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"Kieran McGrath was shot outside a Greater Manchester pub on 4 October 2014 but managed to drive to the nearby Ashton-under-Lyne police station. The 26-year-old, from Clayton, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, a post-mortem examination found. Five men, aged between 23 and 33, will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.",Five men have been charged with murder after a man was found @placeholder outside a police station with a gunshot wound .,collapsed,murdered,walking,lying,stuffed,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device Merthyr players complained of friction burns after their Welsh Cup semi-final game against RGC 1404 on 25 March. World Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and pitch contractors all inspected the surface. Pontypridd confirmed a decision has now been reached and a new surface will be laid in time for the Welsh Premiership season opener at the end of August. ""The situation over the past three months has been far from satisfactory,"" Pontypridd director Jack Bayliss told the club website. ""We have been denied the use of our pitch for long periods whilst testing and investigations went on, with which we fully complied, but without being able to push for a final decision. ""We have been unable to make any definitive statements whilst this process went on, with the situation being a volatile and a sensitive one with so many parties involved, up to the highest levels of world rugby. ""We can only apologise to our supporters, our shareholders and partners for the delay in reaching this decision, but which was out of our hands."" After the concerns raised by the MerthyR players, the WRU carried out an initial inspection and Pontypridd were given permission to play RGC 1404 on the pitch on 6 May at the end of last season. Pontypridd spent £500,000 on the original 3G pitch, which was first used in September 2016.",Pontypridd will @placeholder the 3G artificial pitch at Sardis Road after concerns were raised over its safety .,replace,extend,face,close,open,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device Brownlee, who had to be carried over the line by brother Alistair in Mexico, was returning to action in Japan. He carried his damaged bike a mile to the next transition in Yokohama to take part in the run and finished 42nd. Spain's Mario Mola won the event, with Bermuda's Flora Duffy earlier winning the women's event. ""My first reaction was to get back on the bike, get back riding,"" said Brownlee. ""But then I got to my bike and the handlebars were pointing in the wrong direction and I couldn't move it. ""I still wanted to run - I had not come all the way to Japan not to finish."" Gordon Benson and Tom Bishop were the highest-placed British finishers in the men's race in 10th and 11th respectively. The 2017 series is led by defending champion Mola from fellow Spaniard Fernando Alarza, who was also second to Mola in Japan. Sophie Coldwell was the fastest Briton in the women's race as she came home fourth, one place ahead of compatriot Vicky Holland. Non Stanford, Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall were seventh, eighth and 11th respectively. Stanford and Learmonth also crashed in the wet conditions but, unlike Brownlee, were able to remount. In the Para-triathlon races, Britain won three gold medals, two silvers and two bronzes. Andy Lewis was first in the PTS2 category, and Dave Ellis and his guide Jack Peasgood won the men's visually impaired race, while Alison Patrick and her guide Nicole Walters finished top of the standings in the women's equivalent. Brownlee, an Olympic silver medallist at Rio 2016 and a bronze medallist at London 2012, had missed the first two races of this year's World Series - in Australia and the United Arab Emirates. In wet conditions in Yokohama he veered into the railings on his bike when trying to avoid a rider who had fallen in front of him. Rather than concede his race was over, Brownlee ran barefoot for the final half-lap of the cycling discipline - about a mile - carrying his bike. The 27-year-old eventually finished six minutes 56 seconds behind the winner. ""It was going quite well - the swim went really well,"" he said. ""On that course you want to stay high up in the field to avoid crashes. I was sitting in fourth to avoid crashes, but then an athlete just crashed in front of me. ""I was very, very lucky not to break anything in the crash. I've watched the video back and I could easily have two broken collarbones. ""I'm just disappointed - I come to races to race and I didn't get a chance."" The next race in the series takes place in Leeds, when Yorkshire-born Jonny could be joined by brother Alistair, who is focusing on long-distance triathlons this year. You can watch highlights of the races on BBC Two from 13:00 BST on Sunday, 14 May. Brendan Purcell, British Triathlon performance director, added: ""The rain caught us by surprise. We were expecting rain, but it got heavier and heavier. ""When the guy went down in front of Jonny, he had nowhere to go. The bike couldn't be fixed, but he wanted to do a run as he feels he's in good form. ""I come away reflecting on the positives from the swim in particular, there were a lot of good performances. No-one had the perfect race, maybe apart from Sophie, but they delivered a set of solid results.""",Britain 's Jonny Brownlee crashed during the bike phase of his first triathlon since @placeholder at last year 's World Series finale .,died,title,display,collapsing,crowd,3
"Hadiza Bawa-Garba called off attempts to save Jack Adcock before the error was picked up by a junior doctor. Jack, of Glen Parva, died after being admitted to Leicester Royal Infirmary with pneumonia in 2011. Dr Bawa-Garba and two nurses deny manslaughter by gross negligence. The prosecution has accepted that Jack was already ""past the point of no return"" and that resuscitation at that point was ""futile"". However, Andrew Thomas QC said the case, at Nottingham Crown Court, was about ""whether she fell below the conduct of a reasonably competent junior doctor"". Mr Thomas asked: ""Did you ask anyone what is the name of the patient you were treating?"" Dr Bawa-Garba replied ""No."" Mr Thomas then asked: ""When you arrived, could you see the face of the little boy being resuscitated?"" The 38-year-old doctor replied: ""I cannot recall whether I saw the face or not. I could see a small room, an oxygen mask, it's an emotionally charged environment."" Mr Thomas said: ""Is it symptomatic of your behaviour that day that you rushed to a decision without checking?"" She said: ""It's not that. It's a reflection of how long I had been working without a break."" Dr Bawa-Garba has admitted making a series of errors in relation to Jack's care and said she had underestimated the severity of his illness. She added that she should have checked nursing and observation charts and spotted abnormal blood test results. Jack, who had Down's syndrome and a heart condition, died from a cardiac arrest after sepsis was triggered by a bacterial infection. The two nurses are Sister Theresa Taylor, 55, and 47-year-old Portuguese-born agency nurse Isabel Amaro. The trial continues.","A doctor accused of manslaughter has said working without a break may have led her to mistake a six - year - old boy for another child who was @placeholder "" do not resuscitate "" , a jury has been told .",marked,deemed,subjected,attacked,nicknamed,0
"The world champions' 36-22 win in Wellington means Steve Hansen's side have an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the final Test in Dunedin. Wales have adopted a more expansive approach in New Zealand as they try to evolve their game. ""We've got to keep working at it and keep being bold and brave,"" said Owens. ""We've played some good stuff on this tour so far and we've just got to keep our heads up and keep plugging away. ""There's still one game to go and hopefully we can get a result."" Media playback is not supported on this device Wales finished second behind a rejuvenated England in the 2016 Six Nations, and came in for criticism at home for their style of play during the championship. But Warren Gatland's side have added more variety to their game in New Zealand as they look to be more expansive and have scored five tries in their two defeats by the All Blacks so far. ""You've got to try it sometime. We've been criticised for having one style of play and we've worked hard since the Six Nations and during the Six Nations to evolve and adapt our game and I think we've done that,"" said Owens. Wales led the first Test after an hour in Auckland after tries from Taulupe Faletau and Rhys Webb, only for Hansen's men to score 21 unanswered points on their way to a 39-21 victory. In Wellington, the visitors finished on a high with Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies scoring late on to ensure Wales only lost by 14 points - the narrowest losing margin they have ever achieved against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Wales have now lost 28 consecutive matches against the All Blacks, with their last win coming in 1953. But captain Sam Warburton says Wales must continue with their expansive approach. ""I think the one big learning point we've got from this is that our attack is better than we think it is,"" he said. ""We should back ourselves more often. I think we were guilty in the Six Nations of perhaps playing a little bit too conservatively. The Six Nations is a little bit more chess than when you play the southern hemisphere teams. ""We need to back our attack because we are comfortable with ball in hand. ""We just need to show that a little bit more often so I think that's the big learning we'll take back.""","Wales must remain bold in attack against the All Blacks on Saturday as they look to avoid a @placeholder whitewash in New Zealand , says hooker Ken Owens .",spot,level,series,success,major,2
"One man said a bag of flour in the city - which was taken over by so-called Islamic State (IS) militants in January 2014 - now costs $850. One family reportedly lived off grass during a four-day escape bid. As the Iraqi army and allied forces, backed by coalition air strikes, attempt to recapture the city, aid agencies say Falluja's residents - as many as 50,000 people - have no safe routes out and are likely to be caught in the crossfire. ""Food and medicines are in extremely short supply in the city. Some families have been going through garbage for food,"" the UN refugee agency's Caroline Gluck in Baghdad told the BBC. ""Some people were so desperate that they committed suicide. Children are showing signs of trauma, they're clearly terrified."" Baahjet Ibrahim, an imam who has escaped and is in a refugee camp in Barzinjah, told the BBC: ""Those who are inside cannot leave and those who are outside cannot help them. ""There is no food at all. A sack of flour costs a million dinars ($850, £580) and more. ""We demand that the security forces act with professionalism and dignity, like all the armies in the world, to let people escape, to receive and respect them, because there are children, elderly and sick people among them,"" Mr Ibrahim said. Escape from the city is fraught with dangers, those who have managed to flee say. ""[Civilians] have survived on dried dates and hot water from the river,"" says Becky Bakr Abdullah of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). ""They also tell me about an extremely dangerous escape where they have run in groups of 15 to 16 families, often barefoot, during the night carrying the elderly and sick with children. ""Along the way they have had to hide in big drainage pipes and raise white flags in order not to be shot at. Ms Gluck says the UNHCR was told of a family of six who ""spent four days hiding in a river, escaping from IS, waiting to be collected by the security forces, and they were forced to eat grass."" ""It's very clear that people are taking extreme risks in order to leave Falluja but it underlines how desperate their situation has become,"" she added. A hotline has been set up for the civilians in Falluja who want army assistance to leave - but air strikes continue, fighting is expected to intensify, and IS threatens to kill those who try to escape. The NRC says it believes that just one family has escaped from the city in the past nine days. ""A human catastrophe is unfolding in Fallujah. Families are caught in the crossfire with no safe way out,"" says NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland. Foreign humanitarian organisations are unable to enter Falluja. They are providing help to people from villages nearby, who manage to exit and reach refugee camps. Ms Abdulla said the families she has met speak of ""an extremely dire situation"". ""There are mainly two reasons for why people don't escape,"" she told the BBC World Service. ""One is because they are obviously extremely afraid. There are bombs and rockets and shootings right outside their doorstep so people have stopped even moving outside their houses. ""The other reason is, and this was a mother of three who told me this, when rumours got out that their family wanted to escape, IS came to their door, started beating up their men and started threatening the family's lives."" Faiq Ismali fled Falluja and is living in Barzinjah camp. He told the BBC that the people still there were ""being bombed randomly"". ""We are demanding that the government open a safe corridor for the families and protect them because they are between Daesh [IS] and the army,"" he said. Falluja has been under siege from Iraqi and pro-government forces for more than six months, and it has been under IS control for more than two years. The city is only partly-surrounded by Iraqi and allied forces. The BBC's Jim Muir, who is on the outskirts, says it seems the final all-out onslaught has yet to start, so fighting is expected to intensify. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is mobilising to distribute hygiene and shelter aid items to people who have fled the area recently. It warns that Falluja ""must not become another Ramadi"". Ramadi, 50km (20 miles) west of Falluja, was left in ruins after being occupied by IS fighters. The Iraqi military re-took the city in December 2015 but the city's infrastructure including roads, electricity, water supply and bridges has been badly damaged. Some civilians have started to return but they are at risk from unexploded bombs that have been left there.",Details are emerging of the horrifying @placeholder faced by civilians trapped inside the Iraqi city of Falluja and the extreme risks they are taking to escape .,fate,communications,conditions,team,consequences,2
"Born in Barry, she and her family emigrated when she was four, but stories about her late father's early life in the Neath Valley stayed with her ""in politics and beyond"". Ms Gillard, 53, was the Australian Labor Party prime minister in 2010-13. She has been speaking on BBC Radio Wales programme, Sunday Supplement. Ms Gillard said she did not have ""original memories"" of Wales but the fact her parents' ""formative experiences were there, that was the subject of our family discussions in the home, so the consciousness that I was born in Wales and that mattered, has been with me throughout my life"". Speaking to presenter Vaughan Roderick, BBC Wales' Welsh affairs editor, she explained how her father, who had lived in Cwmgwrach, was ""very interested in politics and he thought for both my sister and I that it was important we grew up with an understanding of government and policies and why they mattered and what fairness was"". She added: ""In giving us that world view, all of the examples were from south Wales; from him growing up in a coal mining village in Cwmgwrach, being one of seven children, not being able to complete his education simply because of the poverty of his family."" She explained how he won a scholarship to finish secondary school education but ended up leaving school at 14. ""And so all of these things about fairness and equity, the importance of education, were burnt into my sister and I from very early on in our family life and they have been the values which have stayed with me,"" she said. She said she had been shocked to see the contrast between Cwmgwrach and her own childhood home in Australia when she visited. ""I remember, vaguely, my first memories of being in the migrant hostel when we arrived in Australia, but then all of my other childhood memories were of being in our home in Kingswood, a suburb of Adelaide, going to the local state school... we had a house with a big back yard. I mean, we weren't moneyed people but that was the Australian way of life. ""And then to go to Cwmgwrach to see the sort of housing people lived in... my grandmother, my father's mother, was still alive then and she lived in a house with an outside toilet and things like that. ""But also, to be surrounded by people you were related to, this was a completely different experience for me. ""For all of my life my family had been mum, dad and my sister, Alison, and we weren't related to anyone else in Australia and there you were suddenly in a village in south Wales where you are just related to so many people, so many cousins and aunts and uncles."" Ms Gillard served as the 27th prime minister of Australia, and the Australian Labor Party leader for three years and three days from 2010 to 2013. She was the first woman to hold either position. On 26 June 2013, after a leadership split, Ms Gillard lost the leadership of the party to Kevin Rudd. She resigned as prime minister the following day.","Welsh roots @placeholder Julia Gillard 's politics which led her to become Australia 's first female prime minister , she has told BBC Wales .",reflect,produced,defended,shaped,reveal,3
"The pier, which is not maintained and was shut in 1975 after being deemed unsafe, burnt down in 2003. In storms in February 2014 a major part of the derelict Grade I listed pier collapsed, splitting the former pavilion into two sections. The West Pier Trust said a small section collapsed earlier after high winds hit the south coast on Monday. The trust has said more collapses could follow. Part of the derelict Grade I listed pier's eastern side crumbled into the sea in January 2013, following cold weather conditions.",Part of Brighton 's @placeholder West Pier has collapsed in the aftermath of Storm Imogen .,head,proposed,ruined,disabled,group,2
22 August 2017 Last updated at 09:05 BST They made special pin hole cameras so they could watch it safely and all had special glasses to wear. The scouts went to Yellowstone National Park to get the best view of the eclipse. So what did they think? Watch Samuel's reaction!,"Newsround has been @placeholder a group of scouts from Salisbury all week , who have travelled to the US to see the total solar eclipse .",crowned,named,following,supporting,captured,2
"Southend United striker Nile Ranger, 25, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, police said. The offences are alleged to have been committed in February 2015. Mr Ranger appeared alongside two other defendants at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court earlier. Aseany Duncan, 19, was charged with possessing the personal bank details of 500 people on his phone for the use of fraud. He was also charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering alongside Mr Ranger and Reanne Morgan, 18. The case will next be heard at Wood Green Crown Court in the New Year. Southend United have said Mr Ranger will continue to be available for selection at the League One club. Read more on this story and other Essex news Mr Ranger, of Bounds Green, north London, signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Southend at the start of this month, having started his career at Newcastle United before moving to Swindon Town and then Blackpool. He joined Southend in the summer after a trial, having not played a first-team game since November 2014 while at Blackpool.",A footballer has been charged over an alleged scam involving a vulnerable person 's bank details being @placeholder so their savings could be accessed .,punched,threw,taken,manipulated,denied,2
"Major work on the railways will mean no trains in or out of London Euston on Saturday and Sunday. The vast majority of roadworks on motorways were completed or lifted by Friday morning, with work not set to resume until Tuesday. However, 36 sets of roadworks will stay in place for safety reasons, with some stretching more than 20 miles. And a serious incident on the M1 near Newport Pagnell on Saturday morning, in which eight people have died, caused major disruption. Part of the M1 southbound, which had been closed, has since reopened. According to the RAC, the busiest day overall will be Monday, with about five million cars on the roads for ""leisure trips"" as people either go for days out - or return from a weekend away. This is double the number the RAC expected to see on Thursday following a survey of motorists' plans for the weekend. The busiest roads are expected to be the M5 towards Exeter; the M6 and then A590 around the Lake District; the M3 towards Bournemouth and the M1 north from London. RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said: ""While summer appears to have taken a leave of absence for many of us, our figures suggest drivers are undeterred and are still keen to make the most of the long weekend to spend time with friends and family in the UK. ""We recommend motorists wanting to beat the queues travel outside peak times... try to get away in good time if you are planning a day trip on Monday, or face a long journey home at the end of a summer holiday."" Most roadworks on motorways were removed by 06:00 BST on Friday. Highways England, which manages the motorway network, said it would lift or complete about 98% of all work before the bank holiday, freeing up 445 miles of roads. Those that have stayed in place cannot be removed for safety reasons, the organisation said. 26 miles A1 J51 (Leeming) to J56 (Barton) 20 miles M6 J16 to J19 near Crewe 17 miles M1 J19 to J16 near Crick 10 miles M60 J 12 to J18 near Manchester 9 miles M62 J10 near Warrington 9 miles M62 J18 to J20 near Manchester Rail engineering works are taking place over the weekend. Francis Paonessa, managing director for infrastructure projects at Network Rail, said: ""While our massive investment programme impacts comparatively small parts of the network, on some routes its impact is significant, particularly major routes into London."" There is no planned rail engineering work affecting Leeds, which is expected to see thousands of people travelling to the Leeds Festival at Bramham Park over the bank holiday weekend.",It is the last bank holiday of the summer and millions of cars will be on the roads . How do you beat the @placeholder and make the most of the long weekend ?,decline,sun,food,traffic,sea,3
"George Boole, who was born in Lincoln in 1815, invented Boolean logic, a system of AND, OR or NOT statements. It is still used in games, apps and search engines, including Google, which uses plus or minus to narrow results. Those behind the artwork, titled Perhaps, said it was about looking beyond yes and no. Jeanine Griffin, from the university, who was involved in commissioning the work, said: ""This new sculpture pays testament to a truly revolutionary thinker whose ideas continue to transform the way we live 150 years on. ""Boole's legacy is all around us; in every computer, smartphone and digital device."" The sculpture, comprising interlocking arcs coated in a reflective surface, has been created by Raqs Media Collective. Monica Narula, from the New Delhi-based collective, said: ""Lincoln was George Boole's birthplace. He must have walked by Brayford Pool, asking questions that needed answers in yes, no, and perhaps, perhaps. ""This work remembers those moments outside the boundaries of yes and no..."" The sculpture, which is temporary, will be in place close to the Minerva Building at the University of Lincoln for two months from 8th July. George Boole told a friend in 1851 Boolean logic could be ""the most valuable if not the only valuable contribution that I have made or am likely to make to science and the thing by which I would desire if at all to be remembered hereafter"". The mathematician died on 8 December 1864. He is buried in Ballintemple, Cork, Republic of Ireland, where he spent his final years. Commemorating him in Lincoln are a Boole memorial window in the cathedral, a plaque on his Pottergate house and a mention on an obelisk to city greats in St Marks. Read more about George Boole and the AND OR NOT gates.","A sculpture marking the work of a Victorian mathematician , whose work is still used in computer programming , has been @placeholder in his birthplace .",created,named,buried,unveiled,announced,3
"The Australian claimed he was bored during his straight-set defeat by Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon on 4 July. A series of lacklustre displays has seen the 24-year-old drop from 17 in the world last year to 73. ""Tennis chose me. It's something I never fell in love with,"" Tomic told Australia's Channel Seven. ""Throughout my career I've given 100%. I've given also 30%. But if you balance it out, I think all my career's been around 50%. ""I haven't really tried, and still achieved all this. So it's just amazing what I've done."" Tomic has won three ATP Tour titles and has earned almost £4m in career prize money, including £35,000 for his defeat by Zverev. However, he has not won a tour title since 2015 and has struggled for form this year, winning just nine matches overall and losing in the first rounds at the French Open and Wimbledon. When asked what advice he would give to aspiring tennis players, Tomic said: ""Don't play tennis. ""Do something you love and enjoy because it's a grind and it's a tough, tough, tough life. My position, I'm trapped. I have to do it."" Media playback is not supported on this device Tomic was criticised for ruling himself out of the Rio 2016 Olympics because of an ""extremely busy"" schedule, a year after he was dropped by Tennis Australia - for a second time - from their Davis Cup squad. He was left out in 2015 after accusing the governing body of abandoning him following hip surgery in 2014, but has since returned to the team. Further questions were raised about his attitude when he held his racquet by the strings when facing match point in a Madrid Open match last year. Tomic's career has also been affected by off-court controversy. In July 2015, he was charged with resisting arrest and trespassing by police in the United States after refusing to leave a hotel room. His father John was sentenced to eight months in prison for assaulting his son's training partner before the 2013 Madrid Open.","Bernard Tomic says he has never "" really tried "" throughout his tennis career , adding that he has probably been @placeholder at "" around 50 % "" .",held,aiming,honoured,operating,shown,3
"Jack Towes was caught recording a family member's court appearance from the public gallery at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. The court heard the footage even showed him filming a sign warning against the use of cameras in the court room. The 21-year-old, of Hunwick Close, Middlesbrough, admitted contempt of court and was jailed for three months. He initially attempted to deny the phone was his before eventually accepting his guilt, the court heard. PC John Ennis, of Greater Manchester Police, said: ""Unfortunately cases such as this are becoming more and more commonplace. ""Towes showed complete disregard for these laws, flouting them openly and flagrantly in front of staff members. ""I hope that this sentence sets an example for others.""","A man who "" openly "" filmed and @placeholder court proceedings on his mobile phone has been jailed .",reported,photographed,attacked,including,lost,1
"With his dark sunglasses, his gun and his tattoos, he looks every inch the movie stereotype of the maverick American law enforcement officer, but until seven years ago Christian lived in Brechin. He swapped the east coast of Scotland for the eastern seaboard of the US when he was 21. He worked briefly as a bouncer in Washington DC before obtaining a licence as a bail enforcement agent, often referred to as bounty hunters. They are contracted by bondsmen, money lenders who offer to cover bail money for those who can't afford it in exchange for a 10% commission. If the accused fails to show in court the bondsman loses the entire sum unless a bounty hunter can track down the fugitive. In Virginia, like most US states, it is not only police who get to carry guns and chase criminals. Christian says: ""Every boy, every man wants to have the gun and go kicking in doors. ""It's exciting being like that but I prefer being the undercover detective kind of guy."" He says he is not a typical bounty hunter and has a low opinion of some others who seem to delight in the macho violence of the job. Christian moved to the US seven years ago to track down his American father. He had been getting into a lot of trouble at home and could not get a job. ""Plus I thought Americans always looked a lot cooler in movies so I thought I'd give it a try,"" he says. In the BBC documentary - The Scottish Bounty Hunter - Christian tells how he felt the need to escape his home town because he was taking ""a lot of ecstasy"" during ""week-long parties"". ""There was bugger all else to do,"" he says. ""I feel like in Scotland I was supposed to die there."" His mother tells the programme she is pleased he left. She says: ""They were getting into trouble with the police and drinking and hanging around with the wrong people. ""Brechin doesn't have anything going for it really. There's not a lot of work in the area. It's like some place to sleep now. ""There's no potential here for young people."" Christian sees similar problems in Virginia. About 80% of the jobs he gets as a bounty hunter are drugs related. He says he wants to help offenders and their families get back to a normal life but he gets paid for finding and putting people back in jail. He says: ""I can't feel sorry for anyone or I'd just end up taking handcuffs off everybody. ""I've thought about taking them off many times and letting folk go but I can't do that. This is what I signed up for."" Christian can use lots of different methods to track people down but his first port of call is Facebook, which can give him clues to where people like to go and who they might be with. He says he caught a woman in Maryland because she used Facebook ""check in"". Christian says he knew she was going to a beauty school but didn't know which one. ""She would 'check in' at this coffee shop every single morning,"" he says. ""Every morning she was there at the same time 'Getting coffee on my way to school' - on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. ""On the Thursday - no check in. Because I checked her into Winchester jail."" As well as getting paid to put people in jail, Christian makes money getting people out. Four years ago he started lending bail money as a bondsman himself. In an average week he'll track down five or six people and bail even more out of jail. He says the job is stressful, dangerous and exhausting. ""Bounty hunters don't last very long,"" he says. ""I only know of three or four who have been in it as long as I have. ""They either can't handle the hours or can't handle the stress."" But Christian says he keeps doing it because it is a chance to help people turn their life around. He says: ""I've got a lot of relationships with people who might end up going off the rails if I left. ""This is a job you can't do half-arsed. ""You are either going to be a bounty hunter full time or you are not going to be one at all. ""I've tried to get out of it two or three times but I just can't seem to stop doing it."" The Scottish Bounty Hunter is on BBC One Scotland on Monday 13 February at 22:40.",Christian Matlock is a bounty hunter who spends his days and nights tracking down fugitives who have @placeholder bail in the US state of Virginia .,obtained,arrived,skipped,poured,joined,2
"Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park was used as the cover for the Batcave in the film The Dark Knight Rises. Fans previously had to clamber down a steep tree-lined hill and wade across a river to reach the falls. Park chiefs have now built a path to the waterfall for easier access. The 88ft (27m) wall of water was seen in the final film of the Christopher Nolan trilogy as the location where Robin discovers the Batcave after the apparent death of Batman. The new trail and footbridge bring visitors out at the foot of the falls, and they can then walk behind the water and into the entrance of the Batcave. Henrhyd Falls is the tallest waterfall in south Wales and is a site of special scientific interest due to the rare mosses, liverworts and lichen which grow in the damp, heavily wooded gorge, with its thin soils and steep rocky slopes. Batman fan Jackie Davies, 24, from Bridgend, said: ""I love Christian Bale in the Batman films and coming here you can feel like you're a part of that world. ""The waterfall is spectacular and I had to come with my costume for a picture. My boyfriend finds it embarrassing but I love it."" Judith Harvey, wardens manager for Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, said the falls were a popular walking destination in the Brecon Beacons. ""With work now complete, it means that people for many generations to come can really enjoy what Abercraf and the surrounding area has to offer, safe in the knowledge that they are not causing any damage.""",The waterfall used by Batman star Christian Bale to conceal the superhero 's secret @placeholder on screen can now be reached via a woodland trail .,hideout,powers,impact,cave,structure,3
"Images include prisoners taking part in a snowball fight during World War One and a tunnel which may have been dug as part of an escape attempt. The pictures have been shared by the great nephew of Captain Eli Bowers, who was among the camp's guards. They ""add to our understanding of the history of the camp"", said island historian Ian Ronayne. The site at Les Blanches Banques housed nearly 2,000 men from the German armed forces from 1915-1917. Dr Brian K Feltman, from Georgia Southern University in the United States, said the snowball fight showed prisoners ""breaking the monotony of camp life"". He said it could be an example of prisoners staving off ""barbed wire disease"", a form of depression associated with ""the boredom and regulations"" imposed on prisoners of war. Mr Ronayne, a WW1 blogger for Jersey Heritage, said some of the images showed tunnels which may have been used during one of the attempts to escape the camp. He said if the images related to one of these incidents it would be a ""fantastic find"". Another showed two sets of fencing at the camp - ""barbed wire on the inside... and then an electrified fence"" -  which was rare, according to Dr Heather Jones from the International History at the London School of Economics. ""I have not come across an electric fence being used for a UK home front prisoner of war camp before,"" she added. Capt Bowers served in the Royal Jersey Militia and took the six photos from late 1916 to early 1917. Helier Falle found the pictures in his mother's house. ""Rather than leave them sitting in a drawer for nobody to see, I thought they should be shared,"" he said. Though he had seen similar photos auctioned, he added ""it wouldn't feel right to profit from them"".",Never before seen photographs have been @placeholder showing life in Jersey 's prisoner of war camp .,discovered,targeted,released,praised,criticised,2
"A teenage girl sits in a dimly-lit room wearing sunglasses playing the prelude to Bach's cello suite. A clip of this performance can be found on the internet. There is nothing remarkable about this until you learn that she is playing every crotchet and quaver using only the slightest movements of her head and thumbs. At the age of 11, Charlotte White suffered a blow to the head which caused her to lose all movement in her body. She spent five years in and out of hospital and eventually went into a period of rehabilitation, regaining movement in her head and then gradually her fingers. But she became very withdrawn: ""All I was expected to do was get physically stronger, which wasn't happening, so that was quite depressing. I only saw people who were meant to make my life better but it never seemed to happen."" At 16, Charlotte began attending St Rose's School in Stroud and initially did not respond well to some of the activities on offer. She said: ""Music therapy is somebody sitting in front of you banging a drum or playing a guitar, and you're meant to tell them all your worries about life. It's incredibly patronising and very boring."" Then she was introduced to the Bristol-based Drake Music project, an organisation that uses technology to help people with disabilities participate in music. There she starting working with Doug Bott and learned how to use very small head movements to break a magnetic beam, which triggers the notes. Using thumb switches, she learned to control the configuration of notes available, much like a guitarist changes chord shapes. Bott said Charlotte stood out from the beginning: ""She was someone who was interested in classical music, which not many of the young people I was working with at the time were, somebody who was interested in working on her own and in her own way."" Eventually Charlotte took part in a concert at school. She practised extremely hard beforehand. ""I wanted to achieve at it because it made people see me as a person, rather than as a disabled person they made presumptions about."" When Drake Music recorded her performing a Bach cello suite and posted it on the internet, it generated a lot of interest across the musical community, challenging the assumptions about what was possible using assistive technology. Watch Charlotte's performance But this raised questions about whether music made in this way should be entered for the same musical examinations as mainstream students using conventional instruments. ""I wanted to pursue music at college,"" said Charlotte, ""but establishments who grade musicians wouldn't recognise it and therefore I couldn't progress."" The music examining boards do not accredit music performed electronically, but they are working with Drake Music to find ways of developing this area. For Doug Bott, it is early days. ""We're discussing ways of accrediting the quality of the music performance in a way that it's not linked to the particular instrument a person is playing,"" he said. And although Charlotte was not able to take the conventional instrumental exams, she did receive a Bronze Arts Award from Trinity College London. Her work has also received some international recognition. When news of her performing and composing achievements reached the organisers of a festival in Norway, they asked her to compose some music for the Northern Lights Music Festival in Tromso. Charlotte has chosen to pursue her academic studies and gained a place at university, studying social policy and criminology. This is an incredible feat of will and determination for someone who had been largely written off by mainstream society, and music was key to Charlotte's rehabilitation. She said: ""Music inspired me in the belief that I could achieve anything. ""I became more enthusiastic and had much more of a drive, and wanted to break the barriers and do the same things as everyone else, rather than just being bracketed as a disabled person. ""I started to enjoy life and experience things that the average teenager does."" Charlotte White's Musical Fight will be broadcast on Sunday 27 March at 1330 BST on BBC Radio 4 and will also be available on the BBC iPlayer.",A devastating accident left Charlotte White struggling with severe disability and lack of @placeholder until she found the right type of music therapy .,events,knowledge,relationships,motivation,training,3
"Brian Sherrard said there was a ""very significant risk to the administration of justice if anyone else observes this process"". The 15-year-old disappeared in 1994 after a school disco in County Donegal. She was last seen in a car driven by convicted killer Robert Howard. On Tuesday, Mr Sherrard said any redactions made by the PSNI legal team are likely to be modest. The coroner will make a general statement to the inquest on Wednesday about the nature of the material that has been held back. He said the risk of disclosure is an exceptionally serious one and relates to the right to the life and the right to privacy of the individuals involved. Lawyers for the Arkinson family raised a number of concerns with the coroner, before being asked to leave the court, along with members of the press and members of the public. Henry Toner QC said the documents he had seen, which were heavily redacted, seemed to imply that at one stage the police believed there was a link between the murderer of Sylvia Fleming in Omagh in 1998, and the Arkinson inquiry. He said this was the first time the Arkinson family had heard of any such connection, and that evidence as to why that line of enquiry was then considered not credible should be made public. Mr Toner added that the documents also say somebody was abducted by the INLA and interviewed at length as a suspect in the Arlene Arkinson disappearance. The name of that individual has been redacted at the request of the PSNI, along with the name of an individual who made an allegation to the police that Arlene was buried in her sister Kathleen's garden. Mr Toner expressed his frustration that the redactions had come so soon before the start of the inquest and requested that any further public interest immunity applications be made as quickly as possible.",The coroner is holding a closed session with the PSNI legal team to consider their application to withhold @placeholder in the Arlene Arkinson inquiry .,involvement,judgment,information,levels,results,2
"The 14-seat shelters, a result of a partnership with nearby brewery Gambrinus, now offers players and staff warmed leather seats. ""These are quite unique and I dare to say there is no other club with them,"" said general manager Adolf Sadek. The benches required two tonnes of metal and 300 square metres of aluminium. They took four weeks to produce and will be on show when Plzen start their campaign against Dukla Prague on Saturday.",Czech side Viktoria Plzen have unveiled new novelty dugouts in the @placeholder of giant beer cans at their Doosan Arena .,place,footsteps,wake,shape,centre,3
"Migrants are not only joining local congregations, but setting up their own churches too. The number of churches in Northern Ireland led by migrants has risen to more than 30 in recent years. These new churches are not only attracting people from ethnic minorities, but intriguing locals. The Redeemed Christian Church of God is a Nigerian-based church, but has become the fastest growing denomination in the UK and Ireland. They have set up three churches in Northern Ireland within the last eight years. The congregation includes people from a variety of African nations, the Caribbean, and both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Chris Ifonlaja, who runs one of their Belfast churches with his wife, says it appeals to people because it is a ""neutral place"". ""We did not experience the Troubles,"" he said. ""We see that as a blessing because we don't see all of the division, we just see people."" The couple said they were conscious of the possibility that migrants joining their church may be slower to integrate into Northern Ireland. Angela Ifonlaja said ""we didn't come to run a church for migrants, it's just a church"". ""But I think what happens is when you go into a place where you are new in that place, it's natural that you gravitate towards those that you identify with, at least on a physical level,"" she added. Other churches have decided to make a permanent physical commitment to Northern Ireland. Iglesia Ni Cristo or Church of Christ, are headquartered in the Philippines. They began meeting in a house in Belfast 10 years ago with only a handful of people. In 2014, they purchased an old church on University Avenue and refurbished the whole building. The converted church has only been open a few months. Brother Philip Velasquez is the minister, and he said that his church is reversing the traditional flow of mission. ""It is very rare for a religious organisation which began in the far east - in an impoverished country - to actually spread its mission throughout the whole world to first world countries,"" he said. ""We're not only growing because of the immigration of Filipinos but also because of the conversion of many people who belong to those first world countries."" These new churches may still be small in number, but they are seeing growth at a time when many traditional churches are losing members, and are challenging the old divisions in Northern Ireland. There will be more information on the new churches on BBC Newsline on Thursday and Friday at 18:30 BST.","Immigration has brought huge changes to Northern Ireland over the last decade , and religious life has been @placeholder as well .",named,improved,impacted,rated,quoted,2
"When it launched the first-generation Prius back in 1997, many scoffed. It was ugly, not terribly efficient and distinctly uncool. Eighteen years later, Toyota has sold nearly five million of the Prius, and it is now the best selling car in Japan. And so enter the Toyota Mirai, leading the charge for hydrogen vehicles, alongside Hyundai's ix35 model. The, now rather tired, joke about hydrogen is that it is ""the fuel of the future, and always will be"". Fuel cells were invented in the 1880s and work by taking hydrogen fuel and reacting it with oxygen to produce electricity. The only waste product is water. The problem with fuel cells has always been their cost, usually measured in millions of dollars. Somehow, with the Mirai, which is the Japanese word for future, Toyota has managed to bring the price down to around $60,000 (£38,884) and to squeeze it all into a family-sized car. The first thing you notice getting into the Mirai is its size. It is nearly 5m (16 ft) long. When trying to manoeuvre it out of the underground parking garage at Toyota's Tokyo headquarters I was convinced I would scrape the long nose against the concrete wall. It also feels heavy, because it is: nearly two tonnes. And then there is that price. It maybe cheap for the amazing technology packed in to it, but you can get a top of the range BMW 5 series or Mercedes E Class for less. It is big, heavy and expensive. So why is Toyota building this rather than, say, a conventional battery powered electric vehicle? The short answer is range. From Toyota's headquarters, I cruised silently down to Japan's first hydrogen filling station near to the Tokyo Tower. A full refill took just three minutes. Once back behind the wheel the Mirai's computer told me I could drive 350 km (220 miles) before needing to fill up again. That is more than twice the range of most battery electric vehicles currently on the market (although Tesla's Model S goes further). Bigger vehicles can have bigger hydrogen tanks and so longer range still. This is especially true for hydrogen fuelled trucks and long distance buses. Toyota clearly believes the age of zero emissions vehicles is here, and that hydrogen technology is going to be a big part of it. That is a big contrast to Toyota's old rival down the road in Yokohama - Nissan. The boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has not been shy about expressing his disdain for hydrogen. Instead, Nissan is betting on lithium-ion batteries. Mr Ghosn also scoffs at the whole issue of ""range anxiety"" in battery electric vehicles. Speaking to him at the Tokyo motor show at the end of 2013 he gave me this response: ""Where is all the hydrogen infrastructure?"" he asked. ""It doesn't exist, it still has to be built. Where is the electricity infrastructure? Everywhere!"" This is a fair point. Right now, the infrastructure to support hydrogen vehicles is still patchy. To recharge your electric car, on the other hand, all you need is a power socket. The downside is that most battery electrical vehicles now on the market not only have limited range, they take a long time to recharge: up to eight hours. But that is changing. To find out how, I thought it only fair to take a look at Nissan's alternative to the Mirai - the Leaf. The Leaf is not new; it's already been on sale for four years. It has come in for its fair share of criticism; that its real world range is much shorter than Nissan's claims and that its battery life deteriorates faster. Once behind the wheel, the Leaf is immediately impressive. It feels and drives just like a normal family hatchback, except it is completely silent, and has rather astonishing acceleration. You very quickly learn that using that acceleration kills its range. Driving a battery car requires delicacy. You must stroke the accelerator rather than jamming it to the floor. But even with the gentlest of right feet, you will struggle to get more than 150km from one charge. This is where technology again steps in. Nissan's satellite navigation software tells you where all the charging stations are. Alternatively, you can press a button on the dash and the car will call a Nissan operator who can track your Leaf via GPS and tell you how to get to the nearest ""quick-charge"" station. ""Quick charge"" must be the future for battery-powered cars, and the key to ending range anxiety. Unlike your home electricity supply (which runs on 110 or 240 volts AC), quick charging stations supply 500 volts DC at a much higher current of 125 amps. Because of that, it can recharge your battery much faster. Using one just outside Yokohama we managed to refill the Leaf's battery to 80% in just 25 minutes. Right now, Toyota and Hyundai are both betting on hydrogen power. Honda says it will soon follow. But these new models are not about to change the world overnight. Just 700 of the Mirai will be made this year. If you order one now, the soonest it will arrive on your driveway is 2018. If you want a battery car, on the other hand, there is much more choice and it is cheaper. You can get the Leaf for around $26,000 (£17,000). Last year, BMW launched the impressive i3. Renault's Zoe model already offers a more affordable option. Ford, Volkswagen, Kia and Mercedes are all following with their own battery electric vehicles. And then there is the Tesla S, the most expensive and luxurious battery car yet. The Tesla also has a range of more than 400km (250 miles) on one charge. The really exciting thing about all of this, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell, is that, after decades of false starts, the era of zero emissions vehicles has finally arrived - and, in the opinion of this test driver, they seem pretty good.","When Toyota puts its considerable bulk behind a new technology , everyone should @placeholder up and take notice .",listen,step,sit,sum,picking,2
"The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said it had received reports of several washing up. Dr Peter Richardson from the charity said these sightings could be a sign more are coming. He asked people to report any sightings. The last significant strandings of men-of-war was in 2009 and 2012. He said: ""With the earlier strandings in Ireland, these recent sightings could herald the arrival of more of the creatures as they get blown in from the Atlantic."" The Portuguese man-of-war is not a jellyfish but is closely related, and consists of a floating colony of tiny marine organisms living together. Dr Richardson said a transparent purple float, the same shape as a Cornish pasty is visible on the water's surface with a blue, tentacle like polyp hanging below the water. He said: ""It's the tentacle-like polyps that can give an agonising and potentially lethal sting."" One was found at Portheras Cove in Cornwall, the same place as a sighting at the same time in 2015.",Beach visitors are being warned to avoid potentially lethal Portuguese men -of - war @placeholder sightings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly .,sex,following,living,known,type,1
"About a third reported unfair treatment by employers upon returning to work. The online survey of 906 women formed part of the commission's first detailed investigation into the issue. Chief executive Dr Evelyn Collins said the results were ""shocking"" and discriminating against pregnant women and new mothers was ""unacceptable"". ""Over one third of the women (36%) who talked to the commission said they had been treated unfairly or disadvantaged because of their pregnancy or because they took maternity leave,"" she said. ""They believe this affected their finances, their career opportunities, their status at work and their health. This is not acceptable, 40 years after the introduction of legislation in Northern Ireland to provide protection from sex discrimination in employment."" In addition to the survey, the investigation also held focus groups with 57 women across Northern Ireland and spoke to 58 employers. The type of unfair treatment included being made redundant, overlooked for promotion, unwanted role change, loss of bonuses and negative attitudes. Issues during pregnancy included problems getting off for doctors' appointments and no health and safety risk assessment. The women involved in the investigation had a good level of awareness of employment rights but there was a reluctance to take formal action either within the organisation or to an employment tribunal. The reasons given included too stressful, too costly and possibly career damaging. However, Dr Collins said it was encouraging that almost half of respondents thought they were treated fairly during their pregnancy and on their return to work. The majority of firms had policies in place, such as flexible working arrangements, childcare vouchers and return to work incentives, such as phased return and bonus payments. But some, particularly smaller firms, highlighted the challenges including accommodating flexible working requests and covering absences. A small number indicated that they subscribe to common negative stereotypes, such as believing pregnant employees and working mothers to be less able or less committed. The report contains a number of recommendations, including improving access to advice and information for employers and employees, and promoting good practice and policies. The report - Expecting Equality: a Formal Investigation under the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 - will be launched on Tuesday at a conference in Belfast. The majority of survey respondents were employed in the public sector while the majority of focus group participants were private sector employees, but similar experiences were reported.",Half of women @placeholder by the Equality Commission in Northern Ireland believe their career opportunities were negatively affected by having a baby .,operated,certified,triggered,questioned,erupted,3
"Five-time world champion O'Sullivan took the first three frames and won 4-1 after White had beaten Ryan Day without losing a frame. Home favourite Higgins beat compatriot Scott Donaldson and fellow Scot Stephen Maguire defeated Fergal O'Brien. Neil Robertson and Judd Trump were among Wednesday's other winners. Robertson overcame Gary Wilson, while Marco Fu beat Liam Highfield and Trump defeated Igor Figueiredo, with Ali Carter losing to Chris Wakelin. Scots Graeme Dott and Anthony McGill lost to Mark Davis and Mitchell Mann, respectively. Mei Xi Wen eliminated Peter Ebdon and will play four-time world champion Higgins on Thursday. Trump will face Noppon Saengkham and Robertson takes on Joe Swail. The latest event in the Home Nations Series, the tournament is the first World Snooker ranking event held in Scotland since the World Open in 2010.","Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Adam Stefanow to set up a third - round tie against Jimmy White at the Scottish Open , as John Higgins also @placeholder in Glasgow .",progressed,did,group,held,injured,0
"Ronny Deila's team wrapped up a fifth title with victory over Aberdeen in Glasgow on Sunday and are currently 12 points clear of the second-top Dons. Rangers will be in the Premiership next season after winning the Championship and beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup. But Griffiths said: ""Aberdeen will go away and strengthen and push us again."" More to follow.","Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths expects Aberdeen , not Rangers , to be the biggest challengers to his @placeholder for the Scottish title next season .",point,dreams,side,date,format,2
"Having trailed 12-0 through tries from Tom Riley and Tom Duncan, Bedford went over four times to make it 26-12. Matt Evans and Alex O'Meara scored to put the Pirates 29-26 ahead at the break and Joe Atkinson added another shortly after the re-start. But Blues scored four tries to go 54-36 up before Riley and Alex Cheesman added consolation touchdowns for the Pirates. Henry Taylor, Michael le Bourgeois, Paul Tupai and Dean Adamson went over for Bedford in the first half. Adamson scored scored two more after the break, with Harry Wells and George Perkins also crossing. The bonus-point loss left the Pirates eight in the Championship table, while Bedford stayed fourth.",Cornish Pirates twice threw away a lead as they lost 54 - 46 at Bedford in a try - @placeholder Championship clash .,run,threatened,place,class,filled,4
"Malaysian PM Najib Razak said experts in France had ""conclusively confirmed"" the wing part found on an island in the Indian Ocean was from the aircraft. But French investigators stopped short of confirming the link, only saying it was highly likely. Chinese relatives staged a protest outside the airline's Beijing offices. The Boeing 777 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014 when it vanished from radar. It had 239 people on board, most of them Chinese. Debris found on the remote French island of Reunion a week ago - a wing part known as a flaperon - was the first possible physical trace of the aircraft. Experts in the French city of Toulouse are carrying out tests on the aircraft piece. Mr Najib, in an announcement that came after the first day of tests, said investigators had ""conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370"". Malaysian transport minister Liow Tiong Lai said elements of the flaperon, including the paint colour, matched with maintenance records for the missing flight. He also said, in another development, that more suspected plane debris had been found on Reunion, including window panes and seat cushions. Those items had been sent to French authorities to be verified, he said, although French investigators have denied this. Mr Liow said he understood why the French team had been less categorical in their conclusions over the flaperon, saying: ""We respect their decision to continue with their verification."" French prosecutor Serge Mackowiak has said only that there are ""very strong indications"" that the flaperon does belong to MH370, adding that confirmation would only come after further tests. The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says Mr Mackowiak's wording does not suggest he has doubts, but that he is exercising legal caution. Will the debris lead us to MH370? But the lack of a consistent message from the various authorities has angered many of the families of those missing. A number of relatives gathered outside Malaysia Airlines' offices in Beijing to demand answers. ""France is being cautious about it, but Malaysia is desperate to put an end to this case and run away from all responsibilities,"" said Dai Shuqin, sister of one of the passengers. ""We suspect that the plane wreckage could be faked,"" said Liu Kun, whose younger brother was on the plane. Many relatives have long been frustrated by Malaysia's handling of the disaster, which at times has been marred by contradictory and conflicting information. Because of this, many families have pretty much lost trust and don't know what to believe anymore, the BBC's John Sudworth reports from Beijing. China's foreign ministry said Malaysia must keep investigating the crash and ""safeguard the legitimate rights and interests"" of relatives. Australia, which is leading the search for the plane in the southern Indian Ocean, said the discovery of the flaperon suggested they were looking in the right area. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search would continue as ""we owe it to the hundreds of millions of people who use our skies"". The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been co-ordinating the deep-sea hunt in the southern Indian Ocean, where the plane is believed to have gone down, thousands of miles east of Reunion.",Relatives of those missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are angry at apparent @placeholder signals over whether part of the plane has been found .,mixed,showed,knocked,lost,swept,0
"David Ormerod, 15, left Closeburn near Thornhill on Sunday to play rugby in Dumfries. He was subsequently seen at the Dumfries Rugby Club but has not been seen since. Insp Rory Caldow described him as a ""vulnerable young boy"" and asked anyone who had seen him to come forward. He said dedicated officers were now involved in the search and they were visiting friends and family to try to track him down. ""If anyone is found to be hiding David they may find themselves being arrested for their troubles,"" he added. The teenager is described as 5ft 10in tall, of slim build with a Newcastle accent. He has links to Dumfries, Newcastle, Thornhill and Cumbernauld.",The search has been @placeholder up for a missing Dumfries and Galloway teenager who has not been seen since the weekend .,kept,held,issued,caught,stepped,4
"Theresa May, who must be relishing a break from trying to keep order in her cabinet, is spending a few days at Lake Garda in northern Italy with husband Philip. She'll then return for an engagement before heading to Switzerland for a two-week walking break. It will probably look a bit like this: Switzerland - it's in Europe, but is pretty neutral in Brexit terms - was also a destination of choice for ex-PM Margaret Thatcher. When she went walking in Snowdonia in April, Mrs May decided to call the snap general election that ended up losing the Conservatives their majority. What effect will the mountain air have this time? Cornwall is a firm favourite of prime ministers - particularly David Cameron, who frequently holidayed there: In August 2003 Tony Blair stayed in Sir Cliff Richard's Barbados holiday home. The singer later revealed he had offered the Caribbean villa, where Mr Blair and his family stayed for three weeks, because the prime minister looked so ""gaunt and tired"" as debate raged about the Iraq war. The following year Mr Blair stayed at the Sardinian villa of Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi, reportedly leaving him hobbling after a challenge in a ""friendly"" football match. Another Italian villa he stayed at was in Tuscany, and owned by Labour MP and former paymaster general Geoffrey Robinson. Mr Cameron's much-documented habit of posing for photographs pointing at fish is an easy one to replicate. This one was in Portugal in 2013. Fairly standard behaviour for most of us -  and two years ago, on an Easyjet flight to Portugal, David Cameron might have thought he was away from prying eyes as he tucked into a tube of Pringles. Twitter, and in particular a teenager called Ashleigh who posted footage of the apparently oblivious PM, thought otherwise. ""Guys I'm crying he was eating Pringles,"" she informed her followers. This one's a bit harder to achieve - but former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major managed it in 2013 in the Spanish town of Candeleda. Local politicians voted to name the Avenida de John Major in honour of his annual holiday visits during his time in Downing Street. Sir John was invited to the naming ceremony in the town, 100 miles from Madrid, which he described as one of the ""jewels"" of Spain. In 2008 Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under pressure after his party's shock defeat in the Glasgow East by-election, and his summer holiday didn't get off to a very relaxing start at a Norfolk country park as he fielded reporters' questions about his future. ""I think everybody's ready for a holiday at this time of year,"" he told them. The PM's formal choice of attire - beige jacket and dark trousers - was markedly different to the then Tory leader David Cameron's barefoot appearance on a Cornish beach. ""It might not quite have been a scene from Baywatch but the contrast with Mr Brown could scarcely have been greater,"" the Daily Telegraph noted. But once he became prime minister, Mr Cameron's holiday fashion often came under fire. In 2013 his outfit, including loafers without socks, was branded a ""sartorial shocker"" by the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts. Tipping etiquette can be confusing in foreign countries - and when David Cameron and wife Samantha didn't leave one after paying for their cappuccinos in an Italian cafe in 2011, it did not go unnoticed. The PM returned to the Dolcenero cafe in Montevarchi, Tuscany, leaving a healthy tip to make amends. The waitress told reporters Mr Cameron had apologised for any fuss the incident had caused. The news doesn't stop coming during the summer holidays, and prime ministers have frequently had to cut short their trips as events intervened. David Cameron returned home from Italy in 2011 as riots broke out in London, and Gordon Brown abandoned his 2007 trip to Dorset after just a few hours to chair crisis talks over foot-and-mouth disease. Even without returning home, prime ministers have to be ready to act from their holiday homes. With stories of plotting ministers in the newspapers, Mr Cameron's former head of political press, Giles Kenningham, says Mrs May needs to find a way to ""assert herself"" and avoid a ""vacuum"" while she's away. ""She needs to be visible when she's abroad,"" he says. The Daily Politics asked MPs how they plan to spend summer recess:","It 's that time of year when politicians get a break . But where to go , what to do ? Here 's a guide to @placeholder a prime ministerial summer holiday ...",woo,spending,investigate,organising,introduce,3
"On Tuesday, it shot past $2,200 (£1,700), more than doubling from just two months ago. And a newer currency, Ethereum, has climbed even faster. Industry members say uncertainty surrounding the value of global currencies, including the pound, is driving demand for alternative currencies. The kind of technology that underwrites Bitcoin and newer entrants such as Ethereum, is also gaining, well, currency, as it gets put to new uses by developers and others looking to beef up cyber-security. Policy changes in Japan and elsewhere in Asia have made it easier to trade. And of course, when it comes to price, interest generates its own momentum. ""It's a promising technology,"" says Joshua Rosenblatt, 34, a Nashville-based attorney at Frost Brown Todd, a midwestern law firm with offices in eight states. He is both an investor and works in the field. ""The returns have been unreal and there's an aspect of not wanting to miss out on a bubble."" Bitcoin's market capitalisation shot past $30bn this month, as the price climbed. Ethereum remains smaller at about $15bn, but it is growing too. The price spiked from less than $20 in March to about $170 today, according to CoinDesk, which tracks the two currencies. Activity is also up. The number of daily trades in Bitcoin, which is more established, has rocketed from around 40,000 at the start of 2013 to more than 330,000 today. About 2,700 participants attended an industry conference in New York this week, according to Michael Crosby, head of strategy for CoinDesk, which hosted the event. Mr Rosenblatt, one of the people in attendance, works with smaller investment firms and start-ups, navigating issues relating to coin offerings and ""smart contracts"", which use similar technology to enforce and verify business transactions. In the last year, the number of clients looking for that work has increased from one to about two dozen, he says. ""Our firm is kind of a middle America firm, so the fact that we're seeing that sort of interest speaks to how much the industry has grown,"" he says. Grayscale launched its first digital currency investment trust in 2013. The New York firm now manages about $400m of investments in digital currencies, up from $60m at the end of 2015, as its client base of wealthy investors, hedge funds and other small firms has grown, and prices for Ethereum and Bitcoin have climbed. ""We've seen just an absolute explosion,"" says Matthew Beck, an associate at the firm. Bitcoin: Is the crypto-currency doomed? 'I bought Bitcoins in 2011 - now they're worth £19,000' Bitcoin value tops gold for first time Mr Beck says the firm expects to continue to attract interest, as investors use digital assets to diversify. ""We're seeing investors start to diversify... and carve out an allocation for digital assets,"" he says. At the moment Bitcoin is used for cross-border transfers, payments for online activities such as gaming and gambling - and as an investment, says Peter Smith, chief executive of Blockchain, one of the major trading platforms. The currency also made headlines as the preferred currency of the hackers behind the recent attack that crippled the National Health Service in the UK and other organisations around the world. Industry members say some companies may be buying up Bitcoin to deploy in the event of a future attack, but they maintained that broader demand is driving price gains. ""There's a number of people from family offices [and] private equity firms - they're making small bets and when you add that type of liquidity to the market, that's going to drive the price up,"" says Mr Crosby. This year's Consensus conference drew some big corporate names, such as insurer State Farm, carmaker Toyota, and consulting firm Deloitte. Fidelity Investments, a staid, Boston-based money manager known for handling retirement accounts, was one of the presenters. It now accepts Bitcoin in its cafeteria and will soon launch a feature to allow clients to check on their digital currency holdings alongside other investments. In the scheme of global finance, a $30bn market remains ""trivial"", says Blockchain's Peter Smith. But interest from those players is a sign the industry is becoming more accepted. ""It has truthfully gotten a lot more mainstream and that's a beautiful thing to see in many ways,"" he says. For 49-year-old Stuart Fraser, the climbing price has meant a tidy return on the roughly £15,000 worth of Bitcoin he bought in early 2014. He estimates his holdings have more than doubled, even after subtracting the Bitcoin he used to buy a virtual reality headset and make investments in the newer Ethereum. Investors say they are prepared for a boom-bust cycle as the market continues to evolve, technology changes, and regulations come into play. But Mr Fraser, the managing director of Scotland-based financial technology start-up Wallet.Services, who previously worked in cyber-security, says unless he sees a promising new competitor, he doesn't plan to cash in now. ""I think [in the] long term, it's going to go up.""","The price of Bitcoin , a digital currency once located at the @placeholder of finance , has been rising to new records in recent months as digital assets move into the mainstream .",fringe,centre,top,university,hands,0
"The delivery man arrives with a large cardboard box. Following him through Dark Side Comics in Chelmsford is the fluorescent-haired Miss Ringsell. She beckons him towards the rear of the store, where there's enough space to put the box down on the floor. The delivery man has to steal Miss Ringsell's attention away from the package to get a signature. Moments later, he's off. And she's in, slicing through tape and tearing open the box flaps. Today is Wednesday. Miss Ringsell likes weekends, but she loves Wednesdays. ""Wednesdays are awesome,"" she says. ""It's when all the new comics and merchandise come out."" The scent of fresh ink, paper and cellophane wrap draws in comic lovers from across the city and beyond, eager to get their hands on the very latest output from the comic world. ""There's a strong community feel on Wednesdays,"" says Miss Ringsell. ""People will talk about what they're reading and strike up conversations."" What is now Miss Ringsell's career began as a youthful pastime. ""My love of comics started when I was pretty young,"" she says. ""My dad was the one who got me into animated movies and comics. ""I used to do a lot of drawing as a kid, and comics seemed a natural thing to draw from. ""He would bring me home comics and I would read them and then draw from them."" Her first comics were from the X-Men series before she moved on to Batman - ""the coolest"", says Miss Ringsell. Her first Batman comic was the 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke by comic book legend Alan Moore, whose other works include Watchmen and V for Vendetta. By the age of 14, she was hooked. But her passion for comics isn't something that others always readily accept. ""I have had the odd comment here and there and people usually assume I either just work here or that I am someone's wife or daughter,"" she says. ""I have even had telesales people phone up and say: 'gosh, a woman with a comic shop', and I am like, 'yes, a woman with a comic shop'. ""It can be a male-dominated industry, but we are fighting through."" And the battle hasn't simply been one of challenging the occasionally sexist attitudes of customers and callers, as Miss Ringsell explains. ""The 1990s was a terrible time for female characters in comics - a lot of them ended up chopped up into bits or put in fridges,"" she says. ""Female characters were being murdered as plot devices for male protagonists, or they were there just to be looked at. ""There are some really great female characters now. Personally, my favourites are Batgirl, Squirrel Girl and Jem and the Holograms. ""There are now female characters for all ages."" Olivia Hicks, a doctoral research student of British and American comics at the University of Dundee, points out there is a rich history of strong female characters. As far back as the 1930s, there was Lois Lane who, when Superman failed to save the day, would set about sorting out whatever crisis needing dealing with. And in the 1940s, as well as Wonder Woman, there was Miss Fury, who would don a catsuit that gave her increased speed as she fought against Nazi agents. ""She was such a fantastic character,"" says Ms Hicks, whose own current favourites include Mark Waid's Archie, Hawkeye and Jem and the Holograms. ""There have been strong female characters in British comics too, stretching back to the first girls' comic, School Friend, and its cover stars The Silent Three - which were drawn by a woman, Evelyn Flinders - who donned robes to solve mysteries and foil bullies at their school. ""Popular characters like Bella at the Bar (Tammy) and Valda (Mandy) exhibited immense courage and strength and, in the case of Valda, often refused to listen to authority figures. It was her way or the highway."" Miss Ringsell believes one of the biggest shifts in contemporary comic depictions relates to body diversity. ""All the women used to have the same body. It was the hourglass body only. ""There are now more body types for both men and women. ""I never understood why they made She-Hulk skinny because, surely, she should be enormous. ""And I think it is really important that women have strong role models whether on television, in films or in comics. ""If you start with someone like Batgirl or a Spider-Gwen, you have a strong female character from the off rather than women being there to be either saved or stared at."" But what of diversity of tone and plot dynamics? Oxford-based comic creator Kate Brown thinks the larger publishers could be more open-minded. ""I've had scenarios where I've presented ideas that have had to be drastically changed as they were considered too gentle,"" she says. ""That is, I've focused on emotions or concepts of interpersonal drama. ""I was often told to ramp up the excitement by adding action, or high-concept ideas, that kind of thing. ""It's frustrating... and then it's like, do I refuse to do this? Or do I change this to something I enjoy far less so I can get a chance to work in this industry? ""While action-focused or high-concept ideas certainly don't automatically equal 'brainless', it worries me that this kind of reaction from some publishers or editors means we're losing out on work from some wonderful creators, and also losing out on potential readers, too. ""I love comics very much and I think comics can be, and should be, for everyone."" It's a sentiment shared by Miss Ringsell, who says she has begun to notice a changing demographic in the comic book world. ""I am seeing a lot of younger girls getting into comics, largely from secondary schools,"" she says. ""A lot of women in comics are making contact with each other and creating our own communities. ""We now feel we are part of a collective.""","If you believe superheroes are just for men and boys , Holly Ringsell would urge you to think again . The @placeholder 26 - year - old , who runs her own comic book shop , lifts the lid on what it 's like being a woman in what is traditionally a male - dominated environment .",pioneering,power,word,shy,sound,0
"On 28 November, 22-year-old Aarti and 19-year-old Pooja boarded a state-run bus on their way home from college. In the 40-second video of that bus ride, Pooja can be seen hitting a man with a belt while he holds Aarti down by her collar. The second man is partially hidden behind his friend. The third man is not seen and at what point he joins the duo is still unclear. The three men were arrested on charges of sexual harassment but later released on bail. They have denied the allegations against them. Local police chief Shashank Anand said it took a long time to trace witnesses as the road transport department does not keep a list of passengers. ""Identifying passengers was a painstaking process, even after we traced them, only a few agreed to testify and they too requested that their identities be kept secret,"" he said. Pradeep Malik, the lawyer representing the accused men, showed us many signed statements saying they were from the passengers on the bus. ""All these witnesses tell us the truth behind the video,"" he says. ""They said there was no sexual harassment, and that the sisters started the fight for a seat on the bus."" The statements, copies of which are with the BBC, narrate the same sequence of events. In fact, two statements are identical except for the names and signatures of the witnesses. The sisters' lawyer, Attar Singh Pawar, alleges that the statements are fabricated and the investigators are not making enough effort to verify them. ""Three women who are being presented as witnesses were in their village at the time of the incident, but when other villagers came to the police to testify, their statements were not taken."" At first glance, their life looks unchanged, except for the constant presence of policewomen who have been assigned to protect the sisters. Aarti and Pooja appear calm, but beneath their calm exterior, something seems different. Pooja says if faced with sexual harassment again, they won't fight back. ""We will always be haunted by the crying faces of our parents. They have heard nasty remarks about us from the police and faced pressure to withdraw the case,"" she says. The sisters were hailed as heroines, but things changed a few days later when a second video emerged showing them attacking another man. ""The Haryana state government which had announced an award to honour our bravery cancelled it later, and that has lowered our credibility,"" says Aarti. ""Now everyone questions our character, they say we go looking for trouble and assault people for money. Their real problem is with women raising their voice."" The sisters allege that during a lie-detector test that they agreed to take as part of the investigation, they were subjected to humiliating questions about their sexual history - a charge police refused to comment on. The main accused Kuldeep, 20, is soft spoken and appears too shy to meet my eyes while answering my questions. On being asked if his friends tease him for getting beaten up by women, he shakes his head to say ""no"". Deepak, another accused, is more forthcoming: ""There is no sexual harassment in our area or on that bus route. Nothing happened that afternoon, the women just stood up and started beating Kuldeep with a belt. ""The police should have done something by now, our mind is not at peace and there is constant stress, especially about our careers,"" he says. Kuldeep and Deepak had cleared an initial test to join the army, but after they were charged with sexual harassment, they were barred from appearing in the final exam. In two years, they will be past the maximum age limit for the exam. ""Our entire village is supporting us and that's a big relief. Otherwise, these days only women's voice is being heard everywhere,"" says Kuldeep. A mere mention of Aarti and Pooja in the village has many men sniggering and there is consensus on who is at fault in that incident. ""If girls kept beating up boys like this, all boys would be dead, then what would the girls do?"" an old man asks. The women celebrate the fightback. Haryana is infamous for having the lowest sex ratio in India, and such incidents are rare. A group of middle-aged women giggle as one of them says, ""I haven't seen the video, but have heard that the sisters used their leather belt like a whip. That is fantastic."" It is not unfettered support though. Sexual harassment or eveteasing - as it is locally known - is considered ""normal"" with a certain level of ""accepted"" tolerance. ""Why did they react? So many girls travel on buses, they don't go around beating boys,"" says one woman. Female students in Aarti and Pooja's college too see them as ""heroines"". ""Who doesn't want to react? We face harassment every day, but we have to be patient. If only we knew that our parents would support us the way these sisters' parents did, we wouldn't be scared to fight back either,"" says a student.","Six months after two Indian sisters made headlines when a video showing them fight three alleged molesters on a bus went viral , there is still no @placeholder on what happened that afternoon and there remain many unanswered questions . BBC Hindi 's Divya Arya travels to the northern town of Rohtak to investigate .",clarity,record,conversation,rule,evidence,0
"Rafael Esquivel admitted receiving bribes in connection with the sale of marketing rights to tournaments. He was among seven officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Switzerland last year. More than 40 individuals and entities have been charged under the probe. Fifa corruption crisis: Key questions answered Who are the indicted Fifa officials? Mr Esquivel - a former president of the Venezuelan Football Federation - was extradited to the US in March and had been due to stand trial with six other defendants next year. He pleaded guilty at the federal court in Brooklyn to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy. He also agreed to hand over more than $16m (£13m). The charges related to bribery schemes to market South American club tournament the Copa Libertadores as well as the Copa America, which features national teams. Mr Esquivel faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each charge. So far 19 people and two companies have pleaded guilty in connection with the US investigation.",A Venezuelan football official has pleaded guilty to corruption charges in the US as part of the investigation into the sport 's @placeholder governing body Fifa .,international,group,world,office,actions,2
"Lindsey set off from Donaghadee beach in Northern Ireland at 6.30am. The 20 mile journey was expected to take her up to 14 hours, but she had to stop because of bad weather. The Blue Peter team say that Lindsey is safe and on her way back to dry land. Sport Relief said: ""Lindsey's Sport Relief challenge was always going to be incredibly hard and zorbing many  miles across the Irish Channel is a huge achievement. Whilst we were, in the end, defeated by the weather, we're incredibly proud of Lindsey and her efforts, Blue Peter is all about giving it a go and getting stuck in which is exactly what she did today. We hope her amazing efforts have inspired lots of children around the UK to do their bit for Sport Relief."". Well done Lindsey, we're proud of you too!",Blue Peter 's Lindsey Russell has ended her attempt to cross the @placeholder between Northern Ireland and Scotland in a giant inflatable barrel for Sport Relief .,gap,boundary,sea,title,difference,2
"A ""massive survey"" of the river found hundreds of fly-tipping hotspots and previously unknown sewage pipes. The Restore our Rivers campaign will now set about tackling the problems. Water quality in parts of the river had been classified as ""poor"" and ""bad"" by Natural Resources Wales. The Ely flows for about 24 miles (39km) from south of Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and then through the city suburbs of Pentrebane and Caerau into Cardiff Bay, passing landmarks like the Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans and Cardiff City Stadium. An inquiry into pollution on the river was initially carried out by Cardiff council's environmental scrutiny committee after complaints from anglers that the upper reaches of the Ely were devoid of fish and wildlife. Several organisations including Natural Resources Wales, Dwr Cymru, Keep Wales Tidy, South East Wales Rivers Trust, Cardiff Rivers Group, Glamorgan Anglers and Groundwork Wales came on board. The intensive survey carried out along the Ely and its tributaries was the first of its kind on a Welsh river. Councillor Paul Mitchell, chairman of the environmental scrutiny committee, said it had highlighted the ""devastating impact"" litter and other forms of pollution was having. ""We found hundreds of major tipping incidents and very large objects in the river, people travelling across three or four fields just to throw a trolley in the river,"" he explained. ""We also found sewage outfalls that Dwr Cymru Welsh Water were not aware of because they inherited an antiquated Victorian system. ""And further up in the catchment we saw the effects of unscrupulous builders who deliberately misconnect showers and granny flats directly into the storm drains so they don't have to pay connection fees to Dwr Cymru. ""It all adds up to kill a river off and it's about time we did something to sort it out."" A number of projects, involving school and the community, will now be carried out to target the issues raised in the survey. Keep Wales Tidy, which lead the work of compiling the survey, is now preparing an online resource, mapping pollution points along the river. Pam Bacon, from the charity, said the partnership approach between different organisations, the council and community ""had to be the way forward"". ""It's a way of getting that pride and awareness back about the value of our rivers but also show what the different organisations are doing to tackle their own issues,"" she said. Imogen Brown, head of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water waste water networks, said the survey had provided ""fantastic information"". ""We have 7,000km of rivers in Wales and we can't understand everything that's going on in all of them - so this survey will really help us understand if we've got misconnections going into there or problematic assets."" The restoration work was launched on Tuesday with a litter pick along the banks of the river at Grangemoor Park in Grangetown - 40 bags were collected - and this will continue throughout the spring.","A project to @placeholder and tackle sources of pollution on the River Ely could set a precedent for restoring other water courses across Wales , it has been claimed .",protect,build,identify,communicate,intervene,2
"Nicky Clark gave the hosts a third-minute lead but Lawrence Shankland levelled before the break. Michael Moffat restored the Pars' advantage six minutes after the break with a low shot. And they wrapped up victory with five minutes remaining thanks to Rhys McCabe, whose 25-yard dig took a deflection on its way in. Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Morton 1. Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Morton 1. Foul by Kudus Oyenuga (Morton). Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Ben Armour (Morton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner. Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Lee Ashcroft. Ricki Lamie (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Callum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic). Foul by Michael Tidser (Morton). Gavin Reilly (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Gavin Reilly replaces Michael Moffat. Goal!  Dunfermline Athletic 3, Morton 1. Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Smith. Substitution, Morton. Ben Armour replaces Lawrence Shankland. Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Ryan Williamson. Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Callum Smith replaces Nicky Clark. Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Rhys McCabe. Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton). Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Lee Ashcroft. Attempt blocked. Jon Scullion (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Lewis Strapp (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic). Substitution, Morton. Jon Scullion replaces Gary Oliver. Hand ball by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic). Delay in match Ryan Williamson (Dunfermline Athletic) because of an injury. Substitution, Morton. Kudus Oyenuga replaces Michael Doyle. Attempt saved. Gary Oliver (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Attempt blocked. Ryan Williamson (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Jason Talbot (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jamie McDonagh (Morton). Attempt blocked. Scott Tiffoney (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ricki Lamie (Morton). Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Jason Talbot. Foul by Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic). Ricki Lamie (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Gary Oliver (Morton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner. Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Ryan Williamson. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Lewis Strapp (Morton) because of an injury.",Dunfermline ended their @placeholder campaign on a high with a 3 - 1 win over play - off bound Morton .,home,shock,title,cup,hopes,0
"According to an index that tracks seasonal food, the price of Christmas dinner is now at its lowest since it started in 2009. A separate calculation suggests that Christmas trees, too, are getting cheaper, costing just an eighth of what they did back in 1975. One reason for falling prices may be the arrival of low-cost supermarkets. However, the increasing cost of importing food may mean that Christmas 2016 will mark the low point for prices. The Christmas dinner index - compiled by Good Housekeeping magazine - suggests that the 11 ingredients necessary are now 10.8% cheaper than they were in 2009. Buying everything from the turkey to Christmas pudding is likely to cost £2.48 a head this year, if you bought each in the cheapest supermarket. In 2009, the equivalent cost was £2.78, according to the index. Is Christmas getting cheaper? Separate research that goes back as far as 1968 comes to a similar conclusion. The figures suggest that Christmas dinner last year was the cheapest on record, at £37.37 for a family of four. Back in 1975 the same dinner cost nearly £55, after adjusting for inflation, according to the home interiors firm Hillarys, which compiled the research. Last year a Christmas tree cost an average of £24.99, compared with the equivalent of £208 in 1975, it says. The reduction in the average cost of this year's Christmas dinner is largely down to the German supermarkets Aldi and Lidl. Buying all 11 ingredients to feed eight people will cost as little as £22 at Aldi, the Christmas dinner index shows. The same ingredients would cost nearly £50 at Marks and Spencer. ""While five of the supermarkets have cheaper baskets this year, it's mainly thanks to the big decrease in the cost of these groceries at Aldi and Lidl that the overall basket is significantly cheaper,"" said Caroline Bloor, the consumer director of Good Housekeeping. ""So think carefully where you shop or you could end up paying twice as much."" But with widespread warnings about the increased cost of importing food, many shoppers may not find prices so cheap next year. The warnings follow the decline in the value of sterling, as a result of the European referendum in June.","While many like to moan that the cost of Christmas seems to go up every year , the truth may be exactly the @placeholder .",opposite,document,point,word,body,0
"The young star is 4,200 light-years from Earth and appears to be surrounded by a doughnut-shaped cloud of dust. That cloud slows down the hot, ionised wind that the star blasts into space, causing it to form an elongated column perpendicular to the dusty ring. The new results represent ""before and after"" glimpses of that column forming. They were captured by the Very Large Array, a battery of 27 antennae in the New Mexico desert, and are published in the journal Science. ""The comparison is remarkable,"" said first author Carlos Carrasco-Gonzalez, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The compact, rounded wind indicated by data from 1996 transforms - just 18 years later in 2014 - into a ""distinctly elongated outflow"". The infant star is about 300 times brighter than the Sun and goes by the catchy name of W75N(B)-VLA2. Being able to observe its dramatic growing pains in real time is unique, according to Prof Huib van Langevelde from Leiden University in the Netherlands, another of the study's authors. ""This object is providing us an exciting opportunity to watch the developments over the next few years, as this very young star develops the characteristic bipolar outflow morphology,"" said Prof van Langevelde, who also works at the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE). VLBI - very long baseline interferometry - is the method of comparing signals between widely-spaced antennae, effectively simulating one massive telescope. One of the major findings that has already emerged from studying W75N(B)-VLA2 relates to earlier work led by JIVE scientists, who in 2009 traced the large-scale magnetic field in that region of space and reported that the field surrounding the young star was neatly aligned with it. Now, it seems the elongated outflow that has burst forth in just 18 years is also aligned with that magnetic field - suggesting that magnetism is playing a crucial role in the star's formation. The team hopes to watch and learn more as the ""protostar"" continues its turbulent development. ""Our understanding of how massive young stars develop is much less complete than our understanding of how Sun-like stars develop,"" said Dr Gabriele Surcis, another co-author from JIVE. ""It's going to be really great to be able to watch one as it changes.""","Astronomers have witnessed a key stage in the birth of a very heavy star , using two radio telescope views of the @placeholder taken 18 years apart .",names,process,team,public,sea,1
"But rain restricted play at the SSE Swalec Stadium to 35.4 overs. Nick Selman put on 83 with Rudolph before falling lbw to Jeremy Lawlor for 30. Glamorgan are without Will Bragg, Graham Wagg and Timm van der Gugten through injury, ahead of the Championship season starting on 7 April. All three are fitness concerns for the trip to Northampton, though Glamorgan will have South Africa batsman Colin Ingram back after his successful One-Day Cup campaign in his native country, and are still trying to complete the signing of fast bowler Marchant de Lange. The teams observed a minute's silence before the start of play in memory of the late Glamorgan coach and player John Derrick, who died at the age of 54. Rudolph's innings came off 103 balls and included 10 boundaries, following a knock of 60 against Gloucestershire the previous day. He is aiming to recover form after a disappointing 2016 season, in which he made 659 Championship runs. Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport: ""It's a pity we couldn't get back on, but it was nice to get out in the middle. I feel I've been striking them quite nicely and my partnership with Nick Selman was good. ""My preparation for the last couple of months has been spot-on. I was fortunate to train outdoors in turf nets in South Africa with Craig Meschede for a month which really helped and I'm happy with where I am. ""I don't think one season should put me in a position where I have to prove myself. I think I've done that over 19 years but this year my ball-striking's been pretty clean so hopefully come Northants I can continue with that. ""At the moment it's a bit of a guessing game who'll be fit (for the Northants game).  As soon as Colin arrives and potentially Marchant, that will give us a better selection to choose from.""",Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph led the way with 63 not out as his side @placeholder 122 - 1 against Cardiff MCCU .,finished,prepare,reached,lost,body,2
"The Family Court case came about after five-month-old Effie Stillwell collapsed last August. As a result Effie was initially placed in foster care and her father arrested on suspicion of hurting her. In revealing the case had been stopped, Judge Karen Venables said the family had experienced ""unimaginable horror"". LIVE: For more Buckinghamshire stories Buckinghamshire County Council brought the family court seeking to take Effie from her parents Craig Stillwell and Carla Andrews, who live in Aylesbury, and put her into local authority care. But experts established that Effie suffered from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS IV) - a condition characterised by ""thin and translucent skin, easy bruising, vascular and arterial rupture"". The council then withdrew its application to take Effie into care, Judge Venables said. Miss Andrew has also been diagnosed as suffering from EDS, the judge said. Details about Effie's case were made public after her parents, who are both in their 20s, requested an ""open judgment"" to encourage discussion of their daughter's condition.","A suspected @placeholder baby case has been halted after it emerged the girl involved has a rare medical condition which causes "" easy bruising "" .",surrounding,shaken,criticised,caught,alleged,1
"Media playback is not supported on this device Cheika said Cole had been ""infringing the law since his career started probably, if not all of this year"". But hooker Hartley told BBC Radio 5 live: ""You don't stumble across 60-odd caps scrummaging illegally. ""The directives we get back from the refs always say that England have a good, clean scrummage."" Hartley added: ""I play against Cole a couple of times a year and it's always very difficult against him. He's a rock, like every tight-head should be. ""There's plenty for us to work on and we're looking for that complete scrummaging performance this weekend because this team is underpinned by a dominant set-piece and that's what we want to provide."" Media playback is not supported on this device England's victory over Argentina last weekend was their 13th in a row and their 12th under head coach Eddie Jones - and a win over Australia in the final autumn international would equal their longest winning run, set across 2002 and 2003. Cheika and his former Randwick team-mate Jones have exchanged frank views this week. Jones, who led his native Australia to the 2003 World Cup final defeat by England has accused the Wallabies of ""illegalities"" in the set-piece, and said they ""can't scrummage"". Cheika claimed Jones has ""always operated with a chip on his shoulder"" and tarnished his legacy with comments made in the summer when England completed a 3-0 series win in Australia in June, becoming the first touring side to secure a whitewash down under since South Africa in 1971.",England captain Dylan Hartley has @placeholder team - mate Dan Cole after Australia coach Michael Cheika accused the prop of scrummaging illegally .,suspended,lost,named,criticised,defended,4
"Some might see  the claim by care home operators that there could be a ""catastrophic collapse""  because of the higher costs associated with the National Living Wage in such a light. The residential care providers might be accused in some quarters of crying wolf after their warnings that homes might close if ministers don't agree to fund increases in the bills paid by local authorities. They have written to the Chancellor George Osborne just weeks after a similarly worded missive from the UK Homecare Association, which represents providers of social care to people in their homes. And yet... There is a sense that the latest warning letter is reflecting deeper problems in the world of social care. Care home operators have complained for some time that their finances have been severely squeezed because of cuts in real terms in the fees paid by local authorities on behalf of elderly residents. Staff wages account for about 60% of their total costs, so any pay hike will have a significant impact on each business. Increases in costs, such as higher wages, can be passed on in the shape of higher fees to residents who pay for some or all of their care. But that's not possible for places wholly funded by local authorities - which account for nearly 40% of the total at the five care home companies which wrote the letter. The BBC has launched an online guide to the care system for the over-65s. The ""care calculator"" covers both residential care and the support provided in people's own homes, for tasks such as washing and dressing. Users can submit their postcode and find out how much each service costs where they live in the UK. There is also a dedicated BBC Cost of Care website with news stories, analysis and video. That has led to the operators' demand that central government should provide ring-fenced funding for councils to raise their fees. The backdrop to this argument is the ageing population and the changing role of residential care homes. A few decades ago they fulfilled the role of ""retirement homes"" with mostly healthy residents. Now with the prevalence of dementia and people living longer, often with multiple conditions, care homes have a more challenging role in society. How they are resourced is an important policy issue.  The division between health, funded by central government, and social services run by local councils is widely regarded as out-dated and inappropriate for the 21st century. While NHS funding was a dominant issue in the election campaign, little was heard from national politicians about the state of social care. Labour criticised the coalition for cuts in social care funding in England over the last parliament but the argument did not seem to resonate in the same way as the repeated spats over ""billions more for the NHS"" pledges. Since polling day, a commitment to introduce reforms proposed by the commission headed by the economist Andrew Dilnot has been shelved until 2020. These included a lifetime cap on care costs, limiting an individual's liability and reducing the need to sell a family home to pay the bills. A widely praised reform plan was seen to have been postponed because of the immediate problems with social care funding. This is, of course, ultimately about the quality of life of the elderly. About 400,000 of them in England are looked after in care homes. The residential home operators are warning of closures and - even if that proves to be exaggerated - it's hard to see where the funding for improved or better quality care will come from. The response from the government to the letter has been muted. Apart from noting that the National Living Wage will benefit tens of thousands of workers in social care, a spokesperson said the funding issue would be considered in the Chancellor's spending review later this year. At a time of continued spending restraint, its difficult to identify where significant extra investment in social care will come from. As Chris Ham of the King's Fund think-tank put it on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: ""Unless there's a sea change between now and the spending review, the prospects for adult social care, publically funded, for the most vulnerable in society,  are pretty bleak.""",It is easy to be cynical about companies who do business with the public @placeholder warning of dire consequences if their income is not increased .,lobby,sector,or,while,message,1
"Darren Downes said he believes ""a lost dog"" would have got better treatment than his missing 16-year-old son Ellis. The teenager disappeared while playing in the River Thames at Culham, Oxfordshire, and private divers found his body nearby two days later. A police watchdog will now investigate Thames Valley Police over the case. Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire Speaking to BBC Radio Oxford, Mr Downes said on the evening his son went missing his family sat for ""hours and hours"" without any contact from the police. He eventually discovered no divers had been used to search the river and his daughter Alex had to ring round private companies. Thames Valley Police axed its specialist search and recovery team, which carried out underwater operations, as a result of budget cuts in 2014. Mr Downes said: ""We just felt totally left out and shocked, we really thought everything was being done. ""The way everything was handled from start to finish… was horrendous, absolutely horrendous. I think a lost dog would probably get better treatment."" Ellis disappeared on Saturday evening and private dive company Specialist Group International discovered his body at 23:00 BST on Monday, after answering a Facebook appeal. But Mr Downes said the dive team was initially barred from entering the water, which delayed the search by several hours. Police relented when he threatened to ""go down and jump in myself"". He said: ""They [Specialist Group International] work all over the world and the police wouldn't let them go in the Thames in Abingdon. ""The police never really helped whatsoever... they were more concerned about where people were parking."" Dive team chief executive Peter Faulding has branded the police's obstruction of his team ""disgusting"" and said the operation was the worst he had seen in his career. Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld also said he has concerns about the search and has asked the chief constable for an explanation. Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Ross said the force was ""aware of the family and community concerns around our actions following this tragic incident"". A spokeswoman said the force has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over its handling of the case, so it would be ""inappropriate"" to comment further.",A @placeholder teenager 's family say they were forced to hire a boat and find private divers to recover his body when they were left without police help .,missing,serving,suspected,drowned,disabled,3
"Mr Violier, 44, ran the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Crissier, near the city of Lausanne. It earned three Michelin stars and came top in France's La Liste ranking of the world's 1,000 best eateries. Swiss police said Mr Violier, who was born in France, is believed to have killed himself. The Swiss news website 24 Heures said (in French) that Mr Violier had been due to attend the launch of the new Michelin guide in Paris on Monday. His death comes some six months after that of Philippe Rochat, his mentor and predecessor at the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville. Having worked at the restaurant since 1996, Mr Violier took it over along with his wife Brigitte in 2012, before obtaining Swiss nationality. A keen hunter, he was known for signature dishes including game and produced a weighty book on game meat last year. Accepting the French award, given by France's foreign ministry as an alternative to the World's Best 50 Restaurants prize, he said it was an ""exceptional"" honour. Swiss chef Fredy Girardet, who also received three Michelin stars, told 24 Heures that he was ""dumbfounded"" by the news. ""He was a brilliant man,"" he said. ""Such talent, and an amazing capacity for work. He was so kind, with so many qualities. He gave the impression of being perfect."" French chef Pierre Gagnaire tweeted: ""My thoughts go out to Benoit Violier's family. Very sad news about an extremely talented chef.""","Chef Benoit Violier , whose Swiss restaurant was @placeholder the best in the world in December , has been found dead at his home .",beaten,struck,named,forced,seized,2
"Mr Byrne was shot dead in the Regency Hotel during a boxing weigh-in in the north of the city in February. This is the second search to be carried out in a week. RTÉ has reported that searches are being carried out on ten houses and flats in Dublin's south inner city. The operation began at around 06:30 local time on Friday morning. It is understood that over 80 armed gardaí are involved in the investigation, as well as the Emergency Response Unit, the Drugs and Organised Crime unit and the Criminal Asset Bureau. On Wednesday, Irish authorities seized over 1m euros (£770,000) worth of luxury cars, cash and other valuables.",Irish police have begun another series of raids on @placeholder linked to members of a criminal gang connected to shooting victim David Byrne in Dublin .,individuals,fossil,properties,men,night,2
"Julie Higgins, 54, claimed to be an oncologist at London's Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. She also falsely claimed she had located transplant organs for a terminally ill woman she befriended. The judge said he wanted to jail her but his hands were tied by the law, and he gave her a 12-month community order. Higgins, of Spruce Close, Poole, Dorset, previously admitted pretending to be a medical practitioner and fraud by false representation. She was also given 20 rehab activity requirement (RAR) days, 200 hours of unpaid work, a criminal Asbo and ordered to pay a £140 victim surcharge. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that Higgins, who has been diagnosed with a personality disorder, had met Angela Murray, from Swanage, through a beauty salon. She had told her to go nil-by-mouth in preparation for a life-saving heart and lung transplant, claiming she had located suitable organs in Germany. Mrs Murray, who had been told she had five years to live without the operation, was devastated when the deception was uncovered and died three weeks later in October last year. Higgins said she had her head shaved to make her young patients feel less self-conscious. She also sent texts claiming she was on an aid mission to Syria and promised Mrs Murray her own organs if she did not make it back alive, the court was told. Judge Donald Tait told Higgins: ""You created false hope in someone who was seriously ill. ""You are a manipulative individual and you gained, for some reason, pleasure from pretending to be a medically qualified person when you weren't."" The judge said that due to the constraints of the Medical Act 1983, he was unable to jail Higgins. ""When I first read these papers I had every intention of sentencing her to prison for what she did to you but my hands are tied.""","A woman who pretended to be a doctor and gave a woman with a terminal illness "" false hope "" has @placeholder a jail sentence .",announced,escaped,admitted,lost,undergone,1
"The consumer group said almost a third (28%) of more than 1,000 UK 18- and 19-year-olds university applicants surveyed said they wished they had chosen different subjects. And 41% wished they had considered which subjects would be of most use. The Russell Group of selective universities said clear information on subject choice was crucial. The research, carried out by Youth Sight, in January, also found only about half of the university applicants felt well enough informed at school about how the subjects they had studied could affect their choice of degree and university. Some degrees require specific A-levels of equivalents and some universities do not consider certain subjects challenging enough, warns Which? However, only 41% of the teenagers surveyed were aware of this. And 30% complained the advice they had received had failed to warn them of the impact choices made at 16 could have on their future prospects. Russell Group director general Wendy Piatt said it was ""really important for all young people, especially those whose parents didn't go to university, to have clear information about how the subjects that they choose to study in the sixth form or at college can affect their options at university and their chances in life"". In 2011, the group published its Informed Choices guide to the most useful school subjects for students aiming at one of its 24 universities. The guide suggests 16-year-olds should study two of the following ""facilitating"" subjects to keep a wide range of options open: Which? University has also launched an Explorer tool to help 16-year-olds and their teachers to explore their options. ""While certain A-levels might suggest a particular degree path, our tool shows there are usually alternative options students can take,"" said Which? campaigns director Alex Neill. And student Dan French, who is applying to Salford University, said he wished it had been available when he had been 16.","Too many university applicants realise too late they @placeholder the wrong school subjects at 16 , says Which ?",spent,picked,hoped,were,following,1
"Penni Hall's daughter, Alycia Mckee, died last year aged 18. Ms Hall had wanted to place the ""princess"" gravestone at St Margaret and St Andrews Church in Exmouth. But a spokesman for the Diocese of Exeter said it ""fell outside the standard headstone"" regulations. Ms Hall accused church officials of being set in their ways and ""not very Christian"" in their approach to the memorial. She also accused the diocese of ""making money out of people's grief"" after she was told she could appeal the decision at a cost of £249. ""I have this doubt in my mind that they won't sway, they will be stubborn,"" she said. ""Just because it is the rules set centuries ago, it is time things moved on and I hope they will see their decision is wrong and be more lenient."" Ms Hall has launched a petition calling on the diocese to change their mind. The diocese spokesman said regulations were in place to keep churchyards as places of peace and beauty for everyone to enjoy. He said: ""A memorial that might be suitable for an urban, civic cemetery may look out place near an historic church building. ""The diocese has a responsibility to make sure that the churchyard remains an appropriate setting for a parish church for the next several hundred years."" Alycia, who had Down's syndrome and suffered from heart problems, died from multiple organ failure.","A mother has been refused permission to place a fairytale castle headstone on her daughter 's grave because it was n't in keeping with a parish church 's "" historic "" @placeholder .",heritage,team,period,behaviour,appearance,4
"Judge Anaur González said that the suspect should be freed because he had shown ""no carnal intent"" when he penetrated a 17-year-old girl with his fingers. A judicial panel said it would start an investigation into his conduct. The suspect, Diego Cruz, is expected to be kept in custody pending an appeal by prosecutors. Mr Cruz is one of four young men suspected of forcing the 17-year-old girl into a car after a New Year's Eve party on 1 January 2015 in the port city of Veracruz. Judge González said that while Mr Cruz had touched the girl's breasts and ""introduced his fingers in her vagina"" he did not have a ""lascivious"" intent nor the intention to ""copulate"". The judge ruled that Mr Cruz was therefore not guilty of sexual abuse but of ""incidental touching and rubbing"" and should not be jailed. His ruling triggered widespread anger among Mexicans who denounced it on social media and questioned whether he had taken the decision because the family of the suspect was wealthy and influential. The case, which has been dubbed ""Porkys"" in reference to a 1981 film featuring a group of high-school students out to lose their virginity, had already received much media coverage after the girl and her father denounced the fact that for months no arrests had been made. After Judge González's ruling was made public, the hashtag #JuezPorky (#JudgePorky) began trending in Mexico. The decision by the judicial panel to review all of Judge González's decisions was welcomed by many on social media who published links to the news with the words ""justice"".",A Mexican judge has been @placeholder after his ruling in a sexual assault case caused outrage .,suspended,defended,charged,imprisoned,criticised,0
"One such town, Port Hedland in Western Australia's remote Pilbara district, has seen hardship before but this time round it will be tough, according to Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce managing secretary Arnold Carter. ""Everyone is worried,"" the 87-year-old former deputy mayor told the BBC. ""Fear of the unknown is the biggest handicap. Miners won't spend when they can't see past the end of next week,"" he said. On Friday, mid-tier iron ore miner Atlas Iron announced it would mothball its operations in the remote town, 1,660 km (1,030 miles) north of Perth. Atlas employs about 500 people across its production assets and another 75 people in its Perth office. But it is more than direct jobs that are at stake, Mr Carter said. ""It goes all the way down the line to the subcontractors and where they spend their money, such as the shops in the town,"" he said. ""Those hurting the most are the small suppliers. Atlas has an army of subcontractors that supply fuel, trucks, tools, and even accommodation for the fly-in, fly-out workers. ""Thankfully, Atlas is only one of a number of projects in Port Hedland. We're hoping it doesn't get any worse."" But by Monday, trucking group McAleese had asked the Australian Stock Exchange to suspend trading in its shares, while it considered the implications of losing its biggest customer, Atlas, and half its earnings. It had employed 400 workers and provided 100 trucks to Atlas. ""Drivers are just one set of workers who will see their cash dry up within weeks,"" said Mr Carter. ""Even people who make the meals and beds [in town] will now be sitting around without an income."" At US$47 a tonne the price of iron ore is less than half its level year ago. It is a long way from the days when you had to pay A$2,500 (US$1,894) a week to rent a house in Port Hedland - more than some Australians earn in a month. Shareholders and owners are seeing value evaporate, too. One of the most high profile is Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer. His prized asset, the Sino Iron project in the Pilbara, has been written down by A$2.3bn (£1.9bn; $1.7bn). Citigroup is forecasting iron ore to slide to below US$40 a tonne during the year and remain below that level for the next three years, potentially wiping out the profitability of almost every Australian iron ore miner other than the big two, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has gone further, factoring in a fall to US$35 a tonne. That price would reduce budget revenue forecasts by A$25bn (£13bn; $19bn) over the next four years. It is not just Western Australia and iron ore that is feeling the downturn. The price of coal has fallen to just above US$60 per metric ton, down from US$140 four years ago and leading to the closure of mines on Australia's east coast. The fall in the price of iron and coal are linked, according to Janu Chan, Senior Economist at St George Bank. ""A downturn in the Chinese property sector means less coal for energy and iron for building are needed, adding to a glut of commodities."" China's coal imports fell by nearly half in the first quarter of the year. ANZ Bank has forecast growth in China to fall to 7%, its slowest since 2009. ""Last year, Australia exported over A$40bn of coal, much of it to China,"" said Ms Chan. ""This year, there isn't nearly as much."" Mr Carter has lived in Port Hedland for over half a century. He has seen some rough times in what can be a tough environment but this commodity downturn is shaking the mining industry. ""Previously, we had short-term slowdowns, and even in 2008 it was just a question of suspending construction for a while but mines carried on operating,"" he said. ""We quickly bounced back, and the boom times rolled again. ""This is the fourth downturn I've suffered but this one is different. This is the sharpest decline in ore prices I've ever seen. It's nasty and no-one is immune.""","Australia 's treasurer has revealed that a plunge in the price of the @placeholder 's biggest export , iron ore , has blown a huge hole in the national budget . With coal mining communities already struggling , iron ore towns are now feeling the first wave of shocks that will ripple through Australia 's economy .",country,fallout,region,continent,women,0
"The Canadian departs after two trophyless seasons with the Giants second in the league this year. As the coach he posted 85 wins, 38 losses and one tie in 134 games. ""I know how challenging it can be and Derrick should be proud of his achievements,"" said Steve Thornton, Head of Hockey Operations. He added: ""I would like to thank Derrick for his hard work as Head Coach over the previous two seasons. We will endeavour to fill the position of Head Coach as soon as possible."" ""Player recruitment is already underway for the 2017/18 season where competing for all Elite League trophies will be our main aim."" It was Walser's first taste of coaching and his time with the Giants ended with the loss against the Sheffield Steelers in last Saturday's play-offs semi-final. Walser amassed 18 goals and 76 assists, good for 94 points and 32nd place in the Giants all-time player list. ""The Giants organisation would like to thank Derrick Walser as well as recognise the passion and dedication he brought to the Player/Coach role,"" said the SSE Arena side. ""We wish Derrick and the Walser family well for the future.""",Derrick Walser is no longer Belfast Giants player - coach after the Elite League team announced that his contract is not being @placeholder .,sold,included,extended,continued,fulfilled,2
"Research for the British Polling Council followed the widespread failure to predict May's majority Tory win. Surveys did not accurately sample the UK population, and over-represented Labour voters, it says. The BPC has recommended a series of changes, saying pollsters may wish to randomly select participants in future. It says ""probability sampling"" may be a more accurate way of gauging voters' intentions than the current practice of recruiting people in advance to take part on the basis of their likely voting habits. The majority of polls taken during the five-week general election campaign indicated the Conservatives and Labour, led by David Cameron and Ed Miliband respectively, were neck-and-neck. This led to speculation that Labour could be the largest party in a hung parliament and could potentially have to rely on SNP support to govern. However the Conservatives secured an overall majority for the first time since 1992, winning 99 more seats than Labour, their 6.5% margin of victory taking nearly all commentators by surprise. The BPC, which represents the major survey bodies and issued an interim report into the findings in January, says the Tory win was not foreseen due to ""systemic"" errors. The inquiry said unrepresentative sampling was the primary cause for the polling failures. It cited the over-representation of Labour voters and under-representation of Tories, with Conservative voters apparently being harder to reach. There was, it added, an over-reliance on more willing survey respondents and said that too few elderly people being polled could have also played a part. It also said an inaccurate expectation of a hung parliament may have influenced the result of the election itself. The report makes 12 recommendations to the way polls are conducted in future. These include a call for measures to be taken to make sure samples are more representative, and a review into the way in which ""don't know"" voters are allocated in the results. It says BPC members should state clearly which variables were used to weight data and detail the adjustments made in between polls. BPC president John Curtice said the organisation will look to implement the report's recommendations on transparency but cannot compel members to comply with following a specific type of methodology. But he said the BPC will issue a report ahead of the general election in 2020 detailing how companies have changed their sampling and weighting procedures. ""The BPC recognises that simply saying 'well okay, it's all fine, everybody go off and do their own thing' may not be thought of as an adequate response to what happened in 2015,"" Prof Curtice said. Southampton University professor of research methodology Patrick Sturgis, who chaired the research for the BPC, said the report should not be used to ""bash the polls"". He said ""we still think that the polls are really the only show in town for forecasting election results"".","Opinion polls before the 2015 election were among the most inaccurate since surveying @placeholder more than 70 years ago , an industry - wide review has suggested .",backed,began,spent,raised,surveys,1
"However, the mass adoption of broadband in the developed world at the start of the last decade soon destroyed what was a very cosy - and highly profitable - business model. A generation has grown up illegally downloading music - and many music fans are content to use advertising-funded websites such as YouTube to hear almost any track you can think of. In 1999 the global recorded music industry raked in $26.6bn - buoyed mostly by sales of highly profitable CDs. But as pirating took off the total slipped to less than $20bn in 2007 and last year was down to just under $15bn, according to industry body IFPI. The arrival of Apple's iTunes music download store in 2003 made it much easier to legally buy music online, but its growth has stalled as more music fans switch to streaming services such as Spotify. The transition is similar to the way that many consumers now rent movies online or through subscription services such as Sky or Netflix rather than buying a DVD. Spotify's jukebox-like service lets users play millions of songs for free with ads in between, or pay £4.99/$4.99 a month without those annoying interruptions. Since starting in 2006, the Swedish company now has 20 million paying subscribers and another 55 million using its free service. Aware of which way the wind is blowing, Apple this week joins the streaming bandwagon with the launch of Apple Music. It will offer users a three-month free trial, after which it will cost the same as market leader Spotify, but with no free tier. Apple Music will have a crucial advantage over the likes of competitors such as Spotify: it will be pre-loaded on the hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads being used globally via a software update. That saves Apple from having to do much marketing to promote the service, says Andrew Sheehy, lead analyst at Generator Research. Rather than aiming to make a profit from music, he says Apple's main aim is to give iPhone users another reason to keep buying its highly profitable devices. However, the company will use its might in the music business to persuade some big artists to offer some exclusive content - with Pharrell Williams being the first. His latest song, Freedom, will only be available on Apple Music. Similarly, Taylor Swift will make her music available on the service after pulling it from Spotify last year. There is no question that Apple's move into streaming will make life much harder for the likes of Spotify. Mr Sheehy predicts that up to 25% of Apple users will pay for Apple Music after the trial ends. ""The competitive dynamics are very lopsided - it's not a level playing field, but that's not to say that Spotify cannot be a success,"" he says. Tim Ingham, editor of website Music Business Worldwide, says Apple is aiming to have at least 100 million subscribers after the three-month free trial ends. He argues Apple Music should be welcomed because it will ""help remind people how exciting and integral to their lives music is"", adding: ""Apple's potential is far, far greater than what Spotify has achieved so far. Hopefully it will bring the glory days back to music."" Mark Savage, Entertainment reporter, BBC News The new Music app has that recognisable Apple sheen - bright, colourful and slick, with much less reliance on text than its predecessor. If you've used iTunes before, it trawls your purchase history to suggest your favourite genres or artists, which swarm onto the screen in a cloud of ""bubbles"". You simply tap one to highlight a favourite, or hold it down to ""burst"" it. Those decisions power the new ""for you"" tab - which suggests music and curated playlists from iTunes' vast library (the playlists we saw ranged from ""chilling out"" to ""breaking up""). Subscribers can stream the songs and videos they like, or download them for offline use. Elsewhere, you can browse new releases and top 10 charts, listen to Zane Lowe's new radio show, or even stream the BBC World Service. What the service lacks is a coherent social element. At launch, there are no collaborative playlists - one of Spotify's most popular features - and the ""connect"" feature, which provides status updates from your favourite artists, is no match for Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook. Apple users will enjoy the seamless integration with their current iTunes library - but with the UK pricing now confirmed to be the same as Spotify others will need more persuasion to switch than the availability of Taylor Swift's album 1989. Given the enormous marketing power Apple can deploy to promote the new service - perhaps using some of its near-$200bn cash pile to do so - will this be the end for Spotify? Not necessarily. Mr Ingham believes Spotify can be a ""very comfortable number two"" after Apple. Some investors appear to agree. Despite the imminent arrival of Apple Music, Spotify said in June that it had raised $526m (£334m) in new funding and was now valued at $8.5bn (£5.4bn). That's more than household names such as Sainsbury and Royal Mail are worth. Unsurprisingly, Spotify also thinks it can survive the Apple onslaught. Mark Williamson, its head of artist services, says the company has only just ""scratched the surface"" after getting people to pay for music again. (To be fair, Apple probably deserves some of that credit for its iTunes store.) While admitting that streaming ""is not an easy business to be in"", Mr Williamson adds: ""We don't think it's going to be easy, but we're confident we can continue to innovate."" The big challenge for Spotify is continuing to grow if it has any hope of becoming profitable. The company reported a net loss of €162m (£117m) last year - largely because its agreement with record companies and publishers requires it to pay 70% of revenues to performers and writers. Streaming is a pretty good deal for music fans - given that a monthly subscription costs little more than buying one album. Many artists, such as Ms Swift, are less certain - mainly because they get paid far less for having a song played on a streaming service than for selling a CD or an album on iTunes. Some, like her friend Ed Sheeran, are quite happy to be on Spotify because they believe the exposure helps increase sales of concert tickets. Live music is worth more than sales of recorded music in the UK. Streaming generated revenue of about $2.2bn last year, or 14.7% of the total, according to analysis of industry figures by MBW. That compares with a 46% share for physical music (that means CDs, with a tiny bit of vinyl on top) worth $6.9bn. The rest of the pie is accounted for by sales on download sites such as iTunes and royalties generated by the use of music in advertising, films and television. As Mr Ingham says, streaming is yet to capture the attention of most consumers, who might like music but will only buy a couple of CDs a year. Given that many so people - especially millennials - seem quite happy to get their music fix from YouTube, Apple might face a bigger battle to get fans paying for music than it anticipates.","If record companies had their way , the internet would never have been @placeholder . For much of the second half of the 20th Century , music fans who wanted to listen to the latest release from their favourite artist had to make a trip to their local record store to buy an album or single on vinyl , cassette or CD .",open,named,invented,unveiled,gathering,2
"Now imagine the same landlord throws in a bowl of chips for free - because you are a regular at the pub three nights a week. Then the pub closes for a couple of weeks for refurbishment. So, you go to another pub - The Red Lion - a few hundred yards further down the road. A little surprisingly, the landlord at that pub knows your favourite pint too, even though you have never been in before. You find out that the Dog and Duck landlord has sold on information about your tastes to the landlord at The Red Lion. How do you feel? A bit concerned, perhaps. But worse is to come. You subsequently find out that - knowing what you are going to order - the landlord at The Red Lion has charged you 10p more than he has charged another customer. You don't even get a free bowl of chips! This might seem like a very far-fetched example. However, shift this whole buying process online - and it sums up a big issue for internet shoppers. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) wants to know more about personalised pricing. This occurs if a retailer offers different prices depending on information they have collected about that customer. This is done primarily in two ways. Firstly, retailers can collect details of a customer's previous purchases made on the website. Secondly, they can buy information about the customer's purchases or internet searches from a third party. The OFT wants to know if consumers are aware that all this data is being collected about their shopping and searching preferences, as well as if this puts consumers off buying on the internet. The regulator says that there is no evidence, but a lot of concern, that this information allows retailers to charge a higher price to certain customers - just like the hypothetical landlord at The Red Lion. ""It is important we understand what control shoppers have over their profile and whether firms are using shoppers' profiles to charge different prices for goods or services,"" says Clive Maxwell, chief executive of the OFT. Concerns have been raised about flights or hotel rates. It is alleged that in some cases, when a potential customer has looked once, then taken a few minutes to compare the cost elsewhere, they return to find the price may have risen. However, there has been no firm proof of this. Other suggestions have included different prices for people using different brands of computers, or living in different areas, as they give an indication of their wealth. Of course, such a scenario could work in a consumer's favour. A regular customer, or one the retailer would like to keep, may be offered a discount, just like the free bowl of chips in our earlier example. ""This is the transfer online of something that has been happening offline for a very long time,"" says Vanessa Barnett, partner and online marketing expert at law firm Charles Russell. The essential difference, she says, is that receiving a discount in person is much more obvious than when it is done online. She adds that consumers always have the power to withdraw their custom from the scurrilous retailer, online or offline. Technology commentator Tom Cheesewright agrees. Consumers do not like being unfairly treated because of what online retailers know about them, but they do like the discounts and better treatment that might come from the same information. So, where does this information come from anyway? Clearly, retailers can track the purchases a customer makes at their online store. In addition, websites can record information in text files called cookies. Cookies are widely used to record what repeat visitors view on a site and by advertisers to track users online. They are also used to recognise customers, make suggestions, or store their details to make the process quicker. There has been particular concern about tracking cookies, used by advertisers, which keep tabs on the various websites that you browse, so they can target you with ""relevant"" advertisements. Official statistics show that online sales were 11% higher in October than the same month a year earlier. So, this information can be very valuable indeed. Concerns about cookies have already prompted action under European law which came into force on 26 May. It requires websites to explain what cookies are and to get users' permission before using them. So, a permission request will be popping up relatively regularly at the moment for internet users. In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently said that it would launch a crackdown on those not complying, although there are suggestions that many websites are failing to do so. They could face fines of up to £500,000 each. In the US, regulators are urging internet companies to have a ""do not track"" system in place that gives consumers more control over their personal data online. In a separate development in the UK, the Department for Business has a ""midata"" programme, which encourages various banks and energy companies to release data about a customer's consumption if it is requested. Unlike online tracking, this simply keeps a note of their consumption habits of, for example, their gas and electricity. In these fields, it may allow people access to details that would help them get the most appropriate tariff. It remains to be seen whether the government will eventually legislate to encourage supermarkets to release similar data. This data is gathered on loyalty cards, which hold information about families' eating habits, when they shop, and how much they spend. At this point, the gap between data gathered by an online shopper and somebody who visits a store narrows significantly. As a result, such trends have attracted the attention of the government and the regulator. The OFT, which is working with international counterparts during its enquiries, will report in spring 2013 on whether an investigation is needed into personalised pricing. In the meantime, customers will have to rely on internet retailers acting like the landlord at the Dog and Duck.",Imagine going into your local pub - the Dog and Duck - and being greeted by the landlord who already knows your favourite tipple and @placeholder to pour it before you even reach the bar .,designed,starts,sought,chatting,respond,1
"Peter Rippington, 59, who taught at Alvechurch School in Worcestershire, died in the crash in February 2012. The company, Interski, had previously denied responsibility, saying the driver of the bus had not been at fault. However, Derek Thompson was found guilty of manslaughter in March. The 50-year-old, of Atherstone, Warwickshire, was given a six-month suspended sentence in March by a court in Chalons-en-Champagne, north-east France. An Interski spokesperson confirmed the firm had admitted liability. Many of those passengers injured in the crash are now planning to sue. Cheryl Palmer-Hughes, of Irwin Mitchell, said: ""Many of our clients have been left with serious and life-changing injuries as a result of the coach crash back in 2012. ""We can now focus on continuing to ensure that the victims get the compensation and support they need and deserve to help them overcome their injuries."" The firm said the passengers would seek ""six-figure sums"".","A tour operator whose coach @placeholder in France , killing a teacher and injuring more than 20 pupils , has admitted liability over the crash .",arrived,landed,died,overturned,school,3
"Soni Sori said men on a motorcycle had thrown liquid on her face on Saturday night. Doctors said it was not acid. Ms Sori is a member of Delhi's governing Aam Aadmi Party. She is a critic of police violence towards tribespeople in Chhattisgarh, which is facing a Maoist insurgency. Ms Sori told the BBC that men on a motorcycle had stopped her car, forced her to get out and thrown liquid on her face. She told reporters on Sunday that she was worried about her children's security and the attack was an attempt to intimidate her further. ""There is a danger to me and my children. I got a [telephone] call on Saturday evening and was told that some people may attack me,"" she was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. ""But I never thought that something like this would actually happen"". The police said an investigation had been launched into the incident. ""But you cannot call it an attack - her face has been blackened by some grease,"" a senior police official said. Ms Sori was arrested in 2011 on charges of being a courier for the Maoists and has alleged she was tortured and sexually assaulted by Chhattisgarh police during her imprisonment. More recently she has alleged harassment by government officials in the area.",A prominent Indian tribal rights activist who was attacked with a chemical @placeholder in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has been moved to Delhi for treatment .,bomb,substance,grenade,couple,rifle,1
"United Kingdom The numbers In the year to December 2015, an estimated total of 630,000 immigrants arrived in the UK to stay for more than a year, including 83,000 British citizens and 270,000 from other parts of the EU. An estimated 297,000 emigrated from the UK, including 123,000 British citizens and 65,000 citizens of other EU countries. The Office for National Statistics does not release a bulletin setting out the country of origin of immigrants, only the region they came from. Separate figures for National Insurance numbers issued to foreign nationals for the year ending March 2016 show how many people registered to work in the UK. The top five countries were: The top five countries for entry visas issued to non-EU nationals in the same year were: The UK's points-based system In February 2008, the Labour government introduced the UK's first points-based immigration system heralded by ministers as being based on the Australian system. It replaced a labyrinthine scheme which saw 80 different types of visa granted. The system contains a lengthy list of sub-tiers of migrant, but broadly they are classed as one of four 'tiers'. Tier 3 was intended to be a pathway for unskilled immigrants, but after the system began operating the British government decided there was no need for further unskilled immigration from outside the EU. Under the coalition, it has been removed and others tweaked so now the tiers are: Each tier offers its own allocation of points for specific 'attributes'. For each of the groups in tier 1, a person earns points according to different criteria: The admission of migrants who possess ""exceptional talent""- that is, who are acknowledged to be world leaders in their fields - is capped at 1,000 per year, although few have taken advantage of this route so far. You must have a specific job offer in order to apply for entry under tier 2, and reach a total of 70 points. By far the easiest means of meeting that target is by having a job on the 'Shortage Occupation List', such as chief executive officer of a major company, biochemist, engineer or medical practitioner. Such an occupation earns a person 50 points, to be topped up by other factors including age and experience. Beyond the points Because the UK is a member of the European Union the points-based system only applies to people who are moving to the UK from outside the European Union. There is freedom of movement across the EU and, barring temporary restrictions for some new member states, freedom to work as well. Migrant health Paragraph 36 of the immigration rules provides that anyone planning to stay in the UK longer than six months should be referred for a medical examination, the cost of which is borne by the applicant. This is designed to ensure that no-one is admitted to the UK who might: UK Visas and Immigration currently runs a tuberculosis-testing programme for aspiring immigrants in ""high-incident countries"" and their applications are paused, pending treatment, if they test positive. Education Immigrants from outside the EU wishing to pursue higher education in the UK must satisfy several criteria. They must: Australia The numbers Australia operates two immigration schemes: the Migration Programme, which caters for economic immigrants, and the Humanitarian Programme for refugees and displaced persons. For the year 2013-14 Australia capped non-humanitarian immigrants at 190,000 - including the dependants of skilled workers. In that period Australia also welcomed approximately 20,000 people under its Humanitarian programme. The latest figures for people leaving Australia - for 2012-13 - was 91,000. The top 5 countries of origin for immigrants to Australia were: The points-based system The Australian Labor government elected in 1972 decided migrants would be granted a visa based on their personal attributes and ability to contribute to Australian society - most obviously, through their occupational status. The previous policy, which selected migrants largely on a racial and ethnic basis, was discarded. The points system - formalised in 1989 - has gone through several versions, and was most recently updated in July 2011. The Migration Programme divides available visas into two broad classes: skilled worker and employer-sponsored. Skilled-worker visas are points-tested, and to be eligible for one a person must meet a 65-point minimum. Skilled workers include professional and manual workers, with accountants and mechanics alike earning 60 points for their occupation. Those on the lower end of the scale, at 40 points, include youth workers and interior decorators. For people in a job on the skilled-worker list, points are awarded for factors including age, recognised qualifications, and previous experience working abroad. Those on employee-sponsored visas are not points-tested. Migrant health: Australia also has a health requirement for immigrants, designed to: Everyone applying for a permanent visa needs to complete a medical check, a chest x-ray (if older than 11) and HIV test (if older than 15). Only tuberculosis specifically precludes an applicant from meeting the health requirement, though even then they may resume their application after treatment. Those with other conditions are assessed by visa officers on the cost and impact of their treatment in Australian society, before a decision is made. Character test Australia has a mandatory ""character test"" for immigrants, designed to exclude anyone with a ""substantial criminal record"" or who is deemed to be a risk to the community. If someone is thought at risk of the following then they are excluded: Canada The numbers In 2013, Canada welcomed 258,619 immigrants, including economic migrants and refugees The latest figures indicate that in the same period, approximately 65,000 people left Canada. The top 5 countries of origin for immigrants to Canada were: Points-based system Canada was the first country to introduce a points-based system, in 1967. According to a report by the think-tank CentreForum, the Canadian system's distinguishing feature is that it ""prioritises broadly desirable human capital, rather than a specific job offer"". Like other countries, Canada distinguishes between skilled workers and other kinds of immigrant. Those applying for a federal skilled worker visa without a job offer are capped at 25,500, plus 1,000 each for a number of professional and technical professions. Some migrants can receive greater weighting for going to a particular territory, such as Nova Scotia. To qualify for Canadian immigration, a person has to meet a minimum of 67 points, with the maximum for each area as follows: 25 points from their educational background, 24 points from proficiency in the English and French languages, 21 points for previous work experience, 10 points for being in the prime age of employment, and up to 10 if one has an offer of employment. Financial background is also taken into consideration. Migrant health Immigrants to Canada must undergo medical examination by one of a list of physicians in their country of origin approved by the Canadian government. There are no diseases whose possession would immediately halt an application to immigrate - all cases are assessed individually. Medical inadmissibility is likely to be declared for applicants whose condition: Education Canada offers a student visa to any applicant who has:","The campaign to get Britain out of the EU has called for an Australian - @placeholder , points - based immigration system to be applied to all migrant workers - not just those from outside the EU . So how does the UK 's system - also based on points - differ from those of other countries ?",level,rate,class,like,style,4
"20 February 2017 Last updated at 17:14 GMT At 120 metres long, it's a pretty big ship for a pretty huge mission. The Polarstern will sail to the North Pole and will be left to get stuck in the sea ice and drift across the top of the world. The 1,550 mile trip will begin in 2019 and will research a place where the Earth's climate is changing quickly. It's likely to take a year to complete.","Meet the Polarstern , a German research ship that 's going on the biggest , single Arctic research expedition ever @placeholder !",looks,showing,revealed,planned,shows,3
"Ten years later, in 1985, the NASL imploded, and the game limped on in indoor arenas before the founding of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1993. Most football fans are aware of the MLS, helped by the importation of ageing stars such as Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba and David Beckham, but many will be unaware that the NASL brand name has also returned. According to the US Soccer Federation (USSF), the NASL sits below the MLS as the official Division 2, but as NASL commissioner Bill Peterson tells the BBC website, ""we certainly don't see ourselves as a second-status league"". Indeed, the NASL has major club expansion and commercial plans in the pipeline. Founded in 2009, the league is a totally different business from its predecessor, although it has taken responsibility for sustaining the memory of the NASL's ""Golden Era"" from 1975 to 1984. ""There is a big opportunity right now for football here in the US,"" says ex-NFL Europe and AEG executive Mr Peterson. ""There have been major changes over the past decade. ""Going into the 1980s you had millions of kids who played the sport, but there was not a chance for them to connect with clubs. Now they can connect to clubs, albeit often through TV, and often to overseas teams."" The broadcasting of overseas football, including England's Premier League, had created a new, soccer-savvy US supporter, he says. ""Our task now is not about teaching them, it is about getting them to follow our teams."" Familiar names in the league are the re-founded New York Cosmos, Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Tampa Bay Rowdies, which all take their names from famous 1970s NASL clubs. The NASL plans to expand from its current 11 teams (9 in the US and 2 in Canada) to 13 in 2016 - with clubs in Miami and Puerto Rico joining - and then to 15 or 17 in 2017. The Miami franchise has been secured by former AC Milan and Italy star Paolo Maldini. Other big names participating in the league include ex-Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldo - a minority owner at Fort Lauderdale Strikers - while one time Real Madrid and Spain star Raul is playing for New York Cosmos. So although it seems the NASL is also looking to ageing stars, Mr Peterson says that ""our teams have focused on finding world-class experience at both the ownership and player level"", and big names who ""understand what it takes to be successful"". The NASL is de-centralised, with each individual investor owning their club, and free to determine its own budget, player roster, wages and stadium provision. Mr Peterson says that on national TV deals, sponsorship, and licensing deals, NASL clubs will work together, ""so that the whole is much more than the sum of the parts"". He also says the cost of joining the NASL is less expensive than MLS membership. For example, Manchester City and the New York Yankees reportedly paid $100m (£64m) for an MLS New York franchise, whereas entry to the NASL involves a seven-figure sum. ""Our entry price is different for each club,"" says Mr Peterson.  ""Our philosophy is not to try and take money at the front end from potential owners. ""We have an admission fee, in single-digit dollar millions."" He says potential owners have to be ""trustworthy people with a sufficient net worth"", and able to deal with any financial challenges that may emerge. Owners are also expected to take the initiative in forging connections with local government, businesses, and the wider community in their home cities. Meanwhile, clubs should ""not spend more money than they make"". In the past, the NASL has stepped in to help those in financial difficulty, such as the Atlanta Silverbacks, but Mr Peterson says they do not envisage doing so again. The expansion programme has also given the league what Mr Peterson says is enough critical mass to look towards securing a main presenting sponsor, and other NASL sponsor partnerships. ""With expansion to 13 clubs we felt the time was right to look for a number of sponsor deals that will benefit the whole league."" In March the NASL announced an expansion of its relationship with ESPN for the current 2015 season, with a minimum of 120 league matches streamed live via ESPN3 in 75 different countries. Despite a spike in football interest after the Fifa men's and women's World Cups in 2014 and 2015, there is still massive room for growth in football TV viewing in the US. ""This is our fifth year, and our clubs are performing at a high level,"" he says. ""In addition, we have invested in TV production, so we are in a position to have legitimate conversations with broadcasters now."" At present six of the 11 current NASL club grounds only hold 10,000 or less fans, while many are not soccer-specific arenas. But Mr Peterson says the days when US civic authorities and taxpayers could be cajoled into funding new $1bn (£640m) sports stadiums have gone. ""That is one of the reasons why we don't require clubs to build new stadiums,"" he says. ""Most of our clubs however are in conversations about either building a new one, or revamping existing ones, such as in Tampa Bay and Fort Lauderdale. ""It takes a lot of work to build new stadiums. We would like stadiums in urban areas rather in the suburbs, but land is expensive and not easy to find in the urban areas."" On the playing side he advocates that European-style promotion and relegation to and from the MLS should be introduced. This does not exist at present, with movement between the leagues being determined by other factors. For example Minnesota United FC is transferring from the NASL to the MLS in 2018, after the latter identified the club as a good fit for its own expansion plans. ""We would be all for promotion and relegation, and this is something I want to talk to the USSF about,"" says Mr Peterson. ""Every amateur team needs to have the dream of going up the football pyramid."" Another challenge is establishing a competitive structure across such a large geographical area. ""That is why we have gone for four teams in Florida, which has a population bigger than some countries,"" says Mr Peterson, ""we will do something similar on the West Coast, and then look to fill in [in between]."" Meanwhile, Mr Peterson is aware of the the ""Golden Era"" history his league is following. ""We feel we are the custodians of that time now,"" he says. ""We have taken it upon ourselves to tell the stories, of who was involved. It is an important part of US soccer history.""","Forty years ago this summer Brazilian football star Pele made his debut for the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) team , the New York Cosmos , as the US looked to embrace the global @placeholder of football .",game,field,expansion,influx,phenomenon,4
"Kim Jong-un, the country's leader, asked scientists and engineers to make preparations for a satellite launch as soon as possible, KCNA reported. It is the latest in a series of missile-related tests this year. Meanwhile, the US and China have agreed to step up co-operation at the UN to address the North's fifth nuclear test. The underground nuclear test, conducted earlier this month, is thought to be the country's most powerful yet. North Korea regularly makes claims about the progress of its nuclear and missile programmes, but analysts say most of them are impossible to independently verify. US and Chinese officials have started discussions on a possible UN sanctions resolution as a response, unnamed diplomats were quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying. But Beijing has not said directly whether it will support tougher steps against Pyongyang, the agency added. China is North Korea's main ally and trading partner, but has grown increasingly intolerant of its military actions and Kim Jong-un's aggressive rhetoric. Its support for toughened sanctions is crucial if they are to have any impact, but Beijing has repeatedly said that such steps are not the ultimate answer for the issue. Kim Jong-un supervised the test at the country's Sohae satellite-launching site, KCNA reported. That is where the country launched a rocket in February, reportedly carrying a satellite. The engine tested would give the country ""sufficient carrier capability for launching various kinds of satellites, including Earth observation satellite at a world level"", the report added. Mr Kim, KCNA said, called for more rocket launches to turn the country into a ""possessor of geostationary satellites in a couple of years to come."" This was seen by observers as an indication that Pyongyang might soon launch another long-range rocket. The North insists its space programme is purely scientific in nature but the US, South Korea and even China say the rocket launches are aimed at developing inter-continental ballistic missiles. UN Security Council resolutions ban the state from carrying out any nuclear or ballistic missile tests.","North Korea has carried out a "" successful "" @placeholder test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites , state media says .",following,limiting,design,change,ground,4
"Emergency services were called to St Andrews Drive at about 20:45 on Sunday after the alarm was raised. Crews from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, using hoses and breathing apparatus, extinguished the blaze. The Scottish Ambulance Service said two men were treated at the scene. The fire is not being treated as suspicious.",Residents escaped serious injury after a blaze broke out in a Fraserburgh @placeholder .,church,store,building,river,home,4
"A man with a handgun ordered staff at Barclays Bank in Shifnal to hand over money at about 15:30 GMT on Friday. Shortly afterwards, a woman was forced out of a silver Vauxhall Vectra, and later staff at One Stop in Market Drayton were held at gunpoint. Police have released CCTV images of a suspect in the linked attacks. He is described as white, clean shaven and aged in his late 20s or early 30s. He was dressed in black and carrying a black holdall. Det Sgt Mat Crisp, of West Mercia Police, said: ""A man has committed a series of very serious offences in quick succession and we're keen to identify him quickly to prevent him from doing it again. ""We're sure someone will recognise this man and we'd urge anyone with information to contact us as soon possible.""",A bank robber threatened staff with a gun before car - jacking a woman and driving her @placeholder to a second armed raid on a shop in Shropshire .,out,artwork,home,response,vehicle,4
"New Jockey Club regulations at the four-day event will restrict race-goers to four alcoholic drinks at a time and see water handed out. Last year, two footballers apologised after being photographed apparently urinating into a glass at the festival. More than 260,000 people are expected to attend over four days. The event is estimated to bring in £100m to the wider Gloucestershire economy and preparation has been many months in the making for its numerous vendors. Latest on the Cheltenham Festival and other news from around the West In the Hunt: Festival lines up to earn millions Cheltenham: Talking points, tips and tipples Caroline Smiley, who runs Moloh, a Tetbury clothes boutique which has a stall at the event, began ordering stock for festival shoppers a year ago. She said: ""The atmosphere is fantastic, everybody's in a holiday mood and it's great to be part of it."" Patrick Daly's deli van - a favourite with jockeys and the estimated 8,000 Irish race fans who attend every year - has been a feature at the festival for 30 years. Mr Daly said: ""It's marvellous, you see lots of Irish people and we know many of them well now. ""They like that there's an Irish connection at the festival."" Cheltenham Festival schedule and BBC coverage Speaking previously about the alcohol restrictions, festival chief executive Ian Renton said: ""It's to ensure that drinking is not the rationale for people coming racing. ""We want them to come to racing and enjoy the sport and not have those people coming who will be a nuisance to other race-goers."" Following Cheltenham, drinking restrictions will be in place at Epsom, which stages the Derby, and Aintree for the Grand National. The Cheltenham Festival is hosting 28 championship races with some of the top horses and jockeys from Britain and Ireland. The feature race takes place each day at 15:30 GMT, with the festival's showpiece, the Gold Cup, held on Friday. A total of £4.3m in prize money is on offer, the most of any jump festival in the world. There will be coverage across BBC Radio 5 live throughout the four days and live text commentary on the Gold Cup on the BBC Sport website.",Thousands of horse racing fans are descending on the Cheltenham Festival as measures come into force designed to shake off images of rowdy @placeholder .,resources,events,characters,behaviour,numbers,3
"There was a fourfold increase in the diagnosis of potentially curable cancers in the Manchester pilot, Macmillan Cancer Support said. Early diagnosis of lung cancer in ""stages one or two"" is seen as crucial for a patient's survival. Consultant Dr Phil Barber said: ""We believe we have saved lives."" Dr Barber, from University Hospital South Manchester NHS Trust (UHSM), said: ""If we hadn't picked them up [the patients] with this targeted method they might have come to us either one year or two years later and they would have been incurable."" More than 2,500 people with a history of smoking took part in the month-long Manchester Lung Health Checks which saw CT scanners set up in shopping centre car parks from June 2016. Smokers and ex-smokers aged between 55 and 74 in three deprived areas - Harpurhey, Gorton and Wythenshawe - were offered a free health check followed by an on-the-spot scan. Data provided by UHSM found that:","Thousands of lives across the UK could be saved after a @placeholder in which smokers received CT scans in shopping centres , a cancer charity says .",crash,recovery,change,year,scheme,4
"Where could the Liberal Democrats make a resurgence? Where might Labour and the Conservatives lock horns? Where is Plaid Cymru in play, and what kind of role will independent councillors have in this election? Here are some of the authorities where these questions will come to the fore as the results roll in on 5 May. Can Labour hold on to the largest authority by population served in Wales? Can Jeremy Corbyn's leadership prove to be an asset rather than a liability in Wales' metropolitan capital? The risk for the party is that it is hit on three sides by the opposition groups - with the Liberal Democrats stronger in the centre of the city, the Tories stronger in the north and Plaid in the west. Can Labour fend that off and retain control, or will they lose out to rival parties on 4 May? It regained control of the capital at the last elections in 2012 from a Lib Dem-Plaid Cymru coalition. Since then the Labour group has been hit by internal rows - largely based along personality lines - and there has been a change in leader since the last election. By-elections and quitting councillors have also contributed to its majority being shaved from 17 to six over the course of the term. There are currently 39 Labour councillors, with 17 Lib Dems, 9 Conservatives, 5 Plaid Cymru and two independents. There are 75 Labour candidates, 75 from the Liberal Democrats, 59 in Plaid Cymru, 75 Conservatives, 14 Greens, 12 UKIP candidates, 5 independents and 17 others. This west Wales council has historically been a good example of a Labour/Plaid Cymru tussle with a significant independent presence. At the last election Plaid lost two seats overall, while Labour gained 12. Labour led a coalition with independents until 2015 when a coalition of Plaid Cymru and independent councillors took control. The authority has been in the news in recent years, with controversy over the pay of chief executive Mark James, and a libel case also involving the senior officer. Plaid Cymru, which is fielding the most number of candidates at 66, will want to boost its numbers and retain leadership of the authority. Labour will, naturally, want it back. And how will independent numbers affect who eventually takes the helm? The authority currently has 29 Plaid Cymru councillors, 22 Labour and 20 classed as independent, two classed as independent unaffiliated and one classed as People First. Plaid Cymru has 66 candidates, while Labour has 54. There are 52 independents running, as well as 21 Conservatives, 12 UKIP candidates, six Lib Dems, one Green and two others. Four seats, where the numbers of candidates nominated mean there is no competition in the wards concerned, will be uncontested. Independents play a big role in local government in Wales. There have a large presence in many of Wales' authorities, including Wrexham, where they are in control. That only happened after Labour lost control of the authority, however, with ten Labour councillors quitting the party group in 2014. With a highly-charged general election campaign taking place at the same time, can independents in Wales make their voices heard? Can the Conservatives, who are tipped in the north east for general election gains and have a role within the ruling administration, make gains in Wrexham? And can Labour recover lost ground or Plaid make any headway? Wrexham currently has 20 independents, 12 Labour, five Conservatives, five Liberal Democrats, eight in the Wrexham Independent group and two Plaid Cymru councillors. For the election there are 62 independents standing, 39 Labour candidates, 20 Conservatives, 15 Plaid Cymru, 13 Liberal Democrats, three UKIP, two Greens and two others. Three seats will be uncontested. Swansea was one of the authorities Labour won control of at the 2012 council elections. But could it be an authority that serves as an opinion poll ahead of the general election the month later? This time Labour's 72 candidates will be facing 70 from the Conservatives, in an election that comes two years after the latter party's shock general election victory in Gower. Can Swansea county Tories solidify that gain by winning seats in the area, despite the fact that the party has few councillors currently? Labour won the authority from a Liberal Democrat-led coalition, when the Lib Dems lost 10 seats. Can the party make a re-bound? At present Labour has 47 councillors, versus 11 Liberal Democrats, four independents, three Conservatives, three in the Independents@Swansea group, two non-aligned and two others. Labour are fielding 72 candidates in Swansea, versus 70 from the Tories, 25 from the Lib Dems, 17 from Plaid Cymru, 11 independents, eight Greens, seven UKIP and 17 others. If the council elections are going to be any kind of indication of how the parties might do ahead of the snap election in May, it will be authorities like Bridgend that we will be keeping an eye on. It is here, at Brackla Community Centre, where the prime minister took her general election campaign to Wales. Theresa May was parking her Tory tanks on Labour's lawn, in the backyard of First Minister Carwyn Jones, and the Tories have been eyeing the seat for some time. The irony is that the Conservatives are only fielding 36 candidates, although that is more than any other party except Labour. If the Tories fail to get many councillors elected, will that be any indication of how the party may do in June - and will Mrs May's visit begin to look overly optimistic? Or will Labour voters stick with the party for the locals, and go elsewhere for Westminster? Labour currently has 31 Labour councillors, with 16 independents, three Liberal Democrats, one Conservative and one Plaid Cymru member. Labour is standing 54 candidates, against 52 independents, 36 from the Conservatives, 18 Plaid Cymru, six from the Liberal Democrats, four in the Greens, one UKIP and two others. Most but not all councils count overnight. Nine out of the 22 will not start full counts until the next day. Overnight counts: Friday counts: Although the results should be known by Friday evening, unless a party wins an overall majority of seats on a council, it may be days or even weeks before the political make-up of the administration or cabinet to run the authority is agreed.","With the general election happening just over a month later there will be more @placeholder than usual in this year 's council elections , taking place on 4 May .",voters,evidence,participants,interest,changes,3
"The body, which represents 1,000 county officers, has placed adverts on buses and in local papers warning traditional policing could be abandoned. Wiltshire Police has lost 153 officers since 2010, the federation said. Chief Constable Mike Veale said he ""recognised the impact"" of cuts but it remained ""committed to local policing"". The federation's Cuts Have Consequences campaign claims the Wiltshire force ""already has the lowest number of officers per member of the public"" in the UK. It warns, with the workforce slashed by 16%, there are not enough response officers to ""rush to help"", communities are being left unsafe at night and drink-drivers are ""getting away with offences"". The federation says the force has had to slash £17m from its budget and there are ""at least"" £10m in cuts ""to come"". Federation chairman Mike White said: ""In reality, 80% of our policing budget is down to staff and staff wages. Yes, you can do things better and, yes, you can increase efficiencies but there comes a point when you can't do that any more. ""And officers are telling us that they are finding it increasingly hard to carry on giving the level of service they want to give."" But Mr Veale said he ""fully recognises"" the impact the budget cuts are having on the force's officers and staff. ""We estimate that we will have to save a further £3m per year over the next three years,"" he said. ""But Wiltshire is one of the safest counties in the country and I know that the talent and relentless public service commitment from our dedicated workforce will make sure the force responds to the challenges in a high quality and professional way.""","A £ 13,000 advertising campaign claiming Wiltshire Police is so "" over - @placeholder "" it is "" creaking "" under budget cuts , has been launched by the police federation .",hole,threatening,suggesting,wearing,stretched,4
"Debbie Masters, who was 37, died in hospital after the crash in Battle, East Sussex, on 19 March. Naomi Oxley, 34, of Beachy Head View, St Leonards will face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. She will also be charged with seriously injuring Mrs Master's husband, Ian Masters, when she appears next month. She is due to appear at Hastings Magistrate's Court on 16 August.",A woman will appear in court charged with killing a mother of three who died after a car ploughed into her as she @placeholder with her family .,struggled,walked,credited,fled,slept,1
"Ventnor Town Council had hoped to secure funding for Undercliff Drive similar to the £2m business case being drawn up for Eastbourne Pier. Undercliff Drive was destroyed in February's severe weather. Penny Mordaunt, Conservative MP for Portsmouth North, said it was the council's responsibility to maintain highways. In 2012 the council was awarded up to £477m Private Finance Initiative funding by the government to carry out vital improvements and maintenance to the island's roads over a 25-year period. Councillors agreed in September to fund £500,000 into research to look at different options for repairing the road. The road remains closed between Niton and St Lawrence with a four-mile detour in place.",A request for government cash to help fix a @placeholder road on the Isle of Wight has been refused .,reduce,sex,sports,collapsed,body,3
"Paul Moffat, of Hopeman, Moray, began abusing the girl when she was just four years old. The judge told him ""no child should have to undergo"" the ordeal she went through. The 30-year-old denied the charges but was found guilty after a trial of raping and sexually abusing the child between January 2014 and May 2015. The crimes happened at an address in Kinloss, Moray. Lord Matthews told Moffat the victim had been ""an innocent wee girl"". He said: ""No child should have to undergo not only the abuse, but also the confusing emotions that sort of conduct engenders."" Moffat will be supervised for two years on his release. He will also be on the sex offenders list indefinitely.",A rapist @placeholder after his young victim told nursery staff she had been abused has been jailed for eight years .,drowned,team,caught,released,injured,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device In a moment of heartache at Vicarage Road, where their hopes of winning promotion were dramatically ended by Watford last term, the Foxes' path had already well and truly been set. Eleven players who lined up against the Hornets last May were on hand to help finish the job 10 months later as Leicester beat Sheffield Wednesday - a victory that ultimately proved enough to secure their top-flight status with six matches remaining. Pearson and his team gave BBC Late Kick Off Midlands an all-access pass for an exclusive insight into the side's evolution from the nearly-men of 2013, to head of the class in 2014. ""If everyone improves by a couple of percent, it very quickly adds ups. That is really what it's about,"" said Pearson. In a term made famous by Great Britain's incredibly successful Olympic track cycling team at London 2012, 'marginal gains' has become the mantra adopted at City's Belvoir Drive training ground. The results are the riches of the Premier League and a 21-game unbeaten run that has taken them there. But it all starts with the team behind the team - from Pearson's management staff, scouts, match analysts, sports scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists and nutritionist. ""We are all trying to work towards the same thing,"" said Pearson. ""The margins of error are very, very small and it's becoming even more of a fine line between success and failure. ""We have experienced the highs and lows in the last 13 months - it is difficult to quantify the work you do, but ultimately we are trying to improve on every level we can. ""I am fortunate and very privileged to work with a lot of people who are experts in their own field, and their attention to details in contributing to results is valued by myself and the players."" For all the tactics mapped out in Pearson's office, weights lifted in the gym, drills run on training ground and match footage edited this season, the whole plan was masterminded in a Shropshire pub last May. City's head physiotherapist Dave Rennie, who has been with the club for 15 years and worked under 20 different managers, said a pint of beer seemed like the logical place to start after getting to within two wins of promotion. ""We are British and went to the pub, so we had two days at Nigel's father in-laws pub in Shropshire which was fabulous from what I can remember,"" said Rennie. Seconds after Leicester City's Anthony Knockaert had a penalty saved at one end, Troy Deeney sealed Watford's aggregate win in an extraordinary finish to their play-off semi-final in May. ""It proved a non-threatening environment for us to talk as a group of people. It was at that point that we went away as staff and de-briefed the positives from the season and discussed where we really needed to go in terms of changing the philosophy a little bit more. ""We were almost at a level where we thought things were right, but there were little areas we thought we could improve."" With match analysis software uploaded to tablet computers, development has been hardwired into the Foxes. No moment or yard is unaccounted with players plugged in the instant they arrive at Belvoir Drive, as every player studies their previous performance before being hooked up to a GPS system and heart monitor. ""I'm preparing for training whilst watching my game at the weekend, so it gives me the opportunity to watch while I keep working,"" midfielder Matty James said. ""Attention to detail has played a key part throughout this season."" In a season where Leicester saw no reason to fix what was not broken, shrewd transfer dealing has still proven crucial. Assistant manager and head of recruitment Steve Walsh - who had an 18-year association with Chelsea as a scout and worked with Jose Mourinho before leaving in 2006 - saw reason to sign 33-year-old Poland international Marcin Wasilewski, despite the player having suffered a horrendous broken leg while playing in Belgium in 2009. ""He had a difficult time, had that double leg break, but we did some research on how he had got back,"" said Walsh. ""We asked him if he could come in so we could have a look at him on trial. Media playback is not supported on this device ""This is a player with 60 caps for Poland and once we brought him in we could see that. He fit the bill and has been an excellent purchase."" A lot can be said for the amount of faith invested at Leicester City this season, with Pearson the longest serving manager on duty in the Championship. Rennie had already seen Pearson come and go, guiding City to promotion from League One in 2008-09 then to the Championship play-offs the following campaign in a successful first spell. Two managerial appointments later, including the big-spending reign of Sven-Goran Eriksson, and Pearson was back at the King Power Stadium. ""We have seen lots of different management styles, we have to roll with a few and duck a few others,"" said Rennie. ""That is football and can be very unsettling - Nigel has provided us with a good period of stability. ""He is very very innovative, what he is clever at doing is utilising the other member of staff. He gets us behind him then drives us forward.""",Refinement over reinvention - that has been Nigel Pearson 's approach to ending Leicester City 's 10 - year Premier League @placeholder .,term,dominance,reign,absence,history,3
"It expanded at an annualised rate of 3.9% between July and September, up from the 3.5% first estimated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The rise, which follows a strong second quarter, means the US has seen its strongest two consecutive quarters of growth for a decade. Consumer spending was the biggest driver of the raised estimate. It grew by 2.2% according to the latest estimate, which was higher than the initial calculation of 1.8%. Consumer spending is closely watched as it accounts for 70% of US gross domestic product (GDP). The data suggests the US has shrugged off the slow start to the year when heavy snow saw the economy shrink. ""The question of whether the economy is accelerating or will accelerate is no longer a question; we can say somewhat definitively that the economy has already accelerated,"" said Dan Greenhaus, chief strategist at BTIG. Meanwhile, a separate survey, showed US house prices rose by more than expected in September. The closely-watched S&P/Case Shiller index jumped 4.9% year-on-year. The index, which measures single-family home prices in 20 cities, showed that prices were up 0.3% month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis. ""With the economy looking better than a year ago, the housing outlook for 2015 is stable to slightly better,"" said David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Capital Economics economist Paul Dales said the strong GDP upgrade underlined his expectation that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as March next year. ""Most people were expecting a downward revision so this was a real surprise,"" he added. At the end of October, the US Federal Reserve said it would not raise interest rates for a ""considerable time"". It also ended its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus programme of buying financial assets and creating new money to pay for them, aimed at stimulating the economy. However, it said it was confident the US economic recovery would continue, despite a global economic slowdown.","The US economy grew much faster in the third quarter than first @placeholder , official figures have shown .",soared,homes,effect,group,reported,4
"Director David Cronenberg attempted to revive the franchise in 2011, but 20th Century Fox passed on the project. An earlier sequel starring Eric Stoltz was critically panned in 1989, but Goldblum said he would like to see a new version created by Cronenberg. He told the BBC ""new technology"" would allow the director to ""do whatever he wants to with some other Fly story"". ""It was kind of primitive back in '86/'87 - I'd be interested in seeing it."" Goldblum starred as scientist Seth Brundle in The Fly, who turns into a giant insect after one of his experiments goes terribly wrong. The 1989 sequel saw Stoltz as Brundle's son searching for a cure to his mutated genes. 'Budget problem' Cronenberg, who was not part of the second film, first talked about writing a new version of the film back in 2009 and confirmed in 2011 he had written a script. Shortly after, he revealed 20th Century Fox was not interested and later explained it was ""a budget problem"". Goldblum said he was keen to team up with Cronenberg again, as he ""was satisfied with the very nourishing collaboration we had, but it would be dreamy to work with him"". ""I'd like to see anything he did really,"" he said. The actor is currently starring in another sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, which picks up 20 years after the blockbuster hit. It sees Goldblum reprise his role as David Levinson, who is now in charge of Earth's space defences following the alien invasion of the first film. Liam Hemsworth also stars in the movie, with many of the original's cast returning including Bill Pullman, Vivica Fox and Brent Spiner. Independence Day took more than $800m (£545.6m) globally when it was released in 1996, but Goldblum said the new film was not an attempt to cash in on that success. ""All the creators were highly respectful of the audience that enjoyed the first one so much and shelled out their hard-earned money,"" he said. ""I don't think they wanted to do something just to exploit that interest and make them buy another ticket - I think they really wanted to satisfy them and felt a responsibility. ""I know [director] Roland [Emmerich] was not particularly excited about sequels in general. ""The first one was meant to be a stand-alone movie and he brought himself around to be passionate about it for its own reason - but not because it's a sequel. ""He tried to be as creative and original as he could."" Independence Day: Resurgence is released in UK cinemas on 23 June.",Film star Jeff Goldblum has said he would be interested in another sequel to his hit 1986 @placeholder movie The Fly .,form,side,horror,comments,team,2
"BBC Business journalist Ian Pollock was on hand to investigate. Katharine Rosentiel asks: ""Will there be more money for the NHS?"" The chancellor tried to address the widespread concerns about the squeeze on social care for the elderly, which is provided by local authorities, and the current pressure on the NHS. He said that over the next three years (2017-20) the government would allocate extra money for social care. The Treasury's Red Book, which spells out the changes, says this will cost an extra £3.4bn in that time. Meanwhile there will be an extra £120m, in this coming financial year only, to pay for some GPs to work in A&E departments to sort out supposedly ""inappropriate"" attenders. Joanna Henley asks: ""How much is going to be spent on mental health care? Is that amount an increase or decrease or the same?"" The government did not make any specific mention of psychiatric care. But it pledged to spend an extra £425 million on the NHS in England in the next three years. Most will go to bolster the so-called Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs). The government says these plans, being drawn up by hospitals and the various health authorities, will improve local services, though critics say they are turning out to be a cloak to disguise current and forthcoming cutbacks. NHS Transformation plans: Cuts or change for better? Meanwhile £120 million will be spent as a one-off sum to help A&E departments in 2017-18 to deal with their heavy workloads. Among the ideas is to employ GPs on-site to deal with people who don't really need A&E care. Laura asks: ""I am a single mum of two children under 10 only earning £19.5K - is this budget going to have drastic financial implications for me?"" There were very few new decisions about personal tax and family finances in this Budget. But a decision made in January - and confirmed today - might affect families. As announced by the previous Chancellor George Osborne, child tax credit and universal credit will not be available to any third or subsequent child born after the start of the new tax year. But Chancellor Hammond said there would be exemptions to this if the family was in ""particular circumstances"", for instance with the birth of twins or triplets. Valerie asks: ""What are the increases in car tax, petrol, and beer, spirits etc?"" For owners of heavy goods vehicles, vehicle excise duty and the road user levy will be frozen for the next five years. And as announced in last year's Autumn Statement, fuel duty will be frozen for the next five years. Also, a new set of bands for vehicle excise duty (still known colloquially as road tax) will start this April but for new cars only. This will eventually raise well over a billion pounds extra for the Treasury. And drinkers of sugary drinks will still have to pay for the soft drinks industry levy, due to start in April 2018. Meanwhile the government's Red Book lists these other changes: Doug asks: ""How much will the reduction in corporation tax cost this country from 2010 to 2020?"" What a good question. Some economists argue that low tax rates in fact lead to higher tax revenues, as tax payers become less inclined to dodge the tax in the first place. All that is a bit hard to prove, if only because the government's tax-take fluctuates naturally with the growth or decline of the economy from year to year, making the effects of lower or higher tax rates a bit hard to disentangle. But, for what it's worth, the Treasury Red Book tells us that cutting corporation tax rates will cost the government a lot of money. Starting in 2019-20 the new, low 17% rate is expected to ""give away"" £510m, then £2.6bn the next year, and then £2.6bn the year after. But that's not all. The Budget of summer 2015 cut corporation tax to 19% from 2017-18 and to 18% in 2020-21. Those changes ""gave away"" even larger sums: £2.3bn in 2017-18, then £2.2bn, £3.1bn, £4.9bn and £5.3bn in the subsequent years. That is lot of potential income. Nearly £24bn in fact. Terence O'Neil asks: ""What use is 2% growth if the currency is devalued by 15%?"" A touchy subject, you might think. But it is in fact addressed in the Budget document called  ""Impact on Households"". The devaluation of the pound since the Brexit vote is widely forecast to push up inflation by raising the cost of imported goods. And the government - citing calculations from the Office for Budget Responsibility - says real household disposable income, per person, will drop by 0.7% this year. Why? ""The recent sterling depreciation raises inflation while nominal earnings growth increases slightly"" it explains. In other words, rising prices will squeeze real incomes. But that effect is predicted to be only temporary. ""Real household disposable income per head is expected to return to growth in 2018 and be 2.0% higher in 2021 than 2016,"" it adds. Paul McCabe asks: ""How does the rise in NIC for the self-employed bring parity when the employed have access to paid holiday and sickness pay?"" In reality there will never be full ""parity"" between the status of the employed and the self-employed, who don't get unemployment benefit, let alone sick pay or paid holidays. However the chancellor did say that he would stage a consultation this coming summer about  improving state-provided parental benefits for the self-employed.","As Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled the Budget 2017 , BBC @placeholder got in touch to ask questions about the meaning of the government 's economic plans .",audiences,looks,two,staff,spot,0
"The Rams have picked up just two points during a six-game winless run and are 11th in the table, 10 points adrift of the Championship play-off places. Derby, who were fifth after beating QPR on 14 December, have not scored in their past three matches. ""We have two home games and we need a reaction,"" McClaren told BBC Radio Derby after defeat at Blackburn Rovers. ""We have challenged the players to give us a reaction."" McClaren's side face Barnsley at Pride Park on Saturday and Preston North End on Tuesday, 7 March. The former England boss wants a return to the form which saw them climb from fifth from bottom when he took over following the 1-1 draw with Reading on 1 October. The 3-0 away win over struggling Ipswich Town on 31 January, four days after drawing with Leicester in the FA Cup, was their last victory. ""These are home games that we have to win,"" McClaren said. ""We are not performing individually and collectively the way that we did up until the Leicester replay. Has that taken too much out of us? I don't know. ""We are not getting the rub of the green and we were doing that before. We are not scoring the first goal and we are not scoring goals. We have to start again on Saturday."" Blackburn's 1-0 victory on Tuesday was just their eighth in the league this season, but they remain in the relegation zone. ""It's another frustrating game we shouldn't have lost,"" McClaren added. ""We've had 18 attempts on goal and only two on target. We should be coming here and keeping a clean sheet. ""When we play teams we should be beating, we have to beat them.""",Manager Steve McClaren says Derby County 's @placeholder have dropped and he has demanded an immediate response .,chances,body,standards,side,artefacts,2
"When men use a public urinal they are cruelly left in full view, with nothing to do as they answer nature's call. Until now. British company Captive Media thinks it has developed a product that fills a gap in the market - a urinal mounted, urine-controlled games console for men. It calls it the first ""hands-free"" video gaming console of its kind. The sturdy device sits above the normal oval ceramic urinal bowl, opening up a whole new world of entertainment. The user is presented with three generous targets to aim for in the urinal: stickers in the unit that read ""Start"", ""Left"" and ""Right"". The console is able to detect where the urine is falling by means of an infra-red device. And so a rudimentary ""joystick"" is set up. Bog Standard Games on offer include a skiing challenge, and a multiple choice pub quiz. Once they have finished their business, customers can use their mobile phones to post their scores to Twitter and a live leader board. The console unit has a 12 inch LCD screen, and sits behind toughened glass. So it can withstand collateral damage and be easily cleaned. The sensor unit is contactless and does not use a camera, another important design consideration. Windows 7 embedded, it is powered by one of Intel's Atom dual core microprocessors. Urethra Moment A similar product has already been launched by Sega in Japan. However, the co-developer of the UK device says his product has some compelling design features. The equipment has multiple sensors, allowing for a more sophisticated input device. It uses infrared, rather than microwave sensors, and they are fitted to the external console, rather than added to the urinal bowl itself. As a result, Captive Media say that 90% of bowls in the UK are ""retrofittable"". ""You don't have to touch the plumbing,"" Gordon MacSween assures. Time Gentlemen Trade paper Adweek calculates that on average men are rooted to the spot for 55 seconds while they relieve themselves - nine months over the course of their lifetimes. In the UK this means a billion minutes a year - an ideal opportunity to hit users with targeted advertising in order to relieve them of cash later on. Bars can use the consoles to push drinks promotions in the venue. When they buy the product, they are given one quarter of the advertising slots that are available on it and a veto on the external ones that will be sold to third parties. ""It's notoriously difficult for brands to engage a young male audience whilst they're out socialising,"" argues MacSween, and ""Captive Media offers a long 'dwell time'."" ""It is allowing brands to really engage in a fun and memorable way,"" his co-developer Mark Melford adds. One organisation that has already signed up is Drinkaware, a charity that promotes responsible drinking. However, it remains to be seen whether other brands will come on board in significant numbers, or will instead be put off at the idea of being associated with the act of urination, however long the dwell time. This will have an impact on the business model, as advertising forms part of Captive Media's revenue stream. ""In-restroom advertising up until now has usually garnered more attention than it has revenue,"" says Philip Buxton, an independent digital media consultant. ""To be successful any new medium needs to lure advertising from existing channels and brands are still unwilling to switch their spend away from more serious channels such as TV and online."" Hitting Targets The machines are already up and running at The Exhibit bar in Balham, south London. They will help the pub ""differentiate"" itself from the local competition, owner Drew Weatherhead says. Customers' experience there will be monitored closely, as Captive Media hopes to roll out its product to more venues. A pub in Cambridge hosted a ""pre-trial launch"" for free earlier this year, and generated some interesting findings. Polling suggests some competitive gamers worked out that by stopping and starting their streams, they could improve their scores. Another noted side effect was that the toilets became markedly cleaner, as a new premium was set on accuracy. More good news for women is that Captive Media also want to roll out units for the ladies' toilets. There are ""good anatomical reasons"" that women can't use the original device, Mr MacSween says. But units with quiz games will be placed in similar locations to hand-dryers, in a bit to alleviate boredom during notoriously long queues.","There is not much choice : stare blankly at the wall tiles , focus on shoes with face set in a grimace , or maybe @placeholder .",forests,risk,change,whistle,escape,3
"Back in the folds of those hills, and by the lakes with the trees in all their brilliant Fall glory and the next snows not far away, the campaign feels strangely familiar. Clinton still trying to escape from the miasma of emails and old stories that she has not been able to expunge and Trump still hoping to persuade Americans who have thought him too egocentric and coarse to be president that he has substance after all. In this corner of New England - a state with a population of only 1.2 million - that struggle could be decided. They are locked together, and alongside their contest is one of the half dozen races that will settle control of the Senate in Washington and therefore much of the character of the next few years. Listening at a student rally to Bernie Sanders, who beat Clinton in the Democratic primary here, was to hear again the rallying hymn that did energise a liberal movement and which, in recent days, has seemed to lose some of its confidence. He attacked big money, corporate interests, and was cheered to the echo when he said that under a Clinton administration, billionaires (guess who?) would pay their fair share of taxes. But in the wings you could hear the worries of Democrats who thought a month ago that the campaign had a momentum that would certainly carry them home. One confessed that it was sometimes difficult to persuade even friendly voters on the doorstep that the ""Hillary stuff""  was a messy mistake and not a scandal. It is tough for the Clinton campaign in these last few days. But don't imagine that because Trump has made ground in the last week, with the surprising help of the FBI director's intervention, that he is sailing happily along. In New Hampshire, his party remains split. And even the Union Leader, a paper famous as a populist noticeboard of the Right, remains opposed to him, urging voters to opt for the libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson, instead. The publisher, Joe McQuaid, told me that Trump was certainly a force of nature, but that you had to remember that there were bad forces in nature as well as good ones. He spoke of Trump's efforts to persuade him to come on board, when the full ego was on display and he ""sucked the air out of the room"", and his own refusal to join the bandwagon. In his office, a photograph from one of Trump's visits to work on him now hangs on his bathroom door. These are candidates who haven't managed to escape from themselves. Clinton still disturbs some voters who might be expected to rally to the Democrat cause without question, and Trump has shed many long-time Republicans along the way. John Kasich, powerful governor of Ohio, announced his week that he had voted early - and written in the name of Senator John McCain on his ballot paper instead of voting for Trump. Write any name on ballot - it counts But perhaps, despite the spectacle of this campaign which has dismayed so many voters because of its tone, none of this is surprising. America is a deeply divided country and the election, rather accurately, demonstrates the fact. Take one of the great issues that lurks just under the surface - the future of the Supreme Court. Nothing divides the candidates more profoundly. Matt Mayberry, vice-chairman of the state Republican party, told me how energised his voters were by the prospect of Clinton appointees moving the Court sharply in a liberal direction in the next four years. They believe profoundly in stopping that, as much as they believe in Trump's message of smaller government, tougher immigration laws, lower taxes. I heard the same point put the other way round, with equal passion, by Ray Buckley, state Democratic chairman. Each side sees it as a defining question for the electorate and the country. The course set by the next appointments - made by the president and put to the Senate for approval - will have huge implications for social policy in the next generation. That's one of the reasons why this contest, which so many Americans have found tawdry and depressing, is so important. And why the two candidates, in the next few days, are trying to find a style and tone that will persuade their doubters to put their fears aside. Two weeks ago it looked as if Clinton had much the easier task, and it's still true that the state-by-state arithmetic of the electoral college seems to favour her. But Trump has once again bulldozed his way through. The passion you'll hear and feel from the candidates over the next few days is not just part of the ritual. It's real. Their performance at the climax of this bizarre campaign will decide how many waverers turn their way, and therefore the direction of their country.","As it began , so it ends . Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump trying to cast off the @placeholder that have dragged them down since the first primary votes 10 months ago in the snows of New Hampshire .",occasion,clouds,earth,chains,side,3
"The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) believes for hardcore smokers the approach will act as a stepping stone to quitting. Traditionally the NHS has focused on advising smokers to give up completely. But this proposal, which covers England, is an acknowledgement that for some a softer approach is needed. Smoking rates dropped dramatically from the 1950s - when the link with lung cancer was proved beyond all doubt - to the turn of the century. But over the past decade they have remained stubbornly stuck above the 20% mark. Research shows that two-thirds of smokers want to quit and so this guidance is an attempt to reach out to those who are struggling. Source: BBC Health How smoking affects health Why nicotine is addictive It still makes clear that giving up completely is the best option and it even acknowledges it is questionable how big the health effect of smoking less will be. Prof Mike Kelly, a public health expert at NICE, said: ""If you are a smoker, quitting smoking is the best way to improve health and quitting in one step is most likely to be successful. ""However, some people - particularly those who are highly dependent on smoking - may not feel able or don't want to do this. ""Harm reduction approaches provide an alternative choice... for some people this can kick-start a gradual change in behaviour that eventually leads them to quit smoking."" Among the tactics being advocated is a temporary abstention by stopping smoking at home or at work or smoking less of a cigarette. The guidance, which will now be consulted on, also said nicotine replacement therapy could be used to help with this approach.","Smokers who struggle to quit should inhale less or stop during set @placeholder of the day , such as at work , an official NHS body is suggesting",points,days,time,end,control,0
"Villa looked on their way to a comfortable win after Jonathan Kodjia's stunning first-half left-foot curler, his first goal for the club. But Dean Smith's Bees stayed in the game and had the character to hit back. From Sullay Kaikai's neat chip to the far post, Villa failed to clear their lines and Egan stole in to equalise. Having been denied victory on Sunday only by the woodwork and the brilliance of Nottingham Forest keeper Vladimir Stojkovic, Villa appeared eager to make amends. But it still took a flash of brilliance from new signing Kodjia to get them on their way on 19 minutes. The striker took a pass from Mile Jedinak down the right, worked his way to the edge of the area and hit a left-foot shot which curled beautifully into the far-left corner. Josh Clarke then fired over the bar from close range for Brentford in a flurry of chances for the Bees. But, for all the hard running and tackling in midfield, epitomised by former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Ryan Woods, they lacked a cutting edge. By contrast, Villa did have chances, as Kodjia got on the end of Jordan Ayew's cross, Ayew shot over with a left-foot curler and Kodjia brought a save out of keeper Daniel Bentley. But the introduction of Crystal Palace loan man Kaikai brought its rewards for boyhood Villa fan Smith. Kaikai had already caused concern in the home ranks before he cut back onto his right foot to curl over a cross in the 88th minute, from which Egan managed to force the ball home. Aston Villa manager Roberto di Matteo told BBC Sport: ""We need to be more clinical in front of goal, we could have scored five on Sunday. But most of all we also need to see games out. ""We allowed them to get too much of the ball in the second half and we got a bit nervous in the last 10 minutes. We just need to win. Win ugly, or attractive. It doesn't matter. ""Jack Grealish could not play as he had a problem with his hamstring, Ross McCormack has knock on his knee and Richie de Laet got a knock clearing the ball at the far post. He is in a lot of pain and we will have to see about him."" Brentford boss Dean Smith told BBC Sport: ""It was the least we deserved. We'd have been very disappointed to go away without getting something. ""I was disappointed with their goal. But I suppose that's what £15m gets you and it was a good finish. ""Everyone knows I was a Villa fan growing up in Great Barr as a boy and to come here as a manager was a great experience but, if we'd lost, it would have meant nothing. My mates who are all Villa fans asked me if I'd celebrate and I think I gave them the answer."" Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1. Harlee Dean (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa). Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa). Foul by John Egan (Brentford). Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers following a corner. Corner,  Brentford. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini. Attempt saved. Ryan Woods (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Vibe. Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai. Goal!  Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1. John Egan (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai with a cross. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Sullay Kaikai (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa). Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Nico Yennaris. Substitution, Aston Villa. Gary Gardner replaces Rudy Gestede. Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford). Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Brentford. Lasse Vibe replaces Lewis MacLeod. Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford). Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross. Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxime Colin. Ryan Woods (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford). Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Ritchie de Laet because of an injury. Delay in match Ritchie de Laet (Aston Villa) because of an injury. Harlee Dean (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa). Foul by Sullay Kaikai (Brentford). Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.",Aston Villa were held to a draw for the third Championship home game running as John Egan 's @placeholder late equaliser earned Brentford a point .,record,stunning,defeated,scrambled,title,3
"Media playback is not supported on this device Konta, the first British woman to play in a Grand Slam semi-final for 33 years, lost 7-5 6-2 to Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open. Asked if the 24-year-old could win one of tennis's four Grand Slams, Barker said: ""Of course she can. ""But Serena Williams is in a different league to everyone else."" American Williams has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles - including eight of the past 14 on offer - and will turn 35 in September. By contrast, Konta, who was ranked 147th in January 2015, was making her first Grand Slam semi-final appearance. Despite losing to Kerber, she is set to rise from 47th in the world to inside the top 30 and would be seeded at the French Open and Wimbledon should she maintain that ranking through the summer. Konta made 36 unforced errors to Kerber's 11 in her straight-set defeat but Barker believes her rivals will be better prepared in the future. ""Konta has got all the shots - her serve is terrific, the forehand is a weapon and more reliable than it was - but now she has the mental attitude,"" said BBC Sport presenter Barker. ""You saw that when she served for the match, lost her serve, but came back to beat Ekaterina Makarova 8-6 in the third set to make the quarter-finals. ""The top players are going to take note of her run. ""Their coaches are going to go out and watch her matches, find her weaknesses and where she does not move so well on the court. She has to add more variety to her game to combat that.""","Johanna Konta can win Grand Slam titles but may have to wait for Serena Williams to @placeholder , says former French Open champion Sue Barker .",come,graduate,retire,action,date,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The 47-year-old Las Vegan began working with Djokovic via phone calls to Madrid and Rome last month, and took up coaching duties in person last week in Paris. There is no clear idea yet of how long the relationship will last. ""That's a question for him, to be honest,"" was all Djokovic would say on the subject before the tournament. What we do know is that Agassi is scheduled to leave Paris at the end of the first week to carry out prior engagements, and there is no clue yet as to when, or if, he will be back in Team Djokovic. ""I will be very surprised if this relationship is going over the US Open,"" said Fabrice Santoro, a former rival of Agassi now commentating at Roland Garros. ""I think it's going to be a very short relation between Andre and Novak,"" the Frenchman told BBC Radio 5 live. ""Andre Agassi knows the game very well, he loves the game, he likes Novak, but it's not his life at the moment. ""He has his own life at home with his foundation, with his family, and I'm not sure he's happy to spend much time in the locker room."" It was in Paris 12 months ago that Djokovic finally cemented his place among the very best by completing the career Grand Slam, and holding all four major titles at once - something that has eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. But with 12 Grand Slam titles to his name and seemingly set to dominate for the foreseeable future, the Serb's form deserted him. ""I think Novak needs to be back as a warrior, like he was a few months ago,"" said Santoro. ""It's not like 10 years ago - when he won the French Open last year he was not giving one free point to the opponent, he was sliding all over Paris to win a point. You could see in his eyes how big his ambition was. He's lost that."" ""Private issues"" contributed to Djokovic's early exit at Wimbledon, he later revealed, while a wrist injury curbed hopes of a quick return to form. But by his own remarkable standards, the fact that he has since lost his grip on three of those Slams and seen the number one ranking go to Andy Murray is little short of a disaster. ""Shock therapy"" was what he felt necessary, and it came with the surprise announcement late last year that he was parting ways not only with 'super coach' Boris Becker after three years, but his entire team, including long-time coach and confidante Marian Vajda. ""All these beautiful memories we shared with each other on and off the court cannot be forgotten just like that,"" said Djokovic. ""We are still very close."" Djokovic won six Grand Slam titles over three years with Becker, and all 12 since starting work with Vajda in 2006. The Serb's employment of Becker in 2013 was seen by many as a response to the success Andy Murray had after taking on another legend of the past in Ivan Lendl. But even in his current, second coaching spell, Lendl is likely to spend up to 18 weeks of the year working with Murray, with Jamie Delgado alongside the Scot throughout the season. ""I think Andre Agassi's help could be enough if Marian Vajda was still there, but he's not,"" Santoro said of the fledgling Djokovic arrangement. ""So Novak needs someone to replace Vajda first, and then find a super coach like Andre. ""I know that if Andy Murray was travelling only a few weeks a year with Ivan Lendl, but without Jamie Delgado, he would be in trouble. This is the situation now with Novak."" Murray himself was a huge Agassi fan growing up and once discussed working with the American, but it never came to a formal offer. ""He was always really, really nice to me, which is great,"" said Murray. ""I'm sure he'll help Novak as well. I'm not sure exactly what their deal is or the situation is, but having someone with that much experience around can only help."" Djokovic is currently just working with his brother, Marko, a former professional but with no coaching credentials, and Pepe Imaz, a former world number 146 who now runs a tennis academy that preaches a philosophy of love, peace and meditation. ""I'm not convinced that this person helps Novak Djokovic a lot,"" said Santoro. ""Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right. On court, for sure not."" For all the scrutiny that his relationship with Imaz has come under, the lack of a settled fitness trainer and physio is incongruous for a player who wrote a book on the value of physical and mental well-being. ""I have certain people and methods that I have been trying out lately,"" said Djokovic on Monday. ""I am working on something, for sure, but still not ready to be shared."" So what can Agassi bring that will rejuvenate and enhance the Djokovic game? Djokovic turned 30 a few weeks ago, and Agassi won two of his eight Grand Slam titles in his 30s. He also returned from the depths of 141 in the world in 1997 to regain the number one spot and complete the career Grand Slam in 1999 - a mountainous challenge compared to Djokovic's relatively minor slide. Technical changes are rarely the major issue when elite players call upon greats of the past, and Djokovic is sure to look more for emotional support from Agassi, with neither man averse to a bout of introspection. ""On the first day we had two practice sessions, and then we had a very, very long conversation in the evening,"" the Serb said of their first day together in Paris. Becker, the man who used to provide that support, gave Agassi a very public welcome to the role in the stands of Philippe Chatrier Court during Djokovic's opening match at the French Open. ""I think it's an excellent choice,"" Becker told the BBC. ""Andre's personality fits with Novak's. ""Ideally you don't want to start a new relationship at a Grand Slam because you have to get to know each other but that was their decision, so I wish them luck. ""Ideally you have to spend a lot of time together - even in smaller tournaments to really get to know each other and trust each other - but it is what it is and hopefully successful.""","Andre Agassi has @placeholder as many camera lenses as Novak Djokovic in the opening days of this year 's French Open , but the question remains whether this is a fleeting glimpse or the long - term return of one of the game 's greats .",resigned,dismissed,utilized,starred,attracted,4
"The milestone marked the latest in a streak of share price gains since January, but some are worried about the future strength of the rally. The wider S&P 500 index rose just 0.05% to 2,477.57, while the tech-focused Nasdaq held steady at 6,362.65. The Dow ended at 22,016.24, up 0.24%. The Dow has risen almost 11% since the start of the year. The S&P is up about 10%, while the Nasdaq has climbed about 17%. Analysts first said the stock rally was due to optimism about President Donald Trump's business-friendly policies such as corporate tax reform. Now they say strong corporate earnings are boosting share prices. The markets' rise on Wednesday was attributed to reaction to earnings from technology giant Apple. Shares of the California company closed 4.7% higher after the firm reported strong sales of iPhones, iPads and other services. But the gains weren't felt everywhere. Media giant Walt Disney shares fell 1.75%, while telecommunications company Verizon fell 1.4%","The Dow Jones Industrial Average , a basket of 30 major US stocks , glided past 22,000 @placeholder for the first time ever on Wednesday , lifted by a rise in Apple shares .",points,demand,customers,output,expectations,0
"A judge also ordered Crawford, 29, to serve two years probation and do 120 hours of community service. He was found guilty of disorderly conduct and damage to property in April in the shop in Omaha, Nebraska, where his car was being resprayed. His sentencing comes five days after he defeated John Molina to retain his WBC and WBO world super-lightweight titles. During Thursday's sentencing, Judge Marcena Hendrix told Crawford: ""You've continued to act as if you are above the law, and you are not"". He is expected to serve about 50 days under Nebraska's sentencing guidelines. In April, Crawford confronted the owner of the shop which had been painting his 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Crawford, who had paid half of the fee for the work, refused to pay the rest, saying he was dissatisfied with the service. That triggered the confrontation, during which Crawford managed to forcefully remove his car which was placed on a hydraulic lift. Shop owner Michael Nelson said the boxer was able to push a 600lb (272kg) engine left underneath the lift so that the vehicle could be lowered to the floor. The boxer then tied a rope to the car and towed it away, Mr Nelson said.","US world boxing champion Terence "" Bud "" Crawford has been given a 90 - day jail term after a fracas at a car @placeholder shop .",south,mechanic,body,mph,centre,2
"The male hedgehog, who had inflated to twice its size, was found wandering around in circles by a member of the public in Toll Bar, Doncaster. The unnamed animal was diagnosed with the rare ""balloon syndrome"", caused by gas collecting under the skin. He was taken to a RSPCA centre in Cheshire where a needle was inserted to vent the trapped air. More news from across Yorkshire Bev Panto, head vet at the RSPCA's Stapeley Grange centre, said it was a very unusual syndrome. ""In my career I have seen three or four of these cases and they are very strange every time and quite shocking,"" she said. ""When you first see them they appear to be very big hedgehogs but when you pick them up they feel so light because they are mostly air."" She said the condition only occurs in hedgehogs and was due to their ability to curl up, meaning they have a lot of space under the skin. In some circumstances air can get trapped under the skin due to an injury or trauma. ""They literally blow up like a balloon,"" she said. ""The first thing to do is to just pop them. To pop a needle in and drain all that air out."" Ms Panto said the hedgehog was eating well and staff were hopeful of a full recovery. ""It is certainly not out of the woods yet so it's fingers crossed,"" she added.","A hedgehog who had "" blown up like a @placeholder ball "" is said to be doing well after a vet "" popped "" him with a needle .",beach,lifetime,rubber,life,health,0
"The appointment was announced by new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a press conference on Tuesday. Dr Finkel has previously outlined a vision for an ""electric planet""  and told reporters he wanted Australia to use ""no oil, gas or coal"". He was previously Chancellor of Australia's Monash University and takes over from Professor Ian Chubb. Speaking at the press conference, Dr Finkel acknowledged that Australia could not get rid of coal ""overnight"". ""My vision is for a country, a society, a world where we don't use any coal, oil, or natural gas because we have zero-emissions electricity in huge abundance,"" he said. ""But you can't get there overnight. What we need to do is optimise the technology so we can cost-effectively introduce alternatives. ""The best way to get rid of coal is to introduce alternatives that deliver value at a reasonable price rather than just arbitrarily turning it off."" Australia currently has no nuclear power industry and relies heavily on fossil fuels. Dr Finkel's appointment comes amid a call by 61 prominent Australians, including the author Richard Flanagan and Wallabies rugby player David Pocock, for a global ban on new coalmines and coalmine expansions. Previous Prime Minister Tony Abbott was a staunch supporter of coal power, saying ""coal is good for humanity"" and its use should go ""up and up and up in the years and decades to come"". Australia has two massive new coal mines on the way. One, the $16bn Carmichael project in Queensland's Galilee Basin, was last week given final approval by Mr Turnbull's government. Mr Turnbull on Tuesday dismissed the idea of a moratorium on coal arguing that it would make no difference to global emissions as importers would simply buy it elsewhere.","Australia has named Dr Alan Finkel , an @placeholder and vocal advocate of nuclear power , as its next chief scientist .",issue,engineer,emergency,intellectual,academic,1
"South West Trains said the issue meant trains were unable to stop at Redbridge and Millbrook stations. It affected services between Brockenhurst, Salisbury and Southampton, and Salisbury and Romsey, with shuttle buses brought in to replace trains. The problem has now been resolved and trains are running normally again.",Rail passengers going through part of Southampton faced major delays after @placeholder problems on the line .,falling,becoming,leaving,signalling,delays,3
"Luke Durbin, 19, was last seen in Ipswich on 12 May, 2006 after a night out in the town. Nicki Durbin renewed her appeal for ""anyone who has any information"" to come forward. Det Insp Kevin Hayward, from Suffolk Police, said the investigation ""remains an open and active enquiry."" His mother said: ""Myself and the police believe that it is someone local who is withholding that information and I beg them just to come forward."" The joint Norfolk and Suffolk major investigation team has previously said it believed Luke had been unlawfully killed"". Luke was captured on CCTV, walking across Dogs Head Street towards the bus station at 04:00 BST. That is the last known sighting of him. Ms Durbin hopes her ""cheeky, very clever... and very loving, talented"" son is still alive, but ""doesn't think that's realistic"". Last September, a £20,000 reward for information was issued and in December police issued photographs of a Volvo 440, similar to one seen in Ipswich town centre at the time of his disappearance. There have also been numerous appeals by the police and Luke's family, including a BBC Crimewatch appearance in November 2013. Ms Durbin has joined a choir set up by the charity Missing People, which supports families in her situation. A single is being released on 20 May which the charity hopes will highlight its work in supporting families looking for their relatives.","The mother of a teenager who has been missing for 10 years believes "" someone local is withholding information "" about his disappearance and @placeholder murder .",committing,suspected,sports,injured,attempted,1
"In a study,             published in Nature , they prevented brain cells dying in mice with prion disease. It is hoped the same method for preventing brain cell death could apply in other diseases. The findings are at an early stage, but have been heralded as ""fascinating"". Many neuro-degenerative diseases result in the build-up of proteins which are not put together correctly - known as misfolded proteins. This happens in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's as well as in prion diseases, such as the human form of mad cow disease. Researchers at the University of Leicester uncovered how the build-up of proteins in mice with prion disease resulted in brain cells dying. They showed that as misfolded protein levels rise in the brain, cells respond by trying to shut down the production of all new proteins. It is the same trick cells use when infected with a virus. Stopping production of proteins stops the virus spreading. However, shutting down the factory for a long period of time ends up killing the brain cells as they do not produce the proteins they actually need to function. The team at the Medical Research Council laboratory in Leicester then tried to manipulate the switch which turned the protein factory off. When they prevented cells from shutting down, they prevented the brain dying. The mice then lived significantly longer. Each neuro-degenerative disease results in a unique set of misfolded proteins being produced, which are then thought to lead to brain cells dying. Prof Giovanna Mallucci told the BBC: ""The novelty here is we're just targeting the protein shut-down, we're ignoring the prion protein and that's what makes it potentially relevant across the board."" The idea, which has not yet been tested, is that if preventing the shut down protects the brain in prion disease - it might work in all diseases that have misfolded proteins. Prof Mallucci added: ""What it gives you is an appealing concept that one pathway and therefore one treatment could have benefits across a range of disorders. ""But the idea is in its early stages. We would really need to confirm this concept in other diseases."" The study has been broadly welcomed by other scientists although many point out that the research is in its infancy. Professor of Molecular Neurobiology at King's College London, Roger Morris, said it was a ""breakthrough in understanding what kills neurons"". He added: ""There are good reasons for believing this response, identified with prion disease, applies also to Alzheimer's and other neuro-degenerative diseases. ""And because it is such a general response, we already have some drugs that inhibit this response."" Prof Andy Randall, from the University of Bristol, said: ""This is a fascinating piece of work. ""It will be interesting to see if similar processes occur in some of the common diseases with such deposits, for example Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. ""Furthermore, if this is the case, can modulating this same pathway be a route to new therapeutic approaches in these more prevalent conditions that afflict many millions of sufferers around the world? Ultimately only more research will tell us this."" Dr Eric Karran, the director of research at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: ""The findings present the appealing concept that one treatment could have benefits for a range of different diseases; however the idea is in its early stages. ""The research focuses on the effects of the prion protein and we would need to see the same results confirmed in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to really strengthen the evidence.""","The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases , such as Alzheimer 's and Parkinson 's , all with the same drug , has been @placeholder by UK researchers .",suggested,signed,raised,launched,published,2
"The former Hearts and Kilmarnock boss, 41, took over at Central Park in March after being sacked by Raith Rovers during the previous month. He could not prevent the Blue Brazil from finishing bottom of League Two. However, Cowden kept their league place after a penalty shoot-out win against Lowland League champions East Kilbride.",Gary Locke has @placeholder to stay on as Cowdenbeath manager after the Fifers retained their senior status via the play - offs .,managed,agreed,resigned,sought,continued,1
"Loved for children's books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, Dahl was born in Llandaff and spent his early schooldays there. Arts organisations have come together for a series of events, including a Cardiff-wide City of the Unexpected, which will mark his legacy. Roald Dahl 100 aims to build on the Dylan Thomas centenary success in 2014. The Welsh government, National Theatre Wales, Wales Millennium Centre and Literature Wales have unveiled details of a programme of events. The launch was at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay, where Dahl was baptised. It includes: Deputy Minister for Culture Ken Skates said: ""The Roald Dahl 100 celebrations in 2016 should be quite an adventure - in the words of Willy Wonka, 'Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you!'"" Dahl's grandson, Luke Kelly said: ""It is wonderful to hear today all the exciting plans both in Cardiff and throughout Wales for 2016. My grandfather would have been moved and delighted by the range of activity as am I."" He and Dahl's widow Felicity were unveiling an official Roald Dahl 100 logo on a flag, which will fly from the Norwegian Church Arts Centre in 2016. ROALD DAHL'S BOYHOOD IN CARDIFF City of the Unexpected will be bring a mix of theatre, art and performance spectacles across Cardiff. John McGrath, of NTW, which is joining forces to co-produce events with the WMC, said: ""Expect to see everyday places utterly transformed - seen through the eyes of Roald Dahl - and get ready to meet some of your favourite characters in the most unexpected ways"". Literature Wales will bring a programme across Wales, which it says will be aimed at children and adults alike. Chief executive Lleucu Siencyn said: ""Roald Dahl is loved by children and adults all over the world but not many know that he was born in Cardiff and is one of ours. In 2016 we plan to bring Dahl back to Wales."" With his stories available in 59 languages and with more than 200 million book sales worldwide, the centenary celebrations will be on a global scale. Highlights include Steven Spielberg's adaption of Roald Dahl's The BFG, to be released in cinemas next July.","Cardiff is @placeholder for a big adventure in 2016 to celebrate the centenary of one of its most famous sons , Roald Dahl .",prepared,set,poised,bidding,growing,1
"Activity has been spotted at a launch station on the west coast of the isolated nation. Earlier this week Pyongyang announced it was planning to launch a satellite at some point in February. The announcement was internationally condemned - critics say it is a cover to test banned missile technology. North Korea also conducted its fourth nuclear bomb test on 6 January. UN sanctions against North Korea prohibit it from carrying out any nuclear or ballistic missile tests. North Korea's missile programme How potent are the threats? Isolated country's nuclear tests A world leader in dramatic rhetoric South Korean state news agency Yonhap reported defence ministry officials on Thursday as saying activity had been spotted at a site in Dongchang-ri, where the Sohae launching station is located. Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun also said the South's military was ramping up its air defence readiness so it was ready to intercept any missile or debris falling in its territory. The South has already ordered certain commercial flights to divert their routes. Japan's national broadcaster NHK, citing unnamed officials, also reported similar news about activity at Dongchang-ri, and added that a mobile launcher carrying a ballistic missile had also been seen moving near the east coast. Separately, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said in a statement reported by Yonhap that any long-range missile launch by the North ""should never be condoned as it poses a threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world"". She said the move was ""a desperate measure"" by the North to maintain its regime, and showed Pyongyang was not afraid of UN sanctions. The US-based North Korean analysis website 38 North said recent satellite images show recent activity at Sohae suggesting launch preparations. These include heightened activity at a building used to receive rocket stages, and a complex that appears ready to conduct engine tests. North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday that the ruling Workers' Party of Korea was holding a meeting among central and army committee members where they discussed how to ""further strengthen"" the party ahead of a rare political meeting scheduled for May. Analysts say the North's recent nuclear and missile activity could be a build-up to the upcoming seventh party congress - the first to be held since 1980 - where leader Kim Jong-un is expected to show off the nuclear programme. North Korea had told the UN agency International Maritime Organization earlier this week that it plans to launch a satellite between 8 and 25 February. The move sparked intense warnings and criticism from South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States. South Korea has warned a ""severe price"" will be paid if the North goes ahead. Pyongyang's main ally, China, has called on the North to ""exercise restraint, act with discretion and refrain from any actions"" that might escalate tensions.","North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a long - range missile , according to South Korea 's defence ministry and Japanese @placeholder .",office,media,bodies,military,government,1
"Mourinho could not afford any mistakes in this third-round tie after Premier League defeats by Manchester City and Watford, with a Europa League loss to Feyenoord sandwiched in between. It was eventually smooth passage, assisted by Northampton keeper Adam Smith, who endured a nightmare evening and played a big part in two of United's goals. The highly rated 23-year-old picked up a back pass in the 17th minute and when Wayne Rooney's resulting free-kick was blocked, the recalled Michael Carrick fired home the loose ball emphatically. Alex Revell gave the Cobblers hope of a shock from the penalty spot just before half-time after Daley Blind fouled Sam Hoskins - but this was not the night for an upset. United regrouped and Ander Herrera's powerful drive put them in front after 68 minutes before Smith's misery was complete seven minutes later when he missed a simple long clearance to allow substitute Marcus Rashford to roll the ball into an empty net. Relive Wednesday's EFL Cup action Jose Mourinho has been reluctant to use the 35-year-old England midfield man since his arrival at Old Trafford. This was his first start since Manchester United's win against Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley. On this evidence he surely has a strong case to force his way into Mourinho's plans - not least because he possesses the style and composure to bring the best from United's £89m world record signing Paul Pogba. Pogba has looked restricted in his early performances and the selection of Carrick, so reliable in possession and even chipping in with a goal here, would allow the France midfield man freedom, play to his strengths and give him the opportunity to do damage further forward. Carrick's experience and expert reading of the game adds to Mourinho's options and could finally bring the best from his showpiece summer signing. Surely he will start against Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday. As Pogba got the night off and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rashford started on the bench with Mourinho making nine changes from United's 3-1 loss to Watford at Vicarage Road, there was no respite for Rooney. United's embattled captain, who has bore the brunt of much of the criticism aimed at the side this season, was in the starting line-up but endured another night of frustration. He worked hard but nothing is coming off for the 30-year-old. He missed one easy chance early on and when he did hit the target after Timothy Fosu-Mensah's header hit the bar, he was adjudged offside. With Carrick and Herrera excelling and with a host of attacking options available to Mourinho, will Rooney's place come under threat against Leicester City at Old Trafford at the weekend? Northampton may not have been able to spring the big shock and increase the woes for Mourinho by knocking Manchester United out of the EFL Cup - but there was still plenty for the club lying 11th in League One to be pleased about. The neat Sixfields stadium was packed with a record crowd of 7,798. With a new stand in the process of being built, the club can be proud of the way it handled the big occasion. Northampton's 31-game unbeaten run ended with defeat by Chesterfield on Saturday and for spells they showed United too much respect. This is, perhaps, understandable, but this was a night when Northampton as a club did itself great credit. If there was a sadness, it was the disappointment suffered by keeper Smith, who has attracted Premier League attention but was badly at fault here. Smith was included in the League Two team of the season as the Cobblers clinched the title in the previous campaign. There will be better days ahead for a talented young goalkeeper. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: ""It was as difficult as I was expecting but we looked to be in control for the first 35 minutes and then we looked to be in control for the last 45. I think the team was in control from the beginning and the subs were just a contribution. ""The game should be easier, we should have been playing against 10 men very early in the second half. Northampton fought and they tried to cause us problems which sometimes they did but it was a positive performance overall. ""I don't like to individualise the players, I think it was fine, the midfield were in control."" Northampton manager Rob Page: ""When you get back in to it at 1-1 you never know. ""I'm really proud of the players, we had to be disciplined. They've had a tough week by their standards but we knew we had to be strong. When you give away soft goals you will get punished. ""He (goalkeeper Adam Smith) was outstanding last season and he'll bounce back from this. He's a strong character, we've all had moments like that as players."" Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 3. Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 3. Attempt missed. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Potter with a cross. Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross. Corner,  Northampton Town. Conceded by Wayne Rooney. Alfie Potter (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Alfie Potter (Northampton Town). Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town). Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Gabriel Zakuani. Attempt blocked. Alfie Potter (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Taylor. Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Corner,  Northampton Town. Conceded by Chris Smalling. Attempt saved. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball. Daley Blind (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town). Goal!  Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera following a fast break. Daley Blind (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Daley Blind (Manchester United). Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Morgan Schneiderlin. Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Jak McCourt. Foul by Marcos Rojo (Manchester United). Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal!  Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 2. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford. Substitution, Northampton Town. Alfie Potter replaces Kenji Gorré. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Ashley Young (Manchester United) because of an injury. Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town). Ander Herrera (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ashley Young. Foul by Michael Carrick (Manchester United). Jak McCourt (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah. Substitution, Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Memphis Depay. Substitution, Northampton Town. John-Joe O'Toole replaces Harry Beautyman. Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Hoskins. Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Brendon Moloney. Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Carrick.",Manchester United ended a run of three successive losses and eased the concerns @placeholder manager Jose Mourinho with a comfortable EFL Cup win at League One Northampton Town .,ground,zone,surrounding,team,side,2
"The actors behind Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross have all signed up for the special, a tribute to director James Burrows. Burrows helmed numerous episodes of the programme and has just celebrated directing his 1,000th TV programme. But NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt suggested the six Friends may not appear together. ""I'm hoping all six will be in same room at the same time,"" he told reporters. But he added: ""I'm not sure we can logistically can pull it off."" Fans of the show have been hoping for more than a decade to see Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer back on screen together, but previous attempts have fallen short. The programme ended in 2004, 10 series and a decade after it premiered on US screens. It made international stars of its little-known cast, winning a slew of awards and a huge audience in the process. As well as Friends, Burrows was behind the camera for several of America's much-loved sitcoms, including Cheers, Frasier, and The Bob Newhart Show. The two-hour show is expected to feature cameos, sketches and appearances connected to the various series the 75-year-old has worked on over the years. The special is scheduled to be broadcast on 21 February on NBC.","The cast of the hit sitcom Friends are to @placeholder for a two - hour special , according to US broadcaster NBC .",develop,reunite,show,audition,introduce,1
"Lee James, 24, killed Bijan Ebrahimi and set fire to his body in the Brislington area of Bristol in July. Mr Justice Simon ordered that James must serve a minimum of 18 years in prison. Bristol Crown Court heard Mr Ebrahimi, who was an Iranian national and in his 40s, died from head injuries. Stephen Norley, 25, who had admitted assisting an offender, was given a four-year jail term. He helped James drag Mr Ebrahimi's body from the scene of the attack and obtained white spirit to burn the body. His remains were found 100m from his maisonette in Capgrave Crescent. Mr Ebrahimi was murdered on 14 July, three days after he was arrested by police following complaints that he had been taking pictures of children near his home. Officers examined his camera, videos and computer but found nothing suspicious and he was released without charge. The night before the killing Mr Ebrahimi recorded video of James holding a beer can and shouting at him after realising he was being filmed. Jurors were shown the video. In sentencing the pair, who both lived near the victim, the judge described the murder as ""deeply shocking"". He said it was ""a vigilante crime"" and ""an act of murderous injustice"", adding that claims that Mr Ebrahimi was a paedophile were baseless. Speaking after the sentencing, Mr Ebrahimi's sister, Manisha Moores, said: ""The next question to be answered is whether Bijan's death could have been avoided if he received the proper protection he deserved from the authorities. ""Lessons must be learned before other vulnerable lives are lost."" Prosecutor Andrew Langdon QC said neighbours witnessed the doorstep confrontation between James and Mr Ebrahimi. He said: ""Lee James was shouting at Mr Ebrahimi, telling him in abusive terms to stop taking pictures, to give him the camera, to delete the photographs. ""Mr James himself told one of the witnesses that Mr Ebrahimi had taken pictures of him with a can of beer in his hand. ""Mr Powell remembers Mr James saying 'I am going to burn his house down'. ""At one point Mr James entered Mr Ebrahimi's home uninvited and remonstrated with him and threatened him."" The court heard that during the fatal attack James repeatedly stamped on Mr Ebrahimi's head, shouting ""have some of that"". Mr Langdon said that after murdering Mr Ebrahimi and burning his body, James told his girlfriend: ""We sorted him out. We took care of things."" James, also of Capgrave Crescent, told police he had kicked Mr Ebrahimi ""like a football... I had so much anger in me"". The court heard Mr Ebrahimi, who moved to the UK in 2001, made several calls to police in the 48 hours before his murder, but ""those calls were not responded to"". Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan issued an apology after the tragedy, saying: ""Mr Ebrahimi was someone who deserved the protection of all of us and we are very sorry about what happened to him."" The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has interviewed six police officers and six civilian staff as part of their investigation into police contact prior to Mr Ebrahimi's death. Three constables have been questioned over potential misconduct in public office. An inspector, sergeant, constable, control room supervisor, dispatcher and four call handlers have been interviewed for gross misconduct. The inspector is no longer subject to the investigation. Mr Gargan said: ""On the day of Mr Ebrahimi's murder, we knew enough about the police response to convince us that we should make an immediate referral to the IPCC. ""We still await their report and therefore it is not appropriate for me to say more about that police response. It's important that we don't affect that external scrutiny by expressing a public opinion. ""It could also be the case that criminal proceedings follow and if so a jury needs to reach its verdict based on evidence in the courtroom, not our opinion today. ""Nevertheless... it is clear that there was a collective failure on the part of statutory agencies and others to protect Mr Ebrahimi. ""We need to have some frank and candid local discussions with our partners and our communities about what we collectively can do to stop this happening again. ""Senior people in our own organisation have already put in place urgent actions to improve the way we respond to the vulnerable, handle reports of anti-social behaviour and identify repeat callers and victims and we will continue to talk to partners to improve the way we work together to protect the public."" Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens said: ""The tragic murder of Mr Ebrahimi has shocked and saddened me and I have critical questions for the police and other agencies about the events leading up to Mr Ebrahimi's death. ""While I am not going to draw any conclusions before the IPCC investigation and any other reviews are complete I am determined to look publicly at what could or should have been done differently."" The IPCC report and a report by the Safer Bristol Partnership are expected to be completed and made public early next year.",A man has been jailed for life after admitting he murdered his disabled neighbour who had been wrongly @placeholder a paedophile .,stabbed,struck,plotted,assaulted,branded,4
"It appears likely the decommissioned craft came down between 03:23 and 05:09 GMT - with a best estimate of 04:16. If correct, this means any debris that survived to the surface probably went into water and not on land. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is the largest American space agency satellite to return uncontrolled into the atmosphere in about 30 years. The fall to Earth was monitored by the Joint Space Operations Center (JSPOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Its best estimate for the timing of the re-entry would have seen UARS come in at a point well out into the North Pacific. However, if UARS re-entered many minutes after 04:16, it is possible debris could have reached the American landmass. There were some unconfirmed reports of glowing wreckage moving across the sky in western Canada, but Nasa said it had yet to receive credible evidence that this was so, less still that any debris items had been found. ""I've got no reports that I've seen that talk about people who think they might have recovered debris,"" Nick Johnson, Nasa's chief scientist for orbital debris at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, told reporters during a media teleconference. ""Obviously, we're going to continue to keep our eyes and ears open, and if we receive any reports like that we'll try to go verify."" Most of the 20-year-old satellite should simply have burnt up on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, but modelling work indicated perhaps 500kg could have survived to the surface. Calculations estimated this material would have been scattered over an 800km path. Nonetheless, with more than 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water, many experts had offered the view in recent weeks that an ocean grave was going to be the most probable outcome for UARS. ""Because we don't know where the re-entry point actually was, we don't know where the debris field might be. If  the re-entry point was at the time that JSPOC has its best guess of 04:16 GMT then all that debris wound up in the Pacific Ocean,"" Nick Johnson reiterated. UARS was deployed in 1991 from the space shuttle Discovery on a mission to study the Earth's upper atmosphere. It contributed important new understanding on subjects such as the chemistry of the protective ozone layer and the cooling effect volcanoes can exert on the global climate. In the past few days, Nasa had warned members of the public not to touch any pieces of the spacecraft that might survive the fall to land, urging them to contact local law enforcement authorities instead. ""I've seen some things that have re-entered and they tend to have sharp edges, so there's a little concern that they might hurt themselves if they try to pick them up,"" said Mark Matney, an orbital debris scientist from Nasa's Johnson Space Center. Under the terms of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, the US government retains ownership of the debris and could, if it so wished, seek to take possession of any items found on the ground. With those ownership rights also comes absolute liability if a piece of UARS is found to have damage property or injured someone. ""There is something called international responsibility; they're internationally liable,"" explained Joanne Wheeler of law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, and an expert representative for the UK on the UN Subcommittee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. ""The Americans have to retain jurisdiction and control, and that pretty much can be interpreted as ownership. So they own it up there, they own it if it comes down to Earth and they're liable if it crashes into something."" Tracking stations will typically witness the uncontrolled return of at least one piece of space debris every day; and on average, one intact defunct spacecraft or old rocket body will come back into the atmosphere every week. Something the size of UARS is seen perhaps once a year. Much larger objects such as space station cargo ships return from orbit several times a year, but they are equipped with thrusters capable of guiding their dive into a remote part of the Southern Ocean. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk","Nasa says its six - tonne UARS satellite @placeholder to Earth over the Pacific Ocean , off the US west coast .",plunged,orbits,responded,gas,is,0
"Jan Tipper and Barb Burden were married at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) on Sunday. Gay marriage became legal in England and Wales last month but the move was not supported by the Church of England. Reverend Dwayne Morgan, who officiated, said the church had ""taken pride in celebrating diversity"". While many same-sex couples have married since the law changed on 29 March, he said this was the first ceremony to be conducted in a religious building. The couple said it was ""very significant"" to them to be married in the church they had attended for 15 years. Ms Burden said: ""Even though we've been together for almost 19 years, it didn't feel right for us to have just a blessing or even a civil partnership. ""We've hoped for years for the opportunity to legally marry and, once it became possible, we knew it was time for us to tie the knot and to do it before God in our church with our friends and family."" MCC was established in Bournemouth in 1979 and is associated with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, which has churches in over 40 countries. Mr Morgan said the government had ""finally caught up with us"" as the church had been blessing gay couples for more than three decades. He said: ""Through years of homophobia and oppressive laws against gay people, MCC has taken pride in celebrating diversity and striving to include everyone. We do our best to get the word out that while many of Jesus's followers discriminate, Jesus himself does not.""","A same - sex couple have been married in Bournemouth , in what is believed to be the UK 's first gay wedding ceremony @placeholder in a church .",drowned,show,injured,stranded,held,4
"Media playback is not supported on this device It was the first time the team had competed at the London 2012 handball venue since the Games and the squad's first home fixture since April 2013. The men's and women's programmes were shut down after a post-Olympic UK Sport funding axe. However, it is hoped both squads could be re-formed in the near future. The GB vs Ireland fixture was part of a two-day international handball event run by London GD Handball club who are based at the Copper Box Arena. Steven Larsson and Mark Hawkins showed their Olympic pedigree with 11 and eight strikes respectively, while there were also strong contributions from Rafik Tahraoui and Ben Tyler. ""Scoring goals is always great, but it's a team game,"" said Larsson, who was one of four Team GB Olympians competing in the fixture. ""At the start we were a bit nervous as we haven't trained together at all, but we have to be happy with the way we played."" Media playback is not supported on this device Both British teams lost all their matches at the London Olympics and because they were unlikely to represent realistic medal prospects for Rio 2016 or Tokyo 2020, UK Sport's 'no compromise' approach to funding saw their support withdrawn. With the help of England Handball the GB men recently took part in a highly successful campaign at the Emerging Nations competition in Kosovo, which were their first fixtures since June 2013. Scotland Handball assisted with a Denmark-based training camp for the women's team earlier this year and it is hoped funding can soon be found to re-start both programmes and arrange regular fixtures.",The British men 's handball team made an impressive return to the Copper Box with an emphatic 43 - 16 @placeholder international victory over Ireland .,contest,win,home,exhibition,advantage,3
"Last week he faced the embarrassment of being heckled in parliament during a chaotic session when he had to wait about an hour before he could make his state of the union address - an occasion that has all the pomp and ceremony as that of the US Congress. That came hot on the heels of the biggest political U-turn in democratic South Africa's political history when he agreed to pay back to the state some of the millions spent on upgrading his private home, Nkandla. Yet it was a tactic that failed to pay dividends as the opposition went ahead with their case at the Constitutional Court in the hope that its ruling may open the way for impeachment proceedings against him. And then there have been the other upsets in recent months. The finance ministers fiasco when he had three within two days, sending the markets into freefall and sparking the Zuma Must Fall demonstrations, which were rooted in the student protests that rocked the country last year. And he was roundly mocked and forced to issue an apology for declaring at a business meeting that Africa was the biggest continent - forgetting the huge land mass that is Asia. But Mr Zuma has always been able to laugh off the many controversies he has faced, including - before his election in 2009 - fighting off allegations of rape and corruption in relation to an arms deal. And he has always relied on the backing of the governing African National Congress (ANC) to survive his scrapes. So despite his recent political battering, Mr Zuma - an avid chess player - is unlikely to throw in the towel himself. But the ruling of the Constitutional Court, which could take several months, and the outcome of upcoming local elections may ultimately decide his fate. The president can only be removed by the ANC. The party has a parliamentary majority and so his own MPs would have to vote for him to be fired. The other scenario is that the party's national executive could demand he go - as they did to Thabo Mbeki in 2008. There is no provision in the constitution for a president to be removed from power by recall but Mr Mbeki was forced to resign. For the moment that is unlikely as senior leaders in the former liberation movement are currently at loggerheads with trade unions. ""Zuma will continue to take advantage of these divisions. There's no one strong lobby group about who will succeed him,"" Judith February, political analyst at the Institute for Security Studies, told me. But she said there is a chink in the 73-year-old president's armour. ""He is not weakened enough, unless the local government elections go hugely against the ANC, then they might want to revisit the idea of recalling him,"" Ms February said. So the climb down over Nkandla may have robbed him of his moral authority - but it is not checkmate, yet.",South Africa 's President Jacob Zuma is experiencing the dark @placeholder of the political soul .,terms,night,steps,moments,end,1
"Park's said the acquisition would add a further 12 dealerships to the group and take the number of franchise partners to 23. Macrae and Dick runs dealerships in Stirling, Perth, Inverness, Elgin and Aberdeen. Hamilton-based Park's already operates in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, West Lothian and Fife. Park's director Ross Park said: ""We are moving in to new territory and we cannot wait to get started. ""The acquisition was assisted by the support of the Bank of Scotland, in terms of funding, and that of our current partners, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Honda who were all supportive of increasing our representation of their brands. ""We are also delighted to forge new relationships with fantastic brands such as Ford, Toyota and Mazda."" Macrae and Dick chairman Francis Hamilton said: ""When we decided we were to sell the business we sought out a motor group in Scotland which was similar to our own and one which likewise expresses commercial competence, courtesy to its customers and concern for its staff.""",Park 's Motor Group has @placeholder by buying Scottish car dealers Macrae and Dick for an undisclosed sum .,backed,begun,continued,countered,expanded,4
"Media playback is not supported on this device The QPR striker, 23, charged his way through and turned to shoot low past keeper Jan Oblak in the 42nd minute. Northern Ireland have now gone 10 games unbeaten for the first time. Slovenia had a chance to equalise in the second half but veteran keeper Roy Carroll superbly saved Milivoje Novakovic's penalty. The 66th-minute spot-kick was awarded when West Brom defender Jonny Evans pulled back Miral Samardzic as a corner came into the area. Notts County keeper Carroll made another fine stop in the 89th minute to keep out a low shot by Valter Birsa. Washington, the former postman who was playing non-league football just over four years ago, earned his second cap after making his debut in Thursday's 1-1 draw in Wales. Boss Michael O'Neill has said the bulk of his squad will be made up by the players who got Northern Ireland to their first major finals for 30 years, so there are only a few places up for grabs by those on the periphery. But Washington has certainly put his hand up for inclusion. Those fans wondering why the match-shy Kyle Lafferty, their top scorer in qualifying, did not start forgot all about that when the hard-working Washington bulldozed his way through to finish well for the only goal of the night. Northern Ireland going 10 matches unbeaten is a nice record for O'Neill to reflect on but, from his perspective, the result mattered more because it keeps momentum going as the Euro 2016 finals edge closer. In their first tournament appearance in 30 years, Northern Ireland will face world champions Germany, Poland and Ukraine in the group stage. Thursday's draw in Cardiff and this slender victory maintain the feel-good factor ahead of the finals. It all breeds confidence and, if they can come through their final two warm-up games without losing, Northern Ireland can head to France in fine spirits. For spells, the match may have had the definite feel of a friendly, but it was a good workout for Northern Ireland. Striker Lafferty, now with Birmingham City on loan, came on in the second half to get some more game time. Peterborough United defender Michael Smith made his international debut at the age of 27 and did not look out of place with a composed performance. Competition for places is keen - there are going to be some disappointed men when O'Neill decides on his squad of 23. Northern Ireland have two friendlies left before the serious business of facing Poland in their opening Euro 2016 match on 12 June. O'Neill's men are back at Windsor Park to play Belarus on Friday, 27 May. They then travel to play Slovakia in Trnava's New City Stadium on Saturday, 4 June before heading for their tournament base near Lyon. Boss O'Neill has chosen to play Slovakia, believing they play in a similar style to the Poles and second Group C opponents Ukraine.",Conor Washington marked his @placeholder debut by earning Euro 2016 - bound Northern Ireland victory over Slovenia in Monday 's friendly at Windsor Park .,side,future,beat,senior,home,4
"Since Capt Elliot founded modern Hong Kong, the city has evolved from a pirate-infested backwater to one of the world's leading financial capitals, changing hands from Britain to China in the process. But throughout that tumultuous time, one fact has remained relatively constant - a linked exchange rate regime of some kind. Over the past 30 years, Hong Kong's currency has been pegged to the US dollar at a rate close to 7.8 - making $10 equal to HK$78. The US dollar peg, which effectively ties Hong Kong to America's monetary policy, has helped the semi-autonomous territory navigate successfully through the Asian financial crisis, the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008. That is why this city's financial sector was taken utterly by surprise when Prof Joseph Yam, the former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), recently published a working paper suggesting a review of the dollar peg. ""There is a need to address the questions as to whether the monetary system of Hong Kong, as currently structured, can continue to serve the public interest of Hong Kong in the best possible manner,"" wrote Prof Yam, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof Yam's comments came as a surprise because he was one of the architects of the US dollar peg and has been a stalwart defender of the policy. In his new paper , he outlined several options, including increasing the level at which the Hong Kong dollar would be allowed to trade against the greenback, pegging the currency against the Chinese yuan or perhaps allowing it to trade against a number of other currencies. When asked why he was making such a dramatic public reversal of opinion, Prof Yam told Hong Kong media it was because times had changed. The US dollar peg had contributed to inflation and asset bubbles in Hong Kong because of the policy of quantitative easing the US Federal Reserve adopted following the global financial crisis, he said. ""Clearly, both have unsettling and possibly debilitating consequences for society,"" Prof Yam wrote. Hong Kong's economy has grown rapidly during the past 30 years. Its financial centre is the envy of the world. In the past three years, more money was raised at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange than at any other bourse. But it remains a small, trade-dependent economy vulnerable to changes in capital flows, which is why many economists have played down Prof Yam's controversial comments. Erik Lueth, a Hong Kong-based economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, believes the peg will stay for the foreseeable future. ""To say it upfront, I also don't believe that the peg will be abandoned over the next seven to 10 years and [Prof] Yam's intervention should be read as the views of a man that misses the spotlight,"" he wrote in a note to clients. Hong Kong's top officials - including the incoming chief executive, the financial secretary and Prof Yam's successor at the HKMA - have all publicly announced their support for the US dollar peg in response to the academic paper. But Mr Lueth and Frances Cheung, a strategist with investment bank CLSA, also believe that, while the dollar peg is currently the best choice, Hong Kong could one day link its currency to the Chinese yuan instead. ""I will be surprised if the HKMA is not prepared for a change some day,"" Ms Cheung wrote in a note to clients. Of course, this would only be an option if the Chinese yuan were fully convertible, which economists estimate could happen as early as 2015. From a historical point of view, this option is plausible. Small, open economies such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Panama all have fixed or hybrid exchange rate systems to reduce volatility. In the early days as a British colony, Hong Kong's currency was linked to silver. Then, it was pegged to the British pound and, later, to the US dollar. For about 10 years in the 1970s, the Hong Kong dollar was allowed to float freely. But, in September 1983, investors panicked during negotiations between Britain and China over Hong Kong's future, triggering capital outflows and a sharp depreciation in the value of the Hong Kong dollar. The depreciation was so sudden and severe that officials decided to impose the strongest form of fixed exchange rate systems, the currency board. In the subsequent three decades, China's economy has grown from strength to strength, overtaking Japan as the world's second biggest income generator in 2010. At the same time, growth in the US economy has slowed and its currency seems to be showing signs of a long-term downward trend. With more than half of Hong Kong's exports going to the mainland, and with financial engagement between the two sides deepening, Hong Kong's currency system is likely to become ever more linked to China's.","When Capt Charles Elliot clambered ashore at a rocky outcrop in western Hong Kong in 1841 , he claimed the @placeholder for the British Empire and established a free port that still serves as a centre for global trade .",debt,title,ground,island,region,3
"But the Dahl effect runs deeper, inspiring the imaginations of children and adults, and prompting an array of films, stage shows, merchandise and chocolate bars. Mention Dahl and his characters dominate the discussion. Willy Wonka, the BFG, Matilda. But what of the man who concocted the literary worlds that provided so much pleasure to generations of children and their parents? As the world marks the centenary of his birth in 2016, there will be a considerable effort to promote Wales' role in nurturing Roald Dahl. While he was born in Cardiff, his Norwegian heritage and an adult life spent mostly in England meant Wales had not always made the most of its fundamental claim. ""I think he is probably quite under-leveraged in Cardiff as a cultural icon. It's a chance to re-claim him as one of our own"", said Graeme Farrow, the artistic director of Wales Millennium Centre, who has pushed for a big Welsh birthday celebration to mark Dahl's centenary. ""Roald Dahl is a son of Cardiff, and he's particularly associated with the Bay. His father worked in the Coal Exchange, the area outside our building is named Roald Dahl Plas and the Norwegian church is around the corner. ""So I just thought, how could we not celebrate the centenary of one of Cardiff's most famous sons?"" ROALD DAHL'S CARDIFF CONNECTION Like the Dylan Thomas centenary in 2014, the events marking 100 years since Roald Dahl's birth will span the arts, schools and tourist trails in Wales. But Dahl's birthday in September is when Cardiff plans to host the biggest celebration of his life and work, with an unprecedented performance on the city's streets and in its best-known buildings. City of the Unexpected is being staged by Wales Millennium Centre and National Theatre Wales and directed by Nigel Jamieson, an Australian theatre director with an international profile. His previous commissions include the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony and the celebrations that started Liverpool's year as European City of Culture. He is promising ""three amazing days"" when Cardiff becomes the centre of Roald Dahl's centenary celebrations. A cast of thousands of actors, singers, dancers and ordinary members of the public will be involved in an event inspired by Dahl's incredible imagination. ""There'll be lots of Dahl characters, but the rhythm of the city and the laws of physics will also give way to the laws of Dahl's imagination. It will become a city of the unexpected, and reality will be full of surprises"", Mr Jamieson said. The director does not want to reveal too much about what he has planned, but the characters and creations from Roald Dahl's books will play a central part. He is hoping to recruit ""enthusiasts"" from other walks of life to be part of the show, with ""a huge range of people's skills and fascinations"" on display. Classic car clubs, sports teams, and animal handlers are thought to be among his wish-list of participants. The planning is advanced, and Jamieson's experience of working with large groups of performers means he is fairly relaxed about bringing thousands of people together in Cardiff. ""People are wonderful to work with, the bigger the event and the occasion the more they rise up to the challenges of it"", he said. City of the Unexpected will happen over the weekend of 17-18 September. Wales Millennium Centre will host an exhibition, The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl, in the second half of 2016 which will feature artefacts from Dahl's personal life. It is also working with the Aloud charity to stage Land of Song, which will see school children across Wales learn songs inspired by Roald Dahl ahead of a series of performances in Cardiff Bay in June 2016. Literature Wales, which promotes reading, is distributing money to organisations hoping to stage their own events. Its chief executive, Lleucu Siencyn, said she was looking for events that focus on the ""makers of mischief, masters of invention and champions of good"". ""The challenge is to bring Dahl back to Wales. He's one of ours but not many people realise that. So let's make sure we bring Dahl back to Wales and we make it a year to remember,"" she said. Roald Dahl clung to his Cardiff connections long after leaving Wales. In 2016 the land of his birth hopes to repay his loyalty with an extraordinary year of celebrations.",Roald Dahl was a storyteller unlike any other . His book sales - more than 200 million to date - give his success a tangible @placeholder .,statement,edge,change,value,scheme,3
"A third of Ireland's 98 bee species are threatened with extinction because places where they nest and feed have been greatly reduced. The use of fertiliser has also hit wildflower growth. The problem is so serious that authorities have drawn up a strategy to save bees. That involves ideas on how to make farms, roadsides, public parks and private gardens more bee-friendly. Among the ideas are leaving roadside verges and field boundaries uncut to encourage wildflowers and create ""pollinator highways"". Sixty-eight organisations across Ireland have signed up to the strategy. The Department of the Environment and the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland helped produce the plan. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said the statistics on the risk to bee populations were ""startling"". ""In coming together to protect pollinators, we will also protect the livelihoods of farmers and growers who rely on their free pollinator service, as well as improving the general health of our environment,"" he said. As well as the honeybee, Ireland has 97 wild bee species. Twenty of them are species of bumblebee that make their nests on the ground, often in long grass, bracken or at the base of a hedgerow. Experts say importing more honeybees will not solve the problem because there needs to be a mix of wild and honeybees to maintain diversity and effective pollination. It is estimated that in spring a queen bumblebee will need to visit up to 6,000 flowers a day to get enough energy to hatch her eggs. Ireland has three rare bumblebees, all threatened with extinction. They are the great yellow bumblebee, the shrill carder bee and the red shanked carder bee.","Fears about the @placeholder of bees , which are worth £ 7m to Northern Ireland 's apple growers , have prompted a cross -border plan to address their decline .",collapse,future,quality,world,health,1
"On a bad day, the security checks could add a good hour to a round trip between Belfast and Dublin. Some in the Remain camp argued that a vote to exit the European Union would see a return of permanent border checkpoints. Those in the Leave camp, including Secretary of State Theresa Villiers, insisted that was nonsense. EU Referendum results So what now? The honest answer is that nobody quite knows. Those who dismiss claims that a ""hard border"" could return point to what is called the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which allows the free movement of people and goods. There have been such agreements, which pre-dated the European Union (EU), that allowed easier cross-border movement. However, it is unclear how those arrangements will be affected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU. When the United Kingdom formally exits the EU, it is possible the EU will insist on some form of checks on the movement of people for security reasons, and goods, for the purposes of gathering any taxes due on products entering its territory from a non-member state. However, there would be enormous pressure on the Irish government to resist any EU demands for permanent border checkpoints for domestic political reasons. When he began talking to Sinn Féin in the hope of influencing republicans to end their campaign of violence, former SDLP leader John Hume argued that the border was irrelevant and did not exist in practical terms. The sight of armed guards at permanent border checkpoints would make that border highly visible and hugely controversial. Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said on Friday that the Irish government will seek to maintain the Common Travel Area. That clearly suggests he does not envisage a ""hard border"". It is unclear at this stage what impact Brexit might have on policing arrangements in Northern Ireland. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) can currently share intelligence with other European police forces and access central data bases through Europol, and can participate in joint investigation teams. It can also use European Arrest Warrants to ask other police forces to arrest suspects on its behalf. Likewise, other European police forces regularly ask the PSNI to act on their behalf. The future of all of those arrangements and structures is now unclear. It is possible they may all have to re-negotiated by the British government with each individual member state in the EU. The PSNI hopes that will not be necessary and that the EU will recognise the mutual benefits of keeping existing arrangements in place. But nothing is clear, and the fog of uncertainty is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon. Get the results in full.","Those who experienced the "" hard border "" that existed between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles will shudder at the memory of long queues of traffic as ID was checked and vehicles @placeholder .",concluded,searched,form,registered,explains,1
"The Gran Fondo was in the city for the first time, giving riders the option of taking on a 100 mile (160km) course or a shorter 37 mile (60km) route. Plymouth based cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, who is serving a two-year doping ban, was among the riders. The Sky Ride offered families the chance to cycle a 5 mile (8km) tour of the city.",Thousands of bikers in Devon took to the streets as two big cycling @placeholder came to Plymouth .,teams,school,events,defeated,look,2
"Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said that Senior Deputy Ben Fields ""did not follow proper procedure"". He was a school resource officer at the school in South Carolina. He ""should not have thrown a student - he could have done a lot of things he was trained to do, he was not trained to throw a student"", Sheriff Lott said. The incident occurred at the Spring Valley High School in Columbia, witnesses said, when the unnamed African-American student refused to put away her mobile phone and then refused to leave the classroom. The officer was then summoned and asked her to leave again. She refused, and he told her she was under arrest. Video then shows the officer violently knocking the student down and pulling her across the floor. The incident was filmed by a fellow student and was published on the internet, prompting the hashtag #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh to circulate on Twitter and an outcry from various civil rights and parents' groups. Mr Lott said he had received expressions of support for the officer, who had been at the school seven years, from some parents and school officials. Officer Fields had received a ""Culture of Excellence"" award last year by an elementary school where he was also assigned. But Sheriff Lott said the officer had ""lost control"" and had not dealt with this incident correctly. ""That is not a proper technique and should not be used in law enforcement. And based on that, that is a violation of our policy and approximately 20 minutes ago Officer Ben Fields was terminated from the Richland County Sheriff's Department."" He said complaints had been made about Officer Fields during his time at the school - some had been upheld and some had not. Legal action has been taken three times against the officer, according to Associated Press news agency: The deputy has not been criminally charged but the Federal Bureau of Investigation and justice department have opened a civil rights investigation into the arrest. Fellow students at the school have tweeted claims that they have seen him behaving in a similar manner in the past, but this was the first time such an incident was caught on camera. Sheriff Lott has said the girl was unhurt in the incident aside from a carpet burn. However, the girl's attorney, Todd Rutherford, told ABC's Good Morning America' that she ""has a cast on her arm, she has neck and back injuries"" as well as a plaster on her forehead because of the carpet burn. Sheriff Lott said he would ""not describe the officer as remorseful, but he was sorry that the whole thing occurred"". Source: Richland County Sheriff's Department",A US police officer has been @placeholder after video showing him throwing a female student across a classroom was shared widely on the internet .,fired,launched,shot,injured,detained,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device Sunday's 1-1 draw against Ross County, which took the Hoops nine points clear with four games left, saw anti-board protests and boos at the final whistle. ""They can say and do as they please because we have not been producing the right results as we should be. ""We know that and we have let ourselves down,"" Brown said. Manager Ronny Deila's announcement that he will leave at the end of the season because of a lack of improvement in performances has cast a shadow over the remainder of the club's season. But Celtic could effectively wrap up their fifth Premiership title in a row with victory against Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday, given their vastly superior goal difference to second-placed Aberdeen, who they face the following weekend. ""We need to bounce back from this now,"" said Brown, in Dublin to promote Celtic's pre-season International Champions Cup match against Barcelona on 30 July. ""We need to start getting ourselves together. We need to go back to winning ways. We've got next season to look forward to. ""We are going for five in a row now and we want to continue it, we want to get six and seven. ""We believe we've got the players in that dressing room that can do that and we've just got to put a lot of faith and trust in ourselves and express a lot more than we have been doing in recent weeks. ""As everyone knows there's going to be a new manager but we're concentrating on the last three or four games of the season. ""For now Ronny is still our manager and now we need to try and win the league for him as soon as possible and give him something back."" Deila resigned days after the Hoops were beaten by Old Firm rivals Rangers on penalties in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. Fans were also frustrated at the club's lack of Champions League progress under the Norwegian. Former West Brom boss Steve Clarke has become the latest to declare his interest in the vacancy, although David Moyes remains the bookmakers' favourite. Media playback is not supported on this device","Celtic captain Scott Brown says unhappy fans have every right to vent their @placeholder after a season in which the team have "" let themselves down "" .",hands,feelings,fitness,rage,status,1
"Staff and volunteers at Felbrigg Hall, a stately home in Norfolk, were asked to wear badges and lanyards in support of an LGBTQ campaign. But 30 of the 350 volunteers were offered duties away from the public after choosing not to wear them. In a statement, the trust said it would now be an ""optional"" decision. A spokesman also confirmed all volunteers could resume their public-facing roles and it was ""business as usual"". The row was sparked following the National Trust's Prejudice and Pride campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of homosexuality being decriminalised. As part of the campaign the conservation charity is holding an exhibition at the estate, including a film, which reveals Felbrigg's last lord, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer, was gay, which was known by close friends. However, in an article in the Telegraph last week, the lord's godchildren criticised the move, saying it was unfair of the organisation to ""out"" someone who chose to keep his sexuality secret. Several volunteers on the estate were reported to have agreed with them. The National Trust had initially said it was committed to promoting equality and inclusion and in a letter to Saturday's Telegraph its director general Dame Helen Ghosh said anyone who did not agree with the campaign was ""free to step back from the volunteer role or take a different role for the duration"". However, the organisation later released a statement saying it was now ""making it clear to volunteers that the wearing of the badge is optional and a personal decision"". The statement added: ""We are aware some volunteers had conflicting, personal opinions about wearing the rainbow lanyards and badges. ""That was never our intention."" Dame Helen said the National Trust was marking the anniversary of the law change at ""a dozen or so of our properties of the people who lived there and whose personal lives were outside the social norms of their time"". She said the film and exhibition about Lord Ketton-Cremer were ""sensitive, respectful and celebratory"".",The National Trust has @placeholder a decision to make some volunteers work away from the public after they refused to wear sexual equality symbols .,condemned,urged,had,reversed,launched,3
