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Dave Brailsford, who lives in Ilkeston, has been honoured after helping to guide Team GB riders to eight gold medals.
His role in Bradley Wiggins's Tour de France win has also been recognised.
The coach was presented with a framed scroll and a badge of office ... | Team GB's cycling director has received the freedom of a Derbyshire borough in recognition of his achievements at London 2012. |
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The University of Manchester tracked "tornado hotspots" in the UK between 1980 and 2012.
It found that there had been an average of 34 tornadoes in the UK each year - particularly in southern England.
But a high proportion of these spinning columns of air had ... | The area between London and Reading, in Berkshire, has the highest likelihood of a tornado in the UK, according to researchers mapping their location. |
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She also said there were "fundamental flaws in its design."
Arlene Foster told MLAs: "This is the deepest political regret of my time in this house."
"As minister, I accept responsibility for the work of the department during my time at the Department of Ente... | Northern Ireland's first minister has said she is sorry that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme "did not contain cost control measures". |
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Rice, 52, was recruited by previous manager John Hughes last summer and is contracted with the Highland club for the next two seasons.
"He's one of the best coaches I've worked with," former club captain Foran told BBC Scotland.
"He's a workaholic. He's very p... | New Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Richie Foran has retained Brian Rice as his assistant. |
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The 27-year-old's stay with the fourth-placed Canaries will include any potential Championship play-off games.
Dorrans has played eight times since joining the Canaries on an initial one-month deal in February.
"He's got a football brain, he can get about the ... | Norwich City have extended the loan of West Bromwich Albion midfielder Graham Dorrans until the end of the season. |
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Colwyn Baker, David Hennessy and Nigel Putman are accused of 49 counts of abuse against 24 boys at the now-defunct Swaylands School in Kent.
Maidstone Crown Court heard children abused at the school "were positively encouraged to abuse other pupils".
The men h... | Three men sexually assaulted boys for more than 30 years at a school for vulnerable children where abuse was "almost the norm", a court has heard. |
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Ultramarina and Mindelense had been due to play the first leg of their Cape Verdean Football Championship semi-final.
But the game was called off when officials could not find keys to Ultramarina's ground.
The Cape Verdean Football Federation (FCF) has now ord... | The semi-final of a national championship was postponed after officials lost keys to the stadium. |
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Enda Dolan, 18, from Killyclogher, County Tyrone, died after he was hit by a van on the Malone Road on 15 October.
David Lee Stewart, 30, of Grays Park Avenue, faced charges of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while unfi... | Two Belfast men have appeared in court charged over the death of a teenage student who was knocked down in the city last year. |
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In a news story that went viral this week it was reported that she had said key words around her phone which then appeared on Facebook.
Prof Burns says there was a practical explanation for what had happened.
Facebook has previously told the BBC it does not al... | Prof Kelli Burns has denied saying she believes Facebook is listening to people's conversations via the microphones on their smartphones. |
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Jermaine Jenas will join Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer on Match of the Day at 22:25 BST on Saturday and is also on Match of the Day 2 at 22:30 on Sunday with Mark Chapman and Ian Wright.
Guardiola has already won the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, but he w... | Sunday's game at Tottenham will be Pep Guardiola's toughest test so far as Manchester City manager. |
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Derek McAllister, 55, was found by police officers after being assaulted in Finchley on 30 December.
He was taken to hospital where he died on 13 January and a murder inquiry has begun, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Police said a 32-year-old man has al... | A man has died after being stabbed in north London last month. |
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The 20-year-old, who had a spell at Wrexham earlier this season, will join the side as cover and is available for Saturday's match with Walsall.
Meanwhile, the Spireites have recalled striker Armand Gnanduillet from his brief loan with Oxford United.
The 23-ye... | League One side Chesterfield have added goalkeeper Jon Flatt on loan from Wolves until the end of the season. |
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Scott Ashton, 44, died in hospital last Wednesday following an incident in the city's Shiprow on 18 May.
