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That result left First Minister Carwyn Jones - a staunch Remainer - in a tricky situation.
Despite the first minister's pre-referendum position, the Welsh Government has accepted the referendum result - but argued that Wales must retain full single market acce... | Wales voted for Brexit - the result here roughly mirrored the UK result with 52.5% of people in Wales voting for the UK to leave the EU and 47.5% to remain. |
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Liberty House has announced that the former Tata plants at Dalzell and Clydebridge, which are set to resume production in September, will make the steel plate needed for the towers.
Liberty House started recruiting staff at the Scottish plants last week.
The s... | Two Lanarkshire steel plants which were mothballed last October are to resume production with a contract to produce heavy-duty steel for wind towers. |
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Six men have become the victims of the scam in the past ten days.
They have reported being asked to share explicit images or videos with women online.
Then the blackmail begins - with threats made to share the content on the internet if the men do not co-oper... | Men in Northern Ireland are being lured into performing intimate acts online by scammers who want to blackmail them, police have said. |
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In June, the mobile phone network had said it was talking to Liberty Global over "a possible exchange of selected assets between the two companies".
The two firms never disclosed which assets they were thinking of swapping.
The deal was seen as a key part of V... | Vodafone says it has ended talks with Virgin Media owner Liberty Global over a potential asset swap. |
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Chattanooga Police charged 24-year-old Johnthony Walker overnight with five counts of vehicular homicide, as well as reckless driving and endangerment.
There were 37 children on board when the bus swerved off the road, striking a tree and a utility pole.
Feder... | Police in Tennessee have arrested the driver of a school bus that crashed on Monday, killing at least five children and seriously hurting several more. |
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When the sport switched to a summer season in 1996, the old Bradford Northern reinvented themselves.
As the rebranded Bulls they came kicking and charging into the new era and anything seemed possible.
Odsal Stadium, an inhospitable giant hole in the ground in... | Bradford Bulls were Super League's iconic club. |
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She said a national mobilisation day would be held on Saturday, during which thousands of soldiers and state employees would work to eradicate the insects in homes and offices.
Ms Rousseff said most mosquitoes breed in or near people's homes.
Zika has been lin... | Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has declared war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation. |
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The man, 72, and his 71-year-old wife have not been named.
An investigation was launched after a suitcase with some of the woman's body parts was found by a man walking near Traunsee lake on Sunday.
A day later, the German man's body was found in 5m (15ft) of ... | A German man strangled and dismembered his wife before encasing her head in a concrete block and drowning himself in an Austrian lake, police say. |
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In tests on 1,100 patients affected by a rare cancer called sarcoma, more than half were born with gene mutations known to increase cancer risk.
The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, said the inherited mutations could become targets for treatments.
And ... | Scientists have discovered why some families are affected by many different types of cancer, thanks to genetic testing. |
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The captive's identity has not been confirmed as consular access has not been granted, AP news agency reports.
The disclosure comes amid concern for Merrill Newman, 85, who was reportedly detained weeks ago in North Korea.
Mr Newman's family have appealed to P... | North Korea has acknowledged that it is holding an American national, the US state department has said. |
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Muhiddin Mire, 30, admits attacking Lyle Zimmerman with a knife but denies attempted murder.
The court heard that on 5 December he attacked mandolin-carrying Mr Zimmerman, 56, from behind and kicked him in the head and body.
He then sawed at his neck with a kn... | A man accused of trying to murder a passenger at Leytonstone tube station suffered from paranoid delusions that MI5 was pursuing him, the Old Bailey has heard. |
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Waseem Hussain, 27, Nadeem Hussain, 29, and father Abid Hussain, 54, all of Mary Road in Stechford, and Shahid Mahmood, 44, of Heather Road, Small Heath, were convicted of fraud.
The terms ranged from 18 to 61 months.
The case was brought after "numerous" comp... | Four members of a Birmingham family have been jailed for "clocking" four million miles off vehicle odometers in what was described in court as "a professional operation". |
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Opener David Warner broke a thumb during Saturday's second ODI and was replaced by Yorkshire's Aaron Finch.
