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Jackson, 22, scored four goals in 36 appearances last season as Wrexham finished eighth in the table. He is Barnsley's third signing for next season, ahead of their League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday. "Kayden has pace to burn, likes to get at defenders and will fit in nicely to the way we play," caretaker b...
Barnsley have signed striker Kayden Jackson from National League club Wrexham on a two-year deal.
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Local reports from the southern resort island of Phuket say a British man died after turning a pistol on himself. The Foreign Office (FO) could not confirm the reports. An FO spokesman said: "We are urgently working with the authorities in Thailand to establish whether a British national has died in Phuket." The Bangko...
The Foreign Office says it is urgently investigating reports that a British man has died at a shooting range in Thailand.
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The Seagulls remain one point ahead of second-placed Newcastle. Tommy Smith's angled shot put the hosts in front before Tomer Hemed rounded the goalkeeper to equalise. Nahki Wells fired into the top corner and Elias Kachunga nodded in to make it 3-1 before half-time, and Lewis Dunk's red card added to Brighton's misery...
Huddersfield showed their promotion credentials with an impressive home win over Brighton, who missed the chance to extend their Championship lead.
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The vote in the St Louis suburb is the first since the death of Michael Brown last August led to protests. A federal investigation found racial bias in the Ferguson police department was widespread. Two-thirds of Ferguson's residents are black and now half the council. Shortly after the results came out, a video emerge...
Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, where last year an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by police, have tripled the number of African-Americans on the six-member council from one to three.
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The roundabout, which saw more than 80 collisions and 90 people injured in 2012-14, was replaced with two-way traffic on Sunday. Transport for London (TfL) said congestion was due to "traffic getting used to the new layout". "It's a very busy junction and it always will be," a spokesman said. The reintroduction of two-...
The removal of the Elephant and Castle roundabout has been causing chaos for commuters, with motorists complaining of queues of more than an hour.
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The 61-year-old joined the Canaries from Atlanta United in December 2016. Money managed Walsall, Luton Town and Cambridge United between 2006 and 2015 before working for MLS side Atlanta. "Watching [head coach] Daniel Farke over the past six weeks has rekindled my appetite for management and it's something I'd like to ...
Richard Money has left his role as Norwich academy boss by mutual consent to try to return to club management.
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The verdict came from the Care Quality Commission's first inspection since the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust was created in November. The hospital was at the centre of a £6m public inquiry into care failings. But despite the CQC's overall finding being critical, the trust said it was "highly complim...
A new NHS trust set up to run Stafford's hospital requires improvement, inspectors have said.
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At least 17 US-based and local groups receiving foreign funding were targeted, according to activists and Egyptian state media. An official said at least one of the US-based groups was operating without proper permits. The US state department said it was "very concerned" and urged authorities to stop the "harassment" o...
Egyptian soldiers and police have raided the offices of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Cairo.
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The Hannover forward, who will also miss Austria's game in Serbia on Sunday, has been replaced by Sturm Graz striker Deni Alar Harnik is the team's most-capped player, with 14 goals in 61 matches. Alar is the leading top-scorer for Austrian league leaders Graz, with nine goals in as many games.
Austria winger Martin Harnik will miss Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Wales in Vienna because of a calf injury.
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Edward Furneaux, 74, died after crashing his car into a tree in Kewstoke Road, Worle, on the morning of 19 January. The body of his 70-year-old wife, Anne, was found at a property in Pilgrim's Way the same day. No-one else is being sought in the murder inquiry into Mrs Furneaux's death, Avon and Somerset Police said.
A husband and wife who died in an apparent murder-suicide in North Somerset have been named.
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Welsh Language Minister Alun Davies has written to the corporation seeking assurances over the future of factual and drama production in Wales. BBC Studios has announced plans to cut about 300 staff across the UK. Its director Mark Linsey said the proposals will help "provide even greater value to licence fee payers". ...
The Welsh Government has said it was "extremely concerned" over news of 27 job cuts in Wales by the BBC's production arm, BBC Studios.
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A monthly travelcard costs £135 ($174), according to a Deutsche Bank report - £33 ($43) more than Dublin, which was ranked second priciest city. Auckland, where a ticket costs £95 ($123), came third, while New York City, at £91 ($118), came fourth, and Tokyo fifth at £86 ($111). Transport for London (TfL) said the find...
Public transport in London is the world's most expensive, a report says.
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Relations with Iran have been shaky since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The British embassy in Tehran is expected to be reopened within days, during a visit to Iran by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and a delegation of business leaders. The move follows a deal agreed by Iran with six world powers on curbing its nuc...
