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Jackson, 22, scored four goals in 36 appearances last season as Wrexham finished eighth in the table.
He is Barnsley's third signing for next season, ahead of their League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday.
"Kayden has pace to burn, likes to get at defenders and will fit in nicely to the way we play," caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website.
Jackson turned down a contract offer from Wrexham for next season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Barnsley have signed striker Kayden Jackson from National League club Wrexham on a two-year deal. | [
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Local reports from the southern resort island of Phuket say a British man died after turning a pistol on himself.
The Foreign Office (FO) could not confirm the reports.
An FO spokesman said: "We are urgently working with the authorities in Thailand to establish whether a British national has died in Phuket."
The Bangkok Post, quoted a taxi driver who said the man had hailed him near a local resort and asked to be taken somewhere where he could shoot. He had shown no signs of stress while in the taxi, the driver said. | The Foreign Office says it is urgently investigating reports that a British man has died at a shooting range in Thailand. | [
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The Seagulls remain one point ahead of second-placed Newcastle.
Tommy Smith's angled shot put the hosts in front before Tomer Hemed rounded the goalkeeper to equalise.
Nahki Wells fired into the top corner and Elias Kachunga nodded in to make it 3-1 before half-time, and Lewis Dunk's red card added to Brighton's misery.
Centre-back Dunk was sent off for a second yellow card midway through the second half for a lunging challenge on Izzy Brown, having been booked in the first period for a foul on the same player.
The Terriers' seventh win in nine league matches keeps them fifth, but they are now just two points behind fourth-placed Leeds, who they play at home on Sunday.
Brighton, knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Lincoln five days earlier, were uncharacteristically poor in defence and conceded three goals in a league match for the first time in almost 12 months.
The outstanding Rajiv van La Parra had already hit the post before full-back Smith's attempted cross landed back at his feet, and his subsequent shot flew in at the near post.
Hemed pounced on a poor back header from Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy to level, but that proved to be the only clear chance they created in the entire 90 minutes.
Wells' excellent finish from just inside the box was his 100th goal in English football, and it was the former Bradford forward's shot which goalkeeper David Stockdale palmed into the air for Kachunga to head in Huddersfield's third from close range.
After Dunk's dismissal, the fifth of his career, there was still time for Australian midfielder Mooy to strike the upright from long range and Stockdale to tip over a powerful attempt from substitute Kasey Palmer.
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner told BBC Radio Leeds:
"It was a good one, maybe one of the best this season. We scored three goals and had chances for more, and conceded a sloppy goal which was easy to avoid, but it was very good.
"We are fresh and still very hungry and greedy, even when we are humble and we know we're playing against the best team in the division.
"We gave ourselves no limits, we try our best and today our best was very good."
Brighton manager Chris Hughton told BBC Sussex:
"Every now and again you get a real bad one, and that was a real bad one.
"We were nowhere near the levels you need to play any game in this division, never mind one as good as Huddersfield, and on their own ground too.
"If we put in another performance like this at Brentford on Sunday, we will lose again. We need to be far better.
"Lewis Dunk has played the ball but he was already on a yellow and he's given the referee a decision to make. It's another one for him and something he has to learn from. We are going to miss him. It's a blow."
Match ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Collin Quaner.
Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by David Stockdale.
Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Collin Quaner replaces Nahki Wells.
Offside, Huddersfield Town. Aaron Mooy tries a through ball, but Nahki Wells is caught offside.
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Joe Lolley replaces Rajiv van La Parra.
Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kasey Palmer replaces Isaiah Brown because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury.
Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury.
Second yellow card to Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) for a bad foul.
Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Chuba Akpom replaces Tomer Hemed.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jamie Murphy.
Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
Foul by Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town).
Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by David Stockdale. | Huddersfield showed their promotion credentials with an impressive home win over Brighton, who missed the chance to extend their Championship lead. | [
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The vote in the St Louis suburb is the first since the death of Michael Brown last August led to protests.
A federal investigation found racial bias in the Ferguson police department was widespread.
Two-thirds of Ferguson's residents are black and now half the council.
Shortly after the results came out, a video emerged showing an unarmed black man being shot dead by a police officer in South Carolina.
State investigators said the officer, Michael Slager, would be charged with murder after the video showed him firing at Walter Lamer Scott who was running away.
Turnout in Ferguson increased from 12% at the last elections, in 2013, to 29%.
Wesley Bell, who defeated another black candidate in Ferguson's third ward, said: "This community came out in record numbers to make sure our voices were heard.
"When you have a community engaged, the sky is the limit."
A drive by activists to register new voters and encourage previously disenfranchised residents to vote appeared to have paid off.
"People in general want to see change," Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told the Reuters news agency.
Ella Jones defeated another black candidate and two white candidates in Ferguson's first ward to become the first black woman on the council.
Black residents in Ferguson protested for several days last August after Mr Brown was shot dead by St Louis police officer Darren Wilson.
The protests spread nationwide in November when it was announced that Mr Wilson, who has since left the police, would not be charged.
US police have faced severe criticism from rights groups in the wake of Mr Brown's death, with a series of high-profile deaths of unarmed black men in police custody. | Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, where last year an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by police, have tripled the number of African-Americans on the six-member council from one to three. | [
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The roundabout, which saw more than 80 collisions and 90 people injured in 2012-14, was replaced with two-way traffic on Sunday.
Transport for London (TfL) said congestion was due to "traffic getting used to the new layout".
"It's a very busy junction and it always will be," a spokesman said.
The reintroduction of two-way traffic at the junction for the first time in 50 years was a "key milestone" in the £25m transformation at Elephant and Castle, TfL said.
In addition to the new road layout, left turns from Newington Causeway towards New Kent Road and right turns from New Kent Road to Newington Causeway have also been banned.
But road users took to Twitter to complain about their Monday morning commute.
"It's 8am and the queue for the new #elephantandcastle junction starts somewhere south of Camberwell. allow extra 1hr 4 journey (or walk!)", a Twitter user posted.
"Shock horror! All approaches to Elephant and Castle worse than ever. Only TfL could spend millions and millions to make something worse!" tweeted @tango97.
Andy Woodward tweeted: "Delays around Elephant and Castle even worse today. If this was the tube there would be outcry. Commuters use buses too!"
Road users had been advised of traffic changes with a countdown to the traffic switch and advisors and police were on site to help keep traffic moving, the TfL spokesman said.
A spokesman for London TravelWatch said: "It's early days - we need to wait and see how it pans out."
TfL plans to convert the space created by removing the roundabout into a new public area.
It will replace subways with new pedestrian crossings, create new cycle routes and introduce a 20mph speed limit, TfL said. | The removal of the Elephant and Castle roundabout has been causing chaos for commuters, with motorists complaining of queues of more than an hour. | [
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The 61-year-old joined the Canaries from Atlanta United in December 2016.
Money managed Walsall, Luton Town and Cambridge United between 2006 and 2015 before working for MLS side Atlanta.
"Watching [head coach] Daniel Farke over the past six weeks has rekindled my appetite for management and it's something I'd like to be considered for once more," Money said. | Richard Money has left his role as Norwich academy boss by mutual consent to try to return to club management. | [
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The verdict came from the Care Quality Commission's first inspection since the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust was created in November.
The hospital was at the centre of a £6m public inquiry into care failings.
But despite the CQC's overall finding being critical, the trust said it was "highly complimentary" about the standard of care in some areas.
Inspectors visited County Hospital, formerly Stafford Hospital, and Royal Stoke University Hospital, also run by the trust, in April. They carried out unannounced inspections in May.
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which ran Stafford, was dissolved in November after a report concluded it was not "clinically or financially sustainable".
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The NHS in Staffordshire was given almost £300m to create the new trust and relocate some services in the county.
The CQC said it recognised "that the leadership of the new trust has had the significant task of bringing together two organisations at a challenging time. We have seen that progress has been made but there is still more to be achieved".
The trust was rated as good overall for how caring its services were, but told it required improvement to ensure safe, effective and well-led services. It received an inadequate rating in relation to whether services were responsive.
Several initiatives within children and young people's services at Stoke were rated as outstanding in relation to whether they were caring.
Outstanding work was also seen in the specialised neurological unit at County Hospital, inspectors said.
But the trust was told it must address high waiting times in its emergency department, and inspectors noted the Royal Stoke had "consistently and frequently failed the four-hour waiting time target".
It also said the trust should review capacity and adequacy of critical care services, and communication between senior management and frontline staff.
Mark Hackett, trust chief executive, said: "Less than a year ago there were serious concerns about the sustainability, and therefore the safety, of services at County Hospital, but the CQC has now given the hospital 23 good ratings and just one inadequate rating."
He said the trust was addressing the areas for improvement the CQC identified. | A new NHS trust set up to run Stafford's hospital requires improvement, inspectors have said. | [
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At least 17 US-based and local groups receiving foreign funding were targeted, according to activists and Egyptian state media.
An official said at least one of the US-based groups was operating without proper permits.
The US state department said it was "very concerned" and urged authorities to stop the "harassment" of NGO staff.
Some civil society activists have reported that employees were prevented from leaving while searches continued.
"This is not appropriate in the current environment," state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, adding that senior US officials had been in touch with Egyptian military leaders to express their concern over the raids.
Egypt's military has vowed to investigate how pro-democracy and human rights organisations are funded and has said repeatedly it will not tolerate foreign interference in the country's affairs.
"The public prosecutor has searched 17 civil society organisations, local and foreign, as part of the foreign funding case," official news agency Mena cited the prosecutor's office as saying.
"The search is based on evidence showing violation of Egyptian laws including not having permits."
The US-based groups targeted include the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), loosely associated with the US Democratic and Republican parties.
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Documents and computers have been seized as part of the investigations and one report said that the IRI's doors had been sealed with wax.
Julie Hughes, Cairo Director of the NDI, told the BBC about 14 members of the security forces had turned up at its offices.
"They came in and asked all of us to gather together in a room, to leave the laptops on our desks, and open and accessible," she said.
"They went around the room from computer to computer looking through files and then gathering up those computers, and then about four and a half hours later they left."
Both pro-democracy groups, who say they take a neutral political stance, run programmes to train members of nascent political parties in democratic processes.
The Arab Centre for the Independence of Justice was also among those being investigated, its head, Nasser Amin, told AFP.
Civil society groups have responded angrily to the raids.
"[Former President Hosni] Mubarak's regime did not dare to undertake such practices prior to the uprising," the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said in a statement.
The group said the authorities were "aiming to intimidate activists and rights advocates, gag their mouths and freeze their activities in support of human rights and against repression and torture".
Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian reformist Mohamed ElBaradei said any attempt to stifle such groups would surely backfire.
"Human rights organisations are the guardians of nascent freedom. Efforts to suffocate them will be a major setback," he wrote on his Twitter account. | Egyptian soldiers and police have raided the offices of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Cairo. | [
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The Hannover forward, who will also miss Austria's game in Serbia on Sunday, has been replaced by Sturm Graz striker Deni Alar
Harnik is the team's most-capped player, with 14 goals in 61 matches.
Alar is the leading top-scorer for Austrian league leaders Graz, with nine goals in as many games. | Austria winger Martin Harnik will miss Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Wales in Vienna because of a calf injury. | [
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Edward Furneaux, 74, died after crashing his car into a tree in Kewstoke Road, Worle, on the morning of 19 January.
The body of his 70-year-old wife, Anne, was found at a property in Pilgrim's Way the same day.
No-one else is being sought in the murder inquiry into Mrs Furneaux's death, Avon and Somerset Police said. | A husband and wife who died in an apparent murder-suicide in North Somerset have been named. | [
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Welsh Language Minister Alun Davies has written to the corporation seeking assurances over the future of factual and drama production in Wales.
BBC Studios has announced plans to cut about 300 staff across the UK.
Its director Mark Linsey said the proposals will help "provide even greater value to licence fee payers".
BBC Studios is a recent created division of the BBC which encompasses its in-house TV programme making in genres such as drama, factual and entertainment.
Mr Davies, who has responsibility for the Welsh Government's broadcasting policy, said: "I was extremely concerned to learn of this announcement and its implications for the BBC in Wales, especially the loss of 27 jobs."
The minister said he supported the Bectu union as it seeks assurances the redundancies will be achieved through voluntary means.
In a letter to BBC Director General Lord Hall, Mr Davies said: "Throughout the BBC Charter Review process, the Welsh Government has expressed concern about the BBC Studios proposal.
"We are not persuaded that a significant scaling back of BBC in-house production - which may well be the outcome of an entirely market driven approach to commissioning within the BBC - would be beneficial overall."
Mark Linsey, director of BBC Studios, said: "A strong, creative and competitive BBC Studios is crucial to maintaining the BBC's role as one of the world's great programme makers and ensuring that in-house production at the BBC has a secure future.
"With the removal of an in-house guarantee, we need to be able to develop programmes and projects for a variety of broadcasters, and compete effectively for the finest talent.
"The changes announced [on Thursday] will help us to reshape in response to a new landscape and provide even greater value to licence fee payers." | The Welsh Government has said it was "extremely concerned" over news of 27 job cuts in Wales by the BBC's production arm, BBC Studios. | [
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A monthly travelcard costs £135 ($174), according to a Deutsche Bank report - £33 ($43) more than Dublin, which was ranked second priciest city.
Auckland, where a ticket costs £95 ($123), came third, while New York City, at £91 ($118), came fourth, and Tokyo fifth at £86 ($111).
Transport for London (TfL) said the findings did "not show the true cost of transport in other countries".
The survey also found the cost of travel in the capital dropped since 2014, when commuters paid £165 ($213).
Source: Deutsche Bank
Its authors ranked London tenth most expensive for petrol, and the third for car hire.
Hong Kong had the priciest petrol, while Amsterdam was the most expensive for a daily car rental, the report said.
London's taxis fared slightly better, ranked 20th in a list of 47 cities, with Zurich topping the list for the most expensive fares.
For quality of life, London was ranked 33rd in the world, similar to other "mega cities" such as Tokyo, Paris and New York.
According to the report, these cities "rank very low" for quality of life, mostly due to "high living costs, crime, pollution and commuting time".
"This is highly subjective and one person's long commute may be another person's chance to catch up on Netflix," the report said.
"Megacity dwellers may also forsake short-term quality of life for aspirational reasons," the report added.
Wellington, in New Zealand, was ranked as the best city to live in in terms of quality of life, followed by Edinburgh, Vienna. Melbourne and Zurich.
In February, TfL revealed its fares income was down £90m last year.
TfL is currently planning to cut £16bn from its budget by 2020/21 as it aims to become self sufficient with its operating costs.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has frozen fares on buses and trams until 2020, but travelcard prices are set by train operating companies and so are not under full TfL control.
A TfL spokesman said: "London also has one of the most extensive set of travel concessions in the world with free or discounted travel for children, the over-60s, students and veterans." | Public transport in London is the world's most expensive, a report says. | [
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Relations with Iran have been shaky since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The British embassy in Tehran is expected to be reopened within days, during a visit to Iran by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and a delegation of business leaders.
