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The Ulster University economists expect business investment will be delayed or cancelled as a result of policy uncertainty around the Brexit process. However, they predict that consumer spending will remain solid, allowing the economy to avoid recession. They caution the effects of Brexit and a Trump presidency mean "significant uncertainty" for forecasts. The economists believe that as greater certainty emerges, growth rates will increase towards the end of this decade. They expect the growth rate for 2016 to be just under 2%, which by recent standards is a reasonable performance. The forecasts also predict that UK inflation will increase sharply to more than 3% in 2017 and will reach 4% in 2019. In response, they expect interest rates to rise from their historic lows and reach 3% by 2019.

The Northern Ireland economy will grow by just 1% in both 2017 and 2018, economists forecast.

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It led to them finding one member of staff at Rosie Hospital, in Cambridge, who may have unwittingly carried and spread the infection. They say it is the first time rapid genetic testing has been used to track and then stop an outbreak. One expert said this would soon become "standard practice" in hospitals. Doctors were concerned after MRSA was detected in 12 babies during routine screening. MRSA - or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus - is a bacterial infection that is resistant to a number of widely-used antibiotics. People can carry the bug without health problems and it is spread by skin-to-skin contact or through contaminated objects such as bedding. It can cause life-threatening infections if the bug breaches the skin, such as through a surgical wound. BBC Health: MRSA However, current tests could not tell if it was one single outbreak being spread around the unit or if they were separate cases being brought into the hospital. About one in 100 people carry MRSA on their skin without any health problems. To find out, researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Sanger Institute embarked on more sophisticated version of a paternity test. They compared the entire genetic code of MRSA bugs from each baby to build a family tree. It showed they were all closely related and part of the same outbreak. After two months without a case and deep cleaning the ward, another case appeared. Analysing the DNA showed that it was again part of the outbreak and attention turned to a carrier. Tests on 154 members of staff showed that one was also carrying MRSA, which may have been spread to babies in the unit. They were treated to remove the infection. "We believe this brought the outbreak to a close," said Dr Julian Parkhill, from the Sanger Institute. "This is really exciting for us because it gave the hospital the opportunity to intervene. "We think this is the first case where whole genome sequencing has actually led to a clinical intervention and brought the outbreak to a close." The study was published in the medical journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. The cost of working out the entire genetic code of a bacterium has plummeted from millions of pounds to about £50. The time it takes has also fallen dramatically from months to hours. Dr Parkhill said it could get even cheaper: "People are talking about the thousand dollar human genome. "If you can do the human genome for a thousand dollars you can do a bacterial genome for one dollar." Commenting on the research Prof Ross Fitzgerald, from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, told the BBC: "The study clearly highlights the power of whole genome sequencing for resolving the source and the spread of an epidemic of hospital acquired infection such as MRSA. "It will ultimately, within a small number of years, be standard practice for any hospital outbreak. "I fully expect this to be rolled out as a standard approach in UK hospitals in the very near future." Prof Sharon Peacock, from the University of Cambridge, said she wanted to develop a simple system that could be used easily by hospitals. She said she envisioned a "black box" where the genetic sequence goes in and a simple report that can be used by hospital staff comes out. "It could, for example, determine the species of the bacterium; it could determine antibiotic susceptibility, and it could provide information about what genes are present that are often associated with poor outcomes in patients." Sir Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust, said: "This is a dramatic demonstration that medical genomics is no longer a technology of the future - it is a technology of the here and now."

An outbreak of the hospital superbug MRSA has been brought to an end by UK doctors cracking the bacterium's genetic code.

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Nigel Barwell, 50, and Thomas O'Reilly, 50, both of Coventry, are charged with killing the mother of one between 13 and 16 December 1991. Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, and Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, spoke only to confirm their details at Birmingham Magistrates' Court. Both were remanded in custody and will next appear at crown court on Friday. They were first arrested on suspicion of Ms Payne's murder in late 2013 and formally charged on Monday. Ms Payne's parents, John and Marilyn, were present at the hearing. Speaking outside court afterwards, her aunt, Melanie Eales, said although the charges were a significant step the family's ultimate aim remained finding Ms Payne's body. Det Insp Martin Slevin, of West Midlands Police, said the focus of the force's efforts would now turn to locating her remains. The investigation into her death was re-opened in 2012 after detectives were alerted to new information related to the case. Despite searches of several areas of Coventry, Ms Payne's body has never been found.

Two men have appeared in court accused of murdering 18-year-old Nicola Payne, who disappeared 23 years ago.

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It plans to open a cafe and bake shop in Argyle Street in early May before rolling out nationwide over the next 12 months. Tim Hortons offers hot and cold beverages as well as baked goods, breakfast and lunch items. It is part of Restaurant Brands International, which operates more than 23,000 restaurants around the world. According to the company, eight out of 10 cups of coffee sold across Canada are served at Tim Hortons outlets. Gurprit Dhaliwal, chief operating officer of Tim Hortons UK and Ireland, said: "We've witnessed Tim Hortons' phenomenal success in Canada, and wanted to replicate this in Great Britain. "It's hard to explain just how important Tim Hortons is to Canadians - it's not just a restaurant, it's a way of life and a place of 'home', and we're positive Great Britain will fall in love with the brand."

Canadian fast food restaurant chain Tim Hortons has chosen Glasgow as its first base in the UK.

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Jake's Coffee Box is located in a phone box in Eden Place, near Colmore Row. A charitable trust called Thinking Outside The Box was granted planning permission to turn the phone boxes into kiosks and they have now been put up for rent. Jake's Coffee Box, which is run by Jake Holier, is the first person to rent one of the Birmingham phone boxes. He said: "I wanted to bring something different to the city. The red boxes are iconic to our image as Brits. "I've got a coffee machine and some sausage rolls. There is nowhere to sit in the telephone box. All my customers are going to be commuters." Thinking Outside The Box has already overseen a similar scheme at Brighton's Pavilion Gardens, where two phone boxes have become units selling coffee and ice cream.

A coffee shop which is said to be the smallest in Birmingham has opened in a red telephone box.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Unbeaten City just needed to avoid defeat to guarantee top spot. Chelsea captain Katie Chapman, under pressure from Jill Scott, diverted Toni Duggan's corner into her own net 12 minutes before half-time. Duggan added the second from the penalty spot after full-back Lucy Bronze was fouled by Gilly Flaherty. City's victory - in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 - took them 10 points clear of second-placed Chelsea, who will secure Champions League qualification if they take two points from their final two WSL games. Nick Cushing's City can win a second trophy of 2016 on 2 October, when they face Birmingham City in the Continental Cup final. "I'm really pleased that we've won the title - it's what we set out to do," City boss Cushing told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "But I'm more pleased with the performance today. In the second half especially we were dominant defensively and offensively. "We've got some big games coming up and we want to be successful in the Champions League now that we've won the league. For now it's hard work because we've got big games." England international Duggan added: "It's amazing to be WSL champions. It's something I've always wanted and a dream has come true. "We've won the league - job done. We've got a cup final next week and we want to do the double. We set out to achieve big things and I'm sure the champagne can wait on ice for a couple of weeks." City's clean sheet was their 16th of the season in all competitions and they have conceded just three league goals in 15 WSL games. Their first title also comes less than three seasons after they were controversially introduced to the top flight, having only finished fourth in the Women's Premier League in 2013. Cushing has now led the club to two major trophies, following victory in the 2014 Women's Continental Cup. Match ends, Manchester City Women 2, Chelsea Ladies 0. Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, Chelsea Ladies 0. Attempt missed. Jade Bailey (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Bright. Substitution, Manchester City Women. Daphne Corboz replaces Keira Walsh. Offside, Manchester City Women. Kosovare Asllani tries a through ball, but Isobel Christiansen is caught offside. Offside, Manchester City Women. Isobel Christiansen tries a through ball, but Stephanie Houghton is caught offside. Foul by Jade Bailey (Chelsea Ladies). Kosovare Asllani (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Bethany England. Attempt blocked. Stephanie Houghton (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Ladies). Kosovare Asllani (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Offside, Manchester City Women. Jane Ross tries a through ball, but Isobel Christiansen is caught offside. Attempt missed. Kosovare Asllani (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jill Scott. Substitution, Manchester City Women. Tessel Middag replaces Toni Duggan. Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women). Attempt saved. Bethany England (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Millie Bright. Substitution, Chelsea Ladies. Drew Spence replaces Ji So-Yun. Attempt missed. Ana Borges (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Foul by Jade Bailey (Chelsea Ladies). Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Bethany England (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karen Carney. Substitution, Manchester City Women. Kosovare Asllani replaces Nikita Parris. Attempt missed. Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikita Parris. Substitution, Chelsea Ladies. Bethany England replaces Eniola Aluko. Foul by Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies). Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Jill Scott (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Toni Duggan. Attempt saved. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karen Carney. Attempt missed. Jill Scott (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toni Duggan. Ana Borges (Chelsea Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 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Manchester City won the Women's Super League title for the first time, with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea Ladies confirming them as champions.

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Given the violence it seems clear that any pretence at a peace process is now over. Few seriously thought that recent talks between the government and militants were getting anywhere anyway. The attack is also a reminder, if it were needed, that despite their divisions the Taliban retain the capability to mount spectacular strikes across Pakistan. The Karachi raid comes at a time when significant re-alignments are in the offing within militant ranks ahead of the Nato drawdown of combat troops in Afghanistan later this year. The split within the TTP is the clearest symptom of these changes. The TTP was founded, and invariably headed by, a Mehsud tribesman from the South Waziristan tribal region. But last November, after its former leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, its leadership passed into the hands of Mullah Fazlullah, a non-Mehsud from Swat region. This, combined with an offer of peace talks by the Pakistani government, led to an internal struggle between the powerful Mehsud faction and the non-Mehsud elements. Former BBC correspondent Rahimullah Yousufzai, who is an expert on Taliban affairs, says one reason the Mehsuds fell out with the TTP leadership was because of their keenness to hold peace talks. "The Mehsud tribe has suffered the most in Pakistan's war against militancy," he says. "The 2009 military operation in their area scattered them into far-off cities such as Lahore and Karachi where people view them with suspicion. They don't live normal lives. This has created pressures on their leaders to mend fences with the government and pave the way for their rehabilitation." The Mehsud faction, led by Khalid Mehsud (alias Khan Said Sajna), not only wiped out their TTP rivals from their native South Waziristan, they also captured most TTP strongholds in Karachi. But Sunday night's attack shows the groups allied with Mullah Fazlullah's TTP still have secure hideouts in the country's largest city and the capability to launch attacks on high-value targets there. The situation is further complicated by a warning issued to local people by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, who heads a powerful Taliban faction in North Waziristan, at the end of May, asking them to move to safer locations "before hostilities break out with the government". He was apparently incensed over some limited military action in a village near the town of Miranshah from where locals say foreign militants, predominantly Uzbeks, were "flushed out and encouraged to cross the border into Afghanistan". Locals in Miranshah say most foreigners have left the area. Many have headed into Afghanistan, but many more have slipped into Pakistan. They say it is not clear if an alternative sanctuary is emerging in Afghanistan's Khost area, which has recently been vacated by the Americans. Unlike the TTP, which has fought inside Pakistan, Hafiz Gul Bahadur has had a peace agreement with Islamabad since 2007, and has entirely focused his attention on foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan. He also has a close working relationship with the Mullah Nazir group which controls the western half of South Waziristan, has a similar peace agreement with Islamabad, and has been exclusively fighting inside Afghanistan. Analysts believe that both these groups view the TTP split as the handiwork of Pakistani intelligence agents who play one faction against another to advance their own interests in Afghanistan, a suggestion denied by Islamabad but which few believe. "There is a fear among the Bahadur and Nazir groups that if Pakistan succeeds in bringing the TTP to its knees, they will become redundant at best, and may suffer a similar fate at worst," says Khadim Hussain, an expert on militancy and author of the book Militant Discourse. But these are not the only elements in the Waziristan matrix. For more than a decade, the area has been a sanctuary for Afghanistan's Haqqani Network, and thousands of "outsiders" - militants from Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, north-western China, and other parts of Asia and South Asia, including Punjab province in Pakistan. Most of these "outsiders" have little interest in promoting peace with either Islamabad or Kabul, and are likely to align with those native factions that aim to create a permanent post-Nato sanctuary in areas comprising southern and eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan's tribal region and parts of its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Uzbek militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), who are believed to have taken part in the attack on the airport, are one such group. DNA tests will be conducted to try to verify if any of the militants killed were Uzbeks. Either way, the authorities have warned a council of elders in North Waziristan to expel foreign militants from their area. What happens now to Pakistan's fast-changing militant alliances remains unclear - but the backdrop to the Karachi attack is far more complex than it appears at first glance. Who are the Pakistani Taliban? •With its roots in the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban movement came to the fore in 2007 by unleashing a wave of violence •Its leaders have traditionally been based in Pakistan's tribal areas but it is really a loose affiliation of militant groups, some based in areas like Punjab and even Karachi •The various Taliban groups have different attitudes to talks with the government - some analysts say this has led to divisions in the movement •Collectively they are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Pakistanis and have also co-ordinated assaults on numerous security targets •Two former TTP leaders, Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud, as well as many senior commanders have been killed in US drone strikes •It is unclear if current leader Maulana Fazlullah, who comes from outside the tribal belt, is even in Pakistan, but he has a reputation for ruthlessness

The Karachi airport attack comes against the backdrop of a major split in the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) - and threats of retaliation following limited military operations against foreign militants in North Waziristan.

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A file containing more than 90,000 e-mail addresses plus passwords, logins and other information was put on The Pirate Bay file-sharing site. The group said it stole the information by targeting a poorly protected server on the defence firm's network. Booz Allen Hamilton declined to comment on the incident. In text accompanying the download package, Anonymous said it was "surprised" at how easy it was to infiltrate the server given the consulting firm's record of working on defence and homeland security. The attack was carried out under the banner of the "Anti Sec" campaign that was originated by the short-lived LulzSec hacking group. That hacker collective "disbanded" in late June following a spree of hack attacks on high profile targets. Many of its members are thought to have joined up with Anonymous. As well as grabbing e-mails, passwords and a copy of a database, Anonymous said it had also got hold of lots of other material that it planned to use to attack other government agencies and federal contractors. Booz Allen told Reuters it had no comment to make about the alleged attack, adding that company policy meant it could not discuss "specific threats or actions taken against our systems". Commenting on the attack, Chester Wisniewski from security firm Sophos, said the attack's significance may lie in what happens to the addresses now they have been stolen. "...there clearly is demand for information about individuals related to the US defence that can be used to compromise their accounts and computers," he wrote. The Anonymous hacking group came to prominence thanks to the actions it took in defence of the Wikileaks whistle-blowing website. Among other things, Anonymous helped to co-ordinate attacks on companies, including Mastercard and Amazon, which it felt did not do enough to help Wikileaks. The latest attack follows recent raids by police forces in Spain, Turkey and Italy that resulted in the arrest of suspected members of Anonymous.

Hacker group Anonymous has released a cache of data it claims to have stolen from US defence consultant Booz Allen Hamilton.

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But Nicola Sturgeon said there was no intelligence of any specific threat to Scotland. Seven people were killed and at least 48 injured in the attack on Saturday evening. Three suspects were shot dead by police officers. The attackers used a white van to hit pedestrians on London Bridge, before getting out and stabbing people in nearby Borough Market at about 22:00 on Saturday. Police said the men, who were shot dead within eight minutes of the attack starting, were wearing fake bomb vests. Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the attack following a raid on a flat in Barking, east London. Ms Sturgeon said there was no information to suggest any victims of the attack were from Scotland, but warned it was not yet possible to be "definitive" about that. The first minister has chaired a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee and has been briefed on what is currently known about the attackers. She said: "It is important to stress that there is no intelligence of any specific threat to Scotland, However, the police will ensure appropriate protective security measures are implemented. "As was the case after the Manchester attack, the public can expect to see a more visible police presence, particularly in busy areas. "That will include armed police. The number of armed response vehicles on duty today has been substantially increased." Ms Sturgeon also said the country had to "unite as a society" to defeat extremism. She added: "We must not allow the terrorists to divide us and we must not allow any community to be scapegoated for the actions of a violent and mindless minority. "Those who carry out these attacks in the name of Islam do not speak for that faith." Police Scotland has also urged communities to "remain united against extremism and hate" after the attack. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson said Police Scotland stood with its colleagues and the communities of London. "While we understand that the public will clearly be appalled by these events, I would urge each and every member of our communities to remain united against extremism and hate," he said. "Police Scotland will not tolerate any attempts to target any community by any misguided individual or group and will work with all of our partners to resolve any issues and address any concerns. "Should anyone become a victim of, or witness to, any hate crime, they should contact the police and report the incident." Assistant Chief Constable Johnson added Police Scotland would be continually reviewing its safety and security plans. The main Scottish political parties suspended national campaigning on Sunday ahead of the general election. But in a statement outside Downing Street, Prime Minister Theresa May said full campaigning would resume on Monday. She also confirmed that the general election would go ahead as planned on Thursday. Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said her "thoughts and prayers" went out to the victims and their families. "Once again our nation finds itself under attack from those who hate our way of life and seek to change us. "But we will not allow that to happen, because the values that they hate - democracy, the rule of law and tolerance - are what make our country so special. "It's why Britain is a beacon for other nations around the world. We will not let the terrorists win." Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson praised the response of the emergency services. She said: "Our hearts all go out to the families of those affected today and to those who lost their lives last night. "Just as in Manchester, the terrorists behind this appalling incident are trying to attack our freedoms and our values. Just as in Manchester, they will fail. "Once again, the response of the emergency services - from the officers who rushed to the scene to the paramedics who treated people - was incredible. We all owe them so much." Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "Another attack on innocent victims, more grieving families and friends. We will not become immune to such tragedies. "We stand with all those affected in their grief, ever more determined to overcome." Omar Afzal, from the Muslim Council of Scotland, condemned the attack. He told BBC Scotland: "Real Muslims would have been on their way to night-time prayers because we're in the holy month of Ramadan right now. "But these people have chosen to abandon their faith and decided to go out and commit a horrific attack on innocent people which just goes to show the difference between us and them."

Scotland will see a "substantial" increase in the number of armed police on duty in the immediate aftermath of the London attack, the first minister has said.

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Davies scored five tries in the World Cup, including a crucial touchdown in their dramatic 28-25 Pool A win over England. He also went over in the 23-19 quarter-final defeat by South Africa. "I'd love to stay at the Scarlets another couple of years," the 25-year-old told BBC Wales. "Hopefully I'll sign a contract in the next couple of weeks, months or whatever and I can look forward to my future at the Scarlets." Davies signed a contract extension with Scarlets ahead of the 2014-15 campaign, the duration of which was not specified. Davies says moving away from Wales is something he might consider in future. "But at the moment I'm happy playing my rugby in Parc y Scarlets," said Davies, who has won nine Wales caps. Media playback is not supported on this device "It's a brilliant environment to be in, with a great bunch of boys. "The coaching staff are all good so I'm happy here, so we'll see how it goes." Davies was "gutted" that Wales did not reach the semi-finals. "I just think we've got to be a bit more clinical in some areas of our game, maybe," added Davies. "I think there were a few instances against Australia where we got held up over the line three times. "On another day maybe someone could have done an extra movement and managed to get the ball down and we could have got a try and that could have changed the game. "We're not a million miles away. It's fine margins." However, Davies does not subscribe to the view that the four southern hemisphere teams contesting the semi-finals - New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina - equates to a considerable gap between them and their northern hemisphere counterparts. "People always think that gap is bigger than it actually is," said Davies. "I think it's maybe different for New Zealand because the way they're playing at the moment they seem to be on a different level. "But with Australia and South Africa, I think we've shown... we could have beaten South Africa and we ran Australia close as well. "I think the gap is getting smaller and smaller, but… New Zealand seem to be on a different level at the moment." As for the 2016 Six Nations, Davies says Wales cannot consider themselves favourites. "I'm sure England will have something to say about that," he said. "Ireland are a world-class team as well and France - it's a really tough tournament. "And Scotland as well - they came really close [to beating Australia]… all the teams are going to be looking forward to the Six Nations." Davies may return to Scarlets duty when they host Munster in the Pro12 on Friday.

Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies hopes to sign a fresh Scarlets contract to keep him at the Welsh region for the foreseeable future.

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Emergency services were called to the Hallheaths site in Lochmaben at about 10:25 on Monday. They discovered the body of George Smith, from Lockerbie, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Insp Graham Kerr said a joint police and fire investigation had found no suspicious circumstances and the procurator fiscal had been informed.

A 73-year-old man has died in a car fire at a caravan park in the south of Scotland.

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James Clapper also told NBC that he knew of no court order to allow monitoring of Trump Tower in New York. Mr Trump had accused President Barack Obama of ordering the wire-tap, but offered no evidence. Mr Trump says an inquiry into alleged Russian interference should also probe potential abuse of executive power. Why is Watergate in the news again? Russia: The scandal Trump can't shake James Clapper, who left his post when Mr Trump took office on 20 January, told NBC's Meet the Press: "There was no such wire-tap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time, as a candidate, or against his campaign." He said that as intelligence director he would have known about any "court order on something like this. Absolutely, I can deny it". But he added: "I can't speak for other authorised entities in the government or a state or local entity." Some media reports had suggested the FBI had sought a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance court (Fisa) in order to monitor members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. Mr Clapper's comments appear to contradict the reports, which said that a warrant was at first turned down, but then approved in October. Under Fisa, wire-tapping can only be approved if there is probable cause to believe that the target of the surveillance is an agent of a foreign power. Mr Obama could not lawfully have ordered such a warrant. In his interview, Mr Clapper also said that no evidence had been found of collusion between the Trump team and the Russian government. Mr Trump, who has faced intense scrutiny over alleged Russian interference in support of his presidential bid, made his wire-tapping allegation in tweets written from his weekend home in Florida early on Saturday. He called the alleged tapping "Nixon/Watergate", referring to the notorious political scandal of 1972, which led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. His claims sparked Republican and Democrat politicians alike to demand details to back them up. Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio was the latest, saying on Sunday that "the White House will have to answer as to exactly what he was referring to". Both the House and Senate intelligence committees are currently looking into the possibility of Russian interference during the 2016 election, both launched in January. They have promised wide-ranging investigations, carried out on a bipartisan basis, which will not shy away from looking into potential links between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, as well as Russian "cyber activity". Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee is going to look at how to protect the US from cyber-attacks in the wake of the election. But in his series of tweets on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer did not provide any further evidence. He said: "Reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election are very troubling. "President Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016." He added: "Neither the White House nor the President will comment further until such oversight is conducted." White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC News that if Mr Trump's allegations were true, "this is the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power that I think we've ever seen and a huge attack on democracy itself". There was a mixed reaction to Mr Trump's calls for the inquiry into alleged abuse of executive power. Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton said: "I'm sure that this matter will be a part of that inquiry." But Connecticut Democratic congressman Jim Himes, addressing Sean Spicer in a tweet, said: "As a member of the committee on to which you've dumped this mess, I look forward to seeing your evidence." Mr Trump's tweets followed allegations made by conservative radio host Mark Levin, including that the Obama administration "sought, and eventually obtained, authorisation to eavesdrop" on the Trump campaign last year. Mr Obama's spokesman, Kevin Lewis, said the accusation was "simply false". A "cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice", he said. Some Democrats have suggested Mr Trump's allegations were an attempt to focus attention away from the Russian affair. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said: "The Deflector-in-Chief is at it again."

