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Announcing a new mid-term strategy to transform the company, Shell said it expected to save another $1bn (£690m) from its £35bn takeover of BG Group.
Critics said Shell overpaid for BG, but chief executive Ben van Beurden told the BBC he would do the same ag... | Royal Dutch Shell plans more asset sales and cost-cutting over the next few years as the energy giant adjusts to prolonged low oil and gas prices. |
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What began as calls for change on the streets swiftly became a multi-national battleground, which has left more than 300,000 people dead and millions displaced.
Here are six decisive phases which have shaped the course of the conflict to date:
There were almos... | The fighting in Syria is entering its seventh year, with no real end in sight. |
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The message was to ask Lamara Bell if she knew the whereabouts of a cousin who had gone missing.
A senior Police Scotland officer has visited the family to apologise.
Ms Bell and John Yuill were left in their crashed car at the side of the M9 when police faile... | Police have apologised to the family of a woman left dying in a car for several days after an officer left her a voicemail 10 days after her death. |
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The 19-year-old forward, who has made one first-team appearance for Chelsea, spent last season on loan at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.
Brown joined Chelsea from West Bromwich Albion in 2013, shortly after he had made his senior debut for the Baggies at the age o... | Chelsea youngster Izzy Brown has joined Championship side Rotherham United on a season-long loan. |
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Andrew Parker was making his first public speech since taking over as head of the UK Security Service in April.
Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan and Yemen present "the most direct and immediate threats to the UK," he said.
He also warned of the damage d... | Thousands of Islamist extremists in the UK see the British public as a legitimate target for attacks, the director general of MI5 has warned. |
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US shares jumped on Wednesday after hints from the Federal Reserve that interest rates could rise in December.
But on Thursday, the Dow Jones eased 0.02% to 17,732.75 points, while the S&P 500 lost 0.11% to 2,081.24. The Nasdaq shed 0.03% to 5,073.64.
Intel le... | (Close): Wall Street's main markets edged lower, with rises in technology stocks offset by falls in healthcare shares. |
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Colm Cavanagh and Peter Harte grabbed a goal in either half for Tyrone, with Niall Loughlin finding the net late on for the Oak Leafers at Pairc Esler.
Tyrone led 1-7 to 0-2 at half-time, then Harte netted a penalty in the 58th minute after Ronan O'Neill was f... | Tyrone beat Derry 2-13 to 1-07 in the Dr McKenna Cup Final to secure a sixth straight success in the competition. |
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Mr Varadkar, who is the minster for social protection, officially launched his campaign in Dublin on Saturday.
He currently has the support of 45 Fine Gael parliamentary members.
Simon Coveney, the current housing minister, handed in his nomination papers on T... | The Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Frances Fitzgerald has given her backing to Leo Varadkar to succeed Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader and taoiseach (Irish prime minister). |
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Eight officers from Plymouth Police E section emergency response team were pictured in The Sun on Plymouth Hoe with a headline: Thin Brew Line.
"Policing is full of wonderful real people... and all need to eat and drink!," Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney of Ham... | Senior police officers have defended a group of officers at the centre of controversy over a seaside tea break. |
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The grant has been awarded to fund development work ahead of the theatre's 250th anniversary next May.
The money will be used to catalogue historic theatrical memorabilia and survey a "thunder run" - a tunnel high above the ceiling used to roll metal balls do... | Bristol's Old Vic Theatre is set to receive £220,500 of lottery funding. |
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She had been performing at a church in the picturesque village of Goudron, in the Lot region of the south-west, when she collapsed. Storms were reported in the area at the time.
Weldens, 35, suffered an apparent cardiac arrest and emergency services were unabl... | An up-and-coming French singer, Barbara Weldens, has died on stage, apparently by being electrocuted. |
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The event will raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation - the cancer charity set up by the late Newcastle and England manager.
The huge personal haul of programmes, ... | A haul of Newcastle United football memorabilia gathered by MH17 crash victim John Alder is to be auctioned. |
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But his latest tweet, directed at American news network CNN, has caused even more disagreement than normal.
