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Images published in a newspaper in the Maldives show several small objects it said had been found on one atoll.
But Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said it was too soon to say if they were connected to flight MH370.
The Malaysia Airlines plane carr... | Malaysia says it is sending a team of experts to the Maldives to investigate reports that debris from the missing Flight MH370 has washed up there. |
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Ethel Irene Ditcher, 82, was walking home from the supermarket when she was hit by a lorry on Leigh Road in Leigh, Greater Manchester, on 4 February.
A man was spotted stealing her purse before running away. Police called it a "truly disgusting and callous act... | A reward of £2,000 has been offered to help find a thief who stole a woman's handbag as she lay dying in the road. |
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Janice De'Botte, 57, died in hospital six days after she was hit by a van at a pedestrian crossing in West Didsbury.
Her friend, aged 70, who was also hit remains in a serious but stable condition.
Mrs De'Botte's family described her as a "loving mum, partner,... | The family of a woman who died in a suspected hit-and-run crash have paid tribute to the "proud and loving" grandmother. |
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Three cars were damaged in the incident in Ravenhurst Street, Highgate, at about 18:45 BST on Sunday.
A man aged 25 was arrested on suspicion of wounding and is in custody.
"Police received multiple 999 calls reporting a collision and people being injured," a ... | A man suffered life-threatening injuries and others were hurt in a suspected gang-related incident in Birmingham. |
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Louis van Gaal's side failed to record a single shot on target as their 10-match unbeaten league run was ended.
Dusan Tadic scored the only goal of the game when he tapped in calmly from 12 yards after Graziano Pelle's effort had come back off the near post.
M... | Southampton picked up their first league victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in 27 years to move up to third in the Premier League. |
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Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Conservative MP for North East Somerset, said the two parties could merge.
Mr Rees-Mogg also wants UKIP leader Nigel Farage to replace Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister.
"I think that would be a better bet for Conservatism and the right ... | A Somerset MP is calling for an electoral pact between the Conservatives and the UK Independence Party (UKIP). |
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Six towns will be hubs for economic growth in surrounding communities, stretching from Neath to Cwmbran.
The minister in charge, Alun Davies, said he would also ensure more public sector jobs were relocated to the valleys "where appropriate".
He has been leadi... | An action plan to create 7,000 jobs and revitalise the south Wales valleys has been published. |
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Peter Shickle, 58, was found in a pool of blood in his flat in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 2016. He later died.
His TV was ripped from the wall and wielded in an attack against the father-of-two, Luton Crown Court heard.
John Jamieson, 36, of Wigram Way, Steve... | A large flat screen TV was used as a murder weapon in a frenzied revenge attack, a jury has heard. |
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A lorry struck a male pedestrian on the southbound carriageway near Bletchingdon shortly after 01:00 GMT. The man, who has not been identified, died at the scene.
The carriageway was closed for more than five hours. It reopened by 07:00.
Police are appealing f... | A man has died in a crash on the A34 in Oxfordshire. |
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Adam Withers, 20, suffered from an acute psychotic illness and died after gaining access to a chimney at Epsom Hospital in May 2014.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust admitted health and safety breaches at a previous hearing at Guildford Crow... | An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after a patient fell 130ft (39m) to his death from an industrial chimney. |
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Matthew Baker, 29, and James Whitlock, 32, went on the run in November after breaking out of HMP Pentonville.
Baker's girlfriend Chelsea Gibson, 25, of Bow, east London, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender while his sister Kelly Baker, 22, of Ilford, admit... | A prisoner's girlfriend and his sister have been sentenced for helping him to escape. |
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Brian McKandie, 67, was found dead at his cottage at Badenscoth, near Rothienorman, on Saturday 12 March last year.
Police said a 23-year-old man had been charged. He is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday.
Det Ch Insp Iain Smith said: "Our inqui... | A man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Aberdeenshire almost a year ago. |
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That's exactly what happened to a woman in Melbourne this week, when a sinkhole three metres deep opened up beneath her while she was doing chores.
A neighbour heard the 45-year-old screaming for help and called rescuers.