The move follows a deal agreed by Iran with six world powers on curbing its nuclear programme.
The reopening of the embassy was first publicly proposed by the UK government last year, but had been held up by problems including Iran's reluctance to relax import laws which slowed the replacement of equipment taken out when the post was abandoned.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the circumstances are right to reopen Britain's embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran.
It follows an improvement in relations in recent months following the election of a more moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, in June 2013 and an agreement on how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme.
It also comes as Iraqi forces are engaged in heavy clashes with Sunni Islamist militants across the country, amid reports that Iran is providing military assistance to its historic rival.
Britain demands the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London, saying also that all Iranian diplomats must leave the country within 48 hours. Foreign Secretary William Hague also reveals that all UK diplomatic employees have already left Iran.
Iranian protesters storm the UK embassy in Tehran, throwing stones, petrol bombs, and burning documents. They attempt to occupy it before being dispersed by riot police. The UK Foreign Office says it is "outraged" by the incident.
The Iranian parliament votes to expel the British ambassador in Tehran, Dominick Chilcott. Economic and trade links with the UK are weakened.
British Chancellor George Osborne announces financial sanctions against Iran as a result of a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), into its nuclear programme. Britain ceases all ties with Iranian banks.
Four people said by Iran to be terrorists with links to Britain are arrested according to the country's English language television station Press TV.
The Foreign Office denied the men had ties to Britain and said this was "another in a long line of slurs against the United Kingdom from the government of Iran".
Iran admits it is building a uranium enrichment plant near Qom, but insists it is for peaceful purposes. British intelligence services played a key role in the unveiling of the site.
Mass protests are held after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The opposition says the election was fraud.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says "arrogant powers" in the US and European countries tried to encourage protests. He adds that the "most evil of those powers was Britain". The British media was also criticised.
The British Council, which has been operating intermittently in Iran since 1961, says it has suspended operations in Tehran, claiming Iranian officials "pressurised" their staff.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers Channel 4's alternative Christmas message to Britain.
In a speech to the Israeli parliament, Gordon Brown says: "Iran has a clear choice to make: suspend its nuclear programme and accept our offer of negotiations or face growing isolation and the collective response not of one nation but of many nations."
Iran detains 15 British navy personnel who were patrolling the Shatt al-Arab waterway separating Iran and Iraq. Tehran says that the boat entered Iranian waters. A diplomatic row ensues and they are released on 4 April.
The UK, Germany and France draft a resolution for the IAEA criticising Iran's lack of co-operation with inspections of its nuclear programme. Later in the month, eight British sailors are held for three days in Iran after their ship reportedly strays into Iranian waters near the border with Iraq.
Demonstrations take place outside the UK embassy in Tehran, as people criticise the UK and US military for fighting near the Shia holy cities of Iraq.
The IAEA reports for the first time on Iran's 18-year nuclear programme. Iran insists it is for civilian purposes only but some parts of the international community, particularly the US and UK, believe that Iran is intent on building a nuclear weapon.
In November 2003, Tehran agrees to more extensive inspection of its nuclear facilities by the IAEA.
Iran rejects David Reddaway as the UK's ambassador to Tehran, calling him a spy.
Jack Straw becomes the first UK foreign secretary to travel to Iran since the Islamic revolution. It is part of a wider effort to forge a coalition against the Afghan Taliban.
Cabinet minister Mo Mowlam visits Iran and pledges UK assistance in Iran's fight against narco-trafficking from Afghanistan, which supplies 90% of the heroin sold in the UK.
UK and Iran exchange ambassadors for the first time since the revolution in 1979.
Relations with Britain are restored to ambassador level after Tehran officially distances itself from the Salman Rushdie affair whereby it called the British author's book the Satanic Verses blasphemous against Islam and said Muslims had a duty to kill Mr Rushdie.
It now says it would not carry out the fatwa nor encourage anyone else to do so.
An Iranian diplomat is expelled in retaliation for Tehran's expulsion of a UK diplomat. Later, three Iranians are expelled from London (two embassy officials and a student) after an alleged plot to kill Mr Rushdie.
Diplomatic relations with the UK improve with the release of Terry Waite, who was held hostage by an Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon for almost five years. Iran is perceived to have been instrumental in securing Mr Waite's release.
Iran declares a fatwa on Mr Rushdie. Bilateral diplomatic ties are broken, and Mr Rushdie goes into hiding.
British embassy in Tehran reopens.
Six anti-Khomeini Iranian gunmen take over the Iranian embassy in London and take 22 people hostage. The siege ends when British special forces soldiers storm the building, killing five of the gunmen. Nineteen hostages are set free but one dies and two are injured after the gunmen open fire on them during the assault.
Britain closes its embassy in Tehran, following the Islamic revolution.
CENTO, the Central Treaty Organisation, is formed under the Baghdad Pact by the UK, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey to offset Soviet influence in the region. Like Nato, it pledges mutual co-operation and non-interference in each others' internal affairs. The US joins the pact in 1958. CENTO is a largely symbolic body and disbands in 1979.
Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh is ousted in a coup sponsored by US and British intelligence agencies. He serves a three year jail sentence for treason and spends the remainder of his life under house arrest until his death in 1967.
Mossadegh is appointed prime minister after Ali Razamara is assassinated. In 1951 he tries to nationalise the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, but Britain imposes an embargo and appeals to the US for help.
Iran says it will remain neutral in World War II but Reza Shah, the first Pahlavi king, had also expanded trade and links with Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Fearful of the outcome, especially after German incursion into the Soviet Union in 1941, the UK and Russia jointly occupy Iran and force Reza Shah to abdicate. He later dies in exile.
UK and Russian troops leave Iran in 1946 after US officials cite clauses in the 1942 Atlantic Charter prohibiting colonial expansion on the back of wartime efforts. | The UK is set to reopen its embassy in Tehran in the coming days, almost four years after it was closed following the storming of the compound by protesters. | [
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The album, which includes the singles Dead Inside and Mercy, knocked Florence and The Machine off top spot.
The band's third album, How Big, How Blue slipped to number two, with Collabro's Act Two at three.
Ed Sheeran's X climbed six places to four, with Sam Smith's Lonely Hour up two at five. Leftfield had the highest new entry at number six.
The dance act's first full-length studio album for 16 years, Alternative Light Source, edged out a new deluxe edition of The Rolling Stones 1971 chart-topper Sticky Fingers.
Further down the album chart, Pete Townshend's Classic Quadropenia debuted at number 32.
The Who star launched a protest against the Official Chart Company last week when it decided his record wouldn't be eligible for the classical charts, because it was merely a rock album re-arranged for the orchestra.
As it stands, the album at the top of the classical chart is Andre Rieu's Magic Of The Violin, which only made number 100 on the main chart.
Meanwhile, Jason Derulo achieved a third week at number one in the singles chart with Want To Want Me.
OMI's Cheerleader was at number two, with Major Lazer's Len on FT MO & DJ Snake at number three.
Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber's Where Are U Now and Galantis' Runaway (You & I) took fourth and fifth spot.
But Leona Lewis's much-publicised comeback single, Fire Under My Feet, failed to make the Top 40, landing at number 51.
The Official Chart will move to Fridays from 10 July - after 28 years broadcasting on a Sunday - to tie in with the new global music release day.
The Official Chart with Greg James will kick off the weekend at 16:00 BST every Friday on BBC Radio 1, as part of his drivetime show.
The move coincides with the music industry's launch of New Music Fridays in more than 45 countries.
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Duffy, 26, raced into a 3-0 lead and beat the world number nine easily.
A furious Ding criticised the playing conditions at the York Barbican.
Sheffield's Duffy, who is seeded 121 for the event, said: "I was confident going into the match because I have been working harder than I ever have before, but it's crazy. I am buzzing."
Ding's news conference lasted less than a minute and was littered with swear words.
The Chinese star complained about the table set-up and conditions and will be lucky to escape a fine from World Snooker for his rant.
Three-time UK Championship winner John Higgins had no problems coming through his first-round match.
The 40-year-old Scot, who has already won two ranking events this season, continued his impressive form with a routine 6-1 victory over Leo Fernandez.
Higgins is joined in the second round by three-time runner-up Ken Doherty, Mark Davis, Antony McGill and Sydney Wilson, who came from 4-2 and 5-4 down to stun Welshman Michael White in a thrilling final-frame decider.
Doherty, 46, thumped fellow veteran Tony Drago 6-0, world number 20 Davis beat Rhys Clark 6-1, while Scotland's McGill scored three centuries in a 6-3 victory over James Cahill. | Amateur Adam Duffy pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history with a stunning 6-2 win over two-time winner Ding Junhui. | [
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After EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation), the club recorded a loss of £142,659.
"It is very pleasing to report continued improvement in our results," chief executive Jamie Clifford said.
"The club has seen just short of £1m improvement in EBITDA since 2009 - an objective that was at the heart of our strategic planning."
Kent have also reported a strengthened balance sheet, with a net asset value of £7.7m - an improvement of just under £1.4m over the year.
The club also sold land at the Old Dover Road side of the St Lawrence Ground to property developers shortly after the end of the financial year, after being granted planning permission.
"This marks a key moment in the club's history. We can expect the construction of high-quality retirement apartments to commence in the coming months," Clifford added. | Kent have announced an improved pre-tax profit of £345,784 for the financial year to November 2015. | [
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The unrest began when drivers erected barricades in a protest against harassment and roadblocks by police demanding bribes.
When security forced stepped in, some local residents joined the protesters and threw stones at police.
Some demonstrators are reported to have been beaten up. Thirty people have been arrested.
Africa Live: More on this and other news stories
Zimbabwe has become increasing volatile in recent weeks with frequent protests against economic hardship and alleged government corruption.
Police say they have reduced the number of roadblocks following complaints.
The economy has struggled since a government programme seized most white-owned farms in 2000, causing exports to tumble.
Robert Mugabe, 92, has been in power since independence in 1980.
Critics accuse him of using violence and rigging during recent elections - allegations he denies.
Official statistics say most citizens live on just one dollar a day. | Police in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest by minibus drivers. | [
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Cook, 25, scored 25 goals in the National League last season, helping the Bluebirds to a mid-table finish.
He returned to Holker Street after a stint at Grimsby in July 2014.
"The lad wants to play League football and I can't and won't have a go at players who want to play at a higher level," Cox told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"There are clubs at our level who have come in for him, but his agent has categorically said he doesn't want to sign for another Conference club.
"It's one we might need to be patient on." | Barrow want to retain Andy Cook but expect the striker to explore opportunities in the Football League, says manager Paul Cox. | [
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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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After resuming 41 behind on 322-7, the Bears' hopes of saving the game pretty much rested on Jonathan Trott.
But Tom Curran broke through, trapping Jeetan Patel lbw - and Trott added just 10 to his score before holing out off Mark Footitt for 151.
Chris Wright was then bowled by Curran as Warwickshire were all out for 362.
It was a good second-innings effort by the Bears, built around the 41st century of Trott's first-class career.
But they were always staring at defeat after being bowled out for 91, either side of tea on Saturday, to follow-on 363 runs in arrears - and they take just a single point from the match.
It was perhaps fitting that Footitt ended Trott's epic knock, in the eighth over of the morning, after the former England batsman had aimed an upper-cut at a short ball from the left-arm paceman, only to see it balloon into Dom Sibley's hands at third man.
That gave Footitt a match haul of eight wickets to continue the England hopeful's fine form since reaching full fitness again at the end of last season.
In Surrey's last three home Championship matches going back to last season, out of a possible 50 wickets, Footitt has taken 22 of them.
Having opened up with a 23-point haul, Surrey's next game is also at home against Lancashire, starting on Good Friday, when Warwickshire are also back in action, hosting Yorkshire at Edgbaston.
Surrey captain Gareth Batty told BBC Radio London:
"We're absolutely delighted. Both Mark Footitt and Mark Stoneman will deservedly get the plaudits for their first-innings performances, but we can get better. This is just one win.
"The fact that we were able to leave out two England players (Stuart Meaker and Zafar Ansari, plus Jason Roy, who is playing in the IPL) is a big statement. But we are not an 11-man team. It is all about the squad. It could be me sitting out the next game because people will need resting and we will always pick the right team for the surface.
"There are some seriously good teams in this division. We have now got the best domestic first-class cricket in the world. The cricket I've seen played in the last two or three years has been the best of my time in the game.
"Full credit to Trotty, who is still one of the best players in the country. It was a very good lesson for our bowlers to see how someone that good goes about his business."
Warwickshire bowling coach Alan Richardson told BBC WM:
"You just can't give sides the sort of start we gave them on the first couple of days.
"We're pleased we showed some fight after that, and Trotty was superb, but this game is a wake-up call for us.
"We bowled well on the second day, too, but overall we're disappointed. We have spoken about how we need to bounce back." | Surrey took less than an hour on the final morning at The Oval to wrap up a season-opening victory over Warwickshire by an innings and one run. | [
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Two serving police officers, a retired police officer, a current pilot and a retired pilot were arrested as part of a South Yorkshire Police investigation.
Reports had been made that the force's helicopter had been used for inappropriate filming, Sheffield Magistrates' Court heard.
All five are charged with misconduct.
The charges relate to four alleged incidents between 2007 and 2012.
Mr Lucas and Mr Walls are both currently suspended from duty, South Yorkshire Police confirmed.
District Judge Naomi Redhouse granted the men bail, with the next hearing due at Sheffield Crown Court on 7 June. | Five men have appeared in court accused of misusing the camera on a police helicopter to film people who were naked or having sex. | [
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Walker was a passenger in a Porsche a friend was driving when it hit a pole and burst into flames in November 2013.
US media report that a wrongful death case has now been filed by Walker's daughter Meadow, who is 16, alleging the carmaker took safety shortcuts.
Porsche has not yet publicly responded to the claims.
After a four-month investigation, police said the Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker's friend Roger Rodas, was travelling at 94mph (151kph) in a 45mph zone when it hit a lamp post.
The lawsuit contends that the car was travelling much slower when it went out of control, according to TMZ.
The website, quoting legal documents, says his seatbelt "snapped Walker's torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis," and trapping him when the vehicle caught fire.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the document claims the car lacked "features that could have prevented the accident or, at a minimum, allowed Paul Walker to survive the crash".
Meadow Walker has not commented.
Mr Rodas' widow filed a similar case last year, but Porsche said the crash was his fault, rather than down to design flaws. | The daughter of the late Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker is to sue carmaker Porsche over the crash in which he died, US reports say. | [
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The former Rangers captain will join Killie on a three-year deal to team up with boss Gary Locke at Rugby Park.
McCulloch, 37, was deemed surplus to requirements at Ibrox after Rangers' new management team of Mark Warburton and David Weir arrived in June.
The former Wigan Athletic midfielder won three top-flight league titles and two Scottish Cups with Rangers.
