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The facility would prevent jihadists from spreading their extremist ideology to the rest of society, he said.
The country's anti-terror law allows security forces to detain people suspected of terrorist activities for a long period without charge.
Kenya is bat... | Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says he will set up a new special prison for violent extremist offenders. |
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As of next term, a Football Association panel will review footage each Monday looking for cases and any player found unanimously guilty would be banned.
Webb says that the football authorities "need to shift the b... | Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has backed the introduction of retrospective bans for simulation - saying the reward for diving currently outweighs the risk of punishment. |
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The item, aired on BBC One Scotland on 12 October 2016, featured John Shedden sitting on a straw bale.
Although aware of the recording, Mr Shedden said he was told it was for a Scottish government information film.
Ofcom recognised that he was not a supporter ... | A Scottish National Party political broadcast unfairly featured footage of an East Lothian farmer, regulator Ofcom has ruled. |
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Some 74% of adults had bought goods or services online this year, according to a snapshot of the way the internet is used in our daily lives.
Almost half had bought clothing, with 64% of 25 to 34-year-olds buying clothes online, the Office for National Statist... | Clothes have been the most popular items bought on the internet this year, according to official figures. |
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The 23-year-old twin brothers' deals had been due to expire in 2018.
Craig has taken 168 wickets in 55 first-class matches while averaging 24.43 with the bat, hitting seven 50s.
Jamie - who, like his brother, is a right-hand bowler and right-hand batsman - has... | Somerset pair Craig and Jamie Overton have both had their contracts with the Division One county extended to the end of the 2020 season. |
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Ince, 23, scored 11 goals in 18 games on loan at the Rams last season and has a year to run on his Hull contract.
But the loan agreement is understood to have included an option to buy.
The Rams' record signing, Wales striker Robert Earnshaw, cost £3.5m from N... | Derby County will have to break their record transfer fee to sign Hull City's Tom Ince, BBC Radio Derby reports. |
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Doncaster midfielder Tommy Rowe had cancelled out Ryan Lowe's first-half header with an 83rd-minute penalty in an open encounter at Gresty Road, but Crewe still claimed the points thanks to Jones's winner three minutes from time.
Crewe skipper Lowe raced in to... | James Jones struck late to earn Crewe their first home success of the campaign as they beat Doncaster in a frantic finish. |
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McDonnell, 29, finished powerfully and had 24-year-old Kameda on the canvas in the final round.
The judges scored it 116-111, 115-112, 117-110 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Yorkshireman had won a narrow points decision against Kamed... | England's Jamie McDonnell retained his WBA bantamweight title with a unanimous points decision in a rematch with Japan's Tomoki Kameda. |
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The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire at the property on the Heather Road, after receiving a report shortly before 16:00 BST on Tuesday.
Ten appliances and almost 50 firefighters were involved in tackling the fire.
One man was injured ... | A firefighter has been treated in hospital after working at a recycling plant blaze outside Londonderry. |
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On Monday Uber boss Travis Kalanick sent an email to his employees with more information about the probe - and further plans the company has to address the issue.
“It’s been a tough 24 hours,” he began, adding that the company was “hurting”.
The investigation ... | On Sunday we learned that Uber was going to conduct an investigation into claims of serious sexual harassment, following a scathing blog post from a former employee. |
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The 25-year-old left Stamford Bridge for Portugal three years ago.
"I am very happy for this opportunity. I just want to say I will give my best to help the team and make the Chelsea fans happy," said Matic.
"Matic's performance in his final game, Benfica's O ... | Chelsea have completed the £21m signing of Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic on a five-and-a-half-year deal. |
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Mr Parker, who also presented BBC regional news programme South Today for 35 years, has been recognised for his charity and community work in Hampshire and on the Channel Islands.
He is chairman of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral, and a trustee.
He also ch... | Former presenter of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow Bruce Parker has been appointed MBE in the New Year Honours. |
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Temperatures were so hot that members of the public were allowed to remove their jackets for the first time in the event's history.
