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Paula Vasco-Knight admitted paying her husband Stephen, 46, for work on a publication which never existed.
She was CEO at South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and national lead for equalities for NHS England at the time.
The 53-year old was given a 16-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 250 hours unpaid work by Exeter Crown Court.
More on the sentencing and other stories from the South West >
Mr Vasco-Knight admitted submitting an invoice to the NHS in 2013 knowing he had not produced any work.
He was sentenced to 10 months, suspended for two years, for his involvement and ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work.
The pair initially pleaded not guilty to fraud but later changed their plea to guilty.
When questioned by police the pair provided a document which they claimed Mr Vasco-Knight had produced.
But it emerged material in it was copied from a document from the King's Fund which had not been publicly available at the time the couple claimed it had been created.
Mrs Vasco-Knight was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Exeter in 2013 and received a CBE in 2014 for her work as an ambassador for equality and diversity within NHS England.
In one set of ratings the hospital was ranked as the 10th best performing in the country in 2012 and she was named as the best in her field at the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards in that year.
Sue Frith, managing director of NHS Protect, which conducted the investigation, said afterwards: "Between them, Paula and Stephen Vasco-Knight defrauded over £11,000 of NHS money that was sorely needed for its intended purposes."
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A former health boss has been given a suspended prison sentence for paying her husband £11,000 of NHS cash.
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Referrals, where a child is reported due to welfare concerns, have also gone up from 3,500 to 5,500, between 2009-11, and child protection plans have increased by 30% in two years, to 290.
The increase has been blamed on drug and alcohol misuse or parents with "personal difficulties".
The council has spent an extra £3.9m to pay for the increased workload.
The legal costs of care and placements account for a large part of the budget.
The service director for safeguarding and children's social care at Somerset County Council, Linda Barnet said: "Assessments where a parent and child go for a placement can cost £2,500 - £3,000 a week if it's out-of-county with an agency."
"It could be for a period of up to six months but we would try to make those periods for as short as possible and we are developing in-house provision for that."
During assessments, both the parent and child are put under 24-hour observation with a trained foster carer to see whether the child will properly cared for.
Child protection plans, where the child might be taken into care with another member of the family or into foster care, can cost an average of £470 a week in Somerset.
The original budget for children's social services in 2010-11 was £30m.
An extra £3m has been put aside this year which will bring the the total amount spent on children's social care to £33m for 2011-12.
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The number of children in social care has increased by 25% to 475 since 2009, Somerset County Council has said.
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Oldham, who had last won in the league back on 14 November, went close early on when Matty Palmer fired over.
But, on 23 minutes, Winchester then fired low past Jayson Leutwiler from 20 yards for his first goal of the season.
Shrewsbury's chances were at a premium, James Wallace being denied by Joel Coleman before Ian Black drilled wide.
Oldham had Anthony Gerrard playing at the back after re-signing for the club as a free agent earlier in the day.
The former Walsall, Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town and Shrewsbury centre-half, who had a loan spell with the Latics at the end of last season, has re-signed on a deal until the end of the current campaign.
It meant an instant return to the Meadow for Gerrard, six days after ending his non-contract arrangement with Shrewsbury, where he had been playing for free in an attempt to kick-start his career.
Oldham's first win since the return of manager John Sheridan lifts them a place to 22nd, within seven points of 20th-placed Shrewsbury.
Micky Mellon's men, who won on Saturday at leaders Burton Albion, have not won at home in the league now in three months, having picked up just two points out of a possible 18 at the Greenhous Meadow.
Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
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"I cannot argue with the stats but it shouldn't be a negative playing at home. It is just about working hard and working smartly. We were not smart tonight and that cost us.
"Maybe a few of the lads are fatigued, I don't know, but I am as baffled as anyone else. It is difficult to explain why we played as we did.
"Oldham outran us all over the pitch. We didn't keep the ball well enough. It is hard to know why after Saturday this happens. I cannot explain it."
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Oldham Athletic defender Carl Winchester's first-half goal helped his side to a vital three points at fellow League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town.
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The 21-year-old academy graduate has made 45 league appearances for the Elland Road side.
He told the club website: "I joined the club when I was 14 and grew up in Leeds, so to sign a contract extension is an honour."
Leeds start the Championship season with a trip to Bolton on Sunday.
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Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020-21 season.
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Engineer Edwin Beard Budding patented his world-first design in 1830.
A plaque marking his achievement has been put on a wall of the Stroud Brewery in Thrupp, Gloucestershire, which stands on the original workshop site.
He got the idea from the cross cutting machines used to finish woollen cloth in the Stroud valleys' textile mills.
The plaque was donated to Stroud District Council by Chris Biddle, editor of trade magazine Service Dealer, and was unveiled by David Withers, president of lawn-mower manufacturer Ransomes Jacobsen.
Ransomes acquired the first manufacturing licence for Budding's lawn-mower in 1832.
Mr Withers said: "It's amazing that his invention is pretty much unchanged, nobody's found a better way of doing this than he found in 1830."
Mr Biddle said: "The visual impact of Wimbledon, Lord's, Wembley or any golf course, they are immaculately turned out, and it's all down to this guy's vision nearly 200 years ago."
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The inventor of the lawn-mower has been honoured with a commemorative plaque on the site of his workshop.
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Killie moved eight points clear of bottom side Dundee United with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone on Saturday.
With five games matches remaining, the target is to make ground on Hamilton who are four points better off.
"Rangers are coming up and, if Hibs manage it too, then the league gets it's wow factor back," said Clark.
"You want to be part of that and it gives me the chance to attract the kind of players I would like to make sure the club isn't in this situation again.
"The club has been dicing with survival for many seasons and that needs to change."
Clark, 43, arrived at Rugby Park in mid-February on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The former Blackpool and Huddersfield boss went six games without a victory, with the team scoring just one goal, before a Kris Boyd double helped see off St Johnstone.
Kallum Higginbotham was also on target in a comprehensive victory.
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"We'd been creating chances, so it was never an issue," Clark told BBC Scotland. "It was just getting the players to have the confidence to take more risks and finish off those chances.
"In previous games I'd been pleased with our level of performance. There was only one indifferent performance against Ross County when we weren't at the required standard.
"I knew, with a little bit of luck in front of goal, that the results would come.
"We had Hearts, Aberdeen and Celtic in that run and we should have taken points in those games.
"We've got one (win) but we still need a few more."
With Clark arriving after the transfer window, his recruitment has been restricted but he has managed to bring in Julien Faubert, along with Miles Addison and Alex Henshall.
"I felt we lacked pace and power and that's what I've tried to address in the out of contract market," said the former Newcastle and Fulham midfielder.
"When I came through the door we had one of the worst defensive records in the league.
"You've got to start from the back and we've been stronger. We've had three clean sheets.
"We need to start scoring more and hopefully Saturday is the start."
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Manager Lee Clark is urging Kilmarnock to build on the first win of his tenure and make sure they are part of an exciting top flight next season.
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The year-long celebration of Wales' past will promote the nation's heritage and culture with events covering everything from food to sport.
Tourism body Visit Wales has already approved £1.2m for 35 projects as part of the project.
Now, Matthews and Rheon have thrown their weight behind the campaign.
Born in Carmarthen and raised in Cardiff, Rheon shot to fame in smash hit TV show Game of Thrones.
"I'm really excited to be a part of this project, I was so lucky to have Wales' stories, history and culture as part of my upbringing," he said.
"I'm looking forward to sharing Wales' epic story."
Former Catatonia front-woman, Matthews, said she too was excited by the idea of sharing Wales' rich history and culture with the world.
"Wales' myths and legends have been huge inspiration for creativity from music, art to literature," she said.
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Singer Cerys Matthews and Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon have been named ambassadors of Wales' 2017 Year of Legends.
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Christine Connor, 31, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a police officer and other terror offences.
Three of the charges related to a homemade grenade thrown at a police vehicle in May 2013.
She had previously claimed to be "at war" with the PSNI.
Police confirmed that Connor lured Stuart Downes, from Shrewsbury, into her plot by using a fake online profile, including a fictitious name and photo that "bore no resemblance to her".
Mr Downes was arrested, questioned and charged with a series of offences linked to the May 2013 attack but took his own life last year.
Connor appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday and declined to stand when the charges were put to her.
When each one was read out, she said: "I am not guilty but on advice I will plead guilty."
She admitted:
The court had heard that she had lured a police patrol to a house in the Crumlin Road area of north Belfast in May 2013 by claiming that a woman living there was in danger.
The PSNI said that Connor was "not aligned" to any dissident republican organisations.
"She was working on her own and she worked under a name that she used called United Struggle, but she was very much like a lone wolf," said Det Supt Kevin Geddes.
He said it had been a "hugely complex and unusual case" and that Connor had meticulously planned the attack on officers.
"Her deceitfulness knew no bounds," he added.
Connor was granted bail on medical grounds but told by the judge not to take that as an indication of the sentence he would impose.
She will be sentenced in June.
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A Belfast woman described as a lone-wolf dissident republican posed as a Swedish model online to lure a man into helping with a plot to kill police officers.
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The 41 pupils and seven staff from Arthur Terry School, Sutton Coldfield, were kept "safe and well" and had consular support, the school said.
They were stuck at Istanbul Ataturk airport for more than 24 hours after landing during the coup attempt.
The group was expected in Cape Town to start a 10-day South Africa trip.
They will be driven to an outward bound centre in Sedgefield on the Western Cape, to take part in community projects, working in two schools.
Headteachers, Neil Warner and Richard Gill, said the "students were delighted" to be continuing their trip and "have made us all very proud with how they have reacted to a challenging situation".
Richard Moore, British Ambassador to Turkey, said on Twitter a consular officer was with the group until about 02:30 BST on Sunday. He praised the children for their "patience and bravery" as well as their "amazing teachers".
Information about the South Africa trip said it would provide a "real insight into a totally different culture and way of life". The students had raised funds through events such as a fun run and raffle.
Flights at Ataturk airport were grounded during the coup attempt and parents of the pupils who had travelled with Turkish Airlines took to Twitter to say they were "petrified" and called for help from the airline, Foreign Office and media.
One worried mother wrote: "Help! Please get our children out of Ataturk airport".
The school was able to reassure parents their children were safe.
A statement later said: "It's great to know that many of you have had direct contact with your sons/daughters and know that they are safe, well cared for and in good spirits."
The Foreign Office, which initially advised British nationals in Turkey to stay indoors, said the situation "appears to be calming" and flights were returning to normal. It added people should remain vigilant.
