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Yr Eidalwyr, Juventus oedd y tîm cyntaf i sicrhau eu lle yn y ffeinal ar ôl curo Monaco o 4-1 ar gyfanswm goliau ddydd Mawrth.
Fe wnaeth Real drechu clwb arall o brifddinas Sbaen, Atlético Madrid o 4-2 ar gyfanswm goliau nos Fercher.
Bydd y rownd derfynol - digwyddiad chwaraeon mwyaf y byd yn 2017 - yn cael ei chynnal yng Nghaerdydd ar 3 Mehefin.
Mae'r trefnwyr eisoes wedi rhybuddio y bydd y brifddinas "yn brysurach nag erioed" ar ddiwrnod y gêm, gyda disgwyl i hyd at 170,000 o gefnogwyr deithio i'r ddinas.
Stadiwm Principality, fydd wedi'i ailenwi yn Stadiwm Cenedlaethol Cymru oherwydd noddwyr, fydd yn cynnal y digwyddiad.
Bydd ffeinal y merched hefyd yn cael ei chynnal yn y brifddinas, yn Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd ar ddydd Iau, 1 Mehefin
Dau dîm o Ffrainc - Lyon a Paris Saint-Germain - sydd yn y rownd derfynol.
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Bydd Caerdydd yn croesawu Gareth Bale a Real Madrid i'r brifddinas mewn llai na mis wedi iddyn nhw sicrhau eu lle yn rownd derfynol Cynghrair y Pencampwyr.
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Isaac and Abz Forjani were arrested by police after the attack - and were questioned for a week - but have since been released without charge.
They say they did not know about his extremist views - adding that he may have been radicalised abroad.
Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with the bombing and 10 remain in custody.
Separately, Greater Manchester Police have released new CCTV images of Salman Abedi before he killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena on 22 May.
The Forjani brothers were arrested in Fallowfield, south Manchester, the day after the attack.
Isaac, 24, said: "It's not easy being connected to 22 lost, innocent lives.
"The fact that the person that did this is related to us by blood is something that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life.
"My thoughts are with the families of the victims. I really do feel for them.
"We went in, we could come out, we can try and move on with our lives. They've lost their loved ones."
The two brothers said they last saw Abedi three months before the attack, when he got his hair trimmed at Abz Forjani's barber shop.
Abz, 21, says he had a "pretty close relationship" with Abedi. He said his cousin was not part of "a big network".
He said: "I believe it was all done by one man, (who) developed some sort of thoughts in the past few years which he kept to himself, secretly to himself.
"He never shared it with any members of the family - if he would of, we could have done something to stop that happening."
He added: "He (Abedi) never admitted extremist views - it was just political opinions, so it wasn't focused or aimed at a particular group.
"The thought was he was just a religious man taking it way too far, becoming judgmental maybe.
"There's never been a hint of extremism."
The brothers also insisted they share the same British values as everyone else.
"We're Mancunians ourselves," said Isaac.
The pair's younger brother Alharth, 19, is still in custody.
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Two cousins of the Manchester bomber say they had no idea he was planning to carry out his attack.
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The strategy has been developed following a critical report from the Care Inspectorate.
It concluded that youngsters were not being adequately protected.
Former chief constable, Pat Shearer, who is interim chairman of the child protection committee, said no time was being wasted in making improvements.
Inspectors warned earlier this year that they were "not confident" that vulnerable children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway were being kept safe.
Their report called for urgent action to ensure that they were protected and their needs met.
Mr Shearer said: "We have reviewed every plan for every child on the child protection register and we are going deeper than that.
"Modifications are taking place every day in that respect.
"We are clear about the key issues."
He said it was important that the initial process when a concern came in worked as well as possible.
Mr Shearer said the NHS, police and social services had to work together to ensure they had a "proper picture" of each situation.
He said that process was now working.
"That said, we have got to continually focus it and make sure it is working right," he said.
"Because if you don't start off properly then you are always challenged in the future."
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A new plan of action to tackle major weaknesses in child care services in Dumfries and Galloway has been endorsed by councillors.
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The Royal Mint, based in Llantrisant, said the silver coin was designed to be a collectable.
It has been created to celebrate "the Welsh spirit", it added.
The coin has been designed by sculptor Norman Sillman, who received his first commission from the Royal Mint back in 1958.
Director of commemorative coin, Anne Jessopp, said: "This Welsh Dragon £20 coin portrays the Welsh spirit and the excellence and craftsmanship of our workforce - something of which we are all so proud."
The organisation opened its new "Royal Mint Experience" to visitors in May.
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A commemorative £20 coin featuring the Welsh dragon has been revealed by the Royal Mint in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
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A new generation of digital cameras will be operational by the end of June along a 32-mile stretch of the A77, between Monkton and south of Girvan.
The number of cameras will stay the same but some will be repositioned.
Transport Scotland said the cameras had cut deaths and serious injuries by 75% since they were introduced in 2005.
Transport Scotland's head of network operations, Stewart Leggett, said: "Safety is an absolute priority and the investment in camera upgrades are central to ensuring that we continue to positively influence driver behaviour on the A77.
"The latest available figures for the A77 show that in the last three years there have been 77% fewer deaths and 74% fewer serious injuries compared to the 2005 baseline.
"We expect the new and improved cameras will continue to support this reduction in casualties."
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The first average speed cameras used in Scotland are being updated - 11 years after they were introduced and hailed for cutting road deaths.
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The owner of the Thomson and First Choice brands said it expected underlying profit growth of at least 10% in the current financial year.
Tui reported a 32% rise in net profit to €577.5m ($634.2m; £418.2m) for the year to the end of September.
In June, 33 of the 38 tourists killed in Tunisia were on Tui holidays.
More recently, flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh were suspended by many countries following an attack on a Russian tourist flight.
However, Tui said its upbeat outlook "demonstrates the resilience of our business model, against the backdrop of the tragic events in Tunisia in June 2015 and geopolitical turbulence in some of our other destinations".
It added that it had seen a good start to trading for its summer 2016 programme, with bookings from Britain up 11%.
Tui's latest update on how much the Tunisia attack had cost it was €52m.
Of that, about €26m came from the impact of events there during the year, with another €17m provision against advanced payments the group had made for accommodation in the area that would now not be used.
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The world's largest tourism group, Tui, has given an optimistic outlook for its business, despite the terror attacks seen this year.
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Orange likenesses of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are being lovingly produced and shared with glee on social media.
The small but growing craft community has invented the term "Trumpkin" to describe their vegetable homages to the Republican nominee. No such snappy term has yet been coined for pumpkins depicting his rival.
Kelsey Kruzel, from Chicago, made a carving of Mrs Clinton, and her friend produced a Trumpkin to go alongside it.
"When my friends and I carve pumpkins, we try and make them fun and relevant," she told the BBC. "With all the madness surrounding the election, we wanted to add a little humour to the mix. And Trumpkin just has a certain ring to it."
Brenda Stemwell, a Trump supporter, tweeted a Trumpkin painted by her brother Charles Adams. "Every year is different TRUMP 2016," she wrote.
Mazel Tuff shared her Trumpkin on Instagram. When asked why she decided to make one she replied it was the "scariest thing I could think of."
Hugh McMahon has been carving pumpkins for 40 years. He always carves a pumpkin of each presidential candidate come election time:
"I did McCain and Obama eight years ago and the images of those were shown all over the world." Mr McMahon told the BBC.
"I did Trump many years ago for Madison Square Gardens and Hillary when she was First Lady. In fact my pumpkin carving of Bill Clinton was brought to the White House."
Mr McMahon says he has carved "five or six" of Mr Trump since he first stood for nomination, and when asked which candidate he preferred to carve, he admitted: "I think Trump as he is already orange, making him the better subject to carve".
By Patrick Evans, BBC social news and user-generated content hub
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With Halloween approaching, the pursuit of pumpkin carving is receiving a topical twist in the US.
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The cancellations affect admissions for Friday and Monday.
Oxford University Hospital's chief nurse Catherine Stoddart said it was so "patients with the most urgent needs can be treated more quickly".
Patients have been notified of the decision and urgent admissions will go ahead as planned.
Ms Stoddart said: "We have taken this decision to improve the flow of patients through the hospital so we can ensure that we can continue to see patients in our Emergency Department in a timely way."
She said because of increased demand "we would like to remind people across Oxfordshire to stop and consider all the options available to them before deciding to go to an Emergency Department".
She added: "Oxford University Hospitals' performance is in line with most other trusts in the current climate.
"We are continuing to work hard with colleagues in social care and our own supported discharge services to discharge patients who no longer need our care in order that patients who do need to be admitted can be seen within the appropriate timescales."
The hospital is currently at Escalation Level 3, which means there are "major pressures compromising patient flow" and "further urgent actions are now required".
Data leaked to the BBC earlier this week suggested 66 out of 152 hospital trusts raised the alarm as mounting bed shortages led to large numbers of patients experiencing trolley waits and delays in A&E in the first week of the year.
Over four in 10 hospitals in England declared a major alert as they encountered unprecedented pressures.
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The John Radcliffe Hospital has cancelled all non-urgent operations because of "significant pressures" on its emergency department.
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The city's Guildhall is the backdrop to new film trailer Their Finest, starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Clafin, Bill Nighy and Jeremy Irons, due for release in April.
Set in the early 1940s, it tells the story of filmmakers trying to make a patriotic film about Dunkirk, to boost British morale during the Blitz.
It is not the first time the building has featured on the big screen.
In 2014, Elijah Wood graced the Guildhall in Set Fire to the Stars - a story of Dylan Thomas' New York years.
It also featured in many scenes in The Collection, a TV series on Amazon Prime, set in a post-war Paris fashion house.
Based on a 2009 novel by Lissa Evans, the cast and crew in Their Finest spent several weeks filming at the Guildhall last autumn.
Councillor Robert Francis-Davies, cabinet member for enterprise, development and regeneration, said TV and movie filming was "very positive news for the city".
"It raises Swansea's profile, helps attract tourism and offers direct economic benefit," he added.
Other sites around the city to appear in the film include Glamorgan Street and areas of Brynmill, close to Rhyddings Park Road.
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Swansea cinema-goers could be forgiven if a new release seems a tad familiar.
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Spectator Olly Croker was watching his brother play in a match in Devon on 12 September when two players collided with a safety fence, said witnesses.
A post embedded itself in Olly's head in what was called a "freak accident" by host club Bradninch.
Shops, businesses and schools closed early for the funeral in Bampton.
More than 500 people joined a cortege to St Michael and All Angels Church in Bampton.
Vicar, the Reverend Kevin Chandra, said: "So many groups of people have come together to give their best to the family, to support them and give them courage on a really terrible day."
The funeral cortege was led by an Aston Martin sports car, with Olly's twin brother Billy in the passenger seat.
The circumstances of Olly's death are being investigated by police and local authorities.
The Tiverton High School pupil was watching a game between Bradninch and Bampton when he was struck. He was taken to hospital but died two days later.
Writing on Facebook after his death, his mother Pippa described him as a "gorgeous boy", and said he had "given life to 5 other children" through organ donation.
Head teacher Andrew Lovett described the schoolboy as a "larger-than-life character" and expressed his "great sadness" at Olly's death.
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Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a 12-year-old football fan who died after he was struck by fencing during a game.
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A pitch inspection at 09:15 BST found the surface to be in an unplayable condition following heavy overnight rain.
No new date has been set for the rearranged fixture.
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Monday's League Two game between AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.
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The court said the ruling was legal but many religious groups were outraged.
The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) said it would appeal against the decision in France's highest administrative court.
Authorities in Cannes and nearby villages voted to ban full-body swimsuits or burkinis from the end of July.
The court said the ban was legal under a law which prohibits people neglecting common rules on "relations between public authorities and private individuals" on the basis of religion.
The judge noted the ban came "in the context of the state of emergency and recent Islamist attacks, notably in Nice a month ago".
But CCIF lawyer Sefen Guez Guez, said he would lodge an appeal with the Council of State, the highest administrative body in France.
"This decision opens the door to a ban on all religious symbols in the public space," he added.
France is on high alert following a series of incidents including July's truck attack in nearby Nice.
Anyone caught breaking the new rule could face a fine of €38 (£33). They will first be asked to change into another swimming costume or leave the beach.
Nobody has been apprehended for wearing a burkini in Cannes since the edict came into force at the end of July.
This is not the first time that women's clothing has been restricted in France. In 2011 it became the first country in Europe to ban the full-face Islamic veil, known as the burka, as well as the partial face covering, the niqab.
Earlier this week a private waterpark near Marseille cancelled a burkini-only day after being subjected to criticism.
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A French court in Nice has upheld the ban on burkinis imposed by the mayor of Cannes.
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The duo are the first Robins players to agree to join Guernsey FC since the clubs agreed a partnership deal earlier this week.
They are in Guernsey's squad for the trip to Herne Bay in Isthmian League Division One South.
If the pair play they will become the first non-Guernsey players to feature for the Green Lions.
"We're delighted to help Guernsey by sending Jake and Kodi to them for a month," Bristol City director of youth recruitment Brian Tinnion told the Guernsey FC website.
"This forms part of our plans for a bigger partnership with Guernsey. Working with their manager Tony Vance, we're looking to only extend this over time.
"We're already looking at the possibility of a pre-season friendly in Guernsey, potentially with the first team, or a Select XI including our under-23s."
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Guernsey FC have signed Bristol City forward Jake Andrews and defender Kodi Lyons-Foster on month-long youth loans.
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Ryan Ackroyd, from South Yorkshire, admitted to being part of the group, whose targets included the NHS and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
He will not face trial on another count of operating a "denial of service attack" (DDoS), which will lie on file.
