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The council said the move was to allow independent investigators to examine issues linked to protecting vulnerable adults.
Last week, the council confirmed that Llandysul's Awel Deg Residential Home would close due to "staffing problems".
One of the residents'... | Eleven staff at a residential home set to be closed by Ceredigion Council have been suspended from their posts. |
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Spurs remain nine points behind leaders Chelsea after they were held by Liverpool, but this game will go down as a missed chance to close the gap.
Mauricio Pochettino's side dominated possession against the Black Cats, seeing 73% of the ball, but could not mak... | Title-chasing Tottenham had to settle for a point at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland climbed off the bottom of the table with a hard-fought draw. |
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The Grade I listed Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham has undergone a £500,000 renovation to the external stonework and windows.
Other internal and external remedial work to return the building to its original condition have also been completed.
The Jacobean hall, buil... | A historic hall in Lancashire is set to reopen to the public after being closed for a year for major restoration work. |
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The American, 38, was a serious doubt for the year's final major but he practised at Valhalla on Wednesday and said he was "pain free".
The 14-time major champion had surgery on a pinched nerve in his back in March and missed the Masters and US Open.
"I knew i... | Tiger Woods will start the US PGA on Thursday after recovering from the back injury that forced him to withdraw from Sunday's final round at Firestone. |
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Lord Janner's son Daniel says that, as civil proceedings by several alleged victims are "already in train", the courts are the best place to hear them.
He says the inquiry will not offer his family an opportunity to fully cross-examine those who accuse Lord Ja... | The family of the late Labour peer Lord Janner are demanding the public inquiry into child abuse postpones its plan to examine allegations against him. |
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Operator Ineos had announced on Wednesday that the plant was to shut, with the loss of 800 jobs, after union members rejected a survival plan.
But the decision was reversed after the union agreed to Ineos's conditions.
Ineos founder and chairman Jim Ratcliffe ... | Political leaders and unions have welcomed news that the Grangemouth petrochemical plant is to stay open after a deal was struck with workers. |
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Tom Billings, 22, from Oxford, was last seen hiking in the North Shore mountains on 25 November 2013.
His remains and personal belongings were spotted by hikers on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver last month.
A post-mortem examination has been carried out an... | The remains of a British tourist who disappeared in Canada two and a half years ago have been found. |
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David McGreavy was jailed for life in 1973 for the murders of four-year-old Paul Ralph, two-year-old Dawn and nine-month-old Samantha.
Their mutilated bodies were found on garden railings at their home in Gillam Street, Worcester.
The Parole Board rejected his... | A man who killed three children and impaled their bodies on garden railings has had his application for release from prison turned down. |
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It's happened many times before because the government in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, has been testing Nuclear weapons.
Reports in the US say North Korea has now made nuclear missiles small enough to reach America.
If you want to know more about Nor... | There has been a big argument between the United States of America and North Korea. |
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Hospital bosses said it was "an important milestone" in a £3.2m project to cut patient handover times at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC).
Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust said the helipad could reduce patient transfers by up to 10 minutes.
It is hop... | Proposals for a new helipad over a car park at a hospital in Nottingham have been given planning approval. |
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Ex-solicitor Margaret Hampshire and husband Alan admitted forging the will of Martin Blanche, who died in 2007.
Mrs Hampshire then transferred Mr Blanche's estate to her cousin, who she held power of attorney over.
Mr Hampshire stole the cash from the cousin w... | A former judge and her husband forged a will to inherit two cottages and stole more than £23,000 to renovate the properties, a court has heard. |
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On Saturday, the Soyuz crew module was attached to its rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
We watched as the completed vehicle was loaded onto a flat-bed transporter, ready to be carried to the launch pad.
Mr Peake and two other crew members will laun... | The Russian Space Agency has finished assembling the space vehicle that will blast UK astronaut Tim Peake into orbit. |
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Stimpson timed her surge on the final 10km run leg perfectly to pull away from Canada's Kirsten Sweetland 300m from the line and make up for her Olympic disappointment two years ago.
