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At least two overcrowded boats - with many women and children on board - were towed by local fishermen to the shores of Aceh province on Sunday.
Myanmar - also known as Burma - refuses to recognise Rohingya as citizens.
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Richard Davies, 41, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest after firing at officers in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, in October 2015.
His widow Samantha said she had a text from her child saying they were tied up and begging her to "call the police".
Mr Davies was shot after firing a gun from the house. The inquest co... | The widow of a man shot dead by police has told an inquest of a desperate text sent by one of their children saying "dad's going to kill himself". | 40533502 | [
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It was back in 2008, and James Watt and Martin Dickie's then tiny brewery at Fraserburgh, north-east Scotland, was little over a year old and struggling.
Selling their US-style craft beers from the back of their van at farmers' markets, they were missing payments on their £20,000 ($30,000) bank loan.
"We were selling a... | When the founders of popular but controversial beer company BrewDog needed a second bank loan to enable them to expand production, their tactic was a simple one - lie through their teeth. | 30376484 | [
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Ahead of a Westminster debate on the abuse faced by MPs, Labour claimed the Tories had run a "negative, nasty campaign" targeting shadow home secretary Diane Abbott in particular.
It comes after Theresa May suggested Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had not done enough to condemn abuse.
The PM has called for parties to unit... | Labour has accused the Conservatives of putting "vitriolic personal attacks" at the heart of their election campaign. | 40577325 | [
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The international anti-corruption summit - the first of its kind - is aimed at exposing, punishing and drive out global corruption.
Political leaders, businesses, sporting organisations, and charities will meet at Lancaster House on Thursday.
Mr Cameron says corruption is "the root of so many of the world's problems".
... | Prime Minister David Cameron has said he wants to put tackling corruption at the "top of the international agenda" ahead of a London summit on the issue. | 36239958 | [
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Andrew Travers left the authority by "mutual agreement" after the error, officials said.
Voters were initially turned away from all 155 polling stations in the borough because their names were missing from the poll list.
An independent investigation has been launched, the council said.
In a statement issued through the... | The chief executive of Barnet Council has left his role after a blunder led to some voters being turned away from polling stations on Thursday. | 36249926 | [
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Leinster fly-half Sexton was injured in Saturday's Pro12 final defeat by Connacht and requires surgery.
Full-back Rob Kearney has a hamstring injury with his brother Dave, a winger, ruled out by a torn calf muscle.
Ian Madigan, Craig Gilroy and uncapped Connacht duo Tiernan O'Halloran and Matt Healy have all been calle... | Johnny Sexton is out of Ireland's tour to South Africa because of a shoulder injury while brothers Rob and Dave Kearney will also miss the Test series. | 36433578 | [
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Justin Welby made the announcement after a meeting of primates from the Anglican Communion in Canterbury.
In the UK, an act of Parliament passed in 1928 allowed for Easter Sunday to be fixed on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April.
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It comes after Swansea City FC's American owners revealed they are in talks with the council over increasing capacity at the ground.
The Swans want to add 12,000 seats but shelved expansion plans in December when talks to buy the ground from the authority stalled.
Since then, the club has been taken over by American in... | Swansea council's leader is optimistic progress can be made during talks about expanding the Liberty Stadium. | 37129719 | [
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Police said the 29-year-old man was attacked at the Gorbals venue's Island Bar at about 01:30.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but was released after treatment.
His attacker was white, in his late teens to early 20s, between 5ft 7in and 6ft tall, with short, dark hair. He was wearing a white pol... | A man has been stabbed in a bar at the 02 Academy in Glasgow. | 37205706 | [
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Midfielder Garrett scored in the 3-1 victory at Shamrock Park but should not have been on the pitch.
Ards have now been handed the win on a 3-0 scoreline and move up to seventh in the league, with the Ports now eight points adrift at the foot of the table.
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University College London researchers found just 51% of the 6,500 children they monitored achieved the recommended hour of physical activity each day.
For girls, the figure was just 38%, compared with 63% for boys.
Half of the group also spent more than six hours being sedentary each day, although some of this would be... | Half of all UK seven-year-olds do not do enough exercise, with girls far less active than boys, a study suggests. | 23778945 | [
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Paul Robson is the second trader at the Dutch bank to plead guilty to trying to rig the Yen Libor rate and the first Briton to do so.
