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Manager John Hughes had recently been quoted as saying the 46-year-old was likely to pursue another opportunity.
Latapy confirmed his departure in a statement on the Caley Thistle website without revealing his destination.
"I have never hidden my ambition to one day be my own man in management terms and believe now is the time," he said.
"My journey here has been fantastic and I have enjoyed every minute of my time in Inverness, culminating in us finishing third in the SPFL and winning the William Hill Scottish Cup, a massive achievement for any club let all alone ICTFC."
Latapy, who thanked Hughes for giving him the opportunity to be his assistant 18 months ago after a spell in a similar role with Boavista in Portugal.
The former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder had been Hughes assistant at Falkirk before a spell as his country's national head coach.
Caley Thistle chairman Kenny Cameron said: "Whilst we are particularly sorry to see Russell depart for pastures new, we fully appreciate his desire to further develop his undoubted talents in a new environment.
"Russell will always be remembered here at ICTFC, as a member of a great winning team."
Cameron hinted that Caley Thistle were prepared for such an eventuality.
"I recognise that any form of organisational change brings with it its own range of challenges," he added.
"I am, however, confident in our abilities to mitigate these challenges and look forward to working with the board and the club management as we seek to secure future successes for ICTFC."
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Russell Latapy has left his post as assistant manager with Inverness Caledonian Thistle saying it is time to become a boss in his own right again.
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Double bass player John Martin, 48, strangled her at their Newton Heath home in Manchester, on their second wedding anniversary.
Ms Strelchencko, 38, died of head and neck injuries last August, the trial at Manchester Crown Court was told.
Martin had denied murder and claimed he had no memory of the attack.
The court heard he beat Ms Strelchenko, who was also known by the surname Strelle, after he losing his temper at their home on 30 August.
The prosecution claimed Martin was jealous of Ms Strelchenko's successful career but giving evidence he told the jury that was "ridiculous".
The couple's relationship was "marked with tensions," prosecuting counsel Rob Hall said.
"He was very jealous if she was out without him... They would also argue regularly about such matters as financial affairs and who should keep the house clean," Mr Hall said.
Martin, who worked for the computer firm IBM in his home country of Norway before becoming a musician, met Ms Strelchenko in 2007.
She made her debut at the age of 12 with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and performed piano recitals at New York's Carnegie Hall and London's Wigmore Hall.
She moved to Manchester in 2009 following the breakdown of her first marriage three years earlier.
The family of Ms Strelchenko said the musician had been "much loved" adding, "we will never forget Natalia or the many memories she has given us".
In a statement they said: "She was extremely talented with much life ahead of her.
"She was taken from us in August in completely unnecessary circumstances. We cannot express how devastated we are that her life has been stolen from her.
"We miss Natalia every minute of every day. We can try to repair our heartache although no matter how long the sentence is, it will not bring Natalia back or make our loss any easier."
Martin is expected to be sentenced next week.
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A classical musician has been found guilty of murdering his Russian wife, the renowned concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko.
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The order was issued by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery after he witnessed the surrender of Nazi forces in northern Europe on 4 May.
The mimeographed document is one of the earliest written records of the German surrender.
The words in purple ink on it read: "All offensive ops will cease fire from receipt this signal."
It adds: "Orders will be given to all troops to cease fire 0800 hrs tomorrow Saturday 5 May."
Richard Davie, of auctioneers Nottingham's International Autograph Auctions, said the note was an "historically important document".
German forces in Italy had already surrendered on 2 May, but those in north-west Germany, Denmark and Holland surrendered to Field Marshal Montgomery, who was commanding all the British and Canadian armies in Europe, inside a tent at his headquarters, at Luneburg Heath on 4 May 1945.
The final document of unconditional surrender was signed at US General Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims on 7 May.
An official statement declaring the war in Europe over was made the following day.
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A rare document ordering Allied forces to cease fire following the surrender of Nazi Germany has sold for £1,000.
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The Herald reported that she made it clear that "divisive Nationalists" in Holyrood would not have a veto over the UK's deal to exit the European Union.
The Scotsman said Mrs May "fired the starting pistol" on the Brexit process.
But she "drew fury" with her comments about supporters of Scotland's independence, according to The National.
The Scottish Daily Mail said the prime minister told "bitter Remainers" that she will deliver a "full-bodied" Brexit by early 2019.
And the Scottish edition of The Times said the speech put Britain on the path of a "hard Brexit".
The i newspaper reports that Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has urged Nicola Sturgeon to end the "political turf war" between London and Edinburgh.
Meanwhile The Daily Record reports that two boys have been reprimanded by police for racially abusing a six-year-old boy.
A Twitter troll who joked about the coach crash in which a Rangers supporter died has been branded a "sick little boy" by the victim's sister, according to The Scottish Sun.
The Press and Journal's Aberdeen edition reports that a "spectacular water feature" could form the centrepiece of a revamp of one of the city's roads.
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Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech at the Conservative party conference makes the front pages of nearly all of Scotland's newspapers.
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Changes in the way radioactive fuel should be handled and a requirement for additional security at nuclear sites has created more work at Dounreay.
The changes are required by the UK government.
Cavendish Dounreay Partnership said current levels of employment would be maintained for longer.
The company runs the nuclear plant's operator Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL).
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The finishing date for work to decommission and close the Dounreay nuclear power site in Caithness has been pushed back from 2025 to 2029.
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Three others were injured, one seriously, in the incident at Downsview Park, medical officials said.
The collapse happened an hour before the gates were due to open for the concert, with queues already beginning to form outside.
UK rock band Radiohead tweeted that the performance had been cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances".
Emergency crews went to the scene and the area was evacuated.
Toronto police said the stage collapsed at 16:00 local time (20:00).
Police said the person who died was a man in his 30s, but did not reveal his identity.
The victims were all part of a team involved with setting up the stage, officials said.
Alexandra Halbert, who was working in a beer tent at the show, said she was about 200-300 yards away from the stage, with her back to it, when she heard "something that sounded like fireworks".
"I turned around and the whole top part of the stage had collapsed, as well as the scaffolding," she told the BBC.
"It seemed like there were a couple of minutes of hesitation and no one knew quite what to do. It was only afterwards that we all realised how serious it was."
Jason Ip, a food vendor, said there was "chaos" as people waited for the emergency services to arrive.
"A few people started running towards the stage. No one knew exactly what had happened, but it was clear that people were underneath the stage," he said.
"It was like witnessing a car accident. In a situation like that, you just aren't sure how to react."
Some 40,000 people were expected for the sold-out gig, which was also due to feature Canadian musician Caribou.
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One person has died in a stage collapse before a Radiohead concert in the Canadian city of Toronto.
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25 November 2013 Last updated at 14:28 GMT
Operation Safeway will see Metropolitan Police officers deployed at key junctions in the city where they will issue fixed penalty notices to people breaking road traffic laws over the next few weeks.
BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards spoke to Supt Robert Refill from the Met Police.
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Hundreds of police officers are patrolling London's streets during rush hours following the deaths of six cyclists over 14 days.
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Bristol is the first city in the UK to be given the status and has taken over the title from Copenhagen in Denmark.
Jade Kindar-Martin from Cirque Bijou cycled on the tightrope with trapeze artist Karine Mauffrey hanging below.
Tony Juniper, Bristol 2015 ambassador, said the city had a "leading role" in showing the world how to be green.
The stunt took place between two warehouses close to the Cumberland Basin.
"I am looking forward to Bristol providing the kind of inspiration needed to shape a different future than the one we are presently heading toward," Mr Juniper added.
The high-wire act, named Bridging the Gap, was designed to symbolise the difference between good green intentions and actually carrying them out.
Environmentalist Jonathon Porritt said: "Both in the UK and internationally, we're way off the pace in terms of improving the state of the environment.
"Bristol has a unique opportunity to show exactly what now needs to be done - in practice, not in yet more buckets of 'greenwash'."
The initiative rewards cities making efforts to improve the urban environment and create healthier and more sustainable living areas.
Events through the year include the launch of what it is claimed will be the world's first solar-powered balloon and a "greentech" camp for children and teenagers to learn about green technology.
Previous title holders are: Stockholm in 2010, Hamburg in 2011, Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2012, Nantes in 2013 and Copenhagen in 2014.
Ljubljana, in Slovenia, will take over from Bristol in 2016.
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Bristol's year as European Green Capital has been officially launched with a high-wire stunt 30m (100ft) above the city.
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The billionaire tech mogul had filed a legal case seeking to acquire small pockets of land within his large estate on the island of Kauai.
But his use of the so-called "quiet title" legal system led to criticism from other residents.
He said he had not taken the time to fully understand the process. "It's clear we made a mistake," he said.
Mr Zuckerberg bought a 700-acre estate on the Hawaiian island, where he says his family wish to "put down roots".
However, the estate is littered with a number of small parcels of land called kuleana.
Kuleana rights are part of the history of the Hawaiian islands, as the small areas of land were handed out to native tenant farmers in the 1850s. The access, fishing, and water rights can be complex.
The Facebook CEO said he had asked the courts to find the owners of abandoned plots so he could settle ownership with them - many of whom, he said, would not even know they owned any land.
But he faced criticism from some locals, including state representative Kaniela Ing, who argued the effective compulsory purchase would limit access rights for native Hawaiians.
"Who needs 700 acres of paradise? It seems a bit excessive," he said in one video posted to his Facebook page.
But Mr Zuckerberg, announcing his decision in a letter to local newspaper The Garden Island on Friday, said the controversy had taught him more about the historical significance of the land rights.
"We understand that for native Hawaiians, kuleana are sacred and the quiet title process can be difficult," he wrote.
"Upon reflection, I regret that I did not take the time to fully understand the quiet title process and its history before we moved ahead. Now that I understand the issues better, it's clear we made a mistake."
After Mr Zuckerberg dropped the case, Mr Ing responded saying: "I am humbled. Thousands of everyday people stood up and spoke out against one of the most influential billionaires, the best PR professionals, and the best attorneys in the world, and we won."
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dropped attempts to acquire land for his Hawaii estate through the courts.
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Members of the select committee on Welsh affairs will look at the impact of "increasing divergence" in health systems either side of Offa's Dyke.
They will consider the experience of patients who rely on services on the other side of the border.
The committee has said it will not examine the merits of healthcare in Wales or England.
The Welsh affairs committee last investigated cross-border health issues in 2009 and says increasing differences between the English and Welsh NHS have developed since then.
David Cameron has described the state of the NHS in Wales as a "scandal" and claimed Welsh hospital care is so poor that Offa's Dyke is a "line between life and death" .
Labour has said such comments are intended to distract attention from "ongoing scandals" in the English NHS by Conservatives "hell-bent on creating an iron curtain between two health systems that work well together on a daily basis".
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Welsh MPs are to hold an inquiry into cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales.
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He was elected with 571 votes, ahead of Michael Henderson and David Noakes with 184 and 109 votes respectively.
A total of 883 (27%) of the 3,220 registered voters turned out with four blank papers and 15 spoilt papers.
Mr Parkinson will serve for four months and said there were "very important decisions" to be made in that time.
Before the by-election some criticism was made of the £50,000 cost, a fifth of a general election, for the short term of the office - the by-election had to be held under the island's Reform Law.
Mr Parkinson said: "The voters of St Peter Port North deserve to be represented every bit as strongly as the voters of any other district.
"These next four months will set the scene for the general election, it will help to define the issues on which the general election will be fought."
Mr Parkinson served in the States from 2004-2012 and was the minister of Treasury of Resources from 2008-2012.
He previously stood in the South East district and said he had "enjoyed biking around getting to know the St Peter Port North district better" while campaigning.
He campaigned with three key policies; diversifying the economy, reforming the corporate tax system and solving the affordable housing crisis.
His term of office will end at the general election on 27 April.
The by-election was called after the death of Deputy Martin Storey in July.
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Former treasury minister Charles Parkinson is returning to the States of Guernsey after winning the St Peter Port North by-election.
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Chilton, 24, drove for two seasons in F1 with Marussia before losing his seat in 2015 after the team was re-branded as Manor Marussia.
He competed in Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015 and last season raced in America's Indy Lights series, winning once.
Chilton said: "In the last three years I haven't had a car that can get a podium. This year I have no excuses."
New Zealander Scott Dixon won last year's IndyCar drivers' championship with Chip Ganassi.
Chilton, who will drive a Chevrolet, will become the fourth British driver in the last 24 years, after Nigel Mansell, Mark Blundell and Justin Wilson, to join IndyCar full-time after competing in F1 in the same capacity.
Wilson died at the age of 37 after being struck by flying debris and suffering a serious head injury in an IndyCar race in Pennsylvania last August.
Chilton made 35 starts in F1 across the 2013 and 2014 seasons and set a new driver's record of 25 consecutive finishes, with 19 of them coming in his first season.
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Former British Formula 1 driver Max Chilton will join Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2016 IndyCar season.
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The man, who has not yet been identified, was last seen alive at 20:45 BST on Tuesday 9 June in St Stephen's subway.
Two people saw the man, 29, in the early hours of Wednesday before he was found dead at 07:00 BST, police said.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from injuries to the spleen and the death was declared "suspicious".
Det Insp Marie James said: "We are still trying to create a timeline of the man's final movements and the circumstances which led to his death.
"We would particularly like to hear from two people who saw the man in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
"Other witnesses have suggested a male teenager, possibly a college student, passed him in the subway at around 05:00 BST and later returned to buy flowers from the flower stall by the subway to leave inside.
"The second person we wish to trace is a man who gave assistance at the scene when his body was discovered.
