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Premier League champions Leicester City will travel to Derby County in an East Midlands derby, while Chelsea meet Brentford in a west London derby.
League One Millwall's reward for beating Bournemouth is to host another Premier League side, Watford.
The winner... | Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup. |
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Iain Turner, Adam Mekki, Erico Sousa, Sam Ilesanmi, Darren Askew and Tolani Omotola are all leaving the club.
Cole Stockton, Jake Kirby, Mitch Duggan, Luke Pilling and Evan Gumbs have been offered contracts, while Steve McNulty has a new 12-month deal.
Tranmer... | Tranmere have released six players after their failure to win promotion back to the Football League. |
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Officials said Mohammed Abdulrahman Abu Niyan, a Saudi citizen, confessed to the murders which took place in the capital, Riyadh, earlier this month.
He received instructions, cash and weapons from IS elements in Syria, the interior ministry said in a statemen... | Saudi Arabia says a man accused of shooting dead two policemen was acting on instructions from the Islamic State militant group. |
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A warrant was issued at midnight. Details were not given but media reports say the suspect is a Tunisian man named only as Anis A, born in 1992.
His residence permit was found in the cab of the lorry.
It has emerged that he was reported to counter-terrorism po... | A manhunt is under way across Europe's Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market. |
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The head of Venezuela's National Defence Council, Alexis López Ramírez, said he had resigned over President Nicolás Maduro's plans for a constituent assembly.
The general said he did not agree with the way the assembly was convened and how its members would be... | A Venezuelan top general who resigned last week has revealed his reasons for stepping down. |
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The Department for Transport's support for the installation and maintenance of chargers ended in April.
Local councils, left to cover costs, tendered contracts out to private companies - and prices have gone up.
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer told You and ... | It could now cost more to run an electric car than one using fuel owing to the end of UK government subsidies. |
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Healing the Wounds in Porthcawl has been asked to stop using Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), which tries to change people's patterns of mental and emotional behaviour.
It is not regulated or approved and can make patients worse.
The charity said it is gath... | Armed forces veterans struggling with mental health issues are being put at risk from a therapy used by a Welsh charity, a BBC investigation has found. |
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BBC Newsnight and BuzzFeed News have learned of a document, emailed to civil servants in the name of Alan Yentob, chair of the charity's trustees, on 2 June. It warned that a sudden closure of the charity would mean a "high risk of arson attacks on government ... | As central government, local authorities and charities pick up the pieces of Kids Company, the charity which collapsed insolvent in early August, new details are emerging of the discussions that preceded the Cabinet Office paying a controversial £3m grant to the charity in late July - just days before it closed its doo... |
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The 32-year-old has accepted a wildcard to play doubles with Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova at the Southern California Open in Carlsbad later this month.
Hingis, who won five Grand Slam singles titles including Wimbledon in 1997 at the age of 16, was inducted in... | Former world number one Martina Hingis will come out of retirement to play her first match on the WTA Tour since 2007. |
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Miss Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted and imprisoned for the 2007 murder of Miss Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Surrey.
Both spent four years in prison but were cleared of murder last year.
The LA Times said the film explores th... | A new Netflix documentary, Amanda Knox, which explores the Meredith Kercher murder case, has received mixed reviews. |
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Help Refugees said the man, who was killed in Banbury in the early hours of Friday, was trying to reach relatives in the UK.
The charity said Mohammed Hussain, 18, had been living in a refugee camp in Dunkirk for six months.
A spokeswoman said he was trying to... | A man who died in a crash in Oxfordshire was a Kurdish refugee travelling underneath a lorry, a charity has said. |
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Monday's 3-0 defeat by Crystal Palace left Arsenal in sixth place, seven points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City with eight games left.
Wenger, whose deal ends this summer, has led Arsenal to top-four finis... | Arsenal face a "massive" challenge to qualify for the Champions League, says boss Arsene Wenger, who added "nothing" has changed about his future. |
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The 39-year-old led 3-1 and was pegged back to 3-3 by Northumberland's Robson before winning in a deciding set.
Qualifier Smith is the first Canadian to reach the last eight at Lakeside since John Part won the title in 1994.