The video shows genuine footage from a few years ago when Trump was just a famous businessman.
He is at a wrestlin... | US President Donald Trump likes to please his supporters, but he also enjoys winding up people who don't like him. |
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Geraldine Rice and Vasundhara Kamble are now supporting the SDLP having resigned as Alliance councillors.
Speaking after her party's election manifesto launch, Naomi Long said she used the word "balloons" on a private social media site.
"I think most people wi... | The Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long has admitted that she called two councillors who recently left the party "balloons". |
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Hogan has succeeded Jacques Rudolph as the county's four-day format skipper with the South African retiring at the end of the 2017 season.
The four-day game begins on Friday with Hogan part of an unchanged home squad.
He missed their last game, a draw against ... | Michael Hogan will begin his reign as Glamorgan captain when they host Durham in County Championship Division Two at St Helen's on Friday. |
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Rousey, 28, had won her previous 12 bouts and is considered the most feared female prize fighter in the world.
But fellow American Holm delivered a knockout head kick 59 seconds into the second round, plus several blows to the head, and the referee stopped the... | Holly Holm stunned reigning champion Ronda Rousey to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title in Melbourne. |
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Stacey Hyde had spent five years in prison for stabbing Vincent Francis in 2009 when her murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2014.
Ms Saunders then ordered a retrial for murder, in which Ms Hyde was acquitted.
The Crown Prosecution Service ... | A woman cleared of murdering her friend's boyfriend has said the director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders must rethink her position for having ordered her retrial. |
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India revoked his passport and asked the UK to deport him last month after a court issued a warrant for his arrest.
Mr Jaitley said on Wednesday that the UK had refused to deport Mr Mallya because he had entered the country on a valid passport.
Mr Mallya, who ... | India will seek to extradite indebted business tycoon Vijay Mallya after the UK rejected its request to deport him, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. |
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10 December 2015 Last updated at 11:25 GMT
Uniwheel is a 'rideable' electric transporter which, as the name suggests, has only one wheel.
The makers say it can navigate urban environments more comfortably than popular two-wheeled rivals, sometimes nicknamed 'h... | A British-made device which could change the way people get around has been launched in London. |
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Mr Hart, 40, from Bishopthorpe, York, suffered fatal injuries when the vehicles collided on the B1224 at Rufforth at about 13:00 GMT on Monday.
The drivers of the van and car were taken to hospital for treatment suffering from shock.
Mr Hart had been riding a ... | A motorcyclist who died after he crashed with a van and a car in York has been named as David Hart. |
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Charlie and Harry shot to fame on the internet after their dad uploaded a video of them.
Dad Howard posted a video of one-year-old Charlie biting his brother Harry's finger in 2007.
He uploaded it to YouTube, because he ... | They are some of the most famous kids on the internet and have racked up more than 815 million views on YouTube. |
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The government measure will mean the minimum wage for over-25s will rise in April 2016 from £6.70 an hour to £7.20.
Experts say it will have a major impact in the social care sector, where much of the workforce earns minimum wage.
The department said the hourl... | The Department of Health has indicated it could make more money available to the home care sector to deal with the impact of the National Living Wage. |
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The 33-year-old forward, who spent the bulk of his playing career at West Ham, signed a one-year deal before the start of the new Liga 1 season.
"I never thought my career would bring me to Indonesia, but this is a great club," said Cole.
Ghana midfielder Essi... | Former England striker Carlton Cole is to be reunited with ex-Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien after joining Indonesia club Persib Bandung. |
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The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will examine whether the FA can "comply fully with its duties".
Whether reform is impossible within the FA's structure will be looked at on 9 February and new laws may be proposed.
In July, sports minister Tracey C... | The Football Association's failure to reform is to be debated at the House of Commons next week after a motion of 'no confidence' in the governing body. |
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The Minstermen, who have a game in hand on 20th-placed Torquay, recorded a third victory in five games thanks to goals from Simon Heslop, Vadaine Oliver and Jon Parkin.