"Trade union Unite and lobby group Manufacturing NI are behind the campaign, which they say follows 6,000 job losses in the past two years. It comes months after the DUP and Sinn Féin voted in the assembly to reject an Opposition call for a strategy. About 85,000 are employed in manufacturing in Northern Ireland. But the organisations say ""an opportunity exists to do more"" and argue Brexit has ""huge ramifications"" for companies regarding market access. Stephen Kelly of Manufacturing NI said: ""We need a strategy to ensure high-value added manufacturing stays on the agenda and that there is real action to lower energy and transport costs."" The regional secretary of Unite, Jimmy Kelly, added: ""We need a different approach to procurement to ensure it works for local suppliers and efforts to grow supply-chain networks."" In June, the Economy Minister Simon Hamilton said he was unconvinced there was a need for a ""stand-alone"" strategy. He said the executive already had a wider economic plan and stated manufacturing is not in the doldrums, despite cuts by the likes of Bombardier, Caterpillar and JTI. In a new statement, Mr Hamilton said: ""The executive is in the process of developing a new economic strategy which will be launched for consultation shortly. ""It has ambitious policies, initiatives and targets on innovation, growth, exports and skills that all assist manufacturing.""",An online @placeholder is being launched as part of a new bid to get the Northern Ireland Executive to adopt a manufacturing strategy .,unit,panel,community,organisation,petition,4
"Blackwell is the defending champion after beating John Ryder in May. ""Sparring with someone better than you makes you feel good,"" he told BBC Wiltshire. ""I always make sure my training is going to be harder than the fight, and that's what I've done."" On facing Arnfield, Blackwell added: ""He's a tall, orthodox fighter. He's going to be awkward."" Trainer Gary Lockett said: ""The win over John Ryder was a surprise to many but not to myself. ""I'm looking for Nick to improve again this weekend. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll have far too much in his locker for Jack Arnfield.""","Wiltshire boxer Nick Blackwell , 25 , says sparring with world champion James DeGale has @placeholder his training for Saturday 's British middleweight title fight with Lancashire 's Jack Arnfield .",revealed,made,ended,denied,boosted,4
"The tickets for about 10 Indians and 20 Bangladeshis are being paid for by their families and embassies are helping with new travel documents. Some of the group told local media that they were promised jobs in other African countries, with Uganda only intended as a stopover. The authorities are tracing a further 70 people caught up in similar scams. Police have already arrested the wife of the main trafficking suspect for involvement in one of the the alleged scams. They are looking for three further suspects, who have gone missing. Members of the Indian group told local media that they each paid between $2,000 and $2,500 (£1,300 and £1,600) as part of their deal with the alleged trafficker. Uganda's capital, Kampala, was only supposed to be a stopover before they headed to take up jobs that had been promised in other African countries like South Africa, Sudan and even South Sudan, which is currently in the midst of a civil war. When the alleged trafficker and his associates disappeared more than two months ago, the group were left stranded without passports or travel documents and without enough money to foot the mounting hotel bills they had racked up. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire in Kampala says the group of Bangladeshis were discovered in July, although it is not clear how long they have been in Uganda. The suspects will face charges of ""people trafficking, obtaining money on false pretences and forgery,"" Moses Binoga, the police commissioner in charge of the country's Anti-Human Trafficking unit, told the private television station NTV.","At least 30 South Asians stranded in Uganda by suspected traffickers are @placeholder to return home , police say .",preparing,expected,battling,linked,designed,0
"On Saturday evening, Andrew Griffiths, 32, of Kentish Town, London was hit by a car on the M1 motorway near junction 20, after getting out of a taxi parked on the hard shoulder. Ammar Ingar, 21, and Muhammed-Abdullah Patel, 22, both from Leicester, were killed in a collision on Hastings Road, Leicester. Police have appealed for witnesses. The collision on the M1 occurred at about 19:50 GMT. No one else was injured. The second crash, involving a Honda Civic and a Mitsubishi Shogun, happened at 20:25. Two rear seat passengers in the Honda, both men, suffered serious injuries and are in hospital. A man and a woman, travelling in the other car, were also injured. The man was later released from hospital but the woman is in a critical but stable condition.","Three people who died at the weekend as a result of two separate road crashes , just minutes apart , have been @placeholder .",named,revealed,found,announced,injured,0
"TUV Rheinland, which awarded EU safety certificates to the French implant manufacturer, ""neglected its duties of vigilance"", the court said. PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) was shut down in March 2010 amidst a worldwide health scare. The company used sub-standard silicone gel, causing many implants to rupture. Q&A: Breast implants health scare Six implant distributors and 1,700 women had sued TUV Rheinland for 50m euros (£42m), arguing anything but a cursory inspection would have found problems. The plaintiffs in the civil case will be given an initial payment of 3,000 euros per victim for surgery to have the implants removed. Jan Spivey, a British woman who received PIP implants as part of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer in 2002, said she was ""delighted"" with the ruling. ""Of course TUV has some responsibility and should be held to account. They're the organisation that gives the CE certification for safety, and that was what my surgeon relied on when he gave the implants to me. ""Anybody that gives safety certification for a product that is going to make women very sick does have responsibility,"" she told the BBC's Newshour programme. It could open the door to many more compensation claims, says the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris. TUV Rheinland had won two previous cases in Germany. This was the first such case in France. The German firm has said it will appeal against the verdict. TUV Rheinland awarded PIP - formerly one of the world's leading suppliers of implants - its European safety certificate for 17 years. The founder of PIP, Jean Claude Mas, is still on trial for aggravated fraud in Marseilles, along with four of his executives. He revealed during police interviews that he had ordered employees to hide the unauthorised silicone when inspectors visited his factory. It has since emerged the substandard gel was used in 75% of the implants. The court heard an employee in charge of quality control had only a cooking diploma - another in charge of the lab had previously trained as a pastry chef, our correspondent says. A ruling is expected in Jean Claude Mas' case on 10 December.",A French court has ordered a German company to pay compensation to hundreds of women who were @placeholder with defective breast implants .,fitted,credited,dealt,infected,diagnosed,0
"Hartsdown Academy has pupils from 30 countries, with a third speaking English as a second language. Head teacher Andy Somers said ""ugly things"" had been said to students by people in the Kent town. He said the vote to leave the EU and political propaganda had led people to think racism had become acceptable. Mr Somers said the school saw racist incidents 10 years ago but built a community by celebrating culture, talking about ethos and looking at how people lived together. The referendum tipped that on its head, he added. He said: ""Thursday and Friday were very difficult days. I had groups of students feeling sick and scared and, on Friday, feeling very much not welcome. ""We also had some ugly things said to students over the weekend by people in the community who seemed to think that, because of the vote ... that it's OK to be racist."" He added: ""We need to have calm and we need students to understand that nothing is going to happen."" Other incidents across Kent have included reports of offensive social media posts, verbal abuse directed at a taxi driver and a voter shouted at in a polling station. In Medway, a man tweeted excrement was put through his letter box when he flew a Belgian flag from his house. Kent Police said it remained committed to stamping out all crime motivated by hate and prejudice.",A Margate secondary school has appealed for calm amid fears of @placeholder racist tension after Britain voted to leave the EU .,disabled,growing,helping,messages,murdering,1
"Both clubs had an easy £50m or so to spend on central strikers, and the best they could apparently come up with between them was a kid with a handful of goals to his name so far. While Martial has been a revelation for United, a turbo-charged and cool-headed game-changer in terms of his impact on the team so far, Arsene Wenger was left examining internal solutions. For Arsenal, who spent most of the transfer window like a teenager agonisingly watching the telephone to see if Karim Benzema's number would flash up, this was particularly frustrating. Ever since the most prolific striker in their history, Thierry Henry, opined last April that Arsenal couldn't win the Premier League title without an upgrade in that department, the pressure to improve cranked up. ""I'm afraid they need a top, top quality striker to win this league again,"" he said. It was pretty clear, as far as Henry was concerned, that his compatriot Olivier Giroud was not in that ""top, top quality"" bracket. It is telling that Theo Walcott was not really a major part of that conversation. At the time he was kicking his heels, mostly on the bench, trying to maintain the right mixture of patience and determination to take a chance when it came having spent a year recovering from a cruciate ligament injury. More or less all of 2014 was spent rehabilitating, and changing his perspective as he became a father. Arsenal's first choice centre-forward? It was his ambition but it felt like a long shot. Right now, ahead of a compelling challenge between Arsenal and Manchester United this weekend at the Emirates, the position feels like Walcott's for the taking. He has had to wait a long time to press his case. As he says: ""I'll play anywhere, but the manager started playing me up front slowly."" Opportunities are now knocking. Wenger's inability to sign anyone in the last transfer window pushed Walcott up the pecking order, which appears to have been advanced even more by Giroud having a difficult time of it lately. The Frenchman was jeered when he missed some chances for the national team, and sent off in Arsenal's defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, and Walcott looks to have eased in front. Giroud was the starter for the first two games of the Premier League campaign. But since then Walcott has started five of the last six Premier League and Champions League fixtures. Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright recently called for Walcott to be given ""a genuine run of games up there… let him prove he can do it"". He has responded by chipping in with regular goals and assists. His chance conversion still needs to improve, but 12 from 13 Premier League starts is not to be sniffed at. Once he got that unexpected berth to lead the line at the FA Cup final, in which he opened the scoring against Aston Villa, this was always going to be a key season. His confident body language suggests he feels he belongs up front now and welcomes the responsibility. He also possesses a coolness of character which means he doesn't look affected if he misses a chance, and just concentrates on waiting for the next one. Can he be the answer? It is still too early to say, but one thing that is clearly different about this campaign is Wenger's attitude towards a player he has worked on for almost a decade. For the first time the manager regards Walcott purely as a central striker. Every minute of this season he has played so far has been in that role, not at all on the right flank he occupied for a long time, where he could sometimes get lost. His performance against Leicester last weekend was full of the kind of movement to stretch defences, sharp runs, and strong interplay with team-mates that outline his case well. The unconvinced point out that Leicester, with their high defensive line and cavalier style, are dream opponents for a speedy player like Walcott to whizz around on the counter-attack. The question of whether he can be as effective in tight home games where buses are parked and spaces squeezed remains in the balance. If during that sequence of games Wright called for, he can learn to be effective, and make the difference, in those situations Arsenal really might be on to something. Walcott mentioned Wright's style as an inspiration. ""He obviously scored so many goals and caused havoc for defenders. He wasn't the tallest man in the world but the amount of pressure he would put on defenders just scared them,"" Walcott explained in an interview with Arsenal Player. ""I can learn from the runs he made, the pace he had in his game and his finishing. When he was in the box he didn't panic."" A connection with Alexis Sanchez is forming. As well as enjoying the space to dash into at Leicester, they created a goal for each other in the Champions League defeat by Olympiakos. It was a bright spot on a dark night for Arsenal, and a positive for Wenger to cling to as they prepare for United's visit. It seems extraordinary that the England forward will have been at Arsenal long enough to qualify for a testimonial soon. In January he will have been at the club for 10 years. The manager sees a difference in the 26-year-old these days, and the influence he hopes he can bring. ""When he arrived here he was a boy, a little boy who discovered a world where he did not know anything about it. He has become very mature, he has gone through difficult periods so he is a very strong man today. He can become a prolific goalscorer."" Henry, who spends so much time around Arsenal these days as he works on his coaching badges, will cast his eye over both Walcott and Martial with considerable interest this weekend.","On the day Anthony Martial 's status exploded as the teenager became a luxury - @placeholder prospect for Manchester United , and Arsenal 's vain summer search for an elite striker ended in disappointment , it was easy to reach the conclusion that the pool of established , talented forwards at the north London club was worryingly dry .",warming,star,priced,editing,buying,2
"The recent release of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables is just the latest in a long list of ""leaks"" published by the secretive site, which has established a reputation for publishing sensitive material from governments and other high-profile organisations. In October the site released almost 400,000 secret US military logs detailing its operations in Iraq. They followed hot on the heels of nearly 90,000 classified military records, which gave an insight into the military strategy in Afghanistan. And in April 2010, for example, Wikileaks posted a video on its website that shows a US Apache helicopter killing at least 12 people - including two Reuters journalists - during an attack in Baghdad in 2007. A US military analyst is currently awaiting trial, on charges of leaking the material along with the cables and military documents. However, the site's recent prominence is part of a longer and controversial history that started in December 2006, when it first hit the net. Since that time it has split opinion. Spotlight on 'sensitive' sites For some it is lauded as the future of investigative journalism; it has been described as the world's first stateless news organisation. For others - particularly the governments and corporations whose secrets it exposes - it is a risk. In October 2009, it posted a list of names and addresses of people it claimed belonged to the British National Party (BNP). The BNP said the list was a ""malicious forgery"". And during the 2008 US elections, it published screenshots of the e-mail inbox, pictures and address book of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Other controversial documents hosted on the site include a copy of the Standard Operating Procedures for Camp Delta, a document that detailed restrictions placed on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Many of these were uploaded to the website, which allows anyone to submit documents anonymously. However, a team of reviewers - volunteers from the mainstream press, journalists and Wikileaks staff - decides what is published. ""We use advanced cryptographic techniques and legal techniques to protect sources,"" Mr Assange told the BBC in February. The site says that it accepts ""classified, censored or otherwise restricted material of political, diplomatic or ethical significance"" but does not take ""rumour, opinion or other kinds of first hand reporting or material that is already publicly available"". ""We specialise in allowing whistle-blowers and journalists who have been censored to get material out to the public,"" said Mr Assange. It is operated by an organisation known as the Sunshine Press and claims to be ""funded by human rights campaigners, investigative journalists, technologists and the general public"". Since Wikileaks first appeared on the net, it has faced various legal challenges to take it offline. Prior to the most recent leaks, it said it had fought off more than 100 legal challenges successfully. In 2008, for example, the Swiss bank Julius Baer won a court ruling to block the site after Wikileaks posted ""several hundred"" documents about its offshore activities. It was eventually overturned. But more recently, the site has faced new challenges. The private life of Mr Assange, its editor-in-chief, has been laid bare and it has lost key staff and supporters. The site has also been targeted in a series of cyber attacks. Various firms - including web giant Amazon - have also terminated agreements to host the site and provide services to it. In addition, companies - including Mastercard, Visa and PayPal -  have withdrawn the ability that allows people to donate to the site. Its Swiss bank account has also been closed. But it is not the first time that the site has faced financial problems. In February 2010 it suspended operations as it could not afford its own running costs. Donations from individuals and organisations saved the site. Only time will tell, if it can do it again with many sources of funding now cut off. Despite all of these setbacks, Wikileaks has largely remained defiantly online. It has moved its operations between various companies and countries. It has also encouraged volunteers to set up ""mirrors"" of the site - hosted on different servers around the world. ""[To] keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions,"" Mr Assange said earlier this year. Throughout its history, the site has been supported and hosted by the Swedish ISP PeRiQuito (PRQ), which became famous for hosting file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. ""If it is legal in Sweden, we will host it, and will keep it up regardless of any pressure to take it down,"" the ISP's site says. The ISP continues to host its most recent - and most controversial - documents. The site also hosts documents in other jurisdictions, including France. Its experience of different laws around the world meant that it was drafted to help Icelandic MPs draw up plans for its Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) earlier this year The plan calls on the country's government to adopt laws protecting journalists and their sources. Its involvement in the IMMI gave the site a new credibility. At the same time, it has grown and gained more notoriety. The site's rapid expansion - and the amount of material it has recently received - has meant that it has had to change its tactics. In the past, it was able to verify and publish documents itself. But for its most recent leaks it has adopted a new tactic - partnering with news organisations such as the Guardian, Der Spiegel and the New York Times - to help check and distribute the material. ""We take care of the source and act as a neutral intermediary and then we also take care of the publication of the material whilst the journalist that has been communicated with takes care of the verification,"" Mr Assange said earlier this year. ""It provides a natural… connection between a journalist and a source with us in the middle performing the function that we perform best.""","Whistle - blowing website Wikileaks has @placeholder the news , both because of its steady drip feed of secret documents , but also because of the dealings of its enigmatic front man Julian Assange .",opened,captured,dominated,entered,delivered,2
"Mr Chanos, who is betting against the shares of both firms, described the bid as a ""shameful example of corporate governance at its worst"". Tesla made a $2.8bn (1.9bn) offer for SolarCity on Tuesday. Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk said the deal, which will be paid for in Telsa shares, was a ""no brainer"". The two firms have close ties. Mr Musk owns 22% of SolarCity and sits on the company's board. SolarCity's chief executive Lyndon Rive and Mr Musk are cousins. ""As a combined automotive and power storage and power generation company, the potential is there for Tesla to be a trillion-dollar market cap company,"" Mr Musk said. Mr Chanos has taken short positions in both Tesla and SolarCity. When investors take short positions they borrow shares of a company, sell those shares and try to buy them back at a lower price. Mr Chanos said SolarCity was ""headed toward financial distress,"" and neither company could handle the burden of a tie-up. ""[SolarCity] is burning hundreds of millions in cash every quarter, a burden that now Tesla shareholders will have to bear, at a total cost of over $8bn,"" he said. Mr Musk said SolarCity would not impact Telsa's cash flow and would have its own positive cash flow in the next three to six months. SolarCity reported a loss of $25m in the first quarter and has liabilities of $6bn, which includes debt and unpaid tax. On Wednesday, Tesla's share price put the company's value at $29.8bn while SolarCity's was $2.2bn. SolarCity's shares have fallen over 50% during the last year, but rose more than 3% on Wednesday. Tesla shares closed more than 10% lower.","Tesla 's bid to buy @placeholder solar energy firm SolarCity has been called "" shameful "" by financier Jim Chanos .",demand,french,struggling,hosting,sources,2
"Similar to the December plans which were suspended, there will be three sets of dates for industrial action by junior doctors in England. Two of them will see routine and non-urgent care affected by doctors' walkouts. The third, in February, will involve doctors refusing to provide any care, including for emergencies. So what chance is there, if any, of the first strike on January 12th being avoided? Both sides have said they are willing to go to the conciliation service ACAS but getting the process set up and running in time for enough ground to be covered seems a big ask. Jeremy Hunt has introduced a new senior player into his negotiating team - Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust - in Mr Hunt's words to ""facilitate further constructive discussion"". The Secretary of State no doubt hopes a fresh perspective from an experienced NHS chief might help break the logjam. But the words from both sides after the announcement of strikes by the British Medical Association did not suggest there was a lot of room for manoeuvre.  Interpretations of what happened on Monday, the first day of substantive talks since before Christmas, differed significantly. Frustration and diminishing trust were all too apparent. The Government side, comprising the Department of Health and NHS Employers, said they were bemused at the turn of events. They say they went into Monday's meeting with a significant new proposal aimed at addressing the BMA's concern about doctors being made to work excessive hours. This would see trusts fined for breaches of agreed ceilings on hours in a system overseen by ""Guardians"" responsible for safeguarding doctors' working conditions. The Government side claim that the BMA read through the proposal but refused to discuss it before announcing their strike plans. Mr Hunt argues that 15 out of 16 key issues in the dispute have been addressed by the Government and that its only pay for unsocial hours which is unresolved. He appears to have reached this figure by taking the areas identified at earlier ACAS talks and added some issues of concern raised by the BMA. The BMA has rejected the idea there is only one out of 16 issues which is still outstanding. Ministers may feel they have addressed important areas of dispute but, doctors argue, that's not the same as resolving them. The union is adamant that the stumbling block is not just pay and that there are major differences over safeguards on hours. BMA leaders say the new plans for fining trusts put forward by the employers did not add up and were far from robust, so were not worth discussing. The clock is ticking and the first day of action is not far off. The BMA, while being ready for further talks, seems determined to press on with action if required with all the implications for patients.  Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron now have to decide how much they want to avoid strikes and whether they have gone far as they reasonably can to placate the doctors.",The festive season in the final weeks of 2015 saw peace if not goodwill @placeholder on the world of junior doctors and their NHS employers as they sat around the negotiating table . It was not to last . The first days of 2016 have seen a return of the hostile rhetoric and strikes firmly put back on the agenda .,sits,focused,descend,impact,powers,2
"Actually, scrub the word contemporary. For example, Gladstone's budget speeches lasted more than four hours. That would try the patience of even the most zealous supporter. And weary Roman citizens probably said to the persistent senator Cato: ""Look, this Carthage obsession of yours.  For Jupiter's sake, let it go, man!"" Either way, Nicola Sturgeon has again detected the scunner factor at play. Voters in Scotland have thrilled to seven electoral tests in three years. They are already anxious over the uncertainty attendant upon Brexit. Are they ready for yet more eager talk from the SNP and the Scottish Government about the prospect of indyref2? Nicola Sturgeon has concluded that they are not. So she has ""reset"" her thinking on the subject and has postponed immediate preparations for such a plebiscite. Instead, she intends to focus upon securing the best possible deal from Brexit for Scotland. She believes, further, that such a mission is made more feasible by a UK Government weakened by the absence of a single party majority. So what has changed, in practice, as opposed to rhetorically? Not, you understand, that the UK Government and the Conservative Party regarded the demand as urgent in the first place. The Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said not now, almost certainly not within the lifetime of the present Holyrood Parliament. Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tory leader, has come within a whisker of saying ""not ever"" - although, to be clear, she retains the option of indyref2 returning at some point. So, one, the indyref2 Bill is shelved. Two, the Section 30 request is also on ice. But, three, the First Minister intends to return to the topic once Brexit negotiations conclude which she anticipates should be in Autumn 2018. Certainly not a surrender, then. Not a retreat. Perhaps a tactical withdrawal, recognising that the talk of indyref2 damaged the SNP during the UK election in which the party lost 21 seats - while still outpolling all their opponents in Scotland. To be clear, further, Ms Sturgeon believes it is still in prospect that there will be an independence referendum before the next Holyrood elections in May 2021. I asked her about this. She began her reply by using the word ""likely"" in re indyref2. Somewhat cheekily, I intervened to offer the alternative phrase ""highly likely"" - the verdict she had herself used on the morning after the Brexit vote. Rightly ignoring my insolence, Ms Sturgeon continued to explain that it would still be feasible to restart the process after Brexit talks concluded - and to hold such a poll before that next Holyrood contest. Which prompts a range of questions. One, would there be time? The Scottish Government believes that the ground work - now shelved - is there. The Holyrood Bill is ready, albeit now in abeyance. The issues arising from a Section 30 transfer were well ventilated last time out, before the 2014 poll. Two, will Nicola Sturgeon go for it? She is resolutely not saying, as a matter of policy. She believes folk are, as outlined earlier, fed up with endless talk of the referendum process. So no more on that for now. Instead, she will re-energise the campaign on the broader concept of independence itself, rather than the process. Linking that, at all times, to the challenge she sees posed by Brexit. Three, would the UK Government tolerate indyref2 on that amended timetable? There are very few signs that they would - although, of course, Brexit could change matters. At Holyrood, opposition leaders who support the Union accused Ms Sturgeon of being in denial. They said there should be no indyref2 during the present Holyrood Parliament. And David Mundell, the Scottish Secretary, amplified that point on behalf of the UK Government who, remember, would have to sanction indyref2 on the basis that Holyrood does not presently have the power. He says the FM has merely sanctioned a postponement, rather than taking the issue off the table which, he asserts, is what the people want. Little sign there of bending to the FM's possible future will. An issue deferred, then. But an issue which remains the fundamental fault line in Scottish politics.","I have always felt the "" scunner factor "" to be particularly potent in contemporary politics . ( For those who lack the Scots @placeholder of Burns , Scott or Welsh , a person who is scunnered is one who is less than gruntled . )",tongue,level,blood,generation,head,0
"They were finding it difficult to get homes and jobs, so they held protests. The Loyalist community held their own protests in response. Even before this, the different views of both sides of the community was a long-standing problem, so there was a lot for people to get annoyed about. British troops were sent in to deal with the problem, but they soon came into conflict with an armed group who wanted a totally independent Ireland - the Irish Republican Army (IRA). It led to armed Loyalist groups attacking the Catholic community. From the 1970s to the 1990s, armed groups on both sides held violent campaigns. The IRA carried out deadly bombings in Britain and Northern Ireland. Armed Loyalist groups responded by killing Catholics. Thousands of people died. The conflict is known as the Troubles.","After the @placeholder was split , there were fewer Catholics in Northern Ireland .",community,island,order,organisation,ice,1
"18 February 2015 Last updated at 16:21 GMT The war in Syria has been going on for almost four years now, and around ten million people have had to flee their homes. The children we spoke to from Syria are just some of the refugees who had to leave their homes to avoid the fighting, and now go to a school in the Jabal al-Taj area of the capital city Amman in Jordan. They spoke about their lives before the war, and what they do in their spare time.","British kids from a school in Bury , in the @placeholder - west of England , sent in their questions for a group of Syrian children who have escaped the conflict in their home country .",centre,west,middle,far,north,4
"The Royal Sussex County Hospital welcomed the news, which will allow some of the oldest buildings in the NHS to be replaced. The safety and management of the Brighton hospital's A&E unit were rated ""inadequate"" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Friday. Chief nurse Sherree Fagge said the changes would be dramatic. ""The first new building will open in late 2019,"" she said. ""On that day I think few people will recognise it as the same hospital they have visited in the past."" The government approved the full business case for the redevelopment last week. The full rebuilding programme will take nine years and be split into three stages but all clinical services will remain on site throughout. Ms Fagge said all the buildings along the front of the hospital would be replaced, including some in use 25 years before Florence Nightingale began nursing in the 1840s. Brighton's A&E unit was rated the second worst in England in July, with 19.9% of people waiting more than four hours. Richard Beard, spokesman for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, said the redevelopment would ease pressure on A&E. Conservative MP for Brighton and Kemptown, Simon Kirby, said receiving final approval was great news for the city. ""This redevelopment will enable the hospital to provide the very best facilities that the patients and staff deserve,"" he said.",A hospital whose A&E was @placeholder by care inspectors has been given final approval for a £ 484.7 m rebuild .,inspired,contacted,staffed,attacked,criticised,4
"""Reviens Leon! (Come back, Leon!),"" shouts his portly wife. ""I've got the same at home."" Today the catchphrase ""Reviens Leon!"" has been commandeered for a very different campaign: to lure back to France the thousands of tech whizz-kids who spent the last decade fleeing abroad. In an open letter in Le Monde, the heads of 10 successful French start-ups pleaded with Silicon Valley expatriates to book their return flights to Paris. ""France is not the country it was when you left,"" they wrote. ""It is now full of the opportunities which you used to search for elsewhere. Today, we've got the same at home. ""It's in France that it is happening. So come back, Leon!"" Today great efforts are being made to show the world that France is no longer a land of ""ossified structures, stultifying routines and petty-minded middle-managers"" (to use the language of the letter). The young economy minister and former banker Emmanuel Macron has made three trips abroad this year to high-tech conventions, most recently in Israel last week. At each stop he urges investors to forget the cliches, and to focus on the business transformation that he says is under way. So what truth is there in the claim that the French digital ""ecosystem"" is beginning to produce the goods? ""It is not an exaggeration. Things really have changed in Paris in the last couple of years,"" says Christopher Ciminelli, who runs the tech news website 01net.com. ""Business creators in France are younger and younger. The government is genuinely taking steps to help. I would say the whole image of France abroad - certainly in the digital field - has become very positive."" The list of successful ventures is certainly beginning to catch the eye. Top of the list are the three French ""unicorns"" - non-listed digital companies that are valued at more than $1bn. These are the internet ad-placing company Criteo; the flash-sales pioneer Vente Privee; and the car-sharing facilitator BlaBlaCar. BlaBlaCar's founder Fred Mazzella explained to me the changes that have helped his company reach 20 million customers in 19 countries. ""Over the last couple of years the system of financing - which was a real problem in France - has been transformed.  Before, there were gaps in the financing chain from business angels to large professional investors. ""But today there are many new types of investor in Paris - like the entrepreneurial fund ISAI - and you can raise anything from one to a hundred million euros. It's made a huge difference, turning start-ups into scale-ups."" Another factor is the spread of incubators - places like The Family, NUMA, and 50Partners - which provide not just a physical base for new companies, but also advice and knowhow. From the government side, Mazzella praises initiatives such as the Research Tax Credit, which means start-ups can get reimbursed up to three-quarters of their spending on research projects. But the big shift has been one of mentality. ""A few years ago, all the top students who came out of the best 'grandes ecoles' - their ambition was to work in the established giants like BNP or L'Oreal,"" says Mazzella. ""Now they all say they want their work in start-ups and build their own."" Source: Fortune Global 500 Of course it is in the interest of Mazzella, Macron et al to talk up France as much as possible. They need the investors and they need the brains. And not all may be as rosy as they like to portray. In Israel last week, venture capitalist Yoav Tzruya said French start-ups were still ""too happy to stay on the French market, rather than having global ambitions. And they still need better financing."" Macron himself admitted France was ""15 years late when it comes to finance - but we are stepping up the pace"". Compared to London, Paris still lags far behind when it comes to attracting outside money. According to Management Today, Paris drew under 400 Tech Investment Projects in the past decade against London's more than 1,000. And there remains France's reputation as a high-tax country with an overweening state sector. Le French-bashing is not exactly out of fashion. Still, one constant has held true through the hi-tech explosion:  the ability of French grandes ecoles to turn out highly competent computer engineers and business modellers. These are the people scooped up by the thousand in California and London. And these are the Leons now being urged to come home.",A popular French TV advert for pasta sauce from the 1980s showed a jolly rustic fellow chasing after a train that was laden with all sorts of lovely @placeholder .,zones,resources,surprises,food,women,3
"""That should be something which is enabled and encouraged, not slowed down by BT,"" he told the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. The MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich had called a debate about the roll out of superfast broadband which he called: ""The single most important issue facing rural Suffolk and many rural businesses and homes."" Many schools and farmers in his constituency were served by poor broadband provision, he told MPs. Some places had been waiting for more than two years for superfast broadband, while those who had it found that it didn't live up to its name. Suffolk and Norfolk were two of the first counties in the country to sign up to the superfast broadband roll out: a deal between the government, county councils and BT to provide better broadband to homes and villages in rural areas. Dr Poulter conceded that the scheme is going well with 100,000 new properties due to be upgraded by this September, but his concern was that BT was dragging its feet and was slow to prioritise coverage in hard to reach areas. ""Suffolk has had issues with getting BT to prioritise coverage of industrial estates and business parks which are vital to the Suffolk economy,"" he said. ""In general BT tend to ignore Suffolk's priorities in favour of their own."" Other MPs from Suffolk agreed. Peter Aldous (Waveney) claimed BT had under invested in its commercial roll-out. His colleague Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds) called superfast connectivity ""the fourth utility"". He said: ""It disables our constituents if we do not give them the facility."" Dr Poulter had another gripe which many broadband users may also share - ""superfast broadband is only superfast at times of low usage,"" he said. ""Businesses will obviously be using the internet and broadband services at peak times and if the superfast broadband service they have bought into is not superfast, then it is not fit for the purpose for which it was intended."" This is not the first time that MPs from the East have expressed concern about the speed of the broadband roll out and the role of BT. Several from the region were present at another Westminster debate a few weeks ago on the provision of broadband in the South West. South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon expressed his frustration with BT by accusing the company of ""talking crap"". The Culture Minister Ed Vaizey told this week's debate he was unstinting in his praise for BT but believed ""it does have some problems with customer service"". He added that it was slow to keep its promises and explain to customers why delays occur. ""When BT gets on the ground and does the mapping exercises, it might find that getting to a particular village is more complicated than it had thought, so it revises its plan,"" he said. This, he accepted, caused ""great consternation"" and he said BT should be better at keeping customers informed. Although he added that people should remember: ""We cannot deliver it overnight."" A spokesman for BT told us:"" We are committed to making superfast fibre broadband as widely available across Suffolk as quickly as possible. ""It's a huge task with around 100 engineers and support staff involved, and we have already connected 367 green roadside fibre broadband cabinets and laid more than 1,700km of fibre cable"".","Was Dr Dan Poulter MP speaking for many businesses and households in the region when he called on BT to "" go further and faster and more quickly "" when there is @placeholder ?",helping,capacity,growing,no,one,1
"Media playback is not supported on this device Double world champion and Olympic silver medallist James, 25, announced her retirement on Wednesday, 17 August and plans to start a baking business. ""It came about two weeks ago and I thought 'this is what I want to do' and it just clicked,"" she said. ""I came to the decision it was the right thing for me to do and I'm feeling very excited."" The Welsh athlete won the world sprint and keirin titles in 2013 and took silver at the same events at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her Olympic success came after a two-year battle with knee injuries and illness and after she ""gave up"" her life for a year to concentrate on qualification. Speaking on BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales programme, James explained she had spent a year-long break after Rio contemplating her future career. Media playback is not supported on this device ""It's been up and down,"" she said. ""I was on such a high after the Olympics, and then you have a massive dip and it's really hard to get out of that rut. ""People say you have the post-Olympic blues and I definitely had that, but then I came out of that dip and I was half training and trying to figure out what to do. ""I was so happy with my decision and was scared to tell people what I wanted to do. I had to do what I wanted in my heart."" Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide. James' decision to turn her cake-making hobby into her profession was announced less than a month after she said she was looking forward to returning to action after her break. But the Abergavenny competitor says she can look back on her career without regrets. ""I kind of gave up my life the year before Rio because I wanted to give it everything,"" said James. ""So I gave up my life, I shipped off my dog Lola to George (boyfriend, rugby player George North) and committed everything just to get to Rio. ""I'm so happy with everything I've achieved in my career. I didn't feel like I was desperate to carry on to the next Olympics, I'm so chuffed with what I've done. ""I just felt for me this is the right time to move and start my next career. ""If it (cycling) wasn't what I wanted to do I knew in my heart I wouldn't achieve what I'd want to. I couldn't do anything half-hearted - if I didn't really want to do it I knew I wouldn't achieve my goals and be the best I could be.""","Becky James said she @placeholder with "" post - Olympic blues "" before finally deciding to quit cycling .",describes,began,wrestled,helped,expects,2
"Take the example of Andrew. It was Saturday and he was woken up with a start by his mother. There were four officers at the front door and he was about to be arrested. ""I’d only had four hours sleep and I’m only wearing gym shorts,” he recalled. “I’m thinking, what happened? I was completely confused.” Unbeknown to his parents, 24-year-old Andrew - not his real name - had recently finished a six-month drug programme after he was caught in possession of marijuana and ecstasy. Which is why he was so confused. It was his first offence and he had done the course as asked. A judge had then told him the case had been dismissed. “I did what I was supposed to."" But the court’s new computer system had other ideas and Andrew was put into a police car and driven off to jail. Andrew’s story is just one of many relating to Odyssey, the new system being rolled out across much of California to deal with case file management. So far, the problems have seen people wrongfully arrested, held in prison longer than required and in several cases mistakenly told they must register as sex offenders. The software, created by Texas-based Tyler Technologies, costs about $5m (£4m) and is set to gradually replace a decades-old e-filing system that looks like something a hacker would use in a Hollywood movie. Tyler Technologies acknowledged in a statement that the upgrade process had been “challenging” - but said poor training was to blame for bad inputting of data and integration with third-party applications that often introduce glitches into the system. One of the state's early adopters of the new technology is Alameda County, an area which covers around 1.5 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area, though not San Francisco itself. The county’s public defender, Brendon Woods, is now supporting many clients who have been affected by the issues. He said a cumbersome user interface was causing the time taken to update a record to jump from around one minute to as much as 30 minutes per entry. As well as wrongful arrests and incorrectly extended custody, Mr Woods has seen several cases of misdemeanour offenses incorrectly appearing on the system as serious felony charges. He sees the continued use of the software as a threat to the constitutional rights of many people living in the county. “It’s something that shouldn’t happen,” Mr Woods told the BBC. “When you could be out in the community, working, providing for your family, seeing your kids… and then one minute you are in jail - due to no fault of your own? “That is absolutely terrible.” Mr Woods has filed a motion to compel the court to either keep accurate same-day records or completely abandon the new system, which he described as being unfit for purpose. The initial judge in the case chose not to hear the motion, instead referring it to a more senior judge to be heard in mid-January. That is too long to wait, Mr Woods argued -  and so he has appealed against that decision to Alameda County’s Superior Court. Until it is resolved, he said his inbox is steadily filling up with incidents in Alameda County and beyond. “I got an email yesterday,” he says. “We had a client who took a [plea] deal and he was supposed to be released the day before Thanksgiving. The system wasn’t inputted properly. He was held an extra four days.” Minor driving offences were incorrectly appearing as serious felonies,  meaning if an affected person applied for a job, they are likely to be flagged as having a serious criminal record. Mr Woods added: “We’ve had clients who were supposed to register as drug offenders, the system shows them as registering as sex offenders.” Tyler Technologies provided a statement to the BBC in which it defended its software, and shifted blame back to Alameda County’s staff. It said many factors could impact the software’s usefulness, among them training of those who use the technology. “We are confident that we have the experience to help our client navigate those inevitable headwinds, just as we have done many times before with other complex implementations,” spokesman Tony Katsulos said. “However, this must be a co-operative process. A project’s success is contingent on both parties  -  the jurisdiction and the software provider - working co-operatively together. “We have reiterated our commitment to this approach to Alameda and continue to make ourselves available to them.” Alameda County is not the only area to have struggled with Odyssey. Similar problems have been reported in Tennessee and also in Indiana - where prosecutors have had a perhaps more troubling issue of inmates being mistakenly released early. But Tyler Technologies said the problems only amounted to a handful of issues given the software is used in over 600 counties across 21 US states. The plea for patience angered Andrew, who said were it not for a supportive family, his life could have spiralled as a result of the wrongful arrest. He said he expected some people to have less concern about the issue given that those being mistakenly arrested were involved in a crime of some nature. “If you don’t sympathise with me, I don’t really care at this point. What happened to me was definitely not fair. There’s no justification for that. “I paid my dues, I’m better for it. “But that was not right.” Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook",People 's jobs and @placeholder are being jeopardised by the roll - out of new software by California 's courts .,safety,careers,minds,freedom,interests,3
"Nicola Sturgeon spoke out as she confirmed that a full independent review group had been established to examine the care system. It will be chaired by Fiona Duncan, chief executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland. And it includes five people who have experience of being in care. Ms Sturgeon said ""swift progress"" had been made in setting up the new body. She said the review group would look at the legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the care system and listen to young people who had experienced it and their families, with the aim being to improve their quality of life and future outcomes. Speaking at a reception for young people who have been in care, she said: ""Every young person should have an equal opportunity to succeed in life, no matter their circumstances. ""However, we know that there are still many challenges facing young people in care and that their opportunities are all too often not the same as other young people in Scotland. ""The care system must and can do better by our most vulnerable children and young people. ""They need to know they are loved and feel cared for - this review is not about determining if this can be achieved, but how we create a system that puts love for the children it cares for at its heart."" She added: ""Swift progress has been made setting up the review, culminating with the establishment of the review group, with people with care experience at its heart. ""I very much welcome all of the members who will be dedicating their time to sit on the review group during this crucial first stage. ""The wide breadth of experience, expertise and contribution of each panel member is vital in carrying out this review."" Ms Duncan, from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, which gives grants to help disadvantaged people and communities, said: ""We really can, will and must deliver a review that changes lives and is transformational. ""Without the voice of care experience, this review would not be happening - and without that voice, it will not deliver. ""Many young people, their families, and professionals involved in the care system have an important contribution to make, and I look forward to learning from them in the coming weeks and months.""","Five people who @placeholder up in care have been placed at the heart of a new review of the system , the first minister has said .",set,dressed,blew,wound,grew,4
"She takes over from Huw Irranca-Davies, the Ogmore MP who is now seeking election to Cardiff Bay himself. First Minister Carwyn Jones said being a candidate meant Mr Irranca-Davies had to stand aside as co-ordinator, but said Mrs Gregory would ""marshal our resources with great skill"". She said she would ""build on the solid foundations"" her colleague had made.",Welsh Labour has named @placeholder Ogmore AM Janice Gregory as its new campaign co-ordinator for the assembly election .,planned,mark,welcomed,outgoing,showing,3
"Matthew Grimstone Parents Sue and Phil and brothers David and Paul paid an emotional tribute to the footballer, who played for Worthing United. They said: ""The family are in total shock at losing our dearest son Matthew so tragically at 23 years old. ""He was the kindest person you could ever meet, with a great wit. ""In his 23 years, we can honestly say he never lost his temper."" The family went on to say that football was his passion in life and he loved working at Brighton & Hove Albion as well as playing for Worthing United. He had also been a referee. ""Matt has been taken from us at just 23 and we still think he is going to walk through the front door any minute now."" Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club say he was on his way to play for Worthing United against Loxwood in the Southern Combination Premier Division at Lyons Way at the time of the air crash, along with his Mavericks teammate Jacob Schilt. Mr Grimstone, 23, worked at the club for the past seven years - starting with the Albion as part of the match day event team at Withdean. Chief executive Paul Barber said: ""Matt's been a very popular member of our ground staff team and has proved to be an absolute credit to the club and his boss Steve Winterburn."" Worthing United FC released a statement, saying:  ""Grimbles was our first team goalkeeper, 23 years of age and a huge talent, quiet and reserved but a brilliant player with a huge potential to go further in the game."" Jacob Schilt Seagulls supporter Mr Schilt was travelling with his Mavericks teammate Matthew Grimstone when their vehicle was hit by the aircraft. Alongside Mr Grimstone, Mr Schilt was part of Worthing United's Sussex County League Division Two championship-winning side last season, and also played for an Albion supporters' team in this year's Robert Eaton Memorial Fund (REMF) match against Crystal Palace at Lewes in April. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club paid tribute to him, with chairman Tony Bloom saying: ""The thoughts and prayers of everybody at the club are with Matt and Jacob's family and friends at this shocking time. Our thoughts are also with all the people who have lost loved ones in this horrendous accident."" Chief executive Paul Barber added: ""I got to know Jacob as one of the REMF squad, during the coaching sessions we held leading up to this year's charity match against Crystal Palace. As well as being a very good footballer, Jacob is a popular and impressive young man."" Worthing United FC released a statement, saying: ""Jacob, who was 23 years of age, small in stature and a tenacious midfielder, was very skilful with an eye for goal."" ""At this point we don't know how or if we will cope with this. Worthing Utd is a family, part of the football family, we have been moved by the number of tributes to them that we have received form our fellow clubs and from the public."" Mr Schilt and Mr Grimstone attended the same secondary school, Varndean, leaving in 2008. The school said in a statement: ""It is with great sadness that we remember former students Matt Grimstone and Jacob Schilt who died tragically at the weekend in the Shoreham Airshow crash. ""Jacob's father, Bob Schilt, was a teacher at the school from 1989 to 2009 and is remembered affectionately by staff who knew him."" Matt Jones Matt Jones, 24, a personal trainer, was named on Facebook by his sister Becky Jones as one of the dead. She wrote: ""Thank you to everyone who has messaged me. We are devastated to say Matt Jones was one of the fatalities."" Maurice Abrahams Chauffeur Maurice Abrahams, 76, from Brighton, was driving his ""beloved Daimler"" when the plane crashed. It has been widely reported that he was on his way to pick up a bride for her wedding. His family issued a statement through Sussex Police: ""Maurice is a well-respected and loved father and husband. He enjoyed his work chauffeuring his beloved Daimler car and he enjoyed gardening. ""He was proud to have served in the Grenadier Guards and the Parachute Regiment. He served in Cyprus and Bahrain with the UN. In his 30s he served as a police officer with Hampshire Police."" Mark Reeves The family of Mark Reeves, 53, said he died while combining two of his favourite hobbies, riding his cherished Honda motorbike to photograph planes at an air show. He was a computer-aided design technician in west London who fundraised for cancer charities by parachuting and abseiling. His family said in a statement: ""Mark Reeves - motorbiker, golfer, photographer, fund-raiser - but above all else, son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. ""As many times before, he had travelled to an air show and parked up on the outskirts to grab the best photos, but he had never been to the Shoreham air show before. ""We will remember him as a gentle, loving, incredibly giving family man, husband to Wendy, father to Luke, granddad to three beautiful grand-daughters, brother to Denise and loving son of Ann and Kenneth. ""With his family he moved to Seaford nine years ago, drawn by our love of the sea and for Mark in particular, love of the sun. ""He was a sun worshipper and an enthusiastic holidaymaker, travelling to Fuerteventura and Madeira in recent years and would often be seen relaxing with a cocktail in hand. ""We thank everyone who has sent their love, condolences and prayers and while we appreciate that many others will be experiencing similar unspeakable grief in such tragic and public circumstances, that we now be allowed to grieve ourselves in private and in peace."" Tony Brightwell The family of Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove, said he was enjoying his passion of watching planes and cycling before he died. Outside of being a health care manager for Sussex Partnership NHS and Brighton and Hove City Council, he was an aircraft enthusiast and had learnt to fly at Shoreham airfield. With his pilot's licence, he had attended the airfield many times and was hoping to fly again one day. His fiancee Lara said she is heartbroken that their ""plans to spend their lives in the sun will now never happen"". ""I watched him cycle off into the sun on his treasured ridgeback bike to watch the air show at Shoreham for a couple of hours, but he never came home,"" she said. Daniele Polito Daniele Polito was in the same car as Matt Jones, when the Hawker Hunter plane crashed and exploded on the A27 in West Sussex. Posting on Facebook, his sister Marina said: ""I miss you loads already little (big) bro! Keep making people smile."" Ms Polito said that many people loved her brother and would ""miss him loads"". ""I would just like to say a massive thank you to every one who has supported my family over the last few painful days. ""I am overwhelmed by the kindness you have all shown. I know many people loved him and will miss him loads, ""As long as we keep him in our hearts and memories, he will never really leave us."" Mark Trussler Window cleaner and builder Mark Trussler is thought to have been riding his motorbike on the A27 when the plane crashed on Saturday. His fiancee Giovanna Chirico posted a message on Facebook saying that her worst fears had been confirmed. She wrote: ""Yesterday my worst fears were confirmed and I lost not just my fiance but my best friend, soul mate and sidekick. ""No words can describe how much all ur family and friends r going to miss u. ""So glad I got to spend the last 12 years of my life with u an love u always and eternally."" Dylan Archer Dylan Archer was on a cycle ride with his friend Richard Smith when he died in the crash. Mr Archer, an IT company director, was raised in the Midlands and came to live in Brighton in 1991. He leaves a partner, Alice, and their two sons aged 15 and 12. The family said in a statement: ""Dylan was a kind and loving father, partner, brother, grandson and friend. His dry humour and generous nature will be greatly missed by all who knew him. ""The family are very touched by all the tributes, and thank everyone for their kindness and generosity."" Richard Smith Richard Smith, 26, from Hove, was brought up in Buckinghamshire before going to university in Birmingham. His family moved to Hampshire in 2008 and he worked in a cycle shop in Cosham. He moved to Hove two years ago where he worked in marketing and web development. His family said: ""Richard's passions in life were for his family, friends and his beloved bikes. His boundless enthusiasm was infectious. He was a truly wonderful, caring and loving person. He will be so sorely missed by all who knew him."" He leaves a partner Victoria, parents Julie and Jonathan, and brothers William and Edward. Retired engineer, Graham Mallinson, 72, had been hoping to capture shots of the Vulcan bomber which was making one of its last appearances at Shoreham Airshow when he was killed. The keen photographer from Newick, East Sussex, was described as being ""at the right place at the wrong time, doing what he loved best on a beautiful summer's day,"" when the jet crashed. In a statement, his family said: ""He was the kindest and most generous man, who regularly gave his time to help others. Always loyal and reliable, he was a private and loving family man with a great sense of humour. ""A very caring husband and father who was dearly loved, he will be very sorely missed by all his family and the wide circle of friends who had the good fortune to know him.""",Eleven people died in the Shoreham air crash when a vintage jet crashed on to @placeholder on 22 August . Investigators looking into the disaster publish their final report later . This is what we know about the victims .,sea,ground,england,london,traffic,4
"Texas-based namesake Gina Miller was initially bemused to be branded a traitor who had ""ruined our democracy"". She said she received several hundreds of messages, including death threats, adding: ""It was absolutely vitriolic"". It came after the High Court ruled that Theresa May must seek Parliamentary approval before invoking Article 50 to start formal EU exit negotiations. London's Gina Miller, an investment manager and philanthropist, was the lead claimant in the case and was widely photographed and quoted in media coverage of the decision. Brexit court case: Who is Gina Miller? The US-based Ms Miller said she first became aware of the London investment manager's legal moves in October, after a few people mixed up the two women's Twitter addresses. But she said Thursday's ""crazy"" Brexit backlash took her completely by surprise. ""On Twitter, on Facebook - there were some f-bombs, lots of people saying I was a traitor. 'You're ruining our democracy', 'F-off and move to France' - and much more'. She added: ""I even had an email. In the subject box it said: 'I hope you die, I sincerely hope you get cancer and die'."" Having visited the UK on previous occasions, Ms Miller said: ""It was in overwhelming contrast to the very proper, polite British behaviour I'd seen before."" The London-based Ms Miller, 51, who was born in Guyana but grew up in Britain, has not answered those critics who have targeted her on social media. But speaking outside the High Court on Thursday, she said she was aware of being called a ""black widow spider"" and had suffered abuse from those in favour of leaving the EU. She said: ""That nickname is wrong on so many levels. But I do not and will not let other people bring me down. I believe that level of abuse means I am doing something right for investors."" She did not respond to the BBC's request for comment. The American Gina Miller, who is also a multi-media consultant with Smith Geiger, a market research and strategy group, said: ""If I were counselling her, I'd suggest she be a little bit more overt [on social media]. ""You have to expect some sort of reaction - and it's better to take ownership of it."" One of the legal groups that brought the case to the High Court, Mishcon de Reya, previously said that a number of other clients who wanted to join the action withdrew their names after receiving letters of abuse. Yet for US-based Ms Miller, the abuse has introduced her to a whole new fanbase - boosting her number of followers on Twitter to 28,000 - who can now keep up with her daily insights on American football and baseball. To make it clear, she did tweet: ""Again, to my new UK-friends: Wrong Gina Miller. It's @thatginamiller you want. Appreciate all the engaging dialog though."" She later said: ""The tide began to shift when they realised I was the wrong Gina Miller - with lots of people saying they were sorry. ""I started talking to some of them about soccer - one even asked me what I thought of Queen's Park Rangers' manager."" She added: ""I'll take them, I hope they'll stay - if they want to chat about sports, I'm their girl.""",A US sports presenter has been @placeholder with online abuse after being mistaken for Brexit campaigner Gina Miller .,flooded,criticised,linked,issued,faced,0
"Cardiff's The Clink, run by low-risk inmates from Prescoed and Cardiff prisons, was ranked 10th in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Favourite Fine Dining Restaurants UK. Restaurants run by celebrity chefs Raymond Blanc and Michel Roux Jr also made the list. The Clink aims to reduce reoffending. Opened in 2012, The Clink Cardiff is now one of four restaurants run by prisoners across the UK through The Clink Charity. It offers 30 category D prisoners full-time work in the kitchen and restaurant, who gain catering and hospitality qualifications to help them gain employment upon their release. Other inmates work at the farms and gardens at HMP Prescoed in Usk, Monmouthshire, where they plant, maintain and harvest crops while working towards horticultural qualifications. The idea was created by award-winning chef Alberto Crisci, who set up the first restaurant at High Down prison in Surrey in 2009. Meet the prisoners behind the success here. TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Favourite Fine Dining Restaurants UK 2015:",A restaurant @placeholder by prisoners has been named alongside Michelin - starred eateries in a list of the UK 's 10 best rated .,funded,staffed,held,developed,inspired,1
"Terri the loggerhead turtle washed up in Jersey and needs to return to a warmer climate to be released. She was treated for shell damage and signs of an infection, and vets started a campaign to send her home. After calls on social media for money, Guernsey company Aeris Aviation offered Mr Dickinson's jet at a reduced cost. The 57-year-old singer, famous for hits including Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter and Run To The Hills, is a qualified pilot, having learnt to fly in the 1990s. Originally the plan was to send Terri by private jet at the cost of £22,000. But now she will be able to take a much shorter flight - approximately five hours instead of the 12 originally quoted - and £6,000 raised in a public fundraising campaign will go towards the cost. Mr Howarth said his colleagues were grateful for the support they had been given by people and businesses in Jersey. He said: ""A jet has become available at a far reduced price and with the donations at the hospital and online we have reached the price we need for the jet. ""It shows how much one little turtle can bond people together. We had interest immediately from Dubai, Australia and America. ""The sea life trust in the UK offered money if we need it, which we hope to put towards a satellite tracker so people can follow Terri on her journey.""",A @placeholder turtle will be flown home to the Canary Islands in a private jet owned by Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson .,couple,baby,blue,bid,stranded,4
"Hafez al-Assad was the architect of modern Syria. Following decades of coups and counter-coups in Syria, Hafez used the network he had built in the posts of Commander of the Syrian air force and Minister of Defence to seize power in 1970. To maintain his position, Hafez created a system of divide and rule and personalised his power to such an extent that it was he alone who held the state together. His successor would inherit a weak government and state institutions. It was Hafez's eldest son, Bassel, that was groomed for power. But Bassel's death in a car accident in 1994 thrust his brother Bashar to the fore. When Bashar al-Assad assumed the presidency in 2000 following Hafez's death, many expected him to be a chip off the old block, but this has not proved to be the case. When Bashar took over, he was obliged at first to work with his father's coterie of revolutionary leaders - many of whom had headed the state's key institutions, such as the security services and military, for decades. But, in order to assert his independence, he slowly pushed them aside in favour of his own close set of advisers. In most cases, key ministries and state agencies had been under the purview of Hafez's trusted allies since the 1970s. Although these institutions were politically weak, they had served as important vehicles of patronage and provided an essential link between the presidency and its support base. As such, state institutions engendered a strong sense of loyalty among their employees and beneficiaries and, in doing so, became sturdy pillars of the state. By pushing his father's peers aside, Bashar imposed his own urban elite on society and undermined the integrity of key institutions. Hafez rose to power with a generation of leaders that had emerged largely from rural provinces and retained close links to their constituencies. Bashar's inner circle, on the other hand, essentially comprises children of the elite - a generation raised in the city, with no constituency other than their own concentric networks of influence. The extent of Bashar's control was the subject of much debate right up to the beginning of the uprisings in March 2011. There were questions over whether Bashar was subject to the undue influence of powerful ""barons"" and family members, including his sister, Bushra, her late husband, Asef Shawkat, and his brother Maher. Many concluded that Bashar was a natural reformer and had every intention of opening Syria up, but was constrained by his father's clique. This was a simplistic assessment of Bashar's character; Bashar carefully cultivated a number of Western journalists, academics and policy-makers to help him appear accessible, sympathetic and thoughtful. Four years later, such a debate is moot. Neil Quilliam is the acting head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the think tank Chatham House, which is running the Syria and its Neighbours Policy Initiative.","The conflict in Syria has @placeholder in major global powers , some supporting and some opposing President Bashar al - Assad . The Assad family has ruled Syria for more than four decades , but how did they rise to power ?",appeared,intervened,celebrated,drawn,died,3
"The 14-year-old told detectives she was approached by the man, at the northern end of Sheep Walk in Ovingdean, Brighton, on Wednesday afternoon. She described the man as white and in his 40s. The attack happened at about 14:00 GMT, police said. Det Insp Lee Horner, of Sussex Police, said officers would be conducting house-to-house inquiries in the area. He appealed for anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously or with any information to contact the force.","A man is being @placeholder by police after a teenage girl was raped in a field in Sussex , in the middle of the day .",hunted,interviewed,launched,sought,investigated,3
"""If there are transactions and subsequent gains, it is natural...for the finance ministry to consider how it can impose taxes,"" said chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga. Japan also said banks cannot provide bitcoin as a product to customers. The government is trying to determine the total volume and value of bitcoins in circulation around the world. Some estimates put the global market for Bitcoins, a virtual currency created, or 'mined' through complicated computer algorithms, at about $7bn (£4.2bn). Countries and their tax authorities have been grappling with how to regulate it, with some seeing it as a route for tax evasion or money laundering. Russia has declared transactions illegal, China has banned its banks from handling Bitcoin trades, and there have been calls for the US to do the same. Singapore has imposed a tax on Bitcoin trading and using it to pay for services, after classifying it as goods, rather than a currency. Last month leading Bitcoin exchange, Tokyo-based MtGox, filed for bankruptcy after losing an estimated 750,000 of its customers' Bitcoins.",Japan 's government said Bitcoin is not a currency but that some transactions using the virtual @placeholder should be taxed .,bank,unit,hosts,region,outbreak,1
"Leading 2-1 from the first leg, the visitors extended their advantage through Ibrahimovic's scruffy first-time shot from Kim Kallstrom's corner. Ibrahimovic clipped in a 25-yard free-kick to all but clinch a finals spot. Denmark levelled on the night through Yussuf Poulsen and Jannik Vestergaard, but fell two goals short on aggregate. Following Ibrahimovic's two away goals, the 1992 European champions needed to score at least four times in Copenhagen to avoid being eliminated after scoring just once themselves in Sweden. Despite their late rally, it proved a task too far for the Danes as veteran coach Morten Olsen's 15-year reign came to an end. Olsen's side dominated the opening exchanges, but were left deflated when Ibrahimovic peeled off his marker to convert Kallstrom's well-worked corner. Sweden looked in complete command from that point and, although the Danes restored some pride, the visitors managed to earn a measure of revenge for the 2010 World Cup play-off defeat by their Scandinavian rivals. Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales. Match ends, Denmark 2, Sweden 2. Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Sweden 2. Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolai Jørgensen. Goal!  Denmark 2, Sweden 2. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner. Corner,  Denmark. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist. Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Agger. Corner,  Denmark. Conceded by Martin Olsson. Offside, Denmark. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Jannik Vestergaard is caught offside. Corner,  Sweden. Conceded by Daniel Agger. Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolai Jørgensen with a headed pass. Substitution, Sweden. Martin Olsson replaces Pierre Bengtsson. Offside, Sweden. Gustav Svensson tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside. Foul by Daniel Agger (Denmark). Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Denmark. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Riza Durmisi. Goal!  Denmark 1, Sweden 2. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riza Durmisi with a cross. Substitution, Sweden. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Sebastian Larsson because of an injury. Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a cross. Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Daniel Agger (Denmark). Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal!  Denmark 0, Sweden 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner. Foul by Daniel Agger (Denmark). Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Daniel Agger (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden). Corner,  Denmark. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson. Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Riza Durmisi (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden). Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Kim Källström. Foul by Lars Jacobsen (Denmark). Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Denmark. Conceded by Pierre Bengtsson. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden). Foul by Michael Krohn-Dehli (Denmark). Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.",Zlatan Ibrahimovic 's double helped Sweden reach their fifth successive European Championship finals at the expense of @placeholder Denmark .,champions,points,defeated,title,neighbours,4
"In late 1944, Major Hunter Reinburg, commanding officer of 122 Squadron of the American Marine Corps, had a hankering for ice cream. Not surprising perhaps, since he was posted to the sweltering, jungle-covered South Pacific island of Peleliu. So Hunter set his resourceful team of aircraft engineers to work on Operation Freeze. After some trial and error, they found that by mounting a large can filled with milk onto the underside of each wing tip of their fighter planes, attaching a stirring shaft to a wind-driven propeller, and then undertaking a training sortie at 30,000 feet, they could supply 100 servicemen with a helping of ice cream every day, whilst simultaneously provoking the Japanese to waste a few shells trying to bring them down. Hunter was, however, missing a trick. If, instead of flavouring his favourite treat with army-issue cocoa powder, he'd cast his eye around him to see what fruits and spices the South Pacific had to offer, then he really would have been ahead of his time. He could have tried lychee, coconut, cardamom, nutmeg or ginger - flavours that ice cream makers are now starting to experiment with. In the 70 years since Hunter went to such lengths to satisfy his passion for frozen dairy desserts, global ice cream brands have spread their reach to almost every corner of the planet. Even in Peleliu he could now probably pick up a Cornetto from his corner store. But for many years, flavours from the big international brands remained stubbornly conservative,  dominated by chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. Now though, thanks to migration, long-haul travel, and the internet, consumers are becoming more adventurous and manufacturers are taking note. Parlours have sprung up across the US offering Persian-style saffron, orange blossom, and rosewater ice cream, sprinkled with nuts and drizzled with honey; and Indian-inspired flavours such as masala chai, pineapple, and kulfi. At Chinatown Ice Cream Factory in New York, where they've been offering exotic ice creams for 40 years, they've noticed an uptick in interest from customers. Owner Christina Seid says there's often a queue of 20 customers waiting to try her Chinese-inspired range, which includes red bean, toasted sesame, and taro (a kind of sweet potato) ice cream. She thinks Americans are ready to embrace these flavours in a way they perhaps weren't when her parents, Chinese immigrants, first set up the shop. ""My father was the pioneer of a lot of these flavours. Back then people didn't even know what a mango or green tea was. ""Now, nothing is really weird."" She thinks red bean flavour, common in China, will eventually become mainstream in the US. 13bn litres eaten globally last year China consumed most at 3.3bn litres Norwegians ate the most per head at 9.8 litres Sales grew fastest in India at 13% In many of the world's biggest ice cream markets appetites have been flagging for traditional take-home tubs. Consumers are worrying about the sugar content and there's a lot of competition. According to market research firm Mintel, ice cream sales are stalling in some markets. As a result, firms are watching what happens in places like The Chinatown Ice Cream Factory carefully. ""Trends are born in the parlours where they can afford to take a gamble,"" says Alex Beckett, global food and drink analyst at Mintel. ""They become fashionable. Then they travel from Brooklyn to LA and Chicago, then to Sydney, London, Berlin, and eventually they will be picked up by manufacturers who will start to set the market for these more ethnic styles"" Yee Kwan Chan, who is based in the UK city of Sheffield and whose family is also Chinese, travels to far flung parts of the world in search of inspiration for her Yee Kwan line of desserts. ""I just want to create authentic flavours you'd find in Asia,"" she says. Her concoctions include chocolate miso, black sesame seed, and durian - the fruit with the pungent odour often likened to sewage or something rotting - which is surprisingly popular in Asia. At Christmas she travelled to Hong Kong and is now producing egg custard tart ice cream, evoking the afternoon tea treat popular there. ""With the East Asian palate we've got sweet and we've got sour and then we have bitter: we use all our senses,"" says Ms Chan. With foreign travel and Asian food so popular, she's convinced that Asian-inspired flavours will be on the shop shelves in the US and Europe as a matter of course in a few years' time. But for that to happen at any scale, larger manufacturers will also need to get on board. Unilever, the world's largest producer, is open to the idea. They already make a myriad of flavours to suit local palates, including red bean Cornettos in China, a liquorice recipe for Scandinavia, and they've just launched a ""dung dung"" ice cream - based on an ""earthy"" tasting fruit - in Indonesia. Matt Close, Unilever's executive vice president of global ice cream, says they've always got an eye out for new flavours that might ""travel"". More from the BBC's series taking an international perspective on trade: What makes this Kate Spade bag unusual? Where's hot? This summer's most popular holiday spots The lucrative world of 'the super tutor' Read more global trade series here. This year in India, the world's fastest growing ice cream market, they launched a kulfi ice cream, made with condensed milk and flavoured with rose water so it tastes a little like Turkish Delight. ""I'm absolutely convinced kulfi would work in the UK,"" says Mr Close. ""You'd start where there are big Indian communities, but there is no reason that wouldn't stretch."" While taro and red bean recipes might be harder to export, matcha (green tea) flavours seem likely to be at the forefront of any Asian invasion, he thinks. ""We've just launched a matcha ice cream in the Philippines. We'll take it to other markets. ""I'd put money on the idea that there'd be green tea ice cream or green tea ice lollies in most markets in the not too distant future."" Booza - also known as Dondurma (in Turkey), this is made with ground powdered orchid root and mastic gum. These ice creams melt more slowly and have a thicker, chewier texture. Thai rolled ice cream - the latest Asian ice cream trend involves pouring mixture onto a freezing slab of metal then rolling it up like a piece of paper Durian ice cream - only the very adventurous are usually attracted by the the prickly Asian fruit that smells so bad it's illegal to carry it on the subway in Singapore. An acquired taste. Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning","We all love Thai curries , Japanese noodles and Indian snacks , so why not Asian - inspired desserts ? With the amount of ice cream @placeholder stalling in some markets , manufacturers are starting to experiment with exotic flavours .",pioneered,sold,filled,aspiring,laughs,1
"The 20-year-old has scored six goals this season, including both in City's 2-0 win over Mansfield last week. Championship clubs are reportedly interested in signing the striker. ""I'm sure there'll be lots of clubs interested in him one day, but at the moment he's our player and I don't really want him to go,"" Tisdale said. Watkins made his City debut as a teenager in May 2014 and was given his first start in the Devon derby at Plymouth Argyle in November 2015. ""He's a good young player and he's a very good age for someone who's playing regular league football and scoring goals,"" Tisdale told BBC Sport. ""He's athletic and I'd be amazed if there aren't clubs looking at him, but that's the same for other players as well and I'm not looking for players to go, we're just getting things going, but we'll see what happens."" Exeter have done major deals in the last two January transfer widows - Matt Grimes left for Swansea City in a club-record £1.75m deal in 2015 and Tom Nichols joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee - believed to be six figures - at the start of this year. ""You can't get ahead of yourself, you just have to keep working hard and if people are talking about you then you're obviously doing something right,"" said Watkins. ""I just want to keep working hard and help the team climb up the table.""",Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale says he would not be surprised if @placeholder come in for striker Ollie Watkins during next month 's transfer window .,beat,team,offers,prop,fit,2
"Newport are understood to have made an approach to Linfield asking for permission to speak to Feeney. The Welsh side parted company with manager Terry Butcher on Thursday and former Plymouth boss John Sheridan has been appointed as his successor. Sheridan is believed to want Feeney as his assistant at Rodney Parade Feeney, who won 46 Northern Ireland caps, has guided Linfield to the top of the Irish Premiership this season, with the Blues current four points clear of champions Crusaders. On Friday morning, the Belfast man declined to comment on his potential move away from the Irish League. Former Plymouth striker Feeney was appointed Blues boss in 2014. Ex-Republic of Ireland international Sheridan left his role as Plymouth boss last season where he worked with current County chief executive Jason Turner.",Linfield manager Warren Feeney could be @placeholder to leave the Windsor Park club to take up an assistant 's role at League Two club Newport County .,sought,voted,allowed,offered,set,4
"Media playback is not supported on this device Never is it easy. Seldom is it predictable. Only occasionally does it not involve knocking knees and mangled nerves. The Grand Slam dream is on for England, but this was so nearly a nightmare to out-do even the horrors of the World Cup defeat seven months ago. England were 16-0 ahead at half-time, a lead that should have been at least seven points wider. With seven minutes to go that had shifted out to 25-7. Game over. Set sights on Paris, start thinking about only a second Slam in 20 years. Maybe that was the problem. That, a couple of missed tackles, and Rhys Priestland suddenly moving the ball like Rhys Priestland can sometimes, and George North racing away for one try, and then Toby Faletau crashing through for another. Four minutes, 14 points. Twickenham gone from party to panic, England defending with 14 men, North set free again to accelerate at the left-hand corner flag. In that World Cup match England had blown a 10-point lead with just over half an hour to play, thrown away a seven-point advantage with 10 minutes left. In 2008, at the start of Wales' own Grand Slam year, they had led 16-6 at the interval and shipped 20 points after it. This would have been more calamitous still. Had Manu Tuilagi not reached North and shoved him into touch, it might have come to pass. Had the line judge the advantage of the many screen-grabs doing the social media rounds late on Saturday night, he might not have called North out at all. Tuilagi had been predicted to make a critical impact off the bench. What no-one foresaw was that it would be with a tackle rather than a run. It should never have got so close, for this was a match not only being dominated by England at the interval but being butchered by Wales. Wales coach Warren Gatland was full of furrowed-brow fury afterwards. ""Only the players can answer the question why they were so flat and lethargic, because we didn't turn up in that first half. At this level it's not acceptable as far as I'm concerned."" You could understand the anger even if you took umbrage at the abdication of responsibility, or neglected to recall that the same thing happened in their opening fixture against Ireland. In Dublin, Wales had fallen 13 points down before rousing themselves and fighting back for a draw that could have been more. At Twickenham they were not just off the pace but off the scale. Nineteen missed tackles in the first 40 minutes alone, eight penalties conceded, line-outs lost, hard hands and soft heads everywhere. Alex Cuthbert had one of those games when he looks less like a lethal finisher and more like a man likely only to shoot himself in the foot. The only complaint about England was one that dogged them under previous coach Stuart Lancaster: a profligacy in attack, a lack of ruthlessness with the line in sight and the defence splintered. Media playback is not supported on this device Twice in the first 20 minutes they blew clear try-scoring chances, once when Mike Brown cut back inside rather than pinning back ears for the empty corner, again when George Ford failed to spot Anthony Watson overlapping and unmarked outside him and held on instead. Ford endured one of his more difficult games, his charged-down kick leading to the Dan Biggar try that first gave Wales hope, even if Ben Youngs' long, underpowered pass also played its part. There was so much else that was good about England that it didn't seem to matter. Quick ball from the forwards put Youngs on his toes and the men outside him in space. Smart use of that ball stretched the usually tight Welsh defence one way and then back the other. Leading the charge was Maro Itoje, described by Jones as a Vauxhall Viva at the start of this campaign, upgraded to an Astra after his first start a fortnight go, on Saturday crashing through tackles like a bulldozer, digging at the breakdown like a JCB and accelerating away from defenders like a Porsche. For a 21-year-old in his first season of international rugby it was dangerously close to the complete second-row performance: 14 tackles, more than any other England player, two defenders beaten, one clean break made, a turnover won, two Welsh line-outs stolen and all four thrown to him secured. It is just one reason why England supporters will go into next Saturday's Grand Slam decider against France with significantly more optimism than the last two times a clean sweep was in sight. They are away once again, just as they were against Wales on the final night of the 2013 season and against Ireland on the last afternoon in 2011. But while Wales were a team with two Slams of their own in the previous four seasons and a side about to supply the key men in a Lions series victory, and Ireland a team containing two of the all-time greats in Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell, this is a French side as predictable as those of old were cavalier. Not since 2011 have they finished above fourth in the Six Nations table. Only once in the past five meetings between these two in this tournament have they emerged victorious, and that with a last-gasp try two years ago. Springtime in Paris has always held its own special allure. Next Saturday it could be where an English nation falls in love with a small, hard-bitten Australian who used to delight only in winding them up. ""The Grand Slam is on, isn't it?"" grinned Jones on Saturday night, eschewing the caution and caveats more familiar to men with his job. ""All we need to do is prepare well. We prepare well, we play well, we win the game."" Simple. Or so he will hope, this time at least.","Eddie Jones may only have been England 's coach for four games , but already he has a veteran 's understanding of how it has to be when his @placeholder nation succeed in sport .",title,adopted,name,words,team,1
"The dense forests of Latvia do not usually echo with the sound of soldiers barking orders in broad Scouse, Mancunian or Lancastrian accents. But that was certainly the case last week during Nato's ""Exercise Silver Arrow"". Two hundred and fifty soldiers from The 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (known as 2LANCS) have been taking part in an operation the alliance has used to reacquaint itself with its core role -  safeguarding the freedom and security of its member states. It follows years of peacekeeping and counter insurgency elsewhere. Helicopter gunships and jet fighters roared overhead in the clear blue skies as 2LANCS infantrymen engaged the ""enemy"" amongst the larch and birch trees. Kingsman Dale Williams from Cumbria, a veteran of Afghanistan like most of his colleagues, described Exercise Silver Arrow as being worth its weight in gold. He said: ""We're going back to the old style…in wooded areas and so on. We've been doing a lot of gun training because we've got a lot of new lads in our gun platoon."" The exercise is also designed to send a strong message to Moscow. When troops loyal to Russia took control of Crimea in southern Ukraine, it triggered the biggest crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Nato has said it ""stands with Ukraine"" in the face of Russia's ""destabilising"" influence., and called on Russia to stop the ""illegal"" annexation of the region. Latvia also has a sizeable Russian population. By holding Exercise Silver Arrow Nato hopes to show it's also serious about the defence of its most recent members in Eastern Europe, Latvia included. 2LANCS' commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Hamish McCormack, said their presence sent a message of reassurance to all of the Baltic states. ""It's not just this exercise but all of the other exercises that have been taking place in Estonia and will take place later this year in Poland,"" he said. Out in the forests surrounding the Adazi base near the Latvian capital Riga, soldiers were firing blanks - and laser beams. Sensors built into their fatigues told them if they'd been 'killed' or 'wounded'. While no-one died, it was deadly serious. Corporal Mick Cousins, from Liverpool, said regimental prestige played its part. ""There's a lot of pride at stake. Everyone wants to win. They've got that fighting spirit in them you know. Especially Chindit Company, 2LANCS. We're not used to losing."" The exercise saw 2LANCS fighting alongside forces from Latvia and the US as 'friendlies'. Norwegians and Estonians played the role of 'the enemy' in this battle group-sized event. Kingsman Daniel Richardson from Blackpool said: ""Afghan was a bit more real than this. But it feels good to work with Nato allies and seeing things that they do and how it comes together."" Dilapidated site To some, Adazi might seem an ironic location for Nato's exercise headquarters. The Union Flag and the regimental banner flew above a base that two decades ago would have been filled with Russian-made tanks - their guns trained west, ready to defend the old Soviet Union and its satellites against Nato forces. Now it's a dilapidated site. But it did at least provide shelter for 2LANCS' headquarters and the logistics staff. While electricity was in short supply and there was only basic accommodation, there was at least hot food and water. By contrast, the soldiers in the field were forced to endure conditions they'd expect for real. A week on army rations and a total absence of washing facilities other than those they carried in their kit. For them, it was a minor issue. Kingsman Jack Urban from Bolton summed it up: ""I'm not really bothered about that. I'm used to it. It's what we do. I miss my missus much more."" Soldiers from 2LANCS were challenged and Chindit Company unexpectedly encountered 'enemy fire' and suffered 'heavy losses'. But in the end, the regiment 'prevailed'. As the shouting subsided and the guns fell silent, Lieutenant Colonel McCormack said it proved they could do what they have been trained to do. ""We've proved that to ourselves, our partners and anyone else who's watching.""",Hundreds of soldiers from the North West have taken part in a huge Nato exercise in Latvia . Their mission : To prepare for the defence and security of Europe . BBC North West Tonight 's Mark Edwardson @placeholder them to see if events in Ukraine have given Nato a new focus .,joined,invites,interviewed,paid,visited,0
"The touching and beautifully-shot drama about growing up gay and black in Miami is seen as an outside bet to upset the La La Land bandwagon at the Oscars. It confirmed its status as the awards circuit's second favourite film with six Independent Spirit Awards. La La Land wasn't eligible for the awards, which reward low-budget films. Moonlight was made for $1.5m (£1.2m) over 25 days - but has now recouped $21.5m (£17.3m) at the North American box office. It also has eight Oscar nominations, compared with La La Land's 14. In his acceptance speech, Casey Affleck, who won best male lead, gave a taste of the political tone that is likely to dominate the Oscars. He told the ceremony: ""The policies of this administration are abhorrent and they will not last. They're really un-American. ""I know this feels preachy and boring and I'm preaching to the choir but I'm just lending my little voice to the chorus here."" British actress Naomie Harris, who appears in Moonlight, said the current political climate is ""definitely going to be reflected"" at the Oscars. ""Really great art reflects society,"" she told BBC News. ""It also edifies us. It shows us a different way of operating. So I definitely think it's going to be a very political year this year at the Oscars."" She also said Moonlight has struck a chord because it has fed ""our universal yearning for connection"". She said: ""We're all yearning to connect, and I think in a society where we have so much technology that makes us feel as though we're connected, but it's not really about true connection. It's not heartfelt connection. ""And that's what we're all longing for, and I think that, in Moonlight, is what's demonstrated."" The Independent Spirits ceremony is the traditional precursor to the Oscars and is one of the awards season's more informal events. It honours films made for less than $20m (£16m). Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.",The cast and creators of Moonlight have @placeholder up for Sunday 's Oscars by winning the top prize at Saturday 's Independent Spirit Awards .,stepped,teamed,stood,shown,warmed,4
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 22 April 2015 Last updated at 21:02 BST Electrical equipment exploded underneath Stratford Road in Shirley on Monday, causing smoke and then flames to repeatedly shoot out of the pavement, in front of a row of shops and parked cars. The passer-by managed to film the explosion on his mobile phone. West Power Distribution said engineers were despatched after receiving a call at about 17:00 BST. They isolated electricity supplies and cordoned off the area before repairing an underground link box.  A spokesman described the incident as very rare. The surrounding footpath and tarmac was replaced on Tuesday.",A pedestrian has @placeholder an underground explosion in a manhole in Birmingham where flames leaped several feet in the air .,suffered,posted,struck,reported,captured,4
"A verdict of misadventure was recorded over the death of 23-year-old Charlotte Christodoulou in Shrewsbury in January. The inquest heard she and her boyfriend went into Harlescott Junior School as a short cut on their way home. She was unable to climb out over a 10ft (3m) fence but her boyfriend, who was able to, left her, the court heard. Ms Christodoulou died of hypothermia, Shropshire Coroner John Ellery ruled. It was not clear if her boyfriend, Lloyd Butler, went back for her, the court was told. Det Con Andrea Ross, from West Mercia Police, said Mr Butler was seen on CCTV leaving the school fields alone at about 20:00 GMT on Sunday 4 January. Because Ms Christodoulou, who who was living in Radbrook but was originally from Walsall, was disoriented, she was unable to find her way out in the cold and dark, the inquest heard. She was wearing only thin clothing in freezing weather conditions. Pathologist Dr Alexander Kolar told the hearing she most likely died in the early hours of the morning but, because she was intoxicated, she was able to withstand the sub-zero temperatures slightly longer than usual. Three people originally arrested on suspicion of her murder and obstructing a coroner were later released without charge. Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with her death.","A woman froze to death after climbing into school @placeholder late at night after drinking and taking drugs and not being able to get out , an inquest has heard .",group,grounds,difficulty,death,sex,1
"A drug called mephedrone was causing so many health problems its importation had been banned in Guernsey, while the Jersey authorities had criminalised its possession and supply, pre-empting the Home Office, which was still in the process of taking advice on whether the drug should be controlled in the UK under the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act. At Guernsey Prison, I was told more than a third of inmates were addicted to mephedrone, which was said to have a similar effect to amphetamines, ecstasy or cocaine and whose side effects included psychosis, weight loss and insomnia. When the story appeared, some people questioned whether I had exaggerated what was happening, misinterpreted the evidence or confused mephedrone for the similar-sounding, but completely different, heroin-substitute methadone. In fact what I had reported on was the tip of a drugs iceberg which included a range of new psychoactive substances (NPS), known as ""legal highs"", synthetic chemicals which mimic the effects of illegal drugs. They were legal to possess and supply, but had the potential to cause mood swings and sudden changes in behaviour. The iceberg has continued to grow.  In 2011, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the government's official drugs advice panel, said the advent of NPS had ""changed the face of the drug scene remarkably and with rapidity"". By last year, Nick Hardwick, then Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, declared that NPS represented the ""most serious threat"" to the security of the prison system. And last week, the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board said the emergence of NPS was ""undiminished"" and a ""public health challenge"", with 602 new types of the drug reported in 2015 - 5% more than the year before. The government's main response to NPS has been to outlaw them: 500 substances, including mephedrone, now fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act. But if the aim was to stop the spread of NPS, then the approach has failed.  As each drug is made illegal, the chemical structures are tweaked to create a new substance which falls outside the legislation. The new substance is on the market so quickly that its health and social harms can't be assessed and action taken to disrupt the supply. So, the government is trying something radically different - the significance of which has not yet been fully appreciated. From 6 April, sweeping new powers will come into force in the UK making it an offence to produce or supply any substance intended for human consumption that can produce a psychoactive effect. It's a reversal of the current system, under which drugs are prohibited only after they've been identified, tested and evaluated.  In future, the only psychoactive substances that won't be banned are those that have already been specifically excluded. People who break the new law could find themselves jailed for seven years. Given the blanket nature of the measures and the severity of the possible sanctions it is not surprising they had a rather turbulent passage through Parliament. Some have compared the law to the Dangerous Dogs Act, the infamous 1991 legislation, drafted at speed in response to a string of attacks on people by aggressive dogs. One problem is the term ""psychoactive substance"".  It is defined in the Act as something that ""affects the person's mental functioning or emotional state"", a description that appears to be deliberately wide and vague. How would it be applied to new substances whose psychoactivity has yet to be tested? Could harmless herbal products or strong spices be caught up?  Expect a few courtroom battles over that. Another difficulty is the exemptions list: alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, medicines, food, drink and drugs that are already controlled are on it. But ""poppers"", chemicals popular among gay men to enhance their sexual experience, are not - a decision described as ""fantastically stupid"" by Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, a poppers user. A third issue relates to sentencing. Although people caught with NPS for their own use won't be punished, the penalties for production and supply don't, on the face of it, appear to distinguish between different types of psychoactive substances, a concern raised by the Home Affairs Committee and in the House of Lords. That may well lead to a stream of appeals by those who feel they have been unfairly sentenced, though the Home Office says sanctions will be proportionate to the drugs which cause the most harm. Of course, the fact that NPS will be subject to an automatic ban and possible criminal sanctions is likely to send a strong message about the dangers of the drugs - and may act as a deterrent: greater public awareness of the risks is one of the aims of the legislation. But will the measures themselves succeed in reducing availability and consumption? Even the Home Office acknowledges there is no hard evidence yet to support that from the countries with comparable systems - the Republic of Ireland, Romania and Poland. In its ""impact assessment"" document about the measures, prepared in May 2015, officials said ""no formal evaluation"" had been completed in any of the three nations, though it pointed out that hundreds of head-shops, which are thought to have sold NPS, had closed. The BBC later reported, however, that Irish police found it hard to bring prosecutions under their new legislation - a problem which could also beset British law enforcement agencies, given the law has been modelled on Ireland's. The Home Office impact assessment says there is ""considerable uncertainty"" about the impact of the ban on businesses which sell NPS because they occupy a ""grey area"" between the licit and illicit drugs markets. It accepts there is a risk users will turn to the internet and organised crime groups to obtain NPS, or even switch to substances that are banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Nevertheless, it estimates there will be 12 fewer NPS-related deaths each year - though quite how officials arrived at that figure is unclear. If lives were to be saved, health costs reduced and harm to communities diminished, the architects of this ground-breaking legislation would no doubt claim it to be a success. In England and Wales in 2014, there were 67 deaths linked to new psychoactive substances - treble the number in 2010, when I made that visit to Guernsey. But NPS are just a small part of a far bigger drugs problem which claimed 3346 lives in 2014. Most of the deaths were caused by the abuse of opiates such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and tranquilisers. According to the Office for National Statistics it was the highest number of drug-related deaths since comparable records began in 1993. That alarming fact makes the need for a renewed focus on the drug problem more urgent than ever - indeed, the Home Office is ""refreshing"" its five-year drugs strategy, with a new version to be published in the coming weeks. But the new strategy is likely to be similar to what is already in place, which is why there will be more attention on the hugely controversial Psychoactive Substances Act: the critics will be watching closely.","Six years ago this month , I reported from the Channel Islands on a disturbing new @placeholder .",era,phenomenon,show,issue,footing,1
"Birstall, a large village about five miles from Leeds, is in gridlock. On the approach to its centre, blockades warn of road closures ahead. The market place - often a hive of retail activity - is as packed as it would be on any other Friday, except today it is lined with the world's press. ""We want Birstall to be famous, but not for this,"" says resident Ian Blaimers, 69. He and lifelong friend Brian Doyle, 72, are standing across the road from where the town's MP, Jo Cox, was shot and stabbed just 24 hours ago. ""I had planned to go see her at 1pm,"" Mr Blaimers says. ""At 12.30 I changed my mind. I thought, 'I'll see her another time'."" He stares across the street, where police officers are carrying out a fingertip search outside the library. ""If I hadn't changed my mind, I would've been in the middle of it."" Blue police tape is wrapped in great loops around lampposts surrounding the square. Cameramen jostle for what limited space there is left to set up their tripods. ""Depressed, is the word,"" says Mr Doyle. ""We've lost someone special."" Journalists outnumber the residents on Birstall's streets. Those who have come out are wary of the intrusion. ""You're the third reporter to come up to me in the last five minutes,"" one lady says. She looks close to tears. ""You expect this in big cities but not here. It's just a quiet, little place. ""It's going to take a long time to recover from,"" she says before heading back inside the shop where she works. ""It's not just shock it happened, it's shock it happened here,"" says Sarah Lyle, 44. She and her friend have just dropped their children off at nursery. They are just one of the many clusters of people gathering at the edges of the town to reflect on what's happened. ""This is a small community, people think of this place as a village, and Jo was such a big figure in that."" She shakes her head. ""It's just so surreal."" ""The community is scared,"" adds Jessica Clarkson, 27. ""I didn't want to send my kids to school today because it's on the estate where [the alleged attacker] lives."" Her friend, Jodie Britton, 29, rocks her child's pushchair and nods at the media scrum. ""We only voted Jo in a year ago, I think she was one of five people we could choose from - that's how much the community thought of her,"" she says. The baby drops a milk bottle on the floor and, as she leans to pick it up, she adds: ""I really don't think people will get over it."" Another resident, who did not want to be named, was possibly more shocked than anyone to hear how the mother-of-two was shot and stabbed on Thursday. He knows the suspect. ""When his image came up on the screen me and my wife said, 'not in a million years'. Of all the people in Birstall that I know, he would've been at the bottom of the list."" The 66-year-old has lived in the town his whole life and, for many years, across the road from suspect Tommy Mair. He describes him as shy, a loner, a ""gentle, kind chap"", a well-read man with whom he had talked politics and someone who never hinted at extremist views. A steady stream of people are walking towards the town centre clutching bouquets of flowers ready to be laid just yards from where Mrs Cox was killed. As helicopters thump overhead and police officers guard every corner, it would be easy to paint Birstall as a village shattered. But among the feelings of sadness and fear are those of resoluteness - a desire to come back stronger once the turmoil fades. Sonya Archer, 44, believes it is what Mrs Cox would have wanted most of all. ""Everyone is devastated, but the positives need to come out of this, particularly because that's what she stood for. ""She was a champion for communities and this will make us go from strength to strength. ""We will move forward.""","Caring , hard - working , @placeholder to the people . The tributes continue to pour in for Jo Cox following her shocking killing . And on the streets of the area she served as a local MP , grief is palpable .",clinging,dedicated,ascended,taken,returned,1
"Some 30 young people targeted officers and vehicles during the seizure of drugs at a house in the city's Carnhill area, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday. The PSNI found suspected Class A and B drugs, prescription medicines and drugs' paraphernalia, as well as a number of electronic storage devices. About 200 bystanders watched the operation. Det Insp Tom McClure said the investigation was ongoing. ""We are committed to tackling illegal drugs and keeping communities safe,"" he added. The PSNI have appealed for information.",Police on a drugs raid in Londonderry have been attacked by a crowd of stone - @placeholder youths .,based,deal,torn,throwing,aged,3
"He was discovered at about 04:50 BST at Emerson Court in Horden, near Peterlee, and taken to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton. The baby, who was less than 12 hours old, was named Jack by hospital staff. He is ""fit and well"", Durham Police said. At a press conference, officers confirmed his mother had come forward. She has been medically examined and will be interviewed. Police are working with the county council's children's services unit. The baby was found by a pet dog who was being taken for a walk. Mary Cartwright, mayor of Peterlee, saw what happened as she was returning from Newcastle Airport. She said: ""I saw the policeman with a bundle in his arms and I could see the baby's head and it was in a blanket. ""He ran across the road and round to the side of the ambulance and the crew took the baby. ""There was nobody around and then there was this baby and I knew something wasn't quite right,"" she said Initial reports said the child had been found on nearby Fourth Street.",A newborn baby has been found @placeholder on the doorstep of a property in County Durham .,abandoned,overturned,evidence,murdered,released,0
"The UK prime minister, who had promised not to call an election before 2020, said she planned to call a snap general election on 8 June. But European Council President Donald Tusk's spokesman said the 27 other EU states would forge ahead as planned. ""The UK elections do not change our EU27 plans,"" Mr Tusk's spokesman said. He added: ""We expect to have the Brexit guidelines adopted by the European Council on 29 April and following that the Brexit negotiating directives ready on 22 May. This will allow the EU27 to start negotiations."" Mr Tusk and Mrs May had a ""good"" conversation on the phone following the announcement, the council president tweeted. Using his personal account, Mr Tusk also tweeted: ""It was Hitchcock, who directed Brexit: first an earthquake and the tension rises."" An EU official on the negotiating team told the BBC that they were hopeful the outcome may even improve negotiations. ""This is a domestic matter for the UK. But we have some hope that this will lead to a strong leader in London that can negotiate with us with strong backing by the electorate,"" the official said. ""This does not change things. We are ready. Early June was always the calendar."" The European Union won't have much to say on the record about Theresa May's decision to call a snap election - the UK is still a member state after all and it's not the done thing to comment on internal political manoeuvrings. But no British election campaign will ever have been watched quite so closely from Brussels. That's not because Mrs May, if she wins, will have a clear personal mandate for her vision of Brexit. The European side would always have assumed that whoever was in Number 10 had the authority to negotiate for the UK. It's more because they expect to learn a lot about Mrs May's vision for Brexit in the heat of campaigning - and also about the visions of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the other parties who'll make their presence felt. Read more analysis from Kevin German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel echoed the sentiment, saying ""predictability and reliability"" were ""more important than ever"" in the wake of the Brexit vote. ""Any extended period of uncertainty is surely not good for the political and economic relations between Europe and Great Britain,"" he said in a statement. ""Hopefully, the elections announced today by Prime Minister May can lead to more clarity and predictability in the negotiations with the European Union."" But others were less positive, with many focusing on the risk Mrs May and the Conservatives are potentially taking. Belgian MEP Tom Vandenkendelaere, of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) grouping, tweeted: ""Understandable choice to strengthen negotiation mandate for #Brexit, but at the same time huge gamble and risk of even greater instability."" There was also speculation among European politicians over what impact the election result would have on Britain's approach to Brexit. Jo Leinen, a German MEP in the Party of European Socialists (PES), tweeted: ""The elections in #GB on the 8th June are the perfect opportunity - especially for the young generation - to avert hard #Brexit."" Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki, of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists political group, tweeted: ""The Tories probably win, and GB will have a stronger mandate for the negotiations with the EU on Brexit."" In Russia, meanwhile, the Kremlin has said it has ""no particular interest"" in the election. ""No, there is no particular interest in it. Just, let's say, ordinary monitoring of the international situation. It is no business of ours,"" presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.","The European Union 's Brexit plans remain unchanged by Theresa May 's snap election announcement , the council @placeholder EU leaders has said .",culture,practice,representing,overseeing,manage,2
"The 51-year-old was with her grandson on a Route 133 bus on Brixton Road, Lambeth, when he was targeted. A woman who was already on the bus approached the youth and tried to stab him with a large knife, police said. CCTV footage has been released of the failed stabbing attempt at about 12:30 GMT on Boxing Day. The boy suffered a minor cut to the stomach before the attacker left the bus and ran towards Oval. Police described the attacker as an Asian woman, aged between 20 and 30, wearing a headscarf with a kangaroo print.",A grandmother disarmed a female attacker who @placeholder at her 15 - year - old grandson with a knife on a south London bus .,started,drowned,came,stamped,lunged,4
"At time of writing, the trailer for the comedy franchise ""reboot"" has more than 647,600 ""dislikes"", compared with about 220,800 ""likes"". That puts it 18th in YouTube's list of most disliked videos - higher than any other item of non-music content. The trailer's unusual ratio of views to dislikes suggests a concerted campaign to vote down the video. According to the ScreenCrush website, ""a certain subset of people on the internet... are teaming up to downvote it into oblivion."" Released in July, Ghostbusters sees Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and others take on a franchise previously headlined by male leads. Its director, Paul Feig, recently told The Guardian that disliking the film because it has female stars was ""just a non-starter"". Justin Bieber's Baby video is currently unassailable at the top of the YouTube rundown with 6.05 million dislikes. Its nearest competitor, the promo for Rebecca Black's much-mocked Friday single, has just 2.05 million dislikes.","The promo for the new Ghostbusters film has attracted more "" dislikes "" than any trailer @placeholder on the YouTube website .",shown,controls,imposed,advertised,content,0
"Pilot Bertrand Piccard brought the plane in from Phoenix, Arizona, in a flight that lasted just over 18 hours. The zero-fuel aircraft has now reached halfway across America, with its immediate goal of getting to New York firmly in sight. The Swiss team wants to be on the East Coast at the start of June to begin planning the big Atlantic crossing. To complete its circumnavigation of the globe, the solar-powered aeroplane needs to get to Abu Dhabi, UAE. That is where the adventure got under way in March last year. As well as setting new aviation milestones, the stated purpose of the project is to demonstrate the capability of clean technologies. LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km;  2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes LEG 11: 12 May. Phoenix, Arizona (US) to Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - 1,570 km; 18 Hours 10 Minutes","Solar Impulse has landed in Tulsa , Oklahoma , @placeholder stage 11 in its round - the - world journey .",completing,claiming,including,ending,suspected,3
"It was discovered by a customer in a Snickers bar in January. As a result, Mars is recalling chocolate in 55 countries. Mars Ireland described it as an ""isolated incident"" and said it had not received any complaints from consumers in the Republic of Ireland. The following products in Ireland have been recalled: Consumers who have any of the above products are asked not to consume it and to contact Mars Ireland in the following ways:",Mars Ireland has ordered the recall of seven products after bits of @placeholder were found in a chocolate bar in Germany .,body,butter,plastic,orange,staff,2
"The prime minister will attempt to persuade the Dutch, French, Polish and German premiers to back his changes to the UK's EU membership. The EU Referendum Bill will confirm the question to be put to voters: ""Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?"" The vote will take place by 2017. The referendum bill was announced as part of a packed legislative programme in the Queen's Speech, which also included an increase in free childcare, an income tax freeze and the right-to-buy for housing association tenants. BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the EU debate was ""where the prime minister's focus is"", adding that the answer to the referendum question ""will decide whether this Queen's Speech is still being talked about in 100 years' time"". Downing Street said the draft law's first reading in the Commons was a ""concrete step towards settling the debate about the UK's membership of the EU"". Mr Cameron has pledged to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU before holding the referendum, and has vowed to visit all 27 other member states ahead of a summit in June. First up are Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and French President Francois Hollande, followed by Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopa and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr Cameron has called for changes to EU migrants' welfare entitlement, while some Conservatives also want the primacy of British law to be reaffirmed. The PM has hinted he could vote to leave the EU if his requests are not granted, saying he ""rules nothing out"". Downing Street said the choice put to voters ""should not be on the basis of the status quo but on a reformed relationship with the EU that the PM is determined to deliver"". But some member states have questioned the need for any change to EU treaties, and ruled out any watering down of the key principle of freedom of movement. David Cameron is starting renegotiation of the terms of Britain's EU membership ahead of a referendum. Here is some further reading on what it all means: The UK and the EU: Better off in or out? What Britain wants from Europe Q&A: The UK's planned EU referendum Timeline: EU referendum debate Why Germany is David Cameron's new best friend Responding to the Queen's Speech, Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman said her party would back the referendum bill. Outgoing Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warned against complacency and called for Mr Cameron to lead the bid for Britain to stay in the EU with conviction. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the wording of the referendum question was ""simple, straightforward"" and ""unambiguous"". He added: ""However, that Cameron is opting to give the pro-EU side the positive 'Yes' suggests strongly that his negotiations are so much fudge. ""He has already decided which way he wants the answer to be given, without a single power repatriated.""",David Cameron is starting a tour of European capitals as a bill paving the way for the UK 's EU referendum is @placeholder in the House of Commons .,discussed,launched,heard,deteriorated,place,1
"Until - perhaps - now. Next week, the Large Hadron Collider at Cern will be fired up again after a two-year programme of maintenance and upgrading. When it is, the energy with which it smashes particles will be twice what it was during the LHC's Higgs boson-discovering glory days. It is anticipated - hoped, even - that this increased capability might finally reveal the identity of ""dark matter"" - an invisible but critical entity that makes up about a quarter of the Universe. This is the topic of this week's Horizon programme on BBC Two. Dark matter arrived on most scientists' radar in 1974 thanks to the observations of American astronomer Vera Rubin, who noticed that stars orbiting the gravity-providing black holes at the centre of spiral galaxies like ours did so at the same speed regardless of their distance from the centre. This shouldn't happen - and doesn't happen in apparently comparable systems like our Solar System, where planets trapped by the gravity of the sun orbit increasingly slowly the further away they find themselves. Neptune takes 165 Earth years to plod around the Sun just once. This is what our understanding of gravity tells us should happen. Vera's stars racing around at the same speed were a surprise: there had to be more stuff there - providing more gravity - than we could see. Dark matter. Dark matter, then, is a generic term for the stuff (matter) that must be there but which we can't see (dark). But as to what this dark matter might actually be, so far science has drawn a blank. That's not to say that there's been no progress at all. It's now thought that dark matter isn't just ordinary stuff in the form of gas and dust and dead stars that are dark simply because they don't shine. It's now generally agreed that the dark matter is a miasma of (as yet unidentified) fundamental particles like (but not) the quarks and gluons, and so on, that make up the atoms with which we're more familiar. These ""dark"" fundamental particles are known as Wimps: Weakly Interacting Massive Particles. This acronym, like the term ""dark matter"" itself, is a description of how these theoretical dark matter creatures behave, rather than a definition of what they are: The ""weakly interacting"" bit means that they don't have much to do with ordinary matter. They fly straight though it. This makes them very tricky to detect, given that ordinary matter is all we have to detect them with. The ""massive"" part means simply that they have mass. It has nothing to do with their size. All that's left is ""particle"", which means, for want of a better description, that it's a thing. So dark matter is some form of fundamental particle that has Wimp characteristics. In theory, these Wimps could be a huge range of different things, but work done by Prof Carlos Frenk of Durham University has narrowed the search somewhat. It was Frenk and his colleagues who, at the start of their scientific careers in the 1980s, announced that dark matter had to be of the Wimp type and, additionally, it had to be ""cold"". At the time, it was a controversial claim, but in the years since, Frenk has added computerised flesh to the bones of the theory - by making universes. ""It's quite a simple process,"" says Frenk. ""All you need is gravity and a few basic assumptions."" Key among these basic assumptions is Frenk's claim that dark matter is of the Wimp variety, and cold. The universes that emerge from his computer are indistinguishable from our own, providing a lot of support to the idea of cold dark matter. And because dark matter is part of the simulation, it can be made visible. The un-seeable revealed. ""You can almost touch it!"" enthuses Frenk. But so far, ""almost"" is the issue. The fact is that you can't touch it - which is why tracking it down ""in the wild"" has, to date, ended in disappointment. And yet it must be there, and it must be a fundamental particle - which is where Cern's Large Hadron Collider comes in. What happens in the LHC is that protons are fired around its 27km-long tube in opposite directions. Once they've been  accelerated to almost the speed of light, they're collided - smashed together. This does two things. Firstly, it makes the protons disintegrate, revealing the quarks, gluons and gauge bosons and the other fundamental particles of atomic matter. There are 17 particles in the standard model of particle physics - and all of them have been seen at the LHC. Secondly, the collisions might produce other, heavier particles. When they do, the LHC's detectors will record them. In charge of one of those detectors is Prof Dave Charlton from the University of Birmingham. ""Sometimes you produce much more massive particles. These are the guys we're looking for."" Dave - and everyone else at Cern - is looking for them because they could be the particles that could be the dark matter. It all sounds highly unlikely - the idea that ordinary matter produces matter you can't see or detect with the matter that made it - but it makes sense in terms of the uncontroversial concept of the Big Bang. If dark matter exists, it would have been produced at the Big Bang like everything else. And to see what actually was produced at the big bang, you need to create the conditions of the Big Bang - and the only place you're likely to get anywhere near those conditions is at the point of collision in the LHC. The faster the collision, the closer you get to the Big Bang temperature. So there's every reason to think that dark matter might well be produced in particle accelerators like the LHC. What's more, there's a mathematical theory that predicts that the 17 constituents of the standard model are matched by 17 more particles. This is based on a principle called ""super symmetry"". Prof John Ellis, a theoretical physicist from Kings College, London, who also works at Cern, is a fan of super symmetry. He's hopeful that some of these as yet theoretical super symmetrical particles will show up soon. ""We were kind of hoping that they'd show up in the first run of the LHC. But they didn't,"" he confesses, ruefully. Ellis explains that what that means is that the super symmetric particles must be heavier than they thought, and they will only appear at higher energies than have been available - until now. In the LHC's second run, its collisions will occur with twice as much energy, giving Prof Ellis hope that the super symmetric particles might finally appear. ""When we increase the energy of the LHC, we'll be able to look further - produce heavier super symmetric particles, if they exist. Let's see what happens!"" It's crunch time for super symmetry. If it shows itself in the LHC, then all will be well. The dark matter problem would finally be solved, along with some other anomalies in the standard model of physics. But if, like last time, super symmetry fails to turn up, physicists and astrophysicists will have to come up with some other ideas for what our Universe is made from. ""It might be,"" concedes Prof Ellis, ""that we'll have to scratch our heads and start again."" Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics? is broadcast on BBC Two on Tuesday 17 March at 21:00.","They say the hardest pieces of music to perform are often the simplest ones . And so it is with science - straightforward questions like "" what is the Universe made from ? "" have so far @placeholder the brightest minds in physics .",been,defeated,published,produced,following,1
"The rapper vowed to go through with the gig in Kodiak, which has a population of 6,000, after it came out top. He was greeted by locals, presented with a 'bear survival kit' and given a key to the town by the mayor. He tweeted: ""Thank U (sic) Kodiak, I am honoured truly."" 'Hijacked' campaign Pitbull's next gig is in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday (31 July). The rapper's visit was organised after he vowed to play in whichever Walmart store received the most votes on Facebook. A Twitter campaign encouraged people to vote for Kodiak, Alaska - one of the national chain's most remote stores. The store is located in the town of Kodiak on the Alaskan island of the same name. In a video message posted online by the rapper earlier this month, he said: ""I will go anywhere in the world for my fans. ""I want to invite that someone who thinks that it's a joke to Kodiak, Alaska, with me."" David Thorpe, who organised the campaign to have Pitbull sent to Alaska, made the trip Kodiak too. He posted a picture of himself with the rapper on Twitter. Born in Florida to Cuban parents, Pitbull's real name is Armando Christian Perez. He has had hits with On The Floor and Give Me Everything.",Pitbull has fulfilled his promise to @placeholder a gig in a remote part of Alaska after a Facebook vote to have him play a supermarket show was hijacked .,perform,represent,have,block,write,0
"The Great British Pottery Throw Down is part of a new season of BBC Two season programmes announced on Tuesday. Made by the team behind The Great British Bake Off, the six-part series aims to find pottery's hottest stars. The season will also see Nigella Lawson make her return to the channel, and Daniel Radcliffe star in a film about the video game series Grand Theft Auto. Announcing the new season, which also includes major new series from the Hairy Bikers, and Gareth Malone, BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw said the channel was in ""great shape"". Cult comedy Family Guy will move from BBC Three to be shown on the channel for its 13th UK season. And the channel hopes The Great British Pottery Throw Down will repeat the success of The Great British Bake Off, which migrated to BBC One. Cox will be joined by Keith Brymer-Jones and Kate Malone - two of the UK's pottery scene's most renowned potters. Each week, the 10 contestants will create a ""Main Make"", wherein the potters hope to translate a slab of clay into glazed glory, culminating in the reveal straight from the kiln. Those whose clay creations who fail to impress will leave the studio until the final, when one person proves themselves to be master of the wheel. Cox said: ""Clay, mess, passionate potters and the team behind Bake Off. What's not to love? ""There's something really raw and exciting about grabbing a lump of clay and creating something unique out of it."" Simply Nigella - Lawson's first TV series since her split from Charles Saatchi and courtroom drug revelations - is billed as a ""pared-down approach to cooking and eating"". She said: ""It's about food that makes our life easier, that makes us feel better, more alive, and less stressed."" Harry Potter actor Radcliffe will star as Grand Theft Auto's ""creative mastermind"" Sam Houser in the drama Game Changer, which explores the controversy around the the hugely popular gaming franchise. Bill Paxton will play campaigning lawyer Jack Thompson, a man determined to stop the relentless rise of the game, which sees players immerse themselves in an underworld of violent criminal gangs. Other season highlights includes The Hairy Biker's mission to support elderly people in the community in Old School. And choirmaster Gareth Malone will launch a nationwide search for the best a cappella choir in The Naked Choir. Malone, who rose to fame with is reality TV show The Choir in 2007, said: ""Singing a cappella is the ultimate test of any choir. Only once you've stripped away all those musical crutches that a backing track offers - it's possible to truly see, and test, the group's quality.""","Making is set to be the new baking on BBC Two as Sara Cox @placeholder the search for the UK 's "" best budding potter "" .",announced,descend,joins,joined,presents,4
"The HGV went down the embankment on the A82 at Stuckgowan in the early hours of Friday morning. Police Scotland said the driver was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was queued between Tarbet and Stuckgowan throughout Friday while the rear of the lorry continued to block one carriageway. Witnesses said the cab was stopped from entering the loch by a tree, about 3ft from the water's edge. Temporary traffic lights have been put in place to manage Easter traffic on the popular bank holiday route. The HGV is due to be removed early on Saturday morning when both carriageways will need to be closed. Eddie Ross of BEAR Scotland said: ""Roads are busier due to the Bank Holiday weekend. Rather than close the road to recover the vehicle, Police Scotland have arranged for temporary traffic lights to remain in place. ""We've made the area around the HGV safe for road users to get past until full recovery can be arranged.""","A lorry driver had a narrow escape after @placeholder in darkness , feet from the edge of Loch Lomond .",stranded,repairs,crashing,passing,escaping,2
"Every year, 100,000 women die from massive bleeding in the moments after giving birth. But an international study, in the Lancet, suggests ""tranexamic acid"" could cut that by a third. Postpartum haemorrhage is the biggest cause of death during pregnancy and early motherhood. ""They gave me 41 bottles of blood,"" said Nosheen, from Rawalpindi, in Pakistan who nearly died after the birth of her daughter. Nosheen's life was saved only by an emergency hysterectomy. She told the BBC World Service's Health Check programme: ""Doctors told me that they will have to remove my uterus to save my life. ""My health is completely destroyed, and I am very upset about it."" Tranexamic acid might have helped Nosheen. It stops blood clots breaking down to make it easier for the body to stem bleeding. It was invented by husband and wife Shosuke and Utako Okamoto in Japan in the 1960s. But they could not convince local doctors to perform a clinical trial for postpartum haemorrhage. So instead it was picked up by a pharmaceutical company and used as a treatment for heavy periods. And there the story nearly ended. Eventually, a study was coordinated by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in a collaboration of 193 hospitals mostly in Africa and Asia. Prof Utako Okamoto died, aged 98, just after the 20,000th and final patient was enrolled on to the trial that would finally prove she had been right. It found tranexamic acid cut deaths by a fifth overall and by 31% in those given the drug within three hours of birth. Prof Ian Roberts, one of the researchers, told the BBC: ""We've got an important result. ""We found an inexpensive drug, given in a single shot, that reduces the risk of bleeding to death, and it should play a role in reducing maternal mortality around the world."" The World Health Organization said is would update its recommendations for treating postpartum haemorrhage treatment. The findings would not have been a surprise to Utako. The UK team went to visit the ""physically small, but so switched-on firecracker"" near the start of the trial. Her husband had already died. In a film they made, she told them: ""It's going to be good, it's going to be effective. ""Without doing the research, I know it will be effective."" 77% of maternal deaths are in just 20 countries 1,360 mothers die per 100,000 births in Sierra Leone Colombia: 64 deaths per 100,000 Greece, Poland, Finland: Three maternal deaths per 100,000 In the poverty of post-War Japan, she and her husband decided to start researching blood because they could donate their own samples to study. ""We wanted to work on something international, we wanted to discover new drugs to show our gratitude to humanity,"" she said. ""We thought that would be wonderful."" Prof Roberts says he was blown away and inspired by her and this is not the end of the journey. The drug might be cheap, but getting it into hospitals around the world will still be a challenge. Prof Roberts added: ""It is an awful thing for a mother to die in childbirth. ""When we started the trial, the staff would cry hearing about babies left without their mothers. ""Making sure the treatment is available everywhere it can save a life is hugely important. ""We shouldn't have children growing up without a mother for lack of a drug that costs a dollar."" Dr Rizwana Chaudri, from Rawalpindi Medical College, said: ""Women dying of postpartum haemorrhage, women brought dead to the hospital, there's so many of them. ""You can't even think of that in a developed world, but over here this is a daily thing that goes on and on and on."" Follow James on Twitter.","A cheap drug has been shown to stop women bleeding to death , in a discovery that should change @placeholder around the world , say researchers .",conditions,control,practice,answers,lives,2
"The Birmingham bombs did not come out of nowhere. It is important to understand the political context and climate of the time in 1974. There had just been a general election that saw Harold Wilson - whose policy on Ireland was to reunify the country by peaceful means - returned to power. This gave the IRA some encouragement a political deal to achieve their goal of ""Brits Out"" might be in the offing. To further that seeming encouragement, throughout 1974 there had been secret back-channel talks between the British government and the IRA's ruling Army Council - brokered by the MI6 officer, Michael Oatley - via an intermediary who was trusted by both sides. The IRA wanted to pile the military pressure on the Brits in the autumn of 1974 with a view, in their eyes, to negotiate from a position of strength. The IRA did the same nearly 20 years later in the lead up to the IRA ceasefire of 1994 and the subsequent Good Friday Agreement, in 1998. In October 1974, as part of that pressure, the IRA bombed a pub in Guildford used by the army, killing four soldiers. Birmingham would seem to fit the same pattern - except The Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs were not military targets. By and large, with notable exceptions, the IRA did not deliberately go out to slaughter innocent civilians, unlike Al Qaeda and so-called Islamic State. Birmingham seems to have been a locally-generated IRA attack, not authorised by the IRA's England Department in Dublin. I was told many years ago that it was probably ordered by a local IRA commander as a revenge attack for the way he believed the city had gloated over the death of an IRA man, James McDaid, who had blown himself up with his own bomb a week before the attacks on the Birmingham pubs. I remember interviewing Billy McKee, who had just been released from jail and was the commander of the IRA's Belfast Brigade, in the autumn of 1974 and a member of the IRA's ruling Army Council. He told me he knew nothing about the attacks which were carried out by a local IRA unit that was not authorised at the highest level of the organisation. McKee said he had only heard a month later that the IRA was responsible. McKee said: ""I never approved of civilian loss of life. ""I don't mind our own people and the 'Brits' [the security forces] going down, but I didn't agree with ordinary civilian people losing their lives."" Although some people appear to know the identities of the surviving bombers, it is unlikely they will be charged as the evidence to bring a prosecution probably does not exist more than 40 years on. What is likely to come out of the new inquest is the extent to which West Midlands Police may have received warnings - possibly from sources within the local IRA - and failed to act. Whether this will be enough to satisfy the families, remains to be be seen. The ghosts of Birmingham still have to be laid to rest.","Peter Taylor has been covering Northern Ireland for 40 years , with his reporting on The Troubles earning him a series of awards . The author of three books on the conflict , he looks back at events surrounding the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974 and what the @placeholder inquests could mean for the families of those killed and injured .",words,reopened,water,race,heightened,1
"But could the House of Lords be Nigel Farage's next stop? Prime Minister Theresa May declined to rule out the idea when it was put to her during Prime Minister's Questions. This has reignited a debate about whether UKIP's acting leader could soon be sitting on the famous red benches. SNP MP George Kerevan raised the question during PMQs, asking Mrs May whether there had been any ""official conversations"" about giving Mr Farage a peerage. As MPs laughed at the question, the prime minister replied: ""All I can say to him, I'm afraid, is that such matters are normally never discussed in public."" The matter was raised with Mrs May's official spokeswoman after PMQs, who said: ""We don't comment on individuals. There's a process to be followed. ""You will have heard the prime minister talk in October about her views on the honours system and making sure that it recognises people who really contribute to society and their communities."" Supporters of the move point to UKIP's record in elections - it comfortably won the 2014 European elections, got the third largest vote share in last year's general election, and achieved its long-held goal of an EU exit in June's referendum. Despite its vote share, UKIP has been left with just one MP and three members of the House of Lords - and these all switched allegiance to the party - compared with the Lib Dems' 104. Supporters say this is unfair and means the party is under-represented. Mr Farage has been promoting his own role recently, offering his services to the government as an intermediary to Mr Trump. However, in July he said his ""political ambition has been achieved"" with the Brexit vote. It's not too surprising that support for Mr Farage's peerage comes from UKIP leadership contenders Paul Nuttall and Suzanne Evans - perhaps more so that former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett also backs his elevation to the Lords. ""No matter how deeply we disagree with UKIP's politics, they should also be far better represented in the House of Lords,"" she said last year. Conservative backbencher Peter Bone told the BBC he would have put Mr Farage in the Lords after the general election. Although life peers are appointed by the Queen, it is the prime minister who nominates them. The leader of the opposition and other party leaders are also given a set allocation, but UKIP does not, which has long been a bone of contention with Mr Farage's party. One-off announcements can also be made by the government to award peerages to people appointed as ministers who are not MPs.","He has been in the European Parliament since 1999 , @placeholder to get elected to Westminster seven times , and recently made it to Trump Tower as a guest of the US president - elect .",designed,promising,failed,returned,appears,2
"Greece is now part way through its third eurozone bailout programme, worth up to 86bn euros (£74bn). The programme has encountered repeated delays as the lenders monitor compliance with policy conditions. Technical officials are expected to return to Athens soon to complete the negotiations. The ""in principle"" deal, as European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici called it, was agreed at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Malta. The main elements in the latest agreement are commitments to reduce spending on pensions from 2019 and to collect more income tax from 2020 by lowering the tax-free threshold. Together the two measures are intended to improve the Greek government's finances by the equivalent of 2% of the country's economic activity, or GDP. To sweeten a pill that will be unpopular in Greece, the other eurozone countries agreed that Athens would be able take other measures to stimulate the economy, if the government finances perform better than expected. The next step is that technical experts from three European institutions and the IMF will return to Athens to try to negotiate the remaining details. The Dutch Finance Minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs eurozone ministers' meetings, called for them to put the last dots on the i's and reach a full agreement as soon as possible at staff level - that's the staff of the institutions involved in monitoring the programme. That is needed before there is political decision to make that delayed payment. Once there is a staff agreement, Mr Dijsselbloem said that the Eurogroup ministers would also look at the targets Greece would need to aim for in the  government finances after the last bailout payments are made (due in 2018) and the question of debt sustainability - which means debt relief beyond what the eurozone has already provided. Debt relief previously has been in the form of reduced interest rates and longer payment periods, rather than reducing the amount of the principal sum that must ultimately be repaid. Further debt relief is likely to be in a similar form. Eurozone ministers have said it many times and it's politically more difficult for them with domestic political audiences if they were to explicitly write off a chunk of what they have lent. The International Monetary Fund has long argued that Greece needs more debt relief. That has been behind its reluctance to contribute financially to the third bailout. (It did chip in to the first two). Its involvement in the third so far is as an adviser and monitor of Greek performance. The rest of the eurozone, but especially Germany, would like the IMF to put some money in. That's not so much for the sake of reducing the eurozone contribution as for the better credibility they think the programme would have if the IMF did stump up some money. But IMF staff are so far unwilling to even recommend it to their board, which is made up of representatives of the agency's member countries. After the Malta meeting, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said:  ""We are at a point where we think there are good prospects for successfully concluding discussions on these outstanding policy issues during the next mission to Athens. ""Such an agreement on policies will have to be followed by discussions with euro-area countries to ensure satisfactory assurances on a credible strategy to restore debt sustainability, before a programme is presented to the IMF executive board."" The key deadline for the next instalment from the eurozone is July. Greece needs additional funds for debt payments that fall due. In Athens, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said: ""The Greek economy is ready to leave the crisis behind it."" But there is a lot of scepticism about that. Hugo Dixon of BreakingViews says that the current discussion will only buy Greece some more time, until mid-2018. Thereafter, he argues, Greece will probably need a fourth bailout.",Eurozone finance ministers say they have agreed with Greece the main elements of a deal to @placeholder a delayed bailout payment .,unlock,secure,restore,undergo,replace,0
"Brisbane-born McQueen, 29, has been called up by Wayne Bennett for the mid-season Test against Samoa on 6 May. The Gold Coast Titans back-rower and ex-Queensland Origin player qualifies to play through his English father. ""In regards to it being controversial I get where people are coming from, but sport has changed now,"" said England's Graham, formerly of St Helens. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs forward, 31, told BBC Radio Merseyside; ""If Chris wants to play for England, he feels proud to play for England. ""I can only presume that it is Chris that has knocked on Wayne's door rather than the other way around. ""If you have got guys that want to represent their heritage or a part of where they're from then I'm all for that and I'd actively encourage that. ""I've spoken to Australian-born players who qualify for England but some of them don't want to take it on, and some of them do. ""We live in a very multicultural society, people travel, people are born and live in different countries, so I'm all for Chris wanting to play for England - I'm happy he's in the squad and he'll add a lot to us.""","Chris McQueens 's call - up for England should not be causing the controversy it is , says @placeholder James Graham .",professor,actor,prop,media,author,2
"In a BBC interview, Mr Ghani said IS was ""not an Afghan phenomenon"" and its atrocities had ""alienated the people"". ""Afghans are now motivated by revenge,"" he said. ""They [IS] have confronted the wrong people."" Mr Ghani also called for anti-IS action at regional and international level. ""There is no denial that we are dealing with very significant risks,"" he said, during a visit to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. ""A lot of my diplomacy has been to create the regional consensus, and a region with the inheritance of previous animosities and short-sighted behaviour is something that is going to require effort and focus."" The US state department said last week that it had designated the IS offshoot in Afghanistan as a terrorist organisation. It said the group had formed in January last year and was made up of former members of the Pakistani Taliban and Afghan Taliban. Afghan security forces have struggled to contain militant groups in the country - in December, the Taliban seized much of the strategic town of Sangin, and in September they briefly overran the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in one of their biggest victories since 2001. However, the Taliban's rivalry with the Islamic State group for dominance has also limited IS's influence in the region. The Taliban say they have set up a ""special forces"" unit with more than 1,000 fighters that aims to crush IS. In other comments, Mr Ghani warned that if peace talks with the Taliban did not start by April the conflict would intensify, with consequences across the region. ""Time is not a friend,"" he said. ""We all understand that February and March are crucial."" The Afghan president said observers should understand that the war in his country was ""just one component"" of a wider war that also encompassed Pakistan. ""The problems... are interrelated [and] cannot be solved by use of force in one country. He suggested Pakistan should take action against Taliban groups that did not agree to talks. ""We need to see that we have common interests and we need to act together to preserve the state system and consolidate it,"" he said. Asked what message he had for Afghan migrants arriving in Europe, Mr Ghani said: ""What I say to them is that you have no future in Europe. Europe is shutting down its borders. ""You've just had an interview with the French prime minister - broadcast that to them. The future is Afghanistan.""","Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "" @placeholder "" the Islamic State ( IS ) militant group , whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters .",destroy,impose,bury,pursue,strengthen,2
"Michael's family moved to Bushey in Hertfordshire when he was a teenager. He revealed that he performed in front of 400-500 people at the building during his pre-Wham! days, though the exact date is unknown. Local scout chairman, Michael Duffy, described the hut as a ""music history landmark"" and hopes a commemorative plaque can be installed. He said: ""Interestingly, the stage is still pretty much as it was when George performed on it and we want to keep it just as it is. ""The building is 60 years old and we've already invested £15,000 to make sure it lasts another 60 years. ""We need a further £5,000 to do more work on its grounds."" Mr Duffy is also the owner of The Three Crowns pub in Bushey where the four members of Wham! met and formed the group in 1981. George Michael and Andrew Ridgley met at Bushey Meads School and discovered a mutual interest in music. The pair - with backing singers, Pepsi and Shirlie - had a string of hits, which won them thousands of fans. Michael went on to have a total of seven UK number one singles as a solo artist - including A Different Corner and Jesus to a Child - and the same number of chart-topping albums. Michael died of natural causes at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Christmas Day, aged 53. His funeral took place on Wednesday. The coroner's verdict on his death only came three weeks ago. Tests were ordered because an initial post-mortem examination was ""inconclusive"". Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, said the star had heart and liver disease.","A dilapidated scout hut where George Michael played his first gig will "" last another 60 years "" after being @placeholder .",restored,revealed,discovered,evicted,attacked,0
"Security sources say gunmen seized the woman and her Yemeni driver on Tuesday morning as she was going to work. The French foreign ministry, which closed its embassy in Sanaa in February, said it was trying to locate and free the woman. It gave no further details, but urged French citizens to leave the country. Yemen is a base for al-Qaeda-affiliated militants and foreigners have been targets of kidnappings in the past. The security situation in the country sharply deteriorated after President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi resigned in January following a takeover by a Shia militia group, the Houthis. On Saturday he escaped his house arrest and fled to the southern city of Aden where he has since said he is withdrawing his resignation and resuming his duties, and has branded all measures adopted by the Houthis ""null and illegitimate"". In its first official statement since the Mr Hadi's departure from the capital, the Houthi group said the president had lost his legitimacy as head of state and was being sought as a fugitive of justice. The political turmoil which followed the takeover caused several countries, including France, to close their diplomatic missions, withdraw staff and call on their nationals to leave the country.","A French woman working for an international @placeholder in Yemen 's capital , Sanaa , has been kidnapped , the French foreign ministry says .",organisation,outbreak,house,incident,company,0
"Even at 80 years old, Woody Allen is too young to remember the glittering Cafe Society of the 1920s and '30s that both informs his latest film and gives its title. Yet that has not stopped him recreating the nightclubs, jazz bars and pool parties of this bygone era, in a film in which movie stars and Hollywood moguls rub shoulders with criminals and bootleggers. The result is a film of pronounced juxtapositions: One in which a scene of tuxedoed and glamorously gowned socialites can slip into another in which a man is shot in the head in a barber's chair. Could this be seen as Allen's homage to Martin Scorsese, another New York film-maker with a distinctive personal style, whose work abounds with such nefarious mayhem? ""I should be so lucky!"" he exclaims. One certainly does not expect a Woody Allen film to feature dead bodies being disposed of in wet concrete, or it to have a character who ultimately meets his maker via the electric chair. ""Oh no, [but] you should,"" he says with mock indignation. ""Right from the start, [in 1969's] Take the Money and Run - even though it was a silly picture, I played a gangster. ""I made Match Point, which was a murder picture, as was Cassandra's Dream and Irrational Man and Manhattan Murder Mystery. ""I'm not graphic in general, but here it was indicated. I was writing about my [New York Jewish] background, and that was what happened."" Born in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, the director - born Allan Stewart Konigsberg - entered the world on 1 December 1935 - just five weeks after the Jewish-American gangster Dutch Schultz violently left it. In Cafe Society, the romantic travails of youthful Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) are largely kept separate from the more ruthless activities of his brother Ben (Corey Stoll). It is clear, however, that Allen's overall intention is to create a picaresque tableau - one in which the choices people make have a profound impact on whether they will ever achieve or experience lasting happiness. Kristen Stewart's character Vonnie - a fresh-faced young studio secretary who is torn between Eisenberg's bashful ardour and the more seasoned attentions of a married movie star agent (Steve Carell) - is a case in point. Which man she chooses will have massive repercussions not just for her respective paramours, but also a wealthy young woman named Veronica (Blake Lively) who comes to share more than Vonnie's (albeit abbreviated) name. Stewart, known to millions for her Bella Swan role in the Twilight film series, admits Vonnie's ""mannerisms and demeanour are pretty outside of [her] more immediate go-to personality traits"". ""But I'm far from a character actor, and Vonnie was definitely in there somewhere - I wasn't faking it. ""The movie would only work if she had this really contagious, enticing and inviting willingness to be impulsive - to live in the moment and appreciate life in a shameless, non-judgemental way. ""For a story told in the context of that era, it's really forward and cool and modern that she can indulge in unconventional relationships and not feel bad about it at a time when young respectable women were supposed to do very particular things."" For Eisenberg, the chance to travel back in time was as much of an attraction as the opportunity to work again with Allen, a director he collaborated with previously on the 2012 portmanteau comedy To Rome with Love. ""It's a surreal experience,"" he explains. ""You enter into a different time period, a romantic glamour that doesn't exist anymore. ""You mourn the loss of that sweet formality, if not the horrible poverty, racism and sexism. At the same time, the clothes were nicer."" Eisenberg's own mannerisms and demeanour inevitably recall those of Allen, the role of Bobby being one it would easy to imagine him playing at the beginning of his career. The Social Network and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star says he tried to make ""the character [his] own"", while conceding it was difficult not to let some of Allen's familiar inflections seep into his portrayal. ""It's written by Woody Allen, it's written in his style and cadence [and] he's standing a foot from me every day giving me direction,"" the 32-year-old shrugs. ""I think it's impossible not to be inspired or affected by him subconsciously, even though I made every conscious effort to avoid it."" Soon to celebrate his 81st birthday, Allen's ability to secure financing for his projects without surrendering artistic control makes him an anomaly in today's Hollywood. He's had his ups and downs, many of the latter as a consequence of his turbulent personal life. Cafe Society, though, shows his working routine to be as robust and as streamlined as ever. ""When I finish a script I never have to show it to anybody,"" he reveals. ""I never have to get any approval for it or approval of casting. ""I raise the money privately, so I make the movie I want to make and then I hope people like it. ""As a director, I would not have liked to work in Hollywood in the '30s, because the studio ruled film-makers and told them who to cast and what scripts they had to do. ""I've been very blessed, very lucky - and I've never had to argue for final cut."" Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart were speaking at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cafe Society opens in the UK on 2 September. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","Film - maker Woody Allen tells the BBC News website the gangster mayhem in his latest period comedy is @placeholder , pointing out that murder and criminality has always been a feature in his work .",justified,scheduled,happening,coming,progressing,0
"Set in a fictional London under Nazi occupation, the first episode aired on Sunday and got 6.1m viewers. Around 100 complaints had come into the BBC 24 hours after it went out, with numbers rising on Tuesday. The BBC said: ""We take audibility seriously and we will look at the sound levels on the programme in time for the next episode."" The drama stars Sam Riley as an officer working simultaneously with the Nazis and the British Resistance. Some viewers took to Twitter to air their views on the sound levels. One user Luanne wrote: ""I am 12 minutes into SS-GB & I'm turning on the subtitles. All this tough guy, breathy, growling, mumbling, I can't understand you!"" TV critic Emma Bullimore told the BBC: ""We are living in astonishingly ambitious times for TV drama, attracting world class talent to the small screen, and sometimes this means the basics of storytelling get slightly overlooked - either in terms of audibility or making a story too complicated or difficult to follow (as Sherlock was criticised for). ""However, it does feel that mumbling is the latest bandwagon for BBC bashers to jump on and the odd muffled word gets spun into a story. Actually, my enjoyment of SS-GB wasn't marred by sound issues."" It's not the first time the issue of mumbling on TV dramas has been raised, with past programmes such as Jamaica Inn and Happy Valley having hit the headlines over the audio. Back in 2013, the BBC's director general, Tony Hall, told the Radio Times: ""I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man but I think muttering is something we could look at."" Analysis - do flat TVs mean flat sound? Leo Kelion, technology desk editor As televisions get thinner, their makers have less space to build in speakers unless they opt to add sound equipment to the sides and/or below the screens, threatening to make them look less ""sleek"". In many cases families might be best advised to buy a separate soundbar or speaker system. This isn't just the case for budget TVs. In many cases manufacturers assume those that can afford the higher-end models will invest in the extra technology. Sony recently took a new approach to the problem with a TV that has no dedicated speakers but rather produces sound by vibrating the OLED screen itself. The jury is still out on how well that works. But in general, if the vast majority of programmes on yours set sound fine and only a few don't, then the problem is likely to be with how they have been mixed rather than the TVs themselves. Speaking on the Today programme, ITV's Victoria creator, Daisy Goodwin, pointed out that Riley may have made a conscious choice to not speak with perfectly clear diction in keeping with his character. SS-GB, a five-part drama, also stars Kate Bosworth as a US journalist for the New York Times. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","The BBC has @placeholder to "" look at "" sound levels for its new drama SS - GB after viewers complained about mumbling .",written,called,promised,attributed,continued,2
"The attack took place about 15km (9 miles) west of the city late on Friday, the UN Mission in Mali said. The UN took over security after French-led forces intervened to retake northern cities from Islamist militants in 2013. But at least 35 UN troops have been killed and 140 wounded since July 2013. The al-Qaeda-linked militants fled into the Sahara desert after the French intervention and have since carried out suicide bombings and hit-and-run attacks on the UN troops. The UN mission (Minusma) said that in the latest attack gunmen stopped the convoy and ""coldly killed two of the drivers"" before setting the trucks on fire. A third convoy member was wounded. On Wednesday a suicide attack on a UN base in the town of Ansongo in northern Mali killed three civilians and wounded nine peacekeepers from Niger. Al-Mourabitoun, a group headed by former al-Qaeda fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar, said it carried out that attack. The United Nations has some 9,000 personnel in Mali. Northern Mali has been a flashpoint of conflict since Mali's independence from France in 1960, with Tuareg rebels campaigning for independence or more autonomy. The emergence of jihadist groups in recent years has made the conflict even more complex.","A United Nations @placeholder convoy has been attacked near the city of Gao in northern Mali , with two civilian drivers killed .",district,scheme,transport,supply,peacekeeping,3
"However, the RSPCA said Natasha Gregory, 22, from Swindon, would also be informed of the potential hazards of dyeing cats. The cat, called oi! Kitty, was reportedly seen being thrown over the garden fence of a man on 18 September, who called RSPCA officers. An RSPCA spokeswoman at the time criticised it as a ""sick prank"". The organisation's officers washed the two-year-old cat, but its colour only faded slightly. Following widespread media coverage, Miss Gregory, who has pink hair and says she ""loves"" the colour, contacted the RSPCA and asked them to return the animal. She told the BBC: ""I love my cat - that cat is fed better than most people. I wanted people to know she wasn't harmed at all. ""I wont be doing it again - I was so shocked to see my cat on the news. I thought I'd never see her again."" An RSPCA spokeswoman said the organisation would visit Miss Gregory to give her advice on animal care. She added: ""Following the visit, as no offence has been committed and as a vet has confirmed the cat is in good health, she will be returned to her owner."" She said the dye would have to grow out.",A woman who dyed her cat pink with @placeholder colouring will have her pet returned to her .,food,motor,life,permission,brain,0
"It wasn't so much ""here's a rabbit from the hat"" but more: ""look over there - a squirrel!"" So, with some nasty new forecasts, and without big changes in the near-term tax and spending totals, George Osborne opted to look busy - taking from bigger business and particularly the soft drink firms that put sugar into their fizz, while giving to smaller business, savers and higher rate income tax payers. He got busy at a very local level, even finding £5m from banker fines to build a leisure centre in Helensburgh. He halved tolls on the Severn Bridge and he's upgrading trunk roads across northern England (which ought to be very welcome to Scottish hauliers). Meanwhile, as the Chancellor was flunking some of his own fiscal tests, this Budget flunked a test that others had set him - to simplify the UK's horribly complex taxation system. By the time we find out if the claims of getting to a fiscal surplus, using 2020 vision, we'll surely have long forgotten the Budget of 16 March 2016. While Mr Osborne sounds confident about getting to a £10bn surplus, the forecasts on which he is basing that have widely divergent possible outcomes. He is going with the central one. But if you look at the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility, it has a 'fan diagram' showing the wide range of possible growth outcomes. The variation is not only for 2020, but for 2016 - ranging between growth of a sizzling 3.8% and contraction of a dismal 0.2%. So as forecasts are near certain to be wrong, how instead might this Budget be remembered? Perhaps for something that George Osborne only briefly mentioned - productivity. It's turned out disappointingly again. And that's knocked back the growth estimates for the economy, as well as for pay, for tax revenue, and for company profits over the rest of the decade. Britain's not alone in that. But keeping company with the USA on such numbers is not that reassuring. While George Osborne didn't say much about productivity, the Office for Budget Responsibility did. It was OBR numbers that forced the Chancellor into that fancy financial footwork. With its forecast last November, the OBR had taken healthy signs of productivity growth from the middle two quarters of last year, and projected them forward. However, the fourth quarter pushed productivity backwards by 1.2%, eliminating the progress made in the previous six months. Having assumed 1.4% growth over three quarters, it ended up with nothing. Duly chastened, the OBR turned more pessimistic this month, and reckons productivity will continue to drag. Back in 2010, when it was set up, the independent forecaster expected productivity to grow by 22% over the course of this decade. It now thinks that will be more like 14.5%. The US Congressional Budget Office, equivalent to the OBR, has revised forecasts down to a slightly greater extent. And as that is the main, long-term driver of real pay, it means Britain's standard of living will improve from the recession, but at only two thirds of the rate we've come to expect. So over the rest of this decade, the forecast for the average annual rate of growth in output has been lowered from 4.3% to 3.7%. Pay is expected to grow by 3.9% per year on average, down 0.4% points from the November forecast, and mainly due to low productivity. Similarly, profits (non-oil and non-financial) are due to grow by 3.5% on average, down from 4.6% forecast in November. This sluggish productivity continues to puzzle economists. As highlighted in my previous blog, the value of output per hour ought to be improving as the workforce deploys higher skill levels coming out of university. And surely if employers are recruiting as enthusiastically as they have done in the past few years, that ought to be a sign that they are running out of slack with which to fulfil growing order books. But it's not. One part of the explanation can be found in the oil and gas industry, which has productivity 12 times higher than the economy as a whole.  Gas and electricity utilities are four times higher. (Tourism is roughly half as high.) But it is these highly productive sectors that have seen the worst performance in productivity growth. The energy utilities have gone from 5% annual growth in the years before the Great Recession to 5% average declines. Oil and gas, counted under ""mining and quarrying"" by statisticians, has seen annual declines of nearly 6% as production has slipped and costs have soared. Manufacturing has held on to growth, but it's much slower than it was - down from 3.1% in the pre-crunch years to only 0.4% in the period from 2008 to 2015. For the big picture, across the British economy and between 1994 and the start of 2008, productivity grew by 1.9% in the average year. Remember: that was the key measure that drove up prosperity. But between early 2008 and the third quarter of 2015, it fell before its sluggish rise. The OBR tells us the average year saw only 0.1% per year. Economics logic suggests that this process will lead to the momentum in job creation running out of steam. At 5.1% unemployment in the March figures (published three hours before Mr Osborne started his Budget speech), covering the UK-wide Labour Force Survey in November to January, that is forecast to fall to 4.9%, and then to rise a bit. That is partly because the higher National Living Wage, from next month, is expected to cost jobs. (In Scotland, with higher unemployment in the March figures, it's now at 6.1%.) Talking of Scotland, a quick run through the other specific measures in the Budget. The hike in the starting rate for income tax, and for higher rate tax from April 2017, presents a challenge to the Scottish government in its 2017-18 budget. The basic rate threshold is controlled by Westminster, but its impact in Scotland falls on Holyrood. That is, at £11,500, there will be less revenue once MSPs have control over income tax. So will there be compensation from Westminster, having pledged there will be 'no detriment' to Holyrood from decisions made by the Chancellor? Or will the next Scottish government have to cut its cloth to lower basic rate revenue. And what of higher rate tax?  Will MSPs want to raise the threshold at which people starting paying 40% income tax to £45,000?  Listening to John Swinney's reaction, it seems not. But if he remains finance secretary, would he be content to see Scottish tax higher than the rest of the UK? He's sought to avoid that in the past. The Scottish government has prided itself on its rates relief for small business. But George Osborne has gone much further on that, while also pegging future rate rises to a lower measure of inflation. That means a sacrifice of tax revenue. Will Holyrood choose to do likewise, at a price? There are changes to Capital Gains Tax and tax on dividends which are tricksy for Holyrood. Because the tax rates for these are pitched well below the 40% higher rate of income tax, there will be an incentive for better-off business owners to take more of their earnings as dividends and capital gains than as pay. That would divert the payment of tax - from Holyrood, which gets the income tax element, to Westminster, which gets tax on dividends and capital gains. On oil and gas, it's easy to cut tax rates when hardly any profit is being made. The ""effective abolition"" of Petroleum Revenue Tax removes a higher rate of tax on older oil and gas fields. And with Supplementary Charge cut from 30% to 20%, it means a flat rate tax on profits of 40%. But due to high levels of investment and low profitability, the Treasury is seeing a reverse of the tax flow. The OBR forecast, on which it is now working, points to around £1bn being repaid to oil and gas producers in each of the next few years. Think how that is going to look in future publications of Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland, or GERS - the document that last week showed a near £15bn deficit for 2014-15. Whereas oil and gas has delivered many billions of revenue to GERS each year, the forecasts suggests, for the first time, an annual cost to a Scottish treasury (if it were to control offshore revenues) of perhaps £800m. A sugar levy is being introduced for public health reasons - giving the soft drinks industry a lead time of two years in which to lower sugar content, or pay a £500m annual price. So far, it has cross-party support. It had been seen as un-Conservative to intervene in the market so directly. But if a Tory Chancellor can meddle in the choices behind bad dietary habits, it opens the door to politicians at Holyrood - typically more interventionist - to target a broader range of choices.","This was a Budget with a message about the next @placeholder , and a massage of difficult underlying figures .",whistle,crash,decline,generation,machine,3
"Sarah Champion said there was an ""insidious"" sexist culture in which ""some Tories are very good at gesticulating about female assets"". Ms Champion became a Labour MP a year ago after winning a by-election in Rotherham. She formerly worked as an arts administrator and chief executive of a children's hospice. Ms Champion did not rule out the possibility that male Labour MPs also engaged in sexist behaviour in the chamber, but said she had not witnessed it. The Conservative Party declined to comment. In an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield, Ms Champion said female MPs from her party were often taunted while speaking in the Commons chamber. She said: ""I think it is utterly appalling. It's deliberately trying to degrade people, it's sexist and people ought to be pulled for it."" Interviewer Rony Robinson asked, for clarity, whether she was saying that ""MPs opposite you, you're standing up making a speech about something, and they are using their hands to imitate breasts and bottoms?"". She replied: ""Yes"". She said she had not reported the problem to Commons Speaker John Bercow, adding: ""You have to pretty much ignore it. ""If you see it and you can catch someone's eye then telling them what you think about them, but then you end up in a slagging match which I don't think is helpful. ""It's so insidious, it's so part of the culture there, it's overlooked rather than ignored I'd say."" Ms Champion is not the first female MP to complain about the behaviour of their male colleagues in the Commons chamber. In 2004, a study by researchers from Birkbeck College found ""shocking"" levels of sexist abuse, with male MPs of all parties pretending to juggle imaginary breasts and jeering ""melons"" as women made Commons speeches. Some 83 MPs gave their answers in 100 hours of taped interviews for the study ""Whose Secretary are You, minister"".",An MP has @placeholder some Conservatives make lurid hand gestures towards Labour women during debates in the Commons .,raised,written,claimed,witnessed,prompted,2
"This article was first published on 15 March, 2016 No-one did more to glamorise and popularise professional golf than Arnold Palmer, the 86-year-old host of the invitational tournament that bears his name and which starts at Bay Hill on Thursday. Without his charismatic showmanship and commitment to the four majors, it is hard to imagine golf enjoying the status it does today. Tiger Woods has been one of the world's most eminent sportsmen in the past two decades, but the impact of the 14-time major champion's brilliance would not have been so great without the foundations laid by Palmer. Between 1958 and 1964, the man they called 'The King' won seven major titles and harnessed the new television era for golf as viewers fell in love with 'Arnie' and his heart-on-sleeve style. He was followed by hordes of fans on both sides of the Atlantic, who became known as Arnie's Army. This was especially significant because Palmer continued to travel to the UK for The Open at a time when many American pros were finding the oldest major rather inconvenient. But golf's biggest hero embraced the journey across the pond and in doing so breathed new life into The Open. The reward for his admirable perseverance was back-to-back Claret Jugs at Royal Birkdale and Royal Troon in 1961 and 1962. That latter victory, at this year's Open host, attracted the championship's strongest field since the days of Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen, forever re-establishing the event's place among the majors. Jack Nicklaus may have come along to wrest the mantle of the sport's leading player from Palmer, but his fame never waned. To this day you can order an 'Arnold Palmer' and the bartender will know to pour an iced tea with lemonade. Even at the age of 86, he still ranks the fifth-highest earner in the game. According to Golf Digest's latest figures, Palmer's $40m income last year was beaten only by Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Woods and Rory McIlroy. Mr Palmer, as the players refer to him, has always been an energetic ambassador for his event, conspicuous on the range, the course, in the clubhouse and the press tent. But, sadly, this year he is likely to be less visible. ""I don't think his liveliness is quite there like it has been,"" his grandson Sam Saunders, a PGA Tour player, recently told ESPN. ""The one thing that will never go away is his toughness. He's not just going to lay down and not do anything. He'll still be out there trying to push it. ""It's a very busy week. There's a lot of stuff going on. It's tiring for me and I'm 28. At 86, he's doing OK, but I think his availability to get out and be on the course and be seen as much will be limited."" Although age is catching up with his grandfather, Saunders revealed Palmer's eye for the game remains undiminished. ""It's amazing what he can still see and do,"" he said. ""Every now and then, the words of wisdom that come out are mind-boggling. There are very few people in golf who know the game, physically or mentally, better than him."" The stature of this golfing great helps attract what are always strong fields at Bay Hill. McIlroy chose to play there for the first time last year, principally to honour Palmer's contribution to the game. The Northern Irishman returns again this week for what will be his last strokeplay outing before next month's Masters and is joined in Orlando by Jason Day, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson. Adam Scott is also in the field, bidding to become the first man to win three PGA Tour titles in a row since Woods collected five in succession in 2007/8. Two years ago, Australian Scott led for three rounds before a closing 76 handed victory to Matt Every. The American retained the title 12 months later, so again enjoyed a congratulatory handshake with the exalted host behind the home green. But no-one has been more successful there than the injured Woods, an eight-time champion who misses the tournament for the third year running. Woods may not be there but, like all the PGA Tour's events, it will still be screened nationwide and internationally. This, in large part, is Palmer's legacy. Not only did he make the game more popular but, in 1995, he also co-founded America's Golf Channel, which is currently available in 80 million US households. The ultimate beneficiaries of Palmer's legacy are the players themselves. This week, they will all make time for the grand old man of golf, and he will appreciate their gestures. ""All the guys coming to the tournament and seeing the familiar faces will definitely get his spirits up,"" said Saunders. It is the least they can do.","With another $ 6.3 m up for grabs when the PGA Tour completes its Florida swing , it is an opportune moment to salute the prime architect behind such @placeholder .",riches,plans,history,measures,steps,0
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 13 November 2014 Last updated at 17:13 GMT Kenya Airways reports a loss of $116m (£73m) for the six months up to September, citing the Ebola outbreak in three West African countries and rising insecurity in Kenya. Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, lifts the state of emergency due to recent progress made against the virus. Here is the latest Ebola news for Thursday 13 November - in 15 seconds.","The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres ( MSF ) says it is to host clinical trials of new Ebola treatments in West Africa , one of them using the blood of @placeholder patients .",declining,team,culture,recovered,state,3
"They say a 78 million-year-old fossil of a pregnant plesiosaur suggests they gave birth to single, large young. Writing in Science, they say this also suggests a degree of parental care. The fossil, the first of a pregnant plesiosaur found, is at the US Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. After being excavated from a ranch in Kansas, US, the 5m-long fossil skeleton Polycotylus latippinus  lay for two decades in the basement of the Los Angeles museum waiting to be chiselled from its rocky casing. Two years ago when researchers began to piece the bones together they quickly realised that they were in fact dealing with two separate animals; an adult plesiosaur and a smaller juvenile. The study's authors report that the juvenile was unlikely to have been eaten by the larger reptile because its tiny bones showed no evidence of bite marks, and its soft, immature skeleton suggested an animal only two-thirds of the way through its development. For more than 200 years palaeontologists have speculated about how these colossal Cretaceous animals reproduced. Many believed the plesiosaur was too cumbersome to drag itself up the beach to lay eggs, and so must have given birth to live young. ""[The find] provides the first direct evidence for live birth in plesiosaur,"" said palaeontologist Adam Smith from the Thinktank Centre, Birmingham Science Museum, UK. ""It's a very interesting find...[and] has been a long time coming."" ""The lack of fossil evidence of a pregnant plesiosaur was frustrating,"" explained the study's lead author Frank O'Keefe, from Marshall University in Huntington, US. But he added: ""What is really surprising about this fossil [is] that plesiosaurs [reproduce] differently to other marine reptiles... they give birth to one big baby instead of a lot of little babies."" By making comparisons with modern animals, such as whales, which give birth to larger, single young and then go on to care for them, Dr O'Keefe and his colleague, Luis Chiappe from the museum, attempt to infer something about plesiosaur behaviour. In a similar way to land-dwelling dinosaurs, which are thought to have provided food for their nest-bound young, plesiosaurs, the authors suggest, might have been doting parents. But Dr Smith was less convinced. He said that it was ""certainly quite possible... but is very speculative"". P. latippinus's close relatives had three young at one time.  It is possible the P. latippinus evolved to have only one, and care for it, he told BBC News, but more pregnant specimens are needed to be more certain of this. Dr O'Keefe agreed, explaining that unlike on land where nests are preserved, studying the behaviour of ancient marine creatures is very difficult. ""When you get right down to it, behaviour doesn't fossilise, so we are stuck trying to make these inferences using modern animals where we can observe their behaviour,"" he explained.",Scientists say they have found the first evidence that giant @placeholder reptiles - which lived at the same time as dinosaurs - gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs .,shock,dinosaur,aquatic,sea,scale,3
"Eight years ago, business guru Marianna Olszewski had a problem. The author of Live it, Love it, Earn it (A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom) offers financial advice directed at American women. Some of her personal fortune had been invested using a secret offshore company. But in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, she decided she wanted to get her $1.8m back. The problem was that the bank that held the funds wouldn't release the cash without knowing who was behind the offshore company - and Ms Olszewski was desperate to keep her identity secret. Mossack Fonseca was willing to help. It offered to provide somebody who would pretend to be the real - or beneficial - owner of the cash. An email from a Mossack executive to Ms Olszewski in January 2009 explained how she could deceive the bank: ""We may use a natural person who will act as the beneficial owner… and therefore his name will be disclosed to the bank. Since this is a very sensitive matter, fees are quite high."" She replied: ""I do think we should go ahead with the natural person however I want to have your promise that you… will handle this in the most sensitive manner."" The ""natural person"" Mossack Fonseca offered turned out to be a 90-year-old British citizen. Mossack Fonseca told Ms Olszewski that the service would be expensive because it was so sensitive.  Fees were normally $30,000 (about £20,000 at the time) for the first year and $15,000 for every subsequent year. But she was offered a discount - just $10,000 for year one and $7,500 for every year after. One reason for the high cost is likely to have been the degree of deception. Another email from Mossack details what would be involved: ""We need to hire the Natural Person Nominee, pay him, make him sign lots of documents to cover us, make him sign resignations, make him get some proofs evidencing that he has the economic capacity to place such amount of moneys, letters of reference, proof of domicile, etc, etc."" It's a blatant breach of anti-money laundering rules, but Ms Olszewski signed up anyway. Andrew Mitchell QC, one of the UK's leading experts on money laundering, has no doubt the bank would have been deceived. ""Anybody looking at all these documents will believe that it is entirely legitimately owned by this person,"" he said. ""Mossack Fonseca are prepared to go to that length in order to assist their client. Basically creating a real, live human being to look to the world as if they own the assets, when in fact and in truth, they know, as their client knows, that that person is a sham."" The revelation that offshore companies are providing services of this nature could undermine the UK government's plan to create greater transparency. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pinned his hopes for reform on a new register that will force British companies to reveal their beneficial owners. But the register won't work properly if companies like Mossack Fonseca pay people to pretend to be the beneficial owner. Marianna Olszewski failed to respond when Panorama attempted to contact her about this story by phone, email and letter. In a statement Mossack Fonseca said: ""Your allegations that we provide structures supposedly designed to hide the identity of the real owners, are completely unsupported and false. ""We do not provide beneficiary services to deceive banks. It is difficult, not to say impossible, not to provide banks with the identity of final beneficiaries and the origin of funds.""",The Panamanian @placeholder firm Mossack Fonseca says it does everything possible to ensure the offshore companies it sets up are not used for illicit purposes . But documents seen by the BBC show that is n't always true . One of the clearest examples of how the company breaks the rules involves a 90 - year - old British man and an American millionaire .,body,signing,group,banking,law,4
"Sean Dalton was one of three people killed when a booby-trap device exploded in August 1988. The bomb had been left for the security forces at Kildrum Gardens in Creggan. The Police Ombudsman's Office began an investigation after receiving a public complaint about the police response. Mr Dalton, who was 55 and Sheila Lewis, 60, were murdered. Another man Gerard Curran died the following year from his injuries. In a statement released on the anniversary of the bomb, Mr Dalton's family said they had asked that allegations that the RUC had known that the flat had been booby-trapped be investigated in 2005. ""It was agreed we would receive a final report in the autumn of 2010. Since then we have been promised many times that the report would be ready, yet we are still waiting. ""We were recently assured that we would receive the report at the end of August 2011 to coincide with the 23rd anniversary. ""In a letter dated 26 August 2011 to the Pat Finucane Centre, however, the ombudsman has reneged on that promise and says the report will be delayed yet again. ""We are deeply disappointed and urge the ombudsman to release the report without further delay."" Al Hutchinson is the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. A spokesman for his office said: ""We can understand the family's frustration and can assure them that it will be the next major historical report that we publish."" Lost Lives, the book which chronicles every death in Northern Ireland's Troubles, said the incident was described as the ""good neighbours bomb"". It said the IRA had kidnapped a man and booby-trapped his flat in the expectation it would be searched by the security forces. Instead the three victims, who had noticed their neighbour's absence, went to the man's flat. Mr Dalton managed to get inside which detonated the bomb and demolished the flat. According to Lost Lives, Mr Dalton's family later claimed the police had been negligent in allowing civilians to approach the flat. They alleged the police were aware it had been booby-trapped but the bomb had been left in place to protect an informant. The family stressed that the IRA was ultimately responsible for what happened but said the RUC should have also accepted its responsibility.",The family of a man killed by an IRA bomb 23 years ago have @placeholder a further delay in the publication of a report into how the RUC dealt with the attack .,thrown,prompted,suffered,criticised,begun,3
"After a meeting in Rome with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, Italian PM Matteo Renzi said his country would ""give Greece a hand"" without always agreeing with it. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has reportedly suggested a new deal for exchanging debt with bailout creditors. The radical left Greek government was elected on a pledge to end austerity. The Syriza party, led by Mr Tsipras, won last Sunday's vote by promising to write off half the country's massive debt, sparking alarm on the markets and among eurozone officials. The Greek government also said it would refuse new loans from the EU and the IMF, prompting questions about how it would finance itself. This week, however, Greek leaders on a tour of European capitals sought to allay some of the concerns. According to the Financial Times newspaper, Mr Varoufakis has retreated from the idea of writing off debt, instead suggesting that it could be exchanged for bonds that would be repaid only if the Greek economy grew. The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said the bloc will ""have to adapt a certain number of policies"" to accommodate Greece. Mr Tsipras meets Mr Juncker in Brussels on Tuesday. He will also travel to France to meet President Francois Hollande, whose government has also suggested a softer line on Greece. At the meeting with Mr Renzi in Rome on Tuesday, Mr Tsipras said Europe had to ""put social cohesion and growth before the policies of poverty and insecurity"". Mr Renzi echoed him, saying that the world was ""calling on Europe to invest in growth, not austerity"". However, he did not comment on the details of Greece's proposals. Despite the conciliatory remarks, many hurdles remain. ""Varoufakis is intelligent, but he is underestimating the problems,"" a eurozone official quoted by the Reuters news agency said. Greece still has a debt of €315bn - about 175% of GDP - despite some creditors writing down debts in a renegotiation in 2012. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out debt cancellation, saying creditors had already made concessions. This week, Mr Varoufakis said that he wanted a new plan for fiscal stimulus in place by the end of May, with repayment of existing debt tied to Greece's ability to restore growth. Mr Varoufakis added that he would negotiate separately with the European Commission, the IMF and the European Central Bank but not with officials representing all three - the so-called ""troika"", which he described as a ""committee of technocrats"". The troika agreed a €240bn (£179bn; $270bn) bailout with the previous Greek government. Austerity measures imposed in an effort to manage the debt prompted outrage in Greece and led voters to reject the previous government. Instead, Greeks voted Syriza into power after an election campaign dominated by the party's message of change. In interviews in the German media published on Saturday, Mrs Merkel said she still wanted Greece to stay in the eurozone but did not ""envisage fresh debt cancellation"". Greece's current programme of loans ends on 28 February. A final bailout tranche of €7.2bn was still to be negotiated but the new government has already begun to roll back austerity measures.","Greece 's leaders have received a @placeholder welcome to their reported proposals for a debt deal , ahead of crunch talks with EU creditors .",welcoming,proposed,renewed,bid,guarded,4
"The phrase ""Penny for Scotland"" is, of course, most commonly attached to the proposal by the SNP at the Holyrood elections in 1999 to reverse, for Scotland alone, a cut in income tax announced by the then Labour Chancellor. It was evinced by John Swinney - then and now the head SNP honcho on the topic of tax. Mr Swinney later dropped the plan, arguing that it had been overtaken because Labour had ended up increasing the level of tax paid by people in Scotland. Not, he stressed, because the SNP plan had annoyed voters. Mr Rennie undoubtedly has the Swinney plan in mind with his announcement today. Indeed, he is explicitly challenging the SNP to match his proposal - while stressing that it is different to the Nationalists' former scheme. The Scottish Lib Dem plan, understandably, derives rather from their own party's past. Previously, Paddy Ashdown proposed an increase in UK income tax of one per cent, to be hypothecated to fund education. The policy has also featured in past Scottish Lib Dem discussions. Now Mr Rennie has revived it, founded on a belief - disputed by some - that people in Scotland would be willing to pay more tax if it could be demonstrated that the product would be explicitly devoted to the public good. The Scottish Lib Dem leader says that his plan would raise £475m a year for Scottish education. However, given that schools education is delivered by local authorities, Mr Rennie is not in sole command of such matters - and would not be, even if he were to be elevated to Scottish government office. Despite that, he is adamant that his plan would raise cash for education. Firstly, he notes that substantial elements of the plan would be driven by the Scottish government - such as funding for colleges and the creation of a Pupil Premium, already in place in England, to channel funding to schools which need help to bolster pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. Secondly, he argues that education is the dominant element of council spending - and that local authorities are crying out for cash to improve the system. He believes it would be sensibly spent. Another controversy arises. Would an added tax imposition in Scotland bolster or hinder the economy? Would it be fair and progressive? Crucially, Mr Rennie proposes levying the penny on all rates of income tax right now, from April. He wants to use the Calman powers which permit variation across all bands - without the capacity to differentiate between upper and lower. He will table a Scottish Budget amendment accordingly. Mr Swinney has ruled out such a move on the grounds that it is not ""progressive"", that it does not permit him to levy an extra charge on upper earners while protecting those on lower incomes. To which Mr Rennie says that one penny, generally, is a ""small price"" to pay. Further, he notes that those on top incomes will pay far more - and that the lowest earners are protected by measures introduced at a UK level, under Lib Dem prompting, to increase the salary starting point at which income tax kicks in. That means, he says, that no-one will pay more until they are earning £19k or more, that someone on the median income will pay an extra £2.90 a month and that almost half of the additional imposition will fall upon the richest 12%. If Mr Rennie fails to persuade Mr Swinney to incorporate the plan into his budget for implementation right away, the Lib Dems will include the plan in their manifesto for the May elections, with the proviso that they would then be able to revise it in the light of the new Smith Commission tax plans which allow differentiation across the bands. But it's still a tax increase. A tax increase to be paid in Scotland alone. However modulated, however targeted, it's an increase in taxation. Will voters in Scotland favour that? Right now? Will they vote for it in May? Mr Rennie is adamant that the Penny for Education plan was popular in the past - and will be again. Others incline to the view that people are often keen to see productive investment in education, the NHS or whatever - with the unstated proviso that the cost should fall elsewhere. The anecdotal presumption in some quarters is that some voters may be enthusiastic advocates of tax increases until they pick up their pencil in the voting booth. In which respect, this is a political calculation by the Liberal Democrats. Given their predicament post the UK General Election, they know they need to make an impact. An early impact. Hence the early announcement of this plan. They know they need to set themselves apart from their rivals. Hence Mr Rennie's challenge to his opponents today to state their views on his proposals. It adds yet again to the sense that this will be a different devolved election - one where tax is as prominent as spending.","Penny for Scotland , anyone ? Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats believes that sufficient voters will say Yes to that @placeholder to allow it to attract the title "" popular "" .",vote,bill,law,offer,campaign,3
"It was ""only by chance"" officers were not dealing with a murder inquiry, West Midlands Police said. The 26-year-old woman and child were hit by a silver Vauxhall Vectra as they were crossing Tennyson Road in Wolverhampton at about 6.45pm on Wednesday 2 December. A 27-year-old man has been arrested, the force said. Det Sgt Lisa Tibbitts said the car's front end would have been damaged when the boy ""hit the bonnet"", causing front end damage. She said officers were looking for a ""sporty looking"" silver Vectra with tinted windows. ""If you work at a garage and have recently had to repair a car matching this description then we want to hear from you,"" she added. The woman and boy were treated in hospital for minor injuries.","A woman and an 11 - year - old boy who were hit by a car were "" deliberately @placeholder at "" , police have said .",thrown,stolen,exploded,driven,targeted,3
"Conceived as an epic tale of Shakespearean proportions, the sprawling series charting the highs and lows of Nicky, Geordie, Tosker and Mary transfixed millions of viewers in the mid 1990s. Ambitiously marrying the personal and the political, the programme would follow the Tynesiders from their heady teenage days to a middle age scarred by shattered dreams. But delayed by BBC reshuffles, legal worries and even the emergence of EastEnders, the programme's journey to the small screen was as tangled as the friendships it followed. With the weighty subjects of town hall sleaze, police corruption and slum housing as its backdrop, the nine-part series made household names of Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig, Gina McKee and Mark Strong. ""It chimed with my politics coming from a working class background,"" says Eccleston, who took on the role of idealistic Nicky - a student who drops out of university to lead the fight for change in his home city of Newcastle. Quickly seduced by the promises of smooth-talking politician Austin Donohue, he would devote his efforts to a battle against the establishment and spend decades dealing with the fallout of the rifts it caused. ""I heard stories in my own family about my Uncle Bill being sacked in the 30s, crying in a doorway and being too ashamed to go home, so all that stuff about the Jarrow Marchers resonated with me,"" he says. ""I knew it was epic, I knew we were doing something important. I felt it would have an impact because I knew my mam, dad and brothers would watch it and feel it very deeply. ""And if it was going to affect my family, it would affect families all over Britain."" Raised on the likes of the BBC's hard-hitting Play For Today, Eccleston, who was part-way through shooting the film Shallow Grave, was alerted to the project by the film's director, Danny Boyle. ""Danny said he'd read some scripts called Our Friends in the North, which was a 'state of the nation' piece. I promptly went to a phone box - there were no mobiles - and rang my agent. ""The key scene for me as I read the script was Peter Vaughan's character, Felix, being savaged by one of those pitbull dogs that everybody started buying in the 80s and 90s. ""Felix comes to the door and tries politely to deal with some feral member of the underclass who then sets his dog on him. ""It just shattered me because I knew what [writer] Peter Flannery was saying - this idealistic man who had pleaded the case for the working classes was being brutalised by the failure of the system."" While Eccleston had appeared in ITV crime drama Cracker and the British-made film Let Him Have It, McKee, Strong and Craig were still awaiting their big break. All that would change when Our Friends in the North was broadcast from January to March 1996. ""I had the highest profile, but how things have changed,"" Eccleston says with a laugh. ""Mark and Daniel are major movie stars and Gina's one of the greatest stage actors of her generation so there's a nice lesson in humility for me there. ""It doesn't surprise me. Daniel had a kind of rock star sexual charisma, which was perfect for Geordie, and Mark's an extraordinary character actor. Gina kept us all honest with the truthfulness and delicacy of her performance."" While Mary and Tosker would soon rue a loveless marriage, Craig's Geordie Peacock would head for the bright lights of London to escape beatings from an alcoholic father. The addition of the future James Bond, though, came ""very late"", recalls Flannery, who is taking part in a question and answer session about the programme at the Whitley Bay Film Festival on Friday. ""We had almost cast a Geordie actor then the tape of Danny with an awful North East accent arrived,"" he says. ""He was undeniably magnetic. We thought we'd have loads of work to do on the voice, but the screen lit up when he appeared."" Problems, however, were apparent from the outset of filming. Stuart Urban, one of the series' two directors, was asked to leave 10 weeks into shooting. ""I was devastated by it because it was bad,"" Jarrow-born Flannery admits. ""We were wrong to appoint him, we were rowing all the time on the set. ""I was poisoning it."" Scheduled to helm the final four episodes, Simon Cellan Jones was enlisted to play a bigger role and the opener was reshot by Pedr James - with Flannery taking the opportunity to heavily amend the script. It was a move not without problems. ""There's an opening episode no-one has ever seen, although I've got a copy,"" Flannery says. ""One of the producers came up with the idea of writing a different story as long as it met up with episode two. ""The actors went mad. They said, 'How can you change our characters?' I think they were on episode five by that point."" That things did not run smoothly when the cameras finally began to roll was perhaps not surprising as the adaptation had spent more than a decade in development hell. Flannery penned the story in 1981 while working as a writer-in-residence with the Royal Shakespeare Company. ""I thought don't write a two-hander. Write a big play they can put on - a chronicle of our times."" Initially running from 1964 to 1979, the characters' journey concluded with Margaret Thatcher's rise to power, rather than the TV series which followed the characters up until 1995. First performed in 1982, it came to the attention of the BBC. Flannery's hopes of a hit on the small screen would soon be dashed, though. ""By the time I was delivering it in about 1984/85, it was now a BBC One project and the channel had a new controller, Michael Grade,"" he says. ""He was looking for a soap set in London's East End and that's what he got."" There would be a further false start towards the end of the 1980s when BBC lawyers stepped in over concerns some of the characters were based too heavily on living real-life figures, such as disgraced Tyneside politician T Dan Smith. Flannery would finally resurrect the project as a nine-parter, but almost scuppered its chances in a year-long row with the BBC over varying the length of each chapter. ""It was a monumental struggle - long and painful - but I have no real regrets,"" he says from his Oxfordshire home. ""I created the characters for the stage when I was 28 and didn't finish writing them until I was 44. I couldn't have imagined what would have happened to them in their 40s because I was not that old. ""That was an extraordinary thing to happen."" The series attracted weekly audiences of about six million - twice the number anticipated. Twenty years on, though, how does he view its legacy? ""There are probably six or 10 shows in the history of British TV that stand out and I think Our Friends in the North is one of them along with Cathy Come Home and Boys From The Blackstuff. ""It captured the zeitgeist."" Andrew Collins, film editor at the Radio Times and writer of the Telly Addict blog, shares that view. ""Boys From The Blackstuff, which I agree is magnificent, is definitely a precursor in terms of what British television was still prepared to do. But Our Friends in the North is more ambitious, less of a time-capsule. ""By the time it became a TV drama, Thatcherism had run its course, albeit having reshaped Britain and not necessarily in a good way. Perhaps this was a better time to take stock and look back over 30 years to the optimism of the early 60s, which was now in some ways echoed in the early 90s Britpop movement. ""To end it with [the Oasis song] Don't Look Back in Anger was perfect, I think. You can't really fake that kind of kismet: the song was northern, working-class and looked both to the future and the past. And it's a great track. ""Such things matter with drama that wants to tell big stories and to resonate in the here and now. The personal becomes political, and vice versa, if you can pinpoint a dramatic way of bringing the two together."" While its success ""opened doors"", Flannery believes budgetary concerns and an aversion to risk arguably make it more difficult now than ever for writers to translate their ideas to the screen in Britain. ""The odds are always stacked against ambitious drama,"" he says. ""One person leaves and you lose your champion. ""And these things are expensive. For a long time, if you weren't going to get a sale in America it was pointless asking for anything to get made. ""What I call 'panto dramas' like Doctor Who and Sherlock are massively entertaining and popular, but the broad church doesn't seem to be there anymore. There's no room for an Our Friends in the North. ""I've always said it's just a posh soap opera - but it's a posh soap opera with something to say.""","Tracking the fortunes of four pals across the decades , Our Friends in the North was @placeholder a landmark drama . It is now 20 years since it first aired , but where does it rank among British TV 's greatest hits ?",hailed,staged,struck,engulfed,wearing,0
"The German was just 0.014 seconds quicker than Hamilton despite an error from the newly crowned 2015 champion. There was a hint of the tension between the two when Hamilton complained Rosberg was ""backing me up"" as they prepared for their fastest runs. And they do not appear to have their usual advantage over the rest of the field, with Red Bull and Ferrari close. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was 0.118secs off the pace, 0.093secs ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Media playback is not supported on this device The Mercedes drivers clearly had some more time in hand as both made small errors on their fastest laps, but the same could be said of many drivers on the low-grip surface of the remodelled Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The newly resurfaced tension between the two Mercedes drivers comes after Rosberg was angry at what he described as the ""extremely aggressive"" move with which Hamilton took the lead at the first corner at the title-deciding US Grand Prix a week ago. There was also an incident in the pre-podium room, where Hamilton tossed the second place cap to Rosberg, who promptly threw it back at him. Hamilton has made it clear that despite achieving his lifetime's ambition and clinching a third world title, his desire is unquenched and his immediate target is to win the remaining three races of the season. Complaints about the slippery surface abounded after Friday practice, and the drivers were mollified not at all on Saturday. The aerodynamic excellence of the Red Bulls was underlined in the thin air at 2,300m in Mexico City, with Daniil Kvyat in fifth place. The car was making up in the corners what it was losing down the long main straight. The altitude means that the cars have neither the grip nor cooling they do normally, and the engines are also under extra strain. Local hero Sergio Perez, cheered on by thousands of boisterous fans in the final part of the lap, where the track loops through a baseball stadium, was sixth. Williams's Valtteri Bottas was seventh fastest, ahead of Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz, Williams's Felipe Massa and the second Force India of Nico Hulkenberg. Final practice results Mexican GP coverage details",Nico Rosberg narrowly edged out Lewis Hamilton in a closely @placeholder final practice session at the Mexican GP .,scheduled,crowd,shape,matched,deal,3
"Presenters Clare Balding, Victoria Derbyshire and Emily Maitlis are among those who have signed an open letter to director general Tony Hall. They urge him to ""correct"" the disparity over gender pay, which they say has been known ""for years"". Lord Hall said ""work is already well under way"" to resolve the pay gap. On Wednesday, the BBC revealed the salaries of stars earning more than £150,000. The salaries, published in the corporation's annual report, revealed two-thirds of its stars earning more than £150,000 are male, with Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans the top-paid on between £2.2m and £2.25m. Claudia Winkleman - whose name was not on the original letter - was the highest-paid female celebrity, earning between £450,000 and £500,000 last year. Education Secretary Justine Greening said the BBC's gender pay gap was ""hard to justify"", while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said discrepancies were ""astronomical"". More than 40 signatories include BBC Sport's Sue Barker, BBC Radio 4 Today programme journalists Mishal Husain and Sarah Montague, BBC News and Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce and The One Show's Alex Jones. The report shows ""what many of us have suspected for many years... that women at the BBC are being paid less than men for the same work,"" the letter says. Pay disparities continue ""beyond the list"" of those earning more than £150,000, they add, including in areas of production, engineering, and regional and local media. The letter continues: ""Compared to many women and men, we are very well compensated and fortunate. ""However, this is an age of equality and the BBC is an organisation that prides itself on its values. ""You have said that you will 'sort' the gender pay gap by 2020, but the BBC has known about the pay disparity for years. We all want to go on the record to call upon you to act now."" The women say they are ""prepared to meet"" Lord Hall to ensure ""future generations of women do not face this kind of discrimination"". Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey - who organised the letter and is not on the list of top earners - told BBC Radio 4's BH programme the BBC should ""set a standard"" when it comes to fair pay. ""We are not after pay parity,"" she said, ""it is fairness that we are in pursuit of here, not enormous pay rises."" ""I love what the BBC is meant to stand for - let's show the rest of Britain what this incredible institution can do."" Clare Balding said she became concerned about the gender pay gap in 2010, when after presenting Woman's Hour she realised her pay for the show was ""40% lower"" than similar programmes. ""We are the high earners, that's why we are on the list, but don't tell me that isn't reflected all the way down [the BBC],"" she told the programme. ""It is right through and that's where I think we have got to stand up as the ones who are on the list and say 'hang on, enough, we can help you with this'."" Education Secretary Ms Greening, who is also responsible for women and equalities, told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday it was ""impossible not to be shocked"" by the BBC gender pay gap. She said it was a ""reputational issue"" for the BBC, adding that it was ""very hard to justify"" some of the pay discrepancies. Labour leader Mr Corbyn told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he would be happy to sign the letter, saying the BBC ""needs to look at itself"". But he said problem was broader than just the BBC and discrimination remained a ""serious"" issue in the UK. Marr, who is paid between £400,000 and £449,999 a year by the BBC, said if he was a woman he would have been removed from the TV ""10 years ago"". ""There's a real lack of older women on the screen,"" the 57-year-old said. Responding to the letter, Lord Hall said there would be a ""wider consultation"" over the next two months to address the issue and that he would value the contributions of those who signed the letter. ""When figures are published next year I am confident they will look very different. ""When other organisations publish their gender pay data by next April, I want the BBC to be one of the best performers when comparisons are made. ""But beyond that, over the next three years I want the BBC to be regarded as an exemplar on gender and diversity.""","Some of the BBC 's most high - profile female @placeholder have called on the corporation to "" act now "" to deal with the gender pay gap .",personalities,series,team,group,organisations,0
"Heather Cho demanded the removal of a crew member from a flight last Friday for failing to serve nuts on a plate. Ms Cho, a vice-president of the firm, forced the Incheon-bound flight to taxi back to the terminal in New York. The airline said checking service standards was part of her job, and she had the pilot's backing. But officials said she was a passenger at the time. Local media reports said that a junior attendant had offered Ms Cho macadamia nuts in a bag, instead of serving the nuts on a plate. Ms Cho, daughter of company boss Cho Yang-ho, then questioned the chief flight attendant over in-flight service standards and ordered him off the plane. Korean Air said the plane arrived 11 minutes late, and that the decision to expel the senior flight attendant had been made in consultation with the pilot. The airline told Korea Times that checking of quality of service was one of Ms Cho's jobs, as she is in charge of in-flight service for the carrier. The transport authorities are investigating whether Ms Cho's actions infringed aviation law. ""Even though she is senior vice president at the company, she was a passenger at that time, so she had to behave and be treated as a passenger,"" a South Korea transport ministry official told reporters.",A Korean Air executive is under investigation over claims she @placeholder a plane over the way she was served nuts .,flipped,delayed,lost,feared,delivered,1
"The PFA Scotland player of the year has experienced spells on the sidelines at previous clubs and was part of the Aston Villa squad relegated from England's top flight last season. ""If I can give advice to young players it is to never give up,"" he said. ""People will always pull you down and say you are never good enough."" And Sinclair, who has scored 25 goals so far this term, added: ""The main thing, on a personal level, is that I never gave up and I'm getting the rewards for it now. ""When you've gone through so many tough times in your career, of not playing and getting relegated, I was the one who stayed behind at training and did things at home. Looking back, it was all worth it."" Sinclair, now 28, joined Chelsea at 15 from Bristol Rovers and made a handful of appearances for the first team. In his five years contracted to the Stamford Bridge club he was loaned to Plymouth, Queens Park Rangers, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham and Wigan before signing for Swansea in August 2010. The English winger made more than 90 appearances for the Swans ahead of a switch to Manchester City, but was on the fringes there and was again loaned out, with spells at West Brom and Aston Villa. The pain of relegation with Villa, in his first season there after a transfer from City ahead of season 2015-16, has made the success of his debut season under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic all the more joyful. He said: ""The main thing was to come up here and enjoy my football again and get that happiness back into my life of playing week in, week out and having a manager who believes in me. ""I could have stayed down in England and enjoyed my life and had it all nice and cosy. But I didn't want that, I wanted much more. I've always wanted to be giving more."" Sinclair, who described his player of the year award as ""a great honour"", came off the bench on Saturday as Celtic swept St Johnstone aside. In the second half he replaced the impressive 18-year-old Michael Johnston, who has since signed a three-year deal with the treble-chasers. ""Mikey stepped up,"" said Sinclair of his young team-mate. ""He was fantastic, you could see his confidence. I spoke to him before the game just to say, 'play your own game', because sometimes when you play under-21 level and you come in to the first team you just want to keep it simple. ""But any young player coming into the first team wants to go out there and express himself, and that's what the gaffer brings to any young player who steps up.""",Celtic winger Scott Sinclair says the most important lesson he has learned in football is to always have belief in your @placeholder .,behaviour,future,ability,form,goals,2
"The move comes amid demands from one assembly member for a register of lobbyists in Wales. First Minister Carwyn Jones told AMs on Tuesday that ministers do not meet formally with lobbyists. But Plaid Cymru AM Neil McEvoy said that appeared to be a change in stance from the Welsh Government. The first minister told AMs that the standards commissioner is undertaking work ""discussing with other UK Parliaments their arrangements and how they are working in practice"". The commissioner is due to report to the assembly standards committee, which requested the work, later this month. AMs on the committee are holding their own inquiry into the issue after Scotland and Westminster introduced new rules for the industry. Currently Wales does not have a register of lobbyists. Mr Elias is due to be replaced by Sir Roderick Evans in December. Lobbyists are people hired by a business, an organisation or a cause to advocate their case to legislators. Mr McEvoy has previously said that a register for lobbyists would shed light on who was lobbying for who, and for what. But an earlier report in 2013 suggested there had been no complaints about the practice in Wales. Mr McEvoy told Mr Jones during First Minister's Questions in the Senedd that a minister ""was pictured on Twitter attending an event with a commercial lobbyist"" and that on Wednesday the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children Carl Sargeant ""is a keynote speaker at a commercial lobbyist event"". ""Maybe you can explain to the public and this chamber the contradiction between what you say here, that they don't have access, and what actually is the reality, because we all know they do,"" he said. Mr Jones said: ""Ministers do speak at events that are organised by organisations, but ministers do not have formal meetings with lobbyists. ""If he is saying that no minister should ever meet, either formally or informally, with anybody who is remotely connected to a lobbying organisation, that's just impractical, given the size of Wales."" ""But what we do not do is meet formally with lobbying companies if they seek meetings with ministers. Those meetings never happen on a formal basis."" Mr Jones had said in July that commercial lobbyists do not have access to ministers. Mr McEvoy tweeted after the meeting that there was a ""seeming change of position from the government"". ""Now, it's formal meetings don't take place. Previously, no access.""","The assembly 's standards commissioner , Gerard Elias , is @placeholder how regulations on lobbying are working at other UK parliaments , it has emerged .",showing,leaving,exploring,blaming,risking,2
"But today the government's delayed Psychoactive Substances Act comes into force, introducing powers over what consumers can consume that are as radical and far-reaching as any such legislation ever. The intention is to solve the UK's problems with ""legal highs"" - chemical products not covered by existing legislation that are causing some health and social problems. Legal highs have been implicated in 76 deaths in the last 10 years (31 where they have been the sole cause), the Office for National Statistics said last month. However, that compares to 7,748 deaths involving illegal drugs, which has led some to question whether the government is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Nevertheless, the Home Office's answer to the threat is to make it a crime to manufacture or supply such things. It is clearly impractical to introduce separate bans for every new mind-altering drug that comes along (there are thousands being developed all the time), so the new law pretty much bans everything that can be called a psychoactive substance. It is, basically, a ban on getting high. The story of prohibition over the last 100 years is not a particularly happy one. Banning alcohol in the US in 1920 pushed the trade underground, with criminals selling bootleg booze of dubious or dangerous quality. Some 10,000 people died from drinking poisonous liquor before prohibition was lifted. Many argue the so-called ""War on Drugs"" has done the same: Simply handing the trade to unscrupulous international criminal gangs. Drug deaths in Britain are currently at record numbers. But with no governmental appetite in Britain for decriminalisation or legalisation of drugs, prohibition remains the only response the Home Office is prepared to consider. Ministers' first problem with prohibiting the trade in legal highs has been how to draft their ban so that cunning chemists cannot get round the law by tweaking the make-up of a substance to fall outside the latest list of illicit substances. That's why they ended up with a law that, with a few notable exceptions, bans the manufacture and distribution of everything that is ""capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it"". The notable exceptions include alcohol, nicotine and tobacco - not because they aren't dangerous and psychoactive, but because they are already so intertwined with our cultural and social lives. Foods like chocolate and beverages such as coffee and tea are also exempted for similar reasons. But the law seeks to prohibit the manufacture and sale of products with a ""psychoactive effect"" that may be far milder than a cappuccino or a Snickers bar. Basically, the government is determined to stop people using any substance that causes an alteration in their state of consciousness - unless it is a large gin and tonic or a fat Cuban cigar, of course. But banning almost anything that is ""capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it"" presented ministers with their next problem. How to prove that something does that? My report from Ireland last year alerted many in the UK to a central problem with the law as it had been proposed. The Irish government introduced a very similar blanket ban in 2010. The head shops were closed down but online suppliers moved in and use of new psychoactive substances in Ireland is now the highest in Europe. Police told me they were almost powerless to intervene because prosecutors could not prove in court that a substance was psychoactive. British ministers were questioned about my report and set about trying to prevent similar problems with the courts here. Finding an answer was not easy and the Act was delayed by more than a month while they worked on a solution. Now the Home Office has come up with an answer: in-vitro testing. Since you can't ask real human beings to take every dodgy looking product police seize to see if it has a psychoactive effect, the government has paid a commercial company to do a series of tests on existing legal highs in the lab (in-vitro). The aim is to identify a range of chemical structures that can be shown to bind with cell-based receptors and to which the body then responds. Having isolated a number of what are called Certified Drug Reference Standards (CDRSs), prosecutors will only have to get an expert witness to say that a product contains a known CDRS to prove to the courts that it is psychoactive. Well, that's the theory. But lawyers are already warning that this process has some tricky legal hurdles to clear. The most obvious problem is convincing a judge that something achieved in a test-tube by a private testing company, paid for by the Home Office, will definitely happen in the human body. For example, we know that the blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain and spinal cord from neurotoxins while allowing other molecules to pass through. It is far from clear whether in-vitro testing will be able to show whether the BBB will give a particular chemical passage into the central nervous system. The Home Office tests will not provide information on the potency of a specific compound, either. Indeed, the guidance says this is not possible or necessary, because the law does not differentiate between something that is 100% or 0.01% pure. This means that a product that has such low potency it causes no noticeable psychoactive effect can still be described in law as having a psychoactive effect and banned. Ministers are concerned that some legal highs don't act on the body by binding with receptors - but they want to ban those too. Substances like nitrous oxide and solvents cannot easily be subjected to in-vitro testing, so the guidance says prosecutions should be based on alternative sources of evidence including published literature and witness accounts of behaviour. Defence lawyers might well question whether a paper in a scientific journal and a witness saying the consumer looked a bit dopey is enough to get a conviction. Legal challenges are very likely in the early days of this act. But it may be that over time a body of case-law and accepted science will mean prosecutions act as an effective brake on dangerous new psychoactive products. The more troubling question, perhaps, is whether prohibition will once again hand the trade over to criminal gangs on the dark web, who are much more difficult to control than any High Street trader.","Conservatives are usually opposed to the "" nanny state "" @placeholder draconian new rules on business or banning things that experts think might damage your health .",slapping,organised,impose,lost,side,0
"Remains of the soldiers, who were imprisoned in Durham Cathedral after the 1650 Battle of Dunbar, were discovered in a mass grave in 2013. A minute's silence and a lecture about the soldiers were also held on Friday. The battle took place during the Civil War when English Parliamentarian forces defeated the Scottish army. An estimated 5,000 Scottish soldiers were taken prisoner and marched miles from the south east of Scotland to Durham. Many died en route, some were executed and some escaped but about 3,000 were imprisoned in the cathedral. During the hard winter of 1650-51, it is thought up to 1,700 of those incarcerated there died of malnutrition, disease and cold. The remains of between 17 and 29 soldiers were discovered during work on Durham University's Palace Green Library near the cathedral. They will be reburied in Durham once research has been completed. Professor Stuart Corbridge, vice-chancellor of Durham University, said: ""The plaque will serve as a permanent memorial to the soldiers' presence here on Palace Green."" The plaque is mounted on stone quarried from the site of the Battle of Dunbar and has been placed in the library's cafe courtyard. Another plaque within Durham Cathedral, installed in 2011 in memory of the Scottish soldiers, has also been updated to remove the reference to the soldiers' place of burial being unknown.",A new plaque has been unveiled to commemorate 17th Century Scottish soldiers who died in Durham after being @placeholder in battle .,stabbed,lost,captured,struck,unveiled,2
"Science Vale incorporates Harwell Campus, Culham Science Centre, and Milton Park in south Oxfordshire. The Science Vale Area Action Plan intends to regenerate ""large brownfield sites, such as the former power station site at Didcot A to provide an opportunity to help improve Didcot"". Plans include 20,000 new jobs and 20,000 homes by 2031. The site of the former Didcot A power station, which was demolished in 2014, has been identified as a ""key site"" for growth. Other ""strategic"" sites include Crab Hill, Grove Airfield, Monks Farm, Valley Park, Milton Heights, and east of Sutton Courtenay. The planning policy document was jointly prepared by South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council. The authorities outline a vision of ""diverse, high quality, attractive housing developments"" as part of the expansion. However, they aim to protect the ""distinctive character and heritage of Science Vale's market towns, villages and countryside"". Science Vale is home to major scientific projects such as the national synchrotron Diamond Light Source. The goal is to fill many of the jobs required in the research and development sectors, including space, life sciences, advanced engineering and cryogenics, via local recruitment. The first Oxfordshire University Technical College opens in Didcot in September. A series of public consultations are being held until 17 April.",Proposals to @placeholder one of the UK 's major science hubs include redeveloping the land around Didcot Power Station .,expand,replace,attract,reduce,become,0
"After being mocked on social media for sounding like Phil Daniels from Blur's 1994 hit, Brand has now covered the song. In it he tackles income inequality, corporations not paying taxes and the ""ineffective media"". The Prime Minister David Cameron and leader of UKIP Nigel Farage also get a special mention too. It was Twitter user Dan Barker who began the Parklife meme after noticing the similarity between Phil Daniels and Russell Brand. After his tweet was retweeted thousands of times, people began making vine-mashups, posting 'Parklife' in Amazon book reviews and repeatedly replying PARKLIFE! to anything Brand tweeted. Dan told BBC Newsbeat: ""I enjoyed the video and found it pretty funny, though I'm not totally surprised that a week of difficult brainstorming with his vast PR army, and a Hollywood-sized production budget resulted in a funny response to a mild 140-character observation. ""I was surprised the video content is all about politics and class though. ""The tweet that went viral had nothing to do with either - just an observation about his writing style (though I'm sure the state schools I went to in Whitley Bay would love to be compared to Eton, they were sadly lacking that kind of money). ""If I'm honest I think he's done a great job of turning it round from a PR point of view, and hopefully boring people so much with the word 'PARKLIFE!' that it may limit the amount of times people shout it at him in future."" Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube",Russell Brand has now @placeholder his own version of Parklife .,praised,released,celebrated,begun,opened,1
"Media playback is not supported on this device In the contest of the championships so far, Muir led through the first lap before slipping back as the pace dropped. With 30m to go, the 24-year-old Scot had battled back into contention only to be overtaken by American Jenny Simpson and South Africa's Caster Semenya in the final strides. ""I gave it everything I could,"" said Muir, who missed out on bronze by seven hundredths of a second. ""I tied up in the last 15 yards. I knew it was close. It happened so late in the race. I couldn't react, but I wouldn't have been able to because I was so tired."" Media playback is not supported on this device With Ethiopian defending champion Genzebe Dibaba nowhere and the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan, fastest woman in the world this year, tying up at the death, it was a frenzied end to a race as messy as it was thrilling. Muir's fellow Briton, Laura Weightman, crossed the line in sixth place. Minutes earlier, Olympic champion Omar McLeod had given Jamaica its first gold medal of these championships as he powered to 110m hurdles gold. But it was the 1500m that had the capacity crowd on its feet, and while Muir's effort was brave, there will be debate about whether her tactics were the right ones for the occasion. After a first lap of 65 seconds she slowed it down to 71secs on the next, with Hassan and Simpson coming past her as she ceded control. At that stage Olympic 800m champion Semenya was way back, but the South African used her speed in the home straight as USA's Simpson once again timed her own effort to perfection as Dibaba went backwards. McLeod, 23, a sub-10 second runner over 100m flat, had held off Sergey Shubenkov by a tenth of a second in 13.04secs, with Hungary's Balazs Baji in bronze. Shubenkov is competing here as a neutral athlete, one of 18 Russians cleared by the International Association of Athletics Federations' doping review board following the World Anti-Doping Agency report into their nation's state-sponsored doping programme. But there was no fairytale return to this stadium for American 2012 Olympic champion Aries Merritt, who had a kidney transplant operation two years ago. Media playback is not supported on this device Yulimar Rojas won Venezuela's first ever World Championship gold as she held off reigning champion Caterine Ibarguen in a see-saw triple jump final. Rojas' 14.91m in the penultimate round stole back a lead that Ibarguen had herself taken back with her third-round 14.89m, the Colombian going close again in the final round only to come up three centimetres short of gold. There were hopes within the British team that Sophie Hitchon might replicate or even improve upon the hammer bronze she won at the Olympics a year ago. But with Poland's double Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk, responsible for the 13 biggest throws of all time, taking the most predictable gold of the championships with her fifth-round 77.90m, Hitchon's final round throw of 72.32m was her biggest of the night but enough only for seventh. The 26-year-old from Blackburn struggled to hold back the tears afterwards, her personal disappointment also bad news for a team that have already seen medal hopes Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Holly Bleasdale and Andy Pozzi miss out. ""I felt like I was in better shape and if I had the rhythm I had in qualification, you don't know what could have happened,"" said Hitchon. ""Of course I am [going to beat myself up about the result], that's part of my personality."" Media playback is not supported on this device World and Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk set up his bid for double gold as he won his 200m heat, Danny Talbot running a new personal best with an identical time of 20.16secs in second. ""I think I'm in the best shape of my life, so I'm just trying to go with it,"" said Talbot. ""I'm very grateful to be in the position I am."" Van Niekerk goes for 400m gold on Tuesday night, but the South African's great rival Isaac Makwala, the fastest man in the world this year, now has only the one-lap event in his sights after being struck down by food poisoning before his own 200m heat. Britain's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake went through as an automatic qualifier after winning the seventh heat in 20.08secs, his compatriot Zharnel Hughes joining him as fastest loser. British team captain Eilidh Doyle and Meghan Beesley both moved into the 400m hurdles semi-finals, but Jack Green is out after coming home fourth in his semi-final in 49.93 secs. Paula Radcliffe, marathon world record holder: ""Regarding Muir's tactics, it's so hard when you're in that situation and racing - you're the only one who can make those decisions. It nearly paid off."" Brendan Foster, Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist: ""A race plan with a second lap of 71 seconds isn't a brilliant race plan in my view. It can play into the strength of the sprinters. Muir's running in the last 400m was strong, she went a bit fast on the final bend which took a bit out of her. She was unlucky."" Darren Campbell, Olympic 200m silver medallist: ""The reality is that Mo Farah has the only medal. He is retiring from the track. What are we pinning our hopes on? Some guys have made finals. That is good for next time. But we have got something wrong. If medals are not won, the funding is cut. All this stuff the young athletes have been given will go.""",Britain 's Laura Muir just missed out on a 1500 m medal as Kenya 's Faith Kipyegon won a showdown every bit as tight and dramatic as @placeholder .,points,hosts,finished,billed,conditions,3
"After a poor opening day 75, McDowell has rediscovered some good form with back-to-back rounds of six under par. He fired five birdies in a row on Saturday to finish the day on eight under for the tournament, 10 shots behind leader Gary Woodland of America. Waterford's Seamus Power is in fourth place on 15 under after a round of 64. Defending champion McDowell just made the cut on two under on Friday after a much-improved second round in Playa del Carmen. Starting on the 10th tee on Saturday, he birdied two of his opening six holes but dropped his only shot of the day on the par-four 16th. A flurry of birdies on his back nine helped him move up the leaderboard to eight under and into a tie for 32nd place. McDowell has had five top-10 finishes in 2016 but some poor results this year has seen him fall to 81 in the world rankings.",Graeme McDowell carded a 65 for the second day running in an @placeholder defence of his PGA Tour title in Mexico .,estimated,attempted,offer,open,encouraging,4
"Kym and Mark Field's son Alfie was taken to intensive care immediately after delivery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge last December. The inquest in Huntingdon heard opportunities to deliver him sooner were missed during a two-hour window. Alfie's parents said his loss was ""heartbreaking"". ""Words cannot describe how devastated we are by Alfie's death. It's like a nightmare, but you never wake up,"" they said. Mr Field said knowing his son could have lived ""was by far the hardest outcome"". ""It just put me into such a bad place on that day, to realise it wasn't genetics... knowing he was perfect in every way up until about two hours before he was born,"" he said. Of the staff at Addenbrooke's, Mrs Field said: ""You trust them the minute you walk through the door, with your life and your baby's life, and that everything will be ok."" The couple only realised mistakes had been made when they requested copies of Mrs Field's and Alfie's health records a few weeks after his birth. The hospital later admitted there was a breach of duty in so far as the CTG trace (fetal heart rate) was misinterpreted which led to a delay in Alfie's delivery. ""He was perfect -  we got 36 hours with him and you have to be grateful for what you do have,"" Mrs Field said. A spokesman for the hospital said it expressed ""deep regret"" to Alfie's family and apologised for the treatment during labour. ""We take this matter very seriously, and a thorough investigation has been carried out to ensure lessons are learned and changes of practice have been made,"" he said.","A newborn baby with severe brain damage would not have died had doctors @placeholder his heart rate problems during labour , a coroner has ruled .",saved,lost,treated,spotted,fixed,3
"A report said restoring the Grade II-listed pier would have cost more than £15m. Conwy council had a £600,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to investigate the feasibility of restoring the pier. A group set up to help restore the pier said it will fight the demolition. The 113-year-old pier has been closed since 2008, and its condition has been deteriorating. The council signed a deal to purchase the pier in 2012, and was awarded a lottery grant in May to start restoration work. But it said that it would have to find more cash so that even planning of the restoration work could continue. On Thursday, councillors voted to begin the process of demolishing the pier which hosted performances from entertainers including Morecambe and Wise, Harry Secombe and musician Elvis Costello. In an emotive debate in the council chamber the pier was referred to as both an important part of Colwyn Bay's heritage and a ""white elephant"". Councillors were told that for the first phase of the project to go ahead, an extra £264,282 must be found, but the total cost of restoration was likely to be more than £15m. Ronnie Hughes, the council's deputy leader said: ""Nobody is saying where the extra money is coming from. Sometimes its better to pull out and not to mislead people"" But councillor Bob Squire said there was ""a massive groundswell of public opinion to save the pier, which can't be ignored"". ""The pier is part of Colwyn Bay's heritage.  If we don't pursue the grant, we'll never know what might have been,"" he said. Councillors had six options to consider, including demolishing the pier, carrying on with the restoration, and restoring only the decking but not the pier pavilions. But they were told that all the options would cost money.  Officials said that even doing nothing would leave the council with an annual bill of £53,000 to keep the pier safe, and other emergency works needed carrying out. Opponents say they will fight the demolition, firstly by opposing the pier losing its listed status. Gavin Davies, director of Shore Thing which was set up to help restore the pier, said: ""We should not give up on the pier.  It may be impossible, but we don't know that yet.  Local opinion supports restoration, and we need to do something. ""There are no grants for heritage destruction, and it may take years to de-list the pier.  I urge you to have faith."" The pier's former owner, Steve Hunt, was sitting in the public gallery during the debate. A legal battle between him and the council is continuing, with both sides claiming they own it. Afterwards, Mr Hunt said: ""No-one can do anything until the legal case is settled, and that isn't due to be heard until June of next year. ""This could take years to unravel.""","Colwyn Bay pier is to be demolished , councillors have decided bringing a five - year saga over its @placeholder to a close .",future,existence,construction,legitimacy,ability,0
"Nakhon Chompuchat, who is representing two Burmese men accused of the murder, said the victims' friends ""should know many things"" about what happened. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on a beach in Koh Tao on 15 September. Suspects Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21, are awaiting trial for the killings amid criticism of the police case. The migrant workers from Myanmar - sometimes known as Burma - could face the death penalty if found guilty. BBC south-east Asia correspondent Jonathan Head said prosecutors were ready to put the men on trial, two months after their arrest. Under Thai law suspects can be held for a maximum of 91 days before facing formal charges. Our correspondent said: ""Despite the claim by the Thai police that they have built a perfect case against the two Burmese defendants, the prosecutor has rejected the police dossier several times, saying it needed improving."" Officers in the country have been accused of poor collection of evidence, reluctance to investigate influential families on Koh Tao and allegations they tortured the suspects to get confessions. Mr Chompuchat said he was appealing to any friends of Miss Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby or Mr Miller, 24, from Jersey, who may have information to come forward. ""Their friends should know many things about this to prove the true situation,"" he said. But the lawyer claimed witnesses were scared to come forward, adding that he had also requested information from a British police team which travelled to Thailand to observe the investigation, and from the British pathologists who examined the bodies after they were repatriated. Post-mortem examinations found Mr Miller died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge died from head wounds. The two men accused of the killing are also charged with conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to rape and robbery. Failure to seal off the crime scene after the killings and early claims by the police that no Thai person could have committed such a crime have attracted criticism. Mr Zaw's mother has said her son is being made a ""scapegoat"" by police and the case has been fixed.",Friends of two British tourists killed in Thailand earlier this year are being @placeholder to come forward as witnesses .,linked,referred,offered,held,urged,4
"They say they have had more than 100 offers from people with holiday accommodation in places including Cornwall, Scotland, Cyprus and Ibiza. Other donations include counselling sessions, beauty treatments and meals. Kay Gilbert and Angie Mays from Ilfracombe set up the Facebook campaign and said they had been ""overwhelmed"". Ms Gilbert said the pair ""just wanted to do something to help"". ""We've had quad bike adventures, meal vouchers, photography shoots, hair cuts, beauty treatments, counselling, it's just amazing,"" she said. More on the holiday offers to Grenfell victims, and other Devon news ""They've been so generous, we have had so many offers."" Louise Downs, who owns a one-bed holiday flat in Ilfracombe, is backing the Grenfell Tower Holiday Appeal campaign, which was launched on Sunday. She had already filled her flat with free stays for emergency services staff in November but has extended the offer to December and January. ""I just thought they needed a break and I've had a really good response,"" she said. Hetty Thompson, who is offering her Bridgerule holiday let, added: ""The support from those in London has been amazing, but I think it's really important for people to realise how much all our hearts around the country and the world go out to them. ""If anyone from further afield is able to offer something to help, however small, let's just do it."" Derrick Wilson of the Tabernacle Christian Centre is also supporting the campaign. He said: ""It's a brilliant idea and I'm sure it will be appreciated."" The scheme was created for residents of the tower block fire but has been extended to emergency services workers. A Fire Brigades Union spokesperson said: ""This is a wonderfully kind gesture for firefighters who have undertaken utterly courageous work in very difficult circumstances.""","Two friends are @placeholder free holidays for people made homeless by the Grenfell fire , as well as emergency service workers who helped the victims .",giving,awarded,organising,set,celebrating,2
"His investment in terror imbued the collective Spanish psyche with a determination never again to undergo such civil conflict or to suffer another dictatorship. That remains the case to this day, exactly 40 years after his death. However, unlike Hitler's Germany or Mussolini's Italy, where external defeat led to denazification processes, there was no equivalent in Spain - and the shadow of his regime still bedevils politics. Franco's vengeful triumphalism had been fostered in the military academies, where officer cadets were trained to regard democracy as signifying disorder and regional separatism. As the dictatorship was rapidly dismantled, some of its senior military defenders did not share the massive political consensus in favour of democratisation and so endeavoured to turn back the clock at several moments in the late 1970s and, most dramatically, in the attempted coup of Colonel Antonio Tejero on 23 February 1981. After the defeat of the coup in 1981, the attitudes of the armed forces were changed by Spain's entry into Nato in 1982, which shifted their focus outwards from their previous obsession with the internal enemy. Scarred by the horrors of the civil war and the post-war repression, during the transition to democracy Spaniards rejected both political violence and Franco's idea that, by right of conquest, one half of the country could rule over the other. However, what was impossible in a democracy was a counter-brainwashing. Moreover, especially in his later years, Franco did not rule by repression alone: he enjoyed a considerable popular support. There were those who, for reasons of wealth, religious belief or ideological commitment, actively sympathised with his military rebels during the civil war. Then, from the late 1950s onwards, there was the support of those who were simply grateful for rising living standards. Although in the many national, regional and municipal elections that have been held in Spain since 1977, openly Francoist parties have never gained more than 2% of the vote, a residual acceptance of the values of the Franco dictatorship can be found in the ruling conservative Popular Party and its electorate. Accordingly, no government has ever declared the Franco regime to be illegitimate. It was not until 2007 that the Law of Historical Memory made tentative efforts to recognise the sufferings of the victims of Francoism. Equally slow has been the process of removing the symbols of the dictatorship, the Falangist equivalent of the swastika - its emblem of the yoke and arrows - on church walls, street names commemorating Franco's generals and, above all, the huge basilica and towering cross of the Valley of the Fallen where the dictator is buried. Call for removal of Franco's remains from Valley of Fallen UN presses Spain over Franco-era crimes and mass graves Fate of Franco's Valley of Fallen reopens Spain wounds Today, along with the still open wounds of the civil war and the repression, two other shadows of the dictatorship hang over Spain - corruption and regional division. The Caudillo's rigid centralism and its brutal application to the Basque Country and Catalonia had left more powerful nationalist movements there than had ever existed before 1936. The democratic constitution of 1978 enshrined rights of regional autonomy for Catalonia and the Basque Country with which the right has never been comfortable. Mass pressure in Catalonia for increased autonomy met with an intransigence that has fuelled a campaign for independence. Drawing on a residual Francoist centralism, the Popular Party has fomented hostility to Catalonia in particular for electoral gain. The consequent divisiveness, at times bordering on mutual hatred, is one of the most damaging legacies of Francoism. The other is the corruption that permeates all levels of Spanish politics. Needless to say, there was corruption before Franco and corruption is not confined to Spain. Nevertheless, it is true that the Caudillo used corruption both to reward and control his collaborators. Recent research has uncovered proof of how he used his power to enrich himself and his family.  In general, the idea that public service exists for private benefit is one of the principal legacies of his regime. It will thus be many years before Spain is free of Franco's legacy. Paul Preston is Professor of Contemporary Spanish Studies at the London School of Economics and leading writer on Franco. Among his books are Franco: A Biography and The Spanish Holocaust",Spain 's Gen Francisco Franco fought a brutal war against democracy with the aid of Hitler and Mussolini and thereafter presided over a regime of @placeholder terror and national brainwashing through the controlled media and the state education system .,religious,cloth,state,breathing,school,2
"Agriculture Minister Joyce was elected leader of the Nationals party unopposed in a ballot in Canberra on Thursday. Mr Joyce made headlines last year when he threatened to put down actor Johnny Depp's dogs after they were brought to Australia illegally. He described the promotion as an ""awesome responsibility"", and vowed to fight for regional Australia. ""People in the weatherboard and iron, people in the brick and tile, those on the farm, those on the coast, who are saying these are the people that we have an expectation will represent us,"" he said. Mr Joyce was born in the country town of Tamworth and worked as an accountant before entering politics. Assistant Health Minister Nash will be elevated to deputy Nationals leader. A ministerial cabinet reshuffle is expected in coming days.","Australia will @placeholder in a new deputy prime minister , Barnaby Joyce , following Warren Truss ' retirement .",reveal,follow,swear,continue,call,2
"US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case. He said he would release a record of the meeting to the US Congress if they requested it. The news comes amid reports Mr Trump tried to influence an investigation into his team's dealings with Russia. US media have quoted a memo by former FBI director James Comey that reportedly says Mr Trump asked him to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Moscow. The fallout from both issues continues to consume Washington, with moves by Democrats to launch an independent commission starting to gather momentum. As for Mr Trump, he told US Coast Guard Academy graduates in Connecticut: ""No politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly."" Mr Trump met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak at the White House last Wednesday. The meeting came amid an ongoing FBI inquiry and congressional hearings into possible Russian influence in the 2016 US election. It also came a day after Mr Trump dismissed Mr Comey from his post. On Monday, the Washington Post, followed by a number of other US outlets, said Mr Trump had given the Russian officials information relating to the Islamic State group (IS) that could have endangered the source of the information. The information was reportedly deemed so sensitive it had not been shared with key US partners, let alone Russia. Mr Trump later defended his right to share the information, and his national security adviser HR McMaster said the president's actions were ""wholly appropriate"". On Wednesday, Mr Putin joked that the meeting did not unfold as had been portrayed. ""I spoke to him [Lavrov] today,"" he said. ""I'll be forced to issue him with a reprimand because he did not share these secrets with us."" While in charge at the FBI, Mr Comey was heading an investigation into possible Russian influence on the US election. The Russia story has already claimed one victim - Mr Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was fired after misleading the government over his meetings with Mr Kislyak. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Mr Comey wrote a memo following a meeting with the president on 14 February, saying that Mr Trump had asked him to close an investigation into Mr Flynn's actions. He reportedly shared this memo with top FBI associates. ""I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,"" the president told Mr Comey, according to accounts of the memo. ""He is a good guy."" Mr Comey did not respond to his request, according to this account, but replied: ""I agree he is a good guy."" The FBI chief was later fired by Mr Trump. The official reason was over his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while at the state department. But Mr Trump said in an interview last week that ""this Russian thing"" was on his mind as he made the decision. The White House denied the allegation that Mr Trump had tried to influence Mr Comey. ""The president has never asked Mr Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn,"" it said. A White House official also pointed out that acting FBI director Andrew McCabe had testified last week that there had been ""no effort to impede our investigation to date"". The Senate's Intelligence Committee said it had asked Mr Comey to appear before the panel to testify, and had asked the FBI for all relevant documents, including the memo. House Oversight Committee chair Jason Chaffetz, a senior Republican, said the memo and related documents ""raise questions as to whether the president attempted to influence or impede the FBI's investigation"". On Wednesday, the Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, said it was crucial to let investigations run their course before rushing to judgment. But Democratic members of the House of Representatives said they would try and force a vote to create an independent commission into the Russia ties. Two Republicans backed the move, they said. Adam Schiff, the highest-ranked Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said this intervention by Mr Trump, if confirmed, amounted to ""interference or obstruction of the investigation"". The key legal statute is 18 US Code Section 1512, which contains a broad definition allowing charges to be brought against someone who ""obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so"". It has been pointed out that Mr Trump did have the legal authority to fire Mr Comey, but there is a legal precedent for otherwise lawful acts to be considered an obstruction of justice if done with corrupt intentions, the New York Times says. Legal experts have told the Washington Post that that is not clear in this case as intent is difficult to prove. However, former federal prosecutor Samuel Buell told the Times: ""The evidence of improper purpose has gotten much stronger since the day of Comey's firing. ""Trump has made admissions about that. And we now have evidence that he may have indicated an improper purpose previously in his communications with Comey about the Russia investigation."" The ""i"" word - impeachment - has already been broached. If this were a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, articles of impeachment would likely be in the drafting process. Republicans still call the shots in Congress, however, and it's a significant leap to get them to abandon the Trump presidency and any hope of advancing their agenda for the foreseeable future. For the rank-and-file to turn on the president will require them to admit their complicity in a failed presidency. You can't help feeling that the Kremlin is loving this. As the US administration - and the US superpower - staggers from one crisis to the next, Russia is watching and revelling in a political rival tearing itself apart. President Putin's comments today on America were full of sarcasm and patronising put-downs. He said he was ready to provide the US Congress with a transcript of Foreign Minister Lavrov's conversation with President Trump. But that was surely just another dig at America. He will know that it will take more than a transcript on Kremlin-headed notepaper to make this crisis go away.",Vladimir Putin has waded into the @placeholder row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia .,growing,heated,process,force,race,0
"The claim was made by the presidents of the Royal Society, the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences. Sir Paul Nurse, Lord Stern and Sir John Tooke said scientific collaboration would be damaged by a ""Yes"" vote. The Scottish government said links would continue under independence, with plans for a common research area. In a joint letter to The Times newspaper, the three academics also claimed that maintaining existing levels of research in Scotland would cost Scottish taxpayers more should the country leave the UK. They wrote: ""Scotland has long done particularly well through its access to UK research funding. ""If it turns out that an independent Scotland has to form its own science and research budget, maintaining these levels of research spending would cost the Scottish taxpayer significantly more."" They went on to state that the strong links and collaborations which exist across the UK ""would be put at risk"", with any new system aiming to restore these links ""likely to be expensive and bureaucratic"". The presidents wrote: ""We believe that if separation were to occur, research not only in Scotland but also the rest of the UK would suffer. ""However, research in Scotland would be more vulnerable and there could be significant reductions in range, capacity and critical mass."" However Academics for Yes, a pro-independence group which comprises 60 academics from Scottish universities, said a ""Yes"" vote would protect the country's universities and allow research priorities to be determined. Its spokesman, Professor Bryan MacGregor from the University of Aberdeen, said: ""On the one hand, we have the UK and England contexts of cuts in research and science funding, high student fees with unsustainable loan funding, an immigration policy that is preventing and deterring international student recruitment and the possibility of an exit from the EU and its research funding. ""And, on the other, we have a Scottish government committed to funding research, to free access to universities for residents and to attracting international students. ""People may be unaware of the existing scope of international collaboration in the funding of research, not least between the UK and Ireland which have a number of agreements  through the research councils, as does the UK and several other countries. And other countries do likewise. ""The European Research Council allocates billions of Euros according to quality of the research, and there are international collaborations such as CERN. Scottish independence would not make any difference to such activities."" Earlier this year a group of 14 clinical academics and scientists put their names to an open letter raising ""grave concerns that the country does not sleepwalk into a situation that jeopardises its present success in the highly-competitive arena of biomedical research"". But the Scottish government, which currently provides about a third of research funds, has argued there is no reason why the current UK-wide structure for funding could not continue post-independence. In a recent paper on the future of higher education research it argued that independence would give Scottish universities more opportunities for global collaboration and promotion. Responding to The Times letter, a Scottish government spokesman said: ""The Scottish government has already shown our commitment to research through increased investment since 2007 and we will continue to support research in an independent Scotland providing levels of public investment in university research which enable our universities to remain internationally competitive. ""With independence it will continue to be in the interest of both Scotland and the UK to collaborate as part of a single research area. ""Scotland currently contributes substantially to UK Research Councils' funding through its share of UK tax receipts and, with independence, we will negotiate with the UK government a fair funding formula for Scotland's contribution. ""We will also ensure there is no adverse funding impact from Scotland's transition to independence and, indeed, believe that independence will bring opportunities for increased research funding through wider collaborations with partners in Europe and beyond, facilitated by our greater presence and profile on the world stage.""","Medical and scientific research across the UK would suffer if Scotland votes for independence , according to the @placeholder of three academic institutions .",consensus,size,heads,number,freedom,2
"The entire frontage of the home in Cheltenham collapsed and garden walls were flattened. The attack on the home on Tewkesbury Road took place early on Wednesday evening. A lorry, thought to be the one used, was later found burnt out in a field off nearby Withybridge Lane, Gloucestershire Police said. According to the Land Registry, the house is owned by John Connors, who was jailed in 2012 with four other members of his family, after being found guilty of keeping a private workforce. In 2014 he was ordered to pay just over £300,000 as part of a proceeds of crime hearing. The house was put up for sale earlier this year, but the estate agent dealing with the sale was unable to tell the BBC whether it had yet been sold. Gloucestershire Police said enquiries were ongoing. BBC Radio Gloucestershire reporter David Smith said: ""It's quite a sizeable house, a nice house, with gable windows built into the roof. ""Now the entire ground floor has gone. There is nothing left of it. There is brickwork all over the floor.""",A lorry was used to deliberately @placeholder the front of a vacant detached house in Gloucestershire .,surrounding,carrying,abandoned,snatched,destroy,4
"These children were tough. Even though they were play fighting they were still knocking lumps out of each other, tripping over stones and a broken pavement slab, not a word of complaint or tear shed. I wondered how my own children would have fared in amongst them. I was sitting in a park near my hotel opposite the bus station. Orange plastic netting kept people off the open spaces. I was told that a few weeks ago, before it was put up, hundreds of migrants and refugees had camped out here before it was cleared. Police patrolled up and down as I sat there. The family in the park were waiting for a free bus service to take them back out of the city to camps on the outskirts. I'd seen them earlier in the day at an aid post a couple of streets away. It was on the second floor of an old book store. Downstairs it was crammed with men, mostly young, crowding around a TV screen or waiting a turn on a computer. The centre is run by many charities and organisations working together. Here people can contact their families or research the latest on borders crossing routes. Upstairs was the family area. Hot, crowded and very noisy. The volunteers were constantly winding their way through the cramped rooms to help, playing with balloons with young children or helping mothers find a space to feed their babies discreetly. While I was there, one woman just broke down in tears. A volunteer told me the woman was simply overwhelmed by her plight. She was comforted and then she seemed to apologise for breaking down. As she wiped her tears away and hugged her child, another family wound their way up the stairs, new arrivals, wide-eyed and bemused. Just some of the 300 arriving in Serbia every day. In the past couple of months severe border restrictions have been enforced to the north of Serbia. That means the country is becoming a bottleneck and many agencies are predicting a second wave of migrants and refugees. At the moment they say they are struggling to cope. One aid worker told me that they just have to take it day by day and hope for the best, hope that more help will come soon.",A Scottish charity is loading up another two trucks full of clothing and blankets to @placeholder to Serbia as aid agencies are predicting a second wave of migrants and refugees in the Balkans . Agencies operating there fear the local authorities will not have the resources to deal with it . BBC Scotland 's Cameron Buttle has been to Belgrade to see where and why the aid is needed .,listen,send,respond,flee,continue,1
"Steven McKinnon, 44, died in hospital two days after he and his stepson were allegedly set upon at the Durham Ox pub in Leicester last June. Ross Lowndes, 27, Gurdev Sangha, 24, Phillip Merry, 28 and Eugene Bell, 29, are all accused of murdering Mr McKinnon. The four men, on trial at Nottingham Crown Court, deny the charges. The dead man's wife, Clare McKinnon, told the court: ""I saw someone - I now know to be Eugene Bell - and said, 'why the hell are you hitting my son and my husband?, and they said, 'they were being loud'."" The court heard that Mr McKinnon's stepson, Cortney Hughes-Smith, had been asked by Mr Lowndes to leave the pub for allegedly taking a drink off the bar. CCTV footage played to the court showed Mr Lowndes being ""chased off"" by pub revellers before the attack. William Harbage QC, prosecuting, said Mr Lowndes returned to the pub with Mr Bell, Mr Merry and Mr Sangha. Mr Merry punched Mr Hughes-Smith in the face before the others joined the attack on him and Mr McKinnon. Mr McKinnon, of Uppingham Road, Leicester, suffered a fractured skull and bleeding around the brain, from which he died. Mr Lowndes, of Windley Road, Leicester; Mr Sangha, of Overdale Avenue, Leicester; Mr Merry, of Pinewood Avenue, Leicester; and Mr Bell, of Helmsley Road, Leicester; deny murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The trial continues.","The wife of a man who died after being attacked outside a pub told a court he was @placeholder for "" being loud "" .",targeted,treated,criticised,dismissed,labelled,0
"Stafford Hospital, which was renamed County Hospital, was at the centre of a £6m public inquiry into care failings. Overnight closures at the hospital began in 2011. The Liberal Democrats said Westminster should not tell local areas how to run hospitals. UKIP said the timing of the pledge would leave a ""bad taste"". Labour said the Conservatives were attempting to ""pre-empt"" their plans for the A&E at the hospital. The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which ran the hospital, went into administration in April 2013. The hospital is now run by a new trust. Campaigners from Support Stafford Hospital Group camped on fields opposite the hospital from July until January as a protest over the removal of services. Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt made a ""commitment to the people of Stafford"" on a visit to the town. ""I would only ever agree to something that is clinically safe - however, it is the ambition of a future Conservative government to bring back 24 hour A&E,"" he said. Responding to Mr Hunt's comments, Phil Bennion, former Liberal Democrat MEP in Staffordshire, said: ""We want healthcare that's high quality, local, and available to everyone who needs it. ""But we also don't believe that Westminster should tell local areas how to run their hospitals and wider healthcare provision - especially if the resources needed aren't made available."" A UKIP spokesman said: ""The Tories have had years to sort this out, and then to make a promise not two weeks from election will taste very bad for the people of Staffordshire."" The Labour party accused Mr Hunt of making a ""desperate dash to Stafford to pre-empt [the] release of Labour's fully costed, timetabled plan for restoration of services at Stafford Hospital"".","A&E services will be @placeholder through the night in Stafford as soon as it is "" clinically safe "" if the Conservatives are elected , the party has promised .",restored,held,called,working,spent,0
"Twenty years. Gone, just like that. Telfer was in his 50s then and he's pushing 77 now. Time has flown but the man hasn't changed, not his passion for rugby at any rate, not the hours he spends watching it and thinking about it, no matter where it's happening or at what level. Three hours in the Scotsman's living room throws up all sorts of discussion. Vern Cotter? He's a big fan of the Scotland coach. Twickenham? Less so. ""An intimidating concrete jungle."" Eddie Jones, England, the Lions, the future of the game? He's got plenty to say, put it that way. The Six Nations is almost upon us. Scotland have not won a championship since Telfer was coach - and that was in a different millennium. In the 17 years since his side won the Five Nations, the Scots have finished bottom four times and second from bottom seven times. In the past decade they have won 20% of their matches in the Six Nations. Telfer sees some light in the tunnel. He's seen it before, it's true, and it's turned out to be an oncoming train. Will it be different this time? Those who have been around a while will tell you about the similarities between Telfer and Cotter as coaches - intense, driven, relentlessly striving to be better. Telfer is an admirer of the New Zealander. He says he's brought clarity where before things were clouded, he's inherited decent players and he's made them better, he's brought in new ones and has created a steelier culture. ""I think he's done a remarkable job,"" says Telfer. ""He's got a clear message. The players know exactly what they're supposed to be doing individually and collectively. ""The New Zealanders talk about producing good rugby players but also about producing good men. That's what he's doing. ""He's a journey back to the old type of coach, a hard man who understands the Scottish philosophy. Scotsmen will run through brick walls for you if you treat them properly and if they're the right type. He would find the Scottish players' attitude refreshing. When I heard he was leaving, I was disappointed."" Telfer talks about Cotter's developing culture, the emergence of Jonny Gray, the improvement in Richie Gray - ""Richie was just wandering about for five or six years"" - and the development of Scotland's attack. The loss, through injury, of WP Nel could be a major blow, he says. Scotland have precious little depth in the front row now. He used to think Nel was ""just another South African who failed to make the grade"" but he has come to admire him as a player. ""In the modern game you have to have a very good set-piece and you need a strong tight-head who can be the cornerstone of the pack and we haven't had that in Scotland for a few years, so that's a big blow,"" remarks Telfer. Zander Fagerson, it has to be said, has been excellent for Glasgow of late. He's concerned also that Scotland's leadership hasn't fully matured. He says: ""There's still a bit to go. We play Ireland first. Finn Russell up against Jonny Sexton, a superb player, so in control. Finn has got all the bits and pieces to be a very good player but sometimes he doesn't control a game as I think he should. He needs three or four more years."" As an analyst and lover of New Zealand rugby since the 1960s, Telfer can give you chapter and verse on Ireland's victory over the All Blacks in Chicago in November. ""Ireland will be very close to being favourites to win the title,"" he says. ""They're used to winning and pose a great threat. They don't make mistakes. They can control the ball and they've enough match-winners who can take the game by the scruff of the neck.  They've got great depth as well. Scrum-half Conor Murray is excellent, a great general. ""If I was down to my last fiver I'd back my own country. Heart over head, possibly. Media playback is not supported on this device ""France are getting better and they have a coach now who understands what rugby is about. If we're at our best in France we could win, but it depends how France come back after playing England. If they're battered and bruised and the crowd get at them, they'll have to play well in Paris to keep their season going. I hope the resurgence in France is just a little bit premature. If we win one of the opening two we'd be doing well."" Scotland host Wales in the third round of games. They haven't beaten them in nine years. Like many games in the Six Nations there is a Lions sub-text. If there's going to be a semi-respectable contingent of Scots on the Lions tour then games like this have to be won. ""The way things are looking, Ireland and England have players that will be automatic. In the past there was a core of Welsh players that were automatic, but it's not so obvious this time. ""Some of their best players - Leigh Halfpenny, Jamie Roberts, Sam Warburton - are dropping down even in the Welsh pecking order. We have to win that game. And it's very winnable."" If Scotland's record against Wales is lamentable, their history at Twickenham is a horror story. They haven't won there since 1983. As if that wasn't grim enough, they also lost that epic World Cup quarter-final against Australia there. To Scots, this is rugby's biggest graveyard, protected by all manner of ghosts. ""Eddie Jones doesn't want to beat teams, he wants to demolish them, which I find a bit disappointing,"" says Telfer. ""To me, he's building his whole team on set-piece and the building of the attack comes secondary. Having coached Australia and Japan you would have thought the opposite would be the case. The way he speaks, it's a bit like Donald Trump. He wants to be the big man, you know? ""His goal is to win the World Cup in 2019 and so far it's gone well, but I think he could be a little more circumspect, show a bit more respect for the opposition. He doesn't seem to show much respect and it could come back to bite him. ""Twickenham, I find intimidating, the whole atmosphere is intimidating, there's so many of them, three tiers of them. If you ever think about wanting separation from England just sit 10 minutes in Twickenham and listen to them. ""They think they're superior and a lot of them will come from the south-east, bags of money and bags of this and bags of that. They don't really appreciate the other team. In France they just boo the other team, in Argentina they boo the other team, in England it's just disdain. 'Why are we playing these plebs?' I don't like Twickenham; a concrete jungle, nothing attractive about it at all."" Can anybody beat England? He thinks France will give them a rattle and that Ireland could topple them in Dublin on the final weekend. ""We've been talking about having three wins for years, but it's possible. I think this is the best Scottish squad since 1999. I've a feeling Vern is going to get some reward for the work they've done."" Telfer tells me his Lions Test team. With a laugh, he adds they can win in New Zealand - ""as long as they pick the team I've chosen"". ""If we can match the All Blacks up front, in contact and set-piece, we have the quality behind [the scrum] to win the series,"" he says. ""I don't think New Zealand rugby is nearly as strong as the rest of world thinks. They're definitely going back. If we've ever had a chance of beating them, it's this time."" There are caveats. Fitness of the players after a long season, a crazy match schedule, two Tests at Eden Park in Auckland, where New Zealand's record is incredible, and he's unconvinced about Gatland's coaching back-up. He says Gregor Townsend was right to turn them down in favour of touring with Scotland but would like to have seen Cotter deployed as forwards coach. How many Scots? ""If we get five or six we'd be doing well. Jonny Gray will definitely go, WP Nel would have gone - and still might go - Tommy Seymour, Stuart Hogg. If Duncan Taylor plays well in the Six Nations he might make it. But we won't get players because we've beaten Italy in the last game. We need big wins."" You know he'll be watching, Every minute, every hour, day or night. Same as it ever was.","June marks the 20th anniversary of the most spine - tingling rugby @placeholder that 's ever been caught on camera - the soaring ' This is your Everest , boys ' address by Jim Telfer to his pack of forwards before the first Lions Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 1997 .",speech,moment,play,video,series,0
