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DF Concerts repaid the money after confirming in November that the Strathallan Castle event would not take place this year.
It was given a £150,000 grant after the festival was forced to move from Balado in Kinross in 2015.
DF Concerts announced a three-day fe... | T in the Park organisers have paid back £50,000 of a Scottish government grant awarded to help the festival relocate. |
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The Peterborough Society of Model Engineers had to leave Thorpe Hall after 20 years after owners Sue Ryder wanted to use the land.
The society wanted to re-locate to the Hostel Site in London Road, Yaxley.
Peterborough City Council's planning committee has rej... | Proposals to re-build a miniature railway in Peterborough, which left its previous site two years ago, have been rejected by planners. |
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They say they have had more than 100 offers from people with holiday accommodation in places including Cornwall, Scotland, Cyprus and Ibiza.
Other donations include counselling sessions, beauty treatments and meals.
Kay Gilbert and Angie Mays from Ilfracombe s... | Two friends are organising free holidays for people made homeless by the Grenfell fire, as well as emergency service workers who helped the victims. |
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O'Brien won Saturday's 2,000 Guineas with Churchill and also won both Classics in 2005 and 2012.
Winter, ridden by Wayne Lordan, denied Ryan Moore a Guineas double as stablemate and 9-4 favourite Rhododendron was second, with Frankie Dettori third on Daban.
O'... | Winter won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a third double in the Guineas. |
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the two officers under investigation were a detective sergeant and detective constable.
The pair investigated a sexual offence complaint against Savile by a woman who contacted the force in March 2008.
T... | Two detectives from Sussex Police who dealt with a sex crime allegation against Jimmy Savile have been served with gross misconduct notices. |
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The unnamed captain collapsed and was taken to hospital after the verdict.
Homosexuality is not a crime for civilians, but the South Korea's military law bans homosexual activity by army personnel.
Human rights groups have accused the armed forces of conductin... | A South Korean military court has given an army captain a suspended six-month prison sentence for having sex with another male soldier. |
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Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday there should be "flexibility to manage the system" of taxation.
But Tory party sources have told the BBC it was not a hint at plans to raise taxes in the Conservative manifesto.
The shadow chancellor John McDonnell ac... | Speculation that the Conservatives are planning tax rises, if they win the general election, have been played down by party sources. |
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The 19-year-old joined the Blues' youth academy from Rotherham as a youngster but has yet to make a first-team outing for the Premier League side.
The England Under-19 international spent time on loan at Barnsley last year, making five appearances.
"He is a qu... | League One side Fleetwood Town have signed Chelsea forward Alex Kiwomya on a short-term loan deal. |
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She told the Radio Times magazine they have their differences but she "admired him a lot".
"I would always stand by him. Paul and I had our differences about what was important to us, but he is a brilliant bread-maker and I admired him a lot."
She said "no one... | Mary Berry has said she is "standing by" former fellow judge Paul Hollywood as he continues with The Great British Bake Off in its new Channel 4 home. |
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The 2012 co-hosts won a vote by the Confederation of African Football's executive committee in Cairo on Wednesday ahead of Algeria and Ghana.
It will be the second time as hosts for the country, which is located on the west coast of Africa, having previously s... | Gabon have been chosen to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals. |
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Rigg, 28, was sent off in the first-half after a challenge on Jake Jarvis.
He now faces a three-match suspension starting with Tuesday's League Two home clash with Stevenage.
"Chances of success at appeal are probably limited because to the letter of the law i... | Newport County will not appeal against the red card given to Sean Rigg in the FA Cup second round goalless draw at Plymouth Argyle. |
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Khan, 29, has jumped two weight divisions to challenge his Mexican rival for the WBC middleweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
At Friday's weigh-in, both men scaled 155lb, bang on the catch-weight limit.
"Khan can win if he doesn't mix it up with ... | British boxing legend Lennox Lewis says Amir Khan can upset the odds and beat Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Saturday, if he sticks to his game-plan. |
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According to recent official media reports, the vice chairman of Xinjiang's regional government, Zhu Changjie, recently told reporters that "the government is trying to develop a standardised system to input minority members' names".
