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Numbers of elephants in the wild are still falling; it's estimated 100 of them are killed by poachers every day for their tusks to meet the continuing demand for ivory.
There are now only around 415,000 African elephants across the continent, down from as many... | Onno Heerma van Voss jokes that he never intended to be a conservationist, but he is helping to save the African elephant. |
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The former Juventus and Italy boss has been tasked with reviving Chelsea, who won the Premier League in 2014-15 but finished 10th last season.
Conte, 47, was signed by local club Lecce as a 13-year-old.
"Lecce bought me and one of my team-mates, Sandro Morello... | Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has revealed that his first transfer fee was eight footballs and £100. |
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The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the reprieve less than eight hours before killer Scott Panetti was due to receive a lethal injection.
His lawyers had argued he was too delusional to be executed and sought a delay so his competency can be tested.
Pa... | A US appeals court has halted the execution of a schizophrenic Texas inmate who was due to be put to death on Wednesday. |
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The guild was set up after World war Two to take cinema to remote locations, giving many people their first experience of seeing the world depicted on the screen.
Their visits were loved by many, but at times they generated controversy.
After securing funding ... | A group of academics are recording people's memories of the "heroic" film projectionists of the Highlands and Islands Film Guild and the screenings they put on in make-shift venues across the region. |
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Only 61.5% of shareholders in Chelsea Pitch Owners voted in favour of selling the freehold for the club's Stamford Bridge stadium back to the club.
Approval of 75% of the shareholders was needed to pass the proposal.
CPO acquired the freehold to the stadium in... | Chelsea have lost a vote to buy back their own stadium from a group owned by their fans. |
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Forest have been in talks with Neil Warnock and were expected to announce the former Leeds United boss as their new manager on Monday afternoon.
Warnock, 65, is still in the frame and his former captain at Leeds, Lee Peltier, has been signed by the Reds.
But F... | Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Billy Davies but say they will not be making a quick decision about the Scot's replacement. |
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While Monmouthshire spent 11.23% of its adult social care budget on mental health in 2014/15, Blaenau Gwent spent 2.35%, the party claimed.
Overall, councils spent 4.7% of those budgets on mental health in 2014/15, compared to 5.2% in 2012/13.
Council leaders ... | "Huge variations" in council spending on mental health are worrying, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have said. |
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Baroness Altmann, who left her post in Theresa May's reshuffle, said the policy had "outlived its purpose".
Since 2010, the "triple-lock" policy has meant that pensions rise by the inflation rate, average earnings or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
The government ... | A guarantee that pensions should rise by at least 2.5% should be dropped from 2020, a former pensions minister has said. |
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Jed Allen, 21, is thought to be a relative of the victims found in Vicarage Road, Didcot on Saturday.
University Parks in Oxford, where police, have focussed their search, has been closed.
A 48-year-old woman, a man aged 44 and girl, six, were found at the hou... | A man wanted in connection with the deaths of a man, woman and young girl found at a house in Oxfordshire is being hunted by armed police. |
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The festival will feature more than 310 separate events, showcasing 180 films from 38 countries.
These will include nine world and international premieres, three European premieres and 65 UK premieres.
The festival will run in cinemas and pop-up venues, such a... | The full programme for the 13th annual Glasgow Film Festival has been announced, including a screening at an indoor real snow ski slope. |
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The local authority has said it could increase Council Tax by 2.5% - adding an extra £28.50 to a Band 'D' property - to generate £3m.
The council's funding is being reduced by 4.54%, compared with a national average reduction of 4.8%.
The council said it "may ... | Aberdeenshire Council has warned it needs to make more than £24m of budget savings which could see a 2.5% council tax rise. |
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The project will use software that can check the distribution of force during everyday activity on prosthetics fitted under the knee.
The study is looking for people with a prosthetic leg fitting under the knee who are able to walk unaided.
PhD student Giulia ... | Leg amputees are being sought for a Dundee University study aimed at improving prosthetics. |
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The 25-year-old was nurtured by Steve Borthwick when the recently appointed Red Rose forwards coach was captain at the Premiership club.
