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NHS Improvement says prescriptions for all types of antibiotic were down by more than 2.6 million on the previous year to about 34 million in 2015-16.
They say it is a "fantastic result" and shows doctors are being careful not to over-prescribe them.
It is par... | GPs in England have "dramatically" reduced the number of antibiotics they give to patients, latest figures show. |
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The women officers' injuries are not life-threatening.
The assailant is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) during the assault outside the city's main police station.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told broadcaster RTL by p... | A man shot by police after he attacked two officers with a machete in the Belgian city of Charleroi has died. |
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The campaign aims to warn young people about the dangers of hacking and using online tools for cyber-attacks.
The CyberChoices campaign comes after NCA research revealed the average age of people involved in its investigations was 17.
The research indicated fe... | Teenagers committing crimes online are being targeted by the National Crime Agency. |
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It seems they are even more likely to buy a convertible than the fashion-conscious French, or the car-crazy Italians, even though both countries have a far better claim on sunshine.
Nevertheless, the popularity of convertible cars, or soft-tops, has been falli... | Just as Britons are the fastest to expose their flesh when the thermometer touches 20C, so they are among the greatest enthusiasts for convertible cars. |
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The decision was taken amid safety fears over the close proximity of the county show to major road junctions.
Red 10 Squadron Leader Mike Ling said the decision was not linked to the Shoreham Airshow vintage jet crash, which killed 11 people last year.
Suffolk... | The Red Arrows team will not put on a display at the Suffolk Show this year, after the area was deemed "unsuitable". |
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Italian national Stefano Brizzi, 50, died at Belmarsh high-security prison in south-east London, on 5 February.
When he was jailed last year for murdering Gordon Semple, he was being monitored for mental health issues.
He was taken off the list on 28 December,... | A man who killed a police officer and then dissolved his body in acid was taken off the suicide watch list a month before he hanged himself, an inquest has heard. |
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Last week, about 120 diners, who had consumed about 2,000 euros of food and drink, left a restaurant in northern Spain as dessert was due to be served.
It has now emerged a second restaurant only 10km (six miles) away was previously targeted in the same way.
T... | Police are investigating whether a gang who ate thousands of euros of food in a restaurant in Spain before fleeing had targeted another eatery. |
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At least three footballers are reported to be among those held across the country, but the BBC understands that none is linked to professional clubs.
Sources have said the suspects include ex-Premier League player Delroy Facey.
The NCA said the focus of the op... | Six men have been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency investigating alleged match fixing in English football. |
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Variations on singing by corn buntings in the Western Isles is being studied by researchers led by Dr Rupert Marshall of Aberystwyth University.
He said the latest research suggests a fall in the number of dialects.
Around a reserve on North Uist there were up... | A project recording the dialects of one of the UK's rarest birds has found some may have disappeared completely. |
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A team of 60 inspectors visited the hospital in December and January and found improvements were needed in providing safe and responsive care.
However, the report also found the trust provided services that were caring, effective and well led.
The chief execut... | The Care Quality Commission has rated University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust as requiring improvement following an inspection. |
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Suffolk Police said the victim, in her late 20s, was attacked in Ipswich by two men sometime between 03:00 and 03:45 GMT on Saturday.
She was walking along Rope Walk and crossing Grimwade Street when she was grabbed from behind by the men who forced her into a... | A woman has been left unconscious and seriously injured after what police have described as a "despicable, sustained sexual assault". |
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Arthur Simpson-Kent, of Erith, south-east London appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from Wandsworth Prison. He spoke only to confirm his name.
Ms Blake and her sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found buried in the garden of their home on 5 Januar... | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been told he will stand trial in the autumn charged with murdering her and their two sons. |
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The Australian world number two appeared to pick up the problem on the 16th tee and went for treatment following his victory.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy only secured his win over Thorbjorn Olesen on the last hole when the Dane bogeyed.
World number one Jo... | Jason Day suffered a back injury in his opening pool match at WGC-Dell Match Play but still managed to defeat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell 3&2. |
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"Vogue believes that good health is beautiful," Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Conde Nast International, Vogue's publishers, said in a statement.
