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The 25-year-old failed an out-of-competition anti-doping test in October.
He was sent home from his side's tour of New Zealand earlier this month.
"We are appealing against this and will back him with legal representation," said Sri Lanka sports minister Dayas... | Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera faces a four-year ban after his B sample also tested positive for a prohibited substance. |
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Sir Jon Cunliffe said banks had to be able to go wrong, but in an "orderly way" which did not disrupt the economy.
He said they were establishing legal powers and levels of capital to ensure future resilience.
Seven banks were tested to see if they could survi... | The Bank of England deputy governor has said he wants to help create a world where "banks can fail" following the second round of annual stress tests for the UK's biggest lenders. |
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The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' warning for parts of mid, south and west Wales.
It is in effect from 18:00 GMT and lasts throughout the weekend.
Forecasters said 10mm - 20mm (0.3in - 0.7in) of rain is expected across a large part of Wales, with u... | Another weather warning comes into effect across Wales on Friday as more heavy rain sweeps across the country. |
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The chief executive and two others are on leave on full pay after the Wales Audit Office (WAO) declared their salary rises unlawful in 2013.
So far more than £1.8m has gone towards their pay, and another £900,000 has been spent on legal costs.
Councillors have... | The cost of a long dispute over pay rises to senior officers at Caerphilly council has reached nearly £3.2m. |
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The list will be finalised at the end of the domestic season and players and their unions will be notified.
A 41-man squad will tour New Zealand from 3 June to 8 July and play three Tests against the All Blacks.
"In our minds we have players who we will notify... | Lions head coach Warren Gatland will keep his list of standby players for the tour of New Zealand private to avoid "backing himself into a corner". |
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Novo arrived at Glentoran last summer but struggled to make an impression.
The Spaniard's closing period at the Oval saw him handed a six-match ban for an attempted head-butt which was later halved to three games.
"We thank Nacho for his commitment and wish hi... | Glentoran have released former Rangers striker Nacho Novo after the 38-year-old scored four goals in 26 games for the East Belfast club. |
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has enhanced the rating for Cambridge University Hospitals Trust from "inadequate" to "good".
It follows a visit by inspectors in September 2016.
The last major inspection in April 2015 exposed staffing problems and management... | The "dedication and skill" of hospital staff has helped one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts emerge from special measures, a report has revealed. |
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The murder of Nikhil Joarder by suspected Islamist militants on Saturday was the latest in a wave of murders over the past three years.
More than 20 people, including bloggers, academics, foreigners and religious minorities, have been killed.
So-called Islamic... | Two criminal cases have been filed in Bangladesh against three men arrested for hacking to death a Hindu tailor. |
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Written after President John F Kennedy was assassinated, the song's success prompted the split duo to re-form.
Alongside 1960s dance hit The Twist by Chubby Checker, it is among several songs selected by the library for their cultural and artistic significance... | Simon & Garfunkel's song The Sound of Silence has become one of 25 recordings to be preserved in the US Library of Congress National Recording Registry. |
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It follows calls from opposition parties for Humza Yousaf to make an emergency statement at Holyrood amid widespread criticism of ScotRail.
Mr Yousaf said his statement would also allow other parties to discuss how rail services could be improved.
At the weeke... | Scotland's transport minister is to explain to MSPs how he plans to improve the country's train services. |
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After a tight first half, most of the chances came after the break, North End creating the majority of them.
But Aiden McGeady's angled shot hit the side-netting and then Jordan Hugill wasted a great chance to win it, firing over in the fifth minute of added t... | New Wolves boss Paul Lambert began his reign with a goalless draw against Preston North End at Deepdale. |
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Hal Robson-Kanu's late winner saw Wales win their first major tournament match in 58 years 2-1 and earn their first victory in the European Championship.
"Our fans are the best in the world. It was like a home gam... | Wales' players say incredible fan support in Bordeaux inspired them to victory over Slovakia. |
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The work, which began at 20:00, is taking place on the M8/A8 approach to the Bailleston Interchange and will last 10 weeks.
Delays are expected on the M8 corridor, the M73 and on local roads near the interchange.