Sarries director of rugby Mark McCall has described Kruis as a "shoo-in" for the opener in Scotland on 6 February.
"If I do... | Saracens second row George Kruis does not want "favouritism" to be a factor if he is selected by England for their Six Nations campaign. |
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The pilots spotted the sign drawn into sand on East Fayu Island in Micronesia and alerted the US Coast Guard.
It followed a week-long search for Linus and Sabina Jack, both in their 50s, who were reported missing when they failed to reach a nearby island.
The ... | Two people have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island after a US Navy helicopter spotted their SOS sign. |
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The striker, 21, took his goal tally to 13 for the season with some clinical finishing to give new Albion boss Tony Pulis a win in his first home game.
Victor Anichebe, Chris Brunt and James Morrison also found th... | Saido Berahino scored four times as West Brom reached the FA Cup fourth round with a ruthless victory over non-league Gateshead at The Hawthorns. |
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All times GMT - kick-offs 15:00 unless stated
Chelsea v Arsenal (12:30)
Crystal Palace v Sunderland
Everton v Bournemouth
Hull City v Liverpool
Southampton v West Ham United
Watford v Burnley
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough ... | All the latest team news and stats for Saturday's Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership fixtures. |
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The former Merseyside MP and university lecturer, who studied Classics at Oxford University, has died aged 78.
He became chairman of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) in 2010.
A BCPRM spokesperson said he would be "mi... | The leader of the British campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, Eddie O'Hara, will be remembered for his "commitment to the cause", campaigners said. |
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The 28-year-old won the first of her 170 caps in 2005 and went on to score 64 goals for her country.
"I have decided after 11 brilliant years in the senior squad that it is time for me to move on to other things," said Kidd.
"I have had a fantastic internation... | Scotland midfielder Nikki Kidd has announced her retirement from international hockey. |
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His comments came after it emerged Norway blacklisted China Railway Group.
One of the group's subsidiaries has signed an agreement with Scottish ministers which both sides hope would lead to £10bn in investment.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stressed that any... | Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie expressed concern at reports of a Chinese company seeking to invest in Scotland being linked with corruption. |
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But the Championship's top scorer, Dwight Gayle, is expected to miss out because of a hamstring problem.
QPR will include new signings Sean Goss and Luke Freeman, who joined from Manchester United and Bristol City.
Another new arrival, Matt Smith, is ineligibl... | Newcastle are expected to bring back first-team regulars after making nine changes for the FA Cup loss at Oxford. |
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The report, for NHS England, looked at the collapse of an out-sourcing contract to deliver adult community services in Cambridgeshire.
UnitingCare, which was owned by two local NHS Trusts, ended in December.
The report also questioned the ability of clinical c... | An official report into the collapse of a £725m NHS contract has called a pause on all similar contracts until a review is completed "as a matter of urgency". |
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A log released by Minnesota authorities showed the 911 calls related to everything from medical emergencies to false fire alarms.
It included one call in 2011 in which an unidentified woman said she was concerned about Prince's cocaine use, but no police actio... | Emergency calls were made from Prince's Paisley Park complex 46 times in the past five years, it has been revealed. |
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The 21-year-old was attacked between 22:35 and 23:00 GMT on Monday in Weston Park.
South Yorkshire Police has launched an investigation and a large cordon has been put in place at the site in Western Bank.
Extra police patrols are taking place in the area and ... | A woman has been sexually assaulted while walking through a park in Sheffield, police have said. |
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The high-altitude plane, called Phantom Eye, will remain aloft at 20,000m (65,000ft), according to the company.
The demonstrator will be shipped to Nasa's Dryden Flight Research Center in California later this summer to prepare for its first flight in early 20... | Boeing has unveiled its unmanned hydrogen-powered spy plane which can fly non-stop for up to four days. |
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In period western The Revenant, a 19th Century fur trapper on the American frontier wages a gruelling battle for survival after he is savagely mauled by a bear and left for dead by his callow fellow hunters.
(The title of the film, as fans of spooky French TV ... | Oscar-winning director Alejandro G Inarritu faced a number of challenges while making snowbound survival tale The Revenant - one of them being a shortage of actual snow. |
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The Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder, 26, had been linked with Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea.
