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Mr Mattis is expected to use the visit to reassure Seoul of continuing US commitment to security deals in the face of threats from North Korea.
While campaigning, Donald Trump accused South Korea and Japan of not paying enough for US military support.
He also ... | US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump administration. |
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United are eight points adrift at the foot of the Scottish Premiership with five games remaining.
"I have a contract and we have spoken about the budgets for next season and I plan accordingly," Paatelainen said.
"There are quite a few issues that need to be s... | Mixu Paatelainen says he is planning to be Dundee United manager next season - and to help the club rebuild - no matter if they are relegated or not. |
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US employers added 158,000 jobs, according to payrolls processor ADP, below the more than 180,000 analysts had predicted.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1% or 61.4 points to 6,089.46.
The Dow Jones dropped 0.7% to 21,320.304, while the S&P 500 fell 0.9% to 2,409.7... | US markets lost ground on Thursday, amid continuing tension on the Korean peninsula and weaker-than-expected US jobs data. |
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The building offered Dumfries a significant upgrade on the town's previous ageing facilities.
Anybody who remembered the old swimming pool on the Greensands which it replaced could not have failed to have been impressed.
Gym facilities, catering and a large mu... | There was perceptible pride during the tour around the DG One leisure centre ahead of its public opening in 2008. |
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Rodney Parade, the Exiles' home that they share with rugby sides Dragons and Newport RFC, is having a new Desso pitch installed after the Welsh Rugby Union takeover of the Dragons.
The Football League [EFL] has agreed to postpone home games until 26 August.
Th... | Newport County will only play away games in the first three weeks of the new football season. |
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The former prime minister told US news channel CNN it was "hard to apologise" for removing Saddam Hussein, and Iraq might have become like Syria otherwise.
His comments came just before Sir John Chilcot announces a timetable for completion of his inquiry into ... | Tony Blair has defied critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by launching an emphatic defence of the war. |
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Fast bowler Amir, 23, was jailed for his part in a spot-fixing scam during the 2010 Test series in England and banned from cricket for five years.
He returned in September and is playing for Chittagong Vikings in Bangladesh.
Hafeez refused to play with Amir in... | Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez has said he will not play in the same team as disgraced ex-team-mate Mohammad Amir. |
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The trend upwards is reflected in the year on year figures, which recorded a 4.4% increase since this time last year.
According to official figures, the average cost of a home in Northern Ireland is £128,650.
There is a variation across different council areas... | House prices are up 3.1% on figures from the first quarter of this year. |
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Greece will receive up to €86bn (£61bn) in loans over the next three years, in return for tax rises and spending cuts.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde welcomed the agreement, but warned Greek debt had become unsustainable.
She said the country needed significant r... | The International Monetary Fund has called on eurozone ministers to offer Greece debt relief, following the approval of a new bailout deal. |
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The Taff Vale Shopping Centre was removed as part of plans to build three office buildings.
The site, now owned by Rhondda Cynon Taf council, will house offices for Transport for Wales and Pontypridd library.
The centre was partially torn-down in 2011, but pla... | The demolition of a Pontypridd shopping centre has now been completed as part of a £1.5m site redevelopment. |
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At 48%, it is the highest proportion to support such measures since 2004, according to the British Social Attitudes survey.
The survey also found the public were becoming more sceptical of the EU.
And social liberalism was rising on issues such as same-sex rel... | Nearly half of Britons think the government should raise taxes and increase spending, an annual survey of public opinion suggests. |
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The firm cited the "changing ways" customers do their banking, saying more now use internet or telephone services.
Branches are at Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Crickhowell, Powys, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Canton, Cardiff, Pontarddulais, Swansea and Tregaron... | Ten Lloyds Bank branches in Wales will close, it has been announced. |
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Around 200 people, including David Cameron's aunt, had gathered outside County Hall to protest Oxfordshire County Council budget for 2016-17.
Elderly day centres and children's centres had been in line for £2m cuts under the plans.
