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Research by the BBC found the shortfall facing 22 hospital trusts in the region had risen by 63% compared to 2013-14.
NHS Providers, a lobby group representing NHS organisations, said the level of debt represented about a quarter of the UK's total NHS debt.
Th... | The £259m deficit facing East of England hospitals poses a "genuine risk of damaging quality of care", it has been warned. |
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Thomas Minito's body was found floating in a river in Machakos, 50km (30 miles) from the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi.
Police say he was also being investigated for possible involvement in the shooting of Italian-born conservationist Kuki Gallman.
The arm... | A Kenyan politician being investigated for the raids in private farms in the Laikipia region has been found dead. |
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Kingston Police tweeted the note addressed to Tracey Dyke, who is suspected of multiple burglaries, accusing her of "blanking" them.
Some users applauded the "novel" social media appeal, while others accused the Met of "public shaming".
Police said Ms Dyke was... | A police force's open letter to a suspected burglar - which included emojis and hashtags - has met with a mixed response online. |
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Costa, 28, has reportedly been the subject of an offer to move to China.
Shearer said: "It depends how bad an apple he becomes. If it affects the dressing room, you have to get rid."
The former England captain added that Dimitri Payet was in the wrong if he is... | Chelsea will struggle to win the Premier League if striker Diego Costa leaves the club, but they should sell him if he is disruptive, says MOTD2 Extra pundit Alan Shearer. |
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The flag was taken from an 80ft (24m) post at Trump International Golf Links on the Menie Estate between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
Police are keen to trace a white van seen in the area shortly before 22:00 on Monday.
The flag and its pole were the ... | A giant Saltire flag been stolen from the Trump golf course in Aberdeenshire. |
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Sadly four people have died and around 40 people are injured.
The attacker was shot dead by armed police,
Lots of you have been in touch with us to ask questions about the attack, so we asked our reporter Leah to help answer some of them...
If you're upset by ... | On Wednesday an attack took place outside the Houses of Parliament in London. |
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This is the first time he has explicitly confirmed the bank is making plans for different outcomes that could impact financial stablity.
Mr Carney's comments came ahead of the 18 September independence referendum.
Scottish and UK ministers are in dispute over ... | Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said the institution has drawn up currency contingency plans, whatever the outcome of the Scottish referendum. |
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Matthew Wooby, from Trimley St Martin, was discovered in February by his parents with a ligature round his neck.
His father David Wooby told the inquest he believed his son had been in a "spiral" of depression and had purposely taken his own life.
But assistan... | A "kind, loving, and funny" 12-year-old boy was found dead after being bullied at school, an inquest heard. |
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Fletcher, 42, who is from the town, was made a Doctor of Letters in a ceremony at the university's Great Hall.
The actor, best known as clumsy clown Mr Tumble on the CBeebies channel, said: "I'm thrilled to be honoured and enjoyed the day immensely."
In 2008 F... | Children's TV presenter Justin Fletcher has been presented with an honorary degree by the University of Reading. |
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The trio were stabbed after the licensed event at the Lyndeans Industrial Estate, off Felixstowe Road in Abbey Wood.
The 26-year-old was found by police at about 05:00 BST after they had been called to reports of a fight. He died in hospital.
The two other men... | A man has died following a triple stabbing after a party in south-east London. |
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It means Wales will be the first UK nation to introduce a system where people are presumed to have consented to become donors unless they opt out.
It could come into force by 2015.
Mark Drakeford said he was proud about Tuesday's vote but his thoughts were wit... | A vote in favour of a system where people are presumed to have consented for their organs to be donated after death has been hailed as a "historic day" by Wales' health minister. |
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Saturday's 24-17 semi-final defeat by Saracens leaves Wasps with only the Premiership to concentrate on.
A top-four finish looks highly likely for Wasps, who can all but seal second place with victory at Sandy Park.
"We've got a shot at another title," Young t... | Wasps director of rugby Dai Young is looking to this weekend's Premiership trip to Exeter as the prelude to another shot at winning silverware following their European Cup failure. |
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One in six of those who earn more than £40,000 a year now work fewer than five days a week, the study said.
That represents a rise of 12% over the past two years.