But the first day of the annual racing festival started on a sombre note as Her Majesty led a minute's silence to remember the v... | One of the highlights of the Royal Family's summer calendar got under way on Tuesday, with the opening of Royal Ascot. |
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Pembrokeshire council cancelled the contract after former chief executive Bryn Parry Jones left the council in October. Last week it was instructed to reveal the full cost within 35 days.
Coun Jacob Williams published the amount on his website, and the council... | More than £8,600 was paid by a council to get out of a hire contract for a Porsche its former boss used to drive. |
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The artist behind the stunt, Kurt Perschke, says he wants to make people more aware of all the things to see in the city.
It's not the first time the balloon has been out and about though. It's already been to cities in ... | A big red balloon is bouncing its way around Paris as part of an art exhibition. |
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Mr Harris has pleaded not guilty to the new charge.
Last week, a jury cleared him of three sexual assault charges but failed to return a verdict on four counts.
The 86-year-old will not face a retrial on one of the four counts that the jury could not reach a v... | Former TV star Rolf Harris will face a retrial over three alleged sexual assaults and one new charge of indecent assault, a prosecutor at Southwark Crown Court has said. |
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The Welsh government is taking over the setting and collection of landfill tax and a replacement for stamp duty, to be called the Welsh Land Transaction Tax.
The new tax collection body will be known as the Welsh Revenue Authority or WRA, Finance Minister Jane... | A new body is being set up by Welsh ministers to collect taxes from 2018. |
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The most powerful Indian is a woman - Sonia Gandhi, chief of the ruling Congress party. India's President is a woman. The speaker of the parliament and the leader of the opposition are women.
Mayawati, a Dalit (untouchable) woman rules India's most populous a... | Is India now living on woman power? |
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The strategy aims to ensure England's environment is healthy and that it is a beautiful place to live, work and bring up a family.
It aims to bring back birds to a countryside depleted under EU agricultural policy.
BBC News has obtained the latest version of t... | A draft 25-year government plan sets out a bold vision for nature in England, but campaigners say it lacks policies. |
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The match will be played four days after Michael O'Neill's side host Azerbaijan in a World Cup 2018 Group C qualifier at the National Stadium.
Like Northern Ireland, Croatia reached the last 16 at Euro 2016, topping their group with wins over Spain and Turkey,... | Northern Ireland will play Croatia in a friendly international at Windsor Park on Tuesday, 15 November (19:45 GMT). |
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The US State Department said the $8.6m (£6m) purchase was designed to help Iran meet its obligations under the nuclear deal signed last year.
Officials said the heavy water, which can also be used to produce weapons-grade plutonium, would be resold for resear... | The US is buying 32 tonnes of heavy water, which is used in some nuclear reactors, from Iran. |
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Energy firm Cuadrilla wanted to extract shale gas at Roseacre Wood but the application was unanimously rejected.
The county council tweeted that the proposal had been refused because of the "impact on traffic".
Cuadrilla said it was "disappointed but not surpr... | An application to start a fracking operation on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire has been rejected by councillors. |
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The attackers sprayed bullets into the mosque in the home village of Kano governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
His elderly father was in the mosque, but escaped unhurt, witnesses said.
No group has said it carried out the raid. Islamist group Boko Haram has also sta... | Gunmen have attacked a mosque in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, killing three worshippers and wounding 12 others, police say. |
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As expected, the half-hour question time was dominated by the crisis in the steel industry. And as expected, Mr Cairns defended the UK government's handling of that crisis.
He told MPs ministers had been in close dialogue with Tata Steel for many months and th... | So what did we learn from Alun Cairns's Commons debut as secretary of state for Wales? |
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The alleged victim, now married with children, told Southwark Crown Court he had said: "It's only a bit of fun", and she added that she had "no experience".
Mr Clifford, now 73, denies assaulting the girl, then 17, at his London office in the early 1980s.
