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The Chile international has scored 18 goals in 32 Gunners appearances, but Wenger felt Sanchez "was not himself" during last week's win over Leicester. Sanchez went off with a knee injury which makes him a doubt for Sunday's FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough. "He had not the same intensity in his game as he had until no...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted key player Alexis Sanchez might be showing signs of fatigue in his debut Premier League season.
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Choosing Wisely Wales aims for a more equal doctor-patient relationship. It comes amid worries up to 20% of treatments at best do no good but at worst could harm patients - something a top doctor has called "clearly unacceptable". But there are fears the move might be interpreted as an effort to cut costs. Those behind...
Patients in Wales are being urged to take more control of decisions about the care and treatments they receive, as part of a new medical movement.
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Prof Pillinger was at his home in Cambridge when he suffered a brain haemorrhage and fell into a deep coma. His family said he later died at Addenbrooke's Hospital without regaining consciousness. His death was "devastating and unbelievable", they said in a statement. Dr David Parker, the chief executive of the UK Spac...
British planetary scientist Colin Pillinger, best known for his 2003 attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars, has died aged 70, his family have said.
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The Blues sit second in the table - one point ahead of Manchester City who have one game in hand - after goals from Demba Ba and Willian completed a 2-0 victory at Anfield. I'm a bit confused with what the media thinks about defensive displays "We are not in it," said Mourinho, whose side have two games remaining. "The...
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says his side "have no chance" of winning the Premier League title despite them beating leaders Liverpool to move within two points of top spot.
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The 30-year-old sex worker was hit and knocked to the ground then stabbed in the neck, near Oldham Road, Rochdale, on Thursday evening. A man demanded money but fled empty handed, Greater Manchester Police said. Det Ch Insp Sarah Jones said: "This was an unprovoked and vicious attack on a sex worker which left her with...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was left with a knife in her neck.
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Media playback is not supported on this device His car flipped and came to rest upside down after hitting the wall following a spin out of the Hungaroring's Turn 11, caused by a rear suspension failure. Perez climbed out of the car and told his team he was unhurt. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton ended the session fastest afte...
Force India's Sergio Perez walked away from a dramatic accident in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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It followed a process where the Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb tried to find consensus among the political groups in the assembly and at Westminster. Despite the attempt to build consensus the bill has resulted in some fiery rhetoric - with talk of "English vetos" and Lord Elis-Thomas even suggesting it was the worst at...
The Wales Bill has dominated the nation's politics since its publication in draft last autumn.
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The firm will reduce rates paid to agencies for offshore and onshore workers by 7.5% from 8 February. The move will affect about 830 contract workers. In a statement, Amec Foster Wheeler said it had taken the decision in the face of "challenging times" for the industry. The oil price has fallen dramatically over the pa...
Oil and gas services company Amec Foster Wheeler has announced plans to cut pay rates for hundreds of Aberdeen-based contract workers.
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The Wales forward, 26, hit the post and had a strike disallowed before tapping in his 43rd goal in the Spanish top flight, beating Gary Lineker's tally. Madrid led through Karim Benzema's wonderful half-volley, before Sevilla's Kevin Gameiro missed a penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese, either side of Bale's goal, seal...
Gareth Bale became the leading British goalscorer in La Liga history as Real Madrid thumped Sevilla in an action-packed match at the Bernabeu.
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Ben Smith, 34, had completed 284 consecutive marathons in 284 days when he developed an umbilical hernia, in Aberdeen, on 10 June. He set off from Inverness at 10:00 BST after medical care and following advice to "take time out and recuperate". Mr Smith said he would use "everything in his power to be back on the road"...
A man who pledged to run 401 marathons in 401 days has resumed the challenge after 11 days off, recovering from a back injury.
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Both the US and British governments, of course, dispute this. Beyond that, the MPs say Britain can and should be doing more than what the report describes as the "striking modest" contribution so far - a small force of Tornado bombers and Reaper drones, and a few trainers and advisers on the ground. The MPs insists tha...
In some ways, the latest House of Commons Defence Committee report on the campaign against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria echoes the criticism that has dogged the overall US-led effort from the start: that there is no clear-cut strategy.
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The development with Llangollen Hotels has led to the immediate closure of the Wynnstay Arms in Wrexham and the Fantastic Fun Houses in Mold and Wrexham. Staff at the hotel and children's play centres were sent home on Thursday. Ms Booth's other hotels and the Mclaren's Leisure Complex in Oswestry will continue trading...
A chain of hotels run by businesswoman Stephanie Booth has gone into administration.
