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In an open letter to fans posted on their website, the team address "the haters, the naysayers and the conspirators" following criticism on social media.
Mercedes also say it was a "miracle" Hamilton's car finished Sunday's Russian Grand Prix as the engine had... | Mercedes have rejected accusations they are favouring Nico Rosberg over team-mate Lewis Hamilton this season. |
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The Met Office has issued an amber warning for Cumbria with up to 120mm (4.7in) of rain predicted in some areas.
Alerts have been put in place from north Wales to southern Scotland, with north west England worst affected.
Cumbria is still recovering after some... | Flood-hit areas are braced for further problems with more heavy rain forecast for Christmas night and Boxing Day. |
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Activists said it was unclear whether IS had laid the bombs to destroy the ruins or make the site secure from Syrian government forces.
IS fighters seized the city, which is one of the most important historic sites in the Middle East, in May.
Government forces... | Islamic State (IS) militants have planted landmines and explosives around the ancient Palmyra ruins, according to a group that monitors the war in Syria. |
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The American, 37, held off Jason Day at Baltusrol, New Jersey, on Sunday to claim his first major.
Australian Day, 28, remains top of the rankings, followed by Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth, and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.
Walker's career-hig... | Jimmy Walker has climbed 33 places to 15th in the world rankings after his US PGA Championship victory. |
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The one-time signing target of Rangers, the club he supported as a boy, says the comments have been more amusing than alarming.
Allan, 23, said: "There's been quite a lot of humour from friends. But I knew it was coming. It's not affected me at all, to be hone... | Midfielder Scott Allan says the reaction from fans has not been as bad as he expected since joining Celtic. |
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The British second seed broke the Frenchman's serve once in each set to win 6-4 6-4 in a rain-delayed match which finished at 01:30 local time.
Murray will now meet Kei Nishikori in the last four after the Japanese fourth seed overcame Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4.
To... | Andy Murray reached the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal by beating defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. |
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The 25-year-old was released after an eight-year stay at Tannadice, having spent the second half of last season on loan at Hibernian.
He trained with the Easter Road club over the summer but an injury hampered his chances of a deal.
Watson will go straight int... | St Mirren have signed former Dundee United defender Keith Watson on a contract until January. |
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The Friday night fixture will take place at Kingspan Stadium at 19:35 BST.
It was confirmed earlier this week that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings would be joining the revamped competition.
The South African teams lost their place in the southern hemisphere Su... | Ulster's opening match of the new Pro14 against South African side the Cheetahs will be shown exclusively live in the UK on BBC Sport NI on 1 September. |
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Causeway Coast and Glens Council approved the funding for the project in Glenariff by 19 votes to 18.
In June, the funding was pulled because of opposition by the DUP.
The party said that the gates leading onto the site would "re-traumatise" people affected by... | A council has voted to approve £180,000 of funding for a community project in County Antrim despite a row over the names of two IRA men on the gates of the planned site. |
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The first of a potential series of strikes will take place on 17 March.
Almost nine out of 10 lecturers who took part in the ballot voted for strike action. Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, said turnout was 61%.
Colleges Scotland, the body that repr... | College lecturers across Scotland are to go on strike over pay. |
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Francis Lee's debut feature will open the 71st festival on 21 June.
The film was shot in West Yorkshire and is set on the sheep farming hills of rural Northern England. It is about the relationship between a Romanian worker and the owner of a farm.
The film fe... | The UK premiere of God's Own Country is to open the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
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The 21-year-old has been loaned to Spanish second-tier side Valladolid.
He only joined Watford last month after his contract with another Spanish side Granada ended.
"I'm not disappointed the important thing is to get more playing time and prepare myself for t... | The Gambia's Sulayman Marreh insists he is not disappointed to be loaned out by English Premier League side Watford before playing a match for them. |
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Patrick Kabele, 33, was found guilty of preparation of terrorist acts, at Woolwich Crown Court.
Kabele, of Willesden, north-west London, was stopped at Gatwick Airport on 20 August, as he attempted to board a flight to Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul.
