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12 March 2015 Last updated at 12:07 GMT
Crossrail is tunnelling right through the heart of London.
They'll create 73 miles of railway line.
The BBC's Richard Westcott was allowed to take a peek.
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Watch this incredible video captured by a drone showing off Europe's biggest building project underneath London.
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When play finally got under way at 16:00 BST because of a wet outfield at Derby, visiting captain Joe Leach bowled Ben Slater in the first over.
Jack Shantry removed Shiv Thakor (23) and teenage paceman Josh Tongue tempted Wayne Madsen to edge behind for 11.
But 26-year-old Reece finished on 53 as Derbyshire closed on 111-3.
Meanwhile Derbyshire director of cricket Kim Barnett has revealed they will be without South African fast bowler Hardus Viljoen until the end of June with a hip injury.
"We had a meeting yesterday when it was decided he wasn't fully fit and I think he knew that. We just want him to do himself justice," Barnett said.
"It's no use him going out at 70% fit and not bowling to his standards so we must get him fully fit and healthy to do what he can do when he comes back."
Viljoen, 28, was expected to make his Derbyshire Championship debut, after featuring in five of their One-Day Cup group games.
Worcestershire batting coach Kevin Sharp:
"It was probably just about even. Our lads have been a bit unfortunate because they bowled quite well and perhaps on another day they would have got the nicks.
"It's a used pitch so there could have been an argument to say you want to bat first but there's been so much dampness over the last two days and since our One-Day Cup game here on Tuesday night the pitch has been pretty much covered up.
"We are all excited about Josh Tongue. He's a young man with a very good attitude, he's got a very good repetitive action, he hits the seam and he hits the splice which are all very good attributes to have."
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Worcestershire took three early Derbyshire wickets, but opener Luis Reece fought back with an unbeaten half-century on a rain-hit opening day.
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England secured the Six Nations title with victory over Wales last weekend and will win the Grand Slam if they beat France in Paris on Saturday.
Jones replaced Stuart Lancaster after England's disastrous 2015 World Cup.
"James Haskell never used to talk to me! But now we've started talking about stuff other than rugby," said Vunipola.
"After a few games this year he was asking me questions and now we've made a good bond.
"It [the England camp] is quite an easy-going place off the pitch and it's nice to sit down, have a chat and see what's going on in team-mates' lives.
"We realised it was something we could improve on, you build stronger and better relationships that way.
"And you can see that new players are coming in and just doing their thing."
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live, Vunipola added that he had benefited from Jones encouraging him to play his own game.
"He [Jones] has come in and had a good influence on the boys. Not just him, but also 'Guzzy' [defence coach Paul Gustard] and [forwards coach] Steve Borthwick.
"They know me quite well from Saracens so it's about paying that trust back."
On Australian Jones' fearsome reputation, Vunipola said: "We haven't seen Eddie lose his rag with us and I hope never to see that in my life."
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England are a more close-knit unit since Eddie Jones took over as head coach before this year's Six Nations, says number eight Billy Vunipola.
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A 33-year-old man walked into London's Bethnal Green police station and said he was the man in the footage, but was not arrested, police said.
The video showed a cyclist being pushed into the path of traffic after she asked a man not to cross the road in front of her at Whitechapel.
She was left shaken by the incident in Sidney Street on 1 May.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "The man will be interviewed by officers from Tower Hamlets in due course."
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A man handed himself into police after a helmet camera video showing an attack on a female cyclist was released.
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Williams, who took Cuthbert's place on the wing during the Six Nations, will miss Wales' first two warm up matches following foot surgery.
Ex-Wales centre James says Cuthbert faces a big task to win the shirt back.
"He'll be very lucky if he gets back in," he said. "I don't think he's put his hand up this season."
Cardiff Blues' back Cuthbert, 25, has not played for Wales since their 26-23 win over Scotland in February at Murrayfield, their second match of Six Nations.
He was left out of the matchday squads altogether for their three remaining fixtures.
The previously prolific Cuthbert failed to score in 11 of the 14 matches he played for his region in the Pro12 during 2014-15, but crossed twice in their final fixture of the campaign against bottom side Zebre.
He has been included in Wales' 47-man World Cup training squad which will be trimmed down to 31 at the end of August and James told Radio Wales Sport that the winger needs to improve.
"It's down to mental attitude possibly," the 2001 British Lion said. "It depends how he goes in the training camp.
"If I was in the training camp and I was one of the backs I'd see this as a massive opportunity to really step up my game, show what you can do and put your hands up."
Wales head coach Warren Gatland is "optimistic" Williams, 24, will recover in time to take part in the World Cup.
James says losing the Scarlets' back would be a setback for Wales, who are already without injured centre Jonathan Davies (knee).
"It would be a massive blow," said James. "He's certainly a valuable commodity to have in the back division.
"He seems to create a hell of a lot of try-scoring opportunities, which we've seen him doing time and time again for Scarlets, but also for Wales this season. So let's hope he makes a speedy recovery."
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Alex Cuthbert would be "lucky" to regain his Wales place even if Liam Williams is ruled out of the Rugby World Cup, according to Dafydd James.
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Great Northern and Thameslink trains serve centres such as London, King's Lynn, Cambridge, Peterborough, Hertford, Bedford and Brighton.
A shortage of drivers on Sunday meant many services were cancelled.
"We rely on drivers working rest days but on this occasion, it has not been possible and for that we apologise," a company spokesman said.
"Sometimes, such as at Christmas time and annual leave periods, we do not have enough drivers to carry out both day-to-day operations and the large amount of training required.
"We have been working flat out to address this with the UK's biggest driver recruitment and training programme.
"Currently we have 190 drivers being trained - 96 on Thameslink and 94 on Great Northern - and it takes more than 12 months for them to become proficient on their dedicated routes."
New electric Class-700 trains with larger carriages are to be introduced across the north-south route through central London from 2016, the company said.
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A train company has apologised for cancelling services on one of the busiest post-Christmas shopping days.
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Hoey, 36, was two shots inside the cut mark of level par after his three-under-par round.
The Northern Irishman shares 31st place at the halfway stage although he is 10 behind leader Gregory Bourdy with Peter Lawrie the best Irishman on five under.
Hoey produced four birdies and a single bogey in a steady round at Atzenbrugg.
Galgorm Castle touring professional and five-time European Tour winner Hoey is currently only 122nd in the Race to Dubai standings.
Maybin lost his European Tour card at the end of last season and will almost certainly drop down further in the Race to Dubai from his current 209th spot.
The Ballyclare man has been handed a number of starts on the main tour this season but has struggle to make an impact.
Simon Thornton squeezed into the final two rounds on the cut mark of level after a 74.
After starting at the 10th, the county Down-based player was two under par after 15 holes but a double bogey at the seventh meant that he needed to par the closing two holes to progress to the weekend action.
Kevin Phelan missed the cut after a 75 left him on five over while Damien McGrane exited on 10 over after a second successive 77.
Frenchman Bourdy added a 67 to his his impressive 65 which left him four ahead of Chris Wood and Gary Stal.
Lawrie is sharing eighth place on five under after a 71 on Friday.
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Michael Hoey made the cut at the Lyonness Open in Austria after a 69 on Friday but Gareth Maybin pulled out of the event following his opening 76.
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The interior ministry said there were "several possibilities including criminal activity or the desire for revenge due to personal reasons".
International media and Egyptian activists have suggested Giulio Regeni's death may have come at the hands of the security forces.
Egyptian officials have dismissed this.
The interior ministry's latest statement again rejected the accusations as "rumours" and "false information".
It made no mention of the security forces and referred to Mr Regeni's "many relationships with people near where he lived and where he studied" as a possible factor in his death.
Mr Regeni, a graduate student at Cambridge University, was attached to the American University in Cairo where he was researching Egyptian trade unions and labour rights.
Staff there have spoken of the subject area being a sensitive topic in Egypt.
Mr Regeni disappeared on 25 January, the fifth anniversary of the start of protests which forced former President Hosni Mubarak from power.
His mutilated body was found a week later dumped by a roadside in the outskirts of Cairo.
A senior source at Egypt's forensics authority told Reuters news agency that the student had seven broken ribs, signs of electrocution on his genitals, widespread trauma injuries and a brain haemorrhage.
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Egypt has said it is investigating the possibility that the recent killing of an Italian student in Cairo may have been motivated by crime or revenge.
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The fire spread from an oil tank to a house on the Ballycastle Road at about 04:00 GMT.
A man, a woman and a small child were taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation .
The occupants and neighbours were moved from their homes while fire crews tackled the blaze.
Substantial damage was caused to the house.
PSNI Detective Sergeant Kelly Gallagher said: "Following enquiries, it is believed that this fire may have been started deliberately.
"I would therefore appeal to anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area between the hours of 2am and 4am, or anyone who knows anything about this incident, to contact detectives at Coleraine Police Station."
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The PSNI believe a fire in Coleraine, County Londonderry, last Sunday may have been started deliberately.
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22 June 2016 Last updated at 12:19 BST
It was a craft introduced by the Phoenicians, who established city states on the Mediterranean coast - including the city of Carthage in Tunisia. But it later died out in the North African country.
BBC Africa's Rana Jawad met glassblower Sadika Keskes, who brought back the art form to Tunisia 30 years ago.
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Glassblowing in Tunisia is thought to date back more than 2,000 years.
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The 26-year-old arrived on Tyneside from Monaco in July 2014 for around £5m, but has only made 31 appearances, scoring three goals.
Riviere has not featured for Rafael Benitez's side since March.
Osasuna, who are 14th in La Liga, play Benitez's former club Real Madrid next Saturday.
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Newcastle United striker Emmanuel Riviere has joined Spanish side Osasuna on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move.
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Richard Jones was walking with his family in the Ocala National Forest when they spotted the alligator.
He snapped the picture just at the right moment before the racoon jumped off and the alligator went underwater.
"Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river," he said to a local TV station.
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A man walking in a forest in Florida, America, has captured a rare image of a raccoon appearing to stand and ride on the back of an alligator.
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The 27-year-old former Ipswich Town and Cambridge United player made more than 250 appearances for the Spitfires after joining them in 2012.
He helped the club win promotion from the Conference South and scored once in 26 matches for Eastleigh this term.
"He's joining a very well-run club with ambition. I'm sure he'll do well," said Eastleigh chairman Stewart Donald.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Boreham Wood have signed midfielder Jai Reason from National League rivals Eastleigh on a free transfer.
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Gault joins the Sky Blues after leaving Crusaders and has also formerly played for Linfield and Portadown.
Ex-Donegal Celtic player McAlorum was recently released by Glentoran, while Friars spent last season with Ards.
Defender Caolan Loughran has signed a new two-year deal and Allan Jenkins has been offered a new contract.
The three new recruits to the Showgrounds outfit have all agreed one-year deals.
"Supporters could see that evidently we strove last season to give youth a chance, but also as important is to strike a balance between youth and experience," said Ballymena manager David Jeffrey.
"Significantly we also wanted to add experience, not just in terms of playing in big matches, but also in winning trophies.
"Obviously this year we won our first, and got to Europe, and now we want to cement that achievement by adding experienced players such as the three we've brought in."
The Braidmen announced earlier in the week that they would be releasing six players, including forward Darren Henderson.
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Ballymena United manager David Jeffrey has boosted his squad by signing midfielders Michael Gault and Stephen McAlorum, plus defender Emmet Friars.
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Ralston Dodd, 25, was jailed in November after he admitted stabbing a man three times in the back following an argument on a north London street.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said such releases in error were "extremely rare" and it was investigating.
A warrant for Dodd's arrest has been issued.
Dodd attacked a 21-year-old man with a knife in Islington on 18 September 2016, before going on the run.
He was arrested on 11 October and was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court on 11 November after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
After his sentencing, Det Insp Will Lexton-Jones said the inquiry had "ultimately led to an extremely dangerous offender being jailed".
He added: "This was an appalling act of violence that almost cost a man his life. The seriousness of this offence is reflected in the extensive prison sentence."
Dodd, from Islington, was being held in custody at HMP Thameside in south-east London before his release.
The Sun newspaper reported that after he was released he was spotted in a car by his victim.
His father told the newspaper his son "could have died" in the attack.
"I held my son and thought he was going to die. How can this happen without anyone noticing?," he said.
An MoJ spokeswoman said such releases in error are "extremely rare but we take any case very seriously".
"We are urgently investigating so we learn the lessons to prevent it happening again," she said.
"Public protection is our priority."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said it wished to trace a man "for being unlawfully at large".
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An "extremely dangerous" prisoner has been released early from a nine-year jail term after his sentence was recorded in error as nine months.
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Northern staff are on the last day of a three-day strike, while Merseyrail staff are on strike for the day and also plan action on 23 July.
Southern workers plan to walk out on a one-day strike.
The RMT union is in dispute with the companies over driver-only-operated trains, which it says would be unsafe and lead to widespread job losses.
"The threat to abolish guards and introduce driver-only-operated trains is only part of the wider attack on rail services," said the RMT.
The union said the dispute is not about pay or conditions but strike action is over "concern about passenger safety".
In April RMT members demonstrated against the proposals and to mark the one-year anniversary of its dispute with Southern rail.
Sharon Keith, regional director at Northern, said: "We are doing everything we can to keep our customers on the move during the three days of industrial action affecting our network."
Northern said it expected to run more than 40% of its timetable and it would have additional rail replacement buses.
However, all services are expected to be extremely busy and travellers should allow extra time for their journeys, the company said.
Most services are to run between 7:00 and 19:00 BST with many routes winding down from late afternoon.