Members voted in favour of a... | Controversial cuts to elderly and children's services in Oxford have been abandoned after opposing councillors reached a last-minute deal. |
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Murray saved five match points as he overcame Robredo 3-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (10-8) in three hours and 19 minutes.
The win moved him to fifth in the race to the ATP World Tour Finals in London, with ninth enough to qualify.
"I kept fighting and it stands me in good... | Andy Murray said his "incredible" victory over Tommy Robredo in the Valencia Open final filled him with confidence for the challenges ahead. |
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It said in a letter to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority that the planned rise was "not appropriate".
Ipsa has said unless there is "new and compelling evidence," MPs' pay will rise by 10%, from £67,060 to £74,000.
BBC assistant political edito... | Downing Street has made a fresh appeal to the body that sets MPs' pay to abandon plans for a £7,000 rise. |
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said most of the dead were foreign fighters who had joined the IS cause.
The group also said that 52 civilians - including women and children - had been killed in the strikes.
Large swathes of territory in Syria a... | Three months of US-led air strikes have killed at least 1,171 people, mostly Islamic State (IS) militants, in Syria, a UK-based monitoring group has said. |
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Footage of the incident at Melbourne's Highpoint shopping centre emerged on Tuesday sparking a social media outcry.
A staff member can be heard saying security are concerned that the boys will shoplift.
Apple said the store manager apologised to the boys, who ... | Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident. |
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Theo Walcott's second-half goal ensured Arsene Wenger's side added to last week's Barclays Asia Trophy triumph.
Walcott stabbed home with the outside of his boot after a delightful pass by 17-year-old Jeff Reine-Adelaide.
Wolfsburg's Josuha Guilavogui had a 25... | Arsenal warmed up for next week's Community Shield with Chelsea at Wembley with a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg to win the Emirates Cup. |
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The Bluebirds are five points behind Sheffield Wednesday in the race for sixth spot after their blank with QPR.
"We've said we have to match their (Wednesday's) result and we've done that," Slade said.
"We go to Brentford next and need a positive result and we... | Cardiff need to win all their remaining games in the Championship to reach the play-offs, according to manager Russell Slade. |
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The businesses fear that even the proposed M4 relief road might not be wide enough to deal with extra traffic.
Denise Lovering, director of Glenside Commercials in Bedwas, Caerphilly, said that could risk damaging the image of Wales as a business destination.
... | Two leading road haulage figures and an assembly member have warned that a welcome lifting of the Severn Bridge tolls could increase M4 congestion. |
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Hart and winger Raheem Sterling were taken off during Manchester City's 1-0 derby defeat by United on Sunday.
Heaton, 29, will join the squad for the friendlies against Germany in Berlin on Saturday and the Dutch at Wembley on 29 March.
England boss Roy Hodgso... | Uncapped Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been called up to replace injured Joe Hart in the England squad for games against Germany and the Netherlands. |
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Kyran Peet was targeted after the 23-year-old befriended him on Facebook and claimed he was also a teenager.
The man was welcomed into Kyran's family home in Chorley, Lancashire, before the abuse began and the teenager eventually reported him to police.
His ab... | A teenager who was groomed online and abused by an older man at the age of 13 has described his "horrific ordeal". |
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The animal had successfully evaded council dog wardens in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, since its owner died.
But following the accident 11 days ago, the dog was rescued by RSPCA staff and Dyfed-Powys Police.
The animal is now recovering well from its injuries an... | A stray dog which avoided capture for two years has been rescued after being hit by a car. |
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The bus was taken from outside Watford Junction station at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.
Hertfordshire Police received a number of calls from the public as it was driven through the town.
A 35-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of aggravated veh... | A stolen double-decker left a trail of damage to cars, barriers and walls, police said. |
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Persistent rain at the the County Tyrone venue led to the decision to call off the match.
The game has been rearranged for Saturday at 15:30 BST with the third and final T20 at Bready on Sunday.
Scotland won Thursday's opener by six wickets with Ireland making... | The second T20 game between Ireland and Scotland on Friday was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Bready. |
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It was the only Scottish newspaper that backed independence in the run-up to the referendum in September.