McCulloch, who played many of his 46 games for Rangers last season in central defence, joins striker Kris Boyd and full-back Stevie Smith in making the move to Kilmarnock from Ibrox this summer.
Scotland international McCulloch was involved with Locke in Kilmarnock's preparations for Saturday's friendly against Berwick Rangers.
He joined Wigan from Motherwell in March 2001 and, after more than six years there, moved to Rangers for £2.25m. | Lee McCulloch will sign for Kilmarnock in a player-coach role, his representative has confirmed. | [
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The fund was set up by Mr Najib in 2009 with the stated aim of boosting the Malaysian economy.
But FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said evidence showed it had defrauded Malaysians "on an enormous scale".
On Wednesday, US authorities moved to seize more than $1bn (£761m) in assets related to the fund.
Mr Najib is not named in the US papers and has consistently denied wrongdoing.
But he is identifiable as "Malaysian Official 1", whose account allegedly received millions in funds originating from 1MDB.
The $1bn the US hopes to seize would make up only a proportion of the more than $3.5bn (£2.6bn) allegedly diverted.
Source: US Department of Justice
Mr Najib was officially cleared of criminality by the Malaysian attorney general earlier this year. He had dismissed the previous attorney general after he repeatedly criticised the prime minister's handling of the case.
The current attorney general, Mohamed Apandi, said on Thursday that there was no evidence funds were misappropriated from 1MDB.
Speaking on Thursday, Mr Najib stressed the US case was a "civil, not a criminal, procedure" and that "we don't want to come to any conclusions until that process [the investigation] is done".
"I want to say categorically that we are serious about good governance," he said, adding that he would "fully co-operate" with the investigation.
Despite denying any wrongdoing, the prime minister is now facing renewed calls to answer the accusations and stand down.
Former premier and long-time Najib foe Mahathir Mohamad said there "can be no doubt" that Mr Najib was responsible for 1MDB's finances.
He said Malaysians should stage street protests against Mr Najib, as they have in the past, and push for a referendum on his leadership.
Parliamentary opposition leader Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said he should go on leave "so as not to create the perception of abuse of power" or hinder this "very important" investigation.
When I spoke to the fund's CEO, Arul Kanda, in October last year, he told me "the value of assets outweigh the value of debt".
But 1MDB had to sell some of its most prized assets in order to realise this value, and as one Malaysian opposition leader put it to me at the time, any business that has to do that isn't a successful business.
1MDB's financial mismanagement and the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister has raised concern amongst the foreign investment community that Malaysia's economy is in for a rough ride.
But there are bigger worries than just the financial performance of 1MDB. At the heart of it is the suggestion that Malaysia's public money has been stolen and used for personal gain.
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1MDB said in a statement last year that it had never given money to the prime minister and called the claims "unsubstantiated".
Meanwhile Singapore fraud investigators said on Thursday they had seized more than $175m in assets connected to 1MDB and found several major banks, including Standard Chartered, had showed "weaknesses in the processes for accepting clients and monitoring transactions".
Also on Thursday, the Swiss authorities said they had seized three valuable paintings linked to the investigation - one Van Gogh painting and two Monet paintings, following a US request. | Malaysian PM Najib Razak is facing pressure internationally and at home amid US allegations of massive fraud at state investment fund 1MDB. | [
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The 24-year-old tight-head is among the starting XV who are given a chance to redeem themselves after the 29-13 defeat by Scotland.
Asked if he was relieved to be retained, the Exeter Chiefs player replied: "Oh yeah.
"Obviously you want to keep your place and after a loss everyone was on edge."
Francis continued: "It's good we've got a good squad and a good depth especially in my position.
"There's Samson [Lee] there's me and there's Rhods [Rhodri Jones] and there's Scott Andrews.
"If you don't have a good game there's someone knocking ready to do anything to take your place."
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Wales go into Friday night's match in Cardiff off the back of defeats by Scotland and England.
Another defeat will mean it would be Wales' worst championship since 2010 and Francis accepts the players have something to prove at the Principality Stadium.
Francis says he has managed to avoid the worst of the criticism aimed at the team in Wales because he plays his club rugby in the south west of England.
"It's a bit like a fishbowl isn't it," he said.
"When the game doesn't go how you want it's quite hard not to take that personally especially if you look at the press.
"I guess I'm lucky in the weeks after the losses I've been back in Exeter.
"I didn't have to stay here and I sort of managed to get away from that and focus on something else and then come back into it.
"It's not a nation is it? It's a little part of the south west and there's only a few papers that will print anything about the rugby, but here it's all over the news." | Wales prop Tomas Francis admitted he was relieved when coach Rob Howley named an unchanged team for Friday's Six Nations match with Ireland. | [
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The NFL had banned Brady for allegedly colluding to deflate balls during a play-off game, but on Friday a US judge ruled it had "legal deficiencies".
"I don't think it has been good for our sport, to a large degree, we have all lost," said Brady, 38.
He can now play on 10 September against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In a Facebook post, he added: "While I am pleased to be eligible to play, I am sorry our league had to endure this.
"I can't wait to fully commit my energy and emotion to focus on the challenges of the 2015 NFL season.
"I want to thank my family, my friends, all of the fans, past and current players and my team-mates for the support they have given me throughout this challenging experience."
He added he hoped "the attention of NFL fans can return to where it belongs - on the many great players and coaches who work so hard every week, and sacrifice so much, to make this game great".
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The NFL had banned Brady after investigating claims the Patriots had deflated match balls to gain an advantage in January's 45-7 play-off victory over Indianapolis Colts, which sent them to the Super Bowl.
Deflated balls are considered easier to throw and catch.
Brady, considered one of the best quarterbacks ever and entering his 16th season, maintains neither he nor the club did anything wrong.
The league has already fined the Patriots a record $1m (£660,000) and stripped the team of two draft pick following its 243-page report into 'deflate-gate'.
The report found Brady was "generally aware" of the scheme.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said that the league will appeal the judge's ruling. | New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is sorry the NFL "had to endure" the "deflate-gate" scandal, after his four-game ban was overturned. | [
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Firearms officers from the Met Police carried out a stop on a car in High Street shortly before 20:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Two men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.
The operation was not linked to a fatal police shooting at Tracey Court in Luton earlier in the day, police said.
Detectives from the Met's serious and organised crime command were supported by officers from Bedfordshire Police during the operation.
Local residents were warned by armed police to stay inside their homes during the incident.
The arrested men are being held in custody at a police station in north London. | A handgun and ammunition have been seized and two people were arrested during a police operation in Luton. | [
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Shazia Ahmad and Wasim Ali, from Newport, Umar Arif, Umar Butt and Khalid Yassen, from Cardiff, and Zawed Malik from Greater Manchester, all deny conspiracy to supply the class A drug.
Cardiff Crown Court heard two cars were followed by undercover police officers.
Almost 40kg (88lbs) of heroin worth about £5m was seized between 2013 and 2014.
The jury was told the speaker was being carried in a car that was stopped by police.
Mr Butt and Mr Yassen were arrested on the M5 with 36.5kg of heroin in a speaker and suitcase in their Citroen Picasso.
Undercover officers said they followed the Picasso and a Fiat Punto "travelling in convoy" but admitted under cross examination that they did not see a "speaker box" being placed in the Picasso.
The court heard money was handed over at locations across Newport, including a Lidl car park.
The case continues. | Six people accused of being involved in Wales' largest heroin seizure kept the drugs in a speaker, a court has heard. | [
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Bert Davidson, from Hopeman, near Elgin, had not seen his 1929 Humber since he sold it nearly 60 years ago.
But a few years ago he was contacted by Robin Wills - whose father had owned the saloon car in the 1960s and 70s - who had tracked it down to America.
Mr Wills has since restored the dilapidated car to its former glory.
After towing it up to Elgin from his home in Brancepath, County Durham, Mr Davidson once again got a chance to sit behind the wheel.
"I had a run around the block in it. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip," Mr Davidson told the BBC News website.
"It was a grand motor car and he's done a magnificent job restoring it. The paintwork is in its original colours. The interior is all original. He tried to get me to drive it - but I said 'I'd better not!'"
Mr Davidson had first come across the car at an old coachbuilders in Elgin while working at his father's garage following his National Service in 1954.
It was under a dustsheet and he asked the owner if he could buy it.
"He said 'No laddie, I'm not selling it'," Mr Davidson said. "I asked him again eight weeks later. This went on for two years. Eventually he said I could have it and he asked how much I had in my pocket. I got it for £15 which was a bargain."
Mr Davidson restored the car and in 1959 entered it in the Kildrummy Rally, where vehicles travelled from Kildrummy to Aberdeen. He won the vintage class.
"I was the only kilted competitor," he said.
Eventually, Mr Davidson's father sold his garage and he had nowhere to keep the car so it had to go.
"I sold the car to a man from RAF Kinloss or Lossiemouth for £185," Mr Davidson recalled. "I watched him drive away and put it completely out of my mind. That was the last I saw of it until Robin got in touch 55-60 years later.
"I was very surprised when he got in touch and I am delighted that I'm going to see the car again."
Mr Wills' father bought the car in about 1965 but sold it to a Newcastle car dealer in 1974, when Mr Wills was aged four.
The next time Mr Wills saw it, it was when it appeared in the opening credits of the 1976 Likely Lads film.
"It's unique because it has an owl on the front, on the top of the radiator," he said. "So I knew it was the same car."
Mr Wills' research, which took two years, revealed that the car was later bought by a man who took it to America and it had crossed the Atlantic four times.
It was also owned by the man's brother, Lotus designer Martin Waide.
However, after its engine blew up in 1979 it was never driven again until Mr Wills brought it back to its former glory.
"I used to talk to my dad about the car in my teenage years as I had fond memories of it," he said. "I was delighted and astounded to find it. When I got it back the first thing I did was to open the door, shut my eyes and took a whiff.
"It has the original interior. It hasn't been touched in 98 years. The smell was astounding. It was as if I had been transported back to 1974."
The Humber had some plaques inside it relating to the Kildrummy Rally.
Mr Wills carried out an internet search and found footage of the rally, which included Mr Davidson and the car, on the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive.
"I couldn't believe it," he said. "It was as if someone had walked on my grave. It was an incredible experience."
He then managed to track Mr Davidson down.
"The sense of excitement in his voice was unbelievable," Mr Wills said. "I think he was as excited as I was."
The two men discovered they had more in common than the Humber - they also shared the same birthday.
For Mr Davidson's 80th, Mr Wills sent him the car's original front number plate which the pensioner had made.
"I thought that was great," Mr Davidson said.
The journey to northern Scotland with the car on Saturday was wet at times, forcing Mr Wills to make an emergency stop to buy brass polish.
"I had to buff up the brasswork. I wanted it to look its best for Bert," he said.
"It's been an amazing experience. I feel a bit like Doctor Who, travelling back to meet characters from the past."
The Humber's owners, past and present, exchanged gifts - a photo album of the car and a bottle of whisky from Mr Davidson's home town of Elgin. | An 83-year-old man has been reunited with a vintage car he drove in the 1950s, after its current owner tracked him down. | [
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Bricks were thrown and fires lit outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in London.
Protesters allege Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, was "brutally beaten" by Met Police officers earlier this month.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the treatment of Mr Da Costa, who died six days after he was stopped by police.
Borough Commander Supt Ian Larnder stood in the middle of a group of protesters trying to answer their questions and calm tensions.
One protester rode his motorbike up to the police line and revved his engine in front of officers.
Another motorcyclist turned his bike towards the officers and span his wheels so smoke blew towards them.
Firefighters, protected by police, hosed out a fire which had been started in a bin in Richmond Road. Bins were also set alight near a McDonald's in Romford Road.
Bricks had been ripped from a wall and thrown at police.
Family campaigners said the violence was not coming from them and it had been set up as a peaceful march.
The police said there had been no arrests but some officers suffered minor injuries.
The force added that the number of protesters was starting to dwindle just before 23:00.
Mr Da Costa, known by friends as Edson, died on 21 June, six days after being stopped in a car in Woodcocks, Beckton, in Newham, east London.
Campaigners claim that his neck was broken and he suffered head and other injuries after he was stopped in a car, containing three people, by Met officers.
The IPCC said a preliminary post-mortem examination, carried out on Thursday, indicated there were no spinal injuries caused by police.
Transport for London said that from just before 18:00 there had been "a number of bus diversions at police request" due to the demonstration at Stratford. | Protesters have faced off with police in a demonstration over the death of a man after a traffic stop. | [
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Judge Thomas Lipps rejected arguments by defence lawyers that witnesses could face intimidation or harassment outside the courthouse in Steubenville.
The case has attracted attention due to social media and the high profile of the football team in the small town.
Judge Lipps also ruled the non-jury trial would be open to the public.
He did so over the objections of the family of the 16-year-old girl who was allegedly attacked.
She wanted to protect her identity and keep evidence that might eventually be ruled inadmissible from becoming public.
Trenton Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, both 16, deny the charges they face next month at a juvenile court.
Three other students who witnessed the alleged attack but were not charged are expected to testify at next month's trial.
Those witnesses include two who took a video and photograph, then deleted the images.
The Ohio attorney general's office told lawyers for those students last autumn that if the images had been found, they would have been charged.
Prosecutors say the girl, who went to a school across the river from the city in West Virginia, was attacked after an alcohol-fuelled party last August.
The case was thrust into the national spotlight after attention by bloggers and the hacker activist group Anonymous.
Some claimed that the community had sought to cover up the alleged crime in order protect the two accused.
The trial is set for 13 March. | An Ohio judge has ruled that the rape trial of two high school football players will take place in the county where the alleged attack happened. | [
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In the space of two months, the 25-year-old has become one of the most controversial politicians in Hong Kong - and is now pitted in a court battle against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments - even though she has admitted it could bankrupt her.
Ms Yau and fellow party member Sixtus Leung won elections in September, gaining more than 55,000 votes between them.
Ms Yau, a daughter of two civil servants, had little previous political experience, and made headlines for edging out a veteran politician to win a seat.
The Chinese Studies graduate had been involved in the 2014 pro-democracy protests, when tens of thousands of people, including large numbers of students, took to the streets demanding fully democratic elections in Hong Kong.
She describes the protests as an important part of her political awakening. After the movement failed to win any concessions from Beijing, Ms Yau and Mr Leung became involved in a new political party - Youngspiration - that campaigns against mainland China's influence on Hong Kong, and advocates a "Hong Kong first" approach.
The party struck a nerve with many young Hong Kongers unhappy with China and disillusioned with traditional pro-democracy parties, who they argue have failed to achieve any reform.
But, after their election victory, things quickly spiralled out of control.
Ms Yau and Mr Leung sparked a furore when they were being sworn in last month.
Instead of pledging allegiance to the "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China", the duo swore allegiance to the "Hong Kong nation", used a term considered derogatory towards China, and displayed a banner that read "Hong Kong is not China".
Their oaths were invalidated, and thousands of people protested against their actions, demanding they be removed from parliament.