The work is part of the wider M8/M73/M74 improv... | Work to complete the "missing link" on the M8 in North Lanarkshire has begun with drivers warned to expect significant delays. |
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Footage aired on local TV stations showed dozens of men rushing out of a side entrance at Sialang Bungkuk prison in Pekanbaru City, with no sign of anyone following them.
About 200 people escaped after being let out of cells for Friday prayers.
More than a thi... | More than 100 prisoners are still at large on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after breaking out of an overcrowded jail. |
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The calculator, used to work out university borrowing, was withdrawn a few weeks after a critic said it was operating with flawed assumptions.
Female students particularly may have been given an overly optimistic view of earnings potential.
The Student Loans C... | A government loan repayment calculator, used by millions of students, is to be overhauled amid criticism of its sums. |
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Prof Jane Cummings writes in the Daily Telegraph that freeing up the money put into "old and expensive buildings" is one way the health service can improve.
Staying in hospital too long can often make patients more ill, she claims.
Prof Cummings also says "out... | Cutting hospital beds and using the money for care at home could mean better treatment for patients, according to NHS England's chief nursing officer. |
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Those detained are believed to have come from China's Xinjiang region with ties to the attacker, Anadolu says.
Deputy PM Veysi Kaynak also said they were closing in on the gunman, who he said was possibly an ethnic Uighur.
Also on Thursday, there was an explos... | Turkey has arrested a number of people of Uighur ethnicity over a deadly nightclub attack that killed 39, the state-run news agency reports. |
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Rahm arrives at Royal Birkdale for The Open aged 22, the same as Ballesteros when he won the first of three titles.
The United States-based Spaniard has won twice since turning professional last year, and risen to seventh in the world rankings, from 137 in Jan... | Jon Rahm is "amazed" by comparisons with his "idol" Seve Ballesteros but says he can never live up to what his fellow Spaniard achieved in the game. |
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The Showtime network revealed the news at a Television Critics Association meeting in California, where the actor made a cameo appearance.
"I think you need a damn good cup of coffee," he said, referring to one of Cooper's original catchphrases.
"I'm very exci... | Kyle MacLachlan will reprise his role as Special Agent Dale Cooper in the new series of cult TV show Twin Peaks. |
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27 August 2016 Last updated at 08:36 BST
But how well do Jack Laugher and Chris Mears know each other out of the water?
Newsround's put them both to the test.
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| They were perfectly in sync in the diving pool when they scooped the Olympic gold in the 3 metre synchronised diving. |
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The blue Kia was driving on Rochdale Road, Ripponden, at 05:45 GMT when it crashed, police said.
The 47-year-old male driver was freed from the vehicle and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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| A car crashed into the side of a house after skidding and flipping over in snowy conditions in West Yorkshire. |
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St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral has been criticised because the verses contradict Christian teaching about Jesus.
The service was held on the feast of the Epiphany when western Christians mark the visit to the infant Jesus by wise men.
The cathedral provost said... | The senior clergyman at a cathedral in Glasgow has defended a service at which passages from the Koran were read from the lectern. |
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Merseyside Police were called after the Mercedes Sprinter was taken from outside Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 26 October.
Officers said a vehicle discovered in the Tuebrook area three days later has since been identified as the tour bus.
The comic has tweete... | Comedian Bill Bailey's tour bus, stolen during his recent gig in Liverpool, has been found. |
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But Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil said it would not reveal its plan until they had been "properly costed".
His comments came after new amendments to the Scotland Bill were lodged by the UK government.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the amendments m... | Changes to the Scotland Bill will give Holyrood the power to restore any tax credit cuts made by the UK government, the Scottish government has said. |
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The CanParent scheme which saw parents given £100 to spend on classes ended up costing £1,088 per parent, figures obtained by Labour suggest.
Shadow children and families minister Lucy Powell described the scheme which attracted just 2,000 out of a possible 55... | A government parenting class pilot scheme has been dubbed a "flop" after just 4% of eligible parents took part. |
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Digging got under way this week at the site near Morecambe Bay, which was found by metal detectors, and is being excavated under expert supervision.