Merseyrail trains are to run from 07:00 to 19:00 but some stations will be closed. There will be no trains running on the Ellesmere Port, Hunts Cross and Kirkby lines.
Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, managing director, said customers were urged to check before travelling.
He added: "The team has put together the best possible timetable that we can to provide a limited train service on both strike days."
According to Southern, the industrial action on 10 July is "not expected to have any further affect on services".
An ASLEF union driver overtime ban continues.
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Passengers on three train companies across England are to see action by striking union members on Monday.
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The victim, aged in her 20s, was found up to her waist in the mud by firefighters called to the river near Great Union Street.
Emergency services had received the initial call at 01:18 BST and the woman was pulled out at 01:51.
The woman was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Hull Royal Infirmary.
A Humberside Fire Service spokesman said she had had a lucky escape.
"It could have been a lot worse," he said. "An hour or two in the mud and cold at that time, you certainly wouldn't want to be left there until morning."
The next high tide, 6m (19.7ft) deep, was at 12:42 on Wednesday.
The fire service said it launched a river rescue from Kingswood, and used a sled, ladder and lines to pull the woman out, which took around 25 minutes.
The river Hull is tidal, leaving large mudbanks at low tide.
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A woman had to be rescued from a mudbank on the River Hull after she became stuck.
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Quyen Ngoc Nguyen, 29, a mother of one, was found by firefighters in the car in Shiney Row near Sunderland on Tuesday.
Stephen Unwin, 39, from Houghton, and William McFall, 50, from Blackpool, were remanded in custody by magistrates sitting at Newcastle Crown Court.
Nine friends of Ms Nguyen were in the public gallery at court.
Both Mr Unwin, of St Oswald's Terrace, and Mr McFall, of Waterloo Road, are due to appear at court again on Tuesday.
Some of Ms Nguyen's friends were wearing white cloth on their arms or around their heads while one of them carried a photograph of her.
Ms Nguyen, who was Vietnamese, lived in the Killingworth area.
Outside court, a female friend said: "She was the most beautiful and kind girl.
"Since she died, people have come from all over the UK, from Birmingham and London, everywhere, just to see her picture."
The friend said Ms Nguyen was working, having studied for an MBA in the UK.
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Friends of a woman whose body was found in a burning car have paid tribute to her as two men appeared in court charged with her murder.
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Atletico lost Tuesday's quarter-final first leg 2-1, with goalscorer Fernando Torres sent off when they led 1-0.
Luis Suarez scored both home goals, but earlier appeared to kick Juanfran.
"I don't know what Barca players have to do to get sent off just like us," said Brazil left-back Luis.
Holders Barcelona, aiming to become the first team to win back-to-back Champions Leagues, take a slender advantage into the second leg at the Vicente Calderon next Wednesday.
Atletico scored a potentially valuable away goal through Torres, but the game turned when the Spain striker was sent off for two needless bookings inside seven minutes.
Atletico manager Diego Simeone was incensed by the decision of German referee Felix Brych, who also seemingly missed Suarez lashing out at Atletico right-back Juanfran near the byeline.
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"We shouldn't have got the red card, it was totally unfair," said former Chelsea defender Luis.
"It is not easy to play against Barcelona in the Champions League. We know it is really dangerous if they go out in the quarter-finals. We have to play against everyone and everything.
"You can tell there is fear that Barca will be eliminated."
Luis acknowledged Atletico faced a "really difficult" task to reach the semi-finals but added: "We are still alive. It is possible."
Simeone said he was not "angry" with Torres, though the 32-year-old former Chelsea and Liverpool forward later apologised and took responsibility for his dismissal.
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Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis believes "there is fear that Barcelona will be eliminated" from the Champions League, and claims his side were treated unfairly at the Nou Camp.
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Wales top the table on points difference after their 33-7 win in Italy while England narrowly beat France in their opener.
"There's a lot of talk about England and Ireland - they played some good rugby in the autumn," said Webb.
"Let everyone keep talking them up, we'll just go about our job."
Wales are dealing with a six-day turnaround in between matches while England have seven days between games.
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"We'll come back in on Tuesday and have a look at England but we'll be concentrating on ourselves," Webb told BBC Wales Sport.
He says the traditional rivalry between Wales and England is more for the supporters than the players.
"It's a massive fixture, a good one for the crowd and the fans.
"Personally it's good to play them at home, but I'm not going to get too carried away by Wales-England - it's just another game and the main focus is on ourselves."
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Wales do not plan to issue any medical updates until Wednesday.
Fly-half after Dan Biggar was forced off in the break in Rome by a rib injury and George North finished the game limping because of a thigh problem, even though he sped clear for a 70-metre try set up by replacement number 10 Sam Davies.
"A couple of the boys need an extra day or two with the recovery, so I'm sure they'll get that," said Webb.
If Biggar is ruled out or coach Rob Howley opts for Davies at fly-half, Webb could find himself partnering a different Ospreys colleague at half-back.
Davies impressed with his second-half performance, one of the four caps he has earned off the bench.
"You've got two world-class 10 there," said Webb.
"I thought Dan was exceptional when he was on and Sam exactly the same."
Howley is scheduled to name his team on Thursday.
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Scrum-half Rhys Webb says Wales will concentrate on themselves rather than England before their "massive" Six Nations meeting in Cardiff on Saturday.
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The scheme would see the Trimontium Museum in Melrose's Ormiston Institute more than double in size.
The Trimontium Trust is seeking support from a range of organisations to take the project forward.
Scottish Borders Council is to provide a capital contribution of £60,000 and officer time worth £63,000.
Trimontium, meaning the place of three hills, was the site of a large frontier fort for the Romans which was set up in the first and second centuries AD.
It lasted for about 100 years and the museum tells the story of its rise and fall.
Council leader David Parker said it was a worthwhile investment.
"The design is incredible, it is a very good-quality design," he said.
"It will allow a proper display in a modern setting of the Roman artefacts.
"They will certainly attract a great deal of interest if the whole collection can be shown."
Mr Parker said it was a question of allowing the trust to build upon the interest it had already generated.
"The team behind it already do tremendous work in their existing space and with their walks but it is very limited," he said.
"The new museum will allow them much better accommodation to display all the things that they have."
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A £2m project to expand a museum telling the story of a Roman outpost in the Borders has gained council backing.
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The measures include one that would bar employees convicted of corruption from ever returning to a state job.
A leaked tape appeared to show adviser Carlos Moreno plotting to "mine" the system for personal gain. He denies wrongdoing and says he was framed.
A recent poll showed an eight-point fall in approval for the president.
Sunday's Ipsos poll registered a drop from 63% to 55% in Mr Kuczynski's rating since the scandal involving Mr Moreno broke. The adviser has resigned from his post.
Mr Kuczynski made a televised statement on Monday saying that corruption was a historical structural problem for the country.
He said that under his new scheme, which would be implemented immediately, "anyone who has been convicted of corruption can never return to work in the state".
Mr Kuczynski also ordered a thorough review of the presidential office.
He would also set up a council of state, in which he would join the president of Congress and the head of the judiciary in overseeing the fight against corruption in key institutions.
In the Ipsos poll of 1,289 respondents, only 39% believed the government was committed to tackling corruption.
The findings were a setback to Mr Kuczynski, 78, who had seen his ratings rise since June's narrow presidential election run-off victory against Keiko Fujimori.
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Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has launched a crackdown on corruption in the government, in the wake of allegations against a health adviser.
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Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched a consultation on whether to end its "Free After Three" scheme.
Businesses in the city have complained that reintroducing parking charges would hit their trade.
The council says "better alternatives" may be developed during a 12-week consultation period which is under way.
The proposals are part of a new parking strategy drawn up for the local authority by consultants, designed to ensure "better quality" and "sustainable" parking.
Labour councillor Karen Shore said: "No decisions have been taken yet, but we believe that some of the alternative proposals will actually be better in terms of the experience for shoppers and the footfall for businesses."
The strategy recommends replacing the "Free After Three" scheme with bus discounts and shorter periods of free parking to "encourage trade throughout the day".
Free parking would also be scrapped in nearby Ellesmere Port, where it is said to be having "only a limited effect" in boosting the economy.
Christian Bartley, from Back Alley Music in Chester, said reintroducing evening parking charges would "take away even more customers for us".
"I was gobsmacked," he added. "It's just going to make it even harder for us to keep our customers coming here."
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A popular scheme allowing drivers to park for free in Chester city centre after 15:00 could be scrapped as it causes "pressure" on rush-hour traffic.
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The 30-year-old topped Essex's batting charts in the 2015 One-Day Cup, scoring 301 runs at an average of 75.25.
He also played 12 County Championship matches this summer and headed their bowling averages in the T20 Blast, with 19 wickets at a cost of 16.11 each.
Bopara played the most recent of his 120 one-day internationals in the 2015 World Cup against Afghanistan.
Essex finished third in Division Two of the Championship, but Bopara believes new cricket committee chairman Ronnie Irani can change the direction of the side.
"The club is making some changes with Ronnie on board," he told the club website.
"I've played a lot under Ronnie, I know him very well, and I'm trusting him to get things the way we all want here at Essex.
"We're a team that should be competing and performing at a higher level than we are. I think we can achieve that with a couple of new signings and I'm confident that the club will get that right."
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Essex and England all-rounder Ravi Bopara has signed a new two-year deal with the club.
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A wider range of birth defects has been linked to the virus, said Dr Anne Schuchat of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And the mosquitoes that carry the virus could travel to more US states than previously thought, she said.
The current Zika outbreak began almost a year ago in Brazil.
It has been linked to thousands of birth defects there and has spread widely through the Americas.
"Most of what we've learned is not reassuring," said Dr Schuchat at White House briefing on Monday.
"Everything we know about this virus seems to be scarier than we initially thought."
Earlier this year, US President Obama asked the US Congress for $1.8bn (£1.25bn) in emergency funding to combat the virus.
In the meantime it has been using money totalling $589m left over from the Ebola virus fund.
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That was a temporary stopgap and inadequate to get the job done, said Dr Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health.
The US now needs more money to fight the mosquitoes and to fund better research into vaccines and treatments, he said.
"When the president asked for $1.9 billion, we needed $1.9 billion."
He said there had been recent discoveries about how destructive Zika appeared to be to foetal brains.
There were also reports of rare neurologic problems in adults, he said.
The CDC announced that Puerto Rico is to receive $3.9m in emergency Zika funding as the number of cases there doubles every week.
In February, the first US case of locally transmitted Zika was reported in Dallas, Texas - spread through sexual contact, not a mosquito bite.
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The Zika virus is "scarier" than first thought and its impact on the US could be greater than predicted, public health officials have admitted.
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The billionaire was born in Glasgow, where he set up his first showroom in 1954.
A statement said he had passed away peacefully, "surrounded by his family".
It added that Sir Arnold, who was knighted in 2004, was "an inspiration" and said "the family will continue to carry on his vision".
He was confirmed as Britain's first billionaire car dealer in the Sunday Times Rich List in 2016.
The company which bears Sir Arnold's name has 200 dealerships across the UK, with more than 18,000 new and used cars in stock. It posted profits of £107.2m in 2014 on sales of £3.2bn.
Sir Arnold founded the business after leaving the Royal Air Force in the early 1950s.
He used his demob money to buy a Morris Ten-Four for just £70. Having restored the car to its former glory and sold it on for a profit, he began to buy and sell cars.
His first showroom was in Glasgow's Park Road.
A statement from his family said: "Sir Arnold Clark passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and a great friend and employer to many.
"He was an inspiration and the family will continue to carry on his vision. He will be greatly missed."
His company, Arnold Clark Automobiles, said it was saddened to announce the passing of its founder and chairman.
In a statement it said: "Sir Arnold was a truly inspirational business leader and influential public figure.
"His unsurpassed work ethic and strong family values led him to build a market-leading automotive retailer that continues to go from strength to strength.
"Sir Arnold's entrepreneurial ideals continue to be at the heart of the business.
"His personal philosophies will continue to inspire everybody who works in the business, and will be the cornerstone of its future growth and continuing success."
It added: "Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
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Sir Arnold Clark, the founder of Britain's biggest independent group of car dealerships, has died at the age of 89.
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Negotiators from six world powers are attempting to strike a deal with Iran to restrict its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
The parties have set a deadline of the end of March to reach an agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that progress was being made.
Mr Steinmeier said as he arrived in the Swiss city of Lausanne for the talks: "These are decisive days before us after nearly 12 years of negotiations with Iran.
"The endgame of the long negotiations has begun."
After meeting Mr Steinmeier and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Mr Zarif said: "I think we can in fact make the necessary progress to be able to resolve all the issues and start writing them down in a text that will become the final agreement."
He has already met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Lausanne.
Mr Fabius added a note of caution, saying: "We have moved forward on certain points, but on others not enough."
Britain, China and Russia are expected to join them over the weekend, with comprehensive talks due Sunday.
They have set themselves a deadlines of 31 March for a political framework agreement and 30 June for a final deal.
Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes but world powers fear it has military ambitions.
Some of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, says the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.
Potential sticking points in the nuclear talks are thought to include the pace at which sanctions would be lifted, how long the deal will last and how much of Iran's nuclear facilities will be open to inspection.
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Talks on Iran's nuclear programme have entered their "endgame", Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said.
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Jordon Mutch and George Evans will compete for midfield spots with Joey van den Berg and John Swift.
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is confident striker Dwight Gayle is over his hamstring injury.
The Spaniard has no fresh injury problems, with only long-term absentees Isaac Hayden (ankle) and Rolando Aarons unavailable for the league leaders.
