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The Mid Antrim 150 club say inclement weather this year, combined with a poor attendance at the event, has forced the decision. The event was dogged with heavy rain prior to race day, which resulted in the paddock turning into a quagmire. Plans are in place for the race to return in 2018 and to become a regular event o...
The organisers of the Mid Antrim 150 road races have confirmed that the meeting will not take place in 2017.
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The review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons also found handcuffs were used excessively and some people spent too long in cells. But a report concluded care and safety was generally better in north Wales than elsewhere. HM Court and Tribunals said it was working to improve secure custody. During the July 2015 inspection...
The safety of detainees held in court cells in Wales is being put at risk by low staffing levels in some areas, an inspection has found.
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Former Irish President Mary Robinson, director at the US Institute of Peace Kathleen Kuehnast, and poet Michael Longley will be speaking at a gala in Belfast City Hall on Friday. The organisation was founded by Ray Davey and students from Queen's University in 1965 to promote dialogue between Catholics and Protestants....
Northern Ireland's oldest reconciliation centre Corrymeela is celebrating its 50th anniversary today with a series of events this weekend.
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The money would be used to build infrastructure, including roads and railways, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said. Militant attacks have severely disrupted oil production, fuelling a recession in the West African state. The militants have been demanding that the government spend more of its oil wealth on tackling widespread po...
Nigeria will invest $10bn (£8bn) in its oil-rich south to end an insurgency by militants, the oil minister has said.
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A new council will replace the current executive committee, featuring a female representative from each confederation. Later in Zurich on Friday, Fifa elected Swiss Gianni Infantino as its new president to succeed Sepp Blatter. The Uefa secretary general won 115 votes at Fifa's extraordinary congress. Compatriot Blatte...
The Fifa president will be limited to three terms in office, in a raft of reforms passed by world football's governing body as it aims to recover from a corruption crisis.
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Justin Trudeau received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh, then went on a walkabout in the city centre. Later, had a private audience with the monarch at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. He is in Europe ahead of a key G20 summit in Germany, when trade issues are expected to dominate the agenda. Mr Trudeau...
The Canadian prime minister has met the Queen in Edinburgh as he made his first official visit to Scotland.
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The midfielder turned Krystian Pearce to grab the winner after 57 minutes, the ball taking a deflection off Conor Chaplain on its way in. The home side dominated the first half without troubling Pompey goalkeeper David Forde. Mansfield were furious with referee Lee Swabey three minutes after the break when last man Mat...
Carl Baker kept Portsmouth's League Two title hopes alive with the only goal of a tense game at play-off chasers Mansfield.
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The cabinet decided that releasing the document listing possible risks to services could harm the quality of future advice from civil servants. Labour's shadow health secretary Andy Burnham accused the government of a "cover-up of epic proportions". An Information Tribunal had ruled in March that the risk register shou...
The risk assessment of the NHS overhaul in England will not be published after ministers vetoed demands to release it.
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Weeks after he did his bit for Band Aid 30, the singer has donated his time for another good cause, the UK's first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. For hours the poor guy was surrounded by arguably some of the world's most beautiful women modelling lingerie. He was granted a few minutes of respite to sing on stage, but ...
Let's all just take a moment and celebrate Ed Sheeran.
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The Children are Unbeatable coalition said young people should have the same protection from assault as adults. In 2002, the Labour/Lib Dem government dropped plans for a ban, after they were deemed unworkable. The Scottish government said a consultation on proposals for the Children and Young People's Bill was current...
A group of children's charities has called for a ban on smacking youngsters to be introduced to Scotland.
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Some people were perturbed when Rentberry - a website that runs rental auctions - launched last year. In fact, in an article its own boss highlights, one tenant rights lawyer described the site as "callous". "We made a huge splash," chief executive Alex Lubinsky recalls. The site allows landlords to set a preferred ren...
How would you feel if, desperate for somewhere to live, you had to bid against other prospective renters?
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The 30-year-old from the Isle of Man, riding for Team Dimension Data, won by five seconds from Alexander Kristoff. Norway's Kristoff edged out 2013 winner Cavendish in a sprint finish for the second time in Friday's stage five. Cavendish won the first of the race's five stages on Monday, had two second-place finishes a...
Britain's Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Qatar for the second time after finishing second in the final stage.
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It left the struggling champions second bottom of the table, while Salford move into seventh place. The home side led 14-0 with converted tries from Logan Tomkins and Robert Lui, supplemented by a Michael Dobson penalty goal with seven minutes to go. However, late scores by Keith Galloway and Ashton Golding for the Rhi...