Heslop gave the visitors a seventh-minute lead when he fired a 25-yard drive past former Yo... | York moved within four points of escaping the National League relegation zone with a win at Macclesfield. |
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Labour's former communications director is urging support for "anyone but Jeremy Corbyn" in the leadership vote.
The YouGov poll for The Times of 1,400 eligible voters put Mr Corbyn on 53%, 32 points ahead of Andy Burnham.
The Islington North MP urged caution ... | Alastair Campbell has warned Labour risks "driving itself off a cliff" with Jeremy Corbyn as leader, as a new poll put the left wing MP ahead. |
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"No people anywhere should live with daily violence, with attacks in the streets, with knives, with scissors, cars," he said, alongside Israel's PM.
Later, Mr Kerry met the Palestinian president in the West Bank.
Nineteen Israelis and more than 90 Palestinians... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has denounced as "acts of terrorism" a wave of Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis, on a visit to Jerusalem. |
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He told Fox News that the Democratic Party was using the row over his remarks to deflect from bigger issues.
His remarks on Wednesday were regarding 30,000 emails Mrs Clinton did not hand over as part of an inquiry into a private email server.
Russia has accus... | US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he appeared to invite Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails. |
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Dragons shackled the Scarlets and led 6-3 after a first half of attrition.
Jonathan Davies broke the Dragons' resistance with the opening try after an hour, before Liam Williams went over in the opposite corner.
A... | Scarlets climbed up to third place in the Pro12 with a gritty victory over Newport Gwent Dragons at Judgement Day. |
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He won many matches for his country before losing his spot in the national side to the next generation of spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
He last played for India in a Test match against Australia in March, 2013.
The maverick spinner alw... | Harbhajan Singh is arguably one of the most colourful Indian cricketers, both on and off the field. |
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The recipe for churros - sweet fried snacks similar to doughnuts - caused explosions that showered the cooks with hot oil, causing burns.
Chile's supreme court found that injury had been inevitable for anyone who followed the printed recipe.
It ordered La Terc... | Chilean newspaper La Tercera has been ordered to compensate 13 readers who suffered injuries when they followed a recipe it published. |
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It said it had "serious concerns" about the programme's impact on witnesses and some abuse victims considering coming forward to report crimes.
A man who made allegations against VIPs told Panorama campaigners may have led him into making sex abuse claims.
The... | Scotland Yard has criticised the BBC's decision to broadcast a Panorama programme on child sexual abuse, saying it could affect inquiries. |
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He told the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee: "We set out to dismantle [Iran's] ability to build a nuclear weapon and we achieved that."
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio told him the deal was "fundamentally flawed".
Congress has until 17 Sept... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has hit back at critics of his nuclear deal with Iran, saying it was "fantasy" to suggest a better accord was possible. |
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The Trump Organisation wants to build 850 permanent homes and 1,900 holiday homes at Menie.
It follows applications made last week for a ballroom and a staff accommodation building at the resort.
The businessman previously said a hotel and second course would ... | Planning applications for hundreds of homes at Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort have been lodged. |
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No passengers were on board when the vessel from the MS Voyager that by the pontoon connected to the Albert Pier. It was refloated at 13:50 BST.
A harbour spokesman said the tender's crew had been advised earlier to move to a deeper area next to the pontoon.
P... | A tender from a cruise liner visiting Guernsey was aground for an hour as it tried to pick up passengers using a temporary pontoon. |
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Kaya Langmead was left with "red raw" skin after getting stuck to the seat at McDonald's in Exeter's High Street, her mother, Nicole Langmead, said.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the girls had "apologised to the victim's mother for the upset caused to her and... | Two girls have apologised to a mother whose child was glued to a toilet in a fast food restaurant. |
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County councillors approved the plans for exploratory drilling in Misson at a meeting on Tuesday.
Island Gas Limited (IGas) can now go ahead and develop a hydrocarbon wellsite and drill up to two wells.
Greenpeace UK campaigner Hannah Martin called the decisio... | An energy firm has been granted permission to test for shale gas in Nottinghamshire. |
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John Lowrie Morrison, who studied at the school between 1967 and 1972, said he was "close to tears" when he heard about the fire on 23 May.
