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The Scottish champions released a short statement following news of talks with Malky Mackay and Brendan Rodgers.
David Moyes, Roy Keane, Paul Lambert and Neil Lennon have also been strongly linked with the vacancy.
"We will take our time to go through this pro... | Celtic insist they have "no preferred candidate" as they seek a replacement for departing manager Ronny Deila. |
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The education department, which is introducing the tests, says it would be "unfair" to use them as a measure.
There are three different testing systems that schools can use - but the study says the results are not "sufficiently comparable".
A head teachers' un... | Baseline tests for reception pupils in England are not reliable enough to measure progress this year, says a study for the Department for Education. |
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With Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg absent, Labour's Ed Miliband was challenged to be "bolder" on spending.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood called on Mr Miliband to hold an "emergency budget" to reverse cuts made by Mr Cameron... | Party leaders have clashed over public spending, in a BBC election debate. |
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Amongst the nominations for best entertainment show are Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice and The Great British Bake Off.
But which programme will be leaving with a world-famous BAFTA award?
The TV awards are being held at ... | The stars of the small screen will be out in force at the 2015 TV BAFTAs. |
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The small letterbox was on top of a pole at the corner of Sir George Bruce Road and Erskine Wynd in Oakley.
It was removed from its mountings sometime between 18:30 on Tuesday 25 November and 09:30 on Wednesday 26 November.
Police have been pursuing a number o... | A postbox has been removed from its mounting and stolen from a Fife village. |
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The government is confusing GDP per household with household income.
GDP per household is what you get when you add up everything produced in the economy in a year and divide it by the number of households. GDP per household does have an impact on household in... | The poster at George Osborne's event this morning made a bold claim - that there would be a £4,300-a-year cost to families by 2030 if Britain leaves the EU. |
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The 32-year-old Pole has not raced in Formula 1 since a horrific rally crash in 2011 left him with only partial movement in his right arm.
The test, Kubica's third for Renault, is described by the team as "a new phase in assessing [his] capabilities".
It will ... | Robert Kubica's return from life-changing injuries will take a step up when he drives a 2017 Renault at a test in Hungary on 2 August. |
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First half profits fell 25% to €330m (£282m) due partly to falling demand in China and Italy.
But Prada said it saw 2016 as "a turning point."
It has been reviewing prices, product variety and online marketing to appeal to more customers.
Revenue fell 15% to €... | Italian luxury fashion group Prada has predicted a return to growth as it seeks to connect with younger customers through online sales and flexible pricing. |
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The group of states, which includes Russia, said on Saturday that they will cut supplies by 558,000 barrels per day.
Opec announced last month that it would be slashing its own production to ease an oversaturated global market.
It is the first time in 15 years... | Eleven oil-producing countries, who are not members of the Opec oil cartel, have agreed to cut their output to boost prices. |
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She said that raising interest rates would show "how far our economy has come in recovering from the effects of the financial crisis".
Her remarks come after a string of data indicated a strengthening US economy.
Many investors are confident the Fed will raise... | US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen has told Congress that the economy is reaching a point where it can handle an interest rate rise. |
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The Premiership fixtures for the coming season gave Thistle, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical fewer guaranteed games against Celtic and Rangers.
Thistle will meet the Scottish Professional Football League this week.
"As fixtures can't be changed, the questio... | Partick Thistle will continue to press for compensation after accepting that a fixture list they claim damages the club financially cannot be altered. |
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In a strong display with contributions from all 13 players, GB started well and improved throughout the first three quarters to establish a winning lead.
Gabe Olaseni led their scorers with 16 points and Dan Clark and Teddy Okereafor added 11 each.
GB will fac... | Great Britain made an assured start to their Eurobasket preparation programme by beating Ukraine 84-64 in the Patras International tournament opener. |
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In a statement, Bangor said Dawes had failed "to gain his acceptance on the current Pro Licence course, in accordance with Uefa club licensing criteria".