The UK is set to reopen its embassy in Tehran in the coming days, almost four years after it was closed following the storming of the compound by protesters.
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The album, which includes the singles Dead Inside and Mercy, knocked Florence and The Machine off top spot. The band's third album, How Big, How Blue slipped to number two, with Collabro's Act Two at three. Ed Sheeran's X climbed six places to four, with Sam Smith's Lonely Hour up two at five. Leftfield had the highest...
Rock band Muse have secured their fifth number one UK album with their latest effort, Drones.
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Duffy, 26, raced into a 3-0 lead and beat the world number nine easily. A furious Ding criticised the playing conditions at the York Barbican. Sheffield's Duffy, who is seeded 121 for the event, said: "I was confident going into the match because I have been working harder than I ever have before, but it's crazy. I am ...
Amateur Adam Duffy pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history with a stunning 6-2 win over two-time winner Ding Junhui.
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After EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation), the club recorded a loss of £142,659. "It is very pleasing to report continued improvement in our results," chief executive Jamie Clifford said. "The club has seen just short of £1m improvement in EBITDA since 2009 - an objective that was a...
Kent have announced an improved pre-tax profit of £345,784 for the financial year to November 2015.
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The unrest began when drivers erected barricades in a protest against harassment and roadblocks by police demanding bribes. When security forced stepped in, some local residents joined the protesters and threw stones at police. Some demonstrators are reported to have been beaten up. Thirty people have been arrested. Af...
Police in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest by minibus drivers.
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Cook, 25, scored 25 goals in the National League last season, helping the Bluebirds to a mid-table finish. He returned to Holker Street after a stint at Grimsby in July 2014. "The lad wants to play League football and I can't and won't have a go at players who want to play at a higher level," Cox told BBC Radio Cumbria...
Barrow want to retain Andy Cook but expect the striker to explore opportunities in the Football League, says manager Paul Cox.
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UKIP, which won May's election, spent £2,956,737, while the Tories' campaign expenditure was £2,980,815, The Lib Dems spent £1,580,575 and lost all but one of their MEPs - Labour, which came second, spent £1,027,339. The figures cover the campaign period from 23 January to polling day, 22 May. UKIP's campaign spending ...
The UK Independence Party spent almost as much as the Conservatives at this year's European elections - while the Lib Dems outspent Labour, Electoral Commission figures show.
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After resuming 41 behind on 322-7, the Bears' hopes of saving the game pretty much rested on Jonathan Trott. But Tom Curran broke through, trapping Jeetan Patel lbw - and Trott added just 10 to his score before holing out off Mark Footitt for 151. Chris Wright was then bowled by Curran as Warwickshire were all out for ...
Surrey took less than an hour on the final morning at The Oval to wrap up a season-opening victory over Warwickshire by an innings and one run.
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Two serving police officers, a retired police officer, a current pilot and a retired pilot were arrested as part of a South Yorkshire Police investigation. Reports had been made that the force's helicopter had been used for inappropriate filming, Sheffield Magistrates' Court heard. All five are charged with misconduct....
Five men have appeared in court accused of misusing the camera on a police helicopter to film people who were naked or having sex.
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Walker was a passenger in a Porsche a friend was driving when it hit a pole and burst into flames in November 2013. US media report that a wrongful death case has now been filed by Walker's daughter Meadow, who is 16, alleging the carmaker took safety shortcuts. Porsche has not yet publicly responded to the claims. Aft...
The daughter of the late Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker is to sue carmaker Porsche over the crash in which he died, US reports say.
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The former Rangers captain will join Killie on a three-year deal to team up with boss Gary Locke at Rugby Park. McCulloch, 37, was deemed surplus to requirements at Ibrox after Rangers' new management team of Mark Warburton and David Weir arrived in June. The former Wigan Athletic midfielder won three top-flight league...
Lee McCulloch will sign for Kilmarnock in a player-coach role, his representative has confirmed.
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The fund was set up by Mr Najib in 2009 with the stated aim of boosting the Malaysian economy. But FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said evidence showed it had defrauded Malaysians "on an enormous scale". On Wednesday, US authorities moved to seize more than $1bn (£761m) in assets related to the fund. Mr Najib is not...
Malaysian PM Najib Razak is facing pressure internationally and at home amid US allegations of massive fraud at state investment fund 1MDB.
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The 24-year-old tight-head is among the starting XV who are given a chance to redeem themselves after the 29-13 defeat by Scotland. Asked if he was relieved to be retained, the Exeter Chiefs player replied: "Oh yeah. "Obviously you want to keep your place and after a loss everyone was on edge." Francis continued: "It's...
