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The PM said the government was "not neutral" in the referendum and the cost was "money well spent".
The 16-page leaflets will be sent to 27 million UK homes from next week.
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said it was "outrageous" to spend taxpayers' money "to tell us... | David Cameron has defended a government pro-EU membership campaign, amid criticism that £9m of public money is being spent on "one-sided propaganda". |
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James Craig, from Dunragit near Stranraer, is accused of tweeting false news designed to make share prices fall, so he could buy and resell shares for profit.
Fraudulent tweets were allegedly made about two firms by Mr Craig in 2013.
Prosecutors claim sharehol... | A 62-year-old Scottish trader has been charged in San Francisco with defrauding the US stock market. |
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Thomas Howard and his wife Irene, now aged in their 90s, first met as children living on the same Lancashire street in 1931, and married after World War Two.
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| A couple who first met as children have shared their Valentine's Day relationship tips after more than seven decades of marriage. |
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The Scottish veterans were presented with the Legion d'Honneur, on board a French naval destroyer berthed in Leith.
The award honoured them for the role they played in liberating France during the war.
Many of those being honoured took part in the D-Day landin... | Nine World War Two veterans have received France's highest honour for bravery, in a special ceremony in Edinburgh. |
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David Davis said a "sustainable" system would take into account the needs of the NHS and different industries.
He also said the government had a "huge contingency plan" for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Mr Davis was speaking on a special edition of BBC... | Immigration should rise and fall depending on the UK's needs after it has left the EU, the Brexit secretary says. |
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And if their chatter is being obscured, it could hamper their ability to breed.
Steve Simpson and colleagues are testing the idea by dragging hydrophones through coastal waters to record the marine soundscape.
It has long been recognised that large marine mamm... | The seas around Britain may be getting so noisy that fish species like cod and haddock now have some difficulty communicating with each other. |
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Michael Spalding, 39, known as Spud, from Ladywood, Birmingham, was discovered by men working near Icknield Port Road on 12 May, police said.
Lorenzo Joshua Simon, 34, was convicted of murder after a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
His co-defendant ... | A killer who dismembered his tenant's body before stuffing it into a suitcase which he dumped into a canal has been found guilty of murder. |
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Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said the president would suspend all international travel until February.
He said Ms Fernandez had slipped on a liquid spilled on the floor of her home in Patagonia, in southern Argentina.
The president has had a series of health... | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancelled her planned trips to Brazil and the Vatican after breaking her ankle on Friday. |
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Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old indicated they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy sleep soon afterwards.
The University of Sheffield team suggested the best time to learn may be just before sleep and emphasised the impo... | The key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists. |
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Written by Pat Mills and illustrated by the late Joe Colquhoun, it follows young Londoner Charley Bourne's fight to survive in the trenches of the Western Front.
After starting his career with Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson, Mills co-created Battle with fel... | Charley's War was a comic strip set in World War One that ran for many years in Battle, a British comic published in the 1970s until the late 80s. |
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But how does it work? Here is a quick guide from BBC Sport…
The first round of deals is due to take place from about 1am on Friday, 21 April, from outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, close to the steps featured in the 1976 hit boxing film Rocky.
A further ... | The NFL's 32 teams are gathering in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to choose the best of the best from American college football teams to become potential stars for their sides. |
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"It is painful when things get said that you don't believe," he said.
Just weeks after Damon had to explain his comments on diversity, an interview with The Observer sparked backlash.
"You're a better actor the less people know about you period. Sexuality is a... | Actor Matt Damon has told Ellen DeGeneres that comments he made in a recent interview, saying gay actors should keep their sexuality a secret, were taken out of context. |
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None of the students at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh sits exams in their fourth year.
The school argues students have a better chance of success if they spend two years studying towards their Highers instead.
But hundreds of parents say the system is not w... | A row has erupted over the unusual way new qualifications have been introduced at a school in Argyll and Bute. |
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Over six decades, his distinctive voice and towering presence saw him much in demand for a variety of roles.