Last year Rabobank paid $1bn (£597m) to US and European regulators for its part in the global rate-rigging scandal.
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and John Thurso were beaten by the SNP.
The turnout for the constituencies involved exceeded 70%.
The SNP's Angus MacNeil held his seat in Na h-Eileanan an Iar - which covers the Western Isles - with 54% of the votes.
Mr Kennedy, wh... | High profile Liberal Democrats have lost three strongholds in the Highlands and Islands. | 32649395 | [
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Highways England wants turn the hard shoulder into an extra lane between junction three by Heathrow Airport and junction 12 at Theale to tackle periods of heavy congestion.
The scheme, costing up to £862m, will improve traffic flow and ensure "less stressful driving", supporters say.
Opponents claim it will increase c... | A planning inquiry is under way to create a "smart motorway" along the M4 in Berkshire. | 34151430 | [
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Reports on Friday had indicated that search teams found survivors six days after the aircraft crashed.
But the country's minister for communication later said the message had been put out before it was confirmed.
Thirteen people, including civilians, were on board the Mi-17V-5 helicopter.
One of them was a four-year-ol... | Officials in Venezuela say the search for a missing military helicopter is continuing in the country's Amazon region. | 38549036 | [
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The south will have three teams, with one based at The Oval with Surrey, who pipped a joint bid by Middlesex and the MCC for the one London spot.
There will also be a team based in the south west and another in Hampshire.
The north will have two sides, in Lancashire and Yorkshire, while the Midlands team for the Twenty... | The six team hosts for this summer's inaugural Women's Cricket Super League have been announced. | 35312785 | [
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Asad Khan, from Bradford, died three weeks after starting at Beckfoot Upper Heaton School in the city.
His mother, Farheen Khan, found her son after forcing her way into his locked bedroom on September 28. He died in hospital a short time later.　
His family maintain he had been bullied.
Bradford Coroner's Court heard... | An 11-year-old boy told another pupil he felt "unsafe" in his new school on the day he was found hanged, an inquest hearing has been told. | 39936200 | [
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They feature on the International Impac Dublin Literary Award's 2016 longlist, alongside BBC journalist Kirsty Wark's debut The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle.
Libraries in 118 cities around the world nominated 160 books.
The 100,000 euro (£71,300) prize winner will be announced on 9 June 2016.
Other British nominees inc... | The Silkworm by JK Rowling's pseudonym Robert Galbraith and Ian McEwan's The Children Act are among 25 British novels in the running for the world's richest literary prize. | 34768240 | [
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Vikki Thompson, 21, died at HMP Leeds on 13 November. She had been awaiting sentencing for robbery.
Her partner Bob Steele said the letter should have alerted officials to her apparent distress, and added he had been "robbed of the love of my life".
A Prison Service spokesman said an inquiry into her death is ongoing.
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The remains may be part of a massive emergency burial pit where thousands of plague victims were left 600 years ago.
Lead archaeologist Jay Carver says the find "solves a 660-year-old mystery".
"This discovery is a hugely important ste... | Skeletons unearthed in London Crossrail excavations have been found to be Black Death victims from the great disease of the 14th Century. | 26807940 | [
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Ospreys players Olly Cracknell, De Kock Steenkamp, Dan Baker, Dafydd Howells and Sam Parry joined collectors in Baglan Moors on Tuesday.
The players said it was to show their commitment to the "Ospreylian community".
Last week they took part in collections in Swansea and Bridgend.
Cracknell said: "It was an early start... | They are more familiar with recycling the ball than rubbish but five rugby players took a break from the pitch to collect refuse in Neath Port Talbot. | 34458097 | [
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Three men targeted the driver as he made a delivery in Willow Grove, Livingston at 22:30 on Thursday.
They hit him with a golf club in a stairwell, then stole the food he was delivering and tried to steal his cash.
The 32-year-old victim suffered a minor facial injury and called police, who are appealing for witnesses.... | A chip shop takeaway driver has been attacked with a golf club and robbed of the food he was delivering in West Lothian. | 33565781 | [
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The men, aged 26 and 24, were in a house in Melrose Street when three men armed with a knife, hammer and batons forced their way into the property just before midnight on Saturday.
After assaulting the men, the gang left with a sum of cash and personal items. They also smashed a number of windows.
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The Tigers trailed 12-4 at the break after tries from Mark Percival and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook.