Former Premier League striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher will take temporary charge for the remainder of the sea... | Bangor City have sacked manager Ian Dawes despite being fourth in the Welsh Premier League. |
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The metal figure of Terpischore, the muse of dancing and choral music, had been hanging from its base 90ft (27m) above the ground since Saturday.
Part of High Street West and Garden Place had to be cordoned off and shows at the theatre were cancelled.
A crane ... | A statue on the dome of Sunderland Empire theatre, which toppled toppled over on to its side during high winds, has been brought down to the ground. |
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It was rescued by a member of the public behind Higher Fore Street, Redruth, on Wednesday evening.
Veterinary surgeon Sharon Stevens said the otherwise healthy young adult animal had been sprayed with an aerosol and set alight.
"We see enough horrible things, ... | A hedgehog suffered a slow and almost certain painful death after being deliberately tortured by a group of youths in Cornwall, a vet has said. |
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The two leaders, who hugged each other in front of reporters, also praised their countries' warm relations.
They discussed increasing trade links and security co-operation.
Mr Modi was also the first foreign dignitary to have dinner at the White House with Mr ... | US President Donald Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi have met for the first time in Washington DC, vowing to fight terrorism together while issuing a warning to Pakistan. |
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Mr Buhari expressed "deep shock" at the past week's violence between herdsmen from the Fulani ethnic group and local farmers, an official statement said.
Several thousand people have been displaced, according to local media.
Benue has a history of violent atta... | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into communal clashes, which have left hundreds dead in central Benue state. |
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New alleged victims of Jim Torbett have come forward claiming he sexually abused them during the 1980s and 90s.
Torbett "vehemently denies" the allegations against him.
The investigation also reveals new claims about former Hibernian and Rangers coach Gordon N... | Fresh allegations of child sex abuse have been made against the founder of Celtic Boys' Club, a BBC Scotland investigation has revealed. |
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They may need to put animals like sharks in the same tanks as smaller fish - but they need to be sure the sharks won't eat their smaller tank-mates!
To do this, staff at the Blue Reef Aquarium in the north-east of Engl... | One of the challenges faced by staff in aquariums is making sure all the fish can live together peacefully. |
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Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith are taking the action as part of a campaign to get the powers transferred to the Welsh Assembly.
Chairwoman Heledd Gwyndaf said she was prepared to be jailed rather than pay for her licence until powers were devolved.
TV Licensin... | More than 50 Welsh language campaigners are refusing to pay their TV licences until broadcasting powers are devolved. |
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The disruption is part of a UK wide strike called by the Unite union.
It balloted its members after failing to reach an agreement with the employer, Swissport, in a long-running dispute about pay.
A second 48-hour strike is planned to start on 6 January.
Belfa... | Passengers at Belfast International and Belfast City Airports face disruption on the 23 and 24 of December due to a planned strike by baggage handlers and check-in staff. |
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In a speech in London to trade unionists and activists, he said there needed to be more "transparency" over how Britain would leave the EU.
The High Court ruled on Thursday that MPs should be allowed to vote on triggering Article 50.
The government has said it... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the government to spell out its plans for negotiating Brexit to Parliament "without delay". |
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Around 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and more were expected overnight. Most aim to travel on to Austria, Germany and other countries.
Slovenia's army has been placed on standby to help police deal with the influx, Prime Minister Miro Cerar said.
He sai... | Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 77.79 points at 18493.06.
The broader S&P 500 index fell 6.55 points to 2168.48, while the Nasdaq slipped 2.35 to 5097.63.
The price of US crude fell 2.6% to $43.04 a barrel, its lowest level since April, while Brent c... | (Closed): Wall Street markets sank on Monday, as oil prices dropped 2% to three-month lows and investors remained wary ahead of a raft of quarterly earnings reports. |
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"They don't feel that anyone listens to them, never mind speaks for them," opposition whip Conor McGinn said.
He said the challenge facing leader, and Islington MP, Jeremy Corbyn was to relate to the rest of the UK.
Mr McGinn also warned that Labour could lose... | Working class voters feel that the Labour Party no longer understands them or their concerns, a Labour frontbencher has warned. |
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Sky Atlantic's supernatural horror Penny Dreadful, set in Victorian London, won for original music, production design and make-up and hair.