The editors have agreed to "not knowingly work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating dis... | The 19 editors of the global editions of fashion magazine Vogue have pledged to work with only "healthy" models. |
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The female bird was found hopping in the road in early June with its wings coated in an unknown substance.
Conservationists initially thought it had been caught in a glue trap but tests showed the oily substance was "partially digested fish matter".
The falcon... | A peregrine falcon found injured in Guernsey and nursed back to health in Hampshire was probably left unable to fly after a seagull vomited over it. |
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Mr Hickey, 71, was detained by Brazilian police on Wednesday but was then taken to hospital for tests after he complained of health problems.
After police questioning, Mr Hickey was denied bail by a judge and moved to maximum security Bangu 10 prison.
He denie... | Senior Olympic official Pat Hickey is being held in a notorious Rio prison following his arrest over alleged illegal sales of tickets for the games. |
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Some 30 young people targeted officers and vehicles during the seizure of drugs at a house in the city's Carnhill area, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday.
The PSNI found suspected Class A and B drugs, prescription medicines and drugs' paraphernalia, as well as a nu... | Police on a drugs raid in Londonderry have been attacked by a crowd of stone-throwing youths. |
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Prof John Field of Liverpool University says planning should start now for nationwide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016.
US data suggests screening can detect lung cancer early, leading to 20% fewer deaths, he told Nature journal.
Currently, 75% of... | Delays introducing lung cancer screening in the UK could cost thousands of lives, warns a leading cancer expert. |
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As well as writing children's fiction, Colfer wrote the sixth instalment in the Douglas Adams' series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Colfer said: "I intend to spend my time spreading stories to every nook and cranny in the country.
"Nobody is safe. It d... | Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series of books, has been named Ireland's new children's laureate, |
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"Robots should work!" he shouts during an otherwise calm interview in the Boston headquarters of Rethink Robotics, the company he founded in 2008. Asking Brooks about cute, "useless" robots makes him wild.
As one of the inventors of the Roomba vacuuming robot... | Rodney Brooks is a roboticist who despises cute, seal pup-eyed "companion robots". |
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The programme has spoken to dozens of people who say they were deceived into revealing their personal details and handing over cash.
The victims said they received calls from men who claimed to be from the UK Visa and Immigration department.
The Home Office sa... | Immigrants are being targeted by extortionists, who pressure them into handing over thousands of pounds, an Inside Out London investigation found. |
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An anonymous artist from Carmarthenshire has installed 170 hoax notices on roads across Wales and the UK over the last two years.
The project aims to raise awareness of signposts left empty because they are too costly to remove.
The artist said the empty posts... | Joke messages are appearing on empty roadposts on country lanes as part of an art project to highlight the number of empty signposts in Wales. |
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He told me that he and his wife were undecided about whether they should allow their two daughters to watch the presidential debate because of the subject matter that was likely to be discussed.
I asked Robert if it was OK to tweet what he had just told me, an... | It was just before the debate started and I was chatting to my friend and opposite number at ITV news, Robert Moore. |
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McGeady joined North End on loan in August and has contributed four goals and eight assists in the Championship.
The 30-year-old winger has one year remaining on his contract with Everton, but Grayson has made it clear he would like to keep McGeady in the long... | Preston manager Simon Grayson believes the club would be "foolish" not to try and sign Everton's Aiden McGeady. |
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This was particularly evident when Hughes spoke of his plans to strengthen his squad.
The manager, who led the club to their first major trophy in last season's Scottish Cup final, was consistent with his comments in the media that the higher they finished in ... | John Hughes has regularly given the impression his ambition for Inverness Caledonian Thistle is not being matched by the club's board. |
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More than half of these weapons were shotguns.
The data was released following a Freedom of Information request to the Home Office.
The Gun Control Network, a group which raises awareness of the dangers of guns, called the figures "horrendous and frightening".... | Nearly 3,000 guns were lost by or stolen from people registered to hold them in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the BBC. |
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The 27-year-old was out of favour under Westley and was transfer listed at his own request in January.
