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Former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball was jailed last year after he admitted sexually abusing teenagers and young men.
The Diocese of Truro is working to find out what evidence it has that Ball conducted services in the area.
Bishop Ball's brother, Michael, w... | Churches are being asked to check records for any evidence that a convicted paedophile bishop may have taken services in the 1990s. |
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Dee Collins is the latest senior police officer to raise concerns about a lack of government money going to forces across the country.
West Yorkshire Police has fallen by 1,063 officers over the past 10 years.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has admitted police reso... | Many police officers in West Yorkshire are "exhausted" as they work long hours to make up for cuts to their workforce, the chief constable has said. |
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The 22-year-old excelled in Saturday's 19-3 European Challenge Cup win over Stade Rochelais.
Chris Pennell, capped once by England, is Worcester's first-choice full-back.
"I haven't started a game this year and we're all just trying to show Dean what we can do... | Worcester Warriors reserve full-back Ben Howard says he will keep showing director of rugby Dean Ryan he is worth a starting place in the first team. |
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Mr Carney said he believed that those chosen should represent the diversity of great British historical figures.
He wrote a letter in response to a Conservative MP who is disappointed that the appearance of Sir Winston Churchill on a new £5 note leaves no fema... | Bank of England governor Mark Carney will look at the women represented on banknotes by the end of July. |
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With many Greeks exhausted by five years of recession, tax hikes and record unemployment rates, Syriza and its firebrand leader Alexis Tsipras are tipped to win the early elections that must be called, according to the Greek constitution, if parliament fails t... | A large portrait of Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg hangs in the Thessaloniki office of Nikos Samanidis, a founder member of Greece's Coalition of the Radical Left, better known as Syriza. |
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Polling a sample of the population has often been likened to tasting soup: if it is well stirred then you need to have only one spoonful to tell what the whole bowl is like.
In the same way, a well conducted poll of 1,000 people can, in principle, give us an i... | How are opinion polls carried out and how can they tell us what the country will decide in the 23 June referendum? |
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In the first two decades of his rule Libya became the world's pariah, as the flamboyant colonel used his country's oil wealth to support groups such as the Irish Republican Army and the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
Western enmity towards Libya reached a ... | Muammar Gaddafi saw himself as a revolutionary whose destiny was to unite the many diverse elements of the Arab world. |
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Yet the population of cities at risk continues to grow.
Is such death and destruction inevitable?
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about how far we can quake-proof a city.
Civil engineer Dr Emily So is director of Cambridge Universi... | About a million people have died in earthquakes in the last two decades, most in a handful of huge quakes in urban areas. |
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The 30-year-old Austrian fell 28 feet and fractured her left shoulder, nose and a heel bone.
But the 2011 double kayak world champion told Austrian sports magazine sportnet.at: "I had a hundred guardian angels."
She had already failed to qualify for the Rio Ol... | Former world champion canoeist Viktoria Schwarz has suffered multiple fractures sleepwalking off a balcony. |
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The listed Ewart Building on Bedford Street has been empty for more than 25 years.
However, Belfast City Council's planning committee granted approval on Tuesday for its conservation, refurbishment and extension.
The development will also include a 17-storey t... | A former linen warehouse in Belfast city centre is to be developed into office suites. |
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Social media is buzzing with comment on the Government's seven-day plans for England, including ending the right of consultants to opt out of weekend working in non-emergency care (there is no such option for doctors in A&E).
My last blog on the issue generate... | Feelings are running high in the debate about seven-day services in the NHS and that's an understatement. |
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It affects both the A55 expressway and the A483 south of Chester.
Overnight closures will be in place from 20:00 BST on Friday on the western side of the roundabout, and the northbound carriageway from Pulford traffic lights.
Restrictions will be in place unti... | Motorists are being asked to avoid the Posthouse Roundabout between Wrexham and Chester as planned closures come into force for roadworks. |
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He said it was a "bizarre and cruel thing" for the princes to do and the funeral procession was "the most horrifying half an hour of my life".
He told Radio 4's Today: "I was lied to and told that they wanted to do it, which of course they didn't."