He successfully combined classical theatre with television and Hollywood blockbusters.
The death of his character in the film Alien has often been vote... | Sir John Hurt was one of Britain's best-known and most versatile actors. |
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People living near Willow Tree Family Farm, in Shirebrook, said the chickens were kicked around the town like footballs then thrown in a pond.
Police increased patrols around the farm after two rabbits and a goose were brutally killed there in 2010.
They are n... | Two chickens were tortured and killed after being stolen from a community farm in Derbyshire which has been hit by a series of animal killings. |
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The tax reform has been labelled a landmark and India's biggest tax reform since independence.
The changes aim to streamline India's fragmented tax system with a single levy.
Indian businesses have been lobbying for the single tax rate as it would reduce costs... | India's parliament has passed the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill. |
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Although the author has written lots of books before this will be her first time writing a film script.
The first film of the series will be titled Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
Rowling said: "I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding wo... | JK Rowling is to write a series of films featuring popular characters from the world of Harry Potter. |
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Emanuel Lutchman, 25, from Rochester, was charged on plotting to kill people at a restaurant on New Year's Eve.
Mr Lutchman told an FBI informant he would use a machete and knives in the attack, officials say.
Before his arrest, he made a video pledging allegi... | US authorities have arrested a man described as a supporter of so-called Islamic State (IS) and accused him of planning an attack in New York State. |
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The service, a private enterprise known as Petit Train, will operate in May in St Peter Port.
The island had a tram service between St Peter Port and St Sampson from 1879 until it closed in 1934, after passenger numbers ... | The first passenger train service to operate on Guernsey's roads since the 1930s has been trialled. |
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The sharp drop came one day after the struggling smartphone maker reported a record quarterly loss.
For the three months to June, losses hit 8bn Taiwanese dollars (£163m; $253m) from Tw$2.26bn a year earlier.
A pioneer of early Android smartphones, HTC is str... | Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC saw its shares fall 10%, the daily trading limit, in the wake of poor earnings and a weak outlook. |
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A softly spoken man, Salman does not exude the charisma of outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter or Michel Platini, Uefa's head and a vice-president of football's world governing body - both, of course, currently suspended.
Yet he has forged a seemingly impregn... | I first met Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa when he became the head of Asian football in May 2013 with a landslide majority. |
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Campaigners have also organised a Save Our Swimming gala taking place later at the Fairfax Street sport centre - home to the Olympic-size pool.
Coventry City Council is proposing closing it and building a new leisure centre with a 25m pool and water park.
The ... | More than 6,000 people have signed a petition to save the only 50m swimming pool in the Midlands. |
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Fresh turkey and Brussels sprouts are the cheapest they've been since 2011. Stuffing, Christmas pudding and mince pies are all selling, on average, for less this year than last.
So consumers can feel a little less guilty for having an extra helping this Christ... | Cooking up a festive feast is going to be cheaper this year, and many of the key ingredients are selling at the lowest prices seen for years. |
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Ryan Morse, from Brynithel, Blaenau Gwent, died on 8 December 2012 from Addison's disease.
The jury at Cardiff Crown Court was dismissed and the judge acquitted Dr Joanne Rudling, 46, of Cardiff, of manslaughter on Friday.
Dr Lindsey Thomas, 42, from Tredegar,... | The second of two GPs accused of unlawfully killing a 12-year-old boy has been cleared. |
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About half of them on a good day, he replied.
While the worlds of comedy and business may not initially appear to have much in common, a growing number of firms are in fact turning to comedians to help them boost staff communication, performance, and creativit... | Did you hear the one about the boss who was asked how many people work in his company? |
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Woakes, who was called up to replace Ben Stokes for the second Test against Sri Lanka on Friday, went for 17 runs with no reward off his first six overs.
He then took nine wickets in 14 overs for 19 runs as Durham, although saving the follow-on, were bowled ou... | Warwickshire's Chris Woakes took a stunning career-best 9-36 at Edgbaston as he warmed up for a possible England Test recall by bowling out Durham. |
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John Leonard Scollay, 40, who was known as Leonard, from Lerwick, was killed when the Diamond went down.
