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In an article published to mark his 87th birthday, Fidel Castro said he didn't expect to survive the stomach ailment and live for so long.
"I was far from imagining that my life would extend for another seven years."
Mr Castro had been in power since the Cuban... | Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that he decided to step down and transfer power to his younger brother, Raul, because he was diagnosed with a fatal illness in 2006. |
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Among the 67 Britons killed was Gavin Cushny from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
His best friend for the previous 29 years was Joyce Lewis, whom he met at the University of St Andrews, where he was studying classics and philosophy.
Joyce describes th... | Ten years after the horrors of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the families and friends of those killed that day are still carrying the trauma and pain of their loss. |
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They voted four to one to refuse proposals at the 2 Sisters factory at Llangefni where 270 jobs are under threat, including 170 agency staff.
Before the vote, Paddy McNaught from Unite union said it would have meant "staff making sacrifices" to save jobs.
Unio... | Staff at an Anglesey poultry plant have voted to reject changes to their working conditions in a move which would have saved 50 jobs. |
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It calls for the Scottish government to act over delays and cancellations.
ScotRail has said one of the largest programmes of modernisation since Victorian times is to blame for the disruption.
But it argued the result of the programme will "transform" travel.... | A petition calling for Abellio to be stripped of the ScotRail contract, backed by about 19,000 people, has been presented to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf. |
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Mr Orhan Koca, 32, who is originally from Turkey, denies murdering 22-year-old Mr Magee Jr, in west Belfast on 30 May.
A detective said police were concerned about the defendant absconding.
"Given the likelihood that a conviction would result in a significant ... | The man charged with the murder of Eamonn Magee Jr has been refused bail over fears he would flee the country. |
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They say information is power and we've seen that demonstrated in the past year, with the protests about quality and access to affordable education right across the continent.
Watch out for more developments in the #Feesmustfall campaign in South Africa, as st... | The BBC's southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen looks at the areas in which Africa can expect big social change this year, some of which have seen campaign groups turn to the internet to state their case. |
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The alarm was raised after the 23-year-old, from Cornwall, went missing for about 15 minutes while swimming at about 02:30 BST, the RNLI said.
He was discovered in a serious condition near Great Western beach and airlifted to a hospital in Truro by search heli... | A man has died after being found in the sea off Newquay. |
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Charlotte Liddell was one of 200 applicants for the scheme which aims to encourage a new generation of female leaders.
The 20-year-old, from Buckhaven in Fife, has been a young carer since she was 12 and does voluntary work with the Gingerbread single parent c... | A young mother has been chosen to be mentored by Nicola Sturgeon for a year. |
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A collection of her lingerie, handbags and luggage will be auctioned next week in central London.
A scarlet chiffon nightdress from the 1940s to early 1950s is expected to fetch up to £1,000.
Proceeds from the sale, at Kerry Taylor Auctions, will go to the Dod... | Items once owned by Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom Edward VIII renounced the throne, are set to be sold in an auction. |
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The 28-year-old Welshman saw the verdict of three judges go in Chicago-based Polish fighter Fonfara's favour.
Cleverly suffered a broken nose in the WBC International light heavyweight title bout, which both men saw as a step towards bigger things.
Promoter Ed... | Nathan Cleverly's bid to earn a world title fight took a blow after a points defeat by Andrzej Fonfara in Chicago. |
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The 22-year-old Tonga international joined Saints from London Broncos in 2015, having previously played for St George Illawarra Dragons, Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks.
He joins Catalans hooker Eloi Pelissier in agreeing a move to Leigh this week.
"Atelea... | Leigh Centurions have signed St Helens back-row forward Atelea Vea on a two-year contract from next season. |
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One woman has found a simple way to show solidarity against racism - wear a safety pin.
@Cheeahs has started the hashtag #SafetyPin which has been shared nearly 30,000 times.
Angered by the stories of racism, she used Twitter to find a way of showing her frust... | There have been reports of racist abuse in the UK since the referendum result. |
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The National Transport Strategy also said that in the same period, traffic on the country's roads went up by 2%.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said the Scottish gov... | The number of people using public transport in Scotland over the last nine years has fallen by 6%, a new report has revealed. |
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A blaze damaged buildings on Cathedral Green in Exeter before spreading to the Royal Clarence Hotel, which dates back to 1769.
Architects say the new facade has been designed to stay as true as possible to the original.
The rebuilding of the hotel is expected ... | The front of England's oldest hotel, which was destroyed by fire last October, is set to be restored. |
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The upgrading - coinciding with the 100 year anniversary - offers greater protection and marks its significance.
At least 108 men and boys were killed at the Explosives Loading Company near Faversham in Kent on 2 April 1916.
A fire broke out in a wooden shed, ... | A memorial to the victims of the "worst recorded accident" in Britain's explosives industry has been upgraded to Grade 2* listed. |
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But he says he would be prepared to release the New Zealander from his contract if he wanted to leave.
