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Text: Andrew Johnson, 64, from Bawtry, South Yorkshire, targeted women and girls, some as young as 12 years old. The 30-month increase to his sentence brings his total jail term to more than 14 years. He pleaded guilty on Monday to 12 counts of indecent assault against eight patients between 1978 and 1997 at GP surgeri...	A GP who sexually abused patients over three decades has had his jail sentence increased by two-and-a-half years.
Text: Iain Provan, 64, Elizabeth Allan, 63, and Len Stern, 71, died at a stage of the Jim Clark rally near Coldstream. Permission was withdrawn for the event to take place on public roads while investigations continued. A revised event went ahead in Kielder Forest in Northumberland last year but it will not be held thi...	A Borders rally held on a different course after three people were killed at the event in 2014 has been cancelled due to "insufficient entries".
Text: British number one Konta, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open this year, served eight aces on the way to knocking out the Swedish qualifier. The 24-year-old will face Italy's Roberta Vinci in the next round. In the men's event, Slovenia-born British number two Aljaz Bedene lost 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-8)...	Britain's Johanna Konta reached the Italian Open second round with a 6-1 6-2 win over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
Text: The company, which also owns Legoland and the London Eye, said group pre-tax profits rose 0.3% to £250m from 2014. Merlin said Alton Towers saw a "significant" fall in visitor numbers after the accident, which resulted in the park shutting for four days. Chief executive Nick Varney said it had been "a challenging...	Profits at theme parks operator Merlin Entertainments have edged up despite last summer's Alton Towers accident which left five people injured.
Text: Charlotte Christodoulou from Walsall, West Midlands, was discovered in the in the grounds of Harlescott Junior school on 4 January. Her grandfather Pete said the "fun-loving" 23-year-old was a "precious part" of the family. West Mercia Police said they were no longer treating her death as murder. An initial post-...	The family of a woman found dead at a school in Shrewsbury have paid tribute to "a wonderful mother, daughter, sister, niece and granddaughter".
Text: The amended proposal is for one new English-medium school with a sixth form and this would involve merging the town's two existing schools. Previous proposals, which involved centralising sixth forms to a new centre at Pembrokeshire College, were met with a series of protests. The consultation will begin next mon...	A fifth public consultation into the future of secondary education in Haverfordwest will take place after a Pembrokeshire council vote.
Text: McIlroy moved to Nike on a multi-million dollar deal in 2013 which included golf equipment and apparel. The company announced last August that it would no longer produce clubs, balls and bags but instead concentrate on golf clothing and footwear. "I'm really happy to continue this journey with Nike," said McIlroy...	Rory McIlroy has signed a new "10-year plus" clothing contract with Nike despite the company's recent departure from the golf clubs market.
Text: Erwin and Krystian Markowski, from Nottingham, recruited men from Poland to work at a Sports Direct warehouse. Under the rules of the directive, the pair will have to disclose their bank details to police and are forbidden from carrying more than £500 in cash. The order, granted earlier this month, will run for 1...	Two brothers jailed for modern slavery offences have been made the subject of a new court order in a bid to further protect their victims.
Text: The 22-year-old has only made eight starts in 17 appearances for Posh this season, scoring once. Angol, who found the net 11 times in 38 matches for the League One side last term, has moved to Sincil Bank after forward Dayle Southwell returned to Wycombe at the end of his loan. He is cup-tied for Lincoln's FA Cup...	Peterborough striker Lee Angol has joined National League leaders Lincoln City on loan to the end of the season.
Text: The cows have been seen "running around with black bags hanging out of their mouth", according to a pub landlord in Hungerford Common, Berkshire. Resident Alison Judge said the cows appear "for a Thursday morning feast". Hungerford Town and Manor said having a central collection point for bins would help reduce d...	Cows have been grazing on household rubbish since a refuse collection rule change saw bins gathered together to provide a bovine morning feast.
Text: The 80-year-old played for Yorkshire and Leicestershire from 1956 to 1964, scoring 3,314 runs in 94 matches. He went on to umpire 66 Test matches before retiring in 1996. Bird told the club website: "Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would become the president of the greatest cricket club in the world...	Yorkshire have confirmed that former umpire Dickie Bird is to be voted in as the club's president at their Annual General Meeting on 29 March.
Text: Sir Anthony Hart chaired the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry which gave its report to Stormont in January. Stormont's government collapsed later that month before any action was taken. Sir Anthony has written to Secretary of State James Brokenshire urging him and Stormont party leaders to implement t...	The chair of a major inquiry into child abuse in Northern Ireland has repeated his plea to politicians to act on his recommendations to compensate victims.
