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The 22-year-old joined Surrey from Essex over the winter and helped the club win promotion to Division One of the County Championship.
He has been named in the England Lions squad for their winter tour of the UAE.
"Ben has had an excellent first season at Surr... | Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes has signed a new contract, which will keep him at The Oval until the end of the 2018 season. |
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The 25-year-old, who had been with Reading since leaving Huddersfield in 2014, started all four of Northern Ireland's matches at Euro 2016 in June.
The former Manchester United trainee joins on a three-year deal at Brighton.
"He's a box-to-box midfielder and a... | Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Northern Ireland midfielder Oliver Norwood from fellow Championship side Reading for an undisclosed fee. |
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A series of amendments to a regulation on how internet traffic is managed in Europe were all rejected by MEPs.
Proponents of net neutrality, who demand that web traffic be treated equally by networks, have already criticised the move.
The existing legislation,... | The European Parliament has voted against a set of rules intended to safeguard "net neutrality" in the EU. |
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Astronomers working on the Gaia space telescope have released a first tranche of data recording the position and brightness of over a billion stars.
And for some two million of these objects, their distance and sideways motion across the heavens has also been ... | The most precise map of the night sky ever assembled is taking shape. |
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It is feared Toshiba may have to write down the value of the unit by a larger-than-expected 700bn yen ($6.1bn; £5bn).
There are unconfirmed reports Toshiba is seeking aid from the government-backed Development Bank of Japan (DBJ).
Toshiba said the exact write... | Shares in Toshiba have dived 16% on reports that the embattled Japanese conglomerate faces bigger losses at its US nuclear power business. |
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It reflects the tradition that, while a president is overseas, domestic bickering should be put on hold, as partisan grievances are best kept within the family.
Those norms, which used to be considered iron-clad, have frayed considerably in recent decades. Lea... | There's an old saying in Washington that politics should "stop at the water's edge". |
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While there was Scottish 10,000m gold for Liz Lynch, now Liz McColgan, the Games came at a heavy financial cost due to the boycott by 32 out of the 59 competing nations.
Teams withdrew after being angered by the British government's attitude to apartheid-era S... | The 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh are sadly remembered for the wrong reasons. |
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The Mexican actress set up a meeting in October between Hollywood star Sean Penn and Guzman, who was on the run at the time.
Prosecutors say she may have received money from Guzman to launch her tequila business last year.
She denies any wrongdoing.
Ms Del Cas... | Mexican prosecutors have issued an order to locate and question actress Kate del Castillo over her links with the imprisoned drug baron, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. |
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Emergency services were called to the scene near the Cantref Reservoir at Nant Ddu at 10:00 BST on Saturday.
Firefighters said five vehicles were involved in the incident, with the casualties taken to hospital.
The road was closed in both directions for two ho... | Five people have been injured after a multi-vehicle accident on the A470 trunk road in Powys. |
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You might argue about the order in which they should be placed, but few fans - aside from some Barcelona or Real Madrid followers who are unwilling to praise their greatest enemy's biggest star - would question the suggestion that those two are head and should... | For the past few years, there has been a general consensus of opinion among football supporters that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best players in the world. |
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Connie Yates's and Chris Gard's son Charlie is receiving 24-hour treatment for a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness.
UK doctors have said there is no accepted cure and Charlie should be allowed to die with dignity.
A High Court judge will decide... | The parents of baby with rare genetic condition have reached a £1.2m crowdfunding target for him to have pioneering treatment in the US. |
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Olivia Colman and David Tennant are back as DS Ellie Miller and DI Alec Hardy, this time investigating the rape of a woman in the fictional Dorset town.
She's played by former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan retu... | Broadchurch is back for its third and final series - and has gone down well with TV critics. |
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In November and December, the main line at Cowley Bridge near Exeter was submerged, closing it for 11 days.
Business leaders and Devon and Cornwall's councils have written to the Environment Agency and Network Rail.
Network Rail has insisted work is being done... | Concerns have been raised that not enough is being done to prevent a repeat of serious flooding which disrupted rail services in the South West last winter. |
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) predicted that the UK housing market will slow down over the next three months.