It saw its print sales rise by 35% in the July to December period, compared with figures for the end of 2013.
The Glasgow-based newspaper reached 32,200 a... | The Sunday Herald was the only Scottish-based newspaper to see a boost to its print sales last year, according to new figures. |
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Ayan Mohamud, 18, who was visiting family in Leicester, said she felt she was being "judged" in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
Leicester MP Keith Vaz raised Ms Mohamud's case at a Home Affairs select committee meeting on Tuesday.
Sir Charles Montgomery ... | A senior immigration officer has said staff did not act in a racist way when an American Muslim woman was detained for 13 hours at Heathrow airport. |
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The pensioners, from the Wirral in north-west England, had hit the road in aid of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
On Tuesday morning, the group found they had been fined for parking on a pavement in the Titanic Quarter.
However, the group are now back in the saddle ... | A charity moped trip by a group of pensioners has hit the skids after 17 of the group were given parking fines in Belfast. |
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Griffiths sat out training on Monday, but assistant manager Mark McGhee said he has since returned and that Gordon Strachan has a fully-fit squad.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy pulled out of the England squad with a "minor injury" picked up in training.
T... | Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is fit to face England as Scotland host the Group F leaders in Saturday's World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park. |
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The body of the 45-year-old was found inside a house in Kyle Court at about 02:00.
A police spokeswoman said: "A post mortem examination will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death, however, police are treating the death as suspicious m... | Police are treating the death of a man in Cambuslang as suspicious. |
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The Leith club rejected a bid of £1.2m plus add-ons for the 21-year-old.
"I'm completely focused on Hibs this season and my main aim is to get Hibs up," Cummings told BBC Scotland.
"I said the day we went down that I want to get us back in the Premiership and ... | Hibernian striker Jason Cummings maintains he is committed to helping the Easter Road side to promotion despite serious transfer interest from Peterborough United. |
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Conservationists say there are only two nesting pairs left in Britain and they have failed to breed.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) says it's the first time the birds have not produced a chick in about 50 years.
The charity said they thin... | One of the UK's birds of prey - the hen harrier - is at risk of extinction. |
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He felt this was a better reflection of his character because Njoya Diawara means "strong in spirit".
It was a quality his family said he had in abundance.
The 28-year-old's drive and determination had ensured his hurdling talent never went to waste, and in Ma... | A trip to Africa before he died had inspired Christian Small to change his name to Christian Njoya Diawara Small. |
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The new trains are said to be quieter, faster and longer than current services.
They will operate on Scotland's busiest route - the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High line - by 2017.
They will also be used on the Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane line and south Glasgow ... | Designs for the 70 new trains being built for the ScotRail fleet have been unveiled by the transport minister and new franchise holder Abellio. |
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The 33-year-old says his career could be over after his latest injury, which he suffered in a win over India in the first Test of their series.
Australian team doctor Peter Brukner said Clarke had "substantial damage to a key part of the hamstring tendon".
Ste... | Australia captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on Tuesday in his bid to overcome a hamstring injury. |
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The Lions head coach says it will be a much tougher selection meeting than the one he had before guiding the Lions to a 2-1 series win against Australia in 2013.
The tour party and captain will be named on 19 April.
"It's much harder in a positive way," Gatlan... | Warren Gatland has warned that top-class players will miss out on touring New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions this summer. |
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It happened at about 07:35 on Friday on Croftfood Road at its junction with Bowhouse Drive.
The 46-year-old biker was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was being treated for chest and arm injuries.
The driver of the Vauxhall van was uninjur... | A man has been seriously injured after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a van in Glasgow. |
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The 36-year-old batter helped the team to a domestic double in 2016, and won a total of 10 trophies with the county.
Kent chief executive Jamie Clifford described Edwards as "the cornerstone of the game" for women and girls.
"Her playing record is of course ex... | Former England captain Charlotte Edwards is to leave Kent after 16 seasons with the women's side. |
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Noah Serra-Morrison, 13 months, died at the hands of Hardeep Hunjan in Luton, in November 2015.