Text: The three films are inspired by a fictional textbook written by a wizard called Newt Scamander who wrote about his adventures with various mythical creatures years before Harry set foot on the Hogwarts Express. Fantastic Beasts is set for a 2016 release, and will be followed by two more films in 2018 and 2020. Wa...	JK Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be turned into a film trilogy, movie production company Warner Bros has announced.
Text: Craig Logan, 22, died at the Ayrshire facility in February 2015 after he became trapped while checking a fault that had halted the crane. At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, operator Clydeport pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches. These included failing to make risk assessments and ensure safe working systems fr...	A port operator has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed to death on a crane at Hunterston coal terminal.
Text: Cafodd y beiciau a'r olwynion sbâr eu dwyn o fan y tîm rhwng 19:30 nos Sadwrn ac 08:00 fore Sul. Mae Heddlu'r De yn ymchwilio i'r digwyddiad a ddigwyddodd y tu allan i Westy Premier Inn ar Ffordd Pentwyn. Roedd y tîm yn aros yn y brifddinas nos Sadwrn yn barod ar gyfer ras Velothon Cymru sydd yn cael ei chynnal y...	Mae pedwar beic o eiddo Tîm Wiggins ac offer seiclo - y cyfan yn werth o leiaf £40,000, wedi cael eu dwyn yng Nghaerdydd.
Text: The 18-year-old has been provisionally suspended from taking part in the Games while the test result is investigated. The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed an earlier report from China's Xinhua news agency, which said she tested positive for diuretic hydrochlorothiazide on Sunday. That was the day Chen fin...	China's Chen Xinyi has become the first swimmer to fail a doping test at the Rio Olympics.
Text: Amazon Video Direct will allow users to post videos and earn royalties. Viewers can rent and buy content or watch it for free with adverts. An ad-free version is offered to Amazon Prime members - a subscription service with other benefits. Initially, videos will be viewable in the US, Germany, Austria, Japan and ...	Online retail giant Amazon has launched an online video service to rival Google's YouTube.
Text: The drugs are asthma medication Advair and anti-depressants Paxil and Wellbutrin. GSK did not admit any wrongdoing, and said the charges came from past issues. "We don't feel like this is who we are today," GSK spokesperson Mary Anne Rhyne told the BBC. "These are historic matters - they relate back to the federa...	UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to a $105m (£63m) settlement with 44 US states and the District of Columbia over allegations it mis-promoted three drugs.
Text: In a stock market announcement, Goals said a merger was among "strategic opportunities" currently being assessed by its board. The firm added that it had "made no decision on any course of action". By 10:30, shares in East Kilbride-based Goals were up by nearly 6.4%. The announcement followed a report on Sky News...	Shares in Goals Soccer Centres jumped after the five-a-side football firm confirmed it was in early-stage talks with rival Powerleague over a possible merger.
Text: The supermarket chain sold 140 M local shops to a team led by entrepreneur Mike Greene for Â£25m. The stores made an operating loss of Â£36m last year. Morrisons opened its first convenience store in 2011, but the majority have been open for less than two years. The 2,300 staff at the stores have been kept on, wi...	More than 100 convenience shops previously owned by Morrisons have reopened as My Local stores.
Text: The number of pollinating insects in Scotland, including bees, butterflies and hoverflies, has declined by an estimated 51% since 1980. There are fears this could have a negative impact on farming, food security, the economy and human health. Ministers have approved a "pollinator strategy" in a bid to protect the...	The Scottish government has set out a 10-year plan to halt the decline of bee and butterfly populations.
Text: Roma defender Anthony Rudiger was repeatedly subjected to racism from Lazio fans during the first half. The chanting died down after the stadium announcer warned that the tie would be interrupted if it continued. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile scored as Lazio beat their rivals for the first time since ...	Lazio established a two-goal advantage in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final with Roma in a derby marred by racist chanting.
Text: The 19-year-old was found unconscious at the O2 Academy at about 04:00 on New Year's Day. Police Scotland said he was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment but died on Sunday. A spokeswoman confirmed an investigation was under way and a post-mortem examination would be held to determine the cause of deat...	A teenager has died after collapsing at a Hogmanay dance event which was being held in Glasgow.
Text: Simon Franey, 38, from Northfield, died at the scene in Alwold Road, Weoley Castle, shortly before 16:30 BST on Thursday. Police traced and seized a Vauxhall Zafira in the early hours of Friday. "A 54-year-old woman from Selly Oak was spoken to by police," a force spokesman said. Sgt Alan Wood said the circumstan...	A motorcyclist who died when his bike was in collision with a car which failed to stop, has been named by West Midlands Police.
