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Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 31-year-old Fiji international, who plays on the wing and at centre, has been with the Tigers for four years. He has made 78 appearances for the Welford Road club, scoring 32 tries in all competitions for them. "He will bring another dimension to our back-...	Newcastle Falcons have signed Vereniki Goneva from Leicester Tigers from the start of next season.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Scientists believe kissing helps people judge the quality of a potential mate through taste, smell and fitness. Once in a relationship, the Oxford University study found kissing was a way of getting a partner to stick around. Women were found to value kissing ...	Kissing helps us assess potential partners if, like a Jane Austen heroine, we cannot wait forever for Mr Darcy to come along, a study suggests.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Yn ôl Drug Aid Cymru, mae hynny oherwydd cryfder y cyffur a nifer y defnyddwyr sydd ddim yn wybodus i wasanaethau. Dangosodd ffigyrau diweddar bod nifer y marwolaethau yn ymwneud â chyffuriau wedi cynyddu yn 2015, ar ôl gostwng am bum mlynedd. Dywedodd Llywodr...	Mae elusen wedi rhybuddio y gallai'r nifer o bobl sydd yn marw o orddos o heroin gynyddu yn 2017.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mark Wylie, from Calne, beat off competition from 24 criers from around the world to take the title in Bermuda. Entrants in the three-day event were judged on "sustained volume" from a 20m (65ft) distance, diction and bearing among other things. Mr Wylie, who ...	A Wiltshire man has become the "first Brit" to win the title of International Town Crier.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The electrostatic coating allows the netting to carry much higher doses of insecticide. In experiments, the coating killed off many more mosquitoes than usual. Dutch researchers, writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, say this could help c...	A new method of applying insecticide to netting has proved 100% effective against some strains of mosquito, an international study reports.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It could see Spotify register shares on a stock exchange and become a publicly listed company without raising new cash, the Wall Street Journal reported. Shares would be traded on the day of listing, with the price based on supply and demand, rather than new i...	Spotify is reportedly considering an unconventional direct listing on a stock market that stops short of a full-blown initial public offering.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Global Wireless Solutions polled 2,000 mobile-phone users and found 40% had blackspots at home, with most problems reported in Liverpool and Cardiff. However telecoms analyst Matthew Howett says the situation is going to improve. He told the BBC: "This should ...	Nearly half of people living in Britain have problems making and receiving mobile calls at home, according to a survey by a network testing company.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Academics from Edinburgh and Essex universities commissioned a survey of several thousand voters. The results indicated that just 3.4% of "No" voters saw "The Vow" as the main motivation for their decision. A spokesman for the SNP said polling immediately afte...	The promise of more powers for Holyrood made little difference to the outcome of the independence referendum, according to a new report.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Seaward, 29, cut almost four minutes off his personal best as he clocked 2:14.52 - the Rio standard is 2:17.00. Fellow NI runner Paul Pollock was also inside the standard but his 2:15.38 was only the fourth Irish finisher. Moldovan-born Sergiu Ciobanu clocked ...	Belfast man Kevin Seaward put himself in line for Olympic Games selection after comfortably achieving the marathon standard in Berlin.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Minh To, of Stockport, Greater Manchester said he was left "scared" and "terrified" after seeing pictures of the five-bedroom home on Rightmove. Police later discovered two men had stolen his mail and forged his signature in order to falsify the documents need...	An identity fraud victim has described the horror of discovering his £500,000 home up for sale on a property website.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A Metrolink driver reported a collision involving a tram and a pedestrian at about 19:45 BST on Sunday, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said. A 31-year-old woman is being questioned in police custody. The woman arrested was not the tram driver, police ...	A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was hit by a tram and died at Manchester's Victoria station.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The blaze started at the detached building in Drivers End in Codicote, near Welwyn, during the morning. There was another fire at the building 20 years ago, after which fire-proof foil was placed under the thatch, which is protecting the main building. More th...	A major fire has been burning in the thatched roof of a large property in Hertfordshire.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Nathan Dyer scored the game's only goal, with visiting keeper Tom Heaton failing to keep out his low shot. Burnley came close to equalising through Lukas Jutkiewicz and David Jones in the second half. Media playback is not supported on this device But Swansea ...	