His ... | A teenager feared former celebrity publicist Max Clifford was "going to kill her" when he forced her to perform a sex act on him, a court has heard. |
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Richard Bernard was found outside his flat in Trocadero Court, in Derby, on Tuesday night.
Det Ch Insp Dave Cox, of Derbyshire Police, said police believe the 51-year-old was attacked in his home before he collapsed and died outside.
A man and woman arrested i... | A man who was stabbed in his home, triggering a murder investigation, has been described by his family as a "very much loved son and brother". |
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Similarities between these old strains of the bug and those prevalent today have given scientists unique insights into the spread of the disease.
It has revealed, for example, the key role played by the medieval Crusades in moving the pathogen across the globe... | The genetic code of leprosy-causing bacteria from 1,000-year-old skeletons has been laid bare. |
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The firm blamed a "network connectivity issue" for the latest fault.
The two-hour long issue caused delays to more than 90 of its aircrafts, according to the FlightAware website.
The airline had to enforce a shorter flight ban on 2 June after incorrect data ap... | A computer fault has forced United Airlines to ground its flights in the US for the second time in recent weeks. |
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By comparison, £870m was spent during the nine weeks of last summer's window.
Business analyst Deloitte expects gross outlay to rise above £1bn before the window closes on 31 August.
A new £5bn three-year television deal, which starts this season, is fuelling ... | Premier League clubs have spent an estimated £300m during the first week of the summer transfer window. |
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That dismal description comes from the country's own Finance Minister, Alexander Stubb.
New figures for the economy's performance in 2015, showed that it managed to avoid a fourth consecutive year of declining economic activity. Even so, it was very lacklustre... | Is Finland now officially "the sick man of Europe"? |
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It follows a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision to lift the ban on the aircraft if operators met certain safety conditions.
They were grounded following a fatal crash off Norway in 2016.
The Unite union said the offshore workforce did not have confiden... | A union petition calling on offshore operators not to reintroduce Super Puma 225 and L2 helicopters back into service has been launched. |
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was nominated as US envoy to the UN and Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
Both are former critics of Mr Trump, with Mrs Haley once saying she was "not a fan", and Mrs DeVos branding the Manhattan tycoon an "interloper".
Mr... | US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed the first two women to his incoming administration. |
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Bobby Colleran was struck on Leyfield Road, West Derby, at about 15:25 BST on Friday.
Paramedics attended and he received treatment at the scene but he died from his injuries shortly after.
In a statement, Bobby's family, from Huyton, said: "Our Bob lit up a r... | The family of a six-year-old who died after being hit by a van in Liverpool have paid tribute to their "beautiful baby boy". |
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The comedian, a relative newcomer to stage acting, picked up the best actor prize at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for his "titanic performance" as anti-hero Troy Maxson.
Henry told the BBC the play had been "a massive emotional journey".
He said: "Every ... | Lenny Henry has been honoured by top theatre critics for his latest stage role in August Wilson's classic American drama Fences. |
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Michael Davies, 71, had been staying at a hotel with his wife Pat at the holiday resort when he disappeared in the early hours of Wednesday.
The couple, from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, travelled to Sandown on the island by coach, Hampshire Constabulary said.
Polic... | A police helicopter has been used in the search for a south Wales pensioner who vanished during a coach holiday to the Isle of Wight. |
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The team are introducing a major upgrade to their car for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix and hope it will move them closer to the front-runners.
Managing director Jonathan Neale said: "Nobody at McLaren underestimates the importance of getting back to winni... | McLaren are confident they can win races this season despite their uncompetitive start to the year. |
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A campaign to preserve the pub, which opened in 1853, was relaunched after it faced closure this month.
Brewers SA Brain, which closed the pub on Thursday night, said it was no longer commercially viable.
The museum said rebuilding the pub will not begin for s... | The Vulcan Hotel, one of Cardiff's best preserved Victorian pubs, is to be dismantled and moved to St Fagans National History Museum. |
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The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is no Spa or Suzuka, but its combination of slippery surface, big braking zones and close-in perimeter walls provides a tough challenge for the drivers and, quite often, a thrilling spectacle.