The 25-year-old from Oldbury had missed out on a place at London 2012 through... | England's Jodie Stimpson stormed to the first medal of the 2014 Commonwealth Games as she took triathlon gold with her compatriot Vicky Holland in bronze. |
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Isabella Lovin, who is also the country's climate minister, published a photo that shows her signing a new law surrounded by female colleagues.
The image has drawn comparisons with Mr Trump's photo in which no women were present.
Within hours the post was shar... | Sweden's deputy PM is causing a stir after posting an image appearing to parody Donald Trump's signing of an anti-abortion executive order. |
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RNLI volunteers from nearby stations joined Mr Hughes' family for a service. He had been based at Rhyl Lifeboat Station for nearly 60 years.
His ashes were scattered in the sea from Rhyl Lifeboat.
RNLI boats from nearby Llandudno and Hoylake, Wirral, took part... | Four RNLI vessels and crews have taken part in a ceremony to honour the memory of former Rhyl coxswain Gerald Hughes who died last month aged 87. |
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The staff at Community Safety Glasgow (CSG), an arms-length council body, want better pay for shift work.
About 140 members of three trade unions - Unison, Unite and GMB - are expected to take part in the 48-hour action from 9 to 11 September.
Ahead of previ... | CCTV operators in Glasgow are to take strike action on the weekend of the Celtic v Rangers game. |
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The committee is considering five separate applications made by different developers.
Planners have recommended that the two largest schemes should be approved but said the others should be refused.
The planning committee is due to meet on Tuesday.
There have ... | Decisions on whether to allow more than 1,500 student housing units in Belfast will be made by the council's planning committee next week. |
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I Believe in Miracles tells the story of the club's rise under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, from no-hopers to European champions in 1979 and 1980.
Most of the team, who star in the film, watched with fans on a 60ft (18m) screen in Nottingham.
Director Jonny ... | Thousands of people have attended the premiere of a film about Nottingham Forest's European Cup triumphs at the club's City Ground. |
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The sub-prime lender is replacing self-employed debt collection agents with ones employed by the company.
However, it has not had enough applications from existing agents and it has about 450 vacancies.
As a result, debt collection has been "weaker" and sales ... | Shares in Provident Financial ended the day 17.5% lower on Wednesday, after it warned a shake-up of its doorstep lending division would dent profits much more than previously forecast. |
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Former Real Madrid manager Del Bosque, 64, guided Spain to victory at both the 2010 World Cup and the Euro 2012 finals.
"My retirement is close. If everything goes according to plan it [Euro 2016] will be the end," he said.
"I am a man of the Federation and I ... | Spain coach Vicente del Bosque plans to retire after next summer's Euro 2016 finals in France. |
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The university plans to demolish part of the Riseholme Park Campus to build housing as part of a big redevelopment.
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh said the land was protected by an "asset deed", with the legal bid aimed to protect it for "future generations of f... | The government is set to take "unprecedented" legal action against the University of Lincoln in a row over housing plans, according to a local MP. |
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Mohammed Saleem, 82, was stabbed on his way home from a Birmingham mosque in 2013. Ukrainian Pavlo Lapshyn admitted killing him because he was not white.
The victim's daughter, Maz Saleem, said she and her mother were both recently racially abused and her niec... | Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist claim they have been recent victims of race hate abuse. |
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The 32-year-old made his name through his scoring feats at Hibernian before signing for Celtic where he played infrequently in his two-year stay.
He returned to Hibernian and had spells in China and with Bristol Rovers before returning to Scotland.
He has been... | The former Hibernian and Celtic striker Derek Riordan has joined East Fife, the club has announced, "subject to receiving SFA approval". |
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He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show the Lib Dems wanted to "work with other parties in the national interest" in a post-election government.
He also said the public wanted "moderation and stability".
Planned Tory cuts were "potentially horrendous" and Labour ha... | Working with either the Conservatives or Labour would be "difficult" for the Liberal Democrats, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said. |
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Crucially, it is those buying cars with low CO2 emissions that face the highest relative rise in the tax.
