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Craig Nelson, who was also known as Craig Preston, was found at the Woodhead Tunnels off the A628 in Derbyshire at 11:00 BST on Monday. A post-mortem found the 34-year-old from Wath-Upon-Dearn in Rotherham died as a result of head injuries. A man, 41, and a woman, 23, were arrested in Sheffield by South Yorkshire Police and remain in custody.
Police have arrested two people on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found on moorland.
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6 December 2016 Last updated at 09:59 GMT The app can now identify up to 70,000 public figures by looking at images, video or an actual person. The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones raised privacy concerns with the company's co-founder Omar Tayeb.
Augmented reality app Blippar has been updated to recognise faces as well as objects.
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Sidwell, 34, has made 32 Championship appearances this season to help the Seagulls achieve promotion to the top flight for the first time in 34 years. With his contract due to expire at the end of the campaign, the midfielder is now hoping to sign a new deal. "I want to be a part of it next year because I know we can stay in the Premier League," he said. Brighton's recent win over Wigan confirmed their promotion, and with a four-point lead over second-placed Newcastle, Chris Hughton's side are now hoping to wrap up the league title in the final two matches. Sidwell made 19 appearances for Albion on loan from Stoke during 2015-16 before signing a one-year deal with Brighton in June 2016. He has previously played in the Premier League with Reading, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham and Stoke and believes he deserves the opportunity to play at the top level again. Sidwell told BBC Radio Sussex: "When I signed the contract last year no-one expected me to play as many games as I have. I've probably given a better impact than expected. "When I have played I've played well, I've put my best foot forward and I've given myself every opportunity to earn a new deal. "If there's one on the table then hopefully we can thrash it out, it can be done and we can enjoy the summer."
Steve Sidwell says he has done all he can to earn a new Brighton contract and play in the Premier League next season.
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Sunderland's Giaccherini slotted home in the first half after collecting Leonardo Bonucci's superb long pass. Southampton's Pelle sealed the win in injury time with an emphatic volley following an incisive break. Belgium were very disappointing, with Romelu Lukaku and Divock Origi wasteful in front of goal. Everton forward Lukaku curled over from the edge of the box with just the keeper to beat while Liverpool's Origi missed two opportunities to head his side level. Before the tournament began some pundits condemned this Italy squad for a lack of quality, and even coach Antonio Conte said: "It isn't a good time for our football." The soon-to-be-Chelsea boss added: "It's important the squad has a good spirit. I work a lot at this." On the evidence of this game, that is not the only thing he has worked at. Italy's triumph was a result of superior organisation and discipline against 11 Belgian individuals who appear to possess, on paper at least, the greater talent. Both sides now face games against the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, who drew 1-1 in the Group E opener earlier on Monday. With 16 of 24 teams progressing from the group stage, Italy took a huge step towards advancing with victory against their likeliest challengers. Italy have won this competition once, in 1968, and finished runners-up twice - most recently in 2012, when they were demolished 4-0 by Spain in the final. While the current Azzurri side went unbeaten through qualifying, winning seven of their 10 matches, they compare unfavourably with the side of four years ago, lacking the calm, creative brilliance of Andrea Pirlo in midfield and an attacking spearhead to adequately replace a faded Mario Balotelli. What they do have is a meticulous and tactically astute coach in the Chelsea-bound Conte and a stubborn Juventus-centric defence. Such a foundation allowed them to limit and frustrate Belgium, leaving them vulnerable to one piece of ruthless counter-attacking brilliance - which Bonucci's 50-yard, defence-splitting pass and Giaccherini's cool finish provided. The second half would have been more comfortable for Italy had a second goal been scored from an unmarked position by Pelle, who also had a second header saved by Thibaut Courtois after the break. However, Conte's imperious rearguard held firm before Pelle volleyed home a neat chipped cross from Antonio Candreva. Despite only having qualified for one major tournament in the past 14 years, Belgium came to France as Europe's top-ranked side and one of the favourites to triumph in Paris on 10 July. Their status is built around the attacking potential and club-forged reputation of individuals such as Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Lukaku, as opposed to consistent evidence of a cohesive international team. However, the Red Devils did little to suggest they are ready to convert this promise into something concrete on the big stage. They were pedestrian in the first half, failing to get in behind the Italian backline, with De Bruyne particularly isolated. They upped the speed after the break but still struggled to test Gianluigi Buffon, with Lukaku curling over a good chance and substitute Origi spurning two glorious headed opportunities. Equally as worrying for Belgium was the performance of their defence. Already without the injured Vincent Kompany, they looked particularly vulnerable with Jan Vertonghen deployed at left-back instead of alongside his Tottenham colleague Toby Alderweireld in the centre. Italy coach Antonio Conte: "What we demonstrated tonight is that there were two teams who played exciting football, with changes at both ends. It proves that nothing is already written in football, and it is on the field where you have to make your point. "In a tournament like this, you need an alchemy, of people who get on well together and the biggest satisfaction for me tonight is to see how happy they all were, also those on the bench. There's a very good spirit in this squad." Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois: "Now we have to win the other two matches and be a better team. Italy outclassed us in organisation, and tactically they were the best team." BBC pundit and former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli: "I don't want to brag, but we were almost perfect. We dominated the game, we showed desire and commitment and we played like a team. We had a perfect game plan." BBC pundit and ex-England defender Rio Ferdinand: "That was a perfect example of one playing like a team, the other like a group of individuals. What was so impressive is the way they can go from defence to attack so quickly." Italy face Sweden in Toulouse at 14:00 BST on Friday with Belgium taking on the Republic of Ireland in Bordeaux at 14:00 the following day. Match ends, Belgium 0, Italy 2. Second Half ends, Belgium 0, Italy 2. Goal! Belgium 0, Italy 2. Graziano Pellè (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium). Marco Parolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio. Attempt saved. Marco Parolo (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Corner, Italy. Conceded by Divock Origi. Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois. Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Thiago Motta (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Thiago Motta (Italy). Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Thiago Motta (Italy). Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner. Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio. Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy). Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Graziano Pellè. Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini. Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard. Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard. Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy). Substitution, Italy. Thiago Motta replaces Daniele De Rossi. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Divock Origi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy). Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Laurent Ciman. Substitution, Italy. Ciro Immobile replaces Éder. Éder (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Éder (Italy). Corner, Italy. Conceded by Laurent Ciman. Attempt blocked. Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Parolo. Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Romelu Lukaku. Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle scored as Italy began their Euro 2016 campaign with victory over much-fancied Belgium in Lyon.
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The 30-year-old County Down man became the first Irish cyclist to win a world track title in 117 years with victory in the scratch race in Belarus in 2013. Irvine also won a World Cup gold in Manchester in the same year. "Missing out on the Olympics is a big part of it and I fell out of love with cycling," said the Northern Irishman. He added: "The passion to train and put all that time into it has gone. I would just be wasting my time if I carried on." Media playback is not supported on this device Irvine secured silver in the individual pursuit in Belarus an hour before his triumph in the scratch event at the 2013 World Championship. It was a rollercoaster year for Irvine, who also won silver in the points race at the World Championships and a European bronze medal in addition to sustaining a couple of injuries. A month after his Belarus triumph, Irvine suffered a leg fracture during the Tour of Taiwan road racing event later in 2013 sustained leg muscle injuries at a track event in Belgium. However, Irvine finished 2013 as number one scratch rider in the 2013 UCI world rankings and claimed a scratch silver medal in the 2014 Track Cycling World Championships. His achievements in 2013 led to him being named as the BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year. Media playback is not supported on this device After winning silver in the scratch race at the 2014 World Championships in Colombia, Irvine was regarded as a strong medal contender at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and improving on the team pursuit bronze that he won with Northern Ireland in Delhi in 2008. However, Irvine produced disappointing performances in Glasgow and has struggled to regain form since then, with a number of injuries not helping. Irvine said the "aches and pains" were another factor in his decision to retire. "I just loved the fact that I got cycling to be more mainstream than it used to be," he added. "I'm glad I achieved some world and European success - I got some medals and got my name in the history books."
Ireland's former world champion Martyn Irvine has retired from competitive cycling after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics this summer.
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The pop star was given the night's top honour for her multi-million selling record 25, but told the audience, "I can't possibly accept this award". "I'm very humbled and I'm very grateful, but Beyonce is the artist of my life". The British singer then appeared to break the award in two accidentally and offer a piece to her fellow nominee. Adele's victory over Beyonce is certain to boost complaints that the Grammys habitually overlook black artists. Several artists, including Frank Ocean and Kanye West, chose to skip this year's ceremony on that basis. Ocean even declined to submit his critically-acclaimed album, Blonde, for consideration, saying the Grammys did not "seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from, and hold down what I hold down". Two years ago, West rushed onto the stage in protest when Beck's Morning Phase beat Beyonce's last LP in the best album race. However, Adele's 25 was by far the biggest-seller on this year's shortlist; outselling Beyonce's Lemonade by a factor of 10 to 1. It is unclear if Adele will officially reject her award. If she does, it would only be the second time in history that has happened. The last was in 1990, when Sinead O'Connor turned down best alternative album for I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got, claiming the ceremony was too "commercialised". Main winners Whatever the outcome, Adele remains one of the night's biggest winners. She won five prizes in all, including three of the top four: Best album, song of the year and record of the year - the latter two both rewarding her 2015 comeback single, Hello. Chicago's Chance the Rapper also took three prizes, including best rap album for his self-released record Coloring Book. "I know people think independence means you do it by yourself, but independence means freedom," he said as he picked up best new act at the start of the ceremony. Rock icon David Bowie won in each of the five categories he was nominated for, including best alternative album, for Blackstar, and best rock performance, for the album's title track. And Beyonce wasn't left completely empty-handed: she took home best urban contemporary album and best music video, for the politically-charged Formation. The star, who is pregnant with twins, also gave an ambitious and logistically complex performance of the songs Love Drought and Sandcastles, themed around the ideas of rebirth, regeneration and healing. Dressed in flowing, golden Egyptian robes and an elaborate headdress, she dedicated the performance to motherhood, proudly displaying her baby bump as she sang. But while Beyonce's performance was flawless, others were marred by technical issues. Lady Gaga duetted with Metallica on the song Moth to the Flame, but singer James Hetfield was inaudible throughout the first verse. He later sang cheek-to-cheek with Gaga, sharing her microphone, but angrily threw his guitar to one of his roadies at the end of the performance. Adele also went off-key during a tribute to George Michael, and tearfully asked if the song could be started again. It was, and she received a standing ovation for her troubles. Respects were paid to Sir George Martin, Leonard Cohen and other musicians we lost in 2016, while Bruno Mars honoured Prince by playing the star's trademark cloud guitar in a pitch-perfect rendition of Let's Go Crazy. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
Adele has apparently turned down the Grammy award for best album, saying Beyonce deserved it more.
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Mr Johnson highlighted growing concerns among students about not getting good value for money. He also warned universities to stop "excessive" pay for vice-chancellors. But Mr Johnson rejected calls to scrap tuition fees - saying it would be a "disaster of historic proportions". The Russell Group of leading universities was lukewarm in its response to the idea of a binding contract - warning of "unintended consequences" and saying that "no one would want to see standards undermined by the risk of legal action". Labour said that talk about value for money for students was a "smokescreen" to cover for the unpopularity of the rising cost of fees. In a speech to the Reform think tank in London, Mr Johnson fought back against calls to stop the rise in tuition fees and interest rates on loans. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that higher fees of £9,250 and interest rates rising to 6.1% will mean graduates leaving university with debts of more than £50,000 on average. Former Education Minister Lord Adonis has called such high levels of fees and interest charges "indefensible", and the head of the Russell Group of universities has called for a reassessment of interest rates. But Mr Johnson, while saying such charges would be kept "under review", he defended the principles underlying the current system as progressive and providing the funding for extra university places. Mr Johnson said it was "outrageous" and "entirely false" to suggest that higher tuition fees had deterred disadvantaged students from going to university - and that entry rates for young people from poorer backgrounds were at record levels. Labour's policy of scrapping tuition fees would mean universities depending on government funding, said Mr Johnson, and he said that if higher education was competing against other pressures on public spending, universities would see their budgets squeezed. It would mean a "long decline into mediocrity", said Mr Johnson, and a falling number of places. He said the cost of scrapping fees, clearing existing student-loan debts and repaying students who had already paid off their loans would require a 2.5p hike in the basic rate of income tax. But he also called for the university system to become much more responsive to the needs of students. Mr Johnson said the newly established Office for Students would consider how to introduce contracts for all students, giving them a way of contesting the quality of their courses. This would cover areas such as contact time, resources and assessments. "Although contracts do exist in various forms in some institutions, most of them do not provide enough detail to be useful," said Mr Johnson. "Providing students with greater contractual certainty", said Mr Johnson, would "help to address much of the dissatisfaction over seeming poor value-for-money of undergraduate education". Mr Johnson said such contracts would tackle problems of "non-delivery" for students and would give them "some form of redress", which could include "legal remedies". The minister also told universities to restrain pay for vice-chancellors - with dozens of university heads now receiving over £300,000 and some being paid more than £400,000. "When students and taxpayers invest so heavily in our higher education system, value for money should be guaranteed. Yet, I am still hearing students say that their course is poor quality. "This is not good enough, especially when some vice-chancellors take home a wage that in some cases exceeds that of the prime minister." But Labour's universities spokesman, Gordon Marsden, said Mr Johnson was "completely toothless" over vice-chancellors' pay and his complaints would be "kicked into the long grass". "His announcements today are a smokescreen to dodge mounting evidence that the cost of loans is pushing students away from applying to university and forcing more to drop out," said Mr Marsden.
Students will have formal contracts with universities, so they can challenge them over too few teaching hours or if facilities are inadequate, says Universities Minister Jo Johnson.
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The 32-year-old had been playing in the Isthmian Premier Division with Leatherhead following his release by Newport at the end of last season. Pidgeley has made 260 appearances in spells with nine clubs, including Chelsea, Watford and Millwall. Forest Green are currently second in the National League table, one point behind leaders Cheltenham Town. Pidgeley could make his Rovers debut when they host Aldershot on Friday.
National League side Forest Green Rovers have signed goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley until the end of the season.
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Matt Bullivant, 36, fell 4.5m (15ft) through the balustrade just 20 minutes after arriving at Chellowdene guest house in Falmouth, Cornwall. He was hospitalised with a laceration to his head and a shattered right hand. The hotel's owners admitted failing to properly maintain the balcony and were each ordered to pay more than £7,000. Truro Magistrate's Court heard the balustrade gave way when Mr Bullivant leant on it. Kingsley Keat, prosecuting on behalf of Cornwall Council, said: "When the gentleman leant on it he fell straight forward and landed on his head." Mr Bullivant, from Peterborough, was off work for three and a half months following the fall on 21 September 2015 and still suffers "constant pain" in his right hand. Following the hearing, he told the BBC he has a large scar on his head, suffers flashbacks and is "petrified" of heights. He said: "We were meant to stay in Falmouth for a week but ended up in hospital for a week instead." Troy and Julie McCann, aged 48 and 49, who live at the guest house on Gyllyngvase Hill, were described as "highly respected hoteliers" with no previous health and safety breaches. The couple were each fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,037 each.
A newlywed celebrating his honeymoon plunged headfirst through a guest house balcony which had rotted, a court has heard.
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The video of Bailey Matthews showing him abandoning his walking aid to cross the finish line has been viewed on Facebook more than 27 million times. Bailey, from Doncaster, was given the Richard Whiteley award at a ceremony in Leeds on Friday night. Cricketer Joe Root received the Sporting Achievement award. The Yorkshire Awards, now in their 27th year, "recognise the many and varied achievements of people and businesses in the county". Bailey competed in the children's event at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire in July, swimming 100m, riding a bike for four km and running for 1.3 km. Despite stumbling twice on his way to the finish line, he picked himself up and ran the final 20m of the course without his walking frame. Bailey's family said: "We are extremely honoured to receive the Richard Whiteley award for Bailey's efforts and it makes it all the more special with being proud northerners." Sheffield-born Root became the leading batsman in the ICC world rankings after helping England beat Australia to regain the Ashes. The 24-year-old has established himself as one of England's key performers and is closing on 3,000 test runs. Root said the award was a "real honour" and he wanted to thank everyone who had supported him. TV chef Rosemary Shrager, who has worked and lived in Yorkshire for many years, was presented with the Woman of the Year award, while Rotherham-born William Hague was named Man of the Year. Mr Hague, former MP for Richmond, said: "Whatever I have done, and wherever I have been in the world, I have never stopped being a Yorkshireman, and never will." Sir David Wootton picked up the Lifetime Achievement while Huddersfield-born poet Simon Armitage won the Arts and Entertainment award. Mr Armitage's numerous accolades include a BAFTA winning film Feltham Sings for which he received an Ivor Novello award. The Business Enterprise award was given to timber company Howarth Timber. Starting in Leeds in 1840, it has expanded from a one-man business to an employer of more than 1,000 people. North Yorkshire famer Gareth Barlow was presented with the Countryside award while junior football coach Stephen Shipley won the Community Hero award.
An eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who was filmed completing his first triathlon unaided has been honoured at the Yorkshire Awards.
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The system can involve withdrawal of medication, food and fluids. It can offer a peaceful and dignified death but there have been problems with its implementation, the government-commissioned review is set to say. Health officials said the review was expected to recommend the LCP should be phased out within six to 12 months. The system was developed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the city's Marie Curie hospice in the 1990s to provide a model of best practice in the care of dying patients. It can mean an end to invasive tests, treatment or feeding through tubes that is deemed to cause unnecessary suffering at the end of life - but it should be discussed with the patient, family or carer where possible. The pathway was developed during the late 1990s at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, in conjunction with the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute. It was intended to provide uniform, high-quality, dignified care for dying patients - whether they were in hospital, at home, in a care home or in a hospice. Previously, there were concerns that care had been patchy, with some hospitals failing to meet acceptable standards, and accusations that people were subjected to invasive treatment and testing that offered no chance of preventing death, but merely prolonged their suffering. Under the LCP, patients are regularly reviewed to ascertain whether medication should be stopped - and whether fluids should be withdrawn once they have ceased to be able to eat and drink. However, families have complained relatives were put on the pathway without their consent, and that death has been hastened in people who were not dying imminently. Critics say that it is impossible for doctors to predict when death is imminent, so the decision to put a patient on the pathway is at worst self-fulfilling. There have also been suggestions that the pathway has been used to help hospitals save money. NHS Trusts do receive payouts for hitting targets related to its use - but the suggestion that the pathway has been used for cynical reasons has been vigorously denied by the Department of Health. The Department of Health (DoH) in England set up an independent review amid fears the LCP was being used to hasten death, to clear beds and save money, and that patients or their families were not being consulted. The review, led by crossbench peer Baroness Julia Neuberger, applies only to England. The LCP is also used in Scotland and Northern Ireland but not in Wales, which has its own framework for end-of-life care and support. A Scottish Government spokeswoman told the BBC it welcomed the Neuberger review. "Recommendations set out in the report will be considered by the Living and Dying Well National Advisory Group, so that any learning for Scotland can be taken forward with stakeholders," the spokeswoman said. The review for England was asked to focus on the use of the LCP model rather than re-evaluating its basic merits. But the DoH said the review team, which heard evidence from patients, families and health professionals, encountered "numerous examples of poor implementation and worrying standards in care". The review was likely to conclude the LCP needed to be replaced, it said in a statement. "The independent review into end of life care system the Liverpool Care Pathway, commissioned last year by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb and backed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, is likely to recommend that the LCP is phased out over the next six to 12 months," the DoH said. The statement gave no indication of what might replace the LCP. But Mr Lamb said: "We need a new system of better end-of-life care tailored to the needs of individual patients and involving their families." He ordered the review in November last year amid intense media scrutiny of the LCP following criticism from patients' families. At the time, he said he was concerned about the "unacceptable" cases that had come to light. British Medical Association president elect Baroness Finlay said the LCP was originally brought in because patients were "dying badly, in hospitals in particular". They were being "walked past, ignored and neglected", she said, and the LCP was an attempt to "roll out the best of hospice care into other areas". "By and large that worked well but the problem has been that it hasn't always been used properly," she told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. She said that if the LCP was phased out it was vital something better replaced it. "Something which is very clear, very simple and which drives up professional behaviour," Baroness Finlay added. Dr Linda Patterson, clinical vice-president of the Royal College of Physicians - which has been reviewing the LCP every year since it was introduced in 2004 - said the system was "very helpful". "But if the execution of it in all instances has not been right then we need to review that," she added. "All doctors dealing with patients who may unfortunately die need to be trained in end-of-life care. We need to know what the standards are, we need to be able to apply them, our junior doctors and trainees need to be fully trained in it. And we also need time - time to be able to discuss these very difficult issues." Jason Suckley, director of policy and campaigns at Sue Ryder, said the healthcare charity's research had shown the timing and quality of conversations health professionals had with terminally-ill patients amounted to a "lottery". He said workers' communication skills needed to be improved and urged Health Education England, which provides training and support for healthcare professionals, to include end-of-life training in its workforce mandate. "When it comes to dying we cannot afford to get it wrong and health professionals need to be supported to communicate with people effectively at a very traumatic and emotionally difficult time," he said. The review's findings are due to be published in full on Monday.
The Liverpool Care Pathway, developed to support patients as they near death, should be phased out in England, an independent review is expected to say.
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Some 1,500 officers have been deployed to the Olympic Stadium area, authorities have said. Officials are in high alert following Tuesday's attacks in Brussels. Last year, a friendly between Germany and the Netherlands in Hannover was called off two hours before its start due to a security threat, four days after the Paris attacks. One of the targets in Paris was the Stade de France, where Germany were playing France in a friendly match. Some 72,000 people are expected to attend Saturday's match in Berlin between two of the favourites for June's Euro 2016. In the hours ahead of the game, fans gathered around the stadium amid a heavy security presence. They face security checks and bag searches before entering the arena. "This is of course a very large event drawing lots of people. Like all large events, there is a certain risk involved, so we are well prepared," Berlin police spokesman Stefan Redlich told Reuters news agency. "We searched the Olympic stadium with dogs trained to sniff out explosives before we let the fans in. So we can be relatively certain that there are no dangerous objects in the stadium."
Security is tight in the German capital, Berlin, Germany host England in a friendly football match.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Hamilton, 30, won a thrilling United States Grand Prix to seal the drivers' title with his 10th victory of 2015. He pressured team-mate Nico Rosberg into a mistake during a frantic last 10 laps after a safety car and swept by. It was an exciting climax to a race of fluctuating fortunes, lead changes and superb racing in changing conditions. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel could have kept the race open until Mexico next weekend had he finished second, but could manage only third place behind Rosberg. "Amazing," Hamilton told singer Elton John during the podium interviews. "I can't find the right words to tell you how amazing this feels. "I love you guys and everything you do for me. For all my family, I love you all." Rosberg's error came a lap after a restart following one of two safety car periods in a race that also featured two interruptions by the virtual safety car. Media playback is not supported on this device Before that, the advantage had continuously swung back and forwards between the two Mercedes drivers in a race of fluctuating fortunes. With 15 laps to go, it appeared as if Hamilton was going to miss out, as he led the race but appeared a sitting duck with Rosberg on fresher tyres and closing in behind after stopping under a virtual safety car period while Hamilton stayed out. But then a heavy crash for Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat when the Russian lost control at Turn 19 gave Hamilton a lifeline when the actual safety car was deployed. He stopped for fresh tyres and rejoined in second place, right behind Rosberg, and the two were set up for an all-out battle for victory in the closing 10 laps. Now Hamilton had the advantage, on tyres eight laps fresher, and on lap 48 of 56 Rosberg lost traction out of the Turn 12 hairpin at the end of the long back straight, his car flicked from side to side and he ran wide off the track as Hamilton swept into the lead. The German tried to come back at Hamilton but the Englishman held him comfortably at bay. Hamilton was told he had won the title over the radio on his slowing down lap and initially struggled to speak, apparently fighting back tears, before managing to thank the team and his family for their support. He then performed donut spins for the fans in the stadium section towards the end of the lap before touring back to the pits for the ceremonies. Hamilton's team-mate Rosberg congratulated the Briton as they prepared for the podium interviews, but then appeared furious when Hamilton tossed a 'second place' cap towards the German, who then launched it back toward the champion. Rosberg said: "It has never happened to me ever something like that [the error], I can't explain it. I just need to look into it afterwards. It was really tough at the time to lose the lead like that and the win. "Turn One for sure was very aggressive [by Hamilton]. I haven't seen it so I can't comment until I have seen it. Extremely aggressive and we hit each other. Or I should say Lewis came into me, so that's not good. I can't say more than that." The race started on a wet track but with the sun finally breaking through after a weekend badly affected by rain on the periphery of tropical storm Patricia, which had forced qualifying to be held on Sunday morning. Hamilton immediately put himself in a position to win the title, making a better start from second on the grid behind Rosberg and taking the lead at the first corner, forcing his team-mate wide in the process and giving the Red Bulls of Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo the chance to demote Rosberg to fourth. On a wet track on treaded intermediate tyres, the Red Bulls were faster than the Mercedes and Hamilton faced an initial attack from Kvyat. The top four were locked together for the first 19 laps as Rosberg moved into second, only for Ricciardo to pass him and then Hamilton to take the lead. Media playback is not supported on this device But once the track began to fully dry, the Red Bulls lacked the pace to challenge and dropped back and the race developed into a battle between the two Mercedes drivers. Hamilton initially struggled as Rosberg, driving what for a while looked set to be the best race of his career, took control. Hamilton began to push Rosberg hard after the first safety car period to recover a stranded car in the middle of the race, only for the virtual safety car to hand Rosberg what appeared as if it might be a decisive advantage. Rosberg pitted for fresh tyres just as the brief caution was poised to end and came out behind Vettel but on fresh tyres and with an apparently strong advantage. But then Kvyat's crash added a final twist and Hamilton sealed a title for which he has appeared on course since the very beginning of the season. Full United States GP results United States GP coverage details
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won his third Formula 1 World Championship to become only the second British driver after Sir Jackie Stewart to achieve the feat.