BBC One's Sherlock won the sound and editing awards in the fiction category.
Mackenzie Crook won his first Bafta, for c... | Penny Dreadful and Sherlock were the biggest winners at Bafta's Television Craft Awards, honouring British TV talent from behind-the-scenes. |
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Ten Protestant men were shot by the IRA in County Armagh in 1976, in an attack known as the Kingsmills massacre.
An inquest has been told the original Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) investigation was short of manpower.
The court also heard RUC Special Branch ... | The detective who led the investigation into the Kingsmills murders has faced questions over failures to trace and interview potentially vital witnesses. |
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Sarah Louise Catt, 35, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, took a drug when she was full term, 39 weeks pregnant, to cause an early delivery.
She claimed the boy was stillborn and that she buried his body, but no evidence of the child was ever found.
Catt m... | A woman who aborted her own baby in the final phase of her pregnancy has been jailed for eight years. |
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William Wright told the Ballymena Guardian newspaper: "I am totally in favour of getting out."
He is a director of the Wrights Group which turns over almost £300m a year and employs more than 1,500 people.
Chief executives of other major local employers, such... | The founder of bus-maker Wrightbus has become the first major business figure in Northern Ireland to support a UK exit from the European Union (EU). |
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Sgt Steven William Darbyshire, 35, from Wigan, in Greater Manchester, was shot by insurgents on Wednesday while on security patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province.
The father-of-two was the fourth member of 40 Commando to die in as many days.
On Thu... | A Royal Marine shot dead in southern Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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West Mercia said an allegation had been made towards the officer, based in Shropshire, relating to a "personal relationship".
The force refused to confirm the PCSO's name or gender, but said they had served for six years.
A hearing found the PCSO's behaviour h... | A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been dismissed for gross misconduct. |
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Gwynedd council says the ward of Bryncrug/Llanfihangel in Meirionnydd has attracted no nominations.
It follows a decision by the sitting independent councillor Arwel Pierce to stand down from the authority.
The council said a by-election for the vacancy would ... | While thousands of local council candidates are hitting the campaign trial, one corner of north Wales has failed to tempt anyone to step forward. |
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They were flown home from Mexico where he had lived for years and where he died in 2014 at the age of 87.
A ceremony was held in the cloisters of Cartagena University, near Garcia Marquez's family home in the city.
He is best known for his magic realist novels... | The ashes of the late Nobel Prize winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, have been laid to rest in the Colombian coastal city of Cartagena. |
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The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm will form the basis of the serial, which will be made with the assistance of the Harry Potter author.
The BBC said it was a "coup" to secure the books, which feature private detective Cormoran Strike.
Filming details for t... | A series based on the detective novels written by JK Rowling under the name Robert Galbraith is to be made for TV, the BBC has announced. |
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More illegal immigrants have been caught between the ports at the Hook of Holland and Harwich so far this year than in the whole of last year.
Josh Fallow, from Norfolk-based Richard Long Transport, said stowaways were becoming a "bigger and bigger problem".
T... | Lorry drivers are lobbying for more security checks on ferry services to combat growing numbers of stowaways. |
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Dieudonne was also fined €9,000 ($9,500; £6,300) by the court in the city of Liege. He was not in court.
The comedian, who insists he is not anti-Semitic, made the remarks during a show in Liege in 2012.
He has several convictions for anti-Semitism and hate... | Controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has been sentenced to two months in jail by a Belgian court for racist and anti-Semitic comments he made during a show in Belgium. |
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The unmanned aerial vehicles captured a rare white southern whale calf on film as well as recording scenes little known about by scientists.
Record numbers of the whale species have been recorded in their Great Australian Bight breeding grounds.
Australia's so... | Drones are being used by researchers to study endangered southern right whales in their Australian breeding grounds. |
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Mr Jones told the Senedd it was "utterly wrong" to use EU citizens living in the UK as "bargaining chips".
He said: "It makes them sound like hostages. They are not hostages. They are welcome in Wales."
