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Text: Amber Rudd was speaking in the House of Commons about arrangements after Brexit for EU citizens living in Britain.
She was asked by Labour how employers and landlords could distinguish between those allowed to live and work here and those who had arrived recently and missed the "cut-off".
Ms Rudd said: "There wil... | Some 3.2 million EU nationals will need documentation to prove they can stay in the UK, the Home Secretary has said. |
Text: Traffic in the town came to a standstill while farmers showed their support alongside school children, sports clubs, businesses and health workers.
They walked two miles through the town.
From January 2014, the accident and emergency unit at the Downe Hospital has been closed at weekends.
A shortage of qualified ... | Around 12,000 people have attended a rally in Downpatrick protesting against the reduction of services at the Downe Hospital. |
Text: Police found Darren Parker, 43, in Campville Crescent, Stone Cross, at about 14:00 BST on Wednesday.
Another man who is in his early 20s, also suffered stab wounds.
Demarco Martin, 19, of Campville Crescent, is charged with murder and attempted murder. He appeared at Sandwell Magistrates' Court and is due at Wolv... | A man has appeared in court charged with murder after the death from stab injuries of a man in West Bromwich. |
Text: HP is suing Mr Lynch, and Autonomy's former finance chief, following the US computer giant's £11bn takeover of the business in 2011.
The US firm alleges "accounting misrepresentations" led HP to massively over-pay for Autonomy.
But in a filing in London's High Court, Mr Lynch blamed HP "incompetence".
He denied... | Mike Lynch, founder of UK technology firm Autonomy, has hit back at Hewlett-Packard with a $150m (£100m) counter-claim in their long-running dispute. |
Text: Gertie the Jack Russell was left stranded on a rock after chasing a flock of birds into the sea in Sunderland on Wednesday afternoon.
RNLI lifeguard Joe Wilson rescued her after the water came up to her chest and she was too scared to swim back.
Mr Wilson said Gertie was "stressed and shaking" when he reached her... | A dog had to be rescued by a lifeguard after becoming stranded at sea - off a beach called Cats and Dogs beach. |
Text: Dr Anna Roberts said she had identified about 20 to 30 manual gestures used by chimps, up to a third of which were similar to those used by humans.
The chimps' gestures included beckoning to make someone approach or flailing their arms to make someone leave.
It is hoped the finding may help researchers understand... | Wild chimpanzees communicate using similar gestures to humans, according to a Stirling researcher. |
Text: Over 30 other staff members were detained whilst gunmen raided the office of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Donetsk.
The raid led to the IRC halting its aid work in Ukraine.
IRC President David Miliband said that aid workers "should never be targeted" and that the raid was an "affront to the IRC's pr... | Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have freed two American aid workers seized 10 days ago. |
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After newspapers carried a picture of England assistant manager Ray Lewington yesterday carrying a team sheet, Coleman did the same - but with Pele and Maradona up front for Wales.
Summary: | Wales manager Chris Coleman was in a jovial mood in training on Wednesday with a cheeky jibe at Euro 2016 rivals England with a team-sheet spoof. |
Text: Michael McAlpine, 25, from Bethnal Green, London, posted the comment about the Conservative MP for Broxtowe, Anna Soubry, last December.
He was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates' Court to 10 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, for sending offensive messages.
Last June, Labour MP Jo Cox was shot dead - a ... | A man who tweeted asking for someone to "Jo Cox" an MP has been given a suspended jail sentence. |
Text: Dyfed-Powys Police received a report that a man had come off his motorcycle at the roundabout from Carew Market to Sageston at about 09:55 BST on Saturday.
He was taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to call Pembrokeshire Road Policing Unit on 101.
S... | A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after crashing on the A477 in Pembrokeshire. |
Text: An RAF helicopter and a lifeboat responded to the call from the Cesca vessel off the Llyn Peninsula at about 23:20 GMT on Thursday.
The captain and three others had to abandon ship to a life raft.
They were flown by RAF helicopter to hospital at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor but were later released.
Summary: | Four men have been rescued from a sinking fishing boat near Bardsey Island off the north Wales coast in rough seas. |
Text: Croft, who played 21 Tests and 50 one-day internationals, will work with the spin bowlers for a 12-day period.
The 45-year-old is currently on the coaching staff at his former county Glamorgan.
England are also set to re-hire former limited-overs captain Paul Collingwood as a coach for the World T20.
Collingwood ... | Former off-spinner Robert Croft is to join England's coaching staff for the one-day leg of their tour to South Africa. |
Text: The Grade II* listed Victorian main hall, owned by the city council, was repainted at a cost of £140,000.
Oxford Town Hall in St Aldate's is used as a venue for wedding receptions and council events.
