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The star said the purse went missing while she was on stage and doing subsequent interviews.
Abbington tweeted: "We went up to collect the Emmy, did some press, came back to my seat and [someone] had nicked my purse from under my seat."
The Los Angeles Police ... | Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington has claimed her purse was stolen from under her seat while she was collecting a prize at the Emmy Awards. |
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The Swedish musician is the highest placed out of all of the contenders, said the Official Charts Company.
His success lies in contrast to British entry Electro Velvet's entry Still In Love With You, which is in the low 50s of the top 100.
The UK's 1920s-influ... | Eurovision winner Mans Zelmerlow has soared to number five in the mid-week music chart with his song Heroes. |
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The experienced trio have stepped down from inter-county hurling, with Kevin Hinphey bringing his Derry career to an end after 14 years.
His brother Liam Og made his Oak Leaf debut in 2003 followed by Banagher player McCloskey three years later.
"They have bee... | Derry have been hit by the retirement of brothers Kevin and Liam Og Hinphey along with Ruairi McCloskey. |
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Deputy leader Amelia Womack said the proposed increase would be "life changing" for families.
The Greens are also pledging to reverse cuts to welfare as part of efforts to "protect the most vulnerable".
The pledges, announced as the party unveiled its campaign... | Child benefit would double to £40 a week under plans set out by the Green Party in England and Wales. |
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The first towel thrown into the crowd by American Jack Sock was snatched by an older man on Wednesday and the second was claimed by an imposter.
But on Friday 14-year-old Peter Woodville, from Philadelphia, was fi... | It was third time lucky for a young tennis fan who missed out on a player's souvenir at Wimbledon. |
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The work and pensions secretary said the infrastructure investment fund could finance essential projects including flood defences, a national fibre-optic broadband network and Crossrail Two.
The money would come from issuing new government bonds, Mr Crabb said... | Tory leadership contender Stephen Crabb has pledged to create a £100bn "Growing Britain Fund" if elected. |
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Lord Justice Coghlin said continuing delay may diminish public confidence.
He was sitting on an appeal by the department of health,
The appeal, against an order for discovery of documents relevant to a challenge to alleged failure to issue new abortion guideli... | Non-disclosure of information on terminations in Northern Ireland could be interpreted as a government "paralysed" by cultural and religious divisions, a senior judge has warned. |
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Solar Bones by Mike McCormack was named the winner of the £10,000 award, which recognises fiction "that breaks the mould".
Published by Tramp Press, the novel follows the recollections of an engineer named Marcus Conway briefly returned from the dead.
McCorma... | A novel written in a single unbroken sentence has won the Goldsmiths Prize 2016. |
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James Imray, 21, whose father is from India, said he was punched and kicked in the head during the assault in Hartlepool.
He said: "You can't go round hitting people simply because they are a different colour."
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people at t... | The victim of a suspected hate crime claims he was blamed for the Manchester bombing by his assailants. |
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It was the first time the Midlands club had let in six at home in a league game since October 1983.
Villa remain bottom of the Premier League and eight points from safety.
"I feel humiliated. I am sorry for the fa... | Aston Villa manager Remi Garde said he felt "humiliated" and apologised for his side's performance in the 6-0 thrashing by Liverpool. |
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The 50-year-old, who played 408 matches for Forest during two spells totalling nearly 12 years, has taken up a role with the Rams as a defensive coach.
His son Tyler, a 19-year-old striker, also now plays for Forest, while 17-year-old son Lewis represents the ... | Nottingham Forest legend Des Walker has joined fierce rivals Derby County as an academy coach. |
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The 32-year-old top seed dropped the opening game but recovered to win 9-11 13-11 11-6 11-3 in 46 minutes.
Massaro, who became world number one in January, is trying to win her second world title following her 2013 victory.
She will play Joshna Chinappa of Ind... | England's Laura Massaro was given an early scare before fighting back to beat Mexican qualifier Samantha Teran in round one of the squash Women's World Championship in Malaysia. |
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Clare Griffiths, 48, took the pupil and another on a bogus school trip to Alton Towers, a hearing was told.