He has encouraged others to support The Mackintosh Appeal, which aims to raise about £20m in donations.
GSA estimates th... | A renowned Scottish artist is to donate some profits from his exhibitions to help restore Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) fire-damaged Mackintosh building. |
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He has praised the record of Health Minister Mark Drakeford but acknowledged "issues about speciality treatment".
He said these were being tackled by link-ups with large English hospitals.
Mr Corbyn said the Welsh government's record on schools was improving.
... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has defended his party's record in government in Wales, but said there were "issues" about some areas of health and education. |
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They say they are looking at "anything electrical" on the first floor of the venue, known as the Ghost Ship, where the blaze started late last Friday.
Officials in California say 36 people are now confirmed dead, and 35 have been already identified.
They earli... | A deadly fire at a warehouse party in Oakland may have been caused by a refrigerator or other electrical appliance, US investigators say. |
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Nottingham City Council had threatened to get an injunction against Mickey Summers after he staged a series of disruptive protests.
Mr Summers had staged loud protests at council meetings and outside an official's hous... | An injunction against a child abuse campaigner has been dropped after he agreed not to engage in abusive or threatening behaviour. |
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PC Paul Kirwin wrestled the gun off the man who was pointing it at terrified shop staff in Litherland in July 2013.
He had spotted the suspect acting suspiciously in an alleyway running between shops and a derelict building while on patrol with a colleague.
Pe... | A Merseyside Police officer who disarmed and arrested a robber with a handgun has won a Police Bravery Award. |
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Korean Air is believed to be the only major carrier to routinely have the weapons on board.
The airline is ramping up training for staff using the guns after criticism for the way it handled a recent in-flight disturbance.
In that incident, US singer Richard M... | South Korea's national airline has used electric stun guns on five passengers during flights, the BBC has learned. |
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A 12-year-old Cassius Clay was inside with friends, looking for "free candy and popcorn".
When he emerged to find his bike gone, Clay was directed to the basement of the building and the Columbia Training Centre, where police officer Joe Martin was in charge o... | Hail the criminal who stole a bike outside the Home Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1954. |
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More than 800 died when a series of internal explosions destroyed HMS Vanguard on the night of 9 July 1917.
It is considered to be one of the most tragic accidents in the history of the Royal Navy.
A musical concert and a service of commemoration are among eve... | Commemorations will be held this summer to mark the huge of loss of life caused when a Royal Navy battleship was blown apart at Scapa Flow in Orkney. |
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David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt filmed undercover videos of themselves trying to buy foetal tissue, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.
The pair created a fictitious bio-research firm and used fake identities for meetings with the healthcare gro... | Two anti-abortion activists who secretly recorded conversations with Planned Parenthood have each been charged with 15 felonies in California. |
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The group were performing their encore at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver when the 53-year-old took a tumble.
A video posted online of the incident shows the guitarist appearing to misjudge the unconventional shape of the stage and stepping off the side.
He late... | U2 guitarist The Edge has said he is fine after falling off stage during the opening night of the band's world tour. |
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But Mr Comey said he thought concealing the discovery of new Hillary Clinton emails would have been "catastrophic".
The comments came during a Senate panel on FBI oversight, in which Mr Comey faced tough questions about his inquiry into Mrs Clinton's private e... | FBI Director James Comey has said it makes him "mildly nauseous" to think that he could have had an impact on the US presidential election. |
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A statement cited "safeguarding security and public order" as the reason for calling off the event.
The order means anyone taking part risks facing intervention by the security forces.
Organisers of the march have denounced the ban as a "flagrant violation of ... | An annual gay pride march in Istanbul planned for later this month will not be allowed to take place, the Turkish city's authorities have said. |
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Joshua Oppenheimer spent years filming accounts of mass killings in the country that took place in the 1960s.
His film won the Bafta award for best documentary on Sunday.
"I would love to be able to go back," Oppenheimer told the BBC in an interview before the... | The director of the hard-hitting documentary The Act of Killing says it isn't safe for him to return to Indonesia after the release of his film. |
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The Reds failed to get clearance from Fifa on whether he could play for his club during the African Cup of Nations.
