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The Senate is considering controversial changes to voting laws that will disadvantage so-called "micro parties". The ruling Coalition, the Greens and independent senator Nick Xenophon support the changes. But the opposition Labor party and micro party senators oppose them. The debate, which is continuing this morning, is at this stage the ninth-longest in the history of the Senate. Australia's complex system of voter preference distribution presently allows micro parties to secure Senate seats, even if they receive a very small percentage of the primary vote. At the last election a clutch of micro party and independent senators, including Ricky Muir of the Motoring Enthusiasts Party and former rugby league footballer Glenn Lazarus, won seats in the senate. These senators have frustrated the government by blocking legislation. Their presence in the Senate also affects the Greens, depriving them of the balance-of-power position they have often held in the upper house. During the all-night debate, Labor senators consistently spoke off-topic to delay votes to nine amendments to legislation that would give voters greater control over where their preferences were allocated. The marathon session produced some unusual behaviour among the senators. Independent senator Nick Xenophon, who supports the reforms, showed up to one vote wearing pyjamas covered with pictures of monkeys and bananas. He was asked to change. Labor senator Doug Cameron began quoting Monty Python during one exchange: "You empty-headed animal food trough wiper … I fart in your general direction." And Glenn Sterle, also from Labor, compared the marathon debate to a colonoscopy. Labor has vowed to fight the voting amendments, saying they will allow the government to more easily gain the balance of power in the Senate. But the government says the move will give voters more power and prevent backroom deals. "The only people who get advantaged by this reform are voters," Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said.

Monty Python references , a colonoscopy @placeholder and a pyjama - clad senator featured during an all - night sitting of Australia 's upper house .

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Mr Corbyn said the PM should have focused on issues like cyber crime, fair trade and the refugee crisis. And he claimed the "influence of Tory Party funders" could be seen in protections for the City of London. The PM told MPs leaving the European Union "could hurt working people for years to come". Responding to Mr Cameron's Commons statement on the reform deal that has triggered the UK's EU referendum on June 23, Mr Corbyn said Labour was "overwhelmingly for staying in". EU membership brought jobs and investment, he said. Turning to the reform package, The Labour leader backed a so-called "red card system" allowing national Parliaments to club together and veto EU law, saying this had previously been proposed by his party. But he said the majority of the PM's negotiations had not been about the future of Europe. Highlighting what he said were "serious, pressing issues" that Mr Cameron should have focused on, he said welfare reforms should have addressed low pay in the UK, the undercutting of wages and the "grotesque" exploitation of migrant workers. The prime minister said he disagreed with Mr Corbyn "on many things" but said they agreed that Britain should be part of Europe. His draft deal, he said, implemented "almost every single pledge" on Europe that had been in Labour's general election manifesto.

David Cameron 's EU negotiations were a " @placeholder sideshow " aimed at appeasing Conservative MPs , Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said .

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The Lib Dems went from 57 MPs in 2010 to eight in May, triggering the resignation of leader Nick Clegg. The party's election review said its move into coalition with the Tories had not been "well understood". It also blamed a "confusing" campaign. After the Lib Dems joined the Tory-led coalition in 2010, Mr Clegg was made deputy prime minister, with several high-profile ministerial roles taken by Lib Dems. The review said Lib Dem members agreed the party was right to join the coalition "in the national interest" but said it had "singularly failed at using our new position to garner support, retain and communicate our vision, or maintain a unique offer". Ditching the party's key pledge to scrap tuition fees "significantly damaged" the Lib Dems' reputation and credibility, the review concluded, saying it was "almost incomprehensible" that 27 MPs voted in favour of an increase despite the "carefully-negotiated" coalition agreement allowing them to abstain. Other factors blamed for the loss of support were a lack of financial resources and campaigns with differing messages in different parts of the country as well as "ageing members and deflated morale" among activists. "For some MPs, local leadership took a back seat to the demands of Westminster," it added. When it came to the general election, the review said no party had a response to the Tories' message warning of a Labour alliance with the SNP, and criticised the Lib Dems' "fast-changing, complicated messages". The review - carried out by members of the party's Campaigns and Communications Committee - made a string of recommendations to help the party fare better in any future coalition. These include that Lib Dems should make it clear they will only automatically vote for legislation covered by the coalition agreement, and that the "wider party" should be represented in the negotiations. Tim Farron, who replaced Mr Clegg as leader, said: "Blame and criticism can provide short term satisfaction, but do nothing for a future vision. "This report is about setting a way forward, recognising the mistakes we made, and learning from them."

The Liberal Democrats ' general election defeat was the result of a " perfect storm " including the tuition fees U- turn , a loss of activists , a weak Labour Party and an effective Tory @placeholder , a party review has concluded .

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The South Korean tech giant reported a 48% jump in operating profits to $8.8bn (£6.8bn) for the three months to March. Samsung said it expected further growth in memory chip orders and a pick up in earnings from its phone business. It is relying on its new Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones to help rebuild its reputation after the Note 7 fiasco. Last October it had to scrap the Galaxy Note 7 after recalling 2.5 million handsets. Batteries were blamed for overheating in the phones, which caused some of them to catch fire. The two S8 devices launched last week and no sales figures are yet available, but Samsung said pre-orders had been 30% higher than for the Galaxy S7 in 2016. Despite the financial success, Samsung remains mired in scandal with its de-facto head Lee-Jae Yong on trial over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that brought down South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Mr Lee denies all the charges, which including bribery and embezzlement.

Demand for memory chips and flat screens for televisions and phones has given Samsung Electronics its best @placeholder profits in three years ,

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Russell Brand disagrees. The comedian's not going to vote at the General Election in May, and wants others to do the same. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Brand explained the current political system has created a "disenfranchised, disillusioned underclass". A group of bishops has attacked Brand's view that voting is pointless. In an open 52-page letter, the House of Bishops call for a "fresh moral" vision from politicians. The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Rev Graham James explained: "While the bishops of the Church of England don't quite have the sex appeal of Russell Brand, we think we should counter [his views]. "Do vote, do engage and do use the hard-won political freedoms that you possess." The letter stayed clear of getting behind a particular party, but calls for us to discuss issues such as nuclear weapons and the economy. While Brand says he won't vote because he's tired of the "lies, treachery and deceit of the political class", but the letter calls for Christians to see ignore him. "It is the duty of every Christian adult to vote, even though it may have to be a vote for something less than a vision that inspires us." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

It 's not just the political parties who are @placeholder you to vote , the Church of England is at it as well .

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More than a million small businesses will need to enrol employees automatically into a workplace pension scheme. The survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that 45% of those asked were unclear on the rules. But the Pensions Regulator hit back, saying auto enrolment was a success. The deadlines for conforming to the rules pick up rapidly this month. Some 25% of those surveyed by the FSB also feared that their business might not be able to cope with the extra cost. Since 2012, 5.4 million workers have been signed up to a workplace pension under the auto-enrolment programme. All employers are being warned that they need to offer pensions to anyone who is over the age of 22 and who earns more than £10,000 a year. That includes, for example, nannies, care workers, plumbers and bar staff. Bosses will be given a deadline to comply with the rules. A major advertising campaign by the government, featuring Workie - a 10ft hairy monster - is being run, aimed at ensuring small businesses pay attention to the new rules. The FSB said that such a campaign was vital, as awareness of the rules had been so low. The federation also welcomed improved information on the website of the Pensions Regulator. "Our message for small employers is auto enrolment is coming and will affect your business - and the sooner you get to grips with what you need to do, the better off you will be," said John Allan, FSB national chairman. Lesley Titcomb, the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator, said that so far auto enrolment had been a great success, with over 70,000 employers signing up to it. "We're not complacent," she told the BBC. "In the next three months, 100,000 employers have got to enrol their employees. The message to them is that they need to start early, and make a plan." The FSB also said that employees should pay attention to their rights, and ensure they are being given the appropriate pension provision and contributions.

Nearly half of employers who must set up a pension scheme for their staff in the next two years are confused about their @placeholder , a survey says .

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Neil Carmichael MP said there was "growing concern" about the value for public money among England's academies. He also criticised the Department for Education for not giving his committee the necessary information, ahead of a hearing about finances on Tuesday. His comments came after an academy trust was stripped of its funding over concerns of financial irregularities. Earlier this month, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) served a termination of funding notice on the Durand Academy Trust, which runs an infant and junior school in Stockwell, south London, and a boarding school for older pupils in Midhurst, West Sussex. Appearing before the Education Committee on Tuesday, head of the EFA Peter Lauener said the case was particularly complex, largely because a separate charitable trust owed land used by the academy. He said the Durand case should not be viewed as typical of how other academies manage their finances. "It is important not to get this kind of case out of context," Mr Lauener told the committee. "This has been the most difficult case we've had to deal with in the four and a half years that the EFA has existed. "There are 3,000 or so other academy trusts... and we only have concerns about 1% of the related party transactions in academy accounts, so by and large I think this is a system where these conflicts [of interests] are recognised and managed well," he added. However, Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office (NAO), who also appeared before the committee on Tuesday, noted that the Durand case "did seem to be going on quite a long time". Asked if he felt the academy sector needed a "level and depth of scrutiny greater than it's currently undergoing", Sir Amyas replied: "Either that or it needs a very fast reaction to things going wrong." "Possibly the Department [for Education] needs a bit more power to extradite proceedings when they find something that's not right," he added. In April, the NAO criticised the DfE for failing to properly account for spending by academies. The spending watchdog concluded that there was a level of "misstatement and uncertainty" that meant the truth and fairness of the accounts could not be verified. Speaking after the committee hearing, Mr Carmichael said: "There is growing concern around value for public money in the academy sector, from trustees earning more than the prime minister to multi-million pound contracts being awarded to related parties. "Ministers must get a grip and ensure that the autonomy afforded to academies is matched in government by the highest levels of transparency and accountability," he added. He also reprimanded DfE officials for failing to provide "in good time" the written material necessary for the committee to scrutinise academy spending, describing the delay as "unacceptable". "When the information was finally forthcoming, it was enigmatic and incomplete," he said.

The transparency of academy spending must be @placeholder , says the chairman of the parliamentary Education Committee .

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As well as debutants Saint George of Ethiopia in Group C they will face Esperance of Tunisia and DR Congo's AS Vita Club, who have both been continental champions in the past. Sudan's two biggest clubs have been draw in Group A as Al Hilal and Al Merreikh are joined by Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and Mozambique's Ferroviario Beira. The reward for Zimbabwean debutants CAPS United, who beat five-time champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo, is three trips to North Africa. They are in Group B alongside last year's runners-up Zamalek from Egypt, Algeria's USM Alger and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya. The first group games will be played on the weekend of 12-14 May with the top two teams in each group progressing to the quarter-finals. The first leg of the final is set for the last weekend in October and the second leg being played a week later.

Titleholders South Africa 's Mamelodi Sundowns have been handed a @placeholder draw for the group stage of this year 's African Champions League .

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Pwllheli and Barmouth stations in Gwynedd are each getting the charity's "most agile and manoeuvrable" Shannon class all-weather lifeboat at a total cost of £4.4m. New Quay station in Ceredigion will have its Mersey class all-weather lifeboat replaced with a much smaller inshore one, costing £214,000. The RNLI said the decision was the result of a five-year coast review. All three stations currently run Mersey class all-weather lifeboats, which are said to be "nearing the end of their operational life". The charity said the new lifeboats will allow volunteer crews to "respond quicker and travel further to help those in trouble at sea". Pwllheli and Barmouth will receive their new lifeboats once building work to modify their stations is complete, and the change at New Quay will happen in 2020.

The RNLI has announced changes to the lifeboat @placeholder covering Cardigan Bay .

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Aiden Connolly stabbed home with four minutes left to secure victory. The Minstermen had led twice already, with goals from Jon Parkin and Vadaine Oliver cancelled out by Macclesfield pair Rhys Browne and Danny Whitaker. Earlier on Non-League Finals Day, South Shields beat fellow ninth-tier side Cleethorpes 4-0 to win the FA Vase. The Northern League Division One club beat Cleethorpes, of the Northern Counties East Premier Division, thanks to David Foley's brace and further goals from Carl Finnigan and Dillon Morse. A crowd of 38,224 was in attendance to witness the two finals at Wembley.

York City bounced back from the @placeholder of their relegation from National League to beat Macclesfield Town and win the FA Trophy at Wembley .

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Glenfield Hospital is one of several cardiac centres under threat as part of an NHS reorganisation of services. However the process is likely to be restarted after London's Royal Brompton Hospital won a High Court judicial review over plans to close it. Campaigners said the decision had put things "back to square one". The Department of Health's Safe and Sustainable review examined all of England's child cardiac units in a bid to concentrate services in fewer, better units. The west London hospital challenged the way the consultation was carried out by NHS bosses, who now plan to appeal. As a result of the ruling being upheld, the wider consultation will almost certainly have to be carried out again. In Leicester, campaign group Heart Link collected more than 100,000 signatures in a bid to convince the review team that Glenfield Hospital should remain open. Group member Graham Brown said: "It's going to be another huge expense again which can be spent better on serving the patients that need heart surgery rather than campaigning and printing material. "Let's hope we don't have to go through that again and some kind of compromise can be sorted." Fellow campaigner Amanda French, who had surgery on a rare heart condition at Glenfield as a baby, said: "We're thinking 'are we back to square one?' - but we're well up for another fight." Giles Peek, a surgeon at Glenfield, said: "Going back to square one would be a huge piece of work for everybody. "We hope that we can move forward and get the result we need without having to do that." A decision on Glenfield's future had been due in December but NHS bosses said even if the review had to be restarted it hoped to deliver a decision by next spring.

Campaigners fighting to save a children 's heart unit in Leicester say they are disappointed a @placeholder ruling could delay a decision on its future .

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The 26-year-old came on as a sub in Sunday's Ulster final victory over Scotstown, having missed most of the campaign due to travelling abroad. Clarke has committed to playing in the All-Ireland club semi-final against Castlebar in February. However, when asked if he had decided on playing for Armagh in 2016, Clarke said: "Not at the minute, no". Clarke played in the club's first round county championship win over Granemore in May and was subsequently involved in Armagh's short-lived championship campaign. The star forward spent the summer in New York but returned home several weeks ago, coming on for the last few minutes of the Ulster semi-final win over Kilcoo. He had a more meaningful role in Sunday's extra-time victory, setting up the match-winning goal for Kyle Carragher. "I am committed to Cross until the end of the year for definite, to the end of the All-Ireland campaign. I will take it from there," he said. Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney would love to have a player of Clarke's class on board next year, but the player cast doubts over his availability next year. "It has been a tough year and from my own point of view, I have to think of my own future as well away from football. "It is difficult to balance football and work at the moment. "There is a lot to think about, but ultimately it is difficult to leave the football behind. It pulls at the old heart strings at times. "At the minute, I am playing it by ear and I don't want to make any rash decisions." Clarke has missed chunks of his club and county's seasons in recent years while spending time living in the United States and Spain. "I suppose being away over the summer I knew I was going to miss part of the county championship and I was thinking of the bigger picture as well, down the line," he explained. "I always planned to come back with Cross. "To be back in another All-Ireland semi-final is great for us. "We will enjoy it for a week or two, but there is a lot of work to be done to prepare for the All-Ireland series."

Jamie Clarke says he is staying at home to lead Crossmaglen 's @placeholder to win a seventh All - Ireland Club SFC title .

