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The man was bodyboarding in the mouth of the Mat River with friends who saw the attack, said local media reports.
It took place in a zone where water activities were banned. Fishermen told reporters they warned the bodyboarders that sharks were in the area.
Lo... | A 26-year-old man has died in a shark attack on the north-west coast of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. |
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She shared the news on her Facebook page, saying the cartoon was a "big part of growing up".
The film will be directed by Bill Condon, who previously made Twilight: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2.
The animated version of Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991 ... | Emma Watson has confirmed she's to play Belle in a live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. |
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The facility, which was put up for sale last year by New Zealand firm Infratil, has incurred annual losses of £2m.
It is understood a deal was concluded late on Friday. It is expected the airport will continue to operate as normal and there will be no job loss... | Prestwick Airport has passed into public ownership after being bought by the Scottish government for £1. |
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An internal e-mail leaked to the BBC suggested that Ms Evans had been frozen out, with officials told to have no further contact with her.
This came after she said in a TV interview that Mr Farage was perceived as "very divisive" by the electorate.
But the par... | UKIP has rejected suggestions Suzanne Evans has been dropped as a spokeswoman amid a row over comments she made about party leader Nigel Farage. |
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Bindon Bottom B&B, in West Lulworth, Dorset, beat competitors in Florida, Prague and Belgium to claim the crown.
Bridlington's South Lodge Guest House and Swallows Rest B&B, in Brigstock, Northants, came third and fifth.
A spokesperson for Visit England said t... | The humble English guest house has triumphed over its international counterparts to claim five of the world's ten best B&Bs, according to travel giant TripAdvisor. |
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And there is clearly no role for a marriage guidance counsellor.
At times on Radio Wales this morning, the party's health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth spoke with the kind of tone normally reserved for obituaries.
When he came close to speculating about a future ... | After a turbulent marriage, the divorce papers between Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Plaid Cymru have been filed. |
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The 23-year-old joined City in the summer having spent his entire career at Wolves, and impressed in the Grecians' win at Leyton Orient.
It was McAlinden's first league start since the end of August, as he deputised for the concussed Lee Holmes.
"He's earned i... | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says Liam McAlinden is now starting to get used to life at Exeter City. |
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The UK's biggest supermarket chain already allows customers in London and the South East to order groceries for same-day delivery.
Now it says it will extend the service across most of the rest of the UK by the end of August.
Customers who order online by 1pm ... | Tesco is launching a same-day delivery service across the UK to compete with online retail giant Amazon. |
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Jacques Rudolph (17) fell early, but Kettleborough (81) and Colin Ingram (30) added 71 for the second wicket.
Kettleborough put on a further 66 with Donald (91 not out) before being caught off the bowling of David Payne.
Chris Cooke also contributed with a qui... | James Kettleborough and Aneurin Donald hit career-best scores as Glamorgan dominated the first day's play against Gloucestershire at Bristol. |
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Coroner Ros Fogliani said that the woman, known as Ms Dhu, had also received "deficient" health care.
Ms Dhu, whose full name is not used for cultural reasons, was arrested in August 2014 for unpaid fines.
Her family insists someone should be held accountable ... | An Aboriginal woman who died in police custody after three visits to hospital was subjected to "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police, an Australian coroner has said. |
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He was shot outside his house in Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city close to the US border that has become synonymous with the country's vicious drug war.
Mr Rodriguez, chief crime reporter at the city's main newspaper, El Diario, was setting off for school with ... | It was, by her own admission, one of the most difficult stories that Mexican crime reporter Luz Sosa has ever had to cover: the murder in November 2008 of her own boss and friend Armando Rodriguez. |
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The Swansea-based region have to beat Ulster in their final Pro12 game of the season on Saturday and hope Munster get fewer than two points against Scarlets.
Ospreys have played in the top flight of Europe every season since 2003.
