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Rene Tkacik, 44, was working on a Crossrail site in Holborn, central London, on 7 March 2014 when the accident happened.
He lay unconscious for 15 minutes before medical staff arrived, St Pancras Coroner's Court heard.
Mr Tkacik, of Hackney Road, east London, ... | A construction worker was crushed to death as nearly a tonne of wet concrete poured on him, an inquest has heard. |
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Lukasz Robert Pawlowski, 33, had pleaded guilty to sexual assault by grabbing and kissing a shop assistant.
Pawlowski, of Bush Street, Pembroke Dock, was appearing for sentence at the Pembrokeshire court when the incident happened.
He has been taken to a Swans... | A man has cut his throat in the dock at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court as he waited to be sentenced for a sex attack. |
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And now the residents of Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway have some pretty lofty ambitions for its future.
The local community trust recently held talks about a buyout involving purchasing land which is part of the Duke of Buccleuch's Queensberry Estate.
T... | Sitting at a height of 467m (1,532ft), it claims to be the highest village in Scotland. |
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Just five farms are doing it, and they are tightly regulated by the Food Standards Agency.
They are selling anything between 50 to 800 litres a week and are restricted to off-farm sales or offering it via farmers' markets.
The milk they produce must carry a sp... | A small number of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have begun selling unpasteurised milk to the public. |
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The Fishing for Leave group said the Common Fisheries Policy has been a "disaster" for the industry.
However, others in the sector have warned that rushing to exit could "knock the industry back 10 years" and throw it into "crisis".
A referendum is being held ... | Fishermen in the north east of Scotland have launched their campaign for the UK to leave the European Union. |
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The University of Benghazi's campus-turned-battleground became a base for so-called Islamic State militants and other jihadists in the city until a militia backed by Libya's eastern administration pushed them out in April.
Classes were suspended altogether in ... | A Libyan university campus that was closed for more than two years because of intense fighting has just opened its doors for a series of graduation ceremonies. |
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A Merlin helicopter, flying from the ship, spotted a group of boats carrying about 500 people on Sunday morning.
The UK government sent the warship to aid search efforts in the Mediterranean amid a rise in the number of people dying while trying to reach Europ... | Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark is heading towards four boats carrying migrants off the coast of Libya, the Ministry of Defence says. |
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Cor Merched Sir Gar, from Carmarthenshire, was second to Slovenia in Riga on Saturday while hosts Latvia were third out of nine countries.
The choir sang Czech song "O, Mountain, O", Welsh lullaby, "Mil harddach" and an English song, "Wade in the Water".
It wa... | A Welsh choir has finished runner-up in the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year competition. |
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The animals were rehabilitated at a primate centre by East Sussex charity, International Animal Rescue (IAR).
Charity workers monitored their behaviour, health and eating as they returned to their natural, wild state.
The slow lorises were rescued from traders... | Eight slow lorises that were seized from illegal traders in Indonesia have been nursed back to health and taken to a protected Sumatran rainforest ahead of their release into the wild. |
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On 23 April 1945, just weeks before the end of World War Two, 31 American military personnel died after their Flying Fortress bomber crashed on a rocky Manx hillside.
Although it was a fully-equipped warplane, the bomber was on a peaceful mission, taking groun... | It started as a peaceful mission and ended as the worst aviation disaster in the history of the Isle of Man. |
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The Millers blew Phil Brown's men away in the opening 45 minutes in South Yorkshire, with Joe Newell adding a fine goal to Moore's treble and Ryan Williams notching after the break.
Moore got the ball rolling in the 15th minute when he slotted home from Willia... | A brilliant first-half hat-trick from Kieffer Moore led Rotherham United to a scintillating thrashing of Southend in League One. |
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Smith scored 11 goals and provided 30 assists in 120 games over two seasons for the Southern Premier League side.
The 21-year-old former Luton Town youngster has previously had trials at Premier League side Crystal Palace and as well as Football League clubs.