Three-time champion Anastasia Dobro... | Jeff Smith beat ninth seed Gary Robson to qualify for the men's quarter-finals of the BDO World Championships. |
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The Unison union said its members wanted additional payments for undertaking tasks which were dirty, unpleasant, involved regularly working outside or heavy lifting.
The staff involved in the action are employed by Cordia - an arms-length body of Glasgow City ... | More than 100 school janitors in Glasgow have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay. |
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"I can play one team on Tuesday and one on Saturday," Zenga told BBC WM.
Since Zenga replaced Kenny Jackett on 30 July, seven days before the start of the new league season, Wolves' new Chinese owners have invested heavily.
"It's a long, competitive season. It... | Walter Zenga says his Wolves squad is now strong enough to be rotated on a regular basis after making 10 signings since his appointment as head coach. |
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Popularly known as Jokowi, the 53-year-old took the oath of office at a ceremony held at parliament in Jakarta.
He was then cheered through the streets as he made his way on a horse-drawn carriage to the state palace.
The former Jakarta governor is the first p... | Joko Widodo, the charismatic outsider who won Indonesia's presidency, made a call for national reconciliation and unity as he was sworn in. |
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The rapper vowed to go through with the gig in Kodiak, which has a population of 6,000, after it came out top.
He was greeted by locals, presented with a 'bear survival kit' and given a key to the town by the mayor.
He tweeted: "Thank U (sic) Kodiak, I am hono... | Pitbull has fulfilled his promise to perform a gig in a remote part of Alaska after a Facebook vote to have him play a supermarket show was hijacked. |
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Prosecutors say the men conspired to pay officials from 2002-11, including police, prison officers and soldiers.
They are accused of buying confidential information about the Royal Family, celebrities and prison inmates.
The six men, who deny all the charges, ... | Six senior staff and journalists at the Sun newspaper made illegal payments to public officials on "a grand scale", a crown court jury has been told. |
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Helmsman Derek Pusey steered the boat into a narrow gully within rocks to rescue the two men, who were in danger of being swept out to sea.
Clive Williams swam out to reach the men in their 60s, gave them lifejackets and waited with them during a very difficul... | Two lifeboat crew members have been given bravery awards for rescuing two men cut off by the tide off Ceredigion. |
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Operating profits at the company fell to £679m for the six months to 31 December.
However, Sky said that its financial performance had been "good".
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox owns 39% of the company. Late last year, it offered to buy out the remaining 6... | Broadcaster Sky has reported a 9% fall in operating profits after paying more for broadcast rights to Premier League football matches. |
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And the visit will be rich in symbolism.
Mr Putin will join his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto on Thursday in the picturesque lakeside town of Savonlinna - an area with plenty of history dating back to the Russian empire.
The pair will take in a Tchaikovs... | Russian President Vladimir Putin is travelling to Finland at a symbolic time: the country is celebrating its 100th year of independence from Russia. |
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Martin Lewis, 56, caused £9,000 worth of damage at the Stag pub in Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
He also caused £12,000 in damage at his local Jobcentre days later over delays to benefits payments, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court was told.
Lewis, of Treorchy, was... | A sacked bus driver wrecked a pub by throwing chairs, tables and bottles after erupting into angry rage over losing his job, a court heard. |
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Motorists, it seems, are opting to use 100-year-old engineering rather than take the often jammed Tees flyover.
The bridge, which turns 100 on 17 October, is a sign of home to some, and a sign of great engineering to all.
The giant blue steel structure joins P... | In recent years the numbers of people using the Transporter Bridge has seen a significant increase. |
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And extinction will be even more of a threat than it is now.
An overly bleak and pessimistic view? Maybe.
But after reporting on the state of wildlife in Madagascar this past week, I cannot see how many of the most iconic creatures will be able to roam in thei... | Look ahead towards the middle of the century and much-loved animals such as lemurs, rhinos and tigers will only survive in some form of captivity. |
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BBC Sport understands Rooney was surprised to have been left out of the starting XI as England drew 0-0 to finish second behind Wales in Group B.