Reading manager Jaap Stam told BBC Radio Berkshire:
"It's going to be a hard game. Newcastle have got a lot of quality within their squad.
"Rafael Benitez has about 50 players, but that's what happens if you're working at a big club with the funds to make a good team.
"We're going to work very hard to get a result, as we want to work hard for the fans and to stay up towards the top of the table."
Tim Dellor, BBC Radio Berkshire
Reading have the best home record in the Championship, having only lost twice at the Madejski Stadium.
Newcastle are the best team away from home in the Championship, with 13 wins on the road. Something has to give in this one.
Reading were not convincing in their win against Wolves on Saturday. They probably need another four wins from their remaining 11 games to seal a play-off spot.
Newcastle have forged a five-point lead over Brighton at the top, and anything other than automatic promotion is now unthinkable for their fans.
One of the big talking points at Reading in the past couple of weeks has been the low attendances, despite the excellent results. Stam and his team will enjoy playing in front of a full house.
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Reading winger Garath McCleary (knee and abdomen) is in contention to return after missing the win against Wolves.
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Priestland will switch to the Premiership after this summer's World Cup, bringing to an end his 10-year association with the Pro12 club.
The 27-year-old will compete for a first-team place at Bath with England number 10 George Ford.
Priestland has made 147 appearances for Scarlets, scoring 1,059 points, and also has 32 caps for his country.
But his move to England could affect his international prospects, as a new selection policy means players leaving Wales could be excluded from Warren Gatland's team unless there are exceptional circumstances.
The policy will become active once a minimum of six senior players, prioritised by Gatland, have been signed to national dual contracts.
However, Priestland's absence from Wales would benefit Bath, with Ford now a regular for England.
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"My entire rugby career has been spent in Wales and, although I've enjoyed that time enormously, I need a new challenge," said Priestland.
Speaking about competition for the number 10 shirt at Bath, coach Toby Booth told BBC Radio Bristol: "We believe that having Rhys here means he and George can push each other along.
"They'll allow each other to get the best out of each other and, ultimately, drive the team forward.
"Rhys is coming here on the proviso he is the first-choice 10. He's happy to fight it out."
Bath have already added cross-code star Sam Burgess to their squad this season and confirmed last month that Fiji scrum-half Niko Matawalu will join them from Glasgow in the summer.
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Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland will join Bath when his deal with Scarlets expires at the end of the season.
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The teenager was arrested after Katie was found seriously injured on a path leading to a playing field in the Woodthorpe area of York on Monday.
She has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, North Yorkshire Police said.
The girl is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.
More on this and other York stories
Katie was found by police after they were called to Alness Drive on Monday afternoon.
Witnesses described how Katie's mother, named locally as Alison Rough, fell to her knees in the street, crying and pleading for help after her daughter was injured.
Katie was taken to hospital after officers arrived at the scene but died a short time later.
Flowers and cards were left near the field, including one that read: "Night night my darling princess Katie. Love nana and grandad."
A number of people paid tribute to Katie, a pupil at the city's Westfield Primary School.
Tracey Ralph, Katie's headteacher, said her death was a "terrible loss".
"Katie was a kind and thoughtful child who was well liked by both pupils and staff," she added.
Neighbours of the dead girl said she was a "really sweet" girl who could often been seen playing outside with friends.
North Yorkshire Police said: "Katie's family are devastated by this tragic event and have asked for their privacy to be respected at this extremely distressing time."
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A 15-year-old girl is due to appear in court later charged with the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough.
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Kohli, who has a career Test batting average of over 50, averaged only 13.40 in England when India were beaten 3-1 in a five-match Test series in 2014.
He said he wanted to "get used to playing in those conditions" and "understand how the wickets behave".
"Those things matter a lot. Preparation time is something that is very crucial," added the 28-year-old.
Kohli scored a career-best 235 in the fourth Test of the current five-match series against England in India as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead.
He has racked up 640 runs at an average of 128 going into the final Test but England bowler James Anderson believes Kohli has "technical deficiencies" which are exposed in English conditions, but cancelled out by the pitches in India.
Kohli is the only player to average more than 50 in all three forms of international cricket - Tests, one-dayers and Twenty20s.
He is currently second in the ICC Test and ODI rankings, while he tops the T20 category.
On playing county cricket, Kohli added: "I have actually been thinking about it, trying to work out how I can make that happen.
"Most definitely, if I have time I would love to go and play there."
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India captain Virat Kohli says he "would love" to play county cricket before India next tour England in 2018.
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BBC Wales has learned an agreement has been struck to end the dispute.
It had been claimed a spelling error by officials at Companies House in Cardiff had led to the demise of engineering firm Taylor & Sons.
Companies House records had been amended to show Taylor & Sons had been wound up in 2009.
But the failing business was another firm called Taylor & Son - with "Son" in the singular.
Taylor & Sons dated back to 1875 and more than 250 people lost their jobs when it went under, and former co-owner, Philip Davison-Sebry, claimed £8.8m in damages over the mix-up.
In January 2015 the High Court judge ruled in Mr Davison-Sebry's favour and found Companies House, when entering a winding up order, owed reasonable care to ensure the order was not registered against the wrong company.
Companies House began an appeal against the ruling in January last year, arguing the case set a "dangerous precedent".
A full appeal was listed for this month, but BBC Wales has learned an agreement was reached last spring.
A spokesperson for Companies House said: "We have agreed confidential terms of settlement and this case has now concluded."
No further details are being disclosed by either party.
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A multi-million pound court battle over a spelling mistake said to have led to the collapse of a Cardiff company has been settled.
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Marler apologised to Lee for calling him a "Gypsy boy" during Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
Gatland made his comment on Tuesday, but, in a statement on Wednesday, said: "I don't condone racism of any kind."
Lee added: "I personally believe the comments to have been intended as banter and accepted Joe's apology."
After Gatland referred to Saturday's incident as "banter", ex-Wales captain Gareth Thomas tweeted: "I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with this as banter. Poor excuse."
Romany Gypsy advocate and activist Shay Clipson earlier told BBC Radio Wales Gatland should be "held accountable" for his comment.
Cardiff North Welsh Assembly member and former MP Julie Morgan said on Twitter: "Gatland dismissing 'gypsy boy' taunt as 'banter' has sent rugby backwards."
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Gatland's statement continued: "I apologise for any offence my use of the word banter may have caused.
"My intention was to take the focus away from Samson, a private individual, and enable him and the rest of squad to prepare for the final game of the championship.
"My comments were made following a discussion with Samson about the incident."
A Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) statement added: "The WRU does not condone racism of any kind. The incident is being investigated by the Six Nations and we would welcome a definitive and speedy conclusion to their investigation.
"The WRU recognises that Warren's overriding intention was to protect Samson by playing down the incident and that his comments were made following a thorough consultation with Samson and with his support."
In the same statement, Lee, who is from a Traveller background, added: "I stand beside Warren.
"Warren is fiercely protective of the team and his comments were made based on conversations with me and with the intention of deflecting attention away from me."
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Wales head coach Warren Gatland has apologised for referring to an abusive comment aimed at prop Samson Lee by England's Joe Marler as "just banter".
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Canadian-born Khadr, 30, was convicted in 2010 by a US military commission of killing a US soldier in Afghanistan.
He was captured in 2002 at the age of 15 and spent a decade in the US prison.
In 2010, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that he was interrogated under "oppressive circumstances." He will reportedly be paid $8m (£6m).
Khadr's lawyers met with justice department attorneys last month to reach the deal, the Toronto Star newspaper reported, quoting unnamed sources.
The announcement of an official apology and compensation would be made next week, the reports added.
When asked about the case, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, would not confirm any details.
Khadr, who was the youngest prisoner ever detained at the naval base in Cuba, became a cause celebre for Guantanamo Bay opponents and his case received international attention.
He was convicted of five crimes, including throwing a grenade that killed Army Sgt Christopher Speer in 2002. He was shot and captured during the fire fight in Afghanistan.
Khadr said his confessions to US officials were made under duress
He was repatriated in 2012 after agreeing to a plea deal to leave Guantanamo and serve the majority of his eight-year sentence in Canada.
In 2010, Canada's Supreme Court concluded that Canada's conduct in connection with Khadr's case "did not conform to the principles of fundamental justice" and violated his constitutional rights.
The court noted he was subjected to sleep deprivation to make him "less resistant to interrogation".
In 2015, a judge released Khadr on bail despite a last minute appeal by the then federal Conservative government to keep him in jail. He said then that he would prove to Canadians that he was a "good person".
Khadr is the son of an alleged close associate of Osama Bin Laden and was drawn into militant circles when he was young. He spent his youth in Canada and Pakistan, where his father had interests.
His case has long polarised public opinion in Canada. His defenders describe him as a child soldier while others argue he was a radicalised fighter at the time of his capture.
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Canada will issue an apology and compensation to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while in prison, reports say.
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The amendment was introduced by the senate on Friday and then passed by the lower house on Sunday.
The original version of the bill said a census was needed before elections, effectively delaying next year's polls.
The opposition said this was an attempt to extend President Joseph Kabila's time in office.
Under the new bill, the election can proceed as planned, without a census, which would take at least a year in this vast country.
Human rights groups say that dozens of people were killed during the protests. The government puts the figure at 12 - a policeman shot by a sniper and 11 looters killed by security guards.
"We have listened to the street. That is why the vote today is a historic vote," Senate President Leon Kenga Wa Dondo said after the amendment was passed on Friday.
The lower house, the House of Representatives, had approved the original version of the bill, in a vote boycotted by opposition MPs.
The government has argued that the census is vital to ensure polls are free and fair - the country has not had a reliable census since independence from Belgium in 1960.
Mr Kabila first took power in 2001 following the assassination of his father Laurent, who was president at the time, and is constitutionally barred from running for another term.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo parliament has passed an amended census bill following four days of violent nationwide protests.
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The Iron nearly took the lead when Russell Penn headed Manny Parry's effort off the line.
It was one of the few highlights of the first half, and affairs did not spring to life until the hour mark.
Jack Midson broke the deadlock for Braintree with a firm header from Reece Hall-Johnson's cross.
James Bolton's close-range header was fielded by Sam Beasant as the Tynesiders pushed for an equaliser.
McLaughlin eventually provided it five minutes from time, and Gateshead could even have won it a minute later when Jordan Burrow fired wide when in on goal.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Michael Cheek.
Gus Mafuta (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1. Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces Danny Johnson.
Substitution, Gateshead. Luke Hannant replaces Sam Jones.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Ebou Adams replaces Chez Isaac.
Substitution, Gateshead. Wes York replaces Russell Penn.
Goal! Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 1. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
Substitution, Braintree Town. Reece Hall-Johnson replaces Monty Patterson.
Second Half begins Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 0.
First Half ends, Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 0.
Danny Johnson (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Paddy McLaughlin's late penalty salvaged a point for Gateshead as they drew at home with Braintree in the National League.
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Ian Carruthers used a recall rule to force an emergency meeting of the local authority on the Whitesands scheme in Dumfries.
But his call to reverse the council's decision and suspend the process was voted down, 22 votes to 12.
Council leader Ronnie Nicolson warned that delays could jeopardise funding.
It could see the authority overtaken by other regions in the queue for Scottish government funding, he said.
Mr Nicolson added: "There's people biting at our heels to actually get a hold of that money for other schemes in other areas of Scotland and I'm not going to let that happen."
The meeting of the full council came after the council agreed to formally publish its plans for the Whitesands and adopt them as a flood protection scheme.
It also emerged that the estimated cost of the project has risen to £25m from between £15m and £17.5m.
It would see a raised walkway built along the waterfront as well as walled sections with glass panels.
Mr Carruthers said he had received many objections to the plan for the Whitesands.
"Most of Dumfries don't want it," he said. "I haven't had anybody at all telling me they want to see it happening.
"Today was a real opportunity to see that being reversed, to have a look at it again, take stock...to look at the costs and see what was actually achievable.
"But the council have decided not to do that."
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A councillor has failed in his bid to force Dumfries and Galloway Council to rethink its support for a major flood defence plan.
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No, not the top-flight standings but the 2015-16 Premier League injuries league table.
We've teamed up with PhysioRoom.com to analyse every injury this season and assess the impact on clubs.
Take a look below and see how your team is faring.
Here are a few points to consider:
What do you make of this and how has it affected your club's season? Join the debate in Sportsday Live and get involved using #bbcsportsday.
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Leicester are second, Newcastle are struggling and Stoke are in mid-table.
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In the past year there has been an increase of 600 patients in Northern Ireland, bringing the total to 11,800.
The figures are part of a national report that shows dramatic variations across the UK.
They range from a diagnosis rate of 32% in East Riding in Yorkshire to 63% in Northern Ireland.
The UK average is 46%. The diagnosis rate for Belfast is 75.5%.
Experts believe that family doctors are now better equipped to spot the signs of dementia.
These figures are almost bitter sweet - on the one hand they show a worrying increase in the number of people in Northern Ireland being diagnosed with dementia.
On the other, they also indicate that the local health trusts are in the top five best areas in the UK for diagnosing the disease.
While there are now 11,800 men and women with the condition, it is thought that there could be around 7,000 others who have the debilitating illness.
The Alzheimer's Society has urged the public to visit their roadshow which starts a tour of Northern Ireland this week.
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Belfast has the highest diagnosis rate of dementia in the UK, according to new figures released by the Alzheimer's Society.
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Tydfil Jenkins, 80, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash on Bethania Street in Maesteg, just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The driver of a black Renault Clio was arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care and attention while unfit through drugs and without a licence and insurance.