"There are financial implicat... | Wales forward James King says Ospreys are desperate to play in next season's European Champions Cup. |
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Nigel Boocock, from Yorkshire, competed in 748 matches for Coventry Bees in 18 consecutive seasons in the 1960s and 70s.
Known as "Little Boy Blue" because of the colour of his leathers, Boocock died in Australia last April.
The service will see 1976 champion ... | The ashes of "Mr Coventry Speedway" are being interred at the club's track. |
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The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland was rolled out in October 2015 following the successful launch of so-called Clare's Law in England and Wales.
Of the 1,044 requests to Police Scotland, 443 disclosures were made.
A total of 371 people were s... | More than 1,000 requests have been made in the first year of a scheme which allows people to be told if their partner has been violent in the past. |
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Five-time champion Serena Williams is top seed for the women's event while Britain's Heather Watson will have no protection in Friday's draw.
Former champion Victoria Azarenka, who is ranked 41st in the world after an injury-hit 2014, is also unseeded.
The tou... | Britain's Andy Murray, a three-time finalist, will be seeded sixth for the Australian Open, with Serbia's Novak Djokovic the number one seed. |
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If girls did not socialise with boys at school, "what happens when they go out into the workplace?", asked Richard Cairns, head of Brighton College.
Single-sex schools were a "deeply unrealistic world", said Mr Cairns, writing in a magazine.
But the Girls' Sch... | Girls at single-sex schools can achieve top grades but are "at a huge disadvantage" if they leave unable to talk to boys, says a leading head. |
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She told BBC Scotland: "Not every drug will be approved and no system will approve every single drug.
"What this will do will make, particularly those really ultra-orphan drugs that are for very rare conditions, will ... | Scotland's Health Secretary Shona Robison said changes to the way drugs for rare health conditions are approved will be fairer in the future. |
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George Thomson and Brahnn Finley, both 19, were both convicted of Jordan Watson's murder on Friday.
The body of the teenager, who was subjected to a "brutal and sustained" attack, was found in Upperby Cemetery in Carlisle on 15 June.
A third man, Daniel Johnst... | A knife-obsessed man who murdered a 14-year-old boy whose girlfriend he was infatuated with has been jailed for life, along with his accomplice. |
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Power over 11 benefits is being devolved, but the UK government could continue to oversee delivery of some until 2020 to "minimise risk".
Social Security Secretary Angela Constance said the transfer of powers would be complete in the current term.
However oppo... | The UK government may continue to administer some benefits for several years after legislative control over them is passed to Holyrood. |
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With the thunderous explosions from the referendum vote still ringing in our ears, Read my thoughts on the new battle lines being drawn up.
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| How might Brexit change the existing landscape of British politics, and how might the main political parties position themselves? |
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The scheduled two-day game became 45 overs per side, with batsmen able to retire out, after the opening day was abandoned because of a wet outfield.
Duckett struck 59 from 63 balls and Haseeb Hameed made 16 in England's 137-4, while the BCB XI closed on 136-4.... | Ben Duckett enhanced chances of a Test debut as England struggled to a draw with a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI. |
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He is reported to have warned the incumbent, Ali Bongo, that he could cancel the results of the election if they did not "tally with reality".
Mr Bongo was declared the winner by a narrow margin last Wednesday, but the opposition say the poll was fraudulent.
H... | Gabonese Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga has resigned in protest over the disputed presidential election. |
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McGregor, 35, is on loan from Hull City until the end of the season.
Ex-Wales goalkeeper Dibble is full of praise for the Scotland international, who has made 13 appearances for the Bluebirds.
"He's been absolutely fantastic the way he approaches training and ... | Cardiff City goalkeeping coach Andy Dibble would like to see Allan McGregor remain at the club beyond the end of the current season. |
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This campaign has already been marked by bitter disputes and astonishingly personal attacks.
But the fact that dozens of Conservative MPs have been willing to sign up to criticise the chancellor so very publicly today illustrates that some bonds have been brok... | "Smart guy, stupid move" - one of the kindest descriptions by Leave MPs of George Osborne's Brexit Budget move. |
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The 24-hour weekend service on the Jubilee, Victoria and most of the Piccadilly, Central and Northern lines was due to start on 12 September.