In April, landlords and second home owners face a 3% stamp duty surcharge on new purchases.
This would slow price rises, Rics sa... | The pace of house price rises will slow when tax changes "take the heat out" of interest from investors, surveyors suggest. |
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Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa drugs cartel, was captured on Friday after escaping from a prison in Mexico last year, the second such breakout he's managed to pull off.
Guzman had been charged with drug trafficking and murder. US prosecutors have said he's he... | Did Sean Penn break the law when he did an interview with Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman for Rolling Stone? |
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The British astronaut made history when he floated into the International Space Station.
He spent six months living and working onboard the ISS, doing important experiments and learning how to wash and eat in space.
But w... | Major Tim Peake has been back on Earth for three weeks now, but what's it really like to live in space? |
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When asked to design a community project to promote the restoration of the Ashton Gatehouse, Vicky Harrison was puzzled not to find it on a map.
Together with a team of volunteers aged 15 to 70 she set about changing that.
The embroidered map, that took 600 ho... | The woman behind the creation of a giant woollen model of Bristol has recreated an historic city gatehouse on an embroidered map. |
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Award organisers posted on Facebook: "We have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow's show.
"He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!"
On Twitter, the 30-year-old DJ is reported to have said... | Dumfries-born DJ Calvin Harris has withdrawn from the MTV European Music Awards because of illness. |
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One person died when an apparent twister hit the state of Georgia, overturning cars on a motorway.
Bartow County Fire Chief Craig Millsap said at least 10 cars had been flipped over on Interstate 75.
A man died in Nashville, Tennessee, when high winds toppled ... | A sprawling storm system has brought havoc to a swathe of the US, leaving two people dead and thousands of households without electricity. |
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He qualified that by saying that he was "not actively trying to sell it".
Mr Lebedev also owns the London Evening Standard and the Independent's sister newspaper, i.
On Monday he launches London Live, a 24-hour television network dedicated to news, entertainme... | The owner of the Independent, Evgeny Lebedev, says the newspaper could be for sale if somebody "offers the right price". |
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The five men from London died in the sea at the East Sussex resort of Camber Sands in August.
The East Sussex coroner said Mohit Dupar died in July, getting into difficulty on the same day that 19-year-old Gustavo Silva Da Cruz died.
Mr Dupar died in hospital ... | A beach where five friends died during a day trip claimed a seventh life in the summer, a coroner has disclosed. |
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After a club-record 10 straight league wins, they have drawn their last two.
"We're in a fantastic position - but anything can happen in a week of football, there's nine points to play for," said Wilder.
"Other teams have got to go on great runs to catch us an... | Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder says he cannot see his side faltering as they sit 11 points clear at the top of the League Two table. |
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Jake Gosling's drilled cross was turned in by Lee Mansell before Shaun Miller's lob levelled for the Shrimps.
Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor both converted to give Rovers a two-goal cushion but Tom Barkhuizen stroked home from close range to reduce the deficit.
... | Bristol Rovers triumphed in a seven-goal thriller away at Morecambe. |
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Manuel Pellegrini's side dominated the second half but were repeatedly denied by away keeper Tim Howard.
It was a supreme defensive display from the Toffees, who had been the better attacking side in the first half.
They also rode their luck, as City were deni... | Manchester City missed the chance to make up ground in the Premier League title race as they were held to a goalless draw by a stubborn Everton. |
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Mendes told a court hearing held behind closed doors in Madrid that he never advised his clients on tax matters, his company Gestifute said in a statement.
The agent, who could be put under official investigation in the case, gave evidence at the hearing into ... | Football agent Jorge Mendes has denied helping footballers evade tax illegally by creating shell companies. |
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Nick Hedges travelled the country in the 1960s and 70s for the housing charity Shelter, taking pictures of families living in run-down homes.
Mr Hedges said he was "shocked to the core" to witness the conditions in large parts of the UK.
"I often wonder what h... | A charity is trying to trace children who were photographed in the post-war slums of Britain. |
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It came into effect on Tuesday night and was in place until 10:00 GMT on Wednesday.