"This man is described as being smartly dressed, wearing a jacket and glasses.
"I would also appeal again for people to contact me if they know details about any of his friends or family as we have still been unable to trace next of kin despite numerous inquiries."
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Police investigating the death of a homeless man in a Norwich subway want to speak to two potential witnesses.
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Wilkins, 21, will appeal against the punishment for the sparring session in November that left retired fighter Blackwell in a coma for a second time.
"I think it was the correct decision by the British Boxing Board of Control, but I think it is a bit surprising it is a lifelong ban," Lockett said.
"He's a young boy isn't he?"
Blackwell, 26, retired from the ring after suffering a bleed on the skull in his British middleweight title fight with Chris Eubank Jr in March 2016 and spending a week in an induced coma.
But he sparred with Hasan Karkardi on 22 November at a boxing club in Devizes, Wiltshire and was again left in a coma.
The BBBofC said Wilkins' conduct was "detrimental to the interests of boxing".
Karkardi, 29, was banned for six months for taking part and will not appeal against his punishment.
Wilkins received his licence in February 2016.
Lockett told BBC Wales Sport: "Perhaps he was licensed, but came from an inexperienced past. If he has been licensed under those sort of circumstances, then maybe you have a little bit of sympathy.
"But if he had any experience in boxing at all, then he deserves everything he has got."
Lockett says Blackwell is making good progress as he recovers from his injuries, but reiterated that the recovery would be slow.
A family member had told BBC Sport that although Blackwell was out of the coma he was a year away from making a full recovery.
"The hospital say he is ahead of schedule," Lockett said.
"He is not walking yet - he is speaking, he is smiling, but there is a long old road.
"He was very stupid doing what he did, but what does that mean? That we all stop caring for him?
"He is a massive, massive loss to myself and the boxers because he was a great person to have around the camp, bright and positive.
"But we hope to see him back and smiling again, however long it may take."
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Nick Blackwell's ex-trainer Gary Lockett says the British Boxing Board of Control was right to withdraw Liam Wilkins' training licence.
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The core inflation rate, which strips out food and energy prices, was 0.1% in the month, according to official figures.
Food prices rose by 0.2%, while the energy index rose by 0.1% as higher prices for petrol offset other lower energy costs.
Over the past 12 months, the consumer price index has risen by 0.2%.
Consumer inflation slowed in July following two months of slightly faster gains.
The slowdown reflected in part the biggest drop in air fares in nearly two decades.
The 0.1% rise in July followed gains of 0.3% in June and 0.4% in May.
The US Federal Reserve has said that it needs to feel "reasonably confident" that inflation is moving back to its 2% goal before beginning to raise US interest rates.
Some economists have forecast that the Fed will start to raise interest rates at its next meeting in September, given that the US unemployment rate has fallen to a seven-year low of 5.3%.
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US consumer prices rose 0.1% in July, helped by petrol and food costs, the US Department of Labor has said.
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About 70 acres of park and gardens at Cannon Hall near Barnsley in South Yorkshire will be improved.
The £2,925,200 is to restore original features including an 18th Century ice house and woodland behind the walled garden. Lakes are also to be dredged.
Barnsley Council, which owns the visitor attraction, said work is due to be completed by 2020.
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Richard Emerson, chairman of the friends of Cannon Hall, said: "The grant is a major boost for a historic recreational site and is absolutely fantastic news.
"This incredible result follows years of long hours and detailed preparation and is vitally important, enabling much needed restoration and improvement of the park and gardens."
Cannon Hall was owned by the Spencer-Stanhope family for 300 years and its grounds were designed in the 18th century by Georgian landscape architect Richard Woods.
The hall opened as a museum in 1957 and its parks and gardens are free to visit.
The grant comes from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund.
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The grounds of a Georgian country house are to be restored with the help of almost £3m of lottery money.
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IAG's shares closed up nearly 5% at 433.85p, despite the company - which also owns Iberia - reporting a 4% dip in third-quarter profits.
The group said it had been hit by the weak pound, and also by disruption from air traffic control strikes in France.
However, the results were in line with expectations, and IAG also raised its interim dividend by 10%.
IAG was the top riser in the FTSE 100, with the index recovering from early losses to stand 9.7 points higher at 6,996.26.
RBS shares made a promising start to the day after the release of its third-quarter results, but then quickly lost support and ended down 1.2% at 194p.
The bank reported a third-quarter loss of £469m and confirmed that it would not be able to meet the deadline of selling its Williams & Glyn bank by the end of 2017.
On the currency markets, the pound lost ground after a legal challenge against Brexit was rejected at the High Court in Belfast.
Against the dollar, the pound was down 0.18% for the day at $1.2141, and 0.53% lower against the euro at €1.1104.
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Shares in British Airways owner IAG took off after the airline group released its latest results.
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Joy and Dave Gaynton have run the shop, in Uley, near Dursley, for more than 10 years but plan to retire next June.
The couple said they had already put the business on the market three years running, but failed to find a buyer.
Villagers have voted to set up a steering committee to look at the possibility of a community-run shop if a new owner cannot be found.
Parish councillor Janet Wood said it was fundamental to life in Uley.
"It's where we get all the village information, posters are put up and apart from buying goods, it's just a very important social centre," she said.
"It would be very difficult for people to manage [without it] and it's always the older people, the younger people, people without cars who take the hit."
Mrs Gaynton said: "I really wanted to sell it as an ongoing concern because it's a big part of Uley and as I've invested so much time and effort into it myself, it would be sad to see it go.
"My husband retires from teaching in a few years' time and my parents are getting older. My children have left the nest so it's time to move on for us."
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Residents in a Gloucestershire village could take over their local post office store to save it from closure.
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The crossing was one of three built over the Church Village bypass near Pontypridd in 2010 - at the cost of £190,000 to the taxpayer.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council has been criticised for not replacing one of the bridges, which collapsed in storms in January 2016.
The council said a proposal was being considered by Natural Resources Wales.
Made of wire mesh tubes suspended between trees and tall poles, the crossings were put in place as part of wildlife protection plans ordered before the bypass was approved.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales said, while the effectiveness of the bridges was not yet clear, families of dormice could become "extinct" in the event of disease if they were unable to move habitat due to the road.
Rose Revera, people and wildlife officer, said: "Dormice are easily predated upon, they tend to travel in the tops of trees. If a road goes through a wood or shrub land it causes a huge barrier they cannot cross.
"If they are not able to move they are more vulnerable".
The Taxpayers' Alliance said the situation was "completely absurd" as the bridges had been paid for by the Welsh Government as part of the construction of the £4.4m road.
John O'Connell, chief executive of the group, said paying £190,000 in the first place for crossings for mice was wrong.
He said: "When the council should have been looking to cut out waste and find savings, local taxpayers have every right to question how this was ever signed off.
"Their intentions might have been good but £190,000 is a huge sum of money and surely the council could have found far-cheaper ways of doing the same thing."
The bypass opened more than 20 years after the need between Church Village, Llantwit Fardre and Tonteg was first identified to ease congestion on the A473.
A council spokeswoman said: "Rhondda Cynon Taf council engineers and ecological specialists have formed a proposal which is currently being considered by NRW."
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A £63,000 bridge to help dormice cross a busy bypass safely has not been replaced 16 months after it fell down.
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Otto, 31, had been banned from driving in December, but was caught behind the wheel twice in 24 hours in August.
He was suspended by Championship side Jersey after his arrest in August.
"Fautua Otto's conduct has fallen well short of the standards that we expect from our players," said Jersey's Bill Dempsey in a statement.
"An internal disciplinary process has resulted in a finding of gross misconduct, and this has led to a decision that Fautua's contract will be terminated," added the club's director of professional rugby.
Otto, who won the last of his 12 caps for Samoa in June 2014, joined Jersey in February 2015 having previously played for Bristol.
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Samoa international Fautua Otto has been jailed for five months and sacked by his club Jersey after being found guilty of driving while disqualified.
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The appointment of the chairman of energy supplier SSE and engineering firm Weir Group came as the bank was formed as a public company.
His deputy will be Sir Adrian Montague, who has led the bank's advisory group.
The green bank is being set up with £3bn of public money to help firms finance early-stage renewable energy schemes.
Its headquarters will be based in Edinburgh after the city beat off competition from 31 other bids.
The newly formed board will begin recruiting other directors and senior executives with a view to the bank becoming fully operational this autumn, subject to state aid approval from the European Commission.
The advisory group, led by 3i and Anglian Water Group chairman Sir Adrian, will be disbanded after the appointments.
In addition to his roles at the Weir Group and SSE, Lord Smith of Kelvin is chairman of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organising committee and director of Standard Bank Group.
Sir Adrian was previously chairman of Friends Provident Group and British Energy Group.
Mr Cable said the
Green Investment Bank
was a "major new innovation", vital to securing investment in the decarbonisation of the UK's energy supply.
"It has found two candidates of outstanding calibre well suited to leading the bank through its important early phase," he added.
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said: "This is a UK institution headquartered in Edinburgh supported by a strong team in London and the news that Lord Smith and Sir Adrian Montague have been appointed is another step towards the bank opening for business.
"They bring a wealth of experience to the roles and will bring that to bear as we look to encourage private sector investment in key energy projects."
Although the headquarters of the bank will be in Edinburgh, its main transaction team will be based in London.
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Lord Smith of Kelvin will chair the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced.
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Objecting to the conservative religious group's planning application, some people in Mobberley, Cheshire, said the Exclusive Brethren are too "insular".
Concerns over traffic and the impact on the greenbelt have also been raised.
The Brethren said they "contribute to local communities in friendliness and with enthusiasm".
The group, also known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, had an estimated 20,000 members in the UK in 2011.
Followers adhere to a set of strict rules based upon their interpretation of the Bible.
In avoiding anything they perceive to be sinful, members cannot watch television, listen to the radio, or go to the cinema.
The Brethren said they have outgrown their current regional headquarters in Hale, Greater Manchester.
A number of Mobberley residents have written to Cheshire East Council's planning department arguing that the group's members "are discouraged from contact with those not belonging to the Brethren".
They fear followers "are likely to have little or no involvement or integration with the local community".
The organisation has a "practice of separation" meaning "social fellowship" only takes place within the group.
The Brethren insist this rule "does not preclude interaction in the broader community".
In a statement given to the BBC, they said: "Interaction is extensive both in the workplace, towns we live and in our charitable work.
"Members live in ordinary residential areas and interact with society in a normal way."
The Brethren's proposed meeting hall, on the site of Mobberley Riding School, would have a capacity of at least 500, according to documents submitted to the council.
Neighbour Sarah Irlam said: "It's a very modern-looking building, it's totally unacceptable for the greenbelt area.
"The infrastructure is just not there for this kind of building, the traffic it will incur to the village is just going to be crazy."
The group said most meetings would not see the building used to its full capacity, meaning the amount of traffic generated will be "similar" to current levels.
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Building a new meeting hall for an evangelical Christian group could harm community integration, a group of villagers has warned.
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In other results on Sunday, Kwesi Appiah's second spell as Ghana coach began with a 5-0 thrashing of Ethiopia in Kumasi.
The twelve group winners plus the best three group runners-up will qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations along with the hosts Cameroon.
Knowledge Musona took over the Zimbabwe captaincy for the Group G game against Liberia after Willard Katsande - who had skippered the Warriors at this year's Nations Cup in Gabon - was dropped.
Belgium-based Musona's first strike came on 24 minutes, with Zimbabwe taking that one-goal advantage into the break.
His second came just five minutes into the second half and the Warriors captain was able to celebrate his hat-trick with a goal in the 63rd minute.
It was Zimbabwe's first hat-trick in 13 years - Peter Ndlovu was the last man to achieve the feat.
The result puts Zimbabwe top of Group G, after DR Congo beat Congo Brazzaville 3-1 on Saturday.
Zimbabwe are targeting a fourth appearance at the Nations Cup finals.
Ghana also heralded in a new era as coach Kwesi Appiah returned for a second spell in charge of the Black Stars who duly began their Group F campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Ethiopia in Kumasi.
Captain Asamoah Gyan began the rout with a landmark strike in the 10th minute - his 50th goal for his country.
Just four minutes later, John Boye added a second with Ebenezer Ofori making it 3-0 to Ghana on his debut just before half-time.
After the break, a Raphael Dwamena brace made it 5-0 to the hosts who are looking for their first Nations Cup title since 1982.
Uganda's Geoffrey Sserunkuma struck late in their delayed Group L match away to Cape Verde as the Cranes - despite their travel problems - secured a big 1-nil victory away from home.
A solitary goal from Stephane Sessegnon was enough for Benin to take an early lead in Group D after their 1-0 win at home to the Gambia.
In Group H, a late goal from Salif Keita earned Central African Republic a 2-1 win over Rwanda on Sunday.
CAR took the lead in the 70th minute through Junior Gourrier, but AS Vita Club striker Earnest Sugira equalised for the visitors right at the death.
Just when the Amavubi thought they had secured a valuable point on the road, Keita struck CAR's winner in the third minute of added time to snatch all three points.
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Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona hit a hat-trick as his new-look national side beat Liberia 3-0 in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Harare on Sunday.
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Crofters have been working with Perth-based Kilmac Construction on the Glen Ullinish Wind Farm.
The development involves installing turbines between Ose and Struan at Allt Dughaill on Skye and could generate enough power for 23,000 properties.
Members of the north planning committee approved the planning application at a meeting Dingwall.
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A 14-turbine wind farm proposed for Skye has been unanimously approved by Highland councillors.
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Saturday's League Two defeat by Crawley left the O's seven points adrift of safety with seven games to play.