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He said the burka did not fit in with Germany's open society and showing the face was essential to social cohesion. "We call on everyone to show their face," he said. The proposal would prevent anyone from wearing the veil in schools, universities, nurseries, public offices or while driving. It requires parliamentary approval to become law. Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition has been divided over the issue after several attacks in Germany claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) and amid record numbers of Muslim asylum seekers. "We reject the full veil - not just the burka but the other forms of full veil where only the eyes are visible," said Mr de Maiziere. "It doesn't fit in with our open society. Showing the face is a constituent element for our communication, the way we live, our social cohesion. That is why we call on everyone to show their face." He added: "Whoever wants to work in public service cannot do so while wearing the full veil." There are no official statistics on the number of women wearing the burka in Germany but Aiman Mazyek, leader of its Central Council of Muslims, has said hardly any women wear it, Reuters news agency reports. A study carried out by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in 2009, and reported by Spiegel magazine, found that more than two-thirds of Muslim women in Germany did not even wear a headscarf.

The German Interior Minister , Thomas de Maiziere , has called for a @placeholder ban on the burka , a day after saying a full ban might not be constitutional .

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It was commissioned last September and written by Chris Gibb, a non-executive director at Network Rail. The union claims the Department for Transport (DfT) has kept it "under wraps since the back end of last year". The DfT said the report could not be published in the pre-election period but would be "in due course". A spokesman said Mr Gibb was appointed by the transport secretary "to lead a project board to improve Southern services", and that it had received his findings. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said it was "scandalous" the report "remains under lock and key in a vault at the Department for Transport". "The RMT is demanding its immediate publication as the stench of the Southern rail fiasco hangs like a cloud over this rotten government and reminds passengers that the alternative option of public ownership is now right up the agenda," he said. "We were told that the report would be published 'after the election'. "Well, the election has been and gone and the Tories took a hammering along the length of the Southern routes as the electorate sent out the clearest possible message about their failing transport services." The union has been embroiled in a long-running dispute with Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink Railway over proposed changes to the role of guards on driver-only operated trains. In a statement, the DfT spokesman added that it was investing £300m "to improve performance and resilience" on Southern. "Performance has been consistently better since the new year and making sure passengers keep seeing a reliable and efficient service is a priority for the government and the operator," he said.

A report into the @placeholder Southern rail franchise should be published immediately by the government , the RMT union has demanded .

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The Supreme Court of Victoria heard the pieces alleged she had lied about her name, age and upbringing in Australia. Bauer Media denied the articles were defamatory but the six-woman jury sided unanimously in favour of Ms Wilson. The Pitch Perfect actress, who was seeking unspecified damages, said she felt she "had to take a stand". "I had to stand up to a bully, a huge media organisation, Bauer Media, who maliciously took me down in 2015 with a series of grubby and completely false articles," she told reporters outside court. The level of damages will be decided at a later date. Ms Wilson had returned to Melbourne from Los Angeles to give evidence at the three-week trial - she sat in court every day and spent six days in the witness box herself. She claimed that eight articles published by Bauer magazine in 2015 had portrayed her as a serial liar, and that this resulted in her being sacked from two feature films. In court she rapped, told jokes, did impersonations, repeated assertions she is distantly related to Walt Disney and broke down in tears. Last week, summing up the defence, Georgina Schoff, QC, said the articles were substantially true, trivial, and did not affect Ms Wilson's acting career. "When she's participating in an interview, Ms Wilson must know… that she's not giving a comedic performance," she said. "The stories that she tells on those occasions she must know are reported faithfully by journalists for the information of their readers." But closing her case, Ms Wilson's lawyer, Dr Matthew Collins, QC, questioned why Bauer was unable to identify "a single person" to whom the actress had supposedly told a lie. "The reason why they came up with nothing, of course, is obvious. Rebel Wilson has not lied," he said. "Her claim is not about money, it is about restoring her reputation." Ms Wilson said she was compelled to take action because of the "disgusting and disgraceful" conduct by the tabloid media. "I am glad, very glad, that the jury has agreed with me," she told reporters. "I just look forward to rebuilding my career now that the record has been set straight."

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has won a @placeholder defamation case over a series of magazine articles she claimed ruined her career .

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Dairy cows are usually culled when they get older and cannot produce as much milk, and their male calves are normally killed or sold for meat. At the Ahimsa dairy in Rutland, oxen are put to work and cows can "retire". The farm was previously on rented land in Leicestershire but has secured its future with land bought in Manton. Nicola Pazdzierska said that while their milk was more expensive, many people were willing to spend the extra. "We charge a lot more for the product but part of that money is going into our cows' pension fund, and at the same time, we don't think milk should be a cheap product," she said. "In London a pint of craft beer can sell for £6.20, so we don't think it's unsustainable for our milk to sell for £4.50 a litre at a farmers' market, or £3.50 for members. "We want to make the model replicable so other farms can follow." Source: Ahisma Dairy Foundation The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation was founded in 2011 and originally produced milk in partnership with an organic farm in Kent. The organisation was inspired by the farm at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hertfordshire, which is run by the Hare Krishna movement, after being donated by Beatles musician George Harrison. The cows would produce milk in Kent and retire to the Ahimsa farm in Groby, in Leicestershire. All of the organisation's 30 animals now live at the new farm in Manton, Rutland, and all of the milk production is there too. In future, the farm aims to produce its own cheese and also create a visitor centre.

The UK 's first " slaughter - @placeholder " dairy farm has moved to a new permanent home - where it hopes to provide a model for other farms to copy .

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A team of Brazilian paleontologists calculated the strength of a bite by the Purussaurus brasiliensis, a reptile that lived in the Late Miocene period. They said it could exert a pressure up to 11.5 tonnes. That is 20 times the strength of a white shark's bite. Tito Aureliano, one of the co-authors of the study, said the animal's head was better structured for biting than that of the T-Rex. The Purussaurus's stout and robust skull with conical teeth were made for gripping large prey. The findings by the team drawn from a number of research and academic institutions were published in the online Plos One journal. Purussaurus brasiliensis could reach a length of more than 12.5m (41ft), longer than a London bus, and was an unrivalled predator in its wetland habitat, the researchers said. "The Purussaurus and the Tyrannosaurus lived in different ages but there is no doubt that the Purussaurus would have won a fight between the two of them," Aline Ghilardi, one of the co-authors of the study, told BBC Brasil. The paleontologist from Rio de Janeiro's Federal University said that while the Purussaurus was discovered in the 19th Century, it had been not been the focus of much scientific study despite its dominance in the Amazon region during its heyday. Ms Ghilardi said that while it may have had no natural predators, the Purussaurus fell victim to the geological movements that led to the rise of the Andes mountain range. "The rise of the Andes changed everything for the Purossaurus, which previously thrived on the presence of huge mammals in the regions," she said. The reptile needed more than 40kg of meat a day, 20 times the amount modern-day alligators eat, she explained. "The swamplands were radically changed and the led to the demise of several species," she added.

A prehistoric caiman that lived in the Amazon region about eight million years ago had a bite twice as @placeholder as that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex , Brazilian scientists say .

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An Employment Tribunal had ruled Marion Konczak was unfairly dismissed from her job with BAE Systems in Lancashire. It upheld a sex discrimination claim that a sexist comment from Mrs Konczak's manager "pushed her over the edge" into a breakdown. Three Court of Appeal judges have reserved judgement on the case. Mrs Konczak, now aged 62, worked for the company in Samlesbury and Warton from 1998 to 2007. She had complained to her male manager that four men she worked with "had bullied and harassed her, including sexually" in 2006,. He responded that "women take things more emotionally then men whilst men tend to forget things and move on." She argued his comment was the "final straw" and she went off sick with stress and was dismissed in July 2007. An Employment Tribunal upheld the single complaint in 2008 of sexual discrimination relating the manager's comment although it made no finding on 15 others. Mrs Konkczak was awarded £360,178.60 compensation in October 2014. Her barrister, Tristan Jones, said it was fair because the manager's comment "pushed her over the edge" into a psychiatric breakdown which ruined her working life. He added she has not been able to work since the manager's comment and her dismissal. Paul Gilroy QC, for BAE, told the judges: "The excessive level of compensation awarded is an affront to justice", adding it was wrong to blame the manager's words alone for Mrs Konczak's psychiatric problems. Mr Jones, defending the payout, told the court: "Her compensation has been calculated on the normal basis reflecting her lost income and pension," he added. "These lengthy proceedings have prolonged and are prolonging her illness...(and) BAE is liable for such prolongation."

A £ 360,000 payout to a former secretary over a " single sexist comment " at work was " excessive " , a @placeholder firm has told an appeal .

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The original charter attempted to limit the powers of her medieval ancestor, King John. The copy is written on sheepskin parchment, like the original, and belongs to the British Library. Her Majesty is patron of the Magna Carta Trust, which is holding events to commemorate the anniversary. Dr Claire Breay, the British Library's head of medieval manuscripts, said there were four remaining versions of the original manuscript still in existence. This copy is made up of 3,500 words handwritten in minuscule medieval Latin. Dr Breay, who showed it to the Queen, added: "There were 63 clauses in the original document and most of those have now been repealed, and of the version of Magna Carta which went on to the statute books only three clauses are still valid in English law on the statute book today. "So I was showing the Queen the clause 'no free man should be seized or imprisoned or stripped of his rights, or outlawed or exiled except by the judgement of his equals or by the law of the land and no one shall have justice delayed or denied to him' because that is one of the clauses that is still on the statute book and is at the heart of its fame today." She also added that the Queen had been "intrigued" to see a seal of King John, which will be part of an exhibition on the Magna Carta starting at the British Library next month. The seal, on loan from Eton College, is one of the earliest and best-preserved images of the Plantagenet Kings. Among the legal and political dignitaries attending the reception was Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, Lord Neuberger, the president of the Supreme Court and Sir Robert Worcester, founder of polling firm MORI and deputy chairman of the Magna Carta Trust.

The Queen has inspected a @placeholder copy of the Magna Carta at a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the document 's 800th anniversary .

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29 April 2015 Last updated at 16:19 BST Claire Waxman was stalked for 12 years by Elliot Fogel, 40, from Edgware in north London. He was jailed on Tuesday for breaching a restraining order. Despite the order, he had used the civil courts to continue to harass her by claiming defamation over comments she had made in media interviews. Ms Waxman said criminal and civil courts must work more closely to prevent this tactic. Victoria Derbyshire is broadcast weekdays from 09:15-11:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News channel. Follow the programme on Facebook and Twitter, and find all our content online.

Stalkers are using a loophole in the @placeholder system to harass their targets , a victim has told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme .

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Dr Matt Edwards' screenplay for horror South of Sanity was inspired by stories of night watches Antarctic staff carry out alone during the long winters. The Londoner also created the make-up for the feature. Shot by Aviemore-based Kirk Watson, the film's cast and crew were all British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff. A premiere for South of Sanity is being held at the Spey Valley Cinema in Aviemore later. Dr Edwards, who was brought up in New Malden and is a paediatric emergency physician at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, has flown north for the screening. Rated 18 by the British Board of Film Classification, the movie follows 14 staff at an Antarctic station as they are stalked by a killer. The film started out as a project for 21 BAS personnel and contractors to help occupy their free time during the winter when the continent is locked in darkness and freezing conditions. It was shot by Mr Watson, a climber and documentary film-maker originally from Torphins in Aberdeenshire. Dr Edwards, who was medical officer for BAS at the time it was shot two years ago, had planned to spend his time writing scientific research papers for medical journals. He said: "Instead I wrote the script for the film. I love horror films, but other ideas came from discussions about the night watches staff have to do when everyone else at a base is asleep. "Some of the buildings that are checked are pretty old and creaky and there is usually the wind howling outside." Dr Edwards' mother, freelance make-up artist Anne Edwards, supplied him with recipes for making fake blood and gore. He said: "Back in the day she worked for the BBC on Doctor Who. But she refuses to watch South of Sanity, I don't think she likes the idea that her son has written a horror film. "I also did some paintings of penguins while I was out there. She likes those."

A physician who wrote the script for the first @placeholder film to be shot entirely in Antarctica said his make - up artist mother refuses to watch it .

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Gusts of 40-50mph (64-80km/h) are forecast for some inland areas, with potentially more than 60mph (96km/h) on exposed coasts and hills. The yellow "be aware" alert covering the whole of Wales also warned the bad weather could cause travel disruption - mainly in the south and east. The warning is in place from 06:00 GMT to 19:00.

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That means All-Star Mattie Donnelly will be on the bench at Healy Park, along with Sean Cavanagh, who has yet to start a match this season. Last weekend's meeting with Cavan was postponed because of a flooded pitch. There are two all-Ulster Division One games on Saturday night, with Cavan hosting Donegal. Monaghan have named a strong side with Drew Wylie, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Shane Carey, Karl O'Connell and star forward Conor McManus all included. Cavan are seeking their first win of the campaign, having had a draw and a defeat so far while Donegal, who drew with Dublin last week, have three points from three games. Forward Patrick McBrearty is back in the Donegal team having recovered from a groin injury while Darrach O'Connor is also drafted in as Eoin McHugh and Jamie Brennan drop out of the starting line-up. Monaghan are top of Division One with five points but their opponents Tyrone are also unbeaten having played one game less. Tyrone (v Monaghan): M O'Neill; P Hampsey, R McNamee, C McCarron; T McCann, J McMahon, A McCrory; C Cavanagh, D McClure; C Meyler, N Sludden, P Harte; D McCurry, C McShane, R O'Neill. Monaghan: R Beggan; F Kelly, D Wylie (capt), R Wylie; K Duffy, N McAdam, R McAnespie; D Hughes, K Hughes; S Carey, D Malone, G Doogan; K O'Connell, J McCarron, C McManus. Cavan (v Donegal): R Galligan; F Reilly, P Faulkner, K Brady; M Reilly, C Brady, G Smith; K Clarke, T Corr; M Argue, D McVeety, C Madden; N Clerkin, G McKiernan, S Johnston. Donegal: MA McGinley; P McGrath, N McGee, E Gallagher; C Ward, F McGlynn, P Brennan; J McGee, C Thompson; M Carroll, M O'Reilly, R McHugh; P McBrearty, M Murphy, D O'Connor.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has decided to stick with last week 's @placeholder for Saturday 's NFL Division One clash with Monaghan .

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The Food Standards Agency said food poisoning was a real danger of outdoor cooking, with 94% of people admitting to at least one bad barbecue habit. In a survey of 2,030 adults, 21% said they believed they had been ill due to something they ate. And nearly a third admitted to not checking if food was properly cooked. The FSA warned that food hygiene risks could lead to illnesses like campylobacter, which affects more than a quarter of a million people every year. Ahead of the late summer bank holiday weekend - a popular time for barbecues - the government body issued tips to help people avoid food poisoning. Among the FSA's tips was advice to pre-cook food before putting it on the grill. It warned that "charred doesn't mean cooked", that meat should be steaming hot throughout - not pink - and any juices should run clear. It also warned that disposable barbecues took longer to cook food, that raw meat should be stored and handled separately, and raw chicken should not be washed as it splashes germs around. FSA chief executive Catherine Brown said: "Food poisoning is a real risk at barbecues and so we are reminding people to take good care of their families and friends by paying attention to simple food safety rules." The FSA survey, which polled 2,030 people online in July, also showed that 24% of those who described themselves as the main cook at a barbecue did not usually cook at home. One in five admitted to not keeping raw and cooked meat on separate plates, and more than half risked cross-contamination by using the same tongs throughout the process. Campylobacter, which can result from cross-contamination, causes food poisoning in around 280,000 people every year.