The director of national intelligence at the time of the US election has denied there was any wire-tapping of Donald Trump or his campaign.

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In the summer, birds have reached their breeding grounds about one day earlier, on average. Reaching their summer breeding grounds at the wrong time, even by a few days, could mean birds miss out on food and nesting places. As a result, this could also affect the timing of when they hatch their offspring and how likely they are to survive. Birds who travel longer distances, are thought to respond less to rising temperatures. This means that they could suffer the most, as other birds could gain an advantage by arriving at the breeding grounds before them. The study was carried out by the University of Edinburgh, who looked at hundreds of species of birds across five continents. The researchers examined records of migrating bird species dating back almost 300 years. It is hoped the findings of the research will help scientists predict how different species of birds could react to environmental changes in the future.

Birds travelling from one place to another are arriving at their destinations earlier, as temperatures around the world rise.

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Gerard and Teresa Hughes said the gang demanded more than £3,000 from their son, Ronan, and then sent images of him to his friends on social media. Speaking to the Irish News, they criticised police "inaction" after the 17-year-old revealed what was going on. Police said they hoped to meet the family to discuss their concerns. Det Ch Supt Brian Hanna said: "Our enquiries are continuing into what will be a complex and protracted investigation, and we will keep the family informed of any progress as appropriate. "The office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is also best placed to deal with any complaints in relation to police actions." Ronan's parents told the newspaper that his death, less than two weeks ago, could have been prevented. At the time, it was believed the Coalisland teenager was tricked into posting pictures online, and police said they are investigating whether he was being blackmailed. Speaking for the first time since their son's death on 5 June, the couple described their son's online blackmailers as "relentless". They said he was being blackmailed over images he posted online after receiving photographs from a girl. His mother said: "We want there to be changes so if a child out there is being bullied online they can go to the police or other authorities with their concerns. "We don't want another family to go through what we've gone through." Ronan's parents told the Irish News that their son, a pupil at St Joseph's Grammar in Donaghmore, had confided in them three days before his death about a fake Facebook account. He said the blackmailers said they would send the images to his online friends unless he paid £3,300 within 48 hours. Ronan died just hours after learning that his blackmailers had carried out their threat. His parents believe he would still be alive if his case had been treated more urgently by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. "His biggest worry was that his friends would see these images, " Mr Hughes said. But when he took his son to Dungannon police station, they were told there was only one officer on duty. "A policeman said to us there was very little they could do as he was there on his own that night. "He scribbled down a few notes and told us to ignore the blackmail. He told us to come back the next morning. "I knew Ronan was looking for help and I told him that all my son wanted is for these images not to be posted. He told us that he couldn't guarantee that. For Ronan, it was totally dismissive." He said if the police had given Ronan an assurance that they would close the site down, he "would still be here today". They returned to the police station the next day where they spent several hours and Ronan's phone was taken. However, they heard nothing more from the police. The Nigerian site was closed within two days of the tragedy.

The parents of a County Tyrone teenager who took his own life have said a Nigerian gang was blackmailing him over intimate photographs.

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Hillary Clinton has been declared the presumptive Democratic nominee after winning four out of six primaries on Tuesday. Mr Sanders has virtually no path to the nomination but has vowed to fight on. He meets President Obama on Thursday. Democrats have urged Mr Sanders to join Mrs Clinton as she tries to defeat Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman, seen as an outsider early in the campaign, is the Republicans' presumptive nominee. The White House meeting on Thursday came at Mr Sanders' request. He will hold a rally in Washington the same day ahead of the District of Columbia's primary on 14 June. He has won 22 state primaries and caucuses but failed to make a significant dent in Mrs Clinton's delegate lead, despite mounting what has been seen as an impressive campaign, influencing the Democratic debate and engaging with thousands of young voters. How last major primary night unfolded Live results from all six states Great leap for womankind? Why this election will make history What an Obama endorsement will mean for Hillary "The struggle continues. We are going to fight for every vote in Tuesday's primary in Washington DC, and then we will bring our political revolution to the Democratic convention in Philadelphia," his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. As the votes were being counted in California, Mr Sanders said: "I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight, but we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get." Bernie Sanders isn't giving up the fight for the nomination just yet - despite the near overwhelming odds stacked against him. But now, it seems, some of his most prominent supporters are edging away. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva, who was a fixture alongside Mr Sanders in California, have essentially told the Vermont senator that it's time to rally behind Hillary Clinton. But will he listen? In his late-night non-concession speech in Santa Monica, Mr Sanders said that he would continue to contest the nomination, despite it being "very, very steep fight". While the thousands in attendance went wild at the announcement, Mr Sanders may find his struggle an increasingly lonely one. Vice-President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and, most importantly, President Barack Obama have all begun quietly, respectfully making motions to usher Mr Sanders from the stage. After Mr Obama meets Mr Sanders on Thursday, the next step is likely a presidential endorsement of Mrs Clinton. Trailing in the popular vote and delegates, both the pledged and super variety, Mr Sanders may then have no choice but to acknowledge political reality. Going into the California primary, Mr Sanders said he hoped to flip superdelegates, who do not have to say who they are supporting until the party convention in July, to come to his side. But many political commentators have cast doubt on that aspiration. Vice President Joe Biden has said it is up to Mr Sanders to decide when to drop out. "Oh, let him make that decision," he said. "Give him time." Senator Bill Nelson from Florida said Mr Sanders should "stand down" and Senator Bob Casey said Democrats must come together and unify. Senator Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire said Mr Sanders should end his campaign soon. The Sanders campaign is downsizing its staff by about half ahead of next week's DC primary.

Pressure is building on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to give up his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Michael Carey and Charlotte Worrall were saved by a lifeboat from rocks west of St Ives, in Cornwall, on Monday evening. They had gone to watch seals for Mr Carey's 30th birthday. It took them two hours to get the attention of walkers who then called the coastguard, the charity said. The RNLI said the pair were in a "life-threatening" situation after being cut off by the tide. Derek Hall, the St Ives lifeboat operations manager, said: "They walked out to Seal Island and because of the spring tides, the sea came in very quickly and they got cut off. "The lady had tried to swim to shore unsuccessfully, and ended up losing some of her clothes as well, so they were very cold and shaken." The couple were with their border collie dog which managed to swim to shore, Mr Hall said. Mr Carey and Ms Worrall, who were rescued by the St Ives lifeboat, were not injured.

A seal-watching couple had to be rescued when they were stranded on rocks for three hours and unsuccessfully tried to swim to shore.

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Susan Smythe, 59, died after being hit by a VW Golf in Stretford, Greater Manchester on 9 September. When her son Rob Smythe arrived and was informed the victim was his mother, he was immediately taken off the case. Paul Tomlinson, 33, of Sale Moor, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to six years. He also pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to failing to provide a specimen for analysis and failing to stop and report an accident. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said Tomlinson had been seen almost colliding with a stationary vehicle at traffic lights on Wharfside Way, Trafford Park at 21:00 BST as well as mounting a kerb and narrowly avoiding other collisions. Fifty minutes later, he swerved erratically into the outside lane of Chester Road as Ms Smythe crossed at the junction with Green Street and hit her. Witnesses estimated his car to have been travelling at between 70mph and 100mph, the court heard. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A GMP spokesman said Tomlinson did not stop and drove to a car park near his home. He wiped the steering wheel and doors with a pair of leggings before leaving the vehicle, the spokesman added. Tomlinson was later arrested at his home and breathalysed in custody, where he was slurring his speech, unsteady on his feet and found to have 137 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The limit in England is 35 micrograms. Tomlinson claimed to have had a single drink of vodka, although his girlfriend - a passenger in the car who had begged him to slow down - said she could smell alcohol on his breath, the court heard. The police spokesman said Tomlinson was "an accident waiting to happen" and "in no fit state to be behind the wheel". Tomlinson was also disqualified for driving for eight years.

A drink-driver has been jailed for killing a woman whose son was coincidentally sent to the crash in his role as a scene of crime investigator.

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Anders Hoegstroem, a former neo-Nazi leader, admitted theft under a plea bargain last month and will be moved to Sweden to serve his sentence. The infamous sign was stolen in December last year and recovered in three pieces three days later. The judge in Krakow also jailed two Poles for up to two-and-a-half years. One of the pair, named as Andrzej S, apologised in court for the offence, Polish media report. The 5m (16ft) wrought-iron slogan which translates as "Work sets you free" is a potent symbol of many of the Nazi-era atrocities. During the Nazi Holocaust, 1.1 million people - most of them Jews - were murdered at Auschwitz. The sign has since been repaired although it now hangs in the Auschwitz museum and has been replaced by a replica at the entrance to the former death camp. Three other Poles were given prison terms earlier this year for the theft which was thought to have been ordered by another Swede still at large. So far, no evidence of other individuals has come to light. Hoegstroem, 34, who was detained in Sweden in February had at first denied involvement in stealing the sign but later changed his plea. On being told the verdict, he said he accepted the court's decision. He is now likely to be returned to Sweden in a week's time.

A Polish judge has jailed a Swedish man for two years and eight months for plotting the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" Auschwitz entrance sign.

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And yet, for women across France, it has huge importance: it is the moment they effectively stop being paid for 2016, thanks to the gender pay gap. And this year, many were determined not to let it go unnoticed. On Monday, French women were urged to quietly pack their bags and walk out of their offices at the appointed time to unite in their call for equal pay. In France, the gap between men and women's average hourly wage was 15.1% in 2010, which, feminist group Les Glorieuses calculated, means a woman will work 38.2 days more than a man for the same salary. And that, they say, is not on. Rebecca Amsellem, founder of Les Glorieuses, which launched the campaign, told the BBC: "To be really honest, I knew there was a huge difference between the pay - but I thought the difference would maybe be 10 working days, not a month-and-a-half." Ms Amsellem had been inspired to do the maths after reading how Iceland, a country considered a world leader in gender equality, still has a pay gap of 14%. For the last 11 years, women in Iceland have been walking out on 24 October at the time they should leave every day if they were to be paid the same hourly-rate as their male counterparts. In that period in the Nordic country, the time has moved from 14:08 to 14:38. If the pace continues, it will only take another 52 years for them to be able to leave at the same time as men - an unacceptable length of time, according to Gylfi Arnbjörnsson, president of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour. He told Iceland's national broadcaster: "No-one puts up with waiting 50 years to reach a goal. It doesn't matter whether it's a gender pay gap or any other pay gap. "It's just unacceptable to say we'll correct this in 50 years. That's a lifetime." In France, it appears a parallel sense of injustice has inspired activists to adopt the symbolism of Iceland's precisely timed protests. More than 10,000 women have indicated their interest in joining the movement on Facebook, and the hashtag "7novembre1634" has been trending in France, with hundreds sharing cartoons and memes highlighting the issue. Others write just one word: "Egalite." The movement even has the backing of two government ministers, and has landed on the front page of a French national newspaper, Liberation. "Support for the #7novembre16h34 movement: the struggle for equal pay must be by the whole of society," tweeted education minister Najat Belkacem. "Do not wait for 2186!" But France is far from the worst offender in Europe when it comes to the gender pay gap. In neighbouring Germany the gap was 22.3% in 2014, while in the UK it stood at 20.9%, according to Eurostat. The average pay gap across Europe was 16.7%, with the largest in Estonia, where it was measured at 28.8%. Whether Iceland and now France will inspire more movements remains to be seen. Ms Amsellem is just happy it has provoked a discussion in her home country. "What I am happy about is that feminist issues are still burning issues in people's minds," she said. "But it is crazy to think that in 2016, we still need to fight for these things."

It seems an insignificant time: 16:34 on Monday 7 November.

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The CH47 Chinooks left the UK two weeks ago to help transport "life-saving aid supplies" and reach stranded victims "in desperate need" of help. But the helicopters have been grounded in Delhi, in India, for the past week. The Ministry of Defence said it was "disappointed", saying the decision had been made by the Nepalese government. An MoD spokesman said the Nepalese government, while thanking the UK for the offer, had said the helicopters will not take part in the relief effort. "We are disappointed that our Chinooks will not be supporting the World Food Programme's request for help in distributing aid but all decisions in relation to the relief effort are ultimately for the Government of Nepal to take," the spokesman said. This seems to be a very strange decision. There is clearly a need for more helicopters in Nepal to deliver relief supplies. The "disappointment" expressed by the British government hides stronger feelings and frustration. They will be shared by the United Nations who need these helicopters now. We don't yet know the reason why the Nepalese Government rejected the offer of help. There have been reports of concerns about the effect these twin rotor helicopters would have on the structurally weakened buildings. But the RAF crews are highly experienced in delivering aid in disaster zones. Others have suggested that China or India might be opposed to the use of British military helicopters flying near their airspace. But why then are US military helicopters are already operating in Nepal? RAF crews who have been on the ground in Delhi waiting to help for more than a week are not the only ones who will feel perplexed. The aircraft were flow to Nepal after the country was hit by the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake of 25 April, killing more than 8,000 people. On Tuesday, a second 7.3-magnitude quake killed at least 110 people. Last week, the UK government said 92 additional Gurkhas had been deployed to Nepal to provide aid. The Gurkhas, from the 36 Engineer Regiment based in Kent, have boosted the total number of UK military personnel in the region to almost 300. British Army Gurkha engineers were also sent to Nepal on board a C-17 aircraft, along with 18 tonnes of aid supplies, and helped to provide safe drinking water for those who lost their homes in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Aid from the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has reached more than 60 villages, towns and camps in the weeks following the earthquake, which has also left more than 14,500 injured.

Three RAF Chinook helicopters sent to Nepal to help the aid effort in the country are to return to the UK having not been used, the government has said.

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Events in Devon, Cornwall and Cheshire have all banned bunnies following outbreaks of the mutation of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease, known as RHD-2. There is currently no licensed vaccine in the UK for the new strain. "The fear factor is we don't know how it's spreading," said Neill Gardner, chairman of the British Rabbit Council (BRC). Since March, the BRC has received reports of RHD-2 across Cheshire, Devon, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Leeds and Moray. With the former strain "there was usually a visible sign, like bloody discharge from the nostrils", Mr Gardner said. "Now they just drop dead". A vaccine for the new strain is expected to be licensed in the UK in the next month, Mr Gardener added. Source: BRC But Judy Le Marchant, who had planned to enter her prize winning rare breeds in the Devon county show, said vaccination was "not the entire solution". The RHD-1 vaccine was already "expensive", and its carrier could produce "bald patches, lumps and scabs which are not desirable in show rabbits", she said. Harry Powell, aged 11, and his 8-year-old brother Nicholas, were also "very upset" when they could not enter their thrianta rabbits at the show. "It's really annoying when you've pumped yourself up," he said. Harry, who would have travelled from Middlesex for the show, said he loved his rabbits, who "only get stroppy if they don't like the food". Show secretary Ollie Allen said although the disease posed "no threat to human health", the rabbit competition would have risked spreading the disease amongst rabbits. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the people did not have to report outbreaks to the government but the shows were "taking sensible precautionary measures".

A new strain of a deadly rabbit virus has forced the closure of county show competitions across England.

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The 49ft creation, full of fireworks, will be the centrepiece at Edenbridge Bonfire Society's parade and display. The effigy is clutching a five-year contract under one arm, with a holdall of cash in his other hand. Rooney signed a new deal with his club last month having previously said he intended to leave. Up to 15,000 people are expected to see the effigy, dressed in full football kit, go up with a bang on Saturday. Charles Laver, of the bonfire society, said Rooney had been chosen as this year's guy after he made front-page news over allegations about his private life and his loyalty to Manchester United. He said: "I hate football myself so I'm quite happy to burn a footballer." Past celebrity guys have included Cherie Blair, Gordon Brown and Russell Brand, while last year an effigy of glamour model Katie Price was burnt at the stake.

An effigy of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, complete with green Shrek-style ears, will go up in flames at an annual bonfire event in Kent.

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The public can apply for places to join the silent procession through the shrine at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday. A whistle, which was sounded to lead men over the top, will be blown by a Scots soldier to mark, to the minute, 100 years since the battle began. At 07:30 on 1 July, Alan Hamilton will blow a whistle used by his great uncle. The Battle of the Somme was the largest Western Front battle of World War One, beginning on 1 July 1916 and ending 141 days later on 18 November. Over one million men were wounded or killed, 420,000 of them from the British Army. British casualties on the first day were the worst in the history of the British army, with 57,470 casualties of whom 19,240 died. Major General Mark Strudwick, chairman of the Battle of the Somme Vigil, whose grandfather was wounded in the battle; Able Cadet Samantha Kaszuba from TS Valiant (Dunbar Sea Cadet Unit), one of the candle bearers at the vigil, and Major William Wright representing the Royal Regiment of Scotland were joined by descendant Mr Hamilton at a memorial on Tuesday ahead of the event. Mr Hamilton, one of the sentinels at the vigil, said: "I am honoured and humbled to be a participant in the vigil to commemorate that 100 years ago, fathers, brothers and sons of thousands of families lost their lives or were wounded in mind and body in one of the greatest battles in our history. "My great uncle Robert, then a young officer, blew this whistle and led his men into a fierce battle where many of them, his friends, were killed and wounded. "He was with them until he, himself, was wounded. Throughout the vigil I will stand with others in silent reflection in an unspoken comradeship with those who went before us." Major General Strudwick, chairman of the trustees of the Scottish National War Memorial, said: "The courage and sacrifice of the British soldiers who fought at The Battle of the Somme should never be forgotten. Few words conjure the tragic scale and staggering loss of life during the 141 days that battle raged. "One hundred years on, we come together to honour them, to remember them and to ensure their memory and legacy lives on for generations to come."

An overnight vigil is to be held at Scotland's National War memorial as part of national commemorations of the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

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He was speaking in a video as part of a campaign run by his Sentebale charity to help reduce the stigma associated with HIV. The "Feel No Shame" films are being released to mark World Aids Day. Singers Nicole Scherzinger and Paloma Faith, and actress Gemma Arterton have also made videos confessions. In his message, Harry said: "My secret is, believe it or not, I get incredibly nervous before public speaking, no matter how big the crowd or the audience. "And despite the fact that I laugh and joke all the time, I get incredibly nervous, if not anxious actually, before going into rooms full of people when I'm wearing a suit." The prince co-founded Sentebale in 2006 in Lesotho after travelling around the southern African country. It has the third highest HIV/Aids prevalence in the world and many children and young adults have the disease themselves, or have lost parents to it. The campaign aims to encourage people with HIV to seek medical support and education about their condition, and prevent the virus from spreading. Dressed in a sweatshirt, Harry added: "Now I've confessed that, I'll probably be even more worried that people are looking at me, but thank you very much everyone who is taking part." Prince Harry launched the campaign in another video and asked members of the public to share their own secrets via social media in exchange for his confession. He said: "To show our support for the children of Lesotho, and help reduce the stigma for all those affected by HIV, we are turning this World Aids Day into a day in which no-one should feel any shame about their secrets. "Together, we can tackle the stigma surrounding HIV and give the young people carrying it the childhood they deserve, the childhood so many of us take for granted."

Prince Harry has revealed that he feels "incredibly nervous" before making speeches and anxious when he enters a room full of people.

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Gold Coast Titans were fined £93,500 (150,000 Australian dollars) for incidents involving three players, with St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights charged £62,300 (A$100,000) each for single cases. The clubs have until Friday to respond. "These are the heaviest fines proposed by the game for concussion breaches," said NRL chief Todd Greenberg. "That it how seriously we take it - we are not going to allow player safety to be put at risk through breaches of the concussion rules." All of the incidents occurred in third-round matches last week, with the Titans' fine relating to English former St Helens back-rower Joe Greenwood, Kane Elgey and Ryan Simpkins during their win over Parramatta Eels on Friday. The Dragons were fined for an incident involving Josh Dugan in a win against Cronulla on Sunday, while the Knights were sanctioned after Brendan Elliot picked up a head injury during a defeat by South Sydney Rabbitohs on Saturday. Elliot did not have a head injury assessment (HIA) and played on after suffering a blow, but was removed in the second half following a second knock to the head. Dragons coach Paul McGregor said Dugan suffered a jaw injury and not a head injury, while Knights coach Nathan Brown said Elliot was cleared of concussion by the on-field trainer. The Gold Coast Titans said in a statement: "The club will await the formal breach notice details, then assess the incidents and respond to the NRL with the specified timeframe." The club added they would make no further comment until "the process has been completed". Newcastle Knights are being sued by former player James McManus over the club's handling of his concussions that resulted in the 31-year-old's retirement last year. Greenberg also warned that further sanctions such as points deductions and the loss of accreditation for officials could follow monetary fines for any club that breaks the rules. NRL concussion protocols state a player must not return to the field if they exhibit symptoms of a loss of consciousness, seizure, memory impairment, balance disturbance (ataxia) or if they fall to the ground without taking protective action. "In the majority of cases we see strong compliance with the league's concussion rules but it appears that this did not happen at the weekend in some matches and we cannot stand by and allow player safety to be put at risk," added Greenberg. "Where we believe the rules have been breached we will take action - and we would hope that these breach notices will serve as a warning to all clubs." In 2016, the US supreme court upheld a £700m settlement between the NFL and retired players who had suffered concussion-related injuries. In January World Rugby criticised Northampton Saints for their treatment of a head injury sustained by Wales wing George North. The sport has also made moves to reduce the risks of high tackles, following earlier changes to the way concussion is managed.