Injuries to all-rounder Shane Watson (calf) and Coulter-Nile (hamstring) in that game have forced the tourists to raid county cricket again.
John Hastin... | Pace bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has become the latest Australia player to be ruled out of the rest of the one-day international series against England. |
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Largely self-taught, his six-decade career saw him create make-up and prosthetics for such cinematic legends as Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers.
One of his most famous creations was Yoda, the diminutive Jedi master first seen in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back.... | Stuart Freeborn, the British make-up artist renowned for his contributions to 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Star Wars films, has died at the age of 98. |
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Minister Kris Hopkins said the funding grants settlement for 2015-16 was "fair for all parts of the country".
He said no council would face a loss of more than 6.4% - but Labour said councils in the greatest need were facing the biggest cuts in funding.
Local ... | English councils will face an average cut of 1.8% in their overall spending power, the government has said. |
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Cardiff Community Housing Association and Morganstone have submitted plans for the development next to Cardiff Council's offices on Schooner Way.
It will comprise an apartment block overlooking Atlantic Wharf with 85 flats and 32 affordable homes on the rest o... | Plans for 117 homes on undeveloped land in Cardiff Bay look set to be approved. |
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The festival at the Hindu temple in Bariyarpur in Nepal sees tens of thousands of animals sacrificed to the goddess Gadhimai, and always provokes international outrage.
The announcement that sacrifices were now banned was greeted with delight by animal activis... | News was reported around the world on Tuesday that one of the world's bloodiest religious ceremonies was being ended. |
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Wessels and Brett Hutton shared a 197-run seventh-wicket stand before the latter fell to Scott Borthwick for 74.
Borthwick's first five-wicket haul since 2013 saw Notts all out for 534, with Wessels finishing unbeaten on 159.
Bird then ripped through Durham's ... | Riki Wessels' first century of the first-class season followed by Jackson Bird's four-wicket haul gave Nottinghamshire control against Durham. |
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Entered by thousands from around the UK, an image of a small stream created by heavy rain among the vast Glencoe mountains took the overall winning title.
A Beginning and an End captures a "fleeting moment of beauty" in the Scottish Highlands by photographer M... | Images ranging from a misty morning in the Peak District to sunset over the heather-strewn North York Moors are some of the winning shots from the Landscape Photographer of the Year awards. |
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Lawro's opponents for the FA Cup fourth-round weekend are indie-rock band The Libertines.
Pete Doherty is well known for being a QPR fan, while band-mates Carl Barat and Gary Powell both support Arsenal.
"The clos... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. |
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The 36-year-old right-hander spent his entire career at Kent and captained the county in two spells.
The opener played 15 Tests for England, including a double century against West Indies at Lord's in 2004, and scored 19,419 first-class runs.
"The club and I h... | Kent and former England batsman Rob Key has confirmed his retirement after a first-class career spanning 17 years. |
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Dr Vladislav Rogozov, a consultant anaesthetist at Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital, spoke about the incident in an online blog.
He said he had confronted the unnamed surgeon when he realised she intended to keep the scarf on during surgery.
Hospital chi... | A hospital consultant is under investigation over comments he made about a Muslim surgeon who wore a headscarf in an operating theatre. |
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The crash happened on Fellside Road at about 02:20 BST close to Whickham Golf Club.
A 43-year-old man, and two girls aged 17, all from Gateshead, died at the scene. The lorry driver was uninjured.
Northumbria Police urged anyone who saw the "distinctive" black... | Three people have been killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry in Gateshead. |
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Threats to "kill as many people as possible" at Montgomery High School in Bispham were posted on Facebook last weekend.
Police dismissed the threat as "not credible" and while the school opened as normal, most pupils did not attend.
A 54-year-old man from Blac... | A man has been arrested in connection with threats made against school pupils in Blackpool, Lancashire Police said. |
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Sixth-generation dairy farmer Derek Mead, 72, employed about 300 staff across the Mead Group.
A family statement said Mr Mead was killed in a "tragic accident" on Sunday afternoon "doing what he loved".
He was reportedly involved in a freak accident involving ... | Tributes have been paid to a prominent farmer and businessman who was killed in an accident on his farm. |
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Sergey Novikov from computer security firm Kaspersky Lab says Russian gangs had moved their attention from attacking home users to corporations.
