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The "severe fire" broke out in Wolverhampton at about 19:55 BST on Friday and six fire engines were sent to the scene.
The flames at the metal recycling yard at Bilston Road in Monmore Green were prevented from spreading to surrounding buildings, West Midlands... | A huge scrapyard blaze involving about 30 cars has been brought under control. |
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A 1-1 draw away with South Africa in Nelspruit on Friday night ensured that Mauritania finished runners-up to Cameroon in their group for the 2017 African Nations Cup finals.
They missed out on a place at the tournament in Gabon but Martins said their group, w... | Mauritania coach Corentin Martins is unsure if he will stay on despite leading the team to their best finish in a qualifying competition. |
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Five months later, now living in exile in the US, he's been telling the BBC's Julian Keane about the price he has had to pay for speaking out.
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| Ethiopian athlete Feyisa Lilesa caught the world's attention when he raised his arms in solidarity with the Oromo people as he crossed the finishing line at the Rio Olympic games. |
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Andrew Davies nodded against the crossbar as County threatened early in the match.
Another header, by Michael Gardyne, was kept out superbly by Accies goalkeeper Remi Matthews and the save prompted the attack that gave Hamilton the lead.
The hosts countered an... | Dougie Imrie's second-half goal gave Hamilton Academical their first Scottish Premiership win of the season against Ross County. |
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Wenger has big problems at the back and I really fear for his side if he does not bring Laurent Koscielny back into central defence on Saturday.
The way young duo Calum Chambers and Rob Holding performed there in last week's defeat by Liverpool means there is ... | Arsenal's trip to defending champions Leicester is a huge game for both teams, but it is especially important for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. |
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A huge leap at the last put Enda Bolger's stable star into contention alongside 5-4 favourite Gitane Du Berlais and 25-1 chance Smashing.
Gilgamboa then held off The Tullow Tank (9-1), who came from nowhere to finish second by just half a length.
Smashing edge... | Retiring 19-time champion jockey AP McCoy pulled off a superb victory on 7-1 shot Gilgamboa in a pulsating Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. |
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The Irishwoman saw off the ex-IBF super-featherweight challenger in Manchester to remain unbeaten in the professional ranks after four fights.
Taylor, 30, had Bulgarian Koleva on the canvas in the seventh round.
"I definitely needed the eight rounds and it was... | Katie Taylor continued her progress towards a world title shot by beating Milena Koleva on points in an eight-round super-featherweight contest. |
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Alistair Thompson, 43, left 44-year-old Alexander Powell needing surgery after the attack in Seaton Road last July.
He was charged with attempted murder but admitted a reduced charge of assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life.
At t... | A man who carried out a stabbing attack in Aberdeen has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. |
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Leicestershire County Council wants to close part of Snibston Discovery Museum to save £9.4m over 25 years.
But consultant Graham Black said the county council was "manipulating" the public by not revealing enough details about the impact of closing the centre... | A consultation on plans to scale back a Leicestershire museum has been criticised as misleading by an independent museum expert. |
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Skipper Johnnie Jackson also fired home for the Addicks as they saw off a second-half fightback from the visitors courtesy of substitute Tom Hopper's header.
Following early Scunthorpe dominance, it was Charlton w... | Ademola Lookman's double secured Charlton's progression into the second round of the FA Cup after victory over League One rivals Scunthorpe. |
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The drones will be able to fly autonomously and "overwhelm an adversary", the US Office of Naval Research said of its Low-cost UAV Swarming Technology (Locust) programme.
Wings unfold once the drones are in the air and then they can fly in formation.
The US Na... | The US Navy is developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, that can be launched from a cannon and "swarm" in a co-ordinated attack. |
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Data from energy analysts WeatherEnergy indicated wind farms provided 699,684MWh of electricity to the National Grid.
They said the total was enough to power 79% of average Scottish households, equivalent to 1.9 million homes.
The energy output was up by 15% c... | Wind turbines produced enough power to meet the needs of more than three-quarters of Scottish households in April, according to new figures. |
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Nathan Smith had a header well saved early on, while Shaun Harrad also went close for the Gulls.