The trend towards job sharing is also increasing, with senior staff at the Ministry of Defence, ... | An increasing number of senior staff are working part-time, according to a study by Timewise, a group which campaigns for flexible working. |
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Liam Lyburd was sentenced to life in 2015 for planning killings at Newcastle College using pistols, pipe bombs and machetes.
Following a tip-off, forensic and bomb disposal officers searched the garden of his former home in the city's west end on Wednesday.
It... | Police have called off their search at the former home of a Newcastle man jailed for plotting a mass murder. |
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The I-5 F4, which will service the voice, video and data needs of remote and on-the-move customers, was taken into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket.
It is the first time the London company has used the American launch provider.
The rocket and its payload lift... | Inmarsat, the UK's biggest space company, has boosted its global broadband network with the launch of a fourth high-frequency satellite. |
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Critics have said that the government is rushing the move, with one poll from newspaper Dagbladet suggesting 66% of Norwegians oppose it.
Experts argue that the change needs to happen because digital radio can carry more channels and has clearer sound.
Switzer... | Norway will start switching off its FM radio network next week, in a controversial move that will be closely watched by other nations. |
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The scheme, Fit in 5, was developed at Llwyn yr Eos school in Aberystwyth.
The council said it was inspired by the Daily Mile, which encourages children to run or walk a mile a day.
The exercise is in addition to breaks and physical education and can be taken... | Primary schools in Ceredigion have been asked to give their pupils a five-minute exercise break each day in a bid to improve fitness, mental wellbeing and concentration levels. |
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They did not mourn the 95-year-old's death - instead they rejoiced that Madiba (Mandela's clan name) had saved them from a potential racial bloodbath.
Yet despite this sense of unity, there were many, especially white South Africans, who were visibly worried t... | It does not seem that it was a year ago that South Africans danced and sang in the streets all night to remember the life of Nelson Mandela, the man who liberated them from the scourge of racial oppression. |
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The family, a dad and mum and their daughter, who sat in the open-to-the-elements West Stand at Inverness Caledonian Thistle's stadium in the pouring rain.
The rain chucked down from the start of the match against Motherwell until the final whistle.
The family... | You had to admire them. |
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The court has been hearing from defence witnesses including Pistorius's agent, his psychologist, and a corrections officer. Ms Steenkamp's cousin and the acting correctional services commissioner have both appeared as prosecution witnesses.
Here are the key qu... | A court in South Africa is deciding what sentence to give the athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. |
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The 27-year-old came through the youth ranks at Sixways and has made 173 first-team appearances.
"I have witnessed a lot of change but, under the current regime, we're in the perfect place to become the best we've ever been," Arr told the club website.
"I want... | Worcester Warriors scrum-half Jonny Arr has signed a new contract with the Premiership club. |
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The Grade-1 listed Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, is larger than Buckingham Palace.
Clifford Newbold, who bought it in 1999, died in April and his family has announced the "reluctant decision" to sell the property.
According to campaign group Save Britai... | One of Europe's biggest private stately homes is up for sale in South Yorkshire with a price tag in excess of £8m. |
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The visually impaired sprinter, 27, won gold medals in the 100m T11 and 200m T11 events at last year's Rio Paralympic Games.
She had previously competed in T12 events at World Championships.
"Really sad to announce that, due to injury, I won't be competing at ... | Scottish Paralympic runner Libby Clegg will miss July's World ParaAthletics Championships in London. |
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The man was caught on CCTV repeatedly lifting the exit barrier at Nottingham railway station up and down, causing "substantial damage".
British Transport Police officers are hoping to track down the man and have asked anyone who recognises him to come forward.... | A prankster who performed weight-lifting moves on a car park barrier is being hunted by police. |
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Dunlop previously occupied the top step of the podium in 2011, 2012 and 2016 and rides the Bennett's Suzuki.
Dean Harrison, Dan Kneen, Ivan Lintin and William Dunlop are expected to be among his chief rivals for top honours.
Three-time Solo Championship winner... | Michael Dunlop is aiming to secure a fourth Solo Championship title at this week's Southern 100 road races held over the 4.25-mile Billown circuit. |
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Part of a large family from Hackney, she studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music before dreaming up her own style, which she calls "wonky funk".