The deputy director of research... | BBC Scotland Investigates: Gangsters.com will be broadcast on Wednesday 11 June, at 22:35 on BBC One Scotland, and for a week afterwards on the BBC iPlayer. |
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The novel was submitted to the Eisteddfod's office in Mold as an entry for the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize.
It was handed to North Wales Police in March 2015, and investigated under the Obscene Communications Act.
At the time, Eisteddfod chief executive Elfed R... | No action will be taken following an investigation into an "indecent" novel sent to last year's National Eisteddfod, police have confirmed. |
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Mr Corbyn urged the former Labour prime minister to "respect" the referendum result and work on helping to define the UK's future EU relationship.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Blair said that a weakened Labour Party was acting as "the facilitator of Brexit".
But ... | Tony Blair's call for a cross-party movement to try to force a change of course on Brexit is "unhelpful", Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said. |
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Benitez has been sacked after just seven months in charge, with club legend Zinedine Zidane replacing him.
Bale, 26, is reportedly upset by Benitez's exit but Toshack thinks his compatriot will stay at the Bernabeu.
"I don't see it affecting Gareth at all," To... | Former Real Madrid coach John Toshack says Rafael Benitez's departure from the Spanish giants will not adversely affect Wales forward Gareth Bale. |
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"We are talking here about one of the best players in the world," Real Madrid icon Emilio Butragueno says of a 26-year-old who is key to club then country this summer.
Real Madrid chase an 11th European Cup at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on Saturday where Ba... | Against the backdrop of the world's fashion capital, Gareth Bale is ready to once again strut his stuff at the ground where he became a worldwide sensation. |
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A man was treated for smoke inhalation after the blaze in Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, on Friday night.
Mid and West Fire and Rescue Service said the charger had set fire to curtains.
Steve Davies, head of community safety, said it had seen "heightened numbers"... | Firefighters have urged people to keep e-cigarettes away from flammable materials after a charger overheated and sparked a house fire. |
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The first device was destroyed last week by Navy divers close to Hinkley C power station in Lilstock.
On 8 August a 500lb (226kg) device was discovered 2.5 nautical miles (4.6km) from the coast, about 26ft (8m) below the surface.
The second device weighed 250l... | A second suspected World War Two bomb has been found in the Bristol Channel. |
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The Blues are seven points ahead of nearest rivals Tottenham after a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday.
"Tottenham could win eight games. For this reason to win the title we need 18 points," said Conte.
Meanwhile Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said his... | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says his side need six victories from their last eight games to win the Premier League. |
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Community support officer Daniel Dawson also offered to sell his stab vest, CS canisters and helmet in August 2014, Teesside Crown Court heard.
The 26-year-old, from Middlesbrough, admitted attempted fraud and theft.
Dawson, who was dismissed from the force in... | A former Cleveland Police officer has admitted trying to sell equipment including handcuffs and a baton on website Gumtree. |
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The measure now needs to be signed by Governor Martin O'Malley to become law.
Correspondents say it will be a formality as the Democratic governor has campaigned for five years to have the death penalty repealed.
Once signed into law, Maryland will become the ... | The US state of Maryland is poised to abolish the death penalty after its lawmakers voted 82 to 56 in favour of the move. |
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Theresa Morrisroe paid the money into her sick father's bank account between 2010 and 2013 while working for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Northampton Crown Court heard how she went on to defraud Phoenix IT of more than £24,000.
Martin Gosling, of Nor... | An accounts clerk who defrauded a charity of more than £100,000 has been jailed for three years. |
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Camran Green, 17, originally from Wednesbury, West Midlands, was knifed in the stomach at an address in Shakespeare Road on 2 October.
Bristol Crown Court heard Steven Sharpe, 31, from Cheltenham planned to rob Mr Green of money. Sharpe pleaded guilty to the m... | The killer of a teenager stabbed in Cheltenham has been handed a minimum jail term of more than 24 years. |
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Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie and two others were arrested in Johannesburg following police raids over the weekend.
They are said to have been planning to join so-called Islamic State in Syria.
