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However, data for the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index was almost all collected before the 23 June referendum.
There is a "clear risk" uncertainty resulting from the vote will have a short-term impact on manufacturing, Markit said in its re... | UK manufacturers reported a pick-up in activity in June from May, according to a closely watched survey. |
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The pair, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, are among 10 refugee athletes competing under the flag of the International Olympic Committee.
Misenga, 24, lost his last-16 -90kg bout as Mabika, 28, was knocked out in the first round of the -70kg contest.
"Wh... | Team Refugee's Popole Misenga and Yolande Bukasa Mabika "entered history" despite going out of the judo competition at the Rio Olympics. |
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She left The Great British Bake Off last year after the show moved from the BBC to Channel 4.
Britain's Best Cook will air on BBC One and be presented by Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman.
Claudia said, "I am over the moon to be part of this sh... | Mary Berry is back to judge a brand new cooking contest called Britain's Best Cook. |
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Tait clocked 20.46 seconds as Russia's Veronika Doronina won in 20.10 at the six-day meeting - the last major competition before the Rio Paralympics.
Jonathan Broom-Edwards won bronze in the T42-44 high jump with 2.07 metres.
GB sprinters Richard Chiassaro (25... | Great Britain's Carly Tait earned a silver medal in the T34 100m at the IPC European Athletics in Grosseto, Italy. |
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Flames ripped through the site after the fire started in a car workshop at Medina Village, Cowes on Monday.
Forty business units were evacuated along with residents in nearby streets.
Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said early inquiries revealed a garage... | A fire on an Isle of Wight industrial estate started accidentally when welding sparks came into contact with fuel, a fire service has said. |
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The European Commission says the Aberthaw station has not complied with nitrogen oxide gases limits since 2008.
The UK government has two months to respond to the commission's concerns.
Plant operator RWE npower says new equipment will be installed at Aberthaw... | The UK could be referred to the European Court of Justice over claims a coal fired power station in the Vale of Glamorgan is breaking emission regulations. |
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Chris Nash (82) and Harry Finch (61) led the way at Hove, sharing an 85-run second-wicket stand as, having been put in by Surrey, Sussex piled up 300-8.
Mark Stoneman batted well for 60 in Surrey's reply, and Ollie Pope offered late defiance with 55 off 63 bal... | Sussex further improved their hopes of One-Day Cup qualification by beating Surrey for a third straight group win. |
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Clough curled in a stunning free-kick from 18 yards after 10 minutes following Paul Green's foul on Sammy Ameobi.
And he secured Wanderers' first-ever win over their neighbours at the Macron Stadium 13 minutes from time after Carl Winchester cleared Ameobi's f... | Zach Clough's first goals since 23 April earned high-flying Bolton a League One derby win to keep Oldham rooted in the bottom four. |
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The player was fined for failing to disclose his wife was driving his car when it was caught speeding on the A66 at Appleby.
He claimed he missed notices of prosecution because he was away from his Billingham home for three months.
Carlisle magistrates told th... | Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher has been told off by the courts for not managing his mail properly. |
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The Northern Ireland venue replaces existing number one New Jersey's Pine Valley, which drops to third, with Augusta National ranked second.
Cypress Point in California, Royal Dornoch in Scotland and Royal Melbourne in Australia complete the top six.
St Andrew... | Royal County Down has been voted the world's top golf course in the annual rankings of US magazine Golf Digest. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo had put the visitors ahead with a penalty after Dani Carvajal had been fouled by Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
Sergio Ramos' late own goal against his former club levelled the scores.
Substitute Jovetic beat Kaylor Navas from distance to wi... | Real Madrid's 40-match unbeaten run was brought to an end as ex-Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for title rivals Sevilla. |
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Malcolm Brown died after being found alight by a care home worker outside Sherwood Forest Care Home in February.
The BBC understands the 60-year-old had gone outside the Derby care home to a smoke.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the home "requires impr... | A care home where a resident died after being found on fire in his wheelchair has been told by inspectors it must improve. |
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The impact of wet weather in Calderdale has been described by Barry Collins, the Labour deputy leader of Calderdale Council, as a "total calamity".
