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Professor GN Saibaba of Delhi University, who is paralysed from the waist down, was arrested three years ago but was released on bail.
Maoist rebels say they are fighting for communist rule and rights for tribal people and rural poor.
His family plans to appeal the verdict.
A local court in Maharashtra state found Prof Saibaba and four others guilty of "criminal conspiracy and waging war against the nation" on Tuesday.
In his verdict the judge said of him, "though he is physically handicapped, he is mentally fit", adding that "the imprisonment for life is not a sufficient punishment to the accused".
Prof Saibaba had travelled to tribal areas and prominently campaigned against the activities of the Indian military and a pro-government, anti-Maoist militia.
He was first arrested in 2014 and accused of being a member of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), but denied any involvement with the outfit.
"This judgment is a clear way of state impression and violation of human rights. It looks like the state is using the judgement as a landmark to silence those voices who speak against them," AS Vasantha Kumari, Saibaba's wife told Hindustan Times newspaper.
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A court in western India has handed life prison sentences to a disabled academic and four other people for having links to Maoist rebels waging an insurgency against the state.
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The bodies of a Norwegian woman, 29, a British man, 31, and a German woman, 19, were found in a burned-out car south-east of Perth, local media said.
A local farmer was also reportedly killed trying to warn residents of the encroaching fire.
It was the first deadly bushfire of the Australian summer, sparked by lightning over the weekend.
The three European workers reportedly drove away from the property to rescue a horse and took a wrong turn into the fire.
Linda Campbell told the West Australian that all three victims worked for her on the property at Scaddan, near the town of Esperance.
"If they had turned right at the gate and not left they wouldn't have died," she was quoted as saying.
"They had become part of the team and all the staff are taking this very hard."
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Three European workers who died in bushfires in Western Australia were reportedly trying to save a horse.
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Sadly four people have died and around 40 people are injured.
The attacker was shot dead by armed police,
Lots of you have been in touch with us to ask questions about the attack, so we asked our reporter Leah to help answer some of them...
If you're upset by anything in the news take a look at the advice here.
Leah: I grew up in London and I was in the capital after the 7/7 bombings - I quickly realised that the capital and its people are resilient. Today, adults will have gone back to work as normal - using the usual transport network they always did. And children will be back at school. There's also a huge Police presence not just around London but across the UK.
Leah: There's an on-going Police investigation and security forces will be working really hard to find out everything they can about the attacker and why he carried this out. police say he was British born and influenced by international terrorism.
Leah: London is the capital of the UK and Westminster is a really important place and sometimes a target for attacks. But London has some of the best security in place to try to stop things like this happening.
Leah: The attacker tried to get into the Houses of Parliament and the police were trying to protect the people who work there.
Leah: It's perfectly normal to feel upset or even worried when something like this happens. It's really important to talk to friends, teachers or family members about how you're feeling. Always remember that attacks like this are rare and the people who were affected will be getting all the help they need to recover from what's happened. If you are worried about anything in the news, check out our guide
Leah: Police were very quick to arrive on the scene and many different officers have been involved from transport police to counter-terrorism officers. The Metropolitan police say that there are police officers on duty 24 hours a day around the Palace of Westminster, and the area around that is also patrolled by police at all times.
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On Wednesday an attack took place outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
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Mr Hollande is the first Western leader to visit Russia since the start of the Ukraine crisis earlier this year.
A ceasefire was signed in September but there have been constant breaches.
Russia has been angered by Western sanctions imposed for its support of pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Mr Hollande made his unscheduled stop in Moscow on his way back from a visit to Kazakhstan and met Mr Putin in the diplomatic terminal of Vnukovo airport, south-west of the capital.
Mr Putin said they had held detailed discussions on ending the violence in Ukraine.
"It is a tragic situation. We can see that people are still getting killed," he said.
"But I hope that a final decision will be reached soon to cease fire. We have just discussed this in great detail with the French president."
Mr Hollande urged all parties to respect the truce deal, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on 5 September.
"France's role is to search for solutions and prevent problems from degenerating," he said.
"I wanted today, alongside President Putin, to send a message of de-escalation. Today that message is possible."
Mr Putin told journalists afterwards that he and Mr Hollande had not discussed the delayed delivery of two French warships for the Russian navy.
But he said he expected France to return the money that Russia had paid so far for the vessels.
Meanwhile in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, President Petro Poroshenko said new talks were planned on Tuesday on implementing the steps agreed under the shaky ceasefire.
He said that the two sides meeting in Belarus would try to "confirm the timetable for implementing the (original) Minsk agreements".
More than 4,300 people have died and almost one million have been displaced, the UN says, since the crisis in Ukraine began in April.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he hopes a permanent ceasefire will soon be agreed in Ukraine, after talks in Moscow with French counterpart Francois Hollande.
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Bradley Angus, 30, inappropriately touched a 28-year-old while giving her a massage at St Andrew's Church in Dumbarton in December 2013.
He also attacked a 45-year-old woman in her home while part of a fundraising group going door-to-door in Irvine, North Ayrshire, in June 2015.
At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, sentence on Angus was deferred.
Angus, formerly of Balloch, now of Glasgow, was also placed on the sex offenders' register.
The court heard that the first attack took place at the church hall in Dumbarton where hairdressers, stylists, beauticians and nail technicians had offered their services in exchange for donations to good causes.
The 28-year-old victim was lying in a darkened room in the hall under a towel when Angus touched her genital area.
The woman's sister told the court: "I thought it was strange she was in for such a long time and when she came out she was walking back with her head down.
"I asked her if she'd had a good time and she said she didn't want to talk about it. She looked upset, shocked and embarrassed.
"I knew straight away there was something wrong with her and she told me what had happened."
In the second attack, Angus was allowed into a house in Irvine and taken to the kitchen by a 45-year-old woman while her husband looked after their young son.
She made him a cup of tea but moments later Angus fled the house as the "quite hysterical" victim called to her husband: "He's just touched me up."
The man followed and confronted Angus but he claimed the victim had touched him and made advances.
Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane found Angus guilty of the sexual assaults which she said appeared to give him a "thrill" by being committed in public places.
Angus will be sentenced next month.
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A masseur has been convicted of sexually assaulting women while taking part in charity fundraising events.
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Ards midfielder Gareth Tommons and Crues attacker David Cushley were sent-off before Owens headed in from a Paul Heatley cross to clinch victory.
Ballymena United fought back from two down to draw 2-2 with Dungannon Swifts while Portadown beat Carrick 4-0.
Jamie McGonigle hit a double in Coleraine's 3-0 win at Ballinamallard.
Relive the Premiership action on our text commentary
Ian Parkhill put the Bannsiders ahead seconds into the second half at Ferney Park before McGonigle sealed a win which takes Coleraine up three places to sixth.
Ards had the chance to replace Crusaders as leaders but Stephen Baxter's side showed the stuff of champions to take all three points at the Bangor Fuels Arena.
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Tommons was first to go on 50 minutes followed by Cushley 20 minutes later, both straight reds for poor tackles.
"Ards made it tough for us and you have to give them credit," said Crusaders matchwinner Owens.
"I think they will do well this season. Our performances have not been great but we dug in and got the result.
"It was a great ball in by Paul Heatley and I got on the end of it."
Andrew Mitchell put the in-form Swifts in control against Ballymena, scoring twice in four minutes at Stangmore Park.
Conor McCloskey reduced the deficit with a diving header before Cathair Friel's second-half equaliser.
It was a debut to remember for Portadown midfielder Alan Byrne, with the former Shelbourne and Drogheda player netting in an impressive display from Shamrock Park hosts.
Aaron Haire was injured in scoring Portadown's third goal and he required lengthy treatment for a head injury before being stretched off.
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Jordan Owens struck in added time to give champions Crusaders a 1-0 away win over Ards and stretch their lead at the top of the Premiership to four points.
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The hosts needed 20 from the last two overs but Kohli struck four boundaries to reach 82 not out from 51 balls, and captain MS Dhoni hit the winning runs.
"Hats off to this genius with a bat," said India legend Kapil Dev.
Indian commentator Prakash Wakankar says Kohli can take over the retired Sachin Tendulkar's status in the team.
Right-handed batsman Kohli, 27, is becoming a master of the run chase, averaging 91.80 when India bat second in T20 internationals.
His 184 runs in four matches make him third highest scorer in the tournament so far with an average of 92.
"Virat is becoming the youngest senior statesman for India," Wakankar told BBC Sport. "He is holding the team together, his bravado is speaking through his bat and not his actions, and he seems to be in complete control.
"He is in a zone and can't do anything wrong.
"Virat is a phenomenon in the making as long as he learns from his idol Sachin Tendulkar how to handle the pressure and stay in his own space. He may well be the man who people can look upon as a worthy successor."
India face the West Indies in the semi-finals in Mumbai on Thursday at 14:30 BST.
Dev - widely regarded as India's greatest fast bowler - took 434 Test wickets and 253 in one-day internationals.
"I have always believed that T20 cricket is not just about slamming the ball or indulging in ambitious shots," he said.
"You can play your normal cricket strokes and win your battles against the bowlers. Virat's exhibition proved it."
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Virat Kohli has been hailed a "genius with the bat" after his superb innings helped India beat Australia to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
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They are looking to open up investment opportunities for UK firms in India's defence and infrastructure sector, and attract Indian investment into Britain.
The visit comes as a new government led by Narendra Modi has taken charge in India - Asia's third-largest economy.
Mr Modi is widely expected to announce new reforms to boost economic growth.
"I believe a stronger relationship with Britain will help deliver the new economic policy of the Indian government," Mr Osborne said in a speech in Mumbai.
"Prime Minister Modi is seeking more investment in India's economy - and I want British companies to provide it, and the British government to support it."
Meanwhile, Mr Osborne also announced that Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla is to invest up to £100m in the UK.
India's economy has struggled in recent years with rising price pressures and problems with bureaucracy and corruption.
That has hurt the confidence of foreign investors looking to enter the country.
However, a landslide win for the Mr Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent general elections has sparked hopes of a revival in India's economy.
Both foreign and local investors have been hoping that Mr Modi will introduce fresh reforms and boost investment in key sectors to help spur growth.
By Robert PestonEconomics editor
As a result, various countries have been keen to boost ties with India's new government and open up opportunities for their businesses.
"It's great to be here at a time when the excitement about the Indian economy, and the optimism about the prospects for future growth, are palpable," Mr Osborne said.
"And the excitement here is matched by new confidence among international investors abroad in the future of the Indian economy.
"It is a measure of the ambition and drive and pace of the new government of prime minister Modi, that this complete turn-around in sentiment about the Indian economy has been achieved in just seven short weeks, since that stunning election victory."
The visit by Britain's two senior ministers follows a series of other high-profile visits to India - including those by the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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Britain's Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague have begun a two-day trip to India.
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The incident happened on the A92 north of Inverbervie at 11:00 on Saturday.
The 23-year-old driver died at the scene. The 13-month-old girl suffered minor injuries and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Police Scotland said no other vehicles were involved. The road was closed for several hours but has now re-opened.
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A woman has died after a car with a baby on board crashed and overturned in Aberdeenshire.
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The body of Jorge Mauricio Melendez Herrera, 20, was found on Friday in Ciudad Juarez, with signs of torture.
Investigators said Mr Melendez was part of the first ring of security guarding the outside of the jail in the city.
Guzman has previously escaped from two top security prisons in Mexico.
Who is 'El Chapo' Guzman?
January 2001: Escaped from Puente Grande maximum security prison, reportedly hiding in a laundry basket
February 2014: Captured after 13 years on the run in a hotel in Sinaloa state
July 2015: Escaped via tunnel from Altiplano prison
January 2016: Recaptured in city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa state
May 2016: Moved from Altiplano maximum security prison to a jail in Ciudad Juarez, near the US border
A forensic expert said Mr Melendez had died from a blow to the back of the neck. He had also been stabbed a number of times.
His body was identified after his family reported him missing.
Officials said the case was currently with authorities in Chihuahua state, where the jail is located, but could be passed on to federal investigators because of the victim's job guarding Guzman.
Three hundred soldiers have been deployed from nearby barracks to boost security at the prison in Ciudad Juarez.
He was moved there at the beginning of May from the maximum security Altiplano prison. Officials said the move was part of a routine rotation for security reasons.
How authorities hope to stop another escape
The United States has asked for Guzman's extradition so he can stand trial on drug trafficking charges there.
While Mexico has agreed, Guzman's lawyer is currently appealing.
The US has in the past expressed concern about whether Mexico can keep Guzman locked up after he twice escaped from maximum security jails.
Eleven guards and officials are in prison pending trial on charges that they helped the drug lord escape from Altiplano prison through a 1.5km-long tunnel last year.
And on Tuesday, a regional lawmaker from the state of Sinaloa was stripped of her post for her alleged links with Guzman.
Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez allegedly visited Guzman in prison prior to his jailbreak in July 2015, giving a false identity.
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Mexican police are investigating the murder of a soldier who was part of the team guarding the recaptured notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, at a prison in northern Mexico.
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Arkadiusz Milik slotted home his 18th goal of the season after just two minutes as PSV headed for their first home defeat of the campaign.
Anwar El Ghazi added the second late on with his 12th of the season as Frank de Boer's side made it nine wins from their last 12 league games.
The result took Ajax two points clear in the title race with six games to go.
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Ajax replaced champions PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Dutch league thanks to a 2-0 win at the Philips Stadion.
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It is thought the six-week-old cub had been "lodging" in the house in Welney, on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border for several days after getting through a hole where a cat flap used to be.