However, Cas, for whom debutant Kieran Gill scored in the first half, reduced the deficit through Mike McMeeken.
Tom Holmes crossed to secure a seventh straight victory for Daryl Powell's side.
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The song topped the UK singles charts in February 1969 and remained number one for four weeks.
It was also number one in many other countries and won the Ivor Novello award for best song composition.
He died peacefully after a six-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a family statement said.
The statement s... | Singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt, best known for the song Where Do You Go To (My Lovely), has died at the age of 75, his family has said. | 38548507 | [
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Taylor, 23, underwent surgery on multiple fractures, but the club's head physotherapist Kate Rees says he is expected to make a full recovery.
Rees said: "The surgeons worked hard on Neil's injury... and did a very good job.
"He is comfortable and the surgeons are happy with the operations."
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L/Cpl James Brynin, who served with the 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), was shot while on patrol in Helmand Province on 15 October.
The 22-year-old, who was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, joined the Army in February 2011 and entered the Intelligence Corps.
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A frozen corner at Stade Jean-Bouin meant the game began 95 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time.
Waisea Nayacalevu and Julien Arias put the French side 17-5 up at the break with Mat Luamanu crossing for Quins.
Craig Burden added a third Stade score before Marland Yarde and James Chisholm went over for late tries.... | Harlequins were knocked out of the Challenge Cup by defeat at Top 14 side Stade Francais in a match delayed because of a frozen pitch. | 38654159 | [
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According to The Times, the flyer offered "free legal support".
Leigh Day, which was cleared of wrongdoing over claims against British troops in Iraq, said it had "no prior knowledge" of the poster.
At least 80 people died in the blaze on 14 June, leaving hundreds homeless.
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The 24-year-old, who turned down the offer of a new Crewe deal, becomes Walsall's second summer signing, following the arrival of fellow 24-year-old Luke Leahy from Falkirk.
"Jon has got plenty of experience of League One from his time with Crewe," said Walsall manager Jon Whitney.
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Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner, Stephen Crumlish and Gerard Kelly were all teenagers when they were accused of killing Lt Steven Kirby in 1979.
The so-called Derry Four fled Northern Ireland until their acquittal in 1998.
They are now involved in a civil case against the police for wrongful arrest.
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The two small eels were found in a routine fish survey on the River Tud, a tributary of the Wensum in Norfolk.
Increased numbers have also been seen at the New Mills fish pass in Norwich, which was installed eight years ago.
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Infrastructure minister Keith Brown has confirmed that officers have discussed a feasibility study on linking the rail line with Carlisle, through Hawick.
News of the discussions emerged in response to a parliamentary question tabled by MSP Jim Hume.
The new 30-mile Borders Railway is expected to open in September.
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The association and groups including the Mountaineering Council of Scotland have raised concerns in the past about rubbish being left in the shelters.
Use of bothies increases in summer months.
The MBA has now issued a new message asking people to help keep bothies in a tidy state.
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Thirty specialist staff will be appointed across Wales to look after women with prenatal and postnatal mental health illnesses.
Community-based teams will include doctors, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
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Guide dog Joey, who mainly flies between London Luton and Paphos in Cyprus, has notched up 35 flights with owner Jan Gibson and her husband Roger.
Mrs Gibson, from Swindon, said: "The crew and passengers often fuss over Joey and take photos as it's not often you get to see a dog on a plane."
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A group of scientists have invented a gadget which turns pee into electricity.
They hope it could be used in some poorer countries, as a way to create clean and renewable energy.
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Police in Madhya Pradesh state told reporters sedition was "hard to prove".
The men have been charged with "disturbing communal harmony" instead.
They were arrested after their Hindu neighbours complained they had burst firecrackers during the game, which saw Pakistan beat India by 180 runs.
Senior police officer RR Pa... | Indian police have dropped sedition charges against 15 Muslim men arrested for allegedly shouting "anti-India and pro-Pakistan" slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final. | 40364164 | [
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Eoin Morgan of England, Steve Smith of Australia and Kane Williamson of New Zealand are three great cricketers and captains who will be watching the final from the sidelines, perhaps pondering the often tiny margins between victory and defeat in these tournaments.
As South Africa captain, I know how they feel.
Yet whil... | There are a few people who would love to be standing in Virat Kohli's shoes this weekend, leading their national team into the final of Champions Trophy, and there is no doubt the captain of India will be relishing the prospect of Sunday's final against Pakistan at The Oval. | 40306937 | [
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Air pollution is blamed for about 2,000 premature deaths in Scotland each year.