The Met Office said icy patches were expected on untreated surfaces, with slippery conditions on pavements and cycle paths possible.
Drivers were also warned to be aware of dif... | The Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" warning for ice across Wales. |
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The accident happened on the A74(M) northbound, between junctions 14 and 15 in Moffat, at about 10.15.
Three men were injured. There were not thought to have been any passengers on board the coaches.
Two men were taken to Wishaw General Hospital and the third ... | The northbound section of the main road into Scotland has been reopened following a crash involving two coaches and a lorry. |
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Its survey of leading employers found that, while 54% of students are women, they make up just 47% of graduate scheme applicants.
But they took 49% of the posts, the responses by 170 employers showed.
"Many women don't apply for the top schemes when they shoul... | Female students are less likely to aim for top graduate jobs but more likely to land them if they apply, says the Association of Graduate Recruiters. |
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Conteh played for Guinean side Ashanti Golden Boys de Siguiri and had received several call-ups to Sierra Leone's squad but was yet to secure a place in the international side's first team.
He was part of the Leone Stars 18-man squad for their 2019 Africa Cup ... | Sierra Leone is mourning the death of top goalkeeper Alhaji Dauda Conteh who has died from a short illness in hospital in Freetown aged 25. |
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Raymond McCord is seeking a judicial review and lodged the papers at the High Court in Belfast on Thursday.
Mr McCord became involved with the rights of victims of the Troubles after his son was murdered.
His legal team claim it would be unlawful to begin the ... | The father of a man murdered by loyalist paramilitaries has launched a legal challenge to Brexit. |
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Last year Dumfries and Galloway Council refused to release the details following a BBC Scotland news website Freedom of Information request.
It has now confirmed it will pay just over £1.3m towards remedial works at the DG One centre in Dumfries.
The case was ... | A council has revealed the scale of its financial contribution to major repair work at its flagship leisure centre. |
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His pledge came as Facebook shares hit an all-time low of $17.55 on Tuesday.
There have been fears that as various lock-up periods, which stop sales by early investors, end, the stock may dip further.
Mr Zuckerberg owns about 444 million shares of Facebook plu... | Mark Zuckerberg has said that he will not sell any of his shares in Facebook for at least one year in a bid to shore up investor confidence. |
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The U's were reduced to 10 men early on after Joe Edwards was sent off for a late challenge on Matty Palmer.
Lucas Akins' close-range finish put the Brewers ahead on the stroke of half-time despite protests of offside.
Akins then completed his hat-trick after ... | Colchester were relegated from League One with a home defeat by Burton, who boosted their own promotion chances. |
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The Old Trafford outfit, who are unbeaten in the Championship all season, have secured an immediate return to the top tier with two games left to play. They need just 12 more points to be crowned champions.
Mark Chilton was the last Red Rose captain to achieve... | Lancashire clinched promotion back to Division One of the County Championship after they drew with Leicestershire on Saturday and Essex failed to beat Kent. |
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The Celtic midfielder, 23, hopes the Tangerines, who are 13 points adrift at the foot of the Premiership, can avoid relegation.
United chairman Stephen Thompson has challenged his squad to preserve their top-flight status and "redeem" their professional reputa... | Stuart Armstrong is saddened by the plight of former club Dundee United. |
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Six world powers - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - and Iran are meeting in Istanbul in Turkey.
Iran says its nuclear programme is peaceful, but critics suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
Israel has hinted in recent months that it... | Key talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme, which have resumed after a 15-month impasse, have been described as "positive" and "totally different" from the last meeting. |
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Stephen Port was charged with four counts of murder last year but the new allegations relate to eight living complainants.
The 41-year-old from Barking denied the charges during a pre trial hearing at the Old Bailey.
He allegedly met the four murder victims on... | A man accused of murdering four men in east London has also been charged with poisoning, rape and sexual assault. |
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The plane crashed in the French Alps on March 24 with 150 people on board.
Investigators say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the pilot out of the cockpit.