Text: The final was first held at Wembley in 2015 and, on Tuesday, the Football Association confirmed it would return for a third consecutive year in 2017. Danielle Carter's goal saw Arsenal Ladies beat then-holders Chelsea Ladies 1-0 in the 2016 final, watched by a new competition-record crowd of 32,912. The BBC under...	Wembley is set to continue hosting the Women's FA Cup final for the foreseeable future, beyond 2017.
Text: Ibrar Ali, from Selby, North Yorkshire, was injured by a road-side bomb in Iraq and lost his lower right arm, but re-trained and returned to active service. He was part of the Walking with the Wounded trip which trekked to the South Pole with Prince Harry in 2013. The seven-day challenge finished on Manly beach, ...	A former army captain has run a marathon on every continent in a week to raise funds for an armed forces rehabilitation centre.
Text: The 45-year-old was boarding the 06.54 service to Edinburgh Waverley at Uphall just before 07:00am on Saturday when she was touched from behind. British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for information. Officers investigating are reviewing CCTV from the train and the station. The youth is between 15 and 18 yea...	A youth who sexually assaulted a woman as she was boarding a train in West Lothian is being sought by police.
Text: The burglary happened at St Michael's School on the Ravenhill Road. Police said the primary school was targeted overnight between Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October. It is thought to be the second time in 18 months that laptops have been stolen from the school. Det Srg James Johnston said anyone who wit...	A washing machine and 21 laptops have been stolen from a school in Belfast.
Text: The new offer values Spirit at 109.5p per share, up from an original offer of 100p that was rejected last month. Spirit, which was split off from Punch Taverns in 2011, runs the Chef & Brewer and Flaming Grill chains. Spirit says it will recommend the offer to shareholders if other terms of the deal can be agreed...	Greene King has raised its takeover offer for Spirit Pub Company, whose board says it will accept the bid if other terms can be worked out.
Text: The 20-year-old former Dundalk youth player joined the Gills in 2015 following a spell in Tottenham's youth development programme. He went on to play 52 times for the Gills but only made three starts after Ady Pennock took charge in January. "Emmanuel is a player we have had on our radar for a long time now," bos...	Cambridge United have signed midfielder Emmanuel Osabede on a two-year deal following his release by Gillingham.
Text: 19 July 2013 Last updated at 17:06 BST Leah gets some tips on how to protect your pets and keep them cool. Summary:	Many of us are sweating in the heatwave - but pet owners need to think about their animal friends too!
Text: Jermaine Baker, 28, from Tottenham, was killed by armed officers last December. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said there was "an indication a criminal offence may have been committed". It is to refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider whether charges should be brought. Mr ...	A Met Police firearms officer could face prosecution over the shooting of a man who was killed during a botched attempt to free a prisoner.
Text: He said the country has the capability to host 24 teams rather than 16 stipulated in its original bid. Ouattara was talking during an official visit to Sierra Leone. "The reality is that we go by the decision made to extend the number of teams to participate at Afcon and Ivory Coast has the infrastructure," he sa...	The President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara says his country will not need to co-host the expanded Africa cup of Nations finals in 2021.
Text: Jonathan Pay, 46, shot a man who wrestled him to the ground during the failed raid - leaving a pellet lodged in the base of the victim's skull. A second robber stabbed the 50-year-old before both men fled the Lloyds Bank branch in Liphook, Hampshire, on 16 May. Pay was jailed for 16-and-a-half years at Winchester...	A dramatic image showing the moment an armed robber aimed an airgun at customers in a bank has been released.
Text: The law invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people. It also requires people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates. The US Justice Department told the state the legislation violates national civil rights laws. It ga...	North Carolina leaders are divided on whether they will respond to Justice Department concerns over an LGBT law that has sparked a national outcry.
Text: They said the increase of about 1,000 would help to generate up to Â£3m for the local economy. More than 300 acts have been lined up to appear over the four-day programme on the Raehills Estate near Beattock from 8 to 11 June. The list of headliners includes Gogol Bordello, Boney M., Cat Power, So Solid Crew, 2Ma...	Organisers of the Eden Festival have confirmed they are increasing capacity to a record 9,000 this year.
Text: 5 September 2016 Last updated at 15:27 BST In this edition, then SDLP leader John Hume talks to the late David Dunseith about the Hume-Adams talks in October 1993. The talks were the beginning of a new nationalist strategy as part of the peace process. Summary:	It is BBC Talkback's 30th birthday on Thursday and, to celebrate, we are taking a look through the programme's archives to bring you some of the best moments of the last three decades.