... | Boreham Wood have signed right-back Kane Smith on a two-year deal on a free transfer from Hitchin Town. |
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Approaching Red Road by car, the buildings loom into view - intimidating as much as they are awe-inspiring.
These towers were built as the solution to a post-war housing crisis, the ultimate in modern communal living.
And for a time they lived up to the promis... | As the first of the Red Road tower blocks in Glasgow are demolished, former residents have been remembering what life was like in the epic structures. |
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Emergency services were called to an address in Heather Avenue, Alexandria, at about 14:25 on Saturday.
The Scottish ambulance service said four ambulances, a paramedic unit and a special operations response team attended.
Police Scotland said the circumstance... | Five people have been taken to hospital after becoming unwell at a sheltered housing unit in West Dunbartonshire. |
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West Bay's east and west beaches in Dorset were affected by flooding last year and in 2014.
West Dorset District Council has approved £3m over five years towards the £7m protection scheme, which also affects Park Dean caravan park.
The Environment Agency previ... | Plans to protect two storm-hit beaches on the Jurassic Coast from future flooding have been awarded £3m. |
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Lawyers for the young woman - who suffers from lupus and kidney failure - had argued that continuing the pregnancy would place her life at risk.
The foetus itself is missing part or all of its brain.
All abortions are prohibited in El Salvador under any circum... | The Supreme Court of El Salvador has refused to allow a seriously ill pregnant woman to have an abortion, even though her foetus has almost no chance of survival. |
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The Dons slipped four points behind Premiership leaders Celtic after Motherwell came from behind with goals from Scott McDonald and Louis Moult.
Defensive lapses led to both goals for the hosts at Fir Park before ... | Aberdeen were punished for "a few moments of madness", according to manager Derek McInness, following a 2-1 defeat by Motherwell. |
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Prosecutors argued Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz had avoided antenatal care, tantamount to killing the child.
Her lawyers said she did not know she was pregnant and no crime had occurred. They said the pregnancy was as a result of repeated rapes she did not re... | A teenager in El Salvador has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for aggravated homicide after delivering a stillborn baby in a toilet. |
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The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) will get £160.5m euros over seven years to combat marine pollution, the European Parliament said.
The MCA which used EMSA images in the prosecution, welcomed the move.
EMSA uses three satellites to detect "ship source... | The EU is investing more money in anti-pollution measures which led to the first prosecution by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency using satellite images. |
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The technique prevents babies being born with deadly genetic diseases.
Three-person IVF has been backed by MPs and peers, got ethical approval and has been shown to be scientifically ready.
A meeting of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on Thurs... | The UK's fertility regulator is about to make a historic decision on whether to allow the creation of babies from three people. |
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The blast struck the Nanyang Export Fireworks Factory in the city of Liling in Hunan province.
Another two people were missing following Monday's blast.
Officials did not say what caused the explosion, but said the factory was properly licensed.
The blast left... | An explosion at a fireworks factory in China has killed at least 12 people and injured 33 others, local government officials say. |
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Che Cruz was arrested on Sunday and accused of breaking into the star's guesthouse in Calabasas, California, while she was at home.
The 20-year-old admitted trespassing at a court appearance on Wednesday and was immediately sentenced.
He was also given three y... | A man charged with trespassing at singer Selena Gomez's home has been sentenced to 45 days in jail, prosecutors say. |
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Mr Eastwood was speaking at his party's annual conference in Londonderry.
He became leader four months ago.
With the Assembly election only two months away, Colum Eastwood has insisted his party will not lose out as Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness vie for... | The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said he is not concerned about his party being squeezed between the DUP and Sinn Féin as they battle to provide the next first minister. |
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The fly-half says helping the Swansea region triumph after being handed a "worst-case scenario" is his aim.
The match has had to be moved from their Liberty Stadium home because of a clash of fixtures with Swansea City.
"I'll be worried about making sure we co... | Impressing British and Irish Lions selectors will not be Dan Biggar's motivation when Ospreys play Stade Francais in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final at Principality Stadium. |
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His successor as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland will be announced next week.