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Prices rose by 8.6% in England in the year to the end of January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. In comparison, property prices went up by 0.1% in Scotland and 0.8% in Northern Ireland, and fell by 0.3% in Wales, over the same period. Various surveys have suggested a pick-up in UK house prices after last summer's lull. The ONS said that property price rises in England were driven by an annual increase in the South East of England (up 11.7%), London (up 10.8%) and the East of England (up 9.8%). Excluding London and the South East, UK house prices increased by 5.1% in the 12 months to the end of January. Mark Posniak, managing director at Dragonfly Property Finance, said "England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may be geographical neighbours but they could be thousands of miles apart in terms of house prices. "London will remain a formidable bastion of the UK's property market but for many its prices are an insurmountable obstacle. With interest rates unlikely to rise this year and the employment market as strong as it is, demand will remain." Average UK house prices increased by 0.9% from December to January, with the average home now valued at £292,000. Campbell Robb, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "Last week's Budget brought no hope for ordinary people looking for a place, to rent or buy, to call home that they can actually afford. It's time for the government to get serious, and invest in the genuinely affordable homes that we desperately need." Chancellor George Osborne did announce the creation of a Lifetime Isa for those under 40 in April 2017. They will be able to save up to £4,000 each year into the Lifetime Isa, and receive a 25% contribution from the government each year, which can be used towards paying for a first home. Various surveys record UK house prices on a monthly basis, but they all have slightly different methodology. The house price index by the Nationwide Building Society is the quickest to be released. It uses an average value for properties after considering components such as location and size. The survey is based on its own mortgage lending which represents about 13% of the market. A survey by the Halifax, now part of Lloyds Banking Group, is published a few days later. Lloyds is the biggest mortgage lender in the UK with 20% of the market and, like the Nationwide, uses its own home loan data. Figures from the Land Registry are widely considered to be the most robust but are published much later than the lenders' data. It calculates the price change for properties that have sold multiple times since 1995. This survey only covers England and Wales. A survey is of house prices in Scotland is published by the Registers of Scotland, using a simple average of house prices. The Land and Property Services assisted by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency produces a quarterly house price index in Northern Ireland. The official UK statistical authority - the Office for National Statistics - is another well-regarded survey, used for reference by government. It offers a UK-wide regional breakdown. It draws on data from the regulated mortgage survey by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, so excludes cash buyers of property. Housing market sentiment is reflected in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) survey of some of its members. Various other surveys include a Hometrack review of house prices in UK cities, and a Rightmove survey of asking prices.
House prices have risen significantly in England in the past year in contrast to the rest of the UK, figures suggest.
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Researchers are preparing to contact all 6,400 families in the country affected by the condition. Children who have a parent or sibling with type-1 diabetes will be invited for a blood test to see if they are at high risk of developing the disease. Those at risk will be offered a drug called metformin to see if it can hold off diabetes. Metformin is already used to treat diabetes, but it is not clear if it might prevent it from developing in the first place. If successful, the study could challenge long-established thinking on what lies behind type-1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes develops when the body does not produce insulin. This is the hormone needed to control blood sugar levels. Despite extensive research, there is no way of preventing the disease. Most experts believe it is caused by a problem with the immune system - mistaking insulin-producing cells in the pancreas - called beta cells - as harmful, and attacking them. This study, called the autoimmune diabetes Accelerator Prevention Trial (Adapt), tests an alternative theory developed by Prof Terence Wilkin, from the University of Exeter Medical School. Rather than focusing on halting the immune system, Prof Wilkin says it could be better to work on protecting the beta cells. He argues the key cause of damage is stress on the beta cells as they struggle to cope with demand for insulin. Then, he says, in some people, the immune system kicks in, killing off more cells, accelerating the development of diabetes into childhood - what we know as type-1 diabetes. He hopes metformin will relieve the stress on the beta cells, so they can continue to make insulin. Prof Wilkin said: "It is possible that a modern environment accelerates the loss of beta cells by overworking and stressing them. "As a consequence, this could be contributing to the rising incidence of type-1 diabetes, which is appearing in ever younger age groups. "Adapt will use a medication to protect the beta cells from the stress, so that they survive longer." The researchers say if it is successful, the trial will offer a cost-effective way of preventing type-1 diabetes that could be made available immediately to children at risk. The trial has initial funding from the type-1 diabetes charity JDRF. Scotland has the third highest rate of type-1 diabetes in the world, and a good system of record to identify affected families. The study will start recruitment in Tayside and will then extend across Scotland before crossing into England. There are two main types of diabetes: Type-1 diabetes can develop at any age, but usually appears before the age of 40, particularly in childhood. About 10% of all diabetes is type-1, but it is the most common type of childhood diabetes, so it is sometimes called juvenile or early onset diabetes In type-2 diabetes, the body either fails to produce enough insulin to function properly, or the body's cells do not react to insulin. About 90% of adults with diabetes have type-2, and it tends to develop later in life than type-1. Source: NHS Choices
A major trial is set to start in Scotland aimed at preventing type-1 diabetes in children.
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The move apparently follows a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. It also comes ahead of a speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by US Secretary of State John Kerry. On Friday, the US chose not to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to settlement construction. The decision to abstain infuriated Mr Netanyahu, whose spokesman said on Tuesday he had "ironclad information" from Arab sources that the White House had helped draft the language of the resolution and "pushed hard" for its passage. A US state department spokesman said the accusation was "just not true", but he hoped the resolution would "serve as a wake-up call" for Israel. More than 500,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. The Security Council resolution passed on Friday stated that the establishment of settlements "has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-state solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace". Israel rejected the resolution, and the BBC's Yolande Knell said it was particularly angry about the condemnation of building in East Jerusalem - which it sees as part of its capital, but which the Palestinians want as the capital of their future state. Mr Netanyahu responded over the weekend by summoning the ambassadors of the US and the 14 countries on the Security Council who voted in favour of the resolution, recalling Israel's ambassadors to New Zealand and Senegal, cutting aid to Senegal, and cancelling a visit by Ukraine's prime minister. The Jerusalem Planning and Housing Committee had indicated it would press ahead with a planned vote on authorising 492 new homes in the settlements of Ramat Shlomo and Ramot. But on Wednesday, planning committee member Hanan Rubin said the vote had been postponed. Mr Rubin told the BBC this was at the request of the prime minister's office, to avoid further straining relations with Washington hours before Mr Kerry's speech. "It's in our interest to avoid political voting in Jerusalem because Jerusalem is not the same as settlements around Israel," he said. "We are creating affordable housing and housing for young families... and if there is a big storm and Kerry's speech today, we are looking to avoid this conflict." Mr Kerry is expected to lay out his vision later on Wednesday for ending the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and address what a senior state department official described as "misleading critiques" of the Obama administration by the Israeli government. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said the resolution "paves the way" for the upcoming conference on Middle East peace in France on 15 January. "We hope this conference comes up with a mechanism and timetable to end the occupation," he told a meeting of his Fatah party on Monday.
An Israeli committee has postponed a vote to authorise construction of almost 500 new homes in Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.
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But with no private company yet to get a craft with passengers onboard into orbit, or even sub-orbit, how can you best endeavour to lead an industry that is still very much in an embryonic state? Final Frontier's cramped headquarters are testament to the very early stage of its business sector. It is based in a tiny studio in Brooklyn Navy Yard that can barely fit co-founders Ted Southern and Nikolay Moiseev, two assistants, and a few tables. Bits of fabric and plastic tubing litter almost every available surface. However, humble surroundings have not stopped the company from dreaming big about the future possibilities - and profits - of commercial space travel, which has already seen more than $1.4bn (£900m) of investment from companies including Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. And that figure is expected to more than double over the next 10 years as commercial space tourism is set to become a reality. Mr Moiseev, a former space suit designer for Zvezda, Russia's national space suit supplier, left his home country to strike out in the US. He has tried on and tested almost every space suit ever designed, and was responsible for designing the suits worn by cosmonauts on Mir, the former Russian space station, and the crew of the current International Space Station. But Mr Moiseev thinks that those designs are nothing compared with what lies ahead. "In the near future a lot of people - tourists - any age, with different health conditions, will fly in space," he says. "And the high operation pressure is a challenge for the space suit designer." This is the issue that Final Frontier says it is hoping to solve: how to design a space suit, not for an astronaut, but for a normal person who just happens to be headed to outer space. Mr Southern says: "Spaceflight is notoriously uncomfortable - tight, hot - and sometimes the spacesuits just make it worse. "When they're pressurised they're hard to move, you need special liquid cooling garments generally for space suits, and they cost hundreds of thousands of dollars," says Mr Southern. "So that's what we're trying to overcome here, we're going for a suit that's lightweight, inexpensive, safe and also more comfortable than traditionally military style spacesuits." But first there's the small matter of money. Mr Southern says: "A lot of rocket companies that are coming online now are hoping to fly 2014, 2015, 2016 - years out. "So it's been a challenge for that reason finding funding, finding partners, and finding customers." Although the pair first started dreaming and designing in 2007, after meeting at a Nasa-sponsored astronaut glove design competition (which they later placed at in 2009), they did not set up Final Frontier until 2010. At first, Mr Southern poured in his extra earnings from his day job as a costume designer for Broadway shows and circus firm Cirque de Soleil, into the business. "People always raise an eyebrow - 'Wow that's so different - props and costumes and spacesuits'," says Mr Southern with a smile. "In fact I see a full continuum there. Failure was not an option on Broadway either." Contracts with Nasa - to design radiation coating for fabrics and bits of space suits, including a pressurised elbow-and-shoulder assembly - provided Final Frontier with funding. As did an agreement with zero2infinity, a Spanish company interested in exploring suborbital trips. But in addition to traditional means, in June 2012 Final Frontier Design turned to crowd-funding website Kickstarter. Using the $27,632 they raised on the site, they were able to build the "3G" suit, which is the third version of their lightweight space suit. Meant to be worn inside the space capsule in case of a loss of pressure, it was unveiled this summer. Funding is not the only challenge: Final Frontier must also deal with competitors. There are the established space suit manufacturers, like David Clark and Boeing, who have a long history of providing suits for Nasa. Then, there are rival start-ups like Orbital Outfitters, which like Final Frontier features a founding team that includes space outsiders, such as a former Hollywood special effects artist. Finally, there are the in-house space suit design centres at a number of the commercial space tourism companies, such as SpaceX, which is led by Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal. Peter Homer, a private astronaut glove developer who started his own firm, Flagsuit (tagline: "Fits like a glove"), says there's more than enough room for everyone. "Right now, there's not a lot of competition because there's no market," says Mr Homer, who is also collaborating with Orbital Outfitters. Mr Homer won the Nasa glove competition in 2007 and 2009. "It's about trying to keep going and trying to keep moving the technology forward. I and others are kind of waiting for the customers to be ready for their space suits." So Mr Southern and Mr Moiseev continue to wait, and build. They've hired interns for the summer, who are busy testing various suit fabrics and gloves. For Mr Southern and Mr Moiseev, their unlikely partnership and even more implausible business quest, is not just about a business opportunity but also about the way they see the future. "I see it as inevitable that the human race will expand beyond the surface of the Earth, it's unfortunately finite limited surface area here," says Mr Southern. "I think it's pretty critical that we survive in these challenging environments."
Final Frontier Design wants to be the number one space suit designer for commercial space flights.
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County are tenants at the ground which is also used by rugby union teams Newport Gwent Dragons and Newport RFC. "We've already made our position clear in respect to the pitch issues and what we're dealing with," Davies said. "It points to the fact Newport County are bottom of the league and I suggest he focuses on preparing his own side." "I'm not sure why he [Westley] feels it necessary to go on about it," Davies told BBC Wales Sport. Davies is also the chief executive of Rodney Parade Limited, which owns the ground and agreed a 10-year lease for the football club to use the stadium in 2013. On Thursday, Westley questioned whether Newport County were getting value for money out of the leasing deal. The Exiles have had two games - against Morecambe and Barnet - abandoned at half-time while their game against Stevenage in October was postponed because of the state of the pitch. "It costs us more for us to have County playing there than it's worth. The estimated cost of drainage work is worth twice as much as we receive from County each season," Davies continued. The Dragons were beaten 10-0 by Ospreys at Rodney Parade on New Year's Day on a dreadful pitch and Davies says he is aware of the state of the playing surface. "This issue is very important and I'm not trying to say the pitch is perfect. We're doing all we can to repair the pitch but there's no short-term solution," he said. "In the meantime, it helps no-one that it continues to dominate the agenda."
Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Stuart Davies says he is disappointed at Newport County boss Graham Westley's criticism of the Rodney Parade pitch.
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US experts found B3, also known as nicotinamide, boosts the ability of immune cells to kill Staphylococcus bacteria. B3 increases the numbers and efficacy of neutrophils, white blood cells that can kill and eat harmful bugs. The study, in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to a "major change in treatment", a UK expert said. B3 was tested on Staphylococcal infections, such as the potentially fatal MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Such infections are found in hospitals and nursing homes, but are also on the rise in prisons, the military and among athletes. The scientists used extremely high doses of B3 - far higher than that obtained from dietary sources - in their tests, carried out both on animals and on human blood. And the researchers say there is as yet no evidence that dietary B3 or supplements could prevent or treat bacterial infections. The researchers say B3 appears to be able to "turn on" certain antimicrobial genes, boosting the immune cells' killing power. Prof Adrian Gombart, of Oregon State University's Linus Pauling Institute, who worked on the research, said: "This is potentially very significant, although we still need to do human studies. "Antibiotics are wonder drugs, but they face increasing problems with resistance by various types of bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus. "This could give us a new way to treat Staph infections that can be deadly, and might be used in combination with current antibiotics. "It's a way to tap into the power of the innate immune system and stimulate it to provide a more powerful and natural immune response." Prof Mark Enright, of the University of Bath, said: "Neutrophils are really the front line against infections in the blood and the use of nicotinamide seems safe at this dose to use in patients as it is already licensed for use. "This could cause a major change in treatment for infections alongside conventional antibiotics to help bolster patients immune system. "I would like to see in patient clinical trials but cannot see why this couldn't be used straight away in infected patients."
Vitamin B3 could be the new weapon in the fight against superbugs such as MRSA, researchers have suggested.
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The case of the missing planes was raised when PM David Cameron met Burmese President Thein Sein. A Downing Street source said it was "hoped this will be an opportunity to work with the reforming Burmese government". The exact location of the planes is unknown. The planes were buried in 1945 by the RAF amid fears that they could either be used or destroyed by foreign forces, but in the intervening years they have not been located. At the time they were unused, still in crates, and yet to be assembled. Until a general election in 2010, Burma was ruled for almost half a century by a military junta. It has been reported that experts from Leeds University and an academic based in Rangoon believe they may have identified the sites where the craft are concealed using sophisticated radar techniques. On Friday, officials said President Thein Sein was "very enthusiastic" about the prospect of finding and restoring the planes. A Downing Street source said: "The Spitfire is arguably the most important plane in the history of aviation, playing a crucial role in the Second World War. "It is hoped this will be an opportunity to work with the reforming Burmese government, uncover, restore and display these fighter planes and get them gracing the skies of Britain once again."
British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II, officials say.
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Correspondents said the atmosphere at schools was subdued and many pupils had not returned. They said parents had been taken by surprise by the government's decision to reopen schools with only four days' notice and many were not prepared. More than 8,400 people have died in West Africa in the world's worst outbreak of the Ebola virus. The reopening of schools in Guinea comes four days after the UN said the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had fallen to its lowest weekly total since August. At one school in the Guinean capital, Conakry, only about 220 of the approximately 2,000 pupils were reported to have returned. Of the 36 teachers, more than half were back at work. Many schools have introduced health precautions, including hand-washing and temperature checks. Ebola has had a severe impact not only on public health but also on the Guinean economy. Unemployment and underemployment have risen, leaving many parents with difficulties meeting school-related expenses at the beginning of a new academic year. Schools remain closed in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the two other countries hit hard by the Ebola outbreak. Earlier this month, the outgoing head of the UN team fighting Ebola, Anthony Banbury, said he believed cases of the virus would be brought down to zero by the end of 2015.
Schools have been reopening in Guinea after a five-month closure because of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Craig Bryson gave the Rams an early lead when he struck from the edge of the area, before Thomas Ince curled in a stunning effort to double the lead. Shortly after Bryson hit the crossbar, Darren Bent added a third when he headed home from close range. Ipswich struggled for clear-cut chances, while Derby missed several. Ince, whose earlier effort came after he drifted in from the right to score his 11th goal of the season, could only hit the post from a low cross by Bent in the second half. Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski also made smart saves from both Bent and Jacob Butterfield. The hosts had a late penalty appeal when Grant Ward went down in the area, shortly before Kieffer Moore's shot was deflected wide on his home debut. The result leaves the hosts with just one win from their last seven games, a run which included being knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Lincoln City. There was further bad news for McCarthy's men, with influential forward Tom Lawrence replaced at half-time because of injury. Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy: "It looked like an ordinary start from both teams, but the first goal was far too easy for me, as was the second. "We'd had a bit of a rally just before the third goal, when we should have scored from a corner kick, but then we give the ball away and it ends up in the net. "It's quite clearly a foul in the build-up, which is not irrelevant because at 2-0 we could maybe get back in it, but 3-0 has put the game to bed." Derby manager Steve McClaren: "We should have scored more goals, but you can't have everything. I thought we were great in the first half - we've been so disappointed with our starts over recent games. "There were some tremendous performances and to come here and win 3-0 means the credit has to go to the players. "The most important thing in the second half was not to be complacent, keep a clean sheet and take home the three points." Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Derby County 3. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Derby County 3. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County). Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore. Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Ward with a cross following a corner. Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Markus Olsson. Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward. Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town). Cyrus Christie (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Hand ball by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town). Foul by David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town). Craig Bryson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Dangerous play by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town). Craig Bryson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town). Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Derby County. Cyrus Christie replaces Chris Baird because of an injury. Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town). Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town). Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Craig Bryson (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ikechi Anya with a headed pass. Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Craig Bryson (Derby County). Attempt blocked. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward with a cross. Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Markus Olsson. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tom Ince following a fast break. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Markus Olsson (Derby County). Attempt saved. Craig Bryson (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince. Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Darren Bent. Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield from a direct free kick. Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town). Darren Bent (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt saved. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kieffer Moore replaces Brett Pitman. Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Richard Keogh. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County eased past Ipswich Town to rise to sixth place in the Championship and add more pressure on Tractor Boys boss Mick McCarthy.
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The rare Tyrannosaurus bataar, 7m long (23ft), was bought by an anonymous bidder for more than $1m (£630,000) in New York. The sale went ahead despite protests from the Mongolian president. Elbegdorj Tsakhia says the skeleton, unearthed in the Gobi Desert, came from Mongolia and that exporting fossils found in the country is illegal. The auctioneers, Heritage Auctions, say the specimen was imported legally. A restraining court order in the name of the Mongolian leader was put on the sale. Tyrannosaurus bataar is an Asian cousin of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex. The skeleton in New York is thought to be one of the most complete and well preserved ever discovered, says the BBC's Jonathan Blake in Washington. "When it comes to dinosaurs, number one, dinosaurs in general are extremely rare. But the rarest of the dinosaurs are the carnivores, the meat eaters - the top of the food chain if you will," David Herskowitz, director of natural history at Heritage Auctions, told APTV. "And, of all the meat eaters that are out there, the most famous are the Tyrannosaurids. They are the most desirable, but they are the most elusive. They are the most difficult to find. Even though they are so big, there are not that many of them around." Found about seven years ago in the Gobi Desert, the T. bataar remained in storage in England. The T. bataar was slightly smaller and had longer arms than its cousin, Mr Herskowitz said. This is the second Tyrannosaurid to be sold at auction, says Mr Herskowitz. The first was a T. rex named Sue sold in 1997 for more than $8m. Lawyers for the auction house say the sale did not break any US laws - but it will not be confirmed until it has been approved by a US court.
A row has broken out over the sale of a dinosaur skeleton at auction in the US.
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The East Antrim MP had been considering putting his name forward after Nigel Dodds ruled himself out. Finance Minister Arlene Foster is the only person so far to declare an interest and has the backing of a majority of the party's most senior elected representatives. Nominations to become the next leader of the DUP close later on Wednesday. Peter Robinson announced in November that he was standing down as party leader. On Tuesday, Mrs Foster said she was "very humbled" by the support she has received from party colleagues. Mr Wilson thought long and hard about his decision and spoke to among others, party colleagues Mrs Foster and Mr Dodds. In the end he felt it would be in the best interests of the party that he did not put his name forward. He felt he wanted to make sure there was a smooth transition and that means almost certainly now that Arlene Foster will be the new DUP leader and the new first minister at Stormont. She said she looked forward to leading the DUP, if that was the party's wish. Mrs Foster said she had hoped to work with Mr Dodds as a team. "We will still hopefully work together as a team and that is certainly my wish for the future," she said. In a tweet on Monday night, Mr Robinson said he had "received a valid nomination" from Mrs Foster for the post of DUP leader. "Arlene's nomination was submitted with the support of over 75% of those entitled to vote in the electoral college," he added.
Sammy Wilson has said he will not be running for the DUP leadership.
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Chapman's Ice Cream initially offered to purchase Beavercrest Community School in Markdale for about CA$1m ($741,000; £596,000). "This is the community that helped build us to what we are," vice-president Ashley Chapman told the BBC. Although regulations and an asbestos problem might make buying the school difficult, he said the company will work with the school board to come up with a solution that works, and intends to help cover some costs. "Somebody's got to step to the plate and somebody's got to help fix the situation," he said. Mr Chapman proposed buying the building and leasing it back to the school board at a reasonable rate in order to keep the school open. But the aging building could require millions of dollars worth of repairs, and regulations make it tricky for a private company to buy a public building still intended for public use. "Essentially what we were proposing was a giant band aid to delay the situation," he said. The school is one of about 600 - many in rural areas - that the province has earmarked to be shut down in order to save costs. If Beavercrest were to close, children from the town would have to spend up to 90 minutes in a bus commuting to one of three other schools in the area. It has 195 students but has a capacity for 319, according to a recent report by the local school board. "We all realise that something needs to happen and something needs to change, but whatever happens needs to benefit the students," he said. An alumnus of Beavercrest himself, Mr Chapman said helping isn't just the right thing to do, it's smart business. Chapman's, which was founded in 1973 by his parents, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in Canada and has doubled its workforce over the past six years, he said. The company intends to expand even more, and that means they need to attract people to the small town of Markdale, which has a population of just 1,325. Mr Chapman said he's already struggled to attract people to the area, even after raising wages. "Where are these people going to come from, especially if we don't have an elementary school in this area?" he said.
A Canadian ice cream manufacturer hopes it can give something back to its local community, by keeping an elementary school in Ontario province from shutting down.