He spoke as... | Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer says he was lied to about Prince William and Prince Harry wanting to walk behind their mother's coffin. |
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The 27-year-old made 20 appearances in all competitions for the League Two club last season.
Boyce, who can play at centre-back and right-back, has also played for Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United.
The National League club, who finished 15th in the table las... | Eastleigh have announced the signing of former Grimsby Town defender Andrew Boyce on a free transfer. |
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The robbery took place at the supermarket in Edinburgh Square, Daventry, at about 1350 GMT on Monday.
Police said a man walked into the shop and threatened the shopkeeper with a knife, demanding money, before making off with a significant amount of money.
He w... | A Co-op store in a Northamptonshire town has been robbed at knife-point. |
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Mr Crabb, who represents the area as MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, was talking to workers and their families at an open surgery.
He was joined by his assembly counterpart Paul Davies at the discussions in Milford Haven.
All but 60 of the plant's 400 jobs are s... | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has met with workers hit by the closure of the Murco oil refinery in Pembrokeshire. |
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The Bees are ninth in the Championship, 13 points behind Saturday's opponents Fulham with two games left to play.
They need two more points to better last season's tally of 65, but Smith believes they will need new recruits if they are to ever reach the play-o... | Brentford manager Dean Smith says he needs more players if the club want to break into the top six next season. |
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The 26-year-old, who can play at right-back or centre-back, has agreed a two-year contract with the O's, with the option of a further year.
Erichot came through the youth ranks at AS Monaco and has also had spells on loan at Clermont and Unaio Leiria.
He is Or... | League Two side Leyton Orient have signed French defender Yvan Erichot following his departure from Belgian Jupiler League side Sint-Truiden. |
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Will this date become the "I was there moment" of the season?
Was this the day that people finally started to believe that Leicester can actually win the Premier League title?
It all started with Riyad Mahrez winning a free-kick on the edge of Manchester City'... | Etihad Stadium, 6 February 2016. |
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This year, stylish race-goers and celebrities did not disappoint as they packed Flemington's marquees to mark the 155th cup.
Not just about horses, the Melbourne Cup is one of the most celebrated days in the Australian fashion calendar.
Summary (one sentence)... | Australia's most prestigious race - the Melbourne Cup - is famed for its fillies, frivolity and fascinators. |
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Johanna Powell's relatives want to thank local people in the area around Pak Beng for their efforts after a tourist boat she was on capsized.
The body of Ms Powell, 37, was found further down the Mekong River two days after last Saturday's accident.
Nine other... | The family of a woman who died after a boat accident will set up a charity to help villagers in Laos who searched for her when she was missing. |
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Officers were called to reports of an altercation between two men on Shakespeare Avenue in the town at about 01:50 on Sunday.
The injured man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
The suspect was believed to have been carrying a weapon. He was ... | Police have appealed for information after a man suffered serious facial injuries in an attack in Clydebank. |
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Ralph Sutton, 56, from Combe Martin, thought the girls were aged 12 and 13, but they were fake profiles set up by a self-appointed paedophile hunter.
He admitted five charges, including attempting to incite a child to sexual activity, and was jailed for 30 mon... | A former councillor who was caught by a vigilante group as he tried to groom two young girls online has been jailed. |
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Lingo Flamingo was founded by Robbie Norval who was inspired by his grandmother, who had dementia.
Research has indicated that speaking several languages can delay the onset of dementia, as well as other forms of brain ageing and mental illness.
First Minister... | A new scheme is being launched which helps elderly and vulnerable adults battle dementia by learning foreign languages. |
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Hylton scored a hat-trick in Saturday's 4-1 win over Wycombe as the club moved to the top of the table.
"I believe that we've got everything in place to go on and do well. For me, I want to go and win the league," the 27-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I'm sure ther... | Luton Town striker Danny Hylton says there is no reason why the Hatters cannot win League Two this season. |
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Department of Justice officials have filed legal notices announcing their intention to challenge the block.
The 6 March order placed a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations and a longer ban on refugees.
