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The gains came at the expense of all the other parties though it lost one seat - Tadcaster - to an independent.
UKIP failed to hold its two seats on the authority whilst the Liberal Party lost its two county councillors.
The Conservatives now have 55 of the 72... | The Conservatives have strengthened their hold of North Yorkshire County Council gaining 10 seats. |
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Sky's two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome published physiological test results after being dogged by doping speculation during his 2015 win.
The results suggested he was capable of his performances without cheating.
Brailsford has written to the sport'... | Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford has told other teams to follow their example and release lead riders' performance data. |
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The UN says 10,000 children have been unable to resume their education this year because militiamen have set up base in their schools.
A third of all schools have either been struck by bullets, set on fire, looted or occupied by armed groups, it says.
The CAR ... | Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been told to leave the schools they are occupying or face forceful eviction by UN troops. |
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Alan Forsyth's double means the Scots will face Austria after finishing third in a pool topped by Ireland.
"It was an ugly win," Derek Forsyth told Scottish Hockey.
"It's a game we'll learn from, but we'll need to raise our standards up to where they were in o... | Scotland head coach Derek Forsyth has demanding improvement despite his side finishing the World League 2 pool stage by beating Poland 2-1 in Belfast. |
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Fe wnaeth ei deulu a'i ffrindiau roi teyrngedau iddo, gan adlewyrchu ei fywyd gwleidyddol a phersonol, a'i gariad at chwaraeon.
Roedd y seremoni, oedd yn agored i'r cyhoedd, yn cael ei harwain gan y ddyneiddwraig Lorraine Barrett.
Fe ddisgrifiodd y digwyddiad ... | Roedd cannoedd o bobl yn angladd y cyn-Brif Weinidog Rhodri Morgan yn y Senedd dydd Mercher. |
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Fifty years after From Russia With Love, freelance operatives are once again to the fore on a rap sheet covering coup-plotting, election-rigging and thinly-veiled threats against Serbia's prime minister.
The only element missing is the poison-tipped toe caps o... | Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is on a high-profile visit to Serbia, which comes in the wake of some of the wildest allegations of espionage seen in the Western Balkans since James Bond was pursued through what was then Yugoslavia on the Orient Express. |
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Mr Hagel told Pentagon employees that the US must lead with its allies.
He made the remarks a day after the Senate approved his appointment following a bruising nomination battle.
Also on Wednesday, the Senate intelligence committee delayed a vote on whether t... | Shortly after his swearing-in as defence secretary, Chuck Hagel has said the US should engage with the world rather than dictate to it. |
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The 28-year-old midfielder follows defenders Aaron Hughes and Lennard Sowah in joining Ian Cathro's side in the January transfer window.
Martin started his career at Monaco and has played in England and Switzerland.
"I hope to have a lot of success with this c... | Frenchman Malaury Martin has signed for Hearts on a three-and-a-half-year deal following his departure from Norwegian club Lillestrom. |
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The Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) party took just under 21% of the vote behind the centre-left SPD's 30%.
The German chancellor's CDU was backed by only 19% of voters, its worst ever result in the state.
The vote was seen as a key test before German parli... | Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party has been beaten into third place by an anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party in elections in a north-eastern German state. |
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The scam at the hospital is understood to have taken place earlier this month.
Two men reportedly spent two days inside the hospital offering to help staff claim back tax.
Thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost; police believe there are more victim... | Nine victims of a suspected fraud at the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine have been identified, police have said. |
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The Dons cashed in on terrible defending as Jonny Hayes, Andy Considine and Rooney made it 3-0.
Ryan Christie curled in a sublime fourth before the break and Rooney added a penalty and a tap-in.
Ryan Bowman and Stephen Pearson hit back for Well and Aberdeen su... | Adam Rooney hit a hat-trick as Aberdeen cruised three points clear of third-placed Rangers following a mauling of a woeful Motherwell side. |
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The lecturer, who has worked there for more than 20 years, claims managers are not willing to recognise the major problems the university is facing.
It includes a dramatic fall in league tables and a drop in student numbers.
