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Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi was taken from her home in the Saidiya district of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday night by men claiming to be security personnel.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered security forces to "exert the utmost effort" to save her.
On Mon... | Gunmen have kidnapped an Iraqi female journalist who has campaigned against widespread corruption in the country. |
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Aberdeen 3-1 CS Fola Esch
Heart of Midlothian 2-1 FC Infonet
Differdange 03 1-1 Cliftonville
IFK Goteborg 5-0 MBi Llandudno
Linfield 0-1 Cork City
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| Read match reports for the six ties involving British clubs in the Europa League qualifying first round on Tuesday, where Scottish Premiership sides Aberdeen and Hearts secured first-leg victories. |
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These printed listings of courses and requirements were usually put together with all the creative panache of a telephone directory.
The stilted photos of groups of students in idyllic campus scene became such a cliche they were known as "three under a tree".
... | For today's students, it must seem like a distant and primitive era - but finding information about universities used to depend either on visiting the campus or else getting a copy of the prospectus. |
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Mark Anderson held Nigel Poustie hostage in his flat in the Charleston area of Dundee in July.
The 49 year-old was battered with a baseball bat and hammer and had boiling water poured over his head.
Mr Poustie eventually escaped but was later discovered seriou... | A man has admitted killing a former DIY shop worker who he tied up and tortured for hours. |
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Johnny Quinn became trapped in his room after a shower and, unable to raise help, simply burst through the door.
"With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out," tweeted Quinn, 30.
Separately, GB bobsleigher Bex Wilson emerged fr... | An American bobsleigher had to smash through a jammed bathroom door inside the Sochi 2014 athletes' village on the opening day of the Winter Games. |
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The distillery will sit on the banks of the River Clyde at a former pump house between the Riverside Museum and the SSE Hydro Arena.
The multi-million pound development will have a visitor centre, cafe and gift shop.
The team behind the new Clydeside distiller... | Work has begun on a new £10.5m whisky distillery in the centre of Glasgow. |
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El Khayati's curler sealed a defeat that left the Addicks 10 points adrift of safety with five games left.
Jordan Cousins looked to have earned the visitors a point when he fired in from the edge of the box on his left just after the hour mark.
Matt Phillips h... | Charlton's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship were dented severely by Nasser el Khayati's stoppage-time winner for QPR. |
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Carmarthenshire Rivers Trust is concerned Natural Resources Wales (NRW) may not allow an extension of its liming project in the River Doethie.
It claims a dramatic transformation of a catchment that was failing EU water quality and wildlife standards.
NRW said... | A project tackling high levels of acidity in a river should be given the go-ahead across Wales to help improve water quality, a charity has said. |
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They arrived in the international airport of the Albanian capital, Tirana, where they were greeted by family members and officials.
The remains were exhumed at Thiais cemetery south of Paris on Tuesday.
Critics accuse Albania's government of seeking to make po... | The remains of King Zog, Albania's former monarch, have arrived in Albania after being repatriated from France more than 50 years after his death. |
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The crash happened at 07:45 about a mile north of the Black Isle side of the Kessock Bridge
The incident caused tailbacks for a time.
There are no details at this stage of whether anyone was injured in the accident.
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| A bus and three cars have been involved in an accident on the A9 near Inverness. |
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About 6,000 youngsters took part in the Mini and Junior Great North Run, with a Great North 5k (3.1 miles) also staged.
Elite athletes were in attendance for the Great North City Games, although long jump world champion Greg Rutherford withdrew through injury.... | Thousands of people flocked to Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides for the first part of the Great North Run weekend. |
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The changes will focus on the so-called purdah rules, which stop ministers using public money to campaign for one side, from 28 days before such a vote.
The government had wanted to suspend these laws so ministers could continue to discuss European matters in ... | The government is set to announce "significant" changes to its planned rules on an in-out EU referendum. |
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Since 1994, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has produced an annual figure that estimates the skill-level in the country's jobs.