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The 82-year-old singer's death was "sudden, unexpected and peaceful", Robert B Kory said in a statement. No cause was given by the family when Cohen's death was announced last week. The statement said that Cohen died on 7 November - three days before an announcement was made to the public. He was buried in Montreal on ...
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling during the night at his Los Angeles home, his manager has said.
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The pair will take charge of the Welsh Premier League champions for their forthcoming Champions League campaign. TNS owner Mike Harris hopes Ruscoe and Evans will be permanent replacements, but says one of them must complete their coaching qualifications. "Scott or Steve will have to find a Pro Licence course somewhere...
Coaches Scott Ruscoe and Steve Evans have been put in interim charge of The New Saints after manager Craig Harrison left to take over Hartlepool United.
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Saints winger Regan Grace opened the scoring inside four minutes with an acrobatic finish in a game of few clear-cut chances due to bad weather. Sneyd converted his own solo effort to level the scores just before the half-time break. With few openings, Sneyd took a chance for two from the halfway line and his kick sail...
Marc Sneyd's boot secured Hull a narrow victory in a scrappy game at St Helens in Super League.
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About 82% of drug-related deaths in the island involved prescription drugs between 2002 and 2011, figures from the Community Drug and Alcohol Team showed. Only 14% of deaths involved heroin, and none involved cocaine or amphetamines. Andrea Nightingale said drug abusers would always try to find an alternative if their ...
Guernsey's hard line on illegal drugs is fuelling the black market for prescription drugs, a drugs and alcohol strategy coordinator has said.
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All pupils at Redhill Academy in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, must wear trousers and skirts with the school logo on from September. It said some clothes sold as schoolwear were not "appropriate" and pupils should look "consistent" in appearance. But the new garments cost between £16 and £19 each, and parents say they will ...
A petition against a school's "extortionate" new uniform policy has been signed by hundreds of parents.
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Symons left his national role in July 2015, midway through their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, to concentrate on his job as Fulham manager, but has since been sacked. Former Wales international Tony Roberts, currently at Swansea City, will replace Martyn Margetson as Wales' goalkeeping coach. Margetson is leaving his ...
Kit Symons has returned to the Wales coaching set-up under Chris Coleman.
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Having built on their first-innings lead to reach 77-3 second time around overnight, that rapidly became 89-6. But, led by Liam Plunkett (57) and Adil Rashid (34), they rallied to post 236. The County Championship leaders then reached 41-1, for the loss of Tom Smith, when bad light ended play early. Yorkshire's first h...
Yorkshire are in line to win only their second Roses match in 25 years after recovering from a worrying morning wobble to set Lancashire an improbable target of 349 to win at Headingley.
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I was given a sneak preview - details of group visits will be available on the Vatican museums website. You enter the ancient Roman world of the dead through a small unmarked steel door next to the Vatican's telephone exchange. Descending a short flight of steps, you find yourself in a well-lit basement area, on a narr...
An ancient Roman cemetery discovered under a Vatican City car park 60 years ago is to be opened to the public early in 2014.
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Guto Bebb's comments follow yesterday's Spending Review with the money S4C receives from the UK government set to be cut from ??6.7m to ??5m by 2019. The Aberconwy MP said it sent a "very negative message" about the party's commitment to the Welsh language. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the cut was "...
A Conservative MP has criticised cuts on Welsh broadcaster S4C's funding by his party at Westminster.
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After a rain delay, Shiv Thakor top-scored with 60 as Derbyshire reached 209-8 from their allotted 36 overs. Set a revised 218 from 36 overs on the Duckworth-Lewis method, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (63) and Daryl Mitchell (67) helped the visitors to a strong start. Ed Barnard and Ross Whiteley then got them home with 24 balls...
Worcestershire secured top spot in the One-Day Cup North Group and a home semi-final with a win over Derbyshire.
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Mother-of-nine Katherine Cox, 33, and boyfriend Danny Shepherd, 25, deny causing or allowing Eli Cox's death. Sam Holmes told Maidstone Crown Court that when he arrived at their Minster home "lots of adults were running around not knowing what to do". The jury also heard how the couple had delayed the departure of the ...
An ambulance technician has told the trial of a couple accused of causing the death of a five-month-old boy how he was met with "complete panic".
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The 26-year-old previously spent four years in Sweden with Eskilstuna United, who she captained last season. "I'm really excited to have signed for Notts, it's a great club with lots of history," she told Notts' club website. Manager Rick Passmoor added: "Louise brings with her a wealth of experience, including Champio...
Women's Super League One club Notts County Ladies have signed Republic of Ireland centre-back Louise Quinn, subject to international clearance.