Uighur, Kazakh and Tibetan... | Authorities in China's Xinjiang region have announced their intentions to "clear up" inconsistencies in the names of people from various ethnic groups by the end of the year. |
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A report said that two new residential units and a health care facility have improved safety at the County Londonderry jail.
It added that care for those at risk of self-harm was good.
But it warned that poor industrial relations with prison officers was a bar... | The first major inspection of Magilligan Prison for four years has found that improvements have been made but with "room for further progress". |
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Kieran Dorian became obsessed with the women, who he knew from his school days in Dundee, over the course of four years.
In a separate incident, he spat blood at the officer's feet after making sexually offensive remarks towards her.
Dorian, 20, was sentenced ... | A stalker who threatened to rape a police officer and bombarded four victims with messages on social media has been given a community sentence. |
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On the third Thursday in November the occasion is celebrated across France with fireworks, music and other festivities.
It marks the arrival of the first bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau wine which are released at 00:01 under French law.
But Swansea, which was po... | For most of the UK, Beaujolais Day is an 1980s fashion which was ditched as unceremoniously as shell suits - but not in Swansea. |
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Balta Island Seafare Ltd is to install two new electronic seal scarers and introduce stronger nets at its sites off Unst.
It said the move would give better protection to salmon stocks.
The company operates a total of four marine farming sites off the coast of... | A Shetland fish farm is investing nearly £100,000 in a project designed to protect stock from seals. |
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Three-time world champion Hamilton has won one of the season's four races and finished fourth at the Russian Grand Prix last time out.
"Lewis had a difficult weekend in both qualifying and the race," said Wolff.
"We've since been unpicking what happened to und... | There are no "magic bullets to understanding" Lewis Hamilton's car issues, says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. |
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Rashid was last man out, caught at cover from a mistimed drive, to end England's stubborn resistance on day five with just 6.3 overs remaining.
Prior to that, the 27-year-old spinner had batted 242 minutes for 61.
"I am sure he is reflecting on the shot he pla... | England coach Trevor Bayliss says no-one is blaming Adil Rashid for the manner of his decisive dismissal in the 178-run second Test defeat by Pakistan. |
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He also argued Britain should be willing to engage in military action in Syria to "restore safety" there.
Ministers have raised the prospect of air strikes on so-called Islamic State extremists in Syria, but say this would only happen with the Commons' approva... | The UK should "take its share" of refugees from Syria, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has said. |
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They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114.
But the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats opposed the bill, while 47 Labour MPs and Tory ex-chancellor Ken Clarke rebelled.
The bill now faces f... | MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. |
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NHS Providers said the cap, which limits pay rises to 1% a year to 2019, was causing severe recruitment and retention problems in England.
The body, which represents NHS trusts in England, said the next government must look at the issue immediately.
Labour say... | The pay cap on NHS staff must be lifted because it puts patient safety at risk, NHS bosses say. |
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A modern language is defined in England as one that can be spoken or written - so BSL cannot qualify at the moment.
But deaf awareness charity Signature points out that sign language is included on the education curriculum in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
The go... | Ministers are facing calls to make British Sign Language count as a modern foreign language at GCSE level. |
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Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies, VC, CB, CMG, DSO is best-remembered by followers of Welsh military history as a war hero from the Boer War, who won the Victoria Cross.
On 17 September 1901, as a 23-year-old lieutenant with less than two years' experienc... | A writer believes he has uncovered how a middle-ranking Welsh army officer may have helped to alter the course of World War One. |
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Developers of Horizon Nuclear Power hope to start building Wylfa Newydd, by 2020 but need to secure permission first.
A consultation into plans to widen the A5025 between Valley and Wylfa has been launched.
Horizon said the pre-construction work would reduce b... | Road improvements to prepare for the construction of a £10bn proposed nuclear site on Anglesey are being put to islanders. |
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Supt Steve Furnham, of South Wales Police, was speaking after the Borussia Dortmund team bus was damaged in a series of explosions on Tuesday.