In June, the US embassy in South Africa warned that US citizens... | A South African court has charged identical twin brothers with terrorism for allegedly plotting to attack Jewish targets and a US diplomatic mission. |
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The Conservatives at Westminster had pledged to end the support.
The UK government has also announced support packages for offshore wind and marine energy projects.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil and Scottish Renewables have criticised the government for not a... | The UK government has announced a consultation on whether to give subsidies to onshore wind development in the Western and Northern Isles. |
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In a recorded video to mark the anniversary, the Pope described the attack as an "act of madness".
Eighty-five people were killed in the attack, which was masterminded by Iran, according to Argentine courts. Iran denies any involvement.
Last year, Iran and Arg... | Pope Francis has demanded justice for the victims of a bomb attack against a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires exactly 20 years ago. |
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The draft text calls for a UN-sponsored truce monitor, an end to all fighting and military flights over the city.
Parties who fail to comply with the truce could face "further measures".
Russia immediately questioned the proposal and the grounding of flights, ... | France and Spain are trying to get UN Security Council agreement for a resolution seeking a truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo, after the US ended its negotiations with Russia. |
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They were arrested on firearms charges in October 2013 when the ship they were on was found to be full of weapons.
The charges were dropped, but the Indian authorities appealed against the decision and have now won their case.
All 35 sailors and guards on the ... | Six former soldiers from the UK who worked on an anti-piracy ship have each been sentenced to five years in prison in India. |
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Diore Lia was a 1,000-1 shot for the race and Mangan has only ever ridden one winner - Roscommon in 2009.
Prize money was to be donated to Great Ormond Street's children's hospital.
The BHA said it had "a responsibility to place the welfare of our participants... | Racing's regulator the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is to bar inexperienced apprentice jockey Gina Mangan from riding rank outsider Diore Lia in Saturday's Epsom Derby. |
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The three-month trial will operate at weekends at 15 Metrolink stops on Fridays and Saturday nights.
The trial is being introduced at car parks with 30 or more spaces so customers can still find a space at smaller car parks, Transport for Greater Manchester sa... | A trial of free overnight parking has started at some tram stops in Greater Manchester. |
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The 32-year-old suffered the injury during Ulster's Pro12 win over Treviso in Belfast on Friday evening.
Tommy Bowe has been drafted into the Irish camp as they prepare to play Wales in Cardiff on Friday night.
Ireland must also do without Connacht lock Ultan... | Ireland winger Andrew Trimble will miss the last two matches in the Six Nations after breaking a bone in his hand. |
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Shares in the social network fell almost 10% in after hours trading after it said expenses would be up to 75% higher next year.
The warning came after it reported third quarter revenues of $3.2bn (£1.98bn) well ahead of analysts' forecasts.
It made $806m prof... | Facebook has warned that its spending will increase sharply next year and its revenue growth will slow in the fourth quarter. |
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Many activists saw him as a godfather for their cause, and have paid tribute to a man who was branded a criminal by Chinese authorities for his activism and jailed several times for "subversion".
One source of inspiration was the well-documented love between L... | Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was an inspiring figure for a new generation of Chinese pro-democracy activists and his death is being remembered by political artists. |
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A market for people to sell their annuity will be launched in April 2017, meaning pensioners can exchange their set retirement income for a lump sum.
The government estimates that 300,000 people will cash in their products.
Now the Financial Conduct Authority ... | Significant risks face those who decide to sell a retirement income - such as running out of money in old age, the City watchdog has said. |
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The 35-year-old was banned for six months for calling Sweden "a bunch of cowards" after the United States' quarter-final defeat at the Olympics.
Solo, who has won the World Cup, said being "fired" from the national team after 17 years was "devastating".
NWSL s... | US goalkeeper Hope Solo will not play for club side Seattle Reign for the rest of the season - saying she is not in the right mental state. |
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The two launches on Thursday came after a similar test on 15 April.
Observers say all the tests appear to have failed, but a UN spokesman said such actions, which violate sanctions, were "deeply troubling".
It comes amid a recent ramp-up in weapons activity as... | The UN Security Council is preparing a response to North Korea after it test-launched two mid-range missiles, China's UN ambassador Liu Jieyi says. |
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It includes some of the busiest days ever faced by hospital emergency units and the Welsh Ambulance Service.