Since Westley's sacking, Randall has returned under caretaker boss Mike Flynn and was an unused substitute in the last two games.
"I thought Graham Westley t... | Midfielder Mark Randall is happy to back at Newport County and says he was "treated quite unfairly" by former manager Graham Westley. |
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) affects 3,000 people in Wales and 20,000 in the UK.
A new drug has been developed that targets cancer cells, stopping them in their tracks before they have time to multiply and travel through the body.
Scientists said the di... | Scientists at Cardiff University say they have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of the most common form of leukaemia. |
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Two local residents have raised the flags ahead of the US presidential hopeful's visit to Scotland later this week.
They said they wanted to "show solidarity" with the people of Mexico.
It comes after Mr Trump outlined plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico... | Mexican flags are flying on properties surrounding the controversial Aberdeenshire golf course owned by Donald Trump. |
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Aravindan Balakrishnan believed women were the "weakest link of bourgeois culture", a former follower said.
His father remarked on the number of women surrounding "Comrade Bala" while visiting his commune in the late 1970s.
The 75-year-old from Enfield denies ... | The leader of a Maoist cult wanted a "cadre of women soldiers" trained to combat the "sugar coated bullets of bourgeois culture", a court has heard. |
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The company said criminals had used the notorious Angler Exploit malware tool to target tens of thousands of users every day.
The attacks were focused on customers of hosting provider Limestone Networks.
Cisco has issued a patch and published guidance on how u... | Technology firm Cisco has uncovered a major hacking operation worth an estimated $30m (£19.6m) a year. |
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The Army took over Imber on Salisbury Plain during World War Two to use the area for training. Residents had to move out and were never allowed back.
Imber has been used by the military ever since. It allows access to the village a few times each year.
About 1... | A remembrance service has been held at an abandoned church in a derelict village in Wiltshire. |
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Surging waters that have already caused extensive damage across central Europe are moving north and east along rivers including the Elbe and Danube.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited areas already hit by the deluge and promised 100m euros (£78m; $13... | Thousands of German troops have been sent to help flood-hit regions as rising rivers threaten more cities. |
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Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, both 51, were found not guilty by a unanimous jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Mother-of-one Ms Payne, from Coventry, disappeared as she crossed wasteland towards her parents' house on 14 December, 1991.
Sh... | Two men have been cleared of murdering 18-year-old mother Nicola Payne nearly 24 years ago. |
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The council is considering ways to counter "nuisance and safety issues", mostly at Llandudno and Conwy quay.
One idea is a previously mooted byelaw to make feeding gulls in urban areas an offence.
Officers have recommended a task group looks at other options ... | A dedicated seagull committee could be created to handle the scourge of swooping birds in Conwy. |
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The body of Chinese climber Ha Wenyi, 55, was spotted close to where three others died at the weekend, mountaineering official Gyanendra Shrestha told news agency AP.
The three were from South Korea, Germany and Canada.
All died while returning from the mounta... | The body of climber missing on Mt Everest has been seen, bringing the death toll from the weekend to four, Nepali officials say. |
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The incident happened in Stockport at about 19:35 BST on Thursday after she had been dealing with congestion which had built up following a crash.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the motorist "drove towards the PCSO" on the junction of Spring Gardens and ... | A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been injured after a driver pulled out of traffic, mounted the kerb and knocked her over, police said. |
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According to new research, the extinct "sthenurine" family of giant kangaroos, up to three times larger than living roos, was able to walk on two feet.
Today's kangaroos can only hop or use all fours, but their extinct cousins' bones suggest a two-legged gait.... | They roamed Australia while mammoths and Neanderthals lived in Europe - and it now seems they did so by putting one heavy foot in front of the other. |
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It was in a stranger's car, in a lay-by.
Around a year later, as a university student, she decided to "take it seriously" and signed up for an escort website.
Now 22 years old, Jenny still chooses to earn a living by having sex with strangers, but she says she... | The first time 'Jenny' was paid for sex, she was 18. |
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Nicola Sturgeon publicly backed Hillary Clinton ahead of the presidential vote.
But she said the result of the election should be respected, and that Scotland valued its relationship with the US.