The club staved off a winding-up petition earlier in March, with owner Francesco Becchetti given until 12 June to pay off debts or sell the club.
"I know with what we've got, it was always going to be hard [to avoid relegation]," Webb said.
"Instead of making excuses about what we've got, I'm thinking about the positives of what we've got and what we can add to for next season, if it's in the National League or League Two.
"At the minute, everyone - the fans, people connected with the club - they're just living day by day, and they've lived day by day for this club for a long time, and sooner or later something has to be publicly announced about a plan.
"I'm doing my best to put a plan in place and I've got no assurances myself, so I feel a little bit hard done by in that sense."
Webb, the 10th man to take charge of Orient since September 2014, is out of contract at the end of the season.
"You don't want to be playing in the National League, but my point all along, even during the good times, was that if we do it's not the worst thing in the world for the club," he told BBC Radio London.
"The way I'm trying to do things will make us come back 10 times stronger than we've ever been, and that's a guarantee.
"But I need a bit of backup on it, I need a little bit of strength behind me. I don't want to be the only one saying it all the time."
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Manager Danny Webb says Leyton Orient would come back "10 times stronger" from relegation if he is given support.
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Friends and fans welcomed them back for a three-day goodwill tour.
During the presidency of Fidel Castro, Cubans who defected to the US to play Major League Baseball were banned from returning.
The players remain banned from Cuba's national team despite recent improvements in US-Cuban relations.
BBC Havana correspondent Will Grant says the players' visit is the latest step in the quickening thaw between the US and Cuba as sports, the arts and science become some of the most straightforward arenas in which the old enemies can foster bilateral co-operation.
Jose Abreu and Alexei Ramirez of the Chicago White Sox, St Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena and Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers received an enthusiastic welcome.
Many Cuban fans were disappointed to see some of their most successful sporting heroes leave the Communist-run island.
But they also followed their progress in Major Baseball League and noted with pride how some were snatched up by wealthy US teams.
Our correspondent says there was little sign of any rancour at the reunion with the multi-millionaire players embracing old colleagues and coaches.
The players, too, were visibly emotional.
While strict controls on baseball stars leaving the island have been relaxed in recent years, some of those making their return visit had gone to extraordinary lengths to leave Cuba.
Yasiel Puig paid people smugglers to take him by speedboat to Mexico, from where he made his way overland to Texas in 2012.
He was banned from returning until Cuba granted him a special permission for this trip.
"I'm very happy to be here," he told fans gathered at the Hotel Nacional.
During their three-day visit, the players will hold youth clinics and US baseball executives will hold talks with Cuban sports officials.
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Four Cuban baseball stars who defected to work in the United States have been reunited with their relatives on a return trip to Havana.
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The Polish tourist, named in media reports as Magdalena Zuk, travelled alone to the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam at the end of April.
Days later, she plunged to her death from a hospital window.
Egyptian security sources and medical staff say the 27-year-old woman took her own life.
There has been speculation the woman was the victim of a sexual assault by hotel staff, but Egyptian security sources have denied that she was drugged and raped.
However, Polish investigators say they are following several lines of inquiry, including forced prostitution, human trafficking and people smuggling.
Local media report that the young woman arrived in the resort, some 750km (450 miles) south of Cairo, on 25 April, and was planning to spend a week there.
But for reasons unknown her plans changed, and she tried to fly home from the local airport, but was not allowed on the plane because she was acting strangely.
She was taken to hospital, from where CCTV footage has emerged apparently showing her acting erratically and being restrained by two men.
Hospital manager Mohamed Sami Gomaa told the privately-run CBC channel she tried to throw herself from a window several times.
Staff say she was later tied to a bed, but managed to escape, attack a nurse and jump from the building.
Mr Gomaa also said no rape check had been carried out because she had not made a complaint.
The Polish foreign ministry has said it is the responsibility of the Egyptian authorities to clarify the circumstances of the death.
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Officials in Poland say a Polish tourist who died in an Egyptian resort last month may have been a victim of human trafficking and organised crime.
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The animal was spotted by a member of the public on Sunday in Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
Vets believe the hedgehog was clipped by a car, puncturing a lung and causing air to be trapped under the skin.
The Scottish SPCA said the hedgehog, nicknamed "Zeppelin" by staff, had now "deflated" and was being cared for at one of the charity's rescue centres.
The swollen hedgehog was discovered near Minard Road in Shotts and was suffering from "balloon syndrome".
Colin Seddon, manager of the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross said: "Our animal rescue officer Louise Hume got a bit of a shock when she went to pick him up.
"He's certainly one of the largest hedgehogs we've taken into our care.
"He's been seen by our vet Romain, who is hopeful that Zeppelin - now deflated- will make a full recovery.
"He'll be closely monitored at our centre to make sure infection doesn't set in before being released back into the wild once he's fully recovered."
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A hedgehog that had swollen to the size of a beach ball is being cared for by the Scottish SPCA.
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The motion was co-sponsored by Labour's Frank Field and Tory Sir Edward Leigh.
Sir Edward described the Act as a "restriction on democracy" and said it had only been passed to prevent the coalition government from dissolving.
But Labour shadow minister Stephen Twigg said the Act had removed the previous "massive in-built advantage" for the governing party.
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act was passed in 2011 by the coalition government. Legally, an election can only be held every five years, and not sooner.
Previously, the prime minister could decide to call an election at any time in the life of a five-year parliament - a power Mr Twigg said led to "opportunistically timed elections".
Sir Edward said the fixed-term law had been falsely "marketed to us as a restriction on the power of the executive".
He added that it was a "hash job" that was "designed to keep both parties in the coalition from doing a runner on each other".
"Fixed-term parliaments were a pre-nup drawn up between two parties who were never in love."
Labour's Graham Allen disagreed, saying that "having the people knowing when the general election is going to take place, having the people know when the executive, the government, can be replaced, is one of the hallmarks of a modern democracy".
And Cabinet Office minister Sam Gmiyah argued that debates over the length of parliamentary terms had existed for centuries, and that the coalition was a "historic anomaly".
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MPs have rejected an attempt to repeal the 2011 fixed-term Parliaments Act by 68 votes to 21.
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Son Paul Cooke was jailed for almost 30 years for a robbery and knife attack that led to the death of Ronald Smith, in his 60s, in West Bromwich.
Colin Raymond Cooke, 62, who was jailed for seven years, has had his term increased to 11-and-a-half years at London's Criminal Appeal Court,
He had been convicted of conspiracy to rob and assisting an offender.
The father had been jailed for seven years at Wolverhampton Crown Court in May this year.
Paul Cooke was one of several men who plundered Mr Smith's house in Cottage Walk in May 2015. Others involved in the raid have not been traced.
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A man who helped his son plot a robbery, during which a man was killed, has had his jail term increased.
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World number 67 Bedene beat the Spaniard 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (9-7).
The Slovenian-born Briton, who reached the second round of Wimbledon, beat Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver - also in straight sets - in the first round.
Bedene, 26, will next play Italian eighth seed Fabio Fognini on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.
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British number two Aljaz Bedene beat third seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open.
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Surrey, whose innings was twice interrupted by rain, scored 251-7 in 41 overs thanks to the returning Jason Roy's 44 and Ben Foakes' 82 not out.
Kent, set a revised target of 249, lost regular wickets in the chase.
England's Sam Billings struck 69 off 65 balls, but once he fell to Sam Curran, Kent's innings folded to 204 all out.
Surrey will need to win their final two group games against Hampshire and Gloucestershire to stand a realistic chance of going through, while Kent have only won one of their six matches.
England one-day opener Roy, playing his first game of the season for Surrey, got the innings off to a flying start with a run-a-ball knock before he was caught at deep-square leg off seamer Ivan Thomas.
But Foakes continued his fine form in the competition, reaching his fourth half-century in five innings, to give Surrey a defendable total.
Only Billings, also making his first county appearance of the season, could find any momentum for Kent in the chase, striking three sixes, but his dismissal by Sam Curran sparked the loss of the visitors' last four wickets in 18 balls.
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Surrey boosted their hopes of qualifying from the One-Day Cup South Group with a 44-run victory over eliminated Kent at The Oval.
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Cambridgeshire Police were called to Kimbolton Fireworks' storage unit at Little Stukeley, Cambridgeshire, at 10:00 GMT on Sunday.
Director Stuart Adlam said 100 to 200 smaller orders for schools, Scout and Rotary groups were affected.
The company specialises in big displays such as the London 2012 Olympics.
Mr Adlam said its 14 staff were "working hours of overtime" to fulfil orders.
He added they were "devastated to hear about the theft, after all their hard work over last 12 months getting ready for this November season".
The police said they believed the thieves broke into the storage unit between 17:30 BST on Saturday and 10:00 GMT the next day.
Three vans and 24 pallets of fireworks, boxed and ready for delivery on Monday, were stolen.
The boxes all feature the Kimbolton Fireworks' logo.
Company founder Ron Lancaster said: "Obviously the people knew what they were looking for.
"They managed to get into the back of the site... they then broke into the office where they found the keys to the vans [and] loaded the vans with the firework packs."
Mr Adlam said the stolen fireworks were a mix of Category 2 and Category 3 fireworks, which can be used by the public for displays.
However, no Category 4 fireworks were stolen, which can only be supplied to professionals for large public displays
The company specialises in such events, including Trafalgar 200, New Year's Day celebrations in London and Dublin's St Patrick's Day Skyfest.
This year, it is also supplying 60 large scale Bonfire Night events around the UK.
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The theft of £100,000-worth of fireworks destined for Bonfire Night orders has left staff "devastated", a company said.
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Farah, who will defend his 5,000m and 10,000m titles in Rio, ran 26 minutes 53.71 seconds in his first track race since the 2015 World Championships.
Kenyan William Malel Sitonik came second in 26:54.66 and Ethiopian Tamirat Tola third in 26:57.33.
"I'm kind of disappointed. I was hoping to run a lot faster," said Farah, 33.
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Farah, who trains at the nearby Nike Oregon Project in Beaverton, is undefeated over 10,000m since the 2011 World Championships, having won the 5,000m and 10,000m double at the 2013 and 2015 worlds.
He stayed near the front until slightly past mid-race before dropping a little behind the leaders.
The Briton worked his way back and led at the bell before the 22-year-old Sitonik surged past with 250m remaining.
Sitonik was never able to open up a significant gap and Farah eased past his rival on the home straight.
"I felt good at the beginning. Then about mid-race, I kind of felt like, not sluggish, but didn't quite get moving," Farah added. "It was hard to pick it up."
Farah will continue his preparations for the Olympics with a 3,000m in Birmingham next week as he looks to defend both his 5,000m and 10,000m titles in August.
The Prefontaine Classic in Eugene is the fourth event in this year's Diamond League, and Saturday's action will feature the 100m, including former world champions Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin as well as the quickest man this year Femi Ogunode.
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British Olympic champion Mo Farah ran the third-quickest time of his career to win the 10,000m at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon.
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The SNP is the third largest party at Westminster with 35 MPs, despite losing seats in the vote on 8 June.
The 12-member, gender-balanced group leadership team is made up entirely of members first elected in 2015.
Mr Blackford's deputy leader, Kirsty Blackman, takes on the role of economy spokesperson in the reshuffle, with several other members getting new jobs.
The SNP won the majority of seats north of the border in the general election, although they dropped 21 seats and suffered the loss of key figures including Alex Salmond and group leader Angus Robertson.
Mr Blackford was elected the new group leader following the election, and has now put together his leadership team.
Ms Blackman, who was elected as Mr Blackford's deputy, has taken over the role of economy spokeswoman from Stewart Hosie, who it is understood will seek to play a role on the Commons treasury select committee.
Stephen Gethins takes on the international affairs and Europe brief from Mr Salmond, while Neil Gray will be social justice spokesman - a role previously held by Eilidh Whiteford, who lost her Banff and Buchan seat.
Hannah Bardell is taking on the fair work and employment role vacated by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, while Angus MacNeil will be the energy and climate change spokesman. Mhairi Black is the group's spokeswoman on pensions and youth affairs.
Patrick Grady meanwhile will serve as the group's chief whip, in place of former Angus MP Mike Weir.
Mr Blackford said: "I am delighted to announce our new leadership team and our frontbench spokespeople, drawing on the huge wealth of talent and experience across the party from areas including business, our public services, and charity sectors.
"As Scotland's leading party at Westminster, and the third party across the UK, the SNP has a huge opportunity, and pivotal position, in this hung parliament to stand up for Scotland's interests and make our voice heard."
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SNP Westminster group leader Ian Blackford has announced his front-bench leadership team following the election.
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Officers found the torso in the case at a shared house in Peterborough just after 12:30 BST on Friday, after other tenants reported a "pungent smell".
Cambridgeshire Police want to find Lithuanian national Vitautas Jokubauskas, 57.
He had been letting the property in Mayor's Walk, they said.
The body has been removed from the house and a post mortem examination is due to take place at Peterborough City Hospital on Monday.
Cambridgeshire Police said the last reported sighting of Mr Jokubauskas was last Saturday, 30 May, when he was taken to work in Huntingdon by a friend.
Det Ch Insp Adam Gallop, said the force had been notified of a "pungent smell and a suspicious suitcase in a separate room".
Fellow tenants were concerned about its contents, he said.
"Forensic police teams attended and made the gruesome discovery," he added.
A police spokesman said the woman's body had yet to be identified but officers were keen to trace a woman, believed to be Mr Jokubauskas' partner.
She is described as being about 40 years old, slim, with black hair and also Lithuanian, he said.