Three Australian National Rugby League sides have been given record fines for breaching concussion protocols.

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The transmitters, which are easy to buy online, can be used to interrupt signals from keys fobs, meaning unwary motorists believe their cars to be secure when they're anything but. This leaves the path clear for thieves to help themselves to your belongings, and even take the car itself. Relatively low-powered jammers can have a range of about 75m, meaning fairly large areas, such as a whole car park, can be affected at the same time. But jammer-wielding crooks can strike anywhere, not just public car parks. Deputy Chief Constable Matt Jukes, from the National Police Chiefs' Council, said although he believes the problem is currently small, it is a "growing feature of vehicle crime". "The Vehicle Crime Intelligence Unit is working closely and extensively with a number of partners including the Home Office and motor manufacturers on solutions to prevent this crime now and in the future." Loran Dover got in touch with the BBC to say it happened to her on a residential street in Leeds. "When I got up and ready for work, I went outside to find all my car doors just placed shut. "I was mortified to think I'd left my car like this, when I knew I locked it - I was staying at my boyfriend's house and had to leave Christmas presents in the car. But then when we actually looked inside the car, the whole car had been rifled through and anything of value taken. "Police at first said there was nothing they'd do. Not even send anybody to check for fingerprints because there was no clear sign of a break-in. But when I phoned my bank to cancel my card, the thieves had been using my contactless. That's when the police actually got involved and took it more seriously. "They are currently looking at CCTV so hopefully they will catch them." The only sure way to know your car is locked is to check manually. Most cars have another indication the lock has been deployed, such as the indicator lights flashing, wing mirrors drawing in, or the horn giving a short toot. If you're close enough to the car you can also hear the central locking clunk into place. Deputy Chief Constable Jukes adds: "It is essential that people remain vigilant against this kind of electronic breach. "We urge people to keep a close watch on their cars and possessions so as not to offer any incentives to criminals, including manually checking that the vehicle is locked and taking any valuables with you when leaving the vehicle unattended." A more hi-tech approach to securing your vehicle might be to invest in a car jamming detector, a device that sets off an alarm when a blocking signal is detected. Ms Dover highlights one problem faced by victims - not only are they deprived of their belongings, but there is no proof they've not simply forgotten to lock their cars. And most insurance companies will not pay out if the car has been left unattended and unlocked. According to the Financial Ombudsman, many insurers exclude cover for theft if the vehicle was left unlocked and unattended. The only way to prove a car lock was jammed is if a thief is caught red-handed, although patterns of theft can be strong indications. For example, Thames Valley Police is investigating 14 recent thefts from lorries, vans and cars with "no obvious sign of a break-in". All of the thefts took place at service stations on the M4 in Berkshire in the last two weeks of November. Not necessarily. The Met police force warns an increasing number of electronically controlled vehicles are being taken by criminals exploiting their electronics. Once inside the vehicle, the thieves plug a device into the on-board diagnostic port (OBD) which allows them to download the vehicle's electronic information on to a blank key. This key is then compatible with the car, allowing them to drive the vehicle away. This process can take just seconds. The Organised Vehicle Crime Unit recommends using a steering wheel lock or gearstick lock and to consider having an OBD lock and a tracker fitted. Have you got a question about radio jamming theft or have you been affected by it? Use the tool below and we could be in touch.

As reports circulate about tech-savvy thieves using electronic devices - "key jammers" - to prevent cars from locking, what do you need to know about this growing crime?

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Militias are said to have recruited 6,000-10,000 children to work as soldiers, messengers or cooks. The UN children's agency, Unicef, says it now needs to see the agreement put into practice. Unicef says the CAR conflict "has created one of the world's worst - and least visible - humanitarian crises". CAR has been wracked by violence since a mainly Muslim rebel group seized power in March 2013. The Seleka group was then ousted, sparking a wave of violent reprisals against the Muslim population, thousands of whom fled their homes. Government representatives, leaders of armed groups and UN agencies negotiated the deal during a week of talks in the CAR capital, Bangui. Unicef chief in CAR Mohamed Malick Fall described it as "a major step forward for the protection of children". But Unicef is cautious and wants immediate access to areas under the control of armed groups, and a strict timetable for the children's release, reports the BBC's Imogen Foulkes from Geneva, where Unicef is based. Also the children will face a long rehabilitation, Unicef says. A week-long national reconciliation forum began on Monday in Bangui bringing together politicians, armed groups, and religious leaders. The talks are part of a process aimed at leading to new elections.

Armed groups in Central African Republic have agreed to release all the children that are working with them and end child recruitment, the UN says.

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The last four home games at Taunton Town FC's ground have been cancelled and the club says this is having a severe impact on its operation. Chairman and groundsman Kevin Sturmey said the club was "just keeping its head above the water". He estimated some six to seven inches of rain had fallen since 30 December. "We're lucky that football is one facet of our business and we've got other income streams," Mr Sturmey said. Chief executive of Somerset FA, John Pike, said: "In January and February so far we've experienced probably at least 50% of the games cancelled most weeks and very often that's been up to 75-90% of games."

A non-league football club says it has lost more than £16,000 in takings because of the number of games called off due to the weather.

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Rakhat Aliyev, a former ambassador to Austria, is accused of killing two bank managers in his home country in 2007. Kazakhstan has attempted to have him extradited to face trial, but Austria has twice refused because of the former Soviet republic's human rights record. Instead, Austrian prosecutors opened their own murder investigation in 2011. Mr Aliyev has denounced the case against him as politically motivated. However, in June he flew voluntarily to Vienna from his home in Malta and handed himself in to the Austrian authorities. Since then, he has been held in "investigative custody". On Tuesday, a court in Vienna said Mr Aliyev had been charged. A spokeswoman for the court told the Reuters news agency that the judge had not set any bail option and that Mr Aliyev's lawyers had two weeks to appeal against the charges. He faces at least 10 years in prison if found guilty of murder. If extradited to Kazakhstan he could face a sentence of up to 40 years. Mr Aliyev was once married to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's eldest daughter, Dariga. A businessman with extensive contacts among the Kazakh elite, he spoke out against Mr Nazarbayev after being sacked as ambassador to Austria.

A former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president who later became a prominent opponent has been charged with murder by prosecutors in Austria.

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Horowitz, who has written a new James Bond book, made his comments about Elba - best known for his roles in Luther and The Wire - to the Mail on Sunday. He told the paper it was "not a colour issue" - but some fans accused him of making a veiled racial remark. Horowitz has now said the word "street" was "a poor choice of word" and he was "mortified to have caused offence". Elba has long been touted as a possible successor to Daniel Craig as the fictional secret service agent. Horowitz is currently promoting Trigger Mortis, a novel featuring Bond, which has been authorised by the estate of original 007 author Ian Fleming. In the original interview, the author said he thought Elba was not right for the part. "Idris Elba is a terrific actor, but I can think of other black actors who would do it better," he said, suggesting Hustle's Adrian Lester as a possible alternative. "For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It's not a colour issue. I think he is probably a bit too 'street' for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah." Despite his insistence that his opinion had nothing to do with skin colour, some Twitter users accused him of racism. "I'm really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offence," Horowitz responded in a statement. "That wasn't my intention. I was asked in my interview if Idris Elba would make a good James Bond. In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice but I'm a writer not a casting director so what do I know? "Clumsily, I chose the word 'street' as Elba's gritty portrayal of DCI John Luther was in my mind but I admit it was a poor choice of word. I am mortified to have caused offence."

Author Anthony Horowitz has apologised for saying he thought Idris Elba was "too street" to be the next James Bond.

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Officials had given the Nadeem Centre until Monday to cease activities, saying it had breached regulations. The group has filed an urgent appeal against the decision. Rights groups have criticised Egypt for its crackdown on dissent, amid a surge of reported torture of detainees. Officials deny the allegations. El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence has operated since 1993, providing support and counselling to victims of torture. The organisation was due to be closed last Wednesday accused of violating unspecified health ministry regulations. But authorities agreed to delay the order to give it time to contest the decision. Aida Seif al-Dawla, the group's director, said the move to close it was political. Human rights groups have criticised the measure, saying it comes at a time when enforced disappearances are on the rise and amid growing concern about allegations of torture by the police and intelligence services. Activists accuse security forces of torturing detainees and of detaining suspected activists or militant Islamists without reporting their arrests, allegations rejected by the government. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi led the military's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013, following mass protests. Since then, as many as 40,000 people are estimated to have been detained. The US-based Human Rights Watch describes the crackdown as "ferocious". More than 1,000 protesters, mostly Islamists, have been killed on the streets. Egyptian officials deny that the Arab world's most populous nation has returned to the repression of the past.

An Egyptian centre that helps alleged torture victims and documents their cases has vowed to continue to work despite an order for it to shut down.

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Lord Sugar invested £250,000 into Valente's plumbing business in 2015. They've now announced that Valente will take full control of ImpraGas - but they're parting on friendly terms. Lord Sugar said: "I'll still be on hand to offer any help and advice required. I wish Joseph and ImpraGas all the very best for the future and will follow their progress with much affection." Lord Sugar will now divest himself of his interest in the company, with Valente acquiring his shareholding and taking full control of the business. Valente added: "I am so grateful for everything Lord Sugar has done for me and I could not have asked for a better partner in the early stages of my business career. "I owe him a great deal. I am confident that with the winning business model we created together, I can continue to grow the business successfully." So how many Apprentice winners does that leave who are still working with Lord Sugar? Glad you asked, let's take a look: Of the 12 winners of the UK series of The Apprentice, five are still working with Lord Sugar. They are Tom Pellereau, Ricky Martin, Leah Totton, Mark Wright and Alana Spencer. Interestingly, all five won the show after a format change which saw Lord Sugar invest £250,000 in a business idea, rather than offering the winner a job in his own company. After his time on the show, Pelleraeu used the investment to invent and bring to market a curved nail file, which is now stocked by major supermarkets. Martin runs a science and technology recruitment company while Totton now has two cosmetic clinics offering botox and wrinkle reduction. Wright is still working with Lord Sugar on his company which uses digital marketing to help small businesses grow. And Spencer, who won the most recent series, is in the process of launching her own bakery firm. Seven of the 12 winners have since parted company with Lord Sugar - many on perfectly good terms... others less so. The very first winner, Tim Campbell, worked for Lord Sugar for a year before leaving (with his boss's blessing) to set up a male grooming business, and more recently a digital marketing agency. Michelle Dewberry worked for Lord Sugar for 11 months but left to set up her own company and a media career, appearing regularly on news programmes such as Sky's weekly discussion show The Pledge. Simon Ambrose worked for Lord Sugar for three years but left to pursue his own ventures, while Lee McQueen also left after two-and-a-half years to start his own sales recruitment and training agency. Yasmina Siadatan stayed in her job with Lord Sugar for a year but became pregnant while she was there and didn't return after maternity leave. She later set up her own restaurant. Stella English's departure from her job with Lord Sugar was far less friendly - she unsuccessfully sued him for constructive dismissal. But she went on to work as a TV presenter and management consultant. Lord Sugar has previously called on the BBC to commission a new TV series to catch up with former contestants and find out where they are now. If such a show ever came to fruition, it certainly wouldn't be short of material. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Apprentice winner Joseph Valente has split from Lord Sugar two years after winning the show.

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Eoin Doyle headed Pompey into a first-half lead before Kyle Bennett, Danny Rose and Michael Doyle added further goals in the second period. Colchester goalkeeper Sam Walker denied Kai Naismith and Enda Stevens early on, before George Elokobi nodded U's team-mate Matt Briggs' attempted clearance away from near his own goal-line. But Portsmouth took a 22nd-minute lead through Eoin Doyle, who dived to head home from close range following Naismith's delivery. The goalscorer ballooned over just before half-time but Portsmouth did go 2-0 up with the second half just 37 seconds old when Bennett converted Naismith's pass from close range, after Colchester had failed to clear their lines. Stevens' deflected left-foot effort whistled inches wide of the far post before Pompey went further ahead on the hour when Rose scored at the second attempt after Walker had saved his initial effort, following Eoin Doyle's through ball. And it was 4-0 with 17 minutes remaining when Michael Doyle converted after Walker had saved Naismith's effort following a devastating counter-attack. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Colchester United 0, Portsmouth 4. Second Half ends, Colchester United 0, Portsmouth 4. Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by Matthew Briggs (Colchester United). Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Enda Stevens. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Enda Stevens (Portsmouth). Attempt saved. Noel Hunt (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Eoin Doyle. Foul by Chris Porter (Colchester United). Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Kyle Bennett. Attempt missed. Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Sean Murray (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Noel Hunt (Portsmouth). Substitution, Portsmouth. Noel Hunt replaces Kal Naismith. Goal! Colchester United 0, Portsmouth 4. Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break. Attempt saved. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Gareth Evans. Attempt missed. Macauley Bonne (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Substitution, Colchester United. Macauley Bonne replaces Owen Garvan. Substitution, Colchester United. Kane Vincent-Young replaces Drey Wright. Attempt saved. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Brennan Dickenson. Attempt blocked. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Cameron James (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball. Hand ball by Cameron James (Colchester United). Goal! Colchester United 0, Portsmouth 3. Danny Rose (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Foul by Chris Porter (Colchester United). Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Tom Lapslie. Attempt blocked. Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Foul by Drey Wright (Colchester United). Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Attempt missed. Sean Murray (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Drey Wright (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Portsmouth boosted their hopes of automatic promotion from League Two with a hugely impressive win at play-off chasers Colchester.

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They also met with a number of MLAs from Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party. They said they wanted to outline their "disappointment and anger caused by a series of divisive and insulting comments about the language". DUP MLA Gregory Campbell caused controversy recently after the 'curry my yoghurt' incident. Janet Muller, from the Irish language umbrella advocacy group, POBAL and Linda Ervine from the East Belfast Irish language learners' project, Turas, said the comments "should be unacceptable anywhere, but especially in a political assembly". "We call for the introduction of a rights-based Irish language act to defend and promote Irish, as was promised in the St Andrews Agreement," they said. The Sinn Féin delegation who met the groups included Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, and assembly member Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. Chris Lyttle and Trevor Lunn from the Alliance Party also met the group. Mr Lyttle said it was "frustrating that the DUP have mocked the Irish language in such an inappropriate way and have refused to apologise despite it being clear that many people have been offended". "We should be respectful of our linguistic diversity and allow the promotion of all our languages in a shared society," he said.

Two Irish language groups have presented a joint letter to the Stormont parties calling for fair treatment and respect for the language.

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Of those who had experienced violence, 77% said they had been pushed, and around half were kicked or had an object thrown at them. Nine out of 10 staff had dealt with challenging behaviour, such as swearing or shouting, in the past year. Staff have greater powers to deal with poor behaviour, the government said. However, 45% of the 1,250-strong panel of teachers surveyed across England, Wales and Northern Ireland said they felt pupil behaviour had got worse in the past two years. Teachers in Scotland were not included in the survey. One special needs worker at a Bedfordshire primary school said she had been stabbed in the head with a pencil, while a teacher at a Suffolk secondary academy said she had been "sprayed in the face with deodorant". In a third case, a support worker at a secondary school in Cheshire said a chair had been thrown that hit her leg. A teaching assistant at a Rochdale primary school claimed: "Staff are regularly verbally abused with very little consequences. Occasionally pupils physically attack members of staff, but this rarely leads to a day's exclusion." Teachers in the survey put the cause of violence down to a number of things. A lack of boundaries at home was singled out as the top reason for challenging, disruptive or violent behaviour. Some 78% pointed to emotional and behavioural problems as the cause, while nearly half said it was down to pupils' mental health issues. The survey responses paint a worrying picture of what is going on in our classrooms: teachers being pushed, shoved, hit, spat at and even having furniture thrown at them It is important to remember the survey is in no way saying this is a daily occurrence in most schools. Four out of 10 teachers surveyed had experienced at least one incident in the past year, while nearly all had witnessed violence some time their career. ATL general secretary Mary Bousted says the vast majority of pupils are well-behaved and a pleasure to teach. But what the survey does reveal is that poor behaviour is often the result of deep-seated issues such as unsupported mental health problems or poor parenting. And the responsibility for dealing with these problems goes far beyond the school gates, let alone the classroom. And nearly two-thirds of teachers felt pupils were under more stress than two years ago. General secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Dr Mary Bousted, said having to cope with challenging or disruptive behaviour is unfortunately par for the course for education staff. "It is shocking that more than four in 10 (43%) education professionals have had to deal with physical violence from a pupil in the last year," she said. "No member of staff should be subjected to aggressive behaviour, in any form, while doing their job. "A lack of funds for social services and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) means pupils are at risk and, all too often, school staff are being left to plug the gaps in social care as best they can. "Many schools do excellent work day in, day out to help pupils stay on track and to keep schools a safe place for pupils and staff. "But schools need support from social and health services and parents to deal with the complex issues many pupils face due to chaotic home lives or mental health issues." There have been numerous warnings about the pressures on schools resulting from a lack of mental health services in some areas. A spokesman for the Department for Education said: "Teachers and school staff have a right to feel safe while doing their jobs and violence towards them is completely unacceptable. "We have taken decisive action to put teachers back in charge of the classroom by giving them the powers they need to tackle poor behaviour and discipline. "We have scrapped 'no touch' rules that stopped teachers removing disruptive pupils from classrooms and ensured schools' decisions on exclusions can no longer be overruled." Labour's shadow minister for schools Nic Dakin said: " There is a teacher shortage crisis in this country with the highest number of teachers quitting the profession since records began and the government is regularly missing their targets on teacher recruitment. Incidents like this will not get more people into teaching. "Ministers need to get their act together and bear down on poor behaviour, which is affecting teacher recruitment and retention and threatening standards in the classroom."

Four out of 10 teachers have experienced violence from pupils in the past year, a survey for the ATL teachers union suggests.

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In the 10 days leading up to their trip to Sixfields to face the League One side, Jose Mourinho's United have lost three matches, beaten by Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford. "He'll be working hard to put things right," Page said of Mourinho. "There's no crisis, it's three defeats. That will be the message." Talking to BBC Radio Northampton, Page continued: "They're expected to win the game and if they don't they'll be criticised." The Cobblers, who are 11th in English football's third tier, set up the tie against United when they beat West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties. "It's been a long time coming since the draw was made," Page said. "We've banned the players from talking about it just so we can focus on the league. "When we scored the winning penalty I thought the atmosphere was terrific and that's why you're in the game, you want to create more moments like that." Northampton Town have never won a competitive game against Manchester United, with their last match against the Red Devils - an FA Cup tie in 2004 - ending in a 3-0 defeat. "We know we're going to be in for a tough game, so it's about us focussing on what we can do and recreating what we did against Premier League opposition in West Brom," Page said.

Manchester United are not a club in crisis, says Northampton Town boss Rob Page ahead of their EFL Cup third-round tie on Wednesday.

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Just seven years later - at the start of this year - it was sold for scrap. The price: an estimated $5.5m (£4.4m today). It's not the only vessel to suffer this fate. Last year container ships were sold at rock-bottom prices for scrap in record numbers. The simple reason is that there are too many ships for too little cargo. The most dramatic casualty was South Korean group Hanjin, which collapsed last August weighed down by debts. The container shipping industry, and Hanjin in particular, has been spectacularly wrong about the financial crisis - twice. There was not one but two waves of container ship ordering in 2010, and then again in 2013-14. Interest rates were low and money was cheap. The result - a massive oversupply of vessels. "The attitude in the industry was when you were not making profits the best thing to do was to cut costs, and the best way to cut costs is to increase scale, buying bigger and more fuel-efficient ships," explains Rahul Kapoor, director at shipping consultancy Drewry Financial Research Services. "Before 2008 and 2009 the world had been growing consistently, and after 10 years of growth no-one in the shipping industry expected demand to shrink so fast. "To start with they thought it was just a blip. But in reality it was structural, and they totally missed the structural problems." And there was another reason to buy - and to buy big: the Panama Canal. Last year it got a serious upgrade. The old locks could take container ships up to only 5,000 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit, roughly one container). These are known as Panamaxes. But the new locks, with gates weighing 700 tonnes or more, are designed to take so called Neo-Panamaxes. These are giants, equivalent to the width and length of three football pitches laid end to end, and can carry about 13,000 TEU. So shippers looking to carry cargoes from Asia to the American east coast ports, can now take Neo-Panamaxes through the new canal - and sell off their smaller Panamaxes. That's why Panamaxes like the Hammonia Grenada are going cheap - in fact, they're going nowhere. If you want to charter one, according to research group Clarksons, it will cost you less than half of what it did a year ago. Andrew Scorer of S&P Platts says: "You have a steady trickle of ships going to the scrap yard under the blowtorch, but you have these bigger TEU ships with bigger capacity, and they're going to be ruling the waves for now." Meanwhile, ports are modernising to take the bigger cargoes. Baltimore, Charleston, Miami, New York and Savannah are all updating facilities to accommodate the Neo-Panamaxes. For instance, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to spend $2.7bn on enlarging its terminals and shipping lanes, and a further $1.3bn to raise a bridge by 20 metres to get the monsters through. But the fundamental problem of oversupply has not gone away. According to Clarksons, the global fleet of all types of commercial shipping is 50% larger than it was before the financial crisis. In contrast, the World Trade Organization says growth in global trade has been much smaller, creeping up from $14.3 trillion in 2007 to $16.7tn in 2015, an increase of just 15%. It's not necessarily all doom and gloom. In fact, Drewry's latest Shipping Outlook suggests the market could actually be at a turning point. It believes the problem of too many ships for too little cargo is now set to improve, and forecasts global freight rates will increase by 12% this year after four years of decline. But the reality is that the slowing in global trade may have more profound causes - not to do with shipping or economic growth, but to do with how and what we consume. Last year, Mr Kapoor wrote a report for Drewry's using the example of his son's excitement at buying the Pokemon Go app and comparing his own habits 15 years earlier. While his son was happy to buy something electronic, back in Mr Kapoor's youth he would have bought something physical that may well have been shipped in a container from Asia. "In an increasingly knowledge based and services driven global economic expansion, the trade expansion is stagnating," he wrote. "The global manufacturing engines, world trade, credit driven GDP growth model is being increasingly challenged and world trade seems to be stuck in a time warp, barely growing."