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Pupils and staff who were stranded at an airport in Turkey as a result of an attempted military coup are on a flight out of the country.
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The clubs, who are based in Paris and play in the Top 14 league, announced their intention to merge six days ago.
However, Racing 92 president Jacky Lorenzetti said, in agreement with Stade president Thomas Savare, they were "giving this project up".
Stade Francais players began an open-ended strike last week, denouncing what they deemed a takeover in disguise.
They refused to train or play against Castres this weekend, forcing Saturday's game to be postponed, while the French league also called off Racing's game against Montpellier.
Stade Francais supporters demonstrated against the proposed merger at the club's stadium after the initial merger announcement.
"I heard and understood the strong reservations expressed in response to this project," added Lorenzetti.
"In any case, the social, political, cultural, human, and sporting conditions were not in place. Perhaps we had the right plan too soon, only the future will tell."
Players, officials and supporters from both clubs were taken by surprise by the initial announcement on 13 March, with Stade centre Jonathan Danty saying he and his team-mates, who were on international duty with France, thought it was "a joke".
The merger had yet to be ratified by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), who met team representatives on Friday.
Another meeting was also scheduled for Monday, while LNR president Paul Goze and French federation boss Bernard Laporte were also going to meet later the same day.
New Zealand legend Dan Carter leads Racing's list of stars while Italy's Sergio Parisse is on Stade's books.
Stade Francais won the French Top 14 title in 2014-15, while Racing took over as champions the following year, though both are currently in the lower half of the division.
Racing's new 30,000-capacity stadium is due to be completed later in 2017 while their rivals have updated and expanded their Stade Jean-Bouin home to hold 20,000 fans in recent years.
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A proposed merger between top French sides Racing 92 and Stade Francais has been called off.
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The 38-year-old former Ireland international suffered the injury in Sale's 34-34 draw at Worcester.
Stringer joined the Sharks from Bath last season and made 24 appearances in his debut campaign.
"He snapped his bicep tendon on Saturday so he's going to be out for two to three months," director of rugby Steve Diamond told BBC Sport.
"The rest of the walking wounded are about two or three weeks away."
Diamond also confirmed that former Bath, London Welsh and Newport Gwent Dragons winger Nick Scott has joined on a deal until Christmas.
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Sale Sharks scrum-half Peter Stringer could be out for up to three months with a torn biceps.
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Swansea kicked off the Premier League season with a 2-1 win to spoil Louis van Gaal's first game in charge.
Monk was happier to have secured three points rather than masterminding a first ever league win at Old Trafford.
"The whole key to it all was us coming together as a group and working together," he said.
"I made it clear to the players this week to go up here and show exactly what we're about.
"We had a game plan to try and work to and to a man they were very, very good.
"We could have improved in a lot of areas [but] to come to Old Trafford in the first game of the season with everything going on… it was very good to get that level out of the boys already.
"There will be ups and downs but as long as I keep that focus on them and give what I feel is right for them then hopefully we'll have more days like this."
Swansea had beaten Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford in the FA Cup third round in January 2014.
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But goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson in between Wayne Rooney's equaliser secured a historic win.
Despite the opening day win, Monk is working to further strengthen his squad before the transfer window closes on Monday, 1 September.
"We're trying to work on certain areas to bring two or three bodies in which we really do need," Monk said.
"We need to add two or three players to boost the squad in terms of numbers and quality and that's what we'll be looking to do."
Argentina defender Federico Fernandez is set to undergo a Swansea City medical on Sunday after the club agreed a fee with Italian side Napoli.
Fernandez will become Swansea's seventh summer signing, one of which saw the return of Icelandic midfielder Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson, who spent a season on loan with the Swans during the 2011-12 campaign, signed from Tottenham in July with Wales international Ben Davies going to Spurs.
The 24-year-old scored the winner. "That's why I brought him in and that's quality he can offer us," Monk said.
"When you come to places like this this those opportunities don't come around very often.
"You have to be very patient, be very concentrated and focused and be ready for that moment and Gylfi was."
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Garry Monk praised the collective spirit of his Swansea City side following their win at Manchester United.
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Phil Robertson appeared to be using the imagined story to claim that atheists would not find rape or murder immoral.
Atheist groups denounced the speech, saying it was unlikely Robertson actually knows any atheists.
In 2013, he was suspended from his TV show and quickly reinstated following derogatory remarks about homosexuality.
Robertson has since become a political figure. He recently spoke at CPAC, a large gathering of American conservatives that included presidential hopefuls such as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
"Two guys break into an atheist's home," Robertson said in the speech. "He has a little atheist wife and two little atheist daughters.
"Two guys break into his home and tie him up in a chair and gag him. And then they take his two daughters in front of him and rape both of them and then shoot 'em and they take his wife and then decapitate her head off [sic] in front of him."
He continued: "And they can look at him and say, 'Isn't it great that I don't have to worry about being judged? Isn't it great that there's nothing wrong with this? There's no right or wrong, now is it dude?'"
Duck Dynasty - now in its seventh series - has broken several ratings records on both A&E and cable television as a whole, with the fourth season premiere drawing 11.8 million viewers.
It follows the lives of the Robertson family, a clan with old-fashioned values who live together in Louisiana, running their multi-million dollar family business, Duck Commander - which makes products for duck hunters.
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The star of the US TV reality show Duck Dynasty is facing criticism after a speech that included a graphic story about an atheist family being killed.
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The listed properties on London Road were last used by the Witan International College 10 years ago.
The university, which owns the buildings, and a private developer plan to convert them into 53 apartments.
Christopher Reeve of the university said the buildings "create a sense of heritage" in the town.
If planning permission is granted by Reading Borough Council, restoration work will start in early 2016 and is expected to take approximately nine months.
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Three early 19th Century buildings in Reading are to be converted into private homes, under plans published by the University of Reading.
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A horn has been sounded four times in Ripon's Market Place every night at 21:00 BST since AD886 to "set the watch".
Ripon City Council is advertising for a new member of the Hornblowing Team to work up to three nights a week.
Clerk Paula Benson said: "It is a very old tradition and one everybody in the city loves and is very proud of."
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The job description states the main responsibilities are "to sound the horn at 9pm... provide a brief history of the horn blowing ceremony for the public in attendance... and sound the horn three times outside the mayor's house".
In exchange for their services the hornblower is paid £8.72 an hour and £21.12 for attendance at civic events.
The Ripon Hornblower has set the watch every night since AD886 and it is one of the oldest ceremonies still performed in England.
It is said to have begun following a visit to the city by Alfred the Great who urged residents to be more vigilant and gave a horn to the city as a symbol of it being granted a Royal Charter.
The ceremony involves a horn being blown at the four corners of the obelisk in Ripon Market Square at 21:00 BST and then three times outside the mayor's house.
It commemorates the time in the Middle Ages when Ripon's first citizen, the Wakeman, was responsible for crime prevention in the city from 21:00 BST until dawn and had to compensate victims of burglary.
The job was carried out by a single person until 2015 when the council decided to appoint several hornblowers.
Ms Benson said: "It was decided to have a team of three blowing the horn because to do it every night of the year at 21:00 BST is a massive commitment."
She said the ceremony can attract close to 100 people each night during the summer.
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A city council is looking to recruit a new hornblower to help maintain a centuries-old ceremony.
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The game between Estudiantes and arch-rivals Gimnasia La Plata was called off in stoppage time after players punched and kicked each other.
Estudiantes duo Alvaro Pereira and Mariano Andujar and Gimnasia's Nicolas Mazzola were all given eight-game bans.
Three Gimnasia players were each banned for five games.
Another nine players from both sides were suspended for between one and four matches, while the Argentine government has banned 12 players from entering stadiums for two league matches.
Uruguay defender Pereira has since joined La Liga side Getafe on loan, but he will not be able to make his debut until April.
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The Argentine FA has sanctioned 15 players with bans ranging from one to eight games after a mass brawl in a pre-season friendly match.
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PC Steve Hutton and other Wiltshire Police officers had tried to pull over a suspicious vehicle travelling over the speed limit in Swindon.
A "stinger" device was used to stop it and the four occupants fled on foot.
PC Hutton said he chased one of the men and decided to shout that he had a dog, adding a "few fake barks", which made the man give himself up.
"He stopped and we got up to him before he realised there wasn't a dog and he was arrested," he said.
"By the look on his face you could see he was a little bit disappointed with himself.
"Some people on the shift think I should now do a dog-handler job without the dog."
The man arrested has since been released without charge, but police are still investigating the incident.
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A policeman has told how he "barked" like a dog in order to fool a suspect and arrest him.
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Nottingham's Pizza Factory said it had lost a contract to a competitor and had started "formal consultations" with its staff.
Unite, the union, said it understood the supermarket was Tesco and between 300 and 350 staff were affected.
The Pizza Factory is part of the multi-million pound food company 2 Sisters and employs 1,150 people in Nottingham.
The company said it would be wrong to say exactly how many people were affected this early in the process and it was just one part of the business.
A spokesman said: "Our immediate priority will be to mitigate this loss and explore other opportunities to gain new business.
"However, this does mean we will need to start formal consultations with colleagues and their representatives."
Unite regional officer Andy Shaw said talks would be held with management on Friday.
"This is very bad news for the workers and their families, and a hammer blow for the wider Nottingham economy," he said.
"It is early days and details about the scale of the job losses remain unclear, as does a timeframe for any redundancies."
Food giant 2 Sisters employs 23,000 people in four countries and makes Goodfella's pizzas and Fox's biscuits.
According to its website, Tesco is The Pizza Factory's largest customer.
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Up to 350 jobs are under threat at a pizza makers after the loss of a supermarket contract, Unite has said.
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The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl opens in the Cardiff Bay venue on Friday and will run for 22 weeks.
It will feature original manuscripts and handwritten letters and will look at his life from Llandaff schoolboy to fighter pilot and author.
The 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth will be marked on 13 September.
Cardiff is gearing up for weeks of events and exhibitions in honour of the author, who was born in the city.
The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl opened earlier this year at the Southbank Centre in London and has now moved to Cardiff.
It will run until 14 January 2017 - the largest exhibition staged at the WMC to date.
Graeme Farrow, artistic director at the centre, said it was "fantastic" to welcome the event to the city of Dahl's birth.
"This magical exhibition allows you to explore Dahl's pure imagination and I have no doubt that Wondercump will inspire hundreds of young minds to go on to create wonderfully imaginative worlds of their own," he added.