So who will replace him? Three names are tipped as the most likely contenders - Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Health Minister Michelle O'Neill and MLA and former MP Co... | Former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election. |
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James Davis, Laurence Halsted, Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead gained a 35-34 sudden-death win over South Korea in the third-place match.
Britain are set to finish outside the top four automatic qualification spots.
That means they need to be the next-best E... | Great Britain's men's foil fencing team increased their chances of qualifying for this year's Rio Olympics by finishing third at the Paris World Cup. |
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A Vauxhall Astra with three men inside was driven into HSBC bank in Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, at about 10:30 BST.
The men were seen entering the building before leaving in a white Audi which headed east.
Hampshire Constabulary said a "small amount of cash... | Robbers have escaped with cash after driving a car into a bank in Hampshire. |
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Italian national Samira Lupidi, 24, was arrested following the deaths of Jasmine Weaver, one, and Evelyn Lupidi, three, on 17 November.
Post-mortem examinations found they both died from multiple stab wounds.
Ms Lupidi denied two charges of murder at Bradford ... | A woman has denied killing her two daughters at an address in Bradford. |
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On Monday, Mr Horgan announced that he had the support of the BC Green Party to oust Ms Clark's Liberal Party.
The Liberals won 43 seats in a recent election, the NDP won 41 and the Greens won three.
Ms Clark said she is unlikely to survive a confidence vote, ... | British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says she won't resign, even after an attempted takeover of power from NDP Leader John Horgan. |
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About two-thirds of England's councils responded to a BBC information request on bird control.
Their responses reveal the amount spent rose from £452,000 in 2013-2014 to £830,000 in 2015-2016.
The British Pest Control Association said the increase in spending ... | The amount spent on ridding streets of pigeons and gulls has almost doubled in the past three years, it has emerged. |
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The crash happened on the A4042 between Hardwick and Llanellen at about 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Gwent Police said the driver suffered significant arm injuries and was taken to Nevill Hall hospital.
Police said clearance work would close the road for a "significa... | A road in Monmouthshire has been closed after a lorry overturned, spilling palm oil which has "set like wax". |
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The West Indies batsman struck 11 sixes on his way to scoring 100 from just 47 balls as England slumped to a six-wicket loss in Mumbai.
"The world is watching, so the universe boss got to deliver and he did today,... | Centurion Chris Gayle described himself as the "universe boss" after his stunning innings defeated England in their first game at the World Twenty20. |
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The Hammers said on 30 November the 26-year-old would be missing for six weeks because of a thigh injury, meaning he would not return until mid-January.
But boss Slaven Bilic said on Thursday that Sakho faced up to eight more weeks out, taking him to mid-Febru... | West Ham and Senegal striker Diafra Sakho will miss the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after being ruled out for up to eight more weeks with a back injury. |
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The company's founder, Sir James Dyson, argued vacuum cleaners were only tested when they were empty of dust.
He claimed that meant the tests misled "consumers on the real environmental impact of the machine they are buying".
In separate legal actions, the UK ... | Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson has lost its bid to change European energy labelling laws. |
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The attack in the foyer of the Manchester Arena at the end of a concert by singer Ariana Grande killed 22 people and injured a further 59.
Nicola Sturgeon said six people had "presented at hospitals in Scotland", with four since discharged.
Police are also in ... | Six Scots were treated in hospital after the Manchester suicide bomb attack, the country's first minister has confirmed. |
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Fulton wants to give Peter Caruth and John Jeremyn as much time as possible to prove their fitness and a final squad of 18 will be named this weekend.
Ireland will take on Austria, Italy and Ukraine in Pool A.
"It will not be an easy tournament and we will not... | Ireland coach Craig Fulton has announced an extended 24-player panel for next month's World League 2 tournament at Stormont in Belfast. |
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The four-storey post office on Westgate Street was considered one of the finest in the UK when built in the 1890s.
But the Grade II-listed building has been empty since tenant BT moved out, even though its lease runs until 2023.