The track is on the Ile Notre Dame, b... | On an island made for leisure, in the middle of the mighty St Lawrence Seaway, sits one of Formula 1's greatest tracks. |
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For the previous 70 years, the Finance Ministry of the State of Bavaria had exercised Hitler's intellectual property rights. In doing so, it had prevented republication of Hitler's notorious anti-Semitic political treatise, Mein Kampf (My Struggle) in Germany.... | As Adolf Hitler's intellectual property rights were about to expire last year, Germany faced the agonising choice of how best to deal with the writings of the man at the heart of the darkest chapter of its history. |
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She joins Tory consultant paediatrician Caroline Johnson, who contested the Scunthorpe seat in 2010, coming second to Labour.
Labour selected its candidate - trade unionist and refuse driver Jim Clarke - on Wednesday.
Ross Pepper will be contesting the by-elec... | Lincolnshire county councillor Victoria Ayling has been chosen to contest the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election for UKIP. |
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The rapper visited Trump Tower earlier this week. Mr Trump said they had discussed "life".
Legend, a close friend of West, told French media outlet Clique the pair's meeting was "disappointing".
"I don't think it's impossible to talk to [Trump] about issues, b... | John Legend has described Kanye West's meeting with with US President-elect Donald Trump as "a publicity stunt". |
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Mr Litvinenko died aged 43 in London in 2006, days after being poisoned with radioactive polonium-210, which he is believed to have drunk in a cup of tea.
Two Russian men, Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, have denied killing him.
The judge will decide whether... | The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko are due to be released by a judge. |
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Jennie Gray, 36, is serving a 42-month prison term for child cruelty. She had also admitted perverting the course of justice.
Her partner Ben Butler was convicted of murdering Ellie in June and jailed for life, with a minimum term of 23 years.
The Court of App... | The mother of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has launched an appeal against her conviction. |
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Dr Catherine Calderwood told BBC Scotland: "Other countries are doing very much better than us."
She said: "At the moment one in 200 babies are stillborn in Scotland. Our rate ranks Scotland 31st out of 33 high income countries in the world."
Three hundred bab... | More must be done to tackle Scotland's poor record on stillbirths, according to the Scottish government's adviser on maternity and women's health. |
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Her body was found in Orrell Water Park in Wigan at 02:30 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.
She had been reported missing by her family on Friday night after she failed to return home from Winstanley College, where she studied.
Police said her disappearance... | An 18-year-old woman has been found dead at a beauty spot following a "brutal attack". |
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Core sales - which strip out spending on cars, petrol, building materials and restaurants - rose 0.4%.
But separately, factory production slipped in August, falling a sharper than expected 0.5%.
The Federal Reserve has a mixed picture of the US economy ahead o... | US retail sales rose 0.2% in August, helped by spending on cars, restaurant meals, groceries and clothing, the US Commerce Department has said. |
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Mourinho is reportedly unhappy with United's medical department.
But, having succeeded Louis van Gaal in the summer, it is understood Mourinho has found the general culture at United falling short of his expectations.
Mourinho has won 23 trophies in spells at ... | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is investigating all aspects of first-team affairs after being dismayed at the culture he has inherited at the club. |
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The sport was initially dropped from the programme of events when Gibraltar were given the right to host the event after Menorca pulled out.
Football and volleyball, which had featured in every games since they began in 1985, were also dropped.
However, beach ... | Cycling will be included in the sports for the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar, organisers have announced. |
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Cheika believes there was "a lot of niggle" from Eddie Jones' side in their opening 39-28 win in Brisbane, the opening match of the three-Test series.
"Niggle is the stuff you do off the ball so you're protected," Cheika, 49, said.
"We probably have to deal w... | Australia must cope better with England's off-the-ball tactics in Saturday's second Test in Melbourne, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says. |
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It's the day when people show their affection for another person or people by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.
And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year - every four years - women can propose marriage to their partner!
The ... | Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February. |
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Among those trading without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out were Hammerson and London Stock Exchange, down 2.7% and 1.8% respectively.
Overall, the FTSE 100 index was 24.94 points or 0.36% lower at 6,810.84.
On the currency markets, the pound fell... | (Open): London's leading shares opened lower on Thursday after several big companies went ex-dividend. |
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City manager Pep Guardiola sees Danilo as someone who can play both full-back positions and in midfield, while Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte wants to strengthen an area of perceived weakness in his squad.
But Conte will not be signing City's Sergio Aguero,... | Manchester City and Chelsea are vying for the £26m signing of Real Madrid's Brazilian right-back Danilo. |
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Police were called to Newmarket Street at about 03:15 and found the 34-year-old victim.
The man was initially treated at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital before being transferred to the Western General in Edinburgh for treatment to a head injury.
Police are loo... | A man has been seriously injured in an attack at a taxi rank in Falkirk. |
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Muguruza, last year's Wimbledon runner-up, dropped serve four times as she lost 6-3 6-2 to the world number 48.
Germany's Angelique Kerber is the only top-10 seed, at number seven, left in the bottom half of the women's draw.
Swiss Stan Wawrinka was an early w... | Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza became the latest leading name to make an early exit at the Australian Open as she lost to Czech Barbora Strycova. |
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The Welsh Affairs Committee said it was satisfied with safety, but wanted clarity on costs.
It said Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey should only be built if its electricity costs no more than that from Hinkley Point C in Somerset, or from renewable sources.
The UK gov... | Future nuclear power projects in Wales must be value for money and create jobs where they are built, MPs have said. |
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Giles Watling, who played Oswald in the 1980s show and is now a Tory councillor, was selected at an open primary in the constituency.
He was chosen ahead of fellow local councillor Sue Lissimore following a hustings at Clacton town hall.
The by-election was tr... | An actor best-known for sitcom Bread has been chosen as the Conservative candidate in the Clacton by-election. |
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It has advised all international postal services "not to send mail to Ireland".
Thirty-six staff who maintain sorting equipment at four An Post centres are taking strike action over pay cuts.
The staff are employed by contractor IO Systems, but are retained by... | The Republic of Ireland's postal service An Post has said people in Northern Ireland should not mail any items to the country due to industrial action by some of its staff. |
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Lord Wigley dismissed claims housing pressures were because of immigration in a heated BBC Radio Wales debate on the EU referendum on Wednesday.
But UKIP MEP and AM Nathan Gill said immigration was the "number one issue" brought up on doors and in the street.
... | A former leader of Plaid Cymru has warned Britain will go down a "dangerous road" if it blames outsiders for the country's economic faults. |
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Southgate, 46, will meet the FA hierarchy on Monday for what is effectively his interview for the role.
"There is a board meeting on 30 November of the main FA board and I think Gareth will be the manager by then," Bevington told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't thi... | Gareth Southgate is "the only candidate" to become England's next full-time manager, claims former FA executive Adrian Bevington. |
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Goals by Lucy Bronze, Izzy Christiansen, Jill Scott and World Player of the Year, Carli Lloyd, sealed their victory in front of a record crowd at Wembley Stadium.
The win means Manchester City now hold all three domestic t... | Manchester City thrashed Birmingham City Ladies 4-1 to win the Women's FA Cup for the first time. |
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Trott won the scratch race for GB's first gold of the event, beating Netherlands rider Kirsten Wild.
Australia dramatically beat Britain's men's pursuit team in the final.
But Becky James put three years of injury... | Laura Trott claimed gold for Great Britain at the Track Cycling World Championships in London as Sir Bradley Wiggins and the British men's pursuit team had to settle for silver. |
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The cyclists were struck by a pickup truck that was seen being driven erratically only minutes earlier, police in Kalamazoo said.
The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old man from Michigan, fled the scene and was arrested nearby soon afterwards.
A hospital spoke... | Five cyclists were killed and another four hurt in a hit-and-run incident in the US state of Michigan, police say. |
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MLAs flocked to pass an amendment that will allow pigeon racing groups to avail of rates relief being proposed for community and amateur sports clubs.