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That's according to a new report by a senior group of MPs. Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said recruiters should try websites like Mumsnet to help increase the proportion of female spies. It wants more of them working in places like MI5, MI6 and communications spy centre GCHQ. The report says women in the intelligence services are being held back by a layer of male, middle managers labelled "the permafrost" who have a "very traditional male mentality and outlook". Mumsnet chief executive Justine Roberts responded to the call for recruiters to use things like her website but we're thinking she wasn't being entirely serious. "I'm afraid I'm unable to comment as I have an urgent appointment with a rock in St. James's Park." While the report showed 37% of staff at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are women, it also pointed out they make up less than one in five senior staff. However, things have been changing in recent years. Stella Rimington became the first female boss of MI5 in 1992. That was three years before actress Judi Dench took over as James Bond's boss, M, in the British film franchise. In response to the report the government said: "We are committed to ensuring the most talented people succeed and reach top positions, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or disability." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube
Forget James Bond, when it comes to recruiting spies needed to protect Britain there aren't enough Jane Bonds.
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Ed Joyce and Chris Nash both hit half-centuries between interruptions in play, before Nash was bowled by Rob Keogh for 53 before lunch. Joyce was trapped lbw by Ben Sanderson after the break to give the visitors a slight hope of grasping a win. Bad light stopped play with the hosts 145-2 as they held on to share the points with no further play possible. Northants' seventh draw from their eight Division Two matches leaves them seventh and leave them trailing leaders Essex by 34 points. With only one side promoted from the second tier this season, both sides are struggling, with Sussex lying in sixth position and only three points better off - albeit with a game in hand.
Heavy rain denied Northants the opportunity to push for victory as they drew against Sussex at Arundel.
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At a rally in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas, Mr Huckabee used the phrase "hope to higher ground" as a motif. The bass guitar-playing, foreign policy hawk has had a media career since losing the nomination in 2008. He joins a crowded Republican field that includes three senators, a businesswoman and a neurosurgeon. "Folks, it is a long way from a little brick rent house on Second Street in Hope, Arkansas to the White House," he said. "Here in this small town called Hope, I was raised to believe that where a person started didn't mean that's where he had to stop. I always believed that a kid could go from Hope to higher ground." After announcing his ambitions, the crowd erupted in cheers of "We want Mike!" The former Southern Baptist minister acknowledged his pro-gun-ownership position, telling the audience about receiving a BB gun at the age of five. He said the US Department of Education should be abolished, a position popular with conservatives who oppose recent national education reforms. On immigration, he said the US borders should be secured, but was short on details. And he reaffirmed his steadfast opposition to same-sex marriage. Mike Huckabee is back. Eight years ago he launched a surprisingly successful presidential bid, finishing second to Arizona Senator John McCain and winning the Iowa caucuses and seven other states. Four years ago rumours abounded that Mr Huckabee was going to run again. Supporters and analysts watched and waited... and waited. The former Arkansas governor, who had a well-paying job as a television and radio host, opted to sit out the campaign, despite some polls showing him leading the Republican field. He said his "heart says no". Now, however, Mr Huckabee's heart is saying yes. He has quit his media commitments and is diving into the 2016 race. He'll meet a much more crowded field than would have faced him in 2012, however, both in the total number of candidates and in opponents who will compete with him for the evangelical voters who buoyed his 2008 campaign. Mr Huckabee has a lot going for him - name recognition, a developed fundraising network and experience from his previous presidential campaign. But given the strength of his Republican opponents - new, engaging and also well-funded - will that be enough? Early in his speech, Mr Huckabee noted that he was the first male in his family to graduate from high school. "My dad wasn't an educated man, but he was a smart man. And he and my mother didn't have a whole lot, but they had honesty to the bone," he said. As his campaign gets under way, Mr Huckabee could face challenges within his own party. Many conservatives will not like the fact that overall, taxes and spending went up during his time as Arkansas governor. In 2008, Mr Huckabee won eight primaries in socially conservative states but this time he has vowed to focus more on the economy and national security. To win the Republican crown, he will have to overcome Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, as well as former Hewlett-Packard boss Carly Fiorina and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Jeb Bush has not officially announced but is the frontrunner in the party.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has launched a second attempt at getting the Republican nomination for the presidency.
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Many favourites were simply wiped away: Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, even Eric Pickles. Was Boris Johnson their only consolation? It was no better for female impersonators: while Nicola Sturgeon was a welcome new voice, the grim reality dawned: it would no longer be possible to put off doing Theresa May. "My life flashed before me and Miliband wasn't in it," Rory Bremner told BBC Radio 4's The Westminster Hour. "I lost Galloway, which was a tragedy for impersonators everywhere," says Lewis Macleod, of Dead Ringers. Pondering his other losses that night, he jokes: "I suffered a heavy defeat and I didn't even get a severance package." Politicians do not owe impressionists a living, of course, but their art has become such an established feature of British politics that it would be a shame if a dearth of strong characters on the green Commons benches was to kill it off. It all began with Peter Cook in Beyond the Fringe. His befuddled take on Harold Macmillan, the patrician grouse moor Tory who told Britons they had "never had it so good", was seen as a thrilling challenge to the old, established order at the birth of the "satire boom" in the early 1960s. No one had dared to impersonate the prime minister before. Much to Cook's annoyance, Macmillan sat in the stalls one evening chortling away as his own mannerisms and voice were mercilessly sent-up, prompting the satirist to depart from his script, saying, in Macmillan's pompous tones: "There's nothing I like better than to wander over to a theatre and sit there listening to a group of sappy, urgent, vibrant young satirists with a stupid great grin spread all over my silly face". History does not record whether this wiped the grin off Macmillan's face. But if Cook thought his barbs would stop politicians trying to get in on the joke, he had underestimated the thickness of their hide or their seemingly pathological desire to be seen as a good sport. Sitting with a silly grin on your face, on a chat show sofa, as a comedian mimics your strange mannerisms is now a rite of passage for Britain's political leaders. It was Mike Yarwood, with his affectionate but deadly accurate take-offs of characters like Ted Heath, with his heaving shoulders and toothy grin, and Denis Healey, all bushy eyebrows and bluff bonhomie, who brought political impressions to a mainstream television audience. He even furnished Healey with a catchphrase - "silly Billy" - which became associated with him in real life. Yarwood also pioneered the trend for impersonating political journalists - who were (and still are) just as eccentric, or larger than life, as those they interrogate - with his wheezy take on the obstreperous Sir Robin Day. Rory Bremner took up Yarwood's mantle in the 1990s, although his act owed more to the golden age of political satire than light entertainment. He even recruited two stalwarts of the 1960s scene, John Bird and John Fortune, to add extra bite to his send-ups of Tony Blair's government and the perceived inanity and spin of New Labour. The one thing all of these impersonators have in common is that they had great material to work with. The need to look good on television has steadily worn the rough edges off our political leaders. It is not media training - Gordon Brown had plenty of that, but was still a rich seam of vocal and facial tics for the nation's impressionists, more a by-product of the managerialism that has infected the upper reaches of public life. The tide may be turning, however. The public's rejection of smooth, identikit politicians - witness the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump - could yet herald a new golden age for impressionists. "When Clinton was the president I think he had been impeached before I had mastered his voice," says Lewis Macleod, who has got in early with a Trump impersonation. His Dead Ringers colleague Jan Ravens tells the Westminster Hour she is working on her Hilary Clinton, with her folksy, "down home" tones and attempts to come across as a regular "gramma". Rory Bremner says his Jeremy Corbyn is a work in progress - his starting point is the ineffectual, well-meaning warder Barraclough, in classic prison sitcom Porridge. But the veteran impressionist has developed a fondness for impersonating David Cameron, despite the prime minister's lack of any obvious vocal eccentricities. And if all fails there is always Boris, or the political broadcasters, to fall back on.
Politicians were not the only ones in shock when the general election exit poll came out, it was also a rude awakening for Britain's impressionists.
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Ian Paterson, 59, who appeared at the Court of Appeal via video link, was told his current sentence was "not sufficient" to reflect the seriousness and the totality of his offending. Paterson was found guilty in May at Nottingham Crown Court of 17 counts of wounding with intent. Jurors also convicted him of three further wounding charges. Explaining the decision to increase his jail term, one of the three Appeal Court judges - Lady Justice Hallett - told Paterson his victims had been, "left feeling violated and vulnerable". She described his treatment of patients as "brutal and sustained". "They have lost their trust in others, particularly some in the medical profession," she said. "Some have experienced long-term psychological effects."
A breast surgeon who intentionally wounded his patients has had his 15-year jail term increased to 20 years.
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Jessica Chisnall, 15, was hit by the bike on Ashton's Green Drive in St Helens as she walked home from school on 13 January. She suffered a severe head injury which resulted in bleeding on the brain. Her parents, Carl and Sara Chisnall, said their "smiling, laughing" daughter had "a long road to recovery". They said Jessica, who was due to take her GCSE exams this summer, "suffered a very severe head injury" with "eye socket injuries and deep cuts from head to toe". She remains in the neurology department at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Police said two males were arrested and released on bail, and appealed for witnesses to come forward. "The depth of some of her injuries are still unknown so we are unsure how this will affect her in the future", her parents said. "We have not left her side and are sleeping with her." They described Jessica as a studious girl who is full of energy and very close to her two big sisters. "We say she is like the Tasmanian devil with all her energy. She will help anyone and has a heart of gold," they added. They thanked well wishers for their support and said Jessica was currently stable and "taking very small steps on to the road to recovery".
The parents of a teenage girl who was hit by a scrambler bike and put into a medically-induced coma say her future remains uncertain.
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Derek Mackay was accused of "showing contempt for parliament" during a fiery debate on the budget timetable. The finance committee wants Mr Mackay to hand over detailed planning information ahead of the budget, which will be published on 15 December. Mr Mackay said he would publish some extra "high level" information. However opposition members said he had been "ambiguous" and had not been clear about what information would actually be provided. A "fundamental" review of the budget process has also been established in light of Holyrood's new fiscal powers. Mr Mackay has delayed publication of his first set of spending plans until after the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, which he said would make a major difference to the funds available to the Scottish government. The finance committee, led by SNP member Bruce Crawford, brought forward the chamber debate to voice "concern" at how much time they would have to scrutinise spending plans before they are voted on by MSPs. He said it was "unacceptable" that Mr Mackay had refused to hand over any scenario planning information as an indication of how the budget may unfold, despite having previously told the committee that he would give them as much information as possible. All opposition MSPs backed Mr Crawford on this point, signing up to support a motion from Patrick Harvie "urging" the government to put the information in the public domain. During the debate, Mr Harvie said opposition members had chosen not to force a vote on the matter, but worried that Mr Mackay "kept using the same language" as he did when previously writing to the committee. The finance secretary replied: "What parliament asked for was high level scenario planning, and that's what I've said I'll provide. "I've repeatedly said I won't publish a draft budget [before the Autumn Statement], I can't publish a credible draft budget or a number of draft budgets. But I will publish that scenario information that I've pledged to in keeping with what I've said to committee." However, opposition members said Mr Mackay was still not being clear about what information he would actually provide. Labour's James Kelly, who said the finance secretary had provided "seven minutes of waffle" in the debate, said MSPs were "still no further forward" with budget scrutiny. Conservative member Alex Johnstone said it would "take some further time" to work out exactly what Mr Mackay was offering the committee. He said the committee was "offering a compromise" to the finance secretary, noting that "it appears he has not yet accepted that compromise". Mr Harvie said he was disappointed at the "ambiguous stance" Mr Mackay had taken, saying he was "being quite unclear" about what information he would provide. Mr Mackay had earlier said he would "honour the commitment" he had previously given about "sharing as much information as I possibly can". He said he could not produce a draft budget without having all of the information that will come from the Autumn Statement. He added: "I will continue to work constructively with the finance committee and share as much information as I can to give as much certainty as I can, but that doesn't mean we can produce a draft budget." Fellow SNP member Kate Forbes said it would be "downright irresponsible" for the government to publish detailed budget figures prior to the Autumn Statement. Opposition MSPs reacted angrily to Mr Mackay's statements, with several accusing him of "showing contempt" for parliament's role in budget scrutiny. Tory member Murdo Fraser said he "regrets very much" that Mr Mackay had chosen to take a "brazen" approach to the debate, urging him to "keep his word" and hand over planning information. He added: "To do otherwise, frankly, is to show contempt both for the work of this parliament and the finance committee." This was quickly echoed by Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, who said Mr Mackay's budget timetable "will severely limit the ability of the parliament's committee's to scrutinise the budget properly". She added: "In addition, by refusing to publish as much information as possible in advance of the publication of the draft budget later this year, Derek Mackay is treating this parliament with contempt, particularly since he is going back on a promise that he has previously made to this parliament." Graham Simpson said Mr Mackay could "bleat all he likes about the Autumn Statement", calling it a "pathetic excuse" for delaying scrutiny, and fellow Tory member Adam Tomkins said Mr Mackay's plans were "profoundly disrespectful" of parliament. Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said "it's come to something" when an SNP figure of Mr Crawford's figure called the government's approach "unacceptable". However, SNP member James Dornan said other parties were "playing political games" over the budget, noting that the education committee he chairs is able to carry out some pre-budget scrutiny. And Mr Mackay later told BBC Scotland that he had committed to giving the committee the extra scenario planning information requested, saying there was "room for consensus" on the issue.
Scotland's finance secretary has pledged to give more information to the finance committee to scrutinise his delayed draft budget.
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"I have just been to see Her Majesty the Queen and I will now form a majority Conservative government. "I have been proud to lead the first coalition government in 70 years and I want to thank all those who worked so hard to make it a success, and in particular, on this day, Nick Clegg. "Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments and a lot of people who believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short. "Ed Miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a typically generous gesture from someone who is clearly in public service for all the right reasons. "The government I led did important work. It laid the foundations for a better future and now we must build on them. "I truly believe we are on the brink of something special in our country. We can make Britain a place where a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing. "Our manifesto is a manifesto for working people and as a majority government we will be able to deliver all of it. Indeed it is the reason why I think majority government is more accountable. "Three million apprenticeships, more help with childcare, helping 30m people cope with the cost of living by cutting their taxes. Building homes that people are able to buy and own. "Creating millions more jobs that give people the chance of a better future. And yes, we will deliver that in-out referendum on our future in Europe. "As we conduct this vital work we must ensure that we bring our country together. As I said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one United Kingdom. That means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country, from north to south, from east to west. "And indeed it means rebalancing our economy - building that northern powerhouse. It means giving everyone in our country a chance - so no matter where you're from, you have the opportunity to make the most of your life. "It means giving the poorest people the chance of training, a job, and hope for the future. It means that for children who don't get the best start in life, there must be the nursery education and good schooling that can transform their life chances. "And of course it means bringing together the different nations of our United Kingdom. I have always believed in governing with respect. That's why in the last parliament we devolved power to Scotland and Wales - and gave the people of Scotland a referendum on whether to stay inside the UK. "In this parliament, I will stay true to my word and implement as fast as I can the devolution that all parties agreed for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Governing with respect means recognising that the different nations of our United Kingdom have their own governments, as well as the UK government. "Both are important and indeed with our plans the governments of these nations will become more powerful with wider responsibilities. In Scotland, our plans are to create the strongest devolved government anywhere in the world, with important powers over taxation. And no constitutional settlement will be complete if it did not offer also fairness to England. "When I stood here five years ago, our country was in the grip of an economic crisis. Five years on, Britain is so much stronger. But the real opportunities lie ahead. "Everything I have seen over the last five years, and indeed during this election campaign, has proved once again that this is a country with unrivalled skills and creativeness, a country with such good humour and such great compassion. "And I am convinced that if we draw on all of this, then we can take these islands, with our proud history, and build an even prouder future. "Together, we can make Great Britain greater still."
This is the full transcript of David Cameron's speech outside 10 Downing Street after he visited Buckingham Palace following the Conservatives' election victory:
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Mae'r asgellwr Steff Evans yn rhydd i chwarae wedi iddo dderbyn cerdyn coch yn y rownd gynderfynol yn dilyn penderfyniad panel disgyblu i ddileu'r gwaharddiad. Bydd Liam Williams yn chwarae ei gêm olaf i'r Scarlets cyn iddo arwyddo i'r Saracens. John Barclay fydd yn arwain y tîm yn absenoldeb Ken Owens gyda'r mewnwr Gareth Davies yn ymddangos am y 150fed tro i'r Scarlets. Mae Munster hefyd yn ddi-newid ar gyfer y gêm. Llwyddodd Munster i ennill yn erbyn y Scarlets ar benwythnos agoriadol y Pro 12 ym mis Medi o 23-13 ond fe wnaeth tîm Wayne Pivac dalu'r pwyth yn ôl ym mis Chwefror pan enillodd y Scarlets o 30-21. "Fe wnaethom gymryd hyder o'r fuddugoliaeth ym Mharc Thomond, ond mi fydd hi'n achlysur hollol wahanol," meddai prif hyfforddwr y Scarlets, Wayne Pivac wrth edrych ymlaen i'r gêm. Ychwanegodd: "Mi fydd rhaid i ni fynd yno i chwarae ein gêm ein hunain a mwynhau'r achlysur. "Mae'r bechgyn yn gwybod os bydden ni'n cael y perfformiad yn iawn ar y diwrnod fe allwn drechu unrhyw dîm, felly mi fydd rhaid i ni fod yn iawn ar y diwrnod," meddai. Dywedodd Cyfarwyddwr Rygbi Munster, Rassie Erasmus mai "tymor go-lew" fydd hi os na wneith nhw ennill y tlws. "Mi fyse hi'n dymor hyfryd os llwyddwn i ennill," meddai. Bydd wyneb cyfarwydd arall yn rhan o'r gêm wrth i'r Cymro, Nigel Owens gael y cyfrifoldeb o ddyfarnu'r gêm. Bydd y gêm ymlaen Dydd Sadwrn 27 Mai gyda'r gic gyntaf am 18:15. Bydd sylwebaeth lawn o'r gêm ar raglen Camp Lawn BBC Radio Cymru o 18:00 ymlaen. Cadarnhad o'r ddau dîm ar gyfer y gêm Munster: Simon Zebo; Andrew Conway, Francis Saili, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell, Peter O'Mahony (captain), Billy Holland, Donnacha Ryan, John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne Eilyddion: Rhys Marshall, Brian Scott, Stephen Archer, Jean Deysel, Jack O'Donoghue, Duncan Williams, Ian Keatley, Jaco Taute Scarlets: Johnny McNicholl; Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Steffan Evans; Rhys Patchell, Gareth Davies; John Barclay (captain), James Davies, Aaron Shingler, Tadhg Beirne, Lewis Rawlins, Samson Lee, Ryan Elias, Rob Evans Eilyddion: Emyr Phillips, Wyn Jones, Werner Kruger, David Bulbring, Will Boyde, Jonathan Evans, Hadleigh Parkes, DTH Van der Merwe
Mae'r Scarlets wedi enwi'r un tîm a drechodd Leinster i wynebu Munster yn rownd derfynol y Pro 12 yn Nulyn ddydd Sadwrn.
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It is the second time the Swiss curator has topped ArtReview's annual Power 100 list, having also done so in 2009. Polish curator Adam Szymczyk was placed second in the list, climbing from 14th place last year. Art dealers Iwan and Manuela Wirth topped the list in 2015, but they have dropped to number three. Oliver Basciano, Deputy Editor of ArtReview, told BBC News: "To put it simply Hans Ulrich Obrist is everywhere. "His network spreads globally, connecting artists, thinkers, scientists, curators and more. Through this network he proliferates ideas. "And ideas, as opposed to necessarily objects, for better or worse, are what makes contemporary art tick currently." US art dealer David Zwirner dropped a place to number four this year. Sir Nicholas Serota, who recently announced he would leave the Tate after 30 years to chair the Arts Council, held his number five position. Frances Morris, the newly-appointed director of Tate Modern, took joint fifth place with him. The ArtReview top 10 is: The 16-member international jury placed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei 10th on the list - a drop of nine places from his position last year. New entries further down the list included feminist theorist Donna Haraway at number 43, British artist Ed Atkins at 50 and Indian art group Raqs Media Collective at number 86. The judging panel is made up of writers, artists, curators and critics, who base their rankings purely on an individual's influence in the previous 12 months. The full list can be found on the ArtReview website. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, has been named the most powerful figure in the art world.
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Rafa told the BBC's Today programme: "They used us and threw us away." The Brazilian, 24, who admits using false documents to get the job, said he had been called to a meeting on 4 July, where immigration staff arrested him. Byron said it had been unaware workers had used fake papers until it was informed by the Home Office. People from Brazil, Albania, Nepal and Egypt were arrested following raids at Byron restaurants across London. The Home Office said that of the 35 people who were interviewed by immigration officials, 25 have since been deported. Rafa said he came to the UK in May 2015 to "try his luck" at getting work, and used a false National Insurance card and a fake Italian identity card to get a job at Byron. On the morning of the raids, he said he was told to attend a meeting at the restaurant where he worked. The woman conducting the meeting looked "nervous" and "strange", he said, adding that immigration officers arrived 10 minutes later. He was then interviewed and deported that night. Rafa said he knew what he had been doing was wrong - but said the way he was arrested "is what bothers me". "I felt very bad, because we didn't expect it. I could be caught at any moment - in the street, or in one of the operations by the immigration office. "But the way it was done was what bothered us, what made us sad." He added: "We had been using fake documents, but we paid our taxes normally. That's what made us the saddest - they used us and threw us away." Rafa said the immigration officials treated him well, giving him the opportunity to go home and collect his belongings. He knew the risks he faced and that "if something happens you can be arrested or deported". But he added: "That's not the point. The question is, how they did it," adding that he hopes to return to the UK in future and will apply for a visa. In a statement, Byron said it was completely unaware that any of its workers were in possession of false documentation until the Home Office raids. The restaurant chain, which has 65 outlets across the UK and more than 1,500 employees, said it carried out rigorous right-to-work checks, but the false documentation was "sophisticated." The Home Office said the operation was carried out with the full co-operation of the business, who had carried out the correct checks on staff members. As a result, the chain would not face any legal action itself, the Home Office confirmed.
A former worker at the Byron hamburger chain, who was arrested and deported after immigration raids last month, says he feels "used".
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The 20-year-old striker was sent off by Mike Jones in Blues' 2-0 win on Saturday. But an FA Regulatory Commission upheld Blues' appeal for wrongful dismissal. Adams is now free to play against Bristol City on Sunday, with Harry Redknapp's side needing victory to secure Championship safety. Blues are 20th in the table and go to Aston Gate two points clear of the relegation zone but with an inferior goal difference to Nottingham Forest and Blackburn immediately below them.
Che Adams will be available to play in Birmingham City's final game of the season after his red card against Huddersfield was rescinded.
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For its 3-2 victory over a team backed by phone-maker Samsung, SKT's five members shared a prize of $2m (£1.64m) between them. The win is the third time in four years that SKT has taken the title. It also won the title in 2015. The final ran for six hours and was held in front of almost 20,000 LoL fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SKT's Lee Sang-hyeok, aka Faker, was named as the most valuable player of the tournament. The total prize pot for the tournament was $5m with $750,000 going to second place team Samsung. The money available to teams taking part was increased by fan contributions. Writing on the Rock, Paper Shotgun gaming news site, Philippa Warr said the final had been "breathtaking", as the Samsung team had fought back from losing the first two games. However, she said, everything had changed in the "beautiful" third game, which lasted 70 minutes and saw Samsung wrest a keenly contested win from SKT. Samsung then took the fourth game more easily to set up the decider. In the event, Warr said, SKT's "fluidity" and experience had won through, giving them the title, cash and Summoner's Cup trophy. League of Legends is a massively popular game involving two teams of five players fighting over a small map Each player controls a hero outfitted with a variety of attacks or defence abilities, and the winner is the first to destroy their opponent's base. According to statistics from Riot Games, which created LoL, about 100 million people play the game every month.
South Korean team SKT Telecom T1 has won the 2016 world championships of the League of Legends (LoL) video game.
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6 December 2014 Last updated at 09:15 GMT The Grammy Awards is one of the most prestigious music ceremony's in the world. Sam Smith, who topped the BBC's Sound of 2014 in January, has six nominations including best new artist. His single Stay With Me is also up for best pop performance and record of the year.
British artists have scooped several nominations for the 2015 Grammys.