Frances Thomson, 24, made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Mr Thomson is expected to appear in court again nex... | A man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a man in Aberdeen. |
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But maybe this weekend the National Union of Teachers should break the habit of a lifetime and try loving Ofsted, and the Chancellor, George Osborne, should let bygones be bygones and love the teachers' unions.
What kind of March hare madness is this?
The two ... | There are some things you write that you know are not going to go down well with anybody. |
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Brian Tynan, 30, is accused of breaking into the Co-op shop on Lawers Drive on 4 May and stealing cigarettes and alcohol.
Mr Tynan is also accused of trying to break into Size? clothing shop in Dundee's High Street on the same date.
Prosecutors also allege he ... | A man has appeared in court in connection with a ram-raid at a Broughty Ferry supermarket. |
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City play the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match at Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, four days before the Capital One Cup final.
The Chilean said: "The priority is always the next game, but we must make an exception because of many injuries."
City's vi... | Manchester City will prioritise the Champions League above their FA Cup fifth-round tie at Chelsea on Sunday, according to boss Manuel Pellegrini. |
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Video from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they rushed to his aid.
His pioneering blend of African, Cuban and Western sounds became one of Africa's most popular music styles.
Wemba also toured around the wo... | The influential Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert. |
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Benzema is being investigated for his part in an alleged plot to blackmail France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
He was suspended from France duty in December, and the FFF confirmed he would not be selected for the Euros.
Benzema, who denies wrongdoing, said on T... | Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will not be going to Euro 2016 with France, following a decision by the French Football Federation (FFF). |
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Earlier this year, Helen Carmichael became the first woman to be elected the city's provost in the 600-year history of the civic role.
She will attend the 400-year-old kirking on Sunday.
The annual event involves a procession through Inverness and a special se... | The oldest event in the history of Inverness - the Kirking of the Council - will for the first time be attended by a female provost. |
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Officers were called to the address in Tonteg, Pencoed, on Saturday afternoon.
The body of 67-year-old Rita Stephens was found and the man was arrested and taken to Queens Road police station in Bridgend.
He has also been charged with making threats to kill an... | A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found at a house in Bridgend county. |
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The artist-led The Stove organisation says culture and art can boost the economy of a changing town centre which is competing against online retailers.
It is holding a series of events over five weeks to welcome the public through the doors.
It kicks off with ... | An art based regeneration project in Dumfries is preparing to open its doors after four years of fundraising and building works. |
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The University of Sheffield bought the Henderson's Relish building on Leavygreave Road in the summer.
The university said it was to turn the former factory into a pub while retaining its distinctive signage.
Henderson's Relish, a local delicacy, was produced t... | An empty sauce factory and campus landmark in Sheffield is to be turned into a pub. |
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Dr Mark McClure, with an address at Hazelwood Lane in Lisburn, pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism in February 2016.
A judge at Lisburn Magistrates Court imposed a nine month probation order on the 48-year-old.
However, he was not placed on the sex offen... | A radiologist at a private practice has been spared jail after stashing his mobile phone in an air vent to record patients using the unisex toilet. |
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United won the League Cup, the Europa League and finished sixth in the league in Mourinho's first season in charge.
Asked if he was targeting the domestic title this season, he told BBC Sport: "We are better prepared for that."
United have signed Romelu Lukaku... | Manchester United are "better equipped" to win the Premier League this season but have to be "much, much better" to challenge for the Champions League, says manager Jose Mourinho. |
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The animal rescue centre took in the rabbit, named Atlas, when his original owner could no longer look after him.
But Atlas is no ordinary rabbit - even though he's still young, he's already the size of a small dog, and could grow even bigger.
Hundreds of peop... | A giant rabbit who became famous after an appeal by the Scottish SPCA has found a new home. |
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Gale, 28, beat Wales' Lauren Price to guarantee at least silver in her first major international tournament.