Salford Red Devils hung on to consign Leeds Rhinos to an eighth defeat in 10 Super League games this season.
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A report into the management of Wales' 132 marine protected areas - covering more than half of Welsh seas - said each should have a dedicated officer. The AMs also want assurances over legal protection and conservation funding for Welsh waters after Brexit. The Welsh Government said it is working to have a resilient ma...
More money and staff are needed to protect wildlife and habitats in the waters around Wales, the assembly's environment committee has said.
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Hana Khan, 22 of Dollis Hill, north-west London, was convicted in February of two counts under Section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 after supplying the money to 28-year-old Jafar Turay. Mr Turay left the UK in July 2012 to join rebels fighting President Assad's regime. At the Old Bailey, Khan was sentenced to 21 months...
A woman who funded terrorism by sending £1,000 to her British boyfriend in Syria has avoided being sent to prison.
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Holyrood's health and sport committee also accused the SFA of being "asleep on the job" over the issue. The committee launched its inquiry after allegations emerged of young footballers being abused by coaches. BBC Scotland later found that 2,500 youth football coaches did not have full background checks. The committee...
Children may be at risk because the system designed to prevent abuse in sport is not working properly, according to a report by MSPs.
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Hansen watched his side defeat Samoa 78-0 before the Lions face the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua on Saturday. "He keeps telling us he's got something up his sleeve other than his arms," said Hansen of Gatland. "We'll wait and see, but he's starting to run out of time to get practice." Gatland's Lions have won two and lo...
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is running out of time to change his style before the first Test on 24 June, says New Zealand counterpart Steve Hansen.
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Kasabian Newton-Smith from Sheffield was diagnosed with cancer as a toddler and had two brain tumours. Footballer Wayne Rooney sent him his England shirt and other players tweeted with the hashtag #1LastSmile4Kasabian. Fans at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane applauded in the eighth minute of the club's match against Sw...
A football club has held a minute's applause to mark the death of an eight-year-old fan who was at the centre of a social media campaign.
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The drug was discovered in vehicles on the Derrymacash Road on Friday. Three men, aged 32, 36 and 59, have been charged with possession, intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs. They are due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Three men have been charged after police seized herbal cannabis worth an estimated £300,000, in Lurgan, County Armagh.
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The 21-year-old Italian was sent off for two bookable offences only 18 minutes after coming on as substitute. "I do not agree with this [second] yellow," said Mancini. "The referee didn't want to get a yellow card out. "I think the referee gave a free-kick but didn't want to give a yellow until all the Liverpool player...
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says Liverpool's players were to blame for the dismissal of Mario Balotelli in the teams' 1-1 draw at Anfield.
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The England captain became his country's all-time record century-maker and the youngest batsman of any nationality to pass 7,000 runs on Thursday. On Friday, he looked set to record his third double century in Tests but was run out in bizarre fashion for 190 when he failed to ground his bat before swerving to avoid Vir...
Alastair Cook has been breaking records galore during the third Test against India in Kolkata.
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Johann Berg Gudmunsson is back in training as he steps up his recovery from knee ligament damage but he is not ready to play. Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen will be assessed after withdrawing from the Dutch squad with a chest infection. Harry Kane and Danny Rose remain out, while Erik Lamela is out for the season af...
Burnley midfielder Steven Defour could be involved on Saturday after two months out with a hamstring injury.
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Williams, who has twice appeared as a replacement, plays at centre with Peter Betham, while Tommy Bell, Graham Kitchener and Jordan Crane also start. Saracens make five changes to the side that beat London Irish in the United States last week, with hooker Schalk Brits back from suspension. Marcelo Bosch and Neil de Koc...
Owen Williams makes his first Leicester start since suffering a broken jaw.
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Wockhardt, which supplies the NHS with medicines such as insulin, is building a sterile manufacturing and testing facility at its site at Wrexham Industrial Estate. The Indian company currently employs 380 people in Wrexham. The announcement comes as Prime Minister Theresa May is on a trade mission to India with UK bos...
A Wrexham-based pharmaceutical company is creating up to 50 jobs with a £10m factory investment.
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A court heard that Mark Townsley attracted the attention of police because he was driving so slowly through the centre of Auchterarder. Townsley, 28, then sped up but was pulled over by officers and found to be driving under the influence of drugs. He admitted driving while unfit on 25 August last year. Townsley, Primr...
A motorist on drugs has been banned from the road for three years after he was caught driving along a Perthshire high street at 5mph.
