714637 |
Former Middlesbrough forward Cristhian Stuani scored two headers in the space of three minutes midway through the first half to put the Catalans ahead.
Atletico striker Griezmann was sent off shortly after the hour mark, given a yellow card for diving and another for dissent after contesting the decision.
Substitute An... | Atletico Madrid brushed off Antoine Griezmann's sending off to fight back from 2-0 down and stop newly promoted Girona winning on their La Liga debut. | 40975355 |
A White House spokesman called on all sides to abide by the commitments of the deal.
Shelling was reported from several areas on Thursday, including around the rebel-held city of Donetsk.
Nato's top military commander, Gen Philip Breedlove, said the ceasefire existed in name only.
Speaking in Kosovo, he said it was "co... | The US says it is "deeply troubled" by reports of fighting in eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday. | 31544490 |
Thousands of people with Creda, Indesit and Hotpoint dryers are awaiting repairs a year after a safety alert was first issued.
Now the consumers' association Which? is seeking a judicial review into what it regards as failures by the trading standards team overseeing the case.
Peterborough Trading Standards said the le... | A consumer group has begun a legal bid aimed at strengthening protection for owners of fire-prone tumble dryers. | 38404027 |
President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country.
He warned that he would authorise the execution of vandals after four people were arrested damaging sections of a guardrail.
It is Kenya's biggest infrastructure project since independen... | Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. | 40092600 |
Members of the URC's ruling general assembly voted in favour at a meeting in Merseyside, although individual churches will not be forced to comply.
The URC becomes the largest Christian organisation in Britain to offer same-sex weddings in its churches.
The Church, which has about 60,000 members, is a Protestant Church... | The United Reformed Church has voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to marry in its buildings. | 36756387 |
It comes a day after troops retook the city's airport from IS.
The army's assault takes them from desert and farmland into a densely packed city, where fighting is expected to be particularly hard.
IS are dug into the west after being driven out of eastern Mosul last month.
Meanwhile, Iraq's prime minister announced th... | Iraqi forces have entered a neighbourhood in West Mosul for the first time since launching an operation to retake it from so-called Islamic State (IS) five days ago. | 39074992 |
28 April 2017 Last updated at 08:27 BST
But it's also a sport that has been growing in popularity in the UK for many years.
So is it all about pom-poms, fancy costumes and rhyming chants?
Watch Whitney's report to find out about all the hard work that goes into being a cheerleader. | The 2017 World Cheerleading Championships have been going on in Florida, USA. | 39739302 |
Shops owned by Village Bakery in Wrexham, Rhos, Llangollen, Ruthin and Holywell will now be run by Chatwins from Nantwich.
Village Bakery said it now plans to concentrate on the "booming" wholesale side of its business.
Its managing director said it was important the five shops were sold together.
"One option would hav... | A Wrexham bakery has sold five of its shops to a Cheshire-based company but it said all 50 staff are being kept on. | 24577844 |
"Chronic" staff shortages are to blame for many of the poor outcomes at HMP Bristol, chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke warned.
One in seven inmates said they had developed a drug problem while at the prison, which was far higher than at the time it was last inspected.
The prison service said robust action was bei... | A "deluge of illicit drugs" has fuelled violence, debt and self-harm at a men's prison, a report has said. | 40710124 |
Authorities in the Swiss mountain resort town Zermatt have announced an end to the practice, following claims from animal rights activists that the canine models were not treated well.
The mayor says two local firms have agreed to stop providing dogs for the photos.
St Bernards are famed for their ability to rescue los... | Tourists visiting the Matterhorn will soon be unable to pose for photos with the iconic St Bernard dog. | 32445228 |
He famously owed the developing world for his presidential election in 1974 - and despite the allegations of corruption that mired his career towards the end of his life, he is credited with huge globalisation of the game.
The canny sports administrator had done his maths on the voting system, realising that he needed ... | Joao Havelange, the former Fifa president who has died at his home in Rio de Janeiro aged 100, could be regarded as the unlikely godfather of African football. | 37120388 |
On Tuesday, she made headlines in Pakistan when her name was called at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, for best short subject documentary film of the year.
