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The Armagh paper ran a story this week on DRD Minister Danny Kennedy's railway service consultation exercise.
Getting a gripping headline out of a story like that might have been a tough chore for most journalists.
The Gazette, however, ran with "Over £100m! ... | If you recently found yourself head banging your way through an article about a department for regional development consultation paper rather than yawning you were probably reading the Ulster Gazette. |
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A number of its main supports on the eastern side appear to have been washed away, splitting the former pavilion into two sections.
The pier, which is not maintained and was shut in 1975 after being deemed unsafe, burnt down in 2003.
On Tuesday, Brighton's Sea... | A major part of Brighton's ruined West Pier has collapsed after being battered by winds of up to 70mph and rough seas. |
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The Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) has endorsed the view there is a public health case for better public toilet provision.
But the Welsh government said provision was a matter for councils and there was no plan to make it a statutory duty.
A petition ... | A campaign for public toilets in Wales to be kept open has been backed by Welsh assembly members. |
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Among the proposals are plans to introduce shared bins, scrap extra Christmas collections and charge £20 for replacement black bins.
A public consultation on the issue will run until 1 April.
Sheffield City Council claimed the proposed changes were the result ... | Plans to shake up bin collection services in Sheffield to save £3.4m have been outlined by the council. |
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The move will come into effect in September and will affect all 39 special schools in Northern Ireland.
It will mean pre-school children with moderate to severe learning difficulties will attend school for 2.5 hours instead of at least 4.5 hours a day.
The cut... | The amount of nursery and pre-school provision for children in special schools is to be reduced. |
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Russell nudged Queens ahead when he tapped in Derek Lyle's cross at the back post.
Jake Pickard, Russell and Mark Millar had earlier been denied by Alloa keeper Scott Gallacher.
Michael Duffy rattled the crossbar for Alloa while substitute Ryan Conroy had a fr... | Iain Russell helped maintain Queen of the South's Scottish Championship play-off push with the only goal against bottom-of-the-table Alloa Athletic. |
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A doctor from the International Red Cross (ICRC), based in nearby Irbil, confirmed the incident to the BBC.
An 11-year-old boy has severe respiratory and skin problems and a month-old baby was also injured.
The ICRC doctor said the substance used was still unk... | Twelve civilians have been injured in Mosul in what appears to be the first chemical weapon attack in the battle for the IS stronghold. |
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It followed an altercation between a number of people on the Ramelton Road area of Letterkenny at about 04:00 local time on Thursday.
A woman who intervened is also being treated for a knife wound to her arm. Gardaà have arrested a man in his 30s.
Both victim... | A man in his 20s is in hospital after being stabbed several times in County Donegal. |
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The red kite, an adult female, was discovered injured at Low Marishes, near Malton on 25 March.
North Yorkshire Police said the bird had received medical attention was now being treated at a rescue centre.
Red kites are protected under schedule 1 of the Wildli... | A bird of prey was "lucky to survive" after being targeted with a shotgun in a North Yorkshire field, police say. |
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The cross-code international, 26, has left Bath and rejoined NRL side South Sydney Rabbitohs on a three-year deal.
"I want to thank everyone at England Rugby and Bath for some great memories over the last 12 months," Burgess said.
"I must also thank Bath espec... | Sam Burgess says family reasons were behind his decision to return to rugby league after one season in rugby union. |
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The host team of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo won the first three frames, before Wales rallied.
But China A then clinched the deciding fifth fame in the best-of-seven match.
Wales had finished top of Group A with four wins and one defeat - including a 4-1 succe... | The Wales team of Ryan Day and Mark Williams are out of the 2017 Snooker World Cup after losing to China A in the quarter-finals in Wuxi, China. |
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After just 23 days on the job, Mr Flynn was forced out over revelations that he had discussed lifting US sanctions on Russia with their ambassador to Washington, and that he lied to the US vice-president about that conversation.
Since his departure, revelation... | Michael Flynn's short tenure as Donald Trump's national security adviser ended in controversy when he resigned over contacts he had made with Russia before Mr Trump took office. |
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It was named best film while DiCaprio won best actor and Alejandro G Inarritu best director.