Matip, 25, 'refused to play' for Cameroon after being named in their preliminary squad.
Liverpool... | Liverpool have chosen not to include defender Joel Matip for Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay at Plymouth as the row over his eligibility continues. |
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Friends, family and admirers displayed pink ribbons as they listened to various speakers celebrate her life.
Kayla Mueller's death was confirmed in Syria this month by her family and the American government.
Islamic State militants said she died in a Jordanian... | Hundreds of people in the US state of Arizona have held a candlelit vigil in honour of American aid worker Kayla Mueller who died while being held hostage by Islamic State militants. |
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The bag belonged to someone who took another flight but whose luggage was on the small private plane that vanished off Venezuela earlier this month.
Vittorio Missoni and his wife were among six people on board the plane.
Curacao is about 320km (200 miles) west... | A piece of luggage from a missing plane carrying the boss of Italian fashion house Missoni has been found off the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. |
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The 27-year-old was killed when his car collided with a pick-up truck in Ontario, local media reports say.
Mr Anker, who was born in Essex, moved to Canada last year and married his girlfriend, Cyndi.
The group said in a Twitter post that he "inspired so many ... | Robert Anker, a former member of dance group Diversity, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2009, has died in a car crash in Canada. |
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She told the Mail on Sunday that "it's difficult to explain why I didn't do it."
The singer added: "I prefer to do my charitable bit by donating actual money and not being lumped in a with a bunch of people like that.
"It's like the success club and I'm not re... | Lily Allen has revealed why she turned down an invite to sing on Band Aid 30. |
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Turkey has repeatedly refused to allow German MPs to visit the 260 soldiers stationed at the Incirlik airbase.
The Ankara government is angry that Germany gave asylum to soldiers accused of involvement in a botched coup.
The German contingent provides reconnai... | Germany's cabinet has agreed to move military forces from Turkey to Jordan amid a diplomatic dispute. |
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram, which was carrying about 60 people, was travelling at 43.5mph in a 12mph zone.
In its interim report, it said there was no evidence of any track defects, or obstructions on the track.
The investigati... | The tram that derailed in Croydon killing seven people was travelling at three and a half times the speed limit, investigators have said. |
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Pasalic, 21, is yet to play for the Stamford Bridge club since joining from Hajduk Split in 2014 and has already had stints at Elche and Monaco. Chelsea now have 25 players on loan.
He told the AC Milan website: "I am very proud to be part of this club, one of... | Chelsea midfielder Mario Pasalic has joined AC Milan on loan for the season. |
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Warriena Wright met Gable Tostee for the first time on the night she died.
He pleads not guilty to her murder. There is no allegation that he pushed her - rather it is believed she was trying to climb down.
The court also saw photographs the couple took togeth... | A jury in Australia has heard an audio recording of a woman pleading with her Tinder date to be allowed to leave his apartment, before she fell 14 floors from the balcony and died. |
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Test captain Kohli, 28, takes charge for the three one-day internationals, starting on 15 January, and three subsequent Twenty20 internationals.
MS Dhoni, who stepped down as skipper on Wednesday, is in both squads, as is recalled all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.
How... | Virat Kohli has been named as India limited-overs captain for their upcoming series against England. |
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Omar Hassan al-Bashir came to power in a military coup in 1989 and has ruled with an iron fist ever since.
Mr Bashir faces two international arrest warrants - issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague - on charges of genocide, war crimes an... | President: Omar Bashir |
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The police in Toronto gave no further information about the deaths.
Ashley Madison's Canadian parent company Avid Life Media is offering a C$500,000 (£240,000) reward for information on the hackers, they added.
Details of more than 33m accounts were stolen fr... | Two individuals associated with the leak of Ashley Madison customer details are reported to have taken their lives, according to police in Canada. |
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Lomu, 40, died last week at his home in the city. Capped 63 times by his country, he was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995.
Monday's service will take place at Auckland's Eden Park stadium.