In January 2010, the container ship Hammonia Grenada was delivered from a Chinese yard to its new owners, reportedly priced at about $60m (about £37m at that time).

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Mike O'Leary, of Beulah Print, Drogheda, said that a complaint has been made under the Equal Status Act. He said it was alleging sexual discrimination. In March, the company defended its decision not to print the invitations for Jonathon Brennan and John Kierans. The company said: "We are not against homosexuals, however we do not support same sex marriage, which printing wedding invitations would do." Drogheda men Mr Brennan and Mr Kierans plan to marry in August. On Friday, Mr Brennan declined to confirm if the complaint had come from the couple, but said they wanted "to put the issue to bed". The company's Mr O'Leary said: "We can confirm that a complaint has been received which is now in the hands of the Equality Tribunal. "The tribunal normally invites both parties to mediation in an effort to resolve the complaint so we expect this to take place shortly."

A County Louth printing company that refused to print civil partnership invitations for a gay couple has said that a complaint has been made about the decision to the Equality Tribunal.

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Police had been monitoring the group from Kosovo for months amid concerns they were planning to join Islamist militants in Syria, reports said. But police moved in at dawn on Thursday amid fears of a potential attack in the wake of the last week's murder of four people in London, reports said. Twelve addresses were raided including 10 in the city's historic centre. One of the raids took place close to the famed La Fenice opera house at around 04:00 (02:00 GMT), Italian media said. Police said all four of those held had Italian residence permits. They said Italy's specialist Digos crime squad had been investigating the three adults on suspicion of radicalisation. Two of the three had been working as waiters, one report said. Italian police apparently tapped communications referring to the 22 March attack at Westminster, when Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a police officer outside parliament. Who was Khalid Masood? 'No evidence' Masood linked to IS Police decided to move in amid concerns that the alleged cell was planning a similar attack in Venice, possibly targeting a high profile tourist site such as the Rialto bridge over the city's Grand Canal, Italian media reported. Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti praised the authorities' handling of the operation and said it showed their commitment in the fight against terrorism.

Three adults and a girl have been detained in the centre of Venice as suspects in an alleged jihadist cell.

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Chorley station will be "upgraded" as the route is electrified in a £1bn scheme to improve journeys in northern England, Network Rail said. From 18 June to 2 October, the line between Preston and Bolton will be closed every weekend with bus replacement services in operation. Some weekday rail services after 21:00 BST will also be cancelled. Weekend rail journeys between Manchester and Preston will be diverted via Wigan. Both of Chorley's platforms will be rebuilt to make room for "faster, more frequent trains from December 2017", a Network Rail spokeswoman said. She also warned there could be "noisy" work during weekends and at night. "Significant engineering is required to move and lower the track through Chorley and there is no other option but to close the line at weekends while this is carried out." It is expected that the electrification of the route from Preston to Blackpool will be complete by May 2018, she added. Plans to electrify the line have been delayed previously including when Balfour Beatty pulled out last August. Currently, only diesel trains run on the Manchester to Blackpool route but, a Northern Rail spokesman said, the introduction of electric trains would contribute to a 37% rise in passenger capacity across northern England by 2020. An information event will be held at Chorley Town Hall between 1600 and 1900 BST on Tuesday. Passengers are urged to check details with National Rail Enquiries before travelling.

Rail journeys between Manchester and Preston will be disrupted when major works start at a Lancashire station.

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The British Medical Association said the government had failed to recognise the damaging impact long hours could have on patient care. But NHS Employers said it was committed to talks about the safety of patients and doctors. It said the decision to stop the talks had come as a "huge disappointment". Under plans set out by the government in 2013, hospitals in England will have to ensure senior doctors and key diagnostic tests are available seven days a week. NHS officials and the British Medical Association - a union that represents doctors across the UK - had been involved in negotiations about working hours for junior and senior doctors for the last 18 months. But the British Medical Association (BMA) announced it had stopped taking part in the talks on Thursday evening. The organisation said it was not prepared to agree to change to contracts that would risk patient safety and doctors' well-being. Dr Paul Flynn of the BMA said: "So far the government has failed to produce any detail on how it will staff and resource a massive expansion of services in a safe and sustainable way. "Without this detail, consultants are not prepared to sign up in the dark to proposals that could put patients at risk by forcing existing doctors to work dangerously long hours, or lead to weekday services being cut because there simply aren't enough doctors to staff them." But Gill Bellord, of NHS Employers, said: "This is a hugely disappointing way to conclude a year and a half of serious discussions. "All our talks with the BMA have been aimed at ensuring safer working hours for doctors in training, as well as providing them with stability of pay and agreed work schedules that take account of educational needs. "Underpinning all of this is the essential need to deliver safe care for patients." She added: "It is a source of personal and professional disappointment that the BMA team feel able to throw our joint progress so far out of the window and walk away from what is currently on the table." NHS Employers said it had put forward an offer of a maximum 40-hour contract for consultants, unless extended by mutual agreement, and accelerated access to higher pay.

A spat between leading doctors and NHS officials over a seven-day hospital service has led to the breakdown of contract negotiations.

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Chief Constable Dave Thompson, of West Midlands Police, said the "strain is showing" after multiple terror attacks. "We'd have real challenges in dealing with something like the 2011 riots again," he wrote on the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) blog on Friday. The home secretary has admitted that police resources are "very tight". Amber Rudd told MPs on Thursday that the police response to attacks in Manchester and London required "additional work" in law enforcement. She said: "I recognise the fact that we cannot carry on at that emergency level indefinitely." Mr Thompson, finance lead at the NPCC, which represents police leaders, called on the government to "stabilise" police funding so it can tackle not only terrorism but other threats, such as cyber-crime. He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "policing is not raising a white flag, saying we can't cope". "But the last few weeks, and our general resilience, is starting to show some red lights. "Of course, policing will pull out all the stops to protect the public. "But that strain on the system now is reaching a stage where we need a serious debate, as we go forward into the Budget in November, as to what the resources are for policing." He wrote that the police face handling "a modern terror threat with 6,600 officers - a number that has already fallen by close to 2,000 and is set to fall further". And he also said more investment was needed "with a growing cyber threat", adding: "Counter-terrorism policing is stretched and is in no place to deliver efficiency savings." He said mainstream police resources were being diverted to fight terrorism, echoing warnings by Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley that ordinary law enforcement faced "significant" funding risks after four terror attacks in as many months. The violence that spread around England began at a peaceful protest demanding justice for a man shot by police in London. Mark Duggan was killed in Tottenham on Thursday 4 August after police stopped the car he was a passenger in. A protest march two days later sparked unrest and resulted in cars and shops in Tottenham being set alight, and looting taking place. By the afternoon of Monday 8 August this began to spread to other areas in London, then to other major cities such as Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Leicester, and several areas in Manchester and Liverpool. More than 1,000 people were eventually jailed for the disturbances. Maps and timeline of England riots Mr Thompson said: "The firearms commanders, casualty bureau, custody staff, body recovery teams and uniformed officers patrolling crowded spaces that are so central to preventing and responding to a terror attack are paid for by core police funding." He said that two-thirds of the policing effort after the Westminster Bridge attack was met by core police funding and not counter-terrorism. He said: "If we are to sustain the protection citizens want and need, police leaders need to continue to reform, look hard at what needs to be done differently, and be bold and innovative in rising to the challenge. "We need to have a conversation and a partnership with government that enables us to look forward to deal with the threats we face, and there are choices in there for government that we will give them." This was not simply "asking for a blank cheque", he said. Mr Thompson's comments were backed by West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Dee Collins. "Our resources will only stretch so far and my concern is just how sustainable this in the long term, without an uplift in funding and resources," she said. The Home Office has said it is in "detailed engagement" with police over planned funding changes. A spokesman said: "The government is undertaking a period of detailed engagement with policing partners and independent experts on the police funding formula. "New proposals will not be implemented without a public consultation."

Police in England and Wales would struggle to deal with riots on the scale of 2011 due to budget cuts, an officer who oversees funding has said.

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It has narrow lanes with open drains and small houses built of brick and mud. Children play in the dirt, while men sit around smoking. Not many outsiders visit this poor farming community. But outside one of the houses two policemen stand on guard. Inside, a 16-year-old girl sits in one of the rooms surrounded by women. She is the reason the police are here. Six weeks ago, she was out walking on the street when she was abducted by a dozen men. "They dragged me inside the car and blindfolded me," she says, staring ahead, her voice steady but emotionless. "They took me by the side of a river. There, seven of them took turns to rape me. "The others kept watch." Her ordeal did not end there. The men filmed the assault on their mobile phones and circulated the images in this deeply conservative society. "Her father was so overcome with shame and the humiliation that he poisoned himself," the girl's cousin said. "We rushed him to the hospital but it was too late to save him." Nine of the alleged attackers have been arrested. But the others are still at large. Last year, 733 rapes were reported in Haryana. Most such assaults go unreported. Sexual violence against women takes place all over India. But what stands out in Haryana is the social attitude towards women. In a region that is just a short drive from Delhi, the modern capital of one of the word's rising powers, men still call the shots. In the rural district of Jind, a traditional village council meeting is under way. Inside a large hall, elderly men sit on wooden cots, smoking pipes. There is a not a single woman among them. And as they have for centuries, they pass judgement - on social mores, on women and on the recent spate of rapes. "I'll tell you the main reason for these rapes," explains Suresh Koth, one of the elders. "Just look at what's in the newspapers, on television. Topless women. This is what's corrupting our youth. After all this is India, not Europe." These are comments which cannot be dismissed lightly. These are the khaps, the all-male village councils that are tremendously powerful both socially and politically. "They often function like kangaroo courts, creating laws for society, determining what women must do, how people should behave," says rights activist Ranjana Kumari, of the Centre for Social Research. "And if people don't follow them, they intimidate them and threaten violence, including honour killings." Khaps are unelected bodies but politicians and governments are wary of taking them on. They can help to deliver votes during elections, which means they are often indispensable to politicians. But there is a growing sense of outrage across India at their pronouncements following the recent spate of rapes. One council elder was reported as saying that girls should be forced to marry young to protect them from rapists. Others routinely blame Western influences. Many people believe they have no place in a modern, democratic and liberal India. But taking them on is not going to be easy. Back in Dabra, the impact of what happened a few weeks ago is already apparent. "The girls in my neighbourhood have stopped going to school," the young rape victim says. "I am frightened too."

Dabra is a typical village in India's rural Haryana state.

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Tarsem Singh, a 52-year-old father of two, died after being injured at Nylacast Engineering Plastics Solutions in Leicester in 2016. A former employee said he was hit by a machinery end cap in 2010 or 2011. Sukhwinder Singh said "a form was filled out" but a company spokesman said the accident was not recorded. Mr Singh told the Leicester assistant coroner that when he tried to open an end cap on a plastic moulding machine, it came out "very forcefully" and hit his hand. The cap then flew "right across the factory floor" although he was not seriously injured, the jury was told. The firm's general manager Damien McCormack, who was not at the firm at the time of the earlier accident, said there was no record of the episode. Mr McCormack said Tarsem Singh's injuries were caused when he removed an end cap on a "long length rod machine" and it struck him in the chest. He said the cap would have come off "very fast under pressure" and there were no "fail safes" to prevent an operator removing the end cap if it was under high pressure. Mr Singh was an experienced machine operator who had worked at the firm for 23 years. The inquest continues.

The factory where a worker died after being hit by a piece of machinery had a similar accident years earlier that went unreported, an inquest heard.

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In its annual report, the OBR said that without further spending cuts or tax rises, the national debt would only increase. It said a permanent £20bn cut in annual public spending will be needed by 2020. That would help bring the national debt down to 40% of GDP by 2064, it said. If achieved, this means it would have taken more than half a century to bring the national debt back to the same level it was before the 2008 financial crisis. Last year, public sector net debt was £1.48tn, or 80% of economic output, compared with around £600bn, or around 42% of GDP, in 2008. And the OBR warned that even a cut of this size, equivalent to 1.1% of GDP, would not be sufficient to keep the national debt at 40% beyond 2064. A Treasury spokesperson responded: "Our deficit is less than half what it was, but [today's] report from the OBR clearly shows the hard work that needs to be done to fix the public finances and deliver economic security and prosperity for working people." The forecast spending cuts come a day after the Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to bind future governments to operating a budget surplus during times of economic growth. But the OBR cast doubt on the government's ability to maintain a surplus, forecasting the UK public sector borrowing would still be necessary by the mid 2030s as a result of the demands of an ageing population. OBR chairman Robert Chote said the government needed to define what it meant by normal times, and that it might not be easy to calculate. "No-one can know with confidence how much spare capacity there is in the economy or what the sustainable growth rate ... will be looking forward," he said. "Any rule needs to be defined in the knowledge that our estimates of these things may change." The OBR said the government's triple-lock on the state pension - whereby the state pension rises by whichever is the greater of inflation, average earnings, or 2.5% - had resulted in an additional £2.9bn cost to the government, seven times higher than the £0.4bn increase originally forecast in 2010. Earlier this week, ratings agency Moody's warned that the government will find it very difficult to achieve a budget surplus by 2018-19, and is still likely to be operating a deficit of between 1% and 2% of GDP by 2020. The chancellor is due to announce spending cuts to welfare and government departments totalling £30bn over two years in his summer Budget next month. The OBR warned if the government only made the cuts it has currently outlined, the national debt as a share of GDP would fall to 50% by the mid-2030s. But it forecast debt to be 87% of GDP by the 2060s as a result of an ageing population, declining revenues from North Sea oil and gas, and the impact of student loans. While admitting they were difficult to predict, the OBR forecast North Sea oil and gas revenues would fall to below 0.1% of GDP over the coming decades. It said the tax take from North Sea oil and gas had already fallen by 80% in the last three years. That would mean a decline in revenues to £2bn in total between 2020 and 2040, down from last year's forecast of £37bn for the period. The OBR said its latest forecast recognised the obvious collapse in oil prices in the past year but also the effect of lower production since last year. Accumulated losses and future decommissioning costs would also impact future revenues, it said. "Our analysis of longer-term pressures on revenue streams suggests that governments will, over time, need to find new sources of revenue to maintain the overall ratio of revenue to national income, let alone to meet the spending pressures from an ageing population," the OBR said.

Further cuts in government spending will be needed beyond this parliament in order to bring the national debt under control, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned.

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Lord Blair, who was in charge at the time of the 7/7 bombings, told the BBC "a single individual with no previous contact" was now the biggest concern. He said it made it all the more vital to work with the Muslim community. "Only the community can give the police that first clue that there is something odd going on in that house," he said. Lord Blair, who is now a crossbench peer, was the country's most senior police officer between 2005 and 2008. He oversaw the Met's response to the 7 July 2005 attacks in which 52 people were killed by suicide bombers on three Underground trains and a bus. Speaking to BBC Newsnight ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, Lord Blair said the threat had "in some ways lessened" since then "because the security services and the police have been able to develop techniques which have thwarted a lot". "But as it evolves into what is sometimes called 'lone wolf', 'clean skin', that is a huge problem, because the more people you have in a conspiracy the more chances are somebody is going to find out about it," he continued. "If you are just a single individual with no previous contact, then that is a very big problem to solve which is why the role of the community is so important because only the community can give the police that first clue that there is something odd going on in that house." He added: "It is still this horrible sense of a random threat sitting out there somewhere, as in Tunisia, if you just happened to be on the beach, in the wrong place at the wrong time." Lord Blair said he did not believe the West would be able to defeat the threat from Islamic extremism in his lifetime. David Cameron has accused some Muslim communities of "quietly condoning" extremist ideology instead of confronting it, and said they must shoulder some blame for young Britons choosing to join Islamic State. The prime minister said the UK should be more "intolerant of intolerance". However, Lord Blair cautioned against taking a firmer line on religious fundamentalism - although he denied he was criticising the government's approach. "Some people might argue we must take a much tougher approach, but I couldn't agree less with them," he said. "We have to take a very resolute approach, be resolute in actually requiring and demanding this community works with us... But you don't do it to them, you do it with them." He continued: "It seems to me we have to accept there are people who live their lives by fundamentalist rules… Fundamentalism in itself is not a matter for the state to interfere with - it's when it slides into violent extremism it is."

The threat of a terror attack by a "lone wolf" is "a huge problem" for the UK security services, a former Met Police commissioner has said.

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He was one of five liberal activists to have disappeared in recent weeks. Mr Haider's brother said he was well, but did not disclose where the blogger had been. The men had aired views critical of the military or militancy on social media. No group has admitted holding them. The government has denied accusations that its secret agencies were involved. When the activists disappeared in early January, hundreds of people held protests across Pakistan to demand the authorities traced them. Mr Haider, a well-known poet and university professor, was last seen in Islamabad on 6 January, two days after bloggers Waqas Goraya and his cousin Asim Saeed disappeared in Lahore. Another blogger, Ahmed Raza Naseer, who has polio, disappeared from his shop in Skeikhupura near Lahore on Saturday. A fifth activist, Samar Abbas, also disappeared a few days later. The whereabouts of the other four men are not known, but the AFP news agency on Saturday reported that one of them had been confirmed as safe by a family member. The relative asked AFP not to disclose his name. Pakistan's government expressed concern and said they were investigating. Supporters of the men accuse the security services of having secretly arrested them. During their disappearance, the activists were accused of blasphemy on social media. Blasphemy is a serious allegation in deeply conservative Muslim Pakistan, and it has prompted further concerns for their safety. Pakistan is one of the the world's most dangerous countries for reporters and human rights activists, and critics of the powerful military have been detained, beaten or killed. Mr Haider is a known campaigner against enforced disappearances in the restive Balochistan province. Correction 28 January 2017: This story has been amended to clarify that only Mr Haider has returned home.

Pakistani blogger Salman Haider has returned home, more than 20 days after disappearing in the capital Islamabad.

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The move follows a similar extension for the independence referendum last year. The age extension was also supported in last year's Smith Commission on further devolution for Scotland. The voting age will be lowered next spring, allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to take part in May's Holyrood election. Extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds during the referendum was widely considered a success in terms of engaging young people in politics. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: "It has been a long-standing policy of this government to lower the voting age to 16 where we can and that policy now has, I am pleased to say, cross-party support across the chamber. "I am delighted to have reached consensus on the principle. "Building on that, I have been impressed by the thoughtful and passionate contributions that young people have made to the debate on the current proposals to extend the franchise permanently." He said the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Bill "provides a detailed, workable and practical framework to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to register for and vote in Scottish elections", replicating the work done during the referendum. He added: "I think it is a real missed opportunity on the part of the UK government not to enable 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the EU referendum." Labour's Lewis Macdonald said: "This bill is notable in delivering a significant amount of change with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of agreement. "In passing this bill we should celebrate the democratic participation of all our citizens, the 100,000 or so 16 and 17-year-olds, the million over-65s and everyone in between. "We are extending the franchise precisely because we know from experience that democracy works." Conservative MSP Annabel Goldie told MSPs that the bill was an important moment for young people and democracy. "This bill heralds an exciting era for our young people," she said. "I think it is an opportunity for them to continue their high level of engagement in topical affairs that we saw with the independence referendum." Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "The ball is now in the court of Scotland's 16 and 17-year-olds to demand a fairer deal from all of Scotland's political parties. "The right to vote comes with a responsibility to take part in our democratic debate. "From cuts to college places to the crisis facing our hospitals, there are many issues which will benefit from the voice and power of 16 and 17-year-olds." MSPs rejected a plea from Liberal Democrat Alison McInnes for the legislation to be altered so that Scottish ministers could decide if some young offenders could vote. Young people aged 16 and 17 were not allowed to vote in the recent general election, and they will not be able to take part in the forthcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. The UK government used a so-called "section 30" order, which avoids primary legislation, to pass power to the Scottish Parliament. This mechanism was used to lend Holyrood the unequivocal legal authority to hold the independence referendum.

A bill allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the Scottish and local government elections has been passed unanimously at Holyrood.

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The 44-year-old man was taking part in a fundraising event for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice when he collapsed and died near Chirk, Wrexham, on the A5. A spokesman thanked the riders and the emergency services for their "genuine display of consideration". The rides on Sunday covered routes from Stoke-on-Trent to Llangollen. Hospice chief executive David Webster said: "I have been made aware that other participants in the event stopped and tried to help the cyclist whilst waiting for the arrival of the emergency services. "We thank everyone for their kindness and genuine display of consideration for their fellow event participant, who was not known to them personally. "We share their sadness and deep regret that nothing could be done to help the cyclist." The man, who was from Staffordshire, has not been named by police.

Organisers of a charity bike ride have praised participants for trying to save a cyclist's life after he collapsed part of the way through.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The 27-year-old pulled away from the chasing group to catch and then pass long-time leader Jolanda Neff (Stockli Pro) in the last 3 kms in Italy. She crossed the line one second in front of American Boels-Dolmans team-mate Megan Guarnier with Neff third. It is the fifth successive victory for Armitstead in races she has completed. The road race world champion began her season by winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and followed it up with victory in the opening race of UCI World Tour season - the Italian one-day classic Strade Bianche in Tuscany. She then abandoned the second World Tour event after around 50 km of the Ronde van Drenthe, apparently feeling sick. But back to full health in Italy, Armitstead controlled the 112 km race on an undulating route that made for aggressive racing. The peloton split and reformed several times, before Amitstead and a seven-strong elite group, that also included Dutch World Tour standings leader Anna van der Breggen (Rabobnk - Liv), broke away on the penultimate lap. Neff made a break for victory, building up a 30-second lead at one stage, but Armitstead and Guarnier gradually reeled her in and the Swiss rider offered no resistance on the finishing straight. Armitstead now sits top of the World Tour standings, ahead of Van der Breggen who finished sixth. The World Tour consists of 18 races throughout the year and is a mix of one-day and stage races. It replaces the World Cup which was a series of 10 one-day races.