The German club was due to play at home to Monaco in the Champions League quarter-final first leg in Dortmund.
The ma... | Everything is being done to ensure the Champions League final passes off smoothly when Cardiff hosts the world football's biggest club competition in June, police have said. |
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The University of Birmingham announced its discovery in July and revealed the manuscript is at least 1,370 years old.
Susan Worrall, from the university, described the manuscript as being "a global treasure".
It is on display at the university's Edgbaston camp... | Fragments of a Koran believed to be one of the oldest ever found have gone on public display in Birmingham. |
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The AS Port-Louis 2000 (ASPL 2000) goalkeeper was arrested in September after an Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit found 22 doses of heroin in his home in Port Louis.
His lawyer moved for a temporary lifting of the travel ban imposed on Leopold since his arrest but pol... | Mauritius international Joseph Leopold has not been allowed to travel to Sudan for an African Champions League fixture because of drug trafficking charges. |
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Sky won five of the seven TV packages on offer, but paid 83% more than it did in the last auction three years ago.
However, shares in BT rose 3.65% after it paid £960m for two of the TV packages, 30% more than last time.
Analysts at Jefferies said the outcome ... | Sky's shares ended the day 2.2% lower after the company agreed to pay £4.1bn to show live Premier League football between 2016 and 2019. |
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Constant Dullaart's 'army', staffed via two volunteers, will be dispatched to add likes to various posts across the social network.
He told the BBC that he wants to protest against what he calls the "quantification of social capital".
It is a violation of Face... | A Dutch artist is compiling thousands of fake Facebook profiles, all named after soldiers who fought in the US revolution in the 18th century. |
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Employees in the Unite trade union are disputing a below-inflation pay rise of 1%, which has been imposed.
About 20 union members, including cleaners, security and maintenance staff, are picketing the Bank's headquarters in the City of London.
Some are wearing... | A three-day strike by some Bank of England support staff has begun, after talks at the conciliation service Acas ended without agreement. |
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They will use pig carcasses and smaller animals in a "body farm" as the results will be comparable with human remains.
The aim is to be able to provide data which would help police with murder investigations and non-criminal cases where bodies are found.
Glynd... | Forensic science students are studying how animal remains decompose in a bid to help solve criminal investigations. |
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The quick thinking officer asked the lorry driver if he'd seen the boy, who had run away from his parents in Tiverton, Devon.
When the driver said he had seen someone matching the description, PCSO Paul Goodier jumped aboard.
They tracked the boy down close to... | A police community support officer flagged down a gritter lorry to help successfully track down a missing boy. |
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The move came after a yearlong league investigation into claims he abused his then-girlfriend in Ohio in 2016.
Prosecutors decided not to charge Elliott, but the league's inquiry found substantial evidence showing physical confrontations with his ex-girlfriend... | Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for six games after domestic violence incidents, the NFL announced. |
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GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society is working with Community Shares Scotland to raise more than £1.5m in investment.
So far the effort has received more than £517,000 in pledges to take shares in the venture.
The distillery would be built on farm... | Scotland's first community-owned craft whisky distillery could be created near Dingwall in Ross-shire. |
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Dame Sally Davies is worried that recent controversies over the use of medicines have damaged faith in the way research is carried out and presented.
The review will publish its findings by the end of the year.
A copy of her request was obtained by the BBC's F... | The chief medical officer for England has called for an independent review of the safety and efficacy of medicines. |
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Cotterill, 49, who has been out of management since leaving Nottingham Forest in July 2012, has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal.
City, currently 23rd in the table, have been looking for a new boss following th... | League One side Bristol City have named Steve Cotterill as their new manager. |
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The snake was anaesthetised for the seven-hour operation, Dr Taweesak Anansiriwattana told BBC Thai's Issariya Praithongyaem.
Doctors at Klongluang Animal Hospital had to cut through the skin and abdominal cavity wall in order to reach the tumour, which weighe... | Thai veterinarians have operated on a 10-year-old anaconda to remove a large tumour from near its heart. |
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Mohanad al-Akidi, the correspondent for the Sada news agency in the IS-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul, was shot dead at the Ghazlani base on Monday.