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Elgan Varney, 33, was accused of raping Hannah Stubbs, who was a student at Keele University, in Staffordshire. The 22-year-old killed herself at her Stafford home in August 2015. Judge John Fletcher cleared Mr Varney, formerly of Newcastle-under-Lyme, of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault after the CPS offered no evidence against him. See more stories from across Stoke and Staffordshire here During the hearing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, prosecutor Karim Khalil QC said the decision not to continue the prosecution had been taken at the "highest level" of the CPS. The CPS said the case had been kept under regular review and prosecutors were no longer satisfied there was a realistic prospect of conviction. Defence counsel Ann Cotcher QC told the court Mr Varney had been "removed from his attempts at education" at Keele because of the proceedings against him. "This is an allegation that goes back to 2014," Ms Cotcher told the brief hearing. "The defendant was interviewed, as was the complainant, in March 2015, almost exactly two years ago." Following the hearing, Mr Varney offered his condolences to the family of Ms Stubbs. In a statement read out by his solicitor, Hollie Alcock, Mr Varney said: "This is not a time of celebration for me - quite simply, I should never have been charged and put through this horrendous ordeal." He also called for a change in the law to provide anonymity to those charged with but not convicted of sexual offences. In a statement, Ms Stubbs' parents, Paul and Mandy Stubbs, said: "We don't want what happened to Hannah to define her life or our memory of the kind and loving person that she was." An inquest recorded a narrative verdict that she had taken her own life following post-traumatic stress. A spokesman for the university said: "Based on today's outcome, we will be in conversation with Mr Varney over the coming weeks. "As is standard practice, any such discussion will be confidential between the university and the student."
A man has been acquitted of raping a student who killed herself while detectives investigated the case.
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Early indications are of wide variations nationwide, with up to one in six missing out on their first choice of school in some areas. While in other areas, almost all got their number one preference. It comes days after council leaders said two in five local authorities would have too few places by 2016. Pressure is growing, particularly in schools on London's fringes and in cities such as Leicester, Nottingham, Reading and Peterborough. However, in London, around 99,000 pupils or 95% received a place at one of their six preferred schools this year - up 1,100 and nearly five percentage points from last year. Of those, 81% got into their first preference school, the same proportion as the two previous years. But there were wide local variations within the capital. In Kensington and Chelsea, only 59% got their first preference, while in Barking and Dagenham it was 91%. This comes against a backdrop of an extra 900 applications in the capital this year. The crisis has been precipitated mainly by a booming birth-rate, partly by immigration and by families moving specifically to be near popular schools. The demand for school places has risen steeply in Harrow, which has some very good primary schools. It was predicted to be 12% over capacity by this September but the council said it had worked really hard to ensure there are enough places for Harrow children this year. A spokesman said the crush Harrow was seeing now was very likely to affect other areas around the country soon. Initial results from a Press Association survey of town halls shows families in some areas are more likely to gain a place at their top choice than in others. Results from Birmingham show 84.7% of children starting reception have got a place at their first preference, while 94.8% got one of their listed choices. Around one in 20 applicants - 826 children - were given a school that was not one of their preferred options. A further 3.3% - 532 youngsters - have been offered a school outside the city. Figures from East Sussex show 84.68% got their first choice, while in Southampton the percentage was 85.4%. In Derbyshire, 93.4% of youngsters received their first pick, in Torbay it was 86.2%, Bristol was 84% - up from 82% last year, and in Cornwall it was 90.7%. In Kent the figure was was 85.81%, up slightly from 84.9% last year. Labour and the National Association of Head Teachers also blame the coalition government's free-school policy, which has allowed some new schools to be opened in areas that already have surplus places. At the same time, the ability of local authorities to plan for population surges has been reduced by regulations requiring any new schools to be either an academy or a free school, rather than a council school. NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: "We have a balkanised system with authorities, academies and central government taking decisions in isolation." He added: "There is a desperate need for long-term planning that spans all sectors. With the massive increase in pupil numbers and over-stretched budgets, we cannot afford inefficiency and conflict." The Local Government Association said the escalating places shortage was one of the key areas that needed to be tackled by the next government. Earlier this month, it said schools were "reaching their limits and could soon run out of space and money for extra places" and there would be a need for an extra 880,000 pupils at a cost of £12bn. The Conservatives blame Labour for the problem saying the party "cut over 200,000 primary school places - and even ignored official warnings to provide extra school places after a baby boom". A spokesman added: "The Conservatives have created over 400,000 school places. There are fewer children in overcrowded primary schools and, most importantly, one million more children in good or outstanding schools since 2010." Labour points out that under the Conservative-Lib Dem administration the number of infant children in classes with more than 30 pupils has more than trebled from 31,265 in 2010 to 102,615 in 2015. Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt blamed the Conservatives for spending "hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money on a few free schools in areas where there are no shortages of places". But Natalie Evans, director of New Schools Network, said: "Over 90% of primary free schools opened or approved to open are in areas where new school places are needed. But they are also offering new choices in areas of low standards." Liberal Democrat schools minister David Laws said: "It's astonishing that Labour and the Conservatives won't properly fund these children. It will be impossible to provide a place for every child and raise standards unless we protect education budgets." Ty Goddard, co-founder of think-tank Education Foundation, said England's vast education property estate could be used with more imagination, but called for the parties to work together on solving the school places issue. He said a national "school places taskforce" should be set up to solve the issue with clarity, speed and partnership.
More than half a million families are discovering which primary schools their children will attend, amid a growing places squeeze in parts of England.
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The grimsel car took only 1.513 seconds to reach 100kph (62mph) - slashing about a quarter of a second off the previous record time. So far, no petrol-powered production car has managed to hit the same speed in a comparable time. The grimsel needed only 30m (98ft) of track to reach the landmark speed. The previous record of 0-100kph in 1.779 seconds was set by a team from the University of Stuttgart last year. By comparison, the fastest production vehicle, the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid, takes 2.2 seconds to reach the same speed. The car has been built and refined over the last year by 30 students studying at ETH Zurich (ETZ) and Lucerne's University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Almost all of car's parts have been custom built apart from its tyres, battery cells and the motor control units. In a statement, ETZ said the four-wheel drive system used by the grimsel was key to its swift acceleration. A powerful motor is mounted on each wheel and the car has a sophisticated traction control system that adjusts the performance of each one to maximise torque. The lightning-fast car weighs only 168kg (370lb) thanks to widespread use of carbon fibre in its construction. The record was set on a race track on the Dubendorf air base near Zurich. The grimsel, named after an Alpine pass. is not just a demonstration vehicle but has also been used extensively in the Formula Student race competition.
An electric racing car built by Swiss student engineers has broken the world record for acceleration by battery-powered vehicles.
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Even though Cuba is less than 100 miles away from the US, the two counties fell out in 1959, and no American president has visited since then. The fall out was because two brothers called Fidel and Raul Castro took power in a revolution. America did not agree with how they ran the country. Since being president, Obama has tried to make America's relationship with Cuba more friendly, and in 2015 he re-opened the US embassy which was closed 54 years earlier.
President Obama has arrived in Cuba, an island in the Caribbean, for an historic three day visit.
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The Tennis Integrity Unit said Lindahl plotted to throw a match at a minor Australian tournament in 2013. Two other Australian players, Brandon Walkin and Isaac Frost, were also disciplined over the incident. It comes days after Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson was charged with match-fixing. Last year, a joint BBC/Buzzfeed investigation alleged the TIU failed to act on suspicions that 16 top-50 ranked players have been involved in match-fixing. Lindahl, 28, achieved a career-high ranking of 187 in singles before retiring in 2013. The TIU, which is responsible for policing tennis, said the offence happened at the Australian F6 Tournament in Toowoomba, Queensland. "He was found guilty of charges of contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome of an event, and failing to co-operate with a TIU investigation," it said in a statement. The penalty means Lindahl will not be able to resume his international playing career or attend official tennis events for seven years, the TIU said. He had already been fined A$1,000 by a court in New South Wales last year. Walkin, 22, was handed a six-month suspension for "passing a corrupt proposal to another party" on behalf of Lindahl. But the 1,066-ranked player is free to compete after his penalty was suspended for six months, subject to further breaches. Frost, 28 and ranked 1,515, refused to hand over his mobile phone during the investigation. He will not be further penalised after serving a provisional suspension between October 2013 and September 2014.
Australian former tennis player Nick Lindahl has been banned for seven years and fined $35,000 (£28,000; A$47,700) for match-fixing.
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UKIP, which won May's election, spent £2,956,737, while the Tories' campaign expenditure was £2,980,815, The Lib Dems spent £1,580,575 and lost all but one of their MEPs - Labour, which came second, spent £1,027,339. The figures cover the campaign period from 23 January to polling day, 22 May. UKIP's campaign spending works out at 68p for each of their 4,376,635 votes. For Labour it is 26p per vote, the Conservatives 79p and the Lib Dems, who lost 11 of their 12 MEPs, £1.45. The Green Party, which came fourth, spent £534,249 on its campaign - 43p for each of its 1,255,573 votes. Including the SNP's £267,372, the six highest-spending parties spent a total of £9,347,087 on campaigning, the Electoral Commission said. All but Labour spent more than they did during the 2009 European election campaign.
The UK Independence Party spent almost as much as the Conservatives at this year's European elections - while the Lib Dems outspent Labour, Electoral Commission figures show.
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The uprising is now regarded in Kenya as one of the most significant steps towards a Kenya free from British rule. The Mau Mau fighters were mainly drawn from Kenya's major ethnic grouping, the Kikuyu. More than a million strong, by the start of the 1950s the Kikuyu had been increasingly economically marginalised as years of white settler expansion ate away at their land holdings. Since 1945, nationalists like Jomo Kenyatta of the Kenya African Union (KAU) had been pressing the British government in vain for political rights and land reforms, with valuable holdings in the cooler Highlands to be redistributed to African owners. But radical activists within the KAU set up a splinter group and organised a more militant kind of nationalism. By 1952 Kikuyu fighters, along with some Embu and Meru recruits, were attacking political opponents and raiding white settler farms and destroying livestock. Mau Mau supporters took oaths, binding them to their cause. In October 1952 the British declared a state of emergency and began moving army reinforcements into Kenya. So began an aggressively fought counter-insurgency, which lasted until 1960 when the state of emergency was ended. The number killed in the uprising is a subject of much controversy. Officially the number of Mau Mau and other rebels killed was 11,000, including 1,090 convicts hanged by the British administration. Just 32 white settlers were killed in the eight years of emergency. However, unofficial figures suggest a much larger number were killed in the counter-insurgency campaign. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has said 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed during the crackdown, and 160,000 were detained in appalling conditions. David Anderson, professor of African Politics at Oxford University, says he estimates the death toll in the conflict to have been as high as 25,000. He said: "Everything that could happen did happen. Allegations about beatings and violence were widespread. Basically you could get away with murder. It was systematic." The African Home Guard, recruited by the British, used oppressive violence as a means of controlling the population, Prof Anderson suggests. He said: "The British armed the militia, rewarded them, incentivised them, allowing them to pillage property of the nationalists. "Mau Mau families were subject to pillage by their neighbours. People would simply walk up to the farm and walk away with things." In addition to search-and-destroy missions against Mau Mau fighter bands operating in the forests, the British also strategically resettled Kikuyu in villages. They also detained some 100,000 Kikuyu without trial, often for periods of between three and seven years. London law firm Leigh Day & Co lodged a claim in mid-2009 on behalf of five elderly Kenyans. One has died since the case was lodged. The firm says its clients suffered terribly in detention camps or at the hands of British-led soldiers. Solicitor Martyn Day told the BBC: "They were put in camps where they were subject to severe torture, malnutrition, beatings. The women were sexually assaulted. Two of the men were castrated. The most severe gruesome torture you could imagine. "A lot of the officers involved were white, they were controlling the violence against these Mau Mau. It wasn't just isolated individual officers. It was systematic. The whole purpose was to break the Mau Mau." The UK says the claim is not valid because of the amount of time since the abuses were alleged to have happened, and that any liability rested with the Kenyan authorities after independence in 1963. But Leigh Day & Co says the case is an "opportunity for the British government to come to terms with the past and apologise to the victims and the Kenyan people for this grave historic wrong". South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has backed their case. "In my view, the British government's attempt to pin liability on Kenya for British colonial torture represents an intolerable abdication of responsibility," he said. "Britain's insistence that international human rights standards should be respected by governments around the world will sound increasingly hollow if the door is shut in the face of these known victims of British torture." But it is clear that brutal violence was exacted on both sides. Prof Anderson explains: "There was lots of suffering on the other side too. This was a dirty war. It became a civil war - though that idea remains extremely unpopular in Kenya today." One example was the Mau Mau raid on the "loyalist" village of Lari, where the majority of the men were away fighting with the British Home Guard. The rebels killed more than 70, mostly women and children. Tim Simmonds, who joined the Kenyan police reserve as a tracker shortly after settling in Kenya in 1954, says the Mau Mau fighters "went on the rampage", slaughtering thousands of people, leaving him so frightened he slept under his bed for a year. While deploring the treatment of detainees in the camps, he says he has no regrets about fighting the insurgents in the bush. "They really got what they deserved. I'm really quite tough on this. If I had the chance again in the same situation, them killing people, would I go out and kill them again as I did? Yes sir I would." It has long been suggested that the suppression of the Mau Mau was more brutal in nature than the action taken against other colonial uprisings across the British Empire. Some historians have posited that white settler pressure on the British government and the characterisation of the Mau Mau fighters as the epitome of savagery may have been behind this. The Kikuyu themselves were split, with "haves" often siding with the British against Mau Mau "have-nots" and many happy to take the confiscated land of their fellow villagers. Prof Anderson notes that one of the things marking the battle against the Mau Mau was the number of hangings, with capital offences extended during the emergency to include "consorting" with Mau Mau. Some attention was paid to allegations of atrocities at the time, with questions asked in parliament about 11 Africans beaten to death in a British camp at Hola. Among those who spoke out were the Labour MP Barbara Castle and the Conservative Enoch Powell, now best known for his "rivers of blood" speech. He suggested at the time that if such killings were to go unpunished Britain did not deserve an empire. "I would say it is a fearful doctrine, which must recoil upon the heads of those who pronounce it, to stand in judgment on a fellow human being and say, 'Because he was such-and-such, therefore the consequences which would otherwise flow from his death shall not flow.'" Even though the Mau Mau were thoroughly defeated by 1960, the exact reforms that nationalists had been pressing for before the uprising had started and, by 1963, Kenya was independent.
Legal action taken against the British government to secure compensation for four Kenyans allegedly tortured during the Mau Mau uprising will cast the spotlight on one of the Empire's bloodiest conflicts.
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Allan Stanley, 76, of Nefyn, was snorkelling around the island of Gozo when he was hit on 19 June. His widow Diane told the inquest in Caernarfon it happened in seconds. She said: "There wasn't enough time for me to shout or do anything." A conclusion of accidental death was recorded by coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones. The inquest heard Mr Stanley was snorkelling in a bay when a rigid inflatable boat started up. "A person snorkelling is very difficult to see," Mr Pritchard-Jones said. "At best it's only part of the top of the head that can be seen. "Whether the person operating the boat looked or made any efforts to see if anyone was in the water, I can't say." Pathologist Dr Mark Lord told the inquest Mr Stanley suffered head injuries and his death was "likely to have been virtually instantaneous".
A grandfather from Gwynedd died after being hit by a boat's propeller off the Maltese coast, an inquest has heard.
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Northern Ireland's world number three is due to tee off with Americans Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler at 02:45 GMT (10:45 local time) on Thursday. The 26-year-old currently leads the Race to Dubai rankings with just three tournaments remaining. "I'm not feeling great. I ate something a couple of nights ago and Tuesday wasn't good at all," he said. "I thought I would be better Wednesday morning, but I had a piece of toast and a couple of bits of melon for breakfast and I came here and tried to hit some balls, but even just making a couple of swings my stomach was too sore. "I just need another day of rest and hopefully I will be better tomorrow and I can play." Four-time major winner McIlroy is the only two-time winner of the Race to Dubai - the European Tour's season-long event - having claimed titles in 2012 and 2014. He currently leads England's Danny Willett, Irishman Shane Lowry and South African Louis Oosthuizen.
Rory McIlroy hopes to play in the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai despite suffering with food poisoning.
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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary said some forces are "downgrading" 999 calls, in order to justify responding to them more slowly. HMIC's report found that most of the 43 forces in England and Wales were providing a good service. But that others have let victims down. The inspectors said there are now too few detectives and in some areas an erosion of neighbourhood policing. The former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, said that forces will have to do things differently in the future, if the government continues to ask them "to do more with less". In its annual report on forces, the inspectors said officers were arresting fewer people and too many crimes were being shelved without proper investigation. It found that 67,000 people suspected of crimes were not entered onto the police national computer - so that all forces were made aware of them. The report highlighted measures some forces had deployed to manage demand - although in each case it was not entirely clear whether they were directly caused by cuts or local management decisions. HMIC said: "We are leading to a very serious conclusion regarding the potentially perilous state of British policing," said Zoe Billingham, the lead inspector. "Over the last few years, HMIC has said consistently that police forces were managing well in increasingly difficult circumstances. "Nonetheless, today, I'm raising a red flag to warn forces of the consequences of what is, to all intents and purposes, an unconscious form of rationing." Rated "Outstanding": Durham Rated "Good": Avon & Somerset, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, City of London, Cleveland, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Norfolk, North Wales, North Yorkshire, Northumbria, South Wales, Suffolk, Surrey, Thames Valley, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands, West Yorkshire and Wiltshire. Rated "Requires Improvement": Devon & Cornwall, Dyfed-Powys, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Leicestershire, Metropolitan Police, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Sussex Rated "Inadequate": Bedfordshire HMIC also warned there was now a "national crisis" caused by a shortage of detectives - with the Metropolitan Police alone short by 700. One ex-detective has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme why she quit her "dream job". These shortages had led to excessive workloads and stress for investigators who were sometimes carrying out complex investigations without the right skills and experience. In one area, inspectors found a uniformed officer carrying out a rape investigation. HMIC has urged police chiefs to come up with a plan by the summer to attract, recruit and train more detectives. Ms Billingham warned that while neighbourhood teams were the "bedrock of British policing" they were being "chipped away... sometimes by stealth". A survey of neighbourhood officers found they were being pulled from local duties at least once a week to supervise the detention or transport of suspects. A fifth of the officers said they could find themselves on other duties three times a week. One police officer resigned last week after 13 years in the Devon and Cornwall, publishing a damning resignation letter on social media criticising police for "putting their employees last". Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I don't think I've ever read a report from the Inspectorate that was quite as sobering as this." Dr Billings said there was "no doubt" that neighbourhood policing was under pressure, adding: "I think that's true of my own area - because if people are really pressured to answer 999 calls, deal with incidents, they're going to pull officers out of neighbourhood areas." He said HMIC's report reflects what is happening across the public sector. "You can't get away from the fact that all of us are now trying to do more and better with less. "And year on year, we're receiving less funding. Now of course a police force cannot run a deficit - so you have to make the books balance, and that leads sometimes to poor decisions." Chief Constable Michael Barton of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said budgets had fallen by 22% in five years - leading to a loss of 32,000 officers and staff - at a time when many crimes were changing. "It's a simple reality that we are required to prioritise more," he said. "Difficult decisions are being made between resourcing neighbourhood teams, response units, specialist investigations and digital and cyber-enabled crime. There are no easy answers." Ms Billingham said the failings were "not simply about money" because there was a huge variation in results, in particular in how well forces were winning the support of domestic violence victims in how they investigated and concluded cases. Policing Minister Brandon Lewis said: "This Government has protected police funding, through the 2015 spending review. "There can be no excuse for any force that fails to deliver on its obligations. Those identified as inadequate or requiring improvement must take HMIC's findings very seriously and I expect to see rapid improvement But the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file members, described the report as a "worrying wake-up call". And Jon Boutcher, chief constable of Bedfordshire, criticised his force's rating as inadequate, saying community policing had to change because of the huge demand for specialist officers to deal with domestic abuse, sexual offences and the rising threat of online-related crimes.
Some police forces are putting the public at risk by rationing their response as they struggle with cutbacks, the police standards watchdog has warned.
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The discovery of the town lying along a hill-slope near Winterborne Kingston has been described as "extremely significant" by archaeologists. Miles Russell, of Bournemouth University, said: "What we've discovered is one of the earliest and largest open settlements in Britain." It is hoped the finds will show how life was before the Roman invasion. Animal remains, a number of quern-stones used for grinding corn to make bread, weaving and metalworking materials were also uncovered. Paul Cheetham, senior lecturer in archaeological sciences and project co-director, said: "It exposes the myth that everyone lived in protected hill forts - these inhabitants lived in this fertile farmland, away from the traditional hill forts we are all used to hearing about." The students were taking part in the Durotriges Project, an archaeological field school run annually by the university, studying the transition from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period in southern England. Students have uncovered Roman villas and skeletal remains during previous digs.
A pre-Roman town of 150 roundhouses has been found by university students during an archaeological dig in Dorset.
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During the live stream the woman, who called herself Oceane, said she had been raped, before taking her own life on the tracks at Egly station 25 miles (40km) south of Paris. Periscope, a popular social media app, has been used to chronicle unsuitable content before, including crimes and violence. Oceane's death has led to a fresh debate in France about how to regulate and protect young users of social media. Woman 'live-streamed her suicide on Periscope' It is a sad consequence that this young woman, who wanted her death witnessed by so many strangers, is now the subject of such intense scrutiny. Her phone examined by police; her last moments spooled back from video surveillance cameras at the scene; her story, her life, her remains pored over by investigators, politicians, journalists, and of course the social media audience she pulled into her own death. It's like putting a Ferrari in the hands of a five-year-old. Obviously it's going to slam into a wall" Amid the shock at her death in France, those commentators and journalists are beginning to unpick the role Periscope might have played in her decision, and whether more could have been done to help her. Many make the point that, just like a knife or a hammer, it is not social media itself that is dangerous, but how it is used. Others say the medium itself, where the goal is to accumulate friends and followers, encourages exhibitionism. Twitter, which owns Periscope, said it had removed the content but did not comment on individual accounts. Justine Atlan, president of e-Enfance which campaigns for more child protection online, is in no doubt that sites like Periscope are dangerous, and asks whether Oceane would have taken her own life if she had not been able to stream it live. "It's like putting a Ferrari in the hands of a five-year-old," she told radio station France Info. "Obviously it's going to slam into a wall. What happened is extremely serious and, unfortunately, extremely predictable." Xavier Pommereau, a psychiatrist at Bordeaux hospital, agreed that sites such as Periscope could possibly push someone to commit suicide, because "streaming amplifies the resonance of a phenomenon". Another psychologist, Michael Stora, believes part of the problem is the responsibility placed on the person's friends or followers on social media apps, otherwise known as moderation by your peers. "On Facebook you can say 'I want to die' and you ask your friends to intervene and become psychologists," he told Atlantico website. "We don't talk about it much, but there are a huge number of people who talk about their morbid thoughts, even if they don't necessarily act." Fabrice Mattatia, an expert in digital trust and a former government adviser on digital issues, says the lines of responsibility are sometimes hard to discern. "Internet users who watched the events could possibly face legal action for not assisting a person in danger, but the intention of the subject must be clear and the spectators must have time to realise the intention and call the police." Limiting the spread of these videos, and with it the incentive to use them in this way, is one way to curb the threat, says Fabrice Mattatia. But websites and apps also need to develop alert systems that either do not exist or are little known. "Periscope has an email address for emergencies, it seems, but do users know it? Is it easy to find?" That is the conclusion reached by the well-known digital magazine Numerama, which says sites like Periscope urgently need an "emergency button" to allow users to send information to the police and emergency services. "This issue emerged when people started filming attacks or other crimes on Periscope," it says. "It's all the more urgent for suicide cases like this." Monitoring what happens on social media is a tricky question for France, in the fight again terrorism as well as in cases of crime, or personal tragedy. "I've heard young people say very disturbing things in the name of freedom of speech," says Michael Stora, "but freedom only exists within a framework, and here there's no longer a framework - we are in a crazy place." Samaritans The Samaritans helpline is available 24 hours a day for anyone in the UK struggling to cope. It provides a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. Phone for free: 116 123 Email: jo@samaritans.org Visit the Samaritans website Survivors' Trust The Survivors' Trust provide support and signposting for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse. Phone: 0808 801 0818 Papyrus Papyrus offer support, practical advice and information to young people considering suicide and can also offer help and advice if you're concerned about someone you know. Phone: 0800 068 41 41 SOS Amitie In France, SOS Amitie offers a similar service to the Samaritans.
France has opened an investigation into the suicide of a 19-year-old woman who broadcast her death on the video-streaming app, Periscope.