A cordon has been put up in Mayor's Walk and police, including scenes of crime officers, remain at the house.
Det Ch Insp Adam Gallop said: "We are very keen to trace Mr Jokubauskas.
"Investigations are ongoing to determine where this murder took place and our priorities are to locate Mr Jokubauskas and identify the body.
"I would urge anyone who thinks they have seen Mr Jokubauskas or recognises the description of his partner to contact police as soon as possible. Anyone who sees him should not approach him and should contact police immediately."
Det Ch Insp Gallop said the death was being treated as an isolated incident and a dedicated murder team had been set up to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cambridgeshire Police.
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A woman's body with no arms, legs or head has been found in a suitcase - and murder detectives have named a man they are hunting.
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About 250,000 people have used the free service so far, said its creator, Joshua Browder.
The Do Not Pay bot currently works in the UK and New York in the US. It asks a series of questions to determine the validity of a penalty notice.
It can also be used to work out compensation for delayed flights.
Mr Browder told the BBC he hoped it proved bots could be useful.
"Bots are a huge opportunity for public service," he said.
"I'm very surprised it has been so successful, but I am not surprised that so many people have pushed back against their parking tickets."
Of the 160,000 successful challenges, 9,000 were from New York, where the bot launched in March 2016, reports Venture Beat.
Mr Browder was inspired to build the bot, which he describes as "the world's first robot lawyer", after receiving "countless" parking tickets himself.
It took him three months to program.
The Stanford University student is currently building a new bot aimed at helping Syrian refugees by producing English documents based on Arabic text.
However, Abhi Chirimar, the chief executive of online mental health community Instawell, said that in his experience there was no chatbot "silver bullet" for companies offering digital services across more than one platform.
"Service developers need to be mindful of the pros and cons when designing chatbots," he said.
"Chatbots need tactical conversation design to ensure that the average person feels comfortable throughout the process.
"We realised early on that there isn't an easy 'silver-bullet' for our chatbot.
"Now, a Facebook user and a Slack user are served up different chatbots for the same goal - get the right kind of help."
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A chatbot programmed by a British teenager has successfully challenged 160,000 parking tickets since its launch last year.
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Doctors in Cambodia reported the complete failure of artemisinin and piperaquine - the key drugs taken to kill malaria - this year.
The discovery of resistance markers, reported in the Lancet, will allow scientists to track the threat.
Experts said the study was a big step forward.
Artemisinin resistance has been known about for years, but a recent rise in resistance to piperaquine as well means the main malaria treatment, taking both together, is starting to fail.
International groups of researchers analysed the DNA from hundreds of malaria parasites to find out how they learned to shrug off piperaquine.
They uncovered genetic signatures unique to the parasites that were drug-resistant.
Dr Roberto Amato, from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, told the BBC News website: "Resistance is quite widespread, there has been almost complete failure in one province in the western part of the country, and it is spreading quiet fast in the north of the country.
"The problem with complete failure is this might accelerate the spread of drug-resistance to other countries and ultimately to Africa."
Resistance to the drugs would be catastrophic in Africa, where 88% of all malaria cases happen.
Dr Amato added: "The good news is we're starting to get clues on which treatment to use."
Curiously, these resistant parasites appear to still be susceptible to an older drug - mefloquine.
One theory is that the malaria parasites cannot resist both mefloquine and piperaquine, so doctors may be able to rotate which drugs are used.
And for Dr Amato, the long-term aim is to be able to keep one step ahead of the parasite.
He said: "They evolve every single day to escape the human immune system and the insect immune system - they're extremely good at it - and we need to understand that.
"Understanding how and in which direction is crucial, if we understand the process from most basic level then we could at some point predict the direction it is going to evolve."
Prof David Conway, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "These studies are a big step forward in our understanding.
"This evolving parasite resistance is a major threat for malaria control internationally."
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Scientists have developed a way to track the spread of a dangerous form of malaria that cannot be treated with the main therapy.
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The Englishman beat Xiao Guodong to reach round two of the International Championship in Daqing, China.
World number nine O'Sullivan, 40, said he is "nowhere near" the level he was two years ago.
"I haven't had any good results but that tells you where I am with my game," he said.
O'Sullivan won his sixth Masters title in January and the Welsh Open in February.
However, since then he lost in the first round of the World Grand Prix, the second round of the World Championships in April, the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters and the last 32 of English Open.
He was beaten by world number three Judd Trump in the final of the European Masters this month.
"I am not going to turn my back on the game yet," said O'Sullivan, who revealed he enjoys punditry more than playing.
"I enjoy playing but I am probably not good enough to compete with the best players in the world because they are at their peak.
"I will still keep playing and hopefully will get a result, and if I don't I am just enjoying playing."
O'Sullivan will play Kurt Maflin on Tuesday in the ranking event in Daqing, the richest tournament staged outside the UK.
There were also first-round wins for world champion Mark Selby, Trump, Ding Junhui and John Higgins on Monday, but two-time world champion Mark Williams lost to wildcard Xu Si.
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Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is "not good enough to compete with the best players in the world".
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Desmond D'Mello's alleged failings include reusing dirty gloves on different patients and failing to decontaminate dental instruments.
Some 22,000 former patients of his Nottinghamshire practice were recalled.
He is now seeking voluntary "erasure" from the General Dental Council (GDC) register.
Source: General Dental Council
The GDC has not yet made a decision on his application and Mr D'Mello continues to be suspended while he is investigated.
A GDC document states the case against Mr D'Mello is "serious" and his alleged cross infection failures were "wide ranging, persistent and are described as wilful".
"He allegedly placed his patients at risk, including children and the elderly," the document states.
Thousands of his former patients have been tested for blood borne viruses, and five tested positive for hepatitis C.
One of his patients, Amy Duffield, died shortly after treatment, but a coroner concluded her death was not connected to the treatment.
Mr D'Mello was first registered to work in December 1977 after qualifying from a dentistry course in Manchester.
Concerns about him were raised after his associate dentist covertly filmed him from 3 to 6 June last year.
The recording suggests Mr D'Mello was failing to implement what the GDC describes as "appropriate cross infection control".
As well as reusing dirty gloves and not decontaminating dental instruments, Mr D'Mello's alleged failings include not wiping down surfaces between patients, and placing dirty instruments on patient record cards before reusing them.
He was suspended for 18 months on 27 August 2014.
A review hearing was held on 10 July and the committee decided his suspension should continue until 26 February 2016.
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A dentist whose alleged poor hygiene sparked the "biggest recall in NHS history" has volunteered to stop working in the UK.
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The company, part-owned by private equity firm Bain Capital, wants to pay off some of its debt, it says.
It was founded in 1957 in Toronto and is known for its coyote fur-lined hooded jackets.
The company says it started off making woollen vests, raincoats and snowmobile suits.
It then moved into Arctic and mountain expedition coats and more recently, luxury jackets.
The company issued a $100m (£80m) placeholder filing, but could raise as much as $300m, valuing the company at $2bn, according to Bloomberg news.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets will organise the share sale, according to the filing.
The company has seen rapid growth of late. It booked 291 million Canadian dollars in sales in the year to the end of March 2016, up from 218 million a year earlier.
In December 2013, Bain Capital bought 70% in the business to accelerate its growth. It charges the company a management fee for its expertise.
While using fur and down in its coats, the company says "down only comes as a by-product from the poultry industry and has not come from live-plucked or force-fed birds". Its fur comes from regulated trappers and not fur farms, it says.
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Canada Goose, maker of Arctic coats costing as much as £900, has applied for a stock market listing in New York and Toronto.
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The visually impaired sprinter is aiming for a third successive gold medal in the 100m, having triumphed at Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
"I have put in the hard work but it's all about stepping it up a gear on Friday," said the Eglinton man.
Smyth set his world record of 10.46 in winning the 100m final four years ago.
The County Londonderry sprinter was challenged strongly in his heat by Namibian Johannes Nambala who finished only 0.05 seconds behind as he clocked a personal best.
Brazilian Gustavo Henrique Araujo, who finished second behind Smyth at last year's IPC World Championships in Doha, scraped into the final as a fastest loser as he clocked 11.16 to finish fourth in the Northern Irishman's heat.
Smyth was a double sprint winner in both Beijing and London but does not have the option of doubling up on this occasion as the International Paralympic Committee opted to remove the 200m from this year's athletics programme.
The 29-year-old has gone as fast as 10.22 in able-bodied competition and showed good form earlier this summer when he came home in 10.39 in Florida.
As an eight year old, the world's fastest Paralympian was diagnosed with the genetic condition, Stargardt's Disease, which has left him with less than 10% of normal vision.
The T13 100m final will take place around 15:00 BST on Friday.
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Irish Paralympic star Jason Smyth eased into Friday's final of the T13 100m event by winning his heat in a time of 10.76 seconds on Thursday.
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The airport said the problem had now been resolved and it was working with airlines to get luggage to passengers "as soon as possible".
Passengers reported long queues at check-in desks on Friday. Departing flights from the north and south terminals are affected.
The system for handling luggage from arriving flights has not been affected.
A spokesman for Gatwick Airport said: "Arrivals, and those travelling with carry-on baggage only, were unaffected by this issue and all bags and passengers were security screened as normal."
He said the problem with the automated baggage system had now been fixed and the airport was now working to remedy the disruption caused by a backlog of luggage.
Passengers have taken to social media complaining of a lack of information from airlines at the airport's check-in desks as the airport begins one of its busiest weekends of the year.
Charles Duffield tweeted: "Total shambles at Gatwick this morning."
Phil Collins also posted on Twitter: "Absolute chaos @Gatwick_Airport multiple gate moves, multiple flights from the same gates and staff ask us for advice and info #BankHoliday."
EasyJet said the problem had been caused by a baggage belt failure.
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A fault with Gatwick Airport's baggage system meant flights were leaving without passengers' luggage.
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Diplomatic and aid community sources in Yangon told the BBC the decision was linked to Renata Lok-Dessallien's failure to prioritise human rights.
In particular, this referred to the oppressed Rohingya Muslim minority.
Internal UN documents - shown to the BBC - said the organisation had become "glaringly dysfunctional", and wracked by internal tensions.
A UN spokeswoman confirmed Ms Lok-Dessallien, a Canadian citizen, was being "rotated", saying this had nothing to do with her performance which she said had been "consistently appreciated".
Late last year as tens of thousands of Rohingya fled rape and abuse at the hands of Burmese soldiers, the UN team inside Myanmar was strangely silent.
Ms Lok-Dessallien and her spokesman declined simple requests for information; and on one absurd occasion she visited the conflict area, but on her return refused to allow journalists to film or record her words at a press conference.
The BBC was told that on numerous occasions aid workers with a human rights focus were deliberately excluded from important meetings.
Those moments reflect a wider criticism of Ms Lok-Dessallien and her team, namely that their priority was building development programmes and a strong relationship with the Burmese government - not advocating that the rights of oppressed minorities, like the Rohingya, should be respected.
In an internal document prepared for the new UN secretary general, the UN team in Myanmar is described as "glaringly dysfunctional" with "strong tensions" between different parts of the UN system.
Ms Lok-Dessallien is currently on leave but has been told that her position is being upgraded, bringing her role to an end after three-and-a-half years, rather than the usual term of up to five years.
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The United Nations has confirmed that its top official in Myanmar is being moved from her position.
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Harrold grabbed the match-winner on 12 minutes with an instinctive finish into the bottom corner.
The hosts could have broken the deadlock early on but midfielder Jonathan Smith's 20-yard effort struck the outside of the post.
Luton missed further chances as Stephen O'Donnell had efforts blocked and saved, while Paul Benson hit the bar.
The Hatters drop to 13th in the table, six points off a play-off place, while Crawley stay in 16th.
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Crawley manager Mark Yates told BBC Surrey: "I am really pleased with the group at the moment.
"I have been leaving players off the bench and I'm leaving some quality out of the team, and that's what we've needed all season.
"Once we scored it just makes you defend a yard or two deeper and we did, but they didn't cause us too many threats."
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Matt Harrold scored the only goal for Crawley to dent Luton's hopes of clinching a League Two play-off spot.
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Philip Garvey, 56, his wife Ann, 55, their daughter Emily, 23 and son Daniel, 20, all from Surrey, died in the crash near Churchinford.
"They were the best family anybody could have wished for and they brought happiness to everyone they met," a family statement read.
An investigation into the cause of Saturday's crash is under way.
The family from Woking, had been flying towards Dunkeswell Aerodrome in east Devon.
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Relatives of four people who were killed in a plane crash in Somerset say they are "utterly heartbroken".
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I had a chat with editor Nick James about the film and why it has bumped Citizen Kane off top spot after all these years.
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So Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has been voted the Greatest Film of All Time in Sight & Sound magazine's prestigious once a-decade poll of international film critics, academics and writers.
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The pair were knocked down on an interchange where dozens of migrants were reportedly trying to climb on to lorries.
Some of the migrants then set upon the British driver, officials say.
France has said it will soon close down a camp at Calais where up to 10,000 migrants are staying.
The Eritrean man killed on Sunday evening was the 14th migrant to lose their life in the Calais area this year. He was hit by a car as dozens of migrants tried to slow down traffic heading to the Channel Tunnel.
Calais officials said around 50 people had been placing obstacles on the road in an attempt to climb on heavy goods vehicles. The car driver had tried to avoid the obstacles but struck the two victims.
A local prosecutor said the driver had stopped to try to help the man, but he was then attacked by some of the migrants and went straight to police. French reports said riot police had to be deployed to bring the situation under control.
The migrants and refugees living at the camp, dubbed the Jungle, are hoping to cross the English Channel. They include at least 900 unaccompanied minors.