Ms Sturgeon removed Mr Trump from a list of Scottish business am... | Scotland's first minister has congratulated Donald Trump on his surprise election win despite admitting it was "not the outcome I wanted". |
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Reni Maitua and Mitch Brown crossed in the first half for a 12-8 lead, Josh Walters replying for Rovers.
Matty Dawson, Micky Higham and Gareth Hock secured a 16th successive win for Leigh, although tries from Luke Briscoe and Kyle Briggs ensured a nervy finish... | Leigh Centurions edged closer to a return to Super League as they overcame Featherstone to maintain their 100% start to the Qualifiers. |
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Cumbria Police received reports of seven elderly people being attacked in the Scotch Street area between 19 February and 24 March.
Stephen Jackson, 49, of Shaddongate, Carlisle, has been charged with assault and using threatening behaviour to cause harassment,... | Police investigating attacks on people in Carlisle city centre who had just sneezed have charged a man. |
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In this series, we are looking at those major questions and by using statistics, analysis and expert views shining a light on some of the possible answers.
Here, on the day the latest unemployment figures are released, we focus on what the effect a "Yes" or a ... | As the people of Scotland weigh up how to vote in the independence referendum, they are asking questions on a range of topics. |
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In a statement, the company said it expected to make between $8.15 and $8.35 a share with revenue between $93bn (£65bn) and $95bn, lower than forecasts of $9.41 per share from revenue of $97bn.
Shares dropped 9% in early trading in New York.
Boeing said it ex... | The earnings outlook from the US planemaker Boeing has missed forecasts. |
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Over 2,000 sportsmen and women from around the world paraded into the arena in Visby to open the biennial event.
The ceremony featured jousting and dance as well as the traditional water ceremony - the Games' equivalent of the Olympic flame - where each island... | The 2017 Island Games got under way in the Swedish island of Gotland with a colourful medieval-themed opening ceremony on Saturday. |
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South Lanarkshire Council has said it is satisfied that Errington Cheese Ltd now has the relevant controls in place.
The firm's Dunsyre Blue variety was linked to an E.coli outbreak last July in which a three-year-old girl died.
The company - which is now prod... | A South Lanarkshire cheese company at the centre of an E.coli outbreak has restarted production. |
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Staff gave the gay griffon vultures an abandoned egg, which they cared for in their nest for two months.
Zoo keeper Job van Tol said the two fathers are "a very tight couple" and are doing the job perfectly.
"We have had them for some years. They always build ... | A Dutch zoo says two male vultures in a long-standing relationship have become parents after successfully hatching an egg. |
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Apple's annual revenue fell for the first time since 2001.
The Dow Jones closed up 30.06 points at 18,199.33.
The wider S&P 500 index fell 3.73 points to 2,139.43, while the Nasdaq index fell 33.13 points to 5,250.27.
Shares in aerospace giant Boeing rose 4.7%... | (Close): US stocks on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have closed lower, with shares in Apple down nearly 4% after it reported another quarter of falling iPhone sales and revenues. |
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The Crues remain unbeaten in seven outings, but for the Sky Blues, with Jeffrey in charge for the first time, this was a first point in six matches.
Clearcut chances were at a premium, although the second half was... | Crusaders' lead at the top of the table has been reduced to five points after the champions were held to a 0-0 draw by David Jeffrey's Ballymena United. |
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The device has a full "Qwerty" keyboard, resembling the design which made Blackberry a market leader before it was overtaken by competitors.
Analysts said the firm was going "back to its roots" in order to appeal to business customers.
But some warned that whi... | Blackberry has launched what it calls a "no-nonsense" smartphone, the Blackberry Classic. |
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Three young people from Brighton were killed fighting in Syria in 2014.
Ch Supt Nev Kemp said the measure was "extreme" and told the Brighton Argus it has sometimes been "very difficult".
However, the mother of one of the teenagers who died in Syria said remov... | Police in Brighton have seized several passports from teenagers they feared would be travelling to Syria, the head of the city's policing has said. |
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World number nine Thompson, 22, carded six birdies in the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills, California to lead Norway's Suzann Pettersen (68).