He replied to a question from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne W... | First Minister Carwyn Jones has said EU citizens should not be "hostages" in any Brexit negotiations. |
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The 17-year-old, who has not been named, was arrested in connection with the deaths of Barry Street, 32, and Nathan Oakley, aged 18, on Thursday.
Post-mortem tests carried out on Saturday confirmed both men died as a result of stab injuries.
The suspect has be... | A teenage boy has been charged with the murder of two men who were stabbed at a travellers' site in Ipswich. |
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned if the Budget forecasts were right "we should all be worried".
"This will lead to lower wages and living standards, not just lower tax revenues for the Treasury," it said.
Mr Osborne blamed global factors for the cut, bu... | Growth in wages and living standards is set to slow, a think tank has warned, after Chancellor George Osborne revised down forecasts for economic expansion. |
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The names Cateryn, Jane and Amee Maddyngley and the date were inscribed on stonework in Kingston parish church.
It was found by Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti Survey volunteers.
Archaeologist Matt Champion said the project had shown church plague graffi... | "Heartbreaking" graffiti uncovered in a Cambridgeshire church has revealed how three sisters from one family died in a plague outbreak in 1515. |
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Lyndhurst starred as a time-travelling TV repairman who had a second life in 1940s London in the popular 1990s show.
Writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran said his character Gary Sparrow had been "trying for the last 17 years to find a way back to the presen... | Actor Nicholas Lyndhurst is to take a step back in time in a revival of the BBC sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart. |
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"The conflict between Israel and Palestine can only be solved with a two-state solution," he said during his inaugural address in parliament.
It should be "negotiated in accordance with international law", he said.
Sweden last month voted out the centre-right ... | Sweden is to "recognise the state of Palestine", Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has said, the first long-term EU member country to do so. |
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The England international has been ever-present for the Super League leaders so far this season, scoring five tries in nine games.
The 27-year-old is the second Rhinos winger to be sidelined in recent weeks after Tom Briscoe was ruled out with a shoulder injur... | Leeds Rhinos winger Ryan Hall is facing a month out with a fractured hand. |
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In a written answer to Alliance's Stewart Dickson, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he wants the assembly to legislate on the matter as soon as possible.
Mr Ó Muilleoir acknowledged he has "a little way to go" in securing the necessary support from other MLAs.
But he ... | Northern Ireland's finance minister has asked his officials to work on a draft bill to introduce same sex marriage in Northern Ireland. |
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Farah established a new British record of seven minutes 32.62 seconds, with Butchart, 24, running 7:45:00.
Butchart ran the fastest Scottish 5,000m last month in what was a second Olympic qualifying standard.
He a... | Andrew Butchart set a new Scottish record over 3,000m, finishing fourth behind Mo Farah at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham. |
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The picture also spells out "2017", if one takes stands a certain distance away and stares at it for a while.
Mr Corbyn's minimalist selection contrasts with cards sent by Prime Minister Theresa May and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, who both opted for pictures by... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has chosen a white dove on a red background as the design for his official Christmas card. |
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The 28-year-old Kenyan said on Twitter it was "sad and disappointing" to miss out on the event, which runs from 4 to 13 August in London.
He is the only person to ever run under one minute 41 seconds for the event.
He won gold in London at the 2012 Olympics an... | Defending champion and 800m world record holder David Rudisha has pulled out of next month's World Athletics Championships with a quad muscle strain. |
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The alert on the Brians Well Road has now ended.
PSNI officers have been searching the area since a suspicious object was reported on Saturday evening.
On Sunday, army bomb disposal experts declared the object to be a viable explosive device.
It has now been m... | The PSNI have said an explosive device discovered during a security operation in Poleglass, west Belfast, was "designed to kill or seriously injure police officers". |
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A Bronx Tale, which began its life as a one-man stage play before being filmed, will run at the Longacre Theatre in New York from 3 November.
The show was first staged at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey last year.
