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Retired carpenter Lawrence Birch, 78, from Cymau, Flintshire, died at Wrexham's Maelor Hospital in June 2013.
He first went to A&E following the fall on 29 March and returned a couple of times until his death.
Coroner John Gittins said Mr Birch's family had concerns about the treatment he received on the different occasions.
Barrister Angela Barnes said one of the family's concerns was over an apparent lack of transparency in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's handling of the case.
A full inquest will be held at a later date.
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A pensioner who fell and hit his head while clearing snow died after several visits to hospital, a pre-inquest hearing in Ruthin heard.
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Sabado Gigante, broadcast by Spanish language network Univision, will have its final show programme in September.
The three-hour show drew more than two million US viewers on Saturday nights, and was also broadcast to more than a dozen countries in Latin America.
It was created by Mario Kreutzberger, 74, a Chilean who plays the grinning presenter on the show, Don Francisco.
No reason was given for the move but more details will be revealed on Saturday, an unnamed spokesman for the network told Associated Press news agency.
The network said Don Francisco will continue to work on special programmes and a charity television event that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for disabled children.
The show blends comedy, talent contests, interviews and human-interest stories and has been family viewing for decades.
Over the years, US presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama have appeared as guests and singers Enrique Iglesias and Shakira have performed.
"We join Mario's fans in wishing him all the best as he enters his next chapter", said Alberto Ciurana, president of programming and content for Univision.
He called Kreutzberger "one of the most beloved and legendary entertainers in the world" and an "innovative and inspirational force in the television industry throughout his career".
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A television variety show much loved among Hispanics in the US is to end after 53 years.
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Cook's men made 629-6 declared in their first innings, but then dropped eight chances in Cape Town and had to bat out the final day to make the game safe.
"If we'd taken those chances in the field I think we'd be talking about a different game," said Cook.
"Some were very difficult, maybe 10%. Others, we'd expect to take."
The draw means Cook's team retained a 1-0 series lead with two matches remaining.
He said: "You can't put down seven or eight chances, so we'll work hard in training after a couple of days off.
"These things happen. No-one plays a perfect game and no-one expects to drop a catch."
The dropped chances contributed to an uncomfortable final day for England.
With South Africa able to declare on 627-7 late on day four, the tourists were required survive the final day in order to avoid an unlikely defeat.
They slipped to 116-6 midway through the afternoon session, but were taken to safety by Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali.
"It's amazing," said Cook. "That's why everyone loves Test cricket.
"Full credit to South Africa for the way they batted under pressure, but we can also take a lot from this game.
"We were the team pushing for most of the game, putting South Africa under pressure."
England were propelled to their huge first-innings total by Ben Stokes' 198-ball 258, the second-fastest double century in Test history.
"It was a pleasure to watch, one of those you don't ever want to end," said Cook. "It was frighteningly good. Not many in the world have the ability to do that, so it's great that he's in our side.
"I don't think it's a one-off. I'm not saying it will happen every time he goes out to bat, but he will play innings that win matches for England."
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Captain Alastair Cook said England would "work hard" on practising their catching after drawing the second Test match against South Africa.
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Four-year-old Boston was thought to have been abandoned on the number 158 bus on the evening of 28 April.
He spent the night on the bus as driver Amos Paul Mak launched an appeal on Facebook to get him home.
The Staffordshire bull terrier has now been reunited with "delighted" owner Paulina Rybak.
Ms Rybak, who is mum to Filip, 8, and Zofia, 3, said he went missing during a walk on Francis Road, Leyton, east London.
"It was only a few seconds and he was gone. We didn't see him. I started looking everywhere," she said.
Ms Rybak contacted her vet and Newham Council to report Boston missing - but found him after seeing an Evening Standard story on the appeal.
The pair were reunited after checks were made to make sure Ms Rybak is Boston's owner.
"I was so happy," she said. "When people lose their dogs it can be very difficult to find them.
"I don't know how he got on the bus, he is a bit scared of buses."
"We have had him since he was six weeks old, he and my daughter are best friends."
A Newham Council spokesperson said their animal welfare team took care of Boston over the weekend while they tried to track down his owner.
"This incident should remind all dog owners of the importance of microchipping," the spokesperson said.
"If Boston had been microchipped, which is now a legal requirement, then it would have been much quicker and easier for him to have been returned to his correct owner. "
Boston has now been microchipped.
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An adventurous dog who found his way onto a London bus has been reunited with his owner six days after he went missing.
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Amid the tributes to the entertainer, some fans have called for a statue of the entertainer to be erected outside a BBC building.
A spokesperson for the BBC said it would look into the idea of a memorial to mark his 75-year career.
"We are more than happy to look at what would be the most fitting tribute to a BBC showbiz legend."
Councillors in Edmonton, north London - where he was born - are also said to be considering plans to commemorate the Strictly star with a permanent memorial.
Independent Edmonton councillor Nesimi Erbil told The Telegraph he would hope a statue or plaque would be agreed upon in the borough.
The former host of The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and The Price is Right started his career at the age of 14 and already has a number of permanent tributes.
In 2005, a bronze bust of the entertainer was unveiled at London's Palladium theatre, where he hosted TV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the 1950s and 60s.
There is also a special plaque celebrating his record-breaking number of appearances at The Hippodrome in London.
Funeral details for the star have not yet been announced.
On Sunday, his manager Ian Wilson said: "The family have barely discussed let alone finalised arrangements. An announcement will be made in the coming days."
The game show host had not been seen in public for a while before he died.
He stopped hosting Strictly in 2014, and in 2015 he had keyhole surgery after suffering two aneurysms. His health had deteriorated recently after he contracted bronchial pneumonia.
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The BBC is considering a permanent memorial to Sir Bruce Forsyth, who died on Friday at the age of 89.
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Elizabeth Mulcahy, of Llandaff, Cardiff, said her accuser had fabricated the claims against her.
She denies six counts of indecent assault against a girl under 13.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that when the allegations were put to her by police, she said: "It's a big lie - total, blatant - I never touched her."
Ms Mulcahy is accused of touching the girl inappropriately, starting when the alleged victim was under 10 and continuing until she was 13.
In interview, she said: "For me to touch her like that, I've never heard anything so horrible in my whole life."
The case continues.
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Claims an 82-year-old woman sexually assaulted a young girl in the 1970s and 1980s are "total lies", a court has heard.
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Liesl Tesch said a man brandishing a gun pushed her off her bicycle and stole it on Sunday.
Australian Paralympic team physiotherapist Sarah Ross also lost her bicycle in the attack.
The Australian Olympic Committee has said Rio must improve security in the city in the aftermath of the robbery.
Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said: "We're demanding that the level of security forces, which number about 100,000, is reviewed and also we are also asking that they are deployed earlier prior to Games time, especially around training and competition venues.
"It's not an isolated incident. It's got to a point now that steps and measures are taken to ensure that all our team members who go to Rio for the Olympic Games next month are safe."
Tesch, who has won medals in wheelchair basketball and sailing, said athletes needed to be on their guard.
The 47-year-old, who described the incident as "absolutely horrific", said the two men who robbed her and Ms Ross initially demanded money.
When Tesch she told the gunman that she didn't have any money, "he just pushed me on the shoulder with his bare hand and I just fell down on the cobblestones," she told Australia's Seven Network.
The two women were training near Flamengo Beach. Tesch said several people saw the incident but no-one came to their aid.
Brazilian authorities insist that the Olympic and Paralympic Games in August will be safe for athletes and tourists, with 85,000 soldiers and police officers deployed in Rio.
But recent reports have indicated an upswing in crime. Three members of the Spanish Olympics sailing team were robbed at gunpoint while walking through the city in May.
Rio State Security Secretary José Beltrame told the Washington Post that a recession and police funding problem had contributed to the issue.
Mr Beltrame said the funding issues were being solved and insisted that Rio was ready to host the Olympics.
Concerns over the Zika virus have also weighed heavily on Rio's Olympic preparations, but authorities insist proper precautions are in place.
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An Australian athlete who has competed in six Paralympic Games has been robbed at gunpoint in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Many Ballater homes and businesses were badly affected when the River Dee burst its banks in December as Storm Frank battered Scotland.
The venture - aimed at training young people in the kitchen and attracting visitors - is named the Rothesay Rooms.
Prince Charles is known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland.
The "pop-up" initiative, to breathe new life into the derelict former Co-op on Netherley Place, is part of Prince Charles' Ballater Flood Appeal, which has raised £160,000 since launching in January.
Guests at Tuesday night's opening included private donors who contributed to the flood appeal, and local business owners and councillors.
Prince Charles said the whole idea for the project stemmed from a comment made by local butcher, Barry Florence, following the floods.
He said that Mr Florence had asked him "why don't you put a Highgrove Shop in Ballater?"
HRH said: "That is what really started this whole idea. It was entirely due to my going into Sheridan's butchers to see how they were getting on.
"There has been a lot of effort in the last six months or so since the disastrous floods that did so much damage to poor old Ballater."
Guy Fenton - who will be head chef for the first six months of the enterprise - said the focus would be on "sustainability" and locally-sourced produce.
The restaurant will open in November to allow for staff recruitment. The attached Highgrove Shop will open at the end of this month.
The cost of the Ballater floods clear-up ran into millions of pounds, much of which was for repairing and refurbishing flood-damaged council houses.
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Prince Charles has officially opened his own restaurant and gift shop in an Aberdeenshire village which was badly hit by floods.
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The ex-England defender replaces Stuart Pearce, who left in June following a disappointing European Championship.
Southgate was previously the Football Association head of elite development, leaving the post in July 2012.
"I'm extremely excited about the prospect of working with the best and brightest young players in the country," the 42-year-old said.
Southgate made 57 appearances for England during a career in which he played for Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.
He featured at Euro 96, missing the crucial penalty in the semi-final defeat by Germany at Wembley, the 1998 World Cup and the European Championship in 2000.
"I'm a proud Englishman and playing for my country was the pinnacle of my playing career," said Southgate, who managed Middlesbrough from June 2006 to October 2009.
"Since retiring as a player I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience of the game both here and abroad, and I'm eager to play my part in preparing players to compete at the highest level.
"Whenever any team steps onto the pitch for England, being successful is of huge importance, but it is also about developing a clear style of play that can allow our talented young players to flourish."
Southgate was part of England's coaching staff at the Under-20 World Cup in 2011 and has been working as a pundit for ITV.
He will report to the FA's director of elite development Dan Ashworth and will oversee the coaches with responsibility for the under-16s through to the under-20s.
Ashworth said: "Gareth shares our belief that now is an important moment for English football. It is the time for change and his ideas and experience will be crucial to the direction we wish to take the development teams in the future."
Southgate's first game in charge will be the 2015 European Championship qualifier against Moldova on Thursday, 5 September at Reading's Madejski Stadium before his team face Finland away four days later.
England manager Roy Hodgson took charge of the last under-21 game, a 6-0 defeat of Scotland at Bramall Lane.
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Former Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has been named England Under-21 boss on a three-year contract.
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Stoke made a bid in the summer for the 23-year-old, whose deal expires at the end of the season, while the Baggies made a third contract offer last month.
Potters manager Mark Hughes has said he remains "hopeful" of signing Berahino in the January transfer window.
But Albion boss Pulis told BBC Sport: "This club has looked after Berahino since eight or nine years of age."
Berahino has not played for the first team since 10 September and was sent to a conditioning camp in France to help him lose weight and regain fitness.
"We are interested in him, as a number of other clubs are," said Hughes. "I am hopeful we will be able to get something done."
Former England Under-21 international Berahino's deal at The Hawthorns expires at the end of the season and Albion have been in talks with him since the summer.
Pulis added: "It has to be a two-way situation. We won't sell him unless it is right for the football club. That has always been the situation; we will not sell the lad because it suits him."
Keep up to date with all the Premier League transfers in January as we track and profile all the players leaving or joining a club this month.
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Tony Pulis says West Brom will not sell striker Saido Berahino "unless it is right for the club".
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The aircraft came down at the Potrerillos de Mendoza dam in western Argentina, officials said.
MTV said the helicopter was flying to a shooting location for the show The Challenge.
Neither of those killed was a cast or film crew member, the US channel said, and no-one else was on board.
Divers were having difficulty finding the bodies, the security minister for Mendoza province, Gianni Vernier, told Telam news agency.
The wreckage lies at a depth of 60m (200ft).
It was the second fatal crash of a helicopter involved in a reality TV show this year in Argentina.