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Sophie, from Whitstable, detailed her struggles for a BBC animated film as part of Mental Health Awareness week. She is still on a waiting list for specialist support from the Kent and Medway NHS trust months later. The chief executive has written to Sophie offering her "personal and unreserved apology". In 2016, Sophi...
A woman who was discharged from hospital shortly after trying to kill herself three times in one week has been offered an apology from the trust.
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Hannah James, who is originally from Fraserburgh, was accused by her husband Jassim Alhaddar of having in affair. But her mother Shelley James insisted she was the victim of domestic abuse and that her passport had been burned. She said the adultery claims were only made because Ms James, 26, wanted to leave the Middle...
An Aberdeenshire woman jailed in Bahrain for alleged adultery has been released following a campaign by her mother.
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Wimbledon's 5-0 victory in their FA Cup first-round replay on Tuesday cost Bury boss David Flitcroft his job but the caretaker duo of Chris Brass and Ryan Kidd fared no better. Three goals in three minutes midway through the first half killed the game off, the first coming when Dominic Poleon cut the ball back for Chri...
AFC Wimbledon enjoyed a first-half blitz as they thrashed Bury for the second time in four days to extend the Shakers' winless run to 12 games.
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The 24-year-old, who went on loan to Rotherham this term after injury, has played eight times since his return. "We've got a (12-month) option on him (in the summer) and clearly I'm going to take that up," said McCarthy. "We are in negotiations with him about a new contract. Whether he's happy with what we've offered h...
Ipswich are in talks with midfielder Luke Hyam over a new contract, according to boss Mick McCarthy.
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Speaking in Llandudno, he said debt did not stop Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government from reforms, including creating the National Health Service and building council homes. Mr Corbyn - whose party has been riven with rows since his election - also made a plea for Labour unity. "United we stand, divided we fall...
We should not be afraid of debt or borrowing, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told his Welsh party conference.
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The Kurds repulsed a pre-dawn attack and still control the town's border crossing point with Turkey. Correspondents say the crossing point is a vital supply and exit route. The Pentagon reports that US planes have been bombing IS targets to the north and south of Kobane since Friday. US and other aircraft from the inte...
The Kurdish defenders of the Syrian border town of Kobane have held back advancing Islamic State fighters, with the US supplying air support.
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A senior DUP source said the party could not be "taken for granted" - adding that if the PM could not reach a deal, "what does that mean for bigger negotiations she is involved in?" No deal has been reached after 10 days of talks between the parties. But sources told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg they believed a deal wou...
Democratic Unionist Party sources have urged the Conservatives to give a "greater focus" to their negotiations.
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The agency, which funds Olympic and Paralympic sport, backed campaigns by Lord Coe, Brian Cookson, Sir Phillip Craven, John McEwen and Louise Martin. Two thirds of that sum, £115,000, went to one company, Vero Communications. "If we care about the future of international sport then we've got to get off the bench and in...
UK Sport has spent £182,000 on five campaigns for senior positions in global sport in the last two years.
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Some batsmen walk, others don't. Broad should have done. There are so many strands to what happened, towards the end of another totally enthralling day of Test cricket, as England were finally taking the upper hand in a match that has twisted one way then turned another. There is nothing within the laws of cricket that...
First things first: Stuart Broad should have walked when he clearly edged Ashton Agar to Michael Clarke at slip.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Rose conjured up five birdies in his last six holes, including a chip-in from the bunker on 16, to finish on 12 under and remain in the hunt for his first Green Jacket. Media playback is not supported on this device His hopes of winning might also be buoyed by some unchara...
Jordan Spieth will go into the final round of the Masters nursing a four-shot lead over England's Justin Rose with three-time champion Phil Mickelson heading a charging pack behind.
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The 23-year-old 6ft 3 in striker joined Reading in July 2015 after scoring 22 goals for non-league Billericay Town. He then ended last season on loan to League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. He failed to score in his 10 games for the Chairboys, in which their only win was against Stevenage. "We are determined to add strik...
Stevenage have made their third new signing by bringing in striker Rowan Liburd from Championship side Reading for an undisclosed five-figure fee.
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Russia was banned from competing by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) following allegations of state-sponsored doping. After a failed appeal at the Court of Arbitation for Sport (Cas), an appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court had been Russia's last hope of being in Brazil. However, it will now miss the Games, wh...
Russia has failed in its final attempt to reverse the ban on its athletes from next month's Rio Paralympics.