The former teacher at Harper Green Secondary School in Farnworth, Bolton, also disclosed confidential information to one of the pupils.
The disciplinary... | A teacher who took a pupil on a fake school trip, sent her excessive emails and let her stay overnight at her house has been banned from teaching. |
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It is the aircraft's first public appearance since the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which owns it, confirmed this is its last flying season.
The Vulcan XH558 will be at Throckmorton Air Show on Saturday, for the first and last time.
The plane originally arrived at... | The last flying Vulcan bomber is to take part in a Worcestershire air show in its final flying year. |
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Several were killed when houses were submerged under rocks and mud. Others are reported missing in flooded areas.
Thousands of people have been evacuated to higher ground and some domestic flights were cancelled.
At one point, Typhoon Goni was packing winds of... | Ten people have been killed as Typhoon Goni dumped torrential rain in the northern Philippines, triggering landslides and floods, officials say. |
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Three women protesters were thrown out of the venue by Turkish security. An Ecuadorean MP was also reportedly injured during Thursday's incident.
Ecuador's foreign minister says the guards' behaviour was "irresponsible".
Mr Erdogan was in Quito to boost diplom... | Ecuador has protested to Turkey over an incident in which demonstrators were violently ejected during a speech by visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital, Quito. |
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The once-capped England centre-half, 27, had an operation at the start of August, having aggravated an injury that caused him to miss the final six weeks of last season.
"I went to see one of the best spinal experts in the world. And I'm pretty pleased with ho... | Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross says he is on schedule to return to action following successful back surgery. |
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The 23-year-old England player led fans in three chants which mocked rivals Tottenham. He later apologised.
Wilshere was found guilty by the FA of making and/or inciting comments which brought the game into disrepute.
He had a similar outburst last year, and h... | Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been fined £40,000 after singing offensive songs during the club's FA Cup victory parade in London. |
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The Oak Leafers earned their place in Monday morning's draw by beating Waterford on Saturday.
Donegal enter the qualifiers after Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final defeat by Tyrone in Clones.
Meath have home advantage against Sligo and Clare make the trip to play ... | Derry have been drawn away against Mayo in the All-Ireland 2A qualifiers while Donegal will entertain Longford. |
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Kancoat in Swansea received £3.4m before going into administration.
That was despite a review advising it had a "weak" business plan.
But deputy permanent secretary for economy James Price told AMs that the panel had thought the firm had a "reasonable chance"... | The investment panel that recommended government cash support for a steel firm which later went bust got its decision wrong, a senior civil servant has admitted. |
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The BBA will join up with Payments UK, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the UK Cards Association and the Asset Based Finance Association.
The idea is to cut costs, and increase lobbying power.
The BBA represents both High Street and investment banks, whi... | Five financial services trade associations in the City - including the British Bankers' Association (BBA) - are to merge, following a review. |
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Thomas Nelson, 54, abused four young children over a 10-year period beginning in the mid 1990s.
The offences happened at houses in the Granton, Broomhouse and Wester Hailes and at an address in Clackmannanshire.
Nelson was put on the sex offenders' register.
A... | A former soldier from Edinburgh has been jailed for 12 years for a "horrifying" series of offences against children including rape and allowing a child to be raped. |
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William Hay said that last week he contacted the police to report the discovery of what appears to be fraud in his Foyle constituency office.
He said it followed an investigation he had begun after an irregular trend in payments from his Assembly Office Cost E... | The Stormont Assembly speaker has said he has suspended a member of staff pending the outcome of a police investigation into possible fraud at his constituency office in Londonderry. |
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The study showed more than a third of schools and colleges taking the OCR exam board's syllabus opted to study Russian rulers from 1855 to 1992 - from Tsar Alexander II to Boris Yeltsin.
In this history top 10, the second most popular option was the civil righ... | Russian dictatorship is the most popular A-level history exam topic in England and Wales, research suggests. |
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The former England hooker, 33, scored three tries to lead the Exiles to a semi-final victory against Doncaster.
Irish now need to beat Yorkshire over two legs to seal promotion and an immediate return to the Premiership.