In March, three French sports personalities were among 10 killed when two helicopters collided in north-western Rioja province.
Yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine died with five other French nationals and their two Argentine pilots.
The helicopters were involved in the filming of the TV survival show Dropped.
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A helicopter which was being used for filming an MTV reality show has crashed into a reservoir in Argentina killing the pilot and a technician.
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The 22-page document promises policies for the "millions, not millionaires" and to plug tax-avoidance loopholes.
The party, formed in 1920, is fielding nine candidates, including six who are standing against incumbent Labour MPs.
One of the candidates is 18-year-old Laura-Jane Rossington, who is believed to be the youngest in England.
'Good reception'
The party, which has around 1,000 members, also backs leaving the European Union which it claims gives power to big business, and quitting NATO, which it says is the "greatest threat to world peace".
General Secretary Robert Griffiths, who is standing in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, told reporters in Westminster that voters on the doorstep supported many of the party's policies.
"Most of the time we are receiving a very good reception," he said. "Anti-Communist feelings are nowhere near as widespread as the general impression is given.
"The other party leaders can repeat their promises to clamp down on the tax dodgers until flying pigs come home, but they refuse to abolish the tax-haven status of some 28 British overseas territories and dependencies, from Jersey and the Isle of Man to Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands."
Mr Griffiths would like to see a Tobin tax-style levy on financial transactions in the City, meaning a tax on all payments from one currency to another.
He would also like to see a "modest" 2% wealth tax on the richest one-tenth of the population.
Miss Rossington, an A-level student standing in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, called for an end to minimum wage "discrimination" against young people and "real equality" for women.
Mr Griffiths said his party would not want to jeopardise a Labour victory, but its candidates were standing in areas where there were active Communist members and supporters.
The candidates for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney are:
The candidates for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport are:
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The Communist Party has launched its manifesto under the slogan "Tax The Rich", with pledges to end austerity and renationalise the railways.
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The Championship side are yet to make a signing this summer, with Steven Taylor the only player to have announced he is leaving the club.
"I would like to have the squad ready and start working with them on 1 July," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.
"With modern agents and the Euros, a lot have gone and aren't working."
Benitez signed a new three-year contract to stay in charge, despite the Magpies suffering relegation from the Premier League last season.
The 56-year-old said the club were close to three or four deals, for players coming in and going out, but would have to be patient.
"I'm surprised that it's summer and the transfer window is open and some technical directors are away," the Spaniard added.
"For me as a manager it's too late to get the squad that I want but in reality [for transfers] it is too early."
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Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez says it has been "impossible" to sign players before the start of pre-season friendlies because of Euro 2016.
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Symantec said it had evidence that the same group attempted to steal money from a bank in the Philippines, one in Vietnam and Bangladesh's central bank.
It also said the rare malware deployed was similar to that used in the hacking of Sony Pictures in 2014.
The US government said North Korea was behind the Sony hack.
If North Korea is found to be behind the bank attacks, it would be the first time a country has been detected stealing money in a cyber-attack, Symantec's technical director Eric Chien told Reuters.
In February this year, hackers stole $81m (£55m) from the central bank of Bangladesh.
According to Symantec, it was the same group that attempted to steal $1m from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam and attacked a bank in the Philippines.
In addition, the code shares similarities with malware used by the group known as Lazarus which has been accused of various attacks on the US and South Korea, including the attacks against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
On the internet, no-one knows if you are a dog and they have an equally difficult time working out what kind of cyber thief you are too.
It is common for online criminals to take attack code from other groups and bend it to their own malign purposes. They do it to cover their tracks and because what worked well against one target might work for them too.
That code-sharing is less true when it comes to nation-state attacks which is why some security firms will name those they believe are behind these relatively rare intrusions. Typically the code used in these attacks is more about stealthy spying than outright theft so is less useful to those after cash.
But that is not the case here as the code has been used to target bank networks and go after huge amounts of money. But it is difficult to be sure because code is code and once it is widely disseminated online it becomes harder to see who is behind the keyboard.
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A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months.
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Johnson was a former captain of the Sky Blues but was allowed to leave after two seasons with the club.
The 28-year-old previously had spells with Plymouth and Sheffield Wednesday.
Chris Todd's Eastleigh have taken four points from their first two league games in 2016-17, beating Guiseley and then drawing at Braintree.
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National League club Eastleigh have signed defender Reda Johnson, who was released by League One side Coventry at the end of last season.
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Helsingborgs' 23-year stay in Allsvenskan came to an end on Sunday when they lost 2-1 to Halmstads.
Larsson's 19-year-old son Jordan, a striker for Helsingborgs, was assaulted by masked fans after the final whistle.
Fans also attempted to confront Henrik Larsson, 45.
The former Sweden forward, who also played for Feyenoord, Barcelona and Manchester United, had been head coach of the team since January 2015.
"Myself, the board, Henrik Larsson and the rest of the leadership team, together with the players, in solidarity bear the responsibility for this relegation," club director Mats-Ola Schulze said in a statement.
"I, together with the board, want to thank Henrik for the comprehensive restructuring that has been done in the football organisation during 2015 and 2016," he added.
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Former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson has left his role as Helsingborgs head coach following the five-time Swedish champions' relegation from the top flight.
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Davies worked under Rodgers at Swansea and Liverpool, and the new Celtic boss is thrilled to bring him to Glasgow.
"I am delighted to bring Chris to Celtic, he is a magnificent coach and someone I know will make a hugely positive contribution to the club.
"He is ready and prepared for the challenge at Celtic," Rodgers said.
Davies, 31, will start work at Celtic on 1 June and is relishing the challenge of working with the Scottish champions.
"Celtic is a huge club with such a special place in world football," he said.
"It is a great honour and a proud moment for me to be named assistant manager.
"I saw the scenes at Celtic Park on Monday and there are not many clubs or fans in the world who could have put on such a show.
"We know what Celtic fans bring to the club and we want to reward our fans every week with entertaining football that gets results."
Davies knows Rodgers well having played under him in the Reading youth team. Rodgers then took his old team-mate with him to join his coaching staff at Swansea and again at Liverpool.
"I have worked with Brendan over a number of years, as a player and a coach, and it will be fantastic to team up with him again," Davies continued.
"I know all about his affection for Celtic and his appetite for taking on this great job.
"I am looking forward to meeting all the players and staff and working with them to give the supporters a team to be proud of."
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Celtic have continued the overhaul of their managerial team by appointing Reading first-team coach Chris Davies as Brendan Rodgers' assistant.
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The unregulated exams have to be taken by primary school children to enter most grammar schools.
They have been in operation for seven years since the 11-plus exam was scrapped by Martin McGuinness, who was then education minister.
There have been attempts to create a single, unofficial exam.
However, efforts to find a common transfer test have so far failed.
Ms Foster said change was possible.
"People have felt that because there are two tests that it can be quite pressurised for children when they are taking those tests," she told the BBC's Inside Politics programme.
"Children have to take tests over a long period of time.
"We will look at that, we will talk to the people involved, we will see if that can be done for this year.
"It's something that I think can be done."
Most grammar schools have been using unregulated tests to select pupils since 2008, when the 11-plus exam was scrapped.
The numbers of entrants taking the transfer tests rose again in 2015-16.
There are two testing systems - GL assessment exams are mostly used by Catholic schools, while AQE exams are mostly used by controlled schools.
Currently, children aged 10 and 11 in primary seven can opt to sit either exam, both GL and AQE tests or none.
The 2015-2016 academic year is the seventh year the unregulated tests have been run and the number of children taking them has increased.
There were a total of 14,575 entrants to the tests this year, although some children will have sat both tests.
A total of 7,772 pupils sat this year's AQE exam - the exam body's highest number of entrants since the unofficial tests began - and an increase from 7290 in 2014-15.
The number sitting this year's GL assessment decreased from 7061 in 2014-15 to 6803, but this was due to Ballymena Academy switching from GL to the AQE exam.
A number of grammar schools in the Catholic sector have announced that they will no longer decide their intake by academic selection in recent years.
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First Minister Arlene Foster has said she wants to address one of the biggest issues in education in Northern Ireland - the transfer tests.
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Research conducted by ESPN The Magazine and Sportingintelligence found City pay an average annual wage of £5.3m to its first-team players, which works out as £102,653 per week.
Six of the top 10 in the list are football clubs, with baseball (two) and basketball (two) also represented.
Premier League clubs Manchester United (8), Chelsea (10), Arsenal (11) and Liverpool (20) are all in the top 20.
Manchester City, purchased by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, are reported to pay their players more than Major League Baseball teams New York Yankees and LA Dodgers, who are second and third in the survey.
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona take the next two spots. The La Liga clubs, who face each other in the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, both pay their first-team players an average of more than £4.9m a year.
Premier League champions United have an average wage of £4.3m, while current league leaders Liverpool award £3.4m per man.
"The Global Sports Salaries Survey looks solely at earnings for playing sport, not for endorsements or other extra-curricular activities," states the Sportingintelligence website.
"The 2014 report considers 294 teams in 15 leagues in 12 countries across seven different sports: football, baseball, basketball, gridiron, cricket, ice hockey and Aussie Rules football. The report looks at numbers from either current or most recently completed seasons, depending on availability of accounts and other information."
Although the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls are the only National Basketball Association teams in the top 10, the league is the highest paying with its 441 players each earning an average salary of £2.98m.Manchester City are one of 76 clubs being investigated by Uefa over a possible breach of its Financial Fair Play rules.
Manchester City are one of 76 clubs being investigated by Uefa over a possible breach of its Financial Fair Play rules. A decision is expected in the coming days.
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Manchester City are the best paid team in sport, according to a new study.
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The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for further snow in north and west Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and south-west England on Friday.
Ice is also expected to affect parts of the country, including north-east England.
Below is a selection of images from areas which have already experienced a frosty sprinkling of snow.
The well-known Angel of the North took on a paler hue in Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear.
Motorists faced disruption as snow fell on major routes across England, including on the A1 near Newcastle.
These sheep settled into the cold snap of weather in the hills of Abington, Scotland.
Important checks for damage were made by air on the train line to Fort William, Scotland.
The snow did not stop some - like this rider dashing through the snow on their horse in Middleham, Yorkshire.
And this surfer was not put off by icy temperatures as he made his way to the beach to ride the waves at Portrush in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, one dog had plenty of fun running through the snowy fields of Bath.
Other rural areas hit by snow overnight included Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
Frosty conditions meant a snow plough had to clear the road for motorists in Tyndrum, Scotland.
The Peak District was also covered by the white stuff, as this gate in Buxton shows.
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A cold weather system has seen snow falling in many parts of the UK.
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The latest world rankings published saw Wales ranked in eighth position and inside the required top 12 position for Gold Coast qualification.
All the home nations have qualified with England ranked third, Northern Ireland 10th and Scotland squeezing in as 12th.
The Commonwealth Games will be held between April 4-15.
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Wales' netball team has qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
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Jacqueline Carol Lloyd, 46, was struck by the out-of-service bus on Butts Lane, Southport on its way back to the depot on Sunday night.
The bus driver, 56, from Burscough, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and later bailed.
A statement described the mother-of-two as "a very private individual, but at the same time a true people person".
"Nothing mattered more to Jackie than her family and friends, to whom she gave her endless energy," the statement said.
"At the same time, Jackie devoted her life to a major blue chip company and had advanced to senior global management roles during her service of over 30 years."
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Tributes have been paid to a "devoted and ambitious" businesswoman who died after being hit by a bus in Merseyside.
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During Prime Minister's Questions, he also confirmed the current arrangements were the subject of an urgent review.
Lorry fires led to the closure of the Channel Tunnel on 17 January, affecting passengers and hundreds of hauliers.
The tunnel reopened but power supply issues caused more delays and Operation Stack was in put place on the M20.
"It is important that we learn the lessons from this incident and if this report comes up with good suggestions then obviously we'll look at them very, very carefully," said Mr Cameron.
The prime minister was responding to Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover and Deal, who asked him to support a long-term solution to the problem.
During Operation Stack lorries are parked on the M20 and non-freight traffic diverted off the motorway.
At the end of January, £3m was allocated from the government's Local Growth Fund for a 3,300-space lorry park that is aimed at relieving pressure caused by Operation Stack.
Kent County Council wants to build a park at Westenhanger using its capital, as well as a £12.7m loan, to fund construction.
But the proposal has been described as "bonkers" by David Monk, Conservative leader of Shepway District Council.
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David Cameron says lessons need to be learnt after a fire and power problems at Eurotunnel led to days of delays on the main routes to the Channel ports.