Firefighters then managed to pull the ... | Imagine being in your garden, hanging out some washing, when the ground suddenly drops away from under your feet. |
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Tech firm Grability has developed Rappi, a smartphone app that aims to makes shopping as easy as swiping your finger across a screen.
Instead of laboriously wading through long written lists of food items, shoppers swipe through images of supermarket shelves a... | A start-up founded by Colombians with no former experience in retail is aiming to shake up the way people buy groceries online. |
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In a speech broadcast on Iranian television, Mr Rouhani said it was vital that the younger generation had access to the internet.
The president, who was elected in 2013, has vowed to support greater media freedom but has faced opposition.
Last week, prominent ... | President Hassan Rouhani has urged Iran's clerics to be more tolerant of the internet and new technologies. |
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He confirmed BBC Three would be moved to the iPlayer in autumn 2015, with its budget slashed from £85m to £25m.
Lord Hall said moving the channel online was "the right thing to do" and also "financially necessary".
The proposal will create space for a BBC One ... | BBC One drama is to receive a £30m boost from the closure of BBC Three as a TV channel, director general Tony Hall has announced. |
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The move, announced in a decree, came as pro-Russia militants seized the regional prosecutor's office in the eastern city of Donetsk.
Ukraine blames Russia for organising the seizures of a number of offices in the east, a claim Moscow denies.
Some 40,000 Russi... | Ukraine's acting President Olexander Turchynov has reinstated military conscription to deal with deteriorating security in the east of the country. |
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Beck suffered a serious knee injury on the opening weekend of the 2015-16 season and played no further part in the campaign.
The 26-year-old was a second half replacement for Josh Matavesi.
Matavesi, Sam Parry, Dafydd Howells and Ben John crossed for the home ... | Wales centre Ashley Beck made his comeback as Ospreys began their pre-season with victory over Leicester Tigers at the Liberty Stadium. |
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The charge of aiding the enemy - one of 22 charges he faces - carries a life sentence in prison.
Col Denise Lind ruled against a defence argument that the government had not properly alleged that Pte Manning intended to help al-Qaeda.
Pte Manning's court marti... | A US military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Private Bradley Manning, the alleged source of Wikileaks revelations. |
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Sobhia Tabasim Khan, 37, was found dead inside her home in Pear Tree Crescent, Normanton, at 21:50 BST on Saturday.
Ataul Mustafa, 35, of the same address, was arrested and is accused of her murder.
Mr Mustafa appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court... | A man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found at a house in Derby. |
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Photos, uniform and craftwork have been found showing how St Fagans Castle, near Cardiff, was used as a hospital for soldiers.
Staff at the National History Museum, which is now based there, say they show another side to the Great War.
But they are keen to fin... | Museum curators trawling through archives for an exhibition on World War I have uncovered hidden gems about Welsh life during the conflict. |
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The 34-year-old former Nigeria international left Wanderers last month as they were unable to offer him a new deal due to their financial problems.
Former Newcastle man Ameobi spent time at Turkish side Gaziantep BB and Crystal Palace before he joined Bolton.
... | League One side Fleetwood Town have signed striker Shola Ameobi on a contract to the end of the season following his release by Bolton. |
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It is the latest prison recording by Tanveer Ahmed, 32, who stabbed Asad Shah to death at his shop in the south of the city in March last year.
He claimed Mr Shah was a "false prophet" who had "disrespected Islam."
In the message, he urges listeners to attend ... | An extremist who murdered a Glasgow shopkeeper has released an audio message from jail publicising a controversial religious event in Pakistan. |
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The mother-of-ten, a Protestant, was originally from east Belfast, and converted to Catholicism after marrying Arthur McConville.
After being intimidated out of east Belfast, the family moved to west Belfast and set up home in the Divis Flats on the Lower Fall... | Jean McConville was not the only person to be murdered and secretly buried during Northern Ireland's Troubles, but her case has been one of the most high profile. |
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They say numerous accounts critical of the Kremlin have been suspended following false reports of abuse filed from Russia.
Ukraine's president has urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to create a special administrative office to deal with the complaints.