Britain's Lizzie Armitstead has defended her Trofeo Alfredo Binda title in Cittiglio to claim her second UCI World Tour win of the season.

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If the lab technique works in the field, it could offer a new way of stopping the biting insects from spreading malaria to humans, they say. The scientists put a new "resistance" gene into the mosquito's own DNA, using a gene editing method called Crispr. And when the GM mosquitoes mated - their offspring inherited the same resistance, PNAS journal reports. In theory, if these mosquitoes bite people, they should not be able to pass on the parasite that causes malaria. About 3.2bn people - almost half of the world's population - are at risk of malaria. Bed nets, insecticides and repellents can help stop the insects biting and drugs can be given to anyone who catches the infection, but the disease still kills around 580,000 people a year. Scientists have been searching for new ways to fight malaria. The University of California team believe their GM mosquito could play a pivotal role - breeding resistant offspring to replace endemic, malaria-carrying mosquitoes. They took a type of mosquito found in India - Anopheles stephensi - on which to experiment. Dr Anthony James and his team showed that they could give the insect new DNA code to make it a poor host for the malaria parasite. The DNA, which codes for antibodies that combat the parasite, was inherited by almost 100% of the mosquito offspring and across three generations. The researchers say the findings offer hope that the same method could also work in other mosquito species. Although it would not be a sole solution to the malaria problem, it would be a useful additional weapon, they say. Prof David Conway, UK expert from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: "It's not the finished product yet but it certainly looks promising. It does look like the genetic editing works." Other scientists have been looking at genetically modifying mosquitoes to render them infertile, so that they die out. But some experts fear that eliminating mosquitoes entirely may have unforeseen and unwanted consequences. Replacing disease-carrying mosquitoes with harmless breeds is a potential alternative.

US scientists say they have bred a genetically modified (GM) mosquito that can resist malaria infection.

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Born in 1996, Dolly was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell. She is now the first sheep to be given a blue plaque, which links important historical figures with the buildings in which they lived and worked. The plaque will read: "Dolly the Sheep, 1996-2003. First mammal to be cloned from an adult cell." Organised by the Society of Biology, Dolly's plaque is one of ten to be put up around the UK during February and March "celebrating the eminent and sometimes unsung heroes of biology". There are hundreds of blue plaques around the country. Notable names to receive the honour include the actor Charlie Chaplin, the writer Agatha Christie and the creator of the Tube map, Harry Beck. Dolly is not the first animal to receive a blue plaque. Nipper the HMV dog has one in Bristol. The unveiling of Dolly's plaque, which will be installed at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, will take place on Wednesday 25 February. Sir Ian Wilmut, who was the lead researcher on the Dolly project, will be making a short speech. Scientists aimed to let Dolly live as normal a life as possible and she was allowed to breed, giving birth to six lambs. In 2001 she was shown to have arthritis. She died in 2003 having also developed lung disease. Sheep of her breed, Finn Dorset, usually have an average life expectancy of 11 to 12 years. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Dolly the sheep will have a blue plaque put up in Edinburgh, to acknowledge her contribution to science.

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A sell-out crowd in excess of 11,000 will witness the 58th A420 derby at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. It is the first league meeting between the two since March 2012, when the U's ran out winners. "We need to make sure we keep 11 players on the pitch," former U's midfielder Allen told BBC Radio Oxford. "We have to remain disciplined and do what we normally do. We need to be pumped up but be calm. "It's the team that deals with the emotions in the right way and stays under control that usually ends up doing quite well on the day." Michael Appleton's side are unbeaten at home in League One this season, while Town are yet to win away. Oxford have won each of the last five meetings between the teams but Swindon have won more head-to-head matches.

Oxford United assistant head coach Chris Allen has emphasised the importance of his team keeping their discipline against rivals Swindon Town.

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Unlike most widely circulated war documents in China that captured gory beheadings and mass graves, these photos offer a human touch, and a less known side of history - they came from private photo albums previously owned by Japanese soldiers who fought in the Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the Anti-Japanese War. Zou Dehuai, a 25-year-old Chinese man who has travelled to Japan a few times, bought the albums on eBay and from dozens of flea markets and second-hand book stores with the help of Chinese friends based in Japan. "I now have about 20 albums of more than 3,000 photos on war," he said. "For many people, these albums are meaningless because most of them are just family or group photos. But after I studied more details, I realised some of them carry great significance." Mr Zou said he has about a dozen Chinese friends in Japan who look out for these albums. Most are from his hometown, Qingdao, a coastal city in China that was once under Japan's occupation and only a short distance from Japan. Mr Zou paid between a few hundred and several thousand Chinese yuan for each album. New ones appear for sale online constantly but most are lost in the market and no-one bothers to find out what the back stories are. The more popular and expensive ones are those that show cruel killings, but Mr Zou was more attracted by the subtle ones that dig deeper into people's lives. One of his favourite albums may have come, he thinks, from a Japanese journalist who travelled with the army to China. The absence of a military leader on the first page, the reflection of the photographer's tripod, and a few photos that look like self-portraits make the album stand out among the rest. Photos in this album show ordinary Chinese girls on the streets of Nanjing, a city occupied by Japan in the war and where massacres killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese. The girls are captured smiling for the camera in their traditional Chinese cheongsam dresses. The photographer is seen in another city, Suzhou in southern China, posing by a wall daubed with slogans saying "kill all Japanese bandits who rob and rape". Another album Mr Zou found very interesting was possibly from a school headmaster, who had photos labelled with three red Japanese characters - "Prohibited". In one of the photos, the owner of the album sits in the centre of a group photo with students and a man whose robe had a few characters that indicated it was school. In another, we see photos labelled "Prohibited" showing dead bodies lying on the ground - someone carefully wrote down "Chinese soldiers' bodies". Mr Zou explained that after the war, Japan tried to clean up all materials that documented what happened, so many photos were labelled with "Prohibited". It was unclear how the headmaster obtained these photos. He may have never travelled to China, but Mr Zhou says perhaps collecting photos was his way of participating in the "sacred cause" of the war. Many were beautifully put together. Even though most of their colours have faded, the intricate patterns on some of the book covers still look amazingly fine. Nobody knows how these albums came to be lying in the corners of second-hand book stores in Japan. Mr Zou wondered whether maybe for some families, it was a painful memory to put behind them, and for others, perhaps it was a good thing to sell for money during the economic depression after the war. Sporting a slicked-back hairstyle and a shiny silver stud earring, Mr Zou is obviously no historian. He works as an editor for the history section of a website. One of his bigger projects is collecting old photos and interviews of survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide regime in Cambodia, which saw the deaths of around two million people. For all the albums he collects, Mr Zou says he checks whether the photos are coherent, how frequently each person appears and whether the handwriting matches throughout. A shoulder badge, a board on the tower house, a street sign - every detail matters. "It's not hard to determine whether the photos are authentic or not. All the details say something," he said. "It would be hard to forge this kind of albums, because frankly it would cost a lot of time and money, and it's hardly rewarding." While Mr Zou plans to keep some of the albums private, he will share most of them or even sell them. "I collect these albums not to remember hatred, but to avoid repeating the same pain," he emphasised. "They teach us a lesson: war is cruel and there is no winner."

As China gears up for a grand commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, hundreds of never-before-seen historic photos have surfaced, shedding new light on a part of history that once scarred the country.

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The 26-year-old's French club Montpellier have announced he will be out for several weeks as he needs an operation on the problem. The club's leading scorer so far this season with seven goals hurt himself in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Lille. Boudebouz will definitely miss Montpellier's final three games of the year. Algeria are due to open their Nations Cup campaign on 15 January against Zimbabwe before games against Tunisia and Senegal in Group B.

Algeria midfielder Ryad Boudebouz looks set to miss next month's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon with a knee injury.

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Ukad, which carries out testing on behalf of the Football Association, took 1,204 samples from 1,989 players to appear in the EFL in 2015-16. From 550 players to play in the Premier League, 799 samples were taken. There were no tests in the National League. These figures do not account for players being tested more than once. That means one player being tested five times would account for five samples, while some samples may have been taken from players who were registered with clubs but did not make a first-team appearance. The figures, released under the Freedom of Information Act, show only 36 samples were taken from 169 players to appear in Women's Super League One - the top flight of domestic women's football in England - meaning at least 78% of players were not tested. The Football Association said that "like any sport" it prioritised its anti-doping programme "at the elite end". It added: "This applies not just to staggering downwards the number of tests per competition but also in terms of focusing attention around those players playing the most number of first-team minutes. "In addition, the anti-doping programme is research and intelligence-led, meaning any player the FA believes presents a particular doping risk will be targeted." A spokesperson for Ukad told BBC Sport: "Like all sports, we create and deliver a testing programme for football which places resources where they are most effective in order to target where we believe the greatest risk of doping lies. "But anti-doping programmes are no longer focused solely on testing and test numbers. There are 10 anti-doping rule violations under the World Anti-Doping (Wada) code, of which the presence of a prohibited substance in a sample is just one." While there were more samples obtained than players who appeared in the Premier League during 2015-16, the ratio of samples to players tested across the three divisions making up the EFL was far lower: These figures do not include samples collected from under-18 and under-21 squads or from national squads, while any players or teams competing in European competition are also subject to Uefa's anti-doping programmes. According to Ukad, which says every anti-doping rule violation is listed on its website, Brentford midfielder Alan Judge was the only player in England and Wales tested on behalf of the FA to breach doping regulations during the 2015-16 season - an offence for which he was reprimanded. The samples taken by Ukad, the only organisation that drug tests on behalf of the FA, are tested for both performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. The FA says there were three failed tests by unnamed players for recreational drugs last season. Ukad, which carries out testing across more than 50 Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth and professional sports, says "it is incumbent on us as a publicly funded body to use our resources as effectively as possible across these sports and to target the right people at the right time". But it also said the FA is "one of a small number of national governing bodies which supplements the testing programme allocated by Ukad" - and stressed the scale and breadth of testing within English football has "grown year on year". "No other national governing body in the UK dedicates as much resource to prevent doping in its sport," the FA said, adding it operated "one of the most comprehensive national anti-doping testing programmes in the world. "The programme is flexible in order to be able to respond to any emerging doping risk and adaptable to meet the demands of the growing game, with more tests already scheduled for this 2016-17 season and a further increase, again, in 2017-18." The Press Association reported last Friday that the FA intends to double the number of tests carried out in 2017-18 compared to 2015-16, at a cost of almost £2m. During 2015-16, fewer samples were collected from players in the top two tiers of men's football in Germany - which each contain 18 teams - than in the top two tiers in England collectively, according to the German anti-doping agency (Nada). However, more samples were collected per player in the German second division than in the English Championship, as there were 209 fewer players in Bundesliga Two. In total, Nada obtained 1,110 samples from players in the top two leagues in Germany last season, and carried out additional tests on German national team players and around relegation matches. In Spain, since the country's anti-doping body was declared non-compliant by Wada in March 2016, there has been an absence of drugs testing. The most recent published results in Italy show the country's national anti-doping organisation carried out 3,309 tests across the whole Italian Football Federation in 2014, resulting in one adverse analytical finding and 65 atypical findings. In March 2016, a BBC Sport investigation found only eight drugs tests had been conducted in Scottish football between April and December 2015, with 20 further tests in the first three months of 2016. That prompted the Scottish Football Association to announce it had "already made plans to enhance the provision of testing from next season and will do so from its own funds". In rugby union, BBC Radio 5 live's Chris Jones reported on 26 January that "only about one third of Premiership players were tested during the 2015-16 season as part of the Rugby Football Union's anti-doping programme". Golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis player Andy Murray called for improvements to the drug-testing regimes in their respective sports last year, with McIlroy even suggesting he could "get away with" doping at the time. A report by Wada on the anti-doping methods employed at the Rio 2016 Olympics found that of the 11,470 athletes, 4,125 (36%) had no record of any testing in 2016, of whom 1,913 were competing in 10 "higher-risk sports". Toni Minichiello, the former coach of Olympic and world heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill, said in January "football isn't testing to the same level as athletics". In 2015-16, the Championship was the fourth-best attended football league in Europe, even outperforming Italy's Serie A in attracting a total of 9.7 million fans at an average of 17,583 per match. The combined average attendance across the whole EFL was 9,933 per match, with the cheapest matchday ticket last season the £10 charged by Derby County, according to the BBC's 2015 Price of Football study. "Like fans of other sports they need total confidence in the fairness of the competitions they watch week in, week out," said Malcolm Clarke, chair of the Football Supporters' Federation and the only fan representative on the FA Council. "It is vital the game does not jeopardise this vibrant support by allowing the integrity of its competitions to be called into question." Attendances in the National League exceeded one million in the 2015-16 season, with Tranmere Rovers averaging crowds of more than 5,200 for their home games. The cheapest matchday ticket in the division was £13.50, at Southport, according the BBC's 2015 Price of Football survey. "I am a bit surprised that there were no drugs tests at all [in the National League]," Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince told BBC Sport. "It is a professional league. There are very few part-time clubs in our league these days. "Drugs in sport is a real issue and if testing is happening in the top four leagues in English football I don't see why it shouldn't be in the fifth league as well."

At least 39% of players who played in the English Football League last season were not drugs tested by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), according to official figures.

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American author Diana Gabaldon - who wrote the novels on which the TV series Outlander is based - will address fans at Stirling Castle later. Writers including Val McDermid and Michel Faber are among other authors who will make appearances. Businesses will also be urged to set up reading spaces for their staff. Events being staged around the country include poetry at football matches, author appearances and an online poll to find the nation's favourite quote from a book. Marc Lambert, chief executive of the Scottish Book Trust, will announce four new reading communities in Scotland and call on companies to set up designated areas to encourage staff to read. It follows research from the University of Sussex which showed reading for just six minutes a day reduced stress more than other activities like walking and playing video games. Mr Lambert said: "We need to create a culture of reading at every level in society. And that is why I want to launch a specific call to action to businesses and organisations: appoint your own company reading ambassador, with the task of making books and reading a normal part of the working day. "Through the simple measure of creating a reading ambassador to oversee small changes such as creating a book swap area, scheduling reading breaks, marking out a dedicated reading space or starting a book club, businesses and organisations will give their staff a clear message that they value their personal health and development, and will be contributing to a wider social aim of promoting reading in every aspect of life." Authors and illustrators will visit libraries in every local authority, with appearances by the likes of Kate Mosse, AL Kennedy, Arne Dahl and The Girl on a Train author Paula Hawkins. A new campaign called #ThankBooks will be launched, encouraging members of the public to share how books or people from the world of books have inspired them or changed their life. During the week, 150,000 free copies of a short story and poem collection written by ordinary Scottish people, Journeys, will be handed out via libraries, bookshops and other outlets. In addition to this three free picture books, comprising the shortlist for the Scottish Children's Book Awards 2016, will be gifted to every Primary 1 pupil in Scotland.

Scotland's fourth national celebration of books and reading is taking place this week, with events across the country.

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Gino Stocco, 57 and Mark, 35, are wanted for a string of violent offences and property crimes in several states. Having evaded authorities for eight years, they were spotted early on Thursday driving on a highway north of Melbourne. They are two of Australia's most wanted fugitives. The hunt will now focus on the areas around Yea and Lake Rowan in the north-east of the state, police said. Residents have been warned to expect a large police presence as the hunt is stepped up, officials said. The men are said to be armed with a high-powered rifle and possibly other weapons. Last week, the pair allegedly shot at police with a high-powered rifle during a car pursuit after failing to pull over in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. The manhunt then moved to northern Victoria after the pair were spotted driving a white Toyota Landcruiser past a police surveillance point near the town of Castella early on Thursday. Hours later, a police patrol tried to stop a similar car near Lake Rowan after seeing that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. A police statement said: "The police vehicle executed a U-turn and activated the blue lights with the intention to intercept. "The white Toyota Landcruiser, with Victorian registration plates ZUE632 stopped in the middle of the road and with no warning reversed rapidly into the front of the police car, rendering it inoperable. "The Toyota Landcruiser then sped off east towards Yarrawonga Road." The statement added: "Police are again appealing to the community to remain vigilant and report any sightings of either vehicle immediately."

Police in the Australian state of Victoria say they have narrowed the search for fugitive father and son Gino and Mark Stocco.

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The 33-year-old's triumph, after 5,000m,1500m and 800m victories, means he matches Sarah Storey as Britain's most successful athlete at the Games. "I had to be in super-human shape to win four and I've done it," said Weir. In the women's race ParalympicsGB's final medal hope Shelly Woods won silver after three track defeats. Woods's second-placed finish behind American Shirley Reilly means Great Britain collected 120 medals - 17 more than their pre-Games target - and finished third in the medal table behind China and Russia. They also improved their athletics medal tally from 17 (two golds) in Beijing four years ago to 29 in London, with 11 golds won. Both Weir and Woods won the London marathon in April, although the Paralympic course was very different from the one they raced in the spring. Consisting of one 2.2 mile and three eight-mile loops, the more technical route had been seen as favouring Weir, and the Londoner remained in the leading group as it whittled down from six to leave him with just Hug and Athens and Beijing champion Kurt Fearnley for company. Despite his exertions on the track, Weir summoned up the strength over the final 500m to make a decisive break, and it was one neither of his rivals could follow. Media playback is not supported on this device "That was the toughest race I've ever raced in my life," Weir, who has suggested he might retire, added. "They were all working together to try and stop me, but I'm used to that. I do my own thing and race as best as I can. "It has just been an amazing experience these last 10 days, I've never experienced anything like it in my life. "It just shows the British public are so supportive; they love sport, they love seeing Britain doing well, you can see how proud they are to put these Games on." His four golds in London will ease Weir's memories of a difficult Paralympic campaign in Beijing four years ago. Tipped as a contender in five events in China, he came away with two golds having been hampered with a virus. Woods, competing in the women's versions of Weir's events, had failed to get amongst the medals in this year's Games before Sunday's race. Gold (6): 800m (Beijing), 1500m (Beijing), 1500m (London), 5,000m (London), 800m (London), marathon (London) Silver (2): 100m (Athens), 400m (Beijing) Bronze (2): 200m (Athens), 5,000m (Beijing) All in T54 category But after slipping 11 seconds off the pace at the 10km mark, the 26-year-old closed back in on the leaders and was only denied gold by a second as she was narrowly outsprinted by Reilly. "It has been such a tough week and I've been wanting a medal so badly," Woods said. "I've always known that physically my speed is there, it just wasn't happening on the track. "This means the world to me. I was hoping I could do it on the track, but a silver in the marathon is amazing." American Tatyana McFadden, whose hopes of five golds in the Games were foiled by a bronze in the 100m on Saturday night, finished ninth after a mechanical problem required a change of wheel.

David Weir made it four wins from four events at London 2012 as he beat Marcel Hug to win the T54 marathon in front of an ecstatic crowd on the Mall.

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In an ABC interview, the star said she didn't give her all to director Lone Scherfig in 2011 film One Day. "I really regret not trusting her more easily," she said. "And I am to this day scared that the reason I didn't trust her the way I trust some of the other directors I work with is because she's a woman." Hathaway added: "I'm so scared that I treated her with internalised misogyny. I'm scared that I didn't give her everything that she needed." The actress questioned whether she was "resisting her on some level. It's something I've thought a lot about in terms of when I get scripts to be directed by women". Hathaway told the Popcorn with Peter Travers show: "When I get a script, when I see a first film directed by a woman, I have in the past focused on what was wrong with it. And when I see a film... directed by a man, I focus on what's right with it. "I can only acknowledge that I've done that and I don't want to do that anymore ... I, before I realised this, had actively tried to work with female directors. And I still had this mindset buried in there somewhere." But the actress added that she knows how difficult it is for women to get "the reins to anything". "That journey is way harder than it should be. It's not equal," she said. "And I wonder if it's about the thought process like the one I just talked about. About undervaluing what it takes to make your first film." Hathaway said she would call Scherfig after the interview to apologise. "I've never apologised to her about it," she said. "It wasn't an issue of professionalism. I hold her in such a dear place in my heart and I think she does for me, too." A representative for Scherfig told ABC News: "Lone Scherfig is deep in pre-production of her next film and is consumed by it. She asked me to express her love and admiration for Anne and her work." Hathaway has long been an advocate for women's rights and is a women's goodwill ambassador for the United Nations (UN). She made a speech on International Women's Day last month at the UN calling on companies and countries around the world to offer paid parental leave. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has admitted to not trusting female directors in the past due to "internalised misogyny".

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Orient supporters protested against owner Francesco Becchetti on the pitch and fans were later told the match on 29 April had been abandoned. It was restarted and concluded later. The EFL said it recognises "the right to protest" but added it cannot support it if it affected a sporting outcome. The U's beat relegated Orient 3-1 and, while Orient's fate has been sealed, the victory kept Colchester still in with a chance of reaching the fourth-tier play-offs. Following the lengthy delay at the Matchroom Stadium, the players returned to the pitch to finish the final eight minutes of the match behind closed doors. An EFL statement read: "We would like to reiterate that the EFL recognises that supporters of clubs have the right to protest if they are unhappy and very much understand the frustration of Leyton Orient fans in particular at this difficult time. "As we have stated, unless our rules are broken, our powers to intervene are limited once owners ("Responsible Persons") are in position. "Our rules reflect our position as a competition organiser and are derived to protect our competitions, the format of which thrives on promotion and relegation. "It is therefore imperative that all clubs play 46 games of 90 minutes to complete a full season and any variation from this brings the legitimacy of the competition into question. "While acknowledging the right of fans to protest, we cannot support this if those actions 'cross the white line' and affect the sporting outcome. "The pitch invasion at the Matchroom Stadium was peaceful in its nature but led to the referee needing to take the players off the field. We cannot sit back and allow this to happen and have the credibility of our competition, which is envied the world over, questioned." As well as the events at Orient on Saturday, the EFL have written to Championship side Huddersfield to "request their observations regarding team selection" for the 2-0 defeat by Birmingham City on the same day. The Terriers are already guaranteed a play-off spot and made 10 changes for the trip to Blues, who are not yet safe from relegation to League One. "It is very much a subjective matter to determine what constitutes a 'full strength' side, however the disappointment of both (Birmingham's fellow strugglers) Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest is understandable," said an EFL statement. "Huddersfield have been asked for their observations and reasons for taking the approach that they did. "This type of approach is another challenge to the integrity of the competition, albeit a different one to the actions of supporters. We have reminded all clubs this week as to their obligations in this area. "It has been a difficult week for the EFL and we hope that the final weekend of matches in the Championship and League Two pass without further incident that could damage the reputation of our clubs, their fans or our competition."