Wales prop Tomas Francis admitted he was relieved when coach Rob Howley named an unchanged team for Friday's Six Nations match with Ireland.
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The NFL had banned Brady for allegedly colluding to deflate balls during a play-off game, but on Friday a US judge ruled it had "legal deficiencies". "I don't think it has been good for our sport, to a large degree, we have all lost," said Brady, 38. He can now play on 10 September against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a...
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is sorry the NFL "had to endure" the "deflate-gate" scandal, after his four-game ban was overturned.
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Firearms officers from the Met Police carried out a stop on a car in High Street shortly before 20:00 GMT on Wednesday. Two men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. The operation was not linked to a fatal police shooting at Tracey Court in Luton earlier in the...
A handgun and ammunition have been seized and two people were arrested during a police operation in Luton.
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Shazia Ahmad and Wasim Ali, from Newport, Umar Arif, Umar Butt and Khalid Yassen, from Cardiff, and Zawed Malik from Greater Manchester, all deny conspiracy to supply the class A drug. Cardiff Crown Court heard two cars were followed by undercover police officers. Almost 40kg (88lbs) of heroin worth about £5m was seize...
Six people accused of being involved in Wales' largest heroin seizure kept the drugs in a speaker, a court has heard.
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Bert Davidson, from Hopeman, near Elgin, had not seen his 1929 Humber since he sold it nearly 60 years ago. But a few years ago he was contacted by Robin Wills - whose father had owned the saloon car in the 1960s and 70s - who had tracked it down to America. Mr Wills has since restored the dilapidated car to its former...
An 83-year-old man has been reunited with a vintage car he drove in the 1950s, after its current owner tracked him down.
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Bricks were thrown and fires lit outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in London. Protesters allege Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, was "brutally beaten" by Met Police officers earlier this month. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the treatment of Mr Da Costa, who ...
Protesters have faced off with police in a demonstration over the death of a man after a traffic stop.
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Judge Thomas Lipps rejected arguments by defence lawyers that witnesses could face intimidation or harassment outside the courthouse in Steubenville. The case has attracted attention due to social media and the high profile of the football team in the small town. Judge Lipps also ruled the non-jury trial would be open ...
An Ohio judge has ruled that the rape trial of two high school football players will take place in the county where the alleged attack happened.
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In the space of two months, the 25-year-old has become one of the most controversial politicians in Hong Kong - and is now pitted in a court battle against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments - even though she has admitted it could bankrupt her. Ms Yau and fellow party member Sixtus Leung won elections in September, ...
Yau Wai-ching is the youngest woman to be elected to Hong Kong's parliament - and she has been called many things, including: "radical", "goddess", "spy", "pretty" and "cancer cell".
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Michael Graydon, 29, disappeared on 21 February and his body was found almost two weeks later on private land. The inquest revealed authorities in Monaco kept his brain, heart and lungs after a post-mortem examination. The coroner said he could only record an open conclusion as the pathologist was unable to give a caus...
The family of a boxing promoter who died in Monaco feel distressed and angry after discovering his body was repatriated with missing organs.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Saints captain Anderson claims he was punched by Kiernan during last week's 1-1 draw between the sides. "It was a corner and he caught me in the ribs. It was a clear punch on me," Anderson said after the match. The Scottish FA disciplinary hearing regarding the incident at...
Rangers will challenge a two-match ban offered to defender Rob Kiernan for violent conduct following a clash with St Johnstone's Steven Anderson.
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September because of state-sponsored doping. Putin said the ruling was "cynical" and "humiliates those who take such decisions". Only Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Olympics. Putin, speaking at an award...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country's Paralympics ban is "outside the bounds of law, morality and humanity".
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The Czech is playing in only her second tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in December. The two-time Wimbledon champion, 27, returned at last month's French Open, where she reached the second round. Kvitova will play fellow Czech Lucie Safarova in Saturday's semi-final. Seventh seed Kvitova was...
Petra Kvitova reached the semi-finals of the Aegon Classic with a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over France's Kristina Mladenovic as she continues her return from a career-threatening hand injury.
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Rebel fighters have agreed a ceasefire and will leave Homs to President Bashar al-Assad's tender mercies. Yet in just a few weeks' time - by the New Year at the latest - President Assad is meant to be talking peace with some of the leaders who have suffered this reverse. It doesn't seem very likely - not with Russian P...
The Syrian city seen as the capital of the revolution has fallen, by agreement.
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The supporters claimed the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) would subsidise rent, which it denied. The group made up of trusts from clubs including Arsenal said it was "disappointed" by the decision but had expected it. The government said the deal had been "scrutinised" and "upheld". The LLDC, which owns t...