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In a post on the social media site, Ms Sandberg said the odds were stacked against single parents in the US. She called on the government to introduce paid maternity leave. Friday's appeal comes a year after the executive's husband, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Goldberg, died in an accident in Mexico. Since then, Ms Sandberg has raised the couple's two children on her own, as well as continuing to work for Facebook and running the women's support group Lean In. She said that, before her husband died, "I did not quite get it. I did not really get how hard it is to succeed at work when you are overwhelmed at home." Road-testing the Sandberg philosophy San Francisco approves paid parental leave She said she was fortunate not to have to face the poverty that many single parents were burdened with, and the "impossible choices" resulting from such things as illness and food insecurity. She said the US was the world's only developed economy that did not provide paid maternity leave, and that large numbers of single mothers had no safety net. "Almost a third of working mothers don't have access to any kind of paid leave to care for themselves or their families if someone gets sick," she said. "Instead of providing support, we all too often leave the families who are struggling the most to fend for themselves. "The odds are stacked against single mothers in this country. Yet so many give everything they have and go on to raise incredible children." In the past, some critics have suggested that Ms Sandberg's Lean In philosophy, advocating a pro-active attitude in the workplace, was irrelevant to most women because they lacked her resources and her social position. But US media commentators said her admission that she had not previously understood the difficulties of single parenthood was significant. "Well, duh, you might say, and Sandberg understands how you might have that exasperated reaction," writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post, citing the fact that her loss was cushioned by her wealth and support network. "But this is precisely Sandberg's goal," Marcus adds, "to leverage her atypical platform to bring heightened attention and understanding to hurdles faced by single mothers lacking her resources."

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has made an impassioned @placeholder on behalf of single mothers , in the run -up to Mother 's Day .

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In a message posted on Twitter, the 27-year-old said she and African singer Angelique Kidjo "made and sang our own edits" whilst recording Band Aid 30. She added: "Unfortunately, none of these made the final cut." Later in the post, Emeli apologised "if the lyrics of the song have caused offence". Some of the lyrics have been rewritten for the new recording of Do They Know It's Christmas? to reflect the track raising money for Ebola-hit west Africa. The virus has killed more than 5,000 people in the current outbreak, including 1,267 in Sierra Leone. But several African artists have claimed the song actually reinforces negative stereotypes of Africa. Earlier this week, Band Aid organiser Bob Geldof explained British-Ghanaian rapper Fuse ODG didn't feature on the new version of the track because he "felt awkward" and didn't agree with the message of the song. Sande's message follows Geldof telling Newsbeat that he had told the rapper he could "change whatever words you like". The 63-year-old, who also organised previous versions of the charity single in 1984 and 2004, said: "His [Fuse ODG's] thing was you had to be positive about Africa, but then you have Angelique Kidjo and Emeli Sande who were on the same attitude and I said 'there's the world's press, tell them about your point of view'. "If there's a line you can't sing, change it and he said he just felt awkward." His comments came after Fuse ODG explained that he pulled out of recording because he feels the track is a "quick fix" to a bigger problem. Despite voicing her frustration about the lyrics on the track Emeli Sande, who referenced her Zambian heritage in the message, did say that the new version of the track "came from a place of pure and respectful intent". She added that it had been a long time since she had "heard a man speak with such passion and sincerity" as Geldof when he spoke to the group of artists during the recording session. Other acts to appear on the track include Ellie Goulding, Jessie Ware, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. Within two days of being released, the track has become fastest-selling single of 2014 and is on course to be number one in this Sunday's top 40 having sold copies 206,000. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Emeli Sande has said " a whole new " Band Aid song is needed and that she 's not @placeholder satisfied by the lyrical changes made for this year 's remake .

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"Her word did count - I'm sure of it," Mr Kathrada told me, on hearing of the death of Baroness Thatcher. Between 1963 and 1964, Nelson Mandela was a defendant at the Rivonia trial, accused of trying to overthrow the apartheid government. Mr Kathrada was one of nine other men in the dock with him. The death penalty was sought by prosecutors, but the judge sentenced them to life imprisonment. Mr Mandela eventually spent 27 years in prison. Mr Kathrada was released a few months earlier in October 1989. After the end of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, Mr Kathrada sometimes took visiting delegations and VIPs on guided tours of the notorious Robben Island jail where he and Mr Mandela had been incarcerated. "I had the opportunity to accompany [Margaret Thatcher] a few years ago," said Mr Kathrada. "She assured me that she had played a positive role during our trial. "We were expecting a death sentence. We were well aware that there was all sorts of pressure from South Africa and abroad - pressure from people not necessarily agreeing with" the ANC's policies, he said. At the time, Mrs Thatcher was a frontbench MP in Harold Macmillan's government. "I'm not interested in whether she was prime minister or whatever," said Mr Kathrada, when I quizzed him on the likelihood that Baroness Thatcher was personally involved in any behind-the-scenes diplomatic pressure on South Africa's apartheid government. "I had no reason to doubt what she was saying and it was good to hear she played a role." Baroness Thatcher was better known for her strong opposition to sanctions against the apartheid government, and for describing the African National Congress in 1987 as a terrorist organisation. Mr Mandela did not meet her on his first visit to London in 1990 after his release, but Mr Kathrada insisted that no grudge was held. "We were quite aware [that she'd called us terrorists] but we had forgiven our oppressors, and Mrs Thatcher wasn't one of our oppressors," Mr Kathrada said. "Once we'd forgiven our oppressors - the national government and individuals - we didn't find it difficult to forgive everybody who had different views from us."

Did Margaret Thatcher play a role in helping to save Nelson Mandela 's life ? That is the @placeholder claim made by one of the former South African president 's closest friends , Ahmed Kathrada .

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The week-long operation will see a large metal frame hoisted on to the building on Tuesday before white protective panels are fitted. The Grade-A listed structure has dried out over the summer since fire crews battled to contain a blaze on 23 May. The art school hopes to raise £20m to restore the iconic building. Firefighters managed to save about 90% of the structure and 70% of its contents, although the Mackintosh library was among the most badly-damaged areas. Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is hosting two symposia to explore key questions around the rebuilding of the historically important library. One will be held in Venice on 18 October, in Querini Stampalia, during the 2014 International Venice Architecture Biennale. The other will be held in Glasgow next spring.

A @placeholder roof is being installed on Glasgow School of Art 's fire - damaged Mackintosh building in a bid to keep it wind and watertight over the winter .

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Transparency International UK said billions of pounds of "dirty cash" is entering Britain every year. But a fragmented network of regulators means that only a very small amount is being investigated. Of 22 supervisory bodies, only one meets best practice for enforcement action, the group found. Rachel Davies, a senior advocacy manager at the group, said: "Given that the Prime Minister has rightly said that dirty cash is not welcome in the UK, it is appalling that a shambolic system is failing to stop that flow." She said total fines last year in the seven sectors regulated by HMRC, including estate agents, were £768,000, less than the average house price in central London. David Cameron promised in July to make it harder for UK properties to be bought with "plundered or laundered cash". Transparency International urged the government to go further by stripping the various private sector institutions and professional bodies of their anti-money laundering roles, and creating a "super" supervisor instead. However, others said that rather than a radical overhaul, more funding was needed for existing regulators. Neill Blundell, a partner at law firm Eversheds, said: "The current anti-money laundering regime has been described as draconian by some observers so the issue here is not about changing laws but properly enforcing the ones we do have." HMRC said it used a "wide range of tough sanctions" against money laundering offences, including prosecutions and asset seizures.

The UK 's " woefully inadequate " money laundering systems are failing to block " @placeholder money " and terrorist funds , an anti-corruption body has warned .

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The crown-of-thorns starfish is one of the main culprits in a massive coral cover decline on the reef. A trial conducted by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) found that injecting the starfish with vinegar showed a 100% mortality rate. Vinegar is cheaper and more accessible than ox bile, which is currently injected into the starfish. Current eradication methods are limited to those that manually remove each starfish or lethally inject them. "For that, vinegar is a great method. Vinegar can be bought at any supermarket and is roughly half the price," lead researcher Lisa Bostrom-Einarsson from James Cook University told the BBC's Rone McFarlane. She said the method still needs further testing before it can be fully rolled out and used on the reef. Research needs to ensure that the vinegar does not harm other sea life. The method is not enough to save the Great Barrier Reef, she said, but could help save individual reefs in the meantime. "The ideal would be to stop the cots (crown-of-thorns starfish) outbreaks from occurring altogether, but we still know relatively little about what causes them." The past 30 years have seen a 50% drop in coral cover on the reef, according to researchers at Aims. Crown-of-thorns starfish, along with cyclones, have caused the most damage. Research by Aims has suggested that increasingly frequent outbreaks of the starfish might be fuelled by nutrients from land-based agriculture. Agricultural nutrients in the seawater cause an increase in the amount of phytoplankton, which the starfish larvae feed on.

Scientists have found a @placeholder new way to kill coral - eating starfish that are damaging the Great Barrier Reef .

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Officers from Harlan police department in Kentucky posted a wanted notice on their Facebook page for Elsa from Disney's animated film Frozen. "Suspect is a blonde female last seen wearing a long blue dress and is known to burst into song 'Let it Go!'," officers wrote. "As you can see by the weather she is very dangerous. Do not attempt to apprehend her alone." A few minutes later, police posted another message saying that, all jokes aside, the weather was dangerously cold and temperatures would continue to fall. Police didn't say if they'd tell Elsa to "freeze" in the event they found her. Much of the US is in the grip of a fierce cold snap that has caused record low temperatures. Cold air from Siberia is leading to temperatures falling to 20-40F (-6.6C to 4.4C) below normal for February. Record lows have already been broken in Kentucky, where it was -8F (-22C) on Thursday and most of the state is below 0F (-17C). Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

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Ali Ag Wadossene, a senior member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was killed in northern Kidal city, a French army statement said. Two other militants were captured in the operation, it added. France sent troops to Mali in January 2013 to prevent the militants from over-running the capital, Bamako. Mr Lazarevic was abducted by AQIM in 2011 and freed last December. Mr Wadossene and another militant, Heiba Ag Acherif, were jailed in Mali for allegedly being involved in his abduction. Mali's government confirmed at the time that Mr Wadossene was one of four militants who had been freed in return for Mr Lazarevic's release. Mr Lazarevic said he had been abducted in Mali while on a business trip. Mali is a former French colony, and is a major producer of cotton and gold. France - the Saharan policeman Is it right to pay ransoms?

French @placeholder forces have killed a militant Islamist in Mali who was said to have been freed in exchange for the release of Frenchman Serge Lazarevic .

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Plaid Cymru AM Dai Lloyd won the first member's bill ballot of the assembly term, allowing him to present a proposal for a new law to the assembly. The Protection of Welsh Historical Place Names Bill would give powers to a public authority to enforce new rules on historic place names. A total of 29 AMs put forward proposals of new laws for the random draw. Mr Lloyd said he was looking at making it a requirement to get planning permission if someone wants to change the name of a house or a farm. "We're talking low level stuff, the names of farm houses, the names of fields, because that's a way of preserving our natural heritage and culture here in Wales," he said. The AM for South Wales West said he was "fairly confident" it could become law, given he had won a ballot before for a proposal on playing fields that is now on the statue books. He now has 25 working days to ask the assembly to vote on whether or not the bill should be introduced. Mr Lloyd will then have 13 months to develop the proposed law and present it to the assembly for scrutiny and amendment, which can take another nine to 12 months. It would then need backing from a majority of AMs for the law to pass. Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws has previously called for changes to historic place names to be banned by law in Wales. It follows a series of rows over changes to names over the years, including a dispute where the Grade I-listed Plas Glynllifon near Caernarfon was referred to as Wynnborn mansion in online marketing material. It is the first ballot of member's bills of the fifth assembly - eight were held in the last assembly term. Not all successful proposals enter the statute books, but laws passed giving rights to residents in mobile homes and minimum levels of nurse staffing started out through the process.

Legislation to protect historic Welsh place names could be put before AM s following a draw of @placeholder .

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Making her PMQs debut in July, Mrs May focused on unrest among Labour MPs, and likened Mr Corbyn to an "unscrupulous boss". The Labour leader was not impressed, saying Tories might find economic insecurity "funny" but millions of people did not. The May versus Corbyn clashes are unlikely to be remembered for their contribution to comedy. PMQs watchers were left groaning in September by Mrs May's attempts to shoehorn in train jokes after Mr Corbyn's tussle with Virgin Rail. In January, Mr Corbyn's suggestion of a new nickname for the PM generated a similar reaction. Things got personal over grammar schools in March, when Mrs May told MPs Mr Corbyn had sent his son to one, adding: "Typical Labour, take the advantage and pull up the ladder behind you." The Labour leader - who had been opposed to sending his child to a selective school - accused the prime minister of indulging in a "vanity project" over grammar schools. One of Mr Corbyn's most regular PMQs themes has been the NHS, like in January when he accused Mrs May of being "in denial" over the state of the health service. Donald Trump's proposed state visit to the UK was the hot topic in February, with Mr Corbyn urging the prime minister to "listen" to the 1.8 million people who had signed a petition calling for the invitation to be withdrawn. The PM hit back, adding: "He can lead a protest, I'm leading a country." In February Mr Corbyn read out leaked text messages showing what he called a "sweetheart deal" to ensure a Tory-controlled council dropped plans to raise council tax by up to 15%. When Mr Corbyn returned to the subject the following month it provoked a very visible laugh from the PM. Perhaps the strangest moment of the Corbyn and May tussles was one that did not involve either leader. Mr Corbyn's deputy, Tom Watson, appeared to "dab" (a dance craze that originated in the US) after a question from his boss.

Theresa May takes on Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister 's Questions at midday for the final time before the general election - and possibly ever . Here are some of their more @placeholder clashes .

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Mayor Frank Jackson said on Tuesday that the police will adhere to the most exacting standards in the US. The US Department of Justice settlement comes after a series of cases where officers killed unarmed people. The rules prohibit officers from using force against people for talking back or as punishment for running away. Pistol whipping is prohibited, as is firing warning shots, the agreement says. An independent monitor will track the police department's progress. The department will be required to collect data on use-of-force incidents, will be banned from neck holds, and won't be able to use Tasers targeting head, neck or genitalia. Officers will also undergo mental health consultations. If the city does not carry out the terms of the settlement, known as a consent decree, a federal judge has the authority to demand them. Mr Jackson said all police officers will have body cameras by the end of 2015. The DOJ report does not lay out this specific goal about body cameras but states that the department will arrange for 'body-worn camera video downloads.' Cleveland's police force most recently come under criticism in November 2014, when an officer fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice after mistaking his toy gun for a real one. The caller who contacted police that day told them the gun was 'probably fake.' Cleveland police are still investigating Rice's death. Protesters took the streets after a judge acquitted white police officer Michael Brelo on 2012 charges of voluntary manslaughter of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, two black people. Mr Brelo fired multiple rounds into the car Williams and Russell were in after police chased the car. Just after Rice's death, investigators released a report on harsh and abusive police practices in Cleveland. In another case, 37-year-old Tanisha Anderson, who had a heart condition and bipolar disorder, died in Cleveland police custody when she was handcuffed and restrained in prone position. More than 71 people were arrested in Cleveland over the weekend during mostly peaceful protests. "Today marks a new way of policing in the city of Cleveland, one built on a strong foundation of systemic change," Jackson said of the agreement with the DOJ. The agreement comes on the heels of racial tensions and police-involved shooting deaths of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, Eric Garner in New York City and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Baltimore and Ferguson's police departments have also came under close scrutiny of the Department of Justice.