"It's just a fusion of everything," she says. "I can't tell you what, really. It just is."
The 26-year-old ha... | Singer-songwriter Nao has taken third place on the BBC Sound of 2016 list, which highlights the most exciting new music for the coming year. |
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Tries from Atelea Vea, Gareth Hock and Jamie Acton put Leigh 18-4 up at the break, with Saints' only first-half try an acrobatic effort from Adam Swift.
Second-half scores from James Roby and Alex Walmsley gave Saints hope of salvaging something.
But Micky Hig... | Leigh Centurions hung on to beat St Helens for their first Super League win since returning to Britain's top-flight competition after a 12-year absence. |
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Bernardo Tercero was sentenced to death in 2000 for the 1997 murder of a school teacher in Texas.
A Texas court ruled on Tuesday that the execution be postponed until an appeal is resolved.
Lawyers for Tercero said that a witness for the prosecution had come f... | A Nicaraguan man who was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday has been given a reprieve. |
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Fighting on the Groves-Froch rematch undercard DeGale, 28, knocked down Gonzales with two quick hits.
Gonzales appeared to regain his composure, but after DeGale landed with another punch, the fight was stopped.
Fellow Britain Jamie McDonnell earlier won the W... | Britain's James DeGale stopped Brandon Gonzales in the fourth round to win the IBF super-middleweight final eliminator and set up a potential world title fight with Carl Froch. |
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Concern about the Zika virus has led to many of the game's stars withdrawing from Rio.
Reed was previously unequivocal about representing his country, saying on Wednesday that if the call came then he would definitely play.
After Saturday's Scottish Open third... | Patrick Reed, the US Ryder Cup player, is the latest top golfer to waver in his commitment to the Olympic Games. |
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Treating Muslim-Americans differently will only make the country less safe by increasing division between the West and the Muslim world, he said.
On Monday Mr Trump extended his ban plan to people from all countries with a terror history against the US.
He sai... | The Muslim ban proposed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is "not the America we want", President Barack Obama has said. |
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Mukhtar Hussain, defence counsel for Roger Cooper, told Birmingham Crown Court that prosecutors have deployed "imaginary and erroneous" speculation against his client.
Mr Cooper, 41, and his brother David, 38, deny murdering Sameena Imam, from Cardiff, on Chri... | A man accused of murdering his lover last saw her after dropping her off at a supermarket, a court has heard. |
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Economic weakness "counsels prudence", said Lael Brainard, a member of the Fed's Open Market Committee, which decides interest rates.
Her comments come after several Fed officials recently suggested a rate rise this month should be considered.
Ms Brainard has ... | There is no rush to raise interest rates, a Federal Reserve board member has said a week before the US central bank announces its latest decision. |
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A total of 12 Thomas Cook flights were affected after staff had to switch to a manual check-in system, leading to delays. A number of other airlines also experienced problems.
Two flights at East Midlands Airport were also delayed.
Thomas Cook said all affecte... | Hundreds of passengers had to wait for several hours at Manchester Airport because of a "technical failure" with the check-in system. |
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The warning came as Italy's EU representative, Maurizio Massari, warned in a letter to the bloc the situation had become "unsustainable".
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has accused other European nations of "looking the other way".
An estimated 10,000 people a... | Italy has threatened to stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants to its ports. |
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Many of the pets have been killed in their own homes by meat, laced with rat poison or insecticide, that has been tossed over walls and gates.
Several stray animals are also thought to have been killed.
It is unclear if the police has the resources to investig... | More than 60 dogs - many of them pets - have been poisoned to death in the last few weeks in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, leading to demands for an inquiry from animal rights activists. |
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Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% in early trade, but closed down 0.37% at 16,052.05.
Car parts maker Takata saw its shares lose 4.34% following reports that the firm may be hit with another recall.
Takata is one of the world's biggest airbag makers but has seen mi... | Shares in Japan fell into negative territory on Tuesday as a stronger yen hits some of the the country's big exporters. |
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A giant database, Care.data, is being set up with anonymised records to help aid medical research and the monitoring of performance.
But Healthwatch England said the way NHS England had tried to explain the system had been confusing.