Rus... | Campaigners are urging Facebook to act against what they describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices. |
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The letter was written just six hours before her execution on 8 February 1587.
The 430-year-old handwritten letter has not been on display at the library in Edinburgh since 2009.
For preservation reasons, the letter will only be on show for six hours between 1... | The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots is being put on public display by the National Library of Scotland next week to mark the anniversary of her death. |
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A night after American Justin Gatlin shocked Usain Bolt in the men's final, Bowie went one better than a year ago in Rio as her perfect dip on the line nicked the race from Ta Lou by one-hundredth of a second.
Am ... | USA's Tori Bowie stormed to World Championships 100m gold from Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Dafne Schippers as Olympic champion Elaine Thompson was left empty-handed. |
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Scotland has built up a specialism in that, with Edinburgh one of Europe's main asset management centres.
It can seem removed from the retail market.
Jointly having £660bn of assets under management, the two firms heading towards merger are huge, but not all ... | The quiet but very powerful end of finance sees assets being managed across portfolios of equities, bonds and property. |
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An armed ex-policeman hijacked the bus carrying Hong Kong tourists in August.
The five-person jury found that the victims were unlawfully killed and the authorities' botched handling of the crisis directly led to their deaths.
Police stormed the bus and shot d... | A Hong Kong inquest has criticised Philippine officials for their slow response to a Manila bus hijacking that left eight tourists from the city dead. |
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The Gower Hotel in Bishopston, Swansea, which employed 23 people, closed without warning on New Year's Eve.
Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor hosted a meeting of creditors to place the company in voluntary liquidation at its Cardiff office on Wednesday.
Th... | A hotel that shut unexpectedly leaving plans for 28 weddings in tatters has gone into liquidation. |
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The 37-year-old was due to board a flight for Turkey on Tuesday evening when he was held on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism.
His arrest is not connected to Monday night's suicide bomb attack at Manchester Arena, Scotland Yard said.
Two residential... | A man has been arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex by counter-terror police who suspected he was planning to travel to Syria. |
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It runs until Sunday on the Crichton Campus with more than 70 different acts expected to perform.
Local headliners are Zoe Bestel and Claire Hastings while musicians from around the world are also involved in the festival.
Organisers said ticket sales already ... | The second Ukulele Festival of Scotland is getting under way in Dumfries. |
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Companies and websites are springing up to track and analyse the names, numbers and needs of the mega-wealthy, you can even get a daily update on who today's richest man (it's always a man) is.
So what can we tell from all of this analysis about the wealthy an... | The extremely wealthy are growing in numbers and entire industries are being created to cater to their desires but where are the individuals who are amassing vast fortunes based and what do we know about them? |
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Environmental activists disrupted the west London airport's M4 spur road as a number of groups demonstrated on Saturday over the government's recent decision to approve a third runway.
Fifteen arrests were made for obstructing the highway or public order offen... | Heathrow expansion protesters were arrested after they blocked a motorway near the airport. |
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The cash was supposed to be collected by other gang members on the ground in eastern Santa Cruz province, said Interior Minister Carlos Romero.
But they missed the target and the bag was seized by Bolivian anti-drugs police, who later made several arrests.
Bol... | Suspected members of a drug trafficking gang in Bolivia have thrown a bag containing more than $1m (£615,000) from a low-flying plane. |
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The EC said both passengers and freight services are paying over the odds for using the track through the tunnel, which is operated by Eurotunnel.
Eurotunnel is a private company owned by the investors who paid for and now run the Channel Tunnel.
Eurotunnel sa... | Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being overcharged, according to the European Commission. |
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The tournament was set to replace the Champions Trophy, a one-day competition that was last held in 2009.
"I am disappointed it is not going to take place sooner," said International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
The Marylebone Cricket C... | The first Test Championship, expected to take place in England in 2013, will not now be played before 2017. |
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The umpires called play off at 16:30 BST without a ball being bowled.
The match had been well poised after day three, with Lancashire 178-4 in their second innings, leading by 130.