"Playing rugby when there's something r... | David Paice believes London Irish's Championship play-off final against Yorkshire Carnegie will be "the two biggest games" of his career. |
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The hosts had the bulk of the ball and pressure, coming close when Billy Sharp struck the post from close range.
The game otherwise lacked clear-cut chances, though Cobblers midfielder Matt Taylor saw his long-range free-kick superbly saved by Simon Moore.
Wit... | Kieron Freeman's late strike was enough for a patient Sheffield United to beat Northampton and go top of League One. |
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The ex-supermodel alleged that they falsely called her a liar after she claimed the comedian sexually assaulted her three decades ago.
Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled Cosby and his former lawyer Martin Singer must give sworn depositions before 25 Novem... | Bill Cosby and his former lawyer have been ordered to give a sworn out-of-court testimony in the defamation case brought by Janice Dickinson. |
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She brought a copy of Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr Seuss, which she said was one of her favourite books.
"I came to encourage you to read - and to think about what you want to achieve in life," the first lady said in the Manhattan paediatrics ward.
The appe... | US First Lady Melania Trump has visited a New York City hospital to read to sick children for World Book Day. |
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The Association of British Bookmakers said it was "deeply flawed" and called for an inquiry by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
The MPs are recommending that the maximum stake for gambling on the electronic terminals in a bookmakers shop is cut to... | The bookmakers' trade body has reacted angrily to a report by MPs on fixed-odd betting terminals (FOBTs). |
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Argyle went ahead after just 15 minutes as Carl McHugh headed in Craig Tanner's cross from the right.
Luton almost levelled when Jack Marriott's cross-shot was turned away by Luke McCormick, who then saved Cameron McGeehan's strike but could not keep out Josh ... | Ryan Brunt's injury time strike ensured Plymouth remained top of League Two after a hard-fought victory over Luton. |
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Outlook magazine also carried an illustration showing Smita Sabharwal walking the ramp at a fashion show with her political bosses leering at her.
Ms Sabharwal, who works in the office of the chief minister of southern Telangana state, told BBC Hindi the remar... | An Indian bureaucrat is suing one of the country's leading news magazines after it described her as "eye candy". |
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The Italian's season-long loan deal at West Ham ended prematurely in January, after he failed to score in 11 games, and he joined Valencia on loan.
Zaza, 25, has since scored four goals in 14 games for Valencia - including two against Granada on Sunday - and t... | Former West Ham striker Simone Zaza has joined Valencia from Juventus in a deal worth £13.7m (16m euros). |
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David Willetts says in a paper for the Social Market Foundation that the number of places needs to grow from 368,000 to 460,000 to meet demand.
Universities have seen a squeeze on places in recent years, with thousands of students failing to get on courses.
Th... | The number of places at UK universities will have to grow by at least a quarter over the next 20 years, the universities minister has warned. |
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The 42-year-old Filipino crew member died when a lifeboat, with five crew, became detached from the fifth deck during a safety exercise.
It fell 10m (33ft) into the water. Two crew members are in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The accident happened d... | One crew member has died and four others have been injured in an accident on the Harmony of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship. |
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved Samsung's plans to test its self-driving technology on Monday.
According to the Korea Herald, the company is using a customised Hyundai car for the tests.
Officials from the technology giant have deni... | Samsung has been given permission to start testing its self-driving cars on the roads in South Korea. |
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Walsh stepped down after a contract dispute with the IABA, saying it had "not made it possible for me to continue on in the role".
"I want a rethink within the next 24 hours by the IABA of their total approach to this," Irish Sports Council chairman Kieran Mul... | The Irish Sports Council says funding to the IABA will be reviewed after Ireland coach Billy Walsh resigned. |
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The 29-year-old, who captains Spurs, has made 151 Premier League appearances since joining the club from Lyon for an initial £7.8m in August 2012.
The France international, whose previous deal was worth £80,000 a week and was due to expire in 2019, said: "Hope... | Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has signed a new contract until 2022. |
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In a joint Sunday Telegraph article, Philip Hammond and Liam Fox stressed any deal would not be indefinite or a "back door" to staying in the EU.
Their comments are being seen as an attempt to show unity between rival sides in Theresa May's cabinet.