Experts have spent six weeks conducting DNA tests on the remains.
"T... | All the human remains found at the scene of the Germanwings air crash have been identified and will be returned to their families, a French prosecutor says. |
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The record revenues were boosted by sales of its new 2015-16 Adidas replica kit, and Champions League football.
The club expects overall revenue for the year to be between £500m and £510m. No club has exceeded £500m before.
The team are fourth in the Premier L... | Manchester United has reported that overall quarterly revenues to 30 September went up 39.3% to £123.6m. |
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Jose Manuel Barroso, who left the key post last October, said that Alexis Tsipras's Syriza-led administration lacked experience.
Greece's demands were "completely unacceptable to other countries", he told the BBC's Business Live programme.
In its election camp... | The Greek government made "completely unrealistic promises" to voters that it cannot now fulfil, the former European Commission president has said. |
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Organisers passed a motion on Saturday not to invite Malcolm Turnbull, who was the first sitting prime minister to attend the last gay pride event.
Mr Turnbull, a supporter of marriage equality, backed his party's calls to allow a national vote on the issue.
B... | Australia's prime minister has been told he will not be welcome at next year's Mardi Gras parade because of his handling of the gay marriage issue. |
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About 300 kgs of cannabis resin, eight kgs of cannabis herb and 1 kg of cocaine were found at Donaghmede Park, north Dublin, on Saturday at 19:30 local time.
The men, aged 25 and 52, were arrested at the scene.
They are being held at Coolock and Clontarf garda... | Two men have been arrested after Irish police seized drugs worth about 2.1m euros (£1.63m) in Dublin at the weekend. |
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Monaco - who are top on goal difference - can restore their three-point lead if they beat Nantes on Sunday (20:00 GMT).
PSG beat Nancy 1-0 thanks to Edinson Cavani's late penalty, his 37th goal of the season, and they were lucky not to concede when Alexis Busi... | Paris St-Germain and Nice both won on Saturday to make it a three-way tie on points at the top of Ligue 1. |
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The American began the day in a four-way tie for the lead and recovered from a bogey on the first with his fifth birdie of the day on the 10th.
Spieth carded three more in succession from the 14th to finish 12 under par, three shots ahead of Dustin Johnson.
"I... | Open champion Jordan Spieth edged closer towards his fourth win of the season after a six-under-par third round of 64 in the Northern Trust. |
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They were chosen from 16 applications and it is expected that 10 campuses will be created over the next five years.
The three projects are Moy Primary School and St John's Catholic Primary in Moy; St Mary's High, Limavday, and Limavady High School and Ballycas... | Three sets of schools have been selected by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland for new shared campuses. |
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The broadcaster is planning to move from its current premises on Ormeau Avenue but has yet to decide on a location.
The property news service, Co-Star, said land agent Lambert Smith Hampton is now advising on the relocation.
It said the Sirocco site and a site... | BBC Northern Ireland has been linked with a move to the Sirocco site in east Belfast. |
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Late-stage disease is found in about 25% of black African and 22% of black Caribbean breast cancer patients.
In white breast cancer patients, the figure is 13%.
Experts say there are many reasons for this. Vital ones to change are low awareness of symptoms and... | Black women in England are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer as white women, according to a new analysis by Cancer Research UK and Public Health England. |
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Vardy, 29, is serving a three-match ban after being sent off at Stoke on 17 December for a two-footed challenge on Mame Biram Diouf.
The Foxes had 30,000 masks printed after Vardy had an appeal rejected by the Football Association.
Vardy sat in the stands and ... | Leicester City fans wore Jamie Vardy face masks for their 2-0 defeat by Everton on Boxing Day to show their support for the suspended striker. |
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Omar Badreddin, 18, Mohammed Alfrouh, 20, and Mohammad Allakkoud, 18, have pleaded not guilty.
A 16-year-old-boy, understood to be Syrian, has also been charged with sexual assault. It is not known if he has entered a plea yet.
Mr Badreddin came to the UK from... | Three Syrian men have appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a park in Newcastle. |
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The 32-year-old midfielder had trained alone or with the club's under-23s since Jose Mourinho was appointed United boss in the summer.