But judges in Maryland and Hawaii questione... | The US government has said it will appeal against a ruling by a judge in Maryland that has blocked President Donald Trump's latest travel ban. |
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The reunion, comprising a series of meetings over a week, will be held in a Mount Kumgang resort, near the border.
Thousands of families have been separated with little or no contact since the war ended in 1953.
Reunions have been held sporadically since 1988 ... | Hundreds of South Koreans are travelling to the North for a rare reunion with family members whom they were separated from by the Korean War. |
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The 34-year-old was playing for Surrey in their match with MCC Universities Oxford.
England's record run-scorer was substituted and did not return for the final session.
He later tweeted: "I DO NOT have an injury! It's not news! Thank you Oxford for a great co... | Kevin Pietersen has insisted he did not injure himself when he landed awkwardly missing a catch during his return to domestic cricket. |
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Kevin de Bruyne angled in an effort to put leaders City in front before Eric Dier equalised with a 25-yard shot.
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Toby Alderweireld then nodded Spurs in front from an Erik Lamela free-kick.
Kane side-footed in when... | Manchester City lost a second league game in a row, with Harry Kane scoring his first club goal this season as Tottenham came from 1-0 down to win. |
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Gross new business inflows for the period totalled £23.4bn - well up on the first half of 2014.
But outflows amounted to £34.7bn, substantially higher than a year ago.
Aberdeen blamed weak investor sentiment towards emerging markets and "expected structural ou... | Aberdeen Asset Management has reported a continued outflow of funds, after a net £11.3bn was withdrawn by investors in the six months to 31 March. |
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The club is challenging a search-and-seizure order obtained by HM Revenue and Customs as part of a National Insurance fraud investigation.
A lawyer acting for the club said the warrants were "excessively wide" and other methods were available for obtaining inf... | Tax officials "had no reasonable grounds" for believing Newcastle United was engaged in fraud, a court heard. |
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David Savage, 44, of Warrington, admitted owning a dog dangerously out of control in a public place at Halton Magistrates' Court.
Magistrates gave him an eight-week jail term, suspended for a year, and ordered his dog be destroyed.
Gemma Antell, the owner of t... | A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after his Staffordshire bull terrier decapitated a smaller dog. |
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Daryl Murphy struck in first-half stoppage time with the Magpies having dominated much of the opening period.
Matt Ritchie made the game safe soon after the restart as he slotted home after Yoan Gouffran's shot was saved.
Ayoze Perez scored the third before Ri... | Newcastle went back to the top of the Championship with a comfortable win over bottom side Rotherham United. |
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Researcher Jacqueline Cahill Wilson said the stud, found in Walsingham, may have come from a Roman horse harness.
It could have belonged to the troops who were stationed at a Roman town, now Caistor St Edmund, during the Iceni army's uprising in AD61, she said... | A silver stud found buried in a Norfolk village commemorated the quashing of Queen Boudicca's rebellion, an expert said. |
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire "requires improvement" after a second inspection in January.
That month the hospital was put in special measures and rated "inadequate" based on CQC visits made in September.
... | Standards at the first privately-run NHS hospital are still not "good enough", the health watchdog has said. |
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More pupils than ever have achieved the literacy and maths scores needed for secondary school, according to figures from the Department for Education
Four out of five pupils got good grades in all the tests, says the DfE.
However, Schools Minister Nick Gibb sa... | The performance of children in England in tests at the end of primary school has edged upwards, the government has announced. |
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The campaign, launched by the socialist government, shows men embracing, with safe-sex slogans underneath.
At least 10 mayors have decided to remove the posters, questioning the campaign's morality but denying homophobic motives.
Health minister Marisol Tourai... | French judges are considering a controversial decision by several conservative mayors to take down HIV-awareness posters featuring gay love. |
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In the heat of the EU upset following Britain's June vote to leave, it probably seemed very sensible to get the other 27 EU countries round a table - after a cooling-off period - to discuss the "what next".
It could visibly demonstrate that, despite Brexit, th... | It's essentially a high-level public relations exercise that risks falling humiliatingly flat. |
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Gillespie hurt his back when he fell into the crowd during a set at Swiss festival Caribana on 2 June.