He and three others on similar charges will be sentenced next month.
Mustafa Al-Bassam, 18, from Peckham, south London, and Jake Davis, 20, from Lerwick, Shetland, have also now pleaded guilty to hacking and launching cyber-attacks.
Ryan Cleary, 21, of Essex, pleaded guilty in June last year to six counts, including hacking into US air force agency computers at the Pentagon.
Ackroyd was due to stand trial charged with taking part in a string of cyber-attacks, but today pleaded guilty to one charge of carrying out an unauthorised act to impair the operation of a computer, contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1977.
Lulzsec emerged as a splinter-group of the Anonymous hacking collective in May 2011.
The name stood for Lulz Security - in which "Lulz" is derived from the popular internet term "lol", meaning "laugh out loud".
The group's members employed techniques to flood websites with high traffic - known as DDoS attacks - in order to render them unusable.
Lulzsec claimed to have attacked News International, owner of the Sun newspaper website, on which a false story was planted suggesting that the newspaper's owner, Rupert Murdoch, had died.
In the US, the group was credited with attacking the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Lulzsec had previously posted a story on American broadcaster PBS's website, suggesting that deceased rapper Tupac Shakur was in fact alive.
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A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking as part of a group known as Lulzsec.
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"We've been linked with seven or eight jobs this season," Rowett told BBC WM.
"This is all testament to how well the team has been playing and the feelgood factor round the club right now."
Paul Clement was sacked by the Rams on Monday, with Darren Wassall placed in charge for the rest of the season.
"I understand the link," said Rowett, 41, who made 120 appearances during three years with the Rams. "I live in Derby and my lad goes to the games. It's always a difficult one to hear, but you can write down the list of every team I've played for in my career.
"What if the Charlton job becomes available, or Cambridge United or Everton? Am I going to get linked with them too?"
"I read an article the other day which had the headline 'We don't want another month of speculation'," said Rowett. "But, if you're going to write headlines like that, all that's going to happen is another month of speculation.
"Like I've said many times before we're incredibly focused on what we're doing here. And, after losing our last game, all we're focused on is to try and win the next one and continue this play-off charge."
After losing to Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day, Blues' play-off push had been progressing nicely with a six-match unbeaten league run.
But then two late Gary Hooper goals in as many minutes last Saturday saw them slump to a 2-1 defeat in the return game with the Owls, dropping Blues back to eighth in the table.
They travel to the New York Stadium on Saturday to meet a struggling Rotherham United side now under new management following the appointment of the vastly-experienced Neil Warnock.
Gary Rowett was talking to BBC WM's Adam Bridge.
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Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett says he "understands" the latest flurry of speculation linking him with a job elsewhere in the Championship, this time at one of his former clubs Derby.
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David McMillan's assault at HMP Glenochil left officer Neil Cumming requiring 53 stitches to a face wound.
McMillan, 39, was found guilty of serious assault in his absence after being removed from the courtroom due to his disruptive behaviour.
He had originally defended himself in court.
McMillan was captured on CCTV carrying out the attack at the prison in Clackmannanshire on 29 October, 2014.
The left side of Mr Cumming's forehead was left paralysed following the assault.
Mr Cumming told the trial at the High Court in Edinburgh: "I see it in the mirror every morning and people looking at me can see it.
"I think they maybe wonder how did he get that, what kind of bother has he been in?"
The trial heard that Mr Cumming was off work for five months following the attack.
McMillan is currently held in jail under an order for lifelong restriction imposed on him in 2008.
Trial judge Lord Uist said: "This was a premeditated assault as the accused must have extracted the razor blade from its holder within a safety razor.
"He calmly walked up to the prison officer, lunged at him three times and slashed him on the left side of his face.
"This was a calculated, unprovoked and motiveless attack on a prison officer in the course of his duty."
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A convicted rapist who scarred a prison officer for life by slashing him with a razor blade has been jailed for a further 12 years.
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The breaches caused rivers of mud to descend on nearby villages in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.
Eleven people were killed and 12 are missing, presumed dead.
Samarco is owned by mining giants Vale, from Brazil, and Anglo-Australian company BHP Billiton.
Vale and BHP Billiton "made all possible effort to prioritise the needs of the people who were in the accident area" on 5 November when the dams burst, it said in a statement.
Samarco says the "preliminary commitment" it signed will guarantee payment for "preventive emergency, mitigation, repair or compensation measures".
The authorities acknowledge that the amount agreed will not be enough to cover the damage to the environment and to the local population.
"This is only a first instalment," state prosecutor Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Pinto told O Estado de Minas newspaper.
Last week, Brazilian environmental agency Ibama fined Samarco 250m reais (£43.6m; $66.3m).
Ibama described the dam bursts as "the worst mining accident in Brazil's history".
The village of Bento Rodrigues was totally destroyed. More than 500 people lost their homes there.
Samarco could face even higher fines from environmental regulators for water pollution and damage to local areas.
The mud is being tested for potential toxins from the mine.
The cause of the dam breaches has not yet been determined, but one of the structures was being extended as part of an expansion project at the time.
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Brazil mining company Samarco has agreed to pay at least 1bn reais (£170m; $260m) in compensation for the collapse of two dams it used to hold waste water from iron ore.
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Kiribati - pronounced Kiribas - won independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Home to the South Pacific's largest marine reserve, many of the atolls are inhabited; most of them are very low-lying and at risk from rising sea levels as a result of global warming.
With the Fijian government's permission, Kiribati has bought land in Fiji for food security and as a possible refuge.
Kiribati's economy is weak and is largely dependent on exports of copra and coconuts. Fishing licences, foreign aid and remittances from workers abroad also contribute, as does a trust fund set up with revenues from phosphate mines on the island of Banaba, whose depletion in 1980 hit Kiribati hard.
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Population 103,000 (UN, 2011)
Area 810 sq km (313 sq miles)
Major language English, Gilbertese
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 59 years (men), 63 years (women) (UN)
Currency Australian dollar
President: Taneti Mamau
Taneti Mamau was elected as president in March 2016.
He succeeded Anote Tong who served three successive terms, the maximum allowed by the constitution.
Freedom of speech and of the media is generally respected. The government-run radio station and newspaper offer diverse views.
Protestant and Catholic churches publish newsletters and periodicals; these are important sources of information. There is no domestic TV service.
11th-14th centuries - Samoans migrate to the islands, Fijians and Tongans follow.
1820 - Named the Gilbert Islands, after British naval captain Thomas Gilbert, who visited on several of them when sailing from Australia to China in 1788.
1892 - Britain declares a protectorate over the Gilbert Islands and the neighbouring Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), turning them both into The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony in 1916.
1943 - Japanese invade during World War Two. The Tarawa Atoll sees some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific.
1945 - Environmental damage caused by phosphate mining forces many residents of Banaba island to leave and settle on Rabi Island in Fiji.
1975 - The colony is divided into two separate territories, the Gilbert Islands and the Ellice Islands.
1979 - The Gilbert Islands become an independent republic within the Commonwealth under the name of Kiribati.
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The 33 atolls that make up Kiribati - the former Gilbert Islands - occupy a vast area in the equatorial Pacific - nearly 4,000 km from east to west and more than 2,000 km from north to south.
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George "Johnny" Johnson was 22 when he took part in the 1943 air raid using experimental bouncing bombs in Germany.
Carol Vorderman and Gulf War veteran John Nichol walked to No 10 from the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park.
The TV personality said she believed the support showed showed the "depth of respect for Johnny".
"Johnny said he would accept the honour on behalf of 55,573 men who died as part of Bomber Command," Vorderman said.
"That's why it's important we're standing here in front of this magnificent statue which represents the seven crew of a Lancashire Bomber.
"Johnny says he is overwhelmed by the support but happy about it because it has brought to the attention of the public the service and the lives that were given by the men he fought with.
The Cabinet Office said it could not comment on nominations.
An ambassador for the RAF Air Cadets for the past two years, Vorderman launched the petition at the beginning of January.
It follows a petition by campaigner Paul Walmsley who also wanted the recognition for the former airman, who retired as a squadron leader.
Mr Johnson, from Bristol, is the last surviving member of the Bomber Command crews who used Barnes Wallis's revolutionary bouncing bombs.
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A 237,000-signature petition calling for the last surviving British Dambuster to be knighted has been handed in to 10 Downing Street.
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The company says the new overhead compartments will allow passengers to store more hand luggage on its side.
The bins will be fitted to some 737 aircraft from the end of this year, the company said.
The new design will mean a 2in (5cm) reduction in headspace for passengers, it said, but air vent and light controls will be easier to reach.
The loss of headroom may be of some concern to taller passengers, some of whom already struggle with the amount of legroom in economy seating.
The new bins can be retrofitted to any of the "Next-Generation" 737s, of which 5,000 are currently in service.
Boeing says the balance of the bins has been shifted so they close without the need for a catch or the "bin assist mechanism" currently in use.
Travel writer Simon Calder told the BBC: "For the long-suffering passenger, this is mostly good news. By charging for luggage, the low-cost airlines have incentivised us to take everything on board.
"And guess what? There isn't enough room, so we've had to check in stuff at the gate.
"So this should help with that problem."
Boeing said the bins should speed up boarding and that "passengers will benefit from decreased anxiety about finding space for their carry-on bag when boarding a flight".
Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Airlines are the first two operators to place orders for the bins for their 737 fleets.
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Boeing has shown off its "space bins" that can hold 50% more luggage than existing designs.
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A survey found rooms yield in the Granite City last November fell year-on-year by 42.3% to £46.63 on average, while occupancy was down 11.9%.
It was the second successive monthly drop of more than 40% in revenue.
BDO said there was little sign of improvement on the horizon for Aberdeen hoteliers.
Across Scotland as a whole, hotel revenue fell by 9.5% and occupancy was down.
Inverness saw rooms yield rise by 5.1% while occupancy fell 1.6%. Edinburgh's revenue was up 0.1% but occupancy was down 1.4%.
Glasgow saw slight falls in both revenue and occupancy.
Alastair Rae, from BDO, said: "It is clear that Aberdeen hoteliers continue to be battered by the weak oil price and the consequent difficulties this is producing in the wider north east economy.
"Unfortunately there is little sign that will abate and the strain which the hospitality sector is currently experiencing is going to continue until something positive occurs in the oil and gas sector which appears unlikely in the coming months.
"The large falls in both revenue and occupancy in Aberdeen are also reducing the Scotland-wide figures for both as the other cities had a more positive month."
He added: "There are signs that the hotel sector is experiencing a stable, if unexceptional, year. Occupancy is relatively fixed and revenues are fluctuating slightly but not in a remarkable way.
"I believe that there will be more of the 'steady as she goes' outlook in the hotel market with the obvious exception being Aberdeen."
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Room revenues have continued to plummet for Aberdeen hotels as weak oil prices batter the north east's economy, according to accountants BDO.
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The confirmation follows a media report suggesting Trinity Mirror could buy the Daily Express newspaper.
Trinity said it was at an early stage of evaluating assets, and there was no certainty a deal would be reached.
Northern & Shell is owned by businessman Richard Desmond.
"The board of Trinity Mirror notes the recent media speculation and confirms that it is at an early stage of evaluating certain of Northern & Shell's assets," the firm said in a statement.
The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday that Trinity Mirror was in talks with Mr Desmond about buying the Daily Express.
How far the talks have progressed is unclear as yet, but the Times reported that Mr Desmond could stand to gain up to £100m should the sale go ahead.
It is also unclear whether Trinity Mirror would also make a bid for the Daily Star newspaper.
Trinity Mirror shares rose more than 2% following the announcement.
Northern & Shell newspaper titles include the Daily Express, the Sunday Express, the Daily Star and the Daily Star Sunday. Magazine titles it owns include OK!
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Trinity Mirror - the owner and publisher of the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror - has said it is considering a bid for certain Northern & Shell assets.
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The oil firm said revenues in the year fell 27% to £1.6bn as the price of oil continued to fall in 2015.
It is the second year in a row the oil company has reported a loss. In 2014, it reported a loss of £2bn.
Tullow also warned there was a risk it could fail to comply with its financial covenants this year.
Financial covenants are agreements that companies make with their lenders to maintain a stable financial position.
Oil prices have slumped by 70% since the middle of 2014, with many of the oil majors cutting back investment on exploration and production.
That has also led to the loss of more than 5,000 jobs in the North Sea oil industry.
Tullow said it could cut annual capital expenditure to as low as $300m in 2017, down from $1.1bn planned for 2016, if market conditions did not improve.
The firm said it had reduced headcount of 37% and was on track to deliver cash savings of around $500m over three years.
It also said it would pay no dividend in 2015.
Tullow Oil chief executive Aidan Heavey said: "Our challenge in 2016 is to be equally robust in responding to the uncertainties that remain in the sector."
He added: ". As we look ahead, we have a portfolio of world class, low cost oil assets which will produce around 100,000 barrels per day in 2017 and a major position in one of the world's newest, low cost, oil provinces in East Africa, both enabling us to create substantial value."
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Oil and gas exploration firm Tullow Oil has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.3bn for the year to 31 December as low oil prices bit into revenues.
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Perquis, 32, who won the last of his 14 Poland caps in 2013, joins on a two-year deal after leaving Toronto.
Henderson, 28, who played 54 games for Charlton, has signed a three-year deal.
Pereira, 20, is yet to play for Benfica in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and joins on a season-long loan deal.
Instead the Portugal Under-20 international has featured for the club's B team in the second division.
The triple signing comes three days after Forest boss Philippe Montanier said the club would not rush to make more signings unless Lionel Messi or Neymar wanted "to come to Nottingham".
