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The 37-year-old was part of the Great Britain crews that won gold in the coxless fours in Beijing and London, before helping the men's eight to victory in Rio last summer.
Triggs-Hodge also won one European and four world titles.
"It's over folks, this old bod... | Triple Olympic rowing champion Andrew Triggs-Hodge has retired from international competition. |
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The 38-year-old former Jamaica international played under Minstermen boss Russ Wilcox for the Iron.
Burton has represented 14 clubs across a professional career that started at Portsmouth in 1994.
He could make his debut for the League Two strugglers in Saturd... | York City have signed veteran Scunthorpe United striker Deon Burton on a one-month loan deal. |
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The pool, nicknamed "Sky Pool", has been described as a world first and will feature a transparent bottom.
It will allow swimmers to peer down on passers-by from a height of 35m.
Eckersley O'Callaghan, the firm which has worked with Apple on the design of its ... | A 25m swimming pool linking the tops of two 10-storey towers is to be built in London. |
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The commission found the club guilty of unacceptable conduct over a series of issues surrounding last season's play-off match against Rangers on 31 May.
The SPFL, however, delayed punishment for 18 months.
Now Motherwell have urged fans not to enter the pitch ... | Motherwell have warned supporters against pitch incursions at Fir Park following a Scottish Professional Football League commission ruling. |
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At least 35 people were also injured at the camp, which is housing about 650 people mostly from Niger and Mali, in Ouargla, 800km (500 miles) south-east of the capital, Algiers.
The cause of the fire, that began at about 02:00 GMT, is being investigated.
A Red... | A fire has killed at least 18 people in a camp for African migrants in Algeria, the emergency services have said. |
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More than 50 people are being treated at the hospital in the town, which is on the shores of Lake Chad.
The camp on the town's outskirts is home to tens of thousands of Nigerians who have fled Boko Haram attacks.
Chad is host to a new regional force set up to ... | Suicide bombers have attacked a fish market and refugee camp in the town of Baga Sola in western Chad, killing more than 30 people, officials say. |
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Kick-off 19:45 BST unless stated
Birmingham v Brighton
Brentford v Bolton
Bristol City v Rotherham
Burnley v Cardiff
Derby v Hull
Ipswich v Charlton
Leeds v QPR
Middlesbrough v Huddersfield
MK Dons v Wolves
Preston v Fulham
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn
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Ms Norgrove, 36, from Lewis, Scotland, was taken hostage in Afghanistan in September. She died on 8 October.
It had been thought she was killed by her captors.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said US soldiers had been disciplined for not informing commanders i... | Aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by a US special forces soldier sent to rescue her, a joint US-UK investigation has found. |
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Turnout is thought to have been 80% in the poll - seen as a further big step away from decades of military rule.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to win the most parliamentary seats, although she is barred from the presidency.... | Votes are being counted in Myanmar's first openly contested national election for 25 years. |
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Saints made the announcement less than 24 hours after Brown guided the team to their first Grand Final since 2011.
The 41-year-old, who joined Saints at the start of 2013 after leaving Huddersfield, led the club to the League Leaders' Shield this year.
"Nathan... | St Helens head coach Nathan Brown will leave the club at the end of the season and return to his native Australia. |
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Jodie Taylor scored a hat-trick, while Ellen White, Jordan Nobbs and Toni Duggan were also on target.
The Lionesses, who are fifth in the world rankings, face Spain and Portugal in their remaining group games.
"This team is a work in progress - we're not the f... | England can still improve despite thumping arch-rivals Scotland 6-0 in their opening match at Women's Euro 2017, says manager Mark Sampson. |
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The photo was released by his press officer Don Wanyama who said on Facebook that his 71-year-old boss had stopped his motorcade to make the 30-minute call while returning from World Population Day celebrations in remote western Uganda on Monday.
He does not s... | This photo of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, chatting on the phone while sitting on a chair on the side of a village road, has raised questions - such as whether the cowboy hat-wearing leader was pulling off a cheap publicity stunt or was dealing with urgent matters of national importance. |
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The assaults took place in Beccles, Suffolk, and in the Hales and Thetford areas of Norfolk between 1999 and 2003.