Owner Bamfords Trust failed to ... | A historical building could be empty for six years while Cardiff city centre is redeveloped around it. |
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Two goals from Sarah Crilly and a first City goal for young midfielder Sam Kerr ensured the champions remained five points clear of Hibernian Ladies.
Hibs maintained their challenge with a 3-0 win over Celtic.
Elsewhere, Rangers Ladies won 6-0 at Aberdeen, whi... | Glasgow City won 3-0 at bottom side Forfar Farmington to edge a step closer to a historic 10th straight Scottish Women's Premier League title. |
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The man, who was driving a Hyundai Tucson, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with minor injuries following the incident on Almondvale Boulevard in Livingston at 10:25.
The crash, also involving a Vauxhall Zafira, happened at the roundabout's entrance to A... | A driver has been taken to hospital after a car overturned following a two-vehicle crash in West Lothian. |
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An online register would include a list of organisations which spend large amounts of cash employing people to influence MSPs.
In 2013, the Scottish government announced plans to legislate on lobbying, but no bill has yet emerged.
Ministers said they remained ... | The names of major political lobbyists in Scotland should be made public to improve transparency, the parliament's standards committee has said. |
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At the same time, the first minister's tone was intriguing as she confirmed, in a news conference at Bute House, that the SNP will vote against a proposed incursion by the RAF into Syria when the Commons debates the issue tomorrow.
I questioned Nicola Sturgeon... | The substantive issue could scarcely be more serious; potential UK involvement in air strikes against Syria in an effort to countermand a global terrorist threat. |
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Mr Hill, who successfully prosecuted the failed 21/7 bombers, takes over the role on 1 March from David Anderson QC who has held the post since 2011.
The QC said he was "very pleased" to have the opportunity in a time of "heightened concern" about terrorism.
M... | Max Hill QC has been appointed as the government's new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. |
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Mali were originally banned from global football in March after the country's Sports Minister Housseïni Amion Guindo had dissolved the executive committee of FEMAFOOT.
Fifa, who do not look kindly on government interference, had said the ban would only be lift... | The Confederation of African Football (Caf) confirmed that the suspension of Mali's Football Association (FEMAFOOT) has been lifted by the sport's world body Fifa. |
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Selby, 30, earned a unanimous points decision at Wembley Arena - his third successful defence.
The 30-year-old told ITV: "I got the win, and I dedicate it to my mother."
Barros inflicted a cut above Selby's right eye early on but otherwise did little to troubl... | Welsh featherweight Lee Selby dedicated his successful world title defence against Jonathan Victor Barros to his mother, who died four days beforehand. |
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Filippo Grandi told the BBC that more nations had to help the "few countries" shouldering the burden, by increasing both funding and resettlement.
He said that, last year, fewer than 1% of 20 million refugees had been resettled in another nation.
More are flee... | The UN high commissioner for refugees says the migrants crisis is now a global phenomenon and that simply turning them away "won't work". |
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It was shut on 12 September for a £10m upgrade to make the infrastructure ready for electric trains.
This was part of the wider £2.8bn scheme to electrify the main line from London to south Wales.
Three teams of 200 engineers have worked around the clock, 24 h... | The Severn Tunnel has reopened after closing for six weeks for rail electrification works. |
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Police were called to the Oaklands pub, Peterlee, at about 00:30 BST on Sunday.
A 33-year-old man suffered a number of wounds and was taken to Middlesbrough's James Cook Hospital where his condition was described as serious but stable.
Steven Robinson, 40, of ... | A man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing at a pub in County Durham. |
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Ministers had argued fish farm staff, and their families, may receive threats if the information was released.
Now the Scottish Information Commissioner has said the government failed to comply with environmental information regulations.
Environmentalists desc... | Campaigners have welcomed a ruling forcing the Scottish government to reveal how many seals are shot each year at individual salmon farms. |
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The dating site for married people was hacked in the summer.
Security expert Graham Cluley blogged he had received "a steady stream of emails" from the site's users worried about the hack.
Mr Cluley advised anyone receiving such a letter to "ignore it".