Text: Gwynedd council's cabinet heard on Tuesday that almost £5m worth of savings need to be found. Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy could be closed as part of the cuts. Council leader Dyfed Edwards said he had received letters from "John O'Groats to Land's End" opposing cutbacks, which have been deferred until Apri...	A decision on controversial plans to cut funding to the arts in Gwynedd and close a museum has been deferred.
Text: The UK's first H5N8 strain in a wild bird was found in a wigeon at an estuary near the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust's Llanelli Wetland Centre. The centre closed "as a precautionary measure". But on Sunday it said all birds "look fine" and the animals would be watched closely. The Welsh Government said it was the fi...	A wetland centre in Carmarthenshire has reopened nine days after closing following an outbreak of an infectious strain of avian flu.
Text: Mr Doherty has represented West Tyrone as an abstentionist MP for the past 16 years. The party has selected Barry McElduff, a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, to stand in the 8 June poll. Sinn Féin has four MPs but they do not take their seats in the House of Commons, in protest against British rule in No...	Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty has confirmed he will not be standing as a candidate in the upcoming general election.
Text: 6 April 2016 Last updated at 13:40 BST The two males and two females were undernourished and underweight when saved from north Wales beaches, but are now fighting fit at 40kg (6.2 stone) each. They bade zookeepers a fond farewell at Penrhyn Bay beach, near Rhos-on-Sea. The zoo's director Nick Jackson said: "It's ...	A group of rescued grey seals have been released into the wild after a five-month stay at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Conwy county.
Text: 17 March 2016 Last updated at 13:38 GMT "I would have never had imagined that Erdogan and the AKP government would have come this far," said Sevgi Akarcesme. Asked whether the European Union is doing enough in response to alleged abuses of democracy in Turkey, she said that while individual politicians were still...	Turkey is going through "a civilian coup d'etat", the editor-in-chief, of English language newspaper Today's Zaman has told BBC HARDtalk.
Text: The two teams drew 0-0 in the Netherlands three weeks ago but Atletico have since won four La Liga games in a row. "We've found a regularity and a more stable way of playing," said Simeone. "What's important is that the goals come from different parts of the field." Atletico, second in La Liga, eight points behin...	Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says his side have run into top form ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 game with PSV Eindhoven.
Text: The firm said the temporary workers, who were making six-cylinder engines for Volvo, would be released at the end of the contract in April. It is understood 197 employees are affected, but 60 will be transferred to other lines. Roger Maddison, of Unite union, said the losses were expected but he was hopeful a new...	Up to 200 fixed term jobs are to go at Ford's engine making factory in Bridgend, the company has confirmed.
Text: The car stopped about 1ft (30cm) short of the track near Wythall station in Lea Green Lane, Worcestershire, shortly before 22:00 BST on Tuesday. No-one was injured. Rosie Webb, 20, of Gorse Road, Wolverhampton, is due before Redditch magistrates on 21 October. Summary:	A woman has been charged with drink-driving after a car crashed through a fence and down a railway embankment, narrowly avoiding being hit by a train.
Text: Rose Week is taking place at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, with a host of competitions and children's activities to mark the occasion. Thousands of visitors have already turned out to see the park's award-winning gardens. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the City of Belfast International Rose Garden...	International judges have arrived in Belfast for the city's annual horticultural event this week.
Text: His parents will accept a degree in aeronautical science on his behalf on 13 May. The university said it wants to honour the 17-year-old's ambition to become a pilot before he died in 2012. His death prompted nationwide protests and a fierce debate about race relations in the US. The unarmed black teenager was wa...	Florida Memorial University will award a posthumous degree to Trayvon Martin, five years after the black teenager was shot dead by a neighbourhood watchman.
Text: Dr Arackal Manu Nair, who appeared on television show Embarrassing Bodies, resigned after the General Medical Council put restrictions on his work. Lawyers for the patients allege one man Mr Manu Nair operated on did not have cancer, while another was left incontinent and infertile. The trust apologised for the d...	Some 170 men who had their prostate removed have been recalled after the surgeon was investigated, the Heart of England NHS Trust has said.
Text: Coutts, which manages the Queen's private accounts, is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). RBS said that the investigation involved current and former staff as well as the bank itself. The bank said it was co-operating with the prosecuting authority. RBS chief executive Ross McEwan told a press conference ...	German prosecutors are investigating the Swiss-based private banking arm of Coutts over allegations it helped clients evade tax.
Text: Matt Doggett has been named British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2015 for his shot of feeding gannets in the waters around Shetland. A shot of a puffin was a runner up in the British Waters Macro category. His wife, Polly Whyte, was also runner-up in the British Compact Camera category. Mr Doggett said the...	A husband and wife from Southampton are celebrating a double success in an underwater photography competition.
