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Top-seed Kerber, 29, who also lost to Belinda Bencic at the Fed Cup earlier this month, hit 38 unforced errors as the world number 73 dominated.
"I was not feeling my game and not finding my rhythm," German Kerber said.
China's Zheng plays Canadian Eugenie Bouchard next.
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The one-year-old was handed in to the Dogs Trust near Darlington in December after being found wandering the streets as a stray.
Following an appeal on social media, the canine with "a heart of gold" has found a new forever family.
The trust said Fester would be leaving the charity's kennels early next week.
Fester was... | Abandoned because of his bizarre looks, Fester the boxer dog, who is blind in one eye and has a protruding lower jaw, has finally been found a new home. | 38981286 | [
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Here are some of the clips from our interviews hosted by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn, with films from our reporting team.
Follow us on twitter or 'like' us on Facebook where we look forward to your comments and you can hear more news about upcoming guests and films.
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More than 700,000 private messages between members have also been leaked.
A message on the site's homepage said: "We have been made aware of an alleged security breach and we are reviewing our systems as we work to remedy the situation and tighten our security."
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Arsenal will play Chelsea on 6 August at Wembley Stadium, and £1.25m could be raised from the match.
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke said: "We hope that in some small way through the Community Shield we can help.
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Harry Maceachen, from Shrewsbury, was born with a rare disease and had the life-saving transplant on Thursday.
His father Simon donated part of his liver after no suitable match was found from the organ donor register.
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Gian-Franco Kasper, a Swiss ski official, made the comparison during an IOC board meeting in Pyeongchang.
The board is debating whether to suspend the entire Russian team from the Games following a doping scandal.
"I apologise unreservedly for any offence I have caused. I am truly sorry," Franco Kasper said.
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Nether Edge Green Party councillor, Alison Teal, was served with a legal notice for her involvement in protests against Sheffield City Council's tree felling programme.
Ms Teal was previously arrested for protesting against the tree removals.
Charges against her and 13 others were dropped earlier this year.
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Obituary: Francisco Blake Mora
The helicopter was flying to Cuernavaca in neighbouring Morelos state for a prosecutors' meeting when it went down.
All eight people on board were killed. President Felipe Calderon said weather conditions were probably to blame.
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The 27-year-old Polish man was discovered at a property in Brothertoft Road, Boston, on Saturday.
Three men, who were arrested on Saturday in Larkspur Croft, where a firearm was recovered, were bailed on Monday.
Chf Insp Paul Timmins, of Lincolnshire Police, said the shooting may have been planned.
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Helmut Oberlander says he was forced to act as a translator for the squad and did not participate in atrocities.
He has fought three prior attempts by Canada to strip his citizenship and won.
His lawyer says Mr Oberlander will also fight this latest citizenship revocation, calling it "persecution".
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The scheme, developed by the OU, has been designed to observe students' paths through courses and engagement with online learning modules.
The OU's Prof John Domingue told the BBC: "This has been developed as a tool for tutors to help students.
"We are planning to use this data for students studying in 2015-16."
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Speaking on the Sunday Politics Scotland programme, employability minister Jamie Hepburn cited a Fraser of Allander report.
It said the economy was close to recession and was performing poorly when compared with the UK as a whole.
The report suggested much - but not all - of the explanation was the oil price.
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Negotiators for the two sides at peace talks in Cuba said they would ask the UN to send a 12-month mission to oversee any ceasefire.
The UN has yet to agree to the proposal. The two sides have been holding peace talks for three years.
Both sides say they hope to reach a final peace deal by March 2016.
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Prosecutors said Darren Byrne, 40, struck Maria Byrne, 35, on the head at their home in Theydon Bois after she discovered he was having an affair.
The jury was told Mr Byrne doused his unconscious wife in white spirit and turned on the hob before going out.
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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's programme was pushed through without debate, according to parliamentary speaker Salim al-Juburi.
Under the plan, Mr Abadi will cut spending and eliminate senior posts.
It follows recent anti-government protests over an unreliable electricity supply amid a major heatwave.
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3 July 2015 Last updated at 06:56 BST
It is part of a research project run by campaigning charity WWF and local organisations.
The charity says the turtle was followed during the filming and the camera collected at the end. It says the animal was not harmed in any way.
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Stephen Kinnock, as the son of a former Labour leader, is one of the better-known among the 2015 intake of MPs.