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Shares were buoyed by the energy sector as oil prices recovered from falls. The Dow Jones rose 75.9 points, or 0.42%, to 18,053.58, while the S&P 500 gained 9.35 points, or 0.45%, to 2,108.95. The Nasdaq added 33.38 points - 0.66% - to 5,104.89. The rise was despite Commerce Department data showing that US retail sales...
(Close): US markets closed up for a fourth straight session, the longest winning streak since January.
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How the system works The report from the Care Quality Commission that a quarter of home care services are not meeting all the quality and safety standards makes depressing reading. Evidence of rushed appointments, botched assessment and revolving door of carers suggests the system is on its knees. The temptation is to ...
Another day, another story about old age care.
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The trio are alleged to have used an elaborate scheme involving text messages and computer software to help beat opponents at Khanty-Mansiysk. Federation head Laurent Verat said it was the first case of its kind. The players - Sebastien Feller, Cyril Marzolo and captain Arnaud Hauchard - all deny cheating at the tourna...
The French chess federation has suspended three top players for violating sporting ethics at a chess olympiad in Siberia last September.
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Owner Bryan Gibson takes pictures of the gnome by overflowing drains to highlight their "diabolical danger". He has named the gnome "Cormy" after Cormac, the civil engineering arm of Cornwall Council. The council said it carried out "a planned routine maintenance programme" and checked 250 "hotspots" after storms or he...
A garden gnome is being used in a one-man photographic campaign to improve road drainage.
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In her first broadcast interview, Alison Johnson told BBC Newsnight that the party had acted insensitively and offered no support to them since the death of their son, Elliott, in September last year. "They are probably thinking that... we will go away quietly. But we won't. I want justice for my son," she said. The Co...
The mother of a Tory activist whose death sparked the Tory bullying scandal has told the BBC she feels as if the family has been treated as suspects to be caught out rather than grieving parents.
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The life-size sculptures, known as the "kneeling attendants", had been displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly 20 years. The museum pledged to return the artefacts after evidence suggested they had been illegally exported. A ceremony was held at Phnom Penh airport to welcome them back. Cambodian o...
Two 10th Century Khmer statues, believed to have been looted from a temple in Cambodia decades ago, have been sent back from the United States.
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Trew will also meet another potential buyer, who flies in from China on Tuesday, while local businessman Alan Hardy has made a formal written offer to buy the League Two club. Hardy is the chief executive of the Paragon Group, and owns the Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club. But the agreement with the US company app...
Notts County owner Ray Trew has agreed a deal to sell the club to an American company, BBC Radio Nottingham reports.
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The victim was in his house in Larne when he was beaten unconscious by a masked and armed gang in March 2014. Steven Adam Blackwood, Stephen Mettleton and Elizabeth Sharon Milligan received prison terms for their roles. The judge who sentenced the trio said the incident would have "absolutely terrified the occupants". ...
Two men and a woman have been jailed after a mob attack on a house that resulted in a family being intimidated from their County Antrim home.
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Cahill, 26, passed a medical on Saturday, before attending Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. "Chelsea is a massive club that looks to win trophies season in, season out," said the England defender. "It is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that. Opportunities like this you can't...
Chelsea have completed the signing of centre-half Gary Cahill from Bolton Wanderers for a fee of around £7m.
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A man in his 20s was arrested at an address in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, at about 12:45 BST. Two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested shortly after at two properties in the Luton area of Bedfordshire. All three were arrested on suspicion of involvement in commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. ...
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in terrorism, Scotland Yard has said.
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"If I thought too hard about the actors who played this part before, I couldn't take the job," he told fans gathered at Comic-Con in San Diego. But director Zack Snyder reassured the 42-year-old he was "perfect" casting. "He's at the end of his rope. He's older; he's burned out... You're perfect for it" Snyder told the...
Ben Affleck, who takes over as Batman in next summer's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, has admitted some concerns about the caped crusader role.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Jags host St Johnstone on Tuesday, having not played in the league since 2 February due to postponements at home and away. "If the forecast is what it's supposed to be - dry for the next two days - we'll be fine," said Archibald. "But, if we get a deluge of rain, it af...
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald is confident the Firhill pitch will be ready to stage its first Scottish Premiership match for three weeks.
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People will be able to travel between Stratford and Stanmore throughout the night on Friday and Saturdays, with one train every 10 minutes. In addition, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the Northern Line will run through the night from 18 November. An all-night service began on the Central and Victoria lines in Au...
The Jubilee Line Night Tube service is to begin later.