Media ... | A man who attempted to travel to Syria to join so-called Islamic State (IS) has been jailed for six years. |
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The attack on the party was apparently co-ordinated by the DUP and Sinn Féin.
Peter Robinson told MLAs he listened "open-mouthed" to a denial by SDLP deputy leader Dolores Kelly, claiming what she said was "totally misleading".
Last week, Ms Kelly dismissed Si... | The first minister has criticised the SDLP for denying it signed up to a welfare reform provisional agreement. |
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An investigation by Radio 4's You & Yours programme has found that some domestic energy accounts are thousands of pounds in credit.
Energy suppliers are under no obligation to tell customers if their credit becomes excessive.
However, they must pay back the su... | Britain's energy firms have been holding on to nearly £4bn of their customers' money, figures obtained by the BBC reveal. |
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Carlile became the youngest Olympic coach when he led the Australian swimming team at the 1948 London Games at the age of 27.
He was the first person to represent Australia at modern pentathlon at Helsinki 1952 before again coaching the swimmers at the 1956 Me... | Australia's oldest Olympian, Forbes Carlile, has died aged 95. |
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Ms Chacón was found dead at her Madrid home, aged 46, after a neighbour had raised the alarm. A congenital heart problem was the likely cause of death.
She was Spain's first woman defence minister, symbolising the change of culture since the end of military ru... | Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant. |
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The 23-year-old Exeter prop committed the offence in Wales' 25-21 defeat on Saturday.
He will now miss the rest of his club's regular season games, although he would be eligible to play in the European Champions C... | Wales prop Tomas Francis has been banned for eight weeks after appearing to make contact with the "eye or eye area" of England's Dan Cole and will miss the Six Nations match with Italy. |
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Jonathon Fagge, chief executive of NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), denies assaulting Katy Fagge on 1 October in Long Stratton.
The CCG said it was agreed last November that Mr Fagge, 43, should step aside until the case is resolved.
It said it ... | An NHS health chief from Norwich has stepped aside from his post to face a charge of assaulting his wife. |
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"We know that they have started moving," Selahattin Demirtas, a pro-Kurdish politician involved in the peace process, told AFP news agency.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced last month a phased withdrawal to start early in May.
More than 40,000 peop... | Kurdish rebel fighters have begun leaving south-eastern Turkey for their safe havens in Iraq under a ceasefire, Kurdish sources say. |
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Stewart Rexter, 38, was found in Victoria Place in Airdrie at 17:30 on Thursday.
Detectives believe he was attacked by a man described as being between 25-35 years old, 5ft 8in, of slim build with short dark hair and dark clothing.
They are also keen to trace ... | A murder investigation is under way after a man found injured in a street in North Lanarkshire died in hospital. |
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Murray won 6-3 7-5 6-3 to give the visitors an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie.
Britain have now won the team title 10 times, while Murray adds the Davis Cup to his other major titles at Wimbledon, t... | Great Britain have won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936 after Andy Murray beat Belgium's David Goffin to clinch the decisive point in Ghent. |
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Music videos from his YouTube account have also disappeared but no-one from his media team will say why.
So what's the deal with the music legend's apparent digital blackout?
It's got social networks chattering with some comparing him to a moody teenage and la... | Prince's official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts have been deleted. |
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Great grandfather Ron Walker was assaulted in April in Torquay, Devon, after being accused of running over a man's foot.
He died last Wednesday.
In an open letter to attacker Kevin Williams, Mr Walker's grandaughter Natalie Lynn had "lost his pride, dignity an... | A 90-year-old war veteran who died six months after he was attacked in his mobility scooter ended his days "in pain and fear", his family has said. |
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It is investing the money at Code Serve in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Dyfed Steels in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Express Reinforcements in Neath and Celsa Steel in Cardiff.
The businesses are also investing £8.75m in new facilities, new equipment and expansion p... | A £2.8m investment in the steel industry will create 90 new jobs, the Welsh Government has said. |
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Work at the A19 A689 Wolviston Interchange near Wynyard began in May and has seen sliproads widened and the introduction of traffic lights.
The Highways Agency and Stockton Borough Council said the work should ease congestion.