The figure would be increased if the proportion of skilled jobs rose and would fall if the proportion of unskilled jobs ros... | A measure of the quality of jobs done by workers in the UK has fallen slightly for the first time. |
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She has the sweetest face. Beate Zschaepe smiles gently at the camera as she twirls for the video the police made for their files. She is dressed in a girlish pink top as she performs the required choreography shortly after giving herself up. It is a face of c... | One of the biggest trials in Germany since the war focuses on an alleged neo-Nazi ring. |
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A three-year ban is in place on killing fish outside estuary limits with strict controls on numbers in inland waters.
The Annan Common Good Fund holds the rights to traditional fishing methods such as haaf, poke and stake netting in much of the area.
It has wo... | Marine Scotland is to consider a compensation claim over new wild salmon protection rules on the Solway Firth. |
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Margot Martini, who had two forms of leukaemia, "died peacefully and was surrounded by those who love her," her family said in a statement.
Margot, from Roehampton in London, had a bone marrow transplant in February but the cancer later returned.
Earlier this ... | A two-year-old girl whose rare illness prompted a worldwide marrow donor appeal has died at home. |
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Colby resident John Donald Collister left his entire estate to the Manx nation following his death in 2007.
A consultation was launched by Manx National Heritage (MNH) to see how the public would like the money spent with 114 suggestions put forward.
The £15,0... | A major grant has been awarded from the Donald Collister Heritage Programme, established when a 93-year-old man left a £1m bequest. |
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In an appeal to younger voters, he will say immigration puts pressure on housing stock, increasing rent costs and competition to buy homes.
Further "uncontrolled migration" will make it "harder to get a home of your own", Mr Fox will add.
The Remain campaign d... | Young people will find it harder to get on the housing ladder if the UK stays in the EU, Leave campaigner and former Tory minister Liam Fox is to say. |
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The park's new Galactica ride, which simulates space travel using virtual reality headsets, came to a halt at the Staffordshire theme park on Monday.
Twenty-eight riders were stuck lying face down near the top of the highest drop of 20m (66ft) for 20 minutes.
... | Dozens of people were left stranded on a rollercoaster at Alton Towers when heavy rain caused it to stop. |
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Joanne Lees, 43, returned to Australia as part of a TV special to search for Mr Falconio's body in the Outback.
Bradley Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Mr Falconio, 28, and assaulting Ms Lees, then 27, on a remote stretch of highway in July 2001.
Ms... | The girlfriend of murdered British man Peter Falconio plans to apply for Australian citizenship after learning she has a sister in the country. |
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It happened on the hill section between Greencastle and Sandyknowes shortly before 06:00 BST.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances and want to hear from witnesses.
The motorway was closed between the Greencastle and Sandyknowes offslips, but ha... | Police have appealed for information after a woman died in a collision with a bus on the M2 on Tuesday morning. |
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The Oscar-winning star is nominated for her role as pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin in the play Photograph 51.
Kidman is up against Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Nell Gwynn) and Lia Williams (Oresteia).
The awards, h... | Nicole Kidman is competing for the best actress prize at this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. |
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Farah made it three successive world 5,000m titles and has now won golds in both track distance events at the Olympics and two World Championships as he once again found both the perfect tactical response and the ... | Mo Farah ran a blistering last lap of 52.6 seconds to sprint away to a brilliant 5,000m gold and become the first man in history to pull off a distance 'triple-double'. |
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Pep Guardiola's visitors were far from their free-flowing best en route to their 12th win of the season, but were nevertheless good value for a victory that keeps them seven points behind leaders Chelsea.
Yaya Toure's penalty, awarded after Andrew Robertson's ... | Manchester City climbed to second place in the Premier League with a workmanlike victory over bottom side Hull City at the KCOM stadium. |
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State media say two soldiers and six attackers died in clashes after an ambush on troops, which led to air support being called in.
There are reports of villages burning in the northern region of Rakhine.
Photos released by Human Rights Watch seem to show char... | The government of Myanmar (Burma) has admitted firing on villages occupied by the Rohingya Muslim minority with helicopter gunships. |
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He ordered the plant operator to stem all the leaks within six months and gave instructions for decommissioning of two reactors.