The homeowner had noticed "a smell" and when her cat began "standing guard" by the sofa, she decided to investigate.
The wily intruder is being looked after by Fenland Animal Rescue until it can be released.
"It wasn't until she looked under the furniture and noticed two little eyes staring back at her, that she realised she had a lodger," the charity's founder Josh Flanagan said.
"It soon became apparent this little one had been in the house for several days and had been without food or fluids throughout."
Unable to find any trace of its mother, they had to take it into their care.
Ten days later, after careful feeding and treatment, the "seriously dehydrated" and starving cub is doing well.
He has been moved to a semi-wild outdoor pen "so that he can remain wild, but also enjoy the space to play and explore like any fox cub should", said Mr Flanagan.
Once old enough, and if he has developed the skills he needs to survive in the wild, the fox cub will be released.
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A fox cub was rescued after a curious cat found it underneath a sofa.
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The so-called Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack.
The incident came hours after three foreign tourists were stabbed by suspected IS militants who stormed a hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada on Friday.
Egypt is battling an insurgency largely based in the Sinai Peninsula which became more active after the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Hundreds of security force members and government personnel have been killed, with attacks creeping closer to the capital Cairo.
The instability has threatened Egypt's important tourism industry.
Those injured in the attack in Hurghada - two Austrians and a Swede - are said to be in a stable condition.
Security forces shot dead one of the attackers and wounded the other.
Both were armed with knives and reports say they raised the IS flag.
"Everything happened so quickly," said the wounded Swedish tourist, Sammie Olovsson. "I thought I would bleed to death."
Egypt's ambassador to the UK, Nasser Kamel, said his country was no less safe than other countries, adding there was no reason to stop visiting.
"We are facing the exact same threat in Paris, unfortunately in London, all over the world," he said.
IS has an affiliate based in the Sinai Peninsula, known as Sinai Province.
It said it was behind the downing of a Russian jet last year that killed 224 people.
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Gunmen have killed two Egyptian police in the city of Giza, officials said.
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The plan envisages the eviction of thousands of villagers around Hambantota port, 240km (150 miles) south-east of the capital Colombo.
Police used tear gas as the protest delayed a ceremony being attended by Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe.
Opponents say the area is being turned into what they call a Chinese colony.
The government is finalising a 99-year lease of the port area to a company that is 80% Chinese-owned.
A nearby area will be used for an industrial zone where Chinese companies will be invited to set up factories.
The government says local people will be given new land.
The port development is the latest in a series of major investments by China in Sri Lanka's infrastructure.
China has pumped millions of dollars into Sri Lanka's infrastructure since the end of a 26-year civil war in 2009.
China's so-called string of pearls strategy - an attempt to expand its influence in South Asia - is controversial - and watched with particular suspicion by its regional rival, India, says the BBC's Jill McGivering.
The investment is part of its bold ambition to engineer a "Maritime Silk Route" to oil-rich parts of the Middle East, and onwards to Europe, our South Asia analyst says.
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Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone.
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The body of Carl Scott, 37, was found by a member of the public at a property in Birch Court in the Stanmore area on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said a 58-year-old man from the city has been bailed until 7 June.
Detectives have appealed for information from anyone who had recently been in contact with Mr Scott.
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A man arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body at a house in Winchester, has been released on police bail
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The 33-year-old Irishman was at Tayside rivals Dundee United as a youth and followed a spell in his home country with four years at McDiarmid Park.
He was recently youth team coach and community officer at Shamrock Rovers.
"I'm delighted to have Graham on board. He is someone I have known for a number of years and will be a great addition to club," said McCann.
"He knows Scottish football, has sound opinions on the game but, most importantly, he is a man who shares the same values and principles that I aim to instil into the team."
Earlier this month McCann, who had been working as interim boss, reversed his decision to leave Dens Park to take up the manager's position on a more permanent basis.
Blair Doughty, meanwhile, has joined the Dark Blues as the club's fitness coach after voluntary spells working with the Under-20s and the first-team squad.
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Dundee have appointed the former St Johnstone defender Graham Gartland as assistant to manager Neil McCann.
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The Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather warning of fog from 17:00 GMT on Wednesday.
The warning, in place until midday on Thursday, could see freezing fog patches reduce visibility to less than 100 metres (328ft).
The forecaster said driving conditions could make journeys longer than usual and flights could be delayed.
The warning covers Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Cardiff, Newport and Vale of Glamorgan.
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Motorists have been warned to take care on the roads as freezing fog has been forecast for parts of Wales.
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Leigh Mutch and Marc Allen's son, Oliver, was stillborn 13 weeks early at Wakefield's Pinderfields General Hospital on 22 September 2015.
The couple said he would have been born alive if staff had performed a caesarean section sooner.
Managers said they "recognised there were significant failings on our part".
Ms Mutch, from Normanton, west Yorkshire, said: "Marc and I were left completely traumatised by Oliver's death. We are still struggling to come to terms with losing him. It is so heart-breaking."
The mother-of-five, 31, said she visited her GP and hospital "on four previous occasions" with concerns about the baby's reduced movements.
Ms Mutch was admitted to the antenatal day unit shortly before 16:00 GMT on 22 September.
She said medics overlooked the severity of her situation and her medical notes and details of Oliver's heart rate were not passed on to the labour ward.
Later that day, a consultant decided Ms Mutch needed the operation but did not categorise it as urgent and it was not performed until 19:30.
"I knew something was not right. I feel completely let down by the maternity services and the treatment I received at Pinderfields Hospital," Ms Mutch said.
"It is so upsetting to know that if Oliver had been delivered earlier, he would be here now."
David Melia, director of nursing and quality at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "We offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the family and we understand that this has been a very traumatic situation for all involved.
"We have since implemented a number of changes to improve the quality of care provided."
The couple received an undisclosed out-of-court settlement and now want to raise awareness of their experience and "of the poor treatment we received".
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The parents of a stillborn baby boy said they were "completely let down" by a hospital after bosses admitted it failed to save him.
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Adrian Goldsmith, also known as Otis, is accused of killing his 49-year-old wife Jill at the home they shared in Wootton Hall Park, Northampton.
Her body was found on 26 March. A post-mortem revealed she died from head injuries.
Mr Goldsmith, also 49, is due to appear at court on 11 January next year for a trial.
He is currently remanded in custody.
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A police officer has appeared at Northampton Crown Court by video link to deny murdering his wife.
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The two-year scheme, introduced in a bid to increase household recycling, involves fortnightly collections.
Some residents have complained they have not received the information packs and bags needed.
Recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross said the problems would be looked at, but overall she was "very, very pleased".
She said they had hoped to reach all of the island's homes, about 26,000, but those who had been missed could email [email protected] to receive bags or information.
In response to complaints the bags were not strong enough Mrs Norman-Ross said they were slightly stronger than the industry standard in the UK.
She said the States had "only bought a year's worth" and it was one area they would review.
Under the scheme recycling is collected on the same day as rubbish bags, with paper and cardboard alternating with tins, cans, aerosols, plastic packaging, tin foil, aluminium takeaway containers and cartons.
It works slightly differently in the parishes of St Sampson and St Peter Port as both previously had two weekly rubbish collections.
In St Peter Port, the recyclables are collected along with one of the bin pick ups while in St Sampson the first rubbish collection has become for recycling only.
Glass is not being collected during the interim two-year scheme, but can be left at one of the bring bank sites.
Mrs Norman-Ross said: "We expect that islanders will adjust to the new routine with relative ease.
"We're hoping that those who have struggled to get to the bring banks in the past will welcome it.
"We are confident that we will see a real impact on Guernsey's overall recycling rate."
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Despite some "teething problems" Guernsey's recycling officer was very pleased with the first day of kerbside collections.
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A man was hit when the Isuzu D-Max Fury vehicle was "deliberately" driven at people on Well Street at about 23:20 BST on Sunday.
Police say it was a "targeted attack" but "not terror-related". The man who was struck left the scene in a BMW and the truck chased him for a short time.
The car window was smashed but the man was not seriously injured.
Ch Insp Gareth Parkin, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), appealed for witnesses.
"This was the city centre and there were lots of people in the area who would have witnessed the commotion," he said.
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A pick-up truck was driven at pedestrians in Manchester city centre, police have said.
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The young man is facing several charges, including uttering threats of a dangerous weapon and mischief to religious buildings.
Religious sites in Ottawa have been targeted by a recent spate of hate graffiti crimes.
Three Jewish centres, a mosque and a church were daubed with swastikas and other racist graffiti.
As well as the mosque and synagogues, the church targeted has a majority black congregation.
Police could not immediately confirm on Monday if the teenager was linked to one, some, or all of the incidents reported across the city.
The teenager was arrested on Saturday, the same day a solidarity event took place at an Ottawa synagogue.
The multi-faith solidarity event at the Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, one of the sites defaced, was attended by some 600 people, including Ontario's premier and city officials.
Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau announced the arrest at the event and said several investigators are assigned to look into the incidents. That investigation is ongoing.
Ahead of the gathering, local councillor Jeff Leiper said in a statement that "whether a crime by a single person or not, we are all disturbed by these incidents.
"They are not representative of the hearts of Ottawa residents, our values, our tolerance, our generosity."
Meanwhile, MP Anita Vandenbeld wrote in a Facebook post: "I will never be silent in the face of hatred and intolerance, nor will our government.
"Diversity is our greatest strength, it enriches our lives, it strengthens our society, and it unites us as a country. It is our most cherished value."
Since Donald Trump was elected US president on 8 November, a number of hate crimes have been reported across the US.
But incidents have also been reported at the same time in Canada, including a racist rant caught on camera, white supremacist posters and anti-Semitic graffiti.
Statistics show attacks against Canadian Muslims more than doubled between 2012-14.
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Ottawa police have arrested a teenager in relation to hate graffiti in Canada's capital last week.
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The archdiocese wants to sell the complex to Perry for $14.5m (£9.3m).
But the nuns who lived there agreed to sell it to a businesswoman instead.
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that the sale to entrepreneur Dana Hollister was invalid - but warned that it could take months or years to resolve the dispute.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge James Chalfant deferred a decision on whether Archbishop Jose H Gomez has the right to sell the secluded hilltop property to Perry.
"You're not selling to Katy Perry any time soon," the judge told lawyers for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary have owned the convent for more than four decades, but have not lived there for several years.
It was once home to more than 100 nuns, but only five sisters, aged between 77 and 88, are still alive.
At least two of the five have objected to selling the property to Perry, who is known for her raunchy image and hit songs like I Kissed A Girl.
Sister Rita Callanan recently told the Los Angeles Times she looked up the star online after meeting her. "I found her videos," she said. "I wasn't happy with any of it."
Instead, the nuns agreed to sell the complex to Ms Hollister, who wants to turn it into a boutique hotel.
However, the archdiocese challenged the sale, claiming it had the final say over the fate of the property and that Ms Hollister was taking advantage of the nuns.
On Thursday, the judge said: "There is no doubt in my mind the sale to defendant Hollister was improper and invalid."
But he stopped short of ruling that the archdiocese could sell it to Perry.
The star has reportedly told the nuns she hopes to live on the property with her mother and grandmother.
The judge indicated that the legal case could last for two years. The next hearing will take place on 15 September.
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Pop star Katy Perry has been warned she faces a long delay in her attempt to buy a former Los Angeles convent due to a legal battle between a group of elderly nuns and the city's archbishop.
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The 24-year-old will join the O's when his contract with League One Rovers ends on 1 July.
Parkes, who began his career with Leicester City, made 190 appearances for the Pirates in four years.
He is the fifth player to join Orient this summer, following the signings of Robbie Weir, Josh Doherty, Gavin Massey and Callum Kennedy.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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League Two side Leyton Orient have signed central defender Tom Parkes from Bristol Rovers on a two-year deal.
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David Baazov was charged with using "privileged information" when trading Amaya shares between December 2013 and June 2014
Mr Baazov denied the charges and said he would "vigorously contest" them.
The alleged insider trading occurred while Amaya was being purchased by the Oldford Group for $4.3bn (£3bn).
Amaya - the operator of Pokerstars and European Poker Tour - said in a statement that the charges against its chief were "without merit" and that the company is cooperating with Quebec's market regulators - the AMF.
The body has also executed search warrants on a group of 13 individuals.
The charges include communicating privileged information and attempting to influence stock market prices.
In a statement Mr Baazov said, "These allegations are false and I intend to vigorously contest these accusations. While I am deeply disappointed with the AMF's decision, I am highly confident I will be found innocent of all charges."
Amaya's share price fell over 20%.
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The chief executive of Amaya- the world's largest online gambling firm - has been charged in Canada with insider trading.
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The leaflet for Marion Mason says "South Cambridgeshie" instead of "Cambridgeshire", among other typos and grammatical errors.
Ms Mason said it became incorrect in the printing process and she hoped to get money reimbursed after polling.
The Media Print Group said it had no influence on candidates' text.
The news comes a week after fellow South Cambridgeshire candidate, Liberal Democrat Sebastian Kindersley, admitted he misspelled the word "language" in his leaflet when talking about tightening up English language tests.
Ms Mason, who stood in Stevenage at the last general election, said she noticed the error last week when the leaflets were distributed.
She said she had spent hundreds of pounds on the leaflets, which have gone to every home in South Cambridgeshire.
"I am angry. I was seething, I've had to work and fund this campaign," she said.
"It's like banging your head against the wall."
The former Conservative said she had taken the original leaflet with the correct spelling around with her when canvassing.