Rodney Scott, 72, of Firfield Close, Beccles, had already pleaded guilty to eight counts of indecent assault at Ipswich Crown Court.
He was given... | A pensioner has been jailed for repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl under 16. |
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Tommy Rowe put Darren Ferguson's side ahead after 18 minutes, firing beyond Will Norris for his third goal in four games, before Conor Grant crossed from the right for Mathieu Baudry to turn home five minutes later.
That all came after Doncaster survived a nin... | League Two leaders Doncaster held on to win at Cambridge to claim their first victory in six matches. |
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There was concern the discharge could get into the Clwyd Estuary and affect nearby beaches.
But the agency said emergency work by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water through the night had been successful. It is believed 70,000 litres of sewage was removed.
Damage to a foot... | A burst pipe which caused a major sewage leak at Conwy has been repaired, says Environment Agency Wales. |
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The pacer posted a picture of his wife on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday, with the words "beautiful moments".
But some users told him to "follow Islam" and "ensure that she wears the hijab and modest clothes".
The cricketer on Monday tweeted that he "knows wha... | Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami has criticised social media users who have been trolling his wife because of her choice of clothes. |
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Sales of Soylent, named after the 1973 science fiction film Soylent Green set in a dystopian future, were up 300% in 2015.
The BBC's Michelle Fleury decided to put it to the taste test on the streets of New York.
Summary ... | A Silicon Valley company says it has developed a drink that contains all the nutrients and calories a person needs. |
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The visitors took the lead when John Akinde kept his cool after being played in by Gavin Hoyte.
Akinde could have made it 2-0 but lobbed just wide when one-on-one.
Luke Berry headed in Harrison Dunk's cross with 19 minutes to go before Barry Corr won it for th... | Cambridge United scored twice in 90 seconds to beat Barnet and record a fifth win in six league games. |
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A second-half penalty from midfielder Arturo Vidal, Juve's top scorer in the league and their best player this season, was enough to finish off their relegation-threatened opponents and start a party that wasn't even to be ruined by former Manchester United Pa... | As the Giro d'Italia began this weekend with Mark Cavendish winning the first stage and then Bradley Wiggins's Team Sky taking the team time trial in their pursuit of the pink jersey, another long race came to an end when Juventus overcame Palermo to retain their Serie A title. |
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The 26-year-old was the Swans' top scorer with 12 last season after signing on a free transfer from Marseille in 2015.
Ayew is now discussing personal terms with the Hammers.
Swansea hope to complete the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston to add t... | West Ham United have agreed a fee of about £20m to sign Ghana striker Andre Ayew from Swansea City. |
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After a period of flat growth, debt has begun to rise again in recent years.
The Money Charity, which compiled the statistics, says UK adults owe an average of nearly £30,000 each - mostly in mortgages, but also in loans and credit cards - 83% of the country's... | Household debts have risen to £1.5tn in the UK for the first time, new statistics show. |
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Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was found at her house in Great Wilbraham at about 06:30 BST on Friday.
She lived at the property with her husband, Stephen Nicoll, 53, also a dentist, with a practice in Harley Street.
A 53-year-old man from south Cambridgeshire, arrested... | A woman whose body was found in her Cambridgeshire home was a dentist, it has emerged. |
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Subhaan Ali was found four hours after he was seen going into the water at Stone Row Way, Rotherham, on Thursday.
A firefighter previously suggested the boy had been involved in "tombstoning", which involves jumping or diving into water from a height.
South Yo... | An 11-year-old boy whose body was pulled from a canal has been formally identified. |
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It comes after two adult carers challenged the way the benefits cap applied to people who care for their disabled adult children or relatives.
Carers can claim about £60 a week for caring for relatives - but claims can be included in the £500 benefit cap.
This... | The government discriminated against disabled people when it failed to exempt some unpaid carers from its cap on benefits, the High Court has ruled. |
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2-10: Darts - BDO World Professional Championships, Lakeside
9-10: Football - FA Cup third round
10-17: Snooker - Masters, Alexandra Palace
12-13: Football - Football League Trophy (Area finals)
14-18: Cricket - South Africa v England third Test, Johannesburg ... | BBC Sport picks out the key sporting events of 2015. |
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In total, 136 Russians applied to an IAAF doping review board for "exceptional eligibility", as the country's athletics federation is banned from international competition.