The Rates (Amendment) Bill is before the house for its further consideration stage.
It aims to provide 100% r... | A proposal to allow pigeon racing be designated as a sport for rates purposes has flown through the assembly. |
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Germany attacking midfielder Gotze had not played since being ruled out earlier this year for an indefinite time period because of "metabolic disturbances", but impressed as he played for just over an hour.
The 25-year-old made an early impact, teeing up Ameri... | Mario Gotze set up the opening goal in his first start in nine months as Borussia Dortmund began the Bundesliga season with a stylish win at Wolfsburg. |
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The number of prisoners aged over 70 in British jails is set to go up by 35% in the next four years.
Many of them will be on long sentences with little prospect of early release, the report says.
The Prison Reform Trust says prisons are struggling to cope with... | UK prisons face an increase in elderly inmates - partly due to more convictions for historic sexual offences, official projections show. |
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The Wales flanker has not played since sustaining the injury against Ulster in the Pro12 on 7 April.
"Today [Monday] I trained fully," Warburton said, adding: "That's all the boxes ticked, and now I can crack on."... | British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has declared himself fully fit for the tour to New Zealand after recovering from a knee injury. |
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"As a resilient nation, we will carry on," he told Americans on the eve of the anniversary of the attacks.
Events are being held to commemorate the victims, amid warnings that al-Qaeda is behind a new "credible but unconfirmed" threat to Americans.
Nearly 3,00... | The United States is stronger 10 years on from the 9/11 attacks and al-Qaeda is "on the path to defeat", President Barack Obama has said. |
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Now construction of the first heathen temple or "hof" to be built in a Nordic country in almost 1,000 years is set to get under way.
Work will start in March on a wooded hill near to the the capital Reykjavik's domestic airport.
The temple will provide followe... | It has been the dream of Iceland´s neo-pagan worshippers for four decades. |
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Daniels had to come from behind to beat Bernie O'Neill 21-19 in the final at Llandrindod Wells, having trailed the Irish player 18-9 at one point.
Wales' Alis Butten and Anwen Butten had to settle for silver in th... | Welsh bowls player Laura Daniels continued her preparations for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia by winning the British Isles singles title on Saturday. |
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Most of those killed are said to have belonged to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which is excluded from the current ceasefire.
It is not clear whether US-led coalition, Syrian or Russian planes carried out the attack.
Meanwhile the UN Security Council is to discuss pre... | At least 40 jihadists have been killed in air strikes on a training camp in western Aleppo, reports say. |
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The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world.
She beat Spain's Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little a... | Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. |
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Lyn Dexter was taken to St James's University Hospital in Leeds after falling seriously ill on Sunday.
The 68-year-old was asked on Wednesday by a ward sister if her bed could be wheeled into a shower room to free up space on the ward.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals... | An asthma patient was reduced to tears after being asked to sleep in a hospital shower room due to pressures on bed space. |
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The youth was left with minor injuries following the attack, which happened when he went outside for a cigarette in Varberg, south of Gothenburg.
It came the day after two people in clown costumes threatened to kill a woman in the centre of Sweden.
The reports... | A man in a clown mask has stabbed a teenager in western Sweden, police have said. |
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Stubbs won men's individual compound gold in 2008 but missed out on a medal in 2012.
The 50-year-old is one of only two members of the 10-strong team with previous Games experience, along with John Cavanagh, 59.
Among the debutants are 16-year-old Hemel Hempst... | Beijing gold medallist John Stubbs will be aiming for another Paralympic title in Rio after being selected on the Great Britain archery team. |
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The Chinese world number 11 fought from 4-2 down to lead 5-4 - before missing the final black in the 10th frame that would have given him victory.
I don't see much grassroots coming through. I can play until I'm 5... | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the Masters quarter-finals with a 6-5 win over Liang Wenbo after coming perilously close to a shock defeat. |
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The festival website is also advising people to arrive on Thursday or Friday when queues are expected to be shorter.