Archaeologists believe the site has remained untouched by ploughing or by the trowels of 19th and 20th Century ... | An archaeological dig is under way on what experts say is a rare undisturbed Bronze Age burial mound in Lancashire. |
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The Volvo XC60 hit two telecom junction boxes before crashing into a garden wall in St Peter's Road, Broadstairs, shortly after midnight.
The driver, who lived locally, was taken by ambulance to the QEQM Hospital, in Margate, where he was later confirmed dead.... | A 65-year-old motorist has died after his car left the road in Kent and hit a wall. |
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Blues raced into a lead with tries from Macauley Cook and Nick Williams before the hosts hit back with Waisea Nayacalevu touching down.
Wing Sekou Macalou crossed twice in the second half for Stade.
The hosts also ran in tries from Giorgi Melikidze, Mathieu de... | Cardiff Blues will play in the European Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season after a Champions Cup play-off semi-final defeat at Stade Francais. |
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Alexteen Roberts's attacker followed her home then pushed to the ground and punched her before stealing her bag containing £300.
Mrs Roberts' grandson heard her shouting in distress. He tried to catch the attacker, who escaped.
"When I'm coming in the house n... | A 100-year-old woman was mugged outside her home in north London after returning from a prayer meeting. |
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Saturday's event will mark the 200th anniversary of the society which runs it.
The Queen is expected to attend, just days before she officially becomes the nation's longest reigning monarch.
The Braemar Gathering is seen as the biggest event in the Highland Ga... | Thousands of spectators are expected to descend on Royal Deeside this weekend for a landmark Braemar Gathering. |
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Brian John Hogan, 22, and Sage Robert Wallower, 28, were fined $250 (£159) - but allowed to keep the $4,750 (£3,014) they made from the sale.
They will also have to do 40 hours of public service.
An Apple engineer left the device at a bar in Redwood, Califor... | Two men who sold a lost iPhone 4 prototype to technology blog Gizmodo have been sentenced to one year of probation, avoiding jail time. |
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Silva, 39, was appointed until the end of the season on Thursday after Mike Phelan's sacking, with Hull bottom of the table on 13 points from 20 games.
"I have confidence in our players, but it's clear we need to ... | New boss Marco Silva says Hull City need to strengthen their squad in January to perform the "miracle" of staying in the Premier League. |
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The Seasiders trailed 1-11 to 0-5 at the interval but recovered to secure their 13th title by four points.
Meanwhile Ballycran scored 1-4 in the last 10 minutes to clinch victory over Ballygalget in the Down SHC decider.
Stephen McAree's side sealed their firs... | Cushendall bounced back from a nine-point half-time deficit to beat Ballycastle 2-16 to 1-15 in an exciting Antrim SHC final at Dunloy on Sunday. |
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Half of Scotland's 10 most expensive streets are in the capital, according to research by the Bank of Scotland.
Edinburgh is home to 13 of the top 20 most expensive streets, with Aberdeen accounting for four and Glasgow two.
Only streets where there have been ... | Northumberland Street in Edinburgh has been named Scotland's most expensive street, with an average house price of just over £1.3m. |
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Agriculture Minister Joyce was elected leader of the Nationals party unopposed in a ballot in Canberra on Thursday.
Mr Joyce made headlines last year when he threatened to put down actor Johnny Depp's dogs after they were brought to Australia illegally.
He des... | Australia will swear in a new deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, following Warren Truss' retirement. |
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"He is more than ready," Mourinho said of the current Sunderland manager. "He is a good motivator and can create a good team spirit."
Ex-Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp told the BBC: "I was so bored watching the Eur... | Sam Allardyce is "the right person" to manage England, according to Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. |
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Archer, who competed as Hatti Dean, came fourth but was promoted to bronze in 2015 after Spanish runner-up Marta Dominguez was found guilty of doping.
She will now be awarded the silver medal after Russia's Lyubov Kharlamova, who finished third, was disqualifi... | British steeplechaser Hatti Archer says she feels "cheated" after being upgraded to a silver medal for the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. |
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More than 75kg of the drug were found near the tourist hotspot of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
Revenue customs officers responded to a report from a member of the public about the suspicious device.