"The bull seal, who is surrounded by females on the Norfolk coast, has a deep neck wound but vets do not want to approach him during breeding season. The RSPCA said he did not appear to be in ""imminent"" danger, but they hoped to remove what was believed to be the embedded netting in January. It said it did not want to disturb the mothers while they nursed their pups. The public beach at Horsey, about 12 miles (19km) from Great Yarmouth, has had breeding grey seal colonies since 2003, according to the Friends of Horsey Seals. Peter Ansell, chairman of the group, which patrols the beach to try to prevent people disturbing the animals, said: ""The poor old boy does look pretty gruesome. ""At this time of year, all the bulls want to do is dominate their competitors and mate, so he's among the ladies and full of testosterone. ""You could never catch him and if you tranquilised him with a dart there's a risk he could bolt into the sea, lose consciousness and drown."" Read more on this and other news from across Norfolk He said the breeding season would not finish until mid-January. An RSPCA spokeswoman said they wanted to remove any netting, but the bull still seemed ""strong and mobile"". ""Although we are concerned for the seal's welfare, he does not appear to be in imminent danger,"" she said. ""We have to be very cautious as we do not want to disturb the pups and nursing mothers. ""As soon as it is safe to do so, once the pup season is over, we are planning to try to catch him so we can remove the netting from his neck.""","A seal thought to have been @placeholder by netting might have to wait for weeks before being treated , a charity said .",rejected,wounded,infected,detained,trapped,1
"26 April 2016 Last updated at 16:22 BST The crowding turned into a crush and 96 people died, with hundreds more being injured. It was the biggest tragedy in British sporting history. Families of the people who died have campaigned for many years to find out what happened on the day of the disaster. Now the results of a special investigation, called an inquest, have been announced. It says that the police, ambulance service and other organisations made mistakes that led to the disaster. It also says that the fans were not to blame. Ayshah's been looking at what happened on that day.","On 15 April 1989 , at an FA Cup semi-final , Liverpool supporters gathered on the terraces of Sheffield Wednesday 's @placeholder , Hillsborough Stadium .",ground,vehicle,history,stand,life,0
"She criticised Russia and China for vetoing three resolutions that would have increased pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But the US envoy said the post had been ""the best job I've ever had"". Ms Rice is leaving the ambassadorship to become President Barack Obama's national security adviser. Mr Obama has nominated Samantha Power, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former White House adviser, to replace her. Ms Power must now be confirmed by the US Senate. 'Moral, strategic disgrace' The departing US ambassador described her time at the UN as ""a remarkable period"", but said she regretted more was not done to stem the bloodshed in Syria. ""I particularly regret that the Security Council has failed to act decisively as more than 90,000 Syrians have been killed and millions more displaced,"" she said. ""The council's inaction on Syria is a moral and strategic disgrace that history will judge harshly."" On Wednesday the UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll was even higher than the UN figure used by Ms Rice, putting it at 100,191. More than 36,000 of those killed in the 27-month conflict were civilians, it said, including more than 3,000 women and more than 5,000 children under 16. It cautioned that the true number of combatants killed could be twice what it had documented due to both sides' secrecy in reporting casualties. Ms Rice said the council's failure to act could not be laid at the feet of the United States. ""I don't know how in any circumstance one could ascribe that to a failure of US policy or US leadership,"" she said, ""when the vast majority of the council was ready and willing to move ahead."" Russia and China used their Security Council veto powers once in 2011 and twice in 2012 to prevent the body from adopting resolutions that condemned the violence in Syria, demanded an end to human rights violations by Syrian government forces, and threatened non-military sanctions. The Russians criticised the resolutions as tantamount to taking sides in a civil war. Despite Ms Rice's criticism of Russia on Syria, she said it was not inevitable that ""complex and multifaceted"" relations between the two countries should sour. ""On issues as important as Iran and North Korea, and many others, we have been able to find common ground,"" she said.","Susan Rice has called the UN Security Council 's inaction on the Syrian war "" a stain "" on the body , in final remarks as US ambassador to the @placeholder .",organisation,country,vatican,uncertainty,assembly,0
"I have spent a lot of 2015 watching all these developments, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Russia. The images of would-be migrants landing exhausted from boats or trudging along dusty roads in the hope of finding refuge and prosperity have tended to dominate our memories of this year. Yet not every refugee is fleeing persecution.  In the Libyan capital, Tripoli, I visited a prison for captured migrants. They were men in their twenties and thirties, mostly from West Africa and Pakistan, who had been trying to get to Europe for work. Alongside them were several people-smugglers whom the Libyans had captured. One I interviewed had been in charge of a boat which sank with the loss of 700 lives earlier in the year. Now he faced a long prison sentence. ""If you could see inside my heart,"" he said, ""you'd see the pain and sadness there."" Maybe he even meant it. Much of my year was taken up with events in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the systems left by the Americans and British have been under increasing threat. In May, the capture by IS of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, was deeply shocking, and demonstrated the savage effectiveness of the IS policy of butchering their prisoners: the Iraqi soldiers just ran for it. Baghdad itself still seems completely secure, but nervous. The new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, an impressive and active-minded man, was optimistic when I interviewed him immediately after the fall of Ramadi. ""I assure you we'll get it back soon,"" he said. ""What are we talking about - months?"" ""No, no, I'm talking about days now."" ""Days?"" ""Yes."" Much of Ramadi has indeed been recaptured, with significant gains coming in recent days - but it is seven months since it fell. In Afghanistan I watched the advance of the Taliban in Helmand province and elsewhere. Yet I was struck again and again by the differences between the Taliban and IS, which is getting a foothold in Afghanistan. That has brought it into conflict with the Taliban, who have now sent some of their best fighters to combat them. A senior Taliban figure, Manam Niazi, told me in September he was confident that Taliban fighters who had gone over to IS would soon return. That hasn't yet happened either. In Libya the inability of the two rival governments, one in Tripoli and the other in Tobruk, to agree a coalition has also let IS in. There is as yet no sign that IS is taking the country over. But the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011 has opened the door to every form of instability. In July I watched the chaotic proceedings in Tripoli as nine of his followers were sentenced to death and others to long terms of imprisonment. Still, Tripoli itself remains quiet, though kidnappings for ransom are on the rise. Almost exactly a year ago I travelled to Moscow for President Putin's annual press conference.  It was a bravura affair lasting four hours, in which journalists could ask him anything, from his policies on Ukraine to how much he earns and who he is dating. I asked a question that I hoped might show which way Russia would be heading in 2015. It did. Would Mr Putin, I asked, take this opportunity to tell the West that he didn't want a new Cold War? Any Western leader would have used it as a chance to turn on the charm. Not so Vladimir Putin. ""Russia,"" he said sternly, ""has indeed contributed to the tension that we're seeing in the world, but only in the sense that it's protecting its national interests more and more robustly….  It's all about protecting our independence, our sovereignty, and our right to exist."" Some of what has happened in 2015 was affected by Mr Putin's obsession with making Russia feel like a superpower again. It became clear that his takeover of Crimea in 2014 is now permanent.  I went back to Crimea in March, and found it was entirely quiet. Sergey Aksyonov, whose alleged gangland connections didn't prevent Russia from making him Crimea's prime minister, put it bluntly:  ""Crimea will never be part of Ukraine. The decision has been made once and for all."" People there do indeed seem to have accepted the switch from Ukrainian to Russian ownership. International sanctions over Crimea are making life increasingly hard for ordinary Russians. But in 2015 Russia came back into the mainstream of international politics. In October I saw Vladimir Putin brilliantly take control of a summit in Paris between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine. It was supposed to be about Ukraine, but it became a platform for Mr Putin to line up with Western countries in attacking IS in Syria. It was a clever stroke - but will it help to destroy IS? In Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Libya, IS has moved ahead this year. But in spite of the chaotic responses there, I suspect that a new and often mutually hostile coalition that includes the West, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia will start to make inroads into IS's achievements in 2016.","This has been , above all , the year of the migrant . But it has also been the year of so - called Islamic State ( IS ) . And it has marked a major turnaround in President Putin 's international @placeholder .",region,position,activities,reputation,unit,1
"It said the failure meant such sites pose an unknown risk to the population. The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (Comare) investigated radium contamination at Dalgety Bay in Fife. Members said the Scottish government should consider building an offshore barrier on the affected coastline. The source of the radiation at Dalgety Bay is thought to be luminous instrument dials from aircraft which were buried in the area after the Second World War. The instrument dials on the aircraft had been illuminated by paint containing radium-226. The planes were stationed at the nearby HMS Merlin airfield, which was commissioned in 1939 as a Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard and decommissioned in 1959 before being sold off in the 1960s. In its report, Comare said contamination at the beach in Fife posed a potential risk to public health and could get worse unless action was taken. In addition to the option of an offshore barrier, the report recommended that children should not dig on the beach, additional warnings should be posted at the site and further research should be carried out into the effect of the contamination. The report said a lack of records of the amount of radioactive material brought onto the site meant that it was not possible ""to determine the radioactivity remaining or to estimate the longevity or magnitude of the associated hazard"". The committee said it was ""unlikely that there is a current significant risk posed by airborne contamination"" but that more work was needed to determine the risk posed by skin contact, particularly for young children. Representatives of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), Public Health England and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have observer status at Comare meetings. An MoD spokesman said: ""The advice from Public Health England, formerly the Health Protection Agency, has consistently been and following consideration of this report, continues to be, that the risk to the local community at Dalgety Bay from the presence of radium is very low. ""The government is committed to ensuring that those living locally continue to receive the best possible advice which is why we have worked closely with COMARE to ensure the report's findings are based on the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available. ""Over the last two decades the MoD has worked closely with Sepa, the Scottish government and the Dalgety Bay Forum to manage the site so that the local community can continue to safely use the bay. ""A report setting out remediation options was published earlier this year and next month the MoD will publish a long term solution for the bay, setting out how all parties can best manage the site in the future."" The Scottish government criticised the MoD for allegedly delaying publication of the report. Scotland's Public Health Minister, Michael Matheson, claimed the delay represented ""a lack of transparency on behalf of the MoD and suggests a disregard for the concerns of the local community at Dalgety Bay"". He added: ""The report confirms that it is very unlikely that there is a link between elevated rates of particular cancers at Dalgety Bay and the radioactive contamination. ""This is welcome, and I hope it offers some measure of reassurance to the community of Dalgety Bay. ""Nonetheless, the report does conclude that the contamination poses a public health risk, particularly through possible skin contact and ingestion. ""While the warning signs and access restrictions applied at the beach should minimise these risks, these measures cannot be permanent."" He added: ""The report makes a number of important recommendations about managing this in the long term, including that effective remediation of the affected area is undertaken as soon as possible. ""Sepa have been working with the MoD on the development of remediation options, even while the report remained unpublished, and so I am expecting the MoD to start to implement a long term solution shortly.""","It is unacceptable that the UK does not have comprehensive records of @placeholder potentially contaminated with radiation , a report has said .",products,land,gains,leaving,words,1
"The 41-year-old, a five-time winner at the Crucible, was beaten 13-10 by Ding Junhui in a captivating quarter-final. O'Sullivan was ""disappointed"" to lose but insisted he enjoyed the tournament and playing in a ""fantastic match"". He said: ""I love what I do so why would I not do it? The real love is getting your cue out of the case."" But O'Sullivan's season and tournament have been characterised by controversy. Media playback is not supported on this device Following his first-round win over Gary Wilson, he claimed to have been bullied by snooker bosses, an accusation strongly denied by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn. O'Sullivan's gripes with the sport's authorities date back to January when he publicly criticised a referee and swore at a photographer during the Masters. That Masters victory was the only tournament win for O'Sullivan this season, although he has made three ranking event finals. At the Crucible, only Steve Davis, a six-time world champion, and Stephen Hendry, a seven-time winner, have more titles. And one more ranking-event success would also see him move second on the all-time list with 29, seven behind Hendry. He said: ""I have had the best year of my life and have not won many tournaments, and I think 'how does that relate?' Media playback is not supported on this device ""But I have never been one for chasing records and I won't stop playing because I am not winning tournaments. I will keep playing because I love playing."" The continued growth of the game in the Far East has also presented O'Sullivan with more opportunities. ""I do a lot of exhibitions,"" he added. ""I like to entertain and put on a good show and I like to enjoy myself. In a world where everything is so serious I like to make it fun. ""China has great offers coming through. I hope to spend a lot of time playing in events. I see myself spending more time in China than I do here."" Meanwhile, Hearn - who said O'Sullivan's claims of ""bullying and intimidating"" were words that were ""alien"" to him - announced an increase in tour prize money for next season, going up up £12m from the current £10m, with an aim to reach the £20m mark. The winner of the 2017 World Championship will receive £375,000. That will rise to £425,000 in 2018 and £500,000 the following year. Hearn also said entry fees for playing in ranking tournaments would be abolished for tour players.",Ronnie O'Sullivan says he has no intention of @placeholder and does not care if he fails to win another World Championship .,words,retiring,culture,winning,colour,1
"Graham Jenkins, who lived in Cwmafan, Port Talbot, died in his sleep aged 88 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease a number of years ago. He was the youngest of the 13 children born to Burton's mother, Edith Jenkins. She died soon after he was born. Mr Jenkins is survived by his wife Hilary, 86, and two sons Richard and Alun. His funeral will be held at Margam Crematorium on Thursday. Mr Jenkins's niece Sian Owen said: ""We've had comments whether the crematorium will be big enough for the funeral. ""He was brilliant, kind hearted, a real gent."" Burton's daughter, Kate, is among those who will attend the funeral. After the death of his mother, Mr Jenkins was brought up by one of his brothers, while Richard, who was the 12th-born child, was raised by his sister. Mr Jenkins had worked as a market inspector in Port Talbot, manager of Afan Lido, and latterly as a sports organiser for the BBC in London. He had also lived in Guernsey before moving back to south Wales. On a local website, Mr Jenkins recalled competing against his famous brother in the Eisteddfod: ""Rich won, even though I was told I had the sweeter voice, however Rich had the stage presence. ""I cried over this and Rich kindly shared his winnings with me.  "" He also wrote that he acted as a stage double for Burton, adding, ""at one time I had to kiss Elizabeth Taylor"". Burton, who was famously married twice to film star Taylor, died in 1984.","The last surviving brother of the late Hollywood actor Richard Burton has died , his @placeholder has confirmed .",force,group,family,side,team,2
"Stephen Harding, 54, was suspended three years ago after allegations of perjury and committing acts against public justice were made against him. He was acquitted of all charges in 2014 but later failed in a bid to stop disciplinary action taken against him. In November 2015, a court hearing was told Mr Harding had become ""severely depressed"". The doctor's report said it was due to prolonged stress over the past four years, the court heard. During his suspension Mr Harding, from Glen Vine, received his annual salary of about £160,000 a year. John Quinn has been acting attorney general for over two years. The position is a Crown appointment and not a government post. By virtue of the position the attorney general has a seat on the Isle of Man's Legislative Council but cannot vote. The attorney general is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the UK's Secretary of State for Justice.","The Isle of Man 's attorney general has @placeholder on the grounds of ill health , Government House has announced .",revealed,denied,failed,retired,lost,3
"""It is beyond dispute at various periods of its long history that Tibet came under differing degrees of foreign influence: the Mongols, the Gurkhas of Nepal, the Manchu emperors of China and the British rulers of India all played their parts. At other periods in the plateau's history, it was Tibet which exercised power and influence over its neighbours - including China. It would be hard to find any state in the world today that has not been subjected to foreign domination or influence at some era in its history. In Tibet's case the degree and duration of foreign influence and interference was relatively limited."" ""Traditional Tibetan society - like most of its Asian contemporaries - was backward and badly in need of reforms. However, it is completely wrong to use the word ""feudal"" from the perspective of medieval Europe to describe traditional Tibetan society. Tibet before the invasion, in fact, was far more egalitarian than most Asian countries of that time. Hugh Richardson, who spent a total of nine years in Tibet as Britain's last and independent India's first representative, wrote: ""Even communist writers have had to admit there was no great difference between rich and poor in [pre-1949] Tibet."" ""An internal Chinese military document states that from 1952 to 1958, the People's Liberation Army crushed 996 rebellions and killed over 10,000 Tibetans in the north-eastern region of Kanlho. Golog, another Amdo area, saw its population halved from an estimated 140,000 in 1956 to about 70,000 in 1964. Referring to this area, the late Panchen Lama [the second most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama] told Beijing's leaders: ""If there was a film made on all the atrocities perpetrated in Qinghai Province, it would shock the viewers. In Golog area, many people were killed and their dead bodies rolled down the hill into a big ditch. The soldiers told the family members and relatives of the dead people that they should celebrate since the rebels had been wiped out. They were even forced to dance on the dead bodies."" ""The '59 uprising against Chinese rule was a people's movement to resist all the changes the Chinese Communist Party were introducing in Tibet. In the 17 Point Agreement signed between Tibet and China in 1951, the Chinese Communist Party promised that in return for Tibet coming to the fold of motherland, China would not change Tibet's traditional social system or tamper with the powers of the Dalai Lama. Both these promises were not kept, and the introduction of collectivisation and other aspects of the social system in Tibet forced the Tibetans to rise up."" ""In the early 1980s, a liberal policy was introduced in Tibet. This policy dismantled collectivisation and there were plans to withdraw 85% of the Chinese cadres working in the Tibet Autonomous Region. This policy was aimed at letting Tibetans govern themselves. However, in 1994, all these liberal measures were withdrawn and a new policy called ""grasping with both hands"" was implemented in Tibet. This policy continued Tibet's economic development while reimposing political repression targeted at undermining Tibetan culture and Tibetan Buddhism. The widespread protests in Tibet are Tibetans' resistance to this hardline policy.""","The Dalai Lama 's director of @placeholder , Thubten Samphel , outlines the Tibetan government - in - exile 's stance on the China - Tibet issue .",information,water,history,cliff,district,0
"These are people who have either engineered airline IT networks or actually worked on British Airways' systems in the past. What I've heard is a lot of confusion and scepticism at the idea that a local power surge could have wreaked such havoc. There is also confusion as to why back-up systems didn't do their job. Only the people in the room know exactly what happened, so these views are based on the information made public, and bucketfuls of IT experience, including at BA. One put it like this: ""BA has two data centres near Heathrow, about a kilometre apart, so how could a power surge affect both?"" Then there are all the fail-safes in place. The two data centres mirror each other I'm told, so when one collapses the other should take over. All the big installations have back-up power. If the mains fails, a  UPS (uninterruptable power supply) kicks in. It's basically a big battery that keeps things ticking over until the power comes back on, or a diesel generator is fired up. This UPS is meant to take the hit from any ""surge"", so the servers don't have to. All the big servers and large routers, I'm told, also have dual power supplies fed from different sources. I'm also told that, certainly a while ago, they used to have regular outages to confirm all the back-up bits were working. And daily inspections of the computer room. There is no reason to think these were stopped. It's not even clear who was monitoring the system at the crucial time. Was it a contractor? How much experience did they have? The point is this: certainly up until a while ago, British Airways' IT systems had a variety of safety nets in place to protect them from big dumps of uncontrolled power, and to get things back on their feet quickly if there was any problem. I'm assuming those safety nets are still there, so why did they fail? And did human error play a part in all this? British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz told me recently that the company has launched an exhaustive investigation into what went wrong, although no-one can say when it will report back, and whether the findings will ever be made public. If BA wants to repair its reputation, its owner IAG needs to convince the public that making hundreds of IT staff redundant last year did not leave them woefully short of experts who could have fixed the meltdown sooner. And that it won't happen again - at least not on this epic scale. Mr Cruz was adamant, by the way, that the outsourcing did not contribute in any way to this mess.","I admit I 'm no IT expert , but over the past few days I 've @placeholder to plenty of people who are .",dared,designed,spoken,exposed,subjected,2
"It is a subject which had attracted more questions than answers - hundreds were submitted to the BBC. On Monday the government released a 15-page document outlining some of the detail of their plans. BBC Reality Check has pored through the details and returned to your questions with some answers. Yes, Irish citizens residing in the UK will not need to apply for settled status to protect their entitlements as the UK Government are committed to protecting the Common Travel Area arrangements. The residents who have ""settled status"" will be treated the same way as UK nationals in terms of benefits, pension, social security and access to public services. But under the UK proposal, ""settled status"" would not give citizens the same family or legal rights they currently enjoy. For example, income tests would be applied for those who want to bring non-EU family members to the UK. And the European Court of Justice would no longer guarantee EU citizens' rights. The EU wants to preserve all these rights and this will be an important subject of the EU-UK Brexit talks. The UK document proposes that it should remain. If a child is born in the UK after a parent acquires settled status, the child would automatically become British. The lawyer advising us said: ""The following question relating to children of EU nationals and citizenship is difficult to answer as UK nationality law is a very complex area. ""The scenario in the question raises numerous further questions. To be able to advise definitively we would need to know when the child was born in the UK (before or after the parent acquired settled status in the UK) as a child born in the UK after a parent acquires settled status would automatically become British. ""Separate to this, the child may also have become British after 10 years of residence in the UK, which would negate the need for registering as British."" Those with ""settled status"" will be provided with a residence document of some kind. Yes, he/she will still have to apply for the ""settled status"" but the government says it would make the application process ""as streamlined as possible for those who already hold such documents"". Yes, it will be lost, unless you have ""strong ties"" in the UK, the UK government paper says. They will also be allowed to stay. Those who arrived less than five years before a cut-off date will be able to apply for settled status once they reach the five-year total, providing that falls within the two-year grace period which will start after the cut-off date. The UK proposed 29 March 2017 as the earliest cut-off date and the day the UK exits the EU as the latest. Those who don't reach the five-year total within the grace period will be able to apply for a temporary residence permit. If you still haven't reached the five-year total after the end of the grace period, your situation will depend on the new rules, which are yet to be decided. Yes, they would. The UK is a member of the EU until it withdraws so the freedom of movement rules will apply until then. The UK government says the European Court of Justice will not have jurisdiction over EU citizens' rights. The EU demands that it does. This will be an important sticking point in the Brexit negotiations. Once the UK leaves the EU, any future government will in principle be able to propose amendments to the rules, and the UK parliament would decide on the new law. You can buy property and retire anywhere in the world, subject to the rules of the country you are retiring in. So, you'll be able to do that, but we don't know what your exact rights will be until the UK and EU conclude the citizens' rights negotiations. Your wife, as a family member of an eligible EU citizen who has been resident in the UK before we leave the EU, will also be eligible to apply for settled status with you, provided that she too meets the settlement criteria and has been in a genuine relationship with you while resident in the UK. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter","Over a year after the referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union , Theresa May has @placeholder to clarify plans regarding the future of EU citizens living in the UK .",continued,written,warned,sought,helped,3
"CAR President Francois Bozize reportedly asked the neighbouring country for help after his own army failed to repeal the attack. The rebel coalition accuses Mr Bozize of failing to comply with the terms of a peace treaty signed in 2007. The CAR has had a series of rebellions and coups since independence in 1960. In the process, Chad has intervened several times in CAR, the BBC's West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy reports. The nation helped Mr Bozize when he took power nine years ago and again in 2010, when he was fighting some of the rebel groups who are now on the offensive again. The Seleka rebel coalition - formed by breakaway factions of three former armed groups - accuses the president of not honouring a ceasefire deal pledging the release of political prisoners and payment for fighters who lay down their arms. The alliance has threatened to overthrow the government if Mr Bozize fails to enter discussions. About 20 vehicles of heavily armed Chad soldiers crossed into CAR on Tuesday to help stop the rebel advance taking place only 300km (185 miles) from the capital, Bangui, our correspondent says. The alliance now controls the towns of Ouadda, Sam Ouandja and Ndele, a major route linking the CAR to Sudan, Cameroon and Chad. On Tuesday morning, it also captured the diamond mining town and military base of Bria. Government troops tried to repel the attack launched at dawn, but were later forced to retreat. Around 15 soldiers are reported to have been killed during the clashes. ""We couldn't stand there doing nothing in front of this rebel advance,"" a senior government official told the Reuters news agency. ""The president contacted his counterpart in Chad, who immediately agreed to help us put a quick end to this adventure."" In the last two weeks, the rebels have stepped up their offensive against government military positions. Mr Bozize has been in power since leading a coup in 2003 and winning the elections in 2005 and 2011. The 2007 accord with his government led to rebel forces being integrated into the army. But some of the rebels have since deserted and taken up arms again. The CAR is rich in mineral resources, including gold and diamonds, but its population is extremely poor.","Chad has sent troops to the Central African Republic ( CAR ) to fight rebels who have seized Bria , a key mining town in a diamond - rich @placeholder .",region,deal,form,contest,class,0
"James Harris Jackson, 28, is said to have taken a bus from Baltimore to New York with the intention of targeting black men. When he came across Timothy Caughman, 66, he allegedly stabbed him in the chest and back. Mr Caughman was pronounced dead in hospital. His alleged assailant walked into a Times Square police station about 24 hours later and was arrested on suspicion of murder. He is said to have told officers that he had harboured feelings of hatred towards black men for at least 10 years. The ex-serviceman is believed to have travelled to New York on 17 March, and booked himself into a Manhattan hotel. Assistant Chief of Police William Aubry said he had walked the streets in a long coat, which hid the 26in (66cm) sword, and came across Mr Caughman while the victim was collecting bottles for recycling from rubbish bins. ""The reason he picked New York is because it's the media capital of the world and he wanted to make a statement,"" Mr Aubry said. Investigators said they believed the suspect was considering other attacks, but surrendered after noticing his photo in media reports. He had been captured on CCTV footage near the crime scene. Mr Caughman's Twitter profile describes him as a ""can and bottle recycler"" and autograph collector. His posts show his interest in music and films. James Harris Jackson served in the US Army from March 2009 to August 2012 and worked as a military intelligence analyst, the army said. He was deployed in Afghanistan from December 2010 to November 2011. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the attack in a statement. ""We are a safe city because we are inclusive. We are a nation of unrivalled strength because we are diverse,"" he said. ""No act of violence can undermine who we are.""","A white US Army veteran with a hatred for black people travelled to New York City and @placeholder a black man before killing him with a sword , police say .",confronted,mounted,murdered,secured,wounded,0
"Arsenal's own point effectively means they will finish third behind champions Chelsea and Manchester City - but the celebrations all belonged to Sunderland as manager Dick Advocaat completed the recovery he has engineered since succeeding the sacked Gus Poyet. Media playback is not supported on this device On a night low on quality but high on the sort of tension these relegation struggles provide, Sunderland missed chances - with striker Steven Fletcher the main culprit - to avoid the desperate closing phase that saw them survive a series of last-ditch penalty box scrambles. Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon was a heroic figure as he produced a series of fine saves and handled with complete assurance in what must have been an excruciating last few minutes for the thousands of Sunderland fans who had travelled to north London. All the worries disappeared at the final whistle as Advocaat joined his joyous players on the pitch in front of their supporters, the veteran former Netherlands coach now a Wearside hero. And, with survival guaranteed, Sunderland's fans turned up the heat on their Tyneside rivals as they chanted: ""Are you watching Newcastle?"" The Magpies, who host West Ham, will fight it out with Hull City, who welcome Manchester United, to avoid relegation on Sunday's final day of the Premier League season. Sunderland and Advocaat must now decide whether to continue their successful relationship - but whatever happens he is assured of his place in Black Cats' folklore after taking them to safety. They only needed a draw to ensure Premier League survival and their first-half mindset reflected their objective as they dug deep defensively to frustrate Arsenal, with Gunners' manager Wenger an increasingly agitated figure. Jack Wilshere did penetrate the blue wall of defiance but Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud were unable to take advantage, both unable to hit the target from presentable positions. Advocaat made two changes for the start of the second half, sending on Fletcher and Jack Rodwell for Danny Graham and Connor Wickham. Media playback is not supported on this device The result was a more positive approach that brought three chances that should have been taken, two for Fletcher and one for Patrick van Aanholt, but Arsenal keeper David Ospina saved to keep the nerves of the travelling thousands from Wearside on edge. As the game became stretched, Arsenal had opportunities of their own and Pantilimon excelled with saves from Giroud's flick and an athletic stop to save Kieran Gibbs' header. Fletcher, however, was misfiring badly and was the villain again with two more misses that betrayed his lack of confidence. The Scot raced clear on to Defoe's flick but his over-elaborate attempted finish made life easy for Ospina, before the striker missed his clearest opportunity yet, scuffing over from six yards when Van Aanholt's mishit cross turned into a perfect pass. It must have been agonising for the watching Sunderland fans and they survived another scare when Jones, facing his own goal, headed Aaron Ramsey's cross against the bar. Sunderland survived several scrapes inside their own six-yard area before the final whistle was the signal for wild celebrations among those who had travelled from Wearside.",Sunderland secured Premier League safety with a magnificent display of defensive determination and @placeholder to get the point they needed at Arsenal .,set,climb,ability,determination,organisation,4
"Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat from El Paso, and Will Hurd, a Republican from San Antonio, had their flights from Texas to Washington DC cancelled due to heavy snow in the capital. The two men, who did not know one another well, decided to share a car and make the 30-hour drive. They livestreamed much of the trip on Periscope and Facebook Live. O'Rourke called it ""the longest bi-national congressional live town hall in the history of the United States"". They used the time to interact with their constituents and share their views on hot button political issues, from immigration (both men live along the US-Mexico border) to the terrorist threat posed by the so-called Islamic State (Hurd is a former CIA analyst.) It wasn't all high-level policy debates. The men sang along to Willie Nelson, The Clash and Buddy Holly, and made several stops for coffee, burritos and donuts. Votes in DC were scheduled for 630pm Wednesday night. The men left San Antonio at 7am on Tuesday and stopped in Nashville at 3am the next morning, after a day spent on the road and on camera. ""The last couple hours were tough,"" O'Rourke told the audience. ""You stuck with us, kept us company, suggested songs for the playlist, gave us some good questions. Settled the pie v cake dispute,"" he said, referring to a battle of dessert supremacy that ignited a lively debate. While travelling, they received phone calls from current and former members of congress, including House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore, and retired Majority leaders Bill Frist and Tom Daschle. The current elected officials who called in were asked to talk about a programme they were working on in Congress - and who they would choose as a bipartisan road-trip buddy. ""Joe Kennedy would be a good one - he'd have some good  Kennedy family history and is a great guy,"" said Republican Randy Webber. Though O'Rourke and Hurd both oppose President Trump's plan to build a wall along the Texas-Mexico border, they differ on several key issues. ""Beto likes to get the tank down close to E before we fill up,"" Hurd, who had a more conservative petrol policy, told viewers. O'Rourke also prefers to drive without stopping, while Hurd favours more pit stops. ""Will wanted to stop at every school house along the way,"" and engage the students, O'Rourke said, but school schedules and their tight timeline made such a request impossible. ""It would have been fun, man!"" Hurd insisted. The men were not above stunts to boost their ratings - or ease the monotony of the road. ""We're at 600 live views,"" O'Rourke said on Wednesday morning. ""We peaked early at 750 when Will was doing 20 push-ups in the Pilot gas station parking lot in cowboy boots."" As the day went on, viewership grew to as many as 4,000 viewers, helped by interviews the men gave to news programmes and shares on social media. They attracted comments from India, the UK and Philippines. With three hours and thirty minutes left before votes in the House, their GPS showed them three hours away from Capitol Hill - but they would be driving through Washington during rush hour. At 5:51pm local time, they arrived in front of the Capitol building, having reached their destination ahead of schedule and together. ""We always talk about the things that divide us, when we could be talking about the things that unite us,"" Hurd said during the trip. ""Even if we do disagree, we don't have to be disagreeable,""","When a winter storm threatened their travel plans , two Texas Congressman @placeholder on a buddy trip for the ages .",embarked,perched,were,stranded,rely,0
"Cults Academy depute head David Strang, 50, said the accused was brought into his office and was ""anxious"" and ""agitated"". Bailey Gwynne, 16, died after being stabbed at the school in October. The accused, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies murder. Mr Strang told the High Court in Aberdeen that after the fight, the teenager had wiped blood off his hands with a tissue and given him a knuckleduster. He said he remembered the accused then used a mobile phone to call his parents. He said: ""I think he said that he had stabbed someone."" He added: ""He said that he had been called fat and that he had retaliated that his mother was fat."" The trial began on Tuesday, when the jury was told it was agreed by both prosecutors and defence lawyers that the accused became engaged in a fight with Bailey on 28 October 2015. They also agreed that the victim was struck with a knife and suffered a ""penetrating stab wound to the heart"". The jury heard earlier how an argument between Bailey and the accused had begun in a row over some biscuits which led to name-calling and then a fight between Bailey and the accused. Witnesses said they were not aware of any conflict between the two before the incident. A paramedic called to the scene told the court that Bailey was ""gasping for breath"" when he arrived. Gary Gillespie said the teenager was one of the palest people he had ever seen. The fast response paramedic said: ""He was gasping for breath with an obvious injury to the chest."" He said it was clear there had been ""huge internal blood loss"". Mr Gillespie, 46, started treating Bailey, but his heart stopped. Efforts continued at school and then in the ambulance on the way to hospital, but there was no change in his condition. He said there was nothing more he could have done. Police officer Christopher Masson, who was called to the school, said the accused was handcuffed and then said: ""Is he dead? It was just a moment of anger."" PC Masson added: ""He was very distressed."" On the second day of the trial, the court also heard evidence from a friend of the accused. The witness, who cannot be identified, said he had seen the accused with a knife 20 or 25 times - including the Monday or Tuesday before the alleged murder. He told the court: ""I just said 'why did you bring it to school?' He was like he thought it was something cool to have. ""I said not to bring it to school."" The witness said he had also seen the accused with knuckledusters 40 or 50 times, which the 16-year-old told him he had bought online. He told advocate depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting, that Bailey and the accused started fighting after exchanging insults. He said he was shocked as Bailey was ""really shy"" and was known not to fight back. Bailey was then stabbed and he saw blood. The witness said the knife the accused had shown him was a different one seen by the jury on Tuesday - a knife which had been recovered from a bin at the school by a police scene examiner after the stabbing. Defence counsel Ian Duguid QC asked the witness why the accused had items like knuckledusters if he was not an aggressive, violent individual. He said: ""He liked to play about with them."" The murder charge against the 16-year-old claims he did ""engage in fighting"" with Bailey and struck him on the body with a knife. In addition, the accused is also alleged to have had knives or ""bladed instruments"" as well as two knuckledusters at school ""without reasonable excuse or lawful authority"" on various occasions between 1 August 2013 and the day of the alleged murder. The court heard the Crown case might conclude on Thursday. The trial, before judge Lady Stacey, is expected to last several days.","The 16 - year - old boy accused of fatally stabbing a teenager at an Aberdeen school wiped blood off his hands and @placeholder after the incident , a court has heard .",fled,resigned,dumped,sobbed,condition,3
"Zoe Smith, a Northampton borough councillor, said she had been gardening along Stimpson Avenue for about a year. Ms Smith, who walks to work along the road with a watering can, said she ""thought it would be fun to create a mini free food resource"" for residents. She buys the plants herself and tends them in her spare time, she said. Ms Smith began her ""guerrilla gardening"" with a fellow green-fingered friend, county councillor Danielle Stone. Read more on this story and other Northamptonshire news At first they planted the soil around the base of some trees in the Abington road where Ms Smith lives. She then moved on to other ""unloved"" areas along the street. As well as flowers, she is growing tomatoes, runner beans and beetroot. ""I was a little surprised to see I was 'a mystery' as I tend to do this in broad daylight and at the weekends,"" Ms Smith said. ""I just do it to brighten the area a bit and it does help to get people engaged. Lots stop and chat, which is really nice. ""Just the other day I passed a schoolboy and heard him say to his mum, 'I wonder where the next guerrilla garden will pop up?', which I thought was lovely,"" she added.","A "" mystery "" gardener who has been planting flowers and vegetables along a town centre street said she was doing it "" just to add a bit of @placeholder "" .",dignity,food,cheer,value,words,2
"The Toffees willingly soaked up 71% of City possession but restricted Guardiola's side to few chances and scored with four of just six attempts at goal. Romelu Lukaku coolly side-footed in a Kevin Mirallas cut-back and the Belgium internationals combined again after the break, Mirallas drilling Lukaku's through-ball across the keeper. Tom Davies sent Goodison Park into raptures on just his second league start by dinking a third over Claudio Bravo and £11m debutant Ademola Lookman fired between the legs of the keeper in injury time. Goals from the two teenagers left Everton boss Ronald Koeman visibly elated, while Guardiola cut a frustrated figure, remonstrating with the fourth official late on in what is his heaviest ever league defeat as a manager. City lacked cutting edge throughout, though had Davies not headed a looping Bacary Sagna header off the line before half-time, they may not have gone on to suffer a fifth league defeat of the season. They stay fifth, 10 points off leaders Chelsea, while Everton remain seventh. What a difference a week makes. After FA Cup defeat to Leicester last weekend an angry Koeman demanded the club's hierarchy ""opened its eyes"". The £24m signing of Morgan Schneiderlin lifted some gloom but the roars for his 65th-minute appearance from the bench were dwarfed by the noise in injury time when Lookman, newly arrived from Charlton, made his mark. Koeman was bold in starting with Davies and 20-year-old defender Mason Holgate, but pragmatic in his game plan. City have had over 50% of the ball in every league outing this season but Everton sat and soaked up possession comfortably. Leighton Baines slid in to deny Raheem Sterling an opening early on and, Davies' header off the line apart, the home goal never looked under serious threat. The Toffees ran further and produced more sprints than the visitors, while with the ball they were direct, springing attacks through Lukaku, who proved a handful for City's ragged back four. Davies ran further than anyone on the pitch and released Mirallas in the build-up to the opening goal, before being involved in the second and cleverly chipping in the third after a driving run from his own half. Schneiderlin could threaten the 18-year-old's place but Koeman will welcome such a selection dilemma. The Dutchman knows his team are far from a finished article but this win showed all they could be. ""It looks like the title challenge is beyond City,"" BBC Radio 5 live pundit Kevin Kilbane said at the end of match where the visitors' soft centre was all too apparent and clinically exploited. After 10 games of the season Guardiola's side topped the table on 23 points, but 11 matches later he now says they are too far adrift. The warning signs were there in those opening 10 games, where City kept two only clean sheets. Their defensive predicament has continued and at Goodison Everton's direct balls repeatedly took the City midfield out of the game, exposing a back four which seemed to have little understanding as a unit. Vincent Kompany's persistent injuries have created a hole in the heart of defence that John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi have been unable to fill with authority, while in central midfield, Pablo Zabaleta's performance was robust but his quality on the ball is no substitute for the silky Ilkay Gundogan. Zabaleta had played 30 passes by the time he went off on the hour, 40 fewer than Yaya Toure. Individual mistakes also proved costly. Toure took a heavy touch for Everton's killer second goal, while Gael Clichy sloppily lost possession for the first. City have now conceded more goals than any other in the top seven, while goalkeeper Bravo has been beaten by 14 of the last 22 shots on target. Guardiola has answers to find. Media playback is not supported on this device Everton boss Ronald Koeman: ""We scored at the right time in the first half and then to score straight after half-time made it very difficult for them. ""I think it is a big compliment to Everton today - the organisation defensively. It makes the final result and the way we played perfect. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: ""In so many games we create enough chances to but when they arrive they score and the second time they arrive they score. Media playback is not supported on this device ""That for the mind of the players is tough, mentally tough and that is why we have to keep going be strong and work harder."" Manchester City host second-placed Tottenham in a 17:30 GMT kick-off on Saturday, shortly after Everton seek just a second away win in eight matches when they play at Crystal Palace at 15:00 GMT. Media playback is not supported on this device Match ends, Everton 4, Manchester City 0. Second Half ends, Everton 4, Manchester City 0. Goal!  Everton 4, Manchester City 0. Ademola Lookman (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seamus Coleman. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City). Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton). Substitution, Everton. Ademola Lookman replaces Ross Barkley. Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ross Barkley (Everton). Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley. Offside, Everton. Ashley Williams tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside. Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside. Corner,  Everton. Conceded by Gaël Clichy. Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley. Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City). Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Goal!  Everton 3, Manchester City 0. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley. Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton). Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by James McCarthy (Everton). David Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by David Silva (Manchester City). Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Everton. James McCarthy replaces Gareth Barry. Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City). Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Robles. Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner. Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Ashley Williams. Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).","Everton produced a brilliant performance to stun Manchester City , whose Premier League title hopes are now over @placeholder to manager Pep Guardiola .",soil,according,points,handed,changes,1
"The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman found the hospital trust and Lambeth Council had failed to share information about ""Mr C""'s next-of-kin in time for them to attend his funeral. The Ombudsman said this had caused Mr C's sister ""shock and distress"". The council and trust have apologised, paying out £650 for distress caused. The Ombudsman found ""a series of errors"" were made by the trust and the council, including the council's loss of an envelope containing documents relating to Mr C's financial affairs, letters between him and his family, and the key to his property. The envelope was found behind a cabinet at council premises after Mr C's sister, Mrs B, independently learned of her brother's death through his GP and contacted the trust. The Ombudsman concluded these oversights denied his family the chance to go to the funeral. Following the Ombudsman's investigation, the trust and council apologised to Mrs B and paid her £650 in recognition of the distress caused and for the loss of opportunity to attend her brother's funeral. She received a further £374 to cover the two months when bills were unnecessarily paid by his estate. Details of the case were made public as part of a wider report on complaints about the NHS. Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: ""We are seeing far too many cases where grieving families are not being given answers when they complain to the NHS, forcing them to endure more anguish and distress."" The report contains basic details of 40 case studies among the 544 investigations of unresolved complaints the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman finished investigating in April and May 2015. A Lambeth Council spokesman said Mr C's case involved ""a very unfortunate set of circumstances"" and the council had since reviewed its processes ""to ensure such a situation could not be repeated"". A spokeswoman for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said it had also reviewed its practices. The spokeswoman added: ""We would like to apologise wholeheartedly once again to the family involved in this case.""",A man who died in King 's College Hospital was @placeholder without his family being informed of his death after Lambeth Council lost his records .,declared,cremated,reconstructed,abandoned,found,1
"The winger, who rejoined Boro from West Ham, superbly curled a shot from the right into the corner midway through the second half. David Nugent then got his first Boro goal to wrap up the win when he finished a one-on-one chance. The Dons' best chance came at 0-0 when Simon Church's chip hit the post. Until Downing's opener, Karl Robinson's side, who were playing their first competitive match against Middlesbrough, had defended stoutly. They restricted the hosts to mostly long-range efforts in the first half, before Wales international Church was unlucky to see his chip over Dimi Konstantopolous come back off the upright, following great build-up work from Jordan Spence. Media playback is not supported on this device But Middlesbrough, who left winger Albert Adomah out of their matchday squad after a reported transfer request in the transfer window, took the lead when Downing cut inside from the right and, with defenders backing off, bent in past David Martin. Downing said the chance to win promotion for his hometown club was behind his move down from the Premier League. And he set up another man who moved down a division in the summer, Nugent, when he headed on for the former Leicester striker to keep his cool and slot home. MK Dons rarely threatened after that, but Rob Hall did skim the post with an injury-time strike. Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, MK Dons 0. Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, MK Dons 0. Corner,  MK Dons. Conceded by Dimitrios Konstantopoulos. Attempt saved. Robert Hall (MK Dons) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Poyet. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Kyle McFadzean (MK Dons). Corner,  MK Dons. Conceded by Fernando Amorebieta. Offside, Middlesbrough. David Nugent tries a through ball, but Christian Stuani is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Robert Hall (MK Dons) because of an injury. Attempt saved. Carl Baker (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Hall. Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw replaces Diego Fabbrini. Foul by David Nugent (Middlesbrough). Kyle McFadzean (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Christian Stuani (Middlesbrough). Kyle McFadzean (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean. Attempt blocked. Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Goal!  Middlesbrough 2, MK Dons 0. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing. Attempt missed. Antony Kay (MK Dons) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Hall with a cross following a corner. Corner,  MK Dons. Conceded by Tomas Kalas. Substitution, MK Dons. Robert Hall replaces Samir Carruthers. Foul by Christian Stuani (Middlesbrough). Kyle McFadzean (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Martin. Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Carl Baker (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Carl Baker (MK Dons). Christian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Carl Baker (MK Dons). David Nugent (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Dean Lewington (MK Dons). Substitution, MK Dons. Carl Baker replaces Daniel Powell. Goal!  Middlesbrough 1, MK Dons 0. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando Amorebieta. Corner,  Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dean Bowditch. Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fabbrini. Samir Carruthers (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Samir Carruthers (MK Dons).",Stewart Downing scored his first goal for Middlesbrough since @placeholder to the Riverside Stadium in the summer to help his side beat MK Dons .,voted,relating,transferring,slipped,returning,4
"They drag the small boy into a minibus - he is shoeless and wearing torn shorts and a dark blue shirt that is at least three sizes too large. Ousseynou is one of an estimated 30,000 children who beg on the streets of the capital, Dakar. ""This is the emergency phase of our operation,"" says Niokhobaye Diouf, the national director of child protection. In the past, Senegal's authorities have been accused of complacency over tackling child begging. But in June the president ordered ""the immediate removal of all children from the street"". Since then more than 500 children have been ""extracted"" from the streets by a child protection unit. On the bus sit another 30 boys, aged between four and 13 years old, who are being taken to a shelter. Ousseynou will not stop crying, saying that his marabout, or spiritual guide, is waiting for him at a Koranic school on the outskirts of Dakar. It is common for Senegalese Koranic schools to send their students, known as ""talibe"", out to beg for food and money. Alioune Badara Seydi, Koranic teacher ""A child's place is not on the street, but how else can we provide for them?"" In the poor suburb of Sica Mbao, about 75 talibe beg for food and money every morning, from between 07:00 and 10:00. Koranic teacher Alioune Badara Seydi argues that poverty and lack of state support leave the schools with no other alternative. ""These children are sent to us by parents across the country who live in extreme poverty, but who want their children to learn the Koran,"" he says. ""A child's place is not on the street, but how else can we provide for them?"" He goes on to explain that the religious education they provide is valuable and begging teaches humility as well as reinforcing solidarity within a community. ""Many of the children that have been educated in this Daara [Koranic school] became important marabouts,"" he says. When most of Senegal's population lived in villages, begging seldom led to exploitation, and did not expose the children to the hardships of a big city's streets. In Dakar - which has a population of more than a million people - it is a different story. Children have reported being beaten if they fail to earn the sums demanded by marabouts, which can range from between 350 CFA ($0.50, £.049) and 500 CFA. At least five children living in residential Koranic schools died in the first half of 2016 allegedly as a result of beatings meted out by their teachers or in traffic accidents while being forced to beg, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published in July. Dozens of other children have been severely beaten, chained and sexually abused or violently attacked while begging over the last 18 months, the report said. Although arrests of abusive teachers have increased slightly over the past year, courts in Senegal have prosecuted only a handful of cases and prosecutions for forced child begging are almost never pursued, HRW says. Activists say leaders have been worried about the potential political fall-out of such arrests. ""Politicians don't want to upset influential Muslim leaders,"" says Moussa Ndoye, who is in charge of a community project aiming to reduce child begging. ""I have yet to see any strong actions to support the president's recent declarations."" But authorities argue the ""removal"" operations which started in June have already had an impact. ""This is the first time the police have ever forcibly removed children from the streets to protect them,"" says child protection director Mr Diouf. ""Already there are visibly less children begging in the city's business centre. We know some marabouts are returning to their villages"". But Mr Ndoye believes these measures are insufficient. ""It makes no sense to just pull children off the streets, no thought has been put into this action, there is no plan,"" he says. ""The action must be clearly mapped out and funded and involve the entire community. The state and the marabouts must speak to each other."" Mr Diouf does concede that policing the streets in search of children will not be enough to end the practice. He says the authorities are in the process of registering all of the Koranic schools so they can be properly regulated. At the state-run shelter for rounded up children, Ousseynou is provided with clean clothes, medical care and food. The children's guardians, either their parents or their marabout, will be summoned to pick them up. They will be issued with a warning: If the same child is found on the streets again, they will face prosecution.","Four - year - old Ousseynou screams , struggles to breathe and uses all his strength to try to @placeholder the grip of the two plainclothes policemen who are part of a team cracking down on child beggars in Senegal .",reduce,protect,transform,identify,loosen,4
"Adam Daly received fetoscoptic surgery in Germany that was funded by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. It is only the second time the surgery has been performed on an unborn child from Northern Ireland. Adam's parents Paula and Aidan, from County Antrim, said they are amazed by how he has reacted to the surgery. Speaking to the BBC at their Lisburn home, they said Adam has been able to move his legs. While the procedure is considered extremely risky, they are confident they gave their son the best start in life. ""I keep saying to him in our private moments that he is going to change the world,"" Mr Daly said. ""I just want him to grow up fit and healthy and have as many opportunities as any child would have. ""Whatever direction he wants to take, we'll be there to support him, and I am looking forward to be able to say to him later that at this age we did everything we could for him."" Adam's condition emerged during the 20-week scan. Mrs Daly said the couple had no idea they would receive the news of their son's condition. ""When we went for the scan we were both thinking that the biggest decision was finding out about the gender and if we tell family and friends,"" she said. ""But the sonographer took her time looking and measuring things, and then I knew something wasn't quite right. ""The words spina bifida were familiar but I knew nothing about it."" Spina bifida literally means split spine, and it manifests itself as a hole at the bottom of the baby's spine. That means the spinal cord does not form properly and may also be damaged. The central nervous system and spine develops between the 14th and 23rd day after conception. Spina bifida occurs when the neural tube fails to close correctly. The vertebrae also fail to close in complete rings around the affected portion of the spinal cord. The length of the lesion will determine the child's health complications, including mobility, fluid on the brain and bladder problems. Extreme cases can result in paralysis. The family said they are keen to tell their story as they want other couples to be aware they have a choice to have surgery before the baby is born. The procedure is only available in the United States and parts of Europe. Mrs Daly said the decision to go ahead with the three-hour operation was ""the biggest decision we have ever had to make"". ""The thought of having to do such a huge operation and in a different country with the risk of further complications travelling home was scary, especially as we have another child and we had to think of her,"" she added. The hole in the spine is sealed by keyhole surgery and the impact of the surgery is still visible after birth. Normally in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, the lesion at the base of the spine is closed by neurosurgeons after the baby is born. That means the baby is liable to have further health complications. On Tuesday, an international conference in Belfast will discuss the merits of fetoscopic surgery in babies diagnosed with spina bifida and the Daly family will tell their story to an audience at Queen's University. It is hoped that England will be added to the list of countries that are able to perform the surgery.",The parents of a baby with spina bifida have said they hope that @placeholder surgery he received while still in the womb will help him to walk .,sparked,pioneering,divides,threatening,produce,1
"James Brindley was talking to his girlfriend on the phone when he was attacked in Aldridge town centre shortly before midnight on Friday. Crimestoppers say the reward is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. The charity's Pauline Hadley said: ""Nobody should be allowed to get away with such a callous attack."" More Birmingham and Black Country news Mr Brindley was stabbed in the heart after a night out with friends and ""died at the scene in his parents' arms"", police said. A statement from Crimestoppers said Mr Brindley was seen having a disagreement with two men before he was stabbed. One of those men, seen at the entrance of The Croft near Little Aston Road, is still wanted for questioning. Ms Hadley, West Midlands regional manager for Crimestoppers, said: ""I cannot begin to imagine what James' girlfriend and family must be going through at the moment after such a senseless and tragic murder. ""That is why I am appealing to local people who might have any information, to contact Crimestoppers anonymously. ""Never will you have to give any personal details, and I promise that once you have put the phone down or submitted your information on our website, you're done."" A campaign to raise money for Mr Brindley's funeral has exceeded its £9,000 target. West Midlands Police issued CCTV of four cars seen travelling along Little Aston Road towards the town centre at the time of the attack. Police are still hunting for the murder weapon.","A reward of £ 10,000 has been put up to find the @placeholder of a 26 - year - old man stabbed to death near his home .",centre,extent,head,side,killer,4
"As the duo perform live in Stockholm on Saturday night, they will be cheered on by Joe Woolford's friends and family in Ruthin, Denbighshire. A party has been organised by his uncle where locals can watch the contest on a giant screen. Geraint Woolford said the town was ""buzzing"" about the contest. Joe, 21, will performing You're Not Alone with Jake Shakeshaft, 20, from Stoke-on-Trent in the annual competition. Both singers were former contestants on The Voice UK. Joe's family, including his mother Ffion, stepfather Krino Pab, father Alun Jones, sister Misha and younger brother Zac are flying to Sweden to join the 16,000-strong audience watching the final in the city's Globe Arena. An estimated worldwide TV audience of 200 million viewers is also expected to tune in. Mr Woolford, a local councillor, said: ""We're all very proud of him. Everyone is talking about it... and he's really putting Ruthin on the map internationally. ""A lot of us would have liked to have travelled to Stockholm to be there with him, but it's just too expensive, with ticket prices ranging from £350 to £2,500. ""But we'll have a real celebration ourselves, especially if Joe and Jake win."" Joe's mother, Ffion Woolford, added: ""I've only managed to speak to him for a brief time this week because he's so busy with rehearsals. ""He's incredibly excited and really looking forward to the contest. The arena where he'll be singing is vast, but we're sure we'll do well and I'm looking forward to being there to support him."" Speaking ahead of the event, Joe and Jake said they were quietly confident their song could do well - despite the UK's recent track record. We've done a lot of preparation, we've been rehearsing non-stop, we've been practising movement, we've been running in and out of the studio,"" Joe said. ""We want to get a good result for the UK."" The Eurovision final is on BBC One on Saturday 14 May at 20:00 BST.",They may be @placeholder the UK 's hopes of success at Eurovision but Joe and Jake will have strong support from the home town of one of the singers .,completed,celebrating,carrying,ruining,forced,2
"Lewis Bertram, who ran recycling firm Eco-Matters in Smarden, had denied the charge at Canterbury Crown Court. Jurors convicted him of two counts of unlawfully depositing controlled waste and one count of failing to remove waste. He is due to be sentenced on 3 February at the same court. Further charges of failing to remove waste and failing to comply with a notice have been referred back to be heard at Canterbury Magistrates' Court. During the trial, which followed an Environment Agency prosecution, jurors heard Bertram had more than double the amount of waste he was allowed on the site. However, Bertram told the court the Environment Agency figure of 2,300 tonnes was ""physically impossible"" and there was a maximum of 500 to 800 tonnes. Jurors heard he had a strict limit of processing 1,000 tonnes at a time. The court heard the pile reached up to five metres in height.",A businessman accused of blighting a Kent village with a mountain of @placeholder mattresses has been found guilty of unlawfully depositing waste .,sex,school,discarded,drug,attacking,2
"Henry did not to return to his home at the castle following an afternoon display for visitors on Saturday. The castle said it was not uncommon for young birds of prey to spread their wings and fly off for a few days, but the public is being asked to remain eagle-eyed. However, people should not approach Henry, who is about a year old with a 6ft wing span. The eagle is not a danger to the public but for his safety, handlers have asked people to report any sightings to the castle. More updates on this and other stories in Warwickshire Henry is described as brown but does not yet have his full adult feathers and was last seen with a bell on his tail and wearing jesses - thin straps, usually leather, used to tether birds. ""Our guests enjoy two birds of prey displays each day which can involve up to six birds being in the air at one time,"" the spokesman said. ""Sometimes, the birds will decide to explore the local countryside for a while before returning to their home at the castle. Stanley, a white tailed sea eagle went missing during a show at the tourist attraction in 2012. But despite sightings and attempts to recapture him he has not since returned.",A bald eagle has @placeholder after a display at Warwick Castle .,arrived,withdrawn,resumed,escaped,died,3
"McDonald's planned to open a two-storey restaurant in Fishponds in 2014. There was fierce opposition from a campaign group over congestion and childhood obesity concerns. The planning inspector said there was little evidence the ""proposal would result in any significant increase in obesity"". Mike Jempson from the Say No To McDonald's campaign group said he was ""appalled and astounded"" by the decision, which he claims was taken ""with scant regard to the wishes and concerns of local residents"". He said: ""Disgracefully, he [the inspector] dismisses the 495 written objections received by the council, the 1,667 signatories to the No McDonald's In Fishponds petition, and 617 signatures of families in the streets most directly affected by the scheme."" He added that the group will consider its options before deciding whether to challenge in the High Court. A McDonald's spokesperson said: ""We are pleased that our application has been allowed but will now be taking time to review the inspector's decision. ""We strongly believe that we will make a positive contribution to the local community, not least through the creation of 65 new jobs for local people.""",The government has @placeholder a decision by Bristol City Council to refuse planning permission for a McDonald 's drive - through .,blocked,requested,defended,overturned,launched,3
"Special Report: The Technology of Business African start-ups make location pay Africa's journey to space takes off Business at the tip of Africa’s fingers Using apps to mend our streets Victor Kawagga is a softly spoken young man, but his quiet manner can't counter the eager sparkle in his eyes and the passion he has for the machines he's surrounded by. The bedroom of this house in the Ugandan capital Kampala has been converted to a home lab, and the young people hard at work here are building robots. The 'him' he is referring to is Solomon King, the 29-year-old technologist and businessman who takes robotics into the classrooms of Uganda as the founder of Fundi Bots. ""He stalked me,"" laughs Mr King, bending his head slightly to fit his lanky frame into the doorway. Now Victor and 12 others spend their days at Mr King's home working on projects that involve using locally-sourced materials - in this case bike chains, spokes and the like - to build a robot that will move, sense water and light, and transmit signals to a receiver. Victor wants to go to university - but this is Uganda, and for ordinary people higher education is expensive. The government-funded scholarships don't always go where they should. Fundi Bots - fundi is Swahili for maker or artisan - is his chance to learn about a world that might otherwise have been denied him. The everyday applications of robotics might escape the casual observer but, Mr King says the science has clear and practical applications for life in Uganda. ""Fundibots for me is like a way to build a new breed of thinkers and innovators,"" he says. ""The thing about robotics is it's one discipline, but there's a million sub-disciplines in it. ""I keep telling the students that when they've finished their first robot, they've learnt about electronics, they learnt about logical thinking, they've learnt about programming, mechanics, you've learnt a bit about biology, you've learnt popular science."" ""By the time you have a small army of people who have done robotics at some point in their lives, their mindset is no longer the same. They look at solutions from a creative angle."" This certainly seems to be borne out by the young people in this room. ""Basically what I like to do is create something,"" says Arnold Ochola. ""For example we have a power problem here in Uganda. So if I can come up with something that solves that I would really be proud of myself."" Betty Kituyi Mukhalu of Café Scientifique is the Fundi Bots coordinator, and remembers their first school visit: ""He came with this little robot, Nigel. Nigel walked, and it was so marvellous to see someone from our own environment having made that."" Mr King says that growing up he was always 'tinkering', pulling things apart and putting them back together, or making something new. ""Back then most of us kids made our own toys, we'd make wire cars and all sorts of gadgets from old tins and bottles and stuff. ""I was always the one trying to make mine move on it's own as opposed to being pulled along by a string."" Robotics is a 'solution waiting for a problem' says Mr King. ""Long term there's industrialisation which is maybe a bit too grand, but on the small scale we have small scale solutions - maybe a small windmill in a village that generates power. Maybe a home-made mosquito repellent system. That's what I'm trying to do with the kids. ""I think my biggest passion is to see Africans solving Africans problems. ""A lot of the time we get assistance from abroad and when you bring a solution down here it doesn't quite work, because it's different mindsets, different environment, just the weather conditions alone are strange. ""That's what Fundi Bots is about. It's called Fundi Bots but it's almost less about the robots than the process of building the robots."" Technology is helping improve the prospects of students in other ways. Connectivity and bandwidth are on-going problems in most emerging markets, and Uganda is no different. Despite the gradual roll-out of fibre-optic cable, and the spread of 3G - and soon 4G - connections some areas can be patchy, and the cost of transferring large amounts of data is high. The Remote Areas Community Hotspots for Education and Learning (RACHEL) repository is a database of textbooks, online resources, MIT Open courseware and other sources. The content is housed in a server - a PC harddrive - and available offline. It is the creation of a non-profit organisation called World Possible, and in Uganda the content is distributed by their partners UConnect. ""We don't have one textbook per child here as you do in Europe,"" says UConnect's Daniel Stern. ""The teacher will have the textbook and the students will copy what the teacher puts on the blackboard, so to suddenly have access to an offline Wikipedia where everything is immediately clickable there's a very high level of engagement."" UConnect supplies equipment - including solar-powered computer labs in rural areas - and the repository to schools, universities, hospitals, and prisons. But what if you don't have access to a classroom? Andrew Mwesigwa believes he has the answer. He is the founder of a virtual college - Universal Virtual Content - Uganda's first home-grown online-only course provider. ""People here like to be interactive, and go into a class and see a lecturer teaching and ask questions. ""I felt I should get a tool that would really be interactive so they get to feel as if they are in a real class."" Training software from the US, and a digital pen that lets teachers share as they write while talking to students, has let him create an interactive experience that uses less bandwidth than video-conferencing. It's a simple solution but one that Mr Mwesigwa believes can work. ""Currently we are targeting mostly professionals around accounting courses, because they are quite popular and someone with accounting can easily get a job."" The big problem has been convincing government agencies to accredit their courses. ""They're used to infrastructure, buildings, whereby you want to see a classroom, and that's what their forms require. When you say my school is purely virtual they don't understand."" The ubiquitous mobile is being used help students prepare for the all-important Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - the KCPE. This determines the secondary school a child will go to, effectively dictating the path they're likely to take in life. A Nairobi start-up has created a service where pupils can subscribe to to take quizzes via their mobile phones. The questions are sent by text message. ""Initially our target customers were the kids who are isolated in the slum areas and can't get access to the internet and reading materials,"" says Chris Asego, MPrep's operations director. ""This is for families who are not doing too well and can't buy textbooks. That was our target market but as we grow we cover all bases, the rich, the poor, the middle class."" The award-wining company is still fairly new - but according to Mr Asego growing. ""At the moment we have about 4000 users, and that's for a period of about three to four months so we're doing pretty well,"" he says. In Kampala, Fundi Bots is gaining supporters - they were recently the recipients of a Google Rise grant. The aim is for every school in Uganda to have a robotics club, where students can exercise their curiosity - and find problems waiting for solutions. For Mr King, this is the realisation of a dream. ""When I was young, I sort of made a vow to myself, if I ever grow old and if I ever have the money I would open up this huge facility for kids like me back then, where they could just walk in and say I want to build this, I want to do this, and everything they needed was there."" He's nearly there.",""" I want to go deeper into machines - automatic machines . I was @placeholder by him when he came to school - so I had to find ways of getting in touch with him . """,inspired,hired,beaten,taught,greeted,0
"The Uruguyan scored four times and provided three assists as Barcelona revitalised their La Liga title push by thumping Deportivo La Coruna 8-0. His 30th league goal of the campaign took his overall tally to 49 - matching his best in all competitions for a season, achieved with Ajax in 2009-10. So how does the former Liverpool forward compare with England's finest? Suarez has 49 goals this season - the same as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy combined - but has some way to go to beat Messi's record of 73 set in 2011-12.",Luis Suarez had one of the best @placeholder of his career on Wednesday in what is set to be his most prolific season yet .,fate,impact,majority,nights,years,3
"That's putting it mildly. Abigail Fisher's case against the University of Texas at Austin (UT) thrust her into the very centre of heated and overlapping public debates about race and identity, integration, privilege and education in the United States. Fisher brought the case because she wanted to stop the university from using race in the admissions process, arguing that as a white woman she had lost out on a place because preferential treatment was given to black and other minority students. But in June 2016 the Supreme Court decided to uphold UT's affirmative action practices and reject her complaint. Just a couple of weeks later and in her first interview with the national media, I have come to meet her for an early breakfast just outside Austin, Texas, where she lives. With the cicadas singing in the background and traffic jams already building as the morning rush hour gets under way, she says she doesn't regret her involvement. ""I saw that there was a wrong that was happening, and I had the means and the opportunity to lend my name to this case,"" she says. The University of Texas operates two admissions systems. The first grants automatic entry to the top 10% of the graduating class of every high school in the state, and accounts for about 80% of students admitted. Fisher did not make this cut. The second system, and the one Fisher was challenging, uses a range of factors, including race, to assess students for the final one-fifth of places. The university's vice president for diversity, Greg Vincent, says that because of residential racial segregation in Texas, affirmative action is needed to help the university promote ""both inter-group and intra-group diversity"". He argues that such diversity improves the learning experience for all students. Fisher says she accepts the value of diversity, but disagrees with how the university is seeking to achieve it. ""I would prefer to be in a classroom with people who have had different life experiences than me, and to learn about what they've encountered in their life thus far, and learn from that. And I don't think that's necessarily something that racial diversity will help. ""They can use any other socio-economic diversity, and take time to read people's essays and see that this person who has written this essay will offer a unique perspective on things."" Vincent says the university has looked hard at the alternatives and that their current system is the only way of achieving their goals. He also points out that when Fisher applied to UT, 168 African-American and Latino students who had higher grades than her were denied access, while some white students with lower grades were admitted. This has been a key point in public discussion of the case. ""Becky with the bad grades"" is one of the more publishable epithets thrown her way by critics who just see a young woman suffering a bad case of white privilege. ""I try not to read any articles. I don't really care what people have to say about me in comments,"" she says. ""I'm proud of the grades that I made. I worked very hard for them."" The day she received her rejection letter from UT, Fisher picked up the phone and called Edward Blum. A friend of her father's, Blum had spent years looking for a plaintiff to take on affirmative action. He brought this case and a couple of dozen others because he believes the courts, and particularly the Supreme Court, is the best place to achieve policy victories. Fisher knew from the start that she wouldn't personally benefit from the case. ""It was going to take longer than the duration of my going to college. It's not like they were going to hand me admission, and that's not really what I wanted."" So in the meantime, she got on with her life, attending Louisiana State University while the case played out in lower courts. ""My dad would call every now and again and go, 'Oh hey, we went to the district court today', or, 'Oh, we're going to New Orleans this week to hear your case',"" she says. But eventually she got a call to say the case was headed to the Supreme Court. ""I was like, 'Okay, I guess I should brush up on the facts'."" In person, Fisher is quiet and unassuming, and when she returned to her finance job the day after the hearing, having told no one where she was going, her colleagues were amazed that she had been all over the news. She, and many observers, were surprised that the case didn't break in her favour.  For years, including at an earlier stage in her case, Justice Anthony Kennedy had been stressing the theme of race neutrality, but this time he cast the decisive vote in favour of affirmative action. Listen to more Court in the Centre: How the US Supreme Court has become the busiest and most powerful institution in American politics BBC World Service, 30 July, 2300 Eastern, and on iPlayer Fisher points the finger at another judge, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who reportedly - minded to rule in Fisher's favour in 2013 - to instead send it for reconsideration by a lower court. ""It's interesting that these justices are easily swayed,"" Fisher says. ""What it should come down to is that they read the case, make an informed decision, use the constitution as a guiding document, but that's not always how it goes."" After eight years living with the case, and all the downsides, she had hoped for a different outcome. ""It was really disappointing, honestly, but it's a long battle and if this case doesn't end affirmative action then another case will."" But the chance that another case will come before the Supreme Court anytime soon is slim, in part because her advocate, Blum, is rethinking his strategy. More on the Supreme Court ""The most important thing an advocacy group like mine must consider is the old Hippocratic Oath: do no harm,"" he says.  ""Don't bring a case if you think that case could actually make the law worse than it is."" Though he will keep bringing cases to local and state courts - where he thinks the justices are more likely to be on his side - he has abandoned, for now, his plans to take his fight against affirmative action in front of the Supreme Court. ""There are times in which you are wise to walk away from that fight, and perhaps at this point it might be wise to walk away from the fight about the permissibility about using race and ethnicity in university admissions."" For a man who has been such a driving force behind the legal battle over affirmative action, that acknowledgement is hugely significant. But it undoubtedly raises the stakes for this year's presidential election, too. Republicans in the US Senate are refusing to consider President Barack Obama's nominee for the current vacancy on the court until after the election. With one or two more vacancies expected in the next president's four year term, whoever gets to nominate those justices could significantly shape the future of the court. Back in sweltering Texas, breakfast is over. Fisher will likely keep an eye on those Supreme Court appointments. She wants the public to learn more about the court, and she believes another case will come along which will overturn affirmative action. It has been, she says, ""really cool to be a part of it,"" but for now she will step back from the battle, and focus on her career.",""" I 'm a plaintiff in a pretty interesting Supreme Court case that 's been to the Supreme Court twice , "" says the young woman sitting across the table from me , @placeholder herself for the tape as I adjust the levels on my recorder .",introducing,arrives,preparing,pushing,shared,0
"On Monday, Mr Robinson, who now advises the economy minister, denied any family links to the Renewable Heat Incentive. MLA Jonathan Bell said he was told he could not challenge the scheme because two DUP special advisers had ""extensive interests in the poultry industry"". Mr Bell made the allegation on Monday, speaking under parliamentary privilege. The DUP said the claims were ""outrageous"". But on Tuesday, Mr Robinson told the Press Association his father-in-law applied to the scheme in August 2015, before he was married in October. ""I have never had any personal financial interest in the RHI Scheme,"" he said in a statement. ""At no point have I ever advised anyone to join the Scheme or sought to benefit in any way from it. ""Neither my wife nor I have ever had any role in the business nor have we received any benefit, financial or otherwise, from the business. ""I was appointed as an adviser in the Department for the Economy in June 2016. I was not involved in any aspect of the RHI Scheme prior to taking up the post."" The other adviser named by Mr Bell, Timothy Johnston, also denied his claims. MLAs were debating the RHI scheme at Stormont. The RHI scheme was set up by former first minister Arlene Foster in 2012 when she was enterprise minister. Its aim was to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources. However, businesses received more in subsidies than they paid for fuel, and the scheme became heavily oversubscribed. It could lead to an overspend of £490m over the next 20 years. Mr Bell said when he was enterprise minister his special adviser, Timothy Cairns, told him ""he will not be allowed to reduce the tariff on (the RHI) scheme"" because of Mr Johnston and Mr Robinson's ""extensive interests in the poultry industry"". He added that he has ""kept the records in many, many formats"" and that he had been suspended from the party for ""telling the truth"". He also claimed that Mr Robinson and Dr Andrew Crawford, a DUP party adviser, had issued instructions to ""try not to get Arlene called to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)"" and ""under no circumstance allow Jonathan Bell to be called"" over their roles in the RHI scheme. On Monday the DUP said that neither Mr Johnston nor Mr Robinson have interests in the poultry industry, and added that Mr Robinson's ""family home farm have chicken houses but are not part of the RHI scheme and never have been recipients or applicants"". Mr Johnston, the special adviser to Arlene Foster when she was first minister, said: ""I have no family connections to the poultry industry and I have no connection to the RHI scheme. ""These are unsubstantiated allegations. I have two brothers-in-law in the poultry industry. They have no connection to RHI."" Mr Robinson, special adviser to Economy Minister Simon Hamilton, said: ""I have no personal interest in the poultry industry. Two of my brothers are poultry farmers but they have no connections to RHI."" Dr Crawford, a former special adviser to the Department of Finance, told the BBC last month that his brother is the director of a company which successfully applied to the RHI scheme. He said: ""I never sought to keep the RHI scheme open at the original higher tariff against the wishes of the minister."" Mr Bell broke ranks with his party and made serious allegations against the DUP over the scheme's operation in a BBC interview in December. He claimed that DUP advisers had attempted to remove Mrs Foster's name from documents linked to RHI. Mr Bell was later suspended from the DUP.",The father - in - law of former DUP director of @placeholder John Robinson runs two green energy boilers under a botched energy scheme .,transport,conduct,state,technology,communications,4
"A renegotiation of Britain's membership of the EU is under way - or so they are told - but they don't know what the government at Westminster really wants. The European mood was summed up by the French Economy Minister, Emmanuel Macron, during his recent visit to London. ""We need,"" he said, ""a precise proposal… you have to say what you need."" You hear similar comments in Paris and Brussels. They want to see a document. They are impatient for a proper proposal that sets out British aims. Everywhere are signs of a great debate on hold. The British Chambers of Commerce said that ""business people want more clarity"". In the meantime, half of its members are undecided whether the UK should stay in the EU. In the vacuum, public opinion seems to be shifting against staying in the EU. For several months, there have been trips to European capitals by the prime minister and the chancellor. But they are described as ""probes"", preparing the ground. Certainly the focus of talks in Brussels has been on technical and legal issues. But for ministers such as Mr Macron, the strategy is the wrong way round. The French want to see the proposal first. ""The question,"" he said, ""is not about how, but what."" The strategy of not sharing anything on paper is, of course, deliberate. There is the legitimate fear of leaks. The government is wary of allowing pockets of opposition to build before the real negotiations have started. In particular, they want to avoid the Conservative conference scrapping over the proposals. The government's plan is to wait until after the Polish elections on 25 October, which will be an important indicator of how the migrant crisis is changing European politics. After that, the expectation is that a substantive document will be on the table in time for the European Summit in December. The plan would be to reach an agreement by March next year, with a view to holding the referendum by the autumn of 2016. Already some ministers believe that timetable is too ambitious. So what does the government want? At the outset David Cameron defined his project as a negotiation for ""fundamental change."" That now appears a high ambition. The government seems to have settled on five basic demands: Some of these can be more easily delivered than others. The commission is already committed to less regulation. Last June, the European Council described the words ""ever closer union"" as ""allowing for different paths of integration for different countries"". It was wording with British fingerprints very much on it. There is already a mechanism for national parliaments to put a brake on legislation. The two remaining demands are much tougher. Restricting benefits to EU migrants risks undermining the principle of free movement of labour and would be judged discriminatory. It may just be possible to apply a residence qualification that would apply to British nationals and non-nationals alike. In the government's favour are a cluster of other countries that do not believe that freedom of movement should be ""freedom to claim social benefits"". Finally, protecting the City and the single market from being outvoted by eurozone countries. There is suspicion on both sides. The French and the Germans have long believed that the UK wants an optout for the City, and they won't agree to that. The fear in the UK is that the euro countries would use their majority to vote for rules that harmed the City and the single market. The UK points to a recent decision to use a fund that Britain contributes to in order to give a bridging loan to Greece even though Britain had negotiated an exemption. As Charles Grant, from the Centre for European Reform, says: ""The British government has not convinced many of its partners that its concerns about the relationship between the euro and the single market are justified."" Even if these negotiations were successful, there would be a minefield of problems. Would they amount to a ""fundamental change"" in the UK's relationship with the EU? Would voters see it that way? What would be the big headline that could sway a referendum? Will the government speak with one voice? Conservative Party election manifesto 2015 Other European leaders are uncertain as to how hard David Cameron will fight to stay in the EU. There is a significant section of his party who believe that as prime minister he should remain neutral. The view in Brussels is that it is essential that David Cameron campaigns not just on the detail of the renegotiation but on his conviction that Britain's future lies with the European project. Here is the prime minister's dilemma: for the ""stay"" side to win, they need David Cameron to become the great persuader. But the harder he campaigns, the greater the risk he will split his own party. Some Conservative MPs are putting down markers. Liam Fox says: ""Any deal that is worth its salt will require treaty change. If our negotiation requires treaty change, then we must have it before the referendum takes place."" Even though treaty change will eventually be necessary to support further integration of the eurozone, it won't happen before 2017. Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe, says: ""Treaty change is simply not feasible within the timeframe set by the PM, not least because so many member states are opposed to undertaking such a process."" So the government may have to fall back on getting binding commitments, but many MPs will be sceptical that you can bind future governments. One other factor in the government's calculations is the migrant crisis. On the one hand, it might just persuade other EU countries to settle with Britain in the face of a much bigger crisis. On the other hand, voters could be turned off by an EU that has lost control of its borders. The latest polls indicate that over the summer the mood has moved against staying in the EU. But sooner rather than later the government will have to publish its plan to fundamentally change the UK's relationship with the EU - and that moment is approaching fast.","In the capitals of Europe and in Brussels , there is frustration at what they see as British @placeholder - boxing .",tent,apparatus,ice,ring,shadow,4
"Sean Caffrey hacked into the US Department of Defense system in 2014, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. He accessed and stole the ranks, usernames and email addresses of more than 800 users, as well as of about 30,000 satellite phones. At Birmingham Crown Court Caffrey, 25, of Sutton Coldfield, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act. See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here The NCA said the theft took place on 15 June 2014 and Caffrey was arrested in in March 2015 after intelligence showed the hack originated from his internet connection. Forensic examination of his computers found the stolen data on the hard drives. Officers also found that an online messaging account linked to the attack had been opened and operated under a pseudonym using Caffrey's computers. The Department of Defense said it cost about $628,000 to fix the damage. Caffrey, of Lichfield Road, admitted causing a computer to perform a function to secure unauthorised access to a program or data. He will be sentenced on 14 August.",A computer hacker has admitted stealing hundreds of user accounts from a US military @placeholder system .,island,phone,processing,security,communications,4
"The trust opposed the development because of its proximity to the Unesco world heritage site. It brought a judicial review after Environment Minister Alex Attwood granted planning permission. Developers have said that work will now start as soon as possible on the resort at Runkerry. Dr Alistair Hanna, who has been driving the proposals, said it would be one of the ""most  spectacular golf developments ever seen in Ireland"". ""Not only will the resort provide a world-class golf links course and facilities attracting thousands of visitors each year, it will also protect the vulnerable topography of the coastal area which has been left vulnerable following decades of neglect,"" he said. Mr Attwood approved the plan to build the complex in February 2012. The development, on a 365-acre site, is to be known as Bushmills Dunes Golf Resort and Spa. The plan includes an 18-hole golf course, a five-star 120-bedroom hotel and 70 golf lodges. Last year, it was reported that the project could create up to 360 new jobs. However, the trust had argued that the minister should have consulted Unesco before making his decision as it could affect the Causeway's status as a world heritage site. During the judicial review hearing last month, a lawyer for the trust claimed the minister had been improperly advised. On Wednesday, Mr Justice Weatherup rejected all grounds of challenge to Mr Attwood's decision. He backed a counter submission by the Department of the Environment that world heritage convention guidelines have no standing in UK law. ""The court must step away from seeking to implement, directly or indirectly, what obligations there may or may not be under the convention. ""I must not grant to citizens of the state a right that only exists in international law, if it exists at all."" However, he added that there were ""a multitude of reasons why the National Trust was warranted in bringing this application and I'm minded not to make any order for costs"". Mr Attwood welcomed the judgement and said ""the economic benefits of tourism in the north potentially knows no bounds"". ""My decision to grant permission was finely balanced but I was strong in my opinion that it was the right decision on the planning merits. This has now been endorsed by the courts,"" he said. In a statement the National Trust said it was ""bitterly disappointed"" at the decision and that it was convinced the development was wrong. ""We still believe that if a development of this scale does go ahead in this location, the message is that nowhere in Northern Ireland, no matter how important or protected, is safe from development,"" it said. ""The ruling today has served to highlight aspects of very serious concern for those partners involved in the care and protection of the world heritage site."" The North Antrim MP, Ian Paisley, said it was right that the development goes ahead and that the trust knew they had ""no case"". ""Their actions I still believe have been disgraceful and damaging for the Northern Ireland economy, but we must take heart in today's decision and look to move forward as the course progresses,"" he said. Among those who said the hotel should be built was golfer Darren Clarke. He said that he ""didn't get how"" the plans would damage the area when they were further away than a hotel and car park adjacent to the site which is owned by the Trust itself. The 2011 Open champion called those opposing the plan ""treehuggers"".",The National Trust has @placeholder a legal attempt to block construction of a £ 100 m golf resort and hotel near the Giant 's Causeway in County Antrim .,announced,lost,defended,led,sparked,1
"His face is painted with the crushed red seed of the urucum fruit, and he carries a wooden staff decked with white downy feathers. Nearby, one of the younger members of the village checks his mobile phone. This is the somewhat incongruous life inside the Tupe reserve, home to 40 members of the Dessana tribe, and located 15 miles (24km) up the Rio Negro river from Manaus, the capital of Brazil's vast Amazon region. The tribe originates from more than 600 miles further upstream, in remote north-western Brazil, but three decades ago nine members moved down river to Tupe, to be near Manaus, a modern city of two million people. They decided on the relocation so they could get away from subsistence farming and fishing, and instead explore easier, or more lucrative, ways to make a living. Eventually they chose to go into tourism, and commercialising their culture. Yet while they continue to be successful in doing this, some commentators remain concerned that the Tupe villagers, and other such tribal groups which have gone into tourism, are at risk of being exploited. Today the residents of Tupe put on traditional music and dance performances for tourists and sell their homemade jewellery to visitors. ""We started doing tourist activities 13 years ago,"" said Jose Maria, 37, the son of the paje, and whose tribal name Diakuru means ""being who drinks water"". He adds: ""We used to farm [a food crop called] cassava, and fish, to survive, but it's better for us to work with tourism here, and go to Manaus to buy our goods."" Visitors to the village are invited into a large hut lined with benches, and greeted by members of the tribe, both men and women, wearing feather headdresses, body paint and garlands of leaves. After putting on a dance performance, the villagers then invite spectators to try to do some of the moves themselves. The tourists are also urged to ask questions about the culture of the Dessana tribe. Most visits to tribal villages such as Tupe are part of a wider package boat tour to and from Manaus, which became much better known internationally last year after hosting a number of World Cup games. The tours typically also include tourists seeing the ""meeting of the waters"", where the black Rio Negro meets the brown Rio Solimoes at Manaus to form the River Amazon, and swimming with the fresh water Amazon river dolphin. With most visitors paying a fixed fee of around £55 per person for a package tour, the problem for the tribal people - and authorities wishing to help project them - is that there is no industry-wide agreement on what share of the money the villagers should be paid. Some of the 196 tourism agencies don't pay the tribal groups at all, instead forcing them to rely on selling jewellery, with pieces typically retailing for between four reals ($1.50; £1) and 20 reals ($7.60; £5), or asking for donations. Pedro Neto, who runs Amazon Eco Adventures, does give the villages a share of his revenues, and he says that regulations need to be introduced to ensure that all tour companies have to do the same. ""It needs to be more rigorous,"" he says. A Brazilian government agency, the National Indian Foundation, which aims to protect and further the needs of indigenous groups, is indeed now looking at whether such regulations should be enforced. In the meantime, to help tribal villages better handle business negotiations with tour firms, a non-government organisation called the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (ASF) runs entrepreneurial programmes for members of such communities. ASF also proves social assistance where necessary, and reminds about the need for environmental conservation. Virgilio Viana, ASF's director general, says: ""There are cases where tourism is more disruptive, but there are some cases where tourism is well done. ""There's a movement for community-based tourism that is developing a strategy to promote it, and avoid interruption of culture. ""The aim is to ensure that people do respect the local traditions, and ensuring the revenues end up with the local people rather than the tourism agencies."" Prof Viana adds that ensuring indigenous groups gets a fairer share of tourism revenues also has a positive knock-on effect on the environment, as it means villages will be more reluctant to chop down trees. ""There's an interesting link between environmental conservation and income, because there's an area where they take tourists and it has to be clean and protected,"" he says. ""If it were me, to have this revenue, I'd have to have well-protected areas, and instead of cutting down the big tree in the forest, I'd take tourists to take photographs with it."" Yet he adds that ensuring tourism revenues are shared fairly remains the main challenge. ""We are trying to find ways to make the communities safe from this,"" he says. ""But generally speaking, I think we have many more opportunities to have good tourism. I would see more positives.""","Sitting quietly in the @placeholder of the wooden hut , wearing a crown made from bright blue feathers , the elder - or paje - of a small tribal village in the Amazon rainforest looks on .",corner,back,centre,head,aftermath,0
"KCC has approved a 3.99% tax rise including the 2% social care precept. The Unite union said schools, libraries and street cleaning would be cut and Unison said the 2% social care precept would not cover costs. Conservative council leader Paul Carter said plans maintained frontline services despite financial challenges. Unison spokesman David Lloyd said residential care providers' costs had risen and the living wage would also see expenses rise. Referring to the social care precept, he said: ""Even with the increase it's going to be difficult to make ends meet."" Eric Segal, branch secretary of Unite, which organised the protest, said: ""These budget cuts, driven by a Tory government, will have an adverse affect on much-needed essential services such as schools and libraries."" He said about 80 people protested outside County Hall in Maidstone, including union members, families, students, care home staff and library workers. Parents and pupils also protested against the planned closure of Pent Valley School, which KCC has said should shut because of declining numbers. Mr Segal said campaigners wanted KCC to set ""a people's budget"" based on community needs, and use its financial reserves in order not to cut services. ""They should draw on the £50m which is sitting idly by while they are cutting services and closing down mobile libraries,"" he said. The authority needs to save £126m. Mr Carter said the social care precept would raise £11m and cover living wage costs of about £8m - but an extra £31m was needed for adult social care. He also said changes in government legislation including increases in National Insurance and the impact of the National Living Wage had brought additional costs of £13m. ""Our grant has gone down by about £40m every year which is a significant proportion of our budget - which is about £900m,"" he said. He said while the budget had reduced each year, pressure on services had risen by £55m a year. On Wednesday, KCC said it had received an extra £5.7m from the government which made the budget ""slightly more bearable"".",Union - led protests against public @placeholder cuts have taken place outside a meeting to set Kent County Council 's ( KCC ) budget for next year .,budget,power,sector,life,side,2
"The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was set up three years ago by the Bell family after a personal tragedy. Colin Bell's 26-year-old son, Kevin, was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in New York in June 2013. Since then, the charity has helped hundreds of families whose loved ones have died away from home. The trust has been operating out of the new office for just three weeks. Until recently, it had carried out most of its work from Kevin's family home in Newry. Mr Bell said the trust had ""taken over"" the house, with filing cabinets and boxes taking up space in bedrooms. They were offered an office in Rooney's Meadow at Whitegates Community Business Park in Newry, which is where I meet him early in the morning. He shows me around and tells me that the new centre means they can ""get everything done, park it and go home"". ""If there's a repatriation ongoing we can do it over the phone, but we're not living with it 24/7,"" added Mr Bell. It can cost several thousand pounds to repatriate bodies and, until the trust was established, families had to pay themselves because neither the UK or Irish governments cover the expense. In the aftermath of Kevin's death, friends and people in Newry raised about £150,000 towards the cost of his repatriation from the US. However, after Kevin's American employers agreed to pay to transport his body home, the Bell family decided to use the money to help other families who faced the same situation. Mr Bell said: ""Whenever a family does get that devastating news - they don't know who to turn to and what we can do is take it out of their hands and we'll make the arrangements we'll get them home."" He described the trust as ""Kevin's legacy"" and said although the work can often bring back memories evoking the loss of his son, the work is ""therapeutic"" and keeps Kevin's name alive. To date, the trust has arranged 217 repatriations to almost every county in Ireland. One of those was 24-year-old Joe McDermott, from Omagh, County Tyrone, who died in a building site accident in Australia in December 2015. His sister Laura said her family would never be able to repay the trust for helping them to get Joe's body back home. ""Joe was only out in Australia for four weeks when he passed away,"" Miss McDermott said. ""Within an hour of us hearing the news, the Claddagh Association in Perth phoned us to say everything was organised and that the Kevin Bell Trust would be paying for everything."" She had not heard of the trust before Joe's death, but described the help her family received as ""such a relief"". ""When you are in the midst of such heartbreak and grief the way we were, we just could not have coped with trying to organise something on that scale, and to know somebody out there was taking care of it and Joe was going to come home to us was such a relief,"" she said. Her family have since raised money for the trust, in a bid to repay the Bell family for their generosity, but Miss McDermott said they will ""never be able to repay them fully"". ""We have a lovely relationship with them, and it's so nice to see my mum and dad speaking to them - two people who know what they're going through is so comforting. ""They do such extraordinary things. We'll never, ever be able to repay them, the only token of appreciation we can give is continue fundraising for them,"" she said. Michael Douglas, from the Greater Shankill area of Belfast, also needed emergency financial assistance from the trust when his 30-year-old sister Heather died suddenly in the USA in November 2014. He said his family wanted to get Heather home as soon as possible, but they were faced with immediate costs of between £8-10,000. ""Repatriation isn't an easy process, but Colin Bell was there,"" he said. ""To phone a man I've never spoken to before, on a Friday afternoon and spring that on him, my family probably could have gotten the money together but it wouldn't have been as quick. ""All I had to do was send him the details and she was on a flight to Belfast the next morning,"" said Mr Douglas. He has since met Mr Bell and said his drive to help families who have gone through such a distressing experience is ""amazing"". ""It's the support they give - it's not just the financial side. It's the expertise and advice,"" he added. ""The trust is an essential thing, they'll help anyone."" The entire Bell family is involved in the trust and Colin Bell stressed that the support they get from all over Ireland - and the new centre in Newry - means they can continue helping families from every community who need it when tragedy occurs. There is a photo of Kevin behind Mr Bell's desk in the new centre, and I ask him what he thinks his son would have made of the trust. ""Kevin always said he'd be famous, Kevin was a big character,"" Mr Bell said. ""He loved life, and he'd be proud that his name's being kept alive.""","A family - run repatriation fund that has helped more than 200 families across the @placeholder of Ireland has opened a new centre in Newry , County Down .",country,island,whole,number,north,1
"Forty years on, some of those caught up in the events recall the terrible night. Alan Hill was on red watch at Highgate fire station when they received the call after the first bomb went off at the Mulberry Bush pub. Many Brummies lived in fear following numerous IRA bomb threats and tensions were high. He knew it was likely to be for real this time around. As the fire engine approached Corporation Street the second bomb went off. ""There were people all over the floor,"" he said. ""No movement. It was in darkness. All the shop fronts had disappeared. ""The explosion had taken the far side of the Rotunda windows. I sent a message saying there had been a large explosion, I gave up counting when I got to about 150 or 160 casualties. ""We asked for 40 ambulances, knowing full well that fire control hadn't got them. All available ones would've been mobilised to the Mulberry Bush. ""I was making a call knowing they were never going to arrive. ""The smell. It was a strong smell of alcohol. Death has its own smell. You had the smell of alcohol and death and you could hear screams. ""As soon as the search light was moved around, you heard screams. They were harrowing. Terrible pain and panic."" Pat Bentley (pictured top left) was due to go out with her friend Jane Davis on the night of the bombings but after an emotional day during which she broke up with a boyfriend, she decided to give it a miss. A chance to have a laugh over holiday photos in the Tavern in the Town was instead replaced with a night in front of the TV for the 17-year-old, while her friend went out. ""We were watching TV and the phone rang and it was a lad saying ""Oh you're at home."" He asked if Jane was with me and then told me some bombs had gone off in town. ""He drove over to my house and picked Jane's dad up, Arthur, on the way. We were wondering whether we should drive into town to find her. ""We couldn't just sit there and do nothing."" Jane was among those killed in the explosion. Forty years on, Ms Bentley says she still cannot make sense of what happened. ""It makes me feel sad that you could take a life, let alone 21. I could've been in the pub that night but I wasn't. Who can say? ""I do and don't feel guilty. I should've been there with my friend but you just can't say what would've been."" Maureen Mitchell, 21, worked as an assistant at an advertising firm in Birmingham city centre. Like many at that age she went out with friends after work. But not too late - the last bus was always at 11pm. ""The Mulberry Bush was a regular haunt. Me and Ian (her boyfriend) went most nights of the week after work with friends. ""I remember telling Ian I was going to a Christmas party at work but our partners weren't allowed to come and I remember telling Ian about how good it was going to be and he couldn't go."" At 20:17 the first bomb went off. ""I thought I'd only hurt my leg but the security guy from the Rotunda just picked me up and moved me outside. It wasn't until he put me down, I realised how badly injured my tummy was. ""Days later in hospital, I just remember looking up and my dad crying. Nobody wants to see their dad cry. ""I was given the last rites, it was touch and go for a few days and I was in hospital for about a month. ""My dad never talked about it. He was an Irish Catholic and that is my big regret. I never sat down and talked to him about it and asked him how he felt. ""I don't live all my year round thinking about it but it affects me at this time of year. I don't think it will ever get opened, resolved or found out who did it."" Les Robinson popped into The Tavern with his two friends, both called Steve. He bought three pints of lager for 75p - ""a bargain price"" - and the chat turned silent as the men turned to the pub game - Pong. ""I was 11-4 down. I punched the machine in anger and I walked away. As I walked back to the machine and put my hands on the controls there was a massive bang. ""It doesn't do it justice to say it was just a bang. It filled everything. It filled you. The room. I remember being picked up and doing a half somersault and hitting the wall. ""I opened my eyes. I couldn't see a thing. My hearing went and it didn't come back for days."" He said his first concern was to find his former girlfriend, Ros, with whom he had recently split. ""She had cuts to her, her nose was broken, a piece of wood or glass nearly took off her wrist. Ros didn't get the heat from where she was, so her hair stayed pretty much intact. But, poor soul, she did look a bit of a mess because she'd had her nose broken and black eyes."" One year after the bombing, he proposed to his girlfriend. ""It's no exaggeration to say the Birmingham pub bombings - it's the best thing that ever happened to me. ""You feel guilty when you say how good something has turned out for you, when other people have known nothing else other than pain and grief. ""I found peace on 6 August 1976 when I married Ros. That is when I got my closure."" ""A week before a bomb had gone off in Coventry. James McDade had blown himself up. That Thursday night (the night of the Birmingham pub bombings) the body was going to be flown back from Coventry to Belfast. It was my job to report on his body being flown from Birmingham Airport as his body was brought to the terminal. ""There were hundreds of police lining the route. I did live reports. I then heard around about 7-ish that baggage handlers in Belfast, who were assumingly anti-IRA and Protestants, were refusing to handle his body. So the body was stuck in Birmingham. ""I spoke to our news editor and I was told to come back to the office. ""I immediately came back. By this time it was very clear that it was such a serious incident. It was very sketchy. There was nothing such as news channels and rolling news. ""It was very clear how serious it was. I was told to go home as I would be reporting at 3am. So I grabbed some sleep and came back at 3am. ""I was by the Mulberry Bush doing live reports every 15 minutes or half hour for the rest of the day. ""It was a shell and an absolute ruin. They were looking for bodies and pieces of bodies. It was a grizzly scene. There was no road blocked. People were slowly driving past, looking at the scene in front of them. ""It's an incident I'll never forget for the rest of my life."" You can hear an account of what happened 40-years ago on BBC WM from 20:00 on Friday 21 November.",On the night of 21 November 1974 IRA bombs exploded at two pubs in Birmingham city centre . Twenty - one people were killed and 182 were injured in what at the time was the worst ever terrorist attack on English @placeholder .,advice,display,show,occasions,soil,4
"The Tibetan spiritual leader, 81, had visited Arunachal Pradesh in India's remote north-east earlier in April. China had said the visit had a ""negative impact"" on bilateral relations and warned India against ""undermining"" Beijing's interests. India has not yet commented on the Chinese announcement, made on Tuesday. However, it has maintained that the Dalai Lama's visit was purely for religious reasons. It is also not the first time he has visited the state - he made official trips there in 1983, 1997, twice in 2003 and in 2009. ""China has standardised the names of six places in South Tibet, a region that is part of China's territory but in which some areas are currently controlled by India,"" a Chinese state media report said. Dalai Lama meets guard from 1959 escape China accused of Indian incursion It dated the decision one day after the Dalai Lama ended his week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh. This marks the first time China has officially named regions in the disputed territory. The announcement was made days after India's foreign ministry spokesman Gopal Baglay said there was no change in India's position that Tibet was part of China.","China has @placeholder six districts along a disputed Himalayan border region with India , in a move seen as "" retaliation "" for a visit by the Dalai Lama .",warned,emerged,invaded,renamed,condemned,3
"10 February 2016 Last updated at 23:17 GMT As reported in the Eastern Daily Press, Brett Day, from Beccles, has seen videos of his spray paint art on wheelie bins shared millions of times online. People have begun to affectionately call him ""Binsy"" in homage to street artist Banksy. Quitting his old job for good, he now hopes to make a full-time living out of his bin art. ""I looked in the garden when I was putting them out and I realised that they looked horrible, and I thought, 'why not try and make them a bit more pretty',"" he said.",The work of a former @placeholder trader - turned - wheelie bin graffiti artist has proved a hit online .,motor,fur,post,rogue,secret,0
"Scientists laboratory-tested several different sequences of low-dose antibiotics against a common bug. They were baffled when some completely eliminated the bacteria, performing better than conventional combinations of drugs given at higher doses. The study is published in the journal PLoS Biology. Researchers from Exeter University believe the success of this strategy might be because one antibiotic sensitises the bug, making it more vulnerable to the effects of the other. And if proven to work in humans it could provide a much needed way to use old antibiotics that are currently considered ineffective, they say. The rise in antibiotic resistance has been described by the World Health Organization as a ""major global threat"". A core problem is that bacteria are capable of mutating rapidly, speedily evading the killing power of antibiotics. To overcome this, doctors often prescribe a cocktail of two high-dose antibiotics together, hoping the combined chemical punch will defeat the bug before it has a chance to outwit the drugs. But scientists working in Germany, England and Mexico took a different approach. Using two commonly prescribed antibiotics - erythromycin and doxycycline - they pitted them against the bug E. coli in a laboratory. They first deployed one drug for 12 hours, then removed it and switched to the other, repeating this process several times. And to make it even harder, they introduced a gene into the bug, rendering it already partially resistant to the antibiotics. Testing 160 different sequences, they found five that completely eliminated the bug within four days. And the doses they used were much lower than conventional treatments, they say. Prof Robert Beardmore, of Exeter University, said: ""We were very baffled when we discovered this. This research should really have been done 50 years ago. ""If it is proven to work in humans, perhaps we could take the arsenal of drugs we already have and use them more effectively with this switching strategy."" He added: ""One outcome of this highly surprising result will be to set in motion a series of studies to determine ways of using antibiotics not only in combination but sequentially and with the potential for lower doses than is currently thought possible."" Commenting on the findings, Prof Nigel Brown, president of the Society for General Microbiology, said: ""Given the challenges involved in the discovery and development of new antibiotics, potential methods that let us continue to effectively use the ones we already have are welcome. ""This laboratory study will inform clinical trials and may help in the fight against the rise of antimicrobial resistance.""","Switching between two antibiotics in a well - @placeholder sequence could prove to be a "" surprising "" new way to combat drug resistance , research suggests .",understood,known,designed,filled,bed,2
"Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody and The Fall star Bronagh Waugh have also added their voices to the campaign. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland where same-sex marriage is still banned. The issue is one of the major stumbling blocks in the ongoing negotiations to restore power-sharing at Stormont. It has been getting a lot of media attention recently after Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, which opposes same-sex marriage, entered into a deal with UK Prime Minister Theresa May after she failed to get a majority at Westminster in the general election. The DUP rejects accusations it is homophobic, insisting it is instead protecting the ""traditional"" definition of marriage. A number of celebrities, including actor and writer Stephen Fry and singer Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, shared their views with Amnesty International, one of the leading members of the Love Equality coalition organising the march in Belfast on Saturday 1 July. Ballymena-born actor Liam Neeson said: ""We've had enough of a history in our society in Northern Ireland of discrimination, mistrust and hatred. ""Yet, we're also an open-hearted, welcoming and terrific people. Let us show that to the world by treating gay, lesbian and transgender peoples as our brothers and sisters and allowing them to marry, if they so wish."" TV presenter Norton said the historic referendum that approved same-sex marriage in the Irish Republic was a ""proud gay day"". ""My own mother was from Northern Ireland, so of course I have a huge affection for the place and its people,"" he said. ""I know it is hugely frustrating for gay people there that it is the last part of these islands still without marriage equality. Especially when there is such overwhelming support for it among the public."" County Down-born singer Lightbody added: ""Two years ago, I marched with 20,000 fellow Northern Ireland citizens for marriage equality. It was a beautiful day of hope, joy and solidarity and I was so proud to be from 'Norn Iron'. ""Two years on and somehow - defying reason given it's the will of the people - we still do not have marriage equality in Northern Ireland."" Coleraine-born actress Waugh, who will host the parade rally at Belfast City Hall, said: ""With the spotlight on Northern Ireland at the minute, now is our chance to really step up our campaigning a gear and give Northern Ireland what it so clearly wants and deserves, finally - equal marriage.""",Liam Neeson and Graham Norton have called for the introduction of same - sex marriage in Northern Ireland ahead of a @placeholder protest in Belfast .,major,planned,disabled,coal,group,1
"Julie Neville spoke out after Greater Manchester Police revealed complaints about online abuse had almost doubled. Mrs Neville said one Twitter user wrote about T-shirts with the slogan ""Phil Neville's daughter is a spastic"". Others had threatened to rape Mrs Neville, while her TV pundit husband had received death threats. Greater Manchester Police has released figures that show the force received 959 complaints about crime on social media in 2014, including sexual offences, threats to kill and harassment. In 2013 the figure was 512. Mrs Neville said the abuse directed at herself and her husband, who played for Manchester United and Everton, was ""an ongoing thing"". The abuse has included barbs directed at the couple's 11-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy. She said: ""I think the worst things are, Phil has received death threats through Twitter and I've had people threaten to rape me. ""We had one incident where two guys put on Twitter that you can buy T-shirts and the actual writing on the T-shirts was: 'Phil Neville's daughter is a spastic, she's a Cyclops and she has eight toes'. ""People feel that they have no social responsibility on Twitter. If people posted these things through our letterbox they would be done for stalking."" Nationally, 24 forces have reported a rise in crime reports mentioning Twitter, according to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Press Association. Supt Paul Giannasi, of the National Police Chiefs' Council hate crime working group, said: ""There have been a number of successful prosecutions against people posting offensive and abusive messages. ""In some cases this has led to the offender being imprisoned. There is a responsibility on police and internet providers to protect people online.""",The wife of ex-England footballer Phil Neville has hit out at Twitter trolls who have bombarded the family with abuse about their @placeholder daughter .,growing,phone,disabled,deal,control,2
"""I can play one team on Tuesday and one on Saturday,"" Zenga told BBC WM. Since Zenga replaced Kenny Jackett on 30 July, seven days before the start of the new league season, Wolves' new Chinese owners have invested heavily. ""It's a long, competitive season. It is not just the seven games we have coming up in the space of 22 days,"" he added. ""It is also the games we have after that. From now to January it could be 25, 26 or 27. We need to be organised in the right way. ""To play with the same XI, then I do not need to have 23 players. But in the long term, playing with the same XI can bring problems. It depends on injuries and international calls. ""My philosophy is to involve everyone in the squad. It keeps everyone fresh with a new mentality,"" added Zenga ahead of Saturday's home game against Burton. ""If a coach makes a lot of changes and he wins the game, then it is the right call. If the result is not good, then he gets asked 'why didn't he play the same team?'"" Former Italy goalkeeper Zenga has taken charge of seven games, in which Wolves have eight points from five league outings and progressed to the third round of the EFL Cup. Wolves made two summer signings prior to Fosun's takeover and the departure of Jackett - goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and Portuguese winger Helder Costa. Defender Silvio, midfielder Joao Teixeira and Iceland striker Jon Dadi-Bodvarsson also arrived before the season started. Seven more signed on at Molineux before the end of the transfer window, starting with Congo midfielder Prince Oniangue, followed by Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Benfica forward Ola John on season-long loan deals. Dutch striker Paul Gladon's arrival from Heracles preceded Wolves' first defeat at Huddersfield, while the club confirmed deals for Morocco midfielder Romain Saiss, Monaco winger Ivan Cavaleiro and ex-Wanderers defender Richard Stearman shortly before the deadline on 31 August. If nothing else, Wolves' burst of spending under their new owners has given most supporters much more optimism than they've had for the last 12 months. The very large crowd anticipated for Saturday's home game against Burton is further evidence of that. In terms of numbers, at least, they have made up for time lost when the squad became too thin to challenge last season. How much value they will get for their money will not be clear for some time. If things go well, Wolves could have a midfield full of continental flair, but it will be a challenge to get the best out of those players in the gruelling Championship once the days grow short. The return of a more familiar face in Richard Stearman may turn out to be as valuable as any of the other signings. Some were slow to appreciate him in his first spell at Wolves, but by the time of his departure he was deservedly held in high regard by supporters. If Wolves do succeed this season, Stearman's influence is likely to be important.",Walter Zenga says his Wolves squad is now strong enough to be @placeholder on a regular basis after making 10 signings since his appointment as head coach .,held,focused,imposed,seen,rotated,4
"The blaze started on the deck of the vessel St Faith during the 09:00 GMT sailing from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. The firm said the fire, in a ""non-passenger area"", was extinguished by the crew within minutes and none of the 65 people onboard were injured. Ferry services have returned to normal. The St Faith has been taken out of service while an inquiry takes place. A lorry driver who was on board said: ""I could smell the smoke, the stewards moved us downstairs, but there was no panic. ""There was quite a jolt as the ferry docked and there were fire engines waiting."" Wightlink said emergency services met the vessel ""as a precaution"" when it docked on the island and passengers and vehicles disembarked as usual. There were 52 passengers and 13 crew onboard. Operations director Elwyn Dop said early indications showed the fire may have started in an air conditioning unit close to the bridge. ""We had 13 crew members dealing with the incident.  They are well exercised in their duties and they used those skills to deal with the situation today. The passengers were looked after calmly in the lounge,"" he said.","A fire that broke out on a car ferry as it crossed the Solent may have started in an air conditioning unit , @placeholder Wightlink has said .",group,leaving,operator,captain,like,2
"The problems began when a freight train became stuck in the Channel Tunnel earlier. Separate power supply issues on the UK side followed, with Eurotunnel saying it was operating a reduced timetable. A spokesman for the operator apologised and said the power issue in the tunnel had now been resolved and both lines were working. Passengers waited in long queues to board the shuttles, while others were stuck inside trains. John Allen, from Canterbury, tweeted of ""Eurotunnel shambles"", and said he would be using the ferry in future. Kate Sharp tweeted: ""Trapped inside your train. Been waiting 5 hours at Eurotunnel Folkstone. Awful service! When will we be moving???"". PR director Ali Ineson added: ""Maybe if we all get out and push @Eurotunnel ? going a little bit delirious stuck on this train going nowhere."" John Keefe, from Eurotunnel, said delays had peaked at five hours but hoped they would reduce quickly.",Rail passengers travelling to France on Eurotunnel 's @placeholder shuttle service have faced delays of up to five hours .,summer,vehicle,health,tt,south,1
"Two hundred residents met to voice their concerns at the structure which they believe is out of keeping with the area. Campaigner Valerie Paynter said it would ""deeply and horribly"" impact on the housing behind it. The developer insisted the ""high-quality, landmark"" building would ease pressure on local housing supply. The cylindrical high-rise would sit on the corner of Sackville Gardens and Kingsway. It would provide 107 homes, ranging from penthouse apartments to ""affordable"" flats, some with rooftop gardens or balconies. Developer The Hyde Group said the derelict site had been an ""eyesore"" since a former hotel partially collapsed and had to be demolished in 2006. Angelique Henderson of campaigner group No to Sackville Towers agreed something needed to be built on the site. But she said: ""This cylinder does not enhance our local area. It is just so huge. It will loom and dwarf all of our houses."" Tom Shaw of The Hyde Group said: ""By developing a tall building we are having less impact on the neighbouring properties than we would if we developed a shorter building but taking up more of the footprint of the site. He said there would not be a noticeable reduction in daylight and sunlight for the existing homes and gardens. He said changes had been made to the scheme after a public consultation and would be available to see when the application was submitted. Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade, is against the current design.  He said the ""round, muscular"" building was ""too solid for this part of the seafront"". ""I feel we need to build higher, but I also feel this is perhaps a case of the right building in the wrong place,"" he said. He also feared the homes would be bought up by property speculators from abroad. However, local councillor Robert Nemeth of Wish Ward supports the proposal. He said: ""With housing targets imposed upon us, we have little choice but to get building. ""This means either tall developments in the city or sprawling over the South Downs.  I'd much rather go up than out.""",A campaign to halt plans for a 17 - storey building on Hove seafront is @placeholder pace after a public meeting .,set,celebrating,planned,gathering,voiced,3
"Work from CentreForum is worth noting for two good reasons. First, whether or not one agrees with its conclusions, the think tank is particularly strong when it comes to analysing schools. It has an unusual strength in statistics. Second, the body is closely linked with David Laws, the schools minister, and Tim Leunig, the Department for Education's chief analyst. The think tank, above all, has nurtured the government's secondary school league table reforms. That new league table is rather complex. Normal tables ask, ""How well did the pupils at each school do?"" Instead, the new tables will ask, ""How well did secondary schools do, given how well prepared their pupils were at the age of 11?"" This new ""progress"" or ""value-added"" measure is a strange hybrid: as well as measuring school performance, it encourages schools to take traditional subjects. A school cannot do well, even if pupils get straight As, with too many vocational subjects. This new report has set out its estimates for how schools would do under this league table, were it applied to the latest results. It is slightly unfair to do this: after all, schools were not aiming to do well on this measure. Even so, it is a useful exercise. The report strongly supports the notion, which I have discussed before, that something exceptional has happened in London secondary schools in addition to its primaries. The CentreForum measures imply that - looking only at traditional subjects - a child at a school in Westminster, Hackney and Islington would beat a similarly able 11 year-old in Hull, in south Yorkshire, or Knowsley, in the North West, by more than a grade in every subject when they finally took GCSEs. Some of that is down to that curriculum choice. Schools in London have tended to choose a tougher, more traditional curriculum than other parts of the country. They happen to be doing a mix of subjects that is rewarded by the measure. So the gap ought to close as schools outside the capital respond to the new league tables. Some schools are simply putting children into qualifications that do not show up on this measure. But some of the difference is not about subject preferences. For example, if you look solely at English and maths, back in 2012 pupils in London schools beat children who were similar at 11 by a third of a grade in both subjects. As subject choices start to shift, that simple metric might be the measure to watch to see whether schools in different parts of the country are actually improving, or whether they are just changing subject choices. The London advantage is deep, too. As the IFS report last week stated, London's raw results are boosted by its primaries, too. Those London children who took GCSEs in 2012 were already ahead at 11. In fact, they were nine percentiles higher than children from similar social and economic circumstances in Yorkshire when they started secondary school. So a child in Yorkshire whose background would suggest that they would expect to finish halfway along the league tables could, had they lived in London, have been expected to finish 41% of the way down the table. So what does that all mean for England's schools? Many of the report's recommendations are all about replicating the London Challenge, a scheme to encourage school collaboration and support teachers in the capital. You can expect a lot more ""how can we be like London?"" if the results keep restating the capital's advantage.","Another week , another report on London schools . This time , it 's by CentreForum , a Liberal Democrat - aligned think tank . This is the third investigation @placeholder in the past fortnight into the happy mystery of why the capital 's schools are now so good .",done,arrived,hole,delay,published,4
"Eighteen years on, Fry has been reunited with the people who made his visit possible, thanks to a BBC Northern Ireland programme. Real Lives Reunited revisits poignant moments in local history and brings together people who shared this common bond. In the first of six episodes, Fry speaks via videolink with some of the organisers of the West Belfast Film Festival, who gathered in the same cinema that hosted the premiere of the movie that told the story of Irish writer Oscar Wilde. Fry tells the programme that the team behind the film decided that west Belfast was a good place for the film's debut. ""We wanted to have a UK opening that also recognised the Irishness of Oscar,"" he says. ""I thought that Oscar was a unifying figure enough because he could be regarded as British to some extent and he could certainly be regarded as Irish."" He adds: ""I didn't realise that the festival's major film venue was right at the end of the Falls Road, in the Kennedy Centre. ""For a sad little Brit like me, the Falls Road was only ever something that you heard on the news."" Organiser Michele Devlin says that securing the film for the fledgling festival's gala opening was a big coup for them. ""At the time we only had a few thousand pounds in the bank, and everything was running on goodwill,"" she says. ""We had brass necks and thought 'we can do this'."" Danny Morrison of the festival says they remained nervous right up until the last minute. ""Even though an agent or the person themselves says they're coming, there is always nervousness right up until you see them in the flesh, but he was good to his word - he came, he saw, he gave his time and he conquered,"" he says. Before the big event, Fry was treated to some local hospitality in a pub across the road. ""Everybody looked up from their Guinness or whatever, and then one voice said 'welcome to the belly of the pope',"" he says. ""I thought, 'I know I've arrived'."" You can see what happened next on Real Lives Reunited, which is on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday at 19:30. It is available to watch afterwards on the iPlayer.","The Kennedy Centre in west Belfast is an unlikely venue for a movie premiere but in 1997 the red carpet was @placeholder out for the debut of Wilde , starring Stephen Fry",sold,let,rolled,called,ruled,2
"The action was taken by St Columba's School in Inverclyde after details of police investigations came to light. Police Scotland confirmed that it was investigating a recent allegation involving a young child. A 56-year-old man has also been reported to prosecutors over alleged historical abuse of a 15-year-old girl. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: ""We can confirm that a complaint has been received regarding a sexual assault on a young girl. ""Enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."" On the other allegation she said: ""A 56-year-old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with non-recent alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl."" The co-educational school, based in Kilmacolm, caters for about 700 pupils, with annual fees of about £11,000.",Two teachers at one of Scotland 's leading private schools have been @placeholder amid separate allegations of sexual abuse of young girls .,murdered,interviewed,stolen,suspended,granted,3
"Ten Atlanta teachers have been jailed after investigators found wrong answers on test papers were erased and children told the right answers. The incentive - financial bonuses for good marks. Here are five more notorious examples of exam cheating. Red faces all round when allegations emerged in January that 34 US Air Force officers in charge of launching US nuclear missiles had cheated in proficiency tests. According to the US Air Force, some staff had sent answers by text message to others at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. It was a monthly test that all those dealing with nuclear missiles in the US must take. Other officers were accused of knowing about the cheating but failing to do anything about it. In Shaanxi province, 2,440 pharmacists were accused of cheating in a national licensing test according to China's state TV. The scam involved the use of earpieces last October. Fake candidates were sent into exams to get hold of the questions, the South China Morning Post reports. They then left the test centres early to find out the answers. Candidates who had paid the scammers the appropriate fee then received the correct answers through their earpieces. Several hundred people have been arrested in connection with mass school exam cheating in the Indian state of Bihar. Parents climbing school walls to pass the answers though windows may not be the most subtle method, but it's by no means the only one. Many students smuggled in textbooks and notes into the examination centres despite tight security. ""Sports, Ethics and Religion"" - the title of an undergraduate course at this US college in New Hampshire. The ethics element seems to have been a bit lost on some students though. Up to 64 were suspended for cheating in January, the Boston Globe reported. At issue were electronic hand-held clickers registered to individual students to answer questions in class. Some of these apparently fell into the wrong hands, enabling students to cheat. Some face a one-term suspension, the college says. Money seems to have been central to this one, according to the Cuban authorities. Eight people, five of them teachers, were arrested last year accused of selling university entrance exams. Thousands of of secondary school pupils in Havana were obliged to re-sit their exams, official newspaper Granma said.","Dubbed one of the biggest test cheating scandals in the US , more than 170 teachers and principals were found to have @placeholder cheating in exams in 2009 .",helped,lost,faced,escaped,fallen,0
"Councillors are unhappy Ordnance Survey (OS) maps only refer to Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog by that name. But it is also know locally as Traeth Morfa Bychan - after the village next to the shoreline. OS told the authority the name was adopted after consultation with the council, and they had been told the English version was most commonly used. ""During the council's Language Committee, members declared their commitment to protecting indigenous Welsh names and places in Gwynedd,"" said a council spokesperson. They said they would continue to collaborate with agencies such as OS to ""ensure that the correct names are used wherever possible"". ""In this case, the discussion with the OS will continue regarding the possibilities for changing the name that appears on their maps,"" added the Gwynedd official. ""In the meantime Gwynedd council will consult with community councils in the specific area, to gather evidence that will enable the council to submit robust evidence to the OS for changing the name that appears on their maps.""",Officials have said they will push to get the Welsh name of a Gwynedd @placeholder on maps .,region,map,effect,beach,property,3
"Robin Garton, 69, from Devizes, disappeared on 25 September last year. Extensive searches were made of Glen Coe by Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and others following his disappearance. Police Scotland said members of the public found the body of a man in the Stob Coire Nam Beith area on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Garton, a former art dealer, set up the climate change charity The Glacier Trust in 2008 to support science-led projects in Nepal. He was reported missing after he failed to meet up with friends as planned in Kinlochewe in Wester Ross following a walk in Glen Coe.",The family of an @placeholder hillwalker from Wiltshire who went missing while on a trip to Scotland have been told of the discovery of a body in Glen Coe.,aggravated,experienced,drugs,caught,aged,1
"Patchell, 23, featured at full-back for Wales in New Zealand in June and did so for his former side Cardiff Blues. But Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac says the 23-year-old is ""here to play 10"". Patchell wants a run of games at fly-half to ""find some form and try to guide us around the park"". Scarlets confirmed the signing of the Cardiff Blues youth product in December 2015. The Blues' recruitment of Gareth Anscombe had meant Patchell had to switch between fly-half and full-back. But Pivac sees his future at 10 with Patchell having Wales Under-20 fly-halves Dan Jones and Billy McBryde as well as Aled Thomas as rivals. ""Rhys is here to play 10. He certainly brings a lot of speed to the position, his positional play in terms of taking the ball to the line - he's a genuine threat at 10,"" said the New Zealander. ""He's got a big kicking game, he's got a nice passing game and at training he's directing the troops around the field. ""He's a real communicator so, so far with Rhys, it's been very positive. ""He's a very confident and bright guy, which is what you want in a 10. They are there steering the ship."" Patchell made his debut for Wales against Japan in 2013 and returned to the Test fold after three years during this summer's tour of New Zealand. Having been on holiday, the former Ysgol Glantaf pupil from Cardiff was thrust into action as he started the second and third of Wales' three Test defeats. ""The summer was awesome. It was a really great experience and I'm thoroughly grateful for the opportunity I got out there,"" said Patchell. ""To go from doing absolutely nothing for two weeks to having to run eight and a half kilometres in a Test match was a bit brutal, but there's plenty to take on board. ""Hopefully, the lessons we learnt will stand us in good stead come this campaign. It was great but it's gone now. ""It's what any young player in Wales, be it in Division Three or whatever, you have that ambition to play for Wales and it's always in the back of your mind, but you are also aware that only comes if you perform in the regional jersey."" If Patchell is looking for inspiration in his bid establish to himself as a Scarlets and Wales fly-half, he need not look far. Former British and Irish Lions 10 Stephen Jones, who won 104 caps for Wales, has returned to the Scarlets - for whom he represented for 14 years over two spells as a player - as backs coach. ""I'm running around in training wondering: 'What does Steve think of this? Am I doing the right thing?' That can make it hard to switch off at night. Media playback is not supported on this device ""But there's a lot of good, experienced voices around that you can take advice off,"" said Patchell. ""It's up to us as outside-halves in the squad to tap into that resource of knowledge, because you don't get 100 caps for Wales without being half-decent at what you do. ""Steve's been great, really welcoming, as have all the management. ""Our defence coach Byron Hayward was also a fine fly-half, so there's plenty of experience and knowledge to tap into."" While Patchell is relishing the expertise at his disposal at Parc y Scarlets, he has also learnt from watching his opponents - particularly on the tour of New Zealand - as well as studying players from the past. ""There's plenty to learn from watching videos of [former Australia fly-half] Stephen Larkham, [former Italy fly-half] Diego Dominguez, all these great fly-halves,"" Patchell added. ""There's an awful lot, at 23, I have to learn and the more sources of information I can get a hold of, the better for me - I'm a bit of a rugby nerd."" As an antidote to his voracious rugby viewing, Patchell does have interests outside of his sport - though he admits it can be difficult to switch off completely. ""I'm very bad if you ask anyone close to me. The guitar and the piano or I'll go back and coach the under-14s at CRICC (Clwb Rygbi Ieuenctid Caerdydd, his local Welsh language junior club in Cardiff),"" he said. ""Although it's rugby, it's different - it's for the enjoyment of the game. ""You see the enjoyment on the kids' faces, they're rolling around in the mud for an hour on a Sunday morning. It's a lot of fun.""",New Scarlets signing Rhys Patchell hopes to become the @placeholder 's first - choice fly - half having been given assurances he will play at 10 .,region,side,women,party,nation,0
"The exploration is being carried out by US oil giant Exxon Mobile. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez called the exploration ""a dangerous political provocation"". Venezuela has been claiming the disputed mineral-rich region west of the Essequibo river as its own since the 19th Century. An international tribunal ruled in 1899 that the area formed part of Guyana, which at the time was a British colony. Venezuela never accepted the ruling, arguing it was unfair. On 20 May, Exxon Mobil announced ""a significant oil discovery"" in the disputed area. A week later, President Maduro issued a presidential decree claiming sovereignty of the disputed waters. Guyana's newly elected President, David Granger, in turn released a statement on Sunday calling Venezuela's decree a ""flagrant violation of international law"". He also accused Venezuela of wishing ""to trample on the rights of a smaller country in order to obstruct the sovereign right of Guyana to develop its natural resources"". President Granger insisted that Guyana would continue to develop the offshore natural resources it considered its own. On Tuesday, the Venezuelan leader blamed Exxon Mobil for the diplomatic row. He advised Guyana ""not to take bad advice from Exxon Mobil or from (local officials) bribed by Exxon Mobil"". Speaking on state television, he said that ""with dialogue and diplomacy we should be able to iron our these historical differences"". Relations between Venezuela and Exxon Mobile have been tense since 2007, when the country's then-president Hugo Chavez nationalised the company's assets. Last year, an international arbitration tribunal ruled that Venezuela must pay Exxon Mobil $1.6bn (£1bn) in compensation for the expropriated assets.",Venezuela 's President Nicolas Maduro demanded on Tuesday that @placeholder Guyana stop oil exploration in a disputed offshore territory .,killed,helped,french,oversees,neighbouring,4
"The series portrays the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, who was shot dead by police in 1993, and the Medellin drug cartel he lead. Roberto Escobar said he wanted to determine the accuracy of the contents. The second season is expected to focus on the drug lord's escape from prison. Roberto Escobar registered for ""successor-in-interest rights"" to Pablo Escobar and the Escobar family name in California in 2015, meaning that he has assumed the rights, duties, obligations and assets of Pablo Escobar's business. In his letter to Netflix, Roberto Escobar writes: ""It is my wish that you do not release any Narcos television show or any other show or shows depicting me, my family or my brother Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, unless I am given the rightful opportunity to review this material."" He alleges that ""in the first season or Narcos, there were mistakes, lies and discrepancies from the real story, the story that I was not only part of making, but that I survived from [sic]"". Roberto Escobar worked as his brother's accountant for years and in his letter he describes himself as ""Pablo's closest ally"". He also warns Netflix not to release any merchandise ""as we control all such rights"". The second season of Narcos is scheduled to be released in September. Mr Escobar ends the letter, which was obtained by TMZ, by pointing out it is meant ""as a friendly request for co-operation"". However his last sentence appears to have a slightly menacing undertone as it evokes the memory of the late Pablo Escobar, who ordered the killing of thousands of people. ""All we want to do is make sure that things are done right. My brother would not have liked season 1, maybe he will enjoy season 2 if you respond me [sic] and we solve this [sic] issue."" Netflix have not yet commented on the letter. The first season of Narcos portrayed Pablo Escobar's rise to power as the head of the Medellin drugs cartel and the efforts by US anti-drug agents to hunt him down. Two US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents who took part in the hunt for Pablo Escobar acted as technical consultants on Narcos. Pablo Escobar's son, who goes by the name of Sebastian Marroquin, also offered his services as a technical consultant but was turned down by the series' director. Mr Marroquin, like Roberto Escobar, has slammed the first season for its ""inaccuracies"". In particular, Mr Marroquin alleges that the series portrays the DEA in too positive a light. Pablo Escobar is thought to have been behind between 4,000 and 5,000 killings in Colombia during the 1980s and 1990s, but many in Colombia and abroad are still fascinated with his lavish lifestyle and the extent of his power.","Roberto Escobar , the brother of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar , has written to the @placeholder streaming company Netflix asking to review the second season of the series Narcos .",world,ground,american,video,japanese,3
"The Rev Kyle Paisley told the BBC's Talkback programme that the speech had been ""quite disgraceful"". Mr Robinson ousted Alliance's Naomi Long from the seat, but did not mention her in his speech afterwards. He later said he should have recognised her contribution to East Belfast. Rev Paisley said: ""It has to be acknowledged that Gavin won, but the DUP is so unsure of itself in east Belfast that it has lost its independent strength where it was once very strong. ""You'd think he would have had a bit more humility when he made his acceptance speech last night, but it was quite disgraceful in some parts. ""I'm not saying 'here's to you Mr Robinson' because he doesn't deserve that kind of congratulation."" A unionist pact between the DUP and the UUP saw Mr Robinson beat Ms Long by over 2,500 votes. In his speech, he said he was delighted the ""last five long years are over"" and that there was a ""new dawn"" in East Belfast. He added: ""When people of East Belfast were asked to vote for a shared future, they chose to share that future with somebody they can trust, rather than back a party that are only interested in offering us a future if we share their view"". On Friday, Mr Robinson told Talkback that the campaign had been ""very difficult and bitter at times"", but that he should have been more gracious following his victory. ""I've found it difficult and I'm sure Naomi found it difficult, there has been an incredible focus on East Belfast,"" he said. ""Set party politics aside, I think Naomi Long is a formidable politician. I didn't say it in my speech last night, as I say, I'm reflecting this morning as it's been long and difficult. ""There should have been scope for me to recognise her contribution."" Speaking to the BBC, Ms Long said it was ""disappointing"" that she would not be serving the constituency for the next five years, but that she was ""blown away"" by the support for the party. When asked about Mr Robinson's speech, she said: ""Let's just say his party leader was more magnanimous in defeat than he was in victory. ""At this stage in my political career, what the DUP say and do never comes as a shock to me."" The Alliance Party leader David Ford claimed Mr Robinson's acceptance speech was the ""nastiest"" of all acceptance speeches across the UK. He said: ""Naomi showed graciousness in her speech, which was utterly unforthcoming from Gavin. ""I'm glad he showed a bit more graciousness this morning, but I never thought I would say that Peter Robinson in defeat five years ago was gracious compared to Gavin Robinson when he won last night."" The DUP leader Peter Robinson said: ""At three o'clock in the morning after a bruising campaign, people will obviously express whatever is in their mind at that time. ""Having gone through the role of having lost my seat, I know how disappointing it is and that's why I felt it was necessary to pass on my commiserations to Naomi long. ""I do say to Naomi, I think I proved in 2011 that there is life beyond Westminster defeat. I bounced back in 2011 and topped the poll in East Belfast, it's not a case of her political future being over - she'll bounce back.""",The brother of DUP MP Ian Paisley has @placeholder an acceptance speech by the party 's Gavin Robinson after he won the East Belfast seat in the general election .,backed,rejected,triggered,criticised,made,3
"Gwede Mantashe made the comments after deputy Finance Minister Mcebesi Jonas alleged the Gupta family had offered him a government promotion. During a rowdy parliamentary session, Mr Zuma denied the family had influenced cabinet appointments. The opposition called on him resign. Mr Mantashe is the third most powerful person in the governing African National Congress (ANC), and his remarks suggest Mr Zuma may be losing the confidence of influential members of the party as well, correspondents say. Mr Zuma's presidency has been marred by allegations of corruption, cronyism and incompetence, amid a worsening economic situation. The crisis deepened on Wednesday, when Mr Jonas said that a member of the Gupta family had made ""a mockery of our hard-earned democracy"" by offering to promote him to the minister's job last year. The family also denied the allegation. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Mantashe, the ANC secretary-general, said: ""We need to deal with this; it will degenerate into a mafia state if this goes on."" He told the BBC that Mr Zuma was not ""untouchable"", but denied that the party planned to oust him. The ANC would, however, deal with the ""corporate capture"" of government, Mr Mantashe said. Questioned by the opposition in parliament about Mr Jonas' allegation, Mr Zuma said: ""I'm in charge of the government. There is no minister who was ever appointed by the Guptas."" The speaker ordered opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane to leave the chamber for breaching parliamentary rules, prompting the party's MPs to walk out in solidarity with him. Earlier, Mr Maimane said power had shifted from the government to the Guptas. ""You and your family are getting richer while South Africans are getting poorer,"" he told Mr Zuma. The party said in a statement that Mr Zuma's position was becoming ""increasingly untenable"", and he should resign or be sacked by the governing party. The left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party boycotted the parliamentary session, saying it did not recognise Mr Zuma as leader of South Africa. Analysis: Milton Nkosi, BBC News, Johannesburg President Zuma's simple denial of his toxic relationship with the Gupta family seemed to sum up the view held by many here, that he is not fully engaged in running the country. ""Deny, deny, deny"" is the same strategy the 73-year-old employed when he came under fire over the use of government money to upgrade his private home in the rural area of Nkandla - until he was forced to make a U-turn when the opposition took him to South Africa's highest court. The court is yet to make a ruling on whether he breached his oath of office by failing to repay the money, despite an anti-corruption watchdog finding that he had ""unduly benefited"" from the renovations. In parliament, Mr Zuma seemed detached from the crisis gripping South Africa. Nor did the speaker, a senior member of the governing party, inspire confidence in South Africa's 22-year-old democracy when she threw out opposition leader Mmusi Maimane, as he challenged the president. The opposition has long accused Mr Zuma of letting the Guptas wield excessive influence. The Guptas, who arrived in South Africa from India in 1993, have huge interests in computers, air travel, energy, and technology. They said Mr Jonas' statement was political point-scoring. In 2013, there was an outcry after a private jet carrying guests to the wedding of a Gupta family member was allowed to land at a South African military air force base in Pretoria. The opposition has said that links between President Zuma and the Guptas were so close that they have been nicknamed the ""Zuptas"".","South Africa @placeholder turning into a "" mafia state "" , a senior governing party official has warned , as pressure grows on President Jacob Zuma over his links with a wealthy family .",scored,teams,lost,plunged,risks,4
"The vehicle smashed into the brick building on Kingfisher Close, Brownhills, West Midlands, at about 05:40 BST on Saturday. West Midlands Fire Service said no-one was injured although the structure of the garage had been ""compromised"" by the crash. Police said they were investigating the incident and trying to find the driver. The car has been recovered from the garage and insurers for the property are assessing the damage.",A car has been driven through the @placeholder of a garage in a suburban street by a driver who fled the scene .,roof,windows,body,side,birth,3
"Consumer group Which? found that 49% of last year's deals that it tracked were not the cheapest on the day. This year Black Friday falls on 25 November - a day after Thanksgiving. Which? found that just 90 out of the 178 deals were cheapest on Black Friday. The group looked at 20 popular gadgets and appliances on Amazon, AO.com, Argos, Currys and John Lewis. It said it believed AO.com and Currys may have broken advertising rules in relation to ""numerous"" examples of offers that appeared to inflate the ""was"" price to make savings appear higher than they were. Rules require the previous price should be what the item was sold at for at least 28 consecutive days. In one example, Which? said Currys  reduced the Samsung UE40JU6740 TV by just £1 on Black Friday, even though the retailer reportedly claimed a saving of £101. The consumer group said the TV had cost £749 since 30 October 2015, before it was reduced to £748 on 24 November 2015. It said for 18 days in late August and early September customers could have bought it for £699. Currys disputed the investigation's findings: ""We fundamentally disagree with the approach taken by Which? in this report and comply fully with the government's pricing practices guidance, displaying a clear date from when the 'was' price was taken, allowing customers to make a fully informed decision."" Which? said AO claimed there was a £200 saving on a Vax Air Classic Pet vacuum cleaner, which was advertised for £99 on Black Friday. It said the same model was £96.50 in the three months leading up to Black Friday in 2015 and had been sold for £69 the day before. AO said: ""We are always focused on offering the best price match promise all year and especially around Black Friday."" Peter Morrey, Which? head of campaigns said: ""Shoppers might be surprised to learn that only half of Black Friday deals are actually cheapest on Black Friday. ""If you're thinking about starting your Christmas shopping around Black Friday, do your research as some 'deals' may not be all they're cracked up to be."" Black Friday began as a 24-hour sale after Thanksgiving, but like the Christmas sales period some retailers are spreading it over a longer period. Amazon has started to offer discounts in mid-November. The online retailer said: ""Six of the eight products that Which? reviewed on Amazon.co.uk last year had our lowest price on Black Friday and, in response to customer feedback, we spread out great deals over several days."" John Lewis said because of its never knowingly undersold commitment it matched its competitors' deals, while Argos said it worked hard to comply with regulations on pricing and had never knowingly misled customers.",Black Friday bargain hunters have been @placeholder to do their research after an investigation found many of last year 's deals were cheaper in the months before and after the event .,launched,hacked,warned,criticised,invited,2
"There were 112,832 loans in 2014/15 compared to 207,619 in 2011/12, a 46% fall. Opening hours reduced at seven of the libraries after volunteers took over, but total hours rose 6.8%. The county council said volunteers deserved credit for ensuring services remained. When the library service lost nearly a third of its budget, the 12 would have closed without community support, the authority said. Kineton, which became community-run in January 2012, had 6,543 loans in 2014/15 compared to 8,754 in 2011/12, a fall of 25%. But its weekly opening hours reduced from 13.5 to nine and the latest figure is a 4.7% increase on the volunteers' first full year in charge, 2012/13. Dordon, Hartshill and Studley were the other libraries with increased loans over that time up to 2014/15, but across Warwickshire there has been a 10% fall since 2012/13. Friends of Kineton Library chairman Michael Harris, 72, said comparisons were difficult due to reduced opening hours and the library had maintained 20 volunteers. Mr Harris said: ""One of the main reasons I felt [saving the library] was important... was to provide a point in the village where people could come and talk as well as actually borrow books."" Kineton library user Kathryn Gandy, 46, said her two girls aged nine and five ""love coming"". She said: ""There is still such a good, wide range for them to choose from and especially with my eldest daughter... if she needs to have a book with a particular reference towards something for a project, then they nearly always have it."" The council said the libraries had responded to ""specific needs"", with some incorporating cafes, shops and even a dance school.",The number of loans has gone down at all 12 of Warwickshire 's community libraries since they were @placeholder following council cuts .,deemed,introduced,formed,abandoned,beaten,2
"Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen are each on 50%, according to the estimate, which includes postal votes not yet counted. Official figures from Sunday's ballot give Mr Hofer a lead of 3.8% but do not include postal voting. The final official results will not be known until Monday. For the first time since World War Two, both the main centrist parties were knocked out in the first round. A key issue in the campaign was Europe's migrant crisis, which has seen asylum-seeker numbers soar. About 90,000 people claimed asylum in Austria last year, equivalent to about 1% of the Austrian population, and the Freedom Party ran an anti-immigration campaign. The presidency is a largely ceremonial post, but a victory for Mr Hofer could be the springboard for Freedom Party success in the next parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2018. The presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz, have both expressed concern over a Hofer victory. Austria is split. The soft-spoken, charismatic Mr Hofer, sometimes described as a wolf in sheep's clothing, caused turmoil in Austrian politics when he won a clear victory in the first round of voting in April. But now his rival, Mr Van der Bellen from the Greens, has caught up. The far right has profited from deep frustration with the established parties of the centre left and the centre right in Austria. And in recent months, it has been boosted further by fears about the migrant crisis. If Mr Hofer wins, it could have an impact far beyond Austria's borders - possibly giving momentum to far-right and Eurosceptic parties in other EU countries. Is Europe lurching to the far right? Europe's nationalist surge, country by country According to the interior ministry's final count of votes cast at polling-stations (in German), Mr Hofer took 51.9% to 48.1% for Mr Van der Bellen. But ORF public TV's projection (in German), which is usually considered reliable, has both men on 50%. Postal voting accounts for some 900,000 ballots, or 14% of eligible voters. ""None of us wished for this,"" Mr Hofer said when he and Mr Van der Bellen were interviewed by ORF after the vote on Sunday. ""After all, both of us wanted to have a good night's sleep but it is so exciting. I've been in politics for a long time but I've never experienced an election night like this one."" Whoever won, he said, would have ""the job of uniting Austria"". Mr Van der Bellen said that if he were elected president he would be welcome in all member states of the EU. ""I have been pro-European during the five months of campaigning,"" he said. ""I made clear how important the European Union is for freedom, security and prosperity - also in Austria."" In the first round, Mr Hofer secured 35% of the votes, while Mr Van der Bellen polled 21%. The two rivals had engaged in an angry TV debate earlier in the week, described as ""political mud-wrestling"" by commentators. Norbert Hofer Alexander Van der Bellen Such was the political shock at the far right's first-round win that the Chancellor (prime minister), Werner Faymann, resigned after losing the support of his Social Democratic party colleagues. The Social Democrats and the People's Party have governed Austria for decades, either alone or in coalition. At the last general election in 2013, they together won just enough votes to govern in a ""grand coalition"". Incumbent President Heinz Fischer, 77, could not run again after two terms in office.","The far - right and independent candidates in Austria 's presidential run - off face a dead heat , a public TV projection @placeholder .",suggests,display,show,reveal,revealed,0
"With the sound of the drums echoing off the walls of the surrounding buildings, it feels as if it could be an impromptu street performance - but it's not. This is tax collecting Bangalore-style. Fed up with companies refusing to pay their tax bills, the city has gone one better than merely sending out reminder letters. Instead it is striking back, shaming local tax avoiders, through the use of music. Bangalore has a clear message to offenders: Pay up or we send in the drummers, and then everybody will know what you've done wrong. And so far, it seems to be working. ""People like this. They gather to hear the drums playing,"" says one of the band, 19-year-old drummer Shankarantha. The band's co-ordinator is K C Chellaiah, who is standing to one side, watching his team in action. He says while the audience might like it - those targeted do not. ""The company owners get afraid of it when the troupe starts beating the drum,"" he says. ""Usually the firms have a good name in their area and when this comes to people's attention and the real picture comes out of it, they start paying their tax immediately - they respond immediately."" By Yogita LimayeBusiness reporter, BBC News, Bangalore When we went with the drummers to one company located in south-east Bangalore, dozens of people came out of their homes and offices to see what was going on. The lorry that carried the drummers had big banners on the front and sides displaying the name of the company that had evaded tax. However, no-one from the company was present at the office, and civic officials told us this was probably because information about the drum beating had leaked to them somehow. But the authorities did not call off the drumming. In fact they said the main purpose of the drive was to attract the attention of the company's neighbours and to try to shame the firm into paying up. Bangalore's civic body isn't the only one to adopt this method to try to recover taxes. The Delhi city corporation has launched a similar drive, and some years ago in Patna, the capital city of the central India state of Bihar, eunuchs were deployed to sing outside shops that had not paid taxes. 10 things you might not know about India Bangalore is India's third-largest city, and as the centre of the India's hi-tech industry, its economy is worth some $9.6bn (£6.1bn) a year. But it has a problem with unpaid taxes, and so six months ago it started employing its teams of drummers. And it is proving to be steady work for the musicians. Band member Shankarantha says that he and his fellow players have been called out to beat the drum for Bangalore's tax department four times in the past few days. ""Initially we didn't get a good response,"" says Shivakumar CM, an executive engineer with Bangalore Municipal Corporation. ""Since then we have seen that about 50% of the firms we have targeted have come to us to pay up their taxes. ""We're getting a good response from companies which have been embarrassed,"" he says. ""This is the primary motor of the drum-beat programme."" But Bangalore is not alone in this. India has one of the lowest rates of tax payment in the world. Only 3% of India's population of 1.2 billion pay any tax at all. There are several reasons for this: This year, India's government has decided on a two-pronged approach to its tax problem. First, all those officially listed as earning over $185,000 a year - 42,000 individuals - will have to pay an extra 10% surcharge for one year. The tax rate for higher earners will temporarily rise from 30 to 33%. Yet when you realise that India is reckoned to have 125,000 millionaires, but only a third of them are officially listed as higher-rate tax payers, Delhi's problem becomes clear. Second, the finance ministry has been sending out what it says are ""polite"" reminder letters to 1.2 million people who appear to possess enough wealth to require paying taxes. Instead of focusing on declared income, India's tax collectors are looking at people's spending patterns - what significant payments are made on credit cards, and whether properties or shares have been bought or sold. Estimates of how much tax Delhi is losing vary, but the government itself says people avoided paying some $70m of taxes and duties in the first three months of 2013 alone. Source: World Bank World Bank statistics But improving the tax-collection rate nationally will be a challenge. ""Trying to enhance tax collection from the sectors which are not paying taxes is important,"" says Nikhil Bhatia, executive director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. But before many more Indians would be willing to pay up, he says the government must prove that it is spending the tax revenues it does get efficiently. ""Curbing expenditure which is not fruitful and which is not seen to be a good return on contributions paid by tax payers will also make people a lot more willing to pay."" Meanwhile back in Bangalore, Shankarantha is busy playing the beats on his drums. But he says he is just happy that people are responding and Bangalore's council is getting more taxes out of it.","The band of drummers , with their @placeholder shirts and bright bandanas , is beating out a fast - paced tattoo to a small appreciative audience .",prolonged,homes,team,matching,striped,3
"According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, the 22 May attack on an open-air market in Urumqi's predominantly Han-populated Shayibake district, which left 31 people dead and 94 injured, demonstrates that Uighur ""terrorists are swollen with arrogance"". The latest attack comes on the heels of the spate of violence so far this year linked to Xinjiang and the Uighur, including the 1 March mass knife attack at Kunming train station and the 30 April knife and bomb attack at Urumqi's central train station. The pattern of the recent attacks does suggest an escalation or even radicalisation of Uighur opposition to Chinese rule. In contrast to past episodes of low-level violence in Xinjiang, which have been characterised by low technology and opportunistic attacks on representatives of the state (e.g. police, public security personnel or government officials), the current spate of violence through its targeting of public spaces is clearly designed to be indiscriminate and mass impact in nature. This change in tactics suggests two immediate possibilities: that this may be a concerted effort to escalate the conflict between not only the Chinese state and Uighur militants themselves but to also further polarise the wider Uighur and Han population in the region; and that Uighur militants are drawing on models more akin to the mass-casualty terrorism that we have come to associate with Al-Qaeda and their ilk. The key question however is: why now? There are two possibilities that suggest themselves. The first relates to the role of what Beijing likes to term ""hostile external influences"" in Xinjiang. This has focused on the potential influence of radical Islamist groups that Beijing has blamed for recent attacks, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP). ETIM, according to most informed observers, only functioned for a brief period from the late 1990s to early 2000s and petered out soon after the death of its leader, Hasan Mahsum, during a Pakistani military operation in Waziristan in 2003. TIP emerged in 2005 as a successor organisation and is believed to consist of between 200 to 400 militants based near Mir Ali in North Waziristan allied with the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). In contrast to ETIM, TIP has had a higher profile due to regular claims made by its leadership in relation to events in Xinjiang (TIP for example has issued statements supporting the Kunming and Urumqi train station attacks) and its use of the Internet as a vehicle to disseminate its calls for ""jihad"" against Chinese rule. TIP's actual operational capabilities, however, are much less clear and given the group's geographic isolation from Xinjiang, its lack of resources and small number of militants, it is probable that its influence in Xinjiang is of an exemplary nature. The second possibility concerns the relationship between Chinese policy in Xinjiang and the apparent trend toward escalating violence. Beijing's goal since the region was incorporated into the PRC in 1949 has been to politically, economically and culturally integrate Xinjiang and its non-Han populations into the ""unitary and multi-ethnic"" Chinese state. It has sought to achieve this through a three-pronged strategy of repression, restriction and investment. Especially since the early 1990s, Beijing has instituted a massive, state-led modernisation project, funnelling billions of dollars into construction and infrastructure linking the region's economy with the rest of the country and neighbouring Central Asia on the assumption that the delivery of economic growth will dampen Uighur discontent. Yet on the contrary state-led modernisation has exacerbated Uighur disaffection by encouraging further Han Chinese settlement of Xinjiang and growing inter-ethnic and urban-rural economic inequalities. Over the same period the state has also rarely let up its willingness to use police and military force to suppress overt displays of Uighur opposition nor its efforts to control and monitor elements of Uighur religious and cultural expression. In a recent example that demonstrates both of these tendencies, Radio Free Asia reported on 20 May that in Alaqagha township near Aksu, authorities had violently suppressed a protest against the detention of women and schoolgirls for wearing the hijab or headscarves, killing up to four protestors. The core problem from this perspective is that Uighur grievances arising from the combined effects of the unevenness of the state's modernisation strategy and its repressive tendencies have no effective or ""legitimate"" outlet. Beijing's treatment of the prominent and outspoken Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti is emblematic of this dynamic. Mr Tohti, a moderate voice who has called for greater autonomy but not independence for Xinjiang, was arrested on 15 January this year for ""inciting separatism"" in his role at the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing. That such a moderate critic, operating from a relatively privileged position and within the parameters of legitimate debate established by the state, can be so rapidly silenced gives us an indication of how marginalised the voices of average Uighurs are in Xinjiang. In this context, the radicalisation of a segment of the population should not be viewed as surprising. Dr Michael Clarke, a research fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia, is the author of Xinjiang and China's Rise in Central Asia - A History.","Dr Michael Clarke , an expert on China 's Xinjiang region , @placeholder the factors behind the apparent change in tactics from those behind rising Xinjiang - linked violence .",discovered,ending,writes,described,examines,4
"Sebastian Vettel is expected to do one lap with the 'Halo Two' fitted to his car in Friday's first session. The device, designed to protect the driver from impacts with large airborne objects, is a modified version of the original halo tested in March. The changes, to materials and shape, may not be easily spotted. The new device is made of titanium rather than steel and has modified shape and dimensions. Titanium is being used because it is generally stronger and lighter than steel, although this may not be the final material used when the device is introduced in F1 in 2017. The medical team of governing body the FIA is also planning to evaluate the ease of driver extrication with the device fitted. The FIA has told teams they should expect the device to be introduced as part of the new 2017 regulations, which are aimed at making cars faster and more dramatic-looking. However, its final specification has not yet been defined as the FIA works out the best approach for maximum safety and minimum compromise to driver visibility and egress. The alternative 'aeroscreen' which had been champion by Red Bull has been abandoned after it failed the official tests, which involve a wheel being fired at it at 250km/h. The FIA was hoping work would continue on the aeroscreen with a view to potential introduction in 2018, but Red Bull has said it has put it on ice because it wanted to devote all its resources to its 2017 car.",Ferrari are planning to test the latest version of Formula 1 's prototype head protection device in @placeholder at the Austrian Grand Prix .,practice,labour,event,residence,power,0
"Freckingham, 27, took 65 wickets in 23 first-class games for the county and was their leading wicket-taker in 2013. He has struggled with injury and played just two One-Day Cup games in 2016. The club's longest serving player, spinner Jigar Naik, 32, is also leaving, as is 22-year-old wicketkeeper Michael Burgess. Naik, who made his first-class debut for the county in 2006, took 236 wickets for Leicestershire across all three formats, including six five-wicket hauls. Meanwhile, captain Mark Cosgrove was named Leicestershire Cricketer of the Year, the club's best County Championship player and won the batting award at the county's end of season dinner.",Fast - bowler Ollie Freckingham was named Leicestershire Players ' Player of the Year on Friday then among three players @placeholder by the club a day later .,deals,helped,points,released,selected,3
"Turkey says about 70 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and two soldiers have been killed since Wednesday in a major military operation against the rebels. A ceasefire and talks to settle the conflict broke down in July. Kurdish sources say 200,000 people have been forced from their homes. Around 10,000 government security forces, backed by heavy weaponry, have been involved in the operation  which centres on Cizre and Silopi, according to the military. Cizre was placed under curfew in September, with Turkey describing the town as a hotbed of PKK activity. Grim reports from Turkish town under curfew Inside Turkey's battle-scarred Kurdish town Turkey-PKK conflict: Why are clashes escalating? Mr Davutoglu said the government would oppose any attempt by the the PKK and its supporters to expand the conflict. ""If your struggle is creating chaos in these cities, we will not allow that. ""If they are struggling to secede from Turkey, we will never allow that."" On Monday, two protesters died in a clash between police and Kurdish demonstrators over a curfew imposed in Diyarbakir. Parts of the city were placed under curfew in November after a pro-Kurdish lawyer, Tahir Elci, was shot dead in a fight between police and unidentified gunmen. Two policemen also died. More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched its armed campaign in 1984.","Turkey will not allow Kurdish militants to create "" chaos "" in the cities of the country 's @placeholder - east , PM Ahmet Davutoglu says .",south,state,head,ground,line,0
"The hedgehog, known as Monty, was diagnosed with ""balloon syndrome"" - a rare condition caused by gas collecting under the skin. He was treated at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich after being found in Doncaster. An inspector said the hedgehog's condition was ""the worst"" she had ever seen. See more stories from Stoke and Staffordshire here Staff at the centre named him ""Monty"" after the Montgolfier brothers who invented the hot air balloon. They cared for him for several weeks before releasing him in July where he was found. Lee Stewart, manager at the centre, said: ""It's always great when we're able to successfully rehabilitate an animal and release them back into the wild, that's the whole point of the work we do here."" Due to his condition, Monty had been unable to walk and could not get all four paws on the ground at the same time - which meant he ended up walking round in circles. RSPCA inspector Sandra Dransfield said: ""He was very vulnerable. He couldn't even tuck his head in. It was the worst case of balloon syndrome I've ever seen.""","A hedgehog that became @placeholder to twice its size has been returned to the wild after being "" popped "" in Cheshire .",designed,tried,refused,inflated,reduced,3
"The governing body needed to pass a proposal at Saturday's annual general meeting to ensure its governance met UK Sport and Sport England rules. TTE needed 75% of its members to vote for the proposal but only 74.93% did, meaning its funding has been frozen. ""This has put our future at risk,"" said chairman Sandra Deaton. ""Despite being told of the consequences, the action of a small number of the individuals, some with their own agendas, have meant the association is now in a suspended state of business. ""Table tennis has become the first sport to fail to deliver on the government's requirements for funding."" The proposal in question concerned changes relating to the appointment of board members. Some opponents at grassroots level believe it would create a risk of having people ""with little table tennis experience or knowledge"" in charge of the game. TTE expected to receive about £9m from Sport England between 2017 and 2021, but the latest tranche of that money will not be released. Deaton said she hoped TTE could convince Sport England to release the next scheduled funding payment. ""Then, and only then, can we consider the next steps to ensure full compliance with the code,"" she added. In October 2016, Sport England and UK Sport released a code for sports governance, which outlines the standards required of organisations requiring funding. It demands greater transparency, sets targets for gender diversity on boards, and requires constitutional arrangements that make boards the ultimate decision-makers. A Sport England statement said its policy was ""clear"", adding: ""Organisations that don't meet the code for sports governance will not be eligible to receive public investment. ""Therefore, no further investment can be made in Table Tennis England until changes are made. ""We note that members rejected the proposed changes by a narrow margin, so Table Tennis England will be working to make improvements, and we hope that in the future they are able to meet the code to be eligible for public funding again.""","The chairman of Table Tennis England ( TTE ) has @placeholder "" individuals with their own agendas "" after the sport lost access to £ 9 m in funding .",branded,admitted,declared,criticised,promised,3
"The fugitives include Robert Gerrard, 50, and Michael Moogan, 28 from Liverpool, wanted for allegedly importing ""huge quantities"" of drugs. They are believed to be linked to a Rotterdam cafe raided as part of a European investigation. Police believe it was a front for drug traffickers arranging transportation. By Anna HolliganBBC News, The Hague ""Is it because of the pubs?"" The Dutch cameraman I'm working with was curious as to why so many British suspects seek sanctuary in the Netherlands. And it is partly the culture. Cities like Amsterdam and The Hague have large expat communities. An estimated 41,000 people from the UK live and work in this largely English-speaking society. So it is relatively easy for the British fugitives to blend in. ""But we don't want them,"" the Dutch National Police Commissioner Marjolein Smit-Arnold Bik tells me. ""They carry firearms, mostly for protection but we don't know how they will use them."" For the British crime-fighters, it is a case of gone but not forgotten. Hank Cole, head of International Operations at the NCA, said many of these men use the Netherlands as a springboard to access the UK from inside a country with established drug networks. A third man from Liverpool, Mark Fitzgibbon, 42, is wanted for supplying, processing and transporting drugs. Officers seized 84kg of cannabis and 58kg of amphetamine at an address in Liverpool in September 2004. Hank Cole, head of operations for the NCA, said that along with their partners they would ""continue to pursue fugitives relentlessly"". Mr Cole said: ""Many believe they can use the Netherlands as a base to continue their illegal activities, which still have an impact on the UK, but they are finding out that it is not a safe haven."" He said last year 20 fugitives were captured in the Netherlands and brought back to the UK. The other wanted men include: Operation Return involves the NCA, Crimestoppers UK, and Bel M (Dutch Crimestoppers) and Netherlands law enforcement agencies. It follows the success of Operation Captura in Spain and Operation Zygos in Cyprus, where 65 out of 85 fugitives have been arrested.",Some of the UK 's most wanted men thought to be on the run in the Netherlands have been @placeholder by the National Crime Agency ( NCA ) .,welcomed,captured,revealed,investigated,named,4
"He tearfully accepted the award at the London Film Festival, saying: ""I didn't know you were going to be here. I must try and pull myself together."" The prize for best film went to to Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida, about German occupation of Poland and the Holocaust. Screenwriter Jonathan Asser won best British newcomer. He took the accolade for his debut feature Starred Up, about the practice of placing violent young offenders prematurely in adult prison. BFI fellow and film critic Philip French said of Ida that the jury was ""deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation"". Sir Christopher, 91, who described receiving his award as ""a great joy"", is famed for his villainous portrayals of Bond bad guy Scaramanga and evil wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. He has amassed more than 250 screen credits, including The Wicker Man, The Man with the Golden Gun and more recently, several Tim Burton films including Sleepy Hollow, which starred Depp. He also played Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels. Depp, who sneaked into the awards ceremony to surprise his friend, said it was his ""great honour"" to present the award to ""a very great man"", saying he had been ""fascinated and inspired"" by him. ""He's been a wonderful individual and over the years I've had the pleasure of working with him and it has been a childhood dream come true,"" he said. ""But as great as it is to work with him, that pleasure doesn't compare with getting to know him and being able to count him as a true friend. ""A national treasure and a genuine artist. I love ya!"" Sir Christopher responded by saying: ""I can't thank you enough,"" in reference to Depp, who he had been told could not make the occasion as he was elsewhere. He went on : ""When I take a look back, and it's a long one, 67 years, at the characters I've played I get a truly strange feeling they were all played by somebody else, and not by me. ""And there are a few occasions when it has been the case I wish it had!"" He said of Depp: ""He means an enormous amount to me. He is one of very few young actors on screen today who's truly a star. ""Everything he does has a meaning. He's a joy to work with, an actor's dream and certainly a director's dream.  I could go on a long time but I'd probably embarrass him."" The festival presented the Sutherland Award, for the most original and imaginative film debut, to Anthony Chen, who directed Ilo Ilo, which explores the life and vulnerabilities of a modern affluent family in Singapore. The Grierson award for the best documentary went to Paul-Julien Robert's My Fathers, My Mother and Me, a portrayal of life in Friedrichshof, the largest commune in Europe, which was founded in the 70s. The film reveals the devastating emotional effects of life there on its residents, and jury president Kate Ogborn said the ""disturbing film"" raised ""larger questions of power, parental responsibility and abuse"". The film festival closes later with the world premiere of Saving Mr Banks, a dramatisation of the making of 1964 movie Mary Poppins starring Emma Thompson as author PL Travers and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. Hanks appeared at Bafta's London headquarters on Saturday to give a Life in Pictures talk, during which he revealed some of the difficulties he faced playing ""Uncle Walt"" on screen. ""Walt Disney died of lung cancer; he smoked three packs a day,"" the two-time Oscar winner told host Francine Stock. ""But can we show him smoking in a major motion picture these days? No way in hell. ""It's this thing that has happened in movies - real people can't smoke. We literally had a negotiation over whether I could hold a lit cigarette in a scene."" In a wide-ranging discussion covering his 30-year film career, Hanks said his success was partly down to his not having ""a bigger-than-life persona"". ""I'm charming as hell, but I don't strike fear and I don't have a huge amount of mystery,"" he explained. ""You're not worried about me killing you, or stealing your daughter, or being some sort of criminal mastermind. ""I view myself as a guy that if I had been a good student, I could be a historian,"" he continued. ""And if I had been good at science, I could be a doctor. ""I'm not good at any of those things so I'm an actor. These movies, these roles, they're always something that - if I was a little more accomplished - I could be that guy."" Hanks can currently be seen in cinemas in Captain Phillips, which opened the London Film Festival on 9 October. Saving Mr Banks is out in the UK on 29 November.","Hammer @placeholder star Sir Christopher Lee said it was a "" very emotional moment "" when he received his British Institute Fellowship from his friend Johnny Depp.",leadership,engineers,horror,crowds,life,2
"Official figures suggest there will be almost 730,000 more school age children by 2020 than there were last year. Scape group, which advises local authorities on new buildings, says this amounts to 24,287 more classrooms. But ministers say there is ""significant capacity still in the system... before new places need to be created"". A Department for Education spokeswoman said local authorities would continue to create thousands more school places in coming years, with 600,000 additional pupil places created in the five years to May 2015. ""And we are investing £7bn in new places up to 2021,"" the spokeswoman added. However the Local Government Association, which represents 370 councils in England, says its own research suggests that although existing schools have been expanding to cope with the bulge, many have almost run out of space. And once it is no longer possible to increase the size of existing schools - new ones will be needed, the LGA points out. Department for Education figures project 8.6% more primary school pupils in England by 2020 - but the biggest increase will be as children move into secondary school where pupil numbers are expected to rise by 12%. Scape's report says this could amount to the equivalent of more than 2,000 new schools. ""The country will soon start to feel the full weight of the impending boom in pupil numbers and we're already seeing unprecedented pressure on school places. ""A radical new wave of school-building must be a top priority for the government,"" said chief executive Mark Robinson. Scape says demand for places will vary between regions, with London, the south-east and east of England feeling the most pressure - and the north-east and north-west facing more modest increases. The LGA has long been critical of the government's emphasis on free schools as the solution to the places crisis and says Scape's calculations support their argument that powers to open new schools should be returned to councils. They also want academy schools, which are outside local authority control, to have to expand to make sure every child has a place. ""Councils have a statutory duty to ensure every child has a school place available to them but find themselves in the difficult position of not being able to ensure schools, including academies, expand,"" said Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board. ""Finding suitable sponsors with the capacity to take on the running of a successful new school is also proving a challenge."" The DfE spokeswoman said the system was responding well to growing pupil numbers and thanks to ""hard work and investment, 1.4m more pupils are now in good or outstanding schools than in 2010"". The overwhelming majority of parents (more than 95%) received offers in their top three preferred primary or secondary schools this year, she added.","Hundreds of extra schools could have to be built in England to cope with the school population bulge , say public @placeholder buildings specialists .",sector,body,deal,effect,show,0
"They would have to prove a medical need and show that they could not pay to visit sex workers otherwise. Elisabeth Scharfenberg, an MP, told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that she ""could imagine"" local authorities paying for ""sexual assistance"". Prostitution has been legal in Germany since 2002. The newspaper wrote (in German) that increasing numbers of sex workers offered services in care homes. A sexual adviser for nursing homes told the paper that prostitutes were a ""blessing"" for some patients. In the Netherlands it is already possible to claim the cost of sexual services as a medical expense. The Green Party, a bigger political player in Germany than in other countries, won a place in the state coalition government in Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2011. Its share of the federal vote fell to about 8% in the last election.",A spokeswoman for the Green Party in Germany has said @placeholder and seriously ill people should be able to claim back public money if they pay for sex .,rules,drugs,power,sick,disabled,4
"James McPake was carried off following a challenge on John Rankin and Blair Spittal scored after a free-kick was awarded against the Dundee captain. But Eiji Kawashima's mistake let Kane Hemmings score and Nick Ross' deflected shot also beat the debutant goalkeeper. United's miserable day got worse when midfielder Guy Demel was sent off. It was only Dundee's second win in this fixture in a decade and, significantly, moves them 16 points clear of their city rivals in the Scottish Premiership table. Paul Hartley's side had to fight back from the loss of McPake to a suspected dislocated knee early on after he fouled Rankin. The captain was booked by referee Kevin Clancy before being taken to hospital for treatment. To make matters worse for the hosts, Spittal scored from the resulting free kick, the midfielder curling a swerving 25-yard effort past a helpless Scott Bain. However, the Dundee goalkeeper did make a couple of crucial saves after that. First, he pushed away an acute angled drive from Billy Mckay, set up by another fine bit of play by Spittal with a defence-splitting pass. Then it was Rankin's turn to be denied by Bain as United played the more incisive football for long spells in the early stages. It was typical blood and thunder derby fare at a packed Dens Park, the first 45 minutes being particularly eventful, with Kawashima heavily involved. The Japanese international was cleared to make his debut and, for long spells of the first half, you could see why manager Mixu Paatelainen worked so hard to get him. He made a couple of decent saves during an opening period dominated by his new team, but four minutes from half time he showed an alarming vulnerability. The Tannadice team have struggled all season to cope with high balls played into their penalty box and so it proved again. Nicky Low played a free-kick from deep on top of Kawashima, who made a hash of his punch and Hemmings hooked the loose ball home for his sixth goal in the last three matches. The goalkeeper claimed in vain for a foul and it was a painful lesson that he cannot expect the sort of protection in Scotland that he has been used to back home or during his spell in Belgium. Not that his afternoon got any better as Dundee hit the front in 62 minutes with the aid of a deflection as a Ross shot spun off Sean Dillon. That was enough to wrong foot the unfortunate goalkeeper and his new team start the New Year rooted to the foot of the table and needing a miracle to stay up.",Dundee came from behind to win the second city derby of the season as Dundee United @placeholder to improve their position at the foot of the table .,continued,continue,prepares,started,failed,4
"The FAW Trust said there was a ""real threat"" to developing young players with looming council cuts to facilities. Neville Southall, who represented Wales 92 times, said: ""We won't get success if we ignore grassroots football."" The Welsh Government said it provided £1m a year to develop the sport. Wales' qualification for Euro 2016 in France marked the first time the national side has featured at a major tournament since 1958. Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales, former goalkeeper Southall said: ""We don't know what's going to happen in the future so we've got to look at this as a one chance in a million to change the way we do things in grassroots football. ""We need every kid in school playing football, we need every kid being given the dream they can be the next Gareth Bale. ""But then we need to give them the facilities to play on and give good coaching. ""We won't get success if we ignore grassroots football and we need to seriously think about where the kids go and where they play football."" Ex-Wales international and former chairwoman of Sport Wales, Prof Laura McAllister, described the tournament as a ""huge opportunity for sport in Wales"". ""In terms of legacy, I hope it will be that every boy and girl in Wales will have the opportunity to take part in football at whatever level,"" she said. ""What we really need is a much stronger joined-up relationship between local councils, schools and clubs and sports organisations. ""If you don't have enough pitches, children can't play.  It's as simple as that."" The FAW Trust, which works to develop the sport at grassroots level, said ""more people in Wales are playing football than ever before"". However, the organisation's head of growth, Jamie Clewer, said: ""We have a real challenge as we move forward with some of the local government cuts around access to facilities and investment. ""That's a real threat to grassroots football so we need to make sure we're working together with national and local government to make sure pitches are accessible."" A Welsh Government spokeswoman said: ""We provide nearly £1m each year, via Sport Wales, to support the development of grassroots football. ""We hope people across the country are inspired to take up the sport by the historic success of Chris Coleman's Wales team."" A spokesman for Sport Wales said: ""Significant investment has been made in Welsh football. ""We know that football has grown in participation and the current enthusiasm is another catalyst to keep growing the game.""","Wales ' participation in Euro 2016 is "" one chance in a million "" to invest in grassroots football , it s most @placeholder player has said .",offers,capped,argued,claimed,group,1
"A story in The Times newspaper suggested that aides to the prime minister were briefing against Simon Stevens. The head of NHS England, it was reported, had been seen by Number 10 as ""insufficiently enthusiastic and responsive"" to the problems facing the service. It was denied by both sides but it seems clear that the relationship is not as warm as it might be. Mr Stevens worked closely with George Osborne, the former chancellor, in launching his five-year plan for the NHS and the funding which underpinned it. He was often in Downing Street for talks with David Cameron. But things have not been the same since the arrival of Theresa May.  It took a while for her to meet Mr Stevens and she does not have the same level of interest in health as her predecessor, predictably perhaps because of the time spent on the Brexit issue. I understand there is a reasonable working relationship though nothing like what Mr Stevens was used to under the Cameron administration. Mrs May's watering down of the obesity strategy, which NHS leaders had developed over many months, did not help matters. Now, though, there is a distinct chill. Just a couple of hours after Mrs May defended government policy against fierce Labour attacks in the Commons, the head of NHS England made it very clear he was not impressed with the funding provided by ministers. There was nothing in what he told MPs on the Commons Public Accounts Committee which he had not said before. It was the timing and the way he said it. Mr Stevens told the committee that ""like probably every part of the public service we got less than what we asked for"", directly contradicting suggestions by the prime minister and the health secretary that all the funding requested by the service up to 2020 had been promised. He went on to say that spending on the NHS in England per head of population would actually fall in 2018-19. Even as Mr Stevens was providing his sobering analysis of prospects for the NHS, Downing Street had a cutting response ready for reporters. At the time the five-year spending deal was announced, according to the prime minister's spokeswoman, the NHS chief executive had said ""our case for the NHS has been heard and actively supported"". Under the coalition government's controversial health reforms in 2012, NHS England gained more autonomy. The idea was that health service leaders could operate with less political interference. But the problem is that ministers still have to go to the dispatch box in the Commons to defend the performance of the NHS even though they have less control over it. The latest developments have underlined that for Mrs May. It suits Mr Stevens to let it be known that he did not get the money he wanted for the NHS. It suits Downing Street to suggest that NHS England has changed its tune over a financial settlement which it initially welcomed. This might not matter much in normal times but right now divisions at the top will do nothing to help the NHS cope with its harshest ever winter.","The NHS is facing unprecedented pressures . The future of health and social care in England is a major talking point around Westminster . And at this highly sensitive moment , @placeholder of tension between Downing Street and the leadership of NHS England are emerging .",layers,nature,levels,signs,control,3
"Media playback is not supported on this device Matt tells his story about his love of gymnastics and why he was unstoppable, growing up on a farm in County Durham with his family. Fancy seeing life from a different angle and giving gymnastics a go? Here's all you need to know in our handy guide.","Matt Baker now makes a living @placeholder the nation on The One Show , but in his youth he was a British gymnastic and sport acrobatics champion .",assaulted,charming,set,tent,missed,1
"Suffolk coroner Dr Peter Dean recorded an open verdict on the death of Tyler Mison, 13, at the inquest in Ipswich. His mother Joanne Mison, of Shotley Gate, Suffolk, said she was convinced that her son Tyler had died after experimenting with a ""choking game"". Dr Dean said the death may have been due to some form of high-risk game. But he added it was difficult to say if that was what had happened. Police said they could find no clues to indicate why Tyler, who was born in Manchester, had hanged himself and no evidence he had been playing a choking game. Dr Dean said Tyler had seemed a ""normal happy lad"" and there was no evidence to suggest that he intended to take his own life. Tyler was, said his parents, a happy, but easily led boy. A pupil at Holbrook High School in Shotley, he was planning to join the Army Cadet Force. On 9 September last year he was found by his stepfather hanging from his bed at home. Mrs Mison said she was sure he had been trying a choking game which, she said, youngsters played to give themselves a ""high"", the inquest heard. She said in the weeks before his death Tyler had had bloodshot eyes, headaches and marks on his neck. Mrs Mison said she had thought nothing of them at the time but with hindsight felt that they were classic signs of choking game experiments. She said: ""I had never heard of 'the choking game' before. But it is well-known in America and you can find it on the internet. ""I think teachers, parents, anyone who works with children should be made aware of the signs and the dangers."" The government said in a statement: ""We believe that this practice is still relatively rare and unknown in most schools. ""On balance, we feel that a national awareness campaign may give the practice unwanted publicity and increase the risk that more children may experiment with it.""",The mother of a boy who hanged himself has called on internet sites to erase anything which could @placeholder experiments with strangulation .,suggest,encourage,reveal,face,marry,1
"Erewash MP Jessica Lee has been campaigning with residents for a train station stop in Ilkeston, one of the largest towns in the UK without a hub. In July 2012, the government announced a £20m fund for new stations. Ms Lee said Ilkeston was at the ""front of the queue"" for a new station but the ""bunting was not yet out"". She said: ""We haven't yet got the station secured. However, the opening of this fund was directly a result of the whole campaign that's happened."" The project needed ""just £6m"" of funding and the proposal was in an advanced stage, she said. Dave Wade, a reporter at the Ilkeston Advertiser, which has also backed the station campaign, said it was hard to find anyone opposed to the plans. He said: ""We can see the benefits of bringing people into the town and benefits for getting out of the town - to go on holiday, etc. ""Ilkeston FC would also benefit by getting people in for matches. It seems like a great thing for the town."" When the new stations fund was announced, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said it had been directly inspired by Ilkeston. Derbyshire County Council must now complete its bid for a share of the money, which must be submitted by 25 February. It is thought services from the railway station would include hourly trains to Nottingham, Chesterfield and Sheffield.","An MP who headed a campaign for new railway station in a Derbyshire town , 46 years after the old one @placeholder , says the plan could soon become a reality .",erupted,group,closed,drowned,did,2
"""Four weeks,"" Martin McGuinness, standing next to him, clarified. That was before Sinn Féin's northern chair was arrested then released by detectives investigating the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr. It was also before the SDLP resisted pressure to adjourn the assembly and before the DUP's ministerial team resigned or stood aside, with the notable exception of Finance Minister and now Acting First Minister Arlene Foster. All of which was pretty dramatic, but by the end of the week Martin McGuinness reckoned we had six weeks to save the process, which by my calculation was an extra fortnight. Under the Northern Ireland Act, Mrs Foster can only occupy her 'acting' role for a continuous period of no more than six weeks. But a senior DUP source pointed out that a five-minute return to office by Peter Robinson could interrupt such a ""continuous"" period, enabling Mrs Foster to step back into the breach on repeated occasions. That's not the only area where we will have to be alert for Baldrick-style 'cunning plans'. Peter Robinson told me on Inside Politics he has no intention of letting Sinn Féin and SDLP ministers take over the health, enterprise and social development departments his colleagues have just vacated. Presumably the plan would be to nominate DUP politicians to take over the vacant departments within the seven-day timescale set by the rules, then have them step down again almost immediately. All this procedural game-playing will be in parallel with renewed Stormont House talks. It seems unlikely the tactical manoeuvring will last as long as six weeks, not least because the public might regard it as too clever by half. On BBC Newsline I pointed out that the absence of a regional development minister already meant that some common sense measures, like speed restrictions near rural primary schools, were not getting rubber-stamped. One can imagine similar practical negative impacts if there are no ministers in charge of health or housing for extended periods. With David Cameron still appearing to rule suspension out, the parties remain well aware that sooner or later over the next eight months they are likely to be throwing themselves at the mercy of the voters. Maybe by then we will have another 'historic' deal covering welfare reform, the budget, corporation tax, paramilitary activity, parades, the past and the weakness of the current Stormont system. But right now it looks more likely that these will be the topics the politicians will still be arguing about when the voters go to the polls.",""" For the rest of our lives , "" Gerry Adams @placeholder when asked how long he expected the latest round of Stormont House talks to go on .",reveal,died,joked,results,added,2
"The proposed job cuts are in addition to the 7,500 job losses Shell announced in July. The tie-up between Shell and BG deal is due to be completed early next year. However, an institutional investor has told the BBC that the deal does not make ""financial sense"" at current oil price levels. David Cumming, head of equities at Standard Life Investments, told the BBC it was ""very difficult to make the deal work"" with oil below $40 a barrel, saying oil prices needed to be $60-$70 a barrel. Shell announced in April that it had agreed to buy BG, in a deal that valued the oil and gas exploration firm at about £47bn. In its latest statement, Shell said that the planned job losses were part of ""operational and administrative restructuring"". ""Further detailed work will be undertaken on the details of the proposed restructuring as part of ongoing integration planning,"" Shell said. The final regulatory barrier to the Shell-BG tie-up was cleared on Monday after it was approved by China. It has already been approved by regulators in Australia, Brazil and the European Union. Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the companies would now ""seek approval from both sets of shareholders as we move towards deal completion in early 2016"". Last week, the price of oil fell to seven-year lows, with both Brent crude and US crude now below $40 a barrel. Speaking before Shell announced the plans for job cuts, Mr Cumming told the BBC's Today programme that - given the low oil price - possible options included  Shell walking away from the deal, Shell changing the terms of the deal, or shareholders rejecting the  deal. ""Shareholders could vote the deal down, and the break fee is pretty low, so I think Shell will come under pressure over the next few months to say how the deal is going to work,"" Mr Cumming added. Standard Life is among the top 20 investors in both companies. Mr Cumming declined to say how he would vote on the deal.","Royal Dutch Shell has said it will cut 2,800 jobs if its planned takeover of BG Group goes ahead , about 3 % of the @placeholder group 's workforce .",combined,following,parent,shadow,preferred,0
"Today, it was back to the Scottish Play and the dramatis personae of Holyrood. Labour's Kezia Dugdale seemed to want to truncate the ""seven ages of man"" (or woman), as numbered in As You Like It. Not sure if we got our due quota of ""wise saws and modern instances"". The exchanges with Labour (on housing) were decidedly tetchy. The exchanges with the Tories (on flooding) were perhaps too raw to admit of oratory. But certainly politicians have to pay heed to the ""bubble reputation"", particularly as expressed via opinion polls in the run-up to May's election - which is, of course, dominating their every waking thought and quite a few of the somnolent ones too. But back to the seven ages. Labour has produced a plan to top up the bonus paid to those saving for a first home mortgage. Ms Dugdale was keen to contrast that offer with what she saw as a lackadaisical approach by the Scottish government. She chose to word that contrast in personal terms. Her youthful generation, she said, was increasingly confined to the private rented sector. By contradistinction, the First Minister's generation had found it easier to buy their home. Now I know that the word ""generation"" has gained a degree of elasticity since its not infrequent use during the referendum. However, this was perhaps stretching things too far. Ms Dugdale is indeed relatively young, being aged 34. But Ms Sturgeon is only a decade ahead of her, at 45. Wisely, Ms Sturgeon declined to bridle. The topic was far too serious. Instead, the First Minister argued that her government had already taken considerable steps to help first time buyers - from shared equity to cutting the tax on lower-cost homes to increasing the housing supply. In which regard she quoted Iain Gray, sitting beside Ms Dugdale, to the effect that a previous Labour government at Holyrood had been hot on housing policy - but perhaps a little cooler on building houses. Mr Gray gestured dismissively. Ms Dugdale was unimpressed. Young folk (presumably including herself, although not the FM) had been given a ""raw deal"" by SNP Ministers who lacked the ambition to counter austerity in a radical fashion. The First Minister implied that Labour leaders were free to offer virtually anything - because they did not expect to be in office after May. Rather, they were struggling to hold on to second place. And so the exchanges went on, ""sudden and quick in quarrel"". From future homes to those presently afflicted by flood water. Ruth Davidson accused the Scottish government of dragging their heels in distributing £5m in cash which formed part of a UK government package to help householders and others. Ms Sturgeon said this characterisation was unfair. She noted grimly that the flood waters had yet to recede, that the full impact was not yet assessed.  Urgent consultations were under way, she said, to ensure that the cash was effectively distributed. An announcement was pending. This was the Liberal Democrats' fallow week - their paucity of numbers means they don't get a question at every outing. However, up stepped Patrick Harvie of the Greens. He was sceptical about the Chancellor's plans for a National Living Wage, arguing that it would not compensate for cuts in welfare payments. He was particularly unhappy that the higher rate will only be paid to those aged 25 and over. Mr Harvie suggested sanctions by confining Scottish government support to those who provide the higher rate to all staff. In response, Ms Sturgeon essayed the approach emollient. She sympathised with Mr Harvie's stance but argued that it was important to act consensually with employers, to convince them that what she called a ""fair work approach"" could benefit business as well as employees. At which point this ""strange eventful history"" ends.",There has been sporadic misuse of Shakespeare in Parliamentary environs this week . One thinks of the Prime Minister 's faintly @placeholder deployment of play titles as he sought to flatten Jeremy Corbyn .,sipping,animated,strained,touching,taste,2
"Derby are six points off sixth position with seven games to play. Matej Vydra scored the only goal with 20 minutes remaining, firing high into the net after QPR goalkeeper Alex Smithies kept out Tom Ince's low shot. Idrissa Sylla headed against the post late on for QPR, who suffered only their second defeat in eight games. Ian Holloway's in-form Rangers had offered little in attack before that, and they remain 10 points clear of the relegation zone, having taken 16 points from their previous seven Championship matches. Derby had drawn their first game under Rowett at local rivals Nottingham Forest prior to the international break, coming from behind to lead and then conceding a stoppage-time equaliser. But they built on an impressive second-half display at the City Ground to give new boss Rowett, a former Derby defender, his first win in charge. Winger Johnny Russell missed several opportunities for the hosts during a goalless first half, while Smithies kept out David Nugent's powerful angled drive. It appeared as if Derby would be punished for their wastefulness, but Czech striker Vydra netted for the second game in succession to secure three points and deny Rangers what would have been only their third league clean sheet of 2017. Match ends, Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Sean Goss (Queens Park Rangers). Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning. Foul by Darren Bent (Derby County). Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross following a corner. Corner,  Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Scott Carson. Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Goss. Substitution, Derby County. Darren Bent replaces David Nugent. Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County). Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Markus Olsson (Derby County) because of an injury. Foul by Markus Olsson (Derby County). Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution, Derby County. Will Hughes replaces Tom Ince. Substitution, Derby County. Ikechi Anya replaces Matej Vydra. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Bradley Johnson (Derby County) because of an injury. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers). Foul by Craig Bryson (Derby County). Sean Goss (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Darnell Furlong. Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers). Offside, Derby County. Chris Baird tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside. Goal!  Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Matej Vydra (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Conor Washington. Foul by Tom Ince (Derby County). Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Craig Bryson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers). Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by James Perch (Queens Park Rangers).",Gary Rowett 's first @placeholder game as Derby manager ended in victory as the Rams ' slim Championship play - off hopes were boosted by beating QPR at Pride Park .,record,reign,home,premiership,official,2
"The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had asked the Udta Punjab filmmakers to make 94 cuts, including removal of expletives, references to cities in Punjab and any shots of drugs being consumed, ironically in a film about drug abuse. But Anurag Kashyup and other producers decided to challenge the CBFC's order in a Mumbai court, which eventually allowed the film's release with just one cut - a shot of lead actor Shahid Kapoor's character urinating in a crowd. ""I must confess that I was aware that it was not going to be easy to get [the film] out there. But I didn't anticipate the amount of conflict we would have to go through,"" Kapoor told the BBC. But he added that ""the controversy helped the film"" because many Indians used social media outlets to show their support for creative freedom in India. ""The film got leaked two days before it was set for release but we still had people going into the theatres, which is amazing,"" he said. The dispute has even gripped university professors in India. Some business schools are now using Udta Punjab as an example of how a public row can help drive interest in a film and raise awareness about a social issue. But will one film's victory be enough to prevent heavy-handed censorship in the future? Actress Alia Bhatt said more steps were needed to ensure complete creative freedom. She added that the ""interpretation of the 1952 cinematography law"" creates problems because ""it's a bit vague and can be interpreted in any way"". She argued that the law has to be changed. Many have concerns even about the single cut ordered by the Bombay high court. Bhatt, who is one of the most promising actresses in the latest generation of Bollywood stars, wants to see censorship disappear completely. ""As an adult, you're allowed to vote, you're allowed to drink, you're allowed to get married, then how can you not be allowed to view cuss words, or abusive words, or a kissing scene, or bloodshed or any of that on screen?"" she asked. Javed Akhtar, co-writer of cult films like Sholay, said we shouldn't view Udta Punjab ""as a one off case"". ""Censorship in India has always been quite erratic and quite irrational and ad hoc,"" he said. Last year, the CBFC asked the producers of Hindi thriller NH10 to shorten the duration of a violent scene that showed honour killing, had the word ""lesbian"" muted in romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha and banned erotic romance Fifty Shades of Grey despite the producers offering to make cuts. The board also shortened the duration of two kissing scenes in Daniel Craig's Spectre before giving it an adult certification. Akhtar argued that the board needs better people to avoid these incidents. ""People who are from the arts, people who are from the theatre, people who are familiar with literature and drama should be on the panel,"" he said. Udta Punjab's successful court battle has encouraged others to fight for their creative freedom. Actor and producer Anil Kapoor has bought the rights to adapt American TV sitcom Modern Family for India. Some consider it a risky move because a gay couple play a central part in the series and homosexuality is currently illegal in the country. Anil Kapoor told the BBC that he was not going to compromise the characters. ""Things are changing. I'm under no pressure, I'm going to have the track as it is,"" he said. The actor added that he had faith in India's legal system. ""Today, we have the biggest advantage of social media and the public opinion is the most important thing anywhere in the world. So I'm ready to fight if there's anything like [censorship],"" he said. Anil Kapoor's confidence comes partly from the growth of the internet and streaming services like Netflix in South Asia. ""We have the digital format platform now, so there is a possibility that I might make it [the series] for the digital platform,"" he said. But ""moral policing"" has been noticeable online in India too. In February 2015, viral stand-up comedy group AIB took down a ""comedy roast show"" from YouTube, featuring Bollywood stars, after complaints of vulgar language. Nonetheless, there have been fewer cases compared with films. Instead, several top Bollywood stars, including Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan and Bhatt, have been involved in creating original content for the internet which has been received positively. But is going online the best way of tackling the CBFC or is it just avoiding the issue all together? With Bollywood film makers becoming braver and bolder with their subject matter, the battle between certification and censorship is not going away anytime soon.","Udta Punjab is currently the eighth highest - grossing Bollywood film of the year . But a month ago , the makers of the film worried if it would ever release , due to censorship issues . BBC Asian Network 's Haroon Rashid @placeholder to Bollywood actors and writers about creative freedom and censorship in India .",prepared,wrote,speaks,helped,classes,2
"Dozens of tyres and pallets had been left in the middle of the recently opened pathway at Connswater, east Belfast. It forms part of the £40m Connswater Community Greenway project. Earlier, Robert Osborne, Bloomfield Community Support Group, said those who had collected for the bonfire were ""happy to step away"". He told the Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster that he had been involved in talks with the collectors and that the plan was to hold a fun day and light a beacon on 11 July. Workers from the Environment Agency cleared away the debris. Mr Osborne said the decision had been made ""in order to keep east Belfast progressing and flourishing"". ""The youths know they can always go to a different bonfire, you have got ones within a couple of metres of each other. It is near enough - a stone's throw away for most of them. ""I can't talk for every other bonfire, but because of what is going on in that park and the amount of money spent, our community is happy enough to step away from a bonfire. ""A bonfire is like a family, heart and soul goes into it and whenever they realised that there was so much money put into making their community look better, they obviously saw the outcome was going to be better for future developments and what might come for them."" Traditionally, bonfires are lit in many loyalist areas of Northern Ireland on the ""eleventh night"" - the eve of the Twelfth of July. They celebrate William of Orange's victory over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The greenway project includes a number of new bridges, cycle paths and walking routes. It also features a new civic square with sculptures of characters from Narnia - in tribute to author CS Lewis who grew up in the area. Earlier this month, about 500 people attended the official opening of a new greenway bridge, dedicated to Z Cars actor, James Ellis. The investment was aimed at improving the urban environment by creating open public spaces and cleaning up rubbish from neglected riverbanks. For weeks, complaints were lodged with Belfast City Council about the discarded tyres and pallets. It had replied that bonfire issues were ""complex"" and it was working with communities to address the matter.","Bonfire material which had been @placeholder on a new multi-million - pound greenway in Belfast , has been removed .",spotted,painted,located,captured,dumped,4
"The Magpies started well and could have been a goal ahead in the opening 10 minutes when Mark Yeates smacked the top of the bar with a wonderful long-range drive. Notts took the lead in the 24th minute and the architect was Michael O'Connor, who produced a wonderful pass which picked out the run of Jon Stead who ran on to smash beyond Scott Brown. It was no more than County deserved for a vibrant display and they gave themselves a cushion when Richard Duffy's header from Yeates' corner squirmed over the line just past the half-hour mark. That prompted Robins boss Gary Johnson into a tactical switch as he ditched a 5-4-1 system to play 4-4-2 and the new shape seemed to kick-start Cheltenham. The extra man up front made it more of a contest and, after Jonathan Forte hit the post for the hosts, Manny Onariase grabbed a late goal. Match report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Second Half ends, Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Corner,  Notts County. Conceded by Tin Plavotic. Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town). Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town). Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town). Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Carl Winchester. Goal!  Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Holman. Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town). Elliott Hewitt (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town). Substitution, Notts County. Jorge Grant replaces Curtis Thompson. Foul by Curtis Thompson (Notts County). James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jonathan Forte (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town). Attempt blocked. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Attempt missed. Tahvon Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Jonathan Forte (Notts County) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Attempt missed. Tin Plavotic (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner. Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Elliott Hewitt. Substitution, Notts County. Tahvon Campbell replaces Mark Yeates. Substitution, Notts County. Jonathan Forte replaces Shola Ameobi. Attempt blocked. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Michael O'Connor. Attempt missed. Curtis Thompson (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Attempt blocked. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Foul by Thierry Audel (Notts County). Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Richard Duffy. Attempt blocked. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Michael O'Connor (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Michael O'Connor (Notts County). James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Michael O'Connor (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.",Notts County maintained their unbeaten @placeholder record under new boss Kevin Nolan as they secured victory over fellow League Two strugglers Cheltenham .,season,spot,ambitions,team,home,4
"O'Connor, 33, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Justice of the Peace Court to shoplifting from the store in St Andrew's Square on 25 November 2016. His defence solicitor, Colm Dempsey, said his client was unemployed. He told JP Hilary Cochran that O'Connor's wife supported him. Mr Dempsey said the theft had been ""unsophisticated"" and dad-of-three O'Connor ""bitterly regretted the incident"". His client, he added, had no outstanding cases and, although there were previous convictions, there were none for dishonesty. O'Connor, of North Berwick, offered to pay any fine at £100 a month. Justice Cochrane said the fine would be £200 reduced from £300 because of the early guilty plea and she also ordered him to pay Harvey Nichols £700 compensation for a stolen jacket which had not been recovered. The money is to be paid at £100 a month starting on 14 March. O'Connor scored 46 goals while at Hibernian and played 16 times for Scotland. He was transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow for £1.6m in 2006 and to Birmingham City for £2.7m the following year. Most recently he was player/manager at Lowland League side Selkirk.",Former Scotland and Hibs striker Garry O'Connor has been fined £ 200 and ordered to pay £ 700 compensation to Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh after @placeholder stealing clothing .,admitting,swallowing,announcing,leaving,falling,0
"European Council President Donald Tusk's invitation letter to the two-day summit in Brussels this week admits gloomily ""the catalogue of issues to be resolved before we can conclude an agreement is long"". Turkey is the key, and Turkey is the lock. The youthful, populous, problematic Muslim country is a practical conundrum and an existential threat to the EU's self-definition, seen by some as the classic shadow image, the threat of the other. Before I get carried away, it was obvious from the start that the deal was flawed, forced and bound to be opposed with vehemence. Left and right, ancient and modern, north and south are joined in rebellion against Mrs Merkel and the planned EU deal with Turkey. It is not so much snagged on a nail, fraying at the edges, as already unravelled before the summit, little more than a pile of wool lying on the floor. To pick up the threads and knit it into anything serviceable will be a painstaking labour of necessity. Perhaps it has already done its job. The EU does not thrive on surprises, and this deal came as a brutal shock. That in politics can be a masterstroke. But to be so it has to delight, rather than dismay, those who are taken unawares. It was a cobbled-together plan that would reward Turkey for taking back every migrant who arrived on Greek shores from their country. In return for each such desperate soul, another - apparently more deserving - would be taken from Turkey and sent to a willing European Union country. Angela Merkel and her consigliere Donald Tusk strongarmed a deal ahead of German elections in which migration was a major issue. While the elections were not exactly a triumph for the chancellor, they were also not quite the rout some of her opponents claim. At least it looked for a short while that she had a road map out of crisis. But only hours after the deal was done the UN declared that the policy could be illegal. Spain will now champion this view at this week's summit, with the acting foreign minister declaring to El Pais: ""Anyone arriving on European territory must have the right to individualised attention, to filing an asylum request that will be taken into consideration, and to appeal if the request is denied. Throughout this process, any possibility of expulsion is suspended."" It is hard to see how an organisation almost painfully conscious of its responsibility to international law can have extricated this particular spanner from this piece of work. The EU leaders said ""bold moves"" were needed, and made the following proposals: But liberal worries about legality are not the half of it. The exhortation that the passport-free area should be re-established, even as new barbed wire fences were going up between Slovenia and Croatia, always seemed unrealistic. So did urging a ""coalition of the willing"" to take new refugees when traditionally open countries were shutting their doors. But this is not any old agreement; it is an agreement with Turkey. The Hungarian prime minister, echoing the rhetoric of some Brexiteers, has declared it is all a plot to create a super-state. Viktor Orban has said: ""If we want to stop the mass migration, first we must put the brakes on Brussels,"" adding that he would say the unsayable. ""It is forbidden to say that the arriving masses from other cultures are a threat to our way of life, our culture, our habits and our Christian traditions."" That perhaps goes to the dark heart of the problem with this deal, with its promise of visa-free travel for Turks. Those worried by a seeming endless flow of Syrian refugees are not reassured by the idea of swapping that reality for the possibility of open access to Turkey's 75 million people and dangling eventual EU membership in front of them. The Turks, too, are willing to work for lower wages and, in the minds of some, representatives of an alien culture. Francois Hollande has proclaimed his opposition to the plan. France, like Austria, has suggested Turkey can never join. The UK has in the past stood firm against this view. Labour and Conservative governments have championed the importance of a Muslim Nato ally that  straddles Asia and Europe being bought closer into the Western fold. Now the danger of losing the UK's referendum on EU membership may prevent Mr Cameron making this old argument. Ironically it is the EU's continued rebuffs that have made it easier for President Erdogan to become more authoritarian and more Islamist in his politics. But the British view is from a small island, far away from the action.  The UK was never occupied by the Ottomans, as Hungary, Bulgaria,  Romania, Greece and much of the Balkans once were. The Turks were never at the gates of London as they were at Vienna. Mock if you like, but such history is bone deep. The EU was built to overcome deeply ingrained hostility between nations but breaking down some walls can reinforce others. The founders of a political Europe were not explicit that this was to be a geographically limited Christian club but some of their heirs are. It is one of the profound questions that faces the EU if it wishes to survive - whether it is defined by geography, culture or philosophy. One piece of recent history above all threatens to derail any deal. In 1974, the same year as Enoch Powell resigned from the Tory party because, he said, Edward Heath had taken the UK into the European Economic Community without a mandate to do so, Turkey invaded Cyprus, an island that had enjoyed both Ottoman and British rule before being fractiously shared between two fiercely nationalist communities. The island is still partitioned but the EU member state Cyprus will block any deal unless Turkey honours an agreement to recognise the island as a single country - something that seems highly unlikely. Turkey has Europe over a barrel and might enjoy giving it a spanking after years of contempt and distain. This newfound political clout produces an equal and opposite reaction. Its demand for more cash has been called ""blackmail"" by the forthright Czech president. This is a deal that also probably needs approval by the Greek and Turkish parliaments, but don't worry about that - it isn't likely to survive much beyond the weekend. It won't vanish. Mrs Merkel won't give up. The crisis wont fade from the headlines. The EU will find some sort of agreement, eventually. The old metaphor for the European Union was a train, and the question was whether you were on it or not. Nowadays it is more like being stuck in a traffic jam on a motorway, with the kids in the back moaning ""Are we there yet?"", the driver fulminating about the impossibility of turning round or backing out. After Mrs Merkel's speedy breakthrough, progress will be at a snail's pace and the relationship with Turkey may be changed profoundly during the journey.",Even as people struggle and @placeholder on the river border between Greece and Macedonia the proposed solution to Europe 's migration crisis is dissolving before our very eyes .,climbed,appear,listen,fight,drown,4
"Hundreds of pupils vacated Hounsdown School in Totton, Hampshire, at about 10:30 BST after the alarm was raised. A ""number of smoke grenades or similar objects had been set off on the school grounds"", a Hampshire Police spokesman said. Two boys, aged 16, have been held on suspicion of criminal damage.  No one was injured in the incident. Local councillor David Harrison said he had been told ""about half a dozen"" masked youths ""entered the school, terrorist fashion"" and set off the bombs as an end-of-term prank. He added: ""At one point this morning it seemed like the entire Hampshire Constabulary had descended on the area, with sirens from vehicles coming in from all directions. ""End of school pranks are something of a tradition but this particular action was badly ill-judged. ""It would have caused real alarm and might well have led to some serious consequences. ""We all have the capacity to cause mayhem with stupid, irresponsible behaviour. It isn't clever."" Hounsdown School, which teaches 1,251 pupils aged between 11 and 16, was unavailable for comment.",Two boys have been arrested after an alleged end - of - term smoke grenade prank saw an entire school @placeholder .,massacre,fire,evacuated,circulating,stolen,2
"The Department for International Development (DfID) said last month the secretariat in London was ""under performing"" and needed ""urgent reform"". Senior diplomatic and political sources - speaking to the BBC off the record - have accused the secretary-general, Lady Scotland, of ""poor leadership"". But her spokesman said she had backing from all 52 Commonwealth countries that had elected her. He added that the Labour peer had also launched a programme to modernise the Commonwealth Secretariat. Tim Hitchens, a senior Foreign Office official and former ambassador to Japan, has been put in charge of a team preparing for the Commonwealth summit in London next year. Mr Hitchens, a former assistant private secretary to the Queen, will be based in the Cabinet Office and will report directly to the prime minister. Sir Simon Gass, a very senior official who retired from the Foreign Office last year, has been made acting chief operating officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat. He was appointed at the suggestion of the Foreign Office which is funding his salary. He is working directly with Lady Scotland at the secretariat's headquarters at Marlborough House in London. The appointments are being seen in Whitehall as an attempt by the government to shore up a troubled organisation at a crucial time. Ministers are keen to ensure that a meeting of Commonwealth trade ministers in London in March is a success and shows how Britain after Brexit can do more trade with countries outside the European Union. They also want to guarantee that the secretariat is capable of organising the heads of government summit next year that will be hosted by the Queen, who is head of the Commonwealth. Senior ministers will meet next week to discuss the agenda for the summit for the first time. Last week, Theresa May spoke of the ""unique and proud global relationships"" the UK has through the Commonwealth. The secretariat helps run the group of 52 mostly former British colonies that make up the Commonwealth and that are home to some 2.3 billion people, more than a quarter of the world's population. In a highly critical report in December, DfID threatened to withdraw its funding from the organisation unless it improved its performance. ""The Commonwealth Secretariat continues to under perform,"" the multilateral aid review concluded. ""Improvement is essential if DfID is to continue to fund the organisation's Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation."" This is worth about £20m per year. The report added that the secretariat needed particularly to focus on improving ""transparency, results measurement, human resource management, risk management, financial management, and budget discipline"". The secretariat said the review related to the period before Lady Scotland took up the post of secretary-general last April. Since then, the peer - who was attorney general in Gordon Brown's government - has faced much criticism. She has been accused of financial extravagance over the refurbishment of her official residence and attacked for appointing political allies to key posts in the secretariat. She has always denied the accusations of wasteful spending and insisted no procurement rules were broken. Her allies have also claimed the attacks were prompted by disaffected Commonwealth staff unhappy with the reforms she was introducing. A spokesman for the secretariat said: ""Secretary-general Patricia Scotland has the backing of the 52 Commonwealth member states who elected her. ""Since taking office on 1 April 2016, the Secretary-general has been focused on helping Commonwealth countries to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, working towards the delivery of international climate change goals set out after Cop 21 in Paris and Cop 22 in Marrakesh, and to uphold The Commonwealth Charter."" ""She has identified the following priorities: tackling the existential threat of climate change; promoting trade, good governance and human rights; ending violence against women and girls and promoting gender equality; and providing new opportunities for Commonwealth young people and enabling the next generation to achieve their full potential. ""Secretary-general Scotland has also launched a programme to modernise the Commonwealth Secretariat. ""When it comes to employee matters, we follow best international practice and never comment about individual staff. But it's only sensible that the Secretariat employs people of the highest calibre and those who have a track record of success in their respective fields."" But such are the concerns about Lady Scotland that some senior diplomats have even interpreted the fact that the Queen will not attend a major Commonwealth function in March as a signal of royal displeasure, something that is strongly denied. The Queen will attend various events on Commonwealth Day, including a service at Westminster Abbey, but she will not attend the regular reception at Marlborough House, an event she rarely misses. A Buckingham Palace spokesman told the BBC: ""I can confirm that the Queen will be taking part in events during the course of Commonwealth Day, although on this occasion she will not attend the evening reception. Her Majesty will be represented at the reception by the Prince of Wales."" Well placed royal sources said this was a common sense and practical decision to ensure the Queen's programme was suitably paced on a busy day. They also insisted it was wholly incorrect to link the decision to any debate about the Commonwealth Secretariat. They noted that the Queen had regular contact with Lady Scotland and that there was a lot  of precedence for the Prince of Wales to represent the Queen on Commonwealth duties. But that is not how it is being inferred by some in the Commonwealth. One senior source said: ""The Queen has only got to nip down the road from Buckingham Palace to Marlborough House in a Bentley. It's not that hard. And yet she has decided not to come. ""The Palace are thinking there is so much more to be done with the Commonwealth and yet they are lumbered with such poor leadership. The Commonwealth is stuffed. ""The High Commissioners have all given up on (Lady Scotland). They have other fish to fry. I do wonder if she can survive. She just treats people appallingly. And she has this political tin ear."" One parliamentary source said: ""Baroness Scotland has got this wrong from the beginning. It is an inbuilt arrogance. She appoints mates, people who don't have the relevant experience. ""The way she handled the [official] house was all wrong. There is a lot of concern. I am not surprised the palace is getting a little edgy."" Another diplomatic source said: ""What is happening is very sad. The morale at the secretariat is very low. [The Commonwealth] is the closest thing to Her Majesty's heart. If she doesn't come, it will be interpreted in this way. ""We in the Commonwealth preach transparency and accountability. We should practise it.""","The government has @placeholder in senior officials to support the Commonwealth amid concerns over the way it is being run , the BBC has learned .",opened,begun,drafted,pulled,held,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device It was not to be as England spoiled plans for a Welsh party with a comfortable win. Nigel Walker's late try meant Wales still won the championship, but Wales captain Ieuan Evans' face as he receives the trophy from the Queen tells its own story. It would be another 11 years before the wait for a Grand Slam was finally ended.",In 1994 Wales @placeholder in Twickenham chasing a first Five Nations Grand Slam since 1978,faces,race,arrived,stabbed,hosted,2
"The weed is one of the most destructive plants in the UK. The new rules mean people can now be fined up to £2,500 for failing to control it and other plants such as Himalayan balsam and giant hogweed. And companies who fall foul of the law can be fined up to £20,000. Businesses in Scotland and Northern Ireland already have a legal responsibility to prevent invasive plants from spreading into the wild or causing a nuisance. The Home Office says these plants threaten the UK's biodiversity by crowding out native species and destabilising river banks. They can also do immense harm to forestry, farms, roads and buildings. Japanese knotweed can grow through tarmac and cause structural damage to  properties, while giant hogweed can create serious health problems for humans, such as blisters, skin diseases and even blindness. Japanese knotweed is particularly difficult to eradicate. It is very resilient and regrows vigorously after being cut down. The most effective method of eradicating it is by using herbicides in the late summer or autumn, when it is close to its flowering stage. Scientists are hoping psyllids - insects that devour Japanese Knotweed but leave other crops or flowers alone - will also be able to help control the spread of the plant. Field tests are taking place at secret sites. Property lawyer Laurence Lacey told the BBC that Japanese Knotweed can create problems for people trying to buy or sell a property. He said: ""It can have an adverse impact on valuation. Lenders may refuse to lend on it, and for that reason it's a case of informing yourself as much as possible about whether it's a problem in a property you're looking at."" Mr Lacey also said that if Japanese Knotweed was present in a property, it should be dealt with by a specialist who provides a warranty. Some have criticised the introduction of penalties such as fines and Asbos as a method of dealing with the problem of invasive plants. Helen Yemm, who writes the Thorny Problems column in the Telegraph Gardening newspaper section, said the issue had been ""whipped up and is playing on people's fear"". She added: ""It's sad to have legislation that puts one neighbour against another, and is a sad reflection on our times, really.""","People who fail to control the spread of invasive non-native plants such as Japanese Knotweed could be fined or receive anti-social @placeholder orders ( Asbos ) , the government says .",conduct,life,behaviour,show,goods,2
"They would be informed about the nature of the defence's case and given details about court procedures, if proposed guidance for prosecutors is accepted. Alison Saunders said alleged victims of crime in England and Wales should not be ""ambushed"" in the witness box. Prosecutors should test evidence, not put witnesses ""on trial"", she said. As part of the proposed guidance witnesses would be told if third party material that could undermine the prosecution case had been disclosed to the defence. Witnesses should be encouraged to ask the advocate or judge to repeat or rephrase questions and should be reminded they can ask to see their witness statement, the plans propose. Ms Saunders - the most senior criminal prosecutor in England and Wales - has proposed the changes, saying that asking someone to come to court ""without any idea of what they face in the witness box does not seem fair to me"". ""To stand up in a formal setting and to be asked sometimes difficult and personal questions in front of a court full of strangers is a very big ask,"" she added. She said cross examination of witnesses was ""a vital part"" of the court process, but courts could be made to be ""fairer for victims and witnesses, while maintaining the vital balance which ensures fair trials for those in the dock"". ""I am convinced that we owe it to those who are willing to come to court to help them as much as we can,"" she added. But Tony Cross QC, chair of the Criminal Bar Association, told the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 he is ""deeply"" concerned about the proposal. ""The Court of Appeal has clearly set out that training or coaching for witnesses in criminal proceedings - this applies to prosecution and defence witnesses - is simply not permitted,"" he said. ""Our system of justice involves the confrontation - if I can put it that way - between the prosecution and defence as to what the witness is about to say, which should happen in the presence of the jury, not in a private room which the jury is not party to."" Last year, former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer said victims of violent crime faced an ""unacceptable ordeal in the courtroom"". It also follows a series of cases in which witnesses have complained they have been subjected to hostile cross-examination about personal matters. Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson described her experience as a witness in the trial of her ex-husband Charles Saatchi's personal assistants as ""mortifying"". The proposed guidance will be put out for consultation for eight weeks. Victims' Commissioner Baroness Newlove, whose husband Garry was killed in August 2007 after he confronted a group outside his house, said most victims and witnesses do not know what to expect in court ""until it is too late"". ""They are thrown into a highly intimidating situation through no fault of their own and then left with little or no explanation to help them through it,"" she said. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said giving evidence can be a ""daunting"" process. ""This guidance will help witnesses understand what they can expect when they are in court and also explain the process for what happens next,"" he said.","Victims and witnesses should be @placeholder of likely questioning in court of their sexual history or bad character , the director of public prosecutions says .",warned,quoted,declared,examined,offered,0
"William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience was donated by the frontman to an Oxfam shop in Oxford. After the book had originally been priced at 50p a volunteer and Radiohead fan spotted the lyrics to Airbag and other songs written on various pages. The book was sold on Friday and all proceeds will go to the charity. James Carruthers, manager at the Oxfam bookshop in St Giles, said the Radiohead frontman had dropped the book off as part of a larger donation. It had originally gone on the shelf for 50p and was spotted by volunteer Alex Barker. ""It was luck that it was someone who knew Radiohead lyrics. ""We were both just very excited, both me and Alex are huge Radiohead fans so it was very difficult to be objective about it. ""We were excited but knew we had to do more work. ""As soon as he found it on the shop floor a few customers were there and said it was amazing."" Mr Carruthers said he contacted the band and Radiohead's management said it was fine to sell the book at auction. He said: ""It is always nice to see the original musings of someone who is quite a big character, that is what is interesting about it, you can see how he took the work of William Blake and tied them to his own ideas."" The book was auctioned by Dreweatts and Bloomsbury and all proceeds will go to Oxfam.","A @placeholder book containing lyrics handwritten by Thom Yorke , has been sold at auction for £ 12,000 .",poetry,couple,small,team,group,0
"""It's not the spirit of the law. Companies should be much more careful about their reputation,"" he told ITV. The £7.20 hourly rate for workers aged 25 and over came into effect in April. Many firms have cut overtime pay rates or benefits such as free lunches to fund the rise in basic pay rates. The National Living Wage and you 'Thousands to be stuck on lowest pay' Mr Osborne's warning comes after a debate in the Commons on Monday on the impact of the 50p hourly increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), said profitable firms trying to ""evade the spirit"" of the new laws would face government pressure. ""I promise you that we will use the full force of our office, little though it sometimes feels, to put pressure on those companies to live up not only to the legal obligations, which are our job in making legislation in this House, but to their moral obligations, which are the ones that we feel matter a great deal more,"" said Conservative minister Nick Boles. A motion warning the wage changes have left thousands of low-paid workers ""significantly worse off"" and calling on the government to ensure they are protected was passed unopposed. DIY chain B&Q, supermarket Tesco, coffee chain Caffe Nero and the John Lewis Partnership have all recently reduced some staff payments or perks, but most have said the moves were unrelated to the 50p-an-hour increase in the National Living Wage (NLW). B&Q initially said it planned to cut Sunday and Bank holiday pay rates in exchange for lifting the lowest hourly rate for all staff to £7.66 from 1 April, 46p-an-hour above the NLW. It later decided to extend compensation for workers who were adversely affected by this change to two years, from one after nearly 140,000 people signed a petition against the cuts. In April, Caffe Nero said it would no longer give its staff a free lunch when they are on shift, as part of a ""pay review"" introduced in response to the new National Living Wage. The John Lewis Partnership - which includes supermarket chain Waitrose - said it stopped so-called premium payments - higher hourly rates for overtime or Sunday working - from 1 February after realising competitors did not offer the same deal. ""Premium payments are not a feature of the market,"" a spokeswoman for the group told the BBC. She said the decision was announced in September last year, before the new National Living Wage was announced, and was unrelated. She also said the group's average hourly pay rate, outside London, was above the NLW at £7.80. Similarly, Tesco said from 3 July all staff who worked on Sundays and Bank holidays would be paid at time-and-a-half, rather than the current double time rate received by staff on older contracts, but said staff negatively affected would receive a lump sum covering 18 months of the pay difference. It also said the average hourly rate for staff was above the NLW at £7.62 an hour. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - the government's regulatory watchdog - has warned that 60,000 jobs will be lost by 2020 as a direct result of the National Living Wage (NLW).","Companies which cut staff perks to compensate for the higher cost of the new minimum wage should be mindful of the @placeholder to their reputation , chancellor George Osborne has warned .",birth,consequences,risk,response,ground,2
"South Caernarfon Creameries first started operating at the site near Pwllheli in 1937. It will use the money to modernise its production facilities. The firm will also increase its first phase capacity from 9,500 to 11,500 tonnes a year. The loan comes from the Wales Capital Growth Fund, managed by Finance Wales. Managing director Alan Jones said: ""We reviewed our business model in 2010 and decided to focus on the development of our core products of Welsh cheese and butter. ""Our Dragon branded cheese is the leading Welsh brand and is available in most UK supermarkets. This investment to develop our facilities is required to further grow the brand as well as to enable us to develop other market opportunities.""",Wales ' oldest and largest dairy co-operative is @placeholder it s cheese production facilities with the help of a £ 1 m loan .,providing,claiming,expanding,announced,showing,2
"Spire chose the city because it already has expertise in space technology at its universities and small businesses. The San Francisco-based firm has been attracted with a £1.5m Scottish government grant, through the agency Scottish Development International. The company intends to employ 20 people initially, building up to more than 50. It will work with Glasgow-based Clyde Space as a partner firm. The new recruits will design and build small satellites, which will be able to collect five times as much data as weather forecasters have had before. By the end of 2017, that could rise to 100 times more data. Part of the plan is to plug an imminent gap in weather forecasting identified by the US authorities. An ageing generation of 20 weather satellites is due to be retired or may stop working before others are in place, with the gap forecast at between one and five years from next year. Spire's satellite and data handling know-how is designed to provide worldwide and round-the-clock information for its clients in global trade, shipping and air traffic control, as well as meteorology. It uses technology known as GPS-Radio Occultation, which has been in development since the 1960s. Its censors draw on the the geo-positioning satellite system already used for consumer electronics as a means of measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity. The announcement of Spire's Glasgow office was made during First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's visit to the USA. Ms Sturgeon said it confirmed the recent strong flow of investment from American companies. Spire said it chose to locate in Scotland because it has a low cost base and an extensive range of universities, with talented engineers. Strathclyde and Glasgow universities have been particularly active in space technology. Peter Platzer, Spire's chief executive, said: ""We are not only looking for the top 1% of the world's talent pool, but the 1% that demand constant challenge and improvement that has come to embody Spire's culture.""",A Californian satellite and data company is opening a centre in Glasgow to build the next generation of weather forecasting @placeholder .,life,collapse,software,devices,show,3
"Cardiff City Supporters Trust unveiled an £85,000 bronze statue of Fred Keenor outside their new stadium last year after fund-raising campaign. But the appeal was so successful that around £1,200 was left over. The money has been spent on the plaque for Stacey Road Primary in Adamsdown. A number of options of how to spend the surplus were considered, but as trust chairman David Craig explained, a memorial plaque at his school emerged as a firm favourite. ""I think I'm speaking for most people in the trust when I say that, before we embarked on the campaign for the statue, we knew about what Fred Keenor was, but very little about who he was,"" he said. ""I for one have learnt so much about the man behind the player over the last few years, and we'd love for the plaque to serve as a talking point at his school so that the stories will be passed on for decades to come. ""We discussed all sorts of ways of using the leftover money to create a real legacy for the campaign, and I think almost everyone felt that this was a great means of inspiring the next generation with Fred's legend."" The son of a bricklayer from the Roath area of the city, Keenor signed for Cardiff in 1912. During his 19 years at the club, the Bluebirds were losing finalists and winners of the FA Cup, won the Charity Shield and were First Division runners-up. Keenor also won 32 caps for Wales, leading them to Home Nations' Championship titles in 1920, 1924 and 1928. Speaking at the unveiling of Fred's statue last year, his nephew Graham Keenor said his uncle achieved all this despite being injured on active service in World War I. ""In common with so many professional footballers of the day, when war broke out in 1914 Fred joined up with the 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who were nicknamed the Football Battalion,"" he said. ""He took a serious leg injury from shrapnel at the battle of the Somme, and doctors told him that he'd never be able to play again. ""But Fred had other ideas. He never knew when he was beaten. ""When Cardiff lost the 1925 FA Cup final, he told reporters that he was proud to have got so far, and that supporters shouldn't be down-in-the-mouth as he could confidently say that Cardiff would go one better sometime soon - and he was right."" The plaque, which is being unveiled by current Cardiff manager Malky Mackay, is in the blue style previously issued by Cadw and English Heritage. After its purchase Mr Craig says there will just about be enough left in the appeal to pay for the Cardiff City Stadium statue's first annual clean and overhaul, after which the fund will be officially wound-up.",The man who @placeholder the FA Cup for Cardiff City in 1927 has been remembered with a plaque at the primary school where he captained the 1908 football team .,feared,marked,scooped,dominated,lifted,4
"Kamil Dantes, from Nottinghamshire, said he wished to ""destroy"" the imposters, claiming they were wearing his parents' faces as skin masks. The sentencing judge said cannabis had induced psychotic behaviour. He gave him a life sentence with a minimum term of 18 years. The case reached the Appeal Court because his legal team challenged the length of the minimum term, but the appeal was rejected. Lady Justice Hallett said: ""These were the most brutal attacks on two innocent and virtually defenceless human beings. ""It was an impeccable sentencing exercise. No complaint can be made about the length of this minimum term."" Dantes, from Worksop, was originally charged with murder but the prosecution accepted his guilty pleas of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The 29-year-old, now aged 31, was ordered to be detained in a psychiatric unit when he was sentenced on 20 July 2015. His minimum term would have been 19 years and 73 days but was reduced to 17 years and 354 days because he had spent more than a year in custody by the time he was sentenced. Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice Jeremy Baker and Judge Simon Bourne-Arton, rejected claims that Dantes received insufficient credit for his guilty pleas. She dismissed arguments that the judge should have taken more account of his anguished history of mental health problems. Lady Justice Hallett also noted that he had taken cannabis and amphetamines shortly before the killings, despite knowing that this could worsen his fragile condition.",A man who killed his parents after telling police they had been replaced with imposters like in the film Face / Off has @placeholder in a bid to have his sentence reduced .,died,drowned,fled,failed,risen,3
"At a UN oceans summit, delegates from China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said they would work to keep plastics out of the seas. Some of the promises are not yet formalised and environmentalists say the measures proposed are not nearly urgent enough. But UN officials praised the statement. Meeting in New York, they said it was part of a clear international shift against ocean pollution. Eric Solheim, the UN's environment director, told BBC News: ""There are quite encouraging signs, with nations taking the ocean much more seriously. Of course, there is a very long way to go because the problems are huge."" It is estimated that 5-13 million tonnes of plastics flow into the world's oceans annually. Much of it is ingested by birds and fish – and fragments of plastic have even been found in organisms at the bottom of the ocean. A recent paper said much of the marine plastic often originates far from the sea – especially in countries which have developed consumer economies faster than their ability to manage waste. The  Helmholtz Centre in Leipzig, Germany, estimated that 75% of land-borne marine pollution comes from just 10 rivers, predominantly in Asia. Reducing the plastic loads in these rivers by 50% would reduce global plastic inputs by 37%, it said. Tom Dillon from the Pew Charitable Trusts, which campaign on oceans, urged China to move quickly. He told BBC News: ""For thousands of years the Maritime Silk Road was a pathway for export of Chinese culture and influence. Will the ocean be a vehicle for export of Chinese pollution, or a new culture of conservation and sustainability?"" A report to the UN conference from the Thailand government says most marine plastic debris is land-based, caused by inefficient waste management and poor handling of plastic wastes. In Thailand, the total amount of garbage finding its way into the sea was estimated at 2.83 million tonnes in 2016 - of which 12% was plastic. The Thai government says the nation has established a 20-year strategy to tackle the problem, including developing financial incentives for keeping plastic out of the sea and encouraging eco-packaging design and eco-friendly substitutes for plastics. In Indonesia, the government is starting a mass education programme for schoolchildren, and in the Philippines new laws are being developed. Part of the challenge is finding substitutes for plastics. An international prize for smarter materials and design for packaging was launched recently by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Follow Roger on Twitter @rharrabin",Nations responsible for much of the world 's ocean plastic pollution have promised to start cleaning up their @placeholder .,expectations,act,election,environment,bills,1
"Three men and a woman were found dead at separate addresses in the Barnsley area on Good Friday. South Yorkshire Police said it was not officially linking them at present but warned drug users to exercise caution. Temporary Ch Insp Ian Proffitt said the force was trying to establish a possible link to the strength or content of heroin being sold locally. ""For four deaths to occur in similar circumstances in a small time period and in a relatively small geographical area is unusual,"" he said. ""The public should exercise caution if they come into contact with controlled drugs, particularly heroin, or heroin derivatives. ""If you experience any unusual symptoms after taking drugs, seek medical attention immediately."" Two men, aged 33 and 40, were found dead at separate addresses in Barnsley on Friday morning, while a 47-year-old woman was found dead at a house in the village of Grimethorpe. A third man, a 31-year-old, was found dead at an address in Barnsley on Friday evening. The force said it was awaiting the results of toxicology tests. A 37-year old man and a 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs have been released on bail, it added. South Yorkshire Police is urging anyone with information about the illegal supply of drugs to contact them.","The deaths of four people in the @placeholder of a day are believed to be linked to heroin , police have said .",middle,centre,period,south,space,4