Earlier this month, radiation levels near the plant's water tanks rose to a record high, according to officials.
The plant has been... | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amid public concern over radioactive water leaks. |
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The three-time champions lacked urgency throughout the 90 minutes. They frequently looked rattled as an enterprising Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an open, exciting encounter, before Andre Schurrle fin... | Germany survived a huge test of their World Cup credentials to see off underdogs Algeria in extra time and set up a quarter-final meeting with France. |
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There had always been rumours the actor would take on the part since Marvel announced the film's production.
Cumberbatch will play the neurosurgeon Stephen Strange, who suffers a car accident and gets involved in a world of magic and alternate dimensions.
The ... | It's hardly a surprise, but Marvel has confirmed that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch WILL play Doctor Strange. |
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Alexander Dobrindt said it was not known how many of the 11 million vehicles affected were in Europe.
He also said other manufacturers' vehicles would be checked.
The scandal began unfolding on Friday when the German car giant said it had used software in the ... | Volkswagen has admitted using the same fake emissions test in Europe as it used in the US, Germany's transport minister has suggested. |
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Its report found those under the age of 34 were hit by the steepest fall in income and employment.
This age group also had less access to decent housing and better paid jobs, and faced deepening poverty, it found.
EHRC commissioner Laura Carstensen said the yo... | Prospects for young people in the UK have worsened over the past five years, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission. |
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World number 27 Brecel hit breaks of 110, 103, 81 and 57 to secure victory.
He will face Li Hang, after the home favourite defeated Mark Williams 5-3 in Guangzhou.
Shaun Murphy beat China's Zhou Yuelong 5-2 to set up a last-four match against Ali Carter, who d... | Belgian Luca Brecel came back from 4-1 behind to beat five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 and reach the China Championship semi-finals. |
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The exhibition, which will open at SeaCity Museum in 2018, will chart the club's history from 1885, when it was St Mary's Young Men's Association FC.
Other highlights will include items linked to the Saints' highest top-flight finish, second place in 1983-84.
... | Plans have been announced for an exhibition on Southampton FC's history as it prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its only FA Cup victory. |
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The social media site said the request was "by far the largest" it had ever received from a government body.
Photographs, private messages and other information were supplied to a New York court last year, but the process was only made public by a judge this w... | Facebook is fighting a US court order in which it was forced to hand over data belonging to almost 400 people involved in a benefit fraud trial. |
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The Brecon Beacons National Park had the night sky above it protected to prevent light pollution in 2013.
LED Street lighting was installed in Cwmdu, Powys, by the Welsh Government, for "driver and community safety".
International Dark Sky Association (IDA) sa... | Streetlights placed at a dark sky reserve where people travel to view the Milky Way and major constellations have left a campaign group concerned. |
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Red Bull are without an engine partner for 2016 after all-but finalising a split from Renault but failing to secure an alternative supply.
Team principal Christian Horner said: "At this point, everything is open.
"Is it likely we'll be with Renault? Difficult ... | Red Bull have not ruled out continuing with Renault as their engine supplier next season despite the breakdown of their relationship. |
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The Beacon Medical Group cares for more than 30,000 patients and was formed in 2014 after three practices merged.
Dr Jonathan Cope, GP and managing partner at Plympton Health Centre, one of the Beacon practices which has 10 doctors, says, at present, there are... | A GP practice in Plymouth has reduced the time it takes to get a routine appointment with a doctor from three-to-four weeks to under seven days. |
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Crowds arrived at the Wiltshire landmark before dawn with many others travelling to the Avebury stone circle, which is also in the county.
The winter solstice marks the point when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun.
The solstice occurred a... | Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to witness the sunrise on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. |
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City of York Council has approved the development of a business plan for what it calls a community benefit society to run the city's 13 libraries.
Unison said it opposed the use of social enterprise schemes in public services and staff were concerned.
The coun... | A trade union says library staff are "angry and upset" as a council considers transferring the service to a social enterprise. |
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A motion by its joint foreign affairs committee has been redrafted to say Dublin will seek reassurances from Moscow on its respect for human rights.