It is the first of four such pinc... | A £3.7m scheme aiming to cut congestion for motorists accessing the A19 near Stockton has been completed. |
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The festival, at Bramham Park, near Leeds, attracts around 80,000 people over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Attendees often abandon sleeping bags and tents rather than carry them home.
Leeds No Borders, which campaigns on immigration issues, is one of a num... | Camping equipment abandoned by thousands of Leeds festival-goers has been collected to be taken to migrant camps in Calais. |
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The 30-year-old Morocco international, who has made 18 appearances during his loan, has signed a deal until 2020.
They will seal a sixth consecutive Serie A title if they win at second-placed Roma on Sunday (19:45 BST).
Juventus face Lazio in the Italian Cup f... | Treble-chasing Juventus have exercised the option to make defender Medhi Benatia's loan move from Bayern Munich permanent for £14.4m (17m euros). |
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From July 2, American will operate only 10 flights per week instead of the current 48.
The move comes as part of a continuing dispute over the repatriation of revenue due to tight currency controls in the oil-rich country.
A number of airlines have already sus... | American Airlines says it is cutting almost 80% of its flights to Venezuela from next month. |
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Gestede, signed for £6m from Blackburn, powered in a header 13 minutes after replacing fellow new boy Jordan Ayew.
In front of a packed and excited home crowd, Dan Gosling fired over from 12 yards, and Callum Wilson and Marc Pugh saw shots saved before the bre... | Substitute Rudy Gestede scored on his first competitive Aston Villa outing as Bournemouth were left to rue missed chances on their Premier League debut. |
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The group infused pro-IS profiles with rainbow images and LGBT slogans.
The hacks follow the recent shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, where 49 people were killed by a gunman who reportedly stated his allegiance to IS.
A hacker known as WauchulaGhost, who... | Hacker-activist group Anonymous has broken into Twitter accounts linked to so-called Islamic State (IS) and flooded them with gay pride messages. |
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Health officials believe the move is needed as people are consuming 200 to 300 calories too many each day.
It could see the size of products reduced or ingredients changed in food and drinks bought in supermarkets, takeaways and restaurants.
The targets are ex... | Targets are to be set to reduce calories in pizzas, burgers and ready meals as part of the government's drive to tackle child obesity in England. |
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Planetary Ventures, an offshoot of Google, will take over management of the Moffett Federal Airfield.
The airfield is already regularly used as a landing strip for the private jets of the firm's billionaire executives.
Google has not divulged exactly how the s... | Google latest "moonshot" is an apt one - it is investing in a Nasa-owned airfield to expand research into space exploration and robotics. |
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A public meeting on Thursday passed a motion that residents should be asked whether they want Dover to become a "People's Port".
Dover People's Port Trust (DPPT), set up last year, has begun a £200m bid to purchase the port.
However, Dover Harbour Board (DHB) ... | Campaigners hoping to buy the Port of Dover for the community have won backing for a referendum on the issue. |
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But the full-back could be called up as injury cover if required and provided he proves his fitness.
The 27-year-old has not played since September and was omitted from Gatland's 35-man tour squad.
"We've spoken to Leigh and we've picked a standby list and he'... | Toulon's Leigh Halfpenny was not considered for Wales' summer tour of New Zealand, according to coach Warren Gatland. |
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The moors provide an ideal habitat for mountain hares.
But gamekeepers may cull the animals in an effort to protect red grouse from the tick-borne louping ill virus.
Wildlife groups say there is a lack of scientific evidence to support the claim that culling h... | Ten wildlife and conservation organisations are calling for a three-year ban on the culling of mountain hares on Scotland's grouse moors. |
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Campaigners say faster, more frequent trains would bring 70,000 new jobs to the region in the next 20 years.
Ashley Rogers, chairman of north Wales' business council, said improvements would play a "key role" in boosting the economy.
The campaign calls for ele... | More than 400 companies have backed calls for improvements to rail services in north Wales. |
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The Oscar-winning star told the Daily Mirror she had age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and struggled to read scripts or recognise faces.