A serious case review said the family was known to children's services in London but its details were not fully considered when they moved to Luton.
Luton Borough C... | Local authorities did not have time to assess the risk posed by a mother's violent partner in the weeks before he murdered her baby, a report has found. |
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The body of Gediminas Stauskas, who was 32 and originally from Lithuania, was found in a garage near Coalisland on 15 October.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Dungannon and a 41-year-old in Coalisland on Monday morning.
Last week, a 34-year-old man was reman... | Two men have been arrested over the murder of a man in County Tyrone last month. |
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In the past fortnight, a house has been petrol-bombed, vehicles have been crashed into houses and two teenagers' skulls were taken from a grave.
Levi George Price and his brother Gareth died aged 16 in 2001 and 2005 respectively.
Officers seized firearms and v... | A series of raids has been carried out by 150 police officers in an attempt to halt an escalating feud in the travelling community. |
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Andy Griffin will become principal at Manchester Academy in Moss Side. Mr Griffin was previously the head at Broadoak School in Partington.
The academy, which is state-funded but run by the United Learning charity, has about 900 pupils aged 11-18.
Mr Griffin s... | A new principal has been appointed at an independently-run academy in Manchester. |
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The robotic version uses the same forces to jump as the water strider - pushing off without breaking the surface.
It takes off with a downward force that never exceeds the surface tension of water - the force that "glues" surface water molecules together.
The ... | Scientists have developed a tiny robot - based on the water strider insect - that can jump on water. |
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Leonard Riggio, the company's founder and largest shareholder, said he sold 3.7 million shares on Thursday at $17.30 each.
Investors followed suit and the company's shares fell by 12.5% to close at $16.26 per share on the US markets.
Mr Riggio said he does not... | Barnes & Noble's chairman has trimmed his stake in the bookstore to 20%, by selling shares worth $64m (£38m). |
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The number of cases has doubled since last week to more than 11,000.
Critics have accused the government of failing to distribute medicines, but officials insisted the situation was under control.
This year's outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which causes swine flu,... | Indian health officials are struggling to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed more than 700 people since it took hold in mid-December. |
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Kelly Pearce, 36, died in hospital after being found with a serious neck injury at a property in Canvey Island.
Anthony Ayres, of Fairlop Avenue in Canvey, was arrested the following day and charged with murder.
He appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court where he w... | A 48-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a woman in Essex last Thursday. |
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US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement that those killed could include children.
Yemeni sources had previously said that up to 16 civilians were killed in the operation in Bayda province.
Reports say they included the eight-year-old daughter of Anwar... | The US military says it believes civilians were among the casualties when US commandos raided an al-Qaeda stronghold in Yemen on Sunday. |
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Lloyd has made the short film Doc Brown Saves the World, marking the 1985 film's end date of 21 October, 2015.
Universal has released a teaser for it, to be included in the 30th anniversary re-issue of the full Back to Future trilogy.
Michael J Fox, who played... | Back to the Future's Christopher Lloyd has returned as inventor Doc Brown to celebrate the date on which he and Marty McFly first arrive in the future. |
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Or at least to be more articulate and confident in speaking up for themselves.
Pupils at School 21, a free school in Newham, were also given some very different perspectives on finding your own voice - from Princess Beatrice.
The princess is co-founder of a ch... | Pupils might often get told to stop talking in class - but a project in an innovative school in east London has been encouraging them to talk more often. |
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The fourth seed had won all three of their previous meetings but this was the first on grass and 6ft 10in Karlovic tested Murray throughout.
But the Scot responded well to dropping the second set and stayed strong... | Andy Murray negotiated the threat of big-serving Ivo Karlovic to reach the third round of Wimbledon. |
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Dearden, 19, will join the first-team squad for their pre-season programme.
"Harry has impressed everybody with his performances and, at 19, is a very exciting young cricketer," said chief executive Wasim Khan.