"Most try to paint their organisation as a picture of nirvana, but Mark Dodson doesn't bother. To the head of the Scottish Rugby Union, there's really no point. Dodson knows how fiendishly difficult it is to fund the game right now, from professional club rugby to the grassroots and everything in between. The Pro12 has many strengths, but a cash cow it is not. The league makes about £12m a year in broadcast revenues. That compares with north of £40m a year in the Premiership in England and, from the 2019-20 season, £76m a year in France. The financial gap to the big leagues was always wide, but for the Scots and their Celtic cousins it's only getting wider and more troubling. The Celtic nations are vulnerable. TV cash continues to flood into the markets of their near-neighbours like a fast-running river giving them a vastly increased spending - and poaching - power. Last season, Bath wanted David Denton, formerly of Edinburgh, and they cheerily coughed up six figures to get him out of his contract early. Racing 92 wanted Leone Nakarawa, Glasgow's one-time totem, and they slapped down a wad of notes in front of Scottish Rugby chiefs to get him out of Glasgow before time. That's on top of the rock 'n' roll salary they're paying him, the kind of sum that Glasgow couldn't hope to match in their wildest dreams. Who's the next target of the wealthy raiders from England and France? Stuart Hogg? Jonny Gray? WP Nel? John Hardie? One thing is certain - the better these guys play for their clubs, the more chance they have of getting an offer that their employers couldn't hope to match. ""The truth is that the French and the English have stolen a march and we understand that we have to look at ourselves,"" says Dodson. ""If we don't do something with the Pro 12, I think it's a bleak prospect. ""We're finding it very difficult to hang on to our top players. Even the people who aren't leaving are demanding more. Unless we do something different we're going to struggle."" Scotland have, more or less, maxed-out on their revenue streams. They've sold the naming rights to Murrayfield to BT. They've got broadcast revenues that are now at the top of their cycle and it's still not enough. On Saturday, Dodson will announce record turnover of £47.3m - ""an historic high"" - but it does little to breach the financial gap when some of the English and French heavy-hitters have got multi-millionaires (or billionaires) at the helm ""hoovering up the best players in the world."" The notion of expanding the Pro12 into America has been floated in the recent past. It's still floating. The embryonic plan would see one or two American clubs from the east coast parachuted into the league in time for the 2018-19 season. These clubs would have coaching and player assistance from the Celtic nations in the beginning, a sharing of knowledge of personnel. Super Rugby has shown that the travel issue can be overcome with clever scheduling and enough money in the game. Quite where the Italians fit in is not clear. It sounds fanciful, but you can't mistake Dodson's intent, driven by a need to bring more money into his organisation to avoid an exodus of talent. ""We've got to identify markets that matter and we have to be open-minded,"" he says.  ""To stay as we are isn't really an option. It's been out in the press that we will look at the eastern seaboard of North America (New York, Boston, Atlanta) to explore a new market that could provide a new team or two teams along with broadcast income. I think it's something we have to do. ""I understand why people would think it unrealistic. What we are doing now is working with individuals who are testing those markets for us. We're going to find out if it's feasible. We have to see if the big cities, and their businesses, want to invest. ""Our indications are that there is an amount of interest from American rugby and corporate America. There'll be a process that takes place over the next two to three months that will flush it out. There's a new mindset in the Pro12 now. I think it's appropriate that we do this - and that we do it with some speed. ""We don't want to leave this to 2020, we have to make this happen in a fairly short period of time or find something else. We're seriously investigating the possibility. I'd like to think it'll happen. It's the most attractive market that we can see."" Dodson also spoke of the conundrum that is the global rugby season, the vexed business of the major nations, from the northern and southern hemisphere, trying to agree on a universal Test-match calendar. Such chat has been going on for many years and there's scarcely been an inch of progress made. ""We've had a debate since 2007 and nothing happens. We meet periodically around the world. ""We find that we can't agree on very much. The northern hemisphere wants one thing and the southern hemisphere wants another. ""There's been endless conversations. We'd prefer a harmonised global season, but if we can't come to a conclusion then we'll do what is right for us. If that means we have home and away Six Nations and no autumn internationals and no summer tours then I'd be up for that. ""You'd play a Six Nations pod in November and then another in its traditional slot in the spring.  It wouldn't be ideal, but I'll look at anything. If we can't get a common understanding on a global season then we have to do what is right for our teams because that's what everyone else is doing. ""If we're going to be pressured by people to change our season and we lose millions of pounds as a result then I'm not for being pushed around.""","You do n't tend to hear chief executives of major sporting @placeholder talking about "" bleak prospects "" and "" perfect storms . """,bodies,franchises,words,article,worlds,0
"It is believed the man was locked out of his flat on King Street when he became stuck 3m (10ft) up on the railings. Fire and ambulance crews lifted him off the fence at about 02:30 BST and he was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. Police went to the scene but officers said no crime was committed. The man is understood to have suffered a flesh wound and was given pain relief and anti-bleeding drugs. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: ""The man was stuck several feet up. The railing had gone through his right thigh. ""It was a difficult rescue for the emergency services because of where the man was and because of the driving rain at the time.""","A man's leg was impaled as he tried to climb a @placeholder metal fence in Bedworth , Warwickshire .",spot,date,spiked,body,low,2
"Bred originally as fighting dogs, the reputation of the Staffordshire bull terrier often precedes it. And when the BBC's Dog Map appeared on 18 January, a fierce debate broke out on social media. Painted by many as aggressive, vicious and worthy of a place on the ""dangerous dogs"" list, every negative view was in turn met by a barrage of positive praise citing the breed's loyalty and affectionate character. ""No surprise to see Staffies popular in big cities where gangs of chavs live and people use them to guard homes,"" said one user. ""The usual brush is tarring the Staffy,"" said another. ""I'm not a chav and neither are the good people I know that also own Staffs."" So why do the dogs have such a negative reputation? And why do we judge in the first place? ""They're one of those breeds that has a negative stigma attached to them and one of those is around 'chav culture',"" said Dr Thomas Fletcher, a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. ""You hear stories about dangerous dogs and [people] being mauled and a pattern emerges about the type of breed that's [involved]. ""Staffies do have a particularly bad reputation, but it is important to recognise that those we hear about represent the minority of the breed. I think it's as much to do with the owner. Animals are individuals and I think it's very much about nurture over nature."" Dr Fletcher recently completed a study with dog-walkers about the relationships between humans and animals. ""The majority of coverage of Staffies represents them as the dog of choice among certain groups - white working class youths - or 'chavs' - being one of those,"" adds Dr Fletcher. ""Rarely are Staffies portrayed in a domestic setting - i.e., in 'normal' family life. ""Staffies come with a degree of baggage in that respect as they have emerged as a modern-day folk devil. Their reputation then may demarcate boundaries between social groups. Again, these boundaries may be defined along class lines. ""But equally there are dogs that can be a marker of other [traits], like sexuality. ""It comes down to social norms and the expectations - who should be walking the dog and what we associate with certain people, than the breed itself. ""If a gang turned up with a dachshund it wouldn't have the same impact."" Elvira Meucci, campaigns director for the Dogs Trust, said dog choice and image extended beyond Staffies and ""chav culture"". ""There's no doubt that you're saying something about your personality [with your dog],"" she said. ""Staffordshire bull terriers are powerful-looking dogs and therefore they can be used to portray their owners as strong and macho, just as a Chihuahua is the choice of girls who want to look trendy. ""If you look back at how dogs have been used, it does change. [At one time] it was Dobermans, because they're big and powerful dogs and that makes a statement."" Staffordshire bull terriers are not banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act, but are often confused with banned breeds like pit bulls, Ms Meucci added. That being said, Staffies have made headlines for aggressive acts. In 2011 a girl's pet Chihuahua was mauled to death by four Staffies while a dog owner was given a suspended sentenced in 2013 after his dog decapitated another dog. The same year, teenager Jade Anderson was killed after she was attacked by four dogs in Greater Manchester, two of which were Staffordshire bull terriers. But Coroner Alan Walsh told her inquest the problem was not specific breeds, but the control of dogs in general. According to microchipping data, 356,000 Staffies have been tagged in the past decade by pet registration companies. The statistics perhaps fly in the face of concerns that Staffies should be given a wide berth. But being the dog de jour is a double-edged sword, with over-breeding, a saturated market and owners who do not commit long term contributing to the number of Staffies ending up in shelters. In 2013 more than a third of the dogs that came through the doors of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home were Staffordshire bull terriers. Bill Lambert, from the Kennel Club, said Staffies are not naturally aggressive and were one of the only breeds it recommended as suitable around children. ""We have seen enormous growth in the popularity of Staffordshire bull terriers in the last 20 years and there's no doubt that some of that has come about because of an increase in status dogs,"" he said. ""However, the fact is that they're a dog that doesn't deserve the image it's been given. They need a lot of socialising when they're puppies, but that's down to the owners. ""Any dog can be trained to be a bad dog, just as they can trained to be a good dog.""","Research by BBC News shows Staffordshire bull terriers are the third most popular dog in the UK . But why are they considered by some as the "" chav dog "" of choice and what does this tell us about British @placeholder to class ?",ability,power,attitudes,material,descent,2
"The shadow education secretary told a teachers' union conference a future Labour government, would give teachers ""the respect that you deserve"". He attacked the coalition government's ""hostile rhetoric"" towards teachers. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said Labour would would ""undo all of the hard work we've done to increase teachers' freedoms"". A Liberal Democrat spokesman said Labour might ""talk the talk"" on education, but there was little of substance in their promises. Speaking at the NASUWT union conference in Cardiff, Mr Hunt promised a ""new deal"" for teachers and a more teacher-friendly approach if Labour got into power after the general election. He accused the coalition government of deliberately trying to present the teaching profession in a ""negative light with the public"", directing ""deplorable, hostile, almost militaristic rhetoric towards the profession"". ""What possible justification can there ever be for a government to denigrate the contribution of public servants in this manner?"" said Mr Hunt. He told teachers that he would ""roll back the bureaucracy"" facing teachers and ""call time on the ceaseless 'initiative-itus', the constant tinkering with performance measures, curriculum, assessment criteria and school structures"". Mr Hunt said that teachers and profession-led bodies should have a more significant role in areas such as ""professional standards, quality assurance, curriculum development"". And he promised that Ofsted could adopt a more ""constructive, peer-review model of inspection led by outstanding heads and inspiring teachers"". Setting out the education priorities for Labour in the election campaign, he called for all teachers to have qualified teacher status or to be moving towards it and to allow local authorities to be able to open new schools ""on an equal footing with other providers"". He signalled that Labour would end the expansion of free schools and adopt a more strategically planned approach to creating new places for a rising population. Mr Hunt also promised support for childcare, early years services and a renewed effort to reduce child poverty. The National Union of Teachers conference in Harrogate is set to hear calls for a strike over pressures on school funding on Sunday. But Mr Hunt said: ""The cold truth is that there is no magic wand we can wave to take away the double squeeze of public finance and demographic pressures."" The long-term challenge for England's school system, he argued, was how to ensure that it was robust enough to deliver the basics for all pupils, while allowing scope for the creativity and innovation needed for a 21st Century globalised economy. NASUWT leader Chris Keates welcomed Mr Hunt's speech and said the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were ""notable by their absence"" from the teachers' union conference. ""Poverty is poisoning the optimism of our youth and derailing and degrading the life chances of our children,"" she said, referring to his commitment to reduce child poverty. The NUT responded to Mr Hunt's speech by saying it welcomed the proposed changes to Ofsted, but the union ""looks forward to discussing with Labour how they will fund the increase in pupil numbers we are projecting"". But Mrs Morgan, education secretary and Conservative, said: ""We'll take no lessons from a party that let young people down and overwhelmed teachers with administrative burdens when they were in power. ""Trusting teachers is at the heart of our school reforms - we're giving them more control over what they teach and how they teach it. That's because we respect our teachers and recognise they know what's best for young people in their charge. ""As a result, we now have a million more children being taught in good or outstanding schools, 100,000 six-year-olds reading more confidently, and more children taking the core academic subjects that help them get on in life. ""Tristram Hunt and the Labour party would undo all of the hard work we've done to increase teachers' freedoms, raise standards in the classroom and restore faith in our qualifications."" Responding to Mr Hunt's speech, a Liberal Democrat spokesman said: ""Labour may talk the talk but so far have done little more than insult teachers with proposals for a bureaucratic licensing system and a patronising Hippocratic oath. ""In government, Liberal Democrats have shown we trust teachers by giving the profession control of our £2.5bn pupil premium; backing a new Royal College of Teaching; axing Labour's hated A*-C league table measure, and successfully fighting to implement independent recommendations on pay. ""The overwhelming majority of teachers came into the profession for the right reasons and with high ambitions for children. We need to protect education budgets to ensure that the profession can continue to attract, reward and retain the very best people."" UKIP's education spokesman Paul Nuttall said the only truth in Tristram Hunt's speech was about the ""shameful shortage of primary school places"". But Mr Nuttall said this was not a result of the free school policy, but ""mass uncontrolled immigration, brought in by Labour and supported by the Tories and Lib Dems"".","Labour 's Tristram Hunt says he wants to put "" trust back in the @placeholder "" between ministers and teachers .",past,game,relationship,family,world,2
"""Is it Hillary Clinton?"" Daniel Aston, 20, is puzzling over a picture of a woman who looms very large in the history of his home town. ""It's Margaret something,"" offers 19-year-old Andrew Jones. Only Liam Foster-Jones, of the three unemployed friends, seems certain about who the imperious features and swept-back helmet of hair might belong to. ""It's Margaret Thatcher,"" he says. The name doesn't seem to mean much to them. It would have been a different story 36 years ago, when the Thatcher government closed Consett's steel works, with the loss of 3,700 jobs. The devastation inflicted on this remote town high on the edge of the Pennines, where unemployment soared to 36%, made the national news and became a symbol of the harsh medicine the Thatcher government thought it had to administer to Britain's heavy industries. It sowed the seeds for the electoral wipe out the Conservatives would experience across large parts of Northern England and Scotland, which it still trying to recover from today. Thatcher and ""the Tories"" remain dirty words to the former steel workers in Consett but few young people I spoke to could recognise her and those that did regarded her as a distant historical figure. ""I don't really have an opinion [about her] but my dad doesn't like her because she shut down the steel works,"" said 20-year-old Adam Stokoe. ""So my dad has strong opinions about that. I'm not from that time period so I don't really think about it that way. I only think about now. What's going to benefit me."" Consett has never had a Conservative MP but the Tory vote held up surprisingly well in other parts of the North-East while Thatcher was in power. In 1983, the party took 34% of North East votes, and had five MPs. It was only after she left office that anti-Tory attitudes really hardened, with the party's share of the vote slumping by 10%. It currently has just three MPs in the region. Theresa May is attempting to change that on 8 June and has urged traditional Labour supporters to ""lend"" her their vote. She will have experienced at first hand how difficult it is to break the voting habits of a lifetime in this part of the world when she stood for election in North West Durham in 1992. (By a strange coincidence, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron was also standing for Parliament for the first time that year in the same constituency.) They still remember Mrs May at Consett Working Men's Club - because, claims the barman, they wouldn't let her through the door. It had nothing to do with her politics, he adds, it's just that the club is one of a tiny handful left in the UK that does not admit women. ""Your wife can't chase you in here,"" says one regular, looking up from his racing form. He doesn't want to talk about politics. Mrs May won 28% of the vote in North West Durham - a score that has not been beaten by a Conservative candidate there since - but although one local poll put the party in with a chance of winning on 8 June it is not high on their target list. There was certainly little enthusiasm for Mrs May's brand of Conservatism in the town's Steel Club, although the lifelong Labour voters I spoke to were equally scathing about their traditional party of choice. ""I don't like Jeremy Corbyn. He hasn't got a brain in his head as far as I'm concerned,"" said Christopher Bell, a 69-year-old retired steel worker and club steward. He and his partner, Linda, voted for Brexit in last year's referendum and are worried about the strain they say is being placed on local services by East European immigrants. Linda, who voted UKIP in 2015, said she would not return to the Labour fold until the party was led by ""somebody that's going to stand up for English people, working class people - because the Conservatives like the rich and they like to keep them rich"". Thirty miles south in Darlington, a constituency with a narrower Labour majority of just over 3,000, people seemed more receptive to the Conservative message. The town has had a Tory MP before - Defence Secretary Michael Fallon in the 1980s - and the party has hopes of retaking the seat on 8 June. ""I will vote for Theresa May. Not necessarily because she's a Conservative but I think she's the only person for the job. Given the other options,"" says Alex Blackham, owner of a cafe in the town's indoor market. ""If she'd been Labour or an independent then I would have been voting for her as a person. I think that's what politics comes down to sometimes."" Clive Hinson, a 59-year-old assembly line worker who was about to tuck into one of Mr Blackham's full English breakfasts, blames Thatcher for the closure of the dump truck factory he worked at in the 1980s. But he adds: ""Funnily enough, I'll be voting Conservative. Because I think Corbyn is a waste of time. ""He can't give a definitive answer on defence. He's got all these plans for spending loads of money but the figures just don't add up....so much though I don't want to vote Conservative that's the way I'm voting."" He says the North East has ""forgiven but not forgotten"" Thatcher, comparing the reconciliation process to what happened in Northern Ireland or South Africa. Like Mr Blackham he voted for Brexit in last year's EU referendum. Most of the older working class people I spoke to - the traditional bedrock of Labour support in the area - needed no prompting to criticise what they saw as Jeremy Corbyn's lack of leadership ability and charisma. He seemed to go over much better with younger, more cosmopolitan voters. ""I would vote Corbyn all day every day,"" said Stephen Lock, who runs a comic book stall in the covered market with wife June. ""He's such a man of the people by the looks of it. He's looking after the general working people. He seems to have great ideas. They may be a little outdated in the modern day, but he's not the person they're painting him out to be. They are trying to make him out to be weak and I don't think he is."" The couple returned from 13 years in France, where they had a gardening business, after the Brexit vote. ""We thought we had better come back and do something else here. It's affected us quite heavily,"" said Stephen. They are torn between voting Labour and Liberal Democrats - and are not impressed by what they see as the disloyalty of Labour MPs who openly criticise their leader. ""The Labour Party is shooting itself in the foot by not acting and standing as one,"" said June. ""You have got career politicians that are more concerned about their own personal interests than their constituents."" There also appeared to real enthusiasm for Corbyn among Darlington's student population, who blame the media for portraying him in a negative light. ""You don't see a lot of coverage of, like, nice things about him,"" said 18-year-old Emily Frewin. ""But when you actually read into it he is a nice person."" Theresa May avoids talking to the voters, she adds, but ""he seems like he wants to talk to everybody, not just the rich people"". ""He does seem to be getting slandered quite a lot,"" agrees 20-year-old software development student Josh Walker, ""when he's trying to fight for us."" If the Thatcher factor was ever a major impediment to a Tory revival in the North East, it has undoubtedly faded with time. The party's tactic of detaching Theresa May's name - it was emblazoned across the battle bus she toured the North-East in - from the Conservative brand appears to be working with some voters, who might feel a little queasy at the prospect of putting their cross next to a Tory candidate. Some told me they had flirted with a Conservative vote, only to think better of it - Mrs May's support for a free vote on fox hunting, not an issue that has exactly dominated the airwaves, was mentioned by several people as a reason for not switching to the Tories. And there will always be some who will never forget, or forgive. Like the Darlington woman who greeted Theresa May's name with a horrified cry of ""she's another Maggie Thatcher!"". But on the basis of this highly unscientific sample, Thatcher is no longer the bogey figure she was and Labour can no longer rely on the loyalty of its traditional support base.",The Conservatives are hoping to win back seats in the North - East of England on 8 June - has the party finally escaped the @placeholder of Margaret Thatcher which helped make much of the region a no - go area for them ?,presidency,freedom,state,effects,shadow,4
"The economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.1% in the fourth quarter of the year, the Commerce Department said, up from an earlier estimate of 1.9%. But the data had little impact on shares, with the Dow Jones up 20.23 points, or 0.1%, at 20,679.55. The S&P 500 edged up 2.17 points to 2,363.30 while the Nasdaq added 5.63 points to 5,903.18. The biggest faller in the Nasdaq was sportswear maker Lululemon Athletica, which plunged by nearly a quarter after it warned that sales were likely to fall. The company said it expected same-store sales to fall in the first quarter of the year, the first decline since 2009. Shares in ConocoPhillips jumped nearly 6% after the energy company announced it was selling oil sands and western Canadian natural gas assets to Cenovus Energy for 17.7 billion Canadian dollars ($13.3bn; £10.6bn). ConocoPhillips is not the first oil major to scale back its operations in the region, with both Royal Dutch Shell and Marathon Oil also having sold oil sands assets. The high costs of extraction have made it hard for companies to make profits with oil prices remaining low.","US stocks remained unmoved in early trade , despite an upward revision to the @placeholder rate at the end of 2016 .",crowd,beat,team,growth,race,3
"The creature was found on Wednesday in the grounds of The Coach House Care Home in Goldthorn Hill. A wooden pole had been pushed through him and he was so badly hurt he had to be put down by a vet. The RSPCA is appealing for information. RSPCA inspector Vicky Taylor said: ""This was a really gruesome case and definitely deliberate. It was outright cruelty."" The charity said the area the hedgehog was found in was inaccessible to care home residents but could have been entered by the public. Lee Stewart, RSPCA centre manager, said: ""We always do all we can to save animals brought to us but sadly there was nothing we could do on this occasion, the stake had almost pierced through to the underside of the body. ""This poor hedgehog must have suffered terribly."" It is against the law to inflict unnecessary suffering on a wild mammal, with a maximum penalty of a £5,000 fine and six months imprisonment.",A hedgehog was @placeholder with a stake in Wolverhampton .,stabbed,charged,spotted,collided,left,0
"The plane crashed in Holme Fen in Cambridgeshire in November 1940, killing Pilot Officer Harold Penketh. Historic England said involving forces veterans in the dig made it ""an exemplar for future such endeavours"". Veteran Gary Phillips, 57, who suffers from PTSD, said it was ""like therapy"" because he helped a fellow soldier. A team from Oxford Archaeology East worked with veterans and service personnel to excavate the Spitfire in October, during which some of the pilot's remains were discovered. Mr Phillips, who is from Liverpool, said: ""It's like a fellow soldier and we're going to help him - he served his country and died doing it and I lost friends doing the same."" He served with the King's Regiment during the 1970s and 1980s, including tours of Northern Ireland. Two years ago he approached the veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress for help with post-traumatic stress disorder, and said ""in our day, PTSD wasn't accepted"". The former rifleman was told about Operation Nightingale, which is a military-run Defence Archaeology Group project using archaeology to aid the recovery of service personnel and veterans injured in conflict. He said: ""It's like therapy - sometimes I can't go out of the house and that has lost me jobs, but this is bringing me out of my shell."" Diarmaid Walshe co-founded Nightingale after he identified ""a growing need for some form of occupational therapy and recovery"" for injured personnel. The Royal Medical Corps sergeant said: ""Military personnel are very good at digging holes, at working in adverse conditions, as part of a team and to tight deadlines. ""Plus the more physical skills are relevant to archaeology too - spotting colour changes in the soil, writing proper reports and observing small details."" Archaeologist Stephen Macaulay said the ""specific skills"" of the military were ""incredibly useful"" on the dig. The senior project manager added: ""They saw him as 'one of us' and we had never worked on a dig with that sort of personal connection."" Sgt Walshe said: ""We hope that it brings comfort to Pilot Officer Hesketh's family that his death has brought some benefit to another human being.""","The excavation of a Spitfire from its wartime crash site has set the standard for future @placeholder digs , England 's historic environment body has said .",show,restoration,aviation,side,wearing,2
"The survey also included a record number of women from the UK, though German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains in the top spot. Hillary Clinton, the US presidential candidate, and Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, were second and third. The US dominated the list with 51 women represented, while China was second. There are a record nine women from the world's most populous nation on the 2016 Power Women list. Lucy Peng, a senior executive at e-commerce giant Alibaba, and Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, are the highest-ranked. Also on the list are Pollyanna Chu, chief executive of Hong Kong financial services firm Kingston Securities, and China's first lady, Peng Liyuan. The survey features 100 women from 29 countries who represent sectors such as politics, business, technology and philanthropy. Forbes said the women on the list control $1tn (£694bn) in revenue and influence more than 3.6bn people around the world. There are 32 chief executives on the list, 12 world leaders and 11 billionaires, including nine who have built billion-dollar companies from scratch. The average age is 57, with Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer the youngest at 41 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II the oldest at 90. The number of UK women who made the rankings doubled to six. Besides Queen Elizabeth, they include Nemat Shafik, deputy governor of the Bank of England, and Katharine Viner, editor of the Guardian. The newcomers are Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor of the Economist, and Eliza Manningham-Buller, chair of the Wellcome Trust. This is the sixth consecutive year Mrs Merkel has topped the list and the tenth time in total. Moira Forbes, president and publisher of Forbes Woman, said it was ""extraordinary"" that Mrs Merkel had been able to maintain power for so long. ""She's not only the head of the fourth largest economy in the world but she's defied existential political and economic challenges to the EU, for example trying to ensure that countries like Greece and Spain adhere to the fiscal logic she espouses,"" she told BBC News. ""She's also dealing with EU crises such as immigration...She's someone whose power extends far beyond traditional borders."" Ms Forbes noted that nearly half of the women on this year's list were from outside the US, while a quarter were from the Asia-Pacific region, the highest number since the survey's inception. ""These are positive trends as women are ascending more into positions of traditional business corporate power but also political power,"" she said. Among the most high-profile drop-offs is Dilma Rousseff, the former president of Brazil, who was impeached in May over allegations of violating fiscal rules, which she denies. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing firm Theranos, also failed to make the list. US federal agencies are investigating Theranos over allegations its tests are inaccurate.  Last week, Forbes lowered its estimate of Holmes' personal fortune from $4.5bn to nothing, after previously declaring her America's richest self-made woman.",Chinese women have made their strongest @placeholder on Forbes magazine 's list of the world 's most powerful women .,showing,based,crowds,impact,side,0
"Concerns had been raised about the ""inappropriate"" use of Redcar cemetery, on Teesside, as a PokeStop. Local Labour MP Anna Turley wrote to Nintendo about the issue and said she was ""pleased"" it had now been removed. The move will allow people to ""pay respects to their loved ones in peace"", she added. Ms Turley said: ""It is clearly a very popular game that has encouraged people to explore their surroundings, which is great, but there need to be boundaries so that users can enjoy the game without upsetting others. ""The developer has been quick to solve the problem to make sure that is the case."" She asked Nintendo to consider avoiding places of worship and cemeteries after a constituent contacted her about the ""impact on the people paying their respects to loved ones"", she said. Game guidelines set out by Nintendo and its co-developer Niantic remind players to be respectful and conduct themselves ""in an appropriate manner"". Pokemon Go players have been involved in hundreds of police incidents since the gaming app phenomenon launched. Developer Niantic has been approached for comment. It has previously stated it takes the issue of ""player safety"" seriously. In County Down a man jumped out into a busy dual carriageway while trying to catch a Pokemon, while children got lost in caves in Wiltshire and, in America, a man crashed into a police car while playing behind the wheel.","A cemetery which saw children "" @placeholder about "" playing Pokemon Go has been removed from the augmented reality game .",charging,forget,speculated,evidence,joke,0
"Prince, Princess and Coco are all under a year old and were taken from the home in Hallglen between 19:15 and 23:45 on Saturday. Owner Victoria Black returned from a night out to find the dogs gone, along with a three-figure sum of money and Christmas presents. Police Scotland said they were worried the thieves might try to sell the dogs. Prince is described as mainly black with tan and white patches on his stomach, Coco has short ginger hair and Princess has a long ginger coat. Appeals and pictures of the chihuahuas have been posted on dog websites and social media and their owner is offering a reward for their return. Ms Black posted on Facebook: ""These dogs are my babies and I'm asking that if anyone can help with information in the recovery of my dogs there is a reward. Please help."" Sgt Lyne Rushford said: ""We are obviously concerned for the dogs' welfare and would be keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time, or who has information that can help us trace those responsible. ""We would also ask anyone offered these dogs for sale to get in touch with us straight away.""",Three young chihuahuas have been @placeholder during a break - in at a house near Falkirk .,shot,arrested,attacked,stolen,assaulted,3
"Owen Smith faced a bigger helping of humble pie than most - the Labour MP had launched some pretty savage attacks on Mr Corbyn during an unsuccessful attempt to unseat him as leader. Just to show there are no hard feelings, Mr Corbyn has drafted him back into his frontbench team as shadow Northern Ireland secretary. Then:  On Mr Corbyn's assertion the Tories were in retreat, Mr Smith told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg in September last year: ""I think that's delusional. I think Jeremy needs to think a bit more about that straight, honest politics that he started his campaign with. The straight, honest truth is that we are right now at our lowest ebb in the polls, ever. If there was an election tomorrow Labour would be decimated, and that's got to be a shock to Labour's system."" Now: ""I was clearly wrong in feeling Jeremy wouldn't be able to do this well and I think he has proved me wrong, and lots of people wrong, I take my hat off to him.... I don't know what Jeremy's got, but if we could bottle it and drink it we'd all be doing very well."" Hilary Benn, who was sacked from Labour's frontbench by Mr Corbyn, following reports he was trying to organise a coup against the leader, has also been fulsome in his praise for Mr Corbyn's campaign. Then: ""He is a good and decent man, but he is not a leader."" Now: ""I think he fought a brilliant campaign, which enthused a lot of people with a message of hope over the politics of fear,"" Mr Benn told the BBC's Newsnight programme. Labour's former deputy leader cheerfully admits she got it wrong about Mr Corbyn, replying ""delicious"" when Lord Prescott's son David tweeted a picture of a pie with the word ""humble"". Then: ""If you fail, you can't take the party down with you - that's not fair,"" Ms Harman told BBC Radio 4's Today programme in July last year, after a vote of no confidence in the Labour leader. Now: ""The atmosphere is verging from on one hand relief to jubilant, and the Tories are in disarray. And Jeremy Corbyn has to take the credit for that, because he was the leader and he's gone forward,"" she told the same programme after the election. John Woodcock disowned Jeremy Corbyn at the start of the election campaign - telling his constituents to vote for him rather than the Labour leader. The Barrow-in-Furness MP hung on to his seat, where Britain's Trident nuclear submarines are built, by a narrow margin. He said he had ""no idea"" what had happened. Then: ""I will not countenance ever voting to make Jeremy Corbyn Britain's prime minister."" Now:  ""I don't know what's going on in British politics!"" Another trenchant Labour critic of Mr Corbyn's leadership, Jess Philips was returned with a massively increased majority last Thursday. The Birmingham Yardley MP  thinks everyone in Labour needs to eat a certain well-known metaphorical dessert but also warns the party not to be uncritical in its support for its leader. Then:  ""I mean, the polling rate is terrible, it would be crass to say anything else. It would be crass of me to say, 'He could rally!' It's like - what's it called? - Monty Python, where he's like, 'It's only a flesh wound!' It is getting a bit like that,"" Ms Philips told an Institute of Government event, adding it would be the ""ultimate selfish act"" for Mr Corbyn to remain as leader. Now: ""While I got his electability half wrong, I would be doing him and the country a disservice by donning the white robes of worship and ignoring my concerns,"" she wrote in the Guardian.","Labour may not have won the general election , but it did far better than expected - @placeholder leader Jeremy Corbyn 's many critics to think again .",backed,ranging,weight,forcing,affected,3
"Graeme Phillips told the BBC the plans for up to 2,350 homes would ""be an integration of the countryside on the edge of the town"". On Tuesday, scores of protesters packed a sometimes heated council meeting. One, Patrick Moylan, told the BBC the plans were ""grossly unfair"" and placed a huge ""burden of housing"" on the town. ""Cirencester, compared with a range of similar towns throughout the country is having a burden of housing placed on it which is two and a half times the average,"" he said. The Chesterton development, on land owned by Lord Bathurst, would see up to 2,350 homes, as well as businesses, a primary school and a GP surgery built south of Chesterton. An outline planning application has been submitted to Cotswold District Council. Protest group Save Our Cirencester say it effectively means another town being ""bolted on to the side of Cirencester"". The town is the main centre of the Cotswolds with a population of about 20,000. Mr Phillips told BBC Gloucestershire: ""We've done a lot of work to make sure that what it definitely won't be is a soulless housing estate."" He said he believed Cirencester was the ""best place"" to take a ""significant proportion"" of the 7,500 homes planned across the Cotswolds District Council area up to 2031. Lib Dem councillor Joe Harris said he accepted the need to build but added: ""We just feel a 40% increase on the size of Cirencester isn't the right approach."" He said he felt it would ""change the character"" of the town but felt it ""probably was a done deal"".","The architect of a large development planned for Cirencester says it will not be a "" soulless housing estate "" - amid local anger over the @placeholder .",scheme,race,issue,world,future,0
"Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the mother and brother of Hassan Asif would be granted visas to Australia. Mr Asif was studying architecture at a university in Melbourne when he was diagnosed with terminal skin cancer in July. His case attracted wide media attention after he made an emotional plea to see his family before died. Mr Dutton's office told the BBC he received a call on Wednesday afternoon confirming the decision to grant Mr Asif's mother and brother a visa. Mr Asif told Network Ten on Tuesday night that it was difficult to face the prospect of death without his family around him and questioned why they had been denied visas. ""I'm dying and it's really hard because of the pain. In these circumstances everybody would like to be with family,"" he said. At an earlier press conference, Mr Dutton said that in such cases immigration officials would have considered several factors before granting or denying visas, including the likelihood applicants might overstay their visa or make a claim for protection. ""In some cases that can result in millions of dollars of expense to the taxpayer,"" he said. ""It may mean that somebody is here on welfare for an extended period of time so the consideration has to be in the national interest."" The Melbourne City Mission homelessness centre has been caring for Mr Asif, who was previously living in a squat. The centre's director, Sheridan Bruinhout, said Mr Asif had a relatively small social network because his focus had been on studying. But he was currently ticking off a ""bucket list"" that included getting his feet wet at the beach, going to the movies and visiting the Melbourne Aquarium, she said.",A decision to deny a dying Pakistani student 's family a visa to visit Australia has been @placeholder .,announced,launched,unveiled,released,overturned,4
"Nature's Nether Regions by Menno Schilthuizen is one of seven books up for The Bookseller's annual award. Menopause memoir The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones and Divorcing a Real Witch - a practical guide for ending pagan relationships - also make the list. The winner will be named on 27 March. Also nominated is Where do Camels Belong?, an investigation of the species, and The Ugly Wife is Treasured at Home, an expose of love and sex under Maoist rule in China. Strangers Have the Best Candy, an account of speaking to strangers, and the academic papers from a two-day symposium of concrete pavements - Advanced Pavement Research - complete the shortlist. ""This is one of strongest years I have seen in more than three decades of administering the prize, which highlights the creme de la creme of unintentionally nonsensical, absurd and downright head-scratching titles,"" said The Bookseller's Horace Bent. ""Ultimately, it is a stunning collection of books. Let other awards cheer the contents within, the Diagram will always continually judge the book by its cover (title)."" Members of the public can vote for their favourite on We Love This Book by 20 March. There is no prize for the winning title, but the person who nominated it will receive a ""passable bottle of claret"". Last year's prize was won by Mats and Enzo's How to Poo on a Date, with previous winners including The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories, Cooking with Poo and Living with Crazy Buttocks.",A book about the @placeholder of genitals has been shortlisted for this year 's Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the past year .,collection,nature,sound,evolution,state,3
"That is despite the result being an eight-month delay in Hearts passing into fan ownership. Present owner Ann Budge had proposed delaying the repayment of her £2.5m investment to help fund the project. Following a vote of foundation members, only 43 were against the proposal and 3,790 in favour. Hearts said on their website: ""We are absolutely delighted that the foundation members have given such a resounding vote in favour of the offer from Ann Budge. ""This significant milestone on the road to the 'new' Tynecastle once more demonstrates our collective strength."" Hearts hope to fund the new stand via £3m from club reserves, £2.5m from benefactor contributions, £0.5m from commercial contributions, which leaves a shortfall of £6m once the club adds a contingency for an increase in costs. The Scottish Premiership club hope to build up further reserves and launch a new debenture scheme, but the delay of up to two years in the Foundation of Hearts buying Budge's stake will allow funds to go directly into the club in the meantime. ""Assuming contributions continued at today's levels, majority ownership would pass to FOH only eight months later than originally envisaged,"" Hearts have stated. Full planning permission is still required from City of Edinburgh Council, but Hearts have already planned out the progress of the two-year project that will result in a stadium with a capacity up to 21,000. To prepare for the building of the new stand, the buildings behind the current stand - the administration block, the shop and nursery - would be knocked down, with temporary facilities being provided during construction. The temporary buildings will be occupied in October, with the demolition beginning the following month. Construction of the new stand will start over and behind the current stand during next season before being completed during the 2017 close season.",Fans @placeholder the Foundation of Hearts has voted overwhelmingly in favour of helping to fund the Tynecastle club 's new £ 11 m main stand .,group,supporting,share,showing,behind,0
"The dead man went into cardiac arrest after rescuers responding to reports of a drowning found him in the water off St Michaels Road, Stoke-on-Trent, at around 20:50 BST on Sunday, police said. Two men, aged 29 and 35, are being held on suspicion of murder. The deceased's name has not yet been released by police. More on this story and others across Staffordshire.",Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died after being pulled out of a fish @placeholder .,term,boat,shop,pool,life,3
"BBC Radio 5 live has taken an in-depth look at the history of the genre in a special programme called the Beautiful Gamers, which you can watch on the BBC Sport website at 19:30 GMT on Thursday. And to mark the occasion, we've picked our eight most important football video games of all time. John O'Shea, the curator of a football video game exhibition at the National Football Museum called Pitch to Pixel, has told us why each game was so significant. Think we've missed one out? Tell us by joining in the debate on our Sportsday page. The Intellivision system looked more like an air conditioning unit than a home computer console - and it was a fetching beige colour too. Released in the same year Trevor Francis made his British record £1m transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest, Intellivision Soccer (also known as NASL Soccer) is considered the first football video game. And yes, it was just matchstick men marching around a pitch, but who knows what would have happened without it? John O'Shea: ""At the time the marketing slogan for Intellivision was 'the closest thing to the real thing'. And it basically was. It's very playable but it didn't become a huge success."" This game for the Atari 2600 was as simple as Pele himself was magnificent. You controlled a formation of three dots, each one representing a player, and tried to shuffle the ball into the goal. It showed the power of getting a big name on your product, and also spawned an advert featuring Trevor Brooking with Morecambe and Wise. John O'Shea: ""Atari were a totally new type of company. They were the first real computer games company coming out of Silicon Valley and they got Pele on board, who was this charismatic football star. They knew the hardware couldn't reflect what you see on TV, so they took this simple triangle formation and it's a game not unlike 'Pong'. It was very playable and popular and was the first success story."" In all honesty, this game was slightly bonkers. There were no rules, so you could use your-muscle bound player to flatten your opponents. A great laugh when you were playing against a mate. There's an argument that it's more a 'beat 'em up' than a football game. Regardless, anyone who had a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) probably gave this game a whirl at some point. John O'Shea: ""In the 1980s there were the Spectrums and Commodore 64s and this home computer revolution. But it was really the NES that brought the game play to the next level. It's a very peculiar game and is a lot of fun. It's not at all realistic, the players look like wrestlers, there were no fouls and it's graphically very strange. But it really did sow a seed that a computer game based on football could be very successful."" Want to see a middle-aged football-game fanatic cry a tear of nostalgia? Ask them about Sensible Soccer - or Sensi, as it is affectionately known. Mainly found on the Commodore Amiga system, it captured the hearts of a generation and is a cult classic. The sequel Sensible World of Soccer was named one of the 10 most important games of all time by a panel of experts in 2007. John O'Shea: ""Sensible Soccer is rightly regarded as not just a brilliant football game but as one of the greatest games of all time. The first version came out in 1992 but it really got into its stride in 1994 when it basically had all the leagues and clubs. It looked cool with a pixelated appearance from above and was very playable because it was so fast. The designer Jon Hare integrated the two aspects we think about with games now - the live action but also the management aspect."" ""Sensible Soccer was a phenomenon. When I was a kid I played Subbuteo - Sensible Soccer was my fantasy of electric Subbuteo that I could play without my dad being there. ""I think Sensible World of Soccer was one of the most pirated games ever. Every 10 of 11 copies in the UK were pirated and I've yet to meet anyone from Poland or the Netherlands who bought the game. But we still made a load of money. ""I knew Sensible Soccer, more than any other game, would be massive. You knew it was something special. It was like magic. ""We're going to try and rekindle that by making Sociable Soccer. It's in the spirit of Sensible Soccer - the playability is similar. You pick the team you support - I'd say Norwich - and you join a fantasy clan. All the other Norwich fans are playing for Norwich as well and the table is sorted by average points scored."" Can you imagine a game where you arrange contracts, plan training sessions and assign squad numbers? You've just imagined one of the most successful and enduring football games of all time. Created in 1992 by brothers Paul and Oliver Collyer, Championship Manager, the predecessor to Football Manager, is a stupendously addictive manager simulator that has even been cited in divorce cases. John O'Shea: ""There was a sense in the gaming industry that live action was the way to go and the management stuff could be dumped. The creators of Championship Manager approached EA (Electronic Arts) about publishing their game and they were rejected. But they stuck to their guns. It's a game for the fans, for anyone who thinks they could manage a team better than the real manager."" What a monster the Fifa series of games has become. Its beginnings were humble with Fifa International Soccer - it had a bug where you could score by standing right in front of the keeper when he kicked the ball out of his hands. An amazing way to wind up your mates. It has morphed year after year into the slick, crisp, realistic game you see today. John O'Shea: ""EA were producing some brilliant sports games. When they went into the soccer arena they did change how football games looked. They had this isometric view point and the game felt more like it looked on TV.  They also had the licensing agreement with Fifa and have held that title every year."" Now it's all face scanning and motion capturing and movie-style graphics. The latest Fifa release is light years from the first offering 23 years ago. It started life as ISS Pro in the 1990s, but in the early 2000s Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series blew a big raspberry at the stranglehold Fifa held on the football game market. It didn't have big-money licenses, so there were made up names (Aston Villa as West Midlands Village, anyone?), but playing PES was the equivalent of liking an obscure band. Did it make you a video game snob? Probably. Were you a better human being for playing it? Definitely. If hipsters were a thing at the time, they would have played Pro. In recent years Fifa has re-established itself as the market leader, but Pro Evo is still in there fighting. John O'Shea: ""What ISS and Pro Evo did - particularly in the mid-2000s - was bring a level of fun and playability to the game that maybe had gone off the boil with Fifa. Pro Evo was the game for the connoisseur of football games and it's still a brilliant game."" Pro Evo, which is part developed in Windsor in England, has played its part in the technological race. Here's the latest PES release, although those graphics a little over 10 years ago weren't too shabby to be fair.","From matchstick men to movie @placeholder graphics , the football video game has come a long way in 37 years .",childhood,theater,shock,region,quality,4
"Xavier Bertrand said 9,000 migrants, many trying to get to the UK, were in a Calais camp known as the Jungle. Mr Bertrand said he wanted a new deal in which migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK would be able to do so at a ""hotspot"" in France. Those who failed would be deported directly to their country of origin. Calais has become the focal point of France's refugee crisis. The Jungle camp is expanding and almost every night people there try to hide inside vehicles entering the port and the Channel Tunnel to get to Britain. Mr Bertrand wants changes to the bilateral agreement between France and the UK called the Treaty of Le Touquet. Under the treaty, British immigration officials check passports in Calais and their French counterparts do this in Dover. Mr Bertrand does not have the power to change the treaty but two of the candidates thought most likely to win next year's French presidential election support his idea that it be either reformed or annulled. It is understood Home Secretary Amber Rudd will go to Paris this week to discuss the treaty. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said border controls for migrants in France should be shifted back to the UK. Earlier this month, local councils in the UK said they should be involved in assessing the needs of child migrants in Calais before they arrive in the UK. About 4,000 lone children are claiming asylum in the UK, with their care and resettlement down to local authorities. The Local Government Association said earlier involvement would make it easier for councils to help children settle.",The president of the French @placeholder that includes Calais has suggested migrants seeking asylum in the UK be allowed to lodge their claim in France .,region,society,community,state,government,0
"The probationary officers made the video while working near the scene where 11 people died after a jet crashed on to the A27 on 22 August. The recording was made by the police cordon and accompanied by an inappropriate and offensive message. Sussex Police said the outcome of the interviews would be known this week. Both officers attended Regulation 13 meetings - which are specific to probationary officers - on 30 September. After the evidence had been assessed, a recommendation will be made to the Chief Constable as to their future, a spokesman for the force said. Last month, Sussex Police Deputy Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney said the pair would face disciplinary proceedings over the video, which was sent on social media, and a private message. Ms Pinkney said they had behaved in a ""wholly disrespectful way"".",Two police constables who @placeholder themselves near the Shoreham air crash site have been interviewed by a chief officer over their conduct .,injured,admitted,filmed,planned,avoided,2
"In November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the country by announcing that 500 ($7.47; £5.96) and 1,000 rupee notes were as good as garbage. Despite his insistence that the ban was meant to curb black money and put terrorists out of business, many analysts said it was motivated by politics rather than economics, and done with an eye on the Uttar Pradesh - or UP - elections. Since the rise of the regional Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the late 1990s, India's national parties - the Congress and Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - have been often relegated to third and fourth positions in the state. This time around, the Congress has joined the governing SP as a junior partner in an alliance, and the BJP is making an all out effort to win back the state. In the past few days, I've travelled through several districts in the state to ask people if the currency ban - called demonetisation by Indian authorities and economists, and simply ""notebandi"" (Hindi for stopping of notes) here - is an election issue. The Indian election no-one can afford to lose The ""notebandi"" has without doubt touched every life, in the big cities, smaller towns, and tiny villages, and everyone talks about the problems they've faced. But will it impact the way people vote? In the main market in Barabanki town, not far from the state capital, Lucknow, the trading community is seething at the ""BJP's betrayal"". Traders have traditionally supported the BJP, and in the past they have also contributed generously to party funds. But this time, they tell me they will not vote for the party. ""Notebandi is the biggest issue here,"" says Santosh Kumar Gupta, who along with his brothers runs the family hardware store. ""The public has been really hassled. The government set limits on withdrawals and even those little amounts were unavailable because banks had no money."" Mr Gupta points out that in his address to the nation, the prime minister said the government had been planning for it for six months and that people would face minor problems. ""But there were lots of problems. Isn't he ashamed of lying?"" he asks angrily. ""Police used sticks to beat up people waiting in queues to withdraw their own hard-earned money. All small manufacturing units in Barabanki shut down for weeks. Thousands became unemployed. ""There's a labour market a few metres from our shop and every morning, nearly 500 daily wage labourers from the nearby villages would gather to look for work, but for the first time, we saw there were no takers for them."" His brother Manoj Kumar Jaiswal adds: ""Traders are very angry with Mr Modi. He first said it was done to curb black money. Then he said it was done to promote digital economy. ""You can use credit cards and (popular mobile wallet) Paytm in cities like Delhi and Mumbai, not in Barabanki. People here are illiterate, many people don't have bank accounts or credit cards."" The Gupta family has 10 voters and not one will opt for the BJP. In Gosaiganj, on the outskirts of Lucknow, I stop to talk to people gathered at a tea stall. Raja Ram Rawat, a 60-year-old widower, lives with his two sons and four grandchildren. The small plot of land he owns is not sufficient to support the family and his sons work as daily wagers to supplement the family income. ""Since 8 November, they've not been able to find work even for one day,"" he says. I ask him how they are managing. ""Earlier if we bought two kilograms of vegetables, now we buy only one. That's how we are managing."" A farmer in the group, Kallu Prasad, compares the ban to ""poison"" for his community - it came just as the rice crop had been harvested and the sowing season had begun for wheat, mustard and potatoes. ""Normally we sell a kilo of rice for 14 rupees, but this time we had to sell it for eight or nine rupees. We couldn't buy seeds and pesticides in time. Farmers who grew vegetables were the worst affected. Since people had no money to buy vegetables, they had to just throw them away."" In the holy city of Varanasi, walking through the narrow lanes of Lallapura area, where homes sit cheek by jowl, one cannot escape the noise of looms. Here, every home is a tiny factory where weavers work in semi-darkened rooms, using coloured silk threads to create beautiful patterns. Varanasi is famous for its hand woven silk and cotton saris and nearly a million people make their living from this cottage industry here. ""It was like we were hit by a bolt of lightning,"" says factory owner Sardar Mohd Hasim, describing the moment of Mr Modi's announcement. Mr Hasim, who represents 30,000 weavers, says initially ""about 90% of the industry"" was affected since all their transactions happen in cash. ""We had no cash to buy raw materials, we had no cash to pay wages to the workers. Nearly three months later, all my 24 looms are still shut. Most of my weavers are doing other jobs to earn a living."" Varanasi has eight constituencies, and Mr Hasim insists that BJP will not win even one. ""Why would anyone now vote for Modi?"" he asks. One of his former workers, 40-year-old Mangru Prajapati, who is now back to work in Mr Hasim's brother's loom, agrees. He's the sole breadwinner for his family of eight - his wife, four children and elderly parents. ""Earlier I would work six days a week. Now I consider myself lucky if I can find work even two or three days in a week. Survival has become very difficult."" Rajan Behal, trader and leader of the organisation that represents traders, weavers and sellers, calls it a ""major disaster"". The ban, he says, couldn't have come at a worse time - November to February is the wedding season when sales peak, but this year it's been a wipe-out. The industry's annual turnover is estimated to be about 70bn rupees ($1bn; £835m) and the loss is estimated to be around 10bn rupees. A long-time BJP supporter, Mr Behal refuses to say who he will vote for but predicts that Mr Modi ""will not win enough seats to be able to form a government in the state"". It's an assessment challenged by senior BJP leader in the state Vijay Pathak, who pegs the party's chances of winning at ""101%"". He says that there were difficulties in the implementation of the currency ban, but insists that they have been able to convince the voters that it was done in the nation's interest. ""We started our campaign with the aim to win more than 265 of the 403 seats. Now we believe we will cross 300."" That, he says, is because people have faith in ""the man who's taking the decisions""  - the prime minister. On this count, he's right - Mr Modi's personal stock remains high, especially with the youth. In Kukha Rampur village in Tiloi constituency in Amethi district, 21-year-old Tanu Maurya says she will vote for Mr Modi because he is ""doing good work"" and that the note ban was ""a good decision even if it caused some hardships in the short term"". Someone else voting for Mr Modi is Pramila Chaurasia, 19, the newest bride in the neighbouring Bhulaiya Purva village - as will most of her family and fellow villagers. Since his sweep of the 2014 general election, Mr Modi has not had much luck in state elections and he's desperate to reverse that losing trend. A victory in the politically key state of Uttar Pradesh would be a huge shot in the arm for Mr Modi and his party. But will the rupee ban help him or hurt his chances? When the votes are counted on 11 March, we will know whether it was a masterstroke or a miscalculation.","As the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh holds a seven - @placeholder election to choose a new government , the BBC 's Geeta Pandey travels through the politically key state to see if the recent currency ban is an issue with the voters .",party,ditch,paced,pressed,phased,4
"But the battle for second place seems to be hotting up, with opinion polls suggesting that Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives are currently neck and neck. Here, John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University and the chief commentator at whatscotlandthinks.org.uk, looks at what the polls have been saying, and what we should be reading into them. One of the first rules in the reporting of opinion polls is that those that purport to show a change in who is ahead and who is behind secure much more publicity than do those that suggest that little, if anything has changed. The exceptional is more interesting than the mundane. However, the exceptional may be just that - unrepresentative of the real picture, a ""rogue"" poll that misleads rather than informs. So what should we make of the poll from YouGov in Thursday's edition of the Times that has been widely reported as showing that the Conservatives have, for the first time since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, overtaken Labour in voting intentions for this coming May's Holyrood election? Such an outcome would constitute an earthquake in Scottish politics. Not since 1959 have the Tories managed to outpoll Labour in a national election north of the border. Well, first of all, the YouGov poll does not constitute clear evidence that the Tories have overtaken Labour. True, with 20% of the vote to Labour's 19%, the party is put slightly ahead in the battle for constituency votes. But given the random variation to which all polls are subject, this statistically is simply a dead heat. We just cannot be sure which of the two parties is ahead. Meanwhile on the second of the two votes that voters will be invited to cast in May, that is, for a regional list, the poll did actually put the two parties neck and neck in 20% each. At the same time, no other poll has suggested the two parties are even equal with each other. Perhaps then it is but no more than a ""rogue"". That said, YouGov is not alone in one respect. In recent weeks every single poll has identified a modest but noticeable increase in Conservative support. Since the beginning of the year four companies have conducted polls of vote intentions for May's election. On average they have put the Conservatives on 17.5% (on both ballots). But when those same four companies polled back at the beginning of September they credited the Conservatives on average with just over 14%. While the result of one poll might be dismissed as an aberration, when four polls all point in the same direction we can be pretty sure that something really has happened. Meanwhile, Labour's support, already much diminished, has ebbed away yet further over the same period. Back in September Labour was averaging between 21% and 22%. Now the party stands between 19% and 20%. The party has apparently slipped by another couple of points. Between them the three point increase in Conservative support and a two point drop in Labour is enough to ensure that all the polls agree that the Conservatives are now breathing down Labour's neck, even if they may not necessarily as yet caught them up. But there are of course still three months to go to polling day. Perhaps the slow Tory advance will continue, in which case maybe they will be able to edge past Labour. But equally, of course, Labour might recover - and avert the threat that Ruth Davidson's party currently apparently poses. Read more analysis from John Curtice at What Scotland Thinks.",Voters are to go to the polls in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May - with the SNP apparently on course to win a second successive @placeholder .,period,majority,speech,phenomenon,seat,1
"The crushing of the rebel enclave in eastern Aleppo  represents a major propaganda victory for the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which now controls virtually all of the major population centres of the country. Aleppo though - the most populous city before the civil war and the country's financial centre - is the biggest prize. The capture of Aleppo represents a victory not just for Mr Assad but also for his Iranian and Russian backers. Aleppo itself may not matter much on Moscow's strategic chess-board. But the defeat of the rebel opposition there underscores the extraordinary turn-around in President Assad's fortunes. Before Russia intervened President Assad was on the ropes; his military power crumbling. External actors have propped up his government in large part to secure their own strategic aspirations. And these aspirations will play an important part in deciding what comes next. If the government can consolidate its hold on Aleppo, then it now controls a significant part of what might be termed ""essential Syria"" - the west of the country, its major cities and the Mediterranean coastline. One option would be for the Assad government to dig in and consolidate this ""rump"" Syria. Mr Assad himself, of course, has always insisted that his troops will remain on the offensive until all the territory held by the rebels is recaptured. This though may be nothing more than bravado. His army is overstretched and a shadow of the force with which he began this conflict. Indeed, as the ejection of its forces from Palmyra by the return of so-called Islamic State (IS) shows, the Assad government may be hard put to hang on to many of its gains. It is fundamentally weak and its success in Aleppo should not obscure this essential fact. Much of the regular Syrian army has disintegrated into a variety of loyalist militias, often with local or regional concerns. And much of the fighting has been spearheaded by Iranian-backed forces - Hezbollah from Lebanon and various other Shia Muslim militias. Many rebel fighters may have escaped the city to seek refuge in Idlib province, to the south-west of Aleppo. This could well be the next major battleground, if the government and its Russian backers want to maintain the momentum. Russia's view will be of critical importance. It cannot necessarily tell Mr Assad what to do, but it can certainly influence the means at his disposal - weaponry and air power. What will Moscow want to do next? Is it in its interest to see perpetual war in the region? Or might it seek to draw a line with the fall of Aleppo and seek some kind of arrangement or understanding with the incoming Trump administration in Washington? Any such deal of course would mean the US accepting Iran's growing significance in Syria. The Russian-leaning sentiments of some in the incoming US administration would be thrown into stark opposition to the strident hostility to Iran shown by many of Mr Trump's picks for the key security and defence jobs. But Washington's options are becoming limited. The fall of Aleppo places another nail in the coffin of the Obama administration's strategy of aiding the so-called moderate opposition. Of course Washington wants the moderate rebels to fight IS, but now they are likely to be under even greater pressure from government forces. The anti-Assad rebels now face a very difficult time. They have lost more than just a battle. They may not have lost the war - or at least not yet - but they are even further away from winning it. Their relationship with the incoming US administration is uncertain. Nobody knows what Mr Trump may do. Many analysts fear that moderate rebel groups will be pushed inexorably into the embrace of the more extreme Islamist factions. But beyond the geo-politics and the military campaigns, there is the devastating human tragedy of what has befallen the city. Once the fighting is over, the true scale of the calamity will be revealed. Aleppo - like many other places in Syria - needs massive and rapid assistance. In the longer term, there needs to be an epic battle to rebuild and reconstruct. But with the fighting continuing elsewhere and with so many people killed, maimed and displaced, a heavily-sanctioned Syria has neither the financial nor the human capital for such a task. In the wake of Aleppo's fall, all of the actors - both internal and external - are going to have to reassess their strategies. But this brutal and multi-faceted war is going to lose none of its complexity.","The battle for Aleppo may be over but the struggle for the @placeholder of Syria will continue . Indeed , it may become even more chaotic and bloody .",influx,horrors,future,collapse,throne,2
"Hamilton, trailing Vettel by 25 points in the championship, was 0.198seconds clear of the German with their team-mates Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen next. Fernando Alonso's return to Formula 1 after missing the Monaco Grand Prix ended with the Spaniard stopping on track. The two-time champion suffered a lack of hydraulic pressure, McLaren said. The team were unable to say what had caused the problem. Alonso was told by his engineer to stop on track. He pointed out that was he already at the hairpin, the last corner before the pit entry and it was easier to come back to the pits, but was ordered to stop. He flung the impact-protection foam out of his cockpit as he climbed out and was given a standing ovation and cheers by the crowd in the grandstands. ""We are used to it,"" he told reporters on the way back to the pits. The failure came as McLaren executive director Zak Brown again said that Honda had to up their game if the partnership was to have a future. Two days after saying he had ""serious concerns"" about Honda, and a day after Alonso indicated he could leave McLaren at the end of the year if they were not winning by September, Brown told BBC Sport: ""The plan right now is to have the Honda in the back of the car (in 2018) but some things need to happen between now and then for us to have the confidence we can be at the front of the field next year. ""We need to get competitive and show regular signs that we are getting competitive. ""Right now, we're not racing well, not finishing races and that can't happen any more. ""We are starting to work on the 2018 car so we need to make any decisions that impact 2018 by the summer break. Something needs to change. If you keep doing the same thing, you are going to get the same result. Maybe take some risks, do things they wouldn't normally do. You can't keep doing the same thing and expect things to change."" Asked if they had been discussing a customer engine supply with Mercedes, Brown said: ""We have a plan B, a Plan C. We have some plans."" Back at the front, it was for Mercedes an encouraging start to a weekend when ideally they need to start clawing back some ground in the championship. A poor weekend for Hamilton in Monaco allowed Vettel to extend a lead of nearly a a clear win by winning the race. The silver and red cars appeared closely matched throughout the session on a tricky, slippery Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that provoked a number of spins through the first session. The combination of a low-grip, low-abrasion track surface and asphalt that is in a park and rarely used for the rest of the year and therefore dusty and dirty makes for a treacherous experience for the drivers, with unyielding walls waiting for those who make mistakes in the wrong places. Behind Mercedes and Ferrari, Force India impressed, with Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon fifth and sixth quickest ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, who was separated from team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by Felipe Massa's Williams. Massa's team-mate Lance Stroll was five places and 1.2secs behind on his first experience at his home race. Alonso's team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne was 11th quickest, with the Spaniard's single lap putting him 16th.",Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton edged title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari to set the pace in first @placeholder at the Canadian Grand Prix .,fashion,practice,competitions,contest,history,1
"The 27-year-old is the subject of an internal investigation, the details of which have not been disclosed. In a short statement on their club website, Castleford - who lie fifth in the Super League table - said they would not comment further. Australia-born Carney has scored 63 tries in 62 games since joining the Tigers at the start of 2013, including 18 in Super League this season.",Super League club Castleford Tigers have @placeholder winger Justin Carney .,joined,confirmed,experienced,suspended,released,3
"In 1991 a German couple found Oetzi's mummified corpse embedded in a glacier, in a high mountain pass. Using 3D images of the corpse and forensic technology two Dutch experts - Alfons and Adrie Kennis - created a new Oetzi model. They gave him brown eyes. The model is on show at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano. The museum is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Iceman discovery - a find which became an international sensation. Oetzi was found still wearing goatskin leggings and a grass cape, and his copper-headed axe and a quiver full of arrows were lying nearby. He was named after the Oetz Valley, on the Italy-Austria border, where he was found. Researchers say Oetzi was about 159cm tall (5ft, 2.5in), 46 years old, arthritic and infested with whipworm.","Oetzi the Iceman has @placeholder looking fighting fit - as a new model on show in the Italian Alps , where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago .",stopped,celebrated,admitted,reappeared,revealed,3
"The three young terrier-type dogs were spotted by a passerby in the River Bann on Sunday. A spokesperson for the USPCA said the breed is sometimes used in illegal activities, such as badger baiting. A source  told the charity: ""It's possible the dogs were pitted against badgers in a so-called 'chute' and have 'turned away' from the badgers. ""Dogs that do that are considered to be of no use and are often disposed of in ruthless fashion."" The charity said there was no evidence the dogs had been used to fight other animals, but they were ""caked in mud"". It is believed they had been in the water for some time. The USPCA is offering a £500 reward in the hope that somebody will come forward with information. Anyone who saw anything suspicious in that area should contact either the police, the USPCA or the animal welfare Department in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. The stretch of river is close to Lawrencetown between Gilford and Banbridge. A small road runs alongside it - and investigators think the dogs may have been dumped from a car.","Three dogs found dumped in a river in Banbridge , County Down are thought to have been @placeholder and drowned .",killed,beaten,drowned,infected,injured,1
"His lawyer said Guzman had asked him to stop fighting his extradition because guards at his prison would not let him sleep. ""El Chapo"" Guzman was recaptured in January, six months after he escaped from prison. Prison authorities say he is woken and checked every four hours. Two US courts have requested Guzman's extradition on charges of drug trafficking in California, and murder in Texas. But Guzman's defence teams filed an estimated nine appeals against his extradition. Guzman's lawyer, Jose Refugio Rodriguez, said his client had told him to negotiate with the US authorities for a lighter sentence and confinement at a medium-security prison. Speaking on a Mexican radio station, Radio Formula, he said: ""He has reached his limit, it is an act of desperation."" Guzman escaped down a 1.5 km (1 mile) tunnel from the Altiplano maximum security prison outside Mexico City and was on the run for six months. He was returned to the prison in January but to a much harsher regime. Mr Rodriguez said his client was now kept isolated and segregated and complains his cell is small, cold and he does not see the sun. Previously, Guzman said he had been given an hour-and-a-half every day to talk to his lawyer and an hour in the prison patio. Every nine days, he had been allowed a four-hour conjugal visit and a four-hour family visit. Mr Rodriguez said it would take two months to organise his extradition to the US.","The @placeholder Mexican drug lord , Joaquin Guzman , has asked to be extradited to the United States rapidly so he can receive better treatment in prison .",head,jailed,number,pair,acclaimed,1
"For a country where powerful army generals overthrew civilian leaders on at least three different occasions, Mr Musharraf's trial is unprecedented. It's the first time a former army chief is being held accountable for his alleged constitutional violations. Mr Musharraf denies the charges - if he is convicted he faces death or life imprisonment, the punishments for high treason in Pakistan. For pro-democracy activists, the indictment is as much about fighting the last military dictator, as it is about preventing any future military takeovers. But some believe that this is as far as it might go. Since Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan in March 2013, he has faced four criminal cases but was bailed in all of them. He was charged: His most serious challenge is a treason case, which bears five charges including suspending the constitution and imposing emergency rule. He has pleaded not guilty but could face death if convicted. Few believe the trial will actually lead to his conviction. The main reason, it would seem, is the support Mr Musharraf still seemingly enjoys in his parent institution, the armed forces. Conventional wisdom in Pakistan suggests the army would not allow their former chief to be disgraced in that manner. Analysts believe that over the years, Pakistan's powerful generals have conceded some space to the country's increasingly assertive democratic institutions, but there are limits to it. Mr Musharraf's rival, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, will be aware of not crossing any red lines. He needs his army chief on his side in helping run the country, tackling the Taliban threat and managing ties with India and Afghanistan. For his part, Mr Musharraf is now keen to get out of Pakistan. His team has asked the government to remove a travel ban to allow him to visit his elderly mother who is in hospital in the United Arab Emirates and to seek his own medical treatment abroad. As the prime minister, Mr Sharif could make that call on humanitarian grounds. It would allow him to take the high moral ground as a reformed statesman, not a vindictive politician interested in getting even with his once handpicked army chief who then overthrew his elected government and put him jail on terrorism charges. General Musharraf later allowed Mr Sharif and his family to go into exile in Saudi Arabia. Cabinet ministers insist that the government's treatment of Mr Musharraf is not about the bitter rivalry between him and Mr Sharif. But in a strange twist of fate, it is now up to the latter whether or not to allow his erstwhile nemesis to leave the country. Then, as now, the quiet, behind-the-scenes role of Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies is seen as the key to any arrangement that effectively allows Mr Musharraf to go into exile. But what if Mr Sharif is not ready to let Mr Musharraf off the hook so easily? Since his return from self-imposed exile in March 2013, the former president has faced a host of criminal and murder charges. The manner in which the government and the courts pursued one case after another gave credibility to claims by Mr Musharraf that he was being politically victimised. In late 2013, just as it was becoming clear that he would be granted bail in the last of those cases, came the government announcement that a special court would be constituted to try him for high treason. For the last three months or so, Mr Musharraf has avoided facing the court, citing security concerns and ill health. Now that the charges have been framed, some worry that the trial could drag on for months, if not years. Others point to the complex nature of the trial in trying to fix responsibility for alleged constitutional violations on one man. Mr Musharraf's team has maintained that he did not act alone in imposing emergency rule. A former Musharraf aide warns the trial would open up a Pandora's box. According to him, it would inevitably involve dragging several senior members of his government, as well as serving and retired military officials, into the case. His team says the former military president acted on the advice of the then prime minister and in consultation with his senior aides, who are said to have backed his controversial steps.","The indictment of Pakistan 's former military president , Pervez Musharraf , on charges of treason is being seen as a milestone on the way to becoming a @placeholder democracy .",couple,growing,functioning,beach,drug,2
"Barry Sheerman said those registering to take part included members of the Socialist Workers Party, the Green Party, the Conservatives and UKIP. Labour rejects claims of ""hard left"" and Conservative supporters signing up to back left winger Jeremy Corbyn. And a Labour spokeswoman rejected calls to suspend the leadership contest. She said said there was a ""very robust"" system in place to prevent fraudulent and malicious applications and additional checks are being carried out to make sure the rules are upheld. An exclusion list is being drawn up of those who have stood against Labour in the past or had helped others to oppose the party. The BBC understands that up to 1,000 applications have been rejected. One of Mr Corbyn's backers called Mr Sheerman's suggestion ""ridiculous"". Backbench MP Diane Abbott said it was coming from people ""who think their side will lose"". She added: ""This election is being fought under rules that were agreed by the whole party last year."" Under the new rules, introduced by previous leader Ed Miliband, people can sign up as registered supporters for £3 and take part in the vote. They are asked to confirm they ""support the aims and values of the Labour Party"". The popularity of Mr Corbyn's campaign has sparked warnings from the other candidates, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall, about the party moving to the left. Mr Sheerman's comments follow similar sentiments from two backbench MPs, Graham Stringer and John Mann, who called for the leadership contest to be halted. The Huddersfield MP and former select committee chairman, first elected in 1979, told the BBC there were large numbers of people joining Labour to vote for the new leader and some of their reasons were ""malign"". Labour MPs were ""dumbfounded"" when they learned how the contest was to be run and the process was now in ""real trouble"", he said. At-a-glance profiles of the four contenders Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman has emailed the party's MPs with a list of new members in their constituencies asking them to pick out any suspicious names. Mr Sheerman said although he may be able to pick up some ""usual suspects"", many others would not be detected. He denied his concerns were in any way motivated by his support for Liz Kendall, saying he had fought against ""entryism"" before and believed the current process was flawed. Labour says the verification process is ongoing, and that ballot papers have not yet been sent out. Labour recently rejected an application from Conservative MP Tim Loughton, who said he tried to become a registered supporter to highlight flaws in the system. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's the World at One, Ms Kendall said it was ""great"" that more people were signing up to Labour and said she had not seen anything that concerned her. ""The important thing is that the checks are put in place,"" she added. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, which stood in 135 constituencies in May's general election and includes the Socialist Workers Party, said reports of infiltration were down to ""Blairite manoeuvres"" against the Corbyn campaign. It said one of its members, former councillor Chris Flood, had been wrongly named in a report in the Times as having signed up. Labour's former communications director, Alastair Campbell, said the party ""could be finished"" if Mr Corbyn wins. On his blog, he warned of a ""car crash"" scenario and urged supporters to back ""anyone but Corbyn"", warning it would not be easy to replace him if he won and Labour was struggling in the polls.","A senior Labour MP has called for its leadership contest to be "" @placeholder "" over fears it has been infiltrated by supporters of other parties .",closed,compromised,abused,canceled,paused,4
"Colonised by the Dutch in the 17th century, Aruba lies 15 miles north of the coast of Venezuela. Away from the beaches, hotels and casinos, much of the island is desert-like but a strong indigenous heritage, colonisation and Latin American influence have given it a distinctive social and linguistic character. A gold rush in the 1820s triggered an economic boom, with a petroleum refinery opening a century later. Its temporary closure in 1985 sparked an economic crisis and Aruba has since invested in tourism which is its economic mainstay. Aruba is susceptible to drug smuggling and illegal immigration but has passed laws to combat money-laundering. In 1986 Aruba pulled out of the Netherlands Antilles - a federation of Dutch Caribbean territories - and obtained separate status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Dutch government controls defence and foreign affairs while the island's government handles local matters. Population 109,000 Area 75 sq miles (193 sq km) Major languages Dutch (official), Papiamento Major religion Christianity Life expectancy 73 years (men), 78 years (women) Currency Aruban guilder Head of state: The King of the Netherlands, represented by a governor. Prime Minister: Mike Eman Mike Eman was sworn in as prime minister of Aruba for a second term on 30 October 2013, following the parliamentary election win by his Aruba People's Party (AVP) on 27 September 2013. He first became prime minister in October 2009 after the AVP won parliamentary elections, defeating the centre-left People's Electoral Movement of Nelson Orlando Oduber, who had been prime minister since 2001. Mr Eman comes from a political dynasty. His grandfather Henny Eman was first prime minister of Aruba in 1986-89, and served a further term in 1994-2001, sandwiching the first term of Mr Oduber. Aruba observes freedom of the press, as guaranteed under Dutch law. The mostly widely-read newspapers are in the Papiamento language. There are two commercial TV stations. A cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels and there are a wide range of commercial radio stations available. 2500 BC-1515 - First inhabited by Amerindians of the Arawak tribe. 1499 - Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda discovers the island and claims it for Spain. 1636 - Aruba is colonised by the Dutch and forms part of the Dutch West India Company. 1806 - Aruba comes under British rule during the Napoleonic Was but is returned to the Dutch in 1816. 1954 - Aruba becomes part of the autonomous federation of the Netherlands Antilles. 1971 - Pro-independence struggle led by the People's Electoral Movement party (MEP) seek separation from Dutch Antilles administration. 1986 - Aruba obtains autonomous status within the Dutch kingdom. 1990 - Transition to full independence is postponed indefinitely at Aruba's request. 1996 - Aruba is included on US list of major drug-producing or transit countries. 2009 - OECD removes Aruba from an international list of uncooperative tax havens after it improves standards of transparency.","A tourist magnet and a @placeholder exporter , Aruba is an autonomous territory of the Netherlands and one of the most prosperous territories in the Caribbean .",food,fuel,cliff,growing,textile,1
"Rasmus Barlow, 16, was reported missing on Monday by his father leading to a large-scale search by police. His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner's office. Police said family liaison officers were continuing to support the teenager's family.",A body found at the bottom of the @placeholder at Cheddar Gorge has been formally identified as that of a missing Strode College student .,county,ravine,public,pool,cliff,4
"The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) image shows a ""Venturi"", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust. Dutch prosecutors want more information from Russia about the Buk, which they say killed 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014. The West and Ukraine say Russian-backed rebels fired the Buk missile. Russia argues that Ukrainian forces downed MH17. The Boeing 777, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed in rebel-held territory. The JIT interim report explains the progress of the criminal inquiry. The experts are studying a mass of tiny fragments retrieved from the crash site. Last year, a Dutch Safety Board report concluded that MH17 was downed by a Russian-made Buk, but did not say who fired it. Board president Djibbe Joustra said at the time that the rebels were in charge of the area from which it was fired. Dutch prosecutors plan to present the results of their investigation in the autumn. They say it is at ""a very advanced stage"". But the JIT interim report says more technical and operational details about the missile are needed. The Boeing 777 crashed at the height of the conflict between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists. Some families of the victims are suing Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, in the European Court of Human Rights.",International investigators have published a photo of a large Buk missile @placeholder found at the MH17 airliner crash site eastern Ukraine .,show,component,head,capsule,body,1
"In Scotland, death rates for breast cancer have fallen by 33%, bowel cancer by 30%, lung cancer by 23% and prostate cancer by 11%. The figures come as the charity launches a new marketing campaign called We Will Beat Cancer Sooner. It calls on everyone across Scotland to join the fight against the disease now. Lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers together account for almost half of all cancer deaths in the UK every year. Cancer Research UK said breast cancer scientists had been responsible for improving detection through screening, developing more specialist care and more effective treatments such as improved surgery, radiotherapy and drugs. In Scotland, about 1,300 people died of the disease per year 20 years ago, compared with 1,000 every year now. The charity said research had also meant fewer bowel cancer patients were dying thanks to improved early detection and the development of better treatments. Today almost 200 fewer Scots a year die from bowel cancer than 20 years ago. Cancer Research UK said there had been little improvement in the outlook for those diagnosed with lung cancer, so it had made it a priority to stem lung cancer mortality through earlier diagnosis and trials for improved treatments. Improvements in treatment - including surgery, hormone therapy, and radiotherapy - as well as earlier diagnosis, are thought to have contributed to the trend of reduced prostate cancer death rates. But not all cancer death rates have dropped. Mortality rates in liver, pancreatic, melanoma, oral and some digestive cancers have all increased. Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK's spokeswoman for Scotland, said: ""The latest figures highlight the good news, that research continues to save lives from cancer and offer hope that this progress will continue. ""But while the death rate for the four biggest cancer killers falls, it's vital to remember that we need to do more to help bring even better results over the coming years. ""There are more than 200 different forms of the disease. For some of these, the advances are less impressive, such as pancreatic, oesophageal and liver cancer. Far too many lives continue to be affected by the disease. ""That's why we're calling on people across Scotland to back our new campaign and join the fight against cancer because, together, we will beat cancer.""","Death rates for lung , breast , bowel and prostate cancer @placeholder have fallen by 25 % in Scotland over the past 20 years , according to Cancer Research UK .",pace,combined,helped,matters,people,1
"To recap very briefly, Nicola Sturgeon makes three broad points. (Keen readers of these musings will know that this plan was mooted here more than a month ago. Those reports resulted, at the time, in Parliamentary questions and a notably unconvincing non-denial from the Scottish government. ) There is, of course, a fourth element implicit in the syllogism. That of indyref2, the prospect of a further referendum on Scottish independence. Actually, Nicola Sturgeon made that prospect explicit by noting drily that there could be few involved in politics who had not yet grasped that the SNP favoured an independent Scotland. So why, asked one member of the wicked media, did she not jump straight to indyref2? Because, she said, she was conscious of her responsibilities as First Minister, not just SNP leader. And she had promised to examine options within the UK. Which brings us back to strategy. Firstly, Nicola Sturgeon is posing a challenge to the Labour Party. She is challenging them to say that, if they dislike Brexit, if they dislike Westminster Conservative control over, say, employment law, then they should follow her logic and argue for the devolution of substantial further powers to Scotland. In response, Labour stressed its own proposals for a UK-wide convention and the possibility of federalism. Secondly, the FM is posing a challenge to the PM. She is reminding Theresa May of the promise to consider the status of Scotland, to consider the support for the EU in Scotland's referendum out-turn. In response, the PM noted today that she would indeed consider the SG proposals seriously. Very seriously indeed. However, she added two points. That it would be the UKG which pursued a potential solution for the UK as a whole, factoring in Scotland.  And, secondly, that consideration did not mean mute acceptance. There might be some proposals which proved ""impractical"". Which brings us to another strategic element. Founded upon the fact that Nicola Sturgeon is not remotely surprised that her plans are not instantly acceptable to the UKG. I am certain that they will be considered in detail by UK Ministers. They will be discussed within the Joint Ministerial Committee set up for such purposes. However, there is little prospect of their being endorsed in full. For one thing, Conservative analysts believe Ms Sturgeon is ""in denial"" about the problems associated with her EEA plan. They say it would potentially pose problems for trade within the UK if Scotland had a distinctive trading arrangement with European countries but rUK did not. Scottish Ministers say that a customs border would not arise - because Scotland would leave the customs union if rUK did. What about entry for EU/EEA citizens to Scotland? Why would they not just slip over the Border from, say, Gretna to Carlisle? Ms Sturgeon says that could be addressed by checks on employment and housing in England. Further, SG Ministers say that a distinctive solution will have to be found for the island of Ireland. They insist it is not beyond the bounds of sentient thought to derive a distinctive solution for Scotland too. At which point UK Ministers revert to criticising the complexity of the Scottish plan:  its need for the transfer of further, substantial powers to Holyrood - including at least partial control over immigration. They cite too the hostility which might arise in some EU countries which also have potentially secessionist territories. Which brings me once more to strategy. Nicola Sturgeon is advancing these policy proposals with gravity and forethought. She genuinely argues that they could be workable - in the face of criticism - while acknowledging that they are ""challenging"". But, alongside that, she has a longer term strategic imperative too. If a referendum on independence is to be called, Nicola Sturgeon wants to be able to convince the people of Scotland that she examined every possible alternative, that she worked seriously with the UKG to advance the interests of Scotland within the ambit of the UK. She knows that a referendum called on a whim - or apparently driven by pique - would be less likely to result in victory for the SNP. Let us recall the broad background here. Left alone, without the Brexit vote, I do not believe that the First Minister would currently be contemplating indyref2 for some years. Perhaps not until the next Holyrood Parliament. However, Brexit changes things - as she reminded Tories at Holyrood who recalled that she had presently been cool towards the EEA. It may prompt a range of responses. It will anger Nationalists who remember that membership of the EU was cited as a pro-Union plus during the 2014 plebiscite. It may move some middle-class Scottish voters from a ""No"" vote on independence to a ""Yes"" vote as they are driven by their adherence to the European Union - and their vision of that collective approach vanishing. It may, likewise, move some working-class Scottish voters from a ""Yes"" vote on independence to a ""No"" vote - as they are motivated by their dislike and distrust of the EU. Ms Sturgeon may welcome the first development and believe that she can counter the second. Either way, she may feel - as voiced in an interview with me - that she has a ""duty"" to put the independence question to the people of Scotland once again. She is cautious. She remains, for now, unpersuaded. She remains keen to discern the emerging shape of post-Brexit UK in order to understand the revised status quo against which she would be counterposing independence. But the UKG is cautious too. Conservatives will voice doubts about the SG plan. But the Prime Minister and the Scottish Secretary will continue to treat them seriously. Very seriously. For now. Scottish and British politics:  on hold. But intriguing.  Always intriguing.","Policy and strategy . The proposals from the Scottish Government on the @placeholder of Brexit are intriguing on both counts . Perhaps , however , it is the strategic element which will prove the most significant in the longer term .",island,threat,topic,basis,sale,2
"In his first broadcast interview, Kweku Adoboli told the BBC that banking was still riven by conflicts of interest. He added that traders were pushed to make profits ""no matter what"". Asked if the crimes he committed - booking fictitious trades to cover up gambles in the hunt for profits - could happen again, he said: ""Absolutely"". Adoboli - the biggest rogue trader in British history and described by the prosecution at his trial as a ""master fraudster"" and ""sophisticated liar"" - now faces deportation to Ghana, where he was born. He said he is fighting the order as he is as ""British in culture"" as anyone living in the UK and could help the finance sector to reform by sharing his experiences. After coming out of prison a year ago, 36-year-old Adoboli, who has lived in Britain since he was 12, said he had been prevented from taking paid work. He is living with friends in Edinburgh and speaks for free at banking compliance conferences. I asked him if behaviour in banking had changed since he was found guilty in 2012 of two counts of fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison. ""No, certainly not,"" he answered. ""I think the young people I've spoken to, former colleagues I have spoken to, are still struggling with the same issues, the same conflicts, the same pressures to achieve no matter what. ""And this goes back to the structure of the industry. People are required to take risk to generate profit, because yields in the industry are consistently compressed. ""And if investment banks continue to chase the same level of profitability as they have in the past, the only way to generate those profits is to take more risk. ""But from a politics angle, the desire is to limit that risk taking, to limit the profitability, but you have these conflicted goals. ""And where the conflict comes is where people fall into this grey zone, and so I think it can absolutely happen again. ""Especially as we go into what could be the next phase of the great financial crisis over the next 12 to 24 months."" Adoboli said that he was sorry for his actions, which at one stage had the potential to undermine the whole operation of UBS after his possible losses rose to over £8bn ($10.6bn). His actions included setting up secret internal slush funds and booking fictitious deals to hide the amount of risk he was taking. Multi-million pound bets on movements in the stock markets also failed to come off. He claimed others at the bank knew of his actions and he was put under enormous pressure to make high levels of profit. UBS has denied that anyone else knew what Adoboli was doing and no charges have been brought against any other UBS traders. A number testified in court that Adoboli had been operating alone. I asked him if he should apologise. ""Absolutely,"" he said. ""I am devastated not for myself but for my institution and the people I have worked with. ""The very first thing I did when I was arrested was say I'm sorry beyond words and I said it through my lawyers, but that is what I said. ""During my trial I said it repeatedly. ""And these are not just devices. It's how I feel, I failed. I made mistakes. ""People around me made mistakes too, but that's not the point. ""I unreservedly apologise for what happened - it was a huge failure and part of the redemption is about that. ""Part of rehabilitation is about facing up to your choices, what was wrong with them, and how do you move forward. ""The only way to move forward is to face it with full honesty. ""I went to prison for it. I was asked to pay a price, to accept my dishonesty. ""To accept that I was charged and found guilty of a criminal offence."" Adoboli is one of the few bankers to be jailed in the UK since the financial crisis. I asked him if more people in the finance sector should face prison after fraudulent behaviour was found in a number of different markets including foreign exchange and the setting of inter-bank interest rates, known as Libor. ""I think people need to be held to account for their failings but I'm not entirely sure - and this is a rather controversial view - I'm not entirely sure blame and sending people to prison is the answer,"" he said. ""It might help society to know people are being held to account but it doesn't solve the problems. ""This is why I say blame is not the answer. ""People do need to be held to account. I went to prison. I learned from it."" I asked Adoboli if he thought of himself as a criminal. ""I don't think of myself as a criminal,"" he answered. ""It's a label I have. ""A lot of work has been done through my time in prison and with my friends and family to make sure I'm not left with this sense of - you are [only] a criminal. ""[Yes] you made a terrible mistake. ""You made a sequence of terrible choices, but your intentions were always in the right place. ""I accept I was found guilty of a crime that had dishonesty central to it.""",The London trader who @placeholder the Swiss bank UBS £ 1.4 bn ( $ 1.9 bn ) has apologised and said that banking has not done enough to regain the public 's trust .,governed,defended,raised,lost,provided,3
"He's tweeted a picture of himself with a backstage pass around his neck to Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' Keep It Dangerous tour, writing ""Keeping it in the family...LG x"". It was unclear if and where he joined the band at a concert. On Saturday night the band played a gig in Milan and last Tuesday they played the O2 Arena in London. There was no reaction from Noel on Twitter after Liam's photo. Noel walked out of Oasis in 2009 after arguing continuously with Liam. At the time he said: ""It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. ""People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."" Last week, Noel's new band took the number one in the Official Album Chart with Chasing Yesterday, although the record is down to fourth spot in this week's chart. Last month, Noel told the Times that he has never had ""one serious offer"" to get his old band back together, but hinted that it wasn't off the table. Liam Gallagher's band, Beady Eye, broke up last October. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube",Liam Gallagher has hinted on Twitter that he might have @placeholder the hatchet with his brother Noel .,discovered,reached,buried,revealed,quit,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The U's will host Championship club Leeds in the fourth round after beating AFC Wimbledon 3-1 on Tuesday. The National League side famously beat Coventry, then in the top flight, at the third round stage in 1988-89. ""Coventry was great but the present team are writing their own bit of history,"" he told BBC Radio 5 live. ""No-one will ever forget Coventry but won't it be nice to have something more up-to-date for our younger supporters to enjoy?"" Media playback is not supported on this device Sutton booked their place in the fourth round thanks to two late goals against the League One Dons in their third-round replay, having drawn the initial tie 0-0. The tie against the Whites on Sunday, 29 January (14:00 GMT) will bring back memories of Sutton's first appearance in the fourth round in 1969-70, when Leeds beat the U's 6-0 at Gander Green Lane. ""Forty-seven years ago I was very young but I was there when we played Leeds in the fourth round,"" Elliott added. ""Along with the two Wimbledon ties, it oozes nostalgia."" Sutton, who are 15th in the National League, are the lowest-ranked side left in the FA Cup, With the tie against Leeds set to be televised, their earnings from their run are estimated to reach about £500,000 - money Elliott says will ""come in handy"". He added: ""I am an accountant by trade to it is inbred in me that we don't get carried away with it. ""It is a huge amount of money, and another sold-out gate for us. We will make sure it is used responsibly and wisely.""",Sutton United chairman Bruce Elliott hopes their FA Cup run will create memories which will @placeholder alongside their previous exploits in the competition .,represent,continue,work,sit,defend,3
"Monmouth Conservative MP David Davies said he was ""very pleased"" with the news, which he received in a letter from Transport Minister Jesse Norman. Mr Davies said it proved the pledge was ""not some wild manifesto promise"". Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has described the tolls as a ""psychological barrier"" to doing business in Wales. Prime Minister Theresa May announced in May that the tolls would be scrapped if the Conservatives won the general election in June, with the target date of the end of 2018 confirmed in July. The first Severn Bridge, which opened in 1966 under public ownership, was transferred to Severn River Crossings plc as part of the agreement under which the company built and financed the second crossing, which opened in 1996. Both bridges would be returned to public ownership once construction and maintenance costs had been recovered from the collection of tolls. Mr Davies had written to the Department for Transport on behalf of a constituent, seeking confirmation of the date of transfer. Mr Norman replied saying: ""I am pleased to confirm that the bridges will revert to public ownership on 8 January 2018 and that all tolls will end at the Severn Crossings by the 31 December 2018."" The Monmouth MP said: ""I'm very pleased with it - it's the confirmation everyone had been expecting and not some wild manifesto promise. ""It's going to be carried out in the timescale promised."" Mr Davies said he understood there were some unexpected additional maintenance costs to be covered which meant that the tolls would not be lifted immediately. When asked to comment, the Department for Transport referred to the announcement in July, when Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said abolishing the tolls would ""drive economic growth for businesses in Wales and the South West [of England] and further strengthen the bond between our two great countries"". The Welsh Government has also been asked for a response.","The Severn bridges will revert to public ownership on 8 January @placeholder tolls to be scrapped by the end of 2018 , the UK government has confirmed .",preferred,deemed,network,allowing,accept,3
"They said people were ""acutely aware"" of online surveillance by government,  companies and also their peers. The findings follow plans by UK ministers for new laws to help police and agencies monitor online threats. The academics are halfway through an 18-month research project into digital citizenship and state surveillance. They presented preliminary findings from focus groups, interviews with activists and opinion poll analysis at a conference on surveillance at Cardiff University. Cardiff University's Lina Dencik said: ""Most people don't like that this is happening, and will try and monitor their online behaviour accordingly, but also feel powerless to do much about it."" She added: ""People want to know why and how their personal data is being collected and used, and what legal safeguards exist. ""This is central at a time when one of the first acts of the newly-elected Conservative government has been to increase intelligence agencies' surveillance powers, while at the same time withholding the publication of annual transparency reports on the security services as initiated under the coalition government."" The conference also heard from a lawyer representing the former CIA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden. Ben Wizner said the Snowden leak had led to journalists, politicians and courts in the US taking a tougher stance against granting additional surveillance powers to the intelligence agencies. But he said that in some countries, such as France, Canada and Australia, recent terror attacks had been ""exploited"". ""What we see across the West is that politicians who say our existing institutions are strong enough to deal with this, we don't need to change our laws, are dismissed as weak and naive and politicians who say this is a war on terror, this is a new kind of threat, the greatest kind of threat we face are extolled as hard-nosed warriors,"" he said. Although the US authorities would like Snowden - who remains in Russia - to plead guilty, he said his popularity around the world meant ""they don't relish the idea of grabbing him and prosecuting him"". The Home Office has been asked to comment. The two-day conference, at the university's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, is being held as part of the Digital Citizenship and Surveillance Society  research project.","People in the UK are increasingly concerned about how information about them is @placeholder , Cardiff and Oxford university researchers have said .",continuing,looming,gathered,affecting,leaving,2
"It said clean-up costs and compensation claims for those affected by leaks at the plant may exceed initial estimates. Radiation leaks at the plant after last year's quake and tsunami saw thousands of people evacuated from the area. The firm has already received 1tn yen ($12.5bn; £7.8bn) in government aid. The utility was, in effect, nationalised after the government took a 50.11% stake in the group in exchange for the capital injection. The total clean-up costs and claims were initially estimated to be around 5tn yen. When contacted by the BBC, the company did not disclose how much it expected the costs to increase. However, according to some reports they are projected to double to 10tn yen. Along with compensation claims, the firm has also seen its operational costs rise in recent times. This was after the leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant resulted in other nuclear plants being shut, forcing it to rely on traditional thermal power stations to produce electricity. These power stations require fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas to operate which are relatively more expensive. The company, which provides power to some of Japan's most important economic areas, has already raised electricity prices in an attempt to offset the rising costs. Tepco said it was putting in place further cost cutting measures to save an additional 100bn yen a  year. It had previously set a target of reducing its costs by 336.5bn yen a year for the next 10 years as part of its restructuring plan.","The owner of @placeholder the Fukushima nuclear plant , Tokyo Electric Power Company ( Tepco ) has requested further financial help from the Japanese government .",dying,constructing,crippled,fuel,living,2
"The metal sculpture will show two fists overlapped in the style of the song's ""horse-riding"" dance move. It will be erected outside the COEX shopping centre, where part of the video was filmed. Gangnam Style was released by South Korean singer Psy in 2012 and remains the most-watched YouTube video ever. It has been viewed more than 2.4 billion times. Gangnam tourism director Park Hee-Soo said he hoped the statue would ""become a landmark for our district"". ""Tourists can take pictures under the statue and the song will play automatically when you stand there,"" he added.",A statue dedicated to the South Korean music hit Gangnam Style is to be @placeholder in the Seoul district made famous by the song .,included,held,unveiled,launched,built,2
"Blue-fronted Amazon parrot Charlie went missing from the Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife & Falconry Centre, near Sheffield, on Wednesday. She was spotted by shoppers at Tesco in Dinnington, about two miles from home. It is thought the wind blew her off course and she was unable to find her way home. Abigail Carter, from the centre, said Charlie was found in a tree, covered in crumbs, and munching on the chocolate biscuit, given to her by a group of teenagers. She said although chocolate was not good for parrots, she praised the actions of the youngsters for keeping Charlie occupied for long enough for them to get to her. More on this and other stories from across Yorkshire Charlie was found on Thursday after an appeal on social media. Ms Carter also thanked everyone who had helped with the search for Charlie, who went missing during a flying display at the centre. She said the response to the appeal had been fantastic. To mark her return, Charlie, who is celebrating her 19th birthday, was treated to a special ""non-chocolate"" cake made from her usual diet of fruit, vegetables and mixed seeds.",A @placeholder parrot has been returned to its home after a group of teenagers lured it with a chocolate biscuit in a supermarket car park .,man,lost,jockey,distance,reputed,1
"On Thursday, Root himself said he was looking forward to the time when his leadership mettle would be examined. On the first day of the second Test, where South Africa moved on to 309-6, Root got his wish and, in turn, allowed the pressure to ease off the Proteas on more than one occasion. It was a fluctuating day - South Africa were attritional in the first session, fluent after lunch and had to recover following a four-wicket collapse in the evening. They were helped by England opting to use Liam Dawson ahead of fellow spinner Moeen Ali and again in the sleepy overs in the run-up to the second new ball. I'm not the only one confused by England's approach to Moeen, with both Root and coach Trevor Bayliss saying that he is now seen as the second spinner. When confidence is high - as Moeen's should be after taking 10 wickets at Lord's - it is reasonable to expect players to perform for you. Therefore, I was surprised when left-armer Dawson, despite what the England higher-ups are saying about his place in the pecking order, was used before Moeen at Trent Bridge. Media playback is not supported on this device Put simply, we know that Moeen is good enough at this level, but the same cannot yet be said about Dawson, who is playing in only his third Test. Indeed, Dawson was the most expensive of England's bowlers, often providing a release for the South Africa batsmen. It was almost as if Root felt like he had to bowl him simply because he was in the side. In all, the six bowlers that England have in their side is probably too many. It creates a problem for the captain in juggling them, and perhaps even puts doubt in a bowler's mind in that he may be thinking that he has to perform well quickly otherwise he will be replaced by one of the many other options. I would prefer to see England play an extra batsman, even if that does push the talented Moeen down to number eight. The make-up of this side is not one I expect to be mirrored during this winter's Ashes series. When England knew that the new ball was approaching, they allowed the game to drift, fiddling overs from Dawson and Keaton Jennings. It was almost as if they were waiting for James Anderson and Stuart Broad to take the wickets, rather than using the other two of their four seamers - Ben Stokes and Mark Wood - with the old ball. Often, the whole point of a new ball is that you are using it against a new batsman. England may have missed a trick by taking the foot off the gas at that moment. Root's other issue on Friday was the use of the review system, with both of England's referrals frittered away inside 24 overs. On both occasions, headstrong bowlers in Stokes and Broad wanted reviews, only to see that their lbw appeals were turned down for pretty obvious reasons. It's tricky for Root, because the new captain has to feel his way in, not only with the technology, but with experienced bowlers, of whom he wants to gain their trust. In these situations, bowlers are always likely to be biased, with a more streetwise skipper less likely to be concerned by their demands for a review. It is something that Root will learn from and he may well be saying to his players that more discussion is needed to ensure they get the reviews right. All in all, it was an excellent day of Test cricket that leaves the match set-up for the weekend and beyond. South Africa's Quentin de Kock, a freescoring left-hander, made batting look terribly easy before playing a horrible shot, while his opposite number Jonny Bairstow goes from strength to strength behind the stumps for England. After taking a wonderful catch at Lord's, Bairstow took a similar one here to remove Proteas captain Faf du Plessis. From being a keeper who made one mistake per Test, Bairstow has made a massive improvement. There has been talk of bringing in Jos Buttler to allow Bairstow to concentrate on his batting. I can tell you that Bairstow would be devastated if the gloves were taken from him. There was a lovely moment for Anderson, who became the bowler to take 300 Test wickets in England, but I thought he bowled a little too short, especially with the second new ball. Broad, on his home ground, was the pick of England's pace bowlers. It was Broad who took two wickets after tea to begin the South Africa collapse, only for Vernon Philander and Chris Morris to steady their situation. Their efforts have left the contest wonderfully even. Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.","After England handsomely defeated South Africa in the first Test at Lord 's , I @placeholder that new captain Joe Root had been given an easy ride .",found,wrote,show,acknowledged,state,1
"The announcement came from Australian, Malaysian and Chinese ministers meeting to discuss progress. The plane, flying from the Malaysian capital to Beijing, disappeared on 8 March 2014 with 239 people on board. It is believed to have crashed off Western Australia, but so far no trace has been found. At the moment teams using sophisticated sonar equipment are scouring a 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq mile) area of seabed far west of the Australian city of Perth. About 40% of this remains to be searched. If nothing is found, the search will be extended by another 60,000 sq km to ""cover the entire highest probability area identified by expert analysis"", a joint statement from the ministers said. The additional search area could take up to a year to complete given adverse weather conditions in the upcoming winter months, the statement said. Investigators still do not know what happened to the plane. The search zone has been defined based on analysis of hourly ""handshakes"" between the plane and a communications satellite. There is still no explanation as to why it flew so far off course - making finding the plane and its ""black box"" voice recorders key to understanding its fate. ""We are confident we are searching in the right area,'' Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss told journalists after the meeting. ""We are confident we have the best search equipment... if the plane is in the area we will find it.'' How the search is conducted","The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be @placeholder if nothing is found in the current search zone , officials say .",extended,disrupted,doubled,destroyed,accessed,2
"Amarjit Basi will leave his post as principal and chief executive of Cornwall College at the end of July. The college is the fifth largest in England with seven sites across the county employing around 2,800 people. Nick Varney, from the University and College Union, said now would be a good time for the college to ""reflect on its remuneration policy"". He said there was a ""serious inequality of pay"" and called for ""a moratorium on the appointment of a new principal"". Cornwall College did not comment on the circumstances of Mr Basi's departure. It said: ""He has led the college to change its direction and structures, delivered a very good Ofsted inspection outcome and overseen the merger with Bicton College."" The college wished Mr Basi well and said it would put in place the process of recruiting a new principal immediately.","The boss of one of the largest employers in Cornwall has @placeholder his £ 200,000 - a- year position .",announced,defended,reached,resigned,completed,3
"Experts and campaigners despair that transport doesn't get the prominence during elections they think it deserves considering it affects everyone. Remember that much of transport policy in London is devolved to the mayor, however there are some differences in how the main parties are approaching it. While there is not a huge amount of detail - for example none of the parties outline what they will do with rail fare increases - here are some highlights: We have come full circle with the Tories and Labour on this issue. Both have supported and opposed the enlargement of Heathrow at different times but now both support expansion. This is despite high profile members in both parties, like Boris Johnson and John McDonnell, opposing it. The parties now agree a third runway is needed for the economy and UK PLC. But it's not the end of the debate for this most contentious of issues. The Conservatives have said it before, and it is in the Labour manifesto, that they will only allow expansion if strict limits on night flights, pollution and noise are abided by. Campaigners have also moved in that direction and also want strong, legally binding limits on a third runway that could even stop it being built. The Liberal Democrats and the Greens oppose expansion so there are plenty of political battles ahead. This is where there are big differences between the two main parties. The Conservatives want to continue with its franchise system, with different rail companies bidding to run services. But Labour wants to renationalise the rail industry, so when franchises come up for renewal they will be put ""back into public ownership"". But it doesn't seem to be a move back to British Rail, the nationalised rail service which ended in 1997. As quoted in the Evening Standard, Labour would hand control of the capital's key commuter routes to Transport for London. The transport authority already runs a model where it pays a private operator to run a service on its behalf, for example the DLR and the London Overground. This means TfL sets the prices and keeps the farebox but also shoulders the revenue risk. Labour also seem to be saying private operators will still be involved in London's commuter routes although there is some debate over whether this is actually renationalisation. The Liberal Democrats say: ""We will allow public sector bodies and mutual groups involving staff and passengers to bid for franchises."" All the main parties now support HS2 but the Greens do still oppose it. And while the Liberal Democrats and Labour emphasise the need for Crossrail 2 - a rail line to link Hertfordshire to Surrey through central London - the Tories do not mention it in their manifesto. Many experts believe Crossrail 2 is crucial to London to relieve congestion as the city continues to grow. So is it dead? Well there is a school of thought that thinks it is still very possible and its omission from the Tory manifesto is more to do with political positioning than infrastructure investment, i.e. it could still go ahead with the right funding.","Lurking under the @placeholder of Brexit and not getting much in the way of attention , are the main parties transport policies .",team,world,shadow,side,words,2
"Bryony Esther, 32, from Leigh-on-Sea, was on a C2C service when 15-month-old baby Saffron awoke and needed feeding. Despite ""hovering"" near the priority seating area no-one offered to move and instead began sniggering, she says. Her Facebook post about what happened went viral, the Daily Mail said. C2C urged customers to be considerate. Live: For more on this and other stories from Essex Speaking to the BBC, Ms Esther said the incident unfolded as soon as she boarded the train with two of her children. ""I sat my five-year-old down on what was an apparently vacant seat quite near the doors and immediately this man told me 'this seat is taken',"" she said. ""So we moved and we ended up stood by the toilets for the rest of the journey with a bike shoved into my legs. ""It was quite unpleasant. My baby woke up and cried and she needed nursing back to sleep. ""I hovered by the priority seat hoping to be offered one. I tried to make eye contact with the people sat in the priority seats but they just blanked me. ""One of the people sat in the priority seats was the cyclist."" Ms Esther, who was travelling to Great Ormond Street Hospital to visit her two-year-old son as he recovered from surgery, said she did not feel able to challenge the group. ""I know a lot of people have unseen disabilities so I did not feel able to ask whether they could let me sit down,"" she added. ""I lifted my top to feed her and then I looked up and realised there were five men watching and sniggering. ""I felt quite intimidated and uncomfortable. I was really upset and I think this is part of wider society. ""This isn't about breastfeeding. This is about a mum having to hold her baby on a moving train."" A spokeswoman for train operator C2C said: ""We welcome breastfeeding on all C2C trains and would hope our customers would be considerate to their fellow travellers and give up their seat when requested. ""Unfortunately this does not appear to have happened on this occasion, and we are sorry for any inconvenience this caused.""","A woman forced to breastfeed her baby while standing up on a @placeholder train says she was left feeling "" intimidated and uncomfortable "" .",cycle,soil,packed,coal,charm,2
"Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from abroad that were infected with hepatitis C and HIV in the 1970s and 80s. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered an inquiry into the scandal on Tuesday. But Haemophilia Scotland said there were still questions about how the UK-wide inquiry would be carried out. The prime minister has said the probe would establish the causes of the ""appalling injustice"" that took place. It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Many of those affected and their families believe they were not told of the risks involved and there was a cover-up. Bill Wright, of Haemophilia Scotland, told the BBC: ""After many years, we very much welcome a UK-wide inquiry. We've waited literally decades for this to happen. ""However, there are a lot of details that are yet to be determined, such as how it's going to be conducted, where it's going to be held, what it's going to look at - and when it's going to start and how long it might last."" An inquiry into contaminated blood has already been carried out in Scotland, publishing its findings in 2015. The Penrose Inquiry concluded few matters could have been done differently and made only a single recommendation - that anyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should be tested for Hepatitis C if they have not already done so. There was an angry response to the report from victims and relatives who had gathered at the National Museum in Edinburgh to see its publication after a six-year wait, with shouts of ""whitewash"" after its conclusions were read out. On Tuesday, the Scottish government said it was ""very surprised"" that the new inquiry was expected to extend to Scotland. A spokeswoman added: ""The UK government did not seek to discuss this with us in advance of their announcement. We will be seeking clarity as a matter of some urgency. ""People in England and Wales should get the same opportunity to get answers as we have already given through the Penrose Inquiry in Scotland."" A recent parliamentary report found about 7,500 patients were infected by imported blood products. Many were patients with the inherited bleeding disorder haemophilia. They needed regular treatment with the clotting agent Factor VIII, which is made from donated blood. The UK imported supplies and some turned out to be infected. Much of the plasma used to make Factor VIII came from donors like prison inmates in the US, who sold their blood. Families of those who died will be consulted about what form the inquiry should take. It could be a public Hillsborough-style inquiry or a judge-led statutory inquiry, the prime minister said.","The UK inquiry into contaminated blood products must establish lessons that @placeholder public safety , campaigners in Scotland have said .",suffered,reached,erupted,improve,affects,3
"Inclusion on the index would have been a major step forward for Beijing as it attempts to open up its financial markets and attract foreign capital. Regulation worries and accessibility for global investors were some of the reasons behind MSCI's decision. MSCI is world's biggest stock index provider. China has in recent months increased its efforts to reform its often volatile stock market, but MSCI said global investors were looking for more. ""International institutional investors clearly indicated that they would like to see further improvements in the accessibility of the China A shares market before its inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index,"" Remy Briand, global head of research at MSCI, said. The index provider said on Tuesday that China's authorities had demonstrated ""a clear commitment""  in bringing accessibility of their A shares market closer to international standards. It also said it was looking forward to the ""continuation of policy momentum in addressing the remaining accessibility issues."" However, analysts said they were not particularly surprised by MSCI's decision. ""It really was fifty-fifty regarding the inclusion,"" Catherine Yeung from Fidelity Investment told the BBC. ""What's important to note is that while we have seen some significant improvements in terms of how foreign investors access domestic Chinese stocks, [but regarding] the criteria that was set last year, a lot of it still needs to be fulfilled,"" she said. Ms Yeung said what was very interesting was that MSCI said the inclusion of A shares could occur within the next year ""outside of the normal review period which falls every June"". ""So if we see further developments in terms of regulation, in terms of how we access the market as investors from a foreigner perspective, then indeed we could see inclusion,"" she said. ""But don't forget, it's likely to be a partial inclusion, let's say 5%, and inclusions do take years to actually be implemented. ""So this is very much a long-term story.""","US stock index provider , MSCI , has again delayed the inclusion of China 's @placeholder domestic shares in its emerging markets index .",performance,intelligence,entire,mainland,total,3
Media playback is not supported on this device You can relive the 2016 FA People's Cup highlights - and watch the winners receive their trophies at Wembley - on the BBC iPlayer now. If you want to find out how to get in to football then have a look at our guide.,"Remember the Pompey Amputees and THAT goal ? Did you miss Jan @placeholder walking football , the worldies and all the strange team names ?",group,praising,hosts,people,wearing,1
"Nearly 300 people responded to a consultation about how the collection changes should be carried out, and the council agreed to more communication. However the local authority also said ""smelly"" food waste would be collected weekly from special food waste bins. The new rubbish collecting schedule, which covers general waste and recycling bins, will launch in October. The leader of the Labour-run council, Richard Farnell, said financial pressures were partly behind the change. And he pointed out that Rochdale had the lowest recycling rate of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs. Bury Council became the first local authority in England last October to only collect household rubbish once every three weeks.","Bins in Rochdale will only be @placeholder once every three weeks instead of fortnightly , the council has decided .",honoured,spent,emptied,show,replaced,2
"Broadwater Cemetery has run out of space for new burials and will be closed soon. Linda Thorne, whose sister is buried there, said she found its current condition ""really upsetting and heartbreaking"". Worthing Borough Council said it had been given approval to maintain the cemetery as a ""wildlife haven"". Ms Thorne said graves and monuments were being broken up by weeds and trees because the area was not being looked after. Her wheelchair-bound mother had also been unable to visit her daughter's grave in recent years because of the state of the paths, she said. Ian Hart, a funeral director, said he thought the state of the graveyard was disrespectful. Tom Wye, of the Friends of Broadwater Cemetery, said: ""Making a cemetery into a nature reserve is not a licence to do nothing."" He said he sympathised with the council as funding had been cut over the last four years but the site still needed to be actively managed. Worthing Borough Council said the site was now considered a nature reserve because of a lack of space for new graves. A spokesman insisted the cemetery was still being looked after with the grass being cut four times a year. However, grass cutting was now ""less intensive"" with a focus on ""meadow management"" in places where there is wildflower interest, he said.",Relatives of people buried in a Worthing cemetery have @placeholder how the local authority maintains the site .,identified,unveiled,raised,criticised,described,3
"Crolla, 28, who also broke his ankle in two places, has had his January WBA world lightweight title bout cancelled. ""He was in bits in the hospital,"" Gallagher told BBC Radio 5 live. ""His world title dreams are in tatters. ""The more I think about it, he is lucky to be alive. Unbelievable."" Promoter Eddie Hearn told BBC Sport the Manchester-based boxer was in a ""stable condition"" and that he was in talks to try and reschedule the world title fight. Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man was left with a fractured skull after being struck ""with a heavy object"" when chasing burglars he had spotted leaving his neighbours' home. Detective sergeant Richard Arthern of Greater Manchester Police said: ""Thankfully he is recovering well in hospital."" Trainer Gallagher added: ""The next-door neighbours were being burgled, and the burglars came into his garden. He gave chase and apprehended one of them. ""The other one lifted a slab of concrete and hit him with it, and he fell and broke his ankle. ""He is in bits and heartbroken."" Crolla, who has won 29 of his 35 professional fights, will need to have surgery on his ankle, Gallagher said. Crolla was set for the biggest bout of his eight-year professional career in Manchester on 23 January against WBA champion Richar Abril, 32, from Cuba. Hearn added: ""Unfortunately the 23 January fight is off but our concerns right now are with Ant and his family. ""I'm devastated for him. He has been training for six weeks for this and has a shot at the world title in his home town. ""I have spoken to Richar Abril's team and we are trying to reschedule the fight.""","Anthony Crolla is "" lucky to be alive "" after suffering a fractured skull when he was hit by what his trainer Joe Gallagher said was a concrete slab as the boxer @placeholder burglars .",prepares,paid,serving,played,confronted,4
"Scientists held their breath as they waited to see whether Juno would make it into orbit - or whether it would just fly off and miss Jupiter completely. Luckily, it successfully began its orbit on Tuesday. It's part of a special mission to help scientists find out more about our biggest planet, and how the solar system began. Juno blasted off in 2011, and will now orbit Jupiter 32 times - floating just 3,100 miles above the planet's cloud tops, for around one year. During this time it will be gathering lots of research and feeding it back to scientists here on Earth. There will also be three passengers on the spacecraft - these three Lego figures. They are the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno and the 17th century Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. They had to be made from aluminium rather than plastic so they could cope with the extreme conditions of going into space. Juno's main goal is to try to understand how Jupiter was formed and how it has changed over the years. Scientists hope that by researching this, they will have a better idea of how other giant gas planets are created in different solar systems as well as our own. This is because Jupiter is one of our largest planets, and it's likely it was one of the first planets in our solar system to form when a huge cloud of dust and gas collapsed more than four million years ago. It's mostly made from two gases, hydrogen and helium, which are also present in the Sun. So, scientists think that by studying Jupiter's atmosphere they will learn more about how our planets formed. Jupiter has a very thick layer of gas and cloud surrounding it. Scientists hope that by observing these clouds, and discovering what they are made of, monitoring their temperature, and movements, they can learn more about the planet and other gas planets. One of the things they are hoping to find out, is how much water and ammonia is in Jupiter's atmosphere. Researchers are hoping to find out whether or not Jupiter has a solid core in the middle of the planet. As it is covered in a thick layer of gas, it has been very hard for scientists to learn more about its structure in the past. However, Juno is equipped with some pretty special gadgets which they are hoping will reveal the secrets of Jupiter's centre. It will help to research Jupiter's gravitational and magnetic fields, to help figure out how big its core is, or if it even has one!",A Nasa spacecraft @placeholder Juno has begun its orbit of the planet Jupiter .,state,called,company,provides,represents,1
"Essex-based E2V created the imaging detectors used on the New Horizons probe in its historic flyby. Chief engineer David Morris said the firm's two detectors would send back both colour and black and white images. He said: ""It will continue taking more images for the next couple of weeks, looking back at Pluto as it recedes."" One of the images to come back has shown an area of icy mountains on Pluto. ""These were completely unexpected for Pluto, which was why you heard all the 'oohs and ahhs' in the background from NASA. ""It was anticipated it would be icy, it was anticipated that it would be quite smooth with some craters but the formation of what are mountains was quite unexpected."" He said: ""There was a certain nervousness that it could all have been for nothing. ""Getting the timing right and the image timing right was going to be crucial. It worked. I was excited and, of course, quite relieved. And very proud."" The team has had a 10-year wait to the see the results of their efforts. Dr Paul Jerram, chief image sensor engineer at E2V, said: ""To see that they have worked after their nine-and-a-half-year journey and have produced images that are way beyond anybody's expectations is amazing."" Mike Culley, of Southend Planitarium, said: ""Pluto has been this distant tiny little dot and we've now got these incredible pictures. ""It has turned from a blob into a real world.""","An engineer involved in the sensors for the space probe @placeholder to study Pluto has told of the "" nervous "" wait for the first images to come back .",needs,continues,group,launched,scheme,3
"Eric Schneiderman said independent reviews of such cases would ""restore trust"" in the justice system. Meanwhile, the family of an Ohio boy, 12, killed by police last month have called for the officer to face trial. Protests against police killings of unarmed black men continued on Sunday, but turned violent in California. Others demonstrations, including in Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and New York City, were peaceful. Protesters have been angered by the deaths, including those of Eric Garner, killed in a chokehold in New York, and Michael Brown, who was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson. In both cases grand juries decided not to press criminal charges against the white police officers responsible. ""The horrible events surrounding the death of Eric Garner have revealed a deep crisis of confidence in some of the fundamental elements of our criminal justice system,"" Mr Schneiderman said in a statement. The New York attorney general has asked Governor Cuomo to sign an executive order putting his office in charge of investigating such deaths. ""A common thread in many of these cases is the belief of the victim's family and others that the investigation of the death, and the decision whether to prosecute, have been improperly and unfairly influenced by the close working relationship between the county district attorney and the police officers he or she works with and depends on every day,"" the statement continued. Mr Schneiderman said he had no doubt that the ""overwhelming majority"" of local prosecutors are ""conscientious about our ethical duty to see that justice is done in every case"" but said it was a matter of public confidence. Also on Monday, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidelines banning law enforcement from racial profiling - the use by police of race as a factor in their decisions. The protocol, which updates a previous version of the guidelines, will require federal agencies to provide training and collect data on profiling complaints. The mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed on 22 November by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer, spoke publicly for the first time on Monday. Samaria Rice said her son, Tamir, was a ""bright child"" with a ""promising future"" who helped out at school. Rice, who was holding a toy gun, was shot twice and later died in hospital. Police had responded to an emergency call about someone with a gun near a playground. CCTV video of the area released by police shows Tamir was shot within seconds of a police vehicle stopping nearby. A lawyer for the family was ""very distrustful"" of local authorities' ability to bring charges against police. Ms Rice said she would like to see the officer convicted for her son's death. Protests against police killings continued on Sunday, although a peaceful march from Berkeley towards neighbouring Oakland turned violent during the evening. Some started vandalising local businesses, smashing shop windows, lobbing bottles and setting dustbins on fire. One person was hit with a hammer in Berkeley trying to stop another protestor vandalising a shop. In Oakland, demonstrators flooded a highway, throwing rocks at police who responded with tear gas. Protesters on the highway at Oakland tried to set a patrol vehicle on fire, according to the California Highway police. Five people were arrested in connection with the demonstrations and two officers were injured.",New York 's attorney general has asked the governor for the @placeholder to investigate and prosecute local police killings of unarmed civilians .,bench,power,team,country,permission,1
"Eight civilians, including two children, were killed after Pakistani artillery hit two areas on Tuesday, Indian officials said. Pakistan said Indian gunfire killed six civilians on its side on Monday. Tensions have flared over the long-running dispute since an Indian army base was attacked in September. Shelling across the de-facto border in recent days has created a ""tragic humanitarian crisis"", the chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir says. Mehbooba Mufti called on both sides to calm the perilously hostile situation on the Line of Control (LoC), which has seen intense exchanges of fire between the two armies. Indian army sources told the Press Trust of India that two Pakistani soldiers were also killed on Tuesday. An Indian soldier and civilian were killed a day earlier, reports say. Six people were killed in Nakyal and Tatta Pani sectors on the Pakistani side on Friday and Saturday, the government in Islamabad says. Who is destroying schools in Kashmir? Did India really ""surgically strike"" Kashmir militants? What is Kashmir? The teenager blinded by pellets in Indian Kashmir Both India and Pakistan have accused each other of violating a 2003 ceasefire agreement. ""It appears as if a full-blown war is going on between India and Pakistan,"" Mohammad Saeed, a resident of Mohra village in Pakistan's Nakyal sector, told Reuters news agency. Hundreds of civilians in villages on both sides of the LoC have been evacuated in recent weeks, according to authorities on the Indian side. Pakistan's foreign ministry summoned India's deputy high commissioner in Islamabad to protest at the six civilian deaths on Monday. It pressed India to ""stop targeting villages and civilians"" and condemned ""unprovoked ceasefire violations"". The territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over Muslim-majority Kashmir has been running for decades. Both nuclear-armed states claim the territory in its entirety but control only parts of it. Two of the three wars fought between the two sides since independence have been over Kashmir. After the 18 September army base attack on the Indian-administered side, the Indian military said it had carried out ""surgical strikes"" against suspected militants along the LoC. Pakistan called the strikes an ""illusion"" and denied Indian claims it was behind the militant attack. A subsequent BBC investigation found that while India did not airdrop commandos to hit militant camps or conduct ground assaults deep into Pakistani-administered territory, troops did cross the LoC a significant distance to hit border posts and then pulled back.",India and Pakistan have @placeholder accusations over cross - border firing in the disputed region of Kashmir that has killed at least 24 people since Friday .,renewed,swept,raged,traded,held,3
"They claim City knew the details of a release clause in striker Taylor's contract before making an offer. EFL rules state that such details are confidential and cannot be disclosed to other clubs. BBC Radio Bristol understands Bristol Rovers have made contact with the league's legal department. In a statement to the Daily Mail, Bristol City confirmed they ""made an offer over the weekend to Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee for Matthew Taylor and that offer was accepted"". The club declined to make further comment when contacted by BBC Sport. Taylor, 26, scored 61 goals in 118 league appearances for Rovers. He is the first player to leave them and join City since Trevor Morgan in 1987. Media playback is not supported on this device",Bristol Rovers are to make an official complaint to the English Football League over Matty Taylor 's @placeholder - day move to local rivals Bristol City .,90,deadline,10,opening,promotion,1
"The Westbury cement works were constructed in the early 1960s and mothballed in 2009. In a bid to attract investors, non-operational parts of the site, including the 122m-high (400ft) chimney, are to be cleared. The structure will be brought down with a series of controlled explosions, site owners Tarmac have said. The chimney is just short of the height of the spire at Salisbury Cathedral, which stands at 123m-high (404ft) above ground level. Earlier this month Tarmac said it had submitted a prior notice to Wiltshire Council to demolish part of the complex. At present, the site is an attraction to trespassers and is ""a security and maintenance liability"". ""Demolition will result in reduced trespass and reduced needs for maintenance,"" he said. The cement works are about 1.6km (1 mile) to the north east of Westbury, and the chimney is visible from miles away.",An industrial chimney which has @placeholder over part of Wiltshire 's countryside for decades is to be demolished .,burned,toppled,taken,raised,loomed,4
"Aberdeen, Glasgow, St Andrews and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) have been accused of having ""significant"" gender pay gaps. The University and College Union (UCU) said the difference in pay amounted to thousands of pounds. But the universities said UCU had used out of date data that did not reflect ""hard work"" to redress pay issues. The union criticises the universities in its Holding Down Women's Pay report, released to mark International Women's Day. UCU compiled the gender pay figures using its new online tool, Rate for the job, which allows union members to make comparisons between pay rates at universities. UHI was found to have the biggest gender pay gap in the UK, according to UCU's tool. The union said UHI paid female lecturers £18,637 less a year than their male colleagues. The pay gap at Aberdeen was £9,914, Glasgow's £9,244 and St Andrews' £8,699. UCU Scotland official, Mary Senior, said: ""These universities should not have allowed such shameful levels of pay inequality to persist. ""It's nearly 50 years since the Equal Pay Act came into force and they're still flying in the face of it. ""Today on International Women's Day, we'd like to see a firm commitment from sector leaders to close the gap and are offering to work with institutions to put an end to pay inequality."" UHI is a partnership of 13 colleges and research institutions spread across the Highlands, Western Isles, Northern Isles, Moray and Argyll. A spokesman for the university said UHI recognised that it did have a gender pay gap, but it was not of the ""magnitude"" suggested by UCU. He said: ""The figure and gap quoted derive from the data the university submitted to Higher Education Statistics Agency in 2013/14 in respect of the small number of staff  - 44 - who had academic roles and were employed directly by the university. ""A number of these roles represent the academic staff within the Centre for History and the Centre for Health Sciences, but a significant number are senior roles with pan-university responsibilities."" Aberdeen University said the UCU figures were not up to date. A spokesman said: ""We have worked extremely hard to redress gender pay issues. Our current gender pay gap for lecturers is 1% and for senior lecturers is 2.5%. ""The professorial pay gap has reduced in recent years to a level of 7% and we continue to address this matter through our senior staff pay policy."" Glasgow said it was fully committed to gender pay equality. A spokesperson added: ""The gender pay gap across the majority of our grades falls well within statistically permitted parameters including those encompassing lecturer, senior lecturer and reader. ""The impact of professorial zoning continues to narrow the gap at a senior level."" Prof Verity Brown, vice-principal for enterprise and engagement at St Andrews, said the university had made ""significant progress"" in recent years to tackle pay gaps. She said: ""Our figures for 2015 show that the gender pay gap among lecturers in St Andrews is £173 per year, nowhere near the figure of over £8,000 quoted by the union. ""We are committed to continuing to address gender pay gaps across all grades of staff and like many universities have made strong and significant progress in recent years.""",Four Scottish universities have @placeholder their records on pay for male and female members of staff .,defended,closed,updated,continued,opened,0
"A report commissioned by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said the authority was ""not fit for purpose"". Council leader Paul Lakin has resigned and the council cabinet will also quit. An earlier inquiry found 1,400 children were abused by gangs of men, mainly of Pakistani origin, from 1997 to 2013. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the latest report, by Louise Casey, the director-general for troubled families at the Communities Department, identified ""a number of potentially criminal matters"". Files passed to the NCA relate to one former and one existing councillor arising from the inquiry, Ms Casey's spokesperson said. Investigators found the council had a ""deep-rooted"" culture of cover-ups and silencing whistleblowers, Ms Casey said. It also found the child sexual exploitation (CSE) team was poorly directed, suffered from excessive case loads, and did not share information between agencies. Ms Casey said: ""This inspection revealed past and present failures to accept, understand and combat the issue of child sexual exploitation, resulting in a lack of support for victims and insufficient action against known perpetrators."" A spokesman for the NCA said it would ""examine a number of potentially criminal matters identified during a recent inspection of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council."" Mr Pickles said he planned to give control of the council to a team of five commissioners, including an overall lead and one tasked specifically with looking at children's services. 1,400 children were abused, 1997-2013 5 resignations, including South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright and Council leaders Roger Stone and Paul Lakin 5 reports published since August 2014 10 South Yorkshire Police officers under investigation by the IPCC 7,000 documents reviewed for Louise Casey Report They would ""provide new leadership"" and take over the roles of the ""wholly dysfunctional cabinet,"" he said. The council has 14 days to respond to his ""wholly exceptional"" proposals, Mr Pickles said. He also plans to impose early elections in 2016. The elections would give people a chance to ""renew the membership of their council and elect those they have confidence in"", he explained. He said he hoped control would be returned to Rotherham Council as ""rapidly as possible"". In a statement the council said it needed ""time to understand and respond to the detailed report"". It said: ""We recognise the need for a fresh start that is so clearly identified in the report, but also appreciate that we need to continue to deliver services to the people of Rotherham, and ensure business continuity. ""We should not forget that the publication of this report will re-open old wounds for the victims and survivors of CSE. ""We will continue to put in place the help and support they need at this difficult time, including our dedicated helpline."" Ms Casey was asked by Mr Pickles to inspect the council in the wake of the Jay Report in August 2014. A victim's story ""You could tell with my appearance. I went to five-and-a-half stone and different coloured hair. I was a totally different person. ""Obviously, there were warning signs there. I wasn't going to school, I wasn't going home so there's no way that they couldn't have realised that something was wrong. ""A worker got involved with me. She was trying to tell people what was happening but nobody would listen. ""There were various authorities that knew what was going off and decided to ignore it. I had a child protection officer, she ignored it, someone from social services, they ignored it. ""There were various meetings about me, which were saying if there was anybody found to be dead it'd be me."" The inspection team reviewed about 7,000 documents, looked in detail at case files and met more than 200 people, including current and former staff, council members, partners, victims and parents. According to the report, child abusers in Rotherham are identified but ""little or no action is taken to stop or even disrupt their activities"". Rotherham Council demonstrated a ""resolute denial"" of the child abuse that was taking place, the report found. Ms Casey said the local authority was ""repeatedly told"" by its own youth service what was happening. It chose, she said ""not only to not act, but to close that service down."" Attitudes within the council include dismissal of Prof Jay's findings, denial of knowledge of the ""scale and scope"" of CSE, blaming others and denial that CSE remains a serious problem in present-day Rotherham. The council also had an ""excessive deference"" to South Yorkshire Police, preventing the use of council powers to tackle perpetrators, and a lack of scrutiny over the police's actions. Investigators were told that former council leader Roger Stone had been ""a bully"". ""What Stone said, went,"" a senior officer told the investigation. ""Everyone was terrified of Stone."" A councillor said: ""He is a bully, in my opinion. In Labour group he would impress himself on people, male or female. A lot of women have felt a sense of suppression and macho culture."" Mr Stone declined to be interviewed by investigators but sent a statement instead. Michael Buchanan, BBC Social Affairs Correspondent In the days after the Alexis Jay report was published, Rotherham council promised much - they'd learn lessons, they'd support victims, they'd change. It hasn't happened. Behind closed doors, they've poured scorn on the Jay report, still fear being called racist rather than acknowledge problems with Pakistani heritage men and most damningly of all are still failing to protect vulnerable children. Faced with such appalling incompetence, the government have acted in the only way they could. Changing the culture and practices of the council won't happen overnight but it's necessary. The people of Rotherham - in particular the children at continuing risk of sexual abuse - deserve nothing else. Ms Casey's report is the latest in a series of investigations following the publication of the Jay Report in August 2014. Prof Alexis Jay found an estimated 1,400 children had been sexually abused in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated. Staff at the council did not report issues for fear of appearing racist, Ms Casey's report found. But the investigators said that by failing to take action against the abusers of Pakistani heritage, the council had ""inadvertently fuelled the far right and allowed racial tensions to grow"". The report added the lack of action had done a great disservice to the Pakistani community. Two investigations by Commons committees have been launched since the Jay Report was published and a number of high-profile figures have resigned including Shaun Wright, South Yorkshire's police and crime commissioner, who had been a councillor in the town and responsible for children's services. Roger Stone, the chief executive Martin Kimber and the council's director of children's services Joyce Thacker also quit. Mr Wright also refused to be interviewed for Ms Casey's report and sent a statement saying he had been unaware of the extent of the abuse. The National Crime Agency has taken over the investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham and is in the preliminary stage of its inquiry. Last month, Ofsted admitted to the Communities and Local Government Committee that its inspections of children's services in the town had been ""not good enough"". Inspectors from the regulator failed to spot the extent of child sexual exploitation in the town over several years, rating the council as adequate. Meanwhile, police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating 10 South Yorkshire Police officers over their handling of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.","Government commissioners have been lined up to @placeholder at Rotherham Council where a culture of "" complete denial "" over child sexual exploitation in the town was exposed .",arrive,demonstrate,flee,stay,intervene,4
"The pair, who are employed by the World Food Programme (WFP), arrived in Beijing on Thursday. North Korea and Malaysia on Tuesday banned each other's citizens from leaving, in a row over the killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother. Kim Jong-nam was killed with a potent nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport. Malaysia has not directly blamed North Korea for this, but there is widespread suspicion Pyongyang was responsible. Investigators have demanded North Korea hand over suspects, three of whom are thought to be hiding in North Korea's embassy in Malaysia. North Korea has fiercely denied culpability and the row over the killing - and who has the right to claim Mr Kim's body - has rapidly escalated over the past two weeks. In a brief statement, WFP confirmed its employees were now in China. ""The staff members are international civil servants and not representatives of their national government,"" it said. A government official told AFP news agency Malaysia did not play a role in securing the release of the pair, who hold UN travel documents. Their departure leaves nine Malaysian nationals in North Korea. The Malaysian authorities say there are about 1,000 North Koreans currently in Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak wrote on Facebook that he had spoken to Encik Mohd Nor Azrin, counsellor at the Malaysian Embassy in North Korea. ""I have given him my assurance that the government will do everything we can to ensure that they return home safely soon,"" he wrote. ""Even though they are refrained from leaving the country, the North Korean government have assured us of their safety and they are free to go about their daily lives."" North Korea enacted its travel ban first, saying Malaysians could not leave until ""the incident that happened in Malaysia is properly solved"". Malaysia described Pyongyang's move as an ""abhorrent act"" and put in place a reciprocal ban. Immigration officials in Sarawak, Malaysia have since detained dozens of North Koreans, saying their work permits have expired. But Mr Razak said on Thursday that diplomatic ties between the two sides would not be cut. ""We need to continue communicating with them to find a solution,"" he said. On Wednesday he said officials were still trying to get DNA samples from Mr Kim's immediate family to formally identify his body, saying maybe they were ""scared to come forward''. A video emerged on Wednesday of Kim Han-sol, the son of Kim Jong-nam. Officials at South Korea's Unification Ministry and National Intelligence Service confirmed his identity. In the short clip, he said he was with his mother and sister but did not say where. It was his first appearance since the death of his father. ""We hope this gets better soon,"" he said.","Two UN workers who were among 11 Malaysians banned from leaving North Korea have @placeholder out of the country , the UN says .",signed,spoken,walked,broken,flown,4
"Historic England is looking for photos of the country's first mosque set up in Liverpool in 1887 by English Muslim convert Abdullah Quilliam. The Gloucestershire site of the first smallpox vaccination by Edward Jenner is also on a list of 21 places that require updated details. Historic England said it wanted people to help ""unlock the secrets"". ""We want people and community groups across England to share their knowledge and pictures, so we can record important facts about places,"" it said. The organisation curates the official list of England's 400,000 most significant historic places and items for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Roger Bowdler, director of listing at Historic England, said: ""Many buildings on the list are well-known and even world-famous. But in some cases there is much that remains unknown."" Details and photos are also being requested on:","People are being asked to "" chronicle the nation 's missing @placeholder "" by sharing details of key sites .",life,body,sites,history,health,3
"Edward Barr, 45, began terrorising Ann Begg when she became pregnant. The attacks happened at addresses across Ayrshire, including in Cumnock and Auchinleck, between May 1993 and May 2000. Lord Clark ordered Barr to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community payback order. Barr, from Cumnock in Ayrshire, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow, having earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting Ms Begg, 51, However, before his guilty plea, Ms Begg had to give evidence against him at a trial in Livingston. She had told the court: ""It was fine at first, but I was not able to give him the full attention he was getting before, so he did not like that. ""I noticed things were not the same. There was a lot more arguments leading up to the violence that happened throughout that period."" She recalled being ""pummelled"" by Barr while pregnant after rowing with him for going on a day out with a  friend rather than her. She said: ""I was dragged from the living room out to the hallway of the flat by the hair. All I can remember is fists coming at me."" Barr also went on to pour ""a plate of boiling hot custard"" over her as she cooked a meal. Miss Begg eventually ended up staying in women's refuges. The pair split up in 2000 when Barr started seeing someone else. Barr has already spent the equivalent of eight months on remand. He was earlier cleared of 10 further charges of domestic violence after a key witness failed to turn up to give evidence.",A man who @placeholder boiling custard over his former partner 's head during seven - years of abuse has been ordered to carry out unpaid work .,denied,spent,enjoyed,tipped,repairing,3
"4 February 2016 Last updated at 17:45 GMT The Meem cable is designed to make a copy of your phone contacts, photos and more every time you plug it in to charge. The company's chief executive Kelly Sumner told the BBC's Chris Foxx some people didn't trust the cloud services smartphone manufacturers provide.",A phone charging cable that backs up your @placeholder as you top up your battery has been produced by a British firm .,head,skills,data,car,laptop,2
"Tesco jumped 7% and Sainsbury's added 3.25% after Morrisons reported much better than expected results. Shares in Morrisons, which is a FTSE 250 stock, soared more than 8%. Debenhams led the FTSE 250 higher with a 16% surge, after it also reported better than expected results. Overall, the FTSE 100 was 57.41 higher - 0.57% - at 5929.24 points. Building firms were also among the leading shares, with Berkeley Group up 4% and Barratt Developments up 2.5%. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded their rating of those shares to buy from hold. Barratt is due to issue a trading update on Wednesday. Shares in BP rose 0.9%, helped by a rebound in oil prices during the session before losing 1.5% by the close. The company also announced plans to shed 600 jobs from its North Sea operations over the next two years. Miners lead the closing fallers' list, with Rangold Resources faring worst with a loss of almost 4%. Meanwhile, on the currency markets, the pound fell 0.85% against the dollar to $1.4419 and fell by 0.6% against the euro to €1.3309.",( Close ) : The FTSE 100 ended higher - @placeholder by a surge in supermarket shares .,jumped,ranked,driven,recovered,depressed,2
"The Ovo Foundation is working with Bristol City Council to give young apprentices the skills to find future work and get homes back into use. Gaby Sethi, from Ovo, said: ""It's great that its having a positive impact on young people."" So far two homes have been renovated under the pilot which began in October. The project involves the charity paying for the decorating materials and the council providing the housing stock. Once the homes are ready for habitation they are leased out for a peppercorn rent. Ms Sethi said: ""The main problem for young homeless people who are in supported housing or hostels, is that they find it really difficult to move out even if they are ready to. ""We also had a look at the skills gap in Bristol and there's a major need for construction workers. ""We wanted to design a programme to help them get back into training and learn the relevant skills to access long-term employment."" Council figures show there are more than 700 young homeless people in Bristol. Sophie, 18, who took part in the pilot, said: ""I'm looking forward to making it look homely and nice and add extra decoration to it. ""It is a big, big bonus to get a property to live in, as well."" The apprentices were trained up on a free-three month construction skills course at SGS College in Bristol which began in October. The charity says it hopes to find more derelict homes to bring back into use and help young homeless people.",A pilot scheme offering young homeless people the chance to renovate derelict council houses for them to live in is being @placeholder out .,rolled,laid,thrown,handed,tried,0
"A new generation of digital cameras will be operational by the end of June along a 32-mile stretch of the A77, between Monkton and south of Girvan. The number of cameras will stay the same but some will be repositioned. Transport Scotland said the cameras had cut deaths and serious injuries by 75% since they were introduced in 2005. Transport Scotland's head of network operations, Stewart Leggett, said: ""Safety is an absolute priority and the investment in camera upgrades are central to ensuring that we continue to positively influence driver behaviour on the A77. ""The latest available figures for the A77 show that in the last three years there have been 77% fewer deaths and 74% fewer serious injuries compared to the 2005 baseline. ""We expect the new and improved cameras will continue to support this reduction in casualties.""",The first average speed cameras used in Scotland are being @placeholder - 11 years after they were introduced and hailed for cutting road deaths .,installed,encouraged,updated,reopened,developed,2
"The money is aimed at supporting people and communities to ""overcome challenging circumstances"". The biggest beneficiary in the latest round is Kirkcudbright Development Trust, which receives £850,000 to turn a former school into a community hub. Maureen McGinn, who chairs the BLFS, said the money could ""transform the lives of local people"". The Kirkcudbright project will see the transformation of the former Johnston Primary into a hub which incorporates a childcare centre, a tourist attraction, business units and an emergency service base. The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust in Dumfries and Galloway has secured £148,772 while the Peeblesshire Youth Trust in the neighbouring Scottish Borders has been awarded £97,000. Other schemes to receive support include: Ms McGinn said: ""Each of these inspiring projects will assist people at the times when they need most support, providing them with the tools, confidence and skills to work towards a more positive future.""",Fifty @placeholder from across the country have received a share of £ 9.6 m from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland ( BLFS ) .,communities,groups,amount,artists,players,1
"Hana Gul Khan, 22 of Meyrick Road, north-west London, was convicted of sending the money to Jafar Turay, 28. Mr Turay left the UK in July 2012 to join rebels fighting President Assad's regime. He first travelled to Saudi Arabia and Egypt before crossing the border into Syria from Turkey in June 2013. Mr Turay was previously known as Joel Kelvin Daley before he converted to Islam and was wanted by police in connection with a serious assault before he fled the UK. During the trial the jury heard that Khan and Mr Turay kept in touch via the WhatsApp message service. Khan raised some of the cash she arranged to be transferred by selling the contents of his flat, the court heard. The jury was also told Mr Turay sent pictures of children posing with weapons and of him posing with an AK-47 and heavy machine guns. In response, Khan told Mr Turay: ""You look beautiful"", the court heard. Anton Atkins, 30, of Woolwich Common, south-east London, who was also accused of helping Mr Turay, was cleared of all charges. Khan will be sentenced on 27 March.","The girlfriend of a British man fighting in Syria has been found guilty of terrorism offences after she @placeholder him with £ 1,000 in cash .",fined,threatened,caught,supplied,leaving,3
"Bobbi McBurnie, 14, was born weighing less than 2lbs and had to be given blood transfusions to survive. Ms McBurnie and her mother, Carol, are now encouraging people to give blood and to know their own blood type. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of the the four main blood groups A, B, O and AB. As part of it Ms McBurnie stars in a film along with other patients from 21 countries around the world. She said: ""I have always known I was born very prematurely, and my mum has told me I was lucky to survive. Now I am 14, I understand that without blood donors I wouldn't be here. ""I'm proud to represent Scotland in the video, and hope it makes lots of people think about becoming a blood donor."" Research from the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) shows only 38% of people in Scotland know their own blood type. This rises to 61% among those who have given blood. The Missing Type campaign has been joined by 23 blood services around the world. Over 30 organisations across Scotland will be removing A, B and O from their social media posts to raise awareness in the campaign. SNBTS Associate Director of Donor Services Dr Moira Carter said: ""In total there are eight different blood groups of which SNBTS aims to maintain a six to eight day supply at all times. ""We are asking the people of Scotland to register as blood donors, donate and support us by being blood group aware."" SNBTS also said that blood stock levels change from day to day and sometimes they need to make an appeal for donors with a particular blood type whilst they may have an adequate supply of other types. The number of new blood donors in Scotland has declined by 30% in the last five years. Statistics also show that, while 96% of new donors are under the age of 55 years, SNBTS increasingly rely on donors over 55 to make sure that there is always enough blood for patients.",A teenager who received blood transfusions for the first two years of her life has @placeholder to launch a campaign urging Scots to donate blood .,helped,managed,vowed,launched,attempted,0
"The Mid-Infrared Instrument (Miri) will gather key data as the $9bn (£5.5bn) observatory seeks to identify the first starlight in the Universe. The results of testing conducted at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK have just been signed off, clearing Miri to travel to America. James Webb - regarded as the successor to Hubble - is due to launch in 2018. It will carry a 6.5m primary mirror (more than double the width of Hubble's main mirror), and a shield the size of a tennis court to guard its sensitive vision from the heat and strong light of our Sun. The observatory has been tasked with tracking down the very first luminous objects in the cosmos - groupings of the first generation of stars to burst into life. To do so, Webb will use its infrared detectors to look deeper into space than Hubble, and further back in time - to a period more than 13 billion years ago. ""The other instruments on James Webb will do massive surveys of the sky, looking for these very rare objects; they will find the candidates,"" explained Miri's UK principal investigator, Prof Gillian Wright. ""But Miri has a very special role because it will be the instrument that looks at these candidates to determine which of them is a true first light object.  Only Miri can give us that confirmation,"" she told BBC News. JWST is a co-operative project between the US (Nasa), European (Esa) and Canadian (CSA) space agencies. Europe is providing two of the telescope's four instruments and the Ariane rocket to put it in orbit. Miri is arguably the most versatile of the four instruments, with a much wider range of detectable wavelengths than its peers (5-28 microns). Fundamentally, it is a camera system that will produce pictures of the cosmos. But it also carries a coronagraph to block the light from bright objects so it can see more easily nearby, dimmer targets - such as planets circling their stars. In addition, there is a spectrograph that will slice light into its component colours so scientists can discern something of the chemistry of far-flung phenomena. Miri is a complex design, and will operate at minus 266C. This frigid state is required for the instrument's detectors to sample the faintest of infrared sources.  Everything must be done to ensure the telescope's own heat energy does not swamp the very signal it is pursuing. The hardware for Miri has been developed by institutes and companies from across Europe and America. The job of pulling every item together and assembling the finished system has had its scientific and engineering lead in the UK. Miri has just gone through a rigorous mechanical and thermal test campaign at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire. This included shaking the instrument to simulate the pounding it will receive during the ascent to orbit on the Ariane. It was also put in a vacuum chamber and subjected to the kind of temperatures it will experience in space. ""It's been a real privilege to work on Miri and great to see it finally ship out,"" said Paul Eccleston, the engineer at RAL who has overseen the test campaign. ""It will be so exciting when we put it on top of the rocket and light the blue touch paper, so to speak, and watch it go up into space."" The paperwork signing off the test results has now been accepted by Nasa. The next step is for Miri to be put in a special environment-controlled shipping box, so it can travel to the US space agency's Goddard centre. The Maryland facility is where the final integration of James Webb will take place. Miri will be fixed inside a cage-like structure called the Integrated Science Instrument Module and positioned just behind the big mirror. The years to 2018 promise yet more testing. Recommended 16 years ago as the logical evolution beyond Hubble, the JWST has managed to garner a fair amount of controversy. Technical difficulties and project mismanagement mean the observatory is now running years behind schedule and is billions of dollars over-budget. Elements of the US Congress wanted to cancel the telescope last summer.  That did not happen, but Capitol Hill now has James Webb on a very short leash, with Nasa required to provide monthly updates on milestones met or missed. Much of the talk around James Webb tends to centre on cost.  The current estimate for the US side is $8.8bn, which covers the full life cycle of the project from its inception to the end of initial operations.  Extra to that bill is some $650m for the European contributions like Miri and Ariane. Dr Eric Smith is Nasa's deputy programme director for James Webb.  He believes taxpayers do appreciate the venture. ""When you're able to show people that James Webb will do things that not even Hubble can do - then they understand it,"" he told BBC News. ""People recognise how iconic Hubble has been, and how much it has affected their lives. ""The images and scientific results that Hubble has returned have permeated popular culture. Webb pictures will be just as sharp but because the telescope will be looking at a different part of the spectrum, it will show us things that are totally new.""",One of Europe 's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ) is @placeholder and ready to ship to the US .,writing,expanding,set,built,unveiled,3
"Denis Thwaites and his partner Elaine, aged 70 and 69, from Lancashire, were staying at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in Sousse when the attack took place. The shooting on Friday killed 38 people, most of whom were British. The football club said it was ""deeply shocked and saddened"" by the deaths. Their son-in-law Danny Clifford earlier said news the family received telling them the Blackpool couple were in hospital was misinformation. Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, tweeted: ""Very sad to hear Denis & Elaine Thwaites from Blackpool among those killed in the terrorist attack in Sousse. Condolences to their family."" Born in Stockton-on-Tees in December 1944, Mr Thwaites played for Birmingham City between 1962 and 1972 before retiring from football at the age of 27. Birmingham City posted a tweet saying: ""We are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of former player Denis Thwaites and his wife Elaine in the Tunisian terrorist attack. ""Our thoughts are with Denis' family. The club also offers its condolences to all who are mourning loved ones due to this atrocity. ""May they rest in peace."" Their deaths are yet to be officially confirmed by the Foreign Office. The Prime Minister confirmed the gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, was thought to have been part of a network inspired by Islamic State militants. A national minute's silence will be held to remember victims of the attack on Friday at 12:00 BST, a week after the shooting.","A former Birmingham City footballer and his wife were among those killed in the Tunisian @placeholder attack , the BBC understands .",state,circumstances,west,beach,world,3
"13 April 2017 Last updated at 16:26 BST Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a 149 bus on Stoke Newington Road just before 14.00 BST on Tuesday. The victim, in his 20s, was taken to a nearby hospital but later discharged. No arrests have been made. An eyewitness told the BBC the two passengers had been arguing for a while when a fight broke out ""suddenly"". ""It was only when they began struggling we could see that one man was trying to wrestle the knife off the other,"" the witness said.",A man was left with cuts to his @placeholder and hand after he disarmed a knife attacker on a London bus .,spare,head,life,throat,chest,1
"His relentless barrage of abuse, not least about ""fake news"", has fatally undermined the trust of the American people in their traditional sources of news; and by denying the Washington press corps access to his administration, he has neutralised a key weapon in the armoury of political journalism. Meanwhile, his use of social media, talk radio and favoured alt-right websites has allowed him to communicate directly to voters, rendering journalists an irrelevant distraction. And the Spicer Doctrine - the belief held by the White House press secretary that it is the job of government to hold media to account and not just the other way round - poses a mortal threat to the trade we call reporting. Any combination of the above paragraphs could appear, without much contention, in almost every appraisal of Trump's relationship with the media that I have read in the past year. That it has limited basis in reality, and indeed is contradicted by the vast bulk of available evidence, has been no impediment to its ubiquity. In fact, contrary to the prevailing orthodoxy, Donald Trump is not the man who will kill the mainstream media. He is the man who could save it. Together with Dominic Hurst, a brilliant producer, I have been looking at Mr Trump's relationship with the media for Radio 4's PM programme. The evidence is emphatic: Trump has given many news organisations the sustainable commercial future they so desperately crave. The New York Times, one of Mr Trump's favourite voodoo dolls, which he has repeatedly admonished on Twitter and in rallies, is doing very well out of the new president. In the three weeks after his election, it sold 132,000 digital subscriptions - a tenfold increase. That's a lot of revenue with which to fund serious journalism. I spoke to Mark Thompson, the paper's chief executive and a former director general of the BBC. He told me that the president's actions and words ""are causing hundreds of thousands of Americans who've never paid for news before to pay for it for the first time"". And he added: ""It's not a political point, it's purely a commercial point: the Trump era seems to be a very good era for quality journalism."" CNN, the other organisation that Mr Trump has repeatedly labelled as fake news, also has plenty to thank the president for. Thanks to him, 2016 was CNN's most watched year. As for news websites like BuzzFeed News, the Guardian, Mail Online, the Independent and others, Trump has generated phenomenal traffic - which in turn boosts revenues. Two points about Mr Trump's benefit to the mainstream media strike me. The first is that it applies to different platforms and different business models. The New York Times is a newspaper and website with a semi-permeable paywall - the so-called free premium, or freemium model. The Independent has a low cost base and is funded by a huge range of advertising revenue streams. CNN is a cable news network. All are thriving just now. Second, Mr Trump has doubtless fortified the differences between the commercial and editorial departments of outlets such as these three. Take the New York Times. Columnists and leader writers on that gloriously high-minded body, the editorial board, are writing about how awful Mr Trump is, a threat to the republic, an American Putin, these are the end days, and so forth. Meanwhile, Mark Thompson is rubbing his hands with glee - not necessarily at the policies of the president, but at the ambient glow of his bottom line. Throughout my journalistic career, there have been serious questions about how journalism is funded. There is no one or easy answer to that. But based on the evidence above, a very good answer has two words - ""Donald"", and ""Trump"". This brash reality TV star has caused no end of discomfort for the mainstream media. But perhaps what should really make them squirm in their lofty op-ed conferences is the fact that he is doing more than any other modern politician to help them pay their mortgages and feed their families. Listen to my piece on PM, BBC Radio 4 at 17:00 GMT on Monday, 6 February or later via BBC iPlayer.","Donald Trump is , by sheer force of character , @placeholder the mainstream media as we know it .",citing,writes,destroying,assuming,describing,2
"Kashket's 49th-minute strike, against his former club, registered his 11th goal of the season and gave Wanderers an eighth win in a row, while Orient are languishing close to the relegation zone. All eyes were on the in-form Kashket, facing Orient for the first time since his summer move, and it was the 20-year-old who opened the scoring just after the break. The ball fell to the winger who guided his left-footed shot beyond the reach of goalkeeper Alex Cisak. However, the visitors had nearly taken the lead on the half-hour mark when Jay Simpson's left-footed strike whistled past Jamal Blackman's post. And Orient again thought they had the lead when Paul McCallum turned Jay Simpson's low cross into the roof of the net. However, the goal was ruled out for offside. The game petered out in the final half hour as neither side went close, handing Wanderers maximum points. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Leyton Orient 0. Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Leyton Orient 0. Nigel Atangana (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers). Corner,  Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Nicky Hunt. Attempt missed. Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Attempt missed. Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Myles Weston replaces Paris Cowan-Hall. Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Sam Wood replaces Scott Kashket. Nicky Hunt (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers). Attempt missed. Aaron Pierre (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner. Corner,  Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Nigel Atangana. Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner,  Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Myles Judd. Substitution, Leyton Orient. Sam Dalby replaces Robbie Weir. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers). Foul by Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient). Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card. Nicky Hunt (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card. Teddy Mezague (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers). Substitution, Leyton Orient. Sandro Semedo replaces Jordan Bowery. Corner,  Leyton Orient. Conceded by Joe Jacobson. Corner,  Leyton Orient. Conceded by Michael Harriman. Teddy Mezague (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Alex Cisak (Leyton Orient) because of an injury. Foul by Nicky Hunt (Leyton Orient). Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Leyton Orient. Teddy Mezague replaces Callum Kennedy because of an injury. Delay in match Callum Kennedy (Leyton Orient) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Foul by Nicky Hunt (Leyton Orient). Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.",A Scott Kashket goal was enough for Wycombe Wanderers to see off a well - @placeholder Leyton Orient side at Adams Park .,grabbing,organised,soaked,rooted,beaten,1
"The village was blocked for several hours after the vehicle became stuck in Walkern High Street, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday afternoon. Police tweeted: ""Question, what is 50 feet long and unlikely to fit through the narrow streets of Walkern#satnavfail."" The lorry was removed later. For more on this and other stories visit BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks Live A spokesman from Manea-based haulage company D&R Hankins said the driver had been to a farm in Walkern and was on his way back to its Cambridgeshire base. The driver's sat nav had taken him through the narrow village streets, he confirmed. There was ""minimal damage"" to the lorry and a recovery vehicle was sent to ""manoeuvre"" it out of its predicament, he added.","A 50 ft ( 15 m ) lorry became wedged in a small village street after being @placeholder there by a sat - nav , it s driver said .",caught,towed,struck,spotted,directed,4
"It relates to commemorations at Wales' 1-1 draw with Serbia on 12 November. The Irish Football Association is also under investigation for events prior to Northern Ireland's 4-0 victory over Azerbaijan on 11 November. Fifa is looking in to several incidents ""of the display of poppy symbols"". International Football Association Board rules ban ""political, religious or personal messages"" on kits, while Fifa ground safety regulations say ""the promotion or announcement of political or religious messages"" in stadiums is ""strictly prohibited"". Teams breaching the rules can be fined or have points deducted. The FAW said the incidents being investigated include ""fans in the stands wearing the poppy"" and the presence of ""a member of the armed forces holding a bunch of poppies at the exit of the tunnel"". Chief executive Jonathan Ford said the FAW is ""disappointed and surprised"" and will ""strongly contest the charges"". ""Our intention was to show respect on Armistice weekend which we feel we did in the right and proper way,"" he said. ""We also adhered to the rules and regulations of the competition and the communication from Fifa prohibiting the FAW request for the players to wear the poppy symbol on the armbands or the field of play. ""We are particularly disappointed that one of the charges relates to supporters in the stands wearing poppies."" The Irish FA said it ""will robustly defend the disciplinary charges"". It is understood that the wearing of poppies by supporters in the stands is not a charge that the IFA is facing, but investigations are being carried out into the holding of a minute's silence, the laying of a wreath and a poppy display by fans. Wales and Northern Ireland players wore plain black armbands during their respective matches. The English and Scottish Football Associations are being investigated, after players wore poppies during their Armistice Day World Cup qualifier at Wembley. Both teams' players wore black armbands with poppy emblems, after their associations said they would accept ""any kind of sanction"". Fifa said reports of a ban on wearing poppies were a ""distortion of the facts"" and that its disciplinary committee acted independently. Football's world governing body recently opened disciplinary proceedings over the Republic of Ireland's use of a logo during a friendly against Switzerland in March to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising.","Football 's world governing body has @placeholder disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association of Wales for incidents including "" fans wearing poppies "" during a recent match .",criticised,urged,brought,defended,started,4
"These words have appeared more in Paris in recent days on signs, walls and the Eiffel Tower, marking people's resilience after the attacks of a week ago today. People have been going back to work, and going out to bars and restaurants. Here, Parisians describe the night of the attacks and how they have been trying to return to normality. Marine lives a few kilometres away from the Bataclan music hall where many of the victims died. ""I heard police sirens near the Bataclan and I watched the story unfold on TV. ""I couldn't believe this was happening so close to me. ""I asked myself why the Bataclan and at the bars and restaurants. ""Then I realised that was what the terrorists wanted."" Marine works at Disneyland Paris and had to go in to work the day after the attacks. ""Although the park was closed my department was open. ""We took calls from people who were frightened and wanted to cancel their trips. ""Kids were sad because they were looking forward to their visit but now wouldn't be able to come. ""Some people asked about our security arrangements but at the time we didn't know. ""But there were a lot of nice people who rang to say they were sorry about what had happened, and some called to say that they will be coming as planned. ""A woman from England said we must not be afraid. ""We try to be joyful and stay in a good mood but it can be difficult."" On the night of the attacks Samuel Pean was at a bar watching the France v Germany football match. He did not know about what was going on outside until a friend in the United States messaged him to check he was OK. ""When we left the district we saw restaurants and bars were closed but people were inside in the dark. ""Police said we had to move because it was not safe. I didn't know if I could take the metro or not so I went to my parents' house. The following day Samuel went home but he felt the need to be with people. ""I couldn't stay at home. I went to see friends in another district and took the metro. ""But we all knew friends of friends who were affected or who had died. ""I had to go to work on Monday but it was good to be close to colleagues - we are like a family. ""A colleague was crying all day - we needed to be together. ""We are all still a bit afraid. ""I went out to a bar after work which I wouldn't normally do early in the week but it was more of a symbolic gesture. ""It's not normal but we have to pretend. The military and police are everywhere, there are less people on the subway, and more suspect package alerts. ""Paris is quiet and there is not a lot of cars. As it's less noisy you can hear sirens more."" After work, Solene Bertelli planned to meet her boyfriend outside the Bataclan near to where he lives. She saw a crowd of people in front of the Bataclan having drinks, waiting to go inside to see a band play. ""After that we walked down the street and saw a man who was shouting, ""Run, run."" ""People were standing around not knowing what to do. Then suddenly everyone started running. ""No matter what direction we went to there was panic. ""We met some strangers who offered to take us into their home. ""This was around 22:00 and we stayed there until 04:00."" Solene and her boyfriend wanted to go to his home near the Bataclan. ""At the beginning the police didn't want us to go as it was carnage. But a policeman walked with us. ""There was blood and bullets everywhere, and dead people were being taken away."" Solene works at a bakery and found it difficult to go back to work. ""I work a few days a week at the bakery. It was hard for me to return. ""I had to take the subway, and then I realised what had happened on Friday - I didn't feel safe. ""But as the days go on I am feeling better. ""There are more people on the streets - it's more alive.""","Fluctuat nec mergitur - that is the Latin motto on the coat of arms of Paris meaning , ' Buffeted ( by waves ) but not @placeholder . '",sunk,afford,reveal,driven,explode,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device ""My mum found it quite funny,"" recalls Whiley. ""But by the time the tournament finished they'd given me a trophy and I was all over the news out there. ""A three-year-old in a wheelchair hitting tennis balls - they'd never seen it before. Ever since then I've been playing."" ""A three-year-old in a wheelchair hitting tennis balls - they'd never seen it before. Ever since then I've been playing."" Raised near Birmingham, she was named after the American basketball icon Michael Jordan. But unlike the NBA megastar, the 22-year-old has never been able to run or jump. Born with brittle bone disease, she has broken her legs more times than she can care to remember. Her mum thinks it's about 26. The first time it happened Whiley was just three months-old and her father Keith was gently winding her at the time. Since then she has been in intensive care, had a series of rods and bolts put into her legs and heard doctors tell her she would never walk unaided. They were wrong - she can now. Along with dogged determination, what Whiley also has in common with her namesake is real talent. Fuelled by winning the British national women's title at the age of 14, she went on to claim a Paralympic bronze medal at London 2012. Of even greater significance was earlier this year when Whiley made history by becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis title. That ground-breaking Australian Open women's doubles triumph, however, went largely unnoticed. Unlike, say, Paralympic swimming or wheelchair racing, wheelchair tennis has a low profile. Whiley finds this a little surprising, given Britain's love for tennis. But she hopes to help change that. Success is the key to becoming the next David Weir or Ellie Simmonds and, with victory alongside Japanese partner Yui Kamiij at the French Open in Paris in June, a headline-grabbing Grand Slam clean sweep is becoming a distinct possibility. Whiley has lost in the last two Wimbledon finals so is doubly determined to go one better at her favourite tournament. Should success be sealed on home soil, she and Kamiji will be the duo everyone is gunning for at the US Open. ""Winning all the Grand Slams would be amazing,"" says Whiley, whose partnership with Kamiji is ranked second, behind the previously all-conquering Dutch, in the doubles. ""That's the aim for this year."" Beyond that goal she would like to improve her singles ranking, which is currently fifth, but Whiley is not convinced she could ever top the feeling of winning a Paralympic medal in London. ""The only thing that might be better is winning gold in Rio,"" she says. Already a countdown clock to the 2016 Paralympics is embedded in her tablet computer. Though the Paralympics are a huge motivation for Whiley - especially as it offers the largest scale of exposure - the biggest driving force of all is her father Keith. In an age when the Paralympics was almost unknown to the outside world, the design engineer won a bronze medal in the 100m sprint at the 1984 Paralympics, while also competing in other events such as wheelchair basketball. Taking up tennis when he retired, his passion was quickly transmitted to his daughter. ""I've always been close to my dad,"" says Whiley. ""Because he's got the same condition, he knows the excruciating pain that I can be in sometimes. ""And he's still a pretty cool dude. He just doesn't seem to get any older and he's got all the latest tennis gear."" Just as Keith is her hero, Whiley could easily go on to become an inspirational figurehead for a young generation of emerging athletes - disabled or otherwise. Whiley admits she could have been a bit of a rebel had she not taken up sport, but is now wise beyond her 22 years and travels all over the world. ""I'm proof that you should never give up on your dreams. You can do anything if you put your mind to it,"" she says, smiling. If you have a disability and want to get into sport,","The first time Jordanne Whiley played tennis was in Israel . She was three . Sitting by the court with a broken leg , she watched her beloved dad competing in a tournament and instinctively started to mimic him . Organisers soon thrust a racquet into her @placeholder .",crowd,life,hands,chest,name,2
"Born to an Italian-Welsh father and Welsh mother in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Spinetti was a regular performer in London's West End as well as with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared in more than 30 films, including three Beatles movies. Sir Paul spoke about Spinetti's ""wit and exuberant personality"". The former Beatle struck up a friendship with the Welshman during filming for the first Beatles film, A Hard Day's Night. ""Victor was a fine man, a great pal and a fantastic actor and someone I am proud to have known for many years,"" said Sir Paul. ""His irreverent wit and exuberant personality will remain in my memory forever. ""I will miss his loyal friendship, as will all the others who were lucky enough to know and love the wonderful Mr Spinetti."" Spinetti died at a hospice in Monmouth on Monday morning, said his agent Barry Burnett. ""He had cancer for a year, but he was very cheerful to the end,"" said Mr Burnett. ""I spoke to him on Friday and he was talking about his plans and everything."" News of his death prompted a stream of tributes from fans and members of the entertainment world on Twitter. Barbara Windsor, a lifelong friend and co-star in Oh! What a Lovely War, had visited Spinetti last Thursday. ""We were very close. He was another of my great friends from that era. He was such a great man,"" she said. ""We just chatted and chatted and talked about old things. But he said, 'let's not talk about all that, let's talk about the future'."" Actor Rob Brydon tweeted: ""So sad Victor Spinetti has died. The funniest story teller I've ever met and a lovely warm man. Proud to have been his friend. 'Eh, Vic...'"" Britt Ekland, actor, wrote: ""Just heard my wonderful friend, co writer and director Victor Spinetti died. Am devastated to have lost a true acting genius."" Welsh actor Sian Phillips told BBC Wales she was shocked and saddened, adding: ""He was such a force of joy and vitality. When one saw him across a crowded room, one couldn't wait to get together with him and have a chat and a catch-up."" Spinetti was born in the living quarters above the chip shop his family owned in Cwm, Ebbw Vale. He attended Monmouth School and initially had ambitions to be a teacher. But after turning to acting he studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. His early stage career saw him make a number of memorable performances with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, whose production of Oh, What a Lovely War! transferred to the West End and Broadway. It was his Tony-winning performance in Oh, What a Lovely War! that prompted the Beatles to ask him to appear in A Hard Day's Night (1964), the first of the group's five films. Spinetti's collaboration with the Beatles saw him appear in their next two productions, Help! (1965) and the hour-long television film Magical Mystery Tour (1967). He also worked with John Lennon to turn the Beatle's book, In His Own Write, in to a play which he then directed at the National Theatre. As well as the Beatles movies, Spinetti's film career included Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew and a version of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, both alongside Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Spinetti's television roles included voicing the arch villain character Texas Pete in the S4C animated series SuperTed. He was also a noted raconteur whose creative output included poetry, an autobiography and his one-man show, A Very Private Diary. A             BBC documentary  on his life and work saw contributions from Barbara Windsor and Rob Brydon praising a ""great Welsh eccentric"" and is due to be broadcast at 22:45 BST by BBC Wales on BBC One on 20 June.","Sir Paul McCartney has @placeholder a host of celebrities to pay tribute to the actor Victor Spinetti , who has died at the age of 82 .",hailed,joined,engaged,admitted,visited,1
"The Towering Inferno, released in 1974, won three Oscars and starred Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden and Faye Dunaway. Guillermin's action-packed 1976 version of King Kong, starred Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. He died on Sunday at his home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles, his friend Nick Redman confirmed. In a statement, Guillermin's wife Mary called him ""sensitive and passionate, full of a fierce rapture himself."" Born in London to French parents, Guillermin attended the University of Cambridge before joining the Royal Air Force. His career directing began in France with documentary film-making. In 1950, he moved to Hollywood to study film-making methods. Following the success of disaster films such as Airport and The Poseidon Adventure, Guillermin assembled a star-studded cast for The Towering Inferno. The movie, still regarded as a classic of the genre, about a fire that breaks out on the 81st floor of a shoddily-built skyscraper starred McQueen and Newman - two of the biggest film stars of the day. Known for his big budget adventures, Guillermin also had a reputation of being a difficult man to work with. In his memoirs, film editor Ralph E Winters, described an incident he witnessed when he worked with Guillermin on King Kong. In the screening room, Winters said a frustrated Guillermin kicked the seat in front until it broke. He received  an apologetic phone call the next day. In his 1995 autobiography, Charlton Heston, who worked with the director on 1972's Skyjacked, described him as having an ""irascible streak"". For 1978's adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, Guillermin assembled a cast of top acting talent. Peter Ustinov played the legendary sleuth Hercule Poirot alongside David Niven, George Kennedy and Angela Lansbury. He won the Evening Standard British Film Award in 1980 for the movie. His final film was the Kong sequel King Kong Lives in 1986.","British director John Guillermin , whose films @placeholder The Towering Inferno and Death on the Nile , has died aged 89 .",included,mastered,dubbed,are,connecting,0
"Whether for team building, forward planning, or to raise money for charity, the thought of such organised days away from the office can make even the bravest shudder. And it is hard to know what is worse - being forced to do something wacky, or having to sit in the conference room of a dreary hotel  for hours on end while your boss drones on about the year ahead. Thankfully for the sanity of middle managers everywhere, a new type of business away day is now increasingly on the menu - team-building cookery classes. So instead of having to try to keep up with Tim from accounting on a space hopper, or build a raft with Karen from HR, an office team or department will make a meal together in a professional kitchen. London-based Food@Work is one firm that organises such away days. Launched in 2002, it faced some tough trading in 2008 during the global financial crisis, but says business is now growing strongly again. Founder and owner Robinne Collie, 44, says there is not a ""usual month"" at the company, which charges from £125 per person. ""Some months we do one very large event, like a charity event we ran for 500 participants, or we can run up to six smaller events with 12 to 40 participants. ""I don't do more than six a month ever. I prefer four at most, because it's crazy busy."" A recent customer of Food@Work was UK building products group SIG, which sent along a team to cook a three-course meal of twice-baked cheese souffles, roulade of chicken in a Madeira jus, and apple tartlets with a salted caramel sauce. ""It was a frantic few hours of fun in the kitchen,"" says Duncan Longson, SIG's European financial controller. ""It was great to experience the atmosphere of a professional kitchen, and an excellent team-building exercise."" Peter Hallard, SIG's group talent and development director, adds: ""The heat of the professional kitchen and the stress of making a souffle stretched even the most seasoned of senior executives."" Another business that offers team-building cookery classes for corporate clients is Waffle Workshop, which is based in Brussels. Founded in 2015 by Titch Fauconnier, the 29-year-old was originally targeting the tourism market, but decided to add corporate events after visitor numbers to the Belgian capital fell sharply last year following the bomb attack at the city's airport. Waffle Workshop now organises two or three two-hour team building events per month, with up to 29 participants taking part each time, at a cost of 28 euros per person ($30; £24). Mr Fauconnier says that attendees ""discover another side of the people they work with"". At the beginning he says he worried that those attending the corporate events would be reluctant to participate because it wasn't their choice to be there, but he says that his fears were soon proved to be wrong. ""After hosting many of these team-building events I have never experienced a lack of motivation from participants. They were always happy to do something out of the office,"" says Mr Fauconnier. In France, L'Atelier des Sens is one of the largest providers of cookery classes for corporate clients. Such events now make up 60% of its annual turnover of 2.5m euros. The business holds up to 150 team-building classes each month, with groups of typically 20 people cooking three-course meals at three venues in Paris, and one in Lyon. It uses 50 professional chefs to lead the events. Founder and owner Natacha Burtinovic, 42, says what is particularly interesting is the fact that ""sometimes the hierarchy that exists at work does not exist in our kitchens"". Back at Food@Work, which now uses up to 26 professional chefs to run the classes, Ms Collie says that running the events for 15 years has turned her into a keen kitchen-based psychologist. She says: ""Naturally organised people keep a clean workbench, and are clear on what they are doing, the task to follow. ""Process orientated people read recipes... while some people are so motivated by results and getting the job done quickly that they fail to get it done right. ""We have seen it all - shock, horror, fear, delight, some people wanting to run away, some wanting to get stuck in immediately."" But what do the experts think? Lisa Lyons, a human resources boss at consultancy group Mercer, says that like any team-building event, cookery classes ""have the potential to accelerate the overall performance of the team"". However, Ms Lyons cautions that team-building events should be ""integrated as part of a longer-term approach to developing the team"". In other words, a company cannot hold a one-off cooking day - or visit an assault course - and then expect to have a harmonious and successful workplace forever after.","If you have ever been forced to race your boss around an assault course , or pass a beach ball to a colleague without using your @placeholder , then you have probably sampled the horror of a company away day .",generations,head,body,collection,hands,4
"The prospect of losing a vital source of income would force Mexico into a ""one-time payment"" of $5-10bn (£3.5-7bn), says Mr Trump. But US President Barack Obama said the plan was ""half-baked"" and unworkable. Mr Trump made his remarks as voters in Wisconsin go the polls to pick their presidential candidates in each party. The vote could reshape the Republican race, with front-runner Mr Trump, who has never held elected office, facing a strong challenge from Texas Senator Ted Cruz. In a memo to the Washington Post, the businessman says he would threaten to change a law to cut off cash transfers. Building a border wall with Mexico has been a core message of Mr Trump's campaign since day one, when he said there were rapists, drug addicts and criminals coming across the border. If Donald Trump isn't the 2016 Republican presidential nominee - if some time between now and the end of the party convention in late July the prize slips from his grasp, Wisconsin could be where it all started to go awry. At this point it's conventional wisdom that Mr Trump has had a terrible week on the campaign trail. His top aide was indicted for accosting a reporter. He stumbled when trying to answer questions about abortion, angering both the left and the right. Wisconsin's popular Republican Governor Scott Walker endorsed his opponent, Ted Cruz. And Mr Trump saw his lead in this pivotal mid-western state evaporate. By Sunday evening, at a rally in a half-full downtown Milwaukee theatre, the front-runner was showing signs of frustration. He mocked his opponents in the #neverTrump movement, which has vowed to fight the New Yorker to the July Republican convention and beyond. Is it all going wrong for Trump in Wisconsin? The wall plan has been widely condemned by, among others, Pope Francis. Mr Trump has also pledged to deport all 11 million undocumented migrants. The Mexican central bank said that money sent home from overseas hit nearly $24.8bn last year, more than its oil revenues. In dismissing the plan, Mr Obama said it would cause the Mexican economy to collapse, sending even more migrants north to find work in the US. ""This is another example of something that's not thought through and put forward for political consumption,"" he said. The law Mr Trump wishes to change, as outlined in his memo, is part of the US Patriot Act - he would stop anyone living illegally in the US from sending money overseas. Just the threat of enacting this would make Mexico ""immediately protest,"" the Trump memo reads, and they would be compelled to pay for the wall. He also proposed raising visa fees and cancelling visas for Mexicans. If Mr Cruz wins in Wisconsin, as polls suggest, it will help him close the gap on Mr Trump in the all-important delegate count. Delegates represent their states at the party's convention in July and are accumulated by the votes in each state. A Wisconsin defeat would make it is far less likely that Mr Trump will have the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. If he falls short, his unpopularity with sections of his party means he could be deprived of the nomination at the summer convention. Currently, Mr Trump has 735 delegates, Mr Cruz 461 and Ohio Governor John Kasich 143. Democratic voters are also voting in Wisconsin, with Hillary Clinton facing a strong challenge from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders after his string of wins.","Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump has said he would stop cash sent home by Mexicans @placeholder in the US , until the country pays for a border wall .",forces,control,based,staying,side,2
"Villa midfielder Grealish, 20, has chosen to represent England rather than Republic of Ireland but must wait for international clearance to play. ""We wanted to induct him into the England way,"" Hodgson told BBC Sport. ""Tim made it clear it wasn't a good idea as far as he was concerned because he is behind after missing pre-season."" Hodgson said he had ""no problem"" with Sherwood's view. Grealish represented the Republic at under-21 level but turned down a call-up to their senior squad for a friendly against England in June. The Birmingham-born player qualifies for the Republic through his grandparents. Hodgson added on BBC Radio 5 live: ""The Football Association wanted him to come up to show that they were pleased that he had chosen England. ""We often have young players training with us when we are up there. It wouldn't have been a problem. ""But the thing he has to do now of course is to make certain through his performances for Aston Villa that he merits selection. Hopefully when November comes around he will be available."" England have already qualified for Euro 2016 before their final two group games - against Estonia at Wembley on 9 October and in Lithuania three days later.",England manager Roy Hodgson says he wanted to invite Jack Grealish to train with the national team but was @placeholder by Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood .,criticised,inspired,attacked,overshadowed,blocked,4
"The pro-Leave minister is being interviewed and taking questions from the audience in a Sky News special. Mr Gove was challenged at the beginning of the interview on the economy and one of the Leave campaign's key claims that the UK sends £350m a week to the EU. Mr Gove said the important thing was ""we don't have control of that money"". ""Every year we give billions of pounds to the European Union, billions of pounds that we should be spending here… on our NHS and our priorities,"" he said. The referendum takes place on 23 June. Live: Michael Gove faces studio questions When asked whether he could name any economic authority in favour of an EU exit, Mr Gove said the big names that had come out for Remain ""have been wrong in the past"". He said 300 business figures had put their name to his campaign. His interview follows Thursday night's show which had a similar format but featured Prime Minister David Cameron, who is campaigning for Remain. Mr Cameron, whose party is split on the EU, has refused to take part in any head-to-head TV debates with fellow Conservatives who back leaving the union. But a number of debates and live Q&As are planned, including the BBC's event at Wembley Arena on 21 June. Ahead of the hour-long Sky News show, which started at 20:00 BST, Mr Gove said he was feeling ""nervous"" but was hoping to ""allay people's fears"" about leaving the EU. In his appearance, Mr Cameron was pressed on immigration from within the EU, warning that voting to Leave in order to try to control it would ""trash"" the economy. Mr Gove and the Leave campaign have been campaigning hard on migration in recent weeks, calling for a points-based system for EU migrants if the UK severs its ties with Brussels. Vote Leave said ending the principle of free movement would create a ""fairer"" system - but Remain campaigners said it would mean leaving the single market and could increase migration into the UK.",Justice Secretary Michael Gove is taking part in the latest live set - @placeholder event of the EU referendum campaign .,go,piece,free,growing,following,1
"The Airlander 10 nosedived during its second test flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. The craft's cockpit was effectively destroyed when the £25m craft experienced a ""heavy landing"", although no-one was injured. Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said the new cockpit will be painted over the Christmas period. The crash happened just before the vehicle came in to land after a 100-minute flight on 24 August. A spokesman for HAV said: ""The early part of 2017 will consist of a series of rigorous tests before Airlander continues its flight test programme."" Christened the Martha Gwyn, the aircraft was first developed for the US government as a surveillance aircraft, but the project was shelved amid defence cutbacks. HAV launched a campaign to return the Airlander 10 to the skies in May 2015. It claims it could be used for a variety of functions such as surveillance, communications, delivering aid and even passenger travel. It says the huge aircraft will be able to stay airborne for about five days during manned flights. The company hopes to be building 10 Airlanders a year by 2021. Airlander 10 in numbers",Damage caused to the world 's longest aircraft which crash - landed during a test flight has been @placeholder .,confirmed,claimed,announced,launched,repaired,4
"The EU ""sealed a solid pact to strengthen the euro,"" said European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. A permanent fund will be set up to bolster the euro in times of crisis, and the EU will have extra powers of scrutiny over national budgets. A 2.9% limit on the EU budget increase was also agreed, under UK pressure. But tough negotiations are expected with the European Parliament, which voted for a 5.9% rise. If no deal is reached by mid-November the 2011 budget will be frozen at the 2010 level. EU officials said the eurozone had almost collapsed during the Greek debt crisis in May because it lacked a rescue mechanism. Q&A: EU crisis mechanism EU budget: Where does your money go? Germany wants limited changes to the EU's Lisbon Treaty to reinforce the changes, but is facing resistance from other countries. The leaders will return to Brussels in December, hoping to agree upon any revision, which it is hoped will be ratified in all EU countries by mid-2013. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister David Cameron won backing for his battle against a 5.9% rise in the EU budget. Germany and France were among 10 nations supporting Mr Cameron's attempt to limit the budget increase to 2.9% - a rise that would still cost UK taxpayers roughly £435m (500m euros). ""Now we have agreed that the EU budget must reflect what we're doing in our own countries,"" Mr Cameron said, describing the deal as ""incredibly important"". He will have further talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Chequers residence on Saturday. The bigger prize for Mr Cameron would be a deal to keep the UK's hard-won budget rebate, as difficult talks loom on the EU budget period beyond 2013. The BBC's Jonty Bloom, in Brussels, says the new crisis mechanism is designed to force a country to put its house in order long before its economic problems threaten the eurozone. Under the rules, EU officials will warn governments about property and speculative bubbles, and will be able to impose stringent fines on countries that borrow and spend too much. The permanent crisis fund will replace a temporary one, worth 440bn euros, which expires in 2013. It was created earlier this year to bail out Greece and support the euro. Cameron's EU budget battleUK wins allies in EU budget spat But Germany has argued that the Lisbon Treaty will have to be amended to make the emergency fund permanent and legally watertight. The current treaty contains a clause banning members from bailing each other out. Chancellor Merkel said all the leaders agreed that creating a permanent crisis mechanism ""will require a limited treaty change"". It took almost a decade of hard negotiations and two referendums in the Republic of Ireland to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, and many states are reluctant to make a move which could trigger a similar process. The EU Constitution - the treaty's ill-fated forerunner - was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands. Mr Van Rompuy has been tasked with finding out whether the fund can be set up without each of the 27 member states having to ratify the treaty all over again. The UK says a mechanism to ensure stability in the eurozone is desirable - and that the planned sanctions would not apply to the UK. But all 27 member states' budgets will come under close scrutiny in a ""peer review"" process. There would be escalating sanctions on countries which overshot the maximum debt level allowed under the EU's Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), which is 60% of GDP. Sanctions would kick in earlier than is the case under the current SGP, enabling the EU to take preventive action, for example against a country with an unsustainable housing bubble, or with mounting debt that undermines its competitiveness.",EU leaders say tough new budget rules agreed at their summit in Brussels will protect the euro from a future Greek - @placeholder debt crisis .,style,bulgarian,growing,signature,tank,0
"Statutory pre-tax profits for the year to March to £1.054bn, down 17% from last year's figure of £1.279bn. However, Nationwide said 795,000 new current accounts had been opened in the year to March. That was a record for the society, it said, and more than any other provider in the UK. The rise of 35% represented one in seven of all new accounts opened. It added that nearly one in five people switching their accounts became customers of the building society. Chief financial officer Mark Rennison said: ""Nationwide has delivered a very strong trading performance over the last year, with record levels of active members, mortgage lending and current account openings."" The Bank of England cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 0.25% last summer following the Brexit vote. Nationwide said it kept rates unchanged on some savings accounts while passing on the rate cut to its mortgage customers. Mr Rennison said: ""We chose to protect savers from the full effects of last summer's interest rate cut, knowing that this would reduce our full year profitability in the continuing low interest rate environment, but considering this to be in our members' best interests."" Chief executive Joe Garner said the building society had seen ""record use of online services driven by our mobile app"" but added that branches continued to play an important part in the business. He said that £80m was being invested in upgrading branches this year and added: ""We still see a vital role for the branch network, despite the continued withdrawal of financial services providers from High Streets over the last two decades. ""We are exploring ways to ensure branches remain financially viable in a future where members may use them less. ""Similarly, we're piloting a new community branch in Glastonbury, which opened in April, to test the viability of combining personal service and the latest technology to serve communities left without a bank."" Mr Garner also revealed that Nationwide will stop offering car insurance to new customers from next month, will wind down its commercial lending business and will stop offering inheritance planning advice. ""We believe it is not in the interests of our society to provide services which are not core to our business,"" he said.",Profits have fallen at Nationwide after the building society @placeholder to protect savers from the impact of last year 's interest rate cut .,agreed,failed,returned,sought,defected,3
"Christopher Cambray, 42, who has won awards for his work with Warwickshire Police, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against children. These included sexual activity with a child and making indecent images of children, Birmingham Crown Court was told. The former sergeant, from Shrewley in Warwickshire, will be sentenced on 27 November. Warwickshire Police said Cambray was dismissed ""at the earliest possible opportunity"" by a special case hearing chaired by the chief constable, Cambray had been trying to appeal against his dismissal, a spokesman said. Det Insp Vikki Reay said: ""Throughout the investigation, our key concern has been the welfare, protection and wellbeing of the children involved.""",A police officer has admitted @placeholder a child for sex acts .,conduct,attacking,paying,possessing,using,2
"In a steel shipping container in a park in the Dunkirk suburb of Malo-les-Bains, there's a temporary exhibition with text, photographs and a slideshow telling the story of Operation Dynamo, and of the making of the film Dunkirk. In May 1940, with the north-east corner of France cut-off by Hitler's army, 400,000 soldiers waited on the beaches for ships to take them to England - 200,000 British troops, 130,000 French and about 10,000 Belgians made it to safety, 60,000 did not. Operation Dynamo was a coordinated effort by naval ships, pleasure steamers from British seaside resorts - and small motor yachts, most of which had been commandeered by the Royal Navy for the evacuation. These ""little ships"", as they came to be known, had such shallow draught they were able to cross the sandbanks off Dunkirk and shuttle troops off the beach to larger ships anchored in deep water offshore. Most of the buildings in Dunkirk were destroyed by wartime bombardment, so the street scenes in the film were shot in Malo-les-Bains. In that shipping container in the park, I met three young boys who had dropped their bikes on to the grass outside to go in and watch the slideshow about the making of the film. One of them had seen the film - ""It's very good"" - and all three knew about the little ships. Theo, Gael and Mael - aged between 11 and 13 - answered me almost in unison when I asked why the little ships were important. ""For Operation Dynamo - to get the soldiers off the beach and take them to England,"" they said. In the first week of its release, 15,000 people saw the film on one of Dunkirk's three main screens, and it was showing at two other cinemas in the town. Across France, nearly a million watched it over the same period, making it the box-office number one. There are posters and banners advertising the film all over Dunkirk, and banners recalling Operation Dynamo. A telephone engineer and keen reader of World War Two history, Evrard Sebastien, offered a mixed review of the movie. ""It's an average film,"" he said. ""It won't win any Oscars. It was a good idea to make it, but I was disappointed. ""The action sequences with the ships and the planes are very well done."" But, he added: ""There are many missing details. There are hardly any French soldiers in it. And it was thanks to them to a significant extent that the British were able to evacuate at all."" For example, a seldom mentioned detail is that about 40,000 men in the French First Army delayed German progress towards Dunkirk from Lille, 80km (50 miles) to the south, where they eventually ran out of food and ammunition and were forced to surrender. Gregory and Juliette Lefevre - she is a secondary school teacher, he sells industrial equipment - were more enthusiastic about the film:  ""Very good, very emotional. We really like it. Fantastic film."" But they too were concerned that there was barely any reference to the French in the film. Another Dunkirk woman who had seen the film, Isabelle Denele, said there was still a strong seam of gratitude in the town for Operation Dynamo. She said: ""The British had the courage to come and rescue their compatriots - that was magnificent. And, happily, the English were there to help us. ""And it's an effective film for me because my parents were here. ""They lived in Dunkirk at the time of the evacuation and then lived under Nazi occupation. ""My parents had to learn German. They're in their 90s now, and they can still speak German, and they don't like it. ""My parents, my grandparents, were marked by that war. They lost a lot of friends. Dunkirk suffered a lot in that war."" Her husband, Bruno, expressed his gratitude with an unexpected comment about the revered French wartime leader in exile in London, who later became French president - Gen Charles de Gaulle. Bruno believes the Dunkirk evacuation - inspired by the British wartime leader Winston Churchill - was an essential precursor to the D-Day landings four years later, which helped to save France from the Nazis. ""De Gaulle would have been nothing without Churchill,"" he said. On the blustery July day that I visited the beach at Dunkirk, it was almost silent - and mostly deserted apart from some dog walkers and a few children making sandcastles. Out to sea, sailing boats glided along - their sails sharply white against dark clouds in the distance - a peaceful scene, where it was hard to imagine the terror on this Dunkirk beach 77 years ago when 400,000 troops were under bombardment by German planes as they lined up to board ships to take them to safety.","Christopher Nolan 's film about British , French and Belgian troops @placeholder the beaches and harbour at Dunkirk , in Operation Dynamo , in 1940 , has been this summer 's box - office hit - in the UK , in America and in France . But what do the people who live in the northern French seaside town itself think about it ?",fleeing,mounted,capturing,manning,documenting,0
"Greg Anderson, 54, killed Luke Batty in front of shocked onlookers at a cricket oval in Tyabb, a Melbourne suburb. They had been playing together during an access visit in February when Anderson suddenly struck his son with a cricket bat and stabbed him. The coroner will examine what the authorities could have done differently to have prevented Luke's death. Anderson was shot by police after threatening them with a knife when they tried to detain him. He died later in hospital. The very public killing of the young boy shocked the nation in a way that many other acts of family violence committed every week in Australia have not. His death and his mother's emergence as an articulate and powerful advocate for the rights of women and children living in violent relationships have given new force to efforts to prevent domestic violence both in Victoria and the rest of the country. ""When this is all over, I still won't get my little boy back,"" Rosie Batty, Anderson's estranged former partner, told the court. ""I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and lose their son like I lost mine."" Ms Batty's powerful campaigning on the issue since has attracted a nomination for Australian of the Year. One leading academic recently said Ms Batty had put domestic violence at the top of the political agenda in a way that decades of research had not managed. In Victoria, it is a key campaign issue for all political parties ahead of that state's 29 November election. At Monday's inquiry, a large photograph of Luke was beside Ms Batty on the witness stand as she outlined the multiple interactions she had had in recent years with police, courts and child protection that ultimately failed to prevent Anderson from murdering their son. Ms Batty did not speak directly to the media but had said ahead of the inquest that she wanted it to uncover the ""systematic failings"" which she believes occurred in the lead-up to Luke's death. At times quietly breaking down, Ms Batty detailed how she had considered calling the police when she had seen Anderson earlier on the night he killed Luke, knowing he had a number of outstanding warrants for his arrest, mostly related to threats he had made against her. She decided not to for Luke's sake. She had done so on two previous occasions but it had been ""traumatic, stressful, unpredictable"". She knew also the police had Anderson's address and could arrest him more ""discreetly"". ""I looked at Luke and thought this is going to be the third time I've tried to have this man arrested in front of Luke and his friends."" She said she felt relief in April 2013 when a magistrate had ordered that Anderson have no further contact with Luke but that order was later changed to allow him limited access at sports practice. Federation of Community Legal Centres policy adviser Dr Chris Atmore said Ms Batty's evidence showed ""how much we put onto abused women to basically wrangle the system by themselves"". ""There were so many points in the system she articulated today where she was expected to blow the whistle for Greg, deal with her concerns for Luke, navigate the court system, interact with police and child protection. ""What came across in a striking way is how much we expect of people in Rosie's situation.""","A coroner 's inquiry into the killing of an 11 - year - old boy by his father has @placeholder in Victoria , Australia .",fallen,appeared,exploded,doubled,opened,4
"A new study has revealed the origins of 45,000 surnames, shedding light on our ancestors' jobs, what they looked like and where they lived. Researchers at the University of the West of England spent more than six years trawling through our family names, from the run-of the-mill Joneses and Smiths to the rarer Twelvetrees and Farahs. The full list will be published in the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, which at £400 is unlikely to make it to your bookshelf, but will be available in some public libraries. Here, we reveal the stories behind some of Britain's best-known names - and whether a surname can really affect how you go about your life. It's likely that your surname is based on one of four things, including: ""A Scottish name lots of people know is Cameron,"" said Dr Harry Parkin, one of the authors of the study. ""It is Scottish Gaelic in origin and means something like crooked nose or bent nose."" The X Factor's Simon Cowell is no stranger to argument, having recently told fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger to ""shut up"" while on air. By way of excuse, Cowell's surname hints at possible warmongering origins. Cowell can derive from the Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil, which literally means a ""son of battle chief"". I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant Larry Lamb's name could come from the Irish word ""Luan"", meaning hound or warrior - no doubt a useful trait in the jungle. Rinder is one of the rarer surnames with violent connotations. It is a variation of Render, meaning ""to tear, to lacerate, to butcher"" in Middle English - perhaps a reflection of Judge Rinder's moves on Strictly Come Dancing.. The origin of celebrity couple Louise and Jamie Redknapp's surname, however, doesn't quite match their glamorous lifestyle. Roughly translating as a ""red-haired servant boy"", Redknapp - which can also mean hill - is one of 8,000 names included in the study that has not appeared in previous dictionaries. You're most likely to live next door to a family of Smiths, according to the study. With 500,000 bearers of the name today, Smith is the most common surname in Britain and Ireland, alongside: Did Linda Dunk choose to be an underwater photographer because of her surname? Or, by the same token, Henry Sick train to be a doctor? ""Actual science and research is being done to back up this theory,"" says Frank Swain of New Scientist magazine. The idea that our name influences which job we choose has earned itself the term ""nominative determinism"" - coined by the late John Hoyland, who collected odd facts about science for the magazine. ""We've collected thousands of examples over the years,"" says Mr Swain. ""It became a trope that John and myself tried in vain to kill on uncountable occasions."" Some names can even make us more prone to illness, according to research. The British Medical Journal found that patients named ""Brady"" were more likely to need a pacemaker, in a 2013 study of people in Dublin with the surname. They found a statistical link between the family name and medical term for a slow heart rate - Bradycardia. The authors of the dictionary are now attempting to find out the meaning of every name in the UK and Ireland. ""It's a subject of tremendous interest,"" Dr Parkin said.",""" What 's in a name ? "" asked Shakespeare 's Juliet of Romeo . Their fated @placeholder suggests quite a lot . But do any of us know what our surnames mean or how they can influence our lives ?",sounds,hands,relationship,surname,love,2
"The claim: The UK can make itself energy self-sufficient in renewables. Reality Check verdict: This is not the policy in the Liberal Democrat manifesto, which pledges to get 60% of electricity from renewables by 2030. Being self-sufficient and having all energy coming from renewables would require considerable development of storage technology to avoid having to use non-renewable sources or energy bought from overseas as back-up sources. It came after he had said: ""If it is simply for hair shirt, muesli-eating, Guardian readers to solve climate change... we're all stuffed."" Becoming energy self-sufficient in renewables is not current Liberal Democrat policy, although Mr Farron described it in a speech in February as being a ""patriotic endeavour"". The manifesto says the party would: ""Expand renewable energy, aiming to generate 60% of electricity from renewables by 2030."" A party spokeswoman described the leader's statement in the debate as ""visionary as opposed to completely literal"". The problem with being entirely self-sufficient is that many renewable sources of energy cannot generate power all of the time (the notable exception being the burning of biomass), so if you are using a very high proportion of renewables you rely on interconnectedness (buying electricity from another country where the wind is blowing), storage (batteries in the short-term, some sort of gas storage in the longer term) or a back-up system using gas-fired power stations or nuclear energy. The Liberal Democrat manifesto talks about investing in interconnectors, which would be unnecessary if the country was to become self-sufficient. There are already private plans in place to increase the amount of electricity that may be bought from France via interconnectors. It may be that when he said self-sufficient he meant that we should not have a trade deficit in energy, so it would be OK to buy energy from other countries when we needed it as long as we sold the same amount to other countries when they needed it. While there have been suggestions that marine energy could make the UK a net exporter of electricity, being self-sufficient and generating 100% of energy from renewables is considerably more challenging than, for example, 90%, mainly because of the challenges of storage. The development of a smart grid, which co-ordinates renewable energy supplies depending on demand, may also be needed for a 100% renewable system. Also, while the Liberal Democrat manifesto targets 60% of electricity, Mr Farron was talking about all energy, which means, for example, that all cars have to run on renewable energy and all buildings have to be heated by it. So in 2016, the UK generated 24.4% of its electricity from renewables, but in 2015 (the latest year available) it was only producing 8.8% of energy from renewables. The UK has an obligation under European Union rules to derive 30% of electricity from renewables by 2020, which it is on the way to achieving (although the UK is currently scheduled to have left the EU by then). But the other two parts of the targets are 12% of heat and 10% of transport to be powered by renewables, which we are less likely to achieve. The Labour manifesto pledges to get 60% of energy from zero-carbon or renewable sources by 2030. The Conservative manifesto looks at it in a different way, saying that ""energy policy should be focused on outcomes rather than the means by which we reach our objectives"". So they say that the focus will not be on how the energy is generated but on achieving, ""reliable and affordable energy, seizing the industrial opportunity that new technology presents and meeting our global commitments on climate change"". The Green Party would have a target of near-100% renewable electricity generation by 2030 with significant investment in electric vehicles and lower-carbon sources of heating. It supports self-sufficiency and a decentralised system of communities owning their own generation systems, but would also invest in interconnectors to allow for co-operation with other countries. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter","In Wednesday @placeholder 's debate , Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said that the UK could become energy self - sufficient in renewable energy .",district,women,fields,night,series,3
"Tweeting in English with the help of her mother, a teacher, Bana Alabed painted a picture of life in the city. But the account was deleted on Sunday, as troops pushed into the city's east. The final tweet, by her mother, read: ""We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye. - Fatemah"". Meet the seven-year-old girl tweeting from Aleppo Aleppo, Syria's second city, has been split in two during the country's long conflict. Bana lived in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, which has been relentlessly bombed by the army. Army troops advanced further into the city's east overnight, following a heavy bombardment. Bana's Twitter account - @alabedbana - had amassed more than 100,000 followers. The account, where tweets were posted by both Bana and her mother Fatemah, drew attention to the plight of civilians trapped in eastern Aleppo. In a conversation with the BBC in October, Fatemah said her daughter wanted ""the world to hear our voice"". One tweet from November read: ""Tonight we have no house, it's bombed and I got in rubble. I saw deaths and I almost died."" Another said that a friend had been killed when her house was bombed. In one video posted on the account, Bana appeared with her brothers - five-year-old Mohamed and three-year-old Noor - with the message ""drawing with the brothers before the planes come. We need peace to draw"". Another short video showed the three together in a bedroom. ""We will live forever together,"" Bana said, before laughing and hugging her brothers. In others she appeared with her mother. Bana's tweets captured the attention of JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. Ms Rowling sent Bana eBooks of the entire Harry Potter series after the young girl posted that she liked to read ""to forget the war."" The author retweeted several messages after the account was deleted, calling for information on the girl's whereabouts. At least 300 people have been killed since the government-led offensive on east Aleppo and about 250,000 are thought to be trapped in besieged areas. Earlier this week, Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, said parts of the city were at risk of becoming ""one giant graveyard"". He said some people inside opposition-controlled areas were so hungry they had been reduced to scavenging.",A seven - year - old girl whose tweets from besieged eastern Aleppo drew worldwide attention has disappeared from the social @placeholder amid an army offensive .,team,record,beat,network,island,3
"The band's frontman, Marcus Mumford, admitted to being inspired by the Man Booker Prize-winning novel in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Front Row. He said it was ""definitely"" a line spoken by central character Thomas Cromwell, but chose not to elaborate. ""I'm not going to tell you which, because I think it might be illegal."" As well as Mantel's Wolf Hall - a fictional account of Henry VIII's chief minister, Cromwell, as he helped to engineer the King's second marriage to Anne Boleyn - Mumford and Sons have previously spoken about being influenced by writers such as John Steinbeck, and other literary figures. Their Brit Award-winning debut album Sigh No More took its name from the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. The title track opens with the lyrics, ""serve God, love me and mend"", as spoken by Benedick in the play. When it comes to the literary influences on Babel, due out on 24 September, Mumford said the album features ""too many to count"". ""Honestly, they appear everywhere,"" said the singer, songwriter and guitarist. ""But I don't think that's a unique thing for us as a band. You just have to listen to Bob Dylan to realise that's what people do when they write songs,"" he continued."" Or even the old spirituals, and the old blues guys. ""A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words."" Despite being open about their influences, he denied Mumford and Sons are any more well-read than their contemporaries. ""We don't consider ourselves more of a literary band than any other band, you know. Every band reads,"" said Mumford. He did, however, launch a book club for fans as part of the Mumford and Sons' website. ""That was because we wanted to engage with people who liked our music in some way online - without doing Twitter and telling them that we're in the bath or watching TV,"" Mumford explained. ""We didn't really want to give people access to our personal lives like that. But we also wanted to engage in an interesting way with people who wanted to talk with us."" Mantel's follow-up to Wolf Hall, Bring Up The Bodies, is currently on the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize, with the winner due to be announced on 16 October. Mumford said he has already finished reading the sequel, but as far as plundering the lyrics go, he told Front Row: ""No, not yet!"" Front Row's full interview with Marcus Mumford will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 2 October.","Mumford and Sons have revealed that a song on their forthcoming album , Babel , features a line "" @placeholder completely "" from Hilary Mantel 's Wolf Hall .",disappeared,erased,lifted,habit,growing,2
"Georgina Campbell was the surprise winner of best actress - beating the likes of Sarah Lancashire and Sheridan Smith. The young actress won for her portrayal of a domestic violence victim in BBC Three's Murdered by My Boyfriend. ""This is insane,"" she said. ""The women who are in this category are absolutely brilliant. If I have the career they have in a few years time I will count myself very, very, lucky."" Jason Watkins won best leading actor for his portrayal of Christopher Jeffries, whose life was turned upside down by a fortnight of press intrusion in 2010, when he was arrested and released without charge over the murder of Bristol architect Joanna Yeates. Poldark stars Heida Reed and Eleanor Tomlinson made an impact on the red carpet in their contrasting gowns. Double winners Ant and Dec commiserate with Mary Berry, whose Great British Bake Off failed to win any prizes this year. Bafta host Graham Norton won best comedy entertainment programme for his BBC One chat show, exclaiming ""yay, me!"" Jessica Hynes scooped best comedy performance (female) for her role as Siobhan Sharpe, a babbling BBC brand consultant in W1A. Gemma Jones won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Mary Baldwin in Marvellous - a biopic about Neil Baldwin, who refused to accept the limitations of his learning disability. Speaking backstage the actress, who played Bridget Jones's mother in the two hit films, said they had better ""hurry up"" filming the third book or she would be ""on a zimmer frame"". Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams was on hand to present the award for best scripted comedy to BBC Four's Detectorists. But her own show lost out on a fiercely-contested Audience Award to hit drama Sherlock. Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, along with 2014 contestant Judy Murray were on hand to support Strictly Come Dancing. Ultimately, though, the show went home empty handed. Tamsin Greig, Russell Tovey and Emma Willis were among the attendees. James Corden, whose comedy series The Wrong Mans was up for an award, jetted in from the US, where he recently started presenting his own chat show. ""I landed at 14:00 BST and I leave at 09:00 tomorrow morning,"" he said. ""I'm on the plane longer than I'm here!"" Homeland star David Harewood was nominated for best sitcom along with the rest of the cast of mistaken-identity thriller The Wrong Mans. He will soon be seen as CIA agent Hank Henshaw in the TV adaptation of Supergirl. Downton Abbey and W1A's Hugh Bonneville enjoyed the ceremony with his wife Lulu Williams. Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan attended just weeks before her marriage to Mark Wright; while Davina McCall and John Bishop appeared to have co-ordinated their wardrobes. Stephen Rea won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle in BBC Two's The Honourable Woman. He accepted his award from British actress Archie Panjabi - star of US legal drama The Good Wife. Comedian Matt Berry was presented with the Bafta for best comedy performance (male) by Anna Friel. His cult Channel 4 sitcom, Toast of London, follows the adventures of an eccentric middle aged actor sleeping with a rival thespian's wife.",The Bafta television awards have taken place in London . Here are some of the key moments from the red carpet and the winners ' @placeholder in pictures .,event,history,names,roles,room,4
"On Tuesday, Pope Francis will open the original Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the first time it has been opened since the turn of the century, to mark the official start of a year laden with symbolism for Catholics across the world. So what does it mean? The clue to the aim of the Year of Mercy is in its name: a time for the Church itself and for Catholics everywhere to show mercy and compassion, in thought and in deed, and focus on forgiveness, reconciliation and doing good in concrete ways for the needy and those on the margins of society. The crossing of the threshold of a Holy Door is a sign of spiritual renewal, and the passage from sin to grace. Pope Francis has long signalled his wish to change the Church's approach from condemnation of wrongdoing to a Church more forgiving of its flock, and more understanding of the difficulties faced by believers today. This extraordinary jubilee year is a practical way of giving expression to that wish, and creating a Church that is a ""field hospital"", healing and binding the wounds of its flock. Announcing the extraordinary jubilee this March, the Pope said: ""The greater the sin, the greater the love the Church must express,"" writing that the Holy Door is a ""Door of Mercy, through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons and instils hope."" Pope Francis took many by surprise when he announced earlier this year that as part of the jubilee, all parish priests across the world would be allowed to absolve repentant women who asked for forgiveness for having an abortion, even though Church teaching still terms abortion a grave sin. He has, in effect, already begun the jubilee by opening the Holy Door of the Cathedral in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, during his recent trip to Africa. It was one of many symbolic gestures he made in a nation torn by fighting between Christians and Muslims. The Pope has also made clear he wants this jubilee to open a year of ""fervent dialogue"" between Christians, Muslims and Jews, so that all who believe in a merciful God show more mercy towards one another, driving out violence, disrespect and discrimination. He said that the Christian profession of faith in God's mercy ""relates us to Judaism and Islam, both of which consider mercy to be one of God's most important attributes"". In a year marked by cruel conflicts, terrorist attacks and natural disasters across the globe, the jubilee is expected to draw millions of pilgrims to Rome, where the city authorities and the Vatican have been working together to ensure security. Italian security forces will be on high alert, while Rome has declared a no-fly zone for drones as well as regular aircraft, although Vatican officials say they had no knowledge of any specific or credible plot to attack the city or the Vatican. While  trusting in God, the Vatican has also invested in earthly technology, with visitors having to pass through metal detectors on St Peter's Square before they can enter. Jubilee years are rooted in the Old Testament tradition of freeing slaves and prisoners once every 50 years, a concept that died out within Judaism but was taken up by Pope Boniface VIII for the Catholic Church in 1300. Pilgrimages to Rome were at the heart of the original jubilee years, and attracted hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to the city, many willing to pay for ""indulgences"" - the eradication by the Church of the spiritual debt arising from sin. It was a tradition that not only contributed copious cash to the Vatican's coffers, but also contributed to the theological turmoil that led to the establishment of rival Protestant churches across much of northern Europe. The last Jubilee was called by St John Paul II to mark the millennium, and this Holy Year of Mercy starts on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December 2015 and will end on the Feast of Christ the King on 20 November 2016. In an innovation by Pope Francis, Holy Doors will also be opened this year at cathedrals, some churches and shrines around the world for those unable to make the pilgrimage to Rome. In England, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, will open the Holy Door at Westminster Cathedral, while Holy Doors will also be opened in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and many churches will hold special services on Sunday to mark the start of the jubilee.","Appropriately for the weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas , carpenters and other tradespeople have been kept busy in the run -up to the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy , installing or ensuring that the Holy Doors , due to be opened at Roman Catholic cathedrals and churches across the world , are safe and @placeholder .",warned,functioning,show,neck,witnessing,1
"During her visit to the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Glasgow, she will stress the need to promote peace, tolerance and understanding. She will also meet members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community as they launch a campaign to increase awareness and understanding of their beliefs. Mr Shah's killer Tanveer Ahmed claimed he ""disrespected the Prophet Muhammed"". As well as visiting the mosque, Ms Sturgeon will speak at a special peace symposium taking place at Glasgow University. Ahead of that speech, the first minister said: ""The peace symposium demonstrates the commitment of the Ahmadiyya community to promoting the values of peace, tolerance and understanding and is an important opportunity for us to restate our shared values and our shared aims. ""The launch of their 'True Islam' campaign is an important educational tool to increase awareness and understanding of the religion. By doing so, it will help combat the fears and prejudices that foster hatred."" She added: ""There is no doubt that this kind of engagement and outreach work is vital to tackling the root causes of prejudice and hatred and create the inclusive, tolerant and cohesive Scotland we all want to see."" The Shah family had moved to Scotland from Pakistan in the 1990s to escape persecution as a result of their religious beliefs. As Ahmadiyya Muslims, they believed another prophet succeeded Muhammed. The majority of Muslims believe Muhammad was the last and final prophet - and anything other than that is blasphemy. Ahmed, a father-of-three from Bradford who did not know Mr Shah, claimed to have been offended by clips the shopkeeper had posted online which he said ""disrespected the Prophet Muhammad"". On the day he carried out the murder, he watched a clip featuring Mr Shah on his mobile phone as he travelled to Glasgow. Ahmed was heard to say in a phone message: ""Listen to this guy, something needs to be done, it needs nipped in the bud."" When he arrived at the shop, Ahmed said he warned the shopkeeper he was there to kill him and asked him to stop claiming to be a prophet. Mr Shah's brother and a shop assistant tried to fend him off as he launched his attack on the popular businessman, who was described by locals as a ""pillar of the community"". Hundreds of people laid flowers and took part in a silent vigil in memory of the shopkeeper shortly after his murder. Ahmed was given a life sentence at the High Court in Glasgow after admitting the murder in Glasgow's Shawlands area on March 24.",Nicola Sturgeon will visit the mosque that was @placeholder by murdered Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah later .,beaten,attended,rocked,targeted,founded,1
"Maybe not as bad as someone chucking a table or swinging a chair around their head, but just a pinch of spice to give what promises to be a hearty dish an appreciable edge. For once on English soil, Wladimir Klitschko was in control. Which is how he likes it. A dignified man, Klitschko doesn't look comfortable exchanging barbs with a 6ft 7in Batman. Then again, who does? A 6ft Robin? But in Anthony Joshua, Klitschko has a rival he can understand. Someone safe, just like him. At one point during his customary press conference monologue - the Ukrainian often swats away questions as if they are bothersome flies - Klitschko looked across at Joshua and said: ""We are friends."" It sounded like a Jedi mind trick. Promoter Eddie Hearn had already warned Joshua not to be fooled. ""Joshua must not fall into that friendly-friendly trap,"" said Hearn after his charge's three-round demolition of Eric Molina on Saturday. ""He has to have that same ruthless streak he's had until now. He will, because he's a ruthless individual."" Joshua didn't sound too ruthless, reflecting on the challenge ahead. He didn't sound too anything in particular. In fact, he made defending his world heavyweight crown against the former king in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium sound like a four-rounder at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham. When it was gently suggested that Klitschko - perhaps, just maybe - had been a little bit disrespectful by referring to him as his ""little bro"", Joshua - gently, respectfully - disagreed. ""It's fine. I let it go over my head. It's all irrelevant."" Media playback is not supported on this device Joshua even felt the need to downgrade his one quote that might have sounded a tad big-headed, insisting that victory over Klitschko would not, as he had previously stated, make him an ""overnight legend"" but would be merely the first act in creating a great legacy. In chess terms, it was moving a piece backwards. What will sell the fight is not needle and trash-talk but the question of timing. It is a classic clash of generations, between a youthful, unproven king and a battle-hardened ruler from a previous age. Has Joshua, a pro for barely three years and with 18 fights to his name, learnt enough? Or has Klitschko, a man with 64 wins from 68 pro fights and a two-time world champion, amassed too much wisdom? Will the 27-year-old Joshua have too much hunger and too much athleticism for a man 14 years his senior? Did Klitschko's chastening defeat by Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf last November, which brought to an end his second, nine-year reign, show that he was past it? Can Joshua take his power? Can the Englishman go past seven rounds, as he has never done before? Is he in the same class as Fury? For his part, Klitschko believes his year and a half out of the ring - two scheduled rematches against Fury fell through because of injuries and the Manchester fighter's struggles with mental illness - have refreshed him. ""My brother [Vitali, the former twice heavyweight world champion] said a four-year break was good for him,"" said Klitschko. ""It sounds like I'm really old but I don't feel this way. I was not sitting back, drinking beer and doing nothing."" Two training camps for fights that never happened might have kept him active but there are times when Klitschko's thinking sounds wishful, as when he insists that both his hands and his reflexes have become faster with age. Before the wily Fury rendered Klitschko almost punchless, there were clear signs of deterioration when he fought unheralded American Bryant Jennings. And if Klitschko really is speeding up after 40, he's a scientific miracle. However, it is entirely possible that nine years of largely one-side victories dulled the senses, imperceptibly. Between regaining a portion of the world heavyweight crown in 2006 and losing it to Fury, Klitschko made 18 defences, as many as Joshua has had pro fights. All that winning can become mundane. ""The Fury defeat woke me up,"" said Klitschko, who has had 27 world title fights in total. ""After so many years I realised I was not as motivated. ""Maybe it sounds crazy, but it was good that I lost that fight and good that I'm the underdog for this one. It's nice being the challenger again. I have an adrenaline rush in my blood. I've been missing it. This time I'm obsessed."" Klitschko and Joshua sparred 20 rounds at the former's Austrian bolthole in 2014, before Klitschko's five-round knockout of Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev. Both men will have learnt a thing or two, but not nearly enough. ""Klitschko didn't perform against Fury so when he says he's obsessed, that's him saying he wants to show people how good he actually is,"" said Joshua, who won Olympic super-heavyweight gold in 2012, 16 years after Klitschko. ""They say he didn't throw enough punches against Fury. Believe me, he will throw punches against me. If he wins, he will say: 'I'm still the big bro.' But if he loses he will realise that the torch has changed hands, that this is a completely different era. And after that, I want to be doing it for years. "" Some have suggested that Joshua-Klitschko isn't as big or as relevant as both camps would like us to believe, because Fury is the main man. But their point is largely irrelevant. Fury briefly had it all but was forced to abdicate. He owns no world titles, he currently has no boxing licence, he might never fight again. In time, some of us might even miss the edge he brought to the heavyweight division. But for now, let's just appreciate some plain old boxing. Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide.",There was the odd moment when you @placeholder for the bad old days .,longed,arrived,fit,emerging,fell,0
"The stories about companies that supply seafood to the US led to the release of more than 2,000 captive workers. The Pulitzers - the top prize for US journalists - honoured the New York Times for its articles on the so-called Islamic State militant group. The Times, along with Reuters, also won for their photos of the migrant crisis. The awards honour the arts as well. Hamilton - a hip-hop re-telling of the life of one of America's founding fathers - won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The hit Broadway musical has been credited with keeping Alexander Hamilton on the $10 note. Other awards included:",The Associated Press has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for a @placeholder that exposed the use of slave labour in South East Asia .,speech,series,show,reminder,night,1
"Three people have been arrested following the death in hospital on Wednesday of a man aged in his 40s - the latest linked to the inquiry. A man and a woman, both 37, from the Stockton area also died after taking the drug, on 3 March. In February, three people died in the space of a week after taking the drug, Cleveland Police said. The force said it was advising drug users to take ""extra precautions"" and was working with agencies to find the supplier of the drugs. Two women, aged 30 and 33, and a man aged 26 were detained on suspicion of administering a noxious substance, in connection with the latest death. Det Insp Jon Tapper said: ""I would reiterate that, whilst we don't advocate that anyone should buy any type of drugs, there are still batches of particularly harmful heroin in Stockton which are being peddled by dealers. ""Lives are being put at risk by accepting this particularly dangerous heroin and, sadly, there has been a further death in the area. We are concerned and would urge drug users to take extra precautions.""",The deaths of six people have been linked to a batch of low grade heroin that has been @placeholder on Teesside .,used,circulating,evacuated,revealed,held,1
"""It's like living in a ridiculous police drama,"" Sue Beere says. Her husband Jonathan Beere is serving 24 years in a high-security prison in the Midlands, convicted of organising a complex operation to smuggle a quarter of a tonne of cocaine into the UK. She vividly remembers the day police came to arrest him in January 2011: ""They literally came through the door in the morning... a troop of men."" All she could think was that they had made ""some stupid mistake"" over his identity, and found the wrong man. She says local police stopped to comfort her young son, saying: ""Don't cry nipper, be brave, daddy will be home tonight."" But Jonathan Beere has not been back home since that day, and has so far served five years in jail. Find out more Watch video journalist Jim Reed's full film about this case on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programmewebsite. Two of the other men, skipper Jamie Green and Zoran Dresic, also received 24-year sentences, while Daniel Payne received 18 years and Scott Birtwistle 14. They had been charged with conspiring to import Class A drugs. Now a new lawyer, Emily Bolton, is working on their case. She founded the Innocence Project New Orleans in the US, which has so far freed 25 prisoners, and has recently set up a new charity in the UK - the Centre for Criminal Appeals - to specialise in miscarriage of justice investigations. On 29 May 2010, a small fishing boat - the Galwad-Y-Mor - left the Isle of Wight on what the crew claim was a routine trip to catch lobster and crab in the Channel. That night, a large drugs operation led by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) - known as Operation Disorient - was taking place, involving surveillance planes, a Border Agency patrol boat and police lookouts along the coast. The authorities had intelligence that cocaine was being smuggled to Europe from South America on giant cargo ships, such as the container vessel MSC Oriane - which was one of nine from Brazil that appeared to be of particular interest. At about midnight, the ship and the fishing boat briefly came close together - though exactly how close is disputed. The ship went on towards the European mainland, and the Galwad continued home, past Freshwater Bay - the western tip of the Isle of Wight. The next day, at this same bay, a member of the public spotted 11 sacks tangled around a buoy - each packed with a pure form of cocaine. The prosecution's case was that the sacks were pushed off the side of the container ship for the fishermen to retrieve from the sea, before taking them to the bay to hide or be picked up by another vessel. But Ms Bolton disputes this. ""What the police are alleging [is that the Galwad] was able to pinpoint and locate 11 bags of cocaine in the English Channel, in shipping lanes, in the middle of the night in a storm,"" she says. ""We think we now have the evidence proving this simply couldn't have taken place."" At the trial, the prosecution relied on navigational data taken from on-board computers on the two vessels, which purported to show that - around midnight - the Galwad crossed the Oriane's wake. There would have been a short window for the 11 sacks of cocaine to be transferred to the fishing boat. However, Ms Bolton says the prosecution's expert witness left out key plot points and used damaged data. Her new analysis suggests the paths of the boats were never closer than 100m from one another, and that the sea's drift would have taken the drugs away from the fishermen's boat. ""If that intersection between the vessels never took place, there is no case,"" she says. The prosecution also points to a series of calls made to and from the satellite phone on the Galwad while it was in the Channel, suggesting someone on shore was co-ordinating the drugs drop. The defence said the timing was a coincidence and someone was just checking on the health of one of the other fishermen who was seasick - a migrant from Eastern Europe. No traces of cocaine were ever found on the fishing boat, despite it being searched with specialised equipment. The container ship, the Oriane, was also searched when it next touched British shores a few days later, but no trace of drugs was ever found. No-one on the Oriane was arrested. The Galwad spent 18 hours sailing back to its home port of Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight. On the way it stopped for about an hour in Freshwater Bay - its crew say to fish for mackerel. That evening, the first arrests were made. At this point though, the drugs had not been discovered. This happened the following day, when a member of the public called to say he had spotted 11 multicoloured bags floating in Freshwater Bay. This timeframe, Ms Bolton says, was crucial. At the time the fishing boat was said to have hidden the drugs in Freshwater Bay, two officers from Hampshire police were watching from the cliff tops as part of the police operation. In the officers' logs before the drugs were found, they recorded someone on the fishing boat throwing six or seven items overboard at intervals - which the fishermen say could have been rubbish bags full of old bait. But the next day, after the drugs were discovered, the police lookouts changed the official log - as they are allowed to do - to clarify what they saw. In the new version they reported 10 to 12 items the size of a holdall, tied together in a line and deployed from the boat followed by a red floating buoy - a description that almost exactly matched the drugs that were picked up by the police boat. The two police surveillance officers then told different accounts in court. One said he was convinced of the significance of the holdalls at the time; the other said he thought little of it until after the drugs were found the next day. As a result, the new defence team claims the accounts cannot be relied upon. ""These are officers that are trained to get the details right every single time - and we are not talking about small details,"" Ms Bolton explains. ""We are talking about big changes, about what they saw and also where they saw it from."" At trial, both police lookouts were adamant they had seen 10 to 12 sacks thrown off the fishing boat along with a buoy. After making the first log entry, they said they had seen extra bags thrown off the boat, so the amended version was the full picture of everything they had recorded that day. The Independent Police Complaints Commission did look into the case and, though it found inconsistencies in the officers' evidence, decided it was not enough to show they had fabricated their accounts. Complaints against the two officers were dismissed. Hampshire Police also said they had no ongoing complaints relating to this investigation. Soca, now rebranded as the National Crime Agency (NCA), said at the time that the operation had stopped a huge amount of cocaine from reaching the streets of the UK. Ms Bolton's new evidence has been passed to the criminal cases review commission, which will decide if the five men can launch a fresh appeal. She believes there was a motive for Soca to implicate the five men. ""At this stage in the investigation it appears Operation Disorient really needed to get a result. They had committed a lot of resources to this investigation and needed someone to be responsible, and they started focusing on the fishing boat. ""From then on, they interpreted all evidence that came before them as pointing to guilt, and meanwhile ignored or didn't seek other evidence which pointed in the opposite direction."" The NCA said it could not comment while that investigation was ongoing. Hampshire Police said: ""It would not be appropriate to comment on operational matters led by another agency [the NCA].""","In 2011 , a group of men from the Isle of Wight was given a @placeholder 104 - year prison sentence for masterminding a £ 53 m drug smuggling operation . Does new evidence suggest they were innocent ?",humiliating,field,combined,fortified,suspected,2
"The girl suffered injuries including burns to her hands and feet, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences has said. Police told the BBC the girl had worked for Islamabad judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan for the past two years. He has not yet commented. The case has caused a furore in Pakistan. Human rights groups say Pakistan's labour laws ignore the abuse of children who, from a young age, are working on the streets or in the homes of middle-class families. There are believed to be about 12 million child workers in Pakistan, many enduring unsafe or harsh conditions. Reports of the alleged abuse first surfaced on social media last month, along with pictures of the girl's injuries. Pakistan's mainstream media took up the story, after which the girl - whom the BBC is not naming - is said to have gone missing. Police are reported to have found her in a suburb of Islamabad on Sunday and taken her into protective custody. A report on the girl's injuries is to be submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Dr Tariq Iqbal, who heads the medical board, told reporters on Monday that she had ""some burns, some traumas, some lacerations, some blisters [on her body]"". ""We have documented all wounds and injuries in as much detail as possible, and have also given our opinion on the probable cause,"" he said. Last week, the girl's parents reportedly filed a statement in court saying that the allegations in the media were ""baseless"", and that they had ""reached a settlement"" with the judge and his family. Mr Iqbal said the girl had been changing her statements regarding how she acquired the injuries but added: ""She is only a child and our job is to get to the bottom of this affair."" The girl is originally from a village in the Faisalabad region of Punjab province, police say.","A girl aged 10 who worked as a maid for a Pakistani judge shows signs of having been @placeholder , a medical board says .",accessed,tortured,halted,murdered,stabbed,1
