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Fury, 27, is the second Briton to win the award, after he shocked Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko to claim the IBF, WBA and WBO titles in November. "I can't believe I've just won Ring magazine fighter of the year," Fury said. "I'm so flattered." The magazine said Fury's defeat of Klitschko "turned boxing's traditional gla...
The Ring magazine has named world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury as its 2015 fighter of the year.
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Maria Pridmore, 36, was jailed for three years in August after she admitted a string of frauds. They included obtaining more than £16,000 in housing benefit, council tax benefit and income support. Pridmore, who was described in court as a "Walter Mitty" fraudster, also stole over £30,000 from four women. She appeared ...
A woman who pocketed over £50,000 by claiming false benefits and targeting vulnerable people has been ordered to pay back a token amount of £1.
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Three Pugs, a Chihuahua, a Jug - a Pug crossed with a Jack Russell - and a Puggle, a Pug-Beagle crossbreed, were taken in Kemble Road, Forest Hill. A witness said they saw two men load the animals into a black VW van and drive off. The Met confirmed four dogs were swiped in a similar incident outside a house in nearby ...
Six pets worth thousands of pounds have been stolen from a dog walker's van in south London.
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The House of Representatives passed HJ Res 43 on Thursday by a mainly party line vote of 230 to 188. The repeal proposal is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Donald Trump. A number of measures to curtail access to abortion have been introduced by US state legislatures already this year. Re...
Republicans have overwhelmingly approved a resolution allowing states to withhold funds from abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.
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Mrs Foster said: "We would like to see the petition of concern got rid of". Any vote in the assembly can be made dependent on a petition of concern if it is supported by 30 MLAS - meaning the motion will only pass if it has cross-community support. The purpose is to protect one community from legislation that would fa...
DUP leader Arlene Foster has told the BBC she would like to see the petition of concern scrapped at Stormont.
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About 10 "non-sponsored sleepovers" have been logged across the world by the Swedish furniture giant this year. In the past, people have hidden themselves in stores in the US, Canada, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Japan, Australia and Poland. Most recently, two 14-year-old girls were caught after spending the night at the...
Ikea is urging teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers.
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After the draft deal was published two weeks ago, an irate editorial in the French newspaper Le Monde fumed that the concessions made to Britain were "exorbitant". And while some in Mr Cameron's own Conservative Party dismiss his renegotiation as a watery fudge, politicians in Paris have a very different view. Of parti...
Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris shortly - the latest leg in his drive to negotiate new EU membership terms for the UK.
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The world's largest economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.2% in the three months to September, up from an earlier estimate of 2.9%. The figure outstrips the second quarter growth rate of 1.4%, and was above economists' estimates of 3% growth. The Commerce Department said the rate of growth was the strongest since the...
Strong consumer spending helped the US economy to grow faster than previously estimated in the third quarter.
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Stewart Spence, who owns the five-star Marcliffe Hotel, said a complete rethink was needed on how rates were calculated. Mr Spence told BBC Scotland he would only continue to pay his old rates and not what he said was a 25% hike. The Scottish government said thousands of businesses would pay no rates. Why are business ...
An Aberdeen hotelier has called for a nationwide boycott of new business rates after vowing to refuse to pay any increases.
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The inquiry, carried out by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, England's NHS medical director, was set up following the Mid-Staffordshire Hospital scandal. A report into high death rates at two hospitals in Mid-Staffordshire earlier this year found there were hundreds more deaths than expected, with patients let down by poor s...
Fourteen NHS trusts in England have been investigated as part of a review into higher-than-expected hospital death rates.
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Scot Muir, 23, has already broken the European 3,000m and British 5,000m indoor records this year, and also took Holmes' British 1,000m indoor record. Holmes, who won Olympic gold in both the 800m and 1500m at Athens in 2004, has been impressed by her displays. "Laura has already taken the world by storm," she told Sco...
Laura Muir can "cement her place in history" by winning a medal at the World Championships this summer, says ex-Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes.
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A report published last month found at least 1,400 children were abused in the South Yorkshire town from 1997 to 2013. Barnardo's Scotland said child sexual exploitation was a "severe problem". It has urged government and child protection agencies not to be complacent. The charity said Rotherham should be "a wake-up ca...
Lessons must be learned in Scotland from the Rotherham child abuse scandal, according to a children's charity.
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In a series of tweets, Nicola Sturgeon said she would set out the way forward "in due course after talking to people across the SNP". And she insisted she would take decisions in the best interests of Scotland, and not just her party. She will face calls at Holyrood later to abandon her plans for a referendum. MSPs are...