It comes a... | The UK will need a transition period to help businesses adjust after Brexit, the chancellor and the international trade secretary have said. |
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Audrey Thom, 58, from Fife, was badly injured in the accident on the A914 between Dairsie Roundabout and Balmullo on Tuesday.
Mrs Thom was a passenger in a grey Mazda 3 when it was involved in a collision with a white Renault Traffic van.
Mrs Thom died on Thur... | A woman has died in hospital two days after a crash involving a car and a van in Fife. |
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Berger also believes the double world champion, 33, will spend the rest of his career at the Surrey-based team.
Alonso has been ruled out of the first race of the season in Australia on 15 March following his crash in testing.
Asked if he expects Alonso to win... | Fernando Alonso will win the world drivers' title at McLaren, says their former driver Gerhard Berger. |
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East Midlands Trains said services were delayed between Luton and Bedford from about 10:30 GMT due to the injured bird near Flitwick station.
A spokesman said the swan was removed just before 11:00 GMT. The RSPCA said it had to be put down.
Trains on the line ... | Trains were halted in Bedfordshire after a swan was seen on the line. |
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Lerwick Sheriff Court heard how police raided the Mossbank home of Stephen Bell last February.
They found several computers, recording devices and 35 hard drives containing child abuse images.
Bell was jailed for four years and four months.
He was also handed ... | A 58-year-old man from Shetland who admitted possessing hundreds of thousands of indecent images of children has been sent to jail for more than four years. |
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However, police figures showed that just 19 of the 459 drivers caught were found to be between Scotland's old and new drink-drive limit.
The drink-drive limit was lowered at the beginning of December 2014.
The seasonal spike contrasts with a fall of 7.6% in th... | The number of people found to be above the drink-drive limit over the festive period went up by almost a third compared with the previous year. |
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The companies face a penalty of 44.6bn won ($39m; £25.2m), said the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).
The regulator said the two firms held secret meetings in 2008 and 2009 to agree on prices for washing machines, flat-panel TVs and laptop computers.
Samsung and L... | South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for conspiring to fix the prices of some appliances. |
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Pilkington impressed for the Bluebirds before being injured in the second half, replaced by Aron Gunnarsson.
The 27-year-old left Turf Moor on crutches and Cardiff manager Russell Slade said he would be assessed when the play-off hopefuls return to Wales.
"He'... | Striker Anthony Pilkington will have a scan on Wednesday after suffering a knee injury in Cardiff City's 0-0 draw at Burnley. |
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Louis Simpson has not been seen since a blaze broke out at Fairhurst Hall in Chorley Road, Parbold in Lancashire, at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday.
Police said he was with three boys who have all been found. Firefighters believe Louis "may be inside the barn".
His... | A 14-year-old boy who was "playing" with friends is missing after a fire at a barn that was storing straw. |
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But plans to develop wind power and export it to Britain are sparking a rural revolt, with local protest groups uniting through social media.
Some claim Ireland will become a wind farm for Britain.
Turbines up to 180m (590ft) tall - half the height of the Empi... | Ireland is short of money but not wind, which now forms a central plank of its energy policy. |
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The German, 31, was adjudged to have broken radio transmission rules and was demoted from second to third place.
Mercedes were found to have gone beyond the degree permitted to help a driver solve a technical problem.
The team said in a statement they "accept ... | Mercedes have withdrawn their appeal after driver Nico Rosberg was penalised by 10 seconds during the British Grand Prix, which was won by Lewis Hamilton. |
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Emergency services were called to a "major incident" in Bebington, Wirral, at about 21:15 GMT.
The buildings destroyed included a dance studio for children in Boundary Road, which was unoccupied at the time.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Merseyside an... | Two people have been seriously injured and 32 others hurt following the collapse of several buildings after a suspected gas explosion on Merseyside. |
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Virgin Trains has started selling tickets for the new return service, which commences from 14 December.
The service includes an early train leaving Stirling at 05:26, arriving at London King's Cross at 10:52.