Swansea City made it two wins from two Premier League games as they held on to beat promoted Burnley.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Officials have also banned demonstrations to prevent unrest after the elections. Estate agent Adama Barrow is challenging President Yahya Jammeh, who says divine intervention will give him a fifth term. The Gambia has not had a smooth transfer of power since i...	The Gambia has banned the internet and international phone calls as presidential elections are held in the West African state.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: After talks with UN and Arab diplomats in Geneva, he said progress had been made on a plan to reduce violence in the second city of Aleppo. However, he said more work was needed and there was no guarantee of success. A cessation of hostilities has reduced figh...	US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the Syrian conflict is "in many ways out of control", as he made a fresh push to salvage a fragile truce.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The referendum over whether to remain as five states or form a single region runs until Wednesday. It is being held amid ongoing insecurity and many displaced people have not been registered to vote. The US has said the vote will not be credible but President ...	The western Sudanese region of Darfur is to vote on its administrative status, 13 years after the start of a conflict which has left 300,000 dead.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Defence coach Shaun Edwards and forwards coach Robin McBryde are out of contract at the end of the World Cup. And attack coach Rob Howley's deal will expire after next summer's tour. Given Gatland is under contract until the 2019 World Cup, Davies said he "may...	Warren Gatland will be the one to decide whether changes are needed to his coaching team, according to Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Roberto Firmino's brace had cancelled out Fernando Llorente's double but Gylfi Sigurdsson sealed a valuable three points with a 74th-minute strike. Swansea had never won before at Anfield where Toshack played for eight years. "Liverpool probably thought it was...	Swansea City's win against Liverpool at Anfield was one of the greatest victories in their history, according to former manager John Toshack.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 22-year-old can go straight into the Baggies squad for Tuesday's Premier League game at home to Swansea City. A product of Spurs' academy, he made his first-team debut in 2014 after loan spells at Peterborough and Swindon. Pritchard, who spent last season ...	West Bromwich Albion have signed Tottenham midfielder Alex Pritchard on loan until the end of the season.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Dutchman was teed up on the edge of the area by the excellent Dusan Tadic and connected with the outside of his boot to drive his shot into the top corner as Saints took the lead on 25 minutes. The Baggies pressed for an equaliser but failed to score for t...	Jordy Clasie's first-half strike proved the difference as Southampton beat West Brom to strengthen their grip on a top-10 finish.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Joan Edwards passed away in September 2012, aged 90, and left her estate to "whichever government is in office at the date of my death for the government in their absolute discretion to use as they may think fit". This wording however caused some confusion. Th...	The recent furore over the £520,000 legacy left in the will of the late Joan Edwards to the government, highlights the need for a will to be drafted clearly so it accurately reflects the intentions of the individual.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Police confirmed the body is that of missing Kirsty Aitchison, who was last seen in the early hours of Sunday after leaving a social event for deaf people in the city centre. The 30-year-old mother-of-four had left Campus bar in Sauchiehall Street at about 03:...	A body has been found in the River Clyde close to where a deaf woman went missing in Glasgow a week ago.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Joan Crilly was struck by a Skoda Octavia car on Campbell Street at about 16:05 on 22 December. She was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital then later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. She died on Wednesday as a result of her injuries. The...	A 69-year-old woman has died after being seriously injured when she was hit by private hire vehicle as she crossed a road in Greenock.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Cape Verde had Carlos da Graca sent off on 55 minutes after he conceded a penalty, which was duly slotted home by Morocco striker Youssef El Arabi. Six minutes later El Arabi struck again to double his side's advantage. Morocco go through as group winners, lea...	Morocco became the first team to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cape Verde 2-0 in their Group F match on Tuesday.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: He has faced a lot of criticism since saying he would be standing down from the assembly but continuing to lead the party from Westminster as an MP. Party grandees including Brid Rodgers and Seamus Mallon said he should give up the leadership. Mr Mallon, a for...	SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has rounded on his internal critics, saying: "I'm not going to run away from a task half done."
