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The Scot, who retired from racing last year, is joining forces with UK motorsport authority the MSA for the scheme.
The former Williams test driver said: "I knew I wanted to give something back when I stopped racing."
The scheme will start with motorsport, but there are plans to expand it into other male-dominated environments.
Wolf said: "I never set out to become a role model but somehow I did.
"The opportunities are out there. We aim to inspire female talent to ensure in the long term our sport is diverse."
It will be officially launched at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham's NEC on Thursday 14 January.
Wolff spent three years involved in test and development work at Williams, and took part in four practice sessions at grands prix over the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Before that, she spent seven years driving for Mercedes in the German touring car championship (DTM). | Susie Wolff is launching an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women involved in motorsport. | 35252479 | Summarize the following news within 38 words:
The Scot, who retired from racing last year, is joining forces with UK motorsport authority the MSA for the scheme.
The former Williams test driver said: "I knew I wanted to give something back when I stopped racing."
The scheme will start with motorsport, but there are plans to expand it into other male-dominated environments.
Wolf said: "I never set out to become a role model but somehow I did.
"The opportunities are out there. We aim to inspire female talent to ensure in the long term our sport is diverse."
It will be officially launched at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham's NEC on Thursday 14 January.
Wolff spent three years involved in test and development work at Williams, and took part in four practice sessions at grands prix over the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Before that, she spent seven years driving for Mercedes in the German touring car championship (DTM).
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The FA plans to introduce what it calls "temporary dismissals" in England's step seven - six tiers below the National League - and the leagues below.
They will only apply to yellow cards shown for dissent, and will see players leave the field for 10 minutes.
It will also be tested in Sunday League and male and female youth football.
More than 1,000 clubs received emails over the weekend asking if they were willing to be part of the pilot process.
"There has already been a positive response with over 60 leagues in support of it," an FA spokesperson said.
Clubs are normally charged a £10 fine for each yellow card but the FA will not be charging this administration fee for those that participate.
Step seven is the bottom level of English football's National League System, which feeds into the country's professional leagues.
The highest league within that structure - step one - is the National League.
The move has been backed by teenage Sunday League referee Ryan Hampson, who earlier this year organised a nationwide strike by officials in protest at the amount of abuse they face in the grassroots game.
"There's obviously a lot more to be done but it's a step in the right direction and a great start," he told BBC Radio 5 live. | The Football Association will trial 'sin bins' in the lower leagues of English football from next season. | 39790484 | Summarize the following news within 54 words:
The FA plans to introduce what it calls "temporary dismissals" in England's step seven - six tiers below the National League - and the leagues below.
They will only apply to yellow cards shown for dissent, and will see players leave the field for 10 minutes.
It will also be tested in Sunday League and male and female youth football.
More than 1,000 clubs received emails over the weekend asking if they were willing to be part of the pilot process.
"There has already been a positive response with over 60 leagues in support of it," an FA spokesperson said.
Clubs are normally charged a £10 fine for each yellow card but the FA will not be charging this administration fee for those that participate.
Step seven is the bottom level of English football's National League System, which feeds into the country's professional leagues.
The highest league within that structure - step one - is the National League.
The move has been backed by teenage Sunday League referee Ryan Hampson, who earlier this year organised a nationwide strike by officials in protest at the amount of abuse they face in the grassroots game.
"There's obviously a lot more to be done but it's a step in the right direction and a great start," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
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Raja Ali's car was rammed and then blocked in at the side by two vehicles in Dagenham on 25 September 2016.
The 33-year-old was then chased and stabbed.
Abubakar Bana, from Hornchurch, Essex, and Jordon Archambie, 20, of Stratford, east London, were convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey.
Daniel Welch, 34, of Winstead Gardens, Dagenham, and Zakar Yunas, 22, of Rokeby Steret, Stratford, were found guilty of violent disorder.
Mussa Jalo, 21, from Norfolk Road, Dagenham, had pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the start of the trial, along with Bana, of Station Lane, and Archambie, of Hesketh Road.
Jurors in the trial heard that Mr Ali was sat in his car along with two friends waiting for what they thought was a drugs deal.
A Mitsubishi Shogun 4x4 then rammed into Mr Ali's car, shunting it forward, while a red Renault Megane pulled up alongside and the occupants got out armed with weapons.
Mr Ali and two other men ran away but they were chased and the 33-year-old was stabbed to death in Braintree Road.
Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams called it a "pre-planned and orchestrated murder".
"Regardless of what Raja's intentions were that night, when he arranged to meet these men he should not have lost his life.
"I hope Raja's grieving family are able to move forward knowing his attackers have now been brought to justice."
All will be sentenced on 3 July. | Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a drug dealer who was stabbed to death after being ambushed by a rival gang. | 40460284 | Summarize the following news within 59 words:
Raja Ali's car was rammed and then blocked in at the side by two vehicles in Dagenham on 25 September 2016.
The 33-year-old was then chased and stabbed.
Abubakar Bana, from Hornchurch, Essex, and Jordon Archambie, 20, of Stratford, east London, were convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey.
Daniel Welch, 34, of Winstead Gardens, Dagenham, and Zakar Yunas, 22, of Rokeby Steret, Stratford, were found guilty of violent disorder.
Mussa Jalo, 21, from Norfolk Road, Dagenham, had pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the start of the trial, along with Bana, of Station Lane, and Archambie, of Hesketh Road.
Jurors in the trial heard that Mr Ali was sat in his car along with two friends waiting for what they thought was a drugs deal.
A Mitsubishi Shogun 4x4 then rammed into Mr Ali's car, shunting it forward, while a red Renault Megane pulled up alongside and the occupants got out armed with weapons.
Mr Ali and two other men ran away but they were chased and the 33-year-old was stabbed to death in Braintree Road.
Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams called it a "pre-planned and orchestrated murder".
"Regardless of what Raja's intentions were that night, when he arranged to meet these men he should not have lost his life.
"I hope Raja's grieving family are able to move forward knowing his attackers have now been brought to justice."
All will be sentenced on 3 July.
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Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) chief executive Liz Cameron highlighted the need for 11,000 new roles each year in Scotland's digital and IT sector.
She warned that the vacancies could not be filled entirely by British workers.
Ms Cameron also called for a migration system that responded to Scotland's lower population growth rate.
She said Scotland's projected population growth to 2024 was only 3.1%, compared with a projected 7.5% increase for England over the same period.
She warned that could leave the economy growing more slowly and unable to sustain public service levels.
Ms Cameron's comments came as the prime minister prepares to get Brexit negotiations under way.
Theresa May has set a deadline of 31 March for invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting official talks with the EU started.
In a statement, Ms Cameron said: "It is time to make the case for a new migration system that works for the UK, works for Scotland and, above all, works for business.
"Free movement of people across Europe may have led us to become complacent about the effort that is required to target the talents that our businesses need across all sectors and all parts of the UK.
"We need to plan now for a system that will be focused on sourcing the right talent, wherever in the world that exists, and in the numbers that meet the demands of our economy."
Giving greater control over immigration to Holyrood has been a key demand of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in the wake of the Brexit vote.
However in January the home secretary appeared to rule out the possibility of Scotland being handed powers over immigration after the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd said introducing different rules "would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity" and cause problems for businesses. | A Scottish business leader has stepped up calls for a migration system that can fill skills gaps after Britain pulls out of the EU. | 39165996 | Summarize the following news within 75 words:
Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) chief executive Liz Cameron highlighted the need for 11,000 new roles each year in Scotland's digital and IT sector.
She warned that the vacancies could not be filled entirely by British workers.
Ms Cameron also called for a migration system that responded to Scotland's lower population growth rate.
She said Scotland's projected population growth to 2024 was only 3.1%, compared with a projected 7.5% increase for England over the same period.
She warned that could leave the economy growing more slowly and unable to sustain public service levels.
Ms Cameron's comments came as the prime minister prepares to get Brexit negotiations under way.
Theresa May has set a deadline of 31 March for invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting official talks with the EU started.
In a statement, Ms Cameron said: "It is time to make the case for a new migration system that works for the UK, works for Scotland and, above all, works for business.
"Free movement of people across Europe may have led us to become complacent about the effort that is required to target the talents that our businesses need across all sectors and all parts of the UK.
"We need to plan now for a system that will be focused on sourcing the right talent, wherever in the world that exists, and in the numbers that meet the demands of our economy."
Giving greater control over immigration to Holyrood has been a key demand of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in the wake of the Brexit vote.
However in January the home secretary appeared to rule out the possibility of Scotland being handed powers over immigration after the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd said introducing different rules "would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity" and cause problems for businesses.
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Flanker Davies, 25, was a key player as Team GB claimed a silver medal in the rugby sevens in Rio.
New Zealander Pivac credited Davies with a key moment in helping GB beat Argentina in a tense quarter-final, and expects him to be pressing for a first Wales 15-a-side cap.
"He's always been knocking on the door, he's there or thereabouts," said Pivac.
"There are three or four good sevens (openside flankers) in Wales - it would depend on the style of game that you play.
"James suits an open style of game with a lot of running and a lot of ball movement.
"So if that's the way Wales are going, he's suited. But he's not the only one in that position that can do that."
Davies was selected for the Olympics after being omitted from Wales' squad for the summer tour of New Zealand.
After receiving his medal in Rio, the player jokingly thanked Wales coach Warren Gatland for not selecting him.
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Pivac has coached at World-level sevens but says he has not dealt with an Olympic medallist in the past.
He said Davies would be given a break before returning to training, but was looking forward to seeing him "because he's a character at the best of times."
Team-mate Scott Williams expects the flanker - younger brother of Scarlets and Wales centre Jonathan Davies - to turn up for his first training session wearing the medal.
Asked the region were proud of Davies' achievement, Pivac replied: "Immensely so."
"It's the first rugby sevens at the Olympics, the biggest stage.
"When you listen to all the successful GB athletes each night, talking about how proud they are and how their families are so proud of them - they want to make their country proud and James is no exception.
"He played a big part in that."
Pivac added Davies' strengths as a 15-a-side player had made him a key player for GB sevens team particularly in their nail-biting 5-0 sudden death win against Argentina.
"I think it's his 15-a-side skills, the ones that he's very good at, transferred well into sevens," Pivac said.
"His work at the breakdown is what he's known for in 15s and he was exceptional in gaining turnovers for his team in Rio - either straight turnovers or holding-on penalties against the opposition.
"His defence under the goal-posts against Argentina in the quarter-final allowed the side to get into the medals." | Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac says the region are "immensely proud" of Olympic silver medallist James Davies. | 37098623 | Summarize the following news within 103 words:
Flanker Davies, 25, was a key player as Team GB claimed a silver medal in the rugby sevens in Rio.
New Zealander Pivac credited Davies with a key moment in helping GB beat Argentina in a tense quarter-final, and expects him to be pressing for a first Wales 15-a-side cap.
"He's always been knocking on the door, he's there or thereabouts," said Pivac.
"There are three or four good sevens (openside flankers) in Wales - it would depend on the style of game that you play.
"James suits an open style of game with a lot of running and a lot of ball movement.
"So if that's the way Wales are going, he's suited. But he's not the only one in that position that can do that."
Davies was selected for the Olympics after being omitted from Wales' squad for the summer tour of New Zealand.
After receiving his medal in Rio, the player jokingly thanked Wales coach Warren Gatland for not selecting him.
Media playback is not supported on this device
Pivac has coached at World-level sevens but says he has not dealt with an Olympic medallist in the past.
He said Davies would be given a break before returning to training, but was looking forward to seeing him "because he's a character at the best of times."
Team-mate Scott Williams expects the flanker - younger brother of Scarlets and Wales centre Jonathan Davies - to turn up for his first training session wearing the medal.
Asked the region were proud of Davies' achievement, Pivac replied: "Immensely so."
"It's the first rugby sevens at the Olympics, the biggest stage.
"When you listen to all the successful GB athletes each night, talking about how proud they are and how their families are so proud of them - they want to make their country proud and James is no exception.
"He played a big part in that."
Pivac added Davies' strengths as a 15-a-side player had made him a key player for GB sevens team particularly in their nail-biting 5-0 sudden death win against Argentina.
"I think it's his 15-a-side skills, the ones that he's very good at, transferred well into sevens," Pivac said.
"His work at the breakdown is what he's known for in 15s and he was exceptional in gaining turnovers for his team in Rio - either straight turnovers or holding-on penalties against the opposition.
"His defence under the goal-posts against Argentina in the quarter-final allowed the side to get into the medals."
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The logo quickly made headlines - it was dubbed "the wildest tourism slogan ever" by one news outlet - with critics variously hailing it as hilarious or distasteful.
It bellows "See You in the Northern Territories", but uses acronyms throughout.
"Well this is a bold strategy for a travel campaign," one person tweeted.
But despite appearances, it is not an official campaign - as the actual NT tourism authority soon made clear.
"Tourism NT is aware of inappropriate use of our trademarked Brolga logo. We are in no way affiliated with these promotions," it tweeted.
The creators of the ad, NTOfficial.com, released a statement describing themselves as "an independent underground campaign" promoting the NT to young people.
But they added they were also responsible for selling all the merchandise on the site.
However, debate continued around the slogan's possible effectiveness for promoting the Northern Territory, which has experienced declining tourism numbers since 2000.
The word the ad plays on is generally considered misogynistic and highly offensive. But in Australia, it is often not taken as seriously as in other English-speaking countries, sometimes being used almost affectionately.
"Love the new ad", said one tweet. "If you need me, I'll be in the #NorthernTerritory," said another.
But not all were impressed.
"Words fail me are you people out of your minds with a slogan like that!!!??? Shows a serious lack of national maturity to say the least," wrote Ben Grego.
Michelle Doherty said: "Stupid especially at a first glance if you don't know what CU stand for."
Associate Prof Con Stavros, a marketing expert from RMIT University in Melbourne, said social media would ultimately judge the slogan, but he was not sure about it.
"It's very confronting so I suspect it's probably crossed that line between edgy and acceptable," he said.
Tourism NT would be watching the response very closely, he said.
"It's not a bad position to be in. If it doesn't cross the line, they don't have to take ownership - but can say it helped," he said
Was there any chance they were in on the stunt?
"No, it's not normal in marketing that you send off some kind of rogue element, some dark ops thing," he said.
"That's more for the movies." | A provocative Australian advertisement has swept the internet, sparking assumptions that the Northern Territory (NT) has unleashed a startling new tourism campaign. | 37906596 | Summarize the following news within 93 words:
The logo quickly made headlines - it was dubbed "the wildest tourism slogan ever" by one news outlet - with critics variously hailing it as hilarious or distasteful.
It bellows "See You in the Northern Territories", but uses acronyms throughout.
"Well this is a bold strategy for a travel campaign," one person tweeted.
But despite appearances, it is not an official campaign - as the actual NT tourism authority soon made clear.
"Tourism NT is aware of inappropriate use of our trademarked Brolga logo. We are in no way affiliated with these promotions," it tweeted.
The creators of the ad, NTOfficial.com, released a statement describing themselves as "an independent underground campaign" promoting the NT to young people.
But they added they were also responsible for selling all the merchandise on the site.
However, debate continued around the slogan's possible effectiveness for promoting the Northern Territory, which has experienced declining tourism numbers since 2000.
The word the ad plays on is generally considered misogynistic and highly offensive. But in Australia, it is often not taken as seriously as in other English-speaking countries, sometimes being used almost affectionately.
"Love the new ad", said one tweet. "If you need me, I'll be in the #NorthernTerritory," said another.
But not all were impressed.
"Words fail me are you people out of your minds with a slogan like that!!!??? Shows a serious lack of national maturity to say the least," wrote Ben Grego.
Michelle Doherty said: "Stupid especially at a first glance if you don't know what CU stand for."
Associate Prof Con Stavros, a marketing expert from RMIT University in Melbourne, said social media would ultimately judge the slogan, but he was not sure about it.
"It's very confronting so I suspect it's probably crossed that line between edgy and acceptable," he said.
Tourism NT would be watching the response very closely, he said.
"It's not a bad position to be in. If it doesn't cross the line, they don't have to take ownership - but can say it helped," he said
Was there any chance they were in on the stunt?
"No, it's not normal in marketing that you send off some kind of rogue element, some dark ops thing," he said.
"That's more for the movies."
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Airdrieonians man Watt placed the ball in the bottom corner following good work from Robert Thomson.
He then turned provider as player-manager Darren Dods headed the second.
Watt and Thomson found the net to put the game beyond the second-bottom side before Forfar defender Gareth Rodger was sent off in the last minute.
The victory takes Brechin to within four points of Forfar, although the Loons have a game in hand over City and Cowdenbeath, who are a further three points ahead.
Match ends, Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second yellow card to Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) for a bad foul.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Bryan Hodge (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Jonathan Tiffoney.
Foul by Jamie Montgomery (Brechin City).
Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Graeme Smith.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Darren McCormack.
Foul by Jonathan Tiffoney (Brechin City).
Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Brechin City. Jamie Montgomery replaces Liam Watt.
Attempt saved. Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Darren McCormack.
Goal! Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0. Robert Thomson (Brechin City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Willie Dyer.
Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic).
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Bryan Hodge replaces Martyn Fotheringham.
Attempt missed. Martyn Fotheringham (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Liam Watt (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Steven Craig (Forfar Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Omar Kader replaces Derek Young.
Attempt saved. Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Darren Hill.
Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Euan Smith (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Martin (Forfar Athletic).
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Substitution, Brechin City. Euan Smith replaces James Dale.
Substitution, Brechin City. Scott Shepherd replaces Andy Jackson.
Attempt saved. Andy Ryan (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Craig Molloy (Brechin City). | On-loan midfielder Liam Watt bagged a brace as bottom-of-the-table Brechin City secured a victory over fellow League One strugglers Forfar Athletic. | 35181015 | Summarize the following news within 135 words:
Airdrieonians man Watt placed the ball in the bottom corner following good work from Robert Thomson.
He then turned provider as player-manager Darren Dods headed the second.