Former Germany captain Schweinsteiger last played for the Red Devils in March, when Louis van Gaal was manager.
He said in Au... | World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger has returned to training with Manchester United's first team. |
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Radovan Krejcir was arrested on Friday at his home in Johannesburg on a charge of kidnap and assault.
His lawyers filed a court application, saying he needed medical attention and risked kidney failure.
Krejcir has repeatedly denied having links to the crimina... | A South African court has ordered that a Czech businessman accused of links to organised crime be moved from prison to hospital after claims he had been tortured by police with a taser gun. |
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The 34-year-old, who was born in Brazil but plays for Portugal, has been linked with Paris St-Germain and AC Milan and has "had proposals from England".
Pepe has made 334 appearances for Real, winning three La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies.
H... | Defender Pepe is leaving Real Madrid after 10 years at the Spanish club, having decided in January to move on. |
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The unnamed woman had agreed Greater Manchester Police (GMP) could refer to her experience in a training session providing she remained anonymous.
However, she later learned her identity and medical history were disclosed to a wider audience.
GMP has apologise... | A domestic abuse victim has received £75,000 from a police force after it revealed details of her treatment by a former boyfriend without her consent. |
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The Liverpudlian is second on 3,932 points, 40 behind leader and reigning champion Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
Johnson-Thompson has said her main aim this weekend is to get the 6,200 points needed for Rio.
She needs 2,268 points on Sunday in the three remaining eve... | Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is on course to qualify for this summer's Rio Olympics after setting three personal bests on the opening day of the Hypo meeting in Gotzis. |
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Moelfre inshore lifeboat launched at about 11:00 BST, along with the local coastguard team and rescue helicopter from Caernarfon.
The lifeboat crew found the man in his forties clinging to his fishing kayak, having struggled to climb back on.
He showed signs o... | An RNLI crew came to the rescue of a capsized kayaker off Anglesey on Friday. |
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A ceremony, attended by PM Shinzo Abe, was held at Hiroshima's memorial park before thousands of lanterns are released on the city's Motoyasu river.
The bombing - and a second one on Nagasaki three days later - is credited with bringing to an end World War Two... | Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft. |
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Biffa says that its crews found 93 people sleeping in rubbish last year.
It says the cameras, fitted to 140 of its 800 trucks, would remind staff to check bins before emptying them.
Last year four people sheltering in bins died when they were tipped into the b... | One of the UK's biggest waste companies is fitting cameras to its vehicles in a bid to reduce the number of homeless people killed after sleeping rough in industrial-sized wheelie bins. |
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Prosecutors described the Paralympic athlete's punishment for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 as "shockingly lenient".
At the hearing in Pretoria, Judge Thokozile Masipa said the petition had no reasonable prospect of success.
The state now has ... | South African state prosecutors have failed in their bid to challenge the six-year sentence for murder handed down to Oscar Pistorius. |
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The Gobbins coastal path in Islandmagee was the brainchild of Irish railway engineer Berkley Deane Wise.
It first opened in 1902 and quickly became famous as a white knuckle walk.
Edwardian era visitors were able to have a close encounter with waves and wildli... | A dramatic cliff face walk in County Antrim that was built more than a century ago has reopened to the public after multi-million pound revamp. |
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Jason Woodward's try put them ahead but Josh Bassett, Tommy Taylor and Joe Simpson scored as Wasps went in ahead.
Christian Wade, Guy Thompson and Bassett went over for the visitors for a bonus point, which deflated Bristol.
The hosts rallied, Jack O'Connell a... | Bristol have been relegated to the Championship with two games left to play after a brave defeat by ruthless Premiership leaders Wasps. |
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Virginia Raggi said more arrivals could exacerbate social tension.
Her call follows local elections on Sunday in which the Five Star Movement performed poorly.
More than 500,000 people have arrived by boat since 2014. Nearly 200,000 are being housed in centre... | The mayor of Rome, who is from the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, has asked Italy's government not to send more migrants to the city. |
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South Sudan's defensive tactics paid dividends as they held on for a point.