The English Football League have said there is "no regret" over the "difficult decision" to suspend Leyton Orient's home League Two defeat by Colchester United for two hours.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, campaigning in Edinburgh South, said her party would retain the mechanism which determines annual increases. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson stressed her commitment to the Union and opposition to independence. Labour's Kezia Dugdale has spoken out against the gender pay gap. Meanwhile, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have been encouraging young people to vote. Ms Sturgeon made a series of commitments to older voters including retaining the pension triple lock, maintaining winter fuel payments, and opposing any increase of the state pension age beyond 66. She said: "It's really important at this election that Scotland has strong voices at Westminster, that we've got MPs standing up against Tory cuts and protecting our interests. "We've seen from the Tory manifesto this week that this is a party that wants to continue with austerity, take protections away from pensioners, and pursue an extreme Brexit, and all of that has serious implications for Scotland. "So we must make sure, probably now more than ever, that we've got strong voices. So even if you don't agree with the SNP on everything, my message is vote SNP to make sure Scotland's voice is heard." The Scottish Conservatives have launched a poster campaign against a second independence referendum. Speaking in Edinburgh South West, Ruth Davidson said: "People have had enough of the constant discussions about the constitution. There is a way to stop this. "If we can lead the fightback against the SNP at this general election, we can stop it for good. "So help us at this general election, send a message to the SNP that we've had enough of this constitutional division." Kezia Dugdale, who has been campaigning in East Lothian, highlighted Scottish Labour's concerns about the gender pay gap. She said: "A new report showed us that women are going to earn £60,000 less than their male counterparts over their lifetime. That's fundamentally unjust and Labour wants to tackle it. "So we would force companies that want to pay women less than men to demonstrate that to the public so that we can literally shame them into doing things differently. "But this is also about making sure that we help women access the jobs of the future, and that's about tackling some of the stigma in science, technology, engineering and maths." Campaigning for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Alex Cole-Hamilton highlighted the importance of younger voters. He said: "We've been at the Green Investment Bank today, and outside there talking to young voters in particular - we're trying to encourage young people to register to vote, obviously that deadline is approaching. "But also to remind people people that the Green Investment Bank was a Lib Dem policy, delivered in coalition, which is an example of a green policy which has been rolled back by the Conservative party, in terms of commitment to reducing carbon, to investing in renewable technologies, and an example of exactly the sort of platform that Lib Dems stand on, so that we leave the world we inhabit for the next generation in a better state than we found it."

The SNP has claimed Conservatives cannot be trusted to care for older people, after they revealed plans to remove the pensions "triple lock".

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The S&P fell 392.4 points to 16,514, a 2.3% fall. The Dow Jones fell 47.1 points - 2.37% - to 1,943, its worst four-day start to a year in decades. The tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 146.3 points - 3% - to 4,689.4. Apple slid 4.2%, Amazon 3.9%, Facebook 4.9%, and Google parent Alphabet 2.3%. Banking shares also fell, led by Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, both 5% down. Risers included Macy's, up 2.1% after the retailer unveiled a plan to save $400m through job cuts and store closures following a disappointing holiday shopping season. Walgreens Boots Alliance advanced 1.9% as the pharmacy chain lifted its full-year forecast after first-quarter earnings bested analyst expectation

(Close): The S&P 500 posted its largest daily fall since September as worries about the Chinese economy and a continuing slide in the oil price rattled investors.

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Lauren McMurchie fired past Jenna Fife after less than a minute, Julie Fleeting was then twice on target and Fiona Brown lobbed in City's fourth. Celtic leapfrogged opponents Spartans as they won 2-0 away from home and Rangers won 2-0 at Forfar Farmington. Stirling University also won on the road, a 1-0 triumph at Aberdeen.

Glasgow City moved five points clear at the top of the Scottish Women's Premier League after beating second-placed Hibernian Ladies 4-0 at Albyn Park.

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Winks was taken off on a stretcher in the first half after injuring his ankle when he fell into the dugout. Wanyama was also forced off before the break after taking a knock to the back. Striker Vincent Janssen became the third injury worry when he was substituted in the second half. Winks received oxygen after he fell into the Burnley dugout following an attempted tackle on Stephen Ward. "He is in hospital now, doing scans. Now we need to wait," Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said. "We wish it is not a big issue and we hope it's not a big problem for the future for him." Tottenham are already without midfielder Erik Lamela, who will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a hip injury. Striker Harry Kane and left-back Danny Rose are also sidelined with an ankle and knee injury respectively, although Pochettino was hopeful of Kane's return. "Harry Kane is good, he's doing things on the pitch and may be back in a few weeks," he added.

Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks has been taken to hospital following Saturday's 2-0 win at Burnley, while Spurs also have an injury concern over Victor Wanyama.

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The polls suggest there was no clear winner but here is what the parties have been saying. The Conservatives "David Cameron was in control from beginning to end. We settled the debate on who would make the best prime minister for Britain." Chancellor George Osborne "I think David Cameron was composed and in control, the strong prime minister that people over the last five years have got used to being in charge. "I think some of the other participants were quite feisty and scrappy, but the overall impression people will have got is if you want to look at that group of seven people and say 'who is the best person to lead the country over the next five years?', David will have come out clearly ahead." Chief Whip Michael Gove Labour "Ed Miliband set out a compelling case that Britain can be better than this and that Britain succeeds when working people succeed." Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander "Only 2 people could be PM after May 7 and of those two Ed Miliband beat David Cameron At least Ed knows why he wants the job. DC not on it" tweetedLabour strategist and blogger Alastair Campbell UKIP "It was a resounding success for Nigel Farage and UKIP because he was straight-talking, honest and set out commonsense policies for leading Britain and putting Britain's interests first." Immigration spokesman Steven Woolfe Liberal Democrats "I think what Nick Clegg did, and what he did brilliantly, was lay the foundation for us to begin to make the argument. What he had to do was lay out his vision for the country, expose the failures of the Labour and Tory propositions - he did that pretty flawlessly. "He was the only person who put David Cameron and Ed Miliband seriously on the back foot, and he took on Nigel Farage." Campaign co-ordinator Lord Ashdown SNP "The fact that Nicola Sturgeon won on an average of polls conducted across the UK shows just how strong and persuasive she was." Deputy leader Stewart Hosie The Green Party of England and Wales "There is a divide in British politics. There is what I consider to be the right-wing stale politics of the old Westminster politics that want to continue the focus on austerity and want to demonise some of the poorest and most vulnerable in society. Contrast that with the parties represented by women last night who want a human economy - with people at the centre of what it does." Maggie Chapman, co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party Plaid Cymru "Leaders debate show Labour are right. The election is a straight choice in Wales - between Plaid Cymru and the Westminster establishment." tweeted Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru spokesman

The parties have been reacting to Thursday's TV election debate, in which Conservative leader David Cameron, Labour's Ed Miliband, Lib Dem Nick Clegg, UKIP's Nigel Farage, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood and the Green Party's Natalie Bennett clashed for two hours before a live audience.

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The bill passed by 168 votes to 123, and had the support of the three parties making up the ruling coalition. It is part of continuing moves by the centre-right government to cut costs and ensure more bailout money from international creditors. But it was vociferously opposed by protesters outside parliament. The new law will overturn what had been a constitutional guarantee for civil servants of a job for life, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens. The sector has been seen as notoriously bloated since it expanded in the 1970s and 1980s as successive administrations employed their own people, our correspondent adds. Some 2,000 civil servants will lose their jobs by the end of June, another 2,000 by the end of the year, and a further 11,000 by the end of 2014. State workers who have broken rules will be targeted for dismissal, but many are expected to be replaced by younger employees in key sectors such as health. So the law will not slim down the public sector, our correspondent says. That would be achieved by a parallel plan that would see 150,000 state jobs go by the end of 2015, by replacing only some of those who retire. The law is a condition for Greece to receive its next tranche of loans worth 8.8bn euros (£7.4bn; $11.4bn). Eurozone officials will now meet on Monday to approve the overdue release of 2.8bn euros, said Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, according to Reuters news agency. The remaining 6bn euros will be paid on 13 May, he added. As MPs debated the measures inside parliament, several hundred demonstrators outside took part in a protest called by Adedy, the civil service trade confederation, and the private sector GSEE union. They were demonstrating against what the unions called "those politicians who are dismantling the public service and destroying the welfare state". Critics say the law, which is part of a larger package of measures, will only add to Greece's record unemployment rate of 27%. They say many of those who will lose their jobs are older workers already struggling to support their families and make ends meet. But others say the measures are overdue. The conservative coalition, led by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, has 167 seats in the 300-seat parliament so the measure was always expected to pass. However, there are reports of divisions within his government on some issues and there is speculation he could reshuffle his ministerial team soon. Eurozone finance ministers are expected to decide on the next instalment of aid for debt-ridden Greece at a meeting on 16 May. Since 2010, the European Union and the IMF have promised more than 200bn euros in lending for Greece, the first country to be hit by the eurozone crisis. The government has imposed tough austerity measures in return for aid, including cuts in pay and pensions leading to numerous general strikes.

The Greek parliament has passed a bill which will see 15,000 state employees lose their jobs by the end of next year.

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The epicentre was near the northern coastal town of Muisne, but the effects were felt hundreds of kilometres away, including in the capital, Quito, and second city, Guayaquil. People in Ecuador have been contacting BBC News with their stories. 'It lasted for minutes and was very scary' - Juan Jose, Guayaquil, Ecuador I am safe with my family now but the earthquake was an awful experience. It lasted for minutes and was very scary. The streets started to move like waves. The roof fell in on a mall here and a bridge collapsed. My daughter is still afraid. The worst affected towns are Pedernales, Manta, Muisne, Portoviejo and Guayaquil. My uncle lives in Portoviejo and says the damage there is very bad. The electricity service is still very unstable here and the phone lines are very bad. We are scared about another quake happening. We've had lots of small tremors over the last few months, so I thought it was just another one of those to start with, which is why I was slow to react. When I heard people yelling, children crying and dogs barking, I realised it wasn't. My mirror started shaking, then I heard a bottle fall downstairs from my apartment. I grabbed my dog and hid under the table. The worst part was realising it wasn't going away and that I might be found here if the worst happened. So I grabbed my dog and ran out into the street. We could see the electricity lines shaking - in other parts of the city they've collapsed, apparently. I've gone back to my apartment now. I've seen images of dead people on the news, crushed by falling objects, that I'd rather not have seen. They are saying this is the worst quake since 1979 to strike the country. I never felt something like that in my life, never! Because in Ecuador this is not common. It was so strong. I was feeling very, very scared. Suddenly everything was dark; the light was off; like a movie. I only was thinking 'God, please stop that, because maybe I die today.' Just after 7pm we felt a long earthquake while driving. I didn't understand it at first. Then I saw other cars were shaking too and people starting to go out of their cars and buildings. The power went off in the area we were in. We were happy we were in the car and felt safe there. Just now, there was an after-quake and we were on the 9th floor. It was very scary and lasted for 30 seconds. They say it was 6.2 near the coast. We are trying to sleep because it's 02:30 here, but I am very scared and sad. I can tell you, that was an extremely scary experience. I live in Guayaquil and we got hit pretty hard. Cities around us have been affected so badly. My first ever experience of an earthquake and I'm just relieved that my wife and family are all OK. RIP to all those who passed. What an absolute tragedy.

Ecuador has been struck by a massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake that has left more than 230 people dead and hundreds injured.

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Kenya threatened to pull out if the Zika virus reaches "epidemic levels". There are also concerns about water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, but Stanford is happy to represent Great Britain. "I know that health and safety would never be compromised," she told BBC Wales Sport. "The medical representatives from Team GB have been in touch to reassure us that they will do everything possible to make sure we're not affected by these issues. "If by the time the Games come around there is a serious threat, then I'm sure the necessary steps will be taken to make sure we don't come into any harm." Stanford earned her place in the Great Britain triathlon team by finishing second at the World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago in September 2015. The 2012 World Under-23 champion Stanford won the senior title the following year. But injuries ruled Stanford out of most of the 2014 season, including the Commonwealth Games, and began her bid to win selection for Rio at the ITU event in Yokohama in May 2015. That campaign ended successfully in Chicago where fellow Welshwoman Helen Jenkins finished 11th.

Welsh triathlete Non Stanford says she is not concerned about competing at the Olympics in Brazil following the outbreak of the Zika virus.

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It is noisy and busy in Lisnaskea mart, and against the backdrop of the auctioneer's excited tones all eyes are on the ring. On the margins of the large crowd there is a familiar face. Tom Elliott is a part-time farmer and a full-time politician and he is no stranger to the area. For the past two years the Ulster Unionist has travelled to Westminster to represent Fermanagh and South Tyrone as its MP and he wants to continue that job. He took the seat off Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew in one of the surprise results of the 2015 general election. The constituency is now being targeted by Sinn Féin and once again Michelle Gildernew is the party's candidate. Like the last election, Mr Elliott has the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party and the Traditional Unionist Voice. He knows he is in a big fight to retain the seat. "I am a competitive person by nature, whether that's in business, whether it's when I was playing football or whether it's now in politics," he said. "I like that competition and I just get on with it." Mrs Gildernew had the job for 14 years and hopes to get it back again. She said interest in the election is high and the result will be very close. "On track record it will probably come will down to a fairly narrow margin," she added. "People are very exercised and up for this election." If Mrs Gildernew wins next month, she will not take her seat at Westminster, in line with her party's policy. The Social Democratic and Labour Party's Mary Garrity, who is a councillor, is also hoping to be the next MP and she insists that Sinn Féin's abstentionist policy does not work. "When an MP does not go to their work they are not an MP," she said. "By not going you become irrelevant. "If you are not in effect working for the people, you are useless." The Alliance Party's Noreen Campbell and the Green Party's Tanya Jones are also on the ballot paper. Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a rural, border constituency and Brexit, jobs and fracking are all campaign talking points. But away from the issues people see the contest as a two-horse race, according to Rodney Edwards, a journalist with the Impartial Reporter newspaper. "Tom Elliott won this seat last time by just over 500 votes; he won it against the odds," said Mr Edwards. "He can win it again because he has the backing of other unionists in the area. "Equally, Michelle Gildernew could win it again and we have seen she has been capable of winning it against a single unionist candidate." In the townlands of Tyrone and in the lakelands of Fermanagh, politics runs deep. Tradition and history are never far away from the surface. This is the seat once held by republican hunger striker Bobby Sands and there has been plenty of drama and controversy in the past, marked by recounts and legal challenges. At election time the cliché of "every vote counts" is often used, but in the UK's most westerly constituency that saying rings true. It is a seat that once again may be won by the slimmest of margins.

In a packed livestock market in a County Fermanagh town on a Tuesday lunchtime farmers are buying and selling cattle.

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The capture of McCourt, 32, is a major coup for Lurgan Blues manager Gary Hamilton, who unveiled the duo at Mourneview Park on Tuesday night. McCourt left Luton Town to return home in May after his wife Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Bates re-joins the club from Linfield, having made 83 appearances and scored 34 goals in his last spell at Glenavon. The 30-year-old initially signed for the club at the start of the 2012-13 season, before moving to Australia to take up a job in the family business after the start of the 2014-15 campaign. On his return to Northern Ireland, he opted to sign for Linfield. Renowned as a skilful crowd-pleaser, McCourt started his professional career with English Football League side Rochdale in 2001, before moving to League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers in 2005. Later that year he moved to his home-town club, Derry City, then moved to Glasgow Celtic where he spent five seasons. He subsequently had spells at Barnsley, Brighton and a loan spell at Notts County before signing a two year deal at Luton Town. It had earlier emerged that Derry City boss Kenny Shiels had opted not to sign McCourt, citing the progress of the youngsters in his squad as the reason. Laura underwent a successful operation last month and doctors are optimistic that she will make a full recovery. Hamilton's side begin their league campaign with a home fixture against Carrick Rangers on 6 August.

Northern Ireland winger Paddy McCourt and striker Guy Bates have agreed one-year contracts with Glenavon.

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South Wales Police were called to a stretch of the river at Penarth Road on Monday but said the search was made hazardous by the fast flowing current. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were also called to the scene but left at 23:30 GMT after no body was found. Emergency services said the incident was now a police matter.

Emergency services have suspended a search of the River Taff in Cardiff after a member of the public reported seeing a body in the water.

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2 June 2016 Last updated at 14:55 BST Mohammed Nowrouz Noori, an Afghan in his 30s, lost his wife Nilufar, his son Mohammad and baby daughter Nastaran in January on a failed crossing from Turkey to Greece. Repatriating the bodies of his wife and son to Kabul for burial took him 12 days and left him bankrupt - he never found his daughter.

Hundreds of migrants face huge debts and a logistical nightmare to repatriate the bodies of loved ones who have died during perilous sea crossings to Europe.

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The election follows last year's Brexit vote when voters decided to leave the European Union, a decision that is expected to bring a lot of changes to the UK's international relationships. If you want to know where the major parties stand on trade, immigration, education, or an issue which you want to know about or want a clarification, let us know. We'll put a selection of your questions to our reporters and in-house experts for their analysis. Whatever you want to ask about how the UK election will affect Africa, please use the box below.

British voters go to the polls on 8 June but how will the vote affect Africa?

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Policymakers voted 8-1 to hold rates and the Bank said the outlook for inflation was "muted". The pound fell more than a cent against the dollar to $1.5501 and lost nearly one cent against the euro to €1.4216. However, the FTSE 100 recouped some early losses to close 5.32 points lower at 6,747.09. Analysts had been expecting two of the Bank's monetary policy committee members to vote for a rate rise, with some even suggesting three could back an increase. But in the end, only Ian McCafferty voted in favour of lifting rates from the historic low of 0.5%. "The chances of an interest rate hike before the end of 2015 have seemingly receded markedly; indeed, it looks more questionable as to whether the Bank of England will act early on in 2016," said Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight. On the stock market, shares in RSA Insurance fell 2.7% after Zurich Insurance said it would not overpay for the UK company. Zurich admitted last month it was considering making a bid for RSA. Shares in mining firm Rio Tinto edged up 0.3% despite the company reporting a sharp drop in second-quarter profits, as the sector continues to be hit by falling commodity prices. Underlying earnings fell 43% to $2.9bn, with earnings at Rio's iron ore division down 55% to $2.1bn. Shares in insurer Aviva rose 0.9% after it reported half-year operating profits of £1.17bn, up from £1.07bn last year and ahead of analysts' expectations.

(Close): The pound fell after the "Super Thursday" news flow from the Bank of England appeared to rule out any early UK interest rate rise.

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The Virb X and Virb XE will be priced at £239 ($349) and £319 ($466) when they are launched in the summer. Both models are waterproof to a depth of 50m without a case, and can capture "action data" such as speed and a G-force using bespoke system G-Metrix which can then be overlaid on the footage itself. The market is currently dominated by top seller GoPro. Garmin launched its first action cam, Virb, in 2013. Sony, Polaroid, HTC and Xiaomi are among other tech firms offering rival devices. Users of the higher-end Virb XE can manually control advanced settings including white balance, sharpness, colour profile and exposure levels. The XE also shoots video in high definition quality of either 1440p/30fps (frames per second) or 1080p/60fps, with the cheaper X version offering 1080p/30fps or 720p/60fps. Both models can capture stills images at up to 12 megapixels and have wi-fi and bluetooth connectivity. GoPro meanwhile announced a partnership with broadcast equipment manufacturer Vislink which will enable its Hero 3+ and Hero 4 models to broadcast high definition wireless video for the first time. "GoPro is the undisputed market leader right now and its cameras have become synonymous with the category," said analyst Ben Wood from CSS Insight. "We expect the next battleground to be with 360 degree action cameras to capture footage for virtual reality headsets. "It will be interesting to see when GoPro makes the jump into that space." Mr Wood also said that cheaper rivals - such as the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera which had a launch price of just 399 yuan (£41) - pose more of an immediate threat to the firm. "GoPro probably won't be too worried about Garmin. The biggest threat comes from low-cost Chinese rivals," he added. "As the quality of their products improves and prices drop they become more realistic challengers."

Sat-Nav maker Garmin has unveiled two new HD action camera models.