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His comments come as a poll for BBC Wales found almost two-thirds of voters think the Welsh assembly should have at least some influence over taxes. Only about one in three wanted to keep the current system where the assembly has no power to vary taxes. Support for Welsh independence remains weak, with 7% backing it. T...
Wales cannot take on powers over income tax until an annual £300m underfunding by Westminster is addressed, says First Minister Carwyn Jones.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Briton, 34, was tripped and almost fell twice late on as he won the first medal of the 2017 World Championships in thrilling fashion at London Stadium. "I hurt my leg and I'm going to see a doctor, a few stitches maybe," he said. The 5,000m, which begins with heats on ...
Mo Farah says he will overcome a leg injury to defend his 5,000m world title after winning the "toughest race" of his life to retain his 10,000m crown.
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The 24m (80ft) sculpture on Place Vendome in Paris was brought down when supporting cords were cut. Earlier, US artist Paul McCarthy told a French newspaper that he was attacked by a man who said the sculpture had no place being on the street. The sculpture is part of the week-long International Contemporary Art Fair i...
A huge inflatable sculpture inspired by a sex toy has been sabotaged days after it was installed in Paris.
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Part-time limits will be put in place outside 33 schools where the highest number of accidents involving children have occurred. The schools include seven in Bishop Auckland, six in Chester-le-Street, five in Seaham and four in Consett. Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Hogg said the move would help keep young p...
Plans to introduce a 20mph speed limit outside dozens of schools in County Durham have been given the go-ahead.
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Some 6,000 of those have been struck off the voting list either because they were counted twice or they were not "real" supporters, according to a Labour source. But these new voters take the London race into uncharted territory because very little is known about how they will vote, and that's getting the candidates in...
The number of people registered to vote for Labour in London rose from about 40,000 in May to 120,000 this month.
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Marcel Addai, 17, was found with stab wounds on 4 September on the St John's Estate in Pitfield Street, Hoxton. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sodiq Adebayo, 22, from West Sussex, will appear in Hendon Magistrates' Court in north London on Saturday. Akeem Gbadamosi, 21, and Eugene Ocran, 19, have already been cha...
A third man has been charged with murder following the death of a teenager on an east London estate.
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Many gamers have showcased a modification to video game Grand Theft Auto V, in which sticky bombs were switched with exploding Samsung phones. But some have reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint. Samsung has not yet responded to repeated BBC requests for comment. Critic...
Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset.
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Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open champion, won 4&2 and will now play American Dustin Johnson in the quarter-finals. Spieth, 22, won all three of his matches in the group stages of the competition but trailed from the fourth hole onwards and could not fight back. Defending champion Rory McIlroy earlier beat Zach Johnson 1 up t...
World number one Jordan Spieth is out of the WGC-Dell Match Play after losing his last-16 tie to South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen.
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Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by officers in Kirkcaldy in May 2015. A police watchdog has now submitted a supplementary report to the Lord Advocate, but the Crown Office said "further work may be required". Mr Bayoh's family want a public inquiry to be set up to investigate his death. The Police Investigation...
Prosecutors say further investigations may still need to be carried out before they decide if criminal proceedings should be brought over the death of a man in police custody.
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Police were called to Pennywell Road on Saturday morning following reports a man had collapsed. "The man was taken to hospital but sadly later died as a result of his injuries. We are treating his death as unexplained," a force spokesman said. A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. Police have appealed ...
A man has died after being found with serious injuries in Bristol.
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Mike Grimshaw, 34, died on Thursday following a disturbance in Sale, Greater Manchester. His mother Janet said: "I cannot put into words how much my heart is broken and the sorrow I feel for his daughter, sister, niece, nephew and partner." A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering Mr Grimshaw was released p...
A man who died after being stabbed in the neck as he intervened in a street row was "a rock", his family has said.
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The clowns, attending an annual convention in Mexico City, chanted: "We are clowns, not killers". The craze, in which people dress up as clowns and scare people, spread quickly with the help of social media. Scary clowns were first reported in the US in August and quickly spread to the UK, Australia and Brazil. Last we...
Hundreds of professional Latin American clowns have condemned the recent global "creepy clown" craze, saying it is harming their image.
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Masayoshi Son made the comments to the media as the Japanese technology giant reported a 50% rise in quarterly operating profit. It is the first time the group has said it is interested in Uber. Softbank has already invested in Asian ride-sharing firms Grab and Didi Chuxing. Mr Son, who founded the company in 1981, des...
Softbank's chief executive has said he is considering investing in Uber or Lyft, as the company eyes a move into the US ride-sharing market.