Speaking at the official reopening ceremony, council Leader Bob Price said the hall is now in "sparkling conditio... | A major redecoration project to restore the vaulted ceiling at Oxford Town Hall has been completed. |
Text: The 29-year-old scored six goals in 46 appearances in 2016-17 for Paul Cook's side, mostly playing at right-back.
Evans joined Pompey from Fleetwood in the summer of 2015, having previously played for Rotherham.
"I've told the manager that if he wants me to continue at right-back then I'm happy," Evans told the c... | Portsmouth winger Gareth Evans has signed a new-year contract at Fratton Park after helping the club win the League Two title this season. |
Text: The Supreme Court upheld an earlier high court ruling on Wednesday that the tradition was dangerous for children.
The court also banned human pyramids taller than 20ft (6m).
Every year dozens of groups in Mumbai mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami by forming human pyramids to reach pots carrying yogurt hung hi... | India's top court has ruled that people below the age of 18 years cannot participate in Mumbai's famous human pyramid religious festival. |
Text: The 21-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Blues but has had spells on loan at Scunthorpe, Peterborough and Norwegian Tippeligaen side Stabaeck.
Centre-back Davey played under Crawley head coach Dermot Drummy in Chelsea's youth system, having joined the Premier League club at under-11 level.
He becomes the ... | League Two side Crawley Town have signed Chelsea defender Alex Davey on loan until 3 January 2017. |
Text: Despite dominating possession and having more shots than in their last two games combined, the Magpies were unable to extend their early lead.
"You do worry when you've had so many chances," McClaren told BBC Newcastle.
"A couple of balls flashed through our box and I thought 'this would be cruel'. We hung on and... | Newcastle boss Steve McClaren expressed his "frustration" at only beating West Bromwich Albion by a 1-0 margin in the Premier League on Saturday. |
Text: Police said the incident happened in the Orangefield area some time between Saturday evening and Sunday.
Graffiti was sprayed on the house and two cars. It included a swastika and the term C18.
The Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Garath Keating described the incident as "shocking and sickening"... | Far-right graffiti has been sprayed on a house in Armagh in an incident that police are treating as a hate crime. |
Text: The Falcons began their campaign with a seven-wicket victory over Northants and a three-run win against Yorkshire.
"T20 is a big momentum game, you want to keep pushing forward and bringing the momentum," he told BBC Radio Derby.
"The way we've played, we've bowled really well and the way we batted showed our blu... | New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry says Derbyshire's winning start in the T20 Blast shows their blueprint for the season is already working. |
Text: The man, believed to be Syrian, died after being found on the roof of a freight train at the Channel Tunnel.
He is the 10th person to die in or near the tunnel while trying to reach Britain since late June.
In recent weeks new security measures introduced at the tunnel entrance have led to a fall in intrusion att... | A migrant has died after being electrocuted at the entrance to the Eurotunnel in Calais, French police have said. |
Text: After dropping 1.8% on Thursday, the FTSE 100 rose 103.09 points or 1.71% on Friday to 6,139.79.
For the second day in a row, insurance firm Aviva was the top riser on the index, climbing 6.35%, after posting strong results.
Bank stocks also did well as investors digested the implications of the latest stimulus m... | (Close): The London market has ended the week on an upbeat note, with financial stocks leading the way. |
Text: From January 2016, the funds paid out by new Boeing pensions will be market-dependent.
The switch affects non-unionised employees and follows a pension deal struck with unions in January.
Boeing said the move would curb the "unsustainable growth" of its long-term pension liability.
Pensions for most Boeing employ... | US aerospace company Boeing has frozen defined-benefit pensions for 68,000 employees, including management and executives. |
Text: Jamar, 15, died after suffering stab injuries in Smethwick, West Midlands, during what police at the time described as a street "fracas".
He was found in Raglan Road early in the morning of 20 December and died later in hospital. A 17-year-old also suffered stab wounds.
The charged boy, who is from Smethwick, wil... | A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of teenager Jamar Walker. |
Text: The bank slightly raised its forecast for growth to 1.2% in 2014, but dropped its inflation estimate.
Eurozone interest rates have remained unchanged since November 2013, when the bank said it expected "a prolonged period of low inflation".
In February, eurozone inflation was at 0.8%, well below the ECB's 2% targ... | The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate at its record low of 0.25%. |
Text: The Australian marsupial, which was spotted in Dursley, Gloucestershire, then escaped, police confirmed.
One Twitter user asked "aren't kangaroos massive?". Another, referring to fictional kangaroo Skippy, suggested it had escaped to help cure England's rugby woes.
Officers themselves then said it was "not the u... | Police pursuit of an escaped wallaby sparked a comic reaction after officers said they had cornered a kangaroo. |
Text: Manannán Mac Lir, which is made out of fibre glass and stainless steel, was stolen last week from Binevenagh Mountain near Limavady in County Londonderry.