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Kane Williamson (97) and Ross Taylor (96) hit two sixes apiece during a stand of 117 in 123 balls as the Kiwis posted 315-8 having opted to bat first. Kumar Sangakkara (81) made his 93rd one-day international fifty but fell in the 38th over, the eighth wicket ...	New Zealand claimed the one-day series with Sri Lanka, taking an unassailable 4-1 lead with a 120-run win in the penultimate match in Dunedin.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Francis Thomas Mooney, 60, died at the scene of the crash in Fernhill Road on the outskirts of Glasgow on Tuesday. The incident, which also involved five other cars and a bus, happened close to Castlemilk and Fernhill at about 11:05. The 25-year-old man who wa...	Police have named a man who died after his car was involved in a crash with a heavy agricultural vehicle which was towing a digger.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: They tweeted: "The fire brigade were quickly on the scene and the AOC's emergency plan was put in place." The fire involved two pieces of cardboard in a basement car park, Rio 2016 officials said. The Australian delegation initially refused to move into the bu...	The Australian Olympic Team have confirmed there was a "small fire" in the basement of their building in Rio.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: I ddathlu'r diwrnod, mae Cymru Fyw wedi herio rhai o sêr y sgrin fach i ddysgu ychydig o Gymraeg. Sut hwyl gafodd actorion Eastenders, Casualty a Dannii Minogue, o'r gyfres Let It Shine, arni? Mae'r gantores ac actores Dannii Minogue wedi bod yn disgleirio fel...	Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus!
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mrs May said the convention, which is separate from the EU, "can bind the hands of Parliament". David Cameron has previously refused to rule out leaving the convention. Ex-cabinet minister and Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith said her "remarkable interventio...	Home Secretary Theresa May has said the UK should quit the European Convention on Human Rights while remaining in the European Union.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 18-year-old fell at the New Charter Academy on Broadoak Road in Ashton-under-Lyne at about 09:10 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. GMP said he had gone to Manchester Royal Infirmary and his condition was "serious". Principal Jenny Langley said the...	A student has been taken to hospital after falling from a balcony at a Greater Manchester school.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 35-year-old, appearing in his first competitive match in six months after injuring his knee, won 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2. World number four Stan Wawrinka needed five sets to beat Slovakia's Martin Klizan 4-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-4. Japan's Kei Nishikori, ranked fifth, is...	Four-time champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open second round with a four-set victory over Austria's Jurgen Melzer in Melbourne.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The crash happened on Mountain Road near Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire just before 23:20 BST. One boy is at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen, and the other was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital Wales. The road remains closed while investigations are carrie...	Two 17-year-old boys suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in crashed on Sunday night.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Vauxhall's pension scheme is one of the largest in the UK, with 15,000 members. Pensions expert John Ralfe said Peugeot owner PSA would not want to touch it "with a barge pole", saying he thought it had a deficit of about £1bn. Half of the members were pension...	Plans to sell the European arm of General Motors - including Vauxhall - to France's PSA Group could be derailed by the deficit in GM's UK pension scheme, an expert says.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The government accepted recommendations by the Senior Salaries Review Body, saying pay restraint was one of the "difficult choices" it faced. The award comes amid a row over the 1% cap on public sector rises. After the general election, some ministers suggeste...	Senior civil servants, military officers and judges are to receive 1% pay rises this year, ministers have announced.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Kay's book was chosen from 91 submissions to win the Â£30,000 prize. It is the first time the public have voted for a winner but the novel was also unanimously selected by the award's judging panel. Leila Aboulela, Stewart Conn and Sue Peebles came in as runne...	