It will feature artefacts from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where the author lived and worked for over 35 years.
Director Steve Gardam said: "The Roald Dahl archive reveals the writer's craft behind the magic."
The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl forms part of Roald Dahl 100, a year of celebration throughout 2016 marking 100 years since his birth.
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An interactive exhibition inspired by Roald Dahl is opening at the Wales Millennium Centre, promising the chance to delve into the author's imagination.
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The League Two club have offered new deals to eight players - Matty Dolan, Nathan Smith, Alex Lacey, Otis Khan, Tom James, Bevis Mugabi, Jonny Maddison and their top scorer Francois Zoko.
But 38-year-old defender Darren Ward, Brandon Goodship, Alex Lawless, Joe Lea and youngster Ollie Bassett will join Eaves, 25, in leaving Huish Park.
Kevin Dawson turned down a new deal and joined Cheltenham Town on Wednesday.
With seven loan players' spells having ended, the Glover's retained list leaves just three senior players under contract for next season - defender Ryan Dickson, goalkeeper Artur Krysiak and versatile former Ipswich trainee Omar Sowunmi.
If all eight of the players offered extensions do sign, Darren Way's side will have 11 players confirmed for next term, minus new signings.
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Yeovil Town have released six players, including forward Tom Eaves.
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IS militants destroy part of Roman amphitheatre in ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian officials say
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The Teranga Lions have not always delivered to their potential at previous finals and some have questioned their character.
"My first job was to change the players' mentality," said Cisse. "Now they have ambition and work hard.
"They showed solidarity and also humility, to keep working and running."
Senegal undoubtedly have talent in their squad, not least in Africa's most expensive footballer Sadio Mane.
And the Liverpool striker lived up to his billing by scoring Senegal's first goal - from the penalty spot - only 10 minutes into the match. Kara Mbodji added a second 20 minutes later but were pegged back in the second half as Tunisia came on strong.
Tunisia were guilty of missing several chances, but Cisse felt his side showed the kind of resistance that they need in order to go far in the tournament.
"Sometimes you can't always control the game technically, you need to have the right mentality and to fight. This is very important for us." he added.
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Senegal coach Aliou Cisse praised his players' attitude after they beat Tunisia 2-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations opening match.
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Pursued by security guards, a suspect ran from the Home Depot hardware store to a sport-utility vehicle driven by an accomplice outside.
The woman fired several shots with a 9mm handgun at the vehicle as it drove away, the Detroit Free Press reported.
The suspects escaped on Tuesday with $1,000 (£652) worth of merchandise.
Police said the 48-year-old woman had a licence to carry a concealed weapon and has co-operated with the officers. She was released pending an investigation.
No injuries were reported outside the store in Auburn Hills, Michigan, about 35 miles (56km) north of Detroit.
However, police said a bullet may have hit the rear tyre of the get-away vehicle.
The woman could face possible criminal charges for firing her weapon without being directly threatened.
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Police in Michigan are weighing whether to file charges against a woman who shot at a pair of shoplifting suspects.
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Merthyr number eight Powell announced his retirement on 10 October and cited a knee injury, but has now explained that mental health issues were the main reason.
The 35-year-old started his career with Newport and had spells with Leicester, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Wasps and Newport Gwent Dragons.
"The last year has been difficult," Powell told Sky Sports.
"Merthyr gave a statement out the other day saying it was my knee, well in fact it wasn't my knee. I have been suffering with depression. I've been dealing with it for around 18 months, it's been tough," he added.
Powell, who also toured with the British and Irish Lions, was speaking two days after World Mental Health Day.
"I made the decision and it's a lot of weight off my shoulders which I feel a lot better for."
In 2010, Powell was charged with drink driving after allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy on the M4 motorway.
He has played professionally for more than 17 years and says the sport has left a physical and mental toll.
"I started playing professionally when I was 17 and I'm 35 now," he said. "That's a long time in the game and your body takes a lot of beating. It was breaking me mentally as well.
"I'm quite a strong character, I've got a lot of pride so it's hard for me to come out and speak about it.
"I'm getting through it. I see a light at the end of the tunnel, which is great."
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Former Wales international Andy Powell says he is battling depression.
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Having trailed 12-0 through tries from Tom Riley and Tom Duncan, Bedford went over four times to make it 26-12.
Matt Evans and Alex O'Meara scored to put the Pirates 29-26 ahead at the break and Joe Atkinson added another shortly after the re-start.
But Blues scored four tries to go 54-36 up before Riley and Alex Cheesman added consolation touchdowns for the Pirates.
Henry Taylor, Michael le Bourgeois, Paul Tupai and Dean Adamson went over for Bedford in the first half.
Adamson scored scored two more after the break, with Harry Wells and George Perkins also crossing.
The bonus-point loss left the Pirates eight in the Championship table, while Bedford stayed fourth.
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Cornish Pirates twice threw away a lead as they lost 54-46 at Bedford in a try-filled Championship clash.
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The 31-year-old striker, who was a part of his country's 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012-winning squads, joined the Swans from Sevilla.
He now hopes to emulate former Swan Michu in playing for Spain while plying his club trade at the Liberty Stadium.
"I would like to return to play for Spain, it would be a very special thing for me," said Llorente.
"I would like to get back into the national side and I know that I will need to play well for Swansea all season if I want to do that."
Llorente won the most recent of his 24 caps in 2013, though there is a precedent for Swansea players representing Spain.
Former forward Michu was rewarded for a prolific first season for the Swans - in which he scored 22 goals - with a debut for the then world champions against Belarus in 2013.
Llorente would like to emulate his countryman's goalscoring exploits, as well as Michu's feat of winning silverware in his first season with Swansea in the form of the 2013 League Cup.
"I would like to score a lot of goals like him. He has done very well here and I need to work hard if I am to perform like him," said Llorente.
"I think it is possible to win one of the cups. We know winning the Premier League is a very difficult competition with a lot of teams at a high level but we want to do well."
After successful spells with Athletic Bilbao and Juventus, Llorente scored only seven goals for Sevilla in all competitions last season as he struggled to secure a regular starting role.
He is likely to face similarly stiff competition for places at the Liberty Stadium, with Swansea set to complete a club-record £15m signing of Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston.
"He [Borja] is a good player, he will be important for Swansea. I need help from all the players and I need competition," said Llorente.
"My year in Sevilla was not very good for me but now I want to change this situation and score more goals for Swansea and show my best performance like I showed with Athletic Bilbao and Juventus."
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Fernando Llorente hopes to force his way back into Spain's squad by impressing for new club Swansea City.
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The ambulances were diverted to the Mater Hospital from the early hours of Monday morning.
The Belfast Trust said that the new £150m department that opened last August was under pressure with a large number of patients waiting.
The divert ended at 06:00 GMT.
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Ambulances were diverted from the new emergency department at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for a number of hours on Sunday night.
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Commuters who use the north London Overground route between Gospel Oak and Baking face months of further potential disruption as a result.
The route has been shut since September and is due to reopen on 27 February.
However, Network Rail has said the track will need to close on some weekends so it can finish installing electric cables.
The route also faces another complete shutdown later this year but Network Rail has yet to confirm when this will happen.
Before the engineering work began the line carried 31,477 passengers on weekdays.
Transport for London (TfL) said it was "extremely disappointed" and would be "seeking compensation" from Network Rail.
Jonathan Fox, TfL's director of London Rail, claimed it was not made aware of the problems "until very recently".
He said TfL was pressing Network Rail for an urgent plan detailing how the project would be delivered.
Network Rail began work to modernise the old Victorian railway line in June 2016.
It said "a number of the structures" which carry the overhead lines were "incorrectly designed and couldn't be installed at the planned locations" along the 14-mile route.
The line will carry new electric trains from early 2018. The trains will be able to hold twice as many passengers as the current two-carriage diesel trains.
Network Rail has said those living along the route will also benefit from cleaner air quality as a result of reduced CO2 emissions.
It said a full review into what went wrong had already begun.
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A London rail route faces more closures after Network Rail admitted it failed to complete work on the line on time.
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A mass dance warm-up took place at Saundersfoot before the swimmers braved the sea, cheered on by thousands of spectators.
Pembrokeshire-born adventurer Tori James, the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest, was on hand to start the swim.
Now in its 32rd year, the event has raised more than £500,000 for charity.
Highlights among the fancy dress included a large Star Wars Millennium Falcon and Mrs Brown's Boys.
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More than 1,500 swimmers in fancy dress have welcomed in the New Year at an annual swim in Pembrokeshire.
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Lawyer Alan Watenmaker told a hearing on Monday that Mitchell, 71, may leave hospital soon but is unable to confer with doctors about her medical care.
Leslie Morris, Mitchell's friend for more than 40 years, was appointed guardian by judge David S Cunningham.
It is still not clear what the singer-songwriter is being treated for.
Last week her website said she was "alert and... has her full senses", revealing that she is "not in a coma".
Mitchell has been in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital since 31 March for undisclosed reasons and no further information about her condition was discussed during Monday's hearing.
The eight-time Grammy winner has no relatives who can serve as her conservator.
After filing papers last week, Morris will now be able to confer with doctors and make decisions about her treatment and lifestyle when she leaves hospital.
Lawyer Rebecca Thyne, appointed to represent Mitchell's interests, agreed that Morris should receive emergency conservatorship authority, calling it "very necessary".
Morris, however, will not have any control over Mitchell's finances.
The Canadian-born singer, known for such hits as Big Yellow Taxi and Chelsea Morning, revealed last year she had a rare skin condition that prevented her from performing.
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A judge has put a friend of singer Joni Mitchell in charge of her medical decisions, after the musician entered intensive care last month.
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She will become the new Bishop of Stockport.
The Church's ruling body, the general synod, voted to allow women to become bishops in July.
The appointment will end centuries of male leadership of the Church and comes 20 years after women became priests.
Mrs Lane said: "It is a remarkable day for me and an historic day for the Church.
"This is unexpected and very exciting. On this historic day as the Church of England announces the first woman nominated to be bishop, I am very conscious of all those who have gone before me, women and men, who for decades have looked forward to this moment. But most of all I am thankful to God."
While priests are normally in charge of a church, a bishop is in charge of a large area like a county - called a diocese - with hundreds of churches.
Some people within the church are against the change because they say tradition dictates that only men should hold the most senior positions.
But supporters say there is no reason that women shouldn't be in the Church's positions of power.
Churches in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already allow women as bishops, but haven't appointed one yet.