But the 77-year-old has had some treatment and is hoping it might slow the decline in her eyesight.
AMD affects more t... | Actress Dame Judi Dench has been diagnosed with a condition that can lead to blindness, she has revealed. |
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There had been fears that potential tourists would be put off by the devastation caused by the winter storms.
However, Cumbria Tourism has revealed that room occupancy in June was at its highest level in a decade.
In July 80% of all self-catering places were b... | Visitor numbers in the Lake District were at record levels during the summer, new figures have shown. |
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Joseph Smith suffered multiple injuries when the Ford Focus car he was travelling in smashed into oncoming traffic on Cardiff's Western Avenue.
Driver Dean Collins, 24, from St Mellons, denies causing death by dangerous driving in September 2015.
Cardiff Crown... | A five-year-old passenger was killed in a head-on crash because he was not on a booster seat, a trial has been told. |
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Computer equipment was seized from the 18-year-old's home address in Stourbridge for forensic examination.
He was held on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts after West Midlands counter terrorism officers arrested him at an address in Lye.
The man, who w... | A man from the West Midlands has been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. |
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Kairon McKay, from Perth, died after the incident on the A90, at Longforgan, at about 21:20 on Friday.
Police said Kairon was hit by a blue Ford C Max and have urged witnesses to come forward.
Kairon's mother Laura posted a picture of the nine-year-old holding... | A mother has paid tribute to her nine-year-old boy who died after being knocked down by a car south of Dundee. |
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He made the remark in a BBC interview marking the publication of his memoirs.
Mr Blair said radical Islamists believed that whatever was done in the name of their cause was justified - including the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Mr Blair, who... | Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world today. |
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The armchair fan from Bolton phoned Suffolk Police alleging that Ipswich player Tyrone Mings had been abused during the 1-1 draw at Portman Road.
Officers scanned footage and arrested a 17-year-old during the match.
The fan admitted using non-racist but abusiv... | A Norwich City football fan was reported for "racially abusive" language by a television viewer during the play-off match at Ipswich Town. |
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On average, about 10 new cases are diagnosed in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area each year as a result of drug injecting.
But the health board said that rose to 47 last year.
They are now warning drug users of the dangers of sharing needles and advising anyo... | Health officials in the Glasgow area have warned people who inject drugs about an outbreak of HIV after a near five-fold increase in the city. |
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The Reds lost 2-0 at Burnley, as they were punished for a series of mistakes, including losing possession for Sam Vokes' second-minute opener as they tried to play out from the back.
"There are real issues," Murph... | Liverpool have "real defensive issues" that need to be addressed, says former midfielder Danny Murphy. |
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Robert Fidler, 66, built the four-bedroom home in Surrey without planning permission in 2000, hiding the building behind straw bales.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council argued he is in contempt of court for not demolishing the house.
If its claim is upheld, ... | A farmer who is facing jail for refusing to demolish his mock-Tudor castle has told a court the local council wants to destroy his life. |
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The show is a sort of economic virility symbol; a chance for Dubai to showcase itself. So, while Paris's huge Le Bourget airshow gets rain and dreadful congestion, Dubai gets sunshine and Katy Perry.
The singer is performing at the show's gala dinner (no, I've... | There's always razzamatazz around the Dubai Airshow, and it's not just because its a chance for mega-rich Gulf airlines to announce orders or for US defence giants to sell military hardware. |
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He suffered a heart attack in Daytona Beach in Florida where he was due to play a concert on Wednesday evening.
He followed his father in the music business as a teenager, and later became his father's musical director and conductor.
He was famously kidnapped ... | The American singer, Frank Sinatra Junior, who carried on his father's legacy with his own career in music, has died at the age of 72. |
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"Who doesn't want to watch two people fighting with swords? I can't think of anything better to watch on TV. This Olympics will be the first time we'll have coverage of fencing where we can... | Fencing developed from an ancient form of combat, was referred to by writers from Homer to Shakespeare and is one of just four sports to have featured at every modern Olympics. |
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Some of the world's greatest cyclists will ride through Middlesbrough's Stewart Park on Sunday during the final leg of the event.