She walked up to the stage to accept the award, waved her Oscar triumphantly and said: "I have another one!"
The film, A Girl in the River - The Price ... | Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 37, has made history as the only Pakistani to win two Oscars. | 35690403 |
Police Scotland said 11,569 weapons were surrendered during a three-week amnesty which ended on 12 June.
An additional 1,000 have been handed in to officers across Scotland since then.
The force will continue to accept them until 31 December, when new laws make it a criminal offence to have an air weapon without a lice... | Crossbows, rifles and pistols dating back to World War Two are among thousands of air weapons surrendered during a police amnesty. | 36585488 |
The 31-year-old was part of an early breakaway and finished strongly to win his second career Tour stage.
Briton Chris Froome is now five minutes and 17 seconds behind Van Avermaet in the general classification.
The defending champion finished in a group alongside rival Nairo Quintana.
Van Avermaet is not considered a ... | Belgian Greg van Avermaet won stage five of the Tour de France - the first in the mountains this year - to take both the yellow jersey and a big lead over the race favourites. | 36728296 |
Isaac Nash, 12, from Huddersfield, got into difficulties at Aberffraw on 29 August and was swept away despite attempts to pull him to safety.
His brother Xander, 10, was saved but Isaac has not been found.
More than 150 people attended a memorial service for the schoolboy on Sunday, with Adam and Zoe Nash.
After the se... | The parents of a 12-year-old boy swept out to sea while on holiday on Anglesey said they have returned to the beach where he was last seen. | 29306708 |
After the FA failed to publish promised research into the condition, the Astle family renewed calls for a study to be done via its Justice for Jeff campaign.
The campaign has prompted other families of ex-players to come forward, claiming Astle's case could be the "tip of the iceberg".
Among them is physiotherapist, An... | It is 12 years since an inquest into the death of England and West Bromwich Albion footballer Jeff Astle ruled he died from brain trauma caused by heading heavy leather footballs. | 26817099 |
Ten fire crews tackled the blaze at a 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sq m) warehouse belonging to delivery company Arrow XL on the Blackpole East Industrial Estate since 08:35 BST.
Normally there would be 150 to 200 staff on site at any one time, the firm said.
All colleagues had been accounted for and were safe and well, it ad... | A fire at a warehouse at an industrial estate in Worcester was declared a "major incident." | 39653023 |
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) says many staff are paid via accountancy firms which take admin fees and costs.
It says affected workers include those working on the Heads of the Valleys road expansion in Blaenau Gwent.
A Welsh government spokesman said the deal signed with contractors ... | Companies in Wales are being asked to change how agency staff are paid amid claims workers are being "ripped off". | 30252228 |
The girls reported that a man, driving a white van, called them over and asked them to get inside.
It happened at a play park on the Lismenary Road on Saturday at about 11:00 BST.
A male passer-by asked the man what was going on and he drove off in the direction of the nearby Larne Line.
The driver of the van was descr... | Police are investigating a suspicious approach on two young girls in Newtownabbey. | 36507353 |
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GB fell 0.273 marks short of the 45.223 target set by their governing body. An appeal to raise that score was refused.
"Nobody thought it would come to this," said British gymnast Rachel Smith.
British Gymnastics performance director Tim Jones confirmed GB will not be send... | Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team will not go to the Olympics having missed the mark required to prove they are good enough to compete at London 2012. | 16598867 |
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Goals from Cameron Stewart and Mark Stafford put the Blues into an early 2-0 lead and Crues midfielder Paul Heatley was red-carded on 33 minutes.
Jordan Owens' header pulled a goal back for Crusaders before the break.
But any hopes Crusaders had of equalising were ended by... | Linfield have won their first piece of silverware under David Healy after a 3-1 win over 10-man Crusaders in the County Antrim Shield final. | 38884883 |
He urged the congregation to rid Mexico of drug dealer "merchants of death".
Ecatepec, with 1.6 million inhabitants, is notorious for drug violence, kidnappings and gangland-style killings, particularly of women.