Cancelling all June and July shows, the band tweeted he had been "instructed to rest for a minimum of eight weeks".
They were due to play headline sets at th... | Rock band Primal Scream have cancelled a number of shows to allow singer Bobby Gillespie to recover from injuries he received falling off stage. |
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Thousands of miners and police clashed at the South Yorkshire coking site.
Hundreds of trade unionists, supporters and former miners joined the Westminster demonstration earlier.
In October, Home Secretary Amber Rudd turned down calls for an inquiry into the p... | A "noisy protest" has been held outside the Home Office in London by campaigners calling for an inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave. |
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Vote Leave complained after the airline hosted an event where George Osborne, Vince Cable and Ed Balls spoke in front of a "Remain in Europe" branded plane.
The Commission ruled that while the airline had been campaigning, it had not spent enough to break the ... | The Electoral Commission has ruled that Ryanair has not broken election law with its "campaigning activities" during the EU referendum. |
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The Ukrainian fought back from a disappointing second set to win 6-0 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Svitolina had been in control of the match before rain intervened on Tuesday, and she struggled for rhythm when play restarted on Wednesday.
"Today w... | Fourth seed Elina Svitolina overcame a scare to beat world number 42 Katerina Siniakova in the US Open first round. |
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Ar un achlysur, fe glywodd Llys y Goron Abertawe bod David Richard Lewis, 40, wedi gafael ym mronnau'r ddynes wrth iddi gario hambwrdd yn llawn diodydd poeth.
Dywedodd Mr Lewis mai "hiwmor" oedd y digwyddiadau, a bod y ddynes yn "barod i gymryd rhan" mewn "gêm... | Clywodd llys bod diffoddwr tân o Gaerfyrddin wedi cyflawni ymosodiadau rhyw ar un o'i gydweithwyr dros gyfnod o 17 mis. |
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With both a referendum on EU membership and a broad set of elections UK-wide, 2016 is a huge year for democracy.
As such, it is more important than ever that young people step up to be involved in discussions about what direction we should take.
BBC Generation... | The BBC's Generation projects are designed to ensure the voices of younger people are heard in BBC programmes and content around elections and political events. |
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Defence lawyers for Eddie Ray Routh claim the 27-year-old was psychotic at the time of the shooting.
But prosecutors say Mr Routh was aware of what he was doing when he gunned the pair down at a Texas gun range in 2013.
The hit film based on Kyle's memoir is n... | "American Sniper" Chris Kyle described his killer as "nuts" in a text to a friend moments before they were both shot dead by a former Marine, a court was told. |
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The European Union's latest measures target 12 people involved in Russia's annexation of the peninsula.
Earlier, Ukraine and the EU signed an accord forging closer political ties.
Separately, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has agreed ... | President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia's takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US. |
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Shannon Foudy made it across the line on 24 April in her first marathon but officials needed two weeks to check all 38,000 runners' results.
The 39-year-old from Hemel Hempstead said: "I knew about the #oneinamillion campaign and it's unbelievable.
"It is the ... | A woman running for the hospital that saved her newborn daughter's life has been confirmed as the one millionth person to complete the London marathon. |
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The centre in east Belfast has been closed since February.
It had been under the ownership of Castlereagh Council. It transferred to Belfast City Council when the super councils were created in April.
The recommendation will only come into play if Belfast lose... | Belfast City Council's policy and resources committee has recommended the demolition of the Robinson Centre after asbestos and legionella were found. |
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Thomasina Bennett, from Belper, had Alzheimer's Disease and was staying at Milford House Care Home in April 2012.
Milford House Partnership had denied two health and safety at work charges, but were convicted of one relating to personal activity monitor alarms... | A care home firm has been convicted of a health and safety charge after an 80-year-old woman died when a wardrobe fell on top of her. |
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Ashya King, who has a brain tumour, was taken from Southampton General Hospital and was last seen on a ferry to France.
He was allowed to leave the ward under the supervision of his parents.