NHS England said privacy c... | The roll-out of a new NHS data-sharing scheme involving medical records should be delayed as patients have been left "in the dark", a patient watchdog says. |
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Ex-serviceman, Robert McNamara, 24, of Scarborough, pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to attempting to enter as a trespasser with intent to steal.
The alarm at the footballer's £6m property in Prestbury, Cheshire was reportedly triggered on 3 August.
McNa... | A man has admitted attempting to break in to Wayne Rooney's home while he was playing in his testimonial match at Old Trafford. |
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Gatland, who is also head coach of the British and Irish Lions, says he is happy with Wales' group after they were drawn against Australia and Georgia.
Williams played under Gatland and says he is the man to lead them in Japan.
"If he does want to come back th... | Former Wales captain Martyn Williams expects head coach Warren Gatland to stay in charge for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, regardless of results before then. |
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Greenpeace and French environmental campaigners had called for the shipment, sent by France-based nuclear company Areva, to be stopped.
The BBC Shanghai is due to reach Australia by 27 November.
French officials said an inspection had revealed no problems that... | A ship carrying nuclear waste to Australia has left a French port despite warnings from environmentalists that the vessel may be unsafe. |
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In just two words, Josh Hawkins teaches the basics of the Australian vernacular.
The 30-year-old's advice is to "abbreviate everything".
"We're from Australia. We love a good chat, but not for too long," Josh says at the start of the video, which also stars lo... | A youth pastor from Sydney has created a stir online with his very simple tutorial titled How to Speak Australian. |
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Junaid Hussain, 18, admitted putting details online in June 2011 and making hoax calls to a counter-terror hotline.
He was a leader of Team Poison, a computer hacking group which has claimed responsibility for more than 1,400 illegal activities.
He was given a... | A hacker from Birmingham has been jailed for six months after publishing the address book of former Prime Minister Tony Blair on the internet. |
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Batting first, Notts made 429-9, their second-highest List A score, anchored by Brendan Taylor's 154 off 97 balls.
Somerset were well placed after a stand of 154 in 16 overs between Dean Elgar (91) and Peter Trego (66).
The hosts' lower order kept attacking bu... | Nottinghamshire set up a One-Day Cup semi-final at Essex on Friday after beating Somerset by 24 runs in a high-scoring thriller at Taunton. |
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Valerie Armstrong died last Wednesday night after she was hit by the scrambler bike in a forest park in west Belfast the previous evening.
A requiem Mass was held for Mrs Armstrong in the Church of the Nativity in Poleglass on Monday.
Father Pat Sheehan said t... | The death of a mother who was struck by a motorcycle "has robbed us of a light and plunged us into darkness", mourners at her funeral have heard. |
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He will also resign as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which he has led for a total of 20 years.
Scottish voters backed the country staying in the UK by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989 in Thursday's referendum.
Three arrests have been made after riva... | Alex Salmond is to step down as Scottish first minister after voters rejected independence. |
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It sounds like the sort of plan any normal golfing dad and lad might hatch.
But not if your father's former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst - and the three weeks he had in mind for his eldest son Sam included the job of being his caddie at the 146th Open Cham... | It is the summer holidays, you are 20 years old and your father asks if you fancy a few days' golfing. |
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The attacks happened in Drumchapel at about 18:50 on Saturday. Police said a group of men were involved in an altercation outside the BetFred bookmakers in Hecla Avenue.
Two men, both 38, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with stab wounds. ... | Police are investigating an attempted murder and a serious assault after two men were stabbed in Glasgow. |
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While the optician normally delivers new glasses to the Vatican, Pope Francis insisted on travelling to the shop in central Rome this time.
Large crowds gathered outside the shop as he spent an hour inside, at the end of which he insisted on paying.
Pope Franc... | Pope Francis drew crowds for an unusual reason on Thursday - after slipping out of the Vatican to visit an optician. |
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Sean Ervine top-scored with 49 as Hampshire posted 148-8, with four wickets for Graham Wagg and two for Glamorgan debutant Wayne Parnell.
Glamorgan slumped to 13-3 in reply before a 69-run stand between captain Jacques Rudolph and Mark Wallace.