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Assad Uzzaman, 25, was one of five men who left the UK in October 2013 to fight as jihadists. His death has been reported by academic Shiraz Maher who tracks the movements of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. Three of the Portsmouth group have also been killed. A fifth was jailed when he returned to the UK. Mehdi Has...
The final member of a group from Portsmouth who travelled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (IS) group has reportedly been killed.
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Owners of Manor Farm in West Hagbourne moved swiftly to move horses away from stables close to the fire, which started at about 21:45 GMT on Thursday. Co-manager of the Oxfordshire farm Sue Lay said the blaze could have been "a lot worse" and praised the seven fire crews for their swift response. Fire investigators are...
Forty-five firefighters worked through the night to stop a blaze in a storage lock-up ravaging a farm.
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McSheffrey capitalised on a mistake by Sid Nelson to score his fifth goal of the season in the 17th minute. His late replacement O'Brien, on his Iron debut, confirmed the win in second half injury-time with a low shot. It was a seventh home league defeat of the season for the Lions, who remain in sixth place in League ...
Gary McSheffrey and substitute Jim O'Brien scored in each half to earn Scunthorpe their fourth successive win and dent Millwall's play-off bid.
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Work to raise Drayton Road, the main road into Muchelney, was due to have been finished at the end of last month. Bad weather now means it will not be completed until mid February, a Somerset County Council spokesman said. Last winter large parts of the Levels were deluged with flooding, leaving villagers cut off for t...
A scheme to prevent a community on the Somerset Levels from being cut off by flooding has been delayed.
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The 30-year-old scored 22 goals in 187 appearances for the Shakes after moving to Gigg Lane in 2012. Former Crystal Palace and Stoke man Soares becomes Wimbledon's first signing of the January transfer window. "Tom is very powerful, has good aerial ability and I think he is in his prime now," Dons boss Neal Ardley told...
AFC Wimbledon have signed midfielder Tom Soares from fellow League One side Bury for an undisclosed fee.
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On Saturday Best will become the fifth Irishman to reach the milestone after Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Paul O'Connell and John Hayes. "He'll rise to the occasion but will be humble enough not to make the day about him," says Ulster team-mate Trimble. "That's what you want from a leader and why he's looked up to s...
Rory Best will not allow winning his 100th Ireland cap to deflect his total focus away from beating Australia, says team-mate Andrew Trimble.
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Many on social media say the work looks more like former Republic of Ireland captain Niall Quinn than Ronaldo. The statue was revealed at a ceremony to name the island's airport after him. Portugal's president and the prime minister flew to the island to unveil the tribute to the player outside the terminal entrance. P...
Football fans have been questioning the resemblance of a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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Expert speakers from around the world will take part in Firths and Fjords: A Coastal History Conference. The topics to be discussed include Norse place names in Gaelic-speaking areas, the salt industry in Brora and witchcraft. It has been organised by the University of the Highlands and Islands' Centre for History. Mor...
An international conference focusing on the history of coastal areas will be held in Dornoch next month.
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Authorities in Blackpool, Kent and Newham in London have each been awarded £10 million to "spot the early signs", the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) said. Council-led schemes in Cornwall and Wolverhampton were each granted nearly £9 million while £7.8 million will go towards a five-year project in Hull. Lyn Cole, BLF grant-mak...
Mental health projects in England will receive £55 million from lottery funds to support young people.
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Rita Hobbs' Labrador Molly limped out from long grass in Cotgrave on Friday, and died two days later. A vet said a puncture mark on the dog's right front leg could have been caused by an adder but it was "inconclusive". A Nottinghamshire reptile expert said the snakes have not been seen in the county for nine years. Mr...
Mystery surrounds the death of a dog after its owners claim it was killed by an adder, a species believed to be "extinct" in Nottinghamshire.
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Hannah Turtle, 22, from Shotton, appeared at a preliminary hearing at Mold Crown Court on Friday. A provisional trial date was set for 29 January 2018. She is charged with murdering baby James Hughes last year, along with three charges of ill-treatment and two of administering poison. Ms Turtle, who had been living at ...
A Flintshire woman charged with murdering and poisoning her seven-week-old son is expected to go on trial early next year.
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In a statement published online they say they will continue to work together on The Muppets. They released the same statements on their Twitter accounts explaining they had been "squabbling". ``People change. So do frogs and pigs...we were together for a long, long time and it's personal,'' Kermit said. Obviously, it's...
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog have announced they are no longer in a relationship.
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Downing Street said it would examine "how to protect the ability of elected governments to secure their business". It will consider "how to secure the decisive role of the elected Commons in relation to its primacy on financial matters and secondary legislation". But Labour accused the government of "intimidating" the ...