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The Glovers broke the deadlock when Otis Khan took a short corner and - with the O's defence slow to react - the ball reached the unmarked Eaves who was left to head home from close range. The opening half got off to a slow start with little to show for it from either side. Nathan Smith enjoyed the best opportunity for...
Tom Eaves' second-half goal proved enough to hand Yeovil Town their first win in six League Two matches as they claimed maximum points at Leyton Orient.
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They attached an $8 (£5) ball lens to the handset camera lens, and used a cheap torch and double-sided tape to create an improvised microscope. Pictures were then taken of stool samples placed on lab slides, wrapped in cellophane and taped to the phone. They were studied for the presence of eggs, the main sign of the ...
Scientists used an iPhone 4S to diagnose intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren in rural Tanzania.
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Two British men, aged 65 and 49, a British citizen of Kuwaiti origin, 42, and an Egyptian, 33, were arrested. It follows raids in Birmingham, Blackburn, and Wiltshire on Tuesday, the National Crime Agency said. All four were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration and have been bailed pend...
Four men have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged smuggling of migrants across the English Channel.
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Seven hundred and seven students at Wellington College lay down to represent the number of the school's former pupils who died in the war. Head boy Harry Randall described the two-minute tribute as "such a moving experience". The school is hosting a conference on public schools and World War I. Many Wellington College ...
Students at a Berkshire independent school have staged a poignant tribute to former pupils who died during World War I.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower to 18,120, the broader S&P 500 index ended almost where it started at 2,139. The Nasdaq fell 0.2% to 5,235. Traders are betting the US Federal Reserve will not raise rates after its meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Traders are less certain about what action the Bank of Jap...
(Close): There was an air of caution on Wall Street as traders awaited the outcomes of interest rate meetings in the US and Japan.
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The Italian capital joins Boston, Hamburg and Paris as cities expected to submit bids to host the Games. "We want these Games to be an opportunity for growth and investment for the whole country," said bid president Luca di Montezemolo. A deadline of 15 September has been set by the International Olympic Committee for ...
Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been endorsed by the Italian Olympic Committee.
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Around 20,000 Syrians are expected to be resettled in the UK over the next five years. They discussed concerns about housing, education and healthcare and how extra services would be funded. The Local Government Association has called for more resources to help its members house people rather than use their own limited...
Council officials have met with Home Secretary Theresa May to discuss how to accommodate refugees coming to the UK.
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Her boss said she was an "example to us all" by telling colleagues she was taking sick leave for her mental health - but would British managers be similarly supportive? In an email titled "Where's Madalyn", she told colleagues: "I'm taking today and tomorrow to focus on my mental health. Hopefully I'll be back next wee...
Madalyn Parker, a US web developer, sparked a debate about workplace attitudes to mind problems after tweeting an email from her boss.
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The Welsh Assembly's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee will launch it with a workshop at the National Eisteddfod on Anglesey on Tuesday. People aged 11-16 will talk to committee chairman Dr Dai Lloyd and Ynys Mon AM Rhun ap Iorwerth. Dr Lloyd said the inquiry would look at whether "efforts to increase physical ac...
An inquiry into the barriers stopping children and young people becoming more physically active has been announced.
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The parish councils of Marlesford, Little Glemham and Farnham with Stratford St Andrew have formed the Four Villages Bypass Working Group. They fear developments at Sizewell and Greater Gabbard would see more heavy vehicles on roads which they say already struggle with traffic. The group has appealed to senior councill...
Four villages have grouped together to campaign for a new A12 bypass in Suffolk.
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Chillies come in many shapes, colours, sizes and strengths, but one thing they have in common is the burning sensation they cause in your mouth, eyes and any other part of your body into which their juices come into contact. Although most people think that the hottest part of a chilli is its seeds, in fact it is the wh...
As anyone who has ever eaten a really hot chilli will testify, they can cause a lot of pain.
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They point to satellite data suggesting a major redistribution of sediments over a large region at the edge of the Red Planet's northern lowlands. The US-led team argues that asteroid or comet strikes into an ocean of water could have triggered the giant waves. Such events could only have occurred more than three billi...
Scientists think they see evidence of two huge tsunamis having once swept across the surface of Mars.
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It follows claims the election is being distorted by "hard left" activists and Conservatives joining the party in order to elect a non-mainstream figure. Darren Williams, secretary of Welsh Labour Grassroots, said the negative campaigning was "disappointing". He said members should be allowed to make up their own minds...
"Mudslinging" in the Labour leadership contest should stop, a Welsh supporter of left-winger Jeremy Corbyn has said.