The Cleveland police department , which has been criticised for aggressive @placeholder against African Americans , has agreed to strict federal reforms .

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The former England and Sunderland star admitted grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15 and was convicted of a charge of sexual touching. Following the trial at Bradford Crown Court the 28-year-old was released on bail to set his affairs in order. The judge warned him he faced jail and said "say goodbye to your daughter". Johnson met up with the girl on 30 January 2015 after agreeing to sign football shirts for her, the court heard. The player admitted kissing the teenager but told the jury the encounter in his Range Rover "went no further". The jury found Johnson, who also played for Middlesbrough and Manchester City, guilty last week of sexual touching but cleared him of a charge relating to another sexual act. He had already been sacked by Sunderland after admitting on the first day of his trial that he had kissed the girl.

Sex case footballer Adam Johnson , who was warned by a judge to expect a " @placeholder jail term " , is set to be sentenced on 24 March .

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Taking care of Aruna Shanbaug was "not a task, but a responsibility", says a senior doctor at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai. Dr Avinash Supe remembers how different generations of doctors, nurses and other staff members took care of Ms Shanbaug for more than four decades. She was left with severe brain damage and paralysed after the 1973 attack by a ward attendant in the Mumbai hospital where she worked as a nurse. Dr Supe says so much changed around Ms Shanbaug in 42 years, but the hospital's "care for her remained the same". "It was always like taking care of one of our own. We stayed committed throughout her stay at the hospital. The hospital's infrastructure, facilities and wards changed in the past four decades but her presence was constant," he remembers. Her routine also remained unchanged for more than 40 years. "Every morning, they [doctors and nurses] used to care for her. The day would start with a medical check-up, followed by feeding food and medicines. The rest of the day would be spent in ensuring that she is moved to avoid bed sores. She was looked after so well that she did not have any bed sores in such a long period," he says. He adds that the doctors and nurses deserve praise for giving her the best possible care. Another doctor at the hospital remembers how Ms Shanbaug had become a "family member" for the hospital's staff. "She was one of our own. Her fight was tough and we are glad that we stood by her in all those years," he says. Her case has sparked a debate about India's euthanasia laws. In 2011 the Supreme Court rejected a plea to allow her to die. Dr Supe says the doctors at the hospital had left the decision to the court and only concentrated on giving her the best care possible. "We did not allow ourselves to be dragged into the debate. We had a responsibility to treat her and we did that," he says. Will this case have any impact on the euthanasia debate in the country? He says that it is for the courts and lawmakers to decide if the country needs to change its euthanasia laws. "For me, one of our own was brutally attacked and that too at her workplace. That's the issue I want people to remember - women's safety at work places," he adds. The hospital's care has also been praised on Twitter.

Aruna Shanbaug spent 42 years in a @placeholder vegetative state after being raped and strangled in a Mumbai hospital . Her case sparked a debate about India 's euthanasia laws . BBC Monitoring 's Vikas Pandey spoke to the doctors who treated her over the years before her death on 18 May .

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The frontier, closed by Venezuela last August as part of a crime crackdown, was to open for 12 hours. Venezuela is going through a deep economic crisis and many say they struggle to feed their families. Last week, about 500 Venezuelan women broke through the border controls in search of food. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the border closure because, he said, the area had been infiltrated by Colombian paramilitaries and gangs. The measure also prevents subsidised goods from being smuggled from Venezuela into Colombia. Some 35,000 people crossed the border between San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela, and Cucuta, in Colombia, a Colombian official told the BBC. Supermarkets were crowded with Venezuelans buying basic supplies such as rice, oil, flour and sugar, which are expensive in their country because of the shortages. Gloria Archila was all smiles. "They had everything," she said, comparing the situation here with the empty shelves in markets back home. Everyone seemed to have a story like this - a mother who was looking for medicine for her daughter, another who described being "happy to see so much food together". They complained about how devaluated their Venezuelan bolivar was, limiting their purchase power. They also found goods smuggled from Venezuela being resold here. But, by and large, as they returned home in packed buses, they were triumphant - and with full bags. An unnamed woman who crossed with her husband and two young children told the Efe news agency it was "unfair" to keep the border closed. "We are from San Antonio, and the reality is that we do not have any food to give to our children." Venezuelans who want to cross into Colombia in states where the border has been closed need a special permit to do so. But as the scarcity of food gets worse in Venezuela, many have crossed the porous border illegally. Venezuela: Economy on the brink?

Thousands of people have crossed to Colombia after Venezuela opened their @placeholder border to allow its people to buy food and medicine , officials say .

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Point of Ayr Colliery, near Prestatyn, closed in 1996 after more than 100 years of mining. Most boys from the adjacent village of Ffynnongroyw followed their fathers and grandfathers down the pit. However, there are fears that younger residents are in danger of forgetting the area's mining heritage. Mike Jones, secretary of the Ffynnongroyw Mining and Village Heritage Group (FMVHG), said the pit opened in the 1880s and at its peak employed 500 workers. He said Ffynnongroyw is packed with miners' cottages and "the sense of community must have been enormous" during the pit's hey-day. "Ffynnongroyw was built as a mining village," Mr Jones added. "Going back 30 years or so, it was predominantly Welsh-speaking, but we have a very transient population now and lots of people have moved away. "The memorial is about bringing back the identity of the village. "All the heritage is passing out of living memory. "If you don't do something to preserve it, it's going to go. "I think the younger generation of the village aren't aware of the heritage." When the pit closed, only a plaque in the village centre marked the rich industrial heritage. Now, the pit's old headgear will be erected alongside the coast road between Ffynnongroyw and Prestatyn, as a lasting memorial. It is hoped there will also eventually be information boards and a seating area. The FMVHG has raised about £4,500 towards the project, and rural development agency Cadwyn Clwyd has provided more than £6,000. About 60 local people saw Flintshire councillor Carolyn Thomas cut the first sod on the new site on Tuesday. Before installation, the headgear will be refurbished and painted by engineers.

Work on a memorial to the last @placeholder deep pit in north Wales is under way , in a bid to celebrate the " identity " of a Flintshire village .

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Audel, 30, ended a two-year association with the Magpies at the end of last season having made 53 appearances in all competitions. The French centre-half has also played for Triestina and Pisa in Italy as well as Macclesfield, Crewe and Lincoln. He is the National League Bluebirds ninth signing of the summer. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Barrow have signed defender Thierry Audel on a one - year deal with an @placeholder second year , following his release by Notts County .

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The 25-year-old played 32 games for the Brewers last season and was set to sign a deal in June having verbally agreed new terms, but had a change of heart. Manager Nigel Clough said: "Tom made a misjudgement. It was a few weeks ago and we now want to put that behind us." Flanagan said he had listened to "some bad advice" but wanted to move on. He added: "I had a change of heart and I'm regretful it has taken me this long. "I want to thank the manager for his patience and understanding and I hope that the fans will also welcome me back."

Northern Ireland defender Tom Flanagan has signed a two - year deal with Burton Albion having @placeholder rejected an offer to stay at the Championship club .

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The fresh financing has allowed the airline to renew its membership of the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Atol) scheme - the scheme that refunds customers if a travel firm collapses. It also means the airline can invest in new aircraft. Greybull Capital is Monarch's majority shareholder and is also known for its investment in Scunthorpe's steelworks. It bought a majority stake in Monarch in 2014, with an investment of £125m. "It is testament to the extensive effort by all parties, over the past weeks and months, that we are able to announce the largest investment in our 48-year history, as well as the renewal of our Atol licences," said Andrew Swaffield, chief executive of the Monarch Group. In October 2014, Monarch announced an order for 30 of the latest Boeing 737 jets, with an option to buy 15 more. It expects to take delivery of the first of those in 2018. After three weeks of drama, Monarch lives to fly another day. How long the holiday airline retains its independence, however, remains open to question. This morning's bailout - there is no detail on what form the extra £165m from owners Greybull Capital will take - is enough to satisfy the Civil Aviation Authority, but will not remove doubts about its long-term prospects. The airline's strength in flights to the western Mediterranean, Egypt and North Africa has become its Achilles' heel as terror attacks have dented demand to those destinations. On top of those short-term trading challenges, Monarch remains caught between the big low-cost airlines EasyJet and Ryanair, and the in-house airlines owned by the big tour operators including Tui and Thomas Cook. Securing the company's future will require to find a profitable niche that it can defend from both those types of voracious competitors. The alternative may be a merger with a rival.

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The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals has several research projects on bees - including one using honey to find plant-derived drugs. It has teamed up with charity Buglife to plant pollen-rich flowers around its Redwood Building. Dr James Blaxland said it would "increase awareness of the plight of bees". Cardiff University has three bee hives on the roof of the building, with more set to be installed at some of its other sites. Dr Blaxland, fellow members of the school, research group Pollen8 Cymru and students have planted a mixture of wildflowers, including dandelions, and bulbs at the site. "It increases people's awareness of the plight of bees, which are losing areas where they can forage from," he said. "It also increases people's knowledge of where honey comes from and also the research that we are doing at the school." One of Cardiff University's various bee projects has uncovered a Welsh honey with as much antibacterial potency as New Zealand's manuka honey. Buglife is working to turn gardens, parks and unused urban sites in Cardiff into "rich and vibrant habitats" for pollinators, such as bees, beetles, wasps and butterflies. Michelle Bales, of the charity, said: "Pollinators are in massive decline at the moment, mainly due to habitat loss, pesticides and things like that, and cities are actually good foraging for them." She added: "It's a really nice link together - by increasing the plantings around the university, it's not only good for their studies but also it will increase the habitat for wild pollinators in the city."

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The Cumbrians slipped to their third straight defeat on Saturday, losing 2-0 at Plymouth, but are still in the League Two automatic promotion places. "Anyone in Carlisle that has got any concerns, any wishes, any desires - ring up the football club, make an appointment," said the 53-year-old. "Come and speak to me, I'm not going to hide away from it." After defeats by Argyle, Cheltenham and promotion rivals Portsmouth in their previous three games, Curle's men have fallen 11 points behind league leaders Doncaster. If fifth-placed Pompey win at Crawley on Tuesday, Carlisle will fall out of the top three for the first time since 1 October. "There's a lot of good work that's gone on at the football club," Curle, who joined in 2014, told BBC Radio Cumbria. "At the minute we are exceeding expectations. "I will not see that dismantled because a few people don't like what I'm doing, or don't understand what I'm trying to do. "If anybody has got a complaint, if anyone wants to come and have a rational conversation about why I'm doing this, and why I'm doing that... I will speak to you, I will come and meet you. "If there's a group of you, I'll come and speak to all of you. I've got nothing to hide."

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The festival showcases films on climbing, mountain biking, skiing, kayaking and adventure travel. The tour's Scottish destinations are Edinburgh on Saturday, Inverness on 12 and 13 February, Pitlochry on 14 February and Glasgow on 10 May. The films include The Ridge - featuring Skye-born cyclist Danny MacAskill - Sun Dog, Touch, All My Own Stunts, Arctic Swell and Wild Women: Faith Dickey and Into the Empty Quarter.

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The final whistle was greeted by a chorus of booing at Tynecastle, with the home side having fallen to a team that contained some part-timers. Neilson said everybody at the club was "devastated" by the result, but also that his players must develop the know-how to deal with European football. "It's a huge learning curve," he said. "It was a year's worth of work that got us here and we let it slip. "We can't give away goals like that. Free-kick into the box, switch off, goal. After that we're chasing ourselves. "We've got another year now to try to get back [into Europe]. We've got to work hard and learn from tonight." With the first-leg having finished 0-0, Hearts were confident ahead of the tie at Tynecastle and ought to have taken the lead when Sam Nicholson won a first-half penalty. Prince Buaben's weak effort was saved, though, by Miroslav Kopric. Jamie Walker and Nicholson both hit the bar with efforts, but Hearts fell behind to second-half goals by Christian Bubalovic and Edward Herrera. Conor Sammon pulled one back with his first goal for the club, but Hearts were unable to turn the scoreline around. "We passed the ball well, we got into good opportunities, we hit the bar twice, and we got done," Neilson said. "That's European football. They had two shots at goal and they scored two. "We're on a journey at the moment. We have to keep continuing to learn. You have to finish teams off, and we paid the ultimate penalty. "This is a whole new environment for the players, it's European football, and it's about learning and developing. We're disappointed to go out, but we start building right now for next year."