Scottish government transport minister Derek Mackay... | A new direct train service is to be launched linking Stirling with London. |
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The firm set aside the amount on Monday as it announced three separate recalls affecting nearly 1.5 million vehicles.
That follows the 1.6 million vehicles it called back last month over faulty ignition switches.
GM is facing an investigation over its handling... | US car manufacturer General Motors (GM) expects to spend nearly $300m (£180m) in the first quarter to repair vehicles affected by its recent recalls. |
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Evie and Ossie, rescue cats from the Celia Hammond Trust, have been given the run of four floors at the Whitehall office.
Downing Street has its own mouser - Larry - who was tasked in 2011 with ridding No 10 of a rat problem.
In April, the Foreign Office took ... | The Cabinet Office is the latest government department to turn to cats to try to rid it of its resident mice. |
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The 18-year-old, who has made two Championship appearances, has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal.
"Rushian is highly thought of at this football club," said Villa manager Steve Bruce.
"I believe he has a bright future in the game. He needs to get his head d... | Aston Villa's teenage striker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has signed a new contract with the Championship club. |
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A 36 year old man and a 50 year old woman were arrested in the operation on Friday.
Approximately 143kg of the drug was seized.
A 46 year old man was arrested in a follow up operation.
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| Herbal Cannabis with an estimated value of €2.8 million has been seized in County Cavan in a joint operation by Gardaí and the Irish Revenue's Customs Service. |
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It could bring an end to eight months of uncertainty for thousands of workers who faced losing their jobs when Tata's UK business was put up for sale.
Tata held talks with unions on Wednesday and said it was "an important step forward" for its future in the UK... | A commitment to secure jobs and production at Port Talbot and other steelworks across the UK has been announced by Tata Steel. |
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The Islamists said recent changes to the election law did not go far enough, and warned of further public protests.
But they said they might reverse the decision if there were serious reforms.
A boycott would be a blow for King Abdullah, who has promised refor... | Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has said its political party, the Islamic Action Front, will boycott early parliamentary elections due by the end of the year. |
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There has not been an international match in Pakistan since a 2009 attack on Sri Lanka's team bus killed six policemen and injured seven cricketers.
"Hopefully this win will boost Pakistan cricket and all playing ... | Pakistan's Champions Trophy victory could encourage the world's top cricket nations to resume touring the country, captain Sarfraz Ahmed says. |
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According to a survey, she is not alone in feeling the stress and strain over her child's revision and exam schedule.
Nearly a quarter (24%) of British parents polled for 5 live said their own mental health had been affected by the pressure of their children's... | "I couldn't help academically because he knows much more than me - I was no use to him," a concerned mother tells BBC Radio 5 live. |
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Gergana Prodanova, 38, went missing last year from the home she shared with her ex-partner, Kostadin Kostov.
Kostov, 42, appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of murdering her.
He denies killing the mother of their three children, whose body was found nearly ... | A mother was killed by her "controlling and jealous" former partner who stuffed her body into a suitcase before dumping it near train tracks, a court has heard. |
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The Honda 350cc was being ridden by two men on Ninian Park Road at 21:30 BST on Friday when the crash happened.
One man was found with serious injuries and was taken to hospital. The second man left the scene but was located a short time later and is helping p... | A man was seriously injured after a motorbike mounted a kerb and hit a wall in Cardiff. |
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Sickness absence totalled 137 million working days last year, the equivalent of 4.3 days per worker, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
When records began in 1993, the equivalent of 7.2 days were lost.
Minor illnesses such as coughs and colds accou... | Just over four days were lost to sickness per UK worker last year - the lowest since records began, official figures show. |
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Stoke scored three in eight minutes, Mame Biram Diouf netting a brace and Jonathan Walters also on target.
Ex-Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam made it 4-0 from 20 yards before Steven Nzonzi added the fifth from 25 yards.
Media playback is not supported on thi... | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard endured a nightmare send-off in his final game for the club as Stoke embarrassed the Reds with five first-half goals at the Britannia Stadium. |
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The painted hardboard letters - thought to be a reference to the prime minister - were attached to the ancient monument's member on Monday.