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The Reverend Libby Lane has been announced as the first female bishop for the Church of England, just a month after a historic change to church law.
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The Holiday Inn off the M4's junction 32 has upped its price from £97 to just under £600 for the night of Ireland's game against Canada.
The nearby Village Urban Resort has rooms for £499, up from £105.
Cardiff's Hoteliers Association said the prices were "in tune with demand".
Jonathan Jones, former chief executive at Visit Wales, warned accommodation providers' high prices could prevent return business.
He said: "If all hotels and B&Bs in Cardiff put up their prices to that extent, then it could seriously damage the image of Cardiff.
"I would sincerely hope that they remember that they need to have these customers coming back, and will not simply see this as one instance where they can make a lot of money, over a very short period of time."
Not all hotels are cashing in to the same extent.
Carl Davies, general manager at Jolyons, a small hotel near the Millennium Stadium, said it had only slightly upped its prices to cover extra costs.
He said: "We have to extend our service hours and we have to have more staff in. We only charge around £60 more than our usual room rate - purely because we want repeat business."
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Hotels increasing their prices six-fold during the Rugby World Cup could "seriously damage the image of Cardiff", a former tourism chief has warned.
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The firm said the money will keep its balance sheet steady as it ramps up manufacturing of its newest car.
Tesla aims to make 5,000 of its mass market Model 3 a week by the end of this year.
It has estimated it is already spending about $100m a week to hit that target.
On 4 August Tesla said was looking to raise $1.5bn by selling bonds, but said on Friday it now expected to raise $1.77bn from the sale.
The fundraising is limited to major institutions and not private investors.
Junk bonds are ones that pay a higher yield than normal bonds (5.3% in Tesla's case), but also carry a higher risk of not being paid back. The bonds are set to be repaid in 2025.
Analysts said Tesla's ability to raise more than $1.5bn indicated an appetite for risk among investors, as low interest rates have limited returns in many other types of investments. High stock market valuations have also made it harder to make a profit.
"Without the proceeds from the note offering, Tesla's liquidity position would be stressed," analysts at Moody's said, warning of risks to potential investors.
Tesla had about $3bn in cash at the end of June, but it spent more than $2bn in the most recent quarter.
The company founded by Elon Musk has frequently turned to investors to overcome persistent operating losses.
Tesla plans to eventually make more than 500,000 of the new Model 3 cars a year at its Fremont factory - or about 10,000 per week.
Moody's said the target was ambitious given the relatively small size of the US electric car market.
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Tesla expects to raise nearly $1.8bn (£1.4bn) by selling "junk" bonds to private investors - even more than the electric car-maker aimed for when it announced the offering this month.
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Bala Chinda, 25, denies murdering 36-year-old Nkechi - also known as Jessica - McGraa at a flat in Union Terrace in February.
He is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Chinda had been expected to stand trial next week. However, during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow, the case was set for January.
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The trial of a man charged with the rape and murder of a woman in Aberdeen has been moved until next year.
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The All England Lawn Tennis Club has warned the sticks - which help with taking self-portrait photos - will not be allowed into this year's event.
The ticketholders' guide said: "In common with many other major sports and entertainment events and cultural attractions, the championships will not allow selfie sticks into the grounds."
The devices have already been banned at some museums and sports grounds.
A spokesman for the club told the Sunday Times the move was brought in partly because of the "nuisance value" but "primarily so it doesn't interfere with spectators' enjoyment".
A selfie stick allows its user a longer reach when using a smartphone or camera to take a "selfie" - a self-portrait photo.
Last month the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square, placed the devices in the same category as tripods, which were already prohibited.
The Palace of Versailles in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome and US museum group, The Smithsonian, have also banned selfie sticks.
And after a complaint from a fan, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club prohibited the sticks from their White Hart Lane ground.
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Selfie sticks have been banned from the Wimbledon tennis championship.
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The 29-year-old left the field after six minutes with his eyelid ripped open and underwent immediate surgery.
He had a second surgery on Monday and St Helens coach Justin Holbrook has given no indication of a return.
"He was cleared of any major damage but then had some other issues with it and has had more surgery," he said.
"I don't know any timeframe for his return; it's purely on how his eye responds to the surgery he's had."
Smith suffered the eye injury in the narrow 24-22 defeat at Headingley after an accidental clash in a tackle with Saints captain Jon Wilkin.
"He couldn't get it stitched on the field on Friday because his eyelid was ripped," said Holbrook.
"But hopefully it will be sorted quickly and he'll be back very soon."
It is Smith's second setback of the season after suffering a broken leg before the start of the current campaign.
He has scored two tries in 16 appearances this season since his recovery but given there is no indication of a quick return, Holbrook has a replacement in mind.
"We should get a clearer indication on Matty in the next day or two," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"I've definitely thought about it (a replacement). We've got a young Danny Richardson at the club.
"He's had strong performances in our reserves and has had a few run outs with Sheffield at the Championship level, so it's more than likely he'll come straight in."
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St Helens scrum-half Matty Smith has required a second surgery on the eyelid injury he suffered against Leeds Rhinos on Friday.
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The state's 14 delegates will be awarded proportionally. Mr Sanders has won seven of the latest eight states.
However rival Hillary Clinton maintains a clear lead in the overall race. Both are concentrating their efforts on the key New York primary later this month.
In the Republican race, Ted Cruz hopes to pick up more delegates in Colorado.
In state assemblies which culminated on Friday, Mr Cruz won 21 delegates to just two for Donald Trump, who still has a comfortable lead in the overall nomination race for the Republicans.
On Saturday, a further 13 delegates are at stake at the Colorado Republican Convention.
Mr Cruz has 520 Republican delegates to 743 for Mr Trump. Mr Cruz is hoping to win at least enough votes to block an outright win for Mr Trump and force a decision at the party's convention in July.
The next big prize for both parties is the New York primaries on 19 April: 291 delegates are at stake for the Democrats and 95 for Republicans.
Despite Saturday's win in the Wyoming caucuses, Mr Sanders still has only 1,061 delegates to 1,749 for Mrs Clinton, when the latter's 469 superdelegates are added to the tally. To win, a candidate needs 2,383.
The presidential election itself, on 8 November, will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress.
19 April: New York primary
26 April: Primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island
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Bernie Sanders has won the latest stage in the battle for the Democratic nomination in the US presidential poll by securing victory in Wyoming.
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It came after Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay met with his Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts, Mark Drakeford and Mairtin O Muilleoir.
They said they wanted to meet Mr Osborne to discuss the effect of Brexit on devolved budgets.
Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU. Wales backed Leave.
Across the UK, 52% voted to leave the EU in last month's referendum.
The trio have written to Mr Osborne requesting an "urgent meeting" to discuss the implications of the EU referendum result.
Following the meeting in Cardiff, Mr MacKay said the Scottish government was "absolutely committed" to pursuing all avenues to maintain Scotland's place in the EU.
He added: "We remain unclear on the likely impact of Brexit on UK government finances, and we are already seeing the UK government suggest changes to future spending plans, as well as considerable concern over the economy and investment levels.
"The devolved administrations need urgent answers from the UK government on the impact that the Brexit vote could have on future budgets, and that is why it is crucial that we meet with Mr Osborne imminently.
"I have already expressed concerns about the impact this will have on this year's Scottish budget process, and given this uncertainty, there is a strong case for publishing a one year rather than a three-year budget this year."
The meeting in Cardiff came as Chancellor George Osborne is due to travel to New York, Singapore and China for talks with major investors in the coming weeks.
He has vowed to create a "more outward-looking, global-facing Britain" following the UK vote to leave the European Union.
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, he said even closer economic ties between the UK and US were in the "overwhelming interest of both countries".
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Finance ministers from the UK's three devolved administrations have called for an urgent meeting with Chancellor George Osborne.
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Everton loanee Conor McAleny poked home the only goal of the game midway through the second half after Yanic Wildschut's initial effort hit the bar.
Rochdale played for almost an hour with 10 men after Ian Henderson was sent off for kicking out at Jason Pearce.
Henderson's red card was his second in three games, having been sent off in Rochdale's win at Oldham.
Dale goalkeeper Josh Lillis kept the score goalless with a string of fine saves until McAleny, who came on as a half-time substitute, was left with the easiest of finishes into an empty net.
The striker should have made it 2-0 late on but struck the ball straight at Lillis when clean through.
Second-placed Wigan are now just one point behind leaders Burton Albion who travel to Millwall on Monday evening.
Wigan Athletic manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"The score reads 1-0 and that's the most important thing at this stage, that we are winning games.
"I thought we showed great desire and determination in a game where both teams didn't look at their best, but we managed to grind it out and get over the line.
(On the red card) "I think Jason Pearce has tried to win the ball and clearly fouled him. That's a yellow card in anybody's book. I'd be very disappointed if any of my players reacted the way their player reacted. You can't do that in football, everybody knows that. I think the referee got it spot on."
Rochdale boss Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"It's difficult enough with 11 players against Wigan, but when you're down to 10 men, unfairly as well, it probably gives Wigan more of an opportunity to win the game.
"The way the referee came to decision with the fourth official is beyond me, because I don't think the referee saw anything.
"Wigan have got a very good squad of players and are capable of winning the league, but I thought we were a fair match today, even with 10 men.
"I think we're in great form. We haven't had a good result today, but if we take our form into the next seven games, we'll pick up points."
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Wigan Athletic stretched their unbeaten run in League One to 18 games as they saw off a resilient 10-man Rochdale.
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The 37-year-old from Lancashire has been a mixed martial arts fighter for 12 years, but gets his first title shot when he faces middleweight champion Luke Rockhold of America on Saturday.
"A world title has eluded the UK so far," he told BBC Three.
"The sport's grown in the UK and is still growing. A UK champion would help push the sport to the next level."
Watch on BBC Three: Bisping, Dana White and an entertaining press conference
Bisping is reportedly one of the UFC's best-paid competitors with more than $6m (£4.1m) in career earnings, but does not have the same notoriety in Britain as he does in the US.
He was a late replacement to face Rockhold in the main event at UFC 199 in Las Vegas, after Chris Weidman pulled out with a herniated disc.
"I want to be world champion for personal reasons," he said. "But I want to represent the UK and England. I'm proud to represent Britain on a world stage."
Bisping has won 29 of his 36 career fights, but had always fallen short of earning a title shot.
His last opportunity to become number one contender came against Rockhold, when he was forced into a submission by the American in the second round of a bout in November 2014.