After beating Djibouti 2-0 in their opening Group C game on Monday it puts South Sudan in line to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
"We are happy that we have picked a ... | The first ever game between South Sudan and Sudan ended goalless at the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia. |
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The Direct Energie rider took advantage of a lapse in concentration from Team Sky's Nicolas Roche to beat the Irishman in a sprint finish.
Roche was also second in the overall standings, six seconds behind Voeckler.
Bury's Adam Yates (Orica) was Britain's high... | Frenchman Thomas Voeckler clinched overall victory in the Tour de Yorkshire by winning the third and final stage at Scarborough. |
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The hosts almost caught Torquay napping with a simple ball over the top in the first minute, but Woking loanee Delano Sam-Yorke was unable to get his shot on target.
Maidstone continued to force the issue, with Nana Ofori-Twumasi and Jamar Loza also going clos... | Maidstone ended a run of five National League games without a win by beating Torquay 2-1 at the Gallagher Stadium. |
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Research from the Institute for Policy Studies found that in 2014, bonuses paid to Wall Street employees had been double the annual pay earned by all Americans who worked full-time at the federal minimum wage.
So, 167,800 Wall Street employees were paid $28.5b... | A statistic in March provoked outrage in the US media about inequality. |
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The force said mental health issues resulted in 141,230 lost days among front-line officers.
The Liberal Democrats said the figures showed evidence of a force "being stretched to breaking point".
The Scottish government said the welfare of officers and support... | Police Scotland officers and staff suffering psychological problems took nearly 200,000 sick days over the last three years, new figures show. |
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Current Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes tweeted: "Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire."
Squire had revealed he was suffering from a rare form of leukaemia.
The band... | Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, has died at the age of 67, his bandmates have said. |
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The Blues, who had keeper Thibaut Courtois sent off, were down to nine men for a period after staff ran on to treat Hazard following a trip, despite him not appearing to be badly injured.
If a player receives treatment, they must leave the field.
"I was unhapp... | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho criticised his "naive" medical staff for treating Eden Hazard in their draw with Swansea. |
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Last year, Beijing banned any more "bizarre" buildings. In recent years the country has seen buildings shaped like a teapot and another resembling a pair of trousers.
Now, China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has continued the government's cr... | China has banned companies from registering weird and long names. |
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BT, Edinburgh International Conference Centre and Apex Hotels are among firms supporting the City Region deal.
The six councils behind the bid claim it will lead to more jobs and improve infrastructure across the Lothians, Fife and the Borders.
It will now be ... | A bid to secure £1bn of funding for Edinburgh and the south east of Scotland has won the backing of almost 100 businesses. |
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The investment will secure thousands of jobs at the Sunderland factory, which produces the current Juke, Qashqai, Note and electric Leaf models.
The firm said the money gave "security to our Sunderland plant beyond 2020".
Chancellor George Osborne welcomed the... | Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced it will invest £100m in its UK plant to build the new Juke model. |
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CO2 emissions are believed to be the driving force behind climate change.
The Paris deal is the world's first comprehensive climate agreement.
It will only come into force legally after it is ratified by at least 55 countries, which between them produce 55% of... | India, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, will ratify the Paris global climate agreement pact next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. |
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Lennon Toland, from the city's Tollcross area, was struck by a white Ford Transit van in Dalness Street, Shettleston, at about 15:15 on Monday.
The St Paul's Primary School pupil was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later. The 62-y... | Police have released the name of a five-year-old boy who died after being hit by a van in Glasgow. |
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Kerry Jane Wilson, 60, was working with an NGO when she was taken from the company's office in Jalalabad by armed men in military-style uniforms.
She is now "safe and well", according to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who gave no further details.
Ja... | An Australian aid worker who was abducted in Afghanistan earlier this year has been released. |
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It is also cancelling annual bonus payments as part of a series of measures aimed at saving $118m (£89m) in employment costs.
In July, civil servants went on strike over delays in the payment of their salaries.