The Manchester United player was one of six changes, with Hodgson criticised after his decision backfired.
"I neve... | England manager Roy Hodgson says he has no regrets over his team selection against Slovakia despite captain Wayne Rooney's surprise at being dropped. |
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More than 20 migrant workers - most thought to be Ethiopian Christians - were killed by the Libyan branch of IS.
It released videos on Sunday of some of the men being beheaded and others shot.
Ethiopia's prime minister warned the protesters about the dangers o... | Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have attended a rally in the capital, Addis Ababa, condemning the murders of Ethiopians by Islamic State militants. |
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A BBC Wales investigation has found that supply teachers are paid substantially less when hired through an agency rather than by a school.
NASUWT Cymru called for regulation and for an investigation into agencies' employment practices.
A recruitment body denie... | Supply teachers are being exploited by the agencies that hire them, according to Wales' largest teachers' union. |
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Belfast's Frampton, 29, was in full control of the first half of the fight, during which his opponent simply could not find his range.
Bury's Quigg, 27, finally came alive down the stretch as the contest turned into a desperate tussle, but Frampton gave as goo... | Carl Frampton beat Scott Quigg via a split decision in Manchester to add the WBA super-bantamweight title to the IBF title he already owned. |
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The study suggests that hundreds of lives a year could be saved if such a system were adopted.
New drivers would face a four-year learning period during which they would be subject to restrictions.
The United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand already h... | Learner drivers in the UK should face a graduated system of licences to help reduce road deaths, says a report by the RAC Foundation. |
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The saws, which can grow more than a metre long in some species, have previously been identified as able to sense prey by their electric fields.
Now, researchers have filmed the fish impaling prey on the teeth of the saws.
They suggest inCurrent Biologythat sa... | The spectacular snouts of sawfish are revealed as complete hunting weapons, sensing prey and killing them. |
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The HBO fantasy drama triumphed in three categories at Sunday's ceremony, including outstanding drama series.
The show's total number of awards now stands at 38, which means it has beaten Frasier's previous record of 37.
This year's British winners included Da... | Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series. |
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Mr Cardoso accepted an invitation by former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez to join a team defending Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma.
Mr Lopez and Mr Ledezma are prominent opposition politicians in Venezuela.
Mr Lopez has been charged with inciting v... | Brazilian ex-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso will form part of a team defending jailed Venezuelan opposition leaders, his party says. |
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The findings by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) are in contrast to other parts of the UK, especially London, where both sales and new buyer demand fell sharply.
Rics said demand for new homes in Scotland grew in July.
It noted that more sur... | House prices in Scotland are holding up as a result of growing demand and a lack of supply of homes, according to Scottish surveyors. |
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Germany, Japan and Poland are also in Pool A in the tournament, which doubles up as the main route of qualifying for next year's World Cup finals.
Pool B comprises Argentina, USA, hosts South Africa, India and Chile.
The top 10 teams from the two semi-finals t... | Ireland will face England when they travel to Johannesburg for the Women's World League semi-finals in July. |
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Inflation now stands at 2.7% - up from 2.3% in March - and above the Bank of England's 2% target.
The main reason was higher air fares, which rose because of the later date of Easter this year compared with 2016.
Rising prices for clothing, vehicle excise duty... | The UK's inflation rate rose last month to its highest since September 2013, official figures show. |
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Wakefield Council will use the Heritage Lottery Fund grant to open parts of Pontefract Castle not accessible since the mid-1600s.
Work will include restoring paths and platforms which will allow visitors to reach the Sally Port and Swillington Tower areas of t... | A scheme to preserve the ruins of a medieval castle has been given a £3m boost. |
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The former Red Rose captain played just five times as Lancashire won promotion from Division Two of the County Championship and the T20 Blast title.
Chapple, who led the club for a season after Peter Moores' exit in 2014, has assisted director of cricket Ashle... | Lancashire seam bowler Glen Chapple is uncertain whether he will carry on playing next season when he will be 42. |
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The 21-year-old left Pools for Posh in September 2014, having scored 22 goals in 99 appearances.