It comes as December's A&E waiting times were published, which are the first indication of how Wales is coping with winter pressures.
Dr Andrew Goodall... | The NHS in Wales has already faced "exceptional" challenges this winter, the head of the organisation has said. |
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BBC Scotland has learned that Mr Green claims his contract with the Ibrox club entitled him to legal cover during and after his spell in charge.
His lawyers have written to Rangers and want a court ruling on the claim.
It is understood the fees involved could ... | Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green is taking the club to court in a bid to get them to pay his legal fees after he was charged with serious organised crime offences. |
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Shamir Fenelon broke the deadlock for the Shots midway through the first half with a crisp finish past Steve Arnold.
Liam Bellamy made it 2-0 four minutes before the break, cushioning a neat header back across the sprawling keeper.
Ross Lafayette still had tim... | Aldershot made their way into the top five of the National League with an excellent win at Dover. |
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Rice, 27, was handed an indefinite ban in September when a video emerged of him punching his fiancee in the face.
The player was released by the Baltimore Ravens, but he is now allowed to play should he sign for a new team.
The appeal, heard on 5 November but ... | NFL running-back Ray Rice has won his appeal against an indefinite suspension from the game, and is now eligible to play again immediately. |
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The commission will hold a meeting with ministers and regulators on 26 September.
Its food safety chief has called countries to stop "blaming and shaming" each other.
A row has erupted over how long Belgian and Dutch authorities have known about the contaminat... | Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, the European Commission says. |
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Mr Goodway was in charge of finance and economic development which has been taken on by the new council leader Phil Bale.
Mr Bale was voted in by the ruling Labour group last week following the resignation of Heather Joyce.
Mr Goodway is the councillor for Ely... | The former leader of Cardiff council Russell Goodway has lost his seat in the ruling cabinet after the number of members was cut from 10 to nine. |
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Former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos said the businessman forced himself on her at a Los Angeles hotel and began "thrusting his genitals".
Kristin Anderson told the Washington Post he reached up her skirt and groped her in a New York club in the 1990s.
T... | Two more women have come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault, in the latest such allegations against the embattled Republican nominee. |
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The officer left the bag containing the Pava spray, which is used to incapacitate suspects, and handcuffs on a pavement near Lower Vauvert in St Peter Port on Friday night.
On Tuesday, all items except the spray were found in wasteland off Park Lane.
Guernsey ... | A bag left on a pavement by a police officer has been found, but a gas canister remains missing. |
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Lynne Radke, 53, was reported missing after last seen being seen in John O'Groats on Monday morning.
Police Scotland said the body that has been found has still to be formally identified.
But the family of Ms Radke has been informed.
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The 31-year-old, who has won 22 Olympic gold medals, quit after London 2012 only to reverse that decision in 2014.
"I'm not going four more years and I'm standing by that," he insisted after finishing in a three-way tie for silver in the 100m butterfly final.
... | American swimming legend Michael Phelps says he does not intend to compete in another Olympics once Rio 2016 is over. |
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Playing for the Durban-based Dolphins franchise, the 35-year-old came to the crease in the first over and hit 10 sixes and five fours in his innings.
He moved to his hundred during a final over in which 30 runs were scored, with Pietersen striking four sixes.
... | Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen struck his highest Twenty20 score, with an unbeaten 115 from 66 balls in South Africa's Ram Slam T20 competition. |
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Rescuers from the police, coastguard, ambulance and fire service were called to the scene shortly after 04:00 on Saturday.
The police's dive and marine unit carried out searches near to Moncrieffe Island and around the Friarton Bridge in the following days.
A ... | A major search operation for a 25-year-old man who fell from the Queens Bridge in Perth has been called off. |
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Van Vuuren, 24, signed a short-term deal with the Tigers this season and has since made three appearances.
The former Stade Francais front-rower also has Super Rugby experience with the Cheetahs and Kings.
"This is a great opportunity for me to compete for a p... | Bath have signed South African hooker Michael van Vuuren from fellow Premiership side Leicester Tigers for the 2016-17 season. |
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He was speaking at the 100th passing out parade of new officers at Garnerville on Friday.