The man, 34, remains in custody.
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A woman who died after being knocked over as she crossed the road in Bridgend county has been named.
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The 31-tonne Dassault Mirage IVA has been donated to the Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington near York, by the French government.
It is the only Mirage IV aircraft to be given to an independent museum and the only one outside France.
The 77ft-long (23m) plane is travelling 527 miles (848km) by road and sea and is due to arrive on 30 March.
The Mirage IV was built as part of France's independent nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
Around 60 were built and entered service in 1964 and subsequently served as conventional strike and reconnaissance aircraft during conflicts including the Gulf War and Afghanistan.
It was retired from service in 2005.
Negotiations to bring the aircraft to Elvington began in 2007, but the formal announcement of the gift was not made until August 2016.
The Yorkshire Air Museum has strong links with France as during the Second World War two French bomber squadrons were based at the then RAF Elvington.
The plane, which was previously displayed at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris, was loaded in parts on to lorry's at Chateaudun Air Base near Paris on Monday.
It will travel across France and then sail from St Malo to Portsmouth before travelling by road to York.
The museum said the aircraft would be reconstructed and a formal presentation event would be held later in the year.
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A French Cold War nuclear bomber has begun a four-day journey to its new home at an English air museum.
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Police say the girls were lured into a shop by men who offered them chocolate.
They say the men filmed the rapes and used the footage to blackmail the girls into submitting to further sexual acts.
Authorities have called the case "barbaric" and say that they are investigating whether more children were targeted by the men.
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India rape victim 'harassed' by police
"We are also interrogating the men to find out if more people are involved," Inspector TP Jacob told the BBC's Ashraf Padana.
A spokesperson for the orphanage, which has around 1,000 children in its care, said the children were being given counselling.
Rape and gender crimes have been in the spotlight in India in recent years after the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in 2012 in Delhi.
In response, tough new anti-rape laws were introduced. However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country .
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Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested six people for allegedly raping teenage girls from an orphanage in Wayanad district.
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The victim, identified as Nathan Graff, was knifed multiple times by an unknown assailant on Thursday. His injuries are not life-threatening.
The motive for the attack is unclear but police are investigating whether it was a hate crime.
Several Israelis have been stabbed by Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Mr Graff was attacked outside a kosher restaurant. Police are still searching for the assailant.
A statement from Milan's Jewish community said it hoped the attack was an isolated incident.
"We have never had problems in Milan. We don't think this was a personal affair - there is nothing to suggest that," the community's co-president Milo Hasbani told reporters, according to Reuters.
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Italy has boosted security at Jewish sites in Milan after an Israeli Jew was stabbed in the city, officials said.
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St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray dates mainly from the 13th to 15th Centuries, with parts dating back to about 1170.
Parishioners say the building is "no longer fit for purpose" and "needs more fundamental" renovations to improve the organ, safety and accessibility.
They hope to give the church the "wow factor" when it reopens in late 2017.
The Heart of St Mary's project aims to restore the Malcolm Sargent organ, as well as repairing and renewing the floor of the "architectural gem".
The Rev Kevin Ashby, rector at the church, said: "This is a major project, but if St Mary's is to remain at the heart of the community for centuries to come, then we need to be brave about the renovations that are required and the amount of money we need to raise to fulfil them."
The renovation work will also include upgrading the electrics, improving the lighting and heating and upgrading audio visual and sound systems.
John Craig, chair of the project, said: "The wiring of the organ has deteriorated to such a point that it can't be kept going for much longer.
"We're hoping by the end of October 2017 all the work within the building will have been completed."
The last service at the church will be held on 1 January before the work begins.
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A project has been launched to raise up to £2m to renovate a medieval church in Leicestershire.
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A report led by the World Health Organization says 74,000 lives could be saved each year through better diagnosis and treatment.
Funds of $120m (£74m) a year could have a major impact on children's lives, including among those infected with both TB and HIV, say experts.
The action plan was unveiled in Washington on Tuesday.
Stakeholders include the WHO, Unicef, the Stop TB Partnership and a number of global TB agencies.
The Roadmap for Childhood TB: Toward Zero Deaths builds on the latest knowledge of the disease and highlights actions to prevent child deaths.
Each day almost 200 children under the age of 15 die from tuberculosis, while more than half a million fall ill every year, it says.
"Any child who dies from TB is one child too many," said Dr Mario Raviglione, Global Tuberculosis Programme director at WHO.
"TB is preventable and treatable, and this roadmap focuses on immediate actions governments and partners can take to stop children dying."
The report says there is an urgent need to focus on children. Diagnostic tests and child-friendly drug formulations are lacking, and there is a need for better screening and awareness, it says.
"To get to zero TB deaths, we must focus on the most vulnerable groups and children are the most vulnerable of all," said Dr Lucica Ditiu, executive secretary of the Stop TB Partnership.
"The steps outlined in this roadmap are simple and low-cost. We owe it to the children of the world to put this plan into action."
Tuberculosis is a contagious infection that mainly affects the lungs, but may spread to other parts of the body.
If not treated, it can damage the lungs to such an extent that a person cannot breathe properly.
Sometimes, people do not experience any symptoms for many months or even years after being infected.
TB can be treated with antibiotics but is sometimes fatal.
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Global health agencies have launched an action plan to reduce child deaths from tuberculosis (TB).
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The National Institute for Health Research, the research arm of the NHS, reported a 60% jump in people signing up in the past year.
Almost 22,000 people are taking part in 100 separate studies into the degenerative brain disease.
The Alzheimer's Society said such volunteering was essential for developing a cure.
Chris Roberts, from north Wales, has been taking part in a trial investigating the genetics of Alzheimer's disease.
He said: "After a diagnosis of dementia your whole family also receives the diagnosis. It's a team effort.
"What we then need is hope, and this is what research gives us. Taking part means I'm doing something constructive and worthwhile. I'm leaving something behind that might help others, if not myself.
"Any kind of research, small or large, brings with it hope that there may be a future."
Dr Iracema Leroi, a dementia specialist from the University of Manchester, said: "This is one of the ways in which people can make a very positive impact and fight the disease and fight the condition - and be involved in self-management."
She said the areas of research needed were into better care for people, finding a cure and preventing the disease.
Volunteers both with dementia and without the condition were required for the research, and could sign up easily via the new Join Dementia Research service, she said.
Studies include:
Dr Doug Brown, from the Alzheimer's Society, said he was delighted people were taking part. "Not only is it essential for us to make progress towards new treatments and better care, but it could also empower people to learn more about their condition and benefit from additional support."
The government aims to encourage 10% of all people with dementia to take part in clinical trials by 2020. The figure is currently 5.5%.
Life sciences minister George Freeman said: "Volunteers are essential to our battle against the disease and I'm delighted that so many people, with and without dementia, are coming forward to participate in ground-breaking new trials.
"There is still a long way to go, but with their help we hope to find a cure or disease-modifying therapy by 2025. The race is on."
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There has been a surge in the number of people volunteering to help with medical research into dementia.
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However, the Professional Cricketers' Association chairman feels there remain a lot of questions to be answered.
Only three of the 18 first-class counties reportedly opposed further development of the proposed league.
"I think players are open to change, you watch great competitions around the world," Wallace told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's still early days, but it's exciting whatever way it goes.
"I think for players, playing Twenty20 cricket, be it in franchises or for your clubs, is a great way to play the game, though I'm sure there are plenty more meetings to be had."
The PCA, who were represented at Wednesday's meeting where five proposals were on the table, will now take the eight-team proposal to its members before a decisive vote by the England and Wales Cricket Board in October.
Wallace admits there is no real consensus among current county players, and more information is needed.
"The Big Bash (in Australia) is a good competition, it's about what deciding what's the best for English cricket now and cricketers in the future - but it's pretty exciting," he said.
Glamorgan's SSE Swalec Stadium is likely to be among the Test match grounds hosting the eight new teams.
The Welsh county attracted a club record 10,000 crowd for the T20 Blast quarter-final against Yorkshire this year, and Wallace believes the quality of the product could win over sceptical supporters.
"If you play good cricket it doesn't matter who you're playing for, I think people want to come and watch the best players playing their best cricket," added Wallace.
"People come along to watch high-quality sport, as cricketers we're basically in the entertainment industry and it's about us putting on the best show possible.
"Welsh people are very passionate for their sport and I'm sure they'd come down and watch some good cricket."
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Glamorgan wicketkeeper and players' union chief Mark Wallace says new plans for a new eight-team domestic Twenty20 tournament are "exciting" for players.
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In a televised speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis would never give in to the Saudis' "savage aggression".
Hundreds have died amid battles between the rebels and forces allied to the president, backed by the air strikes.
A BBC correspondent in the contested port city of Aden says its hospitals lack the supplies to treat patients.
Orla Guerin says medical teams in the city are complaining that they are overwhelmed and patients are dying for lack of equipment. They have appealed for more antibiotics and bandages.
The rebels and their allies have been trying to capture Aden for weeks, but have been held back by the air strikes and by forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
On Monday, a massive explosion was heard in the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, reportedly from an air strike targeting a weapons store.
Over the weekend, more than 80 people are said to have died in air strikes and in clashes on the ground between the rival forces.
The international aid agency, Oxfam, has meanwhile condemned an air strike that hit one of its stores containing humanitarian supplies in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in the north of the country.
"The contents of the warehouse had no military value. It only contained humanitarian supplies," an Oxfam official said, adding that the organisation had already provided the co-ordinates of its warehouses to the Saudis.
Meanwhile, in a televised address, Mr Houthi accused the Saudis of "malice and arrogance towards the Yemeni people".
He warned that the bombing campaign aimed to strengthen al-Qaeda in Yemen. While criticising Saudi policy, Mr Houthi praised Iran as "a great Islamic country".
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused its regional rival, Shia Iran, of aiding the Houthis, who are from the Zaidi Shia sect. Iran denies arming them.
The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, and some 12 million are short of food.
It has also said 731 people had been killed and 2,754 injured - many of them civilians - in three weeks between March and April. The numbers were likely to be an underestimate, it has warned.
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The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has vowed to resist a Saudi-led bombing campaign that has been targeting his forces since late March.
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The body of Josh Clayton, 23, was found on rocks near Tresco in the Scilly Isles following an eight-day search.
The inquest - expected to last a week - heard Mr Clayton's blood-alcohol level was 2.5 times the drink-drive limit.
He had attempted to leave the party in a golf buggy, the inquest at Plymouth Coroner's Court heard.
More from the inquest, and other news
The search started for Mr Clayton, from Taunton, after he went missing on 13 September 2015.
His body was discovered 10 days later by a French yachtsman.
Tom Leeper, barrister for the Clayton family, said other witnesses at the party said Mr Clayton was only "a bit drunk".
He told the inquest one witness had described Mr Clayton as "his normal affectionate self" on the night of the party.
Coastguards, police dogs, divers and a helicopter were involved in the search along with local people and holidaymakers.
Mr Clayton's disappearance was described as "out of character" at the time.
Pathologist Dr Russell Delaney said he found blood on Mr Clayton's T-shirt but no sign of an attack on him, and no sign of drugs.
The inquest continues.
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A holiday island bar manager whose body was pulled from the sea had been "smashed" at a party on the night he went missing, an inquest has heard.
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The schemes, on Great Patrick Street and York Street, are opposite the Ulster University's new campus.
The larger of the two developments consists of 590 en suite bedrooms and 92 studio apartments.
It is being developed by Yorkshire-based UniCiti which has built similar schemes in England and Scotland.
The second scheme, by Patton Developments LLP, is for 475 bedrooms and a ground-level retail unit.
Both buildings have been designed by Belfast firm LIKE Architects.
Ciaran Deazley, director at LIKE, said the approvals "usher in a new era for Belfast City Centre".
"These two landmarks will provide a significant investment in the area supporting jobs at all phases of construction," he said.
Work on the schemes is expected to begin in the summer with a target completion date of May 2018.
The council has also approved two hotel projects.
They are a 179-bedroom new-build hotel on Hope Street, being developed by Lord Rana and Andras House, and an extension to Ten Square on Donegall Square.
The Hope Street hotel is likely to operate under the Hampton by Hilton brand.
The council planning chairperson, councillor Matt Garrett, said six major hotel projects had now been approved in the last nine months.
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Belfast City Council has given planning permission for more than 1,000 student apartments on the northern edge of the city centre.
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The 23-year-old Scot won her first senior medals in the 1500m and 3,000m in Belgrade at the weekend.
"We went for the double to see how the legs coped with a lot of rounds in a short period," Muir told the BBC.
"Hopefully, come London, I'll double up and do the 1500m and the 5K."
The Kinross athlete regards the shorter distance as her "main event" in August but said she was pleased that the schedule for the heats and finals "work really well to double up".
"I'd love to get on the podium," she added. "That would be my first global-level medal."
Timings, however, were not on her side in Belgrade when it came to celebrating her British record-breaking 1500m triumph on Saturday.
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An official repeatedly thwarted her attempt to do a lap of honour before Muir eventually gave her the slip.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "They were saying they were behind on the programme, but the athletes were out on the track so I thought, 'ach, I'm just going to go'."
Muir is juggling her record-breaking athletics career with her veterinary studies.
"Athletics is quite an individual sport so I can fit everything around it," she said.
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"I just go for runs in the morning before I head to lectures, and do runs in the evenings when I get back. It is tough and my recovery is not as great as other athletes' but veterinary always came first for me."
Muir revealed she felt motivated to "work even harder over the winter" after her disappointment at finishing seventh in the 1500m final at the Rio Olympics.