It has also been confirmed the family are Jehovah's Witnesses, but th... | The health of a five-year-old boy taken from hospital by his parents against medical advice will deteriorate rapidly as the battery on his feeding system is likely to have run out, police said. |
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Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, the Hammers levelled on aggregate when Kouyate scored the first goal at the former Olympic Stadium, now the London Stadium, in front of a 53,914 crowd.
Kouyate put West Ham 3-2 ahead in the tie after Andy Carroll's knock down a... | Cheikhou Kouyate scored twice as West Ham marked the first match at their new home by beating NK Domzale to reach the Europa League play-off round. |
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Paul Moffat, 30, of Hopeman, Moray, began abusing the girl when she was just four years old.
At the High Court in Glasgow, he wept after he was found guilty of raping and sexually abusing the child between January 2014 and May 2015.
Moffat was remanded in cust... | A man who raped a child was caught after his young victim told nursery staff she had been abused. |
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The two-time champion will get a 30-place grid penalty for using more than the permitted number of engine parts.
Reliability problems mean Alonso needed the engine to complete the season, but it also has upgraded parts.
The new power unit has a lighter engine ... | McLaren's Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from the back of the grid because he is to test an updated Honda engine. |
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Baroness Randerson said adding it to the Wales Bill on further devolution would give "clarity" on the issue.
Speaking ahead of a House of Lords debate on Tuesday, she also called on the new Conservative-majority UK government to devolve policing, youth justice... | Fair funding for Wales should be guaranteed by law, a former Lib Dem Wales Office minister has said. |
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International regulators grounded all 787 Dreamliners in January so that safety checks could be carried out on their lithium ion batteries.
ANA is cancelling more than 1,700 flights in April and May, a period that includes Japan's Golden Week holiday.
It takes... | Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has said it will cancel all Boeing 787 flights until at least the end of May, in the latest blow to Boeing. |
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'The Current,' which will be performed at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Saturday, follows five friends on a camping trip.
It shows the consequences after one young person encourages the others to drink alcohol.
More than half of young people aged between 1... | Police have praised a group of young people who are taking to the stage to tackle the issue of underage drinking. |
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From Gleneagles and the Scottish Open in 1993 to now, sitting in Kingsfield golf centre in Linlithgow, counting the hours to the start of his golfing year, relishing what may lie ahead in a way that he hasn't in a while.
"Five hundred events," he repeats. "Wha... | Halfway through the conversation, after the chat about Muirfield and discrimination and before the talk about Jason Day and slow play, Stephen Gallacher mentions in passing that he will play his 500th European Tour event this week in the desert of Abu Dhabi. |
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Gareth Vincent Hall, 22, from Talysarn near Caernarfon, was arrested in Chicago in May 2015.
On Tuesday in Oregon, he admitted four counts of rape, two of serious sexual offences and one of online sexual corruption of a child.
He is due to be sentenced on 1 Ma... | A lifeguard from Gwynedd faces up to 50 years in prison in the United States after admitting raping a 10-year-old girl. |
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Forest Green old boy Jon Parkin twice equalised against his former club after two strikes from Omar Bugiel.
But, having looked like they might survive, Guiseley's late equaliser at home to Solihull Moors sent York down.
City now have only the consolation of an... | York City suffered relegation for the second season running as they could only draw at home to National League high-flyers Forest Green Rovers. |
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The flock of sculptures are being displayed at Cribbs Causeway shopping mall before they are sold to raise funds for children's charities.
Aardman designer Gavin Strange, who created designs for three of the sculptures, said the project had been "super exciti... | An exhibition of all 120 Shaun the Sheep models featured in trails in Bristol and London has opened. |
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The men, aged 54, 47, 43 and 36, were arrested in the Coleraine area on Thursday.
They were taken to Antrim police station for questioning, and were released a day later.
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O'Sullivan's first book, it explores the range of debilitating illnesses that are medically unexplained.
The £30,000 annual prize celebrates books that engage with some aspect of medicine, health or illness.