England's Charley Hull, 21, had three birdies in a one-under 71 as she slipped eight shots off the lead.
She is tied ... | American Lexi Thompson takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the first women's major of the season after a five-under 67 took her to 13 under. |
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Gwent Police confirmed Courtney Smith from Pontypool, Torfaen, had died following Wednesday's incident on Belmont Hill, Caerleon just after 23:00 GMT.
She was being treated at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital. A 21-year-old Thomas Lawrence from Caerleon was pron... | A 16-year-old girl has died days after a crash killed a man in Newport. |
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Matthew Williams attacked Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed on 6 November 2014.
PC Alan Cotterell said Williams "looked possessed" when he confronted him in the hotel room after a 999 call.
Williams was Tasered four times, the officer claimed... | An armed officer who Tasered a man found killing a woman in a hostel has told an inquest the attack was "the most horrendous thing" he had seen. |
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Drum lines were set up along seven Western Australian beaches as part of a trial between January and April. Fifty of the biggest sharks were destroyed.
Authorities said the cull was necessary after six people were killed in shark attacks.
No great white sharks... | More than 170 sharks have been caught on lines under a controversial cull policy in Western Australia. |
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It's the first time the sport has been held in the country, with 60 teams taking part.
It's based on the Chinese sport of dragon boat racing - but instead of taking place on water, it's on ice.
The game was invented s... | Teams of people have been competing in an ice dragon boat contest in Canada. |
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The university announced back in March it needed to save £10.5m and planned to cut 150 posts.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland were balloted as a result.
After the ballot closed on Monday, the union said 73% of those who voted backed ... | Staff at the University of Aberdeen have backed plans for industrial action in a dispute over planned job losses. |
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Manish Shah, of Brunel Close, Romford, is accused of 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 counts of sexual assault.
The 47-year-old has also been charged with sexual assault on a child aged under 13 years.
Dr Shah has been released on bail and is due to ... | A doctor from east London has been charged with 118 sexual offences, the Met Police has said. |
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The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector moved up to 52.6 from 52.3 in September.
IHS Markit's senior economist Tim Moore said the news was "positive".
But he warned that "respondents noted that Brexit-related uncertainty and concerns ab... | UK construction companies enjoyed a rise in business activity in October, largely thanks to another big increase in residential work, says a survey. |
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It is feared Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, plan to join Islamic State.
Shamima's sister Renu urged her not to "do anything stupid", adding she is "our baby". Halima Khanom, Kadiza's sister, said: "Everyone is hurting."
Amira's fa... | Relatives of three missing London girls say there were no signs they were planning to go to Syria, in emotional interviews appealing for their return. |
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Chelsea, Robben's former club, went on to win the final in Munich on penalties after the midfielder missed a spot-kick in extra time.
The Dutchman said: "It was a terrible penalty kick. I wanted to shoot the ball hard and high in the goal but the ball didn't g... | Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben admitted his missed penalty in the Champions League final was "terrible". |
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Shona Haslam will lead a coalition with independents in running the local authority.
The newly-elected councillor admitted it had been something of a surprise to be selected for the role.
However, she said roads, education, waste management and ensuring the be... | The Conservative councillor set to take the helm in the Scottish Borders has outlined her priorities for the region. |
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Exercise Diamond Dragon was a joint UK/US emergency exercise staged at RAF Honington in Suffolk last summer.
The scenario involved a C-17 releasing radioactive material after crashing.
The Ministry of Defence report found a number of issues including IT and co... | A mock exercise in which a US aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon crashed over England has revealed the importance of "plain English", a report has found. |
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The number has doubled in the past year from six to 12 and that growth looks set to continue with more opening up in the past few months.
Sales of the spirit in the UK are also at an all time high with nearly £1bn spent on gin in shops, restaurant and pubs la... | It has been around for centuries but gin is seeing a boom, especially in the amount of distilleries opening in Wales. |
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Stephen Palmer, 68, who was a curate in Stubbington in Hampshire at the time, was found guilty in May following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.