"I wanted to race as best as I could throughout 2017 and it's gone pretty well so far," she said.
"I just seem to be getting faster and faster and it's brilliant."
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Briton Laura Muir's double gold at the European Indoor Championships has convinced her to race in both the 1500m and 5,000m at the World Championships in London this summer.
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A statement said the Italian had taken up the role of chairman with immediate effect after passing the Football League's Owners' and Directors' Test.
Cellino was banned from being involved until the end of the season after being found guilty of tax evasion in Italy.
He had previously stated he did not intend to return to the club until he had cleared his name independently.
In January, against the League's decision to disqualify him as owner.
He was subsequently given permission by the League to attend the club's final match of the season against Rotherham on Saturday.
During the game, supporters chanted their support for head coach Neil Redfearn, whose position is currently uncertain, but Cellino is reported not to have been at Elland Road for the fixture.
Redfearn's contract expires this summer and it is uncertain whether his deal will be renewed under the club's current regime.
And Cellino admitted he is undecided on the coach's future.
"I need to decide whether Neil is best for the club and can lead us back to the Premier League," he said.
"I am in love with Neil and I don't want to talk to anyone else about the job. I made sure he had a clause guaranteeing he would pick the team because I don't want a coach I control."
David Hockaday, Cellino's first appointment as Leeds manager, was sacked after six matches, while replacement Darko Milanic left after just 32 days.
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Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been granted permission by the Football League to return to the club's board.
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The singer was headlining the event with his Africa Express project and was joined on stage by artists like Laura Mvula and Yeah Yeah Yeah's Nick Zinner.
The set - which overran until 04:00 - included covers of Randy Newman and reinterpretations of Gorillaz tracks.
After playing The Clash's Should I Stay Or Should I Go, he encouraged the crowd to protest at the plug being pulled.
"You want more, we're going to give you more," the singer declared before a man, thought to be the stage manager, emerged, put the singer's jacket over his shoulders and lifted him off stage.
In a video, filmed by someone in the audience, Albarn - who had refused to leave the stage- egged on fans who chanted "we want more".
Albarn's Africa Express collective, a collaboration between African and Western musicians, has played at events such as Glastonbury and the BBC's Electric Proms.
It has also seen Albarn travel to countries including Mali to play with local musicians.
Saturday night's performance included appearances by Nigerian artist Seye Adelekan and Malian band Songhoy Blues.
Albarn is currently on tour with Blur who are playing dates across the world this summer following the release of album The Magic Whip.
Albarn also recently unveiled wonder.land, his reworking of Alice in Wonderland, at the Manchester International Festival.
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Blur's Damon Albarn has been removed from stage at the Roskilde festival in Denmark after a mammoth five-hour set.
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The Daily Telegraph described a "culture of bullying", with workers subjected to abuse and harassment.
The GMB described the trust managers as "unaccountable" and called on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to step in.
Secamb said the news report covered "historic allegations", most of which had been dealt with.
The news report, based on a dossier of documents, claims two 999 call handlers attempted suicide and a third considered crashing her car to escape abuse.
Several workers claimed they were under such pressure they could not concentrate on emergency calls at the operations centre in Coxheath, Kent.
GMB Southern region secretary Paul Maloney said he welcomed the newspaper's investigation but called for it to be followed up with a "clear-out" of the alleged culprits.
Regional organiser Gary Palmer said: "Workplace bullying is bad enough at any time, but the scale and intensity of the bullying endured by staff at Coxheath is shocking."
A spokesman for Secamb said: "The article in The Telegraph covers a range of historic allegations, most of which have been investigated and dealt with.
"Others are unsubstantiated, with no evidence to support them.
"We take the issue of bullying and harassment very seriously and have been working hard to address this area of concern."
He said the issue had been highlighted by the Care Quality Commission and work included "improving internal avenues for serious concerns to be raised" and structured support for staff.
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Bullying claims at South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) have led the GMB union to call on the government to intervene.
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Capt Healey, from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, was on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj region of Helmand province when his vehicle was blown up by a bomb.
His commanding officer described him as "a brilliant Army officer and a truly outstanding individual".
His death brings the number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 415.
Capt Healey, 29, and originally from Cardiff, was commanding the Combined Force Burma reconnaissance platoon.
After his vehicle was hit by a bomb, he was given immediate first aid before being flown to the military hospital at Camp Bastion where his death was confirmed.
He had been in the Army since 2007, and was most recently deployed to Afghanistan on 9 March 2012.
He was awarded a Mention in Dispatches in 2009 for his actions on Operation Herrick 11 as the Officer Commanding 4 Platoon, B Company.
His family paid tribute to him, saying: "Stephen was all you could wish for in a son, brother, uncle and friend. He will be sadly missed by us all. He managed to do more in his 30 years than most people do in a lifetime".
Lt Col Stephen Webb, the commanding officer of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers), said he would be remembered "as one of the most charismatic and professional leaders any of us will have had the privilege of serving with."
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A British soldier killed while on patrol in Afghanistan has been named as Capt Stephen James Healey.
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He will next play Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, who beat him last month.
Anderson's compatriot Peter Wright also progressed to the second round, defeating Keegan Brown 3-0.
Huntly's John Henderson plays Norwich's Darren Webster in Friday afternoon's session and Scot Robert Thornton takes on Alan Norris on Monday night.
Anderson won his first world title in January in a dramatic final against Phil Taylor and he will compete with 71 other players for the £1.5m in prize money.
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Gary Anderson began the defence of his PDC World Championship title with a 3-0 win over Englishman Andy Boulton at London's Alexandra Palace on Thursday.
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A frozen corner at Stade Jean-Bouin meant the game began 95 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time.
Waisea Nayacalevu and Julien Arias put the French side 17-5 up at the break with Mat Luamanu crossing for Quins.
Craig Burden added a third Stade score before Marland Yarde and James Chisholm went over for late tries.
Quins knew they had to win the game to progress to the quarter-finals but the home side went through instead, and will be away to Ospreys in the last eight.
A corner of the pitch was still frozen at the scheduled 13:00 GMT start but play was able to start at 14:35.
Stade Francais: Bonneval; Sinzelle, Vuidarvuwalu, Bosman, Camara; Plisson, Genia; Zhvania, Panis, Slimani, Gabrillagues, Pape (capt), Nicolas, Lakafia, Alberts.
Replacements: Burden, Felsina, Melikidze, Pyle, Ross, Daguin, Millet, Arias.
Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Hopper, Roberts, Visser; Swiel, Care (capt); Murphy, Buchanan, Sinckler, Merrick, Matthews, Clifford, Wallace, Luamanu.
Replacements: Gray, Evans, Jones, Ward, Chisholm, Dickson, Jackson, Alofa.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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Harlequins were knocked out of the Challenge Cup by defeat at Top 14 side Stade Francais in a match delayed because of a frozen pitch.
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She reported being attacked while walking in Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, on 22 November 2016.
A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of rape faces no further action.
Ch Insp John-Paul Ruffle said: "It is not appropriate for us to pursue a prosecution in this instance due to a number of vulnerabilities."
"The girl is now being fully supported by specially trained officers and partner agencies."
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A 12-year-old girl has admitted to police a rape allegation she made "was not genuine" and the case has been dropped.
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Taxis will have to pay the £2 toll on the Mersey Gateway linking Widnes and Runcorn when it opens in the autumn.
Halton Council said it was still developing a scheme to enable residents who are exempt from toll charges to reclaim the costs from taxi journeys.
Taxi drivers said they will protest after a meeting with union officials.
The crossing over the River Mersey in Cheshire is designed to ease congestion on the Runcorn Bridge.
Widnes taxi driver Paul Harrison said about 150 drivers attended the meeting with the union Unite.
He said they have set up an action committee and are considering peaceful protests after being told they should pass the toll charge on to fare-paying customers.
"In London, hackney cabs don't have to pay congestion charges and taxi drivers shouldn't have to pay to use the bridge.
"And the public shouldn't be expected to pay either."
"My customers think it's free for them to use the bridge and when they find out they will have to pay £8 extra for a return trip from Widnes to Runcorn, they are up in arms."
He said it was "unreasonable" to expect them to claim the money back and he would lose fares.
Under current plans, Mr Harrison said it would cost one of his customers an extra £8 for a round trip to get his wheelchair serviced in Runcorn and then £10 for a return trip to Halton Direct Link one stop shop to reclaim the toll charges.
Halton Council said charging taxis was "in line" with other major toll crossings in the UK including the Mersey Tunnels.
It added "no final decision" had been made about the scheme or how they would reclaim costs and it "welcomed comments".
The Department for Transport, meanwhile, has confirmed that drivers from the boroughs of Warrington and Cheshire West & Chester will not be made exempt from the bridge tolls, after a review announced by former Chancellor George Osborne during the 2015 general election campaign.
A spokesman said the decision had been taken "after very careful consideration" because "the cost of doing so would be substantial to the taxpayer".
Labour leader of Warrington Borough Council, Terry O'Neill, said he was "shocked and very disappointed".
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Plans to pass on new bridge toll charges to taxi customers are "absolutely insane" and will badly affect custom, said drivers.
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The 24-year-old, who joined the club in October, suffered the injury in Monday's defeat by Wigan Warriors.
The former Bradford Bulls and London Broncos man had scored four tries in seven appearances this year.
James Webster's side are currently 11th in Super League after winning just one of their opening nine matches this season.
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Hull KR centre Ryan Shaw has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
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Meanwhile, the European Union is to examine whether exit screening at West African airports is effective.
And the BBC launches an Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp, aimed at users of the service in West Africa. To subscribe, send 'JOIN' via WhatsApp to +44 7702 348 651.
Here is the latest Ebola news for Thursday 16 October - in 15 seconds.
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The World Health Organization says it is focusing on 15 African countries in its efforts to stop the spread of Ebola.
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The death of the dog, called Diesel, during a police raid in Saint-Denis, sparked international sympathy.
Three people, including the suspected ringleader of the deadly attacks, were killed in the massive raid.
The German shepherd puppy was named Dobrynya after a knight from Russian folklore.
He was handed to the French ambassador in Moscow, who called it an extraordinary gift.
It is unclear how long Dobrynya is likely to have to spend in quarantine before joining the French police force.
Thousands declare 'Je Suis Chien' and 'Je Suis Diesel' after dog killed in Paris raid
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Russia has presented France with a puppy as a symbolic replacement for a police dog killed in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last month.
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The blaze broke out at the property in Darwen, Lancashire, shortly before 18:30 BST on Friday.
The teenager was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital and treated for ankle injuries before being arrested.
Lancashire Police said he was bailed and later sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
No-one else was inside but it is thought a dog died in the fire, Lancashire Police said.
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A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of arson after jumping from a window to escape a house fire has been bailed.
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Four were found guilty of beating Samiul Alam Rajon to death after they said he tried to steal a rickshaw. Six other men were jailed.
The murder, filmed by one attacker on his phone, caused widespread outrage.
In the second case, two car mechanics were condemned for the death of a former employee.
Rakib Hawlader died in August after air was pumped into his body in retaliation for leaving his job.
Rajon was attacked in July after a group of men accused him of stealing a bicycle rickshaw van in the north-western city of Sylhet.
One of the attackers filmed the assault on his mobile phone. The footage showed the boy being tied to a pole and hit repeatedly with a rod.
The video, which was posted on the internet, showed the boy pleading for his life and crying for water, and screaming: "Please don't beat me like this, I will die."
An autopsy found that the 13-year-old had 64 separate injuries.
While suspected thieves are often attacked by mobs in Bangladesh, the brutality of this particular attack sparked protests, says the BBC's Mahfuz Sadique.
Thousands of people demonstrated in Sylhet and other parts of the Bangladesh over the killing.
Thirteen men were originally charged in the case, but three were acquitted. Six received sentences of between a year and life.
Kamrul Islam, described as the prime suspect, was one of those who received the death penalty.
He had fled to Saudi Arabia after the murder but was arrested less than a week later after officials were reportedly tipped off by members of the country's large expatriate Bangladeshi community. He was extradited in October.
One of the other four men condemned to death is on the run, and so was sentenced in absentia.
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Six men have been sentenced to death in Bangladesh for torturing and killing two 13-year-old boys in separate incidents earlier this year.
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The veterinarian, on the run for 10 years, is wanted by US authorities for extradition on drugs charges.
He had been in charge of a veterinary clinic in the Colombian city of Medellin in which police found a number of puppies with bags of liquid heroin implanted into their stomachs.
He was detained in north-western Spain.
Colombian police found the Labrador and Rottweiler puppies with the drug implants in 2005 in a Medellin veterinary clinic.
They said the puppies had been due to be shipped to the United States "as pets" to avoid arousing the suspicion of the customs authorities.
The Venezuelan man was arrested by the Spanish authorities once before, in 2013, but disappeared while awaiting extradition to the United States.
Before his 2013 arrest he had been on the run from police for eight years.
Spanish police said this time he had hidden in the town of Santa Comba in La Coruna province and broken off all communication with his wife and children in order not to be located by the authorities.
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Spanish police have arrested a Venezuelan vet who allegedly tried to smuggle drugs from Colombia to the US by implanting them into puppies.
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South Wales Police searched addresses in Aberporth Road, Gabalfa, and Heol Trelai, Ely, in the hunt for Lorraine Ridout, 57.
Ms Ridout was last seen at the Premier shop on Gabalfa Avenue on 31 January.
Det Ch Insp Mark O'Shea said: "I do have grave concerns for her. We are looking for clues which may help to explain what has happened to her."