But like the rest of the new faces he has to wait for behind-the-scenes negotiations to conclude before he can be allocated a permanent office at Westminster.
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Officers fired tyre-deflation rounds at the raiders' Mercedes after they tried to ram a police car to escape.
Two further rounds were discharged at another car which was mistakenly thought to be involved.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) said the officers' response was "wholly justified."
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Aberdeenshire-based Harbro Group saw pre-tax profit increase by £800,000, to £3.5m, in the year to the end of June 2016.
This was despite turnover falling by £1m to just over £100m.
Harbro said international sales grew over the year, both in Europe and in new markets further afield.
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Marjory Stewart, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, is alleged to have crashed into three other vehicles during the incident in Portsoy in July.
She is accused of failing to keep her car under proper control.
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9 October 2015 Last updated at 17:27 BST
Billy Bingham's side went on to defeat the host nation in Valencia to reach the second stage.
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Police said officers from the North West counter terrorism unit searched an address on Peakdale Avenue, Crumpsall, Manchester on Friday.
The suspect, 26, was arrested the following day on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act.
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Emergency numbers were down and the coastguard lost all radio and telephone links between the mainland for almost five hours.
NHS Shetland had earlier advised anyone needing medical attention to make their way to the hospital in Lerwick.
Flights were delayed and cancelled at Sumburgh Airport.
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The four-month stand off between workers and management resulted in 12 full days of strike action, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers.
It was resolved on Friday after 66% of Luas drivers voted to accept a pay rise deal recommended by the Labour Court.
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There had been cases of "verbal abuse hurled" at ethnic minorities, and "despicable graffiti daubed on a Polish community centre", he told the Commons.
Such attacks must be stamped out, he said, urging people to remember "these people have come here and made a wonderful contribution to our county".
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Brenda Wardle - who denies the charges - is accused of pretending to be a practising attorney and offering to represent a convicted murderer.
She appeared at Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, South African media report.
She featured as an expert on the BBC during the 2014 Pistorius trial.
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Residents and an official said the victims were travelling in a pick-up truck that was targeted in the Hiran district of Hajja province.
They had been heading to a local market, according to the residents.
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Mitchell won the women's 5,000m title as she clocked 16:27.08 to finish over eight seconds ahead of Letterkenny's Annmarie McGlynn.
Queen's athlete Mitchell has achieved Commonwealth Games consideration standards in the 5,000m and 10,000m.
Derry Track Club's Kirk-Smith won the men's 3,000m steeplechase in 8:55.72.
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Basil McAfee was found dead by his mother at his home in Henderson Avenue, north Belfast, on 20 December 2013.
Police said he "suffered a violent death" and added that they believed his killer used an axe and a large knife.
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After an impressive year on loan at Torquay in the National League last season, the 20-year-old has now quickly established himself in the Vale first team under new boss Bruno Ribeiro.
"He's being scouted by Championship clubs," Smurthwaite told BBC Stoke.
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Attendances have fallen in recent years since the Premiership side moved from Edgeley Park in Stockport to AJ Bell Stadium in Barton in 2012.
Sale have moved home games back to Friday nights for the upcoming season.
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Lomond Mountain Rescue Team located two others on the lower slopes.
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Republicans ambushed a mini-bus carrying the men at Kingsmill in County Armagh in 1976 and murdered them after checking what religion they were.
Senior coroner John Leckey is retiring this year and told a preliminary hearing of the inquest in Belfast that no replacement has been appointed.
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Chuck Feeney is an Irish American philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years losing a fortune - but all in the name of charity.
The 83-year-old businessman made his money selling luxury duty free goods to travellers across the world, but he rejects the trappings of wealth himself.
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The 25-year-old, who left Arsenal to join the Bundesliga team in December 2010, has signed a five-year deal with the Hammers.
"It has always been a dream to play in the Premier League and now I have a big opportunity to do that," he said.
Nordtveit, who made his Norway debut in 2011, has 28 international caps.
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Virtus, which is replacing Osprey armour, is described by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as "one of the most advanced integrated body armour and load carrying systems in the world".
But among other complaints, soldiers say its webbing - where ammunition and kit is stored - has been snapping.
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Speaking to the BBC, Thomas Thabane said he would return from South Africa, which surrounds Lesotho, "as soon as I know I am not going to get killed".