The Pope was speaking at the biggest scheduled event of his visit to Mexico.
Throughout his trip he has co... | Pope Francis has delivered a strong denunciation of the drugs trade before an audience of 300,000 people attending an open-air mass in Ecatepec, one of poorest suburbs of Mexico City. | 35575820 |
23 March 2016 Last updated at 12:28 GMT
The six-week old pets were stolen from Rob and Victoria Hollingsworth's home in Royton, Greater Manchester, earlier this month.
Police found one of the puppies, called Frankie, after inquiries led them to a house in Manchester.
A 23-year-old woman and two men - aged 20 and 32 - h... | A couple who had five French bulldog puppies stolen in a burglary have been reunited with one of the litter. | 35882566 |
In one case the man approached a girl of 13 and asked for her phone number and tried to give her £10 before kissing her and running away.
Four incidents have taken place over the past six weeks, all in the Stoke and Earlsdon areas of the city.
Police described the man as aged about 20 and Asian or Eastern European.
Th... | A man who has been roaming round Coventry sexually assaulting women and children after offering them money is being sought by police. | 29852126 |
Wales beat Belgium 1-0 to move three points clear at the top of Group B.
With home matches against Israel and Andorra and trips to Cyprus and Bosnia-Hercegovina to come, Toshack thinks Wales can qualify.
"With the points they've got at the moment, I think another four points will see them there," he said.
In an intervi... | Former manager John Toshack believes four points from four remaining qualifiers will be enough to seal Wales' passage to Euro 2016. | 33126942 |
Cook's 34 from 42 balls neither silenced the doubters nor soothed the supporters. He may have been the second violinist to another virtuoso performance from Moeen Ali, but he played a decent melody.
There were two crisp drives off Angelo Mathews and two deft late cuts in the opening five overs, at which point he was sc... | In spite of England's nervy victory and their willingness to be flexible in the third one-day international, the debate about their future prospects, and Alastair Cook's place in England's one-day side, will rage on. | 30320913 |
The 2012 British Superbike Championship runner-up will compete for the Northern Ireland-based Tyco Suzuki team.
"At the moment it's all very new and fresh and I learning more every time I go out," said the 30-year-old.
Brookes's team-mate is crowd favourite Guy Martin, who has recorded 13 podiums but never won at the T... | Australian racer Josh Brookes has said he is learning more about the TT course with each practice session ahead of Saturday's first Superbike race. | 22703625 |
Away from the bitter conflict in the East, the government faces a daunting array of other challenges.
Can it push through economic reforms and confront the notoriously powerful oligarchs? And how will it define its future relationship with the West and, crucially, with Russia?
We want you to join the BBC's "Global Ques... | A year on, and Ukraine's post-revolution government is still struggling to bring stability to the country while pushing for wide-sweeping reforms and rebuilding a crippled economy. | 32846635 |
The fixtures, published on Wednesday, see champions Connacht take on Glasgow in Galway while beaten finalists Leinster host Treviso.
The play-off semi-finals take place on the weekend of 19-21 May with the final scheduled for the following weekend.
Last season Ulster finished fourth in the table and were beaten 30-18 b... | Ulster will kick-off their 2016-17 Pro12 campaign on Friday, 2 September at home to Newport Gwent Dragons. | 36784390 |
More than 300 people were on Asiana Airlines Flight 214, from South Korea's capital, Seoul. Passengers and crew escaped down emergency slides as the plane burst into flames.
Asiana has confirmed two female Chinese teenagers have died in the crash.
The airline said mechanical problems did not cause the crash.
The two Ch... | A Boeing 777 aircraft has crash-landed at San Francisco international airport, killing two people and injuring dozens more, officials say. | 23214513 |
The music and accompanying visual album sparked frenzied conversation and a rush to decipher Beyonce's messages online.
The visual album was released on HBO, followed by the music becoming available on Tidal and iTunes.
We break down five moments that have people talking.