Currently many such vehicles don't incur the charges, known formally as Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
But for cars registered after 1 April 2017 there will b... | The way we pay road tax will change significantly from 1 April and it is something to consider if you're going to be buying a new car. |
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The Mercedes drivers circulated at the front throughout an unusually uneventful race as Williams's Valtteri Bottas beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to third.
After Hamilton led comfortably through the first part of t... | Lewis Hamilton took a controlled victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, fending off team-mate Nico Rosberg. |
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The self-styled Islamic State (IS) is now limited to hideouts in Sufia, the rural district to the north-east of the city, and in small "stay-behind" locations within the ruined urban centre.
There will be ongoing IS harassment in the city, including occasional... | The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) raised their national flag over the Anbar provincial government headquarters in Ramadi on 28 December, marking the return of government troops to the centre of the city after many weeks of intense fighting. |
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Replacing the old police authorities, they were elected in November 2012 to hold the police to account and to set the budget for their force area.
In a survey for the BBC over a third of people said they did not know they had a PCC.
Despite this commissioners ... | A year into the job, the four police and crime commissioners (PCC) in Wales have been speaking about how they think things have gone. |
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Defender Tim Fosu-Mensah suffered a shoulder problem in that game and joins a lengthy injury list, which includes midfielders Paul Pogba and Juan Mata.
Swansea midfielder Jack Cork and defender Martin Olsson are expected to return after recovering from respect... | Manchester United will be without midfielder Marouane Fellaini after his red card in the Manchester derby. |
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The expansion plans were unveiled by chairman Cyrus Mistry at an internal meeting this week and confirmed via an emailed statement.
Tata has more than 100 companies, including Tata Motors and Tata Steel.
The global investment plans come amid a sluggish economi... | The Tata conglomerate, India's biggest business group, has said it will invest $35bn (£20.7bn) over the next three years in areas including retail and defence. |
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For years, Prince's albums came emblazoned with the legend "produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince".
But that all changed with last year's Art Official Age, where an unknown musician called Joshua Welton was credited as the megastar's co-producer... | Prince's producer Joshua Welton reveals the studio secrets behind the musician's new album, HITNRUN. |
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Lisa Marie Naegle, 36, who competed in 2010 for a dream wedding and plastic surgery on the show Bridalplasty, last spoke to her husband early on Sunday.
Police arrested a 34-year-old nursing student, Jackie Jerome Rogers, on Tuesday after questioning him.
They... | Police have made an arrest after the discovery of a former reality TV show contestant in a suburban Los Angeles backyard shallow grave. |
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The country as we know it today was actually formed quite recently, when south Yemen and north Yemen - which believed the country should be run in different ways - joined together in 1990, after many years of fighting.
However, since then the fighting has not ... | Yemen is a country in Middle East, to the east of North Africa and south of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iraq. |
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Patients are being denied a proper service, said Dr Frances O'Hagan.
People were often being placed at risk as one out-of-hours doctor had to provide cover for the entire Trust area, said Dr O'Hagan.
"We as doctors are not being able to provide the type of ser... | The Southern Health and Social Care Trust's out-of-hours service is "broken", says a GP. |
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The multi-talented musician won three prizes at this month's Progressive Music Awards in London, including album of the year for Hand. Cannot. Erase. The Guardian's five-star review called it "a smart, soulful and immersive work of art".
Since the 1980s, Wilso... | Steven Wilson is often dubbed the hardest working musician in the world of progressive rock. |
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Police found him and a 23-year-old man with stab wounds in Ashton Road, Oldham, after 03:55 BST.
They were both taken to hospital where the 19-year-old died in the afternoon. The older man has serious injuries but is in a stable condition, police said.
Two 19-... | A 19-year-old man has died after he was stabbed in Greater Manchester. |
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Emergency services were called to the fire in Orchard Street at about 02:35 hours on Friday
It was extinguished and the body of a man was found within the flat. He is yet to be formally identified.