She admitted some residents would be put off by the mistake, but added: "Some people hadn't noticed it."
A spokesman for the Media Print Group said everything was given an approval code and had to be signed off before printing.
He said the firm did not have "anything to do" with the artwork or text fields, and "can only print what the candidate stated".
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An election leaflet sent out by the UKIP candidate for South Cambridgeshire spells the name of the constituency wrongly.
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Police say there are now 429 potential victims, some as young as four at the time of the alleged offence, and 148 clubs are now involved.
Separate figures show the number of historical child abuse suspects across all walks of life stands at 3,469.
This is more than double the figure of 18 months earlier.
The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) set up Operation Hydrant to oversee investigations of "non-recent" child sex abuse within institutions or by people of public prominence.
The spotlight has fallen on abuse in football since a a number of former footballers came forward publicly to tell their stories and the number of suspects has almost doubled in a fortnight.
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819 referrals to Operation Hydrant from police forces and NSPCC helpline
148 football clubs impacted from Premier League to amateur
4 to 20 years age range of victims at the time of alleged abuse
98% of potential victims are male
The latest figures from the NPCC show there have been 819 referrals from police forces and a special helpline set up for victims of abuse in football.
Norfolk Police Chief Constable Simon Bailey, the NPCC lead on child abuse, said: "The numbers keep growing.
"We are dealing with some of the most complex investigations you can imagine.
"We are dealing with incredibly sensitive matters, sometimes in very high profile cases and of course all those factors create a huge challenge for the service."
The official overall Operation Hydrant statistics show there were 3,469 suspects of historical child abuse under investigation as of December 2016. This compares with 1,433 in May 2015.
Among the overall statistics for child sex abuse there are 366 people of public prominence - including 162 from TV, film or radio - under investigation.
There were 3,531 people classed as victims, of which 2,604 (74%) were male and 899 (25%) were female. A further 28 victims were of unknown sex.
In November 2016 there were 26 sports institutions under investigation. That figure has since increased to 74.
Mr Bailey urged victims of child sexual abuse to report it by dialling 101 or contacting the dedicated NSPCC helpline for those abused in football, "regardless of how long ago the abuse may have taken place".
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The number of suspects in the UK-wide football child abuse scandal has reached 155, the National Police Chiefs' Council has announced.
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Jesper Hart-Hansen was also banned from driving for four-and-a-half years. He will have to pass an extended test if he ever wants to drive in the UK again.
The 50-year-old, from Denmark, admitted causing a head-on crash on the A85 near Comrie in January last year.
Lorna Elliot, 50, was seriously hurt in the collision.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how Hart-Hansen momentarily forgot he was not in his native Denmark and turned out of his holiday home onto the wrong side of the road.
He managed to drive for nearly a mile on the wrong side of the road before causing a head-on crash with the first vehicle he encountered on the A85.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told him he was imposing a significant fine because it was not practical to give him any other community-based work order as he lived outwith the UK.
Hart-Hansen's case made Scottish legal history as he became the first person to be convicted of a new offence of causing injury through dangerous driving.
Ms Elliot, from Oban, was off work for a year as a result of her injuries.
Financial investor and former Ebay executive Hart-Hansen, from Lyngby, Denmark, admitted causing serious injury by driving dangerously near Dunira Estate on 25 January last year.
Fiscal depute Sue Ruta said his rented Vauxhall Astra smashed into Mrs Elliot's Seat Ibiza on a sweeping bend and left her with a number of broken bones and other injuries.
"He stated to the police that he had been driving on the right hand side of the road due to the fact he had forgotten what country he was in," she added.
Solicitor David Duncan, defending, said: "His only explanation can be that it was his usual process to select that lane when entering a roadway.
"Unfortunately for Mrs Elliot hers is the first car he encounters. My client made a mistake when he entered the carriageway. He made a critical mistake at the outset of the journey which released a chain of events."
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A tourist who left a woman seriously injured after forgetting to drive on the left side of the road has been fined £8,000.
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David Lidington, also Lord Chancellor, said he had confidence in Martin Moore-Bick, despite Grenfell survivors and some MPs calling for him to stand down.
Local MP for Kensington, Labour's Emma Dent Coad, said people were unlikely to co-operate without trust in Sir Martin.
If it has to be Sir Martin, an advisory panel representing different groups should work alongside him, she said.
The fire in the west London tower block on 14 June is thought to have killed at least 80 people, although police say the final toll will not be known until at least the end of the year.
Sir Martin - a retired Court of Appeal judge - would look at what happened on that day and the regulatory regime which may have contributed to the fire, said Mr Lidington.
He told BBC's Andrew Marr the scope of the inquiry would be set out by Sir Martin, the Cabinet Office and No 10.
"I'm very confident we will get some terms of reference that will get to the truth... not just in terms of what happened on that particular day, but what the regulatory decisions and the responsibilities that led up to that were," he said.
He stressed that the inquiry would not look to apportion criminal blame - that was for the police investigation and any subsequent prosecution - but evidence taken in his inquiry could be used by police and prosecutors considering criminal charges.
Tower blocks in authorities of "all political colours" had failed the combustibility test, he said, and now was the time for all political parties to do "some soul-searching".
Ms Dent Coad said that many Grenfell residents felt betrayed by authorities and angered by the appointment of Sir Martin.
Their worst fear was the fire being used as an excuse to socially cleanse North Kensington, she said, pointing to a case from 2014, in which Sir Martin ruled that Westminster City Council could rehouse a single mother-of-five more than 50 miles away, in Milton Keynes.
She told BBC's Sunday Politics she had never met Sir Martin, but said if residents did not trust the process, it was not going to work properly.
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The judge heading the Grenfell Tower inquiry is determined to get the "full truth", the justice secretary has said.
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Opinions polls point to a close presidential race between the two main candidates - Conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez and Xiomara Castro.
Mrs Castro is the wife of ex-President Manuel Zelaya, who was removed from office in a coup in 2009.
Honduras is one of the region's poorest states. It also has the world's highest murder rates, averaging 20 a day.
Much of it is blamed on gang violence and drug traffickers.
The BBC's Will Grant in Tegucigalpa says the violence has been one of the main issues of the election campaign, along with the high levels of poverty.
Nearly 30,000 police and soldiers are being deployed to ensure security.
Xiomara Castro, 54, is standing for a newly-formed party called Libre.
A win would see her become the country's first woman president.
However, she dismissed suggestions by some that she might be taking orders from her husband, saying "definitely I am the one who makes the decisions", AFP reported.
The other main candidate is from the ruling National Party, Juan Orlando Hernandez.
He was until recently the president of the national congress.
Mr Hernandez, 45, openly supported the 2009 coup, and blames the Zelaya government for many of the country's ills.
Some correspondents say the polls give the two main presidential contenders a statistical tie, raising fears of a disputed result that could produce more instability and protests.
A margin of just one vote is needed for a win - there is no run-off election. An electoral tribunal decides whether a recount is necessary, AP reports.
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Tight security is in place for elections in Honduras to choose a president, MPs and local mayors.
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There were two incidents - one in December and one last week - on the service run jointly by Translink and Irish Rail.
Translink said at no stage were any passengers in danger.
All the refurbished trains are due to be operating on the Belfast to Dublin route from the end of February.
However, the Railway Safety Commission (RSC) has issued a prohibition notice on NI Railways, banning them from operating in the Republic of Ireland.
The RSC said the notice was independent of its approval of the newly re-furbished Enterprise Trains and that the doors or door circuits were not part of the re-furbishment project.
One of the refurbished trains was unveiled by Translink in November and had been undergoing a three-month trial.
It was one of four de Dietrich trains upgraded by Translink and was described by the company as a "major milestone" in its £12.2m NI railways upgrade programme.
New livery and interiors were also included as well as a significant overhaul of the train's mechanical systems and a new electronic passenger reservation system.
In response to the latest incidents, Translink said "internal investigations have highlighted that the two door incidents are unrelated in nature and at no stage were passengers in any immediate danger".
"A technical investigation and remedial action is currently under way across the Enterprise fleet involving specialist door contractors and the train door manufacturer.
"The Enterprise train remains out of service while this is ongoing."
Translink has postponed the introduction of a new timetable for the Enterprise train service to Dublin.
An earlier 06.15 GMT Belfast departure time had been due to begin at the end of January.
But the journey time would have taken longer - almost two and a half hours.
However Translink has now said that "alternative options" are being looked at. Passengers have been consulted by Translink and Iarnród Éireann about the proposed changes.
The service is operated jointly by Translink and Iarnród Éireann.
"The companies will work together to review feedback from the timetable consultation processes," a statement from Translink read.
It added they hoped to finalise a new timetable by the end of "the first quarter of 2016".
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The newly-refurbished Enterprise trains have had their safety licence suspended in the Republic of Ireland after passenger doors opened mid-journey.
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Police closed the motorway in both directions near East Midlands Airport to allow "a clear flight path" for the plane, which landed safely on Saturday.
Traffic was stopped between J23a and J24 at 21:30 GMT for about 20 minutes.
East Midlands Airport said the closure was "precautionary" after a Jet2 flight with 153 people on board alerted them to a suspected malfunction.
A spokeswoman for Jet2 said flight number LS670 called for assistance on its approach to the airport after the pilot noticed a "fault indication".
She said the flight landed safely before being inspected.
Highways England, which manages the motorway, tweeted to alert motorists to the "aircraft emergency" and motorway closure.
In 1989 a Belfast-bound British Midland flight crashed on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire, killing 47 people, as it diverted to East Midlands Airport.
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A section of the M1 was closed due to an "aircraft emergency" on a flight from Gran Canaria.
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The 40-year-old Scot, Britain's most successful Olympian, will compete in the second tier at the prestigious 24-hour event.
Hoy and two team-mates will drive a Nissan-powered Ligier JS P2 chassis at Le Mans' Circuit de la Sarthe.
"I'm not thinking beyond Le Mans," said Hoy. "I'm just thinking about getting to the start of the race."
Following his retirement from cycling, Hoy raced in the British GT Championship in 2014 and took part in the European Le Mans Series last year, with his team winning the title.
His co-drivers in France will be Frenchman Andrea Pizzitola and Briton Michael Munemann.
The 11-time world track cycling champion with seven Olympic medals explained: "I wouldn't necessary say 'hi, I'm Chris, I'm a racing driver'.
"But on my Twitter profile I now have 'race cars' at the end of the little list of things. I changed that in the last week.
"I don't now feel like I'm a fish out of water, 'what on earth am I doing here?'
"I didn't do this to replace my cycling, but in many ways I get to carry on some of the really enjoyable parts of my cycling career into motorsport.
"It's exactly the same feeling you have when you're about to race, doesn't matter whether it's on a bike, in a car or even when I was younger, racing BMXs.
"There's still that excitement, the nervousness, the adrenaline.
"I never thought I'd feel that again once I retired from cycling. I thought that was the end of that part of my life."
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Cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy will step up his motorsport journey by racing at Le Mans in June.
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Heartlands Hospital in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham said affected patients have been transferred to other areas of the hospital.
People needing emergency care should go to their nearest alternative A&E service, said the hospital.
Heavy downpours caused disruption in the city from 13:30 BST on Tuesday.
West Midlands Fire Service said it took 120 "weather-related calls" in two hours in addition to other calls, including dealing "with over 5,000 litres of water" at Heartlands Hospital.
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Parts of the Bullring shopping centre were sealed off after rainwater leaked through to the ground floor.
The connecting passage to Grand Central was also affected, with shoppers tweeting videos of people dodging drips from the ceiling.
Meanwhile, the Library of Birmingham is considering whether to reopen tomorrow after a flooded stairwell forced a temporary closure.
The fire service said it attended an emergency callout in Upper Gornal where a lightning strike to a TV aerial caused a fire affecting three properties. Nobody was injured.
Waterlogged streets across Birmingham and the Black Country caused travel disruption.
Birmingham New Street Station warned commuters should "expect delays and alterations" to their services.
Trams were stopped between West Bromwich Central and Handsworth Booth Street due to weather conditions.
The Environment Agency has warned more heavy showers are expected over the next few days.
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A hospital has declared a "major incident" after more than 5,000 litres of rainwater flooded its accident and emergency department.
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The 3 April announcement will precede the Women's Super League Spring Series.
Ex-England boss Roy Hodgson named his men's squad less than four weeks before Euro 2016 but Sampson feels doing so early will "bring huge benefits".
"We've worked with our player pool for three years now and are clear on the right players we want," he said.
"This gives the squad and staff the chance to be focused solely on the Euros and takes away any of the uncertainty that players might have in the run-up.
"As a coaching staff it also allows us to focus on working with the 23 players as early as possible and develop our game plans.
"At the World Cup we prided ourselves on being one of the most united and together teams and we put a big part of our success down to that, so we'll be able to build on this even further over the next three months."
Some of England's players are currently representing their clubs in the FA Cup, with the one-off Spring Series kicking-off on 22 April and acting as a transitional tournament due to the traditional WSL season being moved to a September start.
Sampson will name his squad ahead of friendly matches against Italy on 7 April and Austria three days later, as England prepare for Euro 2017, which begins in the Netherlands on 16 July.
"Mark's decision to name the squad early will give us the chance to prepare properly and focus on doing as well as possible come July," said Football Association technical director Dan Ashworth.
England begin their Euros campaign against Scotland in Utrecht on 19 July before facing Spain in Breda on 23 July and Portugal in Tilburg on 27 July.