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The attack occurred after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday.
Read more of the BBC's coverage of the attack.
In a hugely emotional week, we also saw warm-hearted tributes to the likes of former Bond star Sir Roger Moore who died this week at the age of 89.
In the entertainment world, there was also news of a Mamma Mia sequel, a Top Gun sequel, Katie Hopkins' departure from the LBC and a new character in Coronation Street. Here's a round-up:
Sir Roger Moore, James Bond actor, dies aged 89
Obituary: Sir Roger Moore
Roger Moore's classic quotes
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This has been a grim and bruising week in the news, with 22 people killed and 64 injured in the Manchester suicide bombing.
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Kenneth Walker chatted with the fictitious teenager online, and travelled to Newcastle to meet her.
However, the fake profile had been set up by the group Dark Justice, which contacted police on his arrival.
The 37-year-old, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a girl following sexual grooming and was jailed for three-and-a-half years.
The judge at Newcastle Crown Court also ordered him to be put on the sex offenders register for life.
The court heard Walker had contacted "Roxy" on a chat website and asked her if she was "looking for a boyfriend or sex".
Despite her reply that she was aged 13, almost 14, the conversation on Walker's side turned sexual, and he sent her explicit photographs.
On 17 April, he travelled by coach to Newcastle, bringing a blanket, alcohol and contraceptives with him.
Defence lawyer Jeff Taylor described Walker as a "very, very, very sad individual who led a solitary existence".
"His communication with the outside world appears to be with a computer because he can't communicate with individuals," he said.
Sentencing, Judge Jamie Hill QC told Walker: "It was said on your behalf that you're not a predatory paedophile, but when the opportunity was put your way, you seized it."
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A man who thought he was meeting a girl of 13 has been jailed for a grooming offence after a vigilante group sting.
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Mr Turnbull unveiled a new system that he said would give better care to patients.
The system would allow more use of technology and a focus on tailored care over a standardised approach, he said.
Australia spends around A$10b (£4.7b; $7.3b) each year on mental health services.
"Mental illness gnaws away at participation, it gnaws away at productivity," Mr Turnbull said.
The new strategy, which will be rolled out over three years from 2016, comes after a review critical of Australia's current mental health system.
Services such as hotlines will be streamlined and local health offices will be able to commission their own care plans for patients with complex needs.
Mental health advocacy groups have welcomed the decision.
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Mental illness hurts Australia's productivity and services need to be overhauled, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
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The 37-year-old achieved the feat in his 224th Test innings, during his side's second Test in New Zealand.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Australia's Ricky Ponting both needed 247 innings to surpass the mark.
Sangakkara's 33 not out helped his side to 78-5 after the Kiwis were all out for 221 on day one in Wellington.
New Zealand lead the series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Christchurch.
Sangakkara began his innings on 11,995 runs and was given a standing ovation when he became the first Sri Lankan to reach 12,000 by knocking Trent Boult square for two.
Tendulkar (15,921), Ponting (13,378), South African Jacques Kallis (13,289) and India's Rahul Dravid (13,288) are the only four players to have scored more Test runs than Sangakkara.
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket - and only the fifth to reach the landmark.
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Syed Choudhury, 19, from the Grangetown area of the city, was arrested last December.
The Cardiff and Vale College student spoke only to confirm his name, and to admit engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.
Originally from Bradford, Choudhury was living with his aunt in Cardiff.
The court heard how in July last year, Choudhury took part in a demonstration in Cardiff protesting about the conflict in Gaza.
He carried a banner proclaiming his support for Islamic State which brought him to the attention of anti-terrorism officers.
Prosecutor Sarah Whitehouse QC said in the weeks following the demonstration, Choudhury accessed websites about travelling to Syria and another one that was entitled "10 reasons to join ISIS".
Ms Whitehouse said he also downloaded images that showed his active interest in extremism and had conversations on social media about travelling to Turkey and Syria to fight.
Choudhury was arrested last December and during interview he repeatedly said he supported IS and that he would be happy to kill non-believers under Islamic State rule.
He was due to go on trial on Wednesday at the Old Bailey, but changed his plea after the jury had been sworn in.
In mitigation, defence barrister Abdul Iqbal said Choudhury did not appreciate the complexities of Middle East politics and he had been deeply influenced by older men in the Cardiff area who he considered to be more learned than him.
Mr Iqbal said the defendant was immature, "not the most academically capable" and had showed "immaturity and a lack of sophistication".
Judge Peter Rook QC adjourned proceedings until 7 July for a pre-sentence report to be compiled.
"It is quite clear you wanted to travel to Syria and join IS and the only reason you had not is because you had not found someone you trusted to travel with," he said.
The judge said a custodial sentence would be passed and the issue of "dangerousness" would be considered.
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A Cardiff man who planned to travel to Syria to fight with Islamic State has pleaded guilty to a terror charge at the Old Bailey.
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The 24-year-old, from Cardiff, became the first Welsh boxer to win a silver medal by reaching the welterweight final at London 2012.
Evans also won gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara.
"I reached the top as an amateur and I'm looking forward to doing the same as a pro," he said.
Evans' move into the professional ranks comes three months after Wales' most decorated amateur boxer, Andrew Selby, also gave up his unpaid status.
Both have signed with Bristol-based manager Chris Sanigar, who also represents IBF featherweight world champion Lee Selby, and will be trained by Tony Borg.
"Signing Fred Evans was something I have wanted to do for a long time," said Sanigar.
"I've followed Fred throughout his amateur career and he always stood out. He has a style that suits the pro game and I believe that he can go a long way."
Evans is currently serving a two-year suspended prison sentence for unlawfully wounding friend Michael Wilson after they had been drinking at a Gloucestershire pub for "several hours".
He was refused accreditation to compete for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games following checks by the Home Office and Games officials.
Evans added: "Signing with Chris and training with Tony [Borg] was always my first choice seeing the success of Lee Selby and other Welsh boxers."
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Olympic silver medallist Fred Evans has turned professional, ruling himself out of competing at the 2016 Rio Games.
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Dr Amy Brown, whose research examines barriers new mothers face, signed an open letter in medical journal The Lancet which held a study into it.
It found rates of breastfeeding in the UK are the lowest in the world.
The letter has been signed by midwives, health visitors, paediatricians, peer supporters and university researchers.
It said: "It is not a matter of persuading mothers to breastfeed - most mothers begin breastfeeding and initiation rates are around 80%.
"However, rates plummet in the first weeks and months after birth, and most mothers say they stopped breastfeeding before they wanted to."
The letter also highlights a strategy it wants the government to adopt in order to increase breastfeeding rates in the UK.
Dr Brown said: "The signatories make it clear that the message of The Lancet series is that increasing breastfeeding rates is everyone's responsibility.
"It therefore seems nonsensical to fail to invest in supporting new mothers to breastfeed.
"However, despite public health messages recommending that mothers should breastfeed, these messages are not backed up with support once the baby is born."
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A Swansea University academic has joined the call for the UK government to invest in supporting new mothers who breastfeed.
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Susan McMahon falsified documents while working as an assistant manager in the trust department of accountancy firm Grant Thornton between 2006 and 2013.
The 34-year-old, from Motherwell, was caught when a partner at the firm became suspicious about one payment.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard McMahon, who admitted her guilt, spent the cash on designer goods.
The court heard how McMahon falsified documents so her superiors would authorise cheques, believing that trustees had agreed the money would go to various beneficiaries such as Save the Children charity.
In one case, the mother-of-three also took £4,000 from a trust set up for three children.
Instead of going where the trustees planned, McMahon took the cash herself, transferring funds into accounts held by her and her husband.
She spent the money on luxury items and designer clothes, before giving the items away to charity shops to hide her spending from her family.
The court heard McMahon's husband had no knowledge of his wife's crimes.
She was caught in April 2013 when one of the partners in Grant Thornton authorised a cheque for £15,000 to be paid to the Sports University Scotland, an Aberdeen charity.
He became suspicious and carried out checks on the Margaret Murdoch Trust, which McMahon claimed had authorised the payment, and discovered no such payment had been approved.
Out of the 12 to 15 trusts administered by McMahon, six had funds belonging to them fraudulently removed and paid out to her or her husband's accounts.
The court heard no money has been repaid.
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A woman has been jailed for 40 months for embezzling £726,765 from trusts that were set up to help charities.
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The 21-year-old former Inverness Caledonian Thistle player has made seven appearances for the champions this season, scoring once.
Christie will train with his new team-mates for the first time on Wednesday.
"I am delighted to get a player of Ryan's quality," Dons boss Derek McInnes told the club website.
"We want to make a couple of additions in the January window - quality additions - and there is no doubt Ryan has the quality to come in and make an impact with us.
"Ryan can help us with the challenges that lie ahead during the second half of the season. I would also like to thank [Celtic manager] Brendan Rodgers and Celtic for assisting in getting the deal done."
After progressing through the youth ranks at Caley Thistle, Christie signed for Celtic in September 2015, following in the footsteps of father Charlie, who also had a spell at Celtic Park.
Last season's runners-up Aberdeen are currently third in the Premiership - two points behind Rangers - but have a game in hand.
The Dons reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday by beating Stranraer 4-0.
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Celtic and Scotland Under-21 forward Ryan Christie has joined Aberdeen on loan until the end of the season.
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The 32-year-old former Warwickshire seamer's last first-team appearance for the Hove side came in June 2014.
The right-armer took 199 wickets at an average of 32.38 in 63 first-class appearances for Sussex.
"It's been a frustrating 18 months. On the advice of the club's medical staff, I have decided not to pursue my first-class cricketing career," he said.
Anyon joined Sussex ahead of the 2010 campaign and became a consistent performer for their Championship side.
He took 55 first-class wickets at an average of 32.45 in 2011 and a further 50 at 28.64 in 2013.
Anyon also made 1,086 first-class runs during his spell with Sussex.
"I'm very fortunate to have played my best cricket at Sussex," he added.
"I'd like to make a special thank you to the medical staff and the Professional Cricketers' Association for all their help over the past 12 months. I wish the club success going forward."
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Sussex bowler James Anyon has announced his retirement after failing to recover from a knee injury.
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Tattoo artist Marcus Kuhn said he set up the shop using his life savings and has no money left to rebuild his studio.
Police said the fire began at about 03:15 BST on Wednesday in Cork Place.
"I'm gutted as we don't have insurance yet as we have been open for 11 days and had been waiting for the insurance to come through," Mr Kuhn said.
"I was told by police that somebody poured petrol through the front door, smashed the windows, poured more petrol into the shop and set it on fire."
Mr Kuhn said he was told by police the fire burned for about 45 minutes before it was reported.
The tattoo artist had recently returned to the UK after 32 years in the States due to his father being ill.
Mr Kuhn, who had been part of the world-famous Fun City in New York, said he had spent about £15,000 on the Bath parlour.
"I built it all myself, put in new hospital floors, re-plastered the walls, and now the windows are destroyed, the doors are destroyed, most of the equipment is destroyed," he said.
"I'm a very spiritual and positive person... I'm not going to be brought down by this, but I am going to try and get some help from the community about this because I really am at the end of my rope."
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A tattoo parlour in Bath has been damaged in an apparent arson attack 11 days after opening.
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The LÉ William Butler Yeats took four hours to rescue the migrants off Tripoli, before providing food and medical treatment.
The rescued migrants were then transferred to the Italian Coast Guard.
It was the new vessel's first humanitarian search and rescue mission since being deployed on 14 July.
On the same day a government motion was passed in the Dáil (Irish parliament) to allow the Irish Defence Forces to join in on Operation Sophia in response to the EU's ongoing migrant crisis.
The multilateral EU navy operation was set up in 2015, aimed at targeting vessels to stop gangs from human trafficking, mainly through Libya.
Opposition politicians criticised the move, saying the the change of status had implications for Irish neutrality.
Irish operations in the area, under Operation Pontus, have been based on a bilateral arrangement with the Italian government, saving almost 16,000 migrants in the southern Mediterranean during the last two years.
Sunday's rescue was part of this operation, but the LÉ William Butler Yeats's commander said the crew was "totally prepared" if it needed to switch to the new operation mid-mission.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was forced to defend the change in Irish strategy, after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) criticised Ireland's participation in the operation it describes as "military focused".
"People from as far away as Afghanistan and southern Africa are travelling to Libya where there are human traffickers making an absolute fortune," Mr Varadkar was quoted as saying by The Irish Times.