But four wicket... | Hampshire inflicted a second successive T20 Blast defeat on Glamorgan as they claimed a 21-run win in Cardiff. |
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St Mary's Church in Barby, Northamptonshire, was packed with those paying tribute to Mr Lomax, who died earlier this month at the age of 67.
He was a founding member of the NTST and a pioneer of supporters' involvement with their football clubs.
The Cobblers T... | Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of Northampton Town Supporters' Trust founder Brian Lomax. |
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Dr Don Hull, a consultant haematologist at Craigavon Area Hospital, said people living with cancer in Northern Ireland should be given the same treatment as patients in England.
There are 38 cancer drugs available to patients elsewhere in the UK that are not r... | A leading cancer specialist has urged the health minister to introduce a cancer drugs fund in Northern Ireland. |
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Eastwood was the only animal left after a charity found new homes for 1,571 cats and dogs in just one day.
Eastwood had been poorly when he was younger and the charity thought this may have put people off.
But thankfully the story has a happy ending.
The Bisse... | A one-year-old Labrador finally has a new home after seeing thousands of his animal friends get new owners. |
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The Hatters also reached the last 16 of a cup competition in 2014-15. Not the FA Cup this time, but the Cheshire Senior Cup and a tie at Alsager Town. The attendance? 141.
The difference between the two fixtures - just 14 years apart - could not be more marked... | In 2001, then-Championship club Stockport County reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, facing Tottenham at White Hart Lane in front of a crowd of 36,040. |
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With delicate features and an unkempt beard, Maxime Hauchard, 22, helped to carry out executions in the arid Syrian landscape.
He was once, according to his uncle, a calm and happy little boy. "He was never even naughty as a child," Pascal Hauchard said.
But t... | Two Frenchmen that have been spotted in Islamic State's latest execution video are reported to be recent converts to Islam, sparking fresh debate in France about what's driving the appeal of Islamic State, and how to tackle it. |
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Three club patrons have resigned since BBC Sport revealed on Tuesday that Evans, 25, would train with his former club after serving a prison sentence.
But United manager Nigel Clough said it had "nowhere near been decided" whether or not to re-sign Evans.
Shir... | One of Sheffield United's sponsors has said it will end its association with the club if they re-sign convicted rapist Ched Evans. |
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The 28-year-old, who is undefeated since April 2013, won with a day and two races to spare.
Scott is now one of six sailors to win three Finn world titles, along with fellow Briton Sir Ben Ainslie.
"I have been really pleased with my year and the way I've been... | Britain's Giles Scott claimed his third world title courtesy of a dominant victory in the Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New Zealand. |
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The Scottish Ambulance Service is to trial a new system aimed at prioritising life-threatening calls such as car crashes and cardiac arrest.
It said the proportion of calls requiring the fastest response time of eight minutes would fall by 74%.
Other calls wou... | A new ambulance response system is expected to reduce the proportion of calls requiring the fastest call-out by almost three-quarters. |
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The Sentinel-1a spacecraft has been put in orbit on a mission to map the planet's surface using radar.
It will be followed by a fleet of other satellites - also called Sentinels - over the next five years.
Brussels is describing its Copernicus programme as the... | A Soyuz rocket has launched from French Guiana with the first satellite in the European Union's new multi-billion-euro Earth-observation programme. |
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David Patrick Hughes, 19, struck three parked vehicles, knocked down a lamp post and damaged drain pipes outside five different High Road addresses.
The chase on 9 May ended when he crashed his Audi A3 into a garden wall.
Hughes, of Fell View Drive, Egremont, ... | An uninsured teenager driver damaged cars and houses during a police pursuit in Whitehaven, a court has heard. |
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Raich Alcock, 52, made his way from Accrington town centre to Arnold Street at about 03:30 BST on 6 September.
Lancashire Police said he collapsed when he got home after sustaining a serious head injury. Detectives believe this either happened on the way home ... | Detectives investigating a fatal attack on a Lancashire man are appealing for three people who walked the same route home as him to come forward. |
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The 63-year-old was airlifted to Glasgow's Southern General after the aircraft came down near the airstrip at Kingarth at about 15:45 on Saturday. He died on Sunday morning.
The other person on board, a 52-year-old man, was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospita... | A man who was on board a light aircraft which crashed on the Isle of Bute has died in hospital. |
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The 24-year-old left-back was a free agent, having left the Seagulls earlier this summer following a three-year stint at the Amex Stadium.