Text: The 77-year-old leader, who suffered a stroke last year and rarely appears in public, cast his vote in a wheelchair in Thursday's presidential election. He beat his five other opponents without personally campaigning. Turnout was said to be 51.7% of the country's 23 million registered voters, down from the 75% in...	Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won a fourth term in office taking more than 81% of the vote, the interior minister has said.
Text: Waisake Naholo comes in on the wing and Anton Lienert-Brown at outside centre. They replace the injured pair of Ben Smith (concussion) and Ryan Crotty (hamstring). Ngani Laumape has also been added to the All Black's bench after the 24-year-old back impressed playing for Hurricanes in the draw with the Lions on T...	New Zealand have made two changes for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions in Wellington on Saturday.
Text: The 19-year-old from the Isle of Man achieved the qualification standard when she won the 200m butterfly final at the British Championships. The Loughborough swimmer said she was "over the moon" to be chosen. Atkinson also won the 50m butterfly and came second in the 100m butterfly events in Sheffield. She told B...	Double British champion Charlotte Atkinson is in the 29-strong British swimming team for July's World Championships in Hungary.
Text: The blasts happened in the Kerawa region, where Cameroon's army is fighting Nigeria's Boko Haram militants. There have been a spate of recent attacks in northern Cameroon blamed on jihadists from Boko Haram. The authorities in August said that the militants are believed to enter Cameroon disguised as refugees. Bo...	At least 19 people have been killed and 140 wounded in two bomb attacks in northern Cameroon, officials say.
Text: What I See, which will be released in May 2017, will consist of 300 photographs taken by the 17-year-old alongside new images of him. Penguin said the photos "offer his followers a rare glimpse at the world through his eyes". The images will be accompanied by a written foreword and captions written by the model a...	Brooklyn Beckham is to release his first book - publishers Penguin Random House have announced.
Text: At least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured in 1819 when troops charged a crowd at St Peter's Field who were demanding political reform. The artist Jeremy Deller is in talks about creating a permanent memorial, the Peterloo Massacre Campaign said. Chairman Paul Fitzgerald said the work of art had been "bu...	Actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake joined hundreds of people at an event to mark 196 years since the Peterloo massacre in Manchester.
Text: The pact will allow them to swap their currencies for US dollars and tap into each other's foreign exchange reserves. The move comes amid increased volatility in both the Japanese yen and the Indian rupee. Japan's finance minister Jun Azumi was quoted by Reuters news agency, saying negotiations were in the final ...	Japan and India are set to unveil a new currency swap agreement aimed at easing potential short-term liquidity problems.
Text: The council said it has given its official response to the Airports Commission, which is due to make a recommendation to the government about future air capacity. A third runway at Heathrow is also being considered. A Gatwick Airport spokesman said an extra runway would boost the economy. The council said there w...	A bid to build a second runway at Gatwick Airport has lost the support of Sevenoaks District Council over concerns about aircraft noise.
Text: The high court in Gujarat state was asked to ban the game because its images of eggs in places of worship were "blasphemous" to Hindus and Jains. The court has asked the makers of Pokemon Go to respond to the charges. It is unclear if the makers, Niantic Inc, will do so. The court move has been met with derision ...	Augmented reality game Pokemon Go has landed up in an Indian court over allegations it is hurting the religious sentiments of millions of vegetarians.
Text: The bird-like object was carved from granite - without the benefit of metal tools, as it dates from the Final Neolithic period. The 36cm (14in) statuette has a pointed nose, round belly and cylindrical legs. But it has mystified archaeologists, who do not know exactly what it is or where it came from. The museum ...	A statuette which Greek archaeologists are calling a "7,000-year-old enigma" has gone on show in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Text: The attack happened in Beechmount Crescent at about 20:00 BST on Tuesday. The man, who is in his 30s, was shot once in the right leg. He was treated in hospital for non life threatening injuries and has since been discharged. West Belfast SDLP councillor, Colin Keenan, condemned the attack and said vigilantism an...	A man has been injured in a paramilitary-style shooting in west Belfast.
Text: The operation last week at the Rousses Lake in the Jura mountains caught French officials by surprise. They said the mission was not authorised. Swiss media said the country's army had asked for permission from the French air force - not local authorities. The water was needed to save the cows from dehydration du...	Swiss army helicopters have crossed the French border to scoop up lake water to help thirsty cows, drawing criticism from French officials, it has emerged.