Scottish author Jackie Kay has won the 2011 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year for her autobiographical novel Red Dust Road.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. It happened at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shugour, which is controlled by jihadist groups. The Turkish military insists g...	Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Eight hundred of the plants, as well as electrical equipment, were seized at a workshop in Millisle on Friday. Police said it was one of the biggest and most sophisticated production operations they had uncovered recently. Insp Andy Dunlop said there were "you...	Cannabis plants worth an estimated £400,000 have been seized by police in County Down.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The government is to meet this week with Southern, which links London with Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire. The rail company is embroiled in a long-running union dispute over the role of guards on new trains. Mr Maynard said the continued delays and cancell...	Rail Minister Paul Maynard has assured passengers he is determined to resolve issues on the troubled Southern network as a matter of urgency.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Dow Jones index finished 0.19% ahead at 20,090.29 points, while the Nasdaq closed up 0.19% at 5,674.22. The S&P 500 just managed to scrape an increase, closing up 0.02% at 2.293.08. Oil prices fell on Tuesday, pushed down by higher stockpiles in the US, an...	(Close): Shares on Wall Street ended the day little changed, although the tech-heavy Nasdaq did edge up to another record high.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The road is planned to run from Postwick on the A47 and go around the east and north of the city, to connect with the A1067. Norfolk Chamber said it was "delighted" by the news and that the road would "unlock jobs and new homes". But campaigners say the road w...	Norwich's northern bypass has been granted development consent from the government.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Announcing the change, justice minister Sam Gyimah said: "Stalkers torment their victims and can make everyday life almost unbearable." If the offence is racially or religiously aggravated, the current seven-year maximum will go up to 14. Labour said ministers...	The maximum sentence for stalking available to courts in England and Wales is to rise from five years to 10.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The sides meet in the Co Antrim Shield decider at Ballymena on Tuesday night. An exciting last-eight line-up also includes two derbies with Portadown hosting holders Glenavon while Coleraine visit Ballymena United. Dungannon Swifts go to Warrenpoint Town, the ...	The Premiership's top two teams will meet the in Irish Cup quarter-finals with Crusaders having home advantage against Linfield on Saturday, 4 March.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Asked if the MPs were thinking of defecting, Mr Farron said he did not want to "betray confidences". But he told BBC News it would be "not surprising" if they had serious doubts about the direction Labour was taking under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Mr Farron ...	Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has been contacted by Labour MPs unhappy with their new leader, he has said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A suicide bomber killed at least 17 people at a bus station in Biu, witnesses say, while a second bomber was caught by a crowd and reportedly beaten to death. In Jos, three bombs thrown from a car killed 15 people at a bus station and the university. February'...	Bomb attacks have killed at least 32 people in northern Nigeria, amid a wave of violence from Boko Haram militants.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The warning comes after Johnny Sexton took a number of heavy tackles in France's 10-9 win over Ireland. Sexton was eventually forced off, and France lock Yoann Maestri was warned by the citing commissioner. "I think these boys have to realise they're in the fi...	Wales fly-half Dan Biggar will be targeted by France when the teams meet in the Six Nations on 26 February, says assistant coach Neil Jenkins.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A police officer was also injured in the incident in Ferry Lane in Tottenham Hale on Thursday evening. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been called in to investigate the death and it said a firearm had been recovered. It is thought the o...	A man is understood to have been shot dead by a policeman in north London.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Scotland defender Jennifer Beattie lashed in the game's only goal late on after Arsenal had the better chances. Defeat saw four-time winners Arsenal fail to reach the final for the first time in the cup's six-year history. City will play at their own Academy S...	