The court heard Palmer indecently assaulted the girl multiple times at his house in 1975.
The Diocese of Portsmou... | A former chaplain to the Queen has been jailed for more than three years for indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl 40 years ago. |
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The Scots are on their worst run of Six Nations defeats for over 60 years - a nine-game losing streak.
"I remember saying that the quarter-final against Australia at the World Cup was the biggest in our history," said Nicol.
"That game pales into insignificanc... | Scotland's match with Italy this weekend might be the most important in the country's history, according to former national captain Andy Nicol. |
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It will be an "absolute" cap, based on the way limits for pre-payment meters have worked since the beginning of April.
The party has rejected the idea of a relative cap, which would limit the difference between the cheapest fixed-price deal and the more expens... | The Tories have announced a key new detail in how their proposed energy price cap would work. |
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Swift said she made the move because she did not agree "with perpetuating the perception that music has no value and should be free".
However Bragg accused the star of not being honest with her fans.
"[She should] say 'sorry, but [Google] gave me a huge amount... | Singer and activist Billy Bragg has called Taylor Swift's decision to pull her back catalogue from Spotify a "corporate power play". |
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Jim Halliday spotted the pair squabbling over bird food left outside his home in Annan.
Nature-lover Jim was in his garage at the time with a camera to hand.
"I had just put down some cheese on an old stone bird bath, then these guys appeared and started scrap... | An incredible shot of "dancing" starlings has been captured by an amateur photographer in his front garden. |
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The ban was imposed by Australia's National Rugby League in November 2016.
Barba, 27, recently left French rugby union club Toulon, who he joined in a controversial code switch in February.
The Rugby Football League says the NRL's sanction will apply, but clar... | St Helens have signed full-back Ben Barba, but are "seeking further and final clarification" about whether he must serve a 12-match drugs suspension. |
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Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe branded temporary Supt Sarah Jackson "silly, vain and frivolous" for going under the knife.
The pair, of Greater Manchester Police, were attending a Senior Women In Policing conference at the time.
Ms Sutcliffe admit... | A top police officer mocked a colleague's boob job during an "inappropriate and hurtful" drunken tirade, a disciplinary panel has heard. |
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A convoy of 100 cars has driven through Bibury in an act of solidarity towards Vauxhall Corsa owner Peter Maddox, 84.
Mr Maddox has come under fire for parking his car outside his cottage in Arlington Row.
Tourists have c... | Yellow car owners have rallied in support of a vehicle blamed for ruining tourists' photographs in a picturesque Cotswold village. |
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Canon Joanna Penberthy became the 129th Bishop of St Davids in Pembrokeshire after an electoral college of 47 people spent two days locked in the cathedral before coming to their decision.
Canon Penberthy, 56, appointed the cathedral's first woman canon in 200... | The Church in Wales' first woman bishop has said she faced prejudice at the start of her career. |
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The 90-tonne installation, entitled Straight, is made from steel rods from buildings damaged in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
It forms part of a major retrospective of Ai's work opening at the Academy in London in September.
The show is being mounted in Ai's ab... | A monumental work by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei will be the heaviest sculpture ever shown at the Royal Academy of Arts. |
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Virtanen joins from Finnish Premier Division side IFK Mariehamn, and has represented Finland at under-21 level.
"Otso is someone we've been tracking for a while and I'm delighted that we have concluded the deal," head coach Alan Stubbs told the club website.
"... | Hibernian have signed 21-year-old Finnish goalkeeper Otso Virtanen on a three-and-a-half-year deal. |
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The Reds recorded an unprecedented nine away wins as they finished fourth in National Two South last season.
"One of the measures for us as a group of players is how we win on the road and how many we win on the road," Churcher told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"We've ... | New Redruth head coach Marek Churcher says he will be judging whether the season is a success by how well his side do away from the Rec. |
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The monument is part of a 2013 out-of-court settlement by the UK government when it agreed to pay £20m ($30m) in compensation to Mau Mau veterans.
It also expressed "sincere regret" for abuses committed under colonial rule.