Members of four unions took strike action on 6 August and 8 July in the dispute over the Night Tube proposals.
Three u... | The launch date for the London Underground (LU) Night Tube is to be delayed, the BBC understands. |
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Garde had barely taken his seat when Mousa Dembele went unchallenged before beating Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan.
Dele Alli doubled Spurs' lead from 18 yards as they extended their unbeaten run to 10 league games.
Villa rallied as Jordan Ayew scored from the ed... | New boss Remi Garde watched from the stands as Aston Villa lost at Tottenham to suffer a club record-equalling seventh straight Premier League defeat. |
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There is no cure for the condition.
The results published in
Science Translational Medicine
showed increased social skills and less repetitive behaviour in animals taking a drug.
However, treatments which work in mice frequently fail in humans and... | The prospect of a drug to treat autism has been raised after symptoms of the condition were reduced in experiments on mice that were performed by the US National Institutes of Health. |
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Linnett made 72 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham in four seasons with the club.
The 23-year-old former Leicester trainee joined Blues in 2013 after three years with Arsenal.
"We believe she has the potential to flourish and become a top internati... | Notts County Ladies have signed striker Kirsty Linnett after she turned down a new contract with Women's Super League One rivals Birmingham City. |
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The singer, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, told BBC News: "I describe the Spice Girls as a jigsaw puzzle.
"If there's a piece missing, it's not the full picture, we weren't just a band with interchangeable parts."
Earlier this year, Emma Bunton, Melanie ... | Melanie C has said a Spice Girls reunion is "not the same" without all five former members of the band. |
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Gordon is set to be one of the most high-profile seats in the General Election, which will be held on 7 May.
The programme will be recorded on the evening of Thursday 23 April at Thainstone, near Inverurie.
Anyone interested can contact northeastdebate@bbc.co.... | Audience members are being sought for a BBC Radio Scotland hustings debate in Gordon in Aberdeenshire ahead of the General Election. |
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The boys love playing football, but they also have something else in common.
All of the players have a genetic condition called Down's Syndrome.
You can find out more about Down's Syndrome here, or click on the video above ... | Meet the Oxford Bulls - they're a football team from Londonderry in Northern Ireland. |
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But - whisper it - increasing amounts of the main ingredient for Scotch are being imported....from England.
The recession-busting success of the drinks firms in selling whisky around the world has lead to soaring demand for quality malting barley.
Scotland can... | It's enough to cause a seasoned whisky drinker to choke into his dram. |
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The offer was made during a speech by Gaston Browne, leader of Antigua and Barbuda, before hundreds of guests.
The reception at Barnacle Point, staged in Prince Harry's honour, was part of an official 15-day trip to the West Indies on behalf of the Queen.
The ... | Prince Harry and his new girlfriend Meghan Markle have been invited to "honeymoon" in Antigua - by the country's prime minister. |
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Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele's name is so long - containing 36 letters and 19 syllables - that it would not fit on the documentation.
But she says her grievance has now been redressed.
Hawaii government computer systems are to be upgra... | A US woman has won a battle to have her full name put on her driving licence. |
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They have been told that some journey times are likely to be longer on key routes between the central belt, the north and north-east of Scotland.
Some trains operating after the peak evening rush will be cancelled or diverted.
The work is scheduled to begin on... | Rail passengers in Scotland have been warned to expect months of disruption to their journeys as the rail network is upgraded. |
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Fay, 35, has found herself on the bench at City this season behind Lee Alexander, and needs game time ahead of the European Championships this summer.
The Scotland captain, who is closing in on 200 appearances for her country, signed for City in January last y... | Scotland goalkeeper Gemma Fay has left Glasgow City to sign for Icelandic side FC Stjarnan. |
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The gigantic lagoons - like big man-made lakes - would generate electricity using the power of the sea's tides.