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His controversial comments have led to diplomatic consequences with the US president cancelling a scheduled meeting with Mr Duterte. But the Philippine leader, who has insulted prominent figures before, is not the only one guilty of offending world leaders. From a "sadistic nurse" to "the devil" himself, here are some of the more memorable comments made by or about those in positions of power. The then Syrian defence minister General Mustafa Tlass, known for his colourful language, triggered a diplomatic row with the Palestinian Authority when he described its leader Yasser Arafat as the "son of 60,000 whores". Gen Tlass, who launched the outspoken attack on Mr Arafat in a speech in 1999, said: "You should have told the White House that Jerusalem is the capital of the future Palestinian state but instead you stayed as quiet as a mouse and did not dare say a single word in favour of Palestine or Jerusalem." His comments led to demonstrations in Gaza with thousands of Palestinians protesting at the personal attack on their leader. In a dramatic speech to the UN in September 2006, the then president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, famously described his US counterpart George W Bush as the "devil". "The Devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here. And it smells of sulphur still today. "Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world." On the same podium in 2009, Mr Chavez cautiously welcomed Mr Obama's new administration. Looking around, he said: "It doesn't smell of sulphur any more. No, it smells of something else. It smells of hope, and you have to have hope in your heart." When a sentence begins with the words "I don't want to be rude", you should probably prepare to be offended. Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) at the time of his speech to MEPs in the European parliament, launched into a personal attack on Herman Van Rompuy that lasted several minutes. He said the president of the European Council had "the charisma of a damp rag". He compared the former Belgian prime minister to a "low-grade bank clerk" and said he came from a "non-country". The attack, which stunned the chamber, came as Mr Van Rompuy made his maiden appearance in parliament in Brussels. The EU was plunged into a grave diplomatic crisis following former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "Nazi guard" remarks to a German MEP, Martin Schulz. MEPs threatened to break off relations with the EU's top decision-making body, the European Council (headed by Mr Berlusconi at the time), unless a formal apology was given. "I know that in Italy there is a man producing a film on Nazi concentration camps," Mr Berlusconi said, adding: "I shall put you forward for the role of Kapo [guard chosen from among the prisoners] - you would be perfect." As the controversy over his remark intensified, he responded: "I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I am not sure I will be able to do it." Tony Abbott, then Australian prime minister, controversially threatened to "shirtfront" Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of the November G20 summit in Brisbane. Mr Abbott's comment was made after the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, in which 38 Australians were among the 298 killed. Russia was criticised for backing the rebel separatist fighters blamed for shooting down the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. The term "shirtfront", commonly associated with the rough and tumble of Australian football, means to target an opponent with a head-on charge aimed at bumping them to the ground. The two appeared cordial when the meeting took place. Hillary Clinton could be the next US president. And as leader of "the free world", she would be a useful person to have in your corner. Not known for her sense of humour, it was unlikely that she would have been amused by this description from UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Back in 2007 Mr Johnson said: "She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital." In 2016 he said his outspoken comments had been "taken out of context". Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pulled out a string of epithets for the head of the Organization of American States (OAS,) Luis Almagro. He called him "rubbish", a "traitor" and told him: "Mr Almagro, you can take your Democratic Charter, put it into a thin tube, and shove it wherever it fits." In a series of Twitter posts addressed directly to Mr Maduro, Mr Almagro also called him a "petty dictator". After the remarks, the former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said President Maduro was "mad as a goat". The comments were made after Mr Almagro called an emergency meeting over Venezuela's "institutional crisis", a move that could have led to Venezuela's expulsion from the OAS. He has blamed US President Barack Obama for everything from Brexit to the rise of so-called Islamic State (IS), but Donald Trump's request to see Mr Obama's full birth certificate triggered a long-running debate - and a string of conspiracy theories. The colourful billionaire was convinced that Mr Obama was actually born in Kenya and offered the president $5m to reveal his college and passport records. Later, at the annual White House correspondents' dinner, Mr Obama said: "As some of you heard, the state of Hawaii released my official long-form birth certificate. "Hopefully this puts all doubts to rest, but just in case… tonight for the first time I am prepared to go one step further, I am releasing my official birth video." The screen in the conference hall then cut to a clip from the Disney film The Lion King. "Oh well," Mr Obama added, "back to square one". The Uruguayan president was caught on microphone at the start of a news conference apparently referring to his Argentinean counterpart as an "old hag". President Jose Mujica, allegedly referring to Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her late husband, was overheard in a recording in 2013 saying: "This old hag is even worse than the cross-eyed man." A Uruguayan newspaper posted audio of his comments on its website, which led to official protests in Argentina. President Mujica later denied that he had been talking about the Kirchners. To this day he has failed to explain whom he was referring to. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe hit out at South Africa's former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, calling him an "angry, evil and embittered little bishop". The two are not known to be the closest of friends with Archbishop Tutu earlier saying that Mr Mugabe resembled a caricature of an African dictator. Mr Mugabe's comments were made in an interview with Sky News. Archbishop Tutu, who won the Nobel peace prize for his efforts as one of the leading figures in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, did not comment on Mr Mugabe's verbal attack.

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Joseph Clancy said the model would be used to train agents to protect the real complex. The request came as Mr Clancy testified before Congress on Tuesday about the agency's recent security lapses. Construction would cost $8m (£5.4m) and take place at an existing training facility in the suburbs of Washington, the New York Times newspaper reported. The Secret Service is charged with protecting the president and other high-profile figures. It currently uses a not-to-scale model of the north grounds of the White House. That facility uses bike racks to represent fencing. "We train on a parking lot basically," Mr Clancy told members of Congress. "We don't have the bushes, we don't have the fountains, we don't get a realistic look at the White House." The new model would be built at a Secret Service training facility in Beltsville, Maryland, a suburb of the national capital. The New York Times, citing anonymous officials, reported that a design for the new model had not been finalised. Director Clancy was speaking at a hearing held by a congressional subcommittee, where he was grilled over a series of high-profile security lapses involving his agency. During aggressive questioning, Mr Clancy revealed that several days passed before he was told about a recent incident involving two senior agents who had crashed a car at the White House after a night of drinking. "I should have been informed," he told the hearing panel, and noted that he only learned about it from an anonymous email. Angry that the two agents had not been dismissed, Representative David Young said: "I'm surprised that these two agents...haven't stood up and said 'I resign.' What do you do with them?" Mr Clancy noted that the agents had been reassigned and could not be fired while an investigation is being conducted. Six months ago, an intruder climbed over the White House fence and ran inside the facility while brandishing a knife. In April of 2012, several Secret Service agents were accused of soliciting prostitutes while on presidential trip to Colombia.

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Women and girls aged 15-24 account for a fifth of all new HIV infections globally. Nearly 1,000 are infected every day in sub-Saharan Africa. Infused with microbicides, the ring, which sits on the cervix, has been shown to cut infections by 56%. Experts say it frees women from relying on men to wear condoms and allows them to protect themselves confidentially. Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the BBC: "If you can give women the opportunity to protect themselves in a way that is completely confidential - that's a long and big step to helping them. "In societies where women are, unfortunately but true, somewhat second-class citizens, that makes women extremely vulnerable to getting infected with HIV." The flexible ring, similar in size to the contraceptive diaphragm, releases an antiretroviral drug called dapivirine for a month. But scientists were unsure it would work in teenagers, who can be notoriously difficult when it comes to health advice. The six-month US trial gave the ring to 96 sexually active girls aged 15 to 17, who had not used it before. Data presented at the IAS Conference on HIV Science, showed: There were some concerns before the trial that the girls' partners would not like the feel of the ring, but it reportedly enhanced pleasure. Prof Sharon Hillier, one of the researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said: "HIV doesn't distinguish between a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old. "Access to safe and effective HIV prevention shouldn't either, young women of all ages deserve to be protected." There are now plans to test the ring with teenagers in Africa. If the ring gets regulatory approval, it would be the first method of prevention exclusively for women. Follow James on Twitter

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The Press Association found the details via a freedom of information request. Eleven Scottish councils responded and listed the animals they had granted licences for in their area. Dangerous wild animals (DWA) licences allow people to keep undomesticated animals as pets, subject to safety measures and a small fee. The Scottish councils which responded, and the animals involved, were: The Scottish SPCA said it was important anyone keeping such an animal knew how to keep them and could afford to do so. Ch Supt Mike Flynn said: "There is a licensing regime in place which is run by the local authority for species listed under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. "The local authority would usually involve a vet who has specialist knowledge of the particular species requiring the licence. "As with any animal being kept as a pet, owners should have the knowledge and resources to ensure the animal's welfare."

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Sean Conway will use a bamboo bike and carry all his gear with him during what he predicted would be "the three toughest months" of his life. He is already believed to be the first person to have run, swam, sailed and cycled the length of the UK. The 34-year-old, from Cheltenham, began his challenge earlier at Lulworth Cove, Dorset. He will cycle around the coast to Scarborough where he will leave his bike and run to Brighton. Once there he will begin his final leg and swim back to where he started. Mr Conway completed an "ultimate triathlon" between Land's End and John O'Groats in May last year. Before starting out he said: "I was conscious of trying to up my game from the last few adventures I've done. I've done a long cycle independently, a long swim and a long run. "I thought why not combine them all into some sort of epically big, ironman triathlon? "Then I thought, well I love Britain, I love this island, it's got so much to offer, why don't I do one big one following the coastline? "It's quite daunting, but I am as ready as I can be - you have just got to prepare as you go along. "It gives me purpose and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. I want to inspire people, as most people can do a lot more than they think they can." A documentary will air on the Discovery Channel later in the summer and his progress can be tracked the channel's website.

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John Arthur Jones, 64, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, had denied 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014. The alleged offences happened as planes landed at the island's Mona air strip. Judge Geraint Walters halted the case at Mold Crown Court and a provisional date of June 2016 was set for Mr Jones' trial to start afresh.

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The Lib Dems went from 57 MPs in 2010 to eight in May, triggering the resignation of leader Nick Clegg. The party's election review said its move into coalition with the Tories had not been "well understood". It also blamed a "confusing" campaign. After the Lib Dems joined the Tory-led coalition in 2010, Mr Clegg was made deputy prime minister, with several high-profile ministerial roles taken by Lib Dems. The review said Lib Dem members agreed the party was right to join the coalition "in the national interest" but said it had "singularly failed at using our new position to garner support, retain and communicate our vision, or maintain a unique offer". Ditching the party's key pledge to scrap tuition fees "significantly damaged" the Lib Dems' reputation and credibility, the review concluded, saying it was "almost incomprehensible" that 27 MPs voted in favour of an increase despite the "carefully-negotiated" coalition agreement allowing them to abstain. Other factors blamed for the loss of support were a lack of financial resources and campaigns with differing messages in different parts of the country as well as "ageing members and deflated morale" among activists. "For some MPs, local leadership took a back seat to the demands of Westminster," it added. When it came to the general election, the review said no party had a response to the Tories' message warning of a Labour alliance with the SNP, and criticised the Lib Dems' "fast-changing, complicated messages". The review - carried out by members of the party's Campaigns and Communications Committee - made a string of recommendations to help the party fare better in any future coalition. These include that Lib Dems should make it clear they will only automatically vote for legislation covered by the coalition agreement, and that the "wider party" should be represented in the negotiations. Tim Farron, who replaced Mr Clegg as leader, said: "Blame and criticism can provide short term satisfaction, but do nothing for a future vision. "This report is about setting a way forward, recognising the mistakes we made, and learning from them."

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Media playback is not supported on this device The programme aims to change Scotland's youth academy structure for the benefit of the national team. Mackay has met club owners and managers in recent days and says the plans have been well received. "We need to radically change otherwise, everything will just tick along," he told BBC Scotland. "The owners need a medium-to-long-term plan otherwise they're going to go out of business," Mackay added. "They have to have the short-term gain for this few weeks but what happens in six weeks' time, what happens in a year's time? "I've met a couple of switched on heads of academy, a couple of switched on chief executives and the owners who actually get the fact that they need to keep their club moving. "The club needs to exist in five years' time so for it to exist in five years' time some of them are going to have to go down this strategy. "Six weeks to turn around a business, it can't happen but if there's a business plan in place and you put somebody that you think's good into the job then allow him to do the job. If there's a structure there, everybody knows how it's going. "This is about everybody, it's not about one person. I don't walk in here with a bag of cash. We've got to make sure that we all come together. Clubs and the Scottish Football Association have got to work together. "I certainly hope it's going to get it better and I will do everything in my power to make it better." Scotland's men's team have not reached a major finals since the 1998 World Cup in France. Mackay, who worked with Watford's academy before becoming their manager, is the third person to take up the performance director role since 2011. Project Brave's proposals include moving academy football up to under-16 level to the summer, re-introducing a reserve league for senior clubs and increasing the use of development loans to lower league clubs for players up to 21 years. There are also plans to reduce the number of fully-funded performance academies and the number of players within them. "You've got 29 academies in the country at the moment for five million people," Mackay added. "[Current world champions] Germany for example went through a terrible time after Euro 2000 [when they finished bottom of their group]. "They've got 80 million people and they've got 50 academies. "If you're from 29 academies down to a maximum of 16 - everybody [from the current academy structure] bids - the bar is going to be set high, make no mistake."

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The construction union Ucatt has claimed Portuguese sub-contractor Sosia Ltd paid joiners £7.67 an hour and labourers £6.32 an hour. The industry agreement for minimum rates is £11.61 and £8.73 respectively. Economy Secretary Keith Brown will ask Acas to work with the lead contractors, Transport Scotland and Ucatt. Mr Brown met representatives from Ucatt and Labour MSP Neil Findlay, who has called for a pay audit of the scheme, at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. He said: "I advised Ucatt that I had ensured that their allegations regarding low pay had been fully investigated, with no evidence being uncovered to substantiate the allegations. "In response, Ucatt have advised that they remained of the view that such practices had been prevalent. "I have therefore offered to ask Acas to undertake further work in conjunction with Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), Transport Scotland and Ucatt to examine this and related issues. Ucatt have agreed with this approach. "It remains the responsibility of our contractor FCBC to manage matters relating to its workforce and sub-contractors. The Scottish government will continue to work together with all parties to ensure that all obligations over workers' rights, health and safety and pay are being met on the Forth Replacement Crossing project."

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The firm is better known as a distributor of liquid fuels and coal but also has supplied electricity to business and commercial customers since 2012. It has a 15% market share among large energy users and 10% share among medium energy users. It also entered the commercial gas supply market in 2014. The value of the council contracts has not been disclosed. Shauna Forbes of LCC said the company was developing a major portfolio of customers in a very short period of time. "It's a source of real pride among the staff and management of LCC Power, that we have gone from a standing start, just two years ago, as an electricity supplier for business customers, to becoming one of the top suppliers in Northern Ireland." LCC is owned by the Loughran family. In 2013 the business made a profit of £14m on a turnover of £579m.

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The visitors had Andrew Burns sent-off soon after for a foul on Jamie Mulgrew. Crusaders lie fourth after a 2-1 win over north Belfast rivals Cliftonville, Jordan Owens and Colin Coates scoring their goals in the first 10 minutes. Coates and Levi Ives were red-carded before Jay Donnelly grabbed an injury-time consolation for the Reds. Linfield are top of the league on goal difference from Coleraine, both sides having won their first four games, with Glenavon third on 10 points. Re-live all the action as it happened on Saturday afternoon Media playback is not supported on this device Poor defending from set-pieces proved costly for Cliftonville in the early stages at Solitude, Owens hooking the ball home from two yards out in the second minute after the home defence failed to deal with a long Sean Ward throw-in. Coates volleyed in from inside the six-yard area four minutes later following a corner as Crusaders took control. Paul Heatley forced Brett Long into a fine double save and then Coates was dismissed for two bookable fouls on Joe Gormley in the space of two minutes around the hour mark. Ives followed the Crues skipper to the dressing rooms for a dangerous high tackle on Declan Caddell, which led to the midfielder being stretchered off. Donnelly fired into the corner in the first minute of stoppage time, before Matthew Snoddy and Gavin Whyte went close to adding a third for the visitors. For Crusaders, it was their 11th win in their last 12 derby outings. Media playback is not supported on this device In a first half of few chances at Windsor Park, Roy Carroll saved well from Joe McKinney and Robert Garrett fired inches wide for Linfield. Carroll made another fine diving stop to deny Kyle Owens soon after the resumption, then Fra McCaffrey cleared Mark Haughey's header from a Kirk Millar corner off the line. Paul Smyth looks set to complete his transfer to Queen's Park Rangers on Monday and the forward almost marked his final appearance for the Blues with a goal but his curling effort was met by an acrobatic save from United's debutant goalkeeper Conor Brennan. Mitchell blasted home the winner from the penalty spot after he was brought down inside the area by substitute Willie Faulkner and within a minute Burns saw red for a late two-footed challenge. The result leaves Ballymena without a win, having drawn one and lost three of their opening four fixtures.

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30 August 2016 Last updated at 06:59 BST It's always been a mystery how small birds manage to keep going straight despite being blown in different directions. The wind tunnel makes strong gusts in a small space, so the birds can fly against it without actually going anywhere. The scientists film them in super slow-motion to watch how they move. They hope that by learning more, they can teach robots to do the same. BBC science reporter Victoria Gill went to see them in action.

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The deal to hand over Tiran and Sanafir was agreed during a visit to Egypt by Saudi King Salman a year ago. It was backed by Egypt's parliament last week. It has sparked rare protests in Egypt, with Mr Sisi being accused of "selling" territory in return for Saudi aid. However, a legal battle over the islands' status continues. One Egyptian court has annulled the handover decision, while another court has upheld it. The constitutional court is yet to make a final ruling on which institution had the final say. Last week, parliament backed the deal, saying it had jurisdiction in the matter. The move sparked fresh protests in Cairo. Mr Sisi has said the islands always belonged to Saudi Arabia and that the Saudis asked Egypt to station troops there in 1950 to protect them. Opponents accuse Mr Sisi of violating the constitution and handing over the islands to please Saudi Arabia which has backed him financially since he led the military's overthrow of his elected Islamist predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, in 2013.