Smith broke the deadlock when he headed in Dan Butler's second-half corner.
And substitute Iffy Allen tapped in number two from a Butler cross shortly after coming... | Torquay United claimed back-to-back league wins for the first time this season as they beat fellow strugglers Welling to move off the foot of the National League. |
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Its Secretary General Bheki Ntshalintshali said he was no longer the "right person" to lead the country.
Anti-apartheid struggle veterans have also called on the African National Congress (ANC) to recall the president.
Mr Zuma has been under growing pressure f... | South Africa's powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. |
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Bennie Hart says the point of the plate is to show the impossibility of disproving anyone's claim to being God.
But transport chiefs in the religiously conservative state ruled that it might distract other drivers and would be in bad taste.
Civil liberties cam... | An American atheist is suing officials in the US state of Kentucky after he was refused a personalised car number plate which reads "IM GOD". |
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Australia beat Waqar's side by 25 runs to knock them out of the tournament in India in the group stage on Friday.
"If we think deeply we will see that Pakistan hasn't seen any international cricket for the last se... | Pakistan's exit from the World Twenty20 shows how badly they have been affected by having to play home games overseas, says coach Waqar Younis. |
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The bank, which is owned by the UK Government, was set up to fund projects which help the environment while turning a profit.
It has invested £668m in clean energy schemes, including large scale offshore wind farms, in the past year
CEO Shaun Kingsbury said al... | The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has recorded a loss of £5.7m this year, its annual results for 2013/2014 show. |
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The vessel was intercepted by Israeli naval ships off the coast of Gaza and forced to head south, the charity which chartered the ship said.
The charity, headed by Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, said it wanted to reach Gaza, but would not risk violence.
In May, Is... | A ship loaded with aid supplies for Gaza has docked in an Egyptian port, ending the latest attempt by activists to break Israel's Gaza blockade. |
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Andy Hill was performing aerobatics when the jet crashed on to the A27 in Sussex during the Shoreham Air Show on 22 August 2015.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said cockpit footage showed the plane "responding to the pilot's control input... | The pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet which crashed killing 11 men has been re-interviewed by police. |
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The coin commemorates the Mint's 225th anniversary and shows Liberty with a crown of stars and a toga-like dress.
The 24-carat coin will weigh 28g (1oz) and have a face value of $100 (£80).
The US Mint says it plans to issue further coins depicting Liberty as... | The US Mint and Treasury will for the first time issue a commemorative coin depicting Lady Liberty as a black woman. |
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The 26-year-old Brazil international has signed a five-year deal and will join City on their pre-season tour of the United States.
Danilo can play in both full-back roles as well as in midfield, and is City's fourth major signing of the summer.
"There was inte... | Manchester City have completed the signing of Real Madrid defender Danilo for a fee believed to be £26.5m. |
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Lawro's opponent for the Premier League fixtures on 28 and 29 December is actor Jack O'Connell.
The Derby County fan, who has appeared in TV dramas such as 'This is England' and 'Skins', is the star of the new Coen Brothers film 'Unbroken', which tells the lif... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. |
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The Serb, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League in his eight-year spell at Old Trafford, says injuries have forced his retirement.
Vidic, 34, left Inter Milan by mutual consent in January after failing to make an appearance for the Serie ... | Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from professional football. |
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Two clients paid money directly into Jonathan Green's bank accounts thinking they were settling bills with Graham Builders Merchants in Dundee.
The fraud was uncovered when the company noticed the discrepancies and challenged the 45-year-old.
A court was told ... | A sales manager who embezzled more than £73,000 from his former employer has been jailed for a year. |
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The striker, who has confirmed he will be leaving relegated Sunderland, says he has "been blessed" to have been part of the six-year-old's life.
Bradley's parents have said the youngster has just weeks to live.
He suffers from neuroblastoma and is receiving pa... | Footballer Jermain Defoe intends to spend "as much time as possible" with terminally-ill Bradley Lowery after his move to Bournemouth. |
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His style influenced a generation of modern singers such as George Strait, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and Vince Gill to name but a few.