Limavady police have asked the public to look out for "a well-known 6ft tall striking local male with an athletic build," which seems normal enough.
Suspicions... | The theft of a six-foot sculpture statue of a Celtic sea god, that has prompted a campaign for its safe return, has now led to a 'missing persons appeal' by police. |
Text: One woman jumped from a first floor window to escape the blaze on Friday and five others had to be rescued.
A further 10 people managed to escape the fire at the property on Highfield Road, Hemsworth by themselves.
Craig Yates, who lives locally, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Wakefield. He is due befo... | A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with arson following a fire at a block of flats in West Yorkshire. |
Text: The 25-year-old "failed to resurface" after reports he dived into the water at the Fens Pools nature reserve in Dudley for the ball, police said.
He was pulled from Middle Pool at about 18:15 BST and attempts were made to resuscitate him before he was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
West Midlands... | A man has died after jumping into a reservoir, reportedly to fetch a ball. |
Text: Oshaniwa, 26, joined the Tynecastle club on a three-year deal in 2015 but made only 25 appearances and none in season 2016-17.
He has been capped 17 times and Hearts said on their website: "The club wishes Juwon well in the future.
"The Nigerian full-back's contract has been ended early, allowing him to move on a... | Nigeria left-back Juwon Oshaniwa has left Hearts by mutual consent a year before his contract was due to expire. |
Text: They were injured at the World Cup and have not played for Dragons since.
Jones said back three player Amos and centre Morgan are close to fully fit.
"I'm sure they'll be keen to get a few games under their belt before that [the Six Nations] so we'll see them soon," he said.
"They feel fine and it's a question of... | Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones is confident Hallam Amos and Tyler Morgan will recover from injury in time to bid for Wales Six Nations places. |
Text: Anthony Browne, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, told a House of Lords EU committee that banks are pondering moves abroad.
He called for current arrangements to stay as close as possible to those now in place with the European Union.
He said transitional arrangements with the EU were needed.
M... | The UK's banks say they have not decided whether to move operations outside of the UK after Brexit, a top banker has said. |
Text: Coastal erosion has brought Bryony Nierop-Reading's cliff-top bungalow closer to the waves on Happisburgh beach 20 years earlier than expected.
The tidal surge last Thursday, higher than levels recorded in the 1953 floods, left her house on the brink.
Watching the demolition, Ms Nierop-Reading said she "would kee... | A house teetering on the edge of a cliff in Norfolk following last week's tidal surge has been demolished. |
Text: Andrew Soar, 32, of Loughborough, Leicestershire, was killed during the six-lap senior TT race on 10 June.
Coroner John Needham said Mr Soar, who won the Manx Grand Prix in 2014, lost control of his bike at an area of the course known as Keppel Gate.
Mr Soar suffered severe brain injuries and died at the scene.
R... | A motorcyclist died after hitting an embankment on the penultimate lap of a race at the Isle of Man TT, an inquest has heard. |
Text: Charminster bridge was previously untouchable due to its historic status, but authorities agreed its small arches restricted the flow of the River Cerne.
English Heritage will now allow the 16th Century bridge to be replaced with a new one that has bigger arches.
The bridge had been blamed for nearly wrecking a n... | A grade II-listed bridge in Dorset that was blamed for causing severe floods is to be dismantled and replaced. |
Text: Former chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and executives Hisashi Mori and Hideo Yamada pleaded guilty last year to charges of falsifying accounts to cover up losses of $1.7bn (£1.1bn).
Mr Kikukawa and Mr Yamada were given three-year sentences and Mr Mori a two-and-a-half-year sentence.
Olympus was ordered to pay 700m ye... | Three former executives of Olympus have been given suspended jail terms for their roles in an accounting scandal. |
Text: BBC News understands healthcare, policing and education could feature on Michael Jones's list of requests.
The Conservative leader of Cheshire East Council said: "This is localism first, smaller government and an end to faceless... central government making decisions for us."
Warrington Borough Council Leader Ter... | A Cheshire council leader has called on the government to devolve a greater range of powers to the county. |
Text: The company says the fault is rare but can prevent airbags from deploying during a crash. Seat belts may also fail, it adds.
Trucks, cars and SUVs from the 2014-17 models are to be recalled.
The company said it would contact customers and update their software for free.
General Motors, which is based in Detroit, ... | The US car company General Motors is recalling more than four million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect linked to at least one death. |
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In London Marathon week, BBC Sport is launching the #IRunFor campaign for the 2017 summer of athletics.
The event mixes local runners with some of the world's best, all tackling the same course for their own reasons.