Shetland Coastguard received a Mayday call from the boat at about 02:55, reporting that it had hit rocks on the approach to West Burrafirth Pier.
A local b... | A fisherman has died after a scallop boat sank after hitting rocks off Shetland. |
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The rate of new cases of HIV in Northern Ireland increased by 81% in the 10 years to 2015.
During the same time, rates of new HIV cases fell across the UK as a whole by 23%.
Speaking on World Aids Day, Jacquie Richardson of charity Positive Life, said attitude... | A charity which supports people with HIV and Aids has said myths about the virus persist in Northern Ireland. |
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Up to 14 people, many of whom are homeless, were seen barbecuing in St John's in Devizes at the weekend.
They claim they had permission from the church and were not being disrespectful as it was not a "recent grave".
But Revd Canon Paul Richardson, said permis... | The vicar of a church where a 200-year-old tombstone was used for a barbecue has called it "disgraceful". |
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It feels like an open-air concert - men, women and children are cheering and trying to get the best vantage point to watch the performance.
The two girls they want to see are 15-year-old Saania and 13-year-old Muqqadas Tabaydar, also known as 'Justin Bibis'.
T... | Neighbours gather at windows and on rooftops surrounding the Tabaydar house in a very poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Lahore. |
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Teachers will encourage students to use "mind exercises" that train their attention on the present, such as deep breathing, in the Wellcome Trust study.
Scientists say there is limited research to show mindfulness works.
The study will see teenagers fill in qu... | Thousands of teenagers across the UK will have school lessons in mindfulness in an experiment designed to see if it can protect against mental illness. |
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They said 43 others, including seven journalists, were injured after bombs exploded at the Dayah hotel - although there have been no official numbers.
Somali security minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed earlier said four attackers had been killed by security force... | Ambulance workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have told the BBC they have counted 28 dead bodies at a hotel following a bomb attack by militants. |
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The Championship side also strengthened their grip on third place with a 1-0 win at Birmingham City on Tuesday.
"We needed to have extra bodies in the squad when you look at the number of games towards the end of the season," Stam told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"Ma... | Reading manager Jaap Stam believes his three deadline day signings, Lewis Grabban, Reece Oxford and Jordan Mutch, will add "quality and experience". |
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City lost 6-0 to East Thurrock United on Saturday to drop to fourth-from-bottom in National League South.
"I'm looking for leaders and at the moment no-one seems to want to be a leader out there," Hodges said.
"I can hear myself on the sidelines screaming and ... | Truro City's lack of leadership on the pitch was exposed as they suffered their biggest home loss for a year, according to manager Lee Hodges. |
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Lawyers in the case said the boy's parents had sought a second opinion.
In October, a High Court judge, heard the Polish boy had vanished and made a written order stating efforts should be made to find him.
Mr Justice Mostyn granted an application, made by an ... | A 10-year-old boy, who needs urgent surgery for jaw cancer, is in Poland and could be back in the UK by Christmas, a family court has heard. |
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Mr Macri said every 37 hours a woman was attacked in Argentina and that education was the key to ending deeply rooted cultural patterns of violence.
The plan, due to start next year, includes creating a network of women's refuges, and money for the electronic ... | The Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, has announced a national plan to fight violence against women. |
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"We look forward to welcoming Dean to the club," Inverness tweeted.
The 22-year-old was previously with Shamrock Rovers and most recently with Bluebell United in the Leinster Senior League.
He has also featured in the League of Ireland for Longford Town and At... | Inverness Caledonian Thistle have agreed terms with Irish forward Dean Ebbe on a deal subject to international clearance. |
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It followed reports of problems at Bilston Glen, which previously handled calls from the Lothians and Borders.
Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said the control room in Midlothian was struggling to cope following the closure of the Glenrothes control room... | Police Scotland has been urged to halt its programme of control room closures. |
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Firearms officer Carol Howard, 35, was "singled out and targeted" for nearly a year, a panel ruled last year. She has now decided to leave the police.