Earlier in the contest, Warwickshire's Andy Umeed (113) had struck the slowest ... | Persistent rain on the fourth day at Edgbaston meant Warwickshire's day-night County Championship game against Lancashire ended in a draw. |
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Paul Briggs, 43, remains in hospital more than a year after he was hit by Chelsea Rowe in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Liverpool Crown Court heard the 26-year-old had been driving on the wrong side of the road.
Rowe, from Bidston, Wirral, admitted causing serious i... | A "novice" driver who struck a police motorcyclist, leaving him with serious brain injuries and unable to communicate, has been jailed. |
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Molly Evans and Rene Cardin, both 19, were arrested shortly after police issued a CCTV appeal about the raid in Kings Heath, Birmingham on 4 June.
They were stopped in a car in the city's Highgate Street and arrested.
The women, and Rene's brother Tyrone Cardi... | Two women have been charged with a series of violent robberies, including one in which Post Office staff were threatened with a meat cleaver. |
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Jones officially starts at Twickenham on Tuesday, and has said he will meet the 29-year-old before deciding whether to keep him on as England captain.
But, after Quins' narrow 26-25 loss at Exeter, O'Shea singled the flanker out, saying: "Chris Robshaw was out... | New England coach Eddie Jones must think carefully before "writing off" Chris Robshaw, says Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea. |
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Adrian Galliers, 50, from Guernsey, was found guilty of 10 counts of fraud over a four-and-a-half year period.
Galliers carried out the deception through his company Guernsey Financial Consultants Limited.
The Royal Court heard he had taken money from his clie... | A financial adviser who defrauded clients out of £157k has been jailed for three years. |
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Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora and Desiree Henry won the race and beat the 42.24 the team ran to become European champions.
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James Dasaolu (10.06) was thi... | Britain's women broke the national 4x100m relay record for the second time in 11 days with a time of 42.21 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League meeting. |
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The fourth Cardiff Contemporary is set in traditional galleries but also in derelict buildings - and even on the roof of a car park.
Artists are working to the theme of communication.
The festival, subtitled Are You Ready?, is inspired by Guglielmo Marconi's r... | Some unusual sights in some unfamiliar places can be expected in Cardiff from this weekend as part of a month-long visual arts festival. |
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The Queens Park Rangers loanee performed heroics to keep out efforts from Tony McMahon, Billy Clarke and Nathaniel Knight-Percival as the visitors pressed for a winner.
Rovers took a 15th-minute lead when Chris Lines picked up the ball just outside the right-h... | Goalkeeper Joe Lumley produced a trio of fine second-half saves to earn Bristol Rovers a League One draw with Bradford at the Memorial Stadium. |
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Ronaldo scored his 20th La Liga goal of the season as he curled home Real's opener after just two minutes.
Athletic levelled when Javier Eraso side-footed in but James Rodriguez made it 2-1 with a long-range strike.
Toni Kroos added a third just before half-ti... | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 to go a point behind league leaders Barcelona. |
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Guled Omar, 22, was one of three Somali-American men sentenced on terror-related charges by the court in the state of Minnesota on Wednesday.
The other two, Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah, also 22, were each jailed for 30 years.
Six other defendants have al... | A man described by a US judge as a leader of a group who plotted to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State group has been jailed for 35 years. |
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The head of the federal euthanasia commission said the teenager was "suffering unbearable physical pain".
Belgium is the only country that allows minors of any age to choose euthanasia.
They must have rational decision-making capacity and be in the final stage... | A terminally-ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be helped to die in Belgium since age restrictions on euthanasia requests were removed two years ago, officials say. |
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Tjaronn Chery's sublime 25-yard free-kick had given the hosts the lead just past the hour mark at Loftus Road.
But Gallagher met Corry Evans' cross and sent the ball over goalkeeper Alex Smithies reach to bring Rovers level.
QPR striker Idrissa Sylla was denie... | Sam Gallagher's header earned Blackburn just their second Championship point of the season as they salvaged a draw against Queens Park Rangers. |
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The show, a sequel to JK Rowling's books, opened in the West End this summer to five-star reviews.
Ralph Fiennes was named best actor for both The Master Builder and Richard III, while Billie Piper won best actress for Yerma at the Young Vic.
