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1918 - Towards the end of World War I, Belarus proclaims its independence as the Belarusian National Republic. But, with the end of the war, these aspirations are short-lived. The Red Army invades.
1919 - The Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic is proclaimed.... | A chronology of key events: |
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Many patients need treatment across the border because the county does not have a large hospital.
But they could have to wait at least 32 weeks under plans by Powys Teaching Health Board to save £2m this financial year.
According to Welsh government targets, o... | Patients from Powys may have to wait longer for operations in English hospitals under plans to save money. |
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Michael Adebowale said he wanted to kill a soldier and discussed his plans in "the most graphic and emotive manner", according to the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee.
The ISC said the social network did not appear to believe it had an obligation to id... | Facebook was the firm that hosted a conversation by one of Fusilier Lee Rigby's killers five months ahead of the attack, the BBC has learned. |
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In the 10 years that have followed, nearly 140,000 people have entered into one, while more than 9,000 same-sex couples have since married.
Two couples whose lives were changed by civil partnerships describe what it meant to them.
When Percy and Roger met on a... | On 19 December 2005, the UK's first civil partnerships took place. |
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They said they did not really believe in capital punishment, but wanted to highlight what they called a bias towards criminals over victims.
Under Swiss law, citizens can force a referendum on almost any issue if they collect 100,000 signatures.
The death pena... | Swiss campaigners who won clearance to seek a referendum on reintroducing the death penalty have withdrawn their application only a day later. |
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Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed a stunning achievement for Claudio Ranieri's side.
Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season.
Bu... | Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time. |
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His agent Robert C Kelly confirmed the news on Twitter.
"Sad to announce death from cancer of my client, dear friend and great talent, Keith Harris," he wrote.
Harris had his own BBC One Saturday night programme The Keith Harris Show and had a top 10 hit with ... | Entertainer Keith Harris, best known for performances with his puppet Orville, has died, aged 67. |
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With just hours left until the commemoration marking 100 years since the Battle of the Somme, final preparations are in full swing.
Scores of soldiers march to and from the tower and the Royal Irish Regiment band tunes up for a rehearsal.
The world's media rea... | About 2,500 people will congregate on Friday at the Ulster Tower in Thiepval, a quiet corner of northern France. |
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Writing in USA Today, chief executive Ginni Rometty pledged to spend $1bn (£0.8bn) on training and developing new US employees.
She and other A-list tech industry executives are due to meet President-elect Donald Trump later on Wednesday.
The meeting may prov... | Technology giant IBM has promised to hire about 25,000 professionals in the US over the next four years. |
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The current rules were "unclear" and could be putting people off from making a will, it added.
It is considering whether texts, emails and other electronic communications should be recognised as a valid will in exceptional circumstances.
The commission has lau... | The law around wills should be updated and brought into the "modern world", the Law Commission for England and Wales has said. |
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Web hosting company OVH said it had been attacked by a botnet (zombie army) of hacked devices such as webcams.
The previous largest attack was thought to be one on security expert Brian Krebs' website which hit 620Gbps (gigabits per second).
That was also thou... | One of the biggest ever web attacks - in which more than one terabit of data was fired at a website to knock it offline - has been reported. |
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It's been a season of ups and downs for the Glasgow side, but the manner of their victories over Manchester Storm on Friday and Sheffield Steelers on Saturday was pleasing.
And the Clan boss was especially satisfied to do it with a team short of four key playe... | Braehead Clan head coach Ryan Finnerty hailed the competitiveness of his team as they churned out a four-point weekend. |
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Lawlor failed to make a first-team appearance for City, but made his professional debut on loan at League Two club Barnet in December 2015.
The 22-year-old finished last season on loan with League One side Bury, making 15 appearances in all competitions.
He ha... | League Two side Doncaster have signed Manchester City goalkeeper Ian Lawlor until June 2019 for an undisclosed fee. |
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Brandon Gowland, 18, from Onchan pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving last March.
Brad Campbell, 17, also from Onchan, died when a Renault Clio driven by Gowland crashed in Foxdale last year.