Ashley... | Blackmailers are reportedly sending letters to users of the Ashley Madison dating site, threatening to reveal their membership to friends and family unless they pay money. |
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Conservative Andrew Boff told the BBC it would not be cost-effective to keep paying for patches to make sure the operating system was secure.
Last year, a Freedom of Information request by the tech site Motherboard found 35,000 Met PCs ran XP.
Mr Boff said thi... | A London Assembly member has questioned why the Metropolitan Police are still using Windows XP on tens of thousands of computers. |
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England have the youngest squad in the competition with an average age of 26.2. Each player averages 25 caps, the second fewest in Pool A.
"It's hard to make selections when you have an inexperienced team and bringing more inexperience in," said Lancaster.
Eng... | England's inexperience was a factor in their early exit from the World Cup, says coach Stuart Lancaster. |
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Having opposed devolution in 1997 and having lost every one of their Welsh MPs in that year's general election, expectations were low for the Conservatives in the first devolved elections two years later. The party won nine of the 60 seats - a modest total, b... | The electoral statistics suggest the Conservatives have enjoyed a significant if gradual improvement in fortunes since 1999 - but the numbers only tell part of what has been a sometimes bumpy and often colourful journey back to the front line of Welsh politics. |
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They warned that Hurricane Otto may have winds of 90 mph (145km/h) when it makes landfall early on Thursday.
At least four people have already died in Panama in severe weather caused by the approach of the storm.
The hurricane is moving west at 2 mph (4km/h) a... | A storm in the Caribbean has been upgraded to a hurricane and is threatening Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua, forecasters say. |
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On Friday the prosecutor mentioned the names of several witnesses, thinking the microphones were off.
The blunder took place during the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo for crimes against humanity, charges he denies.
The judge said he did not k... | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has apologised after the public gallery heard the names of protected witnesses. |
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The DUP is one of two Northern Ireland parties running more than five candidates but have no women contesting seats.
The DUP has 16 candidates and the other party - UKIP - has 10.
Just under 25% of Northern Ireland candidates in this year's election are women.... | DUP assembly member Arlene Foster has defended her party over its lack of female general election candidates. |
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The Police Federation will appoint an independent figure in the new year to carry out the inquiry.
It follows controversy over officers in the West Midlands allegedly campaigning against Tory MP Andrew Mitchell.
He quit as chief whip after it was alleged he ca... | The body representing rank-and-file police officers has launched a review into issues raised by its handling of the "plebgate" row. |
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Six teams changed their entire starting XI from their preceding league match, including Premier League side Brighton.
Leicester's win at Sheffield United attracted 11,280 fans in a stadium with a capacity of 32,702.
"It's a top game with a Premier League team ... | There were 274 changes made by teams across 19 matches in Tuesday's second round EFL Cup ties - a trend described as "devaluing" the competition. |
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A second boy suffered burns and a suspected broken arm after being injured at a railway depot in the West Midlands.
The two 13-year-olds were among four children said to be playing near tracks next to parkland in Wednesbury, West Midlands Ambulance Service sai... | A teenage boy electrocuted near a railway line has suffered "life-changing" injuries, police said. |
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This is the full statement to the inquests read by his daughter, Amy McGlone, on behalf of his widow Irene McGlone:
Irene McGlone will say as follows on behalf of the McGlone family:
Alan McGlone was born in 1960 into a loving family. Alan was the fourth of fi... | A father-of-two and factory worker from Kirkby, Alan McGlone travelled by car with friends David Roberts and Stephen Clark, who both survived, and Joseph Clark, who also died in the tragedy. |
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Khalid Baqa, 52, from Barking, was on a flight from Lahore, to Heathrow in February when it was diverted due to an unrelated "disruptive passenger".
Baqa had failed to tell his car insurer about penalty points when he renewed his policy, magistrates heard.
He ... | A man arrested when the flight he was on was diverted to Stansted Airport and escorted by fighter jets has been convicted of insurance fraud amounting to just £175. |
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Canada Post said it would not resume deliveries at several addresses in East Vancouver "until such time as the hazard no longer exists".