The government has rejected a request from a group of football supporters to investigate the rental of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United.
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Sharing revenge-porn images and videos became a crime in England and Wales in February, but the law currently gives victims no right to hide identities. The move was jointly started by Keeley Richards-Shaw, whose ex-boyfriend was the first sentenced under the new law. The Ministry of Justice said judges had discretiona...
A petition calling for revenge porn victims to be given the same anonymity as other victims of sexual offences has gained more than 5,500 supporters.
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Mr Rouhani is expected to secure valuable trade deals following the lifting of international sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme. Among them is a likely agreement with French aircraft manufacturer Airbus for more than 100 new aircraft. Mr Rouhani will also meet French President Francois Hollande. Mr Rouhani's five-...
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani will arrive in France on Wednesday for the second leg of his state visit to Europe, after three days in Italy.
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It comes amid reports of several race-related incidents over the weekend. "Racist" graffiti was found scrawled on a Polish cultural centre in Hammersmith, west London, the Met said. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had asked Scotland Yard to be "extra vigilant" following the reports. The Polish ambassador to Britain Wit...
The Metropolitan Police are on heightened alert for a rise in hate crime following the European referendum result.
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Ar un adeg roedd deg person tân yno yn defnyddio offer arbennig i'w codi uwchben yr adeilad er mwyn ceisio diffodd y fflamau. Yn ôl adroddiadau mae'r tân bellach o dan reolaeth ond nid yw'n bosib i'r criwiau ddweud yn iawn os yw'r tân wedi llwyr ddiffodd gan fod y llanw wedi rhwystro diffoddwyr rhag mynd ato. Mae disgw...
Cafodd Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub y Gogledd ei galw i bier Fictorianaidd Bae Colwyn oddeutu 16:30 brynhawn Gwener wedi adroddiadau bod tân wedi cynnau yn rhan o'r pier.
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Fellow tenants Newport Gwent Dragons are subject to a takeover bid from the Welsh Rugby Union, who have said they see Rodney Parade "as a rugby venue." County have a lease to use the ground - and have primacy of fixtures on the venue if they remain in the Football League - until 2023. "Our view is quite clear - we've g...
Newport County chairman of operations Gavin Foxall says he expects the League Two club to remain at Rodney Parade.
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The drugs – 0.04g of cocaine with a street value of about £3 – were found in a bag in a glove compartment. Ahmad Zeidan, 20, claimed he was tortured into signing a confession after being arrested in December. He denied the drugs belonged to him and said the confession document was in Arabic, which he did not understand...
A student from Reading has been jailed for nine years in the United Arab Emirates for possessing cocaine worth less than £5.
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How about £54,000? If that seems high for a three-year degree, that's how much a think tank has calculated a student could have to pay back with interest. And that wouldn't be the full size of the debt. There could be another £40,000 still outstanding when fee loans are written off after 30 years. When fees start incre...
How much will it cost to get a degree in England when tuition fees increase to £9,250 in the autumn?
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Victory over her Czech opponent would have put Konta in with a chance of breaking into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time. Novak Djokovic reached the last 16 of the men's singes with a 7-5 7-5 win over German Phillipe Kohlschreiber. Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0 7-6 (11-9). Tw...
British number one Johanna Konta is out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells following a 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-3 defeat by world number 19 Karolina Pliskova.
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A woman in her 20s was pushed to the ground and assaulted by a man on a bike on Boundary Road near Bournemouth University's Talbot campus on Thursday. Dorset Police said they believe it could be linked to two attempted sexual assaults on women in September. Thursday's attacker is described as white and in his late 20s ...
A sex attack on woman near a university campus could be linked to two other attempted assaults, investigators have said.
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The 24-year-old from Runcorn became Britain's first champion in the event's 17-year history with last year's win. After taking gold in the season-opener in Switzerland, Coxsey reversed the outcome from the last event in China by pipping Janja Garnbret to gold. Coxsey leads the Slovenian in the overall rankings, with fo...
Shauna Coxsey continued her Bouldering World Cup title defence by claiming gold in the third event of the season.
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The search giant's all-important advertising revenue was also up 11%, to $16bn. In a statement Google's finance chief Ruth Porat highlighted ad growth on mobile and YouTube. Google's shares jumped 7.5% in after-market trading as traders welcomed the better-than-expected results. The share price had already risen 3.5% d...
Google's net income rose 17% to $3.93bn in the three months to June from the quarter last year, boosted by an 11% rise in revenues to $17.7bn.