Mr Akidi was abducted in July while he travelled to Dohuk province.
On Friday Raad Mohamed al-Azzawi, a came... | Two Iraqi journalists have been killed by Islamic State (IS) in the past four days, Reporters Without Borders says. |
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The nation gathered in towns and cities to grieve for the dead and think of the injured in the wake of the third such onslaught in three months.
The silence was marked at 11:00 BST.
Seven people were killed and 48 injured, 15 of whom remain in a critical condi... | A minute's silence has been held across the UK as a mark of respect for those affected by the terror attack in London on Saturday night. |
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The Belarusian was defeated in three sets by Serena Williams in Tuesday's Wimbledon quarter-final and faced post-match questions over her noise levels.
"I'm tired of these questions," she said. "It's annoying as guys grunt.
"I was practising next to Nadal and ... | Victoria Azarenka has defended her on-court grunting and insists former men's champion Rafael Nadal is louder than her. |
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Adam Haywood denied causing 29-year-old Louise Wright's death by careless driving in Nottingham in 2014.
The city's crown court heard Mr Haywood, 30, of Langley Mill, Derbyshire, had failed to indicate when Ms Wright was crossing a city centre junction.
A retr... | The jury in a trial of a man accused of killing a cyclist when she was dragged under his lorry has been discharged. |
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A tiny breeding colony of the northern bald ibis - a critically endangered species - was found near the city in 2002.
Only one female returned from the wintering grounds in spring 2013.
Three further birds held in captivity were abandoned last week after their... | A rare bird may become extinct in Syria because of the capture of Palmyra by Islamic State, experts say. |
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At first glance, Lance Armstrong is as he always seemed: supremely fit, ultra-confident, smart and eloquent.
But look into the whites of his eyes from a few feet away, as I did when we spoke at length in Texas last week, and you see it - a weariness, at times ... | Look into his eyes and you notice it. |
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It's hoped it will take the clearest pictures ever of the surface and the data taken will help scientists to learn lots more about the dwarf planet.
You can keep up to date with the very latest on the fly-by on our live page.
But here's Newsround's run-down of... | After nine years of travelling, and a three billion mile journey, the New Horizons probe is getting close to its fly-by of Pluto. |
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He said at a city council meeting he promises "complete and total" reform after the death of Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times.
Hundreds of people blocked traffic and chanted "16 shots and a cover-up", demanding Mr Emanuel resign.
Jason Van Dyke, the whit... | An apology by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over the shooting death of a black teenager by police has sparked peaceful protests in the city. |
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17 February 2017 Last updated at 07:07 GMT
MOTD Kickabout is on every Saturday morning at 7:45am on the CBBC channel.
You can also watch the latest episode on CBBC iPlayer.
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| Look ahead to the weekend's FA cup matches with Match of the Day Kickabout's build-up. |
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Representatives of St Paul's Eye Unit, based at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, were presented with the award at Liverpool Town Hall.
Lord Mayor of Liverpool Erica Kemp said the unit's "reputation for world class excellence" deserved to be recognised.... | An eye hospital in Liverpool has been given the freedom of the city. |
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Jean-Francois Cope officially won the UMP election on Sunday but Francois Fillon demanded a recount after it emerged 1,300 votes had been omitted.
UMP mediator Alain Juppe has asked the two to meet him by Sunday evening.
He also demanded an end to the name-cal... | The two rivals in the disputed leadership contest for France's conservative opposition have been called to face-to-face talks. |
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Rhodes turned in Grant Hanley's header from a Craig Conway corner just before half-time to put the hosts ahead.
Substitute Tom Lawrence crossed from the right to set up Scotland international striker Rhodes for his fourth goal in three games.
And Lawrence fini... | Jordan Rhodes scored a goal in each half as Blackburn beat Charlton to register their first win of the season. |
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Caledonian Railway said the cost of the damage to the LMS brakevan at its Brechin station could be as much as £25,000.