Above anything else, critics and fans are descr... | Beyonce released a new visual album over the weekend, Lemonade, surprising and delighting fans. | 36133284 |
The talks restarted in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, a fortnight after the two sides reached agreement on land reform.
They are discussing how the Farc will join in politics if a deal is reached to end the five decades of conflict.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he wants the talks to be wrapped up by the e... | Members of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, have resumed peace negotiations with representatives of the Colombian government. | 22853611 |
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The five-time champion almost recorded a maximum break in the first frame, potting 13 reds and blacks, but suffered discomfort four frames later.
By playing without shoes he broke the dress code, before borrowing some from tournament director Mike Ganley.
The Rocket pounce... | Ronnie O'Sullivan risked a fine by briefly playing in his socks as he took a 7-2 lead in his World Championship opener with qualifier Craig Steadman. | 32399713 |
The coastguard received a call at about 14:00 GMT reporting a man in the water and an overturned boat at Ness Point.
Attempts were made to revive the man, but he later died. The coastguard said a search for two other people possibly on board would continue overnight.
Coastguard rescue co-ordinator Peter Byatt said the ... | A man has died and two others are feared to be missing after a speedboat overturned off the Suffolk coast. | 26513979 |
Rob Howley's team were hammered 32-8 by Australia, in their opening game of the series last weekend.
They now face games against Argentina, Japan and South Africa, starting with the Pumas on Saturday.
"We're all proud Welshmen and hate losing especially in that manner," Ospreys second row Davies said.
"But if we win th... | Wales' players want to redeem their autumn international campaign by winning their remaining three matches, says Bradley Davies. | 37914833 |
The Scottish government has published a 649-page blueprint for how it believes Scotland could operate after independence, and if the SNP was elected in 2016.
BBC Scotland's correspondents and reporters take a more detailed look at the plan and what a "Yes vote" in next year's referendum could mean for the economy, heal... | Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has outlined the case for independence. | 25102073 |
Belford, 22, has joined on a season-long loan from Swindon, with no recall clause included in the deal.
"I've followed his career since he was at Liverpool and watched his progress at Swindon," said boss Andy Bishop.
Former Manchester United trainee Cofie, 25, joins from AFC Telford and has also played for Wrexham and ... | National League side Southport have signed goalkeeper Tyrell Belford on loan and brought in striker John Cofie on a free transfer. | 36651295 |
Senator Philip Ozouf announced the new legislation at the island's first finance technology conference.
The government has been working on the legislation for about 18 months and focused on protecting against money laundering and financial crime.
Virtual currency companies will face tighter regulation as they grow.
Joh... | Jersey's government is to introduce "light touch" regulation for virtual currencies, according to the assistant chief minister. | 34616053 |
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The defender, 36, joined Championship club Aston Villa on a one-year deal on Monday after leaving the Premier League champions at the end of June.
Quoted in several national newspapers, Terry said: "Do you dream too big? I don't think you can ever dream too big.
"I've alwa... | John Terry has said it would be "incredible" to manage his former club Chelsea once his playing career ends. | 40493648 |
The phrase has proved controversial though, with one MSP insisting that it is "patently not true".
BBC Scotland studied some of the devolved governments of the world to assess where Holyrood ranks in terms of "powerhouse parliaments".
Part of: UK
Powers over: Some taxes and levies, policing, health, education, local go... | It has been an oft-repeated soundbite that Holyrood will become "one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world" once new powers are devolved under the Scotland Bill - with Scottish Secretary David Mundell the latest to use it in a speech in Edinburgh. | 35716653 |
The 39-year-old will leave his role as Saracens forwards and defence coach in the new year to join new England boss Eddie Jones' backroom staff.
Australian Jones, who has already appointed Steve Borthwick as forwards coach, worked with Gustard at Saracens.
"This has been a difficult decision to make, but to coach Engla... | England have named Paul Gustard as their new defence coach. | 35126411 |
Swansea are the last under-21 side left in the Trophy after four academy teams were knocked out on Tuesday.
Oxford United will play the winner of the final third-round game between Bradford and Cheltenham, which takes place on 17 January.