But the National Trust, which manages the protected site in Dorset, slammed the prank amid fears it had damaged the well... | Pranksters attached giant letters spelling out "Theresa" to the penis of the Cerne Abbas giant hill figure. |
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A review, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also suggests these patients are less likely to respond to treatment.
Nearly one in 20 people in the UK has this form of depression as a result of childhood abuse, say researchers.
The charity Sane sai... | Childhood abuse doubles the risk of developing multiple and long-lasting episodes of depression, say scientists. |
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The blasts, on the island of Koulfoua on the Chadian side of the lake, struck a weekly market, the sources said.
No group has said it was behind the attacks, but the region is under a state of emergency after attacks by the Boko Haram militant group.
This year... | Three suicide attacks have hit an island on Lake Chad, killing at least 27 people, security sources have said. |
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The release would be rolled out gradually, beginning with video-calling on Thursday, he said.
The news came as it emerged a top EU official wants companies to be required by law to hand over encryption keys.
The EU counter-terrorism coordinator's proposal foll... | Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has released an encrypted chat service, called MegaChat, to compete with the Microsoft-owned Skype. |
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Mr Miliband wants British territories such as Bermuda to be internationally blacklisted if they do not compile public registers of offshore firms.
Bermuda's government said it had operated a central registry of companies since the 1940s.
Gibraltar says Labour ... | Bermuda has said it is "surprised and disappointed" to be included on a list of places Ed Miliband says Labour would target in a tax avoidance clampdown. |
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Graeme Morris, 38, assaulted Anne, 63, and Fred, 64, at their house in Troon on 5 October last year after mistakenly believing they harmed him as a child.
Mrs Morris died because of a serious heart condition she suffered from.
Morris admitted culpable homicide... | A man who killed his mother and battered his father at their Ayrshire home is to be detained indefinitely at the State Hospital at Carstairs. |
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Chopra, 80, died on Sunday. His funeral is scheduled to take place on Monday afternoon.
His body is being kept for public viewing in a studio at the production house he set up in the 1970s.
Over five decades, Chopra, dubbed the King of Romance, gave Bollywood ... | Bollywood stars and fans have been paying tribute to one of India's most influential film-makers, Yash Chopra, who died from dengue fever in Mumbai. |
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An online poll commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Fare) also found 92% of Australians believe alcohol is linked to domestic violence.
Fare surveyed 1,820 people across Australia.
However one alcohol industry lobby group rejected... | The vast majority of Australians worry that national drinking habits are excessive, according to new research. |
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The decision raises the possibility that Spain may be forced to hold a third election after seven months of uncertainty.
Mr Rajoy said he would try to form a new government if asked by the king.
The PP is the largest party in parliament but cannot form a coali... | There is no end in sight to Spain's political deadlock after the Socialist party leader again ruled out supporting re-election for acting PM Mariano Rajoy's People's Party (PP). |
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Pompey showed more vim and vigour in attack than the Premier League side and took the lead when Gary Roberts tapped in Marc McNulty's cross.
The Cherries came alive in the last 20 minutes and equalised through Jos... | Substitute Marc Pugh's late header ended the FA Cup hopes of League Two side Portsmouth as Bournemouth advanced into the fifth round. |
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The Democrat Party had argued that the poll violated the constitution for several reasons, including that it was not completed in one day.
The government blamed the delay on the opposition blocking polling stations.
Thailand has been in a political crisis sinc... | Thailand's constitutional court has rejected an opposition request to annul the 2 February election, citing insufficient grounds. |
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Grainger, who is chasing a record fifth Olympic medal in Rio, was fourth at the European Championships with Thornley.
Team performance director Sir David Tanner said: "After Lucerne, Katherine and Vicky will be given the opportunity to be considered for the ei... | Olympic champion Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley have been left out of the women's double at this weekend's World Cup regatta. |
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Rother District Council allocated £51,000 in its draft 2017-18 budget for lifeguard provision at Camber Sands in East Sussex.
A council committee has now recommended the funds be approved as part of the authority's budget setting next month.
The scheme would ... | Plans for lifeguards at a beach where seven people drowned last summer are "on track", a council has said. |
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Residents say one of the bombs went off inside the Farm Centre mobile phone market, and the other at the entrance.