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Nottingham Forest have signed Poland centre-back Damien Perquis and goalkeeper Stephen Henderson on free transfers, while defender Hildeberto Pereira arrives on loan from Benfica.
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Kent County Council said the continuing flow of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) from across the English Channel had left it with no choice.
The authority currently has 924 such children in its care, compared with nearly 630 at the start of last August.
Councillor Peter Oakford said it was "not a position we want to be in".
The cabinet member for specialist children's services said Kent County Council had seen a 30% rise in looked-after children in the past seven months.
Other authorities elsewhere in the UK have accepted full responsibility for 56 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Mr Oakford told the children's social care and health cabinet committee: "This has affected our ability to place citizen children within Kent ourselves.
"We have had to place Kent children outside of Kent due to the influx of UASC, which is not a good position to be in and is not a position we want to be in.
"It's actually costing us more financially because we have had to place, I think, six children into residential care either short-term or longer term, which is far more expensive than normal foster care."
The council's services have been stretched since the start of the migrant crisis last summer as Kent is the closest British county to Calais and Dunkirk.
The number of child asylum seekers coming into its care has slowed to about 15 a week during the winter, but Mr Oakford said if that increased with the arrival of the warmer months the authority would be "in significant difficulties".
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Vulnerable children are being placed in care outside their home county of Kent due to the influx of child asylum seekers, according to council chiefs.
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The 29-year-old Davies left Premiership side Wasps to join Ospreys next season on a national dual contract (NDC).
"It's a good sign that national dual contracts with the regions are starting to work," Williams told BBC Wales.
"There's a few other gems that we'd like to get back, like Leigh Halfpenny but everybody is different."
Williams feels Davies will add a new dimension to the region..
"He's got over 50 caps as a Welsh international, he's dynamic, he's a big ball carrier, and that pairing next year of him and Alun Wyn Jones, you won't get much better than that throughout Europe, let alone in Wales," Williams said.
The former Cardiff Blues lock joined Wasps in 2014 but signed a deal to keep him with Ospreys through until the 2019 World Cup.
"It's fantastic news for the Ospreys. They had a disappointing season this year in the Pro12, failing to get into the Champions Cup next year but Bradley is top quality," Williams added.
"Most players when they go away and play in a different league come back better for it and as a person as well.
"To make the move to Wasps I'm sure has helped his game and helped him individually but he feels the time is right for him and his family to come back to Wales."
Davies became the ninth player to sign an NDC with Ospreys and Williams believes it heralds a new era for Welsh rugby.
"He will be a huge addition and he is an experienced senior player now so it's great news," he said.
"That along with the likes of Jonathan Davies coming back to the Scarlets as well, they seem to be stemming that tide of players leaving."
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Former Wales captain Martyn Williams says a partnership between Alun Wyn Jones and Bradley Davies could be the best in Europe.
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The Indomitable Lionesses are assured of at least second place in the group with one match remaining, having amassed six points following two wins.
Ngo Mbeleck scored the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute of a scrappy encounter in Yaounde.
Later on Tuesday, Zimbabwe take on Egypt in the other Group A match.
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Hosts Cameroon beat South Africa 1-0 in their second Group A match on Tuesday to book a place in the semi-finals of the women's Africa Cup of Nations.
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13 April 2017 Last updated at 21:02 BST
The BBC spoke to three people who were robbed after they advertised their properties on the accommodation-booking service.
The scammers hijacked accounts with verified badges and changed some of personal details to pull off the thefts.
Airbnb said it had already been working on the changes – which include sending text warnings if profiles are altered – when the crimes were brought to its attention.
"Unfortunately there have been some incidents where hosts and guests have suffered," said Nate Blecharczyk, co-founder of Airbnb.
"This is not acceptable to us, therefore we’re working around the clock to do everything we can to improve our detection and prevention methods."
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Airbnb is improving the security of its app and website after a BBC investigation found people’s homes had been burgled by scammers using stolen accounts.
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Commercial scallop fishing ended at Ceredigion's Cardigan Bay five years ago when it became a special area of conservation.
Opponents claim scallop dredging is "a highly destructive fishing method".
But the Welsh government said a two-year study found limited fishing was possible in specific areas and would have no adverse impact on the area.
Under the new plans, a flexible permit scheme with new guidelines has been introduced to ensure the "careful management of the fishery" to "maximise the fishery and protect the site features at all times".
An advisory board of industry experts will advise on permit conditions and the scheme it will be reviewed annually.
Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths said: "Based on this and the fact no new evidence was produced to suggest this fishery would have an impact on the protected features within the bay, I have decided we should not stand in the way of economic activity.
"I want to reassure everyone this will be a carefully and proactively managed fishery, with the number of fishing boats being monitored.
"I am reassured the proposed new flexible approach is proportionate and will enable us to consider appropriate areas and management mechanisms for the future of this fishery."
Jim Evans, of the Welsh Fishermen's Association, said the decision was a "positive step towards the sustainable management of our fisheries in Wales".
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Controversial plans to restart scallop fishing in a protected area have been approved.
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A Dhaka court bailed Hossain until 31 March, but deputy attorney general Moniruzzaman Kabir said his office would appeal, according to AFP agency.
Hossain handed himself into police on 5 October and has been in custody since.
He and his wife - who was granted bail last week - deny charges of employing and assaulting a minor.
"The High Court has accepted Shahadat's bail plea today after it was earlier rejected by the lower court," a representative of the alleged victim told AFP.
Hossain initially went to police on 6 September claiming that his maid had gone missing.
A maid was found alone in Dhaka later that day. She told police that Hossain and his wife, Nritto Shahadat, had beaten and tortured her.
Doctors said she had extensive injuries, including a broken leg and a black eye.
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Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain was granted bail on Tuesday after being held for allegedly beating an 11-year-old maid, a lawyer said.
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State-owned CalMac, which currently operates the services, and Serco Caledonian Ferries Limited are the only two companies competing for the work.
The new contract covers an eight-year period.
Scottish ministers are expected to make a decision before the end of May on who will run the services.
The routes involved link the west coast mainland with the Inner and Outer Hebrides.
The tendering process was the source of a dispute between unions and CalMac and the Scottish government last year.
Following the row, an independent panel was set up to provide assurances about the process reported that it was being done in a "fair and open" manner.
Martin Dorchester, managing director of CalMac Ferries Ltd, said: "I believe the bid we submitted last week is an outstanding piece of work and makes a compelling case for CalMac to win this hugely important contract.
"I'm confident we will be the clear winner when a decision is reached in May and, if so, I'm determined that we'll deliver our best service levels yet."
Jonathan Riley, Serco bid director for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS), said: "After two years of eating, sleeping and breathing CHFS I am delighted to confirm that we have submitted our communities-led ferries proposal.
"My team have put their hearts and souls into this. I have worked in the UK transport industry for over 30 years but I have to admit that I was humbled by the knowledge and passion from the people who rely on these lifeline services."
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Caledonian MacBrayne and Serco have submitted final bids for the new £1bn contract to run Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services.
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28 October 2015 Last updated at 11:32 GMT
The Saudi ambassador in London has threatened "potentially serious repercussions" unless a more respectful discourse is developed, pointing out that his country is one of the UK's closest military allies in the Middle East and an important trade partner.
So why does Saudi Arabia matter so much? BBC News explains its significance - in 60 seconds.
Video produced by Mohamed Madi
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UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond's visit to Saudi Arabia comes at a time of strained bilateral relations, with the British government cancelling a Saudi prisons contract amid criticism of the Gulf state's human rights record.
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Councillors voted to await the decision of a £9.6m Heritage Lottery Fund bid by the trust fighting to save it.
The council wants permission to demolish the pier if that is refused.
Meanwhile, a legal fight between former owner Steve Hunt and the council is continuing, with both sides claiming they own it.
The redevelopment of the pier is expected to cost £12m, and the council could be asked to provide £850,000 towards it.
Sasha Davies, Conwy council's strategic director for the economy, said the regeneration of the seafront was blighted by the eyesore, which had already cost taxpayers more than £668,000.
But Jess Steele, an advisor to the Colwyn Victoria Pier Trust, told the council saving the pier would be far less costly than demolishing it.
"This is definitely the last chance," she said.
If an application for lottery funding was refused the pier would not be saved, she said.
The pier once hosted entertainers such as Morecambe and Wise, Harry Secombe and musician Elvis Costello, and remains the focus of a long-running legal dispute about who owns the structure.
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Campaigners hoping to revive Colwyn Bay's dilapidated pier have been granted one "last chance" to save it from demolition.
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Mark Speeding and Richard Johnson had responded to reports the woman had fallen into the river near Riverside Court at midnight on Friday.
The 22-year-old woman was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
West Yorkshire Police said the officers had acted "quickly" in freezing conditions in a situation that could have had fatal consequences.
Supt Sam Millar said: "'The actions of the two special constables epitomises the values of officers and staff who put themselves in dangerous situations to help other people and protect members of the public."
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Two special constables have been praised for pulling a woman to safety from the River Aire in Leeds.
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The men were shot or hanged on Tuesday after appeals were exhausted, officials from Gaza's de facto rulers, the Islamist Hamas movement, said.
Hamas did not seek the approval of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as required under Palestinian law.
It underscores the continuing divisions between the main Palestinian factions.
Hamas and President Abbas' Fatah party signed a unity deal in 2014 designed to end a seven-year split which saw the West Bank and the Gaza Strip governed by rival administrations.
However, the agreement has never been properly implemented, leaving Hamas still effectively in charge of the coastal territory.
The three men, one of whom was a reportedly a policeman employed by the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, were executed at dawn.
The general prosecutor's office in Gaza said the men had been put to death "to achieve public deterrence and block crime".
A Gaza security source told the BBC the execution had been attended by the families of the murder victims, the attorney general and representatives of Palestinian factions.
Human rights groups and the UN had called on Hamas not to carry out the sentences.
The step marks a resumption of judicial executions for the first time since the 2014 reconciliation pact.
Palestinian Authority attorney general Ahmed Brak told Reuters news agency that "carrying out the executions represents a flagrant violation of the Palestinian basic law", according to which the president must ratify death sentences.
Those who were involved in Tuesday's executions were complicit in murder and would be held accountable, he said.
According to Human Rights Watch, more than 40 people have been put to death in Gaza since 2007, including 23 suspected collaborators during the 2014 war with Israel.
Most of those executed were convicted in military courts or executed summarily, without a judicial ruling, it said.
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Three people convicted of murder have been executed in the Gaza Strip, in a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
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He joins from the Chinese side Shanghai SIPG, who had loaned him to Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates last season.
The 31-year-old ends a five-year absence from Europe after he left English club Sunderland in 2012.
Kayserispor have finished just one place above the relegation zone in the Turkish top flight for the last two seasons.
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Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has signed a two-year deal with Turkish club Kayserispor.
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Foster, a former European 5,000m gold medallist and a Commonwealth champion at 10,000m, began his commentary career in 1980 and has since gone on to cover nine summer Olympic Games for the BBC.
"I have loved every minute of my time working for BBC Sport," said Foster.
It just seems the right time and the right place - at a World Championships in the UK - to say thank you and goodbye
"It has been a privilege and I am very lucky to have done what I have done since my competitive career finished."
The BBC's director of sport Barbara Slater said: "Brendan's knowledge, instinct, tone, timing and skill have been wonderful to listen to, and he has given all of us so many great moments.
"His words and iconic commentaries will be heard for years to come."
Foster, 69, was named BBC Sports Personality Of The Year in 1974 after winning gold over 5,000m at that year's European Championships in Rome, as well as setting a new world record over 3,000m at his home track in Gateshead.
After retiring from the track he became one of the leading voices of the BBC's athletics coverage, taking in every Commonwealth Games since 1982 and every World Athletics Championships since the inaugural event in 1983.
He has also been ever present at the London Marathon since its inception in 1981, with this year's event on 23 April to be his 37th and last.
Foster said: "My very first commentary was shortly after the 1980 Olympics at a cross-country event at Gateshead and that's when I started to work with the greatest sports broadcaster of all time, David Coleman.
"David was just so professional and diligent and he taught me so much. After David retired, Steve Cram took over and working with Crammy for almost 20 years has been so special too.
"We have had so many special days, and those recently with Sir Mo Farah winning golds galore, particularly at the Olympic Games, are commentaries that stick out in the memory as we have witnessed true greatness.
"It's also been an honour to work with so many great people who have been a part of the BBC Athletics team - both in front of and behind the camera."
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BBC commentator Brendan Foster is to retire following August's World Athletics Championships in London.
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The House of Representatives passed HJ Res 43 on Thursday by a mainly party line vote of 230 to 188.
The repeal proposal is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Donald Trump.
A number of measures to curtail access to abortion have been introduced by US state legislatures already this year.
Republicans have vowed to "defund" Planned Parenthood, a women's reproductive health organisation that provides birth control, STD testing, cancer screenings, breast examinations and pregnancy terminations.
HJ Res 43 would overturn a rule instituted two days before Mr Trump came into office.
The Obama administration measure banned states from withholding federal dollars from groups that provide abortions.
The rule was instituted after more than a dozen conservative states denied funds to Planned Parenthood through a Nixon-era family-planning programme known as Title X.
Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of dollars a year in funding from the federal government, but it is banned by law from using any of that money to fund abortions.
Anti-abortion Republicans cheered the first step to overturning the Obama administration rule.
New Jersey Representative Chris Smith said: "Planned Parenthood is Child Abuse Inc," referring to secretly recorded footage of employees at the group discussing foetal tissue donation.
But critics warned that low-income and young women would bear the brunt of HJ Res 43.