It could be to win, for a personal best, for donat... | Whether you're running an international championship race or out for a weekly jog, we all have a reason to run. |
Text: Police said two men, both driving vans, were involved in a "verbal altercation" on the northbound M77, near Silverburn Shopping Centre, at 15:30 on Thursday.
They left their vehicles, after which the man who was driving a white Ford Transit was hit on the head by the man who was driving a red Nissan van.
Police h... | A man has been treated in hospital following an apparent "road rage" attack on a busy motorway in Glasgow. |
Text: Darcie Butler had been playing at her home in Malvern Road, Oldbury, when she became trapped at about 06:30 BST.
"I was in bed when I heard my partner shouting 'come downstairs, Darcie's got her foot stuck'," said her father Steve, a car salesman.
"It was a nightmare. I tried to pull it apart but in the end we ha... | A two-year-old girl got her foot stuck inside a toy Minion, forcing fire crews to saw it in half to free her. |
Text: People who ate in six Chipotle restaurants are among 20 cases of E. coli that are under investigation.
Chipotle said it was acting with "an abundance of caution" as most of the 43 outlets were unaffected.
Chipotle has 1,700 restaurants selling burritos, tacos and salads and promotes its healthy, fresh ingredients... | Chipotle Mexican Grill has temporarily closed 43 restaurants in Washington state and Oregon while authorities investigate an outbreak of E. coli. |
Text: The American made six birdies to finish on 17-under-par, ahead of Harris English in second, while Ryan Palmer and Webb Simpson ended tied-third.
Victory in Texas was Spieth's first since his final day collapse at the Masters in Augusta last month.
"That is a tough hump to get over," said Spieth, 22. "To win in fr... | World number two Jordan Spieth scored a final round 65 to win the Colonial National Invitational by three shots. |
Text: However, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended lower, bringing their winning streaks to an end.
The Dow rose 32 points, or 0.16%, to 20,775 points, while the S&P shed 0.1% to 2,362 points and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.1% to 5,860 points.
The falls followed the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes.
Many Fed pol... | (Close) The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at another record for the ninth session - the index's longest record streak in 30 years. |
Text: The company's shares rose 2.35% to $48.73 in New York trading after it announced the cuts.
The new losses, combined with 7,500 job cuts announced in 2011 and 2012, amount in total to 20% of its workforce.
Merck said it will be shifting its focus to areas it sees as high growth, such as cancer treatment.
It is al... | US pharmaceutical giant Merck has announced it will cut 8,500 further jobs in an attempt to cut $2.5bn (£1.5bn) from its costs by 2015. |
Text: Kyowa Kirin International, formerly ProStrakan, is based in Galashiels.
KRN23 is the first of a pipeline of drugs from KKI's parent company, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, to reach the stage of seeking European approval.
The company said it was part of efforts to "contribute to the health and wellbeing of people around the w... | A Borders-based pharmaceuticals firm is seeking authorisation for a new drug for the treatment of the most common heritable form of rickets. |
Text: Hampshire Constabulary said the boys were found in the city on Saturday afternoon.
Jobie Cross, 15 and Michael Cross, 11, had last been seen on 20 January in the Bitterne area of Southampton.
The police thanked the public and the media for assistance with the appeal to find the two boys.
Summary: | Two brothers aged 11 and 15 who had been missing from Southampton since Wednesday afternoon have been found safe and well. |
Text: The 1950s bungalow situated on 0.6 acres of land in Peckham contains three rooms, a kitchen and unfitted bathroom.
Described as "dilapidated", Southwark Council said it was "extremely pleased" it sold for £950,000.
The money raised for the property, which is not thought to have been lived in since 2002, will be p... | A pre-fabricated property dubbed a "shed" in south-east London has been auctioned off for just under £1m. |
Text: The Good Morning Britain presenter will fall silent on the social media platform for 24 hours this Friday if donations reach £50,000.
Lord Sugar was one of the first to pledge money to the "Shut Piers Up" campaign - donating £5,000.
The Apprentice star described it as the "bargain of the century" in a video messa... | Piers Morgan has promised not to tweet for one whole day - in order to raise money for Comic Relief. |
Text: At least 2,000 people gathered outside to uphold the city's centuries-old right to guard the jewels of its patron saint, San Gennaro (Saint Januarius).
Waving white handkerchiefs, they shouted "Hands off San Gennaro".
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano's decree reclassifies the treasure as religious, not secular, ... | Concern that control over a priceless treasure in Naples is being passed to the Church has sparked a protest at the Italian city's cathedral. |
Text: The dairy farmer from South Petherwin played 13 seasons at Polson Bridge and has been helping coach the club's colts section for the past few years.
Tucker's appointment comes a day after Mike Lewis stepped down from the job after being offered a different role.