The country is going through its toughest econom... | Zimbabwe's government is axing 25,000 civil service jobs in an effort to rein in government spending. |
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Tries from Kotaro Matsushima and Yoshikazu Fujita helped them into an 18-8 half-time lead, with Takudzwa Ngwenya crossing for the US.
Amanaki Mafi burst through for Japan's third try before Chris Wyles crossed to give the United States hope.
But Goromaru's thi... | Japan made unwelcome history as the first team to exit the World Cup having won three matches after they beat the United States. |
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The 29-year-old former Billericay, Peterborough United and Gillingham man scored nine goals in 24 appearances for Boro last season.
"There were a couple of players at Stevenage that stood out last season and Chris was one of them," Dons boss Neal Ardley told t... | League One side AFC Wimbledon have signed Chris Whelpdale following the winger's departure from Stevenage. |
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Henry Ramos Allup, 72, will be the first opposition politician to lead the National Assembly in 16 years following a landslide victory in legislative elections on 6 December.
Mr Ramos said he would ensure the assembly would act "as an autonomous power."
The ne... | Venezuelan opposition lawmakers have chosen a veteran politician as the new head of the country's legislative body. |
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Aqsa Mahmood, 20, travelled to Syria from her Glasgow home to become a "Jihadi bride" in November 2013.
The Daily Mail reported she had been in touch with at least one of the three London girls, who are aged 15 and 16.
The trio are thought to have flown to Tur... | Relatives of a Scottish woman who is suspected of helping to recruit three missing London teenagers to Islamic State (IS) have said she is a "disgrace to her family". |
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Eight Type 26 frigates are due to be built on the Clyde, but the UK government has not announced a timescale for the project.
Harriet Baldwin faced calls from SNP and Labour MPs to confirm a time-frame for cutting steel on the frigates.
But she said it would b... | A defence minister has refused to say when the next generation of Royal Navy warships will be built. |
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The collision happened on the westbound carriageway between junction 23, Magor, and junction 24, Coldra, at about 15:25 BST.
Gwent Police said four people were believed to have been injured but the extent of their injuries is not known.
Earlier on Saturday, tw... | One lane of the M4 in Monmouthshire has reopened after a five-vehicle crash. |
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The role is widely regarded as the biggest job in British theatre, and Norris called it "a great honour".
"I am thrilled at the challenge of leading this exceptional organisation, where it has been a privilege to work under the inspirational leadership of Nick... | Rufus Norris is to take over from Sir Nicholas Hytner as director of the National Theatre. |
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The Endeavour project has bought a former German harbour ferry for £1 with the hope of raising £3m to restore the 59-year-old rusting vessel.
A service used to link Liverpool with the Welsh resort, while en route to the Isle of Man, 30 years ago.
"The money is... | A ferry between Llandudno to Liverpool could be restarted by the summer of 2021 as a group of enthusiasts hope to reopen the once-popular day trip. |
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The firm told a judicial review it did not accept the discharge of final treated effluent had degraded the quality of Llyn Padarn at Llanberis.
Anglers claim water quality threatens the future of the Arctic char fish.
A High Court judge reserved judgement in t... | More than £4.5m is to be spent at a water treatment works near a Snowdonia lake to improve the quality of water returned to the environment, Welsh Water has said. |
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The Kenyan trade unionist turned politician Tom Mboya, who studied at Ruskin College, Oxford, wanted members of his country's government to be adequately prepared for a post-colonial Kenya.
He recognised quite early on that there were not enough professional A... | This is where the story of America's first black president, Barack Obama, begins. |
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Culture Minister Ali Jannati said flights would only resume once those responsible had been punished.
The teenagers allege that before returning to Tehran from the Umra, or lesser Islamic pilgrimage, in March they were abused by security officials at Jeddah ai... | Iran has suspended flights for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia after the alleged sexual assaults of two Iranian boys. |
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It also proclaimed the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as caliph and "leader for Muslims everywhere".
Setting up a state governed under strict Islamic law has long been a goal of many jihadists.