The winner was announced at a ceremony on Monday eve... | Consultant neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan has won the Wellcome Book Prize for her book about psychosomatic illness, It's All in Your Head. |
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Halewood Academy in Knowsley said its sixth form is not financially viable and will be closed by August next year.
About 900 people studied A-levels outside of the borough last year.
Knowsley Council met with local MPs and schools minister Nick Gibb and have p... | Education chiefs at a borough under-threat of becoming a "no A-level" area are determined the qualifications will continue despite the planned closure of the only sixth form offering them. |
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Ashley Mote, 79, denied 11 charges relating to fraudulent claims to pay people he said were "whistleblowers".
The offences included obtaining a money transfer by deception, fraud, acquiring criminal property and false accounting.
Mote, from Binsted, Hampshire,... | A former MEP has been convicted of fraudulently claiming almost £500,000 in European Parliament expenses. |
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She made a statement to the House of Commons a day after a man drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then fatally stabbed a policeman.
PC Keith Palmer died trying to stop the attacker outside Parliament.
He was one of three people killed by th... | One Irish person is among about 40 people injured during the fatal attacks in Westminster, Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed. |
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Haribo claimed the Lindt version was a violation of its "Gold Bear" logo.
Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Lindt's bear was neither a violation of Haribo's trademark or an imitation of its fruit gum sweets.
Haribo has been making gummy bear sweets sinc... | Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli has defeated a legal challenge from rival confectioner Haribo, which sought to stop it making its gold chocolate bears. |
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The payments are set in Euros and then converted into sterling.
This year they will be worth 73p to the euro - that is 4p down on last year's rate.
In Northern Ireland it means about £236m pounds will be paid out this year - about £15m less than this time last... | Farmers have been told the exchange rate at which their EU subsidy payments will be paid this year. |
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Groups can and do change their formation or name from time to time, and political parties can switch their affinities.
Being part of a political group gives parties access to funding to cover staff and administrative costs, as well as a greater chance of getti... | In the European Parliament, MEPs sit in political groups that cross national boundaries. |
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The 22-year-old Englishman will spend a season on loan with Accies in the Scottish Premiership.
He becomes Accies' second signing of this week after the arrival of full-back Jack Breslin, released by Celtic.
Former manager Alex Neil, now Canaries boss, said: "... | Remi Matthews has joined Hamilton as a replacement for Northern Ireland keeper Michael McGovern after signing a new two-year contract with Norwich City. |
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Pearson has been hit by falling enrolments in education in the US and changes to education policy in the UK.
The firm employs about 5,000 people in the UK and about 10% of those jobs are expected to be affected by the cuts.
The majority of the cuts are expecte... | Education publisher Pearson is to shed 4,000 jobs - 10% of its worldwide workforce - in an effort to cuts costs. |
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The 19-year-old lost the first five games of her first major quarter-final before winning 4-6 6-2 6-2.
She will play Swiss 30th seed Timea Bacsinszky, who beat France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-4.
"I'm really happy, I can't believe it," world number 47 Ostape... | Unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko became the first teenager to reach the French Open women's semi-finals since 2007 with a shock win against former world number one Caroline Wozniacki. |
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Hamilton's seventh victory this season puts him 53 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg as the German retired.
Mercedes were investigated on the grounds the tyres were below the minimum permitted pressure.
But t... | Lewis Hamilton cruised to a dominant Italian Grand Prix victory to put a stranglehold on the world title - and was cleared of breaking tyre rules. |
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The 20-year-old has become the Hatters' eighth summer signing, joining on free transfer but with a "contingency sum" due to Palace if he is sold on.
Gray made two first-team appearances for the Eagles and spent much of last term on loan at Hartlepool, scoring ... | League Two side Luton Town have signed Crystal Palace midfielder Jake Gray on a two-year contract. |
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Scientists at the University of Lincoln tested 36 animals, offering them bowls containing chocolate or less appealing coffee beans in two fixed locations.
Pigs were considered optimists if they investigated a third bowl, placed in the middle of the two bowls, ... | Pigs have personalities and can be pessimists or optimists, much like humans, new research has suggested. |
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The Englishman, who led after round one, shot a two-under 69 to move to seven under par, one clear of Americans Jason Kokrak and Charley Kaufmann.