"He is a left-hander who bats at the top of the o... | Leicestershire have signed teenage batsman Harry Dearden on a contract for the 2017 season after he impressed for the club's second XI. |
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The 30-year-old has returned to lead England in three one-day internationals in India, starting in Pune on Sunday.
"My way of dealing with it was to get away from things, which I did," Morgan told BBC Sport.
"My f... | England one-day captain Eoin Morgan says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing the tour of Bangladesh over security fears. |
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However, some Russians may be able to compete under a neutral banner, if they can satisfy testing criteria.
Russia was suspended by the IAAF in November 2015, meaning athletes missed the Rio Olympics last year.
The country is now not expected to be fully reins... | Russia will miss this summer's World Championships after athletics' governing body voted to extend their suspension from international competition for state-sponsored doping. |
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Rangers have won two and drawn two of Caixinha's four games in charge, including an impressive 3-0 win over Aberdeen at Pittdorie last weekend.
The Portuguese has put an emphasis on a more aggressive approach in the attacking third.
"It's a better, quicker, di... | Martyn Waghorn says Rangers' style of play has improved since Pedro Caixinha replaced Mark Warburton as manager. |
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The Magpies had a five-point lead at the top of the Championship in November, but are now second and have lost four of their last eight matches.
Benitez told BBC Newcastle: "I don't think we need to rectify anything, we need to try and do the same things.
"We ... | Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez says there is no need to worry, despite the club's recent dip in form. |
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Resuming on 192-6, Ben Brown added just six to be out for 55 before Ollie Robinson hit an unbeaten 51 as Sussex totalled 278 in their first innings.
Trailing by 213 runs and put back in by the hosts, Sussex closed on 137-3.
Ed Barnard followed up three Sussex ... | Sussex's former captain Ed Joyce hit 74 at New Road to hold up Worcestershire's hopes of an innings victory after the visitors were forced to follow-on. |
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They join the already confirmed Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka for the tournament from 13-19 June.
Canadian Raonic, 25, is second in the ATP Race to London standings for 2016, having reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.... | Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios will compete in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club this summer. |
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Brother of Manchester United and England captain Wayne, Rooney, 25, turned out over 100 times for Chester.
Barry, 30, most recently played for Accrington, who he joined from Forest Green following a loan spell in 2014.
25-year-old Tilt began his career with Ha... | Wrexham have signed Chester's John Rooney as well as midfielder Anthony Barry and defender Curtis Tilt . |
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop also told Sky News she was confident that the US would guard its intellectual property.
She was responding to media reports, citing leaked US documents, of the theft of a huge amount of F-35 data.
Australia has ordered 72 F-35 jet... | The reported theft by Chinese spies of designs for Australia's new warplane, the US-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, highlights the risk of cyber-espionage, an Australian minister said. |
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They were brought to Altnagelvin Hospital on Wednesday evening after becoming unwell.
Police have warned that medication should not be taken without clinical advice.
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These were just some of the reactions across Australia from social media users to express their views about Depp's Yorkshire Terriers.
The actor, who is currently in Australia to film the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, is accused of not declaring Boo and... | An online petition signed by more than 6,000 supporters, a grisly death countdown and an avalanche of social media jokes. |
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The Chilean forward, 28, was confronted by team-mates on their return to the changing room and one of them had to be held back as tempers flared.
Sanchez was left out of the starting line-up at Anfield but came on in the second half as Arsenal lost 3-1.
Arsena... | Alexis Sanchez had an angry exchange with Arsenal team-mates after leaving training mid-session in the build-up to Saturday's defeat at Liverpool. |
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It's a glimpse of how much student life has changed, what students expect from universities and how much pressure they feel about the future.
In the 1970s, students at Reading staged an occupation calling for the abolition of exams. Now, in the depths of the e... | It's midnight and there are hundreds of students crowded into the University of Reading's library. |
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Britain's world number two beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic in Sunday's Italian Open final, having lost to the Serb in last week's Madrid Open final.