But the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has told the state-run TASS news agency only US... | Russian long jumper Darya Klishina has been cleared to compete as a "neutral" athlete at the Rio Olympics. |
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Danny Fitzsimons of Rochdale is serving a 20-year sentence for murdering Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare within 36 hours of arriving in Iraq in 2009.
All three were employed by G4S-owned ArmorGroup.
David Taylor-Smith, former chief executive of G4S UK, said the... | A security firm which hired a guard who shot dead two colleagues had "systemic failings" in its recruitment process, its former boss has told an inquest. |
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Nando's and Yo! Sushi voluntarily closed to customers on Wednesday.
It follows the reopening of Las Iguanas and Zizzi on Monday after they voluntarily shut last week over similar concerns, Liverpool City Council said.
A Liverpool One spokesman said the shoppin... | Two restaurants have temporarily shut at a Liverpool shopping centre due to concerns over mice. |
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Stephanie Conning was giving evidence about the deaths of her 25-year-old brother Rick Jones, and Tracey Cox, 23.
The inquests jury heard the three got into the ground on 15 April 1989 when an exit gate opened on police orders.
Mrs Conning said she believed fa... | A Hillsborough survivor whose brother died with his girlfriend said being blamed for their deaths was "almost as bad" as the bereavement. |
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It has placed a firm order for 75 of the aircraft, with an option for 50 more.
Bombardier described the deal as a "watershed moment", after orders had stalled for two years.
Wings for the aircraft are manufactured in Belfast. In February, the firm announced 1... | Bombardier has won a $5.6bn (£3.84bn) order for its C Series passenger planes from American airline Delta. |
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They show that in 2014/15, businesses in the Belfast council area received £85m, more than twice as much as any other council.
That included support for large expansions by firms like Citibank and PwC.
The lowest amount of grant aid went to Causeway Coast and ... | Invest NI has published job creation and grant figures for each of Northern Ireland's council areas. |
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Of the 20,400 social work orders started in 2013-14, 78% contained an element of unpaid work.
The Scottish government said the successful completion rate for social work orders had risen in each of the last five years.
The figure rose from 59% in 2008-09 to 71... | More than 1.8 million hours of unpaid work was imposed on offenders in Scotland last year as punishment for their offences, figures have shown. |
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The Welshman crossed the line 15 hours, 59 minutes and 29 seconds after winner Armel le Cleac'h who set a record time of 74 days, three hours and 35 minutes.
The 42-year-old Gosport-based Thomson's boat Hugo Boss ... | Alex Thomson completed the 2016-17 Vendee Globe round the world race in second place on Friday morning. |
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Federer, 35, made short work of beating last year's runner-up with a trademark display on Centre Court as he won in his 100th singles match at Wimbledon.
He will now play Tomas Berdych in Friday's semi-final after... | Roger Federer maintained his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title as he moved into the last four with a 6-4 6-2 7-6 (7-4) win against Milos Raonic. |
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PM Theresa May has accused EU politicians of making "threats" to try to influence the UK general election.
At a press conference in Brussels, Mr Tusk said talks would "become impossible" if arguments continued.
Meanwhile Brexit Secretary David Davis has accuse... | The stakes involved in the UK leaving the EU are too high to let "emotions get out of hand", European Council President Donald Tusk has said. |
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Leader of Rugby Borough Council, Craig Humphrey, said Sir Peter was offered the position for 12 months.
Mr Humphrey said Sir Peter, who owns Coventry Airport, would "take the LEP forward".
But concern has been raised about a possible conflict of interest when ... | Sir Peter Rigby has been asked to be the chair of Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), a fellow board member has said. |
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Kevin Lane was found guilty of shooting dead Robert Magill with a shotgun in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1994.
His argument of an "unsafe" conviction by Det Insp Christopher Spackman is being heard at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday and Thursday.