But the former plasterer has gone on to win three successive fights - including February's unanimous decision win over former champion Anderson Silva in London.
"My confidence is high. Now I get to fight Rockhold, I get to get revenge and redemption and set the record straight," he said. "And I get to be world champion all at the same time. I've got a lot to play for.
"I've fought in hostile territory before and - I may regret saying this - but I think there will be a few people on my side. The support I'm feeling for this fight is tremendous."
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Michael Bisping has said becoming Britain's first UFC champion would mean "everything" to him.
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Not least because now, 10 months before the building reopens following its renovation, there is no curtain.
But that is a minor hurdle for the volunteers who have already raised the £1.9m needed to fund the comprehensive facelift.
In their final push to finish the theatre, The Guild of Players, the volunteers who own the building, are breaking with the fundraising norm.
They hope to raise about £20,000 in cash donations but they have also appealed for donations of the physical items they need to create a working theatre.
In addition to a good quality stage curtain, the guild has drawn up a wish list of items including computers for a media suite, a washing machine for cleaning costumes and a industrial freezer for storing interval ice cream.
Group member Kristen Layne said: "In terms of props and theatre-type things, we have a tonne of that which will be going back in. We are certainly not starting from scratch.
"What we need is things like tables and chairs in the bar. We have always just had folding tables because we had multi-use rooms.
"And we'll have a much bigger lobby - we never had room before for chairs and counters."
The guild hope they can persuade businesses to donate large items and that individual supporters will make cash donations.
They are also looking to make money from selling props, costumes and other theatre paraphernalia which has accumulated in the building.
In their first jumble sale they raised £800. Amongst the items on sale were ties in "50 shades of grey" and about 60 waistcoats.
Ms Layne said: "Things like that get accumulated but it wasn't until we got it all accumulated at our new base at the Crichton that we realised we had so many duplicates."
Built in 1792, the Theatre Royal is acknowledged as the oldest working theatre in Scotland but it has been closed for the last year.
The group received a series of grants and donations, including an award of £322,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to finance building work which will see the theatre expand into two neighbouring houses.
They hope to open the theatre for the 2015 pantomime season, before an official opening in early 2016.
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When the curtain falls on opening night, there will be a collective sigh of relief at the newly-refurbished Theatre Royal in Dumfries.
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Welshman Warburton missed the series-clinching third Test win over Australia in 2013 with a hamstring injury.
"It feels like all the sacrifice over the past four years and all the little things I have done have come to this moment," Warburton told BBC Sport.
The Lions were easily beaten by the All Blacks in the first Test but claimed victory in the second.
Warburton was on the bench for the opener in Auckland, which ended 30-15 to the hosts, having suffered an ankle injury against the Provincial Barbarians, but returned to the starting XV for the thrilling 24-21 triumph in Wellington.
The 28-year-old has been beset by injuries in recent years, missing six weeks at the end of the domestic season with a knee injury, while in October 2016 he suffered a fractured cheekbone that put him out of action for three weeks.
"I am delighted that my body has held up more than anything," said the Cardiff Blues flanker. "That is half the battle with me, my fitness.
"I was delighted when I heard my name read out for the third Test and to have the chance to finish a Test series and potentially to win it.
"For me four years ago does feel like unfinished business because I was gutted I could not play that third game - even though I was over the moon and it was a career highlight to win, you still, as a player want to be involved in that and have your small contribution to the game.
"So for the past four years in the back of my mind I have set my sights on this tour and I wanted to be in the Test team and play in the last game."
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British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has "unfinished business" in the tour decider against New Zealand.
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China is increasingly important for the firm's movie and merchandise sales.
And it says Disneyland Shanghai - its first theme park in mainland China - was one of its "biggest success stories in 2016."
But there are fears protectionist policies being pursued by US President Donald Trump could set off a trade war between the two countries.
During his election campaign, Mr Trump threatened to impose a 45% tariff on Chinese imports, to try and tackle what he sees as an increasingly unbalanced economic relationship between the nations.
"An all-out trade war with China would be damaging to Disney's business and to business in general," Disney's chief executive Bob Iger told CNBC.
He was also critical of an executive order signed by Mr Trump barring migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries.
"We cannot shut our borders to immigrants," he said.
The comments came as Disney reported overall sales unexpectedly falling to $14.8bn (£11.8bn) in the three months to the end of December, which is 3% lower than the same period a year ago.
It blamed a drop in advertising earnings at its cable network ESPN and a 7% fall in revenues at its movie business.
Disney's shares initially dropped 2% in after hours trading.
Since it opened its gates last June, Disneyland Shanghai has received more than 7 million visitors.
The firm reported tickets had been sold out over most of the Lunar New Year holiday period which began ten days ago.
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Walt Disney's chief executive has warned that a trade war between the US and China would be bad for business.
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Translink is "inviting the public to tell them how they use local NI Railways services to help plan network changes to be introduced this summer".
It focuses on early morning, evening and Saturday services on the Bangor-Portadown, Newry and Larne lines.
Unite said it was a "rubber-stamping exercise designed to provide political cover for damaging austerity cuts".
The union's Davy McMurray said there were "no clear proposals" in Translink's questionnaire for passengers.
"The public information meetings have not been publicly advertised and are timed to exclude the public; for example that (the meeting) in Portadown runs from 7.30am-10am," he said.
"What's worse is that many towns which will be affected by cuts such as Lisburn, Newry and Whitehead have no planned information events at all."
Mr McMurray said it was a "bogus consultation exercise geared to providing a fig leaf for their preordained but undisclosed cuts to bus and rail services".
He said Unite representatives at Translink would meet early next week "to agree an industrial action strategy with the aim of protecting our members' jobs and defending the integrity of Northern Ireland's public transport system".
Translink marketing executive Ciaran Rogan said the consultation was "part of our overall strategy to address current funding challenges".
"An Ulsterbus services consultation is already under way and last week we also launched a voluntary exit scheme that will cut our management, overhead and administration costs by £3.1m annually," he said.
"The information we get from passengers will be very important to us; we want to continue to offer accessible and good value services where customers need them while ensuring we remain efficient and sustainable for the future."
He added: "It is extremely important that our customers participate in this process and contribute to shaping the future of our local train services."
Translink is holding a series of public meetings as part of its consultation that runs until 1 May:
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A union is considering industrial action over a Translink consultation on railway changes.
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It will replace the current GP surgery on Pen y Graig Road, Mayhill, which was deemed not fit for purpose in 2007, along with the family centre.
Swansea council said the hub would "transform health and social care for thousands".
The new building should open in October 2017.
In Mayhill every one in two children live in poverty, according to council statistics and Welsh Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said the new centre would give children the "best start in life".
Surveys indicate the current surgery had a backlog maintenance figure of £127,000 in 2010, with the current 30-year-old family centre vulnerable to vandalism.
Plans for the joint health and family centre were first put forward in October 2012 but hit numerous delays due to funding uncertainties.
Councillors accepted a recent offer of £167,000 of extra grant funding from the Welsh Government for the scheme, on top of a £400,000 grant awarded back in 2012.
The project is being delivered by a partnership between Swansea council and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, who will fund the running of the GP surgery.
Council leader Rob Stewart said: "As well as providing maintained access to expert medical advice in a modern, spacious building, the new complex will also lead to a one-stop-shop for families, offering them advice on parenting, childcare and benefits," he said.
"The current family centre and GP surgery buildings in Mayhill are no longer fit for purpose, so I'm sure residents in that community will be thrilled that work will soon start on constructing the new, integrated complex for their benefit."
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A £2m new health hub in one of the most deprived areas of Swansea has been given the go ahead eight years after it was marked as a "priority".
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The woman, surnamed Zhao, visited the drive-through Beijing Badaling Wildlife World in July with her family.
CCTV footage showed her leaving her car and shortly after being attacked by a tiger. Her mother tried to help but was mauled to death by other tigers.
Ms Zhao, 32, says the park bore "undeniable responsibility".
She is seeking 1.56m yuan in damages ($0.23m; £0.19m) to cover her mother's funeral expenses and her own medical expenses.
In the legal document, Ms Zhao says the park did not launch any rescue effort for her mother and that what her mother did was "an act of bravery for a just cause".
Ms Zhao also says allowing visitors' vehicles into the park was highly dangerous and no necessary safety measures and contingency plans were put in place.
In an interview with the Beijing Times, Ms Zhao said that she left the car because she was feeling dizzy and thought she had already reached a safe zone.
A government report released in August said the park had given sufficient warnings and the main cause of the accident was that Ms Zhao didn't comply with the park's rules.
The lawsuit has been met with incredulity online, with many internet users calling her shameless.
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A woman whose mother was killed by tigers at a Chinese wildlife park has had her lawsuit against the park accepted by a court.
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3 May 2016 Last updated at 19:28 BST
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan wanted funding for a five-year programme to hear the inquests, but a proposed bid for the money was not even discussed by executive ministers.
BBC News NI's Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
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A radical plan to deal with inquests into controversial killings during the Troubles has been put on hold after the Stormont Executive failed to sign off on a request for funding.
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Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip on Tuesday when she fell from a boat on the Splash Canyon ride.
While the park will open on Saturday, the ride will remain shut along with ones that overlook it as a mark respect to her family, officials said.
The park in Staffordshire has been closed since for police and Health and Safety Executive investigations.
Jonathan Hughes, vice-chair of the Staffordshire Branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, said the HSE would be talking to staff, the theme park operator, contractors and manufacturers of the ride to see how it operated.
"In addition, they will be looking at the history of the ride - its maintenance records, inspections, tests and details of any works carried out on the ride," he said.
Elsewhere in England, theme park operator Merlin Entertainments confirmed earlier it had reopened the Congo River Rapids at Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor's Vikings River Splash and Thorpe Park's Rumba Rapids, which had all been closed as a precautionary measure following the schoolgirl's death.
An inquest into Evha's death is expected to open next week, after a post-mortem examination which is expected to take place on Monday, Staffordshire Police said.
In a statement, the park said: "The terrible incident on Tuesday has left a family grieving and we continue to offer our deepest thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of Evha Jannath.
"Whilst the HSE and police authority carry on with their important work, we will reopen Drayton Manor Park on Saturday 13th May. We continue to offer support to all those affected, including colleagues, and will provide all necessary assistance to the relevant authorities.
"The Splash Canyon water ride will not be reopened at this time."
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Drayton Manor Theme Park will reopen four days after an 11-year-girl died after falling from a ride.