Police Scotland said the fire was not thought to be suspicious... | A man has died following a fire at a flat in Kilmarnock. |
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Hitachi-GE wants to build a new type of reactor at Wylfa, with a UK stakeholder meeting over the design held in Birmingham last month.
Wylfa opponents say a similar meeting run by NRW is not public - and only open to invited guests.
But NRW said it is holding ... | Anti-nuclear campaigners have accused Natural Resources Wales of carrying out an "insulting" consultation over designs for a new reactor on Anglesey. |
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heard Archbishop George Carey failed to act on abuse claims made against Ball, 84, in 1993.
It also heard Ball had "permission to officiate" at church services, despite being cautioned for indecency.
Ball was jai... | A public inquiry is to consider whether there was interference by the Church of England in the case of jailed former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball. |
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If you're scratching your head lets let's start briefly with what has actually happened.
Between August 2013 and February 2014 when he was chair of the powerful Commons culture and media committee the Conservative John Whittingdale had a relationship with a wo... | How have we found ourselves in this strange situation where privacy campaigners who have pushed for tighter rules are up in arms because the private life of a single cabinet minister was not reported? |
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Garcia beat England's Justin Rose in a play-off on Sunday to finally end his run of 73 majors without a victory.
His win comes on what would have been the 60th birthday of fellow Spaniard Ballesteros, the 1980 and... | Sergio Garcia said it was "amazing" to join his Spanish idols Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal as a Masters champion after winning at Augusta. |
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The blast wrecked the Argana cafe in Djemaa el-Fna square, a popular tourist spot. At least 20 people were injured.
The nationalities of those killed were unclear but French news agency AFP said six were French and three Moroccan.
The last major attack in Moro... | A bomb attack in the main square of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh has killed 15 people, at least 10 of them foreigners, officials say. |
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Mike Hopkins, 56, was aiming to be the oldest Welsh person to reach the summit.
He had reached Camp 1 when the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck, but he has able to call his wife to tell her he was safe.
More than 2,300 people died in the earthquake on 25 April with... | A man who survived the Nepal earthquake while 23,000ft up Mount Everest has retuned safely home to Cardiff. |
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The song has sold 1.54 million copies since it was released last May, despite criticisms of its explicit lyrics.
About 20 university student unions banned the track, saying it promoted "date rape culture", an accusation Thicke consistently denied.
Its sales ta... | Robin Thicke's controversial hit single Blurred Lines has been named the UK's most-downloaded song of all time. |
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Their study in the journal Human Reproduction said smoking, alcohol consumption and being obese did not affect semen quality.
However, they warned that avoiding them was still "good health advice".
Wearing boxer shorts rather than tighter underwear was linked ... | Lifestyle advice given to tackle male infertility may be futile and could delay other options, according to researchers in the UK. |
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When heading off to work in the morning, you'll spot plenty of people taking their dog for a morning stroll.
But how about a man out walking with an exotically-coloured macaw on an avian harness?
That's the wild, winged sight that regularly greets locals in Lo... | It's a whole new parrot-digm in pet ownership. |
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Eoin Morgan's team saw a run of five successive ODI wins come to an end on Tuesday when South Africa reached their target of 319 with 22 balls to spare.
Now they return to the Wanderers, where they won by seven wi... | England have another chance to seal the one-day international series with South Africa when the teams meet for the fourth match in Johannesburg on Friday. |
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Sioned Hughes was appointed less than two-years-ago to lead Urdd Gobaith Cymru towards its centenary in 2022.
But BBC Cymru Wales' Newyddion 9 has learned trustees intervened after staff voiced a lack of faith in her ability.
The Urdd, which has 53,000 members... | The chief executive of Wales' biggest youth movement has quit after concerns from staff about her leadership. |
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Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle.
The car - a Volvo SUV - was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, on Friday, Uber said. No one was hurt.
A spokeswoman for the police ... | Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side. |
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Casey, 39, returned to complete his round on Friday after rain stopped play on the opening day at Crooked Stick.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is a stroke further back heading into the second round, having carded six birdies on his way to a four-under-par 68... | England's Paul Casey finished two shots off the lead after the BMW Championship first round in Carmel, Indiana. |
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The 20-year-old, who started her career at Manchester United's Centre of Excellence, joined Everton in 2013.