Though he never enjoyed the same pop success as such other country greats as Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard's ... | With his rich baritone voice, and songs that drew from his experience of poverty, heartache and restlessness, Merle Haggard was one of country music's most influential artists. |
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Scholars from the Universities of Salford, Huddersfield and Bristol used an American replica of the monument to investigate its audio history.
Salford's Dr Bruno Fazenda said they had found the site reacted to sound "in a way that would have been noticeable to... | A team of academics have revealed the "sonic experience" that early visitors to Stonehenge would have heard. |
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Felix, who can also play as a striker, made 32 appearances in all competitions for the National League North club last season, scoring five goals.
The 21-year-old joined Boston in 2014 from Southern Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town.
York wer... | National League side York City have signed winger Kaine Felix from Boston United on a two-year deal. |
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The 18-year-old came through the club's academy and made 38 appearances in all competitions this season.
He has been called up to the England Under-20 squad for the first time and could make his debut later this month in the Toulon Tournament.
Vieira is the fi... | Leeds midfielder Ronaldo Vieira has signed a four-year contract extension. |
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She also said that lewd comments Donald Trump made about women that were caught on videotape were unacceptable but did not represent the man she knows.
The Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was "egged on" by TV host Billy Bush, she a... | Melania Trump has insisted that her husband is a "gentleman" and that the women who allege that he sexually assaulted them are lying. |
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There was a time here when tribal Tibetans roamed across a vast dramatic landscape with no specific place to call home.
For generation after generation they had lived as nomads, sleeping where they made camp.
They kept their livestock moving, chasing the fresh... | Despite decades of change and development, nomads still migrate to the Tibetan Plateau every summer, from where China Correspondent Stephen McDonell reports. |
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The Oxfordshire box, dating from 1901, was reduced to rubble overnight as campaigners watched from a bridge.
One protester said former signalmen would be "turning in their graves", while another described the flattened Banbury North box as a "crime scene".
Net... | A century-old signal box has been demolished despite a campaign by railway enthusiasts to save it. |
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The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) said the WannaCry attack took hold because routine software updates were ignored or put off.
The security breach disrupted GP surgeries, dental practices and other primary care centres.
SBRC said the attack was a ... | A cyber-security body has urged Scottish companies to update their IT systems in the wake of Friday's ransomware attack. |
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The Yorkshire left-hander, 27, who played the most recent of his 21 Tests in October, averages 101 in the County Championship this season.
Uncapped Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones and Hampshire spinner Liam Dawson are also in a squad of 12.
The opening matc... | Batsman Gary Ballance has been recalled to the England squad for the first Test against South Africa at Lord's starting on Thursday. |
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That is one of the findings from an opinion poll commissioned by the BBC from ORB International that examines public opinion in both Iraq and Syria.
Some 66% of those questioned in Iraq and 57% in Syria think their country is heading in the wrong direction. Pe... | As a wave of refugees heads north-westwards into Europe from the Middle East it may not be surprising to hear that a majority of Iraqis and Syrians appear to believe their countries are heading in the wrong direction. |
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Developers are investigating the possibility of constructing up to 14 turbines on a site between St John's Town of Dalry and Carsphairn.
North Galloway Wind Energy, a subsidiary of West Coast Energy, claims Knocknalling wind farm could generate 44.8MW of energ... | Plans are being drawn up for a new wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. |
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The men, from Walsall, are alleged to have carried out the offences in 2014.
Nawaz Ahmed, 35, of Hucker Road; Amjad Khan, 35, of Durham Place, and Zahoor Ahmed, 45, of Alexandra Road, Palfrey, are due before Walsall magistrates.
The offences include engaging i... | Three taxi drivers have been charged with child sex offences against a teenage girl. |
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The Grade II listed buildings in the Grangetown area of Cardiff were put on the market 18 months ago.
The council has confirmed its received offers for the Victorian buildings, and is looking for a "viable and sustainable solution" for the site.