During sente... | An Isle of Man teenager has been sentenced to a total of three years and nine months for dangerous driving. |
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The Welsh Labour leader said left-leaning voters should side with his party to stop the Conservatives.
With three days to go, other parties are attack Labour's record in office.
Plaid said Labour had "managed decline" while the Lib Dems said Labour should be "... | Carwyn Jones has made a direct appeal to Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrat and Green supporters to lend their votes to Labour. |
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The index ended up 2.64% at 6,140.39, while the FTSE 250 had gained 3.6%.
The FTSE 100 lost 5.6% in the previous two trading sessions, while the more UK-focused FTSE 250 had slumped 13.7%.
The pound also showed signs of recovery, rising 0.4% against the dollar... | Pressure has eased on UK financial markets after two days of turmoil in the wake of the Brexit vote, with the FTSE 100 share index closing higher. |
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Wednesday's ICC meeting means Ireland's application must go before a newly-created membership committee which will decide if the various criteria have been met.
Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom said they were optimistic about getting approval fro... | Ireland say they are cautiously optimistic of achieving Test status in June after the International Cricket Council announced a new process for associate nations wishing to become full members. |
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Michel Sapin told parliament that Antoine Deltour was "defending the general interest".
Mr Deltour is accused of passing information to a journalist.
The LuxLeaks scandal cast light on how Luxembourg helped giant companies slash their global tax bills.
Mr Delt... | France's finance minister has offered assistance to one of three French men who have gone on trial in Luxembourg over the leak of documents revealing corporate tax deals. |
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Lord Turner, who was in charge of the Pensions Commission between 2003 and 2006, was speaking after the government launched a review of the pension age.
He predicted the pension age could be raised to 75 by 2070 or 2080. ... | A former government pension adviser has suggested that graduates could have to work longer before they receive their state pension. |
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The five-foot long blue shark was discovered by a passer-by walking his dog on Tentsmuir Beach on Monday.
However, when wardens went to the body it had disappeared, and had possibly been washed back out to sea.
Scientists are hoping to find the remains again s... | Marine experts are asking the public to help them find a dead shark that was briefly washed ashore on a beach in Fife. |
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In the leaked letters, experts warn that those living in tower blocks like Grenfell Tower were "at risk".
At least 79 people are dead or missing presumed dead after the fire at the London high-rise last week.
The department that received the letters said work ... | Four separate government ministers were warned that fire regulations were not keeping people safe, in letters that have subsequently been seen by the BBC. |
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Ethiopia has not commented on the reported fighting in the Tsorona area, about half-way along the frontier.
Residents on the Ethiopian side of the border reported hearing gunfire and seeing a large movement of troops and artillery towards the border.
A peace d... | Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack at the countries' heavily-militarised border. |
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The attack happened on the Lisburn Road shortly after 23:00 GMT on Friday night, police said.
A man armed with a hammer attempted to take the woman's handbag after she refused to hand it over.
The woman was struck in the arm several times before the man made o... | A woman has been assaulted with a hammer during an attempted robbery outside a south Belfast restaurant. |
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They are among more than 20,000 people who have been arrested during operations against the Islamist militants, the rights group says.
The military has rejected the allegations, calling the report biased and the statistics "spurious".
However, President Muhamm... | More than 7,000 men and boys have died in Nigerian military custody during its fight against Boko Haram over the last four years, Amnesty International says. |
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In particular, the regulator found that the society had been too slow to reach deals with struggling customers.
As a result, some of those customers had incurred extra fees and interest.
In February, the mortgage lender agreed to refund almost 34,000 customers... | Yorkshire Building Society has been fined £4.1m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to deal properly with customers who had fallen behind with mortgage payments. |
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The 25-year-old, promoted as the face of the Games, went into the final without an individual gold but won in a new Paralympic record of 46.68 seconds.
He finished almost four seconds ahead of Blake Leeper, with fellow American David Prince taking bronze.
Pist... | South African Oscar Pistorius provided a fitting finale to the Paralympics track and field competition with gold in the last event, the T44 400m. |
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However, Time Warner itself, which had risen more than 8% amid reports of the deal on Friday, fell by 3% to close at $86.74.