Lewis, who took over in the summer after Neil Bayli... | Launceston have appointed former player Jimmy Tucker as their new head coach. |
Text: 17 May 2016 Last updated at 11:51 BST
The Hollywood actress was questioned on what makes her focus "more time on refugees" than herself.
Angelina works with the United Nations, campaigning about the growing refugee and migrant crisis caused by war in places like Syria.
"When you can be a part of something in the ... | Watch the moment Angelina Jolie Pitt reacts to being asked why she is "less selfish than other celebrities" by Newsround viewer Faisal. |
Text: The cash and stock deal values Pace at £1.4bn.
The combined company will have its tax base in the UK, allowing it to pay a lower corporate tax rate. The firm's operational headquarters will remain in the US.
Founded in 1982, Pace has manufactured more than 100 million set-top boxes and its customers include Sky a... | Pace, the British maker of TV set-top boxes, has been bought by US-based Arris Group. |
Text: The soldier discovered the object under her vehicle at Corbracky Road, Portadown, on Friday afternoon and called police.
Bomb disposal officers were called and a controlled explosion was carried out.
Police said on Saturday that the object had been accidentally left attached to the underside of the vehicle follow... | Police have said an object found under a serving soldier's car in County Armagh was not an explosive device. |
Text: The Welshman along with Sir Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke and Ed Clancy beat world champions Australia to claim gold in Rio.
Doull, 23, will join up with Team Sky for the rest of the 2016 before turning professional full-time on the road in 2017.
"It's always been a bit of a boyhood dream to try and join Sky," Do... | Team Sky have confirmed the signing of Olympic team pursuit champion Owain Doull. |
Text: England Under-20 international Dabo, 21, is yet to make his professional debut.
Feruz, 21 has had loan spells with Blackpool and Hibernian while Colkett, 20, was recently recalled from a loan at Bristol Rovers.
The trio could feature against Bolton in League One on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers... | Swindon have signed defender Fankaty Dabo, midfielder Charlie Colkett and striker Islam Feruz on loan from Premier League leaders Chelsea. |
Text: The 26-year-old is contracted to Swedish club Ostersunds FK, so could only sign for the Swans when the transfer window reopens in January.
Swansea say Stockholm-born Papagiannopoulos will train with them for "a few days".
The club have a working relationship with Ostersunds, having signed forward Modou Barrow fro... | Swedish centre-back Sotiris Papagiannopoulos is joining Premier League side Swansea City for a trial. |
Text: Size, weight, shape and colour all have an effect on flavour, says a University of Oxford team.
Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a fork; while white spoons make yoghurt taste better, experiments show.
The study in the journal Flavour suggests the brain makes judgements on food even before... | Our perception of how food tastes is influenced by cutlery, research suggests. |
Text: Three young people from Brighton were killed fighting in Syria in 2014.
Ch Supt Nev Kemp said the measure was "extreme" and told the Brighton Argus it has sometimes been "very difficult".
However, the mother of one of the teenagers who died in Syria said removing his passport would not have stopped him going.
In ... | Police in Brighton have seized several passports from teenagers they feared would be travelling to Syria, the head of the city's policing has said. |
Text: A pet monkey reportedly assaulted a schoolgirl, leading her family to seek revenge. Three men were killed along with the animal in initial clashes.
Days of fighting followed between the Awlad Suleiman and Guedadfa clans.
Casualties may be greater as the death toll is reportedly for the Awlad Suleiman group only.
... | Clan fighting has left at least 20 people dead in the south Libyan town of Sabha after an incident with a monkey, according to local reports. |
Text: William Hill said it had been hit by "customer friendly" results at the back end of last year, cutting profits by about £20m.
As a result, its operating profit for 2016 was about £260m, at the bottom end of its predicted range of £260m-£280m.
In November, it had predicted profits would be at the top of the range.... | UK bookmaker William Hill has said profits will be at the low end of forecasts following "unfavourable" football and horseracing results. |
Text: The three-times-capped 29-year-old graduated to Scarlets via home-town club Llandovery.
He joined the west Wales region in 2008 and has made 126 appearances, but is out injured for the rest of the season.
"The recovery is going well on the knee injury and I'm very much looking forward to getting a full pre-season... | Wales hooker Emyr Phillips has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him at Scarlets until 2018. |
Text: Isleworth Crown Court heard Samson Haile spoke to the woman, 26, in a sexual way and touched her even though she asked to be let out of the cab
The same night Haile asked another female passenger to have sex with him. The woman, an off-duty police officer, linked the incidents.
Haile, of Lionel Road North, Brentf... | An Uber driver has been jailed for eight years for sexually assaulting a woman as he drove through west London. |
Text: A team has been at Visit Scotland's Expo highlighting the attractions of the route which opened last year.