But one of the university's pro vic... | Staff morale is very low at Aberystwyth University due to the way the organisation is being managed, a whistleblower has told BBC Wales. |
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The woman was admitted to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for a pelvic floor repair procedure.
A report by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman said the woman had a vaginal hysterectomy later that day.
The ombudsman said the woman, known as Mrs C, shou... | An NHS board has apologised to a patient who was told she may need a hysterectomy just hours before undergoing surgery for another matter. |
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Witold Sobkow met Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and junior minister Michelle McIlveen. who was deputising for First Minister Peter Robinson.
They said they "value the contribution of the Polish community".
In a joint statement, the two politicians sa... | The Polish ambassador has discussed an upsurge in hate crime in Northern Ireland with politicians at Stormont. |
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Police are yet to make any arrests although the 21-year-old was attacked last week in Rohtak town in the northern state of Haryana.
She had been pursuing a case in court against the five men, when she was attacked on Wednesday.
The woman said she was forced in... | There has been outrage in India after a student was allegedly gang-raped by five men who had also raped her three years ago. |
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The Denmark international struck in either half as Spurs consolidated their grip on fifth place in the Premier League with their eighth win of the season.
Danny Rose laid Eriksen's first on a plate inside 15 minutes after good work down the left, and Kyle Walk... | Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham proved far too strong for spirited Hull City at White Hart Lane. |
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Kestutis Bauzys, 46, was detained on Thursday after Dzilva Butiene, 48, was found in Orange Grove, Wisbech on 5 April.
Post-mortem tests showed Ms Butiene, of Oakroyd Crescent, Wisbech, suffered trauma to the abdomen,
Mr Bauzys, of no fixed address, is expecte... | A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman from suspected abdominal injuries. |
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Meri Huws said 26 bodies must now meet Welsh language standards, making certain services available in Welsh.
The organisations involved include the Welsh Government, local councils and the three national parks.
The rules are intended to apply to further bodies... | People should feel "confident" they can use services through the medium of Welsh at a number of public bodies, now new rules have come into effect, the Welsh language commissioner has said. |
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Zander Clark has been in fine form, but the keeper looked at fault as Richard Tait's cross ended up in the net.
Well just about deserved the lead, but Saints came close to an equaliser just before the break when Steven MacLean was denied by a Craig Samson save... | Chris Kane's fortunate equaliser for St Johnstone denied Motherwell a rare win at McDiarmid Park. |
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Timm Klose's error gifted Albion the lead as Lasse Vigen Christensen nicked possession and squared for fellow Fulham loanee Cauley Woodrow to tap in.
City levelled when Steven Whittaker's wild shot deflected in off Cameron Jerome for his 11th goal of the seaso... | Michael Kightly's third goal in as many games earned Championship strugglers Burton a crucial victory over Norwich. |
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The messages appear as invitations to events but are sent by spammers not the brands they feature.
The "report junk" button has been added to Apple's iCloud.com site and is expected to be included in an iOS update soon.
The calendar bug was heavily exploited t... | Apple is tackling an outbreak of spam on iPhone calendars by introducing a button that lets users report the junk appointments. |
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Tom Westley added 16 to his overnight 238, before the Essex batsman was run out by Brett D'Oliveira for 254.
However, skipper Ryan ten Doeschate (109 not out) brought up his century prompting a declaration on 601-5.
Facing a first-innings deficit of 371, Worce... | Essex maintained their Division Two promotion push with a thumping innings and 161 run win over Worcestershire inside three days at Chelmsford. |
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Adrian Gill, a reformed alcoholic who defied his dyslexia to become the greatest assembler of similes writing in English in his day, passed away last weekend.
And just this week Michael Nicholson, a giant of television journalism, also died.
Both men received ... | In the past week, two of the most celebrated British journalists of their generation have died. |
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The 32-year-old, who made his debut for the county in 2003, has played 556 games for Somerset across all formats.
"I love playing for the club and honestly can't imagine playing anywhere else," he told the club website.
Director of Cricket Matt Maynard added: ... | Somerset batsman James Hildreth has signed a new four-year contract with the County Championship Division One side until the end of the 2021 season. |
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The "triple-lock" policy has meant state pensions rise each year by the inflation rate, average earnings or 2.5% - whichever is highest.