Scotland's first minister has branded speculation about the impact of the general election on her plans for an independence referendum as "nonsense".
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The National Stadium - or Bird's Nest - was used at the 2008 Olympics. "When you plan someone's career like Joshua you tend to plan in advance," said Hearn, who saw Joshua stop Charles Martin last month to win the title. "I think we're two years from saying we can sell out the Bird's Nest in China." Hearn is the father...
Great Britain's IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could make a defence of his title at Beijing's National Stadium, according to promoter Barry Hearn.
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Author Philip Pullman remembered her as "a warm and generous human being", while Tracy Chevalier said she was "a graceful, elegant writer and person." Dunmore won the first Orange Prize for women's fiction in 1996 for her novel A Spell of Winter. Publisher Penguin Random House said it was "devastated by the loss of one...
Tributes have been paid to the Orange Prize-winning writer Helen Dunmore, who has died of cancer at the age of 64.
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Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winch man Ciarán Smith have been missing since Rescue 116 crashed off the County Mayo coast on 14 March. The Irish Coast Guard said the search would now also cover coastline along Counties Donegal and Galway. Four people were on board the helicopter when it came down. Capt Dara Fitzpatric...
The search for two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash has been extended along the Irish coast.
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Protests have been held at the Little Plumpton site since shale gas extraction was approved in 2016. More officers are needed as activity increases, costing an extra £200k this financial year, said a spokesman. Last month, the Home Office said the force would "continue to have" resources "to keep communities safe". Pla...
Policing the fracking operation in Lancashire will cost the force an additional £450,000 a month while it continues, say police.
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The BBC's Tom Espiner looks at seven unusual ways of getting at least some of the 20 minutes of brisk activity a day being recommended. Sir Stanley Matthews was still playing professional football at 50, but for people of a similar age who might like to ease back into the game, walking football could be just the ticket...
Scientists say a lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity and are urging people to get more active.
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Analysts expected the entertainment group's revenues to be $13.2bn (£8.5bn), but the total was $100m less. Operating income fell at Disney's theme parks and resorts outside North America because of higher operating costs at Disneyland in Paris and Hong Kong. The Asian park also had fewer visitors in the period. At the...
Disney posted a 5% increase in revenue for the three months to 27 June - but missed expectations for the first time in eight quarters.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Reds are fifth in the Premier League and lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend. Rodgers, 42, is the first Liverpool boss not to win a trophy inside three seasons in charge since the 1950s. Asked if he expected to be manager next season, he replied:...
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says there is "nobody better" than him to lead the club and "very much" expects to be in charge at Anfield next season.
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The historic playhouse, which opened on 30 May 1766, is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world. As part of the anniversary celebrations an 18th Century "thunder run", which recreates the sound of thunder above the auditorium, was recently restored. It will be used for the first time since...
Bristol Old Vic theatre is marking its 250th anniversary.
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Mr Farron was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting that the Lib Dem brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives. Lord Ashdown said: "Tim's a very able guy but at the moment judgement is not his strong suit." He was asked about Mr Farron's comments on Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics....
Lord Ashdown has said Tim Farron - one of the frontrunners to be a future Liberal Democrat leader - lacks judgement.
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The 20-year-old hit six fours, showing no ill-effects from the break to the same finger that caused him to leave England's winter tour of India early. Hameed was eventually bowled by seamer Jamie Porter as the visitors reached 319, thanks largely to a counter-attacking 74 from debutant Dale Vilas. Essex were 35-2 in re...
England opener Haseeb Hameed shook off a hand injury to make a confident 47 as Lancashire edged a see-saw first day of the new season against Essex.
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Isaac Williams, who boxed at Leicester Railwaymen's Boxing Club, was stabbed in Evington on 21 April and died on Monday. Former coach Jon Whike said: "He was easy to coach, always smiling, with a big grin on his face." Devan Garner, 19, of Octon Close, Hamilton, Leicester, has been charged with his murder. Charlotte Fo...
A 20-year-old boxer who was stabbed to death in Leicester was a "quiet, polite lad", his former boxing coach said.
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Another 11 were injured when the driver lost control of the minibus and ploughed through a crash barrier. Local media said no foreign tourists were among the passengers. Turkish media said the vehicle was heading towards Marmaris for a mother's day event, which is celebrated on Sunday there. The victims are believed to...
At least 23 people have died after a tourist bus fell from a cliff near the southern Turkey seaside resort of Marmaris.