Democratic Congresswomen Diana DeGette said: "Despite their promise to focus on jobs and the economy, Republican leaders have made attacking women's health care their top priority."
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards condemned Republican "extremists" who had backed HJ Res 43.
This week, an Oklahoma bill which would force women to get permission from their sexual partner for an abortion passed its first hurdle.
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Republicans have overwhelmingly approved a resolution allowing states to withhold funds from abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.
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Leicester became crucially important to Richard III after Henry Tudor landed in Wales in August 1485.
The king stayed in the city on the night of 20 August before marching out to cut off Henry's progress through the midlands.
Richard's death at Bosworth, along with the recent discovery of his bones, have left a rich legacy in the area.
On 22 March the reburial cortege will pass some of these places - starting at Fenn Lane in Leicestershire before heading into the city.
Below is a map of the planned procession through the city. Click here for the earlier route through the county.
Bow bridge
Blue Boar Inn
Guildhall
Cathedral
Castle
Church of Annunciation
Newarke Gateway
Richard III Visitor Centre
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25 April 2017 Last updated at 17:31 BST
More than one in every three 11 to 18-year-olds said they asked their parents to limit their time on their phones.
One in five said using mobiles stopped their families enjoying each other's company.
We wanted to find out what you think.
The research was carried out by Digital Awareness UK, and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
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A big survey suggests that some children are worried about the amount of time mums and dads spend checking their phones.
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The 21-year-old, who can play in central defence or at left-back, was signed in time to go into the squad for Monday's game at Shrewsbury.
Davies has made two appearances for Preston this season, in EFL Cup ties against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
Since first joining the Lilywhites in 2013, he has also had loan spells at York, Tranmere, Southport and Newport.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Fleetwood Town have signed defender Ben Davies on loan from Preston North End for the rest of the season.
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They can do so by replying to tweets containing a link to an Amazon product with #amazoncart in the US and #amazonbasket in the UK.
Users will still need to go to Amazon to pay and complete the purchase.
The move comes as firms are looking at ways to use social media platforms as tools to attract customers.
"Ultimately it is all about conversations that people are having on various platforms such as Twitter and Facebook about what interests them," said Sanjana Chappalli, Asia-Pac head of LEWIS Pulse, a firm specialising in digital marketing.
"Brands are keen to tap into these platforms, not least because they have hundreds of millions of active users."
The move also comes just days after Twitter reported a net loss of $132m (£78m) for the first quarter.
The number of active users on the social network reached 255 million in the first three months of 2014, up 5.8% on the previous quarter. However, that growth was below analysts' expectations.
There have been concerns that the pace of growth the Twitter has seen in the past years may be slowing, which may hurt its revenues.
Ms Chappalli said the tie-up with Amazon was likely to help Twitter engage its users better and as result attract more advertisers.
"For Twitter the revenue model is based on not just on the number of active users but also on how much time those users spend on the platform," she said.
"This deal provides them a good chance to leverage on other sites such as Amazon to help push the engagement rates up."
Meanwhile, Amazon said the partnership would make it easier for users to purchase products they saw on their Twitter timeline.
"No more switching apps, typing passwords, or trying to remember items you saw on Twitter," the firm said in a video it posted about the tie-up.
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Online retailer Amazon has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows users to add products to their shopping carts by tweeting a special hashtag.
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Aleksejus Zarskus, 42, died in hospital after an incident in King Street on Sunday 15 January.
Tomas Gulbinavicius, 32, was charged with murder at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday. He made no plea and was released on bail.
Previously, Janis Karajevs, 30, was charged with murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
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A second man has appeared in court charged with murder after a death in Aberdeen.
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There were 1,748 crashes in 2015-16, rising from 1,649 the previous year and 1,492 in 2013-14, figures from London mayor Sadiq Khan's office revealed.
Officers pursuing vehicles were in 498 crashes in the past year, compared to 434 and 474 in the two previous years.
Met Police said it "continues to strive" to reduce such crashes.
The figures for three financial years were released in response to a written question to the mayor from Conservative London Assembly member Steve O'Connell.
Mr O'Connell said: "The safety of both police officers and the general public has to be the highest priority during high-speed pursuits and responses.
"Clearly there is a need for police vehicles to drive at high speeds in emergency situations, but it is a worrying trend to see an increase in the number of collisions and one that must be reversed."
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1,492 crashes in 2013-14
498 crashes in 2015-16 where officers were pursuing vehicles
The Met Police said: "The MPS continues to strive to reduce incidents resulting from pursuits and has a strict pursuit policy in line with nationally-approved tactics.
"All pursuits are controlled on a dedicated radio channel with tactical advisors to ensure any pursuits are brought to a safe conclusion or [subject to] pre-emptive tactics to stop pursuits happening in the first place."
The force said minor damage is recorded as a "pursuit incident" but added "new tactics and pursuit training has been developed and is currently being rolled out".
On Tuesday, a woman in her 20s died in a west London crash following a police pursuit by officers investigating reports of a drone being flown near Wandsworth prison in south London.
The driver of the car was also left in a critical condition in the crash.
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The number of crashes involving Met Police drivers responding to an emergency or pursuing a suspect vehicle has increased.
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CCTV footage - issued by Norfolk Police - shows the victim being thrown up to 15ft (4.5m) into the air, in a Norfolk car park, before the driver circled round and tried to hit him again.
It happened in the Vicarage Car Park in North Walsham at 00:55 BST on Saturday.
A man, 43, was later arrested and bailed in connection with the incident.
The victim, a 30-year-old man, was walking across the car park when he was struck by a dark coloured car, believed to be a blue Peugeot 307.
He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, with a broken pelvis and serious leg injuries, including a shattered knee.
He was discharged from hospital yesterday, but police said he would not be able to walk unaided "for some time".
For more on this and other stories, visit the BBC Norfolk Live page
Det Ch Insp Stu Armes said: "The footage we have released today is shocking and I appreciate some people could find it distressing.
"However, it reflects the seriousness of the incident and how it could have had potentially fatal consequences for the victim.
"The victim has suffered serious injuries and has been left extremely distressed by his ordeal.
"Whilst the motivation for the incident remains unclear, we are treating it as attempted murder and at this time we believe it is an isolated incident."
After the incident, the car made off towards Bacton Road.
It is believed there were at least three other people, in addition to the driver, in the car at the time, one of them female.
Police have made an appeal for anyone with relevant information to come forward.
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Detectives investigating a hit-and-run have released "shocking" footage of the moment a man was struck and left with serious injuries.
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It was a third victory in the coveted fillies race for trainer O'Brien, who took all three places, with Ballydoyle second and Alice Springs third.
Moore, the Newmarket Guineas double winner last year, guided the 11-10 shot to victory by three and a half lengths.
Ballydoyle (15-2) came from the rear of the field to finish a distant second.
O'Brien admitted that next month's Oaks over a mile and four furlongs at Epsom, the second of the three classics for fillies, was under consideration for Minding.
"We've always thought she'd stay but obviously we'll talk about the Oaks, as you would," O'Brien said. "She's something to look forward to."
After Lumiere set the pace at Newmarket, Moore powered through the field on Minding and said: "We didn't go that quick early on but she hit the gates very well and I didn't want to be taking her back.
"I was expecting a bit more speed in the race. She's just faster than them and stays better than them. She's faster than them all."
Asked about the extra distance of the Oaks he said: "It (mile and a half) is another question, but she looks like she'll go further."
It was O'Brien's 250th Group One success and Moore added: "His record is unbelievable, there's no one better to get a horse ready for a top race."
BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
"What a way to bounce back after Air Force Blue flopped in the 2000 Guineas the day before.
"Though it was, of course, far too early to suggest that the O'Brien horses were out of form, after Saturday there was the odd muttering, silenced now by not just a winner of real authority but by a one-two-three for the stable.
"All sorts of Epsom talk followed, but don't be surprised to see better there from second-placed Ballydoyle, who stormed home through the final furlong from last place."
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Ryan Moore won the 1000 Guineas for a second successive year as Aidan O'Brien's favourite Minding triumphed over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket.
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Jacqueline Patrick, 54, of Durning Road, Norwood, south-east London, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder on her husband Douglas, 70.
Their daughter Katherine, 21, admitted encouraging an indictable offence.
Family arguments were believed to have motivated the pair, police said.
Inner London Crown Court heard two attempts were made to murder Mr Patrick - once in October 2013 and once on Christmas Day 2013.
On Boxing Day of 2013, he was taken to King's College Hospital having collapsed at the family home.
His wife gave paramedics a note purporting to be from her husband, which was actually faked, stating that he did not wish to be resuscitated, police said.
He was placed in a coma and found to have antifreeze poisoning.
When he regained consciousness on 8 January 2014, he told police he remembered having two drinks of the cherry-flavoured fruit wine on Christmas Day, and feeling far drunker than he should have before going to bed.
He also told officers he had suffered a similar collapse in October 2013, which he and his wife had put down to drinking bootleg lager.
Mobile phones belonging to Jacqueline and Katherine Patrick showed numerous text messages between the pair, discussing three separate attempts to poison Mr Parker between 26 October and 26 December 2013, police said.
Det Insp Tracey Miller from Lambeth police said Patrick Snr was "motivated, it is thought, by family tension and arguments between herself and her husband and the victim and their daughters".
She added: "Mr Patrick came very close to dying and while he lay in his hospital bed fighting for his life, his wife told lie after lie to cover her tracks."
Patrick and her daughter Jacqueline will be sentenced on 2 November.
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A woman has admitted trying to murder her husband by poisoning him with anti-freeze concealed in a Christmas drink of cherry Lambrini.
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The search is being carried out at Coghalstown, County Meath, close to where the body of another IRA victim, Brendan Megraw, was found in October.
Forensic investigators have said they have narrowed the search to about 15 acres of bog land.
Mr Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk who later joined the IRA, was abducted in west Belfast in August 1972.
He became known as one of the so-called Disappeared; 16 people abducted and secretly buried by republicans in the 1970s and 1980s. So far, the remains of ten people have been recovered.
Geoff Knupfer, lead forensic scientist at the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR), said the task ahead remained difficult.
He said: "We have good reason to believe that we are in the right area and that his remains lie somewhere in the six hectares (15 acres) site, but while the terrain is not as rough as at Oristown Bog, where we found Brendan Megraw, we still have a difficult and complex task ahead of us.
"We are satisfied that the time is right to bring in our team of forensic archaeologists to start the search beneath the surface."
The ICLVR brought in a specialist search dog last December to help detect signs of human remains at the site.
Mr Knupfer also appealed for more information about Mr Lynskey's secret burial.
"There are people who have information who have not come to the ICLVR even though there is a guarantee of complete confidentiality," he said.
"It would be quite wrong to think that because we have started the search for Joe Lynskey that there is no need for someone who knows something of the events in Coghalstown in 1972 to give us that information.
"It might be the key to finding his remains and returning them to his family for a Christian burial."
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A new search is to begin later for the body of Joe Lynskey, who was abducted and murdered by the IRA 42 years ago.
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Farmhand Kyle Warren, 17, student Billy Hines, 16, and Dominic O'Neill, 18, who was unemployed, died on 5 April.
Their black Ford Ka ploughed into trees on Tivetshall Road, near Pulham Market in Norfolk at about 23:50 BST.
The inquest was opened at Norfolk Coroner's Court and adjourned until 25 July for a pre-inquest review hearing.
The trio were travelling towards Pulham Market when the crash took place and they died at the scene.
Norfolk's senior coroner Jacqueline Lake did not give details on who was driving the vehicle.
Mr O'Neill lived in Pulham Market, Kyle lived in Harleston in Suffolk and Billy lived at Magpie Green, near Wortham in Suffolk.
Their families have been paying tribute to them.
Mr O'Neill's mother Davina said she had been overwhelmed with the support and love of his friends for her "beautiful, much loved... greatly missed" son.
Kyle's family remembered a "very cheeky chappy, who always had a wonderful smile on his face", with a passion for banger racing and who was "outgoing and loved in return by all".
Billy's family said he was "a funny, loving, caring, hard-working boy" who brought "so much joy to everyone he met" and enjoyed shooting, motorbikes and cars.
They added: "It is testimony to Billy, Kyle and Dom to all the support we have had as a family."
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Three teenagers who died when their car crashed and burst into flames were killed by multiple injuries, an inquest has heard.
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Ross Cowling, from Luton, was hit by a Land Rover Defender as he walked through Flitwick, Bedfordshire, on Christmas Eve.
The 37-year-old, who had two daughters, aged 10 and eight, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bedfordshire Police has appealed for witnesses to the crash in Maulden Road at 17:35 GMT.
In a statement, Mr Cowling's family said: "Ross was a loving father, brother, uncle and son and we are all absolutely devastated.
"He had been on his way home to spend Christmas with his family.
"We are all heartbroken."
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A father-of-two was on his way home for Christmas when he was hit and killed in a crash, his family has said.
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Nathan, aged 16, from Paignton, was reported missing to police on Friday and divers discovered his body on Sunday near the River Dart in Totnes.
Devon and Cornwall Police said it was possible he had fallen into the river after taking a "new pyschoactive substance" (NPS).
The teenager's family described him as "full of life and loving".
Nathan's mother Mandi Retter said his death had "screwed up our lives forever".
His brother Daniel said: "He did love people so much. He couldn't express it enough. Everyone that knew him thought he was funny."
His grandmother, Margaret Retter, added: "The last time I saw him it was just wonderful. I was coming up the path last weekend and he just leaned out the bedroom window shouting 'Hi Grandma'.
"He was just full of life and loving, it was a lovely memory."
A memorial afternoon will be held at St John's Church in Totnes on Tuesday 16 August.