Local politici... | Historic tram and trolley bus sheds could become a new cultural centre for the Welsh capital. |
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Luciano Vietto opened the scoring for the hosts in the 25th minute with a low finish and the Argentine striker tapped in a second three minutes later.
Wissam Ben Yedder fired home in the 34th minute and, two minutes later, Vitolo's close-range goal made it 4-0... | Sevilla scored four goals in the space of 11 minutes as they beat Malaga and moved up to second in La Liga. |
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The Tories claim 94% of working households are better off under the tax and benefit changes coming into effect.
Labour's Ed Balls claimed average families were £1,100 a year worse off since 2010, including Monday's changes.
Both parties say their rivals have s... | The official start of the new tax year has sparked a fresh battle between Labour and the Conservatives over their respective economic plans. |
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Rotterdam tournament director Richard Krajicek released the 21-year-old from his contract so he can take part in the basketball showpiece in New Orleans.
"Kyrgios prefers his passion beyond his profession," said Krajicek.
Kyrgios is suspended for eight weeks f... | Australian Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Rotterdam Open to play in basketball's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game next February. |
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Michael Sheill, who runs private clinics across the south east, had his registration erased nine years ago.
An undercover BBC investigation found him breaking medical rules by performing consultations without a registered practitioner being present.
A director... | A doctor who was struck off has been filmed breaking medical rules with botox treatments. |
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Corey Price, Alesha O'Connor and Rhodri Miller, all 17, and Margaret Challis, 66, died in a two-car collision on the A470 in the Brecon Beacons in March.
Cardiff City Football Club is hosting the match on Sunday, with teams made up of members of the community.... | A football match in memory of four people who died in a car crash in Powys will be held in Cardiff. |
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Larry Flanagan criticised how some journalists and politicians "portray a problem as a crisis".
He told the EIS annual meeting in Perth a "more considered analysis" would be useful.
Mr Flanagan spoke as delegates confirmed they may take industrial action unles... | The head of Scotland's biggest teachers' union has warned that education should not be used as a political football by critics. |
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Coastguard and police teams were alerted after the 56-year-old got into difficulties at St Cyrus beach on Thursday evening.
Access difficulties meant an RAF helicopter was needed to get him out.
He was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with suspected rib injur... | A man has been airlifted to hospital after he fell while walking on the Aberdeenshire coast. |
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According to CNN, the former FBI director and his team of crack investigators were caught somewhat flat-footed by the recent email revelations. They were believed to have been focusing their attention on former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, son-in-l... | Now that Hurricane Junior has blown through Washington, special counsel Robert Mueller - charged with investigating possible ties between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign - faces the task of sifting through the debris. |
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The "birth tourism" hotels hosted mainly Chinese women who paid between $15,000 (£9,756) to $50,000 for the services.
The raids focused on hotels suspected of engaging in visa fraud.
Court records said companies would coach women to falsify records and claims... | Federal agents in California have raided more than a dozen hotels that cater to pregnant foreigners who want their children to be born US citizens. |
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Officers have released CCTV of the woman driving her dog around Willingdon Golf Course in Eastbourne, Sussex.
One or more buggies were driven around the course, causing significant damage, police said, while one vehicle sustained up to £1,000-worth of damage.... | A woman who took her dog for a late-night joyride around a golf course in a buggy is being hunted by police. |
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Kent Police said the attack happened shortly before 09:00 BST when a "substance" was thrown at the victim at Ian's Plaice, off Thanet Way in Whitstable.
The man was taken to hospital with facial injuries following the attack. His condition is not yet known.
No... | A man has been injured in a suspected acid attack at a fish and chip shop in a seaside town in Kent. |
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The Englishman, appointed earlier this month, said that he was looking for "warriors" for next month's opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Nigeria.
Baxter named 25 players for the match in Uyo on 10 June - a tough start for Bafana Bafana in their bid to... | New South Africa coach Stuart Baxter did not spring any surprises when he named his first squad in Johannesburg on Thursday. |
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An 18-strong team led by the Dundee-based South Georgia Heritage Trust will set off for the British Overseas Territory in January.