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The public vote, which is called a referendum, will happen on Thursday 23 June 2016. Here is Newsround's guide to what has been going on between the UK and the European Union. Back in 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron promised that if his political party, the Conservatives, won the next general election, then he would let voters have their say on whether or not the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. Last year, they won the election so it's all systems go. A referendum is a vote in which all adults can take part, normally giving a "Yes" or "No" answer to a question. Whichever side gets more than half of the votes wins. The European Union, or EU, is a group of 28 countries in Europe whose governments work together. It began after World War Two with the idea that the best chance of stopping another war was by countries working more closely together. It's a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the rules and in return you get certain benefits. Each country has to pay money to be a member, which they mostly do through taxes. The EU uses the money to change the way people live and do business in Europe. It has its own parliament, which is made up of politicians called Members of the European Parliament. They are elected by people who live in European Union countries. One of the main jobs of the parliament is to change, approve or reject laws that apply to all EU countries. 1957: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Luxembourg 1973: Denmark, Ireland and the UK 1981: Greece 1986: Portugal and Spain 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden 2004: Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Cyprus 2007: Bulgaria and Romania 2013: Croatia One major reason the European Union was set up is trade: to make it easier for countries to buy and sell things to each other. Certain rules to do with immigration have been relaxed too - so people from EU countries can move around more freely inside the Union. EU laws affect many areas of our lives - like how many hours we're allowed to work in a week, health and safety rules, and even how many fish we're allowed to catch. For the 40 years that the UK's been a member of the EU, there's been a debate about our role within it. Some feel being part of this bigger club makes the UK richer and more important. Others argue that the EU takes power away from Britain. They feel that people who aren't British shouldn't be making laws for this country. They also feel it costs Britain too much money. The question is always important in any referendum. The question for voters will be "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" There are many reasons, but a big one is that some people believe Britain is being held back by the EU, which they say forces too many rules on the UK. They also want Britain to limit the number of people coming here to work from other European countries. They believe Britain gets a big boost from being a member of European Union - it makes buying and selling things to other EU countries easier. They also believe Britain is stronger as part of a big club than on its own.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has said people should be able to vote on whether the UK should be a member of the European Union (EU).
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Police seized 12kg of "high purity cocaine" equivalent to 48kg of "cut cocaine" worth between £1.5m and £4.5m. Cardiff Crown Court heard at least 36kg of mephedrone worth up to £300,000 was also seized. Eleven of the 13 defendants from Blaenau Gwent, Newport and Rhondda Cynon Taff were jailed for drugs offences. Ashley Burgham, 28, from Blaina was described as the head of the organisation with Michael Barnes, 32, from Abertillery, as his second in command who met national suppliers. Others were couriers who supplied "downstream customers" and met suppliers. Gwent Police also seized £205,494 in cash during the operation. Originally, the gang met an Albanian crime group to get hold of drugs, but when this relationship ended, they turned to a supplier in Spain. Det Chf Insp Roger Fortey said: "Officers carried out a meticulous enquiry to dismantle this sophisticated organised crime group. "The defendants in this case were motivated by greed and profits and had convinced themselves that they were untouchable."
Members of an organised crime gang who plotted to supply millions of pounds worth of drugs have been jailed.
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Harris-Wright, 28, who had a season at Bristol in 2011-12, won a European Champions Cup medal at Leinster. The club have also added Harlequins tight-head prop Tyler Gendall, 22, Jersey Reds back rower Nick Haining, 26, and Watsonians scrum-half Reiss Cullen, 20. "We're pleased to bolster our options with these talented young players," interim head coach Mark Tainton said.
Bristol have re-signed London Irish hooker Jason Harris-Wright.
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The powerful storm swept across the Pacific islands on Saturday leaving thousands of people homeless. Eleven people are known to have died. Planes have taken food, water and medical supplies to one of the worst-hit islands, Tanna island. But charities say much more aid will be needed in the weeks to come. People there are still in desperate need of shelter and water. Advice if you're upset by the news United Nations worker Joe Lowry, who is on Tanna, told the BBC: "We know what the needs are now on six of the islands and... everywhere else and those needs are definitively shelter and more shelter. "Where I was today they are pretty much out of fresh drinking water. "Food is in very short supply and lots of the food stocks that were there have been damaged. The food that was growing above ground was all swept away." Aid workers reached Tanna for the first time on Tuesday and reported 80% of homes or buildings had been partially or completely destroyed. "There's a landscape of skeleton trees and patchworks of square outlines where houses used to be," said Angus Hohenboken from aid group Oxfam. He added that the fierce winds had uprooted water tanks and blown them miles away. Crops were demolished and electricity was out. Baldwin Lonsdale, Vanuatu's president, returned to his country on Tuesday night. He'd been in Japan attending a UN conference when the cyclone hit. "I trust the people of Vanuatu. I trust my government. I trust the people that they will stand united together as a nation and to rebuild the nation," he said.
Emergency aid is beginning to reach some of the worst-hit islands of Vanuatu, helping people there after a cyclone destroyed whole villages.
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Unknown hackers carried out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Ukrposhta's website. The attack began on Monday morning, but ended shortly after 21:00 local time (1900 BST). However, Ukrposhta reported on Facebook that the DDoS attack continued again on Tuesday. "Friends, we've been DDoSed," the company in a post on Tuesday. "During the first wave of the attack, which began yesterday in the morning, our IT services could normalise the situation, and after 17:00, all the services on the site worked properly. "But today, hackers are at it again. Due to their actions, both the website and services are working, but slowly and with interruptions." DDoS attacks occur when hackers flood a website's servers with a huge amount of web traffic, with the intent of taking the website offline. Attackers do this by secretly infecting computers, routers and Internet of Things-enabled devices, such as thermostats, washing machines and other home appliances, with malware and then roping the zombie computers into a botnet. "With critical systems exposed to the internet and inadequate protection, denial of service attacks can have an impact way beyond taking a website down or preventing online transactions from taking place," Sean Newman, director of Corero Network Security, told the BBC. "In this case, it was a service that was reportedly brought to its knees, but outcomes for other organisations could include manufacturing processes being interrupted or halted, potentially impacting productivity, quality and even safety. "This serves to highlight how any organisation, including those which don't transact directly with consumers, can be seriously impacted by denial of service attacks. With the level of sophistication of today's attackers, and without the latest generation of always-on, real-time automatic DDoS protection, all organisations are vulnerable to DDoS attacks of all sizes and durations." This is not the first time that Ukraine's postal service has been targeted this year - in June, Ukrposhta was hit by the NotPetya ransomware attacks, as part of a wider national attack on Ukrainian banks, the state power provider, television stations and public transport services.
Ukraine's national postal service has been hit by a two-day-long cyber-attack targeting its online system that tracks parcels.
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The Washington Post demanded impeachment, followed by a Senate trial. Time magazine, deeming it necessary to publish its first-ever editorial, thundered: "The president should resign." Outside the White House, protesters waved placards at passing motorists: "Honk for Impeachment." Even Washington's most influential columnist, Stewart Alsop, who was normally supportive of the president, called him an "ass." The president had lost his moral authority, argued his critics, and with it, his ability to govern. The country faced a constitutional crisis. The republic was imperilled. Such was the feverish reaction to the events of 20 October, 1973, a date remembered in the national memory as the "Saturday Night Massacre" - a pivotal moment in the unfolding Watergate controversy. With scandal engulfing the White House, Richard Nixon decided to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate "all offenses arising out of the 1972 election … involving the president, the White House staff or presidential appointments". Nixon's Attorney General, Elliot Richardson, and his Deputy Attorney General, William Ruckelshaus, resigned rather than carry out the president's order. Eventually, the Solicitor General Robert Bork, who was third in command at the justice department, was prepared to fire Cox. The White House announced the news at 8:22pm that Saturday evening. Yesterday, almost as quickly as the news that he had been sacked as head of the FBI reached James Comey in Los Angeles, these two dramatic episodes were being described as historically analogous. The president had fired the lead figure in an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by members of his own team. The Nixonian parallels were obvious. Roger Stone, a Trump associate who also worked in 1972 for the notorious Committee to Re-elect the President, told the New York Times: "Somewhere Dick Nixon is smiling." The Nixon presidential library even trolled the White House on Twitter: "FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian." Democrats insinuated that Comey was fired for similar reasons to Cox, because he was closing in on the truth. There were other resemblances, too. In the lead-up to the Saturday Night Massacre, the Nixon White House was still reeling from the resignation of the president's chief of staff, Bob Haldeman, a central figure in the Watergate scandal, just as the Trump administration continues to be buffeted by the swirl of controversy surrounding the forced departure of General Michael Flynn, his former National Security Advisor. There's the suspicion now, as there was four decades ago, that an embattled White House has something to hide. So is this truly a re-run of the events of 1973? Is the past repeating itself? Even by the standards of the Nixon presidency, the autumn of 1973 was unusually chaotic. It saw the resignation of Vice-President Spiro Agnew because of fraud, tax evasion, bribery and extortion allegations. The Middle East was in the grip of the Yom Kippur war, a conflict between US-backed Israel and Arab forces armed by the Soviets that threatened to blow-up into a broader conflagration between Washington and Moscow. In Washington, Nixon was fighting a pitched battle with Archibald Cox and the courts. Cox, a Harvard professor who had been appointed as special prosecutor in May that year, had issued a subpoena ordering the White House to hand over nine tapes of phone calls and West Wing conversations in connection with the Watergate break-in. Nixon's legal team argued the principle of executive privilege should apply, and the tapes should remain private. On 12 October, however, the Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court's ruling granting Cox's request. Rather than comply, Nixon decided to fire the special prosecutor, something his Attorney General Elliot Richardson had promised Congress would never happen. A president stood in defiance of the courts, putting himself above the law of the land. It was a textbook constitutional crisis. Donald Trump's sacking of his FBI director, while highly unusual and deeply controversial, is constitutionally permissible. No court orders have been flouted. The president, while breaking with the norm of allowing FBI directors to serve out their ten-year terms unimpeded, is not putting himself above the law. Trump's motivations may also be different. Nixon sacked Cox through fear his criminality was about to exposed. Within the FBI, agents believe that Trump sacked Comey primarily out of pique and spite because of his refusal to publicly exonerate Trump against allegations of collusion with the Kremlin, and also because Comey refused to back up Trump's unsubstantiated claims that Barack Obama ordered the wire-tapping of Trump Tower. Unlike the Saturday Night Massacre, the president is at one with the most high-ranking figures in the Justice Department rather than at odds with them. The president, the attorney general and the deputy attorney general together they made the case that Comey should go - not purportedly because of his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but because of the former director's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The politics is also very different. Back in 1973, the Democrats controlled both the Senate and House of Representatives. That put the investigative machinery of Congress in their hands. Senate hearings were already underway, and the Saturday Night Massacre gave them fresh impetus. Nixon also faced an acid shower of criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill and around the country. "Clearly we face a constitutional crisis," lamented the Republican governor of Michigan. There have been Republican critics of Trump's decision to fire Comey. But so far they haven't been so vehement. Crucially, the Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is resisting demands from the Democrats, and some in his own party, to back calls for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the 2016 election. Politically, Donald Trump remains strong, because of the support of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill and his grassroots supporters in the American heartland. Nixon, by contrast, was politically weak. This became apparent only a few days later when the White House indicated it would hand over the tapes, which included a recording of the infamous conversation between the president and Haldeman, eighteen and half minutes of which were missing. Nixon was also forced to appoint a new special prosecutor. And eventually, of course, the push for impeachment gathered unstoppable momentum, and he was forced to resign as president. In 1973, Democrats were hollering impeachment. In 2017, the party's congressional leadership has not publicly uttered that explosive word. What maybe similar between now and then is the intemperate mood of the president. As demonstrated by his Twitter tirades, Donald Trump is lashing out publicly against his critics, much as Nixon did privately in his final months in office. Politico is reporting that Trump shouted at the television over the Russian investigation, which again has echoes of Nixon's executive mansion tantrums. Curiously, both presidents also saw Florida as a bolt-hole from the pressures of Washington, Nixon opting for Key Biscayne, Trump regularly visiting Mar-A-Lago - although a key difference is that Nixon medicated himself with alcohol, while Trump is famously teetotal. But the Saturday Night Massacre and the Tuesday Night 'You're fired" are not directly comparable. The sacking of Archibald Cox contributed heavily to Nixon's forced departure from the White House. It was widely seen as an impeachable offence. The removal of James Comey, in and of itself, does not pose such an existential threat to the Trump administration.
The New York Times called for the president to leave office immediately, describing it as "the last great service" he could perform for the country.
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Customers are being charged up to £200 for exceeding their time slot by as little as half an hour. A CAS report has criticised poor practice including unclear signage and misleading parking tickets. CAS is concerned about the effect on elderly and disabled Scots. CAS describe the level of complaints in 2012/2013 as "unprecedented", with over 3,653 parking enquires - an increase of 50% on the previous year. There is currently no specific legislation or regulations regarding parking on private land in Scotland. Nor is there a system of appeal, unlike in England and Wales. The CAS report highlights the use of "misleading" private parking tickets using terminology such as "Parking Charge Notice", which many people confuse with statutory "Penalty Charge Notices", issued by police or local authorities. Both are abbreviated to PCN, but only Penalty Charge Notices are fines with legal standing. The report also criticises poor car park signage, which leaves customers unsure of how long they can park and how much they will be charged, and failing to take into account reasonable mitigating circumstances. Scottish local authorities have regulations set upon the amount they can charge for parking infractions - usually a £60 penalty, reduced to £30 if paid on time. The CAS report found that private parking charges range from £40 to £200 with many around £100, which could be considered "excessive". It also noted the fact that disabled drivers have been penalised for small infractions or supposedly failing to display their disabled badge, when in fact they had done so. CAS chief executive Margaret Lynch said that some private parking companies do behave fairly and according to industry guidelines, but criticised those that "don't use proper signage, charge inflated fees and then fail to respond properly to people who appeal." She said: "To the parking companies we say clean up your industry and offer a fair deal to your customers. To the Scottish government we say introduce regulations so that Scottish drivers have the same protections as those in England and Wales. "And to drivers themselves we say make sure you know your rights and that you stand up for them. We will help you do that, and between us we can end this problem and create a fairer system." A spokesman for Scottish government agency Transport Scotland said: "There are clearly concerns about some private parking companies and how they manage off-street parking, including the level of fines applied in some cases. "Disputes over private parking in Scotland can be resolved in the small claims court and we would remind all companies that they have a responsibility to operate within the law. "While legislation already exists to protect road users from over-zealous private car park owners, we look forward to engaging with Citizens Advice Scotland to discuss their report and the important issues raised by it."
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has launched a campaign to highlight the bad practice of some private car park operators after a 50% rise in complaints.
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The Oban lifeboat was launched on Thursday evening after the explosion near Puilladobhrain, which blew out the boat's windows and hatch. The owner managed to escape the vessel and rowed himself ashore, making his way to Oban hospital. He was later transferred to Glasgow for treatment. The lifeboat crew towed the yacht back to Oban to be safely berthed.
A yachtsman was treated for burns following an explosion on a vessel anchored off an island near Oban.
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Infectiously-catchy earworm 'PPAP' (short for Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen') was performed by animal print-clad DJ Piko-Taro, a fictional character played by Japanese entertainer Kazuhiko Kosaka. And it goes like this: "I have a pen. I have an apple. Apple-pen! I have a pen. I have [a] pineapple. Pineapple-pen! Apple-pen. Pineapple-pen. Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen." But how did the 40-year-old DJ come up with such a bizarre song about fusing a pen with an apple and a pineapple? "When I was making this music with play, I was [just] singing it too soon," the newly-crowned internet star explained in a tweet to fans from an account created for his newly-coined character. It has all the ingredients for a viral video formula: an addictive beat, silly lyrics and a hilariously simple dance routine to back it up. And it was only a matter of time before the minute-long song, first uploaded onto Piko-Taro's official YouTube channel, quickly spread to Facebook. While the original video has gone on to amass more than 4m views, entertainment portal 9GAG's Facebook video surpassed that to draw more than 44m views. "I'm ruined - I will never get this song out of my head," lamented Facebook user Carlos Andrés Silva in a comment. Nelson Rivera Adrian Paige agreed, voicing concern for the number of times he has looped the video. "I am both highly amused as well as extremely confused." Other users like Daniel Hou who watched the video pointed out Piko-Taro's unique wardrobe. "Am I the only one who noticed that this guy is the real-life version of Borsalino [Kizaru] from One Piece," he said, drawing reference to the popular flamboyantly-dressed manga-anime character. But one man's catchy viral song may prove to be another's jarring burden. "Please stop sharing this annoying song, it's exploded on my feed and is driving me up the wall because it's so irritating to listen to," said Facebook user Hiro Kenshida in a plea. At time of writing, few mainstream Japanese news sites have covered this particular earworm, even though it has been widely picked up internationally. It has not particularly trended on Japanese social media. He has already been dubbed the next Psy and it could even be that this was precisely what was in mind - one catchy ditty, pushed by digital influencers but with the precise aim of becoming a global phenomenon. But the hype did not stop there. Hundreds of tributes and covers of Piko-Taro's tune have also appeared on Facebook, each gaining cult followings of their own. Many Japanese stars, including popular duo Riko and Rika, came up with vines of their own. There's even been a heavy metal tribute as well as a cover from Thai social media star Happy Polla. What a time to be alive.
You are about to witness viral history in the making and none of it will make any sense to you.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) made its latest claims two days before Russia finds out whether it can send athletes to the 2016 Rio Olympics. They were banned from international competition after Wada accused Russia of state-sponsored doping. Athletics chiefs meet on Friday to decide whether to lift the ban. It says that: The report details the lengths athletes from different sports allegedly went to, both to avoid tests and fool doping control officers (DCOs). It says one athlete was seen running away from the mixed zone after an event, while another left the stadium during a race and could not be located. Wada also highlighted the case of an athlete who, it says, used a container - "presumably containing clean urine" - that had been inserted inside her. When she tried to use the container, it leaked onto the floor. The athlete is alleged to have tried to bribe the DCO before providing a sample that subsequently returned an adverse finding. The report also says that: As a result, tests were not carried out at the national weightlifting and national Greco-Roman wrestling championships. In some cases, testers were not told where an event was taking place. "What really comes through, when you read through it page by page by page, is the number of occasions when there was simply no co-operation given," former Wada president Dick Pound told the BBC World Service. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted to suspend Russia's athletics federation on 13 November after an independent Wada report alleged "state-sponsored doping". The report was commissioned to investigate claims made in a documentary shown by German broadcaster ARD in 2014. The programme alleged widespread doping in Russian athletics, claiming as many as 99% of athletes had cheated. The claims were made by whistleblowers, among them Vitaly Stepanov, a former Russian anti-doping official, and his wife Yulia, a former 800m runner who was banned for doping. Russian athletes, including former London Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova, also admitted to taking drugs and observing corruption. The Wada report found evidence of state involvement, as well as evidence that samples had been destroyed, doping controls had been interfered and bribes had been paid to conceal positive tests. Media playback is not supported on this device The IAAF meets on Friday in Vienna to discuss what Russian authorities have done to tackle doping and whether its athletes should compete in Rio. Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said the country could take legal action if its athletics federation was not reinstated, Interfax news agency has reported. "It is a big and an important message whatever is decided," said Pound. "If they are held to be excluded, that's a message. If they are allowed to come back in, there is going to be another message that all of the sporting authorities are going to have to deal with." Pound said a ban on Russian athletes competing in the Olympics would be extremely difficult for the Russian government to explain to its citizens. "You can explain all sorts of economic sanctions and political sanctions and what not if you are the state," he said. "But it is very hard to explain to a country that really enjoys its sport and likes to watch it why it is that nobody will play with you." Meanwhile, Russian Olympic medallists and world champions have appealed to the head of the International Olympic Committee to let athletes with no history of doping to compete at the Rio Games. "The fraud of dishonest people should not jeopardise the career of innocent fellow athletes," said 13 sports stars in a letter to Thomas Bach. The 13 include Alexander Popov, a four-time Olympic champion swimmer, and judo champion Tagir Khaibulaev. The Olympic athletics programme begins in Brazil on 12 August.
Anti-doping officials in Russia are being stopped from testing athletes and are also being threatened by security services, says a new report.
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Highways England say the £6m layout changes on the Posthouse roundabout proved more difficult than anticipated. Work began last summer and was expected to finish by March but it has now been pushed back to 28 June. Wrexham MP Ian Lucas said the route was vital to the region's economy. "Deadlines were set, missed, then extended, not once but again and again - and the level of information given to motorists has been very poor indeed," he said. New Chester MP Chris Matheson added: "The chaos these works have caused has been a real issue for Chester for months." A Highways England spokesperson said: "We are doing everything we can to complete the A55/A483 scheme as quickly as possible. "We have rescheduled the street lighting installation work to take place overnight in July, so that we are able to fully open the roundabout and start operating the traffic lights from Monday 29 June."
MPs are demanding highways officials explain why roadworks on the A55 and A483 on the Chester-Wrexham border have over-run, causing months of frustration and long hold-ups for motorists.
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Kimberly Mpukusa, 18, became the number one Welsh under 18s tennis player despite struggling to find a sponsor. Contributions made by black people to history and culture will be celebrated throughout October. The event's first youth awards, Young Gifted and Black, for people aged between 13 and 30, took place in Cardiff on Thursday. Ms Mpukusa, from Swansea, started playing tennis aged nine on a school trip, and her dad picked up the sport and read books in order to help her. She struggled to compete in tournaments due to her financial situation. She stopped playing at age 13 because of her asylum case, but returned to the sport two years ago when her family was granted an indefinite stay. She started that year as the 123rd best player and has now returned to the number-one spot. Ms Mpukusa : "It really means a lot to me, words can't explain how much my parents have struggled and how much that I've struggled. "This award, I can show people that if you work hard, if you're determined, if you sacrifice, you can become big and people can recognise how hard you work." Ify Iwobi from Swansea battled obsessive compulsive disorder, (OCD) to win the music award. She said: "When I was young, especially when I was a baby, I used to tinker up to the toy pianos that we had in the house and I used to just experiment with the keys and just tap along and make different sounds with my baby hands. "My friends were like 'she's drawn to the piano, there's something that she's drawn to with the piano so we need to get this talent honed'. So when I was a bit older, from six, I started classical piano lessons. "It hasn't been easy expressing my music especially, with the OCD... that includes disturbing thoughts, memories from the past which weren't that pleasant, basically they would disrupt what goes on from day-to-day living. "That would get in the way of me and my personal practice on the piano, waste a lot of time and energy. "I had to have lots of therapy, I had to go to lots of counselling and they gave me ways to think positively." Roselynn Mbwembwe, 15, a dancer from Swansea, won the award for the performing arts. She has been dancing since she was eight-years-old and had won over 25 awards in dance, including Welsh dancer of the year. She said the award is not just for her "but for other children like me too". Christopher Nation, 19, from Fairwater in Cardiff, picked up the young carer award. His family is originally from Jamaica and he has been looking after his mother since he was six. "It's important for us to know our history. It's easy for us to get caught up in the way that the west is and forget about our own culture and things like that," he said. More than 100 people attended the event in the Senedd. The origins of Black History Month go back to 1926 in America, and there are now more than 6,000 events across the UK. Ray Singh, chairman of Race Council Cymru who judged the awards, said: "These young people have so much to offer our society and many have already made some rich contributions as carers, community leaders, musicians and volunteers. "Their impact is already visible in the fields of science and innovation, citizenship and performing arts. "Now, post-Brexit, it is about looking forward and ensuring that Wales is a nation where black history, arts and cultural differences can be the subject of celebration and not division."
A former asylum seeker who was coached by her father has won a sport award as part of Black History Month.
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The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said he had been told not to report for training with the rest of the players on Monday. It is seeking clarification about an incident outside a fast food restaurant in the early hours of Tuesday. Police attended and said a man was taken away by officers but no arrests were made. The WRU said while the player, aged 28, was on an agreed holiday period from pre-Rugby World Cup training it operated a strict code of conduct covering behaviour both on and off the field. WRU group chief executive Roger Lewis said: "The player has been suspended due to a clear breach of the standards which we expect to be maintained by someone involved in one of our national squads. "Discipline and acceptable behaviour are issues which run to the core values of the Welsh Rugby Union and we cannot tolerate any compromise of those standards. "Mike Phillips is an exceptional player, but there is irrefutable evidence ... that he was engaged in behaviour which falls below the standards we set. "It is vitally important that we send out a clear and unambiguous message to one and all concerning our views on matters of this sort. "That message must be heard clearly by all players, coaches, administrators, volunteers, supporters and, of course, the parents and guardians of any child attracted to take part in the national sport of Wales. "Our senior national squad players are highly visible because of the profile which accompanies the success of our national sport and it is made clear to them that they are the ambassadors we rely on to foster and sustain our image." The incident occurred outside a McDonald's restaurant in Queen Street. Footage taken by bystanders shows Phillips being restrained by police before being led away in handcuffs to a police van. South Wales Police say he was not arrested. The player was recently released by the Ospreys regional rugby team after securing a move to French club Bayonne. The WRU said the suspension has been approved by Wales head coach Warren Gatland and agreed by the senior squad management team. Wales team manager Alan Phillips said: "We have suspended Mike Phillips on the clear evidence of a level of behaviour we regard as unacceptable. "It is clear there has been a breach of our disciplinary standards." Cardiff Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been called into the Wales Rugby World Cup training squad as a replacement and will report for duty on Monday.