No-one has said they are responsible but militant Islamist group Boko Haram has previously targeted Kano.
On Tuesday, more than 30 people were ki... | Two female suicide bombers have killed 11 people in a market in northern Nigeria's main city, Kano, police say. |
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It fell to as low as 62.49 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday.
The decline in the currency comes as foreign investors have been pulling money out of the country amid worries of a slowdown in economic growth.
India has put restrictions on money that... | The Indian rupee has continued to fall, hitting a fresh all-time low against the US dollar, despite recent measures by the government to stem its decline. |
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Farriss, 57, caught his left hand while operating a winch on his boat in Sydney last month, severing his ring finger.
He has undergone surgery twice to try to reattach the finger but has been left with permanent hand damage.
In an email to his brothers and ban... | INXS guitarist Tim Farriss has said he may never play the guitar properly again after severing his finger in a boating accident. |
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Sheila Hynes, 72, died days after an operation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle in March 2015 to replace two heart valves.
The hospital admitted one of the valves had been inserted the wrong way round.
Surgeon Asif Shah told an inquest he had to reinsert t... | A cardiac surgeon whose patient died following an operation said he did not know a heart valve could be put in the wrong way round. |
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Dr Morris Fraser was the senior psychiatric registrar at the Royal Victoria Hospital's child guidance clinic in Belfast.
He also wrote the book Children in Conflict, about how the Troubles in Northern Ireland affected children.
The study into Fraser's activiti... | A new study has found that a doctor in Belfast was able to continue working with children after he had been convicted for child abuse in the 1970s. |
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The global economy is likely to grow at a slower rate than previously forecast over the next two years, the organisation said in its latest report.
It said it now expected the eurozone to remain in recession in 2013, having previously predicted growth.
The UK'... | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned again of a weakening global economic recovery despite government efforts to stimulate growth. |
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Robert Hogg was due to be sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court after admitting targeting the woman between January and March this year.
The court heard previously that the woman had been left frightened by the content of the emails.
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC issu... | A cyber stalker who sent a woman more than 500 emails, some of a sexual nature, is being hunted by police after failing to turn up at court. |
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The body of James Nicholls, 29, from Long Eaton, was discovered on Tuesday by workmen at High Melton College where he was a student.
South Yorkshire Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious.
Deputy Principal of the college Catherine Parkinson ... | A man whose body was discovered in a sewage tank at a Doncaster college has been identified by police. |
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Medical professionals were quick to point out that the condition can be remedied quickly.
But what is walking - or atypical - pneumonia and how serious a setback is it for US Democratic presidential candidate?
Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs and... | Hillary Clinton was suffering from "walking pneumonia" when she buckled and lost her balance as she left the 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sunday, it has been revealed. |
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Advocate depute Paul Kearney was making his closing speech in the trial.
Antoin Duffy, 39, his cousin Martin Hughes, 36, and Paul Sands, 32, deny being involved in a murder plot against Mr Adair and Sam McCrory.
Mr Adair and Mr McCrory were once high profile f... | A prosecutor has told a jury there was "considerable and compelling evidence" that three men conspired to murder former Loyalist leader Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair. |
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Nicholas Smith, 66, of Malestroit, France, carried out the assault on a pupil at Chetham's School of Music between 1976 and 1978.
He was arrested by detectives investigating historical sexual abuse at music schools in Manchester.
Smith was sentenced to eight m... | A conductor who admitted indecently assaulting a teenage girl at a music school in Manchester has been jailed. |
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Several have called for the policy to be reversed, including the councillor responsible for education in David Cameron's Oxfordshire constituency.
Melinda Tilley denounced the "diktats from above" and said the policy could put small village schools at risk.
Th... | Plans to turn every state school in England into an academy have been criticised by Conservative councillors. |
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Protesters say the homes in Comeytrowe and Trull will increase the strain on the local roads.
Taunton Deane Borough councillors are to vote on the plans, which involve a "park and bus" car park and school.