If his ... | A convicted murderer recently released from prison has said he is determined to "fight" for justice, believing his case was flawed by a crooked detective. |
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Banjo player Martin and his band The Steep Canyon Rangers were named entertainers of the year on Thursday.
"I want to thank all the other nominees ... for losing," said Martin, accepting the award at the Ryman auditorium.
Supergroup The Boxcars took the bigges... | Comedian Steve Martin has won the top award at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards in Nashville. |
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The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said journalists voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.
It said almost 92% of members balloted backed action, showing their "anger and disgust over FT's broken promises".
The changes to pension arrangements fol... | Journalists at the Financial Times have voted for strike action over proposed changes to their pensions. |
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Debt charities StepChange and the Money Advice Trust have reported rising levels of council tax debt.
They argue that increased use of bailiffs by councils could deepen these residents' financial problems.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said that baili... | Vulnerable residents with council tax debts should be given breathing space to repay arrears rather than face the threat of bailiffs, two charities say. |
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Three men, aged 26, 40 and 59, and a 29-year-old woman, were held in Birmingham on Thursday night.
A fourth man, 26, was arrested at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Friday. All five are from Birmingham.
Whitehall officials described the arrests as "signi... | Five people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels, West Midlands Police say. |
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It is not known exactly when they began disappearing, as their absence was only noticed recently.
Police said it was "unlikely the theft of hundreds of animals could be completed at once, and is more likely that multiple thefts could be carried out over a peri... | New Zealand police are investigating reports that 500 cows have been stolen from a farm in Canterbury. |
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Blood cells tend to degrade quickly, and earlier scans for blood within Oetzi's body turned up nothing.
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study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface
shows that Oetzi's remarkable preservation extends even to the blood he shed shortly ... | Researchers studying Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old body found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991, have found red blood cells around his wounds. |
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The High Court judge also found that Edwin Poots had breached the ministerial code by failing to take the issue before the Stormont Executive.
The Department of Health said Mr Poots would "read and consider" the verdict.
The complete ban, put in place during t... | Stormont's health minister did not have the power to keep an "irrational" lifetime ban on gay men giving blood in Northern Ireland, a judge has ruled. |
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Seventeen severe flood warnings have been issued - meaning there is a danger to life - for the Norfolk and Suffolk coastlines.
About 200 Army troops have arrived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to help evacuate more than 5,000 homes.
But about 70% of residents ref... | Flood defences are being bolstered in the east of England as coastal communities brace themselves for a predicted storm surge overnight. |
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Players said the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) treated them "like dirt on its shoe" and they would refuse to train if conditions did not improve.
The FAI invited them to a meeting on Wednesday, and on Thursday morning said a "successful conclusion" was... | The Republic of Ireland women's team have reached an agreement with their national association after a threat to strike over poor treatment. |
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Passengers will be able to take the so-called "Night Tube" on Fridays and Saturdays.
Transport for London (TfL) said the service would cut journey times by an average of 20 minutes.
The RMT union said the plans had "not been properly thought through and are a ... | The Tube is to run a 24-hour service at weekends from 12 September 2015, it has been announced. |
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Another escape for El Chapo, Mexico's most famous drug lord, would have made it a hat trick. He has already given two maximum security prisons the slip.
And on Friday his name trended worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of people sharing gifs, memes and joke... | It would have been a great story, except that it wasn't true. |
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Seven graves in Ferndale Cemetery were deliberately toppled in January and rubbish left strewn across the site.
More than 20 children from nearby Ferndale Community School took part in the litter pick on Tuesday.
A local stonemason has agreed to repair the hea... | School pupils have carried out a major clear-up at a cemetery in Rhondda Cynon Taff targeted by vandals. |
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The star of BBC One's The Apprentice urged applicants to be "forthcoming" and not create a "charade".
But, during a Lords debate ahead of the centenary of International Women's Day, the Labour peer called most women in business "determined and ambitious".
He a... | Laws banning bosses from asking women about children and childcare plans during job interviews are counterproductive, Lord Sugar has said. |
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Cox, 25, won gold and set a new C4 500m time trial world record in the UCI Para-cycling Track Worlds on 17 March.