There are plans for six lagoons in total - four in Wales, one in the south-west of England in Somerset, and one in the north-west of England in Cumb... | New plans are out for the world's first lagoon power plants, to be built here in the UK. |
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It allows the service, which is currently an internet and digital station, to broadcast on medium wave to Suffolk and parts of north Essex.
Manager, Peter Moore, wants to broadcast from its ship MV Ross Revenge on the River Blackwater in Essex.
It comes 50 yea... | The former ship-based pirate station, Radio Caroline, has been handed its first full-time AM broadcast licence. |
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The company claims the series has earned more than major film franchises Hunger Games, Transformers and Avengers combined.
Activision also claims Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the biggest entertainment launch of 2014.
"We poured our hearts into making Cal... | Call of Duty has made more than $10bn (£6.1bn) since it was launched in 2003, according to publishers Activistion, |
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The woman was found at St David's Church, Carmarthen, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Dyfed-Powys Police said a 29-year-old man has been charged with rape and attempted grievous bodily harm.
He appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remande... | A man has appeared in court charged with rape after an injured woman was found in a graveyard in Carmarthenshire. |
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The London went down off Southend-on-Sea in Essex, with 300 crew on board.
The gun carriage which has been raised was the first complete one to be recovered from the ship, which is lying about 20 metres below the surfac... | This gun carriage has been recovered from the wreck of a warship which exploded and sank in the Thames estuary in 1665. |
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Robin Maughan, a Frankie Valli impersonator, is serving a 12-year sentence for offences including grooming and abusing two teenagers.
The 36-year-old, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, has since pleaded guilty to further charges, including taking indecent ... | An entertainer who was jailed last year for sexually abusing children has admitted 18 further charges. |
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African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki said both sides had agreed "unconditionally" to implement a deal first struck in September.
Presidents Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and Salva Kiir of South Sudan smiled and shook hands, but made no comment.
The neighbours came clo... | The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have reaffirmed their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil exports. |
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On a night of unending drama, the hosts got an early lead and a 3-2 aggregate advantage through Blair Alston.
Hibs hit back quickly, James Keatings scoring twice in three minutes, the first from the penalty spot.
Luke Leahy struck an equaliser before Hibs' Jas... | A jaw-dropping last-second Bob McHugh goal put Falkirk in the Premiership play-off final to face Kilmarnock. |
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President Macky Sall's ruling coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar is likely to retain its majority due to a fractured opposition.
Former President Abdoulaye Wade, 91, is running for a seat on an opposition coalition ticket. Three rival coalition groups are fielding ca... | The people of Senegal go to the polls on 30 July to elect a new parliament in an exercise widely seen as a test run of the 2019 presidential election. |
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Prime Minister Stefan Lofven called early polls after losing a budget vote about three months into his term.
Under the deal, Mr Lofven will follow the opposition's budget next year, although he can make some changes.
The government failed to push through its b... | Sweden's left-of-centre government has reached a deal with the main opposition resulting in a minority government and avoiding the need for snap elections. |
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North Korea said it carried out the test on Wednesday - if confirmed it would be its fourth nuclear test, and its first of the more powerful H-bomb.
The UN Security Council has also agreed to start drawing up new measures against North Korea.
But scepticism re... | The US, South Korea and Japan have said they will be united in their response to North Korea's claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. |
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Since Westley, 48, took charge in October the Exiles' form has improved.
Newport are eight points off the play-off places, but Westley has issued his players with an ambitious challenge.
"We can look at sixth place and think two or three weeks down the line it... | Newport County manager Graham Westley wants his side in the promotion race by Christmas, despite them currently propping up League Two. |
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The decision that no play would be possible at Chelmsford was taken by the umpires at 14:15 BST.
The Red Rose county are eight points behind Surrey, and promotion has already been secured by both teams.