"In Moscow there have been fewer election posters and banners on view than in previous years. Last week one Russian newspaper joked that the Duma election had been classified ""Top Secret"", since voters did not know the names of the candidates. And yet, in theory, this election should have been more exciting than previous polls. A change to the law has permitted more parties to participate than in 2011 and even a handful of Kremlin critics have been allowed to run. What's more, this time half of the 450 Russian MPs will be elected - not by party lists - but in single-mandate districts: the return to a system in which Russians can vote for a candidate of their choice in their own constituency. However, the timing of this vote has kept public interest low. The Duma election had been scheduled for December. Instead the authorities brought it forward by three months, closer to the summer. As a result, Russians have been more concerned with holidays, harvesting fruits and vegetables on their allotments and preparing for the new school year than with electing a new Duma. But why the date change? How might the Kremlin benefit from a September, rather than a December, vote? Kremlin critics claim the aim was to ensure that urban populations - traditionally, more critical of the government - had less time in which to mobilise for the election. A lower turnout is widely believed to benefit the ruling party. President Putin will want the new Duma to be just as pro-Kremlin as previous incarnations. Even if the party of power - United Russia - fails to achieve an outright majority, the three other main ""systemic opposition"" parties (the Communists, Just Russia and the Liberal Democratic Party) should secure enough support to ensure the Duma remains, to a large extent, a Kremlin rubber stamp. But this time, the Kremlin needs a parliament, which is more than just a rubber stamp. It needs a Duma which is seen by the people to be a legitimate institution. The 2011 parliamentary vote was followed by anti-government street protests across Russia, sparked by what was widely perceived to have been large-scale electoral fraud: a rigged election in favour of United Russia. The protests were the biggest challenge Vladimir Putin had faced, although they waned after a Kremlin crackdown and differences among the opposition. To head off protests this time, the Kremlin will be keen to ensure this election is not tainted by accusations of vote-rigging. Hence, the changes to the election law, the inclusion of some opposition candidates, as well as the appointment of a respected human rights advocate, Ella Pamfilova, to head the Central Election Commission. That does not mean the current electoral process is beyond criticism - as I have suggested, the decision to change the date of the election appears an attempt to influence the result. Russia's economic problems make the need for legitimacy even more pressing. Eight years ago, the country's national reserve fund stood at $140bn (£105bn). Last week, Russia's deputy finance minister predicted the reserve would be exhausted in 2017. That means more difficulties in paying social benefits, pensions and the salaries of state employees. The government may have no choice soon but to embark on unpopular economic reforms. This has implications for the vertical system of power Vladimir Putin has constructed in Russia, with the president at the top and all other institutions - including parliament - below and subservient to him. That system worked while the economy was working. But the money is running out, social protest is on the rise. The danger for the Kremlin is that if Russians question the legitimacy of other institutions in their country - including their parliament - they pin all of their too many hopes on the one man at the top.","This Sunday 's parliamentary election is the eighth which I have witnessed or @placeholder on in Russia since 1989 . And , so far , it has been the least interesting .",held,impact,acted,reported,side,3
The carriageway was shut from junction 24 Coldra to 28 at Tredegar Park. Officials said it led to very slow traffic as motorists were forced to come off the motorway on Friday night. A diversion using the A48 through Newport was put in place and the fire service tweeted that the M4 would stay closed until further notice while emergency repairs were carried out. Check if this is affecting your journey,The M4 has been closed westbound near Newport after an overhead @placeholder became loose in high winds .,wire,vehicle,link,valve,sign,4
"It is claimed Peter Barnett, 43, boarded trains at Haddenham and Thame Parkway without a ticket and used an Oyster card to ""tap out"" at Marylebone. Chiltern Railways claims it lost £23,000. Barnett, who admits fraud, said it was £10,000 once leave was taken into consideration. The case at Westminster Magistrates' Court was adjourned until 27 July. Chiltern Railways has been urged to calculate the exact loss to the company before the case can proceed. The court was told Barnett, from Oxford, was stopped by a ticket inspector at Marylebone station and asked where he travelled from. When he claimed to have travelled from Wembley, instead of Haddenham and Thame Parkway in Oxford, the inspector became suspicious and Barnett ran off. He handed himself in later that day. Barnett admits six counts of fraud by false representation between April 2012 and November last year. He has been released on unconditional bail.","A barrister who @placeholder paying train tickets could have cost a rail company £ 23,000 a court has heard .",enjoys,died,helped,spent,avoided,4
"Dunbar-based Thistly Cider said more than 50 tonnes of the fruit had been donated under its ""bottle for a bucket"" scheme, launched last month. It has been offering free cider or apple juice in exchange for spare apples. The firm said it would accept donations for the rest of the season at its Belhaven Fruit Farm store. It will accept most varieties, apart from crab apples. Thistly Cross head cider maker Peter Stuart said: ""Good folk have come from all over Scotland to swap their apples for Thistly Cross Cider, bringing anything from a bucketful to a truckload of apples. ""Thistly has always considered itself to be an innovative company. ""We are always developing new product ideas, including limited edition ciders and collaborations. ""The apples that we get from the public help us to keep doing this, as well as meeting our increasing demand, nationally and globally - without compromising on quality.""",A Scottish cider maker has @placeholder a big response to a crowdsourcing appeal for apple donations .,begun,had,become,reported,signed,3
"Ashton was found guilty of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller during Saracens' 27-12 Premiership victory. The Rugby Football Union called Waller's evidence ""consistent and compelling"", but described Ashton's version as ""less convincing"". Saracens have 24 hours to decide to appeal against the panel's decision. The panel's full judgement was released on Thursday, two days after Ashton's punishment was announced. The 29-year-old former rugby league player denied he had bitten Waller, arguing that he had twisted his head after the player's arm was lodged in his mouth in a ruck. The panel was shown photographs of Waller's injury, taken by the Northamptonshire physiotherapist, before unanimously deciding to ban Ashton. ""It is the panel's view that what can be seen on the footage is the player taking the opportunity to bite the arm, which had lawfully come to be in the area of his mouth,"" the RFU said. ""The panel found the player's version of why he was moving his head in a particular way, and the reasons why his mouth remained on the arm, less convincing. ""The panel concluded that the account from the player was very much less plausible."" Ashton was banned for the minimum of 12 weeks with a further week added because of his previous bans. He was banned for 10 weeks last season for eye-gouging, following a four-week ban for hair-pulling in 2011. Australia wing Drew Mitchell said on Twitter that Ashton had no excuses for the bite, calling him the ""Luis Suarez of rugby"", drawing a comparison with the Barcelona forward who has been banned for biting three times.","Rugby union bosses have said they banned Saracens winger Chris Ashton for 13 weeks after finding his description of @placeholder "" less plausible "" .",events,ashton,it,interest,injuries,0
"1 September 2014 Last updated at 13:07 BST 49 year-old Craig Jeeves said the quick-thinking feline managed to wake him up when the house caught fire. ""She jumped on my head and sort of like was screaming at me and woke me up otherwise I wouldn't have got up,"" Jeeves said. Jeeves said he adopted Sally from a cat's home several years ago and now she had returned the favour. The fire service said he was lucky to have got out alive.","A tabby cat called Sally is being hailed a hero after she @placeholder her owner from his burning home in Melbourne , Australia .",landed,saved,revealed,attacked,rescues,1
"The poll will see 84 county councillors elected to cover 12 districts in Lancashire. Votes will be counted on Friday morning and results are expected to be announced in the afternoon. The county council provides local government services across the region, including education, health, social care, libraries, waste disposal and transport.",Polling stations across Lancashire have @placeholder in the county council election .,deteriorated,closed,died,voted,doubled,1
"The 23-year-old dominated from the start, lifting 121kg in the snatch and 153kg in the clean and jerk for a combined tally of 274kg. Belarusian Darya Naumava, 20, was her closest competitor, taking silver with a combined lift of 258kg. Spain's Lidia Valentin won the bronze medal, lifting 257kg. Find out how to get into weightlifting with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.","North Korea 's Rim Jong-sim claimed Olympic gold in the women 's - 75 kg weightlifting , four years after winning the - 69 kg @placeholder in London .",exhibition,finish,gold,category,title,3
"Cardiff Crown Court heard the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, planned the sex attack with Stuart Bailey, 54, in text messages. Bailey, of Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was jailed for 13 years after the pair were found guilty of conspiracy to rape. The offences came to light when the woman's partner found the texts. The court heard the pair exchanged dozens of messages and the woman also sent Bailey a naked picture of the girl and bought sleeping pills to drug her. At an earlier hearing, the woman admitted distributing five indecent images of a child and Bailey admitted possessing those images. The mother, described as ""vulnerable and gullible"" by recorder Eleri Rees QC, asked Bailey what she would get out of the plan to rape her daughter and he mentioned sums of £200 to £300. Judge Rees said Bailey was ""prolific"" in contacting a number of women on a dating website. An investigation discovered that he was having similar discussions with other women. The court heard the pair planned to rape the girl during the Whitsun school holiday and talked about drugging her. Judge Rees said that despite speaking to her doctor, who advised against giving a child sleeping tablets, the mother went ahead and bought some online. ""By your own admission you tried it out a week before the rape was due to take place,"" she added. Alex Greenwood, defending the mother, said she had been ""bullied, cajoled and blackmailed"" by Bailey. Lucy Crowther, defending Bailey, said her client was ""totally ashamed of his behaviour and his actions"". Both defendants were made the subject of sexual harm prevention orders and given one year of additional licence to serve. Gemma Vincent, senior Crown prosecutor, said ""This case demonstrated a gross breach of trust on behalf of a parent. Fortunately, the matter came to the attention of the police before the sickening acts described in the texts could be carried out."" Children's charity NSPCC Cymru welcomed the ""significant sentences"" given to the mother and Bailey. ""It is difficult to comprehend how a mother could voluntarily offer her own child to be sexually assaulted in this way,"" a spokesman for NSPCC Cymru said. ""This should send out a message that the sexual abuse of children will not be tolerated and that those caught planning such heinous crimes will face the full force of the law.""",A woman who @placeholder to let a paedophile rape her seven - year - old daughter has been jailed for nine years .,plotted,threatened,decides,intervened,failed,0
"The two 17-year-olds, who have not yet been named, were found by police at Huntcliff in Saltburn at about 19:00 GMT on Friday. Cleveland Police said: ""Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of exactly what happened."" The families of the boys are being supported by specialist officers, police added. The coastguard also attended the scene to assist police. Any witnesses who were in the area of Huntcliff around the time of the incident are asked to contact Det Sgt Paul Hodgson at the force on the non-emergency number 101.","The bodies of two teenage boys have been found at the bottom of a @placeholder , police have said .",property,cliff,woman,pool,beach,1
"The police unit will patrol important buildings such as the prime minister's office. If a suspicious drone is detected, the operator will be warned via loudspeakers on the ground. But if he or she fails to respond, police will launch drones equipped with nets to bring down the device. ""Terrorist attacks using drones carrying explosives are a possibility,"" a senior member of the police department's security bureau told the Asahi Shimbun website. ""We hope to defend the nation's functions with the worst-case scenario in mind."" In April, a drone carrying a small amount of radioactive material landed on the roof of the prime minister's office. No-one was injured and a man was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident. A video posted online by Japanese website Jijicom shows how Tokyo Police's drones, complete with nets, might catch an unwanted airborne device in action. ""In Japan, it is illegal to pilot drones over certain areas such as airports and power plants, over roads, or above a height of 150m,"" Paul Haswell, a partner at legal firm Pinsent Masons, told the BBC. ""Some cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have also outlawed their use in parks."" Regulations on drones came into force in Japan this week, following an amendment to the country's Aviation Act. ""Japan's new net-carrying, drone-disabling drone is certainly an interesting way to police those areas where drones are forbidden,"" added Mr Haswell. Rules over drone use are being tightened up in several countries. In the US for example, authorities have called for a drone register which would list device owners across the nation.","A drone squad , designed to locate and - if necessary - capture nuisance drones @placeholder by members of the public , is to be launched by police in Tokyo .",targeted,operated,affected,requested,flown,4
"Hungary will propose that each of the 28 EU members pays 1% of its income from the Union, plus 1% of its contributions to it, into a special fund. In Hungary's case, that would amount to €1bn (£720m; $1.1bn). Close to 250,000 migrants have entered Hungary this year - 70,000 this month alone - and it has become a transit state on the Western Balkan route to Germany and other EU destinations. The government has tried to stop migrants coming by erecting a border fence and giving the army extra powers to keep them out. And, along with three other Central European states, Hungary has been outvoted on an EU quota plan for taking in another 120,000 refugees. The proposed special fund would be used, Mr Orban will argue, to improve conditions in the refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria - especially Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan - and to bolster Europe's external borders. Orban: Europe's borders threatened by migrants Why EU deal on migrants is so tricky Why Central Europe says No The Hungarian plan rests on two premises. That European voters share his view that the ongoing influx would change Europe beyond recognition, if allowed to continue, and that they don't want that. And that if conditions improve where they are, the migrants will stay there, in the hope that they can one day rebuild Syria. The Hungarian prime minister clearly also hopes that the plan will prove his own fence-building approach right - that Europe should defend its borders first, before it even starts discussing quotas. He may also add that Hungary would be willing to accept a voluntary quota, if his proposal or parts of it are accepted. The Orban proposal may be too much, too late for other European leaders. Despite fierce anti-migrant rhetoric and an ever-lengthening border fence, the Budapest government has failed to stop the influx of migrants, other EU leaders may point out. In a sign that it expects the movement of migrants to continue, the government yesterday ordered 192 heatable tents, each of which can house 20 people, from Finland. ""This is not a change in our policy, but it is a change of emphasis,"" Gergely Prohle, a former Hungarian ambassador to Berlin, now deputy state secretary in the Fidesz government, told the BBC. ""We have always said that the EU must be able to control its borders. This proposal shows our willingness to help, on a humanitarian level, whilst not risking the social cohesion of our country."" Hungary, he emphasised, had no colonial past, little experience with immigrants, and a large Jewish community who would be the first to fear a large Muslim influx.","It may be a peace @placeholder from the most unexpected quarter , but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is preparing to shock Wednesday 's EU leaders ' summit with a solution of his own to the migrant crisis - and it will be costly .",conference,offer,challenge,push,reaction,1
"The case has been taken by two same-sex couples who were the first people in the UK to enter civil partnerships in 2005. Their lawyer claimed they are suffering state discrimination as a result of the ban. Judgement was reserved after a two-day hearing at the High Court in Belfast. Grainne Close, Shannon Sickles and Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane challenged Stormont as the only UK administration to ban same-sex marriage. Belfast was the first place in the UK to host civil partnership ceremonies when the law was introduced 10 years ago, but now Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland that has not legalised same-sex marriage. The two couples took the judicial review proceedings, claiming that the ban breaches Article Eight of European Convention on Human Rights, by denying respect for their private and family lives. But a lawyer for Stormont's Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) told the court the ban was not a breach of human rights. He added that civil partnerships already met the minimum requirements set out under human rights law. He told the court that recent rulings from the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights supported the view that no significant breach has occurred. Last month, in the fifth Stormont vote on the issue, MLAs backed the introduction of same-sex marriage for the first time, but the Democratic Unionist Party blocked it by deploying a mechanism requiring the proposal to achieve a cross-community majority. The barrister claimed claimed a court intervention could undermine devolution. ""It is live in the democratic process. The applicants may not be satisfied with the pace, outcomes or infrastructure but it cannot be deemed that it is not a live issue,"" he said. The judge heard the case tandem with a separate bid by two men who want their marriage in England to be recognised in their native Northern Ireland. He said: ""There are a lot of issues raised in this case and the other. I will give my judgement after Christmas.""",Judgement in a landmark legal case challenging Northern Ireland 's ban on same - sex marriage will be @placeholder after Christmas .,delivered,held,issued,delayed,sacked,0
"Vast yellow fields surround this border town. But just across the border inside Syria, white and black plumes of smoke rise above Kobane as Islamic State attacks intensify. In the past two weeks, thousands of women have managed to escape IS and take refuge in Turkey, only a few kilometres from their own homes. Their children have been queuing to register for entry into a new country. With rucksacks strapped to their backs, they could be schoolchildren queuing to begin a new term, were it not for the tragic circumstances. One man carries bright yellow birds in two cages. It seems everyone's priorities differ when it comes to deciding what to take with them. On my first day in Suruc, I had hoped to be back home in Istanbul in a matter of days. But the plight of the refugees and the stories I heard kept me at the border. I realised I would be staying longer than I had expected. I met a man who had lost his leg to a landmine. He was trying to escape from IS when he stepped on it right on the Syria-Turkey border. Once agricultural land, the Turkish authorities had turned it into a vast minefield in the 1950s to prevent smuggling. The same day I met a 19-year-old female Syrian Kurd YPG fighter in the main hospital in Urfa. She told me she had been shot by an IS extremist in a ditch in a village near Kobane.  She had shot back. She looked devoid of emotion as she told her story, and I saw her eyes light up only when I asked her to tell me more about her village. One day at the border, a group of young Kurdish men were tear-gassed by Turkish police as they tried to get home to fight with the YPG. Most of them made it through. I then spoke to a woman nearby. Her name was Amira. She had three small children with her.  She was sitting on a rock, refusing to move, she said, until it was safe for her to return home. Her youngest boy was crying silently. That night, I heard there were American air strikes. Earlier, some of the Kurdish refugees and local residents had told me the air intervention filled them with hope. Others refused to believe the strikes had actually happened. ""It is all lies. No way were there any US air strikes near Kobane that night,"" they had told me. The next day some of the refugees went back across the border to Kobane. Still at the border, I remember one elderly woman in a purple dress, probably in her 70s.  She said she longed for home and wanted to die there.  She pointed at the small stones on at her feet. ""I sleep on this ground, just like these stones do. But I want to die in the comfort of my own bed."" A few hours later at this same spot, I saw a hearse carrying the coffin of a dead fighter, who had been brought to Turkey for treatment after suffering injuries in the fighting in Kobane.  A terrible ending, I thought. In Suruc, a few days later, Hennan Muhammed told me how IS had taken his son hostage while he was travelling to Iraq to avoid being conscripted by Syria in the war. His son was an English literature graduate, just like me. Half way through my trip, a mortar shell landed near the TV satellite trucks stationed on the Turkish side of the border. Luckily no-one got hurt.  But the sound of it was unforgettable, so dangerous and so close. I filmed a piece-to-camera as safely as I could. When my recorded video appeared on the BBC Turkish website later that day, I did not post the link on Facebook so my mother would not find out and worry. Two weeks later, I am back home in Istanbul, hoping to be able to report happier news from the border if I return there. I hope the distressing sight of grey smoke rising above Kobane will have vanished. And I hope I will never have to wear body armour in my own country again.","Many of the thousands of people who have @placeholder the fighting between Islamic State ( IS ) militants and fighters from the Syrian Kurdish YPG in Kobane in Syria have reached the relative safety of south - eastern Turkey . In the town of Suruc , the BBC 's Rengin Arslan has been listening to their tales of survival .",sold,clashed,announced,spent,fled,4
"The guest list has been decided by Lady Thatcher's family and representatives, along with the government and the Conservative Party. It includes family and friends of Lady Thatcher and those who worked with her over the years, including members of her cabinets and representatives from a range of groups with which she was associated. Those also invited include staff who worked closely with Lady Thatcher or who served her in some personal capacity, such as housekeepers who looked after her office in the Houses of Parliament. Ten members of staff from the Ritz hotel, where Lady Thatcher was staying when she died, have been invited. About 200 states, territories and international organisations have been invited to send an official representative. Argentina's president has not been invited but the country's ambassador to Britain has. Downing Street says this is in keeping with diplomatic protocol for such occasions. The Queen will lead the mourners with the Duke of Edinburgh. St Paul's has a capacity of 2,300 and is expected to be full on the day. Invitees include: Some of those who have confirmed their attendance include: Among those not attending:",Further details of guests invited to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul 's Cathedral on Wednesday have been @placeholder .,postponed,added,released,announced,identified,2
"The Ozo features eight camera lenses and eight microphones on a spherical-shaped body, from which a handle protrudes. The Finnish firm said that one advantage over existing systems was that it created footage that could be watched in real time via a VR headset. One expert said Ozo was not as big a leap for the firm as it might seem. ""Nokia has a great deal of experience developing not only camera technology, but also the portability of camera technology,"" said Chris Green, a consultant at Davies Murphy Group. ""The company was putting in high-end cameras on very small mobile phones and producing exceptional image results years before other manufacturers. ""And it can now direct the knowledge it has to other sectors."" Ozo was unveiled at an event in Los Angeles, underlining that the company plans to target it at Hollywood and other media professionals, rather than consumers. Nokia said the device was due to go on sale before the end of the year, but was unable to provide the full technical specifications or price. Nokia follows GoPro, Jaunt, Giroptic and Spherical in announcing a virtual reality recording device that is meant for ""prosumers"". The firm's pitch is that  Ozo can not only provide live monitoring of footage via a compatible headset, but also allow playback of filmed material at low resolution within minutes of it being shot. ""[It] removes the need to pre-assemble a panoramic image - a time-consuming process with solutions currently in the marketplace,"" the company said in a statement. One tech journalist who was given a preview of a prototype suggested the footage it produced was sometimes ""muddy and out of focus"" but praised the kit's audio-rendering capabilities. ""I found myself constantly looking around in each clip, because the sound seemed to track my position,"" wrote Casey Newton for the Verge. ""I would hear something behind me, and when I turned I would see the still-moving mouth of the person talking."" Nokia also revealed that Jaunt would support its device, despite the Californian company offering a rival product of its own called Neo. Jaunt's investors include Britain's Sky TV and Google, and its president Cliff Plumer was an adviser to the Oculus VR headset's creators before they joined Facebook - making the firm well placed to capitalise on growing interest in VR. ""Our partnership with Nokia is another big step for us to continue to provide our partners with the most cutting-edge technology to further cater to their creative needs,"" said Mr Plumer. Virtual reality is unlikely to become Nokia's main business. Earlier this week, the European Union approved the company's 15.6bn euro ($17.2bn; £11bn) takeover of Alcatel-Lucent, which will let it extend its share of the telecoms network equipment market. But Mr Green said Ozo still had the potential to develop into a sizeable business. ""We know there is a market there - the fact VR cameras are already being used in professional film and TV production shows the importance they now have,"" he said. ""There's room for lots more growth, and it's a logical market for Nokia to dabble in.""","Nokia is developing a virtual - reality @placeholder device that can record 360 - degree views and "" 3D audio "" .",dollar,body,capture,group,partnership,2
"And yet, Spain has been without a proper government for more than 300 days and is well on the way towards Belgium's mind-numbing record of 541 days without a fully-fledged administration from June 2010 to December 2011. That's because politicians have repeatedly failed to agree on a new government since the first of two inconclusive general elections was held on 20 December 2015. In the words of Spanish analyst Francisco de Borja Lasheras: ""We are learning to be Belgium but the question remains whether the Spanish state can afford to be Belgium."" ""We Spaniards are used to our politicians doing a botch job so such a situation is not completely unexpected,"" says Mario Perales, a 45-year-old civil servant from Madrid. And his view is largely shared by Spaniards: one recent poll suggested only 11.6% saw a lack of government as their biggest problem. So will the limbo last? Spain's Socialist party (PSOE) national committee meets on Sunday to decide whether to stand aside and allow caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to govern without a majority in parliament. If they don't, Spain's power vacuum rolls on towards a third national election, probably on 18 December. A caretaker government is a lame-duck government. Foreign and economic policy comes to a halt and lawmaking stops. Belgium's 541-day stalemate lasted from 13 June 2010 to 6 December 2011. Its borrowing costs soared and its credit score was cut. Spain has so far seen 10 months of limbo and two inconclusive votes, in December 2015 and June 2016. Both countries face a separatist challenge, from some Flemish parties in Belgium and Catalan groups in north-eastern Spain. Both are constitutional monarchies. Spain has seen six prime ministers since it returned to democratic rule in 1977, while Belgium has changed leader 12 times in the same period. Will Spain's lost months come to an end? Spain's Socialist leader resigns Belgium country profile For Spain's deadlock to end, the Socialists would have to agree to hold their noses, abstain in a confidence vote and let Mariano Rajoy return to power at the head of a centre-right government. His Popular Party (PP) government has been marked by corruption scandals and austerity measures. Allowing his return was too much to bear for Pedro Sanchez, who resigned as Socialist leader rather than let that happen. Tensions have run high between politicians, but the Spanish population has barely stirred. In Belgium, during the 18-month deadlock, protests included a shaving stoppage and even the suggestion of a sex strike by male politicians' wives. Not so in Spain. ""Spaniards are very tolerant on the whole, and our political bickering has not trickled down yet to the population,"" says Francisco de Borja Lasheras, from the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR). ""There are levels of government that are working perfectly well,"" he says, but warns that in the long term, Catalonia's drive towards independence and foreign challenges such as Brexit will need a proper government. The reality is that Spain is functioning, and largely thanks to its regions. Unlike Madrid's national parliament, almost all 17 regional governments which run health, education and other public services are formed by a variety of coalitions from across the political spectrum. But the national budget is the job of central government and no new policies can be drawn up for 2017. Although Spain's economy has maintained a steady pace of growth of just over 3% annually since early 2015, the budget deficit is still well above target. So this year's spending plan will be automatically rolled over. ""This means we cannot take on any new expense, reform or investment that is not already detailed in the rolled-over budget,"" a government spokesperson explains. The caretaker government had to secure the support of parliament to avoid EU sanctions on its 2016 deficit target. But there is no deal yet to reduce the deficit in 2017, as Brussels demands. The parties may be bickering nationally, but regionally it's a different story. Madrid's PP regional president, Cristina Cifuentes, signed an anti-corruption agreement to secure the support of the centrist Ciudadanos party in 2015, including an end to parliamentarians' immunity from prosecution. Andalucia's Socialist president, Susana Diaz, also made a deal with Ciudadanos. In Valencia, the government led by Socialist Ximo Puig, backed by anti-austerity parties Compromis and Podemos, budgeted a record €13.3 (£11.9bn; $14.5bn) billion for spending on health, education, housing and social inclusiveness in 2016. In Catalonia, a parliamentary majority of pro-independence parties has voted in favour of a new Catalan state and is about to pass a law creating the region's own tax office. All previous laws referring to an independent Catalonia have been suspended by Spain's constitutional court.","Tourists are arriving in record numbers and Spain 's economy is , for a change , bobbing along . Even Spain 's biggest blight , @placeholder , has begun creeping down .",health,system,unemployment,paranoia,cave,2
"More than 12,000 people signed a petition criticising Debenhams in Commercial Road after a Facebook post by Russell Allen went viral. Debenhams it was an ""unfortunate accident"" during routine cleaning. Councillor Paul Godier said he was trying to find Mr Allen accommodation. Mr Allen posted a message on Facebook claiming his clothes, bedding and dog food had been ""flooded"" from inside the Debenhams store. A statement from the retailer said: ""We have established that this was an unfortunate accident in which the routine cleaning of the fire exit from the inside of the store resulted in some of the gentleman's property on the other side of the fire exit becoming wet. ""Debenhams has now supplied the gentleman with new bedding and clothing, and a member of our team has met him to offer our sincere apologies for any distress caused."" Charles Dickens ward councillor Mr Godier said Mr Allen's situation ""needs addressing"" but criticised what he said had been threats made against Debenhams and himself on social media. ""Portsmouth is a passionate city - when people see vulnerable people becoming victims, they will be impassioned. But in many cases some of this passion has been misdirected,"" Mr Godier said. ""This is an opportunity to bring the businesses sector a greater understanding of the homeless."" He said as Mr Allen had no local connections and was not classified as vulnerable, he did not qualify for council help but an individual had offered a private room. ""The only dilemma was finding temporary accommodation for his dog which would need to be arranged."" ""Homelessness has risen drastically across the country. It's not an easy fix. As part of the [Portsmouth City Council] homelessness working group next year we'll be delving deeper into the causes of homelessness and assessing vulnerability in much greater detail,"" he added. Mr Allen said he believed ""something good and some awareness"" would come out of the situation.","The row over a rough sleeper who claims he was @placeholder in a shop doorway in Portsmouth on Boxing Day has raised awareness of homelessness in the city , a councillor has said .",killed,crushed,stuck,soaked,beaten,3
"Wigan made a great start as, triggered by young debutant James Worthington's early try, the hosts went 20-0 up in 20 minutes, Lewis Tierney, Liam Marshall and Tommy Leuluai all crossing too. But Bill Tupou's 11-minute hat-trick saw Trinity go 22-20 up at half-time. Danny Kirmond, Liam Finn, who kicked six goals, and Jacob Miller all added to Mason Caton-Brown's first-half try. The transformation came when Wakefield responded to the concession of Wigan's fourth try by bringing on Anthony England and David Fifita to give more power to the visitors' pack. But they could not have envisaged quite such a turnaround as, from Tupou's first touchdown in the 25th minute, followed by Caton-Brown, the big winger bagged two more to double his try tally for the season to six by the 36th minute. Finn, whose conversion of Tupou's hat-trick try gave Trinity the lead for the first time, missed just once, although allowed the luxury of a rare re-taken conversion to Miller's late try. Centre Worthington and winger Marshall, who took his tally to 16 for the season, both added a second try after the break. But George Williams landed only two of his conversion attempts, prompting a late change of kicker to Marshall, to exacerbate Wigan's woes as they suffered a fourth home defeat of the season. They remain a distant eight points off top spot, while Wakefield, up into fourth, remain six points behind leaders Castleford, who won comfortably at Leigh. Wakefield had lost on all their previous eight visits to Wigan, but it is only 13 months since they ran in 11 tries on home soil at Belle Vue to win 62-0, their record win against Wigan. Wigan boss Shaun Wane revealed that Joe Burgess and Joel Tomkins have a chance of playing at Hull on Saturday, while Liam Forsyth will be in contention after missing the game with a head knock. But the only real positive he took was the two tries for 20-year-old former Wigan St Judes junior Worthington, who scored with his first touch on his first start for his home-town club. Wigan coach Shaun Wane: ""Wigan teams should never be giving up a 20-0 lead, no matter what. But no excuses from us. We were beaten by the better team. ""We were a bit out of juice. They are a big team. We came into it a bit lethargic and you just have to try and manage their big bodies. ""We gave a few penalties away and just didn't make those one-on-one tackles. We fell apart and missed too many one-on-ones. We made some poor defensive errors and put ourselves under pressure. ""James Worthington is a Wigan kid. I only told him he was playing on Sunday and he was very nervous. To score with his first touch was fantastic. He made a couple of defensive errors but took his tries really well."" Wakefield coach Chris Chester: ""For the first 20 minutes, we couldn't control the ball. We were completing at 50 per cent. Then, from 20 minutes we went 11 sets from 11. ""We were worthy winners. It was a top performance. That Wakefield team 12 months ago would have been done by a cricket score, so I'm really pleased we came back in the game and got a massive result for this club. ""It's a hard place to come. We have been on the end of some big scores when we've played Wigan over the last few years. To come here and show that character really shows how far we've come. ""We are not too bothered about the table at the moment. We just want to make sure that we are competing and entertaining every week."" Wigan: Tierney; Davies, Isa, Worthington, Marshall; Williams, Leuluai; Nuuausala, McIlorum, Sutton, Wells, Farrell, O'Loughlin. Replacements: Powell, Tautai, Navarrete, Field. Wakefield: Grix; B Tupou, Lyne, Gibson, Caton-Brown; Miller, Finn; A Walker, Wood, Huby, Ashurst, Kirmond, Sio. Replacements: Williams, England, Arona, Fifita. Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL).",Wakefield Trinity produced a stunning comeback to win at injury-hit @placeholder Super League champions Wigan .,reigning,home,centre,team,thrilling,0
"Euan Sutherland, already a non-executive director at the firm for two years, has been announced as new CEO. Mr Dunkerton said the decision was due to the ""increasing complexity of the business"" and it was ""the right time to bring someone in of Euan's calibre"". Mr Sutherland quit his job as boss of the Co-Operative Group in March. He has previously worked at B&Q, Dixons and Coca-Cola. Mr Dunkerton will now have the role of Founder and Product and Brand Director. Superdry products are sold in over 100 countries via 135 UK stores, concessions and online. The business was set up by Mr Dunkerton 30 years ago from a market stall in Cheltenham.","The founder of Superdry , Julian Dunkerton , has stepped aside as CEO at SuperGroup to focus on the brand 's image and its product @placeholder .",results,development,offerings,history,range,4
"Summing up a disability discrimination tribunal, Newcastle's lawyer, Sean Jones QC, said the club ""still had respect and affection"" for Gutierrez. But he said there were ""holes"" in the Argentine's case. In response, Gutierrez's lawyer, Martin Budworth, said Newcastle's witnesses had given ""knowingly untrue evidence"". A decision and announcement on the outcome of the case could take about a month. Gutierrez, 32, is suing Newcastle over the way he was treated following his cancer diagnosis in October 2013. The Deportivo La Coruna player, who was released by Newcastle in May 2015, claims the Premier League club saw him as a liability after he returned from treatment for testicular cancer. He also alleges he was not selected for some of the second half of the 2014-15 season, when Newcastle avoided relegation on the final day of the campaign, so it would not trigger an automatic one-year contract extension. ""It's plainly ludicrous to suggest that we would manage his selection to avoid a £2.5m extension cost when what was at stake was the survival of the club,"" Jones QC told the tribunal. ""The cost of relegation to the club would have been at least £30m, with an ongoing impact of around £80m if they didn't bounce back. ""It would have been a blow to Newcastle as a city, for their fans, and would have resulted in the termination of contracts for several of his colleagues and other people. ""It would have been a huge hammer blow to their finances."" Gutierrez previously said he was not suing the club for the money, but because the way he had been treated by the club was not right. However, Jones QC added there was dispute over the timeline of Gutierrez's case. Gutierrez claims his discrimination began when he was told he should look for another club shortly after he returned from his first round of cancer treatment at the end of 2013. But Jones QC reminded the tribunal that former manager Alan Pardew had said he had let Gutierrez know he was no longer part of the first-team plans in the summer of 2013 and better players had arrived at the club. In his closing remarks, Budworth said Newcastle had failed to call a number of witnesses, including owner Mike Ashley, and doctors who treated Gutierrez because the club was ""self-serving"". He also alleged that Pardew had given ""suspicious evidence"" and that his account had been ""tailored"" to fit the club's versions of events. Budworth said: ""The respondent (Newcastle) has preferred to help itself, rather than the tribunal."" He added it was unfortunate there was a conflict over when Gutierrez was told to find another club and there was no evidence from Pardew or the club's hierarchy. ""There's not a single piece of paper that hints of any activity in the summer of 2013, nobody was emailed,"" he said. ""Even if the slate is clean, they do not have evidence. There are no documents."" Budworth described the club's ""management"" of Gutierrez's appearances in the closing weeks of his contract as ""cynical"" and said it was not just a ""cruel coincidence"" he was urged to look for a new club just a couple of weeks after coming back from his first diagnosis.","Newcastle have described as "" ludicrous "" claims by former midfielder Jonas Gutierrez that he was deliberately @placeholder so the club could release him .",dropped,committed,manipulated,killed,hired,0
"The 28-year-old central defender, who has signed a three-year deal, has left Bournemouth for a reported £3m fee. Elphick captained the Cherries to promotion from the Championship in 2015, having also led them up from League One two years earlier. He made just 14 appearances during Bournemouth's first season in the top flight because of an ankle injury. He cut short his honeymoon to report to the Midlands, undergo a medical and complete his transfer negotiations. Di Matteo is looking to Elphick to help lead Villa back to the Premier League at the first attempt following their drop to the Championship. The former Brighton apprentice has so far spent all of his career on the south coast. He made his debut for the Seagulls in 2005, scoring nine goals in 182 appearances before joining the Cherries in 2012, since when he has scored a further six times in 145 appearances. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.",Tommy Elphick has joined @placeholder Aston Villa to become new manager Roberto di Matteo 's first signing .,signing,expects,relegated,joined,leaving,2
"Darren Topp has been appointed to lead the business, which counts the Duchess of Cambridge among its customers. It also provided Theresa May with her signature leopard print kitten heels on her first day in Downing Street. Mr Topp endured a difficult time at BHS as the department store disappeared from the High Street just over a year after being sold by Sir Philip Green. LK Bennett said Mr Topp was a ""30-year veteran of British retail"" who has also held senior positions at Marks and Spencer. He will be tasked with boosting sales at the premium womenswear brand as he replaces interim boss Robert Bensoussan. LK Bennett, which has 114 shops in the UK and Ireland as well as stores in the US and Middle East, saw sales decline 1.8% to £93.6m last year. Mr Topp said: ""LK Bennett is a fantastic business and we look forward to building on and continuing Robert's strategy of developing LK Bennett as a premium accessible luxury brand."" He will be joined by his former BHS finance chief, Michael Hitchcock, who joins LK Bennett as chief financial officer. The two repeatedly clashed with former BHS owner Dominic Chappell, who they blamed for the retailer going out of business. In particular, Mr Topp said he challenged an attempt by Mr Chappell to transfer £1.5m of BHS money to a company owned by a friend of Mr Chappell.",The former boss of @placeholder retailer BHS will take over as chief executive of fashion chain LK Bennett .,collapsed,announced,shoe,clothes,ousted,0
"Lebanon now has ""the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide"", said the head of the UN refugee agency. ""For Lebanon, a small nation beset by internal difficulties, the impact is staggering,"" he added. About 9.5 million people, almost half of Syria's population, have fled their homes since the start of the conflict. More than 2.5 million have fled the country, with large numbers being taken in by Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and others. However Lebanon is bearing the biggest burden of all - the number of Syrian refugees there now amount to a quarter of the local population. By Jim MuirBBC News, Beirut Everybody knows that the real number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is already well past the million mark, but the fact that that many have now been officially registered is yet another grim milestone as the conflict grinds on. Lebanon's the smallest and most vulnerable of Syria's neighbours, yet it's taken in by far the largest number of refugees - one for every four of the country's own people. That's a huge strain - the foreign minister said last month that it threatened Lebanon's very existence, and it's growing all the time, with about 2,500 new refugees being registered every day. The UN has only received 14% of the funding it's asked for. That means that relief has to be cut back and carefully targeted to the most needy. The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says this is a huge strain for Lebanon, the smallest and most vulnerable of Syria's neighbours. Last month the Lebanese foreign minister said the crisis was ""threatening the existence"" of his country. ""The Lebanese people have shown striking generosity, but are struggling to cope,"" Mr Guterres said. The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, notes that the influx of refugees is accelerating. ""Every day, UNHCR in Lebanon registers 2,500 new refugees: more than one person a minute,"" the agency said in a statement. International aid agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the flow of refugees. UNHCR has only received 14% of the $6.5bn (£4bn; 4.7bn euros) funding it has asked for. The hardships many refugees are facing was dramatically highlighted last week when a mother with a sick husband and four children set fire to herself in protest at not receiving help. She was critically injured. The civil war in Syria between Sunni-led rebels and the government of Bashar al-Assad has also fuelled sectarian tensions in Lebanon, which has a large Sunni and Shia Muslim population. Hundreds of people in Beirut and other parts of the country have been killed in violence between opponents and supporters of President Assad.","The number of refugees who have fled Syria and registered in Lebanon has @placeholder the "" devastating milestone "" of one million , the UN says .",declared,condemned,surpassed,criticised,dubbed,2
"It is a scene the 79-year-old priest says he knows well. For the past 27 years, Fr Taraborelli has performed exorcisms - the Catholic rite of expelling evil spirits. He stumbled into the job when a fellow priest needed help. ""I didn't know what it was, I hadn't studied it,"" the father says. ""He told me what to do. I was totally ignorant."" He has since become one of Rome's busiest exorcists, and the Catholic Church is struggling to find younger successors. Working three days a week from a windowless room at the back of his church near the Vatican, he often sees up to 30 people every day. ""Before doing exorcisms I urge people to see a psychologist or a psychiatrist, and I ask them to bring me their prognosis. I'm in touch with many psychologists who send their patients here."" Vatican denies Pope performed exorcism The country where exorcisms are on the rise Arrests after woman dies in 'exorcism ritual' in Germany On one side of the room, a cabinet is filled with hundreds of small statues of angels. In a drawer, he keeps a supply of sweets to hand out to his visitors. On the wall is an official document showing his qualification as an exorcist. Fr Taraborelli's desk is crowded with papers, photos, and prayer books. He sits in a simple chair; those who come to see him sit opposite him. Before doing exorcisms I urge people to see a psychologist or a psychiatrist. I ask them to bring me their prognosis."" ""First of all, I get the room ready,"" he says. ""Then if the person is not doing well, I try to calm them down reassure them. I invite them to join me in prayer. But many of them when they come here are already disturbed."" He looks through his copy of the Catholic Church's exorcism rites. He's had to tape it back together to stop it from falling apart. Amidst the pile of papers on his desk, he finds the cross he uses to expel evil spirits. His most notable case involved a married woman he treated for 13 years. ""Another man, who was a Satanist, wanted her,"" he remembers. ""She refused. So this man told her: 'You'll pay for this.' He cast so-called spells to attract her to him, twice a week. ""Then they came to me, in this room. I started to pray, and she went into a trance. She would blurt out insults, blasphemies. I quickly understood she was possessed. ""As the rite continued, she started feeling worse and worse. So when I told the devil: 'In the name of Jesus, I order you to go away', she started to vomit little metal pins, five at a time. ""Aside from pins she would also vomit hair braids, little stones, pieces of wood. It sounds like something from another world right? Instead, it's something from this world."" Within the Catholic Church, the concept of possession by demons is an accepted belief. It is sometimes used to explain murderous behaviour, as in the recent murder of 85-year-old French priest Fr Jacques Hamel in his church in the French city of Rouen in July. Survivor tells of priest's murder What we know of Church attack When two Islamist militants acting in the name of jihadist group Islamic State (IS) burst into the church and stabbed Fr Hamel, he tried to fend them off, crying out ""Be gone, Satan!"" - an apparent attempt at exorcism. In support of the priest's actions, Pope Francis accelerated the process of Fr Hamel's candidacy for sainthood. But outside the Catholic Church, many dispute the entire basis of demonic possession and exorcism. Non-believers argue that so-called possession by evil spirits is simply a medieval superstition or myth. Those who claim to be possessed by evil spirits are people suffering from easily explicable psychological or psychiatric problems, they say. Fr Taraborelli rejects the scepticism. ""Well, someone who isn't a believer doesn't believe in the devil either,"" he says, ""But someone who believes knows that the devil exists, you can read it in the gospel. Then you only need to see how the world is nowadays. It has never been this bad. These violence acts are not human. So terrible, like IS."" Fr Taraborelli shows no sign of wanting to give up his work and his mobile phone rings constantly. But younger priests are not particularly attracted by the prospect of spending hours in windowless rooms, reading exorcism rites to disturbed believers. ""I told the bishop that I can't find anyone willing to do this. Many of them are scared. Even priests can be scared. It's a difficult life.""",""" That is a possessed woman there , "" says Fr Vincenzo Taraborelli as he points up to an 18th Century fresco in his Roman church . "" They 're holding her with her mouth open . She has little devils coming out of her @placeholder . She 's being freed . """,body,head,birth,life,skin,0
"One of the company's reservoirs burst earlier this month, flooding dozens of homes in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais. Eleven people were killed and 12 are missing presumed dead. Emergency work to try to avoid another breach will begin immediately and will last up to 90 days, the company said. The company initially said that two of its dams - Fundao and Germano - had burst on 5 November. But it has now clarified that only the Fundao reservoir collapsed. Germano and another nearby dam, Santarem, are still standing but are at risk, said Samarco's Infrastructure Director Kleber Terra. Samarco is owned by  by mining giants Vale, from Brazil, and Anglo-Australian company BHP Billiton. It agreed on Monday to pay the Brazilian government 1bn reais (£170m; $260m) compensation. The money will be used to cover the initial clean-up and to offer some compensation to the victims and their families. But the amount agreed is relatively small, prosecutors said. It will be considered ""only as a first instalment"" to be paid by the company, state prosecutor Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Pinto told O Estado de Minas newspaper. The Fundao dam breach caused rivers of mud to descend on nearby villages. Bento Rodrigues was totally destroyed. More than 500 people lost their homes there. Last week, Brazilian environmental agency Ibama fined Samarco 250m reais. Ibama described the dam burst as ""the worst mining accident in Brazil's history"".",Brazilian mining company Samarco says two dams it uses to hold waste @placeholder from iron production are damaged and at risk of collapsing .,criticism,metals,ore,water,refrain,3
"Thames Water said the sewer would stop millions of tonnes of sewage leaking into the River Thames every year. But the Thames Tunnel Commission favours a shorter tunnel with ""greener"" options for preventing rain water entering the sewage system Thames Water said it would study the findings of the commission which was sponsored by five London councils. The inquiry was commissioned amid concerns that water bills would have to rise to finance the project and fears over the loss of green space and regeneration sites. The Thames Tunnel Commission (TTC) examined whether the 20-mile (32km) tunnel from west to east London was the best solution to the problem of raw sewage entering the Thames. Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Lord Selborne, who led the team that scrutinised the plans, said: ""Our forensic analysis shows there is a substantial body of evidence pointing to the fact that there is a smarter way to make the River Thames cleaner. ""A shorter tunnel, combined with green infrastructure solutions that are built up incrementally in the medium to long term, would be both compliant with EU directives and less costly and disruptive to Londoners. ""These alternatives require further study."" The report recommended the primary reason for rejecting a short tunnel that costs less than half the current ""super sewer"" estimate ""should be revisited as a matter of urgency"". It also found complimentary environmentally friendly solutions that minimise the amount of fresh rain water entering the sewerage system should be considered. A Thames Water spokesman said: ""To be a viable proposition, any alternative to the Thames Tunnel would need to provide a more economical way of meeting the environmental objectives set by the Environment Agency for the health of the river, within the time scale required by the government."" He said it would be a ""valuable contribution"" to a second consultation into the scheme which starts on Friday. At the same time as the report was being published, Thames Tunnel Now, a coalition of 15 environmental charities, including the Angling Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, WWF-UK, and the London Wildlife Trust, said it backed the sewer plan. A spokesman for the coalition said: ""It is completely unacceptable for people to be faced with raw sewage in one of the most sophisticated cities in the world, and for tens of thousands of fish to die from suffocation every time it rains heavily in the summer.""","Plans to build a so - called "" super sewer "" in London should be @placeholder , an inquiry has concluded .",lost,slowed,built,held,reviewed,4
"Unrest broke out on Sunday over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson. People looted shops, vandalised cars and stores, and set a building alight as police tried to block off access to several areas of the city. Police say Michael Brown, 18, was shot on Saturday afternoon in the mainly black suburb of St Louis. He was shot several times after a struggle in a police car, they said. On Monday, dozens of residents marched through the streets demanding justice. As residents began the task of cleaning up, some said they believed the violence was not over. DeAndre Smith, 30, of Ferguson told the St Louis Post-Dispatch that the rioting reflected a sense of injustice in the community. ""I don't think it's over honestly,"" he said. ""I just think they got a taste of what fighting back means."" St Louis County police say the FBI has now taken over the investigation into Mr Brown's death. The rioting erupted late on Sunday after thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil for the slain man. County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the shooting occurred after the officer encountered two men, including Mr Brown, on a street in Ferguson. Mr Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and a struggle began. At least one shot was fired from the officer's gun inside the police car, Mr Belmar said. But authorities say they are still trying to clarify exactly what happened inside the vehicle. The officer involved has been with the Ferguson police department for six years, and has been placed on paid administrative leave, Mr Belmar said. Mayor James Knowles said he understood that people ""want to vent their frustrations. We understand they want to speak out"", but he added: ""We're going to obviously try to urge calm."" Mr Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said her son had graduated from high school and planned to go to a local college. The killing has drawn comparisons by some civil rights leaders with the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighbourhood watch organiser who was acquitted of murder charges. ""We're outraged because yet again a young African-American man has been killed by law enforcement,"" said John Gaskin, of the civil rights group NAACP.",Police in the US state of Missouri say they have arrested 32 people as calm @placeholder after a night of rioting .,injured,clashes,returned,drowned,continues,2
"He became famous for his sweaters and the rocking chair in which he invariably sat to sing the final number of his show. At a time when the 60s pop explosion was stalling the careers of so many crooners, Doonican bucked the trend with eight Top-20 hits. And songs like Delaney's Donkey and Paddy McGinty's Goat allowed record-buyers to indulge themselves in a touch of Irish-flavoured whimsy. Michael Valentine Doonican was born in the Irish city of Waterford on 3 February 1927, the youngest of eight children. His father died of cancer when he was 14 and he was forced to leave school and work in a packaging factory to supplement the family income. He wrote music from a very young age, and formed a singing group with his friends when he was just 10. With his guitar, he later took part in the town's first ever television broadcast and, after his first paid engagement at the Waterford fete, left his factory job to tour the country in a caravan. In 1951, Doonican was invited to join a group called the Four Ramblers. The band toured England where Doonican was introduced to the joys of golf, and also to his future wife, the cabaret star Lynnette Rae. Doonican later moved to London, where he continued his entertainment apprenticeship in radio, television, cabaret and music hall. He recalled that ""it took 17 years to become an overnight success"", when his appearance on Sunday Night at the Palladium prompted the BBC to offer him his own series in 1964. He was given an initial series of six half-hour programmes which were broadcast live from a BBC studio in an old chapel in Manchester. The Val Doonican Music show saw him become a mainstay of Saturday night television. But he was always grateful that his career gave him the opportunity to meet his idols such as Bing Crosby and Howard Keel. ""You can't imagine,"" he later recalled, ""that you're going along in your young life, buying records of people that you think are fantastic and, in my case, I ended up singing duets with them on my show."" The comedian Dave Allen also got his big break by appearing on the show. In the 1970s, his fame spread when the programme was transmitted overseas. Two of Doonican's most enduring props were his collection of multi-coloured sweaters - which became known as ""Val Doonican jumpers"" - and his ever-present rocking chair. In fact, the star swapped his sweaters for jackets back in 1970, so remained bemused when people everywhere continued to ask him where his jumper was. Doonican went on to record more than 50 albums, and he appeared several times on Top of the Pops. At a time when the charts were dominated by pop groups he had a string of hits including Special Years, Walk Tall and What Would I Be? The television shows came to an end after 24 years, but Doonican continued to tour, choosing mostly intimate regional theatres, in the UK and abroad. He eschewed television appearances, preferring to share his time between Buckinghamshire and Spain, and to spend his semi-retirement playing golf. ""Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with big boobs,"" he once said. ""You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her."" His other great hobby was painting, and his work was exhibited around the country. A lot of his art was inspired by his Irish homeland, where he remained revered for his modest charm and embrace of original Gaelic values. In 2001, Doonican and his wife returned to Waterford to receive the gift of a rocking chair. The ever humble entertainer exclaimed that it ""celebrated all the special things to come my way since leaving the city 47 years ago"".",Val Doonican 's gentle @placeholder made him a popular feature on Saturday night television for more than two decades .,demeanor,office,acclaim,charm,style,4
"The 'Batzilla' community page has already garnered more than 155,000 likes. Denise Wade, a co-ordinator at Queensland's Bat Conservation and Rescue group, set up the page to highlight the plight of Australia's bats and flying foxes. ""It functions primarily as an education tool, something I can use to highlight the truth about bats and to dispel misinformation about their species,"" Ms Wade told the BBC. ""I also hope the truth will speak for itself: that bats are incredibly beautiful and intelligent animals."" Native bats and flying foxes are protected in Australia, but urban bat populations are a source of controversy. Urban development is encroaching on bat habitats and residents worried about disease, noise and odours have sought to move bat colonies away from their houses. Ms Wade hopes to convert more people into bat lovers. ""More bats are moving into urban areas and this could cause conflict with humans,"" she said. ""We need to understand them more and we can only do so by changing the way we do things so we can all live in harmony."" She said the name 'Batzilla' did not carry any meaning. ""It was just something fun I came up with."" Many of the page's fans come for the pictures of baby bats, which are often photographed wrapped in thick blankets. ""The problem these little ones face is when they come out of the incubator, they chill off very quickly and it can become dangerous, so we need to keep their bodies warm,"" Ms Wade said. Ms Wade has expanded her social media footprint with a YouTube account, which features videos of her baby bats and flying foxes. She praised her ""wonderful group of followers"". ""I spend as much time as I can with updates as I think social media can be a very important education tool,"" she said.",A Facebook page is melting hearts and changing @placeholder with its pictures of orphaned baby bats wrapped in blankets .,status,pages,minds,life,deal,2
"The Lib Dem site was called ""May & Co"" - the same name as a Chelsea estate agent established in 1920. The firm's boss, John Yianni, said he started getting abusive and ""weird"" phone calls when the campaign appeared on Twitter. The Lib Dems said it was ""an innocent mistake"" and the site had been changed. A party spokesman blamed an ""over-enthusiastic volunteer"" who had released an early version of the campaign which had not been checked. He said the party had apologised to Mr Yianni. The Lib Dem site is now called ""Theresa May and Co"" - but Mr Yianni said it was still close to the name of his company and he was concerned it was affecting his business. ""The damage has been done and it's probably going to get worse. You don't want to be politically biased in your business. ""People were saying: 'What are you doing getting into bed with them?'"" He said he had contacted Sir Vince Cable and the Lib Dem headquarters to ask for the campaign to be dropped. ""I was a Vince Cable supporter. I told him that,"" said Mr Yianni, who said he would not now be voting for the former business secretary. He added: ""This company has been going since the 20s. They should have just checked before they unleashed it. ""They have changed it into something slightly different thinking it's going to be OK but it's still the same."" Lib Dem candidate Sir Ed Davey earlier staged a protest against Conservative social care reforms, which the party has dubbed the ""dementia tax,"" with ""Theresa May & Co"" placards. Plans to make people receiving care at home liable for the full costs if they are worth at least £100,000 have proved controversial since they were announced in the Conservative manifesto. Theresa May later said proposed changes to social care funding in England would include an ""absolute limit"" on the money people will have to pay. She has repeatedly stressed that people will not have to sell their homes while they are alive to fund care. Speaking at the protest, Sir Ed said there are other ways of funding social care than ""setting up May & Co estate agents to come after your home"".",A London estate agent has complained to the Liberal Democrats after they used the name of his company in a spoof website @placeholder Theresa May .,attacking,prompted,following,ditch,celebrating,0
"With the game at 0-0, Rangers striker Conor Washington's header hit the bar and appeared to cross the line but it was not given by the officials. ""It is very difficult to take for my lads,"" Holloway told BBC Radio London. ""Unfortunately we are left bemoaning a decision where we scored a goal and it wasn't given."" Having lost their Championship fixture thanks to Sam Gallagher's stoppage-time winner, Holloway thinks its time that technology is used to help the officials in the second tier. ""We scored today but we lost 1-0. Can you please explain that to me Fifa, Uefa or whoever you are?"" he questioned. ""I'd like us to stand up for ourselves and actually take over our own game. It would make sense. ""The officials can only do the job they are asked. The fourth official doesn't need to be stood in between myself and (Blackburn boss) Owen Coyle as we are never going to have an argument - he should be watching a screen. ""You just need to see what the company I used to work for can show the fourth official. He'll have seen clearly it's a goal and could have said it within five seconds, and we'd have been 1-0 up and in a much better situation.""",QPR boss Ian Holloway says the English Football League should use video technology after his side had a goal @placeholder out in losing 1 - 0 at Blackburn .,singled,broke,knocked,washed,ruled,4
"Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg said parts of the track in the Azerbaijani capital were ""really not looking good"". Button added that some corners ""don't have any run-off at all"". Rosberg hoped governing body the FIA had stuck to the safety guidelines that govern tracks, but added: ""I'm doubting it a little because of those corners."" The main areas of concern on the new track, which joins both the new and historic old parts of the city and is expected to be the fastest street circuit in F1 history, are turns three, seven and 15 and the pit-lane entry. Button said: ""We trust in the FIA and they do a fantastic job in keeping us safe. They have improved pretty much every circuit we go to, including Monaco. ""It's just that on certain corners here, it looks as if there is not a lot of run-off. Hopefully I'm wrong."" He added: ""It is fine as long as no-one has a failure, we will go away all happy. We just have to hope that doesn't happen."" Button said the most critical area was turn 15, which the drivers will approach at estimated speeds of about 180mph after a long flat-out section. He said: ""There is run-off but you have to turn right to take it."" Rosberg added: ""The track is great, the place is great. I have been welcomed very well so I'm sure all in all it will be a great success. ""But there is a bit of a concern for sure with those run-offs. That's not great. The corner before going down the hill (15) where you have a wall straight on, turn three, and then the pit entry as well. that is not fantastic."" The pit-lane entry is towards the end of a 2.1-kilometre straight, where cars are expected to be travelling in excess of 200mph, and features a tight chicane. The area governed by the pit-lane speed limit does not start until after the chicane. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo said the pit entry ""is going to be quite cool"" because, as it is effectively part of the race track, there was ""between half-a-second and a second"" for a driver to gain in the chicane. But Rosberg countered: ""Yeah but there is also a massive accident to be had if you go a little bit more than that."" McLaren's two-time champion Fernando Alonso, who is the race's official ambassador, played down the issue. ""There are some corners probably we will talk about,"" he said. ""Some others that we need to go on the car first and see how they feel. ""In terms of safety, the FIA ran many simulations in terms of how to make the run-off safe enough. Some of them are safe enough, some of them maybe they look small but it's always better than Monaco, for example. It cannot be any worse than that."" The FIA has yet to answer BBC Sport's request for a response. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.",Leading Formula 1 drivers have @placeholder the safety of the new Baku street circuit that will host Sunday 's European Grand Prix .,reached,established,spoken,questioned,signed,3
"Media playback is not supported on this device Pienaar, 31, signed a new contract with the Irish province in 2013 after turning down the chance to join European champions Toulon. ""If Ulster thought I was still good enough and wanted to extend my contract I would consider it,"" said Pienaar. ""I would need to feel I was still playing well and adding value."" Pienaar said he had enjoyed his five years in Belfast and that he and his family were happy in Northern Ireland. ""I do not regret turning down Toulon. Staying with Ulster was a decision I made with my heart,"" he added. ""I didn't want to break something that was special to me. ""It might have been nice playing with some of the world's best players at Toulon but Ulster was somewhere I felt I really needed to be at this stage of my career."" After last weekend's European Champions Cup defeat by Saracens, Ulster return to Pro12 action away to Leinster on Friday night. ""We have to get over the Saracens game and put on a good performance away in Dublin,"" said Pienaar who will make his 100th Ulster appearance in the match at the RDS. ""We are still positive because there is a lot to play for.""",South African scrum - half Ruan Pienaar says he would consider staying on at Ulster after his current @placeholder runs out in 2017 .,form,deal,career,team,season,1
"Prosecutors in Frankfurt said the 28-year-old suspect was motivated by a ""xenophobic background"". A student, 22, said to be a co-conspirator, has also been arrested. The soldier was first detained by Austrian police in February after he tried to retrieve a handgun he had hidden in a toilet at Vienna airport. He was released but police subsequently discovered the suspect had registered as a Syrian refugee at a shelter in central Germany in December 2015 and later officially requested political asylum in Bavaria, prosecutors said. No concerns were raised at the time, despite the man speaking no Arabic. German media report that he even received monthly payments and accommodation. ""These findings, and indications of a xenophobic background of the Bundeswehr soldier, suggest that the accused was planning a serious crime endangering state security with the weapon that was earlier deposited at Vienna airport,"" the prosecutors' statement said, according to AFP news agency. The gun is reported not to have come from the German armed forces. The man is a lieutenant normally stationed on a base near Strasbourg in north-east France, but he was arrested in Hammelburg in Bavaria, southern Germany, on Wednesday. Police searched 16 properties in Germany, France and Austria on the same day. Items banned under weapons and explosives laws were found in the student's home in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. Offenbach is also the soldier's hometown.",A German soldier who @placeholder to be a Syrian refugee and was allegedly planning a gun attack has been arrested in southern Germany .,claim,tried,pretended,feared,appears,2
"Beckford threw his shirt into the crowd after scoring a hat-trick as Preston North End beat Swindon 4-0 in the League One final at Wembley on Sunday. Television pictures appeared to show a woman taking it off Ted Dockray. Receiving the replacement shirt, the eight-year-old said: ""I'm glad I've got it. I'm going to hang it in my room."" He said he might even wear it sometimes. Beckford said: ""The look on his face when I gave him the shirt... He seemed happy, so I'm happy."" As well as the shirt, the youngster was given a stadium tour of North End's Deepdale stadium.",Preston striker Jermaine Beckford has presented a @placeholder shirt to a boy who had one seemingly snatched away from him after their play - off final victory .,yellow,petition,signed,reduced,blue,2
"Pepsi apologised and pulled the ad after accusations that it trivialised recent street protests across the US. But it wasn't the only company copping flak for poor creativity this week. German skincare brand Nivea also said sorry over its ""white is purity"" deodorant advert that was deemed discriminatory and racially insensitive. Meanwhile, in the UK, the Co-op supermarket was accused of ""outrageous sexism"" in an advert for chocolate Easter eggs that encouraged parents to ""treat your daughter for doing the washing up"", while Cadbury was criticised after dropping the word ""Easter"" from its egg hunts. These campaigns have now taken their place in the pantheon of bad advertising. Here are a few more picks from recent memory. Here's another one that left a sour taste. The Snickers TV advert featuring Mr T as BA Baracus from The A-Team was pulled after it was accused of being insulting to gay men. Mr T is shown firing Snickers chocolate bars at a man who's speed walking in tight yellow shorts, while yelling, ""You are a disgrace to the man race. It's time to run like a real man."" Confectionery giant Mars, which owns Snickers, released a statement saying the advert was intended to be funny but that ""humour is highly subjective"". In the US and most of the West, this poster would have caused outrage and accusations of racism. But in Thailand, an image of a woman in blackface and bright pink lipstick to promote a new ""charcoal donut"" wasn't deemed a big deal. The chief executive of the Thai franchise - whose daughter was the model - reportedly said at the time: ""I don't get it. What's the big fuss? What if the product was white and I painted someone white, would that be racist?"" But a spokesman for Dunkin' Brands apologised. The use of blackface - which historically was used by non-black performers to represent a black person - is still used in some Asian countries. Last year, a company in China used it to promote a laundry detergent. The US carmaker was forced to issue an apology over a poster that featured three gagged and bound women in the boot of a car. It also showed former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the driver's seat grinning and flashing the peace sign. The advert for Ford's new Fido hatchback was posted online soon after India passed a new law on violence against women following a fatal gang rape. This anti-gambling advert deserves to be ranked in the Hall of Fame (or shame) for the amount of jokes it generated. It was released to coincide with the 2014 World Cup and featured a boy complaining to friends that his dad had bet his life savings on Germany winning. The trouble is... Germany won. Singapore officials updated the ad but not before it got lampooned around the world. It takes quite a lot to shock in France, a country many consider to be one of the most liberal in Europe. But a 2010 anti-smoking advertisement featuring teenagers and oral sex innuendos did just that, with one minister calling it an ""outrage to decency"". Critics said the highly suggestive pictures trivialised the sexual abuse of minors. Thankfully we've since moved on to pictures of diseased organs to put people off smoking instead. There wasn't any cheering when the US department store Bloomingdale's released its Christmas catalogue two years ago. The photo of an attractive, well-dressed woman being eyeballed by an unsmiling man looked innocent enough... Until you read the creepy caption that said ""spike your best friend's eggnog when they're not looking"". The online backlash was swift with many interpreting it as supporting date rape. Bloomingdale's admitted the ad was ""in poor taste"". Benetton's ""Unhate"" campaign (which still exists) had good intentions when it launched in 2011. But on one of its images the Italian clothing company clearly took its photo-editing skills too far. It received a warning and the threat of legal action from the Vatican for a ""totally unacceptable"" image of Pope Benedict XVI kissing an Egyptian imam, and subsequently withdrew the ad. The Vatican said in a statement that the ad was ""damaging not only to the dignity of the Pope and the Catholic Church but also to the feelings of believers"". The White House also disapproved of the images featuring then-President Barack Obama but Benetton kept those. We live in a time where race and gender and sexual orientation remain highly sensitive topics. So what can brands do to generate buzz without offending? David Meikle, who founded marketing consultancy Salt, doubts that Pepsi will suffer from any long-term damage from the Kendall Jenner ad fiasco. ""Pepsi seems to have managed the retraction and apology quite well. Most importantly Pepsi was swift and decisive in its response to the feedback,"" he says. Simon Kemp, a marketing expert with almost two decades of experience, agrees that Pepsi has handled the fallout well but says all eyes will be on its next campaign. ""I think Pepsi has built sufficient goodwill over the years that their core customers will forgive them this time, although they may not forget as quickly as the brand would like. The real test will come when the brand launches its next campaign though, and Pepsi will need to tread carefully for that."" Share your thoughts and follow Leisha on Twitter.",An advert released by drinks giant Pepsi and @placeholder reality TV star and model Kendall Jenner has left a bad taste around the world .,starring,isolated,raised,conditions,print,0
"Mr Kerry said there would be ""repercussions"" if the Syrian government flouted a cessation of violence agreed in February. A resurgence in fighting, particularly in the northern city of Aleppo, has threatened to derail the partial truce. More than 250 people have been killed in Aleppo in the past 10 days. As diplomatic efforts intensified on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to Aleppo ""in the next few hours"". After talks with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura in Moscow, he said Russia was working with the UN and US to include Aleppo in the ""regime of calm"" that has covered Damascus and Latakia since Saturday. On Tuesday, 19 people were killed by rebel rocket fire in government-controlled areas of Aleppo, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. State media said a hospital was hit, killing three people and wounding 17. Last Wednesday, an air strike on a hospital in a rebel-held area killed 55 people. The US blamed the attack on government forces. Speaking in Washington, Mr Kerry said he was hopeful the cessation of violence could be restored, and he warned President Assad of consequences if violations continued. ""If Assad does not adhere to this, there will clearly be repercussions, and one of them may be the total destruction of the ceasefire and then go back to war. I don't think Russia wants that,"" he said. Mr Kerry added: ""If Assad's strategy is to somehow think he's going to just carve out Aleppo and carve out a section of the country, I've got news for him - this war doesn't end. ""It is simply physically impossible for Assad to just carve out an area and pretend that he's somehow going to make it safe, while the underlying issues are unresolved in this war. And as long as Assad is there, the opposition is not going to stop fighting it... one way or the other."" He reiterated there was an August deadline for starting a political transition in Syria. Earlier this year, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned that Russia might be trying to create a mini-state for President Assad in the north-west of the country, which includes Aleppo. Russia strongly denied the idea. Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Lavrov told reporters that he expected a decision on including Aleppo in the separate regime of calm ""in the very near future - maybe in the next few hours"". The unilateral truce had been effect in Latakia and the eastern Ghouta region around Damascus since the weekend thanks to the efforts of the Russian and US militaries, he said. The aim of Russian, US and UN negotiators was to extend the regime of calm and ""ideally make it indefinite"", Mr Lavrov added. But he warned that so-called moderate rebel groups in Aleppo had to leave areas where militants from al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is excluded from the cessation of hostilities, were being targeted. The partial halt in fighting has raised hopes that tentative peace talks in Geneva might bring forward a solution to Syria's bloody five-year civil war. But the truce all but collapsed after renewed violence, particularly in Aleppo. Also on Tuesday, the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding the protection of hospitals, clinics and health workers in war zones. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there was no justification for attacks on medical facilities. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned last week that Aleppo was being ""pushed further to the brink of humanitarian disaster"".",US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Syrian President Bashar al - Assad that seeking military @placeholder will not end the civil war .,forces,action,gains,support,evidence,2
"UCAS announced earlier this year that there had been a notable decrease in students from England applying to do at least one nursing course, saying it had fallen 23% to 33,810 in 2017. Chancellor Philip Hammond spoke last week about the ""very high numbers of foreign workers keeping our NHS going"". Looking at the figures from NHS Digital, overall, 82% of NHS staff are UK nationals, with 5% from the European Economic Area (EEA, that's the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and 6% from the rest of the world. The remaining 7% are of unknown nationalities. The unknowns are relatively high because they come from electronic staff records, not HR information, and it is not compulsory for staff to declare their nationalities for those records. For doctors, it's 70% UK, 9% EEA, 16% from the rest of the world and 5% unknown. And for nurses and health visitors it is 78% UK, 7% EEA, 8% from the rest of the world and 6% unknown. To put that into context, according to the latest labour market figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 7.3% of workers in the UK are EU nationals while 3.9% are from the rest of the world. Clearly, the unknowns throw comparisons out a bit, but the proportion of NHS staff from the EEA appears to be a bit below the workforce as a whole while there are considerably more from the rest of the world than the workforce average. For doctors, there are proportionally more foreign nationals than in the workforce as a whole, especially for those from the rest of the world. If you look at the figures for where doctors earned their qualifications, the rest of the world comes even higher with 27%, compared with 64% from the UK and 9% from the EEA. Nurses from the EEA work in the NHS in the same proportion as the rest of the workforce while nurses from the rest of the world are overrepresented. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter","From Tuesday 1 August , most new students of areas such as nursing , midwifery and physiotherapy will no longer be able to apply for grants , and will have access instead to the student loans @placeholder .",programme,system,period,table,shows,1
"Dr Anthony Madu, 45, of London, received a two year sentence, suspended for two years, at Newport Crown Court. The ""dishonest and irresponsible"" specialist registrar was convicted in October of six counts of fraud. He was also given 150 hours' community service. The trial heard Nigerian-born Madu cost four hospitals £240,000. He was given the specialist registrar obstetrics gynaecology post at the University Hospital of Wales in August 2009. But he was suspended and put on extended leave two months later over allegations about his conduct towards other staff and claims he had falsified his training record. From January 2010, he submitted sick notes on three different occasions, saying he could not work because of stress. But Madu, who earned close to £100,000 a year, went on to do lucrative locum work worth around £69,000 with three NHS trusts in England while still earning more than £29,000 from his employers in Wales. Covering his absence cost the Welsh NHS around £49,000, the court heard. Christian Jowett, prosecuting, said: ""This was a very costly business for the NHS and very lucrative for Dr Madu - that's why he did it. ""Madu had been irresponsible as well as dishonest."" After the hearing, Cheryl Hill, from the NHS Counter Fraud Service in Wales, said: ""Anthony Madu deceived his employers and was paid thousands of pounds that he should not have been. ""Being a gynaecologist, he abused a position of particular trust and responsibility. ""We always press for the prosecution of offenders and seek the strongest possible sanctions, so public money is not diverted from patient care."" Madu will be subjected to a three month night-time electronic tag curfew, following an investigation by the NHS Counter Fraud Service (Wales).",A gynaecologist who defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds working as a locum while off work sick from a Cardiff hospital has @placeholder prison .,called,spared,joined,sparked,avoided,4
"The American, appointed on Monday following Francesco Guidolin's sacking, was in attendance alongside Huw Jenkins and coach Alan Curtis. Swansea's Botti Babi struck in the first half and Alex Samuel doubled the lead after the break. Jennison Myrie-Williams volleyed a late reply for managerless Newport.",New Swansea City boss Bob Bradley watched their Under - 23 team beat Newport County in the EFL Trophy @placeholder match at Rodney Parade .,title,group,competition,trial,contest,1
"It would be operated by the Isle of Man-based regional carrier Citywing and start in October. Flybe has also applied to run weekday return flights between Derry and Birmingham from 2016. The routes are among 19 bids from smaller UK airports for funding from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund. A total of £56m will be available to cover three years of support. Other potential new routes to Northern Ireland would be to the north of England. Stobart Air wants to run a service between Belfast and Carlisle. Links Air has bid for a connection to Durham. The 19 routes have passed an initial application stage and will now be subjected to ""strategic and economic appraisal"" before final decisions are made by July.","City of Derry airport could have a new , week - round route to Dublin , with the new service @placeholder for help from the government .",needs,called,shortlisted,pushing,rules,2
"The former world champion, 81, unveiled a new fleet of karts at Buckmore Park in Chatham with the help of TV presenter Paul Hollywood. Surtees won seven world motorbike championships before becoming F1 World Champion with Ferrari in 1964. He now aims to ""firmly place Buckmore on the map"". Surtees said: ""I would like Buckmore to become a feeder for youngsters into racing careers, and hope to work with various colleges with their educational programmes."" Speaking at the launch, Buckmore Park Karting Ltd Managing Director Chris Pullman said: ""We start young. We do the training for the future. ""We start the serious training at six. It's all about progression - a  ladder of success."" He spoke of his excitement of working with John Surtees and added: ""John is the only person that has won world championships on two and four wheels and I don't think that will ever get beaten.""",Racing legend John Surtees has relaunched the karting track where Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button @placeholder as youngsters .,practised,named,train,described,live,0
"Beach Buddies said it is doubling its efforts with two sessions over the weekend after severe storms washed up ""mountains of litter"" onto the beaches. Clean-ups will take place at Derbyhaven on Saturday and Sartfield on Sunday. Beach Buddies, established in 2012, has recently applied for charity status and is challenging its volunteers to make Manx beaches the cleanest in Europe. More than 1,600 people took part in 220 sessions held across the island last year - a 75% increase on the organisation's first year.",Volunteers have been asked to help in a post - storm beach clean in the @placeholder of the Isle of Man .,region,south,waters,centre,west,1
"The assumption had been that the national unity government formed by Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah would finish in September. Mr Kerry brokered the deal after disputed election results. As he flew out of the country, several explosions rang out in the city's diplomatic area. The toll of terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan After the deal, there were expectations that a Loya Jirga, a special assembly of elders, would be convened within two years to amend the constitution and create the post of an executive prime minister. During his visit, Mr Kerry held meetings with Mr Ghani and the country's Chief Executive Mr Abdullah. Mr Ghani said they all hoped the Taliban would engage in peace talks and craft ""a legitimate process that brings an end to violence."" At least two explosions as well gunshots were heard in Kabul's diplomatic area as Mr Kerry's plane was preparing to take off. The Taliban have previously attacked prominent official and foreign targets in the Afghan capital. Mr Kerry's visit came at a time when Nato forces are increasingly being deployed in battle zones to support Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. Last year, the number of people killed and wounded in conflict in Afghanistan rose to the highest level yet recorded, the UN said.","There is no @placeholder date for an end to the power - sharing deal between rival Afghan leaders , said US Secretary of State John Kerry on a visit to Kabul .",fixed,inviting,mixed,snap,renewed,0
"The briefings highlight an almost impossible dilemma, one still faced today by every director of National Intelligence: what should, and should not, be included? Former US director of National Intelligence John Negroponte delivered the PDB to President George W Bush. He spoke to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about what the president needs to know: ""The President's Daily Brief represents the best effort of the intelligence community to present the best possible analysis of current events that are of policy interest to the White House and the United States government. A typical brief will have six or seven articles, usually not exceeding one page, sometimes just a paragraph. And then one or two longer 'deep dive' pieces. There's a presidential daily briefing staff that works around the clock. The bulk of articles are prepared by CIA analysts. The analysts draft some briefs the previous evening, then spend until about two or three in the morning polishing the articles, and then complete the PDB sometime around four or five o'clock in the morning. I had a small classified fax machine in the basement of my house with a guard standing over it, and I would usually read the first draft before bed. I would wake about five, listen to the radio, read the newspapers and then go into the office. I would meet the analyst who was going to brief the president at 6:30, and we'd go over the product. Very rarely we might decide to omit a particular article, not because we're holding something back, but because we felt the product could improve, might not be ready for prime time. And then a few minutes before 8:00 we would go to the outer office of the president until he was ready. He took that briefing every day of the week, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays as well. He was very disciplined about it, and he was what the intelligence community would call 'an excellent customer'. He was interested and anything but passive. He'd interrupt and say 'I don't really believe that, let's talk about this' or 'would you please look into this part more?' or 'could you also answer this question?' He had a dialectic style where he liked to come to a better understanding of what was being presented to him through discussion and debate. ""These meetings usually went for 30 minutes, unless he got terribly interested in something and we might spill over. With him he had the vice president, the National Security Advisor, and his chief of staff. Our mission was to present him with the best possible assessments of the various situations of concern, whether it was the situation in Iraq, or the leadership competition in Iran: difficult subjects that were very germane to the policies that he was either carrying out or developing, based on clandestinely obtained information that might not be otherwise be available. How do you decide what goes in? What do you decide to put in the BBC headlines? How does the editor of the New York Times decide what stories to give priority to? It's a sifting process, and if you're the president, you have to let people below you prioritise what they think is important. And equally important is what then do you choose to really analyse?  Because it's one thing to have the headline, but then to make sense out of what's going on you've got to go beyond that and try to understand the underlying factors and the root causes. I would present the annual intelligence assessment in its unclassified version to the Congress, and some congressman would pipe up and say 'I could have read this in the New York Times.' But that's our best assessment of what is really happening. You might have been able to read it in a newspaper but it carries the weight, the imprimatur of the intelligence community, and a lot of sophisticated and intense analytic work. Every week the Director of National Intelligence would bring together the major agencies - the CIA, the Defence Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the FBI - to go over issues of common concern, talk about different analytic and collection issues. But rarely is intelligence a panacea. It is information based on the best possible sources that helps you narrow the range of uncertainty, that improves the confidence with which leaders can make decisions. Sometimes you get one of those silver bullets, like we got the phone number of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi [the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq], and if you have that then, of course, you can work with the National Security Agency, or GCHQ, to track his movements, I remember when we intercepted an absolutely fascinating letter that Ayman al-Zawahiri (now head of al-Qaeda, then Bin Laden's number two) had sent to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We actually intercepted it before Zarqawi read it. It was a long discourse on Zarqawi's tactics, asking him to tone them down. Rather amusingly at the end Zawahiri said 'By the way, could you please send us €100,000?'. So the branch office, al-Qaeda in Iraq, was richer than headquarters, and headquarters was asking him for money. Afterwards we had quite a debate in the White House about whether we should release that letter publicly. The president favoured releasing it. I was a little bit reluctant but we eventually did, and it makes for very good reading. But intelligence failures are real. Hindsight is 20/20 vision and you can always connect the dots after the fact. You look back and you can identify the bits of information that you missed, and that you failed to connect to some event that subsequently occurred. But let's be honest, there's a lot of noise. Like Pearl Harbor; we knew something was going to happen, we didn't know exactly where and what. You have to sort the signals from the noise, you have to find which are the signals that really matter. And that's a matter of skill on the one hand; it's a matter of luck on the other. The key point about 9/11 was surprise. The same thing with the Cuban missile crisis, when we discovered the Soviets were going to send intercontinental missiles to Cuba. Believe it or not, two months before, the intelligence community had published an analysis saying the Soviets would never even dream of sending intercontinental ballistic missiles to Cuba. I looked at the PDBs that were released from the end of the Johnson Administration, and here's the problem I see. The redaction and vetting process is so rigid, and so careful, that if these articles had any real meat to them they get excised from the unclassified versions. There was one article, it was article number three on a particular day, and the subject was 'Canada', and then the rest was just a blank page. What are you going to do with that? Unless some guy like Mr Snowden gets hold of them and leaks them, in terms of deliberate declassification, I think that the intelligence community, especially the CIA, is going to always err on the side of caution when it comes to declassification. So you're not going to learn a lot from them."" The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT/13:05 BST. Listen online or download the podcast.","The CIA has released 2,500 top secret briefings from the 1960s given to Presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson . The President 's Daily Brief - or "" PDB "" - is the US intelligence agencies ' best assessment of global @placeholder , delivered in person every morning .",events,series,decline,threats,life,3
"Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says the party does not want to return to an era of widespread state ownership. Instead, Labour would look to expand co-operatives and explore giving workers the ""right to own"". David Cameron has accused Labour of wanting to turn back the clock to the days of state ownership and strikes. But Mr McDonnell tackled this claim head-on in a speech in Manchester, saying Labour had to move on from its traditional belief that state ownership was always the answer. ""Whatever the achievements of the past, we cannot simply turn the clock back - whether to 1997, 1964, or 1945,"" he said. At the last election, ""the Tories talked relentlessly, overwhelmingly about the future. Labour, strikingly, did not"". ""We cannot allow that to happen again. We cannot be small 'c' conservatives."" He added: ""A future Labour government will end the current programme of spending cuts. We will protect what has already been won. ""But we must look beyond this point. We should be seizing the opportunity to create a fairer, more democratic society."" Labour has already announced its intention to return the railways to public ownership. But when it comes to the wider economy, Mr McDonnell said Labour should ""look elsewhere"" for solutions, and draw on its tradition of supporting workers' co-operatives. He signalled support for giving employees in companies which are about to be sold off  - or floated on the stock exchange - the first option to purchase the company. ""The Tories have offered a Right to Buy, Labour would seek to better this. We'd be creating a new Right to Own,"" he said in a speech in Manchester. He said the ""biggest hurdle"" facing co-ops and other small businesses was getting initial funding from high street banks. ""No other major developed economy has just five banks providing 80% of loans. We'd look to break up these monopolies, introducing real competition and choice. ""Regional and local banks, prudently run and with a public service mandate, have to be part of the solution here."" Mr McDonnell is also considering adopting the Italian government's policy of offering funding to help employee-owned enterprises to get off the ground. ""With consortium co-operatives providing an effective means for new businesses to share and reduce costs, we'd look to support these at a local level, working with local authorities, businesses and trade unions,"" he said. He said the policy would be developed ""over the next few years"", adding:  ""In an uncertain world where a laissez faire market approach continues to fail, co-operation is an idea whose time has come again. ""This is the start of developing a new, positive economic alternative for Labour."" He also urged Labour to embrace opportunities offered by the internet and new technology. ""Technology is proving disruptive. It can have terrible downsides - de-skilling and an accelerated concentration of wealth. ""But it also opens up new possibilities - the explosion of sharing that the Internet can provide. ""There is an entrepreneurial spirit at work here: not the theatrical meanness and one-upmanship of Gordon Gekko, but a desire to create something better for us all."" Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands said Labour represented ""a threat to our economic security"". He added: ""Now we know the truth: Labour is planning another debt-fuelled spending spree and a huge tax bombshell on the businesses that have helped to drive Britain's recovery from the economic mess they left behind.""","A Labour government could give employees the right to take over their companies if they are sold , @placeholder or floated on the stock market .",writes,raising,dissolved,paving,including,2
"Amid claims of a dwindling amount of legislative business before the general election, Baroness Boothroyd said Parliament was being ""diminished in the eyes of the electorate"". Monday's Commons proceedings were completed in just over three hours. No 10 said important legislation was still being considered by MPs. The prime minister's spokesman pointed to counter-terror, infrastructure and criminal justice legislation going through Parliament, saying: ""If you look at the Parliamentary schedule I would describe it as one that enables it to get this legislation through."" Baroness Boothroyd, who was Commons Speaker between 1992 and 2000, said the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was ""an act of irresponsibility"" that had led to MPs sitting around waiting for the election. Under the act, passed in 2011, there has to be five years between general elections, unless there is a vote of two thirds of MPs or a motion of no confidence is passed in the government. Former ministers including Labour's Jack Straw and Conservative Ken Clarke have supported a bid by Conservative MP Sir Alan Duncan to get it repealed. Research shows that MPs sat for just 44% of weekdays over the past year, and only 11 new bills have been introduced in this Parliamentary session - the second lowest in recent history, BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said. This has led to criticism of a ""zombie"" Parliament. Speaking after Monday's business finished almost five hours early, Monday, Labour MP John Spellar said the government was ""trying to fill time"". He added: ""You can see this by how empty Parliament is and by the government whips letting people off on some Mondays and Wednesdays.""","Former Commons Speaker Baroness Boothroyd says the hours being @placeholder by MPs in the Commons are "" an insult to the Parliamentary system "" .",passed,investigated,attacked,worked,occupied,3
"Each member of a household will have to register to vote individually to help cut fraud. At the moment, the ""head of the household"" supplies details of other people living at the address. The Electoral Commission welcomed the announcement by minister Greg Clark, saying it would ""lead to a more secure electoral register"". But Labour called for the new system to be put on hold over concerns some voters will be left out. In a written ministerial statement, constitution and cities minister Greg Clark said the new system would replace the ""outdated"" current system with ""a secure, modern way to register to vote"". ""People will be individually registered, with their identity being confirmed either automatically, through a check against existing government databases, or by submitting their date of birth and national insurance number, or if this is not available, other approved evidence. ""Initial testing has established that over three quarters of voters will automatically be included in the electoral register without any requirement to fill in a form. ""It will be possible, for the first time, to make an online application to be on the electoral register."" People who are on the electoral register but who have not registered to vote under the new system will still be able to cast a ballot in elections, including the 2015 general election under transitional arrangements. Shadow minister for constitutional reform Stephen Twigg said: ""The importance of the issue of voter registration cannot be underestimated. ""The implementation of the Individual Electoral Register is the biggest change to the way we enable people to vote since the introduction of the universal franchise. It's also how we organise jury service, a key civic function that must be representative of our whole population. ""The government are rushing ahead with implementation when there remain serious concerns that some groups will be left out. ""Currently, 8.7 million of the electorate are on course to fall off the register. We have called on the government to delay these changes and to set up a cross-party group to monitor progress during the transition.""","Individual voter registration for British elections will come into force as @placeholder in June 2014 , ministers say .",planned,places,enter,phase,amended,0
"The unit at Glenfield Hospital was threatened with closure in 2012 with the nearest service in Birmingham. A series of changes have now been proposed by NHS England following a national review into children's heart services across the country. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said the changes would see the unit move to Leicester Royal Infirmary. On Thursday, NHS England unanimously agreed the proposals and indicated it expected the new system to be up and running in hospitals by April 2016. Presenting the review, Ian Dodge at NHS England, said it had been ""conclusive, open and transparent and rigorous"". He said: ""Our analysis shows these proposals are affordable and deliverable, bearing in mind existing workforce constraints. ""These are national standards and we expect national standards to continue to apply."" Rob Sissons, health correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today At one time this unit was going to shut and it would have been the end of services in Leicester. Now there is talk of it surviving but it will need collaboration between Glenfield and other units up and down the country. The recommendations passed this morning mean they will have to go from two surgeons to four and they will have to build up their case load. It won't be a walk in the park but the hospital says they think the service can survive. Kate Shields from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said the review would push them to provide excellent services for children and their families. ""We have worked for a really long time to show that we can sustain heart services in Leicester and we are now at the point where we feel that we have been listened to,"" she said. She added the trust was already working on the proposals submitted by NHS England. The hospital wants to move all children's heart unit onto one site at the LRI in the next three years and increase the number of procedures it carries out within the next five years.",Children 's heart services in Leicester have been secured after a new vision was @placeholder by a national board .,bought,threatened,made,approved,attacked,3
"The tie-up would have been the latest expansionary move by Steinhoff, which bought the UK's Poundland discount chain last year. But the merger talks foundered after Shoprite shareholders complained they were getting a bad deal. Steinhoff shares rose 7% in Johannesburg, while Shoprite jumped 6%. Paul Chakaduka, a trader at Global Trader, said the collapse of the deal would please many Steinhoff shareholders. ""For Shoprite there has been this major overhang around this acquisition for a very long time and I think it will free up any uncertainties,"" he said. Steinhoff's brands include Hardware Warehouse and clothing store Pep. As well as its South African operations, Shoprite also has stores in Angola and Nigeria. Steinhoff owns 40 retail brands in 30 countries, including Bensons for Beds and Harveys in the UK. One of the main backers of the deal was Christo Weise, the South African retail billionaire ranked by Forbes as the second-richest man in Africa. Mr Weise owns 23% of Steinhoff and 16% of Shoprite.",South African retail group Steinhoff and supermarket chain Shoprite have abandoned a $ 14 bn deal to create Africa 's biggest shop @placeholder .,unit,scheme,network,mall,office,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device Captain Morgan and Hales made themselves unavailable for October's trip because of security concerns. No international side has toured Bangladesh since 20 people were killed in a siege at a cafe in Dhaka in July. ""We're a tight-knit bunch of guys and we will remain that way,"" wicketkeeper Buttler, 26, told BBC Sport. ""It is a side where a lot of guys have grown up together. There are a lot of close friendships."" Buttler said he had spoken to Morgan, 30, and insisted the Middlesex player was ""very much still the captain of the England ODI side"". ""I completely respect the decision that has been made,"" he added. ""There are things that happen in the world that are much bigger than cricket."" Buttler will lead England in Morgan's absence in the three-match one-day series starting on 7 October, which will be followed by two Tests. Former England captain Michael Vaughan described Morgan's decision as a ""huge mistake"", while Nasser Hussain, another ex-skipper, felt Morgan ""should be with his team"". England all-rounder Ben Stokes tweeted his support for Morgan and Hales, 27, while former spinner Graeme Swann said he would not travel to Bangladesh if he was still playing. Buttler, who led England in a Twenty20 against Pakistan last year, added: ""I am sure Eoin was expecting a lot of people to disagree with his decision. ""He's a very strong-minded person. That's why he is such a fantastic leader."" Bangladesh's new bowling coach Courtney Walsh told BBC World Service's Stumped programme he was ""surprised"" by Morgan and Hales' decision, and that fans and players from both teams would be disappointed. Walsh was in Dhaka last week and said he felt safe and comfortable and that security was at the highest level. ""If I'm going on tour with a team, West Indies or whatever, and not everyone is touring you're going to feel a little bit disappointed. But at the end of the day, individuals have to weigh up options and do what they think is right,"" he added. The England one-day and Test squads will be announced on 16 September.","Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales remain "" very much part of the @placeholder "" despite not touring Bangladesh , says stand - in England one - day captain Jos Buttler .",group,tour,sport,dangers,country,0
"Too often firms just react to what software flags on their network instead of actively hunting out intruders, says the security firm Mandiant. It says hackers get control of about 40 machines in the average breach. But, it adds, often only a handful of servers are typically cleaned up. The result, it says, is that attackers can linger on internal networks for months, giving them the opportunity to steal more information. ""Most companies have a very old-fashioned way of investigating a breach,"" said Bill Hau, an executive at Mandiant. He delivered his warning on the first day of Infosecurity Europe, an industry exhibition and conference in London. It is a booming time for the sector. Spending on cybersecurity totalled $77bn (£53bn) last year, and is forecast to grow to $170bn by 2020. Mandiant and other incident response firms often get called in when techniques based around traditional security tools have failed to find and remove all the loopholes through which hackers have slipped. ""That old-style technology makes them think they have remediated a breach but they might never have kicked the bad guys out in the first place,"" Mr Hau told the BBC. Often, he said, attackers can ""dwell"" in networks for months during which time they seek to get high level administration access so they can erase evidence of their presence and thwart investigations. ""Companies do not understand that they have to move to a different methodology to get these guys out,"" he said. ""They need to go and look for trouble and they will find it,"" he said. ""They have to hunt them out in their own networks."" Patrick Grillo, a senior director at security firm Fortinet, agreed that many firms spent too much time securing the edges of their networks at the expense of looking more closely at what happens internally. ""The traditional network has been built with a very strong perimeter,"" he said. ""but if the malware gets beyond that its wide open. The network is soft and chewy on the inside. ""What the bad guys want to do is get in undetected and then be able to move laterally through the network until they reach their goal."" Most intruders seek out saleable data such as credit card numbers or personal information about customers, he said. He urged firms to run their own drills and exercises to help their own security experts familiarise themselves with a company's network and to root out any intruders.","Many companies have the wrong strategy in place to tackle data breaches , according to research released to coincide with Europe 's largest cybersecurity @placeholder .",pledge,deployment,event,epidemic,data,2
"John Jamieson, 36, said he thought Peter Shickle had a Stanley knife in his hand when he swung the TV at him, hitting him twice. Mr Shickle was found lying in a pool of blood at his flat in Silam Road, Stevenage, on 6 November 2016. Mr Jamieson, 36, from Wigram Way, Stevenage, and Graham King, 36, from Harrow Court, Stevenage, deny murder. On Friday, Dr Nat Cary, a consultant forensic pathologist, told the court Mr Shickle had suffered 75 injuries to his face and body. He said Mr Shickle also suffered a traumatic brain injury, 16 fractured ribs, damage to his voice box, fractures to his jaw and nasal bone, and a split liver. Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said the catalyst to the attack took place on 28 October. He said Mr Shickle had been out drinking with Mr Jamieson's mother, Christine, at the Old Post Office pub in Stevenage. During the evening they got into an argument and a physical altercation took place, he said. Mr Mulgrew said: ""John Jamieson had settled on plan for brutal retribution on Peter Shickle."" Mr Jamieson said he was ""fuming"" after hearing Mr Shickle had argued with his mother, grabbed her by the throat and hit her head on a wall. ""I knocked on the door. Pete answered and said 'come in',"" Mr Jamieson said. ""Graham was ahead and the next thing, Pete turned round with a Stanley knife. I quickly ran up and punched him twice with my left hand and once with my right."" Mr Jamieson said Mr Shickle came at him so he swung the TV from the wall, hitting him twice. The case continues.",A man accused of using a flat screen TV as a murder weapon told a jury he hit the victim with it to @placeholder himself .,avoid,join,protect,confront,rotting,2
"Refugees will now take part in a ""safe return review"" five years after their refugee status is granted. The review will decide if refugees are able to stay in the UK or will return to their home country. The Home Office said it could not comment because of ""purdah"" rules. These limit government activity during the pre-election period. The department issued updated guidance on the process by which refugees already living in the UK apply to stay here permanently. Under the policy, all those who apply for settlement will be subject to a so-called ""safe return review"" to check the current situation in their home country. Campaigners claim the measures would ""put an end to hope of stability"" and end any possibility of refugees being able to integrate into society. Organisations that have signed the letter include Black Lives Matter UK, the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, the Scottish Refugee Council, Migrant Voice, Space4U Cardiff, Manchester Migrant Solidarity and Calais Action. Makhosi Sigabade, a refugee from Zimbabwe living in Belfast, was awarded refugee status in December. He told the BBC he was now facing an uncertain five years. ""After being given a false sense of hope and stability, I am being made to relive the nightmares of my past,"" he said. ""I am now confronted with a possibility of going back to face the same persecution from which I fled. ""I've been taking a Tefl [teaching English as a foreign language] course and trying to get work but with these changes I don't know if I'll be allowed to stay."" Colin Harvey, professor of human rights at Queen's University Belfast, is one of the signatories to the letter. ""These are troubling times,"" he said. ""The very idea of human rights is under threat. ""In times such as these we must stand together in support of the global regime of refugee protection and we must ensure that the rights of refugees are not undermined."" Luke Butterly, from the Belfast-based Participation and the Practice of Rights organisation which also signed the letter, said the new policy was ""inhuman"". ""We're asking Amber Rudd to listen to the voices put forward in this letter and recognise that this policy will have a devastating impact on people's lives and will cost the Home Office an awful lot of money and serves no interest in the public good,"" he said. Home Office guidance states that ""all those who apply for settlement protection after completing the appropriate probationary period of limited leave will be subject to a safe return review with reference to the country situation at the date the application is considered"". ""Those who still need protection at that point will normally qualify for settlement,"" it adds. They added that safe return reviews were introduced in February 2016. On Tuesday, the all-parliamentary group on refugees published a report saying thousands of refugees face homelessness and destitution because of a ""two-tier"" UK system.","Fifty organisations from across the UK who work with refugees have written to Home Secretary Amber Rudd calling on her to reverse a policy that they say is "" beyond basic @placeholder "" .",words,nonsense,guidelines,interest,morality,4
The US is thought to have dropped the 89cm-long (3ft) device during WW2. It was found by workers building a car park at the site where a four-decade-long decommissioning process is under way. Tens of thousands of residents had to evacuate the area after a reactor meltdown in 2011 following an earthquake and tsunami. The incident at the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) site was the world's most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. No-one died directly in the meltdown but three former Tepco executives are facing trial on charges of negligence because of deaths related to the area's evacuation. Tepco said construction work was immediately suspended after the object was found and a temporary exclusion zone put in place while bomb disposal experts were deployed. It is not uncommon for unexploded WW2 devices to be found in Japan over 70 years on from the end of the war. The Fukushima area was previously home to a Japanese military base.,A @placeholder unexploded bomb has been found at the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan .,suspected,date,man,drugs,deal,0
"The pop legend lost his cool during his performance at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium on Sunday. The steward incurred John's wrath for trying to stop people with cheaper tickets blocking the view of concert-goers at the front who had paid more. But sorry turned out not to be the hardest word, with John later getting her on stage and apologising. Stewards at the stadium, which is the home of Gloucester Rugby, were faced with the problem of some people moving to the front and blocking the view of others at the gig, which was supposed to be seated. The lack of crowd control has been criticised by fans, but promoter Marshall Arts, which was responsible for the stewarding, refused to comment about it. During the concert, the legendary singer-songwriter told the stewards to ""lighten up"". He told them: ""These people have come here to hear music so if they want to put their hands in the air, let them."" In an expletive-laden rant, John went to say it was ""not China"" and he picked out a female steward, telling her: ""You put a uniform on and you think you're Hitler - well you're not."" Moments later the woman could be seen on the big screen walking away from the stage area, while people cheered the Rocket Man writer's outburst. Steven Ward, from Tewkesbury, who attended the event, said: ""This [concert] was seated, there were disabled people who were sat on our aisle who couldn't see, obviously they couldn't stand up to see the stage. ""There were people fighting to get a view of what they were trying to look at and, for some reason, the stewards brought out barriers to try and stop people, but that made them worse because they congregated by the barrier."" Gloucester Rugby's commercial manager, Mike Turner, said: ""The Elton John concert is a stadium hire so Elton brings on his own stewards. ""Our stewards man the corporate areas and everything else is manned by the production company Elton uses. ""The stewards did their best to bring the concert back to how it should be."" A spokesman for Marshall Arts said the concert had been a great success but she would not comment on any aspect of the stewarding, which she said was subcontracted to another company.",Sir Elton John @placeholder a steward to Hitler as she tried to stop crowds from surging forward during a gig .,delivered,is,likened,launched,played,2
"The World Cup qualifier will come less than five months after their Euro 2016 Group C meeting in Paris. Northern Ireland will face the Germans in the return World Cup qualifier in Belfast on 5 October, 2017. The Northern Irish start their World Cup campaign in the Czech Republic on 4 September before hosting San Marino three days before the Hannover game. Germany were scheduled to face the Netherlands in Hannover two months ago but the game was called off shortly before the kick-off because of a security threat in the wake of the Paris attacks four days earlier. The last meeting between Northern Ireland and Germany saw the Germans earning a 4-1 win in a Belfast friendly in 2005. In addition to Germany and the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan and Norway are also in Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifying group.",Northern Ireland 's World Cup qualifier against holders Germany on 11 October will be @placeholder in Hannover .,placed,lifted,installed,introduced,played,4
"The Olympic champion's team Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) hopes to be the first British challenger to win the trophy. A four-day event in the city will open with a sailing parade later, with racing taking place at the weekend. Six teams will battle it out at regattas around the world ahead of the final races in 2017. Events have also been scheduled in Gothenberg, Sweden, in August, and Bermuda in October. Four to six regattas are expected in 2016, including a second event in Portsmouth in July. Defenders Oracle Team USA - which Ainslie helped to win the cup in 2013 - will take part, as well as crews from Sweden, France, New Zealand and Japan. Their overall placement will affect the seeding and starting score they take into the America's Cup qualifier events in 2017. Following the opening ceremony in Portsmouth later, practice racing will follow on Friday when teams will familiarise themselves with the race course. Competition takes place on Saturday and Sunday, culminating in the ""Super Sunday racing showdown"". The event is expected to attract up to 500,000 spectators. A race village has been set up in Southsea Common and will provide a free viewing platform and large screens during the event. Organisers said the course is ""amazingly close to shore"". There will also be an on-water spectator area for small boats. •First staged in 1851 off the Isle of Wight in England and won by US yacht America •No British team has won it in its 164-year history •Racing is boat-on-boat, called match-racing •Takes place roughly every three to five years",Sir Ben Ainslie will begin Britain 's bid to win the 35th America 's Cup as the opening leg of the @placeholder gets under way in Portsmouth .,series,country,season,competition,final,0
"Two of them did not march to police lines at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade on 12 July, the point at which the Parades Commission said the parade must stop. In the previous three years, the Orange Order arrived in force, with hundreds of members, supporters and bandsmen. But, on Tuesday, fewer than 20 members of Ballysillan lodge, and a small number of supporters, arrived at a police barrier erected across the road. They clearly expected the other lodges to join them, and waited for an hour and a quarter for them to do so. The assembled media were told repeatedly by Orange, loyalist and police sources that Ligoniel True Blues and the Earl of Erne lodges were on their way. But they never came. At 20:30 BST, looking visibly frustrated, members of Ballysillan LOL 1891 walked away from police lines and dispersed. The lodge and the Orange Order have since rejected any suggestion it was deliberately left out on a limb for opposing a deal with a nationalist residents' group in Ardoyne to end the parade dispute. The proposed deal collapsed earlier this month after Ballysillan made it clear it would not back it, while the others said they would. Gerald Solinas, a spokesman for Ballysillan, said it was simply because the other lodges would not have made it to the police barrier before the 20:30 BST cut-off point imposed by the parades commission. The Orange Order has backed this claim and insisted what happened was not the result of a deliberate decision to isolate Ballysillan. But the BBC has established that a deliberate decision was taken to keep the three lodges apart. There are more than 100 lodges within Belfast County Grand Lodge Each of them is a member of one of nine districts. Traditionally all lodges within each district walk together. However, that has not happened in north Belfast since this disputed parade was prevented from completing its return leg past the Ardoyne shop fronts in July 2013. Since then, the three lodges involved in the dispute have marched together in solidarity, despite being members of different districts. Ballysillan LOL 1891 is member of District Number Three, Ligoniel True Blues LOL 1932 part of Number One, and the Earl of Erne LOL 647 is a member of District Number Four. In the three previous years the lodges were given special allowances by their governing body, Belfast County Grand Lodge, to walk together close to the head of the Twelfth parade. That changed this year. Instead, the lodges decided they would parade as part of their own districts, and not together. Each year one of the districts leads the parade. This year it was the turn of District Number Three, so Ballysillan helped lead the way. The other districts then followed in numerical order, with the Earl of Erne, District Number Four, directly behind them. Districts five, six, seven, eight and nine then followed, before going back to District Number One, which meant Ligoneil was towards the back of the parade. The Orange Order claim that the Earl of Erne and Ligoneil decided to disperse early because they ran out of time and could not make the police barriers before the 20:30 BST deadline imposed by the Parades Commission. That might stand up to scrutiny if both of the other lodges were together at the back of the parade. But they weren't. So how could it be that Ballysillan, which is part of District Number Three, reached the barrier on the Woodvale Road at 19:15 BST, while a lodge in the district immediately behind them could not make it an hour and a quarter later? An Orange Order source says members of the Earl of Erne lodge decided to wait for Ligoniel True Blues before walking to the police lines. That means they took a conscious decision not to join Ballysillan. Whatever the Order might say, that decision, and the decision by Belfast County Grand Lodge not to have three north Belfast lodges march together this year, resulted in Ballysillan appearing to be isolated, with little support.","Tuesday marked the first time since a stand - off over a disputed Orange Order parade in Belfast started in July 2013 , that the three lodges involved have not spoken with one @placeholder .",voice,more,parent,level,events,0
"Now, following the leak of the Mossack Fonseca files, the arc lights of publicity are being shone harshly on those, including Britain's prime minister, who appear to have benefited from funds being invested in offshore, low-tax jurisdictions. It may be legal, but the court of public opinion is indignant and moralistic in its judgement. Those Panamanian files are not the start. Corporate tax avoidance - or ""planning"" - has also been put under a much brighter spotlight in recent years. Some of the giants that dominate the digital marketplace have felt the heat from public opinion, including their customers, who don't like what they're learning. It's put some people right off their Starbucks coffee. While tax revenue is scarce, and public services squeezed, the British public understandably want to see the corporate elite, as well as the wealthy, picking up more of the cost of supporting the society from which they benefit. But there's another way of looking at it. Viewed from much of the developing world, Britain is a tax haven. In addition, it does very nicely out of providing financial advice and services to minimise tax bills around the world. Hundreds of billions of pounds-worth of tax revenue that could be going into the public services of developing nations moves into Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg and other relatively low-tax jurisdictions. This has become one of the main campaigning planks for poverty campaign groups such as Christian Aid and Oxfam. It is also enthusiastically pursued by the ""rich country club"" of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). They cite figures from the United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD), published last year. It estimates multi-national corporations pay around $220bn in tax on corporate profits, but use offshore tax loopholes to avoid paying another $100bn. So it's nearly a third gets disappeared. That's in addition to the plunder of assets by individuals, who send their money out of country. The UK is seen as a significant part of that problem. Some economists reckon that a shakedown of the system would not only hit the British Virgin Islands, but Britain itself, as a net loser if there were a transition to a genuinely fair taxation regime around the world. For developing countries, the tax base tends to be weak, in that few individuals have significant income and wealth. Business taxation is therefore more important to them. The UNCTAD study showed that the average developed country relies on corporate taxation for 5% of tax. For developing countries, even without the tax lost to multi-nationals placing their taxable income offshore, the share is double that. In Africa, it is 14%. So when corporate tax is lost, through multi-national companies transferring profit to lower-tax countries, that loads more weight on to the remaining tax payers. It is unfair on smaller companies that do not trade across borders (also true of smaller companies in Britain). And there is a risk that it erodes confidence in the system. The respect for law and HMRC authority in Britain is not shared everywhere. Where taxes are dodged by some, and enforcement is weak, payment of tax quickly comes to be seen as optional. Anti-poverty groups are working together in campaigns to change corporate behaviour on tax - to encourage companies to see tax payment as a responsibility, but also in their own interests. They argue that the good corporate citizen, as with the good individual one, sees tax payment as the price for supporting a stable, law-abiding, prosperous society from which all that income and wealth is derived. It might even be seen as an investment in society. Since the financial crash brought the wheels off last decade's money-making juggernaut, there has been more questioning of whether the legal construct of a company is suited to society's needs. Its mission, defined by statute, legal judgement and convention, is to maximise shareholder value, which can have a destructive effect on societies, workers, justice, human rights and the environment. So there is growing interest in re-defining companies, and directing them to a more nuanced set of priorities.  Using legislation passed in most of the states of the USA over the past six years, the ""Benefit Corporation"" or B-Corp, is one which legally registers as having more on its mind than maximising shareholder value. It has to demonstrate how well it's achieving those other objectives. Italy and Australia are following. Worldwide, 1,600 companies have been certified as B-Corps. Since autumn, a British campaign office has been seeking recruits, with 79 already signed up, ranging across 12 sectors. It may not add much to what's already in place. You might argue that the social enterprise movement in Britain is already well down that road, or that the Community Interest Company, an entity created by a 2005 Westminster law, is ahead of America's B-Corp. It is probably easier to define a company's social or environmental mission from start-up. But converting an existing, conventional company to a Benefit Corporation is a tough sell to boardrooms and to investors. Institutional funds are mostly required to maximise shareholder value as well. And the B-Corp's credit rating is more complex to calculate. This is a big challenge to a factor that runs deep and across societies - the desire first to be financially secure, and then to maximise wealth. The latter is sometimes also known as greed.","The Panama Papers are offering up much evidence of what was long @placeholder . Those with accountants and without scruples can stash their wealth away - where the sun shines , but the taxman 's searchlight does n't .",lost,agrees,suspected,affects,claimed,2
"The visitors took a 26th minute lead when winger Ademola Lookman let fly with his left foot from just outside the penalty area and saw his effort take a deflection before nestling in the top corner. Charlton doubled their advantage on 43 minutes as striker Josh Magennis netted his second goal in four days, from close range, after Adam Chicksen had turned a far post cross from Lookman back across goal. Five minutes after the interval, Patrick Bauer's downward header from a Lookman corner eluded Rovers goalkeeper Kelle Roos. Chicksen made it 4-0 on 77 minutes with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area that took a slight deflection and Nicky Ajose completed the rout with a 30-yard strike five minutes from time. An injury-time penalty from Matt Taylor, after Rory Gaffney was brought down, was little consolation for the hosts, who had centre-back Jake Clarke-Salter, on loan from Chelsea, stretchered off on 65 minutes with all three substitutes already used. Karl Robinson, who has emerged as one of the favourites to take the vacant manager's job at Charlton, was in the crowd watching on as Nugent continued his winning start. Report supplied by Press Association. Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tom Lockyer. Foul by Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers). Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Kelle Roos. Attempt saved. Adam Chicksen (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Stuart Sinclair. Goal!  Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 3. Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner. Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Peter Hartley. Attempt blocked. Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Morgan Fox. Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2. Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Peter Hartley replaces Byron Moore. Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Charlie Colkett replaces Cristian Montaño. First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2. Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Goal!  Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Chicksen. Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer. Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dillon Phillips. Attempt saved. Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Andrew Crofts. Attempt blocked. Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Adam Chicksen. Attempt blocked. Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic). Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic). Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tom Lockyer. Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers). Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Foul by Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers). Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal!  Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 1. Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Magennis. Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Nicky Ajose (Charlton Athletic).","Kevin Nugent made it maximum @placeholder and seven goals from two League One games in caretaker - charge of Charlton , after the departure of manager Russell Slade , as his side thrashed Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium .",five,dying,momentum,eight,points,4
"Ashe follows Stuart Hogg, Henry Pyrgos and Greg Peterson in extending his stay with the Warriors. He turned professional with Glasgow in 2011 and played for his allocated club Ayr on Saturday as he continued his recovery from hip surgery. ""It's a brilliant feeling to extend my contract,"" he told Warriors' website. ""Glasgow Warriors is a fantastic environment and I'm surrounded by great players, great coaches and great fans so it was an easy decision for me to make. ""As a club it is really taking off, we've just had two good wins in Europe [away and home against Racing 92] and it's exciting to be a part of something that is moving in the right direction."" Head coach Gregor Townsend added: ""Adam has become an important member of our squad, after coming through our academy system. ""He has a really good attitude and has worked hard to come back from his injuries fitter than ever and we're all excited about seeing him back on the pitch in a Glasgow shirt soon.""",Scotland back - row forward Adam Ashe is the latest Glasgow Warriors player to commit his @placeholder to the Pro12 side until May 2019 .,signature,future,tribute,side,retirement,1
"""Ms Foster should follow the precedent set by her predecessor and resign to restore confidence in the office of first minister while these questions hang over her"". ""She has lost all credibility and anything less will further erode faith in our institutions. If the first minister will not stand aside, then the assembly must act to remove her from office and fully scrutinise this scandal."" ""There are 108 MLAs. Our priority must be to come together and protect the reputation of the institutions."" ""A matter of serious public concern, and it is actually damaging the institutions and will continue to do that unless there is full disclosure."" ""Massive issues for Arlene Foster to explain not just as a former minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, but as the current first minister and leader of the DUP."" ""To date, responses and explanations have been utterly inadequate."" (That the DUP believe) ""they can simply bat all this away and that the public can be treated in this manner is adding to the rising temperature of fury about this"".",Senior figures from across Northern Ireland 's political spectrum have been @placeholder to the revelations regarding DUP ministers and a botched heat scheme that could cost taxpayers £ 400 m .,paid,reacting,urged,exposed,submitted,1
"UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Nepal had a duty to provide faster customs clearance for relief supplies. Many people are yet to receive the aid, which is piling up at Kathmandu airport, a week after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on 25 April. More than 7,000 have died. Authorities have ruled out finding more survivors. On Saturday, Baroness Amos said she had reminded Prime Minister Sushil Koirala that Nepal had signed an agreement with the UN in 2007 for simpler and faster customs clearance for relief aid in a disaster. ""He has undertaken to ensure that happens, so I hope that from now we will see an improvement in those administrative issues,"" she told AFP news agency. The UN representative in the country, Jamie McGoldrick, said the Nepalese government ""should not be using peacetime customs methodology"". Nepal lifted import taxes on tarpaulins and tents on Friday but home ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said all goods arriving from abroad had to be inspected. ""This is something we need to do,"" he said. Rameshwor Dangal, of Nepal's National Disaster Management Division, said many people were waiting to receive emergency supplies or be airlifted to safety. ""In many areas people are not getting relief and it is natural that they are unhappy about it,"" he told AFP. At least 7,040 people are now known to have been killed in the quake which struck near Kathmandu, Nepalese officials say. More than 14,021 people were injured. Landslides and poor weather have hampered efforts to deliver aid to isolated districts, and there are only about 20 helicopters available for the rescue and relief operations. In the Sindhupalchok district, which lies north of Kathmandu, north of the capital, 95% of the houses were destroyed, chief district officer Himnath Dawadi told the BBC Nepali. Nepal has criticised both the speed of foreign aid deliveries the type of products countries are sending. Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat said: ""We have received things like tuna fish and mayonnaise. What good are those things for us? We need grains, salt and sugar."" Krishna Devi Sreshta is carefully picking her way through the rubble of what was her home. It's one of about 25 houses in Sankhu, just an hour's drive from Kathmandu, that was completely destroyed by the earthquake. She's here to see if she can salvage anything. ""We were in the field when the earthquake hit,"" she says. ""That's why we were saved."" Not everyone was so lucky. About 50 members of this community died. She points to the clothes that she's wearing. ""This is what I was wearing last Saturday. It's all I have left."" Through a narrow doorway I can see the inside of her house, but it's too dangerous to go in. Everything has been removed from the house. ""That was my fridge,"" Krishna says, pointing at some twisted remains outside. ""And over there my television."" A group of volunteers arrive with shovels and spades and walk past. They are here to help. No-one else is. Justin Rowlatt: Mountain to climb for relief work The fate of thousands of people in remote areas remains unknown. The death toll could go up, as search and rescue efforts continuing in several hill districts including Dhading, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok, the government has said. While the vast majority of casualties were in Nepal, about 100 people are reported to have died in neighbouring India, China and Bangladesh. The EU envoy to Nepal, Rensje Teerink, said on Friday that the whereabouts of 1,000 EU citizens was still unknown. $415 million needed for humanitarian relief 3 million people in need of food aid 130,000 houses destroyed 24,000 people living in makeshift camps 20 teams working to reunite lost children with their families How long can people survive under rubble? Medical priorities Satellite reveals quake movement Nepal quake special report",The United Nations has urged Nepal to relax customs controls which it says are @placeholder up deliveries of aid to survivors of last week 's earthquake .,stepping,helping,holding,tightening,continuing,2
"Rescue crews have also spotted an oil sheen on the water in the hunt for the 224m (735ft) El Faro, but cannot confirm the finds are from the ship. Twenty-eight Americans and five Poles were on board the vessel. It was last heard from on Thursday and was reported to be taking on water. The El Faro - which was travelling from Florida to Puerto Rico - was also believed to be listing at 15 degrees after losing power and issuing a distress signal. The US Coast Guard said it could not confirm that the objects spotted in the water were from the El Faro. ""The debris is scattered about over several miles,"" said Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss. ""It's going to take some time to verify. The items would appear to be consistent with the missing ship."" The owners of the El Faro, Tote Maritime, said two vessels it dispatched to the scene had found a container ""which appears to be from the El Faro"". There had been no sighting of the El Faro or any lifeboats, Tote Maritime Puerto Rico president Tim Nolan said in a statement. ""Our thoughts and prayers remain with the 33 individuals aboard the ship and their families,"" he added. Joaquin brought heavy rains to the Bahamas, damaging a number of houses. The now-weaker Category Two storm - with sustained winds of 105 mph (165km/h) - has moved away from the island nation in the Atlantic after battering it for two days. It is heading towards Bermuda.","US Coast Guards searching for a cargo ship with 33 crew on board that @placeholder in Bahamian waters during Hurricane Joaquin say they have spotted life jackets , rings and containers .",destroyed,crashed,arrived,vanished,grounded,3
"As the film ""Suffragette,"" opens in British cinemas there is renewed attention on that struggle, one in which Scotland played a vital part. ""For a long time the suffrage movement, as far as history is concerned was located in London and the national leadership was located there too,"" says Dr Norman Watson, a journalist and historian who has researched the suffragettes for 30 years. But he points to the fact that Edinburgh had one of the earliest suffrage societies in the 1870s and by the period after 1905 Scotland was ""punching above its weight"" in the struggle for votes. There were plenty of opportunities to confront the establishment with then prime minister Herbert Asquith having his constituency in Fife and Winston Churchill as an MP for Dundee. He continues: ""So with the militant women pledging to argue at every by-election at which the Liberal party stood because the Liberal party kept refusing them votes, this really catapulted the militancy episode into Scotland and all parts of Scotland were involved."" When Churchill came to stand in Dundee in 1908 he was followed by 27 of the national leaders of women's suffrage movements. At one point he even hid in a shed and tried to hold a meeting there. There had been lots of campaigning for the vote towards the end of the 19th Century mainly using methods such at petitions, writing letters and badgering members of parliament. That changed in 1903 with the establishment by the Pankhursts, and others, of the Women's Social and Political Union. A branch was opened in Glasgow in 1906 and by 1908 its Scottish headquarters had been opened in the city. ""At first the suffragettes tend to go down to England in order to commit some of the more militant acts,"" says Prof Sarah Pedersen of Robert Gordon University who is writing a book on the Scottish suffragettes. ""We don't really get much militant suffrage activity going on Scotland until a couple of years before the First World War but once they get started they do quite a lot of damage."" She points to the burning down of buildings, the grandstands at Ayr and Perth racecourses, the pouring of acid in post boxes to destroy the mail or burning the slogan 'votes for women' into the greens of golf courses with acid. ""One of the things to note is that they were very careful not to actually harm or kill anyone with all these fires, the places they set fire to were empty. What they were hoping for was that the landowners and the insurance companies would put pressure on the government to give women the vote,"" she continues. A important point for the movement in Scotland was a big rally in Edinburgh in 1909. It was led by the formidable Flora Drummond, riding on horseback. A key figure in the movement, she had grown up in Arran. Edinburgh had a rather less positive claim to fame too though. It was here that the suffragette Ethel Moorhead became the first in Scotland to be force-fed, a practice which came later north of the border. ""There were two prisons in Scotland that did force feed,"" says Donna Moore of the Glasgow Women's Library. ""One was Edinburgh,"" she continues ""although slightly reluctantly, but the main one was Perth and, in fact, when there was a royal visit to Perth there were signs outside saying welcome to your majesty's torture chamber in Perth prison."" Ms Moore is fascinated by the stories of suffragettes, stories which she feels deserve to be better known. Earlier in the year a group of women took part in a public art event, called ""March of Women"", from the Glasgow Women's Library to Glasgow Green. The idea was to celebrate women's history and achievements, past and present. The site was chosen as the green had been the venue for many rallies and marches by both suffragettes and suffragists. World War One is often credited with bringing some women the vote in 1918. But Norman Watson says ""in many respects we forget about the valuable work that the constitutionalists did, the non-militant women"". He reckons there were perhaps 100 plus militant suffragettes in Scotland, but thousands who were pursuing similar aims but by different means. ""My view is that by 1914 when the worst of the forcible feeding was happening I think we were heading towards the government giving in, and I actually think the women might have got the vote in 1916, two years before they did.""","From throwing an egg at Winston Churchill , to a huge suffrage march in Edinburgh , to the @placeholder of force - feeding , Scotland 's suffragettes and the more gradualist suffragists were an important part of the fight for women 's votes .",core,horrors,start,practice,lure,1
"Data from Education DataLab shows about 20,000 secondary pupils left before they sat their GCSE exams. If the students had remained, some schools would not have scored as highly on the official league tables. Of the 100 schools in England which would have seen the biggest shift, 62 were in London. The figures are from 2,901 state-funded secondary schools in England across four years. Education Datalab, an independent research group, recalibrated the results according to how long each pupil spent in each school. Each pupil should spend 15 terms in secondary education. For example, if a pupil spent six terms in one school, then that school would receive 40% of the results, while the other 60%. Currently, league tables are worked out from how many children were on-roll in January of their final year. Children may leave school because of being managed out, expulsions or moving house. They are also more likely to be from poorer backgrounds or have special educational needs. The figures show Harris Academy Greenwich would have seen the biggest impact on its league table position. One year it would have seen its GCSE pass rates for grades A-C drop by 15%. In the last four years 611 pupils completed their secondary education at the school, while 217 left before the January of their final year. Nine out of the bottom 100 were also Harris Academies. A Harris Federation spokesperson said many of its schools joined the federation because they were failing and had a high proportion of pupils considered to be disadvantaged. ""London - which is where all of our schools are located - has high pupil mobility. It is no surprise that this would be even higher in recently failing schools with very large catchment areas and in areas of disadvantage,"" the spokesperson added. But Philip Nye from Education Datalab said there were some weaknesses in the league table system and that it could be improved by making schools accountable for all children. ""We do think in a minority of cases there might be some head teachers who are using pupil moves to boost their league table moves,"" he added. A Department for Education spokesperson said exclusions could only be issued on disciplinary grounds and that it was introducing stronger measures to ensure mainstream schools continue to be accountable for the progress of pupils they place in alternative provision. It has not yet commented on how the school league tables were worked out.","Some schools would have @placeholder much worse than official league tables show if "" churn rates "" had been taken into account , it has been claimed .",criticised,helped,driven,performed,looked,3
"In 2014, 27 motorcyclists were killed and the number of serious injuries also rose from 507 to 514 in the year up to September 2015. London Assembly's Transport Committee said the figure for deaths was ""unacceptably high"". TfL said more police have been deployed in accident hotspots and it is focusing on motorcycle and scooter safety. The figures were released as the London Assembly committee published its report ‘Easy Rider: Improving motorcycle safety on London roads’. Researchers spoke to 1,200 riders and found one in five had been involved in a collision and about 62% motorcyclists had been involved in a near-miss incident. In 2010, 4,337 motorcyclists were injured in London, which by 2014 rose to 5,233, an increase of nearly 21%. The report found the inconsistency over access to bus lanes causes ""unnecessary confusion"" as TfL allows motorcyclists to ride in bus lanes on the roads it manages, while many boroughs do not. It also asked TfL to monitor the impact of dedicated Cycle Superhighways on the road space shared by other traffic. The report also called on authorities to educate young riders. Valerie Shawcross, chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, said: ""Arguably motorcyclists have been overlooked in public discussion about road safety in recent years. ""However, 36 motorcyclists were killed on London's roads last year, a death toll that is unacceptably high, and part of a bigger picture of collisions and injuries affecting motorcyclists, many of them life-changing in their seriousness."" TfL said that since September police had stopped 5,389 riders, issued 742 traffic offence reports, 1,335 verbal warnings, seized 96 motorcycles and made 10 arrests. Police will also target the boroughs where motorcyclists are at greatest risk of injury. Leon Daniels, TfL's managing director of surface transport, said: ""On-street education and enforcement, substantial investment in improving rider skills and guidance to help engineers design roads so that they are safer for riders, all form part of a concerted effort to improve road safety in the capital.""","The number of motorcyclists killed on London 's roads reached 36 in 2015 , Transport for London ( TfL ) @placeholder showed .",supply,data,drugs,show,safety,1
"Joan Daws, 64, died in hospital five days after she was pinned to the elevator at The Laleham care home in Herne Bay, Kent in October 2013. An inquest into her death heard she was moving a chair used to weigh patients when she became trapped. Her son, Simon Daws, said: ""She went to work one day and didn't come back."" He added: ""My mum had worked hard all her life. She was 18 months away from being retired. She was just working to pay off her home."" The inquest at the Guildhall in Sandwich was told staff at the care home heard screams after Mrs Daws pulled the equipment into the lift and it started to move. She was found pinned to the wall of the elevator and unable to breath by a Kent Fire and Rescue Service firefighter. The mother-of-three died at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate. The inquest heard the lift had not been inspected at regular intervals and had been fitted with a safety sensor since her death. The jury gave a narrative verdict, concluding that if that sensor had been in place it was ""highly unlikely"" that the incident would have occurred. Nick Mayne, of Canterbury City Council, said there was an ongoing Health and Safety Executive investigation into the owners of the care home at the time. The care home has changed ownership since the death.","The death of a care home worker who was crushed in a lift could have been @placeholder if a safety sensor had been put in place , an inquest jury has found .",explaining,celebrating,caused,rescued,avoided,4
"Investors Steve Kaplin and Jason Levien, who run sports teams in the United States, are drafting in the former Everton striker as an adviser. The £100m takeover was agreed subject to Kaplin and Levien passing a Premier League test for prospective owners. But Donovan, now 34, will not take part in Swansea's day-to-day activities. Current chairman Huw Jenkins and deputy Leigh Dineen will retain their roles when the Americans take control but Donovan is seen as ideal to have on the board with football and commercial expertise. Levien, the managing general partner of Major League Soccer side DC United, and Kaplan, head of a capital investment fund and vice-chairman of NBA franchise Memphis Grizzlies, lead a consortium which has bought a controlling stake of 60% in the club. Donovan, who was on loan at Premier League side Everton in 2010 and 2012, is his country's record goalscorer and the second most capped United States international. The former LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes forward also had spells in the Germany Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.",Former United States captain Landon Donovan is to be part of the American investment @placeholder taking over Premier League club Swansea City .,action,home,squad,competition,group,4
"One of the new managers, Leopoldo Castillo, said it would gradually move its editorial line ""toward the centre"". The channel is known for its fierce opposition to the left-wing government of late President Hugo Chavez, and that of his successor, Nicolas Maduro. The government has repeatedly fined it and accused it of ""poisoning society"". Globovision was widely seen as the only terrestrial TV station which dared to be openly critical of Mr Chavez. Outgoing director of Globovision Guillermo Zuloaga, who had led the channel for 18 years, asked viewers to give the new management ""the benefit of the doubt"". In a letter to station staff, he said he ""had mixed feelings"" about the sale. ""Unfortunately, the authoritarian government led by Hugo Chavez never liked our attitude and our mission to tell the truth and that's why, starting in 2001, it branded us 'enemies of the revolution' and therefore enemies of the state, which after 14 years of struggle... made it impossible for me to continue at the helm of Globovision."" It had been widely expected that journalist Vladimir Villegas would take over as the channel's director. But on Monday night, Mr Villegas said on his Twitter account that ""there had been no consensus in regards to programme proposals"" and that he would now not assume the post. The channel's vice-president, Carlos Zuloaga, said he would be leaving the channel, along with his father, channel director Guillermo Zuloaga. ""I have my resignation ready, and that of my dad, too. I just need to hand them in,"" he said on Monday. Carlos Zuloaga also confirmed the sale of the channel, although it was unclear if the sale documents had been signed yet. The new owners will be businessmen Raul Gorrin, Juan Domingo Cordero and Gustavo Perdomo. Globovision has an audience share of 4.29% of free-to-air TV, according to 2012 figures released by media research firm AGB Panamericana. It has been repeatedly fined by the government for reasons ranging from tax evasion and broadcasting on unauthorised frequencies to ""promoting hatred and intolerance for political reasons"", charges the channel dismissed as politically motivated.","Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision has been @placeholder and will change its editorial line , according to a statement published on its website .",awarded,sold,suspended,criticised,postponed,1
"This is where the two powerful socio-political currents currently pulsing through Europe collide and clash. On the one hand, you have the traditional powers that be - bankers, big business and traditional political parties, imposing their will from above. And on the other are grassroots movements, populist and people-driven, saying a loud NO to the status quo. They are offering an alternative vision of society (in Spain, Italy and France, for example) whose workability on a national level has yet to be proven. The two lead-roles on the Greek stage are played by the Troika (that is, Greece's international creditors - the European Commission, ECB and IMF) and left-wing Syriza, carrying its supporters in its rolled-up shirt sleeves. The ideological abyss between them has been publicly demonstrated over the last five months and it's not diminishing with time. Angela Merkel is the most well-known face of Greece's paymasters. On Monday, the German chancellor repeated her belief that ""if the euro fails, Europe fails"". But what kind of Europe is she talking about? Acute EU dissatisfaction is a syndrome now affecting and infecting the whole continent. High unemployment, sluggish growth, if any, a deteriorating quality of life for the majority, while the super-affluent minority continues to profit - the call for change, for a new Europe, is widespread. Two prominent European politicians now loudly trumpet that call: the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his British counterpart, David Cameron. But their visions for a new European dawn are quite, quite different.","As you make your way through the flag - waving , gesticulating , chanting crowds of pro and anti-government protestors here in Athens - in the lead - up to Greece 's Sunday referendum on bailout conditions imposed by its international creditors - you get the feeling that this is about something bigger than Greece 's financial crisis , bigger even than the @placeholder of the eurozone .",future,death,rest,banks,birth,0
"Ammar Haider, from Birmingham, told three woman a series of ""sob stories"" to get them to part with savings, take out loans and even pawn possessions, totalling £120,000, police said. The married father-of-two said he was a trainee pilot, ill relatives needed expensive medical treatment and he was stuck in a dangerous jail in Dubai. He admitted three charges of fraud. When West Midlands Police looked into his finances, officers said they found transactions from other victims who had apparently been bullied into not reporting Haider to police because he pretended to be a feared gangster and threatened them and their families. Haider first made contact with a woman from Sheffield, in 2011, having stolen her personal details from a customer database at the car insurance centre where he worked in Sandwell. He began flirting with her via text message before they agreed to meet. He told her he was a trainee pilot with Emirates Airlines. She ended up giving him £9,000 towards his ill father's emergency ""treatment"" and other bills. The woman, who went on holiday to Austria with him, was later contacted by his wife confirming that, along with other women, she had been tricked, police said. The 28-year-old from Acocks Green also told a woman from Edinburgh whom he met through a dating site that he needed £45,000 in bail money to escape torturers inside a Dubai prison, police said. She gave him a total of £52,000 but became suspicious when she checked with authorities. In police interviews, Haider said he knew the three women but said they had willingly handed over money and made up lies about him when he ended the relationships. Det Con Debra Phillips, said his victims - all well-paid professionals - now had long-term financial problems. ""They were cynically targeted by Haider because of their financial means. At one stage he was juggling relationships with his wife and two girlfriends."" Haider admitted the charges last month at Birmingham Crown Court and was sentenced on Wednesday.",A serial liar who tricked women he @placeholder out of tens of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five years .,parts,dated,pulled,carried,knocked,1
"He takes charge of Saturday's meeting between Celtic and Aberdeen, but for a time last year was not sure if he would continue officiating. ""The surgeon said I should focus on going back to work in a normal job,"" Madden said. ""The cup final wasn't what I was thinking about, it was my well-being."" The official was first diagnosed before last summer's European Championships in France, but delayed treatment so that he could be part of the team assisting fellow Scottish referee Willie Collum at the finals. Madden started this season, then went for surgery after taking charge of Celtic's 4-1 win over Aberdeen in August. He returned to refereeing two months later. ""Only when I was first diagnosed,"" replied Madden after being asked if he thought his career may be over. ""I realised very quickly after the surgery that everything had gone well and that I would go back to refereeing. Whether I thought I would come back as quickly as I did, maybe not so. That was due to the care I was given and the focus and support around me. ""I took the decision in December 2015 to focus totally on my refereeing and I gave up my job because of the demands of domestic and international football. So really I wanted to get back to football to prove that I'd made the right decision and to be successful in refereeing. ""When the consideration was being given to the Scottish Cup final, I'd had a good season so I was hopeful and when the call came in to say I was refereeing it, it was fantastic news and an honour."" Madden believes this has been his best season as an official, and in March took charge of his first Old Firm derby. The game at Celtic Park finished 1-1, although the referee was criticised by Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers for not awarding a penalty for a challenge by Rangers defender Clint Hill on Leigh Griffiths late in the game. The 38-year-old describes Rodgers and his Aberdeen counterpart Derek McInnes as ""good guys"" and says he is preparing thoroughly for the final. ""We have independent assessors who watch us in every match and my marks would dictate that it's been my most successful season,"" Madden explained. ""I'm going through the same training programme that I would for every match. I look at teams' tactics, how they set up at set pieces. ""Around 28% of goals are scored from set pieces, so it's important that referees are aware of any potential tactics or scenarios that teams might run through. I'm putting a lot of attention on how both teams will set up and in matches against each other this season. ""Players are under pressure, and we need to accept that as referees. Some players deal with that differently, but there are some who every week are the same and you can always talk to them. There are players on the field on Saturday from both teams who I know I can talk to if there's anything I want to address."" Madden - who will have two additional assistants behind each goal at Hampden on Saturday - hopes that, for all he is looking forward to the responsibility of taking charge of the final, he is not the focus of post-match discussions. ""The cup final is about the stories of the players and the managers, the tactics, the goals,"" he added. ""Every official hopes that the evening after the cup final, the talking point isn't the referee.""",Bobby Madden admits refereeing the Scottish Cup final was the furthest thought from his mind while he @placeholder from thyroid cancer .,retire,died,disappeared,withdrawn,recovered,4
"""Varying"" could take taxes down, but we're not hearing much about that happening. Conservatives would like to lower them over the next parliament, but don't want deeper spending cuts to make them appear even more austere than George Osborne. A significant contribution their tax commission has made is to suggest Scotland could have another tier of income tax, between the basic and higher rate, taxing some income at, say, 30%. Depending how it is designed, that is most likely to affect those earning in the thirty and forty thousands zone. If it is not to increase tax on some, it will only apply to a new tranche of earnings over £42,400. Among other parties, the debate is skewed towards using the new powers to raise income tax rates - to ""end austerity"" or ""protect public services"". It is making this election campaign very different from before. Labour is arguing that the Scottish Rate of Income Tax should go up in the 2016-17 financial year. That's this April. The legislation newly in force, for the year ahead, does not give MSPs the ability to have varied increases on different bands. So Labour says Finance Secretary John Swinney should raise tax by 1 pence across all bands, and then hand a £100 rebate to those earning under £20,000. It's made for some lively exchanges between the two parties. But perhaps they're... well, a bit phoney. Both sides are right, with Labour's claim that its policy would be progressive: higher earners suffer more pain, which isn't quite what the SNP had been arguing. The SNP is right in its counter-claim that the plan would take more tax from those of modest means: earning £20,001, where you get no rebate, still puts you about five grand under the average skilled workers' salary. It's far from clear that Holyrood can pay a tax rebate, either legally or practically. If it can, it may be taxable - an absurd £20 tax on a tax rebate (for which perhaps there should be a rebate). Then expert analysis by week's end showed that the rebate is a poorly targeted support for low earners. Around a tenth of it would go to around 100,000 people living in the 20% of households with the highest total earnings (such as higher earners' spouses with part-time jobs). But perhaps the most phoney element is political. The SNP has a Holyrood majority, and it isn't going to make such a radical amendment to the current Budget Bill - not just before an election, and least of all because Labour says it should. Even if Labour were to return to power after May's election, it would have to wait until next year to implement tax changes. That's when Holyrood is on track to have more flexibility for setting bands with thresholds, setting rates and re-distributing the tax burden. No more need for that rebate. It's clear that the SNP (though the leadership has not explicitly spelled it out yet) will have something along those lines in its manifesto too, to be implemented after the powers come in. So it's likely that the sound and fury of recent days may turn into a broad tax-raising consensus - including Liberal Democrats, but not Tories - by the time their manifestos are published. That sound and fury has drowned out some of the interesting messages from two studies published on Friday by public finance experts - one from the Resolution Foundation, the other by Professor David Bell and David Eiser at the Centre for Constitutional Change. Also worth a read is Gavin Kelly's blog. He is a former Downing Street adviser and Resolution Foundation director who chairs the Living Wage Commission. Here are five observations that struck me: The reverse is also true, so tax-cutters beware: take £1 off the tax bill of those on Universal Credit, and it reduces their benefit entitlement by 67 pence. Plus, that UK welfare reform is itself fiercely complicated, and two benefits systems will probably have to run in parallel for some time. As Gavin Kelly points out, this is about policy coherence. Once Scotland's politicians have got their heads around income tax, its interaction with the benefits system and with national insurance looks likely to be the next battle-front with Westminster.",Who wins and who loses ? It 's not just about @placeholder at Westminster . The question is about the power to vary tax rates .,stream,being,power,seats,offer,3
"But the Kiev trial was soon adjourned because protesting nationalists prevented the five being brought to court from their remand prison. Mr Yanukovych is now expected to testify as a witness on Monday. He fled to Russia after three months of mass protests on Kiev's Maidan Square. More than 100 people were killed during the clashes between anti-government demonstrators and Ukrainian security forces in February 2014. The Maidan protests began when Mr Yanukovych first announced he was suspending a planned trade deal with the EU, under pressure from Russia. Ukraine country profile Yanukovych regrets Ukraine bloodshed Ukrainian prosecutors allege that the Berkut riot police opened fire on the orders of a Kiev police commander - former Ukrainian Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko. He also fled to Russia during the unrest. The five Berkut officers have been charged over the deaths of 48 Maidan activists. They deny the accusation. Mr Yanukovych was backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. After the turmoil in Kiev the unrest spread, and Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014. ""It was my own initiative to act as a witness in this case. This is my personal decision. Therefore I am interested in the truth being established in the case,"" he told the Kiev court.","The former Ukrainian President , Viktor Yanukovych , has @placeholder to a Ukrainian court via video link from southern Russia , in a trial of five ex-policemen accused of shooting protesters in 2014 .",confessed,referred,spoken,returned,held,2
"Banchory Primary School Parent Council said the ""unusual and dramatic"" move followed recent ""close calls"" near the Tullibody school. The council hope the idea, involving P1 to P3 pupils, will encourage safe and legal driving and parking. Its chairman Alastair Freck told the Alloa Advertiser that the campaign ""had caused a bit of a stir."" He said: ""It is a bit unusual and a bit dramatic, but seems to be having the desired effect because people are already talking about it. ""And though it's caused a bit of a stir, it has been mostly well-received."" Mr Freck said the safety campaign was ""not about blaming parents"". He said: ""We just want people driving near to the school to consider where and how they are parking and to make sure they are doing so safely and legally. ""There have been a quite a few close calls in the past and generally speaking some of the kids can find it hard to cross roads and get to school.""","Pupils have "" @placeholder dead "" on the street outside their Clackmannanshire primary school to highlight road safety .",lost,laid,repeated,walked,played,4
"Brave and strong on and off the field, he is a 25-year-old who has always been bold enough to carve out his own career path. An unassuming Yorkshireman turned Australian celebrity, lured from Bradford to Sydney by Hollywood actor Russell Crowe. A sporting superstar with three giant brothers playing in the same team at South Sydney, all matured beyond their years by family heartache. It is already a pretty decent movie script even before Burgess picks up a union ball and attempts to reach the World Cup in both codes. In Australia, he is a big celebrity, seduced by Sydney in 2009 thanks to the efforts of Crowe, the Rabbitohs' co-owner. A regular in newspapers and gossip mags, he has been as much in the spotlight off the pitch as he has on it. It is a completely different world to the one in which he first forged a career in the sport. Burgess made his Super League debut at 17 with Bradford Bulls, then coached by Steve McNamara, the current England boss. At the same time as attempting to make the big step-up from academy rugby, the teenager was caring for his terminally ill father Mark. ""His dad's death made him a man,"" McNamara recalls. ""His maturity was beyond his years. ""He was going through a really tough period of his life, which tells you a bit about his tremendous character, to come through this adversity and be both a great player and a great person. He came through it with a tremendous amount of credit. It was beyond belief what he did."" Media playback is not supported on this device Mark, himself a former rugby league player and coach, deteriorated in health rapidly and passed away aged 45. Sam has spoken of how this tragedy toughened him up, and gave him the strength to make bold decisions for himself. It is no surprise, therefore, that after leaving for Australia on his own, he is now willing to leave his three brothers and mum Julie in Sydney to return to the UK for a new challenge. Yet under that tough exterior is a pretty sensitive bloke. Burgess broke down in tears before his Rabbitohs debut when Crowe gave him a club membership card bearing his father Mark's name. ""He is a tremendous person,"" says McNamara, with whom Burgess spoke last week to explain his reasons for quitting league. ""He's an energiser - he brings energy to any group. He has a great personality, a strong personality, is very strong minded and strong willed. ""He is a great carer of other people. He will be a big asset to Bath Rugby and, hopefully, England if he makes it."" Having spoken to McNamara, and former team-mates at England and Bradford, few have a bad word to say against the player or the man. Interestingly, England rugby union head coach Stuart Lancaster rates these qualities as highly as his rugby skills. Tall, heavy, lean, quick. Very powerful and skilful. He will break the line a lot in union, bend the line and poke his nose through the other side ""Clearly he is a world-class player, but what impressed me more was his maturity, his leadership, his mental toughness, his ability to inspire his team-mates,"" Lancaster says. ""Anyone who goes to Australia when they are 18 years old to try to find a tough level of competition because he wants to challenge himself, says something about the individual."" Some league fans may feel betrayed that a player developed within the sport now takes those skills away to benefit another game. But Burgess knows how short life is, and how a career is even shorter. He has challenges and goals to achieve and has no problem in thinking for himself. As a player, he is a born leader. Always the most highly rated of the four brothers, Sam took no time in making his impact at Bradford. His Super League debut came in 2006, a year that also saw him named senior academy player of the year. A powerful first full season with the Bulls in 2007 yielded immediate recognition, with a Great Britain Test debut try following his young player award. Kevin Sinfield, England captain: ""Absolutely without doubt one of the best players I've ever worked with. Top player, top bloke."" Eorl Crabtree, England teammate: ""I personally think he should do what the hell he wants. One life, one crack at it."" Keith Senior, former GB and Leeds centre: ""I'd do the same and don't fault him. A massive opportunity and he's still young enough to do more in both codes."" The 2009 move to Sydney marked a transformation from hard-running Super League forward to hard-hitting NRL machine. England's man of the tournament by an absolute mile in last autumn's league World Cup, he was the team's on-field heartbeat. His playing style should excite union fans. He has a ridiculous combination of bulk and athleticism. The obvious comparison is New Zealand's dual code phenomenon Sonny Bill Williams. Indeed, when a teenage Burgess made his Bulls debut eight years ago, Bradford team-mate Shontayne Hape - a Kiwi league international and future England union convert - predicted just that. ""I reckon he's going to be Great Britain's Sonny Bill,"" said Hape in 2006. ""He's going to be one of the best."" Fast forward to February 2014, from the Yorkshire village of Odsal to Twickenham, and the England rugby union head coach. ""Sonny Bill Williams is a rugby league forward playing as a union back,"" says Lancaster. ""That's a much easier transition and is probably the closest comparison."" McNamara, who has coached Burgess as both man and boy and seen the transformation from raw Bradford Bull to commanding international enforcer, calls him the ultimate physical specimen. ""Tall, heavy, lean, quick. Very powerful and skilful,"" he says. ""He will break the line a lot in union, bend the line and poke his nose through the other side. ""He's ferocious defensively and hits very, very hard. A great player and a great person."" For a man who thrives on the big occasion and under the media spotlight, Burgess is desperate for his World Cup gamble to pay off. If he misses it, then swapping Sydney's bright lights and a shot at NRL Grand Final glory for three years of club union in Bath may prove a tough adjustment. Yet anyone who has seen him play league would back him to crack union, too - whatever the odds.","Sam Burgess is a rugby freak . A 6ft 5 in , 18st beast of a man with quick @placeholder and a charming character .",feet,parties,hands,cheers,chest,2
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 8 October 2014 Last updated at 19:40 BST A new book and exhibition is celebrating that history. The free exhibition is open to the public at the W London hotel, Leicester Square, and runs until 18 October. BBC London's Emilia Papadopoulos met broadcaster Robert Elms, general manager of the W London hotel Coen Van Niersen, and celebrity photographer Dave Hogan.","As the centre of London 's cinema-land , Leicester Square has @placeholder many a glamorous film star along many a red carpet over the years .",said,lost,hosted,made,landed,2
"The former Montana congressman and Navy SEAL rode through downtown Washington atop a 17-year-old Irish sport horse named Tonto. Nine US Park Police on horseback accompanied the 55-year-old to the Interior Department's headquarters a day after he was sworn in. He was spotted wearing a black cowboy hat as he made his way through traffic. Ex-Navy Seal Ryan Zinke picked as interior secretary The people around Donald Trump ""Secretary Zinke was proud to accept an invitation by the US Park Police to stand shoulder to shoulder with their officers on his first day at Interior,"" said Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift. Mr Zinke was greeted by hundreds of federal workers, including an Office of Indian Affairs employee from the Northern Cheyenne tribe in Montana, who played him a song on a hand drum. The Interior Department oversees more than 20% of US federal land, including national parks such as Yellowstone and Yosemite.",New US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke literally took the reins on his first day at work by @placeholder up on horseback .,climbing,continuing,stepping,set,showing,4
"It hopes to unearth the detailed history of what has been described as the ""best preserved"" World War One internment camp in the world. It was home to up to 4,500 German prisoners of war during the conflict. Dr Chris Bowles, Scottish Borders Council's archaeologist, said the project was important as without it the story of the camp could be lost. The site was acquired by the UK government from the owners of the Stobs Castle Estate in 1902 and the following year it was established as the main training base for British soldiers in Scotland, hosting 20,000 soldiers in its first full year. However, usage tailed off during the following decade and its future was in doubt until the outbreak of war in 1914 when it started a new role. Dr Bowles started a project proposal for the area several years ago, having identified the potential of the site. ""This really is a huge project, and will be one of the biggest archaeology projects in Scotland,"" he said. ""Stobs Camp is of international significance because of the excellent state of preservation of some of its infrastructure - it is the best preserved First World War internment camp in the world and was the headquarters of the POW camp system in Scotland. ""This project is important as without it there is a real danger that the story of Stobs will be lost and the buildings that remain deteriorate further."" He said the aim was to develop a management plan for the site, improve access for visitors and create interpretation materials, including an app, to make sure the important role of the site was remembered. Dr Bowles said: ""Stobs was used to house POWs for over five years, stretching on until after the war was officially over, and during that time around 45 POWs died in the camp from various ailments, despite there being a hospital on site. ""The camp commandant allowed the prisoners to create a cemetery, which still exists, although in the early 1960s the bodies were all exhumed and reburied in a German war graves cemetery in Staffordshire."" Prisoners built a cairn to remember their comrades at Stobs and also planted a ring of yew trees behind the memorial. However, the memorial was destroyed and the Stobs camp was decommissioned by the army in the 1960s. As part of the new project, the Borders Family History Society is tracing the ancestors of the German soldiers and seamen interred at Stobs. It also aims to restore the cairn and host a special ceremony on Armistice Day 2018, on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Andrew Jepson from Archaeology Scotland, the Stobs Camp project officer, said: ""Stobs Camp has a fascinating story to tell, and so far we have only just scratched the surface. ""We are now very much at the start of what will be an exciting journey of discovery. ""Along with our team of volunteers we will now be able to conduct a detailed survey of the POW camp, record the camp buildings and undertake targeted excavation."" The project has been supported by SBC, Historic Environment Scotland, the Hawick Archaeological Society, Borders Family History Society, Live Borders and other local partners. Funding has come from the Heritage Lottery Fund (Scotland), Borders LEADER, Historic Environment Scotland, Fallago Environment Fund and BCCF Environmental.",One of Scotland 's biggest archaeology projects has been @placeholder at Stobs Camp near Hawick .,launched,captured,conducted,named,installed,0
"Using techniques normally used by biologists, the researchers investigated common links between stories from around the world. The study found that stories like Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin can be traced back around 4,000 years, with one tale originating from the Bronze Age (around 6,000 years ago). Until now it was thought they they only dated back around 500 years. We asked you which ones you love and why? Thanks to everyone who sent is their favourite. My favourite fairy tales are Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Lilly, Surrey, England My favourite story is Cinderella because we are doing a pantomime in school of Cinderella. Simran, Birmingham, England My favourite fairy tale is probably Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by The Brothers Grimm because the story is so different from the more commonly known Disney version. Caitlin, Bristol, England I like Frozen. Amelia, Ledbury, England My favourite fairy tales are Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast because I like the songs. Jessica, London, England My favourite story is Princess and the Pea because in the book I count the layers of mattresses. Fay, Leeds, England My favourite story would have to be Frozen. Sophie, Paisley, Scotland We are learning about fairy tales and as a class, we all really enjoy Rumpelstiltskin. Class 3E, Sutton, England In class we are looking at alternative fairy tales. We've been reading Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. Our favourite one is Little Red Riding Hood. It's just like the original but with a different ending. It's really funny. Year 3, St Mary's RC Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England We really enjoyed Little Red Riding Hood. We had good fun making wanted posters and a new basket for Little Red Riding Hood. P3H, Sion Mills Primary School, Northern Ireland My favourite fairy tale is Frozen because Elsa sings beautiful songs. Zara My favourite fairy tale is Jack and the Beanstalk because Jack is brave and isn't scared of the giant. Edson My favourite fairy tale is the Three Little Pigs because they stand up to the pig. Nawaab My favourite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast because I love Belle's yellow dress. Chloe My favourite is Little Red Riding Hood because the wolf eats grandma! Amani My favourite is the Three Little Pigs because the big pig made his house out of bricks and that means it's strong. Haseeb My favourite is the Gingerbread man because the Gingerbread man is fast. Matas My favourite is the Little Mermaid because I like her tail. Noor My favourite is the Gingerbread man because the wolf eats him. No one else can catch him. Taiyoni My favourite is Beauty and the Beast because the beast turns into a prince! Mayumi My favourite is Into the Woods because I like that all the fairy tales are in there! Laken My favourite is Cinderella because the fairy Godmother has magic. Sana My favourite is Sleeping Beauty because she sleeps for a long time! Abisna My favourite is Cinderella because I like her dress. Widad I like Rapunzel because the Witch cut her hair off! Sarah I like Aurora because her dress is pink and shiny. Kaya My favourite is Peter Pan because he can fly and he lives in a tree. Shanlee My favourite is Frozen because Elsa sings Let it go. Lily I don't have a favourite because I prefer stories like Star Wars! Euan Cinderella because I like the mice and it teaches you not to give up when you think all hope is lost. Rebecca Grimm's The Little Mermaid because it is more gruesome. Chloe The 2015 Cinderella because it is more interesting than the old version. Millie The Little Mermaid because Ariel never gives up on what she loves. Emily Beauty and the Beast Holly Frozen because it's catchy and magical and it teaches you to be who you want to be. Madison Pinocchio because he gets eaten by a whale. Charlie Star Wars The Force Awakens because it is better than the other films. Zach Shrek because he is green and amazing. Dan Humpty Dumpty because he is an egg and I crave eggs. Johnny Shrek because his character develops through the story. Josh Here are some comments from Primary 5 from ST Columba's RC Primary School Cupar, Fife, Scotland I really like Jack and the Beanstalk because of his brave spirit and courage. Adam J and Tom We really like Cinderella because it is very creative and the ugly stepsisters are funny. Catriona Owen A and Zain I like sleeping beauty because she cuts her finger on a wheel. Samantha We aren't into many fairy tales, but quite like seeing fairy tales at pantomimes. Ben T and Mairi My favourite fairytale is goldilocks and the three bears because I really like the colours, the pictures and I really like the nice bear family. Andrew My favourite fairy-tale is Snow White because she is kind and caring and nice. I also like Cinderella because she is nice, caring, very brave, and pretty. Athina and Daisy I really like the Little Mermaid because it's kind of funny and I watch it on my laptop sometimes. Nikola",Big news about some of your favourite fairy tales as new research @placeholder they might date back thousands of years earlier than it was originally thought .,suggests,means,spends,premiered,collapsed,0
"On Wednesday, a court in Thane, a Mumbai suburb, had convicted Girish Pote, 35, for the 2013 murder. The prosecutors told the court that Pote killed his wife Madhuvanti Pathak and chopped her body into pieces. The crime came to light after he telephoned relatives to confess to the crime and they informed the police. In India, a life term generally ends in 14 years, but the Thane district court judge Mridula Bhatia said he would remain in jail for as long as he lived because of the ""gruesome"" nature of his crime. Pathak held a French passport since her mother was from France. The couple married on 20 June 2006 and lived in Mumbai's Bhayander area. They had a two-year-old son, who was with Pote's parents at the time of the crime. Police said Pote had attacked his wife with a knife. They said the couple had been fighting over money and also because Pathak wanted to return to France.",An Indian man who murdered his French wife and hid her @placeholder body in the refrigerator has been jailed for life .,honeymoon,body,drug,estranged,severed,4
"Buildings at Sir Thomas Picton and Tasker Milward schools are said to be in poor condition and there are worries over standards at Tasker Milward. The council cabinet heard the number of spare places there was causing concern. There are eight options, including closing Tasker Milward and transferring pupils to Sir Thomas Picton. According to inspection body Estyn, Tasker Milward is in need of significant improvement and is categorised as causing concern with ""unsatisfactory learner outcomes"". The school received a formal notice of improvement from Pembrokeshire council in November. Sir Thomas Picton school was judged to be ""good and outstanding"". A review of secondary education in the Haverfordwest area noted surplus places at Tasker Milward were running at 22% currently, but due to rise to 43% by 2018. In contrast, Sir Thomas Picton had ""acceptable"" spare capacity but was forecast to be oversubscribed by 2018. Tasker Milward currently has 869 pupils and Sir Thomas Picton 1,184. The council is considering eight options, including: A preliminary consultation on the future of secondary education in Haverfordwest will begin next month, with sessions on 11 and 13 March at Pembrokeshire Archive.",Two secondary schools in Haverfordwest could be merged or @placeholder with a new school after Pembrokeshire council agreed to consult on their future .,dealt,provided,replaced,content,joined,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The team are finalising a split from engine partner Renault but have been unable to secure a replacement on terms that satisfy them. Mercedes have refused to supply them and Ferrari will not sell them their definitive 2016 engines next year. Ferrari are offering 2015 engines but Red Bull want parity of performance. Owner Dietrich Mateschitz has said he will pull the team out of the sport if they do not get it. But Ferrari's position is that at this late stage they do not have the logistical or technical capacity to give 2016 engines to Red Bull in addition to their other two customers, Sauber and the new Haas team. F1 insiders have raised the possibility of Red Bull carrying on with Renault despite everything - their existing deal has not been completely terminated and it runs to the end of 2017. But the two parties have fallen out following the collapse of trust on both sides, and reviving their relationship would be difficult. Renault are also in the final stages of completing a takeover of the Lotus team and returning as a full factory entrant. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and motorsport adviser Helmut Marko held a long meeting with Ecclestone on Friday morning at the Russian Grand Prix to discuss the situation. Media playback is not supported on this device Ecclestone then immediately went to talk to Mercedes, continuing his push to persuade the world champions to supply Red Bull. Horner said: ""There are lots of discussions going on, but nothing is concluded, nothing is confirmed. ""Bernie has influence. He is a promoter, he wants Red Bull to be there - all the teams, Lotus included. He has been very helpful in trying to navigate a way through these issues."" Ecclestone said the situation was ""sorted"" but Horner suggested that was not the case when he commented: ""The great thing about Bernie is he seems to know a lot more than the rest of us. If he knows it's all sorted, that's all fine then."" Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has made it clear the company is not interested in supplying Red Bull. Wolff told BBC Sport: ""The situation hasn't changed - we have decided not to pursue that option."" And he ruled out supplying a 2015-spec engine to Red Bull next season, saying Mercedes were ""not set up"" to do so. If Red Bull were to pull out of F1, both the senior team and junior outfit Toro Rosso would leave. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who won his four world titles with Red Bull, said a withdrawal would be ""a huge shock"". ""Red Bull has been part of F1 for 10 years and has supported it ever since,"" the German said. ""Of course, I have strong links to Red Bull and I know the team like the back of my hand. This is why I struggle to imagine them to pull out. I hope they will stay in the sport."" Russian GP practice results Russian GP coverage details",Red Bull are in talks with Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to try to solve a deepening engine supply crisis that could lead them to @placeholder the sport .,revive,improve,protect,quit,pursue,3
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 5 June 2015 Last updated at 11:46 BST The Aberdeen Angus pedigree heifer gave birth to two female calves and a bull at Kidsley Park Farm in Smalley, Derbyshire. The BBC's James Roberson spoke to farmer Andrew Dakin about the triplets.","A cow has delivered healthy triplets at @placeholder odds of 700,000 to 1.",growing,estimated,risk,struggling,improving,1
"Dominic Birch, 21, was caught after police intercepted a package containing an Uzi heading to his house in Buxton, Derbyshire. Jurors at Derby Crown Court found him guilty of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. He also pleaded guilty to importing firearms and ammunitions illegally. Judge Nirmal Shant, who sentenced Birch, told him it was a ""mystery to those around you as to why you have involved yourself in these matters"". ""All describe you as a good, kind son, employer, boyfriend and worthwhile friend, which is in stark contrast to the haul of weapons you stored in your bedroom,"" the judge said. Derbyshire Constabulary investigated Birch with the support of the National Crime Agency and the Metropolitan Police's gun crime unit, Operation Trident. Det Ch Insp Jason Hendy, from the Met, said Birch is ""a very dangerous individual who had no qualms about obtaining lethal firearms, including a submachine gun"". But in mitigation for Birch, barrister Adrian Farrow said there was ""no evidence that he would have used any of the firearms at any point"". Birch pleaded guilty to an offence relating to the importation of illegal firearms and drugs possession and supply offences, and was due to be sentenced on those charges. However, while he was on bail, police received further intelligence he had bought more weapons. They then searched his home and work addresses and seized loaded weapons including a Glock pistol, AK47 type weapon, FEG self-loading pistol and a Skorpion submachine gun. Hundreds of rounds of live ammunition and a gun disguised as a pen were also found.","A man who @placeholder up an arsenal of weapons , including a submachine gun , that he stored in his bedroom has been jailed for 11 years .",blew,built,sets,tied,carried,1
"One thing is for sure - he is the biggest story in Northern Ireland right now. The BBC broadcaster is splashed across the front pages of Thursday's papers after his salary was revealed. He could take home as much as £499,999, making him the top-earning presenter at BBC Northern Ireland, and the papers give more than a dozen pages between them to discussing the sum. The Daily Mirror runs an ""exclusive"" saying that the north Belfast man has turned down an offer of £1m from a rival commercial broadcaster. The two-year contract would've allowed him to cut his workload by half but would've doubled his money, the paper reports. An unnamed friend of the TV and radio presenter tells the paper why he turned it down, saying: ""His ambition was always to work for the Beeb and for now it still is. ""But he's not daft - the doors to other opportunities are never closed."" Nolan himself confirms to the News Letter that he has rejected more lucrative offers of work from other companies because the BBC offers a ""very special platform"". ""I don't want to come across as arrogant but the factual position is I have been offered more money for less work,"" he says, adding that he won't elaborate on other approaches ""because it would break confidences"". In its editorial, the paper says many people will be ""outraged"" by the size of his salary but plenty of others ""will think he is worth it"". ""Mr Nolan maddens listeners and viewers as much as he delights them, but the simple fact is that he has transformed that mid-morning Radio Ulster slot and made it one of the most popular shows in the history of the station,"" it says. ""Mr Nolan is such a colourful personality that when he is off his radio show it loses some of its edge."" Flick through the Belfast Telegraph and you'll find a full five pages, plus two opinion pieces on BBC pay-packets, with much of the focus on Nolan. Claire McNeilly delves into his background, saying his success has been a ""classic rags to riches story"". ""Lest we forget, this particular fat cat who got the cream was once an impoverished little kitten,"" she writes, explaining that the ""wee boy from the Shankill"" was the ""son of a man who earned a pittance working in a factory for 40 years"". And she adds: ""Just as Queen aren't really Queen without Freddie, ditto The Nolan Show without Nolan."" That's enough Nolan for now... how about a bit of bonfire controversy instead? Yes, it's been the hot topic for a few weeks now and it's taken a new twist. The Irish News leads with a story about residents' anger over a republican pyre being built next to their flats and a children's nursery in the New Lodge in north Belfast. Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee says the anti-internment bonfire is ""making their lives a misery"". It is a ""constant cast-and-mouse game"" with the bonfire builders, who he says are an ""antisocial element within the community"". The worries come after windows in a block of apartments in south Belfast was cracked by the heat of a loyalist bonfire last week. And the paper also reports on a meeting of that block's residents and politicians on Wednesday night over who will pay for the damage. It says Democratic Unionist Party representatives didn't attend, although on MLA Christopher Stalford said he wasn't invited. Green Party MLA Clare Bailey criticises the party, saying they ""need to understand that every person in this building was put at risk."" Think we need a laugh to finish off, so who better to look to for that the the one and only Frank Carson? The Belfast comic died in 2012 but he lives on through actor Dan Gordon, in his one-man show A Rebel Without A Pause, about the life and jokes of funnyman Frank. Belfast Telegraph editor Gail Walker went to the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast to see the Gordon in action and she's reckons he's nailed it. ""This will be a classic production,"" she predicts, telling us that Gordon ""never lets the pace drop or the mood darken."" ""There could easily have been another 20 minutes of this wonderful Frank Carson reincarnation without exhausting the rapt attention of the audience."" Must be the way Dan tells 'em...","Stephen Nolan says he fronts "" the biggest show in the @placeholder "" .",city,history,country,process,circumstances,2
"Ansaru was formed in January 2012, though it rose to prominence only about six months later through the release of a video in which it vowed to attack Westerners in defence of Muslims worldwide. ""For the first time, we are glad to announce to the public the formation of this group that has genuine basis,"" said a statement issued by the group in January 2012 and quoted in local media. ""We will have [a] dispassionate look into everything, to encourage what is good and see to its spread and to discourage evil and try to eliminate it."" Its full Arabic name, Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, means: ""Vanguards for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa"". This suggests that it has a wider regional agenda, with the UK listing Ansaru as a ""terrorist group"" linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Just two months after it was formed, the UK said the militant group had killed a Briton and an Italian taken hostage in the north-western state of Sokoto after a failed attempt to rescue them. Then in December 2012, it abducted French national Francis Colump, 63, following an attack on a well-guarded compound in the northern town of Rimi, about 25km (15 miles) from Katsina city. About 30 Ansaru gunmen used dynamite to force their way into the compound, seizing Mr Colump who, officials, said, was working on a wind power project. It carried out a similar attack in February 2013, capturing seven foreign nationals from a housing compound owned by the Lebanese construction company Setraco. It said the attack was to avenge ""transgressions"" by European nations in Mali and Afghanistan, where Western forces are battling Islamist insurgents. On Saturday, it released a video saying it had killed the ""Christian"" hostages because the UK and Nigerian forces were planning an operation to rescue them - an allegation the UK denied. It has also carried out attacks on Nigerian targets. In January 2013, Ansaru said it had carried out an attack which killed two Nigerian soldiers as they prepared to deploy to Mali. The group said it targeted the troops because the Nigerian military was joining the French-led military campaign to ""demolish the Islamic empire of Mali"". French journal Jeune Afrique-L'Intelligent says Ansaru is led by the little-known Abu Ussamata al-Ansary. It quoted a statement by him as saying that the Nigerian government was ""incapable of defending Muslims in inter-religious violence with Christians"". The group also said it was fighting to reclaim ""the lost dignity of Muslims of black Africa"" and the creation of an Islamic caliphate from Niger to Cameroon and northern Nigeria. Analysts believe it is an off-shoot of Boko Haram, which launched an insurgency in 2009 to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, rather than across the region. ""To some, the sect headed by Ansary is seen as one that will compliment the 'struggle' by the Boko Haram sect under Imam Abubakar Shekau but to many it is an indication that all is not well with the leadership of the Boko Haram sect and that there has been conflict about its ideology and its understanding of Islam,"" wrote journalist Tukur Mamu in Nigeria's Desert Herald newspaper last year. ""Hence, the decision to form a new group."" According to Nigeria's Standard newspaper, Ansaru has denounced Boko Haram's style of operation as ""inhuman to the Muslim ummah [nation]"", an apparent reference to killing of innocent Nigerians - Christian and Muslim - through bombings and assassinations. ""Islam forbids killing of innocent people, including non-Muslims. This is our belief and we stand for it,"" Mr al-Ansary said in the video released last year. But Mr al-Ansary added that non-Muslims can be killed ""in self-defence or if they attack Muslims"", which seems to explain the killing of Nigerian soldiers to be deployed to Mali. However, analysts say it does not justify the killing of civilian hostages - unless Ansaru holds them accountable for the actions of Western governments in countries such as Mali, Iraq and Afghanistan. Analysts believe that Nigeria's government will find it more difficult to end the Islamist insurgency now that two groups are operating. The government is said to be working with counter-terrorism experts from several countries - including the US and UK - in an attempt to neutralise the threat posed by Boko Haram and Ansaru, amid fears that they could worsen instability across West and central Africa.","Nigeria 's militant Islamist group Ansaru has proved to be a formidable threat during its short existence , using dynamite to @placeholder heavily - fortified compounds and taking foreigners hostage - seven of whom it said it had killed on Saturday .",penetrate,employ,deliver,join,deter,0
"Dear Donor family, In 1990, when I was just 23, I developed renal failure and started peritoneal dialysis. I was a nurse in a busy Glasgow hospital, which I loved. Then I started dialysis. I would dialyse four times a day. I was so tired and was sick a few times a day, not eating and my weight dropped to six stones. My blood count was six instead of 12. I was unable to go out with friends as I couldn't stand for more than 20 minutes without needing to sit down. I continued to work and then just go home and rest. My social life was non-existent and at one point I couldn't see this getting any better. However, three years later, I was just about to start my shift at work when the sister came running up to me and told me not to get changed. There had been a phone call, I had a transplant match. My lovely colleague Michelle took me to the hospital. I had surgery about four hours later and was walking about within 48 hours. I Six days later I was home, feeling hungry and full of energy. This has changed my life enormously, I am so grateful for the decision made by you. You were able to make a decision to donate your child's organs while going through such a traumatic time yourself. I will always remember you and have often been in awe of your decision. I am 49, married, a mum to a lively 9-year-old and I'm still a nurse. None of this would have been possible without your amazing gift of life. My transplant birthday is 31 August which we celebrate every year - 23 this year! Pauline Dear Type 1 Diabetes, You arrived completely out of nowhere. A horrible monster that has taken up residence with my son. You're aggressive and harmful and you won't go away. You follow my son everywhere. You're there when he eats, you're there when he plays, when he goes to school, and even while he sleeps. I can't control you monster, I can only adapt everything in my life to cater for you and ""manage"" your existence. Why couldn't you have chosen me instead of my sweet innocent child? I wish I could take you from my son but I can't. Instead, I watch your every move. I anticipate your next attack, and prepare to manage your fury. We feed you insulin several times a day. Sometimes that's enough but sometimes there's no telling what you will do next. There are no rules. You keep quiet for a while and just as I think I have got some kind of control you will strike! We got a machine that makes the balance between life and monster less painful but it's still there, forever waiting. I pray that you will leave and never come back. The new machine allows me days where I can almost forget that you're here, and then other days where I catch myself looking at my beautiful boy carrying this heavy monster on his back and it makes me weep. I almost mourn the past. The freedom and innocence that have gone will never return. I check my son regularly to see what damage has been caused by the monster who chose to live with us. Daily we prepare for battle. Daily we pray for an antidote that will kill the monster and free my son of its burden. For now, my son is strong and wise but I fear the day he leaves our home to live on his own with the monster. A parent wants to protect their child, but I have to watch as my son battles 24-hours-a-day. This is his life. I can only stand on the sidelines and offer my support and my love. I wish I could offer a cure and rid my baby of this horrible monster. I wish it had chosen me. Angie Dear Father, This letter is a small way to say ""thank you"" for changing my identity forever. When you travelled as a young man from Bangladesh to the UK in the 1960s, leaving your family behind to make a better life for yourself, little did you know the effect it would have on me. When you arrived with a single suitcase, a five pound note and a London address scribbled on a piece of paper, you were taking a big risk. You got a teaching job and integrated as much as possible, notwithstanding the racism of 60s London. You went back to Bangladesh, only to marry my mother, and returned to the UK where my brother and I were born. You wanted us to be British and give us opportunities you never had. You made sure we went to British Universities and have a solid British identity. Although I have a Bengali heritage, which I am very proud of, it is hard for me to claim that I am (with any true meaning) a Bengali. Whilst you took me to Bangladesh several times growing up, it was only for the summer holidays; we never lived there and (in the nicest way) I was treated like a foreigner by my family there. I cannot claim that being Bengali is a major part of my identity, maybe around 10%. The other 90%, I feel British. Give me the ""cricket test"" any day, I'd always choose England. Even though our identities may clash sometimes, your move changed who I am today. So thank you. Your forever grateful younger son. Riad Dear Accident, It was a sunny morning in Cambridge when you changed me.  Crushed but still whole, injured but not dead, damaged but not broken. You challenged me to push my body and mind to their absolute limits as I learnt to walk again three times, when I had to escape the depths of post traumatic stress and when I had to learn to live in the world again. But out of all the pain and adversity, you taught me strength and perseverance. I took the negative and made it positive. I saw how much love was around me that I should never take for granted. You propelled me to push my limits, take risks and never say no. I explored the world, made friends for life and spread my wings like never before. Accident, as much as you hurt me and those closest to me, I have to say thank you. You have made me the strong, independent person I am today. So yes, you changed me, but I am a better person for it. Yours sincerely Sheena Dear Salsa, You changed me. I arrived in London almost six years ago, a young shy Italian woman, with some confidence in her brains and not much confidence in her social or physical skills. Before I met you I didn't really like it here. I found it difficult to meet people and make friends, the city seemed cold and indifferent. I felt, once more, like the odd one out, and wasn't too positive about my future. But then you came along, and amazingly enough you brought with you many smart, funny, sociable and caring people! While dancing I found out it was so easy to start a conversation, make a joke, share a smile. Through your happy, strong beat you showed me how to let go of all my daily worries and stress and just follow the music, follow my lead, follow my body, for hours and hours, five days a week. You opened up doors to me that I didn't even know existed. Now we don't see each other anymore, but that doesn't mean I forgot about you and what you did for me. You will always be my first English (Cuban) love. Marta Dear Epilepsy, When you first arrived I was twelve years old. From a social butterfly to a bedbound haze in a flash. The rules changed and strange new ones became habit: Never bathe alone, walk on the inside of the street, carry limited cash, don't lock the bathroom door and don't go anywhere by yourself. I was told that I wouldn't be able to work or drive. No dignity, no answers, no certainties. A boyfriend? A family? We will see. Children? Maybe. You may overwhelm me frequently but you will not overwhelm my life. I follow the rules you impose in order to be safe. You turned my world upside down but part of me remained. I'm not a teacher as I wished but I have a job and a husband. Soon I hope to have a family. I must be realistic - some dreams aren't meant to be but we'll see. My dreams and aspirations are those which ""normal"" people just have. They aren't wild or imaginative but you've made sure I appreciate the normality I was told I'd never have. You've shaped and enhanced me. Now I'm a fighter - wiser, sympathetic and stronger. I don't despise you as I once did, the hatred has been channelled into a will to defeat you. I now spend my days defeating you rather than being defeated by you. I'll see you again soon. Or maybe not. Yours unwillingly, Jennifer As people become increasingly connected and more mobile, the BBC is exploring how identities are changing. Learn more about the BBC's Identity season or join the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #BBCIdentity.","The donor family , the discovery of diabetes , the salsa classes and the dad ... just some of the people , places and conditions you @placeholder to as part of the BBC 's Identity season .",referred,experience,listen,wrote,returned,3
"The 22-year-old, who lives and trains in Cardiff, broke the world record with a throw of 41.68m but broke it again in her final throw to win gold. Davies beat South Korea's Young Dae Joo 14-12, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5 in his final. Arnold beat New Zealander Holly Robinson and Poland's Katarzyna Piekart who won silver and bronze respectively. Arnold finished 11th and fifth in the event at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. ""This has been my absolute dream - I cannot believe I am Paralympic champion and double world champion. It is so surreal,"" Arnold told Channel 4. ""I've been injured for two months but coming here has been as clean slate and I just went out there with nothing to lose. ""I actually thought I had one more throw! When my coach told me I had won gold I just burst into tears. I didn't expect to break the world record by that much."" Welsh world number one Davies is a former Brecon rugby player who suffered a broken neck in September 2005 following a collapsed scrum against Ynysybwl. ""I'm not really sure how I'm feeling right now! I can't believe I kept it together. I have played Young Dae Joo twice in competition before and lost both times,"" Davies told Channel 4. ""I must thank everybody for their support. We've been working hard behind the scenes and it has paid off. I'm chuffed I managed to keep it together. ""I haven't beaten any of the Koreans for a while so to do it on the biggest stage is brilliant. Come on!"" Find out how to get into disability sport with our special guide.",Hollie Arnold threw a world record 43.01 m to win Paralympic gold in the F46 javelin final while Rob Davies won gold in the @placeholder 1 table tennis final .,competition,class,grade,race,country,1
"Kickstarter responded in a creative way - by commissioning an investigative journalist to find out what went wrong. Now his report has been published. Mark Harris, a technology writer based in Seattle, travelled to South Wales, spent six weeks speaking to as many people as he could reach and produced an epic account of the history of the Zano. In more than 13,000 words he describes the origins of the Torquing Group, a business that was essentially the personal mission of self-taught engineer Ivan Reedman to build a marketable drone; how clever -  though misleading - marketing turned the Zano into a Kickstarter sensation, galloping past its original funding target; and then the disaster which unfolded as Reedman and his colleagues discovered they just did not have the skills or the experience to mass produce the mini-drone. It is the backers for whom this work was designed and many of them will be hoping for a smoking gun to reinforce their belief that the whole project was just a scam to get them to part with their money. They will be disappointed. Mr Harris concludes that this was case of foul-up, not foul play. ""Torquing's directors managed their business poorly and spent the Kickstarter money too freely, but I've found no evidence that any of them ended up rich on the backs of the crowd,"" concluded Harris. He does raise serious questions about the video which excited so much interest in the project. Reedman denies that CGI, other drones or even selfie sticks were used to create a misleading picture of what the Zano could do but admits that the video shows features that were not operational at the time it was shot. In fact, as I found when I came to shoot a demo of the project last August, the Zano never delivered what was promised in the video. But it was not only potential backers who swallowed exaggerations in the marketing campaign. Kickstarter chose Zano as a ""staff pick"" and the tech news site Engadget shortlisted it for its best of CES 2015 award, even though the Torquing team could not demonstrate the drone flying at the show. As late as October, Popular Science chose it as one of its 100 most amazing innovations of 2015. The writer does not accuse the Torquing team of dishonesty but says that as production problems mounted and the money began to run out they showed ""a dangerous lack of self-awareness of the problems the company was making for itself"". Harris has only managed to speak on the record to Reedman, but he concludes that neither he nor the other members of the team ""possessed the technical or commercial competencies necessary to deliver the Zano as specified in the original campaign"". But the most significant lessons to be drawn from his account are for Kickstarter. The crowdfunding platform, which paid for his work, was allowed to look at the finished article before publication but not to change anything. He says all crowdfunding platforms need to reconsider the way they deal with projects involving complex hardware, massive overfunding, or large sums of money. He wants them to look at bringing in mentors to advise projects like Zano which suddenly find themselves taking on far more than they had planned. He also wants Kickstarter to be far more explicit about the nature of the risk backers are taking - and more active in weeding out weak projects before they are funded. Harris interviewed Kickstarter's co-founder Yancey Strickler and though he appears to find a few of the suggestions helpful, he is robust in rejecting most of the criticisms. He says that while the platform does have rules about realistic videos showing a genuine prototype, they are hard to enforce. Tightening up the rules can only go so far, he argues, and it is essential for backers to understand that it is up to them to evaluate a project. ""If you want 100% success with hardware and new products, I think the only solution is that you just shop on Amazon,"" he adds. And in the end, Harris seems to agree. If we want an alternative to banks and venture capital as a funding source for high-risk tech start-ups, he says, we may have to accept the occasional Zano alongside the Pebbles and Oculus Rifts. Now, some of the thousands of people who lost money backing this doomed project will look cynically at a piece of journalism funded by the very organisation they see as partly responsible for their losses. But what Harris - and Kickstarter - have produced is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the risky nature of any technology hardware start-up.","When Europe 's biggest Kickstarter project , the Zano mini-drone , crashed to @placeholder last November there was plenty of blame to go round . But many of the 12,000 backers - who had put in £2.3 m and ended up with nothing - had angry words for the crowdfunding platform .",join,address,earth,death,bits,2
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 18 June 2015 Last updated at 16:46 BST China wants leadership candidates to be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee before they can stand for election. But many in Hong Kong say this is not real democracy. BBC News explains the controversy, in 80 seconds. Video journalist: Mohamed Madi",Hong Kong 's democratic future is again up in the air after its parliament rejected a controversial Beijing - backed @placeholder .,scheme,results,body,race,bill,4
"Newspapers said RAF Tornados in Iraq had been fitted with heat-seeking missiles designed for aerial combat. But the Ministry of Defence said there was ""absolutely no truth"" in this. The Foreign Office said concern about Russian military action in Syria had been reiterated by the attache. Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said Russian military intervention in Syria is helping only to support ""the butcher"", President Bashar al-Assad. He has also expressed concerns that Russian forces are not discriminating between air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants and others fighting the Syrian president. The RAF has been carrying out air strikes against IS militants in Iraq since the action was approved by MPs in 2014, but UK military intervention in Syria has not been backed in Parliament. By Jonathan Marcus, defence and diplomatic correspondent, BBC News This curious footnote to the air campaign being waged over Iraq and Syria illustrates the potential for misunderstanding now that Russia is conducting major independent operations of its own. RAF Tornados based in Cyprus are carrying out air strikes only in Iraq, though potentially could be flying over Syria on intelligence gathering missions as well. Either way, en route to or from Iraq, they could come into close proximity with Russian warplanes. However, the Ministry of Defence in London has denied any suggestion that they are being armed with air-to-air missiles so as to defend themselves in any encounter. The Russian government called in the British air attache in Moscow after reading erroneous reports in the British press suggesting air-to-air missiles were being fitted. What is Russia's endgame in Syria? The battle for Iraq and Syria in maps A Foreign Office spokesman said the defence attache met Russian ministry of defence officials on Sunday. ""The Russian government sought clarification over inaccurate newspaper reports concerning RAF rules of engagement in Iraq,"" the Foreign Office spokesman said. ""The defence attache reiterated the British government's concerns about Russia's military operation in Syria, including targeting legitimate opposition groups, using unguided weaponry and leading to large numbers of civilian deaths."" Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the military operations in Syria, saying the aim is to ""stabilise the legitimate authority"" of Mr al-Assad. He denied that Russian air strikes were hitting moderate opposition groups rather than IS militants. Mr Putin told Russian state TV that Moscow also wanted to ""create conditions for a political compromise"" in Syria. In 2013, British MPs voted against action in Syria, amid claims - denied by President Assad - that he was using chemical weapons against his own people. Now the government wants to extend its bombing campaign against IS militants from Iraq into Syria, but says it will only do so with Parliamentary approval. Earlier this month Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the government was working hard to build a consensus to get Parliamentary support.","Russia summoned Britain 's defence attache in Moscow to explain reports that RAF pilots had been @placeholder to shoot down Russian aircraft in the Middle East , the Foreign Office says .",allowed,scrambling,exploited,authorised,exposed,3
"Matthew Eteson denies the manslaughter by gross negligence of Kelly Webster and her daughter Lauren Thornton. The pair died on a boat on Windermere in April 2013. Preston Crown Court heard Mr Eteson had fabricated the exhaust system of an onboard petrol-driven generator. A statement from the 42-year-old, of Hale, Greater Manchester, was read out in court describing how the generator was used to power the boat's mains appliances. The court was told he had taken the generator off the boat to make moderations by fitting it with a silencer because it was noisy for neighbours. The system was fitted the day before the deaths of Ms Webster, 36, and her 10-year-old daughter, of Leyland, Lancashire. During his voluntary interview in April 2013 Mr Eteson said he had been aware of the dangers of fumes. He added that he had sought advice from friends and said the construction ""wasn't something I took lightly"". The family had been at a 50th birthday on the evening of 31 March 2013 before returning to the boat. The following morning Mr Eteson said he had felt sick and went to buy lunch before returning. He said his partner had complained of the cold and the fan heater was put on at half power. The jury was told the generator was running as they ate their lunch and he then fell asleep at the table below deck. The court heard when he woke he could not move and initially believed he was having problems with his heart. In police statement, he said: ""I just knew there was something not right with me. That's when I decided there was no-one about, I didn't know if they had gone shopping."" He said upon finding their bodies he tried looking for his phone before dialling 999. The court heard carbon monoxide alarms on the boat had never been tested. The trial continues.","A @placeholder fitter accused of the manslaughter of his partner and her daughter sought advice from mechanic friends before making amendments to a generator , a court heard .",gas,body,young,factory,woman,0
"There have been cheers and jubilation in the US and elsewhere in the West, but capital cities around the world are already bracing for the repercussions of Bin Laden's killing. Hundreds of dedicated and would-be jihadis will be mourning and swearing to give their lives in revenge for his death at the hands of US special forces in the city of Abbottabad. There is little doubt that the death of Bin Laden is a huge blow to al-Qaeda. But at the same time the network has moved over the years from a highly centralised hierarchy - with recruiting, training and orders all scrutinised by its top leaders - to something much more loose and amorphous. Today al-Qaeda's philosophy is one man, one bomb. It does not need another 9/11 to make its mark. One bomb in Times Square in New York placed by a dedicated suicide bomber or a bomb in a New York subway - both attacks were attempted in in recent years -  are big enough indicators that al-Qaeda is alive and kicking. Al-Qaeda has been a franchise for many years. Anyone can join it by planting a bomb somewhere. Almost anyone can come to Pakistan or Afghanistan and be offered training with key al-Qaeda allies such as the Pakistani Taliban or the Afghan group headed by Jalaluddin Haqqani. The facilitator in Pakistan's cities has been Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - a banned militant group which previously fought in Kashmir but now attacks many different targets and helps al-Qaeda. After 9/11 it helped hide many senior al-Qaeda figures and it may well have played a major role in hiding Bin Laden. Pakistan has refused to go up against al-Qaeda allies like Haqqani because they were operating in Afghanistan not Pakistan. Likewise, allies like LeT are close to Pakistan's intelligence services because their main target is Kashmir and India. Thus the threat is there. Before 9/11 there were no known al-Qaeda cells in Europe except for the one in Hamburg which launched those attacks. However, today every single European country has an al-Qaeda cell. Hundreds of Muslims with European passports have travelled to Pakistan's tribal areas for training and returned to Europe. After the arrest of three Moroccans in Germany last week for planning to plant bombs in public places, German authorities admit that over 200 German citizens have had training in the tribal areas and many of them have returned to Germany. The same is the case in Britain, Scandinavia, France, Spain and Italy. The fear now of random suicide bombings in subway or train stations in the US or Europe is particularly high. So is the threat of plane hijackings and bombings of Western military targets and embassies in the Middle East, where they are already a frequent target. There is also the possibility of the amateur jihadi placing a bomb in a supermarket. Other kinds of attacks are also likely. Some may be carried out by dedicated long-term jihadis who have been placed amid Western societies and who now may spring into action with a plot and target that they have been working on for years. Such lone attackers have been found in the US before, with individuals travelling to the tribal areas for training and then returning to a major US city and trying to carry out an attack. These have usually been foiled by law enforcement agencies at the last moment. Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are also particularly at risk from more organised attacks. In the former, the al-Qaeda influence among dedicated jihadis like the Haqqani group is still strong. Pakistan is also extremely vulnerable to attack. Despite a constant spate of denials from the Pakistani authorities - which have now been proven wrong - al-Qaeda recently had its base in Pakistan. Al-Qaeda and its affiliated Pakistani groups will be determined to launch a bombing campaign in Pakistan in memory of Bin Laden. This will heighten tensions in a country that is already beset with power shortages and an economic crisis. Finally al-Qaeda and its allies may find this the right moment to create major divisions between India and Pakistan by launching another Mumbai-style attack on Indian territory. This would aim to take the heat off the hunt for al-Qaeda members in Pakistan. The Middle East also remains a big vacuum for al-Qaeda because of the ongoing Arab revolt. It is still a prime target for al-Qaeda as it seeks to gain influence and clout among the new generation of leaders who have emerged in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and the Gulf states. But this task will be much more difficult after Bin Laden's death. Clearly Bin Laden's death will give intelligence agencies around the world many clues and leads to catch other leaders, but al-Qaeda will not disappear overnight. Ahmed Rashid's book, Taliban, was updated and reissued recently on the 10th anniversary of its publication. His latest book is Descent into Chaos - The US and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.","The killing of al - Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is a huge blow to the organisation but as guest columnist Ahmed Rashid reports , its decentralised @placeholder means it has the potential to carry out attacks on any number of targets .",body,influence,operation,nature,evidence,3
"Whatever your perspective or personal views of what Mr Aamer is, was, or represents, his return to the UK was greeted with a collective sigh of relief across Whitehall. The 5,017 days of detention were not only a real point of tension in the critical transatlantic relationship; they also soured and compromised attempts by the government to reach out to some of the hardest-to-reach Muslim communities. In the short term, he will begin to receive expert medical help, including a psychiatric assessment. He will finally get to meet the son who was born on the day he arrived at Guantanamo Bay. But for some, Mr Aamer's return represents a risk. Davis Lewin, of the Henry Jackson Society, a security and foreign relations think tank, has urged the UK to think very carefully about how it manages and monitors him now he is back. Mr Aamer's legal team have said he will submit to whatever monitoring is required - although they also argue it is unnecessary because the case against him comes from unreliable allegations extracted during torture. If MI5 decides to monitor him, he may never know for sure that it is happening - such is the nature of that kind of work. There are bigger questions for the UK, questions of legacy and lessons to be learnt. Critics argue that in the wake of 9/11 the US was not the only country to lose its legal map and moral compass. London didn't seem to want to tell Washington that Guantanamo was a bad idea - and it didn't insist that any British men detained in Afghanistan be brought back to the UK. That, say critics, was a dereliction of long-standing British principles of justice. ""Human rights and justice and the rule of law are for everybody,"" says former Conservative cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell, a member of the cross-party group that lobbied Washington to release Mr Aamer. ""He has been denied that. Not only is that terrible for him, but we have to be better than that if we're going to defeat the scourge of terror and terrorism. ""We're going to have to rise above these things and stick to the rule of law, and accept that human rights belong to everyone."" Some American interrogations involved intelligence material provided by Britain - and that could amount to complicity in torture. And so, many MPs are now pushing for real answers to questions about Britain's role in the weeks and months after 9/11. ""One of the things that it is absolutely essential that happens in due course is that [Shaker Aamer] looks the camera in the eye in Britain and says what happened to him,"" says Mr Mitchell. ""If as is alleged he was tortured, and if there was any UK involvement in that, we need to get to the bottom of that not only because it's utterly wrong if it was done in our name, but also because we need to ensure that these sort of circumstances don't happen to anyone else."" But why haven't those answers come out yet? The government fought a mammoth legal battle to prevent courts disclosing the full extent of what ministers and officials knew about the transfer of men to Guantanamo. But the claimants ultimately accepted a multi-million pound settlement - meaning the government never had to disclose what happened. Parliament then passed the Justice and Security Act which allows ministers to apply to hear cases in secret - closing that door for good. Campaigners still hoped the facts would emerge in a full judge-led inquiry into complicity in rendition. The promised inquiry was shelved because there is still the possibility of criminal charges in relation to alleged rendition to Libya. So it is now down to the Intelligence and Security Committee to investigate. Earlier this week, the committee's new chair, Dominic Grieve QC, said he wanted to get started. The last detainee with a UK connection now has a long and complicated road ahead of him. He has to learn how to stop being Detainee 239 of Guantanamo Bay and become Shaker Aamer, father of four, of south-west London. His legal team say he does not want to persecute those who abused him - and in a recent letter to the BBC he talked about the ""contract"" he believes he must honour with the British people for their support.","As the jet carrying Shaker Aamer landed at Biggin Hill airport , the questions over his @placeholder were only just beginning .",voice,future,side,death,experiences,1
"Bill Knight commissioned artists to paint the wall of his home in Northload Street, Glastonbury, to deter taggers. He was told in June to remove it after a planning inspector ruled its ""scale, colours and style"" was ""harmful"" to the area's heritage. But Mendip District Council has agreed it can stay after more then 3,500 people signed a petition. The work features some of the myths and legends the Somerset town is famous for. It was commissioned after Mr Knight got fed up with vandals painting graffiti on the side of his house. Councillor Tom Killen said a number of factors had been considered including the ""significant drop in the levels of graffiti"" on the wall after the mural was painted. ""The petition was one of the largest the council had ever received,"" he said. ""The location is a gateway site to Glastonbury town centre and the mural had been, and continues to be, appreciated by locals and tourists alike."" The mural will be allowed to stay on the listed building for two years, after which time the situation will be reviewed. Mr Knight has been contacted for comment.","Thousands of people have @placeholder save an under - threat mural of a psychedelic rainbow , Glastonbury Tor and Excalibur .",helped,held,come,painted,died,0
"The colt was going for a dual Derby win at the Curragh but finished third in what has proved the horse's final race. A statement issued by the Coolmore racing operation on Sunday said he ""was found to be lame this morning"". It added that a veterinary surgeon had ""diagnosed a fracture of his left front sesamoid"" and that ""sadly this is a career-ending injury"". Wings Of Eagles, ridden by jockey Padraig Beggy, was a 40-1 outsider but came from deep to win the Epsom Derby in early June. Beggy was replaced by Ryan Moore for the Irish Derby. The a son of a Derby winner in Pour Moi, Aidan O'Brien's colt won two of his seven starts and earned more than £1m in win and place prize money. BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght Even by the standards of the often-fleeting careers of flat-racing stars, this has all been brief. It's less than a year since Wings Of Eagles made his debut, down the field in a race at Galway. Being such an outsider when propelling both himself and his jockey from obscurity in the Derby will always have some saying it was a fluke. He ran too well on his finale to say that with certainty, but he will probably be more remembered for the shock result at Epsom than for anything else - unless he proves a big hit at stud.",Epsom Derby winner Wings Of Eagles has been @placeholder after suffering an injury in the Irish Derby on Saturday .,retired,honoured,disabled,rescued,discharged,0
"On Saturday, sirens sounded for a third consecutive day warning of an incoming rocket fired from Gaza. People spending the Jewish Sabbath by the beach were sent rushing for cover. The Israeli military used its Iron Dome defence system to intercept and destroy the missile. A fifth battery had been added to it, just outside the city, only hours earlier. After the explosion, close to the coast, a small black cloud was left hanging in the sky over the sea. Tel Aviv is Israel's largest city and commercial centre but it is also a popular place to relax or party. However, despite the sunshine, outdoor restaurants, parks and pavements were much quieter over the weekend. It has taken a psychological adjustment for locals to realise that they too are now within the firing range of certain Palestinian rockets - believed to be the Iranian-made Fajr-5, which can reach up to 75km (45 miles). ""For Tel Aviv people this is a bit of a shock. The rockets hit all the time in the north and south of Israel but in Tel Aviv this never happens. I've lived here for ten years,"" said a jogger, Tzipi. Soli, who was carrying his little daughter, remarked: ""Everyone is talking about it. You can see the streets are emptier than usual and this is from just a few missiles."" But he said there was broad support for the continuing military offensive in the Gaza Strip. ""I'm not happy with the situation where we are bombing Gaza but I think we have to do it, we have to defend ourselves,"" he said. A retired man, Amos, agreed that Palestinian militants posed a real threat. ""We have to finish this problem. This is the language they understand, not the language of peace,"" he said. Asked about the government decision to authorise the call-up of up to 75,000 military reservists, he gave his strong approval. ""We have the force. We need to have it,"" he said. ""I'm sorry about it but this is our life, our destiny."" With Israeli troops continuing to head towards the Gaza border and speculation about a possible ground invasion, this is a difficult time for families with members serving in the military. ""I'm very worried because my son is doing his national service. He will go south,"" one man said as his wife's eyes filled with tears. ""This is what happens, I cry every time I think of my son,"" she added. The Israeli military, which has its vast headquarters in Tel Aviv, told the BBC that its offensive was putting Hamas, which governs Gaza, ""under great pressure"". However, spokeswoman Avital Leibovich confirmed that incursions still remained a possibility. ""We are getting ready for an option of ground operation. It's not decided yet but it's an option we're considering at this point,"" she said. ""Some troops were asked to approach specific areas surrounding the Gaza Strip. Some are already there, some are on their way."" In the southern part of Tel Aviv, journalists were shown around the emergency control room for the municipality, located in an underground shelter. It is set up like a military command centre with maps on the walls and a long table positioned in front of projector screens and televisions. It would act as a back-up for city hall if the security situation demanded it. The mayor, Ron Huldai, said that residents had already adjusted well to the changed safety information and the use of sirens. ""People in the city of Tel Aviv know how to behave,"" he said. ""The solution is to find your way to the safest place in your area and there are instructions in the newspaper with the rules you have to follow. ""They're taking this seriously but not changing their routine. We are prepared.""",Tel Aviv is @placeholder the new working week on a higher level of alert .,putting,celebrating,beginning,hosting,introducing,2
"Australian radio presenter Kyle Sandilands said to the actress: ""I told everyone you were clapping like that because you had the rings on and you didn't want to damage the rings."" ""You are so right Kyle,"" she replied. ""It was really difficult because I had a huge ring on which was not my own, but was absolutely gorgeous and I was terrified of damaging it."" Oscars 2017: Full coverage Speaking on the KIIS1065 radio station, Kidman sounded relieved the truth was finally out, after much social media speculation about her apparent inability to applaud properly. ""It's so true, I'm so glad you clarified that,"" said Kidman. ""It was really awkward and I was like gosh, I want to clap. I don't want to not be clapping, which is worse, right - 'why isn't Nicole clapping?'"" She laughed when Sandilands joked: ""They're putting it on the big screen at Sea World with an [sea lion sound] 'urgh, urgh, urgh' thing - it's just not fair!"" Kidman was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Lion, but lost out to Viola Davis. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.",Nicole Kidman has finally revealed why she @placeholder to be clapping like a seal at this year 's Oscars ceremony .,happened,wanted,needs,appeared,continues,3
"The amount of 7.5bn euros (£5.9bn; $8.4bn) is scheduled to be paid out early next week. The money is part of a larger deal agreed on in May but depended on a number of reform conditions to be be fulfilled by Athens. Greece owes its creditors more than €300bn - about 180% of its annual economic output (GDP). The country is in urgent need of the fresh money from Europe to service two debt payments to the European Central Bank next month. ""This is a welcome breath of oxygen for the Greek economy,"" the EU's top economic affairs official, Pierre Moscovici, said. The Luxembourg-based European Stability Mechanism (ESM) said it approved the money to be transferred after Greece's government completed required reforms. Over the past weeks, the government in Athens pushed through with several reform packages and a plan on long-delayed privatisations. How bad are things for the people of Greece? Greece's debt jargon explained How has austerity worked out for eurozone countries? €86bn Eurozone bailout agreed in 2015 €3.6bn Debt repayments due in July €5.4bn Budget savings agreed 24.4% Unemployment 182.8% Public debt as % of GDP in 2016 (projected) Eurozone leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remain at odds over how to move forward with the Greek debt crisis. ""The IMF is not engaged in a programme with Greece,"" Lagarde told reporters after talks with the eurozone on Thursday. The international lender said it would not contribute to the latest bailout unless there were concrete plans to cut Athens' massive debt burden. Last month's deal for an overall amount of 10.3bn euros does not reduce the amount Greece will have to repay. Instead, debt relief will be phased in from 2018, after Germany's general election late next year. Berlin is one of the main opponents to forgiving part of Greece's debt. As such, the deal was being seen by many as a compromise intended to buy time.",A fresh tranche of money for debt @placeholder Greece has been approved by the eurozone 's bailout fund .,ridden,body,group,sex,drugs,0
"The nation ranks at position 161 out of 179 countries in the 2012 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index. RSF includes President Obiang on its list of ""Predators of Press Freedom"". The watchdog says the national broadcaster obeys the orders of the information ministry. A ""news blackout"" was imposed on reporting of uprisings in Arab states in North Africa in 2011, says the Committee to Protect Journalists. Radio France Internationale and Gabon-based Africa No 1 broadcast on FM in Malabo. Satellite TV is widely available. There were more than 42,000 internet users by December 2011 (Internetworldstats.com). There are no reported government curbs on internet access.",Equatorial Guinea 's media outlets are closely controlled by the government . There are few private @placeholder .,parties,networks,websites,island,publications,4
"In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the British corporate investigator who became embroiled in GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) China corruption scandal tells me his story is ""a cautionary tale which many people can learn from"". The risks of doing business in China, he says, are ""on the same scale as the opportunities"", and governments, including the British government, ""have not been doing a very thorough job of making business understand the risks"". ""Absolutely any company going to China could be the next party to suffer our fate if they fail to understand this,"" he says. The fate suffered by Peter Humphrey and his wife Yu Yingzeng was to spend two years in squalid and crowded jail cells, to be denied urgent medical attention and to be separated from each other and from their son. The corporate investigator says it was both a shattering experience and a miscarriage of justice. ""None of our staff did anything illegal,"" he told me. ""We engaged third parties to help us with some parts of our work. We always instructed them to follow legal means but had no control over the methods they used."" So why the prosecution and the prison term? ""It doesn't stack up at all when you analyse our case and the GSK case on the basis of the information you have. It doesn't stack up at all."" The couple were corporate investigators who became embroiled in a Chinese police investigation of corruption at GSK. The British pharmaceuticals giant had bribed Chinese doctors and hospitals to buy its medicines. Mr Humphrey and his wife were in no way implicated in that corruption, but had been hired by the company to investigate the source of a secretly filmed sex video of GSK's top boss in China and of whistleblower emails sent to company headquarters in London. ""I believe we were collateral damage in a wider dispute between a company and the authorities which led to us being dragged in,"" he said. Even now, Peter Humphrey is reluctant to discuss the details of the GSK case or of his relationship with his former client. Asked why, he tells me: ""It's not impossible that we may sue some of these parties or through other means try to seek redress."" He says he watched the TV coverage of the GSK trial from his Shanghai prison cell. The company was found guilty of systematic bribery and fined £300m. He was shocked by the contrast between his punishment and theirs. ""Suspended jail sentences for three or four of the main culprits when I and my wife had been sentenced to years in prison,"" he says. ""Someone asked me recently why someone like Mark Reilly (GSK China's boss) could be set free and we were in jail. I think it's very simple, we don't have half a billion dollars. That story was about money from the beginning. Money got them into trouble and money got him out."" The events which led to these trials took place in the early part of 2013 when China's new President Xi Jinping had just declared nationwide campaigns against corruption and for the rule of law. Peter Humphrey says that at the time he welcomed these developments: ""We felt hopeful that a new era with a genuine crackdown against corruption, had arrived. ""What we were doing for companies in the private sector was very similar to what the government now seemed to be doing in the public sector. Unfortunately though, when such a crackdown is driven in a sort of campaign style, throughout China's history in the past 60 or 70 years, we have seen that campaigns are often taken advantage of and used to conduct personal vendettas and I think that's what happened to us. Someone took offence and then orchestrated an act of personal revenge."" Having been deported from China, Peter Humphrey does not know whether he'll ever be able to go back. His two years in prison do not erase his 40 year affection for the country. ""I love China. I love the Chinese people I've known over the years. I've had many positive memories and experiences. This does not erase them,"" he says. But once the investigator, always the investigator. From a world away in south-east England, Peter Humphrey needs to focus first on getting the medical treatment that he was denied in prison. But he is also determined to work out exactly what triggered his two year nightmare in Shanghai. ""I and my wife are not vengeful people. But we are angry because an injustice occurred. We are pursuing justice not revenge,"" he adds.",It 's exactly two years since the door of Peter Humphrey 's Shanghai bedroom was kicked in by police and he @placeholder into a prison nightmare which ended only three weeks ago with his deportation from China .,rode,walked,crashing,disappeared,entered,3
"The Spanish-speaking film, starring Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, is set in Chile in 1988, when a public referendum was called on Pinochet's 15-year coup-seized leadership. The people were to be asked to vote Yes for a continuation of Pinochet's rule or No for him to go. While the Yes campaigners go down a hackneyed route of vaunting Pinochet's great leadership and trashing the opposition, the No camp realise a radical new approach is needed. The people are scared and sceptical of a corrupt process and will take some persuading to even go to the polls. The answer is to hire advertising hotshot Rene Saavedra, who says they must harness the strategies of product advertising, namely the power of the positive message. ""Many people know how Pinochet got into power by overthrowing President Allende but very few know how he got out,"" says Bernal who plays Saavedra. ""Even I, who am from Latin America, didn't know about the campaign that went on. I didn't know how important publicity was to the movement and what actually went on. ""It was one of the most interesting things about the film and encouraged me to do it."" Used to working on promotions for products such as fizzy drinks, Saavedra dismisses focusing on the atrocities of Pinochet's rule to take the sweet shop approach to the Nos' campaign: shiny imagery of rainbows and a beautiful future full of sun-soaked days of family fun. ""The film sees the birth of democracy in Chile through the eyes of a publicist,"" says Bernal. ""An archetypal publicist doesn't exist, but this character is fascinating because of his joyful attitude. ""He has a childish fascination with toys and things like his new microwave. These kind of things gave the character an interesting way to see the story."" The No camp, a group made up of 16 political parties, are unsurprisingly unconvinced. But they pull together behind Saavedra in a spirit of unity and camaraderie. It's a dynamic that followed through into the cast, many of whom are the real-life members of the No campaign. ""There was the fraternal aspect to making the movie, which got me closer to the drama and to the freedom that that moment in history experienced,"" says Bernal. As for the members of the Yes campaign, they made a point of making themselves elusive. ""All the protagonists from the campaign were very up for making the movie. Some acted as themselves and others play their antagonists,"" says Bernal. ""They couldn't find people from the Yes campaign. There was only one person who was known but he didn't want to talk. A victory has many generals but a defeat has none."" One of the original No team is Eugenio Garcia, on whom Bernal's character is based. Garcia, a smiling and gentle man, says he was taken aback when approached by Chilean director Pablo Larrain. ""It was a surprise for me as this happened 25 years ago and then I forgot, did my job and got on with my life,"" says Garcia. ""Now when I see the movie, it's very emotional.  It's a very good interpretation of how we all felt at the time, our fears and anticipation. It makes me remember all the emotions. It's beautiful."" Meeting Garcia was a true honour and also valuable to understanding and playing Saavedra, say Bernal. It all adds to the film's air of authenticity, which Larrain has taken pains to achieve through the use of an old U-matic camera to help blend news footage from the era with the acting scenes. At heart, Saavedra is just a simple man of the people, deeply concerned for the young son who lives with him and longing to be reconciled with his estranged wife. When the Yes campaign hit back with underhand tactics, Saavedra feels the threats on a deeply personal level, rather than as part and parcel of the dirty game of politics. It sums up the other feeling pervading No: intimacy. This, Bernal explains, is down to Larrain.  No is the final part in Larrain's trilogy covering the Pinochet era. The first two films were Tony Manero and Post Mortem. No signals a closure for the director, who was a child at the time of the events of the film and whose parents were Yes voters. ""It's a film that is very personal to Pablo. He was 12 when this happened,"" says Bernal. ""It is, for him and other Chileans, a reconciliation, not just with society or the country, but with one's own history."" Ultimately, the No campaign is triumphant. An unexpected 97% of registered voters turn out at the polls. The No campaign wins almost 56% of the vote. Pinochet stepped down in 1990 after losing democratic presidential and parliamentary elections. When he died in 2006, he was still to stand trial for human rights abuses, as ordered by the Chilean courts. This ""injustice"" is just one of the many issues that make No relevant to today's audience, says the politically-minded Bernal. But would he ever turn his interest into a career? ""I am very interested in politics,"" says the actor, who is a big supporter of human rights group Amnesty International. ""But as for going into it seriously in a formal way, I can't see that happening. Then again how many politicians have said the same?"" No is released in the UK on Friday, 8 February. The Academy Awards are on Sunday, 24 February.","Much has been documented on the rise and fall of Chile 's brutal military dictator General Augusto Pinochet yet little on the men who brought about his demise . The Oscar - nominated foreign - language film , No , seeks to redress the @placeholder .",balance,name,question,subject,world,0
"CCTV footage was not good enough to identify sex crimes, he told the BBC. Police have identified 75 suspects in connection with the thefts and assaults that took place around Cologne station. A 23-year-old Moroccan man given a suspended sentence for theft has become the first person convicted for his part in the spate of attacks. The man, named only as Younis A, was handed a six-month suspended sentence and a €100-euro (£79; $100) fine for stealing a mobile phone. Another Moroccan, aged 18, was given two years' probation and community service for stealing a bag, and a 22-year-old Tunisian was handed a three-month suspended sentence as well as community service. They are among 13 men who have been arrested for stealing. The attacks have been largely blamed on people from North Africa who entered Germany illegally or have sought asylum. Younis A sat with his head bowed so close to the table that his lawyer had to tell him to lift his chin and face the court. The young Moroccan admitted he had snatched a mobile phone from a young woman on New Year's Eve and stood briefly to mumble an apology in her direction. His lawyer told the court that he had had nothing to do with the sexual assaults that were perpetrated that night and accused the court of turning him into a scapegoat. New Year's Eve was ""a terrible event with terrible consequences"", he said. ""People are buying pepper spray, vigilantes run through the city and beat up foreigners. But don't hold my client responsible for these events."" Spotlight on Germany's N African migrants Women describe 'terrible' assaults Attacks' profound impact on Europe Germans left feeling vulnerable Only one person, a 26-year-old Algerian asylum seeker, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. ""The CCTV footage is not good enough to clearly identify sexual assaults. We can see some thefts but that's all. We are relying on witness accounts and victims identifying their attackers,"" said Mr Mathies. Mr Mathies' predecessor Wolfgang Albers was fired over his handling of the wave of assaults and robberies. An official report found that Cologne police made ""serious mistakes"" in not calling in reinforcements and in the way they informed the public. About 1,000 men of North African and Arab origin gathered near Cologne's main station on 31 December. Smaller groups formed, first surrounding women and then threatening and attacking them, the report said. Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policy has since come under mounting criticism. About 1.1 million asylum seekers arrived in Germany in 2015.","Most of the men who sexually assaulted women in Cologne on New Year 's Eve may never be @placeholder , the city 's police chief , Juergen Mathies , has said .",reviewed,caught,delivered,named,remembered,1
"It is a move to stop the amount of emissions released by engines turning over at bus stands and coach parking bays. Starting this week, bus operators that allow idling of more than four minutes in the borough can be fined £80. Camden Council said that some areas in the borough were in breach of European and national air quality standards. A spokeswoman said that engine idling increased levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particles, two major air pollutants. She added that ""the lives of many who use or live alongside the capital's busiest roads are being shortened"". The fines were introduced on 29 November. Sean Birch, Camden's cabinet member for sustainability and transport, said air quality in some locations was ""in breach of European Commission standards and national objectives, which are there to protect the health of our residents, visitors and working population"".",A north London council has begun fining bus and coach operators that allow their @placeholder to idle for too long .,refusal,routes,set,bus,vehicles,4
"The fact that more than 1.5m British citizens voted not to remain part of the UK, the fact that a majority in Scotland's biggest city - Glasgow - backed independence, the fact that the Westminster establishment briefly thought this vote was lost, is the reason for that. The leaders of the three UK parties are now promising significant constitutional change and not just for Scotland but for England, Wales and Northern Ireland as well. They have agreed on a timetable for giving more powers to the Scottish Parliament but are a long, long way from agreeing proposals. Alex Salmond may have lost this vote but he remains Scotland's First Minister. He's unlikely to merely accept what is offered up by his opponents. The prime minister has also promised to produce reforms which deliver the soundbite - ""English votes for English laws"". It was a promise made in the last Conservative manifesto. It was and is very popular in England. There is a reason, however, why it hasn't been enacted. It could create two classes of MP. It might mean a government has a majority to pass certain laws but not others (if, for example, the next Labour government did not have a majority of MPs in England). What's known as the West Lothian question hasn't been answered since it was first asked in 1977. (The question was, Why should the MP for Blackburn in West Lothian in Scotland be able to vote on English matters when the MP for Blackburn in Lancashire can't vote on Scottish issues?) This referendum may have ended one debate in Scotland - for now. It has, however, lit the touchpaper on the explosive question of where power lies in the UK","The people have @placeholder . Scotland has rejected independence . The result has been accepted by both sides . So that , you might think , is that . Not a bit of it .",refused,spoken,left,signed,retired,1
"The power cuts are mainly along the west of Ireland. A gust of 118km/h (73mph) was recorded at Mace Head off County Galway as Desmond, the fourth named storm of the winter, reached the west coast. In Northern Ireland, strong wind and heavy rain warnings are in force for Friday night. In counties Down and Tyrone, roads were closed due to fallen trees. The wet and windy weather is expected to continue on Saturday.","About 2,000 @placeholder in the Republic of Ireland have been left without power and some flights have been diverted as Storm Desmond hits the country .",people,remains,houses,centre,customers,0
"The 25-year-old Victoria and Melbourne Stars player will be available to play in all three formats of the game. He made his Test debut in November 2016 and scored 105 as Australia beat Pakistan this month. ""We are getting a guy who is on the up. He is young and wants to prove himself on the biggest stage,"" said Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale. He also scored 54 in Australia's second Test win over Pakistan.",Yorkshire have brought in Australia international batsman Peter Handscomb as their overseas @placeholder for 2017 .,title,signing,coach,activity,bids,1
"Detentions are a fixture of school life, but do they really improve behaviour? Here are some of your stories. Misbehaviour masterclass ""We used to rip up work and make it 'snow' out the window, ignore teachers and keep chatting, put tacks on their seats, use it as choir practice, paint our nails, cornrow hair,"" says one former London comprehensive pupil, now a junior doctor. Some pupils collect detentions like trophies. ""We were the outlaws, the desperadoes, members of a bad-but-fun gang, playing cat and mouse with authority,"" says a former private school pupil. Another, remembering detentions in the 1980s, says: ""Collapsing of tables was a favourite for us. ""We had real ink pots and trestle tables, so all you had to do was kick the support on the table and the whole thing would collapse and then ink all over the floor. ""'Oops, sorry, don't know how that happened.'"" A former Hertfordshire comprehensive pupil, now in her 20s, says: ""We had so many, it turned into our after school club. ""One of the teachers gave up in the end. And the next time we were in, she put a film on. ""I think it was Romeo and Juliet, the Leonardo [DiCaprio] one. ""If we weren't in trouble, we would wait outside for the ones that were. ""One time I spent 100 minutes in a cupboard in the classroom with a friend. ""We weren't meant to be there, but it was cold outside and it seemed like a fun thing to do whilst we were waiting. ""They weren't a deterrent at all."" What do you think? Join the conversation - find us on Facebook Forgetting to turn up Many teachers say detentions should take place on the day of the offence, when pupils will understand better why they are being punished. Same-day sanctions also improve pupils' chances of remembering the detention at all. In some schools, even if the original offence is small, such as wearing the wrong shoes, not turning up to detention can result in as much punishment as for someone who started a fight. ""Not a fair system,"" says one recent school leaver from Hillingdon. Confused parents Schools in England do not need permission from parents to impose detentions, and in most cases they are not even required to inform them. So the first they know is when their child is late home, and even then they might not find out why. ""Every other Monday over almost my entire 13th year, I told our parents I was at chess club, which worked well until they found out from talking to the parents of a fellow detainee who let the cat out of the bag,"" says one former London pupil. Another says: ""My mum was too busy to even know I had it half the time. ""So I didn't get into trouble at home."" All for one Whole-class detentions are particularly controversial with better behaved class members. ""So all 30 of us had to stay behind for a couple of obnoxious people. This is so unfair. How does this help anyone?"" asks one school-leaver. ""Surely, in an ideal world teachers should ask the class for their opinions on the problem and work with them to find a fair and creative solution. How hard can it be?"" Socially useful Some schools make pupils on detention engage in socially useful activities such as litter picking the playground, which can be quite satisfying. And detention can be a chance to get all your homework done in one go, rather than having it last all week. But this approach can backfire too. ""One of the chores we were given to do sometimes in detention was to clean board-rubbers, which was basically a licence to get everything and everyone in sight covered in chalk dust,"" says a former pupil from Cheshire. Detention for teachers With lesson planning, marking and a dozen more extracurricular jobs at the end of the day, supervising an after-school detention is not fun for teachers. ""Deeply dull,"" says one. At some schools, pupils in detention must write an essay on ""what action they did wrong and what choices they have in the future when in that position"". This approach can ""often work"", say some teachers, but others disagree ""I loathed the idea of making children write for a punishment and taking away their valuable time when they could be running around in the sun or staring at ants in the grass,"" says one recent retiree, who never gave a detention in 36 years of teaching. Even supporters of detention say it is futile without proper communication between pupil and teacher. ""It shouldn't be about getting the kid to say sorry,"" says one London teacher. Basic conflict resolution techniques can help, she adds, ""where both sides get to reflect on the situation from the other's point of view"". Pupils need to think about how their behaviour can make teaching very difficult, while teachers could consider whether, in their drive to deliver the curriculum, they might be overlooking pupils' underlying learning difficulties, she says But others fear that in today's results-focused classrooms, ""teachers too often lack the time and the skills"" for this kind of approach.","It is late November , the summer holidays are ancient history , September resolutions about behaviour and homework are forgotten , everyone is tired , behaviour has @placeholder and detentions are hitting an end - of - term peak .",worsened,accomplished,blocks,slumped,revealed,3
"""We're still awaiting findings,"" said Troy Vincent, an executive with American football's governing body. The Patriots beat Indianapolis 45-7 in driving rain and flat balls are said to be easier to catch in wet conditions. If they are found to have deflated balls intentionally, punishments could include losing a draft pick. It is unlikely the Patriots will lose their place in Super Bowl XLIX. They are due to face the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona on 1 February. Eleven of New England's' 12 allotted game footballs were under-inflated by two pounds per square inch of air, according to ESPN.",The NFL says it is @placeholder to investigate the New England Patriots amid claims 11 balls were deflated in a win that sent them to the Super Bowl .,aiming,continuing,set,prepared,believed,1
"The proposals, which will see work on the existing retail precinct area of the school, are part of a £50m revamp. The University of Manchester said the plans would bring ""improved teaching facilities and a new learning library"". It would be the second phase of work, following the building of a hotel and education centre in the coming months. Developers Bruntwood said the ""creation of a vibrant retail and leisure offer"" at the Oxford Road site was vital. ""At the moment, there is very little retail or leisure provision between the city centre and Whitworth Park. ""We are confident demand for this location will see it become a thriving new destination in Manchester."" Subject to planning permission being granted, the work will begin in 2015. The whole project is due to be completed in early 2018.","Plans to redevelop Manchester Business School , which include a bridge being @placeholder and pavements widened , have been unveiled .",bought,unveiled,widened,constructed,removed,4
"It said the scale of footpath erosion was ""threatening Snowdonia's fragile nature"". The number of walkers climbing Snowdon has doubled since 2007 and more than four million people visited Snowdonia last year. But the trust said grass species move in when pathways are eroded, strangling some plants. Rhys Thomas, National Trust ranger for Snowdonia, said: ""I've been building and rebuilding paths in the area for eight years. ""It's tiring, time-consuming and back-breaking work - involving hundreds of hours of volunteer time which requires shifting tonnes of stone by hand, vehicle and helicopter. ""But it's vital if we want to protect the delicate upland habitats that make Snowdonia a special place for wildlife."" Plants which could be at risk include purple saxifrage, moss campion and roseroot. It is also home to the endangered Snowdon beetle - which in the UK are only found in Snowdonia. The trust is trying to raise £250,000 to repair two-and-a-half miles of path. It comes as concerns grow over the amount of litter being left on Snowdon, with some calling for a walker's charge to be introduced. The appeal is supported by Hollywood actor Matthew Rhys, National Trust Wales's Snowdonia Ambassador. Mr Rhys, who is from Cardiff, but has strong family connections to the national park, said he had seen the ""trail of destruction left by the eroded paths"" during visits to the area. ""There's a delicate balance to be struck between man and nature,"" he added. National Trust Wales looks after almost 58,000 acres of mountain and farmland across the Snowdonia National Park.","Snowdonia 's pathways need to be @placeholder or plants and wildlife will be lost , National Trust Wales has said .",closed,reopened,delayed,preserved,struggling,3
"Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, burst into Comet Ping Pong on 4 December 2016 armed with a rifle and pistol. He drove from North Carolina to pursue bogus claims that the restaurant was the nexus of a child sex ring linked to Hillary Clinton's inner circle. No one was injured in what prosecutors described as an ""armed invasion"". Welch fired an assault rifle into a locked cabinet, believing that abused children were being kept there. Online conspiracy theorists had circulated a rumour that hacked emails from former Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager contained clues to a paedophile ring. James Alefantis, who owns the restaurant, testified in court that Welch's ""physical terror"" had ""left lasting damage on the people I love"". He added that he hopes that ""one day in a more truthful time we will remember this day as an aberration"" when ""lies were seen as real and our social fabric had frayed"", the Washington Post reported. Welch, who has two young daughters, pleaded guilty in March to assault and firearms charges. In a letter to US District Judge Ketanji Jackson, Welch apologised for ""endangering the safety"" of the pizzeria customers, adding ""it was never my intention to harm or frighten innocent lives, but I realise now just how foolish and reckless my decision was"". Prosecutors had argued that a lengthy sentence was required to ""deter other people from pursuing vigilante justice based only on their YouTube feed"". ""Beyond Pizzagate, the internet is full of wild conspiracy theories where people urge members of the public... to take action,"" wrote the assistant US attorneys Demian Ahn and Sonali Patel. Comet Ping Pong was forced to hire security and also unplugged their phone due to abusive callers, the court heard. One tourist testified that her six-year-old child, who had been dining during the attack, now suffers from anxiety whenever visiting restaurants.",A US man who @placeholder fired in a Washington DC pizza restaurant because of an online conspiracy theory has been sentenced to four years in prison .,denied,fled,has,played,opened,4
"Officials say Mr Modi's office received dozens of mail bags containing nail clippings and hair in the past week. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says Mr Modi hurt the pride of Biharis by casting aspersions on him. Last month Mr Modi said Mr Kumar's move to sever electoral ties meant something was wrong with his ""political DNA"". Mr Kumar said the comment implied that the DNA of the people of Bihar was poor. He said they would send five million DNA samples to Mr Modi in protest. Mr Modi receives two-to-three mail bags every day, said the head of Delhi's postal services. Each bag typically contains about 1,000 letters. But, according to a postal department official, they have delivered 47 bags to the prime minister's office in the last few days. Many are marked with the Hindi words ""shabd wapsi"" - ""take your words back"" - and contain letters with hair strands and nails. An official from Mr Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) party in Bihar says 600,000 DNA samples have already been sent to the PM's office. He said his office in the state capital, Patna, had so far received 1.5 million samples and was working to reach the target of five million samples.","Tens of thousands of people from Bihar in eastern India have sent DNA samples to PM Narendra Modi , accusing him of @placeholder people from the state .",attracting,insulting,receiving,kidnapping,separating,1
"Zoe Gregory, 26, is accused of sending a message claiming an explosive had been left at Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey, Norfolk, on 9 February. The 16-year-old girl's home was raided and she was questioned over the threat by police. Ms Gregory has been bailed to appear before Norwich magistrates on 14 April. She has been charged with communicating false information and unauthorised computer access. Ms Gregory, of Blackhill Wood Lane, Costessey, has been dismissed from her role, said a school spokeswoman.",A teaching assistant has been charged with using a pupil 's email account to make a bomb threat against the school where she @placeholder .,worked,died,appeared,slept,disappeared,0
"17 May 2017 Last updated at 12:44 BST Adrien Gulfo, wearing red, who plays for the Swiss side Pully Football, tried to clear the ball away from his goal with a spectacular bicycle kick. Unfortunately for him it all went very wrong - watch the video..... There was a happy ending to the story for Gulfo though, Pully went through to the cup final on penalties after the match finished 3-3",You wo n't believe this own goal that was @placeholder in the Swiss lower league !,scored,born,eliminated,closed,beaten,0
"Analysis by BBC News shows the equivalent of £168 was spent on each child in order to hire in extra staff to cover vacancies and absences. Teachers unions say the amount of money spent reflects a ""serious teacher recruitment and retention crisis"". The government said the number of quality teachers was at a record high. The latest data for schools in England shows spending on supply teachers accounted for 6% of the total amount spent on teaching staff wages.  The overall figure spent on supply teachers fell by £18m on the previous year. Schools in London collectively spent the most on supply teachers. Primary and secondary schools in the capital spent £212m on extra staff, the equivalent of £260 per child. The Robert Clack School, in Dagenham, east London, spent the most on supply teachers in England. According to the government's data the school spent £953,807 on extra staff - the equivalent of £526 per child. Dr Neil Geach, the school's chair of governors, said the figures included expenditure on counselling staff, extra-curricular sport staff and professional development spending. ""The figures as reported do not reflect reality... We do not use unqualified staff or cover supervisors to cover teaching groups - our children's education is too important."" Aside from London, Yorkshire and Humberside had the highest spending rate for supply staff of £161 per pupil, followed by schools in the West Midlands, which spent £160. Schools in the East of England spent the lowest amount per pupil - £137 for every child. Graham School in Scarborough, North Yorkshire spent £556,776 on supply teachers during the course of 2014-15, which was the highest amount in Yorkshire and Humberside. Two years ago, the school was in special measures owing to its poor performance and as a result the new head teacher Helen McEvoy said she had to replace 45% of the teachers who were working in the school. ""Yes we have spent on a lot on extra teachers but that reflects the successful journey we've been on coming out of special measures,"" she said. ""Our use of supply teachers reflects how in the past we've had a lot of vacant posts and that's because it can be hard to attract teachers to come and work in a remote part of the country."" Government figures for 2014 show that teacher vacancy rate across England stood at 0.3%, which meant about 1,000 posts were vacant. Teachers unions have expressed concerns about the use of private supply teacher agencies, claiming that some firms are putting the pursuit of profit ahead of providing high quality teachers. The BBC found schools spent twice as much on buying in extra staff through private agencies than sourcing additional staff through local councils. 'Valuable role' Becca Morgan, who set up the supply agency Principal Teachers in Catterick 16 years ago, said her company was currently experiencing its busiest ever period. ""We start dealing with schools looking for supply teachers at 6.30 in the morning and I often stop answering calls at midnight. To put it bluntly without companies like mine the reality is that the education system would grind to a halt."" Chris Keates, the general secretary of the union NASUWT, said the spend on supply staff reflected a ""serious teacher recruitment and retention crisis"". A spokesman for the Department for Education said: ""Supply teachers provide a valuable role for schools, and schools themselves are best placed to make staffing decisions to reflect their individual needs. It is up to head teachers and governors to decide who is required for the job and this includes how best to cover absences. ""The number and quality of teachers is at a record high, with over 1,000 more graduates training to teach secondary subjects now than a year ago. The overall teacher vacancy rate is 0.3% and has remained around or below 1% for the past 15 years.""","Primary and secondary schools in England @placeholder to recruit teachers spent £ 821 m on supply staff last year , it has emerged .",failed,struggling,appears,looking,measures,1