The Mexican director described the win as "overwhelming". He said DiCaprio's "talent and commitment" to the "risky project" had "kept the film breathing".
The ceremon... | Wilderness drama The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has dominated this year's Baftas. |
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The 25-year-old took the first set after a tie-break before American eighth seed Keys fought back in a semi-final lasting two hours, 35 minutes.
The 11th seed will now face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the final on Sunday.
The last British woman to make the... | British number one Johanna Konta moved into the world top 10 after reaching the final of the China Open by beating Madison Keys 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4. |
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She is claiming constructive dismissal and is also bringing separate legal action against Jose Mourinho.
The former manager called her "daughter of a whore" in Portuguese when she treated a player, the tribunal heard.
Lawyers for Chelsea revealed that she chos... | Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected a £1.2m settlement from the club, documents submitted to her employment tribunal show. |
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A man, covering his face and holding what appeared to be a handgun, demanded cash from staff at the One Stop store in Bordon at 18:40 GMT on Saturday.
A quantity of cash and other items were handed over by a staff member before the offender fled the scene on f... | An armed robber is being sought by police following a raid on a Hampshire convenience store. |
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The shooting happened on Hewitt Avenue in Sunderland at 20:40 BST on Wednesday.
A 39-year-old man and a 16-year-old male have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Northumbria Police said it believed it was an isolated incident, with no r... | A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot while riding a motorcycle. |
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Les Merton, 70, from Redruth, was found guilty of 16 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as seven and four counts of indecency with a child.
Truro Crown Court heard Merton would show them pornographic videos of fairy tales and make them drink alc... | A Cornish bard and author has been jailed for 13 years for child sexual abuse. |
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The acquisition gives the Chinese firm control of the unit's Moto and Droid-branded handsets as well as its 3,500 employees, 2,800 of whom are based in the US.
Lenovo said the deal made it the world's third bestselling smartphone-maker after Apple and Samsung.... | Lenovo has completed its takeover of Google's Motorola Mobility division. |
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Malorie Bantala, 22, from Peckham, suffered life-threatening injuries and gave birth at 32 weeks to a stillborn boy following the attack.
Kevin Wilson, and a 17-year-old boy, allegedly wore helmets and attacked her when she refused a termination.
Both defendan... | A pregnant woman was brutally beaten and lost her unborn baby after her ex-boyfriend said he was not ready to be a father, the Old Bailey has heard. |
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France's highest court upheld the jail sentence against Jerome Kerviel but ordered a review of the 4.9bn euros (£4.1bn) in damages he was told to pay.
The court said a lower court decision had not taken into account the bank's own responsibility when it order... | The French rogue trader who caused huge losses at bank Societe Generale has lost his appeal against a three-year jail sentence. |
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Signings confirmed in May, June and July can be found on previous transfer pages.
For all the latest rumours, check out the Gossip page and for all the manager ins and outs, see the current manager's list.
Transfers organised into Premier League, Football Leag... | The summer transfer window opened in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday, 1 July at 00:00 BST and will close again on Tuesday, 1 September, at 18:00 BST. |
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The callback affects products sold between September 2010 and June 2012.
The US Consumer Safety Commission (CPSC) said more than six million of the affected cables had been sold in the US and Canada alone.
It follows reports that people had been injured as a r... | HP has ordered a worldwide recall of power cords that had been sold with its laptop computers and other accessories, including docking stations. |
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Bailey died in hospital after the incident at Cults Academy at about 13:30 on Wednesday.
The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
The boy was also charged with having a blade or point on sch... | A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with murdering 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his Aberdeen school. |
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Both countries are blaming the other for the incident.
Vietnam's coast guard said the boat was encircled by 40 Chinese vessels before it was rammed, reports said.
But Chinese state media outlet Xinhua said Vietnam's boat collided with its vessel after "engagin... | A Vietnamese fishing boat has sunk after it collided with a Chinese vessel near a controversial oil rig in the South China Sea, amid tensions between the two nations. |
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Two children were among those whose bodies were recovered.