Manchester City Women reached the Continental Cup final with a narrow home win over holders Arsenal Ladies.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Scotland under-20 international signed his first professional contract with the Warriors in December, and has made nine appearances this season. "The last few months have been great, as I've played regularly and feel I've made a positive impact," Price sai...	Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Ali Price has signed a new two-year deal at the club, which will expire in May 2018.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Justine Henshaw-Bryan chased Damien Doughty through Stoke Newington, north London, sending him flying into a tree. Henshaw-Bryan, who is due to give birth in November, said her then boyfriend told her to follow the cyclist, but the judge rejected her claim. Mr...	A woman who deliberately ploughed into a cyclist after being confronted about using her mobile phone behind the wheel has been jailed for three years.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Katie was found with serious injuries to her neck and upper body on a playing field in Woodthorpe, York, on 9 January and died later in hospital. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, appeared before Leeds Crown Court via video-link as her solicitor confirmed ...	A teenage girl has denied the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A review of a "great deal" of CCTV and dash-cam footage is under way, Thames Valley Police said. The 14-year-old was raped after being snatched on her way to school between 08:15 and 08:40 BST last Wednesday. Officer patrols are continuing in the Summertown ar...	Police investigating the abduction and rape of a girl in Oxford say they have received a "substantial quantity" of information from the public.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: 11 May 2017 Last updated at 06:56 BST After two years of training together, the Oxford Bulls have finally played their first game. The boys are all football-mad, but they also have something else in common. They all have a condition called Down's Syndrome. Fin...	A football team from Londonderry in Northern Ireland has been making headlines recently.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Sport Wales said it would not consider the organisation's application for future public funding unless new directors were appointed. It said it was clear the board was not following its own rules for recruitment, board meetings and other key decisions. One for...	The Welsh Amateur Boxing Association board has been forced to resign over a "lack of confidence in governance".
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Goldman Sachs reported a sharp increase in first-quarter profits, but markets had been expecting more and shares in the investment bank ended 4.7% lower. Johnson & Johnson also weighed on the Dow Jones, dropping 3.1% after its revenues were lower than expected...	US stocks ended lower after results from Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson fell short of expectations.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is unsupported on your device 24 August 2015 Last updated at 16:19 BST The band have sold fifty million records, and had 91 number ones. But Zayn left the group in March 2015, leading to some people questioning the band's future. Now, The Sun ne...	Reports claim that One Direction will be taking a break in 2016, so that all of the boys can pursue solo projects.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: New figures obtained by BBC Radio Oxford through a Freedom of Information request reveal 411 signalling problems during the 2014/15 financial year. They also show a 22% increase in faults from 2012/13, which has drawn criticism from commuters faced with rising...	The Oxford to London Paddington line suffered the equivalent of more than one signal problem every day last year.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Derry lie bottom of the league on three points after going down 2-10 to 0-20 to Cork at Celtic Park on Sunday. Down lost 3-15 to 1-13 to Galway at Newry and are on four points, along with Fermanagh, who were trounced by Meath 3-15 to 0-6 at Navan. Fermanagh ho...	Ulster counties Derry, Fermanagh and Down go into next week's final round of fixtures in danger of relegation from Division Two after suffering defeats.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Laura Whitford decorated the centre of Royston with colourful nets and bunting to publicise a craft fair on Saturday. The nets have been thrown on to a roof and into trees almost every day since she put them up on Sunday night. However, Mrs Whitford put her st...	A yarn bomber says vandals who repeatedly removed her woollen artwork, throwing it around a Hertfordshire town, have done her "a big favour".