In honour of the tour, a sculpture showing explorer Captain James Cook emerging on wheels from a wall at his birthplace museum has... | An artwork built out of bicycle bits has been unveiled to mark the Tour de Yorkshire passing through Teesside. |
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Ross Gibson, 19, of Aberdeen, was charged following the Parkhead clash between Celtic and Aberdeen on 1 March.
It had been claimed that comments about Jay Beatty, 11, were posted online.
Mr Gibson appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court charged with beha... | A teenager has appeared in court after a young Celtic fan with Down's syndrome was allegedly abused online. |
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Steven Mathieson stabbed escort Luciana Maurer a total of 44 times on 4 December while his partner was on a night out, and while his four-year-old son slept next door.
The 38-year-old then abducted and raped two other escorts near the body.
Mathieson pleaded g... | A man has admitted murdering a 23-year-old woman in his Falkirk home before raping two others. |
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London 2012 bronze medallist Alan Campbell will hope a strong showing in the single scull will help to secure a place at a fourth Olympic Games.
Enniskillen woman Nixon, 22, will be part of Britain's quadruple scull team.
The event is the last event ahead of t... | Northern Ireland pair Holly Nixon and Alan Campbell will be among the British rowers aiming to press their claims for Rio Olympic berths at this weekend's European Championships in Germany. |
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As I wander endlessly across a vast site from which no escape seems possible, deafened by music from competing stands, disoriented by the flickering images from a thousand screens, I'm reminded of Hunter S Thompson's wonderful (though perhaps apocryphal) line ... | Visiting a big technology show such as Berlin's IFA is an exhausting experience. |
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According to the Bank of Scotland's PMI report, the rate of expansion is at its highest for nine months.
The headline PMI figure of 49.9 indicated a fractional fall in combined manufacturing and services output.
But workforce levels have fallen for the sixth s... | Scotland's companies have reported a higher volume of new business for May. |
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Wing Elliot Daly was sent off in the 27-14 win against Argentina on Saturday for a tackle on number eight Leonardo Senatore who landed on his neck.
Argentine wing Juan-Pablo Estelles escaped sanction for a similar offence on Jonny May because the England and G... | England head coach Eddie Jones has called for a change in the way foul play is refereed in rugby union. |
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The Republican-led Congress sent the bill to the president on Tuesday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama vetoed the bill "without any drama or fanfare or delay".
The 875-mile (1,400km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the... | US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. |
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Supporters who bought their tickets from the allocation given to the respective FAs will be in segregated areas at Lens' Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
But police expect British-based fans to have bought the bulk of the remaining tickets, which are not segregated.
Th... | Thousands of rival Wales and England fans are likely to be sat together in the French stadium hosting their Euro 2016 group match next month. |
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The Millers are bottom of the Championship having only won one game this season.
"It's such an obvious handball. It's not acceptable he can miss that," Stubbs told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"He's a former Premiership referee who should be getting basic decisions ri... | Rotherham United manager Alan Stubbs says referee Stuart Attwell made a "terrible decision" in their 2-1 defeat away at Huddersfield. |
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Pilot Bertrand Piccard set down the prop-driven vehicle at 23:28 local time (15:28 GMT), following a 1,240km journey from Chongqing in the west of the country.
The project is aiming to circumnavigate the globe, and it must now prepare for the challenge of cros... | The fuel-free aeroplane Solar Impulse has arrived in Nanjing in the east of China. |
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The body was found in the River Avon in Bath, Avon and Somerset Police said.
Officers said although formal identification had not yet taken place, Henry Burke's family had been told.
Earlier officers said they were looking for Mr Burke, who was last seen leavi... | A man's body has been found in a river after search and rescue teams were called in to try and find a missing 19-year-old student. |
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Kevin Manley was awarded £3,750 after a judge ruled operators of the privately-owned Parc Prison in Bridgend failed to restore power in a reasonable time.
Now a High Court judge has dismissed an appeal by owner G4S.
Manley, who has mobility problems after a hi... | A prisoner who got damages after his cell light went out for 40 minutes has won the latest round of a legal battle. |
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The striker retweeted two posts on his account @CarltonCole1 after his side's 3-0 defeat at Swansea on Saturday.