Thousands of veterans crowded into ... | A UK-funded memorial to Kenyans killed and tortured by British forces during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s has been unveiled in the Kenyan capital. |
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Democratic candidate Deedra Abboud, 45, came under attack after she posted a campaign message on Facebook with an image of the US Constitution.
The post prompted an onslaught of cyberbullying, including comments about Ms Abboud's religion.
Mr Flake, 54, expres... | Republican Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has come to defend a woman who wants to unseat him after she received hateful messages about her Muslim religion. |
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Conor Morgan, from Kilcoo, County Down, was working on the site near Shott Farm on Hamilton Road in High Blantyre at about 09:45 BST on Wednesday.
Paramedics treated Mr Morgan, but he died at the scene.
He worked for Newry firm Re-Gen Waste but was working at ... | A 45-year-old man who died whilst working on a building site in South Lanarkshire in Scotland was from Northern Ireland. |
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The 500kg animal was a Daspletosaurus, a slightly smaller cousin of the mighty T. rex - which has already faced scientific accusations of cannibalism.
This unfortunate specimen received many vicious wounds while alive, and was then bitten by a scavenger after ... | The skull of an adolescent tyrannosaur shows signs of vicious combat and of being eaten by other big dinosaurs, possibly of the same species. |
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Many will wonder why anyone would so actively seek to raze historical and cultural marvels that have lasted millennia.
But for the IS bulldozers, the rationale is straightforward and fulfils several readily identifiable goals.
As IS notes in the eighth issue o... | The destruction of the grandest, most important temple in the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra has flung so-called Islamic State's (IS) barbarous actions back into international consciousness. |
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Pope Francis has said that dealing with abuse is vital for the Church's credibility, and that "sanctions" must be imposed against perpetrators.
But the Church has been accused of failing to address some allegations properly.
The sexual abuse of children was ra... | The UN has accused the Vatican of "systematically" adopting policies allowing priests to sexually abuse thousands of children. |
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The cash was funnelled to them through the Machinima online entertainment network, it said.
Machinima should have let viewers know the YouTubers were being paid to push the console, it added.
The video network has now pledged to ensure paid endorsements are cl... | YouTubers were paid up to $30,000 (£20,000) to endorse the Xbox One as part of a "deceptive" ad campaign, said the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). |
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The Frenchman finished with a 26-second advantage over Northern Ireland's Kris Meeke, who was second.
Volkswagen Motorsport's Ogier, 31, secured his third successive title in September in a dominant season with co-driver Julien Ingrassia.
Wales' Elfyn Evans fi... | World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier has won the season-ending Wales Rally GB for a third successive year. |
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The formal contest to fill them when the UK votes on 7 May is now under way.
In Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies the campaign looks certain to be to be dominated by deals.
Deals to support a minority government in a hung parliament; a deal between the two ... | Parliament has been dissolved and all of its seats are now vacant. |
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The University of Nottingham students made their fancy dress outfits for a bar crawl then posed for photos for student news site The Tab.
Victim Joe Pugh tweeted a link to the article and his girlfriend Leah Washington, who had her leg amputated, also tweeted ... | Teenagers injured in the Smiler crash at Alton Towers have described students who apparently dressed up as the victims as "disgusting". |
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The exact causes behind the Permian-Triassic mass extinction have been much debated.
Two separate pulses of CO2 into the atmosphere - a "one-two punch" - may have helped fuel the die-off, new research suggests.
Changes to ocean acidity would have been one of t... | Acidic oceans helped fuel the biggest mass extinction in the history of life on Earth, a study says. |
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Assistant manager Gary Waddock, head of player recruitment Andy Melville and first-team coach Paul Hardyman have also left their positions at the club.
Dan Butler, Ben Chorley, Tom Craddock, Joe Devera, Danny East, Wes Fogden, Nicky Shorey, Bradley Tarbuck and... | Portsmouth have released nine players, but defender Adam Webster has been offered a new deal at Fratton Park. |
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The ocean is swarming with cargo ships, oil tankers, barges and other vessels waiting for permission to enter the overcrowded port.