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The 22-year-old was hurt colliding with Terriers goalkeeper Joe Murphy as Billy Sharp scored a late winner for the visitors on Saturday. He was taken to hospital by air ambulance and kept in overnight for observation. "Tommy Smith has been discharged and is now home," his club said. "Huddersfield Town is looking forwar...
Huddersfield defender Tommy Smith has been discharged from hospital after treatment for a head injury suffered in his side's 2-1 home defeat by Leeds.
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Speaking to BBC 6 Music in her first broadcast interview since her casting was revealed, she said: "This will be a blessing and a curse. "I've missed a lot of the fun stuff and probably the bad stuff." The Broadchurch star also praised fans of the sci-fi series as "the most amazing, creative people". And she said she h...
Jodie Whittaker says she didn't see people's reactions to her becoming the first female Doctor Who, because she's not on social media.
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Saltdean Lido was in a dilapidated state and in danger of being partially demolished until a local group secured a lease from the council to operate it. The refurbished outdoor site now has a 40m (131ft) heated swimming pool, a paddling pool and a "splash area". A synchronised swim marked the ticketed opening of the po...
A Grade II*-listed lido has reopened following a seven-year restoration project and £3m of community funding.
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Joao converted Derrick Williams' cross as Rovers remained unbeaten since Tony Mowbray took over as head coach. Sone Aluko swept Fulham ahead just before the break, but Craig Conway levelled from the spot after Tomas Kalas brought down Marvin Emnes. Gohi Cyriac restored Fulham's lead, but Joao struck to deny them the wi...
Fulham missed out on the chance to move into the Championship play-off places as Lucas Joao's late goal earned relegation-threatened Blackburn a draw.
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Sam Woodhead, 18, failed to return to a cattle station in central Queensland on Tuesday afternoon. The former Brighton College student from Richmond in south-west London was "within hours of death" his mother, Claire Derry said. Mr Woodhead was found on Friday after a rescue helicopter spotted his shorts. Ms Derry told...
A British backpacker who went missing after setting out on a run in the Australian outback said he was on his "last legs" when he was found.
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Social media users highlighted the moment Edwards celebrated Jamie Roberts' match-clinching try. But the ex-rugby league international was incredulous it was that and not Wales' "incredible" defensive display which made headlines. "I was disappointed at that. It was just a harmless hand gesture," he said. Media playbac...
Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards says he is disappointed people have suggested he made a rude hand gesture during Wales' 22-9 win over Ireland.
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Private cars with even and odd number plates were only allowed on alternate days during the experiment, which began on 1 January. The trial took more than a third of the city's three million private cars off the road, easing congestion. However, it is not clear whether it has helped to bring down pollution. Delhi has e...
India's capital Delhi is ending a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.
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Having trailed 12-0 through tries from Tom Riley and Tom Duncan, Bedford went over four times to make it 26-12. Matt Evans and Alex O'Meara scored to put the Pirates 29-26 ahead at the break and Joe Atkinson added another shortly after the re-start. But Blues scored four tries to go 54-36 up before Riley and Alex Chees...
Cornish Pirates twice threw away a lead as they lost 54-46 at Bedford in a try-filled Championship clash.
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Hayley Gascoigne, who was in her 30s and from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, was taken ill in the Combined Court Centre in Hull on Thursday. Witnesses said court staff and paramedics tried to revive Ms Gascoigne, but she was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out....
A mother-of-four died after she collapsed in the concourse of a court building.
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The warning from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC) came in its latest economic report on Australia. Australia's benchmark interest rate is at an historic low. But cheap credit has fuelled a housing bubble in some cities, warn analysts. In May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its k...
Australia has been cautioned by the OECD to keep further interest rate cuts "in reserve" and that the country's booming housing market could be at risk of a "sharp correction".
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Media playback is not supported on this device The former Newcastle United midfielder, 30, passed away on Monday, about an hour after he collapsed. "He just collapsed right in front of me," Jin Hui said in a post on social media platform WeChat Moments, and seen by BBC Chinese. The 29-year-old said he joined with the f...
One of Beijing Enterprises' players has recalled the "horrible" moment when Cheick Tiote fell to the ground in training and later died.
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The native title claim over a huge tract of land in South Australia has been mostly upheld by a federal court. Native titles are pre-colonial rights held by Australia's indigenous people, derived from their laws and customs. The Barngarla people traditionally lived along the north-western shore of the Spencer Gulf in S...
Australia's indigenous Barngarla people have won a campaign, lasting nearly 20 years, for the law to recognise their right to traditional lands.