Scrum-half Mike Phillips has been suspended indefinitely from Wales squad duties after a late night incident in Cardiff.
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28 October 2015 Last updated at 14:19 GMT Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren had to grease the station's big robot arm, re-route some cables and remove some insulation. The spacewalk had to be delayed after Lindgren switched on the water flow in his suit too soon. Mission Control had to make sure the suit would be safe, before they gave the all-clear. Water is needed to cool the suit. Kelly who's been living at the orbiting lab since March will stay until March 2016. But early on Thursday morning this week, he will break the American record for NASA's longest single space shot. That 215-day record - more than seven months - was set in 2007. President Barack Obama already has sent his congratulations in a phone call last week- telling him his time in space is ``nothing to sneeze at.'' Kelly replied ''It shouldn't be a problem getting to the end with enough energy and enthusiasm to complete the job. Records are made to be broken.'' Earlier this month, Kelly broke the U.S. record for the most time in space: 383 days and counting over four missions. It will be 522 days in total by the time he returns to Earth. The pair will do a second spacewalk on Nov 6th.
Two astronauts on board the International Space Station have taken their first spacewalk outside - to do some repairs and maintenance.
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One of the men was arrested in the capital Berlin and the other in a town close to Cologne, in west Germany. Police seized computers, mobile phones and sketches in the raids but did not find a "smoking gun", prosecutors' spokesman Martin Steltner said. About 450 officers were involved in the raids. One of the men detained, reported to be aged 35, had been living in a refugee shelter in the town of Attendorn, east of Cologne, and is wanted by the Algerian authorities for alleged links to IS. Police said "investigations show that he has been trained militarily in Syria". The man's wife, also wanted by Algeria, was detained at the same time but prosecutors said she was not a suspect in the German case. The suspect held in Berlin was arrested on suspicion of falsifying identity documents, police said. Two other Algerians in Germany, said by police to be "from the jihadist scene", were tracked down but not arrested. "Our understanding is that the four men accused could have planned to carry out an attack together," Mr Steltner said. German media said the possible targets included central Berlin tourist sites Checkpoint Charlie and Alexanderplatz. Since January, the suspects had changed their mobile phones multiple times and communicated using instant messaging services, reports said. Germany's security concerns have risen since the Paris attacks last year. Officials declined to comment on a report in the Tagesspiegel newspaper, citing security sources, which said senior IS figures had ordered an attack on Germany.
German police have arrested two Algerians suspected of planning an attack and having links to the militant group, Islamic State (IS).
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Local authorities can apply for funds to support weekly collections, as well as for initiatives offering residents reward vouchers for recycling rubbish. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who announced the scheme last autumn, calls weekly bin collections a "basic right". But Labour's Hilary Benn says the funding would be better spent on children's centres and elderly care. Mr Pickles scrapped guidance telling councils to introduce fortnightly collections in a bid to reverse a trend developed under Labour. He will say later that rubbish collections are the "most visible service" paid for through council tax. "Labour's barmy bin rules have made putting out your rubbish more complicated than solving a Rubik's cube," he will say. "The public are fed up of all the bin dos and bin don'ts. They just want a simple service." The government scheme will make funding available for facilities with technology that sorts waste after it has been picked up, preventing families having to sort rubbish into as many as nine containers. More than half the councils in England collect refuse once a fortnight, although many pick up recycling or food waste on a weekly basis. However, BBC local government correspondent Mike Sergeant said there was no compulsion to bid for a share of the cash. "Having invested heavily in alternate weekly systems, some may be rather reluctant to go back," he said. Mr Benn, the shadow communities secretary, said local people were best-placed to decide how rubbish was collected and should not be dictated to by government. "At a time of deep cuts, when local councils are having to make very difficult decisions, the quarter of a billion pounds Eric Pickles has found for this could be much better spent on preventing SureStart centres from closing or providing extra care for our elderly people," he added. A survey by the Press Association news agency last year found many councils were sticking with fortnightly black bin collections, claiming that a return to weekly rounds would cost millions and undermine recycling efforts. However, the Department for Communities and Local Government says 67% of people surveyed agreed the government should mandate weekly collections. Ministers say more than 70 councils have signalled interest in applying for funding. Bids which support a comprehensive weekly collection of rubbish, combined with a weekly recycling collection of materials such as glass, paper and plastics, will be prioritised. The scheme will support initiatives which reward households for recycling, with points that convert into money off at retailers, such as Windsor and Maidenhead's RecycleBank and Birmingham's Nectar programmes. And it will back mechanical biological treatment plants, already used in Bournemouth, which take all rubbish in just one bin and sort out the materials for recycling, landfill and composting. Councils have until mid-March to bid for funding, which will be available from April.
A £250m government scheme encouraging councils to keep or bring back weekly bin collections is opening for bids.
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Forty workers have been made redundant at Nelson Packaging's factory in Lancashire. Managing director Michael Flynn said it was mainly due to "the English bag legislation and corresponding impact on customer and retailer demand". He also blamed "aggressive overseas competition". The 5p charge for bags was introduced in England in October and followed the introduction of charges in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. One worker told BBC Radio Lancashire they believed the legislation had a "slight but not a massive impact" on the business, which has been operating since 1975 and was taken over by Cheshire-based packaging firm Intelipac three years ago. 7.6 billion Number of plastic bags issued by supermarkets in England in 2014 140 Equivalent per person 40 bags on average in every home £780m expected economic benefit over 10 years because of the charge £60m savings in litter clean up costs by 2025 80% expected reduction in bags Union representative Robert Copeland, who had been with the firm since 1986, said staff were told last Wednesday that they were being made redundant and were told to leave the factory immediately. "It's daunting as I have no interview skills. I'm 49 years old and I've got to now go into a new working environment and start again. It is scary. "I was 19 when I started and… you were seeing the children of people you have been working with for 30 years starting to come through so you had parents and children [at the factory]." Campaigners argue that plastic bags blight streets, spoil the countryside and damage wildlife, seas and coastline. Wales was the first UK nation to introduce the bag charges, followed by Northern Ireland and then Scotland. A report in 2015 found the number of single-use carrier bags handed out by shops in Wales fell by 71% since charges were introduced in 2011. Scotland and Northern Ireland introduced their charges in 2014 and 2013 respectively and also saw significant drops in usage. The number of plastic bags handed out in Scottish stores was slashed by 80% - the equivalent of 650 million carriers - in the first year of the 5p charge. Similarly, in Northern Ireland in 2014 there was a 42.6% annual reduction following a previous drop of 71%, after charges were introduced. Does the charge include all carrier bags?
The introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in England has been blamed for a packaging firm going into administration.
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Charity Twelves Company, based in Devon, said it had turned away 112 people seeking support in 2015. A BBC investigation revealed that in Devon and Cornwall police have seen a 55% rise in reports of sexual abuse in the past four years. Police urged victims to come forward and said they would be protected. Updates on this story and more from Devon and Cornwall Between January and November 2015, 1,326 reports of sexual abuse were made to the force, compared with 853 in 2011. The figures show more than 380 historic allegations - in which the offence was committed before 1 May 2004 - of rape involving a child have been reported to the force since 2011. Jon Brown, head of development and impact at the NSPCC, said: "Unfortunately there is a significant gap between the number of people who need help and therapy as a result of the abuse, and the availability of services." He said the rise in reports was a result of historic cases of child sex abuse in the news, which had encouraged more people to come forward. 853 - 2011 888 - 2012 979 - 2013 1,221 - 2014 1,326 - 2015 Mr Brown said the prime minister had highlighted child sexual abuse as a priority along with dealing with terrorism which was "encouraging". However, Mr Brown said there needed to be a "more joined up approach [between authorities] to provide the provision of help for victims" including "greater treatment and help" and working with schools and families to prevent abuse. He said local authorities, health services and the police, as well as charities such as the NSPCC, had a duty to protect and care for victims. Tom Dingwall, chief executive of Twelves Company, which supports sexual and domestic abuse victims in the South West, said it provided services to almost 300 victims in 2015. "Last year, demand outstripped our capacity to deliver services and we turned away 112 adults from receiving specialist support." Across Devon and Cornwall there are four Local Safeguarding Children's Boards - which aim to protect those at risk. Andy Bickley, chair for Plymouth, said investments, including training courses for those who come into contact with children, have been made. David Taylor, the chair for Devon and Torbay, said authorities were "getting better at identifying abuse". He said: "It is an extremely complex and challenging area of work, and authorities in the region are learning from best practice in other parts of the country." Source: Devon and Cornwall Police Det Ch Insp Neil Ralph said the rise in reports of abuse was a "challenge for the police service, locally and nationally", but the force had made a "huge investment" by creating a dedicated unit and was working with other forces. "It is a large increase and we've increased our digital and online footprint as these things can be really difficult to report over the phone so it enables them to report abuse [online] much easier. "People have a high level of trust in the police and the Operation Yewtree impact [means] they have felt more compelled to report abuse to police. He said a high number of the reports, which were released in response to a freedom of information request by BBC News, related to historical crimes and the force "would do everything it can to investigate them and bring the offenders to justice". - Local authorities have the statutory responsibility for safeguarding children. - The safeguarding is overseen by Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards. - These Boards are made up of a number of agencies such as local authorities, police, education & health providers. - Police will lead on criminal investigations with social care services leading on the safeguarding.
Victims of child sex abuse are being turned away from support services that are being overwhelmed by a large rise in cases.
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After years of decline, the number of public authority homes sold in the year to March rose from 1,209 to 1,526. Ministers announced last year that right-to-buy, previously abolished for new tenants, was to end altogether. Statisticians concluded that the announcement was "likely to be responsible" for the upturn in sales. Over the same period, 1,140 new council homes were built in Scotland, the highest total in 25 years. The number of affordable homes also rose by 17%, with 7,012 completed. Housing minister Margaret Burgess said: "Over 4,000 new council houses have been delivered through the Scottish government's council house building programme since 2009. "The supply of affordable housing continues to be a high priority for us and we are working with the entire sector to increase the supply of affordable homes and deliver vital support for construction and housebuilding companies throughout Scotland. "Since 2011 we have delivered more than 21,000 new affordable homes, bringing us over two-thirds of the way towards our five-year target of 30,000 new homes." Across Scotland the total number of new homes increased by 7% over the past year to 15,957 - with Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow accounting for more than a quarter. The increase is the first since 2007/08 but the supply of new homes still remains well below pre-recession levels. Ms Burgess said: "This is the first annual increase since before the recession, reflecting the growing confidence within the housing market, which the Scottish government has helped to stimulate through investment in initiatives designed to support the sector and help people into home ownership. "Nonetheless, new housing supply remains well below pre-recession levels and I recognise that the housebuilding industry continues to face a number of challenges." The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) broadly welcomed the new statistics. It said: "The recognition, however, that we still have a very long way to go to recover from the 42% decrease in completions since then, is sobering and reflects the challenge to all providers of new housing. "The drop in housing association completions represents the time lag between the introduction of the new subsidy levels in 2013 and the time taken to kick-start many projects previously unviable because of lower grant levels. "However, the increase in approvals for housing association projects - up from 1,620 in 2012/13 to 2,875 in 2013/14 - gives some hope that we are beginning to recover from a devastating slowdown in the construction of social housing, at a time when almost one million Scots can't afford adequate housing conditions." Responding to the figures, trade body Homes for Scotland warned that sustained increases in production were now under threat after last month's announcement that the Scottish government's Help to Buy scheme had run out of money for this financial year. Chief executive Philip Hogg said: "The figures show that the increase in supply was driven by the private sector and this clearly demonstrates the huge impact made by the very successful Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme, which has generated over 4,300 sales and reservations since launch less than a year ago. "Whilst we applaud the Scottish government for introducing the scheme, funding for this year has already run out, leaving both buyers and builders very frustrated. "The industry has effectively had the rug pulled from beneath it before any firm recovery has had the opportunity to take hold. "And the impact is already apparent with significant drops in sales in the weeks since the budget expired in July. We therefore fear a return to decline in the months ahead.
Council house sales in Scotland rose by 26% following the decision to scrap tenants' right-to-buy, according to official figures.
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Seven people have denied conspiracy to defraud at Cardiff Crown Court after six insurance claims worth £144,000 were made between 2009 and 2011. Matthew Davies, 33, of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, said he suffered injuries in a "genuine" crash. A guitar worth £1,850 was also damaged, he said. On Monday, the court heard Mr Davies, who runs a valeting business, expressed his disapproval of personal injury claims during an interview about his own. "It's not something I agree with," he said at the time. "I understand the reflection that personal injuries and claims have on the price of people's insurance policies." The prosecution said he was also recorded as having stated everyone else "is doing it, so I'm going to put one (a claim) in". Mr Davies told the court he and fellow defendant, Adam Fear, 27, also of Pontypridd, played together in a band called Heroes and Outlaws. They went for a jam session at a home on Shelley Walk in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, on 15 October 2010, Mr Davies said. He told the court the pair were later driving out of the area when Mr Fear's car collided with a BMW at the junction of Dyffryn Road and Cardiff Road. When asked whether he was telling the truth and the crash was genuine he said: "Yes, it was." The court heard Mr Davies attended his GP a week later. "Initially, I was fine but on the Sunday and Monday evening I could not sleep very well. I had numbness in my fingers and ringing in my ears," he said. He also told medics he was suffering with neck and back pain after the alleged accident. Mr Davies visited Caerphilly Miners' Hospital on 3 November 2010, having consulted with a firm of injury specialist lawyers. When quizzed by prosecutor Christopher Clee, Mr Davies said he had "no idea" why details about his injuries and the accident appeared to differ in the various medical notes. Mr Davies told the court he discovered his Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar was damaged only when collecting it from the wrecked vehicle after the crash. He said it only later occurred to him that he might make an insurance claim on it but, as he had failed to find a receipt, he ended up having to "cut his losses" and accept an offer of £300 for the damaged instrument. His fellow band mate Mr Fear has already told the court he is innocent of conspiracy to defraud. The case continues.
A man from south Wales accused of involvement in a car insurance fraud ring "does not agree" with personal injury claims, a court has heard.
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LeMond, 52, is the only American winner of the Tour after Armstrong was stripped of his seven titles in 2012 for systematic doping. "If he was clean and everybody else was clean, he's a top-30 [Tour finisher] at best," LeMond told CNN. "He's not capable of winning the Tour, he's not capable of the top five." Armstrong, 42, was also banned for life following a United States Anti-Doping Agency investigation into the doping practices of the United States Postal Service team, a punishment LeMond feels is fair. "There are people who are criminals who just shouldn't be able to participate again in anything," he said. "It's like [jailed financier] Bernie Madoff - should he be allowed to come in and be a part of Wall Street managing money? No, he shouldn't. "And that's [the case] with Armstrong. He shouldn't be allowed to be back in sport."
Three-time winner Greg LeMond believes Lance Armstrong was only capable of a top-30 Tour de France finish "at best" without performance-enhancing drugs.
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Sannah Javid, 26, of Frank Slater House, Green Lane, Ilford, was taken to King George Hospital on Tuesday after officers were called to her flat. She died in the early hours of Wednesday. Post-mortem tests found the cause of death was multiple injuries. Metropolitan Police detectives believe Ms Javid knew her attacker. The force said a 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of her murder on Saturday. Det Ch Insp Tim Duffield added: "We are appealing for anyone who may have seen or heard something suspicious on the evening of Tuesday, 2 December to call the incident room at Hendon."
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman who was found in her east London flat with serious injuries died.
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The capsule, a metal box about the size of a shoe box, was discovered buried deep inside part of Ruthven road bridge near Kingussie in the Cairngorms. In the box was a folded newspaper from September 1894, a paper scroll and the bottle. The items have been donated to a museum in nearby Newtonmore. Workers from construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall uncovered the capsule during work to replace the bridge under a contract from Highland Council. Robert Ogg, of Morgan Sindall, said: "It is fascinating to think these items have been sitting in the bridge's structure for 121 years. "The changes which have occurred since it was placed there are extraordinary. If you think that the bridge was being used by horses back then, it gives you a sense of the time which has passed." He added: "We have actually been working with Kingussie Primary School to create our own time capsule which we hope will last as long." The Highland Folk Museum has taken the 1800s artefacts. The single-track road bridge spans the River Spey and links the B970 to Kingussie and the trunk road network. The £622,000 construction project will see the superstructure of the existing bridge replaced. However, the stone masonry abutments and piers will be retained and repaired where necessary. Work on the bridge is expected to be completed later this year.
A time capsule containing items from the 1890s including what is thought to be a bottle of whisky has been uncovered by construction workers.
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Monitor is looking into the financial sustainability of Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust "on behalf of patients", the NHS regulator said. Finances became a concern when a planned £7.8m deficit grew, for which Monitor could see no recovery plan. The hospital blamed the larger-than-anticipated deficit on growth in demand and increased staff recruitment. Hospital chairman Alan Tobias OBE, said: "The overspend is a result of vital investment in services and more staff to ensure high standards of patient care as well as the rise in attendances. "We welcome this review to clearly demonstrate to Monitor - as well as patients and stakeholders - our future financial plans are both robust and sustainable." The hospital has pledged to cut the deficit while maintaining "high quality care for local people" and said it was committed to returning to a surplus within three years. Monitor said its investigation will look into the state of the hospital trust's finances, assess the strength of its financial management and explore ways of improving its sustainability, on behalf of patients across the region. The investigation will also examine how the trust works with other local health and care organisations to respond to the financial challenges it faces. Katherine Cawley, regional director at Monitor, said: "People are relying on Southend to provide them with quality healthcare now and in the future, and we are concerned that this may be at risk because of the trust's poor financial performance. "We have launched this investigation to find out more about the financial situation at the trust and to establish what can be done to improve things."
A £9.8m deficit recorded for 2014/15 at an Essex hospital is to be investigated by a health service watchdog.
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By the close, the FTSE 100 had gained 0.97%, or 64.57 points, to end at 6,737.95. France's CAC-40 closed up 1.94% at 4,998.10 while Germany's Dax ended up 1.49% at 11,484.38. The rises came after European Council President Donald Tusk said a bailout for Greece was "all ready to go". US stock markets also traded higher early in the session. Bank and financial shares surged, with Germany's Deutsche Bank shares closing up 3.3%, while the biggest winner on Frankfurt's main index was the stock exchange Deutsche Boerse up 4.38%. However, after an early spike upwards, the euro fell 1.19% against the dollar to buy $1.1024, and tumbled 1.18% against the pound to buy 71p. Nick Stamenkovic at RIA Capital Markets said: "The relief rally in the euro was short-lived as investors await details of the Greek agreement." An initial drop in the yield, or cost of government borrowing, in Italy and Spain - the countries seen most at risk from the knock-on effects of a Greece exit - also tapered off. Eurozone leaders have said that so far, a blueprint for a Greek debt deal has been agreed, with European countries' parliamentary approval processes beginning from Wednesday. "For the markets, it's clearly positive that there is an agreement among the European member states and that there is an atmosphere of co-operation," said Philippe Gijsels, head of research at BNP Paribas Fortis Global Markets in Brussels. "Still, there is a bit of execution risk which may haunt us in terms of volatility."
(Close): Shares in London and other key European markets have risen on news that eurozone leaders have reached a deal on a third bailout for Greece.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova will hope not, after she hacked some of her own hair off midway during a match at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Monday. "I thought, 'what's more important? My hair, which can grow, or the match?'" said the Russian world number nine, complaining that it was affecting her game in a three-set win over Agnieszka Radwanska. Unfortunately, many a sports star has failed to embrace this philosophy of substance over style. With the help of Sportsday readers, BBC Sport looks at some of the worst sporting hairstyles. Former basketball star Dennis Rodman had a series of 'unconventional' styles - this was just one of them. He also adopted the bleached blonde look long before Aaron Ramsey, Messi and Neymar re-ignited the craze. Rodman looks like he has just caught sight of himself on the big screen and is seriously questioning his life choices - as is the dude behind. Giovanni Simeone, son of Diego, was seen sporting this quirky style when playing for Argentine side River Plate. Yep, that's 'early noughties Joe Cole' when he tried to make it trendy to shave your initial into your head and dye it red. Younger readers may be wondering if it caught on. It didn't. Former Arsenal forward Gervinho revealed he had a hairline higher than his outrageous salary when he uncovered his forehead behind a pair of braided curtains. It was the elastic headband that really caused a stir - it looked painful! Striker Ronaldo decided this would be a good idea for the 2002 World Cup - Brazil went on to win it. Yes, the pinnacle of your career and you have that haircut, shown on the front page of newspapers round the world. Sorry Ronaldo. Brilliant footballer. Awful haircut.
Some people say you are only as good as your last haircut.
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The policewoman, Sandra Bertin, was in charge of security cameras. She said she had been told to report the presence of national police units, although she had not seen them. More than 80 people died when a lorry struck crowds celebrating Bastille Day on 14 July. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the attack, which was carried out by a Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel. Ms Bertin told the Journal du Dimanche (in French) she had been instructed by an interior ministry official to report the presence of national police units on the seaside Promenade des Anglais at the time of the attack. "The national police were perhaps there, but I couldn't see them on the video," Ms Bertin said. She told the Journal du Dimanche she had also been "harassed for an hour" by Mr Cazeneuve on the phone. The interior ministry says there were 64 members of the national police on the seafront - as per arrangements with Nice city hall. But the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says Nice city hall believes some of these national police had been replaced by municipal police - who were more lightly armed and less able to intervene to stop the killer. The suspicion - denied vehemently in Paris - is that there has been a cover-up, our correspondent says. Mr Cazeneuve said he would sue for defamation over the "grave accusations". The government has faced criticism for not preventing the attack, at a time when France was in a state of emergency following the extremist attacks in Paris in November last year. French ministers were booed when they attended a ceremony in Nice to remember the victims. President Francois Hollande said on Friday he had "full confidence" in Mr Cazeneuve. Last week, local authorities in Nice refused a request by French anti-terror police to destroy CCTV images of the attack. The Paris prosecutor's office said the request had been made to avoid the "uncontrolled dissemination" of images. But officials in Nice responded by filing a legal document, arguing the footage could constitute evidence.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said he will sue for libel after a senior police officer said she was harassed to change her report on the Nice terror attack.
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The adult comedy, starring Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, took £1.47m in its first week, falling just behind the animated Pixar film. Finding Dory took another £1.51m, bringing its total UK takings so far to £35.8m. Suicide Squad dropped one place to third, with takings of £1.27m, followed by new entry War Dogs. The comedy drama, starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, is based on the true story of two men in their 20s who won a contract to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. The top 10 also saw a new entry for horror film The Purge: Election Year, which took £807,803 in its first week. Mechanic: Resurrection, a thriller starring Jason Statham, debuted at number 10, with a total of £508,715. Jason Bourne is in the charts for a sixth week, taking £732,632 and the number six spot this week, with The BFG following in seventh place with £658,840. Lights Out - another horror film - took £558,167 in its second week of release and is in eighth place, with David Brent: Life on the Road at number nine with £508,762. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
Finding Dory has clung on to the top spot in the UK box office - despite the threat from nearest rival Bad Moms.
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Remains of a man aged between 30 and 49, were found close to the M54 motorway in Shropshire, in August. West Mercia Police said two metal bracelets - including one thought to be a Kara, a Sikh symbol - were found inside a jacket that was also uncovered. There have been no matches with DNA profiles of missing people in England. The force said it was still unable to ascertain the cause of death, but it was keeping an open mind as to how the remains came to be at junction four of the M54 at Shifnal. It is understood the remains lay undiscovered for up to three years. 2 - 3 Years the bones of a nearly complete skeleton belonging to a man had lain at the site, next to junction four of the M54 5 7 - 5 11 Height of the man 30 to 49 Years old at the time of death Detectives said they could not rule out that "he may have been subjected to a crime". The man, who was between 5ft 7ins and 5ft 11ins tall, was discovered by a highway worker at the bottom of an embankment. He was wearing a black "dare2be" soft-shell outdoor jacket in a large size, a navy blue V-neck T-shirt from George at Asda and a pair of dark coloured, medium-size Nike tracksuit bottoms. Police said that specific type of T-shirt was first manufactured in November 2007 and first sold in March 2008.