He added that as a result, around 118 bridges required continuing inspection.
"It's going to take a huge amount ... | More than 100 bridges in a West Yorkshire borough are being monitored for damage after recent flooding. |
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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas won four awards, including worst picture and worst actor, at Saturday night's 35th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony.
The tongue-in-cheek show, which celebrates movie-making mediocrity, took place a short walk from the venue for ... | A faith-based comedy about the true meaning of Christmas was the big winner at the annual Razzie Awards. |
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The 37-year-old, who partnered Tim Baillie to an historic first GB canoe slalom gold at London 2012, began competing in the early 2000s and also has a European Championship gold medal.
He was awarded an MBE in 2013 for his services to the sport.
"It is time fo... | British Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott has announced his retirement from the sport. |
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An explosion was heard at the Royal Bank of Scotland branch on Langholm High Street at about 01:40 on Friday.
Police sealed off the area while carrying out their investigations.
A short time after the raid a green Land Rover was found burning on the B6318 road... | Thieves have made off with a "substantial quantity" of money after blowing open a cash machine during a bank raid in southern Scotland. |
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Jane Collins, who represents Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, claimed the MPs knew about child exploitation in the town but did not intervene.
The MPs - Sir Kevin Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion - sued for libel.
But the High Court was told Ms Collins ... | A bid by Rotherham's three Labour MPs to get compensation from a UKIP MEP over remarks she made about the town's child abuse scandal has been suspended. |
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Macaully Sutcliffe, 16, was hit by Mohammed Zaman's van near Whitchurch, Hampshire, in October.
Zaman, 32, from Reading, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
His father, Anglican priest Richar... | A van driver who killed a priest's son when he knocked the teenager off his moped has been jailed. |
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The Marvel release extended its run at the top of the movie chart, taking $16.3m (£9.8m) across the country's Labor Day holiday weekend.
It has now taken a total of $275m (£165m) so far.
Captain America is the second biggest film of 2014 to date, followed by t... | Sci-fi blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy has stamped its authority on the US box office, becoming the biggest film of the year so far. |
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The figures, along with the strong employment numbers last month, increase speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.2% in October, after two months of declines.
Prices were pushed... | US consumer prices rose in October in a sign that inflation may be picking up again. |
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Lord Ken Maginnis and David Simpson, DUP, had been due to fly out this week to meet soldiers from the Royal Irish and the Irish Guards but the Army couldn't find flak jackets large enough to fit them.
"To be told at the last minute that the British Army has no... | Two of Northern Ireland's politicians are spitting nails after a trip to visit troops in Afghanistan was called off because they were too portly for Army flak jackets. |
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A clampdown by the Chinese government on overseas investments is thought to be to blame.
Eldridge Industries, the owner of Dick Clark Productions which runs the Golden Globes, said Wanda had failed to "honour its contractual obligations".
It added Dick Clark P... | China's Dalian Wanda has pulled out of a $1bn bid for the owner of the Golden Globe TV and film awards, according to the US firm's parent company. |
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The incident - involving a 28-year-old woman - happened near the bowling club in the Moray town's Cooper Park in the early hours of Sunday.
Officers want to trace four men who were in the area at the time.
They also want to speak to a man who was walking a dog... | Police want to trace several people who may be able to help after a woman was assaulted in an Elgin park. |
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In a new report, the IMF says that countries that export oil and other commodities have been severely affected.
Some emerging economies have been hit by sharp moves in the global currency markets.
And the report says financial stability is still not "fully gro... | The risks to global financial stability have risen, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. |
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Seventy-one people, including 19 players and staff, were killed in last Monday's crash on the way to Colombia for the first leg.
Colombian opponents Atletico Nacional, who asked for Chapecoense to be awarded the trophy, have been given a Fair Play award to ack... | Brazilian club Chapecoense have been awarded the Copa Sudamericana by South American football confederation Conmebol after most of their team died in a plane crash en route to the final. |
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Former Tenerife player, Jose Castellano-Gonzales, committed the crimes in Devon and Bedfordshire.