Baroness Altmann, the pensions minister until last month, said its costs would become "enormous" - and proposed dropping th... | Debate over the protection of state pension increases has been heightened with two former pensions ministers disagreeing on the issue. |
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The painting, which hangs in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery, is to be moved to London's Royal Academy of Arts in September.
It is to be one of the main attractions of a Dali/Duchamp exhibition.
The piece will return to the Kelvingrove in summer 2018, before... | One of Scotland's most famous paintings - Salvador Dali's Christ Of St John Of The Cross - is to go on loan. |
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Scott Dearing drove into Michelle Carr at the Jet petrol station in Park Road, Barnsley, on 4 December - throwing her over the bonnet before driving off.
Dearing, 30, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court to assault, dangerous driving and ... | A man has pleaded guilty to a injuring a petrol station attendant in a hit-and-run as he attempted to drive away after stealing fuel. |
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Campaign group UK Uncut said hundreds had protested in town and cities such as London, Manchester and Northampton.
It said plans aimed at saving £220m from the criminal legal aid bill in England and Wales would "block access to justice for millions of people".... | Demonstrators have staged events across England in opposition to planned changes to legal aid. |
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HIV was resistant to the drug Tenofovir in 60% of selected cases in some African countries, according to the study, which covered a 17-year period.
The research, led by University College London, looked at 1,920 HIV patients worldwide who had treatment failure... | Strains of HIV are becoming resistant to an antiretroviral drug commonly used to prevent and fight the virus, research has suggested. |
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The social mobility charity says those who graduated from English universities last year - under the £9,000 fees regime - owed an average of £44,000.
It says average debts in other English-speaking countries ranged between approximately £15,000 and £29,000.
Th... | University graduates in England face higher debts on graduation than their peers in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Sutton Trust says. |
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Last month, the organisers of the 14th Nairn Book and Arts Festival said they had to generate the money in just four weeks to save September's event.
They said they were left with the funding gap after not getting grant assistance from national arts body Creat... | A public appeal has raised £15,000 to plug a funding gap that had put a Scottish book festival at risk. |
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The 27-year-old has been managing the injury for the past year but was warned he risked "irreversible damage" if he continued without surgery.
He confirmed the news on his blog after missing this week's GB Rowing trials.
"It wasn't an easy decision, there were... | World Championship medallist Charles Cousins will miss the Olympics Games after having a back operation. |
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The Welsh Rugby Union has really stepped forward and now we've got our own home for rugby it's exciting times.
Everything is moving in the right direction for us, and that's only going to build heading into the World Cup next year.
The squad that coach Rowland... | Moving Wales' matches to Cardiff Arms Park shows that women's rugby is definitely being taken seriously. |
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But, he told the BBC that Sinn Féin will put forward a motion calling for an investigation into RHI when the assembly meets again in January.
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| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says no action has been agreed on a way forward on the Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) scandal. |
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An emergency meeting in Brussels last week was marked by bitter exchanges as MEPs clashed with UKIP leader Nigel Farage.
Like leading figures in the EU institutions, they made clear that they want the UK to begin formal exit talks as soon as possible.
But lead... | MEPs return to Strasbourg this week still pondering the potential fallout from last month's dramatic Brexit vote in the UK. |
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The party performed better than many predicted in 2012, as it took advantage of a collapse in the Lib Dem vote in places like Cardiff to take control.
Labour either has an overall majority or is the main party in 12 out of Wales' 22 local authorities.
A senior... | There is a clear sense of expectation management going on at the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno ahead of the council elections. |
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The legal claim alleges agent Brian Dreyfuss was cut out of negotiations regarding the blockbuster franchise.
He sued Johnson in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, seeking 10% of the director's Star Wars earnings.
Mr Dreyfuss claims he arranged a meeting be... | A former agent for Rian Johnson, the director of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII, is suing the film-maker two years after he was fired. |
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The Republican presidential hopeful said people had praised his courage in truthfully highlighting a "problem" that others preferred to ignore.
"Now people are getting involved" in the issue, he told CBS News.