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Knox, who is currently in the US, was sentenced to 28 years and six months. Her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, also had his guilty verdict reinstated and received 25 years. He was "struck dumb", his lawyer said. The Kercher family lawyer said that justice had been done. Lawyers for both Knox and Sollecito have said they will appeal to the supreme Court of Cassation. By Alan Johnston BBC News, Florence This re-running of the appeal process was ordered by Italy's highest court, whose judges had demolished the grounds for Knox and Sollecito's acquittals. And so there was a sense that the momentum was with the prosecution as this latest appeal began. Now that it has secured a conviction, an eventual attempt to extradite Knox is a possibility. But her legal team would fight it with everything it had. Most people in Italy would find it very difficult indeed to imagine the US authorities one day putting Amanda Knox on a plane and sending her back here to spend much of the rest of her life in jail. As part of Thursday's ruling, Knox and Sollecito were also ordered to pay damages to the family of Miss Kercher, whose brother Lyle and sister Stephanie were in the courtroom in Florence. Speaking soon after, Lyle Kercher said: "It's hard to feel anything at the moment because we know it will go to a further appeal. No matter what the verdict was, it never was going to be a case of celebrating anything." Their lawyer, Francesco Maresca, called the verdict "justice for Meredith and the family". Sollecito's lawyer, Luca Maori, said his client had heard the verdict on TV and looked "annihilated". "There isn't a shred of proof," Mr Maori said. Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon in south London, was stabbed to death in the flat she shared with Knox in the college city of Perugia. Knox and Sollecito, 29, were jailed for her murder in 2009 but the verdicts were overturned in 2011 and the pair were freed. However, the acquittals were themselves overturned last year by the Court of Cassation, which returned the case to the Florence court. The Court of Cassation will now hear the defendants' appeals. In Italy, verdicts are not considered final until they are confirmed, usually by the Court of Cassation. Legal experts say it is unlikely Italy will request Knox's extradition until then. In a statement issued after the verdict, Knox, 26, said: "I am frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict. "Having been found innocent before, I expected better from the Italian justice system." She added: "There has always been a marked lack of evidence. My family and I have suffered greatly from this wrongful persecution. This has gotten out of hand." Knox, who is currently studying for a degree in creative writing at the University of Washington, followed the court proceedings from her hometown of Seattle. After 12 hours of deliberation, the verdicts were delivered by presiding judge Alessando Nencini, who ordered that Sollecito's passport should be revoked. Sollecito had been in court earlier on Thursday but left before the verdicts were delivered. The judge made no requests for limits on Knox's movements. Legal experts say that if Italy requests extradition, the US would have to decide whether the case fell under the nations' extradition treaty. Political considerations could also come into play, they say. By Taylor BrownBBC News, Washington Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at American University in Washington DC, says that whether or not Knox is extradited to Italy is a question of the request's legal basis and America's political interest in the case. Once Italy makes a request, the US will have to decide whether it falls under their extradition treaty. While there is "no reason to think the US has a specific interest" in blocking her extradition, Mr Vladeck says, countries can effectively stand in the way with a variety of "creative" interpretations of extradition treaties. If the US does grant Italy's request, Knox can fight her extradition in a US court, citing among other things international human rights law. US Senator Maria Cantwell, from Knox's home state of Washington, said she was "very concerned and disappointed'' by the verdict and confident that the appeal would re-examine the decision. "It is very troubling that Amanda and her family have had to endure this process for so many years,'' she said in a statement. Rudy Guede from the Ivory Coast has already been convicted of Miss Kercher's murder at an earlier trial, and sentenced to 16 years in prison. That verdict specified that he did not commit the crime alone. Prosecutors sought to prove Miss Kercher had died in a sex game involving Knox and Sollecito that went wrong. They have since alleged that the murder resulted from a heated argument over cleanliness in the Perugia apartment.

US student Amanda Knox says she is "frightened and saddened" after a court in Italy reinstated her guilty verdict for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher.

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The 1.1 terabytes of data includes birthdates, home addresses, telephone numbers and political views of nearly 62% of the entire US population. The data was available on a publicly accessible Amazon cloud server. Anyone could access the data as long as they had a link to it. The huge cache of data was discovered last week by Chris Vickery, a cyber-risk analyst with security firm UpGuard. The information seems to have been collected from a wide range of sources - from posts on controversial banned threads on the social network Reddit, to committees that raised funds for the Republican Party. The information was stored in spreadsheets uploaded to a server owned by Deep Root Analytics. It had last been updated in January when President Donald Trump was inaugurated and had been online for an unknown period of time. "We take full responsibility for this situation. Based on the information we have gathered thus far, we do not believe that our systems have been hacked," Deep Root Analytics' founder Alex Lundry told technology website Gizmodo. "Since this event has come to our attention, we have updated the access settings and put protocols in place to prevent further access." Apart from personal details, the data also contained citizens' suspected religious affiliations, ethnicities and political biases, such as where they stood on controversial topics like gun control, the right to abortion and stem cell research. The file names and directories indicated that the data was meant to be used by influential Republican political organisations. The idea was to try to create a profile on as many voters as possible using all available data, so some of the fields in the spreadsheets were left left empty if an answer could not be found. "That such an enormous national database could be created and hosted online, missing even the simplest of protections against the data being publicly accessible, is troubling," Dan O'Sullivan wrote in a blog post on Upguard's website. "The ability to collect such information and store it insecurely further calls into question the responsibilities owed by private corporations and political campaigns to those citizens targeted by increasingly high-powered data analytics operations." Although it is known that political parties routinely gather data on voters, this is the largest breach of electoral data in the US to date and privacy experts are concerned about the sheer scale of the data gathered. "This is deeply troubling. This is not just sensitive, it's intimate information, predictions about people's behaviour, opinions and beliefs that people have never decided to disclose to anyone," Privacy International's policy officer Frederike Kaltheuner told the BBC News website. However, the issue of data collection and using computer models to predict voter behaviour is not just limited to marketing firms - Privacy International says that the entire online advertising ecosystem operates in the same way. "It is a threat to the way democracy works. The GOP [Republican Party] relied on publicly-collected, commercially-provided information. Nobody would have realised that the data they entrusted to one organisation would end up in a database used to target them politically. "You should be in charge of what is happening to your data, who can use it and for what purposes," Ms Kaltheuner added. There are fears that leaked data can easily be used for nefarious purposes, from identity fraud to harassment of people under protection orders, or to intimidate people who hold an opposing political view. "The potential for this type of data being made available publicly and on the dark web is extremely high," Paul Fletcher, a cyber-security evangelist at security firm Alert Logic told the BBC.

Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee.

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Willis, of Warwick Boat Club Tennis Club, was the world number 772, but played Federer on Centre Court after coming through six rounds of qualifying and the first round proper. About 70 people attended a free session to allow non-members to try the sport. The event was set up in a bid to make tennis less elitist, the club said. Willis, 25, from Warwick, who is now the world number 420, said his life had "completely changed since those two weeks" at Wimbledon. He said: "I got on an aeroplane [at Atlanta]. The security guard looked at me and went 'Willis. I know who you are'. "The story has gone global... everywhere [you get] 'this was the guy who played Roger Federer on Centre Court'. "I'm getting a lot more offers." Willis, who is away on tour for up to 30 weeks a year, said since Wimbledon he had played for the New York Empire team in World Team Tennis, which included doubles action alongside former world number one Andy Roddick. He said he would be making personal appearances and going to exhibition events when he was not competing. Club tennis manager Gavin Henderson said Willis was a coach who was "so enthusiastic" and did it "with a smile on his face". He said: "It's better for us to have someone like him than someone like Roger Federer, for instance. "[He's] not just around for one day or a week. He's here for the next few years." The free Sunday afternoon sessions for non-members were set up in a bid to make tennis "more welcoming," the club said. It said they usually attract more than 20 people and would carry on for as long as they were popular.

Wimbledon underdog Marcus Willis has coached at his home tennis club for the first time since his match against seven-times winner Roger Federer.

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Bonuses were cut to 0.5bn euros (£433m) from 2.4bn euros a year earlier. Total pay at the bank, which employs about 100,000 people worldwide, was 8.9bn euros in 2016, down from 10.5bn the year before. Deutsche has been cutting costs - it shed more than a thousand jobs last year - and raising money. It is in the process of raising 8bn euros through selling new shares. On Monday, Deutsche's shares opened down 1% at 17.67 euros. Deutsche Bank reported an annual loss of 1.4bn euros (£1.2bn) for 2016 after being hit by legal costs, although that was down from a loss of 6.4bn euros the previous year. In the final three months of 2016 alone the bank lost 1.9bn euros, mainly thanks to a record penalty in the US. In January, it was fined £500m by US and UK regulators in connection with a Russian money laundering plan. Major banks have paid heavy fines and other penalties in recent years for a range of misdemeanours, including interest rate and currency rigging, and mis-selling of products. They are also finding conditions tough as regulations tighten. Persistent low interest rates are another element of the tougher climate for banks, as it is far more difficult to make a profit when the difference between borrowing and deposit rates is so small. Deutsche Bank, which last year was deemed the riskiest bank in the world by the International Monetary Fund for its global interconnectedness and weakness, has been slower than rivals to take action to recover from the financial crisis of 2008, giving it less strength to ride the weak business banking climate. Deutsche Bank is currently in the process of closing 200 branches in Germany and laying off about 9,000 of its roughly 100,000 full-time staff.

German banking giant Deutsche Bank cut its bonuses by more than three-quarters last year, its annual report and accounts show.

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She revealed her mental illness during a visit to a homeless shelter for young LGBT people last month. In a TV interview about the visit, she said: "I suffer from a mental illness - I suffer from PTSD. I've never told anyone that before." Lady Gaga, now 30, first spoke publicly about the rape two years ago. She has since admitted she blamed herself and did not tell anyone about it for seven years. Her interview with the Today Show, which was broadcast on NBC on Monday, is the first time she has talked about having PTSD. During her visit to the Ali Forney Centre in New York, she told the homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teenagers that her trauma helped her understand others. "The kindness that's been shown to me, by doctors as well as my family and my friends, it's really saved my life," the singer said, after bringing presents to the astonished teenagers at the centre. "Meditation helps me to calm down," she said, adding that she was struggling with her mental illness "every day". Lady Gaga later tweeted: "Today I shared one my deepest secrets w/ the world. Secrets keep you sick w/ shame." A tearful young person from the centre she visited said: "Lady Gaga's act of kindness today was a reminder that love still exists - and that there's still some for me." On social media, her fans opened up with their own experiences in response. "I remember how your music and your spirit got me through really hard times," one user tweeted back to the singer. "Now I'm 1723 days self-harm free." "I have something to tell you. I also suffer from PTSD. This is the first time I say it too. I love you and I admire you so much," another replied. Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder which can develop after a very stressful, frightening or distressing event, or a prolonged traumatic experience. People naturally feel afraid when in danger, but the legacy of some traumatic events is a change in perception of fear. They may feel stressed or frightened in day-to-day life. It can be caused by any traumatic event - including military conflict, serious road accidents, natural disasters, sexual assaults, and muggings. Sufferers typically tend to re-experience the event in flashbacks, avoid talking about it, have trouble sleeping, or experience a change in mood. Lady Gaga is one of the world's most successful contemporary artists, with a string of hits across her first five albums. Her sixth, Joanne, was released in October. The star has long been an advocate for the LGBTQ community; campaigning for Hillary Clinton during the election and protesting outside Trump Tower when the results were announced. Last week, she gave her backing to gay rights during Donald Trump's presidency, telling the BBC "we are going to do everything that we can to protect the social progress we have made over the last eight years".

US pop star Lady Gaga says she has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since being raped at the age of 19.

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The one-minute clip for the episode, titled Twice Upon A Time, sees Capaldi and the First Doctor team up. It features the return of Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, who had seemingly left the show at the end of series 10. The clip also showed a guest appearance from Mark Gatiss, who plays a World War One soldier called The Captain. The release of the trailer coincided with the cast appearing at Comic-Con in San Diego on Sunday, where they talked about the upcoming episode, the last series and looked back at Capaldi's time on the sci-fi drama. Gatiss described the Christmas special as being "a Christmas episode without being overtly Christmassy - it's very happy-sad". He added: "[It's] a fantastic episode and we had a great time doing it. It was a lovely way out." It will be the third time the Sherlock actor and writer has appeared on Doctor Who, after previously starring in episodes in series three and six. Mackie also confirmed the festive episode will be her last appearance on the show. Twice Upon a Time is the final episode for Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor and for outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat. Both have been huge Doctor Who fans for most of their lives, and their final story is clearly a love letter to a show that means a huge amount to both. This first trailer begins with original footage of the First Doctor, William Hartnell, from 1966's The Tenth Planet (episode two if you're interested), which then mixes through to David Bradley who plays him in this story. But it also shows a glimpse of a scene with the First Doctor and his assistant Polly from episode four - Hartnell's final episode before Patrick Troughton took over. Sadly that episode is one of the dozens that are still missing from the BBC archives. The minute-long teaser also makes clear that this Christmas story won't just be accessible to long term fans. Bill will be back, after she was last seen heading off to travel the universe with student-turned-space and time traveller Heather. The trailer also shows actor and writer Mark Gatiss making another Doctor Who appearance. In 2007 he played Professor Lazarus, and he also briefly popped up playing a different character in 2011. Comic-Con fans were shown a three-minute goodbye video for Capaldi, thanking him for his time on the show, which led to a standing ovation. The actor praised writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, saying: "Every shot you saw there came through his gentleman's mind. The message of the show comes from his heart." The team also addressed the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor and first female to take on the role. Capaldi called it "a great choice", adding: "I think Jodie's going to be amazing and she's so full of excitement and full of passion about the show. It's really thrilling to know it's in the hands of somebody who cares for it so deeply and is going to do exciting things with it." Meanwhile, Moffat criticised the "imaginary backlash" in the media on the issue. "There's so many press articles about a backlash among Doctor Who fandom against the casting of a female Doctor. There has been no backlash at all," he said. "[Jodie has] an 80% approval rating on social media. I wish every single journalist who is writing the alternative would shut the hell up - it's not true." The outgoing writer and executive producer also cleared up the issue of whether the character's name is Doctor Who or the Doctor. "There isn't any doubt about it, I'm sorry," Moffat said. "It was established in The War Machines (episode) that his name is Doctor Who." He provided evidence to back up his point, including signing letters "Doctor W" and the third Doctor having a "Who" licence plate. "He doesn't often call himself Doctor Who because it's a bloody stupid name," Moffat added. On Saturday, Capaldi told Empire he was both sad to be leaving the series and excited for its future. "[The Christmas special] is a wonderful episode and I couldn't have wanted for any more. "It's an emotional and moving end to my time as Doctor Who." More from Comic-Con Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Details of Peter Capaldi's final outing in Doctor Who have been revealed as the first trailer for the Christmas special was released online.

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The company Arup looked at Tottenham Court Road, Bond Street and Farringdon stations and found population growth outstripped the original estimates. In 2004 it was estimated 185 million passengers would use the stations, but that estimate has now increased to 250 million a year. It includes people using London Underground at the stations. To accommodate the increase, the New West End Company said it would "consider all the ideas on the table". Commissioned by organisations including Crossrail, Transport for London and NWEC The impact of Crossrail on visitor numbers in Central London looked at the number of people entering and exiting the stations for all services. Alexander Jan from Arup said "With London's population growing by 2,000 every eight days, Arup's analysis suggests Crossrail's stations will be somewhat busier sooner than was originally anticipated. "This is in line with the experience of London Overground improvements and DLR extensions. "Crossrail stations are designed to handle the flow, but there are going to be significant opportunities - and some challenges." Arup said the projected figures depended on assumptions and business factors which "carry an intrinsic level of uncertainty". It said: "Without the offices, residential development, entertainment and retail offer to attract and sustain visitors to central London the numbers in question may not materialise." Sally Eden from NWEC said: "We're going to consider all the ideas on the table, that's from traffic management schemes, possible pedestrianisation. "There were suggestions of having trams, of having electric buses, of building a roof on Oxford Street, we're going to consider absolutely everything."

An extra 65 million journeys could be made using three Crossrail stations annually by 2026, revised figures show.

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Problems with a new referral system means some GPs' requests for hospital consultations in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole have not been recorded. The NHS trust is asking patients who have been referred by their doctors between January and October 2016 to contact them. An investigation has been launched. More on this and other northern Lincolnshire stories The interim Chief Executive of the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) has admitted it kept news of missing referral data quiet as they tried to find an administrative solution. Councillor Holly Mumby-Croft, of North Lincolnshire Council's Scrutiny Committee, said: "I took the decision to invoke legislation to require the chief executive of NLAG and the chief officer of the clinical commissioning group to attend scrutiny because I was sufficiently concerned that this needed to be discussed." Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) said it had started a new centralised referral unit in October. After complaints it reviewed the system and found that 111 patients were missing their appointments, leading the trust to believe more people could have been omitted. The trust's interim chief executive, Richard Sunley, said: "We are currently carrying out reviews and checks of all of our waiting lists. "As part of this work we believe there may be patients who were referred before the new central referral team was put in place, who have not been added to our waiting lists."

Information that 100 patients were left waiting for hospital appointments only came to light after a council used legal powers to make it public.

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The blaze at Clandon Park House on Wednesday left the structure gutted. The National Trust-owned Grade I-listed property, near Guildford, is a popular wedding venue, with 27 weddings due to take place there in 2015. The trust said a "significant amount" of the mansion's collection had been saved from the fire. However, it is still not known what caused it or whether the house can be restored. A Surrey County Council spokesman said: "Following the devastating fire at Clandon Park, we've done all we can to ensure two weddings due to take place this weekend can proceed at alternative venues on the days the couples intended. 'We've applied to the General Register Office for the wedding notice period to be waived and we'll also be contacting other couples who have booked ceremonies at Clandon Park to give them any advice and support they need." About 80 firefighters tackled the blaze at its height and crews managed to save a number of valuable antiques, which have now been put into storage.

Two couples who were due to get married at a fire-ravaged mansion have been found an alternative venue, Surrey County Council has said.

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It proves that winning the toss is only part of the deal. You don't get 400 runs in your back pocket, you have to get out there and bat well too. We can excuse Haseeb Hameed from criticism because he got one that bounced but England lost three heavyweight wickets to poor shots. Joe Root seemed to have a lapse of concentration while facing the first ball after drinks, Alastair Cook cut at the first ball that Ravichandran Ashwin bowled and Moeen Ali went for a hook shot with two men out in the deep. When you're batting first on a pitch that is likely to deteriorate, you've got to work hard and get runs. I'm afraid the application from those three was lacking. Look down the order and even Jos Buttler, who had played really well, and Ben Stokes played poor shots. If you sat down and watched the wickets in succession, you'd shake your head and say "what on earth is going on?" Far too many gave their wickets away and, closing on 268-8, it will probably cost them. Jonny Bairstow is playing magnificently at the moment - his bat is coming down beautifully straight and you can see that by the number of times he hits to mid-off and mid-on. It's a real shame he did not get his hundred but I don't think there is anything he could have done about his dismissal for 89. He was well forward and was given out lbw - correctly, as it turned out - but it's the sort of decision that six years ago would never have been given before the DRS system was brought in. Bairstow and Stokes bat well together and encourage each other. Once again their partnership, worth 57, was the start of a bit of a recovery. England only lost one wicket in the afternoon, which showed that the pitch is playing perfectly. People who say they should take the wicketkeeping gloves off Bairstow should consider what a damaging impact that would have on his confidence. That would be like telling an all-rounder who bowls that he's not going to bowl anymore. He views himself as being the all-round England package. He has worked very hard and both his batting and wicketkeeping have come on in leaps and bounds. Lancashire's Buttler had played only one first-class match in 13 months before replacing Ben Duckett for this Test but often it doesn't matter, you can just walk out and bat. Media playback is not supported on this device When you're playing at this level, you can go out with a blank sheet of paper, you haven't got any past in this series and the bowlers haven't got you out before. You can go out there and play quite positively. I thought Buttler played really well, some lovely clean shots, and he was really angry at the way he got out for 43 with a tame drive to cover. All that hard work was gone. However, there is a mental toughness you only get through playing. It could have been a lot worse for England because the fast outfield has probably added 20 runs to their score, while India's fielding was dreadful. The hosts have got a lot of work to do in that department - they dropped far too many catches and their ground fielding is poor. Cook was dropped twice and Bairstow gave a couple of chances. If India click in the field, England are really going to suffer. It is a very, very big day for England tomorrow. They have got to get what they can from these last two wickets and bowl India out. They need to bowl their boots off, take every half chance that comes their way and hope for some luck. Three of India's batsmen are in good form - Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara - and if India post 350-400 then I suspect the writing is on the wall. Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Alan Jewell

It was a very disappointing day one of the third Test for England, and that morning session where four wickets fell might well cost them the match.

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Sadio Mane opened the scoring late in the first half following a mistake by Palace keeper Julian Speroni. Saints doubled the lead through substitute Graziano Pelle, but Jason Puncheon pulled one back for Palace. Ryan Bertrand scored a penalty, before Steve Davis sealed the win with an emphatic late goal. Media playback is not supported on this device West Ham's defeat at Stoke meant they could not overhaul Southampton, who would remain in fifth place in the table if Manchester United lose to Bournemouth when their match, called off because of a security alert, is eventually played. FA Cup finalists Palace would finish in 16th place if Bournemouth beat United. Follow all the Premier League news and reaction Relive all the action from St Mary's The match had an end-of-term feel, with neither side having many chances to score until an error by Speroni, one of five changes to the Palace line-up from their last outing. The goalkeeper, making only his second appearance of the season in place of Wayne Hennessey, could only push a cross as far as Mane. The Saints forward calmly hooked the ball home to hand the impetus to the home side, who mostly controlled the rest of the match. Only after Puncheon's fiercely hit shot flew into the top corner of the net did Palace look like they might come away from the south coast with something. Saints have ended their season in a fine vein of form, with only one defeat in their final 10 outings. Ronald Koeman's side have also netted 14 times in their past four games, including consecutive four-goal scorelines at home. Palace, by contrast, slipped to a third straight defeat on the road, and will likely prefer to forget about a lacklustre second half of the season when preparing for the FA Cup final against Manchester United. Sixth in the table in December, the Eagles fell away badly to finish just five points above relegated Newcastle. Even with their final place still not confirmed, Southampton have improved on last season's showing. Their total of 63 points is three more than last season and similarly they improved their goal tally, scoring 59 times compared to 54 in 2014-15. It concludes another good campaign for Saints manager Ronald Koeman, who had been linked with the vacant position at Everton before the match. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "A difficult game, Palace played well but we were very clinical. It was not our best game, but the belief and the fight till the last seconds brought the three points. "Last season was a very special one, but I don't know what I have to say about this season. 63 points and fifth in the table, it is incredible. "I am very happy in the club, and if we have a talk next week and both the board and I have the same ambition, and everybody has that ambition, we know it is difficult to keep improving on the last few years is difficult. Everybody likes to make the next step, including myself." Media playback is not supported on this device Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "I thought our performance was good, actually. I think there two shocking decisions gifted them two goals, I don't think its a penalty, contact outside, and I think it is a blatant push for the second goal. "We obviously protected a few, but they (Southampton) are in good form and deserved to win. "The first priority was to get a result, we lost but the second was to come through unscathed. We have no injuries, and no-one sent off so we should be OK." Match ends, Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1. Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1. Steven Davis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace). Attempt blocked. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk. Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai with a cross following a corner. Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cuco Martina. Goal! Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graziano Pellè. Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mile Jedinak. Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney. Offside, Southampton. Fraser Forster tries a through ball, but Graziano Pellè is caught offside. Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Shane Long. Offside, Crystal Palace. Jason Puncheon tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Joel Ward. Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Graziano Pellè. Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces James McArthur. Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton). Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Attempt blocked. Sullay Kaikai (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mile Jedinak. Goal! Southampton 3, Crystal Palace 1. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner. Penalty Southampton. Sadio Mané draws a foul in the penalty area. Penalty conceded by Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace) after a foul in the penalty area. Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton). Pape Souaré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Dusan Tadic. Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton). Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing. Cuco Martina (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace). Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai. Foul by Dusan Tadic (Southampton). 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Southampton qualified for the Europa League and ended the season with their highest Premier League points total with victory over Crystal Palace.