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Rents for grade A offices have risen to £15.50-per-sq ft over the past year, according to commercial agents. But they are still well below the UK average of £24. It is claimed that the prospect of a relatively low financial return is acting as a barrier to substantial build projects. In March, an Invest NI report said there is a shortage of grade A space office in Belfast. Grade A offices are classed as new or refurbished buildings, in prime locations, with open-plan layouts. Ian Duddy of Colliers International in Belfast said: "The shortage of grade A space in Belfast has led a number of major occupiers to develop their own headquarter buildings. "Further rental growth in the grade A market is necessary to encourage new development in the city." Office development has slowed since the 2008 property market crash. Loans of public money could soon be made available to property developers to help them build offices, after a recent report for Invest NI described supply as "extremely limited". Invest is exploring whether to advance loans as "a short-term intervention".

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Hacks of banks' centralised systems had made groups of machines issue cash simultaneously, a process known as "touchless jackpotting", said Group IB. The machines had not been physically tampered with, it said, but "money mules" had waited to grab the cash. Affected countries are said to include Armenia, Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain and the UK. But the company declined to name any specific banks. Dmitriy Volkov from Group IB told the BBC a successful attack could net its perpetrators up to $400,000 (£320,000) at a time. "We have seen such attacks in Russia since 2013," he said. "The threat is critical. Attackers get access to an internal bank's network and critical information systems. That allows them to rob the bank." Two cash machine manufacturers, Diebold Nixdorf and NCR Corp, told Reuters they were aware of the threat. "They are taking this to the next level in being able to attack a large number of machines at once," said senior director Nicholas Billett, from Diebold Nixdorf. "They know they will be caught fairly quickly, so they stage it in such a way that they can get cash from as many ATMs as they can before they get shut down." A recent report by Europol warned of the rise of cash-machine-related malware, although it said "skimming" - using hardware to steal card information at the machine itself - was still more common. "The new method is being done by somehow gaining access to the banks' central systems and infecting whole communities of ATMs simultaneously, hence multiplying the amount of money that can be stolen in a short time," said Surrey University's cybersecurity expert Prof Alan Woodward. Because criminals were collecting the cash in person, it made the crime more difficult to trace, he added. "The classic way of solving online financial crime is to 'follow the money' - but when you can no longer do this, it is very hard to find out who is behind it, even though the evidence suggests it is a very limited number of groups that have started perpetrating this type of crime."

A Russian cybersecurity firm has issued a warning about a spate of @placeholder coordinated attacks on cash machines .

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The appointment followed David Thorburn's decision to stand down after almost four years in the role. With almost three decades of international banking experience, Mr Duffy, 53, has held a number of key senior roles. He joins from Allied Irish Banks, where he has been chief executive since December 2011. Parent company National Australia Bank (NAB) said late last year that it was looking for ways to exit the UK, where it also owns Yorkshire Bank, after several years of poor performance. The UK business has been hit with high charges to compensate customers for Payment Protection Insurance mis-selling. In October, NAB announced it was looking at all options for the future of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking division. Those options could include a sale or initial public offering of the business. Mr Duffy was a former CEO of Standard Bank International with responsibility for operations in the UK, Europe, Latin America and Asia. He was also previously head of Global Wholesale Banking Network with ING Group and president and chief executive officer of the ING wholesale franchises in the United States and Latin America. He has been invited to join the boards of Clydesdale Bank PLC and National Australia Group Europe Limited as an executive director. It is anticipated that, subject to regulatory approval, he will be in the post within the next few months. Clydesdale Bank board chairman Jim Pettigrew said: "David is a highly effective and motivational leader with a wealth of international banking experience and a strong track record in retail banking. "In the past three years with AIB, he has delivered an impressive programme of positive change which has been built around the needs of customers. "A passionate and genuine customer champion, David's broad-based skills, leadership, energy and strategic vision will be invaluable as we move into the next phase of our development." NAB Group chief executive, Andrew Thorburn, added: "David is uniquely qualified to meet the challenges and opportunities of this important role, particularly as we are examining the broader range of options we announced in October 2014 to accelerate NAB's exit from the UK Banking business."

David Duffy has been @placeholder as the new chief executive officer ( CEO ) of Clydesdale Bank .

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The Welsh secretary said Labour had let down west Wales and the valleys. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Mr Cairns said some areas, which had the most EU funds, voted more heavily to leave. A spokesman for First Minister Carwyn Jones insisted EU-funded programmes had made a "big difference" in Wales. Mr Cairns accused Mr Jones of trying to present Wales as "a victim of the EU referendum", following the majority vote across the UK for Brexit. "He seems to forget that Wales voted to leave the European Union too," he said. Mr Cairns argued Brexit represented an opportunity to do things better - and warned "carrying on in the same old way, spending according to the same old plans after two decades is not an option any longer". "After all, European structural funds are supposed to be a temporary fix, a stimulus for the most deprived parts of the UK. "In Wales in 1999 I remember the debate about Objective One money - it was described as a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity'. "But 16 years on, £4bn later, Labour's mismanagement of the funds has let those communities down. "So much was their frustration that those areas that had received most European aid were the very same areas that voted in the strongest numbers to leave the European Union. "If only they [Labour] had focused on the outcomes in the same way that they focused on the money that they were spending in those projects." Mr Cairns told the conference the new structure after Brexit "will give us the opportunity to follow UK priorities, investing in a way that is completely tailored to the Welsh and the UK economy". The Vale of Glamorgan MP singled out Mr Jones for criticism, but added: "Whether we like it or not, we must work from that instruction. "There are new and exciting opportunities for Wales with the UK being the global leader in free trade." Mr Cairns argued the new Department for International Trade will be "fundamental" to seek out new markets and increase inward investment for Wales. A spokesman for the first minister said there was an "astonishing paradox" in Mr Cairns's remarks. "First he celebrates the good employment figures in Wales, and then he trashes European funding," he said. "The truth is that European funded programmes, like Jobs Growth Wales, have made a big difference to Welsh businesses and job-seekers. "The reason Wales is out-stripping other parts of the UK doesn't have anything to do with the Tories in Westminster."

Alun Cairns has launched a fierce attack on the " mismanagement " of £ 4bn of EU grants by the Welsh Government @placeholder to help the poorest areas .

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Mr Comey is among officials who will remain in their positions under the new administration, according to a Justice Department memo. Hillary Clinton blamed her election loss on the FBI reopening an inquiry into her emails 11 days before voting. FBI directors serve 10-year terms and Mr Comey was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2013. The president's decision to keep the FBI director in his job was announced in a conference call by Mr Comey to the bureau's special agents last week, the New York Times reports. The choice has yet to be officially confirmed by the Trump administration. On Sunday at the White House, Mr Trump met Mr Comey at an event for law enforcement officials. "Oh, there's Jim, he's become more famous than me," the president said before embracing the FBI chief. The agency is currently investigating ties between Mr Trump's associates - including his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort - and the Russian government. The Justice Department's inspector general, which oversees the FBI, is meanwhile investigating Mr Comey over his handling of the Clinton emails inquiry. Republicans, including Mr Trump, had also criticised Mr Comey for failing to prosecute the Democratic candidate, who kept a private email server at her home. The FBI director had called Mrs Clinton's handling of classified information "extremely careless".

Embattled FBI Director James Comey will stay in his current @placeholder , reportedly at the request of President Donald Trump .

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The former Pakistan international, who turns 41 this month, took nine wickets in the T20 Blast for Surrey last season at an average of 26.22. He will join up with the county in May and be available for selection in all T20 Blast games. "To be given the opportunity to coach as well as play is something I'm very excited about," he said. Mahmood will oversee the likes of Aaron Finch, Kumar Sangakkara and Dwayne Bravo in his coaching role, who are all set to play for Surrey at various stages of the season. In one of his appearances for Surrey last season, he hit a six off the final ball to seal a four-wicket win against Gloucestershire at The Oval. "Being able to tap into his wealth of cricket knowledge and experience will be a big asset for the club," director of cricket Alec Stewart said.

All - rounder Azhar Mahmood is to return to Surrey for the @placeholder season as the county 's T20 player - coach .

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Pure Wafer held a consultation period to help about 130 workers after making the decision not to rebuild the Llansamlet factory in May. The company switched its production of silicon wafers for computer chips to a sister site in the United States. Pure Wafer said the decision not to rebuild after the fire in December came after carefully considering the costs.

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The Pope said migrants often met "rejection from those who could offer them welcome and assistance". He also condemned terrorism as "a blind and brutal violence" that should be fought with "weapons of love". The Pope was delivering his "urbi et orbi" (To the city and the world) message to thousands amid tight security in St Peter's Square. The Pope said: "The Easter message of the risen Christ... invites us not to forget those men and women seeking a better future, an ever more numerous throng of migrants and refugees... fleeing from war, hunger, poverty and social injustice. "All too often, these brothers and sisters of ours meet along the way with death or, in any event, rejection by those who could offer them welcome and assistance." Tens of thousands of migrants, mainly fleeing conflict in Syria and Iraq, are now stranded in Greece, after European nations and Turkey agreed a plan to shut their route to northern Europe. Pope Francis also offered a prayer for Syria: "The risen Christ points out paths of hope to beloved Syria, a country torn by a lengthy conflict with its sad wake of destruction, death, contempt for humanitarian law and the breakdown of civil concord." He expressed his hope for success at peace scheduled to resume next month. The Pope also urged people to use the "weapons of love" to combat the evil of terrorism. He spoke of recent attacks in Belgium, Turkey, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Iraq. "May [the risen Jesus Christ] draw us closer on this Easter feast to the victims of terrorism, that blind and brutal form of violence which continues to shed blood in different parts of the world," he said (text in Italian). The latest terror attack - in Brussels on Tuesday - left 28 people dead. The former king and queen of Belgium, Albert II and Paola, attended the Mass on Sunday and met the Pope. Many pilgrims cancelled their planned trips to Rome in the wake of the violence in Brussels, but the square was packed on Sunday, as was St Peter's Basilica when Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday evening. In his homily in the basilica, he called on Christians not to let fear and pessimism "imprison" them. He said: "Today is the celebration of our hope. It is so necessary today."

Pope Francis has condemned those who fail to help migrants , during his @placeholder Easter speech in Rome .

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In recent weeks, ministers have announced a bailout for A&E, the introduction of a price comparison website and talked of cost-cutting. An editorial in the Lancet journal said such language was a "cynical" attempt to abdicate responsibility for the NHS. The government said it was trying to improve services. The journal also took issue with this year's reorganisation of the NHS, saying responsibility had become too fragmented. But its strongest comments were reserved for some of the more recent policy announcements. It said: "One might be forgiven for thinking that the current Coalition Government views the NHS as a failing bank or business. "This stance is one of the most cynical, and at the same time cunning, ways by which the government abdicates all responsibilities for running a health-care system that has patient care and safety at its heart. "Rather it expects the system, and in it each trust for itself, to be efficient, cost saving, and financially successful or else it is deemed a failing enterprise. "Doctors, nurses, and health workers are readily blamed for the quality of care they provide within these constraints." Health Minister Anna Soubry said: "Creating an efficient NHS and one which puts patient care at its heart is in the best interests of patients and is a priority for this Government. "That is why we are introducing a Chief Inspector of Hospitals who will ensure patient care is a priority throughout the NHS and are encouraging hospitals to become more efficient with their resources so more money can be spent on the frontline."

The government should stop treating the NHS in England like a " failing business or bank " , an @placeholder journal says .

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27 May 2016 Last updated at 13:52 BST It's called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project and is one of the biggest scientific attempts in history. When the telescope is finished it'll see further into the cosmos than ever before, to help us discover new galaxies and maybe even find alien life. Ayshah finds out how a radio telescope works...

Scientists are building a giant radio telescope , one hundred times more powerful than the @placeholder in the world at the moment .

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Skipper Mikey Devlin was involved in a confrontation with a fan after the 1-0 defeat by Motherwell left Accies in the Premiership's relegation play-off spot. Hamilton need at least one win from Tuesday's trip to Ross County and Saturday's home match against Dundee to have a chance of avoiding the play-off. "We've got to stick together - fans, players, everybody," Canning said. "If you're a fan you're there to support your team. "If you feel you're being short-changed and the boys aren't working hard enough, I can understand maybe giving a little bit from the stands, but the boys put in everything they had and Michael was fantastic. So for someone to come and give him personal abuse is not on. "That's not a fan. We need fans that are behind the team. I've had it at certain points of the season, but one thing you can't do is give it to the players, because they're out there every week giving their all for the club." Canning, whose side are three points adrift of Motherwell following the weekend defeat, was keen to stress the isolated nature of that incident, and is convinced the reaction was not representative of the overall support. "It's one person," added Canning. "There were 2,500 people supporting us. I'm sure if you go round the whole crowd, 98% of them would be Michael fans because he's been excellent for this club. "Michael's such a level-headed guy, it's just water off his back. The club obviously fully support him. We don't expect any of our players to take personal abuse." Canning had the squad in on Sunday to try to lift spirits ahead of a few days which will determine the club's immediate future. "The priority now is to win on Tuesday night and see where that leaves us because obviously it can change so quickly," he added. "If we get a result tomorrow night and Motherwell don't, we're back above Motherwell. It's not like you're four, five, six points adrift and hoping everything's going to go in your favour."

Hamilton Accies boss Martin Canning has called for a @placeholder front at the club as they battle to avoid relegation .

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Last month, Four Seasons Health Care said it was closing seven of its homes in Northern Ireland. On Thursday, it said it was in discussions with two care home operators about selling Hamilton Court in Armagh and Garvagh Care Home. It comes after reaching agreement with two firms earlier this month to sell its homes in Antrim and Ballynahinch. The prospective purchaser of Hamilton Court is the operator of Sanville Nursing Home in County Tyrone, while the firm interested in buying Garvagh Care Home is also an existing care home operator. Four Seasons said in a statement that it had "agreed to pause consultation with the unions and employees" about the closure of the two homes. "While the transaction is progressing the company is suggesting that residents remain at their home if that is where they would like to stay, although it is for residents and families to decide for themselves," a spokesperson said. "The company is working with the prospective buyers to move the sale process to a speedy conclusion." It said transfer of ownership was dependent "on a number of steps including signing legal agreements and the (independent health regulator) RQIA transferring registration of the home from Four Seasons to the purchasers".

Prospective buyers have @placeholder for two more privately - owned residential care homes that were earmarked for closure .

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The all-rounder was reported by umpires Alex Wharf and Ian Gould during this week's Championship game with Sussex. Northants fast bowler Rory Kleinveldt was reported for the same Level One offence in the game against Glamorgan. But as this was his first such rule breach, he receives only a reprimand. The three-point penalty will remain on Kleinveldt's record for a period of two years, as will Overton's latest punishment. As Overton has now received three separate three-point penalties, he will miss Somerset's final County Championship match at home to Warwickshire next week (22-25 September), as well as next summer's first Championship game. Overton, who missed the start of this season with an ankle injury, was this week named in England's Performance Programme and Lions squad for this winter's tour programme. Next week's game at Taunton sees sixth-placed Somerset, at home to the team one place above them, still needing seven points to assure themselves of safety.