There were two survivors, including a pregnant woman. The survivors, from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo, said there had been between 20 and 25 people on board.
Hundreds of people have d... | At least 16 people have drowned in the narrow strait separating Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos, say authorities and the UN. |
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The National Trust recently invited tenants to rent out Parc Farm on Great Orme in Llandudno for just £1 a year.
On Wednesday, the first of the many applicants will get to visit the farm, fields and buildings at the remote coastal site.
Would-be shepherds woul... | Hundreds of people have applied to take on a £1m farm in north Wales for a peppercorn rent. |
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Russian air power is now being used to support offensives by Syrian government forces and their allies on the ground.
What is the goal of this new phase of the operation?
US-based analyst Michael Kofman, of the CNA Corporation and a scholar at the Kennan Insti... | Just over two weeks on from its first air strikes in Syria, the tempo of Russia's air campaign has significantly stepped up and its focus has shifted. |
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Erwin and Krystian Markowski, both from Nottingham, recruited the vulnerable men to work at the Sports Direct warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
The pair controlled their victims' bank accounts and kept most of their wages, totalling £35,000, between 2015 a... | Two brothers who trafficked 18 people from Poland to the UK and conned and threatened them have been jailed. |
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As the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge she is fourth in line to the British throne after her grandad Prince Charles, her dad Prince William and her brother Prince George.
The Princess' full name is Charlotte E... | Princess Charlotte turns one-year-old on 2 May 2016. |
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The party took 48 of the 63 seats up for grabs in Rotherham in the first election since the authority was put under government control in 2015.
Meanwhile, in Sheffield, Labour has so far secured 56 of the 84 seats to give it an unassailable majority, with the ... | Labour has retained control of both Rotherham and Sheffield Councils. |
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Researchers compared the proportion of teenagers in England with good grades with figures for those with places at "high status" institutions.
The gap between the groups is not simply due to grades, they conclude.
"We need to talk about other possible causes,"... | Richer teenagers are three times more likely to go to top universities than working class pupils, even if they have the same grades, research suggests. |
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That compares to a record £1.4m profit made by Yeovil in 2013-14, when they finished bottom of the Championship.
The club currently lie 20th in League Two, 13 points clear of the drop zone.
"These figures demonstrate the true cost of our relegation from the Ch... | Yeovil Town have announced a loss of £692,000 for the year ending June 2015, as they were relegated from League One. |
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Campaigners from North Wales Deaf Association (NWDA) said they do not know who placed it there on Tuesday, but "appreciate the support".
The group has been left "frustrated and angry" at a £50,000 annual funding cut from Conwy council.
But the authority said ... | A plaque has been placed on a bench near Conwy castle appearing to protest against cuts to deaf services. |
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Neath Port Talbot council said the building on Cyfyng Road, Ystalyfera, was unoccupied and in a "ruinous state".
People living in 10 houses on the road were ordered to leave last week over fears a landslip could cause the properties to collapse.
But many resid... | A house on a street hit by a series of landslips is set to be demolished. |
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Since Tuesday, migrants have been prevented from boarding trains there amid disagreement over EU policy.
Many in Budapest have tickets and want to travel north, but Hungary, led by anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban, says it is enforcing EU rules.
Germ... | Hungary's leader is due in Brussels for talks on the migrant crisis, with thousands still stranded at a Budapest railway station. |
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The first German side to win a European title (the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup) and champions of Europe in 1997. Three-time German cup winners.
Yet Borussia Dortmund say they are enjoying their "best season ever" - despite lying second in the Bundesliga, be... | They are eight-time league champions and one of the most successful clubs in German football history. |
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Grant Thornton said the largest cost was from frauds that had traditionally been offline, such as tax (£38m), welfare (£6m) and tax filing (£1.7m).
Mike Harris of the firm said criminals were targeting businesses of all sizes as well as individuals.
"For organ... | Cybercrime is costing the Northern Ireland economy almost £100m a year, an accountancy firm has claimed. |
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During the interview he was asked, "How many one pence coins could you fit into this room?"