Meanwhile, Mansfield host League Two rivals Wycombe and Luton have been drawn at ... | Swansea City Under-21s will play League One Coventry City at home in the quarter-finals of the EFL Trophy. | 38596549 |
As the tourists moved to 222-4 - 12 behind - on day two, 24-year-old Stokes had a scan on his right shoulder.
The results are not expected until Tuesday, when a decision will be made on if he can bat in the remainder of the match.
England need to win the third Test to avoid a series defeat.
Durham's Stokes was injured ... | England all-rounder Ben Stokes will not bowl again in the third and final Test against Pakistan after suffering a shoulder injury on day one in Sharjah. | 34700426 |
The 38-year-old, who has won 22 medals, including 11 golds, has been named on the cycling team for the Rio Games, which run from 7 to 18 September.
Storey will be aiming to retain the four titles she won at London 2012.
"It's just as exciting to be named in the team today as it was for my first Games in Barcelona in 19... | Dame Sarah Storey, Britain's most successful Paralympian of the modern era, has been selected for her seventh Paralympics. | 36543522 |
Jean Claude Manseau, 25, known as Jo, and Jake Heaton, 19, were on the tram on 1 November when they say a man started shouting homophobic abuse.
The pair had been singing songs from the musical Wicked. After leaving the tram around 1am they went towards Canal Street, famed for its gay bars.
At that point they say a gro... | A gay and lesbian choir will stage a musical takeover of the Manchester Metrolink after two young gay men were attacked. | 29956161 |
The announcement was made by the State Forestry Administration, with officials saying they hoped it would be a first step towards protecting wild elephants.
Conservationists have warned the animal could be wiped out in parts of Africa in the next few years.
China is the world's largest importer of smuggled tusks.
Howev... | China has imposed a one-year ban on the import of ivory, amid criticism that demand among Chinese consumers is fuelling poaching in Africa. | 31648475 |
The assaults happened when Jeremy Dowling was a lay preacher at two churches in the Bude area of Cornwall, Truro Crown Court was told.
Mr Dowling met the boy when he was 10 through church activities and "took him under his wing".
He has denied six counts of indecent assault on a child and two counts of gross indecency ... | A former preacher indecently assaulted a boy on a visit to a church, a court heard. | 37225234 |
Yet the sheer strangeness of two brothers battling it out for the leadership of a major political party has still taken some getting used to.
Ed - the younger and less well-known Miliband - refers to it nonchalantly as the "new normal" and both men have insisted they will not let it ruin what they say is a close relati... | Perhaps we should have guessed what was coming in 2005, when delegates at Labour's annual conference were seen wearing "My favourite Miliband" badges, with pictures of either Ed or David on them. | 10558621 |
Ansaar International has been criticised in Germany with media reports alleging it was linked to the controversial Islamic Salafist sect.
Salafism is an ultra-conservative branch of Islam.
German authorities say "almost all" terror networks in the country have evolved out of the movement.
However, there is an important... | Bundesliga club Darmstadt have released Tunisian midfielder Anis Ben-Hatira by mutual consent following criticism of his ties with an Islamic charity. | 38750949 |
The cycle race begins in Leeds on 5 July and will travel through North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.
RICS said the figures showed that £4.5m of the money had been taken from future council budgets.
Work includes resurfacing, road strengthening and installing signs.
The figures were obtained by RICS from councils in Yo... | Roads on the route of the Tour de France have received almost £6m in improvements, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). | 28053498 |
Rwanda's Football Federation (Ferwafa) said Hey emerged above Swiss Raoul Savoy and Portugal's José Rui Lopes Águas following interviews on Monday.
"The 46-year-old, Hey, is expected in Kigali soon, where he will be unveiled before he starts his responsibilities," Ferwafa said in a statement.
Rwanda had been without a ... | German Antoine Hey has been appointed as the new head coach of Rwanda. | 39155956 |
The blaze is believed to have started on one of the stalls at 14:10 GMT Thursday, with hundreds of people leaving as it was tackled.