They will spend three months laying out 95 tonnes of poisoned bait.
The work is part of a five-year project to eradicate rodents ... | A Scottish charity is gearing up for the final phase of a £7.5m project to eradicate invasive rats and mice from a sub-Antarctic island. |
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As one of the BBC's 100 Women 2015, she talks to Zeinab Badawi about justice, gender, and race.
She also discusses an institution that is rarely out of the news.
The ICC's critics say it is slow and expensive, and it ... | Fatou Bensouda, a lawyer from Gambia, is the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. |
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Finnish electricity company TVO says the Olkiluoto 3 plant will not be ready by the latest deadline of 2014 and a new timetable has not yet been set.
The plant will be powered by a new generation of nuclear technology called the European Pressurised Reactor (E... | The launch of a flagship nuclear power station in Finland has been delayed for a third time, officials say. |
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Butchart's time of 13 minutes 13.30 seconds ensured a second Olympic qualifying standard.
He must finish in the top two at the British Championships in Birmingham next month to make the Games in Rio.
"Getting the second Olympic qualifier was the priority," But... | Despite running the final lap in one shoe, Andrew Butchart broke Nat Muir's 5000m Scottish national record at the FBK Games in Holland. |
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Frank and Mary Finlay bought Molly in November 2015 thinking she was female.
But they soon discovered she lifted her leg in an unusual way when going to the toilet and asked vets to investigate.
They found that Molly had male testicles, which had not descended... | Molly is an "extremely unusual" dog, according to the vet who discovered the Jack Russell terrier puppy was an hermaphrodite. |
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He followed his first-innings 108 with 105 not out, including a six and 11 fours, and shared a stand of 114 with Chesney Hughes (50).
Wayne Madsen weighed in with 43 before he was bowled by Ivan Thomas (2-68).
The hosts eventually declared on 234-5 following a... | Derbyshire batsman Billy Godleman hit a third successive Championship century as they set Kent a target of 329 on day three at the County Ground. |
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It has taken just over three years to build the facility in Iskandar, Joho, and will house to about 3,000 students.
The campus is made up of two buildings, centred around an atrium known as the 'Heartspace' - a space where students can relax.
Spokesman Trevor ... | The University of Reading has officially opened its £25m Malaysia campus. |
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It followed an incident on the motorway near Eaglesfield in December 2014 in which Faranza Kousar, of Glasgow, died.
Stephen Clarke, 59, from Wednesbury, was on a petition in private before Sheriff Scott Pattison on a charge involving dangerous driving.
No ple... | A man has appeared in court in Dumfries after an accident on the A74(M) in southern Scotland in which a 39-year-old woman lost her life. |
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It reported a net profit of $44.5m (£26.7m) in the October-to-December period, up from $2.4m a year ago.
The numbers come amid reports that Sina is planning to list Weibo in the US and that it plans to raise nearly $500m by selling Weibo shares.
Weibo claims ... | Profits at Sina Corp, owner of China's largest Twitter-like site Weibo, surged in the fourth quarter, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue. |
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Olivia Pinkney, Sussex Police deputy chief constable, said the officers, who are new in service, were working on the cordon some distance from the scene.
She said the video did not show details of the site but a message attached to it was inappropriate and off... | Two police officers being investigated for gross misconduct after the Shoreham air crash filmed themselves near the scene, it has been revealed. |
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Daimler uses the refrigerant, called R-134a, in the air-conditioning units of Mercedes cars.
The Commission says Germany failed to apply an EU directive called MAC, which requires the use of a refrigerant "with less global warming potential".
Daimler says the ... | The EU Commission is taking Germany to court because the carmaker Daimler is still using a coolant chemical deemed harmful to the environment. |
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In March, Gawker was ordered to pay wrestler Hulk Hogan $140m (£97m) for invading his privacy by publishing a sex tape.
Mr Hogan's legal bill was paid by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who said he wanted to curb Gawker's "bullying".
Mr Thiel clashed with Gawke... | The boss of Gawker Media, Nick Denton, has said he is "confident" of succeeding in an appeal in a legal case that threatens the group's survival. |
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A Kensington Palace statement said they were prompted to take action after the man was spotted near the 14-month-old and his nanny in a central London park.