"I'm not at the top of my game as I'm still really new to it so there's lots to learn. There is more I can do in cycling," she told BBC Radio Leed... | World champion Para-cyclist Kadeena Cox says she has more to learn in order to improve ahead of the Paralympics. |
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The independent savings bank will close its Motherwell and Baillieston branches, and part-time outlets in Muirhead and Shotts, on 28 August.
The bank said the move was a result of changes in branch usage and unsustainable operating costs.
Its core branches in ... | Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB) is to shut four of its eight branches, following a strategic review of the business. |
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Christopher Metcalfe, 70, from Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, is accused of five historical sex offences against three girls in the 1970s and '80s.
The woman, now in her 40s, was 15 when she was attacked by Mr Metcalfe, a rural studies teacher at Skegby Hall, nea... | A woman who accuses a teacher of raping her while she was in care has denied making up the allegation for money. |
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In a speech to the Vatican diplomatic corps, the pontiff called on religious leaders to reaffirm that "one can never kill in God's name".
He also warned that poverty served as fertile ground for radicalisation.
Scores of people died in jihadist attacks in Euro... | Pope Francis has condemned as "homicidal madness" recent deadly "fundamentalist-inspired" attacks around the world. |
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Well, it's time to put that knowledge to good use. Have a crack at this little quiz we've put together for you to do over a mince pie and a sherry this festive period.
Because some of these kits will hurt your eyes, we have thrown in the odd retro classic too.... | Reckon you know all about bad football kits and the men who bravely stepped out wearing them? |
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Two entrants made it through to the British awards to be held in Manchester in September.
The public vote winner was urban seafood seller ShrimpWreck, while fried chicken specialist The Buffalo Truck was crowned champion by a panel of top chefs.
Summary (one ... | More than a dozen food trucks have taken part in the inaugural Scottish Street Food Awards at The Pitt in Edinburgh. |
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Following a series of high-profile injuries, referee Nigel Owens said compulsory head-guards could be an option for the sport.
But the 27-year-old Davies, who wears a scrum cap, believes "fierce" collisions mean "bangs" are inevitable.
"It's part of the game u... | Clermont Auvergne and Wales centre Jonathan Davies does not believe making players wear protective headgear would prevent concussion in rugby. |
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The female jaguar escaped its handlers after the ceremony on Monday and attacked a soldier, a spokesman said.
Four tranquiliser darts failed to stop it and a soldier shot it with a pistol.
Organisers for the Rio Games said it had been a mistake to exhibit the ... | A jaguar has been shot dead shortly after it was used in an Olympic torch relay in the Brazilian city of Manaus, the army said. |
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Churcher took over the side in August after Steve Larkins' departure and guided the Reds to fifth in National League Division Two South.
"It is with a heavy heart that I have decided not to continue with Redruth RFC for the 2017-18 season," he said.
"I will st... | Redruth head coach Marek Churcher has decided to step down after eight months in charge. |
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Police were called to reports of a serious assault at Sandford Holiday Park near Wareham in the early hours.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 41-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The arrested man - from Torquay - is believed to be kno... | A murder inquiry has been launched after a man died at a Dorset holiday park. |
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Lawrence Kenwright says he intends to develop a total of five hotels in the city over the next few years.
Mr Kenwright owns four hotels in Liverpool, including one themed around legendary football manager Bill Shankly.
Manchester United and Northern Ireland st... | A Liverpool-based developer has announced a plan to build a George Best-themed hotel in Belfast. |
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The Scottish Local Government Partnership (SLGP) comprises of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire councils.
They broke away from umbrella group Cosla last year.
Ms Constance said the government "will only negotiate with one body".
Cosla remai... | Communities Secretary Angela Constance is to meet leaders of a Labour-led council splinter group to hear their concerns about being "frozen out" of funding talks. |
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It was the second such hanging, with several more death sentences handed down by a domestic court set up to try local collaborators of the Pakistani army from that period.
The judicial process has come under repeated international criticism for not being up to... | Last Saturday, Bangladesh executed a senior Islamist party leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. |
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Isco gave Real an eighth-minute lead before Tana levelled with a firm shot.
Wales forward Bale was shown red early in the second half for shoving Jonathan Viera, who scored a penalty after a Sergio Ramos handball.