She will face France's Maily Nicar on Wednesday as she attempts to emulate Nicola Adams and become only the second female boxer from Great Britain to w... | England's Natasha Gale has reached the middleweight final of the European Women's Boxing Championships in Sofia. |
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In the South West, home to plenty of the many voters who chose Brexit and voted for UKIP last time round (3.8 million UKIP voters at the last election), a message that says unashamedly she is ready to do battle over the After Eights is hardly likely to be a pr... | After the row about the row, Theresa May slapped back the Brussels briefings with a challenge of her own, proudly reminding voters she had been described as a "bloody difficult woman" - a badge she clearly wears with pride. |
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The man died outside TJ Hughes in the Trongate at about 09:10.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said that, following a post-mortem examination, his death was being treated as unexplained.
However, she said there were no suspicious circumstances.
Summary (one sen... | Police are investigating the death of a man in Glasgow city centre. |
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Its survey indicates 70% of UK adults, 31 million, watched TV via free catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub in September and October.
Meanwhile, 16% of web-connected adults viewed catch-up TV on a tablet.
Traditional live TV remained the most popu... | British viewers are more likely than those in other developed nations to watch on-demand TV this Christmas, the UK's telecoms regulator Ofcom is predicting. |
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Salem was convicted earlier in the month for the March 1995 killing of builder Pradeep Jain, who was shot outside his Mumbai home in a property dispute.
Salem, who is also a prime suspect in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, was arrested in Portugal in 2002.
He was ex... | A court in India's Mumbai city has sentenced gangster Abu Salem to life in prison for a 20-year-old murder. |
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They found an average of five teaspoons of sugar per 150ml serving in the 24 smoothies they surveyed - close to the daily limit for a young child.
In the journal BMJ Open, they argue such drinks should no longer count as one of the UK government's five-a-day.... | The amount of sugar in fruit juices, juice drinks and smoothies targeted at children is "unacceptably high", researchers and campaigners say. |
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Tsonga won 6-7 (3-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 19-17 after four hours and 24 minutes on court two, as spectators enjoyed an unexpected extra day's play.
Isner played the longest-ever match when he beat Nicolas Mahut 70-68... | French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat American John Isner 19-17 in the fifth set of a gripping match on middle Sunday at Wimbledon. |
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Christine Morgan ordered a "pensioner's lunch" containing roast lamb at the Clock and Key pub in Trispen, Cornwall, on 11 August 2015.
She became violently ill and died the next day.
The kitchen manager and the company that owns the the pub pleaded guilty to b... | A 71-year-old woman died after getting food poisoning from an incorrectly-prepared pub lunch, a court has heard. |
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It was a remarkable result for the Black Cats, who continually soaked up pressure from their opponents and found themselves a man down when Steven Pienaar was sent off in the 59th minute.
The Cherries took an 11th-minute lead when Dan Gosling converted Adam Sm... | Ten-man Sunderland recorded their first league win of the season as Jermain Defoe's second-half penalty handed them victory against Bournemouth. |
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Bristol University said the "unaffected dogs" were needed to compare with previous research into spinning dogs who displayed this "abnormal repetitive behaviour".
Dr Rachel Casey, from Bristol University, said "frequent spinning" could "damage paws" or be "a n... | Dogs who do not chase their tails or spin in circles are being recruited for a research project into dog behaviour. |
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The Electoral Commission has launched a public awareness campaign to remind people of the need to be registered.
Otherwise, they will not be able to vote on 7 May.
It has made a new television advertisement to remind voters they will be turned away from pollin... | The general public are being reminded that they must register to vote by 20 April if they want to take part in the general election. |
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Moses Fadairo was shot in the chest in Lower Clapton, Hackney, on the afternoon of 26 September.
Bradley Wynter, 28, of the Pembury Estate in Hackney, has been charged with assisting an offender and possessing a firearm and is due before Barkingside magistrate... | A second man has been charged by police investigating the murder of a 25-year-old shot dead in east London. |
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Nick Payne's Elegy will have its world premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse in April 2016.