He immediately started doing some calculations, and after a minute or so, announced his "best guess" on the answer.
He did not get the job.
What the bank had wanted was... | A colleague of mine once went for a job as a trader at an investment bank in the City. |
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The Three Lions went out of the Euro 2016 last 16 following a 2-1 defeat by minnows Iceland, with manager Roy Hodgson resigning on the same night.
Boothroyd's side begin their Under-19 Championship against France on Tuesday.
"This is what it is about," said Bo... | The future of the England senior team is "not bleak at all", according to under 19s coach Aidy Boothroyd. |
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The green beam in the shape of a bicycle shines on to the road 6m (19ft) in front of the cyclist.
It aims to increase cyclists' safety by making them much more visible and to overcome drivers' blind spots.
Sports personalities Jessica Ennis-Hill, Rory McIlroy ... | Laser lights are to be fitted to bikes in London's cycle hire scheme to make them more noticeable. |
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Joyon, 60, and team-mates took 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds - Frenchman Loick Peyron held the previous record set in 2012.
Find out how to get into sailing with our special guide.
"It's the result of long years of work," Joyon said after arrivi... | French skipper Francis Joyon broke the record for the fastest sail around the world by more than four days when he won the Jules Verne Trophy on Thursday. |
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Every year in the capital:
They are big numbers that require big solutions, along with a big dose of political support. But change of that scale could be hard to deliver.
Ten years ago there was a plan to change the way the NHS worked in London, with greater f... | The simple statistics for the NHS in London make stark reading and tell you why trying to sort it out and protect it for the future is both incredibly important and extremely challenging. |
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There will also be no direct trains between London Paddington and south Wales, with all services terminating at Bristol Parkway.
Buses will run between Bristol and Cardiff Central, and a shuttle train between the Welsh capital and Swansea.
It is expected to ad... | The railway line between Cardiff and Bristol will shut this weekend for high speed upgrade work. |
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The 36-year-old failed an out-of-competition test at the Paralympic Games in Rio.
The International Paralympic Committee announced he is no longer eligible to compete in the +107kg class on Wednesday.
The IPC said he had tested positive for the steroid metenol... | Saudi Arabian powerlifter Mashal Alkhazai has been suspended for eight years following the second positive drugs test of his career. |
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Andrew Fisher was suspended by the party and faced calls for his expulsion over the August 2014 post on Twitter.
The National Executive Committee said his suspension had now been lifted.
Mr Fisher welcomed the decision but two leading MPs said the "slap on the... | A senior aide to Jeremy Corbyn who suggested people should vote for a Class War candidate in May's election has been let off with a warning by Labour's ruling body. |
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India's ambassador in Islamabad met Pakistan's foreign secretary to "register our strong concerns" at the release of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a government official in Delhi said.
The US and France also voiced concern.
Pakistan hit back, blaming India for what it ... | India has formally protested to Pakistan over its decision to release on bail the suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. |
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Last year, the local Neighbourhood Partnership voted to ban fishing at St George's Park lake to stop wildlife being harmed by fishing line and hooks.
It has now approved an option proposed by Bristol City Council to destroy the fish rather than relocate them.
... | All the fish in a lake in Bristol are to be removed and destroyed in a bid to discourage fishing. |
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An amendment to the Digital Economy Bill means it will be illegal to use "bots" to bypass limits on the maximum number of tickets that can be bought.
Tickets purchased by bots can appear on secondary websites at prices many times greater than their face value.... | Online touts who bulk buy tickets and sell them for inflated prices will face unlimited fines under government plans. |
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The plan has been put forward by Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn to help "keep our communities safe".
His predecessor Christopher Salmon stopped CCTV monitoring after a report concluded removing cameras did not result in significant rises in crim... | CCTV monitoring could be brought back across the Dyfed-Powys police area, two years after it was scrapped. |
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Defender Kompany, 29, told Football Focus he believes Louis Van Gaal's si... | Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says Manchester United have regained their desire to win the derby. |
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The funeral for Daniel Sheridan is to take place in his native Dublin later.