The Met said it "deeply regrets" the impact of the discrimination.
Ms Howard, of Purley, south London, brough... | The Metropolitan Police has agreed a final settlement with an officer it discriminated against. |
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The 28-year-old Argentine surpassed Gunnar Nordahl's record of 35, which had stood since 1949-50.
Higuain struck twice in 17 minutes after the break before netting with a bicycle kick from the edge of the area.
Victory secured second place - and a spot in next... | Gonzalo Higuain broke the record for goals in a Serie A season, scoring a hat-trick to take his total to 36 as Napoli thrashed Frosinone. |
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His selection as Wales' representative for the Venice Biennale this year has already proved popular with the critics - the London broadsheets have dispatched their finest to the Welsh countryside to peer inside his office, and hear a hint of what he has planne... | Bedwyr Williams works from a new tin shed in the garden of his home in Rhostryfan, a one-road village near Caernarfon, Gwynedd. |
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Sheeran, who is an ambassador for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), donated 21 items for the £10m appeal to build a new hospice in Norfolk.
The highest-valued item was a camouflage hoodie which fetched £990.
Earlier this year, other items of Sheeran's ... | Clothes owned by singer Ed Sheeran have been sold for £7,500 to raise money for a children's hospice. |
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Emma Caldwell, a 27-year-old heroin addict who had been working as a prostitute, was discovered dead in woods near Biggar in May 2005.
The Lord Advocate has given the instructions to Police Scotland after the most senior officers in the Crown Office considered... | Police have been told to reinvestigate the unsolved murder of a woman killed in South Lanarkshire 10 years ago. |
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The smoke lit up the sky with bolts of lightning, caused by tiny pieces of rock, ash and ice rubbing together and making static electricity.
Sakurajima's last major eruption was in September. This area of the country s... | The Sakurajima volcano, on the island of Kyushu in Japan, has started erupting throwing lava and ash in to the air in spectacular style. |
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Sanchez was set to report back for pre-season on Sunday after his summer break, but has stayed away because of illness.
"He has flu, yes. I had him on text yesterday," said Wenger after Saturday's 5-2 win over Benfica.
"There's no development - he is staying, ... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects Alexis Sanchez to return to training on Tuesday after repeating his belief that the forward will stay at the club. |
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The BBC survey suggests the average spend in the county is expected to be £433.16 - £30 less than the average across the areas surveyed.
The figures suggest 52% of people in Lincolnshire are worried about Christmas spending, the joint highest.
However, only 7%... | People in Lincolnshire have come bottom of a Christmas spending league following a survey of more than 1,200 people across the county and Yorkshire. |
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The statistics are contained in the Scottish Health Survey for 2014.
They suggest a 1% decrease for adults and just a 1% increase for children meeting the government's recommended guidelines for exercise.
Only 4% of those questioned said they were thinking abo... | There has been almost no change in levels of physical activity in Scotland since the Commonwealth Games, according to new figures. |
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China Railway already runs services between China and other European cities, including Madrid and Hamburg.
The train will take about two weeks to cover the 12,000 mile journey and is carrying a cargo of clothes, bags and other household items.
It has the advan... | China has launched a direct rail freight service to London, as part of its drive to develop trade and investment ties with Europe. |
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Temp worker Nicola Thorp, 27, from Hackney, arrived at finance company PwC to be told she had to wear shoes with a "2in to 4in heel".
When she refused and complained male colleagues were not asked to do the same, she was sent home without pay.
Outsourcing firm... | A London receptionist was sent home from work after refusing to wear high heels, it has emerged. |
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The man, from County Galway, was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital but died at about 22:30 local time.
Another fisherman, a 46-year-old from the Philippines, who was also on the boat, is in a critical condition in hospital.
It is believed the men were clea... | A 27-year-old fisherman has died after being overcome by fumes while working on a trawler in County Donegal. |
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Holgate Windmill in York reopened in 2012 following a £500,000 restoration project.