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As Mayo produced woeful shooting and Derry keeper Ben McKinless made several great saves, the visitors led by two with two minutes of normal time left. But a Conor Loftus goal enabled Mayo to lead by three only for Mark Lynch's fisted goal to force extra-time. However, Jason Doherty's goal helped Mayo take control earl...
Derry ran out of steam in extra time in the qualifier against Mayo as last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists survived a nervy Castlebar test.
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Inspired by fond memories of his childhood caravanning holidays in Southwold, Suffolk, photographer Gareth Iwan Jones turned his attention to this subject, the very British world of Caravanning. "I've always thought of caravanning as a wonderfully eccentric, colourful world of quirky characters and interesting regalia ...
In the UK, the May Day bank holiday offers a chance to take a short break away from the daily grind, and for some people that means hitching up the caravan to the back of the car and heading into the countryside.
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A team from Cardiff University has spent the last month excavating Caerau hill fort near Ely. It is smaller than its contemporaries at Pentyrch and Pontprennau and had been thought to be inferior in status. But structures and artefacts so far unearthed suggest the fort remained important well into the Roman era. Until ...
Early results from an archaeological dig at an Iron Age fort in Cardiff suggest it may have been the region's centre of power, experts have said.
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It means the Wales international is free to play in the Grand Final should Wigan make this season's showpiece. Flower, sent off in the first minute of the 2014 Grand Final against St Helens and subsequently banned for six months, will miss the final Super Eights game against Catalans and the semi-final. A disciplinary ...
Wigan prop Ben Flower has been given a two-match ban for a "reckless" elbow against Warrington's Declan Patton.
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30 May 2017 Last updated at 08:04 BST Well, that's what happened to pupils at a London school when David Walliams turned up one morning. The author and Britain's Got Talent judge surprised a hall of 200 children and gave some top tips for becoming a writer. He also read extracts from his books, including Gangsta Granny...
Ever wanted a famous author to surprise your school assembly and give you writing tips?
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It was after the reporter Neil Sears had apparently called on the comedian to question him over his tax affairs. But Brand received a less than positive response on Twitter. Soon after he deleted the reporter's mobile number and email, but not before some said they had contacted him. Some Twitter users, including forme...
Russell Brand has tweeted a picture of the business card of a senior Daily Mail reporter, encouraging his 8.7 million followers to contact him.
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The Accounts Commission said there was a risk services could not be maintained without improvements in the way the council was run. But the report recognised that the council delivered good services at the moment. The authority needs to save £22.3m - 10% of its budget - by 2017/18. On top of that, council reserves are...
A public spending watchdog has published "serious concerns" over the financial control of East Dunbartonshire Council.
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Mark Roy Mason, 48, was assaulted outside Home Bargains on Marsh Road, Rhyl, at 19:25 BST on Thursday. He was taken to hospital but later died. North Wales Police said a white Renault Kangoo drove into the car park, followed by a black 4x4. It is understood the offenders got out of the black vehicle and attacked Mr Mas...
A man who died after being stabbed in a car park in Denbighshire, prompting a murder investigation, has been named.
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Akpan, 25, was dismissed in the 87th minute of Rovers' 2-1 Championship defeat by Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday, 14 February. The Nigeria international denied the charge, which was upheld by an independent regulatory commission. Rovers were fined £5,000 for their players' response to the incident. He has already misse...
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Hope Akpan has had his three-match ban for violent conduct extended to four, following a Football Association charge.
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The 20-year-old had been named in the Nigeria squad for the first time, having played at youth level and helped to win the 2013 Under-17 World Cup. Chelsea winger Victor Moses (hamstring) and Mainz defender Leon Balogun (muscular injury) are also out. Godwin Obaje, Chisom Egbuchulam and Uche Henry Agbo are their replac...
Watford's Isaac Success will not make his Nigeria debut in their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia after picking up an injury.
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Each evening Cardiff Bay will become the venue for a world music Showcase Festival featuring a tapas of world music from around the world. Folk music played a large part in this year's opening ceremony featuring Cerys Matthews and other leading Welsh musicians taking the audience on a journey of Welsh music and culture...
This week musicians and music industry leaders from across the globe are in Cardiff as WOMEX, the world's leading World Music Expo arrives in Britain.
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They've kicked up a stink with their council, who've decided to use the liquid to kill weeds around the city. It's all part of a trial to get rid of the unwanted plants without using strong chemicals, which some people think aren't environmentally friendly. But many locals say they're not happy with the unpleasant pong...
People living in Bristol have complained about a vinegary whiff in the air.
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Australia centre-back Wright, 24, has been with Preston since 2009 and his existing contract expires in 2017. "We'd like to have him tied down, he's been good for us, but the football club has been very good to him as well," Grayson told BBC Radio Lancashire. "I'm sure there'll be some more talks. It's something we'll ...