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Chesterfield led on 19 minutes from James O'Connor's own goal, only for another own goal, sliced in off Tom Anderson, to level it by the break. Sam Mantom put Walsall in front before Chesterfield had Dion Donohue sent off. But two goals in four minutes from on-loan Jordy Hiwula, who ran clear to score, and midfielder Mantom sealed victory against the 10-man Spireites. In their first game under new boss Jon Whitney, Walsall's 10th away league win of the season moved them back to within three points of second-placed Wigan Athletic. Mantom drilled home his first from the edge of the box on 57 minutes, before adding his second on 75 minutes when he rounded off another precise passing move. But the celebrations turned ugly when players from both sides clashed, producing a red card for Donohue and yellows for three other players. Walsall boss Jon Whitney told BBC WM: Media playback is not supported on this device "It caps off a really good week. If you think back to last Sunday when I found out after Sean's dismissal, straightaway I'm thinking: 'Right, how can I get the lads ready for this?' "We started off just thinking about us, respecting the opposition but it was all about getting back to that early season form where we were really fluid. "I don't think Chesterfield had enough for us, Our movement was fantastic and we came out deserved winners in the end."

Walsall responded to the sacking of Sean O'Driscoll by beating Chesterfield for their first win in seven matches.

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Police have arrested a 42-year-old man following what it described as a serious assault. The victim was found in a property in Sperrin Park at about 08:00 BST on Sunday morning. The PSNI has appealed for information.

A 60-year-old man is in a serious condition after being found badly injured in a house in Londonderry.

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Four 19-year-olds and a youth changed their pleas during a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. The attack left Watford fan Nic Cruwys in a coma following a match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7 March 2015. The five, and another teenager who previously admitted grievous bodily harm, will be sentenced on 9 September. Daniel Lloyd, of Longfellow Road, Dudley; Joseph Lister, of Palmer Close, Wednesfield and a 15-year-old, who cannot be named, admitted grievous bodily harm. Robert Beech, of Springfield Road, Wednesfield, admitted threatening behaviour, while Ryan Meer, of Watling Street, Gailey, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to affray. All five were acquitted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a trial which lasted almost two weeks. Mr Cruwys suffered serious brain injuries and was in a coma for three months following the "unprovoked attack", the trial heard. He had travelled with friends by train to watch the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The attack happened as they made their way back to the city's train station and planned to visit a pub for a drink. David Lee, prosecuting, described it as "an unprovoked group attack", adding the defendants were "going in a group to that area to look for trouble, which they found and caused". The court heard Mr Cruwys continues to receive treatment for his injuries. In a statement his family said they hope the verdicts "reflect the injuries Nic suffered and our family's pain and suffering". "Although Nic will never fully recover, we are now hoping to try to move on with our lives and try to put the horrific situation behind us," they said.

Five teenagers have admitted their part in an attack which left a football fan seriously ill.

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Both sides struggled to make things happen during a lacklustre first half of few chances. It opened up after the break, with Jordan Williams wasting a great chance by dallying on the ball and giving Torquay time to recover after a swift counter-attack. Torquay's Jared Hodgkiss was forced into a last-ditch block on the line to deny Moussa Diarra after Brendan Moore was caught flapping at a corner late on, but it stayed goalless. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Barrow 0, Torquay United 0. Second Half ends, Barrow 0, Torquay United 0. Substitution, Torquay United. Ruairi Keating replaces Brett Williams. Substitution, Barrow. Inih Effiong replaces Richard Bennett. Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Connor Thompson. Second Half begins Barrow 0, Torquay United 0. First Half ends, Barrow 0, Torquay United 0. Substitution, Torquay United. Luke Young replaces Courtney Richards. Dan Sparkes (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card. Moussa Diarra (Barrow) is shown the yellow card. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

National League play-off hopefuls Barrow were held to a goalless draw by Torquay at Holker Street.

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The £122,000 public lavatory was installed on Bullock Fair, Harleston, Norfolk, in 2015. But the block proved unpopular and South Norfolk Council has now agreed to remove it at the cost of £30,000, as reported in the Eastern Daily Press. There were also reports of vandalism and initial teething issues. Councillor Kay Mason Billig said some people living in Harleston "didn't trust" the automatic doors. "I think it's safe to say that the modern toilets have not been popular with the people of Harleston and so we have listened and have agreed to reuse the toilet block elsewhere and refurbish the old loos."

A self-cleaning toilet block is to be removed from a town after less than a year because some people "didn't trust" the doors not to open.

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The Daily Mirror reported that the star used the n-word in a nursery rhyme, although the paper claims it was later edited out of the BBC broadcast. Clarkson responded to the claim in a video on Twitter saying he loathed the word. In it he said he was "horrified" that it sounded as though he'd used it. The presenter added he was "begging forgiveness" that it appeared that way. He said in two takes he mumbled where it was supposed to appear in the rhyme. In a third take he used the word "teacher" instead. Earlier he'd tweeted: "I did not use the n word. Never use it. The Mirror has gone way too far this time." The newspaper said the footage was studied by audio forensic experts who told them the star could be heard chanting "Eeny, meeny, miny moe". The experts claim that he then mumbled the rest of the racist rhyme while comparing two cars. In a statement the BBC said: "Jeremy Clarkson has set out the background to this regrettable episode. "We have made it absolutely clear to him, the standards the BBC expects on air and off. We have left him in no doubt about how seriously we view this." His Top Gear co-host, James May, came to his defence on Twitter saying: "Jeremy Clarkson is not a racist." "I wouldn't work with one. #ThatIsAll." The story comes days after the show's producer apologised for broadcasting a "light-hearted" joke by Clarkson that led to the BBC show being accused of racism. An episode of the show, filmed in Burma and Thailand and shown in March, featured a scene in which the presenters built a bridge over the River Kwai, and as an Asian man walked over it Clarkson said: "That is a proud moment, but there's a slope on it." Somi Guha, an actress who complained to the BBC, said the use of the phrase was an example of "casual racism" and "gross misconduct". The BBC Two show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, said: "When we used the word slope in the recent Top Gear Burma Special it was a light-hearted word play joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it. "It has subsequently been brought to our attention, that the word slope is considered by some to be offensive, for example in Australia and the USA. "If we had known that at the time we would not have broadcast the word in this context and regret any offence caused." Clarkson is well known for courting controversy. In recent years he has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code by media watchdog Ofcom after comparing a Japanese car to people with growths on their faces. He previously faced protests from mental health charities after calling people who throw themselves under trains "selfish". He was forced to apologise for telling BBC One's The One Show that striking workers should be shot. The motoring show has also faced complaints from Indian and Mexican politicians over remarks made about their countries while filming on location. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has denied claims that he used racist language while filming an episode of the hit car show.

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And that rarity now comes with special status as the 52-year-old has joined David Cameron's Downing Street Cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland. The media focus is sure to increase on the former lawyer given the sharp focus on the UK's constitutional future. New Scottish Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell will be sitting around the cabinet table alongside George Osborne; Theresa May; Philip Hammond and Iain Duncan Smith. But who else will be there? Mr Mundell is a man who knows politics and his constituency well, having been born in Dumfries and schooled in Lockerbie. His entrance into the political arena was typical of so many - he joined the Young Conservatives at the age of 14; went on to study law at Edinburgh University; after graduating he became a lawyer and was elected a local councillor. However, that early journey was not with one party. His head was turned by the Social Democrats which he backed in the early 1980s. Mr Mundell was elected an SDP councillor, serving on Dumfries and Galloway Council until 1987. By 1999 he was back with the Tories and found himself part of the new intake of the new Scottish Parliament where he was the first MSP to ask a question. He was returned to Holyrood in 2003, but in 2005 he set his sights on becoming an MP and stood for the Westminster seat of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweedale. Mr Mundell beat the Labour candidate by 1,739 votes and headed down to the House of Commons as the only Conservative MP in Scotland. When Edinburgh Zoo welcomed two pandas from China a running joke began that there were more pandas in Scotland than there were Scottish Tory MPs. By BBC Scotland Westminster correspondent David Porter David Mundell will have to deliver new devolution for Scotland, which is backed by all the main parties But he also has to be aware that he has many English colleagues who would like to see the power of Scottish MPs reduced. He has the advantage that he knows the territory very well. Essentially he has to decide with his Cabinet colleagues whether they go forward with the Smith Commission with more income tax powers for Scotland and more borrowing and welfare payments, or whether they go even further, as some people have said, and move to a more federal structure. That is something the Cabinet will decide and that is something Mr Mundell will have to sell. The first half of 2007 marked an uncomfortable period for Mr Mundell. It began with embarrassing headlines ahead of his party's Scottish conference in March when a Daily Record front page read: "Scots Tories are clueless - by Scotland's only Tory MP." The story was based on a four-page memo written some nine months earlier in which Mr Mundell slammed the Holyrood Tory bench as having a "lack of thinkers". It also contained a dig at the Scottish leader of the time, Annabel Goldie. Mr Mundell did not stop there and went on to call for the immediate replacement of the then Scottish Tory chairman Peter Duncan. The public washing of dirty linen - just months ahead of the 2007 Holyrood election - prompted Conservative leader David Cameron to pay public tribute to both Ms Goldie and Mr Duncan. He said: "Annabel has a no-nonsense approach and is addressing the issues that really matter in Scotland. The party in Scotland is in better health now than it has been for many years and is running an effective campaign." There was a notable no mention for Shadow Scottish Secretary of State Mr Mundell. The Holyrood election took place a few months after this episode and the party returned 17 members, one down on the previous electoral contest. At Westminster, Mr Mundell - whose nickname is "Fluffy" - continued in his shadow Scottish secretary role. And on taking to his feet in the House of Commons for the first Scottish Questions following the Holyrood poll, ironic cheers greeted him from the Labour government benches. BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor noted at the time: "MPs were, of course, indulging in a collective chortle over the leaked memo. "Fluffy fought back, rather well in fact. He noted, acerbically, that at least he knew the names of his Scottish comrades." That was a reference to the then health secretary Patricia Hewitt who had repeatedly called Scotland's Labour first minister between 2001 and 2007 Jack McDonnell instead of Jack McConnell. In 2010, a coalition government between the Tories and the Lib Dems did not result in the top Scottish job going to Mr Mundell. Prime Minister Mr Cameron had to make concessions and one of those was picking a Scottish Lib Dem MP for the role of Secretary of State for Scotland. First up was Michael Moore who saw through the arrangements for the Scottish independence referendum. When he departed the scene, his Lib Dem colleague Alistair Carmichael saw through the independence referendum itself. However, while the main job switched hands, Mr Mundell worked the full five years as undersecretary of state for Scotland. This May's election result saw Mr Mundell being sent to Westminster for a third time (again as the sole Scots Tory MP), and finally the Scottish portfolio became his. But what will the job of Scottish Secretary be like in 2015 and what challenges does Mr Mundell face? The Union-supporting Conservatives were on the winning side when Scotland's electorate voted 55% to 45% against independence. However, the "No" vote has not marked the end of constitutional politics as a new devolved settlement for Scotland is under way. It is likely Mr Mundell will play a key role seeing that settlement through. The Smith Commission recommendations have to be enacted and there are already political rows emerging. On day one of his job, Mr Mundell said UK government plans to scrap the Human Rights Act would apply to Scotland. That led the Scottish government to say it would "robustly oppose" withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Scotland Act (1998) states that all legislation passed by Holyrood must be compatible with the ECHR, however, Mr Mundell told BBC Scotland new legislation would apply north of the border. It is sure to be the case that during the next five years the words of rare political breed Mr Mundell will be listened to, scrutinised and criticised.

The Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell is a rare political breed given his position as the sole Scottish Conservative representative in the House of Commons.

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It alleged that RBS intends to cut 40% of its permanent IT staff, or 650 jobs, as well as 230 contractors. The bank said no individual job was at risk and no figures had been finalised. An RBS spokesperson said: "We have not consulted on any headcount reduction, instead sharing a direction of travel with Unite which is subject to change." Rob MacGregor, Unite national officer, said: "Royal Bank of Scotland is continuing with its savage jobs culling program with today's announcement of a 40% in IT staff, totalling nearly 900 staff. "The decade of slashing jobs has done nothing to boost morale, increase consumer confidence or improve the bank's performance." RBS, which is 73% owned by the government, has been restructuring ever since it was bailed out in the financial crisis. Its global workforce has shrunk from 226,000 in 2007 to about 77,000. It has not made a full-year profit in a decade. In May, it announced it was shedding nearly 250 IT posts as part of an overhaul of its back-office operations. In London in 2016, RBS employed 2,200 full-time and contract IT staff. By 2020, Unite claims, there will be just 950 full-time staff. RBS said in a statement: "Inevitably as RBS becomes a simpler, smaller bank focused on the UK and Ireland, our technology function will undergo reorganisation and will reduce over time. "Our proposed plans are designed to reduce the number of contractors we employ and strengthen our permanent workforce and while we are downsizing in London, we are reinvesting in other UK hubs." RBS has a bad track record with IT, suffering problems as recently as April. On the day it announced its first quarterly profit since 2015, its subsidiary NatWest was beset by complaints about glitches in its online banking system. In June 2015, hundreds of thousands of payments failed to reach the accounts of RBS customers. In 2012, more than six million customers had their wages, payments and other transactions disrupted when a software update was corrupted. The bank was fined £56m by the Financial Conduct Authority. Mr MacGregor said: "Unite is angry that the massive scale of IT job losses will sap morale, productivity and faith in the company. "RBS's fixation with cutting employee numbers, restructuring and offshoring work that could reasonably be done by displaced staff within the RBS IT community is unacceptable,"

The Unite union has said Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is planning 900 technology job cuts at its London office by 2020 to reduce costs.

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They are rarely shown enjoying a pint and instead appear as glamorous window dressing. A South American beer company, Feminista, wants to change that. Thais Fabris is behind the branding and says women in the ads are "either the waitress in the bar, a girl on the beach, or a prize the men get for drinking that beer". She says for them "it has many dangerous aspects, since it objectifies women". Hannah Rhodes is the founder of Hiver, an award-winning beer that has marketed itself to men and women. She agrees that beer needs a makeover when it comes to selling itself. "There are already great beers out there that tackle some of the traditional issues; smaller serving sizes, more balanced and interesting flavour profiles and finally, more neutral branding. "I'd suggest that many men would feel similarly uncomfortable selecting a beer with floral patterns on the label and an advert focussed on a man's groin. "It's just not mature and we all, men and women, want to be respected a bit more in how we're marketed to." She told Newsbeat that beer is in need of a general rebrand. "Like the creative agency behind this beer are saying, much of the advertising is targeted at men and I've heard many women say no to a sample of beer on the basis that they prefer 'more girly drinks'. "So I think they're right, the perception of beer and the advertising campaigns around put women off and even make them feel drinking a beer challenges their identity. "It's just a drink!" Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Beer is promoted the world over with adverts full of women in bikinis or skimpy underwear.

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The LGA says the current structure, with councils responsible for most schools but academies and free schools answering to Whitehall, is confusing and lets issues "slip through the net". It wants local education "trusts" to oversee all types of state school. The Independent Academies Association called it "a step back into the past". The LGA says the current system is so complicated that parents often don't know how to make complaints or raise issues. Academies and free schools, which now number about 3,500, are independent of local authority control and accountable directly to Whitehall which, says the LGA, "acknowledges it lacks the capacity and local knowledge to provide oversight". It says that local authorities, while responsible for 84% of schools, lack adequate powers to hold the growing number of these other schools to account. A new LGA document sets out a wish list for the first 100 days of a new government, following the 2015 election. It urges the government to set up local "education trusts" for all schools, including academies and free schools, which would bring together head teachers and governors, "supported and held to account" by local councils. Good and outstanding schools would share expertise and support improvement, says the LGA, "leaving Ofsted free to focus on schools which require improvement". "The current two-tier system of accountability is confusing for mums and dads to navigate... there are too many possibilities for issues to slip through the net," said David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA's children and young people board. "Education trusts would strip away this bureaucracy and provide an easily identifiable place which parents can turn to. "Someone has to take responsibility for accountability of schools and with local knowledge and links to the community councils are ideally placed to take this role," said Mr Simmonds. Traditionally, local authorities have had a role in monitoring standards in the schools they control, acting as a "middle tier" between schools and the Department for Education. Concerns have been expressed about the viability of Whitehall monitoring thousands of academies. The government is introducing regional schools commissioners and head-teacher boards to improve oversight of academies, while Labour proposes a network of regional school standards directors. Nick Weller, chairman of the Independent Academies Association, described the LGA proposals as "the latest attempt to resurrect the discredited system of local authority control. "The first 200 academies were established to replace maintained schools which did not provide a good or better education for their students and which had themselves been failed for years by their local authority. "Those academies have since gone on to improve much faster than other schools nationally over a sustained period of time: why would we now want to return them to the failures of the past?" Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders said: "The LGA is right to recognise that the diverse nature of schools today can be confusing to parents, however another layer of structural change is not the solution. "School improvement needs to be driven by school leaders, within a strong national accountability framework." Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "NAHT believes every school should be working in a trust, federation or cluster with other schools, with streamlined accountability to one overarching body. "Ideally, however, these groupings would be small: half a dozen to a dozen schools, rather than encompassing an entire authority." A Department for Education spokesman said: "Academies are giving hope to children who have been failed by councils. "Since 2010 we have taken 900 schools which were failing under council control and turned them into academies with the support of a strong sponsor." The spokesman said results and Ofsted ratings were improving faster in academies than in council-run schools but the government's new regional schools commissioners and head teacher boards would "ensure swift action is taken in the small number of cases where academies are struggling".

Parents in England should have access to a single local body responsible for standards in all state schools, says the Local Government Association (LGA).

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The sermon, written by the state-run Islamic Foundation, condemns the "unjust killing of any human being". It also urges parents to protect their children from "brainwashing". The move comes after two deadly Islamist attacks in Bangladesh in recent weeks, including a siege on a Dhaka cafe that left 20 people dead. That attack, and an attack on police guarding the country's largest Eid gathering in Kishoreganj, were both claimed by the Islamic State militant group. The sermon said: "The Prophet says the greatest of all sins is to kill a human being. No distinction between Muslim or non-Muslim has been made here." The foundation said it hoped imams would use the message, or take inspiration from it. Although the sermon is not mandatory for mosques, observers say they expect most clerics will deliver the message, which was approved by the government. The imam of the national mosque, Mohiuddin Quashem, read out the message in his Friday sermon. He told the BBC's Akbar Hossain: "I said no human being can kill another human being. Islam never supports this." The move is seen as part of the government's efforts to monitor activities in mosques, following concerns about radicalisation. Abdullah Hasan, who joined the prayer at the national mosque, told the BBC: "I support the government's move to have an identical khutba [prayer]. The imams should deliver this sermon to fight against militancy in the name of Islam." However, another worshipper, Muniruzzamn, argued that it was excessive regulation. "The imams should have their freedom, they should choose what they will speak about. It looks like government-controlled khutba. I don't think it will help." Bangladesh has seen a spate of attacks on secular bloggers, gay activists, academics and members of religious minorities, with more than 40 killed since February 2013. Many of those attacks were claimed by Islamic State militants or al-Qaeda affiliates, although the government has blamed local groups and the opposition instead. The opposition denies the claims.

All 300,000 mosques in Bangladesh have been asked give a sermon against terrorism and extremism in their Friday prayers this week.

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The league was reduced to 12 teams ahead of the 2010-11 season with the competition splitting into two groups of six midway through the campaign. Current champions Saints go into this weekend's opening round of second phase matches as league leaders. "It's improves the standard," Harrison told BBC Radio Shropshire. "It's strengthened the Welsh Premier League on the pitch. "You've got to be on your mettle every single week, home and away. Every part of the season there's something to play for. "It's also exciting at the bottom because three seasons ago Bala finished in the bottom half and they went on a fantastic run and they qualified for Europe through the play-offs." Saints begin the second phase of the season in the Championship Conference on Friday at home to Gap Connah's Quay. Connah's Quay are the only team to have beaten Saints in the league this season, winning 2-0 on the final weekend of the first phase on 16 January. Welsh Premier & non-League round-up

New Saints director of football Craig Harrison believes the Welsh Premier League's mid-season split strengthens the competition.

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A 27-year-old woman was attacked at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 18 December. The second attack happened on Wednesday and involved a 24-year-old woman. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said CCTV footage had been given to police and staff had been told to remain vigilant. Police would not confirm if the same man was behind both attacks. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said inquiries into both incidents were ongoing. In a statement, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "Security patrols have been increased at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after two separate reports over the past month of assaults against two female members staff. "The hospital site is covered by extensive CCTV and all relevant footage from both incidents has been supplied to Police Scotland who are investigating. "Our security staff already carry out patrols regularly over a 24/7 period but these have been increased. We have also advised all staff to remain vigilant." The health board said it had a "strict zero tolerance policy towards violence" against staff, who it said were "entitled to work free of threats, assaults and intimidation". The health board said it took "very seriously any act of physical or verbal abuse". It added: "All our staff deserve basic courtesy and respect and to be able to work without fear of abuse or violence."

Security patrols have been increased at one of Scotland's largest hospitals following sexual assaults on two female members of staff over the past month.

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