They questioned Cole's performance and used a racist term to describe him. He tweeted that how he plays has nothing to do with "race, creed or reli... | A man has been arrested after racist Twitter posts were sent to West Ham United footballer Carlton Cole. |
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Alex Gregory, George Nash, Mo Sbihi and sub Callum McBrierty overhauled Australia in the final two strokes to win by 0.27 seconds.
There was also silver for the men's quad and bronze in the men's pair.
Perhaps the... | The flagship men's four won a thrilling gold as Great Britain claimed four medals on the final day of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. |
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Though the Premiership side still have one Group D fixture left, they will finish below the top two places.
McIntyre led County to their first League Cup triumph against Hibernian at Hampden in March's final.
"We played right into their hands by making gilt-ed... | Jim McIntyre described Ross County's League Cup defeat by Alloa Athletic as "embarrassing" as the holders were knocked out of the tournament. |
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The officer, Anthony Golden, was shot in Omeath, County Louth, on Sunday as he responded to a domestic complaint.
A woman also sustained gunshot wounds in the incident and is in a critical condition.
Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan said the triple shootin... | Colleagues of a policeman shot dead by a gunman who then turned the gun on himself faced a "traumatic" scene, the head of the Irish police has said. |
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A 14-year-old boy from Blackburn, Lancashire, was detained on 2 April following the examination of a number of electronic devices, police said.
He was questioned on suspicion of preparing for an act of terrorism.
A 16-year-old girl was subsequently arrested at... | Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. |
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Alex Dunbar and Duncan Weir ran in tries as the Warriors won 18-15 at Rodney Parade on Thursday evening.
"We had to play much better in the second period so that we could win as we didn't perform well in the first half," Townsend told Glasgow's website.
"We st... | Head coach Gregor Townsend praised the "resolve" and "determination" of his Glasgow Warriors side after they secured victory over Dragons. |
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Rosetta West said she was anxious and in pain after falling at her sheltered flat in Poole, Dorset.
South Dorset MP Richard Drax said protocols did not allow staff to move Mrs West while they waited.
Health minister Philip Dunne said the South Western Ambulanc... | The plight of a 96-year-old woman, who was left lying on the floor while she waited four hours for an ambulance, has been raised in parliament. |
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Ding, who won last week's Haining Open, led 4-2 and 5-4 but could not stop Day clinching the last two frames.
World number one Mark Selby beat Anthony McGill 6-1, and there were also wins for Shaun Murphy and John Higgins.
Scotland's Graeme Dott won the battle... | Welshman Ryan Day beat home favourite Ding Junhui in a final-frame decider to reach round three at the International Championship in Daqing, China. |
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The former Lib Dem deputy PM said this was "one of the most cynical acts of political collusion" because the only choice voters face is a hard Brexit.
Mrs May says she is ready for Brexit talks, but claims Mr Corbyn is not.
The Labour leader says the PM would ... | Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have formed "a pact of silence" to avoid discussing Brexit during the election campaign, Nick Clegg has claimed. |
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It said the measures, restricting gaming depending on the player's age, were "to dispel parents' worries".
According to state media, there has been rising concern over Chinese children's excessive gaming habits.
Parents reportedly worry in particular about bot... | Chinese internet giant Tencent has limited the hours that children can play several of its most popular games. |
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The alleged offences detailed in the report by a leading human rights group include custody deaths, abduction, torture and rape.
Army, police and paramilitary officers of senior rank are among those named. There was no immediate army response.
Thousands have d... | More than 500 members of India's armed forces are accused of human rights abuses in a damning report on conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
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The All-Party group on International Development (APGID) has launched a toilet twinning initiative.
As a result, two toilets have been twinned with two newly built latrines in Uganda - funded by MLAs.
SDLP MLA Claire Hanna, who chairs the group, explained the ... | You may have heard of towns across the world being twinned with each other but Stormont has gone one step further. |
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But whether it's the dodgy accents or far-fetched scripts, it seems we all have an opinion about the films that attempt to launch wee Northern Ireland onto the big screen.