"This was the perfect move for me, I needed a fresh start and this will be the perfect place for me to develop," she told Bristol City's club website.
... | Women's Super League One club Bristol City have signed England Under-23 midfielder Millie Turner from Everton ahead of the 2017 Spring Series. |
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New boss Mourinho has begun a recruitment drive that has brought defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Old Trafford.
"We're in a very good spot now, we think we can challenge for the Premier League," said 30-year... | Wayne Rooney predicts that the "old Manchester United" will be on show again this season under Jose Mourinho. |
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Emergency services were called to the beach near Atlantic Terrace, New Polzeath, at about 15:55 BST.
The driver, thought to be an 80-year-old man, is understood to have reversed the car off the cliff according to police.
He was initially trapped in his blue Hy... | An elderly driver has plunged over the side of a 50ft cliff in north Cornwall. |
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New Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh said he omitted Mikel from his first squad because the player was uncontactable.
However, Shittu told BBC Sport: "Mikel will never turn his back on Nigeria.
"He loves playing for his country and this is just a miscommunication b... | Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is still available for Nigeria duty despite not being involved since November, according to the player's representative John Shittu. |
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Jordan Georgiou, 22, fled from Colchester General Hospital while being treated for injuries on Friday evening.
Mr Georgiou, from Clacton, is 5ft 6ins tall, with short brown hair and was dressed in a hospital gown.
An 18-year-old man and two women aged 19 and 2... | A man arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, assaulting a police constable and breach of a court order, has escaped from custody at hospital. |
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The World Bank's Global Findex report said more than half of adults in the world's poorest areas still have no access to the financial system.
This is despite a global increase of 11% in the last three years of adults owning bank accounts.
The increase in acco... | More than a quarter of people globally still do not have access to banking facilities, a report shows. |
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Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Smyth will be one of the first Irish athletes in action when he competes in the T13 100m heats on Thursday.
"Preparations have been ideal for me," says the world's fastest Paralympian.
"There are always plenty of doom and gl... | Irish Paralympic star Jason Smyth insists funding and other worries around the Rio Games, which start on Wednesday, will have no impact on him. |
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The victim, identified by police as 21-year-old Reuben Morris-Laing, was found outside the Premier Express store on Robin Hood Street in the St Ann's area.
He was found shortly before 21:30 GMT on Wednesday and taken to the Queen's Medical Centre, where he die... | A murder inquiry is under way after a man was found with fatal injuries outside a Nottingham shop. |
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The findings follow inspections of all 43 police forces in England and Wales by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
Dyfed-Powys Police "had not done enough to develop an ethical culture", said inspectors.
The force's police and crime commissioner Christoph... | The way Dyfed-Powys Police treats the public "requires improvement", an official watchdog has said. |
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The guest had been jailed, Brajesh Srivastava, additional superintendent of police in the town of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh state, told the BBC.
Police said the gun owned by the guest was illegal and had been confiscated.
The song the guest is said to have wan... | A disc jockey at a party in northern India was shot dead by a guest, apparently for not playing a song. |
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The banks are said to be withholding a total of $2.1bn (£1.6bn) belonging to the state-owned oil company.
Last year, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the merger of all state accounts into one single account at the central bank to reduce corruption.
It is ne... | Nine Nigerian banks have been suspended from foreign currency trading for not paying money owed to the government, a central bank source has told the BBC. |
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They think 350 coins were on the Atlantic sea bed, off the coast of Florida, for the past 300 years.
The coins are thought to be from a fleet of 11 Spanish ships, that sank during a hurricane, while making the journey from Cuba to Spain.
Treasure hunting is a ... | Treasure hunters in the US say they have discovered Spanish gold coins from the 18th century that are worth more than £2 million. |
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The youngster climbed on to the belt in the arrivals hall on Sunday afternoon, leading to his father also getting on to try to retrieve him.