"So I think it is the right thing that we should disrupt that human trafficking, and also rescue refugees and migrants where they need that help."
The EU's Operation Sophia began in June 2015, but doubt has been cast on how effective it has been in disrupting people-smuggling across the Mediterranean.
More than 94,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy so far this year, according to the UN. But more than 2,370 people have died trying.
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An Irish navy vessel rescued 109 migrants off Libya's coast on Sunday, following a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre.
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Stefan Forge, a 47-year-old microbiologist from Harrogate, was hit at Buttersyke Bar on 22 August in 2001.
A fellow rider was also hit and suffered serious injuries.
North Yorkshire Police said "with the passage of time we hope someone is in a position to come forward".
Officers said a front spoiler from a type of Seat vehicle was found near the scene and want to trace the driver and eliminate him from the investigation.
Police investigating the collision are now carrying out a review of the case and appealing to anyone who has any information but has not contacted the police.
Sgt Ian Pope, of the Major Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Fourteen years have passed since Stefan died and I am hoping that with the passage of time, someone is now in a position to come forward with information that can help our investigation.
"Stefan's family have had to carry on with their lives, not knowing the full circumstances of his death or who was responsible.
"We are still working on behalf of them, and hope that someone with that vital piece of information that will lead us to the identity of the vehicle and its driver, is out there."
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Police investigating the death of a cyclist who was knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver 14 years ago have renewed their appeal for information.
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Ward, 30, will face a disciplinary panel on Tuesday.
Quins lock James Horwill is also up on a striking charge over an incident that saw Sarries flanker George Kruis leave the field on a stretcher.
Meanwhile, Saracens prop Rhys Gill has been charged with making a dangerous tackle.
The Wales international was sent off for his second-half tackle on George Lowe.
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Harlequins hooker Dave Ward has been charged by the Rugby Football Union for allegedly biting Jackson Wray in Saturday's win against Saracens.
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The hosts were 28-6 up at half-time as forward Oliver Roberts twice went over.
Ryan Brierley, Ukuma Ta'ia and Kyle Wood all crossed twice and Gene Ormsby, Michael Lawrence and Ryan Hinchcliffe once each to complete the rout.
John Davies, Luke Briscoe and Ian Hardman touched down for the visitors, who have now lost both their matches.
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Huddersfield Giants ran in 11 tries in an easy win over Featherstone Rovers to bounce back from their opening defeat in The Qualifiers at Salford.
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Enniskillen-born Lafferty, 28, has had less than an hour's first-team action for the Canaries this season, having made just three substitute appearances.
He has played more times for his country than his club this campaign.
He has won four caps and scored in two successive games in September to help his side make it to Euro 2016.
The widely travelled striker started his career at Burnley, going out on loan to Darlington before joining Rangers for £3m in June 2008.
Since then, he has had moves to Swiss side FC Sion, Palermo in Sicily and on to Norwich in June 2014.
He was loaned out by the Canaries this time last season to Turkish side Rizespor, but a move by Leeds United to get him in January ultimately fell though. This deal comes with a recall option for Norwich after 28 days.
Blues, who have scored just four goals in the last nine games, now stand ninth in the Championship, six points off the play-offs, although with a game in hand.
"The acquisition of Lafferty is interesting on two fronts. First, it suggests a further loosening of the financial ties that have bound Birmingham City in recent seasons - an experienced international striker does not come cheap.
"It also indicates an end on the over-reliance on striker Clayton Donaldson. He has been an indisputable starter under Gary Rowett over the last two seasons, one of the first names in the team sheet.
"But Lafferty desperately needs football ahead of Euro 2016 with Northern Ireland, and will surely have to be given opportunities at St Andrew's.
"Will this mean a rest for Donaldson, or will Rowett go against the grain and field two strikers? "Either way it is an ambitious move at a time when the club are in danger of slipping out of play-off contention."
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Birmingham City have signed Norwich City's Northern Ireland international striker Kyle Lafferty on loan until the end of the season.
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SNP group leader Stuart Bell claimed the Conservative and independent coalition had "gagged" other parties.
The previous council administration did allow opposition groups to occupy some of its most senior posts.
Conservative group leader Michelle Ballantyne said she felt that actually made their role less effective.
"For the last five years we have had opposition positions on the executive," said Mr Bell.
"For two years they were taken up and I think we had better decisions taken in those two years."
However, he said the Conservative opposition at the time had subsequently decided to withdraw from the executive.
"I do not think it is justified to remove the positions simply because the last opposition was ineffective," he said.
"I think opposition will be gagged."
Ms Ballantyne said she did not believe that would be the case.
"We felt that it compromises the position of the opposition - far from giving them a voice, it actually neuters their voice," she said.
"I think the opposition will find that they have a stronger opposition voice when they are not sitting on the executive.
"They will have their own opinion on it. We are giving them, we think, a better position to work from - they obviously don't agree with us but time will tell."
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A move by Scottish Borders Council's new administration not to include opposition members on its executive has come in for criticism.
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At the close, the FTSE 100 was up 1.77% at 5,773.79, having fallen 3.5% on Wednesday.
Markets have been rattled since the start of the year over the slide in oil prices and slowing growth in China.
Oil prices also rallied on Thursday, having hit their lowest levels since 2003 in the previous session.
Brent crude climbed back above the $28-a-barrel mark, hitting $28.91. US crude was trading at $29.35 a barrel, having fallen below $27 on Wednesday.
Pearson was the best performing share in the FTSE 100, rising more than 17% to 772p after it announced a restructuring plan that will lead to 4,000 job cuts - about 10% of its workforce.
Also doing well in the FTSE 100 was Royal Mail. Its shares climbed 4.1% to 438.7p after it said parcel deliveries during December were up 6% from a year earlier.
In the FTSE 250, shares in fashion retailer N Brown Group jumped 8.5% after it reported strong trading over the important Christmas trading period.
N Brown, whose brands include SimplyBe and Jacamo, said like-for-like revenues rose 4.1% in the 18 weeks ended to 2 January.
On the currency markets, the pound was little moved against the dollar at $1.4186 and was up by 0.54% against the euro at €1.3097.
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(Close): London's benchmark index posted a 100-point rebound, a day after global turmoil led to billions being wiped off the value of shares.
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Saints have qualified for the group stages of the competition, meaning at least six additional matches from mid-September until early December.
"We've got players who've played in the Champions League," said 28-year-old Forster.
"We're in great shape. We want to have a real go at it next season."
Forster, who signed a new contract this month, is currently training with England before Euro 2016 starting on 10 June.
The former Celtic keeper pointed to players such as central defender Virgil van Dyke as being important to Southampton's European ambitions.
"Maybe a couple of players will come in and a couple will go in the summer," said Forster.
"I don't think we need a lot to add to the quality that we've got."
Meanwhile, Southampton have confirmed the departure of keeper Kelvin Davis, midfielder Gaston Ramirez and Will Brit, another keeper, after their contracts expired.
Davis, 39, has retired following 10 years at the club, while Uruguay midfielder Ramirez, 25, leaves after a four-year stay, which included a loan spell at promoted Championship club Middlesbrough this season.
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Goalkeeper Fraser Forster says Southampton have enough experience to cope with the demands of the Europa League next season.
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A Rugby Football League statement said the alleged breaches concern "contractual arrangements made with Salford players in 2014 and 2015".
No date has been set for a hearing.
If Salford are found to have exceeded the £1.825m wage ceiling in the last two years and are docked 20 points, it would wreck their season when it has started with some promising displays.
However Wigan, the last club to be found in breach of the salary cap in 2007, were only docked four points.
The Red Devils, coached by Ian Watson, lie sixth in the table after collecting four points from their opening five games.
Their points tally would have been higher had it not been for last-minute defeats by Wigan and Warrington.
The RFL's announcement comes six weeks after Bradford chairman Marc Green raised questions over Salford's use of the cap over the last two years and in particular their signing of Tony Puletua from St Helens in 2014.
Green claimed he was prevented from raising his concerns at a RFL Council meeting in December and called on the governing body to fully investigate the transfer of Puletua.
Salford have yet to comment on Thursday's news although owner Marwan Koukash tweeted: "I do not know what all this fuss is about. Calm down!"
In January Koukash said his club had been fully co-operating with the RFL investigators since early October.
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Salford could be docked as many as 20 points after being charged with salary cap breaches.
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Three potential sites in south-west Wales have been shortlisted for the 100,000 sq ft facility by project developers Tidal Lagoon Power.
General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been appointed as preferred bidders if the £1bn project goes ahead.
The companies have committed to supply 16 turbines to the tidal lagoon and to the operation of the assembly plant.
Initially employing 100 people, the plant will be able to ship one 7.35m diameter runner turbine a month.
It then hopes to scale up its operations, shipping at least one turbine a week by 2018 as the UK moves to moves to construct more full-scale tidal lagoons.
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Up to 100 jobs could be created at a turbine assembly plant in Wales for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.
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Mold Crown Court heard victims were passed around a group of men at the Wrexham home of Gary Cooke, 64, in the 1970s and 80s.
Mr Cooke and six co-defendants, are on trial and deny a range of sex offences against boys aged 10 to 15.
The court heard boys were plied with drink and drugs before being assaulted.
Prosecutor Eleanor Laws QC said the case centred on the home of Mr Cooke and, apart from Keith Stokes, all the defendants had some sort of connection to him.
"This case is concerned with the activities of a predatory paedophile ring," she told the jury.
"The boys were young, vulnerable, sometimes isolated by family circumstances and manipulated by Gary Cooke and others."
The court heard the boys were groomed by being offered treats such as cinema trips and given attention, which all led to "grave sexual abuse".
One of the defendants who visited Mr Cooke's addresses was teacher and care home owner Roger Griffiths, a convicted paedophile, the court was told.
The jury heard Mr Griffiths owned Gatewen Hall children's home in Wrexham from 1977 to 1983 and was a teacher at Wrexham Special Education Centre, which has since closed down.
Miss Laws said that police records revealed Mr Griffiths was convicted in 1999 of indecent assault, a serious sexual assault and cruelty to a child.
The case has been bought as part of Operation Pallial, the National Crime Agency's investigation into historical child abuse.
The trial continues.
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A former professional wrestler was at the heart of a "predatory" paedophile ring that abused young boys at sex parties, a court has heard.
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The fire started shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday in the kitchen of a semi-detached property in Britford Close, Kings Heath.
The woman was found in the building by firefighters and was treated by paramedics at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said "nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead at the scene".
West Midlands Fire Service said investigators were trying to establish how it started.
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A woman has died in a house fire in Birmingham.
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Wales came from behind to beat Italy 20-14 in a qualifier in Monza to secure their place in next year's tournament.
"The game in Wales is growing," the Salford Red Devils prop told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"It's getting bigger and bigger with a lot more homegrown players coming through."
Kopczak continued: "Hopefully a lot more people will come and watch and see a lot of talent on show.
"We've got a lot of young, exciting prospects in the Super League now as well and it's great to see."
Wales qualified for the World Cup after finishing top of European qualifying group 1 having also beaten Serbia 50-0.
They will face Papua New Guinea and Ireland in Group C and will also be up against Fiji in an inter-group game.
"The group we're in is a very tough and physical group," Kopczak added.
"We know what we need to do and we've got the skills to match them."
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Wales captain Craig Kopczak says qualifying for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup will help grow the game further in the country.
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The 22-year-old has not played a first-team game for Chelsea in his four and a half years with the club following his move from Nottingham Forest.
Bamford has had loan spells with MK Dons, Derby, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Norwich.
Speaking after Saturday's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge, Clarets boss Sean Dyche had said the signing was imminent.
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Burnley have signed Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on a season-long loan.
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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has launched a consultation process over the move.
The "zones" would mean anyone caught walking their dog in the areas listed could face a fine of up to £80.
Some of the 96 areas proposed include the Knockagh Monument on the outskirts of Carrickfergus, as well as parts of Carnfunnock Country Park in Larne.
Playing fields and community centres in Ballymena, Greenisland and Whitehead are also included.
The consultation, which is open to the public until 19 June, has caused controversy among some dog owners.
Philip Thompson, the director of environmental services at the council, said: "Dog control issues, particularly the whole issue of fouling, are something that our elected members and officers are continually getting complaints about.
"So these dog control orders are there to try and deal with that issue."
He said the council would engage with people worried about the zones.
"This is a four-week consultation and we will genuinely listen and genuinely take on board those concerns," he said.
"If there are areas that shouldn't be on those, then we can remove them, but that will come back to council for a final decision."