A top Chinese official even likened the duo to "two cancer cells - if you don't care about it, it will continue to hurt your body".
The Hong Kong government launched a court case to disqualify them. And the Chinese government also decided to intervene - issuing a controversial interpretation of Hong Kong's law on oath taking, to say that any oath that is not "sincere" should be automatically disqualified.
After losing the court case, Ms Yau and Mr Leung were disqualified as legislators - and are now also bombarded with angry comments on social media, where people accuse them of being useless, politically naïve, or insulting their country.
But for all the controversy surrounding her, Ms Yau comes across as mild-mannered and determined in person - and less slick or media trained than many other politicians.
"We know that appealing the court decision will cost a lot," she says. "We may face bankruptcy, but we have no choice."
She is concerned that if the case is not challenged, it may set a legal precedent for other pro-independence legislators to be disqualified, which would allow the government to "negate the results of a democratic vote".
She says she believes in independence for Hong Kong because the "One Country, Two Systems" model under which it is governed, after it was handed back to China from the British in 1997, is "a failed experiment".
Despite the model, which promises Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy, "in these few years we have seen the PRC [People's Republic of China] government having direct interventions into the internal affairs of Hong Kong".
"We have to find another way to solve this problem," she says. "One solution may be independence - or maybe we can find another kind of solution, but right now I can't think of any other solutions."
It is true that there has been growing anger in Hong Kong at perceived Chinese involvement in its affairs.
In particular, the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers who published books critical of mainland China in late 2015 sparked concerns over Hong Kong's future.
But a majority of people in Hong Kong do not support independence - or think that calls for independence are part of the problem, not the solution.
Hong Kong relies on China for much of its food and water supplies - as well as much of its trade - and the Chinese government has shown that it has zero tolerance for moves towards independence from any of its territories.
The last British governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, supported democratic reform in Hong Kong - but recently said that independence for Hong Kong is "something which is not going to happen".
He has argued that the campaign for independence "dilutes support for democracy and makes a mockery of a serious political argument", and that it would be "a tragedy" if the "moral high ground" of those seeking democracy was lost.
Veteran democracy activist Martin Lee has even said he felt suspicious of Ms Yau and Mr Leung's actions, saying that they are "giving [Beijing] the excuse" to destroy Hong Kong's judicial independence.
Some have even accused Ms Yau and Mr Leung of secretly working with Beijing to undermine Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
Ms Yau flatly denies this, and says her party has faced such accusations ever since it was founded.
"There are no external forces telling us what to do, to make long term plans, or betray Hong Kong."
Looking amused, she adds: "If we really were undercover agents, surely we'd still be in the legislative council - we wouldn't have let ourselves get kicked out, would we?"
Ms Yau is known for being outspoken.
She supported gay marriage in her election campaign - despite receiving criticism for it - and also raised eyebrows when she said that Hong Kong's housing shortage meant that young people had "no room to bang".
But a lot of the comments about Ms Yau have focused on her gender and appearance, rather than her policies.
One newspaper wrote articles about what she wore to rallies, highlighting what they called her "protest look", while others nicknamed her "goddess" in reference to her appearance.
And the sexism appears to have stepped up a notch since the oath-taking controversy. At one pro-Beijing protest, demonstrators stuck a photo of Ms Yau on a sex doll - and internet commentators have shared photos of Ms Yau's dress being hiked up during a scuffle in parliament.
Ms Yau says she believes the sexist attacks are "not because of my gender - it's because my ideology is different from theirs".
However, experts have argued that the remarks are indicative of gender stereotyping in Hong Kong media - and worry that they could put off other women from entering politics.
As for Ms Yau, she says she will continue to work to fulfil her campaign pledges - even if she loses her appeal and her seat in parliament.
"The fact is that many Hong Kongers take [independence] as an aim for the future of Hong Kong," and the government can't ignore those voices, she says.
"I hope in the future, Hong Kong people have the power to choose their destiny and the future they want - whatever it is they decide to choose."
Additional reporting by BBC Chinese's Martin Yip | Yau Wai-ching is the youngest woman to be elected to Hong Kong's parliament - and she has been called many things, including: "radical", "goddess", "spy", "pretty" and "cancer cell". | [
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Michael Graydon, 29, disappeared on 21 February and his body was found almost two weeks later on private land.
The inquest revealed authorities in Monaco kept his brain, heart and lungs after a post-mortem examination.
The coroner said he could only record an open conclusion as the pathologist was unable to give a cause of death.
Mr Graydon's mother, Jane Graydon, said: "We just feel terrible, I'm just back to the 21st of February because they've still got my son in Monaco."
She added his body was kept for an autopsy in the UK for two weeks before being released to the family.
This meant UK authorities were already aware body parts were missing ahead of the inquest.
The family were told of the missing organs just before the hearing began.
Sister-in law, Carly Billiau, said: "I feel very distressed. I feel that our family have been kept in the dark from the very start."
She said her family had pushed for sniffer dogs to be used in the hunt for Mr Graydon but this did not happen for several days.
Ms added: "Had they sent those dogs out in the days that we got there, and we pleaded with them, he would have been in a state where they would have been able to obtain that information and would have been able to give us some answers.
"We are now left open, we have no closure, we have nothing."
Mr Graydon went missing after being asked to leave a nightclub.
He was tracked on CCTV running through the streets on his own and then walking near a church.
It is thought he may have fallen through a hole in a wall whilst walking up some steps in the dark.
He was on the French Riviera to watch a boxing match featuring Bristol fighter Lee Haskins, but he did not attend the bout or arrive at the airport for his flight home. | The family of a boxing promoter who died in Monaco feel distressed and angry after discovering his body was repatriated with missing organs. | [
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Saints captain Anderson claims he was punched by Kiernan during last week's 1-1 draw between the sides.
"It was a corner and he caught me in the ribs. It was a clear punch on me," Anderson said after the match.
The Scottish FA disciplinary hearing regarding the incident at McDiarmid Park will take place on 12 January.
Anderson said that Kiernan, who was free to play in Saturday's defeat by Celtic, deserved any punishment that may arise from the incident.
"You can't do that in football games," he said. "I'm not bothered, but if it gets highlighted then he deserves it."
Rangers manager Mark Warburton, however, defended Kiernan.
"There's nothing in that," he said. "I've watched it again - it's a push.
"If you punish that, there will be more judicial panels than you could possibly imagine." | Rangers will challenge a two-match ban offered to defender Rob Kiernan for violent conduct following a clash with St Johnstone's Steven Anderson. | [
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September because of state-sponsored doping.
Putin said the ruling was "cynical" and "humiliates those who take such decisions".
Only Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Olympics.
Putin, speaking at an award ceremony for Russian Olympians at the Kremlin, said the country would hold special competitions for banned Paralympic athletes, with the winners awarded the same prizes as in Rio.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Paralympians had taken "collective responsibility for an unproven crime". | Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country's Paralympics ban is "outside the bounds of law, morality and humanity". | [
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The Czech is playing in only her second tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in December.
The two-time Wimbledon champion, 27, returned at last month's French Open, where she reached the second round.
Kvitova will play fellow Czech Lucie Safarova in Saturday's semi-final.
Seventh seed Kvitova was dominant in Friday's first set but was broken as she served for the match, before winning it on a tie-break.
"Both of us play really fast on this surface," she said. "The grass suits her game as well, so it was about one or two key breaks in the match."
Safarova came through a marathon contest with Australian Daria Gavrilova, triumphing 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5).
Sixth seed Garbine Muguruza is also through, after Coco Vandeweghe retired from their quarter-final with the score tied at one set all.
She will next meet either Australian Ashleigh Barty or Camila Giorgi of Italy. | Petra Kvitova reached the semi-finals of the Aegon Classic with a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over France's Kristina Mladenovic as she continues her return from a career-threatening hand injury. | [
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Rebel fighters have agreed a ceasefire and will leave Homs to President Bashar al-Assad's tender mercies.
Yet in just a few weeks' time - by the New Year at the latest - President Assad is meant to be talking peace with some of the leaders who have suffered this reverse.
It doesn't seem very likely - not with Russian President Vladimir Putin behind him.
For its part, the fractured and disparate opposition wants President Assad not across the table but at least out of power and, better still, dead.
Like some sick version of a knockout league, the opposition is arguing, and in some cases fighting, among themselves about who should play-off against President Assad.
There is a conference in Saudi Arabia designed to sort this out. But some significant players are absent.
The Kurds aren't there, despite being, by most accounts, the most effective and efficient fighting force.
The jihadists aren't welcome, of course. The Western priority is to crush so-called Islamic State (IS) before there can be serious progress towards peace.
This determination is most often justified by the threat IS poses to Europe and the US.
But the British government argues it also directly relates to keeping alive a moderate opposition.
The rather mysterious force of 70,000 fighters talked about by David Cameron as "troops on the ground" morphs before our eyes into a vulnerable but essential group to be preserved.
I was watching a crucial but largely ignored Defence Committee meeting just before last week's Commons vote.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the committee the 70,000 "are fighting Assad, and one of the reasons for us getting more involved in tacking Isil [a longer acronym for Islamic State] in Syria is so that they are not being squeezed by both sides".
The deputy chief of the defence staff, Lt Gen Gordon Messenger, helpfully spelt out the need to "preserve them as part of a future political process".
He added: "Nor are we saying they are ready to advance to Raqqa - but we are saying they are a really important group to preserve.
"Because we see them as being a vital part of the political process, critical to preserve to prevent Syria becoming a choice between Assad or Isil, so they are a very important part of the dynamic."
The West's hopes for an alternative Syria seem based on crossed fingers rather than serious analysis.
The survival of a moderate opposition may depend not on British bombs but Russian ones.
If Russia continues to target it, it will not be a force at the negotiating table, and there will be no real reason for President Assad to come to the table.
It is very unpalatable for the West, but President Putin's military intervention means he holds the key to Syria's future.
Syria, the US and the rest of the Western alliance hangs on his next move.
Is this a victory for President Bashar al-Assad?
The withdrawal of the last remaining rebels from al-Wair is a blow to the opposition because it gives the government complete control over what was once the centre of the uprising against the president.
Has it come about because of Russia's intervention?
The Syrian military launched an offensive on rebel-held areas outside Homs after Russia began its air campaign two months ago. But al-Wair fell because its residents were besieged for almost three years, coming under continuous and heavy bombardment and receiving only limited and irregular supplies.
Does this offer hope for a wider peace deal?
Local ceasefires such as the one that allowed the al-Wair withdrawal - negotiated by Syrians, rather than involving outside states - may be the most effective way of gradually bringing peace to the country.
Why are rebel and opposition factions meeting in Saudi Arabia?
Leading opposition politicians and rebels are for the first time meeting in an attempt to agree a common position ahead of peace talks with the government, which world powers want to start in Vienna next month.
Will those talks lead to peace talks with the government?
Analysts say trying to get the disparate factions to agree to the same platform and negotiate as one unit will prove very difficult, if not impossible. | The Syrian city seen as the capital of the revolution has fallen, by agreement. | [
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The supporters claimed the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) would subsidise rent, which it denied.
The group made up of trusts from clubs including Arsenal said it was "disappointed" by the decision but had expected it.
The government said the deal had been "scrutinised" and "upheld".
The LLDC, which owns the stadium, said West Ham contributed £15m to the £272m conversion of the stadium and the development corporation would also pay for "facilities and services" such as pitch maintenance and for stewarding on match days, which can cost £2.5m annually.
It is also understood the club will pay up to £2.5m a year in rent, although the LLDC said it would never reveal that information.
In comparison, Manchester City, who moved into the former Commonwealth Games stadium, pay overheads on top of £4m rent.
The coalition of supporters, made up of trusts from clubs including Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, started an online petition which had gained more than 24,000 signatures in favour of a public inquiry.
Mat Roper said the group remained concerned they were expected to see it as a "fabulous deal for the taxpayer" when they had not seen any figures to support the claim and one document they requested had been "completely redacted".
He said: "We're no nearer the truth of what we think is in the rental agreement....until we know that then we're going to continue.
"Whether it happens to be continuing with that petition, a new petition or... a new FOI request, it's certainly not dead in the water."
The group said they remained concerned the deal would give the Hammers a competitive advantage.
But the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: "West Ham United has a concession at the stadium and their contributions reflect that status.
"The contract, awarded after an open public competition, has been widely scrutinised and tested in court.
"The stadium remains in public ownership and the profits from its multiple uses will flow to the taxpayer."
While West Ham will host all of their home matches at the stadium, British Athletics will take control of the arena for one month every summer. | The government has rejected a request from a group of football supporters to investigate the rental of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United. | [
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Sharing revenge-porn images and videos became a crime in England and Wales in February, but the law currently gives victims no right to hide identities.
The move was jointly started by Keeley Richards-Shaw, whose ex-boyfriend was the first sentenced under the new law.
The Ministry of Justice said judges had discretionary powers to withhold names.
Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme earlier in December, Ms Richards-Shaw said media coverage had increased her distress and a change in the law was crucial to help victims "keep their personal life personal".
North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Julia Mulligan, who is also behind the petition, has written to the government with Ms Richards-Shaw about the issue.
A loophole existed, the PCC said, because revenge porn was classed as a domestic abuse offence rather than a sexual offence.
She said: "It's wrong that victims of this very personal and distressing crime are being violated all over again by their stories being played out online and in the media.
"Any victim of revenge porn should have full confidence that their identity will be protected by law and this matter deserves to be far higher up the political agenda." | A petition calling for revenge porn victims to be given the same anonymity as other victims of sexual offences has gained more than 5,500 supporters. | [
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Mr Rouhani is expected to secure valuable trade deals following the lifting of international sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme.
Among them is a likely agreement with French aircraft manufacturer Airbus for more than 100 new aircraft.
Mr Rouhani will also meet French President Francois Hollande.
Mr Rouhani's five-day visit to Italy and France is the first by an Iranian president in nearly two decades, as the Iranian president seeks to rebuild economic ties and secure new trade deals.
Iran is likely to need hundreds of new aircraft in the coming years as it re-establishes commercial air travel restricted by the sanctions, and French carmakers will once again be free to supply to the Islamic Republic.
As well as a deal for Airbus planes, contracts are likely to be signed with car manufacturers Peugeot and Renault, Mr Rouhani told reporters on Monday.
In Italy, Mr Rouhani met with President Matteo Renzi and Pope Francis. Monday saw contracts worth around €17bn ($18.4bn; £12bn) signed between Iranian and Italian companies.
At Rome's Capitoline Museum, where Mr Rouhani and Mr Renzi met, nude statues were covered up and wine was removed from official menus out of respect for the Islamic Republic's strict laws governing propriety.
Iranian diplomats reportedly requested that no wine be served at Mr Rouhani's lunch meeting with Mr Hollande, leading French officials to postpone the meeting until after lunch.
During their meeting, Pope Francis urged Iran to work with other Middle Eastern countries against terrorism and arms trafficking, the Vatican said.