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Ahead of the next European elections in 2019, MEPs are getting down to the traditional process of working out each member country's future share of the European Parliament's 751 seats. But this time there is added tension over Brexit and what to do with the UK's 73 seats. The man tasked with co-ordinating a response, P...
It is less turkeys voting for Christmas, more turkeys debating how many of them there should be on the farm.
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The match will be played at Bangor University Stadium (14:30 GMT). The other semi-final sees Caernarfon Town of the Cymru Alliance play Welsh Premier outfit Bala Town at The Corbett Sports Stadium in Rhyl (17:15 GMT). TNS - champions for the past three years - are the only team left in the tournament who have won it be...
Holders The New Saints (TNS) will have to travel to Bangor for their Welsh Cup semi-final against Gap Connah's Quay on 1 April.
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Paul Thomas, from Telford, was jailed for 10 years in April for the manslaughter of his son Oliver Sargent. Oliver's mother Ashlea was convicted of causing or allowing his death. The infant could have been removed from his home had the abuse been recognised earlier, the review concluded. Oliver's parents, whose relatio...
Health professionals missed "several opportunities" to safeguard an 11-month-old boy before he died of a skull fracture inflicted by his father, a serious case review has found.
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Steven Knowles' tweets were described by a hearing as "threatening" and "extremely offensive". The Health and Care Professions Council heard in December 2014 and January 2015 he also called Mr Hunt a murderer and wished health problems on his family. Mr Knowles said the issue had meant he could not find work in the NHS...
An NHS employee who tweeted "I would gladly blow your brains out" to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been suspended for 13 months.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Darren Lyon lashed in a surprise opener for Accies with a superb 25-yarder. But the visitors left the impressive Mark O'Hara unmarked to side-foot home Danny Williams' corner minutes later. Darian MacKinnon missed a sitter on the resumption for Accies, but Rory Loy, Yordi ...
Dundee moved joint top of the Scottish Premiership table but missed a chance to go two points clear as they were held at home by Hamilton.
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The on-loan Bristol City striker fired home after a one-two with Bobby Grant. Fleetwood goalkeeper Chris Maxwell saved Michael Bostwick's penalty after Shaquile Coulthirst was fouled by Eggert Jonsson, whose second-half header sealed victory. Victory lifted Fleetwood into 19th, one point above the relegation zone.
Wes Burns scored his fifth goal in eight games as Fleetwood Town beat Peterborough to move closer to League One safety.
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Nadal faced a match point but the 18-year-old German missed an easy volley - admitting: "On match point I sucked." Three-time champion Nadal plays Japan's Kei Nishikori next and could face Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Serena Williams beat defending champion Simona Halep 6-4 6-3 to reach the last four in the women...
Rafael Nadal reached the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals in Indian Wells after winning the last five games to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 6-0 7-5.
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The Glasgow number 10 has played just 12 minutes of the championship, coming off the bench in the defeat by Wales. But in the absence of the injured Finn Russell, he has been preferred to Peter Horne, who impressed against France. "It's tough on him not being selected but it's an opportunity for me," said Weir, who win...
Fly-half Duncan Weir says he is ready to repay the confidence of the Scotland coaches as he prepares for a first Six Nations start of the year in Ireland.
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Arturo Vidal scored Bayern's first when he drilled home after his initial shot had been blocked. Germany striker Thomas Muller then turned in from close range as defender Mats Hummels nodded down from a corner. Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and recent signing Ousmane Dembele went close for Dortmund. "It was difficu...
Carlo Ancelotti gained his first trophy as Bayern Munich coach thanks to their 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup.
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It was Englishman Fleetwood's first win since 2013, while Scotland's Jamieson took his maiden title in 2012. The "desert swing" continues at the Qatar Masters on Thursday and Jamieson is one of eight Scots competing. "It's not always going to be the big names that are winning everything," he told BBC Scotland. "You're ...
Scott Jamieson has been heartened by Tommy Fleetwood's triumph at last weekend's Abu Dhabi Championship as he bids for a second European Tour title.
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Ciaran Clark scored an agonising own goal as the Republic of Ireland were held to a frustrating draw against Sweden in their opening Euro 2016 fixture in Paris.
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Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed the plastic bottles were used for the stain removal product Vanish. Bottles started arriving at Poldhu Cove on the Lizard on Sunday before more arrived at Porthleven on Friday. The firm said the bottles came from a container lost at sea off a ship in 2015. RB said it was "providing all ...
A global firm has admitted responsibility for thousands of pink bottles washing up around the coast of Cornwall.