Watt and Thomson found the net to put the game beyond the second-bottom side before Forfar defender Gareth Rodger was sent off in the last minute.
The victory takes Brechin to within four points of Forfar, although the Loons have a game in hand over City and Cowdenbeath, who are a further three points ahead.
Match ends, Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second yellow card to Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) for a bad foul.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Bryan Hodge (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Jonathan Tiffoney.
Foul by Jamie Montgomery (Brechin City).
Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Graeme Smith.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Darren McCormack.
Foul by Jonathan Tiffoney (Brechin City).
Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Brechin City. Jamie Montgomery replaces Liam Watt.
Attempt saved. Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Darren McCormack.
Goal! Brechin City 4, Forfar Athletic 0. Robert Thomson (Brechin City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Willie Dyer.
Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Euan Spark (Forfar Athletic).
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Bryan Hodge replaces Martyn Fotheringham.
Attempt missed. Martyn Fotheringham (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Liam Watt (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Steven Craig (Forfar Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Omar Kader replaces Derek Young.
Attempt saved. Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Darren Hill.
Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Scott Shepherd (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Euan Smith (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Martin (Forfar Athletic).
Robert Thomson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic).
Substitution, Brechin City. Euan Smith replaces James Dale.
Substitution, Brechin City. Scott Shepherd replaces Andy Jackson.
Attempt saved. Andy Ryan (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Craig Molloy (Brechin City).
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Graphic Design student Leanne Young won the competition with a forest fairy tale design featuring Highland cows, squirrels and the Loch Ness Monster.
It will feature on boxes to be given to every newborn baby from this summer until March 2019.
More than 70 students applied for the design competition, being run by the V&A Dundee, to decide what the boxes will look like.
One other design, by Marwa Ebrahim from Glasgow School of Art, was also highly commended by the judges.
The boxes, which are being piloted in Clackmannanshire and Orkney, will contain items including bedding, clothing and toys.
Ms Young, from Edinburgh Napier University, will receive a prize of £1,000 and "exclusive mentoring" from leading Scottish designers Holly Fulton and Scott Jarvie.
She said she was delighted her design would feature on Scotland's first baby box.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience from concept to realisation and hope that young families will interact with the design I have created," she said.
"It's really exciting to be involved with the entire process and I've appreciated all the support and encouragement I have received from my mentors so far.
"The course at Edinburgh Napier has allowed me to develop my graphic design skills and allowed me to participate in this exciting new government initiative."
Judges praised Ms Young's high contrast illustration which they said was "visually stimulating" for babies. The images can also be customised by each individual family.
Early Years Minister Mark McDonald said: "It was an extremely difficult task trying to pick an overall winner but the judges were in agreement that Leanne's concept should be the first ever design for Scotland's baby box.
"Not only is it incredibly interactive, allowing families to customise and decorate the box throughout the years, it also acts as a multi-purpose memory capsule. It has space to record key milestones, a family tree and even the baby's handprints or footprints.
"Although all babies born in Scotland will receive one of these boxes I am extremely pleased that each one will be completely unique to every family." | The winning design for Scotland's baby boxes has been revealed. | 39224091 | Summarize the following news within 86 words:
Graphic Design student Leanne Young won the competition with a forest fairy tale design featuring Highland cows, squirrels and the Loch Ness Monster.
It will feature on boxes to be given to every newborn baby from this summer until March 2019.
More than 70 students applied for the design competition, being run by the V&A Dundee, to decide what the boxes will look like.
One other design, by Marwa Ebrahim from Glasgow School of Art, was also highly commended by the judges.
The boxes, which are being piloted in Clackmannanshire and Orkney, will contain items including bedding, clothing and toys.
Ms Young, from Edinburgh Napier University, will receive a prize of £1,000 and "exclusive mentoring" from leading Scottish designers Holly Fulton and Scott Jarvie.
She said she was delighted her design would feature on Scotland's first baby box.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience from concept to realisation and hope that young families will interact with the design I have created," she said.
"It's really exciting to be involved with the entire process and I've appreciated all the support and encouragement I have received from my mentors so far.
"The course at Edinburgh Napier has allowed me to develop my graphic design skills and allowed me to participate in this exciting new government initiative."
Judges praised Ms Young's high contrast illustration which they said was "visually stimulating" for babies. The images can also be customised by each individual family.
Early Years Minister Mark McDonald said: "It was an extremely difficult task trying to pick an overall winner but the judges were in agreement that Leanne's concept should be the first ever design for Scotland's baby box.
"Not only is it incredibly interactive, allowing families to customise and decorate the box throughout the years, it also acts as a multi-purpose memory capsule. It has space to record key milestones, a family tree and even the baby's handprints or footprints.
"Although all babies born in Scotland will receive one of these boxes I am extremely pleased that each one will be completely unique to every family."
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Every year hundreds of thousands of children see domestic abuse at home and it can happen to anyone.
Alesha Dixon tells her story to Newsround, along with children who have experienced it first-hand themselves.
We also see CBBC presenter Barney Harwood discover how widespread the problem is, when he spends time with a police unit responding to 999 calls. | Behind Closed Doors explores the rarely talked about issue of children witnessing domestic violence. | 17352577 | Summarize the following news within 14 words:
Every year hundreds of thousands of children see domestic abuse at home and it can happen to anyone.
Alesha Dixon tells her story to Newsround, along with children who have experienced it first-hand themselves.
We also see CBBC presenter Barney Harwood discover how widespread the problem is, when he spends time with a police unit responding to 999 calls.
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At present the practice is used only in adults, but researchers say it should be applied to children too.
Their paper is based on a trial of nearly 1,500 children at 14 intensive care units in England.
The researchers said cutting infections would also save the NHS money.
When patients are admitted to intensive care in hospital a tube, called a line or central venous catheter, is inserted into large veins in the body to deliver drugs, food or fluids.
But bacteria are often attracted to these plastic tubes, making them one of the main reasons for infections in the patient's bloodstream.
These infections can lead to damage to the brain and other organs, and cases of septic shock. They can also occur when blood clots form in and around the tube.
In studies on adult patients, coating the catheters both inside and out with low levels of antibiotics or the blood-thinning drug heparin was found to reduce infections by 70-80%.
This study, from the UCL Institute of Child Health, and Great Ormond Street Hospital, is the first to be carried out in children.
It found that only 1% of patients using an antibiotic-coated catheter developed infections in their bloodstream, compared with 4% of patients using a standard tube.
The study called this "a significant decrease" on normal levels of infection in paediatric intensive care units.
Quen Mok, consultant in intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital and one of the study authors, said the tubes should now be used on children.
"Bloodstream infections can be dangerous for children who are already very sick.
"They can make conditions worse and even cause death, so ways to reduce the infection risk to our patients in intensive care would be very welcome."
Although the antibiotic-coated catheter was found to reduce infection numbers in children under 16 years old, a catheter coated in a blood-thinning drug showed no signs of cutting infection rates.
And death rates in intensive care were not reduced by the use of antibiotic-coated tubes.
Tubes coated with antibiotic are more expensive than standard tubes but the researchers said adopting them would still prove cost effective because they would result in shorter hospital stays and reduce the costs of treating infections in intensive care. | Fewer children would develop infections in intensive care if the plastic tubes used to deliver drugs straight into their veins were coated in antibiotics, a study in The Lancet suggests. | 35717775 | Summarize the following news within 93 words:
At present the practice is used only in adults, but researchers say it should be applied to children too.
Their paper is based on a trial of nearly 1,500 children at 14 intensive care units in England.
The researchers said cutting infections would also save the NHS money.
When patients are admitted to intensive care in hospital a tube, called a line or central venous catheter, is inserted into large veins in the body to deliver drugs, food or fluids.
But bacteria are often attracted to these plastic tubes, making them one of the main reasons for infections in the patient's bloodstream.
These infections can lead to damage to the brain and other organs, and cases of septic shock. They can also occur when blood clots form in and around the tube.
In studies on adult patients, coating the catheters both inside and out with low levels of antibiotics or the blood-thinning drug heparin was found to reduce infections by 70-80%.
This study, from the UCL Institute of Child Health, and Great Ormond Street Hospital, is the first to be carried out in children.
It found that only 1% of patients using an antibiotic-coated catheter developed infections in their bloodstream, compared with 4% of patients using a standard tube.
The study called this "a significant decrease" on normal levels of infection in paediatric intensive care units.
Quen Mok, consultant in intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital and one of the study authors, said the tubes should now be used on children.
"Bloodstream infections can be dangerous for children who are already very sick.
"They can make conditions worse and even cause death, so ways to reduce the infection risk to our patients in intensive care would be very welcome."
Although the antibiotic-coated catheter was found to reduce infection numbers in children under 16 years old, a catheter coated in a blood-thinning drug showed no signs of cutting infection rates.
And death rates in intensive care were not reduced by the use of antibiotic-coated tubes.
Tubes coated with antibiotic are more expensive than standard tubes but the researchers said adopting them would still prove cost effective because they would result in shorter hospital stays and reduce the costs of treating infections in intensive care.
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The visitors were ahead after five minutes when debutant goalkeeper Stuart Moore made a hash of his punch and Will Boyle scored from close range.
Isaac Vassell missed an open goal from five yards for the hosts and Jonathan Smith's header was then cleared off the line by Jack Barthram.
The hosts again came close to a leveller midway through the half as Smith's half-volley went close, while Jordan Cook's wonderful free-kick cannoned against the angle of post and bar.
However, the Robins broke with devastating pace to make it 2-0 on 28 minutes, with Carl Winchester picking out Barthram to fire past Moore.
Luton did reduce the deficit on 41 minutes, Vassell slamming home from inside the box.
Cheltenham had a third on the hour, with Billy Waters on hand to beat Moore and score his 12th of the season.
The Hatters were back in the game once more in the 72nd minute when Liam Davis turned Olly Lee's drilled free-kick into his own net, but the hosts couldn't find an equaliser.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
Attempt missed. Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
James Justin (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Justin (Luton Town).
Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Cook (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Kyle Storer replaces Jordan Cranston because of an injury.
Delay in match Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Cook (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
Foul by Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Cook (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Kyle Wootton.
Own Goal by Liam Davis, Cheltenham Town. Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Cook (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Luton Town. Jake Gray replaces Luke Gambin.
Delay in match Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) because of an injury.
Foul by Olly Lee (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
James Justin (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Isaac Vassell (Luton Town).
Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. James Justin (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Lawson D'Ath (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Lawson D'Ath replaces Jack Marriott.
Goal! Luton Town 1, Cheltenham Town 3. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Wootton.
Attempt blocked. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. | Struggling Cheltenham produced a superb 3-2 win to stun League Two promotion-chasers Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. | 38727193 | Summarize the following news within 158 words:
The visitors were ahead after five minutes when debutant goalkeeper Stuart Moore made a hash of his punch and Will Boyle scored from close range.
Isaac Vassell missed an open goal from five yards for the hosts and Jonathan Smith's header was then cleared off the line by Jack Barthram.
The hosts again came close to a leveller midway through the half as Smith's half-volley went close, while Jordan Cook's wonderful free-kick cannoned against the angle of post and bar.
However, the Robins broke with devastating pace to make it 2-0 on 28 minutes, with Carl Winchester picking out Barthram to fire past Moore.
Luton did reduce the deficit on 41 minutes, Vassell slamming home from inside the box.
Cheltenham had a third on the hour, with Billy Waters on hand to beat Moore and score his 12th of the season.
The Hatters were back in the game once more in the 72nd minute when Liam Davis turned Olly Lee's drilled free-kick into his own net, but the hosts couldn't find an equaliser.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
Attempt missed. Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
James Justin (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Justin (Luton Town).
Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Cook (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Kyle Storer replaces Jordan Cranston because of an injury.
Delay in match Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Cook (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
Foul by Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Cook (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Kyle Wootton.
Own Goal by Liam Davis, Cheltenham Town. Luton Town 2, Cheltenham Town 3.
William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Cook (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Luton Town. Jake Gray replaces Luke Gambin.
Delay in match Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) because of an injury.
Foul by Olly Lee (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
James Justin (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Isaac Vassell (Luton Town).
Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. James Justin (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Lawson D'Ath (Luton Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Lawson D'Ath replaces Jack Marriott.
Goal! Luton Town 1, Cheltenham Town 3. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Wootton.
Attempt blocked. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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David Cooley, 52, died on Thursday after sustaining head injuries outside the King Richard III pub on Monday.
A 55-year-old man, originally detained on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, has been rearrested on suspicion of murder.
A 47-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Mr Cooley, from Dersingham Road, Leicester, was involved in an altercation outside the premises in Highcross Street, Leicestershire Police said.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a head injury.
Both arrested men have been released on bail. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the victim of a serious assault died in hospital. | 36408542 | Summarize the following news within 22 words:
David Cooley, 52, died on Thursday after sustaining head injuries outside the King Richard III pub on Monday.
A 55-year-old man, originally detained on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, has been rearrested on suspicion of murder.
A 47-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Mr Cooley, from Dersingham Road, Leicester, was involved in an altercation outside the premises in Highcross Street, Leicestershire Police said.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a head injury.
Both arrested men have been released on bail.
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Organisers have announced that the event's poultry competition has been called-off after a vet discovered a case of infectious bronchitis.
A spokeswoman for the show said "birds under suspicion" had been removed but it was with "great regret" it has had to cancel the poultry competition.
Roger Thomas, who had birds that he was showing, said it was "disappointing".
The show, the largest agricultural event in the West country, started on Wednesday and runs until Saturday in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Alan Lyons, head of shows, admitted it was disappointing but said there had been a "great day judging on the Wednesday" with "record entries".
"It is very disappointing for the show and all the competitors in the poultry show but we take our bio-security measures very seriously," he said.
Infectious bronchitis, according to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is an "acute, highly contagious" viral respiratory disease with "high morbidity". | Up to 1,200 birds have been removed from the Royal Bath and West Show due to a suspected outbreak of disease. | 36444294 | Summarize the following news within 38 words:
Organisers have announced that the event's poultry competition has been called-off after a vet discovered a case of infectious bronchitis.
A spokeswoman for the show said "birds under suspicion" had been removed but it was with "great regret" it has had to cancel the poultry competition.
Roger Thomas, who had birds that he was showing, said it was "disappointing".
The show, the largest agricultural event in the West country, started on Wednesday and runs until Saturday in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Alan Lyons, head of shows, admitted it was disappointing but said there had been a "great day judging on the Wednesday" with "record entries".
"It is very disappointing for the show and all the competitors in the poultry show but we take our bio-security measures very seriously," he said.
Infectious bronchitis, according to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is an "acute, highly contagious" viral respiratory disease with "high morbidity".
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Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire wrote to festival organisers asking them to warn people how such substances could be dangerous.
He also said drug laws would be changed so temporary bans could be introduced on "emerging substances" while scientific advice is sought.
Letters were also sent to councils and police forces in festival areas.
Mr Brokenshire said: "During the festival season we know that people may be tempted to try potentially dangerous new drugs, particularly when they are advertised as 'legal' or 'herbal'.
"That is why we are asking festival organisers and police to work with us to send out the message that these substances may not be safe and could contain illegal drugs.
"We are going to change our drug laws so we can respond quickly to emerging substances by introducing a temporary ban while we seek full scientific advice."
Some drugs previously sold as "legal highs" have now been banned, including mephedrone, now a Class B drug.
The Home Office said that the drug naphyrone is branded as NRG1 and sold as "plant food" or "bath salts", but may contain one or more illegal drugs.
The government said it will not permanently ban a substance without receiving full advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
In the letter sent to festival organisers, Mr Brokenshire said: "As part of your preparations for this year's event I ask you to review the measures you have put in place to ensure that your festival is as safe an environment as possible, to help protect the public, especially young people from the potential harms and risks of all drugs."
The government's advice has been welcomed by Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, which stages the Latitude, Big Chill and Reading and Leeds Festivals.
He said: "I can confirm that we do not allow legal high traders to trade at any Festival Republic festival and fully support the minister's view." | Organisers of this summer's music festivals have been asked by the government to warn about "legal highs". | 10359383 | Summarize the following news within 80 words:
Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire wrote to festival organisers asking them to warn people how such substances could be dangerous.
He also said drug laws would be changed so temporary bans could be introduced on "emerging substances" while scientific advice is sought.
Letters were also sent to councils and police forces in festival areas.
Mr Brokenshire said: "During the festival season we know that people may be tempted to try potentially dangerous new drugs, particularly when they are advertised as 'legal' or 'herbal'.
"That is why we are asking festival organisers and police to work with us to send out the message that these substances may not be safe and could contain illegal drugs.
"We are going to change our drug laws so we can respond quickly to emerging substances by introducing a temporary ban while we seek full scientific advice."
Some drugs previously sold as "legal highs" have now been banned, including mephedrone, now a Class B drug.
The Home Office said that the drug naphyrone is branded as NRG1 and sold as "plant food" or "bath salts", but may contain one or more illegal drugs.
The government said it will not permanently ban a substance without receiving full advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
In the letter sent to festival organisers, Mr Brokenshire said: "As part of your preparations for this year's event I ask you to review the measures you have put in place to ensure that your festival is as safe an environment as possible, to help protect the public, especially young people from the potential harms and risks of all drugs."
The government's advice has been welcomed by Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, which stages the Latitude, Big Chill and Reading and Leeds Festivals.
He said: "I can confirm that we do not allow legal high traders to trade at any Festival Republic festival and fully support the minister's view."
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31 October 2015 Last updated at 19:12 GMT
A group of dogs got into the spirit of the celebration at Stormont Estate on Saturday afternoon.
Claire Graham reported for BBC Newsline. | It is common practice for people to get dressed up for Halloween but what about our four-legged friends? | 34688561 | Summarize the following news within 7 words:
31 October 2015 Last updated at 19:12 GMT
A group of dogs got into the spirit of the celebration at Stormont Estate on Saturday afternoon.
Claire Graham reported for BBC Newsline.
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He turned the country into one of the most repressive states in the world.
The acting president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev - who has also held on to his position as prime minister - will almost certainly win.