Canuck is said to have drawn blood after biting a letter carrier.
The bird is known for riding the city's SkyTrain and stea... | Postal deliveries have been suspended in part of a Canadian city after a well-known crow called Canuck attacked a mailman. |
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Slade is out for at least four months after breaking his leg at Wasps.
"Ian Whitten and Sam Hill have been fighting it out for one centre spot really, now they're going to get to fight it out for two," Baxter said.
"We've got another international centre in Mi... | Exeter will be able to cope without injured England centre Henry Slade, says Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter. |
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The Japanese team behind the gravity-breaking experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) say it shows that transporting the seeds of life away from Earth is feasible.
Sperm banks could even be made on the Moon as a back-up for Earth disasters, they to... | Healthy baby mice have been born using freeze-dried sperm stored in the near-weightless environment of space. |
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Burke joined Leicestershire on a season-long loan deal in January, but his only appearance came against Loughborough University in March.
In 13 first-class games for Somerset and Surrey, the 26-year-old has scored 274 runs and taken 23 wickets at an average of... | Surrey all-rounder James Burke has left the county in order "to further his career elsewhere." |
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The Met Office says cold weather will continue throughout Thursday and it will remain very cold until the beginning of next week.
The wintry weather gave snowboarders a chance to take to the heights of Divis Mountain in Belfast.
Many parts of Belfast were affe... | Snow has brought fresh disruption to many parts of Northern Ireland, with a number of Translink bus services affected and many schools closed. |
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And every day someone tells her to "slow down".
It is certainly true that every day since the EU referendum the question is asked when, or if, the SNP's call for Indyref2 - as it's known - might happen.
Follow reaction to news of a second independence referend... | Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP conference that not a day passes without someone telling her to "hurry up" with a second referendum on Scottish independence. |
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Many villagers are already cut off by floods and Somerset County Council said its priority was to keep people safe.
Sedgemoor District Council has made the same announcement so it can also mobilise extra support.
The area's MP said there was a risk of catastro... | A "major incident" has been declared for all areas affected by flooding in Somerset following warnings of further heavy rain. |
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The council is due to vote later this week on a US motion calling for a probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka as its civil war ended in 2009.
Both government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have been accused of abuses.
Mr Singh has come under pressure from ... | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India is "inclined" to vote in favour of a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council. |
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Last year's runner-up, who went off as 15-8 joint favourite, dominated from a long way out and, once they turned for home, jockey Victor Espinoza's mount moved clear.
The 2014 US Horse of the Year went on to triumph by four lengths, despite Espinoza's saddle s... | California Chrome made it look easy to win the world's richest horse race, the £6.8m Dubai World Cup. |
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The former England international started his career at Bradford Bulls and had a 10-year stint at Warrington before joining Widnes in 2015.
The 32-year-old has played a number of different positions and has featured in 272 games so far.
"I've struggled with inj... | Widnes Vikings centre Chris Bridge has announced that he will retire at the end of the Super League season. |
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The "preventative raid" targeted workers at a vegetable warehouse, which was attacked by demonstrators on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.
Angry protesters overran the market searching for migrant workers.
The rioting began during a protest over the kil... | Police in Russia have arrested more than 1,200 people in a raid targeting migrants after major riots in Moscow. |
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Keane Wallis-Bennett died in April 2014 when a modesty wall in the PE changing room at Liberton High School fell on top of her.
A police investigation found no-one would face criminal charges.
However, it was decided an inquiry would be held to establish the f... | A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a 12-year-old girl who died when a school wall collapsed has begun in Edinburgh. |
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The museum said 70% of tickets have been sold for the live screening in the UK and Ireland on 18 June.
The event will be replayed in cinemas in 51 countries later in the year.
It features objects recovered from the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, both wiped ... | The British Museum has said 1,000 cinemas across the world will screen a recording of Pompeii Live, a tour of its exhibition of Roman life before a devastating volcanic eruption. |
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Bedene fought bravely and twice broke his opponent's serve, but lost 6-2 6-3 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier.