He moved to the UK in 2015 after his career was ended by injury.
He was jailed for 11 years at Exeter Crown Court having been found guilty at a trial in January.
... | A former Spanish professional footballer has been jailed after being found guilty of sexual offences against five young boys. |
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Tom McKeon was giving evidence at an inquiry probing claims of child abuse in the care system dating back to 1945.
Allegations of physical abuse made by former residents against some former staff there have been denied.
Mr McKeon said he only ever saw one inci... | A secure school for troubled teens "crumbled" as drugs took hold in Jersey, according to a former education department director. |
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Mr Musk, who founded private spaceflight company SpaceX, was speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Tuesday.
His colonisation plan uses a fully reusable transportation system that would take 100 people and 80 days... | Entrepreneur Elon Musk has outlined his vision for establishing a human colony on Mars for people that can afford a $200,000 ticket price. |
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Britain's Murray and Brazilian Soares upset the world number one pairing 7-5 4-6 6-3 at Flushing Meadows.
They will play Spain's unseeded Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in Saturday's final.
Murray and Soares won the Australian Open title in Jan... | Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France to reach the US Open doubles final. |
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Diggers and dumper trucks are turning the six-year-old former Dartington Primary School near Totnes in Devon into rubble.
More than 300 children have been in temporary buildings since July 2014.
Building of a new school will start in January and education auth... | A £7m "zero-carbon" school which closed after water started leaking into the buildings is being demolished. |
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Two cars collided just after 22:00 BST on Thursday in London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent.
A male passenger in one the cars died at the scene, police said.
Another person in the car had to be freed by emergency crews using hydraulic equipment.
Ken Police is appea... | A man has died in a car crash that saw three other people injured and a vehicle end up in a garden. |
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The 27-year-old, who scored 14 goals for the Reds this season, has agreed a two-month deal and will stay until the end of the W-League campaign.
Dowie said: "I have always wanted to play abroad and experience different styles of play. I am relishing the opport... | England and Liverpool Ladies striker Natasha Dowie has joined Australian side Melbourne Victory on loan. |
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ParalympicsGB surpassed their London 2012 medal tally of 120 on day nine of the Games in Rio and finished with 147, second in the medal table behind China.
They also matched the highest number of gold medal sports at a Paralympics with 11, matching China at Be... | Great Britain closed the Rio Paralympics with 64 gold medals, the most by a British team since 1988. |
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The former hooker won his 29 caps in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He played with some of the all-time greats of New Zealand rugby - Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen, Jeff Wilson, Tana Umaga - and speaks with a straight-up Kiwi candour.
While Jonathan Humphreys,... | Mark Hammett, the interim Japan coach, knows all about beating Scotland having played against them three times for the All Blacks, winning all three to the tune of 147 points to 52 and 23 tries to six. |
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Nintendo rose by 1.6% following the 17.7% plunge on Monday.
While the Pokemon franchise is owned by Nintendo, the developer of the game is US company Niantic.
Nintendo's market value more than doubled at one point due to the huge success of Pokemon Go.
Despite... | Shares in Japanese games company Nintendo increased slightly after record losses on Monday when it had warned that the Pokemon Go success would have a limited impact on profits. |
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Indeed, the Baltic nation has formed a big sub-plot in the Scots' trials and tribulations on the world and European stage.
Not because they boast a particularly good record against the side now coached by Gordon Strachan - they have only beaten the Scots once.... | Scotland will take on a familiar foe on Saturday when they face Lithuania in their second World Cup qualifier. |
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When a person goes missing they assist in the search efforts.
Ayshah has been finding out about the work of rescue dogs in Sussex, who have been specially trained to use their noses and instincts to find people.
The do... | Rescue dogs are a big help to police forces around the UK. |
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The England international was given a "substantial" fine and ordered to undergo diversity awareness training after a video of the incident emerged.
He said he had not realised that the term - "Jap" - is offensive.
Show Racism the Red Card said it was "encourag... | Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has said he was "ignorant" rather than racist when he used a racial slur against a Japanese man in a casino. |
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Brian Conville, a 25-year-old from Dublin and 20-year-old Canadian Joseph Gagnon, were on the final stage of their journey when their boat capsized.