Last month, a teenage Afghan boy was killed while trying to climb on to a lorry heading to the Channel Tunnel. Raheemullah Oryakhel, 14, was believed to have been struck and killed by a car after falling off the lorry.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday that many of the children at the "Jungle" camp had family in the UK.
When the camp is shut down, reportedly next week, most of the migrants will be sent to shelters in other areas of France but Mr Cazeneuve believes those with British connections should be allowed into the UK.
"I solemnly ask Britain to live up to its moral duty," he told French radio ahead of a meeting in London with UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
Last month, work started on a UK-funded wall to run for 1km (0.6 miles) alongside the main road to Calais port. But the wall has also become the focus of a political row, with the mayor of Calais condemning the structure as irrelevant because the camp is due to be dismantled.
"The people of Calais are sick and tired of seeing barriers and barbed wire everywhere. They feel completely shut in," Natacha Bouchart said last week.
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An Eritrean migrant died and his wife was injured in an accident involving a British car driver on a motorway near the French port of Calais.
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The man was diagnosed with the rare tropical disease after flying into Glasgow on Tuesday. He was returning from Kabul in Afghanistan.
He was transferred on Friday to the Royal Free Hospital in London on a special RAF isolation aircraft.
A spokesman for the hospital confirmed on Saturday morning that the man had died.
The Royal Free Hospital houses the national specialist centre for the management of patients with hazardous infections.
It is the first case of CCVHF to have been confirmed in the UK.
The patient had originally been admitted to the specialist Brownlee unit in Glasgow's Gartnavel General Hospital less than three hours after returning to the city on Emirates flight EK027 from Dubai.
He had driven home from Glasgow Airport using his own vehicle before seeking medical help.
Two passengers sitting close to him on the flight from Dubai are being monitored as a precaution.
But a further two passengers who were also contacted by health authorities do not require any follow-up, Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board has said.
Public health consultant, Dr Syed Ahmed, who is coordinating the investigations into this case, said: "The risk of person to person transmission of Crimean Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever is very low as it can only be transmitted by direct contact with infected blood and body fluids.
"It is not a virus which is transmitted through the air.
"The monitoring of these two passengers is purely precautionary and is in line the national guidance for the management of cases such as this."
The health authority has said the risk to all other passengers was "extremely low" but advised anyone with concerns to contact NHS 24.
CCVHF is a zoonosis - a disease found in animals that can infect humans.
Outbreaks are usually linked to contact with blood or body fluids from infected animals or people.
Onset is sudden, with initial symptoms including high fever, joint pain, stomach pain, and vomiting.
Red eyes, a flushed face and red spots in the throat are also common.
As the illness progresses, patients can develop large areas of severe bruising, severe nosebleeds, and uncontrolled bleeding.
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A 38-year-old man who contracted Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (CCVHF) has died in hospital.
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A 500,000-tonne landslide at Eden Brows forced the line's closure between Appleby and Carlisle early last month.
Network Rail has revealed plans to build a structure underneath the track at Armathwaite to support it.
The project, expected to take many months, will also involve major earthworks to stabilise the embankment.
There is no exact timetable, due to the scale of the slip, the fact the earth is still moving and the remoteness of its location.
Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line said it remained "open for business", with trains running between Leeds and Appleby and a bus replacement service to Carlisle.
Rhiannon Price, from Network Rail, said: "Our aim is to do a thorough job that leaves the Settle-to-Carlisle railway line in better shape than it was before this land slip.
"We are acutely mindful of the impact on communities served by this line, including businesses reliant on tourist trade.
"We are working to fix this slip as quickly as possible."
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Plans to repair a damaged section of the Carlisle-to-Settle railway line have been agreed by engineers.
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2 May 2016 Last updated at 01:22 BST
But in South Korea, the government is trying to make it more affordable.
The aim is not to create a generation of new champions.
Rather, by encouraging more people to play the game, the government is hoping to boost spending in a sluggish economy.
Sarah Toms looks at whether the plan will work.
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Golf is a sport many people would describe as elitist - and certainly expensive.
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About 20 Addicks fans travelled to Sint-Truiden, another club owned by Duchatelet, and protested at their home league game with Zulte Waregem.
A section of supporters have questioned his motives and expressed their anger at the turnover of managers, the club's recruitment strategy and the role of chief executive Katrien Meire in running the club.
Fans have formed a group called Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD).
Supporters protested inside and outside The Valley for Charlton's dramatic 4-3 defeat by Reading, which kept them bottom of the Championship.
The fans who travelled to Belgium, where Duchatelet's side lost 2-1, brought flyers in English and Dutch to hand out.
Earlier this week, former Charlton striker Yann Kermorgant - who now plays for Reading and scored twice in Saturday's game - said the owner's vision for the Championship club was "deluded".
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Charlton fans protested against Roland Duchatelet's running of the club on Saturday - both at The Valley and in the owner's native Belgium.
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It was dredged up by coracleman Andrew Davies while casting his nets on the River Towy in Carmarthen.
These types of swords are strongly associated with Indonesia, but can also be found in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.
Pictures have been sent to the British Museum to find out how it reached the river and how long it has been there.
Mr Davies said he was fishing for sea trout in the river behind the town's B&Q store at night.
"As I pulled the net in, the sword was hanging in the back," he said.
"It is about 3ft (0.9m) long and has an eagle's head where the handle is."
He took the sword to Carmarthenshire County Museum in nearby Abergwili.
Curator Gavin Evans said the sword gave an initial impression of being Roman, but on closer inspection he realised it was "something much more exotic".
He said: "Carmarthen, up until the industrial revolution, was in some senses the most important town in Wales, so there would have been a lot of comings and goings of goods and of people to the town."
Mr Evans said there were "a number of scenarios" for why the sword ended up in the River Towy, with the most likely that it was brought back by a sailor who had been travelling around the world and it had fallen overboard.
Mr Davies said he thinks he will get to keep the sword, although "it is not the sort of thing you can hang on the wall in the house".
"As far a value is concerned, it's the historical value more than anything," he added.
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Mystery surrounds the discovery of an 18th Century sword found on a riverbed in Carmarthenshire.
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Strong winds and heavy rain have created sand drifts on Margate's Main Sands, near the clock tower.
Thanet District Council has put out signs to notify the public of the possible dangers.
Mike Humber, technical services manager, said the sand was much softer than usual and people out walking should be aware of a "potential issue".
He said the affected area had been filled in to stabilise the sand.
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People are being warned not to venture on to parts of a Kent beach after some people got stuck in sinking sand.
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The 18-year-old moves back to the National League side, having previously played for the club's under-15s.
Phipps made his first-team debut for Margate in February and established himself as a regular this season.
Maidstone boss Jay Saunders said: "He is a good size, good in the air and in the tackle - like a good old fashioned midfielder with a little more ability."
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Maidstone United have signed midfielder Harry Phipps from National League South side Margate.
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The 27-year-old was apprehended in Walsall following a disturbance on the A41 at Soho Hill, Hockley, at about 04:30 GMT on Friday.
A 25-year-old man from Handsworth died and another man was found injured in the road with multiple injuries.
The suspect was stopped in a vehicle just before 06:00 GMT.
Soho Hill in Birmingham remains closed while specialist officers continue to gather evidence at the scene.
Det Ch Insp Caroline Marsh, who is leading the investigation, appealed for witnesses to come forward.
She said: "From our early investigations we know there were a number of people in the area at the time who would have seen what happened and have vital information about those responsible.
"Our officers are highly experienced in supporting witnesses who are worried about coming forward and the force− in conjunction with the courts and others − can put in a range of measures to make people who speak out feel safer."
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a double shooting in Birmingham which left one man dead and another critically injured.
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Prosecutors say he accepted 3.7m reais ($1.11m; £867,000) in bribes connected to the multi-billion dollar scheme.
Lula, 70, had already been charged in August with allegedly obstructing investigations.
He denies any wrongdoing and says the accusations are politically motivated.
"I am sad," Lula said in New York. "It is a big farce, a big lie, a big pyrotechnic show.
"What's happening isn't getting me down, but just motivates me to go out and talk more."
Judge Sergio Moro, who is overseeing Operation Car Wash, the investigation into corruption allegations at Petrobras, said there was "sufficient evidence of [Lula's] responsibility".
The money that the ex-president allegedly received was laundered through the purchase and renovation of a beach apartment, prosecutors say.
The flat was built by a construction company implicated in the scandal.
His wife, Marisa Leticia, and six others have also been indicted.
Lula was accused by prosecutors of being the "boss" of the scheme, estimated to have cost the company more than $2bn (£1.5bn).
Several politicians and Petrobras executives have been arrested and sentenced as a result of the two-year inquiry.
Investigators believe overpriced contracts with Petrobras were given in return for bribes.
Some of the illicitly-obtained money was used to finance the electoral campaign of top Brazilian politicians, they allege.
Lula, who served as president between 2003 and 2011, was one of Brazil's most popular leaders and is seen as a possible candidate for the 2018 presidential elections.
However, the popularity of his Workers' Party plummeted this year and his chosen successor Dilma Rousseff was impeached last month.
A criminal conviction would bar him from running in 2018.
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Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges over an alleged scheme at the state oil company, Petrobras, a judge has said.
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The 1929 work, Girl with Necklace, was given by Kahlo's husband to a woman who had assisted her before her death.
The assistant, now in her 90s, kept the painting in a bedroom in her home in California until she offered it to auction house Sotheby's this year.
It is expected to fetch up to $2m (£1.6m) at the sale on 22 November.
Axel Stein, head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, said the painting was in an excellent state.
"The painting looks very fresh," Mr Stein said. "It was in a dark part of the house so the colours are vibrant.
According to Mr Stein, the oil-on-canvas painting has "a sense of warmth and closeness".
It portrays a girl, possibly Frida Kahlo herself, looking directly ahead.
Art experts knew of the painting because a friend of Frida Kahlo's had once photographed it..
The black-and-white snap featured in a catalogue of Kahlo's works but the whereabouts of the original had been unknown.
Its owner told Sotheby's that Frida Kahlo's husband, Diego Rivera, had given her the painting as a present in 1955.
She said Rivera, a famous muralist, had told her he wanted her to have a "memento" of the artist.
A painting by Kahlo depicting two nude women in the woods fetched $8m at an auction in New York earlier this year, the highest price one of her paintings has fetched to date.
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A painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo not seen in public for more than 60 years is going to auction next week in New York.
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The 14-time major champion was two over par when he abandoned his first round after just 11 holes.
The 39-year-old American spoke to his playing partners before walking off the course and into a waiting car.
His early departure comes after he shot a career-worst 82 in the second round at Phoenix last week.
Woods was playing in only his second tournament of the season after returning from surgery on a pinched nerve, which forced him to miss last year's Masters and US Open.
He appeared to hurt his back after hitting his tee shot at the 12th - his third hole of the day - but carried on for eight more holes.
His struggles were made more evident when playing partners Rickie Fowler and Billy Horschel both helped him pick his ball out of holes.
In a brief word with reporters, Woods said his lower back got tight during a fog delay that suspended play for more than two hours.
"My glutes keep shutting off and that causes me pain in my back," he said. "It got worse as we stood waiting on the putting green during the delay and I tried warming up my glutes, but it just wasn't working for me.
"When we went back out, it just got progressively worse."
American Nicholas Thompson hit an eight-under-par round of 64, featuring seven birdies, an eagle, and a bogey, to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot Michael Thompson after the opening round.
England's Ian Poulter leads the British charge, lying in a tie for fifth place on five under, three shots behind the overnight leader, while 2013 Open champion Phil Mickelson was one over par through 15 holes when fog halted play for the day.
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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his latest tournament - the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines - because of more back problems.
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Ayshah went to South Africa, home to the largest population of rhino in the world, but where these animals are being poached for their horns.
She met the people risking their lives to defend the species, as well as two rhino that are lucky to be alive.
Guide: What is poaching?
How do you feel about poaching? What do you think should be done to stop it?
If rhino became extinct in your lifetime, how would it make you feel?
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It should be against the law to poach rhinos and should be banned.
Joseph, 13, Northamptonshire
I think it's good that we have zoos because it means we can protect rhinos.
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I think there should be a 24 hour watch to keep all animals safe from poachers.
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All this week Newsround's been reporting on the fight for survival that rhino are facing.
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They say it can mean an initial burst of hyperactivity and then an "inevitable crash" later in the day.
Teachers' union leader Chris Keates said a "significant number" of school staff had concerns over energy drinks.
The British Soft Drinks Association said teachers must decide "what pupils are allowed to take into school".
The NASUWT teachers' union's annual conference in Cardiff will hear warnings about the "negative impact" of energy drinks on pupils' behaviour.
They will raise concerns that "high levels of caffeine and sugar" are disrupting pupils' ability to concentrate and behave well in class.
Ms Keates says teachers have warned of pupils staying up into the early hours of the morning and then drinking several cans of energy drinks on the way to school the next day.
After a phase of hyperactivity and poor concentration, she says pupils "crash later in the day when the impact of these drinks wears off".
"These drinks are becoming increasingly popular among young people and are often seen as simply like any other soft drink, but many young people and their parents are not aware of the very high levels of stimulants that these drinks contain," said the NASUWT leader.
But Gavin Partington, director general of the British Soft Drinks Association, said: "It's worth remembering that coffees from popular high street chains contain the same or more caffeine than most energy drinks.
"However, like all food and drink, energy drinks should be consumed in moderation and as part of a balanced diet."
Mr Partington said his association's code of practice says high caffeine soft drinks are not recommended for children, and high caffeine content drinks should not be promoted or marketed to children.