His latest play imagines a near future in which advances in medical science have made it possible to extend life.
Payne's previous work at the Donmar, The Same Deep Wat... | The award-winning writer of Constellations, which explored quantum physics, is returning to the subject of science for his next play. |
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Ex-PC Colin Hart, now 61, had claimed he only started having sex with the girl when she had turned 16.
But on Thursday, Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Hart, from Caerphilly, raped the girl when she was still a minor.
The offence, and seven counts of sexual assau... | A former police officer has denied raping a schoolgirl he is accused of assaulting from the age of 12. |
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The Thai player is on five under, one shot behind leader Ana Menendez of Mexico.
Canada's Brooke Henderson holds the current record, winning an event on the Canadian Women's Tour in June 2012 aged 14 years, nine months and three days.
Thitikul turned 14 on 20 ... | Fourteen-year-old amateur Atthaya Thitikul is in contention to become the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event after day three of the Ladies European Thailand Championship. |
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South Korea needed a win so the onus was on them to attack and they were helped when Steven Defour was sent off for a reckless tackle on Kim Shin-wook.
A Son Heung-Min cross struck the face of the Belgium crossbar... | Ten-man Belgium beat South Korea to top their World Cup group and set up a last-16 tie against the United States. |
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The 23-year-old Dutchman arrived in Dingwall in October following his release from Go Ahead Eagles.
The former Netherlands U21 international has scored eight goals, including a last-minute winner in the League Cup final.
"We're delighted to get that over the l... | Ross County striker Alex Schalk has signed a new deal to remain with the club next season. |
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The Australian Open semi-finalist had fought back from a disappointing first set to take the match to a decider.
But in front of a Centre Court crowd earlier treated to a masterclass from British men's number one ... | British number one Johanna Konta is out of Wimbledon after losing 6-3 1-6 6-1 to 2014 finalist Eugenie Bouchard. |
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The "devastated" singer said she had taken the decision on medical advice.
"To say I'm heartbroken would be a complete understatement," London-born Adele wrote in a Twitter post in the early hours.
She had been due to perform at Wembley on Saturday and Sunday,... | Adele has cancelled the final two shows of her world tour, due to take place at London's Wembley Stadium this weekend, after damaging her vocal cords. |
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The news organisation noticed that the search giant had added the data type to its list of information automatically removed from search results.
Now Google will make sure "confidential" medical information cannot be found when people search.
The change comes ... | Medical records of private individuals will no longer be findable via a Google search, reports Bloomberg. |
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An area of ancient woodland in the rolling hills of the South Downs in West Sussex, Markwells Wood is a world away from rain-lashed oil rigs in the North Sea or sun-bleached oil refineries in the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
Yet hidden behind the trees is one of t... | A £500m battle is welling up over a picture postcard piece of English countryside. |
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The Pars took the lead in the replay when Callum Morris poked home from close range after defensive partner Lee Ashcroft had two headers blocked.
Dunfermline paid for missed chances when Hamilton equalised after Rakish Bingham scored from the penalty spot.
Ext... | Hamilton Accies secured a Scottish Cup quarter-final away to Rangers as Championship visitors Dunfermline Athletic failed to net on penalties. |
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The Education Select Committee said it was "disappointed" by an "inadequate" government response to its report on these key early years services.
Chairman Graham Stuart said ministers had not properly addressed the report's recommendations and analysis.
A spok... | Children's Minister Liz Truss is being recalled to a committee to fill in what MPs see as "the gaps" in government policy on children's centres. |
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The pipe burst in the early hours causing the road to crack and lift on the A35 Lyndhurst Road at Ashurst between New Road and Whartons Lane.
Southern Water said supplies to 60 properties had been cut as engineers worked to find and fix the leak.
The firm said... | A burst water pipe led to the closure of a section of one of the major routes through the New Forest. |
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Up to 40,000 people and 140 bands took part in the march, which is the largest loyal order demonstration in Northern Ireland.