Mr Trump's call, after a shooting in the US, has b... | Donald Trump has again defended his call for a ban on Muslims entering the US after it was used in a propaganda video by Somali militant group al-Shabab. |
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Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis took questions in English from 40 pupils at Ffynone House School and answered in French.
The visit was also used to help the 29-year-old improve his English as he was taught by the school's French teacher Francoise Robert.
... | Pupils at a Swansea school have been given an extra lesson in French by a Premier League footballer. |
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The Pole, 32, has only partial movement in his right arm after a crash in a rally car in February 2011, since when he has not raced on a circuit.
However, he and Renault have maintained contact after an impressive first test back in an F1 car in Valencia in Ju... | Robert Kubica is to test for Renault a second time to allow the team to "assess his capabilities to return to the highest level of competition". |
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Devindra Ferguson, 29, of Colindale, north-west London, shoved the man towards an oncoming train at Kentish Town station in December.
The victim Kamlesh Ramji sustained multiple injuries but has since recovered following hospital treatment.
At Blackfriars Crow... | A man who pushed a commuter into the path of a London Underground train has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. |
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Well, that's what we've all been told.
But some scientists argue this is all a myth - and that just because we keep repeating it doesn't make it true.
So should we bother with breakfast?
Studies repeatedly show that skipping breakfast is more common in people ... | Breakfast is the most important meal of the day - it's a great start, it's good for you, it stops you snacking, boosts metabolism and keeps you thin. |
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Oliver Blume told German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt that people wanted "to drive a Porsche by oneself".
He added that Porsche did not need to team up with any tech firms.
Analysts Boston Consulting Group predict that by 2025, 13% of cars will have autonomous fe... | Porsche has no plans to develop driverless cars, unlike most other carmakers who are embracing the autonomous driving revolution, its chief executive has said. |
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Jamie Thomson, 20, admitted culpably and recklessly supplying "an unknown noxious psychoactive chemical substance or substances" in August last year.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, a judge told him the consequences could have been "far more serious".
Lady Wis... | A Hawick man has avoided a jail term after distributing pink pills which left a number of teenagers in hospital. |
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Wayne Bennett's Broncos' success gave the southern hemisphere a 2-0 series lead following Sydney Roosters' victory against St Helens on Friday.
Four first-half tries set the platform, with Wigan affected by a severe ankle injury to hooker Michael McIlorum.
Thr... | Brisbane Broncos continued the National Rugby League's hold on the World Club Series with a convincing win over Super League's Wigan Warriors. |
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Colin Ingram still tops the Professional Cricketers' Association rankings, with fast bowler Marchant de Lange third.
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens is set for his 300th limited-overs appearance.
England wicket-keeper Sam Billings and ex-Glamorgan seamer James... | Glamorgan go into their final One-Day Cup game against Kent in Swansea with two players rated among the top three performers in the competition. |
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Mathew James, from Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was shot three times as he protected his fiancee in the resort of Sousse in 2015.
He was given the award on Saturday.
BBC Wales broadcaster Roy Noble was made a Knight of the Order of St John at the ceremony, an... | A holidaymaker who became a human shield during the Tunisia beach attacks has been presented with a life saving medal by St John Wales. |
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Lincoln's controversial Eastern Bypass will link the A158 Wragby Road with the A15 Sleaford Road.
Hundreds of people objected to the scheme which would close a route into the city from three villages.
But the Department for Transport has now approved the plans... | A £92m bypass at the centre of two public inquiries has been given the green light by transport bosses. |
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Mr Sharif, 63, was jailed and then exiled after the coup, but returned before elections in 2008, since when he has patiently bided his time in opposition.
Tipped to win this year's elections, he has surprised many by the scale of his victory. He also saw off a... | Ousted in a 1999 military coup, Nawaz Sharif is Pakistan's prime minister for a record third term after staging a triumphant comeback in parliamentary elections. |
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The six-time champion jockey, 51, won on Sir Maximilian and said illness had previously affected his performance.
"My riding was terrible, it was very weak, and I had a lot of blood tests and everything," he said.
"I didn't feel right at all in the second half... | Kieren Fallon plans to shake off a troubled year and become a more familiar face again on British racecourses after a win at Chester. |
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The inquiry was launched after police received information that raised concerns about the deaths at Springwater Lodge Care Home, Calverton.