The schoolboy was taking part in a practice session when he came off his motorbike and was then struck by another bike driven by his brother, Jake.
"There was nothing I could do, it w... | The 13-year-old boy who died after a motorbike crash in Magilligan was hit by his brother's bike. |
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A key member of its ethics committee, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani, is being internally investigated for links with Eugenio Figueredo - an allegedly corrupt football official.
Damiani has acted in sensitive ethics cases involving leading football offici... | Fifa is facing fresh embarrassment just six weeks after Gianni Infantino took over as president of world football's governing body and pledged to clean up the crisis-hit organisation. |
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It follows a letter sent to Durham Police Chief Constable Mike Barton in February which the force said stated "contracts" had been taken out on 57 councillors.
A 39-year-old man from Lanchester, near Durham City, has been charged with sending a malicious commu... | A man has been charged over alleged death threats made against Labour county councillors in Durham. |
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Mayor Geoff Gollop and Councillor Kevin Quartley found their vehicles burnt out at their homes, after two separate attacks in the early hours of Monday.
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed officers were called to properties in Henleaze and Bishopsworth.
He said... | The Lord Mayor of Bristol and a fellow Conservative councillor have had their cars set on fire. |
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Brendan McConville, of the Buddy Bear School, said the authority "can't be proud" of its treatment of the school.
Only one of its 18 pupils has their place paid for by the EA.
The authority said it gives "significant consideration to medical advice" when decid... | The founder of an independent school in Dungannon for children with cerebral palsy has accused the Education Authority (EA) of failing its pupils. |
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Al-Kuwait forward Hamza Al-Dardour scored a first-half hat-trick as Redknapp's side led 5-0 at the interval at the Amman International Stadium.
Jordan are second in five-team group, two points behind leaders Australia, who they meet in Sydney on 29 March.
They... | Harry Redknapp's first game in charge of Jordan ended in an easy 8-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bangladesh. |
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Members of the Tamarians, an anti-nuclear group, parked the car across the main entrance at 06:00 BST and two members chained themselves to it.
Devon & Cornwall Police said a man and a woman from Somerset had been charged with wilful obstruction of the highway... | Two protesters have been charged with obstructing a road after a car was parked across the main entrance to the Devonport naval base . |
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The 49-year-old made almost 100 Posh appearances and worked as coach at London Road between 2008 and 2011, including a spell as caretaker boss.
He has most recently been assistant to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at Burton Albion and Queens Park Rangers.
Lee Glover ... | Former Peterborough United player David Oldfield has returned to the League One club as assistant manager on a trial basis until the end of the season. |
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The move follows a rise in the number of oil and gas operators using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to conduct inspections and other offshore tasks.
The guidelines were developed by industry and aviation safety experts and UAS operators.
They cover best practic... | New guidelines on the use of drones offshore have been published by trade body Oil and Gas UK. |
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Salah Nuh Ismail was among those who killed 13 people in the suicide attacks near the city's main airport, the al-Shabab group said.
Also known as Salah Badbado, he quit the Somali parliament in 2010 after denouncing lawmakers as "infidels".
Al-Shabab is fight... | A former MP was one of two suicide car bombers who carried out Tuesday's deadly attacks in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, militants have said. |
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Prof Sir Paul Nurse said the country's research was facing its biggest threat in living memory.
He added that researchers had to have a big voice in negotiations with the EU.
But Leave campaigners say the UK should be able to negotiate a deal to continue to re... | A leading scientist has said UK science will suffer unless any post-Brexit agreement allows the free movement of people. |
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Brian Cullinan handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope on Sunday night, which led to the wrong film being announced as best picture.
The Academy's decision not to employ Cullinan and his colleague Martha Ruiz again in the future has led to some wondering why s... | Quite a few people are wondering why both of the accountants responsible for "envelopegate" at the Oscars have been let go by the Academy, when only one appeared to be responsible. |
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The front window of the property in Lodge Road, Talke, blew out with the force of Friday's blast.
Two dogs, three cats, and 12 rabbits were killed, according to owner Alan Rhodes, who was out at the time.