"Jonah touched people's lives across the country and arou... | A public memorial service for New Zealand great Jonah Lomu is to be held in Auckland next Monday. |
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Dylann Roof is charged with murdering the nine parishioners in June during their Bible study class.
Prosecutor Scarlett Wilson said the killings were "the ultimate crime" and deserved "the ultimate punishment".
The 21-year-old also faces separate federal charg... | Prosecutors in the US state of South Carolina say they will seek the death penalty for a white man accused of shooting dead nine black people at a church in Charleston. |
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The move was announced along with the company's annual results, which show pre-tax profits fell slightly to £1.2bn from last year's £1.26bn.
BSkyB also reported revenues rose by 7%, with strong demand "across the board" for its services.
It said Sky Sports vie... | BSkyB is paying £4.9bn to take over Rupert Murdoch's pay TV companies in Germany and Italy. |
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The 22-year old Wolves Academy product moves to Cambridge just days after completing a month's loan at Oxford.
Ismail is on his sixth loan spell, having previously been at MK Dons, Burton Albion (twice) and Notts County.
The U's have added a month's loan exten... | Cambridge United have signed Wolves' Albania-born winger Zeli Ismail on loan until the end of the season. |
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The Scottish champions' 2-0 home defeat by Barcelona, thanks to Lionel Messi's killer double, means they will finish bottom of Group C.
"Getting to this stage is great for us but we want to try and push on as much as we possibly can," he said.
"We're disappoin... | Celtic captain Scott Brown insists the team will be back in the Champions League next year after they exited Europe with a game to play. |
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The mortgage lender said that property prices between May and July were 0.2% lower than the previous quarter.
The figures, based on Halifax's own mortgage data, showed annual house price growth had slowed to 2.1%.
A number of surveys have suggested a cooling o... | UK house prices have recorded a quarter-on-quarter fall for the fourth month in a row for the first time since 2012, according to the Halifax. |
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Scientists say they can follow a compass route, regardless of the direction in which they are facing.
It is the equivalent of trying to find your way home while walking backwards or even spinning round and round.
Experiments suggest ants keep to the right path... | Ants are even more impressive at navigating than we thought. |
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The average full-time salary increased by 3% to almost £24,728.
The details are contained in a report from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
It said 97% of staff benefited from a raise "attributable to new pay scales" that followed a review ... | Virtually all staff in the Northern Ireland Civil Service received pay rises in 2013-2014. |
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Alexander McDonald, 27, of Hilly Park, Norton Fitzwarren, admits carrying out the fatal attack but denies murdering Catherine McDonald, 57, in their home in Somerset on 30 September 2014.
Exeter Crown Court was told he stabbed his mother with a kitchen knife, ... | A man high on drugs and alcohol sexually assaulted then killed his mother before taking her car to make his getaway, a court has heard. |
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The venue was due to be announced on 26 August, but a press conference was cancelled at the last minute.
Organisers said they were "still discussing" candidates, but fans speculated Ukraine might pull out of the contest for financial reasons.
Eurovision said K... | The Ukrainian city of Kiev will host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced, after a fortnight of delays. |
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The match was postponed on Tuesday after snow made the pitch unplayable.
"You have to think whether or not it could all happen again here. It can all go wrong again in two weeks," Watzke told the news agency.
The ... | Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke wants their German Cup quarter-final at third-tier Sportfeude Lotte moved away from the minnows' home ground, according to AFP. |
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Tootle made 18 appearances for Town last season, but his last game was a 2-0 defeat by Port Vale on 31 October.
The 25-year-old joined the Shropshire side in June 2015, having previously played 224 times for Crewe, where he mostly featured as a right-back.
"I'... | League Two side Notts County have signed defender Matt Tootle on a two-year contract after Shrewsbury came to a mutual agreement on his release. |
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The Tyrone captain, 32, insists he has no plans to retire in the wake of the county's All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Kerry in Croke Park last month.
Cavanagh is Tyrone's longest-serving player, winning three All-Irelands and four Ulster titles since making h... | Sean Cavanagh has confirmed he wants to continue playing for Tyrone in 2016. |
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This is the fifth year that artists from Ouse Life Drawing Group have decorated the box in Prickwillow in Cambridgeshire.