Members had advocated blacklisting Russian officials linked to the death of whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky.
Mo... | The Irish parliament is set to limit its reaction to the Magnitsky affair to a statement of concern, after Russia warned against US-style sanctions. |
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Two of Saviano's goals came in the first period with Mike Forney also on target as Sebastian Thinel replied for the Flyers.
Carlo Finucci's strike cut Belfast's lead before two more Saviano goals and a double from Jerome Leduc.
Cardiff, second-placed Sheffield... | Belfast remain seven points behind Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils after Steve Saviano's four goals helped the Giants beat Fife 7-2 on Saturday. |
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After struggling to survive in the Sinjar mountains for five days without water and food, these refugees were taken by Kurdish fighters to Newroz camp in Derik city, in an area of north-eastern Syria under Kurdish control.
"Hundreds of people were killed and b... | Pictures from a BBC reporting trip from northern Iraq into Syria, as Iraqi refugees fled Mount Sinjar after days of fighting. |
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Photographs seem to show that the audience at the Ponghwa Theatre was appreciative, if not completely sure of what to make of the concert.
Laibach describe themselves as "a music and cross-media group" and are known for playing eclectic cover versions of famou... | On Wednesday, the Slovenian band Laibach say they became the first western rock group to play inside North Korea. |
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This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how ... | Man charged with murder of Polish national Marta Ligman, whose body was found in a suitcase in a London canal |
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The 27-year-old Senegal international was shown a straight red card for a tackle on M'Baye Niang during Hull's 2-0 win over the Hornets on Saturday.
However, Hull, who are two points above the relegation zone with four games to play, made a successful appeal t... | Hull City forward Oumar Niasse has had a three-match ban overturned after his red card against Watford was rescinded. |
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Natasha Marke-Jones gave the visitors the lead in the 22nd minute, only for Amy Brodie to bring Scotland level within two minutes.
But Phoebe Richards restored the lead early in the second half and Wales hung on for a crucial win.
The remaining two matches are... | Wales Women hockey beat Scotland Women for the first time in more than a decade in the first of a three-Test series in Glasgow on Friday. |
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Knockaert's father Patrick died aged 63 last Thursday and the former Leicester player missed Albion's trip to Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday.
Midfielder Steve Sidwell dedicated his goal in the 2-0 win to the Frenchman.
"Coming all the way from En... | Brighton boss Chris Hughton and several first-team players travelled to France to support Anthony Knockaert at the funeral of the winger's father. |
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Craig Jones had given Westfields, who play in the ninth tier of English football, a dream start when he fired a ninth-minute penalty low and hard into the net to put his side in front.
Curzon, the Greater Manchest... | Adam Morgan's late equaliser earned Curzon Ashton a draw and forced the lowest side still in the FA Cup, Westfields, into a first-round replay. |
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The 31-year-old joins New Zealand international Grant Elliott in the Foxes squad for the competition.
O'Brien has played 125 T20 games, scoring 1,980 runs with a strike rate of 132, and has taken 68 wickets at an average of 22.94, with an economy rate of just ... | Leicestershire have signed Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien for this season's T20 Blast campaign. |
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Paige Chivers, 15, was last seen in August 2007 in Bispham, Blackpool. Her body has not been found.
The men, aged 45 and 59 and from Blackpool, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
A court hearing, hel... | Police investigating the suspected murder of a teenager have been given more time to question two men. |
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A major search operation is continuing after the man fell into the River Tay shortly after 04:00 on Saturday.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) has now been instructed to investigate.
The police watchdog will then submit its findings to ... | A watchdog is to investigate the police response before a 25-year-old man fell from the Queens Bridge in Perth. |
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The Bears took one point from their first three games and Wednesday's wash-out in their final group match against Kent ended their last-eight hopes.
"We can't think we're unfortunate, we started poorly," Brown told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
"The games tha... | Warwickshire's failure to reach the quarter-finals of the One-Day Cup is a result of their poor start, says director of cricket Dougie Brown. |
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As the team most likely to stop them, Tottenham have become the pantomime villain in the Foxes' fairytale. But with the chance to win their first league title in 55 years, Spurs' own story is as remarkable as it is impressive.