"Backpacker Chris Hesford, 22, from Jersey, lost his GoPro camera while kayaking in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Months later Australian Steve Carmody found the camera in a riverbed 60 miles (97km) away and took to social media in a bid to find its owner. After two weeks and 8,000 shares on Facebook, Mr Hesford was identified. Mr Carmody posted on Facebook saying: ""If we can track down this bloke I have 32 GB of precious memories to be returned."" The post went viral and the story was picked up by Australian TV news, which showed photographs from the camera's memory card of Mr Hesford, who is now working as a lawyer in London. The images depicted Mr Hesford on his travels around the world, including at top of the Empire State building, visiting the Grand Canyon and posing near the Sydney Opera House. Friends of Mr Hesford saw the pictures, told him the good news and he got back his long-lost photos, which were still on the broken camera's memory stick. He said: ""I was just in shock, really. ""It's amazing that Steve made such an incredible effort to find me. ""Steve, I am extremely grateful for your efforts, and if you are ever in London the first pint is on me."" Mr Carmody told ABC Gold Coast radio: ""It's very cool, it just goes to show the power of social media.""",A camera lost six months ago in Australia has been reunited with its owner thanks to a social media manhunt by a stranger who found the @placeholder .,body,footage,health,device,life,3
"Arlene, who was 15 and from Castlederg in County Tyrone, went missing after a night out in County Donegal in 1994. The main suspect in her disappearance, Robert Howard, died in prison last year. Kathleen Arkinson said she she felt police had missed opportunities to question some witnesses. She complained to the Police Ombudsman in 2006 about the police investigation, the inquest heard. She said police searched her house, breaking her door down with a sledgehammer, dug in her garden, and arrested her partner, adding ""insult to injury already caused by the lack of investigation"". Ms Arkinson also felt Howard's trial in 2005 for Arlene's murder was mishandled because the jury was unaware of his many convictions. She added that after Arlene went missing, false rumours grew worse. ""The rumours were that I killed Arlene,"" she said. ""The whole world was talking about it."" Later, Ms Arkinson was questioned by counsel for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who asked if it was the service's ""duty to investigate every opportunity to find out what happened"". ""It should have been,"" she replied, ""but they didn't do it."" Ms Arkinson also said she became more protective of Arlene after an incident when Arlene was abused by a man in 1993. The man was jailed for that assault. Their mother had died three years earlier. Ms Arkinson told the inquest of the last time she saw Arlene when she left for a disco in Bundoran, and how she had given her an money to buy chips on the way home. She never saw her sister again. She described confronting Howard and a family, the Quinns, who she believed had taken Arlene to Bundoran, and that she had become convinced they were telling lies over her disappearance. Earlier, the mother of one of Arlene's friends told the inquest she became scared of Robert Howard after he told her he had killed a six-year-old girl. Bernadette Timoney, giving evidence via videolink, said in the years before Arlene went missing she thought Howard was ""an evil-looking man with drink in him"". ""I didn't like the look of him,"" she later said. ""I didn't want to be in his company - he was very scary."" She added that she had daughters of her own and wanted to protect them. She also said that two months before she went missing, Arlene had told her she wanted £200 to go to England for an abortion and insisted her family should not know. She said Arlene became hysterical when she asked her if she had gone to get the money from a bank machine with Howard, or if Howard had done anything to her. Ms Timoney said she had not told social services or the police about the incident because she did not want to get involved.","A sister of Arlene Arkinson has told the inquest into her death police did not treat her disappearance with the "" @placeholder and credence "" it deserved .",comfort,seriousness,brain,miracle,grace,1
"They come to the Detroit Motor Show in droves, eager to get a peek at the latest offerings from the big three US car makers and the European manufacturers who are competing for market share in the lucrative car market. But car firms here, while continuing to focus on horsepower, are beginning to turn their attention to processing power. That's because most analysts agree that if car makers want to appeal to a younger generation, who are driving approximately 23% less than they used to, they'll need to shrink cars into, well, iPhones. ""If you look at the buying decisions of the younger generation, they're a little worried about the navigation system that gets you from point A to point B, but mainly they're interested in texting and being able to communicate with their friends,"" says Gary Silberg, the national automotive sector leader at consultancy KPMG. ""Whoever gets that right, that's who will win in the marketplace."" Dieter Zetsche, the boss of Mercedes, put it more bluntly. ""The car of the future [is] a smartphone on wheels,"" he told the BBC. While only about 10% of cars are connected to the internet today, that number is expected to balloon to 90% by 2020, according to the consulting group Machina Research. The big question is who will be behind the software that connects cars - traditional car manufacturers like Mercedes and General Motors, or Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Google, who have turned their attention towards Detroit? Both tech firms have come out with in-car entertainment operating systems in the last year. ""There is a huge battle between the tech giants and auto firms right now,"" says Bryan Reimer, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) AgeLab and the associate director of the New England University Transportation Center. ""The question is: are you going to go to the dealer five years from now and have the choice of an Apple interface, an Android interface or a [traditional] manufacturer's interface?"" Special Report: Global Car Industry For now, most of the car firms, whose offerings are on display in Detroit, are playing it safe by keeping their options open - while keeping their ears to the ground about what's happening in Silicon Valley. Take Ford, for example. Mark Fields, the company's chief executive, told the BBC that the company was planning to open a Palo Alto office next week, to ensure that it remained close to Silicon Valley while considering its options. ""I think there are a lot of interested parties in what they call the fourth screen now - the screen within the vehicle,"" says Mr Fields. ""There are a lot of competitors that we recognised, a lot of competitors we didn't recognise, and there are probably a bunch of competitors that haven't been born yet that want a piece of the auto industry."" Ford's strategy has been to continue to develop its software in house, while making sure that it is compatible with the latest tech offerings from elsewhere. It unveiled the latest version of its in-car entertainment software, Sync 3, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week, which featured upgrades like the ability to update the software wirelessly, as well as enabling it to interact with apps such as Spotify and AccuWeather. Notably, the company also switched from using Microsoft software to Blackberry's QNX operating system. Yet Don Butler, Ford's executive director of connected vehicle and services, said the company was still committed to remaining ""device agnostic"". ""Whether you've got a Blackberry, iPhone, or any of the various flavours of Android device, your phone will be compatible with the Sync system,"" says Mr Butler. The crucial challenge for everyone will be to keep up with changing technology. ""We're willing to toss out a smartphone every year or so but vehicles need to last 10 years,"" says MIT's Mr Reimer. ""No-one is going to have their iPhone 6 in their hands 20 years from now."" This need to predict what consumers will want in five, 10 or 20 years is complicated by the fact the industry suffers from a data problem. Special Report: The Technology of Business The 'Uber' for India's tourist guides Lookahead 2015: 'The future is here' Technology predictions fly into 2015 Why 2014 was good for retail robbers While Apple might know every app you open on your iPhone, and Google may know exactly what you search for on its engine, car firms really don't have a good sense of what exactly people want to do and interact with while in their cars. Do we really want to be able to update Facebook while on the go? Or would we settle for being able to sync our Pandora playlists while in traffic? And then of course there is the possibility that all of this might be made semi-irrelevant by the introduction of driverless car technology, which would free up our hands altogether. ""We're just at the beginning of a remarkable era where the car is going to change dramatically,"" says Guggenheim Partners senior managing partner John Casesa. ""And all of us are at the moment just trying to figure out how long it will take us to get there.""","Detroit in January is largely @placeholder with just one group of people , petrolheads .",tasked,consumed,credited,decorated,filled,4
"Researchers in London who have been carrying out preliminary tests of the fatty acid treatment, report their findings in Neuropharmacology journal. They came up with the idea because of a special diet used by some children with severe, drug resistant epilepsy to help manage their condition. The ketogenic diet is high in fat and low in carbohydrate. The high fat, low carbohydrate diet is thought to mimic aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Although often effective, the diet has attracted criticism, as side-effects can be significant and potentially lead to constipation, hypoglycaemia, retarded growth and bone fractures. By pinpointing fatty acids in the ketogenic diet that are effective in controlling epilepsy, researchers hope they can develop a pill for children and adults that could provide similar epilepsy control without the side-effects. In early trials, the scientists, from Royal Holloway and University College London, say they have identified fatty acids that look like good candidates for the job. They found that not only did some of the fatty acids outperform a regular epilepsy medication called valproate in controlling seizures in animals, they also had fewer side-effects. Source: BBC Health Discover how to live safely with epilepsy What do I do if someone has a seizure? But many more tests are needed to determine if the treatment would be safe and effective in humans. Prof Matthew Walker, from the Institute of Neurology, University College London, said: ""Epilepsy affects over 50 million people worldwide and approximately a third of these people have epilepsy that is not adequately controlled by our present treatments. ""This discovery offers a whole new approach to the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsies in children and adults."" Simon Wigglesworth, deputy chief executive at Epilepsy Action, said: ""We know the ketogenic diet can be a highly effective treatment for children with difficult to control epilepsy and it is starting to be used for adults. ""The diet is high in fats and low in carbohydrates and the balance of the diet needs to be carefully worked out for each child. Although some children manage the diet very well, others find the diet unpleasant and difficult to follow. Children can also experience side-effects including constipation and weight loss. ""The identification of these fatty acids is an exciting breakthrough. The research means that children and adults with epilepsy could potentially benefit from the science behind the ketogenic diet without dramatically altering their eating habits or experiencing unpleasant side-effects. ""We look forward to seeing how this research progresses.""","A @placeholder made by the body when it uses fat as fuel could provide a new way of treating epilepsy , experts hope .",change,substance,lifetime,growing,choice,1
"The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body which oversees the rules of the game, passed the law at a meeting in Zurich. It will come in to force on 1 June, in time for the World Cup in Brazil. The new law was proposed by the Football Association and will apply to domestic and international football. FA general secretary Alex Horne said: ""The idea is to get some consistency. The simplest rule for the image of the game is to start from the basis that slogans will not be allowed."" From the time the new rule comes in to place, incidents such as Mario Balotelli's infamous ""Why Always Me?"" message, which he revealed after scoring against Manchester United in 2011, will be banned and subject to a sanction. Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said: ""It is definitely decided that players must not have any slogan or statement, and we are making the decision that it will apply to the World Cup."" Law 4 of the game, which relates to players' equipment, will be amended. It states: ""Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo. ""A player/team of a player that reveals an undergarment that shows political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturers' logo will be sanctioned by the competition organiser or by Fifa."" Meanwhile, the IFAB rejected a proposal from Uefa to amend the so-called ""triple punishment"" which occurs when a penalty kick is given within a game, warranting a player being sent off and a possible goal being scored. It was agreed that a pilot project carried out by the FA and Scottish Football Association relating to revolving substitutes in amateur football will continue, as will a Uefa experiment into the use of a sin bin in recreational football. The IFAB also discussed the potential use of video replays for match officials but remains of the view that technology should be allowed only for goal-line incidents because ""it is a clear yes or no decision"". An IFAB statement read: ""Concerns were raised about video replays slowing the game down and increasing the number of stoppages.""",Players who @placeholder messages on T-shirts worn underneath their strips will face punishment after new proposals were agreed .,display,escaped,planned,traded,enjoy,0
"The prime minister was asked how she could expect their support given the 1% cap on pay rises, leaving Theresa May battling to explain why such restraint was necessary. After all, in its manifesto, the Conservatives said that NHS spending was to increase. By the end of the Parliament, the Tories have promised that funding in England will be £8bn higher a year once inflation is taken into account. It does not set out how this will be paid for, although the party insists economic growth is key to spending more. However, as with all manifestos, you need to look at what is not being said as well as what is. The £8bn refers to only one part of the overall budget - the money allocated to front-line services. This accounts for just over three-quarters of the entire health budget. There was a lack of detail about much of the rest of the pot, which goes on things like staff training and public health programmes such as stopping smoking, apart from the promise of extra investment in buildings. During the last Parliament these pots were cut to help pump more money into the front-line services. The same could happen again - albeit with some protection this time for the buildings budget. What is also not obvious is that the £8bn is much less than the health service has been used to. Before 2010, the NHS had been getting an extra 4% a year over its history. This reflects the fact that the health service faces rising costs from factors such as the ageing population, the cost of new drugs and lifestyle issues like obesity. But those rises dried up between 2010 and 2017. Since then the NHS has been getting about 1% a year. What difference will the £8bn for the next Parliament make to that trend? Very little. Forecasts suggest the spending plans amount to just over 1%. But the Tories are not alone on this. The Nuffield Trust think tank has been looking at the spending plans set out by all three main parties - and concluded there is very little between them. And all three fall well short of the 4% average. It explains why, despite the promises of extra money, the Tories have felt it necessary to continue with the pay cap. It's not in the manifesto - instead that talks about ""benefits"" such as flexible working and new support for staff with mental health problems - but it remains very much a part of their wider NHS policy. Following the last election, the then chancellor George Osborne announced public sector pay was to be capped at 1% until 2019. That, as the nurse pointed out on live television, continues to remain in place. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter","When Theresa May faced the BBC Question Time @placeholder on Friday , one of the trickiest questions came from a nurse .",contest,audience,quiz,slot,advice,1
"The session began at a top security prison in Athens, without some of the key defendants present. Security forces are braced for trouble, with party supporters and anti-fascist groups vowing to stage protests. Golden Dawn polled third in the January general election. Critics describe the anti-immigrant party as a neo-Nazi group. All 18 of the far-right party's MPs in the previous Greek parliament are among the defendants, but only a handful of them were in the specially-built courtroom for the start of the trial. Leader Nikos Michaloliakos, 57, who was released recently from prison, is being kept under house arrest and was not in court on Monday. The trial follows a lengthy investigation into the 2013 murder of anti-racist rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn supporter. Golden Dawn has also been linked to the murder of a Pakistani immigrant and beatings of political opponents. The trial is due to last at least a year.",Leaders of Greece 's far - right Golden Dawn party are among 69 people who have gone on trial on charges @placeholder murder and being part of a criminal group .,display,including,involving,obtaining,following,1
"The shooting happened at about 19:20 GMT on Saturday as armed officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) stopped a car in Culcheth. GMP Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said officers performed first aid on the man but he died at the scene. The dead man's next of kin have been informed. Two other men were arrested. Witness Jessica Brown, 15, said: ""I saw loads of police cars driving past and I saw three men run past the pizza place with gasmasks on and guns and police chasing them. ""Then my friend's dad came and picked us up and said it wasn't safe to be out here."" Jessica's father Anthony Brown said: ""I was just putting out my tea when Jessica ran in screaming. ""I went to look but the police told me to get inside. It's shocking, Culcheth is normally a quiet village."" A car has now been removed from the scene close to the village supermarket and a care home for the elderly. The scene of the shooting, on a public car park, has been cordoned off. The car park off Jackson Avenue is near shops, restaurants and bars including The Cherry Tree pub. Pub manager Mike Davies said his chef was in the rear yard at the time. ""He said he heard what he thought was a firework. ""He saw a whiff of smoke and then he heard screaming,"" said Mr Davies. ""We are all pretty gobsmacked that something like this could happen here in Culcheth, a semi-rural village,"" he said. Mr Hopkins said: ""Our thoughts are with the man's family during what will clearly be a very difficult and emotional time, and specially trained family liaison officers have been in contact with the family. ""I want to assure them that ourselves, Cheshire Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission will carry out a thorough investigation which will establish all the facts."" Cheshire police said patrols had been increased in the area. It said the community of Culcheth ""should be reassured that this is an isolated incident and there is no risk to the community as a whole"". An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) spokesperson said: ""The IPCC has been informed by Cheshire Constabulary of an incident near Jackson Avenue, Culcheth, Cheshire at approximately 7.20pm on Saturday 3 March where a man was fatally shot by armed officers from Greater Manchester Police. ""The incident has been referred to the IPCC who will independently investigate. ""IPCC investigators are at the scene and working with officers from both Greater Manchester Police and Cheshire Constabulary.""","A man has been shot dead after a car was stopped by armed police officers in Cheshire during "" a @placeholder operation "" .",rescue,crash,planned,major,targeted,2
"Last summer, volleyball player Rachel Laybourne was part of a Team GB squad that helped light up a Games and inspire a nation. But post-Olympics she found herself struggling financially and looking for work. Dozens of the 553 athletes who represented Team GB in London are job-hunting. At least 64 have quit their sports for a variety of reasons, while a further 24 are undecided about their futures, according to research conducted by BBC Sport. For Laybourne, whose side beat Algeria at the Games but lost four other matches and subsequently £3.1m of funding, a career in sports education beckoned. Source: BBC Sport ""The sense of pride, the satisfaction has been worth it without a doubt,"" Laybourne told BBC Sport of her London 2012 experience. ""But I have to be able to put a roof over my head, to support myself and potentially a family in the future."" Retirements are par for the course for top athletes, whether they are brought on by unexpected injury, a cut in funding, or simply the natural end to a competitive career. The British Olympic Association (BOA) recently hosted an inaugural Athletes Career Fair at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. The hunt for work continues for many who formed part of Britain's most successful Olympic team. In the broader economic climate 2.49 million are unemployed. In Reading, 150 Paralympians and Olympians met more than 40 exhibitors. For many attendees, the months immediately after retirement were proving as challenging as anything faced on the track. ""There's a natural grieving process,"" admits former modern pentathlete Georgina Harland. ""It's a very difficult time."" Harland, a bronze medal winner at Athens in 2004, retired from her sport in 2008 after sustaining a calf injury two months before the Beijing Olympics. At 30, she immediately knew her competitive career had ended. ""I was very well supported by my sport in terms of my transition period, but it was not easy to go through,"" she said. ""You have had this one goal for so long and never questioned it. Then suddenly it's not there anymore."" The two-time European champion and former world number one found herself unexpectedly searching for some form of paid employment. ""You are used to aspiring to be, literally, the best in the world,"" she said. Media playback is not supported on this device ""But you have to make compromises. What is success in the normal workplace and what does success mean to me?"" Harland experimented with jobs away from sport, but quickly realised she wanted her future to have some form of sporting connection. Now she finds herself employed by the BOA as a sport engagement manager, responsible for the team that organised the career fair in Reading. ""I am an ex-athlete and went through this process myself,"" she explained. ""At the fair, we had the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association, the Institute for Sport, UK Sport and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust. We all recognise that there is that responsibility to ensure that athletes are supported during what is a very difficult time."" England and Great Britain hockey captain Kate Walsh knows all about that difficult time. In 2007, her sport's funding was cut. Then, after London 2012, a gap in funding provision meant almost her entire squad has had to look for paid work elsewhere. ""We all had to go out and get jobs,"" she said. ""That took some time. ""It's really scary for some athletes, devastating. We've all got rent and mortgages to pay."" Georgina Harland (above) is a former Olympian and now works for the BOA. She tells BBC Sport why ex-athletes make excellent employees: ""When you are in sport you are surrounded by driven people every day. In business, to have that drive and goal-setting, plus dealing with pressure situations, are very desirable skills in the workplace. ""There are all sorts of natural skills that athletes just take for granted - self-confidence, leadership skills, decision-making. But they are actually very sought after."" Walsh, 32, won bronze in London, has represented her country since 1999 and participated in two World Cups, three European Cups and two Commonwealth Games. She does not intend to retire from her sport yet - and has found part-time work in public relations for a firm in Berkshire. The Team GB captain is frank about how balancing employment and an ongoing playing career can be far from ideal. ""There will be hard times when you have to train in the morning, go to work, train in the evening,"" she said. ""You have to squeeze it in, do it during the lunch hour. That's far less ideal than doing your training and being able to recover properly."" Harland is sympathetic to the plights of those out-of-work ex-athletes. ""Don't panic"" is her advice. ""There is time to make mistakes in terms of finding the right path now. You may start something and realise it's not the job for you. It's all right. ""You can find a job that will satisfy you. It may never be what it was like when you were competing, but you can find something that satisfies in a different way.""",""" I am 30 and financially @placeholder . London 2012 feels like a million years ago . """,shared,images,secure,sound,crippled,4
"Denis and Aideen Jones faced charges of cruelty against two boys between the mid-1970s and 1980 at a north Wales care home. A Chester Crown Court jury unanimously cleared the couple, from East Sussex. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the couple had been subject to a ""thorough and ethical investigation"". The couple had spent more than two-and-a-half years on bail since being arrested in August 2013 under the NCA's Operation Pallial. It was claimed Mr Jones, 66, took one boy into an office and threw chairs at him while encouraged by Mrs Jones, 63. The couple said the main allegation against them related to 1973 and 1974 when the accuser was aged nine or 10, but during the nine-day trial, jurors heard they did not start working in north Wales until 1975. ""We spent two-and-a-half years of not being able to clear our names and not being able to talk about it,"" said Mrs Jones, who was chief executive of Southdown Housing Association, based in Lewes at the time of her arrest. ""On alleged victims' sites on Facebook and Twitter, people seem to feel they can talk about anything even if it's not factual or just. That was quite distressing."" Mrs Jones was awarded an OBE in 2014 for her services to people with learning disabilities. Source: Key investigations into historical abuse At the time of their arrest, Mr Jones was a national research officer for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). They have both now lost their jobs and have used their life savings on their £106,000 legal costs. Mr Jones called for a limit to the length of time people spend on bail and said people accused of crimes should be given anonymity until proven guilty. ""It's had an impact on our health, with the worry and stress of it all,"" said his wife. ""We have seen celebrities... falsely accused but there are hundreds of people in our position."" Mr Jones said it would be hard to return to normality now the case is over. ""We have got to accept that we are going to go through a post-traumatic stress phase,"" he said. ""It has felt like two-and-a-half years of our lives have been put on hold and our plans for the future destroyed."" The NCA said it accepted the jury's decisions. ""We would like to thank all those who came forward and provided information or who gave evidence at the trial,"" it said in a statement. ""This was a thorough and ethical investigation. ""It was independently reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service who decided that there was sufficient evidence to be heard by a jury. ""Channels are available if Mr or Mrs Jones wish to make any formal complaint.""","A couple have said their lives have been "" @placeholder "" after they were wrongly accused of historical child cruelty dating back more than 40 years .",praised,words,reassigned,shattered,suspended,3
"Media playback is not supported on this device This South Africa team is the poorest we've seen in a long, long time but England still needed to put them away. England hadn't beaten them in 10 years, the weather wasn't ideal and they hadn't played since completing a whitewash over Australia in June, so Saturday's 37-21 victory at Twickenham was a good result. One of the biggest changes since Jones took over last November is the England players' fitness levels. Jones has bags of experience and is speaking to players straight. And one of the things he will have told them is that they won't be great players unless they get fitter. So the players have listened and got fitter. There's a great story about Ben Youngs: the Leicester scrum-half was considered to be overweight, so Jones kept showing him bags of sweets. If you don't get the message after that, you never will. Man of the match Youngs looked sharp against the Springboks. I don't know what Pieter-Steph du Toit's sight is like out of his right eye, because Youngs left him for dead twice with dummies, but Youngs spotted the opportunity and England had support runners on his shoulder both times to finish things off. Billy Vunipola has also been released as a result of improved fitness, while Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes and Chris Robshaw were workaholics. Jones is clever psychologically. During the Six Nations, he kept talking about Robshaw and James Haskell. After Saturday's match, the first person he mentioned was Robshaw. The two back-rows are elder statesmen and he's telling everyone that they're his best players. That's no coincidence. It's a message to the rest of the squad: come and knock these guys off. Jonny May's try was beautifully crafted and executed, a genuine team try. The art of attack is fixing defenders, using dummy runners as smoke and mirrors, getting the ball in behind and finishing things off. At any time that move could have fallen down because of a poor decision or poor execution, but it didn't. The summer tour of Australia went great but they conceded more tries than they scored, which would have been a concern. Jones brought in a specialist defence coach, Jason Ryles, from rugby league outfit Melbourne Storm, and for a lot of the game against South Africa the defence worked reasonably well. There was a drop-off in intensity but that's to be expected given the gap between matches. The intensity will increase in the coming weeks. I like the fact Jones never seems to be happy and keeps saying he wants England to be number one in the world. It won't be easy, and staying number one will be even more difficult than getting there in the first place. But there aren't many positions - the flankers, inside centre, both wings? - that aren't competitive and this is a very good England team in the making. Media playback is not supported on this device To say South African rugby is in crisis is an exaggeration. But they are certainly not in a good situation, given their past status. When players started leaving South Africa, they were often vastly experienced and could adjust well to playing club rugby abroad and returning home for internationals. But bit by bit, those players - people like Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield, Jannie du Plessis, Schalk Burger, Francois Steyn - have either drifted away, retired or their form has dropped, and nobody has stepped up to replace them. Injuries have hurt them - they've had a host in the back row, including to Francois Louw and Duane Vermuelen - and they've not had a steady half-back partnership for the last few years. You're always going to struggle for stability and consistency if you don't have that. Media playback is not supported on this device You've got to feel for Scotland - they will be hurting. Again. The win over Australia was theirs and the celebrations were on ice. But it all melted away in slightly unspectacular fashion. Australia were down to 14 men, with Will Skelton in the sin-bin, but Scotland didn't play the percentages and the territory as they should have. As a result, Tevita Kuridrani ended up blasting through a couple of tackles - poor old Peter Horne is not going to be able to watch that replay - and scoring under the posts. But Scotland did play some decent rugby. The Gray brothers, Jonny and Richie, were everywhere, between them they made 40-odd tackles and didn't miss one. And Jonny Gray in particular never seemed to be without the ball in his hands. Glasgow fly-half Finn Russell is young and fearless and has some nice, deft touches. The fact that he's already got 20 caps to his name and is only 24 is good for the team. Outside him, Huw Jones' first try showed great speed and change of direction, while the second showed how explosive he can be in a tight, confined space. I'm looking forward to seeing more of him. Vern Cotter's side are waiting to click, and a victory over Australia might just have released them. It certainly would have locked away a few ghosts, following on from their last-gasp defeat by the Wallabies at last year's World Cup. Scotland should expect to beat Argentina next week, despite the Pumas being ranked three places above them in sixth. They should certainly embrace the pressure of playing at home and not be afraid to expect to win. Argentina will want to make it fast, loose and scary and put the likes of Joaquin Tuculet and Santiago Cordero in space. But Scotland will beat them with a more structured game. Media playback is not supported on this device After last week's poor display against Australia, it was just important for Wales to get a victory against Argentina. It wasn't a performance that made you go ""wow"" but the northern hemisphere sides are just getting back into the swing of things. Argentina are a very good side with some classy, quality players, so Wales were never comfortable and never able to get away from them. But the return of Alun Wyn Jones and Sam Warburton helped keep them cool under pressure. I liked the performance of Ross Moriarty at number eight. The Gloucester man is like a mini-explosion in a collision, whether he's carrying or putting in a tackle. Not many players manage to be that aggressive and maintain control. And if you're not winning collisions, you're going to be on the back foot. Liam Williams was a real livewire on the wing but he needs to get the ball into his hands more often. I'd like to see him play at full-back, because at least then he'd be behind the play, able to see what was happening and get involved, rather than waiting out on the wing for the ball to come to him. Wales are trying to build on what they started 18 months ago, which is using more dummy runners, putting the ball in behind, and looking for space either within that diamond shape or out wide. In the build-up to Williams' try, they got it spot on and Dan Biggar ended up bursting through a gap - and it's not often you hear anyone say that. Most sides can't do it because their fitness doesn't allow them to, but if you can execute it, it's pretty much impossible to stop you. Argentina play a very similar game to New Zealand, except they don't have as many world-class players. So they are going to make more mistakes, which will allow opposition teams to take advantage. When it sticks it's magnificent to watch; when it doesn't it looks as if they don't really know what they're doing. But in Martin Landajo and Nicolas Sanchez they have a formidable half-back partnership and because of the way they play, they were never out of the game. A second-string Ireland side did what they were expected to do against Canada. But it was nice to see Joey Carberry and Gary Ringrose showing what they can do. The Leinster fly-half and centre respectively have great poise and understanding of the game and could be challenging for first-team places soon. When Joe Schmidt took over as head coach in 2013, everyone was taken aback by the impact he had on Irish rugby. They won two Six Nations titles in a row but then big players retired and other teams seemed to have worked them out. Media playback is not supported on this device But Schmidt seems to have rejigged things, Ireland won in Cape Town in the summer and the performance in beating the All Blacks last week was incredible. New Zealand hadn't lost in 18 games and not in 111 years against Ireland. But Ireland showed you can beat them playing a controlled, structured game. You have to be phenomenally fit to implement that game plan and execute perfectly 99% of what you do, and even then New Zealand might only need that 1% to beat you. When it was loose and frenetic in Chicago, the All Blacks ruled the roost. There was a period of New Zealand dominance that stemmed from Sexton kicking the ball out on the full. Ireland struggled to get their foot back on the throat of the snake that was trying to bite them for about 15 minutes and became inhibited. I thought that maybe Ireland were gone, but they didn't freeze for long, maybe because they have been in the same situation in recent years and knew what they had to do. But a repeat result in Dublin would be even better than their first, because it's not as if New Zealand have suddenly fallen off a cliff.","Every coach has high standards but I think England boss Eddie Jones ' standards are higher than almost anybody 's . Even more importantly , the players are @placeholder , as 10 wins out of 10 illustrates .",humour,staring,quoted,growing,responding,4
"On the economic front, he's got some work to do. It's not that the US economy is in such bad shape. It's recovered better than the UK one. The problem is more that he has portrayed it as being wrecked, and he has raised expectations of doubling the growth rate to 4%, while ""bringing millions of jobs back to America"". ""We're going to win so much. You're going to get sick and tired of winning. You're gonna be saying, Mr President, enough with the winning."" The Texans talk about blowhards as being ""all hat, but no cattle"". Well, Donald Trump has certainly done the hat bit. So now... ? The economic plan is threadbare, and it's not clear who is going to be driving it in the Trump administration. Over at the US Fed, it could get a bit wobbly, as the president-elect is not a big fan of Janet Yellen or her management of monetary policy, and he may want her replaced. The key elements are a big push on infrastructure, particularly in transport: ""Believe me, it'll be second to none."" Good news for the construction sector. Market pundits are also talking up healthcare stocks, as Trump and his Republican allies set about dismantling Obamacare. There are profits to be made out of the wreckage there. You might also buy shares in the coal-mining industry, which has been tanking of late, and it's collapsed almost entirely on this side of the Pond. Targeting votes in rustbelt and mining states such as West Virginia, Candidate Trump went big on the prospects for reviving coal production. Yes, it's dirty, but the president-elect believes climate change is ""a hoax"" perpetrated by the Chinese. So that could upend a lot of the growing green economy in the US. And if eight years of Obama's climate change policy is to be thrown into reverse, repudiation of the commitments made to international limits on carbon emissions could entice signatories into doing the same. But the bit that gives the markets the jitters is trade. It's been the signature element of his populist pitch - that the governing elite have signed up to trade deals that have neglected the interests of Ordinary Joe. The signs have been there for a long time, but they are clearest in the stagnation of real earnings since the 1970s, and the reduced share of the economic pie that's gone to wages. The Trump Movement has, as its foundation, the giant shift in manufacturing and economic power, particularly to Asia. And there are clear parallels there with the de-industrialisation and hollowing out of much of the north of England, which led to the vote for Brexit. So the big question is what he is going to do about trade? Repudiating deals? Tearing them up? Imposing punitive tariffs in economic warfare? Or seeking to re-negotiate, with a mandate from the American people and the one trademark skill that he brings to the White House - deal-making. The UK will be looking for a post-Brexit deal with the US. Trump has sounded more positive about that than others in Washington. But what kind of deal would it be? The basis for international trading is that all sides win. The catch is that it can require painful adjustment within countries. Donald Trump doesn't like that adjustment, so the rhetoric points to a trade deal that is strongly favourable to Americans over its trading partners. Also worth watching in his economic policy is the approach to taxation and spending. He has said he wants to lower tax on high earners and to simplify federal tax bands to three levels: 12%, 25% and 33%. He also wants to cut headline corporation tax from 35% to 15%. That's not much below the level at which the UK Treasury has been aiming, and it's higher than Ireland's corporation tax rate. That could stimulate growth. But tax experts in Washington think, with the promises on infrastructure and defence spending, that it will instead make the federal debt balloon, by perhaps more than $5 trillion. That helps explain why the mighty US dollar is not in its customary role, acting as the safe haven for investors. The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc look more solid now. But it raises the question of how much of this plan President Trump can get through Congress. He may be a Republican, but he's far from sharing the fiscal conservatism of his party's representatives on the Hill.  Given their differences and Trump's mandate having been achieved without them, that relationship is going to take a lot of managing. What will also require managing is the Trump business portfolio. Unlike other presidents and prime ministers, he does not intend to put it into a blind trust. How could he, when the Trump brand is so prominent on his property and business interests? So his family will continue to manage it. And as he's proven already to be a rather divisive character, they may have their work cut out to secure these Trump assets. From the bling and buildings in the US to his golf courses north of Aberdeen and at Turnberry in Ayrshire, these are now extensions of the presidential brand. The Commander-in-Chief will surely want them to be protected as such.","It 's hard to know where to start with the @placeholder that is president - elect Donald J Trump . But if we 're finding it difficult to make that transition , imagine what it 's like for him .",phenomenon,message,process,condition,character,0
"Of the 38 people who were killed in the incident, 33 were on Tui holidays. Announcing its third quarter results, the firm, which owns Thomson and First Choice Travel, said the attack and subsequent warnings about travel to Tunisia would cost it about £20m this year. Tui is also worried about the effect of migrants on its Greek business. Since the attack in Tunisia, the Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to the country. ""This is the most tragic event and loss of human life that I have ever had to deal with or my company and we remain deeply shocked in terms of the loss of life, those customers that were injured and all the trauma that our customers had to go through, through these terrible events,"" Tui Group chief executive Peter Long told the BBC. ""We were 100% focused on making sure that our customers were looked after and that was our number one priority."" He also said that the company was reliant on Foreign Office advice on when to resume offering holidays in Tunisia. The company said that in the three months to the end of June the attack had caused repatriation and cancellation costs of about €10m ($11m; £7m). Tui also said it had been hit by the continued economic turmoil in Greece, which made withdrawing cash from banks more difficult. Mr Long said he thought it was time for other European governments to help Greece deal with migrants arriving at Greek islands, especially from Syria. ""We know that tourism for Greece is so important, their economy is fragile and what we don't want to see [is] a deteriorating demand from our customers going to the Greek islands."" However, Tui said that business had been resilient and that summer bookings were still ahead of last year's level. The company reported a group profit of €49.4m for the quarter, compared with a loss of €5.6m in the same period last year. Tourism is one of Greece's most important industries, worth about £20bn a year to the country. More than 650,000 people are employed in the holiday sector and more than 22 million people travel to Greece every year from around the world. In its third quarter results, Tui said that the economic turmoil of the debt crisis had affected demand for Greek holidays, especially from Germany.  A developing issue around immigration could pose a fresh threat to the sector. ""I worry about the publicity putting people off going to the Greek islands,"" Mr Long said. ""Therefore I hope the Greeks are able to process [the migrants] and I'm sure other European governments will look at ways of helping them through this difficult situation with so many migrants arriving at the same time."" Read more of Kamal's blog",Travel operator Tui Group has announced how much its business will be affected by the @placeholder attack in Tunisia in June .,beach,following,bomb,drone,terror,0
"Professional poker player David Michael Jenkins, 34, made more than £1m from his part in an underground business producing and supply steroids, Mold Crown Court was told. He was jailed in July. But he was back in court on Monday for a financial hearing under The Proceeds of Crime Act. Judge Niclas Parry formally made an order which said that the criminal benefit from the enterprise was £1,012,767. The recoverable amount available for confiscation was calculated at £101,862 which must be paid in three months or Jenkins will have to serve an additional two years in prison. Jenkins, from Connah's Quay, Flintshire, told the court that as he was still in prison he may be unable to sell a house within the timescale. The judge told him that if an application to extend the deadline was to be made in the future, he would have to show every effort had been made to sell the property. The court heard that assets included an Audi A3, money held on account in casinos in Merseyside, casino chips, cash and a half share in a house in Connah's Quay. Jenkins, a former roofer, had previously admitted being concerned in the supply of steroids, class C drugs, and money laundering between January 2009 and September 2012.","A man jailed for three years for his part in a criminal enterprise selling steroids must @placeholder over £ 100,000 or face an extra two years in prison .",write,hand,control,intervene,reach,1
"The South Antrim MLA led the cross-community party since 2001 and was the party's longest serving leader. He also held the post of Northern Ireland justice minister between 2010 and 2016 - the first local minister in that role for nearly 40 years. The married father-of-four, who is 65, has represented South Antrim as an MLA since 1998. Profile: David Ford The current deputy leader, Naomi Long, will take over as leader in an acting capacity, and party insiders are predicting she may be the only leadership candidate. ""Tomorrow is actually the 15th anniversary of my election as party leader and I think that's an interesting milestone to reflect on,"" Mr Ford told the BBC. ""The team is working well and I think it's an appropriate time to hand over to a new leader who will lead the party forward in the next stage of its development and growth."" On his tenure as justice minister, Mr Ford said the key was proving that it was possible to devolve justice. ""We were able to devolve it and indeed there was one DUP MLA who said 'David has made justice boring',"" he said. ""I think that is actually quite an achievement. ""But it wasn't just boring, [there were] significant issues about reform to prisons, to legal aid, support for transformation within youth justice, major issues which have made changes to the way in which the system works for the good of the people of Northern Ireland."" Mr Ford said that attacks on party members during loyalist flag protests represented a low point of his time as leader, but in another way a high. ""When Naomi Long in particular was seriously threatened and other party representatives were threatened and had offices attacked over the flags protests it was clearly a low point at one level,"" he said. ""But it really was a high point to see the way in which my colleagues  stood together, supported each other, stood absolutely firm by our principals."" ""I think that shows the kind of strength we have in Alliance. We may not have vast numbers, compared to some other parties, but we have a cohesion, and we work together and we support each other well."" Any contenders for the party leadership have to be either MPs or MLAs. The party no longer has a Westminster seat, so that means only Mr Ford's seven Stormont colleagues are entitled to stand.",David Ford is @placeholder as leader of the Alliance Party .,resigning,known,seen,recognized,treated,0
"The congress, which happens once every five years in the one-party state, will run for eight days. Behind closed doors, the 1,510 members will nominate the next president, the prime minister, and most importantly, the party's general secretary. Who wins could determine Vietnam's relations with key partners including the US and China. Vietnam's closely controlled media are not allowed to cover the congress except for the opening ceremony. On Thursday, top leaders gave brief speeches emphasising the need to build Vietnam's economic prosperity, and also reviewed the leadership of the central committee, reported Viet Nam News. Nga Pham, BBC Vietnamese: 'Rumours and speculation' As most important meetings of the top echelon of the party are conducted behind closed doors and little information is ever made public, it is inevitable that rumours spread widely ahead of any congress. But Vietnam has never seen the level of speculation circulating this time. Right up to the opening day of the congress there are still divided opinions about who is going to become the party's general secretary on 28 January. Party officials themselves admitted that at the last three-day meeting of the powerful central committee before the congress, participants had to hold a staggering 13 rounds of voting to come up with a list of nominees. But whoever is elected, the delegates currently meeting in Hanoi's My Dinh National Convention Centre are determined to make sure that the country will continue to tread the ""Socialist path"", with the Communist Party secure in its rule over the nation of 94 million people. Death of a turtle: an ominous sign for Vietnam? The competition for the general secretary job pits current Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, seen as modern and friendly towards the US, against party stalwart and incumbent, Nguyen Phu Trong. Mr Dung has gained popularity domestically with strong anti-China rhetoric when it comes to disputed territory in the South China Sea. Mr Trong is seen to be more friendly towards China - Vietnam's largest trading partner. The congress takes place amid resurgent tension with China. On Tuesday, Vietnam said it had demanded China remove a controversial oil rig parked in waters claimed by both countries. In 2014, Beijing moved the same rig into contested waters, sparking violent anti-Chinese protests in Vietnam.",Vietnam 's Communist Party delegates are meeting in Hanoi to begin the process of choosing a new @placeholder of leaders .,group,version,era,crop,set,4
"Leslee Udwin denies claims that she broke a contract with the prison by airing the interview with the rapist, convicted over the 2012 Delhi bus rape. She said India's legal actions, including a request for a global ban, had no legal or practical basis. The film has been banned in India, but the BBC showed it in the UK. In the interview, rapist Mukesh Singh, who is facing the death penalty, shows no remorse. The 23-year-old student, who died days after the attack in December 2012, was repeatedly beaten and gang-raped while being driven around Delhi in a bus. In the interview, Singh suggested she might have survived if she had not fought back. Earlier in the week a Delhi court issued an injunction against the film after police argued the interview contained offensive remarks towards women, and could cause a public outcry. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has since promised an inquiry into how access was gained to the prison, and threatened unspecified action against the BBC for airing the film. Tihar Jail, which allowed the interview, has alleged that Udwin broke an agreement by not allowing officials to vet her footage. But Udwin has insisted that she followed all the correct procedures. ""I wrote an impassioned letter to the director general of prisons. She granted her in principle permission,"" Udwin told the BBC. ""The Ministry of Home Affairs then granted a written signed permission. I got a signed permission from the convict in this case and a permission signed by the prison."" Udwin earlier told a news conference she had given the prison all 16 hours of footage from her interview, but officials watched only three hours before telling her there was too much material. She then submitted a shorter version, which was approved. She added that she was confident the decision to ban the film would be overturned in Delhi's High Court. The documentary, India's Daughter, was due to be shown on the BBC and NDTV on Sunday. While NDTV has been forced to shelve its broadcast, the BBC changed its schedules and aired the documentary on Wednesday night. The director general of Tihar Jail said officials had issued a ""legal notice"" to the BBC on Wednesday requesting that it did not show the film, even in the UK. The notice apparently came from Rakesh Singh, an official in the ministry of information. The BBC's director of television, Danny Cohen, replied to Mr Singh, saying: ""We do not feel the film as currently edited could ever be construed as derogatory to women or an affront to their dignity. ""Indeed, it highlights the challenges women in India face today."" He added: ""We are not planning to transmit the film in any territory which lies under Indian legal jurisdiction."" Some activists have criticised the film and accused the film-maker of giving a platform to the rapist. But the father of the victim described the film as ""the bitter truth"" and said everyone should watch it. ""If a man can speak like that in jail, imagine what he would say if he was walking free,"" he told NDTV.","A British film - maker has defended an interview with a convicted Indian rapist , hours after authorities there launched a slew of legal @placeholder .",action,measures,events,competitions,threats,1
"The film will ""document the journey from the moment in 1991 when Noel Gallagher joined his brother Liam's band"" to their acrimonious split. According to a statement, the film-makers have been given ""unprecedented access"" to the band and their archives. Amy director Asif Kapadia has taken a production role on the film. Mat Whitecross will direct, having previously made the Stone Roses' film Spike Island - a fictional story about a wannabe rock band who tried to get their demo tape into the hands of their idols at their seminal outdoor show near Widnes. He also won acclaim for Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, his whimsical, mischievous biopic of punk pioneer Ian Dury, with a head-turning central performance by Andy Serkis. Amy broke box-office records on its release earlier this year, eventually becoming the highest-grossing British documentary of all time, with takings of £5.4 million. Oasis's story is less tragic and much more convoluted. Initially called Rain, they were signed to Alan McGee's Creation Records in 1993. A year later their debut album, Definitely Maybe topped the charts  - but the Gallagher brothers' fractious relationship was already a story. In September 1994, Noel walked out of the band after Liam made offensive remarks about American audiences, hitting him over the head with a tambourine during a Los Angeles gig. They reconciled to record the career-defining album (What's The Story) Morning Glory and, by 1996, were able to play two sold-out gigs at Knebworth, watched by 250,000 fans. Over the next decade, the band scored eight UK number one singles, 15 NME Awards, five Brit Awards, nine Q Awards and four MTV Europe Music Awards. But there was a constant backdrop of squabbles and in-fighting.  Things eventually came to a head backstage in Paris in 2009, after a row about Liam's fashion business led to a violent dressing room clash. Both brothers have continued to make music, with varying degrees of success. Last month, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' second record, Chasing Yesterday, won best album at the Q Awards.",A feature - length profile of rock @placeholder Oasis is to be produced by the team behind the record - breaking film about Amy Winehouse .,group,action,fashion,show,opera,0
"The 29-year-old forward, who helped England to a series win over New Zealand on Saturday, joined the Giants from Castleford in July 2012. Injury limited him to just 13 Super League appearances last season. The Giants confirmed in a statement that they would not be making any further comment at this stage.","Huddersfield Giants have @placeholder England international Brett Ferres "" pending an internal investigation into conduct away from the club "" .",joined,prop,suspended,praised,named,2
"The highest rise of £65 in Somerset is partly due to a one-year interim levy for flood defence work. North Somerset's council tax is likely to go up by £53 for a Band D property after a freeze for the past few years. Deputy leader, Elfan Ap Rees said: ""I'm disappointed the government hasn't really been listening to all of the councils all of the time."" The expected rises are: Gloucestershire £53; Bristol £60; South Gloucestershire £60; Wiltshire £52; Swindon £49 and Bath and North East Somerset £42. They all take into account police and fire services which are also expected to put up their share of the council tax bill. For the county council areas, there may also be further increases added in to the council tax bill from the town and parish councils precepts. West Somerset Council merged its services with neighbouring Taunton Deane to cut down on expenditure in 2013. West Somerset's Conservative leader, Anthony Trollope-Bellew said: ""Our projections are we will not be able to produced a balanced budget in 2018-19. ""How are we going to deal with that? Well we are starting to try and deal with it now, we've got two years to try to sort it out."" The councils will be setting their budgets in February and March, ahead of the new financial year. Once the budget is set, the council tax rises will be confirmed. BBC Points West Political editor, Paul Barltrop: We're all going to pay more and get less for years to come. That is the picture emerging from our councils as they grapple with further reductions in the funding they get from central government. It has been falling for years, but the obvious savings - like being more efficient and having fewer offices and staff - have been made. So there is quiet relief in many corners of the West that the government's had a change of heart, and is pretty much expecting councils to put up tax. That may not go down well with residents, but they may have to get used to it. The expectation is that putting up tax by around a pound a week will be the norm in the next few years. Not that it will make life easy for our councillors. The extra money coming in won't match their rising costs and cuts in the funding they get from central government.",A BBC investigation has shown council tax is likely to increase by up to £ 65 in the West @placeholder .,process,bank,group,region,riding,3
"The same can hardly be said for the surrounding area. It has the usual transport terminal trappings: rundown hotels, greasy fast-food joints and taxis whose meters may or may not correctly reflect the tariff. Behind the station there is a railway yard with graffiti-daubed, rotting rolling stock obstructing access to the Sava riverfront, just a matter of metres away. But all this is set to change. A massive hoarding on the front of the station depicts a future which seems to have beamed in from a parallel universe - or, at the very least, a different country. It features a gleaming tower surrounded by shops and parks on the banks of the river. And underneath, the logo and contact details for the Belgrade Waterfront development. ""Belgrade Waterfront is a project for which the city has waited for more than 50 years,"" says Milutin Folic, the head of Belgrade's city planning department. ""After the Second World War, we had plans to relocate the train and bus stations and free the important and central area of brownfield for the city to expand towards the rivers. With Belgrade Waterfront, a city which sits on two rivers will finally reach the water. ""It will bring urban ideas to daylight, put the construction industry back on its feet - and we hope other parts of the economy will see the benefits."" The entire project is worth more than €3bn (£2.3bn; $3.4bn) - and could take 30 years to complete. By its end, Belgrade should have a new opera house, shopping centre and luxury hotels and apartments. There should also be much-improved access to the riverfront, currently a glaringly underused resource. But support for Belgrade Waterfront is far from universal. Initially, reservations focused on the recent revival of the riverfront Savamala district, which overlaps the area under development. It has become a cultural hub, with galleries, arts centres and nightlife attracting crowds of overseas and local visitors. Its supporters fear that some or all of this might be lost in the fervour to revamp the city. Then there were concerns over the bidding process - or rather, the lack of one. The government and city authorities simply appointed Eagle Hills, a developer based in Abu Dhabi, the source of the funding for the project. Opponents say it is far from clear how Belgrade Waterfront's costs will be met. ""The government said there would be no tender because 'we have the best investor already'. They just announced it would be done this way and covered it by changing the laws where necessary or just ignoring them where they couldn't change them,"" says Luka Knezevic Strika, a visual artist who opposes Belgrade Waterfront. ""I don't mind cleaning up the trash - but not when the price is giving away the land where the trash stood. Making expensive housing doesn't have any benefit to the citizens. Leaving it as it was would have been better - we would have been richer for a future when we could have developed it as we wanted."" This partly explains why a crowd of thousands is spending the early part of their Saturday evening gathering in front of Belgrade City Hall, blowing whistles and waving flags emblazoned with a cartoon of a yellow rubber duck. ""The word duck in Serbian means fraud,"" explains Luka Knezevic Strika. ""It's a symbolic way of saying the project is really Belgrade Water-fraud."" But it is not just the lack of transparency that concerns the campaigners. They were formerly a small but determined group who called themselves Ne Davimo Beograd (""Don't Drown Belgrade""), but their numbers have swollen since a bizarre and disturbing incident at the end of April. Just hours after polls closed in the general election, masked men armed with baseball bats enforced the overnight demolition of several Savamala buildings that stood in the way of Belgrade Waterfront. Thousands of outraged citizens joined the Ne Davimo Beograd campaigners in a series of protests before Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic admitted, at the start of June, that city officials were behind the episode. ""I'm afraid for the system when events like this happen,"" says Knezevic Strika. ""There can't be good intentions behind something that turns out to be government-sponsored terrorism."" The incident has also overshadowed Belgrade's dire need for economic stimulus and infrastructure development. This city of two million has long been one of the largest, most important and vibrant in south-east Europe. But the past 25 years have not been kind. The violent disintegration of Yugoslavia brought an international embargo and hyperinflation, as well as Nato bombs. Then just as newly independent Serbia was emerging from the literal and metaphorical rubble, the European financial crisis hit it particularly hard. James Thornley, senior partner at the Belgrade office of auditors KPMG, says there is a good business case for a development like Belgrade Waterfront. ""Everything stopped on commercial development 10 years ago, and now there's a shortage. If a major investor came to us and asked where they could locate 500 or 1,000 people, we would struggle to advise them. ""There really is potentially a demand for what's being offered - opportunities for the place to be a hub where people can live and work have to be a positive thing."" Some changes are already apparent. Riverfront renovations have produced a promenade with playgrounds, a beach volleyball court, and food and drink outlets. It is already well used by a mix of families, cyclists and cocktail drinkers. Meanwhile, construction of the Belgrade Tower and the high-end W Hotel can be seen through transparent windows on nearby hoardings. Belgrade's planning chief, Milutin Folic, sees it as a clear improvement for citizens. ""The balance is so far in favour of the project - it really changes the area in a positive direction. It's not like we're destroying an historical area and building something new. We're actually not destroying anything - we're turning brownfield into an urban area,"" he says. While the new riverside leisure area already seems a popular success, the protests are likely to continue. People in Serbia have learned to be deeply suspicious - after decades of dodgy sell-offs and promises that all too frequently have come to nothing. At the very least, Belgrade Waterfront now needs to do a lot of bridge-building to show it is not going to fall into that category as well. For more on this story listen to Business Daily.","Belgrade 's main railway station is a beauty . Completed in 1884 , its yellow - @placeholder facade carries echoes of the Hapsburg and Ottoman eras and reflects nostalgia for the time when the Orient Express used to call here .",washed,filled,leaning,colored,wing,0
"Amanda Myles, 34, was found guilty of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. Swansea Crown Court was told she hit two people from behind in her Peugeot on Mansel Street, Bonymaen, last June. Myles had shouted accusations at her victims previously that day. CCTV at the scene showed Myles' victims being struck. She claimed during the trial she had sold the car for cash to two men on the day of the incident. But Judge Peter Heywood told her to expect a ""lengthy"" sentence next month.",A driver who swerved on to a pavement to mow down two pedestrians - and @placeholder one on her car bonnet - has been told she faces a lengthy jail term .,run,caught,found,saw,carried,4
"Tango and his partner Julia were only hours away from being put to sleep when they were saved by Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire. Tango was given a cardboard birthday cake filled with meat to celebrate his milestone. Ben Pascoe, head keeper at the park, said he was in good health for his age. ""He's got a little bit of arthritis in his elbows which is to be expected of a cat of that age, but everything else is fine,"" he said. ""On a particularly cool day he can be seen chasing butterflies around in his enclosure and he's quite proud of himself when he catches them."" As well as the cake, Tango was given present boxes filled with meat and was thrown balls smeared in horse dung to play with. But he preferred a quiet birthday resting in the sunshine, while nine-year-old Julia played with the cake and presents instead. Tango is less active than when he was younger. ""Generally they live into their late teens and he's currently the oldest tiger in the UK,"" said Mr Pascoe. ""He's the equivalent of about an 80-year-old man and I don't know of any 80-year-old men that are still running about, so he's generally quite docile. ""But he's still eating and he's healthy, so he's quite happy to retire here for hopefully many years to come.""",The oldest tiger in the UK has @placeholder his 20th birthday after being rescued from a German circus and going into retirement .,extended,reached,marked,quit,made,1
"But the Wales captain, 27, says he would prefer to stay in Wales and perhaps win only one trophy during his career than seek success elsewhere. ""If it takes me another 10 years to win another trophy, then I'll do that - I'll stay here,"" said Warburton. ""I probably could have earned twice as much money going to France, but I wanted to stay in Cardiff."" Warburton was the first Welsh player to sign a national dual contract. There are now 16 players on the deals which see the Welsh Rugby Union pay 60% of their wages. The contracts also give the governing body greater control over the players, and can limit the number of games they play. Warburton is one of only two Blues on the joint deals with utility back Gareth Anscombe the other. Blues wing Alex Cuthbert turned down an offer of a contract during the 2014-15 campaign, according to Wales coach Warren Gatland, prompting speculation about his long-term future. Fly-half Rhys Patchell is also being linked with a move away from Blues. Warburton insists his heart is with the city of his upbringing and where he used to watch Wales and Cardiff predecessors Martyn Williams and Robin Sowden-Taylor play. ""I remember watching Dan Baugh playing when I was really young,"" said Warburton before Saturday's 35-30 Pro12 defeat by Glasgow. ""I didn't really know many players then and I remember seeing this guy with his collars tucked in and his socks down, just taking people's heads off and I was like 'I want to do that. I want to play for this team and do that'. ""I love Cardiff. That's why I've stayed here."" Warburton has helped Blues win one significant trophy, coming off the bench in 2010 when they beat Toulon in what was then the Amlin Challenge Cup final, Europe's second-tier tournament. The 2013 British and Irish Lions captain and Six Nations Grand Slam winner believes ""in time"" Blues can go on to win more silverware under boss Danny Wilson, who is in his first season in charge. Warburton returned from Wales World Cup duty as battling Blues lost to Pro12 title-holders Glasgow. He says the Scottish team are an example of how his side can attain future success. ""If you've watched them over three or four years, they've slowly built nicely and that's hopefully what we're going to start doing.""",Sam Warburton claims he could have @placeholder his earnings if he had left Cardiff Blues to play in France .,criticised,continued,doubled,forgiven,lost,2
"Liberty, which acquired the former Tata Steel mills in April, aims to fill up to 100 posts in the first recruitment phase. It expects that number to grow next year. The recruitment drive includes production, finance, health and safety and administrative positions. The new management team plans to restart production in mid-September. Liberty said it hoped to re-employ some ex-Tata employees who lost their jobs when the plants were mothballed by Tata last October. However, applications are also being encouraged from those looking to join the steel industry for the first time. Liberty said it planned to offer apprenticeship opportunities, including modern apprenticeships in engineering, finance and commercial planning. The Scottish government set up a steel task force after Tata announced it was mothballing the plants in Motherwell and Cambuslang. The government later bought the mills and immediately sold them to Liberty. Economy Secretary Keith Brown said: ""I am delighted to see these plans for recruitment and the resumption of steel production at Dalzell and Clydebridge, following the concerted efforts of the task force involving unions, local authorities and the Scottish government. ""It is testament to the hard work of everyone involved and fantastic news for both the local communities and Scotland's steel industry. ""It's particularly encouraging to see Liberty opening up new apprenticeship opportunities and investing in future workers."" Jon Bolton, chief executive of Liberty's new plate division which encompasses Dalzell and Clydebridge, said: ""This moment marks a significant milestone in the process of bringing the steel business in Scotland back to life. ""It is a just reward for the dedication of the skilled workers who had to leave the business and it also presents an opportunity for new employees to join the Liberty family.""",Liberty House has announced that it has started recruiting staff for the newly @placeholder Dalzell and Clydebridge steel plants in Lanarkshire .,pair,reopened,motor,constructed,group,1
"The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was ""swept off my feet"" when she was contacted by a man she believed to be in Turkey. She lost her home, business and took out several loans over 14 months. She said: ""The pressure was horrendous, and it got to the point where all the money had gone."" More on this and other York stories Speaking to BBC Radio York, the woman, known as Nancy, said she had come out of a ""bad marriage"" and joined dating website Match.com ""to dip my toe into the dating world"". In July 2015, she received her first message. Nancy, from North Yorkshire, said: ""I just connected with what seemed to be a very attractive-looking person who was really keen to talk to me. ""There's a term for it - lovebombed - where you're just bombarded with affection and compliments. ""When you're with someone who tells you how awful you are every day for ten years, then someone pays you some compliments... of course you're going to be swept away."" After chatting for six weeks online, they then began talking via another messaging service, and she was asked for money. She was told the man and his young son had been attacked and mugged, with the boy requiring ""urgent medical care"". ""It was a really bizarre amount of money, it was €3,750, it wasn't a straightforward amount of money I would have normally associated with a fraud,"" she said. ""Reluctantly I sent the money, because I couldn't think of a child in distress and we seemed to be getting on really well."" Nancy said she was ""bombarded"" with messages from the moment she woke up to when she went to sleep, with further requests for money coming in. She did not tell anyone about what she was experiencing. Nancy said: ""As soon as the money requests came through it was posed to me that I shouldn't tell anybody because it would look really bad, nobody would understand."" Action Fraud advice Nancy continued: ""I came from one abusive relationship and went straight back into another one. ""The manipulation was so extreme that I was told that if I didn't send money, they would starve and die. I didn't want that on my conscience. ""You get to the point where you have lost so much money, you have to keep going in the hope that you're wrong."" After reading fraud advice online, Nancy went to police at the start of September, but by this time, more than £300,000 had gone. No arrests have been made over the crime, also known as 'catfishing'. Nancy added: ""I've got no house and huge debts, but the pressure has now gone. ""I've restarted my business and have got a really good support network now.""","A woman "" lovebombed "" out of more than £ 300,000 in an online dating scam has @placeholder her story as a warning to others .",lost,saved,shared,prompted,taken,2
"Retail sales grew by 5.9% compared with July 2015, the Office for National Statistics said. ""Better weather this year could be a major factor, with sales of clothing and footwear doing particularly well,"" said Joe Grice of the ONS. He added that there was anecdotal evidence suggesting the weaker pound encouraged overseas visitors to spend. Sales of watches and jewellery were up 16.6% in July compared with the same month last year - the biggest jump in nearly two years. Compared with June, UK retail sales were up 1.4%, a figure that was much stronger than expected. Sterling climbed almost a cent against the dollar after publication of the figures. The retail data went against expectations of an immediate hit to consumer confidence from the UK's vote to leave the European Union. Other figures released earlier this week also showed little immediate impact of the Brexit vote on the labour market, but there were signs of inflation pressures building after the plunge in sterling, which could diminish the spending power of households. Dennis de Jong of UFX.com said: ""The High Street certainly hasn't taken as big a hit as many had predicted in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, but retailers will still have concerns about what lies ahead over the next few months. ""The government won't be celebrating just yet, as they will need to see more evidence that consumers are continuing to reach for their wallets as the effects of Brexit become clearer."" Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist for Pantheon Macroeconomics said that ""consumers' blissful ignorance won't last long"". ""July's retail sales figures show that consumers have been protected from the immediate fallout of the Brexit vote, but with firms intending to stop hiring and inflation set to soar, the High Street is set for a tough year,"" he said. ""The real test for consumer spending lies in 2017 when jobs cuts will kick in and inflation will erode spending power,"" Mr Tombs added. The Bank of England more than halved its forecasts for household spending growth over the next two years after the vote to leave the EU. It now expects growth in spending of 1.0% and 0.75% in 2017 and 2018 respectively due to lower growth in wages and higher inflation.","Warmer weather and a weaker pound @placeholder boost retail sales in July , according to official data .",remained,helped,involving,group,beat,1
"13 May 2016 Last updated at 10:21 BST As part of BBC Newsnight's My Decision series, he explains the reasoning behind his vote. Watch more: Dreda Say Mitchell: 'I'm black and voting for Leave' Michael Morpurgo: 'I look at the history' Tom Hunter: 'Where are the facts?' Tracey Emin: It would be 'insanity' to leave the EU","John Timpson , chair of the @placeholder of cobblers Timpson , and father of Conservative MP and Remain supporter Edward Timpson , plans to vote "" leave "" in the EU referendum .",family,chain,board,company,south,1
"The Duchess of Cambridge's sister will marry James Matthews at St Mark's Church in Englefield, Berkshire, on Saturday 20 May. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will also attend the wedding. Miss Middleton confirmed her engagement to Mr Matthews, a financier, last July. She was the maid of honour when the duchess married Prince William in 2011. It comes as George, three, is due to start at a private London primary school in September while his sister Charlotte, who turns two in May, will start nursery in the summer.","Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be page boy and bridesmaid at the wedding of Pippa Middleton , Kensington Palace has @placeholder .",learned,arrived,said,begun,been,2
"Lacking their usual high tempo, Rovers were made to work by a Morecambe outfit full of industry and endeavour. Peter Murphy put the visitors in front before in-form John Marquis levelled after the break. Both sides had goals ruled out for offside in the early stages, with Andy Williams and Michael Rose netting for the hosts and visitors respectively. There was no doubt as Morecambe took a surprise lead after 24 minutes. A scruffy first touch for skipper Murphy worked in his favour, presenting him with space to curl a fine effort past Ian Lawlor. Doncaster emerged for the second half with more urgency and James Coppinger curled wide from 20 yards before Conor Grant clipped a free-kick over the crossbar. Rovers finally levelled after 56 minutes when Marquis deftly side-footed home from 12 yards. Doncaster looked the more likely to grab a winner and Marquis drilled wide from 25 yards with their best effort, but Lawlor had to be alert to keep out a late shot from substitute Rhys Turner to keep the scores level. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Morecambe 1. Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Morecambe 1. Foul by Harry Middleton (Doncaster Rovers). Antony Evans (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Mathieu Baudry (Doncaster Rovers). Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Harry Middleton replaces Jordan Houghton. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Antony Evans (Morecambe). Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Edwards. Attempt missed. Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Attempt blocked. Michael Rose (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Substitution, Morecambe. Michael Duckworth replaces Aaron McGowan. Foul by Mathieu Baudry (Doncaster Rovers). Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Alex Kenyon. Attempt missed. Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ryan Edwards (Morecambe). Attempt missed. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner. Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Lee Molyneux. Substitution, Morecambe. Rhys Turner replaces Paul Mullin. Substitution, Morecambe. Antony Evans replaces Aaron Wildig. Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Aaron Wildig. Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Liam Mandeville replaces Andy Williams. Niall Mason (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Niall Mason (Doncaster Rovers). Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Kevin Ellison. Attempt blocked. Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Alex Whitmore. Foul by John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers). Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal!  Doncaster Rovers 1, Morecambe 1. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Coppinger. Attempt missed. Conor Grant (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Aaron Wildig (Morecambe). Attempt saved. Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.",League Two leaders Doncaster failed to win for the first time in 2017 after being held to a draw by @placeholder Morecambe .,losing,cruising,points,routing,battling,4
"A community trust has been leasing Theatr Gwaun in Fishguard from Pembrokeshire council for five years. The venue has run as a theatre and cinema since 1994, but it closed in 2011 when the council ended its funding after it made losses of £60,000 a year. Chairman of the Theatr Gwaun Community Trust, Richard Goswell, said it was a ""giant step"" for the arts in the town. The transfer is the first to be made under the council's Community Asset Transfer Policy and Mr Goswell said it would allow the group to access a range of funding. A campaign to reopen the theatre was backed by Hollywood actors Beau Bridges and Sally Field.",A deal has been done to transfer the @placeholder of a Pembrokeshire theatre .,bottom,ownership,body,size,use,1
"Tim Robinson, 54, slipped while walking under Golden Cap, east of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast on Saturday. After crawling for three-quarters of a mile (1.2km), he was found by his wife who had become concerned for his welfare. A coastguard statement said it was ""quite an ordeal"" for Mr Robinson. The coastguard said Mr Robinson had been walking on rocks on the western end of the beach at about 16:30 GMT when he slipped and injured his leg. With no means of calling for help, he dragged himself off the rocks back on to the beach and then crawled in the darkness towards Seatown. He was eventually discovered by his wife who had gone to look for him and she raised the alarm. The couple, from the Derby area, were on holiday in Bridport. The coastguard rescue team saw ""faint torch lights"" on the beach and crew from an RNLI lifeboat swam ashore to reach Mr Robinson. With a rescue helicopter unavailable due to fog, he was transferred on to the lifeboat and taken to Lyme Regis from where he was taken by ambulance to hospital in Dorchester. Mr Robinson, who is a full-time member of the Territorial Army, said: ""I just slipped on a rock and have two fractures of the right leg. Everyone who helped me was just terrific."" RNLI helmsman Jon Broome said: ""His military background came to the fore. He found some sticks and used them to get to the beach. He then crawled on his hands and knees for a good two hours. ""The position he was in wasn't easy to get to. It was tricky, but you want to look after the guy as best as possible."" The coastguard statement said people should take a fully charged smartphone when walking on the coast.",A man crawled and @placeholder with a broken leg for more than two hours after falling from rocks on the Dorset coast .,threatened,staggered,drowned,stuck,stuffed,1
"James King, founder of Oliver James Garden Rooms, has just arrived at his latest project in Milton Keynes. When the build is completed in May it will house a kitchen and additional living space in an open plan format. Yet, surveying the spick and span surroundings, James doesn't look happy. ""It's a bit of a mess,"" he frowns. James is a stickler for tidiness. But there's a very practical reason behind his insistence on perfection. ""I'm registered blind, it's a condition called retinitis pigmentosa,"" he says. ""I basically have 10% sight but with no peripheral vision. ""It's like looking through a letterbox or a viewfinder in a camera. Because my sight is so poor there can't be anything lying around for me to trip over."" James, 48, has worked in construction since he was 18. He first noticed a problem with his sight in his early 20s. ""I tried to get on with my job on a building site, but my eyes kept getting worse. At night I couldn't see at all. ""I tried to ignore it but it started to impact on my work. When I was on sites as part of a team, we were paid by how many bricks we laid and I was getting slower and slower because I couldn't see properly. It was hampering my colleagues."" He was forced to rethink his direction within the industry and in the end he managed to turn a negative into a positive. ""Because my sight was so bad, my organisation had to be good. I thought ahead, tried to anticipate problems."" James made the transition from hands-on building to project managing, eventually starting his own firm, contracting out construction workers to other jobs. Then in 2007, came his Eureka moment. ""I was sitting at home in my conservatory, shivering. It was expensive but inefficient. In the winter it was freezing and in the summer, when the sun hit the windows it was like having a magnifying glass on the back of the house. ""I thought I could do better and that's where the idea for my business came in. I designed a conservatory with no thermal break - it's not a separate space and is integrated into the house which allows it to retain heat."" Unlike a traditional conservatory which has a glass roof and walls, his garden rooms have a solid roof and walls. He adds: ""We use specially made glass with a gas field and it's often triple glazed."" The builds aren't cheap, starting at around £40,000 and going up to more than £100,000 for bespoke versions. Most customers come to James because they either want to stay in their current properties or cannot afford to move somewhere bigger. And this kind of market is expanding. In 2014 the company expects to turn over £500,000, doubling in 2015 and again in 2016. As the business has grown and James's sight has deteriorated, he's had to constantly adapt the way he works. Since 2013, he has employed an old friend Paul Allen to act as ""his eyes"" on site. ""I drive James to sites, help him check over work, pick up building materials from the merchants and so on,"" says Paul. ""If a ladder hasn't been propped up properly, or if there's scaffolding around, I need to warn him. ""If he goes off sick we're all in trouble!"" Paul also supports James in ways not related to his sight: ""We trust each other and he bounces ideas off me for a second opinion."" In the next couple of years James wants to expand the business but is not going down the conventional banking route. Instead he's using existing capital in the business, as well as £50,000 he was awarded for winning the 2013 Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs. Yet James says he prefers to describe himself in another way. ""I think of myself as a para-entrepreneur - different rather than disabled. When you're in London, the chap standing on the tallest column in Trafalgar Square has got one arm and one eye but we don't ever think of Lord Nelson as being disabled, he's just Lord Nelson."" In 2012 one of the company's projects was shortlisted for the International Design and Architecture Awards. The competition was open to entrants from across the industry and did not take into account James's sight problems. And James believes that when customers are parting with thousands of pounds, they're not going to take into account the fact that he's got a disability. ""We're selling our product in the mainstream and asking customers to spend their taxed income. They don't get a grant for buying from us,"" he says. ""Customers don't care whether I have a disability or not, as long as we get the job done."" For more on this story, listen to On the Money on BBC Radio 5 live on Sunday, 23 March at 19:30 GMT, or catch up on the BBC iPlayer.","An expanse of smooth concrete , neatly @placeholder bricks and barely a speck of dust in sight - this is not your average building site .",finds,embodied,trimmed,piled,spaced,3
"The 14-year-old was found dead on the banks of the River Leven in Dunbartonshire on 25 August 1996. The killer has never been found. Her mother contributed to the appeal which was broadcast on Monday night. Police said some calls to the programme related to the identity of a hooded man seen near Caroline before she died. Others were said to have offered information to the general inquiry. The Crimewatch appeal was led by Det Supt Jim Kerr in a bid to generate fresh leads. He said: ""We have received a positive response following last night's appeal on the Crimewatch programme. ""More than 20 calls were received and the information given to police will now be followed up by the officers from the Homicide Governance and Review Team and I am hopeful that some calls could assist with the investigation."" Video contributions were made by Caroline's mother Margaret McKeich and the schoolgirl's friend Joanne Menzies, who was one of the last people to have seen her alive. Mrs McKeich, 60, told the programme that she believed locals knew who was responsible for her daughter's death. She said: ""I would urge anybody to come forward, just to give me that peace and to give me closure. Caroline, from Bonhill, was heading to meet her boyfriend in Renton, having spent an evening with friends, and took a short cut from shops along Dillichip Loan towards The Towpath and the Black Bridge. On the Crimewatch programme, her friend Ms Menzies returned to the area where they parted for the final time. Urging those with information to come forward, she said: ""These people should now stand up and actually finally be counted as a human being and not hiding a sickening secret."" Police Scotland's Homicide Governance and Review team have begun a fresh investigation and forensic scientists are re-examining more than 300 items collected at the time of Caroline's death.",Police are @placeholder more than 20 calls to the BBC 's Crimewatch programme after it aired an appeal over the 1996 murder of Scots schoolgirl Caroline Glachan .,reviewing,continuing,battling,offering,searching,0
"The comments sent the value of the US dollar higher, which hit the price of oil and other commodities. This affected shares in mining companies, who were among the biggest fallers in the UK market. The FTSE 100 fell 112.45 points to 6,053.35. Fresnillo dropped 7% and Anglo American dropped 4.5%. Shares in oil companies were also lower, with Royal Dutch Shell down about 4%. In the FTSE 250, shares in travel company Thomas Cook sank nearly 19% after it said summer bookings had fallen. The company said holidaymakers were avoiding Turkey because of safety fears, while travel to Belgium had also seen a ""sharp decline in demand"" after the Brussels attacks. The travel sector was also under pressure following the news that an Egyptair flight carrying 66 passengers from Paris to Cairo had disappeared. Shares in travel firm Tui dropped 1.7%. On the currency markets, the pound was boosted by news of stronger-than-expected retail sales growth in April. Sales volumes rose 1.3% from the month before, according to official data. The pound was down 0.1% against the dollar at $1.4584, and 0.03% higher against the euro at €1.3017.",( Close ) : The market dropped sharply as investors reacted to comments from the Federal Reserve which suggested a US @placeholder rise could come as soon as June .,price,facility,rate,debt,level,2
"Eight teams in total will do battle for both the trophy and for places in South Korea for the youth World Cup in May. All four semi-finalists are assured of qualification for the World Cup. Only two of the teams taking part have won the top prize before, with four-time winners Egypt among the favourites. Cameroon, who have won this title once before, will be hoping the winning spirit from their senior team rubs off the junior Indomitable Lions. Zambia is banking on home ground advantage to run away with the trophy but they will have to combat formidable opposition in the form of Egypt, Guinea and Mali. Having not played in qualifiers as hosting granted them automatic qualification, the junior Chipolopolo may not know how prepared they are for competitive action. However, they did play some friendly matches in Spain - against B sides for Tenerife, FC Basel and Barcelona - winning the first two matches 1-0 with the final one ending in a 3-1 defeat. The host nation wound up its practice matches with a 2-1 win over regional rivals South Africa. Zambia may take a leaf from Senegal who made the final after hosting the tournament in 2015 falling only to eventual winners Nigeria. The junior Teranga Lions will be coming to Lusaka on a mission to amend that final loss at home. While few would expect Senegal to have trouble beating Sudan in Group B, Sudan could prove to be the surprise package given they swept aside the traditionally strong Nigerians to qualify for Zambia 2017. Senegal and Mali will be coming back to do battle after both made it to the U-20 World Cup in 2015 where they competed against each other in the third match play-off. which Mali won. The Malian government has staked an additional incentive for their team to reach the top three by offering them an extra US$1,600 bonus which counts for much given the restrictions about rewards for junior teams. South Africa will be flying the flag for Southern African teams alongside Zambia and anyone can only discount them at their own peril. Group A will be based in Lusaka with the hosts Zambia, Mali, Egypt and Guinea. Group B has Senegal, Sudan, Cameroon and South Africa, with their group games being played in Ndola. The tournament runs from February 26 to March 12.",The Under - 20 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Zambia 's capital Lusaka on Sunday with the hosts opening the @placeholder against Guinea at the Heroes Stadium .,race,event,scoring,hosts,table,1
"Even though the plans are very much in the early stages there have already been a few rows, so it's clear many months of negotiation lie ahead. All the bids talk about district and county councils working more closely together along with local business groups. Some hint at cross-border partnerships. The Suffolk bid looks the most impressive so far. Its glossy publication, Working for a Better Future, sets out the benefits which devolution could bring: 70,000 new homes by 2031, the creation of 5,000 new apprenticeships and the creation of better jobs to help reduce money spent on benefits. It talks about a joined up strategic Suffolk plan and setting up a local employment service to administer universal credit. It also wants the county, rather than Whitehall, to decide how European structural funds and money for transport are spent and it asks for local control of health services. In the bid's introduction Jennie Jenkins, the leader of Babergh Council, said: ""We have chosen to set aside our differences and focus on what's important - making people's lives better."" The Greater Essex bid also has ambitious plans. Signed by all 15 authorities, it aims to create the fastest growing economy outside London, increasing  economic output from £32.5bn to £60bn and increasing exports by 100%. County Council leader David Finch said: ""For too long the decisions which impact on the needs and aspirations of the people and businesses in Essex have been taken in Whitehall.  With our local knowledge and democratic accountability we can do better."" Power sharing Norfolk's bid talks about: ""An exciting proposal that will transform the economy of East Anglia"". It is more vague about how devolution would work, but among its suggestions is the creation of a productivity commission which would look at plugging the skills gap, particularly in rural areas. The Norfolk bid also talks about a wish to work more closely and share powers with Suffolk and perhaps even Cambridgeshire over things like flood protection and the development of road and rail links. At the moment all the councils are pushing a county only solution but they may have to consider something more ambitious. There is concern that compared to London and the so-called Northern Power House, the government may feel that Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk are too small and giving devolution to individual counties may not be very efficient. That's why there's a lot of talk about counties merging in some form or other. A county of East Anglia may suit ministers but what would happen to local accountability? Other questions are up for discussion: If councils are sharing services do we really need district and county councils? What happens in places like Norwich, Ipswich and Southend-on-Sea, where there are city deals? Could more services be run locally instead of from Whitehall? A new start? This could be the start of something big, leading to a change in the way our local government is structured, perhaps even in how we're governed. Some people in local government are concerned. We understand there were several heated discussions leading up to the publication of these bids. There are likely to be many more in the months to come. Devolution is going to be the buzz word for the next few years. The government is keen to encourage regional autonomy, while councils are having to make big savings to their budgets and some believe the two are not unrelated - relieving Whitehall of the burden of wielding the axe. There are plenty of people who think it would benefit the east, but coming up with plans that will be acceptable to government, councils and local voters is likely to take some time.","The first steps have been taken towards devolution in the eastern @placeholder . Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex councils have all told the government they want more of a say over local spending , planning and economic development .",capital,direction,office,region,uk,3
"The stadium in Lille, France, and Cardiff's fan zone erupted with cheers when the final whistle blew in the Euro 2016 quarter final game, which ended 3-1 against Belgium. It was billed as Wales' biggest game since the 1958 World Cup. The team will now play Portugal in Lyon on Wednesday. In an exhilarating game in northern France, Wales went one better than their 1958 predecessors who reached the last eight of the World Cup. However, the game got off to a tense start after Wales fell behind to Radja Nainggolan's strike in the first 15 minutes. But the team thundered back with Ashley Williams, Hal Robson-Kanu and substitute Sam Vokes proving the goal-scoring heroes. Thousands of Wales fans travelled to Lille for the quarter-final match, with many congregating in the fan zone. Some had faced hours of travel delays at the Eurotunnel to reach the stadium. After the final whistle, Neil Davies, 49, from south Wales, said Wales had played ""brilliantly"" and he had tears in his eyes. He said: ""I thought if Belgium went 1-0 up then that would be it. They did and I thought that's us done. To come back the way we did - unbelievable."" Paula Hart, 41, from Swansea, said: ""It's just been immense. The Belgian fans have been the best, so fair play to them. ""I'm now thinking about the final. Portugal haven't been great so why not start thinking about it?"" Julian Richards, 31, of Pontypool, said: ""It feels absolutely fantastic. ""What we've had in the quarter-final and what I think we'll have in the semi-final is belief. Belief breeds confidence."" Mr Richards, who was in the Lille fan zone, said: ""One thing I will say is Belgian fans, best in the world."" He took his 14-year-old son, Joel, to Lille and he said the Belgian fans had given him flags and glasses. Geraint Thomas, 51, of Menai Bridge, Anglesey, said: ""Here with the proper fans [in the fan zone] it's worth the £200 you would have to pay for a ticket."" And he was unequivocal about where Wales were headed in Euro 2016. ""Next weekend we've going to the final. Forget Portugal, we're going to the final."" After the game, Aaron Ramsey tweeted: ""What a performance, to a man absolute quality. We have the best staff and fans in the world."" Gareth Bale wrote: ""DON'T TAKE ME HOME!"" which has become a song popular with fans enjoying their time following Wales in France. Gary Lineker ended the BBC's Match of the Day programme saying it was ""the greatest night in Wales' footballing history"". Welshman and Hollywood actor Ioan Gruffudd wrote: ""What a come back."" First Minister Carwyn Jones added: ""Incredible! Magnificent! Historic!""",Wales fans are @placeholder as the football team secured its place in its first ever semi-final in a major tournament .,continuing,emerging,impressed,shocked,celebrating,4
"When Lib Dem MPs and Lords and members of the Federal Executive gathered to endorse the coalition agreement at Local Government House, Paddy Ashdown backed it, Ming Campbell gave it his blessing; even radical Liberals like Duncan Brack backed the deal with the Conservatives. When it came to a vote just one hand was raised against the agreement. And until now the former MP for Newbury in Berkshire, David Rendel, has not talked about what was a private meeting, but after the local elections he sat down to talk on camera about the reasons why he felt he had to withhold his endorsement. ""It was very lonely being on my own.  I was with a group of about 250 people - all of whom I liked and respected. ""But I said in my speech that I felt this was a short-term government and all we would get would be short-term gains. Come the next election there was every chance we would go back to a minority government and any gains would be wiped out."" Alone amongst those in the room he concluded that the reaction of the public was not worth the compromise. Lib Dem voters stated conclusively last week that they felt the party was on a train heading in a completely different direction to the ticket they bought.  Now they were hitched to the Conservative engine where previously the third party vote could have many different destinations. Rendel calls the loss of the referendum on electoral reform ""a disaster"" and feels most betrayed by the tuition fee policy. As Higher Education spokesman in Parliament he argued against the introduction of fees by Labour.  Now he says: ""I felt bitterly disappointed by the hash that we made of tuition fees, in so many ways."" But now he thinks the coalition must continue. ""I don't think there's any point now in ending the coalition at this stage. If we did we would simply lose all the quicker all the short-term gains we have made. ""I think the coalition's got to face up to the fact that the depth, strength and speed at which these cuts have been made is, I think, damaging the recovery."" As to Nick Clegg's own position as leader, it is difficult to see any Liberal Democrat justifying turning on the man who managed to get such an overwhelming number of party members behind his policies. The decision was also endorsed by a special party conference on 16 May 2010 where it was reported that only 50 voted against out of a total of some 1,500 delegates. But David Rendel will always remember the day he was the only man to stand against the prevailing mood of his party. ""I felt very lonely indeed. You can feel lonelier, I think, when you are standing up amongst colleagues and friends and opposing what they want to do, than you would if you were among enemies and opposing what they want to do."" ""I felt I was not exactly betraying my friends but clearly I was doing something they would rather I didn't do - and it is never fun to oppose people who you believe in and agree with for the most part, and trust and respect.""","A year ago most Liberal Democrat politicians were feeling pleased with themselves . A little hesitant about taking @placeholder , but eager for what they called a once - in - a-generation opportunity .",words,it,arrangements,chances,power,4
"The 26-year-old midfielder has been ruled out for between four and six weeks by top-of-the-table Nice. He was injured on Wednesday in Nice's goalless draw at Bordeaux. His absence might mean a call-up for Ajax Amsterdam's Hakim Ziyech, who was surprisingly left out of Morocco's preliminary squad. Originally coach Herve Renard said he had no place for the 23-year-old in his list of 26 because Belhanda and Mbarak Boussoufa were his first choices as playmakers. ""To play behind the striker, I already have Belhanda and Boussoufa, who are on form and playing in clubs who are leaders of their championship,"" he said. ""At some point, you have to make choices."" ""I think that a guy like Ziyech, if he does not have any playing time after two to three games, will find it difficult- for him and for the staff and for the squad."" Morocco play friendly matches against Iran on January 6 and Finland three days later during in their pre-tournament training camp in the United Arab Emirates. Morocco are due to play their first match in Gabon against DR Congo on 16 January before games against Togo and Ivory Coast. Squad: Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Girona, Spain), Yassine El Kharroubi (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria), Munir Mohamedi (Numancia, Spain) Defenders: Amine Attouchi (Wydad Casablanca), Mehdi Benatia (Juventus, Italy), Fouad Chafik (Dijon, France), Manuel da Costa (Olympiakos, Greece), Nabil Dirar (Monaco, France), Hamza Mendyl (Lille, France), Mohamed Nahiri (FUS Rabat), Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England) Midfielders: Youssef Aït Bennasser (Nancy, France), Nordin Amrabat (Watford, England), Younes Belhanda (Nice, France), Sofiane Boufal (Southampton, England), Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazeera, United Arab Emirates), Mehdi Carcela (Grenada, Spain), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord Rotterdam, Netherlands), Fayçal Fajr (Deportivo Coruña, Spain), Ismail Haddad (Wydad Casablanca), Mourir Obbadi (Lille, France), Oussama Tannane (St Etienne, France), Forward: Rachid Alioui (Nimes, France), Khalid Boutaib (Racing Strasbourg, France), Youssef El Arabi (Al Lekhwiya, Qatar), Youssef Ennesyri (Malaga, Spain).",A @placeholder injury means Nice 's Younes Belhanda is set to miss Morocco 's campaign at January 's Africa Cup of Nations .,name,toe,team,leg,head,1
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to Express Linen Services on Vale Road in Llandudno Junction just before 19:30 GMT on Thursday. North Wales Police said a man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Police have asked people to avoid the area. The roof of the building was well alight on Thursday night and a large amount of smoke was reported over the area.,A number of @placeholder have been evacuated as firefighters tackle a blaze at a commercial laundry firm 's premises in Conwy county .,families,properties,water,disruption,vehicles,1
"Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died in July in northern Punjab. The Pakistani chief investigator also told the BBC Ms Shahid's father and former husband carried out her murder. He added he was seeking to have her mother and sister returned to Pakistan to be questioned about their role in the murder. Read more about this and other stories across Leeds and West Yorkshire Two men have already appeared in court in Pakistan in connection with Ms Shahid's death. Her former husband, Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel, is accused of murder and is reported to have confessed to strangling her with her scarf, according to local police. Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid, her father, is being held as an accessory to her murder. Both have been remanded until 5 September. Ms Shahid had been visiting family in the village of Pandori when she died and her relatives initially claimed she had suffered a heart attack. Her second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, believes she was the victim of a so-called honour killing as her family did not approve of their marriage. A post-mortem examination confirmed she died as a result of being strangled.","A British woman who died in Pakistan in a so - called honour killing was @placeholder before her death , the officer in charge of the investigation has said .",raped,arrested,beaten,leaving,detained,0
"His words ""will be read at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm"" on 10 December as he is unable to attend the event, according to the Swedish Academy. The US musician became the literature laureate in October, but initially failed to acknowledge the award. He was called ""impolite and arrogant"" by a member of the academy, who said he failed to return their phone calls. Two weeks after the award was announced, on 29 October, the singer phoned the academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, to say: ""I appreciate the honour so much. The news about the Nobel prize left me speechless."" Separately, he told the Telegraph the honour was ""hard to believe"", adding: ""Whoever dreams about something like that?"" The academy has yet to reveal who will deliver Dylan's speech. Patti Smith will cover his 1962 protest song A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall at the ceremony. Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize ""for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"", the academy said. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","Bob Dylan has @placeholder a speech to be delivered at the Nobel Prize ceremony later this week , organisers have said .",reported,secured,launched,written,announced,3
"The 36-year-old British actor previously played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and has starred in films such as Inception, Lawless and Bronson. Rocketman is being made with the co-operation of Sir Elton, 66, who is an executive producer on the project. It will begin shooting in late 2014, Focus Features said. The screenplay has been penned by Lee Hall, who was Oscar-nominated for Billy Elliot, and recently worked on the film adaptation of War Horse. It follows Reginald Dwight's journey from childhood piano prodigy to global superstar, under his stage name Elton John. Hardy is respected for his wide-ranging talent, but his brawny, tattooed frame makes him an unconventional choice to star as the flamboyant musician. He is not the first actor to play Sir Elton. In 2001, Justin Timberlake appeared as a ""young Elton"" in the video for the latter's This Train Don't Stop There Any More. Last month, Sir Elton John played live at the Emmy Awards ceremony for the first time. He performed a tribute to Liberace, the American pianist and vocalist whose life was told in the recent biopic, Behind the Candelabra.","Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy will play Sir Elton John in a biopic of the singer 's life @placeholder Rocketman , it has been announced .",called,body,team,group,network,0
"Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer of Woodstock, Ontario, appeared in court on Tuesday morning. The victims were residents in two long-term care facilities where Ms Wettlaufer worked and were between 75 and 96 years old. Police said seven of the victims were given a fatal dose of a drug. The victims were five women and three men and were all residents of Caressant Care in Woodstock and Meadow Park in London, Ontario. What we know about accused Canadian nurse ""The victims were administered a drug... there are obviously a number of drugs that are stored and are available in long-term care facilities,"" Woodstock Police Chief William Renton said at a news conference. The chief declined to comment on a possible motive, but did add that investigators are confident that they have identified all victims. Caressant spokesman Lee Griffi said the accused was a registered nurse and left their employment approximately two and a half years ago. ""We deeply regret the additional grief and stress this is imposing on the families involved,"" Mr Griffi said in a written statement. Woodstock is a car industry and agricultural town of some 37,000 people, about 128km (79 miles) west of Toronto. In the residential neighbourhood where the Caressant Care facility is located, few people were seen coming and going. Media were staked outside the property, across from a local school. In the hallway of the adjoining retirement residence, a television could be heard playing the news of Ms Wettlaufer's arrest. An employee at the facility, who was not authorised to speak on the record, told a reporter that it was a shame the actions of one person could colour a whole profession. Ms Wettlaufer was also an employee at Christian Horizons, the long-term care facility confirmed. A spokesperson for the organisation, which was not named in the police investigation, said she stopped working for them in 2007. ""Christian Horizons fully intends to cooperate with the authorities in their investigation in this matter,"" said chief executive Janet Noel-Annable in a statement. The daughter of one of the victims said she felt something was amiss when her father, Aprad Horwath, died at 75 in the Meadow Park facility. ""You don't want to believe any of this until you get to this stage when you're actually hearing it on the radio, and then you know that it's real, and even then it's hard to believe,"" Susan Horvath told AM980 radio in London, Ontario. ""I wanted to talk and just for my dad so that people know what happened to him instead of putting it down as, 'oh he had a stroke' or, 'oh, the old age'."" Ms Wettlaufer says on her Facebook profile that she studied religious education at London Baptist Bible College before she went to nursing school at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario. She lists Lifeguard Homecare as her current employer. A representative from Lifeguard Homecare has yet to respond to the BBC's calls. On the College of Nurses of Ontario website, Ms Wettlaufer's profile states that she became a registered nurse in August 1995 and then resigned on 30 September 2016. The profile also lists Parker as her former surname, and has recently been updated to note that she is facing murder charges and is remanded in custody. Ms Wettlaufer frequently posted pictures of herself on social media with her elderly parents, and described her passion for animals and the Harry Potter series. ""Father's day is a great reminder of how blessed I am to still have my Dad alive and able to spend time with me"", she wrote beneath a picture of her father. In another post, dated 28 September 2015, Ms Werrlaufer spoke about her difficulties overcoming alcoholism. ""My own voice called to me in the darkness. Others hands lifted me when I chose the light. One year ago today I woke up not dead. 365 days clean and sober,"" she wrote. The deaths took place between 2007 and 2014. Police have identified the victims as: Police revealed few details about the motive or circumstances surrounding the deaths, but said that the investigation into all eight deaths started on 29 September after police in Woodstock received certain information. The investigation was a joint effort between Woodstock Police Service, London Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police. Police said they do not know if there are other victims, but that the nurse worked in other facilities. They are urging the public to come forward if they have any information. The criminal case is the largest in Ontario province since 2006, when five men were charged for murdering eight members of the Bandidos biker gang. All five of the accused men were convicted in 2009.",A 49 - year - old nursing home worker in Ontario has been charged with eight counts of first - degree murder @placeholder several years .,serving,spanning,disappeared,spent,aged,1
"He told MPs this lack of detail would not affect Brexit negotiations as he could not foresee a situation in which all EU nationals were told to leave. Ministers say they cannot guarantee EU nationals living in the UK the right to stay without reciprocal assurances. But Labour's Chuka Umunna said this stance was now just a ""pretence"". Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would expect to guarantee all EU citizens currently living in the UK the right to remain after the UK leaves the EU but this will depend on other EU countries offering similar assurances to British citizens living there. Campaigners say this means the two million EU citizens estimated to be living in the UK have been effectively ""left in limbo"" and they must not be used as ""bargaining chips"" in Brexit discussions over issues such as free movement and access to the single market. Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee for the first time since he was appointed in July, Mr Goodwill said EU nationals made a major contribution to the UK economy and society - in areas such as the health service and agriculture - and he could not envisage a circumstance in which they were told to go home. Pressed by Mr Umunna, he said the government did not have the means of tracking down all EU nationals were it deemed necessary to remove them. ""No we are not in a position and I could not foresee a circumstance where we would want to be in that position,"" he said. ""I can't see a situation in which we would even think of that."" Citizens of other EU countries living in the UK who are not working do not necessarily have national insurance numbers, resulting in gaps in the official records. Mr Umunna said the disclosure that the UK government ""did not have a clue"" about the number or identity of EU nationals undermined the government's whole public position and ministers should stop ""carrying on with the pretence"" that they had the ability to ask all EU nationals to leave. ""If you can't identify all the EU nationals in our country and be in a position to remove them, what on earth is the point carrying on with the pretence that somehow if you weren't to guarantee them the right to stay, you could get rid of them,"" he said. Mr Goodwill replied: ""I can see the sort of route you are trying to take me down but it is not a route I think we are ever going to be going down."" The unwillingness of the government to offer a concrete guarantee to EU nationals was not a ""bargaining ploy"" but a reflection of ""how things are"" pending the start of official negotiations, he said. But he added that he couldn't see countries like Poland clamouring ""to have their nationals returned"" as part of the Brexit deal. Earlier, Mr Goodwill said the government had not decided yet whether to introduce a cut-off point after which any automatic right to stay would no longer apply. He said a number of options existed, including the date of the EU referendum, the day on which Article 50 was triggered or the day on which the UK actually left the EU. Officials have said that anyone who has been living in the UK for five years would have a virtual guarantee as they would be able to apply for permanent residence.","There is no reliable @placeholder to identify EU nationals in the UK or the length of their stay in the country , immigration minister Robert Goodwill has said .",system,basis,forces,data,evidence,3
"Media playback is not supported on this device Wada was heavily criticised by Olympic officials for its handling of the Russian doping scandal in the build-up to this summer's Rio Games. Reedie's future at the agency has been called into question just days before he stands for re-election. But the 75-year-old Briton told BBC Sport he would fight on as ""the integrity of sport is at stake"". Tensions over Wada's attempt to get Russia banned from the Rio Olympics were laid bare at this week's general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). ""There was irritation from a number of national Olympic committees,"" said Reedie, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ""Just before Rio they would rather sport had not been involved in accusations of the breaching of rules by the Russian authorities, and I understand that, so I had to deal with it and I did deal with it."" IOC president Thomas Bach told BBC Sport this week he has ""no regrets"" about letting Russia compete at Rio 2016. Media playback is not supported on this device But ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah - an influential powerbroker in the Olympic movement - has called for a ""neutral"" leader to take charge of Wada. Reedie is due to stand unopposed for a second three-year term at a Wada board meeting this weekend. He had been told he had the IOC's support. ""I've spent 15 years of my life working with Wada,"" he said. ""I don't think it's a particularly good idea if I walk away from it simply because it's getting difficult. ""We've been faced with a difficult situation. I think we're going to come through it, and we have to. The integrity of sport is at stake."" The Olympic movement is bracing itself for the release next month of a second independent Wada report by professor Richard McLaren into Russian doping. His first report was damning, revealing a systematic cheating programme in the country across many sports. ""If, about three and a half years ago, when I was invited to apply [to be Wada president], somebody had told me this would have happened, it maybe isn't the kind of job that you would volunteer for,"" said Reedie. ""That having been said, there are serious issues involved here. ""The past has been pretty dreadful. I'm really hopeful that once we get the second part of the McLaren report out of the way, we can draw a line under the past and move forward. ""We have to get the Russian anti-doping agency properly compliant again and we need to look at what Wada is currently doing, and see if we can do it better."" Wada's board meeting in Glasgow this weekend could be pivotal in the debate about how to better protect clean sport following the recent Russian scandal. Many within the anti-doping community want Wada to be strengthened, with greater independence and sanctioning power. However, the sports movement appears reluctant to hand Wada more authority, with Bach suggesting he wants a new Wada-run body to take on responsibility for testing as well as regulation. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.","World Anti-Doping Agency president Sir Craig Reedie has insisted sport can recover from a "" dreadful "" @placeholder .",tragedy,period,status,message,deal,1
"Matt McKeown, 52, from Plymouth, reached an average 70.4mph - breaking his previous record of 45mph - at Elvington Air Field in North Yorkshire. He said he is submitting the evidence for Guinness World Records to ratify. The shopping trolley was powered by a modified Chinook helicopter starter engine and a 250cc Honda engine. It is stabilised with go-kart wheels. Following his previous record breaking attempt last month, Mr McKeown vowed to go faster and was invited to the Elvington World Wheelie Records Straightliners event on Sunday. ""It was the first time I've actually been scared driving that thing,"" he said. ""I was quite nervous going out, but when I realised how close I was to getting over 70mph as an average, I thought I'd have to push the boat out a bit and take a bit more of a risk and it paid off."" Mr McKeown has modified the shopping trolley since his last attempt to include an extra 250cc Honda engine, which works along side the original jet engine. ""I knew I could go faster, so it was actually quite frustrating before. This shows I'm true to my word,"" he said. Describing travelling at over 70mph on the back of the trolley he said: ""Everything about it gets very twitchy and unpredictable the faster you go, and the stability drops off dramatically, so going out there and pushing over 60mph on the first run, was very, very sketchy. ""I remember going out for the final run and thinking this could genuinely go very wrong and be quite painful. I was just pleased to get back to the pits in one piece."" The record attempt had to be carried out more than once and Guinness World Records will accept the average speed. Mr McKeown is now submitting evidence of the attempt and hopes the record will soon be made official. He said he will not be making any further world record attempts on the trolley, but is now turning his attention to a motorised wheelbarrow. ""We have done what we set out to achieve, gone faster than the national speed limit, that was the magic figure, 70mph,"" he said.",A man has broken the national speed limit travelling on a jet - @placeholder shopping trolley .,packed,rated,set,propelled,black,3
"This was largely due to a fast pace of growth in business and professional services in the first quarter not being sustained. However, the CBI expects solid growth for the rest of the year. Lower oil prices and inflation will boost real incomes and consumer spending, it predicted. ""Despite an easing in performance this month, activity over the quarter as a whole has been good,"" said Rain Newton-Smith, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) economics director. She said that exporters ""face real challenges, especially from the impact of a stronger pound against the euro and still weak global export markets"". Regardless of the results of the upcoming referendum in Greece, she added that the CBI ""urge[s] eurozone leaders to move quickly towards a deal"".","Surveys for business lobby @placeholder the CBI suggest that manufacturing , retail and services growth slowed in the second quarter of the year .",shows,group,ending,in,at,1
"The Dow Jones industrial average rose 21.99 points to 17,145.65. The S&P 500 fell 3.76 points to 2,015.88, while the tech-focused Nasdaq was down 21.61 to 4,728.67. Analysts do not expect a US interest rate rise on Wednesday, but are eager for signs of the Fed's future plans. ""Policy will almost certainly be left on hold,"" said Jim O'Sullivan of High-Frequency Economics. ""With no change in rates, the focus will be entirely on forward guidance."" The trading mood was dampened further by a weak US retail sales report and a 2% decline in oil prices. Valeant was Tuesday's biggest loser after the company reported a larger than expected loss. The pharmaceutical company's shares fell over 51%  as fears rose that it may face a default on some of its loans. Shares of drug maker Pfizer fell 1.8% and Merck fell 1.2%. Commodity linked companies saw some of the day's biggest gains. Rice Energy shares gained 8.9%. Shares of Barrick Gold climbed 3.8% and competitor Harmony Gold rose 4%.",( Close ) : Wall Street markets had a bumpy trading day ahead of the @placeholder of a Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday .,amount,event,day,bodies,results,4
"The former Birmingham City duo, who joined Notts in 2016, are part of Mark Sampson's latest England Women's squad. Notts manager Rick Passmoor told the club website: ""Jade and Jo are both exceptional players. We're delighted. ""I'm confident we will see even more from both players."" Passmoor's side finished sixth in the English top flight last season.","England midfielders Jo Potter and Jade Moore have both signed @placeholder contracts with Notts County Ladies until the end of the 2017 - 18 season , the first winter Women 's Super League .",extended,experienced,signing,deal,loan,0
"Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said the Georgia prisoners, who all have committed minor crimes, would each have their sentences shortened by 25%. The work crew had been cutting grass at a public cemetery when the corrections officer who was guarding them collapsed in the heat. The six men used the guard's phone to call police and began performing CPR. ""When that happened, in my opinion, it wasn't about who is in jail and who wasn't,"" inmate Greg Williams told 11alive.com. ""It was about a man going down and we had to help him,"" he continued. The work crew ran to the lone officer after he fell to the ground and removed his bullet-proof vest to perform CPR. Rather than take his pistol and run off, they used his mobile phone to call for an ambulance. ""None of my guys ran,"" the officer told WKYC. ""None of them did anything they shouldn't have done."" The family of the officer, who does not wish to be identified, bought a lunch of pizza and cupcakes for his incarcerated rescuers the next day. Sheriff Moats said that ""anytime we have a trustee or inmate crew that goes beyond normal duties, we cut them some extra time off"". The inmates' reaction also ""really speaks a lot about my officers too, how they treat these inmates"", he added. ""They treat them like people. Like family."" Their actions come in stark contrast to two other Georgia convicts who were arraigned on Wednesday on charges of murdering two prison guards while being transported between prisons. Prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty for Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose, who were captured in Tennessee after a three-day manhunt.",Six US prisoners are being @placeholder for saving a prison officer who had suffered a suspected heart attack .,swapped,investigated,challenged,rewarded,held,3
"The two-and-a-half mile race, won by Her Majesty's Estimate in 2013, will now be called the Gold Cup in Honour of The Queen's 90th birthday. Her Majesty's representative at Ascot, Johnny Weatherby, said the Queen is ""delighted"" by the decision. The race, which will be run on 16 June, will revert to the Gold Cup in 2017. Mr Weatherby added: ""The Gold Cup, recently won of course by the Queen herself, is the historic centrepiece of Royal Ascot, and is very much the race which resonates most with the public."" The Queen's birthday is on 21 April.","This year 's Gold Cup at the Royal meeting will be @placeholder to mark the Queen 's 90th birthday , Ascot racecourse has announced .",hoping,allowed,staged,encouraged,renamed,4
"The Garden Bridge Trust needs to raise an estimated £185m to complete the project. But its latest annual accounts show a shortfall of £56m. However, Garden Bridge Trust chair Lord Davies said trustees still expected construction to start this year. The trust's accounts for 2016 filed with Companies House show it has yet to secure the land on the South Bank of the Thames for the bridge's southern landing. They also show that the trust may need additional funding that would not be repayable ""if the project is not able to proceed"" in the first half of this year. And the accounts raise the possibility that ""in a worst-case scenario"" the trust might have to consider ""whether the project remains viable"". If the project does not go ahead, London mayor Sadiq Khan has estimated that £40m of public money already spent would be lost to taxpayers. In total the trust said it had received financial commitments totalling £129m from private investors, donors or public funds. Of that, £60m is to come from the Department of Transport and Transport for London (TfL), £20m of which will be repaid to TfL by the trust over time. But of the £39m raised in 2016 for the project, £26m came from the DfT, meaning the trust raised only £13m last year. In the accounts, Lord Davies warns: ""Due to material uncertainties in existence ahead of finalising these accounts trustees are unable to conclude that the trust is a going concern and feel it only appropriate to flag these risks. ""It is hoped that these will be resolved over the months ahead but since a number of these risks are outside of the control of the trustees, they recognised that if this is not possible they will need to consider the further delay to the project, and in a worst-case scenario, whether the project remains viable."" The Garden Bridge has been beset with problems. In September Mr Khan ordered a review into whether the public had so far been given value for money from the project, adding he believed there had not ""been the necessary standard of transparency and openness around the Garden Bridge"". That review, led by Dame Margaret Hodge, a former chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, has yet to report back but Mr Khan has already said that no more taxpayer money will be provided to fund the project. In October it emerged that former prime minister David Cameron had ignored the advice of civil servants over Garden Bridge funding, personally intervening to approve extra taxpayer money for the controversial project. The National Audit Office (NOA) said at the time that nearly £23m of taxpayer money was at risk of being lost.","The trust behind a project to build a bridge @placeholder with trees and shrubs across the Thames in London has revealed it is "" unable to conclude it is a going concern "" .",built,clash,associated,covered,tasked,3
"""Your iron industry is dead, dead as mutton. Your coal industries, which depend greatly on the iron industries, are languishing. Your silk industry is dead, assassinated by the foreigner. Your woollen industry is in articulo mortis, gasping, struggling. Your cotton industry is seriously sick. Your shipbuilding industry, which held out longest, is come to a standstill."" The Latin, the silk and the mutton are a dead giveaway. Not Trump, but Lord Randolph Churchill in 1884 denouncing Free Trade. The system he preferred - ""Fair Trade"" - is coming back into fashion. We have heard a lot about the revolt against the political elites, the backlash by those ""left behind"" by globalization; a lot about the movements and political personalities this has brought to the fore; a lot about the implications for immigration. But not so much about the economics of it all. It many signal a new rejection of one of the global elite's most cherished policies - free trade. This is the notion that the fewer economic barriers around the world, and the less countries protect their own goods and trade with special policies, the richer we all end up. The opposite is protectionism - making foreign goods more expensive by putting taxes on their import , tariffs, in order to make home-grown products cheaper by comparison. While few embrace the word protectionism, growing numbers of politicians are openly embracing the principle behind it. Donald Trump has said he would put a swingeing 45% tax on goods from China and 35% on many from Mexico. Many economists mock this as crazy stuff, but it is a sentiment that goes down well with many Americans. I remember well talking to a wide variety of people at ""the biggest little flea market in the world"" in Kentucky, including a man sadly selling Western-style cowboy belts made in China. Just about everyone I spoke to complained about ""the jobs going to Mexico and China"". Trump is not alone, and this is a sentiment not only of the right. Bernie Sanders has made it very clear he is opposed to NAFTA, the free trade bloc with Mexico and Canada, and the planned Asia Pacific agreement. Trans-Pacific Partnership: What is it and why does it matter? He has been saying it for a while. This is him in 2011: ""Let's be clear: one of the major reasons that the middle class in America is disappearing, poverty is increasing and the gap between the rich and everyone else is growing wider and wider, is due to our disastrous unfettered free trade policy."" The fringe has come to the fore. That changes the mood of the mainstream too. The person still most likely to end up in the White House, Hillary Clinton, was once a fierce defender of the Asia deal. She now says: ""I do absorb new information. I do look at what's happening in the world. Take the trade deal. I did say, when I was secretary of state three years ago, that I hoped it would be the gold standard. ""It was just finally negotiated last week, and in looking at it, it didn't meet my standards…. I want to make sure that I can look into the eyes of any middle-class American and say: 'this will help raise your wages'. And I concluded I could not."" What the US does will set the tone for the rest of the world. And the enthusiasm for free trade is being increasingly questioned in the rest of the world. The ""Vote Leave"" campaign here advocates free trade, and says it will continue if we vote to exit the European Union. But opponents point out that, in at least a couple of possible futures, new tariffs would be imposed on us. One passionate Brexit campaigner, the entrepreneur and inventor Sir James Dyson, faces that prospect with equanimity. He told the Telegraph: ""If, as David Cameron suggested, they imposed a tariff of 10% on us, we will do the same in return. We buy more from Europe than they buy from us, so we would be the net beneficiary, and based on these numbers it would bring £10bn into the UK annually."" A debate that seemed all but settled with the repeal of the Corn Laws  in the UK could about to become one of the most central issues in politics. In Our Time: The Corn Laws It is worth remembering that argument split the Conservative Party between its economic liberal and nationalist wings. Again the left has its own concerns. Jeremy Corbyn may be campaigning with 75% commitment to remain in the EU, but he is against the Free Trade deal (TTIP) with the US. TTIP: The EU-US trade deal explained The EU itself is, formally, a great supporter of free trade, while there is a suspicion that on the sly countries like France give advantage to their own industries, whenever  they can get away with it. But Europe's fastest growing economy has announced this week a more open breach with the internationalist philosophy. The determinately populist ruling party in Poland, has just declared a ""Farewell to Neoliberalism"". The deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, declares the nation is too dependent on foreign money: ""We want the invisible hand of the market supported by the visible hand of the state"". The Hungarian Prime Minister has been following a similar path for some time. This reaction, in the US and Europe, is part of the aftershock of the 2008 economic crisis and the sense of frustration and powerlessness felt by many voters. But free trade is not just questioned in the West. China has recently imposed 46% tariffs on certain types of steel. While it is attempting to close down loss-making ""zombie industries"" the primacy of the party is all, and it will not allow unfettered international competition threaten social stability. And the Chinese are the main target of such measures by countries around the globe. Researchers believe free trade has been under attack for several years. The 2015 report from the Centre for Economic Policy Research's Global Trade Alert, says: ""the 'level playing field' has taken a battering this year … governments imposed 539 trade distortions in the first ten months of this year, of which the G20 were responsible for 443"". Another report from last year, by the EU, also finds backsliding, claiming the G20 is breaking its promises: ""(the) pledge to refrain from adopting new trade-restrictive measures - and to roll back those in place - has not been honoured.... What is more, trade restriction has shifted eastwards, with Russia, China, India and Indonesia among the main offenders"". This is a huge challenge to the rebalancing of the world economy which we cover with the dustsheet rubric ""globalisation"". National politicians have always put their own country's economic interests first. But for decades those in power have argued economics is not a zero-sum game, and what benefits one benefits all. While the game hasn't quite changed to ""beggar thy neighbour"" those who want to look after the left-behinds, or at least court their votes, may clamour for a contest where the richer nations reassert their self-perceived right to be top dog.","Which politician has captured the curve , summed up a growing mood , in a ferocious @placeholder ?",speech,battle,media,show,mood,0
"This happened in the 1960s in Cessnock, a former mining town in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, but only now has this and other decades-old stories of sexual violence and degradation been heard, catalogued and, crucially for many victims, believed. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is an unprecedented investigation into an epidemic of depravity across Australia. The far-reaching inquiry began in 2013 and has heard from thousands of survivors of paedophiles who worked, or volunteered, in sporting clubs, schools, churches, charities, childcare centres and the military. It has the power to look at any private, public or non-government body that is, or was, involved with children. The Commission's task is to make recommendations on how to improve laws, policies and practices to protect the young. To date, it has held more than 6,000 private sessions, along with several high-profile public hearings. Paul Gray told investigators that between the ages of 10 and 14, he was sexually assaulted by Father Peter Rushton in Cessnock every one or two weeks. Sometimes, his attacker had an accomplice. ""I was chased by two men to the edge of the cliff and I hid in the bushes. ""After a while they dragged me from the bushes and I was raped by the two men, and while I was being raped I could hear another boy screaming,"" said Mr Gray, fighting back tears as he recounted memories that have burned inside him for half a century. Too ill to travel from the Vatican to Sydney to give evidence, Australia's most prominent churchman, Cardinal George Pell, was questioned via video link by the Royal Commission over what he knew about alleged abuse and cover-ups within the Catholic Church. For four days earlier this year, the senior Vatican official was quizzed, denying any personal wrongdoing but conceding the organisation had made grave errors. ""I am not here to defend the indefensible,"" said Cardinal Pell. ""The Church has made enormous mistakes, is working to remedy those, but the Church has in many places - certainly in Australia - mucked things up."" When he was 13, John Ellis, a former altar boy, was molested by an Australian monk who was also implicated in a suspected paedophile ring at a former Catholic boarding school in the Scottish Highlands. Now a solicitor, Mr Ellis works with other victims, and we meet at a public hearing held by the commission on the 17th floor of Governor Macquarie Tower that stands over central Sydney. Presiding over the session is the chief royal commissioner, Justice Peter McClellan, a judge of appeal in New South Wales. He is one of six commissioners; two women and four men, and they include a former Queensland police chief, a consultant child psychiatrist and a retired federal politician. They have fanned out across Australia to document a nation's shame. ""The most important thing for people in being invited to give their own stories and having their stories valued is that somebody cares,"" Mr Ellis told the BBC news website. ""For many, many years people have been silenced, people have been fearful of what reaction they will get if they were to tell their truth. The overwhelming emotion people have when they have had that opportunity is empowerment."" When it hands down its final report at the end of 2017, this painstaking inquiry will have lasted for almost five years.  Already, more than 1,700 cases have been referred to the authorities, including the police. More prosecutions will almost certainly follow, but many victims will never savour justice. Dr Wayne Chamley, from Broken Rites, a group that gives a voice to the abused, said decades of brutality had left a terrible legacy. ""When you look at the rate of suicide for men who had these experiences and compared it with age-matched data from the coroners' courts, their risk factor is 20 to 40 times higher for suicide,"" he explained to the BBC. ""There are townships where there have been waves of suicide with hundreds of men. [In] Ballarat [in Victoria state], at least 50 or 60 suicides across just three classes in the primary school - just three classes of boys who became men. Bang. Devastating."" Gerard McDonald, 52, is a survivor of abuse, and one of thousands of people who have told their stories to the commission. His attacker, a Catholic priest, has spent 14 years in prison for attacking 35 boys. ""After every other altar boy practice in 1975, before dropping me home Father (Vincent) Ryan would sexually abuse me. All I could do was think about running to my mate's place and getting the biggest two knives he had and killing him,"" he said. While this harrowing process is undoubtedly cathartic for Australia - and it's inevitable that legislation and procedures will eventually change to make children safer - campaigners insist many youngsters today still remain at risk from predators in institutions, while paedophiles stalking the internet continue to groom the vulnerable.","In Australia , a boy of 10 is raped by an Anglican clergyman , who cuts his victim with a small knife and smears @placeholder over his back in a twisted ritual to symbolise the suffering of Christ .",crafts,leans,powers,blood,criticism,3
"It stopped short of banning the material outright and instead will require users to log-in to access it. The company reiterated its existing complete bans of illegal content, including child abuse images and so-called ""revenge porn"". Some users argue the site is acting against its free speech principles. Newly-instated chief executive and co-founder Steve Huffman told users: ""We've spent the last few days here discussing, and agree that an approach like this allows us as a company to repudiate content we don't want to associate with the business, but gives individuals freedom to consume it if they choose."" He made the announcement after over a week of controversy surrounding the site's policies, its management and direction. The hugely popular site allows users to share links on any conceivable subject. Other users are then able to up- or down-vote links, meaning the most popular content surfaces to the top and is more prominent. The site is divided into subreddits for certain topics, such as r/technology or r/worldnews. However, some subreddits deal with extremely dark material - such as the sharing of images of dead bodies, or extremely racist material that advocates violence. It is this material that will be hidden away, but not deleted, Mr Huffman said. ""This classification will require a login, must be opted into, will not appear in search results or public listings, and will generate no revenue for Reddit,"" he said, adding that such areas violated ""a common sense of decency"". The new policy was a work in progress, he said. ""If the hateful users continue to spill out into mainstream Reddit, we will try more aggressive approaches. ""Freedom of expression is important to us, but it's more important to us that we at Reddit be true to our mission,"" he said. ""We believe there is value in letting all views exist, even if we find some of them abhorrent."" Sarah Jeong, author of The Internet of Garbage, which looks at online abuse, said the announcement was unusual. ""Delisting or deindexing subreddits is an attempt to strike a balance, but it's a bizarre one,"" she told the BBC. ""It's a middle-of-the-road approach that neither 'preserves' freedom of speech nor really rehabilitates Reddit's image."" While some content on Reddit can be easily defined as wrong or illegal, users and moderators on the site have often clashed over more ambiguous areas of the website. In June, the subreddit r/fatpeoplehate - which has 151,000 subscribers - was banned by the site under its anti-harassment rule. But some users felt this limited free speech on the site. It was this episode - and the sacking of a popular employee - which led to the opening of a petition to have the interim chief executive Ellen Pao removed from her post. Ms Pao resigned last week. Yishan Wong, another former Reddit chief executive, said Ms Pao had been unfairly treated by the board. Writing in the Washington Post, Ms Pao said on Thursday that the ""trolls are winning the battle for the internet"". Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC","It will be more difficult to find "" abhorrent "" content posted to @placeholder news site Reddit , the site has announced .",community,social,change,watch,fake,0
"Three-quarters of family doctors in Scotland who took part said the amount they have to do ""at times has a negative impact on quality of care"". Scotland has the highest proportion of concerned GPs, according to the British Medical Association national survey. A quarter (25%) said their workload was ""unmanageable"". A further 17% said their workload ""significantly negatively impacts"" on the quality of care they can provide. Three-fifths (60%) of doctors in Scotland who took part in the 2015 national survey described their workload as being ""generally manageable"" but ""too heavy at times"". Only 8% thought having 10 minutes for each consultation was sufficient time, with 63% wanting longer consultations for certain groups of patients - such as those with long-term conditions - and 30% saying there should be more time available for all patients. A total of 1,844 doctors in Scotland took part in the research, with the BMA saying this represented 37% of all GPs in the country. When asked what would help them deliver the ""essential components of general practice"", 75% wanted longer consultation times, 74% believe there should be more GPs and 69% responded that increased core funding for practices would make a difference. Dr Colette Maule, co-negotiator of the BMA's Scottish GP committee, said: ""This survey reflects the immense pressure that GPs working across Scotland are feeling just now. ""The rising workload is simply unsustainable and something has to change otherwise general practice will break. ""Giving us more time with patients, expanding the GP workforce and supporting the practice-based primary care team will help to ensure the quality of care our patients receive remains of a high standard. ""In addition, providing stable funding arrangements to meet the rising costs of providing increasingly complex care in the community will alleviate some of the helplessness that GPs are clearly feeling just now. ""Politicians need to stop fixating on how they can demand more from general practice and instead focus on what they can do to support GPs to provide the quality of care that our patients deserve within the constraints that exist."" Health Secretary Shona Robison said: ""The recently-agreed new GP contract in Scotland will give general practice financial stability, reducing the bureaucratic burden and freeing up GPs to spend more time with patients. ""Individual GP practices determine their appointment and consultation arrangements. ""The length of a consultation will vary depending on the clinical needs of the individual patient and is a matter of professional judgement for the GP."" Ms Robison added: ""The Scottish government is determined to continue supporting and sustaining Scottish general practice. Under this government, spending on GP services has increased by £69.7 million or 10%. ""This government's investment in primary care has seen the number of GPs increase by 6.9%. There are now more GPs per head of population in Scotland than England.""","Nine out of 10 GPs believe their workload has at times a @placeholder effect on patient care , a survey by doctors ' leaders has found .",fractured,summit,looming,damaging,growing,3
"In some cases, ISPs are advertising services as fibre that rely on slower copper wires for the final link to a customer's home. The probe has been prompted by consumer complaints and calls from MP Matt Warman to investigate. Mr Warman said ISPs were misleading customers by giving them copper when they expected fibre. In a statement, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it was acting because of ""evolving concerns"" about the way fibre broadband services were advertised, and recent changes to government policy, which meant far more people would potentially have access to such services. Policy papers spelling out the government's view made clear that fibre should be used only to describe services that rely on the faster cables from end to end, it said. The ASA said it would consider whether ISPs should be able to continue using ""fibre broadband"" to describe both full and part-fibre services. ""We will be considering whether the use of that term is likely to cause people to be materially misled,"" it said. The ASA did not say when it would complete its work but said it would provide an update by the summer. James Blessing, chair of the council at the UK's Internet Service Providers Association said it had been ""working with the ASA on their wider review into broadband advertising to ensure that adverts are understood by consumers and help them make informed choices about the services, products and technologies that best suit their needs."" He said ISPA ""looked forward"" to helping the ASA's review of what the word ""fibre"" means in adverts. Andrew Ferguson, co-founder of the ThinkBroadband website, said ""clarity"" on advertising would be welcome. ""Then we can avoid adverts that promote fibre optic broadband but clearly show a coax cable with a metal core,"" he said. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom offers an app that can help consumers check broadband speeds and availability. Commercial sites. such as ThinkBroadband and USwitch, have also made tools that let people check deals and speeds available.","The UK 's advertising watchdog is looking into the way so - called "" fibre broadband "" services are @placeholder .",operated,restricting,warned,struggling,marketed,4
"The Bulls' fate has been in the balance since the full extent of their financial worries emerged in the weeks since their dramatic final-day escape sent Chester down instead. Chester have been reinstated as a Conference Premier club and Hayes & Yeading will stay in Conference South. ""Hereford United can have no complaints. The Conference bent over backwards to help them. ""I described the news of the board's offer of an extension on Friday evening as not so much 'last chance saloon', but rather 'last orders in last chance saloon' and United have seemingly chosen not to offer the league the assurances they were seeking. ""It is a desperately sad day for all Hereford supporters, but the Bulls have nobody to blame but themselves. ""You have to feel very sorry for those players who gave their all at Aldershot on the last day of the season to keep Hereford in the Conference Premier. Sadly, those efforts now count for nothing."" The Conference had originally offered a payment deadline of Thursday, 5 June. The club's debt to their football creditors, including former boss Martin Foyle, members of the current squad, other club staff and clubs from whom the Bulls loaned players during the 2013-14 season, added up to £148,000. That deadline was extended three times, to Friday, 6 June, then again to Saturday, 7 June and for a third time until Thursday, 12 June. But it became clear on Tuesday that the Bulls, taken over last week by London businessman Tommy Agombar, would not make that deadline - and the Conference has now acted. The last team to be expelled from the Conference was Chester City in February 2010. They reformed as Chester FC two months later - and it is now they who have taken the Bulls' place, following a dramatic final day of the season when, almost simultaneously, a late Hereford winning goal at Aldershot and a Salisbury equaliser at Chester kept the Bulls up. By way of an added twist, Chester announced on Tuesday that Kingsley James, who was in Hereford's team that day, has moved to Bumpers Lane. 26 April - Hereford stay up on final day of Conference Premier season 29 April - Hereford United Supporters' Trust make offer to buy the club for £1 and clear their £220,000 debts 22 May -  Former Bulls boss Martin Foyle serves winding-up petition over unpaid wages, after players reveal they have not been fully paid too 2 June - Case adjourned for 28 days at Royal Court of Justice 3 June - Tommy Agombar takes over as new Hereford owner 5 June - Hereford fail to meet 17:00 BST deadline to pay football creditors, and are threatened with expulsion, subject to Conference board vote 6 June - Hereford meet with Conference board and are given new deadline of 7 June. The deadline is moved to 9 June, then 12 June 10 June - Hereford expelled from Football Conference And former Hereford boss Foyle, now manager at Southport, chose the same day to sign another player from that same Bulls team, keeper Dan Lloyd-Weston, who opted to leave as he was still owed part of his salary. When last season ended, despite months of fundraising efforts by fans, as well as generous donations from fans of other clubs, the Bulls faced debts of approximately £225,000. They still owe over £70,000 to clear the latest PAYE tax demand from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). An offer was made by one of the club's main fan bodies, the Hereford United Supporters' Trust (HUST), on the back of pledges made by their backers, to buy the club for £1 and take over the running at Edgar Street. But, although chairman David Keyte held talks with them, they were not the preferred option. Keyte was reported to have been in talks with three different rival bidders before Agombar's takeover. The downward spiral of Hereford's financial situation since being relegated from the Football League in May 2012 has been exacerbated by falling gates. The average attendance for the 2013-14 season at Edgar Street was 1,758, little over half the average gate they attracted of 3,270 in League Two just five years ago.",Hereford United have been expelled from the Football Conference following the club 's failure to pay their @placeholder .,due,fate,hands,bills,future,3
"Small businesses are the clear winners from the Budget with big businesses picking up the bill - and then some. The biggest beef for small businesses are rates, which far exceed the amount they pay in corporation tax, and there were hopes they would be reduced. Mr Osborne has obliged, announcing 630,000 small businesses will pay no business rates at all from next year. He claims the reduction will save £7bn per year for businesses. The bill for that will fall to big corporations. Big firms face a crackdown on practices which reduce taxable profits, including offsetting debt interest against profits and using losses in one year to offset profits in another. The government says this combination of measures will raise £9bn. Yet in the past, measures to crack down on tax avoidance have had mixed success and the chancellor is relying heavily on it to fund his small business initiatives. Businesses big and small will be grateful he didn't raise fuel duty. The ""feel good factor"" that creates is at least as important as the threat of a Tory backbench riot. However, these trades between big and small are all overshadowed by the central view of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the single most important measure of an economy - its productivity growth - looks permanently damaged. That's the big economic picture and it is not a pretty one.",George Osborne has often thought big when writing his Budget @placeholder - this time he thought small .,life,head,post,speech,novels,3
"First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, and their Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat counterparts all voiced their support for a law change. Their calls come ahead of a major gay rights rally in Belfast on Saturday. Northern Ireland is the only part of the British Isles where same-sex marriage is outlawed. The issue has long been a divisive one, with attempts to introduce it having been blocked by the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The party rejects claims that it is homophobic, and has said it is protecting the ""traditional"" definition of marriage. The matter has become a sticking point in talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin aimed at restoring power-sharing at Stormont. Earlier this week, celebrities, including actor Liam Neeson and TV presenter Graham Norton, added their backing to the same-sex marriage campaign. A bill to allow same-sex marriages in Scotland was overwhelmingly approved by the region's parliament in 2014, and the heads of its five main parties have now said the same measure should be introduced in Northern Ireland. Ms Sturgeon said she was proud to have supported same-sex marriage in Scotland and was ""thrilled to see the positive reaction"" to it. ""The debate over equal marriage in Scotland did more than just simply allow people to marry,"" she said. ""It also helped to challenge negative attitudes that still exist today in our society towards LGBTI people and show, quite simply, that same-sex couples are just as valued as opposite sex couples."" Ms Davidson said she was ""optimistic this is a battle that can be won"". ""Equal marriage isn't about one religion or country or community - it's much simpler than that,"" the Scottish Tory leader said. ""At its heart, equal marriage is about the people of Northern Ireland being afforded the same rights as everybody else. ""Change is coming. And it's a change for the better."" Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said that the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Scotland, England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland has been ""liberating and encouraging"". The debate on the matter in Northern Ireland should be ""conducted courteously"", Ms Dugdale said, adding: ""It's time for LGBT people across the whole of the UK to enjoy the right to marry who they want."" Patrick Harvie, the co-convener of the Scottish Green Party, said gay rights campaigners would not ""accept that the prejudice of the DUP will never be overcome"". Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said the ""world has not collapsed"" since gay marriages first took place in Scotland. The leaders' statements were released by the human rights organisation Amnesty International, which is campaigning for gay rights in Northern Ireland.",Political leaders in Scotland have @placeholder to call for same - sex marriage to be introduced in Northern Ireland .,vowed,risen,tried,joined,written,3
"Former Deal or No Deal producer Richard Osman, who now co-presents Pointless, told how one contestant's partner had said she needed £15,000 for treatment. The next day the singer phoned in to donate the money, Osman tweeted. Family and friends were touched ""beyond words"" by the ""outpouring of love"" from Michael's fans, his publicist said. Other stories of the star's benevolence, including a £50,000 Sport Relief donation, have emerged on social media. In a string of tweets celebrating the singer's music and humour, comedian and author David Walliams tweeted that the star had supported his 2006 cross-Channel swim to the tune of £50,000. Osman tweeted in the hours following news that Michael had been found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Christmas Day, aged 53. The presenter wrote: ""A woman on 'Deal Or No Deal' told us she needed £15k for IVF treatment. ""George Michael secretly phoned the next day and gave her the £15k."" The beneficiary was later reported to be Lynette Gillard, 38, from Bolton, whose partner Steve Davies had appeared on the show in 2008. She told the Telegraph: ""For many years I wondered who would have been so generous and now I know. What more can I say other than 'Thank you George'."" At the time, in 2008, Mr Davies had told the Manchester Evening News: ""Thank you is not enough. It restores your faith in humankind. ""All the bad news you read about and then something like this happens."" Michael's donations ranged in scope from major charities and appeals to individual acts of kindness. The proceeds from sales of Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, his 1991 live duet with Sir Elton John, were donated to HIV and children's charities, including the Terence Higgins Trust. It tweeted: ""Thank you to George Michael for all he did for the LGBT community and to educate about HIV. RIP George."" Michael's family and close friends thanked fans for their ""many, many, kind words"", his publicist said in a statement. ""There can be no more fitting tribute"", the statement said. ""We thank those who, rightly, have chosen to celebrate his life and legacy."" Wham! royalties from Last Christmas went to Ethiopian famine relief efforts, while the founder of the children's helpline charity Childline, Dame Esther Rantzen, said Michael had donated royalties from the song Jesus to a Child to the cause. ""He really wanted to keep his help secret, it was an intensely personal gift,"" Dame Esther told BBC News. ""It meant we could answer more children."" She said Michael, who she estimated had donated around £2m to Childline over the years, ""completely understood"" the importance of helping children. ""Maybe he felt their pain or understood from a personal perspective,"" she said. Children's charities were also at the fore when he donated each year to Capital Radio's appeal. Former presenter Mick Brown tweeted: ""Every Easter at Capital when I was on air with Chris Tarrant for help a London child, George would call in at 3.30pm with a £100,000 donation."" He also suffered the loss of his mother to cancer in 1997 and in 2006 played a special, free concert at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, for NHS nurses to thank them for their care. And he gave his time to Macmillan Cancer Support as one of their ambassadors. Alongside major charities, individuals on Twitter shared their accounts of his kindness. Journalist Sali Hughes said: ""I wrote in a piece ages ago about a celeb I'd worked with tipping a barmaid £5k because she was a student nurse in debt. Was George Michael."" And Emilyne Mondo said he had worked anonymously at a homeless shelter where she volunteered. Michael's partner Fadi Fawaz, says he found the singer dead when he went to his home in Goring on Christmas Day. He told the Telegraph: ""We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch. ""I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don't know what happened yet. ""George was looking forward to Christmas, and so was I. Now everything is ruined. ""I want people to remember him the way he was - he was a beautiful person."" Meanwhile, Michael's albums and singles have been climbing the charts since his death. On iTunes, Ladies & Gentlemen became the number one album and Careless Whisper went to 12 in the singles chart.",Tales of George Michael 's philanthropy have come to light in the wake of his death - including how he @placeholder a couple 's IVF treatment .,funded,lost,underwent,wore,inspired,0
"Firefighters and paramedics were called to Fredrick Road in Gorleston, Norfolk, at 11:00 GMT amid reports of the blast. A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were treated for burns to their arms, upper bodies and face. Three fire engines and a search and rescue team were called to the scene. An investigation is now underway, the fire service said. Norfolk deputy fire officer Roy Harold said the building was unsafe and ""literally coming apart at the seams"". It was too early to identify a cause of the explosion, he said. The man and woman, who were taken to nearby James Paget Hospital, were not thought to have suffered life-threatening injuries, he added. Local resident Kim Aeger said she thought a lorry had crashed on the nearby main road when she heard the explosion. ""I heard a woman screaming,"" she said. ""I saw her and a man with burns so we called an ambulance. ""The woman was concerned about her cat and a lizard still in the house. ""The whole side of the building had gone and there was a strong smell of gas. ""The wall had collapsed onto the drive next to the house and had damaged a car parked there.""",Part of a house collapsed after a @placeholder gas explosion that left two people with serious burns .,suspected,heated,stolen,disabled,containing,0
"The White Tigers lost to National League high-flyers Forest Green late in extra time in their first-round replay. ""The way they performed over the two games was phenomenal and they've set those dizzy heights now,"" Hodges said. ""It's no good putting all that hard work into trying to win games and then going to underperform and get beaten at a whimper,"" he told BBC Radio Cornwall. ""Now they've set those standards they have to go and fight like they have done in those games."" City drew 1-1 with Forest Green at the new Lawn before losing 1-0 at Treyew Road on Tuesday and are 14th in the National League South table.","Truro City must take the form they @placeholder in the FA Trophy into the league , says boss Lee Hodges .",found,close,showed,ground,live,2
"It was revealed at the start of the year that well over 100 procedures had been cancelled across the north east since the beginning of November. By the middle of January, 29 procedures in Aberdeen had been affected out of a schedule of 458. NHS Grampian said the new staff would be on rota from March. Some hospital theatres are not being used due to operations being cancelled. It is understood further operations in February are expected to be postponed. The health board said investment was also being made in a theatre practitioner development programme. NHS Grampian added that recruitment was not the only issue. A spokeswoman said: ""We have employed seven newly qualified practitioners and anticipate they will be able to take part in the rota from March onwards. ""It must be noted that this is not solely a staffing issue. ""We have seen some extremely ill patients both during and after the festive period. This has placed pressure on our critical care services. ""If we cannot guarantee the availability of appropriate post-operative care we will not proceed with operations. ""Patient safety is of paramount importance to us.""",New staff have been @placeholder in by NHS Grampian amid concern about surgery being cancelled because of a lack of theatre nurses .,drafted,seized,criticised,held,revealed,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device City came from behind to beat Reading 3-2, Arsenal eased to a 5-1 win at Yeovil and Liverpool overcame Women's FA Cup finalists Birmingham 2-0. Liverpool's win stretched their lead at the top to four points after four games, but Manchester City and second-placed Chelsea have two games in hand. Yeovil remain bottom after four league defeats since their promotion in 2016. The Lady Glovers fell behind early on to England striker Jodie Taylor's penalty and it was soon 2-0 to Arsenal through Molly Clark's own goal. Taylor's finish and Danielle Carter's header put the visitors 4-0 up, while Lucy Quinn slotted in a Yeovil consolation before half-time. Former USA international Heather O'Reilly added the Gunners' fifth from the spot in the second half, after England right-back Alex Scott was obstructed by Helen Bleazard. Things were far tougher for Manchester City at Adams Park, where they led through England winger Nikita Parris but fell behind after the break as Reading hit back through Jade Moore's fine strike and Lauren Bruton's penalty. But Parris and international team-mate Jill Scott both scored within two minutes as the 2016 league champions fought back to earn their first league win of the Spring Series. Birmingham - who made five changes in their final game before facing City at Wembley on 13 May - lost for the first time under manager Marc Skinner, but were unfortunate as they hit the woodwork three times. Forward Jess Clarke and centre-back Gemma Bonner were on target for the table-topping Reds in the second half to settle a hard-fought game.","Manchester City , Arsenal and Liverpool all earned victories on a Sunday @placeholder with goals in Women 's Super League One.",deal,combined,clash,level,packed,4
"They are holding an inquiry into the procedure, used to ease incontinence, after some women experienced painful complications. Last year, the then Scottish health secretary Alex Neil urged health boards to suspend use of the implants. Adam Slater, a US compensation lawyer, said ""women are not told the truth"" about the devices. He was lead trial counsel in the first pelvic mesh trial against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, resulting in a compensatory and punitive damages verdict of $11.1m. Giving evidence to members of the Scottish Parliament committee via videoconference, Mr Slater said the closest comparison to the mesh implant situation he could think of was asbestos. He said: ""Something that was thought to be a wonderful invention for a long time and now everybody in the world knows it's something you wouldn't want to go near. ""It's the closest analogy I can find to these horrible devices that are now in so many women."" The committee is considering calls to suspend mesh implant operations. Operations continue to be carried out by some health boards despite the health secretary's call to stop using them. Mr Slater has worked almost exclusively on mesh cases in the US since 2007 and is currently the lead counsel for more than 7,000 cases in New Jersey. He said some doctors are now refusing to use the devices, with one even branding them a ""social cancer"". He told MSPs that studies into the safety of mesh have been influenced by manufacturers, who enjoy a ""close relationship"" with regulators of the products. The lawyer said thousands of women in the US are suing both manufacturers and doctors on the grounds that mesh devices are defective or that there was a failure to warn them about the dangers and complications. The US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indicated last April that it plans to reclassify mesh for pelvic organ prolapse as ""high risk"", but is yet to do so. Mr Slater urged UK regulator the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to ""look at the studies that are relied on by the mesh manufacturers"". ""Most of the studies they rely on are written or investigated by paid consultants,"" he said. ""I would throw those in the garbage immediately because if somebody is being paid by the manufacturer, there is a financial bias."" He added: ""There has never been a high-level study...that has ever been done that has proven the mesh to be safe and effective.""","Vaginal mesh implants are as dangerous as asbestos , MSPs on Holyrood 's @placeholder committee have been told .",petitions,ethics,state,membership,developing,0
"On the ITV Wales Election Debate, First Minister Carwyn Jones said he had ""never seen a UK government so unprepared for anything"". But Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said UK ministers had a ""serious plan"". Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood said she would ensure Wales' voice was heard, while UKIP's Neil Hamilton said Britain had ""masses to gain"" from Brexit. Some 85% of the world economy was outside the EU bloc, he said. ""We can do our own trade deals with the rest of the world,"" Mr Hamilton, leader of UKIP's group in the Welsh Assembly, added. Ms Wood said her party had a ""positive Brexit plan"" focused on ""protecting the 200,000 jobs in Wales that rely on tariff-free access to the EU single market"". Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mark Williams insisted there had to be a second referendum for people to ratify any deal with the EU. ""Nobody knows what Brexit will look like - we believe in giving voters the say on the terms of the deal with a ratification referendum,"" he said. During the two hour programme there were also robust exchanges over what the appropriate level of taxation should be. Defending Labour plans to raise taxes on higher earners, Mr Jones said: ""For me it's a matter of making sure that I contribute fairly to public services that people want to see. ""There was a time when we had a much more equal society, a much fairer society, when the broadest shoulders shouldered more of the burden."" Mr Davies said the UK government's cuts to corporation taxes had brought more money into the Treasury, by stimulating firms to invest. Under Labour, he warned, business confidence would ""drain away"" because money would be taken from firms to fund ""pie in the sky policies"". Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru ""would only vote for taxes on the very richest in society to go up"". ""We won't increase the tax burden for those who are the least well off in society,"" she said. She added that Plaid wanted Wales to have control of VAT and corporation tax to so they could be set in such a way as to encourage job creation. Mr Williams said the Lib Dems would raise £21bn over five years by ""cutting the Tories' cut to corporation tax"". This would help fund extra investment in the NHS, social care and mental health services ""which are grievously lacking across this country"", he said. Mr Hamilton said UKIP would not be in favour of increasing income tax at ""any level"". Debating immigration, Mr Hamilton accused Theresa May, who was home secretary before becoming prime minister, of being responsible for adding two million people to the UK population. Defending the benefits of immigration, Mr Williams said skilled migrants kept the NHS running. ""This is about Wales being a warm tolerant and embracing country,"" he said. Mr Davies said it was vital questions about immigration were addressed, but that the UK should stay ""open"". Mr Jones said a ""common sense"" immigration policy was needed that did not jeopardize job creation. Calling the immigration debate ""toxic"", Ms Wood said people were more likely to see an immigrant treating them than ""standing in a queue"" with them.",Welsh party leaders have clashed over Brexit in their first TV @placeholder debate of the general election .,protection,audience,debate,affairs,information,1
"They will face fines of up to 100% of the total they helped evade or £3,000, whichever is the highest. The government will also be able to publicly name culprits who enable tax evasion or help move money offshore. The powers were announced as part of the 2015 Budget and will come into force on 1 January. Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jane Ellison said the government has led reform of the international tax system to root out tax evasion. She added: ""Closer to home we are creating a tax system where taxes are fair, competitive and paid. ""The raft of measures we have introduced to tackle avoidance and evasion will create a level playing field for the vast majority of people and businesses who play fair and pay what is due.""","Accountants , bankers , lawyers and advisers who assist with tax evasion will be hit with fines as part of a crackdown on the @placeholder .",beach,practice,irs,public,hillside,1
"Jasurbek Ibragimov was badly beaten, allegedly by a group of students who bullied him. He died in hospital a month later. His death could have gone unnoticed. However, it has turned out to be a major shake-up for the repressive system in Uzbekistan. Shortly before Jasurbek's death, his mother wrote a letter to the president asking for justice. That letter went viral on social media and Facebook and Telegram groups copied and shared the text. Those who beat Jasurbek to death, Nilufar Aliyeva wrote, bragged that they could get away with it since their parents who were lawyers could buy the police. It was this feeling of impunity that made people particularly furious about this case. Heated discussions online resulted in a gathering in the capital Tashkent where people signed a petition, demanding to those responsible for Jasurbek's death be punished. About 600 people signed the petition. But don't be misled by that figure. For Uzbekistan, this kind of gathering is extremely rare. The last time a crowd tried to voice their demands, the military opened fire at them. That was in Andijan in 2005. Hundreds were killed. Uzbekistan is regarded as one of the most repressive states in the world. Its human rights record is abysmal and any uncontrolled civil initiative is treated as a potential threat for the regime. In the case of Jasurbek's death, many citizens seem to realise that they could pressurise government offices by speaking up. And it worked. A criminal case was finally opened shortly after Nilufar Aliyeva wrote her letter to the president. The public outcry forced the law enforcement agencies to share information about the investigation with the public. Local media that usually remain silent reprinted the letter of Jasurbek's mother. The head of the medical college where Jasurbek studied was sacked. But what makes this case unusual is that the government is not trying to suppress the initiative. On the contrary, they tried to assist the petitioners when they gathered to sign the document. ""It was very nice to see law enforcement officers who actually tried to help us,"" Mariya Legler, one of the co-ordinators who gathered signatures, said. ""They helped to co-ordinate and manage the crowd to ensure that the gathering was not messy and people wouldn't push each other. They answered the questions people raised."" In a repressive state like Uzbekistan people normally don't dare to ask police questions. Usually it's the opposite. So far one of the suspected attackers has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery that led to the death of the victim. Police are questioning witnesses to try to identify other individuals involved in the crime. The investigation is continuing. Such an initiative is unlikely to have been welcomed under the rule of the late Islam Karimov who died last September. New President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has introduced a number of changes suggesting a certain degree of liberalisation. He improved relations with neighbouring states that were extremely tense under Karimov. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development resumed its operations that were halted a decade ago. Several long-held political prisoners were released and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visited the country for the first time. Some major reforms like floating the currency and introducing visa free regime were held up. The news agency Reuters reported, citing sources, that that was due to opposition from security service chief Rustam Inoyatov. It is not clear whether Mr Mirziyoyev will continue with his reforms once the alleged infighting is over or whether he will turn to authoritarianism after he consolidates power in his hands. But the case of Jasurbek's death illustrates how reforms can encourage a grassroots movement. Like Islam Karimov, Mr Mirziyoyev may see it as a threat to his power. Yet so far his presidency has been more promising than many expected.","In early May , Nilufar Aliyeva received a phone call from her 17 - year - old son Jasurbek . He asked her to come home urgently . His weak and @placeholder voice terrified Ms Aliyeva . When she got home , she saw her son covered with blood and his back was full of bruises .",buried,prolonged,struggling,identify,shared,2
"The white cat was apprehended crossing the main prison gate. The incident took place at a jail in Arapiraca city, 250km (155 miles) south-west of Recife in Alagoas state. The confiscated items included drill bits, files, a mobile phone and charger, plus earphones The cat was taken to a local animal centre. The jail holds some 263 prisoners. A prison spokesperson was quoted by local paper Estado de S. Paulo as saying: ""It's tough to find out who's responsible for the action as the cat doesn't speak."" Officials said the items could be used to effect a means of escape or for communicating with criminals on the outside. The incident took place at New Year, but the photo has only recently been released.",A cat has been detained in the grounds of a jail in Brazil with contraband @placeholder for prisoners strapped to its body with tape .,pleading,conditions,permission,drugs,goods,4
"Brazil captain Neymar, 24, whose contract expires in 2018, has been linked with several moves away from the Nou Camp, including to Real Madrid. But Fernandez said: ""He will stay. He will be here for a long time. The club will make it public when the extension is to be made."" Neymar scored 31 goals this season as Barcelona won a league and cup double. Media playback is not supported on this device Fernandez is also confident that defender Javier Mascherano will remain at the club. The Argentine, who has two years remaining on his contract, has reportedly agreed a move to Italian champions Juventus. ""We will reach an agreement,"" said Fernandez. ""He is a vital player for us and I don't have any doubts about whether he will stay."" Mascherano, 31, has been a regular for Barcelona since his arrival from Liverpool in 2010.","Barcelona forward Neymar is set to sign a new long - term contract , says @placeholder director Robert Fernandez .",centre,sporting,head,promoted,side,1
"The trio were the among the last of 20 foreigners to be deported following their detention in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on 10 July. A family spokesman said there had been an ""unfortunate misunderstanding"". The group was accused of watching terrorist videos but had only viewed a BBC Genghis Khan documentary, he said. It was ""to further their understanding of the region they were in at the time, and this may have mistakenly been deemed as 'propaganda' material"", he said. The tour group members were held at Ordos airport 30 days into their 47-day visit to the sites of ancient China and taken to a detention centre in the city. Six Britons and five South Africans had already been released on 15 July. The remaining nine tourists - three Britons, two dual UK-South African citizens, three South Africans and an Indian national - were freed two days later. The final Britons to be released included Hoosain Jacobs, 74, and his wife Tahira, 68, from west London. Explaining the circumstances behind their arrest, the Jacobs family spokesman added: ""While the experience was distressing in the first instance, they say they were looked after at all times and treated well. ""The group is a mixture of multi-faith men and women from Islamic, Christian and Hindu religions who knew each other well and had travelled the world together in the past, including Israel and the USA."" He said the arrests came the day after a visit to the Genghis Khan Mausoleum at Ordos. He added that nobody in the group had been charged after they were detained. ""It can only be assumed that junior officials who made the initial arrest in Inner Mongolia made a mistake, due to perhaps their unfamiliarity of the English language. ""The Jacobs family wish to thank the senior Chinese authorities in Beijing for the swift manner in which they have resolved this unfortunate misunderstanding."" A Foreign Office spokesman on Friday confirmed officials had been informed that the final three British nationals were to be deported. He added: ""Our consular staff have visited the group and have received assurances from the Chinese government about their health and treatment. ""We are in regular contact with the Chinese authorities both in Ordos and Beijing.""","Three Britons have @placeholder home after being arrested by police in China with other members of their tour group , the UK embassy in Beijing has said .",escaped,flown,taken,launched,raised,1
"Thursday's protest was largely peaceful after violence a day earlier during which one person was fatally shot. Keith Lamont Scott's family dispute police allegations he was armed and want video recording to be released. Excessive police force used against black men has been the subject of protests for two years across the US. On Tuesday, Mr Scott was killed in Charlotte after police say he refused to drop a gun he was carrying. His family say he was unarmed and holding a book. Police have released a video of the shooting to the family, but have refused to make it public. The family's lawyer, Justin Bamberg, said no gun was visible in the video and Mr Scott appeared to be ""acting calm"". ""You do see something in his hand, but it's impossible to make out from the video what it is."" Police chief Kerr Putney said the video proved the shooting was justified, telling Fox news: ""The officer perceived his failure to comply with commands, failure to drop the weapon and facing the officers as an imminent threat."" On Thursday, demonstrators protesting against Mr Scott's death defied a curfew put into force by the city's mayor on Thursday - running from midnight to 06:00. According to Cpt Mike Campagna, officers did not enforce the curfew as protests were largely peaceful, with some on the street singing gospel songs. However Charlotte police reported two officers were injured. Hundreds of National Guard troops were deployed on the streets to protect the city against further violence and property damage. It followed Wednesday's protest during which protesters smashed windows of hotels and restaurants, set fires, and attacked reporters. Peaceful demonstrations took place in the aftermath of last week's shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On Thursday, officer Betty Shelby was charged with manslaughter for shooting an unarmed man. Prosecutors said her decision to shoot Terence Crutcher was ""unreasonable"". Video of the incident shows Mr Crutcher with his hands up, leaning against the car. Officer Shelby said Mr Crutcher had not followed her commands and she had opened fire when he began to reach into his car window. As well as being shot, Mr Crutcher was also struck with a stun gun by another officer. Ms Shelby's lawyer, Scott Wood, has said she believed Mr Crutcher was under the influence of the synthetic drug PCP. A vial of the drug was found in the car. His family have disputed Ms Shelby's claim, arguing that his window was closed at the time of the incident. Police have said no gun was found on Mr Crutcher or inside his vehicle. The US justice department has also opened a separate investigation to see if Mr Crutcher's civil rights were violated. If convicted, Ms Shelby faces a minimum of four years in prison. After the charge, a small group of demonstrators gathered to demand a harsher sentence. Just four days before the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump said the violence from the Charlotte protests was largely due to drugs. ""If you're not aware, drugs are a very, very big factor in what you're watching on television at night,"" he said. Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine said the list of black men fatally shot by police had ""grown too long"" and the country needed to confront the issue of racial tensions. Republican Congressman Robert Pittenger, of North Carolina, told the BBC the protesters hated white people because white people were successful, but he later apologised for his comments in an interview with CNN. Has anything changed since Ferguson? Why America remains segregated","A third night of protests has @placeholder the city of Charlotte , North Carolina , after a black man was shot dead by a black police officer on Tuesday .",rocked,defended,called,approved,criticised,0
"The woman's family had wanted her life-support machine to be turned off. Doctors had not granted their wishes as they were unsure of the legal status of the unborn child under the constitution in the Republic of Ireland. The woman in the case was declared brain-dead on 3 December. The court had heard that the chances of her unborn child being born alive were small. Lawyers for the unborn child had told the court that it must be satisfied that there was no real possibility of the foetus surviving before allowing the machine to be turned off. Lawyers for the Health Service Executive (HSE), the body which runs all public health services in the Republic of Ireland, had argued that it would be lawful to withdraw life-support in this case. The woman is in her late 20s and has two other children. The judge said that to ""maintain and continue"" the present support would ""deprive her of dignity in death"". ""It would subject her father, her partner and her young children to unimaginable distress in a futile exercise which commenced only because of fears held by treating medical specialists of potential legal consequences,"" he said. Irish Health Minister Leo Varadkar said he would be carefully examining the ruling. ""I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathies to the family and partner of the woman at the centre of this case at this most difficult time - particularly given the season,"" he said. ""This case and the judgement will need to be carefully examined before I can make any further comment on it. ""In the meantime, I would ask that the privacy of this family is respected, at this so difficult and challenging time.""",A judge in Dublin 's High Court has ruled that a life - support machine may be @placeholder off in the case of a brain - dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant .,written,held,set,switched,called,3
"Sherri Lynn Wilkins, 55, pleaded no contest to the 2012 hit-and-run murder and was sentenced to 25 years by a California judge. Wilkins only stopped when bystanders confronted her at a traffic light about the half-naked body on her bonnet. The victim, 31-year-old Phillip Moreno, was pronounced dead in hospital. ""After the collision, [Wilkins] drove several miles with Moreno stuck on or in her windshield,"" a judge ruled earlier this month. ""She did not stop. She did not call 911. Meanwhile, Moreno was in the process of bleeding to death on the hood of her car."" Prosecutors argued that Wilkins had failed to help Mr Moreno, and swerved her car to try to dislodge his body from her vehicle. Wilkins admitted to drinking three shots of vodka and one beer inside her car before driving home that night through Torrance, in the greater Los Angeles area. During her trial Wilkins claimed that Mr Moreno had seemed to jump in front of her car. The victim's family have sued the rehabilitation centre that employed Wilkins, claiming that she had been obviously intoxicated while leading therapy sessions. In a written statement the Twin Town Treatment Center said that the company ""had no cause to intrude or challenge her recovery"". Chief executive David Lisonbee wrote that Wilkins had not been working on the day of the crash, and had not told company management she had been relapsing. Police said that her blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit at the time of her arrest.",A former substance abuse counsellor who drove while drunk for two miles ( 3.3 km ) with a pedestrian 's body @placeholder in her windscreen has been jailed .,dumped,resulting,embedded,drowned,lost,2
"A Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA), like HM Revenue and Customs, will collect stamp duty and landfill tax from 2018. The AMs said the WRA's independence needed strengthening. Ministers said they would respond in due course. The chancellor said income tax powers will also be devolved, but there is no timetable for that yet. Jocelyn Davies, the Plaid Cymru AM who chairs the assembly Finance Committee, said: ""Under new devolved powers, Wales is in a position to collect its own taxes for the first time in 800 years. ""That is why we believe that a Welsh Revenue Authority that is completely independent of government; and that sets out its purpose and what people can expect from it in a clear manner, is essential to ensure that the business of managing the collection of taxes is efficient and effective from the outset."" A Welsh government spokesman said: ""We are pleased the Finance Committee has agreed the general principles of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Bill. ""The Bill represents a significant milestone for Wales which will send a message that we are confident taking this next key step in the devolution of taxes."" AMs will debate the legislation in December.","The @placeholder that will collect Welsh taxes for the first time must be completely separate from the Welsh government , a committee of AMs has said .",public,body,recommendation,state,scheme,1
"He jumped in the cab and drove off down the tracks. The unusual joyrider, whose getaway options were clearly limited, fled less than two stations down the line before he was caught and arrested on Sunday. Police said the 36-year-old, who has confessed to stealing the tram, was an ex-employee of the transport company. As investigations continued on Monday, they said there was no obvious motive and they do not believe it was an act of revenge against his former bosses. The man stole the vehicle, operated by Wiener Linien transport company, at Rodaun station in the city's south-west, and took it for a trip along route number 60. A police officer said the rogue driver made an announcement, telling passengers they should not be on board as it was a special ride, according to Austrian news site Die Presse. However, the trip down memory lane was cut short, when the company realised something was amiss and shut down the power. When the real driver returned from his bathroom break, he found an empty space where his tram once was. He told police he had locked the vehicle and it is unclear how the joyrider was able to take control. Local media said the former member of staff left his job years ago and had long returned his activation key, which is used to set the trams trundling down the lines. He was released from police custody but has been charged with theft of a public vehicle. The investigation is continuing.","When the driver of a Vienna tram nipped out of his @placeholder for a toilet break at the weekend , a bystander seized the opportunity .",window,room,seat,body,home,2
"It is a well-thumbed copy of Catch 22, Joseph Heller's classic satirical novel on the absurdities of war; not an inappropriate choice for somebody who's spent her entire life amid one of the Middle East's most intractable conflicts. But Rawan's life is about to take a different direction. Currently a student at Gaza's Islamic University, she has just won a scholarship to Oxford University to study linguistics and Italian. She is looking forward to moving from the minarets of Gaza to the city of ""dreaming spires"". ""I'm very excited. I can't wait,"" she smiles. ""It's going to be different but it's going to be fun."" Few have made such a journey. But what is even more unusual is that all the other students at Oxford's Jesus College will pay some of the cost of Rawan's studies. As part of the recently established Jesus College Junior Members Scholarship most of the other students have each agreed to pay £3.90 ($5.90) per term towards Rawan's fees. The scholarship was set up by Oxford graduate Emily Dreyfus after she realised that few Gazans had ever had the chance to study at one of Britain's most prestigious universities. She says most other students at Jesus were happy to contribute. ""They voted for this from the outset. They recognise that this is a very small contribution to make which has a disproportionately positive benefit."" The student contributions will raise around £6,300 a year towards Rawan's living costs. This is only a fraction of the estimated £30,000 annual costs needed to complete the four-year course. But the university has agreed to waive around 60% of the tuition fees. The rest of the costs are being paid for by three charities: The Hani Qaddumi Scholarship Foundation, the AM Qattan Foundation and the Hoping Foundation which supports Palestinian refugees around the world. Rawan still had to apply for and win the place against fierce competition, but she knows the other students at Jesus have given her a rare opportunity. ""I really appreciate that Emily believed in people here and she gave somebody like me a life changing chance,"" she says. Rawan has only once before left the tiny Palestinian territory, when she went on a study trip to the United States. Israel's blockade of Gaza and the ongoing conflict with Hamas which governs here make it difficult for Palestinians to leave through Israel. In the past, Israel has refused permission for Palestinian students to leave Gaza in order to carry out studies abroad. It is likely Rawan will leave Gaza through Egypt in order to travel to Oxford. She is currently completing a degree in English literature studying, among other books, George Orwell's Animal Farm and William Golding's Lord of the Flies. She says her favourite book is Mornings In Jenin by the Palestinian American writer Susan AbulHawa. The novel follows the story of three generations of a Palestinian family who became refugees after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Rawan is also a fan of JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. ""Her style of writing is very subtle. There are little things in her stories that grab your attention."" Education is highly valued in Gaza. There are no fewer than seven universities in the territory for a population of 1.7 million people. But Rawan is expecting a different study experience at Oxford. ""The education system is completely different. I'm going to have my own tutors not like in Gaza where I am among hundreds of students who have the same teacher."" She will also have to get used to mixed education. At the Islamic University, where she studies now, men and women are taught separately. ""I don't think it's going to be a problem. The culture there is obviously very different but I'm open to that."" Rawan also accepts that she is going to miss home. ""Of course I will be homesick. But I have to go through that and get used to it because I have something more important to achieve."" Emily Dreyfus expects the young Palestinian will be given a warm welcome. ""I'm confident that she's going to have a wonderful time and I know that there are a lot of people at the college eager to meet her and to welcome her to their community."" And Rawan is looking forward to telling people about a different side of life in Gaza. ""Most people think it's like a war zone here and that everyone here is really depressed and involved in politics,"" she says. ""But it's not always about war. It's also about families, friends and love. It's not only about the conflict with Israel."" And despite the chance to broaden her horizons, she is adamant that once she has finished her four years in Oxford, she will return to Gaza. ""I still haven't thought about what I'll do after university but I'll definitely come back here. Although it may seem difficult to live here, it's still interesting and adventurous at times,"" she says with a wry smile. ""There is ugliness in Gaza but you can't leave it and turn your back on it.""","Rawan Yaghi is a bookish 19 year old who , appropriately for a student of literature , @placeholder to meet me in Gaza with a text tucked under her arm .",arrives,arranged,dedicated,promising,writes,0
"The manhunt began after a witness said the teenager, named as Marcel Hesse, had revealed his attack on the child on the messaging service Whatsapp. Pictures of the scene were also posted on the internet. Police in the western city of Bochum said the suspect had also boasted in a chat-room about murdering a woman. Although they could not confirm the second murder, investigators said the teenager had claimed the woman ""put up more of a fight than the child"" and weighed some 120kg (19 stone). The motive for his attack appeared to have been the woman's bank, computer and phone details. As the search for Marcel Hesse spread across the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday, a school was placed under lockdown for several hours some 30km (18 miles) away. Police in the town of Wetter said nothing suspicious was found. Children were told to play indoors at kindergartens in Herne, south of Bochum, where the boy died. Police have warned the public that the teenager may be armed. Reports said he was an unemployed martial arts enthusiast. The boy died of multiple stab wounds on Monday evening. In the message posted on Whatsapp, the suspect had suggested he had wanted to kill himself but failed and murdered the boy instead. The boy's family told German media that the teenager had asked him to help with a ladder. The boy's stepfather went to search for the boy, and found his body in Marcel Hesse's cellar. Well-wishers lit candles and left flowers and cuddly toys outside his house. The boy's grandfather told reporters what had happened was ""simply terrible"" and that it was appalling that the killer was still on the run.",Police hunting a teenager suspected of stabbing a nine - year - old @placeholder to death fear he may have killed a woman too .,woman,teen,memorial,neighbour,boy,3
"At Lewes Crown Court, Robert Coles, 74, from Eastbourne in East Sussex, admitted two indecent assaults against a boy in Portslade in the 1970s. For one attack he was given a 16-month jail term to run consecutively to the prison term he is already serving. No separate penalty was given on the other attack.",A @placeholder Church of England priest already serving an eight - year jail term for sex attacks on boys has admitted two further offences .,home,retired,suspected,stolen,brace,1
"Andrew Gray, who calls himself a 'crocoholic', keeps 6,739 crocodile related items at his home in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire. He said he became the official 'biggest collector of crocodiles in the world' after breaking an existing record of 1,000 items. He is using the collection to raise money for two hospices. Guinness World Records could not be contacted for comment. Mr Gray's obsession started 15 years ago with the purchase of his first novelty crocodile. ""I moved into a new house and I needed some new furniture, but instead I brought a really cool three foot wooden crocodile. ""I have ones made of wood, glass, metal, pottery, soft toys, china, plastic, marble, you name it I've got it,"" he said. His favourite crocodile is a giant wooden one he found outside a cigar shop in Mexico and transported home via a ferry and two flights. Mr Gray has agreed to donate 10p for every ""like"" his Facebook page receives, and recently gave £400 to the Cynthia Spencer Hospice, which cared for his father-in-law until he died. John Helm, its fundraising manager, said: ""People do many weird and wonderful things to support the hospice, but this collection and record is one of the weirdest. ""We're delighted he's chosen to support us in this way.""","A man who has collected more than 6,000 novelty crocodiles is @placeholder a new world record .",targeting,offering,claiming,nearing,offered,2
"They are caused by charged particles emitted by the sun colliding with atoms in the earth's atmosphere - different gases create the range of colours. Aurora Watch UK, based at Lancaster University, confirmed the sighting on Twitter. BBC News readers have been sending in their images of the colourful, winter display. Here is a selection:",The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - was spotted across @placeholder of England on Sunday .,millions,parts,half,isle,remains,1
"But she told the BBC from the hospital where her daughter is receiving treatment that she is thankful for the support the family has received worldwide. ""I am very grateful to all the people who have supported us through this ordeal,"" she said. Her daughter was attacked and repeatedly raped by six men in June as she returned from her grandfather's funeral in Tingolo village in Busia County, western Kenya. Her unconscious body was thrown into a pit latrine and she is now in a wheelchair. Her case caused an uproar after Kenya's influential Daily Nation newspaper reported that the police in Busia had asked three of the suspects she identified as her rapists to cut grass as punishment and had chosen not to prosecute them. In a BBC interview on Thursday, Police Inspector General David Kimaiyo said an investigation into the girl's allegation had been concluded, but still no decision had been taken on whether it was a rape case. He said he was unaware that her alleged attackers were ordered to cut grass and that the case was reported to police only two months after ""the incident"". But several hundred activists in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, carrying placards, waving underwear and beating drums marched to the police headquarters, where the inspector general's office is located, and handed over a petition calling for the arrest of the suspects and the officers who allegedly failed to prosecute them. The petition, which was started online, was signed by more than 1,200,000 people from around the world. Saida Ali, executive director of the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) rights group, was among the protesters who handed the petition to police on Thursday. ""The response was polite, they promised to take action, so we will wait to see that action,"" she said. The girl, who is called Liz to protect her identity, is being cared for at the Gynocare Centre in Eldoret, 156km (97 miles) from Busia. Her mother is staying with her at the hospital. I briefly saw Liz, who answered my greeting in Swahili, the main language in Kenya, but the rest of the time she just stared, showing no emotion. We were told that this is an improvement and that last week she had refused to look any of her visitors in the eye. The Nation Media Group, a Kenya-based media house which first reported the story, has paid the medical bills for Liz amounting to more than $7,000 (£4,300). Their reporter named her Liz and that is how the world now knows her. Her mother said that since the online campaign began some people had even set up an education fund for Liz. But her medical condition is still of concern. She suffered fistula because of the rape - a condition where she lost control of the flow of urine and stool. The programme manager at the hospital, Jared Momanyi, said she had undergone surgery to correct the fistula. ""She was also traumatised but has been receiving counselling and she is improving,"" he added. She also injured her spine when she was thrown down the pit latrine and has been unable to walk for some time. Since the matter went public, and viral, the mother says some family members of the suspects have been threatening her. ""They said that if their sons are arrested I'll see fire,"" she said. Earlier her husband had to endure insults from a father of one suspect, who had initially offered to help the family, and then rescinded his decision. ""I want the suspects to be arrested and justice to be done. Up to now no-one has been arrested. I hear some have gone into hiding,"" Liz's mother said. The inspector general of police confirmed that the suspects could not be traced, adding that they had fled into Uganda. Busia - where the incident took place - is near the Kenya-Uganda border. The Director of Public Prosecution, Keriako Tobiko, has ordered their arrests but none has been made so far. However, Mr Tobiko confirmed to the BBC that he had received the investigations file from the police and was going through it. ""I will press charges once I find sufficient evidence,"" he said. The Sexual Offences Act of 2006 spells out tough punitive measures against people convicted of various sexual crimes. The Act empowers the court to issue a sentence of not less than 15 years for a conviction of gang rape, but the court may extend the sentence to imprisonment for life. The police in June released a report showing that reported cases of rape had increased to 383 between January and May this year, from 332 for the same period last year. Police stations in Kenya are expected to have a gender desk where such cases are reported. But Liz's mother rarely smiled during her interview - she sounded like she had lost faith in the authorities.",The mother of the 16 - year - old Kenyan girl who says she was raped by six men and @placeholder in a 22 - ft ( 6.7 m ) deep latrine looked numb with worry .,dumped,found,locked,raped,hid,0
"The information was received by Radio Scotland's Beattie programme during coverage of the 12th anniversary of the killing. The case remains unsolved, but police continue to actively investigate the shooting of the father-of-two. Mr Wilson, 30, was shot at his home on 28 November 2004. He later died in hospital. Det Supt Gary Cunningham said: ""The investigation into the murder of Alistair Wilson remains active and ongoing. ""We will continue to consider all forensic and investigative opportunities as well as appeal to anyone who has any information about Alistair's death which could help this inquiry to come forward. ""We remain absolutely committed to tracing the person responsible and remain in regular contact with Alistair's family through a family liaison officer and provide support and updates as the investigation continues."" Mr Wilson's killer - a stocky man with a baseball cap - handed him an envelope before shooting him with a German-made handgun. A massive police inquiry was launched at the time. The gun involved in the shooting was found in December 2004 in a drain on Seabank Road, Nairn, by council workers carrying out gully cleaning. Forensic analysis identified it as the murder weapon but tests on the gun failed to extract any DNA.",Police Scotland is investigating information @placeholder to it by BBC Scotland in connection with the murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson .,paid,subjected,passed,sought,appeal,2
"But who will be crowned champions and who will take the breath away? Are defending champions New Zealand overwhelming favourites? Will hosts England survive the so-called 'group of death'? Former internationals from the home nations - Jeremy Guscott and Paul Grayson (England), Jonathan Davies and Robert Jones (Wales), Gavin Hastings and Mike Blair (Scotland), plus Stephen Ferris and Denis Hickie (Ireland) - are joined by southern hemisphere stars such as ex-All Black Andrew Mehrtens and Bobby Skinstad (South Africa) to tackle the big questions. Jeremy Guscott: ""Host nations invariably do well. Statistically they've always made the knockout stages and three times they've won it, albeit New Zealand have done it twice. South Africa in 1995 were the other home winners. On that basis alone, England should do well."" Jonathan Davies: ""All the pundits have favoured Australia and England to get out of Pool A, but on their day Wales can beat anyone. Yes, we are third favourites but I still think Wales can shock one of those two and hopefully get through the group."" Gavin Hastings: ""Realistically, getting out of the pool would be a good tournament. Scotland are a bit of an unknown quantity but they seem fit and strong and have a core of good players. South Africa will find it tough to play against Scotland, and we are capable of beating Samoa to get out of the group. I hope we play England in the quarter-finals at Twickenham!"" Stephen Ferris: ""Ireland can definitely get to a semi-final, which would be an achievement in itself. But we need to up the physicality from our recent games."" Robert Jones: ""Wales are still a threat despite the injuries. Liam Williams needs match practice but he is probably a more creative attacking threat than Leigh Halfpenny, and Dan Biggar is almost as good a kicker and has grown into a fantastic player. As long as we stay injury free now to the end of the pool stage, I think we still have a chance."" Mike Blair: ""Scotland will make the quarter-finals but they will need to play well to get there as it's not just about South Africa and Samoa in Pool B. Japan and USA will be very competitive too."" Andrew Mehrtens: ""Most players around the world would say they would like to beat the All Blacks more than any other team, so the All Blacks have that pressure and weight of history. Every team lifts themselves when they play them, because it is the biggest game of their lives."" Bobby Skinstad: ""The Springboks are probably slightly under-cooked, with half a dozen players coming back from injury. They are possibly not quite at their best yet, but I think that helps them. The selection has remained consistent and they have leaders with huge character."" Denis Hickie: ""Momentum is key. Ireland have to beat Canada well in their first game and build into it because everyone thinks it will come down to the France game. Ireland have won two and drawn two of their last four against them, so there is confidence based on what has happened in the Six Nations. The flip side is Ireland have lost all three games against France at World Cups."" Paul Grayson: ""With a bit of luck, England can win it."" JG: ""Yes. They won't be fully tested until the quarter-finals or potentially the semis, if they make it that far, so they will be vulnerable when they face their first real test."" JD: ""The winner of Pool A will go to the final. Australia are looking very good and England will have home advantage if they go through. But for me it's still New Zealand."" AM: ""Australia are on the rise. They beat the All Blacks pretty comprehensively in Sydney and have a good team culture. The coach Michael Cheika is earthy and passionate; he is a hard taskmaster but the players seem to love him. They are coming in with some real momentum and have some stars in their backline.  If they get enough ball, they can go very well."" MB: ""Yes. I believe that on their day England and South Africa could beat them, but the All Blacks are the strong favourites."" SF: ""If you gave me money to put a bet on, I would put it on New Zealand. But I think the five or six usual suspects all have a genuine chance at winning the tournament and I would include England in that, even though I think it could go the other way with them perhaps not even making it out of their group. ""I really like South Africa's chances - the pack is so strong and rugby nowadays is all about the three Ps - pace, power, physicality."" JG: ""Argentina have the potential to surprise France or Ireland in the quarter-finals - just ask South Africa, who the Pumas beat in the Rugby Championship."" JD: ""Scotland will be the surprise package in their group and will go through. France will surprise Ireland."" GH: ""Ireland, within themselves, will feel they are good enough to win this World Cup, and anything less than that, amongst the team, will be a failure. Not having got to a semi-final before doesn't make any difference to this current side. I think Ireland are capable of doing it."" MB: ""It won't be a surprise as such but I think Ireland will have a strong tournament and will push the big guns along the way. It's crucial for them that they top their group, though, to avoid New Zealand in the quarter-finals."" SF: ""Many people are writing Ireland off after their recent couple of lacklustre performances but I expect us to surprise a few people and to get back to the kind of form we have produced in the last two Six Nations and reach the semi-finals."" JD: ""Unfortunately for Wales, I think it's going to be Israel Folau. The Australia full-back is a class act. He is an amazing player who can cause damage against anyone. Depending on how far Australia go, he could be the player of the tournament."" Media playback is not supported on this device PG: ""When you have been the best in the world, you get to almost write your own scripts, and Dan Carter is the sort of guy who if New Zealand go well, he can elevate himself to the point where he could be sensational."" BS: ""Israel Folau is probably the number one convert from rugby league with the athleticism he brings. He is just devastating on the counter-attack."" AM:  ""All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith. The speed of his pass dictates the tempo of New Zealand's game and gives Dan Carter the time and space to operate. Even if the defence has numbers, it means they are always on the back foot."" MB: ""New Zealand's Nehe Milner-Skudder is incredible. His footwork and offloads are ridiculous. England wing Jonny May is looking electric too and, given space, he will do damage."" JG: ""Australia full-back Israel Folau, New Zealand full-back Ben Smith and England fly-half George Ford and outside centre Jonathan Joseph."" SF: ""I am convinced that my former Ulster team-mate Iain Henderson is going to be one of the real stars of the tournament. South Africa's Duane Vermeulen will have a tremendous tournament and you can't expect anything other than Richie McCaw to round off a magnificent career by producing his usual brilliance for New Zealand and probably leading them to another World Cup triumph."" JG: ""Home advantage gives England a big edge. In addition, if Australia, Wales and England all beat each other, they will know what result they have to achieve in their last match against Uruguay."" JD: ""If you're looking at it as a betting man, Australia and England are the two to get out of Pool A. Despite the setbacks with injuries, I still think Wales can shock one of those two and hopefully get through the group."" MB: ""Yes. With home advantage, a strong squad and a couple of injuries to the Welsh squad, I think they will advance."" SF: ""That's a tough one and I can see it going either way for England. But with the massive weight of expectation that they must shoulder and the pressure their media will put on them, I will plump for Australia and Wales, despite their injury blows, to get out of that group. But conversely, I won't be shocked if England make it all the way to the final."" GH: ""I would much rather be an England player at this World Cup than any other. It will be brilliant to play in front of that support. There is no way they are going to think that is a negative. They will thrive off it and that can play to their advantage.""","The Rugby World Cup is upon us , bringing a six - week festival of bone - crunching tackles , super - human power and breathtaking guile and pace to these @placeholder .",stay,representation,unity,islands,shape,3
"An investigation found Somerset County Council cabinet member David Huxtable breached the authority's code of conduct during the sale of West Somerset Railway's freehold. His impartiality was questioned after a Freedom of Information request released emails he shared with a bidder. The council confirmed Mr Huxtable had now resigned from his cabinet position. Two groups - the West Somerset Railway Association and West Somerset Railway Plc - bid for the railway's freehold. Mr Huxtable was to sign off the sale. However, after emails between Mr Huxtable, a Conservative, and Roger Bush from the West Somerset Railway Association were released, their relationship was described as ""cosy"" by fellow councillor, Mike Rigby, an independent. The emails showed various statements from Mr Huxtable including: A standards committee hearing panel found Mr Huxtable had used his position improperly to give another person an advantage, and conducted himself in a manner which could bring the council into disrepute. Council leader John Osman said: ""This is obviously a devastating outcome for a councillor who has devoted more than 30 years to public service."" He described Mr Huxtable's decision to resign from his cabinet position as an ""honourable step to take"". The sale of West Somerset Railway's freehold is currently on hold because neither bidder met the council's criteria.",A politician has been censured for bringing his @placeholder into disrepute over the sale of a heritage railway .,government,office,family,life,getting,1
"14 October 2016 Last updated at 14:31 BST The BBC is providing live coverage of the Scottish National Party conference in Glasgow. You will be able to watch online from 14:40 to 16:40; and on Saturday from 14:00 to 16:00, when Conference 2016: Scottish National Party will also be shown on BBC Two Scotland. You can also follow our coverage on our Scottish politics index.",This live @placeholder has finished .,results,recording,event,action,centre,2
"Franz Wrousis, 50, was arrested in Thalwil, a town about 60km (37 miles) from Schaffhausen, the border town where the incident took place. Mr Wrousis, who is said to have lived in the nearby woods, allegedly attacked two people in an insurance office. More than 100 Swiss and German officers were involved in the search. On Tuesday afternoon, after more than 24 hours on the run, Swiss police admitted they had no idea where Mr Wrousis had gone, and could have potentially crossed into Germany, A helicopter and dogs were used to scour the area for any trace of the alleged suspect, who has two previous convictions for weapons offences. Police eventually found him in Thalwil, just south of Zurich. No further details were available surrounding the arrest, but local media reported the police were due to hold a press conference early on Wednesday. Monday's attack unfolded shortly after 10:30 (08:30 GMT), when two workers were attacked and wounded by a chainsaw at the CSS insurance office. One was badly hurt and needed surgery in hospital. Two other people were treated for shock, while a third was slightly hurt during the ensuing police operation. Police said Mr Wrousis had been a customer of the firm.","A man who @placeholder one of the biggest manhunts in Swiss history after allegedly attacking people with a chainsaw has been arrested , police say .",led,collapsed,ran,sparked,attacked,3
"2 October 2016 Last updated at 17:55 BST The ceremony took place near St Michael's Mount in Marazion on Saturday. Canine groom Dexter and his bride Maya are said to be ""besotted with each other"". About 15 dogs and their owners came to the service.","Two French bulldogs have "" tied the knot "" at a @placeholder wedding in Cornwall .",beach,man,property,family,centre,0
"EU governments are certainly more than aware of the explosive nature of the migration debate. People across Europe have been deeply moved by the images of death and desperation at sea, on televisions and newspaper front pages across the continent. On the other hand, their leaders know that - especially in the wake of a deep economic crisis in Europe, with high unemployment in many EU countries - the mood in many quarters is not exactly welcoming towards ""foreigners"". Anti-immigrant, populist parties threaten the political status quo across the continent. EU leaders will tread warily today. They'll phrase their public statements very carefully. There will be expressions of outrage at the human traffickers who put people on the boats in the first place, and an emphasis on the EU helping people caught in war zones, by supporting UN efforts at conflict resolution and government-building. Underlying this though is a drive to stop people trying to enter Europe in their hundreds of thousands. But while trying to diminish the pull factor, EU leaders have to be realistic about the powerful push factor, driving people to seek a better life. Trying to stabilise conflict-ridden countries in Africa and the Middle East is very much a long-term aspiration. In the meantime the yawning gap between the haves and have-nots is growing all the time. Lack of access to water, power struggles and sectarian conflict are rife in developing parts of the world Like a hole patched in a straining dam, the pressure builds up and bursts through elsewhere. A few years ago Spain was the focus of people smugglers and their boats. The problem has been largely reduced by Spain making deals with the countries most boats were coming from, like Morocco. Now Italy is under pressure, but Greece and Bulgaria are rapidly becoming target entry points to Europe for migrants too. The EU may want to pull up the drawbridge, but every fortress has its weak points.","Germany 's influential Die Zeit newspaper acerbically describes the mood amongst EU leaders heading into their emergency summit on migration as : "" We do n't want migrants to @placeholder . We do n't want them over here . So what do we want to do ? """,reveal,arrive,migrate,drown,reclaim,3
"It is thought to have been flown in from outside HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways, on Friday before being ""successfully intercepted"". Police believe it was carrying mobile phones, SIM cards and drugs. A Prison Service spokesman said: ""All contraband was seized and handed to the police to investigate"". ""Incidents involving drones are rare, but we remain constantly vigilant to all new threats to prison security,"" he added. ""We are strengthening our powers to ensure those found using drones to smuggle material into prison are punished."" Anyone convicted of the offence faces a prison sentence of up to two years. Further inquiries are expected to be carried out later, said a police spokesman. The MoJ reported nine attempts to use drones to infiltrate prisons in England and Wales in the first five months of 2015 - among them was a drone carrying mobile phones and drugs into Bedford Prison which was caught by prison officers. It is already a criminal offence to throw drugs and other items over a prison wall. HMP Manchester is a high security prison, which houses around 1,200 inmates.","A drone being used to smuggle contraband into the @placeholder of a prison has been recovered by guards , the Ministry of Justice ( MoJ ) has said .",grounds,body,deaths,disappearance,head,0
"Former House of Lords leader Lord Strathclyde came up with a proposal to remove peers' veto over laws - called statutory instruments - after a series of government defeats last year. The government said it now had ""no plans"" for legislation on the issue. But it warned peers it could reconsider unless they showed ""discipline and self regulation"". The government announced its review into the workings of Parliament last year after defeats in the House of Lords over controversial tax credit cuts. Labour said the original plan had been an ""absurd overreaction"". In a statement to peers, Baroness Evans, the leader of the House of Lords, said the will of elected MPs should prevail where there was a clash between the House of Commons and the House of Lords over a statutory instrument. But she added: ""We do not believe that we need to introduce primary legislation at this time."" Unlike with regular legislation, there is not currently a mechanism to assert the Commons' primacy on statutory instruments, so the government relies on the ""discipline and self regulation that this House imposes on itself"", she said. ""Should that break down we would have to reflect on this decision."" There have been claims the Lords could delay or block Brexit legislation, and Baroness Evans said when such laws are debated, ""the constructive approach that this House has so far shown will be ever more important"". There are several reasons why the Strathclyde proposals are now never likely to see the light of day. First, as if it needs saying, the political circumstances are transformed from this time last year. The government is trying not to fall into a black hole of Brexit, so some of the priorities of the previous administration that might have caused trouble in Parliament are being ditched. Second, Theresa May is a pragmatist. These plans were deeply controversial, described as the Labour Lords leader as an ""absurd overreaction"", and themselves might have struggled to get through Parliament. And third, sources have suggested that the government seems to want to rebuild a more traditional relationship with the Lords, dial down the confrontations and work more constructively together. Read more from Laura The change of heart is another policy planned by former Prime Minister David Cameron and former Chancellor George Osborne that Theresa May's government is abandoning. One source said the reform had now ""been dumped"". Another added: ""The world has changed."" It has been suggested to the BBC that the change is part of No 10 distancing itself from the previous administration, and part of its desire to pare back any legislation that might be controversial as the government prepares to face resistance in Parliament over its plans for leaving the EU. Lord Strathclyde told the BBC it would be sensible if the government could find a way of working more effectively with opposition parties in the Lords without having to change the law, saying:  ""Legislation should be a last resort."" Baroness Smith, Labour's leader in the Lords, said she welcomed the government's realisation that ""the Strathclyde review was an absurd overreaction to a sensible and principled challenge on tax credits"". Crossbench peer Lord Digby Jones said the move was a ""big mistake"" and risked peers blocking Brexit. He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: ""I would have stuck to my guns because I think they're going to live to regret it on all of the Brexit stuff coming down the pipe."" But the Electoral Reform Society described the Strathclyde proposals as a ""knee-jerk reaction to a government defeat"", calling instead for ""genuine Lords reform"".",The government has decided against a new law to curb the @placeholder of the House of Lords to block legislation .,resources,tendency,powers,end,attempts,2
"Steven McGovern, 18, fled from G4S staff at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday and was last seen in the Grassmarket at about 17:00. Police Scotland said he was wearing a sling on his arm at the time. Anyone who knows where he is or has seen him has been urged not to approach him and contact police. He is white, about 5ft 7in, with brown hair. He was wearing a green hooded Lacoste tracksuit, blue T-shirt and green trainers. Police said he has links to the Drylaw area of Edinburgh.","A prisoner who is on the run after @placeholder security staff at an Edinburgh court had not been handcuffed due to an injury , it has emerged .",escaping,abuse,visiting,becoming,falling,0
"The Welsh Government-sponsored review recommends stripping the body of most of its responsibilities and is strongly critical of management and governance. Chairman Prof Damian Walford Davies told BBC Wales the review's conclusions had stunned staff at Literature Wales. The review panel said it would be premature to comment with the recommendations still being considered. Literature Wales was created in 2011 to promote and develop reading and writing and had an income of about £1.2m last year. Prof Davies said: ""When the report was published we were dismayed, we were shocked, we were outraged by the dud that this report is. By its inaccuracies, by its under-par research into the field."" Conclusions of the review, written by Prof Medwin Hughes, have also been criticised by the Arts Council of Wales, which funds the Cardiff-based Literature Wales. When the report was published last month, the Economy Secretary Ken Skates said he was ""minded"" to accept its recommendations. But Prof Davies said Mr Skates had since invited Literature Wales to submit a response to the review's conclusions. ""We met with the cabinet secretary [Ken Skates] and said that we needed a right of reply,"" he said. ""We needed not only the opportunity to put our case forward, but to correct the misrepresentations, the absences and the inaccuracies of the report. ""The cabinet secretary invited us to submit a full dossier of those concerns and those corrections. We have done so. That document runs to something like 5,000 words. ""That contains not only those corrections, not only counter-arguments, but documentary proof and analysis. That is a crack piece of work that blows this report out of the water."" Among its conclusions, the review said the board of Literature Wales lacked experience and governance skills. The review recommends that Welsh Government: Mr Skates, who is considering the review's findings, declined to be interviewed. Prof Davies said the evidence it had recently submitted to Mr Skates provided ""context"" that would correct a lack of evidence for its conclusions. ""It is my fervent belief that those wider contexts make this report's recommendations seem what they are. Un-evidenced and un-thought through. Two years, and what do we have, this dud? ""It's simply unacceptable for the people of Wales. This report cost money. Why on earth do we get this quality of work, this quality of thinking? This report hasn't even been proof read, and that's the least of its worries."" The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) said it was ""deeply disappointed by the quality of this report"". ""What we have is a report that is partial in its analysis and inconsistent in its judgement,"" it said. ""This undermines the authority of the review panel's conclusions."" But author Jasmine Donahaye said: ""Many of the comments in the report, the public submissions, comment on things which have been criticisms for quite a while. ""I think a key thing is for Literature Wales now to face that criticism, address it, respond to it and re-engage with those writers who have been alienated from the organisation."" Major stakeholders are still consulting with the Welsh Government on the review's recommendations. Prof Medwin Hughes, the review chairman, said to maintain its independence ""it is premature to comment further on the report until the process has stopped completely"".","Literature Wales ' @placeholder has accused an independent review of its work of being a "" dud "" , filled with "" inaccuracies "" .",website,head,team,operator,editor,1
"Robbie Keane poked in his 60th international goal in the 21st minute after a bright start from the hosts. But Johan Elmander headed a brilliant equaliser 12 minutes later as the Swedes began to take control. And with Zlatan Ibrahimovic dictating play, veteran Anders Svensson stroked in the winner on 57 minutes. The result means the Republic need to win in Austria on Tuesday and away to Germany next month to maintain any faint hopes of qualification, with a further home game against Kazakhstan to follow. Friday's result will inevitably lead to further criticism of Republic manager Giovanni Trapattoni and increase the prospects of him losing his job at the end of the current qualifying campaign. The match kicked off with both sides knowing defeat would leave them with an uphill struggle to clinch a play-off place behind runaway group leaders Germany. The Republic looked the more lively and purposeful outfit in the early stages, with Sweden centre-back Martin Olsson having to make a brave block to deny a goalbound Shane Long shot in the second minute. 10 September: Austria (a) 11 October: Germany (a) 15 October: Kazakhstan (h) The Swedish defence appeared vulnerable under the high ball with Glenn Whelan firing straight at keeper Andreas Isaksson in the eighth minute and Jonathan Walters then off target after a crunching challenge from John O'Shea on dangerman Ibrahimovic. At the other end, Marc Wilson made up for misjudging the flight of a deep cross as he reacted brilliantly to block an angled Ibrahimovic shot in the 16th minute. However, the Republic were continuing to look the busier and gave the visitors a scare on 20 minutes as an attempted cross from James McClean bounced on Isaksson's crossbar. The home team's enterprise was rewarded within a minute as Keane's chased down a weak Mikael Lustig back header and scrambled home after his initial poked shot hit the post. But that was as good as it got for the Irish as they quickly surrendered the initiative. Elmander had a chance to level within two minutes but scuffed his shot into David Forde's arms after hesitation in the Irish defence. Full qualifying tables On the half-hour, the unmarked Sebastian Larsson missed a glorious chance to level as he somehow headed wide from six yards after a beautifully weighted cross from Ibrahimovic. But the equaliser did come three minutes later as Lustig's brilliant right-wing cross was glanced home by Elmander after the Norwich striker got in ahead of Richard Dunne. McClean tested Isaksson six minutes into the second half but the Swedes, with Ibrahimovic controlling the game, were looking the more threatening. Forde had to race from his line on 55 minutes to dive at Larsson's feet after Ibrahimovic split the Irish defence with another superb pass. But Forde's efforts were to count for little when, seconds later, Ibrahimovic passed for 37-year-old Svensson to run through and fire past the keeper on the night he won his national-record equalling 143rd cap. In the closing stages, their was little shape to the Republic team, with recent Everton signing James McCarthy struggling to make any impression on the contest. Trapattoni opted not to send on the creative talents of Wes Hoolahan in the closing stages instead opting to give an international debut to the midfielder's Norwich club-mate Anthony Pilkington while Simon Cox was also introduced to little effect. Long did managed to find a couple of promising positions but was unable to pick out an attacking colleague as the visitors ran out victorious. Germany's 3-0 win over Austria kept the Group C leaders five points ahead of the Swedes, with the Republic fourth in the table, level on points with the Austrians. Full Time   The referee brings the game to a close. The ball is crossed by Anthony Pilkington. Andreas Isaksson catches the ball. Short corner taken by Robbie Keane. Substitution      Jonas Olsson is brought on as a substitute for Johan Elmander. Anthony Pilkington challenges Johan Elmander unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Olsson restarts play with the free kick. Robbie Keane concedes a free kick for a foul on Andreas Isaksson. Andreas Isaksson restarts play with the free kick. Shane Long takes a shot. Andreas Isaksson safely holds on. Shot by Seamus Coleman. Martin Olsson gets a block in. Seamus Coleman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Johan Elmander. Sebastian Larsson crosses the ball in from the free kick. David Forde safely holds on. Corner taken by Sebastian Larsson. Clearance made by John O'Shea. Booking Glenn Whelan challenges Alex Kacaniklic unfairly and gives away a free kick. Glenn Whelan goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.  Albin Ekdal restarts play with the free kick. Foul by Sebastian Larsson on Anthony Pilkington, free kick awarded. Marc Wilson restarts play with the free kick. Robbie Keane concedes a free kick for a foul on Albin Ekdal. Andreas Isaksson restarts play with the free kick. Richard Dunne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Johan Elmander. Free kick crossed by Sebastian Larsson restarts the game. Corner taken by Anthony Pilkington from the left by-line. Header by John O'Shea misses to the right of the target. Substitution      (Rep of Ireland) makes a substitution, with Anthony Pilkington coming on for James McClean. Sebastian Larsson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marc Wilson. Marc Wilson restarts play with the free kick. John O'Shea concedes a free kick for a foul on Johan Elmander. Martin Olsson restarts play with the free kick. Substitution      Simon Cox comes on in place of Jonathan Walters. Substitution      Anders Svensson goes off and Pontus Wernbloom comes on. Substitution      Adam Johansson is brought on as a substitute for Mikael Lustig. The assistant referee flags for offside against Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Free kick taken by David Forde. Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided the assist for the goal. Goal!  - Anders Svensson -    R Ireland 1 - 2 Sweden        Anders Svensson scores with a right foot finish. Rep of Ireland 1-2 Sweden. James McClean challenges Martin Olsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Olsson takes the free kick. The referee books Albin Ekdal for dissent. Booking Foul by Mikael Lustig on Jonathan Walters, free kick awarded. James McClean has a shot from the free kick which hits the wall. James McClean takes a shot. Andreas Isaksson parries the effort to safety. Johan Elmander takes a shot. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside. David Forde restarts play with the free kick. The referee gets the second half underway. Half Time    The match has reached half-time. Albin Ekdal concedes a free kick for a foul on Glenn Whelan. Glenn Whelan restarts play with the free kick. James McClean takes a shot and cleared the bar. Foul by Anders Svensson on James McCarthy, free kick awarded. James McCarthy crosses the ball in from the free kick. The official flags Zlatan Ibrahimovic offside. Richard Dunne restarts play with the free kick. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sebastian Larsson by Marc Wilson. Sebastian Larsson takes the free kick. Booking Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Dunne on Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Booking for Richard Dunne for unsporting behaviour. Martin Olsson takes the free kick. Robbie Keane decides to take the corner short. The referee blows for offside. David Forde restarts play with the free kick. Corner taken by Sebastian Larsson. Assist on the goal came from Mikael Lustig. Goal!  - Johan Elmander -    R Ireland 1 - 1 Sweden        Johan Elmander grabs a goal with a headed effort. Rep of Ireland 1-1 Sweden. Foul by James McCarthy on Sebastian Larsson, free kick awarded. Sebastian Larsson takes the free kick. Header at goal by Sebastian Larsson goes right of the post. Short corner taken by Robbie Keane from the left by-line. Corner taken by James McClean from the left by-line. Corner from the right by-line taken by Robbie Keane. Johan Elmander has an effort at goal. David Forde catches the ball. Goal!  - Robbie Keane -    R Ireland 1 - 0 Sweden        Robbie Keane slots the ball right footed into the goal. Rep of Ireland 1-0 Sweden. James McClean takes a shot. Corner from the right by-line taken by Sebastian Larsson. Shot by Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed to the left of goal. Free kick awarded for a foul by Shane Long on Alex Kacaniklic. Free kick taken by Mikael Lustig. Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Marc Wilson, free kick awarded. David Forde takes the free kick. Jonathan Walters takes a shot and went wide of the left-hand upright. Martin Olsson fouled by Shane Long, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Andreas Isaksson. Unfair challenge on Martin Olsson by Jonathan Walters results in a free kick. Srike on goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits the wall from the free kick. Glenn Whelan takes a shot. Andreas Isaksson catches the ball. Glenn Whelan takes the chance to get an effort at goal and missed to the left of the target. John O'Shea gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Johan Elmander. Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots direct from the free kick against the wall. Glenn Whelan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Kacaniklic. Andreas Isaksson takes the free kick. Corner taken by James McClean. Per Nilsson makes a clearance. Shane Long takes a shot. Martin Olsson gets a block in. Mikael Antonsson concedes a free kick for a foul on Shane Long. Free kick taken by Seamus Coleman. The referee starts the match. Live data and text provided by our data suppliers",The Republic of Ireland 's World Cup qualification hopes were left hanging by a thread after Sweden clinched a @placeholder comeback victory in Dublin .,record,suspected,convincing,beach,deserved,4
"There are those who will argue to kingdom come that the Six Nations is fine as it is, that it has its own identity and doesn't need to go down the road of being tricked up. What next? Kiss-cams. Mexican waves. Pitch-side microphone-wielding fun police ordering everybody to 'MAKE SOME NOISE!' Too late, alas. Too late. Those who are against bonus points for extra scores see it is a gimmick that will do nothing to enhance a tournament that doesn't need a whole lot of enhancing in the first place. Apply a retrospective bonus-point system and would it have changed the finishing order in 2016? No. How about 2015, 2014? No, no. Are there not enough tries in the Six Nations already? Not as many as its southern hemisphere counterpart, the Rugby Championship, but enough to satisfy the vast crowds who always turn up to watch it? The average try count per match in the 2016 Six Nations was 4.73. In the Rugby Championship it was 5.83. The season before it was 4.13 in the north and 5.5 in the south. The season before that, 4.07 in the Six Nations and 4.17 in the Rugby Championship. It's not as big a gulf as people might think. In any event, Six Nations rugby is not Rugby Championship rugby. It has its own heartbeat. Oftentimes, it's rugby in the trenches. Full Metal Jacket stuff. It's not as easy on the eye as the New Zealands and the Australias, but it works. And fans adore it. In the southern hemisphere's four-nation tournament, yes, there are more tries, but does that necessarily make it better, more intoxicating? Across a difficult four-year period in economic terms, Six Nations crowds have gone from an average of 69,531 to 68,968, a drop of less than 1%. That's good going in the climate. The Rugby Championship's crowds are down close to 12%. The opposing, pro-change view is that the Six Nations has become a bit tired and is in need of modernising. The Rugby Championship, the Champions Cup, the Premiership in England, the Pro12, the Top 14 in France and Super Rugby in the southern hemisphere all have the bonus-point system. In the Six Nations there is a view that the premium is on defence over attack. That argument can be overblown, but there's truth in it, too. Those who are supportive of the new bonus-point system see a vision of the future that will have a nation busting a gut to turn three tries into four in the latter stages of a Test, just to secure that extra point. Cue more attacking intent and more entertainment. That's the wish. For example, in the 2015 Six Nations, had England scored four tries against Scotland - and got a bonus point - instead of three they might have won the championship. The winners, Ireland, could apply the same logic to one of their games, of course. So could Wales. In 2014, had England added to their two first-half tries in their victory against Wales with another two in the second half they might have won that championship, too. They didn't. Ireland did - and it was hard-won and richly deserved. The final Saturday of both of those Six Nations were thrill-fests. Ireland secured the title with a hugely dramatic victory in Paris in 2014 and they won it again in 2015 with that most incredible trilogy where tries cascaded down on Ireland in Scotland, Wales in Italy and England against France. Three nations were in a mad-dash for the winning line. It was an utterly brilliant day, so why would you want to mess with the dynamic? There is no harm in tinkering. Experimentation is to be applauded, just as long as there's an open mind and that if bonus points are not seen to be working then they're put in the bin and the Six Nations is restored to its old, flawed, but thoroughly loveable self.",When the Six Nations committee decided to introduce a bonus - point system for the 2017 championship you could almost hear the @placeholder reactions in rugby heartlands in Britain and Ireland .,preferred,power,contrasting,affect,defining,2
"Most people can readily conjure images inside their head - known as their mind's eye. But this year scientists have described a condition, aphantasia, in which some people are unable to visualise mental images. Niel Kenmuir, from Lancaster, has always had a blind mind's eye. He knew he was different even in childhood. ""My stepfather, when I couldn't sleep, told me to count sheep, and he explained what he meant, I tried to do it and I couldn't,"" he says. ""I couldn't see any sheep jumping over fences, there was nothing to count."" Our memories are often tied up in images, think back to a wedding or first day at school. As a result, Niel admits, some aspects of his memory are ""terrible"", but he is very good at remembering facts. And, like others with aphantasia, he struggles to recognise faces. Yet he does not see aphantasia as a disability, but simply a different way of experiencing life. It is impossible to see what someone else is picturing inside their head. Psychologists use the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, which asks you to rate different mental images, to test the strength of the mind's eye. The University of Exeter has developed an abridged version that lets you see how your mind compares. Try our version of the aphantasia test here Ironically, Niel now works in a bookshop, although he largely sticks to the non-fiction aisles. His condition begs the question what is going on inside his picture-less mind. I asked him what happens when he tries to picture his fiancee. ""This is the hardest thing to describe, what happens in my head when I think about things,"" he says. ""When I think about my fiancee there is no image, but I am definitely thinking about her, I know today she has her hair up at the back, she's brunette. ""But I'm not describing an image I am looking at, I'm remembering features about her, that's the strangest thing and maybe that is a source of some regret."" The response from his mates is a very sympathetic: ""You're weird."" But while Niel is very relaxed about his inability to picture things, it is a cause of distress for others. One person who took part in a study into aphantasia said he had started to feel ""isolated"" and ""alone"" after discovering that other people could see images in their heads. Being unable to reminisce about his mother years after her death led to him being ""extremely distraught"". At the other end of the spectrum is children's book illustrator, Lauren Beard, whose work on the Fairytale Hairdresser series will be familiar to many six-year-olds. Her career relies on the vivid images that leap into her mind's eye when she reads text from her author. When I met her in her box-room studio in Manchester, she was working on a dramatic scene in the next book. The text describes a baby perilously climbing onto a chandelier. ""Straightaway I can visualise this grand glass chandelier in some sort of French kind of ballroom, and the little baby just swinging off it and really heavy thick curtains,"" she says. ""I think I have a strong imagination, so I can create the world and then keep adding to it so it gets sort of bigger and bigger in my mind and the characters too they sort of evolve. ""I couldn't really imagine what it's like to not imagine, I think it must be a bit of a shame really."" Not many people have mental imagery as vibrant as Lauren or as blank as Niel. They are the two extremes of visualisation. Adam Zeman, a professor of cognitive and behavioural neurology, wants to compare the lives and experiences of people with aphantasia and its polar-opposite hyperphantasia. His team, based at the University of Exeter, coined the term aphantasia this year in a study in the journal Cortex. Prof Zeman tells the BBC: ""People who have contacted us say they are really delighted that this has been recognised and has been given a name, because they have been trying to explain to people for years that there is this oddity that they find hard to convey to others."" How we imagine is clearly very subjective - one person's vivid scene could be another's grainy picture. But Prof Zeman is certain that aphantasia is real. People often report being able to dream in pictures, and there have been reported cases of people losing the ability to think in images after a brain injury. He is adamant that aphantasia is ""not a disorder"" and says it may affect up to one in 50 people. But he adds: ""I think it makes quite an important difference to their experience of life because many of us spend our lives with imagery hovering somewhere in the mind's eye which we inspect from time to time, it's a variability of human experience."" If you think you have aphantasia or hyperphantasia and would like to be involved in Prof Zeman's research he is happy to be contacted at a.zeman@exeter.ac.uk",Close your eyes and imagine walking along a sandy beach and then @placeholder over the horizon as the Sun rises . How clear is the image that springs to mind ?,tables,crying,evolve,displays,gazing,4
"If the latest ceasefire in eastern Ukraine breaks down, then there will be increased pressure on President Barack Obama by hawks in Washington - Democrat as well as Republican - to provide arms to Ukraine, and on European leaders to acquiesce in this. In the view of a range of analysts and former officials on both sides of the Atlantic, this seems a singularly ill-thought out strategy. More importantly, the advocates of arming Ukraine do not appear either to have sufficiently analysed the actual balance of forces on the ground, or to have studied a key lesson from recent history: namely, what happened to Georgia when its government launched an offensive against separatist rebels and their Russian backers in South Ossetia in August 2008. After brief initial gains, the Georgian army was crushed by new Russian forces. This apparently lunatic Georgian move is only comprehensible if President Mikheil Saakashvili believed that the USA would intervene militarily to prevent Georgia's defeat. Of course it did not, nor had any such promise ever been made by the Bush administration. But the Georgians could have been forgiven for not realising that, given that they had received weapons, extravagant political support, and a promise of future Nato membership from Washington. What happened in Georgia? Against the background of this history, it cannot be emphasised too strongly that, for the foreseeable future, however many weapons the Ukrainian army receives from the USA, if it gets into an open fight with the Russian army, it is likely to lose, and lose catastrophically. So far, very limited numbers of lightly disguised Russian troops have been enough to bring to a standstill the entire fighting strength of the Ukrainian army - last autumn, the Nato estimate was that a mere 3,000 Russian soldiers were present in the Donbas. With massive US arms supplies, the Ukrainian army might well be able to launch an initially successful offensive against these forces and their local separatist allies. But what then? All the evidence suggests that the Russian government simply cannot afford the humiliation of a Ukrainian military victory. In other words, as in August 2008 in Georgia, Moscow would respond with greatly increased military force. In the highly unlikely event that the USA then sent its own troops to help Ukraine - which has already been repeatedly ruled out - we would be in a European war between nuclear powers. If it did not, the Ukrainian army would risk the high probability of defeat, and if so, the USA and Nato would be severely humiliated. In August 2008, after smashing the Georgian army, Russia briefly occupied parts of Georgia proper - beyond the borders of the separatist territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia - and then withdrew. Since neither Russia nor the separatists had any historical or ethnic claim on these strategically worthless Georgian territories, there was no reason for them to stay. Russian attitudes to eastern and southern Ukraine are very different. If the Russian army ever marches into Kharkov and Dnipropetrovsk, they are very likely to stay. Ukraine can survive without Donetsk, Lugansk and the Crimea. Indeed, it could be seen as a stronger and more homogenous state without them, as the election of President Petro Poroshenko demonstrated. The loss of a third of the country would be a very different matter. The partition of Ukraine would indeed mark a return to the Cold War, implying vastly increased European military spending, and colossally increased aid to Ukraine intended to prepare the country for early membership of the European Union - something for which the EU is utterly unprepared. The duty of Western leaders therefore is to try to make sure that the present ceasefire works. Despite the battle for Debaltseve, there is some chance that it may work - or at least, a better chance than that of previous attempts. This is above all because it includes a critical element missing from those attempts: a political solution tied to a specific timetable, and one which allows all the main parties to the conflict to achieve their most important goal (with the possible exception of the separatist leadership in the Donbas). Concurrently with the withdrawal of heavy weapons, dialogue is to begin on holding local elections in the rebel territories, in accordance with the Ukrainian law on provisional autonomy for the region. The Ukrainian parliament has to pass a resolution on this within 30 days of the ceasefire. By the end of 2015, Ukraine is to regain full control of its borders in the east; but also by the end of 2015, a new Ukrainian federal constitution has to be adopted incorporating special autonomous status for the Donbas. In the meantime, the government in Kiev will reopen economic ties with the Donbas and resume paying official salaries in the region - thereby helping in the process of reintegrating it into Ukraine. For Kiev and Western governments, this agreement secures their most important goal of preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, minus Crimea, with a central government which preserves the ability to conduct desperately needed reforms. This is a goal which could otherwise only be achieved through victorious war - and whatever hawks in the USA may think, any full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia will almost certainly result not in Ukrainian victory, but in a crushing Ukrainian defeat and the further dismemberment of the country. Moreover, trying to turn Ukraine into a country capable of planning such a war would require a degree of authoritarian nationalism which would move Ukraine not closer to the European Union, but even further away from it. For Russia, this deal preserves the Donbas as a distinct autonomous area within Ukraine. A federal constitution would also help guarantee the position of Russian-speaking areas of the country against any move to forced ukrainianisation from Kiev. From Moscow's point of view, this would also make it much more difficult to move Ukraine into the West's military camp without a strong consensus behind this in Ukrainian society - a consensus which was present in central European countries during their move to join Nato, but which has never existed in Ukraine. This is the main sticking point as far as hardliners in both Ukraine and the US are concerned: that the present deal will make Ukraine's membership in Nato and the EU impossible. In actual fact, however, these are non-issues. By repeatedly stating that under no circumstances will Nato troops be sent to defend Ukraine, Nato seems to have rendered the idea of Ukrainian membership an unlikely prospect. As for EU membership, it's unlikely any West European leader has ever considered this as more than the remotest of prospects, decades in the future and dependent on a whole series of extremely long and painful changes. This is a decision therefore which would in all circumstances have to be left to a future generation. Moreover, given the economic reality of Ukrainian economic dependence on Russia, salvaging Ukraine's collapsing economy can only be done in co-operation with Russia, not against her. Unless, that is, the EU is prepared to demand from West European populations enormous sacrifices for the sake of helping Ukraine. Anyone who believes that is likely should have a brief conversation with a Greek. For the ceasefire to hold and a political solution to be reached, the governments of France and Germany will have to show an unwonted degree of resolve and toughness over the next year. On the one hand, they will have to make clear to Moscow that the relaxations of sanctions against Russia will only come as a result of clear and consistent pressure on the Donbas rebels to abide by the terms of the ceasefire and to pursue autonomy within Ukraine, and not independence. On the other hand, they will need to make clear to the Ukrainian government and to hardliners in Washington that significant EU aid to Ukraine, and an eventual path to possible EU membership, both depend on Kiev honouring the promise of real autonomy for the Donbas. The present ceasefire and the associated political process are not perfect, but they present the best chance so far of ending this conflict, preserving by far the greater part of Ukraine as a unitary state, and avoiding an escalation of the war that would most probably be very bad for Russia and the West, and absolutely disastrous for Ukraine. Anatol Lieven is a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and author among other books of Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry.","It would be folly for the West to arm Ukraine , argues Prof Anatol Lieven in this personal viewpoint @placeholder , but it must take a tough diplomatic line .",piece,group,harmony,risk,interview,0
"Kenya was given ""clear and reliable intelligence"" about the threat, General Abas Ibrahim Gurey told the BBC. The Islamist militants say they killed more than 100 Kenyan troops in the attack, which would make it the deadliest attack on Kenya's army. The Kenyan military has not given a death toll or responded to Gen Gurey. In the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta told a memorial service for the fallen soldiers that Kenyan troops would stay in Somalia despite the attack. ""We are at war with extremists, terrorists and it is a war we must win. We remain unbowed,"" Mr Kenyatta told the audience, which included families of the victims and some of the soldiers injured in the attack. Gen Gurey, who commands Somali troops in Gedo region, where the Kenyan army base is located in the town of el-Ade, told the BBC Somali service that the attack was foreshadowed by a build-up of militants in the area: ""We were told that al-Shabab was bringing fighters from all over the regions in south Somalia - from Gedo region, Middle and Lower Shabelle and Juba. They were very strong."" Kenya has said that the bombs used by insurgents at the base were three times more powerful than that used in the 1998 US embassy attack in Nairobi, which killed 224 people.","Kenyan forces in Somalia were warned of an impending al - Shabab attack 45 days before the @placeholder overran one of their bases , a Somali general says .",community,group,militants,team,idf,1
"Here are some other high profile works which made their way into the public domain ahead of time. A week before the final Harry Potter novel was due to be published in 2007, all 759 pages were leaked online. Images of all the pages along with a transcript appeared on a number of websites, while bloggers angered fans by writing lists of all the characters who died in the book. US publisher Scholastic also sued two companies for dispatching copies of the book four days early, some of which ended up on eBay. The film version of the book also suffered a leak when a 36-minute clip of the movie was illegally posted on file-sharing websites days before its cinema release. Last year, the Doctor found himself at the centre of two leaks. In July, five scripts for the eighth series were posted online - seven weeks before the episodes were due to be broadcast. A week later footage featuring the new Doctor - Peter Capaldi - appeared on the internet, although it was in black and white and missing special effects. BBC Worldwide said the leak originated from an office in the US and disciplinary action was taken. An almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was uploaded to several file sharing websites a month before its cinema release in 2009. Although it was a high quality copy, some special effects were incomplete and green screens and wires attached to actors were still visible. Its star Hugh Jackman said he was ""heartbroken"" over the leak, which the FBI was called in to investigate. A New York man was sentenced to a year in federal prison in 2011 for uploading the film on two websites. An early version of the script for the upcoming Bond film was stolen by hackers as part of the cyber attack on Sony Pictures last November. As well as the script, copious notes from executives were included about improving the film's ending, which MGM's Jonathan Glickman said was ""a let down on climax"". The film is still in production and is due in cinemas in November. The first episode of the third series of hit US anti-terror show was leaked almost a month before it was due to be broadcast in 2013. More than 100,000 BitTorrent users pirated the episode within hours of it being uploaded. Although preview copies were distributed to press, the leaked episode was unfinished and missing visual effects and the opening credits. The most recent high profile leak occurred in April when the first four episodes of Game of Thrones' fifth season were put online a day before its official broadcast - nearly half of the 10 total episodes. The programmes, which were downloaded millions of times, were believed to have been copied from preview DVDs given to members of the press. Last month HBO said it would be switching to a secure streaming media site and would no longer send critics hard copies of the shows to prevent further piracy.",The new Fifty Shades of Grey novel has reportedly been stolen - and its publishers fear the @placeholder will be leaked ahead of its release next week .,contents,story,country,ground,manuscript,0
"Great Britain's women will face Canada, Brazil and Japan, also in Pool C, in the group stage of the competition. In the men's tournament, reigning World Series champions Fiji will play Argentina, USA and Brazil in Pool A. Women's world series champions Australia face the United States, Fiji and Colombia in their pool. The 15-player version of rugby was last played at the Olympics in 1924 and sevens will appear for the first time at this summer's Games in Brazil. The matches will take place between 6 and 11 August, with the schedule to be announced nearer the Olympics. The two GB teams will be composed of players from England, Scotland and Wales, who normally compete as separate teams on the international circuit. Pool A: Fiji, Argentina, USA, Brazil. Pool B: South Africa, Australia, France, Spain. Pool C: New Zealand, Great Britain, Kenya, Japan. Pool A: Australia, USA, Fiji, Colombia. Pool B: New Zealand, France, Spain, Kenya. Pool C: Canada, Great Britain, Brazil, Japan.","Great Britain 's men have been @placeholder with World Cup holders New Zealand , Kenya and Japan in Pool C as rugby sevens makes its Olympic debut in Rio .",competing,replaced,charged,lined,drawn,4
"Gareth Clubb called for Neil McEvoy's Adjudication Panel for Wales hearing on 2 and 3 March to be delayed. Plaid's spring conference is being held in Newport on 3 and 4 March. The Adjudication Panel for Wales has been asked to comment. Mr Clubb said the clash ""could lead to an erosion in public trust"" in the work of the panel. Mr McEvoy, a Plaid AM for South Wales Central and the party's group leader on Cardiff council, is facing a tribunal over allegations he brought the authority into disrepute in his role as a local councillor. BBC Wales reported in January that the case, referred to the tribunal by the Ombudsman, apparently relates to whether a comment was made to a council officer in a threatening way. In a letter to the panel, Mr Clubb said the Fairwater councillor ""will be speaking at the conference and we would not wish his speech to be disturbed either by his appearance at a panel or by his having to prepare for an imminent hearing"". He said the case ""could have been heard at almost any point in November through February on a date that would not have conflicted with a critical date in the political calendar"". Mr Clubb, who has served as Plaid's chief executive since last September, said timetabling the hearing for the day of the conference gave the ""appearance of political interference, even if the date clash is entirely coincidental. ""I fear that scheduling Mr McEvoy's case to coincide with our spring conference fails this test and could lead to an erosion in public trust in the work of the panel."" In the letter Mr Clubb suggests it could be seen ""that the panel is trying to unfairly prevent [Mr McEvoy's] appearance at conference"". He said an ""impartial decision"" would rightly determine that the ""proposed date is manifestly unfair to Mr McEvoy"". Mr Clubb, who said the dates of the conference had been public knowledge since November, called for the hearing date to be changed so it avoided the conference and the ""formal local election period"". Council elections take place on 4 May.","The scheduling of a tribunal into the @placeholder of a Plaid Cymru AM at the same time as his party 's conference gives the appearance of political interference , the party 's chief executive has said .",authenticity,activities,size,role,behaviour,4
"The NASUWT survey claims some parents are asked for £400 or more per year. Schools in England have been warning of cash shortages and the union says schools are now depending on parents. But the Department for Education says ""no parent is required to make a contribution"". Teachers' unions are holding their conferences over the Easter bank holiday weekend, with funding one of the biggest issues. The National Union of Teachers, meeting in Cardiff, will hear warnings on Saturday about the impact of cash shortages. The survey from the NASUWT survey, holding its annual conference in Manchester, claims that schools are increasingly relying on money from parents. Based on almost 4,000 responses, the survey says 18% of parents have been asked to sign up for direct debits or standing orders for their children's school, typically of about £50 per year. But more than one in 20 parents with children in state schools were paying £400 or above. A further 13% of parents had been asked to make donations in cash or cheques. Your comments on schools asking parents to top up their budgets: ""She's only been there a term, but there seems to be a letter home at least once a week asking for money,"" a parent told the NASUWT survey. ""The school asks for a 'voluntary contribution' but if you forget to pay you are sent texts telling you that you haven't paid,"" said another parent. There were other financial costs for parents, such as a laptop for homework and music lessons. ""We have not allowed them to do music at school as they need to provide their own instruments,"" said a parent, quoted in the survey. Over a quarter of parents said their child had been unable to take part in a trip or excursion because of the cost. ""Ski trip was £600. French trip £450. These are for less than a week. They are beyond my funds,"" a parent told the survey. The union's leader Chris Keates said that ""access to education must not be based on parents' ability to pay"". This week the Sutton Trust education charity warned of schools cutting staff because of financial pressure. The Public Accounts Committee has said that standards are threatened by school budget cuts of £3bn. A lobby of Parliament over funding, by teachers' unions and parents' campaign groups, has been announced for early June. Kevin Courtney, NUT general secretary, reminded the government of a manifesto commitment to parents that ""the money that follows their children into schools will be protected"". ""In half of the schools in the country the money following your child into schools has been dramatically cut in cash terms, and in the other half it's been cut in real terms,"" he said. A Department for Education spokeswoman said: ""No parent is required to make a contribution to their child's education, the rules are clear on this and no policies have been introduced by this government to allow schools to charge parents."" The spokeswoman said school funding was at record levels, but ""we recognise schools are facing cost pressures.""","Almost one in five parents in the UK is being asked to @placeholder up payments to their children 's schools , as head teachers warn of budget shortages , says a survey from a teachers ' union .",hand,open,drum,pick,set,4
"Or maybe it's part and parcel of a deliberately creative ambiguity fostered by both London and Dublin in which the spectator is invited to read whatever he or she wants into a President and a Queen standing, heads bowed, before the undeniably impressive Children of Lir statue at Dublin's Garden of Remembrance. At a briefing given by the Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, Channel Four's Gary Gibbon invited the politicians to share the interpretation that the joint appearance at the Garden was ""a moment of contrition"". However the ministers weren't going there - it was ""a hugely significant event"", full of ""huge symbolism"" and an ""important statement about our history and our future"". But ""contrition""? Well that would be in the eye of the beholder. I asked the Foreign Secretary if it would be appropriate for the Queen to apologise for past British misdeeds in Ireland when she addresses guests at tomorrow night's state banquet. Mr Hague responded that Britain and Ireland weren't ""glossing over the past"". This visit was about recognising the events of the past and showing how both states were moving together into the future. ""That's the way to treat it rather than talking about apologies"", Mr Hague concluded. So - if that's anything to go by - expect a carefully crafted speech but something which stops short of a direct apology. Mr Hague also avoided any promises on issues like revealing official records on the Dublin Monaghan bombings. It's something he says he's prepared to discuss, but he cited legal difficulties and constraints under the European Convention on Human Rights. Both governments are much keener to talk about the future - the potential for further trade between partners who already do business worth one billion Euros a week. Eamon Gilmore went so far as to suggest that the visit will put not just the history of the troubles in the past, but show Ireland was moving on from its  ""recent economic history"" and rebuilding its reputation. Nice thought, although it's maybe a bit optimistic to talk about the crash as history just yet. Both governments will be pleased that the Gardai were able to contain the inevitable protests - and that the visit has made the requisite visual impact. In the sweep of British and Irish history, it is ""hugely symbolic"", it does underline the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland and the shared hopes for a brighter future. Read more into it at your peril.",""" Hugely symbolic "" . Probably the two most over used words to describe the Queen 's visit to the Irish Republic . I confess I myself have used the "" s "" word , and am struggling to find an alternative . Perhaps my struggle is @placeholder I lack the purple prose gene .",as,evidence,offering,why,uncertainty,1