The warning has come from environmental law organisation ClientEarth.
It has already won a landmark ruling against the UK government at the Supreme Court in London.
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Reading's Danson, who has scored 89 international goals, suffered a hand injury in February and missed Test series against Australia and Germany.
Great Britain play the Dutch in Amsterdam on Tuesday and Thursday.
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The investigation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) follows a 2013 investigation by BBC Panorama into the Military Research Force, or MRF.
Daniel Rooney was 18 when he and a friend were shot by MRF soldiers firing from an unmarked car, as the youths stood on a street corner in the St James area of west B... | The remains of a Belfast youth were being exhumed on Monday as part of a police investigation into his shooting by an experimental British army undercover unit in 1972. | 38054956 | [
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The memorial event will be attended by hundreds of firefighters, police officers, paramedics and volunteers in a chapel overlooking the crash site.
Emergency workers and community leaders have organised the 22 November service.
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The accident, which involved a white Vauxhall Astra van, happened on the A701 Howden Hall Road in Kaimes at about 07:50.
The woman was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
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The 34-year-old, who won 10,000m gold eight days ago, was swamped by his rivals in the final lap and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris broke clear to win gold.
Britain's Farah kicked again to take silver at the London Stadium in his final major track championships.
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Flt Lt Andrew Townshend cost the Ministry of Defence millions of pounds when he deactivated the autopilot of the military passenger jet.
The Voyager aircraft, which had 198 passengers and crew on board, plummeted 4,400ft (1,341m) over the Black Sea.
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Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the blast happened at a vehicle repair unit, and appeared to be an accident.
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Healthwatch England put in a Freedom of Information request and found psychiatric patients now spend six fewer days in hospital than in 2012-13.
The data, from 32 mental health trusts, shows average number of "bed days" per patient per year has fallen by 10%.
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It is part of a wider disposal of problem debt on both sides of the Irish border.
Most of the loans - 86% - that are being sold off are in the Republic of Ireland. The rest relate to business in Northern Ireland.
While the face value is about £15m, the actual value is now likely to be considerably less.
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Officers from the Environment Agency found 20,000 tyres when they visited the site at Seacoast Road, Bellarena, near Limavady, last year.
The men did not have a licence to keep tyres or to use any material as sea defences.
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The University of London's Institute of Education compared vocabulary test scores and reading habits of 9,400 British people born in 1970.
The researchers analysed data collected at the ages of 10, 16 and 42.
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Mr Vine was riding his bicycle in Kensington, west London, on 26 August when a row occurred, Hammersmith Magistrates' Court was told.
Shanique Pearson, 22, from Vauxhall, is said to have formed the shape of a weapon with her fingers and "cocked it" at Mr Vine's head.
Ms Pearson denies acting in a threatening manner.
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The south of Scotland facility shut last year despite a local campaign for its retention.
A report to Dumfries and Galloway Council said the new service was proving of a "high standard".
However, it said changes to IT systems meant "direct performance comparisons" were not possible.
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A new crossing is needed as part of Transport Scotland's £3bn project to make the road dual carriageway all the way between Inverness and Perth.
Transport Scotland has proposed building the new bridge further east of the present crossing, which would be removed along with an embankment.
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The 32-year-old's first World Series win since 2012 ended the 13-event winning streak of Gwen Jorgensen.
The Welsh triathlete also beat British rival Jodie Stimpson.
"Helen has put a very strong case forward," said Stanford, who has already qualified for Rio along with Vic... | Non Stanford will be surprised if Helen Jenkins is not in the British triathlon team for the Olympics after her victory in the Gold Coast World Series event. | 36023108 | [
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The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan at the scene says it is a race against time before officials bring in heavy machinery.
He says the smell of decomposing bodies is making some rescuers ill.
More than 350 people have died since Wednesday's disaster and hundreds more are missing.
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Hugh Thomson, 67, from Lumsden, drank half a pint of beer and four whiskies, Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard.
Police found that he was more than four times the legal drink drive limit and in breach of a life-long driving ban.
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The Scot, 26, stopped Joubert in the sixth round - a ninth win out of nine.
"I had to [get] over the clash of heads and cut in the first round," he told BBC Scotland. "It's a pretty nasty cut.