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He was back at the ground for the first time in nearly four years; it was 1,406 days since he was last here for a Champions League game when he wore the famous red, white and black of Manchester United. This time he was in the unfamiliar green kit of Real Madrid for a last-16 tie against United with the score delicatel...
It was precisely 19:13 GMT on Tuesday when Cristiano Ronaldo stepped on to the Old Trafford turf.
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The writer, who had cancer, died in Los Angeles on Christmas Day his son, Paul Johnson, said. Johnson also penned the first Star Trek television episode, shown in 1966. But he was best known for Logan's Run, which was made into a 1976 film starring Michael York and was nominated for two Oscars. Set in a dystopian futur...
Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan's Run, has died aged 86.
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Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in Washington. He said that data from the cases of two infants in Brazil who died soon after birth indicated the virus had passed from mother to child. However, he said the suspected link was still not definite. There are th...
One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.
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The Somerset Choices website, run by Somerset County Council, will see approved and vetted carers list the types of services they can offer. The National Care Association said if listed carers fell ill or took holiday, there could be gaps in service. Somerset County Council said steps were in place to mitigate against ...
A council project to boost the number of "sole trader" carers for the elderly may leave people without support, a care association has said.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The session was called off after just two of the three parts because conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took fifth but will be demoted 10 places. Hamilton needs to beat Rosberg by two points and Vettel by n...
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the United States Grand Prix as qualifying was truncated by rain.
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Hayne, 28, quit the NFL after just one season to try to play rugby sevens for Fiji in this year's Rio Olympics. The former San Francisco 49er previously played for Paramatta Eels in Australia's National Rugby League. "I thought the boys needed a bit of added competition," said Fiji coach Ben Ryan. "Jarryd has trained w...
Former NFL and rugby league player Jarryd Hayne is in Fiji's squad for this weekend's final round of the World Rugby Sevens Series in London.
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It comes less than two weeks after former presenter Gretchen Carlson sued Mr Ailes for sexual harassment and wrongful termination, claims he denies. The New York Times, citing a source, said Mr Ailes and parent company 21st Century Fox were in the advanced stages of talks on his departure. The company would only say Mr...
Fox News Channel boss Roger Ailes is negotiating his departure from the network, according to US media reports.
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The 38-year-old has played 636 games in his career for various clubs including Sheffield United, where he was a team-mate of Cobblers boss Rob Page. He was released by Rotherham at the end of last campaign, and replaces previous keeper coach Carl Muggleton, who has left Sixfields Stadium. Kenny's most recent first-team...
Veteran goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has joined newly-promoted League One side Northampton Town as player-coach.
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He told an emergency debate that UK intelligence chiefs believed it "highly likely" the Syrian government was responsible for the 21 August attack. But he said MPs must make a judgement call ahead of a Commons vote. The UK could launch strikes without UN backing, according to legal advice. Action would be a legal "huma...
Prime Minister David Cameron has put his case for military action against Syria to British MPs, but has conceded intelligence that the regime used chemical weapons is not "100% certain".
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The adult male rhino was shot dead and its horn was cut off. Just hours earlier, the royal couple came within 50 yards (metres) of a rare one-horned rhino during their safari. The 430 sq km (166 sq mile) park, in the north-eastern state of Assam, is home to the world's largest concentration of one-horned rhinos. Wildli...
A rhino was killed by poachers in India's Kaziranga national park on the same day the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured the sanctuary.
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Downing Street and the White House are believed to be looking at options for the visit. Mr Trump accepted the Queen's invitation for him to travel to Britain on a state visit when UK PM Theresa May visited Washington in January. But the prospect of a state visit caused much controversy and reportedly led Mr Trump to ch...
US President Donald Trump is likely to come to the UK next year, the BBC understands.
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The Independent Schools Council (ISC) says if the government pays £5,550 per place - the cost in the state system - the schools will cover the rest. This is expected to cost up to £80m. Some pupils would be tested for academic ability but the scheme would not just target the brightest children. Chief inspector of schoo...
Private schools will offer to provide up to 10,000 free places a year to low-income families in England.
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As the film "Suffragette," opens in British cinemas there is renewed attention on that struggle, one in which Scotland played a vital part. "For a long time the suffrage movement, as far as history is concerned was located in London and the national leadership was located there too," says Dr Norman Watson, a journalist...
From throwing an egg at Winston Churchill, to a huge suffrage march in Edinburgh, to the horrors of force-feeding, Scotland's suffragettes and the more gradualist suffragists were an important part of the fight for women's votes.