Kevin-Prince Boateng fired in moments later be... | Cristiano Ronaldo scored two late goals as Real Madrid - who had Gareth Bale sent off - came from 3-1 down to draw with Las Palmas at the Bernabeu. |
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Sarfraz Khan, 35, was stabbed to death and three men were seriously hurt when a row, which began over the use of a mop and bucket, escalated.
Mohammed Nasar, 32, and Tariq Mahmood, 26, of Cecil Avenue, Great Horton, were given life sentences at Bradford Crown ... | Four men have been jailed over the killing of their cousin in a dispute over a family-run ice cream business. |
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Joyce was furious on Sunday when he was run out despite footage indicating fielder Mohammad Nabi had crossed the boundary rope when fielding the ball.
Two days later the 37-year-old batted for Ireland's entire inn... | Ed Joyce responded to his controversial run-out on Sunday with an unbeaten 160 that helped Ireland earn a 2-2 one-day series draw against Afghanistan. |
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The man was struck by the tree when it fell during high winds in Kings' Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire, at 13:50.
Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the man, whose age is not yet known, had been riding through the park on a mobility scooter when he was hurt.
P... | A man has died after being hit by a falling tree. |
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After a sterile first half Rijeka threatened a miracle recovery from their 3-0 aggregate deficit when Marin Tomasov scored with a sublime strike.
Substitute Zoran Krvzic then netted with the aid of a deflection.
But McGinn raced clear to fire in and Hayes drov... | Goals from Niall McGinn and Jonny Hayes ended any Aberdeen anxieties as they made it through to the Europa League third qualifying round. |
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Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov's vest showed Mr Putin in a navy cap along with the words "the most polite president".
The politically-charged Europa League match was the biggest sporting encounter between the nations since Turkey shot down a Russia... | A Russian footballer taunted Turkish fans by pulling off his shirt to reveal a picture of President Putin after a match in Istanbul. |
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Boys aged five to 16 get on average £10.70 a week made up from pocket money, a paid job or paid chores. Girls are on £8.50 a week, data suggests.
The survey of 2,000 UK children by researchers Childwise also found boys were given more financial independence.
P... | Boys receive £2.20 more pocket money a week than girls, a survey has found, suggesting the gender pay gap starts early and in the home. |
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Academics have officially logged 421 terms - including "snaw" (snow), "sneesl" (to begin to rain or snow) and "skelf" (a large snowflake).
The study by the University of Glasgow is part of a project to compile the first Historical Thesaurus of Scots, which is ... | Scotland has more than 400 words and expressions for snow, according to a project to compile a Scots thesaurus. |
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A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing two, and stabbed a police officer to death outside Parliament.
Leaders of France and Germany, which suffered deadly vehicle attacks last year, offered the UK their support.
The ... | Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. |
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Mae llai o ddisgyblion wedi bod yn dewis astudio Cymraeg fel un o'u pynciau Lefel A ac mae hynny'n "drueni", meddai'r Athro Sioned Davies wrth raglen Newyddion 9.
"Mewn ffordd, efallai bod hynny yn adlewyrchu pa mor gryf mae pobl yn teimlo ynglŷn â'u Cymraeg, ... | Mae pennaeth Ysgol y Gymraeg ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, sydd ar fin rhoi gorau i'w swydd, yn dweud ei bod yn pryderu am y niferoedd sydd yn astudio'r Gymraeg ar lefel uwch. |
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The 26-year-old had re-signed for the Red Rose club for the 2017 T20 Blast, which he helped them win in 2015.
But Lancashire have not received the necessary paperwork from Cricket Australia to allow him to rejoin.
"The decision has been taken for me to rest up... | Australia all-rounder James Faulkner has been refused permission to play for Lancashire this summer by his country because of an ongoing knee injury. |
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James Graham Mallinson, 72, died when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to traffic on the A27 on 22 August.
A minute's silence was held after the names of the victims were read out at the inquest in Horsham.