It happened at about 05:00 local time and they spent hours on their upturned boat in heavy seas awaiting rescue... | Two ocean rowers have been rescued about 170 nautical miles from the Irish coast, after rowing across the Atlantic from Canada in a world record attempt. |
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The march was barred from proceeding along a stretch of road that separates unionist and nationalist communities.
Within minutes of the parade reaching police lines, empty bottles, bricks and metal bolts were thrown at police.
Politicians and other key figures... | Trouble flared in north Belfast on Monday night where the Orange Order was not allowed to complete its return from an annual Twelfth of July parade. |
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The teenager approached a South Korean guard post in north-eastern Hwacheon in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) on Monday, South Korea's defence ministry said.
There was no exchange of fire and the soldier is now being held in custody.
It is extremely rare for def... | A North Korean soldier has walked across one of the world's most heavily militarised borders to defect to the South, officials say. |
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More than 70,000 people are expected to attend the Download Festival, headlined by Kiss, Muse and Slipknot.
Police said there had been dramatic falls in theft in past years and the wrist tag payment system was one of several ways of keeping this going.
While s... | A cashless payment system is being used at a Leicestershire rock event in an effort to cut crime. |
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It is the first time an Indonesian court has passed jail sentences for recruiting and helping people travel to Syria to fight alongside IS.
Last month, IS carried out a series of explosions and gun attacks in Jakarta.
The sentencing judge on Tuesday said that ... | A court in Indonesia has sentenced seven men to between three and five years in jail for supporting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. |
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Matfield is the all-time record caps holder for the Springboks, collecting 127 since his debut in 2001, and winning the World Cup in 2007.
"This is definitely my swansong. I've got to the end of May," the 38-year-... | South Africa legend Victor Matfield hopes to help Northampton Saints win a trophy before retiring at the end of the season. |
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Delport, who was born in South Africa but qualifies as a non-overseas player, has scored 2,045 T20 runs at an average of 25.56 with a strike rate of 135.70.
The 27-year-old left-hander played with elite performance director Andrew McDonald at Sydney Thunder in... | Leicestershire have recruited batsman Cameron Delport for the T20 Blast. |
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Clive Rees, from Tumble, was celebrating his 65th birthday on the Caribbean island with his wife Sonia when he was hit by a car.
He is being treated in an intensive care unit after developing pneumonia and breathing difficulties.
Mr Rees is unable to return ho... | A family in Carmarthenshire must raise £65,000 to fly their injured father back from Barbados. |
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White Ferns captain Suzie Bates won the toss and led the way, hitting 82 from 60 balls and adding 104 with Sophie Devine (47 from 34).
The Kiwi total of 177-3 from 20 overs always looked beyond Ireland.
Captain Isobel Joyce top scored with 28, while Leigh Kasp... | Ireland were well beaten in their first game of the Women's World Twenty20 as New Zealand triumphed in Mohali. |
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Total sales increased by 1.9%, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG's latest survey.
A separate report, by Barclaycard, showed that spending in restaurants, pubs and cinemas had also increased in the month following the vote.
However, Barclaycar... | Warmer weather helped Britain's retailers sell more in July than during the same period last year, defying predictions of a post-Brexit slump. |
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Itsunori Onodera's comments came amid heightened tensions between the two countries over islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
Rhetoric has risen in recent days, with Japan reporting increased activity from China in the area.
Last week, Japan ... | Japan's defence minister says China's behaviour over disputed East China Sea islands is jeopardising peace. |
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Researchers were able to show how the bacterium travelled by forensically analysing its genetic code.
The strains of the hospital infection seemed to become more severe after they became resistant.
The findings were published in the journal Nature Genetics.
Th... | Two closely-related strains of Clostridium difficile became antibiotic resistant and were able to rapidly spread to hospitals around the world, a study says. |
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The Imps tested Dan Hanford early on through Elliott Whitehouse, but Gateshead held firm and found themselves in front on the half-hour mark after Luke Hannant was brought down in the box by Sean Raggett.