Three people were arrested for public order offences. BBC News NI's North West reporter Keiron... | The annual Apprentice Boys parade has passed through the centre of Londonderry. |
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Their 63-year wait for a victory over the All Blacks continues after a 46-6 defeat in Dunedin on Saturday, their heaviest in nine years.
Warren Gatland's side conceded 16 tries in three Tests, as their losing streak against the reigning world champions was ext... | After all the talk of trying to make history, Wales endured a brutal tour of New Zealand - finishing on the receiving end of a 3-0 series whitewash. |
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The Syrian army says it is implementing the truce, which began at sunset, but rebel groups have been more guarded.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who helped broker the deal, warned it could be the last chance for peace in a united Syria.
Humanitarian groups... | A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. |
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Jonathan Alan Smith, known as Johnny, was discovered by police at a flat on Middleton Road at about 16:10 BST on Wednesday following concerns about his welfare.
A post-mortem examination revealed the 44-year-old died from a single stab wound to the chest.
Poli... | Police are investigating the "unexplained" death of man found stabbed in the chest in Oldham. |
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The visitors, who have also been struggling for form of late, were the better side during the opening 45 minutes, at the end of which they led 1-0 courtesy of Ian Henderson's header four minutes before the break.
Having earlier forced a fine stop from home goa... | Matt Crooks struck an injury-time winner as Scunthorpe ended a run of nine games without a victory by coming from behind to beat Rochdale. |
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Tomkins, 24, left Wigan, where brothers Joel and Sam play, to link up with the Red Devils in July, and was an ever-present for Ian Watson's side.
Salford have already lost captain and fellow hooker Tommy Lee to St Helens for the coming campaign
"Logan stepped ... | Hooker Logan Tomkins has signed a new one-year deal with Salford Red Devils for 2017, having helped save their Super League status this term. |
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MindforYou provided eight holidays in its first year in 2015, 15 breaks in 2016 and said it expected its total number for this year to be higher.
The trips are usually taken up by couples.
They can stay at "dementia-friendly" accommodation in the Highlands, Pe... | A company that offers holidays that cater for people with dementia and their main carer has said it has seen increased demand for its breaks. |
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Clucas, 26, has signed for four years for an undisclosed fee after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
The Swans had an earlier £12m bid for Clucas rejected.
He arrived as Swansea sought a replacement for Gylfi Sigurdsson after the Iceland midfielde... | Swansea City have signed midfielder Sam Clucas from Hull with left-back Stephen Kingsley going to the KCOM Stadium in part exchange. |
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Dr Wei Yang, who won a £500,000 contract to design plans for Hunan province, said the Buckinghamshire town was an "obvious influence".
The managing director of Wei Yang and Partners said her designs would draw on the town's mix of residential and green areas.
... | The "feng shui" of Milton Keynes has provided the inspiration for two new cities in China, planners have said. |
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On Monday US regulators said an extra 800,000 cars had been identified as using devices that concealed emission levels during testing.
The carmaker sold 30,387 cars in October, a rise of 0.24% compared with the same month last year.
In a statement VW thanked i... | German carmaker Volkswagen increased sales in the US in October as the emissions scandal entangling the company mounts. |
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The original transparency legislation, passed in 2000, contained a provision which gave the Cabinet the right to simply kill requests even if a court had ordered that the request be answered. It was used, for example, to block requests for documents relating t... | The government has confirmed today that it is "considering" amending the Freedom of Information Act to make it easier for officials to withhold information from the public - a consequence of the Supreme Court judgment in March that led to this afternoon's release of the Prince Charles "black spider memos". |
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The controversial plan to make all state schools in England become academies, including good ones, seems to have come as a surprise to some of its own MPs.
But the direction of travel in government thinking has been clear for some time.
Last autumn David Camer... | It's not long until the Queen's Speech in May, but plenty of time for a bit of a political shimmy by the government. |
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Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Kellogg's and Nestle are among those linked to Singapore-based company Wilmar, the human rights group says.