Scotland's Russell Knox slipped back to three under with a round of 73.
World number one Jason Day had a disastro... | Luke Donald will head into the final round of the RBC Heritage one stroke clear of the field after regaining the lead on day three at Hilton Head. |
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They signal that there are still buyers who think they can get more value than existing owners out of these maturing assets, and still have enough left over to pay for decommissioning.
That releases capital for the existing owner to invest upstream.
Following ... | Deals done in the offshore oil industry are, generally, a good sign. |
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The reusable, unmanned X-37B craft landed at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on Sunday.
But what has it been doing in that time? And what was it sent to find out?
Ricky's been looking into the mysterious aircra... | A US military plane has returned to Earth after being on a secret mission in space for the last two years. |
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The Liberal Democrat won a by-election in Richmond Park on Thursday to oust former London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith.
He stepped down from the Conservative Party in October in protest over a third runway at Heathrow and ran as an independent candidate.
Bu... | Sarah Olney has been welcomed into the House of Commons as its latest MP. |
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The vehicle was engulfed in flames at 08:10 GMT on the southbound carriageway at junction 12, near Barton in Cambridgeshire.
A bomb disposal team was sent to the scene. Police said there was nothing to indicate any other vehicle had been involved.
The body and... | A car has exploded in a "ball of fire" on the M11 motorway, killing a man. |
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But Michael Fallon said no action would be taken without a Commons vote.
The UK does not need the backing of MPs to launch raids but Mr Fallon has said they will have the final say.
Labour has indicated it would not oppose military action in Syria as it did in... | The defence secretary has paved the way for air strikes on Islamic State fighters in Syria, saying the extremists needed to be targeted "at source". |
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North Koreans are used to the hyperbole of their state media, with a constant stream of stories about Kim Jong-il's economic guidance and benevolent care.
And since the death of the Dear Leader on 17 December, the media have focused their attention on a series... | Every night, North Korea's news bulletin begins with a song about the mythical qualities of the country's leader Kim Jong-il and the mountain where he is said to have been born. |
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The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has said that most "thoughtful" politicians, officials and businesses from Britain and the rest of the European Union realise that the two year deadline is simply not achievable.
The government position is becoming clearer.
By t... | The government has given the strongest signal yet that the Brexit process could take a lot longer than the two years needed for the official Article 50 exit process to be completed. |
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The first relates to a £7,500 SFA fine in March over a breach of their rules on dual interest in football clubs.
He is also challenging an SFA decision to pass Dave King as "fit and proper" to become Rangers chairman despite his tax convictions in South Afric... | Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is challenging decisions by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) which relate to his involvement with Rangers. |
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Utility back Anscombe, 24, played the final 25 minutes of the Blues' 34-26 Challenge Cup loss at Harlequins.
"I got a taste of it in terms of being part of the squad for the last Six Nations," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"It would be nice to get on the field afte... | Cardiff Blues' Gareth Anscombe is hoping for a Six Nations call-up after returning from injury just two days before Wales' squad announcement. |
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The banned American cyclist, 41, is accused of violating his contract with his former team and is said to have been "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France.
"The US Postal Service paid about $40m [£26m] to sponsor the USPS team from 1998 t... | The US government is seeking more than £78m in damages after filing a lawsuit over the Lance Armstrong affair. |
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The list includes six nationalities making a first appearance: Libya, Mozambique, Guadeloupe, Hungary, South Africa and Congo-Brazzaville .
The prize is awarded every two years to an author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work h... | Ten writers - including four from Africa - are in the running to win the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize. |
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Analysis of pay data by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) suggests that the difference in average pay rates amounts to a gap of 23%.
Black graduates earn on average £14.33 an hour, compared with £18.63 earned by white graduates, the TUC says.
The average pay gap... | Black workers earn much less than similarly qualified white workers, at all levels of education, research suggests. |
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While post-Brexit Britain might remain inside the European research funding system, academics in other countries are nervous about collaborating with UK institutions.