Last season Tottenham finished fi... | From relegation strugglers to title favourites in less than a year, Leicester's remarkable rise has been the story of the season, with many neutrals hoping they can clinch the Premier League title in May. |
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Kudankulam plant Chief Superintendent MK Balaji said that the delay was due to public protests at the site which had disrupted building work.
He said that the site had been subjected to a total blockade by protesters since 13 October.
Protesters say the facili... | Commissioning of a controversial planned nuclear plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been delayed by a few months, officials have told the BBC. |
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Two people were seriously hurt and 31 injured in a suspected gas blast at New Ferry, Wirral, on 25 March.
The man, from Cheshire, was arrested in May on suspicion of conspiring to commit arson with intent or recklessness and a fraud offence.
A Merseyside Polic... | A 65-year-old man arrested following an explosion which resulted in 100 people being evacuated from their homes will not face charges. |
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Voodoo is completely normal in Benin.
People across West Africa, especially Togo, Ghana and Nigeria hold similar beliefs but in Benin it is recognised as an official religion, followed by some 40% of the population.
Voodoo Day is a public holiday and there is ... | As Pope Benedict XVI visits Benin, widely seen as the home of Voodoo, Virgile Ahissou from BBC Afrique explains the reality behind what is often a misunderstood religion. |
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The 52-year-old said he wanted to "focus on a different phase" in his life not involving "front-line politics, in any shape or form - whatsoever".
Mr Burns became Labour group leader in 2008 and has headed the city's Labour SNP coalition since 2012.
He will st... | City of Edinburgh Council leader Andrew Burns is to stand down at next year's local elections. |
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James Watson, 71, was crossing a road when he was struck by a southbound silver Land Rover Freelander on Bentinck Drive, at its junction with Yorke Road, at about 21:10 on Sunday.
He was taken by ambulance to Ayr Hospital where he later died.
Mr Watson's famil... | A pensioner who died after he was hit by a car in Troon has been named by police. |
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He has asked his party colleague Arlene Foster to take over as acting first minister, after the DUP failed to get enough support to adjourn the assembly.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "gravely concerned" but it would not be right to suspend the asse... | Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has stepped aside and other DUP ministers have resigned as a result of the political crisis at Stormont. |
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Stuart Cullen, 52, from the Lowestoft area, is believed to have died instantly during Friday's attack on a beach near Sousse, by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists.
Mr Cullen was with his wife, who was injured but has now returned home, Suffolk Po... | A man from Suffolk is among the British holidaymakers killed by a gunman in Tunisia, police have confirmed. |
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Tejas Hirani is 17 - too young to hold a driving licence in Kenya - but he has won 48 motor-racing championships both locally and internationally. He told the BBC his racing career began when he was 12.
A photo journalist in Somalia's Puntland region pictured ... | Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that have been covered this week: |
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The 48-year-old is accused of harassing Amanda Thomas with tweets, text messages and telephone calls over a fortnight in March.
He is also charged with harassing Andy Stone, who is reportedly a photographer, during the same period.
Gascoigne, of Poole, Dorset,... | Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with harassing his ex-girlfriend with abusive messages. |
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Crowds are complex. Some people fear they may turn violent, with individual personalities becoming submerged in the group mentality.
But some leading social psychologists who research crowds believe that this old picture is mistaken.
"The danger with this view... | Is our growing understanding of the psychology of crowds feeding in to how we police them? |
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BBC Sport explains why it was brought in and how clubs in breach of the regulations can be punished.
It was introduced by Uefa to prevent clubs that qualify for its competitions from spending beyond their means and stamp out what their president Michael Platin... | We are hearing more and more about financial fair play (FFP) in football, with clubs across Europe already facing punishments for breaching its rules, but how does it work? |
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The search giant said the utensils could detect unsanitary cooking oil - a common concern in the country.
At its annual conference in Beijing, Baidu also unveiled its own wearable headset, a rival to Google's Glass.