Reports say the capital, Maseru, is now calm after soldiers seized buildings. The army denied staging a coup.
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Jacqueline Carol Lloyd, 46, died after being struck by an out-of-service bus on Butts Lane, Southport, at about 23:50 BST on 17 May 2015.
Derek Bebbington, 57, of Moss Nook, Burscough, denied the charge during a hearing at South Sefton Magistrates' Court.
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The locomotive has also had its British Rail number, 60103, repainted on its cab.
It has been restored for York's National Railway Museum at a cost of £4.2m. Test runs were held in Cumbria and Lancashire in January and February.
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Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST in the area's 11 constituencies: Chester, Congleton, Warrington North, Warrington South, Halton, Ellesmere Port, Tatton, Crewe & Nantwich, Eddisbury, Macclesfield and Weaver Vale.
Votes will be counted after the polls close at 22:00 BST.
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But the Belgian capital remains on the highest alert level, with hundreds of armed police and soldiers on patrol.
Authorities fear Paris-style attacks may be carried out, as at least one Paris gunman had lived in Brussels.
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13 September 2016 Last updated at 09:29 BST
Emily, who is 11, submitted her short story called The Last Sign to the Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Prize, with the author herself picking the winner.
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The plane came down en route to Russia from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
A group linked to so-called Islamic State (IS) said it bombed the plane. Nearly all the victims were Russians.
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On Saturday, sirens sounded for a third consecutive day warning of an incoming rocket fired from Gaza.
People spending the Jewish Sabbath by the beach were sent rushing for cover.
The Israeli military used its Iron Dome defence system to intercept and destroy the missile.
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The decommissioned Type 22 frigates HMS Cumberland, HMS Campbeltown, HMS Chatham and HMS Cornwall are currently moored in Portsmouth Harbour.
Bidders had until 23 January to register an interest in the former Devonport-based ships.
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Militants armed with guns and grenades gained entry after one detonated explosives at a hospital gate and then opened fire on staff and patients.
Commandos who landed on the Sardar Daud hospital roof killed all four attackers after several hours of fighting.
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"I can't believe this is happening," said the 23-year-old, from south London. "It's all just so ridiculous!"
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Stuart Hamilton, 37, was last seen by his friends and family two weeks ago.
Hamilton, from Gorgie in Edinburgh, was seen on CCTV at Haymarket Station on Sunday at 10:16. He then travelled by train to Manchester.
He was then spotted by a former colleague near Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday at 13:30.
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However, that also means there's a trend emerging for a post-retirement career.
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The centre-back, 30, left the pitch just before the end of Wednesday's 2-1 EFL Cup victory over Swansea.
Kompany, who had thigh surgery during the summer, was making his first appearance since May 4.
His injury is not a recurrence of the calf problem that restricted him to 14 league appearances last season.
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Twenty males were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder or affray after the fight in Price Street, Birmingham, at 16:15 GMT on Saturday.
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At least 100 others were wounded in the strike, which reportedly struck a warehouse containing weapons.
The commando unit is allied with Houthi rebels whose military capabilities the coalition has been trying to destroy.
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Arsenal beat Notts County in the last eight on Friday, the same side they overcame in last year's final.
Manchester City, who are seven points clear at the top of WSL 1, thrashed Doncaster Belles 4-1 on Sunday.
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City, who shocked Chelsea en route to last season's quarter-final, went ahead from Kyel Reid's 18-yard finish before James Hanson's angled strike.
Sam Youngs went close for Chesham, who play in the seventh tier and were 104 places below League One Bradford.
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The Australian Open champions, seeded fourth in Monte Carlo, sealed victory in 67 minutes.
The Briton and the Brazilian went 4-0 up in the opening set and held firm to remain top of the ATP doubles rankings.
A reflex Murray volley sealed the match and improved their season record to 17 wins and only three defeats.
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He says more new arrivals are imminent with a focus on midfield after gaps were filled elsewhere.
Westley saw his side end an eight-game losing streak in League Two with a draw against Colchester on Saturday, but the County manager is still not satisfied.
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The sceptics insist that growth has been largely jobless and deepened inequality in an already hierarchical society.
The optimistic refute this gloomy thesis and believe that the rising tide has lifted all boats.
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The cost of borrowing will remain unchanged at 6.25% ahead of a possible increase in US interest rates later this month.
The decision came as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held its first press conference since new bank notes were introduced.