The latest such offering, The Journey, is a fictional account of the relationship betwee... | Love them or loathe them - films based on the Troubles seem to go hand-in-hand with box office success. |
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Reed's opening lyrics read: "Holly came from Miami, F-L-A / Hitchhiked her way across the USA / Plucked her eyebrows on the way / Shaved her legs, and then he was a she" in his hit.
She died on Sunday in Los Angeles her friend Mariela Huerta said.
A memorial s... | Holly Woodlawn, the transgender actress who inspired Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and appeared in Andy Warhol's 70s films Trash and Women in Revolt, has died of cancer aged 69. |
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It also sums up a few of the stories on a busy day of English Football League action.
Here are five things you may have missed, with the added treat of a little something to look forward to on Sunday as well.
Clayton Donaldson refused to let a first-half penal... | Make a good impression, go the extra mile, work for your supper, ignore your boss and try to smile - all fairly normal points to follow at work. |
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Everton and England under-19 player Ledson, 18, has featured in 14 games for the U's since joining in November.
QPR right-back Furlong, 20, has made five appearances for Shaun Derry's side, while West Ham left-back Page, 19, has played in six games.
The U's si... | Midfielder Ryan Ledson and defenders Lewis Page and Darnell Furlong have extended their loan deals with Cambridge United for a further month. |
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The parents of three-month-old Alexander Kendall, from Norwich, spotted the errors after being given a set of five bodysuits from the store.
One bore the slogan "I was born awsome", while the other read: "Daddys little man" - missing an apostrophe.
Tesco apolo... | Supermarket chain Tesco has said it will brush up on its spelling and grammar after making two mistakes in a single pack of baby clothes. |
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Perhaps the first minister will get a better reception here than he feels he's had in London.
UK ministers think they have been very accommodating. Brexit secretary David Davis says they've "bent over backwards" for the devolved administrations.
And yet Mr Jon... | I'm in Brussels for Carwyn Jones' meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, writes guest blogger Daniel Davies. |
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Thompson, 28, was first diagnosed with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013, while playing for Tranmere, and was given the all-clear the year after.
He was diagnosed with cancer again in March but is now in complete remission.
"I'm in a better condition... | Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson says he must build himself up "as a man" before he can build himself back up as a footballer after recovering from cancer for a second time. |
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Maria de Villota was hurt while driving an MR-01 race car for the first time for the Oxfordshire-based Marussia team at Duxford airfield.
The car hit a Marussia support truck which had been used to transport it to the track.
The Spaniard, 32, is being treated ... | A Formula 1 test driver who suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash during testing in Cambridgeshire has regained consciousness. |
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After their win over Wexford, Monaghan have been drawn against Carlow.
Neither Ulster side will have home advantage for the matches, which will take place on 15 of July.
In Round 4A, Donegal will face Galway, whose Connacht final loss to Roscommon meant there ... | Armagh's qualifier win over Westmeath has earned them a rematch with Tipperary, who denied the Orchard footballers promotion from Division Three of the National League in April. |
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Shelley Klindt, who farms near Hannington, Wiltshire, said the 60m (200ft) circle appeared overnight on 2 August.
Despite "trying to keep it quiet", Ms Klindt said online drone footage had attracted hundreds of people.
A cherry picker is in place so visitors c... | A farmer says she has been inundated by 400 visitors, helicopters and drones since a crop circle appeared in her field. |
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The footage begins just after 18:36 local time on Monday 17 August. All timings have been adjusted by Thai police to account for discrepancies in the clocks of individual cameras, so the timestamp on the image may differ from the time given by police.
Thai pol... | Thai police investigating the bomb at a shrine in Bangkok on Monday, which killed 20 people, have released a series of CCTV images showing the movements of their main suspect before and after the bomb detonated. |
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"Anger", "outrage", "betrayal" and "shame" are just some of the strong words the Indian media are using in connection with the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.