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The Hatters have used 32 players in the league, four more than top three sides Northampton, Accrington and Oxford. "It's been a disjointed season for so many of the squad that there hasn't been any continuity," said Jones. "I could name (Championship leaders) Burnley's side on Saturday now. They have pros who are fit, ...
Luton boss Nathan Jones has bemoaned the lack of consistent team selection.
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Vincent Cassidy was walking with Ross Sherlock, having collected his children from primary school, when a gunman opened fire in Bishopbriggs. Mr Cassidy said he froze and did not see the gunman's face. He was giving evidence at the trial of William Burns and Alexander Porter who both deny attempting to murder Mr Sherlo...
A witness at an attempted murder trial has denied giving police a description of the gunman.
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Simon Rookyard submitted his PhD thesis on pulsars just two weeks ago. Held in Carrbridge in the Cairngorms National Park, the event attracts an international field of competitors. The winner is awarded the Golden Spurtle trophy. Dr Izhar Khan from Aberdeen won the competition last year using a spurtle made by one of h...
An astrophysics postgraduate student has won the 22nd annual World Porridge Making Championship.
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The Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils said that 113 Abingdon residents and six Henley locals have received two postal votes. The authorities have said that the printing company had been informed of the error. In 2011 an investigation found that postal packs were not supplied by printers in the...
More than 100 voters have received two postal ballots for this month's EU referendum.
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According to witnesses, police in the Sindh town of Gambat forced the man and woman to walk to the police station naked as punishment for trying to have sex outside marriage. Mobile phone footage shows a naked man being beaten by police and a woman begging them to let her cover herself. After a public outcry, officials...
Several Pakistani police officers have been suspended after they were accused of parading a couple naked in public.
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The state has been forced into the arrangement to "avoid overloading its own power lines", according to the Los Angeles Times. The situation doesn't necessarily mean we are "throwing money away", says economist Severin Borenstein, a professor at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. "But it probably is an indication t...
California companies are generating so much solar power that firms in other states are getting paid to take it.
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Welsh meat promoter Hybu Cig Cymru said it was "not realistic" to attract enough new markets to make up for "the likes of France, Italy and Germany". It has this week helped broker a deal to supply 300 supermarkets in Canada, after "a number of years" of work. Currently more than 90% of Welsh red meat exports are desti...
Welsh farmers are among those "with most to lose" if the UK fails to negotiate a trade deal before it leaves the EU, it has been claimed.
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But by the end they were turning their minds to other matters - some spectacular results from Facebook and Apple and the prospect of the biggest stock market debut by a tech firm for years. On my Tech Tent podcast this week, we discuss the hopes and fears of Silicon Valley as Snapchat owner Snap gets ready to hit the N...
The week began with Silicon Valley bosses coming out of their shells and speaking out against President Trump's immigration policy.
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Police said six gunmen on motorcycles had stopped the bus and fired indiscriminately at passengers. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack and ordered an investigation. Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jundullah and Islamic State (IS) both said they had carried out the attack. Later, the militant group Te...
At least 45 people have been killed and 13 injured in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.
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The hosts dominated but Wigan's Shaun MacDonald cleared John Egan's header off the line and up on to the bar. Nick Powell's late free-kick almost stole all three points for the Latics but it was saved by Daniel Bentley. Wigan stay outside the bottom three but have won just once in nine games, while Brentford remain unb...
Wigan Athletic picked up their first away point of the season after holding Brentford to a goalless draw in the Championship.
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David Sinclair is accused of killing his child Joshua at his home in East Kilbride in December 2012. Prosecutors claim the 34-year-old compressed the chest of the boy and asphyxiated him. It is also alleged Mr Sinclair seized hold of the child and shook him repeatedly. The indictment claims he inflicted "blunt force tr...
A man is to stand trial charged with murdering his five-month-old baby son.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device 7 July 2015 Last updated at 15:26 BST The European Parliament will vote on priorities for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on Wednesday. BBC News explains what's at stake for your steak. Video journalist: Mohamed Madi
What will the proposed EU-US free trade deal mean for the food on your plate?
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The 20-year-old, the son of former Hammers, Newcastle and England midfielder Rob Lee, had a loan spell at Luton's League Two rivals Southend United earlier this season. But he was injured just 95 minutes into a training session with the Shrimpers and returned to Upton Park. Lee has made two substitute appearances for W...
Luton Town have signed West Ham striker Elliot Lee on loan until 24 March.
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Cases involving 21 people - among them actors Nigel Havers and Rhys Ifans, and actress Kym Marsh - were settled at London's High Court. The settlements all involve undisclosed damages, costs and an apology. Further phone-hacking claims against MGN are due to be heard in court next year if agreements are not reached. MG...