Pjanic, who passed a medical on Monday, joined Roma from French club Lyon in the summer of 2011.
He scored 10 goals and set up 12 more in 33 league ... | Juventus have signed Miralem Pjanic from Serie A rivals Roma for £25.4m on a five-year contract. |
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The religious edict calls on Muslims in Indonesia to protect threatened animals by conserving their habitat and curbing illegal trade.
A spokesman said people could escape government regulation but they could not escape the word of god.
The fatwa is intended t... | Indonesia's highest Islamic clerical body has issued a fatwa against illegal hunting and wildlife trafficking. |
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Gen Mladic, 69, told judges he was too ill to attend a hearing last week.
He was admitted to hospital last month after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
Gen Mladic is charged with war crimes in Bosnia in the 1990s, including ordering the massacr... | Judges at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague have ordered a full medical examination for the former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic. |
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Speaking at an EU summit in Latvia, he said he had not been greeted "by a wall of love" when he met EU leaders for the first time since his election win.
But he said he had a mandate and the "British people at his back" for the changes he wanted to achieve.
Th... | David Cameron has said he is confident he can get a better deal for the UK in Europe but admitted it "won't be easy". |
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Hilary Benn made a barnstorming speech in favour of bombing Syria, while his boss Jeremy Corbyn, who disagreed with him, sat rather stony faced on the front bench behind him. Even though Labour MPs had been given a "free vote" on the issue, to allow the expres... | Could shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn really speak from the back benches next time he disagrees with Jeremy Corbyn? |
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Footage on social media shows a police helicopter circling over the city before shots and a loud bang are heard.
The police officer said to have piloted the stolen aircraft issued a statement denouncing the "criminal government". His whereabouts are unknown.
I... | Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a "terrorist attack". |
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Total output grew 0.1% between July and September - 1.7% higher than the same quarter last year.
By comparison, UK growth was 0.4% and 2.1%, respectively.
The latest figures showed production output fell by 1% over the quarter, while services grew by 0.3% and ... | Scotland's economy grew slightly over the summer but continued to lag behind the UK as a whole, according to official figures. |
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The 24-year-old midfielder, who spend two years with the Scottish Premiership club, has signed a two-year contract with the second-tier outfit.
McShane had joined County from Queen of the South.
But he made only 11 appearances for County last season and played... | Ian McShane has become St Mirren's ninth signing of the close season after agreeing to have his contract terminated by Ross County. |
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Alex Bell, who was Mr Salmond's head of policy for three years, believed the SNP's model was "broken beyond repair".
The party hit back by pointing to opinion polls suggesting growing support for independence.
However, Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie sai... | A one-time adviser to former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has written an online blog saying the current case for an independent Scotland "is dead". |
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The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 40.61 points to 16,413.22.
The S&P 500 closed 9.03 points lower at 1,917.79, while the Nasdaq composite fell 46.53 points to 4,487.54.
Shares in Walmart fell 3% after the company cut its 2017 sales forecast, blaming the... | (Close): Wall Street markets closed lower on Thursday as oil prices stagnated and shares in Walmart fell. |
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But the Scottish government said it would "robustly oppose" withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
The Scotland Act (1998) states all legislation passed by Holyrood must be compatible with the ECHR.
But David Mundell told BBC Scotland ... | UK government plans to scrap the Human Rights Act would apply to Scotland, the new Scottish secretary has said. |
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The society is due to give evidence on a bill that would make smoking in cars when children are present illegal.
Police Scotland have raised concerns about being the sole enforcers of the proposed legislation.
The force said the move would divert police resour... | Enforcing a smoking ban in cars with children present could prove "difficult", the Law Society of Scotland has said. |
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The 28-year-old made his Munster debut against Connacht in 2010 and has chalked up 84 appearances.
Foley, who has won two Ireland caps, follows former Munster players James Coughlan, Paddy Butler and Sean Dougall in moving to the Top 14 club.