He has been limited to 34 games at London Road, scoring just two goals, and had been on loan at Bradford City, where he made four starts.
James is available for Sa... | Hartlepool United have re-signed forward Luke James from League One side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season. |
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Eleven were jailed at Bradford Crown Court after being convicted of raping the girl in Keighley from the age of 13.
Another man was sentenced for sexual activity with the same girl.
The trial heard how the teenager was repeatedly attacked over a period of 13 m... | Twelve men who sexually exploited a vulnerable teenage girl in West Yorkshire have received jail sentences of up to 20 years. |
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Nicole Kushner Meyer used her brother's name while promoting an investment-for-visas scheme in Beijing and Shanghai.
Critics were quick to accuse the family business of playing up its connection to the White House at the event.
But the company said on Monday t... | A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has apologised for mentioning him at a Chinese conference. |
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The 53-year-old, who has also managed Millwall and Sunderland, was sacked as Wolves boss in February.
He will be assisted by his former number two at Wolves, Terry Connor, who succeeded him as manager at Molineux.
McCarthy replaces Paul Jewell, with the club ... | Ipswich Town have appointed former Wolves and Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy as their new manager on a contract until 2015. |
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Naresh Tewani, from Jodhpur in north India, tweeted Ms Swaraj asking for help, after his Pakistani bride Priya Bachchani's visa was delayed.
The minister ensured that all 35 members of Ms Bachchani's family got visas to attend the wedding on Monday.
The couple... | An India-Pakistan love story has had a happy ending after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj got the bride her visa. |
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From April to June, workers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia increased by 44,000 compared to the same period in 2015.
Official figures showed there were now a total of 2.23m EU workers in Britain.
UK u... | The number of UK workers from eight eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 has passed one million for the first time. |
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The prison's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) says these drugs are one of the biggest issues facing staff.
In its annual report, the IMB also says around 1,000 prisoners have been diagnosed with mental health problems over the past year.
But it concludes sta... | Legal highs smuggled into Cardiff Prison have led to "horrific, self-inflicted injuries", according to a new report. |
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Another crewman has died after the vessel - believed to be The Harvester - got into trouble on rocks at St David's Head on Thursday afternoon.
The rescued man was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.
The search for the second man was scaled back on Frida... | The search for a fisherman missing after a boat sank in Pembrokeshire has been scaled back. |
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Three elderly Kenyans who are suing the government for damages were told it did not dispute that "terrible things" had happened to them.
Their lawyers say it is the first ever official acknowledgement by the UK.
The revolt against British rule in Kenya in the ... | The British government accepts that colonial forces in Kenya tortured and abused detainees during the Mau Mau rebellion, the High Court has heard. |
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It follows criticism of the performance and policies of the Welsh government's investment body Finance Wales.
The Development Bank for Wales was proposed in a review last year by the economist Dylan Jones-Evans.
It would take over part or all of Finance Wales,... | A development bank for Welsh businesses could be on the cards as Economy Minister Edwina Hart goes ahead with plans to see how it would work. |
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The RNLI lifeboat was launched on the County Down lough on Thursday night.
A group of five men had got in to difficulty on a seven-metre yacht and were escorted back to safe water. No one was injured.
Seven others were rescued by the RNLI after becoming strand... | A second group of people have been brought to safety after getting into trouble on Strangford Lough in the space of 48 hours. |
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The 39-year-old former world number one is now ranked 96 in the world and without a PGA Tour title since 2012.
But his fifth birdie gave him a four-under 67 and took him to 10 under alongside Canadian Graham DeLaet.
Ian Poulter enhanced his quest for a PGA Tou... | Englishman Luke Donald chipped in for a birdie at the final hole to share the halfway lead at the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina. |
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In the vaults of the Royal College of Surgeons' Hunterian Museum in London are thousands of anatomical specimens from both human and animal species.
Still used as a teaching museum today, it was founded in the 18th Century by John Hunter, a surgeon, anatomist ... | An anatomical specimen labelled "Yeti's finger" has been left overlooked in a museum for decades, its origins unexplained, until BBC reporter Matthew Hill set out to investigate. |
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It happened on the M50 motorway between the Blanchardstown and Finglas junctions.