Fire crews said the house was "well alight" when they a... | Dogs, cats and rabbits have been killed in an explosion and fire at a house in Staffordshire. |
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Hundreds of bones are laid out on the floor and Dr Hilary Ketchum, of the Oxford Museum of Natural History, has kindly offered to piece them all together.
It takes more than an hour to slot the makeshift skeleton of Eve the plesiosaur into place.
And you can c... | It's the biggest jigsaw puzzle you've ever seen but in this case, there are no instructions on the box. |
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The party is urging the UK and Scottish governments to consider implementing the policy.
The Scottish government said Labour would do better to reverse its view that the UK should leave the EU's single market and the customs union.
And the Scottish Conservativ... | A call to limit the working week to 48 hours is among proposals in Scottish Labour's new industrial strategy. |
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The 27 images show fire crews battling the blaze, as well as recovery teams and investigators searching the rubble.
American Airlines Flight 77, travelling from Virginia to LA, slammed into the building at around 09:37 local time.
US authorities said the plane... | Photos taken after the attack on the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 have reappeared on the FBI's website six years after they were first released. |
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Thirteen arrests were made after police found two three-day-old babies during a raid on the hospital in Baduria, 80km (50 miles) from Kolkata (Calcutta).
A six-day-old baby was found separately in a room.
Police told the BBC's Rahul Tandon the babies were sold... | Indian police are investigating cases of alleged baby-trafficking at a hospital in the eastern state of West Bengal, after infants were discovered in cardboard biscuit boxes. |
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Abubakar Sidiq Usman's arrest by the anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was widely condemned in Nigeria.
His supporters launched a #FreeAbusidiq campaign on Twitter.
Last week, Mr Usman published allegations that EFCC ... | A prominent news blogger in Nigeria has been freed on bail following his arrest on Monday for "offences bordering on cyber-stalking". |
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And now the Commons Health Select Committee says a similar policy in England would help to cut sugar consumption at least in the short term.
The government has consistently been opposed to introducing such a tax, and the drinks industry say poorest families wi... | In Mexico, a 10% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks led to a 6% reduction in sales. |
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Coates, who replaced Glen Harris in charge of Women's Super League One's bottom side, saw her side go behind to Rachel Williams' swivel and shot.
The Belles levelled with a goal from former Lady Pie Jess Sigsworth.
England player Telford left the field after l... | Emma Coates' reign as Doncaster Rovers Belles manager began with a defeat by Notts County Ladies, whose goalkeeper Carly Telford was stretchered off. |
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The hatchling, dubbed Baby Louie, was found within a nest of dinosaur eggs.
Palaeontologists have called it Beibeilong sinensis, which translates to "Chinese baby dragon".
They say it is the first known specimen of a gigantic bird-like dinosaur belonging to th... | The fossil of a baby dinosaur discovered in China more than 25 years ago has formally been identified as a new species of feathered dinosaur. |
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The Polish site, now a museum and memorial, saw a 40 per cent increase in visits in the first three months of 2015, compared with the previous year.
Staff advise people wishing to visit to book in advance online.
More than a million people, mostly Jews, died a... | The former Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz is attracting so many visitors people may have to be turned away, staff there have warned. |
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Jordan Henderson remains a doubt but Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firminho are all in contention.
Everton's Ramiro Funes Mori and Seamus Coleman will not play again this season following injuries suffered on international duty.
Morgan Schnei... | Liverpool are without Adam Lallana for the 228th Merseyside derby because of a thigh problem sustained playing for England earlier this week. |
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The 38-year-old told reporters he had played his last home game for the club following their 3-2 win against Toronto FC in the first leg of the Eastern Conference finals.
The ex-Chelsea striker came on as a 71st-minute substitute in front of a sell-out crowd o... | Didier Drogba will leave Montreal Impact at the end of the MLS season. |
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The Oxford Bulls took on Sion Sonics on Monday night - another local team featuring players with Down's syndrome.
The friendly game - Oxford Bulls' first - was organised after the team featured in a video with winger James McClean that went viral.