Mr Hamilton said: "We want the police service to be as representative as it possibly can be."
He said he wanted to go over and above the Patten recommendations.
The Patte... | Chief Constable, George Hamilton, says he would like to see catholic police officers making up half of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). |
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One man was seriously injured, while another suffered minor injuries during the knife attack at Leytonstone station, on Saturday.
The video of the aftermath of the attack shows a man being pinned to floor having been Tasered by police. It is then that you can ... | Twitter users are posting messages including the hashtag #YouAintNoMuslimBruv to show their contempt for a man who allegedly stabbed three people at a London Tube station. |
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With wild bees already under threat from habitat loss and pesticides, diseases could have a profound impact on populations, say scientists.
In Britain, bumblebee species are declining, and two have become extinct.
Conservation groups are calling for tougher re... | Wild bumblebees are infected with many of the diseases found in honeybees looked after by bee keepers, according to a national survey. |
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The new gas-powered plant will save up to £300,000 a year and make the company self-sufficient for energy.
It will also mean a 10% cut in the company's CO2 emissions - the equivalent of taking around 350 cars off Northern Ireland's roads.
The savings will be i... | Belfast animal feed company Thompsons is investing £2.5m in a new heat and energy plant. |
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He was found collapsed at Benson Road tram stop, in Winson Green, and pronounced dead at the scene, British Transport Police (BTP) said.
It is not known whether the man, in his 50s, was stabbed on the platform approach or injured elsewhere.
Police, who were ma... | A man has been found dead with serious stab wounds at a tram stop in Birmingham, police have said. |
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The officer was struck by the vehicle on Hillcrest Drive, in Loughborough, Leicestershire on Sunday afternoon.
Courtney Mark Johnson, 34, of Armadale Drive, Leicester, has been charged with grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving causing injury.
He appeared... | A man has been charged after a police officer was hit by a truck while responding to a report of a burglary. |
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MSPs will vote at 17:30 on the motion allowing the Scottish government to open negotiations with Westminster on the timing of a fresh poll.
Ms Sturgeon wants the referendum held between autumn 2018 and spring 2019.
Prime Minister Theresa May said last week tha... | Holyrood is expected to back First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum. |
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The unnamed victim was injured in an incident at HMP Nottingham on Tuesday and taken to Queen's Medical Centre in the city for treatment.
The inmate, who has not been identified, has been placed on a segregation unit and police are investigating.
A Prison Serv... | A prison officer has been treated for a suspected broken jaw after he was attacked by an inmate. |
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RSPB Scotland launched an appeal to raise £285,000 for the Mersehead reserve on the Solway Firth in October last year.
The target has been reached enabling it to buy an extra 112 hectares (275 acres) of land in the area.
It will allow two separate parts of th... | A nature reserve which is home to rare natterjack toads and other wildlife is set to expand. |
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Police said the vehicle left the carriageway near Clanfield at about 23:00 BST and came to rest on its roof.
The driver, a 22-year-old woman from Waterlooville, died at the scene.
The driver of a second car, a 26-year-old man from Portsmouth, has been arrested... | A woman died when her car overturned on the A3 in Hampshire. |
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Alexander, 45, is alleged to have 'used abusive and/or insulting language towards a match official, contrary to FA Rule E3'.
The charge relates to an incident at the end of the 3-2 League One defeat by Gillingham on 11 March.
He has until 18:00 GMT on Friday 1... | Scunthorpe United manager Graham Alexander has been charged with alleged use of abusive language towards a match official by the Football Association. |
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Despite the blaze at the Address hotel, the display at the nearby Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, started as planned at midnight.
Officials say the fire has been brought largely under control and 16 people suffered mostly minor injuries.
It is... | A huge fire has engulfed a 63-storey hotel in central Dubai ahead of a New Year's Eve firework display. |
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They accuse Sushila Karki of delivering biased verdicts and interfering in the executive's jurisdiction.
At least 249 MPs signed the motion, well over the quarter required to open an impeachment investigation.