Alastair Cook is set to play for Essex before England's t... | Lancashire's hopes of pipping Surrey to the Division Two title suffered a setback when the opening day of their game against Essex was rained off. |
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The Chinese dissident artist captioned one photo of a bug on Instagram with "There will always be surprises".
His friend Liu Xiaoyuan confirmed the bugs were found after the artist returned from a trip to Germany.
Xiaoyuan tweeted that they were found when red... | Ai Weiwei has posted a number of pictures of what he says are listening devices found in his Beijing studio. |
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The DB10, one of only two "show cars" from the 10 made specially for the film, smashed its reserve price of £1m.
Made in Warwickshire, the model has a 4.7-litre V8 petrol engine and a top speed of 190 mph - but it cannot be driven on public roads.
"Spectre - T... | An Aston Martin sports car from the James Bond film Spectre has sold at auction for £2,434,500. |
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The Lurgan Blues thumped Portadown 5-0 in Saturday's quarter-finals while the Bannsiders beat Ballymena 4-0.
Linfield will take on Dungannon Swifts in the other semi-final with Mourneview Park hosting the game.
A 2-0 win at Crusaders sent the Blues through whi... | Glenavon will continue their defence of the Irish Cup with a semi-final meeting against Coleraine at the Ballymena Showgrounds on 1 April. |
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The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is currently under construction, is part of a $12bn (£8bn) investment project to boost power exports.
The Blue Nile is one of two major tributaries of the Nile - one of the world's longest rivers.
Egypt and Sudan obj... | Ethiopia has started diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a $4.7bn (£3.1bn) hydroelectric dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say. |
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Ellie Price reports on how the world responded for the Daily Politics.
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| Leaders around the world were quick to declare solidarity with the UK following an attack in Westminster. |
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Mark Crockett, 53, built the device after checking in to the Logierait Pine Lodges resort near Pitlochry, Perthshire, last February.
The park was evacuated after paramedics found Mr Crockett in a chalet with a suicide note alongside the improvised bomb.
Crocke... | A man who triggered a major alert with a nail-bomb at a holiday park has been jailed for two years and three months. |
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Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham set out the government's draft climate change plan for the next 15 years at Holyrood.
She also targeted a fully-decarbonised electricity sector and 80% of domestic heat coming from low-carbon sources.
Opposition mem... | The Scottish government has outlined a new target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 66% by 2032. |
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The National Poisons Information Service in Newcastle is one of four units around the UK and says poisoning is a "major public health issue".
Staff at the centre treat pati... | From drugs overdoses to toddlers who have swallowed e-cigarette refills, a Freedom of Information request has found 12,000 people are admitted to hospital in the North East and Cumbria every year suffering from poisoning. |
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Sterling has fallen to a 31-year low against the dollar while the IMF cut its GDP forecast for next year to 1.1%.
But, as the FTSE 100 rose to an 18-month high, Mrs May said the outlook was "more positive" than many expected.
The PM told the BBC's Laura Kuenss... | Theresa May has said the UK economy remains strong despite Brexit concerns which have hit the pound and seen growth forecasts for 2017 reduced. |
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The Ulster and Lions hooker was forced off in the 15th minute of Sunday's game at the Aviva Stadium, shortly after scoring Ireland's second try.
Best underwent surgery on Tuesday morning and he is expected to retu... | Rory Best looks likely to be ruled out for several weeks after sustaining a broken arm in Ireland's last-gasp 24-22 defeat by New Zealand. |
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The firm has cracked down on third-party websites such as Pokevision that let players see where characters in the augmented reality game were located.
A tracking feature intended to help players find the colourful creatures has also had its functionality reduc... | Pokemon Go players have been left disappointed after developer Niantic made significant changes to the app's Pokemon-tracking functionality. |
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Allies of George Osborne are studying an Institute for Fiscal Studies idea to return tax credits to 2003/4 levels, plus inflation - saving £5bn.
Changes would cut entitlements for about 3.7 million low-income families by about £1,400 a year, the IFS said.