The lock, from Ti... | Munster second-row Dave Foley is leaving to join French side Pau at the end of the season. |
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In very blustery conditions the Sons secured victory courtesy of a goal from Mark Docherty, who had scored in August's 1-0 win over the Tangerines.
His cross evaded everyone and the wind played a part as the ball whipped into the net past goalkeeper Cammy Bell... | Dundee United relinquished their lead at the top of the Championship with a dismal defeat at Dumbarton. |
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Lee Se-dol, one of the world's top Go players, won just one of the matches against the AlphaGo program, missing out on the $1m prize up for grabs.
Demis Hassabis, founder of DeepMind, said the match had been the "most exciting and stressful" for his team.
Lee ... | Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence has secured its fourth win over a master player, in the final of a five match challenge. |
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World number two Long, who claimed bronze at London 2012, won 21-18 21-18 as top seed Lee missed out on earning his country a first ever Olympic gold.
Long beat Lee to become world champion last year and again pro... | Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei suffered a third successive Olympic men's singles final defeat as he lost the gold-medal match at Rio 2016 to China's Chen Long. |
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Property developer Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring painted the candy stripes on the building in Kensington in 2015.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said it was out of keeping with the look of the area and had served her with a notice to repaint it white.... | A woman who decorated her London townhouse with red and white stripes can ignore a council order to repaint it, the High Court has ruled. |
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Louise Kerton, 24, from Broadstairs, in Kent, was last seen on 30 July 2001 in Germany when she went to catch a train to Belgium, on her way back to the UK.
Despite extensive investigations in both the UK and Germany, she has not been seen or heard from since.... | The father of a student nurse who went missing 16 years ago says he lives in hope that he will see her again. |
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The flag appeared over Parliament Buildings for a time on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the assembly said it was aware that "two flags were flown without permission from the roof" and it was investigating the incident.
DUP assembly member Peter Weir said he ha... | Police have begun an investigation into how an Irish tricolour was flown over Stormont. |
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Claudia Ruiz Massieu met the survivors in hospital in Cairo, and said they were doing well.
She called for a thorough investigation into the incident, which happened on Sunday in Egypt's western desert.
The exact circumstances of the attack remain unclear.
A E... | Mexico's foreign minister has visited six survivors of an Egyptian army attack in which eight Mexican tourists were killed after being mistaken for militants. |
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This possibility, described in a new computer modelling study, could explain why rocks from Earth and the Moon are much more alike than we would expect from this "giant impact hypothesis".
The research forms one of three papers published in the journal Nature.... | The Moon may have been formed by a collision between Earth and an object that was strikingly similar in composition to our own planet. |
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Mr Justice Peter Smith's remarks came as he set a trial date for February over claims that Rangers chairman Dave King breached a gagging order.
The case relates to the retail deal between Rangers and Mike Ashley's firm.
It emerged at the hearing that Sports Di... | A High Court judge in a case involving Sports Direct and Rangers has taken the unusual step of denying he is a Mason or that his wife supports the club. |
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Some security experts say what is needed is more intelligence-based, risk-based screenings of both passengers - and airport staff.
For decades, it has been well known that aircraft are prime targets for terrorist attacks. A relatively small explosion is capabl... | Confirmation from Russia that the Metrojet aircraft which crashed in the Sinai desert was indeed brought down by a bomb, combined with the febrile atmosphere generated by the tragedies in Paris, are likely to focus renewed attention on aviation security - and particularly in airports. |
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They represented the 42 nations competing in the International Association of Ultra Runners 24-hour World Championships.
Hundreds of young and not so young runners from around the globe are competing in the event at Victoria Park.
They set off at midday.
Many ... | National flags from around the world were fluttering gently in the shadow the of the iconic Harland and Wolff cranes in east Belfast on Saturday. |
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Three men were wounded in the shooting at a crowded bar in Olathe on Wednesday night and one of them later died.
A barman told local media a man used racial slurs before opening fire. Two of the victims, including the deceased, are Indian.