AT&T closed down by nearly 1.7%.
The Dow Jones rose 0.43% to 18,222.89, while the S&P 500 added 0.47% to 2,151.31 and the hi-tech Nasda... | Wall Street's main indexes all rose on Monday, as the markets had their first chance to react to the news that AT&T was to buy Time Warner. |
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The cost-cutting measure comes as the government considers ways to privatise the debt-laden national carrier.
Critics have suggested the move is discriminatory and will make very little difference to the airline's bottom line.
But Air India's boss defended the... | Air India has stopped serving non-vegetarian meals to its economy class passengers on domestic flights. |
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Lesley Smith and young winners Hannah Faith Jackson and Henry Memmott all hail from Strathaven in South Lanarkshire.
The coincidence was only discovered when Lesley, 45, revealed her win on town's community Facebook page.
"There's no connection between us at a... | Three budding photographers from the same Scottish town have scooped top prizes in the UK Landscape Photographer of the Year awards. |
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Police said the 32-year-old was punched in the face and knocked to the ground before being sexually assaulted at about 21:00 on Tuesday in West Lothian.
The attack took place on a popular path in woodland next to the A89, east of the Armadale Speedway racetra... | A woman jogging on a footpath near a racetrack has been raped in what police have called a "horrific" attack. |
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They were abducted near a compound owned by Italian oil and gas group Eni in the western Mellitah area, the ministry said.
Italy closed its embassy in Libya in February, calling on Italians to leave because of the dangers to foreigners.
The country is beset wi... | Four Italian construction workers have been kidnapped in Libya, the Italian foreign ministry has said. |
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"'You are crazy', I told them," the new Caf president told BBC Sport.
A few months on, the 57-year-old holds the future of the African game in his hands.
He sent shockwaves throughout Africa on Thursday when managing what no one else ever had - beating Issa Ha... | When the idea was first put to Madagascar's Ahmad that he could lead the Confederation of African Football (Caf) one day, his riposte was succinct. |
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Sharapova beat Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-3 to set up a last-four match with Mladenovic at the Stuttgart Open.
This is one of three events for which the Russian has been given wildcard entries after returning from her ban for testing positive for meldonium.
"I unde... | Maria Sharapova is receiving "extra help" to qualify for tournaments following her 15-month doping ban, says her next opponent Kristina Mladenovic. |
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Eric Garcetti recorded an R&B-style number, complete with music video, in an attempt to soften the news that the 101 freeway will shut for 40 hours.
As factual as it is funky, depending on your tastes, the song contains lots of useful information about the clo... | The mayor of Los Angeles has come up with novel way of warning residents about a major traffic closure this weekend: singing a slow jam. |
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The government of the western state of Maharashtra has announced a memorial for the cartoonist, who was cremated with state honours.
Laxman died in hospital of multiple-organ failure, aged 94, on Monday.
He was renowned for chronicling Indian daily life and po... | The funeral of legendary Indian cartoonist RK Laxman has been held in the western city of Pune. |
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Ryanair has cancelled more than 250 flights across Europe so far, including at least 26 flights in and out of Dublin and Shannon airports.
Easyjet cancelled 118 flights, with two between Belfast and Paris included.
Aer Lingus flights EI522 Dublin to Paris and ... | Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Easyjet have cancelled flights on Wednesday as a result of planned industrial action by French air traffic controllers. |
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Launching Labour's final week of election campaigning, he told voters: "This is your time and your chance."
And he claimed that Labour has had "four million conversations" with voters on the campaign trail and set a target of one million more.
With one week to... | Voters have "seven days to take your chance to run Britain for working people once again", Ed Miliband has said. |
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It is hoped the Donside Hydro project - aimed at powering about 130 homes on the site of the former Donside paper mill, as well as selling energy to the National Grid - will be generating electricity later this month.
Aberdeen Community Energy (ACE) is behind ... | The main part of a new community hydro power scheme in Aberdeen has been lowered into place. |
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Avril and Clive Mumford had newspapers brought in by helicopter until the service ended in October amid rising costs.
Daily newspaper deliveries by Skybus planes from Land's End airport have been affected by a waterlogged runway.