It said last night's blaze was a "huge blow" to the volunteers who operate the railway.
Dundee Museum of Transport said the incident was "sto... | A recently restored 1940's brakevan at a volunteer-run Angus railway has been destroyed by fire-raisers. |
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Shin Hyun-woo was found guilty of accidental homicide and falsely advertising the deadly product.
Reckitt Benckiser is one of several firms linked to the deaths.
Lotte Mart, Homeplus and other retailers were also found guilty of selling the toxic product.
Mr S... | A former South Korean executive of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser has received a seven-year prison sentence over a humidifier disinfectant linked to the death of around 100 people. |
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Three live operations from Belfast City Hospital were, this week, beamed to the largest cardiovascular interventional conference in San Francisco.
About 450 health professionals from around the world watched cardiologists perform procedures on three women.
The... | Northern Ireland is at the centre of cutting-edge pioneering heart interventions that are leading the way across the world. |
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An internal report claims the technology has also been used in other African countries and in Syria.
The Ugandan government denies the operation exists.
The firm, Gamma Group, says it does not assist or encourage any government agency in the misuse of its prod... | A UK-based firm has sold surveillance technology to Uganda which has been used to crush and potentially blackmail opponents of the president, according to documents seen by BBC Newsnight. |
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While some regions on the map appear to meet national standards in terms of offering regular reviews and support, others fall short, says Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
He said tackling the disease was a key priority and the new atlas should drive improvements.... | A new dementia atlas, published by the government, reveals patchy NHS care for the condition across England. |
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The boy had been at Sutton Lakes at Sutton at Hone, near Dartford, and was reported missing at 13:45 GMT on Friday, Kent Police said.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service are at one of the lakes, which is owned by the Dartford and District Angling and Preservation Soc... | A search is under way for a 16-year-old boy who has gone missing at a fishing lake. |
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Willie Mullins has a strong team as he bids to beat Paul Nicholls and become the first Irishman to win the British trainers' title since the 1960s.
Mullins saddles Champion Hurdle winner Annie Power in Thursday's Aintree Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-u... | Annie Power and Cue Card are among the favourites on the first day of the 2016 Grand National meeting at Aintree. |
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Leader Nicola Sturgeon, who is also the country's first minister, believed the move was wrong.
However, she said that if her party won the 5 May election then "no taxpayer" would see their income tax bill rise.
In April 2017, Holyrood will receive new powers t... | The SNP said it would not adopt UK government plans to raise the starting point at which workers in Scotland pay the 40p tax rate. |
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The trees in Victoria Park were felled to restore the link between the Arch of Remembrance and the park's gates.
The Friends of Victoria Park said it was not "obvious" how many trees would be lost when it was consulted.
Leicester City Council said all the tree... | Chopping down about 50 trees in a Leicester park to improve the route to a "significant" war memorial has been described as "devastating". |
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Briton Farah, 34, will retire from the track this month to concentrate on marathons, while Jamaican legend Bolt's last event will be the 4x100m relay.
"Those boys are coming for me - they are hungry," said Farah, ... | Mo Farah says he will take "nothing for granted" following Usain Bolt's failure to win the world 100m gold medal as the pair prepare for their final major championship appearances on Saturday. |
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NHS Highland will hold the sessions in Dingwall from 14 September until the end of the month.
The classes on techniques will be run as part of this year's Lip Reading Awareness Week, which runs from 14 to 19 September.
Speech and language therapist Liz Kraft s... | A Scottish health board has offered adults with hearing loss taster classes in lip reading. |
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The 63-year-old received the National Book Award for non-fiction for her work, which chronicles her youth in 1960s New York.
As she collected her $10,000 (£6,254) prize, Smith urged publishers not to let technology kill traditional books.
"There is nothing mo... | Veteran rock singer Patti Smith has won a prestigious US book award for her memoir, Just Kids. |
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Amid chaotic scenes, police ordered journalists from the scene at Bicske, declaring it an "operation zone".