The 18th century Grade II-listed building currently produces about 50kg (8st) of flour a week which is sold to restaurants and individuals.
The money raised is used to help ma... | A community group which restored one of the oldest surviving five-sailed windmills in the country is seeking volunteers to train as millers. |
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At the close of trade on Thursday, shares were $24.48 each, up from their opening offer price of $17 a share.
It left Snap valued at almost $30bn, although it has never made a profit.
The firm's initial public offering is the biggest for a US tech firm since F... | Shares in Snap, owner of messaging app Snapchat, rose 44% in their first day of trading on the US stock market. |
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They say they would make it easier for councils to purchase derelict land for new rented housing projects.
Their plans involve offering "fixed term" council houses to be sold off after 10 to 15 years, with any proceeds reinvested in social housing.
Labour said... | The Conservatives are promising a "new generation" of social housing will be built in England if they win the general election. |
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The VF-17 follows the team's debut, the VF-16, which took Haas to an eighth-place finish in their maiden season.
It features many of the elements seen on other cars following new regulations aimed at making the cars faster and more demanding.
"It is very diffe... | Haas have launched their new car for the 2017 season ahead of pre-season testing in Barcelona. |
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The design contract, worth between £40m and £50m, covers about 29 miles of the road's western section, east of Auldearn to east of Fochabers.
Earlier this year a £30m contract was awarded to design 19 miles of dual carriageway between Inverness and Nairn.
M... | Companies have been invited to submit designs for the latest stretch of dual carriageway planned for the A96. |
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The deal followed talks between the EU and Norway.
It was agreed that the total allowable catch (TAC) for cod can increase by 15% and North Sea herring by 16%.
Haddock catches have been given a 30% boost with an extra 17% for vessels affected by the discard ba... | Significant increases in fishing quotas for Scottish fishermen have been agreed for key stocks next year, according to ministers. |
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Eric Appleby, an engineering student from Liverpool, joined the British Army when war broke out in 1914 and was sent to pre-partition Ireland for training.
He met his sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly, at a dance in her home town of Athlone, County Westmeath, and quic... | The real-life love story of an English soldier and the Irishwoman he met during World War One has been dramatised by the BBC using the love letters they exchanged while he fought for his life on the Western Front. |
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Both sides spurned chances early on but it was the Minstermen who took a 25th-minute lead thanks to Vadaine Oliver, who collected possession from Amari Morgan-Smith's through ball before slotting home.
Elliott Durrell went through on goal but was denied by Yor... | York climbed out of the National League relegation zone after a 2-0 win at mid-table Chester. |
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The club, now owned by the Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST) had been in administration since 17 February 2012 and were close to being liquidated.
I would like to pay tribute to Portsmouth supporters for giving their... | Portsmouth's 10-point deduction will be imposed this season, after coming out of administration on Friday. |
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Corby Borough Council said in a report on the £12m overspend that firm Hawkins Brown did not stick to its brief.
Hawkins Brown withdrew the legal threat but wrote to every councillor in Corby in August, asking them for a chance to defend itself.
However, counc... | The firm of architects which helped to design the Corby Cube has withdrawn its threat of legal action against the borough council. |
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Ms Swift, 27, accuses broadcaster David Mueller of slipping his hand under her dress while they posed backstage together at one of her 2013 concerts.
Her lawyer said in his opening statement at the court in Denver, Colorado, that Mr Mueller had "grabbed her re... | Pop star Taylor Swift is "absolutely certain" she was groped by a Colorado radio DJ, a court has heard. |
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The magazine said it had found the mysterious "Satoshi Nakamoto", the man whose name has been linked with the creation of the currency.
That "scoop" apparently proved false - Dorian Nakamoto (birth name Satoshi) ended up suing Newsweek after he said his life w... | You may remember Newsweek creating headlines around the world when it "outed" the creator of digital currency Bitcoin as being a 64-year-old Japanese American living near Los Angeles. |
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Reports say the business, which began 92 years ago and was once a major focus for betting, may fetch up to £100m.