"As a general rule, we would ask you to only bring as much as you can carry yourself," it said ahead of the festival, where gates open on 21 Ju... | Music fans going to Glastonbury Festival have been warned by organisers that security checks will be stepped up in light of the terror attacks. |
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Eighty three jobs were put at risk when Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) failed to find a bidder for the power station in Uskmouth, near Newport, in May, 2014.
But SSE confirmed the station's sale in December, 2014.
New owner, Simec Group Ltd, says it will b... | The company which bought the UK's oldest coal-fire power station after it closed says it has since re-employed more than 40 staff. |
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The Manxman said continuing would have had a "detrimental effect" on his hopes for the Games, which begin on 5 August.
Cavendish, 31, won four stages at this year's Tour to increase his tally to 30 overall - second on the all-time list behind Belgian great Edd... | Great Britain's Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France with five stages left to concentrate on his preparations for the Rio Olympics. |
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The warning comes after a survivor was found to have traces of Ebola in his semen almost six months after recovery.
This is some 90 days later than previously documented.
It is unclear whether Ebola can still be spread at this point. But officials have launche... | The WHO has urged Ebola survivors to be even more cautious during sexual contact to ensure the virus is not passed on to their partners. |
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In return, there would be guaranteed payments to companies which produced vitally needed new antibiotics.
There are currently very few new antibiotics in development amid a global spread of resistant bacteria.
The proposals are in a report by a UK government-a... | The global pharmaceutical industry is being called on to pay for a $2bn (£1.3bn) innovation fund to revitalise research into antibiotics. |
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The 32-year-old Brazilian will replace Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, Williams announced on Monday.
Massa said: "When I was a kid, I always dreamed of racing for Williams, Ferrari or McLaren and I'm glad to be signing with another icon of the sport."
Felipe Mass... | Ferrari driver Felipe Massa will move to Williams next season as team-mate to Finn Valtteri Bottas. |
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The second rower, 29, was placed on the transfer list by the Giants last month after an internal investigation.
He helped England to a Test series win over New Zealand in November.
"The Rhinos are a fantastic organisation and I am looking forward to being part... | Leeds Rhinos will sign Huddersfield's Brett Ferres for an undisclosed fee, subject to the forward passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. |
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And children's author Jacqueline Wilson agrees diary writing "increases your fluency and helps you become more comfortable at expressing yourself".
The Tracy Beaker author says she herself wrote a diary from the age of seven or eight and continued through her ... | Keeping a diary helps boost children's writing skills, according to research from the National Literacy Trust. |
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A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Service said the 91-year-olds were taken to Noble's Hospital but their condition is "not yet known".
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the house on Station Road, which has now been extinguished, at around 12:00.
Local r... | An elderly couple have been rescued from a "major fire" at their Port Erin home. |
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Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 17,500, the 18-year-old delivered six dives of consistent excellence.
China's Qiu Bo, the world champion and firm favourite coming into t... | Tom Daley won diving bronze for Great Britain with a nerveless display in the men's 10m platform, as USA's David Boudia took gold. |
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The first minister made the accusation against Kezia Dugdale as the leaders of Scotland's four larger parties clashed during a live TV debate.
Ms Dugdale said the idea that she would not fight for the UK was "nonsense".
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson was a... | Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Labour's leader in Scotland told her she would not oppose a second independence referendum after the Brexit vote. |
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Police said John McHale, 57, was strangled with a ligature and stamped on by David Platt before being doused with white spirit and set alight.
Mr McHale's body was found in March at Syl's Guest House on Manchester Road, Audenshaw.
At Manchester Crown Court, Pl... | A man found guilty of murdering a fellow Tameside guest house resident before setting fire to his body has been jailed for life. |
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Belgian survivors of Nazi persecution appealed to the government to stop the payments, and Pensions Minister Daniel Bacquelaine "shares their indignation", his spokeswoman told the BBC.