Uzbekistan has never had free and fair elections, and it is common for the incumbent to receive more than 90% of the vote.
Although Mr Mirziyoyev is running for the first time, being acting president gives him access to so-called "administrative resources" - which are often used to guarantee a landslide victory on polling day.
The three other candidates pose little challenge, even though two of them competed during the last election in 2015.
The head of the Senate was supposed to become the interim leader after the death of Mr Karimov. But he opted out in favour of Mr Mirziyoyev - illustrating who holds real power.
The leaders of neighbouring countries have also openly supported Mr Mirziyoyev's candidacy.
Islam Karimov's eldest daughter, Gulnara Karimova, was once among the most powerful people in the country, and regarded as a possible successor to her father.
But she fell from grace several years ago, when US and European authorities launched a corruption probe against her. Uzbekistan's prosecutors also named her in a separate investigation.
In the aftermath, she disappeared from the public eye. Some local media even reported that she has been poisoned and buried in an unmarked grave.
But her son, in a recent interview with the BBC, denied the rumours and claimed that she is still under house arrest in Tashkent.
Islam Karimov Jr told BBC Uzbek that the authorities may try to "eliminate" Ms Karimova by poisoning her.
"They are not interested in freeing her since they will have to answer a lot of questions then," he said.
Local media reports also suggest that the sons-in-law of would-be president Shavkat Mirziyoyev have begun taking over businesses belonging to the family - in this case, from the husband of Karimov's other daughter, Lola Tillayeva-Karimova.
BBC interview: 'Show the world my mum is alive'
To boost his popularity, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reversed some of the unpopular policies adopted during the rule of Islam Karimov, and has begun improving tense relations with neighbouring countries.
He proposed and signed laws that have a clear populist agenda - on fighting corruption, improving protection of citizens' rights, and simplifying business registration.
He also suggested liberalising currency transactions - one of the most hated policies - as people cannot freely exchange currency in Uzbekistan.
But critics say these changes are just temporary moves to help Mirziyoyev gain legitimacy.
Maintaining the current repressive system would ensure that he stays in power, in the same way Islam Karimov remained as president for nearly three decades.
Once Mr Mirziyoyev fully consolidates power, analysts believe that he will use fear and coercion more openly in order to secure his presidency from any potential rivals.
However, there could still be some economic changes. Uzbekistan wants to attract foreign investment - which would help to ease social discontent.
The peaceful transition since the death of Islam Karimov suggests the political elite have already reached agreement. It is not in their interest to change a system they benefit from.
And one of Mr Mirziyoyev's possible rivals, deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov, has kept a low profile in recent months.
Once Mr Mirziyoyev is elected, his influence will only grow.
If his potential opponents do not act before the vote, then they are unlikely to openly challenge him after it. | Uzbekistan is voting to elect a new president following the death of Islam Karimov, the only leader the country has known since the fall of the Soviet Union. | 38172189 | Summarize the following news within 145 words:
He turned the country into one of the most repressive states in the world.
The acting president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev - who has also held on to his position as prime minister - will almost certainly win.
Uzbekistan has never had free and fair elections, and it is common for the incumbent to receive more than 90% of the vote.
Although Mr Mirziyoyev is running for the first time, being acting president gives him access to so-called "administrative resources" - which are often used to guarantee a landslide victory on polling day.
The three other candidates pose little challenge, even though two of them competed during the last election in 2015.
The head of the Senate was supposed to become the interim leader after the death of Mr Karimov. But he opted out in favour of Mr Mirziyoyev - illustrating who holds real power.
The leaders of neighbouring countries have also openly supported Mr Mirziyoyev's candidacy.
Islam Karimov's eldest daughter, Gulnara Karimova, was once among the most powerful people in the country, and regarded as a possible successor to her father.
But she fell from grace several years ago, when US and European authorities launched a corruption probe against her. Uzbekistan's prosecutors also named her in a separate investigation.
In the aftermath, she disappeared from the public eye. Some local media even reported that she has been poisoned and buried in an unmarked grave.
But her son, in a recent interview with the BBC, denied the rumours and claimed that she is still under house arrest in Tashkent.
Islam Karimov Jr told BBC Uzbek that the authorities may try to "eliminate" Ms Karimova by poisoning her.
"They are not interested in freeing her since they will have to answer a lot of questions then," he said.
Local media reports also suggest that the sons-in-law of would-be president Shavkat Mirziyoyev have begun taking over businesses belonging to the family - in this case, from the husband of Karimov's other daughter, Lola Tillayeva-Karimova.
BBC interview: 'Show the world my mum is alive'
To boost his popularity, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reversed some of the unpopular policies adopted during the rule of Islam Karimov, and has begun improving tense relations with neighbouring countries.
He proposed and signed laws that have a clear populist agenda - on fighting corruption, improving protection of citizens' rights, and simplifying business registration.
He also suggested liberalising currency transactions - one of the most hated policies - as people cannot freely exchange currency in Uzbekistan.
But critics say these changes are just temporary moves to help Mirziyoyev gain legitimacy.
Maintaining the current repressive system would ensure that he stays in power, in the same way Islam Karimov remained as president for nearly three decades.
Once Mr Mirziyoyev fully consolidates power, analysts believe that he will use fear and coercion more openly in order to secure his presidency from any potential rivals.
However, there could still be some economic changes. Uzbekistan wants to attract foreign investment - which would help to ease social discontent.
The peaceful transition since the death of Islam Karimov suggests the political elite have already reached agreement. It is not in their interest to change a system they benefit from.
And one of Mr Mirziyoyev's possible rivals, deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov, has kept a low profile in recent months.
Once Mr Mirziyoyev is elected, his influence will only grow.
If his potential opponents do not act before the vote, then they are unlikely to openly challenge him after it.
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Stroud also remains a Conservative minority, while in Cheltenham the Liberal Democrats kept a majority rule.
The leader of Cheltenham's Conservatives, Rob Garnham, narrowly lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats, in a result that required a recount.
One of the country's youngest councillors was elected in Stroud.
In Gloucester, voters were deciding on 15 seats in the city.
Deputy council leader Jennie Dallimore held her Podsmead seat for the Conservatives, where she doubled her majority.
Stroud continues to be run by a Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat alliance.
Conservative Paul James, leader of Gloucester City Council, said it was a "big achievement" to defend the group's eight seats from the 15 being contested.
Overall the council is made up of 18 Conservative, nine Labour and nine Liberal Democrat seats.
The leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the city, Jeremy Hilton, said the council was balanced but it would require "a lot of close co-operation between the three groups" to do the best for Gloucester.
In Stroud, where a third of seats were up for election, the council is now made up of 22 Conservative, 20 Labour, six Green Party and three Liberal Democrat seats.
It meant an overall gain of one Conservative seat, three Labour seats and one Green seat and a loss of two Liberal Democrat.
Two seats on the council were vacant and one Independent candidate defected to the Conservatives.
One of the country's youngest councillors was elected in the Stroud district, when 20-year-old Tory Tim Williams won the seat for Bisley.
He said he would continue to work on his parents' farm while carrying out his duties.
In Cheltenham, the leader of the Conservatives, Rob Garnham, narrowly lost the Park ward seat to Max Wilkinson of the Liberal Democrats, in a result which needed a recount.
Overall the Liberal Democrats gained one seat and now have 24.
The Conservatives remain with 12 seats, People Against Bureaucracy remain with four seats, and one Independent seat was lost.
Turnout in Cheltenham was 37%. | Gloucester remains a Conservative minority administration after every party held their seats in the local elections. | 27534303 | Summarize the following news within 84 words:
Stroud also remains a Conservative minority, while in Cheltenham the Liberal Democrats kept a majority rule.
The leader of Cheltenham's Conservatives, Rob Garnham, narrowly lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats, in a result that required a recount.
One of the country's youngest councillors was elected in Stroud.
In Gloucester, voters were deciding on 15 seats in the city.
Deputy council leader Jennie Dallimore held her Podsmead seat for the Conservatives, where she doubled her majority.
Stroud continues to be run by a Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat alliance.
Conservative Paul James, leader of Gloucester City Council, said it was a "big achievement" to defend the group's eight seats from the 15 being contested.
Overall the council is made up of 18 Conservative, nine Labour and nine Liberal Democrat seats.
The leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the city, Jeremy Hilton, said the council was balanced but it would require "a lot of close co-operation between the three groups" to do the best for Gloucester.
In Stroud, where a third of seats were up for election, the council is now made up of 22 Conservative, 20 Labour, six Green Party and three Liberal Democrat seats.
It meant an overall gain of one Conservative seat, three Labour seats and one Green seat and a loss of two Liberal Democrat.
Two seats on the council were vacant and one Independent candidate defected to the Conservatives.
One of the country's youngest councillors was elected in the Stroud district, when 20-year-old Tory Tim Williams won the seat for Bisley.
He said he would continue to work on his parents' farm while carrying out his duties.
In Cheltenham, the leader of the Conservatives, Rob Garnham, narrowly lost the Park ward seat to Max Wilkinson of the Liberal Democrats, in a result which needed a recount.
Overall the Liberal Democrats gained one seat and now have 24.
The Conservatives remain with 12 seats, People Against Bureaucracy remain with four seats, and one Independent seat was lost.
Turnout in Cheltenham was 37%.
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2 May 2015 Last updated at 10:24 BST
One of the top things many voters want politicians to do is to protect the National Health Service (NHS).
But why do people think it's so important?
Martin's been to the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to find out. | On May 7 it's the general election, where adults across the country will decide who they want to run the UK. | 32556015 | Summarize the following news within 12 words:
2 May 2015 Last updated at 10:24 BST
One of the top things many voters want politicians to do is to protect the National Health Service (NHS).
But why do people think it's so important?
Martin's been to the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to find out.
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Fans ran on to the pitch and scuffles broke out as England celebrated a and Euro 2013 qualification.
Rose, 22, said he was subjected to monkey chants throughout the game, starting in the warm-up.
He told Sky Sports: "I had two stones hit me in the head when I went for a throw-in."
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Connor Wickham's 94th-minute goal secured a 2-0 aggregate victory in the second leg of the qualifying play-off.
Sunderland's Rose was sent off after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in reaction to the abuse he was receiving.
Prime Minister David Cameron led the calls for Uefa for to impose "tough sanctions" on racism while sports minister Hugh Robertson has written to Uefa president Michel Platini following "extreme provocation and racism" following Tuesday night's game.
Rose described how the chanting started in the warm-up and gradually got worse as the match went on.
"After 60 minutes my mind wasn't really on the game. I was just so angry and it was so hard to concentrate," he said.
"Then we scored and after 90 minutes' worth of abuse, I expressed my emotions as soon as we scored.
"Next thing I know, all the Serbia players were surrounding me, pushing me. I remember getting slapped twice. I got ushered away and that's when I kicked the ball - and then the referee sent me off.
"I don't understand - the game had finished. And then there was more monkey chanting. They should be banned."
The Football Association reported "a number" of racist incidents to Uefa.
England defender Nedum Onuoha was racially abused during the 2007 Under-21 European Championship game against Serbia in the Netherlands, for which Serbia were fined £16,000 by Uefa.
Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle said Serbia should received a "significant" international ban, adding that it was "farcical" that Rose was sent off for reacting to being racially abused.
"Serbia should be banned because it's a repeat offence," he told BBC 5 Radio live.
"Banning them for a start, from any tournament, would be progress but I think if it's significant - if it's a couple of tournaments - then that would cause that nation to address the issue that has deprived them of international competition."
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "The PFA condemns the appalling racist abuse endured by our Under-21 team in Serbia which evoked memories of scenes we all hoped had been consigned to the past.
"Fifa and Uefa need to get tough and deduct points or disqualify teams from competitions."
Former England midfielder Paul Ince, whose son Tom played in the game, told ESPN: "It's disgraceful to see these scenes.
"If it was me, they [Serbia] would be kicked out for the next five tournaments - European, World Cups - but they will get a little ban and that will be it."
Sunderland's chief executive Margaret Byrne said: "The scenes in Serbia last night shocked everyone and Sunderland Football Club wholeheartedly backs the Football Association's stance on the matter."
Reading striker Jason Roberts told BBC Radio 5 live: "Uefa have shown they have no stomach for this battle. They haven't taken this on in the past; I doubt they will now.
"It's time for players to take action and that's why I've said they should walk off the pitch because, guaranteed, if that happens things will change."
Roisin Wood, director for anti-racism campaign Kick It Out, said: "Banning has got to be an option.
"This is Uefa's chance to show the world and take a strong stance against discrimination. We hope that Uefa will take a strong stand and instigate a full investigation."
A Uefa spokesperson told BBC Sport that it expected to receive the referee and delegate's reports on Wednesday or Thursday, but would not comment about the incidents at the game until they had studied the reports.
A spokesperson for the Serbian Football Association told BBC Sport there will be a meeting between its board members on Wednesday followed by statement later in the day. | England Under-21 defender Danny Rose called for Serbia to be banned after claiming he was racially abused by fans in Krusevac. | 19975032 | Summarize the following news within 168 words:
Fans ran on to the pitch and scuffles broke out as England celebrated a and Euro 2013 qualification.
Rose, 22, said he was subjected to monkey chants throughout the game, starting in the warm-up.
He told Sky Sports: "I had two stones hit me in the head when I went for a throw-in."
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Connor Wickham's 94th-minute goal secured a 2-0 aggregate victory in the second leg of the qualifying play-off.
Sunderland's Rose was sent off after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in reaction to the abuse he was receiving.
Prime Minister David Cameron led the calls for Uefa for to impose "tough sanctions" on racism while sports minister Hugh Robertson has written to Uefa president Michel Platini following "extreme provocation and racism" following Tuesday night's game.
Rose described how the chanting started in the warm-up and gradually got worse as the match went on.
"After 60 minutes my mind wasn't really on the game. I was just so angry and it was so hard to concentrate," he said.
"Then we scored and after 90 minutes' worth of abuse, I expressed my emotions as soon as we scored.
"Next thing I know, all the Serbia players were surrounding me, pushing me. I remember getting slapped twice. I got ushered away and that's when I kicked the ball - and then the referee sent me off.
"I don't understand - the game had finished. And then there was more monkey chanting. They should be banned."
The Football Association reported "a number" of racist incidents to Uefa.
England defender Nedum Onuoha was racially abused during the 2007 Under-21 European Championship game against Serbia in the Netherlands, for which Serbia were fined £16,000 by Uefa.
Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle said Serbia should received a "significant" international ban, adding that it was "farcical" that Rose was sent off for reacting to being racially abused.
"Serbia should be banned because it's a repeat offence," he told BBC 5 Radio live.
"Banning them for a start, from any tournament, would be progress but I think if it's significant - if it's a couple of tournaments - then that would cause that nation to address the issue that has deprived them of international competition."
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "The PFA condemns the appalling racist abuse endured by our Under-21 team in Serbia which evoked memories of scenes we all hoped had been consigned to the past.
"Fifa and Uefa need to get tough and deduct points or disqualify teams from competitions."
Former England midfielder Paul Ince, whose son Tom played in the game, told ESPN: "It's disgraceful to see these scenes.
"If it was me, they [Serbia] would be kicked out for the next five tournaments - European, World Cups - but they will get a little ban and that will be it."
Sunderland's chief executive Margaret Byrne said: "The scenes in Serbia last night shocked everyone and Sunderland Football Club wholeheartedly backs the Football Association's stance on the matter."
Reading striker Jason Roberts told BBC Radio 5 live: "Uefa have shown they have no stomach for this battle. They haven't taken this on in the past; I doubt they will now.
"It's time for players to take action and that's why I've said they should walk off the pitch because, guaranteed, if that happens things will change."
Roisin Wood, director for anti-racism campaign Kick It Out, said: "Banning has got to be an option.
"This is Uefa's chance to show the world and take a strong stance against discrimination. We hope that Uefa will take a strong stand and instigate a full investigation."
A Uefa spokesperson told BBC Sport that it expected to receive the referee and delegate's reports on Wednesday or Thursday, but would not comment about the incidents at the game until they had studied the reports.
A spokesperson for the Serbian Football Association told BBC Sport there will be a meeting between its board members on Wednesday followed by statement later in the day.
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The 36-year-old made 14 appearances in the County Championship last season as Middlesex won the Division One title for the first time since 1993.
"James remains a high-quality cricketer," said managing director of cricket Angus Fraser.
"As a senior player he sets a wonderful example and he remains motivated."
He added: "James worked as hard as anybody in helping the club win its first Championship title for 23 years."
Franklin joined Middlesex in 2015 and has featured 70 times for them in all formats of the game.
The left-hander played 31 Tests for New Zealand, 110 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 games between 2001 and 2013. | Middlesex captain James Franklin has signed a new contract, which will keep the former New Zealand all-rounder at Lord's until the end of 2018. | 38509356 | Summarize the following news within 26 words:
The 36-year-old made 14 appearances in the County Championship last season as Middlesex won the Division One title for the first time since 1993.
"James remains a high-quality cricketer," said managing director of cricket Angus Fraser.
"As a senior player he sets a wonderful example and he remains motivated."
He added: "James worked as hard as anybody in helping the club win its first Championship title for 23 years."
Franklin joined Middlesex in 2015 and has featured 70 times for them in all formats of the game.
The left-hander played 31 Tests for New Zealand, 110 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 games between 2001 and 2013.
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Laird shot a second round 68 in San Diego to stay within reach of KJ Choi and Gary Woodland, who were nine under.
England's Rose and Paul Casey missed the cut by a shot, along with American and world number four Rickie Fowler.
American Mickelson was a further shot behind, while Australia's defending champion Day missed out by three.
World number two Day's preparations were hampered by illness and the he missed the cut for the first time in nearly eight months.
Mickelson finished with three straight bogeys as his challenge was ended.
"I think I tried to force the issue a little bit," he said. "When I wasn't under par early, I kind of started to press a little bit. But that stuff happens." | Scotland's Martin Laird moved to within two shots of the lead as Jason Day, Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose missed the cut at the Farmers Open. | 35448960 | Summarize the following news within 31 words:
Laird shot a second round 68 in San Diego to stay within reach of KJ Choi and Gary Woodland, who were nine under.