The Borders Railway Blueprint - already backed to the tune of £17m - has also been drawn up to help boost business.
Sam Smith, who represents the partnership behind it, said it had the potential to have a h... | The group aiming to maximise the benefits of the Borders Railway has said it can be a tourism "game-changer" for the areas it serves. |
Text: The elderly pair, who have not been formally identified, were killed after their car came off the road and fell into Hooe Lake in Plymouth on Thursday.
About 60 people attended the service in Hooe near the spot where the crash happened.
The chairman of the residents association said the turnout showed the communi... | A memorial service has been held for a man and woman who died when their car plunged into an estuary. |
Text: The 30-year-old, 58th in both sprint qualification and the 10km classic, tested positive for trimetazidine.
The Ukrainian Olympic Committee said Lisogor told an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing her breach had been unintentional.
Latvian ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs has also failed a drug... | Ukrainian cross-country skier Marina Lisogor has been excluded from the Winter Olympics after failing a doping test. |
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The firm, April, holds a million hectares of forests in Indonesia, and says it will allocate nearly half to conservation. The other half is already cleared.
There's been rare praise from groups like Greenpeace. But how much impact... | One of Asia's largest pulp and paper producers announced this month that it had stopped clearing forests as part of its operations. |
Text: They said there is "painfully slow lack of change", five years after abuse at the former private hospital near Bristol was exposed by BBC Panorama.
Some 3,500 vulnerable people with learning disabilities are still resident at inpatient units.
NHS England admits it is still taking too long to review their care.
Un... | Families of victims of the Winterbourne View scandal have written to the prime minister demanding he shuts outdated care home institutions. |
Text: Oxford Homeless Pathways said 200 beds at the O'Hanlon House hostel in the city centre were at risk from a planned £600,000 cut in its council grant.
Oxfordshire County Council has proposed a £1.5m cut to its budget for homelessness services.
The authority said it was not obliged to provide homelessness services,... | Homeless people in Oxford could end up living in "shanty towns" because of council cuts, a charity has warned. |
Text: Organisers said due to "other events and road closure requirements across the cities" the 26-mile (42 km) race will not be taking place.
The marathon first launched in 2015 with 6,500 runners, and the date for the 2017 event was set for 22 October.
In a statement on the marathon's website, organisers described th... | The Bristol to Bath marathon has been cancelled this year. |
Text: Edward Norton will voice a dog called Rex in the film, which will also feature the voices of Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray and Yoko Ono.
Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Greta Gerwig and Harvey Keitel are among others to have roles in the film.
Anderson previously directed a 2009 stop-motion animation based on Ro... | Director Wes Anderson has announced his next project will be an animated film called Isle of Dogs. |
Text: The cash will go to the Mackintosh Appeal, which aims to raise £20m, following the fire on 23 May which severely damaged the building.
The Scottish government has previously pledged £5m towards the fund, which has Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi among its trustees.
GSA estimates the cost o... | The UK government is to donate £5m to help restore Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) fire-damaged Mackintosh building. |
Text: The BBC election Instagram channel brings you regular 15-second videos on key election themes.
We profile party leaders, capture key moments in the campaign and take a fresh look at the stories everyone's talking about on social media.
The channel also visualises UK election #BBCGoFigure infographics to highlight... | Follow our BBC Election Instagram Channel for quick updates on the 2015 UK General Election in video and stills. |
Text: The FA granted permission for Hereford FC's mascot, Ronaldo the bull, to walk the stadium before the Morpeth Town game on 22 May.
But PETA has asked the FA's boss "to stop Ronaldo from having to endure the stress and misery of being paraded in front of thousands of screaming fans."
Hereford FC said Ronaldo was us... | An animal rights group is calling to stop a bull being paraded at Wembley Stadium ahead of the FA Vase final. |
Text: Eric Frein killed the officer outside a police barracks and wounded another.
He was found guilty last week of murder and terrorism. On Wednesday the jury deliberated for five hours before returning a death sentence.
Prosecutors said Frein killed Cpl Bryon Dickson because he wanted to start an uprising against the... | A man who eluded capture in the forests of Pennsylvania for seven weeks after fatally shooting a police officer in 2014 has been sentenced to death. |
Text: Murphy Oil revealed in July that a deal had been signed with the Klesch Group, safeguarding 400 jobs at the refinery.
On Monday it said 228 of its petrol stations - 78 in Wales - are being sold to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in a deal Reuters say is worth £200m.
The petrol stations will retain the Murco brand and nam... | The firm selling the Murco oil refinery in Milford Haven has announced that all of its UK petrol stations will also be sold. |
Text: City went ahead when Shrimps defender Shaun Beeley tried to chest Christian Ribeiro's cross back to his goalkeeper but could only divert it into the net.