It comes after the Supreme Court overturned the go... | Nepal's first female chief justice has been suspended after the two largest parties in the ruling coalition filed an impeachment motion against her. |
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The book will trace the rap crew's origins as a New York high school punk band through to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Band member MCA, real name Adam Yauch, died from cancer aged 47 in May 2012.
Publishers Faber & Faber said the book w... | A new book telling the story of the Beastie Boys, to be written by surviving members Mike D and Ad Rock and reflecting the death of bandmate MCA, is to be published in 2015. |
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The section of 16th century tapestry was owned by Emma Budge, whose estate was confiscated after her death in 1935 and sold to benefit Hitler's regime.
A claim by her estate was upheld by the UK's Spoliation Advisory Panel which looks into cases of looted artw... | Compensation is to be paid to a German Jewish woman's estate after it emerged a piece of Nazi-looted artwork ended up in Glasgow's famous Burrell Collection. |
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He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July 1917.
Some weeks later his poem won the prestigious chair prize at the Welsh National Eisteddfod cultural festival held in Birkenhead, Wirral.
A new chair will be presented at an event to... | Welsh societies in Merseyside and the Flanders region of Belgium are marking the centenary of the death of World War One poet Hedd Wyn. |
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Peterloo tells the story of a mass rally by pro-democracy campaigners who gathered on St Peter's Fields to demand the right to elect their own MPs.
Hundreds were injured and 15 killed when armed cavalry tried to arrest a speaker at the event.
Filming for the f... | Parts of Lincoln have been transformed to represent Manchester in 1819 for Mike Leigh's new film about the Peterloo Massacre. |
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Built at a cost of £0.5bn, Britannia was officially named by the Queen in a ceremony in Southampton in March.
The ship, carrying about 5,000 passengers, anchored off Newhaven, near Leith in Edinburgh, on Wednesday.
It has now arrived at Invergordon in Easter ... | The UK's largest cruise ship has arrived in Scotland as part of its maiden voyage around the British Isles. |
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Oscar Webb's eye was sliced in half by a propeller after the operator, Simon Evans, lost control of the drone.
The toddler, from Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, will need several operations before he can have a prosthetic eye fitted.
It was the first dron... | An 18-month-old boy has lost an eye after being hit by a drone flown by a family friend. |
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Three of its six cooling towers were blown up in July last year.
A section of the 48m (157ft)-high main building is expected to come down between 09:00 and 11:00 BST.
Part of the A4130 will be closed at Southmead Industrial Estate during that time. The rest of... | Explosions will be heard across the Oxfordshire countryside on Saturday as part of the main building at Didcot A Power Station is demolished. |
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The fund ran from 2010 to 2016, costing £1.27bn, following an election promise made by the Conservatives to pay for cancer drugs the NHS was not funding.
The researchers found only one in five of the treatments was of benefit.
But the Tories said the fund gave... | The Cancer Drugs Fund in England was a "huge waste of money" and may have caused patients to suffer unnecessarily from the side effects of the drugs, according to UK researchers. |
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The army says 15 militants were also killed in the attack, which took place near the town of Bir al-Abd.
Gunmen from the Sinai Province group are reported to be behind the attack.
It is Egypt's most active insurgent group, which pledged allegiance to so-calle... | Suspected Islamist militants have killed 12 soldiers and injured eight in an attack on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian security sources say. |
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The band kick off their 19-date European tour at Dublin's Slane Castle on 22 May, 2017; and visit the London Stadium on 16 June.
Other dates are scheduled in Paris, Stockholm and Madrid.
Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a gap in the band's schedule during the Glas... | The classic line-up of Guns N' Roses have announced their first concerts in the UK and Ireland since 1993. |
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The Stubbington bypass near Fareham has been "an aspiration for more than 30 years", ministers said.
The award supplements £8.5m already given to the project by Hampshire County Council.
The authority said work on the road was expected to start within two year... | A long-awaited bypass to ease "terrible congestion" in part of Hampshire will finally go ahead after the government allocated £25.7m to build it. |
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English Heritage says that moth numbers have doubled in the past five years, most likely because of warmer weather.
A new species has been found feeding happily on the ancient wool carpets and tapestries under their care.