Maclagan said: "This (Italian Open) was his first win over Novak on clay, so he has a deep reservoir of confiden... | Andy Murray is "probably in the best position he has ever been going into the French Open", according to his former coach Miles Maclagan. |
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The White House said Mr Obama spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson after meeting three Latino lawmakers.
The manoeuvre follows stalled efforts in Congress to pass immigration reform before November's midterm elections.
Two million unauthorised immi... | US President Barack Obama has directed officials to review how to enforce immigration laws "more humanely". |
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The defending champions were aiming to become the first nation to retain the title since Brazil in 1962. But, after losing their opening match 5-1 to the Netherlands, they surrendered their cro... | Spain's dominance of global football was brought to a crushing end as they were knocked out of the World Cup by an impressive Chile. |
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"I will not work with Cage, the NUS will not be working with Cage and there will be no NUS resources used to work with Cage," said Megan Dunn.
The NUS had been criticised by David Cameron for "allying" with Cage.
Cage has argued counter-terror policy threatens... | The president of the National Union of Students has emphatically ruled out working with the controversial advocacy group, Cage, which has opposed counter-terrorism legislation. |
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Tuesday's 2-0 home defeat by Derby left Cardiff second from bottom in the table.
Their concerns were compounded by an injury to striker Rickie Lambert, but Trollope believes his players can recover from their poor start.
"We've got a belief within the camp we ... | Cardiff City boss Paul Trollope insists his side can drag themselves out of the Championship relegation zone. |
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Jackson Longridge scored his first goal for the club when he slotted home after good work from Charlie Telfer.
Jordan White tapped in a second, but Alloa reduced the deficit when Michael Duffy registered his maiden strike for the club.
Daniel Mullen's lay-off ... | Livingston boosted their hopes of Scottish Championship survival with victory at bottom club Alloa. |
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New figures show that in the year to March 2017, police arrested 304 people - up a fifth on the previous 12 months.
Combined with those held since March, it means this year's total may top the previous record of 315, set in 2015.
The figures include the dozen ... | The UK is heading for a record number of terrorism-related arrests amid massive investigations into three attacks. |
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The 26-year-old midfielder has been ruled out for between four and six weeks by top-of-the-table Nice.
He was injured on Wednesday in Nice's goalless draw at Bordeaux.
His absence might mean a call-up for Ajax Amsterdam's Hakim Ziyech, who was surprisingly lef... | A toe injury means Nice's Younes Belhanda is set to miss Morocco's campaign at January's Africa Cup of Nations. |
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Fury, 28, had his licence to fight temporarily revoked the day after he gave up his world heavyweight titles to focus on mental health problems.
Peter Fury said his nephew is being treated for "a form of manic dep... | Tyson Fury's suspension from boxing could be a "blessing in disguise", his uncle and trainer Peter Fury says. |
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Emergency services were called to Ysgol Y Deri School in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, on Tuesday after the child, thought to be of primary school age, was found in the water.
The child was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, but the council confirm... | A child had to be taken to hospital after being found in a pool at a school for children with special needs. |
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Christopher Hutcheson, 68, and his sons Adam, 46, and Christopher, 37, admitted plotting to unlawfully access Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited's system.
His daughter Orlanda Butland, aged 45, denied the same charge.
The prosecution accepted the pleas at London's... | Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack a computer system relating to the celebrity chef's business interests. |
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The museum in Wilton Lodge will be closed to the public while the audit takes place.
Scottish Borders Council said the review would give staff a "better knowledge and understanding" of the collection as a whole.
The museum will be shut from 24 December until 2... | A major review of the collection held by Hawick Museum will be carried out over the next three months. |
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Helmsdale Castle at Helmsdale in Sutherland was built in the 15th Century on the orders of a countess.
It was the scene of a triple murder involving poison. The plot is said to have inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Timespan Museum and Art Gallery will lead the e... | Events are to be held to recall a medieval castle demolished in the 1970s to make way for a road bridge. |
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Cloth Cat Animation Studio will collaborate with Beijing-based firm Magic Mall, who will produce a series outside of China for the first time.