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Former Scotland centre Sean Lineen will be the English Championship club's director of rugby. And Roddy Grant, who retired through injury after playing for Edinburgh, joins as a forwards coach. SRU chief executive Mark Dodson said: "This is an exciting partner...	Scottish Rugby has entered a new partnership through which the governing body will supply players and coaches to London Scottish.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mr Bird, 78, from Barnsley, was regarded as one of the game's most popular and consistent umpires. A guard of honour by the players and a standing ovation from the crowd marked his final Test, between England and India, at Lord's in 1996. After retiring in 199...	Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird has been appointed OBE for services to the sport and to charity.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Scott Falconer, 20, Bruce Owens, 19, and Cameron Henry, 17, caused Â£40,000 of damage at the city cemetery between 15 and 17 July 2011. They were caught after police received pictures showing the vandals at work. At Glasgow Sheriff Court, all three men were or...	Three men who admitted defacing headstones at Glasgow Necropolis by spray painting racist slogans have been given community sentences.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Luke Robertson, 30, had hoped to begin his journey - entitled Due South - two weeks ago but he was delayed by adverse weather. Mr Robertson, who decided to undertake the challenge after surviving brain surgery, is raising money for charity. If all goes to plan...	An Edinburgh finance worker has begun his attempt to become the first Scot to trek to the South Pole solo, unassisted and unsupported.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 57-year-old was approached by another man on a footpath in Ferguslie at 07:55. He threatened his victim with a knife and demanded he hand over his money and possessions. Police said that when the man refused, the suspect ran off in the direction of Abbey N...	Police have launched an investigation after a man was threatened with a knife in Paisley.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Working with a host of industry experts they will help to choose the shortlist for the 2016 award, which is then decided by public vote. Previous winners include James McAvoy, Tom Hardy and Jack O'Connell who was was presented with the award at the Baftas earl...	TV host Jonathan Ross and Broadchurch actress Olivia Colman are to sit on this year's EE Rising Star Award jury.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device On Thursday afternoon, Jackson Page was meant to be taking part in a physical education lesson at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community in Blaenau Gwent. Instead, the 15-year-old from Ebbw Vale found himself in front of th...	As excuses for missing school go, playing in the third round of a ranking tournament against the world's fourth best snooker player is a pretty good one.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The fires, which happen every year, are caused by slash-and-burn clearances on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Paper and palm oil companies have been widely blamed for the practice. Indonesia, which has repeatedly promised to stop the illegal fires, has sen...	Smoke from huge forest fires in Indonesian has created a cloud of smog over the country, which has spread over neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser, fellow midfielder Tom Cairney of Fulham and West Brom winger Matt Phillips are also included. It is a first call-up for Fraser and Cairney, with recalls for keeper Allan McGregor and striker Jordan Rhodes. Scotland host Canada in a f...	In-form Celtic midfielder Stuart Armstrong has been called up to the Scotland squad by Gordon Strachan.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The lovelorn ballad only reached number 108, but it set the "dirt poor" Tennessee singer on the path to fame. Since then, she's sold more than 100 million albums, topped the country chart 25 times, and won eight Grammy Awards - but she shows no signs of slowin...	It is 50 years since Dolly Parton first entered the US charts, with a cover of The Tune Weavers' Happy, Happy Birthday Baby.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The German side allowed the 44-year-old speak to the Swans, who are bottom of the Premier League. Clement was interviewed by the club before Bob Bradley was appointed as their manager in October. He is set to be Swansea's third manager of the season and it is ...	Bayern Munich assistant Paul Clement has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal to become Swansea City's next manager.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The number of children at significant risk of exploitation in the city has more than doubled, new figures show. Trafficking cases across Wales also rose from 34 to 50 in the last year. But experts say the figures are only the tip of the iceberg - with many cas...	Human trafficking in Cardiff is increasing year-on-year, with women being exploited for sex and children forced to work, says a new report.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Their relationship has been the subject of intense media scrutiny, with both insisting there is no rift. They meet in Lyon on Wednesday, Wales' first semi-final at a major tournament. "It's not about two players, ...	Gareth Bale has played down the significance of his duel with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Wales' Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Michael Waldman, 53, Ashford, Kent, suffered fatal injuries when his Kawasaki ZX-6R collided with a Seat Ibiza on the B2096 near Netherfield. He was travelling towards Battle with three other motorcyclists at the time of the crash on Sunday. The driver of the ...	A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision during a group ride in East Sussex has been named by police.