England's Rose and Paul Casey missed the cut by a shot, along with American and world number four Rickie Fowler.
American Mickelson was a further shot behind, while Australia's defending champion Day missed out by three.
World number two Day's preparations were hampered by illness and the he missed the cut for the first time in nearly eight months.
Mickelson finished with three straight bogeys as his challenge was ended.
"I think I tried to force the issue a little bit," he said. "When I wasn't under par early, I kind of started to press a little bit. But that stuff happens."
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The mechanical hands have joints and fingers like real hands.
They are very sensitive and can be used to pick up delicate objects like eggs.
The new arms make it easier for people who have lost a limb to care for themselves and do everyday tasks like doing up zips. | New high tech robotic arms which can be used for delicate tasks have been approved for use by people in America. | 27395572 | Summarize the following news within 16 words:
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The mechanical hands have joints and fingers like real hands.
They are very sensitive and can be used to pick up delicate objects like eggs.
The new arms make it easier for people who have lost a limb to care for themselves and do everyday tasks like doing up zips.
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Gilmour's Rattle That Lock topped the official chart nearly 20,000 copies ahead of Del Rey's record, Honeymoon.
It is the guitarist's second solo number one, after 2006's On An Island. He last topped the charts in November, with Pink Floyd's The Endless River.
"It's thrilling to get a number one," he said. "We all want to hit the top spot, however long we've been at it."
Gilmour easily outpaced the competition in a big week for new releases. He was joined in the Top 40 by new albums from Keith Richards, Drake & Future and Gabrielle Aplin.
Cliff Richard scored his 43rd top 10 album with the greatest hits collection 75 at 75, which landed at number four.
And country singer Ryan Adams also made a new appearance at 19, thanks to his "cover album" of Taylor Swift's 1989.
The original was two places higher, marking its 48th week in the top 40.
In the singles chart, Justin Bieber spent a third week at number one with his tropical dance track, What Do You Mean? - which was streamed 3.2 million times over the last week.
The Canadian singer has a fight on his hands next week from Sam Smith's Bond theme, Writing's On The Wall, which has already topped the iTunes chart after eight hours on sale.
Elsewhere in the top 40, Ellie Goulding scored her tenth Top 10 hit with On My Mind - the first single from her forthcoming album Delirium.
The song was originally released last Thursday, making it chart-eligible for 24 hours, during which time it reached number 165. This week, it climbed 158 places to land at number seven.
Other new entries included Runnin' (Lose It All), a collaboration between Beyonce and British producer Naughty Boy, which debuted at 11.
One Direction's Infinity, which became available on Tuesday to coincide with the announcement of the band's fifth album, Made In The AM, made its initial chart showing at number 36.
As well as Sam Smith, this week sees new singles from Little Mix and Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran.
New Order, Disclosure, Chvrches and former Westlife member Shane Filan will all be vying to score the number one album. | Lana Del Rey has been denied her third consecutive number one on the UK album chart by Pink Floyd star David Gilmour. | 34361475 | Summarize the following news within 91 words:
Gilmour's Rattle That Lock topped the official chart nearly 20,000 copies ahead of Del Rey's record, Honeymoon.
It is the guitarist's second solo number one, after 2006's On An Island. He last topped the charts in November, with Pink Floyd's The Endless River.
"It's thrilling to get a number one," he said. "We all want to hit the top spot, however long we've been at it."
Gilmour easily outpaced the competition in a big week for new releases. He was joined in the Top 40 by new albums from Keith Richards, Drake & Future and Gabrielle Aplin.
Cliff Richard scored his 43rd top 10 album with the greatest hits collection 75 at 75, which landed at number four.
And country singer Ryan Adams also made a new appearance at 19, thanks to his "cover album" of Taylor Swift's 1989.
The original was two places higher, marking its 48th week in the top 40.
In the singles chart, Justin Bieber spent a third week at number one with his tropical dance track, What Do You Mean? - which was streamed 3.2 million times over the last week.
The Canadian singer has a fight on his hands next week from Sam Smith's Bond theme, Writing's On The Wall, which has already topped the iTunes chart after eight hours on sale.
Elsewhere in the top 40, Ellie Goulding scored her tenth Top 10 hit with On My Mind - the first single from her forthcoming album Delirium.
The song was originally released last Thursday, making it chart-eligible for 24 hours, during which time it reached number 165. This week, it climbed 158 places to land at number seven.
Other new entries included Runnin' (Lose It All), a collaboration between Beyonce and British producer Naughty Boy, which debuted at 11.
One Direction's Infinity, which became available on Tuesday to coincide with the announcement of the band's fifth album, Made In The AM, made its initial chart showing at number 36.
As well as Sam Smith, this week sees new singles from Little Mix and Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran.
New Order, Disclosure, Chvrches and former Westlife member Shane Filan will all be vying to score the number one album.
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The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium, has marked the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.
It followed years of campaigning by those who wanted a permanent dedication to the fallen.
It is estimated 40,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from Wales died during the 1914 to 1918 war.
Langemark was at the heart of battle in 1917 as the Welsh advanced through the village on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele.
Peter Carter Jones, co-ordinator of the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign Group, told the service: "At a chance meeting on 2010 I learned there was no single welsh memorial for all the Welsh fallen.
"We wanted to change that. "This memorial's artist is from Tenby, the stones from Pontypridd and the dragon was made in north Wales. Every bit of it is Welsh.
"People not born yet will come here to remember the dreadful history this memorial represents. We will not forget them."
Fellow co-ordinator Erwin Ureel added: "The idea of a dragon memorial is easy, the hatching of that dragon takes much longer.
"The dragon you see before you is a fitting memorial to the battles fought here."
The monument is made of four Welsh blue pennant stones transported from Craig yr Hesg quarry, Pontypridd, and surmounted by a red bronze dragon, designed by artist Lee Odishow.
The sounding of the Last Post signalled the start of a minute silence. Heads bowed, there is no sound from the site, except for the birds
Falklands veteran Simon Weston who earlier said it was "very humbling" to be part of the ceremony, read The Kohima Epitaph before the Welsh flag was raised by army cadets.
Minister president of the Flemish government, Geert Bourgeois, said he is proud local people played a part in making the memorial a reality.
He added: "Although we have escaped war for 70 years now, we must never forget how fast things can change."
First Minister Carwyn Jones told the service: "This memorial is the result of many years of hard work by dedicated individuals both in Flanders and of course in Wales.
"Indeed the appeal has caught the imagination of people around the world and this impressive sculpture demonstrates the importance with which we, in Wales together with our partners in Flanders hold the memory of those who sacrificed their lives a century ago."
BBC News reporter Natalie Crockett in Flanders
From the outset this could be any other European town. With its neat cobbled streets, beautiful buildings and quaint village-feel you could be forgiven for forgetting the horrors that happened in Ypres, Flanders, during the Great War.
But the town has not forgotten. There are museums dedicated to the Great War, plaques marking the sacrifice of the many countries which fought here, while cemeteries are dotted around the area marking the place where soldiers fell.
In the town centre the imposing Menin Gate serves as a memorial for those whose bodies were not recovered.
Every night at 20:00 hundreds of people gather to hear the sounding of the Last Post. Families and veterans, locals and visitors stand silent, craning their necks to get a glimpse of the ceremony which takes place under the iconic archway, and to pay their respects.
Among those killed at Passchendaele, was the poet Hedd Wyn, who was honoured with a posthumous chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod.
Meurig Rees, who has travelled from Wales for the service, said: "There are memorials here in Flanders for many nations that fought in the First World War.
"There's one in France for the Welsh soldiers of Mametz, but I know that the campaign has been long running and the people of Flanders here thought it was important."
Marc Decaestecker, from Belgium, added: "It means a lot to me because the Welsh in 1917, they liberated us.
"They fought very heavy and that's why we want to do this."
Sian Rees, who also travelled to Belgium, said: "It's important to me because my grandfather took part in the Battle of Mametz down in the Somme... and although he came back alive I just want to honour his memory." | About 1,000 people gathered to see the unveiling of a lasting monument to Welsh soldiers who died in World War One in Flanders. | 28808551 | Summarize the following news within 171 words:
The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium, has marked the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.
It followed years of campaigning by those who wanted a permanent dedication to the fallen.
It is estimated 40,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from Wales died during the 1914 to 1918 war.
Langemark was at the heart of battle in 1917 as the Welsh advanced through the village on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele.
Peter Carter Jones, co-ordinator of the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign Group, told the service: "At a chance meeting on 2010 I learned there was no single welsh memorial for all the Welsh fallen.
"We wanted to change that. "This memorial's artist is from Tenby, the stones from Pontypridd and the dragon was made in north Wales. Every bit of it is Welsh.
"People not born yet will come here to remember the dreadful history this memorial represents. We will not forget them."
Fellow co-ordinator Erwin Ureel added: "The idea of a dragon memorial is easy, the hatching of that dragon takes much longer.
"The dragon you see before you is a fitting memorial to the battles fought here."
The monument is made of four Welsh blue pennant stones transported from Craig yr Hesg quarry, Pontypridd, and surmounted by a red bronze dragon, designed by artist Lee Odishow.
The sounding of the Last Post signalled the start of a minute silence. Heads bowed, there is no sound from the site, except for the birds
Falklands veteran Simon Weston who earlier said it was "very humbling" to be part of the ceremony, read The Kohima Epitaph before the Welsh flag was raised by army cadets.
Minister president of the Flemish government, Geert Bourgeois, said he is proud local people played a part in making the memorial a reality.
He added: "Although we have escaped war for 70 years now, we must never forget how fast things can change."
First Minister Carwyn Jones told the service: "This memorial is the result of many years of hard work by dedicated individuals both in Flanders and of course in Wales.
"Indeed the appeal has caught the imagination of people around the world and this impressive sculpture demonstrates the importance with which we, in Wales together with our partners in Flanders hold the memory of those who sacrificed their lives a century ago."
BBC News reporter Natalie Crockett in Flanders
From the outset this could be any other European town. With its neat cobbled streets, beautiful buildings and quaint village-feel you could be forgiven for forgetting the horrors that happened in Ypres, Flanders, during the Great War.
But the town has not forgotten. There are museums dedicated to the Great War, plaques marking the sacrifice of the many countries which fought here, while cemeteries are dotted around the area marking the place where soldiers fell.
In the town centre the imposing Menin Gate serves as a memorial for those whose bodies were not recovered.
Every night at 20:00 hundreds of people gather to hear the sounding of the Last Post. Families and veterans, locals and visitors stand silent, craning their necks to get a glimpse of the ceremony which takes place under the iconic archway, and to pay their respects.
Among those killed at Passchendaele, was the poet Hedd Wyn, who was honoured with a posthumous chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod.
Meurig Rees, who has travelled from Wales for the service, said: "There are memorials here in Flanders for many nations that fought in the First World War.
"There's one in France for the Welsh soldiers of Mametz, but I know that the campaign has been long running and the people of Flanders here thought it was important."
Marc Decaestecker, from Belgium, added: "It means a lot to me because the Welsh in 1917, they liberated us.
"They fought very heavy and that's why we want to do this."
Sian Rees, who also travelled to Belgium, said: "It's important to me because my grandfather took part in the Battle of Mametz down in the Somme... and although he came back alive I just want to honour his memory."
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A leak at Llanfairpwll on Sunday morning affected supplies to some customers there and in parts of Gaerwen, Porthaethwy and Llangefni.
A spokesman said: "Our team is working on the leak and we hope that all supplies will be back to normal this morning."
Welsh Water apologised to customers for any inconvenience. | Parts of Anglesey have been left without water after a leak, Welsh Water has confirmed. | 33951911 | Summarize the following news within 13 words:
A leak at Llanfairpwll on Sunday morning affected supplies to some customers there and in parts of Gaerwen, Porthaethwy and Llangefni.
A spokesman said: "Our team is working on the leak and we hope that all supplies will be back to normal this morning."
Welsh Water apologised to customers for any inconvenience.
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A trailer featuring the number 13 in different locations was aired during the tennis on BBC One on Friday.
It finished with the caption: "Meet the 13th Doctor after the Wimbledon men's final, Sunday 16th July."
The actor will succeed Peter Capaldi who took the role in 2013 and will leave in the 2017 Christmas special.
Capaldi made the announcement during an interview with BBC Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley in January.
The Glasgow-born star said: "I feel it's time to move on. I feel sad, I love Doctor Who, it is a fantastic programme to work on."
The locations in the trailer included 10 Downing Street, Beachy Head cliffs and the Statue of Liberty.
The popular sci-fi series features a Time Lord, known only as The Doctor, who travels through time and space in the Tardis, which resembles a 1960s police telephone box.
The main character has the ability to regenerate, a quirk that has allowed a number of actors to have played the role over the years.
Capaldi, who replaced Matt Smith as The Doctor, was previously best known for his role as foul-mouthed spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC series The Thick of It. | The identity of Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord will be revealed following the Wimbledon men's singles tennis final on Sunday, the BBC has announced. | 40608669 | Summarize the following news within 49 words:
A trailer featuring the number 13 in different locations was aired during the tennis on BBC One on Friday.
It finished with the caption: "Meet the 13th Doctor after the Wimbledon men's final, Sunday 16th July."
The actor will succeed Peter Capaldi who took the role in 2013 and will leave in the 2017 Christmas special.
Capaldi made the announcement during an interview with BBC Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley in January.
The Glasgow-born star said: "I feel it's time to move on. I feel sad, I love Doctor Who, it is a fantastic programme to work on."
The locations in the trailer included 10 Downing Street, Beachy Head cliffs and the Statue of Liberty.
The popular sci-fi series features a Time Lord, known only as The Doctor, who travels through time and space in the Tardis, which resembles a 1960s police telephone box.
The main character has the ability to regenerate, a quirk that has allowed a number of actors to have played the role over the years.
Capaldi, who replaced Matt Smith as The Doctor, was previously best known for his role as foul-mouthed spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC series The Thick of It.
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The victim was found with serious injuries at a house in Unsworth Way in Oldham, Greater Manchester, at about 19:50 GMT on Thursday.
He was taken to hospital and died a short time later. Details of his injuries have not yet been revealed.
The house was cordoned off while police carried out an investigation. A 58-year-old woman has been taken into custody for questioning. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 56-year-old man. | 38259793 | Summarize the following news within 16 words:
The victim was found with serious injuries at a house in Unsworth Way in Oldham, Greater Manchester, at about 19:50 GMT on Thursday.
He was taken to hospital and died a short time later. Details of his injuries have not yet been revealed.
The house was cordoned off while police carried out an investigation. A 58-year-old woman has been taken into custody for questioning.
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Reports say riot police were involved in a tense stand-off with protesters, but later retreated.
Protesters rallied after Nasser Zefzafi was arrested on Monday charged with threatening national security.
Mr Zefzafi has organised months of protests against unemployment and corruption.
Morocco has been gripped by demonstration since the death of a fishmonger in Al-Hoceima in October.
According to AFP news agency, protesters chanting "We are all Zefzafi" filled streets in Al-Hoceima on Tuesday evening and riot police were deployed in a square to stop their advance.
A stand-off ensued but police eventually backed down without incident.
Marches have also taken place in Casablanca and in the capital, Rabat, AFP reports.
The mass protests were triggered last October by the death of fishmonger Mouhcine Fikri, who was crushed to death by a rubbish truck as he tried to rescue his stock that had been confiscated by the police.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets accusing the authorities of corruption, abuse and injustice.
His death drew parallels to that of a Tunisian fruit seller in 2010 which helped spark the Arab Spring uprisings. | Thousands of people have demonstrated in the northern Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima, demanding the release of a well-known activist. | 40102725 | Summarize the following news within 45 words:
Reports say riot police were involved in a tense stand-off with protesters, but later retreated.
Protesters rallied after Nasser Zefzafi was arrested on Monday charged with threatening national security.
Mr Zefzafi has organised months of protests against unemployment and corruption.
Morocco has been gripped by demonstration since the death of a fishmonger in Al-Hoceima in October.
According to AFP news agency, protesters chanting "We are all Zefzafi" filled streets in Al-Hoceima on Tuesday evening and riot police were deployed in a square to stop their advance.
A stand-off ensued but police eventually backed down without incident.
Marches have also taken place in Casablanca and in the capital, Rabat, AFP reports.
The mass protests were triggered last October by the death of fishmonger Mouhcine Fikri, who was crushed to death by a rubbish truck as he tried to rescue his stock that had been confiscated by the police.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets accusing the authorities of corruption, abuse and injustice.
His death drew parallels to that of a Tunisian fruit seller in 2010 which helped spark the Arab Spring uprisings.
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Robert Beck was shopping with his wife in the US state of Pennsylvania when they heard the commotion, he told the York Daily Record.
"Man, there's someone in here with a frickin' gun," Mr Beck, 45, recalled thinking after hearing a loud bang.
"When I seen it, it was game-on," said Mr Beck, who raises deer for meat.
When he spotted the doe running into the bakery section on Monday night, he trailed after it, then grabbed it by the neck and began leading it towards the door.
But it was spooked when it saw other customers, the newspaper reports, and kicked Mr Beck in the ribs, knocking him down.
"I think she was scared from all those people," Mr Beck said. "She was like, 'Oh my God, what the heck did I get myself into?'"
Two other shoppers, including another hunter, then came to help escort the deer back out of the front door.
Local police praised Mr Beck's response, but cautioned against the public getting involved with wild animals.
"There is too much risk of injury to the citizen," Northeastern Regional Police Chief Bryan Rizzo said.
"If the citizen is an experienced hunter or someone with experiencing wildlife then I would say they should use their own judgment," Mr Rizzo added.
"In this case, it was a hunter who had experience in handling live deer, and we are grateful for his intervention and quick thinking in getting the deer under control before the animal could injure anyone, itself or do more damage."
Mr Beck says that he raises 16 deer, which he uses for meat, and keeps them penned at home.