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A body found in a river in Devon has been formally identified as missing teenager Nathan Wood.
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Brig Young founded The Sealed Knot Society which held its first meeting at The Mitre pub on High Street in the city in 1968.
The society is recreating Civil War scenes at Trinity College on Broad Street on Saturday and Sunday.
Mike Molcher said the society had "gone from strength to strength".
Brig Young was decorated in World War Two and went on to become an expert on the English Civil War.
He formed the Sealed Knot with a group of friends following a garden party in cavalier costume to publicise the launch of a book he had written on the Battle of Edgehill.
Mr Molcher said: "The public are so fascinated by what we do - the enthusiasm and passion for this period really come through."
The society now has thousands of members worldwide who stage massed battles in period costumes and provide personnel for television and film productions.
The event in Trinity College, Oxford, recreates the period when the city was King Charles I's base during the First English Civil War.
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Historical re-enactment enthusiasts are gathering in Oxford to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of their founder, Brigadier Peter Young.
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Dafydd Llywelyn will put forward Mark Collins, who is to meet the Police and Crime Panel on Friday before his potential appointment is confirmed.
Mr Collins is the current deputy chief constable of Bedfordshire Police.
The force said he was selected as the preferred candidate after a "rigorous" two-day assessment at the force's Carmarthen headquarters.
If confirmed, he will take over from Simon Prince, who announced his retirement after three years in the post.
The appointment panel was made up of Prof Alan Clarke, professor of criminology at Aberystwyth University, Rhian Jardine head of sustainable communities at Natural Resources Wales, Pembrokeshire council's chief executive Ian Westley and independent member Carolyn Dhanraj.
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A new chief constable for Dyfed-Powys Police is to be recommended by the force's Police and Crime Commissioner.
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Derek Serpell-Morris, known as DJ Derek, has been missing since July.
The Bristol Post reported that an application will be made under the Presumption of Death Act.
His niece Jennifer Griffiths said that since then they had been targeted by people alleging the family was trying to access his assets.
The case is still being pursued as an "active inquiry", Avon and Somerset Police say.
"[But] the police don't think he is alive, we don't think he is alive - there has to be an end to this," she said.
DJ Derek was last seen on CCTV in Bristol city centre on 11 July 2015.
His bus pass was used later that day but there has been no trace of him since.
The family have started gathering the evidence they need to be granted a certificate of presumed death.
According to the charity Missing People, the process of obtaining a certificate can take between four and six months.
Relatives need to collect evidence such as bank information, newspaper clippings about the missing person and police statements.
Ms Griffiths has hit out at speculation the family were trying to profit from the proceedings.
She said the death certificate will "give us some closure and enable us to tie-up loose ends".
"He doesn't have life insurance or a will," said Ms Griffiths.
"His flat is privately owned and the landlord wants the flat back and this is the only way we can do that.
"People have said we want the money in his bank but it's his pension and we have to pay it back once we get his death certificate."
The family are planning a memorial for DJ Derek and Ms Griffiths said she will continue looking for her uncle.
"I'm not giving up on him. I'll continue to keep looking for him until we have exhausted all avenues."
Avon and Somerset Police said they were "still very keen to hear from anyone who has information on this case and we are actively seeking new leads in the inquiry".
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The family of a missing Bristol DJ have said they have received abusive messages after starting legal proceedings to have him declared dead.
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A van drove into crowds of people in the centre of the city, in a tourist area called Las Ramblas.
Thirteen people have died and dozens were injured.
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Witnesses say the van was deliberately driven into people in Barcelona's popular Las Ramblas area.
The emergency services got to the location very quickly and tried to help as many people as they could.
They are now looking for the missing driver.
Spanish police said they have stopped another van attack in a small town called Cambrils near Barcelona.
The police managed to stop the attackers before they reached a crowded area.
One woman died and the five suspected attackers were killed by police.
Police think this attack was linked to the one that happened earlier in Barcelona.
Four people have been arrested.
The police are still looking for the missing driver who ran away from the van.
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has described it as a terrorist attack.
The extremist group that calls itself Islamic State says it is responsible.
The city's famous football club, FC Barcelona, has said it was "deeply saddened" by the attack.
Lionel Messi added: "There are many more of us who want to live in a world in peace, without hate."
Several famous building all over the world have lit up to show their support for the people of Spain.
New York City's One World Trade centre was lit up in the colours of Spain's flag, red and yellow.
The Eiffel Tower turned off its lights in support of Barcelona.
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An attack took place in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday 17 August.
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Rescue teams will be trying to help people who are trapped and injured, and provide shelter and protection to those who have lost their homes.
Many countries, including America, Pakistan, China and India, have promised aid like food supplies, tents, doctors and search and rescue helicopters.
Newsround spoke to one UK charity which is sending shelter material to help people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed by the earthquake.
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Countries and charities from around the world are helping Nepal deal with the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck there on Saturday.
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Jones believes recent controversial decisions have put the competition's officiating in the spotlight.
"There are big decisions to be made by all unions on how we can give some credibility to this league," Jones said.
"We all want the best and fairest outcome and for players to decide matches."
Ospreys felt they had a "clear" try disallowed in their defeat at Connacht on 27 February.
Irish official George Clancy conferred with video ref Jude Quinn before making the ruling in that game in Galway.
"I've been out to the Sportsground many times and we've had perfectly good tries taken away from us," said former Wales flanker Jones.
"Incidents have been happening which have gone undetected. We've been banging the drum for years about this, so it doesn't surprise me."
Edinburgh coach Alan Solomon's was unhappy with an offside decision which he believes cost his side victory at Scarlets on February 12.
The match officials in that game were Irish referee Andrew Brace and Welsh assistants Craig Evans and Greg Morgan with another Welshman, Jon Mason, as television match official.
"You can refer back to the last-second penalty for the Scarlets against Edinburgh two weeks ago. It goes on and on - it's a catalogue," Jones added.
"It's a challenge for this league and always has been from day one."
Referees in the Pro12 are drawn from the four unions whose teams compete in the tournament - Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
But referees and assistant referees - formerly classified as touch judges - are able to take charge of matches involving teams from the country of their birth.
"It would be nice to have neutral officials for all matches," said Jones.
"I still feel that the best team does win. However, upsets can occur and it just needs really sound officiating for that [the best team winning] to happen."
Dragons are at Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday, where they have won just once, but Jones is undaunted.
"We can win there. We need to be positive and take our attacking game and intent to Munster and put them under pressure.
"Get the referee on our side and get those 50-50 calls coming our way, which we all see in the league sometimes influences outcomes."
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Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones says the refereeing of Pro12 matches need to be reviewed.
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She will be joined by four newcomers who will play sixth-formers at Coal Hill School - Greg Austin, Sophie Hopkins Fady Elsayed and Vivian Oparah.
Award-winning Class creator Patrick Ness said: "How lucky we are to get Katherine Kelly!
"She's been stunning in Happy Valley, The Night Manager and Mr Selfridge, just wait until you see her here."
Class marks the TV screenwriting debut of young adult author Ness, best known for his book A Monster Calls.
It is not the first time Coal Hill School has featured in Doctor Who - it was the setting for the very first episode in 1963.
Steven Moffat, Class and Doctor Who executive producer, added: "There's nothing more exciting than meeting stars that nobody's heard of yet. We had the read-through of the first few episodes last week, and there was a whole row of them.
"Coal Hill School has been part of Doctor Who since the very first shoot in 1963, but this new show is anything but history. Class is dark and sexy and right now. I've always wondered if there could be a British Buffy - it's taken the brilliant Patrick Ness to figure out how to make it happen."
Class is the latest of several Doctor Who spin-off shows aimed at younger audiences, including Totally Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
The eight-part series will be shown on BBC Three later this year.
As the title suggests, each 45-minute episode will be set in a school in contemporary London, although most of the series will be be filmed near Cardiff.
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Former Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly has been cast as a teacher in Doctor Who spin-off, Class.
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The findings reveal that an offer was made for the property in Cairnryan before Dumfries and Galloway councillors were told of the plans.
The public consultation process was also found to be flawed.
Seven recommendations for improvement will be considered at a full council meeting later this week.
The inquiry - carried out by Solace Enterprises - focused on the council's decision to buy Cairnryan House and convert it into a children's home.
The former bed and breakfast replaced Milton House in Stranraer which had been deemed unsuitable by care inspectors.
The social work department considered some 26 sites and buildings before opting for the village property.
The inquiry agreed that, given the criteria, it was the best option.
However, the process of purchasing the building was found to be deeply flawed.
Contact was made with the seller's agent and a conditional offer of ??390,000 submitted in December 2010.
Councillors were not consulted on the plans until a month later, and the decision to buy was taken before a full structural survey was carried out.
The inquiry also found that the consultation process had failed to follow national guidelines.
Many residents had questioned the suitability of the village to house a residential unit and the two public meetings staged by the authority were said to have offered locals no opportunity to influence the proposals or have their concerns addressed.
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An independent inquiry has identified a host of failings in a council's handling of a project to develop a residential child care unit.
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Pavey became the oldest woman to claim European gold when she won the 10,000m in Zurich in 2014, aged 40.
The British five-time Olympian missed the World Championships with a heel injury, but has no plans to retire.
"Next year I'll be mostly focusing on trying to qualify for the Europeans - that's the goal," Pavey said.
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The 43-year-old has ruled out competing at the Commonwealth Games in Australia in March, but is keen to continue for at least one more season on the track.
"With the Commonwealths being in March, and having a family and all the different phases of my life I'm at now, I just think it's the Europeans that I'm most interested in," Pavey told BBC Radio Devon.
"It was frustrating getting injured early in the season because I was quite pleased with the way the track sessions were starting to unfold.
"I actually felt younger this year than I did maybe in the last year or two, so I was looking forward to trying to put some good track performances in.
"I suppose I have to retire one day, but I'll never completely retire - I'll always keep running."
The Devon mother of two received her 2007 World Championship bronze medal at the London Stadium during this year's event, after Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse was retrospectively disqualified for an in-competition doping offence.
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Jo Pavey is aiming to regain her 10,000m title at the European Championships in Germany in 2018 - a month before her 45th birthday.
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Freedom Refreshments is a UK-wide group that employs 160 people. It turned over £16m in 2016.
It is Tayto's third acquisition in England this year after it bought a snack company and a majority stake in a popcorn business.
The company said the deal allowed Tayto to "increase our presence significantly within this sector".
"While we have a strong share of the vending market in Northern Ireland, we only had limited reach into GB," said Paul Allen, the group's chief executive.
Tayto has established a new company, Montagu Group, to hold the vending machine business.
Meanwhile the Tayto Group's annual results for 2016 showed a pre-tax profit of £2.9m on turnover of £163m.
The group employed 1,400 people during the year paying salaries worth £29m.
The best-paid director received renumeration of just under £900,000.
The Tayto Group has been owned by the Hutchinson family since 1956 and is the third-largest snack manufacturer in the UK.
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Tandragee-based crisp maker Tayto has bought a Leeds-based vending machine business in a multi-million pound deal.
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Rosie Nelson was 21 years old and a size eight when she was told by a top agency to slim down further.
She said she was "really excited" that her 113,000-signature campaign had attracted so much support.
Ms Nelson will give evidence at a parliamentary inquiry into modelling and health issues, which begins later.
MP Caroline Nokes, chair of an all party parliamentary group on body image, launched the inquiry after supporting Ms Nelson's campaign.
She said they would discuss whether government legislation could be necessary to ensure models were not forced to become "unhealthily thin", and will hear evidence from industry professionals.
Other countries including France and Italy have already legislated in this area, with France creating rules about a minimum body mass index for models and Italy demanding health certificates.
Ms Nelson, from Sandhurst, Berkshire, said she lost almost a stone in weight after being told by an agency to slim.
She said: "When I returned to the same agency they told me to lose more weight, they wanted me 'down to the bone'".
She said she wants to see tighter checks on a model's health: "If a model is being asked to lose weight, she can go to a doctor and say 'I need to get down to 35 inch hips' and the doctor can then say you can lose weight this way'.
"Some girls are doing really drastic things to lose weight, they're eating cotton [wool], they're eating only popcorn."
Ms Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, said: "Firstly we want the girls working in the fashion industry to be healthy.
"Secondly we want them to be good role models and we want images that young people see in advertising and on the catwalk to be of healthy positive young women."
The Association of Model Agencies (AMA) said its members train staff to recognise symptoms of eating disorders.
Its code of practice states "AMA members have worked with a number of professional bodies to help agents identify models who may be in need of specific advice and support on particular health issues."
The inquiry is open to the public and a report will be published early in the new year.
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A model who was asked to slim "down to the bone" has handed a petition to the government calling for better healthcare in the modelling industry.
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Jermaine Baker, 28, from Tottenham was sitting in a car when he was killed by a single shot on 11 December 2015.
He was allegedly part of a gang trying to spring Izzet Eren from a custody van as he was being driven to an appearance at Wood Green Crown Court.
Ozcan Eren, 31, and Eren Hayser, 25, deny trying to help free Mr Eren.
Two other men, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, have admitted being part of the escape plot.
The jury at Woolwich Crown Court was told a police surveillance bug placed in a stolen car, in which Mr Baker was waiting with Mason and Sogucakli, had picked up conversations between the men.
The court heard the recording of Mason taking a phone call at 09:00 GMT, which appeared to tell him where in the prison vehicle they should expect to find Izzet Eren.
The man is heard telling the others: "See, as you go in, yeah, it's the first door on your right."
Jermaine Baker is then heard saying: "So the door's here, boom boom."
Sogucakli can then be heard asking what they mean, to which Mason replies: "In the van, the first door on the right, that's where he is."