The Lionesses - who finished third at the 2015 World Cup - were unbeaten in eight qualifying games but have won just one of five outings, including defeats to France and Germany at the SheBelieves Cup.
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England Women will name their 23-strong squad for Euro 2017 more than three months before the tournament begins in July, says head coach Mark Sampson.
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They have been training for the Belfast Marathon fun run for six months.
It is the first time Mencap, the marathon's charity partner, has entered a team of runners with learning disabilities.
Team member and charity ambassador James Martin said it had been tough going.
"It's been really good to have the training, apart from getting up early in the morning. You just have to get out there and do your best," he said.
"I am really looking forward to taking part in the marathon. I hope it's a nice day. I'm going to do my best and not worry about the time."
The group did some laps of a tennis court and a series of exercises involving running in and out of cones, before setting off for a jog around the park.
Liam McGarry, of Belfast Running Club, coaches the team every week.
"We decided we wanted to try and open the club a bit more," he said.
"I've done a lot of courses for couch to 5k, but I never really saw enough people with learning disabilities and I thought it's a perfect opportunity to get out in the park and enjoy it and the attitude has been brilliant.
"It's been rewarding and challenging in a good way as you're testing yourself and learning things and you see the members have a laugh and you can see how they support each other."
Barbara Norris, who has a learning disability, said taking part in the marathon had been a confidence booster.
"Being able to run is a massive opportunity for me. It's been hard work, but having the trainer, Liam, coming along to coach us has been amazing and he's done so much for us. I just enjoy being part of a massive running family".
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A crisp Spring morning at Ormeau Park was the setting for the Belfast Falcons, a running group whose members have learning disabilities.
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Cooke took the lead following the first event - swimming - before dropping to second after the fencing and third after the riding.
However, in the combined run and shoot discipline he recorded the quickest time to beat Hungarian duo Adam Marosi and Bence Demeter into first.
Cooke's victory gave Great Britain a first World Cup medal of the season.
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British pentathlete Jamie Cooke claimed his third World Cup gold with victory in Hungary on Sunday.
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Mark Murray from St Asaph will instead have to pay 1,700 euros - nearly £1,500 - in legal fees.
He went to Italy last year to face Father Romano Nardo, who taught him in Yorkshire in the late 1960s and told him the impact he had on his life.
The encounter was filmed by Italian newspaper La Repubblica and posted online.
In the film, the priest can be seen sinking to his knees and begging forgiveness.
Mr Murray was summoned to court in Verona earlier this year over the encounter and a hearing took place last week in his absence.
The judge found Mr Murray had not persecuted Father Nardo and his behaviour was not considered criminal - the case was dropped but Mr Murray will have to pay legal fees.
He is one of 11 men who settled out of court with the Comboni Order, formerly the Verona Fathers, for alleged abuse suffered during the 1960s and 1970s at Mirfield in Yorkshire, where he was studying to be a priest.
The settlements were not an acknowledgement of guilt by the Church.
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A man from Denbighshire who was accused of harassing a Catholic priest who he claimed abused him will not face trial.
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The regional court in Braunschweig near VW's Wolfsburg headquarters said it received 750 lawsuits on Monday alone.
A year ago, an investigation in the US found that VW had cheated emissions tests for diesel cars by using special software.
VW faces a flood of actions and has set aside €16.2bn to cover the lawsuits.
The court said it brought in extra staff to process the claims submitted by shareholders, who were concerned that 18 September, the day VW's manipulations were uncovered a year ago, may be the deadline to file.
It said most of the cases were bundled actions containing claims from multiple plaintiffs, in many cases private investors.
The scandal broke after an investigation found that many Volkswagen cars being sold in America had software in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested.
The so-called "defeat device" changed the performance of the engines accordingly to improve results.
The German car giant admitted cheating emissions tests in the US and this summer agreed to pay $10.2bn to settle some of its US claims.
Earlier this month, Australia launched legal action against the carmaker and last week asset manager Blackrock and a group of institutional shareholders said they would sue VW for €2bn.
The German states of Hesse and Baden-Wuerttemberg have said they will also take legal action.
The claims relate to the drop in Volkswagen's share price after the scandal broke.
Between September and October 2015, Volkswagen AG preference shares lost about 45% of their value, and are still down by about 28%
Hesse finance minister Thomas Schaefer said the fall in VW's share price had cost the state about €3.9m.
Earlier this month, a VW engineer pleaded guilty to involvement in the scandal.
James Liang, a German national, pleaded guilty to violation of the clean air act, a wire fraud count and a consumer fraud count and became the first to be charged as part of the US Justice Department's year-long criminal probe into the firm's rigging of federal air-pollution tests.
He could face five years in prison, although by co-operating with the US federal government he could reduce his jail time.
His trial will be held in January.
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Volkswagen is facing €8.2bn ($9.1bn; £7bn) in damages claims from 1,400 German investors over its emissions scandal, a state court has said.
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The convoy of pick-up trucks was attacked on Sunday evening in Karukh district of Herat, officials say.
Weapons were stolen by the Taliban from the scene of the attack, the Tolo news agency reported. It said that at least six soldiers had been injured.
The ambush follows fighting last week in the northern province of Kunduz.
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Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers in an ambush in western Herat province, police have told the BBC.
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The 32-year-old woman was attacked on 25 April near Armadale racetrack.
Martial artist group, Krav Maga, will run a free self defence event on 14 June at Stirling University, with donations for Rape Crisis Scotland.
There are 100 places with organisers saying another event could be held if it is over subscribed.
It is understood the attacker in Armadale may have seen the jogger running in the area before and waited for her.
Lyndsay Morrison, Scottish 1,000m champion from Bathgate, told the BBC Scotland news website she and others were moved to do something following the rape.
She said: "It was this attack which was the instigator. I grew up in the area and run there.
"I was talking about it with a group of runners who all said they had been in a situation where they felt a bit uneasy on a trail on their own and so we came up with this event.
"About 75% of training runs are run on their own so there are lots of times where runners are on trails and canals in isolated situations.
"If you come across someone you are at their liberty unless you can defend yourself.
"We feel runners need to prepare for these situations so that if they are attacked their senses hopefully kick in and they can defend themselves."
The workshop, which is being held from 18:00 on 14 June at Gannochy Sports Hall, is open to men and women.
The hall hire is being donated for free by Stirling University.
The Scottish road relay champions who have helped organise the event, along with Miss Morrison, are Fiona Thomson, Morag Maclarty and Jennifer Wetton.
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A group of Scottish championship runners has set up a self defence workshop after a jogger was raped near a speedway track in West Lothian.
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Mick Clohisey won the men's event at Santry from John Coghlan and Pollock.
Twice European Cross Country champion Fionnuala McCormack won the women's title ahead of Lizzie Lee and Caroline Crowley, with Kerry O'Flaherty fourth.
Mageean, who had been fancied to challenge Britton, dropped out during the final lap.
Portaferry runner Mageean finished the summer track season in impressive fashion as she improved her Northern Ireland 1500m record to 4:06.49 in Rieti - which was only .49 of a second outside the Rio Olympics qualifying standard.
The county Down woman challenged McCormack over the opening two laps but had dropped down to eighth spot on the final circuit when she pulled out.
In contrast, Olympic Games-bound O'Flaherty produced a strong finish to her race as she moved up to fourth spot to book her place at the European tests in the French town of Hyeres on 13 December.
"I've done about 48 hours of travelling before today," revealed O'Flaherty, whose car broke down during her return from a training stint in France.
"Fionnuala was away training with us in Font Romeu and we had a great camp, I think we'll go very close to a medal at the European's next month."
Holywood runner Pollock won the Irish European trials 12 months ago but was content with his third placing behind fellow marathon man Clohisey.
"I wasn't all that fit coming here and my aim was to make the team for the European Cross Country," said the 29-year-old, who was 60 seconds behind the winner.
"It's been a great day today and I think I will race well in France in a few weeks."
Runner-up Coghlan is the son of Irish athletics legend Eamonn Coghlan, who career was highlighted by his world 5,000m triumph in Helsinki in 1983.
Banbridge athlete Emma Mitchell booked her spot at the European Championships by finishing second in the women's under-23 race behind Shona Heaslip.
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Paul Pollock secured his European Cross Country spot by placing third at the Irish Championships but Ciara Mageean dropped out of the women's race.
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The scheme, involving funds called AFPs, was launched in 1981 during the military government of Gen Augusto Pinochet.
Protesters say some 10 million people who joined have now been left with very low retirement incomes - less than the minimum wage in many cases.
They are calling for President Michelle Bachelet to scrap the scheme.
Millions of people struggled to get to work during rush hour in the capital, Santiago, and other cities after leaders of the No More AFP movement called a nationwide strike.
Luis Mesina, a spokesman for No More AFP, which has led protests in recent months, distanced the group from the violence.
"To the people who are not going to take part [in the protests] of course we apologise because our intention is not to cause them grief," Mr Mesina told CNN Chile.
Most of the barricades had been dismantled by mid-morning, said deputy interior minister Mahmud Aleuy.
He said: "All Chileans have the right to protest what they feel are their legitimate demands, but it is not right that this causes problems for other citizens."
The Chilean pension fund system has been praised by pro-market politicians and economists across the world.
It was originally intended to pay 70% of people's final salaries.
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Demonstrators in Chile have blocked streets and set fire to buses in a protest against a controversial privatised pension plan.
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At least 62 Rwandan-owned shops have been looted in the the riots which have spread to nine poor neighbourhoods, police added.
Many Zambians describe it as the worst xenophobic violence in the country.
The riots started in two areas on Monday following rumours that Rwandans were behind ritual killings in Lusaka.
At least seven people have been murdered in recent weeks and their body parts removed.
Rumours circulating on social media alleged the body parts would be used as charms to ensure success in business.
Riot police have been deployed to quell the unrest, and many Rwandans have fled to police stations to take shelter, reports the BBC's Meluse Kapatamoyo from Lusaka.
The riots have shocked many Zambians who say they cannot recall such hostility towards foreigners in the country, she adds.
Rwandans are the largest group of immigrants in Zambia, owning shops in the densely populated areas which have been affected by the riots.
They number about 6,000, and many of them came to Zambia as refugees fleeing the 1994 genocide in their home country.
Young men have been ransacking their shops, possibly reflecting growing frustration at the high levels of unemployment and the rising cost of living, our correspondent adds.
Speaking after visiting some of the riot-hit areas, Home Affairs Minister Davis Mwila said 11 people had been detained on suspicion of being involved in ritual killings, Reuters news agency reports.
The riots were triggered by the "false" rumour that police had released a "suspected foreign ritual killer", Mr Mwila said, in an earlier statement.
"The anti-social and criminal conduct seen in the high density areas north and west of the city of Lusaka must come to an immediate end," he added.
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More than 250 people have been arrested in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, to curb xenophobic violence which has hit the city, police say.
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Emergency services were called to the fire in Insch just after midnight when a local resident noticed smoke emerging from a property in High Street.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze had breached the roof of the building.
Residents in nearby flats were evacuated to a community centre but there were no casualties.
Six fire engines from nearby towns, including a height appliance from Aberdeen, were sent to tackle the fire.
Crews, including four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, used water jets to douse the flames.
The fire service said the blaze was finally extinguished at 02:23 but they remained on the scene for several hours.
They added that an investigation will be carried out in due course.
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Residents were evacuated from their homes in an Aberdeenshire town after a blaze broke out in a nearby bank.
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Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan had a two-star "improvement is necessary" rating in May in a report warning of major non-compliance with regulations.
Denbigh Infirmary's rating of one star was called "abysmal" by Clwyd West AM Darren Millar.
Both have now achieved four-star grades.
Control measures to combat clostridium difficile (C.diff) have also been stepped up at Glan Clwyd and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Three deaths between April and June in north Wales were said to be directly attributable to the infection, while it played a part in two others.
The number of cases of C.diff per 100,000 people was 51 in the Betsi Cadwaladr health board area, compared to 36 in Wales and 25 in England.
Tracey Cooper, the board's assistant director of nursing with responsibility for infection prevention, said in a report that the food-hygiene issue had been addressed immediately and a programme of unannounced kitchen inspections had started.
The board will discuss the report and C.diff and MRSA infection rates during a meeting on Tuesday.
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Two Denbighshire hospitals which had serious food safety standard failings uncovered by an inspection have now been given improved ratings.
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The victim's father was with the 18-year-old woman before the assault, but he was forced to flee at gunpoint.
The father ran for help, but the suspects had fled by the time two police officers arrived at the scene late on Thursday night.
The suspects include a 14-year-old, a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) said that two teenage suspects surrendered and two were arrested by police.
The father and daughter were drinking a beer on the playground in Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood when the teenagers approached them, an unnamed police official told the New York Times.
After the father fled at gunpoint, he found two police officers on patrol after 20 minutes of searching.
By the time they reached the playground, the suspects had fled, having each raped the young woman.
Some have questioned why it took so long for the father to find help in a densely populated neighbourhood. Police said no one called 911 to report the attack, the Times reported.
The victim was treated at a local hospital and released.
On Saturday, police tweeted "We need your help finding 5 males wanted for raping an 18y/o girl in Bklyn" and released a video of the suspects entering a shop before the rape.
A day later, police said that they had the four suspects in custody, with charges pending.
It is unclear how the teens had obtained the gun and whether the weapon had been recovered.
According to the newspaper, residents say the playground is a dangerous place, and the attack has "set off waves of fear and uncertainty" in the area.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was "disgusted and extremely saddened by the horrific attack".
On Sunday, at least one community activist encouraged residents to get involved in the case.