In a tweet, the Football Association of Ireland said: "The ROI mgmt team were involved in collision on M50 earlier. Vehicle was rear ended in traffic."
It said they had returned... | The Republic of Ireland management team, including manager Martin O'Neill and his assistant Roy Keane, have been involved in a car crash in Dublin. |
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The bank is authorised to issue Scottish banknotes, and will release the limited edition notes the year before the Bank of England puts plastic banknotes in general circulation.
The new polymer note features the Forth Bridge on its 125th anniversary.
Banks say... | The first plastic banknotes in Great Britain will be in use next year when two million £5 notes are issued by Clydesdale Bank branches. |
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The in-form striker was set up for a close-range finish by Gary Harkins after 86 minutes.
Ross Draper had given the visitors an early lead, rounding goalkeeper Scott Bain to finish.
Dundee dominated the second hal... | Kane Hemmings struck his 20th goal of the season as Dundee hit back against Inverness CT to preserve their place in the top half of the Premiership. |
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The measurement was made by the New Horizons probe which is just about to flyby the dwarf world.
The result means it is confirmed as the largest object yet detected in the outer zone of the Solar System known as the Kuiper Belt.
Nasa's probe is set to return a... | Pluto has just been found to be ever so slightly bigger than we thought, having a diameter of 2,370km. |
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A music journalist in India has claimed to have received a list of the singer's demands, which he posted on Twitter.
It's a pretty extensive list, but then again, Justin has a pretty extensive entourage of 120 people to look after.
And, to be fair, most stars ... | We all know celebrities have a long list of demands when they go on tour, but Justin Bieber has taken it to the next level. |
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BBC+ is available on iOS and Android. It brings together news, iPlayer content, weather forecasts, recipes and more.
Users must have signed up for an account, which lets the BBC track their use of the software.
One expert questioned how much appetite there wou... | The BBC has launched a new app that presents a selection of the broadcaster's online content chosen to appeal to each user's interests. |
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A leaked recording of top Trump adviser Paul Manafort's presentation to Republican Party insiders in Florida reveals that the kinder, gentler Donald Trump on display following his dominating New York primary win is a deliberate strategy.
"The part he's been pl... | On Thursday the Great Trump Pivot went from pundit speculation and political tea-leaf reading to official campaign strategy. |
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Yet Scott Mitchell, the newly-crowned BDO world darts champion, has been mixing with Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and others on the set of an upcoming film.
The 44-year-old from Bransgore has been involved in the making of 'London Fields', a mo... | It is hard to imagine a scenario where a landscape gardener who grew up on a farm in the New Forest and a group of world-famous movie stars would interact. |
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Murty made the revelation in the wake of the 2-1 defeat at Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Friday night.
"The board have taken steps, they have offered me help and I have taken advantage of that help," Murty said.
"At the moment that will remain private betwee... | Interim Rangers boss Graeme Murty has been receiving assistance but has not named the person who has been helping him. |
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Scores from Danny Houghton, Scott Taylor, Gareth Ellis and Jamie Shaul established Hull's first-half cushion.
Luke Walsh reduced Saints' deficit after the break to add to Mark Percival and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbroo... | Hull FC recorded their first Challenge Cup victory at St Helens since 1926, reaching the quarter-finals with a 47-18 success at Langtree Park. |
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AMC Networks said production on the eighth season of the hit zombie TV series was "temporarily" shut down after Wednesday's "tragic" accident.
A coroner in Georgia confirmed Bernecker died of blunt force trauma in hospital in Atlanta.
The stuntman's other cred... | Stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering a fall on the set of The Walking Dead. |
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All seven candidates have pledged to keep the process peaceful but an opposition supporter died when a rally tuned violent on Monday.
The campaign has been dominated by the faltering state of Ghana's economy and the issue of corruption.
Results are expected wi... | There are long queues at polling stations in Ghana amid a tight election race between President John Mahama and veteran opposition leader Nana Akufo Addo. |
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Ronnie Coulter, 48, from Wishaw, denies murdering Mr Chhokar, 32, in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, on 4 November 1998.