The government has announced a review into the workings of Parliament after its defeats in the House of Lords over controversial tax credit cuts.
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It comes after Prince William has been accused by some newspapers of shirking royal engagements, with the Sun demanding: "Where's Willy?" The answer, for a few days last week, was the French Alps with his children and his wife. The pictures will delight those who support the royals and who are avid consumers of images ...
The timing of this royal winter break could be viewed as rather unfortunate.
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A hacking group called Lizard Squad say they are responsible for disrupting the service over Christmas. The Xbox Live status page suggested on Saturday that Microsoft services had been restored. PlayStation tweeted earlier today to say some services were being restored and thanked users for their patience. The online s...
Microsoft and Sony have been tackling network problems after gamers found themselves unable to log on to XBox Live and PlayStation platforms.
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The company's net income rose to $823m (£580m) in the fourth quarter of 2015, up from $28m during the same period a year earlier. The airline's fourth-quarter fuel bill fell 36% compared with a year earlier, saving the airline $912m. United did suffer a 3% decline in total revenue from $9.3bn to $9bn, caused by slight...
United Airlines saw its fourth-quarter income boosted by low oil prices, the company has reported.
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18 August 2016 Last updated at 11:40 BST This opens the way for the cities to have a non-ANC mayor for the first time since apartheid ended in 1994. However, EFF leader Julius Malema refused to enter into any coalition agreement with the DA or the ANC. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said it could pave the way for coalition po...
South Africa's radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has said it will vote with the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in its bid to take control of key cities from the governing African National Congress (ANC) following local elections earlier this month.
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Emergency services were called to the scene between Cardigan and Tanygroes shortly after 12:00 BST. A Welsh Ambulance Services spokeswoman confirmed that one person was treated at the roadside, but could not give details of the injuries. A Mid and West Wales Fire Services spokeswoman said the road is closed for investi...
A section of the A487 is closed in Ceredigion following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle.
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The highly-anticipated track had been the subject of countless discussions across the news over the weekend. The updated lyrics were announced and the musicians went to the studio - all that was left was to see the new video. So now that it has been revealed, what does everyone think? And will it go straight to number ...
As soon as the video premiered on The X Factor, #BandAid30 became the most trending topic worldwide on Twitter.
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Eight soldiers were also wounded in the "friendly fire" incident on Wednesday, said defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana, expressing remorse. Over the last week militants allied to the so-called Islamic State have engaged in street battles with the army leaving more than 100 people dead. It was sparked by the attempted c...
Ten soldiers have been killed in a government air strike in the embattled city of Marawi in the Philippines.
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The Wakefield Eastern Relief Road stretches for 4.6 miles (7.5km) between the A642 and A638 and crosses the River Calder. The road could help to reduce congestion and pollution within the city, Wakefield Council said. A development of 2,500 homes east of the city centre is planned to be built around the new road. Live ...
A £33m relief road using the first new river crossing in Wakefield for more than 100 years has opened.
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DNA testing was used to confirm the sex of Dusty, the spring-born Chough. Choughs, a red-billed member of the Crow family, died out in Jersey in about 1900. Over the past three years, wildlife experts have worked to reintroduce the birds to the north coast and had some success with hand-reared chicks. DNA samples were ...
The first Chough chick to be born in the wild in Jersey for over 100 years is a male, according to the charity rearing them.
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Emergency services were called to Park Close, Woodbury, Devon, on Thursday. The woman was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and then moved to Derriford Hospital, where she died on Saturday. It thought she was washing her car when the it rolled forwards, Devon and Cornwall Police said. A spokeswoman for the force...
A 79-year-old woman who was reportedly "crushed by her own car" as she washed it has died in hospital, police said.
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Conservative Sir Henry Bellingham said there was "clear evidence" of students saying they voted at their home and university addresses. "Surely this is straightforward electoral fraud," he said. Cabinet Office Minister Chris Skidmore promised to raise the "completely unacceptable" allegation with the Electoral Commissi...
Many students boasted on social media of having voted twice in last month's general election, an MP has claimed.
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Daily air strikes by Syria's government and its ally Russia claimed hundreds of lives, according to a new report. Government forces also dropped chlorine bombs, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties, it alleges. Rebels are meanwhile accused of firing shells indiscriminately at government-held areas and of using ...
UN human rights investigators say Syrian civilians fell victim to war crimes committed by all parties during the battle for Aleppo last year.
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Measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii went up by more than three parts per million(ppm) in 2015. Scientists say the spike is due to a combination of human activities and the El Niño weather pattern. They argue that the data increases the pressure on global leaders to sign and ratify the Paris Climate Agre...