The couple are not taking legal action at this stage, but may consider it in the future, the statement ... | Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have asked a photographer to "cease harassing" Prince George. |
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Writing in the Guardian, the PM and former TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said a vote to leave would be a "disaster for working people".
The two men said jobs would be lost and wages hit by the "shock" of a UK exit.
But Employment Minister Priti Patel is... | Prime Minister David Cameron has joined forces with a former trade union leader to make his case for staying in the EU. |
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Amateur rocket enthusiasts have gathered in Scotland to mark 30 years of aiming for the skies.
International Rocket Week 2016 traces its roots back to the first Scottish Rocket Weekend in 1986.
Rocketeers coming together in Scotland have a base camp near Paisl... | . |
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The woman, in her 30s, was approached from behind and struck in the face before being sexually assaulted in Langdale Common, Witney at about 03:00 BST on Saturday.
Police said the offender, who wore a black jacket, fled after possibly being disturbed by other ... | A man is being sought by police after a woman was sexually assaulted on parkland in Oxfordshire. |
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Sudanese TV showed the triumphant arrival of the president back home in Khartoum, travelling around the airport in an open-top Landrover, with people chasing the vehicle and singing, "With our blood and souls we shall defend you, Bashir!"
Sudanese papers are p... | Sudanese media are treating President Omar al-Bashir as a hero after he avoided being arrested in South Africa on the orders of the International Criminal Court (ICC), while commentators elsewhere deplore the decline in the court's reputation and clout. |
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Alan McBride, from the victims' group Wave, said although police had acted within the law at the time, there was a "moral obligation" to inform relatives.
Mr McBride urged police to contact all of the families affected as quickly as possible to allay fears.
Th... | There is fear among victims' families following the revelation that police kept body parts and tissue in 64 death investigations, a campaigner has said. |
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Payne, 27, who needed a top-10 finish to qualify for Rio, clocked one hour 58 minutes and 58.53 seconds in Kazan.
Aurelie Muller of France finished 49.3 secs faster to take gold, ahead of Dutchwoman Sharon Van Rouwendaal and Brazil's Ana Chunha, who was third.... | Keri-Anne Payne missed out an automatic place at the 2016 Olympics, finishing 15th in the World Championship 10km marathon swimming event in Russia. |
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The nun became pregnant after she was raped by a man carrying out repairs at the convent.
She alleges that, when her fellow sisters found out about her pregnancy, they pressured her to leave the convent and the Church.
Her lawyer says the sisters blamed her fo... | A nun in Chile is suing the religious order she belonged to after its members pressured her to leave her convent over her pregnancy. |
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Oshoala won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball - as Player of the Tournament - at last year's Under-20 World Cup Finals, and becomes the first player from Africa to compete in the Women's Super League.
"We beat a number of top American and European clubs to ... | New Liverpool signing Asisat Oshoala is "one of the best young players in the world", says Reds boss Matt Beard. |
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The Devon side, second in the Premiership, stumbled to a bonus-point win over Sale on Saturday.
"I'm kind of pleased that it should be a bit of a kick in the backside, but without us losing any points," he said.
"We haven't had a weekend off since the very fir... | Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says his players deserve their upcoming weekend off to celebrate some of the results they have had this season. |
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A report into HMP Dovegate also found high levels of violence, insufficient staffing, unjustified segregation and poor visiting arrangements.
It was, though, praised for good living conditions and resettlement work.
The Category B jail houses about 1,060 male ... | The availability of new psychoactive substances has led to debt and bullying inside a Staffordshire prison, a report has found. |
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The London businessman has reassured staff that "all payments and wages due to themselves, players and football creditors would be paid in full this week, subject to Conference status".
The Football Conference say they need concrete assurances from the club.
I... | Tommy Agombar has taken over as owner of financially struggling Conference Premier side Hereford United. |
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The 49-year-old, who was in a Range Rover, suffered head injuries in the incident near junction 6a in Hertfordshire on 16 May.