Preston North End manager Simon Grayson says defender Bailey Wright "owes the club a lot" and hopes he will agree a new deal with the Championship club.
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Visitors from boats have also built bonfires and cleared vegetation on Les Minquiers - a group of islands and rocks to the south of Jersey. The States is urging boat owners and visitors to respect Jersey's wildlife laws and the "fragile environment". Dozens of people from France and Jersey visit the reefs each summer. ...
Birds' nests have been deliberately destroyed and seals and dolphins disturbed around Jersey's offshore reefs, the States has said.
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Tennant was the 10th Doctor and Piper played his on-screen companion Rose Tyler in the BBC One show. Filming on the show, which will also star John Hurt, will start next week. Tennant's successor, Matt Smith - also in the special with his new assistant played by Jenna-Louise Coleman - says fans "will not be disappointe...
David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed.
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For a second time, he's giving up a role he didn't inherit, but gained on merit. After stints in the RAF and the air ambulance, his days as a pilot are coming to an end. He will miss them. He's spoken of how he's loved working in a team. Something, he said, "his other job" didn't necessarily offer. The prince is the o...
This will not have been an easy decision for Prince William to make.
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Conrad Clitheroe and Gary Cooper, both from Stockport, and expat Neil Munro were reportedly taking notes near Fujairah Airport, 80 miles from Dubai, when they were arrested in February. Relatives were told they were held for "national security" reasons. The men insisted they did not take photographs. The Abu Dhabi hear...
A court hearing for British plane spotters held over allegations of suspicious behaviour in the United Arab Emirates has been postponed for a week.
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Both 48-hour and 24-hour strikes have already been held on seven Shell-operated platforms. Further action was planned but was put on hold for fresh talks. Wood Group and the Unite and RMT unions said in a statement they had held two full days of constructive discussions which would continue next week. The statement sai...
"Constructive" talks have been held between unions and the Wood Group in an ongoing dispute involving offshore workers.
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By law, he must stand down as president in 2013, having completed two consecutive terms as president of the former Soviet republic. However, his years in office have marked Georgia for years to come. To some he will always be the hero of the Rose Revolution, sweeping away Soviet-style corruption and courting the West. ...
Despite military humiliation and sharp criticism of his human rights record, Mikheil Saakashvili has managed to maintain a strong grip on Georgia.
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The South Africa-born 23-year-old had been playing club cricket in the East Anglian Premier League this season. "Sean shows a great maturity with the bat and understands his game well," Kent's high performance director Simon Willis told the club website. "The number of runs he has scored in all formats is testament to ...
Kent have signed batsman Sean Dickson after he impressed during a trial spell with their Second XI.
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The woman was picked up from Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, near the Greyfriars Bobby's statue, at 03:30am. She was taken to a layby just past the Hillend Ski Slope, near the Boghall Farm in Midlothian where she was subjected to a serious sexual assault.. She was then left near the Sheriffhall roundabout on the city bypas...
A 31-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted after getting into a car she believed was a private hire taxi.
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Kent Police said the Sittingbourne man died at the scene and his family have been informed. He was driving a Citroen on the A249 when it hit the lorry, which was legally parked in a lay-by, a spokeswoman for the force said. The road was closed for about five hours after the crash, which happened just before 19:00 GMT. ...
A man in his 50s has died as his car hit a parked lorry in Kent.
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Police said the elderly man was spotted in the water at Leith at about 22:00 on Wednesday. He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance for treatment, but later died. A Police Scotland spokesman said inquiries into the circumstances surrounding this incident were ongoing.
A man has died after being pulled from the water near the Royal Yacht Britannia at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh.
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After both sides missed chances in a goalless first half, Natasha Harding headed Wales in front five minutes after the break in Haverfordwest. Substitute Ward then scored twice in two minutes before sliding in for her third in the closing stages. Victory sees Wales leapfrog Kazakhstan and Israel into third place in Gro...
Helen Ward's hat-trick helped Wales women thrash Kazakhstan 4-0 to claim a first win of their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign at the Bridge Meadow Stadium.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Team GB won four medals in Sochi, which matched their total from the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924 in France. Six sports shared a fund of £13.4m over the past four years, but that pot could now be boosted for the 2018 Olympics. We should shed this idea of not being a w...
UK Sport says it expects to increase funding for winter sports following Great Britain's record-equalling Winter Olympic performance in Sochi.
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Mr Jammeh, thought to now be in Equatorial Guinea, is not the first leader accused of lining his own pockets with state funds. In fact, many have taken far more. Here are some of the worst offenders. Sani Abacha, Nigeria Sani Abacha, the Nigerian leader from 1993 to 1998, reportedly looted somewhere between $1bn and $5...