First causes of death were given as burns and s... | The last Shoreham Airshow crash victim has been named at the start of inquests into the deaths of the 11 who died. |
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Derick Almena and Max Harris are facing multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Mr Almena was leaseholder at the warehouse, a bohemian collective and living space for about 20 people, and Mr Harris was his deputy.
The 2 December 2016 fire broke out during... | Two people have been arrested over a warehouse fire last year in Oakland, California, that left 36 people dead. |
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The incident is said to have happened in Main Street, Bellshill, on Sunday.
The boy was referred to the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) by Police Scotland.
SCRA runs a hearings system for children and young people in Scotland who are either... | A 12-year-old boy has been reported for allegedly carrying a knife in a North Lanarkshire street. |
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Marden Henge has been almost destroyed by ploughing and no longer has any standing stones, but encloses an area of 15 hectares (37 acres).
A mound at the centre of the Wiltshire site still exists, which English Heritage archaeologists plan to spend six weeks d... | Work on one of Britain's least understood ancient sites is to start. |
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But in our modern age, the digital moving trucks must also roar into action, as prime presidential online real estate gets a makeover, and eight years of President Obama's social media chat is confined to the national archives.
Let’s start with WhiteHouse.gov,... | Much is written about the Herculean effort to move one family out of the White House and a new family in within the space of just a few hours. |
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Mary Shipstone, aged seven, was shot as she returned to the safe house in East Sussex in 2014 with her mother.
Yasser Alromisse shot her in the head and then turned the gun on himself.
Mary's mother told police her solicitor had inadvertently sent her address ... | The address of a girl fatally shot on her doorstep by her estranged father was accidentally sent to him by her mother's solicitor, it has emerged. |
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The fault involved runners' "chip time", usually triggered by microchips worn by entrants as they pass sensors at the start and finish lines.
Organisers said a "malfunction" on Sunday meant not all 3,150 chips were read at the start line at Royal Norfolk Showg... | A technical fault left Norwich Half Marathon runners without an official race time, organisers have confirmed. |
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The 26-year-old world number 49 took the first set 7-6 (7-5) against American Sam Querrey, having saved four break points.
The second set also went to a tie-break, which Querrey won 7-6 (10-8), but then Bedene withdrew when trailing 2-1 in the third.
The Brito... | British number two Aljaz Bedene was forced to retire hurt in his opening match at the ASB Classic in Auckland. |
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"Sometimes I can't believe how independent I have become and how easily I can get by on my own."
Ten years ago, back in Iran, Marjan broke her back in an accident and now she relies on crutches and a mobility scooter to get around.
As she weaves in and out of ... | "London has completely changed my life," says 31-year old Marjan Kalanaki, a post-graduate computer science student from Tehran who now lives in the UK. |
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An early score by Andrei Ostrikov was added to by tries from Nev Edwards and Will Addison before the break.
The Premiership side only secured their bonus point when Samoa centre Leota crossed out wide with a minute to go.
Sale sit second in the group, two poin... | Jonny Leota scored a late bonus-point try as Sale Sharks set up a decider against Newport for a place in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals. |
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The government argues it is simpler - and that over the next 15 years, most people will end up getting a higher pension.
It is currently worth £155 a week for those who qualify, or around £8,000 a year.
Women, and the self-employed, are among the groups that, ... | The new flat-rate, or single-tier, state pension has come into effect for everyone retiring after 6 April, 2016. |
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The sport has changed a lot since 1977 - the game itself, its characters, and its fashion.
Snooker got its big break during the 1970s and 1980s, with the advent of colour television and increased media exposure bo... | The 2016 World Championship final between Mark Selby and Ding Junhui, which begins on Sunday, will be the 40th to be played at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre - snooker's most iconic venue. |
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Inspectors from the regulator failed to spot the extent of child sexual exploitation in the town over several years, rating the council as adequate.
Debbie Jones, Ofsted's director of social care, told MPs the regulator was "sorry" for not spotting the abuse.
... | Ofsted has admitted its inspections of children's services in Rotherham, where more than 1,400 children were sexually abused, was "not good enough". |
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South Wales Police PCs Jeremy Fowler, 39, and Mathew Davies, 37, have been summonsed for sexual assault and assault respectively.