Text: They described a controversial off-the-record meeting with the attorney general as "constructive". They said officials expressed a commitment to altering guidelines on issuing subpoenas in criminal investigations involving reporters. Several major US media organisations boycotted the meeting. The New York Times a...	US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has made concessions on how he conducts criminal investigations of reporters, according to media executives.
Text: He warned the Security Council that armed groups were inciting Christians and Muslims against each other. Mr Ban also backed the establishment of a UN peacekeeping force before the crisis leads to widespread atrocities. The impoverished country has been in a state of chaos since rebels seized power in March. A re...	Communal violence in the Central African Republic risks spiralling out of control, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
Text: Former health minister Dr Dan Poulter is conducting the study alongside King's College London. The Tory MP said he had seen colleagues clearly struggling with very low mood and behaving erratically under stress. Researchers say it could establish if mental health issues are more prevalent among MPs than the gener...	MPs are to be surveyed about their mental health with questions about depression, their sense of self-worth and their drinking habits.
Text: Seven books were chosen from 210 nominations including writing from the journalist who died in Syria last year. The prize is awarded annually to the book that comes closest to George Orwell's ambition "to make political writing into an art". Prize director Jean Seaton said they were looking for "writing that was ...	Journalist Marie Colvin has been given a posthumous nomination for this year's Orwell Prize for political writing.
Text: Desiree Fairooz, one of the protesters who was found guilty, said all she did was laugh during the hearing. Ms Fairooz, 61, was found guilty on two charges of disorderly conduct and parading or demonstrating on Capitol grounds. Each protester could face up to 12 months in prison. Tighe Barry and Lenny Bianchi, wh...	Three members of the the Code Pink activist group have been convicted on charges of disrupting Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing.
Text: The co-payment scheme would have required doctors to decide whether or not to charge patients an extra A$5 ($4.1, Â£2.6) for a visit. Health Minister Susan Ley said on Tuesday that the idea had been dropped because of a lack of support. Critics of the policy said it shifted the burden of financing healthcare to d...	Australia's government has scrapped plans for a widely criticised medical payment scheme.
Text: The court ruled that Uber drivers were unlawfully collecting fares waiting in the street, the AFP news agency said. This can only be done by taxi drivers who pay more for their licences. The ruling comes on a second consecutive day of protests by taxi drivers angry over the impact of Uber. Uber has argued that th...	The app-based taxi service Uber is reported to have been ordered by a French court to pay â‚¬1.2m (Â£911,000) to a rival taxi group after a complaint that drivers were breaking the rules.
Text: Police received a report of a black Citroen C4 Picasso on fire at Towerview Crescent at 22:30 GMT on Monday. The vehicle's window was smashed and a petrol bomb was thrown inside. Two masked men were seen in the area at the time. Police say they are treating the incident as a hate crime. Sinn Féin's leader in the ...	A Sinn Féin election agent's car has been set on fire during a petrol bomb attack in Bangor, County Down.
Text: In July, two hackers revealed they had been able to take control of a Jeep Cherokee via its internet-connected entertainment system. The car firm has been criticised by security experts who say posting a USB stick is "not a good idea". Fiat Chrysler has not yet commented to the BBC. "This is not a good idea. Now ...	Fiat Chrysler has started distributing a software patch for millions of vehicles, via a USB stick sent in the post.
Text: The 22-year-old playmaker impressed at UE Cornella before joining Barcelona B in December 2015, going on to make 46 appearances for the Catalan club. Xemi, whose full name is Josep Miquel Codina Fernandez, is U's manager Pep Clotet's fourth summer signing. "I have always thought about playing English football," X...	Oxford United have signed free agent and former Barcelona B midfielder Xemi on a three-year contract.
Text: Glasgow, Belfast and Manchester will host 'Home Series' ranking events, alongside the current Welsh Open. The tour prize money will also increase from £8m this season to £8.5m in 2015-16 and £10m in 2016-17. "There will always be players who criticise, depending on how it affects them, that's human nature," said ...	World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn says there will be "casualties" after announcing a revamped tour from 2016.
Text: The devoted "sneakerheads" spent Â£150 on each pair of Adidas Yeezy Boost trainers but some were expected to re-sell them for up to Â£500. The camp was set up outside Nottingham's 18Montrose shop, the only one to release them without a raffle. The shop said it sold out of its 90 pairs in just more than an hour. T...	Trainer fans who camped out for four days have finally got their hands on a pair of limited edition Kanye West sneakers.
Text: James Smith, 19, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday. The charges relate to a crash involving a 4x4 vehicle on the A631 near Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, on 26 April, police have said. Mr Smith will next appear on 12 Augu...	A teenager has denied the attempted murder of a pedestrian seriously injured in a suspected hit-and-run crash.