Artist Cary Outis wrapped the box in "gorgeous, shiny, cheap gold fabric".
He said: "I just really love those Quality Street toffees so I ... | A village telephone box has been given an "ultimate bling" makeover for Christmas inspired by giant toffees. |
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A sixth of the way to Mars, to the Moon and back three times, around 250 circuits of the equator, or, to put it another way… an awfully long way.
That is roughly how far narrow gauge steam locomotive Palmerston has travelled during her 153 years on the Ffest... | How far is six million miles? |
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Gilroy has been out of action since fracturing an eye socket against Toulouse on 20 December but may be in contention for a return this weekend.
Cave has been missing for over a month after sustaining a shoulder injury against Edinburgh.
Stuart Olding and Jare... | Craig Gilroy and Darren Cave could bolster Ulster's options for Sunday's rearranged European Champions Cup game against Oyonnax in France. |
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Tara the horse, aged 22, got into difficulty between 20m and 30m down in the Cammachmore area of Aberdeenshire on Thursday afternoon.
Several units from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - including a specialist team from Perth alongside Aberdeen and Peterh... | A horse stuck down a cliff has sparked a rescue operation. |
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Some big cat exerts say their population has stabilised and increased in a number of places.
This, they claim, has slowed the overall rate of decline.
Others argue that there has been no robust scientific study to prove either that the population has stabilise... | Scientists are deeply divided on whether snow leopards are still endangered species, a BBC investigation has found. |
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A Freedom of Information request found that out of 202 people who received help from the Independent Living Fund (ILF), 107 have had their packages reduced since last year.
Of those, 16 had it cut by half.
The council said it was still spending all £2.8m of t... | More than 100 disabled people in Cumbria have had their care funding cut after responsibility was passed from the government to the county council. |
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John Phillips took up to £480 a time in "accreditation fees" from applicants.
He now appears to be operating under a new guise - prompting calls for him to be arrested.
Safer Jobs, an agency which fights fraud, said it was the "biggest scam of its kind".
When ... | A conman who swindled jobseekers out of thousands of pounds as part of a recruitment scam is continuing to charge for non-existent jobs, the BBC has found. |
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The Italian led the Foxes to the Premier League title last season but was dismissed in February.
"I can't believe my players killed me. No, no, no," he told Sky Sports.
"Maybe it was someone behind me. I had a lit... | Former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri believes that someone within the club was working against him, but does not think the players got him sacked. |
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The woman, known only as "Linda" and from London, travelled to the Syrian borders last year to bring back her radicalised son.
She said she has received no support to help reintegrate him back into society.
The Home Office said it did not comment on individual... | The mother of a former jihadist has warned that unless more provisions are put in place to rehabilitate people returning from Syria, the UK risks a future of terror attacks. |
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Amesbury-based Mears Care Limited was criticised in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report after it made unannounced visits in June and July.
The report found standards were not being met in five areas including medicine management, staff training and support ... | A home care firm in Wiltshire has apologised to clients and their families for its poor service. |
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The company warned its annual results would be "below management's previous expectations".
The company said it would undertake a "comprehensive review" of the business.
It also said its chief executive, Richard Howson, would step down and be replaced by Keith ... | Shares in infrastructure and construction firm Carillion plunged 39% in Monday trading following a sales warning. |
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Many employees were taken to hospital with stomach cramps, a spokesman for the Starlight Sweaters factory said.
Police said someone may have poisoned the water supply.
In April, more than 1,100 people were killed and about 2,500 wounded when a factory building... | Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment factory workers have fallen ill after drinking suspected contaminated water in their workplace near the capital Dhaka, officials say. |
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Now in its third year at London's Duchess Theatre, the show will open at the Lyceum Theatre in Manhattan in April.
The original West End cast will star in the New York run.
Abrams, the creator of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, said it was a "true honour" to be ... | West End farce The Play That Goes Wrong is on its way to Broadway - with a helping hand from American director JJ Abrams. |
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Three restaurant chains - Frankie and Benny's, TGI Fridays and Nandos - want to open outlets at the site on the A96.