He had been freed when paramedics arrived and was treated for arm and leg injuries before going to hospital. His father... | A boy was injured when he became trapped on a baggage belt at Birmingham Airport. |
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Spray-painted political slogans, including some targeting Ms Rudd, have appeared in eight places in Hastings.
The messages daubed on walls, bridge supports and a Grade II-listed building include one near St Mary-in-the-Castle demanding "Evict Amber Rudd".
Poli... | Graffiti directed at Home Secretary Amber Rudd has appeared in the constituency where she is standing in the general election. |
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Blake McCaughey was credited with the Belfast Giants' third goal in their 5-3 home defeat by Sheffield Steelers after an extra goal was awarded, timed 59.59.
After being given the Giants' man of the match award, Blake led the team around the ice for their end-... | A nine-year-old boy who is set for open heart surgery in London in May has been named ice hockey's Elite League player of the week. |
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South Gloucestershire Council wants to create Adoption West to give social workers access to a bigger pool of potential adoptive parents.
The proposal would see the creation of a regional agency, with councils working together to find homes for children.
The n... | A new partnership could simplify the adoption process in the west of England. |
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Sir Tom said leadership and open minds were needed to allow Scotland's schools to become the best in the world.
In a BBC Scotland documentary, Sir Tom visited an academy school in London outside local authority control.
The academy model has been resisted by t... | Philanthropist and businessman Sir Tom Hunter has warned against a "one size fits all" approach to education. |
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A family statement said he died of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.
Lewis's 10-year partnership with Dean Martin saw them star in 16 films and achieve huge box office success.
He became the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, chalking up... | Entertainer Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood's most successful comedians, has died aged 91. |
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Tredwell hit a career-high 124 as he and Northeast (166 not out) shared Kent's best-ever eighth-wicket stand.
Their 222-run partnership was broken when Matthew Quinn removed Tredwell and Kent were soon all out for 370.
Needing just nine runs to win, openers Ni... | James Tredwell and Sam Northeast's huge stand was not enough to stop Essex from securing victory as they moved above Kent to go top of Division Two. |
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This may be great news if you're not a fan of the device - which fixes onto a camera or phone to allow users a better photo - because they get in the way of the action.
But if you got one for Christmas, you'd better read this Newsbeat guide to the places where... | From sports stadiums to gig venues, it feels like selfie sticks are being banned all over the place right now. |
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Doris Long said she felt no fear as she came down Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.
The great-great-grandmother last performed the feat on her 100th birthday in May 2014.
The pensioner, who has previously abseiled alongside new Top Gear host Chris Evans, is raisin... | The world's oldest abseiler, nicknamed "Daring Doris", has increased her record after descending almost 100m (328ft) aged 101. |
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International tournaments have been played in the mountains, deserts, town squares and indoors. At London 2012 the tournament was staged at Horse Guards Parade, normally reserved for the Queen's birthday celebrati... | Arguably the most glamorous Olympic sport, beach volleyball has grown from being played by a handful of families in Santa Monica, California in the 1920s to now being the sport of choice for 800 million people throughout the world. |
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The birds, that live around Bishops Court Estate in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, and are mistaking their reflections for rival birds.
The peacocks are thought to be wild and have been targeting dark-coloured vehicles.
Local residents said in recent years the bi... | Peacocks in a Devon village have been attacking cars by scratching and pecking at the paintwork. |
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What's happening? Its an interesting question at a time when the political debate ahead of the general election is reaching fever pitch.
The latest polling data comes from the British Social Attitudes survey, covering a range of issues, which has been conduct... | Accident and emergency targets missed, longer waits, ambulances queuing at hospitals, rising patient numbers, intense pressures - yet public satisfaction with the NHS is close to a record high. |
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Ahsan Hassan, 28, from High Wycombe, killed 20-year-old Zofia Sadowska in a disused kebab shop in September.
Reading Crown Court heard Hassan told the taxi driver she was drunk and asleep and later told police the death was part of a suicide pact.