Adam Purinton, 51, h... | Police are investigating whether the fatal shooting of a man in the US state of Kansas was racially motivated. |
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Last summer, the government was rattled by evidence of corruption, including massive sums of money mis-spent on preparations for the Commonwealth Games and the exchequer losing perhaps as much as £24bn ($40bn) by selling mobile-phone frequencies cheaply to fa... | Two anti-corruption hunger strikes in India this summer have been largely ignored by the authorities and the public but the anti-graft movement does seem to be worrying politicians and civil servants. |
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Most operators cite population-based figures but do not state how much of the UK landmass they cover.
EE said that from January, it would clearly cite only its geographic coverage on its website and adverts.
Industry regulator Ofcom told the BBC it had called ... | EE has called on rival mobile networks to provide "greater clarity" about signal coverage. |
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Political reporter Samantha Maiden said the offensive text, which also contained strong language, was intended for disgraced ex-minister Jamie Briggs.
She said Mr Dutton apologised for the message about her article referring to Mr Briggs' recent resignation.
T... | Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has reportedly apologised for mistakenly sending an SMS to a journalist, calling her a "mad witch". |
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In 2016, nine players and officials were sanctioned as a result of TIU disciplinary investigations.
There were 292 alerts to the TIU last year, with eight of them from Grand Slam, ATP and WTA matches.
In 2015, there were 246 alerts to the TIU.
The TIU said ale... | The number of suspicious betting patterns in tennis is on the rise and is a "concern", says the first annual report published by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU). |
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The thanksgiving event will take place on 27 September, which will mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Terry's first radio broadcast for the corporation.
Sir Terry, who died in January at the age of 77 from cancer, began his career on the BBC Light Programme.
Fur... | Sir Terry Wogan's life will be celebrated in a special service at Westminster Abbey in central London, the BBC has announced. |
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Emergency services were called to the River Helford at about 12:45 BST on Monday after someone reported seeing a fishing boat going around in circles.
The RNLI said both lifeboats from Falmouth attended and crews performed CPR on the man.
It is thought the 56-... | A fisherman has died after being found entangled in his own nets in a river. |
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Inspectors labelled the prison, near Lisburn, as the most dangerous in Europe, describing it as unsafe, unstable and in a state of crisis.
Phil Wragg was appointed governor in August, three months after the inspection was carried out.
He told the BBC that sign... | The man in charge of Northern Ireland's high security Maghaberry prison says he is confident he can address serious concerns raised in a critical report. |
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The incident happened at Gretna Green some time overnight between Friday and Saturday.
The tree was planted on 22 May during events to mark the 100th anniversary of the nearby Quintinshill disaster in which more than 200 people died.
Police have appealed for a... | Vandals have chopped down a pear tree planted by the Princess Royal to mark the centenary of Britain's worst rail disaster. |
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Belgium, France and Latvia have already done so but Bulgaria's example stems from the small, southern city of Pazardjik, which has just imposed its own "burka ban", as local media dubbed it. The burka, which covers the eyes, has never been seen in Bulgaria.
Th... | Bulgaria is set to become the latest EU country to ban the niqab, or face veil, after the right-wing coalition party, Patriotic Front, submitted a bill to parliament as a "pre-emptive measure". |
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National Express West Midlands said it is installing technology on 1,500 buses through its network in the next two years.
A spokesman said the move will speed up routes and make fewer buses over-run.
Customers had complained drivers not giving change lost them... | Commuters in the West Midlands will be able to pay for their journeys using contactless cards and smartphones. |
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Paper tests are being replaced with personalised online assessments which adapt to pupils' skills, providing an appropriate level of challenge.
Liberal Democrat education secretary Kirsty Williams said it will benefit pupils, parents and teachers.
Plaid Cymru ... | Annual reading and numeracy tests for children aged from six to 14 will be taken online from September next year, the Welsh Government has said. |
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The board decided during an emergency extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday that Alei should step aside because of alleged financial impropriety.
"Yes it is true the board of directors of the SSFA have suspended me, but I am ready to defend myself and eve... | The president of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA), Chabur Goc Alei, says he is determined to clear his name after he was suspended by the FA's board of directors. |
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The visitors scored six tries, including a brace each for wing Akari Kato and fellow back Iroha Nagata.