Paddy McLaughlin coolly slotted home the resulting pena... | National League promotion-chasing Lincoln came from behind with two goals in the last three minutes as they stunned Gateshead 2-1. |
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Boeing delivered 184 planes in the period, up 14% on the same quarter a year earlier, helping to offset slower results in its defence business
Overall revenue grew 8% to $22.15bn in the quarter, Boeing said.
But its defence business suffered as tight budgets h... | Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported a 38% rise in net profit to $1.34bn (£890m) in the first three months of the year, helped by increased production of commercial aircraft. |
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The trio will front three series of a new motoring programme for Amazon Prime, with the first season to be made available worldwide in 2016.
The move follows their departure from the hit BBC Two show earlier this year.
Clarkson's contract was not renewed follo... | Former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have signed up to present a new show on Amazon's streaming video service. |
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The unusual incident was captured by plasterer Nigel Swinburne who was working outside Sheriff Street in the town when the scooter drove past him.
Mr Swinburne said he "could not believe his eyes" when he noticed what the electric scooter was towing.
He said: ... | A person has been spotted towing a boat behind a mobility scooter in Hartlepool. |
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The Italian team have bounced back from their worst season in two decades in 2014 to win three races this year.
Arrivabene said: "We are happy with this year but we need to keep our feet on the ground looking at the results.
"We want to be competitive next yea... | Ferrari believe they can take the step forward necessary to fight Mercedes for next year's world championship, team boss Maurizio Arrivabene says. |
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JYP Entertainment represents 16-year-old Taiwanese pop star Chou Tzuyu, who recently made a video apologising for waving a Taiwanese flag on S Korean TV.
The company denied coercing her into saying sorry to appease angered Chinese audiences, a key market for J... | A South Korean company at the centre of a row about a flag waving pop star says its website has been hacked. |
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UN human rights officials have expressed concern over the planned executions, urging Jakarta to put an end to "unjust" capital punishment.
The inmates have not been officially named but they are known to include citizens of Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Indi... | Indonesia has confirmed it will execute 14 people on death row for drug crimes in the coming days. |
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In the next few days, the 30-year-old from Stonehaven will begin his solo, unassisted and unsupported journey across Antarctica in an attempt to become the first Scot - and youngest Brit - to do so.
As he made his final preparations in Chile, we found out what... | Luke Robertson has a metal plate in his head and a pacemaker in his chest, but that has never stopped his dream of walking to the South Pole. |
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The benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 1.59% to 7,382.9 points.
US shares also hit record highs, with the Dow Jones Index pushing through the 21,000 level for the first time.
Some traders attributed the rise to Donald Trump's speech to Congress overnight, while o... | The London stock market closed at a record high, as the pound fell against the dollar and the euro. |
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Reid pounced early on with a tap-in to give the visitors the lead.
But Jason Banton, who joined Wycombe from Plymouth in the summer, blasted in an equaliser on 12 minutes from Aaron Pierre's knock-down.
Jervis scored his fourth of the season before half-time w... | Reuben Reid and Jake Jervis both struck in the first half as Plymouth beat Wycombe to end the Chairboys' unbeaten start in League Two. |
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A long-range shot from Alberto Moreno put the Reds ahead before Bojan escaped his marker to nod in Stoke's equaliser.
Daniel Sturridge put away Sheyi Ojo's cross to regain the lead and Origi then headed in, before his attempted cross drifted in after the break... | Substitute Divock Origi scored twice as Liverpool made short work of Stoke to leapfrog their opponents and go eighth in the Premier League. |
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Spain's Garcia, who won the Masters last month, carded a six-under-par 64 to go eight under par, tied for sixth.
Jason Day struck the day's best round with a 63 to reach 10 under, but world number one Dustin Johnson drifted to seven shots off the lead after a ... | Defending champion Sergio Garcia went round the back nine holes in 29 to move within four shots of leader James Hahn at the Byron Nelson event in Texas. |
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The protest at Chandler's Ford Methodist Church on Saturday evening was over a conference to discuss plans to create a Muslim community centre.