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A Northern Ireland council is considering setting up a number of dog exclusion zones.
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Ards midfielder Gareth Tommons and Crues attacker David Cushley were sent-off before Owens headed in from a Paul Heatley cross to clinch victory.
Ballymena United fought back from two down to draw 2-2 with Dungannon Swifts while Portadown beat Carrick 4-0.
Jamie McGonigle hit a double in Coleraine's 3-0 win at Ballinamallard.
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Ian Parkhill put the Bannsiders ahead seconds into the second half at Ferney Park before McGonigle sealed a win which takes Coleraine up three places to sixth.
Ards had the chance to replace Crusaders as leaders but Stephen Baxter's side showed the stuff of champions to take all three points at the Bangor Fuels Arena.
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Tommons was first to go on 50 minutes followed by Cushley 20 minutes later, both straight reds for poor tackles.
"Ards made it tough for us and you have to give them credit," said Crusaders matchwinner Owens.
"I think they will do well this season. Our performances have not been great but we dug in and got the result.
"It was a great ball in by Paul Heatley and I got on the end of it."
Andrew Mitchell put the in-form Swifts in control against Ballymena, scoring twice in four minutes at Stangmore Park.
Conor McCloskey reduced the deficit with a diving header before Cathair Friel's second-half equaliser.
It was a debut to remember for Portadown midfielder Alan Byrne, with the former Shelbourne and Drogheda player netting in an impressive display from Shamrock Park hosts.
Aaron Haire was injured in scoring Portadown's third goal and he required lengthy treatment for a head injury before being stretched off.
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Jordan Owens struck in added time to give champions Crusaders a 1-0 away win over Ards and stretch their lead at the top of the Premiership to four points.
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The Magpies are reportedly keen on the 23-year-old centre-back, who missed Tuesday's game at Southend.
"As far as I know, it is speculation. He is a good player and sometimes that will happen," Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"It is not the first time and it won't be the last. We can only deal with it that way as he is a Brighton player."
Last month the Seagulls rejected a £4m offer for Dunk from fellow Championship side Fulham, who the Sussex club face on Saturday.
Dunk was rested for Brighton's League Cup tie in midweek but is expected to return to the squad for their trip to Craven Cottage.
Hughton, who was in charge of Newcastle from the summer of 2009 until December 2010, is keen to hold on to the defender even if a Premier League club does put in a bid.
"What we want to be doing with our best players is keeping them, and doing whatever we can to put ourselves in the best position to do well this season," he said.
"Ultimately, with any of our players, it doesn't matter where the speculation comes from. We have to look after our best interests first."
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Brighton manager Chris Hughton has dismissed reports linking defender Lewis Dunk with a move to Newcastle United as "speculation".
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Rowett had led the Blues to seventh in the Championship before his exit.
The Cumbrians are currently in talks with an overseas party with regard to a financial involvement in the club.
"We need to nail down what happens, because we're quite happy with [boss] Keith Curle," Clibbens said.
He told BBC Radio Cumbria: "I don't know the details [of the Rowett departure] but these are the realities of the world.
"Having a load of cash is only part of what we need to deal with here."
Carlisle have been linked with new investment for almost two years, while recent negotiations have accelerated to a point where finer details are being discussed.
On the field, manager Curle has assembled a team which is two points behind leaders Plymouth and second in League Two after 21 games.
"The investor has outlined his overall vision of what he thinks he would do with his club," Clibbens added. "We've got to drill down and see what that means in reality.
"That, being brutal, means right down to who will manage the team."
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Carlisle chief executive Nigel Clibbens says Gary Rowett's sacking as manager of Birmingham, after the club acquired new owners, highlights the need for thorough negotiations with investors.
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The 38-year-old left the Shakers in the summer and has scored eight goals in 24 appearances for Crewe this season.
Chris Brass is currently in interim charge at Gigg Lane after David Flitcroft left the club last month.
Bury are 20th in League One after a winless run of 14 games in all competitions.
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Bury have approached Crewe about bringing striker Ryan Lowe back to the club as a player-coach, reports BBC Radio Manchester.
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The men aged 33, 32, 30 and 29 have been charged with a number of offences related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
Officers recovered £800,000 of 'skunk' and cash during searches in Belfast, Greenisland, Bangor, Newtownards and Ballywalter. Six people were arrested.
Eight have also been held in Italy.
The men who have been charged are due to appear at Newtownards Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening a 37-year-old man was arrested in England, to be brought to Northern Ireland for questioning.
He was detained by police in Birmingham but it is expected that he will be transferred on Tuesday to be interviewed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
The six people arrested in Northern Ireland were four men and two women who were questioned on suspicion of the importation of cannabis and conspiracy to supply cannabis and money laundering.
The two women, aged 29 and 26, have since been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
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Four men have been charged following an international investigation into the supply of 'skunk' cannabis into Northern Ireland.
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Zhang Chunxian vowed to use "iron fists" on separatists in the region, Xinhua news agency says.
The warning comes on the anniversary of deadly ethnic riots that saw almost 200 people killed in 2009.
Rights group Amnesty International has accused China of intimidating the ethnic Uighur minority.
Xinjiang province is the country's most westerly region and borders former Soviet states.
China witnessed its worst ethnic violence in decades when riots erupted between the majority Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs in the capital city of Urumqi, says the BBC's Martin Patience.
The Turkic-speaking Uighurs, who have lived in China's shadow for centuries, accuse Beijing of religious and political persecution.
Mr Zhang, who is Communist Party secretary of the Xinjiang committee, urged soldiers to remain vigilant against hostile forces and strike separatists, terrorists and extremists with ''iron fists'', Xinhua says.
"We should leave terrorists no place to hide," he said, adding that the region was stable but faced "severe challenges".
London-based rights group Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement saying that Chinese authorities "continue to silence those speaking out on abuses" in the region.
"The general trend toward repression that we see all over China is particularly pronounced in Xinjiang," Catherine Baber, AI Asia-Pacific director,
said in a statement
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She urged the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of those who have disappeared and end the persecution of family members seeking answers.
On Monday, there were reports that two Uighur men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in Xinjiang had died.
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A top Chinese official has pledged a crackdown on "separatist forces" in Xinjiang, three years after ethnic violence there, state-run media report.
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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested. A 14-year-old arrested earlier was released without charge.
A spokesperson for the fire service said it was alerted to the blaze at Dawn Paper's premises on Donore Road at around 22:00 local time on Saturday.
The fire service said it expected to have crews at the site for the rest of the day.
The roof of the building has collapsed and what remains of it is expected to smoulder for a number of days.
At one point during the night 12 units of the fire brigade tackled the blaze.
There are no reports of any casualties.
Dawn Paper was established in 1988 and the company manufactures industrial cleaning paper and domestic tissue paper products for the Irish market.
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A paper factory in Drogheda, County Louth, has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.
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Two men were arrested hours after the incident on Saturday and police say one of them has confessed.
Police say a gang raped the tourist and beat up her boyfriend, also a foreign national, forcing them to withdraw money from cash machines.
Rio hosts the football World Cup next year and the Olympics in 2016.
Curbing violence is a major priority for city authorities.
Police say the gang has been operating in Rio for several months and that other victims have come forward since the incident.
Earlier, police named the first two suspects arrested as Jonathan Foudakis de Souza, 20, and Wallace Aparecido de Souza Silva, 22.
They later arrested a third man named as Carlos Armando Costa dos Santos, 21.
Police said the couple boarded the minibus in the neighbourhood of Copacabana.
It is believed that the driver and two others made other passengers leave the minibus before attacking the two tourists on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, police said.
The woman was repeatedly raped and her boyfriend was handcuffed and badly beaten.
The couple were dumped in the nearby city of Itaborai after being forced to use their credit cards to buy goods and withdraw money from cash machines, the police report says.
Police chief Alexandre Braga said detectives had used the bank receipts and transactions to track down the route the gang had taken.
"We identified the places and sent out teams of police where we obtained even more information about the suspects' physical characteristics and then a little while after their identity," he said.
Robberies are common on buses in Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities but the violence and audacity of the latest attack has shocked local media.
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Police in Brazil have arrested a third man accused of robbing and raping a foreign tourist on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro.
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Adrian Ernest Bayley, 41, has admitted murdering 29-year-old Jill Meagher on 22 September last year at Brunswick in Melbourne.
He had admitted rape at an earlier hearing but had been due to stand trial in September on the murder charge.
He was remanded in custody until 11 June.
Ms Meagher's family was not at the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria for Bayley's appearance on Friday.
Ms Meagher, who was originally from Drogheda, County Louth, moved to Australia from Ireland in 2009 with her husband, Thomas.
She worked for ABC radio but went missing during a night out with colleagues.
Her body was discovered six days later buried on the outskirts of the city.
The BBC's correspondent in Sydney, Phil Mercer, said there had been a huge turnout for Ms Meagher's memorial rally and he had never seen "public revulsion on that scale".
"A few weeks after Jill Meagher was murdered a crowd of about 30,000 people marched through the inner city district of Brunswick, in Melbourne, to remember Jill Meagher and also to highlight the broader concerns about violence against women," he said.
"Certainly, this case did touch a very raw nerve in the city of Melbourne.
"Today, at least for Jill Meagher's family and the people who knew her at the national broadcaster, ABC, perhaps this will be a bit of closure for them."
He said the Meagher family had been "spared the anguish" of a high profile trial because of the change of plea by Bayley.
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A man charged with the murder of an Irish woman in Australia has changed his plea to guilty.
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The ceremony marks the anniversary of a 1940 resolution calling for a separate homeland for Muslims in India.
Its resumption is a symbolic show of military strength, analysts say, from a nation which has been badly affected by militant attacks.
In his address Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain said that the "end of terrorism" was near.
Pakistan last held a Republic Day parade in 2008 because of fears militants might target it.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil, who was at Monday's parade in the capital Islamabad, said it was an opportunity for Pakistan to show off its military might to the public, with units of all infantry divisions taking part. Air force shows were held and there was an ostentatious display of weaponry.
President Hussain praised forces taking part in the operation against the Pakistani Taliban and other militants in North Waziristan, and paid tribute to the more than 150 victims of the Army Public School massacre in Peshawar in December.
"I salute the armed forces, those that have fought to protect us and those who have given their lives to protect this country. To the nation of Pakistan I say that the end of terrorism is near. We have a resolve and we will defeat them," he said.
But he also stressed that Pakistan wanted to co-operate peacefully with its neighbours, saying that Islamabad was enjoying "growing relations" with Afghanistan, and was continually trying to "improve ties" with India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "I have written to Pakistan PM... conveying my greetings on the National Day of Pakistan. It is my firm conviction that all outstanding issues can be resolved through bilateral dialogue in an atmosphere free from terror and violence."
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Pakistan has held its first Republic Day parade in seven years amid tight security.
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Games company ImmersiveMinds spent more than 125 hours and used more than three million virtual bricks on the 1:1 scale map of the islands.
St Kilda lies about 40 miles (64km) west of North Uist, the nearest inhabited place to the archipelago.
The last islanders left the main island of Hirta in 1930 after life there became unsustainable.
People only now live on Hirta on a temporary basis to work at the military site, or on wildlife conservation projects.
The Minecraft version of St Kilda has been made to help mark Tuesday's World Heritage Day.
The map is available for public download to allow gamers all over the world to explore the archipelago's history, heritage, stories, people and landscapes.
Nick Smith, heritage manager at Western Isles' local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, said: "This is a really exciting way to use technology so that people can discover a remote and difficult to access place."
The team from ImmersiveMinds worked closely with Jonathan Wordsworth, the St Kilda archaeologist with The National Trust for Scotland, to ensure that this digital world is as accurate as possible.
The virtual build features abandoned blackhouses, boats and underground structures called souterrains.
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Scotland's remote St Kilda archipelago has been digitally recreated in video game Minecraft.
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It was a craft introduced by the Phoenicians, who established city states on the Mediterranean coast - including the city of Carthage in Tunisia. But it later died out in the North African country.
BBC Africa's Rana Jawad met glassblower Sadika Keskes, who brought back the art form to Tunisia 30 years ago.
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Glassblowing in Tunisia is thought to date back more than 2,000 years.
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Mr Modi began his two-day visit on Wednesday with a private dinner with Mr Putin.
These talks have been held annually since 2000 and hosted alternately between Moscow and Delhi.
Russia and India were close allies during the Cold War, but recently the relationship has become more complex.
Bilateral trade between the two countries stands at $10bn (£6.74bn) and Russia is India's second largest defence supplier.