But post-mortem examinations and extensive tests revealed all six died of natural causes.
The home expressed its "deepes... | The deaths of six residents at a care home - which sparked a murder investigation - were all due to natural causes, Nottinghamshire Police said. |
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The Republic will take on Switzerland and Slovakia in Euro 2016 warm-ups.
Wolves defender Doherty comes into a 40-man provisional panel along with Aberdeen's Hayes and Peterborough midfielder Forrester.
"I want to give players a chance to impress," said Republ... | Matt Doherty, Jonathan Hayes and Chris Forrester have received their first Republic of Ireland call-ups for two Dublin friendlies later this month. |
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Until now, passengers could order a car only when they were ready to ride.
Passengers may still be charged a higher "surge price" at the time of their scheduled ride if there is high demand for Uber vehicles on the day.
The feature will be enabled for business... | Transport app Uber has allowed customers in London to book journeys up to 30 days in advance. |
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Manager Jurgen Klopp is an admirer of the 21-year-old and while no official bid has yet been tabled, there is definite interest from Anfield.
Any move for Lemar is not linked to the future of midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
Liverpool have rejected three offers f... | Liverpool are prepared to test Monaco's resolve to keep midfielder Thomas Lemar with a club record offer of about £60m before Thursday's transfer deadline. |
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The researchers from France and the US confirmed the "beer goggle effect" also works on oneself.
Ig Nobel awards are a humorous spoof-like version of their more sober cousins, the Nobel prizes.
Winners have 60 seconds to make a speech to avoid being booed off ... | A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work. |
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On 27 July 1942 a lone German aircraft dropped four bombs on the vital Rolls-Royce Merlin engine factory, killing 23 people.
It was Derby's most lethal air raid and took took air defences and factory staff completely by surprise.
A new plaque was unveiled near... | A ceremony has been held to mark the 75th anniversary of an attack at the heart of the British war effort. |
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The Dons are four points behind leaders Celtic with 10 league games remaining.
Cooper said Celtic lacked "fight, passion and desire" when Aberdeen beat Ronny Deila's side at Pittodrie earlier this season.
"It [the title] is there for Aberdeen to do," Cooper sa... | Aberdeen can see off Celtic's challenge to win the Premiership title this season, according to former Dons defender Neale Cooper. |
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The 31-year-old made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE in 2005 and spent eight years with Hampshire before joining Surrey at the end of 2014.
Balcombe signed a two-year deal with Surrey but did not make a first-team appearance for The Oval side.
He took 19... | Surrey seamer David Balcombe has retired from professional cricket in order to take up a role with the Kevin Pietersen Foundation. |
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Textiles millionaire Rajesh Juneja told BBC Hindi he would place the suit next to a statue of Mr Modi and talk to it every day to gain inspiration.
Mr Modi wore the suit, decorated with pinstripes made from his name, at a meeting with US President Barack Obama... | An Indian businessman has bid more than 12m rupees ($194,000; £125,000) for a suit worn by PM Narendra Modi at the first day of a three-day auction. |
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The Republic fielded a largely second string side in the 2-1 loss in Cork but Keane was still totally unimpressed.
"I wanted to kill some of them last night," he said.
"They should count their blessings they've ma... | Republic of Ireland assistant boss Roy Keane said he was furious with the team's display in Tuesday's Euro 2016 warm-up defeat by Belarus. |
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The sensitive information was found via a publicly available search engine that is part of Office 365.
Security researchers said many firms mistakenly thought documents would only be shared with colleagues not globally.
Microsoft said it would "take steps" to ... | Confidential documents, passwords and health data have been inadvertently shared by firms using Microsoft's Office 365 service, say researchers. |
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One protester was killed last night in the northern town of Chirirbandar in protests ahead of Tuesday's shutdown.
A special court is trying senior leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami for allegedly carrying out atrocities during the 1971 independence war.
The party say... | Violence has flared in Bangladesh as the country's largest Islamist party enforces a general strike to demand the release of its leaders from prison. |
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First modelling for a fashion photographer when she was just 13, she has gone on to enjoy a long - and very lucrative - career in front of the camera.