The teachers' union conference will also hear concerns of "home invasion" and "email intrusion" from staff who complain they are receiving too many work-related emails outside of school hours.
Many staff say they are expected to respond to work emails in evenings and weekends, including from parents and pupils, and some reported being expected to answer work emails when they were on sick leave.
"It is unacceptable that teachers at home or when they are ill or on leave continue to be bombarded with emails at all times of the day and night," said Ms Keates.
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Teachers are warning about the risks of pupils staying up late at night and then relying on a boost from energy drinks before school the next morning.
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The hoard, dating back 3,000 years, includes three socketed axes and two spearheads discovered by Gareth Wileman while metal detecting in Trevethin.
It was described as a "significant" Bronze Age discovery.
A decorative late 16th or early 17th Century gold ring found in Cwmbran will also be on show at Pontypool Museum as part of Torfaen Treasure Day.
"The Trevethin hoard is a significant Bronze Age discovery in this area of Wales, where little was previously known," said Mark Lodwick, of the Portable Antiquities Scheme for Wales.
"The quick reporting by Gareth enabled us to carefully excavate the find-spot and ensured that we can now better understand these communities living in the Torfaen area 3,000 years ago."
The collection will be presented at an event at Pontypool Museum, opened by Lord Murphy, the former Torfaen MP and secretary of state for Wales.
The hoard has been bought with a grant from Museum Wales, via the Heritage Lottery Fund, to acquire archaeological objects discovered by members of the public for public museum collections across Wales.
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Bronze Age valuables found by a treasure hunter will be presented to a Torfaen museum on Friday.
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Though neither had any running experience, they were given a chance by former world record holder Tegla Loroupe to earn selection for the Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes.
For the past few months, they have been training with 28 other runners in the famous Ngong Hills training area to find out if they will qualify.
ROA was set up by the International Olympic Committee in recognition of the worldwide refugee crisis.
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Rebecca Nymal and Garkouth Puok Thiep fled conflict in southern Sudan, and found sanctuary in the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya.
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Devoto, 22, played 16 league games last season as Bath went from losing the final in 2014-15 to finishing ninth.
Saracens defended their Premiership title at Twickenham in May, beating Rob Baxter's play-off debutants Exeter.
"There were a number of things that led to Bath not really performing well last season," Devoto told BBC Sport.
"I was part of a side that was very successful one year and not so much the next, so for me personally I've learnt a lot from that.
"Hopefully I can take it into this season with Chiefs but, like I say, I don't see that [slump] at all dripping in at the moment."
Exeter start their campaign at Wasps, who knocked them out of last year's European Champions Cup, before welcoming title holders Saracens to Sandy Park.
Head coach Baxter does not think there will be a hangover for his side after coming so close last season.
"Personally, for me, I think the most important thing is we don't over focus on the fact we lost that final," he added.
"The important thing was not to overreact to losing that final and suddenly think we had a lot of things we had to change - because that wasn't the case, it was a pretty close game.
"We feel probably, if we could do it again, that we'd get a bit closer again or perhaps even win."
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Exeter and England centre Ollie Devoto is confident his new team will sustain their Premiership form after finishing runners-up, unlike his old side Bath.
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7 July 2016 Last updated at 16:42 BST
She didn't like the way she was being treated, so she embarked on a dangerous journey to come to the UK.
Watch this animation of Ruth's story.
To protect Ruth's identity we have changed her name and she is voiced by an actor.
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Ruth was 14 when she left her home country of Eritrea in east Africa.
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Sikander Khan threatened a 16-year-old boy with a glass bottle before stealing his iPhone in Blackburn town centre on 28 November last year.
Ten days later, he robbed a man, aged 20, of his phone using an imitation firearm in Oozehead Lane, Blackburn.
Khan, 23, of no fixed address, was jailed for five years and seven months at Preston Crown Court.
He admitted two counts of robbery and one offence of possessing an imitation firearm.
Det Con Andy Lever said: "Sikander Khan is clearly a dangerous offender who showed reckless disregard for his victims.
"While no-one was harmed, Khan used the threat of violence to steal the items."
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A man who admitted using an imitation sawn-off shotgun and a glass bottle to rob mobile phones has been jailed.
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Gamer DP Sayre recorded a video of his encounter with a massive, flower-shaped organic craft late on 5 January.
Other players of the space exploration and trading game have grabbed videos of similar meetings in deep space.
The encounter ends a three-year hunt by players for signs of belligerent aliens known as Thargoids that featured in the game's earlier versions.
Hints about the eventual appearance of Thargoids have been dropped regularly since the game launched in 2014. Strange objects floating in space and structures found on isolated moons and planets have revealed clues about the location of the aliens.
In an official statement, Elite creator Frontier Developments said: "We are currently investigating reports of unusual sightings around the Elite Dangerous galaxy, but we are otherwise unable to comment on galactic rumour and speculation."
DP Sayre's encounter took place when he was travelling between star systems using hyperspace. His ship was pulled out of hyperspace with all its instruments and weapons rendered useless. As he was drifting in space a massive organic shaped ship appeared, scanned his vessel and then jumped to hyperspace.
Attempts by Mr Sayre and others to follow the ship proved fruitless. Other Elite players who shot at the ship when they encountered it got no response.
Many of the ships that met the alien vessel appear to have been carrying "unknown artefacts" as cargo. These objects are thought to be the work of non-human species and were rarely seen during the early days of the game.
The artefacts have been appearing with more frequency in the game and analysis of what they do links them to a star system called Merope which in Elite's lore is considered to be the home of Thargoids.
Elite Dangerous is a space trading and fighting game set in a massive simulation of the Milky Way.
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After years of waiting, a player of the Elite Dangerous game seems to have encountered its mysterious aliens.
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Trump beat his fellow Englishman 5-4 and goes on to face Scotland's 77th-ranked Scott Donaldson, who beat Zhou Yuelong of China 5-0.
Hawkins had fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3, before Trump clinched the last two frames for victory.
Stuart Bingham will face Robert Milkins in Saturday's other semi-final.
World number two Bingham was 4-0 up on fellow Englishman Stuart Carrington in their quarter-final before the latter won three consecutive frames.
However, Bingham recovered to clinch the match 5-3 and will play Milkins on Saturday evening after the world number 32 saw off Kurt Maflin 5-2.
Hawkins, leading by 24 points in the deciding frame, missed match-ball yellow against Trump that would have secured a semi-final spot.
Trump continues the hunt for his first Welsh Open crown and second ranking title of the season, having won the European Masters in October.
"I am still in a bit of shock because I thought it was all over when I left him the yellow," he said. "He seemed to hit it well, but somehow it stayed out.
"Sometimes you play well and lose and today I didn't play very well and managed to get through. There is a lot of skill in snooker, but you need a bit of luck."
Donaldson, 22, who will play Trump in Saturday afternoon's semi-final, had never previously been beyond the last 16 of a ranking event.
He is already guaranteed £20,000 - the biggest pay day of his career.
"I have been playing a lot of TV matches recently and I think that helped me," said the Scot, who turned pro in 2012.
"I have been pleased for about a year now with my game, I can't pinpoint why, maybe it's confidence.
"I will go back to the hotel and calm myself down and get ready for the next match."
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World number four Judd Trump edged into the Welsh Open semi-finals after Barry Hawkins missed match-ball in the deciding frame in Cardiff on Friday.
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Button, 36, is out of contract at the end of the year, while Vandoorne, McLaren's reserve driver, is one of the hottest properties without a race seat.
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis said the 24-year-old Belgian was "an integral part of McLaren-Honda's future".
He added: "Any team that imagines they may be able to poach him is very much mistaken."
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is contracted to McLaren to the end of 2017 so Button and Vandoorne are essentially in competition for the remaining seat.
Dennis said McLaren were "not yet ready to commit or communicate" on their 2017 line-up, but added: "You may rest assured that Stoffel is not for sale."
Reigning GP2 champion Vandoorne deputised for the injured Alonso at last month's Bahrain Grand Prix, out-qualifying Button before finishing 10th on his grand prix debut.
Dennis added: "Stoffel is an extremely talented, intelligent and hard-working young driver, with an enormous amount of potential and who, importantly, knows how to win."
Renault are known to be interested in Vandoorne for next season.
Their racing director Frederic Vasseur ran him in his teams in the GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5 feeder categories and rates him highly.
But McLaren have Vandoorne under a contract this year that prevents him signing for another team until a specific date in the autumn, believed to be around the end of September or beginning of October.
Button does have other options to extend his F1 career into an 18th season should McLaren decide not to keep him.
Williams are known to be interested in him as a potential replacement for Brazilian Felipe Massa, who is likely to be dropped at the end of the season.
Finn Valtteri Bottas is said by insiders to be under contract for another season.
There are also seats potentially available at both Mercedes and Ferrari, where Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen are out of contract at the end of the season.
However, Mercedes are expected to agree a deal for championship leader Rosberg to stay within the next few weeks and would anyway be unlikely to sign a driver who turns 37 next January.
Ferrari will not make a decision on their 2017 partner for Sebastian Vettel until August but are likely to retain Raikkonen for at least another season.
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McLaren have indicated they are likely to drop Jenson Button and replace him with Stoffel Vandoorne next season.
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The 35-year-old schoolteacher told the court that her digestive system sometimes converts food into alcohol.
After her arrest, her doctor conducted tests that found that high levels of yeast in her intestines ferment high-carbohydrate foods.
Prosecutors are seeking to have the charges against the woman reinstated.
"She can register a blood alcohol content that would have you or I falling down drunk, but she can function," her lawyer Joseph Marusak told the Buffalo News.
Mr Marusak declined to name his client, citing medical confidentiality laws.
The woman was arrested near Buffalo in October 2014 after police said she was driving erratically. A Breathalyzer test showed that her blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit.
The arresting officer said she failed several field sobriety tests.
Medical and legal experts say the condition, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is being raised more frequently as a defence in drink-driving cases.
"At first glance, it seems like a get-out-of-jail-free card," Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, told the Associated Press. "But it's not that easy. Courts tend to be sceptical of such claims. You have to be able to document the syndrome through recognized testing."
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A US woman in New York state has avoided drink-driving charges after arguing that she suffers from a rare condition called "auto-brewery syndrome".
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That is despite the fact that new controls on lenders were brought in by the regulator several months earlier.
There were 3,216 complaints about short-term loans in 2015/16, compared to 1,157 the year before.
However Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) remained the most complained-about financial product.
There were 188,712 complaints about PPI over the year, a drop of 8% on 2014/15.
Complaints about packaged bank accounts - where customers pay a fee, but enjoy benefits like travel insurance - more than doubled to 44,244.
Claims management companies, rather than individuals, were responsible for filing most of them.
The main complaints about payday lenders involved:
New controls on payday lenders were brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in January 2015.
After that date, interest charges were capped at 0.8% per day of the amount that was borrowed.
Stricter affordability checks were brought in a year before that, in 2014.
As a result of the new controls, and bad publicity, many payday lenders left the market.
Complaints about pet insurance also rose during the year, by 38%. Among the issues that caused disputes were:
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The number of complaints about payday loan companies soared by 178% in the year to March, the Financial Ombudsman has revealed.
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Poo left behind by the creatures is turning the white marble walls green!
The problem's been caused by insects breeding in a nearby polluted river - and there's been a rise in the amount of them.
Cleaners scrub the Taj Mahal's walls every day, but there are worries their elbow grease could ruin the beautiful marble and mosaics.
Authorities are looking for a way to solve the problem as quickly as possible.
"Officials have been asked to investigate as why there is sudden increase in the number of these insects and how to control their population," local official Navneet Sehgal said.
The insects are a type of fly that look like a mosquito.
The incredible building is actually a huge tomb built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife in the 1600s.
It is visited by millions of people every year, including royalty.
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Swarms of insects are using India's top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, as a toilet.
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Barrow had not suffered a defeat since August and made a confident start as captain Danny Livesey tapped in Akil Wright's cross from close range after seven minutes.
But the hosts - without a win in seven games - equalised on 26 minutes through Luke Hannant's classy finish and were ahead in the 39th minute after Nyal Bell found the bottom corner for his first Gateshead goal.
It got worse for Barrow four minutes after the break when Jordan Burrow slid the ball home at the back post and Wes York put the seal on their first defeat in 20 league games with a dinked finish on 70 minutes.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 4, Barrow 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 4, Barrow 1.
Substitution, Gateshead. Danny Johnson replaces Nyal Bell.
Substitution, Barrow. Liam Hughes replaces Richard Bennett.
Substitution, Gateshead. Toby Ajala replaces Luke Hannant.
Danny Livesey (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 4, Barrow 1. Wes York (Gateshead).
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Lindon Meikle.
Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Byron Harrison.
Akil Wright (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 3, Barrow 1. Jordan Burrow (Gateshead).
Second Half begins Gateshead 2, Barrow 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 2, Barrow 1.
Goal! Gateshead 2, Barrow 1. Nyal Bell (Gateshead).
Richard Bennett (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manny Smith (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luke Hannant (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Barrow 1. Luke Hannant (Gateshead).
Jordan Williams (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 0, Barrow 1. Danny Livesey (Barrow).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Gateshead ripped up the form book to hammer Barrow in the National League.
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Both of the diplomatic missions had been closed for several months due to the deteriorating security situation there.
The Libyan government has been fighting hard-line Islamist militias in Libya's second city of Benghazi for months.
Government forces are accused of being backed by Egypt and some Gulf states.
The BBC's Rana Jawad reports from the site of one of the bombings in Tripoli.