Det Ch Insp O'Shea added: "Lorraine is a much-loved mother and grandmother and we are keen to establish what happened to her on 31 January for the sake of Lorraine's family and her many friends who have been, and continue to go through, a traumatic time. They need answers.
"I want to stress at this point that Lorraine's family are working with South Wales Police and have been very cooperative throughout - they understand that we must leave no stone unturned in our efforts to find out what happened to her."
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Two homes in Cardiff have been searched as part of the probe into the disappearance of a woman in the city.
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Graham, 31, suffered a head injury 14 minutes into Canterbury Bulldogs' 16-10 victory over Canberra in the NRL.
However, a spokesman confirmed Graham is expected to begin training with England later this week.
The former St Helens player is England's most-capped current international, having played 33 Tests for England and Great Britain.
England have lost several players from their original squad for the Samoa game, with half-backs Gareth Widdop and George Williams ruled out through injury.
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England prop James Graham is expected to be fit to face Samoa on Saturday despite suffering concussion.
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Environmental officers said the water has been discoloured and believe the source was an agricultural site in the Tregaron area.
Salmon and sea trout are among the dead fish and NRW said the number was "rising".
Control measures have been put in place to stop the pollution spreading.
The pollution was first reported on Saturday, with work ongoing to assess its extent.
The group Sea Trout Wales said salmon and sea trout were "already at critically low levels" in the river.
"Sea trout, salmon and brown trout have been spawning in recent weeks and given the nature of the pollution it is very likely that much of this spawning downriver will now be unsuccessful," it said in a statement.
"An incident of this magnitude may see the river take as long as fifteen years to recover, if it actually recovers at all."
Secretary of Tregaron Anglers, Cheryl Bulman, said it was not only "devastating" for the club but the wider community, as "angling brings in big tourism" to the area.
"These sort of things happen and have a long-term effect. It's going go be devastating for a long time to come," she said.
Gavin Bown, south west duty manager for NRW, said: "The pollution incident on the River Teifi near Tregaron has had a significant impact on a large stretch of the river downstream.
"As our officers continue to assess the full impact on the river, the number of dead fish discovered is rising.
"The pollution control measures remain in place and we're investigating the cause of the incident to ensure that no more pollution will enter the river."
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At least 1,000 fish have been killed following pollution of the River Teifi in Ceredigion, Natural Resources Wales has said.
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The same jury found Holmes guilty of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a cinema in Aurora, Colorado.
Holmes' mitigating factors, including mental illness, do not outweigh the crime, the jury determined on Monday.
Now the proceedings move to the third and final phase of the sentencing where victims will make impact statements.
Victims and their relatives will soon have the opportunity to tell the court about how Holmes' crimes have affected their lives.
During the second phase, Holmes' family and childhood friends shared memories of him as a loving child who became more isolated as he grew up.
Both Holmes' parents took the stand during sentencing to plead for his life.
"I didn't realize that his loudest cry for help was his silence," Arlene Holmes, James' mother, told court prosecutors.
During his trial, defence lawyers argued, unsuccessfully for Holmes to be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
But instead the jury of nine women and three men convicted him on all 165 counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of explosives.
The jury will next determine in the coming days whether the 27-year-old should be executed by lethal injection.
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Convicted mass killer James Holmes has moved one step closer to the death penalty after jurors rejected a defence appeal for leniency.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board is the first in Wales to launch the "Push the Button" system to curb smoking at Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire hospitals.
It enables people to anonymously push a red button which triggers an announcement reminding them hospitals are smoke-free.
The policy also includes e-cigarettes.
The bilingual messages were recorded by pupils at Pembrokeshire's Wolfscastle school and the buttons can be found near the main entrances to Bronglais, Glangwili, Prince Philip and Withybush hospitals.
Teresa Owen from the health board said: "While the majority of staff, patients and visitors to our sites respect this policy, some people continue to smoke on-site.
"Everyone has the right to breathe fresh air, especially when visiting a health care facility and we regularly receive complaints about people smoking on our sites."
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A PA system is being launched at hospitals in mid and west Wales to discourage smokers from lighting up.
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Adkins, who replaces Brian McDermott at the Madejski Stadium, has signed a contract that will keep him at the club until summer 2016.
"I am pleased to be the Reading manager," the 48-year-old said.
"We will take it one game at a time and try to keep this club in the Premier League. It's a good club - I've been impressed with them."
Adkins, who will have former Saints assistant Andy Crosby alongside him in the dugout, added: "We're in the Premier League and we want to stay there. I am excited."
McDermott led Reading to promotion last season, but four successive Premier League defeats left them in relegation trouble - the 51-year-old lost his job on 11 March as a consequence.
Coach Eamonn Dolan took charge for the league match at Manchester United on 16 March, which the Royals lost 1-0. They are currently seven points adrift of safety and second bottom.
Brighton boss Gus Poyet had been in the running for the Reading job but opted to stay at the play-off chasing Championship side, while former Swindon boss Paolo Di Canio was also a target.
Owner Anton Zingarevich was delighted with the arrival of Adkins and said it was an appointment for the "short and long term".
"He has great respect within the game," said the Russian.
"His CV speaks for itself and he has many attributes as a manager, he is progressive, he develops players, his teams play attacking, passing football but most of all he knows how to win games at all levels.
"This is an appointment we have made both with the short and long term in mind and Nigel can take our club forward."
Adkins guided the Saints to back-to-back promotions before he was sacked in January. He also previously managed at Bangor City and Scunthorpe United.
After a trip to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Saturday, hiss first home game in charge will be against his former employers, Southampton.
The former Wigan player thanked the players, staff and supporters at St Mary's at Tuesday's news conference before confirming the circumstances of his sacking at the club was "in the hands of the League Managers' Association".
He was dismissed in January, when the south-coast club were three points clear of the relegation zone in their first season back in the Premier League, and replaced by former Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino.
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Reading have appointed former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins as their new manager.
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If Sir Howard Davies was in any doubt about the strength of feeling against a third runway at Heathrow, he will have seen it yesterday.
Just an hour or so after the recommendations and MPs were on College Green condemning the environmental impact. The well orchestrated anti-campaign Stop Heathrow Expansion descended on Harmondsworth Village to talk to the media.
While those issues are just as pertinent today as they were in 2009, the debate has changed slightly.
This is a new runway. It has shifted a few hundred metres to the west. There is talk of legal limits on noise and on pollution (similar proposals were in Labour's 2009 runway) and there is a proposal to ban night flights.
Some commentators think a night flight ban is the game changer.
Not everyone thinks it could happen operationally but could that shift opinion? Could the airport expand within its existing environmental footprint?
And you may have got the impression from the media circus in Harmondsworth village that the whole of surrounding Heathrow is against expansion - but that is not the case.
Some have been worn down and want to take the compensation money and move on. Others want expansion and think it will bring jobs.
In the villages where many work at the airport, the subject splits opinion and families.
And another thing has changed; the business pro-lobby have got more organised.
In 2009 you could struggle some days to find anyone to talk on camera about the economic benefits of a Heathrow third runway. Not yesterday, as business groups also orchestrated their pro campaign.
And locally now there is Back Heathrow - condemned as "astroturfers" (fake grass roots) and part funded by the airport - but a group that has nonetheless organised a local pro-business voice.
Of course, this is a political decision and one that politicians have wrestled with since 1968. And there is an argument that the political structures of a devolved Mayor of London means you are always going to get a strong anti-lobby. Would a pro-expansion Mayor of London ever be elected?
History says not - but yesterday David Lammy, one of Labour's Mayoral candidates, welcomed expansion at Heathrow.
These are all small changes. Yes it was a bit like Groundhog Day yesterday but there have been subtle shifts since 2009.
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The old placards came out and the dusty banners were unfurled again.
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At a meeting on Tuesday, the authority's executive board voted to buy the building.
The figure was set by the District Valuer, who is acting on behalf of HM Courts which is disposing of the building.
The future of the building has been uncertain since it was announced the law courts would close in May.
Council leader Emlyn Dole said it was not an easy time to look for capital expenditure, but he "wasn't going to be the leader that left that building dilapidated in the middle of the town".
He said the next step was to find a new purpose for the building, to bring in money to sustain it.
The Guildhall has been home to many famous trials over the years.
Discussions are continuing with potential partners including Carmarthen Town Council and Dyfed-Powys Police.
A call was made in April for the public to consider establishing a trust to run the building.
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Carmarthen's Grade II* Guildhall is set to be bought by the county council for £225,000.
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The Storyhouse was completed following a two-and-a-half-year project to transform the city's former Odeon cinema.
It has opened its doors after the Gateway Theatre closed in 2007 leaving no other dedicated venue for performances in the city.
The new theatre retains the character of the Grade II listed building.
As well as the 800-capacity auditorium, it features a library, independent cinema, restaurant and rooftop bar.
Funded by Cheshire West and Chester Council and Arts Council England, it has become the largest public building in the city, next to the cathedral and town hall.
Chief executive Andrew Bentley said: "We're thrilled to finally bring back a theatre to Chester after a decade-long absence.
"We've retained all the beautiful art deco features of the original building and also added a brilliant extension."
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A new £37m theatre has opened in Chester a decade since the city's largest performing arts venue closed.
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They join England, Northern Ireland and Wales who had already qualified.
Stoke striker Jon Walters scored twice to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 on the night. It meant the Irish won 3-1 over two matches.
Manager Martin O'Neill said, "I'm thrilled, thrilled for myself naturally, rather selfishly if that's the case.
"But I'm thrilled for the players because they have put heart and soul into the games."
Euro 2016 will be held in France.
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The Republic of Ireland will be taking part in Euro 2016 after beating Bosnia-Herzegovina in the play-offs.
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Alex Gregory, George Nash, Mo Sbihi and sub Callum McBrierty overhauled Australia in the final two strokes to win by 0.27 seconds.
There was also silver for the men's quad and bronze in the men's pair.
Perhaps the most surprising result came in the women's eight, with the crew adding a silver to their European gold.
Even with a sub on board, the four won't be happy but that was still a very good result
That came amid speculation that two of their number could be dropped for the Rio Olympics to accommodate Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley.
"There's a selection question but this crew is capable of winning gold at Rio," cox Zoe de Toledo told BBC Sport.
"If it's made stronger, great, but if this is the crew we have I'm really excited about the next few months."
Britain were denied a predicted gold medal in the opening final of the day when Olympic champions Heather Stanning and Helen Glover pulled out of the pair.
Stanning was one of several members of the squad who fell ill overnight, with Peter Lambert also stricken by a bug.
However, the quad still delivered a silver in his absence, with Jack Beaumont joining Sam Townsend, Angus Groom and Graeme Thomas to hold off a late challenge from Switzerland and claim second behind Australia.
"That was proper last-minute stuff - an hour-and-a-half before - and we did our first stroke in the warm-up and nearly capsized," Townsend told BBC Sport.
The European Championship-winning four were also rowing with a substitute after Constantine Louloudis pulled out earlier in the week and struggled before one of the Australians caught an oar in the water in the second last stroke.
"I actually thought we'd lost it on the line because the Australians were shouting," said replacement McBrierty.
Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell and Matthew Tarrant completed Britain's medal haul with bronze in the pair, having finished behind New Zealand in the same time as the Dutch runners-up.
Britain sealed their first gold of the regatta on Saturday through the non-Olympic lightweight men's pair of Sam Scrimgeour and Joel Cassells.
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The flagship men's four won a thrilling gold as Great Britain claimed four medals on the final day of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne.
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Daw hyn ar ôl iddi ddod i'r amlwg fod y datblygwyr yn chwilio am fuddsoddwyr newydd.
Y llynedd roedd cwmni Orthios yn sôn am greu cannoedd o swyddi yng Nghaergybi, a hefyd yn y de ym Mhort Talbot.
Ond mae yna ansicrwydd oherwydd bod cytundeb gyda buddsoddwyr o China wedi mynd i'r gwellt, gan adael bwlch o £2bn.
Y gobaith yw y bydd y pwerdy yng Nghaergybi, ar hen safle Alwminiwm Môn, yn creu hyd at 500 o swyddi.
Cafodd y safle ei brynu gan y cwmni yn 2015.
Dywedodd Dylan Williams, Pennaeth Rheoleiddio a Datblygu Economaidd Cyngor Môn, fod y cwmni yn awyddus i barhau gyda'r buddsoddiad a'r gwaith o gynhyrchu ynni.
"Yn amlwg mae'r sefyllfa ariannol wedi newid. Doedd yna ddim cytundeb ffurfiol i ariannu ond ein dealltwriaeth ni yw bod nhw'n edrych am ffynonellau gwahanol," meddai.
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Mae Cyngor Môn yn dweud eu bod yn parhau'n ffyddiog y bydd cynllun i godi pwerdy biomas yno'n cael ei wireddu.
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Police found the woman walking the bird in Parliament Street in York on 28 June. The injured bird had to be put down.
The 44-year-old, of no fixed address, has been charged with taking a wild bird and injuring a wild bird.
She is also charged with using abusive and threatening behaviour and is due to appear before magistrates on 14 July.
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A woman has been charged with animal cruelty offences after being seen walking a seagull on a lead.
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The 50-year-old musician was treated at a specialist neurosurgery clinic in Munich and is expected to stay there for a number of days.
He will then return to his home in Ireland to recuperate further, a spokesman said.
The band's next tour date in the US on 3 June has been postponed, while their Glastonbury appearance may be in doubt.
Further information about the possible impact on other tour dates would be announced in due course, a statement on the band's website added.
The Irish rock band was due to perform a string of gigs across North America, returning to Europe in August.