"I learned I can deal with having to get cuts and when it gets rough I can carry on with it. I kept myself nice and calm."
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Alun Davies told AMs they had received 7,000 responses to a consultation containing "strongly held" views.
He said he would now look at the 125 existing marine protected areas to see if further improvements could be made.
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The 29-year-old officer, who suffered a leg injury, had been carrying out inquiries in Ness Drive at about 20:30 on Wednesday when the Audi 4 hit him.
The car was later traced and a 38-year-old man was arrested. He is expected to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
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The profit included a 'write back' of £27m in impairment charges.
That means money which had been set aside to cover expected losses can now be released as loans performed better than expected.
These are the first performance figures the bank has published since a corporate reorganisation in 2015.
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The hacking scheme he ran from 2008 to 2014 targeted US pizza chains in Washington state.
The jury in the trial found him guilty on 38 out of 40 charges including fraud and ID theft.
Seleznev, who is the son of a Russian MP, will be sentenced on 2 December and faces a mandatory jail term of four years.
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Brace will take on an as yet unnamed opponent for the vacant WBC International bantamweight title.
The 26-year-old has won all five of her professional bouts so far.
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An early Zak Jules own goal got Dee started but Louis Moult soon levelled.
The Well defence then went missing, with a Marcus Haber double and goals from Mark O'Hara and Craig Wighton making it 5-1 at half time.
The home side went close through Craig Clay and Chris Cadden b... | Dundee did a first-half demolition job on a dreadful Motherwell outfit as the home side's miserable recent run continued in the Premiership. | 39012117 | [
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The cookery expert and writer is to be replaced by Saturday Kitchen regular Andi Oliver on next year's show.
Leith made her last appearance during the series finale broadcast on Friday night, saying being on the show had brought her "huge pleasure" but that it was "time for a change".
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Both sustained leg injuries in the incident on Thursday.
A spokesman for the force said one of the two male officers had been discharged from the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
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The collision, which involved a silver Porsche and a grey Toyota Hilux, happened on the B976 Birse to Finzean road at 19:12 on Saturday.
The 30-year-old driver of the Porsche was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The driver of the pick-up was uninjured.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) applied them in 1989, after fears two firms, taken over by FirstGroup in 1996, could have too strong a bargaining position with the council.
The CMA said it was seeking views from a number of groups.
First Bristol said it "welcomed the decision to review these undertakings".
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Between them, the 66 state-school pupils will receive scholarships worth $17m (£12m) from US universities.
The numbers of UK students in US universities has risen each year since tuition fees rose in England in 2012.
US ambassador Matthew Barzun praised the value of such "interconnectedness".
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Welsh's The Blade Artist, featuring the return of Trainspotting character Begbie, has been shortlisted for the Fiction Book of the Year award.
He is up against Kelman's latest novel Dirt Road, as well as the Man Booker Prize-nominated His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet.
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The game ebbed and flowed, from the brilliance of Jos Buttler, to Sri Lanka slipping to 15-4, then the hitting of Angelo Mathews taking it to the final over.
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Sixteen men and eight women competed in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose 'N' Bowl pub in Stacksteads, Lancashire.
Hundreds of people turned out to watch wrestlers from all over the country take part in the tenth event, held in aid of East Lancashire Hospice.
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The company says the new overhead compartments will allow passengers to store more hand luggage on its side.
The bins will be fitted to some 737 aircraft from the end of this year, the company said.
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That steady stream of stories has led to the launch of a major public inquiry into their activities.
The breadth and nature of what is being alleged is almost too big to grasp, but it fundamentally comes down to a simple question of whether elements of the police were out of control.
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The charity says people commonly associate Remembrance and the poppy with older, World War Two veterans.
The "rethink Remembrance" campaign will launch with a video installation in London, featuring four videos of young veterans' experiences.
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Officers seized the Maserati GranCabrio - a basic model of which can cost up to £100,000 new - on King's Road in Kingston on suspicion of it having no insurance.
The Met said the car was impounded and the owner would be summoned to court.
If found guilty the owner, who has not been named, faces a minimum £300 fine and ... | A gold supercar with L-plates was seized by police in west London, leaving its driver by the roadside. | 37097649 | [
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The 18-year-old from Birmingham was detained after arriving back in the UK on Saturday morning.