Poli... | The government is considering reducing child tax credits for millions of working families as part of its £12bn welfare cuts, the BBC understands. |
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The figures came from Derry City and Strabane District Council, which said that this year's celebrations have been the most successful ever.
Highlights of the event included 'The Rise of the River Gods' parade.
In October, the city was named the world's best H... | Around 50,000 people attended the Halloween festival in Londonderry and Strabane over the weekend. |
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Sir Moir is a former chief executive of the transport operator FirstGroup.
He led a management and employee buyout of the company, formerly Grampian Regional Transport, in 1985 before steering it to become a £6bn business employing almost 130,000 people.
Sir ... | The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced that Sir Moir Lockhead is to succeed Sir Kenneth Calman as chairman when he retires next year. |
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The demand being made by the Welsh education schools group, Cymdeithas Ysgolion Dros Addysg Gymraeg (Cydag).
It highlights severe delays in publishing Welsh language textbooks, with examples of teachers giving up summer holidays to translate.
The Welsh Governm... | New GCSE and A Level courses in Wales should not be introduced next year unless English and Welsh textbooks are published simultaneously. |
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Once Upon a Time in America, that gritty and at times extremely violent 1984 gangster film, is a favourite of 35-year-old Vyacheslav Senchenko.
"The movie makes sense to me," Senchenko told BBC Sport from his base in Donetsk.
"I... | "You can always pick the winners at the starting gate - the winners and the losers," says Roberto De Niro, suited and booted and a mobster top-to-toe. |
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The 28-year-old striker netted after just a minute, bundling in the ball after Toto Nsiala's header came back off the post.
Steven Hewitt's second-half effort forced home keeper James McKeown into an impressive save as Grimsby hung on.
Victory saw the Mariners... | Padraig Amond scored his 27th goal of the season to hand Grimsby a narrow win over Southport at Blundell Park. |
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The Public Service Pensions Bill aims to move pensions to a model based on average earnings with the public sector pension age linked to the state pension age.
It may affect teachers, civil servants and health, fire and police employees.
Chancellor George Osbo... | A bill to make major changes to public sector pensions has passed its further consideration stage at the assembly. |
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The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was criticised this year for failing to provide its own funding for testing.
BBC Sport revealed only eight tests were carried out between April and December 2015, with 20 further tests in the first three months of this y... | The UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) will provide no funding this year to help with drug testing in Scottish football. |
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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) is supposed to be independent of government and the police - its boss technically an appointment of the Crown. But the reality has always been that the home secretary chooses the Chief Inspector of Constabulary... | Until now, the person charged with inspecting the police in England and Wales has always been an ex-copper. |
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An audit leaked to Sky News said the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe broke rules because the funding must be spent on European Parliament business.
An ADDE spokesman accused the European Parliament of "harassment" over the audit and said most of the fu... | A European Parliament group dominated by UKIP MEPs has denied claims it misspent EU funds on UK campaigns. |
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The men were arrested on Thursday at a hotel where two IPL teams were staying after a match in the northern city of Kanpur
Police told the BBC that the men had contact with low-level staff at Green Park stadium to obtain information about the condition of the ... | Police have arrested three people suspected of illegal betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL). |
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On Thursday she was the target of crude chants sung by part of the crowd who attended Brazil's victory over Croatia in Sao Paulo.
She said the chants were nothing to compare to what she had to endure in jail during military rule.
She is running for re-election... | Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that she will not be intimidated by "verbal aggression" shouted by crowds during the World Cup. |
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The Trussell Trust said 14,318 people were helped during 2012-13, up from 5,726 the previous year.
It said almost a third of these cases were children.
There are currently more than 300 food banks throughout the UK, providing a minimum of three days of emergen... | A charity that provides emergency food banks says the number of people using them in Scotland more than doubled last year. |
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The one-and-a-half mile section of track, known as The Halton Curve, was closed to passengers in the 1990s.
The £18.75m cost of the project is being met by the Government's Growth Deal and the Liverpool City Region.