Gatland is due to return to his Wales role after the British and Irish Lions tour and has been tipped as a potential future All Blacks coach.
Phillips said: ... | Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips expects Warren Gatland to see out his contract as Wales coach. |
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The two sides have been in dispute since last April.
The year-long row is over Southern giving drivers responsibility for operating the doors, and changing the role of guards to on-board supervisors.
The rail firm, which is also in dispute with drivers' union ... | Talks are due to begin later between Southern rail and the RMT union in an ongoing dispute over driver-only operated trains. |
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Officer Jeronimo Yanez opened fire on Philando Castile, 32, after stopping his car in Falcon Heights, St Paul.
The aftermath was streamed live on Facebook by Mr Castile's girlfriend who was a passenger in the car.
The death prompted widespread protests in St P... | A US police officer who fatally shot a black man in Minnesota in July has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. |
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What he found in his local Waitrose appalled him: the cards were all pink ballerinas for girls, footballers and astronauts for boys. There was nothing that challenged those gendered stereotypes.
So he sent a quick tweet.
What followed was a vitriolic debate ov... | Earlier this week former Conservative MP Sir Peter Luff was sent by his wife to buy a birthday card for her niece. |
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The 72-year-old died on Tuesday morning.
Mr McCullough grew up in Portstewart, County Londonderry. He recorded with a number of very well-known musicians including Sir Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, Live and Let Die.
He played... | The Northern Ireland rock guitarist, Henry McCullough, has died. |
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It follows the publication of letters between the boss of Cluff Natural Resources and Scottish ministers.
They show that the day after a ban on unconventional oil and gas was announced, Cluff warned that plans to invest more than £250m were at risk.
WWF Scotl... | Environmentalists have accused the firm behind plans to use coal seams beneath the Forth to produce gas of "attempting to hold Scotland to ransom". |
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Bath's Conservative-led council has proposed the scheme for Bathampton Meadows but more than 5,500 people have signed a petition against the plans.
The Bath Preservation Trust said the Unesco 2009 recommendation was to reinforce the protection of the site.
The... | Plans to build a new park-and-ride scheme on meadows near Bath may damage the city's Unesco World Heritage City status, campaigners say. |
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The case concerned whether the publication of pixelated CCTV footage meant a criminal offence had been committed.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled there was "nothing sufficiently distinctive" likely to identify her.
Evans and his supporters are tr... | No action will be taken against a website supporting rapist Ched Evans following an inquiry into whether his victim was identified. |
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Ipswich Hospital will stop the free service for patients attending clinical appointments from the end of the month, unless they meet assessment criteria.
A spokesperson said the hospital was following national guidelines.
Kevin McGrath, who attends three appoi... | Lives are being put at risk by the decision to end free transport to a Suffolk hospital for kidney dialysis patients, it has been claimed. |
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The 26-year-old has scored 30 goals for the German side this season and earlier this year he became the first Gabonese to be named the Confederation of African Football player of the year.
"Becoming Africa's player of the year was extraordinary, a huge prize,"... | Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is always improving, says coach Thomas Tuchel. |
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The international metals firm, Liberty House, has confirmed to the BBC that it is interested in acquiring the Dalzell and Clydebridge works.
In October, Tata announced 1,200 job losses across the UK.
A possible deal with Greybull Capital emerged in December, b... | A new potential buyer has emerged for Tata Steel's two mothballed plants in Lanarkshire, where 270 jobs are going. |
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The Foreign Office has confirmed 15 Britons have died following the attack on a beach resort in Sousse on Friday.
Tony Callaghan, a police support worker from Norfolk, and his wife Chris, are being treated for gunshot wounds.
He said the bullet went through he... | A Briton who survived the Tunisian attack said his wife's life could have been saved when bullets struck her handbag. |
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The 36-year-old midfielder, who is leaving MLS side LA Galaxy, told BT Sport he held talks with the League One club after Karl Robinson's departure.
"It's a very exciting job for someone else," said Gerrard, who made 710 appearances for Liverpool.
He has been ... | Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard says MK Dons' managerial vacancy came "a bit too soon" for him. |
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The Edinburgh band picked up the award and £20,000 at a ceremony in Glasgow's Barrowlands on Thursday.
They beat Biffy Clyro's number one UK album Opposites and Edywn Collins' Understated to the prize.
The Scottish album of the year, similar to the Mercury Mu... | Young Fathers have won the Scottish album of the year award for Tape Two. |
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Broos, 63, takes over from Volker Finke who was sacked in October.
Alexandre Belinga, the team's interim coach for the past three months, will remain as an assistant to the Belgian along with another former Belgian player, Sven Vandenbroeck.
Broos, who has coa... | Cameroon's Football Federation (Fecafoot) have appointed former Belgium international, Hugo Broos, as the Indomitable Lions' new head coach. |
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Perth and Kinross Council is to consider an application to host the annual music event on the grounds of Strathallan Castle from this summer.