Hampshire Constabulary said specially trained officers formed a line between the two groups "to ensure there was no ... | A man was arrested during a protest by members of the English Defence League (EDL) in Chandler's Ford. |
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While Cardiff University remained the best-placed Welsh university in the annual Complete University Guide, it fell from 23rd place last year to 31st.
Swansea University fell three places to 45th.
However, Bangor climbed six spots to 58th and Cardiff Metropoli... | Wales' top two universities lost ground in the latest higher education league table - with their Welsh rivals enjoying mixed results. |
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Restaurateur John Vincent, former adviser on school food, told BBC's Radio 4 the move was "undemocratic".
It comes after the government scrapped extra funding to help small schools with food costs earlier this year.
The department told the BBC it had taken the... | The Department for Education has refused to publish a report which said England's smallest schools cannot afford to provide free school meals, according to a former policy adviser. |
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With Callum McBrierty in for the sick Constantine Louloudis, GB progressed to Sunday's final after beating world silver medallists Australia.
Olympic, world and European champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning reached the pair semi-finals with ease.
There ... | The new-look men's four were one of six British crews to win their heat on day one of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. |
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Grenades were thrown at La Chaumiere restaurant in the capital of the Horn of Africa country, officials said. At least another 11 people were wounded.
Unconfirmed reports said that two employees had been killed and several foreigners wounded.
No group has said... | At least two people have been killed in an attack on a restaurant popular with Westerners in Djibouti, police say. |
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The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attack, which targeted a crowded shopping centre in the Karrada district, where people were enjoying a night out after breaking their daily fast for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Among those... | At least 165 people were killed shortly after midnight on Sunday when a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden lorry in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, security sources say. |
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British-born Shia cleric Sheikh Farrokh Sekaleshfar lectured near Orlando, Florida in April and was being widely quoted in the wake of Sunday's killing.
He was visiting Australia as a guest of Sydney's Imam Husain Islamic Centre.
Media reports on Wednesday sai... | An Islamic preacher who has said homosexuals should be put to death has left Australia. |
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The Irish international's first-half lob followed by Hayley Lauder's powerful shot gave the Scottish champions a 2-0 win.
Holders Hibernian eased past Rangers with a 5-0 home win.
Celtic and Spartans joined them in the last four with 4-1 victories over Hearts ... | A goal and an assist by Noelle Murray helped Glasgow City edge past Stirling University and into the semi-finals of the SWPL Cup. |
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The Real Madrid forward was placed under formal investigation in 2015 over an alleged bid to blackmail fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena.
When he and another suspect argued the police had acted dishonestly, their case was rejected by the Appeal Court.
Now ano... | A French court has backed footballer Karim Benzema as he fights to have a blackmail case over a sex tape dropped. |
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The EU will also look at ways to capture and destroy smugglers' boats and deploy immigration officers to non-EU countries, officials said.
Several EU member states have promised more ships and other resources.
The summit comes after more than 750 people died o... | European leaders are to triple funding for search-and-rescue operations aimed at migrant boats in the Mediterranean following crisis talks in Brussels. |
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They detained 13 fans in the Grassmarket area shortly before the match between Rangers and Raith Rovers.
Another six people were arrested before kick-off at the Easter Road stadium and one person was arrested in nearby Albion Road.
Police Scotland said their o... | Police officers have intervened following what they described as a minor disturbance before the Ramsdens Cup final in Edinburgh. |
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Extracts from the "missing" correspondence are published in the journal Nature.
Maurice Wilkins, James Watson and Francis Crick won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the DNA-related work.
But many others contributed, including Rosalind Franklin - whose effo... | Newly-found letters of the scientists who discovered the structure of DNA highlight tensions around this major scientific breakthrough. |
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Holly Raper, 27, from Chorley was left unable to talk or walk following the crash in December 2011 which happened on her gap year in Tasmania.
The quad bike had faulty rear brakes and a flat tyre and Holly was not given a helmet or training.