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RSPCA officers rescued the animal from a farmer's land in Graig Penllyn near Cowbridge on Wednesday. The charity believes the pup reached the field after swimming up the streams of the River Thaw. After rehabilitation, it is hoped the pup can be released back into the sea in the near future. RSPCA officer Gary Lucas sa...
A dehydrated and underweight seal pup has been found in a field seven miles from the sea in Vale of Glamorgan.
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One resident said she felt the ground moving beneath her as she ventured into her back garden in Magdalen's Road, Ripon. Fire crews were called to the street at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, where they found a hole measuring about 20m (66ft) by 10m (33ft). No injuries have been reported, with the area cordoned off. The hole,...
Seven homes have been evacuated after a large sinkhole opened up behind a row of houses in North Yorkshire.
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The tale, designed to while away a long car journey, turned into a best-seller. Yet Richard Adams, who has died aged 96, spent his first 52 years in relative anonymity. And when he did complete his book, he struggled to find anyone to publish it. Richard George Adams was born on 9 May 1920, in Newbury, Berkshire. He w...
Once upon a time there was a middle-aged civil servant who told his children a story about rabbits.
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Dutchman was unhappy at what he saw as an overreaction to challenges from his players. "I don't like coaches from the bench the whole time shouting to referees and linesmen, making a big show about tackles. They were crazy," said Koeman. "According to their bench, the ...
Everton manager Ronald Koeman criticised some members of the Liverpool coaching staff following the Reds' 3-1 win at Anfield on Saturday.
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The plane took off at 12:40 and was bound for Hamburg, Germany, when it experienced a technical issue. It diverted to Newcastle Airport and landed safely at about 13:25, where it was met by emergency services. A spokeswoman for Easyjet said flight EZY6931 was diverted to Newcastle as a "precautionary measure" due to a ...
An Easyjet plane has made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Edinburgh Airport.
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Taylor, 25, joined County in May from Macclesfield, but has yet to start in the league. The move has left Newport with only one goalkeeper in Joe Day, but manager John Sheridan is confident he will quickly fill the vacancy. "Rhys is too good a goalkeeper to be kept on the bench and not playing football," said Sheridan....
Newport County goalkeeper Rhys Taylor has joined Wrexham on loan until January.
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A major upgrade is currently under way at Hawick's Wilton Lodge Park. The trees - some of which are showing signs of disease - are being removed to allow passers-by to see the new attractions planned in the area. Councillor Gordon Edgar said the works would let the park "meet its potential as a significant tourist attr...
A council has said the removal of a number of trees from a Borders park as part of a £3.65m overhaul is "unfortunate" but "necessary".
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She is one of around 80,000 children and young people who suffer from severe depression in the UK. Recently, she posted on Facebook about her mental health struggles and was met with a very positive response. This gave her the confidence to contact us and share her experiences, while receiving treatment at Cygnet Hospi...
Celine is a 19-year-old law student at the University of Hull who has suffered with depression and anxiety for much of her life.
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She met the country's Princess Stephanie and Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the capital city's museum of modern art, Mudamon. The Duchess was given a guided tour of the exhibitions by British artists Sir Tony Cragg and Darren Almond. The treaty, signed in 1867, confirmed Luxembourg's independence and neutrality. On th...
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited Luxembourg on her second solo trip, to mark 150 years of the Treaty of London.
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The end of the month of fasting is marked by Eid al-Fitr, which means the "festival of the breaking of the fast", which continues over several days. The first day of Eid starts in the UK this Friday, beginning with morning prayers, followed by feasting and celebrations with family and friends. Ramadan is also a time fo...
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims reflect on their faith as they conduct their daily fast from dawn until dusk in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which marks the anniversary of the revelation of the Islamic holy book, the Koran.
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The 36-year-old was due to captain the county in their final four Division One fixtures, but has been asked to rest a hamstring injury by Cricket Australia. "We are naturally disappointed that Adam cannot return," said managing director of cricket Angus Fraser. "He is a fine player and a highly respected member of our ...
Championship leaders Middlesex will be without Australia batsman Adam Voges for the remainder of the 2016 season.
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Bingham, 22, who had a loan spell with Falkirk in 2013, spent the last season with Hartlepool United. The 29-year-old Seaborne rejected a new contract with Partick Thistle after two seasons at Firhill. Accies manager Martin Canning said: "We're just waiting for the clearance to be confirmed for both of them." Seaborne,...
Hamilton Academical are in the process of completing the signings of defender Danny Seaborne and striker and fellow Englishman Rakish Bingham.