Part-owners of the estate have said they will not allow wildlife or the natural environment to be harmed.
But some res... | The community of Strathallan has been "divided" over the proposal to host T in the Park there, residents say. |
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The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) recorded its first slowdown in the services sector for four months.
The index fell to 54.5 in January from the previous month's reading of 56.2.
However, a reading above 50 still indicates the sector is expandin... | Growth in the UK's dominant service sector slowed last month, according to a closely watched survey, while price pressures "remained intense". |
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The benchmark Shanghai Composite closed 3.4% higher at 3,789.17 - ending a three-day slide that included an 8% plunge on Monday.
Authorities tried to calm markets with a probe into illegal share "dumping".
They also pledged to buy stocks, while the central ban... | Shares in mainland China bounced back significantly on Wednesday as the government's moves to calm investors restored some stability to the market. |
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Katy Pancott, 19, was struck between the Eynsham and Wolvercote roundabouts after midnight on 9 October.
The court heard that Ms Pancott, from Kidlington, had been due to go on holiday on the day of her death.
Darren Salter at Oxford Coroner's Court recorded a... | A woman who was run over and killed on a main road in Oxfordshire had just got out of a car following a row with her boyfriend, an inquest has heard. |
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The Americans had been trailing 8-1. Their challengers were on match point. The turnaround was dramatic. It was unexpected. And it happened once Britain's greatest sailor, Sir Ben Ainslie, came onboard.
But what r... | It has been described as the greatest comeback, a moment in sailing history when Oracle Team USA fought back from the brink to beat Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in a winner-takes-all finale. |
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Deputy presidential spokesman Manolo Quezon said the Philippines "has to do its part to enforce the sanctions".
The Jin Teng is one of 31 ships operated by North Korean firm Ocean Maritime Management, which is subject to an asset freeze and sanctions.
It is cu... | The Philippines says it has seized a North Korean ship in line with tightened UN sanctions targeting the country's nuclear programme. |
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The North East MSP, who had served at the Scottish Parliament since 1999, passed away last week aged 55 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
Ms Davidson said he had instructed his funeral be held on a Friday.
This was because parliament was not sitting, ... | Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson described late colleague Alex Johnstone as a "proper true blue Tory" at his funeral. |
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The Welshman is five over par after a third round 76 saw him slip down the leaderboard.
Donaldson's best performance at The Open came in 2013 at Muirfield when he finished joint 32nd.
"If I beat that then it's an improvement," the 40-year-old told BBC Wales Sp... | Jamie Donaldson says he is targeting his highest placed finish at The Open Championship ahead of his final round at Royal Troon on Sunday. |
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The SNP MP for Edinburgh East said the party had to prepare for a second referendum on Scottish independence and still had "arguments to win".
The current deputy leader, Stewart Hosie, has said he will step down in the autumn.
Mr Sheppard wrote in a blog: "We ... | Tommy Sheppard has announced he will stand for the role of deputy leader of the party. |
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His move to City, who play at Aggborough, home of Kidderminster Harriers, brings him back to the ground where his career began 20 years ago.
Smethwick-born Hughes began his career with the Harriers in 1995 before making his name at West Bromwich Albion.
It led... | Former £5m striker Lee Hughes has joined National League North club Worcester City, at the age of 39. |
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The initial figure released in July was boosted by a sharp rise in oil and gas production.
As expected, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday made no change to the reading for the three months to June.
It was higher than the 0.4% growth recorded f... | UK economic growth for the second quarter of the year was unrevised at 0.7%, official figures have shown. |
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MEPs, including European Parliament chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt say the proposal is a "damp squib".
It offers Europeans in the UK fewer rights than Britons in the EU, they say in a joint letter to newspapers.
Cabinet Office minister Damian Green sa... | Theresa May's offer to give EU citizens in the UK "settled status" after Brexit has been described as being "far short of what citizens are entitled to". |
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Lincoln Red Imps will bring a 1-0 lead to Glasgow next week.
"We're a bit surprised," defender Sviatchenko told BBC Scotland following Brendan Rodgers' first competitive match as manager.
"We will do our job when we come to Celtic Park, we know that we're the ... | Erik Sviatchenko is adamant that Celtic will progress to the next round of Champions League qualifying despite a shock defeat in Gibraltar. |
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Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson expands on his TV analysis of how the Reds' improvement at the back is behind their rise up the Premier League table after they beat Southampton on Sunday to continue their push for a top-four place.
The 3-4-2-1 formati... | People have spent a large part of this season waiting for Liverpool's new-look attack to click but it is their defence that has played a big part in the Reds' return to form. |
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The incident occurred at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok on Sunday night.
Contract workers were upgrading the fire extinguisher system when a chemical retardant was released, apparently suffocating them.
Police are investigating how the... | Police in Thailand have charged two executives from a fire safety firm with negligence after a chemical accident killed eight people. |
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