De Niro, 72, said he was "very excited"... | A musical version of the 1993 film that marked Robert De Niro's directorial debut is to come to Broadway later this year, with De Niro as its co-director. |
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The North Korean women's team walked off after a video introducing their players showed the South Korean flag. They later returned to play the match.
BBC Scotland understands the video package was sent from London and Hampden organisers had no input.
Prime Min... | Olympic officials in London are to blame for a flag row which jeopardised a women's football game at Hampden Stadium in Glasgow, it has emerged. |
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Families left the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 70s to make way for a US Air Force base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the group of islands.
An Immigration Order preventing anyone from going back was issued in 1971.
The Supreme Court - UK's highest co... | Former residents of the Chagos Islands who were forcibly removed from their homeland more than 40 years ago have lost their legal challenge to return. |
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The Friday slot makes Muse the first band to have headlined every night of the festival - they played on Saturday night in 2010, and Sunday in 2004.
Muse posted a video on Friday titled "Playing a little show at home…" showing clips from their previous Glast... | Muse have been announced as the Friday night headliners on the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival. |
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The internet giant said it would open the 310,000-sq-ft Dunstable site in the autumn.
Central Bedfordshire councillor Nigel Young said it was an "important milestone" in the area's regeneration.
The centre, at Prologis Park in Boscombe Road, will be the compan... | Five hundred permanent jobs are to be created at a new Amazon distribution centre in Bedfordshire. |
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As 2017 gets underway, here's a rundown of the MPs and peers who are going to be making the political weather in the coming 12 months.
As Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior deputy speaker, Lindsay Hoyle will have a key role in the Brexit legislation coming... | Who are the 12 parliamentarians who will shape Westminster this year? |
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The plan, which must still be ratified next year, abolishes the two-term limit for presidents.
The United States has criticised the proposal, and a crowd protested outside parliament in the capital, Managua.
Mr Ortega first came to power during the Sandinista ... | A constitutional reform which would allow Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to run for an unprecedented fourth term has been approved by the National Assembly. |
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The petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Alfred Street Place at about 03:45 BST on Friday.
A window in the house was smashed and scorch damage caused to an exterior wall.
"This attack has caused a great deal of shock to the family involved and the wider commun... | Four people, including an 11-year-old boy, have escaped injury after a petrol bomb attack in Ballymena. |
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Ronnie Coulter, 48, from Wishaw, was originally cleared of stabbing the 32-year-old in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, following a trial in 1999.
The Crown was given permission to bring a second prosecution following changes to Scotland's double jeopardy laws.
Co... | A man has been convicted of the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar after being tried for a second time. |
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I note that a Nigerian court recently cleared a man who had been charged with conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace for naming his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari.
The man said he did it out of love: "I named my beloved pet dog, Buhari, who is my ... | In our series of letters from African writers, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on her lack of passion for "man's best friend". |
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There have been ongoing industrial problems at the school over the past few months.
Mr O'Dowd had previously been reluctant to sanction an investigation.
However he says new information received from parents and other sources has led to his decision.
The inves... | The Education Minister John O'Dowd has ordered an independent investigation into events at De La Salle College in Belfast. |
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Dr Nihal Weerasena was accused of various failures in the care of six children and one adult while employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust between 2008 and 2012.
The surgeon had claimed he was made "a scapegoat" for shortcomings at the unit.
The tribuna... | A surgeon has been found guilty of misconduct after a number of errors at a hospital's child heart unit. |
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Roger Pion crushed the county sheriff's cruisers on Thursday before making his getaway on the farm vehicle.
The 34-year-old was stopped by police in Newport city, northern Vermont, not far from the crime scene.
Sheriff's deputies were unaware of the destructio... | A farmer in the US state of Vermont who was facing a minor drugs charge is now in more serious trouble after driving a tractor over seven police cars. |
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The England Under-23 international scored 14 goals last season as Doncaster finished second in WSL 2 and were promoted back to the top flight.
England, 21, said: "I feel I am at the stage in my career to test myself at a higher level.