Traders returned at 15:00 but a Swansea council spokesman said an investigation into its cause needed to take place before it reopened to the public.
Fire officers were also making sure i... | Swansea Market has been closed for the day after it was evacuated because of a fire. | 35606965 |
The DUP's Jonathan Bell claimed Arlene Foster's advisers tried to remove her name from emails linked to the scheme. They deny any wrongdoing.
Mrs Foster set up the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in 2012, but overgenerous subsidies meant the more claimants burned, the more they earned.
She has told BBC News NI if... | Stormont has been rocked by allegations in the so-called 'cash-for-ash' scandal which could cost NI taxpayers £400m. | 38333328 |
Aftab Alam had worked with the country's largest private broadcaster Geo News.
On Tuesday night, gunmen shot at Geo TV's news van in Karachi, killing a technician and injuring the driver.
A journalist with national broadcaster PTV was also seriously injured when he was shot in an attack in Peshawar.
Police said the mot... | Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead a former journalist near his home in Karachi, the third such attack on media personnel in less than 24 hours. | 34195950 |
Dozzell headed in Liam Feeney's cross in the 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.
"He had two efforts in the old v young game on Friday. One, Gerks (keeper Dean Gerken) came out and was going to punch his head off," said McCarthy.
"The next one he thought Gerks was coming and got worried and missed both, so I teased him ab... | Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy teased Andre Dozzell about his training ground headers before the 16-year-old nodded home on his senior debut. | 36071306 |
The vans were stopped and stolen on the M11 and M25 by fake officers in an unmarked car using blue lights.
Essex Police advised motorists they would only use unmarked car to pull over drivers in an emergency.
They now say the risk to motorists is low. Officers will return to using unmarked cars, which may stop vehicles... | Drivers warned not to stop for unmarked police cars after two van robberies have now been told they should pull over. | 36967308 |
Burhan Wani was killed by Indian security forces a year ago and separatist militants had announced massive public protests. Thousands of extra troops were deployed to prevent rallies from taking place.
Burhan Wani's village is in Tral, which is surrounded by thickly forested mountains. On the first anniversary of his d... | Violent clashes have taken place in Indian-administered Kashmir between security forces and protesters marking the anniversary of the death of a popular militant commander. | 40546237 |
The two leaders discussed Mr Duterte's controversial war on drugs, which has left more than 7,000 people dead in under 12 months.
The North Korea crisis was also raised.
According to the White House, Mr Trump "enjoyed the conversation", and has extended an invitation - although a date has not yet been set.
The visit wi... | Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been invited the visit the White House following a "very friendly" telephone call with Donald Trump. | 39762742 |
The National Day Nurseries Association said many of the nurseries may not help to provide the additional nursery care the Scottish government is planning.
If re-elected, the SNP wants to double the current 16 hours-a-week provision.
About 86% of private nurseries in Scotland currently deliver free places for three and ... | Private nurseries in Scotland are not receiving enough cash to meet the cost of free places for three and four-year-olds, it has been claimed. | 35816785 |
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the Scottish government would seek to raise greater awareness of the facility at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Sleat.
She was responding to a call from MSP David Stewart for more support for what he described as a "first class" studio.
MSPs have been debating for several months the need for m... | Film-makers are to be encouraged to consider using studio facilities available at a Gaelic college in Skye. | 35774358 |
Thomas, 33, started his career at Arsenal and has signed a 12-month deal after being released by Rotherham.
Free-agent Forrester, 22, has agreed a two-year contract at Vale Park.
Boss Bruno Ribeiro has now signed 11 new players as he continues his major rebuilding job at the League One club.
Thomas and Everton-trainee ... | Former Charlton, West Brom and Crystal Palace winger Jerome Thomas and ex-Blackburn striker Anton Forrester have become the latest additions Port Vale's new-look squad. | 36777773 |
Skelmersdale could get two direct trains to Liverpool per hour and an hourly service to Manchester, Councillor John Fillis said.
Lancashire council has a £1m fund to develop a more detailed proposal with Network Rail and Merseytravel that could eventually cost under £4m.