The Baidu Eye has an in-built camera but no ... | Electronic chopsticks that can detect whether food is unsafe to eat have been unveiled by Chinese tech company Baidu. |
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The Living Memory project has won the support of broadcaster and journalist Kirsty Wark, whose great uncle fought at the Somme.
She has urged people to visit war graves - including those in more than 1,200 cemeteries across Scotland.
She said people should rem... | A campaign has been launched to encourage community groups to remember - and visit the graves of - the dead of World War One. |
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The Kiwis were reduced to 116-5 at stumps to lead by 94 runs with paceman Josh Hazlewood doing the damage with 3-32 under the lights with the pink ball.
Earlier, Australia were dismissed for 224 with wicketkeeper Peter Nevill top scoring with 66.
Australia lea... | New Zealand face a battle for a victory to level the series after an eventful second day of the first day-night Test in Adelaide. |
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Christy George, 38, from Hucknall, was jailed in July for causing a crash on the M1 in Leicestershire after becoming distracted on her phone in 2014.
Her car crashed into a lorry which ploughed onto the opposite carriageway in an eight vehicle pile-up.
Leicest... | A shocking picture of a motorway smash which left a driver dead and another severely injured has been released to warn about using a phone while driving. |
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Almost every one of Canvey Island's 13,000 inhabitants had to leave their homes during the North Sea tidal surge.
The floods have been depicted on panels along a mural on Concord Beach, painted by professional artists and Canvey inhabitants.
The project was ma... | Floods which devastated an island in 1953, killing 59 people, have been remembered on a 262ft (80m) sea wall. |
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Donald Trump Jr tweeted an article written last year, in which Sadiq Khan said terror vigilance had become "part and parcel" of life in a global city.
Mr Trump quoted the headline and tweeted: "You have to be kidding me?!"
He angered many Britons who accused h... | President Donald Trump's son has come under fire for criticising London's mayor, shortly after a terror attack on the UK capital killed three people. |
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Burke, who replaces Beverley Knight in June, said it was "a dream come true" to land the "iconic" part of troubled superstar Rachel Marron.
The film, which co-starred Kevin Costner in the title role, gave Houston one of the biggest-selling singles of all time ... | Former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke is joining The Bodyguard musical in the West End to play the role made famous by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film. |
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Mr Danczuk, 50, was suspended in 2015, pending an investigation, following revelations he exchanged explicit messages with a 17-year-old girl.
He currently serves as an independent MP but has asked Labour's head office about having his hearing held in time to ... | Suspended Labour MP Simon Danczuk said he expects to be the party's Rochdale candidate in the general election. |
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The two-year Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme will work with offenders to change their ways.
It is a voluntary scheme for fathers aged 18 and over who have been asked to participate as part of a child protection plan or child in need plan.
West Midlands... | A £700,000 project to tackle domestic violence and abuse is being set up in the West Midlands. |
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The Holywood native has been cast as an Irish soldier who led his men through a siege during a UN peacekeeping mission.
The actor is best known for starring as the sadomasochist Christian Grey in the film version of the erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
Dorn... | Film star Jamie Dornan is used to playing the bad guy but he is hoping to right some wrongs with his latest role. |
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His appearance follows Wall Street Journal reports that he bought the home from a construction firm whose parent company had won large public contracts.
Mr Videgaray is not accused of anything illegal and he says he will neither sell his home nor step down.
Th... | Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray has gone on national TV and radio to defend how he bought his luxury home. |
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"It is with immense sadness that we have to let you know our great friend of many years and fellow musician Huw Lloyd Langton passed away peacefully last night," the band said on its website on Friday.
Lloyd Langton played on Hawkwind's debut album in 1970. He... | Former Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton has died, aged 61, after a two-year battle with cancer, the band has announced. |
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The controversial proposals would appoint a single person - usually a teacher or health visitor - to look out for the welfare of every child.
But the Supreme Court ruled that part of the legislation relating to data sharing breached human rights laws.
Deputy F... | The Scottish government still intends to introduce its named person scheme despite a Supreme Court ruling. |
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Conservation organisation Nabu say there are fewer than 50 Maui's dolphins left on the planet now.