Iran has been accused of funding militant groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Mr Rouhani asked the pontiff to pray for him, and gave him the gift of a hand-made carpet. | Iranian president Hassan Rouhani will arrive in France on Wednesday for the second leg of his state visit to Europe, after three days in Italy. | [
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It comes amid reports of several race-related incidents over the weekend.
"Racist" graffiti was found scrawled on a Polish cultural centre in Hammersmith, west London, the Met said.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had asked Scotland Yard to be "extra vigilant" following the reports.
The Polish ambassador to Britain Witold Sobkow expressed shock at what he called incidents of "xenophobic abuse" directed against the Polish community.
He said: "The Polish Embassy is in contact with relevant institutions and local police are already investigating the two most widely reported cases in Hammersmith, London, and Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
"We call on all Polish nationals who fall victim of xenophobic abuse and on all witnesses to report such incidents to local authorities."
He also thanked the British public for messages of support and solidarity the Polish community had received.
Police are investigating the vandalism at Hammersmith's Polish community building after images on social media appeared to show offensive graffiti smeared in yellow paint across the entrance. It was later removed.
Cambridgeshire Police are also investigating suspected post-referendum racism after notes were allegedly posted through letterboxes of Polish residents in the county.
Laminated cards reading "leave the EU - no more Polish vermin" were reportedly delivered to members of the Polish community in Huntingdon, north west of Cambridge, on Saturday.
Other incidents were also reported on social media, while a hashtag of #PostRefRacism was being used on Twitter.
Sky News journalist Adam Boulton tweeted: "This weekend I and my family have witnessed 3 "when are you going home?" Racist incidents aimed at EU citizens here."
Another user, James Titcombe, tweeted: "Daughter tells me someone wrote '[Child's name] go back to Romania' on the wall in the girls toilets at School today".
And former Conservative party deputy chairwoman Baroness Warsi also tweeted a string of reports of racist incidents, saying: "This is not the post Brexit Britain we want to see. Politicians from all sides need to speak out "
The Muslim Council of Britain said there had been countless incidents reported in the days since the referendum result as well as shocking manifestations of hate speech both online and also on the streets of Britain.
They included a demonstration outside a Birmingham mosque and reports of Muslims and others being told to "go back home", it said.
It called on political and civic leaders to urgently come together and heal the divisions that had emerged as a result of the referendum campaign.
Dr. Shuja Shafi, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "Now we are witnessing the shocking extent of this with reports around the country of hate speech and minorities being targeted. We need leadership now more than ever before."
Mr Khan echoed those sentiments calling on "all Londoners to pull together and rally behind this great city."
He said: "I take seriously my responsibility to defend London's fantastic mix of diversity and tolerance. So it's really important we stand guard against any rise in hate crimes or abuse by those who might use last week's referendum as cover to seek to divide us." | The Metropolitan Police are on heightened alert for a rise in hate crime following the European referendum result. | [
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Ar un adeg roedd deg person tân yno yn defnyddio offer arbennig i'w codi uwchben yr adeilad er mwyn ceisio diffodd y fflamau.
Yn ôl adroddiadau mae'r tân bellach o dan reolaeth ond nid yw'n bosib i'r criwiau ddweud yn iawn os yw'r tân wedi llwyr ddiffodd gan fod y llanw wedi rhwystro diffoddwyr rhag mynd ato.
Mae disgwyl i ddiffoddwyr aros yno dros nos ac fe fydd ymchwiliad i'r union achos yn dechrau ddydd Sadwrn.
Yn ddiweddar fe syrthiodd rhan o'r pier i'r môr ac yn fuan wedyn cafodd ei ddifrodi ymhellach gan storm Doris.
Mae yna gynlluniau i'w adfer a'i ail-ddatblygu. | Cafodd Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub y Gogledd ei galw i bier Fictorianaidd Bae Colwyn oddeutu 16:30 brynhawn Gwener wedi adroddiadau bod tân wedi cynnau yn rhan o'r pier. | [
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Fellow tenants Newport Gwent Dragons are subject to a takeover bid from the Welsh Rugby Union, who have said they see Rodney Parade "as a rugby venue."
County have a lease to use the ground - and have primacy of fixtures on the venue if they remain in the Football League - until 2023.
"Our view is quite clear - we've got a contract," Foxall said.
"That is something that we're expecting to be honoured.
"Obviously there is a vote in early May by the shareholders for Newport Rugby and we'll wait and see what happens with that."
The WRU's takeover of Newport Gwent Dragons will be put to the vote on Tuesday, 9 May.
In 2013 the Exiles agreed a 10-year lease to use the stadium after gaining promotion to the Football League from the Conference.
Newport RFC chairman Will Godfrey said both County and Newport Squash Club, who are also based at Rodney Parade, are protected under their current agreements.
Godfrey said the WRU had been made aware of that fact. The WRU have signalled their intention to install an artificial surface which is against Football League rules.
On the pitch, County are two points clear of the League Two relegation with two games remaining after six wins in 10 games under caretaker manager Mike Flynn and can clinch survival this weekend if they win and rivals Hartlepool lose.
Newport secured promotion back to the Football League in 2013 and Foxall said relegation to the National League would be a "massive" blow,
"To lose that status again, in a relatively short space of time would be pretty devastating for the fans but also for the city of Newport," Foxall told BBC Wales Today. | Newport County chairman of operations Gavin Foxall says he expects the League Two club to remain at Rodney Parade. | [
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The drugs – 0.04g of cocaine with a street value of about £3 – were found in a bag in a glove compartment.
Ahmad Zeidan, 20, claimed he was tortured into signing a confession after being arrested in December.
He denied the drugs belonged to him and said the confession document was in Arabic, which he did not understand.
Zeidan was studying at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai at the time of his arrest.
He claimed he was in a car with men he did not know well when the drugs were found.
Following his arrest, he alleged he was held incommunicado for several days, was hooded, beaten and threatened with rape.
The justice charity Reprieve said it had uncovered evidence of a systematic pattern of torture in UAE prisons and had sent a dossier to the UN special rapporteur on torture on behalf of 19 prisoners.
Kate Higham, a legal investigator at Reprieve, said: "The UAE must urgently reconsider Ahmad's case, while the British government must do all it can to push for his release."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware that a British national has received a custodial sentence in the United Arab Emirates. We are providing consular assistance." | A student from Reading has been jailed for nine years in the United Arab Emirates for possessing cocaine worth less than £5. | [
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How about £54,000?
If that seems high for a three-year degree, that's how much a think tank has calculated a student could have to pay back with interest.
And that wouldn't be the full size of the debt. There could be another £40,000 still outstanding when fee loans are written off after 30 years.
When fees start increasing from this autumn, it will mean borrowing about £28,600 for three years, with the amount then rising with inflation each year.
But while students have battled for years over the headline figure of £9,000 and now £9,250, the Intergenerational Foundation says they're missing the much bigger picture of what it will really cost in repayments.
And it's going to publish its findings in a report called The Packhorse Generation.
These extra costs start to rack up while a student is still at university, because interest is charged as soon as students start their courses, adding thousands to the debt before students have even graduated.
Students start paying back their fee loans once they earn more than £21,000 per year - and the more they earn the more they pay each month, until the debt, plus interest, is cleared.
So this means total repayments can vary widely.
The think tank, which campaigns for fairness between generations, forecasts that:
A more likely scenario is that a graduate would start on a lower salary and gradually progress upwards.
And the think tank gives an example of someone starting out on £22,000 and then rising over the years to £41,000, with the projection that they would pay back about £31,000 and leave a further £69,000 unpaid.
These are not necessarily bad deals for students if it helps them into a good career.
But Estelle Clarke, a former City lawyer on the advisory board of the Intergenerational Foundation, argues that we're failing to understand the "stranglehold" of debt that we're building up for young people.
She also warns we should be looking nervously at the vast scale of write-offs in the current system.
At present the taxpayer picks up the tab for unpaid loans after 30 years, allowing graduates to walk away from tens of thousands of pounds of debt and interest charges.
"Taxpayers end up paying for this system twice over. Firstly, they will shoulder the burden of an economy deprived of cash as millions of graduates' incomes are diverted to loan repayments," says Ms Clarke.
"And secondly, they shoulder the burden of the non-repayment of most loans due to the extortionate ratcheting up of interest in spite of regular payments made."
But the government has long considered selling off more of the student loan book to the private financial sector.
Would a private operator, looking hungrily at monthly repayments from millions of graduates, want more favourable terms and a bigger slice of that unpaid debt?
Ms Clarke warns that there is not nearly enough protection for students against future changes to repayment arrangements to "extract even more cash from graduates' pockets".
"No other lending has so little protection," she says.
By international standards, the only real comparison for such levels of student borrowing is the United States.
But as England is increasing the cost of tuition, the US has been trying to reverse out of a spiral of higher fees and higher debt.
This month the governor of New York announced a plan to scrap tuition fees at state universities and colleges for families earning up to $125,000 (£102,000) per year, which would help 80% of households.
It reflected deep-seated middle class anxieties about student debt - especially for families not rich enough to afford the fees and not poor enough to get financial support.
This really can be a lifetime of debt, with warnings this month of aggressive tactics from lenders trying to recover student loans from pensioners, with the over-60s in the US still owing £55bn of student debt.
Under the Obama administration there had been growing efforts to tackle student debt.
But with the election of President Trump the future of student loans, now measured in the trillions, has become much less predictable.
The Department for Education argues that England's system is already extremely accessible, because there are no upfront costs for any students.
Instead the costs are backloaded to be paid after graduates are working.
And since graduates are likely to earn more, they can afford the cost of repayments, which in turn supports the next generation of students.
"The English system of student funding is sustainable, and has been recognised as such by the OECD," said a Department for Education spokeswoman.
"Critically, our system removes financial barriers for anyone hoping to study - with record numbers of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university last year."
But this is something of a turning point - with fees and debts about to begin a long upward curve. And the Intergenerational Foundation's warnings cast a cold light on the scale of the escalating costs.
Will this be the next stage of a sophisticated, self-funding, open-access, affordable university system, or unwitting steps towards a financial sinkhole? | How much will it cost to get a degree in England when tuition fees increase to £9,250 in the autumn? | [
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Victory over her Czech opponent would have put Konta in with a chance of breaking into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time.
Novak Djokovic reached the last 16 of the men's singes with a 7-5 7-5 win over German Phillipe Kohlschreiber.
Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0 7-6 (11-9).
Two-time champion Serena Williams defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2 6-2 to earn a quarter-final with Simona Halep. | British number one Johanna Konta is out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells following a 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-3 defeat by world number 19 Karolina Pliskova. | [
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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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The 24-year-old from Runcorn became Britain's first champion in the event's 17-year history with last year's win.
After taking gold in the season-opener in Switzerland, Coxsey reversed the outcome from the last event in China by pipping Janja Garnbret to gold.
Coxsey leads the Slovenian in the overall rankings, with four more events to take place before August.
Japan's Miho Nonaka claimed bronze, with Britain's Michaela Tracey 11th.
Sport climbing - which includes bouldering - is one of five new sports confirmed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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WATCH: How Shauna Coxsey became the UK's first bouldering world champion | Shauna Coxsey continued her Bouldering World Cup title defence by claiming gold in the third event of the season. | [
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The search giant's all-important advertising revenue was also up 11%, to $16bn.
In a statement Google's finance chief Ruth Porat highlighted ad growth on mobile and YouTube.
Google's shares jumped 7.5% in after-market trading as traders welcomed the better-than-expected results.
The share price had already risen 3.5% during normal trading hours.
Advertisers pay Google only if a user clicks on one of their ads. "Cost per click", or the average price of online ads, fell in the quarter, but was more than offset by the increase in ad volumes.
Google's ad revenue has been under pressure as consumers access its services on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, whose advertising rates tend to be lower.
Google's share price rise "is reflecting the fact that they've effectively just beat earnings for the first time in several quarters," said Victor Anthony, an analyst at Axiom Capital. | Google's net income rose 17% to $3.93bn in the three months to June from the quarter last year, boosted by an 11% rise in revenues to $17.7bn. | [
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As Mayo produced woeful shooting and Derry keeper Ben McKinless made several great saves, the visitors led by two with two minutes of normal time left.
But a Conor Loftus goal enabled Mayo to lead by three only for Mark Lynch's fisted goal to force extra-time.
However, Jason Doherty's goal helped Mayo take control early in extra time.
James Kielt had a penalty chance, which if converted, would have cut Mayo's lead but home keeper David Clarke was able to make a comfortable save.
Mayo's Patrick Durcan was sent off for an apparent off-the-ball strike late in the first period of extra time but they were still seven clear heading into the final 10 minutes of action and Derry were unable to summon up further resolve.
After a rather insipid Ulster SFC display against Tyrone, Derry regrouped to beat Waterford two weeks ago and their commitment in Castlebar was total.
The Oak Leafers looked the likely winners for most of normal time as Mayo's old failing of missed chances looked set to finally signal the end for this band of western warriors.
Substitute Loftus' last-gasp 1-1 appeared to have snatched victory for Mayo in normal time only for Lynch's goal to level matters and Kielt then had a difficult free chance to seal a Derry triumph only for his effort to miss the target.
Once Derry got into their stride, they set about cancelling out the early lead Mayo had established through Cillian O'Connor and Andy Moran.
Derry grew in confidence as the game progressed, taking on their opponents with pace on the flanks and quick movement of the ball, while keeping things tight at the back.
Niall Loughlin got them moving with a couple of scores, and it was Benny Heron who charged through the middle to fire over an inspirational lead point in the 16th minute.
Skipper Enda Lynn provided the pass for Ryan Bell to shoot them two ahead, and the home side went 10 minutes without a score, before O'Connor converted his second free.
Mayo almost had a goal when McKinless pushed a Moran effort on to a post, and denied O'Connor from the rebound, but Derry were also denied by goalkeeper David Clarke, who denied Carlus McWilliams, before the ball cannoned off a defender and on to a post.
The Ulster men lost midfielder Conor McAtamney to a black card just before the break, but thanks to a fourth score from Loughlin, they turned around with a narrow 0-8 to 0-7 lead.
Derry defended heroically through the second half with McKinless pulling off two more tremendous saves.
Kielt had just eased them two ahead when Mayo got the goal they so desperately needed, substitute Loftus smashing the ball to the net with just two minutes to play.
But the Oak Leafers refused to surrender, and pulled back the equalising goal through substitute Mark Lynch to tit it up at 1-12 each and send the tie to extra-time.
Another substitute Jason Doherty banged in a second Mayo goal, and then it was the turn of their goalkeeper David Clarke to perform heroics with a penalty save from Kielt.
Despite the loss of Patrick Durcan to a straight red card, they turned around with a seven points advantage, 2-17 to 1-13, O'Connor having brought his tally to ten points, including a first from play.
And they pushed the gap out to 11 points with points from O'Connor, who finished with 12, Doherty and Diarmuid O'Connor.