Just after 09:03 the audio picked up shouts of "armed police".
The jury was not played any audio beyond this point, however a single shot was fired by an armed officer, hitting Jermaine Baker, who died shortly afterwards.
Izzet Eren, who had been convicted of a firearms offence, had secreted a mobile phone in the van and was using it to organise his escape.
He has admitted arranging for the men in the car to free him by holding up the van using an imitation Uzi machine gun.
Ozcan Eren, of Wood Green, and Eren Hasyer, of Enfield, both deny conspiring in the escape plot and conspiracy to carry an imitation firearm with criminal intent.
Izzet Eren, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, all of Tottenham, previously pleaded guilty to the same offences.
The case continues.
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A man shot dead by police as they foiled an attempt to free a prisoner was speaking to two accomplices minutes before his death, a jury has heard.
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Louise Wright, 29, was cycling to work when she was dragged under Adam Haywood's beer delivery truck in July 2014.
Prosecutors said Haywood, 31, from Whitwell in Derbyshire, failed to check his mirrors before turning left at traffic lights in Nottingham.
He was found guilty of causing death by careless driving by a majority verdict.
He was given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and has been banned from driving for two years.
A judge also ordered him to do 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,500 in costs.
Speaking after the verdict, Ms Wright's mother Sharon Brown said: "Nobody is a winner in this. It is just tragic what has happened. I do feel the right verdict has been reached and the sentence was fair.
"I don't get to spend any more time with her, I don't get to spend a future with her, I don't get to witness her being a wife, a mother, I don't get to be a grandmother.
"Just one short moment in time, one lapse of concentration. You think to yourself, 'what if?'. If she'd just chosen a different route... we might not be here.
"Just one short moment and it's changed everything."
Judge Jonathan Bennett said he had to "balance justice and mercy".
"There are no winners in this particular case," he said.
The trial at Derby Crown Court heard how Haywood had stopped at the lights when Miss Wright cycled down the left side of his lorry and waited near the front of his vehicle.
Jurors were told it is not illegal for a cyclist to come up the inside of a lorry, but the Highway Code recommends not to do so.
The prosecution claimed Miss Wright would not have realised Haywood intended to turn left as he did not have his indicators on.
Mr Haywood told the jury he could not remember if he had put on his indicators, but that was his normal practice.
Jurors were told there is nothing in law to say that a driver must indicate, but the Highway Code says they should.
In his evidence he claimed he checked his mirrors before turning left but did not see Miss Wright, and he believed she must have been in his blind spot.
Miss Wright was killed instantly in the accident, which happened at the junction of Lower Parliament Street and Pennyfoot Street in Nottingham city centre on 3 July 2014.
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A lorry driver has been found guilty of killing a cyclist who was dragged under the wheels of his truck at a junction.
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Twenty-five others were injured when a van filled with explosives blew up in front of a school on the outskirts of the city, the Sana news agency said.
State television aired footage of charred cars with blown-out windows.
Latakia has largely escaped the conflict that has devastated most of Syria and left 250,000 people dead.
But a rebel alliance that includes al-Qaeda's local affiliate, al-Nusra Front, has been advancing on the city and within its surrounding province after driving government forces out of much of neighbouring Idlib province earlier this year.
Sana reported that the bomb was detonated at 12:00 (09:00) on Wednesday, outside Imad Ali school in Hamam square, on the northern edges of Latakia.
It also said that on Tuesday evening security forces had intercepted two cars loaded with explosives which "terrorists were trying to sneak into Latakia".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the UK-based monitoring group, said Wednesday's blast was "the biggest car bomb attack in Latakia since the war began" in 2011.
"This is rare for Latakia city, which is usually hit by rockets," its director, Rami Abdul Rahman, told the AFP news agency.
Last month, six people were killed in the city by shellfire and rebels forces reached the edge of the coastal mountains to the east where Mr Assad's ancestral village of Qardaha is located.
The rebel advance in the north-eastern heartland of his Alawite sect is the latest in a series of setbacks for the president.
In July, he acknowledged the army faced a manpower shortage and had withdrawn from some areas in order to defend those he considered most significant.
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At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian city of Latakia, a key stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state media report.
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The striker made the swap with Pepe as his side trailed Real by three goals, and he was substituted at the break.
BBC football analyst Lawrenson believes Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers should fine the player and drop him.
"It is all about Mario Balotelli. He lives in his own little world, but there is no 'I' in team," he said.
Liverpool lost 3-0 and lie third in their Champions League group.
Former Liverpool defender Lawrenson added: "Balotelli is 24 years old and a dad. Everybody thought it was time for him to settle down, but, if anything, he is getting worse.
"At Queens Park Rangers on Sunday he gave a non-performance, and then last night, it was sheer madness.
"He (Rodgers) will fine him, probably a couple of weeks wages, and pick Rickie Lambert instead at the weekend."
Lawrenson, who won five league championships and a European Cup during seven seasons at Anfield, also criticised the Italian's poor work-rate.
He added: "Everyone can forgive you if you miss chances, but you have to give everything to the team. Does he do that? I don't think so. I'm one of millions of Liverpool fans thinking, 'What is he doing?'
"At least Rickie Lambert will give everything."
Balotelli, who was replaced by Adam Lallana at half-time, was reprimanded for swapping shirts by Rodgers in his post-match press conference.
"It is not something I stand for. If you want to do that, do it at the end of the game. It is something I will deal with on Thursday," said Rodgers.
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Mark Lawrenson says it was "sheer madness" for Mario Balotelli to swap shirts at half-time in Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.
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Ron Broomfield, from Lincolnshire, died in April aged 80, and was cremated in the gnome outfit he regularly wore.
Over the years, the retired window cleaner raised thousands of pounds for charities including the NSPCC.
He appeared on various TV programmes, including the Alan Titchmarsh Show, and lived in Gnome Cottage, Alford, which became a well-known local landmark.
His niece, Patricia Hammond, said Mr Broomfield was "remarkable", "well-loved" and "brought happiness into the lives of many people".
She said his greatest ambition was for his collection to feature in the Guinness Book of World Records.
However, he was beaten by Ann Atkin of The Gnome Reserve and Wild Flower Garden in North Devon, she said.
The Gnome Reserve is home to about 2,000 gnomes.
"Ron the Gnome", as he was also known, was originally from Finchley in north London, and began collecting the figures after the breakdown of his marriage.
Ms Hammond said: "He bought the gnomes, took them home and they kept smiling at him. After that, every time he saw a gnome he bought it and he would ask for gnomes as presents for Christmas and birthdays and was very disappointed if you didn't buy him one.
"When the children of Finchley walked past his house and saw his beard, they said he was starting to look like a gnome and suggested he dress like one too, so he did."
Mr Broomfield later moved to Alford, where his home became a shrine to the ornaments.
After his death, he was cremated dressed in his gnome outfit, complete with pointed hat and waistcoat.
His favourite gnome, Sandy, which he took everywhere, was adopted by his niece.
All proceeds from the gnome sale - on 15 July at the Lincoln Auction Rooms of Golding Young & Mawer - will be donated to charity.
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A collection of about 1,800 gnomes - amassed by one man over half a century - is to be auctioned for charity.
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Car manufacturer Nissan says the 1.6 litre petrol-engine taxi will be cleaner than the current diesel cabs which are used in the capital.
The taxi was first unveiled in August 2012 but following feedback from the Mayor of London's office the vehicle was modified.
Round headlamps and a re-modelled grille are key features of the new taxi, which goes on sale in December.
The car has been developed by the company's European design centre in Paddington, west London.
Nissan says the latest version adheres to Transport for London (TfL) regulations on black cabs which include a requirement for a 25ft (7.6m) turning circle.
TfL licenses black cabs in London, which are traditionally known as Hackney Carriages.
The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) welcomed the new vehicle and said it would bring more competition to the market.
"There are three vehicles and all are different, the traditional TX4 which has been around for forever and then there's the Mercedes which is much larger and often used by people going to airports," said Steve McNamara, general secretary of the LTDA.
"Nissan is marketing itself as the alternative, and drivers will have to make a choice."
Nissan says that the car will emit lower levels of nitrogen oxide compared to traditional diesel models.
Following consultations with TfL, LED lighting was added to improve visibility of the traditional taxi sign and the vehicle was given new front bumper panels, Nissan said.
The grille was also remodelled to mirror the traditional front of a black cab.
Nissan will also launch an electric version of the taxi in 2015.
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A new black cab designed specifically for use in London has been unveiled.
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Eyewitness Luke Alexander said the 20m (66ft) electric unit became "wedged" against a traffic light in Crystal Palace, south London.
Mr Alexander, who works near the junction, said he had been alerted by a "commotion" outside at about 20:20 GMT.
The lorry was freed after 30 minutes to applause from onlookers, he said.
Traffic on the junction between Gipsy Hill, Westow Hill, Westow Street and Central Hill had been blocked while the rail carriage was stuck.
Mr Alexander described the junction as "a pretty tight squeeze".
But he said onlookers took the delay in "good spirit" and broke into "huge applause" when the lorry finally managed to turn the corner.
"Everyone was finding it the most hilarious thing - including the truck drivers themselves who were trying to negotiate it through the crossroads," he said.
The 25-year-old said it was impossible not to see the "complete irony" of the situation - referring to continuing industrial action on the rail firm's routes.
Commuters have faced delays during a number of strikes as part of an ongoing dispute between unions and parent company Govia Thameslink Railway.
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Southern Rail faced some unexpected delays - when a lorry transporting one of its carriages got stuck while trying to turn a corner at a crossroads.
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The 26-year-old has won the Currie Cup with Western Province twice and made more than 50 appearances for Stormers.
"Leaving Cape Town and the Stormers is going to be tough and a big change," Groom told the club website.
"But I'm looking forward to embracing new experiences both on and off the field."
Northampton are currently fifth in the Premiership, unable to finish in the top four going into Saturday's final match of the season against Gloucester.
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South African scrum-half Nic Groom will join Northampton Saints from Super Rugby side Stormers in time for the start of next season.
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Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue will be alerted by the council's 24-hour Telecare service in a pilot scheme to support residents in the Cotswolds.
John Beard, from the fire service, said it was "great" to help "plug a gap in social care" in rural areas.
Gloucestershire County Council said it would help to "deliver savings".
The pilot scheme, involving retained firefighters, is aimed at elderly and vulnerable people who do not have support from local friends or family.
Sensors which can detect fire, flooding, carbon monoxide and gas leaks have been placed around the person's home. A "falls detector" can also be worn around the neck or on the wrist and generates an emergency call if the wearer has fallen.
All of the equipment is linked to a 24-hour monitoring centre, which operates all year round.
John Beard said: "It's really great for the fire service to plug a gap in the social care of the people who need it most, particularly in our rural community.
"It's wonderful to be able to offer our existing infrastructure and well-trained professional firefighters to be able to deliver a service that otherwise we'd struggle to be able to do."
Commissioning manager Donna Miles, who works across Gloucestershire Commissioning Group and the county council, said: "It's about having the longer term ambition to keep people at home as long as we possibly can, which in itself will help prevent hospital admissions.
"It will deliver savings in delaying when somebody goes into a care home, from a county council perspective."
The pilot scheme will run initially in the in the Northleach, Chipping Campden and Fairford areas.
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Gloucestershire firefighters are to answer emergency calls from isolated and vulnerable people via special sensors installed in their homes.
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Ness, who wrote A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking trilogy, tweeted on Thursday that $1,018,000, or £659,755 had been raised for Save The Children.
He started the campaign on 3 September, saying he was "tired of just tweeting despair" about the refugee crisis.
Since then, numerous other authors and publishers have come on board to match donations from members of the public.
Ness himself matched the first £10,000 of donations, and on Thursday said he had also "donated the last amount to get us over a million bucks".
Authors including Philip Pullman, Suzanne Collins, Paula Hawkins, Cressida Cowell, Anthony Horowitz, Jojo Moyes, Francesca Simon, David Nicholls and Jessie Burton have each pledged £10,000 to match public donations.
Publisher Egmont Press has put in £10,000, Penguin Random House has chipped in with £15,000 and Hachette UK has pledged £10,000 now and another £10,000 if and when the total reaches £1m.
Soon after he began the campaign, Ness told The Bookseller: "I am astonished at how people have responded. I think, by pure accident, I happened to express my frustration at the right moment."
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A campaign set up by author Patrick Ness to raise funds for Syrian refugees has raised more than $1m in one week.
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Charlie Elphicke, MP for Dover and Deal, said allowing the protests to go ahead on Saturday was "irresponsible, reckless and wrong".
Three men were arrested as groups demonstrating against immigration clashed with anti-racism protesters.
Kent Police said the law obliged it to facilitate peaceful protest.
Fights with bricks and bottles broke out as the two demonstrations met head-on, despite police attempts to keep them separate.
Right-wing marchers carried banners including the North West National Front, neo-Nazi organisation Combat 18 and the Scottish Defence League.
Counter-demonstrators included Kent Anti-Racism Network, anti-fascist group Antifa and people with Socialist Worker placards.
Six men were also arrested at a service station on the M20, where several coaches were damaged.
Eight of the men arrested have been bailed and one has been released without charge.
Police seized weapons including a knife, a knuckle duster, poles adapted to cause harm, pieces of wood, glass, hammers and bricks at the two locations.
Mr Elphicke said Kent Chief Constable Alan Pughsley had serious questions to answer about why the Dover demonstrations were allowed to go ahead.
"The police should have banned these demonstrations," he said.
Kent Police said its role was to facilitate peaceful protest and minimise disruption to the local community.
"Acts that stepped outside of this were dealt with in a proportionate manner in line with the law," it said.