Manager Kevi... | A team of Londonderry footballers with Down's syndrome has played its first match after featuring in a video with a Republic of Ireland player. |
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Father Lawrence Soper, 80, abbot of the Catholic Ealing Abbey from 1991 to 2000, is wanted over child abuse.
The crimes date back to when he taught at St Benedict's School, a private Catholic school at the west London institution.
A European Arrest Warrant may... | Police are hunting a former abbot from London over a string of sex offences dating back 20 years. |
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Adam Simmonds is on trial at Southwark Crown Court, where he denies recklessly breaching the data protection act.
It is alleged he disclosed information about a fraud investigation involving Wellingborough MP Peter Bone.
Mr Simmonds said he had asked others ab... | A police and crime commissioner (PCC) disclosed information about a police inquiry into an MP as he felt it was within his remit, a court has heard. |
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More than £9.2m was spent by the BBC charity on 159 active projects in every county in Wales last year which helped 20,000 disadvantaged children.
Singer Wynne Evans hosted a night of entertainment and fundraising from Swansea University's Great Hall.
"It's a ... | Children in Need raised £2.55m in Wales as the national appeal total hit £46.6m on a record-breaking night dedicated to former host, the late Sir Terry Wogan. |
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Karl Crimmins, 29, of Bedwas, was given a suspended prison sentence at Cardiff Crown Court for the attack on Tina Evans in January.
He also has previous convictions for other violence offences against women.
Judge William Gaskell said: "You are not fit to be o... | A "serial abuser" who admitted unlawfully wounding a woman he met online has been banned from joining dating websites. |
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The 47-year-old has stepped up from his role as academy director until the end of the season following Paul Clement's sacking on Monday.
Wassall told BBC Radio Derby: "It's a massive privilege to take charge of the first team for the next 16 games.
"It's a bri... | New Derby County head coach Darren Wassall says he would be a "fool" not to want the job on a long-term basis. |
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The EU was an anachronism which "costs us a huge amount of money and subverts our democracy", the Tory MP said.
He insisted there were no downsides to leaving, suggesting the UK could ape Canada's trade arrangement with the EU.
But David Cameron said it was wr... | Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said leaving the EU would be a "win-win for all", urging those backing exit to "hold our nerve and vote for freedom". |
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Former Derby County boss Clement was appointed on Tuesday following the departure of Bob Bradley last week.
The long-serving Curtis, 62, played more than 350 games for the Swans and has been caretaker manager on three occasions and was in charge for the 2-1 wi... | Alan Curtis will not be part of Swansea City's first team coaching set-up under new head coach Paul Clement. |
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Moments earlier she had been standing by the side of a road preparing to end her own life.
With a husband and nine-month-old baby at home, a stressful job and in a "void" of depression, she had decided to kill herself.
Mrs Northcott, from Pontardawe, Neath Por... | If it was not for the smile of a familiar bus driver, Sue Northcott believes she would not be alive today. |
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Speculation is mounting the leader of Plaid will stand against Labour's Chris Bryant in the general election in June.
She has not ruled out the move, which would trigger both an assembly by-election and a leadership contest if she won.
Potential rival Mr Bryan... | Leanne Wood is seriously considering putting herself forward for the parliamentary seat of Rhondda, Plaid Cymru sources have told BBC Wales. |
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The 27-year-old scored six times in 18 games after joining the Championship club on loan in January.
Earlier in June, Bristol City's chief operating officer Mark Ashton said they were in "constant contact" with Tomlin.
"I know I've had a lot of messages from t... | Bournemouth forward Lee Tomlin has claimed that Bristol City are yet to make an official bid to sign him. |
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But this is not a practice session, even though the musician playing is an international performer.
The pianist is stretching his hand out over the keyboard demonstrating to a software designer that he is working with how many notes one hand can span.
"We have... | The sound of keyboard music floats over the modern buildings in Malaga's Technology Park, commonly known as Spain's Silicon Valley. |
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The Communist Party issued the warning to officials, as part of a drive to crack down on corruption and officials extravagance.
The Great Wall of China and the beach resort of Sanya are on the list.