From the catwalks of the world's main fashion weeks, to photo shoots on tropical beaches, the British model h... | Lily Cole doesn't fit most people's expectations of a supermodel. |
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Mohammed Rafiq was convicted on 12 December of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Vikki Horsman, 20.
Ms Horsman was left scarred by the attack in April, when she was 19.
Rafiq, of Cheshire Road, Smethwick, paid two men £50 to attack her after she ended their ... | An 80-year-old man has been jailed for 18 years for masterminding an acid revenge attack on his teenage ex-girlfriend. |
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One of the frontbenchers who quit rushed along, head down. The only thing some Labour MPs, apparatchiks and shadow ministers going about their business in Parliament today have got in common is the grey bags under their eyes due to a lack of sleep.
In the last... | Labour advisers from rival camps hovered around each other, awkwardly, in the coffee queue. |
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It is the first documentary to be endorsed by Houston's estate, following her death at the age of 48, in 2012.
"I want audiences to walk out of the cinema and feel positive about Whitney and her music," said Macdonald, who directed The Last King of Scotland.
H... | The life of the late singer Whitney Houston is to be documented in a feature film by British Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald. |
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In his first interview since being indicted in 2009 for carrying out the second largest investment scam in US history - a crime for which he is serving a 110-year prison term - the Texan told BBC Sport he is "very sad" about the damage his conviction did to th... | Jailed fraudster Allen Stanford says the embarrassment he caused English cricket chiefs "breaks his heart". |
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Theresa May has said she will form a government with the support of the DUP, though it is not clear what kind of arrangement this will be.
Despite party leader Arlene Foster warning it would be difficult for the prime minister to stay in No 10, discussions ar... | The Democratic Unionists look set to be the powerbrokers in an election that intended to bring stability but has ended in a hung Parliament. |
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The Welsh champions would cause a major upset if they overturned the Croatian side's 2-0 lead.
"We've got to grow into the game, not throw everything at them early on because if we concede an away goal the tie is near-enough over," said Ruscoe.
"Hopefully we c... | Manager Scott Ruscoe hopes The New Saints can overhaul Rijeka in Tuesday's Champions League second qualifying round, second-leg tie. |
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"Once we heard... Foo Fighters had been forced to pull out, there was only one person we wanted to call and that was Florence," said organiser Emily Eavis.
Florence Welch had already been confirmed to perform with her band before Foo Fighters on 26 June.
She l... | Florence and the Machine will headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year, following Foo Fighters' withdrawal from the Friday night slot. |
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Last year's finalists produced a frantic opening with Glasgow on top from two converted Sila Puafisi tries.
Munster came storming back with two tries from another prop, Dave Kilcoyne, and Ian Keatley kicked a penalty.
Glasgow's Duncan Weir sped over in the cor... | Glasgow reignited their Pro12 season with a thrilling bonus point-win over Munster at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock. |
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The prince met traders and security staff who helped people during the attack on 3 June.
The historic market in south London was closed for several days to allow police to carry out forensic investigations.
It re-opened on Wednesday when traders held a minute'... | Prince Harry has visited Borough Market a day after it re-opened following the London Bridge terrorist attack in which eight people died. |
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Police said the men broke into the house on Egeria Street, near Donegall Road, on Friday night after 23:00 BST.
One of the men is believed to have had a suspected firearm.
A man, woman and child locked themselves in a bedroom and were not injured.
A window was... | Three people including a small child locked themselves in a bedroom after a gang thought to be carrying a gun forced their way into a house in south Belfast. |
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The proposed laws include destroying bikes of convicted gang members and forbidding members from owning tattoo parlours.
The state also plans to establish a prison solely for convicted motorcycle gang members.
The move comes after an escalation in biker gang-l... | Queensland parliament in Australia is set to introduce tough new legislation to tackle motorcycle gang crime. |
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Joshua Vallum was given 49 years in prison for the murder of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend Mercedes Williamson.
Vallum pleaded guilty to stabbing and bludgeoning Mercedes after friends learned of their relationship.