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Milford Haven Coastguard were alerted to the incident near Blaenplwyf just before 14:40 BST. A Sea King rescue helicopter from RAF Valley flew the man to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. He has been described as dazed but conscious. A second man was also rescued from the cliff face but was reported to be uninjured. RNLI ...
A 24-year-old man has been flown to hospital after falling 30ft (9m) down a cliff onto rocks near Aberystwyth.
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Dylann Roof, 21, appeared in court in Charleston to face nine murder charges. He showed no emotion as relatives of the victims addressed him directly. "I forgive you" said one victim's daughter, fighting back tears. Police are treating the killings at the African-American church on Wednesday night as a hate crime. And ...
Relatives of some of the nine churchgoers shot dead in South Carolina have addressed the suspected gunman in court and said they forgive him.
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The double reception was first proposed by the SDLP at the end of last year, to celebrate both teams reaching the finals of the Euro 2016 competition. Unionists objected, saying the council had already held a civic reception for the Northern Ireland team in November. Unionist amendments to expand the invite to other UK...
Belfast City Council has voted to invite both the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland football teams to a civic reception at Belfast City Hall.
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The law is to be changed in Spring 2017 to make directors personally liable for breaches of regulations. At the moment only firms can be fined for ignoring rules on cold calling, but many declare bankruptcy - only to open up again under a different name. Consumer group Which? said it was a "massive victory". Companies ...
Company directors could be fined up to £500,000 if their business is behind nuisance phone calls, under government moves to clamp down on the problem.
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The £19.8m pre-tax loss for the year to May 2016 was largely due to cost of signing big-name players and a payoff for Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked as manager in October 2015. Liverpool signed 12 players in the period, spending £32m on striker Christian Benteke, who has since left, and £29m on Brazilian forward Rober...
Liverpool Football Club has fallen into the red despite posting record revenue.
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Out of 39 mental health trusts that provided figures for their crisis teams, 27 had seen their workload increase - 70%. And some had seen referrals rise by as much as 60% - but without a comparable rise in funding. NHS England said an extra £400m would be spent on crisis resolution teams. BBC Radio 5 live contacted al...
Services for people who are suicidal or self-harming are facing unprecedented demand in England, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation has found.
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Army ants are a predatory nomadic species: they raid other insect colonies and are always on the move, without a permanent nest. In this lifestyle, finding the shortest foraging path - with sufficient workforce left over - is crucial. The new research shows they adjust their bridges to find that balance. Writing in the...
Ants are well-known for building with their bodies, but a new study has shown that army ants can optimise traffic flow using bridges that move.
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Media playback is not supported on this device A winner must be declared on the night - as an ice hockey rink needs to be laid at midnight for a match at the same Hallenstadion venue the following day. But what else do you need to know? BBC Radio 5 live's sports news correspondent Richard Conway explains. Media playbac...
Football's crisis-hit world governing body Fifa will meet in Zurich on Friday and elect a new leader to try to take the damaged organisation forward into a new era.
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Supermarket worker David Sinclair, 34, shook his five-month-old son Joshua in a fit of anger, causing him to die at Hairmyres Hospital hours later. At the High Court in Glasgow, Sinclair pleaded guilty to culpable homicide in regard to the infant's death on 6 December, 2012. He is due to return to the court for sentenc...
A man has admitted killing his baby son in a "harrowing incident" at his home in East Kilbride.
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Howard, who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), died at his home near Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was best known for the 1970s high school basketball series The White Shadow, in which he played the coach. SAG-AFTRA acting president Gabrielle C...
Veteran TV and film actor Ken Howard has died at the age of 71.
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Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that American Martin, also undefeated, is a possible opponent for Joshua at London's O2 Arena on 9 April. Martin, 29, has won 23 and drawn one of 24 fights and beat Vyacheslav Glazkov for the vacant IBF belt in January. An Olympic gold medallist at London 2012, 26-year-old Jo...
Unbeaten British heavyweight Anthony Joshua is in talks over an IBF world title fight against Charles Martin.
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The Hammers took the lead when Manuel Lanzini beat Thibaut Courtois with a sumptuous curling effort from 25 yards. Fabregas's superb set piece on the stroke of half-time pegged them back. Substitute Andy Carroll looked to have won it for West Ham, before Fabregas snatched a point after Michail Antonio fouled Ruben Loft...
Cesc Fabregas scored a free-kick and a late penalty as Chelsea earned a point to frustrate West Ham's Champions League ambitions.
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Media playback is not supported on this device After much deliberation, McIlroy last month opted out of the Games, saying he was concerned about the Zika virus. Speaking ahead of this week's Open, McIlroy said he was "very comfortable" with his decision to pull out of the Olympics, adding he may not bother watching the...