A full DNA profile has been developed of a man whose near-complete skeleton was found close to a motorway.
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Robbie Neilson's side will unfurl the Championship flag on Sunday before taking on St Johnstone in their first game back in the top flight. "There's real anticipation this year," Doncaster told BBC Radio Scotland. "It's good for the profile of the top tier to have the very biggest city clubs back." Neilson has said a top-six finish would represent success for the Edinburgh club this season. Doncaster believes the exciting drama of last season augurs well for the new campaign. "After such an exciting end to last season: we had Aberdeen pushing Celtic close at the top and we had an incredible battle at the bottom of the Premiership with the top of the Championship in the play-offs; absolutely endorsing the decision the clubs made a couple of years ago to create them," he said. "With Hearts returning to the top tier, you've still got Rangers and Hibernian in the Championship and I'm sure there'll be as much tension in the Championship this year as there was last. "Who knows where Hearts will be this year? "The league never gets to choose the clubs that appear at any level of the game. Last year was incredible to have Hearts, Hibernian and Rangers - three huge clubs - in the second tier. "We welcome Hearts back this year and a lot of people will be looking to see how Robbie Neilson gets on." Doncaster also responded to reports that the SPFL has been inundated by complaints that all 10 in League Two clubs will be worse off as a result of corporate hospitality and advertising requirements in the ruling body's new £2m sponsorship agreement with Ladbrokes. "I read that I was inundated with complaints which seemed a bit hyperbolic," he said. "I had two clubs who emailed me with some queries on the deal. There is a concern about the distribution model and the way in which the sponsorship revenue is divvied up. "But the reality is that if you look at broadcasting revenue, that gets divvied up amongst all 42 clubs and League Two clubs don't put anything into that deal. "So, I think it's a fair distribution model and has delivered more money for clubs than under the old split league system - with the SFL operating independently of the SPL - I think the vast majority of clubs are delighted with the way the merger has panned out and the way the SPFL is operating. "The overall response I've had from the majority of clubs has been overwhelmingly positive."
Hearts' return to the Scottish Premiership is "good" for the top flight's profile, according to SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster.
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Second-placed Brechin City and Alloa Athletic, who are third, also won against Peterhead and Stenhousemuir respectively. Airdrieonians, who occupy the other promotion play-off place, beat Albion Rovers 2-1 to stretch their advantage over their opponents to five points. And Queen's Park were 2-0 winners away to Stranraer. At Livi, Liam Buchanan's strike in first-half stoppage time put the hosts ahead and Michael Miller's free-kick doubled their advantage before Kevin Smith netted to halve the visitors' deficit. Mark Hurst was dismissed for a foul on Danny Mullen and Buchanan scored the resulting penalty before the visitors also had Paul McManus sent off. Ross Caldwell scored a hat-trick as Brechin won 3-1 at Balmoor, Rory McAllister netting the hosts' consolation. In Clackmannanshire, Alloa comfortably overcame bottom club Stenny, with Greig Spence's strike and Andrew Graham and Jamie Longworth's headers putting the Wasps in command. Alistair Roy replied for the visitors but Kevin Cawley rounded off a 4-1 win to keep Alloa four points behind Livi. Airdrie went ahead at Cliftonhill when Andy Ryan lashed into the top corner and Iain Russell doubled their advantage, Ross Stewart heading one back for Albion Rovers. And goals by Dario Zanatta and Anton Brady secured the three points for the Spiders at Stair Park.
Livingston remain two points clear at the top of Scottish League One after they beat nine-man East Fife.
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The proposals mean charges would be placed on 625 spaces in the area and restrictions placed on a further 741. Reading Borough Council has spent four years designing the scheme "to relieve parking pressures at the hospital" and to make parking easier for residents. The petition, set up by hospital staff, describes the scheme as "problematic". The online petition opposes the introduction of pay and display meters for Addington Road, Erleigh Road and other roads around the hospital in Reading. Clare Goulbourn-Lay, a Royal Berkshire Hospital midwife, set up the petition to express her concerns about the potential consequences of the scheme. "By making changes to this road, you're not just making it difficult for the staff, you're making it difficult for the patients and pushing the problem further out," she said. "With the university so close as well, there simply isn't enough parking space as it is. To add another restriction is just silly." She has called for the scheme to be cancelled or redesigned to "help make spending time with loved ones easier" and to limit the "stress and anxiety" of staff and patients. John Sharpe, who lives on Erleigh Road, has called the plans "divisive" and said he is concerned the restrictions will make parking pressures worse. "I'm scared it will become impossible to live in the area," he added. Reading Borough Council said "up to five years of public consultation had taken place on the principle of prioritising parking for residents in the area" and that further public input on the plans are being sought. Residents have until 13 June to submit their views to the council.
Plans to cut free parking on roads around the Royal Berkshire Hospital have been opposed by a petition of more than 2,300 signatures.
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A woman in her 20s was pushed to the ground and assaulted by a man on a bike on Boundary Road near Bournemouth University's Talbot campus on Thursday. Dorset Police said they believe it could be linked to two attempted sexual assaults on women in September. Thursday's attacker is described as white and in his late 20s or early 30s. Officers said he was approximately 5ft 7in (1.7m), of slight to medium build with short dark hair and wearing a black thigh-length coat and dark trousers. The victim was walking down a footpath at about 21:40 GMT when the cyclist approached and then assaulted her. The attacker was riding a dark-coloured mountain bike with silver handle bars and rode off towards Columbia Road after the assault. Det Ch Insp Sarah Derbyshire said it could be linked to the attempted assaults of women on 13 and 14 September at Boundary Road and Slades Farm. She is appealing for witnesses.
A sex attack on woman near a university campus could be linked to two other attempted assaults, investigators have said.
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John Terry's measured side-foot shot gave the Blues the lead after the hosts failed to clear their lines when Mata's free-kick hit the outside of the post. Daniel Sturridge's sublime backheel finish when running through one on one with keeper Simon Mignolet made it 2-0. Ji Dong-Won slotted home in injury time to give the Black Cats a glimmer of hope but Chelsea held on. It was a nervy final few seconds but even the most diehard Sunderland supporter would have struggled to argue a draw would have been a fair result. Media playback is not supported on this device Sturridge's outrageous effort when confronted by the onrushing Mignolet was the stand-out moment in an impressive Blues performance, but Mata's influence was the key to their victory. The Spaniard was the creative hub of everything the Blues did, demanding the ball at every opportunity and giving a dazzling display, full of one-touch football, neat passes and crucially, a telling final ball. Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas has openly talked of the need to inject more pace and creativity and Mata granted his wish, playing with urgency and sparking off all that was good about the visitors as they secured a third win in four league games. Deadline-day signing Raul Meireles was as influential as his fellow midfielder, setting up Sturridge's goal with a fine long pass, but it was Mata who caught the eye. Chelsea and Mata started brightly but Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner had the first chance of the game only to glance his header wide from a teasing Sebastian Larsson free-kick. Chelsea have for so many years been Drogba and Lampard-based and there is a subtle style change going on behind the scenes. They weren't at their best but it was the best they have played this season and they didn't need to get out of third gear because Sunderland were poor Apart from that effort - and a Stephane Sessegnon strike that was beaten away by the returning Petr Cech late in the half - Chelsea dominated the first period. Nicholas Anelka smashed a shot wide after a swift break and also tested Mignolet with a fierce shot, while Ramires curled a shot wide after a powerful surge. But it was defender Terry who opened the scoring, coolly finishing at the second attempt from Sturridge's excellent cross as Chelsea kept the pressure on after Mata's strike hit the woodwork. Any hopes of a Sunderland revival seemed over as Sturridge, preferred up front to £50m man Fernando Torres, made it 2-0 six minutes after break. The game petered out somewhat after that, although substitute Florent Malouda and Anelka both had chances to extend the lead. Sunderland lacked pace up front and could have done with a nippy forward like the departing Asamoah Gyan to partner Bendtner. Media playback is not supported on this device The Dane typified the home side, showing plenty of endeavour but they looked powerless to prevent a second consecutive home defeat as Chelsea went on to record their 13th win in 14 games against the Black Cats despite Dong-Won's last-gasp effort. Sunderland manager Steve Bruce: "It was very difficult against a very good Chelsea team. They had terrific possession of the ball and we spent that much energy trying to get it back. They were excellent in possession of the ball. We will play against lesser teams than that thankfully. "When we had it, we gave it away too cheaply and that made for a very difficult afternoon. "But for all their possession both their goals were poor from our point of view." Chelsea manager Andre-Villas Boas: "It went very well for us in terms of what we want to achieve, not that we haven't tried to do it before, but it just didn't happen in the other three games. Media playback is not supported on this device "Fortunately, we were able to play the passing game that relates more to how we train, and the team played very, very well. I am very happy with the display. "The 2-1, of course, is avoidable and that brought an edge to the last three minutes, but we can only say that Chelsea deserved to win and we were very consistent in the first and second halves. "I am very happy with the efforts of everybody." Full Time The referee ends the match. Raul Meireles takes a shot. Jack Colback gets a block in. Corner taken short by Florent Malouda. Booking Jose Bosingwa is shown a yellow card. Assist on the goal came from Nicklas Bendtner. Goal! - Dong-Won Ji - Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea Goal scored by Dong-Won Ji from deep inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Sunderland 1-2 Chelsea. Ahmed Elmohamady produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target. Dong-Won Ji delivers the ball, John Terry manages to make a clearance. Craig Gardner takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Blocked by John Terry. The ball is crossed by Jose Bosingwa, clearance made by Titus Bramble. A cross is delivered by Ahmed Elmohamady, John Terry makes a clearance. The ball is crossed by Jack Colback, John Terry makes a clearance. The ball is delivered by Florent Malouda. Substitution Stephane Sessegnon goes off and Dong-Won Ji comes on. Florent Malouda produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal. Corner taken short by Florent Malouda. Substitution Oriol Romeu joins the action as a substitute, replacing Nicolas Anelka. Centre by Stephane Sessegnon, save by Petr Cech. The offside flag is raised against Frank Lampard. Free kick taken by Simon Mignolet. The ball is swung over by Nicolas Anelka. Shot from just outside the penalty box by Stephane Sessegnon misses to the left of the target. Connor Wickham fouled by John Terry, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Sebastian Larsson from right channel, clearance made by Branislav Ivanovic. Substitution Juan Mata leaves the field to be replaced by Fernando Torres. The ball is swung over by Ashley Cole, Wes Brown manages to make a clearance. Nicolas Anelka takes a shot. Save by Simon Mignolet. Corner taken left-footed by Juan Mata from the left by-line, clearance made by Connor Wickham. Frank Lampard delivers the ball, clearance by Sebastian Larsson. Corner taken by Juan Mata, Nicklas Bendtner manages to make a clearance. A cross is delivered by Juan Mata, clearance by Wes Brown. Connor Wickham is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Petr Cech takes the free kick. Sebastian Larsson sends in a cross, Header by Connor Wickham from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target. Substitution Lee Cattermole leaves the field to be replaced by Connor Wickham. Shot from just outside the box by Lee Cattermole goes over the crossbar. The ball is crossed by Jack Colback, Nicklas Bendtner takes a shot. Branislav Ivanovic gets a block in. Florent Malouda takes a shot. Save by Simon Mignolet. Substitution (Sunderland) makes a substitution, with Ahmed Elmohamady coming on for Phillip Bardsley. Substitution Florent Malouda joins the action as a substitute, replacing Daniel Sturridge. Corner taken by Sebastian Larsson from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Jose Bosingwa. Corner from the right by-line taken by Sebastian Larsson, Lee Cattermole takes a shot. Blocked by Ramires. Ashley Cole is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Simon Mignolet. Assist on the goal came from Raul Meireles. Goal! - Daniel Sturridge - Sunderland 0 - 2 Chelsea Daniel Sturridge finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sunderland 0-2 Chelsea. Short corner taken by Daniel Sturridge, Effort from 20 yards by Daniel Sturridge. Phillip Bardsley gets a block in. Ashley Cole produces a cross, clearance by Lee Cattermole. The referee blows for offside. Phillip Bardsley takes the free kick. Shot from just outside the penalty area by Nicolas Anelka misses to the left of the target. The ball is delivered by Phillip Bardsley, Craig Gardner takes a shot. Petr Cech makes a save. The referee gets the second half underway. Half Time It is the end of the first-half. Centre by Ramires. Kieran Richardson sends in a cross, Header by Sebastian Larsson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal. A cross is delivered by Phillip Bardsley, Branislav Ivanovic manages to make a clearance. Inswinging corner taken by Sebastian Larsson, clearance made by Raul Meireles. Stephane Sessegnon takes a shot. Save by Petr Cech. Phillip Bardsley takes a shot. Blocked by Ramires. Jose Bosingwa takes a shot. Lee Cattermole gets a block in. Corner taken left-footed by Juan Mata from the right by-line to the near post, Nicklas Bendtner manages to make a clearance. Nicolas Anelka produces a drilled right-footed shot from 20 yards. Blocked by Wes Brown. The ball is sent over by Jack Colback, save by Petr Cech. Nicolas Anelka fouled by Sebastian Larsson, the ref awards a free kick. Frank Lampard restarts play with the free kick. The ball is sent over by Jose Bosingwa. Nicolas Anelka takes a shot. Save by Simon Mignolet. Raul Meireles takes a shot. Blocked by Kieran Richardson. Kieran Richardson produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target. Corner taken by Sebastian Larsson from the right by-line played to the near post, Raul Meireles manages to make a clearance. Free kick awarded for a foul by Raul Meireles on Stephane Sessegnon. Free kick taken by Phillip Bardsley. Unfair challenge on Nicolas Anelka by Wes Brown results in a free kick. Nicolas Anelka takes the free kick. Centre by Stephane Sessegnon. Ramires produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target. Effort on goal by Nicolas Anelka from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal. Jack Colback concedes a free kick for a foul on Ramires. Branislav Ivanovic restarts play with the free kick. Booking Jack Colback is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Assist by Nicolas Anelka. Jose Bosingwa has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target. Goal! - John Terry - Sunderland 0 - 1 Chelsea John Terry finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea. Nicolas Anelka fouled by Lee Cattermole, the ref awards a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Juan Mata from the free kick. Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside. John Terry takes the indirect free kick. Phillip Bardsley sends in a cross, Branislav Ivanovic manages to make a clearance. The ball is swung over by Phillip Bardsley. Raul Meireles challenges Stephane Sessegnon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sebastian Larsson, Headed effort from inside the area by Nicklas Bendtner misses to the left of the goal. Frank Lampard decides to take a short corner. Centre by Ashley Cole, Phillip Bardsley manages to make a clearance. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Branislav Ivanovic by Nicklas Bendtner. Free kick taken by Frank Lampard. Foul by Craig Gardner on Jose Bosingwa, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jose Bosingwa. Branislav Ivanovic fouled by Craig Gardner, the ref awards a free kick. John Terry takes the direct free kick. The ball is swung over by Ashley Cole, Kieran Richardson makes a clearance. The match has kicked off. Live data and text provided by our data suppliers Live text commentary
Juan Mata starred on his full debut as Chelsea cruised past a toothless Sunderland side despite a late scare.
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The government said it has now turned back 633 asylum seekers who were trying to reach Australia by boat. In July a small wooden boat, the first "illegal" vessel entry into Australia since June 2014, was spotted off the north-west coast. It was not seen again and the government refused to say where it was. The government usually refuses to comment on boat turn-backs but Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday told local media: "There were 46 people on a recent venture that did come from Vietnam; we have negotiated their return to Vietnam." "The boat that they came on has been scuttled and we have been able to stare down that venture," he said, adding that the government's policy was not to allow people arriving "illegally" by boat to settle in Australia. Australia has been sending migrant boats back to where they came from since December 2013. Refugee support group VOICE said three of the Vietnamese refugees were now in police detention in Vietnam. Spokesman Trug Doan told the Australian Broadcasting Corp they were being held "for an indefinite period for interrogation". The Greens party has said the turn-backs are a breach of the UN's Refugee Convention. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said last month that handing the Vietnamese group back to Vietnam would be refoulement - the expulsion of people entitled to claim refugee status.
Australia has confirmed it sent 46 asylum seekers back to Vietnam after intercepting their boat off the coast of Western Australia last month.
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Paul Benson almost gave the Daggers an early lead but his header was well cleared off the line by Alex Whittle after nine minutes. The hosts continued to press, with Corey Whitely shooting wide, while York's Vadaine Oliver headed over the bar on the half-hour mark. Jon Parkin wasted a couple of chances for the Minstermen before Amari Morgan-Smith hit the crossbar with a header in first-half added time. York came close again after 50 minutes in bizarre fashion when Dan Parslow's pass eluded everyone and hit the post. Dagenham's Elliott Romain tested Scott Loach with a fine header later on in the second half before Raymond curled home the winner with eight minutes remaining. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, York City 0. Second Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, York City 0. Substitution, York City. Aidan Connolly replaces Asa Hall. Substitution, York City. Scott Fenwick replaces Adriano Moke. Jon Parkin (York City) is shown the yellow card. Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, York City 0. Frankie Raymond (Dagenham and Redbridge). Substitution, York City. Sam Muggleton replaces Amari Morgan-Smith. Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Frankie Raymond replaces Luke Guttridge. Scott Doe (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card. Amari Morgan-Smith (York City) is shown the yellow card. Second Half begins Dagenham and Redbridge 0, York City 0. First Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 0, York City 0. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Frankie Raymond scored a late winner as promotion-chasing Dagenham beat York in the National League at Victoria Road.
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A 56-year-old man had to be placed in a medically-induced coma after he was attacked on Davies Row in the town on Sunday. Police said he had suffered severe facial injuries in a "serious and sustained assault". Gregor Thomson, 26, was arrested on Tuesday and has appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court charged with attempted murder. Thomson, from Denny, made no plea or declaration when he appeared on petition before Sheriff Craig Caldwell, and was remanded in custody until a hearing next week. Insp John Kellett said the 56-year-old remained in Western General hospital in Edinburgh with "severe, but fortunately no longer life-threatening" injuries.
A man has been charged with attempted murder following an assault in Denny.
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But he says the only way to attract viewers to his vlogs is by being "incredibly, painfully honest". "The economy of YouTube is based off honesty porn. It's just, how far can you go?" the 24-year-old says. "The more horrendously out there and honest you are, the more people respond to that. It's unhealthy. They're all addicts." Honesty is something he says he is attracted to however, and that's one of the reasons he agreed to take part in a new documentary - The Creators - which goes behind-the-scenes in the life of vloggers. Watch TomSka talking about how hard it is now to make your mark in the world of YouTube To begin with he says he was worried that it would be another "puff piece" talking about how "kids make money in their bedrooms, like every news report" on them. And, given how much of their lives are already public, it could seem like an odd choice of subject for a documentary maker. "Even though they are sharing their lives, they're not necessarily sharing all the different aspects of what it's like to be a vlogger," says Nanette Burstein, the Oscar-nominated director behind the film. "This was an opportunity to get them to open up." Along with TomSka, The Creators also features Zoella and twins NikiNSammy. "They put in me ranting about things and it wasn't just 'everything is lovely'," TomSka says. "I mean you do get a lot of everything is lovely because you see Zoella, who is just lovely... but then you get me being all pessimistic." He says, unlike other vloggers, he finds it harder to make money through brand endorsements. "As YouTube has grown, managers and people have learned to apply the Disney kid method," he says. "They become these deities, these beings of perfection in the eyes of their audience. And that is worth a lot more money. "I would rather put an honest version of myself forward. And it makes me no money. No-one wants to buy a shirt with me on it." He did get in trouble with the Advertising Standards Authority last year, over a promotion with a biscuit brand, that was said not to be clearly labelled as an advert. "I've always tried to be very open and very honest with my audience. I've been caught out by that recently. Apparently I wasn't honest enough," he says. He has been open about his problems with mental illness as well, sharing videos with his fans about his depression. "I really don't know what long-term effects my relationship with my audience and with YouTube is going to have on me," he says. "I like sharing and I like being very honest and I have found that it feels good but then again maybe it's not. "I've forgotten what the difference is between Thomas Ridgewell and TomSka." "You put me in a room with 1,000 fans and I can take photos and sign and be lovely to every single person. "But you put me in a room with 10 people who know the real me and I'm not going to know what to do any more." The Creators is available to view on YouTube now. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube
Thomas Ridgewell, aka TomSka, is a long-serving YouTuber - he's been making comedy videos for years.
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He said new forests would slow flooding by trapping water with their roots. The idea of "rewilding" the uplands is catching on fast as parts of Britain face repeated flooding, with more rainfall on the way. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said he would seriously consider innovative solutions like rewilding. The government has been criticised for being slow to capitalise on the benefits of capturing rain where it falls. Lord Rooker, a Labour peer, said too much emphasis had been attached to the look of the countryside rather than practical considerations like trapping water. "We pay the farmers to grub up the trees and hedges; we pay them to plant the hills with pretty grass and sheep to maintain the chocolate box image, and then wonder why we've got floods," he said. The idea of reintroducing forests into catchments has been strongly supported by several leading scientists. The government is sponsoring a handful of catchment trials to assess the potential of the upstream areas to catch water and send it slowly downhill. A research paper for the Environment Agency shows that some of the schemes, like partly damming streams with felled trees to cause local flooding, are highly unpredictable when employed on their own. If they divert rainfall on to surrounding fields that can actually make flooding downstream worse if the water then flows off the fields, bypassing bends in the river. But the study, which is not yet peer-reviewed, suggests that reintroducing flood forests to upland areas can be highly effective - and potentially much cheaper than conventional flood defences. The author, Simon Dixon, said: "Complex forested floodplains dramatically slow water moving over them as they have an irregular surface covered by tree roots, upright tree trunks and dead wood." He explains the process this way: "As a simple analogy during a flood many 'packets' of water are delivered to the main trunk river from all its tributaries. "If the delivery of a single large 'packet' of water can be significantly delayed it will then arrive at the main river after the peak of the flood, and thus the main flood peak height has less 'packets' of water in it and is lower." The best results come, he says, when rivers are partly dammed and a forest is allowed to grow on the floodplain. "This shows substantial and predictable responses in downstream flood height," he said. This is exactly what would have happened if farmers had not been encouraged by government to maximise food production by felling forests to graze sheep on the uplands. Lord Rooker got the idea of reintroducing forests from an article by the green journalist George Monbiot, who complained that farmers are subsidised to keep sheep even though the grazing animals actually make flooding worse by compacting the earth. "Instead of a steady flow sustained around the year by trees in the hills, by sensitive farming methods, by rivers which are allowed to find their own course and their own level, to filter and hold back their waters through bends and braiding and obstructions, we get a cycle of flood and drought. We get filthy water and empty aquifers and huge insurance premiums and ruined carpets. And all of it at public expense," Mr Monbiot wrote earlier this month. The idea of catching water upstream is strongly supported by the water and environment professional body, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). Its spokesman Katherine Pygott has previously told BBC News: "Flooding is getting worse with changing weather patterns, but these schemes are taking a very long time and a lot of energy. "Projects working with nature to reduce flood risk are needed right across the country - but it is complicated, with many different organisations involved, and it will need political leadership from the highest level to make it happen. So far we haven't seen that leadership." Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told me he would give serious consideration to innovative solutions to flooding, like rewilding. The government could theoretically encourage farmers to rewild key parts of their catchments using grants under the Common Agricultural Policy, but CIWEM say that at the moment it is much easier for farmers to get grants for wildlife protection than flood protection. Mr Paterson had hoped to divert more cash into a fund that could be used for these sort of measures but was overruled by the prime minister after a campaign by farmers demanding to keep the maximum amount of their grants into direct payments for farming - in effect, for owning land. Follow Roger on Twitter @rharrabin
Britain should turn swathes of its upland pastures into woodland to help prevent flooding, according to a former environment minister, Lord Rooker.