Sportech combined the pools brands by buying Littlewoods Gaming in 2000, Zetters in 2002 and Vernons in 2007.
The pools are now played by about 30... | The Football Pools could be about to change hands after Netplay TV said it was in talks to buy the business from current owner Sportech. |
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The suspects are thought to have used fake accounts to join the scheme. They then disabled the cars' GPS-trackers and sold the cars for parts.
Police were alerted when car-sharing service Enjoy said 100 of its red Fiat 500s had been stolen in six months.
The s... | Three people have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of stealing more than 100 Fiat 500 cars from a car-sharing company in Rome. |
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The notes, written in 1975 to a professor who had been hired to read to Mao, were sold at Sotheby's in London for £704,750 ($910,000).
The auction house said the manuscripts were of the "utmost rarity".
The notes relate to classical Chinese literature and poe... | A collection of handwritten notes by Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China, has been sold at auction for 10 times its estimated price. |
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After rising at first, the FTSE 100 index fell 21.17 points to 6,273.99.
Anglo American was down 5.4% and other mining shares were lower after metals prices dropped, with copper near a six-year low.
Shares in credit data company Experian rose 6.5% after the co... | (Morning): The FTSE 100 fell after a decline in mining shares offset the impact of a bunch of upbeat results. |
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The 23-year-old has been with the Robins since January 2016, having previously played for clubs including Notts County and Wolves.
He made 46 appearances in all competitions for Cheltenham in the 2016-17 season.
"He's got a lot of potential and is one of our b... | Cheltenham Town defender Jordan Cranston has signed an extended one-year deal with the League Two club. |
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The church said the 84-year-old's health had taken a "defining turn".
Cardinal Cormac became the tenth Archbishop of Westminster in March 2000, was made Cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II, before retiring from his role as archbishop in 2009.
As archbishop, ... | The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, is seriously ill in hospital. |
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Keeper Petr Cech misjudged Dimitri Payet's free-kick to allow Cheikhou Kouyate to nod in the Hammers' first.
After the break, Mauro Zarate finished from 20 yards after being gifted the ball by the Gunners defence.
Arsenal had 62% of possession, but put just si... | Arsenal's season started with defeat as West Ham won their first Premier League game under manager Slaven Bilic. |
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The challenge was brought by World War Two veteran Harry Shindler, 94, who lives in Italy, and lawyer and Belgian resident Jacquelyn MacLennan, 54.
Under law, UK citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years cannot vote.
The pair took the case to the C... | Two Britons living abroad have lost their Court of Appeal battle over the right to vote in June's EU referendum. |
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Glenridding Beck, in the Lake District, burst its banks three times during storms in December 2015.
More than 14,000 tonnes of gravel was removed from the river in a bid to reduce the risk of further flooding.
The material has been stored on Jenkin's Field, ne... | The removal of thousands of tonnes of gravel dredged from a flooded river more than a year ago is set to begin. |
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Every school will be allocated funds to help with facilities for mental health as well as physical exercise.
But schools, which have been warning of cash shortages, will not be able to use the fizzy drink levy to pay for staff.
Ms Greening said that such "heal... | The levy on sugary drinks will provide £415m for sports and healthy eating in England's schools, says Education Secretary Justine Greening. |
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Muir broke the British indoor record over 5,000m in Glasgow on Wednesday night and will enter the mixed 4x1km race at Holyrood.
In 2016, the Dundee Hawkhill athlete finished seventh in the 1500m Olympic final, broke the British 1500m record twice and won the D... | Laura Muir will captain the British team at Saturday's Great Edinburgh International Cross Country. |
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The council granted honorary freedom to the troop, which was previously known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, for its "distinguished record".
It is part of the 266 Port Squadron, of 165 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC).
A ceremony was held i... | A parade has taken place to mark the Isle of Wight Troop being awarded the freedom of the island. |
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The pair said they could not find new partners to help run St Martin's surgery in Knowle and have told the NHS they will leave in three months.