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Two car bombs were set off in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, appearing to target the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassies.
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Dominic Raab said voters were "sick and tired" of "synthetic" politicians.
At a fringe event looking at perceptions of the Tories, Mr Raab also said some people wrongly saw its MPs as "fat, male" and "aristocratic".
The panel debated what they said were "fundamental problems" with the Conservatives' "brand " compared with Labour.
Before the debate, the panel watched a presentation by Ipsos Mori pollster Gideon Skinner, who said that while Theresa May was in a "honeymoon" period and compared favourably with Mr Corbyn in polling, more people liked Labour as a party than the Conservatives.
"I think we underestimate Corbyn at our peril," said Mr Raab, a former justice minister.
Despite dismissing the Labour leader's politics as a "reheating of the loony left", he said his strong poll ratings for honesty could be a powerful weapon in the current climate.
"The biggest challenge we have got as Tories is people think we are a party of their heads and their wallets, not their hearts," he said.
Some people have a "lingering perception" that the Parliamentary party is "fat, stale, male, balding... aristocratic", Mr Raab added, saying the current crop of MPs disproved this image.
Housing Minister Gavin Barwell recounted his struggle to win over long-term Labour voters in his marginal Croydon Central constituency.
He said David Cameron had succeeded in winning some people over to the Tory case, but that the Eton-educated ex-PM's "personal background made it difficult for him to change certain people's views".
Mrs May's "different background" might make it easier for her to win over working-class voters in the Midlands and North of England, he said.
"My fear is that the Conservative Party will fall victim to complacency," he added.
Another MP, Heidi Allen, who has campaigned against government cuts to tax credits, said when she did so people told her she was in the wrong party.
"Why is it not OK to care about people and be a Tory?" she asked.
"I want people to vote for us because they like us not because they begrudgingly think it's best for them."
Ms Allen said ministers needed to "get their hands dirty" to widen the party's appeal, and added: "Maybe we could pick MPs and ministers who actually know a little bit about that department."
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The Conservatives would underestimate Jeremy Corbyn "at their peril", a Tory MP has said.
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The singer died in an elevator at the 65,000 square-foot complex in Minneapolis in April.
The trust company overseeing his estate announced Paisley Park will open for daily public tours from 6 October, provided the city approves the plan.
Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, said: "Opening Paisley Park is something that Prince always wanted to do."
The singer died after an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl.
Officials investigating his death said earlier this week the pills had been mislabelled as hydrocodone, a weaker type of opioid.
"Only a few hundred people have had the rare opportunity to tour the estate during [Prince's] lifetime," Nelson said.
"Now, fans from around the world will be able to experience Prince's world for the first time as we open the doors to this incredible place."
The company that runs Elvis Presley's Graceland will manage the project.
More than 20 million people have visited Graceland, where Presley died in 1977, since it opened to the public - with around 600,000 annual visitors in recent years.
The plan says the tours will include studios where Prince recorded and mixed his songs, and the soundstage where he rehearsed for tours and hosted private concerts.
Tickets will cost $38.50 (£29.10) for the 70-minute tour but VIP tours will also be offered to small groups.
As the plan will require approval from the city, a planning commission hearing has been scheduled for 20 September.
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Prince's private estate and studio complex is to open to the public six months after his death.
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Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Sue Sim said she feared how other women might be being treated in the force.
The claim appeared in an official report which cleared Ms Sim, who retired in June, of misconduct.
Northumbria Police said it was disappointed and does not accept the accusation.
Ms Sim said the formal report into complaints about the way she spoke to officers revealed she was treated differently by some senior officers because she was a woman.
She described elements of policing as "rather old fashioned" and said some senior officers expected to maintain posts until they retired, regardless of their performance.
Ms Sim told 5 live Daily: "I was absolutely shocked that my senior male colleagues treated me differently than they would have done a male chief constable.
"It does make me wonder if they treat me as the chief constable differently than they would a male colleague, then what will they be doing with their more junior colleagues?
"So I think we probably still do have some way to go."
Ms Sim was cleared of misconduct, but an official inquiry criticised her management style and recommended she apologise to some officers.
She admitted she was "robust" and said she and her senior officers were paid well to serve the public.
Ms Sim has now made a complaint against the officers who accused her and asked police and crime commissioner Vera Baird to investigate why the allegations were made.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "It is disappointing and a real shame that Mrs Sim has chosen to express these views in this way.
"We do not accept the criticism that she has directed at Northumbria Police, an organisation that she personally was in command of for five years."
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The former chief constable of Northumbria Police has claimed senior male officers in the force treated her differently because she was a woman.
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The 35-year-old, currently with Stjarnan in Iceland, has won a record 203 caps for her country,
"I felt the time was right to call it a day and that my journey was complete after playing in the Euros this summer," she said.
"Captaining my country for the best part of a decade has meant everything."
Fay becomes the third Scotland player within a week to announce she is quitting.
Glasgow City midfielder Leanne Ross and Vittsjo defender Ifeoma Dieke said they would no longer be seeking selection on Friday after playing in Scotland Women's first major international tournament finals.
Scotland coach Anna Signeul is also standing down, with Stirling University men's team manager Shelley Kerr taking over.
"I have given everything I can for my country and, as the team moves into a new era with a new head coach, it's time to pass the baton to the next generation," Fay told the Scottish FA website.
"This is such an exciting time for women's football in Scotland and I wish Shelley and her team every success in the future. I look forward to watching this team flourish.
"When I was a child, if you had told me I would play for my country once I would have been delighted, so to have done so on 203 occasions is incredible.
"It is hard to describe how much it has meant to me to play for my country. It has helped shape me into the person I have wanted to be."
Kerr, who is a former international team-mate, paid tribute to the former Aberdeen, Ayr United, Brighton, Hibernian, Leeds United, Celtic and Glasgow goalkeeper.
"Gemma is a true role model for any athlete," she said. "The years of dedication and commitment she has given to her country are an inspiration and one cannot underestimate her contribution to women's football in Scotland over the past two decades.
"There is no doubt that, as a team, we will miss her qualities - not just her football talent but her communication skills and her leadership.
"Her being an ever-present in the squad for nearly 20 years is remarkable."
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Scotland captain Gemma Fay has retired from international football, saying this summer's Euro 2017 finals were a fitting end to her career.
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The attacker, who cannot be named for legal reasons, launched the assault off Marston Road and Jack Straw's Lane, Oxford, on 18 June.
He pulled out a Stanley knife and told the 13-year-old "this is going in your leg", Oxford Magistrates' Court heard.
He admitting grievous bodily harm and possession of a blade.
He was given a nine-month referral order, told to pay £85 costs and a £25 victim surcharge.
Miss Liz Tweed, prosecuting, said the two boys had been arguing for months before arranging the fight.
She said the defendant initially told police it was the other boy who pulled out the knife but a video of the assault revealed he was lying.
The victim needed stitches, she added.
Mr Richard Demczak, defending, said his client was of "exemplary character" and had been bullied by the victim.
He said he was handed the knife by another boy.
"This is an unfortunate incident but the facts are accepted," he said.
Magistrates said the attacker would have been facing five years in jail if he had been over 18.
"I'm sure you regret what happened," he was told before the court.
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A 12-year-old boy has admitted slashing a teenager in the chin with a knife after they met in a park for a pre-arranged fight.
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The fourth-placed Fifers were beaten 3-0 by Alloa as the Spiders dropped to sixth after losing 3-1 away to Brechin City, who moved up to fifth.
Livi do, however, have two games in hand over the Wasps.
Third-placed Airdrieonians, as well as East Fife, Brechin and Queen's Park, each have one game in hand.
Greig Spence's header and Kevin Cawley's strike put Alloa in command against the Fifers before Jamie Longworth nodded the hosts' third.
Queen's Park went ahead early on against Brechin through Bryan Wharton's free-kick, but Ally Love quickly levelled - also from a set play.
Dougie Hill headed City in front before the break and Andy Jackson struck their third in stoppage time.
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Alloa Athletic moved to within six points of Scottish League One leaders Livingston as East Fife and Queen's Park's promotion hopes stuttered.
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They were arrested last week by police investigating dissident republican activity in the area.
Three men, aged 22, 24 and 46, have been charged with targeting a former member of the security forces in the Craigavon area.
A fourth, aged 22, has been charged with the attempted murder of police officers.
He is also charged with possessing explosives with intent to endanger life on 31 August in Lurgan.
The men will appear at Craigavon Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
A 22-year-old man arrested last Thursday as part of the same investigation was released unconditionally over the weekend.
Police, who described the device as "potentially lethal", said it had been recovered during a large-scale police operation.
Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr said: "We are relieved and delighted to have taken an extremely dangerous explosive device out of circulation.
"Our experience of these devices in Northern Ireland has been that they have been used to try to kill police officers."
ACC Kerr said the device had been located in a derelict house in a residential area close to people's homes.
"Those responsible have absolutely no regard for the local community, or indeed any community," he said.
"I would also like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding during the disruption of search activity in recent days. Our primary aim has been community safety."
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Four men have been charged after police recovered an armour-piercing mortar during searches in Lurgan.
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Narsingh Yadav, 26, was due to compete in the men's freestyle -74kg at the Rio Olympic Games on Friday.
He had been cleared by India's anti-doping agency after claiming his food was spiked by two fellow wrestlers, and also made a police complaint.
But the World Anti-Doping Agency urgently appealed to Cas.
Yadav had been provisionally suspended from competing in Rio and replaced by Parveen Rana, before India's wrestling federation (WFI) called for him to be reinstated.
Navin Agarwal, the national anti-doping agency's director-general, said at the time: "There is no fault or negligence on the athlete's part and he is a victim of sabotage."
However, a Cas statement said: "The panel did not accept the argument of the athlete that he was the victim of sabotage and noted that there was no evidence that he bore no fault, nor that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional."
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An Indian wrestler whose failed drugs tests were blamed on "sabotage" has been suspended for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
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Josephine Camley, from Springburn, was hit by a northbound Skoda Octavia in the area's Springburn Road at about 19:30 on Wednesday.
She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she died on Thursday. The male taxi driver was not injured.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident to get in touch.
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An 82-year-old woman has died after being struck by a taxi while crossing the road in Glasgow.
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In the commercial capital Blantyre, armed police guarded several leading South African chain stores.
Several hundred Malawians have been evacuated from South Africa after the recent wave of xenophobic violence.
At least seven people have been killed and 5,000 left homeless since the attacks started last month.
Consumer activist John Kapito, in the capital Lilongwe, said the aim of the boycott was "to send a symbolic message".
"South Africans cannot chase us from their countries and expect us to help them grow their economy by patronising their shops and goods," he said.
Outlets of the popular South African PEP, Shoprite and Game stores were closed in all major cities across the country, reports the BBC's Raphael Tenthani from Blantyre.
The Malawian government has faced criticism over its decision to use South African rather than Malawian bus companies to evacuate citizens following the recent violence, our correspondent says.
But Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa defended the move:
"Looking at the urgency of the situation it could have taken a lot of time for Malawian buses to reach South Africa. Besides, the South African buses were cheaper," he said.
Some 390 Malawians have already been repatriated from South Africa, with a further 500 expected to arrive later.
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South African-owned shops in Malawi have remained closed after calls for a boycott from activists angered at recent xenophobic attacks.
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Seismologists said New Ollerton, in Nottinghamshire, is the "most seismically active" area in the British Isles, and probably due to mining.
James Lawson said it sounded like "something was trying to get through".
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it was planning to install more instruments to study the tremors.
Mr Lawson, who lives in New Ollerton, said: "It's rather surreal and my son likens it to the monster under the house because it sounds like something is trying to get through.
"There's an almighty boom followed by extra after-booms. Sometimes, the car alarm might go off in the garage. Pots might fall off the side in the kitchen.
"At first it was a little scary, you fear for your house and property, but we've learned to live with it. It's more a curiosity than a nuisance."
Seismologist David Galloway, from the BGS, said: "The seismic waves might be particularly strong where he [Mr Lawson] is.
"Our nearest seismometer is about 45km (27.9 miles) away so there are errors in our locations.
Mr Galloway added that a BGS team has discussed deploying temporary instruments in mines from nearby Thoresby Colliery.
He said: [This is to] get a better handle on where the actual locations of these events are happening.
"Looking at the seismograms, the squiggly lines, when you overlay them they're all coming from the same source."
The BGS said it recorded 41 earthquakes around the British Isles over the last 50 days with the majority happening in Nottinghamshire.
UK Coal said people should not be concerned about mining taking place at Thoresby Colliery.
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A town that has experienced a series of earthquakes is to be investigated further after a resident described it as like living above a "monster".
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Craig Palmer admitted a string of child sex offences and was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday.
Palmer, 33, of Blakesley Grove, Stechford, Birmingham, admitted eight counts of sexual assault, which took place when the baby girl was aged between five and 12 months.
All of the offences took place between December 2014 and February 2016, West Midlands Police said.
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Police said they discovered Palmer's crimes after a tip-off from the National Crime Agency linked him to indecent images of children posted online.
He was arrested at his then home in Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, in February 2016, where they seized his phone.
Full forensic analysis revealed he had more than 1,000 abusive images of young children on the phone, including some showing him sexually assaulting the baby.
Palmer also pleaded guilty to a further 14 offences including making, possessing and distributing indecent photographs of children and one count of inciting or causing child prostitution and pornography.
He pleaded guilty to all charges in December, police said.
Det Insp Jim Foy said it had been a "disturbing" case for officers to pursue.
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A man who sexually assaulted a baby has been jailed for 14 years.
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The original landmark, built in 1935, was demolished in January with an initial date of August given for the completion of the replacement.