The charity is seeking the public's he... | Rare furnishings and fabrics in England's historic houses are under growing threat from an epidemic of clothes moths, say experts. |
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Fell, who was the county's top scorer in the County Championship in 2015, had an operation in October after a tumour was discovered.
"I got the results on 1 November and they broke the good news that it hadn't spread," the 22-year-old said.
"It was really the ... | Worcestershire batsman Tom Fell says he has been given the go-ahead to play next season after revealing he has had surgery for testicular cancer. |
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Eighty-five are full-time positions while the remaining 30 are part-time.
The jobs are across a wide cross-section of aviation support activities, including on-site food outlets, taxi operations and private charter services.
It brings the total number of new j... | One hundred and fifteen jobs are being created by six businesses at Belfast International Airport. |
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The 100-page document highlights areas where the US falls short and calls on the private sector to help hasten the improvement of digital services.
President Barack Obama set up the commission in preparation for the new administration.
He said its recommendati... | Donald Trump should elect a cybersecurity ambassador to help keep the US secure, a new report says. |
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It follows the death of professional fighter Mike Towell following a bout in Glasgow last week.
Amateur boxer Daniel Flaherty had to have part of his skull removed after he collapsed in Motherwell last October.
His father, John Flaherty, told BBC Radio Scotlan... | The father of a Scottish boxer who suffered a bleed on the brain after a fight last year has called for a rethink on safety within boxing. |
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There are four contenders vying for votes in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk.
However, Dumfries and Galloway will be a five-way fight with one independent standing against Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and SNP can... | The full list of candidates for the three constituencies covering Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders has been confirmed. |
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The number waiting more than 14 weeks has soared in the past year.
Ongoing problems with mental health services in Wales were previously highlighted in a report last year.
The Welsh government said cutting waiting times was a priority, and extra funding of £2... | The growing problem of children waiting for psychiatric services in Wales is being ignored by ministers, it has been claimed. |
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Experts with advice for the health service are among those who have had applications refused, they said.
The Welsh Government launched the Wales For Africa programme in 2006.
The Home Office said all UK visa applications were considered on their individual mer... | Welsh NHS charities with links to Africa have said some people they invite to Wales are being humiliated by the way the Home Office handles their visitor visa applications. |
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Ms Lucas, who became the party's first MP in 2010, gained 22,871 votes, ahead of Labour's Purna Sen with 14,904.
She said the election campaign was the "most successful" ever for the Greens.
However, despite a record vote share of 3.8%, the party did not add t... | The Green Party's Caroline Lucas has held her seat in Brighton Pavilion with an increased share of the vote. |
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The 29-year-old from New Zealand, who can play at both fly-half and centre, joins from Auckland-based Super Rugby franchise the Blues.
He will arrive at the club in January 2016 and previously played for London Irish and Leicester Tigers before returning to Ne... | Bath have signed utility back Dan Bowden on a two-and-a-half-year deal. |
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Daw ar ôl i bedwar dyn gael eu rhyddhau ar fechnïaeth wedi'r digwyddiad yn oriau man bore Sul.
Daeth swyddogion o hyd i Peter Robert Colwell o Gapel Uchaf, Clynnog Fawr yn farw ym maes parcio tafarn y Llong ar ôl iddo ddioddef anafiadau saethu.
Wrth i'r ymchwi... | Mae teyrnged wedi ei rhoi i ddyn 18 oed gafodd ei ddarganfod yn farw yn Llanbedrog dros y penwythnos. |
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The home side, who were beaten 1-0 last Monday, started well as Dan Fitchett's fizzing effort went narrowly wide, while Alan Julian's fantastic save denied Bedsente Gomis.
Sutton spurned further chances through Bradley Hudson-Odoi and Roarie Deacon but were in... | Sutton avenged their Boxing Day defeat at Bromley with victory over the Ravens at the Borough Sports Ground. |
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The Japanese company will invest an unspecified amount in Uber and offer new leasing options for its drivers.
Toyota said the two companies would share also knowledge and speed up their research efforts in areas such as driverless cars.
Volkswagen announced an... | Carmakers Toyota and Volkswagen have struck separate partnerships with rideshare companies Uber and Gett. |
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