Morecambe keeper Scott Davies then brilliantly saved Matt Grimes' free-kick and David Wheeler's header to prevent them falling further behind.
But Tom Nicholls'... | Exeter beat Morecambe to move to within a point of League Two's play-off spots. |
Text: Mirza Himayat Baig, who belonged to a banned militant group, will now serve a life sentence for possessing explosives.
The high court in Mumbai (Bombay) cleared him of all other charges.
The blast targeted the bakery when it was full of tourists and students, killing 17 people and wounding 64.
Five foreigners wer... | An Indian court has set aside the death penalty for a man found guilty of plotting a blast at a German bakery in the western city of Pune in 2010. |
Text: Germany's Kerber, 28, was beaten 6-3 6-1 by her 24-year-old Czech opponent, who gained her sixth WTA title.
American Williams, 34, has been world number one since February 2013, and is closing on Steffi Graf's record of 186 consecutive weeks at the top.
Williams withdrew from the tournament with a shoulder injury... | Angelique Kerber failed to end Serena Williams' 183-week run as world number one - losing to Karolina Pliskova in the Cincinnati Open final. |
Text: The function for members to read messages by accessing the social network on a mobile phone web browser is being disabled.
A message currently appears informing users of the coming change. On some handsets the Play Store then launches.
Facebook said the move is an extension of its 2014 Messenger policy.
"Using th... | Facebook users on Android devices are being notified that they will no longer be able to access messages without the Messenger app. |
Text: Officers were looking for people they allege had vandalised election posters and fled to the property.
A police spokesman said petrol bombs were also found, but Mr Mwamba's party has said they were planted.
There have been growing concerns over political violence in Zambia ahead of next month's general election.
... | Zambian police have fired tear gas and made 28 arrests during a raid on the home of opposition vice-presidential candidate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba. |
Text: The woman, who is in her 70s, was attacked in Sneem, County Kerry, on 20 September.
The man was detained by officers in Killarney on Saturday morning.
He is due to appear before a sitting of Killorglin District Court on Sunday evening.
Summary: | A man in his early 20s has been charged by police investigating a serious sexual assault on a pensioner in the Republic of Ireland. |
Text: Former Bury and Sheffield United player Andy Woodward was abused by Barry Bennell while at Crewe Alexandra from the age of 11 to 15.
Bennell was sentenced to nine years in prison in 1998 after admitting sexual offences against six boys.
Cheshire Police said officers were contacting the six people.
It is not known... | Six people have contacted police after a former professional footballer spoke about the sexual abuse he suffered from a club coach when he was a child. |
Text: But protesters remain at the sites in Central district and Mong Kok, and police said their action was aimed at easing traffic, not ending protests.
The protesters, calling for full democracy, have occupied parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks.
China has agreed to direct elections for Hong Kong's leader in 2... | Police in Hong Kong have begun removing some of the barricades erected on major roads by pro-democracy protesters. |
Text: The rising popularity of ad-blockers poses a threat to online businesses that rely on advertising revenue.
The social network told users it understood how annoying ads could be.
It promised to better offer tools for controlling what material does make it through to users' newsfeeds.
"As we offer people more power... | Facebook has fired a warning shot at ad-blocking software by making changes that will force desktop users to see adverts. |
Text: Crouser, 23, threw 22.52m with his fifth throw to break East German Ulf Timmermann's record of 22.47m set in Seoul in 1988.
Joe Kovacs, the 2015 world champion, made it a USA one-two with a best throw of 21.78m, as New Zealand's Tomas Walsh took bronze with 21.36m.
Poland's Tomasz Majewski, who won gold in 2012, ... | Ryan Crouser broke a 28-year Olympic record to win gold for the United States in the men's shot put final. |
Text: Fe ddigwyddodd y ddamwain yn ystod ras Pencampwriaeth Cymru yn fferm Crugmore, Penparc ddydd Sul.
Cafodd un o'r tri ei gludo i Ysbyty Treforys mewn ambiwlans awyr.
Fe aeth y ddau arall mewn ambiwlans i Ysbyty Glangwili, Caerfyrddin. Does dim rhagor o wybodaeth ynglŷn â chyflwr y tri.
Summary: | Mae tri o gystadleuwyr mewn ras beic modur ym Mhenparc ger Aberteifi wedi'i anafu. |
Text: The 229-run win came after lunch on day three and was the 10th-shortest Test match ever for balls bowled (1,297) when all 40 wickets have fallen.
Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera finished with match figures of 10-99.
Australia, chasing 413, started on 25-3 but were all out for 183 as their problems against spinners we... | Sri Lanka beat Australia in a Test series for the first time in 17 years as they won the second match of their three-Test series in Galle. |
Text: After 270 council election results, the anti-immigration party won two seats but with a net loss of 11 councillors.