One of those, Dr Holly Hardy, said they made a "difficult decision" to ensure "patient safety in the long term".
NHS... | A surgery in Bristol may have to close after two doctors resigned saying they could not cope with the workload. |
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The 20-year-old started each of Boro's first four games this season and appeared as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 win against the Hatters.
Conlon made 35 appearances in all competitions for the club last season, scoring two goals.
Stevenage next face Grimsby ... | Stevenage midfielder Tom Conlon could be out for up to nine months after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury against Luton Town. |
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Swan, ranked more than 400 places below her opponent who is the world number 102, came back to win 1-6 6-4 6-2.
Naomi Broady also reached final qualifying with a 6-4 6-3 win over Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay.
In the men's draw, James Ward beat Japan's Yuichi Sugi... | British teenager Katie Swan recorded a career-best win with victory over American Lauren Davis to reach the Miami Open final qualifying round. |
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The Jets begin their 50-over campaign with a trip to Northants on Saturday, having won the trophy against Warwickshire at Lord's last September.
It was the second success at the famous old ground for Durham, who w... | One-day captain Mark Stoneman believes Durham can be "unstoppable" in their defence of the One-Day Cup trophy. |
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It will replace the temporary portable building which has been operating as an exhibition centre and shop.
A spokesman for the trustees said they wanted to encourage visitors to find out more about Isambard Kingdom Brunel who designed the bridge.
It is hoped t... | A new visitor centre is to be built for Brunel's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. |
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The trio were all on the orthopaedic surgery ward and were screened after another patient there had the bacteria, called carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE).
The first patient did not require treatment for it and was discharged.
The ward has been ... | Three patients have been diagnosed with a "very resistant strain of bacteria" prompting a ward closure at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital. |
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The Iter project at Cadarache in Provence is receiving the first of about one million components for its experimental reactor.
Dogged by massive cost rises and long delays, building work is currently nearly two years behind schedule.
The construction of the ke... | The world's largest bid to harness the power of fusion has entered a "critical" phase in southern France. |
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To focus minds, the government gave the parties a discussion paper setting out key areas for agreement.
They were given until lunchtime on Tuesday to respond to the draft paper.
It includes changes to the petition of concern, equality and respect around the Ir... | Talks to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing institutions are continuing, with just nine days left before the government's deadline. |
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Data company Inrix monitored traffic on every road in 123 cities, including London, Cardiff, Paris and Hamburg.
It found more than 20,300 so-called "traffic hotspots" in UK cities - well over double the number in Germany and twice that of France.
The governmen... | British roads are the most congested in Europe, a study of traffic in more than 100 EU cities suggests. |
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The PCS said 57.2% of those who voted backed strike action - the turnout was 20%.
Although dates have not been set, there is the prospect of strikes affecting the London 2012 Olympic Games because Border Agency staff are involved.
Immigration Minister Damian G... | Thousands of members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at the Home Office are set to go on strike over jobs, pay and other issues. |
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Downing Street said that measures in the Investigatory Powers Bill would provide the authorities "with the tools to keep you and your family safe".
It will "address gaps" in intelligence gathering and access to communications data which is putting "lives at ri... | New laws to give police and spies greater powers to monitor internet and phone use are in the Queen's Speech. |
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Motorist John Place had been told to stop driving weeks before he struck Poppy-Arabella Clarke, three, as she used a pedestrian crossing.
The family, from Sutton Coldfield, want medical experts to alert the DVLA to people who should not be driving.
Solicitors ... | The family of a girl killed by a driver with poor eyesight are contacting MPs in a bid to change the law. |
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Police said they were alerted to the incident in Prestonpans on 23 January.
The 12-year-old has since been reported to the Children's Reporter.
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The Royal College of Nursing says feedback from more than 1,200 staff paints a "worrying picture", with patients regularly being in ambulances or held in a queue.
The union warned the NHS risked going backwards unless ministers got a grip.