They believe it may have been attached below the wate... | A "torpedo" carrying more than 5m euros (£4.5m) of cocaine has been found on a beach in the Republic of Ireland. |
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Francesco Schettino had handed himself in to the Rebibbia prison in Rome after the verdict, his lawyer said.
Schettino was sentenced in 2015 after a court found him guilty of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship.
The cruise ship capsiz... | Italy's highest court has upheld the 16-year jail sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia, which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people. |
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The Black Sabbath guitarist - diagnosed with cancer in 2012 - spent a few minutes inside the "isolation box" much to the delight of nearby shoppers.
MacMillan Cancer Support was behind the exercise, which was carried out in the city's Bullring shopping centre.... | Heavy metal legend Tony Iommi has been shut inside a glass chamber in Birmingham to highlight the loneliness felt by people diagnosed with cancer. |
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Alex Zyl, 35, originally of Belarus, began following the team after befriending Wales fans 16 years ago in his country's capital, Minsk.
Mr Zyl, who now lives in the United States, travelled from New York to watch Wales' 3-0 win against Russia in Toulouse on M... | One Wales supporter has spent £2,000 (US $2,936) and travelled 3,500 miles (5,600km) following the team in France for Euro 2016 - despite not even being Welsh. |
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Croatia's Denis Pitner was banned for a year in August after passing on details about a player's fitness and accessing an account used to place bets.
Pitner was approved by the US Open on 13 July and picked up his credential before the USTA was notified of a b... | An umpire who was suspended as part of a betting investigation worked at last year's US Open, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) confirmed. |
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Sixth-tier Darlington FC, Hungerford Town and Poole Town were all bidding to feature in the promotion play-offs in the North and South divisions.
The trio were prevented from doing so as their grounds did not have 500 covered seats across two stands.
The Natio... | Three teams will not play in the National League play-offs after failing to overturn decisions to block them. |
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James Larkin, 26, of Crawshaw Road, Doncaster, shook Christopher, his partner's baby, on 16 September 2014. He died in hospital the following day.
Larkin was found guilty of manslaughter at Sheffield Crown Court.
Both Larkin and Christopher's mother Laura Ostl... | A man who "violently" shook a three-month-old baby who later died has been given a 12-year jail sentence. |
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Emergency services were called to the crash between the minibus and a bin lorry on the A38 in Castle Vale, Birmingham at 09:00 BST on Friday.
Another girl was taken to hospital and 24 people, including the lorry driver, were treated at the scene.
The pupils we... | A 14-year-old girl has died in a crash involving a minibus full of pupils going on a school art trip. |
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The body of Christine Solik, 57, was found 50 miles (80km) from her home in the Kwazulu-Natal province three days before that of her husband, Roger, 66.
Police initially began a kidnap and robbery investigation after a neighbour found bloodstains in their home... | Police in South Africa have said they are "working around the clock" to catch the killers of a couple who emigrated from south Wales. |
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Argentina striker Higuain's clinical low shot into the bottom corner set the hosts on their way.
He made it three goals in three league games since joining in July for £75m from Napoli with a volley.
Miralem Pjanic, a £25m signing from Roma, headed home on his... | Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals in six minutes as defending champions Juventus returned to the top of Serie A with victory over Sassuolo. |
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Dawson played twice for Essex in the T20 Blast group stage, but hopes to lead Hampshire to victories in both the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast Finals.
The 25-year-old was recalled early by his parent county to the first team.
"It was a fresh challenge for me. I en... | Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson admits he was taken out of his comfort zone during a loan spell with Essex earlier in the season. |
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North Wales AM Michelle Brown was recorded using derogatory comments about Labour MP for Streatham, Chuka Umunna, in a call in May 2016 to her then senior adviser Nigel Williams.
Ms Brown said her language was "inappropriate" and has apologised.
Mr Williams, w... | A UKIP AM has been recorded using a racial slur about a black MP in a phone call to a former member of her staff. |
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He is also opposed to a third runway at Heathrow, an infrastructure project supported by many businesses.