The organisation said fishing should be banned in the waters off New Zealand, where the species live.
Dolphins are often caught in fishing nets which can harm an... | The smallest and rarest marine dolphin in the world could be extinct within 15 years if protection is not stepped up, experts have warned. |
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New laws to allow gay marriage are expected to be introduced in England and Wales before the next election in 2015.
There are no plans for similar legislation in Northern Ireland, assembly members as recently as October rejected a proposal that same-sex couple... | In the Republic of Ireland, same-sex couples can enter a civil partnership, but now the debate has moved on to whether or not they should be permitted to marry. |
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James John Boyle failed to return to the open prison near Dundee following a period of home leave
The 24-year-old was reported missing at 15:40 on Wednesday.
Police Scotland said it was understood that Boyle travelled to the Clydebank area for the home leave v... | Police have warned the public not to approach a prisoner who has absconded from HMP Castle Huntly. |
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The 27-year-old right-arm seamer, who made his Test debut against England in January, has taken 325 first-class wickets at an average of 26.66.
He took a wicket with his first ball in Tests, only the 20th man to achieve the feat, dismissing Alastair Cook.
Vilj... | Kent have signed South Africa bowler Hardus Viljoen for the final four games of the County Championship season. |
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UKIP have been campaigning hard in the Lincolnshire seat, an area which voted heavily to leave the European Union.
The seat has returned Conservative MPs since it was formed in 1997 - Tory Stephen Phillips had a majority of more than 24,000 votes in 2015.
He r... | The polls have closed in the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election, called after its Conservative MP quit. |
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Dywedodd Chris Grayling bod y trenau hybrid diesel-drydanol fydd yn cael eu defnyddio ar y lein yn golygu bod "dim angen" trydaneiddio i'r gorllewin o Gaerdydd.
Ond dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru bod peidio trydaneiddio gyfystyr â "thorri blynyddoedd o addewidion ... | Mae ysgrifennydd trafnidiaeth Llywodraeth y DU wedi dweud na fydd y rheilffordd hyd at Abertawe'n cael ei thrydaneiddio. |
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Jordy Hiwula grabbed his fifth goal of the season to give Bradford an early lead, but Tom Elliott levelled for the hosts in the 18th minute.
Wimbledon then took the lead through a 68th-minute Lyle Taylor penalty but Hanson converted a spot-kick of his own befo... | James Hanson scored a stoppage-time header against AFC Wimbledon to help Bradford City triumph for the first time in four League One games. |
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Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has introduced legislation that will set national standard for how passengers are treated by airlines.
Mr Garneau says the bill will give the government the tools it needs to protect air travellers.
The proposed new rule... | Canada is moving to crack down on "shoddy treatment" and overbooking on flights. |
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He said "The UK government will continue to give farmers and the environment as much support - or perhaps even more - as they get now … after all, non-EU countries like Switzerland and Norway actually give more support to their farmers than we do."
Agricultu... | George Eustice MP, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, and campaigner for Vote Leave, has been talking about how British farmers could be better off if the UK left the European Union. |
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Shillington hammered an unbeaten 114 from just 72 balls at The Hills to help Ireland to a total of 170-1, with Cecelia Joyce not out on 40.
Elena Tice took three wickets as Japan were skittled out for 53, giving the hosts a 117-run victory.
Ireland take on Can... | Clare Shillington became the first Irish woman to score a Twenty20 century as the hosts opened the World Twenty20 qualifiers with victory over Japan. |
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Arthur Simpson-Kent, 49, stabbed Ms Blake to death along with their sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four.
The Old Bailey heard he killed them when he learnt Ms Blake was planning to leave him and take their sons away.
Ms Blake had motor neurone disease and woul... | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been given a whole-life tariff for killing her and their two children. |
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We hosted a live debate on our @BBC_HaveYourSay Twitter account from 1600-1700 BST on Friday, 17 April, following the #BBCdebate of opposition leaders on BBC One and the News Channel on Thursday.