Mr Fillis said the planned station would "exte... | A West Lancashire town could get a rail station as part of new transport plans. | 32969390 |
Dartmouth, ridden by Olivier Peslier for trainer Sir Michael Stoute, won June's Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Earlier, second favourite Hawkbill was ruled out of the £1.15m race.
The Coral-Eclipse winner is likely to run instead in next month's Juddmonte International at York.
Stoute will seek a record sixth victory... | The Queen is set to have a runner in Saturday's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot after her colt Dartmouth was added to the line-up at a cost of £75,000. | 36823460 |
Chief executive Oliver Morley tweeted a photo showing a "prototype" using Apple's Wallet app on an iPhone.
He says it will be an "add-on" to the plastic card rather than a replacement.
Wallet already stores boarding passes and credit, debit, gift and discount cards. Payment information is encrypted end-to-end and autho... | The UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working on a smartphone version of its driving licence. | 36302214 |
A Yemeni national, Mahmoud Mujahid, held there without trial since 2002, is the first to be re-evaluated for transfer and eventual release by a new US government panel set up by presidential order in an effort to hasten the camp's closure.
Previously classed as "too dangerous to release," the alleged former bodyguard t... | In the controversial history of the US military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this week marks a small but significant landmark. | 25687505 |
Nova Welsh, 24, was found in a utility cupboard at flats in Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, on 18 August, 1981.
A post-mortem examination revealed the mother-of-two died from pressure to the neck.
Osmond Bell, 59, of Regent Road, Handsworth, was remanded in custody at Birmingham Crown Court until 22 August. His trial is... | The former partner of a woman who was killed 35 years ago is to stand trial over her murder. | 37060122 |
The duo, who won the Australian Open men's doubles title in January, were beaten 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-2) 10-8 by Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez.
Scot Murray, 30, is looking to overtake Soares' fellow Brazilian Marcelo Melo.
"It didn't happen today, but next week we'll go again," said Murray.
"I was aware of it. People writ... | Jamie Murray will have to wait to become the world number one in doubles after he and partner Bruno Soares lost in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. | 35838667 |
DEED, a charity based in Poole, has received a £34,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to explore this period of Dorset history.
The charity is hoping people with memories of or stories from the period will contribute to its study.
Local poet and historian Louisa Parker says it was probably the time when Do... | The final years of World War II, when thousands of African American GIs were stationed in Dorset, was the first time many British people had seen large numbers of black people living in their communities. | 17046335 |
Police say road closures are in place at the Wingfield Road junctions with Brook Road and Bradford Road.
It follows the discovery in February of what is believed to have been phosphorus-containing incendiary devices from World War Two.
A 50m cordon is in place and local people have been advised to shut windows and door... | The bomb squad has been called in after suspected anti-tank grenades were found on a building site in Trowbridge. | 39658592 |
This is the first interview she has given since being awarded over £3m from an employment tribunal for sexual discrimination, earlier this month.
"I will get net somewhere around £2m," she says, "most of which will then end up going to lawyers. Lawyers have charge on my house so everything basically is going to go to t... | When Svetlana Lokhova arrives she looks drawn and tired, she has dressed in a hurry in her partner's shirt after another morning of calls to lawyers. | 32514908 |
What other cultural objects have been dubbed "national treasures" in an effort to keep them in the UK?
Every year, a panel of experts advise ministers on whether objects which are more than 50 years old and have been sold to overseas buyers should be "saved" for the nation.
The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Work... | A sapphire and diamond coronet given to Queen Victoria by her beloved husband Albert has been placed under a temporary export bar, preventing it from being taken abroad. | 37207958 |
The group said most of the losses stemmed from the Co-operative Bank, which amounted to £2.1bn.
That included a trading loss of £1.44bn for the year to December, when the group lost control of Co-op Bank to US hedge funds.
Chief executive Richard Pennycook said 2013 had been a "disastrous" year.
He added: "These result... | The Co-operative Group has announced losses of £2.5bn for 2013, marking the worst results in the group's 150-year history. | 27049101 |
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
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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.