Transgender-rights advocates say there is an... | A Mississippi man has been sentenced for killing a transgender woman in the first US federal prosecution of a hate crime based on gender identity. |
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Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) said a total of 1,451,793 passengers passed through it 11 sites, a 3.2% rise on the previous year.
Inverness was the busiest airport in the group thanks to its connections to Amsterdam, Dublin, Geneva and Zurich.
D... | Scotland's regional airports group has said 2015 was its busiest year yet in its 30-year history. |
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Taylor, 26, tweeted a picture of himself outside Nottingham City Hospital on Thursday.
"Well that has been one hell of an experience," he said of his fortnight undergoing tests on the condition - arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).
"What a ... | Former England batsman James Taylor has left hospital after a "preliminary procedure" on the heart condition which prompted his retirement. |
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Many were left baffled after receiving the amber snow alert for London, south-east England, and south Wales - despite temperatures reaching 21C (70F).
"Warmest day of the year and Met Office email me an amber snow warning. Are they having a giraffe or what?!",... | The Met Office "mistakenly" issued a warning of snow on what was the UK's hottest day of the year so far. |
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McCulloch was appointed permanent manager on a three-year deal, having been interim boss since 19 February.
"Some players where saying, 'how can we take you seriously when you're not the manager?'" McCulloch told BBC Scotland.
"But now it's confirmed I'll be p... | Lee McCulloch admits Kilmarnock are "behind schedule" as they build for the new season. |
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Yet many technology and ethics issues surrounding civilian drones are yet to be solved, journalists at London's Science Media Centre were told.
The UK-led, £62m Astraea project - which has participation of the UK Civil Aviation Authority - is attempting to ta... | The "Pandora's box" of unmanned aircraft in the UK has been opened, according to the Astraea consortium. |
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The bank, the US's second largest, said net income of $2.3bn (£1.34bn) was down from $3.4bn (£1.99bn) a year earlier.
Its finances have been hit recently by huge payments to the authorities to fend off accusations of wrong-doing.
In the past year, its earnin... | Bank of America has reported a 43% drop in its second-quarter profits after a fall in mortgage revenue and a rise in legal costs. |
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Special Report: The Technology of Business
Can tech combat modern slavery?
Battery technology playing catch-up
Councils 'wasting millions' on IT
Tech promises sustainable healthcare
Mobile brightening Africa's future
But a range of new technologies are helping... | Dropped internet connections, lost luggage and phantom hotel reservations are just a few of the frustrations faced by the typical business traveller. |
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The 19-year-old has made 13 league appearances for Phil Parkinson's side so far, scoring once.
He briefly went back to the Premier League club for treatment on a knee problem, but now returns to Yorkshire.
"We are very pleased Reece is remaining with us. We ar... | League One Bradford City have extended defender Reece Burke's youth loan deal from West Ham United until 2 January. |
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The teenager was assaulted by a man in his 40s at the City Cemetery during the early hours of Saturday 30 May.
Detectives want to speak to a woman who was driving a red car along the Falls Road who stopped for the teenager and gave her a lift to Downpatrick.
T... | Police investigating a serious sexual assault of a teenage girl in a Belfast graveyard are trying to trace a woman who helped the victim after the attack. |
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The Brighton-born defender, who has an English mother and Egyptian father, won the last of his seven caps in 2013.
And at the age of 31, he hopes it is not too late to add more appearances.
"I was very much the English boy in the Egyptian squad, but I would lo... | Shrewsbury Town skipper Adam El-Abd is hoping his form in League One this season can help him resurrect his international career with Egypt. |
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The set on the old Granada TV lot in central Manchester was turned into a visitor attraction after filming moved to Trafford in January.
But developer Allied London, which bought the Quay Street site for £26m last year, is planning to build flats, shops and o... | The former Coronation Street set is to be demolished following the soap's move to a new site. |
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The 33-year-old from the Leeswood, near Mold, died following a collision on a roundabout on the A541 Chester Road in the town.
His family have described him as a talented furniture maker "tragically taken from us at a young age".