"I think I found my game now, so it's good to see, especially before Wimbledon. I just have to build it up," said 26-year-old Bedene.
The tournament at... | British number two Aljaz Bedene says he has "found his game" despite losing to world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round of the French Open. |
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The 25-year-old spent 2015-16 on loan in the Championship at Charlton, scoring five goals in 37 games but not preventing them from being relegated.
Capped six times by Denmark, 6ft 7ins Makienok scored 35 times in 74 games for Brondby before joining Palermo.
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The train hit the empty vehicle near Uphall station just after 17:00 on Wednesday 14 October. One passenger was slightly injured.
The 26-year-old man is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court later.
A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Summary (... | A second man has been arrested after a pick-up truck was hit by a train in West Lothian. |
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The 24-year-old will join up with Gareth Southgate's squad for Sunday's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley.
The centre-back has been drafted in following an injury to Chris Smalling.
The Manchester United player has returned to Old Trafford ... | Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson has been called up to the England squad for the first time. |
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The grey seals were taken to a beach near St Brides' Bay in Pembrokeshire following rehabilitation by the RSPCA.
The quartet have been tagged to enable members of the public to report any future sightings and monitor their movements.
A spokeswoman reminded peo... | Four seals rescued from the coast around Wales have been released back into the water after being cared for at an animal shelter. |
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Scottish Rugby says the decision was taken to limit the capacity due to a shortage of available safety staff.
The match was switched from Scotstoun due to a waterlogged pitch.
Scottish Rugby said: "The option to sell significantly more tickets for this match h... | A maximum of 8,000 people will be allowed through the gates at Murrayfield for the second leg of the 1872 Cup between Glasgow and Edinburgh. |
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This has sparked fears of censorship among digital rights activists, who say that what started as a move to curb "blasphemy" may now extend to curbing political dissent.
It is too early to see what's missing and what's not on YouTube.com.pk.
The Innocence of M... | YouTube is back in Pakistan, with a localised domain and a provision that Islamabad can ask for access to material it deems "objectionable" to be blocked. |
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| Following a week of heated build-up to the fight between Tony Bellew and David Haye, BBC Sport looks at some of boxing's most memorable putdowns. |
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Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira was last seen at St John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Corstorphine, at about 13:00 on Tuesday.
Police and the Catholic church said his body was found on the beach at Dunbar on Friday afternoon.
Father Xavier, 33, was ori... | A priest who went missing from a church in Edinburgh last week has been found dead on a beach in East Lothian. |
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Deaths have fallen by a quarter, from just over 12,000 in 2005 to just over 8,800 in 2014, according to the Heart Disease Annual Report.
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said authorities would "build on the positive progress we've seen so far", on risk factors... | Fewer people are dying or suffering from heart disease in Wales, with falls in smoking and binge drinking helping. |
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If you didn't catch it, Cath Hardacre, played by Jodie Whittaker, is sacked as a nurse so steals her best friend's identity to become a senior doctor.
The psychological thriller shows her attempt to fake it as an experienced emergency doctor, relying only on h... | TV viewers of new BBC drama Trust Me, in which a nurse fakes it as a doctor, have been left wondering whether it could happen in real life. |
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Sirens were sounded at the same moment as the first explosion at the reactor, in the early hours of 26 April 1986.
The meltdown at the plant remains the worst nuclear disaster in history.
An uncontrolled reaction blew the roof off, spewing out a cloud of radio... | Ukraine is holding commemorations to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. |
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It is the first trial of alleged plotters to take place in Istanbul since the abortive coup.
Turkey has arrested some 40,000 people and sacked even more after parts of the army and police tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The coup was blamed on US-... | Twenty-nine police officers have gone on trial in a Turkish prison accused of trying to overthrow the government in the failed July coup. |
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While much attention has been devoted to the dramatic Supreme Court move to order the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on charges of corruption and recent large-scale protests led by populist cleric Tahirul Qadri to demand the resignation of the gov... | Pakistan is a country beset with political difficulties, but they could be of secondary importance to its economic woes. |
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The 7m sculpture, called Charity, is based on a Scope collection box from the 1960s of a disabled young girl holding a teddy bear.