Skybus owner, Isles of Scilly ... | Isles of Scilly newsagents say bad weather and the axing of a helicopter link has hit their business. |
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Elgin City sustained their first league loss of the season, 1-0 at home to Arbroath.
Annan Athletic got the better of Clyde 3-2 and Stirling Albion were 2-0 winners over Montrose.
Edinburgh City remain without a point after a third straight defeat, losing 2-0 ... | Forfar Athletic are the only side with three wins out of three in Scottish League Two after their 2-1 win away to Berwick Rangers. |
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Raptic Ltd was fined £2,400 and ordered to pay almost £1,800 costs.
The Crown Court in Belfast heard that the joiner fell at Galgorm Resort and Spa in September 2014. He broke nine ribs and fractured his left hand.
The judge took into account that this was t... | A Tyrone company has been fined for breaking safety rules after a joiner fell from a height while working on one of Northern Ireland's top hotels. |
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It was a result that extended the Grecians' unbeaten run to eight League Two games, while the Mariners lost for the first time since December 17.
Chances were few and far between in the first half, with Shaun Pearson going closest for Grimsby - heading over fr... | Goals from Reuben Reid, David Wheeler and Ollie Watkins gave Exeter City a deserved 3-0 victory over Grimsby Town at Blundell Park. |
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The decommissioned Transocean Winner came ashore at Dalmore, near Carloway on Lewis, in a storm while being towed to the Mediterranean.
It was later refloated and anchored at Broad Bay, Lewis, before being put on board the heavy lift ship Hawk.
The rig was fir... | A 17,000-tonne oil rig which ran aground on the Western Isles in August has arrived off Turkey where the structure is to be scrapped. |
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The changes to Mr Zuma's private home, including a pool and cattle enclosure, cost taxpayers about $23m (£13.8m).
In a more than 400-page report, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela accused Mr Zuma of unethical conduct.
She said that Mr Zuma, who faces re-electi... | South Africa's top corruption fighter has said President Jacob Zuma has "benefited unduly" from using state money to improve his rural residence. |
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Harrad, 31, made 17 appearances in four months with National League North club Worcester.
The ex-Burton and Notts County forward finished last season on loan at Cheltenham, scoring once in 12 games as they were relegated from League Two.
"We've signed a proven... | National League side Torquay United have signed Worcester City striker Shaun Harrad on a deal until the end of the season. |
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A video of Atif Aslam interrupting his live performance in Karachi on Saturday has been shared thousands of times.
The popular singer told the alleged harassers: "Have you ever seen a girl? She could be your mother or a sister."
Pakistani media said the venue ... | A Pakistani singer has been praised after stopping his concert mid-song to rescue a girl from the audience who was being harassed. |
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Roedd rhan o nant yn Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi ei gorchuddio gyda rhwng "80 a 90% o ffwng carthffosiaeth", yn ôl swyddogion.
Fe glywodd Llys Ynadon Llanelli fod y nant yn agos at ddwy fferm sy'n cael eu gweithredu gan gwmni Cwrt Malle Ltd.
Y perchnogion ydi Howell ... | Mae fferm laeth fwyaf Cymru wedi cael dirwy o £36,000 ar ôl i wastraff slyri gwartheg lygru nant gerllaw. |
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The tournament's recent history has offered little other than unrelenting misery for Robben and Bayern - but the agony is over after a colourful, enthralling final that confirmed Germany as the new power base of European domestic football.
Bayern had lost two ... | Arjen Robben's late winner exorcised the demons that have haunted him and Bayern Munich in the Champions League as they won a pulsating all-Bundesliga encounter against Borussia Dortmund. |
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The former tannery at Wirksworth station was built around 1750 and has been renovated by volunteers.
It sits on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway tourist line to Duffield, which was re-opened in 2011.
Transport Secretary, and local MP, Patrick McLoughlin officia... | An 18th Century building which railway enthusiasts believe is the oldest in the world to house a working ticket office has opened in Derbyshire. |
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Fracking, as it is known, is a controversial technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock. But how concerned should people be about the environmental impacts?