"My generation is a dying breed," he said. "People aren't into our lifestyle anymore. They'd rather sit at home and play a video game than enjoy the outside." | A deer burst through the glass doors of a supermarket and ran amok before being caught by a man shopping for medicine for his cold, local media report. | 38926960 | Summarize the following news within 75 words:
Robert Beck was shopping with his wife in the US state of Pennsylvania when they heard the commotion, he told the York Daily Record.
"Man, there's someone in here with a frickin' gun," Mr Beck, 45, recalled thinking after hearing a loud bang.
"When I seen it, it was game-on," said Mr Beck, who raises deer for meat.
When he spotted the doe running into the bakery section on Monday night, he trailed after it, then grabbed it by the neck and began leading it towards the door.
But it was spooked when it saw other customers, the newspaper reports, and kicked Mr Beck in the ribs, knocking him down.
"I think she was scared from all those people," Mr Beck said. "She was like, 'Oh my God, what the heck did I get myself into?'"
Two other shoppers, including another hunter, then came to help escort the deer back out of the front door.
Local police praised Mr Beck's response, but cautioned against the public getting involved with wild animals.
"There is too much risk of injury to the citizen," Northeastern Regional Police Chief Bryan Rizzo said.
"If the citizen is an experienced hunter or someone with experiencing wildlife then I would say they should use their own judgment," Mr Rizzo added.
"In this case, it was a hunter who had experience in handling live deer, and we are grateful for his intervention and quick thinking in getting the deer under control before the animal could injure anyone, itself or do more damage."
Mr Beck says that he raises 16 deer, which he uses for meat, and keeps them penned at home.
"My generation is a dying breed," he said. "People aren't into our lifestyle anymore. They'd rather sit at home and play a video game than enjoy the outside."
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Their studies on survivors in Liberia showed large numbers had developed weakness, memory loss and depressive symptoms in the six months after being discharged from an Ebola unit.
Other patients were "actively suicidal" or still having hallucinations.
More than 17,000 people in West Africa have survived Ebola infection.
The evidence, being presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Neurology, is an early glimpse at a much wider study of long-term health problems after Ebola.
The initial analysis, on 82 survivors, showed most had had severe neurological problems at the height of the infection, including meningitis, hallucinations or falling into a coma.
Six months later, new long-term problems had developed.
About two-thirds had body weakness, while regular headaches, depressive symptoms and memory loss were found in half of patients.
Two of the patients had been actively suicidal at the time of the assessment.
Dr Lauren Bowen, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, told the BBC: "It was pretty striking, this is a young population of patients, and we wouldn't expect to have seen these sorts of problems.
"When people had memory loss, it tended to affect their daily living, with some feeling they couldn't return to school or normal jobs, some had terrible sleeping problems.
"Ebola hasn't gone away for these people."
Infection with Ebola ravages the body. Some of the symptoms could improve with time as the body heals, others may be down to social trauma as many survivors are ostracised from their families and communities.
But other symptoms, including eye problems, indicate damage to the brain, which may not heal.
Meanwhile, data presented earlier, at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, raised concerns about sexual transmission of the virus in survivors.
It indicated 38% of men had tested positive for Ebola in their semen on at least one occasion in the year after recovering.
And in the most extreme case, Ebola had been detected 18 months later.
Yet most survivors reported being sexually active, with only four in every 100 using a condom. | Most people who survive an Ebola infection will have long-lasting health problems, say doctors from the US National Institutes of Health. | 35652095 | Summarize the following news within 85 words:
Their studies on survivors in Liberia showed large numbers had developed weakness, memory loss and depressive symptoms in the six months after being discharged from an Ebola unit.
Other patients were "actively suicidal" or still having hallucinations.
More than 17,000 people in West Africa have survived Ebola infection.
The evidence, being presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Neurology, is an early glimpse at a much wider study of long-term health problems after Ebola.
The initial analysis, on 82 survivors, showed most had had severe neurological problems at the height of the infection, including meningitis, hallucinations or falling into a coma.
Six months later, new long-term problems had developed.
About two-thirds had body weakness, while regular headaches, depressive symptoms and memory loss were found in half of patients.
Two of the patients had been actively suicidal at the time of the assessment.
Dr Lauren Bowen, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, told the BBC: "It was pretty striking, this is a young population of patients, and we wouldn't expect to have seen these sorts of problems.
"When people had memory loss, it tended to affect their daily living, with some feeling they couldn't return to school or normal jobs, some had terrible sleeping problems.
"Ebola hasn't gone away for these people."
Infection with Ebola ravages the body. Some of the symptoms could improve with time as the body heals, others may be down to social trauma as many survivors are ostracised from their families and communities.
But other symptoms, including eye problems, indicate damage to the brain, which may not heal.
Meanwhile, data presented earlier, at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, raised concerns about sexual transmission of the virus in survivors.
It indicated 38% of men had tested positive for Ebola in their semen on at least one occasion in the year after recovering.
And in the most extreme case, Ebola had been detected 18 months later.
Yet most survivors reported being sexually active, with only four in every 100 using a condom.
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The confirmation of the timetable comes hours after four French soldiers were killed and five others wounded.
The Taliban said one of their suicide bombers carried out the attack on a Nato convoy in Kapisa province.
Withdrawing French troops by the end of 2012 had been one of Mr Hollande's election pledges.
The date means that French forces will leave the country two years before the main Nato pullout.
Violence has risen across the country in recent weeks, with the Taliban targeting both the Afghan forces and the 130,000 foreign troops remaining in the country.
Afghan officials said the bomber in Saturday's attack approached a French Nato convoy wearing a burka.
Several Afghan civilians were also wounded in the attack.
Mr Hollande said in a statement that a "national tribute" would be paid to the soldiers.
Until the pullout is completed, "everything must be done for our troops to meet their obligations but with... the greatest vigilance for the lives of the soldiers," he added.
France is currently the fifth largest contributor to Nato's Isaf force, with nearly 3,300 soldiers.
The deaths bring to 87 the total number of French fatalities in the country since 2001.
In January the killing of four French soldiers in Kapisa prompted then-President Nicolas Sarkozy to announce a withdrawal by the end of 2013.
Mr Hollande brought it forward by a further year, fulfilling an election pledge. | France will begin its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July and complete it by the end of the year, French President Francois Hollande has said. | 18381466 | Summarize the following news within 58 words:
The confirmation of the timetable comes hours after four French soldiers were killed and five others wounded.
The Taliban said one of their suicide bombers carried out the attack on a Nato convoy in Kapisa province.
Withdrawing French troops by the end of 2012 had been one of Mr Hollande's election pledges.
The date means that French forces will leave the country two years before the main Nato pullout.
Violence has risen across the country in recent weeks, with the Taliban targeting both the Afghan forces and the 130,000 foreign troops remaining in the country.
Afghan officials said the bomber in Saturday's attack approached a French Nato convoy wearing a burka.
Several Afghan civilians were also wounded in the attack.
Mr Hollande said in a statement that a "national tribute" would be paid to the soldiers.
Until the pullout is completed, "everything must be done for our troops to meet their obligations but with... the greatest vigilance for the lives of the soldiers," he added.
France is currently the fifth largest contributor to Nato's Isaf force, with nearly 3,300 soldiers.
The deaths bring to 87 the total number of French fatalities in the country since 2001.
In January the killing of four French soldiers in Kapisa prompted then-President Nicolas Sarkozy to announce a withdrawal by the end of 2013.
Mr Hollande brought it forward by a further year, fulfilling an election pledge.
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Mr Deby took power in a coup in 1990 and later introduced elections.
A referendum in 2005 scrapped a clause restricting presidents to two terms, but Mr Deby said that if he gets re-elected he will reinstate it.
In the last year, Burundi, Rwanda and Congo-Brazzaville have all changed their constitutions to allow their presidents to run for office again.
Africa Live: BBC news updates
Mr Deby said on Tuesday that reinstating term limits would provide "vitality" to the democracy.
"We must limit terms, we must not concentrate on a system in which a change in power becomes difficult," he told the ruling party.
"In 2005 the constitutional reform was conducted in a context where the life of the nation was in danger," he added.
Africa's longest-serving leaders:
The arrogance of power
The Mobutu and Gaddafi effect | Chad's President Idriss Deby has announced he will run for a fifth term in April's elections. | 35541642 | Summarize the following news within 34 words:
Mr Deby took power in a coup in 1990 and later introduced elections.
A referendum in 2005 scrapped a clause restricting presidents to two terms, but Mr Deby said that if he gets re-elected he will reinstate it.
In the last year, Burundi, Rwanda and Congo-Brazzaville have all changed their constitutions to allow their presidents to run for office again.
Africa Live: BBC news updates
Mr Deby said on Tuesday that reinstating term limits would provide "vitality" to the democracy.
"We must limit terms, we must not concentrate on a system in which a change in power becomes difficult," he told the ruling party.
"In 2005 the constitutional reform was conducted in a context where the life of the nation was in danger," he added.
Africa's longest-serving leaders:
The arrogance of power
The Mobutu and Gaddafi effect
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The bomb, measuring 5ft in length and weighing 1000lb, has been found in Southwark by builders, the Met Police said.
The force said officers were called to a building site in Grange Walk at 09:18 GMT. Two schools have been evacuated.
A cordon and a 400m exclusion zone have been put in place as a precaution.
Traffic is being diverted and several roads are closed. The council said there was "major disruption" in the area especially around Tower Bridge and Grange Walk.
It advised people to find other routes home.
The Met said it was working with the London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and Southwark Council.
Leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Peter John, said: "I can understand how worrying this is for local people, and the council is doing all we can to support them while the emergency services make the area safe."
He said there were "well-rehearsed" emergency plans in place and urged residents to go to one of the council's rest centres in Canada Water for hot meals, tea and coffee. | More than 1,000 homes in south London have been evacuated after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found on a building site. | 32023201 | Summarize the following news within 43 words:
The bomb, measuring 5ft in length and weighing 1000lb, has been found in Southwark by builders, the Met Police said.
The force said officers were called to a building site in Grange Walk at 09:18 GMT. Two schools have been evacuated.
A cordon and a 400m exclusion zone have been put in place as a precaution.
Traffic is being diverted and several roads are closed. The council said there was "major disruption" in the area especially around Tower Bridge and Grange Walk.
It advised people to find other routes home.
The Met said it was working with the London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and Southwark Council.
Leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Peter John, said: "I can understand how worrying this is for local people, and the council is doing all we can to support them while the emergency services make the area safe."
He said there were "well-rehearsed" emergency plans in place and urged residents to go to one of the council's rest centres in Canada Water for hot meals, tea and coffee.
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Huw Lewis has set out new guidelines for universities who want to train new teachers in future as part of sweeping reform to the system.
In a speech in Cardiff, he announced a new two-year postgraduate course and greater subject specialism for primary school teachers.
Mr Lewis has already unveiled plans to extend education degrees to four years.
He eventually wants all teachers to be educated to masters level.
At the moment some universities work together in three teacher training centres in Wales.
But Mr Lewis said he had an open mind and universities outside Wales could end up training students.
New guidelines to "transform" the system follow an independent review in 2015 which found quality had "deteriorated".
Mr Lewis said it was his last major speaking event as minister "but the agenda does not stop" and was "vital".
"We will have a new teaching training system which is of such high quality and unquestioned rigour that it gives individuals a reason, in and of itself, for the very best people to get into teaching in the first place," he added.
Mr Lewis said teachers also wanted more professional support and challenge.
He said: "I have been clear that we must do more to accelerate improvement in initial teacher education provision across Wales.
"This is particularly important as we continue with our programme of radical education reform, focused on driving up standards across the board."
The 2015 review of teacher training coincided with a wide-ranging report into education in Wales.
Work to alter the curriculum is now under way after the government accepted the recommendations made by the Donaldson review, which will see computer programming and IT become as central to classroom teaching as literacy and numeracy.
The review recommended having six areas of learning and replacing the key stage system with a more seamless progression through school.
It is expected to be rolled out from 2021.
Geraint Davies of the NAS/UWT union gave a cautious welcome to the proposals and said he "fully appreciated the education system of the future will need student teachers of the highest possible calibre".
But he said future Welsh governments must ensure that the profession was an "attractive proposition for those students".
Conservative Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns said the proposals did not go far enough.
She wants a centre for education that will focus solely on initial teacher training and educational research. | Wales will have the "toughest" and the "best" teacher training system in the UK, the education minister has pledged. | 35867031 | Summarize the following news within 99 words:
Huw Lewis has set out new guidelines for universities who want to train new teachers in future as part of sweeping reform to the system.
In a speech in Cardiff, he announced a new two-year postgraduate course and greater subject specialism for primary school teachers.
Mr Lewis has already unveiled plans to extend education degrees to four years.
He eventually wants all teachers to be educated to masters level.
At the moment some universities work together in three teacher training centres in Wales.
But Mr Lewis said he had an open mind and universities outside Wales could end up training students.
New guidelines to "transform" the system follow an independent review in 2015 which found quality had "deteriorated".
Mr Lewis said it was his last major speaking event as minister "but the agenda does not stop" and was "vital".
"We will have a new teaching training system which is of such high quality and unquestioned rigour that it gives individuals a reason, in and of itself, for the very best people to get into teaching in the first place," he added.
Mr Lewis said teachers also wanted more professional support and challenge.
He said: "I have been clear that we must do more to accelerate improvement in initial teacher education provision across Wales.
"This is particularly important as we continue with our programme of radical education reform, focused on driving up standards across the board."
The 2015 review of teacher training coincided with a wide-ranging report into education in Wales.
Work to alter the curriculum is now under way after the government accepted the recommendations made by the Donaldson review, which will see computer programming and IT become as central to classroom teaching as literacy and numeracy.
The review recommended having six areas of learning and replacing the key stage system with a more seamless progression through school.
It is expected to be rolled out from 2021.
Geraint Davies of the NAS/UWT union gave a cautious welcome to the proposals and said he "fully appreciated the education system of the future will need student teachers of the highest possible calibre".
But he said future Welsh governments must ensure that the profession was an "attractive proposition for those students".
Conservative Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns said the proposals did not go far enough.
She wants a centre for education that will focus solely on initial teacher training and educational research.
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Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb after a pop concert on 22 May.
Lord Kerslake, the ex-head of the civil service, said those affected would have insights "that won't necessarily be available to the emergency services".
An interim report should be complete by Christmas, he added.
Speaking to Radio 5 live, he said the review - on behalf of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham - would not look into whether the attack after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena could have been prevented.
"That's a separate thing... we are focusing very much on the preparedness of Greater Manchester for such attacks and their response in the period, the week-and-a-half or so in which they had to respond.
"The issue of whether it could have been prevented is a different review process."
He said he would be "very surprised" if his recommendations were not acted upon.
"There were thousands who were affected in some way by this terrible, terrible event. I see that as a key part of role as chair to make sure that their voices are heard as part of this review.
"They will have insights and ideas that won't necessarily be available to the emergency services, good though they are."
He added that he was "very confident" he would get access to information from the security services.
"This is a very well-established process: everybody recognises that you get much better results if you're open and honest about the lessons learned."
Information will also be collected from reviews conducted by each of the emergency services, he added.
"I'm sure there will be a lot of good things that will come out, but also the things that could have been done better." | The review into the response to the Manchester attack will "give voice" to the victims' families, its chair Lord Kerslake has said. | 40768484 | Summarize the following news within 72 words:
Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb after a pop concert on 22 May.
Lord Kerslake, the ex-head of the civil service, said those affected would have insights "that won't necessarily be available to the emergency services".
An interim report should be complete by Christmas, he added.
Speaking to Radio 5 live, he said the review - on behalf of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham - would not look into whether the attack after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena could have been prevented.
"That's a separate thing... we are focusing very much on the preparedness of Greater Manchester for such attacks and their response in the period, the week-and-a-half or so in which they had to respond.
"The issue of whether it could have been prevented is a different review process."
He said he would be "very surprised" if his recommendations were not acted upon.
"There were thousands who were affected in some way by this terrible, terrible event. I see that as a key part of role as chair to make sure that their voices are heard as part of this review.
"They will have insights and ideas that won't necessarily be available to the emergency services, good though they are."
He added that he was "very confident" he would get access to information from the security services.
"This is a very well-established process: everybody recognises that you get much better results if you're open and honest about the lessons learned."
Information will also be collected from reviews conducted by each of the emergency services, he added.
"I'm sure there will be a lot of good things that will come out, but also the things that could have been done better."
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After a goalless first half, Fleetwood went in front when Bobby Grant's superb long-range effort flew beyond Shrimpers goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.
Adam Barrett's header and Jack Payne's 18-yard strike looked to have sealed a Southend comeback, but McLaughlin's close-range header levelled the scores.
The draw moved the Cod Army one point clear of the bottom four in League One.
But any chance of a late play-off push now looks to be over for Phil Brown's Southend, who drop to 11th, nine points behind sixth-placed Walsall. | Conor McLaughlin's late header rescued a valuable point for relegation-threatened Fleetwood at Southend. | 35948934 | Summarize the following news within 21 words:
After a goalless first half, Fleetwood went in front when Bobby Grant's superb long-range effort flew beyond Shrimpers goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.
Adam Barrett's header and Jack Payne's 18-yard strike looked to have sealed a Southend comeback, but McLaughlin's close-range header levelled the scores.
The draw moved the Cod Army one point clear of the bottom four in League One.
But any chance of a late play-off push now looks to be over for Phil Brown's Southend, who drop to 11th, nine points behind sixth-placed Walsall.
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Raikkonen was left annoyed after he led the early laps from pole but Vettel passed him by using a later pit stop.
A Ferrari spokesman said: "The drivers are free to race. There was no plan whatsoever to get Sebastian ahead."
Vettel said: "There was no plan of any team orders. I can understand Kimi is not happy. I would feel the same."
Vettel went into the race leading Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the championship by six points and came out of it with a 25-point lead - a clear race victory - when the Briton could finish only seventh after starting 13th.