It follows the arrest of a 24-year-old man and 20-year-old woman, both from Birmingham, on 4 April, who are on bail, West Midlands police said.
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Guptill hit four sixes in his 87 from 58 balls, while skipper Williamson took only 48 deliveries for his 72.
Earlier, Umar Akmal's unbeaten 56 from 27 balls had helped Pakistan reach 168-7 from their 20 overs in Hamilton.
The series is now level at 1-1 with the decider in Wellington on Friday.
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That is a fall of 3.3% on May's number, and the lowest total since October 2016.
The figures, from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), represent a small annual rise, up 1% in comparison with June 2016.
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Hands shot up in agreement with what, in my humble opinion, was a pretty good case for Yorkshire declaring its immediate independence.
But that was in the 1960s and the average age of those listening at the local schools' debating competition was probably under 15.
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On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced it would be asking members in England about whether they wanted to take action.
The dispute is over a new contract due to be introduced in August 2016.
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Mr Murray, who was elected as Labour's only Scottish MP in 2015, held the Edinburgh South seat with 26,269 votes. The SNP came second with 10,755 votes.
His majority increased significantly from 2,637 two years ago to 15,514.
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The move is part of an acrimonious battle for control of the media empire that includes Paramount and MTV.
Independent director Frederic Salerno has contested the move, and Mr Dauman remains chief executive.
Mr Redstone's cinema chain, National Amusements, has filed with a Delaware court to approve the changes.
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Research by The Local Data Company (LDC) and the University of Stirling found the average retail vacancy rate dropped from 14.5% to 13.7%.
East Kilbride has the highest rate of all Scottish towns, at 33%, while Inverurie has the lowest, at 1%.
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Iain Duncan Smith, in what he said was his first interview on Europe in 10 years, has just told me that staying in the EU puts us at increased risk of an appalling attack like the terrorist killings in Paris, while the prime minister was on the TV sofa this morning saying that we are safer in the union.
This is the new... | Forgive me if you are not a fan of political conspiracy, and on a day like today you don't have to look very far for huge ideological disputes, even if they're not quite yet punch-ups. | 35626143 | [
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Six suicide attackers and an Afghan security guard were killed. At least 17 civilians were injured.
A minibus was detonated but another bomb-laden car defused, police said.
The Taliban, who have launched several high-profile raids on Kabul, said they were behind the attack.
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The 50-year-old Dubliner won two league titles with the Crues in 1995 and 1997 and began his managerial career at Seaview before taking charge of several League of Ireland clubs.
His most recent position was as Roddy Collins' assistant at Waterford United.
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He was put on a flight from Paris to Moscow on Tuesday evening, the French interior ministry said.
Mr Shprygin had previously been expelled on Saturday, a week after fan violence marred Russia's Euro 2016 match with England.
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Terry, the founder and chief executive of Ashleys Kenya, a beauty company with more than 240 employees, adds: "But now all that has changed. You are considered an entrepreneur."
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That question is even more pertinent as Labour and Plaid Cymru talk about what they can and cannot agree on.
Much of the so called "economic" debate has been about its cost - whether we can afford £1bn, and whether the cheaper Blue Route would be a better option .
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Fifa delegates are voting on their new president, but the incumbent Mr Blatter has refused to withdraw from the contest, despite the arrest of senior colleagues on major corruption charges.
The PM said Fifa could only rebuild its credibility if Mr Blatter left.
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The vehicle overturned on the road between Mecca and Medina, Mena said.
There were 44 Egyptian pilgrims on board the bus when it crashed, the agency said.
The incident comes just days after 16 Palestinian pilgrims from the West Bank were killed when their bus crashed in Jordan on its way to Saudi Arabia.
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The chief executive of Twitter Dick Costolo didn't exactly hold back in a leaked memo to staff.
Charles Sherwin went on ITV's Take Me Out in 2012 looking for love, but ended up with a string of abuse from Twitter trolls.
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A Ray Winstone-like voice is programmed to say "Don't even think about it" and "Put it down, put it back" as soon as the card is removed from the bag.
Rebecca Smith, Leanne Fischler and Kirsty Sneddon created the bag for a degree project.
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The 32-year-old joined Sale in 2011 and became the first Moldova international to play in the Premiership.
Cobilas is out of contract in the summer and has decided to move to France's Top 14.
"Vadim's got a great opportunity at his age, so it's a no-brainer for him," said Sale boss Steve Diamond.
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