The ceremony, pre... | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has woven its magic by winning best play at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. |
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She was found after emergency services were called to a flat on Dixon Avenue at about 07:00 on Saturday.
Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and that they were following a definite line of inquiry in the case.
A post-mortem examination is du... | The death of a 43-year-old woman in the Govanhill area of Glasgow is being treated as suspicious. |
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The palace took the unusual step of confirming the "pre-scheduled" visit to London's King Edward VII's Hospital.
The BBC issued an apology after tweets were "mistakenly sent" from the Twitter account of a BBC journalist during a "technical rehearsal" for an ob... | The Queen has attended hospital for her "routine" annual check-up, Buckingham Palace has said following social media speculation about her health. |
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Bercot is the first female director to launch the event since Diane Kurys in 1987.
The prize jury is headed by the Coen brothers and includes Sienna Miller and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Nineteen movies will compete for the best film - the Palme d'Or - with stars like M... | The 68th Cannes Film Festival is about begin, starting with Emmanuelle Bercot's French drama La Tete Haute (Standing Tall). |
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Rosales Mendoza's body was found along with three other bodies by a motorway in western Mexico.
All four victims had been shot dead, forensic experts said.
Rosales Mendoza, 52, was one of the founders of La Familia Michoacana, a drug cartel with a reputation f... | Carlos Rosales Mendoza, the founder of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, has been killed. |
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Alan Lloyd Paul Evans, 38, denied seven charges of starting fires early on 24 October. He previously admitted setting fire to another car.
Four cars were targeted but the fires affected other vehicles, Mold Crown Court heard.
The judge said Evans could not hav... | An arsonist has been jailed for four years for torching cars in Wrexham. |
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Jack Morrisson was reported missing on Friday, leading to searches of the water in Sutton at Hone, near Dartford. His body was found on Saturday.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, a Kent Police spokesman said.
His family said: "Jack, you were like ... | A 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a fishing lake has been described by his family as their "golden boy". |
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They claim the gardai failed to properly investigate his killing in a remote cottage in County Donegal, and allege that PSNI officers may have contributed to his death.
Denis Donaldson was shot dead in April 2006, months after being exposed as an agent who had... | The family of Sinn Féin official and republican informer Denis Donaldson is to take legal action against An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in the European Court in Strasbourg. |
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Gerrard said he could not guarantee Gunners target Suarez, 26, would still be at Anfield when the transfer window closed, but added he was sure he would not be going to another English club.
"I don't know what is ... | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is confident that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will not be sold to Arsenal this summer. |
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Rochford District Council will now formulate detailed plans.
Regeneration, environmental improvements and transport proposals are included in the Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP).
The aim is to start construction in 2016 after ... | A scheme to create more than 7,000 jobs on a business park next to London Southend Airport has been approved by a government inspector. |
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The letter tells reservists which regiment or unit to join in the event of war, he told the BBC.
He insisted that the correspondence was not related to Russia's annexation of Crimea or recent fighting in Ukraine.
However, neutral Finland has increased co-opera... | Finland has sent letters to nearly a million reservists to collect their contact details and remind them of their duties in case of combat, a defence ministry spokesman said. |
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Willem-Alexander acceded to the throne in 2013 but his other role, in the cockpit, has continued.
"I find flying simply fantastic," he told De Telegraaf newspaper.
He intends to carry on as co-pilot but will spend the coming months learning how to fly Boeing 7... | For 21 years, the king of the Netherlands has flown twice a month as co-pilot while his passengers were in the dark, he has told a Dutch newspaper. |
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The Ross County striker cut inside before rifling low into the net after six minutes and the hosts dominated the remainder of the first half.
New Zealand finally posed a threat after the break with substitute Kosta Barbarouses denied by the woodwork.
It was a ... | Liam Boyce scored his first Northern Ireland goal to secure a friendly win over New Zealand in Belfast. |
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A limited service was in place for the second evening rush hour of the strike, which began on Tuesday at 21:00 GMT.
The RMT and TSSA unions said they would take part in talks with management on Friday aimed at resolving the dispute.