Another developer, Inverness Estates, had previously tried and failed to get similar plans approved by Highland Council.
The new proposals by H... | A mix of 180 new full and part-time jobs could be created at the largest retail park in Inverness. |
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Six groups have been approved, but delays in confirming underwriters pushed back the timeframe for listings.
The Yangon Stock Exchange is housed in a newly restored colonial-era building.
It underlines Myanmar's drive to revitalise its economy, following the v... | Myanmar opened its first stock exchange on Wednesday, despite having no companies listed until next year. |
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Video showed Biles, the US flag bearer in the ceremony, repeatedly being stopped by fellow athletes.
The winner of four gold medals was swamped by demands for pictures next to the famous "Biles smile".
The ceremony was the culmination of a whirlwind two weeks ... | Selfie-seeking fans of gold medal-winning US gymnast Simone Biles delayed the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics. |
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The Olympians join more than 1,000 other people who have done exceptional things to help inspire others this year.
They have been nominated for the Queen's New Year Honours list - a special list which helps to recognise the people who made a difference to thei... | Olympic heroes Andy Murray, Jess Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah are being given a special award by the Queen. |
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No-one was injured in the fire on board the Park and Ride service on Stonebow at around 11:45 BST on Thursday.
First, which operates the vehicles, has removed all 11 buses while it carries out safety checks.
The company said services were running as normal and... | Electric buses have been removed from service in York following a fire onboard a vehicle. |
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President Tomislav Nikolic and other passengers were reportedly thrown around the Falcon 50's cabin before the captain managed to regain control.
Coffee was spilt on the control panel and the co-pilot mistakenly disengaged the autopilot when trying to mop it u... | A Serbian inquiry has found that the president's jet went into a sudden plunge on a flight to Rome last week when the co-pilot tried to mop up a coffee spill. |
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The Hemerdon tungsten mine on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon will exploit what is said to be the world's fourth-largest deposit of the metal.
Australian owners Wolf Minerals hope to produce about 3,000 tonnes of tungsten and tin per year.
The opening coincides ... | The first metal mine to open in Britain for more than 40 years has officially opened at a cost of £130m. |
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Lock Stooke, 22, joins from Premiership rivals Gloucester having made 70 appearances for the Cherry and Whites.
Back row Preece, 26, arrives from Coventry RFC, while 27-year-old New Zealander Halse has been playing in Italy and can play at fly-half, inside-cen... | London Irish have signed forwards Tom Preece and Elliott Stooke and back Tom Halse until the end of the season. |
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The sculpture in memory of Flt Lt Jon Egging was moved after its previous location at East Cliff was cordoned off following a landslip in April 2016.
Engineers lifted it to the top of the nearby East Cliff Zig-Zag path.
Flt Lt Egging's widow and mother tied re... | A memorial to a Red Arrows pilot who died following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival has been unveiled in its new location. |
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Hull had made six birdies and an eagle with Reid to beat Americans Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller on Thursday but pulled out with asthma and a fever.
Reid fought back from two-down with a hole out for eagle to level the match in Illinois, but lost by one hole.
... | England's Mel Reid faced Japan's Haru Nomura and Mika Miyazato alone in the fourballs at the UL International Crown after Charley Hull was hit by illness. |
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He told an interfaith ceremony that everyone had been touched by the attack on their beloved city.
He spoke as it emerged investigators had found clear video images of two potential suspects carrying black bags.
Two bombs were detonated near the finish line on... | US President Barack Obama has vowed at a memorial service for victims of the Boston marathon bombing the attack's perpetrators will be held accountable. |
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Now a new technology is promising to keep such "off-the-grid" smartphone owners chatting.
It has been hailed as having the potential to trigger nothing less than a second mobile revolution.
Mesh networking is the kind of techie term that, quite understandably,... | As popular as chat apps have become, they all suffer from the same flaw - if you board an underground train, head into the wild or find yourself in a situation where the authorities block the mobile networks, you're likely to end up cut off. |
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