Hydraulic fracturing is widely used across the US to exploit reserves of oil and gas that wer... | The government has announced that it will remove a temporary ban on hydraulic fracturing across the UK. |
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Petrov, 37, retired in 2013 after being diagnosed with leukaemia, but trained with Villa in the summer.
He was not offered a playing deal, but Nuneaton boss Kevin Wilson says he could join them in a player-coach role.
"We're trying to give him the opportunity ... | Former Aston Villa player Stiliyan Petrov has been offered a coaching job with National League North side Nuneaton Town. |
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He posted a tweet at the weekend calling the country an "apartheid state" and saying that "Zionists" were "losing the battle".
It comes after a long-running dispute with the party's leadership over his use of language and comments he made about "the Jews".
Mr ... | Lib Dem MP David Ward has had the party whip withdrawn over comments he made about Israel. |
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The foot was discovered by a walker on Tal y Foel, near Dwyranh, on 6 April.
North Wales Police said DNA testing has confirmed it is that of Richard Thomas, who was reported missing from his Bangor home on 31 December 2013.
Mr Thomas, who was then 47, was last... | A human foot which was found on an Anglesey beach has been identified as the body part of a missing man from Gwynedd. |
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The men forced their way in to Bilquis Choudry's home in Giffnock, near Glasgow, on Monday 10 April and made off with £4,500 and jewellery.
Police spoke to motorists and residents in Rouken Glen Road one week on.
Writing on Facebook, Fayyaz Rahman said the me... | Police have returned to the scene of a robbery at the home of a 69-year-old woman in which she was threatened by three masked men. |
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Jackson Page trailed Jason Weston 3-1, but won three frames on the trot to eliminate the world number 123.
He attends school in Ebbw Vale and told BBC Radio Wales: "School let me have whatever time off I want beca... | A 15-year-old Welsh schoolboy says it feels "unreal" to have reached the second round of the Welsh Snooker Open, his first professional tournament. |
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Wheelchair user Myrtle McCreath was caught with the haul in her luggage at Glasgow Airport after returning from Brazil on 26 February 2014.
The High Court in Glasgow heard how the 53-year-old, from Ayr, was lured into making the trip through an online romance ... | A woman who was convicted of trying to smuggle £1m of high-purity cocaine into the UK has been jailed for seven years. |
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The US media giant reported profits of $1.4bn (£1.1bn) in the first quarter, up 17% from the same period in 2016.
Its movie business, Warner Bros, drove revenue gains, with an 8% year-on-year rise.
The CNN news channel also helped fuel growth, reporting its m... | Profits at Time Warner jumped in the first three months of the year, lifted by box office success for its Lego Batman and Kong: Skull Island movies. |
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Pre-tax profit for the six months to the end of February was £21.2m compared with £18m a year earlier.
The results are the first under new chief executive Nick Beighton.
Asos said the half-year figure was in line with expectations and maintained its outlook fo... | Online fashion retailer Asos has reported an 18% rise in half-year profit, helped by what it called "improving momentum" within the business. |
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The 27-year-old joined the Hatters in the summer of 2015 following his release by Bournemouth and has since scored seven goals in 42 appearances.
But just three of those have come in the league this season and the Northern Ireland international has joined a Bo... | Stevenage have signed forward Josh McQuoid on loan from League Two rivals Luton Town until the end of the season. |
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Darpa, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has awarded computing giant IBM a $3.5m (£2.1m) contract to work on its Vanishing Programmable Resources (VAPR) project.
It is looking to develop a class of "transient" electronics that can be destroyed... | The US military is funding a project to develop electronics that can self-destruct like the secret messages in the Mission Impossible TV show. |
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Wildlife groups said trawlers fishing illegally had not used devices to stop turtles getting entangled in nets.
Experts say such a large number of turtles has not been found dead on the southern Indian coast for 10 years.
Olive ridleys are endangered in India.... | More than 900 olive ridley turtles have been found dead along the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, conservationists say. |
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Contractor Bear Scotland said the slip happened at about midday on Sunday at Butterbridge, close to the Rest and Be Thankful.
Bear said an emergency diversion using the Old Military Road was not possible because of where the slip happened.