But Germany manages the payments and "we have no official figures" for the... | A Belgian minister has voiced concern that as many as 2,500 Belgian ex-Nazis are receiving German pensions. |
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Their car was involved in a collision with a tractor on the Ballyconnelly Road in Cullybackey on Friday night.
Lance Corporal David Gwilt and Rifleman Dale Harris, both 24, served with the 2nd Battalion The Rifles based in Lisburn, County Antrim.
In a statemen... | Tributes have been paid to two soldiers from England who died in a crash in County Antrim. |
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He criticised the EU over free trade, agriculture and Greece but backed its financial transactions tax that the Conservative government has opposed.
Mr Corbyn was under growing pressure from MPs to clarify his position.
It comes after he told the BBC his EU po... | Jeremy Corbyn has set out Labour's position on the EU, saying he wants the UK to remain a member but would try to reverse any "damaging changes" negotiated by David Cameron. |
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The 25-year-old has penned a three-year deal, with a option of extending it by a further 12 months.
Smith joined Leeds on a free transfer from Oldham last June after starting his career in Cheltenham's youth team.
He scored 14 goals in 48 appearances for Leeds... | Fulham have signed striker Matt Smith from fellow Championship side Leeds United for a reported £500,000. |
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Police were sent to a house in Shaw, Oldham, in the early hours of 25 July amid concerns for a woman's welfare.
They later returned at 03:15 BST to reports of a man allegedly armed with a gun, holding a woman and two children hostage.
The Independent Police Co... | How officers responded to a disturbance that led to a 26-hour siege in Greater Manchester is being investigated by the police watchdog. |
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They show the superstar swimming under water, reclining on a bed of roses and sitting naked on a floral throne.
They have been posted on her website alongside poetic text about motherhood and ancient figures of female strength.
Venus, the Roman goddess of love... | Beyonce has shared further images from an elaborate photoshoot to celebrate becoming pregnant with twins. |
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The team of Lucas Tramer, Simon Schuerch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr, who were fifth in London four years ago, won by 1.46 seconds.
The medal was Switzerland's third of the Games, after cyclist Fabian Cancellara's gold and shooter Heidi Diethelm Gerder's bro... | Switzerland's men's lightweight four added Olympic gold to their world and European titles with victory in Rio. |
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A 1-1 draw against Russia on Thursday earned Halilhodzic's side a place in the knockout stages for the first time.
West Germany's controversial victory over Austria 32 years ago allowed both teams to progress at A... | Coach Vahid Halilhodzic insists Algeria have not forgotten the furore around their 1982 World Cup exit as they prepare to meet Germany in the last 16. |
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What they're arguing about is what they think free schools will become.
Are they stalking horses for selling-off state education in England to the private sector? Or are they a test-bed for a more innovative way of running schools?
Will they be a template for ... | When people argue about free schools, they're often not really arguing about free schools. |
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Ozeivo Akerele, 24, was last seen at Iglu nightclub on Spon Street, Coventry, at 03:30 GMT on 31 January.
He had started a masters degree at Coventry University only weeks after arriving in the UK.
The device loaned from the Home Office will be used to search ... | Specialist sonar equipment is being used by police searching for a missing student from Nigeria. |
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1953 - US President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech to the United Nations. The president foresees the creation of an organisation to control and develop the use of atomic energy.
1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set up as autonomou... | A chronology of key events: |
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The Spaniard will have a new Honda engine fitted for Saturday practice, taking him even further over the limit in terms of total engine parts used this season.
In total, it adds up to 25 penalty places, in addition to the five-place penalty he already has for ... | McLaren's Fernando Alonso will start the British Grand Prix from the back of the grid because of a total penalty of 30 grid places. |
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Sarah Thomson from Newquay, Cornwall, covered the 870-mile route in 23 days - smashing the record of 40 days.
She set off from Chester in October and was due to finish on Friday, but after passing Cardiff kept running towards her final destination of Chepstow ... | A woman who works with survival expert Bear Grylls has broken the record for running the Wales Coastal Path. |
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