UK-based academics are being asked to withdraw their applications for future funding by Europ... | European academic bodies are pulling back from research collaboration with UK academics, amid post-Brexit uncertainty about the future of UK higher education. |
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Cricket was shocked by the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes last year after he was struck behind the ear by a ball.
And there have been a number of other tragic losses, in rugby league, rugby union and football, since then - some from head injuries a... | A spate of deaths during sporting activities - at grassroots and elite level - in recent months has left some wondering if the dangers of participating in sport have increased. |
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The group, which is controlled by Michael Lagan, is one of Northern Ireland's largest construction businesses.
During the year the number of staff it employed rose from 421 to 510.
A note in the firm's accounts said that "despite challenging market conditions ... | The Belfast-based Lagan Construction Group has made a profit of £4.6m on a £202m turnover in 2015. |
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1914-1918 - The Netherlands maintains its neutrality during World War I. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany goes into exile in the Netherlands at the end of the war.
1922 - Dutch women get the vote.
1932 - A 31-km dam is completed across the Zuider Zee forming a fre... | A chronology of key events: |
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Robbie Brady is also unavailable as he is cup-tied, having played for Norwich in the FA Cup earlier this season.
Lincoln City have no fresh injury problems but Lee Beevers remains out with a long-term knee injury.
Joe Ward, who was ineligible against parent cl... | Burnley will again be without midfielder Jeff Hendrick, who is serving a three-game ban. |
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Seven of the the Lib Dems' 57 MPs are women - numerically and proportionally the fewest of the three major Westminster parties.
All of the party's MPs are white.
Environment Secretary Ed Davey told the Guardian newspaper his party's record was "not good enough... | The Lib Dems could introduce positive discrimination to redress the party's gender and ethnic imbalance, one of its cabinet ministers has said. |
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Think tank the Resolution Foundation said the number of multiple home owners grew by 30% between 2002 and 2014.
That figure includes buy-to-let landlords - counted as one owner even if they have multiple properties - as well as those who own separate propertie... | As many as 5.2 million UK adults - or one in 10 - have bought or inherited a second home, according to research. |
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The Jewellery Quarter Research Trust is creating a database of graves in Grade II listed Warstone Lane and Grade II* listed Key Hill cemeteries.
The trust, which runs a listings website for the graveyards, has had interest from relatives of the deceased and en... | A project to catalogue some of Birmingham's most notable and historic graves could take up to 15 years. |
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The short-term lender saw pre-tax losses grow from £38.1m in 2014 to £80.2m last year.
It has overhauled the way it assesses applications for credit, and extended the repayment term for some loans.
However, it suggested 2016 would be a "turning point" in its... | The UK's biggest payday lender - Wonga - saw its losses double last year as tougher regulation in the industry continued to bite. |
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Lord Lucan vanished from his family home in London in 1974 following the death of family nanny Sandra Rivett. An inquest found he murdered her.
There has since been speculation and stories about what happened to him.
His son, George Bingham, told the West End ... | The son of the peer Lord Lucan, who disappeared almost 41 years ago, has applied to have his father declared "presumed dead". |
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Primary staff were most likely to speak up, with 71% having done so in the past year, the poll for the NSPCC and Times Educational Supplement found.
And 81% of the 1,200 employees surveyed had reported an issue at some point during the last five years.
But som... | More than two-thirds of UK teachers have raised concerns about the safety and well-being of their pupils within the past year, a survey suggests. |
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The Swedish pop group have not formally performed together since they split up more than 30 years ago but did appear at a 50th anniversary party in June.
The project, which will involve virtual reality and artificial intelligence, has been described as a "new ... | All four original members of Abba are to reunite for a new digital entertainment project. |
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The unknown woman has taken the name Sam and is using Facebook to help track down her true identity.
Her slight Australian accent and her apparent memories of Australia have sparked social media interest.
Australian diplomats are assisting in the search for "S... | Everyone has an opinion about her and lots want to help, but a woman with amnesia in the US remains unidentified. |
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