Both men, who work in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff, have been suspended and will appear at Swansea Magistrates' Court in ... | Two policemen will appear in court over sexual assault and assault allegations relating to another officer. |
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The 35-year-old brought an end to his sporting career after Yorkshire Carnegie's Championship play-off defeat by Doncaster Knights.
Sinfield had been signed on an 18-month deal with Carnegie but announced his retirement last month.
"I'm really glad I did it. I... | Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield has said he would have regretted not testing himself in rugby union. |
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There was a fourfold increase in the diagnosis of potentially curable cancers in the Manchester pilot, Macmillan Cancer Support said.
Early diagnosis of lung cancer in "stages one or two" is seen as crucial for a patient's survival.
Consultant Dr Phil Barber s... | Thousands of lives across the UK could be saved after a scheme in which smokers received CT scans in shopping centres, a cancer charity says. |
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The Equalities Act would also be reformed to tackle discrimination against people with mental health problems, the party has pledged.
The party is also promising 10,000 more staff working in NHS mental health treatment by 2020.
Labour said the Tories appeared ... | The 1983 Mental Health Act would be scrapped and replaced with new laws governing treatment, under Conservative plans for England and Wales. |
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The £800,000 fund is aimed at Scots who are classed as physically inactive, meaning they do less than 30 minutes of exercise three or four times a week.
About 21% of people fit that category, according to the Scottish government, which has launched the scheme... | A Commonwealth Games legacy fund has been set up to encourage exercise among the least active people in Scotland. |
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The public have been asked to help track down those responsible for the massive piles of refuse at a warehouse near Newton Mearns.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said calls about the former Netherplace... | Efforts are under way to clear a major illegal waste dump which has seen swarms of flies bothering homes to the south of Glasgow. |
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The 165-hectare (408 acres) Dunsbury Farm borders the wildlife-rich chalk downland of Compton.
The trust intends to develop the farm habitat to support species including the Glanville fritillary.
Manager Tony Tutton said the £2.7m purchase was a "crucial piec... | The habitat of a rare butterfly on the Isle of Wight is to be protected following a major acquisition of farmland by the National Trust. |
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Midfielder Lasley, 36, has been with the Premiership club since 2006.
Blyth, 23, ended last season on loan from Leicester City to Blackpool, scoring twice in eight appearances for the League One club.
Tait, 26, helped Grimsby win promotion to League Two and He... | Motherwell have signed striker Jacob Blyth and defenders Ben Heneghan and Richard Tait after agreeing a new one-year deal with captain Keith Lasley. |
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Kirsty, who was born with a rare heart defect and was given just weeks to live at the age of four, attracted attention when she joined Beckham to launch the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
She went on to raise more than £7.5m for Manchester's Francis Hous... | David Beckham has paid tribute to "inspirational young lady" Kirsty Howard, who has died at the age of 20. |
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It is the first time that the fraught discussion over transgender bathroom rights has reached the country's highest court.
Judges voted 5-3 to halt a lower court's order that Gavin Grimm, 17, be allowed to use the boys' bathroom.
They will consider the case ag... | The US Supreme Court has temporarily overturned a ruling that allowed a transgender high school student to use the bathroom of his choice. |
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Two companies are challenging a provision of a 2010 healthcare overhaul that requires employers to cover the cost of workers' birth control.
Their owners say that violates their Christian beliefs. The government says an exemption would undermine the law.
A rul... | The US Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that turns on whether for-profit companies can exercise religious beliefs. |
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North Korea has threatened to use force to stop the broadcasts, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
High-level talks to resolve the issue went through a second night on Sunday.
Both country's militaries are on alert after a brief exchange of fire a... | South Korean President Park Geun-hye has said its cross-border propaganda broadcasts will continue until Pyongyang apologises for landmines that injured two South Korean soldiers. |
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Prevent is one of four strands of the government's counter-terrorism strategy, known as Contest. It was created by the Labour government in 2003 and its remit was widened by the coalition government in 2011.
The other strands are: Prepare; Protect; and Pursue.... | Reality Check has been looking at the government's approach to tackling radicalisation and the counter-terrorism strategy known as Prevent; how does the strategy work and why does it divide opinion? |
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