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: An extensive search operation was launched for Mr Davidson, 73, from Dalkeith, when he was reported missing on 26 April. His body was found by a member of the public in the River North Esk, near Dalkeith, three days later. Police said there were no suspicious ...	Police have confirmed the body of a man recovered from a river in Midlothian is missing pensioner Thomas Davidson.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: New powers have been adopted by Gloucester City Council after complaints of people injecting drugs and aggressive begging. Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) will be imposed in the city centre, banning people from begging and causing a public nuisance. Some...	A crackdown on begging is being taken in Gloucester after reports of rising anti-social behaviour.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: David Leyonhjelm, a cat-loving former veterinarian and Liberal Democratic senator for New South Wales, has twice been elected to federal parliament, and is one of a disparate group of cross-benchers who hold the balance of power in an unpredictable upper house...	He's labelled a fellow Australian MP a "dumb heap of parrot droppings", has put forward a law inspired by notorious criminal Mark "Chopper" Read and unleashed profanities to silence his critics on Twitter.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Finnair, the national carrier, has cancelled 16 domestic flights and delays are expected. Trains and city buses have stopped running, but ferries, including those to Sweden and Estonia, are operational. Strikers are protesting against government cutbacks, incl...	A widespread anti-austerity strike in Finland has shut down ports and disrupted flights in the country, news agencies have reported.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Bronze fired into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area as England battled against Norway. Solveig Gulbrandsen's opener had given the Norwegians a lead, but Steph Houghton equalised with a header from a corner before Bronze's winner. At the end of t...	England have reached the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup thanks to a stunning strike from Lucy Bronze.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Luke Durbin, 19, of Hollesley, failed to return home after a night out in Ipswich on 11 May 2006. No-one has been charged in connection with the case and the reward is the first to be put up since the investigation began. His mother, Nicki, said: "My family an...	A reward of £20,000 has been offered in the case of a 19-year-old man feared murdered after he disappeared in Suffolk nine years ago.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Farooq Shah, 21, of Station Road, Forest Gate, east London, stabbed Mariana Popa to death in Ilford Lane, Redbridge, on 28 October. Shah was ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years for the murder and received a concurrent six year sentence for robbery. The Met ...	A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a sex worker in east London.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The hackers - who are believed to be Russian - published emails belonging to a Usada staff member on Thursday. "This is just another desperate attempt to distract from the real issue of state-sponsored doping," said Tygart. In July, the McClaren report documen...	US Anti-Doping Agency head Travis Tygart has called cyber-espionage team Fancy Bears "con artists" after they released documents allegedly showing "cover ups" by US sports officials.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Cube in Corby, which has cost £48m, now has its fourth floor office space completed and available for rent. The rest of the building includes Corby Borough Council offices, a library, theatre and register office. Tom Beattie, the council's Labour leader, s...	Work to finish off a public building, which went £13m over budget, has been completed five years after it opened.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: College budgets are not protected and might be vulnerable to cuts in the 2015 Spending Review, says the party. The analysis comes as further education members of the University and College Union strike over pay. The government says it is determined young peopl...	Up to four in 10 further education and sixth-form colleges in England could close if the government presses ahead with savings, says Labour.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The show was part of an economic event, "Make in India", designed to encourage foreign investment. Video from the scene, in an enclosure on Chowpatty Beach, showed the fire blazing under a stage as dancers up above continued their act. VIPs including the state...	Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan were among those who had to be evacuated when a big fire broke out at a lavish cultural show in Mumbai.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Drainage work on land between junction 12, Tal-y-Bont, and junction 13, Abergwyngregyn, will begin in the autumn, once the landowners agree. It is part of a stretch of the A55 closed by flooding on Boxing Day. First Minster Carwyn Jones also said a separate £1...	A £500,000 grant to speed up flood prevention work on the A55 in Gwynedd has been announced.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The president also called on US courts to "give us back our protective rights" in order to be tough on terrorism. It comes a day after Mr Trump urged people to look into a debunked myth about a general who fought Islamist militants by using pig's blood. Twin t...	Radical Islamic terrorism "must be stopped by whatever means necessary", US President Donald Trump has tweeted in the wake of attacks in Barcelona.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Health Minister Marcelo Castro said priority for testing would be given to pregnant women. Brazil has the largest known outbreak of Zika, which has been linked to a sharp spike in birth defects. Mr Castro also announced extra funds to speed up finding a vaccin...	