Sreesanth was part of the national team that won the... | "A billion betrayed" - the Times of India sums up the country's mood with this headline on the arrest of three cricketers over spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League (IPL). |
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Reports described Smita Panvalkar, a homemaker, who lived with her husband, son and brother in the first floor of the building as a "gritty woman who stands between Donald Trump, easily the world's most glamorous real estate developer, and his first project in... | Five years ago, a 50-something woman living in a tumbledown 87-year-old building in Mumbai became the talk of the town for "standing up" to Donald Trump. |
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A meeting of the health board on Tuesday heard that an "unprecedented" reduction in costs of about £100m may be needed over the next three years.
Plans to shift more resources to caring for people in their communities rather than in hospital are to be accelera... | NHS Highland has said that its current models of care delivered across its area needs to change quickly. |
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Police Sergeant Mostafa Abdel Haseeb shot driver Mohamed Ismail, 25, in the head following the dispute in February.
He can appeal against the verdict issued by the Cairo criminal court.
The shooting fuelled public anger over alleged police brutality and lead t... | An Egyptian policeman has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting dead a Cairo rickshaw driver during an argument over a fare. |
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Dionne Clark's body was found at 22:22 BST at an address in Cornish Close on Saturday.
A man, 28, and a woman, 19, remain in custody. A 33-year-old woman has been released under investigation.
A 54-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman have been arrested on sus... | Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 27-year-old woman was found at a house in Nuneaton. |
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It means millions of people are dying from treatable conditions such as appendicitis and obstructed labour.
Most live in low and middle-income countries.
The study suggests that 93% of people in sub-Saharan Africa cannot obtain basic surgical care.
Previous es... | Two-thirds of the world's population have no access to safe and affordable surgery, according to a new study in The Lancet - more than double the number in previous estimates. |
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Captain McShane and USA international Williams had to be separated by team-mates in the 83rd minute of the game.
The incident was not seen by match official, but was caught on video. Both players have until Friday to respond.
Reading manager Brian McDermott ha... | Reading players Paul McShane and Danny Williams have been charged with violent conduct by the FA following an on-pitch row in their defeat at Middlesbrough. |
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It's not the first time the band have taken to the main stage, having made their debut at the event back in 2003.
"I can't stop thinking about playing at Reading & Leeds," said The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.
"There is a great vibe in the band and we sho... | The Libertines have been announced as the final headliners for Reading and Leeds Festival 2015. |
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Van Graan has previously worked alongside ex-Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer, who is one of the favourites to succeed sacked head coach Mike Ford.
Meyer left his South Africa post after the 2015 World Cup, but Van Graan retained a role with the national side.
F... | Premiership club Bath are set to appoint South Africa assistant coach Johann van Graan in a coaching role. |
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Once again, it has been a summer when Britain's sporting stars have done so much to delight. In Rio, second place in the medal table, 20 years after the Atlanta Olympics saw the nation finish 36th.
British athletes won 67 medals, more even than that giddy red,... | Ambassadors, you are spoiling us. |
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Almost 100 mergers have taken place since the beginning of the century. The European University Association (EUA), representing universities in 47 countries, is mapping this changing landscape with an interactive merger map.
And the pace is accelerating, with ... | Universities across Europe are talking about merging or forming alliances like never before. |
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Narraway, 32, who joined the Exiles in 2014 from then French Top 14 side Perpignan, has made 45 appearances and captained the side this season.
Capped seven times by England, his last international appearance came against Ireland in the 2009 Six Nations.
"I'm ... | London Irish back row forward Luke Narraway has signed a one-year contract extension with the club. |
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The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is run by celebrated financier and Pimco co-founder Bill Gross, who has been interviewed by US authorities, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Pimco Total Return ETF has grown rapidly in the past couple of years.
Pimco sai... | A fund run by investment firm Pimco is being investigated over allegations that managers inflated returns. |
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A Belgian anti-terrorism source told the BBC the Athens operation planned to target Abaaoud before anti-terror raids in Belgium, but that did not happen.
Abaaoud had been directing the Belgian cell by phone from Athens.
Abaaoud died in a battle with French pol... | Greek police tried to capture the suspected ringleader of the Paris terror attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, in January but the operation failed. |
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