It was installed opposite the capital's Gherkin building as part of the 2015 Sculpture in the City exhibition.
Other sculptures a... | A Damien Hirst sculpture which highlights an "outdated vision of disability" has been installed in London as part of a new exhibition. |
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California-based Cyphort Labs said that it had detected ads placed on the site being used to spread harmful code on two separate visits during one week.
The celebrity scandal site has not yet commented but was known to have suffered a similar problem last year... | The gossip news site PerezHilton.com has exposed recent visitors to malware, according to a cybersecurity alert. |
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If elected, the former lord mayor of the city would replace Alban Maginness, the current SDLP MLA for North Belfast.
Mr Maginness announced this month that he would be retiring from politics.
Ms Mallon was selected by party members at a convention in the Lansd... | Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) councillor Nichola Mallon has been selected to contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election in North Belfast. |
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The 26-year-old from Northern Ireland enjoyed three tour victories in 2015 to win the Race to Dubai title ahead of Englishman Danny Willett.
McIlroy triumphed despite an ankle injury which ruled him out of action for five weeks.
"I feel very proud to have won ... | Rory McIlroy has picked up the European Tour Golfer of the Year award for the third time in four years. |
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says the deal will be referred for an in-depth investigation unless "acceptable undertakings are offered".
The CMA's initial investigation found that about 1,000 Sprit pubs overlap with a Greene King pub in a local a... | Greene King's £775m offer for Spirit Pub Company could hurt competition, the competition regulator has said. |
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Officers said it appeared that the men worked together to distract staff, allowing one of them to steal from behind the counter.
The three men ran from the premises following the theft and were last seen running along Aberfoyle's Main Street.
The theft took pl... | Police are hunting three men after a four-figure sum was stolen from Aberfoyle Post Office. |
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Australia would continue to work on behalf of "Bali Nine" smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, she said.
The duo, sentenced to death in 2006 as ring leaders of the group, are expected to be executed by firing squad.
Ms Bishop's comments came after Indon... | Executing two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia will not solve its drug problem, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said. |
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They won only four games last season and failed to progress beyond the group stage for the first time since 2008.
Hampshire opened this year's T20 Blast campaign with a 22-run win over Glamorgan and face Sussex Sharks in their second game on Wednesday.
Hove ha... | Hampshire director of cricket Giles White is confident his side can improve on a disappointing 2016 T20 campaign. |
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Both are areas where volcanoes are active but they are very different types. Volcano Holuhraun in Iceland has been erupting for three months and has created a boiling lake of lava.
Dougal Jerram is a Volcanologist, and ... | There have been two major volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Iceland in the last couple of weeks. |
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Previous shape-shifting materials have needed some external trigger to tell them to transform, like light or heat.
Now, a US-based team has encoded a sequence of shape transformations into the very substance of a polymer, with each change occurring at a pre-de... | Scientists have pre-programmed materials to change their shape over time. |
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The union said 85% of station workers had voted to walk out in a dispute over staffing and safety.
Drivers on the Piccadilly line also backed action over a "wholesale breakdown" in industrial relations.
London Underground (LU) said the RMT should "work with us... | Thousands of London Underground staff have voted to go on strike over two separate disputes, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union said. |
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When he was a young boy, the man who would become a University of Glasgow professor and a leading expert in diabetes and cardio-vascular disease research says his "highly competitive nature" led to tantrums if he did not win at whatever he was doing.
Prof Satt... | Prof Naveed Sattar's research into metabolic medicine has had an impact and influence around the world but his desire to correct errors in clinical practice is not always well received. |
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I was most definitely not in France, although I could see it off in the distance, across the English Channel, and was clearly close enough to pick up its mobile signals.
Instead I, along with dozens of reporters and camera operators, was milling around a parki... | "Welcome to France", read the message on my mobile phone. |
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