The government said ... | Patients are being left stranded on trolleys for hours and forced to have treatment in corridors due in part to the loss of hospital beds, nurses say. |
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Crane, 20, became the first overseas player to represent the Australian state side since Imran Khan in 1985.
He followed it up with an impressive couple of displays in the North v South series in UAE as the South won 3-0.
"It's a very different pressure being ... | Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane admitted he was "extremely proud" to play Sheffield Shield cricket for New South Wales during an eventful winter. |
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Police said a number of pupils may have witnessed the man being shot as he collected a child from St Helen's Primary in Bishopbriggs on Thursday.
East Dunbartonshire Council said help would be provided to pupils who wanted it after they returned from the Septe... | Counselling is to be offered to pupils at an East Dunbartonshire primary after a man was shot outside their school. |
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The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra) now want more talks to try to resolve the dispute.
Actors want royalties for games - some of which sell millions of copies.
They also want stunt co-ordinators for motion-... | Video games makers may soon find a shortage of actors to voice their characters after 96% of union members voted in favour of strike action. |
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A spokesman said it would mean some delays in getting through arrival points and the measures were likely to be in place until early next week.
The French flag at Victor Hugo's House and the French Consulate at Hauteville House is flying at half mast.
Nearly 1... | Guernsey Border Agency staff are carrying out "heightened checks" of incoming passengers following the attacks in Paris. |
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The victim was the only person on board the plane, which came down at Turweston Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire, on Thursday.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said the force was called at about 11:30 BST.
He added: "Sadly, the pilot of the aircraft was pronounced d... | A light aircraft pilot was killed after crashing at an airfield, police said. |
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Ryan Hall opened the scoring for his 34th try in 34 Tests and Stefan Ratchford added another before the break as England led 14-0 at half-time.
Samoa threatened after with tries from Joey Leilua and Anthony Milfor... | England recorded a comfortable 30-10 win over Samoa in their final warm-up match before the Rugby League World Cup, which begins in October. |
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The German rider held off countryman John Degenkolb and Norwegian Alexander Kristoff on the line in a bunch sprint.
Briton Mark Cavendish was not involved in the sprint on Stage 15 as he was dropped on the first climb of the day.
It was a quiet day for Froome ... | Andre Greipel sprinted to his third stage win of this year's Tour de France in Valence as Britain's Chris Froome comfortably kept his overall lead. |
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Amelia Kallman and Norman Gosney opened the first cabaret nightclub of its kind in Shanghai in 2010.
And the story of their rise and fall is now a stage show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"It's a cautionary tale" says Kallman. "And a love story".
She and h... | If the strangeness of opening a burlesque club in China had not occurred to them as a Buddhist cleansing ceremony took place in their future venue, it certainly did when they found themselves submitting Frank Sinatra lyrics to be vetted by the local cultural department. |
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BBC Sport brings you the five things you may have missed from another the thrill-a-minute Saturday in the Football League.
Some say 2-0 is the most dangerous scoreline in football - a lead big enough to prompt relaxation, but far from insurmountable - and Colc... | The Football League's least in-form team throwing away a two-goal lead, a new set of foreign owners seeing their club play for the first time and the worst possible way to make your debut. |
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Dan Mulhall was giving evidence on a so-called Brexit to the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee.
Mr Mulhall is the Irish ambassador in London.
He said a UK withdrawal could led to "some kind of customs controls which would be a negative development for ... | A UK exit from the EU would create uncertainty about the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, an Irish diplomat has said. |
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Margetson, 44, was part of Wales manager Chris Coleman's backroom staff at the 2016 European Championship and worked with England boss Sam Allardyce at West Ham.
He will combine his international duties with his role as goalkeeping coach at Cardiff City.
"This... | Martyn Margetson has been appointed England goalkeeping coach. |
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Government figures show there are expected to be around half a million more secondary age children by 2026.
The increase is being fuelled by the baby boom of the early 2000s, which means growing numbers of pupils moving through the school system
Overall pupil ... | The number of pupils in England's secondary schools is set to rise by almost a fifth within the next decade. |
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