The first of two planned st... | Londoners endured a second day of Tube disruption during a 48-hour strike over ticket office closures and job cuts. |
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He is Ghassan Hitto, a Damascus-born IT expert who spent decades in the US. He was elected at a meeting of coalition leaders in Istanbul in Turkey.
Mr Hitto's first task will be to form a government to oversee services in areas captured from government forces.... | Syria's opposition National Coalition has chosen a prime minister to head a government for rebel-held regions. |
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A bust is being unveiled of Patrick O'Connell at the Seville club's Estadio Benito VillamarÃn before the home game with Real Sociedad.
Among those attending will be his grandson Michael O'Connell from Leigh.
Patrick O'Connell, who died in poverty in London in... | The former Manchester United and Ireland skipper who steered Real Betis to their only La Liga title will be honoured in Spain later. |
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Tear gas was fired and security forces were seen outside his house before he was detained, a BBC reporter says.
Mr Ravalomanana's previous attempts to return were blocked by Andry Rajoelina, who seized power in 2009.
Last year, the rivals agreed not to contest... | The former president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, has been arrested on his return to the country after five years in exile in South Africa. |
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Summer signing Ajose bundled home Athletic's opener just before half-time and netted the winner, also from close range, on 74 minutes, moments after Kieron Morris had fired Walsall level.
Walsall had the best of the opening half-hour but Charlton goalkeeper De... | Nicky Ajose scored twice to open his Charlton account as the Addicks ran out 2-1 winners in an entertaining affair at Walsall. |
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The man was taken to hospital with chest injuries after falling during a performance of the Windsor theme park's Pirates of Skeleton Bay show on Wednesday.
The Sun newspaper reported he had fallen several metres to the ground.
Legoland Windsor Resort said it w... | A stunt show at Legoland has been shut down after a performer was injured in front of watching crowds. |
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Lyn has directed programmes including Doctor Who, Happy Valley and Broadchurch.
The award is presented to someone who has made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television.
The announcement was made on Thursday at a party to ... | The director Euros Lyn will receive the Siân Phillips Award at this year's Bafta Cymru Awards ceremony. |
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The British number three converted two of his seven break points - one in each set - to set up a second-round tie with Russian world number 32 Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Edmund's compatriot James Ward, the world number 177, lost 6-1 3-6 6-4 to Tunisia's Malek Jaziri... | Kyle Edmund reached the second round of the Nottingham Open with a 6-4 6-3 win over Czech Lukas Rosol. |
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This relative fame, achieved off the back of one song uploaded to the internet, came far quicker than members of Pretty Vicious could have imagined.
So much so, they turned down a slot supporting rock heavyweights Muse because it would have been their fifth gi... | They played every major UK festival in 2015, had fans greeting them off the plane in Japan and a string of record labels clamouring for their signature. |
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Residents at Bryn Bras, Llanfairpwll, said the birds are noisy early in the morning, and that they pose a danger to small children as they swoop down.
The birds have been nesting at the estate for about two years.
Anglesey council said it had received complain... | People living on Anglesey have said they are "at the end of their tether" due to seagulls. |
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Mr Finucane's death was one of the most controversial killings during the Troubles - the decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people.
Pat Finucane was a high-profile solicitor who lived and worked in Belfast. The 39... | The family of the murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane have lost a legal challenge against Prime Minister David Cameron over his refusal to hold a public inquiry into the case. |
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Wednesday led against the run of play courtesy of Angus MacDonald's own goal towards the end of the first half.
Barnsley rallied after the break as chances for Tom Bradshaw and Stefan Payne were saved by Keiren Westwood.
But Sam Hutchinson's half-volley inside... | Sheffield Wednesday moved inside the play-off places as they beat Barnsley courtesy of goals in each half in the South Yorkshire derby at Hillsborough. |
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The musicians were returning home after performing at a Cornish wedding when the M5 was brought to a standstill by a horse on the road near Tiverton, Devon.
Violinist Emma Waller, from Portishead, said it was an "impulse decision" to play Johann Pachelbel's Ca... | Drivers stuck in a motorway traffic jam were treated to an impromptu "concert" by a string quartet. |
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The 55-year-old fell to the ground as he was attempting to flee the snowball attack near Stainton Way in Middlesbrough at 17:30 GMT on Sunday.