Activist Tony Herbert told neighbours, "get up, get outraged, and identify these individuals that we see in the video that's being provided by the NYPD," according to CBS New York.
The police department's handling of the case is also being question, with one local official saying that the police did not notify the public of the attack soon enough.
The police have said that their public notification followed standard procedure.
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US police in New York City have detained four teenagers and are seeking a fifth after a woman was gang raped at a playground.
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United have placed the 45-year-old at the top of their wanted list to replace Mixu Paatelainen.
"It's flattering to be linked," former United player McKinnon told BBC Scotland.
"But my main focus is making sure Raith Rovers are successful."
The Kirkcaldy club have already intimated they will fight to hold on to McKinnon.
"We have not had any contact from Dundee United," Rovers director Eric Drysdale told BBC Scotland.
"And should any be forthcoming it would be extremely unwelcome. Ray and the team are fully concentrated on the play-off matches against Hibernian and nothing will distract them from this."
Raith face Hibernian at Stark's Park in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, United have released the names of eight players who will not be offered new deals once their current terms expire at the end of the season.
Edward Ofere, Callum Morris, Guy Demel, Ryan Dow, John Rankin, Euan Spark, Joe McGovern and Florent Sinama Pongolle will all be moving on.
Chairman Stephen Thompson, who thanked midfielder Rankin, who is a players' union representative, said: "I have had to explain the harsh realities of relegation to the squad.
"I spoke to them about cost cutting measures.
"It was not a pleasant thing to have to do, but it was better to do it face to face with them.
"John Rankin was there in his SPFA capacity and was very good about things. He was a great help."
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Ray McKinnon insists he is only interested in steering Raith Rovers through the Premiership play-offs, with Dundee United keen on making him their next manager.
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The distribution centre in Shirebrook has been under scrutiny over its "Victorian" working practices.
Unite said the payments, back-dated to May 2012, could be worth up to £1,000 for some workers.
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley admitted workers were paid below the minimum wage when he faced MPs in June.
More on this story and other news in Derbyshire
The billionaire owner of Newcastle United made the admission during a hearing before the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee.
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said it was a "significant victory" but warned that it did not mean everything was "rosy" at the warehouse.
The union said about 1,700 Transline agency workers at the Derbyshire site may only initially receive half the back-pay they are owed because of the firm's refusal to honour its commitments from when it took over from Blue Arrow in 2014.
A Transline spokesman said: "We are making all payments required in full compliance with HMRC [HM Revenue and Customs]."
Workers directly employed by Sports Direct and the Best Connection agency are expected to start receiving back-pay in full towards the end of August, Unite officials said.
Sports Direct has been approached for comment.
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Workers at Sports Direct's Derbyshire base will receive back-pay of about £1m for non-payment of the minimum wage, according to the Unite union.
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Shelter Scotland's Perth Road shop was given about 60 designer dresses, along with knitwear, jackets and trousers.
The shop is selling the brand new dresses for £30 each, almost a tenth of their actual cost.
Shop manager Karen Kelbie said: "In my 20 years of managing the shop, I've never seen anything like it.
"We're all still in shock.
"What could be better than dancing the night away in a beautiful dress, knowing you've just helped a vulnerable homeless person or a family living in poor quality housing?"
The donation was made by Prego Boutique in Broughty Ferry.
Owner Liza Sinclair said: "Many of our staff and customers live very fortunate lives where we don't have to think about where we're going to sleep each night or if we're going to lose the roof over our heads altogether.
"If by doing our little bit we can make a difference to even one person, then it'll all be worth it."
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Staff at a charity shop in Dundee have said they are "in shock" after receiving a donation of ball gowns and prom dresses worth more than £21,000.
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But the MSP defended the measure and said it should not be scrapped.
Welfare reforms introduced earlier this month cut child tax credit and Universal Credit for third or subsequent children.
A number of exemptions to the new rules are in place, including non-consensual pregnancy.
Other exemptions include:
The so-called rape clause means women who were the victim of rape or conceived while in a coercive relationship will have to declare that their third child was born as a result of this in order to qualify for an exemption.
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Mr Carlaw said: "Any form of welfare benefit reform is difficult. It touches on sensitive issues.
"Back in 2015, we were committed to welfare reform and one of those reforms was that there would be a child tax credit for the first two children in each family."
What is the 'rape clause'?
Mr Carlaw said the government had decided a number of exemptions should be made to the policy in consultation with other parties at Westminster.
"Multiple births was one of them, children adopted from care was another and also any child that was born as the result of non-consensual sex.
"We think that it's right that benefit should be attached but I accept it's an awkward policy."
The leader of the SNP at Westminster, Angus Robertson, said the Scottish Conservatives had been "running away" from the issue ever since the bill passed.
He said the "heinous rape clause" was "a timely reminder that the Tories are the nasty party".
Scottish Labour deputy leader Alex Rowley said: "Jackson Carlaw should be ashamed for defending the abhorrent rape clause his Tory party has introduced.
"Just like Ruth Davidson, the mask has well and truly slipped."
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The deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Jackson Carlaw, has admitted the UK government's so-called rape clause policy is "awkward".
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Network Rail said it used sustainably sourced Greenheart wood for replacement decking on 12 bridges.
It has led to a call from the timber industry for more homegrown wood to be used in construction projects.
However, the rail firm said the hardwood was the "best option" to meet the requirements of the new railway.
Stuart Goodall, the chief executive of the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor), welcomed the use of wood in refurbishing bridges.
He said it was a "very suitable material" with a "far stronger environmental footprint than the alternatives".
"However, we are concerned that local authorities are not making more effort to use wood produced in Scotland, or at least in the UK," he added.
Greenheart wood is said to be a very durable wood, mainly found in north-eastern South America.
Most of the timber produced in Scotland is softwood, and is considered unsuitable for bridge projects.
But Mr Goodall said: "We grow a wide variety of species of tree in Scotland and there are new engineered wood solutions that provide the means to bridge wide spans.
"Unfortunately architects and construction firms don't make the effort to explore new and alternative solutions when it comes to wood."
Earlier this year, it emerged the timber industry is worth £1bn to the Scottish economy.
Despite this, the UK is the world's third largest importer of timber, importing 80% of the wood it uses, according to Mr Goodall.
He said: "We need to plant more trees, of all types, to make it easier to source a wide range of timber produced domestically in the long term."
The Scottish government has set a target of planting 100,000 hectares of new woodland in the decade to 2022.
A Network Rail spokesman said the timber used on the Borders Railway project was subject to an independent audit to check it was sustainably sourced.
He added: "We regularly support British industry and products - 95% of our rails are made in the UK and stone for the Borders was sourced locally too.
"However, not all materials can be sourced from within the UK and in the case of timber used on these bridges, Greenheart was the best option to meet the durability and load-bearing requirements of the railway."
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Timber from South America was used to refurbish bridges as part of the Borders Railway project, BBC Scotland has learned.
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Teignbridge District Council said the 30ft (9.1m) fin whale, which was found on Red Rock Beach near Dawlish, will be removed by contractors.
The London Zoological Society has taken samples from the whale as part of a research project into strandings around the UK.
People again turned out to see the whale, which has been cordoned off.
More on the washed up whale, and other Devon and Cornwall news
The council, which has begun work to remove the whale, has advised members of the public not to approach the badly-decomposed carcass.
Councillor Humphrey Clemens said: "This is a very unusual and unfortunate situation and it's not going to be an easy job.
"We would ask people to respect the cordon around the whale and keep their dogs on a lead."
A council spokesman said it would know the cost "when the removal has been complete".
She said: "Our focus right now is doing the job carefully, safely and appropriately. We will, of course, look to recover costs where we can."
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A dead whale which washed up on the Devon coastline will be removed at the weekend.
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The 20-year-old, who scored six goals in 65 games for the Swiss club, has agreed a four-year contract.
He is the fourth midfielder to join the Hammers since the end of last season, after Havard Nordtveit, Sofiane Feghouli and Gokhan Tore.
Fernandes is the cousin of former Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes.
Boss Slaven Bilic, speaking after his side's Europa League exit, said: "Fernandes is a good, young midfielder. We've watched him for a year now and we've bought him to be part of the squad this year.
"He has good pace, good skill, good talent and he is a good signing for us at a great age."
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West Ham have signed Swiss midfielder Edimilson Fernandes from FC Sion for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £5m.
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Cummins made the decision after meeting with the surgeon who operated on his broken throttle hand on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old from the Isle of Man said: "Everything is good but the injury just needs more time to heal."
He was due to ride in the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport races for the Yorkshire based Padgetts Honda team.
The Manx man added: "I could come to the North West and ride round but I want to be competitive and win races.
"I am disappointed but it is better not to disrupt the healing process with the TT in three weeks' time."
The team confirmed his team-mate Bruce Anstey will compete in both the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT races.
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Conor Cummins will not compete at the North West 200 in Northern Ireland after breaking his wrist in a crash at Donington Park in April.
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The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, stands charged with four counts of rape and six counts of sexual assault against a woman or girl.
The alleged attack is said to have happened in the Black Mountain area of the city last Friday.
Police said the boy was also being investigated over a separate alleged rape in March.
He has not been charged over that incident, but inquiries are ongoing, the court was told.
Opposing his release, a detective claimed there was "an extremely similar modus operandi" between the two alleged attacks.
"There are a number of people who were present over the weekend when this took place that police have yet to speak to," she said.
During cross-examination the detective agreed that the accused fully cooperated with investigating officers.
A defence solicitor said his client insists any sexual contact was consensual.
The judge ordered the boy be held in custody to appear again by video-link on Friday.
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A 17-year-old boy accused of rape has been denied bail at a hearing in Belfast.
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The 34-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, has been linked with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.
"There has been interest and we will see where it leads," he said. "But it would have to be like a marriage, both sides have to want it as much."
Ibrahimovic has won league titles in four European countries.
After helping Ajax win two Dutch titles at the start of the century, he won two Serie A championships with Juventus - both later revoked because of the Calciopoli scandal - and three more with Inter Milan.
He then moved to Spain and claimed the La Liga title with Barcelona before returning to Italy to win the 2010-11 Serie A with AC Milan - his eighth successive league title.
After a season without silverware at Milan in 2011-12, Ibrahimovic moved to PSG, and the French side have won the past four Ligue 1 titles.
After scoring four goals in a 9-0 thrashing of Troyes earlier this month to seal this year's title, Ibrahimovic said: "For the moment, I will not be at PSG next season. I still have a month and a half left here.
"If they replace the Eiffel Tower with a statue of me, then I will stay."
Ibrahimovic has scored 62 international goals in 111 appearances, including a sensational 30-yard overhead bicycle kick in a 4-2 friendly win over England in 2012.
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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Premier League clubs are interested in signing him from French champions Paris St-Germain.
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The Clooneys were accompanied to the meeting by David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and head of the International Rescue Committee.
Mr Miliband said they discussed solutions to the "global problem".
He praised Mrs Merkel for "showing very strong leadership" during the crisis.
The Clooneys planned to visit a Berlin refugee shelter later Friday. They are in Germany to attend the Berlinale film festival, where the actor is promoting his new film Hail, Caesar.
He had told reporters on Thursday that he would meet Mrs Merkel and, separately, a group of asylum seekers, "to talk about and ask what messages and what things we can do... to help."
Germany took in around 1.1 million asylum seekers in 2015 alone, but opposition is growing within the country against Mrs Merkel's so-called "open-door" policy.
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Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal, a human rights lawyer, have had a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the war in Syria and migration crisis in Europe.
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Tardi, who created the Adele Blanc-Sec series, was named among the recipients of the Legion d'honneur on 1 January.
"Being fiercely attached to my freedom of thought and creativity, I do not want to receive anything, neither from this government or from any other political power whatsoever," he said.
"I am therefore refusing this medal with the greatest determination."
Tardi, who is also known for works about the horrors of World Wars I and II, inspired by the experiences of his grandfather and father, said he had always ridiculed institutions.
He is also known for his adaptations of Leo Malet's stories about the detective Nestor Burma and Tardi's heroine Adele Blanc-Sec made it to the big screen in 2010 in a film directed by Luc Besson.
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Jacques Tardi, one of France's most famous cartoonists, has turned down the country's highest civilian honour.
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The 45-year-old says he was "in awe" of United manager Jose Mourinho when the Portuguese took charge of Chelsea, while he was Fulham's Under-18 coach.
The duo later worked together when Clement - who was appointed Swansea manager in January - took a job at Chelsea's academy.
"It was brilliant for me," he said.
"He was the professor and I was the student."
Swansea travel to Old Trafford (12:00 BST) three points adrift of safety with four games remaining.
Clement said he had learned a lot from Mourinho, who he said kept players and staff on their toes.
He added: "You were never quite sure where you stood with him.
"He created a distance between people. He was very strong on the psychological side, on managing people - both players and staff."
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Paul Clement faces a man he once regarded as "the professor" when he takes his Swansea City side to face Manchester United on Sunday.
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Wrth deithio i Iwerddon roedd y Scarlets yn gwybod y byddai hi'n dipyn o dasg gan ei bod hi'n anarferol i Leinster golli gartref. Ond roedd y Scarlets hefyd wedi ennill pum gêm yn olynol ac felly yn hyderus.
Roedd y Scarlets, yn amlwg, yn barod i gwrdd â'r her wrth iddynt fynd ar y blaen o 21 i 10 ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf wedi i Steff Evans, Aaron Shingler a Gareth Davies sgorio cais yr un. Roedd yna dri trosgais llwyddiannus gan Rhys Patchell.