The train had left Budapest hours after police let migrants into the railway station following a two-day stand-off.
Meanwhile, there have been sharp dis... | Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police tried to force migrants off a train at a refugee camp. |
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Services were cancelled or delayed on Monday morning after the problem occurred between Dingle Road and Cardiff Central.
Replacement buses were laid on while the line was closed and Cardiff Bus was accepting train tickets via reasonable routes.
Network Rail ap... | Trains into Cardiff from Barry and Penarth are now running normally after an earlier points failure. |
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Writing in Plos Medicine they suggest that less blood reaches the brain during these moments, leading to brain cell damage over time.
Dementia experts say this is a "robust study" and "plausible explanation" that needs further investigation.
Charities point ou... | People who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when suddenly standing up are at increased risk of dementia, scientists say. |
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Competing "follicly challenged" individuals strived to pull a suction cup, connected by a single red rope, off their opponent's head.
The Bald Men Club has attracted about 65 members from all over the country since it was formed in 1989.
It aims to encourage p... | More than 30 bald men in Japan are holding their annual get-together which includes an unusual variant of the tug-of-war rope pulling game. |
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Actually, it's only three. But with peak chart positions of 1-2-1, it could yet become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu Jr, the 21-year-old has become renowned for his witty, autobiographical wordplay.
So, as his debut album, Disc-Ov... | "I've got more hits than a disciplined child," raps Tinie Tempah on his latest single, Written In The Stars. |
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John Pennington, deputy leader of the Conservative group on Bradford City Council, said the sound was "noise pollution" and was getting worse.
He is due to bring up the matter at a council meeting on Tuesday, the Telegraph & Argus reports.
Emergency services c... | A councillor has said emergency services should limit the use of sirens as they gave the impression of "a city gripped by lawlessness". |
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The violence, sparked by the alleged harassment of a young Hindu woman by a Muslim man, lasted two days.
A few days later, seven women, all Muslims, went to the police alleging that they were gang-raped during the violence that broke out in their villages. The... | More than 60 people died and thousands were forced to flee their villages when Hindu-Muslim riots erupted in two districts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in 2013. |
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The 25-year-old has made over 200 appearances for the Stair Park club in six seasons and replaces departing Kyle Letheren in the Dens Park squad.
Bulgarian defender Kostadin Gadshalov, who joined the Dark Blues in January, agreed a new one-year deal last week.... | Dundee have signed Stranraer goalkeeper David Mitchell on a two-year deal. |
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Gloucestershire Police said it launched a large scale response following a report of the boy being put into the boot of a vehicle and driven away.
Officers spent two hours investigating on Sunday before locating the boy and his "extremely apologetic" family.
S... | A prank abduction involving a 12-year-old boy in Cheltenham has been slammed by police as "inappropriate and potentially dangerous". |
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The drama, in Russia's western Pskov region, was streamed live on the video app Periscope by the boy, Denis, and his girlfriend Katya. Dozens of their friends watched it, Russian media say.
Special forces finally stormed the house and found the children's bodi... | Two 15-year-old Russian youths fired at police from a cottage window for several hours before their bodies were found with gunshot wounds. |
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In October Southern tweeted: "Time to get back on track. Tweet @RMTunion & tell them how rail strikes make you feel."
Dozens of passengers immediately responded by criticising Southern.
The union's leader Mick Cash said it was shocking Southern had spent money... | A Southern rail boss has admitted adverts urging passengers to tell the RMT union how they felt about ongoing strikes were a mistake. |
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She will say an international agreement on tackling climate change should not be renegotiated.
The talks on Friday will also focus on missile testing by North Korea.
Mrs May invited the president on a state visit to the UK but there was no mention of it in las... | Prime Minister Theresa May will challenge US President Donald Trump over climate change when they meet at the G20 summit in Germany. |
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Northern Premier League club Moors qualified for the first round proper with a 3-0 win at Lincoln United, their fourth cup tie of the season.