Cleveland Police said one of the group punched the man in the face as he tried to stand up.
Officers said it was an u... | A man was left with facial injuries after being attacked by 12 people throwing snowballs. |
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The annual event, which takes place on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, has been running for 14 years.
But event director Stuart Galbraith said now was a "good time to take a year off and work on the festival's development for future years".
He added: "We have a... | North Wales music festival Wakestock will not take place in 2015, organisers have said. |
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They might been further bolstered by comments after Prime Minister's Questions, if they had been watching the news this afternoon, when Number 10's spokesman suggested that although it was important still to balance the books, the government understands people... | Nurse, social worker, teacher, doctor - pretty much any public sector worker in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would have been justified in feeling a bit more chipper this morning, had they had time to listen to comments from the defence secretary or the transport secretary, both hinting that the limit on their pa... |
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The reality TV star and her half-sister Kendall Jenner will make cameo appearances in the film.
It will be the fourth movie in the Ocean's franchise in 17 years - confusingly coming after Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen.
Kardashian and Jenner were photogra... | The upcoming all-female Ocean's Eight film has just added a new cast member - Kim Kardashian. |
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In a letter dated 17 June to both Fufa and the Ugandan government, Fifa warned of possible sanctions if the FA registers under the government's "Trustees Incorporation Act."
It comes after Uganda's government gave all Uganda's sporting Federations a deadline o... | Fifa warned the Ugandan government against forcing the country's Football Association (Fufa) to register as a trustee, which Fifa says would be "considered as interference." |
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The letter, signed by 26 business figures, said they were "disappointed" Sir Howard Davies's report recommended that Heathrow was expanded.
In July, the commission said a third runway at the west London airport would make the most money for the economy.
Heathr... | Business leaders in Sussex have written to David Cameron urging him to back a new runway at Gatwick, despite the recent Airports Commission's decision. |
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Alexander Palmer, 23, is accused of repeatedly stabbing 83-year-old Peter Wrighton in the neck and head.
Mr Wrighton, from Banham, Norfolk, was found in woodland near the village of East Harling on 5 August.
Mr Palmer, of Dereham Road, Bawdeswell, was remanded... | A man charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs has appeared in court. |
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The 30-year-old won heptathlon gold at London 2012 and added a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
Ennis-Hill also won the World Championships in 2009 and again in 2015, just 13 months after the birth of her first c... | The newly retired Jessica Ennis-Hill is one of Britain's greatest athletes, says former world 1500m champion Steve Cram. |
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Neighbours told her trial they found Stephen Rayner, 25, collapsed in a pool of blood outside the flat the couple shared in Acton, west London, in September last year.
They described hearing "hysterical screams" moments earlier.
Jewellery designer Elizabeth "L... | A mother of two accused of murdering her boyfriend wailed "what have I done, what have I done" after stabbing him in the neck, a jury has heard. |
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Stormont's Finance Committee wrote to Mr Ó Muilleoir this week asking him to step down during an investigation.
The move followed allegations its former Sinn Féin chairman coached a blogger who was set to give evidence.
Daithí McKay resigned as a Sinn Féin MLA... | First Minister Arlene Foster has said Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir should have stepped aside while the Nama coaching scandal was investigated. |
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This is the one Nigerian president who will assume office on Friday with unprecedented goodwill across the country - even from people who did not vote for him in the presidential election held two months ago.
His pre-election albatross of being a stern discipl... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa looks at the challenges ahead for Nigeria's incoming President Muhammadu Buhari. |
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Darren Stephenson-Bennett, from Newton Aycliffe, crashed on a roundabout at the junction of the A68 and A1(M) near Darlington, County Durham.
The 28-year-old was last seen at a party on Saturday 27 August and was found dead by police seven days later after a p... | A driver found dead in a car in bushes had been missing for up to a week. |
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Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, he said he wanted to thank the Russian leader for saving the US money.
Several US investigations are looking into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, which allegedly meddled in the 2016 election.