But earlier this year, India was reported to be displeased with Russia for selling attack helicopters to Pakistan and Russia was unhappy with India for choosing French Rafale fighters and American Apache attack helicopters over Moscow's defence products.
Mr Modi's visit is seen as a chance to work on the personal chemistry between the two leaders, and to reset relations between their countries, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Moscow.
India has become an even more important market for Russia since the West imposed economic sanctions, our correspondent says, adding that Moscow is looking to sell India its sophisticated S400 anti-aircraft systems.
A deal to manufacture military helicopters and build further nuclear power plants in India could also be signed.
Last year, Russia announced it would help India build at least 10 more nuclear reactors. It has already built in a nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu state.
The two countries have outlined an "ambitious vision" for nuclear energy and agreed that the new reactors would be built over the next 20 years.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold talks, with a firm focus on defence and nuclear energy co-operation
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Yahya Jammeh is accused of withdrawing the money via a state telecoms company.
A court has ordered all his remaining assets in The Gambia to be frozen.
Mr Jammeh flew into Equatorial Guinea after 22 years in power. He lost an election in December and only agreed to step down after regional powers sent in troops threatening to force him out.
Luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as Mr Jammeh left the country.
The amount was initially suggested to be more than $11m (£8.8m) by Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty then an aide to new President Adam Barrow.
But on Monday, Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said that Mr Jammeh had withdrawn $50m between 2006 and 2016.
He accused Mr Jammeh of directing the "unlawful withdrawals" from accounts held at The Gambia's central bank, linked to state-owned Gamtel either "personally or under his instructions".
Mr Tambadou said a court order had frozen or temporarily held 88 accounts and 14 companies linked in some way to Mr Jammeh - amounting to all the politician's "known assets" remaining in The Gambia, as the country's new administration sought to prevent him "liquidating or dissipating" anything further.
It has also been reported livestock, cars and properties have been seized. Three of his cousins have been arrested after selling his cattle.
Mr Tambadou said the discoveries were "just a tip of the iceberg".
Mr Jammeh has been out of contact since he left The Gambia and has not responded to the allegations.
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The Gambia's former president stole "at least" $50m (£38.4m) from the state before he left the country in January, the justice minister has said.
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Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny had invited Mrs May to give a speech to TDs (MPs).
"My understanding is that the Prime Minister's schedule will not allow that to happen and I am not in control of that schedule," Mr Kenny told the Dáil.
Mrs May and Mr Kenny are expected to discuss Brexit during the Dublin visit.
Mrs May would have been only the second UK prime minister to speak before the Dáil.
Tony Blair addressed the Dail in 1998, the first speech to the parliament by a UK prime minister since 1922.
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Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to address the Dáil (Irish parliament) on her visit to the Republic of Ireland later this month.
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Sr Clare Theresa Crockett, 33, who was from Derry's Long Tower area, died when a school collapsed in Playa Prieta.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 480 people, and left more than 4,000 injured and 231 missing.
Shauna Gill said that it was a tribute to her sister that people were still so interested in her story a year after her death.
"Over the past year we have had a lot of support from people," Ms Gill told BBC News NI.
"Clare was always happy and loved life.
"To think that a year on people are still writing about her is unbelievable."
Sr Clare and another Irish nun injured in the quake, Sr Thérèse Ryan from County Limerick, were part of the Home of the Mother order.
They had been teaching guitar and singing with five young women postulants, who were entering the religious order, when the earthquake struck.
It is believed they became trapped on a stairwell as they ran out of the building.
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A memorial Mass has been held for a Londonderry nun who died in an earthquake in South America a year ago.
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Former Celtic and Everton defender Stubbs took over from Terry Butcher last summer and led Hibs to second place in last season's Championship.
However, the Easter Road side missed out on promotion via the play-offs.
"Supporters would agree that they have seen a lot of positive changes over the past year, and I know there is a lot more to come," head coach Stubbs said.
John Doolan and Andy Holden will continue to assist Stubbs in what he describes as "the work in progress".
"I think most supporters would agree that whatever disappointments they have suffered in recent seasons are behind us. We are on the right track now, we're trying to play a winning and exciting brand of football that they want to see and be part of," he added.
"We made decent progress last year, this season we all know we need to get promoted.
"This is football, so there will be setbacks along the way. It's how we react to those setbacks that will eventually determine how successful we are. If we buckle and fight amongst ourselves we will lose. If we stick together and show our collective commitment, we will win. I'm confident that we can win."
Chief Executive Leeann Dempster said: "This is a tremendous demonstration of our ambition at this club. We have a really talented management team, and their desire to stick with us shows that they understand we are determined to get this club back to the top.
"Supporters wanted to see that commitment, and Alan, John and Taff [Andy Holden] have all shown their own determination to restore this club to the upper end of Scottish football, where it belongs."
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Alan Stubbs and his coaching team have extended their contracts until the summer of 2017.
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Councillor Bill Barker and Wisley Golf Club have reported safety concerns - as well as disruption to walkers.
Mr Barker said children saw the damaged structure as a challenge, and golf club boss Wayne Sheffield said people were using wire cutters to remove fencing.
Surrey County Council (SCC) said talks were under way on replacing the bridge.
Mr Barker said storms in December 2013 turned the River Wey into a raging torrent which undercut the embankment and left the bridge on one of the county's most busily-used footpaths slumped and on its side.
Notices at the site said the bridge could remain closed until August 2016, he added.
But he added: "Any imaginative child looks upon this as a challenge."
He said walkers had used a private bridge owned by Wisley Golf Club as an alternative, but said action should have been taken after two years.
The club's chief executive said: "There's obviously frustration from walkers. We understand that and we'd like to help more but obviously health and safety-wise it's a big concern with golf balls flying around."
The club is keeping a tee closed because access will be needed for bridge repairs.
An SCC spokesman said: "We have been involved in initial discussions with the golf club and Environment Agency to work out how the old bridge can be removed and the new structure put in place, and these are ongoing."
He said replacing the bridge would cost up to £400,000, and work would start as soon as funds were found.
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A footbridge that was damaged in severe floods nearly two winters ago has still not been repaired and is unsafe, a councillor has said.
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Doctors had earlier suspended all treatment for Gen Contreras, 86.
He had been sentenced to 500 years in jail for human rights abuses.
Victims' families say Dina was behind more than half the cases of murder, disappearance and torture under the Pinochet government.
Gen Contreras was one of the main architects of Plan Condor, a co-ordinated campaign of political repression and assassination by military governments in the southern cone of South America which is said to have killed tens of thousands of people across the region.
Gen Contreras had been in the military hospital in Santiago since the end of last month.
A presidential decree in 2009 announced that on his death, he would not receive any military honours.
Questions have been asked by left-wing parties as to why he was not deprived of his rank of general when first sentenced.
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Manuel Contreras - who headed Chile's intelligence service, Dina, during the government of Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s and 80s - has died in a military hospital in the capital, Santiago.
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The Brixham Express between Brixham and Torquay is advertised as a "custom built catamaran", but is currently a small fishing boat.
A Torbay councillor said handing out subsidies for the service was "verging on the ridiculous".
The firm said it was still waiting to get a safety all-clear on the vessel.
Read live updates on this story on BBC Local Live as it develops
Brixham Ferries won the contract in 2014 to supply the year-round service as part of Torbay Council's green travel plan which promised the catamaran.
The service started in November 2014 with a number of large hired vessels, but since last April it has been using small fishing boats.
According to a Freedom of Information request by the BBC, a total of £540,000 in government subsidies was given to the firm by Torbay Council in January and April 2015.
Steve Darling, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the Conservative-controlled council, said: "The service is not all singing and dancing so I can't understand why any subsidy has been handed out."
Torbay pleasure boat operator John Jones said: "We have always treated the Brixham Express as a bit of a joke but to get more than £500,000 for a service which is not what was promised is no joke."
A Torbay Council spokesperson said no subsidy had been paid to the company since April last year because it had "not been able to comply with the vessel specification" in the contract.
Mary O'Driscoll, of Brixham Express, said the catamaran was waiting for a safety certificate in Donegal, Ireland, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
There had been "inexplicable and significant delays", she said, and the firm had "lost out heavily because of this long delay".
The MCA said it was "awaiting confirmation that the noted defects have now been rectified".
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A ferry firm has failed to deliver a promised 100-seat catamaran more than two years after it started a route subsidised by £540,000 of public cash.
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The 23-year-old centre-back, who has previously had spells with Gillingham and Brighton, scored one goal in 11 appearances in WSL 2 in 2016.
"It is a dream of mine to join a pro club so to be here is an amazing feeling," she told the club website.
"I have worked my way through the ranks and am delighted to have done enough to earn a contract with Chelsea."
Chelsea have not disclosed the length of Cooper's contract.
The Blues begin the WSL Spring Series against Manchester City on 23 April.
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Women's Super League One side Chelsea Ladies have signed defender Deanna Cooper from London Bees.
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Police Scotland said officers stopped and detained two men on Saracen Street, Glasgow, at about 19:05 on 22 December.
A 43-year-old man became unwell and was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where he died on Boxing Day.
The Crown Office has asked the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner to carry out an independent investigation into the circumstances.
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An investigation is to be carried out after a man died on Boxing Day - four days after being detained by police.
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Lady the osprey has laid almost 70 eggs and reared 50 chicks at Loch of the Lowes.
The 29-year-old female, thought to be the oldest breeding raptor in the world, was spotted at the site near Dunkeld at 06:49.
Thousands of people watch her every year on a Scottish Wildlife Trust webcam.
Staff and volunteers at Loch of the Lowes had been on the lookout for Lady, who migrates to Scotland each spring after spending the winter in Africa.
She was identified after the sighting using close-up images of her plumage and eye markings.
Lady has already begun courtship with her regular partner - known as Laddie - and wildlife centre staff are hopeful the pair could again produce chicks this season.
Scottish Wildlife Trust ranger Emma Rawling said everyone at the centre was "thrilled" to see Lady return.
She said: "She is a very old bird and for her to undertake another successful migration is testament to just how special she is. However, it does demonstrate the conservation success story of the species as a whole.
"To think that ospreys were extinct in Britain just over a century ago really brings home how accomplished the concerted effort of conservation has been in that time.
"The questions now are whether she will breed, if any eggs will hatch and whether any chicks fledge."
The trust operates a special Ospreycam on their website for bird watchers to follow Lady's progress.
Ospreys were extinct in the British Isles between 1916 and 1954, but it's estimated there are currently between 250 and 300 nesting pairs in the UK.
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An osprey has returned to a Perthshire nature reserve to breed for the 24th consecutive year.
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The Mayor of London accused the government of having no clear strategy just two months ahead of a deadline to formally trigger the UK's exit from the European Union (EU).
Mr Khan said a "muddled Brexit" would be as damaging as a "hard Brexit".
The Department for Exiting the European Union has yet to respond to the mayor's speech.
In his speech to business and political leaders on Thursday, night the Mr Khan said: "It's deeply concerning that we still appear to have muddled thinking at the heart of government.
"The only thing that would be as damaging as a hard Brexit would be a muddled Brexit.
"And - unfortunately - it looks like that is where we are heading unless there's a change in tact and direction from our government."
The Mayor said a negative Brexit impact for London would hit the whole country.
"If the proper agreements aren't negotiated and we don't get the necessary transitional agreements in place, there'll be serious knock-on impacts on our future - with jobs and billions of revenue lost," he said.
"Revenues used to deliver public services and much, much more.
"This would hit the entire country, not just London."
Downing Street has previously said the prime minister will give a speech next week "setting out more" on the government's Brexit plans.
Theresa May's official spokeswoman said: "She will be making a speech on Tuesday, setting out more on our approach to Brexit, as part of preparing for the negotiations and in line with our approach for global Britain and continuing to be an outward-looking nation."
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A "muddled" Brexit would cost London heavily in terms of jobs and investment, Sadiq Khan has warned.
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Bracknell Forest Borough Council closed Winkfield Road, near the attraction in Windsor, for "essential" repairs on 10 November.
However, Windsor and Maidenhead council said it caused a "nightmare" for its neighbouring residents.
The road will now see three further weeks of work and temporary traffic lights.
Bracknell Forest Council said the road, between Squirrels Roundabout and the Legoland roundabout, reopened a day ahead of schedule.
It added the scheme aimed to prevent "a possible future collapse of the culvert retaining walls, which would have posed a significant safety risk and would have caused long-term traffic disruption".