They were due to begin rehearsals on Tuesday for the opening date in Salt Lake City, and are scheduled to headline the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June.
U2 manager Paul McGuinness said of the tour: "We will make plans to reinstate the dates as soon as possible."
He added it was "unfortunate that we're inconveniencing fans" and that it was causing disruption to the band's 400-strong crew.
He advised fans to continue monitoring the U2 website for further news.
The 360 Degree tour earned the band around $109m (£75.3m) in 2009, making it the world's most profitable of the year, according to figures from Billboard magazine.
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U2's lead singer Bono has had emergency spinal surgery after suffering an injury while preparing for tour dates.
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That letter was one of a number of documents found by the Cabinet Office which detail abuse allegations.
The search came after it emerged some papers had not been given to a review of how abuse claims were handled.
These have been passed to the police and the review's authors.
That review, led by NSPCC head Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC, concluded last year that there was no evidence that Home Office records had been deliberately removed or destroyed.
Both Mr Wanless and Mr Whittam, who examined how the Home Office dealt with files alleging child abuse from 1979 to 1999, say the latest material has not altered their original conclusions.
The MI5 letter, written in 1986 by its then boss Sir Antony Duff, followed an inquiry into a MP alleged to have a "penchant for small boys".
The letter concluded that the MP's denial was accepted and Sir Anthony wrote that "the risk of political embarrassment to the government is rather greater than the security danger".
Other newly disclosed documents make reference to the Kincora boys' home in Northern Ireland, which was at the centre of a child abuse scandal between the 1950s and the 1980s.
Many of the new files found were in a set of previously uncatalogued records called "Cabinet Secretary miscellaneous papers".
It included documents about three MPs - former home secretary Leon Brittan, Sir Peter Morrison and Sir William van Straubenzee - although the contents of those papers is not known.
The supplementary report to the review by Mr Wanless and Mr Whittam includes a written apology from the permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office for the "flaw in the way the Cabinet Office initially responded to your call for a search of departmental papers".
In his assessment of the newly discovered documents, Mr Wanless said that the risk to children was "not considered at all".
Both he and Richard Whittam QC also describe the emergence of the new material as "unhelpful" for public confidence in the proper disclosure of government documents and correspondence.
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A search for files about historical child sexual abuse claims has uncovered a letter from MI5, which said the risk of "political embarrassment" was "greater than the security danger".
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The result of the private members' bill draw puts Mr Bryant in pole position as his proposal will get the most Parliamentary time allocated for debate.
A total of 20 MPs' names were drawn with the order determining which ones will get the most debating time.
His fellow Labour MPs, Steve Reed and Afzal Khan, came second and third.
A total of 461 MPs entered the ballot, which was drawn by a Commons clerk and announced by Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle.
Private members' bills are one of the few chances MPs who are not ministers get to create legislation, although most are still likely to fall short.
This is because the lack of Parliamentary time allocated to them means they are not able to complete the legislative process.
Those that come high up in the ballot get the choice of time slots and thus stand a better chance.
Six bills from last year's ballot ended up becoming law, in areas including preventing violence against women, homelessness and parking.
Speaker John Bercow said: "Success in the private members' ballot allows backbench MPs a real opportunity to affect legislative change or, at the very least, bring to public attention an issue upon which they feel passionate."
Here's the full list of the 20 MPs whose names were drawn:
1. Chris Bryant (Lab, Rhondda)
2. Steve Reed (Lab, Croydon North)
3. Afzal Khan (Lab, Manchester Gorton)
4. Karen Buck (Labour, Westminster North)
5. Tim Loughton (Con, East Worthing & Shoreham)
6. Geoffrey Robinson (Lab, Coventry North West)
7. Angus Brendan MacNeil (SNP, Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
8. Kevin Hollinrake (Con, Thirsk & Malton)
9. Jim McMahon (Lab Co-op, Oldham West & Royton)
10. Glyn Davies (Con, Montgomeryshire)
11. Sir Greg Knight (Con, East Yorkshire)
12. Stuart Malcolm McDonald (SNP, Glasgow South)
13. Esther McVey (Con, Tatton)
14. Dr Sarah Wollaston (Con, Totnes)
15. Stephanie Peacock (Lab, Barnsley East)
16. Daniel Zeichner (Lab, Cambridge)
17. Andy Slaughter (Lab, Hammersmith)
18. Peter Kyle (Lab, Hove)
19. Anne Marie Morris (Con, Newton Abbot)
20. Holly Lynch (Lab, Halifax)
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Labour MP Chris Bryant has won the annual ballot to decide which backbenchers get to propose new laws.
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In an emotional ceremony in the capital Abuja, one of the girls said they had survived for 40 days without food and narrowly escaped death at least once.
It is unclear how the release was negotiated, but an official says talks are under way to free some more girls.
Of the 276 students kidnapped in April 2014, 197 are still missing.
One of the girls freed said during a Christian ceremony in Abuja: "I was... [in] the woods when the plane dropped a bomb near me but I wasn't hurt.
"We had no food for one month and 10 days but we did not die. We thank God," she added, speaking in the local Hausa language.
Many of the kidnapped students were Christian but had been forcibly converted to Islam during captivity.
Another girl said: "We never imagined that we would see this day but, with the help of God, we were able to come out of enslavement."
Excited relatives were waiting to be reunited with the girls, who were released last Thursday.
One parent said: "We thank God. I never thought I was going to see my daughter again but here she is... Those who are still out there - may God bring them back to be reunited with their parents."
Nigerian authorities have denied reports that captured Boko Haram fighters were swapped for the girls. But one security official told the BBC that four commanders had been freed.
The AP news agency also reported that a "handsome ransom", in the millions of dollars, was paid by the Swiss government on behalf of the Nigerian government.
Nigeria's Information Minister Lai Mohammed said Thursday's release was "the first step" for the liberation of all the remaining girls.
"Already we are on phase two and we are already in discussions," he told journalists on Sunday.
"But of course you know these are very delicate negotiations, there are some promises we made also about the confidentiality of the entire exercise and we intend to keep them."
Some of the kidnapped girls managed to escape within hours of their kidnapping, mostly by jumping off lorries and running into nearby bushes.
In total, 219 girls were captured and taken away. But it appears that some of the girls may have died in captivity.
And reports say that, following more than two years in captivity and after being married off to Boko Haram fighters, some of the girls do not want to go home.
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Twenty-one schoolgirls who had been kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok have been reunited with their families.
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The 25-year-old, who finished second in last month's World Cup opener in Los Angeles, dominated the fencing phase with 29 victories from 35 bouts.
She and her ride knocked down two posts in the show jumping, but the Bath-based athlete went on to win by 30 seconds after the run-shoot combined finale.
"My fencing went really well and I got a massive personal best," said French.
"I was just really relaxed today. I think I'm a more experienced athlete now. Rio gave me experience and confidence and now I'm just really enjoying it."
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Fellow Briton Jo Muir finished 12th, with Kerenza Bryson 26th on her World Cup debut.
The result sees French move up to fifth in the world rankings ahead of the next World Cup event in Kecskemet, Hungary, from 4-8 May.
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Britain's Kate French claimed her first modern pentathlon World Cup win with a dominant performance in Cairo, Egypt.
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The odds were already favouring a draw after Surrey's openers had batted out the final 45 overs on the third day.
And the south London weather had the final word when the game was abandoned in mid-afternoon on Wednesday.
Middlesex, who have now drawn all five County Championship games so far, take 10 points and Surrey nine.
Both sides are back in Division One action this Sunday, when Middlesex host Somerset at Lord's and Surrey head to Manchester to take on last season's Division Two title rivals Lancashire.
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Surrey's London derby against Middlesex was called off as a draw at The Oval after bad weather prevented any play on the final day.
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The world number 25 faces world number one Mark Selby in the quarter-finals of this season's event after beating Luca Brecel 6-4 in the last 16.
"I got thumped 6-0 by the greatest player to ever play the game. It was a learning curve," Selt told BBC Sport.
"I was a rabbit in the headlights but I feel I am a far better player than I was 12 months ago."
O'Sullivan scored a 147 in that victory over Selt and went on to win the tournament, but he decided not to enter this season's event at the York Barbican.
The Romford-born potter added: "With Ronnie not playing at the minute, Stuart Bingham - the world champion - not really firing on all cylinders, the biggest name is the world number one and playing Mark is an occasion I will relish.
"Playing Ronnie last year meant a lot to me last year and I didn't perform at all.
"The occasion was quite big but I think I froze more with the player I played. I have always been in awe of him because of his snooker ability and I think that was a massive factor."
Selt had been scathing when assessing his own form in reaching the fourth round, describing it as 'pretty terrible'.
He was pleased with how he recovered from a 3-1 mid-session deficit to beat Belgium's Brecel, the world number 41.
The win means Selt has already pocketed £20,000, the biggest single payday of his career.
"I felt super calm for some reason," he said. "I felt really good. The money is good but is irrelevant really.
"I felt if I could dictate the safety play I would always create chances. After the interval I managed to dictate the pace of play and my safety game was far superior."
Selt could add another £10,000 to that prize money by beating Selby for the first time.
"I am getting older and more used to the occasion and the set-up and I am really looking forward to walking out there on Friday," he said.
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Matt Selt says his humiliating loss to Ronnie O'Sullivan in last season's UK Championship has improved him.
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He will be awarded alongside musician Lionel Richie, singer Gloria Estefan, TV writer Normal Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade.
The awards annually celebrate arts figures for their contributions to American culture.
LL Cool J tweeted: "To be the first rap artist honoured by the @kencen is beyond anything I could have imagined."
He added: "Dreams don't have deadlines. God is great."
At 49, he ties with Stevie Wonder as the youngest artist to receive the honour.
Set to take place on 3 December in the Kennedy Centre Opera House, this will be the first ceremony to take place under President Trump.
As is the tradition, the President and First Lady will have dinner with the honourees and a White House reception followed by a range of performances in the Kennedy Center Opera House.
LL Cool J, less commonly known as James Todd Smith, told The Washington Post: "I am blown away. This is the biggest musical award you can receive.
"To be recognised by your country, and to be able to represent hip-hop as an art form is amazing. I'm surprised, grateful, humbled and honoured."
Lear, who created 1970s sitcoms including All in the Family, told the New York Times he would not be attending the ceremony: "This is a presidency that has chosen to neglect totally the arts and humanities - deliberately defund them - and that doesn't rest pleasantly with me."
But LL Cool J said he wouldn't be put off.
"I don't have any stunts planned. I'm not saying I need to be there backslapping and all of that, but this time, this one ain't about him," he said, referring to President Trump.
He continued: "I'm not going to block my blessings or let the political divide stop me from embracing my art. I'm banking on the goodness and the optimism of people to say: 'You know what? I get it. Let this guy have this honour.'"
LL Cool J is no stranger to accolades and awards having won two Grammys for best rap solo performance in 1992 and 1997 and four NAACP Image Awards for his role as special agent Sam Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles.
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LL Cool J will be the first hip-hop artist to receive a Kennedy Centre honour later this year.
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The 45-year-old, who had a spell as a player at Headingley between 1990 and 1995, spent eight years as Essex coach before leaving at the end of 2015.
He replaces Richard Pyrah as Diamonds boss, with the latter to assist new Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale.
"The opportunity to work with an elite female team is really exciting for me," Grayson told the club website.
Yorkshire Diamonds will start their 2017 Super League campaign with a Roses game against Lancashire Thunder on 11 August.
The two sides won only one game each in the round-robin group stage of the inaugural competition last summer.
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Yorkshire Diamonds have appointed Paul Grayson as their head coach on a deal until the end of 2019.
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Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the British spy, with the script penned by Oscar winner, John Logan.
Producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said: "We're really excited to be working once again with Daniel Craig, Sam Mendes and John Logan."
Bond 24 is due for release in the UK on 23 October 2015.
It will have its US release two weeks later, on 6 November.
Mendes, who directed the recently-opened West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, said he was "very much looking forward to taking up the reins again, and to working with Daniel Craig, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for a second time".
He added: "I am very pleased that by giving me the time I need to honour all my theatre commitments, the producers have made it possible for me to direct Bond 24."
Skyfall made $1.1bn (??700m) at the worldwide box office. It was also the highest-grossing film of all time in the UK, earning more than ??94m from ticket sales in 40 days to beat the previous record holder Avatar, which made ??94m in 11 months.
Skyfall won two Oscars - singer Adele's theme song of the same name won best original song and there was an award for sound editing.
It was also named the outstanding British film by Bafta.
It was reported in May that Mendes had resumed talks with producers about directing the next Bond film, having previously ruled himself out due to other commitments.
Mendes is due to follow Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by directing Shakespeare's King Lear at the National Theatre in January 2014.
The last film-maker to lead consecutive Bond movies was former editor John Glen, who directed five films in a row between 1981 to 1989.
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Skyfall director Sam Mendes is to direct the 24th James Bond film, due for release in 2015, it has been announced.
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The governors say that they are writing in response to a previous letter signed by 28 teachers which, they allege, was critical of school inspectors and the acting-principal and vice-principal.
Despite the governors writing that "we do not expect it to see it on any website or other media," the letter has been obtained by the BBC.
An inspection by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) published on 9 January highlighted "poor working relationships" at the 1,100 pupil post-primary school.
The governors' letter to all members of the teaching staff is also dated 9 January.
It alleges that "comments regarding the acting principal and vice principal" made in the previous letter were "totally unacceptable and potentially libellous".
It also said that there is "resistance to improvements by a small group of staff who consider they have no obligation or responsibility for the difficulties which the school has encountered".