Chicksen only made two appearances for Brighton last season, in between loan spells at Leyton Orient and Gillingham.
He b... | League One side Charlton Athletic have signed former MK Dons and Brighton & Hove Albion defender Adam Chicksen on a one-year deal. |
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In far from ideal conditions, the Olympic champion was only 10cm below his season's best, set in April.
"I've opened the season better than I've opened before," said Rutherford. "Touch wood it continues."
Dafne Sc... | Britain's Greg Rutherford continued his impressive start to the season with a Games record 8.20m to win the long jump at the Great CityGames in Manchester. |
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Ofcom chief executive Sharon White said in a speech in London on Wednesday night that "four operators is a competitive number".
The proposed £10.2bn ($15.6bn) deal would reduce the number of UK mobile networks from four to three.
She said mobile operators imp... | The UK telecoms watchdog has cast doubt on the merger of O2 and Three winning regulatory approval. |
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Fr John McManus, from Portaferry, County Down, stepped aside in March 2011 during an investigation.
In June 2012, the Public Prosecution Service decided he had no case to answer.
Fr McManus told parishioners he was "delighted and privileged" to be joining them... | A senior priest who was cleared of abuse allegations more than three years ago has returned to his duties. |
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Jerry Yates tapped home Tom Adeyemi's cross on his debut to give the Millers an early lead.
Norwich were then reduced to 10 men on 18 minutes when forward Oliveira seemed to strike the face of Kirk Broadfoot.
Cameron Jerome's header gave the Canaries hope of a... | Championship strugglers Rotherham beat 10-man Norwich as Nelson Oliveria was sent off early for violent conduct. |
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It follows an alleged row with a security guard before a show near Byron Bay on 2 January.
According to a police statement the Brooklyn rapper, 19, was walking towards the stage at The Falls Music and Arts Festival when he was asked to prove his identity.
Bada... | Joey Badass has been charged with assault in an Australian court. |
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Julie Bradford, 45, had baby Jack for daughter Jessica Jenkins, whose cancer treatment left her infertile.
Jessica, 21, from Rhymney, had her eggs frozen at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales before her treatment for cervical cancer began three years ago.
... | A woman has given birth to her own grandchild by having a surrogate baby for her daughter. |
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Thomas's birthday cake design beat off fierce competition from more than 2,000 school children across south Wales.
The first strike of the medal will be presented to the Queen to wish her a happy birthday.
The pupil attended the Llantrisant-based mint in to se... | A seven-year-old from Cwmbran has designed both sides of the Queen's 90th birthday medal for the Royal Mint. |
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Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Caf president Issa Hayatou were all in attendance at the ceremony.
The Mascot sports Gabon's blue and yellow colours and Samba means hello and welcome in local Bantu language.
Gabon will be... | Gabon unveiled the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations mascot, a black panther named Samba, before their match with Sierra Leone in Franceville on Friday. |
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Colby resident John Donald Collister, 93, left his estate, valued at £1m, to the Manx nation following his death in 2007.
Director of MNH Edmund Southworth said: "This gift has the potential to make an enormous difference to heritage on the Isle of Man."
MNH f... | Manx National Heritage (MNH) has launched a public consultation on how to use its largest ever donation. |
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The 35-year-old, who also won silver in 1996, overtakes Dane Paul Elvstrom, who won four golds up to 1960.
Britain's Ainslie came ninth in a tense Finn medal race to edge long-time regatta leader Jonas Hogh-Christ... | Ben Ainslie clinched his fourth straight gold medal to become the most decorated Olympic sailor in history. |
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The visitors - without their 2016-17 top scorer Chris Wood, who is close to joining Burnley - were clinical on Wearside and deserved their victory.
Samuel Saiz's crisp low finish across goal gave them a 1-0 half-time lead.
Stuart Dallas headed in Saiz's second... | Leeds maintained their unbeaten start under new boss Thomas Christiansen while inflicting a first loss of the season on Simon Grayson's Sunderland. |
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In some parts of the globe, the ground is going down 10 times faster than the water is rising, with the causes very often being driven by human activity.