The Windsor and Maidenhead authority had offered to contribute to the cost of the work, in a bid to speed up the scheme, but Bracknell Forest said it was too late to change the schedule.
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A road near Legoland which sparked a row between two councils when it closed for roadworks has reopened.
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Fifteen kilograms of the drug were discovered in a haulage vehicle that had just arrived at Dublin Port from the UK.
It followed a joint operation between the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and the police.
A 36-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with drug trafficking offences.
He remains in custody and will appear in a Dublin court on Monday morning.
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Cocaine with an estimated street value of more than 1m euros has been seized in Dublin.
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The ship, with 205 containers on board, is now being searched, Mombasa Police Chief Francis Wanjohi told the BBC.
Elite Kenyan police units, including members of the narcotics squad, launched a surprise raid at midnight local time (21:00 GMT Thursday), sealing off all entrances to the port.
The main entrance to the port has now been reopened.
The berth holding the cargo ship, which had sailed from the Indian port of Mumbai, is still closed off.
Last month, Kenyan authorities blew up a yacht off the coast of Mombasa, after heroin worth $290,000 (£185,000) was found on board.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has on several occasions cited Kenya as a transit point for the re-packaging and trans-shipment of drugs to Europe and America.
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Kenyan authorities have seized a cargo ship suspected to be carrying drugs at the port of Mombasa, police say.
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The 33-year-old batsman missed the tour because he "needed a bit of time away from the game".
The Proteas unsuccessfully tried three different batsmen at number four in their 3-1 loss to England.
De Villiers' agent told BBC Sport nothing has been decided, but South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said he does not expect him to return.
Du Plessis, who had De Villiers as his best man at his wedding, said: "We spend too much time talking about if he is going to come back.
"We have to move past the hope of him coming back and find someone who is going to fulfil that role. If he comes back it's a huge bonus, but I don't expect it."
De Villiers, who has more than 8,000 Test runs at an average of 50.46, has not played a Test since January 2016.
South Africa's next assignment is a home series against Bangladesh, starting on 28 September.
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AB de Villiers remains undecided about his Test future after missing South Africa's series defeat in England.
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Betsi Cadwaladr's Simon Dean said it was due to "extreme difficulties" in recruiting doctors.
He said it was a daily challenge to fill rotas.
On Tuesday, the board will discuss downgrading units at either Glan Clwyd, Ysbyty Gwynedd or Wrexham Maelor hospitals.
The health board favours making the doctor-led unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, a midwife-led unit. Mothers needing more complicated care will be transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
Critics of the controversial proposal have claimed some expectant mothers would be at greater risk from having to travel further.
The Betsi Cadwaladr board initially argued it did not have time to hold a public consultation on its decision because the changes had to be implemented urgently.
However, campaigners challenged the decision in court and managers backed down.
The consultation document which will be discussed on Tuesday also includes a proposal to maintain services as they are, but Mr Dean told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme that would not be safe.
"Clearly if we thought things were safe as they were - we wouldn't be entering into consultation," he said.
He said it was important to "recognise the warning signs that things are much more difficult before a tragic event happens. We're trying to manage risks in anticipatory way - looking at the things that could go wrong".
If the decision is given the go ahead, the public will be invited to have its say.
Mr Dean took over as interim chief executive after its previous boss stepped aside following the health minister's decision to put the board into "special measures" following a series of scandals.
He said his priority has been to "rebuild the trust and confidence of the public and staff" and "create the conditions which staff could succeed".
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Maternity units in north Wales have previously been forced to temporarily shut over safety fears for mothers and babies, a health board boss has said.
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The 25-year-old initially moved to Sixways in November last year on a short-term deal to provide cover for the injured Francois Hougaard.
Dowsett has played eight times since joining from Australian Super Rugby side ACT Brumbies.
"Michael has shown tremendous professionalism," director of rugby Gary Gold told the club website.
"He provides important competition in the half-back position and he's a hungry, enthusiastic individual who drives standards across the board."
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Worcester Warriors have extended Australian-born England-qualified scrum-half Michael Dowsett's contract.
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The ex-Harlequins, Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks player, 30, is to focus on the 2017 Varsity Match.
He has scored 20 tries in 47 games for Bristol since joining the club in 2013.
"I've had four great years at Bristol and 13 as a professional, but this opportunity doesn't present itself to too many," he told BBC Radio Bristol.
"Constitutionally, the 'captain' runs the club (at Cambridge University), so in a way they are the director of rugby, which is quite nice.
"We have got a really good coach though in (former Plymouth Albion boss) James Shanahan, and a really good bunch of guys, so I won't have to do too much."
Meanwhile, Bristol's former Saracens and Toulon back Gavin Henson has resumed first-team training as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury.
The 34-year-old has played just two Premiership games so far this season because of two spells on the sidelines.
Welshman Henson - who won 33 caps for his country between 2001 and 2011 - suffered his latest injury in October's loss to Sale.
Henson lasted 11 minutes for Bristol on the day of his comeback from a leg injury he suffered on the opening day of the season.
No precise timeframe has been revealed for his return to the match-day squad but Bristol backs coach Dwayne Peel said: "He's way ahead of schedule now so it's when his body feels right.
"It's good to have him back on the park. His knowledge is second to none.
"In his first session back, albeit non-contact, he looked class to be fair."
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Bristol winger Charlie Amesbury is to leave professional rugby at the end of the Premiership season and then captain Cambridge University while studying.
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It follows the reopening of the 500m stretch known as the Todmorden Curve, which has been delayed by a year. The route was initially axed in 1972.
Passengers no longer have to change at Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire on journeys between Burnley and Manchester.
Burnley Council said £10m had been invested in the link, which will halve travel times to about 50 minutes between the two stations.
The service's reinstallation had been the subject of a long campaign, which was supported by Burnley Council, local organisations and charities.
Council leader Mark Townsend said the restored link would benefit the local economy and employment, while making the nearby countryside "even easier to reach for visitors".
The redevelopment of the Todmorden Curve and Burnley's historic Weavers' Triangle received £8.8 million from the government's Regional Growth Fund in 2011.
Celebrations heralding the restored link will be held at Burnley's Manchester Road and Accrington stations on Monday.
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Direct rail services between Manchester and Burnley have been reinstated.
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Barry McCarney, 35, challenged verdicts that he was guilty of killing Millie Martin.
He also contested charges that he subjected her to a sexual assault and grievous bodily harm.
But in court in Belfast on Friday, senior judges refused his appeal.
They rejected criticisms about the handling of applications for "no case to answer" at his trial.
Allegations of failures in how the jury was directed were also dismissed.
Lord Justice Higgins said: "We do not consider that any of the matters relied upon by the applicant rendered his trial for the murder of Millie Martin to have been unfair."
McCarney was ordered to serve a minimum 25 years of a life sentence imposed for killing the toddler.
She died in December 2009 after being admitted to hospital in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, with serious injuries. She had fractured ribs, heavy bruising and a burnt finger.
McCarney, formerly of Trillick, County Tyrone, had started a relationship with Millie's mother, Rachael, and moved into the family home in Enniskillen months before her death.
Although he was found guilty of murder, no verdict was entered on a separate count of causing the death of a child.
Rachael Martin was cleared of charges of allowing her daughter's death and cruelty through wilful neglect.
Lord Justice Higgins, sitting with Lord Justice Coghlin and Mr Justice Horner, held that the trial judge had been "scrupulous" in ensuring proceedings against McCarney were fair.
He also pointed out that McCarney declined to give evidence, unlike his co-accused, Rachel Martin.
McCarney, who appeared by video-link from prison to hear his appeal being thrown out, is now expected to press ahead with a bid to have his jail term reduced.
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A man jailed for murdering his ex-partner's 15-month-old daughter has failed in a bid to have his convictions overturned.
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At an emergency session in Geneva, director-general Margaret Chan said Ebola had taught the world and the WHO how they must act in the future.
She said the corner had been turned on infections but warned over complacency.
More than 8,500 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Dr Chan said: "This was West Africa's first experience with the virus and it delivered some horrific shocks and surprises.
"The world, including WHO, was too slow to see what was unfolding before us. Ebola is a tragedy that has taught the world, including WHO, many lessons about how to prevent similar events in the future."
Dr Chan said that although disease outbreaks would continue to deliver shocks, "never again should the world be caught by surprise, unprepared".
The reforms announced included a "dedicated contingency fund to support rapid responses to outbreaks and emergencies".
There would also be improvements in international co-ordination and greater support for countries that needed to respond quickly to emergencies.
This would also require vaccines and drugs to be brought to the market more speedily.
Liberia announced on Friday that it was down to just five confirmed cases - there were 500 a week in September. Guinea and Sierra Leone have both also experienced falls in infection rates.
Dr Chan said the worst-case scenario had been avoided, but warned: "We must maintain the momentum and guard against complacency and donor fatigue."
WHO figures show 21,724 reported cases of Ebola in the outbreak , with 8,641 deaths.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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The firm forecasts operating income of 320bn yen ($2.7bn; £1.7bn) for the year ending in March 2016, which was below analyst estimates for 401.6bn yen.
It also plans to restore a shareholder dividend after scrapping it last year and will pay out 10 yen per share.
Shares of Sony fell by 1.3% in Tokyo ahead of the earnings release.
It has been a tough year for Sony, which saw its movie division and gaming network targeted by hackers earlier this year.
The firm said the cyber attacks cost it $41m in "investigation and remediation expenses".
Sony has cut its profit outlook 15 times in seven years, prompting chief executive Kazuo Hirai to undertake a broad restructuring.
Mr Hirai sold off its personal computer business and spun off its loss-making television division into a separate structure.
The company's smartphone division is also still struggling to compete against Samsung, Apple and cheaper Chinese producers such as Xiaomi and Huawei.
Restructuring charges are expected to be approximately 35bn yen for the new fiscal year, the company said in a statement.
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Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony expects operating profit to more than quadruple because of higher gadget sales and cost-cutting measures.
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The RNLI said it was aware of congestion problems in St Dogmaels which is the main access route to the nearby lifeboat station in Cardigan.
It said it had led to delays in crews launching the lifeboat.
Pembrokeshire council said the restrictions will be in place in the next few weeks.
An RNLI spokesman said: "We would ask motorists in the area to consider that lifeboat crews will be using the route to respond to emergencies and park and drive accordingly."
Double yellow lines will be painted in areas around Pilot Street.
A Pembrokeshire council spokesman said the measures will "ensure sufficient carriageway width is retained to allow opposing traffic flow and vehicles to exit without any potential confrontation which is what is presently occurring".
In addition, St Dogmaels council has asked the county council to suspend the parking charges introduced in the High Street car park during the summer season to assess the impact it has on the congestion.
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Parking restrictions are being stepped up in a north Pembrokeshire village following emergency access concerns by RNLI volunteers.
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Officers forced entry into a flat in Adelphi Place, Portobello, on Sunday where they found the body of 88-year-old Douglas Iggulden.
His wife Elizabeth, 89, was found collapsed and remains in hospital.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner will look at the initial response by Police Scotland to a report of concern about the couple's welfare.
BBC Scotland understands the investigation concerns the timing of the police response.
The commissioner is also reviewing a separate incident where a possible sighting of an elderly woman who had gone missing from her home in Glasgow, was not passed onto the police inquiry team.
Janet McKay's body was later discovered in Clydebank, more than a week after her disappearance.
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An inquiry has been ordered into how police responded to a pensioner's death in Edinburgh.
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The regulator said it wanted to determine if the deal would result in a "substantial lessening of competition".
The two companies agreed the terms of the merger, which will create the UK's biggest asset manager, in March.
If it goes ahead, Aberdeen shareholders will own 33.3% and Standard Life shareholders 66.7% of the merged firm.
The two companies have a combined worldwide workforce of about 9,000 people.
It is expected that about 800 jobs will go in a three-year integration period.
"This is one of a number of regulatory and antitrust approvals being sought as part of the merger process. Approval for the merger has already been granted by competition authorities in the US and Germany," Standard Life said in a statement.
The plan is for the company to be renamed Standard Life Aberdeen plc.
Both companies have agreed on a 16-strong board made up of an equal number of Standard Life and Aberdeen directors.
Standard Life chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone is to be the chairman of the new firm, while Aberdeen's chairman, Simon Troughton, will become deputy chairman.
Keith Skeoch, the Standard Life chief executive, and Aberdeen boss Martin Gilbert will become co-chief executives of the new firm.
A general meeting has been scheduled for June at which shareholders will be asked to approve the merger. The two firms want to conclude the deal by mid-August.