Diversions in both d... | The A83 road in Argyll will be closed overnight due to a landslip, with motorists in the area facing an almost 60-mile detour. |
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Guilfoil, who has been playing for 80 years, will attend the trials in Greensboro, North Carolina in February.
He also attempted to make the team for the 2012 Games, but missed out on a place in London.
"This year I'm going to practise more," Guilfoil told KMB... | There's nothing unusual about Bill Guilfoil entering the trials for the US Olympic table tennis team - other than the fact he is 93 years old. |
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Fifty-two ex-internationals with an average of 14 concussions each were examined by the University of Glasgow.
Multiple sports concussions have been linked to the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
It has been found in the brain tissue... | A study on the long-term effects of concussions in former Scotland rugby players has found they displayed "only some mild memory effects". |
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A cordon has been set up around the area in Maidstone and up to a dozen police vehicles have been at the scene.
Kent Police said the discovery was made at Cave Hill in Tovil at about 07:15 BST and inquiries were under way. A spokesman said it was being treated... | A man's body has been found in woodland in Kent. |
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Campaign group Reclaim the Power said it hoped to stop operations at the Ffos-y-Fran site - two days before the assembly election.
About 300 protesters were joined by Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, with the majority leaving by 17:00 BST.
Miller Argent, wh... | A protest by climate activists halted work at the UK's largest opencast mine in Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday. |
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had evidence that the bombs were used at least twice against Houthi rebels. There were no reports of casualties.
Cluster bombs spread small bombs over a wide area and can leave unexploded munitions buried in the ground.
They ar... | The Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen has used US-supplied cluster bombs banned by much of the world, a rights group has said. |
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The Bilderberg Meetings have 131 participants from 21 countries in Europe and North America, the group said in a press release.
A couple of top advisers to President Donald Trump are to attend the forum, 30 miles (48km) from the White House.
The shadowy group ... | A secretive group of elite power brokers is meeting in the US state of Virginia for closed-door discussions over four days. |
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The 27-year-old beat eighth seed Parsons 21-9 21-8 in 28 minutes.
Defending champion Sarah Walker also retained her title, with an 18-21 21-9 21-17 win over Jersey's Elizabeth Cann.
Chris Adcock and wife Gabby both took two titles, their mixed doubles triumph ... | Top seed Rajiv Ouseph clinched his seventh successive English National Championships title with a comfortable win over Sam Parsons in Milton Keynes. |
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Manolo Gabbiadini curled in his first goal of the season to put the home side ahead after Jose Callejon set him up.
Slovakia midfielder Hamsik made it 2-0 before half-time with a spectacular shot into the top corner after taking on Lorenzo Insigne's pass.
Gabb... | Marek Hamsik scored his 100th Napoli goal as they kept the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus by beating Chievo. |
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Clodagh Cogley posted on Facebook about her injuries sustained in the tragedy, that killed six students last week.
"The fall from the balcony left me with two collapsed lungs, a broken shoulder, a broken knee, five broken ribs and a broken spinal cord... meani... | An Irish student seriously injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse has said she intends "to honour those who died by living the happiest and most fulfilling life possible". |
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Five police officers were killed in Dallas, Texas when a gunman opened fire at officers during a peaceful protest over fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.
Seven more officers and two civilians were wounded by the shooter, who fired ... | Or use the form below |
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The 30-year-old former Coleraine and Linfield player was released by Ballymena earlier this month after a loan spell with Carrick Rangers.
"He's a warrior, dominant and a leader and that ticks everything we're looking for," said Ports boss Niall Currie.
"He ha... | Portadown have signed experienced defender Kyle McVey as they bid to make an immediate return to the Premiership. |
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"What are you going to do about bed blocking?" asks Elsie Sutherland from the Older People's Network, on a raised platform.
In the audience below are the Labour, Green, Liberal Democrat and UKIP candidates for Croydon Central, a key marginal tipped to be one o... | In the high street in Croydon, south London, a small crowd has gathered outside Marks & Spencer in North End. |
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Helen Habblett claimed to be living as a single mother after separating from her husband in 2009.