Raikkonen pitted five laps before Vettel and came out behind slower cars, which he had to pass. Meanwhile, on a clear track, Vettel began setting fastest times and by the time he stopped he had made up enough time to emerge in the lead.
Ferrari said that Raikkonen ran on a pre-planned strategy to stop around lap 34 and said that although they knew he would come out among slower cars, it was inevitable that would happen at some point.
Raikkonen said: "I was called in, and that's about it. It didn't work out very well for me, but apart from that, it doesn't matter, does it?
"That's as much as I can say about it right now. I got the bad end of the story today. It is still second place but obviously it doesn't count a lot in my book at least."
Asked whether he knew why Ferrari had called him in at that time, he said: "I have no idea. They have reasons for why they do what they do. It is not up to me."
He said he would be asking the team to explain the decisions to him.
"We are a team and if you don't believe what you have been told then it will get very complicated at some point," Raikkonen said.
"Today, as a team, we wanted one-two. It happened. As for myself, it could have been better but we have just finished the race and who knows?
"We'll talk about it and I guess there are some reasons for everything that happened. As a driver I can do what I want but it is not how we work as a team."
Vettel, widely believed to be Ferrari's contractual number one driver, was asked if he and the team had discussed whether they would try to use an opportunity to get him ahead of Raikkonen if one arose.
He replied: "Not really. We spoke about the race before. The lead car normally has priority.
"If I had the choice, going in the pits first is maybe what you like to do.
"It is one of the rare occasions when the overcut [stopping after a driver you are following] decides the position, but from the team point of view there was no plan of any team orders.
"Today it worked in my favour and I take it, but we are a team and I can see Kimi is not happy." | Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari denied they manipulated the Monaco Grand Prix to ensure the German beat team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. | 40079221 | Summarize the following news within 127 words:
Raikkonen was left annoyed after he led the early laps from pole but Vettel passed him by using a later pit stop.
A Ferrari spokesman said: "The drivers are free to race. There was no plan whatsoever to get Sebastian ahead."
Vettel said: "There was no plan of any team orders. I can understand Kimi is not happy. I would feel the same."
Vettel went into the race leading Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the championship by six points and came out of it with a 25-point lead - a clear race victory - when the Briton could finish only seventh after starting 13th.
Raikkonen pitted five laps before Vettel and came out behind slower cars, which he had to pass. Meanwhile, on a clear track, Vettel began setting fastest times and by the time he stopped he had made up enough time to emerge in the lead.
Ferrari said that Raikkonen ran on a pre-planned strategy to stop around lap 34 and said that although they knew he would come out among slower cars, it was inevitable that would happen at some point.
Raikkonen said: "I was called in, and that's about it. It didn't work out very well for me, but apart from that, it doesn't matter, does it?
"That's as much as I can say about it right now. I got the bad end of the story today. It is still second place but obviously it doesn't count a lot in my book at least."
Asked whether he knew why Ferrari had called him in at that time, he said: "I have no idea. They have reasons for why they do what they do. It is not up to me."
He said he would be asking the team to explain the decisions to him.
"We are a team and if you don't believe what you have been told then it will get very complicated at some point," Raikkonen said.
"Today, as a team, we wanted one-two. It happened. As for myself, it could have been better but we have just finished the race and who knows?
"We'll talk about it and I guess there are some reasons for everything that happened. As a driver I can do what I want but it is not how we work as a team."
Vettel, widely believed to be Ferrari's contractual number one driver, was asked if he and the team had discussed whether they would try to use an opportunity to get him ahead of Raikkonen if one arose.
He replied: "Not really. We spoke about the race before. The lead car normally has priority.
"If I had the choice, going in the pits first is maybe what you like to do.
"It is one of the rare occasions when the overcut [stopping after a driver you are following] decides the position, but from the team point of view there was no plan of any team orders.
"Today it worked in my favour and I take it, but we are a team and I can see Kimi is not happy."
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Cambridge Tory Chamali Fernando's lawyers have demanded an apology from Lib Dem candidate Julian Huppert.
Ms Fernando claims she was misquoted in criticism by Mr Huppert after a debate in the city where they both spoke.
He confirmed receiving a legal letter and said he was taking advice.
Mr Huppert said: "I have received a letter from Chamali Fernando's solicitor threatening legal action.
"I have instructed a solicitor and I am taking legal advice on this matter."
Ms Fernando said she had answered a question at the hustings about the way mental health was treated, with particular reference to the holding of mentally-ill people in police cells.
She said at the time: "I would like to see more training for legal professionals and police officers.
"Maybe something as simple as there are certain conditions which are more common where people can wear a wristband to identify they have a condition, so then we can perhaps spot it earlier, and ensure we can deal with it.
"There are a variety of measures we can look at, but again this is something where we need to work together."
Her agent Chandila Fernando said the candidate was demanding an apology and Mr Huppert had been given until 16:00 BST on Tuesday to respond.
Rupert Read from the Green Party, Daniel Zeichner from the Labour Party, Keith Garrett of Rebooting Democracy and Patrick O'Flynn from UKIP are also standing for the Cambridge seat at the General Election. | A parliamentary candidate who suggested people with mental health issues could wear identity wristbands to prevent communication issues has threatened legal action against a rival. | 32378093 | Summarize the following news within 60 words:
Cambridge Tory Chamali Fernando's lawyers have demanded an apology from Lib Dem candidate Julian Huppert.
Ms Fernando claims she was misquoted in criticism by Mr Huppert after a debate in the city where they both spoke.
He confirmed receiving a legal letter and said he was taking advice.
Mr Huppert said: "I have received a letter from Chamali Fernando's solicitor threatening legal action.
"I have instructed a solicitor and I am taking legal advice on this matter."
Ms Fernando said she had answered a question at the hustings about the way mental health was treated, with particular reference to the holding of mentally-ill people in police cells.
She said at the time: "I would like to see more training for legal professionals and police officers.
"Maybe something as simple as there are certain conditions which are more common where people can wear a wristband to identify they have a condition, so then we can perhaps spot it earlier, and ensure we can deal with it.
"There are a variety of measures we can look at, but again this is something where we need to work together."
Her agent Chandila Fernando said the candidate was demanding an apology and Mr Huppert had been given until 16:00 BST on Tuesday to respond.
Rupert Read from the Green Party, Daniel Zeichner from the Labour Party, Keith Garrett of Rebooting Democracy and Patrick O'Flynn from UKIP are also standing for the Cambridge seat at the General Election.
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Paul Drinkhall, Sam Walker and Liam Pitchford all beat higher-ranked players in Kuala Lumpur.
The win means England lie joint-third in Group B, alongside Germany but behind Sweden and leaders France.
England women maintained their 100% record in the Second Division with a 3-1 win over Canada.
Tin-Tin Ho and Kelly Sibley secured the victory, and England will play Serbia in a clash of the Group E joint leaders on Wednesday.
England's men, back in the top division in the world for the first time since 1997, finish the group stage against bottom-placed Malaysia on Wednesday.
A third-placed finish in the group would ensure qualification for the round of 16.
Drinkhall beat Bastian Steger 3-1, while Walker defeated Patrick Franziska. Pitchford lost to Ruwen Filus but saw off Steger 3-1. | England's men caused an upset at the World Team Championships in Malaysia by beating second seeds Germany 3-1 in the Championship Division. | 35697003 | Summarize the following news within 32 words:
Paul Drinkhall, Sam Walker and Liam Pitchford all beat higher-ranked players in Kuala Lumpur.
The win means England lie joint-third in Group B, alongside Germany but behind Sweden and leaders France.
England women maintained their 100% record in the Second Division with a 3-1 win over Canada.
Tin-Tin Ho and Kelly Sibley secured the victory, and England will play Serbia in a clash of the Group E joint leaders on Wednesday.
England's men, back in the top division in the world for the first time since 1997, finish the group stage against bottom-placed Malaysia on Wednesday.
A third-placed finish in the group would ensure qualification for the round of 16.
Drinkhall beat Bastian Steger 3-1, while Walker defeated Patrick Franziska. Pitchford lost to Ruwen Filus but saw off Steger 3-1.
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The spacecraft, which takes visible and infrared pictures of the Earth, was launched in June and is now undergoing a period of commissioning.
The observer is the second dedicated mission to fly in the European Union's Copernicus programme.
This will see a multi-billion-euro series of satellite sensors put in orbit over the next few years.
Sentinel-2a, however, will be the system's backbone, producing a wide range of imaging products that will focus predominantly on the planet's land surface.
The European Space Agency, which led the development of the platform, released a taster on Monday of what to expect.
These views ranged from cities and forests to glaciers and coral reefs.
"They are stunning," said mission manager Bianca Hoersch.
"Okay, we still have some calibration work to do, on co-registration between visible and shortwave infrared bands, but I think you can see just from this release that the quality is going to be really excellent."
Sentinel-2a is the European equivalent of America's Landsat mission, which has been imaging the surface of the Earth for 40 years.
The US satellite's data is free and open, which has driven a multitude of applications. Most people will probably know it best from the map tools they use on their computers and smartphones. These all incorporate Landsat pictures.
Sentinel's data has been designed to be complementary, but the platform also represents a big jump in capability.
Its imaging instrument will be sensitive across more bands of light (13 versus Landsat's eight), allowing it to discern more information about the land beneath it; and Sentinel-2a will "carpet map" a much wider strip of ground (290km versus 185km).
In addition, its colour images have a best resolution of 10m, versus Landsat's 30m.
Given that today, non-specialist use of Earth imagery overwhelmingly relies on Landsat data, it is more than probable that Sentinel products will be in big demand.
The European Commission will be using Sentinel pictures in its Copernicus programme to run variety of services, reaching across agriculture and forestry, urban planning and disaster mitigation.
Agriculture, though, is certain to be a big user. The satellite's camera sensor has been designed to detect very specific wavelengths of light that detail the health of plants.
In normal operation, Sentinel-2a will be producing 1.7 terabytes of processed data per day. And this will double when the sister satellite, Sentinel-2b, is launched next year.
"The data volume is incredible," Dr Hoersch told BBC News.
"Of course, we all knew it would be like this, but when you sit there with your computer and try to download it, it's massive - gigabytes of data. I had to go out at the weekend and buy a hard disk to store all these products for my presentations."
Esa will launch Sentinel-3a at the end of 2015. This satellite is dedicated to observing the oceans.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Europe's Sentinel-2a satellite is on course to go into full operation in early or mid-October. | 33655004 | Summarize the following news within 119 words:
The spacecraft, which takes visible and infrared pictures of the Earth, was launched in June and is now undergoing a period of commissioning.
The observer is the second dedicated mission to fly in the European Union's Copernicus programme.
This will see a multi-billion-euro series of satellite sensors put in orbit over the next few years.
Sentinel-2a, however, will be the system's backbone, producing a wide range of imaging products that will focus predominantly on the planet's land surface.
The European Space Agency, which led the development of the platform, released a taster on Monday of what to expect.
These views ranged from cities and forests to glaciers and coral reefs.
"They are stunning," said mission manager Bianca Hoersch.
"Okay, we still have some calibration work to do, on co-registration between visible and shortwave infrared bands, but I think you can see just from this release that the quality is going to be really excellent."
Sentinel-2a is the European equivalent of America's Landsat mission, which has been imaging the surface of the Earth for 40 years.
The US satellite's data is free and open, which has driven a multitude of applications. Most people will probably know it best from the map tools they use on their computers and smartphones. These all incorporate Landsat pictures.
Sentinel's data has been designed to be complementary, but the platform also represents a big jump in capability.
Its imaging instrument will be sensitive across more bands of light (13 versus Landsat's eight), allowing it to discern more information about the land beneath it; and Sentinel-2a will "carpet map" a much wider strip of ground (290km versus 185km).
In addition, its colour images have a best resolution of 10m, versus Landsat's 30m.
Given that today, non-specialist use of Earth imagery overwhelmingly relies on Landsat data, it is more than probable that Sentinel products will be in big demand.
The European Commission will be using Sentinel pictures in its Copernicus programme to run variety of services, reaching across agriculture and forestry, urban planning and disaster mitigation.
Agriculture, though, is certain to be a big user. The satellite's camera sensor has been designed to detect very specific wavelengths of light that detail the health of plants.
In normal operation, Sentinel-2a will be producing 1.7 terabytes of processed data per day. And this will double when the sister satellite, Sentinel-2b, is launched next year.
"The data volume is incredible," Dr Hoersch told BBC News.
"Of course, we all knew it would be like this, but when you sit there with your computer and try to download it, it's massive - gigabytes of data. I had to go out at the weekend and buy a hard disk to store all these products for my presentations."
Esa will launch Sentinel-3a at the end of 2015. This satellite is dedicated to observing the oceans.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos
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The average rent stands at £774 in England and Wales, according to data from Your Move and Reeds Rains.
It said that rental costs had risen by 0.8% in April compared with March.
Adrian Gill, LSL director, said: "Momentum is fuelled by a fundamental shortage of housing and given oxygen by renewed wage growth."
The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that the cost of renting a home from a private landlord in Britain rose by 2.1% in the year to the end of March.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "Our housing shortage has been decades in the making, and only bold and immediate action can fix it.
"No matter how hard they work or save, an entire generation is being forced to watch their dreams of a stable future slip through their fingers, stuck in properties where rents eat up their salaries and short term contracts leave them with no stability at all." | The cost of renting a home rose by 4.6% in the year to the end of April, the fastest rise since November 2010, property group LSL has said. | 32834541 | Summarize the following news within 40 words:
The average rent stands at £774 in England and Wales, according to data from Your Move and Reeds Rains.
It said that rental costs had risen by 0.8% in April compared with March.
Adrian Gill, LSL director, said: "Momentum is fuelled by a fundamental shortage of housing and given oxygen by renewed wage growth."
The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that the cost of renting a home from a private landlord in Britain rose by 2.1% in the year to the end of March.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "Our housing shortage has been decades in the making, and only bold and immediate action can fix it.
"No matter how hard they work or save, an entire generation is being forced to watch their dreams of a stable future slip through their fingers, stuck in properties where rents eat up their salaries and short term contracts leave them with no stability at all."
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The Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star was quoted in a magazine interview last year as saying "there's no way I want to work in TV, especially at the BBC".
In recent years, the 74-year-old British actor has mainly concentrated on voiceover roles.
But BBC comedy head Shane Allen told the Daily Telegraph Cleese is a "comedy god, and the door is always open".
"We're in discussions about a piece that he might be in. It's a sitcom and it's very early days," Mr Allen said.
Cleese, who appeared on the big screen in A Fish Called Wanda and two Harry Potter films, did take on small appearances in US TV sitcoms Whitney and Entourage between 2010 and 2013.
He also reunited with his Monty Python co-stars in 2013 for live shows to pay an £800,000 legal bill after losing a royalties case. And following his divorce from third wife Alyce Eichelberger in 2008, he performed in a comedy show dubbed the Alimony Tour.
In last year's interview with Shortlist magazine, Cleese said he felt the BBC's commissioning editors had "no idea" what they were doing.
He also said he had been offered "cliched" roles by ITV.
Referring to Cleese's possible BBC sitcom return, Mr Allen told the Telegraph: "There are certain people who have earned their badges, who have got the right to do what they want."
He was speaking to the Telegraph before the first episode airs on Sunday in the BBC's "landmark sitcom series".
The series features modern remakes of Are You Being Served?, Porridge, Till Death Us Do Part, Steptoe and Son, and Up Pompeii!
Mr Allen said it was "insulting" to suggest the BBC's new comedies were not as good as the past but added: "This is a chance to try to reclaim that and say these are titles and writers and pieces of work that are proven, and hallowed, and it's a chance to introduce them to a new generation."
A BBC spokeswoman said: "We would love to work with John Cleese. However nothing is confirmed at this stage and we do not comment on developments." | John Cleese is reported to be in talks to return to the BBC for a sitcom which has been written specifically for him. | 37203462 | Summarize the following news within 88 words:
The Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star was quoted in a magazine interview last year as saying "there's no way I want to work in TV, especially at the BBC".
In recent years, the 74-year-old British actor has mainly concentrated on voiceover roles.
But BBC comedy head Shane Allen told the Daily Telegraph Cleese is a "comedy god, and the door is always open".
"We're in discussions about a piece that he might be in. It's a sitcom and it's very early days," Mr Allen said.
Cleese, who appeared on the big screen in A Fish Called Wanda and two Harry Potter films, did take on small appearances in US TV sitcoms Whitney and Entourage between 2010 and 2013.
He also reunited with his Monty Python co-stars in 2013 for live shows to pay an £800,000 legal bill after losing a royalties case. And following his divorce from third wife Alyce Eichelberger in 2008, he performed in a comedy show dubbed the Alimony Tour.
In last year's interview with Shortlist magazine, Cleese said he felt the BBC's commissioning editors had "no idea" what they were doing.
He also said he had been offered "cliched" roles by ITV.
Referring to Cleese's possible BBC sitcom return, Mr Allen told the Telegraph: "There are certain people who have earned their badges, who have got the right to do what they want."
He was speaking to the Telegraph before the first episode airs on Sunday in the BBC's "landmark sitcom series".
The series features modern remakes of Are You Being Served?, Porridge, Till Death Us Do Part, Steptoe and Son, and Up Pompeii!
Mr Allen said it was "insulting" to suggest the BBC's new comedies were not as good as the past but added: "This is a chance to try to reclaim that and say these are titles and writers and pieces of work that are proven, and hallowed, and it's a chance to introduce them to a new generation."
A BBC spokeswoman said: "We would love to work with John Cleese. However nothing is confirmed at this stage and we do not comment on developments."
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In the ruined village of Arquata del Tronto, a group of bloggers has gone in search of its destroyed history, posting findings on a Facebook page called Chiedi alla polvere (Ask The Dust).
"Ask the dust" is an old saying that usually refers to something unknowable. But here, some young residents want to give the dust a voice.
Time in the hilltop village of Arquata del Tronto did not just stop during the quake, which struck in the night at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), it disintegrated: the shock wrenched the minute hand from the village clock.