Celebrities including TV presenter Davina McCall have been paid damages after settling phone-hacking claims with Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
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Investors behind the airline have struggled to deal with $250m (£157m) of debt taken on when they bought the carrier from Virgin two years ago. In June, Air Nigeria was grounded by regulators amid safety concerns. If the airline can resolve its debt problems, it could yet return to the skies, analysts said. The ground...
Air Nigeria will make its final long-haul flights on Monday after announcing the suspension of all services and laying off 800 staff last week.
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Bodyguards leapt forward to protect the candidate and the assailant was restrained, then carried from the stage by her hands and feet. Mr Hollande, covered in white, stayed calm during the incident. It has also emerged that a bullet and threatening letters were sent to French Green presidential candidate Eva Joly. The ...
A woman has hurled flour at the Socialist candidate in the French presidential election, Francois Hollande, at a campaign stop in Paris.
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The 34-year-old former Watford and Sheffield United striker had been out of contract following his release by Coventry City in May. Henderson has scored 129 goals in 486 career appearances, but failed to find the net in five substitute appearances for the Sky Blues last season. Mansfield begin their EFL campaign away a...
League Two side Mansfield Town have signed experienced forward Darius Henderson on a free transfer.
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Taylor, 30, has played 27 games for Wigan since joining from Cardiff in 2014 and featured 23 times on loan with Championship side Reading last season. He began his career at Middlesbrough and had loan spells at Bradford and Watford before moving to Cardiff in 2011, where he played 114 games. The deal takes Bolton's tal...
League One side Bolton Wanderers have signed full-back Andrew Taylor on a season-long loan from Wigan Athletic.
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David Burke, 37, left St Andrew's hospital in Northampton on Friday afternoon with another patient, who has since been found in Birmingham. Mr Burke was thought to be in the West Midlands area, possibly Birmingham or Coventry, the West Midlands force said. It said people were advised not to approach him but to call pol...
Police are looking for a mentally ill man who has absconded from hospital.
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Jason Richards, 38, and Ben Hope, 39, stabbed Aamir Siddiqi, 17, to death in front of his parents in Roath, Cardiff. They attacked him in April 2010 after being contracted to kill someone who lived in a neighbouring street. Richards' earlier victim said he had nearly killed him in 1996. He was an off-duty police office...
A previous victim of one of the two hitmen convicted of the murder of a Cardiff student in a case of mistaken identity has spoken of his horror.
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The 50-year-old was arrested at the prison on Tuesday morning. A quantity of cash and drugs were seized in a joint operation carried out by the PSNI and the Prison Service. Three properties were searched in Newtownabbey, Belfast and Kinallen, County Down. The prison officer was questioned in relation to conveyancing pr...
A serving prison officer was among five people arrested as part of an investigation into trafficking banned items into Maghaberry Prison.
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Inter, who sacked Frank De Boer on Tuesday, went in front with six minutes left as Ivan Perisic gathered a Mauro Icardi pass and drove into the corner. Icardi scored the second with a penalty, awarded when he was fouled by Gian Marco Ferrari. The Argentine striker scored again three minutes into stoppage time. Match en...
Managerless Inter Milan scored three late goals to climb into the top half of Serie A with an unconvincing victory over promoted Crotone.
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Media playback is not supported on this device One goal was enough, a superb second half strike from Kris Doolan. The Tannadice club were made to regret missing a glut of first half chances. Thistle had luck on their side, but an improved second half showing brought them three vital points and to within touching distan...
Partick Thistle leapfrogged Ross County and joined Dundee on 41 points in the race for a top six place and in the process stunned Dundee United in their battle against relegation.
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Mr Trump's doppelganger replaces Barack Obama's waxwork in the set and joins various other world leaders at the attraction, including Vladimir Putin and Nelson Mandela. Mr Trump will be sworn in as the 45th US president on Friday. App users should tap on the image to compare the real Donald Trump with the waxwork Image...
A waxwork of Donald Trump has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in central London ahead of the President-elect's inauguration.
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This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser On Thursday, Omer Riza became the fifth man to take charge of the club this season, following Danny Webb's resignation after two months as manager. Andy Edwards, Alberto Cavasin, Andy Hessenthaler all came ...
It's not easy being a football manager, and nowhere has that been more true this season than at Leyton Orient.
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The flanker started the try-scoring and Leinster were awarded a penalty try before Johnny Sexton touched down in his first appearance of the season. Leinster led 24-0 at the break and Van der Flier secured the bonus point before three Ospreys tries. Ben John, Dafydd Howells and James King went over as the Welsh visitor...