Mr Tr... | US President Donald Trump has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the departure of 755 staff from US diplomatic missions. |
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He smiled as he held the red box aloft in Downing Street, knowing that inside his Budget speech painted a better picture of the public finances than had been previously predicted.
In the House of Commons, his first sentence from the despatch box described an e... | For his first and last spring Budget, Philip Hammond did seem to have a spring in his step. |
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The teenager was grabbed from behind by a man on a footpath between Mainway East and Wince Close in Middleton at about 16:45 GMT on 10 or 17 December.
Greater Manchester Police said the girl did not initially report the attack but told officers about it on Sun... | A 13-year-old girl has been raped while walking home from a bus stop in Greater Manchester, police have said. |
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McGhee was sacked a fortnight ago, with Robinson taking temporary charge.
"I spoke to Mark in depth on Tuesday morning when he offered me his advice and best wishes hoping I got the job," Robinson explained.
"So it's with Mark's blessing we do this and I'll gi... | Stephen Robinson says former Motherwell boss Mark McGhee gave him his backing to become the permanent manager at Fir Park. |
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Ithaca said it had secured the equity from DKL Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of energy firm Delek Group.
The investment was made via a private placement of common shares.
The move gives Delek a 19.9% stake in AIM-listed Ithaca.
Aberdeen-based Ithaca i... | Plans by oil and gas explorer Ithaca Energy to pursue opportunities in the Greater Stella Area of the North Sea have been boosted by a $66m (£43m) investment from an Israeli conglomerate. |
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Voges, 37, was struck as he turned away from a Cameron Stevenson bouncer in the Sheffield Shield match with Tasmania.
He dropped to his knees and received medical attention before being helped from the pitch and retiring hurt on 16.
Australia's Phillip Hughes ... | Australia batsman Adam Voges was concussed after being hit on the back of the helmet by the ball while playing for Western Australia in Perth. |
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Peacock worked as Derby's academy director for four years from 1998, but has spent 21 years at the Football Association either side of that spell.
"The chance to work once again at this fantastic club was an opportunity I couldn't decline," Peacock said.
The R... | Derby County have appointed England Under-17 boss John Peacock to replace Paul Simpson as first-team coach. |
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German papers approve of the vote, saying it went ahead despite strong criticism from the Turkish government.
In a commentary ahead of the vote, news magazine Der Spiegel said it would be "the right thing" to pass the resolution.
But it also understood the dec... | The German Bundestag vote recognising the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in World War One as an act of "genocide" is the top story for the online editions of German newspapers, and attracts considerable attention in the Turkish and Armenian media too. |
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There were reports of about five bombers at the camp's western gates. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attack.
Most of the dead were police recruits.
The attack comes as IS continue to counterattack on the edges of the city of Ramadi, a wee... | At least 12 members of the Iraqi security forces have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the former US base of Camp Speicher, outside Tikrit. |
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The 27-year-old was set upon by his attackers while walking in Dumbarton's Queen Mary Avenue at 04:55 on Sunday.
He was released after treatment at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Police have appealed for help in tracing the men who are described as w... | A man has been seriously injured after being attacked in the street by three other men in West Dunbartonshire. |
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The Irish foursome had played the city several times during the early 1980s with their albums Boy and War - and 1984's The Unforgettable Fire had achieved critical and commercial success.
However the Joshua Tree album, inspired in part by the band's journey in... | 24 June 1987 was no ordinary day, especially if you were a U2 fan in Northern Ireland, because it's when the band brought their Joshua Tree tour to the King's Hall in Belfast. |
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The failure to fortify flour has caused serious disabilities, including spina bifida, and resulted in terminations and stillbirths, their study said.
The US and 77 other countries already have a policy in place.
The Department of Health said it was currently c... | UK experts are backing the call for flour to be fortified with folic acid - a move which they say would have prevented around 2,000 cases of serious birth defects since 1998. |
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About 200 people attended the service in Douglas which included a montage of childhood photographs set to his favourite Backstreet Boys song.
All those who attended the service at St Ninian's Church followed his family's wishes to wear blue.
The entrepreneur, ... | The mother of The Apprentice star Stuart Baggs said his funeral was a celebration of her son's life and achievements. |
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