Visits to the no-go "red zones" are brief and hazardous, and firefighters bark you back on to the road if you start down an alley or peer too closely into a ruined house.
But the dust stays with you. A fine white coating that clings to your boots.
From a tent in an aid camp in Arquata's lower village, the bloggers post old photos of the village and its surroundings, stories and reflections, news about the relief effort, blogging in Italian and English.
One entry shows a child's drawing of an idyllic little house with a horse and a hen - next to a photo of a ruin.
"I thought I was at my house," it begins. "There where nothing bad that could happen. My refuge, my every day, my bed, my beloved couch where I spent entire afternoons in winter watching movies."
"Unfortunately," the post ends, it became "that part of TV that every time I hate to see" - the TV news. "My couch is gone."
When Gaia Paolini, 18, comes home from her school in Ascoli Piceno she spends time with her childhood friends curating the blog. She is one of the lucky ones whose home survived the quake.
"We put our emotions, all our story, the story of the village, into the page," she says.
"We are trying to preserve the memory of this place and also trying to preserve its future after the construction of new buildings that we hope can be made soon."
The blog records the support that the village has received, from the aid effort co-ordinated by the government to the concerts played by visiting musicians in the canteen tent, which is also used for church services.
"We have so much help from local people and people all over Italy and it is so beautiful," Gaia says.
Another website translates a poem from before the quake about Pescara del Tronto, a hamlet near Arquata that suffered even greater damage: 48 people died there, including 12 tourists.
"Pescara sweet notes
Of water,
Pescara of rocks and labours
Stories of fathers
Ancient Tales,
Pescara of houses
Cling to each other
Like sisters or friends.
Pescara perfume
From childhood and memories
Walls of stone
Warm sunsets."
The poem, written by someone called Eidi, comes from Pescara's website, which has become a virtual time capsule for the pre-quake days when holidaymakers headed there for the mountain air and tranquillity.
One day the tourists will return to the Tronto Valley and its ruined villages will be rebuilt.
This latest chapter of its history will then stand as a record of the years turned into dust and of the young bloggers' love for a place they called home. | Several villages were pulverised by the 24 August earthquake in which 298 people died, but some young Italians are determined not to let it erase their heritage. | 37548063 | Summarize the following news within 136 words:
In the ruined village of Arquata del Tronto, a group of bloggers has gone in search of its destroyed history, posting findings on a Facebook page called Chiedi alla polvere (Ask The Dust).
"Ask the dust" is an old saying that usually refers to something unknowable. But here, some young residents want to give the dust a voice.
Time in the hilltop village of Arquata del Tronto did not just stop during the quake, which struck in the night at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), it disintegrated: the shock wrenched the minute hand from the village clock.
Visits to the no-go "red zones" are brief and hazardous, and firefighters bark you back on to the road if you start down an alley or peer too closely into a ruined house.
But the dust stays with you. A fine white coating that clings to your boots.
From a tent in an aid camp in Arquata's lower village, the bloggers post old photos of the village and its surroundings, stories and reflections, news about the relief effort, blogging in Italian and English.
One entry shows a child's drawing of an idyllic little house with a horse and a hen - next to a photo of a ruin.
"I thought I was at my house," it begins. "There where nothing bad that could happen. My refuge, my every day, my bed, my beloved couch where I spent entire afternoons in winter watching movies."
"Unfortunately," the post ends, it became "that part of TV that every time I hate to see" - the TV news. "My couch is gone."
When Gaia Paolini, 18, comes home from her school in Ascoli Piceno she spends time with her childhood friends curating the blog. She is one of the lucky ones whose home survived the quake.
"We put our emotions, all our story, the story of the village, into the page," she says.
"We are trying to preserve the memory of this place and also trying to preserve its future after the construction of new buildings that we hope can be made soon."
The blog records the support that the village has received, from the aid effort co-ordinated by the government to the concerts played by visiting musicians in the canteen tent, which is also used for church services.
"We have so much help from local people and people all over Italy and it is so beautiful," Gaia says.
Another website translates a poem from before the quake about Pescara del Tronto, a hamlet near Arquata that suffered even greater damage: 48 people died there, including 12 tourists.
"Pescara sweet notes
Of water,
Pescara of rocks and labours
Stories of fathers
Ancient Tales,
Pescara of houses
Cling to each other
Like sisters or friends.
Pescara perfume
From childhood and memories
Walls of stone
Warm sunsets."
The poem, written by someone called Eidi, comes from Pescara's website, which has become a virtual time capsule for the pre-quake days when holidaymakers headed there for the mountain air and tranquillity.
One day the tourists will return to the Tronto Valley and its ruined villages will be rebuilt.
This latest chapter of its history will then stand as a record of the years turned into dust and of the young bloggers' love for a place they called home.
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But US President Donald Trump appears to be laying claim to the phrase for himself.
In an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, he used the metaphor to describe his hopes for tax reform.
Then he asked: "Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just… I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It's what you have to do."
His claim immediately raised eyebrows.
Or, as The New York Observer put it: "The Entire Internet Is Trolling President Trump Over 'Priming the Pump."
Far from being a Trump-coined neologism, priming the pump has a long history in economic theory and was in widespread use by the 1930s.
It's most often associated with John Maynard Keynes, the influential British economist who urged public spending to stimulate a weak economy.
Newspapers also made the comparison during the presidency of Herbert Hoover, who was in office during the Wall Street Crash.
Early Thursday morning, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Twitter account struck back, noting: "'Pump priming' has been used to refer to government investment expenditures since at least 1933."
The Oxford English Dictionary identifies the phrase used in a business context even earlier, quoting a 1916 edition of Everybody's Mag: "When the waters of business are stagnant, gentlemen, it becomes necessary, if I may say so, to prime the pump."
The White House press office did not respond to an email seeking clarification on Mr Trump's comments.
But even Mr Trump has a longer history with the expression.
A non-exhaustive internet search revealed he used it in a speech in December and in earlier interviews with Time and The New York Times. | Students of 1930s economics are no strangers to the idea of 'priming the pump' - public spending to get the economy back on its feet. | 39889627 | Summarize the following news within 71 words:
But US President Donald Trump appears to be laying claim to the phrase for himself.
In an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, he used the metaphor to describe his hopes for tax reform.
Then he asked: "Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just… I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It's what you have to do."
His claim immediately raised eyebrows.
Or, as The New York Observer put it: "The Entire Internet Is Trolling President Trump Over 'Priming the Pump."
Far from being a Trump-coined neologism, priming the pump has a long history in economic theory and was in widespread use by the 1930s.
It's most often associated with John Maynard Keynes, the influential British economist who urged public spending to stimulate a weak economy.
Newspapers also made the comparison during the presidency of Herbert Hoover, who was in office during the Wall Street Crash.
Early Thursday morning, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Twitter account struck back, noting: "'Pump priming' has been used to refer to government investment expenditures since at least 1933."
The Oxford English Dictionary identifies the phrase used in a business context even earlier, quoting a 1916 edition of Everybody's Mag: "When the waters of business are stagnant, gentlemen, it becomes necessary, if I may say so, to prime the pump."
The White House press office did not respond to an email seeking clarification on Mr Trump's comments.
But even Mr Trump has a longer history with the expression.
A non-exhaustive internet search revealed he used it in a speech in December and in earlier interviews with Time and The New York Times.
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The company, which is based in Stokesley, is building a third fermenter at its site in Billingham to increase production by up to 50%.
The deal will create about 100 new jobs during construction then a further 300 to operate the facility.
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham said it was "tremendous good news" for local people.
The company employs about 600 people and exports to 13 countries around the world including Australia and the USA. | About 400 jobs are to be created across Teesside and North Yorkshire thanks to £30m of investment from Quorn Foods. | 27137657 | Summarize the following news within 19 words:
The company, which is based in Stokesley, is building a third fermenter at its site in Billingham to increase production by up to 50%.
The deal will create about 100 new jobs during construction then a further 300 to operate the facility.
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham said it was "tremendous good news" for local people.
The company employs about 600 people and exports to 13 countries around the world including Australia and the USA.
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Roy Burke said the expiry of an agreement with Dutch company Verweij and Partners meant no-one now had exclusive rights to work on the site.
The company had originally pledged to start redeveloping Fort Tourgis by the end of 2012.
Plans for the Victorian fortification include a hotel and conference centre.
Mr Burke said: "Verweij and Partners no longer have exclusivity on Fort Tourgis... nobody has the right to build or develop Fort Tourgis."
He added: "If they come along with plans tomorrow, the States of Alderney would have to relook at those plans and decide whether or not they want to proceed with that development."
Verweij and Partners entered into negotiations with the States of Alderney in 2007.
The company submitted plans for a resort, which would include spa facilities and 50-70 bedrooms.
Mr Burke said any development would need to involve much work to the inside of the fort, due to the fact that many of the floors have rotted and collapsed.
He said: "Virtually all the original features will have to stay.
"From an economic perspective there's no doubt it will be a great boon for Alderney."
Mr Burke said he would be meeting a representative of Verweij and Partners in a few weeks, and was expecting an update on the development.
He said following an announcement earlier in the year that part of the company had been declared bankrupt, he was examining its finances.
Attempts to contact Verweij and Partners were unsuccessful, with the company's phone lines in the Netherlands appearing to have been disconnected. | An agreement on the redevelopment of Alderney's derelict Fort Tourgis has lapsed, according to the chief executive of the island's States. | 20578053 | Summarize the following news within 64 words:
Roy Burke said the expiry of an agreement with Dutch company Verweij and Partners meant no-one now had exclusive rights to work on the site.
The company had originally pledged to start redeveloping Fort Tourgis by the end of 2012.
Plans for the Victorian fortification include a hotel and conference centre.
Mr Burke said: "Verweij and Partners no longer have exclusivity on Fort Tourgis... nobody has the right to build or develop Fort Tourgis."
He added: "If they come along with plans tomorrow, the States of Alderney would have to relook at those plans and decide whether or not they want to proceed with that development."
Verweij and Partners entered into negotiations with the States of Alderney in 2007.
The company submitted plans for a resort, which would include spa facilities and 50-70 bedrooms.
Mr Burke said any development would need to involve much work to the inside of the fort, due to the fact that many of the floors have rotted and collapsed.
He said: "Virtually all the original features will have to stay.
"From an economic perspective there's no doubt it will be a great boon for Alderney."
Mr Burke said he would be meeting a representative of Verweij and Partners in a few weeks, and was expecting an update on the development.
He said following an announcement earlier in the year that part of the company had been declared bankrupt, he was examining its finances.
Attempts to contact Verweij and Partners were unsuccessful, with the company's phone lines in the Netherlands appearing to have been disconnected.
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The man escaped with a three-figure sum of cash after raiding the shop in East Muiryhall Street, Coatbridge, at about 21:20 on Tuesday.
The staff member, whose daughter was in the shop at the time, was uninjured but both were left "extremely distressed".
Police have asked anyone with information to contact them.
The suspect is described as white, about 5ft 7in tall, with a medium build.
At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a dark hooded jacket and dark trousers. He was also wearing a balaclava to disguise his face and he had a local accent.
Officers will be carrying out door-to-door inquiries and gathering CCTV images from the local area.
Det Con Emma McLaughlin, of Police Scotland, said: "There are other stores, such as a takeaway and a local shop nearby and it's possible someone may have seen the man before the incident, perhaps he was loitering outside, maybe you saw him acting a little suspiciously.
"If you have any information or knowledge of the incident or the suspect, then please do contact us." | Police are attempting to trace a man who robbed a William Hill bookmakers in North Lanarkshire after threatening a member of staff with a weapon. | 30914743 | Summarize the following news within 44 words:
The man escaped with a three-figure sum of cash after raiding the shop in East Muiryhall Street, Coatbridge, at about 21:20 on Tuesday.
The staff member, whose daughter was in the shop at the time, was uninjured but both were left "extremely distressed".
Police have asked anyone with information to contact them.
The suspect is described as white, about 5ft 7in tall, with a medium build.
At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a dark hooded jacket and dark trousers. He was also wearing a balaclava to disguise his face and he had a local accent.
Officers will be carrying out door-to-door inquiries and gathering CCTV images from the local area.
Det Con Emma McLaughlin, of Police Scotland, said: "There are other stores, such as a takeaway and a local shop nearby and it's possible someone may have seen the man before the incident, perhaps he was loitering outside, maybe you saw him acting a little suspiciously.
"If you have any information or knowledge of the incident or the suspect, then please do contact us."
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The rebel, known as Roman Ruiz, led the 18th division of the Farc, which operates in north-west Colombia.
The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks on the Farc by Colombian security forces.
The two sides are holding peace talks but have not agreed a ceasefire.
The Colombian air force said it bombed a rebel position near the town of Riosucio in north-western Choco province on Monday.
Sources in the security forces later told local media that among those killed in the raid was Alfredo Alarcon Machado, better known by his alias, Roman Ruiz.
However, Ruiz has been reported killed once before.
Last year, sources in the security forces announced he had been killed, only for the head of the police to deny it later.
Ruiz is believed to be the right-hand man of Pastor Alape, who is part of the Farc team negotiating with the Colombian government at peace talks in the Cuban capital, Havana.
About 40 Farc rebels have been killed since the security forces resumed their bombing raids.
President Juan Manuel Santos gave the order for the resumption after 11 soldiers were killed on 15 April in a Farc ambush in south-western Cauca province.
The attack on the soldiers caused outrage in Colombia, with many questioning the rebels' commitment to the peace talks.
The Farc had declared a unilateral ceasefire in December as a sign of its commitment to the talks.
It argued the ambush in Cauca had been a "defensive measure" taken by its rebels as they came under pressure from the security forces.
When the peace talks officially began in November 2012, President Juan Manuel Santos ruled out a ceasefire, arguing that the guerrilla had used them during previous negotiations to re-group and re-arm.
In March of this year, he did however order the suspension of bombing raids.
The peace talks have been going on for two and a half years during which the two sides have so far reached agreement on three topics on their five-point agenda.
An estimated 220,000 people have died in a half century of armed conflict in Colombia.
November 2012 - Formal peace talks begin in the Cuban capital Havana between the Colombian government and the Farc.
May 2013 - A deal is reached on land reform, one of the most contentious issues. It calls for fair access to land, and rural development, two key causes of the conflict.
November 2013 - The two sides agree on the political participation of the Farc should a peace deal be reached.
May 2014 - Both parties pledge to eliminate all illicit drug production in Colombia.
December 2014 - Farc declares a unilateral ceasefire.
March 2015 - Both sides agree to work together to remove landmines. Colombia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
April 2015 Government resumes air strikes after the Farc kills 11 soldiers in ambush.
May 2015 Farc suspends its unilateral ceasefire after government military operation kills 26 rebel fighters.
What is at stake in Colombia's peace process? | A commander of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), was among five rebels killed in a bombing raid on Monday, the Colombian military says. | 32882406 | Summarize the following news within 126 words:
The rebel, known as Roman Ruiz, led the 18th division of the Farc, which operates in north-west Colombia.
The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks on the Farc by Colombian security forces.
The two sides are holding peace talks but have not agreed a ceasefire.
The Colombian air force said it bombed a rebel position near the town of Riosucio in north-western Choco province on Monday.
Sources in the security forces later told local media that among those killed in the raid was Alfredo Alarcon Machado, better known by his alias, Roman Ruiz.
However, Ruiz has been reported killed once before.
Last year, sources in the security forces announced he had been killed, only for the head of the police to deny it later.
Ruiz is believed to be the right-hand man of Pastor Alape, who is part of the Farc team negotiating with the Colombian government at peace talks in the Cuban capital, Havana.
About 40 Farc rebels have been killed since the security forces resumed their bombing raids.
President Juan Manuel Santos gave the order for the resumption after 11 soldiers were killed on 15 April in a Farc ambush in south-western Cauca province.
The attack on the soldiers caused outrage in Colombia, with many questioning the rebels' commitment to the peace talks.
The Farc had declared a unilateral ceasefire in December as a sign of its commitment to the talks.
It argued the ambush in Cauca had been a "defensive measure" taken by its rebels as they came under pressure from the security forces.
When the peace talks officially began in November 2012, President Juan Manuel Santos ruled out a ceasefire, arguing that the guerrilla had used them during previous negotiations to re-group and re-arm.
In March of this year, he did however order the suspension of bombing raids.
The peace talks have been going on for two and a half years during which the two sides have so far reached agreement on three topics on their five-point agenda.
An estimated 220,000 people have died in a half century of armed conflict in Colombia.
November 2012 - Formal peace talks begin in the Cuban capital Havana between the Colombian government and the Farc.
May 2013 - A deal is reached on land reform, one of the most contentious issues. It calls for fair access to land, and rural development, two key causes of the conflict.
November 2013 - The two sides agree on the political participation of the Farc should a peace deal be reached.
May 2014 - Both parties pledge to eliminate all illicit drug production in Colombia.
December 2014 - Farc declares a unilateral ceasefire.
March 2015 - Both sides agree to work together to remove landmines. Colombia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
April 2015 Government resumes air strikes after the Farc kills 11 soldiers in ambush.
May 2015 Farc suspends its unilateral ceasefire after government military operation kills 26 rebel fighters.
What is at stake in Colombia's peace process?
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The OBR had previously forecast that the economy would grow 2.4% this year, but is now predicting a rate of 2.0%.
Chancellor George Osborne said the cuts had been due to a reduction in the OBR's forecasts of productivity.
The amount the government is expected to have to borrow this year has fallen, but it has gone up for the next three.
However, the chancellor confirmed that he was still on-track to meet his target of having a budget surplus by 2019-20.
Under the OBR's new forecast, the estimate for economic growth in 2017 has been cut to 2.2% from 2.5%, and to 2.1% from 2.4% in 2018. Growth in both 2019 and 2020 is now estimated at 2.1% compared with the previous forecast of 2.3%.
The OBR also said the cut to growth forecasts was due to less growth being expected elsewhere in the world.