Ond ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf roedd yna gerdyn coch i Steff Evans am dacl frwnt yn erbyn Garry Ringrose. Felly rhaid oedd i'r Scarlets chwarae'r ail hanner gyda phedwar dyn ar ddeg.
Fe gadwodd Scarlets eu tir yn rhyfeddol ond chwarter awr cyn y diwedd roedd yna gais i Leinster ond dim trosgais. Bum munud wedyn roedd yna gic gosb gan Liam Williams i'r Scarlets gan ddod â'r sgôr i 15 24 a chyn diwedd y gêm cic gosb arall gan Liam Williams a ddaeth â'r sgôr terfynol i 15 27.
Y Scarlets felly yn fuddugol o 12 pwynt. Mi fyddan nhw yn dychwelyd ymhen yr wythnos i rownd derfynol y Pro 12 yn Nulyn.
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Roedd yna fuddugoliaeth i'r Scarlets yn Iwerddon nos Wener wrth iddyn nhw drechu Leinster o 12 pwynt yn y Pro 12 a hynny gyda phedwar chwaraewr ar ddeg yn yr ail hanner.
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He told Reuters that the EU should not interfere with "domestic issues".
He said he had already won backing from Poland that it would veto any move to strip Hungary of its EU voting rights.
The EU objects to Hungary's tight controls on asylum seekers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as a higher education law.
Critics say the education law could lead to the closure of the prestigious Central European University, founded by philanthropist George Soros.
Thousands of Hungarians have held protest rallies against the laws in recent months.
Asked by Reuters on Monday whether Hungary would backtrack on any of the three issues, Mr Szijjarto answered: "No. Why should we?
"These laws belong to national competence, so I think European institutions should refrain from making attempts at interfering with domestic issues."
The minister added that "my Polish colleague" had made it very clear that Warsaw would veto any EU sanctions against Hungary.
EU rules envisage that such decisions as stripping a member country of its voting rights should be approved unanimously.
Hungary's right-wing Fidesz government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban is under sustained pressure from European institutions to withdraw the three laws, two of which have already been passed, the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest reports.
Hungary is currently forcibly housing asylum seekers in secured shipping containers, raising serious questions whether it is compatible with EU law.
Hungary's Higher Education Law, signed in April, could force the closure of the Budapest-based CEU, which ranks among the top 200 universities in the world in eight disciplines.
Meanwhile, draft legislation on NGOs is expected to go before parliament soon.
Human rights groups say it would stigmatise them as "foreign-backed" organisations.
Last month, the deputy head of the bloc's executive Commission, Frans Timmermans, warned action would be taken in coming weeks if there were no positive developments.
Hungary passes bill targeting Central European University
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Hungary will not back down over three laws which have brought in question its future membership in the EU, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says.
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Mr Abhisit told the BBC that armed protesters had fired grenades and caused acts of terror.
He said he would fight to prove his innocence of a murder charge arising from the protests, but that he would accept the court's verdict.
The protests left more than 90 people dead, both civilians and soldiers.
The centre of Bangkok was paralysed for weeks.
Mr Abhisit was prime minister when thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital in 2010 demanding his government step down.
He told the BBC that government forces had "very little option" but to act when live fire was used against them.
"We tried to negotiate with the protesters, and they wouldn't accept any of the deals that we offered them," he said.
"Unfortunately we were facing a situation where they occupied the middle of the city... It was our duty to restore order, and that's what we were trying to do."
Mr Abhisit said he would fight to prove he was not guilty but added: "If, for whatever reason, the courts pass a guilty verdict, I will accept them. That's the way that things should be done."
The "red-shirt" protesters, many of whom supported ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, occupied Bangkok's financial district in March 2010.
Violence flared in April when police tried to clear them from the area - after which they moved to the city's commercial heart.
They remained there until 19 May when armed government troops moved into the red-shirt camp, smashing through barricades. More than 90 people were killed over the course of the protest.
Elections held in July 2011 were then won by the party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of the ousted prime minister.
Mr Abhisit, now the leader of the opposition, and his deputy are the first officials - government or military - to face charges over the deaths. Several red-shirt leaders are to be prosecuted on terrorism charges.
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Former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has defended his order for live ammunition to be used against anti-government demonstrators two years ago.
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He said he was "very flattered to be asked back" and was "currently dusting off my dancing shoes".
The programme's boss Simon Cowell said: "Dermot's back, hooray! And so is his dancing! Welcome home, Dermot."
Dermot left The X Factor after "eight wonderful years" and was replaced by Olly Murs and Caroline Flack.
Dermot said: "There is nothing more exciting than hosting live TV on a Saturday night. The show is naturally very close to my heart, after having hosted it for eight years.
"I'm excited to be back."
Olly and Caroline announced they were leaving the show in February after just one series, less than a week after Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw said he would not be returning as a judge.
The audience figures for The X Factor have been falling over the last few years, and more people in the UK regularly chose to watch the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night in 2015.
The show is also seeing the return of the room auditions, in which hopefuls sing for the judges face-to-face in a more intimate setting. If they impress three or more of the judges, they move on to the next stage of the competition.
The X Factor has made a number of singers into stars, including One Direction, who finished third in 2010 and have sold more than 70 million records worldwide.
Former contestant Olly has had four big-selling albums and 2011 champs Little Mix - the first group to win - have sold 3.3 million albums globally.
The revamped show will return this autumn.
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Dermot O'Leary has said he is "really looking forward" to returning to The X Factor as its presenter - just a year after he left the ITV talent show.
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The incident, involving two Volkswagen Golf cars, happened near Storey Arms at about 22:15 GMT on Friday.
Five teenage male drivers from vehicles believed to have been travelling in convoy at the time have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
One motorist who arrived on the scene shortly after the crash described seeing a car engine lying in the road.
Dyfed-Powys Police said two males, from Barry, in Vale of Glamorgan had died, along with two female passengers. Three others are being treated for serious injuries in hospital.
Dylan Jones, head teacher at Ysgol Bro Morgannwg in Barry, confirmed one of those killed was a sixth form pupil at the school.
A former male pupil had also died, he said, while a third pupil was seriously injured in hospital.
"We had a junior eisteddfod this morning and some of the sixth form were stewarding the event when news started to come in," he said.
"I have spoken to both parents and we are preparing for Monday so that we can offer all assistance and counselling to the pupils."
A statement on the school's website reads: "Following a car accident we received some sad news about our pupils.
"Our thoughts and sympathies are with their families and we wish a speedy recovery to all those who have also been injured in the incident."
Supt Chris Curtis, from Dyfed-Powys Police, said the force was investigating what happened.
"This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the families at this difficult time," he said.
"We are working with South Wales Police in order to provide support to the families affected and also the communities they live within."
Witness Nigel Shiel from Brecon explained how another motorist moved his vehicle closer to the crash scene so his headlights were able to give emergency crews more light to work.
"You could tell by the wreckage itself that it was a very large impact," he said.
"We are used to incidents on the Beacons because of the shape of the roads but it wasn't until you got close to it that you could see how serious it was.
"I got out of my car and approached some of the youths walking around. They seemed a bit shocked which is understandable," he said.
A green Volkswagen Golf and a black Volkswagen Golf estate were involved in the collision.
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Four people have died and three are seriously injured in hospital after a crash on the A470 near Brecon, Powys.
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The incident at Penrhiwceiber Road, Mountain Ash, happened on 3 September.
The boy is believed to still be at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
A 29-year-old from Mountain Ash is on bail after his arrest earlier this month and South Wales Police say a second man, 27, from Gilfach Goch has now been arrested.
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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a 10-year-old boy was hit by a motorcyclist who left the scene in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
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Steven Russell, 20, was found with serious injuries in Bardowie Street on 10 February.
He died later in hospital.
The man who has been arrested is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.
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A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in the Possilpark area of Glasgow.
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More than 60 members of the GMB union will stage a series of 24-hour walkouts in a row over pay grades.
The union said members did not want to strike but had been "backed into a corner".
Sellafield Ltd has previously said it was committed to resolving the dispute, but it also said it had made plans to keep the site safe during any action.
Strike dates have not yet been announced.
Talks last week were adjourned to allow both sides to consider proposals and counter-proposals.
Speaking before the latest meeting got under way earlier, Chris Jukes, GMB senior organiser, said: "After years of being underpaid, it's time they were given their due."
Sellafield Ltd, which operates the site, said it was "carefully considering" its position.
A spokesman added: "In the meantime the Sellafield site continues to operate safely and securely, as normal."
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Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are to strike after "last-chance" talks broke down.
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There were 544 reports in 2015, up from 147 the previous year.
Vatican officials say this shows progress on financial transparency, as it tries to dispel suspicions it is being used as a tax haven.
But critics point to the fact that only 17 of those cases have been passed on to Vatican courts for investigation.
Last year, European evaluators criticised the Vatican for not indicting any of those accused of financial malpractice.
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Pope Francis's reforms polarise the Vatican
The Vatican watchdog was created in 2010 to comply with international anti-money laundering norms after a series of scandals, including allegations that the Vatican Bank had been used by money launderers.
It said the increase in the number of reports was "not due to higher potential illicit financial activities, but to a number of different factors", like the closure of financial accounts no longer in compliance Vatican legislation.
The release of the annual report comes a few days after the Vatican abruptly revoked a contract it had signed last year with the international audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Vatican said the suspension was not due to any reluctance to submit to the auditing, but rather because of issues about the "meaning and scope" of the contract and how it would be implemented.
Observers said the decision reflected an internal battle between the secretariat of state and the new secretariat for the economy, allegations the Vatican denied.
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The Vatican's financial watchdog has revealed a sharp increase in the number of suspicious transactions reported last year.
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The yuan broke past 6.50 against the dollar, a level not seen since 1993.
Traders and currency strategists believe the move is a sign that China's central bank is prepared to allow the currency to appreciate further.
A stronger currency means imported products become cheaper in China.
"The market is very excited," said Dariusz Kowalczyk, a Hong Kong-based strategist at Credit Agricole CIB.
"Clearly, the People's Bank of China is pushing for a stronger pace of appreciation."
China's central bank actively guides the level of the yuan, by effectively setting the rate at which it is allowed to trade.
Mr Kowalczyk said the yuan had gained by 0.9% against the dollar so far in April, roughly equivalent to its entire gain in the first three months of 2011.
Friday's gains mean the yuan has strengthened by 27.5% since 2005, when Beijing revalued the currency, effectively ending its peg against the US dollar.
That policy of gradual appreciation was temporarily frozen in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008.
Now, the spectre of rising prices in China has prompted its leaders to speed up the pace of appreciation, according to analysts.
"High inflation means you need to do more than just raise interest rates," said Thio Chin Loo, a Singapore-based currency strategist at BNP Paribas.
"This just compounds the kind of dollar selling we've been seeing."
China imports a great deal of food and fuel.
A more valuable currency would help reduce those costs, making daily essentials more affordable for the country's 1.3 billion people.
Inflation is a growing social and political problem in China. It hit a high of 5.4% in March.
Mr Kowalczyk believes that if the yuan continues to appreciate at the current rate, it may gain as much as 10% by the year end.
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China's currency, the yuan, strengthened past a key level against the US dollar on Friday, as part of wider efforts to contain inflation on the mainland.
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Bennett, 66, who replaced Steve McNamara in February, says it could help England's preparations ahead of the 2017 World Cup.
The move would need approval from Super League clubs and the Rugby Football League (RFL).
"The clubs were broadly supportive of his ideas subject to gaining more details," said an RFL spokesman.
The RFL scrapped the traditional mid-season Test against France following a series of one-sided scores with the last one played in 2010 when England won 60-6.
It was replaced by matches against an Exiles side drawn from overseas players in Super League, but the fixture has not been played since 2013.
Brisbane Broncos boss Bennett, who will take charge of England at the 2016 Four Nations in October and November, also wants clubs to release players for a two-week training camp before the start of next season.
Meanwhile, Bennett has ruled out using St George's Park as a training base in the run-up to the Four Nations.
The RFL used the Football Association venue in the build-up to the 2015 Test series with New Zealand after previously basing the England team at Loughborough University.
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England's new rugby league head coach Wayne Bennett wants the return of a mid-season international.
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The 30-year-old scored four goals in 22 appearances for the Spitfires last season and spent three months on loan at Aldershot Town.
Lafayette has previously had spells with Welling, Woking and Luton Town.
Dover host Boreham Wood in the National League on Tuesday, having begun the 2016-17 season with a 0-0 draw at Wrexham on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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National League side Dover Athletic have signed Ross Lafayette following his departure from Eastleigh.
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Employment charity - Shaw Trust Scotland - delivered the scheme at HMP Low Moss near Bishopbriggs.
Of the 11 participants taking part in the programme, six are now in employment with the other five securing jobs ahead of their release.
Shaw Trust said the scheme was designed to help tackle re-offending in Scotland.
Those taking part in the scheme were offered advice and training in CV writing and interview skills starting 12 weeks prior to their release.
The scheme took into consideration their own individual ambitions and skill sets, along with their employment history.
The charity also arranged for suitable employers to visit the prison to interview participants for roles upon their release.
Commenting on the success of the pilot, Ashley McCloy, Operations Manager for Shaw Trust in Scotland, said:
"Offenders are less likely to commit crime after release if they are given the tools to change their lives for the better and can see a clear route into employment.
"Given the success of the pilot, Shaw Trust Scotland is looking to offer the programme to more prisoners at HMP Low Moss, with a long-term view of integrating it into the core services offered at prisons across the country."