John McDonnell's Who's Who entry talks of "generally fermenting the overthrow of capitalism". He may have meant fomenting. Or maybe he was making a home b... | This morning, business leaders woke up to the fact that the shadow chancellor is a man who has argued in the past for the nationalisation of the UK's banking system, a 60% top rate of tax for those earning over £100,000, higher taxation for the City, caps on high pay, a rapid expansion of public ownership and a "remov... |
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In matches played up until 1 October this season, Welsh players accounted for 2.45% of total minutes in England's top division, State of the Game found.
This represents a slight fall from a last season's figure of 3.12%.
However a rise in the number of Argenti... | Argentines have overtaken Welsh players for minutes on the pitch in the Premier League, according to a BBC Sport study. |
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Last year's BBC Sport Price of Football study showed the average price of the cheapest tickets in Premier League football has increased 15% since 2011.
The co-ordinated protests will call for a £20 cap on away ticket prices.
The Premier League said clubs do ha... | Fans from all 20 Premier League clubs and 10 Championship teams will join forces this weekend to protest about the cost of ticket prices. |
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What are the values that infuse it? And how did it break out of its kilted straitjacket to be shaped by the times we live in now?
If the modern Scottish identity has a birthplace, it's at Abbotsford, the country home, 40 miles south of Edinburgh, of Sir Walter... | What is Scottish national identity and how is it expressed in art and music, literature and theatre? |
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The show will be made available the day after it is broadcast on CBS All Access, the network's US subscription streaming service.
It is the franchise's first return to television since 2005 with a new ship, characters and civilisations, although casting has ye... | The new Star Trek TV series is to be streamed globally on Netflix from January next year. |
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If you'd like to send in your own special family tradition to be considered for the calendar then click here to get involved!
Today's Christmas tradition comes from CBBC's Katie - take it away!
Click here for 4th Decem... | Every day in December we are bringing you a different Christmas tradition from Newsround viewers as part of our 2015 advent calendar. |
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Trinity Mirror analysed 3,185 state-funded secondary schools in 15 areas for its Real School Guide.
About 5% of those analysed are grammar schools, which select pupils based on the 11-plus test.
The teachers union, the NUT, said selective schools were "sociall... | Eight out of the 10 top-performing state schools in England and Wales are selective grammar schools, research by a newspaper group has found. |
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It coincides with the visit to the island by her husband John McAreavey.
He has gone back to issue a fresh appeal for information about the killing.
The confidential telephone line is being set up by his lawyer in Mauritius, Dick Ng Sui Wa.
'I don't want sympa... | A confidential telephone line is to be set up in Mauritius for people to give information about the murder of Tyrone woman Michaela McAreavey in 2011. |
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Last week, the Bank failed to find enough sellers when it offered to buy the bonds, known as gilts.
But it found no shortage of sellers on Tuesday. The "reverse auction" was oversubscribed by almost 2.7 times.
By creating money to buy gilts the Bank hopes to p... | The Bank of England has successfully bought £1.17bn worth of government bonds as part of its £60bn buy-back programme to stimulate the economy. |
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UK Sport has made a record £347m available for Olympic and Paralympic sport for the four-year cycle, with the latter receiving a 43% rise in funding.
Athletics is the biggest beneficiary as their funding is increased by over £4m - from £6.7m to £10.7m.
Swimmin... | Paralympic sport has received a dramatic increase in funding for Rio 2016 following the success of British athletes at London 2012. |
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I usually patiently explain that if I knew what was in the chancellor's red box, I probably wouldn't have to work for a living. But there are a few areas where we have a good idea of what Philip Hammond is planning.
Some Budget changes have already been announ... | It's about this time of year that I'm often asked: "David, what's going to be in the Budget?" |
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The aim at the New York meeting is to galvanise member states to sign up to a comprehensive new global climate agreement at talks in Paris next year.
"Today, we must set the world on a new course," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told leaders from 120 countri... | World leaders including US President Barack Obama are holding a summit on climate change at the United Nations. |
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"He was known as an Islamist but not a jihadist," Hamburg's Interior Minister Andy Grote said, noting the suspect also had "psychological" issues.
The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attacked customers at random on Friday.