"There is no doubt that w... | Women's Super League champions Chelsea Ladies have signed forward Bethany England from Doncaster Belles. |
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The Swiss insurer announced in July that it was considering buying its British counterpart for £5.6bn.
RSA said that the approach had been unsolicited but that Zurich's decision not to proceed had not been a result of anything unexpected in the due diligence ... | Zurich Insurance has announced that it has finished its discussions with RSA and does not plan to make a bid. |
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Rachel Miller has paid "brokers" up to £7,500 a time to free sex slaves.
She travelled to parts of southern Turkey this summer that the Foreign Office had declared no-go zones.
But the recent coup attempt in Turkey means she cannot work "under the radar" any ... | A British woman who has spent years helping refugees by taking supplies to Turkey and Greece has said she will stop her mercy missions because they are "too dangerous". |
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The ceremony, a 255-year-old tradition, sees buns thrown from the roof of the county hall to crowds below to mark royal occasions.
Each of the 4,500 currant buns fired into the crowd on Saturday evening was marked with a 90.
Organised by Abingdon-on-Thames Tow... | Thousands of people turned out to watch a bun throwing event in Abingdon to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. |
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The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) sees it join foods such as Arbroath smokies and Stornoway black pudding in the assurance that consumers are buying a genuine product.
The company said it was "delighted".
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said... | Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar has been granted protected status by the European Union. |
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Its foreign affairs ministry spokesman Hua Chunying was responding to a BBC report which documented China's construction work in disputed waters.
The Philippines has accused China of illegal building in the area.
China is locked in a dispute with several count... | China says its land reclamation work in the South China Sea is "totally justifiable" as it has "sovereignty" over the area. |
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Malik is working on the NBC show, titled Boys, with TV producer Dick Wolf, the Hollywood Reporter said.
"Zayn certainly brings an authentic point of view to this world where kids are catapulted into fame at a dizzying speed," NBC Entertainment president Jennif... | Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik is making his first foray into TV with an hour-long drama about a boy band. |
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Barrie McKay's superb 25-yard strike after 30 minutes opened the scoring but the hosts missed a string of chances.
Martyn Waghorn, Lee Wallace and debutant Lee Hodson all went close before Barton curled a free-kick just wide moments after his entrance.
Waghorn... | Joey Barton made his debut as a substitute as Rangers sealed a second win from two League Cup group games against League Two Annan at Ibrox. |
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Photographer Richard Nicholson took a look inside that box, capturing those who have helped bring the silver screen to life.
"When I first stepped into a projection box, I was struck by the claustrophobic atmosphere," says Nicholson.
"It was a dark, cramped sp... | At the start of the decade, many of Britain's cinemas made the switch from analogue projection to digital, changing forever the role of those inside the projection box, with many films now projected by a computer. |
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The 26-year-old has agreed a deal to the end of the season with the Silkmen.
Haworth joined Barrow in the summer of 2015 following a loan spell and made 16 appearances this season, including the 1-1 draw with Macclesfield in October.
The deal was not completed... | Macclesfield Town have signed winger Andy Haworth following his release by National League rivals Barrow. |
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The bizarre plan was revealed in files published by the National Archives.
The novel idea came from a lecturer who warned that the British colony's 5.5 million inhabitants would need a home when it was returned to China in 1997.
It sparked some debate among of... | A suggestion to move the population of Hong Kong to Northern Ireland sparked a flurry of correspondence in Whitehall in 1983, newly released documents show. |
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The pair have been given one-year contracts after trials at Sixfields.
Manager Aidy Boothroyd believes 6ft 1in Hooper, 19, has a lot to learn but does have genuine potential.
"JJ is a very talented individual, I expect him to be challenging for a first team pl... | Northampton Town have signed former Newcastle United striker JJ Hooper and ex-Coventry City and Hibernian midfielder Gary Deegan. |
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The appeal has again been ruled "not admissible" by the court.
Liberia had requested the suspension and cancellation of the governing body's changes.
Cas once again said that it accepted Caf's contention that its own appeals procedure must be followed first.