A Tasmanian court ... | A Lancashire woman who suffered severe brain damage during a quad bike accident on a farm in Australia has been awarded £6.8m compensation. |
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John Lowe shot Christine Lee, 66, and Lucy, 40, at Keepers Cottage Stud dog breeding farm near Farnham, Surrey, in February, Guildford Crown Court heard.
During a 999 call Lucy Lee said: "I don't know if I'm going to be alive if I go back in there. He shot my ... | An 83-year-old gunned down his partner and her daughter in a "dreadful display of violence" that left a "scene of carnage" at his farm, a court heard. |
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World record holder Paul Biedermann of Germany was third with Ryan Lochte and Chad Le Clos outside the medals.
It is 19-year-old Guy's second medal of the meeting after winning silver behind Sun in the 400m freest... | Great Britain's James Guy won world 200m freestyle gold in Russia, beating Olympic silver medallist Sun Yang of China by six hundredths of a second. |
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The Russian aircraft were said to have flown an arc around the top of Scotland from a north east direction before passing to the west of Ireland.
The Ministry of Defence said they were not in UK air space.
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The exploration is being carried out by US oil giant Exxon Mobile.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez called the exploration "a dangerous political provocation".
Venezuela has been claiming the disputed mineral-rich region west of the Essequibo river ... | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro demanded on Tuesday that neighbouring Guyana stop oil exploration in a disputed offshore territory. |
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Mr Patzelt, of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), lives near Frankfurt (Oder) in eastern Germany. The Eritreans have been staying with him for a month.
Such initiatives help to "get rid of the polarisation and hostility" towards migrants, he... | A German conservative MP, Martin Patzelt, has taken two Eritrean refugees into his home and is helping the young men find jobs locally. |
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Willis, 32, who was diagnosed with cancer in December, had already qualified for Rio in the 470 with Luke Patience, but the British pair have been withdrawn.
"The thoughts of all the team continue to be with Elliot in his ongoing recovery," Patience said.
Five... | Two-time world champion Elliot Willis will miss this year's Olympics because of his treatment for bowel cancer. |
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The project was commissioned by Historic Scotland in 2001 as part of a wider effort to restore the king's palace to its 1540s style.
A team of 18 weavers from across the globe came together to reinterpret and create the "Hunt of the Unicorn" tapestries.
Visito... | A 14-year project to recreate the lost tapestries of James V has been completed at Stirling Castle. |
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The 23-year-old Belgium international's injury is "not serious" though.
Lukaku, who has scored 17 goals this season, is expected to be fit for Everton's next Premier League match on 25 February at home to Sunderland.
He is one goal away from equalling Duncan F... | Everton striker Romelu Lukaku will miss the club's training camp in Dubai this week to visit a doctor in Belgium for treatment on a minor calf problem. |
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The 21-year-old had denied the offence on Saracens' Nick Tompkins, which led to him being sent off during their Anglo-Welsh Cup match on Saturday.
But a disciplinary panel found him guilty, banning him until 13 December.
He will miss Newcastle's Premiership ma... | Newcastle fly-half Craig Willis has been banned for four weeks after being found guilty of an illegal tip tackle. |
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Defender Sviatchenko damaged knee ligaments during Wednesday's 1-0 win away to Rosenborg and will not feature against play-off opponents Astana.
The Denmark player was on crutches after getting injured in Norway.
"It could have been worse but we will take it a... | Erik Sviatchenko will miss Celtic's Champions League play-off matches as boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed the Dane will miss "up to about six weeks". |
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Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said ministers needed to consider whether continuing served the public interest.
Labour's Tom Watson said it was "a sad day" for victims of press intrusion.
A second phase would look at the extent of unlawful conduct in media gr... | A consultation is to take place on whether the second part of the Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking should go ahead, the government has said. |
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The BBC understands that scenes from The Dark Knight Rises will be shot at the Elizabethan house in June and July.
James Trevetchick from Chatsworth House in Derbyshire - which has hosted three Hollywood film crews recently - said any major movie has a huge im... | News the latest Batman movie is being filmed at Nottingham's Wollaton Hall could prompt a "massive increase" in visitor numbers. |
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Formerly an avid cyclist, bodybuilder and health club owner, his life changed 10 years ago in an accident that caused a slipped disc to crush his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed from the waist down.