Holding occasional meetings at a beautiful locations has trad... | The Chinese government has posted on its website the pictures of 21 tourist spots where civil servants have been banned from holding meetings. |
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BBC Newsnight has learned that both party chairmen and election chief Lynton Crosby were on the board which agreed to appoint Mark Clarke and fund his campaign.
It has also emerged that Grant Shapps, then Tory co-chair, personally read a highly critical report... | The decision to give the activist at the centre of the Tory bullying scandal a formal role was approved by the party's senior management team. |
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He served as the interim boss of the company for three months after Dick Costolo stepped down on 1 July.
Mr Dorsey will remain the head of mobile payments company Square, but will step down as chairman of Twitter.
Mr Costolo, who was chief executive from 2010 ... | Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of Twitter. |
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The BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium is dedicated to encouraging women students to enter the IT industry.
More than 150 delegates are expected to attend its 10th annual conference at Aberystwyth University on Wednesday.
Dr Hannah Dee, who set it up, said there was... | A trend for the "pinkification of girlhood" is partly to blame for the lack of women in computing, a women's conference organiser has said. |
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Most galaxy clusters - the largest structures in the Universe - are "red and dead", having long since produced all the stars they can make.
But cluster formation should, according to theory, include a cooling phase, resulting in blue light from new stars.
Writ... | Astronomers have seen a huge galaxy cluster doing what until now was only theorised to happen: making new stars. |
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The controversial move is designed to keep housing affordable for local residents.
Thousands of landlords let out spare rooms or entire apartments on apps such as Airbnb, Wimdu and 9Flats.
Often landlords seek to fill a sho... | The German city of Berlin has started to restrict private property rentals through Airbnb and similar short-term letting services. |
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The French government proposed the senior diplomat Laurent Stefanini for the post in January.
It normally takes about a month for an appointment to be approved, but three months on the Vatican has kept a diplomatic silence.
Media reports in France say the Fren... | The Vatican has declined to comment on reports that it has not accepted a new French ambassador because he is gay. |
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HMRC officials visited the global accountancy firm's city centre office on Wednesday and detained the men.
They are Jon D'Arcy, Eamonn Donaghy, Arthur O'Brien and Paul Hollway, the firm's most senior staff in Northern Ireland.
KPMG said it is cooperating with ... | Four partners at the Belfast office of KPMG have been arrested in connection with suspected tax evasion. |
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In 2011, the star played the solar-powered Croissant Neuf stage, playing "to about 500 people".
On Sunday, he closed the festival, attracting a much younger audience than Friday and Saturday's headliners, Radiohead and Foo Fighters.
The 26-year-old admitted he... | Pop star Ed Sheeran has headlined Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, just six years after his debut at one of the festival's smallest venues. |
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Despite its domination of the Chinese internet market, the company has not yet replicated that success on a global scale.
But its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange, expected next week, could change all that and the brand could end up alongside Facebook,... | Alibaba may well be the biggest business you've never heard of. |
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Homes have been flooded and roads shut after the River Eden burst its banks in Appleby. Flooding has also started in Corbridge and Hexham, Northumberland, and Sedbergh, in Cumbria.
Eleven of the severe warnings are for the River Greta in Keswick.
More than 30 ... | The Environment Agency has issued 17 severe flood warnings in the North East and Cumbria, meaning the weather could pose a danger to life . |
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Sheikh Hamad's abdication broke the mould of Gulf politics, where rulers traditionally remain on the throne until they die. Sheikh Tamim, 33, presents a younger face as ruler, at odds with the older generations in neighbouring states.
Nevertheless, under Shei... | British-educated Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was named emir of Qatar after his 61-year-old father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, announced his abdication as leader of the gas-rich Gulf state in June 2013. |
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Four other cases of the virus, which is often spread by mosquitoes, were found in Wynwood in Miami, where officials have sprayed pesticides.
The Tampa case involves a woman in Pinellas County without a travel history, suggesting local transmission.
The news br... | Florida's governor has announced five new cases of Zika, including one in the Tampa Bay area, 265 miles (425 km) north of Miami. |
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