Somerset 's Craig Overton has been given a two - game ban by the England & Wales Cricket Board 's @placeholder commission for his third breach of on - field behaviour rules this summer .

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John Atkinson, who holds other positions in the party, told BBC Wales he needed to reduce his workload. Earlier this month, UKIP Wales' attempt to suspend one of its candidates was overruled by the party centrally. In February, UKIP Wales also suspended its Brecon and Radnorshire branch committee after a row over election candidate selection. Mr Atkinson is staying on as the party's general election candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire. "As the party's success and profile has increased in Wales so has the workload," he said. "I don't feel I have the time to continue in the role as well as working for Nathan Gill (UKIP MEP for Wales) and standing for the party at the general election". The other candidates declared as standing in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire are Delyth Evans (Labour), Simon Hart (Conservative), Selwyn Runnett (Liberal Democrat), Gary Tapley (Green Party) and Elwyn Williams (Plaid Cymru).

UKIP 's @placeholder organiser in Wales has stepped down two days into the general election campaign .

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The pair were immediately suspend following the complaint. A spokesman for the Clwyd and Gwynedd Army Cadet Force confirmed the incident was being investigated. He said: "We have spoken to one of the volunteers and are waiting to speak to the other." The cadet force, based at Kinmel Park Camp in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, is home to 800 cadets and almost 180 adult volunteers.

Two Army Cadet Force volunteers from north Wales have been suspended following claims they used inappropriate language to youngsters during the @placeholder camp .

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The order implements a 25% reduction in water usage for cities and towns across the parched state. Vast areas of government-owned lawns will be replaced by drought-tolerant landscaping, and towns will be banned from watering ornamental grass. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed a state of emergency after years of drought. The snow in the mountains is at its lowest level since records began, so water supplies from melting snow will be lower than normal in coming months. "We are standing on dried grass, and we should be standing in five feet of snow," said Mr Brown, speaking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. "People should realise we're in a new era. The idea of your nice little green grass getting lots of water every day - that's going to be a thing of the past," he said. The new order will require university campuses, cemeteries, golf courses and other large landowners to make major cuts in their water usage. Farmers in the United States' largest farm state have been hit hard in recent years. But Mr Brown's critics said his order did not go far enough to address agricultural use of water. "In the midst of a severe drought, the governor continues to allow corporate farms and oil interests to deplete and pollute our precious groundwater resources that are crucial for saving water,'' said Adam Scow, California director of the group Food & Water Watch. Previous extremely dry years led to catastrophic wildfire seasons in California in 2003 and 2007.

The governor of California has implemented the first mandatory water @placeholder in the state 's history .

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Dyfed-Powys Police said its officers made arrests relating to controlled drugs at the dance party near Llanddewi Brefi over the bank holiday weekend. Local people and councillors have called for action to ensure more raves are not held. Organisers of the event had relayed the remote location to people via text and email rather than social media. Police said they became aware of a "large gathering" late on Saturday, 28 May but because it was already on a "a very large scale" the decision was made not to break up the party. Instead, officers stayed at the event to ensure more people could not enter the site. The police helicopter helped to gather intelligence and evidence and arrests were made. Llanddewi Brefi councillor Rhodri Evans said: "I have had quite a few people in Llandewi expressing their concerns - people driving through the village at very high speeds and perhaps putting people in danger." He added that the area was "quiet and peaceful" and villagers wanted to ensure more raves were not held. Officers have urged landowners to be vigilant to people enquiring about their land in the guise of hiring it for apparently acceptable activities such as gymkhanas and scouts and guides events.

Police are investigating after about 2,000 people turned up for a three - day @placeholder rave in Ceredigion .

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Media playback is not supported on this device The victory sees the Blues remain level with Crusaders at the top of the table although the champions enjoy a marginally better goal difference. Douglas Wilson, Paul McElroy, Alan Teggart and Dale Montgomery were unable to convert chances for the Swifts. Andrew Waterworth fired wide and Aaron Burns hit the sidenetting for Linfield. In the first half, Wilson saw his dipping effort go over the bar, while McElroy and Teggart were denied by visiting goalkeeper Ross Glendinning. Also before the interval, Mark Haughey skimmed the bar with a header and Guy Bates was unable to convert the rebound. Sproule found the net for the only goal of the game, a triumph which David Healy's side just about deserved. "I've been emphasising to the players that they should anticipate mistakes and make things happen and Ivan showed good awareness to nip in and score," said Healy.

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20 January 2017 Last updated at 02:06 GMT Gwen, 24, from Pennsylvania, hosted an "ask me anything" (AMA) session on the online community site Reddit. She received almost 2,000 questions and comments, mostly from "supportive and respectful people". "I figure very few of you know trans people in your everyday lives and might be afraid to ask questions at the risk of offending someone, so I thought I'd give you all the opportunity to learn from someone who will answer your invasive questions," she said. One Redditor wrote: "I think you just won over half of Reddit right there." Another said: "You're very beautiful, and I'm glad you found the happiness that you were searching for. Thanks for sharing with us." In this video, Gwen responds to some of the questions she was asked. Video journalist: Hannah Gelbart

A transgender woman who offered people the chance to ask " invasive questions " on an internet forum has been @placeholder by the response .

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The figure, based on the American toy GI Joe, was first hit shelves in 1966 and quickly became a must-have. Palitoy, based in Coalville, Leicestershire made its own British version with beards, gripping hands and "lifelike hair". Fans and collectors met on the "sacred ground" of the former factory, now a conference centre, for AMCom16. The action figure - never called a doll for fear of alienating boys - was hugely popular in the 1960s and 70s but then lost out to Star Wars. Meanwhile, Palitoy shifted manufacturing of all its products abroad and by the mid 1980s had ceased trading. Bob Brechin was the firm's chief designer and modelled Action Man's famous grip on his own hand. He said: "[Collectors] don't grow up do they?... They are reliving their childhood really. It's great that they do because it keeps it alive." Organiser Alan Dawson said it was a nostalgic event and many people had brought their children to show what their own childhood was like. "The genius was calling it Action Man because it opened up the door for non military - the football player, the Olympic athlete, the rock climber, the Arctic explorer. Parents who didn't approve of war toys would still let their children play with them. "It's become part of the DNA of that generation, those generations between 1966 and 1984."

Fans of Action Man have gathered at the @placeholder home of the popular toy to celebrate his 50th birthday .

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Strachan would not be drawn on his future following last week's 3-0 defeat by England. The Scots are second bottom of their World Cup qualifying group on four points after four games. "I'd be amazed if he doesn't," said Motherwell boss McGhee when asked about Strachan continuing in the role. "I think in terms of the performance he got the best out of the players, so I think he's entitled to move on to the next games and see if we can improve on the results." Scotland next play Slovenia at home in March before the return meeting with England at Hampden in June. Double-headers against Lithuania and Malta and then Slovakia and Slovenia later in 2017 complete the qualifying campaign. Group winners progress to the 2018 finals in Russia while the eight best runners-up from the nine European sections will play-off for four further qualification spots. Group F started positively for Scotland with a 5-1 win away to Malta but only a late goal prevented defeat at home by Lithuania and Slovakia then humbled the Scots 3-0 in Bratislava before a repeat scoreline at Wembley. "Everyone has their opinions and they're entitled to those opinions," said McGhee. "Whatever anyone else says, we'll just keep doing what we're doing until someone takes the keys off of us. "If people look at it objectively and properly and see that players are doing their best but we fall short because we're either not good enough or have a bit of bad luck then I think we're entitled to say, 'okay let's keep going because we're still getting the best out of the players that we can get'."

Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee insists he would be surprised if Gordon Strachan did not carry on as @placeholder coach .

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Media playback is unsupported on your device 9 October 2014 Last updated at 09:22 BST It was given to the city after being transported from India by a former Lord Mayor. The statue dates back to the 6th or 7th Centuries. BBC Midlands Today's Satnam Rana reports.

The 150th anniversary of a statue of Buddha has been celebrated at Birmingham Museum with a blessing by members of the @placeholder .

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Karen Bradley MP made the announcement while visiting the tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. She said she was "delighted" that a "selection of warriors" would be coming to Liverpool, home to the UK's oldest Chinese community. It is the first time the warriors have been exhibited in the UK outside London since the 1980s. The warriors were last displayed at the British Museum in 2007 and at Edinburgh in 1985. Ms Bradley was touring the burial site and tomb complex as part of the UK-China People to People Dialogue (P2P), which celebrates the links between Britain and China. "I am sure that the exhibition will be very warmly received by the people of Merseyside and beyond as Britain welcomes back the Terracotta Warriors," she said. Source: Liverpool World Museum The exhibition will run from February to October 2018 at the World Museum in the city centre giving a glimpse into the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from 221 to 206 BC. The story of the tomb's Terracotta Warriors will be displayed alongside important artefacts and research relating to the formative years of the Chinese nation, from the pre-unification Qin Kings (307 to 221 BC) to the First Emperor's legacy in the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, said staff were hugely excited at the "unmissable opportunity to see artefacts of great historical importance in the flesh". The exhibition will span three periods of more than 500 years and will include a number of objects that have never been displayed in the UK. Liverpool has Europe's oldest Chinese community.

China 's famous Terracotta Warriors are to be exhibited in Liverpool in 2018 , the @placeholder secretary has said .

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Media playback is not supported on this device After a goalless first period, Mike Forney gave the Giants hope of overturning the first-leg deficit as he put the home side 1-0 up. However, Leigh Salters levelled before Carl Hudson and Joey Haddad added further goals for the Devils. The win keeps Cardiff on course for a league and cup double. Belfast, meanwhile, will look to the end-of-season play-offs as their only remaining hope of winning silverware this season. The Elite League leaders will almost certainly face Nottingham in the final on 6 March after the Panthers crushed Sheffield 8-0 in the first leg of the second semi-final on Tuesday night. Looking to close the two-goal deficit from the first leg, the Giants created early chances but Cardiff keeper Ben Bowns made smart saves to deny Forney and Craig Peacock. After the Giants survived penalties to Mike Wilson and Darryl Lloyd late in the opening period, they took the lead three minutes into the second period as Forney beat Bowns. However, Cardiff restored their two-goal aggregate advantage within five minutes as Salters netted a powerplay effort. After Lloyd was thrown out of the game for checking from behind in the final period, Hudson put Cardiff ahead on the night before Haddad's late empty-net goal as Giants keeper Stephen Murphy watched on.

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Doune Castle, near Stirling, is portrayed as the fictional Castle Leoch, the seat of Clan MacKenzie. It also featured as Camelot in the film Monty Python and The Holy Grail and in the pilot episode of Game of Thrones. Historic Scotland figures show year-on-year visitor numbers to the castle have grown by 30.2% to 49,553 in 2014/15. The TV series follows the story of Claire Randell, a nurse from 1946 who is swept back in time to 1743. Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Doune Castle is just the latest location to report the 'Outlander effect'. "From Dumfries to Inverness, historic visitor attractions are reporting a rise in visitor numbers thanks to the popularity of the TV show and renewed interest in the novels. "Canada, the USA and Australia, where the series is shown, all have a shared history with Scotland, and Outlander is a great introduction to our must-visit country. "We hope that visitor numbers increase further as viewers in the UK and Germany get to enjoy the programme." Outlander is based on novels by US author Diana Gabaldon. Mike Cantlay, chairman of VisitScotland, said: "Scotland is the land that inspired Outlander and our locations map has already proved a big hit with visitors with many making the journey to stunning locations within the series such as Doune Castle. "Furthermore, we are seeing more and more tourism businesses, including accommodation providers and visitor attractions, looking at ways in which they can capitalise on the show." Ms Hyslop will travel to New York and Los Angeles for Scotland Week, attending a series of business, tourism, cultural and film industry engagements.

The number of visitors to a Scottish castle has risen by almost a third since it featured in hit @placeholder Outlander .

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The 26-year-old centre-back makes the move from Portuguese top-flight club subject to international clearance. Igor Rossi told Hearts' website: "I am a leader, I play aggressively, with passion, and I like the ball at my feet to play from the back. "From what I have seen, this is the Hearts way." Igor Rossi spent four years in Portugal after moving from Brazilian club Internacional, where he was part of the side that won the 2010 Copa Libertadores. But he only made two starts and two substitute appearances for their first team last season, while he made 10 appearances for Maritimo's second string in the Portuguese second tier. Igor Rossi revealed that Hearts' director of football, Craig Levein, was pivotal in bringing him to Robbie Neilson's side. "I had seen Scottish sides in Europe, particularly Celtic and the Scottish national side, and, when I was aware of Hearts' interest, I read up quite a bit about them and saw that they won the league by a huge margin over Rangers, so I was very impressed," he said. "Robbie was very impressive and he explained to me his ambition for the club, where he expects us to be in the future and how he wants the team to play. "Craig also spoke very well to me and I was immediately convinced that I should come to Edinburgh and play for the Hearts. "I believe I will bring good experience from my five years playing in the Portuguese Division 1 and in the Europa League. "I want to help the club challenge in every tournament we play in and I want to help my new team-mates. "I'm also hoping to score some goals as I'm good in the air."

Hearts have added to their @placeholder options with the signing of Igor Rossi Branco on a one - year deal after the Brazilian 's exit from Maritimo .

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First minister Carwyn Jones told AMs ministers intended to legislate on the move from 2018. Labour promised in its assembly election manifesto that it would remove the defence. Mr Jones presented his government's legislative programme on Tuesday. Plans to introduce a new law setting a minimum price for alcohol in Wales are being revived by the Welsh Government as part of the announcement. Powers for the assembly to make laws on parental discipline will be devolved to Wales under provisions in the Wales Act, which once enacted would allow AMs to remove legal defences for parents who use corporal punishment to discipline children. There have been longstanding calls from Labour backbenchers for action over smacking, and the issue was part of an agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru to install Carwyn Jones as First Minister last May. "This government is committed to seeking cross-party support for legislation to remove the defence of reasonable chastisement," the Welsh Labour leader said in the Senedd chamber on Tuesday. "We stand firm in our commitment to pursuing a change in the law. We are continuing to work through the legal complexities to develop a bill to make this a reality. "Its important that we work with stakeholders to ensure that our legislation delivers the outcomes we want and avoids any unintended consequences. "We will therefore be consulting on our proposals to remove the defence of reasonable chastisement over the course of the next 12 months and intend to introduce a bill in the third year of this assembly term." Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said his members will have a free vote on the issue.

The Welsh Government is to launch a consultation in the next 12 months on removing the defence of reasonable chastisement - a move widely known as a smacking @placeholder .