"On Thursday, we were summoned to Stormont Castle and presented with a list of initiatives. So how ambitious were they? A target date of 2023 for bringing down the peace walls and other barriers is certainly eye catching - although it would have come as more of a shock if the BBC had not obtained a draft of the 10-year plan back in January. I joked with one official that we should really headline Thursday night's story: ""Stormont delays removal of walls by a year."" Despite that, it is refreshing to hear local ministers committing themselves to such an ambitious goal. In the past they have left it to visiting VIPs like the New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to tell them that a city divided by physical barriers sends out all the wrong messages to the world. Drawing up a target is easier than achieving it, and many of those who live in the shadow of the peace walls will - especially after the tensions over the union flag dispute - fear the potential consequences of any premature removal. But the direction of travel is hard to argue with. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness's peace plan is definitely a decimal document. Ten years to bring down the walls, ten new shared educational campuses, ten new shared neighbourhoods, 100 summer camps and 10,000 placements for young people not in work, training or education. You can see why they didn't opt for 13 as the common denominator. Whether they achieve all the round numbers will be interesting to assess - one Alliance politician I bumped into claimed it was proving impossible to fill the training places for young people already on offer. But again, the aspiration appears laudable. Not so long ago a visiting foreign diplomat asked me why Stormont did not introduce a form of national service to promote citizenship amongst disaffected young people. I explained why differences over national identity and/or military service would make such an idea a non-starter. That said, the ""United Youth Programme"", with its emphasis on citizenship, sharing, work experience and volunteering sounds as close as Stormont could get. Along with an emphasis on cross community sports, few could reject the idea outright, although some might wonder how new such schemes are. Predictably other Stormont parties have given the DUP-Sinn Fein announcement a dusty response - the SDLP called it a rehash of the items previously under discussion as part of the Cohesion, Sharing and Integration (CSI) strategy. Alliance described it as a collection of ""one-off, back of the envelope initiatives"". But in a previous era, London and Dublin often came in for criticism when they sought to break deadlocks by putting their heads together then pushing forward with their best guess at a compromise everyone could live with. In the devolved era, the DUP and Sinn Fein find themselves playing a a slightly similar role, although the fact that they are dealing with their electoral opponents adds an extra edge to the cross-party discord. Will an independent chair be able to broker deals on flags, parades and the past when the previous Stormont working group has failed to reach a consensus? That will depend not only on the personality and experience of the individual, but also whether they are seen to have sufficient authority. Although the first and deputy first ministers argue there is no real connection, it is undeniable that Thursday's step forward followed pressure from the secretary of state and the prime minister, linking fresh economic support to the need for more progress on a shared future. The US government was quick to welcome the Stormont announcement. It may be that Washington, London and Dublin still have a role to play, either by putting their diplomatic weight behind whoever chairs the cross-party talks on flags, parades and the past or perhaps by contributing some much needed fresh ideas for how to go about cracking these hardest of hard nuts.","Northern Ireland 's first and deputy first ministers have been promising us ambitious plans on a shared future in recent weeks , but @placeholder nothing in the way of detail .",providing,reported,declared,garnered,sparked,0
"Eleven companies, including brokerage giant Guotai Junan Securities, started taking investor subscriptions and another nine will follow on Friday, tying up more liquidity. The Shanghai Composite dropped 3.7% to close at 4,785.36. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index closed down 0.2% at 26,694.6 The rest of Asian stocks were mostly lower after the Federal Reserve said there would be ""only gradual increases"" in interest rates by the end of the year if the US economy seemed strong enough. The US central bank has kept its benchmark borrowing costs near record lows since 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.1% to close at 19,990.82 and the broader Topix shed 1% to 1,616.66. Stocks in Japan were also hit as the yen strengthened. The dollar slipped to 122.96 yen from 123.43 yen in New York trading. In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed 1.3% lower at 5,524.90. However, South Korea's Kospi index bucked the trend, rising 0.3% to close at 2,041.88. In the currency markets, the New Zealand dollar fell by 1% after the country reported its slowest pace of quarterly growth in two years. New Zealand expanded by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in the first three months of the year after a drought hit its farming sector. The numbers were below market estimates and increased speculation that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will cut interest rates again next month. Meanwhile, shares of AirAsia rose by more than 9% after the Malaysian budget carrier defended its financial and accounting practices after they were questioned by a research firm. AirAsia's shares have fallen by about 30% after GMT Research issued a report on the company on 10 June.",Mainland Chinese shares saw sharp falls as a huge wave of initial public @placeholder on Thursday put pressure on the market .,offerings,announcements,demonstrations,comments,team,0
"Nigel Worthington was Michael O'Neill's predecessor as Northern Ireland manager and knows the pain of missing out on qualification for a European Championship finals. But as a player, he was present when the national side last qualified for a major tournament in Mexico in 1986. He is well placed to offer an assessment on the scale of the current team's achievement and the pressures involved. ""I think it is a fantastic achievement by the players and manager and for the supporters who have been there through thick and thin,"" he said. ""The finals in France are something for them to look forward to and enjoy. They should take huge pride in what they have achieved. ""There was a period when Michael was manager when he went a number of games without a win, but he stuck with it and never gave up. The Irish Football Association also stuck with him and they should take credit for that. ""It is never easy to qualify, Northern Ireland got off to a great start with wins over Hungary, the Faroe Islands and Greece, they started the ball rolling and then it just gained momentum. ""I was at the game last night and it was fantastic, the team played really well and the atmosphere was incredible."" Worthington was part of the Northern Ireland team that drew with England 0-0 at Wembley in November 1985 to secure qualification for the World Cup finals in Mexico. He said there was little time for celebration after the game, but recalled with fondness the post-match television interview of central defender, the late Alan McDonald. ""The celebration was short-lived, it was a Wednesday night, you went over to the fans, but then you were back in training with your club on the Thursday,"" he added. ""I remember Big Mac saying in the interview 'if anyone thinks that was a fix they can come and see me'. ""That was typical of Big Mac, he played with passion and pride and never let his head drop. ""He spoke from the heart."" The former Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United full-back said it took time to digest that success and he thinks it will be the same for O'Neill's players. ""At Wembley in 1985 it took a while to sink in and the current Northern Ireland players will experience this, it drip feeds into your system over the weeks until the end of the season and the start of the finals,"" he said. ""Then you look back on what you have achieved. ""I remember the pre-tournament training in Guadalajara in Mexico when we reached the finals, it was tough trying to acclimatise. ""The whole spectacle around the World Cup, the different teams being there and the supporters, was really fantastic."" Worthington also had a simple message for the players who now have the opportunity to sample Northern Ireland's first ever appearance at a European Championship finals. ""You are already the pride of Northern Ireland after this huge achievement, go and play with a smile on your face,"" he added.","Amidst the celebrations at Windsor Park in Belfast following Northern Ireland 's victory over Greece on Thursday night , one man in the stadium could have been @placeholder if he wanted a quiet moment of contemplation .",seated,forgiven,influenced,named,dismissed,1
"Hundreds of firefighters are battling major blazes that were reportedly sparked by lightning over the weekend. The worst of the blazes are north of the coastal town of Esperance, 720km south-east of Perth. Strong winds with gusts up to 90km/h (56mph) have hampered efforts to bring the fires under control. They are the first serious bushfires of the Australian summer. Authorities said they did not believe the fires were deliberately lit. ""During last night, four people were located deceased in the fire area of Grass Patch, Salmon Gums and surrounding areas in the Shire of Esperance,"" police said via Facebook.",Four people have been killed and there are fears for two others @placeholder in bushfires in Western Australia .,following,caught,died,missing,air,1
"Javier Duarte has been charged with corruption, money laundering and involvement in organised crime. Mr Duarte resigned his post in October 2016. He has rejected the allegations and vowed to clear his name. But he went missing a few weeks afterwards and was only arrested six months later in a hotel in Guatemala. Mr Duarte was detained in the city of Solola in a joint operation between Interpol and Guatemalan police. He is suspected of having siphoned off at least 645 million Mexican pesos ($35m; £28m) of public money that was put into a series of shell companies. During a search of his luxury ranch in Mexico, police also found 17 paintings believed to be by famous artists such as Joan Miró, Fernando Botero and Leonora Carrington. There was an explosion in violence and corruption in the state during his six years in office, in particular a spike in the number of murders and disappearances. Under Mr Duarte, Veracruz also became the most dangerous region of the country for journalists, with 17 killed during his term. Mexico's Attorney General's Office heralded his extradition as evidence of the federal government's ""commitment to take concrete steps to reduce impunity and strengthen the rule of law"". But there is little doubt that the former politician embarrasses the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto, says the BBC's Will Grant in Mexico City. Mr Duarte, 43, is one of three governors to have fled Mexico and been arrested abroad over allegations of links to organised crime, with all three politicians coming from the governing PRI party. His political opponents from the National Action Party won the election to fill his position in December.","The former governor of the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz has arrived back on @placeholder soil , after being extradited from Guatemala .",spanish,show,life,horseback,home,4
"A 9-0 hammering on Saturday relegated New Mills from the eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North. The Derbyshire club, who have a goal difference of -115, have not won a match all season and only managed two draws. Their league record reads; Played 35, lost 33, drawn two, scored 21 and conceded 136. Bottom of the league on two points, they are 26 points from safety with seven games left. And Aston Villa fans thought they had it bad... Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts for the Six Nations, your football team and more.","For a team @placeholder "" the worst in England "" , it was a fitting way to go out .",based,dubbed,show,place,change,1
"Throughout the countryside there are thorn bushes growing all alone in the middle of fields Some people believe that the bushes are the homes of the fairies, and, if anyone tries to cut them down or damage them, it is likely they will die young, or become seriously ill. Earlier we published our archive report from 1964 about the local people in Downpatrick talking about the fate that will befall those who have disrespected fairy traditions by cutting down Fairy Thorns. So where does an incredibly sceptic journalist go to be convinced about fairies? Well my granny Evelyn of course - as I remember her telling about fairies at Matties Rock in Bushmills when we were growing up. She told me everyone in Bushmills knew about the fairies on the rock and that her brothers and sisters were actually a bit scared of them. Our archive report promoted a lots of readers to get in touch with their stories. One listener got in touch with BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme to let us know about a fairy thorn that was growing at Ormeau Golf Club. Denis McKnight, who is the secretary of the club, said it has been there longer than anyone can remember. ""The club was opened in 1893 so it's at least 122 years old and goes right back,"" he said. ""None of our green keepers will touch it or cut it down. They won't even trim it Mr McKnight said that balls had been lost in the tree and never seen again. ""If you hit the tree and don't apologise you're guaranteed to have a bad game,"" he said. ""When people visit the club we have to warn them about the fairy thorn. We tell them to nod to it as they go past and they have to apologise if they hit it."" Although Denis is not aware of any members seeing any actual fairies, even after coming out of the clubhouse after a late night. He said the club used the thorn on their logo for a while and that they will never cut it down. ""It's far too important to us now to try and cut it down,"" he said. Anne got in touch to say that her grandmother-in-law had planted a red thorn tree on their land and then planners would not let her take it down when they were building their new house. ""Obviously it's not just superstitious farmers who are scared of fairies,"" she said. Anne now lives beside the fairy thorn and would not dream of cutting it down. One of the slip roads off the motorway from Ballymena to Antrim at Saucers Hill was built around a fairy thorn as locals didn't want to see it cut down. Maria McCann got in touch to say there is a fairy thorn on Gilford Road and Lurgan and that she makes a wish every time she goes past. One reader even suggested that the ill-fated DeLorean factory may have had an encounter with some bitter fairies and their tree. ""Contractors building the DeLorean car plant at Dunmurry are said to have cut one down,"" they said. So the lesson on Friday 13th is - if you find a fairy thorn. Leave it be.",It 's not a normal task to be @placeholder when arriving in the newsroom . Go and find out what you can about fairies and Fairy Thorns - of course it 's Friday 13th .,carrying,set,built,published,lost,1
"The man was filmed by CCTV in Coopers Jewellery in Barnstaple in Devon on Thursday. Owner David Bruce said he ""chased"" the suspect from his shop with a baseball bat following the attempted raid. Devon and Cornwall Police said they believed the would-be robber's ""weapon was some kind of blank firing firearm"". Det Insp Praveen Naidoo said: ""The offender may well have received injuries as a result of this incident and it is likely that someone in the community knows who is responsible. ""Whilst the coat appears darker in the images, witnesses describe it as a light sandy colour."" Anyone who has found the mask, which Mr Bruce described as a ""full latex"" one, is asked to contact police.",Footage of a masked man wearing sunglasses and @placeholder a gun has been released by police after an attempted armed robbery at a jewellers .,suffered,wounded,raped,wielding,team,3
"Their nationalities are not known. The incident occurred early on Wednesday in Helmand province. Soldiers returned fire killing the attackers, a coalition spokesperson said. There have been dozens of ""green-on-blue"" attacks in which Afghan security personnel have targeted their Western allies since 2007. No group has said it carried out the latest attack. Insider attacks - on international and Afghan forces - have became one of the gravest security threats of the later phase of the conflict in Afghanistan, although the rate of such incidents has dropped in recent years. More than 100 foreign soldiers have been killed. Nato has adopted special security measures to offset the threat. The alliance ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in December, withdrawing most of its troops apart from a 13,000-strong residual force used for training and counter-terrorism operations. One of the worst insider attacks took place last August when a US general was killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul. US Major General Harold Greene was the most senior American military officer to die in action overseas since the Vietnam War. Many insider attacks are blamed on Taliban infiltration or arguments between foreign and local soldiers getting out of hand. In some cases such attacks are carried out by an individual - or individuals - acting on their own initiative rather than organised insurgency violence. The Taliban have stepped up their summer offensive despite an acrimonious leadership dispute following the death of their long-time leader Mullah Omar.","Two people in Afghan military uniforms opened fire on a @placeholder killing two Nato soldiers at a military base in the south , alliance officials say .",floor,soldier,coal,cycle,vehicle,4
"Crouching between a high rise estate and a busy dual carriageway, the slow-flowing river looks nondescript until it comes to a large caged concrete tunnel, thrusting under the city's ring road. This is the where the River Sherbourne, once vital for early settlers, disappears from view and becomes a hidden river: contained, covered and contaminated. Historians believe the river was much larger in Anglo-Saxon times and would have supplied fish and drinking water to small hamlets in the Forest of Arden, the forerunners to Coventry itself. Despite its current condition, classified by the Environment Agency as ""poor"" (or two out of five for quality), some believe the Sherbourne could be liquid gold for tourism in the regenerating city. The river, which disappeared into a culvert under city centre development in the 1960s, could be worth £1.5bn in flood action savings and increased property prices and business investment, according to a Defra-funded report by Aecom. The River Sherbourne makes a brief reappearance in the city centre, among the bins and back doors of shops behind Cross Cheaping, where its rotten smell, like damp decomposing cabbages, unmistakably rises from its murky flow. Aecom, whose research was commissioned by the government's technology strategy board, estimated it would cost about £3.3m to open up a central section of the river, making it visible to tourists and residents. ""By allowing green infrastructure to do a proper job in a city, you make it a nice place... and the buildings around rivers enjoy higher property values,"" said Michael Henderson, its associate director. The report identifies four places to uncover the river, saying it would attract people and business to the city centre, ""create excellent public realm and walking routes"" and improve the water quality of the light and oxygen-starved hidden water. Early maps show the river, which starts north west of the city near Corley, was steadily controlled and covered throughout the 20th Century, before the city's post-war rebuilding hid it almost completely. Colin Walker, from the Coventry Society, said: ""Coventry almost certainly owes its founding and development largely to the river. While we now dismiss it as not much more than a sewer, in medieval times it was a very useful tool. ""The six monasteries... all ran sheep and processing the wool made Coventry a very rich city."" One of the society's other members, Paul Maddocks, champions the idea of opening up the city centre river and, in 1995, drew up a plan to present to the council. His idea was to use the river as a centrepiece in a pedestrian square and industrial heritage quarter, but he failed to win backing from councillors. Recently urban explorers have defied its danger signs and trespassed to explore the culverts, anonymously posting videos and blogging about ""cool stalagmites, pipes and waterfalls"". Artists have imagined the role of the river if uncovered again, as Julian Beever created a pavement chalk drawing illusion and Kathryn Hawkins drilled the river route in the concrete floor of a city shop. Miss Hawkins said: ""Coventry wouldn't be here if the river wasn't here. The ring road is a dominant image now, 45 years ago the river was still a dominant feature of the city centre. ""The ring road came into being and the river... ceased to be visible."" Once free of the city, the Sherbourne joins the River Sowe near Baginton and eventually flows into the River Avon, which is well used for tourism in Warwickshire. Unlike its well-known cousin, the Sherbourne is too small to be navigable, but could still have a use in the regeneration of Coventry, depending on the future of the government funded research. Coventry City Council would not comment on the likelihood of the report schemes being realised, but the Coventry Society's Mr Maddocks said he remains hopeful. He said: ""The Sherbourne is the reason why Coventry started here around 700AD, then grew to be one of the most important Medieval cities in the country. ""Most towns and cities celebrate their river, hopefully we will too.""","BBC News @placeholder the hidden River Sherbourne , covered by city centre development , that a report claims could be worth £ 1.5 bn for Coventry .",reached,revealed,nicknamed,follows,described,3
"Seamus Mallon from the SDLP accused Sinn Féin and the DUP of creating a total mess with their failure to reach agreement to restore devolution. ""Damage has been done to the very essence of the agreement in terms of reconciling the communities,"" he said. He was speaking at the John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh. Northern Ireland has been without devolved government since January, when a power-sharing coalition led by the DUP and Sinn Féin collapsed over a green energy scandal. A series of negotiations aimed at resolving a number of outstanding disputes between the parties, including disagreement over Irish language legislation, have so far ended in failure. Mr Mallon said neither party had brought forward any proper proposals to heal division between Northern Ireland's communities. ""You have a very sick society when the definition of culture on one side is the burning of bonfires and, on the other side, using the Irish language for what is a patently political reason,"" he said. ""When you start to make a cultural element a red line in terms of political negotiation, it is impossible to pursue that without turning that into a political cudgel."" He accused both Sinn Féin and the DUP of trying to put their own stamp on the Good Friday Agreement and wishing to change it fundamentally. Asked about the SDLP's loss of its three Westminster seats in the last election, he said he had faith in his party and in the middle ground in Northern Ireland. ""We'll keep at it, we'll do what we did in the past. ""We'll keep the political process going while everybody else is beating drums and we'll get back. I have no doubts.,"" he said. ""The DUP and Sinn Féin are both dancing around each other. Some of the issues are not real issues.""","The 1998 Good Friday Agreement has not failed but it has been failed by those who are not @placeholder it properly , a former deputy first minister has said .",predicting,operating,missing,applying,justified,1
"At the tender age of 18 years and 227 days, the Red Bull driver produced a masterful display of skill and aggression to claim top spot at the Circuit de Catalunya. Admittedly, it only really happened because the dominant Mercedes managed to crash into each other. Fast forward a year, and it's a Mercedes v Ferrari two-way contest, with Sebastian Vettel qualifying less than a tenth of a second behind Lewis Hamilton on the grid. Make your selection for your top-10 race result... And bear in mind that it could rain on race day in Barcelona. Who will finish in the top 10 at the Spanish Grand Prix?","The 2016 Spanish Grand Prix gave us one of the races of the season , as a young buck @placeholder Max Verstappen wrote his name into the F1 history books .",drops,named,transformed,crossed,representing,1
"Most were unaware that it was exactly one year since the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy, but there were many who had remembered. They gathered around the fair in George Square, in darkness as a mark of respect, and the floral tributes outside the Gallery of Modern Art. They stood in silence to remember those who had been affected by the tragedy. A woman stood beside the road on Queen Street sobbing heavily, comforted by a companion. Another quietly sobbed as she looked at the floral tributes outside the Gallery of Modern Art. Many more stopped for a minute as they walked past the flowers to read the messages left with them. Some of the flowers had been left by friends and relatives who were affected by the tragedy but most were placed anonymously by members of the public. They served as a reminder for many of the shoppers and and city-centre workers who may otherwise have forgotten the tragedy's first anniversary. Several times today, passers-by questioned their companions about why the flowers had been laid. Some did not know, but when the bin lorry crash was referenced usually it was followed by a respectful silence. It was an overcast day in George Square, but the scene was brightened by a big bunch of yellow flowers. They were laid by two young colleagues of Erin McQuade, who was 18 when she died in the tragedy. The pair worked with her at Cameron House. As they laid the bunch of yellow flowers outside of the Gallery of Modern Art, one said: ""We picked these flowers because they were so bright and we thought it was a nice way to remember her on what is obviously a sad day. ""It has really affected all of her colleagues. Although we went to her funeral, we also had a night out to our local pub as a way of remembering her. ""She was genuinely the nicest person I have ever met - she was so funny."" Another mourner, Jane McIntyre, said she did not know any of the victims, but she felt it was important to remember them and their families, especially because of the time of year. As she laid a bunch of roses, she said: ""I came last year with my daughter to lay flowers on Boxing Day, because all I could think about on Christmas Day when I was standing cutting my sprouts was that poor woman who lost her daughter and both of her parents. ""I've brought my daughter back today because I'll never, ever forget this day. It's just so sad. If that was me I don't think I'd ever be able to celebrate Christmas again."" She laid her flowers next to those left by Glasgow's Lord Provost Sadie Docherty. Ms Docherty's message said: ""Always in our thoughts and prayers. The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sadie Docherty.""","For many in George Square at 14:29 on Tuesday , the atmosphere was one of Christmas @placeholder .",cheer,day,night,lights,time,0
"The actress may not be a familiar name to British audiences, but she is better known in the US for her role as Rachel Zane in TV drama Suits. Markle was born on 4 August 1981 and grew up in Los Angeles but now lives in Toronto. She studied at a girls' Roman Catholic college before graduating from Northwestern University School of Communication in 2003, just as her acting career was beginning. Between auditions, she has told of making money by doing calligraphy for wedding invitations, using skills developed in handwriting classes at school. Her father was a TV lighting director and her first television appearance in the US was in an episode of the medical drama General Hospital in 2002, before moving on to roles in CSI, Without A Trace and Castle. Markle then began appearing in major Hollywood films, including Get Him To The Greek, Remember Me and Horrible Bosses. She has also appeared in the sci-fi series Fringe, playing FBI special agent Amy Jessup, and is perhaps most famous for her role in Suits, which is shown on the Dave channel and Netflix in the UK. In September 2011, she married film producer Trevor Engelson after dating for seven years, but the pair divorced two years later. Markle is also the editor-in-chief of her lifestyle website and brand The Tig, which covers food, beauty, fashion and travel. She said setting up the website was an attempt to ""reframe the beauty content to include think pieces about self-empowerment"" and feature dynamic, inspirational women. In a post on The Tig, she explained: ""I've never wanted to be a lady who lunches - I've always wanted to be a woman who works."" She has also grown a large social network following, with 1.1 million people following her posts on Instagram and over 330,000 Twitter followers. Earlier this year, Markle became the Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada, which campaigns for better education, food and healthcare for children around the world. As part of her role, the actress travelled to Rwanda for the charity's Clean Water Campaign. As well as her humanitarian work, she is known for campaigning for gender equality. Aged 11, she forced a soap manufacturer to alter an advert after she wrote a letter to then First Lady Hillary Clinton and other high-profile figures complaining that it implied women belonged in the kitchen. Markle's commitment to gender equality has seen her work with the United Nations, and she received a standing ovation from an audience including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a speech she made on International Women's Day 2015. Commenting on how she combines acting with her humanitarian commitments, she said: ""While my life shifts from refugee camps to red carpets, I choose them both because these worlds can, in fact, co-exist. And for me, they must."" Markle, whose father is white and mother is African American, wrote an article for Elle magazine last year about her racial heritage. She wrote: ""While my mixed heritage may have created a grey area surrounding my self-identification, keeping me with a foot on both sides of the fence, I have come to embrace that. ""To say who I am, to share where I'm from, to voice my pride in being a strong, confident mixed-race woman."" Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","Prince Harry has confirmed actress Meghan Markle is his girlfriend in a @placeholder from Kensington Palace . It also attacks the media for subjecting her to a "" wave of abuse and harassment "" .",video,scene,response,statement,deal,3
"The annual inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 0.6% in July from 0.5% in June, the Office for National Statistics said. More expensive alcoholic drinks and hotel rooms also helped to increase the CPI rate, the ONS said. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation rose to 1.9% in July from 1.6% in June. July's RPI inflation rate sets the cap for how much regulated rail fares in England, Scotland and Wales can rise by next year. Separate figures from the ONS suggested that the fall in the value of the pound since the UK's referendum vote to leave the EU had increased the cost of imports for manufacturers. Input prices faced by manufacturers rose 4.3% in the year to July, compared with a fall of 0.5% in the year to June. The most dramatic rises came in the cost of imported food materials, which rose 10.2%, and the price of imported metals, which rose 12.4%. In addition, the prices of finished goods leaving the factory gate were 0.3% higher than a year earlier, the first annual increase since June 2014. ""There is no obvious impact on today's consumer prices figures following the EU referendum result, though the Producer Prices Index (PPI) suggests the fall in the exchange rate is beginning to push up import price faced by manufacturers,"" said Mike Prestwood, head of prices at the ONS. However, Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the fall in sterling was ""entirely responsible"" for the rise in CPI inflation to the highest rate since November 2014. Against the dollar, the pound is some 13% below its level in the run-up to the referendum and 10% lower against the euro. ""Sterling's depreciation ensured that pump prices rose by 0.7% month-to-month even though dollar oil prices declined,"" he said. ""As a result, we continue to think that CPI inflation will hit 3% in the second half of 2017."" As prices for companies rise, the pressure to keep down costs may be bad for wages, according to Howard Archer, chief UK and european economist at IHS Global Insight. He said: ""Companies may well look to clamp down on workers' pay as they strive to save costs in a more difficult environment and as imported input prices are lifted by the weakened pound. ""Meanwhile, a likely softening labour market and reduced consumer confidence will dilute workers' ability and willingness to push for higher pay awards."" And even if inflation looks set to rise above the government's target of 2%, he believes the Bank of England is still likely to lower interest rates further to stimulate growth. Mr Archer said he expected the Bank to take interest rates down to 0.10% in November from it current level of 0.25% and said: ""It is notable that the MPC considered taking interest rates down to just above zero at their August meeting and that a majority of members thought there was a case to do so.""","Rising @placeholder prices helped to push the UK 's inflation rate higher last month , according to official figures .",data,food,fuel,gold,activity,2
"A Kurdish defence official told Reuters news agency that the drone exploded when the Peshmerga tried to pick it up after it had crashed to the ground. The incident happened on 2 October, north of the IS-held city of Mosul. IS militants are said to have tried to use drones to launch attacks at least two other times in the past month. In response, US-led coalition and Iraqi pro-government forces have been warned to treat any type of small flying aircraft as a potential bomb, according to the New York Times. But few units have been provided with devices that US troops have to disarm them. The French newspaper Le Monde reported on Tuesday that the drone involved in the attack 10 days ago had been intercepted in flight and had exploded near the Peshmerga and French soldiers when it crashed to the ground. A US official told the New York Times the Peshmerga had been examining the drone when a small explosive device disguised as a battery blew up. It was not clear whether the bomb was detonated remotely or contained a timer. On Wednesday, the secretary general of the Kurdistan Region's defence ministry, Jabbar al-Yawar, confirmed the death toll and said the French soldiers had been training the Peshmerga at the time of the attack. The wounded French troops were immediately evacuated to France for medical treatment, Le Monde said, adding that one was ""between life and death"". The French government initially declined to comment on the incident, but a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that French special forces had been injured. France has sent about 500 troops to Iraq as part of the coalition against IS. They have been assisting and training troops currently massing around Mosul in preparation for the start of a major offensive to retake the city, which fell to IS in 2014 and is the group's last remaining urban stronghold in Iraq.",A booby - trapped drone has killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and badly wounded two French soldiers @placeholder so - called Islamic State in Iraq .,raised,suspected,aged,battling,helped,3
"Busted guitarist James Bourne has co-written What I Go To School For about the group's rise to fame. The first performances will be staged by around 40 members of Youth Music Theatre (YMT) in Brighton this weekend. Bourne, who recently reformed the band, said: ""Our aim is to try and create a show that can last forever."" The musical will feature songs like Air Hostess, Crashed the Wedding and Year 3000, which were among the eight singles Busted released between 2002-04, all reaching the top three in the UK. Bourne has written the show with collaborator Elliot Davis. The pair's first musical was Loserville, which was staged by YMT in 2009 before going on to the West End and being nominated for an Olivier Award. The story of What I Go To School For is ""very truthful"" at heart, according to Bourne. ""The show quite accurately tells story of the band from 2001 to 2005, though some characters are real and some characters are made-up versions of real people. ""Eventually it would be nice to open in the West End after we've had more time to develop."" As well as working on the musical, Bourne has been back in the recording studio with the band after a break of 10 years. A new Busted album is due for release later this year. ""Matt and Charlie have been asking me lots about the show and they are very interested in what's going on,"" the guitarist and songwriter said. Bourne himself will be played by 15-year-old Joe Riley from Walsall - who was not born when Busted formed. ""During the auditions, period he spent a lot of time with the people that were auditioning for James and correcting anything that was wrong,"" Riley said. ""That's been really good for me because speaking to James about how he was when he was younger has given me a better understanding of him. He's been a massive inspiration of mine for years and years. ""Busted and McFly were the sorts of bands who inspired me to perform, because I always liked their music and I found it really cool to listen to. So I'm glad I'm here."" Bourne said: ""Joe Riley stood out as the right person to play my part. He has the same innocence as I had when I was that age. ""The dynamic between all the actors playing the band members  reminds me straight away of Busted."" What I Go To School For is at Brighton Theatre Royal from Thursday to Saturday.","Pop band Busted have @placeholder teenagers at a theatre summer school to premiere their new jukebox musical , before it reaches the West End .",broken,joined,enlisted,taken,reacted,2
"Details emerged on The Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster. The show said it had a list of all the successful applicants to the RHI scheme. The Renewable Heat Association NI had threatened to seek an injunction against the programme if they published names of all recipients. There is a court injunction in place preventing the  Department for the Economy from revealing the names of Renewable Heat Association (RHANI) of Northern Ireland members. Last month it was announced that retired appeal court judge Sir Patrick Coghlin will chair a public inquiry into the RHI scheme. The Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was an attempt by the Northern Ireland Executive to help to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources. However, businesses were receiving more in subsidies than they were paying for renewable fuel and the scheme became majorly oversubscribed. The fallout from the scandal, which is approximately £490m over budget resulted in the collapse of Stormont's institutions and the calling of snap elections on 2 March.","A small number of companies , @placeholder as dormant , have been claiming tens of thousands of pounds from the Renewable Heat Incentive ( RHI ) scheme .",admired,described,dressed,registered,undertaken,3
"Gloucester-born Wayne Russell, 34, has run the equivalent of about 200 marathons since he began the charity challenge on 6 September last year. He finished the journey in Greenwich at about 15:45 BST. The run has raised about £28,600 for the Superhero Foundation, which helps families in need of medical treatments. On completing the challenge, Mr Russell was greeted by a large crowd of friends, family and well-wishers. He said: ""I'm absolutely overwhelmed, to be honest. ""Having spent the best part of the last year alone, running into such an incredible reception was mind-blowing."" Mr Russell said the trip was inspired by the death of his sister, who died aged 35, and who ""dedicated her life to charity"". ""I want to thank every single person that donated, shared and supported me and my run,"" he added. ""We've raised more than £25,000 for an incredible cause, and I just can't imagine a more perfect end. ""I just hope I've made my family proud. I wish my sister could have seen this.""","A man has completed a 5,000 - mile ( 8,000 km ) solo run around the British coastline , during which he has @placeholder rough and spent less than  £ 3 a day .",ridden,declared,slept,paid,reported,2
"Anna Kendrick is exhausted. The star of Pitch Perfect 2 is on the promotional trail for the third time this year, making a flying visit to London before going back to work on one of the seven films she has lined up for the next 18 months. ""I can't tell if I'm really jetlagged,"" she laughs, ""but I woke up at three in the morning and, just five minutes ago, I told someone 'goodnight' instead of 'goodbye', so we'll see how this goes."" Despite this, she's as irreverent and zesty in person as she is on Twitter - devilishly suggesting we use our interview slot to catch some shut eye. ""Five minutes of us sleeping would make compelling TV,"" she argues. Her disregard for the conventions of press junkets is part of the 29-year-old's appeal. She brings a down-to-earth, acerbic edge to all of her films and public appearances, while managing to be warm and likeable. To adapt a well-worn cliche, girls want to be her, and guys want to be her, too. She's that cool. Kendrick first came to attention in her Oscar-nominated role as a no-nonsense management consultant in George Clooney's Up In The Air, but it's in musicals that she's made her name. She got her professional start on Broadway, and was nominated for a Tony Award for playing Dinah in High Society when she was just 12. The original Pitch Perfect - a comedy musical about the quirky world of competitive a capella - was her first lead role and a surprise sleeper hit. Produced for a meagre $17 million, it made $113 million at the box office and another $103 million in home video sales.  It even gave Kendrick a top 10 single in the US. The success made a second movie all-but inevitable. But comedy sequels are notoriously difficult. And musical sequels are even worse. ""Wait, have there been many musical sequels?"" asks Kendrick, astonished. ""I never even thought of this!"" A quick brainstorm brings up Love Never Dies, the ill-fated follow-up to Phantom of the Opera, as well as film flops Blues Brothers 2000 and Grease 2. ""But Grease 2 is kind of fabulous in its own way,"" Kendrick argues, breaking into Michelle Pfeiffer's Cool Rider... A song which brings to mind the full horror of the film. ""No, it's a terrible movie,"" she corrects herself. ""I agree with that."" Historically speaking, then, the prospects for Pitch Perfect 2 were suitably dim. ""People keep saying that,"" laughs director Elizabeth Banks. ""It's almost as if they're rooting for us to fail."" Kendrick is more sanguine. ""To me, it felt like the pressure was off because I knew people wanted to see Pitch Perfect 2,"" she says. ""When you do almost every other film, you have no idea if anybody's going to be interested in sitting down and watching your stupid movie."" Pitch Perfect was based on the true story of an all-female a capella troupe who fought their way to the national finals of a college singing competition. It was adapted from a non-fiction book by Mickey Rapkin, but it was the catty, shrewdly-observed characters - invented by 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon - that gave the movie its real heart. Kendrick played Beca, a spunky freshman dragged reluctantly into the Barden Bellas; but the stand-out was Rebel Wilson's Fat Amy (self-professed so ""twig bitches like you don't do it behind my back""), who shamelessly stole scenes from the rest of the cast. ""I've got a trophy cabinet now, thanks to Pitch Perfect!"" says the Australian actress. ""The MTV Movie Awards are pretty cool, 'cause they look like popcorn. And sometimes in the middle of the night, you're like 'that's not real popcorn, that's gold!'"" The sequel broadens the scope - as the Barden Bellas square off against German aca-champions Das Sound Machine (an arrogant bunch of ""Deutschbags"") in an international singing contest. But not before Fat Amy destroys the girls' reputation with a mid-air wardrobe malfunction. ""Yeah - there's a 'muffgate', when I expose myself to the President of America,"" Wilson deadpans. ""I did have to train very hard to do that 40-second stunt,"" she says of her acrobatic exposure. ""I only did three takes of the actual routine at 27 feet because it's very dangerous to hang upside down for a long period of time. ""But luckily I smashed it and got to go home early. And then we did a couple of cut-away takes of me hanging upside down by the butt."" The sequence, filmed at the Lincoln Center, is indicative of the increased ambition (and budget) of the sequel, all of which presented a challenge for first-time director Elizabeth Banks - who also plays commentator Gail Abernathy-McKadden. ""I think I was very naive,"" she laughs. ""I was very confident going in. But it is, of course, a challenge, to give people more of what they loved about the first film but also expand the world. ""What helped is that we had a sweet, small, university-set story the first time around and we had a great opportunity to blow it up this time. ""The musical numbers were all bigger and crazier and more comedic. We just leaned into what people already liked."" Despite the pressure, Banks, an accomplished comedic actress, allowed her cast to improvise extensively on set. The jokes occasionally got out of hand (expect an 18-rated gag reel), but the best lines undoubtedly go to John Michael Higgins, who plays a staggeringly sexist commentator, calling the Bellas ""an inspiration to girls all over the country who are too ugly to be cheerleaders"". ""He's one of the great improv artists of all time, and he's not afraid of anything,"" says Banks. ""I think comedy has to be very fearless or it just gets bland."" Kendrick adds: ""There'd be times when we would be doing improv and I'd think 'this is never going in the movie,' but it is! ""I think we definitely pushed it a little further in this one, and somehow managed to sneak it in."" And if the film matches the success of the first one, is a three-quel on the cards? Banks, who spent so much time editing Pitch Perfect 2 that ""all I see now are the mistakes"", says she won't make a decision in haste. ""If people embrace it in the way we hope that they do, we will absolutely talk seriously about what the next part of this journey could be,"" she says. But she has reservations about where the story of the Bellas could go. ""I think we have to do a big right turn and do something completely different, otherwise we'll be facing off against aliens,"" she laughs. ""We'll be the Avengers of a capella."" Pitch Perfect 2 reaches cinemas on 15 May, 2015.",Pitch Perfect 2 is the follow - up to a surprise hit about a university a capella @placeholder - but can it live up to the beloved original ?,musical,group,laboratory,heart,mass,1
"6 December 2016 Last updated at 16:50 GMT During his time on the ISS he carried out different experiments and even became the first British astronaut to completed a space walk. Now the ship that carried Tim into space and back again is on another journey, to London! The Science Museum has bought the capsule and will put it on display to the public, Major Peake hopes it will inspire a new generation to follow in his footsteps. Check out the video to find out more!",Back in 2015 Tim Peake @placeholder to the International Space .,dedicated,attempting,headed,transferred,belonged,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device Peter Willett called US supporters a ""baying mob of imbeciles"". Danny Willett, the Masters champion, had a poor Ryder Cup debut, failing to win a point as Europe lost 17-11. ""Tried my best but played poorly,"" he said on social media. ""Unfortunately some American fans showed that @P_J_Willett was in fact correct."" The 29-year-old Englishman added: ""Still shows that sometimes fans don't know when to call it a day... Shame really."" Earlier, he had used a four-letter expletive at a news conference following Europe's loss - their first since 2008. Asked to describe his first Ryder Cup experience, he said, ""S***. Being honest. Sorry. Would you like me to elaborate? Really s***."" In his article in National Club Golfer magazine Peter Willett, a teacher in Solihull, West Midlands, wrote that Europe needed to ""silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling irritants"" and ""smash the obnoxious dads, with their shiny teeth, Lego man hair, medicated ex-wives and resentful children"". He went on to describe Americans as ""fat, stupid, greedy and classless"". Danny Willett apologised for the article before the event, describing it as ""a bad article written at a bad time"", but he was still the subject of abuse from sections of the crowd at Hazeltine, Minnesota. Media playback is not supported on this device Rory McIlroy was also heckled, prompting him to ask for one man who verbally abused him to be ejected on Saturday. ""At times, it went a little bit too far, but, you know, that's to be expected,"" said the Northern Irishman. ""When you are teeing off in the morning and you're seeing people on the first tee with a beer in their hand and matches aren't finishing until late in the afternoon.... I know I would be done at that point. ""A couple of people out there crossed the line, but we'll take it on the chin. We'll move on and we'll definitely not encourage anything like that to happen in France next time around."" Europe will attempt to regain the Ryder Cup when the two teams line up again in 2018 at Le Golf National in Paris. ""First and foremost, we wouldn't encourage any sort of retaliation,"" added McIlroy. ""That's just not who we are. That's not what we do. ""It's just a very small minority. Ninety-five per cent of the people out there are absolutely fantastic, they really are."" BBC Radio 5 live golf pundit Andrew Murray on Danny Willett ""It's two o'clock in the morning and he's had one or two beers probably. I don't think it's a particularly wise thing to say, but we're no angels over here either. ""We gave the Americans some serious stick in previous Ryder Cups. They did overstep the mark, there's no question about that, and some of it was alcohol fuelled.""",European team member Danny Willett has said that his brother was right when he @placeholder American golf fans prior to the Ryder Cup .,slept,attacked,swept,struggled,criticised,4
"As adept at crafting concert films and documentaries as he was with thrillers, comedies and emotional family dramas, his list of credits shows him to be versatile as well as prolific. Everyone will have their favourites. Personally I have a soft spot for Something Wild, a darkly comic romance from 1986 in which Jeff Daniels realises a date with Melanie Griffith comes with a psychotic ex attached. But if you had to choose the five films that best illustrate his formidable range, you could do a lot worse than picking the following: A footnote in the life of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes formed the basis for this early success. It riffs on the much-disputed relationship between Hughes and Melvin Dummar, a service station owner from Utah who claimed to be one of Hughes's beneficiaries after his 1976 death. It's a quirky story that enabled Demme to muse on the pitfalls of instant celebrity and the way a sudden windfall makes everyone your friend. Mary Steenburgen won an Oscar for playing Melvin's first wife, while Bo Goldman was also rewarded by the Academy for his screenplay. Few directors have captured the electricity and excitement of live performance better than Jonathan Demme. For proof, one need look no further than this film of Talking Heads in concert, shot over three nights in 1983. Featuring such hits as Psycho Killer, Burning Down the House and Once in a Lifetime, it's a perfect marriage of music, cinema and humour. The latter is provided by David Byrne's suit, which gets progressively larger, and absurder, as the film goes on. Another live performance we can enjoy again and again thanks to Demme comes in this vivid record of one of Spalding Gray's acclaimed stage monologues. Focusing on the sometime actor's involvement in 1984 film The Killing Fields, it's a piece that addresses, both comically and poetically, America's own involvement in south-east Asian affairs. Laurie Anderson's score combines with Gray's hypnotising skills as a storyteller to make a riveting hybrid. Demme wasn't the first film-maker to bring Hannibal Lecter to the screen. That honour belonged to Michael Mann and his 1986 thriller Manhunter. Lambs, though, was the one the Academy recognised, awarding it all of the ""big five"" Oscars - best picture, actor, actress, director and screenplay. The film - and Sir Anthony Hopkins' Lecter - still have the power to chill the blood with its grisly autopsy scenes and Grand Guignol atmosphere. What lingers most, though, is the psychological richness and complexity of a film that, uncommonly at the time, put a female heroine - Jodie Foster's dogged Clarice Starling - at the forefront of the action. Two years on from Lambs' Oscar sweep, Tom Hanks won the first of his two back-to-back Oscars for his role as a lawyer with HIV fighting workplace discrimination. The film did much to remove the stigma associated with Aids at the time, not least by earning more than $200m (£156m) at the worldwide box office. ""We wanted to reach people who don't know people with Aids, who look down on people with Aids,"" Demme told Rolling Stone in 1994. ""We were calculated about it. We set out to make a movie dealing with Aids discrimination, and there it is."" Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","The film career of Jonathan Demme , who has died at the age of 73 , spanned five decades and at least as many @placeholder .",albums,events,titles,genres,decades,3
"Patrick Downes and Adrianne Haslet ran the race using prosthetic limbs, three years after explosions killed three and wounded hundreds. The two are part of a group of bombing survivors and their families, One Fund Community, participating in the race. Rebekah Gregory, who also lost her leg in the bombings, ran the race in 2015. Mr Downes, a Boston College graduate, had been a runner for many years before the bombings. Choose which celebrity you'd like help from in the new Couch to 5K programme, designed for people who have done little or no running. Ms Haslet was a professional ballroom dancer who was watching the race when the bombs went off in 2013. They both participated in the mobility-impaired division of the well-known US marathon. She decided to come back as a runner for the 2016 race, having received a prosthetic leg to dance. ""A lot of people think about the finish line,"" she told the Associated Press news agency. ""I think about the start line."" Ms Haslet trained with the prosthetic blade, enduring a hip flexor injury. ""It was about finding another challenge, and finding a new day,"" she said. Her race is raising funds for Limbs for Life, which provides prostheses to low-income amputees. Mr Downes participated in the race on hand cycles the past two years, according to the New York Daily News. He was watching the marathon in 2013 near the finish line when the bombs went off. Both he and his wife lost limbs. This year, his race is raising money for the Boston College Strong Scholarship, founded by the couple's classmates. ""I have very little recollection from when the bombs went off, but as Jess has told me, it was just unspeakable sights and fear,"" he told the New York Daily News. ""All these everyday people became heroes. I'll never know how to say thank you to them."" If you're keen on running and want to find out more, then click here.",Two amputee survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have @placeholder to cross the finish line this year .,helped,attempted,returned,managed,vowed,2
"However, it emerged earlier that all is not entirely oojah-cum-spiff in the First Ministerial domestic household on the topic of Festive forestry. Ms Sturgeon disclosed that she and her estimable husband, Peter Murrell, always fall out while decorating the tree - but get there in the end. Mr Murrell, it should be said, is customarily one of the calmest individuals in existence. Forgive this havering on the subject of trees. It was prompted by a question from the Conservative backbencher Edward Mountain. The word from the Mountain, once translated, was that forestry was for life, not just for Christmas. He pleaded with the FM to back Caledonian topiary - before resuming his seat, gesturing magnanimously with his sizeable hand to signal that it was Ms Sturgeon's shottie. The Presiding Officer who, unaccountably, reckoned it was up to him to call upon speakers nevertheless acquiesced and matched the Mountainous command. The First Minister was called. And did she wish Yuletide greetings upon one and all, with a beneficent grin? Friends, she did not. Rather, she noted that - when it came to land use - the Tories tended to favour the few, rather than the many. The Mountain looked notably gloomy, as if surrounded by cloud. Mind you, Ms Sturgeon was only giving as good as she got on the Festive front. Opposition leaders each opened with a brief, cheery Festive benison. But they swiftly turned to the Yuletide game of the day: giving the Scottish Government a prolonged kicking. Ruth Davidson got there first for the Conservatives. (Not hard in that she is called first.) Ms Davidson raised the subject of the Auditor General's report anent police funding. The AG, as you will read elsewhere on this site, was less than complimentary. In essence, her complaint is that the books of the Scottish Police Authority are not in a good way - and that longer-term funding for the police may fall short of proclaimed requirements. Ms Davidson addressed the topic like a station sergeant taking a statement from a miscreant in that she appeared notably disinclined to give Ms Sturgeon the benefit of any doubt. We learned one more thing about Nicola Sturgeon this week. She has a phobia towards dogs. She quails at the prospect of a canine encounter. Mind you, she managed to overcome this sufficiently to cuddle a puppy for the cameras, lightly and very briefly. It would seem however that her fear does not extend to her political opponents. Certainly, she opted to attack over the police books - arguing that reforms were in place and that the bobbies' budget would be somewhat better if the UK government would relent and stop charging the Scottish force VAT. Sgt Davidson was undeterred. Her retort, subbed down, was: ""Heard it!"" She was last seen leaving the chamber in search of an Alsatian or poodle, according to availability, with which to confront the FM. Up stepped Labour's Kezia Dugdale. As billed earlier, she tried a quick ""Merry Christmas"" before repeating the police budget charge sheet. Indeed, she accused the FM of trying to sneak it out a few hours before recess. Ms Sturgeon looked and sounded indignant. The timing, she said, had given her opponents an example to question her at length on the topic. She did not say - but probably thought - that, if she had wanted to escape questions, she would have published it tomorrow. Willie Rennie pursued a topic which he has made his own: that of provision for mental health. On this occasion, the Liberal Democrat leader questioned the FM over such care in prison. Ms Sturgeon was notably emollient. One, this is a deeply sensitive topic. Two, she openly conceded that mental health care has been neglected ""for generations"". Three, she might need the Lib Dems to back the SG budget - and mental health provision could be a key issue. Any more? Yes, we had John Mason, the SNP backbencher, challenging the UK government over plans to make holders of public office swear an oath to uphold British values. Mr Mason said he, for one, did not feel particularly British. Ms Sturgeon too seemed unimpressed. She felt such a move was a premature response to the wider Casey report into social cohesion. She doubted whether enforced oaths would assist the integration of diverse communities. Have an utterly splendid Yule. And thereafter a Guid New Year.","Nicola Sturgeon , you will be astonished to learn , has opted for home - @placeholder when it comes to Yuletide greenery . She has installed two Christmas trees in Bute House - well , it 's a big place - and both of them are Scottish .",style,grown,gardening,class,term,1
"Cheryl Cope, 51, from Haringey had suffered flu-like symptoms for 10 days before she was admitted to the Whittington Hospital. Her inquest heard she should have been diagnosed as having sepsis when she was admitted at 07.40 GMT on 27 February. She died 24 hours after being admitted to hospital. Blood poisoning or sepsis is a potentially life threatening condition that can be easily treated with antibiotics quickly but is often missed. Coroner Jacqueline Devonish said that while the cause of death was natural, Mrs Cope was not given the ""best chance"" of survival. She added it was ""not possible to say whether Mrs Cope would have survived if treated promptly"". The inquest at Poplar Coroner's Court heard the hospital was overcrowded that day. It had space for 280 patients, but there were 320 patients in the hospital at the time. Mrs Cope, an interior designer, was seen by a nurse who tried to carry out observation tests but could not complete them because of a malfunctioning blood pressure monitor. She took Mrs Cope to the urgent care centre where she asked a colleague to repeat the tests but this took longer than she had hoped because staff there also struggled to get a blood pressure reading. The hospital admitted Mrs Cope should have been treated earlier than she was. Ms Devonish said she would not be making recommendations to the hospital because it had already drafted a new policy to diagnose sepsis following Mrs Cope's death.","A woman from north London died in hospital because staff failed to identify she had blood poisoning quickly enough , an inquest has @placeholder .",opened,ruled,warned,stated,admitted,1
"Glasgow City Council took the decision following health and safety fears over the stability of the roof and the glazing in the gardens. The Winter Gardens are expected to be closed for a number of weeks following an initial assessment. No-one was injured in the incident and a full investigation will take place. Plans have been put in place to re-open the People's Palace museum independently of the Winter Gardens as soon as possible. A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: ""It is unfortunate that we have had to close the Winter Gardens so unexpectedly but the safety of our staff and the public must be our priority. ""Until we have a more accurate picture of the condition of the structure I'm afraid the Winter Gardens will remain closed. We understand that this is a disappointing situation especially for those who have bookings with the venue and we will make every effort to help find these clients an alternative venue.""",The People 's Palace museum and Winter Gardens in Glasgow have been closed to the public until further notice after a @placeholder roof panel fell .,single,glass,trade,replacement,second,1
"In an open letter to Apple, Swift said she was withholding the record as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers. ""I'm not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months,"" she wrote. She said the plan was ""unfair"", arguing Apple had the money to cover the cost. ""I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company,"" the 25-year-old said, describing Apple as one of her ""best partners in selling music"". ""These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much,"" she continued. ""We know how astronomically successful Apple has been and we know that this incredible company has the money to pay artists, writers and producers for the 3 month trial period - even if it is free for the fans trying it out. ""Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing."" She ended her letter by calling on Apple to change its policy, suggesting she would reinstate her album on the service if the company changed its mind. ""We don't ask you for free iPhones. Please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation."" Apple has yet to comment on the issue. The rest of Swift's back catalogue will remain available on Apple Music when it launches on 30 June. It will cost $9.99 (£6.30) per month in the US for one person or $14.99 for families. The music industry has generally supported the company bringing its vast music library to paid streaming, and the company said it will pay 70% of the music subscription revenue to music owners. It is not the first time Swift has spoken out against streaming music - she pulled her entire catalogue from Spotify last November and had refused to offer 1989 on streaming services, saying the business had ""shrunk the numbers of paid album sales drastically"". 1989 went on to become one of the biggest-selling albums of 2014 and has sold more than 4.9 million copies in the US alone. Last week, UK-based independent record label Beggars echoed Swift's comments, saying it struggled ""to see why rights owners and artists should bear this aspect of Apple's customer acquisition costs"". It said it did not have an agreement with Apple that would allow it to participate in the new service but hoped the ""obstacles to agreement can be removed"" in the coming days.",Taylor Swift has pulled her hit album 1989 from Apple 's new streaming music service and @placeholder the company .,quit,shared,leaves,founded,criticised,4
"Det Con Peter Surgay was a family liaison officer following the murder of Clifford Collinge in 2011. The panel was told Mr Surgay had been in a ""volatile"" on-off relationship with Deborah Bell since 2009. The hearing was adjourned until 10 August. The pair's relationship had been kept secret as Mr Surgay's wife also served with Nottinghamshire Police, the misconduct panel heard. Ms Bell went on to act as a solicitor for Stephen Shreeves - one of three accused of the murder of Mr Collinge. Shreeves is currently serving a life sentence after being found guilty of murder. Widow Charlotte Collinge was acquitted following a retrial. Mr Surgay, 42, who has served with the force for nearly 19 years, is accused of failing to report the nature of the relationship which, it has been argued, could have potentially compromised a major investigation. Mr Surgay said the relationship was largely platonic, save for a ""drunken fumble"" early on. Force solicitor David Ring said this was inconsistent with the account of Ms Bell, who said the pair were intimate over a period spanning years. Mr Ring said Mr Surgay made no mention of trips he took with Ms Bell to California, Dublin and Germany when questioned by the force's professional standards department. He said: ""You deliberately downplay the nature of your relationship in interview."" Mr Surgay replied: ""I dispute that."" Mr Surgay added: ""It was not something I wanted to shout from the rooftops. There's enough rumour and rapture in the police force as it is."" The officer added he was not aware his relationship with Ms Bell should have been brought to the attention of senior officers and the couple only spoke of the Collinge case in the ""broadest of terms"". Mr Ring said the officer would have been removed from his role in the case had the nature of the relationship come to light, adding it was ""common sense"" he should have disclosed it. Mr Surgay is also facing a further allegation of misusing police systems over ""an extended period of time"" in searching for crimes in and around his home area of Kimberley. The incidents included one where a car registered in his name was reported for making off from a petrol station without paying - knowing as ""bilking"". The officer said the searches were made for policing purposes and that he was ""aghast"" when he saw the alleged bilking incident. The hearing continues.","A police officer who @placeholder the family of a murder victim "" deliberately downplayed "" an affair with a solicitor of one of the accused , a panel has heard .",supported,attacked,questioned,fled,represented,0
"Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) said systems were infected with a virus on Sunday, with it treated as a ""major incident"". The trust, which runs hospitals in Goole, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, said the measures would remain into Tuesday. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) also had to cancel operations. Dr Karen Dunderdale, NLAG deputy chief executive, said: ""A virus infected our electronic systems yesterday, and we have taken the decision, following expert advice, to shut down the majority of our systems so we can isolate and destroy it. ""Our main priority is patient safety. All adult patients should presume their appointment/procedure has been cancelled unless they are contacted. Those who turn up will be turned away."" The trust added that inpatients would be cared for and discharged as soon as they were medically fit, with major trauma cases and high risk women in labour being diverted to neighbouring hospitals. It said: ""We are reviewing the situation on an hourly basis. Our clinicians will continue to see, treat and operate on those patients who would be at significant clinical risk should their treatment be delayed."" Further updates will be posted on the trust website. ULHT shares four of its clinical IT systems and said it had to cancel operations ""unless there is a clinical reason not to"". Mark Brassington, chief operating officer at ULHT, said: ""We have a plan in place to minimise risks to patients which includes reverting to manual systems. ""The biggest impact on the trust is in processing of blood tests, access to historical test results and availability of blood for blood transfusions. ""Our number one priority is keeping patients safe so we are cancelling all planned operations tomorrow unless there is a clinical reason not to.""",Hundreds of planned operations and outpatient appointments have been cancelled across Lincolnshire after an NHS computer network was @placeholder .,abandoned,installed,cut,attacked,claimed,3
"Industrial behemoths, whimsical follies and surreal structures are among the properties that have gone up for sale in recent years. Perched on a craggy outcrop above Towan Beach in Newquay, this property was sold by Lord and Lady Long for £1m in 2012. The island, which is known as both Towan Island and Jago Island, is reached by a private suspension footbridge. The titled couple, in their 80s, said they sold up because they wanted somewhere with a more accessible front door. According to Visit Newquay, the house's occupants have included a reclusive Irish-Canadian eccentric who played the organ at night, and Alexander Lodge, who invented sparkplugs. The current owners of the house, who do not want to be identified, lease the property out for holiday rentals - it costs £4,500 for a week in the summer. With imposing views and an equally imposing address, No 1, The Thames sold last year for a mere £500,000 - which may seem like a bargain for a seven-bedroom mansion within commuting distance of central London. Situated a kilometre (0.6 miles) off the Isle of Grain, roughly where the rivers Thames and Medway meet, Grain Tower Battery is a bomb-proof fort built in about 1855. The drawback? The 160 year-old estuary gun emplacement can only be reached by boat or when the tide is out. The Lime Works in Faversham, Kent, is currently on the market for £1.5m, a mere snip compared to its original sale price of £3.75m. Described by estate agents Savills as an ""impressive and highly individual conversion of two water towers into a spacious and contemporary home"", the 1930s building was a functioning water-softening plant until 1942. The new owner will be able to enjoy a heated rooftop swimming pool, cinema, motion sensor lighting and ""hand-crafted concrete beds and baths"". Work on the house is only 90% finished, ""which will allow the buyer to design and specify the final 10%"". Maybe some taps for the concrete bath would be on the list. This house, named Tracks End, started life as a third-class Midland Railway carriage. Decommissioned from the Tewkesbury Line in 1926, it was transported to Castlemorton, Worcestershire and turned into a two-bedroom house which went on the market in 2014 for £290,000. A bungalow in Helston, Cornwall, was actually built around a railway carriage. Outwardly an ordinary home, Waverley's bathroom and two bedrooms are within the car, while the kitchen, hall and living room are in the surrounding structure. Martello towers are small defensive forts - usually coastal - built during the 19th Century. They played a key role in defending the UK against the threat of Napoleonic invasion Tower number 55, in Norman's Bay near Pevensey in East Sussex, sold for £285,000 in 2004. Planning permission was granted by the local council for the tower to be converted into a two-bedroom house. The water tower in Burton Green near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, is a German-designed Art Deco building with protruding buttresses. The Corporation of Coventry owned the tower before Severn Trent became responsible for water supply in the region. It sold for £250,000 in 2013, with planning permission to convert it into a four-bedroom home. This cricket pavilion in Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, sold for £215,000 in 2012. The modest single-storey building was the pavilion in a neighbouring village and was moved to its current location in about 1930. Take a tour of the cottage with a cave (in case you missed it).","As a cottage with its own underground cave goes on the market , BBC News takes a tour of some of the other unusual homes that have challenged the descriptive @placeholder of estate agents .",series,list,abilities,island,era,2
"Their floral fur-pile blankets are spread out over cardboard boxes on the cold, hard pavement. The women are on one side, the men on the other. But these are are not homeless people. Some are security guards, traders, and even an accountant and a psychologist and this is a bank queue. ""We are forced to sleep here because if you don't, you wont get any money. I have tried coming at 4am but it's a waste of time,"" says a woman who chose not to give her name. Next to her, her seven-year-old daughter is fast asleep. ""Only those that are first in this line will get money. Banks are limiting the number of people they pay out. "" She holds out a green piece of paper with the number 10 written on it - her place in the queue. A group of unemployed young men are distributing numbers. By midnight they have already given out 200. One called Muchekadzafa confesses they keep some numbers back and sell them to those who don't want to sleep in the queues for $1 each. ""It's an opportunity to survive, because we don't have jobs,"" he says. Zimbabweans are going to extraordinary lengths to withdraw their savings. Often, it's an agonising wait with no guarantees. Banks are open 08:00-15:00 on weekdays and 08:00-11:30 on Saturdays. The previous day the first 165 people received money at this bank. The others came back the following night and they withdrew $50 (£40) each. They are back again. Banks have gradually slashed withdrawal amounts over the past year, from $2,000 a day to $100. But most people are lucky to get anything at all. Seven years ago the southern African country abandoned its local currency, which had been made worthless by inflation rates that reached 231 million per cent, and adopted a basket of currencies, mainly the US dollar. The policy change wiped out the Zimbabwe dollar savings overnight, but helped stabilise the economy. Now industries are failing to produce enough goods, imports are outpacing exports and the country is running out of money, again. The central bank has announced plans to introduce a new surrogate currency within the next month but no date has been announced. ""Maybe bonds will end queues, if it means we can sleep in our beds again, it might be the only solution. It doesn't matter that they don't [have] value outside the country."" The government says the so-called bond note will be pegged in value to the US dollar. But the reaction has been violent, as many people fear it will suffer the same fate as the Zimbabwe dollar. Opposition supporters and members of public have shut down the city centre and blockaded roads with burnt objects in the most violent demonstrations in recent years. They have called for President Robert Mugabe to step down for failing to stem the economic crisis. The announcement of a new currency has also sparked old fears of hyperinflation and fuelled panic withdrawals, especially among the tens of thousands of traders who need foreign currency to buy goods in South Africa for sale locally. ""There is a lot of uncertainty. We are afraid of bond notes because we don't have confidence in it,"" says Stanley Kufandirove as he waits in the queue. ""If its going to help us it's fine, but the issue is confidence - unless we believe in this bond note, it won't work."" An elderly woman who works as a cleaner is more hopeful: ""Maybe bonds will end queues, if it means we can sleep in our beds again, it might be the only solution. It doesn't matter that they don't [have] value outside the country."" Zimbabwe's central bank has produced media jingles and plans to embark on a road show to ally public fears. It denies that the bond notes are a way of reintroducing the Zimbabwe dollar through the back door. Rather they will be paid out as an incentive to mineral and agricultural exporters at a rate of 5% for every dollar earned. The bank's governor John Mangudya says they will not overprint the note, which is backed by a US $200m facility. Mr Mangudya has told the public: ""If you don't want the bond notes, use plastic money."" But the mistrust continues. An elderly man who didn't want to be identified says he still has trillions of worthless notes stuffed in boxes at home. ""Why should we expect more? It's all the same fake money."" Themba Dube is resigned: ""They are giving us bond tissues, worthless money, but where are they putting the hard currency? ""We are our on knees as a people, we have no choice and it might help to end queues. ""Even if they decide to give us leaves we will accept them. But before the bond notes come, I want to withdraw my cash and leave the account empty."" Read more about Zimbabwe's economic crisis Zimbabwe shutdown: What is behind the protests? From preacher to Captain Zimbabwe 'Mugabe must go' clashes in Zimbabwe","It is midnight and about 30 people are @placeholder to settle down for the night on the streets of Zimbabwe 's capital , Harare .",preparing,battling,starting,gathering,continuing,0
"The two-year long study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) included nearly 500 overweight volunteers who were asked to diet and take more exercise. Half were given a fitness tracker to help them keep tabs. This group had lost less weight than the other one by the end of the trial. The study authors say this does not mean people should ditch the technology altogether, but neither should they put too much faith in them, at least as a slimming aid. Manufacturers say that the  technology has moved on since the study, and that their own research suggests activity trackers can help with weight loss alongside diet and exercise regimes. Despite the popularity of activity trackers, there have been very few studies to see what actual impact they have on weight and fitness levels. The University of Pittsburgh research is one of the first randomised trials to gather such evidence. The investigators found that over the course of the study, the volunteers who wore the fitness trackers had lost, on average, about 8lb (3.6kg). In comparison, the control group that were not given these devices lost about 13lb (5.9kg). The study authors say there are many possible explanations for this surprising finding but, as yet, no proof. Lead researcher Dr John Jakicic said: ""People have a tendency to use gadgets like these for a while and then lose interest with time as the novelty wears off. ""And we did see a drop off in the usage data as the study went on."" Perhaps people who use fitness trackers became fixated on exercise goals and forgot to follow the diet advice, Dr Jakicic suggested. ""You might think to yourself, 'I'm being so active I can eat a cupcake now,'"" he said. Dr Jakicic said he would like to explore if certain people were more likely than others to benefit from using the technology. For example, a person who was very goal-driven might find tracking their exercise regime very motivating. - but others might just find it depressing. ""It might be very discouraging if you can see that you are not hitting your target all the time,"" he said. He acknowledged that technology had moved on since the study began, but he did not think that would alter the findings. ""What these devices tell us and how we use the information has not changed,"" he said. According to research company CCS Insight, UK sales of wearable devices - activity trackers and smart watches - are expected to reach five million, with 10 million devices expected to be in use before the end of 2016. Dr David Ellis, a psychologist at Lancaster University, who has been researching the rise of consumer health wearables said the JAMA study was helpful because it focused on people who might not normally go out and buy an activity tracker. ""Fitness trackers are more likely to be bought by people who already lead a healthy lifestyle and want to monitor their progress. So it's hard to say if they are useful for everybody,"" he said. ""In real life, obviously, most people won't get the level of support to lose weight that the people in this study did. ""They would have to do it on their own, so wearing a device might be better than nothing. We just don't know."" Follow Michelle on Twitter","Wearing an activity device that counts how many steps you have taken does not @placeholder to improve the chances of losing weight , research suggests .",threaten,help,serve,fit,appear,4
"Hull are 17th in the Premier League, a place and two-points above the Swans with six games still to play. Ricketts says Hull's momentum began they day they beat Swansea in March, who have since slumped ""Up until then, since [manager] Paul Clement came in, they were fantastic,"" Ricketts told BBC Wales Sport. He continued: ""I thought Swansea were going to stay up. I went to the Hull v Swansea game thinking Swansea, who had just had a fantastic win over Burnley, just needed to come up to Hull and not lose and they would have been safe. ""But Hull won that game and from then, they have been winning and have the momentum. They have a two point advantage at the minute so I am afraid to say, with my Swansea hat on, I think Hull are favourites at the moment to stay up."" After an initial upturn in form when Paul Clement replaced Bob Bradley at the turn of the year, Swansea are without a win in their last five Premier League games and struggling for form. ""Ultimately I think this has been coming for two years, ever since Garry Monk had that fantastic year where Swansea over-achieved and had their highest finish ever in Premier League,"" Ricketts added. ""I don't think the club took on from that, progressed and invested in new players and really tried to strive and push forward. ""No-one wants to see it happen, but if they do go down, re-form and come back a stronger side then it's not the end of the world. ""But ideally you stay up and Paul Clement can do that [re-build] anyway in the summer.""",Former Swansea City and Hull City defender Sam Ricketts says the Welsh club are favourites to be @placeholder of the two this season .,relegated,assured,offered,out,cleared,0
"Steyn, 32, was in the Gujarat Lions squad, having made two appearances in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. He is scheduled to play six games for Glamorgan in the T20 Blast. ""I'm ready to go, bowling fast and the body's good so I really want to get back on the park,"" he told BBC Wales Sport. ""I want to get some overs under my belt. I was supposed to be rested [by South Africa] but I felt like going home and doing nothing was not going to benefit me at all. I needed to play."" Steyn's appearances for Gujarat Lions were limited because the franchise was dependent on its overseas batsmen, and there is a limit of four non-Indians per match in the IPL. He had previously been sidelined after breaking a bone in his shoulder in the first Test against England in Durban in December 2015, having dismissed Alastair Cook for nought. Steyn revealed his link with Glamorgan came about when fellow South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel, who was due to play for the Welsh side, was recalled by the national side for a one-day series. ""Morne Morkel was supposed to come here and he got selected to go to the Caribbean and I was rested, but I just wanted to get out and play some cricket,"" Steyn added. ""He said 'maybe you should get hold of [Glamorgan captain] Jacques Rudolph because I was going to go to Glamorgan', and within an hour I was on the phone to [Glamorgan chief executive] Hugh Morris. By the next day I was on my way to get a visa and here I am. ""I'm just excited to be here because I haven't played a lot of cricket this year."" Steyn will make his Glamorgan debut on Wednesday at the SSE Swalec Stadium against Essex, for whom he played in 2005. ""It's really cool. My first county was Essex with guys like Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook - we were just kids at the time,"" Steyn said. ""These guys have gone on to do amazing things. Cooky became the first English batter to score 10,000 Test runs the other day and that's incredible, it's quite a journey. ""Ravi's played for England and he's done really well. Hopefully I can get him out again."" Steyn made a vital contribution in Cardiff to a South African win over West Indies during the 2013 Champions Trophy. ""One memory is that I bowled Marlon Samuels here, then just before the rain came down Kieron Pollard played the worst shot of his career and I caught him at third man. I can even remember where [on the ground] I caught that ball,"" he said. ""As we went to the middle to celebrate it started raining. The game was tied [on Duckworth-Lewis method] and we went on to the semi-final and they were out - so good memories."" Steyn will go on to play for Jamaica in the Caribbean Premier League before rejoining South Africa for a Test series against New Zealand in August 2016.","Glamorgan recruit Dale Steyn says he is ready to go for the county despite only playing one match in the Indian Premier League , which @placeholder on Sunday .",collapsed,happened,stayed,finished,closes,3
"""God covers them when they come out of water,"" said Abu Bakr Al Soussi sombrely. The young Libyan photographer documented this unidentified corpse, and almost 20 others, on the shores at Garabulli, east of the capital, Tripoli, in March. As a volunteer with the Red Crescent, he may have to photograph many more. They are part of a strange and terrible harvest from the seas - the nameless dead of the Mediterranean. So far this year, more than 3,000 migrants and refugees have been claimed by the waves as they tried to reach Europe, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). But Betty, a 29-year-old single mother from Nigeria who did not want her surname to be published, is undaunted at the prospect of crossing the sea in an overcrowded inflatable boat.  Small wonder perhaps. She has already been deceived, trafficked across the Sahara desert, beaten, and brutalised. A smuggler back home had promised her a job in Egypt. But after she paid him 200,000 Nigerian naira ($645; £490), she was loaded onto a truck for a harrowing journey to Tripoli. ""A lot of people die in the desert. When anybody fell down, they were not going to wait. I saw so many dead bodies. I was crying,"" she told the BBC. ""If you shout you would be killed, instantly. Even when we lay down in the desert, we did not know we were sleeping on top of a dead body.  It was when we removed our blankets that we saw - ah this is a skeleton. "" On arrival in Libya, there was ""another pain entirely"", Betty said. She was delivered to a gang which tried to force her into prostitution. She had to buy her freedom by borrowing more money. Now she has paid another trafficker 1,200 Libyan dinars ($860;£655) to take her to Europe. She says she has no choice. ""I need to go because I am a single mother of two boys. I need to go to Germany,"" Betty told the BBC. ""Things are not easy there too I know, but it's much better than Nigeria. My children need to go to school. They need to have a better life."" Mohammed Garbaj of the Tripoli Coastguard has come across many like Betty, dead and alive. The wiry and weather-beaten skipper has rescued countless numbers, but is haunted by those he could not save. ""One time we went to rescue a boat but unfortunately we found only one person alive,"" he said. ""All the others had drowned - there were 120 of them. The people who send them on these boats are not good Muslims. They are heartless, sending people to die in the sea."" We joined Mr Garbaj on a search for smugglers and migrants in distress, leaving port in a 12-metre inflatable.  It is the only seaworthy vessel the Tripoli coastguard has - they cannot afford to repair the other three. In pitch darkness Mr Garbaj and his crew switched off their engine and listened out for migrants' vessels. There was little else they could do. They did not have night-vision goggles, and their radar did not detect small boats. They admitted it was the traffickers who ruled the waves. ""The smugglers have more boats and more weapons,"" said Mohammed Boushagour, a young crewmate. ""They have long-range guns. They can escort the migrants to European waters and we can't do anything to stop them. The state doesn't support us. We haven't been paid since March,"" he added. Coastguard officials say there is another problem - Operation Sophia. The European Union mission, which operates just beyond Libya's territorial waters, was supposed to disrupt smuggling. Instead, it is providing ""a taxi service for migrants"", Colonel Ashraf Al Badri, head of the Tripoli Anti-Smuggling Unit, told the BBC. ""From my point of view, it's indirectly encouraging the migrants to go to Europe. Now, they have to travel just 12 miles. Then Operation Sophia rescues them. They are given food and taken to Europe,"" he said. ""Of course, this information spreads. The migrants all know that instead of a dangerous journey lasting more than a day, they will get picked up in four or five hours."" That view was echoed by a smuggler, now in detention in Tripoli, who the authorities described as a big fish. ""The operation saves life,"" he told the BBC, ""and encourages people to travel more."" But the IOM argues that with or without Operation Sophia, migrants and refugees will try to reach Europe. ""I can understand what the Libyans are saying about a pull factor, but people will always find ways,"" said its spokesman Itayi Viriri. ""We shudder to imagine what the situation would be like without a concerned rescue effort. The issue of saving lives is paramount."" Those saved by the Libyan coastguard wind up in detention centres like Abu Salim, on the outskirts of Tripoli. Hundreds are trapped here in what amounts to an airless mini-prison, women and children among them. The youngest detainee we saw was a 21-day-old baby called Mahmud. Many of those we met there were economic migrants, like a 14-year old from The Gambia, in a red and white striped hat. He said he had travelled to Libya alone in the hope of crossing to Europe and finding a job. ""I come from a poor family. I wanted to get to Italy, so I can feed my family. They have not heard from me for two months. They will think I am dead,"" he added. His countryman Abdul Jayie, who is 18, told us the detainees were kept inside for a month at a time. ""Sometimes there are 200-300 people.  We all share two toilets. I feel shame at being a prisoner. I want to go home."" The authorities say they are doing their best, with scarce resources, at a time when Libya is barely afloat. ""The [food] supplier to our camp gets his money from the state, and he hasn't been paid for a year,"" said Ramadan Rais, the head of Abu Salim. Many of the detainees are visibly desperate to be released. That only happens if they agree to be deported, like the 160 Gambian men who left the centre recently. ""Going back home will be like going to paradise,"" one man said as he queued for a bus. ""I want to see my mother."" Back on the seashore, Betty is barefoot, with the waves lapping at her feet. ""I am not afraid,"" she said. ""My mind is strong because I believe in God. Every time I look at the sea I say to the water: 'You are not my limit. Nothing will happen to me'.""","Only the leg was visible on the beach , protruding from the Libyan shoreline , as though in silent rebuke . The @placeholder body it belonged to was entombed by the sand .",pain,ground,rise,amount,battered,4
"Bristol City and Rovers supporters are helping to raise £70,000 to pay for surgery to help Oskar Pycroft to walk. Surgery which would reduce the pain in six-year-old Oskar's legs is unavailable on the NHS. He is due to lead City out at Wembley for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final against Walsall on Sunday. The surgery, called selective dorsal rhyzotomy (SDR), involves locating malfunctioning nerves and cutting them. It would also reduce bone deformations which occur as he grows. The surgery would be carried out in hospital in the US.",Football fans from both Bristol clubs have set off on a @placeholder walk to Wembley in aid of a Whitchurch boy with cerebral palsy .,field,sponsored,growing,beach,race,1
"The move is expected to result in 16 and 17-year-olds being allowed to vote. The measure was part of the package agreed by the Smith Commission. It has been brought forward ahead of the other proposals so it can be implemented in time for next year's Holyrood election. Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael told the Commons the move towards extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK was ""irresistible"". Mr Carmichael said it was ""unthinkable"" that 16 and 17-year-olds would not be able to vote in the 2020 general election. Shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran warned against the emergence of a ""two-tier voting"" system, as opposition parties pressed for 16 and 17-year-olds to be given the vote in UK general elections. The SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson also said it was ""shameful"" that the vote was not being extended to the age group for UK Parliament elections. He said it was evidence of Conservatives in England ignoring the democratic will of the Scottish people, as 58 out of 59 Scottish MPs belong to parties who favour lowering the voting age. Concluding the debate on the new regulations, Mr Carmichael said it was clear ""all sorts of practical reasons"" would stop 16 and 17-year-olds voting in May's general election. Mr Carmichael, who told MPs he was speaking personally, added: ""I think it is unthinkable that by the time we come to an election in 2020 that we will not see that election on a franchise that includes 16 and 17-year-olds. ""I think the move in that direction is now irresistible but, of course, that will be for the House to decide on another day."" Speaking earlier as he introduced the secondary legislation, Mr Carmichael commended the involvement of young people in last year's Scottish independence referendum, which he said was ""truly historic and inspirational to witness."" For Labour, Ms Curran said: ""If our young people in Scotland have what it takes to decide the future of their country in a referendum and soon the shape of the Scottish government, they have what it takes too to decide the shape of the UK government."" ""That is why Labour would extend the franchise in all UK elections so that 16 and 17-year-olds can vote too in UK general elections."" Mr Robertson said: ""I think all of us having gone through the independence referendum experience would want to make sure that that is not a one-off. ""And the fact that we can do it for Scottish Parliament elections is great, the fact that it will happen for local government elections is fantastic. ""The fact that it won't happen for Westminster elections is frankly shameful."" The transfer of powers to lower the voting age is being carried out through what is known as a section 30 order. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is personally opposed to votes for those under the age of 18. But he agreed during a meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in December that it was appropriate for Holyrood to decide.",MPs have voted in favour of devolving powers which would allow Holyrood to @placeholder the franchise in Scottish Parliament and local government elections .,improve,lose,treat,set,solve,3
"One manufacturer is even offering a smart water bottle. Lifefuels won an award at the tech show for the bottle with ""five interchangeable ""fuelpods"" filled with vitamins, nutritional products and flavours, allowing users to tailor their water to suit their specific lifestyles"". Why anyone would need such a product is open to debate but it does raise the question about what ""smart"" really means. For many firms, a so-called smart device is just something connected to the internet but Adam Simon, an analyst with research firm Context, thinks it should be about more. ""The real question is  - what can you do with it? What is it actually doing to help you in your life?"" A Context study found most European home-owners are still reluctant to invest in smart tech - 19% of Britons said that they would buy one smart gadget in the next year and, even then, it would have to cost no more than £150. The BBC has been looking at some of the smart tech on offer for the family home at CES. This may just be the craziest thing to come out of CES but it was taken seriously enough by a panel of expert judges to win the CES Launchit ShowStoppers award. Described by founder Leo Trottier as a games console for dogs, the Cleverpet gadget consists of three flashing lights and a treat dispenser. The dog has to press the lights in the right combination in order to win the treat. It also has a microphone and speaker so that pet owners can task their dogs with more complex games - such as touching a particular colour or combination of lights. ""A dog with a job is a happy dog,"" said Mr Trottier as part of his pitch to the judges. ""And my user-base quite literally has nothing else to do."" He knows a thing or two about training animals - he told the BBC that he taught his cat to use the toilet. More seriously, there are hundreds of pets left home alone each day and Mr Trottier is keen to find a solution to the suggestion that many of these animals are bored. He believes that some dogs will learn to advance to complex levels. There is some serious science behind the design - one member of the team is a neuroscientist who has spent years teaching grammar to birds - and Mr Trottier himself is a cognitive scientist. A little black and white dog named Fiona demoed the system for me, but she could only handle the one button level as she has only been training for a week. Ok, this falls very much into the same category as the smart water bottle as something that is only tenuously smart, and it costs more than £150 - retailing in the US for $400 - but, come on, it's a cocktail maker for your home. Bartesian looks a lot like a capsule-based coffee maker and it is basically the alcoholic equivalent. There are reservoirs for the spirits - vodka, rum, tequila and gin - and these must be supplied by the owner. The rest - including the liqueurs which are recreated using non-alcoholic flavours - comes in a capsule. There are six on offer - including margarita, cosmopolitan and zest martini - and each comes with a barcode that is read by the machine making it. The smart home survey from Context revealed that people regard their kitchen as the smartest room in the house, which is a strange choice given that most living rooms now boast a smart TV - but there are plenty of gadgets on show that aim to add to its smartness. Whirlpool has a dishwasher that can be linked to a Nest thermostat, meaning it will run when energy costs are lowest. And there has been quite a lot of buzz around an internet-connected washing machine which is also packed with sensors, designed by a firm called Marathon Laundry. British firm Smarter, makers of the iKettle, has a range of products on show at CES that are considerably cheaper - all under £100. They include a smart camera for the fridge which takes real-time photos of your food, and a smart mat for cupboards that reveals what ingredients are in there via an app on a smartphone. We all probably use more water than we need so the idea of a shower that will flash when you have used too much is rather compelling. French firm Start & Blue has developed Hydrao, a system that can be fitted to any shower and which flashes red once a 50 litre limit has passed. The company has already sold around 1,000 units and claims that water use was reduced by an average of 25% when it was used. This one's for the kids and could help parents with that perennial problem of getting them away from their screens. Gemio, a venture-funded, Seattle-based firm, has set out to create a wearable for teenagers that it hopes will appeal to both their desire to express themselves and be sociable. ""The challenge with wearables is getting people to wear it beyond a few months,"" Gemio founder Michael Bettua told the BBC. To counter that, the smart bracelets comes with 35 different designs which clip on and off. Wearers can also design their own. They are also fitted with 22 LED lights which can be used to engage with friends who also own bracelets. The bracelet can flash up different light combinations that correlate to customised messages. ""It is a new form of social networking - kids can send secret messages to each other,"" said Mr Bettua. The bracelet goes on sale in June at a price of $85. Read and watch more from CES and follow the BBC team covering the event on Twitter.","Everything these days is prefixed with the word "" smart "" and nowhere is that more in @placeholder than at CES .",action,english,evidence,fashion,store,2
"A total of 5,746 new cases were reported between September and March, roughly double the 2,833 cases reported in the same period last season. PHE said it was the second period in a row ""with exceptionally high numbers"". Scarlet fever commonly affects young children. Parents should look out for signs of a sore throat, headache, fever and pinkish rash on the chest. The rash, which appears within a day or two, can spread to other parts of the body. Although scarlet fever is now a much less serious infection than it used to be, complications can still arise, particularly in those who are not treated promptly. At present, there is no vaccine for scarlet fever. Public Health England said this is the time of year when the highest number of scarlet fever cases are normally seen and they are likely to tail off after a few weeks. But it said it was unclear why substantial increases in cases had occurred in the past two years. Dr Theresa Lamagni, head of streptococcal infection surveillance at Public Health England, said parents should keep an eye out for signs of scarlet fever. ""Individuals who think they or their child may have scarlet fever should see their GP without delay as antibiotic treatment is needed. ""Symptoms usually clear up after a week and in the majority of cases remain reasonably mild providing a course of antibiotics is completed to reduce the risk of complications. ""As scarlet fever is highly contagious, children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are advised to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid passing on the infection."" GPs, schools and nurseries are being urged to inform local health protection teams if they become aware of cases. PHE also said that good hand hygiene routines for pupils and staff were very important. ""Children and adults should be encouraged to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough and sneeze and to wash their hands after using or disposing of tissues.""","Cases of scarlet fever have @placeholder this season , Public Health England says .",started,reached,soared,developed,taken,2
"Dan Coats also told a Senate panel he did not think it was ""appropriate"" to discuss his conversations with the president at a public hearing. His comments follow a report that President Donald Trump asked him to derail the Russia investigation. The National Security Agency chief also declined to comment on the matter. Admiral Mike Rogers told a Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday he has never ""been directed to do anything illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate"" as NSA director. Mr Coats echoed Mr Rogers' statements as senators pressed the pair on their interactions with the president. ""I'm willing to come before the committee and tell you what I know and don't know,"" he said. ""What I'm not willing to do is share information I think ought to be protected in an opening hearing,"" Mr Coats told the panel. He is later appearing in a closed session before the committee on Wednesday afternoon. This Senate testimony by intelligence community heads was billed as the undercard to James Comey's appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday, but it turned out to be a big letdown. Top intelligence officials in the US government have taken a bunker mentality when it comes to the investigation into Russian meddling in the US election, refusing to share details of presidential conversations in open Senate testimony. Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation, it seems, has the spooks spooked. That may come as a relief to a White House that has been buffeted by a seemingly never-ending stream of controversial revelations, from allegations that the president attempted to influence the investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to reports of internal divisions within the administration. The president and his aides shouldn't breath easy, however. Although today's testimony was largely a dud, Mr Comey - no longer a government employee, thanks to Mr Trump - will have more leeway to discuss his interactions with the president if he so chooses. His former colleagues my have seen discretion as the better part of valour, but the former director isn't known for backing down from a fight. Mr Coats testimony comes a day after the Washington Post reported that he told associates Mr Trump had tried to persuade the FBI to back off their investigation into his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and his ties to the Kremlin. US intelligence agencies believe Russia interfered in the US election and they are investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and Moscow. But there is no known evidence of collusion and President Donald Trump has dismissed the story as ""fake news"". The two intelligence chiefs joined acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before the panel on Wednesday. The lack of answers appeared to frustrate both Democratic and Republican senators, who repeatedly pressed the intelligence officials on the Russia inquiry. Republican Senator Richard Burr, who chairs the committee, ended the hearing by appearing to rebuke the intelligence officials for their testimony. ""At no time should you be in a position where you come to Congress without an answer,"" he said. The following day will see the much-anticipated testimony of Mr Comey, who was leading one of the Russia investigations before Mr Trump fired him. He will be quizzed on his interactions with the president before he was sacked. Mr Comey reportedly told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he did not want to be left alone with the president. The conversation occurred the day after the president asked Mr Comey to end the investigation into Mr Flynn during a private dinner, according to the New York Times. Mr Comey believed the attorney general should protect the FBI from White House influence, officials told the paper.","The US director of national intelligence has said he "" never felt @placeholder "" to influence the inquiry into Russia 's political meddling .",pressured,amazed,invoked,forces,free,0
"The Scot, 28, led Britain to their first Davis Cup triumph for 79 years in 2015, and their title defence continues with a trip to Belgrade in July. However, the tie will be played on clay just five days after the Wimbledon final. ""The plan is to play but it is going to be difficult,"" Murray said. ""I need to play it a little bit by ear, as well, because I just don't know how the body is going to respond."" The Davis Cup quarter-final could pit Murray against Novak Djokovic, but it is not yet clear whether the world number one will play in the tie. Murray's schedule will see him playing on clay in the build-up to next month's French Open before switching to grass at Queen's Club and Wimbledon. The Briton is also focused on defending his Olympic gold medal in Brazil in August, with that tournament to be played on hard courts. ""These next couple of months are going to be extremely difficult,"" he told BBC Sport as he launched his own charity tennis event, which will take place in Glasgow in September. ""Changing surfaces - almost on a weekly basis - does increase the chance of injury significantly: not many players would go from playing a grass court tournament one week straight onto the clay the following week with only a couple of days preparation time. ""So I need to make sure my body is good and healthy through the summer because it's going to be a long summer with the Olympics, many long flights, change of surfaces, different continents and different conditions - so I just now need to respect how my body feels as well.""",Andy Murray says he will play in Great Britain 's Davis Cup quarter - final against Serbia in July - if his body @placeholder him .,inspired,needs,seat,fails,allows,4
"Eamon Rory Owen McTaggart broke into the house at Tamneymore Park in October 2013. He is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence in Maghaberry Prison for robbery, drugs and other burglary offences. McTaggart has been disqualified for driving for five years and fined £350. He gained access to the house by taking a spare set of keys and then stole his mothers car, while she was sleeping in bed. It was found in a damaged condition at Rosemount Avenue by members of the police. McTaggart was sitting in the driver seat and was three times the legal limit for alcohol. A defence barrister said that the actions of McTaggart, who has 33 previous convictions, were reprehensible. The barrister said McTaggart's prison release date was late 2018.","A 24 - year - old local man who burgled his mother 's home and stole and @placeholder her car , has been jailed for six months at Londonderry Magistrates Court .",sold,lost,injuring,crashed,piercing,3
"The UN Budget Committee recognised gay spouses, regardless of whether or not gay marriage is legal in their country of origin. Previously, the UN followed national legislation on the issue. The vote went 80 to 43 against Russia's resolution, which had backing from China, India and Muslim countries. EU member states and the US lobbied hard against the resolution and for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to include gay couples in the staff benefits scheme. Speaking after the vote, US Ambassador Samantha Power said: ""We must speak plainly about what Russia tried to do today: diminish the authority of the UN secretary general and export to the UN its domestic hostility to LGBT rights"" - referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Earlier, Russia's deputy UN ambassador Petr Iliichev said the UN should return to how the issue was previously regulated, calling it ""an example of how the United Nations respects cultural differences, the sovereign right of each and every state to determine its norms"". Russia drew international criticism in 2013 when it banned the spreading of gay ""propaganda"" among teenagers. Conservative national traditions are already recognised under UN staff rules, as UN diplomats from countries where polygamy is legal receive spouse benefits for up to four wives.","The United Nations has voted to extend staff benefits to same - sex couples working for the UN , defeating Russian - led opposition to the @placeholder .",measure,group,idea,close,region,0
"His presence in the city became known when photographs of the star started to appear on social media. The A-lister was sighted having a stroll in the city centre and also filming in The Crown Bar. The veteran actor has starred in numerous films, including The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, The Dark Knight Rises and Along Came a Spider.",The Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has been @placeholder out and about in Belfast .,spotted,speaking,passed,carrying,kidnapped,0
"VR firms such as Oculus and Samsung have concentrated on developing headsets for use at home. But the Void will open its first entertainment centre in Utah in the autumn. One expert said the idea of a physical VR park seemed ""pretty compelling"". The Void's founder Curtis Hickman wants to open virtual reality parks in ""cities all around the world"". ""The Void is about creating the most immersive technology, so instead of sitting at your desk, you walk around an environment. It is a tangible world that seems like it never ends,"" he told the BBC. ""People like to feel that they are somewhere else, and feel the mist in a cave or the heat from a fire - or believe that they are going up in an elevator."" That experience is creating using haptic vests and a backpack alongside the more familiar VR headset. The version at TED was a bespoke creation that challenged players to solve puzzles as they walked around an ancient tomb. I have tried a few VR headsets in my time but generally I am very aware that, despite the amazing visions I can see through the goggles, I am basically standing in a room moving my head around in an odd fashion. Entering the Void was a very different experience and felt like I had finally fulfilled my childhood dream of stepping inside the TV. There are walls to touch and a stone throne that you are invited to sit on. It all takes place in a small room but the space feels much larger, with corridors that lead to jungles and pools full of sea monsters. You have to pick up virtual torches and when walls crumble you believe that the bricks are falling on you. Despite believing entirely in the world I entered - and feeling like Indiana Jones - I didn't scream when I met a monster or fall down a pit having failed to solve the problem correctly. This was partly because I experienced the Void with a partner, who I rather feebly suggested went first around every corner.. But it was also because I remained aware at all times that this wasn't ""real"". Had I remained there longer than the 10 minutes it took to complete - and I could happily have stayed inside for hours - I may have started to believe more deeply in my strange new reality. Coming back to a somewhat grey Vancouver was a bit disappointing and made me wonder about how we are going to cope with reality when such exciting worlds are just a headset away. The entertainment centres being planned by the Void will offer a range of content and will be family friendly. Ina Fried, a journalist for technology website Recode, enjoyed her test run. ""It was a little rough around the edges but still fun and very immersive,"" she told the BBC. ""It does allow people to get their first taste of VR without having to plunk down cash to buy new gadgets."" Chris Savage, chief executive of video hosting platform Wistia said: ""I've not experienced it myself but it sounds like laser tag taken to the millionth degree."" ""The challenge will be to build different physical spaces to experience it in,"" he added. As virtual reality becomes ubiquitous, he thinks the Void raises questions about how people will react to an alternative reality. ""Is it too real for some people? Do you forget you are a person if your avatar is too real?"" Curtis Hickman joked that, while there was a place for the real world, he preferred the Void. ""I know when I get out I want to go straight back in - it's an adventure that is difficult to have any other way,"" he said. He added, on a more serious note, that he hoped the virtual world ""would translate into the real world and help people to live their lives even better"". The booth was attracting huge queues at the TED conference but was also experiencing some technical faults, forcing it to close several times during the week.","A virtual reality @placeholder - park offering a digital alternative to cinemas , bowling alleys and shopping centres is on show at the TED ( Technology , Entertainment and Design ) conference .",life,ground,theme,build,experience,2
"A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization said agriculture accounted for about a fifth of emissions, which it said needed to be reduced. The State of Food & Agriculture 2016 report said ""business as usual"" would leave millions at risk from hunger. Last year, nations adopted a UN goal of ending hunger by 2030. ""The climate is changing, so agriculture must change too,"" explained Rob Voss, director of FAO's Agricultural Development Economics division. ""We are saying that because agriculture is already very affected by the impacts of climate change, particularly the countries in the tropical zones. ""Also, agriculture is contributing itself to about one fifth of the global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases,"" Mr Voss, who headed the team that produced the FAO State of Food & Agriculture 2016 report, added. ""If we continue along the present pathways then we will not be able to [deliver] food security around the world and we will not be able to stabilise the climate."" As a result, he told BBC News, there was a need for ""major changes"" to take place in the sector. ""One of the challenges is agriculture itself. As soon as we shovel the ground then we are already releasing greenhouse gas emissions. Also, as it is so dependent on water and quality of land, any impact from the change in climate has a direct impact."" Therefore, he said, the challenge was bearing these changes in mind and looking at ways to shift to a more sustainable footing. ""A lot of the technologies that are available that allow us to do things differently do face a number of hurdles, especially when it comes to smallholder farmers in developing countries.' These include the cost of changing the way farmers produce their food; knowledge of shifting to the novel ways of farming; urbanisation; access to water. In terms of making the change to deliver a robust global food system, Mr Voss said the report highlighted four steps that could be taken: ""First, put in the steps that would help farmers switch to more sustainable practices, such as more efficient use of fertilizers and using heat tolerant and drought resistant crop varieties."" He added that management systems, such as agroforestry - which places forestry cultivation around farmlands, would also be beneficial as it helps farmers build in great resilience against the impacts of climate change. ""Secondly, we need to work harder to increase the capacity of soils and forestry to sequestrate carbon. Deforestation and changes to land-use is one of the major sources of emissions from the sector. ""A third area where we can immediately start work on is to reduce food losses and waste. We estimate that about one third of the food we produce gets lost in the post-harvest process or gets wasted at the consumer end. ""The fourth area, which is more challenging, is to try and do something about people's diets. What we have been seeing around the world is a clear shift towards increasing demands for food products that put a lot more pressure on natural resources."" The report observed: ""Rebalancing diets towards less animal-sourced foods would make an important contribution in this direction, with probable co-benefits for human health."" FAO director-general Jose Graziano da Silva said that the coming twelve months should be about ""putting commitments into action"", referring to the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goal of delivering ""zero hunger"" by 2030. He also observed that agriculture was set to be one of the main topics for discussion at the forthcoming UN climate summit in Morocco in November. ""Climate change threatens all dimensions of food security,"" Mr Graziano da Silva warned. ""It will expose both urban and rural poor to higher and more volatile food prices. It will also affect food availability by reducing the productivity of crops, livestock and fisheries."" He stated: ""Hunger, poverty and climate change need to be tackled together."" Follow Mark on Twitter.","The global farming sector has a big role to play in the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions and @placeholder to future climate change , the UN says .",race,adapting,appears,devoted,lead,1
"The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has rejected cabazitaxel chemotherapy for routine use by the NHS. It has been approved for use in England and Wales by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Prostate Cancer UK said the decision was ""baffling"". SMC chairman Prof Jonathan Fox said: ""Unfortunately, the committee was not able to recommend cabazitaxel for prostate cancer as the overall health benefits offered by the medicine did not justify its cost. ""Discussions around next steps have been held between SMC and the company, and we would welcome a resubmission reflecting the points raised in our assessment."" Prostate cancer can affect one in 11 men in Scotland, making it the most common cancer for males. Nearly 11,000 men across the UK die from the disease each year. Heather Blake, of Prostate Cancer UK, said that for some people who have prostate cancer cabazitaxel chemotherapy was ""the only remaining treatment choice after other treatments have stopped working"". She added: ""Today's decision robs these men in Scotland of precious extra time with loved ones while men in a similar situation in England and Wales are given access. ""This is grossly unfair and baffling given that the information presented at both appraisals was the same. ""We therefore urge the SMC and the manufacturer to do everything in their power to get this treatment approved."" Rob Jones, professor of clinical cancer research at the Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, said: ""Despite recent advances in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, clinical trials conducted in Glasgow and elsewhere have demonstrated that cabazitaxel is a life-prolonging treatment for some patients."" While the SMC rejected cabazitaxel, it approved new treatments for advanced Parkinson's disease, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and severe asthma, among others. Katherine Crawford, of the charity Parkinson's UK, said she was ""delighted"" the SMC had given the go-ahead for co-careldopa - which is also known as Duodopa - to be used by the NHS. She added: ""Parkinson's specialists will now be able to prescribe Duodopa without having to apply to their NHS board each time. This means fewer delays and less potential for a postcode lottery. ""Duodopa can enable people with advanced Parkinson's to live independently, to socialise and take part in activities they enjoy again.""","A charity has said it is "" grossly unfair "" that men with advanced prostate cancer in Scotland will not be able to get a treatment on the NHS that could @placeholder their lives .",saved,extend,transform,reduce,improve,1
"It follows a major investigation in the town that led to seven men being jailed in 2012 on various offences, including the trafficking of vulnerable girls. Kevin Guy, chair of the Telford and Wrekin scrutiny committee, said its review had also been prompted by events in Rotherham. He said the committee expected to publish its findings in a year's time. Mr Guy described it as a ""big piece of work on an extremely serious issue"". The review is expected to probe education, health, policing and social services in Telford. ""We need to make sure children are safe within the borough,"" Mr Guy said. ""It's important we're all fully aware of what bodies are responsible for what and that they're doing the job they should be. ""The key thing is, are they ensuring children are being protected from CSE [Child Sexual Exploitation]? Are the victims and families supported? And how are perpetrators being prosecuted?"" An earlier report into the various agencies' handling of child sexual exploitation in Telford was published in April 2014. It identified a number of areas for improvement, including training, communication and work with families. Tam Sheen, who set up the Calla support group in Telford, welcomed the latest review. ""Since then [the last report] we've had Rotherham and it doesn't hurt to understand the situation. ""The more it's in the news, the more families understand what's been going on and the more families are coming forward.""",A review into child sexual exploitation in Telford has been @placeholder by the local authority .,published,backed,opened,requested,conducted,2
"Isaac Brobbey used an Asda car park in Greater Manchester as a base for a month and a McDonald's to wash in. The father-of-two, who managed to hold down his job at a truck rental firm, said his kind of experience shows how homelessness is often misunderstood. He spoke out after the Manchester Evening News revealed a man who died in a van fire was living in the vehicle. Homelessness charity The Wellspring, in Stockport, said the man worked in the building industry and had been in the process of trying to find a home. Mr Brobbey, 50, said: ""I had too much dignity to ask for help. Now I want to help others."" Originally from Ancoats, Manchester, he said a break-up in 2012 left him with ""no choice"" but to leave his home, and financial problems made matters worse. ""To cut a long story short I just didn't have anywhere to go,"" he said. Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning ""I drove around for a good few hours trying to make some sense of it, and then just suddenly realised I would have to sleep in the car. Reality hit me. ""I used to come into work every day and no one was aware of my situation. My family weren't aware and I didn't want to bother my kids. ""The worst thing was every time you leave work and listening to your colleagues going home to their wives and going out on the weekend - but you know you've got nothing. There was a lot of crying."" Jonathan Billings, chief executive of the Wellspring charity, said he has seen ""dozens and dozens"" of similar cases of people continuing to work after losing their homes. He said they represent a ""hidden homeless"" population, and the issue is challenging conventional perceptions of homelessness. ""There's a stigma attached and it's often difficult for people to ask for support,"" he said. Mr Brobbey, who eventually found a bedsit to rent and still works in the same job, continued: ""I would wash in work, or in McDonald's. And having nowhere to cook meant I was just eating fast food all the time. ""I didn't see myself as homeless and I didn't want my family to feel their brother or son was homeless."" Mr Brobbey, who spent Christmas handing out food to the homeless, said he wanted to urge anyone in similar circumstances to not ""suffer in silence"". ""I see homelessness in a totally different light now. I can see how easy it is to spiral,"" he said. ""There's help out there, so ask for help."" Isaac Brobbey will tell his story as part of BBC Radio Manchester's Over To You project, which has seen volunteers helping to produce the station's output.",A man who was forced to live in his car after a @placeholder breakdown has talked of continuing to work full - time .,sales,cliff,relationship,van,school,2
"It is thought the red tablets, known as Beanos or Red Death Cons, may contain ketamine or methamphetamine. A girl aged 14 and a 15-year-old-boy were taken to hospital on Tuesday night and have since been discharged. A 16-year-old boy from Shanklin was held on suspicion of supplying a class A drug but has since been released. He remains under investigation, Hampshire Constabulary said. Police said taking the tablets could be ""life threatening"" and urged anyone who had any to hand them in Symptoms experienced after taking them include light-headedness, losing feeling in extremities and increasing anxiety. Police said anyone who handed potential ecstasy tablets into police would not be prosecuted. Det Con Jessica Hughes said: ""We do not condone the sale or use of any illegal substances, however, in this particular case it is imperative that we establish where these tablets have come from and who may be in possession of them before anyone else takes them.""","Two teenagers have been admitted to hospital after a "" rogue batch "" of ecstasy tablets began @placeholder on the Isle of Wight .",collapsed,circulating,control,shipping,overturned,1
"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 @placeholder 's centre of power , experts have said .",island,continent,region,town,public,2
"The previously secret justice department memo was published after a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and The New York Times. Anwar al Awlaki was killed by a US drone attack in Yemen in 2011. Critics have said Awlaki was killed without being given his right to legal due process as an American citizen. The memo argues the killing was legal because he was an ""operational leader"" of an ""enemy force"" at war with the US. Analysis - Aleem Maqbool, Washington DC The justification of the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki under the established laws of armed conflict focuses on the view he posed the imminent threat of a violent attack against the US. He had been linked to numerous plots to kill Americans, including the shootings at a military base in Texas in 2009 in which 13 people died. However there are legal experts who dispute the claim that Awlaki was beyond capture, and others who question whether the rules of ""war"" can be applied to the fight against militants around the world, including Yemen. Even for those who accept the rationale for Anwar al-Awlaki's extrajudicial killing in 2011, it is harder to justify the apparently inadvertent deaths of two other American citizens killed in drone attacks around the same time, including Awlaki's 16-year-old son. Jameel Jaffer, an ACLU lawyer who argued the case, said the memo's release ""represents an overdue but nonetheless crucial step towards transparency"". ""There are few questions more important than the question of when the government has the authority to kill its own citizens."" The document, still partially redacted, also says the killing of Awlaki by US military forces would be legal under an authorisation for the use of US force after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington DC. It is dated July 2010, more than a year before Awlaki was killed. Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent, was linked to a series of attacks and plots across the world - including the 9/11 attacks and the shootings at Fort Hood in November 2009. Awlaki was born in 1971 in the southern US state of New Mexico, where his father, Nasser, a future Yemeni agriculture minister and university president, was studying agricultural economics. He lived in the US until the age of seven, when his family returned to Yemen. He returned again for more than a decade to study and work, but left in 2002. His family mounted a legal challenge after he was put on a US ""kill list"", authorising his death by the CIA, in order to stop the execution of one of its citizens without any judicial process.",A New York court has released the Obama administration 's legal justification for the killing of a US citizen and @placeholder al - Qaeda leader in Yemen .,suspected,targeted,twisted,buried,wounded,0
"UK scientists say they were ""amazed"" to find an example of such a sophisticated arithmetic calculation in biology. Mathematical models show that the amount of starch consumed overnight is calculated by division in a process involving leaf chemicals, a John Innes Centre team reports in e-Life journal. Birds may use similar methods to preserve fat levels during migration. The scientists studied the plant Arabidopsis, which is regarded as a model plant for experiments. Overnight, when the plant cannot use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into sugars and starch, it must regulate its starch reserves to ensure they last until dawn. Experiments by scientists at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, show that to adjust its starch consumption so precisely, the plant must be performing a mathematical calculation - arithmetic division. ""They're actually doing maths in a simple, chemical way - that's amazing, it astonished us as scientists to see that,"" study leader Prof Alison Smith told BBC News. ""This is pre-GCSE maths they're doing, but they're doing maths."" The scientists used mathematical modelling to investigate how a division calculation can be carried out inside a plant. During the night, mechanisms inside the leaf measure the size of the starch store. Information about time comes from an internal clock, similar to the human body clock. The researchers proposed that the process is mediated by the concentrations of two kinds of molecules called ""S"" for starch and ""T"" for time. If the S molecules stimulate starch breakdown, while the T molecules prevent this from happening, then the rate of starch consumption is set by the ratio of S molecules to T molecules. In other words, S divided by T. ""This is the first concrete example in biology of such a sophisticated arithmetic calculation,"" said mathematical modeller Prof Martin Howard, of the John Innes Centre. The scientists think similar mechanisms may operate in animals such as birds to control fat reserves during migration over long distances, or when they are deprived of food when incubating eggs. Commenting on the research, Dr Richard Buggs of Queen Mary, University of London, said: ""This is not evidence for plant intelligence. It simply suggests that plants have a mechanism designed to automatically regulate how fast they burn carbohydrates at night. Plants don't do maths voluntarily and with a purpose in mind like we do.""","Plants have a built - in @placeholder to do maths , which helps them regulate food reserves at night , research suggests .",hand,order,mechanism,reaction,capacity,4
"Governor Phil Bryant signed HB1523 into law on Tuesday amid opposition from equal rights groups and businesses. He said the bill ""protects sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions"". Protesters say the bill would allow for lawful discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The bill comes at a time when numerous US states are passing or considering similar laws. North Carolina recently passed a bill that revokes protections for LGBT people and requires transgender individuals to use restrooms based on their biological gender identity. Major companies and CEOs signed on to a letter urging North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to repeal the law. Tech company PayPal has withdrawn its plan to open an operations centre, which would have employed 400 people, over the law. The governor of Georgia rejected a similar bill after pressure from major companies that do business in the state. States have been drawing up religious freedom laws, largely under pressure from religious groups, in response to the US Supreme Court ruling last summer legalising gay marriage. The intention of the Mississippi bill, the ""Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act,"" is to protect people who think marriage is between one man and one woman, that sexual relations should only happen in marriages and that gender is not changeable. Mr Bryant, defending himself on Twitter after signing the bill, said the bill does not limit rights of citizens under the US Constitution and was designed to ""prevent government interference in the lives of the people"". Churches, religious charities and private business can use the law to legally not serve people whose lifestyles they disagree with. Governments must still provide services, but individual government employees can use the law to opt out. The bill also ensures that anyone who wishes to establish ""sex-specific standards"" for restrooms and dressing rooms is free to do so. ""This bill flies in the face of the basic American principles of fairness, justice and equality and will not protect anyone's religious liberty,"" the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement following the bill's passage. ""Far from protecting anyone from 'government discrimination' as the bill claims, it is an attack on the citizens of our state, and it will serve as the Magnolia State's badge of shame.""",The governor of Mississippi has signed a controversial bill that allows businesses to refuse service to gay @placeholder based on religious beliefs .,couples,close,clients,customers,traffic,0
"Media playback is not supported on this device McGovern, 31, is out of contract at Hamilton Academical but looks likely to attract interest from bigger clubs following his display against Germany. The Enniskillen man's series of saves restricted the Germans to a 1-0 win as Northern Ireland reached the last 16. ""I'm sure the club side of things will take care of itself,"" said McGovern. ""Playing well last night will have done me no harm either."" Read more: McGovern proud despite Germany defeat Media playback is not supported on this device Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster on Wednesday morning, McGovern added that there was a ""bit of interest"" in his services before his heroics against the world champions on Tuesday. McGovern, who didn't make a first-team appearance during his seven years at Celtic, stopped eight German goal attempts in a display reminiscent of the days when the great Pat Jennings wore the Northern Ireland jersey. ""Hamilton are keen to keep me as well,"" added McGovern, who has also has spells with other Scottish clubs Stranraer, St Johnstone, Dundee United, Ross County and Falkirk. ""I've not really spoken to my agent too much. I'm concentrating on the Euros."" McGovern was still receiving plaudits on Wednesday, with former Germany and Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann among those to laud the Northern Ireland keeper's display against the world champions. Lehmann praised McGovern's bravery in making the saves, and joked that a move to the Bundesliga could be on the cards, when saying: ""Does he speak German?"" McGovern described such praise ""as a big honour"", adding that his main challenge on Tuesday had been mental rather than physical. ""It was quite intense and you had to be switched on at all times,"" he said. Media playback is not supported on this device ""The mental side of things was probably the hardest thing. ""I was hoping a 1-0 defeat would be enough to get us through and eventually it was. ""If I had played well and we had not got through, it wouldn't have mattered as much. I'm delighted for the team and the manager."" McGovern also hailed the backing from Northern Ireland's fans whose cacophony of noise at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night earned widespread acclaim. He said: ""The fans were incredible. Even against Poland when we didn't play to our best, they backed us all the way. ""They are an absolute credit to the country with the way they have behaved and the way they back us.""","Goalkeeper Michael McGovern says his heroics in helping Northern Ireland reach the last 16 at Euro 2016 will do his search for a club @placeholder "" no harm "" .",player,captain,deal,words,change,2
"John Cridland, director general of the employers' group, says England's exam system is narrow and out of date. He proposes a system in which the most important exams would be A-levels, including both academic and vocational subjects, taken at the age of 18. Ministers are pushing for all pupils to take a core group of academic GCSEs. ""By the end of this parliament, I want to see the date for the last GCSEs circled in the secretary of state's diary,"" said Mr Cridland, who warns of a ""false choice"" between academic and vocational lessons. In a speech at the annual Festival of Education at Wellington College, Mr Cridland will set out an employers' blueprint for improving schools. He says that for too long ""we've just pretended"" to have an exam system that values vocational education, when in practice, exams have operated as stepping stones towards a university degree. Mr Cridland argues that GCSEs have been made an irrelevance when pupils stay in education or training until the age of 18. In having such major exams at the age of 16, he says: ""We have to face the uncomfortable truth that - internationally - we're the oddballs."" ""GCSEs are past their sell-by date and should be retired."" He says that the only purpose they serve now is to allow measurement of schools through league tables. The proposal to scrap GCSEs comes as ministers are pushing for an even greater emphasis on academic GCSEs, with plans for all pupils to have to take core academic subjects. This announcement ""misses the point that we need curriculum reform, not just exam reform"", says the CBI chief. ""The government must make a start on a full review of 14-to-18 education by the end of the summer."" Mr Cridland describes the current vocational education as a ""restricted, unloved range of options"" and ""a social and economic own goal"". ""Non-academic routes should be rigorous and different to academic ones, but not second best."" The lack of a strong vocational education at the moment means that many pupils are poorly served, he says, as not all children are suited to a narrowly academic approach. For employers, it can mean that they have to carry out ""remedial"" work with young recruits to get them ready for the workplace. From the perspective of employers, he says the school system needs to teach skills beyond academic lessons, such as character and resilience. ""Debates about schools structure and exam reform are sterile if they aren't linked to outcomes for young people. And that is a missing link in our system."" He also called for an Ofsted system that recognises innovation, rather than an excessive focus on data. ""Rebel head teachers succeed in spite of the system, not because of it,"" he says. Mr Cridland also wants more engagement from business in education. The lack of good quality careers education remains a major problem, he says, and he argues that businesses should play a bigger part in making links between school and employment. ""Schools shouldn't be places where businesspeople drop their kids at the beginning of the day like they drop off their dry-cleaning,"" he says. The Department for Education said: ""A rigorous academic curriculum until age 16 is the best way to ensure that every child succeeds, regardless of their background, and allows us to be ambitious for everyone, to keep options open and horizons broad."" A department spokeswoman said A-levels had been reformed ""to ensure they are equipping young people with the skills and knowledge for higher education and the world of work"".",The head of the CBI says a date must be set in the next five years to scrap GCSEs and introduce an exam system with equal @placeholder for vocational subjects .,advice,success,support,status,validity,3
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 1 May 2015 Last updated at 07:07 BST Faith Thomason, from Lymm, Warrington, was among the first Britons to fly back to the UK. Meanwhile, some Nepalese families living in the North West are mourning relatives lost in the tragedy.","A Cheshire backpacker has described how the @placeholder "" turned to liquid "" as she ran to escape the earthquake in Nepal .",water,word,answer,earth,race,3
"In the main city of Tambacounda in Senegal's eastern region, the main bus terminal is hardly ever empty. Located 600km (370 miles) east of the capital Dakar, the impoverished region borders Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and The Gambia. Many of the region's residents go abroad to flee poverty. Aissatou Sanogo's husband, Souleymane, was one of them. She is only 25 years old but her features are drawn. She is wearing the white veil of recent widows. ""He left on 6 November,"" she says. ""He went to Bamako in Mali and spent five days there, then he went to Libya. He spent five months there, and on 18 April, he boarded a boat to Europe. The accident happened on 19 April. I heard he was in the hospital or with the Red Cross. But on 11 June, I was told my husband had drowned."" Mrs Sanogo shows pictures of their wedding and of the baptism of their three children, emphasizing the fact that she had not wanted her husband to leave his job delivering bread. ""I told him that I did not want him to go because I would much rather have my husband close to me,"" she said. ""I told him that even if we did not have a lot, he was earning some money and that I was not asking for much. But he insisted that he wanted to give us a better life, and not depend on anyone, and also provide for his sick father."" Throughout Tambacounda, scores of people tell a similar story - a husband, father or brother who died trying to reach Europe illegally. Here, many travel agencies offer bus tickets to neighbouring countries. From Tambacounda, most migrants go to Mali, and from there to Burkina Faso and then to Niger's northern town of Agadez, from where they travel across the Sahara desert into Libya. It is the last stop on land before people smugglers put them on boats towards Italy. But many are unprepared for what happens on the way, says Aliou Mbow, 23: ""Travelling conditions are so hard, even to get to Libya. ""You can get hit and sometimes people even get killed. For example, if there is an accident, or you fall from the truck in the desert and break your leg, the driver can pull out a gun and eliminate you, and then we keep on going. Nobody dares to ask for anything."" Mr Mbow made it to Libya but then there was some trouble on the boat to Italy. His group was lucky enough to be able to sail back to Libya. He decided it was not worth risking his life again so he went back to Senegal. Some local media have reported that in Senegal, the Tambacounda region has had the highest number of deaths since April due to illegal migration. ""Even after what happened in April, there are still people leaving,"" says Harouna Cisse, a teacher who has not had any news from his brother since he went on the perilous journey. ""Each day some young people take the trip, each and every day. This is because of unemployment.  There is nothing here in Tambacounda, no infrastructure, and the government just keeps on making promises."" Expressing a similar view, Ibrahima Traore, the head of a youth group in Tambacounda, says: ""Even if you graduate from a training programme you find no real economic prospect, no company to offer jobs here."" ""Illegal migration is not a new phenomenon, but it is on the rise these past few years. And the government is just standing idly by."" There are still no statistics to evaluate the scale of the problem in a region where the official unemployment rate in 2013 stood at 36.5%, though some analysts say it is likely to be lower because it fails to take into account jobs in the informal sector. Bassirou Fall is a regional official from the ministry of youth. He cannot say how many have left or how many have died. He just knows how many made it back alive - 75 young men have been repatriated since the beginning of the year. He admits the crisis is partly caused by ""numerous failures in employment public policies"". ""The profiles of returnees are young people from rural areas that were unemployed, or poor farmers,"" he says. ""According to their testimonies it is because they could not bear to see their parents struggle to provide for the family that they resorted to illegal migration. So we want to help them return to agriculture. We want to start vast and well-equipped farming structures to allow young people to work in them."" No-one knows exactly when those new farms will be set up. In the meantime, nothing is done for families who have lost their breadwinners to illegal migration. Each day, the widowed Mrs Sanogo bathes her children in a small bucket in front of her house. She does not expect much from the government. The mother of three relies only on help from her poor family. She could not prevent her husband from leaving but she has promised herself one thing:  the only way one of her sons will travel to Europe will be on a plane, with a valid visa.",People in one of Senegal 's poorest areas are in mourning after dozens of their loved ones lost their lives in shipwrecks off the Libyan coast as they tried to make the treacherous journey to Europe . The BBC 's Laeila Adjovi @placeholder them .,finds,writes,visited,examines,follows,2
"Forces under his command have seized control of Libya's main oil terminals, handing the key to the country's crucial oil exports to his ally - the elected parliament based in the eastern city of Tobruk. Born in 1943 in the eastern town of Ajadbiya, Haftar was one of the group of officers led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi which seized power from King Idris in 1969. Gaddafi put Haftar - recently promoted to field marshal - in charge of the Libyan forces involved in the conflict in Chad in the 1980s. This proved to be his downfall, as Libya was defeated by the French-backed Chadian forces, and Haftar and 300 of his men were captured by the Chadians in 1987. Having previously denied the presence of Libyan troops in the country, Gaddafi disowned him. This led Haftar to devote the next two decades towards toppling the Libyan leader. He did this from exile in the US state of Virginia. His proximity to the CIA's headquarters in Langley hinted at a close relationship with US intelligence services, who gave their backing to several attempts to assassinate Gaddafi. After the start of the uprising against Gaddafi in 2011, Haftar returned to Libya where he became a key commander of the makeshift rebel force in the east. With Gaddafi's downfall, Haftar faded into obscurity until February 2014, when he outlined on TV his plan to save the nation and called on Libyans to rise up against the elected parliament, the General National Congress (GNC), whose mandate was still valid at the time. His dramatic announcement was made at a time when Libya's second city, Benghazi, and other towns in the east had in effect been taken over by the local al-Qaeda affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, and other Islamist groups who mounted a campaign of assassinations and bombings targeting the military, police personnel and other public servants. Although Haftar did not have the wherewithal to put his plan into action, his announcement reflected popular sentiment, especially in Benghazi, which had become disenchanted with the total failure of the GNC and its government to confront the Islamists. Haftar's popularity is not necessarily shared elsewhere in the country where he is remembered more for his past association with Gaddafi and his subsequent US connections. He is also detested by Islamists who resent him for confronting them in Benghazi and elsewhere in the east. In May 2014 Haftar launched Operation Dignity against Islamist militants in Benghazi and the east. In March 2015 Libya's elected parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR) - which had replaced the GNC - appointed him commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA). After a year of little progress, in February 2016 the LNA pushed the Islamist militants out of much of Benghazi. By mid-April this had been followed up by further military action that dislodged the Islamists from their strongholds outside Benghazi and as far as Derna, 250km east of Benghazi. In September 2016, the LNA launched operation ""Swift Thunder"", seizing from the Petroleum Facilities Guard - an armed group aligned with the UN-brokered Government of National Accord (GNA) - the key oil terminals of Zueitina, Brega, Ras Lanuf and Sidrah, in the oil-rich heartland locally known as the Oil Cresent. In recognition of this, the Speaker of the HoR and supreme commander of the armed forces, Agilah Saleh, promoted Haftar from lieutenant-general to field marshal. Haftar is reported to be unhappy with the line-up of the GNA, which has allocated the defence portfolio to another officer, Ibrahim al-Barghathi. And he is suspicious of the GNA's reliance on the mainly Misrata-based militias, which include some Islamist elements. The Skhirat agreement of December 2015, which laid the foundation for the national unity government, stipulated that the HoR meet within one month of the proposed unity government to consider whether to grant it a vote of confidence. However, after several attempts the HoR, has failed to attain the necessary quorum to vote on the proposed cabinet. According to media reports, proponents of the unity government within the HoR blame this on Haftar, who is said to have persuaded his supporters among the deputies to deprive the legislature of the necessary number of attendants. Haftar insists that he will abide by any decision taken by the HoR. While he has been ambiguous about his own political ambition, it is likely that this is confined to a key role for himself in the new army under the national unity government and, more generally, for the LNA in the new armed forces. Why is Libya so lawless? The fight against IS BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.","Khalifa Haftar has been part of the Libyan political scene for more than four decades , shifting from the centre to the periphery and back again as his @placeholder changed .",family,politics,regime,experiences,fortunes,4
"The two-day extension was granted after the government website for registering voters failed just before Tuesday's original deadline. A prominent Leave campaigner has said he is considering launching a legal challenge to that decision. Leave.EU founder Arron Banks said there were grounds for a judicial review of the ""unconstitutional"" move. The government had pushed through emergency legislation to allow people to register until 23:59 BST on Thursday. The extension to the deadline covered everywhere apart from Northern Ireland, where the online system was not in use. The referendum on whether or not the UK remains in the EU will be held on 23 June. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin said in the hour leading up to the crash that there had been 214,000 registration applications. Tuesday's rise was ""three times as intense a spike as occurred before the general election"" he said, and it would have taken a spike ""six times as large"" to cause the site to fail again, he told MPs. According to the official government website, there were 242,000 applications to register to vote on Wednesday, the second highest total since mid-May when a registration campaign was launched. Of these, 135,600 were from people aged under 35. There were a further 195,000 applications on Thursday, taking the overall two-day total to 437,000 applications. The proportion of applications coming from younger age groups continued to be very high, as it was in the days before the deadline - 77% of those applying were from the youngest three age groups, meaning they were under 45. Mr Banks, an insurance millionaire, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday: ""We've got lawyers that are looking at [the extension] at the moment. ""They are tending to say it's unconstitutional because once you've set the rules you can't really change it halfway through, and Parliament really shouldn't be doing this."" BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said many Leave campaigners saw the deadline extension as a ""fix"" because they think people who signed up late will be younger and therefore more likely to support the EU. The official leave campaign - Vote Leave, in which Mr Banks plays no part - has said the government was trying to register as many likely Remain voters as possible, but stopped short of suggesting that it would consult lawyers.","More than 430,000 people applied to register to vote in the EU referendum during the @placeholder deadline period .",voting,planned,extended,race,initial,2
"This guy that they'd known for his fearsome reputation as one of national hunt racing's hardest, and most difficult opponents to beat, was now motionless from the neck down, and struggling at times to breathe let alone speak. But, remarkably, McNamara and his wife Caroline refused to be downcast, preferring to confront their plight head-on, politely asking visitors to take any tears they might care to shed outside the room. It was that attitude of bloody-minded determination not to give in - AP McCoy had a tone of awe in his voice, I thought, when describing his friend on BBC radio as ""very mentally strong"" - that made him such an inspiration to so many. And, my goodness, strength of extraordinary quantities was needed after the winner of Cheltenham Festival trophies and holder of point-to-pointing records was so cruelly propelled from saddle to 24-hour care that March afternoon in 2013. Miraculously, when you consider the gloomy prognosis as the air ambulance took him away from the racecourse, he eventually got home to County Limerick, the area of his birth, to a specially-designed bungalow, and started working with a small number of horses and even making occasional trips to the races. His changing room colleagues have, of course, felt it all most keenly, in the knowledge that this fate could so easily have befallen them; horses fall in jump races every day of every week, and an inch here or an inch there can make all the difference in terms of walking away or not. But in addition, McNamara's story resonated across the racing world and on to the wider public probably to a large extent because of its poignancy. When Galaxy Rock fell, at the first fence, in the Festival's Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Chase, the then 37-year-old was considered to still be very much at the top of his game, and memories of great days and celebrations with Cheltenham winners like the prolific Spotthedifference and Teaforthree were fresh in the memory. Although he'd never turned professional, the principal reason had nothing to do with ability, but, crucially, that amateur status allowed him to remain a big riding fish on Ireland's renowned point-to-pointing circuit, something of a show window for potential buyers. So, he was, as they say, going well, but he'd also spoken to friends about the possibility of retiring in the not too distant future; heartbreakingly, the decision was never his to make. And then last year, in a barely believable twist, his first cousin Robbie McNamara was confined to a wheelchair by a fall, in Ireland, on the eve of the Grand National at Aintree in which he was due to take part. Happily, Robbie has recovered enough to be training and, to considerable all-round pleasure, saddled his first winners in July to create some rays of light in what has otherwise been a desperately sad series of events. The story of JT McNamara will, however, never be forgotten: memories of his rampant success in the saddle won't allow that, nor will his extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. He leaves behind three young children and their loving mother, all of whom have much to treasure.","Former colleagues and one - time rivals who visited John Thomas - JT - McNamara when he was lying in hospital , terribly @placeholder , in the days and weeks after his paralysing Cheltenham Festival fall , understandably found it difficult to contain their emotions .",school,submerged,cocked,injured,shaken,3
"Budgens in Victoria Road, Mortimer, was damaged in the raid. Owner Charlie Hills said a 4x4 reversed in to the front of the shop. Nothing of value was stolen due to the security system in place. He said: ""There is a lot of mess but we are clearing up. It's a lot of damage and a lot of trouble for nothing effectively."" Thames Valley Police confirmed the shop was raided between 03:30 and 04:00 GMT. Mr Hills said: ""The community have been fantastic. We have had lots of support.""",A shop in a small village in Berkshire was ram raided by a @placeholder .,sniper,fire,group,vehicle,tide,3
"Some 130 secondary school students were in the lorry when it crashed on Sunday night as it travelled from Gitega city southwards to Rutana province. A local mayor told AFP news agency 13 students had died on the spot, along with adults accompanying them. The final death toll could be as high as 27, she added. Injured survivors were evacuated to hospitals nearby. The mayor of Musongati district told the BBC Great Lakes service that 15 members of a school choir had died on the way back from a visit to another school. She said the students would be buried together because they died while they were on a ""gospel mission"". The cause of the accident is not yet known.","More than 20 people were killed when a @placeholder lorry being used for a school trip in the east African state of Burundi overturned , officials say .",packed,crowd,transport,police,growing,0
"But then the former lead singer and guitarist with the White Stripes is a man who thrives on contradictions, all the more so in his new life as a solo artist. Nowhere is that more obvious than in his pride and joy, the headquarters of Third Man Records. It's a low rise building in a Nashville side street, grittily functional from the outside. Inside, it is a dream sequence from a David Lynch film, minus dwarves. For this interview, we are not allowed to shoot in ""the lounge"", which is a shame as it seems designed as a film set. The ceiling is made of shiny tin, the floor is a bright yellow, and the space in between the two is artfully filled with animal heads and old turn-tables. Peer past the stuffed bongo (a type of antelope, apparently) making its way through fake vegetation and you'll see two huge skulls on a coffee table. They used to belong to a hippo and giraffe. The kitchen area is decked out in bright red and white tiles, like an old-fashioned hospital. The entrance to White's own office is a glass and wood dentist's door, etched with the ""John White the Third"". Controlled kookiness abounds. But Jack White is insistent that nothing he does is some empty pose. ""I don't like image for the sake of image,"" he says. ""There has to be meaning underneath it. There has to be a reason for what colour is where and why it's used."" ""I hate that, I hate when people think that something just looks cool and they have no thought behind it. It drives me absolutely crazy, it has to come from a place that means something."" He tells me the stuffed animals are about inspiring a sense of humility and mortality. Zany decor in creative offices is not unknown, but few artistic types put their staff in uniforms. Here it's black ties and white shirts for the boys, something yellow for the girls. I tell him it made me wonder if he was the Willy Wonka of rock-and-roll. He laughs. ""You know when you have a building like this... the first thing that people think of is you're controlling and you're a micro-manager. But it's the bigger picture I care about, not the finest details of it."" ""I think if you trust other people they'll take care of all the fine details for you. And for themselves."" So what's the meaning underneath those uniforms? It is all about colour. Before he became a garage rocker, Jack White made furniture. The message, it seems, came before the medium. ""The colours of black, white and yellow go all the way back to my upholstery hand tools. The hand tools were yellow and black. When I got my cutting table I got yellow canvas on it and my van was yellow, white and black."" ""Those three colours exemplified everything I did in my upholstery shop, so when I changed that from Third Man Upholstery to Third Man Records, I kept those same colours."" ""It's almost like a safety colour, yellow, it's a powerful colour, not as powerful as red, but a very powerful, enticing colour, that comes from, 'watch out, be careful, there's danger here', [that] kind of an idea. ""And I wanted to exemplify in the uniform of the people that work here that we're all tools for creativity."" It was good to meet Jack White. Long before I was a political journalist I had interviewed many musicians and most were a disappointment. It taught me early on that you can like someone's art without liking them. I had worried that White would be glib and pretentious. He's anything but. He's thoughtful, eager to explain, playful and endearingly humble when praised. And he's passionate about his desire to inject meaning into everything he does. It is perhaps this thirst that is behind his passion for vinyl. Third Man's reception area doubles as a small record store where you can flip through LPs in racks. He has his own albums made at a plant about a mile down the road. You can watch as one by one the discs are pressed and the edges shaved off. Long drooping coils of red or black vinyl fall into a bin. It is mass production but it takes minutes, not seconds. I say to him that all those years ago when I was young, buying an album was a complete experience: not just packaging for the music but an expression of a band's intention with artwork that you could hold in your hands, lyrics and liner notes to read. ""Yeah you've got it. I mean it's the romance,"" he says, adding: ""I mean to have a song digitally, it's portable and you can listen to it in your car, you can put it in a CD player, your iPod and you can have it at your fingertips, that's a nice thing. ""But it's only one aspect of the entire romantic picture you could have with a vinyl record. Large artwork, the smell of vinyl, the smell of the newly opened record, and the lyrics and whatever the artist wanted to intend for you to see while you're experience it."" ""You had the large artwork and you had good sound quality, and a romantic experience of putting down a needle and watching something revolve, which is very important. I think a lot of people don't realise that. If we don't see something moving, we lose romance."" Why is movement romantic? ""I think it's like a caveman watching a campfire,"" he says. ""You can't stop looking at it. Why? It's fire, we know what it is, we've seen it a million times, big deal. That movement is just hypnotising to us and I think it's relaxing. ""Just like white noise can put us to sleep I think the movement of a turntable or even a cassette it makes us think, 'OK, things are happening and I'm part of this'."" It must be a hypnotic experience watching a special vinyl edition of his new album, Blunderbuss, go round and round. It has a pale blue lightening flash running through it. It's his first solo album, and he says it was odd to be in charge, not part of a band. ""It's also strange to produce your own song... without a band,"" he says. I produced my own music before but in a band context where I didn't really tell the other people in the band what to play."" But collaborating helped. ""A lot of people were all playing on this record and getting thrown into positions of songs that they wouldn't normally play."" ""A clarinet player played the organ on one song. She's never played that instrument in her life."" While the album moves seamlessly from rock-n-roll to waltz, it is a riot of styles with a basic recipe: hard rock and acoustically driven Americana, mixed in judiciously different quantity. But, apparently, not by design. ""What I wish people would know about me is that it always starts from the song, one song at a time,"" he says. ""They each have their own personality and I treat them each like they're an A-side of a single."" I am struck by the imagery of violence in his love songs. In one he compares a relationship to being dismembered slowly, body part by body part. In another, love is like a knife twisting slowly that ""turns friends into enemies"". I ask him if romance is an emotionally violent experience for him. ""It has to be, it's not easy, it's not easy like winning a lottery ticket,"" he says. ""It's work, it's fortunate, you're fortunate to experience any of it, and it's beautiful when it begins and it's beautiful when it ends, too."" Is he in love at the moment? ""Always, always in love.""","For a man who can pump out such blistering , no - nonsense post - punk hard rock , the @placeholder of the more mannered art - school rocker hangs thickly around Jack White .",shadow,presence,identity,air,gloss,3
"It is easy to dismiss Tuesday's lengthy (8 hours, 24 minutes) meeting of Labour's national executive committee as a festival of navel-gazing, but there is a lot more at stake. The idea that Wales should have its own seat on the NEC has been around for some time. Alun Michael used it as part of his Welsh Labour leadership campaign in 1988. It will now happen, but only after a close vote and a long debate over how the Welsh representative should be chosen. He or she will now be a ""frontbench"" member of the Welsh Assembly, chosen by the party leader in Wales. (Carwyn Jones can currently attend NEC meetings but has no voting rights). The vote was close - 16 to 15 - because supporters of Jeremy Corbyn thought it better that the Welsh rep be chosen by rank-and-file members who might be more in tune with his philosophy than someone chosen by the Welsh party leadership. Welsh Labour will also now take responsibility for its own elections, so the electoral college is likely to survive. One member one vote, with supporters able to pay to take part, is widely seen as key to the election of Jeremy Corbyn and few in the Welsh Labour hierarchy want to repeat the experiment when Carwyn Jones moves on. The leader of Welsh Labour will also get the right to attend ""Clause V"" meetings, where the Labour general election manifesto is signed off. And the Welsh executive will ""administer the procedure and selection of Westminster parliamentary candidates in Wales"". It's not clear whether that includes by-elections, where candidates have often been shortlisted by the NEC. But it could be significant with proposed boundary changes likely to mean some sitting Labour MPs going head-to-head for their own job. Some MPs fear that Corbyn supporters will try to deselect them before the next election in what they would describe as a purge and others see as wider democracy in constituencies with growing memberships under the current leader. Again, it's unclear whether devolving powers to Cardiff would have any impact. The changes add up to a more federal structure within Labour and ""parity"" with Scottish Labour, although its leader, Kezia Dugdale, says it will now have the power to make policy in reserved (i.e. not devolved) areas too. In other news, the polls have closed in the Labour leadership election, with Owen Smith doing little to fuel optimism among his supporters that he might win:   ""I won't be serving in Jeremy's cabinet but I will do what I've always done which is be Labour, vote Labour loyally serve this party, make sure that from back benches I continue to make the arguments I've made during this campaign."" The election result will be declared on Saturday ahead of the Labour conference in Liverpool, where the changes to Labour's internal machinery are expected to be approved by delegates.","As a political anorak , I @placeholder to few in my fascination with the internal rulebook of political parties . I recently spent an enjoyable summer 's afternoon ploughing through the constitution of the Welsh Liberal Democrats .",head,yield,prepares,set,continues,1
"The agreement would have meant an Orange parade, prevented from returning to Ligoniel on July 12, 2013, would have been completed on Friday morning. A loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue would then have been dismantled. The deal was to be announced on Monday, but a press conference was cancelled. The Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents Association (CARA), the residents group involved in the talks, held a public meeting on Monday night to outline details of the proposed agreement. Afterwards, some of those who attended said they were opposed to the deal, but believe it will go ahead. Members of CARA then held a private meeting to discuss the feedback and agree the next step. A statement is expected to be issued later. It is understood discussions involving loyalists and Orange Order members are also taking place. Sources told the BBC that opinion about the proposal among those at the meeting was divided. Two nationalist MLAs for north Belfast who attended the meeting said they hoped a resolution to the dispute could be found. ""The mood of tonight's meeting is that this could be an extraordinary moment, but people are very, very worried, they want to come to a conclusion,"" said Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly. ""CARA outlined proposals that were brought forward by two facilitators, they have given an update about where it is at the moment and they have taken soundings, listened to people. There were many different opinions in there."" Mr Kelly said CARA now faces a difficult decision and that he will support whatever they decide. SDLP MLA Nicola Mallon said the meeting had been told that one of the three Orange lodges involved in the dispute has said it would not support the proposed agreement. ""Tonight was the first time that many people have had a chance to look at those details and to consider them,"" she said. ""Certainly a lot of people had a lot of questions to  ask and have asked that CARA goes away and reflects on their views and comes back."" The deal between CARA and the Orange Order also included a moratorium on future parades that pass a contested section of the route past the Ardoyne shop fronts on the Crumlin Road. Under the terms of the deal, CARA would not object to five morning parades by the Orange Order and the Apprentice Boys. In return, the Loyal Orders had agreed not to apply for permission for return evening parades, including on the Twelfth, until agreement could be reached. The agreement would be hugely significant, but it does not have universal support. Another nationalist residents group, the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC), has made it clear that it is opposed to the deal. In recent days, members of one of three Orange lodges involved in the parades dispute have not backed the agreement. Ballysillan LOL 1891 has said it would not take part in the parade back to Ligoniel on Friday morning. That caused concern on the nationalist side that any agreement would not stick and that some members of the Orange Order might continue the protest. The loyalist protest at Twaddell Avenue began in July 2013 after a Parades Commission determination not to allow a return leg of an Orange parade to pass a section of the Crumlin road. Campaigners had vowed to keep protesting until the original parade was allowed to return past the Ardoyne shops.",A proposed deal to end a long - running dispute between the Orange Order and a nationalist residents group in the Ardoyne area of Belfast has @placeholder .,begun,revealed,stalled,risen,overturned,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The former captain guided the home side to 171-4 in the 59 overs that were possible. He withstood some excellent South Africa bowling, particularly from Vernon Philander, who took 2-17. England gave Test debuts to three players, with Tom Westley making 25 and Dawid Malan one. Pace bowler Toby Roland-Jones is included in a bowling attack that is without left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, who was omitted to make way for an extra batsman. Rain arrived before lunch, during tea and finally, just after 18:00 BST. The four-match series is level at 1-1. Media playback is not supported on this device Following a heavy defeat in the second Test at Trent Bridge, England's batsmen came in for some fierce criticism for a cavalier approach that is often not suited to the longest form of the game. Here, they all looked to apply themselves, with Cook giving a perfect demonstration of the judgement, grit and patience that has made him England's all-time leading run-scorer. The left-hander only played the ball when necessary, often leaving on length, scoring with tickles off the pads and pushes square on the off side. He added 52 with Essex team-mate Westley, 49 with captain Joe Root and an unbeaten 51 with Ben Stokes, who remains on 21. With the match evenly poised, England will look to the former skipper to push on to a 31st Test century and well beyond on Friday. Media playback is not supported on this device What made Cook's knock all the more impressive was the examination provided by the South Africa pace attack on a green-tinged pitch that offered just enough assistance. Philander managed only four overs in the morning session because of a stomach upset, but still had Keaton Jennings caught at third slip for nought. The opener has now made three ducks in nine Test innings. Morne Morkel tormented Root after lunch, but it was Philander who struck, a wonderful delivery matched by the one-handed catch of diving wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. However, it was Kagiso Rabada who produced the moment of the day, a searing inswinging yorker that bowled Malan off his pads. Right-hander Westley, given an opportunity at number three after Gary Ballance broke a finger, was at the crease in only the fourth over and looked at home in Test cricket. Strong off the pads, he followed Cook's example to leave well outside off stump. He fell after lunch, loosely driving at Chris Morris to be caught at third slip. Middlesex's Malan, a left-hander, endured a more difficult day, taking 15 deliveries to get off the mark. But he was in no way to blame for his dismissal, with Rabada's toe-crushing pace virtually unplayable. Media playback is not supported on this device Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan on TMS: ""Malan got an 88mph yorker, which is always difficult, but I do think he gets a bit shut off. ""That front foot can just be opened a little bit to get in a better alignment because clearly he is going to get that ball again in the second innings. ""I can't see Jennings opening in Australia this winter but I saw him in Mumbai and thought he could play. ""Clearly he is low in confidence and I don't see him walking out at Brisbane but you never say never. The second innings is clearly going to be very big for him."" Media playback is not supported on this device England debutant Tom Westley, speaking to the BBC: ""It was the proudest moment of my life when I got my cap this morning and it was exciting to bat but equally frustrating to get out after making a start. It's been mixed emotions in that respect. ""I was looking forward to batting full stop, but it did help ease the nerves to be batting with Alastair who I know well from Essex. ""I didn't feel miles out of my depth which is pleasing and I take confidence from. I'm looking forward to having another bat and also when we bowl because there is something in the wicket.""",Alastair Cook 's @placeholder 82 held England together on a rain - affected first day of the third Test against South Africa at The Oval .,secured,avoided,battling,ball,title,2
"He runs the Hook and Cleaver butcher in Ealing, west London. ""At the time trade really did go through the roof, especially with mince products, burgers, sausages, things like that,"" he says. Consumers had lost confidence in some supermarket products and favoured local butchers like Mr Dzido who could tell them more about the meat they were buying. The scandal emerged in mid-January, when Irish food inspectors announced they had found traces of horsemeat in some frozen beefburgers stocked by UK supermarkets including Tesco, Iceland and Lidl. Over the next few months a number of stores and suppliers across the UK and Europe had to remove products labelled as beef after test results revealed they contained varying quantities of horsemeat - in some cases up to 100%. As a result sales of frozen burgers and frozen ready meals plunged. The most dramatic decline came in March and April of last year when frozen burger sales tumbled 41% compared with the same months in 2012, according to figures from industry analysts Kantar Worldpanel. Frozen ready meals also saw a sharp drop in sales, falling 11% in March and 15% in April. But since that panic the frozen burger has made a comeback. For the 12 weeks to 8 December 2013, burger sales were down just 1% compared with the same period in 2012. The reason? Heavy discounting. Food retailers, including Iceland, discounted burgers after the crisis and shoppers found that hard to resist, particularly at a time when many households were struggling with tighter budgets. ""If something is out there at half price you get huge spikes in sales, people immediately react to that,"" says Ed Garner, communications director at Kantar Worldpanel. However, frozen ready meals have not seen the same kind of recovery. The most recent figures show sales still down 6% compared with a year ago. Analysts say that is probably because shoppers were uncertain about the quality of frozen ready meals, even before the horsemeat scandal broke. ""People were already predisposed to suspect frozen foods were somehow inferior,"" says Mr Garner. ""It kind of confirmed matters when people saw that a frozen ready meal turned out to be all horse and no meat."" As well as affecting sales, the horsemeat scandal has changed the way some customers shop for food. An Ipsos Mori poll run in partnership with the Grocer magazine shows that almost a third of respondents said the incident had ""permanently impacted"" the way they chose and bought food. And a survey carried out on behalf consumer organisation Which? in late November found that 49% of respondents said the horsemeat incident had changed their shopping habits, with 25% saying they bought less processed meat and 17% saying they bought more products from butchers and farmers' markets. And it seems that value for money is still the main concern for many shoppers. ""Twenty-six per cent of the British public are buying cheaper food than they were a year ago, which may suggest that price is still a central factor in food choices,"" says Stephen Yap, head of Ipsos MarketQuest. According to the Ipsos Mori poll, Tesco and Iceland suffered more damage to their reputations from the incident than other supermarket chains. Ipsos Mori asked if people felt more or less favourable towards the six major UK supermarkets after the incident. In response, 20% of those polled said they felt less favourably about Tesco, and 14% felt less favourably about Iceland. But both chains would probably point to the fact that almost 70% of respondents ""felt the same"" about them. A Tesco spokesperson told the BBC: ""The horsemeat issue impacted customer confidence across the retail industry. In response to the issue, we promised our customers we would make significant changes, and we have done so. ""We take nothing for granted and will continue to work hard to ensure customers know our food is of the highest quality."" Iceland did not respond to a BBC enquiry. Retailers have been working hard to regain trust, according to industry body the British Retail Consortium: ""Over the last 12 months suppliers have been reassessed, supply chains are less complex including an increase in sourcing from the UK, there has been an increase in the unannounced audits of suppliers, and increased testing of ingredients."" Back in Ealing, Mr Dzido is proud of the fact that he travels to Smithfield meat market and personally selects the meat sold in his shop. ""We offer a bit more than supermarkets do. We are in more direct contact with the farmers, there's less people in the chain before we process any of the meat. ""I know every ounce of meat hanging in my fridge, what it is and where it's come from.""",Paul Dzido @placeholder the weeks after the horsemeat scandal was revealed last year - because business boomed .,remembers,retained,fled,reached,praised,0
"Australia's Bureau of Meteorology had forecast a tropical storm north of Darwin to intensify into a cyclone on Tuesday. Authorities said although conditions had improved, heavy rainfall was still likely to cause a flood risk to some communities. It comes after a cyclone hit Australia two weeks ago, bringing flooding that killed at least six people. Northern Territory authorities have warned people to avoid flooded roads. ""The system looks unlikely to reach cyclone intensity until it moves further west into the Timor Sea,"" said forecaster Adam Morgan. If the weather system does intensify, it will be named Cyclone Frances.",A cyclone warning for Australia 's Northern Territory has been @placeholder .,unveiled,cancelled,added,claimed,announced,1
"""What are they trying to hide?"", Mr Trump tweeted. At least 20 states have said that they will not or only partly comply with the request, citing privacy concerns. Democrats fear that the commission may be used to justify tightening voting procedures - changes which could make certain groups less likely to vote. The groups most affected by so-called voter suppression tend to vote Democrat. But it is not just Democrats who are opposed to the collection of such data by the federal government. Mississippi's Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann, a Republican, said in an official statement that his reply to the commission would be ""they can go jump in the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi is a great state to launch from"". Mr Trump set up the commission to investigate claims - unsubstantiated, but which he repeats - that millions of fraudulent votes cost him the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. He secured more votes in the all-important electoral college than his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, thus winning the presidency. Mr Trump established the Presidential Advisory commission on Election Integrity in May, despite evidence that voter fraud is not a widespread problem in the US. The aim is to ""increase the American people's confidence in the integrity of our election systems"". Kentucky's Secretary of State, Alison Lundergan Grimes, said she would not be releasing ""sensitive personal data to the federal government"". ""Kentucky will not aid a commission that is at best a waste of taxpayer money and at worst an attempt to legitimise voter suppression efforts across the country,"" she said in a statement. The panel, described by Mr Trump as ""very distinguished,"" is chaired by Vice-President Mike Pence. On Wednesday its vice-chair, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, sent a letter to the 50 US states and the District of Columbia requesting details from voter rolls including: names, addresses, dates of birth, political affiliation, last four digits of social security number, voting history since 2006, criminal convictions and military status. The information would be used ""to fully analyse vulnerabilities and issues related to voter registration and voting,"" the letter said. Many other states, including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Alabama have said they will not send the information, or will only send information that is already publically available. Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning",President Donald Trump has @placeholder the growing number of US states refusing to pass on voters ' details to his commission on electoral fraud .,criticised,questioned,joined,urged,seen,0
"Louis Masai has painted water voles, bees, a giant hedgehog and a bat on commercial properties and homes. Somerset Wildlife Trust and Somerset Art Works aim to highlight the nature found in Taunton's urban environment. Project manager Nick Tomlinson said many people would otherwise miss the ""rich pockets of wildlife"" in the town.",Street art with an environmental @placeholder has been taking shape in Taunton over the weekend as part of a project to connect people with nature .,team,message,agreement,body,unit,1
"Outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau - in their first appearance together since Monday's election - laid a wreath in remembrance. Dignitaries were joined by a large crowd as well-armed police kept watch. The attacks helped usher in a sweeping anti-terrorism law. ""We will not allow threats to shape us, nor bow to those who mean to undermine our values and way of life,"" Mr Trudeau said on Thursday at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. One year ago, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Muslim convert shot and killed Nathan Cirillo at the war memorial before attacking parliament. Zehaf-Bibeau charged into parliament and fired several shots before he was killed by Parliament's Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers. Another Canadian service member, Warrant Ofc Patrice Vincent, was killed in a separate attack only a few days before.",Canadians have @placeholder to pay tribute to an honour guard soldier -  a year after he was killed by a gunman who went on to storm parliament .,started,attempting,failed,agreed,gathered,4
"In two experiments, teams of researchers managed to attach tracking and sound-recording tags to 17 blue whales and two beaked whales. They then played simulated sonar sound through an underwater speaker and measured the animals' responses. The findings are reported in two Royal Society journals, Proceedings B and Biology Letters. Researchers have previously linked mass strandings and deaths of beaked whales around the world to military exercises using what is known as mid-frequency sonar. So scientists have been keen to understand if the sound harmed the animals. The new study does not explain those strandings - the chain of events that leads to these remains unclear. But marine mammal expert Patrick Miller, from the University of St Andrews' Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), who was not involved with the new study, said the results showed it would be wise for naval exercises to ""avoid critical habitat areas"". The beaked whale study was led by scientists also from the SMRU. It revealed what researchers had long suspected, that man-made sound had a negative effect on these deep-diving whales. Beaked whales use sound to hunt as well as to communicate. They produce echolocation clicks as they dive up to 1.5km (1mi) in depth, picking up echoes that bounce off the bodies of the squid they are hunting. When the scientists played the sonar sounds during their experiments, both of the tagged Cuvier's beaked whales stopped hunting and ""swam rapidly, silently away"". Perhaps more surprising was that, in the other study, led by Jeremy Goldbogen from the Cascadia Research Collective in the US state of Washington, several blue whales also responded to the sound. Blue whales communicate with very low-frequency sound - far below that of naval sonar. And because they do not use sound to hunt, the scientists thought they would not be affected. Yet the whales' responses did vary. Animals that were feeding close to the surface showed almost no response, but animals that were diving for krill - rather than sifting the surface waters - reacted very differently. ""One animal was diving and feeding repeatedly all throughout the day,"" recalled Dr Goldbogen. ""And as soon as the sound started, the animal stopped feeding and maintained a directed heading and moved away from the sound source."" These vast animals can scoop up half a million calories' worth of krill in one gulp as they dive, so disturbing their feeding deprives them of large amounts of energy. ""I calculated that in that time, the animal lost a metric tonne of krill,"" said Dr Goldbogen. ""So if this happens a lot in these feeding hotspots, that could have real consequences."" And currently, naval exercises are carried out in these hotspots. The blue whales in this study, for example, were feeding in the in-shore waters of California during the summer and autumn of 2010. The study area is where the US Navy carries out regular exercises and where the whales come to build up fat stores for the long migration to their breeding grounds. Even subtle disturbance to this vital pre-migration gorge, said Dr Goldbogen, ""could have real consequences for the population health"". ""These are the biggest animals that have ever lived, so they need a huge amount of food,"" he added. The detailed examination of the whales' behaviour was made possible by the technology contained within the tracking tags. See inside a blue whale How do whale species live for 200 years? Hear humpback whale mating calls ""A lot of the same sensors that are in our smartphones are in the tags we attached to these whales,"" said Dr Goldbogen. ""When you rotate your phone and the screen moves with you, that's because there are these sensors called accelerometers and magnetometers. ""That's how we get the information about the position of the whale."" This resulted in detailed animations of each whale's position, speed and movement. But to actually put a tag onto one of these giant mammals involved a chase. The tags are attached using suction cups, so the researchers had to use a small boat to move alongside each whale, while one member of the team used a long carbon fibre pole to ""tap"" the tag onto the animal's back. ""It's a lot easier in blue whales than some other whales, because they're so big,"" said Dr Goldbogen. ""We can programme the tag to release, so we find the tag and download the data."" This is a far trickier exercise with beaked whales, which are smaller and dive for an hour at a time. ""If you see a beaked whale and if you don't get the tag on it, you might never see it again,"" said Dr Goldbogen. Although both studies provide clear evidence that sonar affects these rare marine mammals, the scientists say much more research is needed into the specific impacts of human activity on their environment. Dr Miller commented: ""Further research on the possible long-term impacts of these effects is needed, to evaluate whether more protection measures are required."" Dr Goldbogen concluded: ""We didn't expect blue whales to have a strong response, so there's clearly a dearth of basic data on how animals respond to man-made sound. ""These animals have evolved in a very different environment to the one they're living in today.""","Blue and beaked whales ' behaviour is disturbed by simulated navy sonar , according to two @placeholder studies .",body,sources,published,struggling,neighbours,2
"Comic founder and writer Pat Mills and artist Kevin O'Neill have co-written Serial Killer, the first in a planned series of books. Mills started his career with Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson in the 70s. He said Scots he met during his time there and later while working in London inspired the novel's character, Joy. While at DC Thomson, Mills worked on the publisher's girls' titles Romeo and Jackie. After he left the Dundee publisher, he created the girls' mystery comic Misty and co-created the war stories comic Battle and science-fiction/fantasy comic 2000AD, which is 40 years old this year. With O'Neill, who illustrated 2000AD's Nemesis the Warlock stories and Alan Moore's famous graphic novel The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen, Mills has written Serial Killer, the first in a series of novels entitled Read Em and Weep. Mills said: ""The novels are set in the eccentric 'Life on Mars' world that was the 1970s and features classic 1970s comics, including fictional versions of Battle, Action and 2000AD. ""It's a story of revenge for a lost childhood, of flawed and eccentric characters, strange passions and arrested development."" Joy, a journalist, is one of the book's main characters. Mills said: ""She's inspired by a number of female journalists I worked with at DC Thomson as well as Scottish women I know in London. ""One chapter in the novel comes to mind. It was inspired by a time when I worked on Romeo. ""The female journalists on Romeo and Jackie were quite outraged by the awful female hygiene products that were being aimed at teenage girls. This would have been in the early 70s. ""I'm pretty certain they won and the adverts were withdrawn which is admirable. The products quoted in the chapter of the novel, though fictional, are close to reality. ""What was difficult on teenage magazines was how to handle real teenage girl problems and I recall the editor of the Romeo problem page telling me that she wasn't allowed to deal with serious issues and she found that very frustrating. Once again, Joy mirrors this subject."" Mills also recalls how working at DC Thomson gave him a ""love of popular culture which has stayed with me my entire life"". Describing Scotland as having a ""supportive atmosphere"" for comics, he said he found DC Thomson's comic strips ""so much funnier"" than other mainstream British comic publishers. Among those who made the comics funny was the late Manchester-born artist Ken Reid, the inspiration for another character in Serial Killer. Mills said: ""DC Thomson's fun comics were so much funnier than others and Kevin and I tackle that subject with gusto in another chapter. ""We mention Ken Reid - referred to as Ken Royce - who was a protégé of DC Thomson and was behind comic characters Jonah and Rodger the Dodger. ""Both Kevin and I are huge admirers of his wonderfully subversive material which I do think has a Scottish satirical, almost dour, element.""",Women working in Scotland 's publishing industry @placeholder the writing of a character in a new novel by two legends of British comic books .,claimed,surrounding,enjoyed,influenced,owes,3
"Robert Owens, 47, pleaded guilty to killing Iris Owens, in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly. He appeared via videolink from Cardiff prison for the hearing at the city's crown court. He is due to be sentenced next month. Judge Eleri Rees ordered him to be seen by a psychiatrist ""because of the peculiar nature of the case"".",A son has @placeholder the murder of his 75 - year - old mother at her home in Caerphilly county last May .,admitted,become,avenge,questioned,described,0
"Natalia Doherty was last seen on 15 April 2003 in Eastbourne, where she was living at the time. She is thought to have travelled to Luton to stay with her ex-husband, Gerald Doherty, who has since died. Police have been searching an address in Icknield Way and have arrested a 71-year-old man from Port Glasgow. He has been held on suspicion of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial, and has been bailed until October. On Tuesday, police launched a new appeal for information about Ms Doherty's disappearance. They believe she was murdered, as inquiries had shown no sign of her being alive. Ms Doherty, a mother-of-three who was also known by the surnames Wilkanowska and Logan, is thought to have travelled to Luton to stay at the Regents Arms in Hastings Street. Det Sgt Graham McMillan said: ""This has been a complex 20-month investigation for our officers who are committed to finding out exactly what happened to Natalia, to bring anyone involved in her disappearance to justice, and to finally bring closure to her family.""",Police investigating the disappearance of a 50 - year - old woman who vanished 12 years ago are searching a @placeholder in Luton .,message,tent,building,woman,home,4
"Unlike gangs in Europe or Canada who largely hold territory so that they can control the illegal drug markets in that area, US gangs see holding territory as an end in-and-of-itself. ""They're very territorial,"" Mr Falco said. ""It's all over claiming territory or states"". The Bandidos, one of the gangs involved in the shootout on Sunday, control Texas as part of their group's territory, he said. Members of other gangs can usually pass through or even live in Texas with little trouble, as long as they do not sport a Texas ""bottom rocker"" - a patch on the lower part of a biker's vest that shows which state the gang member is claiming. The Cossacks, who were also involved in the shooting, started as a family biker club, he said. Over time, however, their ranks grew and they began wearing the Texas bottom rocker in an act of rebellion against the Bandidos. ""It's just to say they're the biggest gang on the block,"" Mr Falco said. ""They want to keep expanding, and growing, and claiming that area as their own, and kicking out the other biker gang that might control that area."" Mr Falco said that a lot of the violent gang members were formerly in the military, and the gangs themselves have strict military-like features. ""A biker gang is highly structured - military style structure - with a ton of rules, regulations, and built as a war machine"". The men who make up these gangs are usually older and have better training in fighting than members of other types of gangs. ""They're much more sophisticated in turning out a war,"" he said. ""A lot of these clubs started - were World War II vets or Vietnam vets - and now a lot of clubs have started based around guys returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.  So you're having an influx of new biker gangs."" The Bandidos are no exception and formed in Texas during the Vietnam War era. Mr Falco said joining or creating a biker gang allows a small set of ""anti-social"" veterans who ""love-war"" to live out their combat fantasies. Joining is not quick or easy. The exact process of initiation varies in length and procedure from gang to gang, but they usually require inductees to go through several steps to prove their loyalty, according to Mr Falco. The current gang members often invite newcomers - called hang-arounds - to their club houses and parties. At these parties the newcomer is expected to serve drinks and carry out other menial tasks to show their loyalty. Overtime, as trust is built, the hang-around is made a prospect. ""When you prospect you get the vest, but you only get the bottom rocker,"" Mr Falco explained. ""You don't get the patch or anything that says the name of the club."" The prospect is still required to conduct many of the humiliating tasks that newcomers are required to do, but wearing the vest allows current gang members to see how the prospect conducts himself while in uniform. ""They're going to see how you deal with the police,"" he said. ""Once you start wearing those vests... the cops are going to start messing with you."" After further trust building, the prospect becomes a bonafide gang member. The exact procedure for this transition varies between gangs, with some requiring a consensus vote by all members and others needing only local validation. While many seek the comfort and security that gang affiliation might purport to provide, inductees often find that gang membership brings on a new set of insecurities. Vigilance is constantly required, Mr Falco said. Members keep tabs on rival gangs and on potential moles within their own ranks. Betrayal and backstabbing run rife, as members compete for power both within the gang and against other gangs. ""They're jockeying for power, one minute you have power, once you lose it everyone leaves you,"" he said. ""Some of the guys are very likable, some of them have generosity towards each other, and you think 'Oh that's really nice',"" he said. ""In reality that's all for themselves, so that they have that power, so that they have that belonging.""",The recent gun battle in Texas has put a spotlight on violent biker gangs in the US . Charles Falco is a former government informant who has infiltrated some of America 's most notorious biker gangs and now lives in hiding . He shared what it is like inside some of these deadly gangs and what @placeholder Sunday 's violence .,writes,humour,affect,spurred,achieve,3
"The prince met traders and security staff who helped people during the attack on 3 June. The historic market in south London was closed for several days to allow police to carry out forensic investigations. It re-opened on Wednesday when traders held a minute's silence to remember the victims. Hundreds of people, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, had gathered at the market to mark the re-opening after days of intensive cleaning and clearing by the community. Prince Harry bought a box of doughnuts from Matt Jones, of Bread Ahead, whose staff protected members of the public on the night of the attacks. Mr Jones said the attack ""was a horrible thing"", and Harry replied: ""The strength of this community and London as a whole is magic."" He also praised the bravery of staff who worked in bars and restaurants around Borough Market and helped people during the assault. Prince Harry spoke to security officer Ganga Garbuja, who was one of the first on the scene and led people to safety. A Kensington Palace spokesman said: ""Prince Harry was keen to come down as soon as possible to spread the message that this vibrant market is open for business."" Inquests into the deaths of the eight victims are being held at Southwark Coroner's Court.",Prince Harry has @placeholder Borough Market a day after it re-opened following the London Bridge terrorist attack in which eight people died .,issued,increased,reopened,lost,visited,4
"Police targeted the supply of crack cocaine and heroin in the city centre. Operation Avignon was launched partly in response to a VBS.TV documentary called Swansea Love Story which showed addicts injecting themselves in public. The Swansea Crown Court sentencing followed undercover offices targeting street dealing in the city centre. Police said they were determined to disrupt the supply of class A, B and C drugs with a particular emphasis on heroin and crack cocaine. It was partly in response to the number of drug deaths and overdoses in the area. It was also motivated by the amount of discarded needles and other drugs paraphernalia found in the city. Officers also said they wanted to tackle the image of Swansea portrayed in the film which followed the everyday lives of addicts. During sentencing, Judge Peter Heywood said: ""Heroin leads to a life of misery and degradation, it's a downward spiral for those who take it. ""The police very properly had concerns about the escalating problem of heroin use in the city. ""It was becoming readily available and easy to get hold of. ""It's almost at endemic levels in south Wales."" Supt Phil Davies of South Wales Police said the sentences reflected ""the concerns that society has in respect of Class A drugs"" and ""in particular heroin supply within Swansea and the impact it has upon the the community"". ""I also hope that these sentences will provide a focus for reflection upon the need to seek harm reduction advice for those who are addicted to this drug and a stark reminder of the likely consequences to those who continue supplying class A drugs within our community.""",An undercover police operation targeting drug dealers in Swansea has seen 26 people @placeholder for a total of more than 50 years .,held,prepare,jailed,evidence,appealed,2
"Jerry Bance had been competing as a Conservative in a Toronto district but a party spokesman said on Monday that he is ""no longer a candidate"". Broadcaster CBC used hidden cameras in 2012 to video Mr Bance as he attended to a leaky sink as a repairman. In a statement he said he was ""deeply regretful"" over the incident. But opposition politicians wasted no time trying to capitalise. ""He must be someone who is adept at [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper's trickle-down theory of economics,'' said New Democrat leader Tom Mulcair. Mr Bance was filmed during an episode of CBC-TV's investigative series Marketplace, which was aiming to expose and confront workmen overcharging for simple repairs. With the homeowner in the next room, he is seen relieving himself in a mug before dumping its contents into the sink and rinsing it out. Canadians go to the polls on 19 October, with Mr Harper's governing Conservative Party seeking re-election. Last week, the country recorded its second consecutive quarter of economic contraction and officially entered a recession.",A tradesman caught on camera urinating into a coffee cup while working in someone 's @placeholder has dropped out of running for Canada 's parliament .,home,area,business,evolution,office,0
"More say over energy, transport and the assembly's own elections are on offer. But a report said the draft Wales Bill was ""constricting"" the assembly, by the way it was reserving many matters as the responsibility of Westminster. Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said he was open to changes amid accusations the bill may reduce Welsh power. It proposes moving to a ""reserved powers"" model for Wales, by which all policy areas are assumed to be devolved unless specified as remaining with the UK government. Opposition parties have claimed the list of reservations is too long. Monday's report from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre and University College London (UCL) said the UK government's latest devolution proposals were ""clunky and short-sighted"". Professor Richard Rawlings from UCL said Wales had experienced ""three deeply problematic devolution settlements"" since 1999, and there had been hopes of a process putting Welsh devolution on a ""sustainable constitutional basis"". But he warned: ""The draft Wales Bill does not do what was promised. ""All too often, the Secretary of State's fine policy objectives of a stronger, clearer, fairer and more robust devolution settlement are frustrated by provision that is constricting, clunky, inequitable and constitutionally short-sighted. Prof Rawlings said the assembly faced a ""triple squeeze"" of ""intrusive general restriction, over-occupation of legislative space, and blurry forms of executive veto"". MPs on the Welsh Affairs Committee have been carrying out their own inquiry and are expected to publish a report soon. A spokesman for the Wales Office said: ""We want the Wales Bill to create a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom and we published a draft bill so that we could listen to comments and make sure we get this right. ""Clearly before publishing the full bill we have to wait for the Welsh Affairs Committee to publish its report, and then give due consideration to its recommendations."" A Welsh government spokesperson said Monday's report backed the first minister's assertion that the draft Bill was ""too important to be rushed"". ""We urge the UK government to delay introduction of the Bill and take the time needed to get this right, with proper engagement between UK and Welsh governments and other stakeholders,"" the spokesperson added. Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said Monday's report echoed many of her party's concerns. ""The only way of securing a robust and sustainable devolution settlement is to give Wales parity with the other nations of the UK,"" she said. ""At present, Scotland and Northern Ireland are being handed significant tax powers while English cities will gain control over policing - all of this without a referendum. ""Time and again, Wales is forced to jump through more hoops than any other part of the UK, only to end up with less control over our own affairs."" By the standards of the usual dry constitutional language associated with reports like this, there was some eye-catching criticism here. The authors say the draft Wales bill, if left unchanged, would give lawyers a field day and have a ""chilling effect"" on AMs who would be reluctant to legislate because of the lack of certainty on the boundaries. We are told Stephen Crabb is in listening mode. He will need to be in reading mode as well, with another report from Welsh MPs on its way on the same subject. The Welsh secretary has already said he is going to make alterations. The question is whether there is enough time available to him to make the kind of changes that are being called for.","Plans to give more powers to Wales are so @placeholder AMs should reject them altogether , a team of academics and former senior civil servants has said .",labelled,attracting,flawed,signal,class,2
"It has always ended like that, wherever he has been. Media playback is not supported on this device But if England have failed in their attempts to manage him, then so has everyone else. At least the decision not to pick him again was unanimous and made by those at the England and Wales Cricket Board who know what really went on. It has been made by people within the dressing room, not by journalists or supporters. Players have said various things off the record about Pietersen and his behaviour, but when a camera or dictaphone is put in front of them they will tell you what a great lad he is. On the field of play, he may have been England's leading run scorer in the 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia, but he dug deep and fought only once, when he scored 71 and 49 at Melbourne. If he had averaged 40 and been caught behind every time, then he may have survived. However, the way he got out in the first three Tests in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will have played a big part in the decision taken by the ECB. Pietersen has always batted however he feels on a particular day, but if he could not get his head down and play for the team when they were up against it, could he ever do so? His international career could easily have ended 18 months ago when he sent text messages to the South Africa dressing room, undermining then captain Andrew Strauss. That was shameful - and Pietersen knew it. The ECB did all it could to bring him back on board, but when you have been so completely and utterly dismantled, as England have been this winter, you have to draw a line. Nov 2004: Makes England one-day debut, scoring 27 not out against Zimbabwe Jan/Feb 2005: Scores three hundreds in one-day series in South Africa July 2005: Makes Test debut in opening Ashes Test, scoring 57 & 64 not out Sept 2005: Scores 158 on the final day of the Ashes series as England win urn for first time in 18 years Aug 2008: Named England Test and one-day captain Jan 2009: Resigns as England captain following a rift with coach Peter Moores, who is sacked May 2010: Scores 248 runs and is named player of the tournament as England win the World T20 in West Indies Jan 2011: Part of England team that wins a Test series in Australia for first time since 1987 May 2012: Announces retirement from international limited-overs cricket Aug 2012: Reverses his retirement decision Aug 2012: Dropped for third Test against South Africa for sending ""provocative texts"" to opposition players, days after scoring a brilliant century at Headingley Oct 2012: Agrees to be ""reintegrated"" into England team after signing new ECB contract. Recalled for India tour and scores 186 in Mumbai in 2-1 series win Sept 2013: Helps England to 3-0 Ashes series victory over Australia Jan 2014: Part of England team that suffers 5-0 whitewash in Australia Feb 2014: Told he is no longer in the ECB's plans England's new managing director, Paul Downton, says he wants to ""rebuild not only the team, but also the team ethic and philosophy"". And he is exactly right. Teams sometimes get too settled, get stuck in their ways and lose sight of what they are there to do. It is not about being the greatest team in the world ever, it is about fighting for every run and wicket. That is what you have to get back to. England need players like Durham's Ben Stokes, who is young, hungry and ambitious. They must work really hard to build up a team again, especially after team director Andy Flower's resignation last week. Only those close to the team can decide whether Pietersen would have bought into that - and they clearly thought he would not. The England management could have told him he would not feature in the limited-overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh that follows, but that if he got his head down and scored some runs in county cricket then the route back was possible. That would have placed the emphasis on him. If he wanted to reach that 10,000-Test run landmark that he talked about and if he wanted to work under a new coach, that would have been in his power. That was the option I thought the ECB would take. I will remember Pietersen as possibly the most entertaining, brilliant and unorthodox batsman I have ever seen. Some of the shots he played were things that not even West Indies great Viv Richards - my idol growing up - would have played. It is very easy to say that Pietersen has not fulfilled his potential - he averaged less than 50 in Test cricket and missed out on the 10,000 Test runs he should have scored - but much of the disappointment that people feel towards him is similar to the way people felt about David Gower. People would complain about Gower playing another loose shot outside off stump, but often that was because they had wanted to watch him at the crease for a little longer. It is a shame we will never see Pietersen in England colours again. Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Mike Henson.",The people who have been closely involved with the Kevin Pietersen story @placeholder it was always destined to finish in a dramatic parting of the ways .,said,recognised,side,knew,felt,1
"Officially the Grateful Dead had no leader. But from the band's origins in 1965 to his death 30 years later, Garcia was the best known member of a group which still evokes the excitement of American counterculture in the 1960s. As well as '60s psychedelia, the group's albums show the influence of jazz, bluegrass, mainstream pop and even their early days as a jug band.  But when they toured it was the lengthy jam sessions fans loved - and central to those was the Garcia guitar sound. Devoted Deadheads identify five classic guitars which Garcia played at different times: Alligator, Rosebud, Lightning Bolt, Tiger and Wolf. The last two were auctioned together in 2002 and made more than $1.5m (£1.2m).  Now Wolf is back at the same auction house to benefit the advocacy group the Southern Poverty Law Center. Arlan Ettinger runs Guernsey's auction house in New York which is handling this month's sale. Guernsey's specialises in the unusual.  ""I've loved having a pioneering sale of John F Kennedy memorabilia or jazz artefacts,"" says Ettinger. ""But selling Tiger and Wolf the first time round was a huge thrill because real fans are amazingly passionate about the Grateful Dead. It's like they've become the ultimate rock icon of '60s America and all that excitement and the passion that went with it."" Tiger was bought in 2002 by the hugely wealthy Jim Irsay, who owns the National Football League (NFL) team the Indianapolis Colts.  Wolf went for more than $700,000 (£543,000) to Dan Pritzker, whose family founded the Hyatt hotel chain. Ettinger remembers there had already been a lot of press interest in who owned the guitars. ""They were consigned to Guernsey's by the man who made them - the luthier [guitar maker] Doug Irwin.  In his will Jerry had bequeathed the guitars back to Doug but the band members challenged that legally. Times had been tough for Doug Irwin and he had at times been homeless. ""Everyone was saying they were worth maybe $25,000 (£19,000) or $50,000 (£39,000) apiece.  But we built a big auction of Grateful Dead material around them and we proved they were worth a lot more. The auction was at the ultra-hip disco Studio 54 in Manhattan which made it pretty special. ""So I was surprised and delighted when Dan Pritzker got back in contact to say all these years later he wants to auction Wolf again for charity.  Dan is intent that every dollar of the hammer price should go to the Law Center and we've agreed to that. ""Given what it sold for in 2002 and given how great a cause this is, we're hoping the Center will get more than $1.5m (£1.2m) from the sale this month."" The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in Alabama in 1971 to focus on civil rights. Ettinger thinks Garcia would be delighted to see it benefit from the sale of Wolf. ""Southern Poverty has fought racism and hate groups and neo-Nazis through the courts. So I thought it was a noble thing for Dan Pritzker to do.  It's a pure gift with no tax write-off and there's no seller's commission for us. ""Dan told me he was deeply troubled by the direction our new government is taking.  He wanted to take some proactive steps to do something important and good with the money the auction will raise."" The guitar's Wolf association came about almost by accident: it wasn't something Irwin included when he made the instrument. Garcia stuck a cartoon wolf on the guitar as a joke. At one point the instrument went back to Irwin for repairs and he decided to incorporate the cartoon wolf more permanently. Ettinger thinks only the most obsessive Deadheads can identify exactly which guitar Garcia played in each recording. ""But the Wolf design means you can often pick out that exact instrument at a particular concert in photographs and film footage. ""There is so much interest still in Jerry and the band. There's a new Martin Scorsese six-part TV series about them: I think that will tell us about the world they lived in, not just about their music. ""It's funny when you think of the guitar as just wood and strips of metal and wire strings.  But it takes people back to very important moments in their lives.  It's been around since 1973 so it's fantastic that all these years later it will do so much good in the world."" The guitar will be auctioned at Guernsey's in New York on 31 May. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.","It 's more than 20 years since Jerry Garcia died ending the glory years of the Grateful Dead , one of the most popular rock bands to date . These days some ardent fans ( or "" Deadheads "" ) will pay top prices for the right piece of band memorabilia . But now , possibly the ultimate Garcia artefact is coming to auction in New York - his favourite guitar , @placeholder Wolf . And a single charity is to benefit .",wolf,according,citing,nicknamed,including,3
"Instead, hundreds of photographers and men turned up for the event on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach. More than 2,000 women had said they would take their tops off on the beach on Saturday morning to call for the law to be scrapped. Organisers say most women probably felt too intimidated to join the protest. Protesters say Brazilian legislation, which defines beach topless as an obscene act, is anachronistic and hypocritical. They argue that nudity is tolerated during the annual carnival parade in Rio. ""It's a false-Puritanism and indicative of our macho culture that we have a law forbidding that a woman can go topless,"" Olga Salon told the Associated Press news agency. She was one of the few women who went ahead with the protest and took her top off before a crowd of photographers and male beach-goers. The organiser, Ana Rios, said the idea was to raise awareness to the prejudice against women in Brazil. ""It is a pity it became a media circus. What really amazes me is the number of men who came here just to see women's chests,"" she said. The movement began after Brazilian actress Cristina Flores was approached by local policemen during a photo session. She says they threatened to arrest her if she did not agree to put her top on. ""I didn't even know it was illegal when I did it,"" she said. A 1940s law says going topless on the beach is punishable with three months to a year in jail or a fine. The harsh penalties are rarely enforced, but topless sunbathing is not tolerated on most Brazilian beaches.",A protest in Brazil against a decades - old ban on topless sunbathing has failed to @placeholder more than a dozen women .,involve,avoid,attract,raise,erect,2
"Most migrants were said to have relocated to accommodation in refitted shipping containers but some moved their tents further inside the camp. Authorities want to clear the area next to a motorway for security reasons. Riot police have been overseeing the operation which seemed to be happening without incident. The move is part of a new housing project in attempts to improve conditions in the camp, which is used by about 5,000 migrants and refugees. The 125 converted containers are equipped with electricity, heating and bunk beds, and each one can accommodate 12 people. Officials had given between 1,000 and 1,500 residents until last Thursday to leave the area, but they were reportedly given a grace period until Monday. But many migrants and refugees had refused to use the new accommodation and moved their temporary homes further inside the camp, despite poor living conditions. Many reportedly feared they could be permanently trapped at the new camp, unable to continue their attempts to cross to the UK. Some also expressed their unhappiness about leaving an area where they have established a community, and are concerned about their future treatment by the authorities. ""This (the container camp) is the same as a jail. It is not good,"" one resident told the BBC. Volunteers helped residents to move their tents from the area in recent days. French and British officials want to reduce the number of migrants in Calais and deter others from arriving in the hope of reaching the UK.","Bulldozers have @placeholder to clear part of the makeshift Calais camp known as the "" Jungle "" after about 1,000 residents left the area .",written,referred,vowed,voted,started,4
"Russian MPs have backed a bill to ban ""undesirable"" foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or firms. The draft leaves the definition of ""undesirable"" open to interpretation. Under an existing 2012 law, foreign-funded Russian NGOs linked to politics must register as ""foreign agents"". The label has connotations of spying. A party loyal to President Vladimir Putin drafted the new law. His supporters dominate both houses of parliament. The text going through the Duma - Russia's lower house - says it will be up to Russian prosecutors and the foreign ministry to decide if a foreign organisation or firm is ""undesirable"". A foreigner declared ""undesirable"" could face a fine of up to 500,000 roubles (£6,343; $10,000) and up to six years in jail. The bill passed a second reading in the Duma on Friday. It still requires a third reading, then approval by the upper house (Federation Council) and President Putin to become law. In most cases that is a formality. The legislation comes amid frosty relations between Russia and the West, characterised by sanctions and counter-sanctions over Russia's involvement in the Ukraine conflict. The BBC's Yuri Vendik in Moscow says the legislation opens up foreign firms to potential prosecution, because it does not include the word ""non-commercial"" in the text. The MP who drafted it, Alexander Tarnavsky of the party A Just Russia, said he wanted foreign businesses to be covered by the law. ""Unfortunately some foreign organisations for various reasons are working against Russia. ""They may be ideological reasons, or in the interests of shareholders, or economic interests, it's normal for them to say: 'Come on, let's push Russia down, so the value of Russian shares goes down, and then we'll buy them,'"" he told the BBC. 'Pressure on foreigners' - Yuri Vendik, BBC Russian: This law is a way of strengthening pressure on foreigners - it can be seen as a political step. It doesn't give any criteria to define ""undesirable"", so it is not clear which organisations could be affected - the language is not precise. In theory they can punish whoever they like - businesses, media organisations. Or it could be an oil firm, or someone in the financial sphere. Non-governmental organisations are not clearly defined in Russian law. The text has been finished - there won't be more amendments now. But there might be a procedural delay before the Duma's third and final reading. Pavel Chikov, head of a human rights umbrella group called Agora, said: ""Simply declaring someone 'undesirable, we don't want to see him on our territory' will be a violation of international law and general legal principles, and of the civil legal code."" He predicted ""a mass of disputes over interpretation of the law"". In a commentary on the draft law, the popular Russian daily Moskovsky Komsomolets said the ""undesirable"" label could be applied to any foreign organisation, ""commercial and non-profit alike"". It said NGOs such as Medecins Sans Frontieres, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Reporters Without Borders and Transparency International ""are certainly under threat"". It described the new law as a ""weapon"" that could be used ""next time relations with the West escalate, or under the influence of paranoid 'anti-Maidan' nightmares"" - referring to Russian fears of a Ukraine-style popular revolt against the government.","Russia plans to introduce new @placeholder to prosecute foreigners whose activities are seen as "" undesirable "" on national security grounds .",laws,team,powers,deals,measures,2
"Newshub reported that their owner, Derrick Millton, dug a track and herded them down to a safer area. A geologist told the news portal that the Herefords may have ""surfed"" the land as it crumbled and left them marooned several metres above ground. The two adult cows and one calf are now safe, but ""quiet... they've had a terrible ordeal,"" said Mr Millton. He added: ""You're a clever cow to skip and dance while the land beneath you is disappearing down the hill."" The cows were among 14 which were rescued after the land collapsed. Mr Millton told Newshub that he had lost other cattle. The rescued cows ""desperately needed water, cows don't like living without water so that was the first requirement, and I think one or two had lost calves in the earthquake so they were a bit distressed,"" he said. The incident took place at a farm near Kaikoura, northeast of Christchurch and the town hardest hit by Monday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake. Rescues are ongoing at Kaikoura.",Three cows stranded on a tiny @placeholder of grass after Monday 's earthquake in New Zealand have been rescued .,island,floor,bed,piece,range,0
"Kyle Johnson, 15, was seriously injured and still has fragments of air rifle pellet lodged in his brain. Steven Thompson, 39, admitted shooting the teenager in Sunderland in October and was jailed for 11 years and 10 months at Newcastle Crown Court. ""He won't make me feel like this forever,"" said Kyle. He has lost most movement in the left side of his body and can only walk for short spells, using a wheelchair for longer distances. ""I have the fight and determination to make my life better, and I will,"" he said. ""I just want to get back to being my old self.  I will get there one day."" A court order preventing Kyle being identified has now been lifted by the judge, Northumbria Police said. His mother Lindsy said is was ""truly heart-breaking to see a once active young boy fighting to get his body and mind back to what it once was"". ""He is inspirational and his determination is unbelievable,"" she said. In March, Thompson, of Hewitt Avenue, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an air rifle without a firearms certificate. He had been angered by the noise of the bike, the court heard. Det Insp Ed Small said Kyle was lucky to survive and had been ""extremely brave throughout this investigation"". ""No 15-year-old should have their freedom or dignity taken away from them in this way,"" he said.","A teenager shot in the head while riding on the back of a moped says he has the "" fight and determination "" to @placeholder .",resign,achieve,address,investigate,recover,4
"Private investment firm Ennismore said improvements and upgrades were being made throughout the Perthshire hotel. The project includes a new bar in the Dormy Clubhouse and refurbishment of the hotel's main bar. Ennismore plans to create public spaces that ""reflect Gleneagles' distinctly Scottish identity, but with a contemporary feel"". Designers involved in the initiative include David Collins Studio, Timorous Beasties, Macaulay Sinclair and Goddard Littlefair. Work is expected to be completed by early summer. The hotel and golf resort was bought by Ennismore last July in a deal thought to have been worth about £150m. Ennismore chief executive Sharan Pasricha said: ""We're approaching the refurbishment with bold and creative decisions while respecting the hotel's history and building on its remarkable heritage. ""It's an organic progression - evolution, not revolution - and will ensure the iconic Gleneagles brand remains synonymous with luxury, and the hotel maintains its position among the leading hotels of the world."" He added: ""When Gleneagles first opened its doors in 1924, it was dubbed as the 'Palace in the Glens' and our aim is to surpass these glory days. ""We look forward to introducing our guests to the new spaces and continuing to provide them with a five-star experience in a setting that is effortlessly stylish and luxurious.""",The new owners of The Gleneagles Hotel have launched a multi-million pound refurbishment of the @placeholder .,organisation,resort,scheme,property,continent,3
"Opposition parties and human rights groups say this would erode the independence of the judiciary. The governing Law and Justice party says the reforms are needed because the judiciary is corrupt and serves only the elite. The bill must now be signed by the president in order to become law. A demonstration against the changes is scheduled to take place in the capital Warsaw on Sunday. Since it came to power in 2015, the government of the conservative, populist Law and Justice party (PiS), has passed a series of controversial reforms, triggering mass protests. Polish senators backed the legislation in a vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Earlier this week, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro had argued that the changes were necessary because the current system of appointing judges was undemocratic. ""We want to end corporatism and introduce the oxygen of democracy there. Because Poland is a democracy based on the rule of law. ""This is not court-ocracy,"" the minister said. But opposition parties are concerned that the law would give parliament - dominated by PiS lawmakers - a greater say  in appointing judges, violating the constitutional separation of powers. The legislation will now go to President Andrzej Duda for signing. He has given no indication he plans to veto it. A separate bill was also presented in parliament this week, which would allow the justice minister to get rid of all of Poland's Supreme Court judges and appoint new ones. This piece of legislation was not consulted beforehand and introduced to parliament in the middle of the night, reports the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw. Under the PiS government, the justice minister already wields considerable power over the prosecution service in his role as prosecutor general because he can influence prosecutors to launch investigations, our correspondent says. Grzegorz Schetyna, who leads the opposition Civic Platform party, denounced the tabling of the bill as an ""announcement of a coup"", the AFP news agency reports. Earlier this week, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muiznieks, said the reforms were ""a major setback for judicial independence"". Meanwhile, Manfred Weber, the leader of the European Parliament's largest grouping, the EPP, said ""Law and Justice is putting an end to the rule of law and leaving the European community of values"".",Poland 's parliament has approved a bill to give MPs and the justice minister the power to appoint judges without consulting judicial @placeholder .,activities,sources,controls,levels,circles,4
"Visit our live guide for direct links to all our live sporting coverage - including text commentaries - while BBC Sport app users can also set event reminders so they never miss a moment of their favourite sports. All times GMT. Fixtures and event start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. For more details of forthcoming coverage, visit the specific sport's page on the website. Coverage on BBC Red Button can be subject to late schedule changes. BBC Radio 5 live ushers in the new Super League season as St Helens host Leeds, while BBC Two has the latest football news and interviews in The Premier League Show. 19:00-20:00, 5 live Sport - including St Helens v Leeds build-up, BBC Radio 5 live 20:00-22:00, Rugby league - St Helens v Leeds, Super League, BBC Radio 5 live 22:00-22:30, Football - The Premier League Show, BBC Two (23:15-23:45, BBC Two NI) 22:25-00:00, Football - FA Cup fourth-round goals, BBC Red Button The return of the Super League continues with live commentary on Castleford v Leigh, while you can follow all the action from the women's combined events at the Alpine World Ski Championships from St Moritz. 08:45-10:45, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Women's combined downhill, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 11:45-13:20, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Women's combined slalom, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 13:00-14:00, The Friday Sports Panel, BBC Radio 5 live 19:00-21:00, Football - The Friday Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live 19:00-21:15, Rugby union - Scrum V: Munster v Dragons, Pro12, BBC Red Button and online 19:10-21:10, Rugby union - Wales U20 v England U20, BBC Two Wales, Connected TV and online 19:30-21:25, Rugby union - Ulster v Edinburgh, Pro12, BBC Two NI, Connected TV and online 19:30-21:30, Basketball - Worcester Wolves v Manchester Giants, BBL, Connected TV and online 19:30-22:30, Rugby league - Castleford Tigers v Leigh Centurions, Super League, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra 21:00-22:00, Rugby union - Six Nations preview: Week two, BBC Radio 5 live A full day of men's and women's Six Nations coverage includes Wales taking on England across BBC TV, radio and online, plus Usain Bolt captains his own team as the second Nitro Athletics event takes place. 09:00-10:00, The Danny Baker Show, BBC Radio 5 live 10:45-13:10, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Men's downhill, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 11:00-12:00, Fighting Talk, BBC Radio 5 live 11:25-13:30, Rugby union - Wales Women v England Women, Women Six Nations,  BBC Two Wales (only) 12:00-13:00, Football - Football Focus, BBC One (not in Scotland) 12:00-14:30, Football - Celtic v Inverness, Scottish Cup fifth round, BBC One Scotland 12:10-18:45, Athletics - British Athletics Indoor Team Trials, Connected TV and online 13:15-14:00, Athletics - Nitro Athletics: Usain Bolt Takes On The World, BBC One (not in Scotland) 14:00-16:00, Rugby league - Challenge Cup second round, Connected TV and online 14:20-16:25, Rugby union - Italy v Ireland, Six Nations, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra 14:30-16:30, Football - Final Score, BBC Red Button and online (Connected TV and online until 17:30) 15:00-16:50, Football - Manchester United v Watford, Premier League BBC Radio 5 live 16:15-18:55, Rugby union - Wales v England, Six Nations, BBC One (16:15-19:15, including Forum, Connected TV & online; 16:50-19:00, BBC Radio 5 live; watch with 5 live commentary on the BBC Red Button) 16:30-17:30, Football - Final Score, BBC Two (not in Scotland; 16:30-17:00, BBC One NI) 16:30-17:30, Football - Sportscene Results, BBC Two Scotland 17:00-17:30, Football - Final Score from NI, BBC Two NI 19:55-22:00, Rugby union - France Women v Scotland Women, Women's Six Nations, Connected TV and online 19:00-20:30, Football - 606, phone-in, BBC Radio 5 live 22:30-23:55, Football - Match of the Day, BBC One (not in Scotland) 22:30-23:40, Football - Scottish Cup highlights, BBC One Scotland Scotland play France and Ireland face Italy in round two of the men's and women's Six Nations. The Alpine World Ski Championships continue, and Swansea host Leicester in the Premier League. 07:30-09:00, Football - Match of the Day (repeat), BBC One 09:00-10:00, Sportsweek, BBC Radio 5 live 10:45-12:50, Skiing - Ski Sunday Extra: Women's downhill, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 11:55-16:55, Athletics - British Athletics Indoor Team Trials, Connected TV and online 12:15-13:00, Football - MOTD2 Extra, BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 live 12:55-14:45, Rugby union - Exeter v Wasps, Premiership, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra 12:55-15:00, Rugby union - Italy Women v Ireland Women, Women's Six Nations, Connected TV and online 13:00-14:00, Athletics - Nitro Athletics: Usain Bolt Takes On The World, BBC Two 13:00-16:00, 5 live Sport - including updates from Burnley v Chelsea (Premier League) and France v Scotland (Six Nations), BBC Radio 5 live 14:15-17:00, Rugby union - France v Scotland, Six Nations, BBC One (14:15-17:15, including Forum, Connected TV and online; 14:55-17:00, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; watch with 5 live commentary on the BBC Red Button) 16:00-18:06, Football - Swansea v Leicester, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live 17:00-17:45, Winter sport - Ski Sunday, BBC Two (repeated 21:00-00:20, BBC Red Button) 18:06-19:30, Football - 606, phone-in, BBC Radio 5 live 22:00-23:00, Football - Match of the Day 2, BBC Two (22:30-23:30, BBC Two NI) 23:45-00:15, Rugby union - Women's Six Nations highlights, BBC Two (not in Northern Ireland) Bournemouth host Manchester City in the Premier League as the Alpine World Ski Championships continue, plus there is live coverage of the opening day's play in the Welsh Open snooker, where Ronnie O'Sullivan is defending champion. 08:45-10:55, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Men's Combined - Downhill, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 11:45-13:25, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Men's Combined - Slalom, Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red button and online 13:00-13:30, Rugby union - Women's Six Nations highlights, BBC Two (not Wales or Northern Ireland) 13:00-16:20, Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales (13:25-16:20, BBC Red Button) 19:00-20:00, Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online 19:00-20:00, Football - The Monday Night Club, BBC Radio 5 live 20:00-22:00, Football - Bournemouth v Man City, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live 22:00-22:30, Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy, BBC Radio 5 live 23:00-00:15, Rugby league - Super League Show, BBC One (North West, North East & Cumbria, Yorks & Lincs & Yorkshire) BBC Radio 5 live is on hand with updates from tonight's Champions League and Football League fixtures, Welsh Open snooker continues in Cardiff and the third-round draw for rugby league's Challenge Cup takes place live on the BBC Sport website. 10:45-12:55, Winter sport - Ski Sunday Extra: Team Event - Alpine World Ski Championships, BBC Red Button and online 13:00-16:15, Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online 13:15-14:00, Rugby league - Super League Show, BBC Two (repeated 17:30-19:00, BBC Red Button; 00:05-00:50, BBC Two Wales) 18:30-22:30, Football - 5 live Final Score, Connected TV and online (20:00-22:30, BBC Red Button) 19:00-20:00, Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online 19:00-19:10, Rugby league - Challenge Cup third-round draw,  Connected TV and online 19:00-22:30, 5 live Sport - Coverage and goal updates from the night's Championship and EFL fixtures, plus Champions League updates, BBC Radio 5 live Arsenal travel to Germany to face Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League, with build-up, live commentary and post-match reaction on BBC Radio 5 live. 13:00-16:25, Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online 19:00-20:00. Snooker - Welsh Open, BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online 19:45-22:00, Football - Bayern Munich v Arsenal, Champions League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 18:30) 22:00-22:30, Football - 5 live Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live You can view BBC Sport output as well as listen to our radio sports programming on the BBC iPlayer. The BBC Sport website is available via desktop, mobile, tablet and app, giving fast and easy access to the live stream, text commentaries, news, reports, schedules, videos, as well as highlights of the day's action. The BBC Sport app is available free on Apple and Android devices. National and regional variations have been included in this list where possible, but please check your local listings for more detailed information.","Find out the details of the major sports coverage on @placeholder across BBC television , radio and online this week .",offer,trio,twitter,show,hold,0
"Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard knocked down shortstop Alcides Escobar with the first pitch of the game, a 98mph fastball that whizzed past his head. Syndergaard said he had thrown the ball to ""make a statement"". The Mets trail the best-of-seven series 2-1, with the fourth game taking place at Citi Field on Saturday night. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas said his team were ""upset"" by Syndergaard's actions, adding: ""All 25 guys in that dugout were pretty fired up."" Escobar added: ""The first pitch around my head, that's not good."" The pitch set the tone for the game, in which the teams traded leads in the early innings, before the Mets pulled away.",The Kansas City Royals were @placeholder by aggressive tactics from the New York Mets as they lost game three of the World Series 9 - 3 .,boosted,surprised,investigated,angered,named,3
"Since April, convicted criminals in England and Wales have had to pay a charge of between £150 and £1,200 towards the cost of their case. MPs on the justice select committee said the charge, which is not means-tested, created ""serious problems"" and was often ""grossly disproportionate"". Ministers said it was under review. The fee is paid on top of fines, compensation orders and defendants' own legal charges, and is higher for those convicted after pleading not guilty. It is set according to the type of case, with the minimum charge for magistrates' courts and the maximum level for crown court cases. In March, the then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the fee would ensure that criminals ""pay their way"". But chairman of the cross-party committee Bob Neill said: ""The evidence we have received has prompted grave misgivings about the operation of the charge, and whether, as currently framed, it is compatible with the principles of justice."" He added that ""in many cases it is grossly disproportionate"" and created ""perverse incentives - not only for defendants to plead guilty but for sentencers to reduce awards of compensation and prosecution costs"". The committee's report said the lack of discretion for judges and magistrates on the level of the charge was creating ""unacceptable consequences within the criminal justice system"". It cited the case of a woman who had admitted stealing a four-pack of Mars Bars worth 75p, saying she ""had not eaten in days"" after her benefits were sanctioned. She was ordered to pay a £150 criminal courts charge on top of her £73 fine, £85 costs, a £20 victim surcharge and 75p compensation. The committee also said it was ""highly sceptical"" of government claims that the charges could deliver a net revenue of £80m to £160m a year by 2023 - with an annual cost of collection of about £20m and a £5m bill for imprisoning defaulters. The Ministry of Justice said the concerns were noted and the operation of the fee was being kept under review. It comes after Justice Secretary Michael Gove told Parliament earlier this month that the charge was generating revenue and helping to ""ensure that the taxpayer is not the first port of call for supporting the way in which our courts operate"". But Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the criminal courts charge was ""unrealistic and unjust"" and called on the Ministry of Justice to ""suspend this policy immediately"". ""The innocent have been put under pressure to plead guilty, and ordering indigent people to pay money they simply do not have is never going to work,"" she said.","The criminal courts charge should be @placeholder by ministers , a parliamentary committee has said , as it raised "" grave misgivings "" about the fee 's benefits .",held,approved,reviewed,scrapped,investigated,3
"But a quick glimpse at any high street with its rows of closed-down signs, pound shops and charity outlets suggest that consumers don't entirely agree. Now a new phenomenon - dubbed social shopping - threatens to incorporate the missing social element in online shopping and possibly destroy even more bricks and mortar stores. Social shopping encompasses a range of ideas, from shopping within social networks, to shopping-specific search engines that use friends recommendations to group buying sites such as Groupon. Groupon harnesses the power of the crowd to bring people daily deals that they may not even have known they wanted - from manicures to mountain biking. It has a very simple business model - people sign up for offers and once the required number of people are registered, the deal is confirmed and a voucher is sent to your inbox. The firm has five million users in the UK alone, and is said to be the fastest growing company ever. It puts much of its growth down to web-based recommendations - people see a deal and spread it among their online friends but not everyone is convinced by its social credentials. ""There are a lot of myths about how social Groupon is. In the beginning many deals may have been spread via social networks but now it is primarily through a daily e-+mail,"" said Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru, who has recently authored a report on social shopping. Word-of-mouth may have helped catapult Groupon into the limelight but its quarter of a billion dollar marketing spend probably played an even bigger role, thinks Ms Mulpuru. As the world's largest social network Facebook is keen that people talk to retailers as well as their friends and it is trying to figure out how to make the most out of social shopping. It boasts that half of the top 25 retailers use the site but the level of integration varies, from those who simply see it as a way to gain fans to ""like"" their brands to firms, such as clothing firm Asos, which are happy to allow users to make purchases from within the social network. Asos is one of Facebook's biggest successes. It puts its full catalogue on the site and its fan page has 800,000 members. Amazon uses the social network to offer product suggestions based on likes and favourites pulled from users' profile information. It has also introduced gift recommendations which let you know which of your friends have upcoming birthdays and suggests presents for them based on what they have shared with Amazon. Ticketing firm TicketMaster offers anyone who has bought a ticket on its site the chance to share the purchase information with their Facebook friends. It claims to have increased its revenue as a result of this feature. Meanwhile Levi's has what Facebook describes as a ""social store front"", offering users jeans that their friends may have liked and even using information to influence its supply chain. So if people in London are ""liking"" the skinny jeans most and people in Manchester are ""liking"" the bootcut style they can simply adjust their stock to match this. And herein, for Ms Mulpuru, lies the real power of social shopping - as a tool for retailers. ""There is a ton of data that people share about themselves that the retailer can use to make more relevant offers. It is far more a personalisation tactic than about getting or retaining customers,"" she said. Facebook's director of business development Christian Hernandez believes that Facebook can help users ""connect to brands that they care about"" and he reckons that among his Facebook friends there is plenty of chatter about shopping. But Ms Mulpuru is not convinced it will become a shopping hub any time soon. ""TV didn't transform retail and neither will Facebook. At the end of the day no-one buys something as the result of a link. The truth is that large brands just have not experienced any sizable gains in direct sales from Facebook,"" she said. ""In spite of hundreds of thousands of developers having been given the opportunity to create useful shopping applications or to integrate commerce into Facebook, there has yet to be a blockbuster success,"" she added. It hasn't stopped a raft of companies betting that social and shopping is a powerful combination. Three former Yahoo executives have set up a dedicated social network aimed entirely at shoppers. Dubbed ChoozOn , the start-up is built entirely around shopping and personalised deals. It allows users to manage their various deals and discount services and upcoming apps for the iPhone and Android handsets will highlight nearby deals. Users can sign up for loyalty programmes and if they share their shopping preferences and the brands and retailers they like best, the shops will fashion specific discounts for them. Meanwhile UK start-up Shopow (Shopper Power) offers a shopping search engine that aggregates thousands of retailers and products across all areas of consumer goods. Like other price comparison sites it allow users to compare goods by criteria such as price, retailer, service and delivery, but it also integrates various social functions. It will display reviews and deals that have already been collected around a product, as well as drawing in more personal views. ""Shopow is somewhere where you can interact with friends but also rate your recent purchases,"" explained co-founder Kevin Flood. He thinks people are far more likely offer to useful feedback via such a site than on Facebook. ""While some deals are appropriate to share on Facebook, you wouldn't share your experiences with a dishwasher on there,"" he said. The ability of retailers to engage directly with consumers is a very powerful one and some have taken bold steps in this direction. In February, US fashion designer Derek Lam harnessed the power of the web when he asked eBayers to vote on which of 16 dresses should form his summer collection. More than 120,000 people voted and the five winners went on sale in May. Not wanting to be left out, the high street too is embracing social media. In March, London's largest shopping centre Westfield unveiled a tweet mirror that allowed shoppers to try on an outfit and share the image in real time with friends and followers on Twitter. The mirror, brainchild of Dutch firm Nedap Retail, is already installed in dozens of shops in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. How many shoppers want to invite their online friends into the changing room is unclear but it offers a small glimpse of what offline retailers will have to do if it wants to persuade consumers away from their screens and back to the mall.",Offline retailers have long held that online shopping will never @placeholder a visit to the shops because sitting at a computer clicking on links is just not as much fun as hanging out at the mall .,fulfilling,plots,replace,hold,include,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The 31-year-old, who was born without a right forearm, hopes to take on the solo round-the-world race in 2020. Taekwondo and badminton have replaced sailing in the Paralympics from 2020. ""Sailing's been dropped from the Paralympics so this is me kicking in the door for everyone else to prove it can be done,"" she told BBC Look East. Stodel has never completed a full ocean cross, so in preparation will be attempting a transatlantic crossing in November. She also needs to raise funds in order to buy the correct boat for the Vendee Globe, considered by many as the hardest of sailing races, with the most recent edition of the competition running last year. The four-time Paralympian continued: ""[The Vendee Globe] is certainly going to be a challenging race. Every skipper I've spoken to has said it's the best and the worst of off-shore racing. ""I'm actually quite looking forward to that. At the same time I'm obviously scared of the challenge but my uncle left me with a nice little saying to put on the boat: I am strong, but the boat is stronger.""",Three - time world champion Hannah Stodel hopes to set an example to others as she aims to become the first @placeholder sailor to complete the Vendee Globe .,side,table,race,signing,disabled,4
"Last year, the commission's board apologised for its handling of a dispute with crofters over the management of common grazing land. Board members also asked Mr Kennedy to resign. He has refused to do so. His name has been put forward for re-election as the representative for the South West Highlands. The ballot takes place in March. The other South West Highlands candidates are Ronnie Campbell, Catherine MacKinnon, Billy Neilson and Uilleam Smith. Mr Kennedy has argued he did nothing wrong in the months-long dispute with crofters over their grazings, and that the board's vote last September asking him to resign was not valid. In October last year, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish government ministers had the power to intervene in the affairs of the troubled Crofting Commission. Ms Sturgeon said ministers would not ordinarily get involved in the internal operations of the commission. However, during a First Minister's Questions session in Holyrood, she said legislation did give ministers the power to intervene if required.","Colin Kennedy , whose actions at the Crofting Commission have been the source of a row , is standing for re-election to the public @placeholder .",advertisement,personnel,region,organisation,body,4
"Most of Crimea's two million people have been hit by the power cut. There are also some water shortages. Anti-Russian activists were blamed for the cut. Russian forces annexed Crimea in March 2014, during Ukraine's crisis. Public transport is still running and Crimean hospitals are using generators. A state of emergency was imposed in Crimea on Sunday after two more key pylons were damaged - bringing the total to four. Monday was declared a non-working day. It is still not clear how exactly the pylons were damaged in Kherson, a Ukrainian region adjacent to Crimea. That region has been tense since Russia's annexation of Crimea - an act that was condemned internationally. Crimean Tatar activists, denying repair workers access to the damaged power lines, suggested that the weakened pylons were blown down by the wind. But Ukraine's state energy company, Ukrenergo, said the damage was caused by ""shelling or the use of explosive devices"". Russia has blamed Ukrainian nationalists from far-right party Right Sector as well as Crimean Tatar activists, calling it ""an act of terrorism"". Earlier this year those activist groups prevented food lorries crossing into Crimea. The blackout has knocked out street lighting and cut cable and mobile internet. It has also forced the closure of some 150 schools. A Crimean Tatar activist told Ukraine's TV news broadcaster 112 Ukrayina that Russia must release ""political prisoners"" and let their leader Mustafa Dzhemilev return to Crimea in exchange for repairs to the power lines. But later Mr Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar National Movement, told BBC Ukrainian that his supporters would grant repair workers access to the power lines. ""I think that Crimea will have electricity soon"", he said. Crimean Tatar activists accuse Russia of abusing Tatar rights and denying them a voice since a pro-Moscow government was installed in Crimea. Images on social media show Ukrainian flags on some damaged pylons - and Crimean Tatar flags on others. Crimean authorities said they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol using generators. Only 30% of Crimea's electricity is generated locally - the rest comes from Ukraine, Russia's government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported. Emergency power-saving measures have been imposed: Sevastopol is getting three hours' supply, followed by a six-hour cut; in Simferopol residents have three-hour power cuts three times a day. Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons. The power cut is threatening food outlets which rely on cold storage and lack generating capacity. A hospital worker said the electricity was sufficient to keep wards warm but not to power hot plates, so patients were only getting cold food.","Only essential services and government offices are operating in Crimea after key electricity pylons connected to the @placeholder were knocked down in Ukraine , causing a major blackout .",peninsula,infrastructure,network,country,water,0
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 1 May 2015 Last updated at 07:07 BST Faith Thomason, from Lymm, Warrington, was among the first Britons to fly back to the UK. Meanwhile, some Nepalese families living in the North West are mourning relatives lost in the tragedy.","A Cheshire backpacker has described how the earth "" turned to liquid "" as she @placeholder to escape the earthquake in Nepal .",ran,defected,dared,bids,continues,0
"But it was also revealed that some 96 homes had been destroyed in the fire since it broke out on Tuesday. Some 58 sq miles (150 sq km) have been charred in San Bernardino County, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Several more fires continue to burn in other drought-stricken parts of California. In pictures: Devastation from California wildfires Fire spokesman Brad Pitassi said late on Friday: ""It's looking very good"", adding that more gains were expected on Saturday, despite firefighters continuing to face dry, hot and windy weather. He said the number of buildings destroyed could have been far higher. Blue Cut, named after a narrow gorge where the blaze broke out, had led to an evacuation order for 82,000 people on Tuesday. Many people have now been allowed to return but others were left homeless. Johanna Santore was running an errand when the fire gutted her home. She fears she may have lost her pets. ""I'm actually feeling numb,'' she told Associated Press from an evacuation centre. ""It's like a nightmare.  We don't plan on rebuilding. We plan on leaving."" Other fires still burning around the state include:","Firefighters in California have gained @placeholder in tackling the massive Blue Cut wildfire , containing around 40 % and allowing many evacuees to return home .",ground,help,operations,expertise,confidence,0
"Sections of London Bridge station's roof have been given to Vale of Rheidol Railway which operates small steam trains for tourists in mid Wales. London Bridge station, which opened in 1836 and is used by 55 million people, is undergoing a £6bn redevelopment. Network Rail has saved 16 columns, 14 beams and other elements of the roof. These parts of the Grade II-listed structure will form the cornerstone of the planned new locomotive museum in Aberystwyth. Robert Gambrill from the Vale of Rheidol Railway said it would be used to display a unique collection of narrow gauge artefacts. ""The roof offers an opportunity to show the locomotives in context within a train-shed environment and the Vale of Rheidol will work hard to recreate the atmosphere, which only a London terminus can provide,"" he said. ""Years ago they sold London Bridge to Arizona and now they've given London Bridge station to Aberystwyth."" Mr Gambrill said it had taken a year to arrange a deal to remove about a third of London Bridge station's old barrel arch roof. All of the beams and columns had to be removed by cranes at night and at weekends, with specialist equipment needed to excavate the columns from their base plates after 150 years. The railway was built in 1901, opening to passengers on 22 December 1902. The 12-mile (20km) service started at the harbour in Aberystwyth and continued to Devil's Bridge. It was built originally to carry lead ore from the mines in the valley. In 1923 it became the property of the Great Western Railway and it was absorbed into British Railways on 1 January 1948. The 1960s signalled an era of neglect and the station moved to the vacant bay platform at Aberystwyth's main station. Having survived the Beeching cuts the line soldiered on until 1988 when it was to be sold. It was bought by the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust in 1991. The line attracts around 40,000 visitors annually from all over the world. Mr Gambrill said there had been doubts initially whether enough of the beams and columns could be saved to enable the museum to be built. ""It has been a pleasure to work with such a dedicated team from Network Rail - their care and attention to detail has ensured as much of the structure that we need has been saved,"" he said. ""Without their co-operation none of this would have been possible. We all look forward to unlocking the potential of our collection and seeing the Vale of Rheidol becoming a world class tourist attraction for Wales."" Chris Drabble of Network Rail said the teams who worked on the project could be proud of what they had achieved. ""This great news has been possible because many people, from many organisations have been working together,"" he added. ""Up until the actual structures were lifted, we were never sure if any of this would be technically possible, so all of the teams can be really proud of what they have achieved."" The Vale of Rheidol intends to submit plans for a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 sq m) museum to Ceredigion council and also plans to apply for grants to fund the project. The railway said it had a ""unique historic collection"" of around 30 locomotives and rolling stock, much of which was built in the UK and had never been displayed in public.",Part of London 's oldest train station is set to be @placeholder in Aberystwyth as part of a £ 10 m plan for a narrow gauge railway museum .,scrapped,rebuilt,included,preserved,lost,1
"They were accused of trying to trick a 20-year-old woman from Slovakia into having an abortion and arranging her marriage to a man facing deportation. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says new evidence had emerged ""which seriously undermined the prosecution"". Last November, 13 people were arrested in Greater Manchester but none will face further action. A CPS spokeswoman said four men and a woman were initially charged with immigration offences and ""intentionally arranging or facilitating entry into the UK of a person with a view to their exploitation"". She added: ""The CPS concluded that there is no longer sufficient evidence to generate a realistic prospect of conviction, therefore on 1 April 2015 the CPS formally offered no evidence in the case against all five defendants."" Charges have been dropped against Mohammed Ali, 40, and Hateji Yakuyb, 57, both of Ashfield Road, Rochdale; Anna Cicakova, 34, and Malik Ramzan, 27, both of Wesley Street, Failsworth; and Rehman Ghani, 39, of St Heliers Drive, Cheetham Hill.",Charges have been dropped against five people who were accused of @placeholder a pregnant woman into the UK .,escorting,driving,following,plotting,trafficking,4
"It's fair to say that this figure relies on relevant, rigorous and detailed economic modelling on what would happen to national income if the UK left the EU, based on what the alternatives would be. But ultimately that's a hard task given that no economy of the UK's size has ever left the EU before, so there must be uncertainty about the future. Indeed, economic modelling can be a perilous business. This particular figure is underpinned by the assumption that the UK would negotiate a Canada-style trade deal in place of EU membership. The Treasury's analysis is that this would mean slower growth compared to remaining in the EU - and that would mean less tax coming into the Treasury. Brexiteers, of course, argue that the UK would secure its own unique and superior trade deal and that the analysis ignores potential trade deals that the UK outside of the EU might strike with China or India. And it's important to note that this estimate is for the impact in 2030, not an immediate effect. £36bn, as the Treasury document says, would be ""equivalent"" to raising the basic rate of income tax by around 8p from 20p to 28p. Alternatively any government could cut spending instead, increase other taxes or choose to borrow more money. Reality Check verdict: The £36bn lower tax receipts figure, like the rest of the Treasury document, is based on what looks like a reasonable modelling exercise but it's impossible to be certain about how the economy will develop in the future. READ MORE: The facts behind claims in the EU debate","£36 billion is a pretty big @placeholder to blow in the public finances , but the Treasury has picked it out as its mid-range figure for what might happen to tax receipts if the UK left the European Union .",group,deal,message,risk,hole,4
"""It is just nice to feel like a mum, rather than just somebody watching,"" Anna Cox tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme, as she takes the temperature of her baby. Lola was born at just 23 weeks. She had a twin brother who sadly did not survive and she was given little hope of survival. ""During labour, one of the neo-natal consultants came to see us and painted a really bad picture that she could have all sorts of problems,"" Anna says. Lola was cared for at St James's University Hospital in Leeds -the first in the UK to implement a family integrated care system. It put parents - not nurses - in charge of everything other than the most complicated medical treatments for their premature babies while they were in hospital. ""One of the jobs we have to do is take her temperature, maybe every three or four hours,"" Anna says. ""It is a pretty simple procedure really."" However, parents also perform more complicated tasks, including inserting a tube into their baby's nose to allow them to feed. ""There are certain things they [nurses] obviously watch over you quite a bit to begin with because it needs to be done right,"" she says. ""They do like to make sure you know what you're doing, they wouldn't just leave you to it."" Katie Crossley's daughter, Molly, was born eight weeks early and had breathing difficulties. ""While I'm here, I pretty much do everything that a normal mum would do,"" she says. ""Everything, from feeding to medicine, cleaning, bathing."" She has also been taught how to insert a tube up Molly's nose and into her stomach allowing her to be fed. ""Being around it and watching it has made me more confident when I've come to actually doing it,"" she says. In the past, caring for premature babies usually meant keeping parents at arm's length. As recently as 20 years ago, the closest parents of premature babies could get to their newborns was looking at them through a glass window. It meant the bond between parent and child was harder to establish and breastfeeding rates were often lower. But the idea of putting parents in charge of neonatal care is not a new one. In the 1970s in Tallinn, Estonia - then part of the Soviet Union - the head of the local hospital faced a problem. The hospital had too many premature babies to look after and not enough nurses. However, they soon noticed the system was helping babies. Under his system, mothers had more regular ""skin to skin"" contact with premature babies. It resulted in better breastfeeding rates and shorter hospital stays. It took 30 years for other hospitals to copy the system, but now the system has been introduced in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and now Leeds. Dr Liz McKechnie, consultant neonatologist at St James's, says the family integrated care scheme aims to put the parent at ""the very centre of the team caring for the baby"". ""It is not rocket science, it is such a straightforward thing to do, to allow parents to look after their babies,"" she says. She is adamant the move was not down to cost-cutting and that nursing levels on the unit have not dropped. ""In the past, care has been very much the nurse leading it, so they're saying 'right, it's feed time, it's bath time'. Whereas now, it is very much the parents who are leading that. ""They are feeding the baby when the baby needs feeding, rather than when the clock says it is feed time - and that's much better for the baby."" She says the new system was a ""major cultural change"" and caused anxiety among nurses on the neonatal unit when it was introduced 18 months ago. Nurses on the ward say training parents to care for their babies takes as long - if not longer - than doing the procedures themselves. But they say families are getting home sooner, the long-term development of babies is improving and breastfeeding rates have increased. The system is about to be trialled in the intensive care unit in St James's sister hospital. As for Lola, she was allowed home just before she was 14 weeks old. ""Without the family integrated care we would've been in a lot longer,"" says her mother, Anna. ""Lola is still on oxygen and [otherwise] they wouldn't have allowed us to come home with that. ""I feel really confident in everything they taught us."" Dr McKechnie adds: ""The fact is that families are going home more confident and more able to care for their babies, and that means a lot. ""Nobody wants to stop it, it is definitely here to stay, everybody can see the benefits of it."" Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.","On a hospital ward in Leeds , parents of premature babies are @placeholder to help care for their newborns - from taking temperatures to the delicate task of inserting feeding tubes . So how does the approach benefit families ?",struggling,encouraged,poised,continuing,forced,1
"I've been living in South Africa since 1997, my wife is South African and we have two children, aged 14 and 16. My wife is worried about what future our children will have if the xenophobic attacks become the norm. We don't know how to explain the hatred against Nigerians to our families, to our children. This is the third round of attacks against foreigners; one was in 2008 where people were killed, again in 2015. I now get calls from home, my family members want to know if we're safe, they see the stories in the news. I do feel safe, I feel safe because I live in the suburbs away from where the unrest and violence has been happening but I don't know if I could say that if I was living in a poorer area. There are parts of this city that are no-man's land, where the police have no control over what happens, where there are no consequences for wrong-doing, that is unfortunately where the xenophobia has thrived. There is just lawlessness from all sides, by all nationalities and that sort of environment is a ticking time-bomb. Life is different in the suburbs but I do worry about my fellow Africans who become victims in these incidents, while they have nothing to do with crime. I love this country, I consider it my home and it breaks my heart to see what is happening. The government needs to seriously address the concerns people are raising - both South Africans and foreigners. People here are saying that Nigerians are bringing drugs and prostitution but can I tell you something, while I don't condone crime, Nigerians are not the only ones involved in crime here. It's all too easy to profile one group and that is not right, it's also dangerous and puts people's lives in danger. It's important for South Africans to know that not all of us are criminals, the same way not all South Africans are engaged in crime. They need to understand that you cannot paint people with one brush. I am a hard-working man and there are many law-abiding foreigners who are helping to building the country. I own a restaurant in Randburg, we make Nigerian food and South African dishes. I also own a liquor store which has been in business since 2007. All I want to do is provide for my family and help people make a living too - some of my employees are South African. It has been a long road to get to this point. Leaving your home with nothing is not easy. There was a time when I had nothing: No money, no food, no-one. I didn't have a place to sleep and would sleep in police stations and in the streets. I moved here to study but when I came into the country, life was more difficult than I imagined it would be. It was not easy for me to register because of financial constraints but I stayed because South Africa is one of the best countries in Africa - in terms of facilities. There are better opportunities. Everyone wants a better life for themselves and their family and South Africa is seen as the best place for that but it's not easy. After years of working part-time jobs I raised enough to finally take myself to school, I completed a business management course in 2010 and that has helped me with running my businesses. South Africa is my home now, everything I own is here -  that's why I am also unhappy about the crime and the high unemployment here. These things make life difficult. I understand where the anger is coming from - obviously if you are poor and see your neighbour, who is not even from here, succeeding it will create tensions. Nigerians love being in the lime-light and have a basket-mouth [trash-talker] and are showy. When we have money, even if it's a little, we want people to know - this makes us more noticeable than other nationalities. I think the Nigerians living here need to be aware of that and be sensitive to the issues that may cause. As for the crime, I know that sometimes people do bad things to earn a living but imagine if that was your own child that was addicted to drugs or being used as a prostitute. I'm a parent and I worry about that, that's why I don't support crime at all. Other nationalities need to respect the laws of the country, we are visitors here and need to remember that. We came to South Africa for different reasons, some of us can never return to our countries, what happens then if you ruin your chances here? We don't want to live in fear, I'm pleading with the government to address the problems that have come with migration, for the sake of our children.","Nigerian Emmeka Uhanna , 47 , is a shop - owner in South Africa 's economic hub Johannesburg . He tells the BBC 's Pumza Fihlani that he is worried following the recent xenophobic attacks in parts of the city and wants the government to @placeholder for the sake of all Africans .",intervene,grow,rule,change,prepare,0
"In 2014, Guernsey politicians voted to spend ??4m per year on reforms to the transport strategy to reduce car use, including free bus fares. The plan was proposed by the Treasury and Resources Department as an alternative to the plan by the Environment Department. That involves a first registration tax based on vehicle width and emissions. If the treasury plan is approved by the States then the tax on width and emissions would be scrapped and the motor tax, which was ended in 2008, would be re-instated. Treasury and Resources Minister Gavin St Pier said a delay in paid parking and proposed changes to the first registration duty left a shortfall in the transport budget. He said: ""Unless the States resolves - which it has not yet done - to make substantive change to the strategy it has adopted, the treasury has a responsibility to bring forward options to close that gap. ""The department recognises that when motor tax was abolished in 2008, there was a corresponding increase in fuel duty of about 14 pence per litre. ""[The proposal] anticipates this increase in fuel duty being reversed out if motor tax is reintroduced."" Deputy St Pier said re-introducing motor tax did not mean a return to tax discs in cars. He said changes in the UK to digital registration could be mirrored in Guernsey. Deputy Peter Harwood, a member of the Environment Department, said the lack of costings in the proposals ""raised more questions than answers"". He said unlike the registration tax, which is a ""polluter pays"" scheme, a motor tax would be a ""perverse incentive to use the car more"".",Motor tax could be re-introduced in Guernsey as part of moves to @placeholder the island 's transportation budget .,suspend,boost,replace,reduce,balance,4
"Scott Rose attacked the 14-year-old at his home in Dundee in July 2014. Rose then teamed up with his 23-year-old wife Michelle to later target the same girl via Facebook and persuade her to send a nude photo of herself. Rose, 29, was jailed for a total of 10 years at the High Court in Glasgow. His wife will be sentenced next month for indecent communications offences. A jury heard how that after the rape, the teenager was bombarded with messages of a ""sexual nature"". Rose had also groomed and abused a young boy for three years - starting when the child was nine. He had earlier been convicted at a trial in Edinburgh of 10 charges including rape, using lewd and libidinous behaviour as well as pornography offences. The court had heard he prevented the girl from leaving the house and pulled her onto a bed. Lord Beckett told him he had been involved in crimes which were ""grossly corrupt"" and that he had ""used his size and build"" to rape the girl. The judge added: ""They (the children) were manipulated in order to fulfil your depraved intentions. You have no remorse for any of this."" Rose will be monitored for four years after his release from prison and has been placed on the sex offenders register for life. Michelle Rose was convicted at the same trial of acting with her husband to communicate indecently with the girl who was attacked. She remains on bail.","A child rapist was @placeholder by his wife to prey on a teenage girl , a court has heard .",forced,thrown,helped,paid,driven,2
"But both are well placed to make Rio 2016 through their world rankings. Pitchford lost 4-3 to Tiago Apolonia of Portugal and Drinkhall succumbed 4-1 to Sweden's Par Gerell in the final round of the first stage. Pitchford, ranked 39, was then beaten in the first round of the second stage by Zhiwen He, while Drinkhall, ranked 68, lost to Lei Kou in the semi-finals.",English duo Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall @placeholder out in the European Olympic qualifying event in Sweden .,missed,started,walked,set,went,0
"England are aiming to complete a 3-0 series whitewash this weekend. ""He has got a lot of knowledge, a lot he can teach people,"" Jones said. ""We have two outstanding young number 10s in Owen Farrell and George Ford and we want them to keep learning. They'll definitely learn things [from Johns]."" Australian Jones, who took England to train at his old club Randwick, added: ""For those guys to have that lesson this afternoon is invaluable, they will remember it for the rest of their lives."" Earlier this year Jones recruited former Wallaby flanker George Smith as a breakdown consultant, while another former Australia player, Glen Ella, is working as England's skills coach on the tour. Jones believes ""100%"" that rugby union players can learn from the 13-a-side game - and a more permanent role for former Australia Test half-back Johns is a possibility. ""Guys like Andrew Johns touched the ball 50 or 60 times in a game, had to fix defenders, knew when to drift and be straight, how to use your eyes, where to position your hands,"" Jones added. ""I've always admired his skills as a player, and we've been chatting for a while about the possibility of him coming in and doing a little bit of work."" Only flanker James Haskell and winger Jack Nowell were unable to take part as England trained in Sydney. Haskell has a foot injury and is a major doubt to be fit for Saturday, but Jones says the Wasps forward has an ""amazing capacity to absorb pain"" and could yet be in contention. Winger Nowell is going through return-to-play protocols after concussion, with Jones set to name his 23-man squad on Thursday. ""In terms of selection we always pick our best 23, and we will be doing that. It's the third Test of the series so we are going to need energetic, physically aggressive players."" Find out how to get into rugby union with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.","Australian rugby league great Andrew Johns helped England with their "" @placeholder detail "" as Eddie Jones ' side trained before the third Test against the Wallabies in Sydney .",experience,team,attacking,hands,control,2