Shaw Trust Scotland is a national employment, disability, learning and skills charity which manages and delivers the Department for Work and Pensions' national disability employment programme, Work Choice.
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A new scheme aimed at getting prisoners into employment upon release has seen all of its participants find work.
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Drummonds Mill in Manningham was ravaged by fire on Thursday and the building had to be demolished after it partially collapsed.
At its height, more than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which started in the basement.
Crews are still at Lumb Lane making the site safe and the road will remain closed until Wednesday.
Due to the nature of the demolition process, fire investigators have been unable to ascertain how the fire started, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said.
Martin Speed, district commander for Bradford, said: "The demolition process is a very intricate one which must be taken step by step.
"At this moment in time the two gable ends of the mill are still standing but could collapse so it's essential that the area remains cordoned."
Nearby homes had to be evacuated after the building caught fire at 11:30 GMT.
People were removed from about 100 properties in Lumb Lane, Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road.
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Investigators have been unable to establish the cause of a blaze which destroyed a mill in Bradford.
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Zhao Liping, a career policeman, headed the police service in the autonomous northern region between 2005 and 2010, said the Xinhua news agency.
The alleged victim was a woman with whom he had an intimate relationship, said Xinhua.
He was first detained earlier this month in Chifeng City.
Few details of the case have been released officially, but the alleged victim is widely reported to have been shot twice before calling the police.
Mr Zhao allegedly chased her down before killing her and driving her body into remote mountains where he burned her.
After his retirement, Mr Zhao had served as the elected regional deputy chairman of the advisory body to China's ruling party, the CPPCC.
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A retired police chief from China's Inner Mongolia region has been formally arrested on suspicion of murder, state media report.
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Two hundred and seventy-six candidates are competing for 108 seats across Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and closed at 22:00 BST in the proportional representation election.
Depending on the constituency, as many as 18 or as few as 12 candidates are contesting the six assembly member posts.
Counting in the election will begin on Friday morning.
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Polling stations have closed across Northern Ireland for the 2016 Assembly election.
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Firefighters rescued her from the bathroom of a semi-detached home on Bradburn Road but she died at the scene.
The fire, which began before midnight, destroyed a bedroom and the rest of the house was affected by smoke.
The cause of the blaze was being investigated and police were called, the fire service said.
West Midlands Ambulance crews were also at the scene and treated the woman after the fire service began CPR.
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A woman has died in a house blaze in Wolverhampton.
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The university, which faced calls from students to withdraw its investments on environmental grounds, said it would continue with its other energy funds.
It said it currently had no investments in coal and tar sands and would avoid such companies in future.
Campaigners welcomed the announcement as a "cautious first step".
Vice-Chancellor Prof Andrew Hamilton said: "We see the main purpose of our investment fund as generating the financial resources to support our academic purpose.
"However, our investment managers take a long-term view and take into account global risks, including climate change, when considering what investments to make."
Andrew Taylor, fossil free campaigns manager at People & Planet student action group, said: "When it comes to big oil, this is a cautious first step.
"Tar sands need to be kept in the ground and universities should divest from any company digging them out."
Oxford University Endowment Management manages £2bn of funds on the university's behalf.
The Oxford Fossil Free campaign had urged Oxford University to evaluate the carbon risk of its portfolio, to move from high-carbon assets to low-carbon alternatives, and to cut direct investments in coal and tar sands oil - the most polluting energy sources.
Several top universities including Stanford and Glasgow have already decided to pull out of their shares in fossil fuels.
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Oxford University will continue to avoid investing in the dirtiest fuels but has stopped short of agreeing to divest all its fossil fuel investments.
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The Republic of Ireland international, 30, spoke with Hammers boss Slaven Bilic, who confirmed Hart would be first choice at London Stadium.
Randolph joined Boro for £5m and is likely to be first-choice goalkeeper at the Championship club.
"I wasn't going to hang around and warm the bench," Randolph told BBC Tees.
"It's a World Cup year, the Republic of Ireland have a good position in the group and if I have any kind of dreams to play in the World Cup then I need to be playing games."
Randolph made 22 appearances at West Ham last season while sharing duties with Spanish goalkeeper Adrian, but made himself a prominent fixture in Martin O'Neill's plans for the Republic with nine international outings.
"It wouldn't have happened so often if I stayed at West Ham as it was made clear, so I wasn't going to just sit on the bench and take up a place and possibly miss out on chance to playing at a World Cup," he added.
"I had to do what that was best for me and that happens in football so I had to leave."
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New Middlesbrough keeper Darren Randolph says the arrival of Joe Hart prompted him to leave West Ham for his World Cup ambitions.
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Udinese fan Arrigo Brovedani was the club's sole supporter in Genoa for a Serie A match against local team Sampdoria.
The 30-something wine merchant found himself alone in the visitors' section.
But Sampdoria stewards gave him coffee and home fans invited him for a drink after the match.
Mr Brovedani told the BBC he had not expected to find many fellow supporters from Udinese, one of the smaller clubs in Serie A.
It was a cold Monday night and Udinese never attracts more than 50 or 60 away fans.
"But I went there thinking I'd find five or six other people," the Udinese fan said.
"I went into the stadium while they [Udinese] were warming up. I shouted and said 'hi' to the team.
"When I went in the local fans booed me, I felt a bit offended.
"But in the end they clapped and invited me for coffee and a meal, and the club managers gave me a shirt. They wished me a merry Christmas."
Genoa is about four hours' drive from Friuli, where Udinese are based.
But Mr Brovedani was in Genoa on business.
"I like the stadium there, it's very similar to English stadiums," he said. "I always take my flag and scarf around - they're always in the car with me."
Luckily for Mr Brovedani, Udinese won the match 2-0 and the team dedicated their victory to their only fan. He has been invited to attend its next home match on Saturday.
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A football fan has stolen media attention in Italy after being the only supporter to show up to watch his club play an away game in the top league.
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William Cavanagh, 47, was caught stockpiling weapons parts at his home in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
The haul included components for AK47 and AR15 assault rifles.
Cavanagh was caught after a parcel from a US gun firm was intercepted and it was found he did not have a firearms licence. He later admitted 15 offences.
Jailing him at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns said the case did not meet the required "exceptional circumstances" to merit a lesser sentence.
The judge said: "I'm not satisfied that lack of knowledge in your particular circumstances would amount to 'exceptional circumstances'.
"Moreover it seems to be a case of wilful blindness. You are a person who clearly has an interest and knowledge of firearms.
"Furthering business enterprises seems to be outwith the scope of exceptional circumstances."
The court heard that Cavanagh bought the gun parts over the internet and had them shipped to his home in Airdrie.
He was caught after the UK Border Force intercepted a parcel in June 2014 addressed to him from a major American weapons firm.
When police were alerted to the delivery, they discovered Cavanagh did not have a firearms licence, and subsequently raided his home.
Among his stash were parts for AK47 and AR15 rifles, as well as a single-shot pistol, and a 4.5mm revolver.
The 47-year-old claimed he was building a ballistics testing range to find materials which could be used for home protection in conflict zones such as northern Iraq.
The qualified engineer said he was motivated to find protective building materials to sell through his security firm after seeing the injuries inflicted on people by ISIS.
Cavanagh claimed he only bought the pieces to try out a clamp for holding guns at his planned testing range.
He said he had no idea it was illegal to own parts of firearms that could not shoot and said he was going to apply for a firearms licence in due course.
Cavanagh pleaded guilty to 15 firearm charges during an earlier hearing in Glasgow in June.
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A Scottish security expert who worked for multi-national companies and the Royal Family of Oman has been jailed for five years for firearms offences.
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HighWire Press is a digital publishing platform with its headquarters in Silicon Valley.
It said the jobs will have average salaries of £34,000 and the positions include software developers and support engineers.
Grants of almost £1m are being provided to the company, with most of the money coming from Invest NI.
The firm's chief executive, Dan Filby, said the office was a "dedicated technology centre".
"We are very excited about our investment in Belfast. As well as providing us with a dedicated technology development centre, it will also provide us with a focal point on which to build our continued presence in Europe," he said.
"An outstanding, abundant talent pool was our highest priority when evaluating potential expansion locations."
Welcoming the jobs, First Minister Arlene Foster said: "The total investment as a result of this project, supported by Invest Northern Ireland, equates to nearly £6m and is a great boost to Belfast's reputation as number one in Europe for new software development projects."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "HighWire choosing to locate in the north of Ireland signals the potential of our existing and future IT professionals."
HighWire was founded in 1995, as a spin-out business by Stanford University, and is now owned by a private equity firm.
Its services are used by the British Medical Journal, among others.
The jobs announcement coincides with a trip to the United States by Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers.
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An American company is investing £6m in a new Belfast operation, creating 74 jobs over the next three years.
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A hearing into the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola, who died in February 2014 at their home in Chertsey, is due to start on 13 June and last several weeks.
Legal aid was refused when the case was deemed "not in the public interest".
The family disputes tests which suggest Zane died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Surrey Police checked a petrol-driven water pump taken from the riverside property.
Zane's parents, Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler, believe their son was killed by hydrogen cyanide from contaminated floodwater in a former landfill site next door.
Hospital blood tests revealed the gas was present in the whole family.
The Legal Aid Agency said it was now considering a new application after it suggested the parents provide further evidence.
The shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has called on the Justice Secretary Michael Gove to intervene.
In a letter, he wrote: "It seems utterly unjust for this family, who have been living every parents' worst nightmare and are now on the brink of bankruptcy, to be thrown into a court room for the inquest on their child without proper legal support and representation.
"But we also believe the Legal Aid Agency's ruling on lack of public interest is flawed. There are many thousands of properties in the UK at risk of flooding and which are located close to landfill sites."
The Surrey coroner Richard Travers wrote to the family to say the case would be complex and his court "would be better assisted" if they had representation.
In March, the Prime Minister David Cameron told BBC Surrey: "Inquests are generally carried out in a way that people do not need a lawyer... and can get to the truth and participate fully. I am sure that will be the case in this situation."
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Legal aid may be provided for the family of a Surrey boy who died during floods in the county so a lawyer can represent them at his inquest.
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Cross, who has admitted to the murders, said he hoped to "die a martyr" after the verdict was announced.
Jurors still need to decide whether he should get the death penalty.
Cross, 74, was also convicted of three counts of attempted murder for firing indiscriminately at people during the fatal shooting in April 2014.
He shot dead Dr William Lewis Corporon, 69, and his 14-year-old grandson Reat Griffin Underwood, and Terri LaManno, 53, outside two separate Jewish centres.
Although he has admitted to the killings, Cross pleaded not guilty at trial. He said he was motivated to kill Jews because he believes they have too much power.
None of the victims of the Kansas City shooting was Jewish.
Before the shooting, Cross founded several white supremacist groups and later ran twice for elected office on a white power platform.
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White supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross has been found guilty of murdering three people at two Jewish sites in Kansas City last year.
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Charlton Floate, from Whiteslade Close in Knowle, Solihull, did not enter a plea at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
The 18-year-old was arrested following an investigation into a cyber attack on the Home Office website, West Midlands Police said.
He was remanded in custody and is due at Birmingham Crown Court on 5 November.
Mr Floate is charged with conspiracy to commit computer misuse, possessing photographic indecent images of children, possessing non-photographic prohibited images of children and possession of extreme pornography.
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A teenager has appeared in court charged with possessing indecent images of children and computer hacking.
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The £48,000 boat will be called "Mary & Archie Hooper" in memory of a couple from Llandanwg Beach, near Harlech.
Mr Hooper, a former commander in the Royal Navy, and his wife were keen RNLI fundraisers who left behind funding for the new boat.
The naming ceremony and a service of dedication will take place in Holyhead on Saturday.
The boat, which has already launched, will be handed over to the RNLI by the donor's representatives Dr Susan Hooper and James Hooper.
Lee Firman, RNLI divisional operations manager, said: "As a charity, we are so very grateful for this most generous legacy which has made this kind gift possible."
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A new RNLI lifeboat is set to be named at a ceremony on Anglesey.
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The on-loan Manchester City winger scored his first Celtic goals in Saturday's 3-1 win over Hearts.
Roberts, 19, has been used mainly as a substitute since joining the Scottish champions at the end of the winter transfer window.
"The manager knows what I can do and I always do my best whenever I am on the pitch," said Roberts.
"I trust his judgement. He picks the team and I have to do whatever I have to do."
Hearts briefly led at Celtic Park through Jamie Walker's impressive strike, Gary Mackay-Steven levelling.
And Roberts, signed by City from Fulham for around £12m, came to the fore by finishing well either side of half-time to secure the three points for Deila's men - moving them seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
"It is a challenge for everyone," added Roberts. "Everyone wants to play in the team and be involved.
"You wouldn't be here if you didn't want to do that, so yes, everyone is competing, but it is healthy and good for the club and we are pushing in the right direction.
"I just enjoy playing football whenever I am out on the field.
"It was a very good three points. My first and second goals - it was a good feeling, especially in front of all those fans.
"Fans are who you play for. Without them, you would be nothing.
"It is joy to play in front of them and score goals for them and I will try to carry on doing that."
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Patrick Roberts has confidence manager Ronny Deila knows how best to use him in the Celtic team.
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"I am resigning from my post with a heavy heart," said the 44-year-old former fast bowler, who has ended his second spell in charge.
The 2009 champions won once, against Bangladesh, and suffered defeats by India, New Zealand and Australia.