Derry's Chrissy McKaigue: "It's been a very difficult year. We have a very small squad because of a number of players are unavailable for various reasons.
"All you can ask if that everybody empties the task and I think we did that today. On another day, we must have snuck it.
"Defeat is always supposed to be devastating and it was definitely devastating today."
Saturday's GAA results | Derry ran out of steam in extra time in the qualifier against Mayo as last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists survived a nervy Castlebar test. | [
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Inspired by fond memories of his childhood caravanning holidays in Southwold, Suffolk, photographer Gareth Iwan Jones turned his attention to this subject, the very British world of Caravanning.
"I've always thought of caravanning as a wonderfully eccentric, colourful world of quirky characters and interesting regalia that would make for a great photography project," says Iwan Jones. "It didn't disappoint."
Together with his wife, Iwan Jones stayed at more than 30 sites across the UK, from beauty spots to those not so picturesque spots near motorways, covering more than 2,000 miles.
"There is a unique union of canopy, awning and torrential rain that one can only experience in caravan and camping parks," he says.
"For me, the most endearing caravanning moments came with the worst weather - this is when your neighbours and fellow campers brave the elements to help you find your guy ropes and hammer in your pegs."
Iwan Jones found there was a daily routine to the caravanning life and would wander the site looking for good pictures as well as arranging to meet the campers later to take their portrait.
"Everyone was so enthusiastic and eager to be in the pictures, not a single person I approached declined to be photographed," he says.
"In my experience of photographing people in their environments, this is pretty much unheard of and a real reflection of the culture of caravanning - very open and friendly.
"The portraits were all shot with the same camera and lens combination, a Pentax 645 and 55mm lens and the same artificial lighting."
"I was deliberately looking to bring continuity to the posed portraits, as I knew the documentary side would be quite loose in its appearance.
"I'm always interested in finding the humour in my images, and the world of caravanning made for a great fit.
"From a man who takes his budgies caravanning to the varied attempts to bring a bit of glamour to one's caravan, there was plenty for me to photograph."
Caravan, A Great British Love Story by Gareth Iwan Jones will be published in early June by Frances Lincoln. You can see more of Gareth Iwan Jones's work on his website.
All photographs © Gareth Iwan Jones/Institute | In the UK, the May Day bank holiday offers a chance to take a short break away from the daily grind, and for some people that means hitching up the caravan to the back of the car and heading into the countryside. | [
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A team from Cardiff University has spent the last month excavating Caerau hill fort near Ely.
It is smaller than its contemporaries at Pentyrch and Pontprennau and had been thought to be inferior in status.
But structures and artefacts so far unearthed suggest the fort remained important well into the Roman era.
Until now it has been thought that the fort was purely a stronghold of the Silurian tribe who inhabited this part of Wales from around the 5th Century BC, falling into disuse once they were finally defeated by the Romans, circa 75 AD.
However the initial dig this summer has uncovered a considerable amount of new information, including three Iron Age roundhouses and a stone-built pathway that runs around the edge of the hill fort, suggesting to the experts a possible domestic and/or political dimension.
Also, the mix of Silurian and Roman artefacts may indicate that the fort was occupied much later than had been thought, and that the two groups might have mingled there.
Dr Oliver Davis, from the university's School of History, Archaeology and Religion, said: "People think of these sites as defensive structures, but our attention is turning to whether the people who lived there were actually developing a community or collective identity for themselves.
"Our community excavations show that occupation at the site continued until at least the third century AD, well into the Roman period.
"Domestic life is indicated by the discovery of simple tools and ceramics from all periods.
"A glimpse of the personality of the inhabitants is provided by the discovery of a glass bead of Iron Age date and an enamelled disc brooch of Roman date.
"Both these objects indicate that individuals were concerned with their appearance, and that life in the past was a little more colourful than we sometimes think.
"Over the past month the team has also examined the inner of the three ramparts that surround the hill fort. These ramparts and their associated ditches were unlikely to have been built just for defence."
But as well as colour from the past, Dave Horton, of the community organisation Action in Caerau and Ely, said the way local residents have had a hand in the discoveries has also lent a little colour to the present.
"The last few weeks have seen a whirlwind of activity in Ely and Caerau focused around our beautiful iron-age hill fort," he said.
"Literally hundreds of local people have visited the site and have dug together, learned new skills, shared local knowledge, and have celebrated together with a fantastic Iron Age hog roast."
"We have all walked down the hill to our homes with a different perspective. We have found new pride in the history of our community." | Early results from an archaeological dig at an Iron Age fort in Cardiff suggest it may have been the region's centre of power, experts have said. | [
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It means the Wales international is free to play in the Grand Final should Wigan make this season's showpiece.
Flower, sent off in the first minute of the 2014 Grand Final against St Helens and subsequently banned for six months, will miss the final Super Eights game against Catalans and the semi-final.
A disciplinary panel also fined the 28-year-old £300 for the grade C offence.
In its findings the panel said it accepted Flower's elbow had not been deliberate but added: "This was a reckless act that had contact with the opponent's head and with obvious risk of serious injury."
Despite the loss of Flower, the Warriors went on to win the game Halliwell Jones Stadium 35-28.
It was the first time he had been dismissed since receiving the longest ban in Super League history for punching St Helens' Lance Hohaia two years ago.
Wigan have already secured a play-off semi-final place and could yet win the League Leaders' Shield. | Wigan prop Ben Flower has been given a two-match ban for a "reckless" elbow against Warrington's Declan Patton. | [
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30 May 2017 Last updated at 08:04 BST
Well, that's what happened to pupils at a London school when David Walliams turned up one morning.
The author and Britain's Got Talent judge surprised a hall of 200 children and gave some top tips for becoming a writer.
He also read extracts from his books, including Gangsta Granny and Windy Mindy from The World's Worst Children - the follow-up has just been released.
Watch the clip to see more. | Ever wanted a famous author to surprise your school assembly and give you writing tips? | [
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It was after the reporter Neil Sears had apparently called on the comedian to question him over his tax affairs.
But Brand received a less than positive response on Twitter.
Soon after he deleted the reporter's mobile number and email, but not before some said they had contacted him.
Some Twitter users, including former Daily Mirror editor Pier Morgan, complained that targeting the journalist was unfair, and threatened to report Brand to Twitter.
One wrote: "We take a break from our study on the woodland toilet habits of bears to tell you that Russell Brand can be very immature."
While another posted: "Unwise of Mr. Brand to tweet phone numbers, whoever they belong to."
Twitter's rules state that users can't publish someone's private information without their consent.
Russell Brand has thrown himself into political activism recently but a YouGov poll of 2,000 people found he's the celebrity seen as having the most "negative influence" on political debate.
He also recently teamed up with Limerick comic duo The Rubber Bandits for a 'Parklife' parody.
The comedian made the video after a tweet by someone pointed out the similarity between the two, which went viral with people recording parodies and mashups.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Russell Brand has tweeted a picture of the business card of a senior Daily Mail reporter, encouraging his 8.7 million followers to contact him. | [
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The Accounts Commission said there was a risk services could not be maintained without improvements in the way the council was run.
But the report recognised that the council delivered good services at the moment.
The authority needs to save £22.3m - 10% of its budget - by 2017/18.
On top of that, council reserves are low and are projected to fall further, the report said.
The Accounts Commission is the public spending watchdog for local government in Scotland.
In its report, the commission said the council urgently needed "clearer priorities" in its transformation programme to ensure key projects were completed and savings made.
The report recognised the council's "commitment to improvement", but added that it was concerned about the pace of those improvements.
Deficiencies highlighted by the commission included financial control and management of resources.
The chairman of the commission, Douglas Sinclair, said: "There is a gap between the council's ambition and seeing evidence of that on the ground. This is what East Dunbartonshire needs to address if it is to continue to deliver good quality services in the future." | A public spending watchdog has published "serious concerns" over the financial control of East Dunbartonshire Council. | [
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Mark Roy Mason, 48, was assaulted outside Home Bargains on Marsh Road, Rhyl, at 19:25 BST on Thursday. He was taken to hospital but later died.
North Wales Police said a white Renault Kangoo drove into the car park, followed by a black 4x4.
It is understood the offenders got out of the black vehicle and attacked Mr Mason before making off.
Det Ch Insp Jason Devonport said it was "a truly shocking incident".
He added: "We believe this to be a targeted attack, but the reason for this attack is yet to be established."
Mr Mason's family and the coroner have been informed.
The store was closed on Friday and a police cordon put in place in the car park. | A man who died after being stabbed in a car park in Denbighshire, prompting a murder investigation, has been named. | [
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Akpan, 25, was dismissed in the 87th minute of Rovers' 2-1 Championship defeat by Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday, 14 February.
The Nigeria international denied the charge, which was upheld by an independent regulatory commission.
Rovers were fined £5,000 for their players' response to the incident.
He has already missed one game as part of the ban, with Friday's game against Burton also included, leaving him with two further games to serve. | Blackburn Rovers midfielder Hope Akpan has had his three-match ban for violent conduct extended to four, following a Football Association charge. | [
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The 20-year-old had been named in the Nigeria squad for the first time, having played at youth level and helped to win the 2013 Under-17 World Cup.
Chelsea winger Victor Moses (hamstring) and Mainz defender Leon Balogun (muscular injury) are also out.
Godwin Obaje, Chisom Egbuchulam and Uche Henry Agbo are their replacements.
Success appeared to be in line to make his Super Eagles debut, particularly after he came off the bench to score for Watford and earn them a draw against Bournemouth on Saturday.
But Nigeria Football Federation spokesman Ademola Olajire told BBC Sport: "We received a letter from Chelsea concerning Moses and striker Isaac Success has a knock and finding it difficult to walk.
"Locally-based stars Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam will replace the premier league duo, while Uche Agbo has since filled the void created by Balogun's absence."
Egbuchulam's 15 goals, including a hat-trick on the final day of the season on Sunday, led Enugu Rangers to their seventh Nigerian league title - their first in 32 years.
Wikki Tourists in-form striker Obaje finished as top scorer with 18 goals to steer his club to a third place finish and a spot in next year's Caf Confederation Cup.
Odion Ighalo has been left out to attend the burial of his father a day before the match.
But John Mikel Obi is also on the 23-man list despite not playing for Chelsea yet this season. Obi captained Nigeria at the Olympics in Brazil and led them to a bronze medal but has not featured for new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte since his return.
Coach Gernot Rohr has largely kept faith with the side that earned a 1-0 win over Tanzania in a dead-rubber 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in early September.
But there are recalls for Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi, Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo and Belgium-based midfielder Anderson Esiti, who all missed Rohr's first game in charge of the Super Eagles.
Injured Moses Simon is listed after assuring Rohr that he would be fully fit before the game.
Nigeria are in Group B, with Cameroon and Algeria - who have both been at the past two World Cup finals - alongside 2012 Africa Cup of Nations winners Zambia.
There are five groups of four teams with only the winners of each group making it to the tournament in Russia.
Nigeria have missed out on the last Nations Cups but have appeared at the last two World Cups in South Africa and Brazil, reaching the last 16 in 2014.
Nigeria squad:
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)
Defenders: Uche Agbo (Granada - on loan from Watford, Spain); William Troost-Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamiu Alimi (Kano Pillars); Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey); Elderson Echiejile (Standard Liege, Belgium), Kingsley Madu (SV Zulte Waregem, Belgium)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Nosa Igiebor (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent, Belgium)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Brown Ideye (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Godwin Obaje (Wikki Tourists); Chisom Egbuchulam (Enugu Rangers) | Watford's Isaac Success will not make his Nigeria debut in their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia after picking up an injury. | [
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Each evening Cardiff Bay will become the venue for a world music Showcase Festival featuring a tapas of world music from around the world.
Folk music played a large part in this year's opening ceremony featuring Cerys Matthews and other leading Welsh musicians taking the audience on a journey of Welsh music and culture spanning 30,000 years.
We asked ten of the leading exponents of Wales' folk music to share songs that best represent what makes each tradition so unique.
The earliest surviving manuscript of harp music in Europe - the manuscript of Robert ap Huw, comes from Wales.
"The tablature of the Ap Huw manuscripts provide a vital insight into early, traditional music and his music is still celebrated and performed widely" said internationally renowned harpist, Catrin Finch.
"Caniad Y Gwyn Bibydd" (The Song of the White Piper) demonstrates his music's amazing ability to sound contemporary, even though it was written nearly five centuries ago."
This unique tradition of singing or chanting poetry to harp accompaniment is a direct descendent of the form used by early bards to intone poetry in praise of their kings and princes.
Gwenan Gibard, a musician and leading exponent of the tradition chose the track Bum Yn Caru Cainc Y Datgeiniad by one of the old style singers, Einion Edwards, from Meirionydd - a stronghold of the tradition for centuries.
Considered by many to be Wales's national instrument, the triple harp was brought to Britain from continental Europe in around 1630. It became popular with harpists in London, many of whom were Welsh and brought it to Wales where it became popular amongst the Gipsy community.
"The 'shimmering' voice of the Triple Harp's three rows of strings is truly as timeless and unique as the Welsh language itself" said Robin Huw Bowen, a full-time professional Welsh harpist specializing solely in the Welsh Triple Harp.
The track Pwt Ar Y Bys (Fingering Vamp) shows off the harp's capability and the Welsh tradition to great effect.
In many parts of Wales Christmas Day meant attending an early plygain service between 3-6am at the parish church.
Singer Arfon Gwilym was brought up in the tradition and explains more: "The plygain tradition survives mainly in Montgomeryshire and takes place in churches and chapels over a six week period during Christmas and the new year."
"After a short service, the plygain is declared open and anyone in the audience can take part, as individuals or as small parties, the most common party being three people, singing in close harmony. The singing is always unaccompanied and in the past was dominated by men who sang in a simple folk style that was unique."
Listen to Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore by Triawd Fronheulog.
Welsh ballads are still widely performed in their traditional forms but new generations of musicians are revisiting them and performing the songs in more contemporary styles, ensuring they remain relevant. In recent years, folk singer Siân James has been at the forefront of this movement:
"A ballad which caught my imagination from a very young age was the very beautiful Yr Eneth gadd ei gwrthod (The rejected maiden) - a 19th Century ballad from the Cynwyd area near Bala, which tells the story of a young girl who, finding herself pregnant out of wedlock, is thrown out of her family home by her father, ostracised by her community and left destitute."
"It ends with the girl drowning herself. She is found with a water-sodden note in her hand, asking to be buried without a headstone, so her existence would be forgotten."
Due to the work of enlightened individuals such as Lady Llanover in the 18th Century, a good many of Wales' traditional dance reels (folk dance and accompanying dance tune type) have survived. Stephen Rees is one of Wales's leading folk musicians and musicologists:
"This recording of Pibddawns y Sipsi performed by Nansi Richards, the original 'Queen of the Welsh Harp' conveys the 'hwyl' or spirit of our traditional dance music."