P... | The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a "known Islamist", officials say. |
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The selectors confirmed the 28-year-old will bat at number three in place of Gary Ballance, who broke a finger in the second Test.
Uncapped Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan has also been named in a 13-man squad.
The four-Test series is level at 1-1 following Sout... | Essex batsman Tom Westley will make his England debut in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval starting on 27 July. |
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The store in Camden Road took out an advert for "an ambitious artist" to "voluntarily refurbish" the facility.
The company was shamed on social media by people who pointed out the successful supermarket chain should pay its way.
A spokesman for the company sai... | Sainsbury's has apologised after one of its London branches placed an advert in a local paper seeking an artist to decorate its canteen for free. |
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Striker Oyenuga, 20, who spent part of season 2011-12 on loan at St Johnstone, and 22-year-old defender Butcher had been on trial at the Tayside club.
Butcher has agreed a two-year deal with the Tannadice club, while Oyenuga's contract runs until May 2016.
"Th... | Dundee United have signed former Tottenham Hotspur trainees Calum Butcher and Kudus Oyenuga. |
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One hundred new GP training places are being advertised, with a £20,000 incentive for some who choose to take up hard to fill posts.
Some medical bodies are concerned Scotland is facing a GP crisis, with certain areas restricting patient lists because they ar... | The Scottish government is hoping to encourage more junior doctors to consider a career in general practice. |
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Falling attendances have had an impact on Vale, their average home gate having fallen from 6,249 in the 2013-14 season to 5,044 in the campaign just finished.
"I have a responsibility to do what's right for Vale," he told BBC Sport.
"There was an average of ov... | Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite says the League One club's future would have been in doubt if they had not managed to cut their wage bill. |
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The teenager was found at a property in Taylor Place on Sunday.
Police said her death was being treated as unexplained pending further investigations.
A bomb disposal team had been called to the scene after the woman was found to deal with items "requiring fur... | An 18-year-old woman has died after being found unconscious in an Edinburgh flat at the weekend. |
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The team, led by Richard Gill, started on a beach in Northern France, where they set the drone off on its 35 kilometre flight back to the UK.
They followed it in a boat, being careful not to get in the way of big ship... | A UK team called Team Ocuair have made history by being the first ever to successfully fly a drone all the way across the English Channel. |
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English tourist Thomas, from Kent, is 19 and a regular visitor to Hua Hin. He was due to be at the scene of the blasts on Thursday, before being delayed.
He says he is "very relieved and shocked".
"I was walking towards the Soi Bintabaht area of Hua Hin when t... | The resort town of Hua Hin was the worst-hit in a number of co-ordinated blasts across Thailand, targeting tourist areas and leaving four dead and many injured. |
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The Brunel Camping Carriages site in Dawlish Warren, Devon, exceeded the guide price of £125,000 - £175,000.
The auction was held in St Mellion, Cornwall. The site closed at the end of last summer after 50 years.
Each eight-person chalet carriage includes a ki... | A former holiday park which features eight chalets in converted rail carriages has sold at auction for £261,000. |
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Jon Robertson's stunning strike levelled the scores on aggregate.
Penalties were almost not required when Alloa's Jordan Kirkpatrick hit the outside of a post with a free-kick in extra time.
But it was left to Calum Waters to score the winning spot-kick follow... | Alloa Athletic beat Airdrieonians 4-3 on penalties to reach the Scottish Championship play-off final against Brechin City. |
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It is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Top Partner, paying a reported $100m for each two-games deal of one winter and one summer Games.
The new deal covers the 2014 winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 201... | Fast food giant McDonald's is to extend its sponsorship of the Olympic Games for another eight years until 2020. |
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The 28-year-old has not fought since breaking his jaw against Carl Frampton last February, a fight in which he lost his WBA world title.
Frampton has since stepped up to featherweight and Quigg has set his sights on avenging that loss.
"It's no secret that I w... | Former super-bantamweight world champion Scott Quigg will make his comeback against Jose Cayetano on 10 December at the Manchester Arena. |
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The 24-year-old Australia international will now remain at Loftus Road until the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
Luongo has made 59 appearances for the R's since joining from Swindon Town in the summer of 2015.