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Jess Herbst, who became mayor of New Hope last May, made the announcement in an open letter to the town's residents.
"As your Mayor I must tell you about something that has been with me since my earliest memories. I am Transgender," she wrote.
Ms Herbst was appointed mayor following the death of her predecessor.
She had previously been elected to the Town Council as an alderman and road commissioner, according to her statement on the New Hope website.
"I know that transgender people are just coming to light in our society, and we have made great strides in the last few years," she said.
"My daughters have been adamant supporters of me and are proud to tell people their father is transgender," she added.
Ms Herbst has been documenting her experience on her blog, JessHerbst.com.
As the mayor of the small Collin County town, she is the first known openly transgender elected official in Texas history, the Texas Observer reports.
"I will continue as Mayor and hope to do the very best for the town," she said.
Transgender issues have made the headlines in Texas in recent months after Republicans unveiled the so-called "bathroom bill", a proposal that bans transgender people from using public bathrooms of their choice.
Such bills have become a flashpoint in the battle over transgender rights in the US.
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The mayor of a small town in Texas has become the first transgender elected official in the state's history, local media report.
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Married father-of-two Michael Furniss, 50, shot Andrew Dosiuk three times in the chest as he lay in his bed at his Nottingham home.
In the eight week trial, the prosecution said Furniss was a contract killer but two other men accused of hiring him were cleared.
Furniss was handed a life term with a minimum of 32 years and 11 months.
The judge, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said: "This was a cold-blooded, brutal murder of a defenceless man, asleep in his bed at home."
The court heard Furniss had a key to Mr Dosiuk's Laneham Avenue house and let himself into the building on several aborted attempts to kill him.
On one occasion the killer called at the house while his victim was taking his eight-year-old son to Alton Towers.
Mr Dosiuk, 33, known as "Dosh", was described in court as leading a double life, one a "fairly normal" social and family life, the other in the "murky and destructive" world of drugs.
He was due to be tried for several drugs offences when he died.
On the morning of 11 November last year, Furniss shot his victim three times as he slept, holding the 9mm pistol so close that blood and DNA was found in the barrel of the gun.
"This was a cold-blooded execution," Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said. "It was fortunate that [his son] was not staying over that night."
After the killing, Furniss hid the gun and burnt his clothes.
He later returned to retrieve the weapon with his work lorry which was equipped with a camera, filming him picking it up and stashing it elsewhere, the court was told.
"The prosecution argued that this was a contract killing and you Furniss clearly shot Andrew Dosiuk in the expectation of getting paid," the judge said.
But because two other men were cleared of any involvement, this could not form part of his sentencing.
Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said there was little to mitigate the case except Furniss' age.
The murder was aggravated by the amount of planning that went in to it, the fact that it was in cold blood and the destruction of evidence afterwards, he said.
The 395 days he has spent on remand were taken into account in the sentence.
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A man who executed his sleeping victim in a "cold-blooded, brutal murder" has been jailed for a minimum of 32 years.
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The move followed heated exchanges on social media after it was revealed that MPs were paid more than $3,000 (£1,985) a month.
The average salary in the West African state is about $150 a month.
One MP said the pay cut would promote better governance and rebuild confidence in democracy during a year-long transition to elections.
The former National Assembly in Burkina Faso has been replaced by an interim parliament, the Transitional National Council (CNT), as part of arrangements following the forced resignation of long-serving ruler Blaise Compaore last year.
Mr Compaore seized power in a coup in 1987 and went on to win four disputed elections.
Tens of thousands of people took part in protests in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, in October over moves to allow him to extend his rule, eventually forcing him to step down.
Members of the 90-member CNT have been paid a gross salary plus attendance fees, office allowances, healthcare supplements and fuel costs.
Campaigners, including grassroots political movement Balai Citoyen, have said MPs should not be paid attendance fees and have pointed out the substantial gap between their salaries and average earnings.
Another campaign group, the Coalition Against Costly Life, has said a maximum salary of $900 would be sufficient.
Revelations about MPs' pay prompted angry reactions on social media, with many saying the pay levels amounted to an abuse of power.
A BBC correspondent in the region, Anais Hotin, says that after fighting for a change of government, people in Burkina Faso are determined to put in place a better system to achieve social justice.
The transitional government is led by Lt-Col Isaac Zida, who was among army officers who took power from Mr Compaore.
He has promised to return Burkina Faso to civilian rule through elections later this year.
Before Lt-Col Zida's appointment as prime minister, the African Union, the United States and several other countries urged the military to hand back power to civilians or face the prospect of economic sanctions.
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Members of parliament in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their salaries by half.
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The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option for a further 12 months.
"He's left-footed, which gives us good balance. We've been looking for a left-footer for a while," boss Nathan Jones told the Luton website.
Gambin has six caps, but was suspended for Malta's 2-0 defeat by England at Wembley last October.
He made 23 appearances for Barnet this season, scoring four goals, the last in a 3-1 defeat at Luton on New Year's Eve.
The Hatters are currently sixth in League Two, six points off the automatic promotion places.
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Luton Town have signed Malta international winger Luke Gambin from Barnet for an undisclosed fee.
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Axel Springer is one of Europe's largest digital publishing houses, owning multimedia titles such as BILD, WELT, and FAKT.
The company said Business Insider was "vital" in its strategy to broaden its global reach.
Axel Springer, which failed to buy London's Financial Times in July, is paying $343m (£226m) for an 88% stake.
Business Insider was launched in 2007 by the former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget.
Its focus on younger audiences puts it in the same market as larger youth media outlets like Buzzfeed and Huffington Post.
Adding Business Insider's 76 million visitors will increase Axel Springer's global audience by two-thirds, making it the sixth largest digital publisher.
Axel Springer's chief executive Mathias Doepfner said: "Henry Blodget's way of digital storytelling reaches the decision-makers of tomorrow.''
"The transaction is an essential component of Axel Springer's strategy to grow with digital journalistic offerings in English-language geographies".
It lost out in its attempt to buy the Financial Times to the Japanese media firm Nikkei which paid £844m for the London based group.
Axel Springer now owns 97% of Business Insider with the remaining shares held by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, through a personal investment company.
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German publisher, Axel Springer, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the US news website Business Insider.
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Leon Ndenu, 23, has been charged with four counts each of robbery and attempted robbery, two counts of assault with intent to rob and possessing a firearm in a public place.
Mr Ndenu, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by Hull Magistrates' Court.
He will appear before the city's crown court on 3 April.
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Police said they were still looking for a second suspect. The charges come after four reports of aggravated vehicle thefts, including a postal van, by two men at several locations in Hull and East Yorkshire on Friday.
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A man has appeared in court in connection with a series of alleged gunpoint carjackings.
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The 19-year-old woman was attacked between 20:30 and 21:00 on Wednesday.
Officers cordoned off an area of the park as part of their investigation, and were believed to be following a positive line of inquiry.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Police Scotland.
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Police are investigating the rape of a woman in Queens Park in Glasgow's Southside.
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The company has launched a website where people can submit their ideas and vote on those of others.
Initial proposals have included a solar-panel case, a second screen that can rotate 360 degrees, and a modular design to connect with keyboards and games controllers.
ZTE has promised to release the "crowd-sourced" phone in 2017.
Known as Project CSX, the initiative was first announced in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Submissions officially opened on 3 August, and ZTE's community website now features a growing list of ideas proposed by the public.
One user believes the phone should include a "desktop mode" that turns it into a rudimentary PC, while another says ZTE should build a phone dedicated entirely to Pokemon Go.
But the smartphone manufacturer has laid some ground rules to curb impractical ideas.
"Of course, there are always rules and restrictions to any competition. The most important thing is that the product that we end up building follows ZTE's mission," said Jeff Yee, vice-president of technology planning at ZTE.
"It must be a mobile product, technically possible by 2017 and be affordable to the general public."
The initiative was a "bold approach for the industry that demonstrates how ZTE keeps consumers at the heart of everything", said Lixin Cheng, chief executive of ZTE USA.
But one smartphone expert believes the crowd-sourcing project comes with caveats.
"I'm sceptical that Project CSX will create something the world has never seen before," said Nick Wood, assistant editor of Total Telecom.
"One reason being, the final device has to be affordable, which probably rules out expensive upcoming features that require new manufacturing techniques like flexible screens."
Mr Wood said there was a pronounced homogeneity to smartphone designs, with many of the most popular phones adopting the same slate shape with similar camera and storage specs.
"Genuine, eye-catching innovation in smartphone hardware is the exception rather than the rule," he said.
ZTE is China's second-largest telecommunications company, after Huawei.
Based in Shenzhen, the corporation is known for its smartphones, but it also makes semiconductors and other products.
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Electronics giant ZTE wants the public to help design one of its next mobile phones.
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The killer whales were captured on mobile phone footage off the Shetland coast.
Diver and photographer Richard Shucksmith filmed the pod as they entered a small gully three miles north of Lerwick.
"It's the best orca sighting I've ever experienced," said Mr Shucksmith. "A big bull killer whale a metre away."
"I can only imagine they were hunting seals or fish, trying to flush something out.
"They came right in to the shoreline. They stopped in the gully for half an hour."
Mr Shucksmith operates nature photography tours in Shetland, but it was pure chance that the orcas surfaced at his location.
He had been diving on a separate photography project when the whales appeared on Monday afternoon.
"I grabbed my camera, but I only had my big lenses. They were so close I needed a wide angle lens, but that was in the car.
"My mobile phone was the only way I could film them."
Mr Shucksmith watched the orcas with a local family. He estimates there were about seven whales in the group.
The community runs a 'Shetland Orca Sighting' group on WhatsApp to share sightings around the islands.
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A group of orcas stunned whale watchers after surfacing just inches from the shore.
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Bailey, 31, was treated last year at the Sporting Chance clinic, set up by former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams.
"You think it's weakness but that's the best thing I've ever done, asking for help," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"I never asked for help in my life for anything because it's like weakness especially in a manly sport like this."
The former Great Britain and England international had short spells with Hull KR and Castleford last season before agreeing a one-year deal with Warrington in November.
"I used Sporting Chance because I'd hit rock bottom and I got really bad depression. It was the toughest thing I've ever done but the most rewarding. I got a lot out of it and I wouldn't be here at Warrington if it wasn't for that," he said.
"Leaving Leeds, my hometown club and a lot of good teammates there, and having to just get my head round that, I think I rushed into things with going to Hull KR."
The prop forward still feels he can play for a few more years despite his age, but admitted he faced competition to break into the Warrington side.