Text: Delwar Hossain and his wife were charged with homicide in December. The couple arrived at Dhaka magistrates court, and have now been jailed after their plea for bail was rejected. Although arrests warrants had been issued in December, they had been living freely in Dhaka. It was not clear why they decided to give...	Two owners of a Bangladesh garment factory where 112 workers died in a fire two years ago have turned themselves in to the authorities.
Text: It is alleged that one child had seen its parents snort cocaine and another was still wearing nappies aged seven. The children were eventually put into foster care but lawyers acting on their behalf say that should have happened sooner. Swansea council said it would be "inappropriate to comment". The legal action...	Four children are seeking £200,000 in damages from Swansea council, over claims it did not protect them from their abusive parents.
Text: Britain has been the host since India staged the 1995 tournament. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association chairman Jason Ferguson said the move was "fundamental" to the sport's growth. He said: "This marks the beginning of our efforts to engage more women to take up competitive snooker." England's Re...	The Ladies' World Snooker Championship will be held in Singapore in 2017, the first time it has left Britain for 22 years.
Text: Roy Keane, Jaap Stam, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy were among the high-profile players who fell out with Ferguson during his 26 years in charge. The Scot won 38 trophies, including 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, five FA Cups and four League Cups. The 73-year-old said: "I place discipline above ...	Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said his tough approach with players may have cost the club silverware during his time there.
Text: The Court of Appeal ruled the officers can sue the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. They accused the Met of "letting them down badly" by not defending them against claims they beat Mr Ahmad. In March 2009 the Met paid Â£60,000 to Mr Ahmad after admitting he had been subjected to an attack. The Met initially deni...	Four police officers who were "branded abusive thugs" for the way they arrested terror suspect Babar Ahmad have won the right to seek damages.
Text: Ex-England, Liverpool and Blackburn left-back Warnock, 34, made 22 appearances for the Rams last season but joined Wigan Athletic on loan in February after Paul Clement was sacked. Warnock played 11 times for the Latics, helping them win the League One title. Striker Sammon, 29, spent last season on loan with She...	Stephen Warnock and Conor Sammon have not been offered new deals by Championship side Derby County.
Text: Derren Tomlinson, 44, also admitted sexual assault when he appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court. He was remanded in custody for sentencing on March 21. He was suspended from West Mercia Police in November 2014. A 40-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and bestiality was released with no...	A police community support officer (PCSO) has admitted raping a girl under 13 and bestiality.
Text: Police said the victim left her address in Ashington at around 01:30 BST and was attacked a short time later in Langwell Crescent, Ashington. A spokeswoman for the Northumbria force said officers were looking for a man in connection with the attack who has a large build and was wearing a black hooded top. Anyone ...	A woman has been raped while out on a walk in the early hours.
Text: The Met Office issued at yellow "be aware" warning of the conditions at 08:45 for the Highlands and parts of Aberdeenshire and central Scotland. The warning of ice and snow falling to about an inch (4cm) on ground above 656ft (200m) and to 3in (10cm) above 1,312ft (400m) is in place until 23:00. Routes affected i...	Snow and freezing temperatures have been affecting travel in parts of Scotland.
Text: Police said that shortly before 17:30 BST on Saturday, they received reports of a crowd heading up the Deerpark Road towards Oldpark Road. Ten minutes later, there were reports of youths running into a bar on the Oldpark Road and shouting sectarian slogans. There were also reports of fighting. PSNI Inspector Joce...	Disturbances outside a pub in north Belfast, which included reports of fighting and bottles being thrown at cars, are being investigated by police.
Text: Rachel Slater and Tim Newton were buried side by side in Glen Nevis near the slopes of Britain's highest mountain. Members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, who had spent hundreds of hours looking for the couple, joined mourners at the service in Fort William. The bodies of Ms Slater, 24 and her boyfriend Tim New...	The funeral has been held for two climbers killed on Ben Nevis.
Text: The pair have filed requests with the Court of Arbitration for Sport to have their bans declared "invalid and unenforceable". Both swimmers were named in the McLaren Report which revealed state-sponsored doping in Russia. A panel of arbitrators from CAS will decide the next steps for the appeals. Summary:	Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have become the first athletes from the country to appeal against their Olympics ban.
Text: The driver of the Ulsterbus sustained minor injuries in the incident, which happened on the Portaferry Road at about 06:30 GMT on Wednesday. Translink said no passengers were on board the bus and no other vehicles were involved. It said the driver had been taken to hospital to be assessed and an investigation was...	A bus that crashed onto a beach near Newtownards, County Down, has been removed.