The Brazilian Health ministry says it's developed new testing kits to rapidly identify the presence of three viruses - Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya - all carried by the same mosquito.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The former business secretary said the lack of an alternative to Chancellor George Osborne's Northern Powerhouse was a "huge political mistake". He said Labour did not have election policies to "rebalance both the economy and the political system". In May, Mr ...	Lord Mandelson has criticised Labour for failing to come up with a credible strategy for decentralising power from London to northern England.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 70ft (21m) finback arrived at Cambridge University's Zoology department 150 years ago, after washing up dead on a Sussex beach. It was taken down from display when the Museum of Zoology closed in 2013 for a Â£4m makeover. Re-assembling and re-hanging the w...	A giant whale skeleton dismantled and put into storage for three years during a museum refurbishment has been put back together, bone by bone.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The National Audit Office found the General Practice Extraction Service had cost Â£40m to set up instead of Â£14m. The system was meant to make data from GP systems in England available to bodies across the health service. But the system has provided informati...	A new GP IT system designed to improve quality and planning in the NHS in England has been criticised for running over budget and behind schedule, by a finance watchdog.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: As the form of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side hit a new nadir with a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool, social media took great delight in mocking the under-pressure Blues boss. But only around 3,700 tweets, of around 200,000 which were sent, contained both the words 'Mou...	Has there ever been a better pantomime villain in football?
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: But he warns that the number of children doping to reach the elite level is Wada's "biggest concern". Howman said sport's increasing profitability had led to young athletes becoming more "vulnerable". Drug testing is limited in non-elite events, and Howman adm...	More than 10% of elite athletes could be using performance-enhancing drugs, says World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Davide Nicola made the deal in April, when Crotone looked certain to go down. But they won six of their final nine matches of the season to avoid the drop by two points, after having won just three games from their previous 29. The 44-year-old arrived in his h...	A Serie A manager has completed a 1,300km bike ride up the length of Italy, after telling his players he would do so if they avoided relegation.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The doping review board of the IAAF - athletics' governing body - agreed the seven athletes had met "exceptional eligibility criteria". The group includes world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Mariya Kuchina. In November 2015, Russia was banned from internation...	Seven more Russian athletes have been cleared to compete as neutrals while their country remains suspended from international athletics.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Armed police were called to Highcliffe School in Christchurch shortly after midday. The school was placed in emergency lockdown, but has since reopened. A 26-year-old man from Christchurch was initially held on suspicion of firearm offences but was de-arrested...	A school was placed in emergency lockdown after reports a gunman fired shots at school workmen, police said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The arrests were made during early-morning raids in Lancashire, Tyne and Wear and Worcestershire. Police said eight women suspected of being trafficked to the UK from Romania for prostitution were rescued during the raids in Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Gate...	Eight people were arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected human trafficking gang.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: In one part of the Golden State, prices hit $5.69 a gallon (Â£0.91 per litre), $1.20 more than the California average. The situation has been magnified by pollution limits requiring a special fuel blend during the summer. Officials insisted California was not ...	A sharp rise in fuel prices in California linked to state supply shortages has forced some petrol stations to close temporarily.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: 7 June 2015 Last updated at 07:44 BST The dogs can help to open doors, collect post and use a pedestrian crossing where their owners might have problems. They also provide emotional support and friendship for owners like eight-year-old Phoebe. Phoebe has autis...	A charity in Dorset has been training a group of special dogs to help kids who have physical and mental difficulties.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Blues fans were shocked by the Chinese-owned club's decision to replace the immensely popular Rowett with the club eighth in the Championship table. "The difficulty was that my predecessor was doing very well," Zola told BBC WM. "Sometimes that makes it not ea...	New Birmingham City boss Gianfranco Zola says he had to be "professional" about replacing Gary Rowett as manager.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: NUT Cymru had responses from 17 of Wales' 22 local authorities to Freedom of Information requests. The number of assaults average at eight per school day in Wales, which the union said was "a great concern". It said they needed to be considered by schools, cou...	Teachers and school staff in Wales have been the victims of more than 1,500 physical and verbal attacks by pupils every year, figures have shown.

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