A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said he may have faced prosecution for not wearing a seatbelt.
She added that in relation to the i... | Singer George Michael will not face legal action after falling from the rear of a vehicle travelling on the M1. |
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A 48-hour walkout was staged by security staff at 11 airports operated by Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) last week as part of the industrial action, which saw flights cancelled at Dundee airport.
Hial bosses said they would make a formal offer to "resol... | Talks are to be held in a bid to prevent further strike action at Scottish local airports. |
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The government has introduced two offences, stalking and stalking involving a fear of violence.
Campaigners had long claimed dealing with stalking under existing harassment laws was inadequate. In Scotland stalking was made an offence in 2010.
A parliamentary ... | Stalking has become a specific criminal offence in England and Wales in a move to improve victims' safety. |
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Stone said he would make a movie in India "if there was a great story".
He said Indian cinema was "very prolific and vital" and that he had used that vitality in his 1994 film Natural Born Killers.
The movie is about two young lovers who commit numerous robber... | Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone says he loves Indian cinema for "being able to switch between comedy, romance and tragedy at the same time". |
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The company made a pre-tax profit of £5.9m for the three months to March following strong sales of its new DB11 model launched late last year.
Revenues more than doubled to £188m in the quarter.
Aston Martin, which has made an annual loss for each of the pas... | Aston Martin has posted a first-quarter profit for the first time in a decade, the sports car maker said. |
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The 28-year-old American became only the second player in history to average a triple-double for an entire season.
He took the award over Houston Rockets guard James Harden and San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard.
Golden State forward Draymond Green was na... | Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player of the 2016-17 season. |
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Patricia Connors and her pet died after it ran on to the carriageway near Cardiff Gate services on Friday at about 18:20 BST.
In a statement, her family said they were "heartbroken".
The westbound carriageway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and ... | Tributes have been paid to a 66-year-old woman who died after she was hit by a van while trying to save her dog after it got loose on the M4. |
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There did not appear to be any obvious link between them, but the group of five were indeed connected - by a dark, despicable secret.
Throughout the 1970s and 80s, they operated an "abhorrent" predatory paedophile ring in the Wrexham area of north Wales.
They ... | On the surface, their lives appeared to be very different - radio DJ, civil servant and retired police officer, bus driver, cabaret singer and publican and businessman. |
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For the Scots and their much talked-about revival, this was perspective. Way, way too much perspective. It wasn't just a slap in the face, it was a kick to the solar plexus and a proper shoeing in the aftermath.
A record hiding. A shellacking to end all shella... | Had the grim reaper visited Vern Cotter at his bedside in the middle of Friday night into Saturday morning and presented the Scotland coach with a picture of what horrible fate would befall his team at Twickenham, it could not have been any more terrifying than the reality. |
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There I was thinking it was turning into a big love-in after Andrew RT Davies and Carwyn Jones were in danger of agreeing with each other on the need for an M4 relief road and the sterling work carried out by retiring assembly members, when Leanne Wood stepped... | The final First Minister's Questions of this assembly term lulled me into a false sense of security. |
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One of the latest drone prototypes on show looks a bit like a helicopter and allows a passenger to sit inside of the drone.
It's controlled by a tablet and the passenger can choose their destination on it.
The drone, wh... | Tech companies have been unveiling their newest gadgets at a massive tech show called CES in Las Vegas, America. |
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Paul Chichester was back in his home city to speak to businesses.
He said cyber security was increasingly relevant regarding personal data and also online banking and shopping.
London-based NCSC, part of intelligence and communications agency GCHQ, was officia... | Wales is well placed to take advantage of the growing industry in tackling online crime, according to the Cardiff-born director of operations at the new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). |
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Promising "the hottest bands and artists in the world right now" the series is due to debut in the autumn.
It has yet to receive a title or a timeslot, but will be made by James Corden's company Fulwell 73, whose work includes the wildly-successful Carpool Kar... | Eleven years after the demise of Top of the Pops, a live, weekly music show is coming back to the BBC. |
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A family statement announced the Canadian singer's death "with great sadness... after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer's disease".
