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[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: In an article published to mark his 87th birthday, Fidel Castro said he didn't expect to survive the stomach ailment and live for so long. "I was far from imagining that my life would extend for another seven years." Mr Castro had bee...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Among the 67 Britons killed was Gavin Cushny from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. His best friend for the previous 29 years was Joyce Lewis, whom he met at the University of St Andrews, where he was studying classics and phil...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: They voted four to one to refuse proposals at the 2 Sisters factory at Llangefni where 270 jobs are under threat, including 170 agency staff. Before the vote, Paddy McNaught from Unite union said it would have meant "staff making sacr...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: It calls for the Scottish government to act over delays and cancellations. ScotRail has said one of the largest programmes of modernisation since Victorian times is to blame for the disruption. But it argued the result of the programm...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Mr Orhan Koca, 32, who is originally from Turkey, denies murdering 22-year-old Mr Magee Jr, in west Belfast on 30 May. A detective said police were concerned about the defendant absconding. "Given the likelihood that a conviction woul...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: They say information is power and we've seen that demonstrated in the past year, with the protests about quality and access to affordable education right across the continent. Watch out for more developments in the #Feesmustfall campa...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The alarm was raised after the 23-year-old, from Cornwall, went missing for about 15 minutes while swimming at about 02:30 BST, the RNLI said. He was discovered in a serious condition near Great Western beach and airlifted to a hospit...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Charlotte Liddell was one of 200 applicants for the scheme which aims to encourage a new generation of female leaders. The 20-year-old, from Buckhaven in Fife, has been a young carer since she was 12 and does voluntary work with the G...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: A collection of her lingerie, handbags and luggage will be auctioned next week in central London. A scarlet chiffon nightdress from the 1940s to early 1950s is expected to fetch up to £1,000. Proceeds from the sale, at Kerry Taylor Au...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The 28-year-old Welshman saw the verdict of three judges go in Chicago-based Polish fighter Fonfara's favour. Cleverly suffered a broken nose in the WBC International light heavyweight title bout, which both men saw as a step towards ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The 22-year-old Tonga international joined Saints from London Broncos in 2015, having previously played for St George Illawarra Dragons, Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks. He joins Catalans hooker Eloi Pelissier in agreeing a move t...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: One woman has found a simple way to show solidarity against racism - wear a safety pin. @Cheeahs has started the hashtag #SafetyPin which has been shared nearly 30,000 times. Angered by the stories of racism, she used Twitter to find ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: -6% Overall use since 2006 -12% Bus passengers -7% Ferry passengers +29% ScotRail passengers The National Transport Strategy also said that in the same period, traffic on the country's roads went up by 2%. Transport Minister Derek Ma...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: A blaze damaged buildings on Cathedral Green in Exeter before spreading to the Royal Clarence Hotel, which dates back to 1769. Architects say the new facade has been designed to stay as true as possible to the original. The rebuilding...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The upgrading - coinciding with the 100 year anniversary - offers greater protection and marks its significance. At least 108 men and boys were killed at the Explosives Loading Company near Faversham in Kent on 2 April 1916. A fire br...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: But he says he would be prepared to release the New Zealander from his contract if he wanted to leave. Gatland is due to return to his Wales role after the British and Irish Lions tour and has been tipped as a potential future All Bla...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The two sides have been in dispute since last April. The year-long row is over Southern giving drivers responsibility for operating the doors, and changing the role of guards to on-board supervisors. The rail firm, which is also in di...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Officer Jeronimo Yanez opened fire on Philando Castile, 32, after stopping his car in Falcon Heights, St Paul. The aftermath was streamed live on Facebook by Mr Castile's girlfriend who was a passenger in the car. The death prompted w...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: What he found in his local Waitrose appalled him: the cards were all pink ballerinas for girls, footballers and astronauts for boys. There was nothing that challenged those gendered stereotypes. So he sent a quick tweet. What followed...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The 72-year-old died on Tuesday morning. Mr McCullough grew up in Portstewart, County Londonderry. He recorded with a number of very well-known musicians including Sir Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, L...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: It follows the publication of letters between the boss of Cluff Natural Resources and Scottish ministers. They show that the day after a ban on unconventional oil and gas was announced, Cluff warned that plans to invest more than £25...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Bath's Conservative-led council has proposed the scheme for Bathampton Meadows but more than 5,500 people have signed a petition against the plans. The Bath Preservation Trust said the Unesco 2009 recommendation was to reinforce the p...