One of the developers Summerfield Developments, says e... | The impact of 2,000 homes southwest of Taunton has again been highlighted by protesters as Taunton Deane Borough Council looks set to approve the plans. |
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The move follows months of talks in the wake of concerns about the expense, complexity and sound of the hybrid engines, and Mercedes' dominance of F1.
Costs for customer teams will reduce by €1m in 2017 and a further €3m in 2018.
And the four manufacturers hav... | Formula 1 bosses have agreed a set of rules until 2020 aimed at reducing the cost of engines and ensuring their performance converges. |
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Britton made 289 appearances and scored 34 goals during a 10-year spell at Chelsea between 1972 and 1982.
Following short spells with Dundee United and Arbroath, he spent three years at Blackpool before moving to Division Four strugglers Burnley.
In May 1987 h... | Former Chelsea and Burnley midfielder Ian Britton has died aged 61 following a battle with prostate cancer. |
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Del Potro won 6-4 5-7 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 after five hours and seven minutes, before Guido Pella saw off Kyle Edmund 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 6-2.
Murray's defeat was only his third in 32 Davis Cup singles matches.
GB must... | Great Britain's Davis Cup defence is hanging by a thread after Juan Martin del Potro beat Andy Murray to set Argentina on their way to a 2-0 lead on day one of the semi-final in Glasgow. |
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He and Cuban leader Raul Castro agreed to normalise diplomatic relations in December 2014 and in August 2015 the US re-opened its embassy in Havana, more than half a century after it had closed following Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution.
Now reports say that Pr... | Warmer ties with Cuba after almost 60 years of hostility was one of President Barack Obama's main foreign policy legacies. |
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Water levels on the River Sava are expected to peak later, threatening the country's biggest power plant.
It comes after the worst floods in the Balkans for decades left more than 35 dead and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
In Bosnia-He... | Emergency workers in Serbia are preparing for a "flood wave" on one of the country's main rivers. |
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"I thought it was the least we deserved," said the Hibs boss after the 2-2 last-16 draw at Tynecastle.
"The contribution we made, if we had lost it wouldn't have been a fair reflection of the game.
"The lads believe in themselves, and when you have that and yo... | Hibernian's dramatic comeback against Edinburgh rivals Hearts to force a Scottish Cup replay was thoroughly merited, claims manager Alan Stubbs. |
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Zdravko Mamic, the chairman of Dinamo Zagreb, and his brother Zoran, the club's coach, were held after deciding to return from the club's summer camp.
Police say alleged fraud has cost the club 118m kunas ($17.3m, £11.1m) since 2008.
The brothers say they are... | Two senior officials with Croatia's leading football club have been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and tax evasion. |
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He told a conference of independent school heads that parentage dictates progress in England more than in any other country.
But there need be no difference in educational performance between pupils from poor and wealthier homes, he said.
Other countries were ... | Education Secretary Michael Gove has attacked an English culture that accepts poverty limits the achievements of poor children. |
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Fishlock, 30, scored a terrific long-range strike to send Wales 2-1 up just before half-time in their 3-1 win.
"A great win is what we needed so overall it was a pleasing day for me," she told BBC Wales Sport.
"I had to try and play well and make sure we got t... | Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock says she had to play without feeling the pressure of winning her 100th cap as they beat Northern Ireland. |
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Police Scotland said a report would be sent to prosecutors about football-related disorder at the match in Dingwall.
Match commander Colin Gough said the disorder was "disappointing" and that more arrests were possible.
Dundee United won the match 3-2 after a ... | Seven men were arrested in connection with trouble at Saturday's Scottish Cup quarter final game between Ross County and Dundee United. |
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The emergency services were alerted to the incident in the Pine Grove area of Cimla at about 18:15 BST.
The air ambulance landed on the grounds of Crynallt Junior school and transported the girl to Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
A South Wales Police spokesman ... | A young girl was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car on a housing estate in Neath Port Talbot on Sunday. |
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Goals from Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured arguably the greatest ever win by an African club.
"We are representing Africa and all of Africa is proud of our work," TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach Lamine N'Diaye says.
The club, from the Democratic Repu... | By beating Sport Club Internacional 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup, TP Mazembe has proved that investment in African clubs is paying dividends. |
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