Hassan was s... | A "jealous and manipulative" man who murdered his girlfriend by suffocating her, before taking her body home in a taxi, has been jailed for life. |
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The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is a monthly survey of a panel of firms. It tracks indicators such as new orders, employment and exports.
In April, it showed the fastest rate of expansion in business activity and new orders since the survey began 12 years ... | The recovery of Northern Ireland's private sector moved up a gear in April, a survey of business has suggested. |
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Grainger, 36, was a silver medallist at three previous Games, with the world champions clocking six minutes 55.82 seconds.
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Australia took the silver and Poland the br... | Great Britain won its fourth Olympic gold in 24 hours - and sixth in total - as Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins triumphed in the women's double sculls. |
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He argued this could be done "through partnerships among cities, states and businesses", saying Americans would not let Washington stand in their way.
Mr Bloomberg is the UN special envoy for cities and climate change.
Mr Trump said the 2015 Paris agreement wo... | The US can still meet its commitments to fight climate change, despite President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. |
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Clarke was responding to former player Garth Crooks who said he should "consider his position" following claims the matter was ignored at the League's 2013 annual general meeting.
"There's not a chance the shrill voices of the vested interests will stop me con... | Football League chairman Greg Clarke says the "shrill voices of the vested interests" will not force him to step down over the issue of black managers' under-representation in football. |
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Their mother, Gracia Escalante, is one of millions of Spanish parents asked to observe a homework strike each weekend in November.
"Manuel (year nine) loves to read and Martin (year six) really needs time to lie on his bed and imagine things, not just playing ... | Brothers Martin and Manuel enjoyed the kind of weekend they like best, lounging around at home in Madrid. |
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Now the 75-year-old pensioner finds himself on the other side of Australia with a new friend and a haul of fish.
An age difference of more than 50 years hasn't got in the way of a blossoming friendship between Mr Johnstone and Mati Batsinilas, a carpenter who ... | Two weeks ago, lonely Australian grandfather Ray Johnstone decided to try his luck at finding a "fishing mate" online, on the suggestion of a care nurse. |
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Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain without oxygen by a new route.
The 40-year-old had won multiple awards and was known for his rapid ascents.
His body has been recovered from the... | The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed preparing to climb Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. |
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Elan Jones, great granddaughter of one of the settlers unveiled the 4ft (1.2m) memorial at Princess Dock on Saturday.
It is thought about 50,000 people in Patagonia have Welsh heritage from the 153 settlers who boarded the Mimosa.
The event was organised by th... | A memorial to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Welsh settlers who set sail for Patagonia has been unveiled on Liverpool's waterfront. |
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Peter Gill told the BBC that UK courts would not accept forensic tests whose details are kept secret due to commercial confidentiality issues.
He said this would prevent proper scrutiny of forensic techniques.
Professor Gill also warned the National DNA Databa... | There is a serious mismatch between the government's aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert. |
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The early Bronze Age disc, thought to represent the sun, is on show for the first time at the Wiltshire Museum.
Unearthed at Monkton Farleigh in 1947, it is one of only six ever found and one of the earliest metal objects discovered in the UK.
David Dawson, fr... | A rare gold sun-disc discovered 20 miles (32km) from Stonehenge has gone on display to mark the summer solstice. |
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David Byrne, 33, was shot dead at the Regency Hotel on 5 February.
The details were given at an extradition hearing in Belfast.
Kevin Murray who was arrested earlier this week at his home in Townsend Street in Strabane was refused bail.
He was arrested by PSNI... | A man wanted by the authorities in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the murder of a man at a boxing weigh-in, stayed overnight in preparation for his alleged role in the shooting, a court has heard. |
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But after fearing he could lose his foot to the condition, he chose to delve deeper into its devastating effects by speaking to those who have shared his painful journey.
Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a dry skin condition which, according to the Nationa... | BBC presenter Steve Bailey has struggled with the mental and physical effects of eczema since he was young and has kept his condition hidden from all but his closest family and friends. |
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The star died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
More tests will now be carried out to determine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for severa... | A post-mortem examination into the cause of George Michael's death was "inconclusive" police have said. |
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Despite its gas wealth, much of Turkmenistan's population is still impoverished. After independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 the country entered a period of isolation that has only recently begun to end.
Turkmenistan produces roughly 70 billion cubic metr... | Known for its autocratic government and large gas reserves, Turkmenistan also has a reputation as an island of stability in restive Central Asia. |
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The two vice-presidential candidates crossed swords in their one and only TV debate of the campaign. Mike Pence and Tim Kaine argued for 90 minutes at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, with many observers handing victory to Republican Indiana Governo... | With just 33 days to go until Americans choose a new president in what feels like the longest campaign in US history, the spotlight briefly fell on the two running mates. |
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Crazy Night refers to a student named Anna Jean - a reference to Anna Jean O'Donnell, whom Williams briefly dated while at the University of Missouri.
Williams wrote poetry about O'Donnell but only made passing mention to her in his notebooks and memoirs.
The ... | A previously unseen short story by US writer Tennessee Williams, inspired in part by an old college girlfriend, has been published for the first time. |
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Imani Williams was one of thousands of protesters who took part in a protest to oppose the "Free Speech Rally" in the US city of Boston on Saturday.
Steve Annear, a Boston Globe reporter who covered the protest, spotted Imani's action to protect far-right supp... | A viral tweet about a young black woman who escorted Donald Trump supporters through a tense anti-racism protest has been shared by tens of thousands of people on Twitter. |
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The proposals are part of a programme to transform the health service and save money across 44 different areas.
The BBC found 28 proposals affect hospital care, from full closures to centralising services, such as A&E and stroke care, on fewer sites.
NHS Engla... | Hospital services in nearly two-thirds of England could be cut or scaled back, BBC analysis of local plans shows. |
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David Brickwood, 74, died in hospital after being assaulted in Lindsay Avenue, Abington in the early hours of 26 September.
His son, Dale, said he had "cried a million tears" over the "violent and dreadful attack".
Crimestoppers has offered the reward for info... | A £10,000 reward has been offered for information in the case of a man murdered in Northampton. |
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The information commissioner has given ministers 35 days to publish the data, after a complaint by Plaid Cymru.
The Welsh government can appeal against the decision at a tribunal.
Plaid accused ministers of trying to "avoid scrutiny" and welcomed the commissio... | An order has been made for the Welsh government to release more information about how many jobs are being created in its seven enterprise zones. |
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In its latest African Economic Outlook, the fund forecasts growth in the region of 3.75% this year, the slowest growth in six years.
Next year, the report forecasts growth of 4.25%.
Low oil and commodity prices, together with a slowdown in the Chinese economy,... | Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is slowing sharply, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. |
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Global demand for lithium - used in batteries for mobile phones and cars - is expected to triple in the next decade.
One of the investors said Cornish Lithium could become a "very significant player" in the industry.
The money will be used to decide where to p... | A project to explore for lithium in hot springs in Cornwall has received a £1m investment. |
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In fact, he's "so mad" with a mother in the US, he tweeted: "I'm burning my Florida mom action figure in protest."
It's her petition - aimed at the shop Toys R Us - that has got the Breaking Bad actor fuming.
Susan Schrivjer is calling for the toy retailer to ... | Bryan Cranston is "mad". |
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The prince and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were meeting the Army Air Corps' mascot, Zephyr, a bald eagle, on the Sandringham estate.
In the past the prince was forced to dodge its wings as he handled the bird.
Zephyr chose to display the same behaviour this ... | Prince Charles had a close encounter with an eagle in a flap as he visited a flower show earlier in Norfolk. |
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The RealSense sensor can be used to recognise hand and head movements and makes it possible to change the focus of photos after they have been taken.
The prototype was unveiled by the company chief executive Brian Krzanich at an event in Shenzhen, China.
One e... | Intel has revealed a version of its 3D depth camera that is small and thin enough to be fitted into a 6in (15.2cm) smartphone. |
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