Great hulks of rusting metal, anchored and sitting low in the water, almost as if they are inviting pirates to sling their ladde... | Take a boat ride out from the Nigerian port of Lagos and it is easy to see why piracy, sea robbery and other forms of maritime crime are such a problem. |
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The messages, which will appear instead of paid-for ads, will ask users to close their web browsers.
The move comes as part of a continuing effort to stop piracy sites from earning money through advertising.
Police said the ads would make it harder for piracy ... | The City of London police has started placing banner advertisements on websites believed to be offering pirated content illegally. |
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The 20-year-old midfielder had to train with Villa's Under-21s after reports he visited a Manchester nightclub after a 4-0 defeat at Everton.
He has since been restored to the first team set-up and is in contention to face Arsenal on Sunday.
"He is a talented ... | Aston Villa boss Remi Garde hopes Jack Grealish has learned his lesson after being dropped from the first team. |
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Scotland left-back Robertson, 23, joins on what the Reds describe as a "long-term contract" for a fee which could rise to £10m.
Midfielder Stewart, 23, signs a three-year deal with the Championship club.
Robertson said: "It feels a bit surreal. There are not m... | Liverpool have signed Hull's Andrew Robertson in an initial £8m deal, with Kevin Stewart going the other way for what is thought to be a similar fee. |
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The glitzy event draws celebrities, journalists and politicians, normally including the US president.
Mr Trump said he would not attend a day after the White House excluded several major broadcasters and newspapers from a press briefing.
He has frequently desc... | US President Donald Trump has announced he will not attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on 29 April. |
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The heat has been compounded by chronic power shortages, depriving homes of electricity for large parts of the day.
The conditions have placed a particular strain on Iraqis displaced by an assault on Falluja, a UN official said.
Average temperatures in June we... | Government offices have been shut and streets have emptied in Iraq as summer temperatures hit 53C (127F), nearing the highest recorded in the country. |
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A naval ship was forced to change course in order to avoid the cluster of buoyant rocks, located 1,000 miles off the New Zealand coast.
The unusual phenomenon was probably the result of pumice being released from an underwater volcano, experts said.
One navy o... | A vast "raft" of volcanic rocks covering 10,000 sq miles (26,000 sq km) of ocean has been spotted by a New Zealand military aircraft. |
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After the Bugaled Breizh sank off the Lizard on 15 January 2004, families of the victims claimed a Royal Navy submarine was responsible.
But the Royal Navy has always denied any involvement and has been cleared.
Campaigners believe a debate could reveal what h... | Campaigners for the families of five French trawlermen killed when their fishing vessel sank off Cornwall nine years ago have called for a parliamentary debate over the sinking. |
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The party briefing note said leader Jeremy Corbyn, who had backed Remain, was "uniquely placed" as he understood why many people had voted to leave.
Mr Corbyn said voters had been let down by "successive governments".
But fresh calls have been made for Mr Corb... | Labour has told its MPs it is the party "best placed" to re-unite the country following the UK's decision to leave the EU, a leaked document shows. |
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Jake Ball took 5-66 as the visitors were bowled out for 247, before Notts reached 24-0 at the close on day two.
Ball's hat-trick late on day one had left Middlesex 0-3 in the first over of their reply to Notts' 241 all out.
Nick Gubbins made a patient 75 from ... | Division One leaders Middlesex gained a narrow first-innings lead of six runs over bottom side Nottinghamshire in an intriguing contest at Trent Bridge. |
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Champions Celtic will be presented with the Premiership trophy after their match against Motherwell - Ronny Deila's last match in charge of the Glasgow side.
Elsewhere, Ross County visit Aberdeen and Hearts host St Johnstone.
And, in the Championship play-off ... | After the bottom-half sides completed their campaign on Saturday, the Scottish Premiership's top six round the league season off with three fixtures on Sunday. |
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Celine Dion, who performed with Gibb and his brothers Barry and Maurice on her 1998 track Immortality, said she was "very sad" to hear of his passing.
The Who's Roger Daltrey said Gibb was "a lovely, lovely guy", while Labour leader Ed Miliband said he would b... | Tributes continue to be paid to Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb following his death on Sunday at the age of 62. |
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