He has lodged a special defence blaming his nephew Andrew Coulter, and another man, David Montgomery.
Judge Lord Matthews told jurors: "In ord... | The jury in the Surjit Singh Chhokar murder trial has been sent out to consider its verdict. |
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The Glasgow City Alcohol and Drug Partnership said about 500 vulnerable drug users injected in public places.
It said these people were responsible for the majority of discarded needles which posed a health risk and also contributed to public order problems.
T... | A substance abuse group is to explore the case for opening an injecting facility for drug users in Glasgow. |
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The verdict of history on all prime ministers after they leave office remains hotly disputed, but few in modern times have been subject to as much hostility as Tony Blair.
To a controversial premiership, which ended in May in 2007, Mr Blair has added a still m... | With Tony Blair's legacy hanging over the contest to be the next Labour leader, the former prime minister's biographer looks at why his standing is so low in his own party and beyond. |
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Teignbridge District Council said the 30ft (9.1m) fin whale, which was found on Red Rock Beach near Dawlish, will be removed by contractors.
The London Zoological Society has taken samples from the whale as part of a research project into strandings around the... | A dead whale which washed up on the Devon coastline will be removed at the weekend. |
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Sheikh Abid Gulzar said he agreed the deal with owner Cuerden Leisure on Wednesday.
He would not disclose the cost, but the BBC understands it is less than the £5.5m asking price when the pier was last for sale in 2009.
Cuerden said the sale was not completed... | The sale of Eastbourne Pier, badly damaged by fire 15 months ago, has been agreed according to a local hotel chain owner. |
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The Philippines had pushed for the 10-member Asean group to mention an international tribunal's recent rejection of China's claims in the sea.
But Chinese ally Cambodia had blocked such a move, in what is seen as a diplomatic victory for China.
One Southeast A... | After days of discord, South East Asian nations have released a watered down joint statement on the disputed South China Sea that avoids rebuking China. |
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But disruption was better managed than previous nights, the union said, with extra security and riot officers helping to control the situation.
It is unclear if migrants accessed UK-bound vehicles, they said.
It comes as French police figures suggested 70% of ... | There were 1,700 "intrusions" by migrants who broke into the Channel Tunnel's freight terminal overnight, a French police union has said. |
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Belfast couple Robert McKenzie and his wife, Wilma, had just come out of the sea when a gunman opened fire at a beach resort in Sousse.
Three Irish people and at least 15 British were among 38 people killed.
The couple were staying at a hotel about 300 yards ... | A Northern Ireland man said he and his wife would have been "wiped out" in the terror attack in Tunisia had they been on a different part of the beach. |
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Knox shot a second round seven-under 65 to move to 12 under and two off leader Kevin Kisner, who carded a 66.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy, who is playing despite struggling this week with food poisoning, fell 10 behind the lead after shooting a 72.
Matthew Fitz... | Scotland's Russell Knox moved into second place at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai as Rory McIlroy's struggles continued. |
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Police reported Aubrey McClendon, 56, was the only person in the vehicle when it smashed into a concrete pillar.
He was charged on Tuesday with conspiring with two energy companies to rig the price of oil and gas contracts.
Mr McClendon, who stepped down from ... | The former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, a day after he was accused of fixing bids for oil and gas leases. |
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he hoped the intervention would help restore "Mali's constitutional order and territorial integrity".
Thousands of African troops are due to join Malian and French forces to help push back the rebels' offensive.
France int... | The UN Security Council has unanimously backed France's military intervention in Mali to fight Islamist rebels, officials have said. |
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It is alleged Richard Griffin, 64, and William Hammersley, 79, who died in 2012, were exposed to harmful levels of Legionella bacteria from a heated spa display.
JTF Wholesale Limited has pleaded not guilty to two counts of corporate manslaughter.
A trial is e... | A firm has denied causing the deaths of two men alleged to have caught Legionnaires' disease from a hot tub at one of its stores. |
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Steven Poole, who has since died, often fitted flue connections incorrectly and failed to supply and fit carbon monoxide detectors.
At Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court before his death, he admitted regularly breaching legal requirements.
The council said the b... | Hundreds of homes in Pembrokeshire could have had wood or coal burners fitted incorrectly leaving them "unsafe", the council has said. |
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The incident was reported at the Bekaot checkpoint in the northern West Bank. The soldiers were not injured.
The two Palestinian men, aged 23 and 38, were reported to be from villages south of Jenin.
Tension between Palestinians and Israelis has risen in recen... | Two Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers after attempting to stab them at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the military says. |
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Launching the campaign, Mr Jones said voters' decisions were partly based on party leader's performances.
Labour has led the Welsh government since 1999 and Mr Jones has been first minister since 2009.
Rival parties said Labour should be judged on its record,... | Focusing Welsh Labour's assembly election campaign on Carwyn Jones reflects "the age that we live in", the party leader has said. |
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The Note 2 handset was smouldering and spitting sparks, according to a statement from airline IndiGo.
The crew's prompt action meant the aircraft landed safely at Chennai, its intended destination, said IndiGo.
The incident comes as Samsung recalls millions of... | Cabin crew on an Indian passenger aircraft have used a fire extinguisher to tackle a smoking Samsung handset. |
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John Thomas McNamara, a father-of-three, was a leading amateur rider before being seriously injured.
He fractured two vertebrae in his neck after being thrown from his horse Galaxy Rock in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup on 14 March, 2013.
He moved bac... | Irish jockey JT McNamara, who was paralysed after a fall at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival, has died aged 41. |
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They warn that they reserve the right to respond to recent bombings of areas around Damascus, Homs and the south.
The rebels describe the attacks as a "bloody message" from President Bashar al-Assad's government.
This comes just days before UN-sponsored talks ... | Rebel factions in Syria that backed recent peace moves say an intensification of government attacks has put the current truce in jeopardy. |
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In papers filed in Los Angeles, the 45-year-old cited irreconcilable differences and revealed the couple signed a prenuptial agreement.
Sheen wants joint custody of their twin sons while his wife, who has also filed for divorce, wants sole custody.
Both say in... | Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen has filed for divorce from his third wife Brooke Mueller. |
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The Jamaican artist who created the installation claims to have been the first person to reveal Banksy's identity, by photographing him in 2004.
Peter Dean Rickards bought the wall which featured the mural from a bar in Kingston and intentionally smashed it.
T... | A defaced mural by the graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in an exhibition at an art gallery in Nottingham. |
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Gregg and Kathryn Brain and their son Lachlan, 7, who live in Dingwall in the Highlands, failed to meet Monday's deadline to qualify for a new visa.
Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill has now ruled there are no exceptional circumstances that would justify al... | The Home Office has urged an Australian family facing deportation from the UK to leave the country voluntarily. |
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The Range, Poundworld, Farmfoods and Greggs are to move into Marina Quay.
Talks are continuing with other firms to take up space in the second part of the project which has yet to get under way, developer Scarborough International Properties has said.
The funf... | Four multi-national stores have agreed to take up shop space in a £23.4m development at the former Rhyl funfair site. |
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Mr Hollande said no agreement had been reached, contradicting an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Discussions are under way. I will make a decision in the coming weeks," Mr Hollande told a news conference.
France stopped the planned sale after the ou... | President Francois Hollande has denied claims that France has agreed to pay compensation to Russia for cancelling the sale of two warships. |
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Last Monday, Venezuela deployed 17,000 troops along the border and began closing all the crossings at night.
The one-month ban will be lifted in mid-September.
Before the restrictions, up to 40% of goods Venezuela subsidises for its domestic market were being ... | Venezuela says it has arrested 13 people and seized 136 tonnes of food since it launched an anti-smuggling operation on its border with Colombia. |
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"I first saw the Queen as a little girl of four and have been following her all of my life," Sheila says.
Her mother took her to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace when they were living in London. It was while watching one of these events that ... | For the past 50 years Royal Family watcher and fan Sheila Clark has been travelling around the UK to events attended by the Queen, meeting and taking photos of the monarch. |
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The woman answered the door to her home in Russell Hill Road, Purley, south London, to find a man outside, police said.