Wing Jess Kavanagh-Williams' try was Wales' only score in a first half that saw coach Rowland Phillips' side trail 23-5 at the break.
Kelsey Jones did add a... | An inexperienced Wales Women's side were outclassed by Japan at Ystrad Mynach on Sunday. |
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Jones met Ford at Bath's training base on Friday to talk about their England contingent and the pair earned a recommendation from their club boss.
"I gave him a couple of names such as Henry Thomas and Nick Auterac in particular," Ford told BBC Points West.
"W... | Bath head coach Mike Ford has revealed he recommended prop duo Henry Thomas and Nick Auterac to new England boss Eddie Jones at a recent meeting. |
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The 34-year-old worked with Blues coach Danny Wilson at Cardiff RFC and had been with the capital region until joining Scarlets in 2009.
After leaving Scarlets in 2012, Welch turned out 98 times for the Chiefs but will now return to the Arms Park.
"I'm looking... | Exeter Chiefs lock Damian Welch has returned to Welsh region Cardiff Blues ahead of the 2017-18 season. |
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Those from the poorest backgrounds, with more loans available to support them, will graduate with debts of over £57,000 says the think tank.
Interest charges are levied as soon as courses begin and the IFS says students on average will have accrued £5,800 in i... | Students in England are going to graduate with average debts of £50,800, after interest rates are raised on student loans to 6.1%, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. |
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Grand plans for the replica liner were revealed in April 2012 by Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer.
But the build, which was due to start in China at the end of 2013, has not commenced, and other firms involved have said no progress has been made.
Blu... | Work on the proposed Titanic II has yet to begin, prompting concerns the project has been abandoned. |
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It is no coincidence that Antoine Griezmann played so well in their 5-2 quarter-final win over Iceland because he was in his favoured position, behind the striker, rather than out wide on the right.
He plays centr... | France coach Didier Deschamps has got some big decisions to make about who he is going to play in Thursday's Euro 2016 semi-final against Germany and how he is going to approach the match. |
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Also on the weekend of 18-19 June, Derry will be at home to losers of the Leinster tie between Louth and Meath.
After their hammering by Monaghan on Sunday, Down will be at home to Longford on the weekend of 25-26 June.
Antrim will be at home to Limerick on th... | Armagh have been handed a difficult opening Football qualifier assignment against Laois at O'Moore Park. |
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A health tribunal has found 70-year-old Sutcliffe no longer needs treatment for any mental disorder.
In 1981 he was convicted of 13 murders and seven attempted murders and given 20 life sentences.
He was transferred to Broadmoor in 1984 after he was diagnosed ... | Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe - known as the Yorkshire Ripper - has been moved to prison after three decades at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. |
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Pompey will meet Argyle in the semi-final first leg at Fratton Park on Thursday after they finished sixth.
"When you look at the bigger picture, you have to play your opponents home and away whatever happens, so it doesn't really matter," Davies said.
"What ha... | Portsmouth defender Ben Davies is looking forward to "a straight shoot-out" in the League Two play-offs against Plymouth Argyle. |
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Goalkeeper Forde, 37, made 339 appearances for the Lions, but spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at League Two champions Portsmouth.
Full-back Martin, 28, played in 25 league games for the club this season.
Midfielders Shaun Williams and Jimmy Abdou have been ... | Millwall have released Joe Martin and David Forde following their promotion to the Championship. |
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Fury has been quoted as saying a woman's "best place is on her back" and criticised homosexuality and abortion.
The new world heavyweight champion said: "Tyson Fury loves his fellow humans. He doesn't hate anybody."
The BBC said Fury's inclusion did not mean S... | Boxer Tyson Fury has spoken out on his views about women and gay people, as a petition calling for his removal from the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year shortlist reaches 80,000 names. |
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The ministry gave no further details of Yair Ramati's offence.
However, Israeli media said he had stored classified information on his personal computer.
Yair Ramati had been in the post for four years, overseeing projects such as the Iron Dome and Arrow anti-... | The head of Israel's missile defence programmes has been sacked for a "grave breach of information security", the defence ministry has said. |
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Hamilton's seventh win of the season was also the 50th of his career, to put him just one behind Alain Prost in second place in the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher (91 wins).