Meanwhile, Iraq's army continued an offensive to retake the... | Jihadist militant group Isis has said it is establishing a caliphate, or Islamic state, on the territories it controls in Iraq and Syria. |
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Look into their jaundiced eyes, listen to their weary words and you enter a world of crossed-out, ripped-up, stomped-upon storylines.
So sup up the youthful vigour of Great Britain's glorious Olympians Anthony Joshua and Luke Campbell while you can. Because th... | Boxing can turn the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed into the cynical and contorted, seemingly overnight. |
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| Leah met children at the Emporium Kindergarten in Koriyama, Japan, tucking into a tasty lunch. |
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The 33-year-old made his Ulster debut in 2008 and has scored 745 points in 113 appearances for the Kingspan Stadium team.
Humphreys has also played for Leicester Tigers and London Irish.
"My body is telling me it's time to stop - I feel blessed to have enjoyed... | Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys has announced he will retire from the game at the end of the season. |
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Pacheco, 17, has made three appearances this season for Liverpool, who are fifth in the WSL One table.
Doncaster are currently bottom of the league, having failed to pick up a point from their opening four games.
"She's an extremely exciting and talented young... | Doncaster Rovers Belles have signed Liverpool and England Under-19 defender Maz Pacheco on loan until the end of the Women's Super League season. |
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Ed Joyce top-scored with 35 from 60 balls, sharing a third-wicket partnership of 55 with Niall O'Brien.
Queensland are 137-5 in reply, with one further day's play to come on Tuesday.
The fixture was arranged as preparation for Ireland's Intercontinental Cup ga... | Ireland's batsmen showed signs of rustiness as they were dismissed for 155 on the first day of their game against a Queensland XI in Brisbane. |
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They were signed by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the summer of 2014.
Both spent loan spells at rival Championship clubs during the 2015-16 season and have not travelled on the Bluebirds' pre-season tour to Germany.
"They can look for pastures new," f... | Cardiff City are open to offers from other clubs for strikers Federico Macheda and Adam le Fondre, says boss Paul Trollope. |
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Mr Haigh has been accused of fraud by the Dubai-based group and is currently in custody while authorities decide whether to pursue a criminal case.
Speaking from his cell, he told the BBC he would reveal "damaging allegations" about the group's financial condu... | A war of words has erupted between ex-Leeds United managing director David Haigh and his former employer, private equity group GFH Capital. |
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Child Soldiers International and ForcesWatch claim it costs the Ministry of Defence (MoD) twice as much to train a 16-year-old as it does an adult.
That is due to longer training and a higher drop-out rate, they say.
The MoD said it did not recognise figures i... | The "outdated" practice of recruiting 16-year-olds into the Army is wasting up to £94m a year and should stop, two human rights groups have said. |
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Kyle Good put the Irish ahead in the first minute but the French hit back with goals from Jean-Laurent Keiffer and Gaspard Baumgarten.
Peter Caruth equalised with a rebound finish and Jonathan Bruton's shot sneake... | Ireland clinched a 4-3 victory over France in their opening game at the EuroHockey Championships in London. |
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Three-time Olympic eventing medallist Fox-Pitt, 47, has been named in a 12-strong Team GB equestrian squad for this summer's Games.
He suffered a head trauma when he fell from his horse at the World Young Horse Ch... | William Fox-Pitt says his dream to compete at a fifth Olympics in Rio gave him the "great drive" to recover from a fall and induced coma last year. |
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The chairman of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) inquiry made the announcement during a preliminary hearing at Stormont, outlining its work.
Sir Patrick Coghlin said his inquiry will investigate failings in the scheme "wherever accountability may lie".
No ti... | Public evidence hearings in an inquiry into a botched green energy scheme are expected to begin in autumn this year. |
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Police had attended the alert after a suspicious object was discovered at Butcher Gate shortly after 23:30 BST on Friday.
It was later declared a hoax.
During the clearance operation, fireworks and petrol bombs were thrown at police in the Fahan Street area. ... | Twenty-five petrol bombs and a number of fireworks have been thrown at police by youths following a security alert in Londonderry. |
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