The restored line should reopen next year.
... | Work has started on a multi-million pound project to reopen a direct rail link between Liverpool, Cheshire and North Wales. |
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed last week that the entire Russian team would be banned following the McLaren report.
That report, published last month, detailed a state-sponsored doping prog... | Russia has filed its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a total ban from the Rio Paralympics. |
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The Northern Party, which was launched on Wednesday, says it is campaigning in Lancashire and the North
Its leader is Michael Dawson, a former Executive Committee member of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights
The candidates include Harold Elletson, former Con... | A former Tory MP and the nephew of an ex-Labour MP have launched a new party targeting five seats, mostly marginals, in Lancashire. |
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The phoenix club, created following the demise of Hereford United in December 2014, will play in English football's seventh tier next season.
Saturday's 4-0 win at Salisbury secured the Southern League Division One South & West title with six games to spare.
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BT is paying the money to Deutsche Telekom and Orange to avoid legal action over the issue.
The two firms now hold stakes in BT as part of the deal that saw them sell the EE mobile network to the UK company.
The FTSE 100 closed down 1% at 7,368.37. Main faller... | Shares in telecoms group BT fell 1.8% after it took a £225m charge related to its Italian accounting scandal. |
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Margaret Vinci Heldt "peacefully" died from heart failure in Illinois on Friday, her family has confirmed.
The cone-shaped hairdo was popular among first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and actress Audrey Hepburn in the 1960s.
Heldt ran a salon in Chicago, where she w... | The creator of the "beehive" hairstyle, made popular by many famous women, has died aged 98. |
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The museum was alerted after it found fake tickets were used on several occasions by Chinese tourists and guides during August, a source told Agence France Presse.
The same source said Belgian customs had, around the same time, found 3,600 fake tickets for the... | French police are investigating a possible scam involving thousands of fake tickets for Paris's Louvre museum. |
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The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years.
The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.
However, opponents in ... | US President Barack Obama has unveiled what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change. |
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The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998.
He resigned as Fifa's honorary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following y... | Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. |
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An oral health charity said parents and schools should be aware of the problem, which can also affect adults who are stressed and anxious.
Teeth-grinding can lead to headaches, worn-down teeth and disrupted sleep - and it appears to be on the rise, experts say... | Teeth-grinding in teenagers could be a sign they are being bullied at school, research suggests. |
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Barnes has been appointed an MBE after retaining his Commonwealth Games light-flyweight title in Glasgow in August.
Dame Mary Peters, a former Olympic gold medallist, is made a Companion of Honour for services to sport and the community in Northern Ireland.
Fi... | Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes was among sporting figures from Northern Ireland in the New Year Honours List. |
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Scott Fletcher was last seen near to the Jet garage on the A181 at Wheatley Hill in Durham on the evening of 11 May, 2011.
Seven people remain on bail after being arrested on suspicion of his murder.
Cleveland Police said: "Scott's family are still struggling... | The investigation into a Hartlepool man's disappearance is continuing on the fifth anniversary of his last sighting, police have said. |
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Waghorn, 26, has been out since mid-February with a knee injury.
"I'll push myself but I have to be cautious too," he told Rangers' website.
"If everything goes well then there is a chance I could be involved against Celtic but that is just if everything goes ... | Rangers forward Martyn Waghorn is hopeful of being fit in time for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic on 17 April. |
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Pauline Cafferkey, who flew to Glasgow via Casablanca and London Heathrow, was taken to the Royal Free Hospital.
She is understood to have been flown to RAF Northolt in an air force plane after leaving Glasgow in a convoy.
Passengers on flights she took to the... | A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone has arrived at a specialist treatment centre in London. |
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The 25-year-old, whose existing deal was due to expire at the end of next season, took 43 wickets in County Championship Division Two in 2016.
The former England Under-19 player is a product of Gloucestershire's academy.