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Hassan Nasrallah said Syria's opposition was too weak to bring down Bashar al-Assad's regime militarily.
He was speaking in an address broadcast on Hezbollah's TV station al-Manar.
BBC Arab affairs analyst Sebastian Usher says the speech tacitly confirmed the group has been involved in fighting in neighbouring Syria.
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The group had been sailing around the County Down lough on Wednesday when three crew members went ashore on Green Island.
The cabin cruiser then developed electrical problems as it made its way to Salt Island, where it was beached.
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Alex Robinson was drowned in the bath two days before Christmas at his home.
Stewart Greene, 65, of Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, said he drowned Alex Robinson in a bath but denies murder.
Dr Philip Joseph told the jury: "In over 30 years, this is one of the most callous killings or murders I have been involved with."
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However the Social Democrat (SPO) Christian Kern said he could not work with any groups that "incite against people and minorities".
He was sworn in on Tuesday, replacing Werner Faymann who quit after losing the support of party colleagues.
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He faced questions from MPs as the UK government published a White Paper, setting out its approach on Brexit.
It lays out 12 "principles" including migration control, free trade and "taking control of our own laws".
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Cooper, 18, was registered with the National League in time for him to be part of the squad for Saturday's home fixture against Braintree Town.
The son of former Swindon, Peterborough and Darlington manager Mark Cooper, the Blues under-21 player signed a first professional deal last summer.
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A letter from an NHS England official to managers and GPs in one region suggests vulnerable practices could be left to "wither by the system".
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Soon he won't need a book to learn more about this tiny British overseas territory in the Mediterranean, just south of Spain.
Following the lead of the UK town of Monmouth, Gibraltar is aiming to spill the content of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia into the real world.
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The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not block a lower-court ruling that halted the order.
Mr Trump responded with an angry tweet saying national security was at risk and there would be a legal challenge.
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The man named as Abdalfatah HA is suspected of being part of a unit with an al-Qaeda-linked group formerly known as al-Nusra Front, which killed 36 Syrian government employees in 2013.
The federal prosecutors' office said the man, arrested in Duesseldorf, had carried out death sentences.
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The British supermarket giant, the world's third largest retailer, has been looking to dispose of its loss-making US food chain for some time.
Around 4,000 of Fresh & Easy's 5,000 employees are to transfer to the new business as part of the deal.
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A spokesman for Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirmed the husband and wife had left Cambodia.
Just two of the five refugees transferred by Australia to the Southeast Asian country now remain.
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The Chesterfield striker denies raping a 19-year-old woman at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, on 30 May 2011.
Mr Evans, 27, was found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2012, but his conviction was quashed in April.
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The FTSE 100 share index was up 0.27%, or 18 points, closing at 6837.92.
An initial rally in the pound faded. Overnight it hit a two-year high against the euro and a two-week high against the US dollar, but fell back during the day.
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The bird and wildlife charity was due to unveil its new sites at Snape and Hollesley later.
However, the flooded River Alde over-topped the reserve at Snape, filling the freshwater marshes with saltwater.
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It began in November but 20 cases have been notified in the last week and the total is more than for the whole of Wales in the last three years.
So far, 32 secondary schools, primary schools and nurseries are affected.
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The 30-year-old joined Cobblers on a one-year deal last summer, making 25 appearances in all competitions.
But boss Justin Edinburgh said the club were unable to "get comfortable" with his commitments to DR Congo.
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Statues are smashed using sledgehammers and drills in what seems to be a museum in the city of Mosul.
Statues are also shown being destroyed at an archaeological site known as the Nergal Gate.
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Adelie Ireland, which took over The Bite Group last year, has now gone into administration.
The company based in the Lackaboy Industrial Estate makes sandwiches and snack foods for convenience stores and retail outlets.
Staff were sent home after being informed of the news on Friday.
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The Confederation of African Football (Caf) ruled that the five players all featured in the first round first leg in Sudan on 3 April.
Caf rules state only players born after 1 January 1997 are eligible to participate in the qualifiers.
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But the Taliban has been regaining ground in Sangin and is now poised to recapture the district from Afghan forces. Why is this part of Helmand so important to both sides?
Regaining full control of Sangin would increase the Taliban's mobility in the north of the province and cut a key supply line for Afghan forces with... | Sangin was once the centre of operations for international forces in Afghanistan, a key district that linked Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, to the province's northern districts. | 35156774 | [
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Chase, who was mid-way through a four-year deal at the end of this season, was revealed as a 2016 signing by Leigh on BBC Radio Manchester, although the deal has not been formalised to date.