Here is a selection of some of the best comments and responses w... | We asked if you are planning to vote in the UK general election on 7 May - one of the most tightly contested national polls in living memory. |
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The France international, 30, joined Bordeaux until the end of the season on 1 February, having lost his place in the Gunners side to Hector Bellerin.
"It would have been magnificent," he said of a move to Old Trafford.
"I discussed it with the coach, who said... | Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy said he had a transfer deadline day loan move to Manchester United blocked by manager Arsene Wenger. |
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But a UK security firm has shown the BBC how one tool, sold around the world to spooks, actually works.
It allows spies to take secret pictures with a phone's camera and record conversations with the microphone, without the phone owner knowing.
Hacking Team's ... | Intelligence agencies' secretive techniques for spying on mobile phones are seldom made public. |
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The proposals are specifically aimed at reducing the high rates of teenage smokers in France.
Health Minister Marisol Touraine plans to follow Australia's example, which introduced similar measures in 2012.
Experts say removing branding on packets and adding l... | The French government has unveiled controversial new measures to cut the number of its smokers, including introducing plain cigarette packaging. |
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Christopher Hannah is also charged with causing injury by dangerous driving and other road traffic offences.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Sophie Brannan died following what was described by police as a hit and run incident in the Maryhill area ... | A 32-year-old man has appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with causing the death of an 11-year-old girl by dangerous driving. |
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The Environment Agency has tried pumping water and towing it with a tractor after it came adrift in Oxford.
It is one of two boats that came loose on Monday. It has crashed into Botley Bridge causing an obstruction.
Russell Robson, waterway operations team lea... | Engineers are attempting to winch a stranded narrowboat out of the River Thames after several previous methods to remove it have failed. |
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Coastguards received a 999 call from a member of the public just before 14:30 BST, saying the boat was in difficulty near rocks at St David's Head.
It is thought two local fishermen were on board when it sank.
Five lifeboats and a Rescue 187 coastguard helicop... | A major search for the crew of a fishing boat which has sunk off the coast of Pembrokeshire has been called off until first light. |
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The closure of Hawarden, Mancot and Queensferry libraries was agreed last year, partly due to funding cuts.
But a group, Friends of Mancot Library, has been set up to to operate the existing building as a community library from March.
The new library opens on ... | Three council-run libraries in Flintshire will shut this month when a new facility opens at Deeside Leisure Centre. |
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School holidays start and finish on different dates depending on where you live in the UK, so lots of you will still be on summer holidays.
But if you're heading back now, let us know about it - will you be returning to the same school or starting a new one? W... | If you live in Scotland you'll be on your way back to school already - let us know what you're looking forward to in the new school year! |
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Newcastle City Council was considering enlarging the Blue House roundabout near Gosforth, which would involve laying road on two surrounding moors.
About 2,000 people attended a protest rally on Sunday against the plans, which they described as "overkill".
The... | Plans to expand a roundabout on to moorland in Newcastle will be redesigned, the council has said. |
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The incident happened on the Suir Road in Inchicore shortly after 22:00 local time.
Those injured are aged from their late-teens to the mid-30s.
Four patients were transferred to three different hospitals for treatment. It is believed there were no serious inj... | Twelve people were taken to hospital on Friday night following a crash between a car and a Luas tram in Dublin. |
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The strength of the holders, who top Pool 3 on nine points, was evident in the first two tries - England prop Mako Vunipola dummying his way over and centre Nick Tompkins' fine solo effort.
Marcelo Bosch, Chris Wyles and Michael Rhodes secured Saracens' bonus ... | Saracens produced a fine performance to beat a valiant Scarlets side 44-26 in the Champions Cup at Allianz Park. |
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Shelby Lauren Maher, 17 and Rachel Murphy, 23, of Preston, were hit by a BMW on the A59 at Brockholes Brow on 20 April 2016, Lancashire Police said.
A spokesman said Mohmed Salma Patel, 35, of Blackburn, had been summonsed to appear in court at an unspecified ... | A man has been summonsed to face two charges of causing death by dangerous driving following the death of a woman and teenager after being hit by a car. |
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