Rory McIlroy has suggested that golf will not be one of the sports that "matter" at next month's Rio Olympics.
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Poppy Scotland tins were reported stolen with the first alleged incident in Portobello on 1 November and a further two a week later. Two other reported incidents took place in Musselburgh on 5 and 6 November. The men, aged 27 and 35, are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.
Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of charity collection boxes from separate locations in the east of Scotland.
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The 32-year-old midfielder has made 395 appearances in 13 years with the Chairboys, while striker Paul Hayes, also 32, has signed a two-year deal. Marcus Bean is considering an offer of a deal until 2017 and fellow midfielder Sam Wood triggered a year's extension with his appearances this term. Alex Lynch, Gozie Ugwu, ...
Wycombe Wanderers club captain Matt Bloomfield has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club.
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A judged has granted leave for a judicial review of a report by the Police Ombudsman into the attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland in 1994. Families of the victims said they were surprised and disappointed retired officers continue to rub salt into their emotional wounds, with what they called a "vexatious challe...
Retired police officers have won High Court permission to challenge a report which said there was collusion between RUC officers and loyalist gunmen who killed six Catholics 23 years ago.
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The computer, about the same size as a credit card, was first released in 2012 and is widely used as an educational tool for programming. However, it can also be used for many practical purposes such as streaming music to several devices in a house. A new starter kit for Raspberry Pi, including a keyboard and mouse, ha...
The Raspberry Pi has sold 10 million units - continuing its success as the most popular British computer ever.
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That is the view of a range of very senior business people and marketing gurus to whom I have spoken. One said: "This is a nightmare for them - the reputational damage is huge". So why aren't these huge and powerful global companies doing what the UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has asked, and following the lead...
The Fifa scandal is an "absolute disaster" for the multinationals who sponsor it - because they cannot escape taint from the perceived lapses of football's supreme governing body.
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The Shakespeare Schools Festival - an initiative which inspires schoolchildren to perform abridged versions of the playwright's famous work. From small beginnings, the initiative has grown into the UK's largest youth drama festival. And as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death is marked on 23 April, we take a lo...
What links William Shakespeare, the fall of the Berlin Wall, coups in Soviet Russia and eight schools in west Wales?
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The World Athletics Gala was scheduled for Saturday, 28 November in Monaco. However, Lord Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, said: "This is not the time for the athletics family to be gathering in celebration of our sport." The male and female athletes of the year will now be anno...
Athletics' annual awards ceremony has been cancelled by the sport's governing body in the wake of investigations into former president Lamine Diack.
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But none of the groups fighting on the ground have been invited. So absent from the talks will be both the Assad government and the Syrian political opposition, as well as the myriad other rebel militias fighting the Assad regime. Syria's Kurds won't be present, and of course jihadist militants of the so-called Islamic...
These Vienna talks for the first time include all the external countries involved in the Syria conflict ­including, crucially, Iran.
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Vice News's Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, and Iraqi Mohammed Ismael Rasool, were detained in Diyarbakir, south-east Turkey on Thursday. Vice News said they had been moved to a "high security prison" five hours away. Police reportedly questioned them about alleged links to Islamic State and Kurdish militants, cha...
The Foreign Office has said it is "concerned" about the arrest of two UK journalists and their fixer in Turkey, accused of helping a terrorist group.
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Smith, 93, was one of the most influential guitar-players in country and early rock 'n' roll. He found fame with his 1948 single Guitar Boogie and enjoyed other hits including Feudin' Banjos in 1955. When the Warner Bros film studio used a cover version and renamed it Dueling Banjos for Deliverance, he sued them and wo...
Country music guitarist Arthur Smith, best known for the theme tune from the 1972 film Deliverance, has died.
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An extra 260,000 passengers used the airport compared with the same month in 2014, mainly due to an increase in long-haul flights and larger aircraft. In June, Gatwick said it had the busiest year in its history, claiming it proved its case for a second runway. The Airports Commission has since backed a new Heathrow ru...
Gatwick had its busiest July with 4.3 million passengers - a 6.4% increase on last year - the West Sussex airport has said.
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Rose, 26, was replaced by Ben Davies during Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Sunderland and had a knee scan on Thursday. The England international has started 18 of Spurs' 23 Premier League games this season, but will miss the visit of Middlesbrough on Saturday. "We need to wait until Monday to see the specialist," said Pochettin...
Tottenham left-back Danny Rose will see a specialist on Monday to confirm the extent of his knee injury, manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed.