Josh van der Flier bagged two tries as Leinster secured a bonus-point victory against the Ospreys at the RDS.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Scot at Wimbledon and will now focus on the US Open, which starts on 27 August. After losing the Wimbledon final it would have been easy for him to have a let-down, but he came here and won gold. This is how champions react "I hope this will give me the confidence to ...
Andy Murray says beating Roger Federer in the Olympic singles final was the "biggest win of my life" and could help him win his first Grand Slam title.
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Stuart Powell hit the jackpot on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw almost four years to the day of his previous Lotto win. The father-of-three said he did not intend to buy a ticket for that day. "The lady in the shop got her dates mixed up and I'm so glad she did," said the 50-year-old. Mr Powell from Feather...
A lottery-winning lorry driver has struck lucky for the second time - scooping £1m four years after he won £55,000.
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The Red Devils beat Hull KR in the Million Pound Game to stay up. League Leaders' Shield winners Warrington travel to Catalans Dragons, while Challenge Cup winners Hull FC go to Wakefield Trinity. Newly-promoted Leigh are at Castleford Tigers, while Leeds welcome St Helens and Widnes host Huddersfield. In the Champions...
Super League champions Wigan Warriors will begin the 2017 season at Salford, with the opening weekend fixtures taking place between 9-12 February.
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Peter Scotter shouted "you are in our country now" when he attacked his victim, who was with her young son, at a Sunderland shopping centre. The 55-year-old, of Beach Street, Roker, Sunderland, admitted racially aggravated assault by beating and racially aggravated harassment. He has 66 previous convictions and was tol...
A man has admitted pulling a niqab off a woman and subjecting her to a tirade of racial abuse.
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Hull's 2-0 defeat against Tottenham means Sunderland need a point from either of their last two games, at Arsenal and Chelsea, to secure safety. The Black Cats could have taken the lead in the first half but Danny Graham shot straight at Kasper Schmeichel. Leonardo Ulloa came close with a flicked effort in the second p...
Leicester City secured survival while Sunderland edged closer to it after their goalless Premier League draw.
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Nils Olav was given the honour by members of the Norwegian guard who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. There have been three penguins called Nils Olav at the zoo, which have been mascots of the Norwegian King's Guard since 1972. The second Nils Olav was knighted in 2008. Brig David Allfrey, produce...
A King penguin at Edinburgh Zoo has been made a Brigadier by the King of Norway's Guard.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device 28 June 2012 Last updated at 19:54 BST Hugh Lowe Farms, in Mereworth, Kent, supply two million strawberries to the tennis championships. Marion Regan, who works on the farm, said the cool wet weather has meant a slower start to the growing season, which has been timed perfec...
One of the main suppliers of strawberries to Wimbledon has said the recent weather has provided perfect conditions for growing the fruit.
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Clifton, 28, won one cap for Montserrat in 2015 and had a two-year spell at York Road between 2013 and 2015. French defender Clerima, 27, joined Alan Devonshire's side last summer and also played under him at Braintree. Midfielder McCormack, 18, was part of Reading's academy and was offered a new Maidenhead deal in May...
National League side Maidenhead United have re-signed midfielder Adrian Clifton, while Remy Clerima and Sean McCormack have agreed new contracts.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Brownlee, who had to be carried over the line by brother Alistair in Mexico, was returning to action in Japan. He carried his damaged bike a mile to the next transition in Yokohama to take part in the run and finished 42nd. Spain's Mario Mola won the event, with Bermuda's ...
Britain's Jonny Brownlee crashed during the bike phase of his first triathlon since collapsing at last year's World Series finale.
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Chairman David Cardoza plans to sell the club to ex-Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas. But Mr Thomas warned it is too early to know if he can resolve "the very complicated situation of outstanding debt" to enable the purchase. The club owes Northampton Borough Council more than £10m. Mr Thomas said: "We have found a...
A "sensible deal" to buy Northampton Town may not be possible, according to the man who wants to take control of the football club.
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The hosts conceded a try after just 27 seconds and were 13-6 down at the break, Northampton's Harry Mallinder kicking two penalties. Then Harlequins centre Joe Marchant got onto a grubber kick from Mallinder, who added two more penalties. Ireland will meet Argentina in the other semi-final. England's victory meant they...
England will face South Africa in the semi-final of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship after beating Australia 17-13 to top pool B.