The Amnesty report alleges that children as young as eight are working in "hazardous" conditions in Indonesia.
Wilmar said ... | Children as young as eight are being used in Indonesia to produce palm oil found in popular household products, according to Amnesty International. |
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There have been times this season, especially in Europe, when Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has decided to play Alli out on the left and play Kane on his own up front.
When that happens, Kane looks isolated. It never seems to work.
Sunday showed how much Alli... | Harry Kane beat Romelu Lukaku in Sunday's battle of the Premier League's top scorers, but Tottenham's 3-2 win over Everton demonstrated again how big a part Dele Alli plays in his success. |
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It's presented by Millie from Millie Inbetween, who asks why our appearance is such a big deal to so many of us.
The programme follows four children as they take part in an exercise to find out how they see themselves an... | Newsround has made a special programme, called Being Me, exploring what kids think about their body image. |
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The Padgett's Motorcycles rider, who became the fastest 250 racer ever at the Lightweight Classic TT in 2016, has never ridden in the class at Dundrod.
"I started my racing career on a Suzuki RGV250 and I still just love racing the 250," said Anstey.
"I can't ... | New Zealand's Bruce Anstey has announced he will ride a two stroke in the Ulster Grand Prix next month. |
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On Saturday, Real Madrid play city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final in Milan, for a €15m (£12m) match winner's prize, which - with various Uefa bonuses and TV monies - could reach as much as €100m.
But the vast sums on offer are the result ... | Thirty years ago, the draw for the second round of the European Cup conjured up a mouth-watering Spanish v Italian match, one that would play a role in the formation of an expanded competition - what we now know as the Champions League. |
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Mr Thein is scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly in New York and is likely to focus on trade opportunities.
It follows a tour by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who made her first trip to the US in 40 years last week.
Western sanctions against Burma ... | Burma's President Thein Sein has embarked on a landmark visit to the US, the first visit by a Burmese leader in 46 years. |
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The email was sent to medical students at the Free University of Brussels (ULB).
"From an aesthetic point of view," it read, " it is better for young women to wear a dress or skirt, and a nice revealing neckline."
Men were told simply to wear a suit for the ev... | A Belgian university has apologised after a message was sent to female students asking them to wear a low-cut outfit to a graduation ceremony. |
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Robbie Brady's 85th-minute header put the Republic into the last 16 of Euro 2016 as they beat the Azzurri 1-0.
O'Neill's side top their World Cup qualifying group, with Wales third.
"There is a distance to go. By the time the game is done we're halfway through... | Republic of Ireland will have to perform as well as they did to beat Italy at Euro 2016 when they face Wales in a World Cup qualifier on Friday, says manager Martin O'Neill. |
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It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam.
Fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic, a stampede, and the wa... | Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. |
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Only 65 people, including the sovereign herself, can hold the distinction at any one time.
Sir John won a Nobel Prize in 2002 for his breakthrough contribution to the understanding of how genes control cell division and cell death in an organism.
One of the re... | British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has been elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list. |
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One of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in the region, Costa Rica is the only Central American state without a permanent standing army, after it was abolished in 1948.
It also enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the region, alt... | Bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, the tiny republic of Costa Rica has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. |
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They were uncovered on Saturday morning after a number of searches in France.
Mr Ruddy was working as a teacher in Paris in 1985.
The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear, but he was shot dead by republican paramilitaries, the Irish National Liberat... | Human remains found during a search in northern France have been confirmed as those of Seamus Ruddy, one of the Disappeared. |
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They are critically endangered because of things like farming and over-development which has destroyed their habitat in Australia.
Watch this to find out the unusual way that people have come up with to help them.
Summar... | School kids in Australia are helping to save a rare reptile called the earless dragon. |
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Powell, 50, was in charge of the national team between 1998 and 2013 and also managed the Great Britain side at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
She was sacked after England's group-stage elimination from Euro 2013.