There is a gap of 85 places between the two teams in the football pyram... | Spennymoor Town's FA Cup first-round tie at League One side MK Dons will be a "monumental" occasion, says manager Jason Ainsley. |
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A recent report argues that those entering apprenticeships after school could earn much more over their lifetime than those going into graduate careers.
So has avoiding university fees and heading straight into work after A-levels become the smart choice?
Thre... | Is going to university really the best option for A-level students? |
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Congestion seems to have increased through a combination of routine roadworks, public space alterations and the cycling superhighway works.
The traffic experts INRIX have measured the speeds at a couple of sites, and they confirm what everyone who uses the roa... | It's not been an easy few months for those who drive in central London. |
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Stevens, 26, completed a move to Championship-bound Sheffield United on Monday after two seasons at Pompey.
"The manager (Paul Cook) has a lot of experience of taking clubs up from League Two to League One," the left-back told BBC Radio Solent.
"He always lets... | Departing Portsmouth defender Enda Stevens has backed his former team-mates to have a successful campaign in League One next season. |
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Spaniard Clotet, 40, was appointed as successor to Michael Appleton on Saturday having previously worked as Garry Monk's assistant at Leeds United.
"I'm excited to start this project," he told BBC Radio Oxford. "I'm impressed with the positive, hard-working cu... | New Oxford United manager Pep Clotet believes he has strong foundations to build at the League One club. |
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The engine of the Foton-M4 satellite, with several experiments on board, has stopped responding to ground control.
All other systems are intact, the Progress space centre stated, including "one-way" transmission of information.
The five geckos are in space for... | A Russian satellite containing geckos, fruit flies and mushrooms could plummet to earth if control is not regained, according to reports. |
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It is the biggest tranche of funding it has ever announced in the region.
The capital - together with additional top-up cash from Stormont - will allow 4,700 low-rent, social homes to be built over the next five years.
The money is being split between the Choi... | Two Northern Ireland housing bodies have secured a combined £280m from the European Investment Bank. |
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Pendyffryn Medical Group in Prestatyn announced it was terminating its contract as it was unable to recruit enough doctors to continue to run it.
The local board has had to take over three other practices in north Wales in the last 18 months due to GP shortage... | Health officials have vowed to maintain care for 18,000 patients at a GP practice in Denbighshire after doctors said they could not continue. |
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The boat grounded on Saturday near Mangrove Cay, Andros Island, in heavy seas caused by Tropical Storm Isaac.
Officials have ordered a search of the nearby waters as they fear more migrants may have been on board and could have drowned.
In June, 11 Haitians di... | Immigration officials in the Bahamas say 152 illegal migrants from Haiti have been detained after their boat ran aground in bad weather. |
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He will take up his new post alongside the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood.
Both will start in January 2012 and both will be paid the same salary of £200,000.
A No 10 spokesman said Sir Bob had been appointed after an open competition pr... | Sir Bob Kerslake has been named as the new head of the Civil Service. |
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Jason Buchan, 35, and David Stead, 47, have been missing for a week after their boat capsized close to the village of East Wemyss.
A third man, Birrell Stewart, 30, was pronounced dead after being picked up from the water on 10 August.
Police said forensic exa... | The families of two missing Fife fishermen have been told that human remains have been found by police. |
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At least 15 people were injured on Thursday after a rally by the Jat community, demanding better access to jobs and education, turned violent.
The protesters blocked major highways, stopped railway traffic and clashed with rival caste groups.
The Jat community... | Authorities in the northern Indian town of Rohtak have tightened security to control caste-related violence. |
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Artist Barnaby Barford cycled more than 1,000 miles, visiting every postcode in London to take pictures of shop fronts.
The photos are being turned into ceramic transfers and fired onto fine bone china individual shops.
It will be displayed in the museum's Med... | A six-metre high ceramic tower made up of bone china buildings depicting real-life London shops is to go on display at the V&A in September. |
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The report was commissioned by Údarás na Gaeltachta, the body which oversees economic development in Irish-speaking areas of the Republic of Ireland.