A 45-year-old Ford Fiesta car ... | A motorcyclist killed in a crash in Flintshire on Monday has been named as Lee Bennison, |
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The government has also frozen their bank accounts and revoked the work permits of foreign employees.
The move follows a heated debate in Kenya over a controversial new sec... | Kenya has deregistered more than 500 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including 15 accused of links with terrorism, an official has said. |
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Dorothy Johnstone wanted a judge to quash the decision by the attorney general not to order a fresh tribunal into the 1988 bombing in Londonderry.
Her father Eugene Dalton, 54, and Shiela Lewis, 68, were killed in the explosion.
Gerard Curran, 57, died months ... | A woman whose father was among three neighbours killed in an IRA bomb has failed in a bid to overturn the refusal to order a new inquest. |
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The race is dominated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right party and that of Geert Wilders, running on an anti-immigration platform.
Mr Rutte has said the election is an opportunity for voters to "beat the wrong sort of populism".
Mr Wilders has pledged... | Voters are going to the polls in the Netherlands in the first of three crucial eurozone elections this year. |
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Lady Hermon said Theresa Villiers must state what steps she would put in place in the event of a Brexit.
The independent MP said Ms Villiers has a responsibility to explain "precisely what is going to happen to the border".
She questioned how the PSNI could po... | North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon has called on the secretary of state to clarify what would happen to border security with the Republic of Ireland if the UK leaves the European Union. |
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Police were called to Hawkeswood Metal on Aston Church Road in Nechells shortly before 09:00 BST.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said emergency services attended the site but the men were pronounced dead.
Det Supt Mark Payne described it as "a very traum... | Five workers were killed at a recycling site in Birmingham when a retaining wall holding scrap metal collapsed. |
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Mr Davis met with First Minister Arlene Foster and Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir separately on Thursday.
"There are other places in Europe that don't have hard borders with places outside the union," he said after speaking with Mrs Foster.
However, Mr Ó... | Brexit Secretary David Davis has said that the UK and Republic of Ireland "both want to have an open border". |
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Martin Galbraith, 18, of Grays, drove at speeds up to 130mph (209km/h) on the A13 outside the Essex town in January.
As he was escorted off the road, he pushed the police bike in front of him into a roundabout and tried to run the officer over, Essex Police sa... | A man has been jailed for ramming a police motorcyclist and trying to run him over during a 130mph pursuit. |
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Ibrahimovic, 35, joined United in the summer on a one-year deal - with an option to extend his stay at Old Trafford for a second season.
The Swede has scored 26 goals in 38 games this season, including two in the ... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho thinks striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will stay at the club for another year. |
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Learco Chindamo, 33, was 15 years old when he murdered the father of four outside St George's School in Maida Vale, north west London, in 1995.
The 48-year-old teacher had gone to the aid of a 13-year-old boy who was being attacked when he was fatally stabbed.... | The killer of head teacher Philip Lawrence is to be released from prison, the Parole Board has said. |
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The Hillsborough club won the regular season with plenty to spare, making them hot favourites for the title.
They duly swept into the final with a 3-1 success against Pembroke in Saturday's semi-final and repeated the scoreline at Havelock Park on Sunday.
In t... | Lisnagarvey beat Banbridge in Sunday's final to clinch the first Champions Trophy title. |
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The Seagulls were eight points clear of third place in early January but, after winning just three of their last seven, that gap has been cut to four points.
"By our standards of the season, it is a difficult period," Hughton said.
"You have got to go through ... | Brighton boss Chris Hughton says his squad must handle a dip in form to sustain their automatic promotion challenge in the Championship. |
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Oliver and jump jockey Paul Hamblin - who was banned for 30 days - failed trackside breath tests at the Warrnambool racing carnival.
Both riders were stood down from races later in the day.
Oliver, 43, pleaded guilty and says he drank with dinner the previous ... | Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Damien Oliver has been banned for 29 days for failing an alcohol test before a race. |
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In response, China says it's "severely concerned" about the South East Asian nations' statement.
South East Asia says China's actions have "eroded trust and confidence and may undermine peace, security and stability".
China retorts that what it's doing is "ent... | South East Asia says it's "seriously concerned" about China's building of artificial islands in disputed parts of the South China Sea. |
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