The BNP lost all five of its seats in Stoke-on-Trent, where it launched its election campaign in England, and one of its two councillors in Burnley.
BNP candidates finished ahead of Liberal Democrat... | The British National Party has lost many of the seats it held on local councils in England. |
Text: Kevin Kilminster, 42, was hit by a red Toyota Yaris at the junction of Spencer Road and St Wilfred's Crescent shortly after 20:30 GMT on Tuesday.
Police said Mr Kilminster received a head injury and died a short time later at the scene.
A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving... | Police have named a man who died after a car crash on a Bradford street. |
Text: He will take over when current CEO David Leatherdale leaves New Road in March for a similar position with the Professional Cricketers' Association.
Scott is a member of the Division Two side's informal strategic group, having previously been a police detective.
"Replacing David is a hard act for anyone to try and... | Worcestershire have appointed local businessman Tom Scott as their interim chief executive. |
Text: The Russian-born 43-year-old is part of a six-strong Team GB shooting squad and one of nine Welsh athletes already selected for the Olympics.
She finished 14th at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012, but Allen hopes she is in a better position this time around.
"Experiences are very useful - there's lots of things ... | Welsh skeet shooter Elena Allen is hoping it will be third time lucky at the Rio Olympics after missing out on a medal at the last two Games. |
Text: Four-time world champion Higgins hit a break of 131 to go 2-0 ahead and Allen stayed in touch at 4-2 before the Scotsman pulled clear.
Higgins added a 123 break as he eased through to a decider against Stuart Bingham, who beat Shaun Murphy 9-8.
Allen defeated world number one Mark Selby 6-5 in the quarter-finals.... | Antrim player Mark Allen is out of the China Championship after suffering a 9-3 semi-final defeat against John Higgins in Guangzhou on Friday. |
Text: US oil production has increased to a record high in recent years as high prices made investment worthwhile.
Prices halved over the past year as demand fell in line with slower economic growth.
Meanwhile, Opec producers, particularly Saudi Arabia, have maintained high levels of production.
US crude oil was trading... | The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted US oil output next year will see the steepest fall since 1992 thanks to low oil prices. |
Text: The 30-time Tour de France stage winner will be joined by compatriots Steve Cummings and Scott Thwaites.
Cavendish, 32, recently returned to racing after three months out with glandular fever.
"If I am being totally honest, had this not been the Tour de France we may have collectively taken a different approach w... | Mark Cavendish is one of three Britons who will be racing for Team Dimension Data at the Tour de France. |
Text: The show, with singer Adam Lambert, will be the band's debut performance at a UK music festival and their only UK show in 2016, organisers said.
Guitarist Brian May said former frontman Freddie Mercury "would have loved it".
The rock legends will close the four-day festival at Seaclose Park, Newport, on 12 June.
... | Queen have been revealed as the Sunday night headliners for The Isle of Wight Festival next year. |
Text: Stephanie Booth, 70, was crushed when the vehicle overturned as she mowed grass at her farm near Corwen, Denbighshire, on Sunday evening.
She was found by her husband David, 72, who went looking for her when she failed to return home.
The Health and Safety Executive and coroner have been informed.
Mr Booth said: ... | A businesswoman who starred in a documentary about her hotel business has been killed in a tractor accident. |
Text: Thangam Debbonaire, 48, said her consultant had told her the cancer was "perfectly treatable" and that she is "expected to make a full recovery".
Ms Debbonaire said she had picked up the symptoms via a public health campaign and urged women to check their breasts regularly.
The Labour MP said she had arranged bac... | Bristol West's newly-elected MP has been diagnosed with breast cancer. |
Text: The move was announced a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked two senior coalition partners in his cabinet, centrist leaders Yair Lapid and Tzipi Livni.
Mr Netanyahu accused the ministers of plotting against him.
On Wednesday, members of the national parliament, the Knesset, voted 84-0 in a prelimin... | Israeli political parties have agreed to hold a general election on 17 March, two years ahead of schedule. |
Text: Kent Police said the injured were taken to hospital in London for treatment to wounds "consistent with a stabbing".
The attack happened inside the Bracton Centre on Bracton Lane, Dartford at 11:52 BST.
The force said a man had been arrested and taken into custody. Officers are not looking for anyone else followin... | Two people have been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a mental health centre in Kent. |
Text: Leicestershire Police, which used facial recognition technology on revellers at Download, said it had now destroyed the information it gathered.
It was believed to be the first time the software had been used at an outdoor event in the UK.
The trial was criticised by campaign group Big Brother Watch as "worrying"... | A police force has defended scanning the faces of 90,000 festival-goers this weekend and checking them against a list of wanted criminals across Europe. |
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