"I'm delighted to be back in management at ... | Former England boss Hope Powell has been named manager of Women's Super League 2 side Brighton & Hove Albion. |
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The 29-year-old Mercedes driver beat golfer Rory McIlroy and athlete Jo Pavey to the award, a month after winning his second world championship.
"I feel like I've got another seven years in F1," he told BBC Sport.... | Lewis Hamilton says he wants to race in Formula 1 for another seven years after being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. |
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Polls closed at 22:00 BST and winners in each constituency will begin to be declared in the early hours of Friday.
There are more than 2,700 candidates vying for 533 seats in England, out of the UK's total of 650.
An exit poll conducted for the BBC, ITV and Sk... | Counting is under way after voters cast their ballots in the snap general election called by Theresa May. |
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More than 60 were injured in the blast, carried out on a tent in a crowded market in a northern district of the city.
So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Many Shia pilgrims are taking part in mourning rituals commemorating the k... | At least 32 people have died in a suicide attack targeting Shia in Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say. |
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Ambulance and fire crews were called to Swinfen Hall prison and young offenders' institution at 19:37 BST.
The incident involves D wing at the prison, near Lichfield, with Staffordshire Police guarding the perimeter.
The jail holds up to 624 male adults aged b... | Emergency services are currently on standby after a Staffordshire prison was placed on lockdown. |
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The affected stores employ 930 staff, Deloitte said. Last week, it was confirmed that about 190 jobs had been shed across HMV's head office and distribution network.
HMV entered administration in January.
It has faced intense competition from online retailers,... | The administrators of HMV have said that 66 of the music and DVD retailer's stores will close over the next two months. |
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Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, The Wipers Times is based on the true story of a satirical newspaper produced by soldiers in the trenches.
Alongside Palin, the cast includes Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Steve Oram and Emilia Fox.
The Monty Python sta... | A new BBC Two drama set on the battlefields of World War I will see Michael Palin in his first on-screen TV acting role in more than two decades. |
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The body of a 42-year-old from Preston was found at an address on Church Street in the city centre at about 20:30 BST on Tuesday, police said.
Paramedics were called and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 37-year-old man, who was arrested in connection wit... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the "unexplained" death of a man in Lancashire. |
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The astronomer, who presented The Sky At Night for over 50 years, died at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, in December 2012.
The monocle will be auctioned later at Christie's, in London.
The xylophone - which he used during a Royal Variety Performance in front... | Sir Patrick Moore's famous monocle and his xylophone are due to be sold at two separate auctions. |
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Nick Williams barged over in the 23rd minute before Andrew Trimble scored a sensational individual try to increase Ulster's lead to 17-0 at half-time.
Man of the match Ruan Pienaar set up a Luke Marshall score after the break with a brilliant crosskick.
Stuart... | Ulster produced a remarkable five-try rout of Toulouse in the European Champions Cup at Kingspan Stadium. |
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Gedling Country Park opened in March on the site of a former colliery, where the miners died.
The Friends of Gedling Country Park must win public votes to receive £25,000 from the OneFamily Foundation, which funds community projects.
Chairman Terry Lock said t... | A community group is hoping to win funding for a memorial garden inside a new country park to commemorate 128 dead miners. |
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The attackers stole names, addresses, birthdays and social security numbers of customers from every one of Anthem's business units.
So far, Anthem has not said how many records were lost or how many people have been affected.
However, security experts believe ... | Anthem, America's second largest health insurer, has lost millions of customer records to hackers. |
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Bruce had to be restrained as the pair squared up moments after Poyet was sent off for reacting badly to midfielder Jack Rodwell's yellow card.
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Bruce blamed the incident on the "heat of the moment" while Poyet sai... | Hull City manager Steve Bruce described his confrontation with Sunderland boss Gus Poyet during their sides' 1-1 draw as "grown men acting like children". |
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The men, who work for THG Sports, were named as Marcus Evans and Martin Studd from the UK, Irishman David Patrick Gilmore and Dutchman Maarten Van Os.