The UK Government claims animation tax relief announced in the 2014 Autumn Statement helped the investment.
The Secre... | A new Chinese pre-school animation series is to be produced in Wales 'supporting up to 40 jobs' and boosting the Welsh economy by £3.2m. |
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Mr Kassig, 26, is the fifth Western hostage to be killed by IS.
A French prosecutor said one militant was Maxime Hauchard, 22, and another Frenchman might have been present.
A third militant was reported to be a Briton, although the father of Nasser Muthana, 2... | Western intelligence officials are trying to identify Islamic State (IS) militants seen in the video that shows the beheading of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig and 18 Syrian prisoners. |
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New Park School in Eccles, Salford was criticised in the review in November by Ofsted for not knowing where pupils were during break times.
It was praised for its personal, social and health education which included the dangers of drug abuse and keeping safe.
... | A school where pupils were reportedly leaving at break times to take illegal substances has been put in special measures. |
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He becomes the fifth signing of the January window by boss Micky Mellon.
Fulham loanee Jack Grimmer, midfielder Richie Wellens (Doncaster) and strikers Kyle Vassell (Peterborough) and Andy Mangan (Tranmere) have come in.
But Northern Ireland Under-21 player Da... | Shrewsbury Town have signed midfielder James Wallace on loan from Sheffield United until the end of the season. |
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Chasing an unlikely 412 to win, Australia lost four wickets for nine runs in 35 balls either side of lunch and were bowled out for 242 one hour after tea in Cardiff.
Stuart Broad was England's inspiration, taking the wickets of three of Australia's top four ba... | England romped to a crushing 169-run victory over Australia in the first Ashes Test to take a 1-0 lead in the series. |
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Anna Sharad Gautam, 22, from Kathmandu, and Katharina Hopp, 23, from Germany, are studying international politics at Aberystwyth University.
They have organised a beach barbeque, a cake sale, and a film night.
Anna said she had felt "helpless" after news of th... | A Nepalese woman whose family were caught up in last week's earthquake is one of two mid Wales students holding a series of fundraising events to support rebuilding work there. |
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One severe flood warning remains in Cornwall, and there are about 150 flood warnings in England and Wales, and about 20 in Scotland.
Houses have been flooded and evacuated in Stoke Canon, near Exeter, and Stonehaven, near Aberdeen.
Rail services in the south-w... | Flooding and heavy rain are continuing to cause problems in south-west England and parts of Wales and Scotland. |
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The government insists the legislation is aimed at dealing with the widespread custom of child marriage, but critics say that it will legitimise child rape.
Protesters clapped and chanted: "We will not shut up. We will not obey. Withdraw the bill immediately!"... | Thousands have protested in Istanbul in Turkey against a bill that would let off men who assaulted underage girls if they marry their victims. |
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The hosts added 170 to their overnight 110-1 at Bristol before Norwell (102) fell lbw to Chesney Hughes after making his maiden first-class century.
Hughes bowled Dent to end his 312-ball knock on 180, but Hamish Marshall (72) helped keep Gloucestershire on to... | Nightwatchman Liam Norwell and Chris Dent hit tons as Gloucestershire earned a first-innings lead over Derbyshire. |
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State-controlled Channel One TV said it was the worst disaster in the history of Russian aviation. Russia and Egypt "fully understand each other on issues relating to the investigation of the crash", it quoted Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov saying.
... | Only a handful of newspapers in Russia are published at the weekend and along with the press websites running updates on the story, they have tried to make sense of what exactly happened to Flight KGL9268. |
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Zyed Benna, 17, and Bouna Traore, 15, were electrocuted while hiding from police in a sub-station in the eastern Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois.
Their deaths sparked weeks of rioting across France's deprived suburbs.
Last year, a lower court dropped a "failu... | France's highest court of appeal has overturned a ruling that cleared two policemen of involvement in the deaths of two teenagers in 2005. |
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Sally Pollard, 39, who had played the role for more than 12 years, died at their home on 16 June.