During the Industrial Revolution, migrant workers from across the world flocked to Wales' coalfields, slate quarries and docks. The impact on small, Welsh speaking communities was immense and this period ignited a tradition of mixed language songs known as Macaronic.
Cerys Matthews is a huge fan and chose Cân Merthyr as one of her favourites. Initially, Macaronic songs were thought to be an oral tradition but handwritten records do exist in the National Library of Wales archives dated 1909.
Its words are said to have been sold on the pamphlet of a ballad-singer at Merthyr Tydfil around the mid-19th Century.
The 1960s and 1970s saw a surge in Welsh language activism. While the rest of the western world was engaged in the hippy movement and the 'summer of love', Wales was rediscovering its folk music and traditions, fuelled by a surge in the popularity of Celtic music.
"We formed Ar Log in 1976, with the dream of being able to earn a living solely by playing traditional Welsh music" said Dafydd Roberts, one of the founding members of Ar Log.
"By the early eighties Ar Log was travelling Europe and North & South America for around nine months of the year with a wealth of traditional Welsh folk music at our disposal, from haunting love songs and harp airs, to melodic dance tunes, and rousing sea shanties."
This medley of traditional folk songs comes from Ar Log's own repertoire: Twll yn y to / Cymro o Ble / Pedwar Post y Gwely
Dafydd Iwan is a singer-composer and political activist and campaigned during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for official status for the Welsh language with Cymdeithas Yr Iaith, the Welsh Language Movement.
"Songs have been a natural medium for expressing strong emotions and political protest for centuries, and here in Wales there is a long tradition of ballads with a strong social and political theme," he said.
Peintio'r Byd Yn Wyrdd (Painting the world green) grew out of the road-signs campaign for the Welsh language.
More and more young musicians are turning to the folk tradition for inspiration and helping to drive creative experimentation and collaborations.
Welsh poet and singer-songwriter Gwyneth Glyn has recently been working on such a project with musicians from India and singer Tauseef Akhrar from Mumbai and incorporates Indian violin, tabla and Welsh harp.
Another recent project entitled Mamiaith (Mother Tongue), saw Welsh folk group 9Bach collaborate with Australian group Black Arm Band to explore the poignant theme of lost language. Gwyneth chose the track Cariad Mam (Mother's Love) from that album.
Today, musical tradition in Wales is thriving as younger musicians turn to folk music for inspiration but continue to develop it further with rich musical collaborations around the world.
WOMEX - The World's Music Comes To Wales is broadcast on BBC Two Wales, Sunday 27 October at 22:00 BST. | This week musicians and music industry leaders from across the globe are in Cardiff as WOMEX, the world's leading World Music Expo arrives in Britain. | [
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They've kicked up a stink with their council, who've decided to use the liquid to kill weeds around the city.
It's all part of a trial to get rid of the unwanted plants without using strong chemicals, which some people think aren't environmentally friendly.
But many locals say they're not happy with the unpleasant pong the trial's creating.
They've started a campaign and also say they don't think vinegar is strong enough to kill the weeds.
Bristol City Council say they'll continue with their trial, but will keeping track of feedback from the people who live there. | People living in Bristol have complained about a vinegary whiff in the air. | [
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Australia centre-back Wright, 24, has been with Preston since 2009 and his existing contract expires in 2017.
"We'd like to have him tied down, he's been good for us, but the football club has been very good to him as well," Grayson told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I'm sure there'll be some more talks. It's something we'll try and resolve."
Wright has made 20 appearances in all competitions so far this season, helping Preston to their current position of 11th in the Championship.
Grayson added: "I think Bailey owes the club a lot. But whatever outcome will be, will be.
"If he leaves on a free, then so be it, because we've brought in some decent free transfers over the past few years as well who have turned out to be good signings for us.
"But while he's here, he'll still be considered to play." | Preston North End manager Simon Grayson says defender Bailey Wright "owes the club a lot" and hopes he will agree a new deal with the Championship club. | [
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Visitors from boats have also built bonfires and cleared vegetation on Les Minquiers - a group of islands and rocks to the south of Jersey.
The States is urging boat owners and visitors to respect Jersey's wildlife laws and the "fragile environment".
Dozens of people from France and Jersey visit the reefs each summer.
Dr Paul Chambers from the Environment Department said the reefs were "ecologically important".
The States said that between March and August the main islands were home to nesting seabirds and it was an offence to disturb them.
Then in autumn large numbers of migrating birds are dependent on the vegetation on the reefs for shelter and food. | Birds' nests have been deliberately destroyed and seals and dolphins disturbed around Jersey's offshore reefs, the States has said. | [
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Tennant was the 10th Doctor and Piper played his on-screen companion Rose Tyler in the BBC One show.
Filming on the show, which will also star John Hurt, will start next week.
Tennant's successor, Matt Smith - also in the special with his new assistant played by Jenna-Louise Coleman - says fans "will not be disappointed" by the 3D show, due to air on 23 November.
Tennant and Piper have long been rumoured to be making a return for the special, which is being written by the show's executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat.
In January, Piper, appearing on the Graham Norton show, denied she would be appearing.
"I wasn't asked, no," she said.
"I think Matt Smith may have said, in passing or in jest, it would be nice.
"I think maybe he said that and then it became something quite different, but no."
Smith has said the show "manages to pay homage to everything - and look forward".
"I read it and I clapped at the end. I think it's hilarious, it's epic and it's vast," he said.
Moffat, meanwhile, has said he took special care to protect the secrets of the story.
"One length I've gone to which is a really good security measure - I make sure I don't get a script, because I will lose it," he said.
"I forbid people to hand me one. It's on my computer under lock and key."
The first story of Doctor Who's 2013 run, The Bells of Saint John - described by Moffat as a "proper London thriller" - was screened on Saturday.
Viewers saw the Doctor and new companion, Clara, played by Coleman, battling an evil entity in the world's wi-fi networks.
Future episodes of the show, which is filmed in Cardiff, see the return of the Cybermen and old enemy the Ice Warriors, who last appeared during the Jon Pertwee era in 1974.
Tennant starred in Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010 while Piper first appeared in 2005 opposite Christopher Eccleston, who played the ninth Doctor.
She left the show in 2006 but returned for a number of episodes in 2008 as well as for Tennant's final episode, broadcast on 1 January 2010.
The first episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child, starring William Hartnell as the Timelord, was broadcast on 23 November 1963.
As part of the anniversary events, the BBC will also broadcast An Adventure in Space and Time - a one-off drama looking at how the sci-fi show came to be made.
Doctor Who: The Bells of Saint John will be shown on BBC One at 18:15 GMT on Saturday. | David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed. | [
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For a second time, he's giving up a role he didn't inherit, but gained on merit.
After stints in the RAF and the air ambulance, his days as a pilot are coming to an end.
He will miss them. He's spoken of how he's loved working in a team. Something, he said, "his other job" didn't necessarily offer.
The prince is the only senior royal to have a deep understanding of the National Health Service the majority of the population experience.
With his family moving from Norfolk to London, Prince George will go to a private school from September.
And Prince William and his wife will be available to do more royal work. The demands will increase now the Queen has turned 90.
The future king's exclusive focus will very soon be on his role as a Windsor and a destiny he'll one day embrace.
Read full article | This will not have been an easy decision for Prince William to make. | [
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Conrad Clitheroe and Gary Cooper, both from Stockport, and expat Neil Munro were reportedly taking notes near Fujairah Airport, 80 miles from Dubai, when they were arrested in February.
Relatives were told they were held for "national security" reasons. The men insisted they did not take photographs.
The Abu Dhabi hearing is due on Monday.
Mr Clitheroe, 54, and Mr Cooper 45, were visiting their friend Mr Munro, who was born in Manchester, when they were arrested on 22 February by an off-duty police officer who had seen them monitoring planes from a car.
They were near Fujairah Airport, where older and rarer aircraft can be seen.
A local police official said the men had been taking photographs near an airport and were using a telescope.
The men are expected to argue their actions were misinterpreted and are understood to be hoping to be granted bail. | A court hearing for British plane spotters held over allegations of suspicious behaviour in the United Arab Emirates has been postponed for a week. | [
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Both 48-hour and 24-hour strikes have already been held on seven Shell-operated platforms.
Further action was planned but was put on hold for fresh talks.
Wood Group and the Unite and RMT unions said in a statement they had held two full days of constructive discussions which would continue next week.
The statement said: "These collaborative discussions have demonstrated a clear, shared understanding of the issues being raised by all parties, plus the challenges facing the North Sea.
"We remain focused on reaching a mutually-acceptable outcome, which demonstrates collective leadership in shaping the future of the North Sea."
The initial 24-hour strike on 26 July was the first industrial action of its kind in the North Sea in nearly 30 years and was followed by a 48-hour stoppage the following week.
The platforms involved are the Curlew, Brent Alpha, Brent Bravo, Brent Charlie, Nelson, Gannet and Shearwater.
Aberdeen-based Wood Group provides maintenance and construction to Shell and signed a three-year extension to its contract earlier this year. | "Constructive" talks have been held between unions and the Wood Group in an ongoing dispute involving offshore workers. | [
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By law, he must stand down as president in 2013, having completed two consecutive terms as president of the former Soviet republic.
However, his years in office have marked Georgia for years to come.
To some he will always be the hero of the Rose Revolution, sweeping away Soviet-style corruption and courting the West.
To others, he is the leader who rashly sparked a dangerous war with Russia.
Mr Saakashvili's background has all the ingredients of a successful career on the international stage and helps explain his appeal to Brussels and Washington.
Born in 1967 in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to a doctor father and a historian mother, he did his Soviet military service in Ukraine, where he went on to study international law.
Receiving a fellowship from the US state department, he attended Columbia University law school and was hired by a New York-based law firm.
In addition to his native Georgian, he speaks English, French, Ukrainian and Russian.
He and his Dutch wife, human rights specialist Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs, have two sons.
Returning to Georgia from his career abroad, he was appointed justice minister in October 2000 by the then President, Eduard Shevardnadze.
But he resigned the following year, saying he considered it immoral to remain a member of a government plagued by corruption and cronyism.
After forming an opposition party, the National Movement, he was elected head of Tbilisi city council where he built up a power base.
Discontent with Mr Shevardnadze grew steadily and when parliamentary elections in November 2003 were tainted by allegations of fraud, Mr Saakashvili organised daily protests.
The Rose Revolution culminated in the bloodless storming of the Georgian parliament and Mr Shevardnadze's resignation. In January 2004, Mr Saakashvili was elected president of his country with 96% of the vote, at the tender age of 37.
"I'm not pro-American or pro-Russian - I am pro-Georgian," the new president said in his inaugural speech.
However, it rapidly became clear that he meant to take Georgia out of Moscow's orbit, by joining Nato no less.
Relations between Georgia and its giant neighbour rapidly deteriorated, as Tbilisi pressed for the return of its breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which had allied themselves with Russia.
Meanwhile, President Saakashvili cemented his reputation as a Western ally by committing Georgian troops to the Nato-led coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Ill-feeling between Tbilisi and Moscow erupted into open war in August 2008, after Georgia made a lightning military assault on South Ossetia, where Russia kept a peacekeeping force.
Russian troops struck back rapidly, driving out President Saakashvili's soldiers and pushing into Georgia.
While they stopped short of a full invasion and eventually withdrew back into South Ossetia, the Russians had humiliated the Georgian leader.
Not only did Georgia's chances of regaining its territories look even more remote but its Nato ambitions were badly damaged, since a condition for membership of the alliance is the absence of territorial disputes.
Mr Saakashvili had already been re-elected as president before the war, although his share of the vote in January 2008 was sharply down, at 53%.
Internal political opposition to his rule has grown - a development that might be welcomed as a sign that a healthy democracy is taking root in Georgia.
However, Mr Saakashvili's opponents accuse him of exhibiting the very authoritarianism of which he has accused Kremlin leaders.
During huge street protests against alleged political corruption in 2007, his government used police to disperse demonstrators and declared a temporary state of emergency.
Protests demanding the president's resignation ended in bloodshed in 2011, and 2012 saw mass rallies in Tbilisi in protest at prison abuse, prompting Mr Saakashvili's interior minister to resign.
The prison scandal was a particularly sensitive issue for the president as he has made much of his law and order policies, eradicating much of the corruption that used to mar everyday life.
Critics also accuse Mr Saakashvili, the economic liberal, of having failed to tackle poverty. Although per capita GDP has nearly doubled since he took power it remains a fraction of that of Russia or Estonia.
Under his rule, Georgia's external debt has grown while direct foreign investment has been uneven, a recent report by the Carnegie Endowment found.
In his defence, Mikheil Saakashvili took power at a time when Georgia looked like becoming a failed state.
Perhaps the biggest test of his credentials as a statesman will be how he handles the transition to his successor as president. | Despite military humiliation and sharp criticism of his human rights record, Mikheil Saakashvili has managed to maintain a strong grip on Georgia. | [
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The South Africa-born 23-year-old had been playing club cricket in the East Anglian Premier League this season.
"Sean shows a great maturity with the bat and understands his game well," Kent's high performance director Simon Willis told the club website.
"The number of runs he has scored in all formats is testament to his focus and concentration."
Dickson, who has a British mother and holds a UK passport, has previously played first-class cricket for Northerns in South Africa.
He also bowls medium pace and could make his first-team debut for the club in their T20 Blast match against Glamorgan on Friday.
Kent have not disclosed the length of his contract at the St Lawrence Ground. | Kent have signed batsman Sean Dickson after he impressed during a trial spell with their Second XI. | [
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The woman was picked up from Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, near the Greyfriars Bobby's statue, at 03:30am.
She was taken to a layby just past the Hillend Ski Slope, near the Boghall Farm in Midlothian where she was subjected to a serious sexual assault..
She was then left near the Sheriffhall roundabout on the city bypass.
Police Scotland are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the victim or the car.
The suspect was described as being of South Asian appearance, aged 35-40, about 5ft 5in - 5ft 6in, of slim build.
He had dark, cropped hair and was clean-shaven. He was wearing dark clothing and spoke with an Edinburgh accent.
The car was described as being a five-door saloon, which was possibly a navy colour.
Det Sgt Keith Mackay said: "This was a frightening experience for the woman, who is now in the care of her family.
"We are eager to trace this man and are appealing for witnesses. Anyone who recognises the man's description, or the description of the car, is urged to come forward." | A 31-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted after getting into a car she believed was a private hire taxi. | [
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Kent Police said the Sittingbourne man died at the scene and his family have been informed.
He was driving a Citroen on the A249 when it hit the lorry, which was legally parked in a lay-by, a spokeswoman for the force said.
The road was closed for about five hours after the crash, which happened just before 19:00 GMT. Any witnesses are urged to contact police. | A man in his 50s has died as his car hit a parked lorry in Kent. | [
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Police said the elderly man was spotted in the water at Leith at about 22:00 on Wednesday.
He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance for treatment, but later died.