"The next few years will be really important in my c... | Queens Park Rangers midfielder Massimo Luongo has signed a new contract with the Championship club. |
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Two of the four women live in the the area and the council said it was the first time it had granted the honour.
The Yorkshire Rows completed the 3,000-mile challenge in February.
Niki Doeg, 45, Helen Butters, 45, Frances Davies, 47, and Janette Benaddi, 51, m... | Four North Yorkshire women, who became the oldest all-female crew to row across the Atlantic, have been awarded the Freedom of the Selby district. |
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During interviews they kept speaking, passionately and unprompted, about the Monza circuit and the risk of it being removed from the Formula 1 calendar. The verdict was unanimous - the idea dismays them.
Talks ove... | Throughout the Italian Grand Prix weekend, there was one subject that seemed to be dominating the drivers' minds - and it wasn't tyres. |
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English Fine Cotton, which makes material for bullet proof vests at Tame Valley Mill, Dukinfield, is to produce luxury yarn at neighbouring Tower Mill.
The company is investing £4.8m topped up with a £1m grant from the Textile Growth Programme.
The Grade II li... | British cotton is to be spun for the first time in a generation thanks to a £5.8m renovation of a Greater Manchester mill. |
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The report criticises the White House for not providing Congress a legally-mandated 30-day notice ahead of any detainee release, among other claims.
Democrats issued a rebuttal to some of the report's concerns and accusations.
Mr Berghdahl was released in May ... | The Obama administration misled Congress over negotiations to swap five Taliban leaders for Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, congressional Republicans have claimed in a new report. |
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Kamil Gryszkiewicz, 27, unemployed and of no fixed address, was found not guilty of one count of rape following a trial at Brighton Crown Court.
He had always denied attacking the 18-year-old woman as she walked along a path off Haslett Avenue East, in Three B... | A man has been cleared of raping a teenager in West Sussex. |
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A statement from Institute said that Grace is now "conscious and talking and able to recognise family and friends".
Grace, 24, has been moved out of intensive care to a main hospital ward.
"While Niall is still showing signs of confusion and frustration, the f... | Institute footballer Niall Grace is said to have made "significant progress" from the serious head injury he sustained on a recent night out. |
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Thousands of fans crowded bookstores for the midnight release of the book, with many dressed as their favourite characters from Rowling's novels.
Based on a story by JK Rowling, playwright Jack Thorne and director John T... | The new play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' and a book based on its script have been sending Potter fans into a frenzy since they were released on 30 July. |
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Professor David Cahill, who normally works at St Michael's Hospital in the city, was brought in to help after the mum became ill.
It took three hours to get the baby out safely.
The operation, called a caesarean secti... | A baby gorilla was born at Bristol Zoo after surviving a rare operation carried out by a doctor who normally delivers human babies. |
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Imran and Farzana Ameen and their five children, aged five to 15, were reported missing on Tuesday, West Yorkshire Police said.
Police said the family travelled from their home to Manchester Airport a week earlier, on 6 October.
A relative described the disapp... | Police are investigating whether a family of seven from Bradford who travelled to Turkey on one-way tickets are trying to get to Syria. |
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Operation Sandpiper is taking place over two days and involves police, local authorities, ambulance crews and other medical staff.
Students from Hartlepool College were draf... | Emergency services on Teesside have been put to the test in a major exercise which included a dramatised terrorist attack and armed robbery. |
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Dr Willie Stewart, who has advised rugby union on dealing with concussion, believes football authorities are still paying lip service to the matter.
Stewart said he was "depressed, disappointed and dismayed" by recent incidents involving footballers.
Dr Robert... | Two leading brain injury experts have strongly criticised football for not taking head injuries seriously enough. |
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Benjamin Netanyahu said Margot Wallstrom's remarks were "outrageous... immoral and... stupid".
Ms Wallstrom had called for "thorough and credible investigations" into the deaths.
Some 155 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have been killed in unres... | Israel's prime minister has denounced a call by Sweden's foreign minister to investigate whether recent killings of Palestinians were "extrajudicial". |
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Margaret Masson, of Glasgow, died after the Virgin train derailed on the West Coast Main Line in February 2007, after going over a "degraded" set of points.