He used his foot to force the door open and barged in to her home. He first assaulted her before raping her.
A 46-year-old man was arrested ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in her 70s who was attacked in her own home. |
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Lancaster's future has been the subject of constant speculation since the 46-year-old's side became the first World Cup hosts to exit at the pool stage.
"He has got the ability - it's a no-brainer to me," Henry, 69, told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme... | Stuart Lancaster should be retained as England head coach despite their early exit from the World Cup, says ex-New Zealand and Wales coach Graham Henry. |
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The brother, known at the inquiry as BR10, taught at Rubane House boys home, County Down, in the 1970s and 1980s.
Several former residents accused him of physically abusing them at the home.
Earlier, the inquiry took evidence from a lay worker at Rubane, who a... | The first member of the De La Salle religious order to give evidence to the Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry has denied abusing boys in his care. |
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For the first time, embryos have been grown past the point they would normally implant in the womb.
The research, in the UK and US, was halted just before the embryos reached the legal limit of 14-days old.
But in an ethically-charged move, some scientists hav... | Scientists say a breakthrough in growing embryos will improve fertility treatments and revolutionise knowledge of the earliest steps to human life. |
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The programme's future on ITV1 had been the subject of intense speculation for some time.
ITV confirmed it had decided not to commission any further series of Taggart for the ITV network.
Programme producers STV said they were exploring a range of options with... | ITV has axed the Scottish police drama Taggart after 28 years, in the wake of poor viewing figures south of the border. |
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The organisations became liable for the tax after merging from regional into national bodies.
The Scottish government said it meant Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service still faced an annual VAT cost of about £35m.
The UK government said M... | Finance minister Derek Mackay has said he will put more pressure on the UK Treasury to scrap VAT bills for Scotland's police and fire services. |
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The singer met 13-year-old Shamsher Sherin at a Calais refugee camp last week and was so moved by his story that she apologised "on behalf of my country for what we've put you through".
Shamsher is now with his father in Birmingham, according to translator Moh... | A refugee whose plight reduced pop star Lily Allen to tears has been reunited with his father after 10 years. |
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They struck at the branch in Haunch Lane, Kings Heath, just before 22:00 BST on 4 June, police said.
The women rammed open shutters with a milk crate before threatening staff and forcing them to open the tills.
Police said they snatched handfuls of notes from ... | Two women are being hunted by police after raiding a post office in Birmingham armed with a meat cleaver and a knife. |
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The Romanian, 24, won 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to claim her third title of the year.
However, the world number five was unable to add a second title as she and compatriot Monica Niculescu were beaten by Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the doubles fin... | Simona Halep beat Madison Keys in straight sets in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal. |
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Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Peter said: "I feel it’s time to move on."
The new series airs in spring and Capaldi said his final episode will be shown at Christmas.
The 58-year-old Glasgow-born star became the 12th actor to play the Doctor in 2013.
He's shared h... | Sad news for fans of Peter Capaldi - he's leaving Doctor Who at the end of the year, it's been announced. |
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The six have now been sentenced for life "for a period of 25 years", the court in Maharashtra state has ruled.
Eight men were found guilty in September 2008. Two were given life sentences. Three others were acquitted.
The Dalits - a woman, daughter and two son... | A court in India has commuted to life in jail the death sentences of six men convicted of killing four members of a lower-caste Dalit family in 2006. |
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The Price of Football surveys the cost of the cheapest and most expensive match-day and season tickets, as well as the cost of a pie, programme, cup of tea and adult and junior replica shirts.
The calculator helps you navigate through this data with ease.
Simp... | Here's how the BBC's 2015 Price of Football calculator and survey were compiled. |
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Schools where over 40% of pupils are eligible for free meals will lose most, say National Union of Teachers and Child Poverty Action Group researchers.
Ministers should rethink the national funding formula, which is due to begin in 2018-19, they say.
The gover... | Schools in England with the highest numbers of disadvantaged children will be hit hardest by government plans to change funding, say campaigners. |
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