"Kent Police spent a significant amount of time planning and preparing for the demonstrations, and had sufficient resources on duty to keep the public safe and to respond swiftly and effectively to spontaneous disorder."
Meanwhile, South East MEP Janice Atkinson, an independent, criticised Diane Abbott, shadow secretary of state for international development, who addressed anti-racism demonstrators before the marches began.
"Get back to Hackney Ms Abbott and take your nasty friends with you," she said. "And Nazis, you have no place in our culture, go home."
Ms Abbott's office has not yet responded.
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Police have been criticised by an MP for allowing rival demonstrations to take place in Dover after they erupted into violence.
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North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 73-year-old man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on 26 April.
The entertainer and quiz show host - who has an OBE for services to showbusiness and charity - was released on bail pending further enquiries.
A police statement said he was questioned about an alleged assault on a young boy in the late 1970s.
Mr Tarbuck's arrest came after information was passed on by Metropolitan Police officers working on Operation Yewtree, North Yorkshire Police said.
The force stressed that this arrest "is not part of Yewtree, but a separate investigation" by North Yorkshire Police.
Operation Yewtree was set up following the death of Jimmy Savile in 2011, when hundreds of sex abuse allegations came to light about the former DJ.
A spokesman for the police force said: "North Yorkshire Police can confirm that a 73-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a historic child sex abuse investigation in Harrogate.
"The man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on Friday 26 April 2013.
"Following questioning, he was released on police bail pending further inquiries.
"The complaint relates to an incident that occurred in the late 1970s when the victim was a young boy."
Liverpool-born Mr Tarbuck has spent more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, beginning his television career in 1964 with the show It's Tarbuck 65!
He went on to be a regular feature of prime time television in the 1970s and 1980s, hosting a number of quiz shows, including Winner Takes All and Full Swing.
Last November he performed in The Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate the show's 100th anniversary.
On Tuesday, Mr Tarbuck cancelled a solo appearance at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, East Sussex, scheduled for 18 June, citing ill health.
Mr Tarbuck's daughter is the actress and television and radio presenter Liza Tarbuck.
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Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested over an allegation of child sex abuse dating back to the 1970s.
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The 25-year-old Swede signed a two-year deal at Tynecastle on Friday.
"Jack is the number one just now but Viktor will come in and challenge and try to get that off him," Neilson told BBC Scotland.
"He's a good size and a good age. It's important that goalkeepers are kept on their toes."
Hamilton, 22, played in both legs of Hearts' opening Europa League qualifier against Infonet, with Noring likely to be on the bench for Thursday's second round first leg against Birkirkara of Malta.
Noring, formerly with Malmo and Heerenveen, arrived in Edinburgh for a trial period after a season at Danish side Lyngby BK.
He spent time on loan at Celtic in 2013 but did not feature.
"His career started really well and has fallen away a bit, so this is an opportunity for him to prove himself and move on again," added Neilson.
Noring started Saturday's friendly with Dunfermline, while 20-year-old defender Liam Donnelly, who has been at Fulham since 2014, featured as a trialist.
"I'm happy with what I've got but I'd like to bring in a few more," said Neilson.
"There are two or three positions that I think we need strengthened.
"It's important we get quality and not just quantity. Because of our budget, the ones that come in need to be of a good level."
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Manager Robbie Neilson is urging new goalkeeper Viktor Noring to compete with Jack Hamilton for a starting place at Hearts.
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The Thai businessman officially took over the club from Milan Mandaric on Monday after a deal worth £37.5m.
The Owls, currently 10th in the table, celebrate their 150th anniversary in 2017 and Chansiri is hopeful they can be in the top division by then.
He told BBC Radio Sheffield: "We want to be back for our anniversary."
Chansiri added: "We will do whatever is appropriate to invest in the club to get them to the Premier League."
Wednesday have not played in the top flight since suffering relegation in 1999-2000 and they are 14 points off the play-off places with 12 games left to play this season.
Chansiri, whose family owns Thai Union Frozen Group, said he had purchased the club with his own personal money and that the club was now debt-free.
He added that he is not looking to replace manager Stuart Gray and said he was persuaded to buy the club by his son.
"My son was one of the big factors in making this decision," he said. "During the period when I was deciding whether or not to go through with it, he was very insistent that I do so."
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New Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri wants the Championship club to gain promotion to the Premier League within the next two years.
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The 30-year-old Prince, known as Captain Wales, has been embedded with the Australian army for a month as he prepares to leave the British forces.
He was out of the country when his niece Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May.
Prince Harry has spent the last month with units in Perth, Darwin and Sydney.
Prince Harry took part in a counter-terrorism exercise with 2 Commando Regiment, which is a special forces unit within the Australian army.
He also worked with the army's Special Operations Engineer Regiment on explosive ordinance disposal techniques.
In the images the prince is shown abseiling from a helicopter in an urban warfare drill in Sydney, as well as taking part in water operations in the city's famous harbour with Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers.
"I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have worked with these guys," he told local media, referring to members of the ADF.
Part of the prince's secondment was spent with the North-West Mobile Force, the mostly indigenous unit which patrols northern Australia. He trained in bush survival skills including how to source food and water.
As well as combat training, Prince Harry also met injured Australian soldiers.
The prince visited one British soldier, Lt Alistair Spearing, who had travelled to Australia for a new procedure involving him being fitted with prosthetic legs.
Prince Harry said he had been in "talks and negotiations" with the surgeon behind the operation, Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis, in the hope that he could carry out further treatments in the UK.
During a farewell walkabout close to Sydney Opera House on Thursday, Prince Harry was greeted with a marriage proposal by 21-year old Victoria McRae.
He told Ms McRae, who was wearing an Australian flag dress and a plastic gold crown, he would have to think about it.
The event was his last official engagement in the country.
The prince will next head to New Zealand for a week-long visit, before returning to the UK in mid-May when he is expected to meet Princess Charlotte.
During his four-week military attachment, the Prince travelled from Australia to Turkey to join his father, Prince Charles, for the Gallipoli commemorations.
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Pictures have been released by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) showing Prince Harry during an exercise with its elite 2nd Commando Regiment.
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The US is seeking to extradite Dotcom, and three of his colleagues, for alleged copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering.
In 2012 authorities raided German-born Dotcom's Auckland home and shut down his site Megaupload.
The site once had million of users storing files and downloading movies and songs.
US authorities say Dotcom and the other executives cost film studios and record companies more than $500m (£322m) and generated $175m by allowing users to store and share copyright material.
In order to trigger an extradition treaty between the US and New Zealand, the prosecution must prove that a crime was committed in both countries.
The hearing, to which Dotcom brought his own chair for ergonomic reasons, is expected to last weeks.
"This case is not just about me. This case is about how much control we allow US corporations and the US government to have over the Internet," he said on Twitter before proceedings began.
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The long-awaited extradition hearing for internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has begun in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Michael Pearson was ordered to appear on 27 April to testify about the practice of buying the rights to old medicines and raising prices.
Valeant is facing three separate federal investigations into its business practices.
Shares fell more than 7% on Monday in New York following the announcement.
On Monday, the bipartisan Senate Aging Committee, said Mr Pearson had received an order testify. In February, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held hearings on this issue where Valeant's former chief executive Howard Schiller testified.
Senator Claire McCaskill, who is the ranking member on the committee, said she was concerned that the practice was "price-gouging".
"Some of the recent actions we've seen in the pharmaceutical industry - with corporate acquisitions followed by dramatic increases in the prices of preexisting drugs - have looked like little more than price gouging," she said.
Valeant is not alone in the practice of buying existing drugs and raising the prices. Its focus on acquisitions rather than development of new drugs, however, has raised questions about the Canadian company's long-term viability.
John Hempton of Bronte Capital, who is betting against the stock, told the BBC: "Saying Valeant's problems are from its business model is against the point because other pharma companies are still working on that model. But raising prices so fast was never going to be acceptable in the long run."
The company's New York-listed shares have plunged more than 70% this year.
Last week, Valeant announced that Mr Pearson would step down as chief executive as soon as a replacement could be found.
Activist investor Bill Ackman, one of Valeant's largest shareholders and most outspoken supporters, has joined the company's board.
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The chief executive of Valeant Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to give evidence about rising drug prices to a Senate committee.
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The 0-0 draw means O'Neill's side stay second in Group F and on course to reach next summer's finals in France.
"It probably strengthens our chances of being in the top three as we are nine points ahead of Finland with four games left," said O'Neill.
"The aim has to be keep ahead of the team immediately below us, Hungary."
O'Neill admitted it was not a sparkling display at a Windsor Park ground where only two stands were in operation because of major redevelopment.
But the points leave Northern Ireland on 13 from six games, one behind Romania and two ahead of Hungary in what is a three-team scrap for the two automatic qualification places.
O'Neill's men next face the Faroe Islands away on 4 September, followed three days later by Hungary at home.
"That will be an interesting double header but I think we are well equipped for it," added O'Neill.
"Hungary have to go to Romania first in Budapest and that is going to be a huge game.
"You always want to just keep some distance between you and the team beneath you, which is Hungary.
"Our focus has to be on winning the match away to the Faroe Islands and that is no easy task because we saw Greece went there tonight and were beaten.
"It is going to be a tough game on an artificial surface but hopefully we will get a positive result and come here with a massive carrot to play for against Hungary."
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Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill was pleased to have bagged a precious point against Romania in Belfast in the push for Euro 2016 qualification.
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Twentieth Century Fox and the British Film Institute (BFI) are working to digitally re-master the film, directed by Hugh Hudson.
The film tells the true story of two runners who compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics despite religious obstacles.
It will be shown at more than 100 cinemas around the country from 13 July as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Starring Ian Charleson and Ben Cross, the film won four Oscars, including best picture, screenplay and music for Vangelis' acclaimed score.
Although the film is 31 years old, producer Lord Puttnam believes the message is still relevant.
"Chariots of Fire is about guts, determination and belief. At the heart of the film is the quest for Olympic glory, and I find it hard to imagine anything more likely to resonate throughout the country this summer," he said.
The BBC's home of 2012: Latest Olympic news, sport, culture, torch relay, video and audio
The BFI is allocating £150,000 of its lottery funding to support the film's release across the country, widening its reach beyond the London 2012 Festival.
The festival will also feature a new film by Bafta-winning Senna director Asif Kapadia - The Odyssey - which will explore the relationship between London and the Olympic games.
It is the last of four short films commissioned especially for the festival.
Directors Mike Leigh, Lynne Ramsay and Streetdance directing duo Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini are already confirmed as part of the project.
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Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire is to be brought back to the big screen ahead of this summer's Olympics.
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However Kent went through to the quarter-finals after the Lancashire against Glamorgan match at Old Trafford was also abandoned.
Heavy rain throughout the afternoon at Edgbaston saw the umpires call the game off at 19:40 BST, almost six hours after the scheduled start time.
Kent will now play Surrey at The Oval in the next round.
The game takes place on Thursday, 27 August at 14:00 BST.
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Warwickshire failed to qualify for the One-Day Cup last eight after their match against Kent was washed out.
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The sale of the site in Seamer Road is to help the council fund a leisure village and a new home for Scarborough Athletic Football Club.
Scarborough Borough Councillors approved plans for a single-storey foodstore.
The site ceased to be used as a football stadium in 2007 and the stands were demolished later.
Plans for a new football stadium and swimming pool were approved by councillors in May.
A 2,000-capacity ground on the Weaponness car park is to be the new home of Scarborough Athletic Football Club.
The football club has had to play its home games about 16 miles (26 km) away in Bridlington since 2007.
In addition to the community stadium, the development will include a pool, sports hall and squash courts.
The report to the planning committee said, subject to funding, starting work on the leisure village could be approved in September.
A separate application for 45 houses on another part of the Seamer Road site is also to be considered at a later meeting.
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Plans for a foodstore on part of the former McCain football stadium site in Scarborough have been approved.
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John Birney was found in a flat in Rocky Hill Terrace on 8 June. Police believe the 69-year-old had been dead for "some time".
Allison Tomlin, 49, of no fixed address, and John Barham, 26, of Quarry Road, Maidstone, were found guilty at Maidstone Crown Court.
Both had denied the charges and are due to be sentenced at a later date.
Mr Birney's body was discovered by two employees at the flats where he lived after a neighbour said she had not seen him for some time, Kent Police said.
Officers found a blood-stained knife lying next to Mr Birney, and another blade under the sofa bed on which he was lying. A coat belt was also tied closely around his left wrist.
Forensic science tests confirmed the victim's blood on a pair of Barham's jeans and Tomlin's DNA was discovered on both knives and other items in the flat, a police spokesman said.
Barham was initially released without charge, but was re-arrested after making a number of comments to people in Maidstone that he had "got away with murder".
Insp Lee Whitehead said: "We may never know the truth behind why Allison Tomlin and John Barham did what they did to John Birney but it was clear to the jury that they intended to kill him.
"Whatever the reason, there can be no doubt that this was a vicious attack and that Mr Birney suffered as a result.
Tomlin and Barham are due to be sentenced on 12 February at Maidstone Crown Court.
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Two people who left a man for dead with multiple head wounds in his Maidstone home have been found guilty of murder.
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Fallon had been criticised for failing to ask tough questions when the presidential candidate appeared on The Tonight Show in September.
Instead, Fallon did a light-hearted interview during which he ruffled Mr Trump's hair.
Corden said Fallon had faced "quite a lot of criticism" that was "really unfair".
Cordon, who hosts The Late Late Show on US channel CBS, said: "I don't think anyone asked [President Trump] the right questions," he said.
"I don't think anyone took him to task or asked the questions that were needed."