The 29-year-old had already been granted a free transfer by Salford.
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Lawless, 31, was a free agent, having been released by Luton Town when his contract at Kenilworth Road expired at the end of last season.
He made 203 appearances during a five-and-a-half-year spell with the Hatters, who signed him from York City in 2011.
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The blast happened in the early hours of Monday at the Weston Road branch in Long Ashton, near Bristol.
Cash was stolen and three men were arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion with intent to endanger life.
Two men, aged 22 and 24, from Southport near Liverpool have been held on suspicion of the same offence.
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The leftist Syriza government's surprise decision to call that vote scuppered its bailout talks with eurozone ministers.
The Greeks have very little time to prepare for a referendum whose outcome could decide their future in the euro.
What is the point of the referendum?
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NHS Tayside had the highest number followed by NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
The figures also revealed that more than 560,000 people missed at least one NHS outpatient appointment in 2014/15.
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The party's economy spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth warned steel's troubles were a "canary in the mine", warning of deeper problems across a range of industries.
These include basic metals, chemicals and wood.
The Welsh government called on Westminster to address the impact of high energy prices on industry.
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Couples have been decorating the Ponte Milvio bridge on the river Tiber with locks for several years.
They are meant to symbolise the locking of hearts, inspired by a story described in a novel.
The city council said rust from the locks, which hang off chains, is harming the fabric of the bridge.
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The materials, which can sense pressure as sensitively and quickly as human skin, have been outlined by two groups reporting in Nature Materials.
The skins are arrays of small pressure sensors that convert tiny changes in pressure into electrical signals.
The arrays are built into or under flexible rubber sheets that ... | "Artificial skin" that could bring a sensitive touch to robots and prosthetic limbs, has been shown off. | 11265415 | [
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Joshua Bwalya, who was 16, was found dead in the street when officers were called to Movers Lane, Barking, at about 01:00 BST on Wednesday.
Det Ch Insp Gary Holmes of the Met Police said the attack was "a senseless act of violence" that "was not only cowardly, but brutal".
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Meet former rally champion David and his shooting star son, Ben.
Back in the mid-1990s, a BBC Wales camera crew was filming at the home of two-time British Rally Champion David and a toddler - complete with denim dungarees - can be seen with his mum outside on the family f... | For the Llewellin family, when it comes to sporting success, the apple does not fall far from the tree. | 40260467 | [
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The incident took place close to Caernarfon's Crown Court and fire station just before 09:00 BST on Thursday.
The mother-of-five was airlifted to hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
North Wales Police has said her 46-year-old partner has been arrested.
"This is being treated as a domestic-related crime but I would like to reas... | A mother walking her children to school in north Wales is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked on a busy footpath. | 34143899 | [
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In a series of tweets on Tuesday morning the president framed any disclosure of intelligence information as a calculated move to advance US national security priorities.
In a press conference hours later, National Security Adviser HR McMaster said Mr Trump's revelations where "wholly appropriate".
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The visitors raced into a three-goal first-half lead at Hampden.
Weatherson opened the scoring with an unstoppable 15th-minute free-kick, and he made it 2-0 in the 27th minute.
Matt Flynn made it 3-0 six minutes later with a fine finish.
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The UK and Scottish governments and Dundee City Council have agreed a public service obligation (PSO) contract worth almost £3.7m.
Loganair will continue to operate the route from 26 March.
The service will see two return flights each weekday and one return flight on a Sunday.
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Police say the individuals were using software designed to remotely control computers - allowing for the stealing of information.
The other arrests were made in Estonia, France, Romania, Latvia, Italy, and Norway.
The practice, which in some instances can grant access to a victim's webcam, is known as "Ratting".
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Scotland's animal welfare charity was alerted after the bird was discovered at Kingholm Quay on Monday.
The gull was taken to a vets where it had to be put to sleep due to the extent of its injuries.
Animal rescue officer Tricia Smith said: "An x-ray confirmed the bird had been shot.
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The scheme was introduced by the Irish government four years ago to forge connections with some of the 70m people abroad who claim to have Irish roots.
It was an official confirmation of Irish ancestry, aimed at those who do not qualify for full citizenship.
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