However, Dundee Sheriff Court heard the couple reunited the following year and her husband was in full-time employment.
Social media profiles, bank records and co... | A Dundee mother-of-five's £56,000 benefit fraud was uncovered through her Facebook page, a court has been told. |
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The Royal Society for Public Health said smoking should be seen as "abnormal" and more controls are needed to cover areas where people gather.
Its report said people needing a fix of nicotine should use e-cigarettes.
The pro-smoking campaign group Forest said ... | The public smoking ban should be extended to beer gardens, al fresco eating areas of restaurants, parks, and outside school gates, a report says. |
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Giggs, 40, made a club record 963 appearances for United and played 64 times for Wales.
He is the most decorated player in the English game, having won 13 league titles, four FA Cups and two Champions Leagues, among 34 trophies.
My dream was always to play for... | Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has retired from playing after being named assistant to new coach Louis van Gaal. |
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Three - flags, parades and the past - were inherited from the failed talks chaired by the US diplomat Richard Haass a year ago.
Northern Ireland's attitude to UK-wide welfare reforms had become an increasingly difficult stumbling block for the power-sharing ex... | The Stormont House negotiations tackled a number of contentious issues. |
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Michael Cockerell told reporters about the plan at a press screening of his new series Inside the Commons.
"I'm not fingering anyone by name," Mr Cockerell said, when asked who was involved in the plot.
But he did say they were "right wing Tories... what Downi... | MPs plotted to knock over a BBC cameraman in the House of Commons - in the hope of stopping a new documentary on Westminster life, a film-maker says. |
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Mr Cameron hailed a deal giving China a 30% stake in a new nuclear plant.
The PM said the two countries could maintain a "strong relationship" while having "necessary and frank discussions" about issues like the steel industry and human rights.
President Xi sa... | David Cameron has defended the UK's business links with China as he said deals worth £40bn had been struck during President Xi Jinping's visit. |
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The pedestrian was struck on the inside lane of the M60 anti-clockwise at junction 12, the Eccles Interchange, at about 20:35 GMT on Thursday.
The 37-year-old died at the scene. The driver stopped and is helping police with their inquiries.
Police are not trea... | A man who was walking on a motorway has died after being hit by a car. |
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Wales will wear black armbands instead, while fans at Cardiff City Stadium will form a poppy mosaic before kick-off.
Football's world governing body Fifa prohibits any political, religious or commercial messages on shirts.
But England and Scotland will defy th... | Fifa has rejected a request from Wales to wear poppies on their shirts or on armbands in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Serbia, the Football Association of Wales says. |
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Two Central American-born students are in custody after a 14-year-old girl was attacked last week at Rockville High School in Maryland, police say.
The White House said "tragedies like this" had motivated President Trump's illegal immigration "crackdown".
On T... | An alleged rape at a US high school has sparked a row over immigration that has reached all the way to the White House. |
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Bingham, 38, became the oldest world champion since 1978 by beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in Sheffield.
He said: "My manager won't like this, but I could easily donate that money because it doesn't mean anything to m... | New world champion Stuart Bingham said holding aloft the winner's trophy at the Crucible means more to him than the £300,000 prize money. |
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Welterweight Kelly outpointed Aaron Prince (Trinidad & Tobago) and light welterweight McCormack won a unanimous decision over Hassan Amsile (France).
It means GB have qualified a fighter in each of the 10 men's divisions for Rio.
That rules out any professiona... | Josh Kelly and Pat McCormack will be part of Great Britain's biggest boxing team for an Olympics after winning their quarter-final bouts at the qualifiers in Baku, Azerbaijan. |
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Riders needed one win from five remaining games and, having been level after two quarters, pulled clear of play-off chasing Plymouth to win 99-69.
Head coach Rob Paternostro guided them to 26 wins from 29 games, a... | Leicester Riders won the British Basketball League Championship for the second successive season after a comfortable win over Plymouth Raiders. |
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The US Justice Department is looking into claims the bank broke sanctions against Sudan, Iran, and Cuba.
In April, the bank said it had already set aside $1.1bn to cover the cost of the violations.
BNP shares fell more than 6% before recovering slightly.