"The animal was spotted by a member of the public on Sunday in Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Vets believe the hedgehog was clipped by a car, puncturing a lung and causing air to be trapped under the skin. The Scottish SPCA said the hedgehog, nicknamed ""Zeppelin"" by staff, had now ""deflated"" and was being cared for at one of the charity's rescue centres. The swollen hedgehog was discovered near Minard Road in Shotts and was suffering from ""balloon syndrome"". Colin Seddon, manager of the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross said: ""Our animal rescue officer Louise Hume got a bit of a shock when she went to pick him up. ""He's certainly one of the largest hedgehogs we've taken into our care. ""He's been seen by our vet Romain, who is hopeful that Zeppelin - now deflated- will make a full recovery. ""He'll be closely monitored at our centre to make sure infection doesn't set in before being released back into the wild once he's fully recovered.""",A hedgehog that had swollen to the size of a @placeholder ball is being cared for by the Scottish SPCA .,treat,woman,beach,hire,soccer,2
"Dom Heaume put the hosts ahead inside three minutes before Ross Allen brilliantly smashed in the second to double the advantage. Ben Gallichan twice hit the post for Jersey but despite having the bulk of possession they were not clinical enough in attack. Karl Hinds pulled one back from close range but Guernsey held on for the win. The result means the Greens have now won the title 46 times, Jersey 53, with one shared in 1937 and Alderney lifting the Vase once, in 1920. Guernsey were quickest out of the blocks and went in front when Dave Rihoy's shot was palmed away by Jersey goalkeeper Euan van der Vliet, but Heaume was there to calmly volley in the rebound and give his side the best possible start. At the other end Gallichan's angled header came back off the far post, before Allen's superb strike across van der Vliet from a tight angle flew in and put Guernsey firmly in control midway through the half. Allen had latched onto a quickly taken Rihoy throw, catching the Jersey defence off guard, and has now netted in six different Muratti finals stretching back to 2010. Gallichan fired against the post again after half an hour, when he should have hit the target but instead dragged his close-range shot onto the upright. As the game wore on it was Jersey who dominated possession, with the Sarnians seemingly happy to drop deep and let their opponents have the ball in the middle third. Striker Craig Russell, a surprise absentee from Martin Cassidy's starting line-up, was introduced from the bench on the hour mark as the visitors continued to have more of the possession. It was fellow substitute Hinds who finally found a way past Leroi Riley, when the ball dropped to him in the box and his prodded effort found the corner of the net with quarter of an hour still to go. The Reds went close through Jack Cannon's free-kick before the last golden chance for an equaliser fell to captain Cav Miley, but his strike from just inside the box went over the bar and Guernsey could celebrate only their second home Muratti triumph since 2001.",Guernsey got their @placeholder back on the Murrati Vase with a hard - fought 2 - 1 win over rivals Jersey at Footes Lane .,game,centre,focus,hands,chances,3
"This possibility, described in a new computer modelling study, could explain why rocks from Earth and the Moon are much more alike than we would expect from this ""giant impact hypothesis"". The research forms one of three papers published in the journal Nature. Two others report subtle, previously unseen differences in lunar rocks. Scientists say the new findings paint a consistent - and much clearer - picture of our satellite's history. The modelling study, done by researchers from Israel and France, precisely simulated the turmoil of the early, inner Solar System and quantifies the variety of collisions that might have occurred. In its early stages, the proto-Earth would have been subjected to a string of brutal collisions with other wannabe planets. According to our best understanding, the last of these was a cataclysmic tangle with a planetary body just ten times lighter than Earth - and the resulting debris eventually clumped together to make the Moon. The problem is that most of what became the Moon should have come from the imposter - and based on our existing knowledge of what was flying where at that time, that imposter was thought to be a very different type of planet. ""So if the impactor had a different composition from the Earth, we should expect the Moon to have a different composition,"" Dr Hagai Perets, one of the study's authors, told the Nature podcast. But this is not the case. ""They are almost identical. This is one of the major challenges for this really beautiful giant impact hypothesis,"" said Dr Perets, from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. This is why a study made headlines in 2014 when it pinpointed some tiny differences between Earth and Moon rocks. What Dr Perets and his colleagues found in their new simulations was that the impactor planet might, in fact, have been made of surprisingly similar stuff to the Earth - leaving only the sort of subtle differences that we do see in lunar material. ""What we found is that many of these impactors on a planet have very similar composition to that of the planets they impact - as similar as what we measure between the Earth and the Moon,"" Dr Perets explained. Specifically, the models indicated a 20% chance that the impact could have been between such similar proto-planets. These odds give our prevailing ""origins story"" for the Moon a fighting chance, Dr Perets said. ""[Now] I am even more confident about the giant impact hypothesis."" A different challenge to our current ideas about the Moon relates to what happened subsequently. To explain certain details in the Earth's make-up, scientists have proposed that both the Earth and Moon amassed a large amount of extra matter - a so-called ""late veneer"" - during a subsequent period when they were bombarded by huge numbers of meteorites. And just like the original giant impact, this process should also have left a trail of evidence that had not been detected until now. Even if, as the French-Israeli study now suggests, the Earth and Moon got started from very similar building blocks, this bombardment should have had a much bigger effect on the bulkier, heavier Earth with its much stronger gravity, shifting the balance of its ingredients away from that of the Moon. The two new investigations of lunar rocks, one from the US and one from Germany, find support for that shift for the first time, by analysing samples from the Apollo missions with new levels of precision. Both teams looked specifically at traces of tungsten within small chunks of the Moon that they borrowed from Nasa, and found a small but tell-tale difference compared to Earth rock. The ratio of the metal's different isotopes was altered. Importantly, the ratios measured by the two teams match - and the difference fits what might be expected if the Earth collected a bigger ""veneer"" from the bombardment. ""The small, but significant, difference in the tungsten isotopic composition between Earth and the Moon perfectly corresponds to the different amounts of material gathered by Earth and the moon post-impact,"" said Prof Richard Walker from the University of Maryland, one of the authors on the US study. Considering the three studies in total, Dr Matthias Willbold from the University of Manchester told the BBC he was impressed and excited. ""They all tell the same story - it all falls into place,"" said Dr Willbold, a planetary scientist who has also investigated the late veneer idea using tungsten ratios. ""It's quite striking. [The lunar rock studies] mention that it is quite baffling that the Earth and Moon have the same starting composition, before the bombardment. ""And that links perfectly into the modelling paper, where they say look - we can resolve that. If you look at the models, the impactor and the Earth were similar, so we just solved your problem!"" Follow Jonathan on Twitter",The Moon may have been formed by a collision between Earth and an @placeholder that was strikingly similar in composition to our own planet .,object,exhibition,earth,orbit,folk,0
"Now imagine the same landlord throws in a bowl of chips for free - because you are a regular at the pub three nights a week. Then the pub closes for a couple of weeks for refurbishment. So, you go to another pub - The Red Lion - a few hundred yards further down the road. A little surprisingly, the landlord at that pub knows your favourite pint too, even though you have never been in before. You find out that the Dog and Duck landlord has sold on information about your tastes to the landlord at The Red Lion. How do you feel? A bit concerned, perhaps. But worse is to come. You subsequently find out that - knowing what you are going to order - the landlord at The Red Lion has charged you 10p more than he has charged another customer. You don't even get a free bowl of chips! This might seem like a very far-fetched example. However, shift this whole buying process online - and it sums up a big issue for internet shoppers. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) wants to know more about personalised pricing. This occurs if a retailer offers different prices depending on information they have collected about that customer. This is done primarily in two ways. Firstly, retailers can collect details of a customer's previous purchases made on the website. Secondly, they can buy information about the customer's purchases or internet searches from a third party. The OFT wants to know if consumers are aware that all this data is being collected about their shopping and searching preferences, as well as if this puts consumers off buying on the internet. The regulator says that there is no evidence, but a lot of concern, that this information allows retailers to charge a higher price to certain customers - just like the hypothetical landlord at The Red Lion. ""It is important we understand what control shoppers have over their profile and whether firms are using shoppers' profiles to charge different prices for goods or services,"" says Clive Maxwell, chief executive of the OFT. Concerns have been raised about flights or hotel rates. It is alleged that in some cases, when a potential customer has looked once, then taken a few minutes to compare the cost elsewhere, they return to find the price may have risen. However, there has been no firm proof of this. Other suggestions have included different prices for people using different brands of computers, or living in different areas, as they give an indication of their wealth. Of course, such a scenario could work in a consumer's favour. A regular customer, or one the retailer would like to keep, may be offered a discount, just like the free bowl of chips in our earlier example. ""This is the transfer online of something that has been happening offline for a very long time,"" says Vanessa Barnett, partner and online marketing expert at law firm Charles Russell. The essential difference, she says, is that receiving a discount in person is much more obvious than when it is done online. She adds that consumers always have the power to withdraw their custom from the scurrilous retailer, online or offline. Technology commentator Tom Cheesewright agrees. Consumers do not like being unfairly treated because of what online retailers know about them, but they do like the discounts and better treatment that might come from the same information. So, where does this information come from anyway? Clearly, retailers can track the purchases a customer makes at their online store. In addition, websites can record information in text files called cookies. Cookies are widely used to record what repeat visitors view on a site and by advertisers to track users online. They are also used to recognise customers, make suggestions, or store their details to make the process quicker. There has been particular concern about tracking cookies, used by advertisers, which keep tabs on the various websites that you browse, so they can target you with ""relevant"" advertisements. Official statistics show that online sales were 11% higher in October than the same month a year earlier. So, this information can be very valuable indeed. Concerns about cookies have already prompted action under European law which came into force on 26 May. It requires websites to explain what cookies are and to get users' permission before using them. So, a permission request will be popping up relatively regularly at the moment for internet users. In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently said that it would launch a crackdown on those not complying, although there are suggestions that many websites are failing to do so. They could face fines of up to £500,000 each. In the US, regulators are urging internet companies to have a ""do not track"" system in place that gives consumers more control over their personal data online. In a separate development in the UK, the Department for Business has a ""midata"" programme, which encourages various banks and energy companies to release data about a customer's consumption if it is requested. Unlike online tracking, this simply keeps a note of their consumption habits of, for example, their gas and electricity. In these fields, it may allow people access to details that would help them get the most appropriate tariff. It remains to be seen whether the government will eventually legislate to encourage supermarkets to release similar data. This data is gathered on loyalty cards, which hold information about families' eating habits, when they shop, and how much they spend. At this point, the gap between data gathered by an online shopper and somebody who visits a store narrows significantly. As a result, such trends have attracted the attention of the government and the regulator. The OFT, which is working with international counterparts during its enquiries, will report in spring 2013 on whether an investigation is needed into personalised pricing. In the meantime, customers will have to rely on internet retailers acting like the landlord at the Dog and Duck.",Imagine going into your local pub - the Dog and Duck - and being greeted by the landlord who already knows your favourite tipple and starts to @placeholder it before you even reach the bar .,investigate,write,arrive,pour,smash,3
"Peter Goodman, deputy chief constable for the East Midlands, said his team had identified a number of people from the region who had been radicalised. He said communities and families must help in challenging ""warped and dangerous"" internet messages. Mr Goodman said that the threat being posed ""kept him awake at night"". He said his main concern was people's ""rationale"" for going to IS-controlled areas. ""The real concern is that they will be radicalised, desensitised, exposed to real atrocities that will change their outlook on life and may affect their behaviour back here in the UK,"" he said. ""It absolutely keeps me awake at night; we're talking about predominantly young people with not a great deal of life experience who are receiving a very corrupt narrative."" Prevent, a government counter-terrorism strategy, is one method employed by East Midlands officers to engage with young people. The scheme has been controversial and has been criticised for possibly stigmatising Muslims. However, PC Rizwaan Chothia, who runs Prevent courses in the region, said it was about trying to intervene at an early stage. He said: ""There is a misconception that exists out there that the Prevent agenda is about spying on the Muslim community. ""As a Muslim police officer, a practising Muslim, I would be mortified if that was the case... It's about trying to safeguard individuals."" People known to have travelled from the East Midlands to IS-controlled areas include Kabir Ahmed, from Derby, who died last November. Ahmed was named as being among the suicide bombers who killed a senior Iraqi police official in Baghdad. Friends of Ahmed in Derby said he was ""easily led"" and may have been ""brainwashed"" into joining militants. A family member said his world view became ""much narrower"" later in life and at some point was taken in by ""extremist ideology"".",The police chief in charge of counter - terrorism in the East Midlands says some people who travelled to join so - called Islamic State have @placeholder .,released,returned,announced,claimed,launched,1
"US researchers say the slow-is-more-accurate rule generally applies. In a series of calculations, they looked at the physics behind releasing a projectile with the human arm. Their equations suggest a slow underarm throw is the best strategy for getting a piece of paper into a nearby bin. Lead researcher Madhusudhan Venkadesan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Yale University, said faster throws tend to be less accurate. This is because the ball travels in a nearly straight line, so any errors in the angle at which the object is released tend to be amplified. In slow and curved flight paths, small errors in the angle of release have little effect, he said. ""What we find is that almost the slowest arc is often the most accurate,"" said Dr Venkadesan. ""We've compared these calculations to published data of people throwing into wastebaskets; we've compared it to a study in dart throwing."" In sports such as basketball or darts, the strategy depends on conditions and the trade-off needed between speed and accuracy. For example, experienced darts players throw overarm at about 5.5 metres per second, optimally releasing the dart 17 to 37 degrees before the arm becomes vertical. On the cricket pitch, fielders are more likely to strike the wicket with a fast underarm throw. And in basketball, the underhand free throw, nicknamed ""the granny throw"", has a marginal advantage over overhand, despite almost disappearing from the game. Accurate throwing is uniquely human - a skill relied upon by our ancient ancestors for hunting with spears or stone tools. The researchers say monkeys also throw things, but they are really bad at it. The study is published in the journal, Royal Society Open Science. Follow Helen on Twitter.",Scientists have calculated the optimal strategy for throwing something accurately - whether it 's a dart or a @placeholder - up piece of paper .,crumpled,build,make,picture,pop,0
"06:29 - Kezia Dugdale, returned as a Lothian list Labour member, says that steering clear of the constitution in this election cost her party votes. She says they tried to move on. 05:52 - The Lib Dem peer Jeremy Purvis says Labour may now be in terminal decline in Scotland. Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP, says she completely and utterly disagrees. She says Labour will hold SNP to account over public services. 04:59 - Nicola Sturgeon, returned as MSP for Glasgow Southside, says she will govern in the interests of all in Scotland. Offers to govern with courage, confidence and imagination. In keeping with her approach during the campaign, no overt mention of independence. 04:48 - Very good result for Labour in Edinburgh Southern. Bucks the trend - as Edinburgh South did last year in the UK General Election. Early indications of list voting suggest strong showing by the Greens. Could that overhaul the Lib Dem performance? We shall see. 04:29 - Another Conservative victory in Aberdeenshire West. Very good night for them. Perhaps this justifies Ruth Davidson's decision to major on defence of the Union. Perhaps adds to questions for Labour - who mostly avoided the constitution. 04:24 - Smile until your jaws ache, Ruth Davidson advised her candidates at the manifesto launch. She has just followed that advice in winning her Edinburgh seat. Adds to a very good night thus far for the Tories. She said it was sending a message to the SNP 03:49 - Congratulations to Iain Gray on winning East Lothian. You will recall that he stepped down as Labour leader after a poor performance by his party at Holyrood elections in 2011. Asked whether Kezia Dugdale should do the same, he replied: ""Absolutely not."" That appears to be a common - although not universal - view in the Labour Party. Rather they want to think, hard, about their strategy.  If they fall behind the Conservatives into second place, that rethink might gain a certain edge. 02:42 - Tavish Scott, returned as Lib Dem MSP for Shetland, says there is a need to rethink how an alternative government can be offered to challenge the SNP. Hints of realignment? Perhaps, although Mr Scott declined to be drawn. Story of the night so far? SNP victories, Labour defeats, Tory advance. Plus those LibDems victories in the isles. More to come. 02:32 - Very good result for Tories in Eastwood - their victory driven by the emerging pattern of Labour decline. Warmly welcomed by David Mundell, the Scottish Secretary, who said it confirmed that his party was en route for second place and an opportunity, as he put it, to close the sore of independence. 02:30 - Another result. Another very poor result for Labour. For the Tories, this could be insubstantial in wider terms but that is a decent increase in the vote in Hamilton. More to come, much more, but it seems that the rethink in Labour ranks will have to be deep and searching. No political party has a right to exist, let alone to command support. Labour - again, to stress, on results so far - may be facing a fundamental reappraisal. 01:04 - Congratulations to the first MSPs in Orkney and Rutherglen. That Orkney result is a good victory for Liam McArthur. Does it signal more than Orcadian effort or can it extrapolate to a limited degree? The Rutherglen result is very poor for Labour. They focused on this seat, Kezia Dugdale visited it early, James Kelly is a doughty fighter. And still the SNP swept it all away. Rutherglen in 2011 signalled an SNP majority. Tonight it signals, perhaps, a further Labour calamity. 00:40 - Without a result being declared, the early editions of the newspapers have had to call the outcome -and they have opted for suggesting that the SNP will win. I expect they may be right.  Interesting that sundry SNP voices, including the former leader Alex Salmond, are stressing how big a deal it would be for them to retain an overall majority, given the voting system for Holyrood. They are, of course, right in that regard. When the voting system was devised, by Labour, it was intended to prevent a party (they meant the SNP) from winning a majority with a minority of the vote. Nobody envisaged the current degree of support for the SNP. 00:31 - Andrew Dunlop, a Conservative Minister at the Scotland Office, says people do not know what Labour stands for. That is a sentiment I have heard expressed - but by key Labour figures. They believed the programme they set out at this election - increased tax and public spending - might begin to address that dilemma. Thomas Docherty is now overtly challenging that programme - before a result has been declared. 00:17 - Thomas Docherty, the former Labour MP, has said that his party is now fighting with the Conservatives for second place. He says that they stood on an ""unambiguously Socialist programme"" - and must draw lessons from the apparent slide in support. The manifesto they stood on, he says, is ""self-immolation for dummies"". Mr Docherty who has been standing for a Holyrood seat also criticises the decision to increase tax for all. An early indication, if one were needed, that a period of introspection may follow for Labour. Yes, another one. 23:36 - Labour appears torn tonight between preliminary optimism and pre-emptive pessimism.  Speakers for the party are talking up the worth of their campaign. But the votes may go the other way. In Glasgow, Frank McAveety, the council leader, says that the party might lose every constituency in the city.","07:50 The final constituency is in - and it goes to the SNP . But still the firm forecast is that they will fall short of an overall majority . Very good result for them , nevertheless , bearing in mind that voting system is @placeholder to constrain majorities of seats on popular minorities .",according,going,preparing,aiming,designed,4
"Conversations with Arab and Western sources make it clear there is a major unifying goal in these new discussions: to avoid the collapse of Syria's security forces and its civilian institutions. That means all sides are now moving away from rigid positions taken when Syria's uprising erupted more than four years ago. ""[President Bashar al-] Assad leaving before the process starts doesn't make sense any more,"" a senior Arab diplomat in the region told me. ""If he leaves suddenly, two-thirds of his commanders would go with him and Syria would collapse."" The steady rise of the so-called Islamic State, and mounting pressures on a stretched Syrian army has rung alarm bells over the threat of an ungoverned Syria falling into the hands of extremists. The risk posed by another fractured Middle East country is now too big to ignore. So is this summer's tragic exodus of hundreds of thousands of Syrians desperate to reach Europe. Then, the startling September surprise of Russia's air sorties into Syria set the stage for the most determined diplomacy of Syria's crisis. Ideas emerging from Arab and Western capitals include a ceasefire, an amnesty for forces on both sides, and a transitional government intended to ensure an orderly process that would lead to the drafting of a new constitution and elections. There's talk of a transition that could last up to two years. Some of these ideas are also appearing in reports about proposals coming from Russia and Iran.  Iran has had its own ""four-point plan"" for a few years, which was studied with interest by the UN. But it stayed on the shelf while Iran was kept out of talks. Integrating an array of armed forces will be fraught with difficulties, if not dangers, but there is a hope that the reform of civilian structures is within easier reach. Sources speak of discussions concerning which senior members of President Assad's team would be asked to leave - a figure of 10 -15 people was cited. There's also a hope that new, more credible, leaders will emerge from the opposition during this period to replace figures seen as lacking support inside Syria. ""They're nice people but they have no base,"" is how one source backing the opposition put it. Having convincing alternatives to take charge is seen as crucial to reassure Russia and Iran, who back President Assad. I'm told that names of possible candidates are already being drawn up and shared. An official involved in recent talks with Russia quoted the Russians in this way: ""Where is the opposition? If you can assure us it will work we are not wedded to Assad."" Iran and Russia recently stepped up their military support to bolster President Assad's embattled position on many key fronts. But in private, officials have said for some time that their objective is to ""save Syria, not Assad."" The biggest gap, however, is still over how long President Assad can remain part of the process. His opponents insist this process cannot start with him unless it is absolutely clear it will end without him. This week's press conference in Riyadh, which saw Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and the visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond calling for a fixed departure provoked a sharp rebuke from Damascus. Syrian Information Minister Umran al-Zu'bi condemned those with ""blood on their hands"" who were ""speaking about the internal affairs of a country that has always been and will remain free and owns its decisions."" In the end, it is Syrians themselves who will have to make the tough choices.  Members of the Free Syrian Army, seen as moderate forces, have been visiting Moscow in a sign that there may be room for discussion. But powerful groups linked to al-Qaeda, as well as Islamic State fighters, want nothing to do with this negotiated process. They're on terrorist black lists so they aren't invited anyway, but there is still a long hard campaign ahead to try to dislodge them. And there is still deep scepticism that gaps in the negotiating process can be closed, and still deep-seated suspicion and animosity between arch rivals Iran and Saud Arabia, along with some other Gulf states. Saudi King Salman received telephone calls from President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama in the past week, and visits from US Secretary of State John Kerry and Philip Hammond. The Saudi monarch is understood to have given his blessing to Iran's inclusion in the process. Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir told me: ""I wouldn't call it a place at the negotiating table, it's about being part of the conversation."" And if this fails, there is clearly a Plan B on all sides, for an accelerated military option. Military supplies are already being stepped up even as talks proceed. ""It's not going to be easy and the longer it takes, the more complicated it gets,"" is how a senior Arab diplomat in the region put it. ""That's why an orderly process is better than a military one where institutions collapse.""",The most concerted diplomatic push so far to end Syria 's punishing war has concentrated @placeholder on all sides of a bitter divide .,it,minds,syria,impact,forces,1
"English Heritage (EH) is calling on members of the public to assess Grade II listed buildings in their area and flag up if they think they are falling into disrepair. There are 345,000 Grade II listed buildings in England and the body has extended its Heritage at Risk Register to include these types of sites for the first time. The list already covers Grade II buildings in London and Grade I and Grade II* buildings in the rest of England but the list is expected to increase as Grade II buildings account for 92% of all those listed. Buildings already identified as ""at risk"" include the oldest house in Nottingham, a women only lido in Reading and a bomb store in Suffolk. EH was at the nuclear bomb facility at Barnham to launch the scheme. John Ette, inspector of monuments for English Heritage, said: ""We've always targeted Grade I, Grade II* and scheduled monuments, but this year we're targeting Grade II listed buildings via a series of pilot studies to extend what we're learnt. ""We're working with local authorities, building preservation trusts or owners to look at what we can do with the Grade II ones, so we'll try to do up to 15 pilot studies to see what we can learn."" Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, said: ""Grade II buildings are the bulk of the nation's heritage treasury. ""When one of them is lost, it's as though someone has rubbed out a bit of the past - something that made your street or your village special will have gone."" To begin the project, EH has earmarked £250,000 to run the pilot surveys. Edward Impey, director of heritage protection for English Heritage, said they would choose a diverse range of areas including urban, rural and those with higher economic challenges for the scheme which will run for a year. EH staff have been redeployed in new Heritage at Risk teams in each of EH's nine local offices to work exclusively on supporting owners, developers, local authorities and volunteers in rescuing buildings so they can be removed from the list. Mr Impey said: ""The point of the list is to catch things early - some Grade II buildings don't exist any more. ""We don't know how many buildings are at risk but our ambition is to assess them all and look at how many are deemed to be at risk. ""The first thing we need to know is their condition on a case-by-case basis."" EH will publish an assessment guide online so people can review a building from the outside and gauge if it is at risk. He said: ""We'll ask them things like: 'Is it occupied, has it got broken windows and plants growing out of the gutters?'."" Once a building is submitted it will be assessed by English Heritage who will work with funding bodies and local authorities and groups to try to put together a restoration programme. But EH will not be able to fund all of the work - the body has seen its own budget cuts from £30m in 1999 to £12.5m. And while in the past developers might repair a building knowing they could sell it and recoup their costs, the ""conservation deficit"" has  rocketed during the recession. From 2007 to 2012 the deficit - which is the shortfall between the cost of repairs and the money an owner could expect to recoup from the market value of a repaired property - increased from £330m to £423m. The average deficit per site rose from £267,000 to £366,000. But Mr Impey said despite budgets being squeezed he still believed people were interested in saving buildings. ""Its difficult for local authorities because they are very hard pressed and there are fewer conservation staff but that doesn't mean the will isn't there,"" he said. ""English Heritage funds have diminished too but there are other sources of money and people are very good at raising money. ""The whole thing depends on people's enthusiasm but people in England are very passionate about our historic buildings.""",A national public body has announced plans to attempt to save England 's Grade II listed buildings from the @placeholder of neglect .,consequences,threat,side,amount,end,1
"The findings, presented at the Neuroscience 2016 conference, harnessed data from 2.4 million people who downloaded the game. Getting lost is one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. And the researchers at University College London believe the results could help make a dementia test. Sea Hero Quest is a nautical adventure to save an old sailor's lost memories. With the touch of a smartphone screen, players sail a boat round desert islands and icy oceans. The game anonymously records the player's sense of direction and navigational ability as they work their way through the levels. Some require them to weave through waterways and fire a flare back home, while others challenge them to memorise a sequence of buoys and then sail round them. Data harnessed from the flare levels is the first to have been analysed, by scientists at University College London. And it suggests the sense of direction declines consistently after the teenage years. Players aged 19 were 74% accurate at firing the flare back home, but accuracy fell year by year until it reached 46% at age 75. Dr Hugo Spiers told the BBC: ""What we're able to announce to the world is it does decline across the lifespan, the ability to shoot the flare back to the target - that sense of direction."" The data also suggests men have a slight better sense of direction than women and that the Nordic nations outperform the rest in the world, although it is not yet clear why. Ideas include: The point of the research is to develop a way of diagnosing dementia in its earliest stages - something not yet possible. Becoming completely disorientated is normally rare, but is more common in people with Alzheimer's disease. Having a record of the normal decline in the internal compass could help doctors spot patients developing Alzheimer's. Dr Spiers added: ""The value of a future test built from Sea Hero Quest is that we will be able to provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's dementia and a tool that allows us to monitor performance in drug trials."" Hilary Evans, the chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: ""Sadly, we hear all too frequently of people getting lost and being found miles away from home. ""Researchers believe that these problems with spatial navigation could form the basis of a diagnostic test for the early stages of diseases like Alzheimer's, which could add a valuable tool to a clinician's diagnostic armoury. ""For any new diagnostic tool to be effective, it must take into account natural variation in a particular skill or ability across the population."" Using the game has provided scientists with unprecedented amounts of data from across the globe. The data collection from 2.4 million people passing some time in the evening or on the way to work would have taken 9,400 years in the lab. This project was funded by Deutsche Telekom and the game was designed by Glitchers. Michael Hornberger, a professor of applied dementia research at the University of East Anglia, said: ""The amount of data that has already been generated by people playing Sea Hero Quest all around the world is phenomenal and is enabling us to reveal a vital global benchmark of how people, of all ages and from all over the use spatial navigation."" Follow James on Twitter.","The world 's largest dementia research experiment , which takes the form of a video game , has indicated the ability to @placeholder declines throughout life .",navigate,avoid,protect,attract,promote,0
"Ms Chakrabarti described her 12 years as Liberty's director as an ""enormous privilege"", and said she was leaving the group ""stronger than ever"". Under her leadership, Liberty, which was founded in 1934, has campaigned on issues such as stop-and-search powers and compulsory ID cards. The 46-year-old will remain in her role until a successor is appointed. Liberty said recruitment for her replacement would begin in the coming weeks. Ms Chakrabarti said: ""With members, colleagues, lawyers, journalists and politicians from across the spectrum, we have held three prime ministers and six home secretaries to account. ""Liberty's first president, EM Forster, rightly called defending civil liberties 'the fight that is never done'. ""I leave Liberty secure in the knowledge that we're stronger and more ready for that fight than ever."" Liberty would now be looking for a director who was ""ready to defend [human rights] well into the future"", she added. The group's chairman, Frances Butler, said Liberty had ""greatly extended its expertise, influence and membership"" under Ms Chakrabarti's leadership. Ms Chakrabarti was born in London and studied law at the London School of Economics. Between 1996 and 2001, she worked as a lawyer at the Home Office, before joining Liberty as in-house counsel in 2001 and becoming its director two years later. During her time at the helm, she often appeared on political programmes alongside other public figures to debate topics such as the aborted plans to impose ID cards, surveillance and detention limits. She was made a CBE in 2007 and was one of six people to have worked with Lord Justice Leveson on his inquiry into press ethics.",Civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti is to @placeholder her role at campaign group Liberty .,join,fulfill,spend,quit,send,3
"Tour operators are bringing home UK tourists in Tunisia following a Foreign Office warning that another terror attack is ""highly likely"". Thousands of UK tourists booked to travel on summer package deals are being given an alternative or a refund. The financial impact for independent travellers could be more complex. So what does the change in Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice mean for your summer getaway? The FCO now advises against all but essential travel to Tunisia owing to the risk of a further terrorist attack after a gunman killed 38 holidaymakers, including 30 Britons, in the 26 June beach attack near Sousse. This has prompted tour operators to start bringing more than 3,000 holidaymakers back to the UK, and about 500 independent travellers have also been advised to return. Although this travel advice could be changed at any time, many tour operators have cancelled flights and holidays to Tunisia for the summer season. For the most part, those with package deals can go to another destination, or get their money back. Most of those who are travelling back early will get a refund for the holiday days lost. Customers should get in touch with their tour operator, travel agent or possibly their airline. Those travelling in the next 48 hours are being given priority. Travel association Abta suggests that anyone with bookings beyond the summer should wait until closer to their departure date before getting in touch. The biggest operators - such as Thomson - are allowing people to choose from any destinations ""currently on sale"". Clearly, the biggest operators will have more choice of destination. Holidaymakers should be given a decent choice, rather than a ""take it or leave it option"". In the rules of Abta-registered package deals is a right to an alternative holiday or a full refund - the customer can choose between the two. This is where things get a little more complicated. Airlines will generally reschedule flights, allowing people to travel at a different time or to a different destination. Cancellation fees may apply for accommodation or car hire. To get that money back, a claim on travel insurance may be needed. Some travel insurance policies, but not all, will cover the cost of cancellation. Many of those who only bought flights and are in Tunisia now are being helped by tour operators, but others should contact their airline. It is in the small print, but the insurer will be able to tell you. First of all, you would need to have bought the travel insurance before the advice from the FCO changed to advise against all but essential travel. Some insurers would have required policyholders to pay a bit more for travel disruption cover. Q&A for holidaymakers from Abta Foreign Office advice for travel to Tunisia No, no additional compensation is paid to package holiday customers. Thomson and First Choice are giving a £50 discount to some customers who take new flights to some alternative destinations. Those who are there are being strongly advised to return. Those who want to go should be looking at the FCO advice to find out when it might be safe again to travel. While the current FCO warning is in place, most travel insurance policies will be invalid for those who plan to travel anyway.","Holidaymakers who have booked package deals to Tunisia are being offered breaks to the Balearics , @placeholder Spain and Cyprus instead .",raising,or,dollar,growing,mainland,4
"The Orkney and Shetland MP has faced calls to resign after admitting the leak of a memo during the election. It suggested First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would prefer David Cameron as prime minister over Ed Miliband. Mr Carmichael has denied he acted unlawfully. The petition was lodged at the court of session in Edinburgh last month to challenge the Orkney and Shetland constituency result. Papers lodged by Mr Carmichael's legal team said that he has ""not committed any illegal practice"", although he does accept ""mis-stating his awareness of the leaked memorandum"", which he originally claimed no knowledge of. His lawyers said this was ""an error of judgement on a political matter"" and ""it did not amount to a false statement of fact"". The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has launched a formal inquiry into the conduct of Mr Carmichael. The watchdog will consider Mr Carmichael's actions under the MPs' code of conduct. The confidential memo at the centre of the controversy was written by a civil servant in the Scotland Office. It was a third-hand account of a conversation between Ms Sturgeon and the French ambassador, in which Ms Sturgeon was reported to have said she wanted David Cameron to remain as prime minister. Both the first minister and the ambassador insisted this was not the case, and the memo had contained a disclaimer that parts of the conversation may have been ""lost in translation"". Mr Carmichael had denied knowing about the memo when asked about the leak at the time, claiming the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a journalist. He has since apologised and accepted full responsibility for the leak. Mr Carmichael has rejected calls to resign.","A @placeholder pursuing legal action against former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has reached its £ 60,000 target for funding its case .",group,deal,lost,court,lawyer,0
"Hassan Munshi and Talha Asmal, both 17 and from Dewsbury, are thought to be trying to join Islamic State after flying from Manchester to Turkey on 31 March. A statement released on behalf of their families said they were ""devastated"". Farooq Yunus, from the Zakaria Mosque in Savile Town, Dewsbury, said the ""whole system"" had failed the boys. West Yorkshire Police is investigating their disappearance. Mr Yunus told Radio BBC 5 live: ""I think we have failed. Not just the people in here... the council, the police, the community."" In a statement the boys' families said: ""Our number one priority is to get Hassan and Talha back home with their families and we implore anyone who may have any information whatsoever to get in contact with the police. ""Naturally, we are in a state of profound shock and are trying to come to terms with the predicament we find ourselves in and we hope and pray that no other family finds itself in our situation. ""These were just two ordinary Yorkshire lads who enjoyed the things that all young people enjoy at their age - both Hassan and Talha had a promising future, as an apprentice and an A-level student respectively, and we are praying they will be back with us soon and are able to realise that future."" Hassan's brother, Hammaad Munshi, was arrested in 2006 at the age of 16 after police found a guide to making napalm on his computer. He became the youngest person to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.","Photographs of two "" ordinary Yorkshire lads "" feared to have travelled to Syria have been @placeholder by their families .",issued,backed,released,criticised,sacked,0
"Time, for too many of our fellow citizens, to choose between heating and eating. Labour's Jackie Baillie chose to divert our attention from the warm, contented glow surrounding Wenceslas - and to invite us to consider the poor guy outside gathering winter fuel. From Ms Baillie - standing in once more, pending Labour's leadership declaration on Saturday - this was a powerful, effective contribution. She began by inviting Nicola Sturgeon to disclose the direction of travel with regard to fuel poverty in Scotland - knowing full well, of course, that the results are not encouraging. From that point, Ms Baillie constructed a case of neglect by those responsible - including, she said, the Scottish government. In response, Ms Sturgeon was also in good form. Her tone was of persuasion, rather than tirade. Yes, the figures on fuel poverty were ""appalling"" - especially in an energy-rich country like Scotland. A clue in that added point to her position:  that Scotland currently lacked the full panoply of powers to tackle each element of fuel poverty. Notably, that Scotland lacked the powers to regulate the market and prices. Each accused the other of lacking ambition. Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government's efforts on issues like energy efficiency were streets ahead of what was happening in England.  Insufficient, said Ms Baillie. In return, the first minister said that Labour's pledge to freeze fuel prices fell short: a cut in household bills was needed. It was a substantive, well-argued and sustained exchange. Did it take us anywhere - in terms, that is, of helping the poor guy to gather fuel? Perhaps not, at least not immediately. But it will certainly have added to the pressure upon Scottish Ministers to act - which is, after all, the function of Parliamentary scrutiny. And perhaps it will have encouraged the Wenceslas tendency in society - to proffer a helping hand, not a blind eye. Substance too in the issues raised by Ruth Davidson of the Tories and Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats. Ms Davidson pursued the topic of falling teacher numbers - and argued the wider case for educational reform. Ms Sturgeon talked of investment in education, including school buildings. On the topic of reform, she cited the Curriculum for Excellence. Forgive me but every time I hear mention of that particular initiative, something wicked stirs. I cannot help but recall the expert academic who mused:  ""It is not a curriculum, it is not about excellence. The only word that rings true is 'for'"". Glib, I know. But perhaps a salient reminder to those in charge that the public will tend to judge by results they can see for themselves - rather than the ambition of the forecasts or the glossiness of the accompanying brochure. Willie Rennie picked up on reports from Audit Scotland that new tax plans for Scotland may not be fully ready. (Who shouted ""Good""?) A new body, Revenue Scotland, is being set up to cope with tax powers on the way - including the replacement for Stamp Duty - plus others which may yet arrive. Mr Rennie was far from assuaged by talk of contingency plans. What, he inquired, were they? In response, Ms Sturgeon offered a degree of detail. She had been in touch with Revenue Scotland. Key staff were already in place, others were being recruited. The IT system was in preparation. It was all fine. Yes, there were contingency plans - but they would not be needed. Mr Rennie remained sceptical. Mr Sturgeon offered further reassurance. She invited Mr Rennie to scrutinise the outcome. I think you may take it that he will.","Christmas , eh? The Festive Season . Time for jollity . Time for turkey , pudding and @placeholder . Time for mistletoe and wine - and sundry other Yuletide hits .",despair,pie,applause,presents,romance,3
"The claims against professors Nigel and Niall Piercy came to light during a staff forum set up by the university. Staff claimed to have been publicly humiliated, verbally and physically intimidated, and ""told to leave if they didn't like it"". Both men have been asked to comment but neither has responded. In staff forum meetings with university representatives, employees claimed both Dean Prof Nigel Piercy and Pro-dean Prof Niall Piercy had reduced staff to tears on many occasions. They also spoke about how alleged sexist comments had been used in career development reviews and claimed the university's family-friendly policies had been ignored by the two men. BBC Wales has previously spoken to past and present members of the school's teaching staff who questioned why the university's senior management team had not stepped in sooner. The issue was raised again in the staff forums, with some workers claiming the university's senior management team had been ""deafening in its silence"" about what was going on at the school. Although the majority of those at the meetings were critical of the professors, two members were positive. One said staff had created a ""them and us"" atmosphere among a culture of suspicion, while another felt some employees were unwarrantedly critical of both men. In a statement, Swansea University said it had robust anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies in place. ""Any concerns raised internally about the School of Management are being dealt with by the University Registrar,"" a spokesman added.",Fresh allegations of @placeholder and sexist behaviour have been made against a father and son at Swansea University 's School of Management .,murdering,threatening,staff,bias,abuse,1
"Burntisland and Methil in Fife and Arnish on Lewis have missed out on contracts supported by the Scottish government, unions have said. The sites operated by BiFab employ a total of 2,500 workers. Alasdair Allan, SNP MSP for the Western Isles, said the first minister's office was making arrangements for a meeting. The GMB and Unite said they have had to make repeated requests for a meeting with Ms Sturgeon. Mr Allan told BBC Radio Scotland: ""I am happy to confirm that there will be a meeting between representatives of the workforce and the first minister. That is something her office is presently arranging."" He said the yard at Arnish near Stornoway was an important and major employer in the area. A Scottish government spokeswoman said: ""The request for a meeting with the first minister has been received and will be responded to shortly. ""The Scottish government will continue to do everything we can to safeguard jobs and ensure that in the current challenging times for the oil and gas and related sectors, we provide the support they need to continue to contribute strongly to the economy."" The three yards build modules for the oil and gas industry. In February, Bifab held talks with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise on how jobs at Arnish could be safeguarded during a downturn in the UK oil and gas industry.",First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to meet union leaders to discuss concerns about the @placeholder of jobs at three Scottish fabrication yards .,future,number,body,influx,quality,0
"The 73-year-old was charged with lying and breaking financial laws in an attempt to pay $3.5m (£2.3m) to cover up ""misconduct"". The admission is part of deal with prosecutors that could see Mr Hastert serve up to six months in prison. The plea represents a dramatic fall for the former senior US politician. The plea agreement, seen by the BBC, says that Mr Hastert ""agrees to enter a voluntary plea of guilty to Count 2"", which charged him with ""structuring and assisting in structuring currency transactions"". ""Structuring"" is a term used to describe the act of removing several small sums of money (in this case less than $10,000) in order to avoid rules that require banks to report large transactions. Count 1 alleged that Mr Hastert had lied to the FBI during the investigation. The agreement says that prosecutors will ask for this charge to be dismissed once the sentence for Count 2 has been imposed. Media reports suggest the charges may be connected to his history as a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois in the 1970s. One woman has said Mr Hastert sexually abused her brother then and she believes he was not the only victim. Mr Hastert was not charged with sexual abuse as part of the case. Jolene Burdge told ABC News in June that her late brother Steve Reinboldt never came forward about the alleged abuse because he feared ""no-one would believe him"". She said he told her about the abuse in 1979, when he revealed he was gay. The FBI interviewed Ms Burdge, who has considered coming forward with her brother's story in the past, in May. Ms Burdge never asked Mr Hastert for money, but she thinks the unnamed person cited in the case as being paid off knows what happened to her brother. Mr Hastert served as speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, when he resigned from the chamber after the Republicans lost control. He was first elected to the House in 1987.",Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert has pleaded guilty in a case @placeholder to hush money .,called,returned,adapted,referred,tied,4
"The topic? Federalism, of course. It has been on Liberal (and now Lib Dem) stocks for so long, it has tended to suffer a little from benign neglect. Like much-loved socks stuffed at the back of a drawer. Liberals were sincere, of course. They meant it. They advocated federalism. But, occasionally, one was left with the impression they had not fully thought through the consequences for disparate governance in these islands. They believed in federalism. They had always believed in federalism. QED. But now? Why, federalism is the topic du jour or, more precisely, de la semaine. Only this week, not one but two senior politicians from Scotland have advanced its merits. Today we heard from Murdo Fraser, in a published paper. Mr Fraser is a thinking Conservative who blends serious contemplation with a charming capacity for ironic self-deprecation. In a report for Reform Scotland, he says federalism is an idea whose time has come. Mr Fraser says that the disparate nature of the vote in the EU referendum - Scotland and Northern Ireland Remain, England and Wales Leave - reinforces the case for further decentralisation in the UK. According to Mr Fraser, the answer is federalism. An entrenched Scottish Parliament, an English Parliament sharing time at Westminster, English city regions with administrative but not legislative power, the replacement of the House of Lords with a senate representing ""each federated part of the UK."" I do not intend in these musings to examine this particular set of ideas too closely. My attention is more aimed at the other advocate of federalism this week, Labour's Kezia Dugdale. But perhaps I might note that there would remain practical difficulties, largely caused by the mismatch in size between Scotland and England. Federalism between those two territories would be like federating California and Connecticut. Without the other 48 US states for counter-weight. Say there is a Tory majority in England and a Labour majority in the UK. Would the Tory first minister in England, representing the vast majority of the UK population, be content to have, say, defence and foreign policy decisions taken by the Labour UK leader? Well, perhaps, that is a consequence of federating. And perhaps Murdo Fraser is right to say that his plan answers both West Lothian and the issue of the Upper House in a single bound. Let us leave that to one side for a moment, aware that it is a topic which we shall address again.  Let us instead consider the contribution advanced by Kezia Dugdale, the Scottish Labour leader. She not only advocated federalism in a speech this week. She went further and suggested it might offer a solution to the Brexit dilemma for Scotland. To be fair, Ms Dugdale does not advance that case with any obvious vigour. Indeed, she notes that her proposal is set forward ""tentatively"". But she does say ""there might be a possibility that Scotland could retain its place both in the UK and in the EU"" through such a solution. That dual approach, says Ms Dugdale, was endorsed by the people of Scotland in two referendums, 2014 and this year. I have to say it is not immediately apparent to me how EU membership would be achieved via federalism. For one thing, the EU is a creature of treaty. Between member states, not their constituent parts. Germany is already a federal state. The Länder take part in consideration of EU proposals when the topic in question forms part of their competence. But it is still Germany as a whole which is the member, bound by treaty. I cannot instantly see how, for example, Baden-Württemberg could retain links with Brussels if Berlin had declared that Germany was leaving the EU. Further, how would federal Scottish membership of the EU operate? We are presuming that England and Wales have left the EU - and its treaty obligations - on the basis of the referendum outcome in those territories. Could Scotland alone be a federal part of the single market? How would that operate when Scotland would remain part of the UK, part of its tax system, part of its banking system, part of its monetary system? If Scotland, alone, were in the single market, would there continue to be freedom of movement of labour between Scotland and the EU? That might be thought to be a contingent element of retaining the single market. But if EU workers remained free to travel to Scotland in search of employment, how could they be prevented from popping down the M74 to England, to Manchester, to Liverpool, to London? To areas, in short, which would be by then outside the EU. Remember it is not proposed that Scotland leaves the UK, under this scenario. It is federalism, not independence. There would not be a formal border at Carlisle or Berwick. How, then, could freedom of movement operate? Ms Dugdale says there is a duty placed upon her and all of us to pay heed to the democratic mandate delivered by the people of Scotland. Which is intriguing given that an unalloyed supporter of the Union - like Ruth Davidson, for example - would say that Scotland's votes contributed to a UK mandate, rather than comprising one in their own right. Nevertheless, the Labour leader is undoubtedly right to argue that all avenues should be explored in response to the Brexit vote. Some, I would tentatively suggest, are likely to prove more productive than others.","For years , nay decades , it was a topic only touched , if at all , by eager Liberals at party conferences . If not actually shod in sandals at the time , you could tell they were yearning to return to their @placeholder footwear , when convenient .",phone,minds,favoured,hands,own,2
"Media playback is not supported on this device The new Premier League season starts this weekend and former England captain Lineker is rueing a rash tweet from back in December. He had so little faith in Leicester - his former team, who he scored 95 goals for in 194 appearances - holding on to their lead in the Premier League that he pledged to ""do the first MOTD of next season in just my undies"" if they won the championship. The Foxes went on to win their first top-flight title by 10 points. So, will he go ahead with it live on BBC One at 22:30 BST? ""I am doing my best to pluck up the courage to go there with just my undies on, as I said I would,"" Lineker told BBC Sport. ""When I tweeted that silly bet back in December, I categorically knew there was zero chance of Leicester winning the league. Zero chance. It happened but it was magical, it was great. ""It is a one off and a sporting miracle that has landed me in my underwear."" Judging by this Instagram post, it hasn't escaped Lineker's mind... Even Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is keen to see what happens. There have been messages of support - or concern - from fellow ex-professionals. We expect Ian Wright and Alan Shearer will have some words of encouragement in the studio. But the man himself is keeping his cards close to his chest - for now. And just in case you miss it, don't worry. There will be a second chance. This season you will be able to watch Match of the Day on the BBC iPlayer from midnight on Sunday - and Match of the Day 2 from midnight on Monday. Media playback is not supported on this device",Will Gary Lineker keep his promise and @placeholder Match of the Day in his underpants when the show returns to BBC One on Saturday evening ?,win,scored,find,present,suffered,3
"Labour MP, John McDonnell wants the law changed to allow MPs to job-share, a move which he says would help make Parliament more diverse. This ""minor, modernising reform"" would, he claims, help women, disabled people and carers to stand as candidates and make the House of Commons more reflective of the people it serves. But the move has been described as ""bonkers"", ""outrageous"", a ""dangerous attempt at constitutional meddling"" and a ""crackpot idea"" that would make Parliament ""like a reality TV show"". In 2010 a committee, set up by the Speaker, looked into representation in Parliament and said it was a matter of justice ""that there should be a place within the House of Commons for individuals from all sections of society"". Mr McDonnell, who has cross-party support for his bill, argues that Parliament is far from representative at the moment - more than 75% of MPs are male and only a small number of MPs are disabled. He says other public services and businesses are embracing the idea of job-sharing and it is time politics followed suit. Under the plans, two people who want to stand for the same party would enter into a job-sharing agreement before an election and both their names would then appear on the ballot paper. Once in the Commons, each job-sharing MP would be entitled to a half-vote on legislation and Commons motions, with one able to cast a full vote if both MPs were in agreement. The plans would not cost the taxpayer any more as both job-sharers would share one MP's allowances between them. Although the exact way in which MPs might share their workload once elected has yet to be worked out, the Labour MP wants to get the principle of job-sharing into law - which currently lets only a ""single member"" be elected per constituency. The plan has been backed by a number of politicians, barristers, journalists, academics and comedian Jo Brand. Deborah King, who has been campaigning for the change and set up an e-petition to try and get it debated in the Commons, says it's a matter of disability rights. ""Disabled people haven't got effective representation in the United Kingdom,"" she says. ""We need 65 disabled MPs if we are to reflect the population of the UK."" ""There are plenty of disabilities that prevent people from working full-time, but that shouldn't be a barrier."" Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, who has a walking disability, has chosen not to talk about his disability, choosing instead to campaign in other areas. But he has decided to back Mr McDonnell's bill, across the party divide, because he thinks Parliament needs a ""radical shake-up"". ""To be a full-time MP with a significant disability is incredibly difficult,"" he says. ""Parliament is a gruelling place. Contrary to what the media reports, the hours are long. We are often here late at night voting. ""The amount of walking you do from building to building and meeting to meeting is quite extraordinary. ""And you've got a lot activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the constituency which involve additional walking around."" Allowing job-share MPs would, Mr Halfon says, bring Parliament into line with other workplaces and widen the number of people who would think about becoming an MP. Others have raised the issue of gender equality and boosting the number of female MPs - who are seen as more likely to have caring and family responsibilities that are seen as a barrier to women standing for Parliament. Conservative MP Claire Perry has backed the notion of job-sharing cabinet posts as a ""powerful signal"" that would ""allow women to achieve their best and also recognise the complexity of many of our lives"". One disabled MP, Dame Anne Begg, who was vice chair of the Speaker's conference and has added her name to the bill, wants to see the idea ""get an airing"" but is all too aware of some of the practical problems. ""If someone's constituency is far away a job share that splits the week is not necessarily going to be possible. ""And because we often don't know what the business in the House will be until a week before, both MPs may want to be in Parliament at the same time if things they are interested in are being debated. ""Constituents may also end of going to both MPs. This happens now in the Scottish Parliament, where we have constituency members and regional members."" Concerns have also been raised about how membership of select committees would work for job-sharers, how much time each MP would get to speak in the House and whether constituencies with two MPs would get an advantage by having more representation than those with only a single MP. Deborah King insists these kinds of difficulties can be overcome: ""These are reasonable adjustments that disabled people need made for them in the workplace. ""Workplaces up and down the country make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and the House of Commons needs to get into the 21st century."" However, Tory MP Sir Roger Gale says the idea is simply incompatible with the role of an MP and is ""parliamentary populism and opportunism at its absolute worst"". ""Members of the public elect members of parliament. They don't elect time-sharers and it's not a job that you can do time-sharing. ""A member of parliament has to be on top of absolutely everything effecting his constituents, his postbag and his parliamentary work himself. ""It's simply not possible to simply just hand everything over to somebody else half way through the day. ""I think this is sheer lunacy and completely impractical and I cannot see it going anywhere at all. ""You become a member of parliament as a vocation and it involves very many hours of work, a huge amount of commitment and a huge amount of sacrifice on the part of people's families. ""If people aren't prepared to do that they shouldn't stand for parliament. There are many other ways in which they can serve society."" Mr McDonnell's bill is what is known as a 10 minute rule bill, which means there is very little chance the change will become law - something which supporters like Mr Halfon accept. But the ""nettle has been grasped"" he says. ""It's important not just to knock this idea down but actually look at ways we could take this forward.""","How would you feel if you had not one MP , but two ? A sort of political double @placeholder . Would it mean a more representative voice for voters or would it just be double the trouble ?",act,life,words,cross,culture,0
"Organised by Leeds Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the ride started from Squires Cafe, near Sherburn in Elmet, and finished at a pub outside Leeds. The group is campaigning for all motorcycles, scooters and mopeds to be allowed to use the city's bus lanes. Leeds City Council said it would ""fully harness"" views during a consultation on its new strategic transport plan. The event is also billed as an annual celebration of the ""freedom and joy"" of riding motorcycles. Richard Manton, of Leeds MAG, said riding in bus lanes could give bikes a ""safer area to commute in"" and increased bike use could reduce traffic congestion. He urged the council to see motorcyclists ""as part of the solution, not part of the problem"". Organisers said the ride also was to draw the attention to what they claimed was the lack of motorcycles in the West Yorkshire strategic transport plan for the next 20 years. Councillor James Lewis, of Leeds City Council, said the council's consultation for the plan would ""fully harness the thoughts and views"" of motorcyclists. The riders came into the city centre as individual riders rather than a parade marshalled by West Yorkshire Police and the number of riders caused some slight congestion.","Scores of bikers have taken part in a "" @placeholder ride "" calling for rights to ride in Leeds 's bus lanes .",war,demo,safe,bike,wave,1
"The vehicle, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls, left Mandalay in Myanmar (Burma) just after 21:00 GMT on Sunday, and is heading for Chongqing in China. The intention is to make a brief stop there, and then try to reach Nanjing on the east coast of the country. This would set up Solar Impulse for the first of its big ocean crossings - a five-day, five-night flight to Hawaii. Mission control will not make a decision on the Nanjing leg until late on Monday. The decision may rest on the state of the energy reserves held in the plane's batteries. China's air traffic authorities would like the team to start the sixth leg before dawn. But if the reserves are marginal then Solar Impulse will be held in Chongqing until the batteries can be charged. The problem with this scenario is that poor weather is forecast in the Chongqing region in the coming days, and if Solar Impulse does not leave straightaway, it could be delayed for perhaps a week. Solar Impulse took off from Mandalay International Airport in darkness at 03:36 local time, Monday (21:06 GMT Sunday). Leg five is long one - about 1,375km - and is expected to take roughly 19 hours. It would see Solar Impulse landing around midnight local time at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. It is 20 days since the venture got under way from Abu Dhabi. The Swiss-based project expects the circumnavigation of the globe to be completed in a total of 12 legs, with a return to the Emirate in a few months' time. Bertrand Piccard is sharing the flying duties in the single-seater plane with his business partner, Andre Borschberg. In the past month, Solar Impulse has set two world records for manned solar-powered flight. The first was for the longest distance covered on a single journey - that of 1,468km between Muscat, Oman, and Ahmedabad, India. The second was for a groundspeed of 117 knots (216km/h; 135mph), which was achieved during the leg into Mandalay, Myanmar, from Varanasi, India. No solar-powered plane has ever flown around the world. The Solar Impulse venture does however recall some other recent circumnavigation feats in aviation - albeit fuelled ones. In 1986, the Voyager aircraft became the first to fly around the world without stopping or refuelling. Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the propeller-driven vehicle took nine days to complete its journey. Then, in 2005, this time was beaten by the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which was solo-piloted by Steve Fossett. A jet-powered plane, GlobalFlyer completed its non-stop circumnavigation in just under three days. Solar Impulse has a wingspan of 72m - bigger than that of a 747 jumbo jet airliner - but only weighs 2.3 tonnes. Its four propellers are dependent on the electricity from 17,000 solar cells that line the top of the wings. During the night, the props' motors must call on the excess energy generated and stored during the day in lithium-ion batteries. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos","Solar Impulse , the @placeholder - free aeroplane , is up in the air again on the fifth leg of its round - the - world flight .",fuel,head,ground,collision,pollution,0
"Summit chairman Donald Tusk said 40,000 would be relocated to other EU states over the next two years. No agreement on a proposed quota system has been reached at the summit. The Greek debt crisis is also on the summit's agenda. Greece and its international creditors remain deadlocked after talks on Thursday. Earlier, Mr Tusk called on EU member states to share the burden of the boat loads of illegal migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean. New figures from the UN refugee agency UNHCR show that 63,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea this year and 62,000 in Italy. ""Leaders agreed that 40,000 persons in need will be relocated from Greece and Italy to other states over the next two years,"" Mr Tusk told reporters. ""Interior ministers will finalise the scheme by the end of July."" Leaders also agreed to resettle another 20,000 refugees from outside the EU. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Brussels says Hungary, which has seen thousands of migrants cross its border by land, and Bulgaria, one of the EU's poorest countries, have both been granted exemptions. The UK has opted out of the scheme, while nations in eastern Europe refused to accept set quotas, so it will be only voluntary.  This angered Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who called the plan ""modest"". Italy has sought more help from its EU partners to handle the boatloads of migrants. The migrant crisis has been high on the agenda for the EU summit, which opened on Thursday. 153,000 migrants counted on Europe's borders 149% increase from 2014 63,000  migrants reached Greece by sea 62,000 migrants reached Italy by sea 10,000   on Hungary/Serbia border in May Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum? EU summit: Greece and migrants to dominate agenda The crisis is being fuelled by the many Syrians fleeing the civil war in their country. More than three million refugees are being housed in countries on Syria's borders - far more than the EU has taken in. But many thousands are also fleeing chaos, violence and dire poverty in Eritrea, Somalia and other countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, the impasse in the Greek debt talks has threatened to overshadow the summit. Only once agreement on economic reforms is reached between Greece and its creditors - the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - will the final €7.2bn tranche of bailout funds be released to Greece. The cash-strapped country must make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF debt repayment by Tuesday or face default and a possible exit from the euro. On Thursday, a meeting of eurozone finance ministers also broke up without progress on the issue. It was the fourth time in a week that the Eurogroup had met in an attempt to prevent a Greek debt default. They will meet again on Saturday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that meeting would be ""decisive"" in finding a solution. IMF head Christine Lagarde said lenders had been presented with a counter-proposal by the Greek parties ""at the last hour"" on Thursday and needed more time to assess it, Reuters reported. Also during Thursday's talks, UK Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his plans to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the EU. Mr Tusk said EU leaders should consider British concerns but ""only in a way that is safe for all of Europe"". Can Greece stay in the euro? Chris Morris: Tsipras may face impossible choice How did Greece get in this mess?",EU leaders holding late @placeholder talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece .,group,may,september,emergency,night,4
"Wells capitalised on Andrew Taylor's errant backpass to slot the Terriers ahead shortly after the restart. Paterson doubled the hosts' advantage when he fired in from Sean Scannell's superb low cross. Bojaj turned in Dean Whitehead's cross for his first professional goal before Ola John's late consolation. It was a first win for Huddersfield in four meetings with Reading this season, having drawn the reverse league fixture 2-2 and lost to the Royals in the FA Cup third round after a replay. David Wagner's side stay 18th but are now seven points clear of relegation, while Reading fall three places to 14th and are now just two points ahead of the Terriers, albeit with a game in hand. Huddersfield head coach David Wagner: ""We deserved this win from the first minute. For large parts of the game there was only one team which tried to invest something in the offence. ""We've played better football in games this season, but to score three goals against Reading is massive for us."" Media playback is not supported on this device Reading manager Brian McDermott: ""I picked the team with a lot of the players who will be involved on Friday (in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace). ""There was nothing in the game for 50-odd minutes and they scored and it's not been the greatest night. ""It was a tricky night for me to try and pick the team and make sure we were really competitive. I thought we were competitive, the players we put out, some haven't played for a while.""","Goals from Nahki Wells , Jamie Paterson and Flo Bojaj give Huddersfield their first win in four matches and @placeholder Reading 's five - match unbeaten run .",replaced,beat,helped,halted,complete,3
"GHA Coaches, based in Ruabon, Wrexham, went into administration in July with the loss of 320 jobs after failing to pay a tax bill. Local councils are seeking new contractors to run routes, while 200 buses and coaches are being sold off. But many passengers are still facing disruption. The company operated public and school services across north Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire. Now it has been revealed GHA's former directors, Arwyn Lloyd Davies and his brother Gareth, are involved in two companies which have won contracts from Wrexham council to run eight former services in the county borough. The subsidised services will be run by RJ's of Wem Limited and RML2418 Ltd, subject to Traffic Commissioner approval. Both companies have registered offices in Ruabon. Companies House records show the brothers have been directors since May last year. Plaid Cymru North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd said he was pleased to hear replacement services were being provided. However, he added: ""There has to be concern that the same directors that saw GHA go to the wall are also now in charge of RJs of Wem, which itself, only last December, came within a whisker of being struck off the Companies House register."" This was a reference to the company allegedly failing to comply with Companies House rules. Mr Gruffydd added: ""I would hope that Wrexham council has done its due diligence checks to ensure that this new company won't go the same way as GHA Coaches and leave staff and passengers in the lurch once again."" Wrexham council's lead member for transport, David A Bithell, said: ""We were aware of the interests of RJ's of Wem through the tendering process. ""As with all tenders, there is a procurement procedure to follow, and this will be subject to all statutory procedures. ""RJ's of Wem will also need approval from the office of the Traffic Commissioner."" The BBC has attempted to contact the Davies brothers for comment. Meanwhile, administrators Grant Thornton, who are winding up GHA Coaches, have organised an on-line auction next week. A representative said the vehicles would be auctioned over three days and money raised from the sale would go towards paying creditors.",Concerns have been raised that two brothers who ran a @placeholder coach firm have bid to run some of its abandoned routes - under a different company .,coach,tip,collapsed,rival,school,2
"Thomas Wainwright was on the wrong side of the road and travelling at speeds of up to 95mph in his Maserati hire car, just minutes before the crash. The 27-year-old ploughed into the Berlingo van driven by Theresa Wade, 29, on Mull in October 2015. The court heard Wainwright had been drinking cider and whisky for eight and a half hours before the crash. He will be sentenced next month. During the trial Wainwright and his passenger,  42-year-old Jerome Lopez, had claimed that Miss Wade had been on the wrong side of the road and caused the accident but the jury did not believe them. Witnesses from Mull told how Wainwright, who was with Mr Lopez, his mother's partner, had been drinking at a hotel, a pub and a distillery in Tobermory before having another two pints of cider in the Craignure Inn. As he headed back towards Tobermory on the wrong side of the road his hire car smashed into the van driven by Miss Wade. The court heard Wainwright was on Mull, along with members of his family, visiting his sick grandmother. He had flown into Edinburgh airport and hired the Maserati. Prosecutor Tim Niven-Smith revealed that Wainwright, who worked as the first officer on the £6.26m yacht MY Mahogany based in the south of France, had a previous conviction for driving while unfit through drink or drugs. At a court in Nice he was fined 700 euros and given a suspended sentence. Judge John Morris remanded Wainwright in custody and banned him from driving.",A drink - driver who killed an @placeholder vet in a head - on collision has been found guilty of death by dangerous driving .,ad,island,ambulance,prison,identity,1
"Changes to electoral boundaries in north west Wales, before the last election, meant the old Caernarfon seat disappeared to make way for Arfon, which now includes the university city of Bangor. Caernarfon Castle and Snowdon are notable landmarks in an area where tourism and the public sector are significant employers. The boundary changes boosted Labour's chances, but Plaid Cymru held on to the seat in 2010 with a majority of 1,455. This election sees a re-run of that closely fought contest between Plaid Cymru's Hywel Williams and Labour's Alun Pugh. Hywel Williams was elected as MP for Caernarfon in 2001, replacing former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley. Outside his office, in the shadow of Caernarfon Castle, he revealed he started campaigning a year and a half ago. ""I'll be very glad to see the end of this campaign and have a normal life again, but our response to it being a marginal seat is to work even harder,"" he said. A fair deal for north Wales - from Cardiff Bay and Westminster - is one of his main campaigning messages. ""It's a chain isn't it? The county council here is really strapped for cash and facing huge cuts. The money comes from Cardiff, and the money for Cardiff comes from London. ""We want to stand up for Wales and say that £1.2bn would make us equal with Scotland and go a very long way to curing our economic problems."" Former AM and Welsh Labour minister, Alun Pugh, believes the result in Arfon is on a knife-edge. He said there were still many undecided voters ""so it's incredibly difficult to call"". On the doorstep in Bangor, his message to voters is that the election is essentially a choice between a Labour or Conservative government. ""Earlier this morning, I met a 61-year-old who's working 50 hours a week. She has two jobs and she's finding it very difficult just to pay fuel and food bills."" ""If you want to abolish zero-hours contracts and see a substantial rise to the national minimum wage there's only one choice available on the ballot paper, and that's Labour"". The Conservative candidate is standing for election for the first time and has been finding campaigning ""really, really good fun"". In what is viewed as a two-horse race between Labour and Plaid Cymru in this seat, Anwen Barry said she was hoping to make inroads and build on the 4,500 votes her party polled last time. ""The main topic that is coming up on the doorstep is still the economy - people are still very, very worried about the economy. They want to keep it on track"", she said. Though health is devolved and therefore not directly affected by the election, she said voters were concerned about local NHS issues. ""There have been so many issues up in the north of Wales - with the Betsi Cadwaladr situation, the downgrading of special baby care - there's been a lot of problems with that and people are rightly concerned living in such a rural area"". The Liberal Democrats came fourth in Arfon five years ago. The party's candidate, Mohammed Shultan, said his priority was to secure ""decent living wages"" ""The main issue in this constituency is that people are finding it very difficult to get jobs,"" he said. ""There are no jobs at all, so my aim is to create more jobs and get the unemployment down in this area."" UKIP's Simon Wall claims his party is getting a positive response from voters in Arfon. He said people were fed up of ""the ping-pong politics"" between other parties, and looked to UKIP as ""a party of change"". ""Our EU membership and our right to self-determination as a country is a huge issue for people on the doors,"" he said. ""The £56 million a day that we're sending to the EU, that's a huge issue for people."" The Socialist Labour Party is also standing in Arfon, and you can see the full list of candidates here.","Plaid Cymru-held Arfon has fewer constituents than any other seat on the UK @placeholder , and Labour says it is battling for every single vote .",region,assembly,mainland,beach,show,2
"Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiya set the tone of the Gulf Co-operation Council's Foreign Ministers' meeting with his opening words, saying it was being held in ""very exceptional circumstances and challenges that have been unprecedented"". The main topic of Monday's talks has been the US effort to allay Arab concerns over the 14 July nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia and its closest allies fear that the deal will make it more, not less, likely, that Tehran will eventually build a nuclear bomb. They also suspect that with up to $150bn (£96bn) of newly-unfrozen funds, Iran's more extremist elements will step up their support for militant Shia groups around the region. A separate trilateral meeting between the US, Russian and Saudi foreign ministers has been focusing on Syria. But Gulf Arab governments also have mounting security concerns closer to home. Despite being the most prosperous and stable part of the Arab world, the six Gulf Arab states now find themselves facing a twin threat of domestic terrorist attacks from two ideologically opposed foes: Sunni and Shia extremists. In late July, Bahrain suffered one of the most serious attacks on its police force. An improvised bomb ambushed a police convoy, killing two officers and injuring others. Investigators say the explosive used was of military quality and similar to explosives the authorities say have been intercepted coming from Iran. They believe this latest device came from Shia militants in Iraq, funded and trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. Bahrain has long accused Iran - and specifically elements of its intelligence security apparatus - of promoting violent unrest in the island state. Opposition figures say the government has often talked up this threat as a pretext for cracking down on protests and stifling any challenge to the Sunni monarchy by the Shia, who form a majority of the indigenous population. But Western diplomats share Bahrain's concerns, following a number of recent discoveries of explosives and weapons coming in by sea and over the causeway from Saudi Arabia, that Bahrain is being targeted by violent Shia extremists outside the country. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are also highly suspicious of Iran's activities in the region, which is why their armed forces have been actively helping Yemeni troops push the allegedly Iranian-backed Houthi rebels out of Aden. But the deadliest terrorist threat in the Gulf right now comes from the Sunni jihadists of so-called Islamic State (IS). In the space of five weeks this summer the Najd Province group, an IS affiliate, carried out three suicide bombings - two in Saudi Arabia and one in Kuwait. In all, 52 people were killed and hundreds injured. In each case the targets were Shia Muslims, murdered in their mosques as they attended Friday prayers. The jihadists of IS consider the Shia to be heretics. Analysts believe the aim of these bombings is to provoke a violent response from the Shia, setting off a sectarian conflict that will recruit more of the Gulf's Sunni citizens into the ranks of IS. After hitting Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, experts believe Bahrain is the next likely target. The numbers of IS supporters in the Gulf is disturbingly high and probably far greater than official figures suggest. In July the Saudi authorities announced they had arrested 431 suspected IS members, on top of a further 93 announced in April. Aymen Deen, the former al-Qaeda operative and expert on IS, believes there has been a recent change of strategy by the militant group. He says that rather than encouraging Gulf Arab supporters to come to Syria, the IS leadership is now telling them to remain in their own countries to plan attacks there, on the authorities, on the Shia and on Westerners.",If Gulf Arab foreign ministers tell US Secretary of State John Kerry their full list of fears this week then he may need to extend his current visit to Doha . Because the list is @placeholder longer almost by the day .,growing,still,nearing,looming,undergoing,0
"On the bustling Avenue Reforma in the capital of Guatemala, in Central America, he has to keep his wits about him. He has to be prepared at all times for the very real threat of armed robbery, a kidnapping attempt, or even murder. With an average of 13 murders per day across the country last year, Guatemala is one of the most dangerous nations in the world, outside of a warzone. Bedevilled by drug gangs, grinding poverty and an abundance of guns, violent crime rates are sky high. In the capital, no suburb ""including the upscale shopping, tourist and residential areas"" are ""immune to daytime assaults"", warns the US State Department. It adds that the situation is a ""serious concern"", not helped by ""weak law enforcement and judicial systems"", or the country's ""legacy of societal violence"" - a reference to the Guatemalan Civil War that ran from 1960 to 1996. Under such circumstances it is perhaps no surprise that the country's private security sector is booming. ""The demand is always increasing,"" says Alredo Rosenberg, a manager at one such security firm, Sedicop. ""Unfortunately this comes from the problem of insecurity that we all experience as Guatemalans."" Sedicop is one of almost 100 legally registered private security firms protecting citizens and businesses in Guatemala. A similar number of other security businesses work without government approval. In total, there are estimated to be as many as 150,000 private security guards in the country, compared with a police force of just 30,000. This is in a country with a population of 15.5 million, of which 4.5 million live in and around the capital. Sedicop and its 500 employees offer a range of services. If a business would like to see a shipment safely delivered, Sedicop can send a patrol car to drive with the van or lorry, for a price of $2 (£1.50) per km. Want a security guard to watch a business premises? Prices start from $545 a month. Need a bodyguard? That's from $775 a month. ""People will pay for security,"" says Sedicop operations director Hans Castillo. ""That's because it's a person's life we are talking about."" For fans of US heavy metal band Metallica, the group's 2010 concert in Guatemala City was an incredible night full of crunching guitar riffs and pounding drum solos. But for Julio Colon, the outdoor gig of 27,000 people simply screamed ""security hazard"". Mr Colon, a manager at private security firm Seguridad Integral, was given overall responsibility for the safety of the event. He equipped the football stadium where the concert took place with metal detectors, formulated an exit plan, and ensured that security personnel with walkie-talkies were stationed everywhere. Thankfully the event passed without incident. With people in Guatemala wanting life to go on as normal despite the daily security concerns, concerts and football matches continue to be held in the country. And Seguridad Integral has now provided security at thousands of such events since it was founded in 1990. ""At the time there weren't any companies that specialised in covering large events,"" says Mr Colon. ""Overseeing an event where there is movement of a lot of people in a few hours is very different to just looking after a building."" While most security firms in Guatemala provide general security services for companies, Seguridad Integral continues to specialise in large events, carving out its own niche. It charges as much as $26,000 per event. Mr Colon says that demand has steadily grown, and that the firm now has 150 employees. Such is the continuing demand in Guatemala for private security firms, that it has attracted entrants from overseas. Ohad Steinhart moved to the country in 1994 to work as a firearms instructor after completing his service in the Israel Defence Forces. About two years later he opened his own private security firm, Decision Ejecutiva, which offers personalised security packages, mainly to Guatemalan, Mexican and American businesspeople. At the time his clients' biggest concern was kidnapping. However, Mr Steinhart says he needs to continue to adapt to an ever-changing security situation in Guatemala. He adds that in recent years there has been a big rise in the number of extortion cases. ""In this country when you close one hole, another two open,"" he says in regard to Guatemalan security issues. Decision Ejecutiva charges from $1,500 per month for a personal bodyguard, and now employs 300 people. While Guatemala now has more than 200 private security firms, Mr Steinhart says there is ample work for all of them. And this situation is not likely to change any time soon. Adriana Beltran, a security expert at US think tank Washington Office On Latin America, says that private security firms are so in demand in Guatemala because people don't believe that the police or other state institutions can protect them. ""Those who can afford it turn to private security firms for protection,"" she says. Back on Avenue Reforma the security guard is still walking back and forth, and doesn't stop to talk. He was hired by a building that has cafes and restaurants at street level, with offices above containing a law firm, travel agent and TV station. Hector Bernhard, the building's administrator, says: ""We had lots of robberies, so we had to put guards outside... when there are guards people think more carefully [about committing a crime]."" Follow Business Brain editor Will Smale on Twitter @WillSmale1",A guard @placeholder a shotgun paces back and forth outside a commercial building in central Guatemala City .,published,suggests,promising,carrying,documenting,3
"A member of staff and a customer were covered with fuel before the suspect fled with a quantity of cash. The raid happened at a branch of Mark Jarvis, in Bentley, near Doncaster, at about 17:40 BST on Tuesday. South Yorkshire Police said the man was wearing a grey coat, blue jeans and black gloves. The force has appealed for witnesses. Det Sgt Debra Renwick said: ""Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident, however the victims were left shaken and I would urge any witnesses who may be able to assist with our investigation, to please contact us."" More stories from across Yorkshire",Two people were @placeholder with petrol and threatened by a man in a balaclava during a robbery at a bookmakers .,threatened,stabbed,sprayed,dealt,killed,2
"But the 75-year-old law professor has played a key role in the impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Under Brazil's constitution, he became acting president after the Senate voted in favour of launching an impeachment trial against Ms Rousseff, suspending her. Mr Temer is a discreet politician who seems always to be hovering around the centre of everything important, yet - up until now - never in the spotlight. But recently he has come out of the shadows, as a skilled politician intent on ending the Rousseff presidency and beginning a new era in Brazil. Mr Temer's most notable achievement as a politician has been to help the country's biggest political party - the PMDB - form coalitions with every president in the past two decades. He is currently party president. He presided over Brazil's lower house of Congress during the years of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso government (1995-2002), when Brazil underwent a liberal programme of privatisations and opening-up of the economy. And under Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2002-10, known as Lula) and Ms Rousseff, he has played a key role in helping push forward their Workers' Party agenda of state-led investments. But rather like his party, which has not held outright power for over two decades, Mr Temer has always been a kingmaker, but never king. Both party and man avoid clear ideological positions, which leaves them in a comfortable position for negotiating their participation in coalitions of any political colour. As Brazil's political crisis worsened and Ms Rousseff's Workers' Party bore most of the brunt for the many scandals in the country, the PMDB saw an opportunity to finally seize power. For most of last year, as Ms Rousseff's situation deteriorated, Mr Temer kept a low profile. But in December, things began to change. The then-speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, also a PMDB politician, opened impeachment proceedings against Ms Rousseff for allegedly doctoring government public finances - an allegation the president denies. A few days later, a bitter letter written by Mr Temer to Ms Rousseff was leaked to the press, in which he complained that he had been neglected in making key decisions in the coalition. In March, the PMDB officially abandoned the coalition. In April, the battle between Mr Temer and Ms Rousseff for Brazil's top job finally came out into the open. Mr Temer sent a WhatsApp recording to a few MPs with a draft of the speech he had prepared in case Ms Rousseff lost the 17 April impeachment vote in the lower house. In it, he outlined how Brazil needed a ""government to save the country"". Mr Temer said the message was sent by mistake, but Ms Rousseff accused him of deliberately releasing his speech. Furthermore she accused both Mr Temer and Mr Cunha of being ""chief and vice-chief of a coup"" against her. Both men denied they were conspiring for Brazil's top job. In the days leading to the 17 April vote, both Mr Temer and Ms Rousseff met dozens of lawmakers, with some accounts of tough negotiations of jobs and promises in exchange for votes in Congress from both sides. So what could Brazilians expect now? In October 2015, the PMDB launched a manifesto called Bridge to the Future, which outlined what policies they would defend within the coalition. Most policies are popular with businesspeople and investors and would go a lot deeper into rebalancing Brazil's budget than President Rousseff has done so far - such as creating a minimum age for retirement, changing the scope of social programmes, opening up the oil sector, making labour laws more flexible and cutting mandatory spending in health and education. However, many of those policies are likely to find a lot of resistance. ""It is the type of programme that even a government that was elected by the people with total legitimacy from the vote would have a very hard time approving in the middle of such a big crisis,"" says economist Laura Carvalho, from USP university. ""They will try to push that through and there's going to be a lot of resistance from social movements and labour unions."" Mr Temer has signalled he may approach the opposition PSDB party to secure a majority in Congress - but that would be a hard sell for many, as the majority of Brazilians rejected the party in the 2014 elections. There are also questions of how Mr Temer would handle corruption investigations, as his party features prominently in many scandals, including the speakers of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, and the former speaker of the lower, Mr Cunha. Mr Cunha was suspended from the post of lower house speaker earlier this month over allegations he tried to obstruct a corruption investigation against him. So far Ms Rousseff has refrained from intervening in the Federal Police and court investigations into alleged corruption at state oil firm Petrobras - even when the scandal caused serious damage to her party. Would Mr Temer do the same? He is not under direct investigation, but Mr Cunha - a powerful ally who has led much of the impeachment process that may benefit Mr Temer in the end - is alleged to hold millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts. Mr Cunha denies the allegations. There is a public outcry against Mr Cunha, so Mr Temer will be under pressure to turn against him and keep investigations independent. During many occasions throughout the current crisis, Ms Rousseff has stressed that she was elected by 54.5 million Brazilians in 2014 and therefore has legitimacy to lead the country. As her vice-president, Mr Temer indirectly received the same votes. He will now lead the whole nation - even those who until a few weeks back did not even know who he was.",Until recently most Brazilians would have @placeholder to recognise Michel Temer if they were shown a picture of the vice - president .,returned,vowed,had,struggled,wanted,3
"Duncan suffered a heart attack in July and died at a hospital in Los Angeles after failing to recover. He was nominated for an Oscar in 2000 for his portrayal as convicted murderer John Coffey alongside Tom Hanks in The Green Mile. Paying tribute to his co-star, Hanks described him as ""magic"". ""I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike,"" said the actor. ""He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of The Green Mile. ""He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned,"" Hanks added. A former bodyguard, the 6ft 4in (1.93m) Duncan was an imposing figure who played a wide variety of action roles and also voiced animated parts. His versatility saw him team up with Bruce Willis to save the Earth in Armageddon, then play it for laughs in Will Ferrell's racing comedy Talladega Nights. In recent years he was seen in US sitcom Two and a Half Men and could be heard in animated comedy Family Guy. But he will be remembered primarily for his role as John Coffey  a convicted murderer possessed of extraordinary healing powers, in the adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Green Mile. His performance won him a nomination as best supporting actor and kick-started an acting career that only began once he gave up bodyguard work in his thirties. The film's director Frank Darabont described Duncan as ""one of the finest people I've ever had the privilege to work with or know"". ""Michael was the gentlest of souls - an exemplar of decency, integrity and kindness,"" he said in a statement. ""The sadness I feel is inexpressible."" Duncan, who was born in Chicago in 1957, died on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His fiancee, the reality TV personality Reverend Omarosa Manigault, asked for privacy until his funeral and memorial events were announced.","Actor Michael Clarke Duncan , who rose to prominence playing a death row inmate in @placeholder film The Green Mile , has died at the age of 54 .",acclaimed,managing,fashion,following,space,0
"But which companies have managed to stand out in this important market? The BBC asked global brand research company Millward Brown to find the 20 most powerful foreign brands in China, the ones that have gone in and succeeded where many others have failed. We then asked those companies to tell us the secrets of their success. Between 2011 and 2013, Millward Brown carried out almost 60,000 face-to-face and online interviews with consumers in 10 Chinese cities as part of their market research in the country. The company then analysed its findings for the BBC, ranking brands on how ""meaningful"", ""different"" or ""salient"" they were and how easily they came into consumers' minds. Thirteen of the top 20 brands are from the US, two from Germany, two from France, one from Italy and one from the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever. South Korea's Samsung is the only Asian brand on the list. The opportunity is there for the taking. Millward Brown has found that Chinese consumers once valued low prices above any other factor when making choices. But a mix of higher living standards and falling trust in local brands means people are looking to international brands more. ""Our research shows that in the last three years, trust in Chinese brands has eroded quite dramatically,"" says Millward Brown's Peter Walshe. ""This is an opportunity for well-known and well-supported international brands to make their move as consumers start to value quality and experience as much as price."" So how do you create a brand that works in China? We asked the companies on our list and 11 of them; Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Nike, L'Oreal, Apple, Samsung, Adidas, Armani, Omo, VW and the number one brand KFC gave us the lowdown on how it's done. All of the brands have been pioneers in China, entering before 2000. Coca-Cola has been there since 1927 and by 1948 was shifting more than a million bottles a year in Shanghai, making it the biggest city for the company outside the US. Nike says it's been there since 1981, VW started in 1983, KFC in 1987 and McDonald's followed in 1990, so getting in early seems to be a key factor. The Chinese market is changing quickly and many of the companies are learning to keep up. ""Everyone is learning about how they need to work with changing social attitudes and continuous aspirational trade-ups, even the Chinese themselves."" according to McDonald's. ""Never assume what works for your mature markets will work for China. Success comes for those who stay relevant to the needs of the Chinese consumer."" Other brands, such as Unilever's detergent Omo, go in with a fully researched understanding of the behaviours of consumers. It found that in many markets a family would use three buckets to wash clothes but Chinese consumers used five buckets for their laundry and Omo pitched their brand accordingly. Nike is developing products around Chinese habits and sports, which it then plans to sell in other markets. Giorgio Armani says that when he went into China, he painted the door of the store in Beijing red as he thought it would appeal more to his customers. Now Armani says he doesn't really change his offering in China from other markets as the customers want the Western style he sells internationally. Having got in early, many of the companies are building on that advantage. Some of the numbers are staggering. KFC has 4,400 restaurants in 850 cities and will add another 700 this year. McDonald's says it is opening 10 restaurants a week and during 2012-15 Coca-Cola will invest $4bn expanding in China. But it's not all fast food and fizzy drinks. Apple is doubling the number of stores in China in the next two years. For German carmaker Volkswagen, China is its biggest market, representing a third of its global business and it has seven new production plants in the pipeline. Many of the brands that spoke to us stressed the importance of looking beyond the coastal cities of Shanghai and Beijing to the staggering growth and new consumers in cities across the country. Both Samsung and L'Oreal tailor their approach in China to different regions. Adidas says of the 800 stores it opened in China last year, half of them were in these so-called ""lower-tier"" cities. It has found very different attitudes in the north and the south of the country but says even in inland cities, consumers are increasingly looking to buy aspirational foreign brands. Running a business in China is difficult to do from outside the country, and many of these multinationals tell us that their success is built on finding the best Chinese talent and joint venture partners. KFC, L'Oreal, VW and Adidas all say that hiring and then training the best local talent helps them understand their customers better.",The masses of new middle - @placeholder consumers in China are one of the big targets for global companies battling the sluggish economies of Europe and North America .,market,style,class,age,level,2
"The Imagination Library, in Rotherham, was launched in 2007 as the first UK arm of a project pioneered in the US. It encourages children under five to read by sending them a free book every month and to date has given more than 950,000 books to children in the town. The council said it was withdrawing its support because of government cuts. Leader of the Labour-run authority Chris Read said: ""Faced with a fifth consecutive year of savings as part of the government's programme of austerity, now totalling £116.9m since 2010, the council was faced with making some difficult decisions in agreeing its budget for 2015-16. ""In addressing the cuts, we have responded to residents' priorities and sought to minimise the impact on front-line services where possible. ""Residents told us which areas were most important to them, and this has resulted in additional investment being put into children's services, extra street cleansing and resurfacing roads. ""We appreciate that many families have valued the work of the Imagination Library, but unfortunately the cuts to the council meant that we could no longer afford to fund it to the tune of £400,000 over the next two years."" He said children would continue to receive books from the Imagination Library until the summer. A spokesman for the Dolly Foundation said it was ""disappointed"" with the council's decision. He said: ""We currently reach 85% of all the children under five in Rotherham. ""Internal and external research continues to affirm the positive impact the programme has on better preparing children for school. ""The programme has been successful and we hope that the parents and caregivers who value the programme will share their feelings with the council.""","A children 's reading @placeholder backed by US country singer Dolly Parton is facing closure after a council said it was withdrawing £ 400,000 of support .",scheme,association,community,unit,body,0
"And that's left many questioning the underlying health of the global economy and wondering what comes next. At heart, anyone grappling with this issue is really asking themselves three inter-related questions: how sharp is China's slowdown? What happens next to commodities? And when will the US Federal Reserve raise interest rates? The direction of China's stock market is very much a third order issue - despite all the attention over the last week. It matters little to investors outside China, as foreign ownership is still very limited - except perhaps as a gauge of sentiment. It matters only a little more to Chinese investors - who are still a tiny subset of the Chinese people. Its wild gyrations certainly don't tell us much about the underlying health of the Chinese economy. So on to the first real question - how sharply has China slowed? Growth is certainly down from the double digit levels seen in the last decade. Officially the economy is growing at a still healthy 7% a year, but many independent analysts put the real number at closer to 5%. That is still a healthy rate of growth for a country at China's stage of development - and given that China's economy is now much bigger than it was, 5% in 2015 contributes to global demand as much as 10% of a much smaller economy did earlier in the century. China's economy was always going to slow, but to understand the panic about this (and panic really is the word) one has to assume one of two things. Either investors hadn't really previously discounted the fact that growth would really slow, or they are worried that the slowdown is sharper - something below 5%. The latest bout of global risk aversion was kicked off by China's surprise decision to devalue its currency against the dollar. Many took that as a sign of panic amongst Chinese policy makers - an attempt to kickstart exports and boost growth. The decision was badly communicated and coincided with thin (and usually more volatile) August markets. But for what it's worth, it strikes me as a fundamentally sensible move to partially uncouple the renminbi (RMB) from a rising dollar at a time when the dollar is likely to continue rising and other Asian currencies are weak. That doesn't amount to an abandonment of China's ""rebalancing"" away from exports and investment and towards consumption, but a prudent step to take more control of their own monetary policy rather than being shackled (through a semi-pegged currency) to steps taken by the US Federal Reserve. Bad Chinese manufacturing data last week rekindled those fears about the extent of the slowdown, but other data (especially consumption) point to healthier growth. If growth is chugging along at 5%, then China has the difficult task of managing an economic transition and the shape of the world economy will begin to shift but fundamentally global growth isn't in danger. If though it's actually as low as 3% or even 1%, then the recent asset price falls are only the start. Secondly, there's the question of commodities - and especially oil. Commodity prices are at their lowest level since 1999. This is the core of the debate between the ""deflationists"" and the ""reflationists"". To some that signals a world economy in serious trouble - weak demand for commodities signalling a slowdown in growth. But to others this is mainly a supply side story - just look at oil, where US production has soared. And cheaper commodities create what might be counter-intuitively thought of as ""disinflationary force for reflation"" - lower fuel and food prices boost real household disposable incomes, allowing more money to spend on other goods. Cheap petrol has been a motor of UK and European growth this year. It certainly looks like Saudi Arabia's decision to maintain high production levels last year - read by many as an attempt to drive higher-cost US shale producers out of the market - has failed. US shale really has two motors. The first was high oil prices which made production economically tenable - that motor has failed. But there was a second: easy access to credit to maintain cash flows and finance growth. And that motor, despite some signs of spluttering, still seems to be working. Faced with lower prices, US producers are focusing on their best fields and raising their efficiency. If commodity prices stay low then - all things being equal - this is a boon to importers in developed countries and a drag on emerging economy exporters. Finally there's the question of when the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The markets had been expecting that to happen in September - but that now looks less likely. Market turmoil, slower global growth, weaker commodity prices and a stronger dollar (and hence less inflationary pressure) all give ammunition to those urging the Fed to wait. On the other hand, to back down isn't cost free. It may appear to ""reward"" bad behaviour in the markets - the Fed has many responsibilities but supporting stock prices isn't one of them. The central bank may be reluctant to delay if it is seen as an attempt to do this - which might encourage excessive risk taking in the future. Managing the transition from near-zero rates to more ""normal"" policy was always going to be tricky. The Fed (like other monetary policy makers) has staked a lot on communication - by making clear that rates would rise in a gradual and controlled way to a lower level than in the past it sought to manage the fallout from a change in policy. To delay hiking now may damage the credibility of that communication effort (a September rise having been well flagged in advance) and make the eventual task harder. Many economists are now pushing their Fed hike-timing estimates out to December or even March next year. A lot may depend on how the markets play out in the weeks ahead. These are the three real questions facing the global economy. It's easy to get caught up in moves in the markets over the course of a single day or how currencies and stock indices performed over a week. I know this as I get caught up in this most days. But it's always worth stepping back and looking at the big picture. UK and US growth is relatively solid - not spectacular but solid. The Eurozone seems to be staging a weak recovery - though better than other years, supported by aggressive monetary policy. Low commodity prices are an almost unambiguously good thing for the developed world. But alongside that healthier picture for the developed world is a much weaker one for the emerging world. Global growth still hasn't returned to the levels seen before 2008 and maybe it won't. The pattern of global growth is changing. But it doesn't look like we are the verge of another global recession.","It 's been a rough August for investors . As has now been @placeholder ad nauseam , trillions of dollars have been wiped off global stock markets .",noted,repeated,deemed,released,launched,1
"4 February 2016 Last updated at 14:54 GMT It was held close to the scene of one of the attacks, in which a 76-year-old woman suffered a broken jaw. Personal alarms and safety packs are to be distributed to older people in the area, as Catherine Morrison reports.",Several hundred people have attended a rally in west Belfast after a number of recent violent robberies in which elderly residents were @placeholder .,targeted,spotted,launched,revealed,wounded,0
"Mr Lamb supported remain in the European Union referendum in a strongly euro-sceptic area where last time around UKIP garnered more than 8,000 votes. The North Norfolk constituency contains the holiday resorts of Sheringham, Cromer and Wells-next-the-Sea, along with the small inland towns of Holt, North Walsham and Fakenham, and many more villages. The constituency has a high number of elderly people, with 4% of the population over 85 years, making pensions and social care key issues. It is also an agricultural area and issues such subsidies for farming after Brexit will figure high in many people's minds. North Norfolk had the rare distinction of being an agricultural seat which elected a Labour MP between 1945 and 1970 and had a strong tradition of organised agricultural trade unionism. The Conservative Sir Ralph Howell took the seat in 1970 and it remained Tory until Norman Lamb of the Liberal Democrats won the seat in 2001. The candidates, profiled in alphabetical order according to their surname: I am the only candidate who lives and works in North Norfolk, so I know the issues facing voters here. I am involved in improving health, housing and care in North Norfolk. I have extensive experience running national charities and working across government to champion the case for investment here. Universal mobile and broadband coverage. Universal mobile and broadband coverage. I have played football at Chelsea, Fulham and QPR. I would have loved to have been alive when Clem Attlee was Prime Minister in the pioneering post-war government. I was fortunate to campaign in the USA for Barack Obama when he was elected in 2008. Both would be great. I have demonstrated my passion and commitment to my community, North Norfolk, for the last 16 years. As an MP, I have worked hard to give a voice to those who are disadvantaged and marginalised in society - and in particular, fighting on behalf of those with mental ill health. A bold solution to the crisis in NHS and social care. I want an NHS we can be proud of on its 70th birthday - properly funded, treating mental and physical conditions with equal priority, and joined-up with a compassionate social care system that meets today's needs. I would deliver a fairer, sustainable way of funding health and social care to ensure dignity in old age, including the cap on care costs I fought for as health minister. I would invest more in children's education, so that they can flourish and make the most of their talents. I re-mortgaged my house to fund a grime album.  My eldest son, Archie, is a music producer who discovered the artist Tinchy Stryder. We helped him launch his breakthrough album, which spawned three Top 10 singles including two that topped the charts. Talented man! Jo Grimond. He was a great liberal thinker - a radical - who was all about giving power to people. For him, politics was about empowering individuals to flourish and make decisions about their lives. That principle drives my determination to defend people's rights and give them more control over public services. I'm standing to be MP for the area I grew up in because I want to make North Norfolk a better place and to live and work. As part of Theresa May's team, I will deliver a better deal for North Norfolk than it has had in the past. I backed Brexit, like the majority of the people in North Norfolk. Now I want to see it delivered with the best possible deal for Brexit and beyond - not have the damaging uncertainty and attempt to undermine that vote with a second referendum which the Liberal Democrats want. I would tackle long-running issues that North Norfolk has faced. My priorities are delivering comprehensive mobile coverage, ensuring every home and business gets high speed broadband by 2020, helping regenerate towns including North Walsham, delivering more affordable homes, good school places, and looking after people who have worked hard. I've had a pint of Rockhopper in the Victory Bar in Port Stanley after meeting the penguins on the Falkland Islands. The country needs Theresa May's strong and stable leadership. In an alternative scenario, then Winston Churchill was an inspirational leader who defined Britain's place in the world. He would get a good Brexit deal!","The North Norfolk constituency is set to be high on the list of seats Conservatives want to take from the Liberal Democrats , and with UKIP @placeholder aside , former minister Norman Lamb 's 2015 majority of 4,000 is in their sights .",causing,strips,seats,left,stepping,4
"The company that runs HMP Northumberland insists the prison is under control and says the same number of layoffs would have been had it remained in the public sector. But a series of incidents, since French multinational Sodexo took over in December 2013, have attracted criticism from staff, MPs and union officials. Paul Miller was an officer at the 1,300-capacity Acklington jail for 23 years and picked up awards for his service. ""I loved my job. I loved the banter. I had a great rapport with the prisoners. I was proud to wear the crown on the uniform,"" he said. He, along with about 200 of the 588 staff, took voluntary redundancy earlier this year. The 48-year-old now runs a photo booth business with his wife Julie but he says if the prison had stayed in the public sector, he would have remained in the service. ""I think it's immoral to run this for money,"" he said. ""Why should somebody make profit out of somebody's misfortune?"" Labour MP Ian Lavery, whose Wansbeck constituency is nearby, said he was ""vehemently opposed"" to privatisation of the Prison Service. But the prison was not without shortcomings before the contract was put out to tender. Its last inspection report in 2012 said a third of prisoners were locked up during the working day with nothing to do. This, says Sodexo, is one of the areas in which it is making progress, as it works to fulfil its commitment to bring more work into the prison. But the 2012 report also found the prison was relatively safe and ""respectful"". In a year which saw a group of prisoners take over a wing, a member of staff hospitalised in an assault and a small group of prisoners running riot after fire broke out in six cells, Mr Miller also says one of his friends was headbutted by a prisoner. Mr Lavery said: ""It looks very much as if it's a powder keg. I'm worried a member of staff is going to get seriously harmed."" It is unclear if there has been a genuine increase in violence, or whether there has simply been greater scrutiny since privatisation. The Ministry of Justice, which holds the figures on the number of assaults, has refused to release them for the period after December 2013. ""Don't get me wrong, it did happen in the Prison Service as well but not in these numbers,"" Mr Miller said. ""We always felt we were good at interacting with the prisoners and there was a lot of respect both ways."" But he believes there are now too few staff to forge relationships with prisoners and keep control of them. ""When I first went to HMP Northumberland, we had 60 prisoners with a senior officer and five officers running a wing,"" he said. By the time he left, this had dropped to two officers in charge of a wing with no senior officer, he said. Frances Crook, chief executive of campaigning charity the Howard League for Penal Reform, said staffing levels were ""particularly concerning"". She said 2014 had been ""a year to forget"" for the prison. In a statement, Sodexo said it constantly reviewed staffing levels and had hired 27 new officers as a result. Sir Alan Beith, the Liberal Democrat MP whose Berwick constituency includes the prison and who is chair of the Justice Committee, said staffing was a concern. But he pointed out that when the HMP Northumberland contract was put out to tender, the public sector bid also included a planned staff reduction of 200. ""I visit a lot of prisons, some of them are public sector, some of them are private sector and there's good and bad in both,"" he said. ""The thing that tends to make prisons not work well is the immediate aftermath of any kind of change. ""There has been a general increase in violence across the prison system and it's clearly affected HMP Northumberland."" Staff cuts have been made across the board and government figures recently released showed a 15% increase in attacks on officers across the prison system, since the coalition came into power. Sodexo sees some of the criticism it has received over its running of HMP Northumberland as unfair. In a statement, the company said: ""We're disappointed with the negative perception of HMP Northumberland when our experienced staff do fantastic work in a challenging environment. ""Our highest priority is to run a safe prison and this is never an area of compromise. ""Criticism of staffing levels has taken the focus away from HMP Northumberland as a working prison. ""We are committed to reducing reoffending and more prisoners are now working in the prison for longer hours than ever before as part of our resettlement strategy."" The public will get a sense of the current situation in the jail next month, when inspectors who visited in September publish their report. As staff cuts take place across UK prisons, the conclusions they reach may provide valuable lessons for the whole system.","An MP described it as a "" powder keg "" . A union called it a "" tinderbox "" and said its members did not feel it was safe . HMP Northumberland , in north - east England , has been under scrutiny ever since it was privatised a year ago and cut a third of its staff . So is the criticism @placeholder ?",justified,war,right,process,rate,0
"It follows recent media reports suggesting Michael Beaumont might be open to the sale of the Fief of Sark in the future. He said: ""I will not sell the fief under any circumstances for any sum, however high. ""I have no intention of reneging on my obligations accepted on my becoming seigneur."" Mr Beaumont said: ""If Chief Pleas becomes unable to operate as a free democratic assembly due to external intimidation then I would give serious consideration to surrendering my lease to the Crown."" The island's government underwent significant reform in 2008, following a referendum after calls for change were made under the European Convention of Human Rights. Those changes did not include the abolition of the feudal roles of Seigneur and Seneschal. The billionaire brothers Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, who own the neighbouring island of Brecqhou, have been among those calling for more radical reform, including an end the feudal roles. In 2010 the Seneschal stood down from his role as president of Chief Pleas as he was seen to have an ""unfair"" dual role because he is also the island's senior judge. The role of Seigneur, or Lord, of Sark is a hereditary title. Mr Beaumont became the 22nd person to take up the position in 1974. It dates back to 1565 when Queen Elizabeth I granted a fief for the island, on condition that it was kept free of pirates and occupied by at least 40 men who could carry arms.","The Seigneur of Sark will not sell the island under any circumstances , he has said in a @placeholder .",speech,message,race,mood,statement,4
"Party activists mocked Colum Eastwood's decision on social media. Gerry Adams' chief spokesperson Richard McAuley tweeted a picture of Mr Eastwood on the platform at the conference. He wrote: ""Everything u ever needed to know about the SDLP in one image."" Mr Eastwood told BBC's The View programme: ""If we're about convincing people that a united Ireland's a good idea, that's the kind of nationalism I'm involved in. ""It's an open nationalism. It's not a narrow nationalism. It's not one that thinks speaking to unionism is a bad thing. ""I really don't understand where Sinn Féin are coming from in all this, but it really puts to bed this notion that there's any kind of unionist engagement coming from Sinn Féin."" Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said: ""Sinn Féin have a unionist outreach officer and now they're outraged we are outreaching to the SDLP. That's just hypocritical."" But, Declan Kearney, who leads Sinn Féin's reconciliation programme, said it was all part of ""the cut and thrust of politics"". He said: ""I suppose the real question to ask is whether we're now seeing a situation where the SDLP are sleepwalking into getting bossed by the Ulster Unionist Party and whether there's a prospect of them eventually becoming absorbed into Fianna Fáil in the south or the UUP in the north. ""What we actually need to see is political unionism stepping up to the plate and beginning to reach out to republicanism and nationalism in a way that republicanism and nationalism has been reaching out to political unionism. ""There's been no reciprocation. That's a source of a great deal of discontent and concern and frustration within the wider republican constituency."" Meanwhile, DUP MLA Lord Morrow told The View his party would not invite a Sinn Féin leader to its party conference. ""The difference in an Ulster Unionist conference and a DUP conference is very clear,"" he said. ""We have a party conference; we have an array of speakers from the DUP and we don't have to go out and invite others to come in and fill the space to tickle the emotions of our delegates."" The View will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Thursday night at 22:45 BST.",Sinn Féin has been accused of turning its back on unionist outreach after its response to the SDLP leader 's @placeholder at the Ulster Unionist conference .,appearance,resignation,riots,body,statements,0
"Who were these men and - 100 years later - has there been a lasting legacy from their deaths? The vast majority of those who drowned or died from hypothermia were South Africans recruited to work as manual labourers on the Western Front. Many had signed up hoping they would win more political freedoms if they demonstrated their willingness to help the British Empire's war effort. The Mendi had already completed a 34-day journey from Cape Town when it sailed past the Isle of Wight in foggy weather on 21 February. At about 05:00 GMT, a Royal Mail packet-boat, the SS Darro, ploughed into the Mendi at full speed, smashing a 20ft (6m) hole on her starboard side. It ripped through to crowded holds where men were sleeping in tightly-packed tiers of bunks. A total of 646 people died. Only 267 survived the sinking; 195 black men, two of the four white officers and 10 of the 17 white NCOs. From the safety of the Darro, Captain Harry Stump stood by and watched - but for reasons that are still murky, did nothing to save the lives of the men. Why didn't he help? The SS Darro sustained only minor damage and there was plenty of room on board, according to the official investigation. Survivors were instead picked up by the destroyer HMS Brisk and then other ships. South African historian Professor Albert Grundlingh, said it was difficult to explain Cpt Stump's actions. ""It's shrouded in mystery,"" he said. ""At a tribunal Cpt Stump said it was dark, and he couldn't see in the conditions. Maybe he was confused or lost his nerve. ""Was is because the men were black? There has certainly been speculation to that effect, but no firm conclusion. In South Africa, people believed that."" The SANLC was formed in response to a British request for manual workers on the Western Front. The men were to have become part of a huge multinational labour force. Their role was to build the railways, trenches, camps and roads upon which the Allied war effort depended. They were not allowed to bear arms, were kept segregated, and were not eligible for military honours. Following the disaster, bodies continued to be washed up on both sides of the Channel for several weeks. The news of the sinking reached South Africa two weeks after it happened. Prime Minister General Louis Botha rose in parliament to inform the nation, and the house unanimously carried a motion conveying ""parliament's sadness"". Botha praised the labour corps for ""doing everything possible"" in the war and for their ""loyalty to the flag and the King"". This deference did not stretch to awarding medals to any of the black servicemen - living or dead - from the South African Native Labour Force. Such honours were reserved for white officers only. In the years that followed, the disaster was not made much of in South Africa. Indeed, some African National Congress (ANC) leaders viewed war veterans as ""sell-outs"", according to Prof Grundlingh, and felt ""embarrassed"" about black military service. Col Daisy Tshiloane, a former member of the ANC's military wing, said she had learned the story of the Mendi in ""ANC camps"". Speaking as a South African deputy defence advisor in 2014, she said she found it ""very hurtful"" that ""so many black African lives meant nothing"". The story was not included in school curriculums set by the country's white rulers but was passed on from generation to generation, says author Fred Khumalo. ""It's a huge gap in our history,"" says the writer of Dancing the Death Drill, a novel based on the sinking. The book's title comes from an unconfirmed but persistent anecdote about Reverend Isaac Wauchope Dyobha, a pastor on the ship. He was a prominent member of a group of East Cape African intellectuals, who encouraged their compatriots to join the Labour Corps in the hope the show of loyalty would benefit black people politically. The story goes that he told the doomed men: ""Be quiet and calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place now is exactly what you came to do. ""You are going to die, but that is what you came to do. ""Brothers, we are drilling the drill of death. ""I, a Xhosa, say you are all my brothers, Zulus, Swazis, Pondos, Basutos, we die like brothers. ""We are the sons of Africa. ""Raise your cries, brothers, for though they made us leave our weapons at our home, our voices are left with our bodies. He then led them in a barefoot dance - the ""death drill"" - drumming their feet on the deck as the ship wallowed and sank. Historians have varyingly described the legend as ""pure nationalist mythology based on African oral tradition"" or containing a ""solid core of truth"". Other stories of heroism include that of Joseph Tshite, a schoolmaster from near Pretoria, who encouraged those around him with hymns and prayers until he died. A white sergeant was supported by two black compatriots, who swam with him and found place for him on a raft. The site of the wreck was discovered by an English diver in 1974 and an official memorial was erected by the South African government in 1986 at Delville Wood in France. By then, South Africa's black majority had lived under decades of apartheid rule, the hopes that loyalty in WW1 would lead to greater political rights having been long dashed. However, in post-apartheid South Africa, the story is now better known. A Mendi medal for bravery was established in 2003 and a modern South African navy ship bears its name. And the controversy over the actions - or lack of - by Cpt Stump rumbles on. He was found entirely to blame for the sinking. An official report ruled he was going too fast and had not sounded a warning whistle in the fog. According to Prof Grundlingh, the captain never explained why he did not help the stricken men on board the Mendi, nor express any regret or remorse. Yet despite calls for him to be jailed, the only sanction he faced was to have his licence suspended for a year. ""He must have heard the cries proceeding from the water for hours [after the accident],"" the report into the disaster said. ""There was nothing to have prevented him from sending boats on the then smooth water... had he done so, many more lives would have been saved. ""His inaction was inexcusable.""","In the pre-dawn darkness of a February morning in 1917 , a ship carrying hundreds of black South African men was sunk in the English Channel . But this was no @placeholder of war . A Royal Mail cargo ship had ploughed full speed into the SS Mendi - and its captain inexplicably did nothing to help .",criticism,signs,time,experience,act,4
"Signings from June and July, plus any deals confirmed since the closure of the January transfer window, can be found on the July,June and spring 2017 editions of this page while you can see who each club has let go at the end of the 2016-17 season on our released player round-up. For all the latest rumours check out the gossip page and, for all the manager ins and outs, see our list of current bosses. Premier League Oliver Burke [RB Leipzig - West Brom] Undisclosed Premier League Florent Hadergjonaj [Ingolstadt - Huddersfield] Loan Zlatan Ibrahimovic [unattached - Manchester United] Football League Ben Godfrey [Norwich - Shrewsbury] Loan Jay-Roy Grot [NEC Nijmegen - Leeds] Undisclosed Mark Roberts [Cambridge - Forest Green] Free Kevin Toner [Aston Villa - Stevenage] Loan Jon Toral [Arsenal - Hull] Undisclosed Mallik Wilks [Leeds - Accrington] Loan David Worrall [Millwall - Port Vale] Free Premier League Sam Clucas [Hull - Swansea] Undisclosed Paulo Gazzaniga [Southampton - Tottenham] Undisclosed Abdelhamid Sabiri [Nuremberg - Huddersfield] Undisclosed Davinson Sanchez [Ajax - Tottenham] Undisclosed Football League Harry Forrester [Rangers - AFC Wimbledon] Loan Stephen Kingsley [Swansea - Hull] Joe Mason [Wolves - Burton] Loan Football League Omar Beckles [Accrington - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed Liam Bridcutt [Leeds - Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed Kane Hemmings [Oxford - Mansfield] Loan Savvas Mourgos [Arsenal - Norwich] Undisclosed Max Muller [Wycombe - Morecambe] Loan Rafa Soares [Porto - Fulham] Loan Matt Taylor [Northampton - Swindon] Free Premier League Chris Wood [Leeds - Burnley] Undisclosed (reported £15m) Football League Cohen Bramall [Arsenal - Birmingham] Loan Nadir Ciftci [Celtic - Plymouth] Loan Sam Gallagher [Southampton - Birmingham] Loan Luke Hendrie [Burnley - Bradford] Loan Carl Jenkinson [Arsenal - Birmingham] Loan Sid Nelson [Millwall - Yeovil] Loan International Ismael Bennacer [Arsenal - Empoli] Undisclosed Samir Nasri [Manchester City - Antalyaspor] Fee rising to £3.2m Premier League Jose Izquierdo [Club Brugge - Brighton] Undisclosed (reported £13.5m) Premier League Olarenwaju Kayode [Austria Vienna - Manchester City] Undisclosed Football League Dion Donohue [Chesterfield - Portsmouth] Undisclosed Jordan Flores [Wigan - Chesterfield] Loan Matt Grimes [Swansea - Northampton] Loan Stefan Payne [Barnsley - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed Sean Raggett [Lincoln - Norwich] Undisclosed fee Sean Raggett [Norwich - Lincoln] Loan Sean Scannell [Huddersfield - Burton] Loan Scottish Premiership Josh Meekings [Inverness - Dundee] Free International Olarenwaju Kayode [Manchester City - Girona] Loan Blaise Matuidi [Paris St-Germain - Juventus] £27.8m Gabriel Paulista [Arsenal - Valencia] Undisclosed Football League Steve Arnold [Dover - Gillingham] Free Omar Bogle [Wigan - Cardiff] Undisclosed Baily Cargill [Bournemouth - Fleetwood] Loan Dimitri Cavare [Stade Rennais - Barnsley] Undisclosed Luke Coddington [Huddersfield - Northampton] Free Rui Fonte [Braga - Fulham] Undisclosed Craig Mackail-Smith [Luton - Wycombe] Free Jack Stobbs [Sheffield Wednesday - Port Vale] Loan Cauley Woodrow [Fulham - Bristol City] Loan Scottish Premiership Brandon Barker [Manchester City - Hibernian] Loan International Max Gradel [Bournemouth - Toulouse] Loan Premier League Joselu [Stoke - Newcastle] £5m Jese Rodriguez [Paris St-Germain - Stoke] Loan Gylfi Sigurdsson [Swansea - Everton] £45m Football League Jordan Green [Bournemouth - Yeovil] Free Sheyi Ojo [Liverpool - Fulham] Loan Scott Quigley [New Saints - Blackpool] £35,000 Frederico Venancio [Vitoria Setubal - Sheffield Wednesday] Loan Premier League Gareth Barry [Everton - West Brom] Undisclosed Football League Will Jaaskelainen [Bolton - Crewe] Free Tom Lawrence [Leicester - Derby] Undisclosed Ben Nugent [Crewe - Gillingham] Free Football League Osman Sow [Henan Jianye - MK Dons] Undisclosed Isaac Vassell [Luton - Birmingham] Undisclosed International Sofiane Feghouli [West Ham - Galatasaray] £3.87m Tony Watt [Charlton - Oud-Heverlee Leuven] Undisclosed Football League Leandro Bacuna [Aston Villa - Reading] Undisclosed Alex Bruce [Hull - Bury] Free Football League Kyle Howkins [West Brom - Cambridge] Loan Premier League Bruno Martins Indi [Porto - Stoke] £7m Football League Marcus Antonsson [Leeds - Blackburn] Loan Lewis Baker [Chelsea - Middlesbrough] Loan Harvey Barnes [Leicester - Barnsley] Loan Shaun Donnellan [West Brom - Walsall] Loan Kazenga LuaLua [Brighton - QPR] Loan Mamadou Thiam [Dijon - Barnsley] Undisclosed Scottish Premiership Conor Sammon [Hearts - Partick] Loan Miles Storey [Aberdeen - Partick] Undisclosed International Marc Muniesa [Stoke - Girona] Loan Premier League Soufyan Ahannach [Almere City - Brighton] Undisclosed Timothy Fosu-Mensah [Manchester United - Crystal Palace] Loan Football League Tony Andreu [Norwich - Coventry] Free Reece Cole [Brentford - Newport] Loan Leonardo Fasan [Udinese - Bury] Free Brian Graham [Hibernian - Cheltenham] Free Scottish Premiership Stevie May [Preston - Aberdeen] Undisclosed International Jordan Amavi [Aston Villa - Marseille] Loan Marten De Roon [Middlesbrough - Atalanta] Undisclosed Premier League Andre Gray [Burnley - Watford] Undisclosed Football League Shaun Cummings [Millwall - Rotherham] Free Diallang Jaiyesimi [Norwich - Grimsby] Loan Gyamfi Kyeremeh [unattached - Oldham] Seb Larsson [Sunderland - Hull] Free Elliot Osborne [Fleetwood - Morecambe] Loan Premier League Mario Lemina [Juventus - Southampton] £15.4m up to £18.1m George Thomas [Coventry - Leicester] Undisclosed Richarlison [Fluminense - Watford] £11m Football League Harry Cornick [Bournemouth - Luton] Undisclosed Niclas Eliasson [IFK Norrkoping - Bristol City) reported £1.8m JJ Hooper [Port Vale - Grimsby] Free Ivo Pekalski [Halmstads - Oxford] Undisclosed Premier League Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting [Schalke - Stoke] Free Sead Haksabanovic [Halmstads BK - West Ham] Undisclosed (reported £2.7m) Davy Propper [PSV Eindhoven - Brighton] Undisclosed (reported £6m) Football League Alex Baptiste [Middlesbrough - QPR] Free Cameron Borthwick-Jackson [Manchester United - Leeds] Loan Tyler Denton [Leeds - Port Vale] Loan Tom Field [Brentford - Bradford] Loan Jamie Jones [Stevenage - Wigan] Free Kyel Reid [Coventry - Colchester] Loan Jonathan Smith [Luton - Stevenage] Free Martyn Waghorn [Rangers - Ipswich] Undisclosed Kaiyne Woolery [Wigan - Swindon] £350,000 Football League Marco Stiepermann [Bochum - Norwich] Undisclosed Football League Simon Bloch Jorgensen [Bronshoj Boldklub - Accrington] Free Harry Bunn [Huddersfield - Bury] Undisclosed Harry Chapman [Middlesbrough - Blackburn] Loan Tom Dallison [Brighton - Accrington] Loan Tyler Forbes [Brighton - Accrington] Loan Stephy Mavididi [Arsenal - Preston] Loan Duckens Nazon [Wolves - Coventry] Loan Josh Onomah [Tottenham - Aston Villa] Loan James Pearson [Barnet - Coventry] Free Matty Pearson [Accrington - Barnsley] Undisclosed Antonee Robinson [Everton - Bolton] Loan Ryan Sweeney [Stoke - Bristol Rovers] Loan Dominic Telford [Stoke - Bristol Rovers] Loan Michael Tonge [Stevenage - Port Vale] Free Tom Trybull [ADO Den Haag - Norwich] Free Ben Whitfield [Bournemouth - Port Vale] Loan Ben Wilson [Cardiff - Oldham] Loan Ryan Yates [Nottingham Forest - Notts County] Loan Scottish Premiership Cammy Bell [Dundee United - Kilmarnock] Free Milan Nitriansky [unattached - Partick Thistle] International Fernando [Manchester City - Galatasaray] Undisclosed Gaston Ramirez [Middlesbrough - Sampdoria] Undisclosed Premier League Kelechi Iheanacho [Manchester City - Leicester] £25m Football League Modou Barrow [Swansea - Reading] £1.5m Issam Ben Khemis [Lorient - Doncaster] Free Matt Done [Sheffield United - Rochdale] Free Kieran Dowell [Everton - Nottingham Forest] Loan Neal Eardley [Northampton - Lincoln] Free Noel Hunt [Portsmouth - Wigan] Free Rob Kiernan [Rangers - Southend] Undisclosed Rodney Kongolo [Manchester City - Doncaster] Loan Brad Potts [Blackpool - Barnsley] Undisclosed Ben Reeves [MK Dons - Charlton] Free Ricardinho [Gabala - Oxford] Free Sam Surridge [Bournemouth - Yeovil] Loan Aaron Wilbraham [Bristol City - Bolton] Undisclosed International Neymar [Barcelona - Paris St-Germain] £200m Ragnar Sigurdsson [Fulham - Rubin Kazan] Loan Football League Amadou Ba [unattached - Southend] Jevani Brown [St Neots Town - Cambridge] Free Ouasim Buoy [Juventus - Leeds] Free Kyle Knoyle [West Ham - Swindon] Free Kevin Lokko [Maidstone - Stevenage] Undisclosed Jayson Leutwiler [Shrewsbury - Blackburn] Undisclosed Robbin Ruiter [Utrecht - Sunderland] Free Ivan Toney [Newcastle - Wigan] Loan Scottish Premiership Ellis Plummer [Manchester City - Motherwell] Free Anthony Stokes [Blackburn - Hibernian] Free International Ouasim Bouy [Leeds - Cultural Leonesa] Loan Emiliano Martinez [Arsenal - Getafe] Loan Football League Leo Bonatini [Al Hilal - Wolves] Loan Ryan Brunt [Plymouth - Exeter] Free Reece Burke [West Ham - Bolton] Loan Sam Cosgrove [Wigan - Carlisle] Free Josh Cullen [West Ham - Bolton] Loan Rob Dickie [Reading - Lincoln] Loan Elliot Hodge [Lincoln - Notts County] Undisclosed Nicky Hunt [Leyton Orient - Notts County] Undisclosed Idris Kanu [Aldershot - Peterborough] Undisclosed Sam Lavelle [Bolton - Morecambe] Free Aiden O'Neill [Burnley - Fleetwood] Loan International Jesus Navas [Manchester City - Sevilla] Free The page covers signings by Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership clubs, along with selected deals from overseas and the Scottish Championship. Transfer windows in other major European and global leagues extended in February and March.","The summer transfer window formally @placeholder on 1 July , and closes at 23:00 BST on Thursday , 31 August . Players who are free agents at that time will be able to join a new club afterwards .",built,based,includes,reflects,opened,4
"Cologne police also made ""serious mistakes"" in not calling reinforcements and the way they informed the public. More than 500 criminal complaints were filed, 40% alleging sexual assault. Apparent retaliatory attacks in Cologne on Sunday were condemned by the government as inexcusable. The Pope meanwhile said Europe's ""humanistic spirit"" risked being undermined. The ""immense influx"" of migrants was causing problems, he said, but the continent had the means to strike a balance between protecting its citizens and helping migrants. North Rhine-Westphalia state's interior minister Ralf Jaeger said that recent arrivals in Germany were among the suspects in the attacks, which took place in central Cologne, in the area of the cathedral and the main railway station. Nineteen individuals are currently under investigation by the state police in connection with the attacks, NRW's interior ministry says in a report (in German), none of them German nationals. Those 19 suspects include 14 men from Morocco and Algeria. Ten of the suspects are asylum seekers, nine of whom arrived in Germany after September 2015. The other nine are possibly in Germany illegally, the interior ministry says. The scale of the assaults on women in Cologne and other German cities has shocked Germany. Mr Jaeger is himself under political pressure. On Friday he fired Cologne's police chief, Wolfgang Albers. Addressing state MPs on Monday, Mr Jaeger criticised police for not calling for reinforcements on the night, and also for the way they informed the public about the investigation in the days after the events. His report details how a group of around 1,000 men of North African and Arabic origin gathered on 31 December. Smaller groups formed, surrounding women, then threatening and attacking them, he said. These groups were predominately made up of North African men who had travelled to Cologne from different cities. ""After the intoxication with drugs and alcohol came violence,"" said Mr Jaeger. ""It culminated in the acting out of fantasies of sexual omnipotence. That must be severely punished."" Around 1.1 million asylum seekers arrived in Germany in 2015. Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policy has come under criticism since the attacks. Riot police used water cannon to disperse anti-migrant protesters in Cologne on Saturday. On Sunday evening, a group of around 20 people attacked six Pakistanis, two of whom had to be treated in hospital. Two Syrian men were attacked in two separate incidents. Three men from Guinea were assaulted in a fourth attack, police said. Crime division chief Norbert Wagner said police were investigating whether the attacks were co-ordinated on social media. Justice Minister Heiko Maas condemned those attacks, saying: ""As abominable as the crimes in Cologne and other cities were, one thing remains clear: there is no justification for blanket agitation against foreigners."" He said it appeared that some people ""appear just to have been waiting for the events of Cologne"". Mrs Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said ""nothing excuses"" retaliatory assaults on immigrants. Monday's report into the attacks in Cologne says that the combination of group sexual violence with robbery had not previously been seen in Germany. It notes that similar crimes took place in other parts of Germany on 31 December, including in Hamburg. The report describes a modus operandi known as ""taharrush gamea"" in Arabic, meaning group sexual harassment in crowds, and compares it to incidents reported in Cairo's Tahrir Square at the time of the Egyptian revolution. Sex attacks on Tahrir Square A joint federal and state working group has been set up to examine the phenomenon and how to combat it.","The men suspected of attacking women in Cologne on New Year 's Eve were "" almost exclusively "" from a @placeholder background , mainly North African and Arab , an official report says .",cliff,migration,ladder,mountain,religious,1
"David Shepherd, 26, of Stratton, Cornwall, drove 50 miles and took four trains after realising he had forgotten to get it in the post. The passport had to get to customer Hugh Munro in Rye, Sussex, by 09:00 BST the following day so that his planned visit to Amsterdam could go ahead. Mr Shepherd said his instinct was to ""keep the customer happy"". Mr Munro was heading to the Dutch capital for a charity board meeting after stopping off at his sister's house in Rye. Mr Shepherd, who has been postmaster at Stratton Store for 11 months, said: ""I knew it was vital he had it. ""His neighbour brought it in. But it wasn't given to the postman at collection time, so I finished work at 7pm and drove to Exeter to catch the 1am train to London."" Mr Shepherd drove 50 miles to Exeter; caught the train to London Paddington; took the Tube to St Pancras; a further train to Ashford, Kent; and a final train to Rye. He had just 15 minutes to deliver the passport before catching the train straight back, a journey which cost him more than £150. Mr Shepherd said: ""I just thought, 'I know the customer, I know it has to get there'. I didn't want to let him down."" Mr Munro said he was ""amazed"" to hear that Mr Shepherd had beaten him to his sister's house. ""It shows how dedicated he is,"" said Mr Munro. ""Stratton is a fantastic place and David is a brilliant part of it. ""People keep stopping me in the street and asking if I've got my passport, though."" Mr Monro gave Mr Shepherd a bottle of champagne as a thank you for his efforts. ""If the Post Office has an award scheme for going above and beyond the call of duty, he should definitely receive recognition,"" Mr Munro added.",A dedicated postmaster embarked on a 300 - mile journey to @placeholder - deliver a passport on time .,post,hand,spot,stop,de,1
"Today could be just another day he may have felt the same, as events moved with dizzying speed. First, it was the news that the government had reassigned 350 police officers in the capital Ankara to different posts (mostly demotions) by a government decree published at midnight. They included chiefs of financial crimes, anti-smuggling, cybercrime and organised crime units. This was followed by other breaking news - a simultaneous corruption operation in five cities across Turkey, with more than 25 people, businessmen and state officials, detained on suspicion of bribery and fraudulent tenders. Then the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), which appoints senior members of the judiciary, decided to investigate Istanbul's newly appointed police chief and several prosecutors overseeing the corruption probe started in December last year. Later, the top police officers in charge of the operation conducted earlier in the day were dismissed from their posts. An opposition MP called for the president to intervene in the crisis. A former Turkish president had once famously said ""24 hours is a very long time in politics"". Even he probably could not have predicted such a day. All these moves come as the AKP government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tries to contain the massive political fallout from the corruption probe into four government ministers, several businessmen and bankers. This has become the biggest challenge to the AKP government's 11-year rule and Mr Erdogan has been quick to retaliate, condemning the probe as a ""dirty plot"" to topple his government. Mr Erdogan said he would not permit ""a state within a state"", a phrase apparently referring to the movement led by the highly influential Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999. Mr Gulen is said to have millions of followers across the world and extensive influence over the state bureaucracy, the police force and the judiciary in Turkey. The government accuses him and his movement, referred to as ""Cemaat"" in Turkey, of being behind the graft probe - a charge Mr Gulen denies. However, the recent crisis in Turkey is increasingly seen as not only a corruption investigation which is alleged to involve the closest circles of Mr Erdogan, but a bitter power struggle between AKP and Cemaat. Some believe that Cemaat's support was crucial in the election victories of AKP for three consecutive terms; that they have helped the government in curbing the powers of the military by their influence within the judiciary with the help of high-profile cases like Ergenekon and Sledgehammer which saw hundreds of military officers - including the previous chief of staff of the armed forces - jailed; that as the ""common enemy"" was driven out of the picture they started to become wary of each other's power and hence a fight for holding the ropes of Turkey started. Many commentators in Turkey label the recent fallout as a ""state crisis"" since the government is perceived to be intervening in the judiciary, and the principle of separation of powers does not seem to be as intact as it should in a democracy. On the other hand, Cemaat is not a transparent movement; no-one knows the extent of its financial power, how many millions of followers it has, how influential it is in key offices within Turkish state and what would happen if it gained further influence. Neither does anyone know who might win this full-scale battle: Mr Erdogan or Mr Gulen. Supporters of both sides accuse each other of undermining democracy and the rule of law; the media has become increasingly polarised with either pro-Erdogan or pro-Gulen voices leaving little space for others and the Turkish public increasingly feeling as if they are watching a fierce tennis match, holding their breaths. Recently, it was alleged that there could be detente between Mr Erdogan and Mr Gulen through a letter Mr Gulen sent to the president of the country. But that option does not seem to be on the table any more. Now there is speculation that there might soon be an investigation into Cemaat, with accusations it is a ""terrorist organisation"". On the other hand there is a possibility that people affiliated to Cemaat could leak new allegations involving influential people close to the government. With the local elections in two months time, a presidential election this summer and a general election next year; with Turkish lira falling to a record low against the dollar and the foreign investors watching events nervously, many people in Turkey fear the path ahead with bitter power struggles, may cause political and economic instability in the country.","Benjamin Harvey , Bloomberg 's Istanbul bureau chief , recently tweeted : "" Considering unfollowing Turkish politics completely on mental health @placeholder . """,grounds,concerns,topics,advice,information,0
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 19 November 2013 Last updated at 19:46 GMT Following the deaths of six cyclists in a period of 14 days, there have been increased calls for restrictions on HGVs during peak times. Paul Hutchin shows reporter Marc Ashdown what it is like driving a lorry in the capital.",Heavy @placeholder vehicles have been involved in nine of this year 's 14 cyclist crash fatalities in London .,operators,goods,groups,patrol,air,1
"Australia's Channel Nine said reporter Tara Brown and three colleagues faced four charges, including kidnapping. Five people arrested alongside them - including the children's Australian mother - have also been charged. The mother, Sally Faulkner, says her estranged Lebanese husband moved the children to Lebanon without permission. Channel Nine said it had been ""seeking to highlight"" cross-border custody disputes. The Australian journalists and Ms Faulkner were detained by Lebanese police on Thursday along with two British employees of the UK-based company Child Abduction Recovery International (CARI), and two Lebanese men, officials said. On Tuesday, the official National News Agency reported that Mount Lebanon's Attorney General, Claude Karam, had filed charges, including participating in an abduction, against the nine suspects and referred to the case to an investigating magistrate. CCTV footage broadcast by Lebanese TV appears to show six-year-old Lahala and four-year-old Noah being bundled into a car by several men on a busy street in southern Beirut on Wednesday morning. They had been heading to school with a domestic worker and their paternal grandmother, who says she was knocked to the ground during the abduction. On Saturday, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters that diplomats had been in touch with Lebanese officials and were providing consular assistance to Ms Faulkner and the TV crew. ""Given the sensitivities of this case and the fact children are involved, we are handling this very carefully,"" she said. Channel Nine has refused to say whether it paid CARI to recover the children for Ms Faulkner. However, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday cited Lebanese officials as saying they had a signed statement from a member of the ""recovery team"" saying the network had paid A$115,000 ($88,100; £61,600). Channel Nine said in a statement: ""It is extremely important to stress that we are severely limited in what we can say given that matters are now part of a legal process in Lebanon. We are co-operating fully with the Lebanese authorities and it is important to stress that we respect the laws of Lebanon and its judiciary. ""Regrettably a number of inaccurate media reports are exacerbating the concern and confusion of the families of those being detained."" A Lebanese judicial official told the Associated Press news agency that the investigating magistrate would gather testimony from the suspects beginning on Tuesday. The magistrate would explore whether Ms Faulkner had custody of the children under Australian law, which might serve as a mitigating factor, the official said. The custody dispute between Ms Faulkner and her ex-husband, Ali Elamine, has reportedly been going on for several years. She says he took the children to Lebanon for a holiday last year but did not return. Mr Elamine told Lebanese media that Ms Faulkner and Australian security agencies knew he was leaving Australia with the children and denied kidnapping them. He also revealed that he did not plan to sue his former wife, explaining: ""She is the mother of my children... if I were her I would have done the same."" Lebanon is not party to the Hague Convention, a treaty designed to ensure the swift return of children abducted internationally by a parent.",Prosecutors in Lebanon have filed charges against an Australian TV crew @placeholder over an attempt to abduct two children in a custody dispute .,erupted,comments,held,involved,renewed,2
"Ceredigion council unanimously voted to impose the ban following concerns over the impact on land, wildlife and farm life. The move was proposed by councillor Mark Strong and seconded by councillor Catrin Miles. In October 2013, the Welsh government called on councils to make a stand, stopping short of an outright ban.",Releasing Chinese and air lanterns on council land and @placeholder in Ceredigion has been banned .,roads,beaches,houses,emergency,conditions,1
"There were demonstrations in several US cities overnight. Many people are angry that Donald Trump was elected because of things he has said about women and immigrants. But his rival, Hillary Clinton, told supporters that Mr Trump had to be given a ""chance to lead"".",Thousands of people in the US have been @placeholder about the election of Donald Trump as the next president .,protesting,questioned,criticised,trained,defended,0
"Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winch man Ciarán Smith have been missing since Rescue 116 crashed off the County Mayo coast on 14 March. The Irish Coast Guard said the search would now also cover coastline along Counties Donegal and Galway. Four people were on board the helicopter when it came down. Capt Dara Fitzpatrick died after she was rescued from the sea hours after the crash. The body of her co-pilot, Capt Mark Duffy, was later recovered from the wreckage. On Sunday, the wreckage of the helicopter was lifted from the Irish Sea but the two missing crew members were not found. The Irish Coast Guard, writing on social media, said underwater searches would resume on Thursday, weather permitting. The extension of the search comes after the sister of Ciarán Smith appealed for fishermen along the Irish coast to join the search. Orla Smith said that local knowledge could be crucial in finding the two men. An investigation into what happened to the helicopter is continuing. The Air Accident Investigation Unit has said there was no indication of any mechanical problems in the seconds before the impact. It is thought the inquiry into the cause of the crash on 14 March will now focus on operational issues.",The search for two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash has been @placeholder along the Irish coast .,struck,named,passed,spotted,extended,4
"Jocelerme Privert told the BBC that devastating losses from last month's Hurricane Matthew were equal to the country's entire national budget. Mr Privert said Haiti was facing a ""major food crisis"" and worsening levels of malnutrition. He urged governments around the world to do more to help. Hurricane Matthew ripped through Haiti on 4 October. The Category 4 storm, the strongest to hit the Caribbean in a decade, devastated large parts of the country and affected 2.1 million people. The Haitian government estimates 1.5 million people are in need of immediate assistance, including more than 140,000 people who are living in temporary shelters. Speaking from his home in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Mr Privert said that he ""didn't want to see Haitian people die because of the unavailability of international assistance"". The president warned that without immediate financial support to replant crops destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, Haiti's situation could worsen further. ""If we don't manage to re-launch agriculture then in three to four months we'll find ourselves with a major food crisis,"" he told the BBC. ""Our projection is that we need between $25m (£20m) and $30m to resolve the farming issue. Right now we have $2.5m."" Non-profit relief organisation J/P HRO, which has been delivering aid to the people of Haiti since 2010, says there could be a serious crisis in the offing. ""What we're seeing is a lot of hunger. Haiti has experienced three years of drought before the hurricane so there were already high levels of malnutrition. ""Now tens of thousands of acres of crop land and millions of fruit trees have been destroyed,"" J/P HRO's chief executive Ann Lee said. Within a week of Hurricane Matthew hitting Haiti, the United Nations launched a flash appeal to raise $120m. $2bn Estimated loss caused by Hurricane Matthew $120m Sum UN wants to raise $45.6m Pledged so far $23m Sum pledged by US More than a month on, 38% has been raised, with the United States pledging the lion share. The UK has committed £8m ($10m) to helping Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, of which £1.3m have so far been paid to the UN appeal. A spokesperson for the UK government said that ""Britain has played its part in assisting those in immediate need"" by providing water, shelter, sanitation and protection. But according to Ms Lee, some of the more remote communities have not been reached at all. ""There is gratitude because we bring some assistance to them but there's also a lot of despair, everyone is suffering,"" she says. Mr Privert insists more needs to be done: ""The international community has expressed deep sympathy for the Haitian people and heads of state have contacted us, heads of government have provided some support both moral and material, but it is not enough.""","The international community is falling short in its commitment to Haiti 's recovery , the country 's @placeholder President Jocelerme Privert says .",interim,incumbent,response,beat,side,0
"Twenty-one-year-old striker Ollie Watkins and midfielder Ethan Ampadu, 16, have been linked with bigger clubs. Watkins signed in July 2013 and has scored 30 goals in 55 appearances, whilst Ampadu was named Wales Young Player of the Year in November. Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon: ""I want to keep this team together for the season. Nobody is in a rush to sell."" He continued: ""There's plenty of interest and enquiries but this is the best group of players I have had in a long time. ""The club is in a healthy place and doesn't need the money. It's a good quality problem to have.""",Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has confirmed @placeholder transfer interest in two of his young stars .,growing,joined,taken,shaken,announced,0
"The new connector will be reversible, bringing an end to the everyday irritant of trying to force a USB cable in the wrong way. The images were first published by technology news site The Verge. The USB Implementers Forum anticipates the new designs will be finalised in July. But rollout of new ports will take some time as manufacturers gradually incorporate them into their products. The new Type-C standard will be similar in size to the current MicroUSB connector, typically used for charging mobile phones and cameras. The first USB cables were released in the mid-1990s and, until now, could only be plugged into a computer or other device one way round to ensure a data connection. Other improvements to the new cable include:",A new design for USB - a standardised connection for data transfers between electronic devices - has been @placeholder off for the first time .,rolled,taken,called,shown,drawn,3
"The New Democratic Party (NDP) ended the Progressive Conservatives' (PC) 44-year rule of the province. Political observers were stunned by the result, with one commentator saying: ""Pigs do fly"". Alberta's Premier Jim Prentice, a former member of Tory Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, said he was stepping down from political life. He only became premier in September, and called the snap election in April to seek a mandate after bringing in a tough tax-raising budget. ""My contribution to public life is now at an end,"" Mr Prentice said as he conceded defeat, blaming the collapse in oil prices and the subsequent financial problems. Alberta witnessed a political earthquake last night. The major oil producing province in Canada, it has been the country's major economic engine for several years. However, the precipitous drop in the price of oil created a $7bn hole in the province's finances. Prentice decided to base his campaign on a budget that increased taxes/fees (except for corporations), slightly cut government spending and ran a $5bn deficit. However, this budget angered many Albertans and they responded by electing Notley who campaigned on a very different vision. Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley called the surprising win ""a fresh start for our great province"". The result could be seen as a warning to Mr Harper, a Conservative, with a general election looming in October. ""I look forward to working with future Premier Notley on issues of importance for Albertans and all Canadians, including creating jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity across the province and country,"" Mr Harper said in a statement on Wednesday. The NDP, which has never held more than 16 seats in the 87-seat legislature, looks set to win about 55 seats. The PCs got around 11, behind the newer and even more conservative Wildrose Party. Wildrose leader Brian Jean said his party would serve as the opposition and would keep NDP ""on its toes"".","A left - @placeholder party has won a surprise victory in Alberta , one of Canada 's most conservative provinces .",green,leaning,pound,liberal,group,1
"A court was told that Elspeth McVie kept cats and kittens in ""uninhabitable"" conditions until her local authority intervened. The council inspector said she had to rush home and shower straight afterwards. Perth and Kinross Council is seeking to recover the property from Ms McVie. Council inspector Lynne Selbie told a civil hearing at Perth Sheriff Court she had worked in housing and gone into properties for about 20 years. Ms Selbie said: ""I honestly have to say that in my opinion that is the worst I have ever seen. ""It was uninhabitable. It was a clear health hazard. It was sad that somebody was living in those conditions."" Ms Selbie told the court that, as an animal lover, she found the experience ""really traumatic."" She said:  ""I went into the property and discovered there was a huge amount of cats - more than we had thought. ""They were quite feral. It was quite alarming for me because I had never seen so many cats. There were babies (kittens), and a cat having kittens. ""We went upstairs. There was lots and lots of clutter, bags and cardboard boxes. The bathroom and toilet were really dirty and I retched and ran outside."" Ms Selbie told the court that the carpets were soggy underfoot and the cats were so frightened and distressed they were jumping over banisters and up the wall. She said: ""The cats had been scratching up the walls. My opinion was that the damage to the property was significant. ""She had stated she only had one dog and one cat but then openly admitted at a later date that she had been hiding them."" Ms Selbie told the court that a number of the cats did not appear to be in a healthy condition. She said it was decided they should be taken away and re-homed. Perth and Kinross Council is seeking a decree for recovery of the property in Perth's Newhouse Road from Ms McVie. The civil hearing, before Sheriff William Wood, continues.","A home where up to 25 cats were allowed to run @placeholder was described by a housing officer as "" the worst "" she had ever seen .",wild,sex,safety,voice,it,0
"The mother and two children have been spotted in front gardens since they escaped from a farm in Oxfordshire on Sunday. Owner Steve Castle said Patches, Star and Tri are not aggressive, but is concerned for their welfare. The animals made their bid for freedom from Home Farm in Long Wittenham. Residents have since reported llamas peeking into their homes but Mr Castle said the curious creatures have a habit of using windows as makeshift mirrors. ""If they get bored they just go for a wander. And they like looking at themselves so people with big windows might see them looking at their reflections. ""People think they're dreaming when they see them."" The llama family has been clocked in residential areas of Saxons Heath and on the main road from Didcot to Clifton Hampden. They were also discovered in a field at the nearby Earth Trust, but jumped over a fence before they could be returned home. Mr Castle said they were particularly jumpy as they were previously owned by travellers who used them to train lurchers to hunt deer. He added: ""If a dog chases them obviously they run. That's how all this started, they ran away from a dog walker after they escaped. ""But they're not dangerous, they are very fond of people.""","If you happen to look up from breakfast one morning and see a llama peering in the window , do n't worry - it 's just @placeholder its reflection .",catching,developed,checking,documenting,show,2
"20 January 2017 Last updated at 09:50 GMT Mr Paisley, son of former first minister Dr Ian Paisley, said Mr McGuinness's ""remarkable journey not only saved lives, but made the lives of countless people better"". Mr McGuinness forged a friendship with the late Dr Paisley when they shared power at Stormont, despite previously being sworn enemies. When Dr Paisley died, Mr McGuinness said he had lost ""a friend"". On Thursday, Mr McGuinness confirmed he would not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election citing health issues.","Democratic Unionist Party MP Ian Paisley praises Martin McGuinness , former IRA leader turned politician , who is retiring from front - line @placeholder .",group,politics,secrets,duty,combat,1
"Eamon Bradley, 28, from Melmore Gardens in Creggan is accused of receiving weapons training at a rebel camp in Syria in 2014. He was arrested after returning home later. On Wednesday, the jury at Londonderry Crown Court was read transcripts of his interviews with the police. He told police after training with a rebel faction called the Army of Islam he took part in three battles, two against government forces and one against ISIS near the city of Aleppo. But he said he never used his AK47 or grenade on the battlefield. He became disillusioned with the fighting and returned home. Earlier, the trial heard that Mr Bradley contacted people on social media to help him get into the country to join the rebellion. Mr Bradley, a Muslim convert, denies six charges, including attending a rebel training camp in Syria and receiving training in guns and grenades. The case is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Mr Bradley told police he got a bus from Derry to Dublin in February 2014 after meeting a contact on Facebook. He then flew to Istanbul and got a second internal flight to Adana, in southern Turkey, where he made contact with sympathizers through the mobile messaging service, WhatsApp. He told detectives he travelled near the Turkey/Syria border but he was warned to go no further because it was controlled by so-called ISIS. Mr Bradley said he stayed with a man in a nearby village who he believed had contacts with the Free Syrian Army. Asked why he was travelling to Syria and if he had any concerns, he told detectives: ""I just wanted to be among the people who were being bombed"". He added that he had no concerns because he ""trusted in Allah"". Mr Bradley said he spent about two months in the village before a group of men, who claimed to have been held captive by ISIS, helped him cross into Syria on a makeshift raft. He then joined a mountain training camp belonging to the group Jaysh al-Islam - the Army of Islam. Detectives were told that it was here that he learned to fire AK-47 rifles and Russian machine guns; he also received some instruction on the use of mortar bombs. Mr Bradley told police that he was the only western European at the camp and was on the bottom rung of the ladder when it came to the group's command structure. The trial continues.",A Derry man accused of terrorism in Syria told detectives that he never fired a single shot against the @placeholder in his whole time there .,country,enemy,knot,spot,period,1
"Long-standing divisions in Venezuela have been brought to the fore by a deepening economic crisis. GM said its Venezolana plant in the city of Valencia had been ""unexpectedly taken by the public authorities"". The US car giant said it would ""take all legal actions"" to defend its interests. It said other assets, including vehicles, had been taken from the plant in the industrial hub of Valencia, which is one of country's largest cities. The car firm added that the seizure would cause irreparable damage to the company, its 2,678 workers, its 79 dealers and to its suppliers. Venezuela's Information Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. At least three people were killed in protests this week against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela's car industry has been hit by a lack of raw materials due to currency controls and stagnant local production.",General Motors has said its Venezuelan car plant has been @placeholder by the government as political tension rises in the country .,launched,damaged,unveiled,backed,seized,4
"Fiona Anderson, 23, died shortly before the bodies of her daughter and two sons were found in Lowestoft in April. The children had been subject to a child protection plan since 2011. A serious case review found the deaths were ""completely unexpected"", but more decisive action could have helped. The report said agencies had ""allowed the [intervention] process to drift"". Independent consultant Ron Lock, who conducted the review, examined how public agencies worked with the family prior to the deaths. Social services and other agencies were alerted to Ms Anderson and her partner, Craig McLelland, because of concerns about their parenting abilities. They were in communication over a three-year period, with a 14-month gap in between, when concerns diminished. During that time, there were reports that Levina and her baby brother Addy had slept for 13 nights in a double pushchair while being fed only biscuits. The report concluded that, while procedures were followed, Suffolk County Council's children and young people's services (CYPS) was not decisive enough. Mr Lock found that attempts to engage with the family had failed, but there were no warning signs to suggest Levina, three, Addy, two, and 11-month-old Kyden were in immediate danger. Court proceedings to remove Levina had been initiated but were withdrawn following a legal challenge and insufficient evidence. However, the report states, the process led the relationship between the family and children's social care to become strained. ""Despite interventions by a number of practitioners, there was no success in effectively engaging the family in interventions by professionals"", Mr Lock found. ""This meant that overall the implementation of the child protection plans was significantly compromised."" The report cited how Ms Anderson ""specifically avoided professional interventions"", distrusted social services and rebuffed support from nursery staff because ""she thought the children would be exposed to sexual abuse"". The report found that almost three years before the children's deaths, in June 2010, concerns had diminished sufficiently for formal involvement to cease. ""Clearly, if the children had been placed in care this could have avoided the tragic outcome,"" the report said. 2010 - Social services and other agencies begin working with Fiona Anderson and Craig McLelland over their parenting abilities Court proceedings to remove their only child, Levina, are withdrawn but the process puts a strain on social care's relationship with the family June 2010 - Concerns diminish, involvement ceases May 2011 - Levina and her baby brother Addy are found to have slept in a double pushchair for 13 nights and ""fed only biscuits"" August 2011 - Levina and Addy are made subject to child protection plans, under the category of neglect, with Kyden added to the plan at his birth in May 2012 15 April 2013 - The body of Fiona Anderson is found at the foot of a multi-storey car park in Lowestoft. The bodies of her three children are later found at their flat ""But there was never any guarantee that an application for a care order for the children would have been successful. ""It was nevertheless concerning that a clear decision was not made by CYPS in respect of the need for a legal intervention and instead allowed the process to drift in a most unconstructive way."" Mr Lock stated there had been ""no known history of either the mother or the father intentionally causing physical harm to the children, or any self-harming episodes by the parents themselves"". ""In this respect, the deaths of the children and their mother were completely unexpected,"" he wrote. ""Psychological and psychiatric"" assessments of the mother were proposed and discussed with her, the report concluded, but ""were never achieved because of her reluctances"". It added: ""At the time of writing there has been no coroner's inquest, although current evidence would suggest that the mother took the lives of the children prior to taking her own life. "" The report identified 13 ""learning points"" aimed at preventing future repetitions in similar cases. Peter Worobec, independent chair of the Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board, said ""things have and will continue to change"". ""The action already taken to eliminate drift in such cases and ensure all child protection cases are subject to robust management oversight, particularly in Lowestoft, is laid out. ""We have identified a further 21 actions that will be taken to ensure that practice is improved.""","More could have been done to help three children thought to have been @placeholder by their mother before she fell to her death from a car park , a report has found .",kidnapped,rescued,lost,criticised,drowned,4
"Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law Thomas O'Reilly were first arrested three days after Nicola Payne vanished and both deny her murder. Mr Barwell said he went to France after police were ""hostile"" and ""oppressive"". He said: ""Me and Thomas are innocent. We would never harm a young lady."" Prosecutors allege 18-year-old Miss Payne was abducted as she crossed wasteland to her parents' house in Coventry. Mr Barwell said he and Mr O'Reilly was stuck in a broken down car in Rugby, Warwickshire, on the night she disappeared, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Mr Barwell told the jury they had been for a night out and slept in the car because the friend they had gone to visit was not in. When they woke up he said his car would not start and so they did not get home until late on the Saturday night. When asked why he had not bought a parking ticket he told the court: ""I wish I had."" Mr Barwell told the court until Miss Payne's disappearance, he ""never even knew she existed"". The jury has previously heard Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, and Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, are now aged 51 but were both 27 at the time of Miss Payne's disappearance, on 14 December. Miss Payne had a seven-month-old son, Owen, with her boyfriend Jason Cook. Her body has never been found. The trial continues.","A man accused of murdering a teenage mother in 1991 told a court he left the country soon after her disappearance because he @placeholder being "" fitted up "" by police .",died,denies,suffered,hated,feared,4
"John Jukes, 70, from Cheltenham, suffered six fractures to his eye socket and lost 3,000 euros (£2,190) during the attack on 31 March. A campaign to replace the stolen money, led by the Gloucestershire Echo, has now raised more than £2,500. A 30-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and robbery. He is due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on 7 May.",An appeal to raise money for a man with leukaemia who was mugged after withdrawing holiday cash has @placeholder its target .,returned,increased,taken,become,reached,4
"Bananas were a staple then - for family consumption and as a mainstay of the local economy - and they still are today. But the 50,000 or so people who live in this hilly district of small trading centres and scattered homesteads have been part of a high-profile aid initiative over the past nine years. It is one of the locations across Africa chosen by the US economist Jeffrey Sachs to establish Millennium Villages - intended to be a model for accelerating the end of global poverty. The Millennium Villages concept has been backed by the United Nations, preparing a string of summits this year as the world marks a transition from the Millennium Development Goals to broader and more ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, says the Millennium Villages are ""showcasing how effective an integrated strategy for education, health care, agriculture and small business can be"". It is when you reach the ridge where Ruhiira's main trading centre has developed that you get a sense of how the area is changing. Clustered around a crossroads, there are now several small grocery stores, shops selling medicines, hardware stores and eating places. There is a bar with a well-used billiards table on the veranda. There are shops where you can draw money with a mobile phone. And there is a co-operative bank with customers queuing up for loans but, for now, with all too little capital to meet the demand. There was scarcely any electricity in this area a few years ago. Then solar power started to make an appearance and now the grid is extending into the area too. A large water tank at the Ruhiira trading centre - fed by piped water - shows progress, too, in the critical area of providing more people with access to clean and safe water. Mr Sachs said that at the peak, the Ruhiira project was investing around $60 (£40) per person per year on health, education, water, sanitation, agriculture etc. (Source: Millennium Village project) Life in a town called Mongo The funding is due to drop down to zero by the end of this year. But Mr Sachs believes even modest resources, if very well directed, can make a ""huge"" difference. But the Ugandan government is stepping up its spending in the area, with the help of some funding from Islamic Development Bank and they are negotiating with other agencies. Some people say they have seen far-reaching change in their lives during the period of the Millennium Village project. Take Robert Nkunda, a 35-year-old farmer. He has been able to build a more substantial home and has wooden sheds for his livestock. In the fields around he grows maize, bananas, coffee and beans. But he could have felt that he had no future in this part of Uganda. ""My father died when I was still very young,"" he says. ""We didn't have enough land. Only a plot where we lived. ""That is the reason I didn't go far in education. But I worked hard to buy this land where I am farming."" He hopes his children won't forget the land. In the past many children used to drop out of primary school - girls, in particular. Nyakamuri primary school packs 580 children into its single storey classrooms - one of which is now a solar-powered computer room. The head teacher, Florence Kakiiza, describes the everyday challenges her pupils face: ""Most of them have to walk long distances,"" she says. ""They don't have light to do homework and most don't have enough food at home. ""It is still a struggle but we are moving a bit on education… nearly every child is going to school."" Ms Kakiiza says one of the biggest challenges in education now is to see more girls in impoverished rural areas like this going to - and staying in - secondary school. ""Most rural girls still drop out of secondary schools,"" she says. ""They get married when they are very young. They have many children from as early as 14."" The Community Health Workers who now provide a ""front line"" of health care across the Millennium Village area include family planning in the advice they give to villagers as they do their rounds - on bicycles. But where they appear to have had most success is in helping in the effort to bring down once notoriously high levels of child and maternal mortality. They have modern technology on hand for this - carrying smartphones with a special app to feed in data when they visit a pregnant mother or a newborn infant. The Ugandan government has been investing about $8 per person in the health sector of the country, says David Siriri, a development expert working for the government. ""We came with a proposal that we invest at least $30... If the government mobilised its resources and prioritised it well that money can be got"". He said one thing already translated into policy at the national level is that the government is willing to pay more to doctors in rural, hard-to-reach areas. This helps to keep them working there, and is already happening and paying dividends in Ruhiira, he added. Critics of the Millennium Villages maintain they have achieved little in narrowing deeply rooted inequality, which is often exacerbated by the amount of land people have. Project officials argue that they are showing the way to reducing inequality - and that progress is as much about changing mindsets as it is about aid. The Millennium Voice radio station in Ruhiira airs villagers' concerns and offers advice and help. The Millennium Village projects have provoked much debate. They will clearly prove their value by whether their achievements are sustained and shared by everyone - and are taken up elsewhere.",As you climb up the winding reddish - @placeholder gravel road to Ruhiira - past endless dense plantations of matoke bananas - it can feel at first sight as if it is a world largely unchanged from when I was first working in Uganda close to 50 years ago .,sided,trained,based,coloured,launched,3
"He was talking about the retailer's efforts to drive its stores upmarket and ""elevate its retail proposition"". The idea is to give more space over to branded goods and showcase their ""very best products"", even opening gyms in some of the flagship stores. And on Thursday it announced a ""strategic partnership"" with upmarket Japanese sportswear brand Asics, whose products will be stocked in Asics-managed areas of flagship stores from next year. Sports Direct described this as ""an important step in Sports Direct's journey to being recognised as the Selfridges of sport.'"" Well, there was only one way to find out what this was all about - take a visit to its flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which is showcasing the latest approach. As I walked through the door, to be greeted by thumping music,  I dredged through my memory for the last time I'd been in a Sports Direct. It was a long time ago, but my memory was of the slightly claustrophobic feel of fighting through a crowded jumble of kit and equipment, and my perception, right or wrong, that this was an environment aimed primarily at men. So the fact that the Oxford Street store felt light and airy with plenty of space between rails was a welcome relief. But let's be honest, I'm not a typical Sports Direct customer. Yes, I exercise regularly, but fashion is not foremost in my mind when I'm struggling through another tortuous workout, and I think of Sports Direct as being more about fashion than ""serious"" sport. Could I be converted? Well, first off, reinforcing my prejudice that this is more of a male environment, the first thing you see as you walk through the door of the Oxford Street store is a display of club strips and a sign proclaiming this is ""The Home of Football"",  a reminder that another of Sports Direct's stated aims is to become just that - the home of football. And most of the customers did seem to be male. Of course, a key element of shopping is how the staff treat you. Would I be made to feel welcome? As I wandered aimlessly, an assistant did offer to help me, so a big tick there. What would happen if I tried to buy something. New boxing gloves. Could I get an assistant to advise me? Yes, as it turned out. A smiley young woman confidently explained the point of the different glove weights. OK, once I'd said I would buy them she tried to sell me a special offer on some ""workout make up"" but was quite happy when I said I'd think about it. So how about trying to buy something for my sartorially conservative husband? On the floor below there was no price on the black T-shirt I chose. But another assistant spent a good few minutes checking out the price on the website. Ticks all round for my experience of the staff I came up against, anyway. So then I waylaid shoppers as they left the store to gauge their reactions. Rory Bryant, a teacher who used to work in advertising, had come into buy some socks. He had spotted the shift upmarket and was impressed by the lighter feel, ""compared to most Sports Direct stores"". ""Most are a jumble of crumpled socks and piles of clothing,"" he says. Photographers' agent James Denton, 49, had been in the Oxford Street store for the first time. He came out with a football for his two-year old son. He said he normally thought of the chain as a slightly downmarket depressing experience. ""so it definitely feels different"". ""Stuff is a lot better laid out, they've put a lot of thought into design and layout of everything,"" he added. Another customer, Philip Yardy, described the design of the shops as ""open, appealing"" and encouraging people to walk through. But Stuart Deveson wasn't quite so happy. He spent all of 10 seconds in there, he said. He agreed the entrance to the shop ""looks quite nice"", but said the reason he had walked out so quickly was because he'd gone in to buy shorts and couldn't find them. ""If they're not going to make it easy to find what I want, I'll go somewhere else,"" he said. Sports Direct now has more than 25 new generation stores, of which 12 are ""flagship"" outlets. It plans to open between 16 and 24 new stores in the current financial year, of which about half will be flagship stores. So is Sports Direct ""smashing it out of the park"" with its ""Selfridges of Sport"" concept? Financial analysts seem happy enough with how it's going. Neil Wilson, senior market analyst at ETX Capital, said this had been a ""transformational"" year for Sports Direct. Progress was being made on the new premium stores, he said, and they were ""a lot more profitable than the existing Sports Direct stores"". Initial impressions from the shoppers I spoke to at least do seem positive. Perhaps the last word should go to customer Rory Bryant, who compared the Oxford Street flagship with another retail success story. He said it was now ""more like Niketown up the road"", and perhaps that, as much as Selfridges, is the inspiration behind the chain's makeover.",""" It 's clear we have smashed the ball out of the park with our ' Selfridges ' of sport concept , "" boasted Sports Direct chief executive Mike Ashley to financial analysts , following the release of the company 's latest @placeholder .",acquisition,body,media,results,team,3
"There's a growing realisation that offshore decommissioning is now really happening. Over the next 25 years or so, the process of retiring North Sea oil and gas facilities could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to projections. But while that is a cost for the operators of the more than 600 oil and gas installations in the North Sea it is an opportunity for firms which can develop the safest and most cost-effective ways forward. It could also mean hundreds of new jobs requiring a new kind of expertise in the coming decades. A major industry event - Decom Offshore 2015 - has been running at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The event is run by Decom North Sea (DNS), which was created in 2009, the representative body for the offshore decommissioning industry. DNS chairman Callum Falconer said: ""We are cutting our teeth. There's a sudden realisation that decommissioning is upon us. ""Decommissioning used to be seen as the beginning of the end. Now it's seen as the beginning."" ""One challenge is that we have to make sure the workforce comes together. ""There's an opportunity for young graduates and engineers to carve out a career in decommissioning."" Mr Falconer highlighted work that is under way on a new decommissioning learning portal for the industry, to share ideas, which he predicted would be a ""game changer"". One of the major decommissioning plans already in the pipeline is for the iconic Brent field, off Shetland, which operated by Royal Dutch Shell. The oil field lends its name to the benchmark for setting oil prices in the North Sea - Brent Crude. Shell has four platforms in the field but only one of them, Brent Charlie, still produces oil. DNS chief executive Nigel Jenkins outlined five key areas of decommissioning focus - driving collaboration, efficiency, getting the supply chain ready, innovation, and delivering benefits. Mr Jenkins said: ""Collaboration is key due to the interconnected nature of the industry, and the need to share knowledge. ""Decommissioning on this scale has not happened before. ""Particularly for this region, for Aberdeen, we need to make this area is a centre of excellence, a place where the right sort of expertise is available."" He explained there had been about 10 major decommissioning projects in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) over the past 20 years, and there was now set to be a ""ramp up"" in such activity. He said it was difficult to predict potential job numbers, but highlighted that Shell's Brent decommissioning project has hundreds of people working on it. Mr Jenkins said: ""There are so many influences over when a project will happen, including age, oil left in a field, and the price of oil. ""That equation is different for every operator."" He said: ""This conference has shown what a great pool of talent there is to address the challenges. There is a positive feeling. ""We're at the beginning of the market. We are at a point of seismic change."" Shell's current work is not the first decommissioning project from the Brent field. Twenty years ago, the Brent Spar got international coverage over Shell plans to dump the oil storage module in the deep waters of the North Atlantic. Protesters from Greenpeace occupied it for several days in 1995 and Shell was forced to alter its plans. Brent Spar was instead towed to Norway and moored in a fjord, before being broken up. Although the first stage of this fresh wave of plans - using a giant ship to remove the top of platforms in a single lift - is unlikely to prompt controversy on that scale, there is little doubt the second phase will be the subject of closer scrutiny. This involves contaminated concrete oil storage tanks, which sit on the seabed next to the platform's legs. This challenging new chapter in the North Sea story is well and truly under way.","As a growing number of North Sea oil and gas fields head towards the end of their production lives , industry leaders are waking up to the challenges - and opportunities - that lie ahead . Hundreds of business figures @placeholder a conference in Aberdeen this week to learn more about where the decommissioning process is heading .",develop,attended,provides,call,prompted,1
"A bust is being unveiled of Patrick O'Connell at the Seville club's Estadio Benito Villamarín before the home game with Real Sociedad. Among those attending will be his grandson Michael O'Connell from Leigh. Patrick O'Connell, who died in poverty in London in 1959, is also credited with saving Barcelona in the 1930s. The Patrick O'Connell Memorial Fund raised more than £10,000 for the project which has been backed by some of football's biggest names. The fund previously raised money for a memorial on his unmarked pauper's grave in north London. Fergus Dowd, one of the appeal's organisers said: ""Patrick O'Connell had an incredible career. He was like Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest. ""He took Real Betis from Spain's second division, beating Real Madrid to the club's only championship in La Liga."" O'Connell, who was the first Irish player to captain Manchester United, also skippered Ireland to their first British Home Championship. The former Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City player, nicknamed 'Don Patricio' in Spain, joined Barcelona after a four-year spell as coach of Real Betis where he masterminded its promotion from the second division before securing the title in 1935. When Barcelona almost folded in the 1930s under pressure from General Franco's forces, O'Connell, their manager, helped organise a money-spinning tour to Mexico and the US which raised $12,000. ""He was in Ireland when the civil war broke out. He was told he didn't have to return but he came back,"" said Mr Dowd. ""One writer has said that in terms of Barcelona's history his name should be up there with Cruyff, Maradona and Messi."" O'Connell was inducted in the Catalan club's hall of fame in December 2015.",The former Manchester United and Ireland skipper who steered Real Betis to their only La Liga title will be @placeholder in Spain later .,honoured,included,unveiled,handed,lost,0
"The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group, says Birmahle village was hit on Friday and that some people were still trapped in rubble. A spokesman for US Central Command it had  ""no information to corroborate allegations that coalition air strikes resulted in civilian casualties"". But he said it was investigating. Earlier this month, the Observatory said the US-led air campaign had killed more than 2,000 people in total, including at least 1,922 IS fighters. ""Air strikes by the coalition early on Friday on the village of Birmahle in Aleppo province killed 52 civilians,"" Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP news agency. Seven children were killed, and 13 people were still unaccounted for, the group said. The village lies close to a front line where Islamic State fighters have been clashing with Kurdish and other rival rebel factions. IS, a jihadist group seeking to establish a caliphate in Iraq and northern Syria, controls swathes of territory on both sides of the border. It has clashed with other factions fighting the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad The US expanded its air strike campaign against IS last September. Countries that have carried out raids in Syria also include Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.","Air strikes by the US - led coalition @placeholder Islamic State militants have killed more than 50 civilians in northern Syria , activists say .",targeting,carrying,affiliate,caught,called,0
"It comes after his tour was cancelled and ITV dropped his TV show. The controversial Vine star - whose real name is Daniel O'Reilly - has angered people after making jokes about rape and homelessness. He told the BBC ""it was a type of comedy he shouldn't have been doing"". He was due to start a 12 date tour in February but that was scrapped before the announcement. The promoters SJM Concerts have told Newsbeat people who bought a ticket should ""return to point of purchase for a refund"". Newsbeat has been trying to get hold of Dapper Laughs but he's not got back to us. The ""Full Length"" tour was due to visit England, Scotland and Wales. His Cardiff show had already been cancelled following a petition by around 700 students who didn't want him to perform at the university. They said his act ""trivialised rape and dehumanised women"". Since then similar petitions about other tour dates have started to appear online. Twenty-year-old student Zara Lindsay was behind one of them. She told Newsbeat she didn't want Dapper Laughs performing on the University of Leicester campus. She said: ""Lad culture is quite prevalent these days. It's especially bad on nights out with theme nights, drinking games and sports initiations. Plus there's a general feeling that sexual assault is something that you should just take on a night out. ""Having people like Dapper Laughs holding gigs here suggests that this is an OK attitude and that sends out the wrong message."" In another blow for the comic, a Swedish based clothing label Bjorn Borg announced they're ending their collaboration with him. They said: ""Sexist jokes are not in line with what the company stands for."" Yesterday ITV announced that they won't be making another series of the show Dapper Laughs: On the Pull after a video surfaced of him making offensive jokes at a live show. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube",The comedian behind Dapper Laughs has @placeholder off the comedy character .,played,written,held,killed,taken,3
"Using animals as a source of organs for transplantation into humans was once one of medicine's next big things - a solution to transplant waiting lists. However, there have been problems with rejection - and recently stem cells have been grabbing the spotlight. But some researchers are now saying that transplants from animals ""could soon become a reality"", but not necessarily as originally expected. There is still a pressing need for organs. In the UK there are 8,000 people on the waiting list - three die every day. Several technologies are trying to meet the demand. In August, a patient from London was the first in the UK to have his heart replaced with a mechanical one while stem cells have been used for simple structures such as the windpipe. However, using stem cells to build more complicated organs such as a heart is a long way off and mechanical body parts are used in the short term before an actual transplant. Using animals as a source - known as ""xenotransplantation"" - is another potential solution. Pigs have been used as a source of heart valves, which control the flow of blood around the heart. Here the pig cells are chemically stripped away and when the remaining structure is transplanted, human cells grow around it. Stripping away the living material would not work for most transplants - nobody would want the heart that did not beat. However, that living material has a big problem, namely rejection. The human immune system attacks the pig tissue, which it recognises as foreign. Dr David Cooper from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre is one of a group of researchers arguing in the Lancet that the problems with organ rejection are being overcome. Some pigs - GTKO pigs - have been genetically modified. They no longer produce a pig protein, galactosyltransferase, which the immune system would have attacked. The authors say that this kind of rejection is ""not the main cause of graft failure"", however, ""other issues have become more prominent"". Problems such as damaging blood clots and inflammation will require further genetic modification. As a result they say that: ""Overall, clinical pig organ xenotransplantation will probably not be undertaken in the next few years."" While therapies are distant on the whole organ level, they believe researchers are getting closer to transplanting small numbers of cells. In patients with type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks islet cells in the pancreas, which control sugar levels. Transplanting organs from animals fit uncomfortably into medicine. They are not the present, but neither are they necessarily the future. At the moment the best treatment for organ failure is generally a human organ transplant. With a shortage of available organs and long waiting lists in many countries, there is a need for another solution. Yet animal organs do not have a proven safety and effectiveness record so cannot meet the demand. In the very distant future, the attention is likely to move away from transplanting and towards growing your own. Doctors would like to use personalised stem cells to make replacement organs, which would match the body's tissue and have no chance of rejection. Animal organs would struggle to compete with that. What happens between now and then is still up for grabs. Animal organs do have considerable potential, but only if they can be proved safe, effective and if nothing better comes along first. Most people can manage the condition with insulin, but some have therapy to replace the lost cells. Around one in 500 patients with type 1 diabetes have unpredictable low sugar levels and only those are currently suitable for the treatment. However, in the UK there is a waiting time of up to 18 months and the number of cells which can be transplanted to each patient is limited. The authors argue that using pigs as a source for these cells is ""much more encouraging"", than using whole organ transplants. They write: ""Because pig insulin was given to patients with diabetes for decades, and because a diabetic monkey survived for more than one year supported only by pig islets, clinical pig-islet xenotransplantation will almost certainly be physiologically successful."" Clinical trials are underway in New Zealand to test that theory. Dr Martin Rutter, senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, said he was ""interested, but cautious"". He warned that: ""It is still not clear whether it is an effective treatment or a safe treatment. ""If it proves safe and effective it could be an amazing development."" It has also been suggested that some cells in the brain could be transplanted to ease neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or that pigs could be a source of corneas. ""With regard to pig tissues and cells, as opposed to organs, it would seem that clinical xenotransplantation could soon become a reality,"" the researchers conclude. NHS Blood and Transplant said organs from animals had huge potential for the future to fill the gap between availability and demand, but there were ""many complex issues still to overcome"" and that there was ""still a long way to go"". It says until then, getting more people to donate organs would be the most successful strategy.",Are pigs about to @placeholder from the dinner table to the operating table ?,offer,migrate,retire,receive,go,1
"Matthew Bryce, 22, from Airdrie, was treated for hypothermia after he was found drifting on his surfboard in the North Channel on Monday 1 May. He praised the medical care he received at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Belfast, as ""second to none"". And he described his experience as ""particularly traumatic"". Mr Bryce, who has said he will never surf again, was found by a search and rescue helicopter 13 miles from Northern Ireland and 16 miles from Argyll. He had set off from Westport beach in the Kintyre peninsula at about 11:00 on Sunday 30 April but the tides and winds carried him out to sea. He was eventually found at about 19:30 the following day. Last week, he told BBC Scotland's Jackie Bird how he believed he would not survive a second night in the water and had ""made himself at peace"". ""I knew I wasn't going to make another night, so I was watching the sunset,"" he said. ""Then a helicopter flew over me."" Mr Bryce had jumped off his board and held it above him and started waving it. After thinking the helicopter had missed him, he said: ""But then they turned round and when I saw them turn it was indescribable."" ""I can't describe it at all. ""These guys were the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. I owe them my life."" Before leaving hospital he thanked everyone involved in his treatment ""for all the love, care and support shown to me through this particularly traumatic experience"". He added: ""To each and every one of you, thank-you very much."" His parents John and Isabella also thanked the public for the many get well wishes sent to their son. And speaking about the hospital staff they said: ""The staff here in the Ulster Hospital have been so thoughtful, kind and considerate, and this has helped make a traumatic experience for us much more bearable. ""They helped turn a negative experience into a positive one."" South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust said: ""Matthew Bryce has made a remarkable recovery and has now been treated and discharged from the Ulster Hospital.""","A surfer who was rescued after spending more than 32 hours @placeholder at sea has been discharged from hospital after making a "" remarkable "" recovery .",snatched,crowds,lost,swimming,dumped,2
"The 1971 coin, which is silver in colour rather than bronze, was found in a donation box used for unwanted foreign currency. Donations made to the box are used to purchase equipment and fund research at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The 2p, which was auctioned on eBay, was bought by a collector for £802.03. Last year, a silver 2p coin found in a new packet of coins minted in 1988, which was found by the owner of a petrol station in Poole, sold at Charterhouse auction house in Sherborne, Dorset, for £1,200. Silver-coloured coins can be mistakenly struck if a cupro-nickel blank is left inside a barrel during the minting process.",A two pence donation left in a @placeholder box at a hospital in Reading has fetched more than £ 800 in an online auction .,gift,collection,small,life,vehicle,1
"Joe McCloskey, 50, died in a blaze at the Gorteen House Hotel on Halloween night 2003. He died in a storeroom at the hotel, after the roof he was working on collapsed, dropping him into the flames below. He suffered burns to 95% of his body. Twelve years on and Northern Ireland's Attorney General has sent the McCloskey family a letter naming the former senior officer who he believes ordered Joe McCloskey on to the roof. The former senior officer named is James Quigg, as was reported in The Irish News on Wednesday. The Northern Ireland Fire Service did conduct an investigation after the death of the father of five. However, it failed to establish who gave the order to Mr McCloskey to go onto the roof. Nobody was ever disciplined over the incident. Attorney General John Larkin said in the letter: ""Having carefully reviewed all of the evidence the Attorney General is of the firm view that Mr Quigg ordered Mr McCloskey and a colleague to go onto the roof."" Culpability was not discussed in the letter. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service agreed to pay ""substantial damages"" to the family. Mr Closkey's wife, Marie, told BBC Radio Foyle that a ""big piece of the puzzle has been found"". ""I'll never forget the night I lost my Joe,"" Mrs McCloskey said. ""A nurse told me the seriousness of Joe's injuries. Her words were that he wasn't going to do. ""The fear in Joe's eyes, I will take to my grave. He spoke to me, I didn't get speaking to him. ""He told me, he loved me. ""The void in this house will never be replaced. There is an empty chair there and that empty chair will be there for the rest of my life. ""The inquest and the fire service investigation only gave us more questions. We discovered that the finding from the report was that 10 minutes into the fire the building was already lost. ""This letter and this name is all we ever wanted. It has closed another chapter for us. When we read the letter there were a lot of tears. ""We finally have the answer to our question 13 years on."" A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: ""We understand the continued loss and pain felt by the McCloskey family and Joe's death remains a tragic loss for NIFRS. ""Over the years NIFRS has done everything that could be expected of us to address the family's concerns and queries in relation to Joe's death. ""This included our own internal Fire Brigade and Fire Brigade's Union investigation and our full co-operation with the external investigations carried out by the PSNI and the Health & Safety Executive, as well as implementing the recommendations from the H&SE investigation, and we gave evidence at the Coroner's Inquest in 2007.""","The widow of a County Londonderry firefighter has said she is "" @placeholder "" to find out who "" ordered "" her husband onto the roof of a burning hotel in Limavady .",relieved,subjected,determined,shocked,deemed,0
The midfielder broke the deadlock with a right-footed finish after combining with Alex MacDonald and Liam Sercombe. He doubled the lead after the break by running on to George Waring's pass for a low finish past Liam O'Brien. Substitute Danny Hylton hit the bar before MacDonald headed in number three and Roofe completed his treble late on for the second-placed U's. Oxford consolidated their automatic promotion push following defeat against Leyton Orient on Saturday while Dagenham are nine points adrift of safety at the bottom with nine games remaining.,Kemar Roofe netted a first hat - trick of his 25 - goal season as Oxford United made light work of @placeholder Dagenham .,beat,interest,race,struggling,mark,3
"Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported missing after leaving from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire in early February. His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness and his body was later found in the same area. Mr Jackson's funeral was at Fettercairn Parish Church at 13:30. His family asked for donations to be made to a charity promoting sea safety. The campaign set up by relatives - called PLanB - encourages the use of personal locator beacons (PLBs). It has already raised thousands of pounds. His family have said they will be ""forever grateful"" to the ""brave and wonderful people"" who helped in the search. Mr Jackson was originally from Uckfield in East Sussex, and later moved to Fettercairn.",The funeral of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search operation has been @placeholder .,announced,initiated,released,held,claimed,3
"Media playback is unsupported on your device 30 January 2015 Last updated at 11:48 GMT But visitors to Niagara Falls in North America got a shock when they saw adventurer Will Gadd climbing UP a frozen section. Niagara Falls is actually a collection of three waterfalls - he made it up an icy part of Horseshoe Falls, the biggest one. Will said: ""I've been ice climbing for 30 years now and this is the coolest thing I've ever done."" Watch Hayley's clip to see Will in action.","When you think of waterfalls , you tend to @placeholder stuff going down ...",sit,start,picture,land,replace,2
"""No matter what I did, I always felt I was fighting a losing battle,"" he said. But Burgess said he had not been badly treated by England and refused to blame coach Stuart Lancaster. The 26-year-old, who joined Bath last October, re-signed for the South Sydney Rabbitohs last week. He was part of England's squad for the Rugby World Cup, in which they were eliminated at the group stage, and played in the hosts' crucial 28-25 defeat by Wales. Burgess said criticism directed at him following his performance in that match had contributed to his feeling of unease in rugby union. ""A lot of people outside the England camp had an agenda against both England and, in some circumstances, me,"" he wrote in the Daily Mail. ""This was an upsetting factor to me, that people who are supposed to love the game are actually tearing it to shreds. ""Some ex-players just kept letting rip. It's almost like they don't want anyone else to do well in the jersey. I didn't want to stay in a sport like that."" Burgess also said he had not found the 15-man code as enjoyable as rugby league. ""I want to spend the rest of my career playing the game that's in my heart,"" said Burgess, who played 21 games for Bath as a blind-side flanker after switching codes last year. ""What makes me love [rugby league] is the physical battle of it; I never found myself reaching that point [in union]. ""My heart just isn't in [rugby union], and if my heart's not in it then [Bath and England] won't get the best performances from me."" He said he was satisfied with his displays at the World Cup and believed coach Lancaster had been unfairly criticised after the team's early exit. Burgess, whose selection for the World Cup squad ahead of the established Luther Burrell reportedly caused disquiet in the England camp, said his decision to quit union had dismayed his international and club team-mates. ""I wanted to go in and see [the Bath squad], but Stuart Hooper, our captain, said he didn't think I'd be well received there, which was fair enough,"" he said.","Former England centre Sam Burgess returned to rugby league because his "" heart was n't in "" rugby union and because he was also @placeholder by criticism from ex-players .",overwhelmed,stung,dismissed,sacked,haunted,1
"It said such policies offer ""poor value for money"". ""Firms must start putting consumers first, and stop seeing them as pound signs,"" said Christopher Woolard, director of policy at the FCA. The insurance industry rejected the accusations, calling some of them unhelpful. Add-on insurance is where a policy is sold alongside another product. For example, customers buying a mobile phone, or a holiday, are often offered insurance at the same time. Nearly 3,000 consumers have complained about such policies in the past nine months. The FCA found that a quarter of customers buying them were unaware that they could get similar products elsewhere. And more than half of such customers did not compare the different policies available. The FCA judged add-on policies by their ""claims ratio"". This measures the proportion of the initial cost of a product that is eventually paid out under the policy. In the case of add-on personal accident insurance it found that the claims ratio was just 9%. In the case of Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) policies - often sold with cars - it found that just 10% of the full value was returned to claimants. In comparison, regular household or motor insurance policies paid out 64% of the original purchase price. As a result, the FCA said many consumers may be paying for policies which are poor value. But the industry said the claims ratio was not a good way of measuring performance. ""The emphasis upon claims ratios is unhelpful; they are not an accurate benchmark of customer value, not least because they are affected by distribution costs for the insurer,"" said Hugh Savill, the director of regulation at the Association of British Insurers. The FCA is now proposing a number of changes, to protect consumers. These include: The FCA is now consulting on the proposals, and will accept comments up until 8 April, 2014.","The insurance regulator , the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) , has @placeholder to crack down on so - called "" add - on "" policies .",warned,started,returned,promised,refused,3
"Mogue Lawless, who was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, won the Point of Light award for his work with people with mental health difficulties. Mr Lawless's project, Start Talking, also raised awareness of mental health issues among 2,000 young people. Every year one in four people in the UK experience mental health problems. Point of Light awards are given to recognise outstanding individual volunteers and people who are making a change in their community. Mr Lawless' projects included organising an exhibition of artwork created by students with mental health issues and engaging visitors in conversations about mental health. ""Some people really engaged, and others didn't,"" he said. ""It's the ones that didn't that I'm more drawn to. They don't view it as a problem, just something that's on the fringes. ""They are the ones I really want to have the conversations with."" A survey conducted by mental health charity, Mind, found that 17% of people in the UK have experienced thoughts of taking their own lives. Profits from the artwork sold is being used for a second exhibition, to showcase work of homeless young adults with mental health issues. Mr Lawless said: ""It's important to collaborate with people who have a direct understanding of the problems, and use them to communicate and raise awareness."" He was able to find support for his own condition through the NHS, but said: ""For people who have compounded problems, like alcoholism, homelessness or drug addiction, the routes into support are long and arduous.""",A 21 - year - old student from Queens University Belfast has been @placeholder by Prime Minister David Cameron for his volunteer work .,cleared,honoured,unveiled,named,criticised,1
"The victim, aged 32, was hit by the car at about 11:30 BST on Friday in the McDonald's car park at China Garden, on Derby Street, in Bolton. Police said he and friends were in a confrontation with another group. A man, 19, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and both failing to stop and report a collision. Officers said  four people the victim had been arguing with left in two cars but no-one in the vehicles stopped. He is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Greater Manchester Police is now investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash, including allegations of racist remarks made during the argument.  Officers are also analysing CCTV images. A spokesman for the force said they ""were certainly investigating the possibility"" that the car was deliberately driven at the victim.",A man has suffered severe fractures after a car crashed into him @placeholder a row in a car park in Greater Manchester .,injuring,causing,wearing,wielding,following,4
"15 March 2016 Last updated at 16:32 GMT Researchers have been working on the Tugbots for months, but have just recently focused on making them work as a team to maximise the power they can exert. Six of the bots - weighing less than 100g (0.22lb) in total - exerted a force of 200 Newtons, which was enough to pull the 1,800kg (220lb) vehicle.",A team of tiny robot ants that can work together to pull thousands of times its own weight has been @placeholder at Stanford University .,released,developed,sold,captured,opened,1
"Prison officers at HMP Grampian in Peterhead had earlier feared trouble after smelling ""hooch"" during a patrol. Six men deny conducting themselves in a ""violent, riotous and tumultuous"" manner and forming a mob of ""evilly disposed persons"". The incident at the jail is alleged to have happened in May 2014. On trial are Robert Gill, 26, from Newburgh in Aberdeenshire, Stephen Sim, 31, from Stonehaven, Michael Stewart, 31, from Forfar, 30-year-old Dominic Jordan, from Wirral in Merseyside, Sandy Mundie, 30, from Aberdeen, and 33-year-old George Thomson, also from Aberdeen. They are said to have acted aggressively with their faces masked while brandishing sticks and metal poles. The men are said to have culpable and recklessly thrown the objects from a height with no consideration of the consequences of where the objects would land or whether they would strike anyone. Prison officer Jordan Hodge told Aberdeen Sheriff Court that before the alleged riot there had been ""general unrest"" after some prisoners were placed in isolation following a disturbance. He said other inmates were aware of the situation and they believed the prisoners had been unfairly treated. Mr Hodge said he returned to work the following day and initially did not note anything unusual about the mood of the prisoners. But he told the jury that there was ""quite a lot of hilarity"" when he entered the C Section at the jail during the recreational period that night. Fiscal depute David Bernard asked: ""I understand you noticed a smell of hooch or homemade alcohol?"" Mr Hodge replied: ""Yes, I did."" Mr Bernard asked: ""Homemade alcohol or hooch, is that something prisoners are permitted to have?"" Mr Hodge replied: ""No."" The prison officer said he noticed that inmates had congregated in the left-hand side of the unit and there was music playing. The court heard that prison staff were evacuated from C Section of the Ellon Hall unit at 19:45 after another prisoner began shouting and swearing at staff. The fire alarm was activated and firefighters called in after smoke was detected. Three CCTV cameras were smashed with a wooden beam from a pool table by a separate prisoner, John Keand, who has since pled guilty to his involvement in the incident. Trained negotiators were then called in. In a joint minute read out to the jury, it emerged that the incident came to an end after prison officers stormed the cell block in riot gear at about 10:15 the following day. The document stated: ""Each of the 34 cells within Ellon Hall, level 2, C Section was affected  in some way. ""A few were minimally affected such as having writing on the walls, whilst other cells were significantly affected including extensive damage to various fixtures and fittings. ""A quantity of homemade alcohol, in a variety of containers, was found in C Section."" The trial continues.","Containers of homemade alcohol were found in a newly - @placeholder jail extensively damaged in an alleged riot , a court has heard .",targeted,opened,involving,blooded,converted,1
"Media playback is not supported on this device They eventually won 3-1 to move eighth - four points above 11th place. But asked whether Callum Booth's goal 15 minutes from time had started the nerves jangling, McGhee joked they had started long before that. ""At 3-0 I'm nervous; the way we've been we're capable of anything,"" the Fir Park manager told BBC Scotland. ""That includes losing three goals in the last 15 minutes so I was never comfortable."" Media playback is not supported on this device McGhee had spoken before the match of the fine margins involved in winning and losing, with many of the teams in the Premiership well-matched in his view. ""It's my turn today to stand here with the points and say my team did well and things went for us,"" he said after the game. ""That is the nature of the league. Next week it'll probably be Partick Thistle. ""We went and beat Dundee United - I felt comfortably - and they've then won their next two games. ""The thing about this division is that we're all capable of winning and losing to each other. ""We needed the three points and we went after it, we played three up front and two very attacking midfielders so we went out to win the game."" Motherwell's victory lifts them above Thistle, who slip to ninth in the table, though they have three games in hand on most of their rivals. Nonetheless, Thistle manager Alan Archibald accepts they are still very much in the thick of the battle to avoid a relegation play-off. ""We've always been in a battle to survive,"" he said. ""I said yesterday we were three (points) from the top (six) and three from 11th place, so we're very much in it. ""You need to put a good run together to get away from it. We've done that to get ourselves mid-table. With the games called off, we've sunk back down. ""You see how quickly things change. We were eighth before the game and Motherwell have jumped ahead of us again and I think that's going to happen from now until the end of the season.""",Mark McGhee admitted Motherwell 's habit of shooting themselves in the foot meant that even at 3 - 0 up against Partick Thistle he could not @placeholder .,affect,experience,recover,relax,miss,3
"Edward Snowden, 29, checked out from his hotel on Monday and his whereabouts are unknown, but he is believed to be still in Hong Kong. Earlier, he said he had an ""obligation to help free people from oppression"". His leaks led to revelations that the US is systematically seizing vast amounts of phone and web data. The programme, known as Prism, is run by the US National Security Agency (NSA). The Office of the Director of National Intelligence gave details of the programme last week after Mr Snowden's leaks led to a series of articles in the Guardian and Washington Post newspapers. According to the office's statement, Prism is simply an internal computer system, and not a data-mining programme. Profile: Edward SnowdenCould Hong Kong shelter Snowden?Q&A: Prism and privacy However, such data seizures could break the laws of other countries, and could also break US law if they accidentally capture communications of US citizens. Hong Kong's broadcaster RTHK said Mr Snowden checked out of the Mira hotel in Kowloon on Monday, and Reuters news agency quoted hotel staff as saying that he had left at noon. Ewen MacAskill, one of the Guardian journalists who broke the story, told the BBC he believed Mr Snowden was still in Hong Kong. It is believed the US is pursuing a criminal investigation, but no extradition request has yet been filed. The Chinese territory has an extradition treaty with the US, although analysts say any attempts to bring Mr Snowden to America may take months and could be blocked by Beijing. A petition posted on the White House website calling for Mr Snowden's immediate pardon has gathered more than 30,000 signatures. World media fume However, an opinion poll commissioned by the Washington Post suggests a majority of Americans think government monitoring of phone records is acceptable if the aim is to fight terrorism. Mr Snowden's revelations have led to allegations that the UK's electronic surveillance agency, GCHQ, used the US system to spy on British citizens. Foreign Secretary William Hague cancelled a trip to Washington to address the UK parliament on Monday and deny the claims. The journalists involved in the story were first contacted by Mr Snowden at the start of the year. Filmmaker Laura Poitras told Salon Magazine how Mr Snowden sent her an email saying: ""I want to get your encryption key and let's get on a secure channel. ""I have some information in the intelligence community, and it won't be a waste of your time."" Ms Poitras ultimately filmed the interview with two Guardian reporters. Mr Snowden told the journalists: ""The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. ""I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things. I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded."" Booz Allen Hamilton confirmed in a statement Mr Snowden had been an employee for less than three months. US leaks that shook the world What can you learn from phone records? Just how much do the spooks know? ""If accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,"" the statement said. The first of the leaks came out on Wednesday night, when the Guardian reported a US secret court had ordered phone company Verizon to hand over to the NSA millions of records on telephone call ""metadata"". The metadata include the numbers of both phones on a call, its duration, time, date and location (for mobiles, determined by which mobile signal towers relayed the call or text). Under the Prism system, officials apply to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court (Fisa) to gain access to communications. Officials are obliged to show the Fisa court that any ""target"" is outside of the US, and there is a ""foreign intelligence purpose"" for the seizure, such as terrorism or nuclear proliferation. However, details of such targets and subsequent requests made to US technology companies are secret. On Thursday, the Washington Post and Guardian said the NSA tapped directly into the servers of nine internet firms including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication in a programme known as Prism. All the internet companies denied giving the US government ""direct access"" to their servers, and said they had never heard of the Prism programme. But in separate statements the firms variously said they complied with lawful requests to supply information on an individual basis. Prism was authorised under changes to US surveillance laws passed under President George W Bush, and renewed last year under Barack Obama. Mr Obama has defended the surveillance programmes, saying that nobody was listening to calls between American citizens.",An ex -CIA employee who leaked details of US top - secret phone and internet surveillance has @placeholder from his hotel in Hong Kong .,fallen,disappeared,emerged,returned,benefited,1
"Peter Rombough, 22, from Ditchingham, Norfolk, admitted travelling 93 miles to stalk Mrs Womack at her home in Bedfordshire twice last year. He was handed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court. In a statement read out to the court, Mrs Womack said the events had left her feeling scared in her own home. She added: ""These events have had a massive impact. ""I can't stop thinking about it. He's a total stranger, but I'm concerned about his well-being and do hope he is okay and needs to seek some help."" Following the discovery of Rombough outside her home in September 2014, the police and the BBC organised extra security, the court heard. He had been to look for her house four months earlier, but had been unable to find the property. During his later visit, he left Mrs Womack a letter in which he said he feared he ""couldn't deal with the consequences"" of her rejecting him. The court heard Rombough admitted he had an ""unhealthy crush"" on Mrs Womack which had first developed when he was 16. In mitigation, Nicola Burt told the court Rombough accepted his actions were wrong ""and how they impacted the victim"". Presiding magistrate Robin Hornby made Rombough the subject of a two-year restraining order and mental health programme. ""We must disregard that this was a high profile victim,"" he said. ""Stalking is stalking and it does not matter who it is. It is not a nice thing.""",A stalker found outside the home of EastEnders star Samantha Womack has @placeholder being sent to prison .,avoided,reopened,donated,lost,retired,0
"The 55-year-old's death is being treated as 'unexplained' by police. Police say they want to trace a woman who may have more information about how the victim came to sustain his head injuries. They also asked for people in the Prince of Wales Avenue and Oxford Road area between 02:00 and 02:30 BST on Sunday to come forward. The woman sought by police is described as mixed-race, 5ft 2ins (1.57m) tall, aged around 35, and slim with long wavy black hair.",A man has died in hospital after being found unconscious inside a @placeholder in Reading in the early hours of Sunday .,property,toilet,cliff,vehicle,river,0
"The advert for fast-food chain KFC aired in South Africa, where Fanning was attacked in a competition in July. In it, an actor who resembles Fanning surfs a wave holding a computer-generated shark over his head. Fanning's mother Elizabeth Osborne, who watched the attack unfold on live television, said it was disrespectful. ""They've put a lookalike in the video. It really brings back a lot of trauma for everybody who has been attacked by a shark,"" she told Fairfax Media. ""Some families have had fatalities and some people are still absolutely scarred without limbs. ""It's disrespectful to them and Mick is not at all happy with that,"" Ms Osborne said. Ms Osborne also said the World Surf League (WSL), the sport's governing body, was considering legal action to have the campaign cut short. A WSL spokesperson declined to comment, according to the report. Fanning was competing at Jeffreys Bay, on the eastern Cape, during the final of the J-Bay Open when he was knocked off his surfboard and into the sea by a shark. The Australian punched and kicked the shark before being rescued by a lifeguard on a jet ski. Fanning, the defending champion, escaped injury. The tournament was called off soon afterwards. Ms Osborne has said it was ""absolutely terrifying"" to watch the attack unfold on live television. KFC South Africa has yet to make any comment, but its Australian counterpart sought to distance itself from the advert. A spokesman told Fairfax: ""The advertisement has been produced in South Africa - KFC Australia is very sensitive to the situation in Australia and this is not the type of ad we would choose to show here."" Can science stop sharks attacking humans?",A television advert parodying a shark attack on Australian surfer Mick Fanning has @placeholder the three - time world champion 's mother .,reached,been,angered,engulfed,targeted,2
"Alan Tissington, 49, from Windmill Avenue in St Albans was arrested on 17 September last year, following the police operation. Bomb disposal teams were called to the scene and nearby homes evacuated after police found the cache of weapons. Mr Tissington has been bailed and will appear before magistrates next month. He has been charged with four counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate, one of possessing a shotgun without a certificate and nine counts involving ammunition.",A man whose house was raided and a number of World War One and Two artefacts and munitions @placeholder has been charged with 14 firearms offences .,acts,disorder,worked,team,seized,4
"Gwynn Roberts and wife Valerie, from Prestatyn in Denbighshire, had to be rescued by police after being stuck in their car for four hours. Local newspapers have reported about 100 people needed help after the A67 Santander motorway became blocked. Snow is causing widespread disruption in central and northern Spain. Mr Roberts said: ""We were coming out of Santander and had just been on the ferry. They told us it had been snowing and to be careful. We set off on the motorway and there was a bit of snow and ice - not a lot. ""As we carried on, it started again, really heavy snow. I have not even seen it like that in Snowdonia."" The couple had been heading for Marbella when they became trapped by the snow. He said they are still at the village school in Aguilar de Campoo, along with about eight other British nationals who have also been stranded. Mr Roberts added: ""Come to Spain for the winter sun, they say, and you get loads of snow.""",A couple from Wales is among tourists @placeholder to spend the night in a school gym in Spain after being caught in snow storms in the north of the country .,linked,helped,attempted,forced,prepared,3
"The US stopped its contributions, which make up about a fifth of the agency's funding, when Unesco gave the Palestinians membership in 2011. Israel, which halted its dues at the same time, has also had its Unesco voting rights suspended. The US and Israel said admitting the Palestinians was a misguided attempt to bypass the Middle East peace process. Unesco's loss of $80m (£50m) a year in US funding has forced it to pare back American-led initiatives, including Holocaust education and a project to restore water facilities in Iraq. Paris-based Unesco is charged with designating World Heritage sites, promoting education and supporting press freedom, as well as countering extremism. The American ambassador to Unesco, David Killion, told Reuters news agency: ""We intend to continue our engagement with Unesco in every possible way."" The US, however, has said it cannot legally contribute to a UN agency that implies recognition of a Palestinian state. Israel's ambassador to Unesco, Nimrod Barkan, told the Associated Press news agency that his country supported the US decision, ""objecting to the politicisation of Unesco, or any international organisation, with the accession of a non-existing country like Palestine"". The Palestinian ambassador to Unesco, Elias Sanbar, said other countries were beginning to make up for the funding vacuum left by the US. But he added: ""Is this in the interest of the US, to be replaced?"" The US suspension comes amid attempts by Washington to broker peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The talks have hit a stumbling block in the last week over the continued Israeli expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.",UN cultural agency Unesco has suspended US voting rights after Washington skipped a @placeholder for paying its dues .,year,motion,deadline,recipe,date,2
"Shares in IBM rose more than 2%. Earlier it announced the purchase of Bluewolf, which provides software services to firms. The Dow Industrials lost 31.57 points, falling to 17,685. The S&P 500 fell 4.21 points to 2,059 and the Nasdaq was a little higher at 4,869. There will be a closely-watched employment report out on Friday. ""Today, we're just in a do-nothing mode and we will wait and see what happens Friday,"" said Matthew Tuttle, chief executive, Tuttle Tactical Management. ""There's going to be a big move one way or the other [on Friday], you don't know which way it's going to go and you don't want to put on large bets right before that,"" he said.",( Close ) : Wall Street closed flat after making @placeholder earlier in the week .,inquiries,activity,gains,sweeps,group,2
"Officials say this will be the first time a sitting president has been questioned by prosecutors. Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind the scenes. Hundreds of thousands rallied on Saturday to demand her resignation. South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted officials as saying Ms Park's questioning should take place no later than Wednesday. Prosecutors have also questioned top bosses at Samsung, Hyundai and Korean Air. Lee Jae-Yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was questioned over whether Ms Park pressured the company into donating millions to foundations controlled by her friend Ms Choi. Ms Choi is accused of trying to extort huge sums of money from South Korean companies and is under arrest on charges of fraud and abuse of power. She is suspected of using her friendship with Ms Park to solicit business donations for a non-profit fund she controlled. The president, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 5% because of the scandal, has said she is ""heartbroken"". On Saturday, organisers said some one million people encircled the presidential compound in the South Korean capital of Seoul, in the largest anti-government rally the country has seen. It was the latest in weeks of demonstrations against Ms Park. On Sunday, the presidential office said Ms Park was ""earnestly considering ways to normalise state affairs"" and that she had ""heard the voices of the people at the rally"". She apologised earlier in November for putting ""too much faith in a personal relationship"". ""Sad thoughts trouble my sleep at night. I realise that whatever I do, it will be difficult to mend the hearts of the people, and then I feel a sense of shame.'"" She said wrongdoing would be punished, and that she was prepared to be investigated by prosecutors. South Korea's constitution does not allow a sitting president to be prosecuted, but investigations are permissible. Ms Park has 15 months left in her term. If she steps down elections must be held within 60 days.",South Korean prosecutors are set to question President Park Geun - hye over allegations of political corruption in a scandal that has @placeholder her presidency .,battered,ended,engulfed,threatened,lost,2
"Iraqi activist Nadia Murad was awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe. Miss Murad became the face of a campaign to free the Yazidi people and stop human trafficking after escaping IS in November 2014. The 23-year-old had been captured and enslaved three months earlier along with about 5,000 women and girls. During her months in captivity, she was bought and sold several times, and subjected to sexual and physical abuse at the hands of the jihadists. Miss Murad, who was named a United Nations goodwill ambassador in September, called for the creation of an international court to judge crimes committed by IS extremists in her acceptance speech in Strasbourg. She went on to brand IS's attack on the Yazidi a ""genocide"", adding:  ""The free world is not reacting."" The award, which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights, comes with prize money of 60,000 euros (£54,250;$67,000).",A Yazidi woman who was tortured and @placeholder by Islamic State ( IS ) group militants has won a human rights award .,killed,struck,raped,affected,buried,2
"Could it be DCI Roz Huntley's husband Nick? Or lawyer Jimmy Lakewell? There are plenty of other suspects in the mix. As the climax approaches, we caught up with series creator and writer Jed Mercurio to give him an AC-12 style interrogation. Is it true a sixth series is not confirmed? We definitely have a fifth, not a sixth... but we haven't started working on it yet. I need to think what the character is first. Did you instantly think of Thandie Newton for the role of DCI Roz Huntley or were other people in the running? It just evolved. I don't normally think of a specific actor, I concentrate on the character and then when we get into pre-production that's how names come up. I always knew Thandie was top talent, she was a real laugh on set. It was the easiest casting process I've ever been through. Did Thandie's status as a Hollywood star have an impact? We were flattered she wanted to do the role - most of her career she's been doing  Hollywood movies so it was a boost for the whole team. How do you come up with the plots for Line of Duty? I come up with the story ideas on my own. I like to sit at my desk... sometimes I get inspiration when I'm going about my normal day-to-day life. Then when I've come up with some sort of story, I get the editorial team on board and we try to develop it. I then write an outline of the first episode which takes about a week. Only when we are happy with the first episode do we start on the second. Can we expect any surprises for the final episode? (pauses, laughs) You will just have to watch! How do real-life police officers react to the plot? One of our intelligence advisers for the show said his team have been trying to crack who balaclava man is - it's quite funny. What would you like to explore in the next series? I want to look at the personal lives of all the regulars in series five - they've taken a backseat in this series to Roz Huntley, so it would be good to explore that side of things a bit more. The regulars are definitely up for doing more... that's if they survive the final episode! What's more important, ratings or awards? I always try and distinguish between facts and opinions. I am just pleased the show is being watched. Ratings are the most important thing. What advice do you have for budding crime series writers? Just write, write, write. Watch lots of shows and films in that genre. Read lots and think about story and characters. Are you tempted to write over in the US? I actually went over there for a while when my career was quiet over in the UK. I wrote pilots for shows over there for about five years. I like the differences between American and British television dramas. The final of Line of Duty is on BBC One on Sunday night at 9pm. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.",It 's had the @placeholder gripped and now finally it 's time to find out who Balaclava Man is in the police drama Line of Duty .,nation,name,power,growing,migration,0
"Standing next to his wife, Jani, at a press conference at the Idaho National Guard headquarters, Robert Bergdahl looked like a tribal elder - or as close as one can find in Boise. He wore a beaded necklace and had a long beard. It was trimmed in a style that is popular among Haqqani militants, a group who had reportedly held his son captive in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. While his wife, Jani, spoke at the podium about their son, he tugged at his beard and fought back tears. ""I'm proud of how much you wanted to help the Afghan people,"" Bergdahl said, addressing his son directly. He told the journalists in the room that central Idaho looks like Afghanistan, since both places have rugged mountains and harsh terrain. The land is beautiful and ""heart-breaking"", he said. ""It makes you tough."" For years his own toughness has been tested, as he watched Taliban-produced videos of his son. Then on Saturday, Bergdahl heard the good news directly from US President Barack Obama - his son was free. Kidnappings have become a distressingly common occurrence over the past several decades, used by militants to raise cash or to send a political message. Family members usually stay behind the scenes and hope that government officials, special forces or hired experts will help their loved ones. ""Families are told to keep things quiet because you don't want to upset the process,"" says Marvin Weinbaum, a former Pakistan analyst for the US State Department. The kidnapping and release of Sgt Bergdahl has been marked by controversy, however, and by his father's forthright approach to the ordeal. According to media accounts, Sgt Bergdahl left his military outpost in Afghanistan in June 2009 and then was seized by Taliban militants. Some call him a deserter.  At this point, the full story of his kidnapping is not known. Years ago, a military official told me that he and others were trying hard to get Bergdahl released, but that they could only go so far in their efforts. ""The US does not negotiate with kidnappers,"" he explained. In fact, US officials were trying in private to hammer out a deal with the Taliban. Negotiations over Bergdahl went on for years, leading to an exchange - him for five Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo, a decision that has led to criticism from Republicans. Source: James JF Forest's Global Trends in Kidnapping Even when kept under wraps, the discussions were delicate. Yet the father did not stay quiet. He spoke frequently with US officials - and with the Taliban, though indirectly. In a video released on YouTube in May 2011, he was shown in front of a mountain, thanking the Haqqanis and others ""who have cared for our son"". It was part of a bold, and sometimes bizarre, strategy to get his son back. ""This man didn't play by the usual rules,"" says Mr Weinbaum. ""Whether or not that actually brought about his son's release, you can't know for sure,"" he says. ""But it certainly kept the sergeant at the forefront."" Robert Bergdahl hardly fits the profile of a high-stakes negotiator. He is an unusual man even by mountain standards, a culture that celebrates those who live ""off the grid"". He lives at the end of a dirt road in Hailey (population 7,000), in a house crammed with books. For years he worked as a deliveryman for United Parcel Service. ""He is personable,"" says his friend Sue Martin,  owner of Zaney's River Street Coffee House. Years ago she hired his son to make lattes. A photo of Sgt Bowe, clean-faced and serious in his army beret, now sits on the counter next to a jar of biscotti and a Magic 8 Ball, a toy that makes predictions. She says customers would pick up the Magic 8 Ball and all ask the same question. ""It was always, 'When is Bowe coming home?', not, 'Is he?""' she says. ""There's not been a doubt expressed."" Today the town is filled with yellow balloons and signs that say ""Bowe Is Free at Last"". People here rallied behind Robert Bergdahl, even when he said provocative things. After his son was seized, Bergdahl dove into a study of Pashto and the politics of the militants. Last month he sent out a tweet directed to a Taliban leader saying he was ""working to free all Guantanamo prisoners"". He added: ""God will repay for the death of every Afghan child."" His friends have tried to empathise. ""He's a dad,"" says Lance Stephensen, a member of a group called Boise Valley POW-MIA Corporation. Their motorcycles were parked outside the Idaho National Guard headquarters on Sunday. ""Think of the pressure and stress."" At the press conference Robert Bergdahl hinted at some of the struggles that he and others faced while they tried to get his son released. ""You'll never know how complicated this was,"" he said at the press conference. Whether mistaken or not, Robert Bergdahl's rogue campaign ended well. He told journalists that his son would soon go from Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany to an army medical centre in Texas to help him adjust to the US. Then Bowe Bergdahl will head home.","Robert Bergdahl @placeholder to stay quiet when his son , US Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl , was kidnapped . Instead , he waged a daring and unorthodox campaign .",according,refused,returned,flew,confessed,1
"This pointer takes the form of a nickel signature in the rocks of the crater that is now buried under ocean sediments in the Gulf of Mexico. An international team has just drilled into the 200km-wide depression. It hopes the investigation can help explain why the event 66 million years ago was so catastrophic. Seventy-five percent of all life, not just the dinosaurs, went extinct. The UK-US led team gave an update on its research here at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The group is currently running all manner of lab tests on the hundreds of metres of core pulled up from under the Gulf in April and May. One tantalising revelation is that the scientists observe a big nickel spike in the sediments immediately above what has become known as Chicxulub Crater. This is an important marker that could lead on to the discovery of asteroid material itself. The presumed 15km-wide space object would have been vaporised in the impact. But some portion of it would have condensed into small spherules in the sky to then rain back down on the bowl. It should be stressed that the nickel is not in itself an identification of asteroid material. To have real confidence, the scientists would prefer to see the element iridium. This is extremely rare on Earth but is frequently associated with meteorites. Iridium is apparent in the geological layers around the globe that mark the dinosaur-killing event at the end of the Cretaceous Period, but to find it in the actual crater would be an exciting observation. It could result in further insights on the nature of the asteroid that smashed into Earth. One theory is that its metals could have made the environment toxic for many lifeforms. Four labs are currently testing for the presence of iridium. Prof Philippe Claeys from the Free University in Brussels says finding the Nickel is a very good sign. ""Nickel behaves chemically in a way that is very similar to iridium; it loves to make strong chemical bonds with iron, just like iridium,"" he told BBC News. ""So we treat nickel as what we call a proxy for an elevated concentration of iridium. If we see high nickel, it's very likely that we're going to have high iridium."" Chicxulub Crater - The impact that changed life on Earth The project to drill into Chicxulub Crater was conducted by the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) as part of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). The expedition was also supported by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP). Rock was recovered from more than 1,300m below the modern seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico. What has thrilled the team is the quality and abundance of material now in the labs. ""Why this is a jackpot core is because we have an expanded section. We have an amount of material that turns into a resolution that allows us to ask lots of questions,"" said Prof Sean Gulick, the co-chief scientist from the University of Texas at Austin, US. ""For example, if we do see iridium especially in dust, it's not just a tracer for the impactor, it could also tell us something about when this material left the atmosphere and things (the likely dark sky conditions following the impact) started clearing up."" Prof Tim Bralower from Pennsylvania State University is studying the core rocks for the fossils of tiny organisms that lived in the seawater above the crater - from the immediate aftermath of the impact to millions of years hence. What sort of species are present and how they change up through the sediments should tell him something about how long it took for ""normal conditions"" to return. ""It's unusual to see such a beautiful record of recovery in this exact location where the mass extinction originated. Basically, 'ground zero',"" he said. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos",Scientists say they have a clue that may enable them to find @placeholder of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs in the very crater it made on impact .,parts,traces,survivors,chunks,behaviour,1
"It refers to the amount the Pentagon spends on erectile dysfunction medication annually: about $84m (£63m), according to the Military Times newspaper. In contrast, the Rand Corporation think tank estimated last year that gender transition-related health care costs for transgender personnel would increase the military's active duty health budget by $8.4m per year at the most. But why does the US defence department spend so much on erectile dysfunction drugs? First, it is worth pointing out that the Military Times' February 2015 report based its figure on 2014 data from the Defense Health Agency. The spend of $84.2m was for that year, but the newspaper also reported that $294m had been spent on Viagra, Cialis and other such medications since 2011. It pointed out that this cost the equivalent of more than a few fighter jets. In 2014, some 1.18 million prescriptions were filled, mostly for Viagra. But who were they for? The answer goes some way in explaining the massive spend. It is true that some of the erectile dysfunction medication went to active-duty personnel. But the vast majority went to other groups eligible, including millions of military retirees and their family members. In fact, around 10 million people in total are estimated to be covered by the Pentagon's healthcare system, which cost $52bn in 2012. It is well known that erectile dysfunction is more common among older men - which would explain a hefty bill for retired service members. In fact, less than 10% of the prescriptions were for active duty personnel, according to the Military Times. Still, erectile dysfunction among those currently serving in the US military has been increasing since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. A 2014 study by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) found that 100,248 cases of erectile dysfunction were diagnosed among active service members between 2004 and 2013, with ""annual incidence rates"" more than doubling in that time period. Nearly half of all the cases were due to psychological causes, according to the study. A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in 2015 found that male veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were ""significantly more likely than their civilian counterparts to report erectile dysfunction or other sexual problems"", according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. One study cited found that 85% of male combat veterans with PTSD report erectile dysfunction, nearly four times the rate among those returning from combat who are not diagnosed with a mental health disorder. In 2008, the Rand Corporation reported that one in five US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were suffering from PTSD or major depression. However, a key statistic buried in the AFHSB study of active duty personnel between 2004 and 2013 suggests one should be cautious of reading too much into the links between America's recent wars, PTSD and erectile dysfunction in relation to the military's massive spend on Viagra. Personnel who had never been deployed were actually more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than their counterparts who had been. Finally, erectile dysfunction is linked to common conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. In 2007, it was estimated that the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among US men was 18%. In summary: it is a common condition, and the US military pays for the healthcare of millions of men, meaning it spends a lot on Viagra and other such drugs.","Amid the fall - out from US President Donald Trump 's announcement on Twitter that transgender people will not be able to serve in the US military , one statistic has been frequently @placeholder to draw attention to the comparatively small estimated costs of transgender healthcare .",urged,applied,held,struggling,raised,4
"Part of the area at Llanberis in Gwynedd was home to a former RAF ammunitions store that was cleared in the 1970s. A report for the developers suggests some unexploded munitions could remain buried in the former quarry. But it said German nerve gas was removed and destroyed decades ago. The power company Snowdonia Pump Hydro (SPH) want to use the old Glyn Rhonwy quarry as the site of a 600 MWh pumped electricity storage facility. Those proposals are now being considered by the UK's Planning Inspectorate. However, opponents of the scheme in the area have concerns over possible contamination at the Glyn Rhonwy workings. The slate quarry was used as a secret munitions store during WW2, and later it was used to dispose of old and surplus bombs, bullets and grenades. Thousands of tonnes of weapons ended up in quarry pits there, prompting a massive RAF clean-up operation that only ended in the mid-1970s. The 'Concerned about Glyn Rhonwy' group said they believed that chemical weapons may have also been dumped or buried at the site.. A consultant's report confirmed that 70,000 German tabun nerve gas shells seized following WW2 were held at the Llanberis quarry for a short time. They were later moved to another facility near Caernarfon, and eventually dumped at sea. SPH commissioned consultants Zetica to examine issues surrounding unexploded munitions at the site, as part of the planning process. ""Nobody takes this issue lightly,"" stressed a spokesman for the hydro power company. ""We rely on the information in the Zetica report. It confirms that the German tabun bombs were held for a short time in a secure area at Glyn Rhonwy. There is no evidence that they were stored in any other area."" The consultants stated that an official UK board of inquiry in the 1960s found ""all German chemical weapons appeared to have been successfully removed from RAF Llanberis"". But the Glyn Rhonwy campaigners have insisted that there can be no guarantees that every single tabun shell was removed. ""We think there is at least one discarded tabun bomb on the site,"" said Jeff Taylor, from the campaign group. He said that was based on documents uncovered in an archive relating to the quarry, which showed images of tabun bombs in Germany, and what appears to be the case of a similar bomb lying in a slate rock crevice. ""It is circumstantial evidence, but it is pretty damaging circumstantial evidence,"" argued Mr Taylor. Chemist Dr Dave Peskett, who has carried out research on the issue for the campaign group, said he had seen documents suggesting discarded mustard gas shells had also been dumped at the quarry in the past. The allegation is also disputed. But Dr Peskett added: ""It is not just the munitions that are the issue here. There's a huge pile of toxic residue there. ""Someone has to come in and remediate that site before any development takes place."" The spokesman for SPH said tests had been carried out on water samples in the quarry in both 2012 and 2015, and no contamination was found. They added that ""in the unlikely event"" that unexploded ordnance was uncovered at Glyn Rhonwy, it would be dealt with in a ""rigorous"" process. ""It will ensure the safety of the people and the environment,"" said the official. BBC Wales has asked the Ministry of Defence to respond to concerns surrounding the site. However, a freedom of information request for details regarding the German nerve gas at Llanberis by the Concerned group was rejected stating that ""release of the information would enable ill-disposed persons or organisations to act against the national interest, and that therefore on balance the information should be withheld"".",Campaigners @placeholder to a planned hydro-electric pumping station in Snowdonia say the site could be contaminated by World War Two nerve gas .,opposed,according,belonging,eased,clinging,0
"But as he plots to add a Test victory over the Lions to his unparalleled CV, Williams remains ""humble as hell and one of the bros,"" according to his team-mates. On Wednesday, Williams lines up for the Blues against the British and Irish Lions, as the Auckland-based franchise look to launch a pre-emptive strike before the Test series. For Williams, a devout Muslim, the game comes in the middle of Ramadan, with the 31-year-old fasting for up to 10 hours a day. ""We're lucky that we only fast for nine to 10 hours in this part of the world because of the daylight,"" says the 33-times capped All Black. ""I find the fasting easiest with footy-based training, and I just push back the weights until I break the fast. The first week of fasting is the toughest and then after that you start to get used to it."" Speaking to Williams and a number of his team-mates and friends, it is clear his religion underpins his character. The New Zealand Rugby Union recently allowed a ""conscientious objection"" to Williams wearing certain sponsors logos, as he objects to the marketing of banks, alcohol and gambling companies because of his beliefs. ""He's really religious and he sticks by it. We support him wholeheartedly, and his choices off the field,"" says Blues number eight Steven Luatua, who is on his way to Bristol next season. ""The way he stands up for his convictions and what he believes in, a lot of us could learn from that, and a lot of us feed off him. ""I do believe religion really helps with the rigour and discipline of succeeding in sport. For a lot of us from religious backgrounds, we've got to this point because of our faith, because of our beliefs. ""So for him to display that on an international stage, to display who he is, not change for anyone, I think that's all credit to him."" Williams' dedication and commitment to his craft - whatever it may be - is a recurring theme, but his faith enables him to keep a balanced perspective on life, according to Blues wing Matt Duffie. ""At times rugby players can get quite caught up in the rugby fishbowl,"" says Duffie. ""But his experience, faith and family means he can keep things in perspective. That doesn't take away the fact he is out there trying to win everything, because he's very competitive, but [keeping perspective] is one of his great qualities."" However, Williams remains the ultimate competitor, and after his Rio Olympics Sevens experience ended in long-term injury, he is on his way back to top form and fitness, and in the frame to start in the centres against the Lions come the Test series. ""The one-percenters are eye-opening,"" says Blues full-back Michael Collins. ""The way he looks after his body and does his prep and his homework, he's pretty diligent in all he does."" ""Off the field he's real professional and the boys feed off that,"" says Luatua. ""At the same time he's approachable and easy to talk to, and I think that's made his transitions between clubs and sports real easy. All round he's just a good dude."" His head coach Tana Umaga will testify to that, after Williams moved to defuse news conference talk of the infamous spear tackle that ended Brian O'Driscoll's tour the last time the Lions were in New Zealand in 2005. But, as prop Charlie Faumuina, explains, Williams has a mischievous side. This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser ""He's a bit of a trouble maker,"" Faumuina says. ""We've got a thing where if you lose things they get auctioned off, but Sonny Bill tries to steal things to get them auctioned off. I lost my tickets that I got handed to me just today, and I've had to pay 100 bucks to get them back. He must have handed them in to the auctioneer. I just left them there to get a drink of water and I came back and they were gone."" Faumuina is one of eight New Zealand internationals in the Blues starting XV on Wednesday evening, but all eyes will be on Williams. It's something his team-mates are used to, but don't begrudge. ""Around here it's all about Sonny,"" adds another of the All Blacks, scrum-half Augustine Pulu. ""But he's a good man, bro. I think that's why it's so easy. He's just a caring person.""","Few sportsmen have got close to matching Sonny Bill Williams ' achievements ; a double World Cup winner with the All Blacks , a Super Rugby champion with the Chiefs , NRL titles with the Roosters , not to mention success on the World Sevens circuit , an Olympics @placeholder , and a New Zealand heavyweight boxing belt in his spare time .",medalist,group,medallist,sum,appearance,4
"Chiriac Inout was found in John Bright Street at about 23:30 GMT on 29 November, one of the coldest nights of the year. Police are investigating after CCTV appeared to show someone searching his pockets while he laid in a loading area behind The Victoria pub. An inquest date is yet to be fixed, the coroner's office confirmed.",A coroner has named a rough sleeper who may have had property @placeholder before he died in Birmingham city centre .,lost,collapsed,stolen,delays,flowers,2
"For Senegal it was a tale of double disappointment having lost the 2015 final on home soil against Nigeria. There had been fears that Zambia, who had looked impressive all tournament, may crack under the weight of expectation but the junior Chipolopolo held their cool to go into the break leading 2-0. Senegalese goalkeeper Lamine Sarr made two horrendous errors that a merciless Zambian frontline punished him for. The two sides had been sizing each other up in the opening minutes with Senegal having the first sight of goal when Ibrahima Niane's tame shot was easily picked up by Mangani Banda in the seventh minute. Zambia roared to life in the 14th minute when Fashion Sakala controlled the ball in the box but his ferociously struck shot went wide. Three minutes later Sakala was back on the by-line to tease the ball into the box with Sarr spilling it into the path of a grateful Patson Daka (pictured) whose predatory instincts came to life, toeing home. Senegal were not deterred and continued to pressure the Zambians with Niane forcing Shemmy Mayembe to trip him in the 28th minute, but the Senegalese fluffed the resulting set piece. Zambia were back on the attack when Sarr misjudged the ball, gifting an on-rushing Edward Chilufya a glorious opportunity for the hosts' second goal in the 35th minute. Senegal came pushing in the second half with second half substitute Ibrahima Ndiaye booked for throwing a suspicious substance into the Zambian goal. Referee Thierry Nkurunzinza yellow carded Ndiaye as tempers flared with the crowd booing Senegal. That spurred on Senegal with Aliou Badji almost getting a breakthrough but his powerfully struck effort in the 67th minute went wide. The match was turning into a battle between Zambia's keeper Mangani Banda and the Senegalese duo of Ndiaye and Badji. Banda was duly named man-of-the-match for his game-saving heroics between the sticks. In the earlier match Guinea came from behind to beat South Africa 2-1 and earn bronze. The top four teams at the tournament qualified for the Fifa World Cup and will await the draws on 15 March in South Korea.",Hosts Zambia turned on the @placeholder to lift the Under - 20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Senegal 2 - 0 in the final at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka .,bench,contest,hole,night,style,4
"In the first, a Citation jet with two people on board was involved in an alert at about 13:15. It landed safely. Shortly afterwards at 13:54 police and fire crews were called back to the airport after the pilot of a small plane reported an engine problem. Police said the pilot was able to resolve the problem and had flown to Kinloss or Lossiemouth in Moray. Inverness Airport said the crew of the Citation jet had reported a technical fault as it approached. However, it landed safely and taxied to the stand as normal. ""As a precaution, and in line with standard procedures, the airport fire service and other emergency service personnel were called to the scene but were not required,"" added the airport. The incidents come days after a full emergency was declared at the airport after an aircraft reported a bird strike after taking off. The mail flight from Inverness to Stornoway was forced to turn back after the incident last Friday morning. The Loganair aircraft, with a pilot and co-pilot on board, landed safely a short time later.",A private jet and another small aircraft have @placeholder two separate full emergencies at Inverness Airport .,survived,seized,sparked,recovered,reached,2
"Seven prospective Scotland team members exceeded the Commonwealth Games standard over the weekend. Hayley Haining, Derek Hawkins and Susan Partridge starred in London's marathon. James McLachlan and Jade Nimmo excelled in long jump events, while hammer thrower Mark Dry and 800m specialist Lynsey Sharp gave notice of their form. Haining, now 41, ran two hours, 36 minutes and 52 seconds in London and could yet become Scotland's oldest ever female athlete at a Commonwealth Games. Hawkins was the top British runner in the elite men's race. He ran 2:16:50 in only his second marathon. Maybe what happened in the countdown to London will happen in the run-up to Glasgow - and the home Games factor has an effect Partridge, from Oban, came ninth in a time of 2:30:46, which is a good enough time for a place at the World Championships in Moscow in August. ""I am thrilled with ninth place. The best I have managed before at this kind of level is 17th so to be in the top 10 in the London Marathon feels special,"" she told scottishathletics. 'I was always very hopeful about the Glasgow 2014 standard, which is at 2:40:00, and hopefully I am pretty secure for that now."" At the Mount Sac Relays in Walnut, California, McLachlan produced the second best long jump in Scottish athletics history and Dry gave the third-best hammer throw of his career. McLachlan's 7.86m pushed him into second place in the Scottish all-time list for the long jump behind record-holder Darren Ritchie and was well clear of the 7.60m that is the Glasgow 2014 standard. Dry, meanwhile, finished third in the elite hammer competition in California, with his best throw of 74.46m a long way beyond the 65m asked for the Glasgow games. And Sharp ran inside the required time in her first 800m run of the season. At Walnut her time of 2:02:63 landed her sixth place and was inside the Commonwealth Games standard of 2:02:80. She tweeted: 'Happy with my opener and great to be back in competition again.' Finally, in Florida, Nimmo leapt 6.31m to get inside the long jump standard of 6.20m. ""Maybe what happened in the countdown to London will happen in the run-up to Glasgow - and the home Games factor has an effect,' said Partridge. ""You are going to get people coming out of the woodwork, in a manner of speaking, and trying to come up with a performance which wins them a Scottish vest for a Commonwealth Games in Scotland. ""We cannot possibly say Hayley Haining has 'come out of the woodwork' because she has been around for a number of years and has been such a good athlete. She was always liable to have a go at the Glasgow 2014 standard. ""But I certainly do think the thought of the Games coming up will make people work harder in training and compete better. ""I'm certainly hoping now that being nine minutes inside the women's marathon standard will mean I am in a good position but there's a long way to go until the selection periods close. ""There is plenty of time for other people to run marathons.""",The @placeholder running Scottish athletics hopes Glasgow 's staging of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is already having a positive effect on the athletes .,longer,body,county,public,team,1
"The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh warned that being overweight may now be considered ""the norm"". It claimed a tax would help fund the ""spiralling"" healthcare costs associated with the problem. The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) insisted that the case is ""not compelling"". It cited research which suggested a 20% tax would save just four calories per day. Liverpool University chair of clinical epidemiology, Simon Capewell, is due to speak at a conference on the issue in Edinburgh later, entitled: ""Obesity: A 21st Century Epidemic"". Professor Capewell will cite Mexico as one example where a 10% sugary drinks tax is believed to have contributed to a 10% reduction in the consumption of such beverages while Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia and the USA have also introduced sugar taxes. He said: ""The revenues raised can then be invested back into initiatives to increase children's health in these countries, as is happening in Mexico. ""Scotland has an excellent track record in addressing public health issues. Notable achievements include smoke-free public places and proposals for minimum unit pricing for alcohol. We need to explore how these developments could be repeated with sugary drinks."" Gavin Partington, BSDA director general, said: ""The efforts by soft drinks companies including product reformulation, smaller pack sizes and increased promotion of low and no-calorie drinks have led to a 7% reduction in calories from soft drinks in the last three years. ""It's also worth noting that politicians in Belgium and Denmark rejected the notion of a tax in 2013 and the experience in France shows that while sales of soft drinks initially fell after a tax was introduced in 2012, they have increased since.""","Doctors have called for the introduction of a tax on sugary @placeholder and drinks to tackle what they describe as an "" obesity epidemic "" .",food,terms,head,unit,snacks,0
"German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, said: ""I remain confident that we will find an agreement today on the payment of the latest tranche."" Lenders are meeting on Thursday to discuss releasing as much as 8.5bn euros (£7.4bn) in funds to Greece. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said he was ""optimistic"". Greece is facing billions of euros worth of debt repayments in July. Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir said: ""I really hope the Euclid will fly back home with a briefcase stuffed with money."" Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will attend the meeting in Luxembourg. Germany, Europe's largest economy, is the biggest contributor to the rescue and its government has stipulated that in order for more money to be released to Greece, the IMF must join the bailout. However, in turn, the IMF wants clarity on longer term debt relief for Greece once the current funding scheme runs out next year. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, chairman of the Eurogroup, said: ""Today we will give more clarity to Greece and to the IMF (on) how we will move forward, how we will calibrate debt relief needed next year. ""There won't be a figure that rolls out... the figure will only come at the end of the programme,"" he said.",Germany is confident that its struggling eurozone @placeholder Greece will secure the funding it needs to pay its bills .,activities,shows,fleet,neighbour,crop,3