Tim Pollard, 53, said his wife was "absolutely brilliant".
About £6,000 has been raised which will go to the charities that helped her stay at home in her final m... | Nottingham's official Robin Hood said he had been overwhelmed by donations for Maid Marian - his wife who died of breast cancer. |
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Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead made the announcement during a speech at the 2015 Scottish Inshore Fisheries Conference in Inverness.
The bid for protected food name (PFN) status in Europe has been made by the Orkney Fishermen's Society.
The ... | Orkney crab has become the latest Scottish delicacy to be put forward for protected food name status. |
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Page last week said that there was no truth in reports linking him to the head coach's job at Cardiff City.
He was also again tipped for a return to his former club Sheffield United, prior to another ex-Blade Chris Wilder getting the job - and he is now linked... | Port Vale midfielder Anthony Grant says he is "not surprised" at the reported interest in his manager Rob Page. |
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The MateBook is designed to be an alternative to laptops and is thinner than Microsoft's rival Surface Pro 4 thanks to its use of a USB-C port.
The Chinese firm is already the world's third-bestselling mobile phone-maker, but until now had only made tablets po... | Huawei has announced its first Windows 10 tablet, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. |
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Seven premierships from spells at Australian sides Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra are evidence of his talents, as is a World Cup success in 2008 as assistant to Stephen Kearney with New Zealand.
Former Broncos, Australia, Queensland and Wigan centre ... | He is known as the 'supercoach', but what exactly is it that makes new England boss Wayne Bennett so super? |
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The combined event will include the finals of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
The hard court event would be held at the Palexpo convention centre for three years from November 2018.
"Change is needed to ensure that we maximise the full potential of these iconic and... | Geneva has been chosen by the International Tennis Federation as the preferred venue for the first World Cup of Tennis in 2018. |
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Police officers who may have information about the incident have been urged to come forward.
John Hemsworth ,39, told his wife he was assaulted in the Springfield Road in west Belfast in the early hours of Monday 7 July 1997.
He died six months later.
Two poli... | A Police Ombudsman investigation has backed claims by the family of a Catholic man that his death 18 years ago was the result of an assault by RUC officers. |
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"My gut is telling me go," she told BBC Newsnight. She was speaking as part of its My Decision series, where a number of figures explain how they plan to vote in the EU referendum - and the thinking behind their decision.
... | The Daily Telegraph's former fashion editor Hilary Alexander is leaning towards voting out in the EU referendum. |
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Building on the success of grime acts Stormzy, Kano and Skepta - who won this year's Mercury Prize - newcomers like Ray Blk and Nadia Rose are being tipped for success in the BBC's annual list.
Soul singer Rag N Bone Man and rock provocateurs Cabbage also make... | The rude health of British hip-hop is reflected in the BBC's Sound of 2017 line-up, with urban artists making up half of this year's longlist. |
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In a widely expected announcement, he said on state TV he was appearing "in my military uniform for the last time".
Field Marshal Sisi led the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July after mass opposition protests.
Correspondents say he is likel... | Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency. |
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He's leaning back in the couch and giving it the old 'Come on, what do they know?' when asked about the bookmakers making Davis Love's United States odds-on favourites to beat Darren Clarke's Europe at the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine this week.
What do they know? P... | We're sitting with Sam Torrance in the clubhouse at Woburn and the great man is chuckling. |
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More than 100 farmers from southern Tamil Nadu state had mounted an eye-catching protest in the capital, Delhi, more than a month ago.
They brandished human skulls, held live mice in their mouths, shaved their heads, and slashed their hands.
They were demandin... | Drought-hit farmers in India have suspended a protest, after an assurance that their demands would be met. |
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The American car giant announced this week it planned to make 125,000 new Dragon engines a year instead of 250,000 from 2018.
It blamed changes in global demand.
Unite has written to workers saying "clearly" the employment level could not be sustained on proje... | The main union at Ford in Bridgend has said it wants answers as to how it will keep 1,850 staff in work, while cutting the number of new engines it produces by half. |
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