None of the four is believed to be in Brazil and police there have said they will pursue the matter with Inte... | A Brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of four executives from a sports hospitality company alleged to have resold tickets for Rio 2016 illegally. |
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West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (12:30)
Crystal Palace v Watford
Everton v Hull City
Stoke City v Chelsea
Sunderland v Burnley
West Ham United v Leicester City
Bournemouth v Swansea City (17:30)
Scott... | All the latest team news and stats for the weekend's Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership fixtures. |
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The Caernarfon-based poet will take up the role in May and succeeds Gillian Clarke who has held the post since 2008.
Mr ap Glyn writes in Welsh and will be the fourth national poet since the unpaid role was created in 2005.
He told BBC Wales he was "extremely ... | Welsh writer and TV presenter Ifor ap Glyn will be the new national poet of Wales. |
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Advocate General Cruz Villalon said the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) programme is compatible, in principle, with EU law.
But he said that if the programme is implemented, its compatibility will depend on certain conditions being met.
The bond-buy... | A top European Union lawyer has said that the European Central Bank's planned bond-buying programme is legal. |
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The move has enabled a monthly saving of around $11,5m (£8m).
The audit is part of an anti-corruption campaign by President Muhammadu Buhari, who took power last year.
Corruption and mismanagement have long been a challenge to Nigeria's growth, and the govern... | The Nigerian government has removed nearly 24,000 workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did not exist, the Finance Ministry has said. |
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The American space agency hope the experiment will help with robot design in the future.
They sent the creatures to the International Space Station to see how they get on in zero gravity.
Scientists say they managed to steady themselves very quickly after floa... | Nasa has sent ants into space to see if they behave in the same way as they do on Earth. |
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Mitzi Steady was walking with her grandmother on Lansdown Lane in the city when she was hit by the truck.
In a letter to her daughter read out during the service, her mother said: "We only had four years with you but they were the best years of our lives."
An ... | Hundreds of people have joined family and friends at Bath Abbey for the funeral of a four-year-old girl killed in a tipper truck crash. |
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Police again fired stun grenades to disperse students in Cape Town, a day after protesters stormed the parliamentary complex.
Thousands also descended on the governing party's headquarters in the main city, Johannesburg.
The students are angry with a proposed ... | Twenty-nine South Africans have been charged with public violence amid the biggest student protests to hit the country since apartheid ended in 1994. |
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The three-fingered salute was widely used by protesters against Thailand's military coup in May.
The military had threatened in June to arrest anyone who refused to stop doing it when challenged.
Gen Prayuth led the coup, which came after months of political d... | Five Thai students who flashed a salute inspired by Hollywood film series The Hunger Games at Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha have been detained. |
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A: Zero-hours contracts, or casual contracts, allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of work.
They mean employees work only when they are needed by employers, often at short notice. Their pay depends on how many hours they work.
Some zero-hours contra... | Ed Miliband has vowed that a Labour government would give employees on "exploitative" zero-hours contracts the legal right to a regular contract after they have worked 12 weeks of regular hours. |
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There has been a fall in hospital infections while vaccination levels are at a record high.
Dr Andrew Goodall said the NHS was also "working hard" to improve after a review criticised the care of elderly patients at two hospitals.
He said patient "dignity and ... | NHS Wales must continue to "learn from its mistakes", says its chief executive in his first annual quality report. |
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That made Britain one of the most unequal countries in the developed world and contributed to the vote for Brexit, the charity said.
Its analysis found that about 634,000 Britons were worth 20 times as much as the poorest 13 million people.
Oxfam has urged Pri... | The richest 1% of the UK population owns more than 20 times the wealth of the poorest fifth, according to Oxfam. |
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Manager Garry Hill informed his players of the decision following Saturday's FA Cup fourth qualifying-round 3-0 defeat by Maidenhead United.
"Garry addressed all of the players and told them exactly where they stand," chairman Mike Smith told BBC Surrey.
"Satu... | National League club Woking have made their entire playing squad available for loan moves. |
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