A Police Scotland spokesman said inquiries into the circumstances surrounding this incident were ongoing. | A man has died after being pulled from the water near the Royal Yacht Britannia at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh. | [
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After both sides missed chances in a goalless first half, Natasha Harding headed Wales in front five minutes after the break in Haverfordwest.
Substitute Ward then scored twice in two minutes before sliding in for her third in the closing stages.
Victory sees Wales leapfrog Kazakhstan and Israel into third place in Group 8.
Wales had lost 3-0 away to Austria in their opening fixture before a 4-0 defeat by Norway in October.
The match started in inauspicious fashion as organisers failed to play Kazakhstan's national anthem.
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Jayne Ludlow's side started brightly and Nia Jones thought she had headed them in front after nine minutes, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.
The defender, playing as a striker on this occasion, had a glorious opportunity to score four minutes later but shot wide when clean through in the penalty area.
Kazakhstan had a similarly gilt-edged chance when Wales goalkeeper Alice Evans wandered out of position and Saule Karibayeva's shot was headed off the line by Harding.
The Manchester City forward, switched to left-back for this game, gave Wales the lead five minutes into the second half as she headed in from Sophie Ingle's flick-on.
Wales then took control, as Jess Fishlock set up Ward to fire in after an hour to double the hosts' lead.
The same pair combined a minute later, as Fishlock's through-ball allowed Ward to slot in her second and Wales' third.
Ludlow's side added a final gloss to the scoreline as Ward slid in from Rachel Rowe's pass to complete her hat-trick. | Helen Ward's hat-trick helped Wales women thrash Kazakhstan 4-0 to claim a first win of their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign at the Bridge Meadow Stadium. | [
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Team GB won four medals in Sochi, which matched their total from the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924 in France.
Six sports shared a fund of £13.4m over the past four years, but that pot could now be boosted for the 2018 Olympics.
We should shed this idea of not being a winter nation. Actually it's not true - we can be
"It's been an outstanding Games and the athletes need and deserve the support," said UK Sport chief Liz Nicholl.
"I can't say what the investment will be from sport-to-sport as we'll discuss that with them over the coming weeks and months, but I am anticipating more investment in winter sport."
Lizzy Yarnold continued Britain's proud tradition of winning a medal at each Olympics in which the sport of skeleton has featured by claiming gold in Russia.
The men's curling team took silver and the women bronze, while snowboarder Jenny Jones finished third in slopestyle's Olympic debut.
Great Britain finished 19th in the medal table, but the plan - based on the sort of "no compromise" funding policy applied to summer sports post-2006 - is to be higher in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in four years.
"We're anticipating building on it and will be going for more medals in 2018," said Nicholl.
"The success has shown that the approach we have taken to athletes, and supporting sports with medal prospects, is working.
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"It gives us a huge amount of confidence in the system."
Four-time Olympic rowing champion Sir Matthew Pinsent, who has covered both the Vancouver and Sochi Games for the BBC, believes now is the time for winter events to receive the same support as the summer sports.
"I think some of the winter sports, like curling, freestyle and short track are performing like summer sports, so why offer different support?" he said.
"Germany and Norway don't make this distinction and I think we should shed this idea of not being a winter nation. Actually it's not true - we can be."
1924: Men (curling)
1936: Men (ice hockey)
1952: Jeannette Altwegg (figure skating)
1964: Tony Nash & Robin Dixon (two-man bobsleigh)
1976: John Curry (figure skating)
1980: Robin Cousins (figure skating)
1984: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (figure skating)
2002: Women (curling)
2010: Amy Williams (skeleton)
2014: Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton)
* Madge Syers won figure skating gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London
Nicholl said that the funding award would not be anywhere near the £272m divided between 19 summer Olympic sports but insisted that did not mean Team GB could not continue to make improvements.
"We'll never be topping the table with the Russians and Canadians, but we can make gains and that is what our investment principles are based on," she said.
Having achieved a bronze medal and a record six top-10 finishes, the British freestyle skiing and snowboarding team are well placed for a significant increase on the £1.5m they have received since 2012.
"We have big plans on how we can develop and grow the freestyle programme and are hopeful UK Sport will help invest in that alongside commercial partners," Lesley McKenna, British Park and Pipe programme manager, told BBC Sport.
The British bobsleigh duo of Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson were the only team to miss their UK Sport performance target, finishing 12th when seeking a top-eight result.
Success does cost money but we are committed to investment
However, the men's four-man bobsleigh came an impressive fifth, just 0.11 seconds off the podium.
GB Bobsleigh performance director Gary Anderson is hopeful that the set-up - which received £3.3m leading into Sochi and has invested heavily in new technology - will continue to be backed.
"We are only halfway through an eight-year programme and with support through to 2018 I'm convinced we can challenge for not just one medal, but in all three events [men's two- and four-man and women's two-man bob]," he told BBC Sport.
UK Sport recently axed funding for basketball, synchronised swimming, water polo and weightlifting but Nicholl insisted this announcement was not related to the performances of winter sport athletes in Sochi.
It will now enter a series of meetings with officials from all British Winter Olympic disciplines about performance targets over the next four years and reveal its decision in June. | UK Sport says it expects to increase funding for winter sports following Great Britain's record-equalling Winter Olympic performance in Sochi. | [
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Mr Jammeh, thought to now be in Equatorial Guinea, is not the first leader accused of lining his own pockets with state funds. In fact, many have taken far more. Here are some of the worst offenders.
Sani Abacha, Nigeria
Sani Abacha, the Nigerian leader from 1993 to 1998, reportedly looted somewhere between $1bn and $5bn from the country's coffers using fake funding requests. In 2014 the US Justice Department said it had frozen more than $450m of Abacha's stolen assets.
Suharto, Indonesia
Suharto, the president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998, is alleged to have cleaned out the country's state funds to the tune of about $35bn. In 2000 he was placed under house arrest and charged with the theft of $570m via fake charities, but court doctors found him too ill to stand trial. He died in 2008.
Mobutu Sese Seko, Zaire
The leader of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1965 to 1997, Mobutu ran a murderous regime which brutally suppressed the opposition. He also lived in great style at the expense of the country's people, accumulating international properties including a 30-room mansion in Lausanne worth $5.5m. He is suspected of stealing about $5bn.
Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines
It's the shoes that everyone remembers - the supposed 3,000 pairs of designer shoes accumulated by Marcos' wife Imelda. They became an enduring symbol of the corruption of his leadership of the Philippines between 1965 and 1986. But Marcos is suspected of stealing more than $10bn from the country during his reign. After his death a series of lawsuits forced the Swiss banks in which he stashed the cash to release nearly $700m back to the Philippine authorities.
Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is suspected of corruptly amassing as much as $60bn during his time in office - roughly equivalent to Yemen's annual GDP - much of it through schemes to provide oil and gas contracts. He was ousted from power in 2012 after the Arab Spring, but is now allied with the Houthi rebels, locked in battle with the country's internationally recognised government.
Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic, the brutal dictator who ran Serbia between 1989 to 1997, was eventually charged with genocide, but he was first arrested on charges of plundering funds from the Serbian state. The total is not known, but he is suspected of stealing $1-$4bn. He died in 2006, while on trial in The Hague.
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt
Toppled by the 2011 uprising, Hosni Mubarak went on trial accused of embezzling funds meant for the renovation of presidential palaces to do up his personal properties. Mubarak and his sons were found guilty of embezzling more than $17m over an eight-year period. He was sentenced to three years in prison while his sons, Gamal and Alaa, got four years each.
Ben Ali, Tunisia
The 2011 overthrow of Ben Ali marked the beginning of the Arab Spring. Ali and his wife fled to Saudi Arabia but a Tunisian court sentenced them in their absence to 35 years in prison for embezzlement and misuse of public funds. At his trial, the prosecution said $27m in jewels and public money had been found at one of his mansions. | More than $11m (£8.8m; €10.3m) is reportedly missing from The Gambia's state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, who clung to power for nearly two months despite losing the presidential election in December. | [
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Jacqueline Oakes, of Birmingham, was let down by a raft of procedural errors and failings to identify the risk she faced.
She was battered to death in 2014.
The West Midlands force said it agreed with the findings on its employees.
See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here
In all, the actions of 40 staff were examined by the IPCC - "one of the biggest investigations" it has carried out, it said.
The inquiry looked into 19 reported incidents involving Ms Oakes, 51, and her killer Marcus Musgrove in the run-up to her death at her home on 14 January 2014.
Musgrove was jailed for life that year.
Errors were made by officers and control room staff, the IPCC said.
Among the failures, the investigation found, were those of five detectives who did not ensure they were adequately informed before determining that Musgrove should be bailed.
On 10 January 2014, four days before she died, Ms Oakes gave a police statement about an incident in which Musgrove breached his bail conditions.
There was an outstanding warrant for Musgrove for the breach when she died.
The IPCC said it found there were at the time "significant organisational failings" in the way the force managed outstanding arrests of this type, which meant "arrest attempts" were not made until 12 January 2014.
Ms Oakes's daughter, Jenny, 36, said: "I will never be able to understand how such a slack attitude to a situation of potential escalating domestic abuse can be taken by so many people at a police force. It is shocking."
In addition to the 19 employees said to have a case to answer for misconduct, a now retired officer was found to have a case to answer for gross misconduct.
No misconduct was identified for a further 20 employees whose actions were investigated.
The IPCC said two officers would attend misconduct meetings, with others subjected to "management action to address the failings".
No action is to be taken against the retired officer.
Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe, of West Midlands Police, said: "We acknowledge that some of our officers and staff failed in their duty to complete certain checks, risk assessments and, on occasion, follow the force's domestic abuse policy and for this we sincerely apologise to the family of Jacqueline Oakes." | Nineteen police officers and staff have a case to answer for misconduct in their dealings with a domestic violence victim before her murder, a major investigation has found. | [
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The name is expressed with affection by some, with hostility by others, but it calls up history for everyone.
The story of his life is very much the story of our times: revolutionary movements, the Cold War, East v West, North v South, communism v capitalism - except that most of the world has passed him by.
Fidel Castro has remained the same, a symbol of revolution, a communist who has survived the fall of communism.
Before surgery took him out of public view in July 2006, he inspired his followers with slogans and five-hour speeches.
Fidel's views continued to be made public though in the form of editorials and occasional TV appearances.
Fidel maintained his rule with an iron grip, sending opponents to prison for years.
Throughout his leadership, he railed against the US, its economic and trade embargo and against the evils of free markets
Fidel has been praised for standing up for the oppressed of Latin America, for opposing the Yankee imperialist, for making Cuba into a more equal society than many, for developing Cuba's health service and sending doctors abroad to help others.
And it wasn't only doctors he sent abroad. He despatched troops to Angola and Ethiopia in support of fellow revolutionaries. His hand was seen in many a revolutionary movement in his own continent.
But he has also been condemned for intolerance, for keeping his people poor and for refusing to see the benefits of economic liberalisation that even the communists of China have embraced.
Fidel Castro stopped his people from leaving the island, leading them to risk their lives in rickety boats to try to get out.
At one stage in the early years of the Reagan administration he was accused of trying to take over Central America for the Soviet Union by revolution.
Washington at that time saw a path that led from the guerrillas of El Salvador through Nicaragua to Cuba and right up to the door of the Kremlin.
Cuban assistance to the small and then revolutionary island of Grenada in the Caribbean prompted a full-scale US invasion.
Throughout his rule, President Castro remained in almost permanent confrontation with the United States - and it with him.
The American embargo on Cuba has been used by both sides - as a policy by the US to isolate Cuba and as an excuse by Fidel Castro for the island's poverty.
US President Barack Obama and Castro's successor as president, younger brother Raul, announced a thawing in relations in 2015 but the embargo remains in place.
When Mr Obama visited earlier this year - the first by a US leader in more than half a century - Castro remained defiant, saying Cuba did not need any gifts from the "empire" in a damning letter.
He cut a giant figure on the world stage during the 47 years he controlled Cuba - at one point bringing the US and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
It was the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 that propelled him into worldwide prominence.
Before that he had been just a glamorous revolutionary leader. He had overthrown the dictator Batista in a classic guerrilla war and had fought off an American-led invasion by Cuban exiles on the Bay of Pigs in 1961.
But when Nikita Khrushchev decided, with Fidel Castro's agreement, to station nuclear missiles in Cuba itself, the island leader turned from being a thorn in the side of the Americans into being a mortal threat.
It was only the skilled diplomacy of Jack Kennedy (and of Khrushchev in the end) that saved the day, and Fidel's own island from destruction.
The then-US defence Secretary Robert McNamara met President Castro in 1992. He said the Cuban leader told him there were 162 nuclear missiles in Cuba at the time of the crisis.
He asked Castro if he had recommended they be used. The answer was:
"Yes, I did."
"And what would have happened to Cuba?" Mr McNamara asked him.
"It would have been destroyed."
Fidel Castro was not part of the diplomacy that ended the missile crisis.
But he came out of the crisis remarkably strengthened. Kennedy promised that the US would not invade Cuba, a promise that has held.
The CIA made efforts to get rid of him with bizarre plots involving the Mafia and poison. They came to nothing. President Castro's people took immense precautions to protect him from potential harm from food and drink, as diplomats who invite him to their receptions in Havana found out.
He survived harm from his enemies.
And whatever happens to Cuba after him, the name of Fidel will survive in history. | He is instantly recognisable both from his appearance - the beard and the military fatigues - and from his first name alone: Fidel. | [
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The 31-year-old, who left Ospreys to join French Top 14 side Perpignan in 2011, has agreed a three-year contract.
"It's good for me personally as a rugby player and it's the right thing for my family to be coming home," said Hook.
"It's important I finish well at Gloucester. It's a great club and they've been really good to me."
Hook, who has 81 caps for Wales, began his career with Neath before spending five years with Ospreys, and helped them to the 2010 Celtic League title.
He made 68 appearances for Perpignan in a three-year spell and, after Ospreys tried to re-sign him, joined Gloucester in 2014, having activated a get-out clause in his contract when the French club were relegated from the Top 14.
"It's been fantastic to go away to new places, get some unbelievable experiences in England and France with two great clubs, but I'm coming home to a team that's going places," Hook continued.
"I'm only 31, I'm playing week in, week out with Gloucester and I think I've got plenty to give on the field for a few years to come."
Hook's return to Ospreys comes after fly-half Sam Davies and back-row forwards Justin Tipuric, Dan Baker and Dan Lydiate all signed new deals with the region. | Gloucester fly-half James Hook will rejoin Ospreys at the end of the season, six years after he left the Welsh region. | [
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Carvers from Scotland, England, Ireland as well as continental Europe, Canada and the US regularly enter the competition.
They can use only chainsaws - any other carving tool is banned - to carve logs into the shapes of animals and people.
Last year's winner Pete Bowsher, from Moffat, is to return to defend the title, and retain the first place winner's prize the Claymore Trophy. | About 3,000 people are expected to attend the 14th annual Carve Carrbridge chainsaw carving competition. | [
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- Dataset: xsum
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