Text: Moore, 25, and Potter, 31, both had six months left on their respective deals. A club statement confirmed: "The players approached the club during the mid-season break to negotiate buying out their remaining six months. "The negotiations represent an excellent deal for the club." The statement added: "Although so...	Birmingham City Ladies' England internationals Jade Moore and Jo Potter have left Damson Park with immediate effect after buying out their contracts with the Women's Super League club.
Text: Ziggy Worrell-Owusu was attacked at the Basement Shisha Lounge in Ilford, north-east London, in the early hours of 27 October. He died in hospital. Detectives said the 19-year-old may have "stepped in to prevent a fight escalating between others". Two 17-year-old boys who were arrested have been bailed until mid-...	A teenager who was stabbed to death at an 18th birthday party may have been trying to break up a fight, police believe.
Text: Lundh failed to score in five appearances for Lillestrom last season, having joined on an initial loan deal from AIK Stockholm in August. The 26-year-old has won 11 caps for Sweden, scoring two goals. "She is a hard-working striker who will offer us a real goal threat and I am delighted to have signed her," manag...	Liverpool Ladies have signed Sweden international striker Emma Lundh from Norwegian champions Lillestrom SK.
Text: 6 June 2017 Last updated at 16:37 BST He's hoping people will support his Meat Paste Party - but what does it actually mean to become an MP? He has been meeting lots of people to find out more about the job. Watch the video to see what happened when he met Edwina Currie, who used to be an MP. Click here to find o...	Hacker has been finding out more about what it takes to become a Member of Parliament (MP).
Text: There are also reports for 10 matches in the Championship and the Aston Villa-Newcastle preview, plus four reports from the Scottish Premiership. Premier League Man Utd 4-1 Leicester Bournemouth 1-0 Everton Liverpool 5-1 Hull Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham Stoke 1-1 West Brom Sunderland 2-3 Crystal Palace Swansea 1-...	Premier League leaders Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a 3-1 win at Swansea and you can read all read all Saturday's top-flight reports below, plus the preview of Arsenal against Chelsea.
Text: Around 1,200 people are attending Routes Europe at the Waterfront Hall. The conference is held annually in different cities. The three-day event begins on Sunday and brings together airline executives. The organisers believe it is "a brilliant opportunity" to showcase the Northern Ireland tourism sector. It is se...	A major conference involving the airline industry is being held in Belfast, with Northern Ireland airports hoping to secure new flights.
Text: Media playback is not supported on this device The game finished 1-1, Lisa Schutze putting the Germans ahead in the first quarter before Maartje Paumen levelled at the start of the third. The Dutch, who took gold in Beijing and London, won the resulting shootout 4-3. Great Britain's women play in the other semi-f...	Defending champions the Netherlands guaranteed themselves a medal as they knocked out Germany on penalties to reach the women's Olympic hockey final.
Text: The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City line driver backed action over a breakdown in industrial relations. Southern rail guards are due to walkout on the same days in a row over changes to the role of conductors. LU called the strikes "premature" as there were talks schedule...	London Underground (LU) drivers are to stage a 24-hour strike on 6 and 7 December, coinciding with a walkout by Southern rail guards.
Text: The two men fled the jungle camp in the southern province of Sulu on Wednesday night during the two-hour gun battle. The army had attacked the camp to free them and other hostages. Abu Sayyaf, a small but violent group known for carrying out kidnappings for ransom, aims to establish an independent Islamic state i...	The Philippines army has said two coast guard personnel kidnapped and held hostage by Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf managed to escape during a raid.
Text: NHS Highland said 21 procedures would not go ahead at Raigmore in Inverness on Tuesday. Nine were cancelled on Monday. The health board said it was taking action to prevent the situation from escalating. It expects to downgrade the level of alertness by Thursday. Linda Kirkland, of NHS Highland, told BBC Radio Sc...	The largest hospital in the Highlands has been put on "red alert" after a shortage of beds led to the cancellation of operations.
Text: Media playback is unsupported on your device 8 June 2015 Last updated at 13:41 BST Huge plumes of ash and smoke have been seen rising from the crater. Farmers have been harvesting their crops as quickly as they can in case they are destroyed. Summary:	People living close to Mount Sinabung in Indonesia have been told to move out of their homes as fears grow that the volcano could soon erupt.
Text: A new 420-place primary school is planned for the Montague Park housing development, with a Â£17m secondary school proposed for Arborfield. The borough council's executive committee has approved the development of the Arborfield scheme proposals. It has also agreed that potential sponsors be invited to express in...	Two new schools could be built in Wokingham to meet rising demand for pupil places.

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