T... | Liberia have failed in a second appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) over the Confederation of African Football's decision to change its rules on presidential elections. |
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The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said the move comes after recent assaults on staff, and said the jail was "flooded with drugs, mobile phones and weapons".
A recent inspection report sparked claims of "Dickensian squalor".
The Prison Service said all inm... | Staff at Wormwood Scrubs prison have walked out in a row over health and safety. |
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Seonaid (Shona) Bacon was reported missing after she was last seen at about 12:20 in the Skelmanae area, near the A98 Fraserburgh to Banff road.
People living in the area have been asked to check garages and sheds.
She is described as 5ft 6in, with short, whit... | A police helicopter and search dog team have been involved in a search for a 52-year-old woman in Aberdeenshire. |
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Michael McDermott, 68, from Waterford, Ireland, was found guilty of trying to import over a tonne of cocaine, with a street value of about £80m.
Two other men, David Pleasants, 57, from Grimsby, and Gerald Van de Kooij, 27, from Amersfoort, Netherlands, plead... | The skipper of a fishing boat has been convicted of one of Britain's biggest-ever cocaine smuggling operations. |
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The bill was drawn up by DUP MLA Paul Givan, after a Christian-run bakery faced legal action for refusing to bake a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan.
The clause would allow businesses to refuse to provide some services if they clash with their religious con... | The Catholic Church has said it supports the general objective of a DUP Private Member's Bill seeking to build a conscience clause into equality law. |
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A future Labour government would introduce a three-year cap on structural spending, including housing benefits, from 2015-6, its leader said.
He also said those in work for under five years may not be eligible for some jobless benefits while those who had work... | Ed Miliband has promised to cap spending on benefits as he unveiled his party's new approach to welfare. |
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Audience Council Wales said there had been "no improvement" after its concern in 2014 at the "diminishing budget" for programmes reflecting Welsh life.
The comments appear in the the BBC Trust's Wales annual review.
BBC Cymru Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davie... | Spending cuts have moved BBC Wales's English language TV provision "closer to the cliff edge", according to the body that represents audiences. |
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They were described as "virtual incendiary" devices which were a danger to people, farm animals, wildlife and property.
After agreeing the ban, the council's cabinet expressed a desire for lanterns to be banned across Wales.
Powys is the 14th Welsh local autho... | Releasing sky lanterns from all council-owned and managed property in Powys has been banned. |
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Prof Dame Sally Davies says in her annual report that the NHS must deliver her "genomic dream" within five years.
Over 31,000 NHS patients, including some with cancer, have already had their entire genetic code sequenced.
Dame Sally wants whole genome sequenci... | Cancer patients should be routinely offered DNA tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to England's chief medical officer. |
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Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in 2012.
They and a fourth man, Tahir Aziz, deny preparing for acts of terrorism between 25 May and 27 August 2016.
The judge warned the Old Bailey jury not to let last Wednesda... | Three men accused of plotting a terror attack with a meat cleaver and a pipe bomb have previous terrorism convictions, a court has heard. |
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The figure is worked out by assessing the value of agricultural output and subsidies and subtracting the cost of production and finance.
The profit was less than the total value of subsidies, which were £236m.
Total turnover fell 9% to £1.74bn while input cost... | The Northern Ireland farming industry saw its profit fall by 42% to £183m last year, driven by a big fall in prices for the dairy sector. |
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Gabe McGeown, from the Glenavy Conservation and District Angling Club, said he received a report that slurry had been dumped in the river on Thursday.
He said the club had restocked the river with 900 fish in April.
The Northern Ireland Environmental Agency (N... | Dozens of fish have been found dead in the Glenavy River in County Antrim. |
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The inside right from Treorchy in south Wales won seven caps for his country and played professionally for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.
Kinsey scored in the 1956 FA Cup final for Birmingham as the Blues lost 3-1 to Manchester City.
The match is... | Former Wales forward Noel Kinsey has died at the age of 91. |
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Ms Villiers said it would be a legal requirement.
She said she remained "hopeful" that the political parties could "resolve this issue".
The Alliance Party have been offered the justice ministry but have yet to decide whether to join the executive.