Decades of ground water extraction saw Tokyo descend two metres before the practice was stopped.
Speaking ... | Subsiding land is a bigger immediate problem for the world's coastal cities than sea level rise, say scientists. |
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Health watchdog Monitor has appointed an "improvement director" to work with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
It comes after an inquiry was ordered in the wake of Connor Sparrowhawk's death while in Southern Health's care.
An emergency board meeting was h... | A health trust that failed to properly investigate hundreds of deaths is to be monitored by an external expert. |
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Dywedodd David Davis mai sicrhau nad yw unrhyw ran o'r DU ar ei cholled yw bwriad trafodaethau Brexit.
Roedd Mr Davis yn siarad yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin wrth i'r llywodraeth gyhoeddi papur gwyn ar Brexit, fydd yn amlinellu'r strategaeth wrth adael yr UE.
Gofynnodd A... | Mae'r Ysgrifennydd Brexit wedi dweud wrth ASau bod Llywodraeth y DU yn "ystyried buddiannau Cymru o ddifrif" wrth baratoi i adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. |
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Amtrak's plans include expanding high-speed trains between Washington DC and Boston.
The vice president said "America needs to go big on infrastructure" investment.
Rail infrastructure in the US lags many other developed countries, particularly in terms of hig... | US vice president Joe Biden has announced plans to lend railway operator Amtrak $2.45bn (£1.86bn) to expand services and make upgrades. |
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The 20-year-old made eight appearances, scoring once, in a season which was disrupted by injury.
"The gaffer (Darren Way) has shown faith in me after I have been out injured and for that I would like to thank him," he told the club website.
"You can see the ga... | Yeovil Town defender Omar Sowunmi has agreed a new two-year contract with the League Two club. |
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Craig Nairn tried to break the windscreen with his prosthetic limb after the lorry was blown over in high winds at Ruskington, near Sleaford.
Eventually the glass broke with the help of his friend, Lincolnshire's Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Stuart Twe... | A man used his false leg to try to smash an overturned lorry's window to rescue the driver during Storm Doris. |
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It has backed a dedicated NSPCC helpline set up for victims of sexual abuse in the game.
The move comes after a number of former players in England revealed they were abused by coaches as youngsters.
The charity told BBC Scotland it had received calls from acr... | The Scottish FA is supporting a campaign to encourage anyone with knowledge of child abuse in football to speak out. |
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The firms are worried about the phrasing of proposals on encryption, bulk collection of data and openness.
The submission joins another, from Apple, which challenges the reach of the draft legislation.
If passed, the IP Bill would overhaul rules on how authori... | Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo have expressed concerns to the UK Parliament over the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (IP Bill). |
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Dylan Jackson, 20, of Crosby Close, Wolverhampton, attacked 46-year-old Herman 'Louis' Simpson at his home in Wolverhampton on 13 April.
Following a police manhunt he was arrested in Bath on 29 April.
Jackson was found guilty by a jury at Nottingham Crown Cour... | A man who went on the run after stabbing a former music teacher to death has been found guilty of murder. |
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The game was held up several times through flares being thrown on to the pitch and some Coventry supporters coming on to the playing area in protest at the club's owners.
But, on the Sky Blues' return to the ground where they played as tenants in 2013-14, it w... | Keshi Anderson's second-half hat-trick earned Northampton Town a much-needed League One victory over 10-man Coventry City. |
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The BBC understands an undisclosed buyer will turn Dee House into a hotel, restaurant and bar.
Campaigner Adam Dandy said the plan's critics feel "ignored" by the council.
But the Labour-run council has insisted the proposal will "transform that area of the ci... | Plans to sell off a building which sits over the covered part of Chester's Roman amphitheatre have been approved, despite the objections of more than 18,000 people. |
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Plans for some of the ships to dock at a Spanish port were cancelled after Nato allies voiced concern.
Nato is concerned planes from the carrier could be used to attack civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
President Vladimir Putin also hinted that an aerial... | A group of warships including Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is reportedly refuelling at sea off North Africa en route to Syria. |
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Wilson, who can play in defence or midfield, had two loan spells with the Cherries in 2007.
The 28-year-old spent six seasons at Stoke, making more than 150 appearances, and has been capped 24 times by his country.