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The case concerned whether the publication of pixelated CCTV footage meant a criminal offence had been committed. But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled there was "nothing sufficiently distinctive" likely to identify her. Evans...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Ipswich Hospital will stop the free service for patients attending clinical appointments from the end of the month, unless they meet assessment criteria. A spokesperson said the hospital was following national guidelines. Kevin McGrat...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The 26-year-old has scored 30 goals for the German side this season and earlier this year he became the first Gabonese to be named the Confederation of African Football player of the year. "Becoming Africa's player of the year was ext...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The international metals firm, Liberty House, has confirmed to the BBC that it is interested in acquiring the Dalzell and Clydebridge works. In October, Tata announced 1,200 job losses across the UK. A possible deal with Greybull Capi...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The Foreign Office has confirmed 15 Britons have died following the attack on a beach resort in Sousse on Friday. Tony Callaghan, a police support worker from Norfolk, and his wife Chris, are being treated for gunshot wounds. He said ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The 36-year-old midfielder, who is leaving MLS side LA Galaxy, told BT Sport he held talks with the League One club after Karl Robinson's departure. "It's a very exciting job for someone else," said Gerrard, who made 710 appearances f...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The Edinburgh band picked up the award and £20,000 at a ceremony in Glasgow's Barrowlands on Thursday. They beat Biffy Clyro's number one UK album Opposites and Edywn Collins' Understated to the prize. The Scottish album of the year,...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Broos, 63, takes over from Volker Finke who was sacked in October. Alexandre Belinga, the team's interim coach for the past three months, will remain as an assistant to the Belgian along with another former Belgian player, Sven Vanden...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Perth and Kinross Council is to consider an application to host the annual music event on the grounds of Strathallan Castle from this summer. Part-owners of the estate have said they will not allow wildlife or the natural environment ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) recorded its first slowdown in the services sector for four months. The index fell to 54.5 in January from the previous month's reading of 56.2. However, a reading above 50 still indica...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The benchmark Shanghai Composite closed 3.4% higher at 3,789.17 - ending a three-day slide that included an 8% plunge on Monday. Authorities tried to calm markets with a probe into illegal share "dumping". They also pledged to buy sto...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Katy Pancott, 19, was struck between the Eynsham and Wolvercote roundabouts after midnight on 9 October. The court heard that Ms Pancott, from Kidlington, had been due to go on holiday on the day of her death. Darren Salter at Oxford ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Media playback is not supported on this device The Americans had been trailing 8-1. Their challengers were on match point. The turnaround was dramatic. It was unexpected. And it happened once Britain's greatest sailor, Sir Ben Ainslie...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Deputy presidential spokesman Manolo Quezon said the Philippines "has to do its part to enforce the sanctions". The Jin Teng is one of 31 ships operated by North Korean firm Ocean Maritime Management, which is subject to an asset free...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The North East MSP, who had served at the Scottish Parliament since 1999, passed away last week aged 55 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. Ms Davidson said he had instructed his funeral be held on a Friday. This was because pa...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The Welshman is five over par after a third round 76 saw him slip down the leaderboard. Donaldson's best performance at The Open came in 2013 at Muirfield when he finished joint 32nd. "If I beat that then it's an improvement," the 40-...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The SNP MP for Edinburgh East said the party had to prepare for a second referendum on Scottish independence and still had "arguments to win". The current deputy leader, Stewart Hosie, has said he will step down in the autumn. Mr Shep...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: His move to City, who play at Aggborough, home of Kidderminster Harriers, brings him back to the ground where his career began 20 years ago. Smethwick-born Hughes began his career with the Harriers in 1995 before making his name at We...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The initial figure released in July was boosted by a sharp rise in oil and gas production. As expected, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday made no change to the reading for the three months to June. It was higher than ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: MEPs, including European Parliament chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt say the proposal is a "damp squib". It offers Europeans in the UK fewer rights than Britons in the EU, they say in a joint letter to newspapers. Cabinet Offic...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Lincoln Red Imps will bring a 1-0 lead to Glasgow next week. "We're a bit surprised," defender Sviatchenko told BBC Scotland following Brendan Rodgers' first competitive match as manager. "We will do our job when we come to Celtic Par...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson expands on his TV analysis of how the Reds' improvement at the back is behind their rise up the Premier League table after they beat Southampton on Sunday to continue their push for a top-four ...
[INST] <<SYS>> Use the Input to provide a summary of a conversation. <</SYS>> Input: The incident occurred at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok on Sunday night. Contract workers were upgrading the fire extinguisher system when a chemical retardant was released, apparently suffocating them. Police...