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The 24-year-old former Dynamo Dresden and Hallescher FC player featured 34 times for Greuther Furth last season. Frank has penned a three-year deal to become Norwich's seventh signing of the summer - and second German, after fellow defender Christoph Zimmermann. "We were searching for some improvements in defence so I'...
Norwich City have signed centre-back Marcel Franke for an undisclosed fee from Bundesliga II club Greuther Furth.
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PCC Nick Alston said "investigations into the murders of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea in Colchester" in 2014 had cost £2.6m. A 16-year-old boy is being held over the killing of Mr Attfield, who was stabbed 102 times, and Ms Almanea, who was found with 16 knife wounds. Mr Alston now plans to close 50 of the 80 build...
Two murder investigations led Essex Police to overspend on its budget last year by more than £2m.
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The bulk of those involved against the Chiefs will not feature in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday. However, Lions head coach Warren Gatland insists there is still an opportunity for individuals to force their way into the reckoning. And although the focus is on the All Blacks this weekend, a win in Hamil...
On the surface, this is the game no-one wants to play in.
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A US military spokesman described the lull as "a loose agreement" which he hoped would solidify. Kurdish sources say a ceasefire is in place but a Turkish-backed Syrian rebel commander rejected the term. Turkish forces have been attacking Kurdish fighters since crossing the border last week. Turkey is alarmed by the gr...
The US has welcomed a pause in fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria, urging them to focus on fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).
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US PGA champion Jimmy Walker held a two-shot overnight lead but shot a four-over 74 including two double bogeys. Pieters birdied four of his first five holes before Johnson made a late surge and drew level on nine under par. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy remains three shots back after a 68. Scotland's Russell Knox is...
Belgian Thomas Pieters and American Zach Johnson share the lead after the third round at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron.
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Martha from Argyll, Scotland, began posting her lunch pics this week. She's now had more than 100,000 visitors and press attention from across the world. Celeb chef Jamie Oliver even tweeted: "Shocking but inspirational blog. Keep going, big love from Jamie x." The first pic (top) of her daily £2 lunch featured a pizz...
A nine-year-old girl's blog showing photos of her school dinners has become an unexpected internet hit!
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Media playback is not supported on this device The 27-year-old tested positive for the anabolic steroid testosterone and Clenbuterol last month. Wilson's test was conducted after she ran a time of 11.95 seconds for the 100m at the Bedford International Games on 12 June. UKA say Wilson has the right to a full hearing of...
British sprinter Bernice Wilson has been suspended by UK Athletics after being charged with an anti-doping offence.
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The incident took place on the 21:53 ScotRail service between Edinburgh Waverley and Perth on 14 April. British Transport Police (BTP) said the man, who boarded the train at Waverley, tried to kiss the woman after making the remarks to her. He was removed from the train by officers at Haymarket. BTP said the man's deta...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man made sexually inappropriate comments to a woman in the first class carriage of a train.
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The South Korean tech giant reported an operating profit of 14 trillion won ($12bn; £9.3bn) in the three months to June, up 72% on a year earlier. Sales climbed 18% to 60 trillion won, buoyed by strong sales of smartphones including the new flagship Galaxy S8. Analysts say the results indicate Samsung has recovered f...
Samsung Electronics has reported a record quarterly profit thanks to surging global demand for memory chips.
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The investment would create 70,000 new jobs over 20 years, an alliance of business, political and public sector leaders said. They are calling for the line from Crewe to north Wales to be electrified. The campaign - called Growth Track 360 - is backed by the region's eight councils and business groups. It said the inv...
A campaign has been launched to secure £1bn of rail improvements for north Wales and Cheshire to help link the region with the planned HS2 line.
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It found Cardinal Sean Brady had names and addresses of those being abused by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth. However, he did not pass on those details to police or parents. Cardinal Brady said he accepted he was part of "an unhelpful culture of deference and silence in society, and the Church". "With others, I feel b...
The Catholic primate of all-Ireland has said that he will not resign as Church leader despite revelations in the BBC's This World programme.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she doesn't need to use this election to win a mandate for a referendum because the Scottish Parliament has already voted in favour of having another poll. But she will obviously use this election to make the case that Scotland should be allowed to choose its own future as the UK pre...
If this election is to be a referendum on Brexit in the rest of the UK then in Scotland it will be dominated by arguments over whether there should be another referendum on Scottish independence.
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The 26-year-old World Cup winner was reported to be among United boss Louis van Gaal's key transfer targets. "Of course when the big clubs are interested, and Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, it's an honour," said Hummels. "I decided not to make the move this year. I decided I wanted to stay ...
Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, says he is staying at the club for another year.
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