But contractors have blamed problems with bad weather, high tides and difficulties with underground cables for the delay.
It is now expected to be completed by the end of October.
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Work to build a new £1.2m bandstand on Aberystwyth's seafront is running two months behind schedule.
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President John Mahama called Mr Akufo-Addo to admit defeat, a spokesman for his party said, as the Electoral Commission announced the result.
Mr Akufo-Addo has promised free high-school education and more factories but critics have questioned the viability of his ambitions.
Celebrations have broken out in the capital, Accra.
Ghana has been a multi-party democracy since the end of military rule in 1992 and this result is seen as reinforcing its reputation for the peaceful transfer of power between administrations.
Mr Akufo-Addo, from the New Patriotic Party, won the election on his third attempt to reach the presidency, after a campaign dominated by the country's faltering economy.
"I make this solemn pledge to you tonight: I will not let you down," he told a jubilant crowd in front of his residence.
"I will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations."
Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) declared Mr Akufo-Addo the winner, with 53.85% of the votes, while Mr Mahama took 44.40%. Turnout was at 68.62%.
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In the previous election in 2012, Mr Mahama, from the National Democratic Congress, defeated Mr Akufo-Addo by less than 300,000 votes.
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Ghana's opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won Wednesday's tightly contested presidential election.
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Contostavlos's Ferrari collided with a Saab outside Southgate tube station in London on 10 September last year.
The 27-year-old admitted driving over the limit with 54 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
A charge of dangerous driving was dropped by prosecutors.
The singer was also ordered to pay a £1,000 fine, £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £100.
Contostavlos broke down in tears at Highbury Corner magistrates court as she pleaded guilty.
The court heard the singer had consumed two glasses of wine before the incident involving her Ferrari, which she has since sold.
The crash took place at a roundabout outside the station shortly before midnight and officers were called.
'Sleep-driving'
Tarika Jayaratne, prosecuting, said the star - who had taken possession of the sports car just days before the incident - drove "on the wrong side of the road" and hit the Saab which was carrying two people.
Ms Jayaratne told the court that, during her interview at the police station, Contostavlos said she was "sleep-walking" or "sleep-driving" at the time.
Contostavlos's lawyer, Kirsty Brimelow, said the singer was remorseful about what happened.
She described the incident as a "minor collision" and told the court the people in the other vehicle were able to drive home after it happened.
"She immediately cooperated with police. She immediately told the police that she had drunk alcohol," Ms Brimelow said.
She said the star was "a talented young woman" who was set on launching an acting career, saying: "She has placed everything on hold because of this."
She added a conviction would cause the star "difficulties" in getting work in the US.
But in sentencing, judge Gill Allison told Contostavlos it was a "serious matter" and warranted a driving ban.
Contostavlos was a judge on ITV singing talent show The X Factor from 2011 to 2012.
London hip-hop outfit N-Dubz were formed in 2000 and confirmed their split in 2012. Ms Contostavlos also had some success as a solo artist.
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Singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been disqualified from driving for 15 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
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The charges related to an alleged money-laundering operation at St Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur company in Londonderry.
Court of Appeal judges in Belfast also quashed the conviction of a woman.
The trio, all from Derry, had been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud offences in 2000.
The charges related to an alleged money-laundering operation involving cheques drawn on the St Brendan's bank account.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan, sitting with Lord Justices Gillen and Weatherup, ruled that Sean Francis and Francis Taggart were denied a fair trial due to issues of non-disclosure and potential entrapment.
Mr Francis, formerly of Bishop Street in the city, was given a five-year prison term after being convicted.
Mr Taggart, with a previous address at Glendermott Road, was jailed for three years.
Mary Bernadette Ferguson once of Chamberlain Street, was given an 18-month suspended sentence. They had both pleaded guilty to the offence.
In an appeal against the convictions defence lawyers produced a statement prepared by a detective sergeant named 'z' in December 2001.
That statement suggested a named police informer provided information about the alleged offence.
It also raised the possibility that he may have been given "participating informant status" over criminal activity linked to the money-laundering, the Court of Appeal heard.
Sir Declan expressed no view on whether the detective sergeant's account was correct.
But he said: "We are satisfied that the information contained in the statement ought to have been disclosed to the defendants.
"If disclosed, it would have raised issues around entrapment which could have given rise to a real possibility that the prosecution would have been stayed or relevant evidence excluded."
It was confirmed that the Public Prosecution Service agreed that the appeals should be allowed.
"In the absence of such disclosure we are satisfied that the applicants were deprived of a fair trial and that their convictions were unsafe," Sir Declan said.
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Two men jailed for alleged involvement in a plot to defraud a drinks firm out of more than £1m have had their convictions quashed.
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Damers First School is an existing school in Dorchester but is being relocated to the estate to cater for an extra 150 pupils.
It will be the first school in Poundbury, a so-called "model town" that was started in the 1990s.
The new school, which will cost about £10m, is expected to be finished in December 2016.
Pupils and staff will move to their new premises in the spring of 2017.
Its capacity will rise from 450 to 600 pupils to accommodate what Dorset County Council calls a "significant rise" in its school-age population.
Trevor Jones, county councillor for Dorchester, said: "It's all taken a long time but I'm delighted that we're nearly there."
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Work has started on a new primary school on Prince Charles's Poundbury estate in Dorset.
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Hayley Batley, of St Giles Primary, was given a conditional discharge in November 2014 after admitting selling and offering trademarked goods.
An Education Workforce Council at Ewloe, Flintshire, heard she did not realise what she was doing was wrong.
The reprimand will remain on her record for two years.
The panel heard on Thursday how Batley was warned by the BBC in June 2013 that she was breaching trademark laws by making and selling her own Doctor Who items.
She asked the corporation for clarification, but before it responded, she relisted the items for sale.
Further investigations found she was offering more than 1,600 trademarked items for sale, including goods connected to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and James Bond.
Setting out the case, Rhiannon Dale told the education panel that Ms Batley told trading standards officers she would not have sold the items if she knew it was wrong.
She told them: "I'm a teacher. Teachers don't do this. You're not supposed to get bloody arrested."
Ms Batley was given a 12-month sentence at Caernarfon Crown Court in November 2014 after pleading guilty to selling and offering trademarked goods.
She was given a final written warning at a disciplinary hearing at her school following her conviction as it was felt her actions were prejudicial to the school's name.
John Till, representing Ms Batley, said: "She really didn't think she was doing anything wrong."
He said her comments to trading standards officers showed her "spontaneous reaction" and "her instinctive appreciation of what should be expected of a teacher".
Hearing chairman Steve Powell said Ms Batley's conduct was "serious and unacceptable and must not happen again".
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A Wrexham teacher convicted of making her own Doctor Who merchandise and selling it on eBay has been reprimanded at a disciplinary hearing.
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America is Northern Ireland's number one overseas investor, with its firms employing about 23,000 people in NI.
Mr Hamilton said he is "not concerned at all" about future US investment and jobs.
During his campaign, Mr Trump pledged protectionist trade arrangements and to cut the US corporation tax rate.
Northern Ireland is reducing its rate to 12.5% from 2018 to attract more overseas companies, including from America.
"I think the US will continue to be a great, close friend," Mr Hamilton said.
"They have been a great supporter of our economic progress down the years and I am absolutely sure Mr Trump will want to continue that."
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire also believed the outlook was "positive."
He said: "When I was in Washington in September a number of US companies underlined their continued commitment to Northern Ireland.
"We want to see that flourish and grow."
There are 185 US firms in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland exports £1.5bn worth of goods to America a year, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs.
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Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has said Northern Ireland is "looking forward" to working with incoming US President Donald Trump.
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Zdenek Makar, 31, from the Czech Republic, died near All Saints DLR station in Poplar on Wednesday night.
The Met said it was believed he had been followed and attacked after an altercation inside Perfect Fried Chicken in East India Dock Road.
Two men, aged 19 and 29, have also been arrested on suspicion of murder.
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Makar died from head injuries.
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A 16-year-old boy is among three people to be arrested on suspicion of murder following a disagreement at a chicken shop in east London.
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It does not show that Fortress were concerned about the sales process, as some reports had alleged.
The opposition Fianna Fail party had said the correspondence could be "highly significant".
The email from Fortress is an inquiry asking how it can get involved in bidding for the NI portfolio.
In reply, Fortress is told that the query will be passed on to the relevant Nama officials.
The email was sent in February 2014 by Michael George, a managing director at Fortress, a New York investment fund.
It was received by Andrew McDowell, a senior advisor to the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister).
Mr George explains that he has heard that Nama is running a process for the Northern Ireland loans and Fortress is keen "to throw our hat in the ring".
The email was about a month after Nama had decided to appoint the Lazard investment bank to run a sales process.
Fortress ended up being one of the final two bidders from the portfolio which was bought by Cerberus.
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The Irish prime minister's department has released correspondence with the Fortress Investment group regarding the Nama Northern Ireland deal.
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The runaway leaders won all eight of their league matches last month, taking them 19 points clear of nearest challengers Rangers.
It is the third time Rodgers has won the monthly prize since taking over in the summer.
Midfielder Armstrong, 24, scored five goals for the champions in December.
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Celtic's Brendan Rodgers is the Scottish Premiership manager of the month for December, while Stuart Armstrong picked up the player award.
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A BBC correspondent says there are tight controls on people entering the capital, Bamako, from the border area.
He says thermal-imaging cameras are screening passengers at the airport in case they have a fever.
The virus, which is spread by close contact and kills 25%- 90% of its victims, has already spread to Liberia.
'I lost 10 relatives to Ebola'
Meanwhile, an Air France plane which landed in Paris from Guinea was quarantined for two hours on Friday morning after the crew suspected a passenger was infected with Ebola.
"The test turned out negative," a spokesman for the airline said.
Six people have died in Liberia, out of 12 suspected cases, according to the local health authorities.
Sierra Leone has also reported suspected cases, while Senegal has closed its normally busy border with Guinea.
The BBC's Alou Diawara in Bamako says the three people feared to have Ebola have been moved to isolation wards on the edge of the city.
Samples have been sent to the US for testing and the results are expected in a few days.
Mali's government has advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to areas affected by Ebola.
WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic in Conakry told the BBC the reports of cases in Mali were a "concern".
"Everyone should be vigilant and aware of what is going on. But we need to wait for the results to confirm if it is Ebola," he said.
The virus was first spotted in Guinea's remote south-eastern region of Nzerekore, where most of the deaths have been recorded.
But it was not confirmed as Ebola for six weeks.
It has now spread to Guinea's capital, Conakry, where five deaths have been recorded out of 12 suspected cases.
Saudi Arabia suspended visas for Muslim pilgrims from Guinea and Liberia on Tuesday, in a sign of the growing unease about the outbreak.
This is the first known outbreak in Guinea - most recent cases have been thousands of miles away in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola.
The tropical virus leads to haemorrhagic fever, causing muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in severe cases, organ failure and unstoppable bleeding.
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Mali is on alert over the deadly Ebola virus after three suspected cases were reported near the border with Guinea, where 86 people have died.
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The series, BBC Alba's first drama, topped the third quarter of the channel's 2014 viewing table.
Episode one, which was broadcast in September, was watched by 62% of the channel's audience.
It follows the story of a young woman's return to the island she left when she was 18.
Chris Young, who produced E4 comedy The Inbetweeners, has produced the series through his company Young Films. It was filmed on Skye.
Previous Gaelic dramas included Machair, a soap based on Lewis which was broadcast in the 1990s.
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BBC Alba drama, Bannan, has emerged as its most popular series since the Gaelic TV channel launched on Freeview in 2011.
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Michael Cheek's goal midway through the first half proved enough for the visitors, despite the hosts missing several first half opportunities.
Braintree who have fielded eight different goalkeepers this term and enjoyed a record win in the FA Cup last week, remain in the bottom four.
Mid-table Wrexham have failed to score in ten matches this season.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "It is disappointing, we had three really good chances. But we weren't brave enough to break them down.
"It is frustrating, we looked positive, but after ten minutes onwards, we lost our tempo.
"We never really got going and it is disappointing."
Match ends, Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1.
Match ends, Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Reece Hall-Johnson replaces Sam Matthews.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Chez Isaac replaces Lee Barnard.
Substitution, Wrexham. Gerry McDonagh replaces Leo Smith.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Jack Midson replaces Michael Cheek.
Substitution, Wrexham. Rob Evans replaces Antony Barry.
Substitution, Wrexham. Khaellem Bailey-Nichols replaces Shaun Harrad.
Lee Barnard (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1.
Goal! Wrexham 0, Braintree Town 1. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
First Half begins.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Braintree won for just the fourth time this season as they secured away success at the Racecourse Ground.
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Tony Charlery, 59, was stabbed in the neck as he tried to "run away from his attackers" on Portobello Road in Notting Hill.
The emergency services were called late on Friday to reports of a stabbing but the grandfather died at the scene in the early hours of Saturday.
A murder investigation has been launched. No arrests have been made.
Det Ch Insp Nicola Wall said: "On Friday 29 August, Tony went alone to the Mau Mau bar in Portobello Road W11.
"He was only inside the venue for a short while and was stabbed as he left. Tony received the fatal wound as he tried to run away from his attackers.
"Tony was a local man and a much loved grandfather. His family are devastated by his death in such a brutal way."
The officer believes two local men were involved in the killing and appealed to the community to come forward with information.
Post-mortem tests revealed Mr Charlery was killed by a stab wound to the neck.
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A man who was found dead on a west London street was stabbed as he tried to flee from a bar, police have said.
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