In Ap... | Shares in French banking giant BNP Paribas have fallen sharply after US media reports said the bank might have to pay $10bn (£6bn; 7.3bn euros) over allegations it broke trade sanctions. |
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The report gives details of a study into the potential for seals coming into contact with the renewable energy devices in the Pentland Firth.
The research suggests collisions could happen, but were not likely to be fatal to grey seals, a large seal species.
Sm... | The ability of seals to avoid collisions with tidal turbines has still to be properly understood, a new report has suggested. |
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He said the moves were the "biggest changes to pensions in 100 years".
People aged 55 and over will be given new powers to decide what to do with their retirement savings.
From Easter Monday, they can cash in Defined Contribution (DC) pension savings. But the... | Major changes to UK pension rules come into force at midnight, in what Chancellor George Osborne has called "a revolution". |
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Organiser Glasgow 2014 apologised after some callers were wrongly charged by Talk Talk Business, a supplier of ticketing firm Ticketmaster.
It has been reported that some people faced charges of more than £100.
Meanwhile, the Games ticketing website is still ... | Refunds are to be given to callers charged for an engaged tone while phoning to buy tickets for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. |
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Officers boarded the plane at about 08:00 BST following reports a passenger had become abusive in an argument over luggage.
Sussex Police said a 37-year-old man had been arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Witness statements were taken from pass... | A passenger on an Easyjet aircraft at Gatwick Airport was Tasered by police shortly before the plane was due to take off for Belfast. |
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The student union and Clark building premises have changed hands.
RGU said the sale was to allow it to continue with the development of its Garthdee campus.
The deal follows the sale of other RGU premisis to the Sandman Group earlier this year.
Summary (one s... | Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) has sold part of its city centre Schoolhill premises to the Malmaison Hotel du Vin group. |
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He told activists that the party must "radiate optimism" and its recent success would be "worthless" if the UK did not leave the European Union.
His message comes amid divisions over which anti-EU campaign group to back.
Party leader Nigel Farage has endorsed ... | Douglas Carswell has said UKIP must be willing to "work with anyone" to win the vote on the UK's future in Europe. |
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The hosts, 47 places above their opponents in the football pyramid, had only two shots on target throughout.
Substitute Memphis Depay curled just wide in the second half, but it looked like the visitors would earn... | Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute penalty as a poor Manchester United edged League One Sheffield United to reach the FA Cup fourth round. |
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Figures showed 95.2% of patients were seen and then admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.
The statistics for the week ending 19 July showed 10 of the 14 health boards met the target.
NHS Forth Valley was the poorest performing health board, wi... | A key waiting times target for Scotland's accident and emergency (A&E) departments has been met for a second week. |
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The 70-year-old received multiple wounds when he was attacked in Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, at 17:40 GMT on Tuesday.
Officers are searching for a tall white man who was wearing camouflage trousers and a green top.
The victim is undergoing surgery for his i... | An elderly man has been left fighting for his life after being stabbed outside his home, police have said. |
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In 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland in Canada in a bid to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
She hoped to land in Paris, but bad weather and technical problems altered her course and instead, after a flight lasting almost 15... | Northern Ireland's unlikely part in aviation history is being revisited in a startling archive radio interview with one of the first people on the scene. |
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Another Eastern European appeared in court on Tuesday charged with attempted murder and with having a knife.
Laisvydas Maleckas, who is 28 and with an address at Boat Street in Newry, denies the charges.
His solicitor said his client was not arrested at the sc... | The police believe an Eastern European man stabbed in Armagh on Sunday night was taking part in a prearranged fight. |
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The new book, titled Grey, tells the story through the eyes of sadistic billionaire Christian Grey.
James said that since the publication of the original novel in 2011 "thousands of readers" had written to her requesting to hear Christian's point of view.
Grey... | Author EL James has announced that she has written a new version of her erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. |
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After avoiding a run-off with a 57% outright victory over his main rival, Mr Rouhani said he respected his opponents' right to criticise him.
Mr Rouhani, 68, supports the landmark deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme.
The decisive victory gives him a strong m... | Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters reject extremism and want more links with the outside world. |
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