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Profits in the first three months of the year were $2.4bn. But the media giant's revenue gains more muted, up 3% year-on-year to at $13.3bn (£10.3bn). The firm remains on track for modest growth, in spite of subscriber losses at its sports television network ESPN. "We're extremely pleased with our results," said Disne...
Profits at Walt Disney jumped 11% in the first three months of 2017, bolstered by attendance at its theme parks and resorts.
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The woman, 39, suffered "multiple serious injuries" after plummeting to the ground during a "routine" jump over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, on 5 April. Police said it was miraculous she had survived, after her main chute failed and a reserve only partially opened. A 35-year-old man was arrested but has since been baile...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman's main parachute failed to open in a 4000ft (1,219m) jump.
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Conservative MP Justin Tomlinson has written to the Metropolitan Police after the publication of a photo online by the Guido Fawkes website. Mr Tomlinson told the BBC that road safety was an important issue and the matter should be investigated. Mr Khan, the Labour MP for Tooting, is a former transport minister. The MP...
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has said he will co-operate with any investigation over claims he used his mobile phone while driving.
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Having resumed on 55-1, the hosts lost Gary Ballance (45) and Andrew Lyth (39) early on, before Andrew Gale (67) and Jonny Bairstow steadied the innings. Bairstow was trapped lbw by Chris Jordan after the break, while Chris Liddle removed Jack Leaning cheaply. But Gale and Bresnan (50 not out) helped their side reach 2...
Andrew Gale and Tim Bresnan hit half-centuries for Yorkshire at Headingley to deepen Sussex's relegation fears.
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The message, "Curry my yougrt (sic), oil my AK-47", was spray-painted on a wall outside DUP councillor George Duddy's house. Part of the graffiti refers to comments made in the Northern Ireland Assembly when DUP MP Gregory Campbell said: "Curry my yoghurt can coca coalyer." Mr Duddy said: "This is a personal attack on ...
The police have said graffiti sprayed on the home of the mayor of Coleraine is being treated as a hate crime.
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The Family and Childcare Trust (FCT) said the increase in Wales between 2014 and 2015 is far larger than rises in England and Scotland. It also warned that there is not enough holiday childcare to meet demand. Welsh councils said they are "working hard to support families in need of childcare, including during the summ...
The cost of council-run school holiday clubs has increased by nearly 70% this year, according to a charity.
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Laura Davies, 21, was attacked near the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society base in Basildon, where she lived and worked. Judge Charles Gratwicke described it as "a brutal and sick, callous killing". Jordan Taylor, 22, of Basildon, must serve a minimum of 23 years in jail for murdering Miss Davies just moments afte...
A man who murdered his girlfriend by stabbing her 80 times in a "jealous rage" has been jailed for life.
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Ms Coyle said it would be "daft" for the show to be a "perfect replica" of the real world. But she added it was "important to ask whether the BBC can do more in its popular output to provide an authentic portrayal of life in modern Britain". The population of EastEnders was also younger than in real life, she said. Ms ...
BBC soap EastEnders is "almost twice" as white as the real east London, Diane Coyle, the acting head of the BBC Trust, said in a speech in on Monday.
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The 21-year-old scored 23 goals in 39 appearances last season to help Hibs to the Scottish Championship title. Former Scotland Under-21 international Cummings moved to Easter Road in 2013 and in total struck 69 times in 148 matches in all competitions. He also helped Hibs lift the Scottish Cup in 2016 and moves to a si...
Nottingham Forest have signed striker Jason Cummings from Hibernian for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
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But did he get what he wanted? Here we look at the draft reform proposals drawn up by European Council President Donald Tusk at the start of February, the final text agreed on Friday and what Mr Cameron originally promised. What Cameron wanted: Allowing Britain to opt out from the EU's founding ambition to forge an "ev...
David Cameron is campaigning for Britain to remain in the EU after securing a deal he claims will give the country "special status" in the 28 nation bloc.
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The Northern Irishman edged ahead of Welsh rival Chaz Davies on the last of the 22 laps to clinch his third successive win in Australia. Rea's British and Kawasaki team-mate, Englishman Tom Sykes, was third. "It was a little bit like a bicycle race and no-one wanted to put their nose in front," Rea, 30, said. The champ...
Defending world champion Jonathan Rea has won the opening race of the 2017 Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island.
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Winner: The Humans Eclipsed The Father King Charles III Winner: Hamilton Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Waitress School of Rock: The Musical Bright Star Winner: Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge Arthur Miller's The Crucible Blackbird Long Day's Journey Into Nigh...
A full list of winners from the 70th Tony Awards.
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