The letter also criticises those teachers "with a post of responsibility in the management structure" who signed the earlier letter for failing to see their involvement in shaping the current situation.
It concludes by inviting teachers who feel "that they do not have the qualities or commitment necessary to professionally address the obvious deficiencies in the school" to "carefully consider their position".
The letter also mentions that the "school is subject to monitoring by Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) because of malpractice in the operation of De La Salle as an examination centre in 2016".
There have been a number of difficulties at De La Salle over the past year including staff disputes and protests by some parents.
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The board of governors of De La Salle college in west Belfast have sent a letter to all 76 teachers there inviting them to "consider their positions".
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The police watchdog looked into Dr Steven Peers's arrest by Insp David Kehoe in Salford in 2014, but cleared him of gross misconduct.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had disagreed he had a case to answer.
Greater Manchester Police Federation said the IPCC inquiry was "flawed".
Dr Peers was detained for failing to provide a breath specimen but the case against him later collapsed.
He was filming the arrest of a anti-fracking protester at Barton Moss in his role as a lawful observer when he was accused by Insp Kehoe of drink-driving.
He denied the charge and claimed video evidence showed he was wrongly arrested.
Footage of his arrest published on social media prompted GMP to refer the incident to the IPCC.
A GMP internal investigation found Insp Kehoe had no case to answer, but the IPCC deputy chair Rachel Cerfontyne directed that a gross misconduct hearing should take place.
The IPCC also found the officer had no case to answer in October 2016.
GMP Federation chairman Ian Hanson said his organisation commissioned an independent barrister to review the IPCC's inquiry.
He said the evidence in the report, which was sent to the police watchdog, suggests the investigation was "flawed from the outset" and there was either "gross incompetence or criminality".
Mr Hanson said he want to see an "independent, thorough investigation".
An IPCC spokesperson said the watchdog received a complaint, which has been "dealt with through our normal internal complaints process".
Anti-fracking protests began at Barton Moss in November 2014 when energy company IGas started test-drilling for shale gas.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission's (IPCC) inquiry into the conduct of an officer during a fracking protest was "potentially criminal", a police federation has claimed.
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Just a week after retaining his Olympic title in Rio, Briton Murray, 29, lost in an hour and 34 minutes to 27-year-old Croat Cilic.
World number two Murray was attempting to secure his third Cincinnati Masters title, after wins in 2008 and 2011.
Victory brought Cilic his first title of 2016 and third since 2014's US Open.
"I'm very proud of this week," said Murray, who flew directly to Cincinnati from Rio. "Obviously today didn't go how I would have wanted. I certainly didn't expect to get to the final when I got here.
"It was a very, very positive week. I'm looking forward to a few days' rest."
Murray, whose 50th win of the year had come in the semi-final against Milos Raonic, was broken twice in the first set and, despite breaking back, fell behind.
The second set was a close affair, with Murray broken only in game 11, after saving four break points, and Cilic serving out the match.
It was Cilic's third win in 14 attempts against Murray, who will now look to repeat his 2012 US Open title when the year's final Grand Slam starts on 29 August.
Murray's previous defeat came against world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the French Open in June.
Following that he won the Aegon Championships and Wimbledon before his gruelling four-hour victory over Juan Martin del Potro in the Olympic final.
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Olympic champion Andy Murray's career-best unbeaten run ended at 22 matches with a 6-4 7-5 defeat by Marin Cilic in the Cincinnati Masters final.
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Konta, seeded 11th, won 6-3 6-3 and goes on to face Spanish seventh seed Carla Suarez Navarro in round three.
Another victory would see the 25-year-old Briton match last year's run to the quarter-finals in Wuhan, China.
Konta remains on course to face Germany's Angelique Kerber in the last eight after the world number one beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4.
Kerber will play Petra Kvitova in the third round following the Czech 14th seed's 6-3 6-1 win over Elina Svitolina.
"I was trying to find my rhythm because I was not playing my best in the first set," said Kerber, who was playing her first match as number one after receiving a bye in the first round.
Sixth seed Venus Williams and eighth seed Madison Keys also made it through to the last 16.
Konta maintained her bid for a place at the season-ending WTA Finals with a confident performance against Zhang, the world number 38.
The Briton broke twice in each set, hitting eight aces along the way as she repeated her win over the Chinese player in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
Konta began the week lying 10th in the race to qualify for the WTA Finals in Singapore, and now gets the chance to close the gap on Suarez Navarro, who currently occupies the eighth and final place.
"I don't think we actually ever played against each other on the tour yet. That's always fun. Something different, something new," said Konta.
"We've practised together a few times. She's an incredibly talented player, a very good player. I'm really looking forward to being on court with her."
At the Tashkent Open, British number three Naomi Broady beat Switzerland's Amra Sadikovic 6-4 7-5 in the first round.
Broady, seeded eighth, will play Russia's world number 104 Irina Khromacheva next.
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Britain's Johanna Konta beat Zhang Shuai of China in straight sets to reach the last 16 at the Wuhan Open.
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It detects chemical compounds in people's breath, in an attempt to distinguish unique "breath prints" in those with risky pre-cancerous changes.
Experts say if proven in large trials, it could spot patients on the brink of cancer so they can be treated earlier.
But more work is needed to validate the test, which appears in the journal Gut.
Stomach cancers affect about 7,300 people each year in the UK.
But in most Western countries it is diagnosed late when the chance of survival is poor. This is partly because symptoms - such as indigestion and pain - can be mistaken for other diseases.
Scientists believe earlier detection may help improve the prognosis.
The new "nanoarray" breath test builds on earlier work from researchers in Israel, Latvia and China.
It relies on the idea that people with cancer may have unique breath signatures - containing minute chemical compounds that are not found in the breath of people free from the illness.
Researchers studied breath samples from 145 patients. Around 30 of these were already known to have stomach cancer.
The rest had been referred for investigations because of concerning symptoms. They did not have full-blown cancer - but some had worrying changes that doctors call "pre-cancerous" that could develop into malignancies.
Scientists tried out the test on a number of different scenarios.
It was fairly good at distinguishing cancerous samples from non-cancerous ones.
And it showed some promise at identifying worrying pre-cancerous changes that were at high risk of developing into the disease.
But it was not accurate in every case - some patients were misdiagnosed as being at high risk.
Scientists say more work is needed before it is ready to use in clinics.
Dr Emma Smith of Cancer Research UK, said: "Diagnosing cancer in its early stages offers patients the best chance of successful treatment, so research like this has potential to help save lives.
"But we would need to be sure the test is sensitive and accurate enough to be used more widely."
Research involving thousands of European patients is now under way.
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A simple breath test could help predict whether people with gut problems are at high risk of developing stomach cancer, an early study shows.
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Chloe Rutherford, 17, and Liam Curry, 19, from South Shields, were among 22 victims killed in the suicide bomb attack on 22 May.
In a joint statement, their families said they were "looking forward to bringing their babies home".
They added that their "hearts ached" for those who have now suffered loss.
The statement, issued through Greater Manchester Police, read: "We want to give special thanks to Greater Manchester Police, our Northumbrian Police family liaison officers and The Hilton Hotel who have shown nothing but kindness and resolve.
"To the nurses and British Red Cross we also extend our gratitude for supporting us during our darkest hours.
"The past two weeks have been a parent's worst nightmare as our children were taken from us much too soon.
"Finally after much heartache and sadness we are in a position at last to bring our babies home where they belong.
"We would at this point also like to reach out to those affected by the London terror attack, sending our love and condolences to those who have lost loved ones, our hearts are aching for your loss, may those injured have a speedy recovery."
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The families of a teenage couple killed in the Manchester Arena explosion have sent "love and condolences" to those affected by the attack in London.
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Jedinak, 32, made more than 150 appearances for Palace in a five-year spell, after arriving from Turkish side Antalyaspor in 2011.
He was part of the team that beat Watford in the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2013.
The midfielder has made 64 appearances for Australia and captained them at the 2015 Asian Cup.
Jedinak will not be available for selection for Villa until his registration with the FA and English Football League is complete.
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Aston Villa have signed midfielder Mile Jedinak from Crystal Palace on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Spokesman Gopal Baglay told reporters that a meeting with Mr Xi had never been on Mr Modi's agenda.
China's foreign ministry had said the atmosphere was not right for a meeting.
Troops have been facing off along one stretch of India and China's shared border along the Himalayas.
Indian media reports said that despite the government's position that a meeting between the two sides was never planned, China conclusively ruling it out was being seen as a hardening of its stance.
A potential meeting between Mr Xi and Mr Modi was being seen as a way of defusing tensions.
Both countries have been engaging in sharp rhetoric, after Indian troops stopped Chinese engineers from extending a border road through a plateau known as Doklam in India and Donglang in China.
The plateau, which lies at a junction between China, the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim and Bhutan, is currently disputed between Beijing and Thimphu.
India supports Bhutan's claim over it.
It is one of the longest stand-offs between the two sides since a war in 1962, where China defeated India.
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India's foreign ministry has denied reports that China had "cancelled" a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg.
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The christening will take place at St Mary Magdalene Church at the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
The princess was born on 2 May at St Mary's Hospital in London, weighing 8lb 3oz (3.7kg).
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was "delighted" to have been invited to conduct the baptism.
"It will be an extraordinary honour and privilege to help welcome the princess into the family of the church," he added.
The fourth in line to the throne, the princess's full name has been registered as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge.
On Monday, the Duke of Cambridge returned to work as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance after taking a break over the birth of his daughter.
The family has been at their home Anmer Hall on the Sandringham estate since leaving London shortly after the birth of the princess, their second child.
The duke and duchess are expected to be based at Anmer Hall for the next few years as they raise Princess Charlotte and their first born Prince George, who is almost two, with the help of a full-time nanny.
Prince George's christening took place in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace in London in October 2013.
The third in line to the throne wore a replica of the lace and satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, the Princess Royal, in 1841.
His christening was private, with only senior royals, four members of the Middleton family, the seven godparents and their spouses among the 22 guests.
The prince's godparents are the Princess Royal's daughter Zara Tindall, Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem. The royal couple have yet to announce Princess Charlotte's godparents.
Following the christening, official photos were released including a picture of the Queen with three future kings - the first such image of royal succession for nearly 120 years.
The prince was born at St Mary's Hospital on 22 July 2013.
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Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's daughter Princess Charlotte will be christened on 5 July, Kensington Palace has announced.
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The call follows reports that civilians have been killed in Turkish raids on PKK targets which resumed a week ago.
Turkey's official news agency says about 260 Kurdish fighters have been killed in strikes in northern Iraq and Turkey itself since then.
The PKK has not released any casualty figures.
Turkey has carried out hundreds of raids on the rebel group's bases on both sides of the Iraq-Turkey border.
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At the same time, it is bombing Islamic State militants in Syria in an effort to push them back from Turkey's borders. Turkey had not previously been involved in fighting in Syria's conflict.
Further Turkish air raids were reported overnight, this time in the Rawanduz area east of Erbil, capital of Iraq's Kurdish region.
At least six people were killed and several more wounded in the town of Zarkel, local officials said. They reportedly included at least two women.
An Iraq-based PKK activist told Associated Press that at least six homes were destroyed and eight civilians were killed.
"We condemn this bombardment that led to the martyrdom of people from the Kurdistan region and call on Turkey not to bombard civilians again," Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said in a statement.
Urging the PKK to withdraw its fighters from civilian areas in the region, he said the separatists "must keep the battlefield away from the Kurdistan region in order for civilians not to become victims of this war".
The statement also called on the Turkish government and the PKK to resume peace talks.
The strikes against PKK camps in northern Iraq, which began last week, were the first since March 2013, when a ceasefire was called.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week that it was "not possible to continue the peace process with those who threaten our national unity and brotherhood".
Turkey and a number of Western countries regard the PKK as a terrorist organisation.
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Iraq's Kurdistan region has urged Turkish Kurd separatist forces of the PKK to leave civilian areas amid continuing Turkish air strikes.
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Charisse O'Leary said she was "deeply shocked, saddened and numbed" by the actions of Rachid Redouane.
He was one of three men who drove into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people in Borough Market on Saturday night.
Police said the death toll had now risen to eight.
Ms O'Leary said: "My thoughts and efforts now are with trying to bring up my daughter with the knowledge that someday I will have to try and explain to her why her father did what he did."
Redouane, 30, was a chef who also used the name Rachid Elkhdar. Police said he claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan.
Police named the attackers as Youssef Zaghba, a 22-year-old Moroccan-Italian who lived in east London, Khuram Butt, 27, from Barking, and Redouane, who also lived in Barking.
In March 2016, Italian officers stopped Zaghba at Bologna airport and found material related to so-called Islamic State on his mobile phone. He was then stopped from continuing his journey to Istanbul.
Zaghba's mother Valeria Collina Kadhija has said "it's impossible for me to say anything that makes sense".
Speaking at her house in Bologna, Italy, she said she believed her son was radicalised in the UK.
She said he was under surveillance when he was in Italy and questioned why this was not the case in Britain.
An Italian police source confirmed to the BBC that Zaghba had been placed on a watch list, which is shared with many countries, including the UK.
"From 2016 there were problems with my son - the fact that he was stopped at Bologna airport," she said.
"He would say to me: 'Come on mum, let's go live in Syria. Over there, they have a pure Islam.'
"I told him: 'Are you crazy? I have no intention of going to Syria with you or with anyone. I'm fine in my country.'"
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The ex-wife of one of the London attackers has spoken of how she will one day have to explain to their daughter what her father did.
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