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RIT Capital announced it will not make a formal bid, after confirming reports last week that it was in the early stages of informal talks about merger. Alliance Trust invests nearly £3bn worth of shareholder assets. It will continue to face a fundamental review of what it does during this summer. That could still lead to a sale, or outsourcing investment to other asset management firms. And following the review, it is still possible that a deal could be done with RIT. But the announcement on Tuesday takes Alliance Trust out of the stock market's formal takeover and mergers procedures and oversight by the Takeover Panel. Activist investors last year forced a change of strategy, aimed at reducing the discount of company value to underlying assets, which involved replacement of board members and chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox. A statement from RIT Capital said: "Following careful analysis and constructive discussions with representatives of Alliance Trust, RIT has concluded that it would not be in the best interests of its shareholders to make an offer for Alliance Trust and accordingly announces that it does not intend to make an offer to acquire Alliance Trust. "The board of RIT respects the process which Alliance Trust are going through and wishes them well with their strategic review." In response, the Alliance Trust statement said: "The board of Alliance Trust is implementing a series of changes to enhance shareholder value. This process is well under way and has already started to make good progress, lowering costs, narrowing the discount and allowing for the creation of a fully independent board of directors. "This process of development continues and includes a strategic review of the group, encompassing a broad range of potential courses of action." Alliance Trust was buying shares on the stock exchange on a daily basis, as part of its strategy to increase shareholder value. Its announcement stated that practice is to be stopped until the review is complete.
Talks about a possible takeover of Alliance Trust in Dundee by the asset fund linked to the Rothschild banking dynasty have been called off.
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The 51-year-old London mayor has spent more than a decade combining the gravitas of his various roles with an unkempt, humorous persona rarely seen in modern public life. Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his delight when Mr Johnson announced his decision to run for parliament again in 2015, saying: "I want my star players on the pitch." But now the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip has said he will campaign against the PM in the EU referendum, relations between the two may become more tense. The big question is whether the blond-haired old Etonian wants simply to play for the team or to captain it. He has arguably the highest profile of any Conservative except Mr Cameron and is thought by many to harbour an ambition to be prime minister. When he beat Labour's Ken Livingstone to become London mayor in 2008 it was the Tories' first high-profile election success since before Tony Blair's triumphant entry into Downing Street in 1997. He defeated Mr Livingstone again in 2012, giving him even more of a winner's aura. The hoopla surrounding Mr Johnson broke out again when he ended months of speculation by confirming he would try to return to the Commons as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He swept into the safe Conservative London seat in the 2015 general election, taking a spot at the cabinet table as minister without portfolio. Given the opportunity to enter Downing Street on a fortnightly basis, cycle helmet in hand, was seen as recognition for his unique rapport with voters. But crucially he is not bound by collective cabinet responsibility, giving him the freedom to rebel against controversial decisions without having to resign. Although lauded by Conservative activists for his witty speeches, Euroscepticism and lack of PR polish, Mr Johnson's political life has not been blemish-free. In 2004 he had to make a visit to Liverpool to apologise for an article in the Spectator magazine, which he then edited. It had criticised the people of the city for their reaction to the death of Ken Bigley, the British contractor taken hostage and killed in Iraq. The following month he was sacked by Conservative leader Michael Howard for failing to tell the party the truth about claims he had an affair. He created media hysteria at the 2006 Conservative Party conference when he attacked healthy eating advice advocated by the chef Jamie Oliver. He said he would like to "get rid of [him] and tell people to eat what they like". Later he provoked anger by describing Portsmouth as "too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs" and associating Papua New Guinea "with orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing". The London mayor's life has been as exotic as his use of language. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in New York and he held US citizenship until 2006. Descended from Turkish, French and German stock he describes himself as a "one-man melting pot". His great-grandfather, Ali Kemal, briefly served as an interior minister in the Ottoman Empire. The son of a diplomat and Conservative Member of the European Parliament, he was educated at Eton College, where he was senior to Mr Cameron. There is said to be a sense of resentment on Mr Johnson's part at being overtaken by his younger rival. At Oxford University, Mr Johnson, who flirted briefly with the centre-left Social Democratic Party, was President of the Union. After only a week as a trainee management consultant he moved to journalism. Fired from the Times for making up a quote, he then worked for the Wolverhampton Express and Star before joining the Daily Telegraph, working as its Brussels correspondent and assistant editor. In his seven years as MP for the ultra-safe Conservative seat of Henley from 2001 he did not make the shadow cabinet, becoming a party vice-chairman and holding roles as a junior spokesman on education and culture. His decision to run for London mayor in 2008 added excitement to the contest. However, during the campaign he made a conscious effort to avoid giving reason for accusations of eccentricity. Most Londoners seemed to approve, as he beat Mr Livingstone by 54% to 47%. Days after his victory he banned alcohol consumption on public transport. A keen cyclist himself, he launched a central London bicycle hire scheme, known colloquially as "Boris bikes", and ditched the "bendy bus" in favour of a new generation of double-deckers. Although suffering a series of high-profile resignations from City Hall, it was Sir Ian Blair's departure as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner which attracted most controversy. Sir Ian said he was stepping down because of a lack of support from Mr Johnson. He was in charge when riots hit the capital in the summer of 2011. Initially criticised for taking too long to return from a holiday, he was later praised for his handling of events, including making tours of the affected areas. Mr Johnson also represented the city when it received its greatest publicity in decades, during the 2012 Olympics. His speeches were well received but he was a little embarrassed when, at one promotional event, he became caught on a zipwire, to the delight of photographers. In 2011 he told the BBC's Newsnight he did not expect to do "another big job in politics" after leaving the mayoralty. This was not universally accepted at face value. Mr Johnson has arguably fuelled speculation about his ambitions by continuing to make speeches touching on issues beyond his remit in London, in particular on Europe. His latest decision means that speculation is guaranteed to continue.
Boris Johnson's decision to campaign for Britain to leave the EU is being regarded as a huge boost for the Out campaign.
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The Electoral Reform Society attacked both sides of the referendum campaign, saying people felt "ill-informed" by the "dire" debate. The society said the impact of political leaders had been "minimal". It called for a "root and branch" review of the way referendums are run. Recommendations made by the society in its report include having a public body intervene when "misleading" claims are made by campaigns, reviewing broadcasters' role and publishing a "rule book" to govern conduct by campaigns. They also propose that future referendums have a guaranteed six month official campaign, and citizenship education be extended in schools with the voting age reduced to 16. The UK voted to leave the EU on 23 June by 51.9% to 48.1%. The then prime minister David Cameron and the government backed a Remain vote, while the Leave campaign was fronted by ex-mayor of London Boris Johnson, who is now foreign secretary. The Electoral Reform Society, which campaigns for "democratic reform", said its polling showed Mr Cameron and other political "big beasts" had failed to convince the public. When asked about eight prominent politicians, most people said they had had no effect on the way they voted. The only high-profile figures who, according to the poll, persuaded more voters of their position than drove them to vote the other way were Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and US presidential candidate Donald Trump, who backed Brexit. "Above all, what these numbers tell us is that people had by and large lost faith in established political figures as opinion-leaders - except where those figures might be said to be kicking against the establishment," the society said. It said voters had viewed both sides as increasingly negative, and many "simply did not trust" their key claims. These included Remain saying households would be on average £4,300 a year worse off outside the EU and Leave claiming an extra £350m a week could be spent on the NHS. The government's controversial mail-shot to every household in the UK had "little effect on people's levels of informedness", it said, and towards the end of the campaign nearly half of voters thought politicians were "mostly telling lies". The society said the EU debate was in "stark contrast" to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, which it said had featured a "vibrant, well-informed, grassroots conversation that left a lasting legacy of on-going public participation in politics and public life". The society's chief executive Katie Ghose said: "This report shows without a shadow of a doubt just how dire the EU referendum debate really was. "There were glaring democratic deficiencies in the run-up to the vote, with the public feeling totally ill-informed. Both sides were viewed as highly negative by voters, while the top-down, personality-based nature of the debate failed to address major policies and issues, leaving the public in the dark." On the plus side, the society said it had heard "time and again" from people who felt the referendum was the first time their vote "had truly counted". But it said there were "serious questions" to be asked about the place of referendums in politics, including how they sit alongside the parliamentary system and how to ensure a "high quality" debate. Ms Ghose added: "Now that the dust is starting to settle after the EU referendum, we need a complete rethink about the role of referendums in the UK. They are becoming more common, but the piecemeal nature of the how, when and why they're done means we could simply end up jumping from referendum to referendum at the whim of politicians." BMG Research polled over 1,000 UK-based adults every month from February until the end of the campaign for the Electoral Reform Society's report. The Cabinet Office said: "The British people spoke decisively at the referendum, with one of the highest turnouts of any vote seen in a UK-wide poll in a generation. "They voted to leave the European Union - and this government will deliver on the people's verdict."
The EU referendum campaign was dogged by "glaring democratic deficiencies" with voters turned off by big name politicians and negative campaigning, a report says.
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The National Assets Management Agency (Nama) is the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank", set up to deal with toxic loans after the 2008 property crash. The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating Nama's Northern Ireland deal after cash was transferred to an Isle of Man bank account. Parties to the deal deny wrongdoing. Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson holds a Stormont meeting with PIMCO, a California-based global investment company. It is interested in buying Nama's Northern Ireland loan portfolio. The meeting is also attended by Frank Cushnahan, at the time a member of Nama's NI Advisory Committee and Ian Coulter, then managing partner at Belfast law firm, Tughans. Northern Ireland's then Finance Minister Sammy Wilson makes the Irish government aware that two clients of the US law firm Brown Rudnick are interested in acquiring the portfolio. One of them is PIMCO. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan replies to Sammy Wilson, saying the interested buyers should contact Nama. Mr Noonan makes it clear any sale must be done on the open market. Frank Cushnahan resigns from Nama's Northern Ireland Advisory Committee, citing personal reasons. US investment firm PIMCO submits a bid for the Northern Ireland portfolio. It wants a deal which would mean the portfolio not going on the open market, attracting other potential purchasers. However, Nama decides it must be sold to the highest bidder. Nama appoints an international bank to drum up interest in its Northern Ireland portfolio auction, dubbed Project Eagle. Nine companies, including PIMCO, are approached. As PIMCO is finalising its bid, it discovers a fee arrangement involving a £15m, three-way split between its lawyers Brown Rudnick, Ian Coulter and Frank Cushnahan. PIMCO makes Nama aware of its concern and withdraws. The lawyers then transfer their services to another bidder, Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus representatives, including former US Vice President Dan Quayle, meet Peter Robinson at Stormont. In the end, only two firms make offers to buy Nama's Northern Ireland loans portfolio. The highest bid of £1.24bn - a fraction above the minimum reserve price - is made by New York investment fund Cerberus and is accepted. The other offer from Fortress is for £1.1bn, which is below the reserve. Ian Coulter, managing partner of Tughans, resigns the Belfast law firm due to what is described at the time as an "internal matter". Mick Wallace, an independent politician from County Wexford, tells the Irish Parliament (Dáil) that £7.5m fees paid to Tughans had been moved to an Isle of Man bank account, reportedly to facilitate a payment to a Northern Ireland politician or political party. In response, Tughans confirms Mr Coulter had moved money without its knowledge, but added that it had retrieved it. Mr Coulter says no politician was ever to have benefited. A police investigation begins, led by the UK National Crime Agency. Stormont's finance committee also opens an inquiry into the deal. Mr Cushnahan strongly denies any wrongdoing. Loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson gives evidence to Stormont's finance committee. Using privilege, he alleges five deal-fixers had been due to share the Isle of Man money. Mr Bryson alleges they are Peter Robinson, Frank Cushnahan, Ian Coulter, Andrew Creighton (a developer) and David Watters (an accountant). Mr Robinson says the claim is "without one iota" of evidence. Mr Creighton and Mr Watters also issue denials. First Minister Peter Robinson appears before the finance committee and again rejects the suggestion he was to benefit financially from the Nama deal. He tells MLAs he was motivated to have meetings with interested buyers "in the best interests of the economy". He contests claims that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness had been kept in the dark about the deal. Former finance minister Sammy Wilson describes the Stormont inquiry as "a Mickey Mouse exercise". He accuses the inquiry of being "incompetent and biased" and says it had not separated out fiction and prejudice from fact. Former Sinn Féin chairman on the assembly's finance committee Daithí McKay resigns as an MLA after leaked Twitter messages suggest he "coached" Jamie Bryson ahead of the loyalist blogger's appearance at the committee. Twitter messages leaked to the BBC show that on 17 September 2015, Mr McKay sent a direct message to Mr Bryson, telling him to follow the Twitter account of fellow Sinn Féin member Thomas O'Hara. The following day, a direct Twitter message from Mr O'Hara tells Mr Bryson: "You may only get 10-15 seconds on this before Daithi as chair has to pull you on it so squeeze your best points on this into 1-2 lines and come straight to the point." Another message from him said: "Keep it short if you can, when it's said it's said and its privileged. Will be a great finisher." Mr McKay says his actions were "inappropriate, ill-advised and wrong", but denies coaching Mr Bryson. Sinn Féin suspends Thomas O'Hara. Jamie Bryson says he will not take part in any investigation. "I won't be cooperating with any investigation into who I talk to, who my sources are: they can throw me in jail first," he says. The following week, members of the finance committee call for Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir to stand aside while the Twitter exchanges are investigated. Mr Ó Muilleoir was a Sinn Féin member of the committee at the time of Mr Bryson's evidence session, and was named in the Twitter exchange between Mr Bryson and Mr O'Hara. Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness insists that Mr Ó Muilleoir will remain in his position. A BBC Spotlight NI investigation reveals Frank Cushnahan was recorded accepting a £40,000 cash payment from a Nama borrower. The recording was made in 2012 at a time when Mr Cushnahan was still working as an adviser to Nama. The payment was made by the County Down property developer John Miskelly during a meeting in a hospital car park. Mr Miskelly said "payments made by me to any persons have been lawful". Mr Cushnahan denied any wrongdoing and told Spotlight he would not be providing any further responses because of the ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
BBC News NI looks at the timeline of Nama's Northern Ireland property loans portfolio sale, which is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
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Both sides remain in qualifying places with Essex top on run-rate and Glamorgan in third. Essex make one change with Jamie Porter replacing Matt Quinn in their seam attack., while Glamorgan are unchanged. Glamorgan won the toss and captain Jacques Rudolph chose to bat first on a cloudy afternoon. Both teams face a hectic schedule of five limited-overs games in a week, as the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast groups both reach their climax. Essex lost to Surrey by 66 runs despite 131 from Jesse Ryder, while Glamorgan went down by 33 runs away to Somerset, in their previous matches. "Though we're still in the top four, a win (over Somerset) would have set us on the way to a quarter-final- we want to win every game" Glamorgan fast bowler Michael Hogan told BBC Wales. Essex coach Chris Silverwood told the club's website "The players know they have to bring consistency to their game, if we are to ensure Essex are in the quarter-finals of both white-ball competitions, and we need to start with a win against Glamorgan." Glamorgan won the 2015 match in Cardiff by 146 runs, with Colin Ingram hitting 130. Essex : Browne, Westley, Ryder, Bopara (c), Lawrence, ten Doeschate, Foster, Zaidi, Napier, Masters, Porter. Glamorgan: Lloyd, Rudolph (c), Bragg, Ingram, Donald, Wallace, Wagg, Meschede, Salter, van der Gugten, Hogan.
Essex and Glamorgan will be looking to recover from defeats as they meet at Chelmsford in the One-Day Cup.
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Hamilton said he was drawing on Ali's famous "rope-a-dope" victory over George Foreman in 1974 as he seeks to close the 29-point gap to the German. "I think about Muhammad Ali," Hamilton told BBC Sport. "He sat on the rope and let [Foreman] have the upper hand until he decided it was the right time to turn it around." Ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix, Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, added: "I'm hoping I can do a similar thing. He inspires me in that fight." Hamilton thinks it is important to beat Rosberg this weekend. The Englishman has finished second to his rival in two of the last three races and retired from the other. "I am going to do everything to be out front," said Hamilton, who has had two retirements this year. In contrast, Rosberg has finished every race, winning three grands prix and finishing second five times. "Winning your home grand prix is one of the greatest experiences you can have as a driver," added Hamilton. "I'm hopeful I don't have any more bad luck with the non-finishes and it's time to turn things around." Hamilton has not won at Silverstone since 2008, when he dominated in wet conditions to take one of the greatest victories of his career. Former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button hopes there will be another British victory this weekend but says the pressure is on Hamilton. "It would be amazing to have a British victory," said the 2009 world champion. "The crowd would go wild. "For myself, it's going to be tricky to get on the top step. Lewis has got a shot. Let's hope it happens." The flowing, fast Silverstone circuit and the huge crowds - 80,000 spectators are expected to attend practice on Friday, with about 95,000 due for Saturday's qualifying and 120,000 for the race on Sunday - make the British Grand Prix a favourite amongst drivers. Rosberg says he will do everything he could to prevent Hamilton recording a home victory on Sunday. "I definitely am going to try," the German said. "It's not going to be easy here, but I will do my best and I'm optimistic." Having won seven of the eight races so far this season, only missing out in Canada last month when they ran into a rare reliability problem, Mercedes are expected to win at Silverstone, with Hamilton and Rosberg fighting it out at the front. World champions Red Bull should be their closest challengers, despite a poor race in Austria two weeks ago. Daniel Ricciardo, who was eighth in Austria, is the highest Red Bull driver in the championship in third place, 82 points behind Rosberg. The Australian, who took his maiden career victory in Canada, said the team said the team think they know what went wrong in Austria and were expecting a better weekend at Silverstone. That's because the plethora of high-speed corners suits the aerodynamic excellence of the Red Bull, while the power disadvantage of the Renault compared to the Mercedes engine is less of a handicap. "If we can be the strong package we normally are here, it can definitely bring us close to the other teams," said Ricciardo. "All going well, I think we should be the ones behind Mercedes. I think they'll still be quickest but whether that's half a second or two or three tenths [of a second] we'll have to find out. "If we get it all right we can be within a couple of three tenths from them." Ferrari are in a similar situation to Red Bull, with a good car let down by a poor engine, but double world champion Fernando Alonso is pessimistic about his chances of a podium finish at Silverstone. In fact, the Spaniard does not think his team will taste victory at all this season. "If I'm honest with you, I would say no, it's not possible to win this year," Alonso said. "But I thought in 2011 it was impossible to win a race and we won here. "Anything can happen in this sport, so we try to do the best we can. If one opportunity arrives, we will take it to win a race, but it is extremely difficult to win with the performance we are showing." If Alonso fails to register a win in 2014, it would be the first time since 2009 the 32-year-old has not won at least once in a season and only the second time since 2003. Alonso said he expected Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who locked out the front row and finished the race third and fourth in Austria, would again be strong in Silverstone. "They will be a threat," Alonso said. Listen to Lewis Hamilton's interview with BBC Radio 5 live British Grand Prix coverage details
Lewis Hamilton says he is inspired by boxer Muhammad Ali as he tries to overhaul Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Formula 1 title race.
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A passer-by found two men unconscious and bleeding at the side of the road in Grove Lane, Handsworth, at about 03:00 BST. One of the men died at the scene and the other is critical in hospital. Both are thought to be in their late 20s, West Midlands Police said. A finger-tip search of the area is under way, Detectives are also looking at CCTV footage of Soho Road and Douglas Road, which have been closed for forensic examination.
One man has been killed and another seriously injured in a double stabbing in Birmingham.
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The UK's economy grew by an estimated 0.7% in the April to June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. That compared with growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of the year. Output in the economy during the second quarter was 2.6% higher than the same period a year earlier, the ONS said. "After a slowdown in the first quarter of 2015, overall GDP growth has returned to that typical of the previous two years," said ONS chief economist Joe Grice. He added, however, that Tuesday's economic growth figure showed GDP per capita - economic growth as shared out among each member of the population - was back to "broadly level with its pre-economic downturn peak in 2008". The economy has now seen 10 quarters of sustained economic growth. The ONS said manufacturing output experienced its first fall in two years with output dropping 0.3% in the quarter. However, a surge in North Sea oil and gas production lifted overall industrial output by 1% - the biggest increase since late 2010. The "mining and quarrying" component of the industrial output figures, which includes oil and gas extraction, rose by 7.8% in the quarter, the biggest increase since 1989. The ONS said the increase, which came despite falling oil prices, was driven by tax cuts in March designed to support the sector. Construction was flat in the period, the ONS said, recovering from a slight fall the previous quarter. The UK's dominant services sector recorded growth of 0.7%, following a rise of 0.4% in the previous three months. Domestic demand is expected to remain strong, as wages rise and with the temporary effects of low inflation boosting consumer spending. The ONS said there were also signs that businesses were finally increasing investment. The first estimate of GDP is based on about 40% of the economic data used in the final output estimate and is subject to revision. The second estimate is due in about a month's time. Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC the figures showed that the UK was "motoring ahead". "Our economy [is] producing as much per person as ever before. But there are clear risks out there in the world economy from the eurozone to what's happening in the world's stock markets, and so its vital that we stay on the road that we've set out on," he added. But Labour's shadow chancellor, Chris Leslie, told the BBC that Mr Osborne was "being very complacent". "Our economic growth really should be much stronger than this, especially with some of the mounting instability in the European economies, China, worldwide. We haven't seen the rebalancing of the recovery that we should have seen by now," he said. The latest growth figures come amid mounting pressure for a rise in interest rates following five years of rates sitting at the historic low of 0.5%. They also come a fortnight after Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested households should prepare for a rate rise towards the beginning of next year. Andrew Sentance, senior economic adviser at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a former member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), pointed out that in five of the past six quarters, the UK economy had grown by 0.7% or more, suggesting the economic recovery was "well-established". Mr Sentence, who said recently that he would have voted to raise interest rates, were he still a member of the MPC, added that the UK was on course to grow by 2.6% in 2015 . "Against this background, higher interest rates should be firmly on the MPC agenda in the second half of this year," he said. Anna Leach, head of economic analysis at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), forecast that growth would remain "decent" through the rest of the year, helped by lower oil price and inflation, which she said would drive consumer spending and business activity. But she warned: "Performance is mixed across sectors, with UK manufacturers going through a tough time as the stronger pound hits sales into the eurozone. Meanwhile, the eurozone is still grappling with uncertainty over the Greek bailout."
UK economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, helped by a big jump in oil and gas production, official figures have shown.
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Nigel Williams, of Caerwent, was walking on the A48 near the Northgate House bed and breakfast in Caerwent when he was hit on Saturday at about 03:30 GMT. He was taken to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital, but died shortly after arrival. The father-of-three's family said he would be "sadly missed". "He always had time for everyone he met and was always ready to help with anything and everyone," they said. Anyone who witnessed the crash has been asked to call Gwent Police on 101.
A 55-year-old man who died after being hit by a car in Monmouthshire has been named by Gwent Police.
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Mr Katter is an independent country politician from north Queensland. In the ad, he is seen blowing on a puff of smoke from a toy gun with the bodies of two "faceless men" from the major parties lying dead in the dirt. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called on Mr Katter to withdraw the ads, which were "in the worst of taste". But 71-year-old Mr Katter, who heads Katter's Australia Party and represents the electorate of Kennedy, said he thought the ads were "brilliant" and "screamingly funny". The ad, made with the help of satirical website Betoota Advocate, begins with members of the Labor Party and the Liberal-National coalition hammering a sign into the ground that reads "Australia for sale". Mr Katter tosses the sign on the ground, and when it is replaced, uses a large black marker to alter the sign to "Australia not for sale", before cutting to the scene with the gun. "I think most people will enjoy the humour. I thought it was very funny, I must admit," he told the ABC. "What's not funny is the selling off of this country. We hate it and we're tenaciously opposed to it." Queensland Senator Barry O'Sullivan called the ad "abhorrent" and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said it was "unfortunate". On the Sunrise breakfast television program, presenter David Koch pressed Mr Katter on why he released the video so soon after a gunman killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mr Katter responded that there were similar advertisements that did not cause controversy and also claimed not to be aware of the shooting. If this is the best Australia has to offer in the way of political scandal, then we truly are witnessing the world's most boring election campaign. Mr Katter's ad is typical of Australia's larrikin sense of humour - politically incorrect, jarring and perhaps not quite as funny as it thinks it is. But is it "abhorrent" or in "the worst of taste"? Should it have been released in the aftermath of the shootings in Orlando? Australia is a long way from Florida and many people in regional centres will share Mr Katter's bawdy sense of humour. Sometimes humour is rough or tasteless. Sometimes it doesn't hit the bulls eye. But if Katter's constituents don't like his joke, they can toss him out at the election on 2 July. Betoota Advocate editor Clancy Overell, who played one of the shot men in the video, said he was aware the video might "wind people up" but was not sure Mr Katter had the same understanding. Mr Overell defended the video's timing, telling the BBC that shootings occurred in the US every day. "Australians can't be prevented from making jokes and about cowboys and western-style gunplay," he said. A video from the 2012 Queensland state election featured Mr Katter line dancing with a group of young people. The same video depicted him spinning on his head, although it is likely a body double was used for the stunt.
Australian politician Bob Katter has defended a video that depicts him killing his electoral rivals.
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