Vickers' career spanned three decades and saw him sing some of opera's most challenging roles.
His distinctive voice was descr... | Tenor Jon Vickers, considered by many to be one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, has died aged 88. |
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Her surprise appearance was documented by fireman Rob Petty at Chelsea fire station.
Writing on Facebook Mr Petty posted: "Lovely girl, genuinely grounded, interested and humbled. Beautiful."
Station manager Ben King said: "She just turned up at the station an... | Pop star Adele has paid an unexpected visit to some of the firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze in west London last week. |
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The women were taken into police custody last week in the run-up to International Women's Day on Sunday.
Activists said that the detainees were planning to hold public campaigns against sexual harassment.
Correspondents say the police appear to be holding at l... | Supporters of five women's rights activists detained in China say they are concerned for their welfare. |
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About 3,000 people aged 10-18 debated the issues and came up with 500 clauses they would like to see in such a document.
Now the public can have their say.
The current number one is: "Not let companies pay to control it, and not let governments restrict our ri... | The British Library has revealed the current top 10 clauses people would like to see in a Magna Carta for the digital age. |
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The Scottish Sentencing Council will look at crimes committed by young people, death by driving and environmental and wildlife offences.
It will also begin research into the sentencing of sexual offences.
The council was established a year ago in an attempt to... | Judges and sheriffs are to be given new guidelines in an attempt to ensure consistency in the sentences they pass. |
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The visitors made a strong start to the game but it was the hosts who opened the scoring courtesy of Ryan Hardie's strike.
Dumbarton levelled when Christian Nade nodded in.
Daniel Harvie gave them the lead before Gregor Buchanan turned the ball in at the back ... | Dumbarton scored three second-half goals as they beat Raith Rovers and boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation. |
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Police made the discovery after they were called to a house in Parkgrove Terrace in Clermiston at about 21:30 on Sunday.
Officers have confirmed they are investigating an "unexplained death".
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Inquiries are ongoing and the d... | The body of a 56-year-old woman has been found in a house in Edinburgh. |
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Several thousand cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £1m were seized in a raid on RGHQ Chilmark.
Five men and a teenager were arrested on suspicion of cannabis production after the midnight raid on Wednesday.
There are 20 rooms in the building wi... | A large-scale cannabis factory has been found in an underground former nuclear bunker, Wiltshire police have said. |
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If confirmed, the "exomoon" is likely to be about the size and mass of Neptune, and circles a planet the size of Jupiter but with 10 times the mass.
The signal was detected by Nasa's Kepler Space Telescope; astronomers now plan to carry out follow-up observati... | A team of astronomers has potentially discovered the first known moon beyond the Solar System. |
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Jacob Murphy fired in a 25-yard shot, his first goal for the club, to set the Canaries on their way on 12 minutes.
Further goals from Wes Hoolahan and Cameron Jerome then put Alex Neil's men three up inside 25 minutes.
Steven Naismith added a fourth before Rov... | Norwich City made a great start to life back in the Championship following relegation as they battered Owen Coyle's Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. |
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Speaking to reporters at the G20 summit, the unnamed official said "no-one pays any attention" to Britain.
Mr Cameron said Russia had "absolutely denied" the remarks.
But he used the opportunity to champion Britain, saying few other nations had "a prouder hist... | David Cameron has made an impassioned defence of Britain's history and achievements after a Russian official dismissed it as "just a small island". |
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The Swans are up to 12th in the table, 13 points clear of the relegation zone.
Having reached the 40-point mark widely regarded as a guarantee of top-flight safety, Guidolin thinks Swansea can start planning for next season.
"Yes, I think so. It is virtual saf... | Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin believes his team have secured their Premier League survival after beating Chelsea. |
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She suffered severe burns and was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries but died later that evening.
The fire happened at a flat in Ardnaclowney House, a sheltered housing complex, off Beechmount Avenue.
Police and the fire service attended the scene... | A woman in her 60s has died following a fire at her home in west Belfast on Sunday afternoon. |
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