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Media playback is not supported on this device The 55-year-old Wiltshire-based rider was lucky not to have been paralysed after a fall in 2015 and required eight hours of surgery on his neck. He held his nerve in the show-jumping phase on Nereo to edge out Germany's defending champion Michael Jung. Overnight leader Ingrid Klimke of Germany dropped from first to ninth. Tim Price of New Zealand was third while Rosalind Canter was the highest placed Briton in fifth place, with Gemma Tattersall seventh and Kristina Cook 10th. British rider Emily Gilruth is in intensive care after she was seriously injured in a fall on Saturday. 1. Andrew Nicholson (NZ) (Nereo) 41.4 pens 2. Michael Jung (Ger) (La Biosthetique Sam FBW) 44 3. Tim Price (NZ) (Xavier Faer) 49.2 4. Mark Todd (NZ) (NZB Campino) 50.4 5. Rosalind Canter (GB) (Allstar B) 54.5 6. Mark Todd (NZ) (Leonidas II) 58.1 7. Gemma Tattersall (GB) (Arctic Soul) 60.2 8. Yoshiaki Oiwa (Jpn) (The Duke of Cavan) 62.2 9. Ingrid Klimke (Ger) (Horseware Hale Bob) 62.6 10. Kristina Cook (GB) (Billy the Red) 63.4

New Zealand 's Andrew Nicholson has won the Badminton Horse Trials at the 36th @placeholder , two years after suffering a serious neck injury .

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Centre-back Fonte, 32, helped his country to Euro 2016 victory in July and has been linked with a move to Manchester United. "It is important to keep Jose Fonte at Southampton," Puel said. "He is a very important player for the team, a good player and I don't see that it is a possibility for him to leave us." Puel, who joined the club as successor to Ronald Koeman in June, believes many players in his squad will attract interest during the transfer window. "It's no different for Jose Fonte than it is for other players," he said. "I'm enjoying sitting down and working with this squad. "The qualities are there, but there is also the spirit and attitude, which is encouraging for the future of Southampton." Puel will take charge of his first Premier League game at home to Watford on Saturday. The former Nice, Monaco and Lyon manager will be without England left-back Ryan Bertrand through injury, but is set to use summer signing Nathan Redmond in an attacking role. Puel said: "Last season at Norwich, he often played out wide, but I think he is a very good striker. He can make different things happen. It's a good surprise for me, because he has real potential."

New Southampton manager Claude Puel says captain and Portugal international Jose Fonte is @placeholder at the club .

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Part of the terminal building was cordoned off "as a precaution, while an investigation takes place," an airport spokesman said. The spokesman said it has resulted in "some passengers being evacuated" from the building. Police later said there was "nothing untoward" about the bag. Terminal two is a hub for charter flights and the evacuation has led to delays for scores of passengers. Passenger Aqib Ishtiaq, 33, from Blackburn arrived at the terminal on a flight from Islamabad at about 18:30 BST. He said he received a text from his brother Khawer, who had arrived to pick him up, to say he was "not allowed out of the car park." Mr Ishtiaq said once they had left the plane at 19:20, they found all their bags on the floor, not on the baggage carousel. Members of airport staff told them to pick up their bags and to leave.

Manchester Airport 's terminal two was evacuated after a unattended bag was found which turned out not to be @placeholder , police said .

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The firm is the last of the UK's big four ISPs to turn on the government-mandated filtering system. Initially only new subscribers will be asked whether they want the filters turned on or off. Like other ISPs, Virgin has pledged to ask all its customers by the end of the year whether they want to use a filtering system or not. All the UK's big four ISPs, who between them have more than 20 million subscribers, agreed to implement the filters following government pressure to limit children's access to adult material. Virgin's system works at a network level which means all devices in a house which connect via its router will be subject to the same filtering system. Called "Web Safe" the system currently blocks all access to sites featuring pornography, drug use, hate speech, violence, self-harm and suicide. Virgin is still working on a more flexible system that will let customers exercise more choice over which sites customers can and cannot reach. Virgin has also produced a series of guides for parents, called Switched On Families, to help them set up and administer the filtering system. Web Safe will work alongside software from security firm F-Secure that can be installed on laptops, tablets and smartphones to protect users when they are away from home. The government's plan to get all big UK ISPs using filters has proved controversial as studies suggest the filters are not very effective. Some educational and charity sites that try to inform children about sensitive subjects have been blocked while other clearly adult-oriented sites are not filtered out. The government is setting up a scheme to sites alert ISPs when they are wrongly blocked.

Virgin Media has turned on a filtering system to help parents stop children seeing @placeholder material online .

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Councillor Tony Kershaw was suspended from the Conservative Group in May with a trial expected to take place in December. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case had been discontinued in light of new evidence. Mr Kershaw, who has represented Quorn and Barrow for 12 years, has now been readmitted to the party. He is currently chairman of the council's environment and transport scrutiny committee and had previously sat as the cabinet member for waste. A spokesman for the CPS said "further information, some of which was provided by the defence, came to light which has caused us to review the original decision to prosecute". Conservative party leader Nick Rushton said he was looking forward to welcoming Mr Kershaw back to County Hall to resume his duties.

Charges of @placeholder assault against a Leicestershire county councillor have been dropped .

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The ruling VMRO-DPMNE, led by former conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, declared itself the winner, despite votes still being counted. But the SDSM social democrats also claimed a narrow victory. There were no exit polls for Sunday's election, called two years early as part of a Western-brokered agreement to end a paralysing political crisis. Vlatko Gjorcev, a senior official in Mr Gruevski's party, told supporters at the group's headquarters: "We won once again. Tonight, today on December 11, the tenth victory in a row." Meanwhile SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, quoted by AFP news agency, told a cheering crowd. "We are the winners!"

Macedonia 's governing @placeholder and the opposition have both claimed victory in an early general election .

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He said that with six local education authorities (LEAs) in special measures it is impossible to have faith in the delivery of education across Wales. Mr Jones argued it gives further urgency to the need to cut the number of councils from the current 22. A recent report recommended cutting the number by about half. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), which represents the councils, said improvements were being made. Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent and Pembrokeshire LEAs are all in special measures, meaning their education services have been judged not good enough. Government and officials are monitoring how they improve the situation. Mr Jones, in an interview with BBC Wales as part of its Measuring Devolution series, said that demonstrates the need to reorganise the way local government provides education. Councils have already lost some of the responsibility to drive up standards in our schools. That job is now in the hands of four education consortia. Mr Jones said: "It's quite clear with six local education authorities in special measures, how can we have faith there will be consistent good delivery of education across Wales? "That's why of course we need to make sure the future structure of local government delivers in the way we want it to. "We need to make sure that local authorities are delivering consistently and that's not happening at the moment. Mr Jones said that there were good examples, such as Ceredigion LEA, but performance must become consistent across Wales. The Williams Commission, set up by Labour ministers, published a report in January recommending the 22 councils should be merged to between 10 and 12. The Labour Party is due to agree its proposed new local government map for Wales this summer. WLGA chief executive Steve Thomas said the issue will be debated at a conference next week, adding "it is time to accentuate some of the positives and not just the negative". "The WLGA and local government is part of the system of education and we should all be pulling together to ensure that education outcomes are improved," he said. "We have seen some really good inspections of late, not least of all Ceredigion. "We are expecting further improvements in those areas where local authorities are currently in special measures."

First Minister Carwyn Jones has told BBC Wales he thinks some councils are @placeholder of improving education in their area .

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The imam had accused 14-year-old Rimsha Masih of burning pages from the Koran. The teenager spent several weeks in prison, and has since fled to Canada with her family. Khalid Jadoon was never formally indicted, and as witnesses have now withdrawn their accusations he has been freed. It had been claimed that he planted pages of the Koran in a bag containing ash which was seized from the girl, who is believed to have learning difficulties. Mr Jadoon's attorney and a prosecution lawyer told BBC Urdu that a district court accepted there was no case to be heard against him. Rimsha was arrested in a Christian area of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, after a furious crowd demanded she be punished. She and her family had to go into hiding after her release from jail in September 2012. The case provoked widespread international concern about the application of Pakistan's blasphemy laws, and the status of members of minority religions in the predominately Muslim country.

A Pakistani court has @placeholder charges against a Muslim cleric who had been arrested on suspicion of framing a Christian girl accused of blasphemy .

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Anthony Weiner enters the race with one poll ranking him second in the contest for the Democratic mayoral nomination. In 2011, he had said his account was hacked, then admitted sending half-nude photos to young women. Mr Weiner already has almost $5m (£3.3m) in campaign funds ahead of the city's mayoral election this November. In a YouTube video released late on Tuesday, the former New York representative said: "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons. "I'm running for mayor because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. And I hope I get a second chance." He previously ran for mayor in 2005 and was expected to do so again in 2009 before current Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would run for a third term. In recent interviews, Mr Weiner has said he should not have lied about the photos he posted on Twitter, but did so because he wanted to keep the truth from his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin. Ms Abedin, a longtime aide of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has said she has forgiven him. Mr Weiner faces several rivals for the Democratic mayoral nomination, which will be decided at a primary election in September. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday places Mr Weiner second with 15% of the vote, trailing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 10 points. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson both followed with 10% of the survey. But the poll, conducted before Mr Weiner's announcement, also found nearly half of city voters said he should not enter the race for mayor. However, Mr Weiner may have taken encouragement from another disgraced politician who recently made a comeback. This month, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who quit following an extramarital affair, was elected to the US Congress.

A former congressman who @placeholder in disgrace over his racy Twitter messages has announced he will run for mayor of New York City .

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City Road Methodist Church in Birmingham is one of the real-life locations used as 'gyms' in Pokemon Go, where users can train virtual monsters. It has put up a sign proclaiming "Jesus Cares About Pokemon Gamers". The game launched in the UK on Thursday, and has proven popular with people around the world. Church steward David Hallam said it is "a great opportunity" for the church. More on this and other stories from Birmingham and Black Country He said the church had been receiving "strange" phone calls for a week prior to the game's launch, and only realised they were an unwitting part of the game when a man turned up on their doorstep. "We all looked at each other and said 'Well, let's offer him a cup of tea," he said. "He was there afterwards and he said 'This is phenomenal for your church, people will be coming from all over the world,' and we thought... if this is going to happen, we've got to respond. "We... beat ourselves up [thinking] how do we appeal to younger people - we have committee meetings, and here they are on our doorstep. Well, welcome in!" Mr Hallam said the church would look at opening an online chaplaincy or Pokemon meeting to help people interested in learning more. "We don't know yet, but there are amazing challenges here," he said.

A church that has been caught up in the craze over an augmented reality game hopes to use its new - found @placeholder to spread the message of Jesus .

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He took 3-17 in his four overs to set up Glamorgan's nine-wicket hammering of Leicestershire in the T20 Blast. "The guys are really keen to take a step further, it's a big thing for the club and we're really determined," all-rounder Meschede said. Glamorgan are the second team to reach Finals Day, to be played at Edgbaston on 2 September, after Hampshire. "I think we've got the firepower, the bowlers and the batters to do it, so I'm looking forward to it," Meschede, a losing finalist with Somerset in 2011, told BBC Wales Sport. "It can be overwhelming with a big crowd and a lot of pressure on you, but the type of players we have, it certainly suits us and I think we'll do really well. "It's quite a weird day, playing twice in one day, so it's hard to stay focused and that'll be an important part for us." Coach Robert Croft was delighted to have overcome the memory of a heavy quarter-final defeat by Yorkshire in 2016, and paid tribute to the memory of Glamorgan's leading wicket-taker Don Shepherd, who died five days previously. "That was for Shep, the man epitomises what a Glamorgan cricketer should be - tough as granite on the field, smooth as silk off it," said Croft. "He made Glamorgan Cricket Club what it is today, and his spirit will carry on. "Twelve months ago we didn't show up and there were a lot of disappointed faces, but the most disappointed were the players. "Hopefully we've righted that a bit, but we've still got unfinished business which hopefully we'll take care off at Edgbaston."

Craig Meschede says Glamorgan have the " firepower " to @placeholder on their first T20 Finals Day for 13 years .

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Mr McMullan, from Hackney, London, was last seen outside the Barrowboy and Banker pub in London Bridge on Saturday. A bank card belonging to the 32-year-old was found on a body at the scene. His family said they were "deeply upset" to hear about his death following the terror attack. "It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we have today been informed that our son and brother has been declared a victim of the terrorist attack on Saturday night," they added. "While our pain will never diminish it is important for all of us to carry on with our lives in direct opposition to those who would try to destroy us and remember that hatred is the refuge of small minded individuals and will only breed more. "We would like to thank all the members of the services who did their utmost to "serve and protect" the population of London from these deranged and deluded individuals." Mr McMullan's sister said she believed her brother to be among those who died, after his bank card was found on a body at the scene. Reading out a statement on Monday, Melissa McMullan said: "From his friends who were with him on the night - they want everyone to know what a generous and caring friend he was. "Words will never be able to match his essence. There will only ever be one James." Specially trained family liaison officers are supporting his family now official confirmation has taken place, police said. Seven other people were killed in the attack. They have been named as 30-year-old Canadian national Chrissy Archibald, Australian Kirsty Boden, 28, Australian Sara Zelenak, 21, French nationals 26-year-old Alexandre Pigeard, Xavier Thomas, 45, and chef Sebastien Belanger, 36, and Spanish national Ignacio Echeverria, 39. NHS England said 29 patients remain in London hospitals, with 10 in a critical condition.

The family of James McMullan have spoken of their " deepest sadness " that he has been @placeholder identified as a victim of the London attack .

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Three years after rowing to the North Pole, he will trek there with 14 rugby players. Their aim is to play the most northerly game of rugby sevens in the sport's history in temperatures that could reach -50C. As well as being physically and mentally ready, he said players needed to respect the hostile environment. "We would rather they be scared than be over-confident," he said. "Because once you are scared then you listen and once you listen then you achieve. "I don't see major problems in the physical side, it will probably be in the mind and how they take in what we call 'polar shock'." He said everyone suffered from the extreme cold, especially in their first days. "It is usually in the first week that they make the mistakes - and a mistake up there very easily can go very badly wrong," he added. Andrew Walker, from Closeburn, is one of four Scottish players taking part in the challenge which aims to raise £300,000 for Wooden Spoon, rugby's charity for children. "Jock has mentioned previously that you can't really prepare yourself mentally so I will just need to hope I hold up for that," he said. "Physically I feel good, about three weeks ago I really thought I turned a corner and feel good-to-go. "I feel fit, strong and I'm only 27 at the end of the day - Jock's got about 40 years on me, so if he can do it I can do it."

Dumfries - born polar adventurer Jock Wishart is about to embark on his @placeholder challenge .

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The claim: We get £1,200 back for every £120 we put into the EU. Reality Check verdict: The CBI figure that this is based on has been widely criticised as being based on research finding unusually large amounts of benefits. Is it true? Well, the £1,200 is about what you get if you divide the CBI's figure of £3,000 per household per year by 2.4, which is the size of the average household. There has been a fair amount of criticism of the CBI figure. It was based on five research papers, which were among those that found the greatest benefits to EU membership. A report from the House of Commons Library warned that such calculations were based on making hefty assumptions and as such the conclusions "can appear influenced by the prior convictions of those conducting the analysis". As for the £120 cost, that also comes from the CBI report. It's taken the figure for the UK's net contribution (that's subtracting the rebate and the value of direct payments made back to the UK to support things like agriculture and rural development) and divided that by the population. But it is based on the figures for 2011. If you do the same calculation with 2014 figures you get to £154. UPDATE: The CBI has returned to its research since the 2013 publication I linked to above. It still concludes the figure is £3,000. Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate

Labour MP Julie Elliot asked : " Does the prime minister agree with me that it 's very important that we make the positive case for @placeholder in the EU - that each of us gets £ 1,200 back for every £ 120 we put in ? "

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