"In the short time since our November forecast, economic developments have disappointed and the outlook for the economy and the public finances looks materially weaker," it said.
At a news conference, OBR head Robert Chote said that productivity growth in the last three months of 2015 had been considerably worse than expected, wiping out gains made earlier in the year and making the OBR question whether UK productivity was likely to recover to pre-crisis levels.
"With the period of weak productivity growth post-crisis continuing to lengthen, we have placed more weight on that as a guide to future prospects - although this judgement remains highly uncertain," the OBR said.
The OBR unexpectedly reduced the amount it expects the government to borrow in the current financial year from £73.5bn to £72.2bn.
In the first 10 months of the financial year, the government has already borrowed £66.5bn, so many commentators predicted that the forecast would have to be raised.
The OBR said it had cut the forecast because it was expecting smaller contributions to the EU in the next two months because more of the 2016 contributions would be paid in the next financial year.
In addition, it predicted lower borrowing by housing associations, lower spending on tax credits and a smaller-than-expected take-up of married couples' tax allowance.
However, the OBR warned that the fall it expected "may not be reflected fully in the initial outturn data due in April".
It explained that this was because spending by local authorities tends to take longer to come into the Office for National Statistics, which is also not yet used to calculating figures for housing associations who have only recently been included in public sector debt figures.
The borrowing forecasts for the following three years have been increased considerably, although the OBR still expects the government to achieve a surplus in 2019-20 and 2020-21, in line with its supplementary target on the deficit.
Mr Chote said that if no measures had been taken in this Budget then the government would have had to borrow £3bn in 2019-20, but he added that Mr Osborne had met "the letter of the mandate" by "shuffling" receipts into that year and spending out.
On the total amount of government debt (as opposed to the amount borrowed in a single year) the chancellor admitted that the figure as a proportion of GDP would be higher than it was last year as a result of lower GDP, but that the total amount owed would actually be £9bn lower.
So, in the current financial year, total debt is expected to be 83.7% of GDP, up from 83.3% in 2014-15.
Mr Chote referred back to the £27bn that the chancellor was given by changes to the borrowing forecasts in November. He said that in this Budget, there would be £56.3bn less to spend for much the same reason.
"The sofa swallowed £2 this time for every £1 it yielded last time," he commented.
He also said that excessive optimism about the amount of money that could be saved by welfare changes was an ongoing problem.
The OBR says the government is going to breach its own welfare cap in every remaining year of this Parliament.
Forecasts by the OBR in November indicated that spending on benefits would be within the cap towards the end of the Parliament.
But their updated analysis today says spending will "exceed the permitted amount in every year, and by a larger margin than in November."
The additional spending is mainly caused by more people than expected being eligible for disability benefits.
The predicted increase comes despite changes to one disability benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), announced last week. The tighter rules are expected to see 290,000 fewer people being eligible for PIP with a further 80,000 getting a lower award. The OBR estimate the measure will save £1.3bn in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Despite the increased costs, by 2020-21, the percentage of GDP spend on welfare will be at its lowest level in 30 years according to the OBR. | The UK economy will grow more slowly in the next five years than had been expected in November, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said. | 35822365 | Summarize the following news within 200 words:
The OBR had previously forecast that the economy would grow 2.4% this year, but is now predicting a rate of 2.0%.
Chancellor George Osborne said the cuts had been due to a reduction in the OBR's forecasts of productivity.
The amount the government is expected to have to borrow this year has fallen, but it has gone up for the next three.
However, the chancellor confirmed that he was still on-track to meet his target of having a budget surplus by 2019-20.
Under the OBR's new forecast, the estimate for economic growth in 2017 has been cut to 2.2% from 2.5%, and to 2.1% from 2.4% in 2018. Growth in both 2019 and 2020 is now estimated at 2.1% compared with the previous forecast of 2.3%.
The OBR also said the cut to growth forecasts was due to less growth being expected elsewhere in the world.
"In the short time since our November forecast, economic developments have disappointed and the outlook for the economy and the public finances looks materially weaker," it said.
At a news conference, OBR head Robert Chote said that productivity growth in the last three months of 2015 had been considerably worse than expected, wiping out gains made earlier in the year and making the OBR question whether UK productivity was likely to recover to pre-crisis levels.
"With the period of weak productivity growth post-crisis continuing to lengthen, we have placed more weight on that as a guide to future prospects - although this judgement remains highly uncertain," the OBR said.
The OBR unexpectedly reduced the amount it expects the government to borrow in the current financial year from £73.5bn to £72.2bn.
In the first 10 months of the financial year, the government has already borrowed £66.5bn, so many commentators predicted that the forecast would have to be raised.
The OBR said it had cut the forecast because it was expecting smaller contributions to the EU in the next two months because more of the 2016 contributions would be paid in the next financial year.
In addition, it predicted lower borrowing by housing associations, lower spending on tax credits and a smaller-than-expected take-up of married couples' tax allowance.
However, the OBR warned that the fall it expected "may not be reflected fully in the initial outturn data due in April".
It explained that this was because spending by local authorities tends to take longer to come into the Office for National Statistics, which is also not yet used to calculating figures for housing associations who have only recently been included in public sector debt figures.
The borrowing forecasts for the following three years have been increased considerably, although the OBR still expects the government to achieve a surplus in 2019-20 and 2020-21, in line with its supplementary target on the deficit.
Mr Chote said that if no measures had been taken in this Budget then the government would have had to borrow £3bn in 2019-20, but he added that Mr Osborne had met "the letter of the mandate" by "shuffling" receipts into that year and spending out.
On the total amount of government debt (as opposed to the amount borrowed in a single year) the chancellor admitted that the figure as a proportion of GDP would be higher than it was last year as a result of lower GDP, but that the total amount owed would actually be £9bn lower.
So, in the current financial year, total debt is expected to be 83.7% of GDP, up from 83.3% in 2014-15.
Mr Chote referred back to the £27bn that the chancellor was given by changes to the borrowing forecasts in November. He said that in this Budget, there would be £56.3bn less to spend for much the same reason.
"The sofa swallowed £2 this time for every £1 it yielded last time," he commented.
He also said that excessive optimism about the amount of money that could be saved by welfare changes was an ongoing problem.
The OBR says the government is going to breach its own welfare cap in every remaining year of this Parliament.
Forecasts by the OBR in November indicated that spending on benefits would be within the cap towards the end of the Parliament.
But their updated analysis today says spending will "exceed the permitted amount in every year, and by a larger margin than in November."
The additional spending is mainly caused by more people than expected being eligible for disability benefits.
The predicted increase comes despite changes to one disability benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), announced last week. The tighter rules are expected to see 290,000 fewer people being eligible for PIP with a further 80,000 getting a lower award. The OBR estimate the measure will save £1.3bn in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Despite the increased costs, by 2020-21, the percentage of GDP spend on welfare will be at its lowest level in 30 years according to the OBR.
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World number three McIlroy has missed the cut at his home event for the last three years and has recorded just two top-10 finishes in nine attempts.
"My performances haven't been what I'd want but it's a tournament I would love to win one day," said the 27-year-old.
"I feel like my game is in good enough shape to do that."
The Northern Irishman, who is tournament host for the second year, recorded his best result in 2008, when he finished seventh in his first full year as a professional.
That came two years after he watched the final day of the 2006 Ryder Cup on the course as a 17-year-old spectator.
But, despite being frustrated at failing to turn good performances into a victory so far in 2016, McIlroy thinks he can contend for the title.
"The Irish Open always was, but even more so now, one of the most important weeks of the year for me," said the four-time major winner.
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"I'm coming off a couple of decent weeks in the States where I felt I played better than the results suggested, and the K Club is a course I feel I can do well on.
"It would be huge [to win]. Anyone that plays professional golf, they dream of winning their home open. You don't get many opportunities so it would be very special. It's one tournament that is missing from my CV."
Asked if he could pinpoint why he had not performed well in Ireland, McIlroy said: "No, not really. Maybe the pressure of playing at home - we don't play at home often - and maybe trying too hard or putting too much pressure on myself.
"There were obviously reasons I wanted to get involved in this tournament. I wanted to contribute something, where coming to the Irish Open was becoming more of a burden instead of something I relished and enjoyed.
"Being able to get involved and not just play for myself, but play for and help other people, I enjoy that part of it.
"I want to help out. I want to make this one of the best tournaments in the world and we've made a few good strides towards doing that."
McIlroy believes he learnt a lot from acting as tournament host last year, when he slumped to an opening round of 80 and missed the cut at Royal County Down, but was on hand to present the trophy to eventual champion Soren Kjeldsen.
"There were times where I spread myself too thin last year with a lot of commitments and we've tried to scale that back this year," he added. | Rory McIlroy is confident he can improve on his poor record in the Irish Open when he competes at this week's event at the K Club in County Kildare. | 36327521 | Summarize the following news within 111 words:
World number three McIlroy has missed the cut at his home event for the last three years and has recorded just two top-10 finishes in nine attempts.
"My performances haven't been what I'd want but it's a tournament I would love to win one day," said the 27-year-old.
"I feel like my game is in good enough shape to do that."
The Northern Irishman, who is tournament host for the second year, recorded his best result in 2008, when he finished seventh in his first full year as a professional.
That came two years after he watched the final day of the 2006 Ryder Cup on the course as a 17-year-old spectator.
But, despite being frustrated at failing to turn good performances into a victory so far in 2016, McIlroy thinks he can contend for the title.
"The Irish Open always was, but even more so now, one of the most important weeks of the year for me," said the four-time major winner.
Media playback is not supported on this device
"I'm coming off a couple of decent weeks in the States where I felt I played better than the results suggested, and the K Club is a course I feel I can do well on.
"It would be huge [to win]. Anyone that plays professional golf, they dream of winning their home open. You don't get many opportunities so it would be very special. It's one tournament that is missing from my CV."
Asked if he could pinpoint why he had not performed well in Ireland, McIlroy said: "No, not really. Maybe the pressure of playing at home - we don't play at home often - and maybe trying too hard or putting too much pressure on myself.
"There were obviously reasons I wanted to get involved in this tournament. I wanted to contribute something, where coming to the Irish Open was becoming more of a burden instead of something I relished and enjoyed.
"Being able to get involved and not just play for myself, but play for and help other people, I enjoy that part of it.
"I want to help out. I want to make this one of the best tournaments in the world and we've made a few good strides towards doing that."
McIlroy believes he learnt a lot from acting as tournament host last year, when he slumped to an opening round of 80 and missed the cut at Royal County Down, but was on hand to present the trophy to eventual champion Soren Kjeldsen.
"There were times where I spread myself too thin last year with a lot of commitments and we've tried to scale that back this year," he added.
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The Glasgow number 10 has played just 12 minutes of the championship, coming off the bench in the defeat by Wales.
But in the absence of the injured Finn Russell, he has been preferred to Peter Horne, who impressed against France.
"It's tough on him not being selected but it's an opportunity for me," said Weir, who wins his 23rd cap in Dublin.
"The coaches have given me confidence this week. They have watched my Glasgow footage and are happy where I am and my development over the last month or so.
"I feel confident in my game at the minute and just need to back it up come Saturday.
"It is a huge honour getting back into the side. I have been here training, so I know the calls and structures, so it is not being thrown in to the deep end as I have been here throughout the championship."
With Russell still going through concussion return-to-play protocols after receiving a head knock five minutes into the France game, Cotter had the option of continuing with Horne - who he called "probably a 12-10 rather than a 10-12" - after he stepped into the fray with aplomb.
"I was just hugely proud of his performance," Weir said of his Glasgow team-mate. "A guy who has not run a rep pretty much the whole tournament at 10 steps up and shows how natural a ball player he is.
"It was great for me to go on and see him run the attack. Being a playmaker at 12, he is always chatting and orchestrating play anyway."
Having played second fiddle to Russell at club level as well as with the national team, being left out of the match-day 23 for the last two Tests against Italy and France has allowed Weir more game time with Glasgow.
He duly delivered two Pro 12 man-of-the-match displays against Newport Gwent Dragons and Cardiff Blues.
"I have been getting a run of games so I feel confident in my form," he added. "Moving onto the ball you have to make better decisions when you have a run of games going. I feel really excited about the opportunity."
Weir will be tasked with directing an attack - featuring Glasgow team-mates Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour and Alex Dunbar - that has produced eight tries so far, only one less than Scotland's best Six Nations tally of nine in 2000.
But he is under no illusions that the keys to a third straight victory, which would match Scotland's best-ever Six Nations tally and likely equal their joint-best finish of third, may lie elsewhere.
"Our defence and set-piece will be huge again," he added.
"That will be at the front of our minds. Ireland are playing with a lot of width in their attack so we have to be cautious of that and get our spacing right in defence and shut things down and not be too aggressive at times.
"Once we get the ball we have to play at a tempo they can't live with." | Fly-half Duncan Weir says he is ready to repay the confidence of the Scotland coaches as he prepares for a first Six Nations start of the year in Ireland. | 35835578 | Summarize the following news within 126 words:
The Glasgow number 10 has played just 12 minutes of the championship, coming off the bench in the defeat by Wales.
But in the absence of the injured Finn Russell, he has been preferred to Peter Horne, who impressed against France.
"It's tough on him not being selected but it's an opportunity for me," said Weir, who wins his 23rd cap in Dublin.
"The coaches have given me confidence this week. They have watched my Glasgow footage and are happy where I am and my development over the last month or so.
"I feel confident in my game at the minute and just need to back it up come Saturday.
"It is a huge honour getting back into the side. I have been here training, so I know the calls and structures, so it is not being thrown in to the deep end as I have been here throughout the championship."
With Russell still going through concussion return-to-play protocols after receiving a head knock five minutes into the France game, Cotter had the option of continuing with Horne - who he called "probably a 12-10 rather than a 10-12" - after he stepped into the fray with aplomb.
"I was just hugely proud of his performance," Weir said of his Glasgow team-mate. "A guy who has not run a rep pretty much the whole tournament at 10 steps up and shows how natural a ball player he is.
"It was great for me to go on and see him run the attack. Being a playmaker at 12, he is always chatting and orchestrating play anyway."
Having played second fiddle to Russell at club level as well as with the national team, being left out of the match-day 23 for the last two Tests against Italy and France has allowed Weir more game time with Glasgow.
He duly delivered two Pro 12 man-of-the-match displays against Newport Gwent Dragons and Cardiff Blues.
"I have been getting a run of games so I feel confident in my form," he added. "Moving onto the ball you have to make better decisions when you have a run of games going. I feel really excited about the opportunity."
Weir will be tasked with directing an attack - featuring Glasgow team-mates Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour and Alex Dunbar - that has produced eight tries so far, only one less than Scotland's best Six Nations tally of nine in 2000.
But he is under no illusions that the keys to a third straight victory, which would match Scotland's best-ever Six Nations tally and likely equal their joint-best finish of third, may lie elsewhere.
"Our defence and set-piece will be huge again," he added.
"That will be at the front of our minds. Ireland are playing with a lot of width in their attack so we have to be cautious of that and get our spacing right in defence and shut things down and not be too aggressive at times.
"Once we get the ball we have to play at a tempo they can't live with."
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Bribes of between $1,000 - $5,000 (£800; £4,000) have been paid, Gen Nur Farah Jimale said.
The BBC has also learned that some candidates have been offering bribes of up to $1.3m (£1m) to secure votes.
Indirect elections have been taking place since October as the country remains too unsafe for a national vote.
Much of the country is still under the control of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.
Gen Nur told the BBC Somali Service that some seats should be re-run because money had been used to "out-manoeuvre" other candidates, in some cases, meaning all but one candidate had withdrawn.
Cases of government resources being used in the election have also been documented, he said.
The elections are being funded by the United Nations which also supports the government based in the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia has not had a functional national government since the ousting of its former leader Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. | Massive cases of corruption and voter intimidation have marred the ongoing parliamentary elections in Somalia, the auditor general has told the BBC. | 38105023 | Summarize the following news within 39 words:
Bribes of between $1,000 - $5,000 (£800; £4,000) have been paid, Gen Nur Farah Jimale said.
The BBC has also learned that some candidates have been offering bribes of up to $1.3m (£1m) to secure votes.
Indirect elections have been taking place since October as the country remains too unsafe for a national vote.
Much of the country is still under the control of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.
Gen Nur told the BBC Somali Service that some seats should be re-run because money had been used to "out-manoeuvre" other candidates, in some cases, meaning all but one candidate had withdrawn.
Cases of government resources being used in the election have also been documented, he said.
The elections are being funded by the United Nations which also supports the government based in the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia has not had a functional national government since the ousting of its former leader Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
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Carmarthenshire council voted in favour making Ysgol Llangennech, near Llanelli, a Welsh medium primary from September.
The move will not affect current pupils who can continue to learn in English.
A bitter debate took place in County Hall on Wednesday, with 38 councillors voting in favour of the proposal and 20 against.
Carmarthenshire council said it wanted to extend Welsh medium provision in schools, partly in response to census figures which show a fall in Welsh speakers in the county.
Speaking during the debate, Labour councillor Kim Thomas said the move amounted to "segregation...and at worst apartheid."
Parents opposed to the change said they will fight on, while those in support said the decision was "a huge relief".
An amendment to maintain a dual stream school at Llangennech, pending further discussions, was defeated. | Plans to remove English stream education at a Carmarthenshire school have been backed. | 38668914 | Summarize the following news within 33 words:
Carmarthenshire council voted in favour making Ysgol Llangennech, near Llanelli, a Welsh medium primary from September.
The move will not affect current pupils who can continue to learn in English.
A bitter debate took place in County Hall on Wednesday, with 38 councillors voting in favour of the proposal and 20 against.
Carmarthenshire council said it wanted to extend Welsh medium provision in schools, partly in response to census figures which show a fall in Welsh speakers in the county.
Speaking during the debate, Labour councillor Kim Thomas said the move amounted to "segregation...and at worst apartheid."
Parents opposed to the change said they will fight on, while those in support said the decision was "a huge relief".
An amendment to maintain a dual stream school at Llangennech, pending further discussions, was defeated.
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