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The Competition and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into the planned £11bn merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management.
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The video, which has since been taken off YouTube, shows a crowd shouting at a group of people who remain seated during the Indian anthem.
It is unclear where the incident occurred, although some reports said it took place in the city of Mumbai.
The controversy comes amid a debate on "growing intolerance" in India.
National anthem has been trending on Twitter India, with opinion sharply divided on the actions of the crowd.
Many have supported the theatre audience, calling the actions of the group "shameless" and "blasphemy".
However, some others have questioned the need to "wear patriotism on your sleeve" and the relevance of token gestures like simply standing for a national anthem.
Though not all cinemas in India play the national anthem before screening movies, it is mandatory in some states, including the western state of Maharashtra.
Cinemas in the state display messages asking audiences to stand before playing the anthem.
This is also not the first time that people have been targeted for not "respecting" the national song.
Last year, a man was beaten by a mob in Mumbai, after his South African friend refused to stand for the national anthem.
The man, identified as Mahek Vyas, also alleged that a policeman at a nearby station had refused to file a complaint against the six people who attacked him, and had also told him that he should have made his friend stand.
In the southern state of Kerala, a man was charged with sedition after he refused to stand for the anthem in a cinema.
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was also mired in controversy, after she took it upon herself to throw a boy out of a theatre hall because he refused to stand for the national anthem.
Although there is no specific law that mandates standing for the anthem in India, the home ministry's rules, which carry the force of law, specify that it is compulsory to stand to attention when the anthem is played.
The debate about India's national anthem comes amid concerns over growing intolerance in the country.
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A video purporting to show "Muslims" thrown out of a cinema hall for not standing for the national anthem has begun a debate on patriotism in India.
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There have been reports that Tevez, 33, who joined Shanghai from Boca Juniors in December, wanted to leave the club.
The ex-Manchester City striker has asked Shanghai to allow him to return home for treatment on a calf injury.
Tevez, who signed a two-year contract, has scored twice in 11 games.
He is one of the world's highest paid players, earning £634,615 a week, according to the Sun.
"According to the request from Carlos Tevez to our club, after discussion, we now approve his request," Shanghai were reported as saying in the South China Morning Post.
"He's permitted to go back to Argentina and receive treatment at the Clinica Jorge Bombicino and he must rejoin the team on 30 August and participate in training."
During the 2010-11 season, Tevez fled to Argentina for three months following a disagreement with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.
He lost almost £10m in wages, fines and lost bonuses during the dispute.
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Carlos Tevez has been granted permission to go to Argentina, but only after agreeing in writing to return to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua by 30 August.
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This is because of the violence perpetrated by fans before their 5-1 Group E defeat at Roma on 17 September.
CSKA were already due to play Bayern behind closed doors as punishment for racist chanting by fans last season.
"It is likely we will have to play all our home games behind closed doors," said CSKA general manager Roman Babaev.
"They [Uefa] could exclude us from the Champions League.
"We are going to do everything in our power to make sure this does not happen. At the moment, the whole club is going through a difficult time."
The club has been charged for the behaviour of their fans in Rome, where violent clashes with police, from which four officers and 13 stewards were left injured, forced the match to be halted.
Last season, CSKA were fined after their fans were found guilty of racist chanting during Champions League games with City and Viktoria Plzen.
City are due to play CSKA in Moscow on 21 October.
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CSKA Moscow's Champions League home game with Manchester City is one of three fixtures the Russian club expect to play behind closed doors.
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Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and B would be built 77 miles (125km) off the Yorkshire coast.
Forwind Ltd said it would consist of 400 wind turbines producing up to 2,400 MW of electricity, enough to power nearly two million homes.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said the development had the potential to support hundreds of jobs.
Mr Davey said: "Making the most of Britain's home grown energy is creating jobs and businesses in the UK, getting the best deal for consumers and reducing our reliance on foreign imports.
"Wind power is vital to this plan, with £14.5bn invested since 2010 into an industry which supports 35,400 jobs."
Forewind said it believed the project could generate between 4,000 and 5,000 direct and indirect jobs.
The offshore farm would connect into the national grid at an existing substation at Creyke Beck, near Cottingham, East Yorkshire, the developers said.
The company has already spent £60m on initial surveys and planning.
Construction on the site is expected to start in 2019.
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The government has approved plans for what is believed to be one of the world's largest offshore wind projects.
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The woman died after the car she was travelling in went into a ditch at Dreenan, Ballybofey, at about 04:25 BST. She was originally from the Ballybofey area.
The driver, a 19-year-old man, has been taken to hospital where he is being treated for minor injuries.
The road has been closed while forensic officers carry out an investigation. The police have appealed for witnesses.
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A 19-year-old woman has been killed in a car crash in County Donegal.
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Alistair McDowall's play, X, tells the story of the crew of a lone research base on the dwarf planet who have lost contact with Earth.
The London venue's artistic director Vicky Featherstone, who will direct the play, admitted that science fiction was "notoriously difficult" to stage.
"It plays with the ideas of all those space station films," she said.
"It's about what it's like if we were trapped in space with nothing out there and how would we communicate."
She promised there would be "no bungee ropes" that would simulate zero gravity when the play begins its run at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre in March.
It's believed to be the first time a play set in space has been staged at the Sloane Square venue, although earlier in her career Featherstone directed David Greig's play, The Cosmonaut's Last Message... which features two Soviet cosmonauts stranded in Earth's orbit.
X will be set "entirely in space", Featherstone said. "It's hard to put plays in genres, it's a play that is in a science fiction world but I wouldn't like to say it's a science fiction play."
The Royal Court's 60th anniversary programme - dubbed Sixty Years New - will kick off in January with a new Caryl Churchill play, Escaped Alone.
Featherstone said it features four women aged in their late 60s and 70s "talking over a cup of tea".
She said the play, which will be directed by James Macdonald, goes "from the domestic to the epic" and there were "loads of thoughts" on casting.
Churchill's previous work for the Royal Court Theatre includes Love and Information; Top Girls and Cloud Nine and recent revivals of her plays include The Skriker (Royal Exchange) and Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (National).
Other plays in the Royal Court season include:
The full programme is on the Royal Court website.
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A space drama set on Pluto is among the new plays in the Royal Court's 60th anniversary season in 2016.
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The pair gained a lap on the field in a thrilling madison race as New Zealand claimed silver and Germany took bronze.
Britain's Elinor Barker won bronze in the women's points race, but Jason Kenny failed to place in the keirin.
Great Britain's medal haul stands at three gold and one bronze, with Olympic champion Laura Trott, 22, leading the omnium heading into the final day.
Trott made an excellent start, winning two of the first three races in the six-discipline event - but she was pushed all the way by Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild, who is just two points behind the Briton.
The omnium resumes on Sunday with the 500m time trial, the flying lap and the 25km points race still to go.
Doull, 21, and Christian, 24, who won team pursuit gold on Friday, had to dig deep to prevent Australia taking a lap in the final moments of the 120-lap madison and deny them victory.
"The crowd lifts you so much," said Doull. "Usually when the lactic acid kicks in and you're really suffering, the noise carries you. It's unbelievable."
Barker, 20, who claimed gold in the women's team pursuit on the opening day, attempted to snatch the points required to repeat her silver at the Commonwealth Games with a late attack in the 80-lap points race, but was caught with a lap to go.
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Great Britain's Owain Doull and Mark Christian won gold on day two of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in London.
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The blaze at the derelict South Fod Farm, Linburn Road, started at about 16:00.
Police said smoke was blowing east from the farm towards Kintail Place and Braemar Drive.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said six appliances had been sent to the scene from Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy.
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Residents have been advised to keep doors and windows closed after a fire broke out at a barn in Dunfermline.
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Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe asked people to join them at Shippea Hill, Cambridgeshire as they try to visit 2,563 stations in three months.
Shippea Hill is a request stop with just two trains a day and was used just 12 times in the last financial year.
Geoff has previously set records for visiting all London's tube stations.
Geoff and Vicki decided to embark on the trip across the country to "capture the true status of Britain's railways today".
They are hoping to donate their video and photo footage to the National Railway Museum and London Transport Museum.
The journey has been made possible by donations from the public. They raised about £38,500 through an online fundraising page.
"We have a lot of love for public transport and this is just a bigger version of it [visiting all the tube stations]," said Geoff.
"The idea just grew and grew and now we are actually doing it."
He said they were stopping at every station but not always getting off.
If they got off the train at each station it would probably tell them more than 10 months, they added.
The couple were due to explore the Norfolk and Suffolk train lines on Sunday before heading back to London. So far they have visited about 850 stations.
The couple have been documenting their challenge on their Twitter and Facebook pages.
Shippea Hill received a boost in December when former Great British Bake Off finalist Ian Cumming offered mince pies to anyone who disembarked there and attracted 16 people to the station.
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More than 20 people travelled to the UK's least visited railway station to meet a couple attempting a train challenge with a difference.
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After World War Two he worked to document what happened at Sobibor, one of three secret death camps built by the Nazis in occupied eastern Poland.
About 250,000 people, mainly Jews, were murdered there from 1942-43. More than 34,000 were from the Netherlands.
Jules Schelvis lost most of his family in the war and survived six more camps until he was finally freed in 1945.
He was a co-plaintiff in the trial of Sobibor guard John Demjanjuk, who was found guilty in 2011 of being an accessory to the murder of 28,000 Jews.
The Nazis tried to cover up the existence of Sobibor and little was known about it as so few people had survived. Schelvis was one of only 18 Dutch people to come back from Sobibor.
He died at his home in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam.
Schelvis began writing about the camp in the 1980s when he retired and set up the Sobibor Foundation .
He was transported to Sobibor aged 22 from the Westerbork camp in June 1943, along with his wife and in-laws who were murdered within hours.
Schelvis himself was later sent to a labour camp after speaking to an SS officer using German he had learned at school.
Initially he believed he was the only Dutch survivor but eventually found another 17 people who had returned home.
Asked why he had devoted years of his life to documenting the horrors of Sobibor, he once said: "I did it for everyone who was murdered there. First of all for my wife and the family and everyone else."
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The last Dutch survivor of the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor, Jules Schelvis, has died at his home aged 95.
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The cryptosporidium bug was found at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston on 6 August 2015.
The prosecution is being brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), which said the outbreak affected about 700,000 people in the area.
United Utilities said it took "a full and open role" during the DWI inquiry.
The firm faces three charges alleging it supplied water unfit for human consumption, it failed to properly disinfect supplies, and it failed to design and continuously operate an adequate treatment process.
The initial hearing will take place at Preston Magistrates Court on 30 June.
A spokesman for United Utilities said it had "complied with all requests for information" but "it would be inappropriate to comment further now until after the case has been concluded".
Homeowners in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre were advised to boil their drinking water after the microbial parasite was discovered in 2015.
The bug, which was found during routine tests, can cause diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
Robert Light, northern chair for the Consumer Council for Water, said: "We are disappointed it has taken almost two years to reach this point and customers are still waiting for answers."
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United Utilities is to be prosecuted over water contamination that left up to 300,000 homeowners unable to drink tap water for more than three weeks.
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Mohammed Khan, 31, Muserat Khan, 36, and Ateek Khan, 28, all of West Bromwich, targeted them in Oswestry.
Mohammed Khan, of Whitehall Road, was jailed for six years, Muserat Khan, of Greets Green Road, was given five years and nine months and Ateek Khan, of Oak Road, five years and six months. All admitted conspiracy to kidnap.
Zahoor Hussain, 39, of Whitehall Road, was acquitted of the same charge.
The case was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Wednesday.
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Three men have been jailed for kidnapping a woman and three children.
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England took the lead in this Group A encounter after 53 minutes when Lewis Cook's 25-yard effort found the back of the net.
But a comical own goal from Fikayo Tomori saw the two sides share the points.
Unaware that goalkeeper Dean Henderson had strayed from his goal, Tomori, who is owned by Chelsea, played a blind back-pass which rolled into an empty net.
It was Guinea's first ever under-20 World Cup goal.
The African side missed a glorious opportunity to take all three points when Alseny Soumah found himself clean through but was denied by Henderson.
The English have four points from two matches and will next face the South Koreans on Friday.
Guinea will face Argentina.
In the other group match, Argentina lost their second straight game to South Korea 2-1.
Click here for U-20 World Cup results from the Fifa website
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Guinea picked up their first point at the Fifa under-20 World Cup after a 1-1 draw with England in Jeonju, South Korea, on Tuesday.
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