The party's... | The Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, has warned that fresh assembly elections will have to be held if a justice minister is not appointed by next Wednesday. |
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Some have staged sit-ins, gone on hunger strike or even threatened to kill themselves if they are not allowed to cross the Channel.
An estimated 2.1 million people have so far fled the fighting in Syria.
The UN says more than 100,000 people have died so far in... | Hundreds of Syrians say they are stuck in the French port of Calais waiting to claim asylum in the UK. |
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There was plenty of talk from the leader and his supporters ahead of the result of "coming together" after a second bruising campaign.
He even provided proof on BBC TV that he was growing a diminutive olive tree outside his office - the presumed purpose of whi... | So Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected as Labour's leader with a larger mandate than a year ago. |
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Vettel's first win since the Singapore GP in September 2015 was final proof Mercedes' domination is over after the introduction of faster cars.
Hamilton started in pole but Vettel had an advantage on pace and tyre wear.
The German pressured Mercedes into an ea... | Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes in a straight fight as Formula 1's new era started at the Australian Grand Prix. |
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Researchers have been working on the Tugbots for months, but have just recently focused on making them work as a team to maximise the power they can exert.
Six of the bots - weighing less than 100g (0.22lb) in total - ex... | A team of tiny robot ants that can work together to pull thousands of times its own weight has been developed at Stanford University. |
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The point to extend the Robins' unbeaten run to four games leaves them 22nd in the table, but moves them to within two points of safety after Bury were beaten by Rochdale on Thursday.
Wimbledon's Tom Soares could have seen red in the 24th minute after his high... | Swindon's League One survival hopes took a blow after they were held to a goalless draw by AFC Wimbledon. |
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It shows that acorns are ripening 13 days earlier, while rowan berries are ready to eat nearly a month earlier.
Experts warn that one consequence could be that animals' food reserves would become depleted earlier in the winter.
The findings were published by N... | Britain's native trees are producing ripe fruit, on average, 18 days earlier than a decade ago, probably as a result of climatic shifts, a study reveals. |
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Calls for extra money for the service are intensifying after the latest figures showed the deficit growing as performance deteriorates.
Halfway through the 2014-15 financial year the service's deficit had reached £630m - up from £500m a few months ago.
It come... | The NHS in England should be given £2bn more next year, the King's Fund health think tank has said. |
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He was held in connection with an incident at William Perkin Church of England High School in Greenford, west London, which happened on 28 June.
The teenager was released on bail until late July, police said.
Karanbir Cheema died on Sunday, almost two weeks af... | A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of another 13-year-old boy who died following an allergic reaction, it has emerged. |
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This figure has risen by 2.5m from the 6.8m total the UN gave in September.
The Syria crisis "continues to deteriorate rapidly and inexorably", Ms Amos told the UN Security Council.
Meanwhile, UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is due to hold talks with US a... | Some 9.3 million people in Syria - or about 40% of the population - now need outside assistance, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said. |
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The 25-year-old beat Jana Cepelova at the Topshelf Open in 's-Hertogenbosch before boyfriend Martin Emmrich joined her on court to propose.
Krajicek met Emmrich, a 29-year-old German doubles player, at the Netherl... | Dutch tennis player Michaella Krajicek accepted an on-court marriage proposal after her WTA Tour event first-round victory. |
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The station passes the UK twice on Tuesday, first late in the afternoon and then again in the evening.
BBC Weather said north west Scotland could potentially have skies clear enough to catch glimpses of it.
US space agency Nasa provides timings on when ISS com... | Parts of Scotland could offer the best views of the International Space Station (ISS) following UK astronaut Tim Peake's arrival on it, weather forecasters have said. |
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Insurgents who carried out the attack did so on pick-up trucks and motorbikes, waving black flags.
The soldiers were in the area to guard Burkina Faso's long and porous border with Mali, where a number of Islamist groups are active.
No group is reported to hav... | Twelve soldiers have been killed and two are missing after an attack by Islamist militants near Burkina Faso's border with Mali, the army has said. |
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