Fallon's interview took place two months before the US presidential election - which saw the Republican nominee beat Hillary Clinton in a close election.
Speaking at PaleyFest TV, Corden refused to say whether he would invite the US president to appear on his own programme.
But he did reveal a game he would play with President Trump if he were a guest - called "Stand By It or Take It Back".
Corden said: "I would read things Donald Trump had said on the campaign trail and you've got two panels, you can stand by it or take it back.
"If you take it back, it's taken back forever. If you stand by it, you've got to tell me why. I felt like that was such a good game."
Corden also recalled bringing Mr Trump on stage during the Broadway run of the One Man, Two Guvnors play in 2012.
"I spanked him, I got him lifting up stuff, I fired him, it was great," Corden said.
Fallon defended his interview just after its broadcast, saying: "Have you seen my show? I'm never too hard on anyone. We'll have Hillary [Clinton] on tomorrow, and we'll do something fun with her too."
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James Corden has defended fellow US talk show host Jimmy Fallon over his interview with Donald Trump.
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Officers in Munich's Oktoberfest station met the star of Terminator and other Hollywood blockbusters after berating him for his dangerous actions.
Schwarzenegger told officers he was having trouble walking, and offered to pose for a picture as an apology.
Police tweeted that cycling was forbidden "even for the Terminator".
Two cyclists were seen racing through the station during a busy lunchtime period, the police said in a statement. One was stopped and warned about his conduct.
But the cyclist answered that he had to leave quickly because he was "the bodyguard of Arnold Schwarzenegger" before cycling off down a dead-end platform.
Thinking it was "a bad joke", officers waited for him to return - which he did, with Schwarzenegger in tow.
The star-struck officer "found his voice again", the statement said, and warned the pair that cycling at high speed was dangerous.
Police say the former governor of California - who was born in Austria and is a native German-speaker - admitted his mistake and apologised for his bodyguards.
Schwarzenegger is touring Europe promoting a series of sports festivals, and recently attended a training session at Barcelona football club.
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Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger ran afoul of the German police for cycling through a busy train station - but got away with a selfie as his fine.
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The 20-year-old came through the Tykes' academy as a defender, but is expected to be used as a striker by the National League strugglers.
Templeton has made three appearances for Barnsley, scoring in a 4-2 league win over Blackpool in December 2015.
He has previously been on loan with Macclesfield, and spent the first half of the campaign at Gainsborough.
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North Ferriby United have signed Barnsley player Matty Templeton on loan until the end of the season.
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The A484 Llanelli link road will be closed overnight between the Berwick and Trostre roundabouts for a month.
Work will start for on Wednesday and will take place between 20:00 BST and 06:00 on week nights only.
It will be carried out in phases, allowing access to business premises either direct or via diversion routes.
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Night-time road closures are due to begin as contractors prepare to carry out resurfacing works in Carmarthenshire.
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Walters rejected a previous contract offer from the Potters, who turned down a £1.5m offer from Norwich for the player in August.
But Stoke announced on Saturday the Republic of Ireland international, 32, had now signed a new deal.
Former Ipswich player Walters has scored two goals in seven Premier League appearances this season.
Walters joined Stoke, who started the weekend 14th in the table, from Ipswich in August 2010.
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Stoke City forward Jon Walters has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League club.
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The album sold a combined total of 37,000 copies - after sales and streaming data were added together.
The Scottish rock band last hit the top of the album chart with Opposites, released in 2013.
Two of this year's Glastonbury headliners - Adele and Coldplay - remained in this week's top five, at numbers two and four respectively.
Drake's album Views jumped into the top five to hit number three, while ELO's All Over The World held its position at number five.
This week's new entries included Wildflower by The Avalanches at number 10 - the band's first album since their 2000 debut.
Elsewhere, Shura landed at number 13 with her debut album Nothing's Real, ahead of Aphex Twin's Cheetah which debuted at number 14.
On the singles chart, Drake's One Dance achieved its 14th week at number one.
The song is catching up with Bryan Adams's Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - which holds the record for the longest consecutive reign at number one, having spent 16 weeks at the summit in 1991.
Drake's closest competitor this week was Don't Let Me Down by Chainsmokers featuring Daya - which climbed five places to number two. Perfect Strangers by Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper also climbs significantly, jumping 13 places to number three.
Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott and This Girl by Kunks vs Cookin On Three Burners rounded off the top five.
This week's highest new entry came from Olly Murs - who debuted at number 23 with his latest single, You Don't Know Love.
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Biffy Clyro have scored the second UK number one album of their career with their seventh release Ellipsis.
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The controversial sport is attracting many to leave their gloves behind to try it.
Dan, from Bradford, has been boxing for more than four years and shortly after leaving the Army decided to try bare knuckle.
Video journalist: Simone Stewart
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Boxer Dan Hunter is following the path of his grandfather and embracing the old tradition of bare-knuckle boxing.
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Both players came into the tournament less than fully fit, with Williams, 35, struggling with a thigh problem.
The American, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, used her experience to good effect in the first set of the final.
She broke Wimbledon finalist Muguruza twice in the second set before the 21-year-old Spaniard withdrew.
"I'm very sorry to have had to retire, but sometimes the body just doesn't recover," said Muguruza.
Williams, who was taken to three sets by Britain's Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals and Italian Roberto Vinci in the semi-finals, made a slow start but her superior hitting helped her go 4-2 up.
Both players exchanged breaks of serve before world number 25 Williams closed out the set.
Muguruza's movement was hampered by the start of the second set and errors began to creep into her game before she retired.
Meanwhile, Britain's Heather Watson was beaten 6-3 6-4 in the second round of qualifying for the China Open by Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko.
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Venus Williams won her 47th WTA singles title as opponent Garbine Muguruza pulled out of the Wuhan Open final with an ankle injury when trailing 6-3 3-0.
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17 January 2017 Last updated at 09:26 GMT
China has seen a huge rise in the popularity of football in the country in recent years.
This means many Chinese managers are looking for big name players to add to their teams.
Ex-Manchester City player Carlos Tevez has recently been signed by Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua for a whopping £71.6 million!
But a change to the rules means that Chinese Super League clubs will only be allowed to play three non-Chinese players per game in their next season - which begins in March.
Martin's been finding out more about this new football powerhouse...
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We are now halfway through the football transfer window, where clubs buy and sell players, and one country has got everybody talking.
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The Colombia international, who has not played since October following a thigh injury, has been replaced in the squad by new loan signing Alexandre Pato.
The 29-year old has made just one Premier League start since signing on a season-long from Monaco last July.
Former AC Milan forward Pato, 26, signed for Chelsea last week on a six-month loan from Corinthians.
However, the Brazil international has not featured since November as he looks to regain full fitness following a series of injuries.
Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink has also included new signing Matt Miazga in both his Champions League and Premier League squad lists for the second half of the season.
The United States defender, 20, joined Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year contract from New York Red Bulls last week.
Falcao, who was linked with a deadline day move to former club Atletico Madrid, has been named in Chelsea's 25-man Premier League squad.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Monday that Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho, 19, will replace Samir Nasri in City's 25-man Champions League squad.
France international midfielder Nasri, 28, is set for at least another two months on the sidelines following a hamstring injury and tendon surgery in November.
Clubs featuring in the knock-out stages of the Champions League were required to supply European football's governing body Uefa with their updated squad lists by Tuesday night, but Arsenal have yet to publicly announce any changes to their 25-man squad.
The Gunners are expected to make one change, with new midfield signing Mohamed Elneny, 23, replacing defender Mathieu Debuchy, 30, who has joined Ligue 1 side Bordeaux on loan until the end of the season.
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Radamel Falcao has been omitted from Chelsea's 25-man squad for the Champions League knock-out stages.
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The job losses are part of a turnaround strategy to bring struggling Air Zimbabwe back to profitability from a $300m (£230m) debt.
Last month the EU banned it from using its airspace, citing safety concerns.
There have been major changes at the national airline since President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law took over as chief operating officer last year.
"We were overstaffed by a lot and we are also trying to weed out people without the right qualifications," the airline's chairwoman Chipo Dyanda said on Wednesday.
"The retrenchment is meant to give space to the airline so that we can redeploy the money saved back into the company."
An Air Zimbabwe spokesperson told state media that management has also been trimmed from 28 to just 12 and the finance department from 36 to 17.
The airline has struggled to keep afloat over the last decade and plans to carry out a restructuring exercise that will include retraining for all staff, including top management.
Unconfirmed reports say that a name change is also in the pipeline - a move many believe is an attempt to ring-fence the airline's debt and reduce the threat of creditors seizing the planes.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka in Harare says that President Mugabe is a frequent flier on the airline, often leasing out the largest plane for state visits and private medical visits to the Far East.
In May, President Mugabe said that Zimbabwe was the most-highly developed country in Africa after South Africa. He denied that the country was in a fragile state.
Zimbabwe has been struggling to pay its civil servants recently and is ranked 24th on the UNDP's Human Development Index for Africa.
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Zimbabwe's state-owned airline has laid off 200 workers, roughly half of its staff, with immediate effect.
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Farman, 27, who joined from Gateshead in 2012, made 232 appearances in two spells but was out of contract following the end of the season.
He kept 22 clean sheets during Lincoln's National League title winning campaign and their impressive run to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Manager Danny Cowley acted quickly to renew his contract, which will run until the summer of 2019.
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Lincoln City goalkeeper Paul Farman has signed a two-year deal with the club.
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England were reduced to 42-4 and 57-6 by the only side outside Test cricket left in the tournament, but recovered to post 142-7 and win by 15 runs.
"The execution of what we were trying to do wasn't good enough today," captain Morgan told BBC Sport.
"We weren't at our best, which allowed Afghanistan in to the game. Ultimately we did enough to win."
England chased 230 to beat South Africa in their previous game, but were on the verge of humiliation against Afghanistan after losing five wickets for 15 runs, including three in an over.
They were rescued by Moeen Ali and David Willey, who shared an unbroken stand of 57 in 33 balls, before Afghanistan were restricted to 127-9.
"Conditions change and scores come down," added Morgan. "You have to show experience and composure, which Moeen Ali and David Willey did to get us up to a defendable total.
"The depth of out batting is one of our strongest suits. We're grateful that we bat deep, but we want the bulk of the responsibility falling on the top six or seven."
England, World T20 winners in 2010, will definitely reach the semi-finals if they beat Sri Lanka on Saturday and South Africa lose one of their final two games.
"There's an incredible amount of talent in this side," said Morgan. "Once we get the right mindset and adapt to conditions, we'll be a strong side."
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England's batsmen were not good enough during the World Twenty20 win against Afghanistan, according to Eoin Morgan.
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Swinton, which employs 3,000 people across the UK, said where possible, affected staff will be deployed into other parts of the business.
The insurance broker, which has more branches than any of its rivals, blamed business switching to the internet.
It said 90% of its customers now buy insurance over the phone or through digital channels.
The 900 roles will be cut by the end of the year.
Gilles Normand, chief executive of Swinton, said: "We are reshaping our distribution model to ensure that we continue to meet the changing needs of our customers in an effective and efficient way.
"This change is difficult for all colleagues, especially those who are directly impacted by the proposals, but is vital if we are to remain competitive in a challenging insurance market."
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Swinton Insurance expects to cut up to 900 jobs and has put 84 branches and a Norwich call centre under review.
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The bodies of Finbar McGrillen, 42, and Caron Smyth, 40, were found in a flat at Ravenhill Court in east Belfast on 13 December 2013.
Shaun Patrick Joseph Hegarty, 34 and Ciaran Nugent, 33, are accused of the murder.
A number of women were removed from the court on Friday as trouble flared.
It began even before the two accused appeared in the dock, and resulted in a punch being thrown
The court heard that a trial is due to last up to four weeks and has been earmarked to take place next May. The case is due to be reviewed again at the end of January.
As Mr Hegarty, formerly of Grainne House in the New Lodge area of north Belfast, and Mr Nugent from the Falls Road, in west Belfast, were being led from the dock two groups of women in the public gallery became embroiled in a verbal altercation.
One woman was overheard saying to another female "what goes around comes around, remember that".
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There were disturbances in the public gallery of Belfast Crown Court on Friday as two men appeared in the dock charged with a double murder
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Roy Woods, 57, had been making and receiving calls "throughout the day" before the crash in Leckford on 13 April last year, a court heard.
He had been on the phone for eight minutes when he hit 62-year-old Alan Couper, who died at the scene.
Woods, from Tidworth, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court.
He was also disqualified from driving for seven-and-a-half years.
Woods had been legally using his phone hands-free at the time of the crash on Stockbridge Road, Hampshire Police said.
However, the content of the call prevented him from taking the necessary actions to avoid the crash, the force said.
After the sentencing, senior investigating officer Richard Thorpe said: "This is a tragic loss of life that could have so easily been avoided and our thoughts are with the family of Mr Couper today."
In a statement read out in court, Mr Couper's widow Helen said: "I'm lost beyond belief. My lovely husband is gone from my sight forever and never coming back to me or his children.
"I struggle with the depth of loss, I'm numb throughout my body and my face. I have lost the man who loved me totally as I was, I miss that deepness of affection and connection."
Mr Couper's eldest daughter Claire told the court he was her "legend, hero and best friend".
The court heard that on 13 April last year Mr Couper, from Southampton, was riding his motorbike with friend Robert Powell.
Woods had been working all day driving a 32-tonne HGV and had been on his phone for more than an hour in total.
The court heard the road had a 50mph limit and Woods had been driving at the speed limit, but this was too fast when approaching a stopped vehicle like Mr Couper's motorcycle.
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A lorry driver who killed a motorcyclist when distracted by a phone call has been jailed for five years.
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