More than $11m (£8.8m; €10.3m) is reportedly missing from The Gambia's state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, who clung to power for nearly two months despite losing the presidential election in December.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Jacqueline Oakes, of Birmingham, was let down by a raft of procedural errors and failings to identify the risk she faced. She was battered to death in 2014. The West Midlands force said it agreed with the findings on its employees. See more stories from across Bi...
Nineteen police officers and staff have a case to answer for misconduct in their dealings with a domestic violence victim before her murder, a major investigation has found.
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The name is expressed with affection by some, with hostility by others, but it calls up history for everyone. The story of his life is very much the story of our times: revolutionary movements, the Cold War, East v West, North v South, communism v capitalism - except that most of the world has passed him by. Fidel Cast...
He is instantly recognisable both from his appearance - the beard and the military fatigues - and from his first name alone: Fidel.
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The 31-year-old, who left Ospreys to join French Top 14 side Perpignan in 2011, has agreed a three-year contract. "It's good for me personally as a rugby player and it's the right thing for my family to be coming home," said Hook. "It's important I finish well at Gloucester. It's a great club and they've been really go...
Gloucester fly-half James Hook will rejoin Ospreys at the end of the season, six years after he left the Welsh region.
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More than 20 competitors are due to take part in Saturday's event in Carrbridge in the Cairngorms. Carvers from Scotland, England, Ireland as well as continental Europe, Canada and the US regularly enter the competition. They can use only chainsaws - any other carving tool is banned - to carve logs into the shapes of a...
About 3,000 people are expected to attend the 14th annual Carve Carrbridge chainsaw carving competition.
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Five-time world champion O'Sullivan took the first three frames and won 4-1 after White had beaten Ryan Day without losing a frame. Home favourite Higgins beat compatriot Scott Donaldson and fellow Scot Stephen Maguire defeated Fergal O'Brien. Neil Robertson and Judd Trump were among Wednesday's other winners. Robertso...
Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Adam Stefanow to set up a third-round tie against Jimmy White at the Scottish Open, as John Higgins also progressed in Glasgow.
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It has recently attended nine properties in areas including Poole. The service said neighbours were not warned before the devices were set off. It is asking people who wish to use them to contact residents in advance to avoid "false alarms". British Pest Control Association (BPCA) described them as "aggressive" product...
A number of emergency call outs to properties being fumigated with pest control "smoke bombs" has prompted a warning from Dorset Fire Service.
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Sports Direct also reported a big drop in half-year profits, which it blamed partly on the fall in the pound. The retailer, which has been criticised over working conditions, said reported pre-tax profits fell 25% to £140.2m. However, the firm added that it would be buying a corporate jet for £40m. Chief executive Mi...
Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell has lambasted critics of the sportswear firm, saying an "extreme political, union and media campaign" has damaged its reputation.
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On Friday, Shane Long's first-half goal looked set to give the hosts victory before Luuk de Jong's late equaliser. "I was very pleased - I thought we did fine," said O'Neill. "The Dutch had good possession of the ball (early on), which was actually very good for us because we had to play without it for a little while."...
Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill was happy with his team's display in the 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in the Euro 2016 warm-up friendly.
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Security assistance has been withheld since 2011, when the Gulf state put down mass Shia-led protests. But US State Department spokesman John Kirby said that Bahrain had made progress on human rights, including the release of political prisoners. Bahrain is home to the US Navy's Fifth fleet and has flown airstrike miss...
The US has said that it will resume aid to the military in Bahrain.
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Pawel Sroka, 33, of Meadvale Road, Croydon, was charged on Saturday with the murder of his 29-year-old partner, Joanna Trojniak, of the same address. A special post-mortem examination on 24 March gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest. Ms Trojniak's next of kin have been informed. Mr Sroka is due to appea...
A man from Croydon has been charged with murder after the death of his partner last month.
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The man, in his 30s, was found just after 05:00 on Wednesday lying on the ground between Talisman Rise and Templar Rise in Dedridge, Livingston. He had sustained a "significant" head injury and was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston. Police Scotland said the man remains in a stable condition. DC Iai...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with a serious head injury on a path in West Lothian.
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) apologised for racial stereotyping for using a fake terrorist shouting "Allahu Akbar" in the mock terror attack. Organisers of the meeting at Longsight Saath Saath are demanding an inquiry. GMP said it has no plans to issue any further statements on the training exercise staged at the Tr...