It was a fortifying weekend all round for Hamilton, who left behind the trava... | Lewis Hamilton took the win he so desperately needed at the United States Grand Prix but there is still a long road ahead if he is to win a fourth Formula 1 world title this year. |
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The Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers will take place as scheduled, kicking off at 1500 GMT.
Bolton will replay their FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham Hotspur next Tuesday (27 March, 1930 BST).
It comes as Bolton's club doctor revealed that cr... | Bolton Wanderers will return to action on Saturday after Fabrice Muamba's family told the club they wanted them to go ahead and fulfil their fixtures. |
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Wolves seemed set to repeat their win at St Helens last Thursday, when they triumphed after conceding an early try.
Two tries from Joel Monaghan and one from Richie Myler, all converted by Stefan Ratchford, put Wolves in charge.
But a Josh Charnley double and ... | Wigan produced a brilliant second-half comeback to wipe out an 18-4 half-time deficit and boost their hopes of finishing second in Super League. |
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The RAC said rural communities would lose out as a result of the possible cost-cutting measure.
The comments come after Denbighshire council said only prioritised roads would be salted if it does not freeze - saving £20,000 a year.
David Smith, who is respons... | Lives could be at risk if councils reduce the number of roads gritted this winter, a motoring body has said. |
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She said her government would do whatever it took to stop the attacks.
Her comments came a day after police launched a concerted drive against Islamists, arresting more than 3,000 people.
The opposition has accused the government of using the operation to targ... | Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to bring an end to a wave of targeted killings of minorities and secular citizens in the country. |
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The Labour councillor previously held the post from 1997 until 1999 when he was elected to the Scottish Parliament.
Mr McAveety held several ministerial positions before he lost the Glasgow Shettleston seat to the SNP in 2011.
He was elected to the council in ... | Frank McAveety has been elected as the new leader of Glasgow City Council. |
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"If you want to be selected, one of the things you have to do is sign," said UK Athletics boss Ed Warner.
He wants the agreement in place for the 2016 World Indoor Championships, taking place in Portland, Oregon in March.
He told British MPs such an agreement ... | British athletes will be asked to sign an agreement that will ban them from competing for GB if they are found guilty of a serious doping offence. |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said proposed changes would allow continuing imprisonment for convicted terrorists at high risk of reoffending.
The process would be supervised by courts and also subject to medical and psychological checks.
The age at which ant... | Australia's prime minister has moved to strengthen anti-terror laws after attacks in the US and France. |
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Earlier Nick Clegg did not rule out joining a coalition with the Tories if they insisted on the poll, but said his "red line" policies would come first.
Nigel Farage said, without UKIP holding the PM's "feet to the fire", he feared any referendum would not be ... | David Cameron has said he will not lead a government that fails to deliver a referendum on the UK's EU membership. |
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What does this mean for the Irish border?
For now nothing changes - the UK is still in the EU so people and goods can continue to move freely across the frontier. But when the UK leaves there could be changes.
The current free movement of people is allowed by ... | What will the implications be across life in Northern Ireland after the UK voted to leave the EU? |
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The UN-brokered "cessation of hostilities" came into effect at midnight (21:00 GMT on Sunday).
But soon afterwards, the government accused Houthi rebels of violations in the south-western city of Taiz and in Marib, east of the capital Sanaa.
The truce is suppo... | A truce aimed at ending more than a year of war in Yemen appears to be largely holding, despite reports of fighting in several places. |
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On Saturday, the night of his record 128th appearance for his country - passing the tally of Luis Figo - the Real Madrid forward failed to break down Austria, with a missed second-half penalty capping his misery.
The captain had 10 shots at goal in all against... | Goalless, frustrated, angry - the mood of Cristiano Ronaldo has matched the weather so far here in Paris; the odd sliver of sunshine, but lots of rain. |
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The woman, a mother aged 20 named as Kepari Leniata, was stripped, tied up and doused in petrol by the boy's relatives in Mount Hagen in the Western Highlands, said the National newspaper.