Waqar's resignation comes a day after Shahid Afridi, 36, stepped down as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain.
The team were jeered by a huge crowd at Lahore airport on their return from India.
Then, in his post-tournament report to the Pakistan Cricket Board, Waqar blamed Afridi's "poor captaincy" for the team's performance
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In a critical six-page document, Waqar said he did not want to "shift the blame to any personal individual but to identify where things did not go right".
However, despite Afridi's resignation, Waqar has stepped down three months before his contract was due to expire.
It ends his second term in a post he has held since 2014, following a first spell in charge between 2010 and 2011.
Afridi, the world's leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals with 97, planned to retire from international duty at the end of the tournament but has now said he wishes to play on.
A hard-hitting right-handed batsman and leg-spinner, he retired from Test cricket in 2010 and from one-day internationals in 2015.
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Waqar Younis has resigned as Pakistan head coach following his side's group-stage exit at the World Twenty20.
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The new school is due to open in September 2018, with post 16 education provided at Ysgol y Preseli 20 miles (32km) away.
It comes despite concerns from Ysgol y Preseli's governing body, which said the Crymych school could lose 300 pupils.
It also warned of "significant" staff redundancies at the school.
In a letter to the council's director for children and schools, Ysgol y Preseli's chair of governors, Des Davies, warned the school could "lose up to 300 pupils from the school between 2018 and 2023", which would mean a reduction of £1.25m in funding over five years.
He added this "will unavoidably lead to the redundancies of significant numbers of staff".
Mr Davies called for the need to reconsider catchments for the two schools and an opportunity to "discuss further which catchment particular schools belong to, for example Tenby and Narberth".
But Councillor David Lloyd, the council's newly appointed cabinet member for education, said Ysgol y Preseli's concerns would be "dealt with sensitively".
In a report to the full council, officials say that the authority's Welsh in Education Strategic Plan offers a clear vision for developing and extending Welsh medium education.
They also say that parents at Ysgol Hafan y Mor (Tenby) and Narberth CP School with be able to choose whether to send their children to the new school or Ysgol y Preseli between September 2018 and September 2022.
The full council's decision means Ysgol Gymraeg Glan Cleddau in Haverfordwest will be discontinued.
The future of primary education in Milford Haven was also on the agenda on Thursday.
Councillors supported a recommendation to start a statutory consultation on plans to close The Meads Infant and Nursery School and Milford Haven Junior School and build a new 3-11 school using both the current school sites.
It aims to address "significant levels of overcrowding".
Surplus places at the nearby St Francis CP School would be addressed by extending the age range in order to admit part-time and three-year-old pupils.
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Pembrokeshire council is to press ahead with plans to open a new 3-16 Welsh medium school in Haverfordwest.
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It shows a tent on fire, people trying to climb fences and one person shouting "We are people, not animals".
The group landed at RAF Akrotiri last month and have been at a temporary camp elsewhere while their asylum applications are processed by Cyprus.
The Ministry of Defence says the 100 migrants - mostly Syrians - are being given three meals a day and shelter.
The footage appears to have been filmed on a smartphone by one of the migrants at the camp, which has been set up at another military station in the east of the island.
One clip appears to show a man threatening to hang himself before British police officers arrive. In another, a young boy complains about the cold, saying he had only flip flops to wear on his feet.
A government spokesman said: "We are aware of a series of incidents at the temporary accommodation facility in Cyprus.
"Those staying there have access to three meals a day, shelter, privacy and communications, which United Nations staff have visited and say exceeds the standard of comparable set-ups.
"We continue to work closely with the Cypriot authorities to resolve this situation as quickly as possible. The UK government will not allow a new migrant route to open up to the UK."
The group, who landed at Akrotiri on Cyprus's south coast, consisted of 67 men, 19 women and 28 children.
The government said 14 migrants had since been moved to accommodation in Cyprus.
"Those who have been moved include a number who have claimed asylum, as well as those deemed to be vulnerable," a spokesman said.
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said the majority of the 114 were still in the camp and in limbo.
"The footage shows tensions are rising and the migrants are frustrated that they are not being allowed to move on," he said.
"The message the government wants to send is a very firm one - we are not going to allow Cyprus to become a route into the UK and this is a matter that will be handed over to the Cypriot authorities.
"Trouble is very few have been handed over and this is a festering problem for the MoD."
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Footage has emerged showing a series of disturbances by migrants who want to leave a UK military base in Cyprus.
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The attack happened almost at the exact spot where four officers were killed in a similar attack yesterday, which has been claimed by al-Shabab militants.
Five other officers were killed in a separate bombing incident on Monday in neighbouring Mandera county.
Al-Shabab has staged numerous attacks in Kenya in recent years.
The Islamist militants want Kenya to withdraw its troops who are serving under the AU mission to Somalia (Amisom).
Kenya sent its troops across the border in 2011 to pursue al-Shabab.
The BBC's Mohammud Ali in Nairobi reports that the Mandera attack had targeted a convoy carrying local politicians including the county governor Ali Roba.
Mr Roba posted on Facebook on Monday that he had also lost his bodyguard in the attack.
It is the third attack that has targeted Mr Roba in three years.
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Five Kenyan policemen have been killed after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the north-eastern town of Liboi, near the border with Somalia.
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Lindsay, 29, will provide cover in the absence of Scott Spurling, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Linsday has previously played for Wasps and London Scottish, and has also featured for England Saxons.
"Tom will provide quality back-up to Schalk Brits and Jared Saunders," Sarries boss Mark McCall said.
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Saracens have signed hooker Tom Lindsay from fellow Premiership side Gloucester on a short-term deal.
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The Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator will provide state-of-the-art laboratory space and offices on the Daulby Street site.
The accelerator is expected to open in June 2017.
The Chrysalis fund, which supports commercial regeneration in the city, has invested £11.5m in the project.
The laboratory is being developed in partnership with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
Professor Janet Hemingway, director of the school, said: "LSTM was one of the first institutions in the world to recognise the importance of studying and understanding the phenomenon of drug resistance. The accelerator will allow us to further boost Liverpool's reputation as a world renowned centre of expertise."
The facility will "benefit global health" by taking research and innovation from the laboratory to "where it is needed most," she added.
The accelerator is the first development in the creation of a city centre health campus that will be built on the site of the existing Royal Liverpool University Hospital, the trust said.
Building work will begin mid-November.
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A £25m laboratory is to be built at the new Royal Liverpool hospital to carry out research into antibiotic resistance.
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Both of the Dragons' senior goalkeepers, Shwan Jalal and Chris Dunn, picked up injuries during last weekend's goalless draw at North Ferriby.
Coddington, 21, moved to Huddersfield in the summer after leaving hometown club Middlesbrough.
He will make his senior debut at home to Braintree on Saturday.
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Wrexham have signed goalkeeper Luke Coddington on a month's loan from Huddersfield Town.
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The Labour leader said his party was not wedded to the idea of freedom of movement as he gave a speech in Peterborough on Tuesday.
Ms Wood said she feared he could be helping "make a case for leaving the single market".
However, Mr Corbyn told BBC News he did not think immigration was too high.
Ms Wood said: "The most important outcome for Wales from any negotiations is to be in the single market.
"By upping the ante on migration, Mr Corbyn and the Labour party risk giving Theresa May the political cover needed for a hard Brexit.
"If the speech makes rejecting the principle of freedom of movement a priority, then it will help the Tories make a case for leaving the single market, which would be disastrous for the Welsh economy.
"Labour, despite being the UK opposition, cannot be trusted to know what is best for the Welsh economy."
Tackled on the issue at First Minister's Questions on Tuesday, Carwyn Jones said he believed people would accept freedom of movement in order to work as "perfectly reasonable" if it guaranteed membership of the single market.
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Jeremy Corbyn's stance on immigration risks giving Theresa May the political cover needed for a hard Brexit, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said.
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The 30-year-old Austrian fell 28 feet and fractured her left shoulder, nose and a heel bone.
But the 2011 double kayak world champion told Austrian sports magazine sportnet.at: "I had a hundred guardian angels."
She had already failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics but will now miss this month's European Championships too.
Schwarz added: "I took cough drops before going to sleep. And I knew that I had gone sleepwalking a few times before. But never to this extent. I can't remember anything at all."
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Former world champion canoeist Viktoria Schwarz has suffered multiple fractures sleepwalking off a balcony.
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Carberry, 35, saw a specialist on Tuesday in the hope of being cleared to play for Hampshire in two T20 matches.
The left-hander's present condition is not thought at this stage to relate to a previous diagnosis of blood clots on one of his lungs in November 2010.
Hampshire face Glamorgan and Sussex in the T20 Blast on Thursday and Friday.
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Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry is to undergo more tests having missed his county's Championship match against Warwickshire after feeling unwell.
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Dozens of swimmers took part in the annual Llandudno dip watched by a large crowd off the resort's North Shore.
But mayor Myra Wigzell said two swimmers were naked which led some parents to hurry their children away.
Police are studying CCTV to identify the naked swimmers and say officers will attend next year as a precaution.
Ms Wigzell, who was at the swim, says it is a family event and the actions of the pair were in "extremely bad taste".
"It's always been excellent fun with lots of people dressing up," she said.
"The event has grown over the years and is looked forward to by everybody in the area and they often take the whole family out on Boxing Day to witness it.
"Unfortunately this year two people took it into their heads to skinny dip... which was unpleasant really.
"But the worst aspect of it was that one of them felt it necessary on the way out to extend or embellish his front with what appeared to be a long sock which made it into an even more unpleasant breach of public decency."
She said a lot of people attended the event and many probably would not have noticed what had happened.
"But some of the parents and grandparents who had their children with them who realised what was happening, I was told they hurried them away," she said.
"It really wasn't the sort of thing you wish to expose your children and grandchildren to in what was something that was supposed to be a pleasant event in the town."
She said it was probably intended as a "high-spirited prank" but the naked swimmers did not realise how inappropriate their actions were.
North Wales Police said the skinny dippers did not appear to be official swimmers but had just joined in.
Insp Ian Verburg said: "We are looking to find out who these individuals were by studying CCTV.
"It doesn't seem like they were part of the official group taking part in this charity event.
"There haven't been any official complaints but I will make sure there's a police presence at next year's event as a precaution."
The Boxing Day dip in Llandudno has been taking place for around 20 years and dozens of swimmers brave the water to raise money for charity.
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A seaside town's mayor says a pair of skinny dippers who joined in an annual Boxing Day charity swim spoiled the event for many people.
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The two presidents will meet at the White House on Thursday.
"Part of the conversation with President Obama is how can they help us in the post-conflict," he told the BBC.
The Farc says it is willing to lay down its weapons after more than five decades of conflict.
Peace negotiations were launched in Cuba in November 2012.
The Colombian government and the left-wing rebels have set a 23 March deadline to reach an agreement.
The post-conflict period "is more difficult than the process itself", said Mr Santos.
White House officials told Reuters news agency earlier that Mr Obama was willing to increase aid to Colombia to secure the success of the accord.
The Farc, which was founded in 1964, will give up its armed struggle and join the legal political process.
Last week, the United Nations Security Council voted to accept a request from the Farc and the Colombian government to appoint a mission to oversee the end of the conflict.
"This is really a step that makes the process irreversible," said Mr Santos.
He added the rebels also agreed to "cut every link that they have with drug trafficking", as part of the accord.
"They recognise that they have financed themselves through drug trafficking, or taxing the drug traffickers. That's what they say.
"And they will in a way help us, especially in those remote areas, to convince the peasants to switch to legal crops," he told the BBC.
Colombia is the world's top producer of cocaine.
Mr Santos and Mr Obama are also expected to discuss ways of combating the spread of the Zika virus.
Colombia is the second most affected country by the current outbreak, after Brazil. It has more than 20,000 reported cases.
"We in a way are expecting a rapid increase. We expect this to go, reach a plateau and come down," he said.
"The problem with Zika is nobody knows a lot about what it is."
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Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will ask President Obama to help implement a peace accord that his government expects to sign with the Farc rebel group next month.
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The Spaniard is upset with comments made by Roselyne Bachelot, who was formerly Minister for Health and Sport.
The 14-time Grand Slam winner, 29, says he will sue anyone else who alleges "something similar in the future".
Nadal says he is tired of the allegations and is no longer prepared to let them pass unchallenged.
"A minister of France should be serious," he said. "This time is the time to go against her. We are going to sue her.
"This is going to be the last one, because I'm going to sue her. I am tired about these things. I let it go a few times in the past. Not any more."
Bachelot, 69, served as Minister for Health and Sport from 2007 until 2010, under the government of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
She made the allegations about Nadal last week, when addressing Maria Sharapova's failed drugs test.
"When you see a tennis player stopping for months, it's because there's been a positive control," said the French politician.
Nadal has already spoken out about the speculation surrounding him.
Following Sharapova's admission last week of a failed test, the former world number one said: "I am a completely clean guy.
"I have never had the temptation of doing something wrong."
Nadal has never failed a drugs test but has been the subject of speculation that he dopes.
In 2011, former French Open champion Yannick Noah wrote a newspaper article saying Spanish sporting success was due to doping.
A year later, a satirical French TV show featured a life-size likeness of Nadal filling up his car's gas tank from his own bladder before being pulled over by traffic police for speeding.
Then in 2013, Belgian former professional player Christophe Rochus questioned Nadal being able to dominate the 2012 French Open and then be injured two weeks later at Wimbledon.
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Rafael Nadal plans to sue an ex-French government minister who said his seven-month absence in 2012 was "certainly due to a positive test".
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