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd had admitted health and safety breaches.
Mrs Masson's family said they ... | Network Rail has been fined £4m over the Grayrigg crash in Cumbria in which an 84-year-old woman died and 88 people were injured. |
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Last season's Betfair Chase and King George VI Chase winner was well beaten by Irish Cavalier (16-1) and Menorah (12-1)
Paddy Brennan's mount (8-11 fav) was well in contention but struggled when he was called on for an effort late on.
The winner is the biggest... | Leading steeplechaser Cue Card could only finish third on his seasonal reappearance in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. |
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The 39-year-old victim was hit over the head on Monday afternoon in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and is being questioned by police.
Derbyshire Constabulary appealed for witnesses to the assault, which happene... | A man who was attacked with a crutch is in hospital in a serious condition. |
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In an interview with a schizophrenia society, Vince Weiguang Li said he had heard what he believed was "the voice of God" before killing Tim McLean, 22.
Mr Li was deemed not criminally responsible for the murder after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophreni... | A man who beheaded a fellow bus passenger in Canada in 2008 has spoken out for the first time, saying he believed he was killing an alien. |
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Stephen Abram of Indelible Tattoo Studio, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault, outraging public decency and five counts of voyeurism.
The 46-year-old from Bournemouth filmed women at the former tattoo parlour undressing and using the toilet.
Footag... | A tattoo artist has been sentenced to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty to a string of sex offences. |
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It recognises artists who take the genre to a worldwide audience, and comes despite Swift's recent shift towards more mainstream pop.
George Strait, 61, won entertainer of the year at the ceremony in Nashville.
Blake Shelton and wife Miranda Lambert were named... | The Country Music Association has handed Taylor Swift its Pinnacle Award - a prize only awarded once before to Country legend Garth Brooks in 2005. |
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The 24-year-old joins Chloe Arthur and Caitlin Leach in agreeing new contracts with the Vixens.
Matthews, an England youth international, has spent her entire professional career with City.
"I am delighted to be staying and once again testing myself against th... | Bristol City midfielder Jasmine Matthews has become the third player to commit her future to the Women's Super League One club this week. |
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Flanker Armand, 27, has appeared 44 times for Exeter since joining from South African side Western Stormers.
Hepburn, 23, arrived from Australian club Perth Spirit in 2014-15 and has played 21 matches for the Chiefs.
Back-row forward Lees, 27, has played 31 ti... | England Saxons players Don Armand, Alec Hepburn and Mitch Lees have all signed new extended undisclosed-length deals at Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. |
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Proposals to axe one of Wrexham's engines were scrapped by North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority in March, until after the May elections.
The new authority is yet to rule out the cut as it sets its budget plan for the next three years.
Deputy Chief Fire Office... | Firefighters would be forced to breach safety rules to save lives if plans to cut fire engines resurface, a union has warned. |
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The turbulence struck as flight MU774 was on its way to Kunming, in the southern Yunnan province.
Passengers suffered broken bones, cuts to the scalp and soft tissue injuries, the Xinhua state news agency reported.
China Eastern Airlines later said it was cruc... | At least 26 people were injured, four seriously, when turbulence hit a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris on Sunday, state media reports. |
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The courts had given ministers until 16:00 on Monday to set out draft measures to combat illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution.
A 2016 court ruling said existing measures proposed by the government did not meet the requirements of law.
The general... | The UK government may face legal action after seeking to delay publishing its plan to tackle air pollution until after the general election. |
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Ian Stewart is set to leave the newspapers where he has spent the majority of his career in March.
The announcement comes just three weeks before The Scotsman is due to celebrate its bicentenary.
Mr Stewart is in charge of The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening Ne... | The editor-in-chief at The Scotsman Publications has announced he is leaving the post. |
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Police said the attack took place in the Commercial Arcade in St Peter Port in the early hours of Saturday.
Officers said the victim was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment.
A man from Guernsey is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.
Summary (... | A 25-year old man has been charged with indecent assault following an attack on a woman in Guernsey. |
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