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere grew more in past 12 months than at any time in the past 56 years.
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One for Arthur was the unexpected winner - only the second victory by a Scottish-trained horse, the last being in 1979. William Hill said it took about £25m on the race but added it would most likely have to "give it all back". A spokesman said: "It was a National to forget for us but a fairly grand one for punters in ...
Bookmakers across the UK are counting the cost of Saturday's Grand National after a 14-1 shot claimed victory.
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The "scandalous" spreadsheet system contributed to Thomas Higgins' death at his home on the Isle of Wight, the island's coroner concluded last June. On Wednesday, the NHS watchdog also noted the system had deleted patient details and lost staff visits records. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust now says a new system will be i...
An under-fire NHS trust is still using an "unfit" patient appointment database 10 months after it was linked to a man's death.
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Officials say the militant detonated his explosives outside a police base in the port of Mukalla, killing recruits as they queued up outside the building. IS's jihadist rival, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was forced out of Mukalla last month by a Saudi-led military coalition. The conflict in Yemen has disp...
A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group has killed at least 31 police recruits in southern Yemen.
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She chose a book featuring Prince George's "favourite character" Fireman Sam, and a Beatrix Potter Tom Kitten figurine for Princess Charlotte. The gifts cost £10 in total and Sarah Throssell, who served her, said she seemed "really pleased with the finds." The Duchess was opening East Anglia's Children's Hospices shop...
The Duchess of Cambridge bought presents for her two children as she opened a new charity shop.
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A firearms officer has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker on 11 December. The 28-year-old was shot dead during an alleged attempt to spring two convicts from a prison van in Wood Green. Met Police Federation chair Ken Marsh, said a criminal charge would have "massive ramifications" for the force. T...
Armed police officers could refuse to carry weapons if a colleague is charged over the shooting of a man in London, the Police Federation has warned.
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Kaylie Hatton, 16, left the Sidcup address in Bexley on 16 May. She is believed to be in the company of 51-year-old Fred Finch from Eltham. Scotland Yard said the teenager went missing in the early hours after arguing with her grandmother. The Met said they had classed them as "high-risk missing persons". Kaylie and Mr...
A "vulnerable" teenager remains missing more than a week after climbing out of a window at her grandmother's home in south-east London.
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The Team6 Campaign set about raising £90,000 to build a 6ft 2in (1.87m) bronze statue in Portmeirion, where the cult 1960s TV show was filmed. But the group said "logistical matters and funding considerations" meant the project could not be achieved in the short term. Anyone who has donated money to the project will be...
Plans to build a life-size statue of The Prisoner star Patrick McGoohan in Gwynedd have been shelved.
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Dubbed Mrs Christmas, Betty Ann Jones, 72, has installed 12,000 twinkling fairy lights, a mountain of fake snow and 5,000 toys and tiny ornaments. She has been decorating her home in Pontardawe, near Swansea, for eight years and last year raised £12,000 for charity. Her husband has also built a nativity scene. "I just ...
A grandmother has turned her home into a winter wonderland for Christmas and is charging people £5 to visit.
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Kayleigh McEnany appeared in the second instalment of the new series, the day after she said she was leaving CNN. It will no doubt be seen as a major coup by Mr Trump, who has been at war with CNN and other "mainstream media" outlets since taking office. He accuses them of failing to report on the achievements of his a...
A former CNN political commentator has become the host of US President Donald Trump's News of the Week video on his personal Facebook page.
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Henry, 24, will fill in as the county's main overseas player from early April until the end of June. South African Kyle Abbott will then take over in early July for the second half of the season. "Worcestershire have had strong links with New Zealand cricket going back to when Glenn Turner played for them for many seas...
Worcestershire have signed New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry for the first half of the 2016 season.
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The incident is said to have taken place on Tuesday in Sichuan province's Ganzi prefecture, also known as Kardze. Arrests were also made and some people fled, the activist groups said. The incident does not appear to have been reported in Chinese state media. Obtaining independent confirmation of events both in Tibet a...
Ten people were injured when Chinese police opened fire on Tibetan protesters demonstrating against the detention of a village leader, two activist groups and overseas news reports say.
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The Welsh government wants Welsh speakers to be able to express their health needs in their first language. But the British Medical Association (BMA) has said the Welsh language should not be a priority when delivering health care. The strategy is being launched by the Welsh government on Wednesday. The BMA said it was...
Moves to strengthen the use of the Welsh language in health and social care - previously criticised by a doctors' group - are being unveiled.
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