She was then thrown onto a fire in front of hundreds of people.
Police ... | A woman has been tortured and burned alive in Papua New Guinea after being accused of using sorcery to kill a young boy, local media report. |
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The NSPCC said different practices in communities were no excuse for "child abuse taking place in this country".
It comes as a judge said authorities need to make allowances for a "cultural context" in cases involving parents.
Mrs Justice Pauffley made the com... | Children need to be protected from being physically abused by their parents irrespective of "cultural sensitivities", a UK charity has said. |
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The 25-year-old, who previously played for Pro12 outfit Scarlets between 2013 and 2016, returned to Ebbw Vale for his second spell with the club in June.
While on the books at Scarlets, Lewis played 36 times for the region's feeder club Llanelli, scoring 353 p... | English top-flight club Bath have signed fly-half Josh Lewis from Welsh Premiership side Ebbw Vale ahead of the 2017-18 season. |
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The shop on Glasgow's Buchanan Street opened three years ago but the Californian-based company has told staff it is closing the outlet.
Retailer H&M has announced it will move into the property as it opens a new flagship store.
H&M will also retain its existin... | Fashion retailer Forever 21 is to shut its flagship Scottish store where it employs 75 people. |
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There was a large adult bath, a smaller, shallower and squarer bath used by children, and a paddling pool as well as a slide at one end and a set of diving boards at the other.
Ten years after it closed it was filled in.
... | Abergavenny's Bailey Park pool was a popular place for families to go until it closed in 1996. |
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Two separate lanes for cyclists are planned on the Tower Hill to Ladbroke Grove route.
The Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association (LTDA) argued the lanes would take up space, causing disruption.
Transport for London (TfL) said they were "works of improvement" and ... | London taxi drivers have lost a High Court challenge which could have disrupted completion of a £47m east-west cycle superhighway. |
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The world number one matched Andre Agassi's Miami tally with a 6-3 6-3 triumph in one hour and 26 minutes.
Djokovic, 28, also moves ahead of Rafael Nadal with a record 28 Masters tournament wins in his career.
"It's quite amazing," said the Serb. "I'm very thr... | Novak Djokovic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets to win the Miami Open for a record-equalling sixth time. |
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The series allowed players to add new characters and challenges to the game by using a special dock with real-world toys.
It was initially launched in 2013, and released its third major version in August 2015.
Disney said the game did not perform as well as ex... | Disney will stop production of its popular toys-to-life game franchise Disney Infinity, the company said. |
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Michael Scott said some of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust's (NSFT) front line services were suffering.
He said the trust had been forced to overspend by £2m this year.
The government said it had gone "further than ever before to put mental health on a pa... | Mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk have been "dramatically underfunded" by £30m over four years, according to the chief executive of a foundation trust. |
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Callum Brown, from Kirkcaldy, was 18 when he crashed, causing the death of Brian Phimister, 16, on the Coaltown of Wemyss to Dysart Road on 5 June 2015.
Police investigators calculated he was doing at least 58 mph in a 40 mph speed limit, the High Court in Edi... | A teenager has admitted causing the death of his "best friend" by dangerous driving in Fife. |
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The accident involving the Mouloudia Bejaia midfielder, 27, took place on Sunday, with the death of the Algerian club's player confirmed on Monday.
One of Touati's former sides, Red Star in France, led the tributes.
"It's with profound sadness and tremendous p... | Former Algeria Under-23 international Youcef Touati has died following a car crash in France. |
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Hacker reports 'Wikileaks source'
US intelligence analyst arrested
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told BBC News that other potential whistle-blowers should not be put off from sending material to the site.
The US has detained US military analyst Bradley Mann... | Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has said that the detention of an alleged confidential source by the US military does not compromise its work. |
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The defender scored in a 5-1 victory that leaves United 11 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership.
"I've said it for a long time, I believe we will do it," Dillon told BBC Scotland.
"I know people outside won't give us a chance, that's fine, I understa... | Dundee United captain Sean Dillon is convinced his club can avoid relegation after a heartening win over Kilmarnock. |
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