"I'm getting older now but I've got four five years left in me feel fit and strong," he added. We've got a strong side so everyone's fighting for their spot this year."
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Warrington Wolves prop forward Ryan Bailey says he would not have joined the club if he had not received help for depression.
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The accident happened on the A615 Alfreton Road in Tansley when a dark coloured vehicle struck the pedestrian at about 00:30 BST.
Derbyshire Police said the driver of the car stopped at the scene. The injured man was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Witnesses to the incident are urged to contact the force.
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A man has died after he was hit by a car in Derbyshire in the early hours of Sunday.
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More than 100 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at an industrial unit on Western Road in Park Royal.
London Fire Brigade said the ground floor and first floor were alight and a large section of the roof was also on fire.
The brigade was called at 00:29 BST on Thursday. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Station Manager Bill Dunn, who is at the scene, said: "The fire is causing a lot of smoke in the Park Royal area and locals should shut windows and doors."
An eyewitness who lives near the scene of the blaze said visibility was down to zero.
"I was woken up by the smoke. My windows were open. I could hear sirens," he said.
"It looked completely foggy outside."
He said the area, close to a petrol station, had been cordoned off.
Mr Dunn said the fire was likely to be a "protracted incident" and would probably cause rush-hour disruption. The public has been warned to avoid the area.
Fifteen fire engines went to the scene from Willesden, Acton, Park Royal, Wembley, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Paddington, and Northholt.
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Fire crews have been battling a serious blaze which broke out overnight in a warehouse in north-west London.
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Research In Motion said it expects to deliver the software in February. It had been due this month.
RIM has admitted that sales of the device are lower than it anticipated. It acknowledged customers want native email, calendar and contacts applications.
The update aims to add the features.
A company blog described the decision as "difficult", but promised the revision will allow the firm's phones and PlayBooks "to work together even better".
RIM's shares closed down 7.5% on the news.
At present users cannot access their Blackberry email through the tablet computers unless the devices are linked to one of the firm's smartphones using its Bridge software.
The Canadian firm also said it had taken the decision to defer the inclusion of a BBM instant messaging application until a later release.
However, RIM said it was still planning to offer businesses the ability to manage their employees' tablets from a centralised computer server and to offer workers custom-built applications through the Blackberry App World store in its OS 2.0 download.
Analysts said the news may prove damaging to sales over the holiday season.
"It is a big setback for them. When they launched the tablet they tried to walk the line between a consumer device and an enterprise device," said Jon Erensen, research director at the technology specialists Gartner.
"People were hoping the initial limitations would be corrected with the update by now. The delay means they fall even further behind."
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The maker of the Blackberry PlayBook has delayed an update to the tablet computer's operating system until next year.
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It happened in Aitnamona Crescent at 20:50 GMT on Sunday.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.
Ch Insp Norman Hanslet said: "To shoot anyone is bad enough but this is blatant child abuse and there should be no place for the shooting of a child in today's society."
"I know that the local community abhor this type of behaviour and I would ask people to support and assist police to bring these people to justice."
Police appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
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A 16-year-old has been shot in both legs in a paramilitary-style attack in west Belfast.
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Reports of an $8bn (£5.1bn) takeover offer - three times its market value - from a firm called "PTG Capital Partners" sent shares in the cosmetics firm on a wild ride.
But Avon said it had not received any offers.
Many on Wall Street doubt whether the firm exists at all, because of the mysterious filing filled with errors.
The document appearing on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission includes such mistakes as a misspelling of PTG Capital Partners' own name.
There is a well known private equity firm called TPG Capital, and the filing appears to lift information from its website, even referring to the bidding firm as "TPG".
The contacts listed in the filing contain phone numbers that reach generic voicemail messages of the type not normally used by professional businesses.
The BBC's attempts to leave messages at PTG and the firm's supposed law firm, Trose & Cox, were unsuccessful.
Trading in Avon shares was halted three times on Thursday, because of the wild market action.
They climbed 6% higher at $7.07 in Thursday afternoon trading.
Shares of Avon had fallen more than 20% this year before Thursday's volatility.
The company reported an annual net loss last month.
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Trading in Avon Products was repeatedly halted earlier on Thursday after shares soared as much as 20% in New York.
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James Thompson's parents believe he might still be alive if he had received better care.
In the weeks before his death in July, the 44-year-old was being treated as an outpatient at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit in Leicester.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust offered its sympathy to his family.
His mother, Margaret Timson, said: "He did beg on numerous occasions for them to section him and the answer every time was 'It's not a place you would like to go to'.
"I think, had he had some help and been taken in, he might be here today."
His stepfather Bill Timson said: "He was assessed at least three or four times.
"They should have been able to pick up that there is something wrong here, he is going to do something, he is in danger of harming himself, we need to take him away."
Mr Thompson attempted suicide more than a dozen times before his death on 16 July.
He had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder as well as other mental heath conditions and was also an alcoholic.
His mother said: "Part of me thought I knew this was going to happen, and it did, because he had no continuous help from any of the services.
"I feel he was let down."
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust said it was not in a position to comment fully because an inquest is yet to be held.
A statement said: "Our staff are committed to providing the best care possible and we are carrying out an in-depth multi-agency review of his care to examine where we might identify any lessons to be learned and what action might be needed to address these."
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A review is being carried out into the care received by a man who killed himself after "begging" to be sectioned but was turned down.
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25 October 2013 Last updated at 08:53 BST
The new iPad app from 360 Cities turns your mobile device into a window on the world. The app uses the gyroscope to spin your viewpoint around some of the most stunning landscapes on the planet.
If you wake up in the morning and immediately reach for your smartphone to check what is happening in the world, then news360.com could be for you. It can connect to all your main social accounts and analyses what you like so it can feed the latest stories straight into your dedicated timeline.
The Ed.Ted.com website lets you turn any video from YouTube into a complete lesson, adding context, objectives, questions, extended notes and resources links or discussion topics to really engage students in the lesson being delivered by the video clip.
Blackberry Messenger, or BBM - which at its height claimed over 75 million active users - has been released for iOS and Android. The free instant messenger app is in such demand that you will have to put your name in a queue for activation after downloading it.
Watch more clips on the Click website. If you are in the UK you can watch the whole programme on BBC iPlayer.
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Kate Russell's weekly review of the best apps and websites.
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The visitors took the lead when Josh Windass burst down the right wing, before crossing for Scott Brown to turn in from close range.
Luton were unable to respond, and saw efforts from Windass and Terry Gornell go narrowly wide as they struggled to keep out the visitors.
Accrington sealed the win when Gornell met Tariqe Fosu's excellent cross with a glancing header.
Accrington rise into the automatic promotion places, two points clear of the play-offs with five games to go.
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Accrington made it seven games unbeaten as they brushed aside Luton.
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Scans revealed the 23-year-old ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he will have an operation next week.
Wilson had made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, scoring five goals in seven games.
He scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win against West Ham in August.
"It's very disappointing for Callum, after what has been an exceptional start to the season, but I am sure he will come back fitter and stronger," said Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.
"Callum is the type of character who won't be fazed by such a setback, and I am sure he will turn this experience into a positive in the long run.
"As I have said many times before though, this kind of setback offers others the opportunity to step up to the plate, show everybody what they can do and make a real impact at this level."
The news is the latest blow for the Cherries following long-term injuries to defender Tyrone Mings and winger Max Gradel.
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Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson is out for at least six months after injuring his knee against Stoke on Saturday.
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The Scots, ranked 21st in the world, will play fifth-ranked England - the group's top seeds - on Wednesday, 19 July in Utrecht.
"So many of our players play in England and have best friends in the England team," said head coach Anna Signeul.
"So I think they will be very excited. I hope it is very motivating for them. It is something to look forward to."
Signeul believes Scotland "couldn't have asked for anything better" in terms of "getting a little bit of attention around the tournament" by drawing England first up.
Her side will then play Portugal, ranked 40th, in Rotterdam on Sunday, 23 July.
Their final group game will be against Spain, ranked 14th, in Deventer on Thursday, 27 July.
"They are two teams we have to watch out for," Signeul told BBC Scotland. "We know they have developed a lot.
"Spain have had huge success on the youth side and their young players are coming through to the senior team and showing a lot of progress. So we have two very difficult teams there as well. It is an interesting and exciting group."
It is Scotland's first time at a major finals after 13 failed attempts, having finished runner-up to Iceland in their qualifying campaign.
Despite a convincing qualifying campaign in which Scotland won seven and lost one of their eight games, they were beaten 7-0 in a home friendly by Euro hosts the Netherlands in October, underlining the scale of the challenge to progress to the knock-out stages next summer.
"When you look at the draw and the 16 teams, you realise how big this tournament has become and how many good teams there are in Europe now playing women's football, competing at the highest level," Signeul added.
"Germany, England, France and Holland are all very, very strong and it will take a lot for us to be able to compete, but we are going to try."
Group A: Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway
Group B: Germany, Sweden, Russia, Italy
Group C: France, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland
Group D: England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal
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Scotland Women will face England in their first match of Euro 2017 in the Netherlands next summer.
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The Latics, who were relegated last season, are second in League One and a point behind leaders Burton.
"I am very fortunate that I have got a good group of players and squad to pick from," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I don't worry about this group. They have shown time and again their character and determination to win and take this club back up the leagues."
Former Scotland defender Caldwell continued: "I hope we do it (win automatic promotion) convincingly. At the minute we're a team full of confidence and belief, and we'll continue to do that."
Monday's 1-0 win against Rochdale, which came three days after a 4-1 win away at Swindon, extended Wigan's unbeaten run in League One to 18 games.
"We have to recover from what is a very difficult period," Caldwell added. "To play two games in three days is a big ask physically."
Caldwell's side were forced to work for their three points in an edgy 1-0 win against Dale, who played for nearly an hour with 10 men after Ian Henderson was sent off for kicking out at Jason Pearce.
"I would be very disappointed if any of my players reacted the way their player reacted, you can't do that in football, everyone knows that," he said.
"At home it can be difficult against 10 men at times. It galvanises the away team and it did that with Rochdale who had great desire."
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Wigan Athletic manager Gary Caldwell hopes his side can earn a convincing return to the Championship.
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The former star is suing the force for damages after he was detained in 2007 over the death of Stuart Lubbock.
Mr Lubbock was found dead in a swimming pool at Mr Barrymore's home in 2001.
In High Court documents, the force admits the detective who was supposed to arrest the star was delayed.