It found that spoken Irish in the Gaeltacht - areas where the bulk of the population speak the language - is b... | New research suggests Irish will no longer be the primary language in any Gaeltacht community in ten years. |
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The name of their second child - sister to Prince George - could be announced later and members of the Royal Family and the duchess's parents may visit.
The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 08:34 BST on Saturday at St Mary's Hosp... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent the first night with their new baby daughter at Kensington Palace. |
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Gareth Jones told a meeting of the full council on Monday that party politics "should not distract us".
However, two other Plaid members named as members of the cabinet have quit.
Plaid Cymru said it was a proudly grassroots party "governed by the will of its ... | The leader of Conwy council has said he may quit Plaid Cymru after forming a cabinet with Conservatives in defiance of what he called a "diktat" from his party bosses. |
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Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, on 9 August, sparking protests.
A police chief said the latest violence in the suburb of St Louis, Missouri, was "probably much worse" than on any night since the teenager's death.
St Louis Count... | The US town of Ferguson has seen rioting and looting after a jury decided not to bring charges over the killing of a black teenager. |
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Iran's Supreme National Security Council accused the Saudis of "incompetence" and urged them to "take responsibility" for the deaths.
Nigeria has dismissed remarks by the Saudi health minister blaming pilgrims for "not following instructions".
King Salman has ... | Iran has led growing criticism of Saudi Arabia after at least 717 people died and 863 were injured in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca on Thursday. |
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Cecil Henry Hight, 22, was brought down by German bombers during a combat mission off Portland on 15 August 1940.
He bailed out of the plane and deployed his parachute, but it failed to open.
The memorial has been placed at the crash site where the fighter cam... | A memorial to a RAF pilot who died when his Spitfire was shot down during World War Two has been unveiled in Bournemouth, Dorset. |
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The company, Etecsa, said initially the link would only be for phone calls.
Telephone calls have until now passed through a third country, making them very expensive.
It is the first agreement signed by the two countries since the announcement last December th... | Cuba and the United States have re-established direct telephone links for the first time in 15 years, Cuba's state telecommunications company says. |
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Officers were called to a disturbance at Penicuik Way in Carntyne at about 04:00 on Sunday.
It was reported that a man in his mid 20s to early 30s suffered head injuries but left in a taxi and did not contact emergency services.
The man was described as white,... | Police are keen to trace a man who suffered head injuries following a serious assault at a house in Glasgow. |
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E.On's mistake happened when it mixed up measurements from older imperial gas meters with modern metric ones - affecting thousands of people.
The regulator has ordered E.On and other energy suppliers to refund any customers who have been overcharged as a resul... | Energy firm E.On's measurement error over some of its customers' gas payments is not the only time that organisations have made a mistake with imperial and metric measurements. |
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Schaaf, 54, was appointed during the mid-winter break but has since overseen one win and 10 defeats with Hannover 10 points from safety with six games left.
The club said former under-19 coach and ex-player Daniel Stendel, 41, would take over until the end of ... | Hannover have sacked coach Thomas Schaaf after just 11 matches in charge of the struggling Bundesliga side. |
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John Rayne Rivello, 29, of Maryland, sent Kurt Eichenwald an animated image with a flashing light on Twitter in December, causing the seizure.
He has been charged with criminal cyber stalking and could face a 10-year sentence, the New York Times reports.
"You ... | A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the US justice department says. |
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Thai Union, which owns the 'John West' and 'Chicken of the Sea' brands, is looking to increase earnings overseas to offset slowing sales at home.
The purchase comes days after it bought French smoked salmon producer MerAlliance, for an undisclosed amount.
The ... | The world's biggest producer of canned tuna, Thai Union Frozen Products, is buying Norwegian seafood firm King Oscar, for an undisclosed sum. |
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Olive Cooke, 92, was found dead in the Avon Gorge, Bristol, on 6 May.
A friend said Mrs Cooke had been "exhausted" by charity requests, but her family said while the requests were "intrusive", they were not to blame.
Granddaughter Jessica Dunne said: "Nan woul... | The family of one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers said charities had been "intrusive" but were not responsible for her death. |
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