Police have been accused of "institutional racism" for portraying a suicide bomber as an Islamist terrorist, a protest meeting heard.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Kubica suffered a partially severed right hand in a rally accident on the eve of the 2011 season and has not recovered enough movement to return. "I miss racing in F1, yes," he said in an exclusive BBC Sport interview before this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. "When you do...
Former Renault Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica says he misses competing in F1.
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The 75-year-old, from London, admitted the abuse of 11 boys as young as eight. He denied three other offences. Denning, who was arrested in a police inquiry into the Walton Hop Disco for teenagers in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, will be sentenced on 6 October. He was part of the original line-up that launched Radio 1 in 1...
Former BBC DJ Chris Denning has pleaded guilty to 21 child sex offences committed between 1969 and 1986.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Wednesday's 3-0 defeat at Sunderland was the second time they have conceded three goals since losing to Manchester United at Wembley on 23 April. Everton are 12th in the table with one win from their past 10 league games. "We tried to get the focus after being in the FA Cu...
Manager Roberto Martinez says Everton have struggled to focus on the Premier League following their FA Cup semi-final defeat.
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The cloning of the first animal from an adult cell was a remarkable scientific achievement. It promised new treatments for debilitating diseases. But it also raised fears of cloned human beings, designer babies and a dystopian future. Twenty years on, neither the hopes nor the fears have been realised. So what is Dolly...
The birth of Dolly the sheep seemed one of those moments in scientific research that would change the world forever.
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As part of a three-year package, London and Manchester will also host legs of the World Grand Prix series in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Steve Flynn, director of GB Taekwondo, said the events would give the sport "a chance to drive real growth". The GB Taekwondo team includes two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones. Rio s...
Manchester will host the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships - after a record-breaking medal haul for Britain at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio.
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Mohammed al-Barghathi earlier said he had decided to step down in the wake of the recent sieges by armed groups of the justice and foreign ministries. But he was subsequently told by Prime Minister Ali Zeidan not to present his resignation at a cabinet meeting. The gunmen had demanded parliament pass the Political Isol...
Libya's Defence Minister has withdrawn his offer to resign, hours after saying he was leaving his post.
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The Slovak showed great determination to beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4. Kerber, the Australian Open and US Open winner, was too strong for defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska. The German dominated for a 6-2 6-1 victory over the Pole to make it six wins apiece in their head-to-heads. "It's just a...
Debutante Dominika Cibulkova will meet world number one Angelique Kerber in Sunday's final at the WTA Finals in Singapore.
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Left Unity said Labour should be "thrilled" so many people want to join rather than focusing on "people who it thinks are too left wing". It comes after The Times reported "infiltration" of the contest to replace Ed Miliband by the "hard left". Labour says it has a "robust system" to prevent "malicious applications". B...
A left-wing political party has accused Labour of a "witch hunt" against people signing up to back Jeremy Corbyn in its leadership contest.
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The alleged attack on another woman took place in Malton Crescent, North Shields, on Friday at about 13:00 GMT. Simonik Da Costa, 41, of Charlotte Street, Wallsend, was also charged with common assault and possession of an offensive weapon. She was remanded in custody and will appear before North Tyneside Magistrates' ...
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in North Tyneside.
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Imran Khan, 33, is accused of taking the girl from Nairne Street in Burnley, Lancashire, at 16:00 GMT on Thursday. Khan, of Pendle Street, Accrington, has also been charged with breaching a sexual offences prevention order and inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity. He was remanded in custody by Burnley ...
A man has been charged with the abduction of a six-year-old girl who was taken in a car.
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Ethnically it is highly diverse, with more than 300 local languages. The people range from rural hunter-gatherers to a modern urban elite. Sophisticated kingdoms existed before the arrival of the Dutch, who consolidated their hold over two centuries, eventually uniting the archipelago in around 1900. After Japan's wart...
Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
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I remember to this day the feeling of freezing rain blinding me and the extreme cold wind causing my ears to hurt. However, that did not bother me at this time. What was the occasion? Well, this was Hogmanay and the boys of the township were carrying out the traditional ritual of going from house to house on this speci...
With Hogmanay looming, DJ MacIntyre, Gaelic officer at the University of the Highlands and Islands, highlights a tradition once popular on South Uist in the Western Isles and with a connection to Norse culture - Hogmanay Boys.
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Giving evidence against Ralph Clarke the woman, now in her 50s, said she did not want "to go to my grave knowing that I let him get away with it". The former lorry driver is alleged to have committed 31 offences against three children, including one as young as seven, between 1974 and 1983. Mr Clarke, of Holly Lane, Er...
A 101-year-old man accused of child sex offences was described as a "monster" by an alleged victim.
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