He missed out on the Republic's Euro 2016 squ... | Bournemouth have signed Republic of Ireland international Marc Wilson from Stoke City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be £2m. |
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To commemorate this special day two limited new coins have been made.
A sterling silver £5 coin, featuring a version of the Royal Arms, and a limited number of gold £500 coi... | Prince George, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, celebrates his first birthday today. |
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Arrest warrants for the four were also dropped, a lawyer for the victims said.
Ten Turkish activists lost their lives as a result of the raid, in which Israeli commandos stormed the lead ship in the convoy to Gaza.
Dropping the charges was a key part of a deal... | A Turkish court has dropped a case against four Israeli military officials charged over a deadly raid on a ship in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010. |
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PC Steven Walters had denied two counts of sexual assault between February and April last year but pleaded guilty at Stafford Crown Court on Monday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Walters "targeted vulnerable victims of crime for sexu... | A West Midlands police officer has admitted sexually assaulting two women while on duty. |
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Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson Jr said prosecutors had two aggravating factors and that Craig Stephen Hicks is "death penalty qualified".
Craig Hicks is charged with the murders of Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and her sister, 19-year-ol... | A North Carolina judge has ruled a man accused of killing three Muslim students can face the death penalty. |
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The sketch show, which featured Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir, explored the collision of British and Indian cultures.
Goodness Gracious Me aired on BBC Two from 1998-2001, after starting life on Radio 4 two years earlier.
The show'... | The stars of Goodness Gracious Me are reuniting for a one-off episode to celebrate 50 years of BBC Two. |
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Shabir Ahmed, 59, of Oldham, was one of nine men convicted of sex offences against children at Liverpool Crown Court in May.
He was not named at the time because he faced further charges, but was jailed for 19 years.
He has been found guilty at Manchester Crow... | The jailed leader of a Rochdale sex ring has been found guilty of 30 child rape charges. |
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The 21-year-old from Uttoxeter broke his own world mark by winning in 57.13 seconds, well clear of the field.
Peaty is the first British man to win an Olympic swimming gold medal since Adrian Moorhouse, who won the same event in Seoul in 1988.
Welsh star Jazz ... | Great Britain won their first medal of Rio 2016 as Adam Peaty took gold in the men's 100m breaststroke with a world record. |
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The M11 has been shut in both directions between Harlow and Bishop's Stortford near Stansted Airport.
The chemicals have been identified as melamine formaldehyde resin and phosphoric acid, Essex Fire and Rescue Service said.
Firefighters have been advised they... | A lorry has overturned on a motorway in Essex and spilled a large amount of chemicals across both carriageways. |
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The 34-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest early in the second half of the third-round tie while playing for the French sixth-division side.
The medical services treated him on the pitch but were unable to revive him.
Derme had been capped four times by Burkina... | Former Burkina Faso international Ben Idrissa Derme has died during a French Cup tie for amateur side AJ Biguglia. |
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Essex Police posted an update on social media to say officers were searching for Bradley Cooper, 21, from Basildon.
Cooper apparently commented using the profile name "Norman", saying: "Got to love the busy bodies."
Someone else replied, saying: "Yes Norman, a... | A man wanted for breaching a harassment order seemingly labelled police as "busy bodies" in a Facebook appeal intended to help track him down. |
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The striker has started the last four matches, scoring three goals, as Killie boosted their chances of avoiding the play-off with two wins and a draw.
"Kris has been fantastic since he came into the starting line-up," Clark told BBC Scotland.
"Kris needs to be... | Manager Lee Clark sees Kris Boyd as the catalyst for Kilmarnock's quest to secure their Premiership status. |
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Judges said the order should be enforced within 10 days and audiences must stand when the anthem is played.
In the 1960s and 1970s, cinemas regularly played the anthem but the practice declined. Opinion on the court move is divided on social media.
There is no... | India's supreme court has ruled that the national anthem must be played in every cinema before a film is screened. |
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One of the big questions from the Rio Olympics is whether it matters what flag or nationality an athlete performs under.
In other words, what should we do about the Kenyans who have been running under passports of convenience from other countries?
The most pop... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene looks at the Olympians who switched allegiances. |
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