"He performed with great consistency, s... | Gloucestershire seamer David Payne has extended his contract with the county until 2019. |
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Nine out of 10 councils say they expect to increase bills by 2% from April to boost social care funding.
But the Local Government Association says rising demand and the new National Living Wage will absorb most of the cash.
Ministers insist supporting those mo... | Care services for elderly and disabled people in England are "at breaking point" and planned council tax rises are not enough to cover the growing costs, local authorities are warning. |
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From next week Babcock Dounreay Partnership will be called Cavendish Dounreay Partnership.
The consortium is overseeing DSRL's work decommissioning Dounreay, an experimental nuclear power complex on the north Caithness coast.
The site's original buildings such... | The consortium of international companies that owns and manages Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is changing its name. |
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Mark Searle, 36, from St Leonards-on-Sea, was found guilty of murder, conspiracy to kidnap and perverting the course of justice at Lewes Crown Court.
His victim, Jason Martin-Smith, 28, of Camberley in Surrey, was abducted in Hastings, East Sussex, in August 2... | A man has been jailed for life over the murder of a man 14 years ago whose body has never been found. |
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Set up by the US Darpa research agency the competition hopes to spur interest in autonomous security systems.
Mayhem's creators will get $2m (£1.52m) to continue their work and make their creation more effective.
Results will be confirmed on Friday at 10:00 l... | A program named Mayhem has provisionally won a competition in Las Vegas to find software that does the best job of automatically defending against cyber attacks. |
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Chairman William Shawcross warned that while the issue is not currently widespread, it is growing.
Mr Shawcross told the Sunday Times the regulator is taking action against charities sending money to various groups in Syria.
He has asked the prime minister for... | Islamic extremism is the "most deadly" threat to charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission has said. |
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Sales in November at stores open for more than a year fell 0.4% from the same month in 2014.
The BRC/KPMG survey found shoppers held back in the hope of big discounts on Black Friday, 28 November.
But in the event, many retailers did not make the discounts tha... | November's Black Friday sales failed to boost turnover at UK stores according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and accountants KPMG. |
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David Archer of Mostyn, Flintshire, admitted three counts of shoplifting at Flintshire Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He was jailed for 120 days.
He stole aftershave and alcohol at different shops in February and April and asked for three further offences to b... | A prolific shoplifter with 364 previous convictions has been jailed again. |
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The company would assess the case, announced by Brazil's environment minister on Friday night, once it has been filed, a company spokesman said.
BHP is "committed to supporting Samarco to rebuild the community", he added.
The Brazil government said it will sue... | Mining giant BHP is bracing itself for a $5.2bn (£3.4bn) lawsuit from Brazil's government over the devastating collapse at the Samarco iron-ore mine. |
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Remember that group hug? When SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood and Green Party leader Natalie Bennett got together at the end of one of the general election TV debates, leaving poor Ed Miliband flapping about on... | With Britain set to get its second woman prime minister, has the boys' club that has dominated British politics for centuries finally had its day? |
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The 41st president was admitted on Saturday due to "an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia".
The 92-year-old has now been moved to the intensive care unit after doctors performed a "procedure to protect and clear his airway".
Mrs Bush, 91, was ad... | Former US President George HW Bush and his wife Barbara Bush have been admitted to a hospital in Houston, Texas, according to a spokesman. |
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The original font, introduced in 1916 by calligrapher Edward Johnston, has been adapted to create "Johnston100".
Transport for London (Tfl) said it "contains subtle changes to make it fit for purpose in the 21st century".
But only the slightest adjustments are... | The familiar typeface used for all London transport is changing, although travellers may have to look hard to spot the difference. |
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Adam Elliott, 26, had been convicted for driving with his head poking out of a Ford Ka car roof, in Gateshead.
Elliott, of Newcastle, got a suspended jail term after he admitted dangerous driving but denied he was standing up.
But 6ft 7in (2m) tall Elliott, ha... | A man who drove a car while standing up has been jailed for other offences that involved him fleeing a crash scene. |
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