Undeterred, the 61-year-old from Crawley in East Sussex sw... | Rob Groves has never been one to duck a challenge. |
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The Aberdeen-based company said the three-year deal had been signed with an unnamed blue-chip international oil company.
It added that more than 100 new jobs would be created as a result of the contract, with a further 20 posts retained.
The staff will be base... | Oil services giant Wood Group has won a $90m (£60m) project management contract for an onshore facility in Iraq. |
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A survey of 1,500 women saw 52% cite the problem and also found a third had been subjected to unwelcome jokes and a quarter experienced unwanted touching.
TUC head Frances O'Grady said it left women feeling ashamed and frightened.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today:... | More than half of women say they have been sexually harassed at work and most admit to not reporting it, new research by the TUC suggests. |
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Fly-half Rhys Patchell scored 19 points for the hosts with a try, four conversions and three penalties.
Munster's Darren Sweetnam went over for the opening try and Macauley Cook responded.
The hosts were never behind after Patchell's conversion as Matthew Rees... | Cardiff Blues earned a thrilling bonus-point win over Munster, denting the Irish side's bid to make the Pro12 play-offs. |
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England international Downing, 30, has rejoined hometown club Middlesbrough on a four-year deal.
"I didn't want him to go, he's a quality English player and I know how hard it is to get the quality ones," said Bilic.
"Of course I rate him, I tried to persuade ... | West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he did not want Stewart Downing to leave the Hammers and that he was counting on the winger "big time" for next season. |
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"You are my friends," he told them.
"The eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end," he said.
A woman in the back of the auditorium shouted: "Thank you." A moment later a man took off his red Make America Great Again cap, ... | Donald Trump stood at a podium in front of an Atlanta auditorium full of gun lovers. |
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Unionist and nationalist politicians took part in an Armistice Day ceremony in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday.
The national anthem was sung at the end of the event, but had not been on the order of service agreed by the speaker.
Sinn Féin said the singing h... | A remembrance service at Stormont that ended in a row over the national anthem had been arranged to allow as many MLAs as possible to attend, the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has said. |
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The animal tumbled through an unlatched window into the basement of the property in the community of Hailey, in the state of Idaho.
According to the Idaho Mountain Express, the female moose spent about three hours in the house after the mishap early on Sunday ... | A family in the US state of Idaho had quite a shock when they awoke to find a moose had fallen into their home. |
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Hundreds of people were on the trains involved in Friday evening's crash just outside Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Officials said a train that left New York City's Grand Central en route to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed then was hit by another train.
Amtrak has... | More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City. |
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Briton Murray, seeded second, has won seven of eight previous matches against Japan's Nishikori, the most recent being at last month's Olympics.
The pair are scheduled second on Arthur Ashe Stadium at around 19:00 BST.
"I've played well against him in the past... | Andy Murray will hope to extend an impressive record against sixth seed Kei Nishikori when the pair meet in the US Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. |
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The body of 50-year-old antiques specialist Robyn Mercer was found in Walton Road, West Molesey, on Monday.
A post-mortem examination revealed she died from multiple blows to the head.
Surrey Police said two men arrested on suspicion of murder, a 52-year-old o... | Two men arrested in connection with the murder of a woman who was bludgeoned to death outside her home in Surrey have been released on bail. |
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The 38-year-old ended his playing career with the Blues in 2014 and has been working as a television pundit.
Iwelumo replaces Ian Sharps, who moved to League One side Walsall to become their first-team coach.
"Can't wait to get started at such a brilliantly ru... | National League side Chester have appointed former Scotland international striker Chris Iwelumo as assistant to manager Jon McCarthy. |
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AMs will vote on whether to support the Wales Bill, which promises new powers for Wales but has been criticised.
With the support of Labour - which has 29 of the 60 assembly seats - and the 11 Tories, the legislative consent motion is set to pass on Tuesday.
T... | Labour AMs have decided to back the next stage of devolution, ahead of a crucial vote in the assembly. |
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