The force said it wanted to question Mr Barrymore, whose real name is Michael Parker, and two other men over the rape and murder of Mr Lubbock after new evidence emerged.
Post-mortem tests found the 31-year-old butcher had suffered severe internal injuries indicating sexual assault and his bloodstream contained ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol.
Mr Barrymore and the other men were arrested and later released without charge.
In its defence document, Essex Police said: "The arrest of the claimant was unlawful only by reason of the fact the arresting officer, PC Cootes, was not fully aware of the grounds for arrest... and not by reason of a lack of reasonable grounds to suspect the claimant."
PC Cootes, who was carrying out covert surveillance at the property where Mr Barrymore was staying in 2007, was ordered to make the arrest when the designated officer, Det Con Sue Jenkins, was delayed.
"Since the claimant would have been lawfully arrested but for the said delay, he is entitled only to nominal damages for false imprisonment," the defence document added.
Mr Barrymore's lawyers said police did not have reasonable grounds for suspecting him of the rape or murder of Mr Lubbock, and the arrest was unlawful and "wholly disproportionate and unreasonable".
Their court documents also said Mr Barrymore "suffered loss and damage namely distress, shock, anxiety and damage to his reputation".
He has also claimed his career suffered because of the police handling of the case.
Essex Police said if earnings had been lost, it would be because of "matters outside the defendant's control", including that a young man had been found dead in his swimming pool which had "inevitably" led to a police investigation and inquest.
A decision will be made in the New Year by a High Court judge about compensation Mr Barrymore may receive.
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Entertainer Michael Barrymore's arrest over the death of a man at his home was unlawful because the officer involved had not been fully briefed, court papers filed by Essex Police admit.
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Coward, 68, was given three months to live in September after she was diagnosed with an inoperable cancer.
"I would prefer it to be over quickly," the actress told Radio Times, when speaking about her illness.
"I don't know what they're going to do with the character [Caroline Sterling] but I hope they don't write her out."
She added: "I'd like them to find someone else to play her. In fact I know the very person; Michael Cochrane's wife Belinda Carroll would be perfect."
Cochrane plays Coward's husband on the long-running Radio 4 programme.
Coward has played Caroline for nearly 40 years but said she has "no interest in being remembered".
The actress is philosophical about her illness.
"I have a lovely array of friends, and a rescue lurcher called Sati, who I adore. I've been very lucky, and it doesn't worry me that my life is coming to an end."
On The Archers website, Coward spoke of her feelings about the character she first played in 1979: "I'm very fond of Caroline. She hasn't had an easy life, in spite of her privileged upbringing, and has been much maligned. 'The bicycle of Ambridge' - really! The poor girl was only trying to find the right man; she just happened to search in some pretty peculiar places."
The character has spent the last few months living in Italy while Coward has been ill.
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Archers actress Sara Coward, who is terminally ill, says she hopes the BBC radio soap does not write her character out of the programme.
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Kanye West has tweeted a cryptic link to a site called Yeezy.Supply and a time code counting down to 21:00 GMT on 12 February.
The page contains no other clues about what will happen at that time, revealing nothing more than a ticking clock and an industrial sounding montage of buzz.
So what could it be?
Not completely out of the realm of possibility, but it is pretty unlikely.
The post follows recent collaborations with Paul McCartney and Rihanna on Only One and FourFiveSeconds as well as reported leaks of previously unreleased tracks.
West played FourFiveSeconds at the iHeartMedia Music Summit in January, but, at the time of release, there was no indication of whether it will appear on Kanye's or Rihanna's next album.
But if Theophilus London's Instagram feed is anything to go by, the follow-up to 2013's Yeezus is ready to go.
In October the rapper posted a picture with West and wrote: "I only remember Kanye playing his new album three times in a dark room of 20 people last night and moshing drunk with mad babes."
For all we know he could be planning to follow Beyonce with a surprise release but the use of the word "supply" and a recent announcement from Adidas suggest Yeezy has something a little more commercial up his sleeve.
Well maybe not leather black jeans on, probably leather black sneakers on.
It's more likely that Kanye's countdown is linked to his recent announcement that he'd be partnering with Adidas for a new project after cutting his ties with Nike.
Earlier this week, it was reported that his new trainer collection would launch on 12 February at New York Fashion Week - the day the timer runs out.
It's also no secret that the rapper is big on his fashion, especially trainers.
In THAT interview with Zane Lowe, Kanye said he had dedicated the last 10 years of his life to fashion and that "no-one can say that I don't know how to design a guy's sneaker".
With a level of dedication that saw him being "kicked out of class for drawing Jordans" at school, it wouldn't be much of a surprise if Mr West was excited enough by his own trainer launch to make an entire website and start a week long countdown ahead of the release.
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A teaser from the self-titled "biggest rock star in the world" is always bound to get people talking.
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Jasmine Lapsley was treated by paramedics in Morfa Nefyn on Tuesday night but could not be saved.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said first responders arrived within 16 minutes - double its eight-minute target.
Councillor Liz Saville Roberts said help should have arrived sooner.
The alarm was raised at 20:30 BST on Tuesday and two community first responders, two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and an RAF helicopter were sent to the scene.
The ambulance service said it was investigating its response to the incident.
Its target is to reach 65% of the most serious and immediately life-threatening calls within eight minutes.
Ms Saville Roberts, who represents the Morfa Nefyn ward, said paramedics should have been closer to hand, claiming the area's population was four times higher in summer.
"My real concern is the level of staffing we've got on shift for rural areas," she said.
"First responders (trained local volunteers), in this sort of accident, are not going to be able to do anything... they need a paramedic.
"We need a proper picture of the sort of service that's being provided in rural areas."
The Welsh Ambulance Service declined to comment.
Jasmine's home town has not been revealed, but she was not local to the area.
An investigation into her death has been launched by North West Wales Coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones.
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The death of a six-year-old girl from suspected choking while on holiday in Gwynedd has prompted a call for increased ambulance staffing in rural areas.
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In the year 2013-14, just over a quarter (28%) of offenders were reconvicted within a year.
Those released from short jail sentences - three months or less - were more likely to reoffend than those given longer prison terms or sentenced to community payback orders.
The Scottish government said the figures were "encouraging".
The biggest improvement on reoffending was for younger offenders.
Over the past 10 years, the average number of reconvictions per offender dropped by nearly a third for offenders aged 21 to 25.
On average, those who were sentenced to six months or less in prison were reconvicted twice as often as those given community payback orders, the most common type of community sentence.
While the number of reconvictions for people on Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) rose last year, the rate has dropped by a third over the past 10 years.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said: "Today's figures show we are continuing to make good progress on tackling reoffending - a key goal of this government's justice strategy.
"The continued fall in reconvictions is testament to the work done by our police, courts and other partners in communities across Scotland to prevent offending and, where crimes do occur, stop people going on to commit further offences."
The justice secretary added: "I have set out my vision for a Scotland where people are held to account for their offending and are then given the opportunity to change their lives and become active members of society.
"The evidence backs up our approach that robust community sentences, such as CPOs, are more effective at reducing reoffending than short custodial sentences."
He added: "Today's statistics build on the strong work being done in Scotland's justice system, with recorded crime at a 41-year low, youth offending and knife crime down and an end to automatic early release for all long-term prisoners.
"It is encouraging to see but we will not be complacent in our efforts to reduce crime even further."
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Reconviction rates for offenders in Scotland have fallen to their lowest level for 17 years, figures reveal.
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Councillor Gill Mitchell said the closure of Eaton Place Surgery will affect care and called on NHS England to open new premises in the area.
NHS England said Ms Mitchell was wrong and 15 other local surgeries were "ready to welcome patients".
The surgery is due to shut when the practice's two partners retire.
Patients registered at the surgery are worried about having to travel further to find a new GP, according to Ms Mitchell.
"They would like a GP practice in their neighbourhood in Kemptown and that really is not too much to ask", she said.
Local MP Simon Kirby has also written to NHS England to voice concerns about the closure of the surgery, which is based in a district of Brighton.
A spokeswoman for NHS England said it had addressed the points made by Mr Kirby and was working to help those patients affected.
"The only way we can guarantee patients continued access to care after this date is to ask them to re-register with one of the 15 other surgeries located nearest to Eaton Place Surgery," she said.
She added that the 15 surgeries had the capacity to take on all patients affected by the closure and six of them were based within a mile of Eaton Place.
However, Dr Richard Vautrey from the British Medical Association (BMA) warned that the closure will increase pressure on surgeries in the area.
"Those practices will end up picking up more patients and they will not necessarily have the resources to be able to take on more GPs", he said.
Patients registered with Eaton Place Surgery are due to receive a letter from NHS England with further information about registering with a new doctor.
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Nearly 6,000 patients will be left to "fend for themselves" without a GP when a Brighton surgery closes next February, councillors have warned.
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It has caused the worst drought in more than 30 years in Ethiopia, Unicef said.
Its effects could also be "particularly harsh" in Somalia, amid fears of flooding, it warned.
El Nino is caused by Pacific Ocean warming.
"The weather phenomenon, among the strongest on record, is likely to cause more floods and droughts, fuel Pacific typhoons and cyclones and affect more areas if it continues strengthening as forecast over the coming months," Unicef said in a statement.
It said 8.2 million people in Ethiopia faced food insecurity, while an estimated 350,000 children needed treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
"To make matters worse, the weather phenomenon may also bring flooding to some areas of the country in the coming months," Unicef said.
Ethiopia says it has food surpluses in country which it continues to send to areas affected by the drought.
"The government is working hard to ensure that no-one dies from lack of food in this El Nino year and, contrary to some Western news reports, there will not be famine of any sort, let alone anything remotely like the magnitude of that of 1984," a statement from the Ethiopian embassy in the UK said.
Unicef said severe flooding was also expected in neighbouring Somalia, where more than three million people were in need of aid as the effects of El Nino were already being felt.
In Kenya, the government estimated that 2.5 million children may be affected by floods, landslides, mudslides and diseases linked to the El Nino rains, it said.
In southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa have been hit by a drought.
"In Malawi, where almost half the children are already undernourished, Unicef fears the worst drought in almost a decade could cause a further increase in severe acute malnutrition," it said.
In Zimbabwe, the number of people in need of food aid was expected to reach 1.5 million by the time the January-March "lean season" sets in, Unicef said.
In South Africa, livestock has been dying as a result of the drought, and water restrictions have been imposed in the main city, Johannesburg, and other areas, correspondents say.
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Some 11 million children are at risk from hunger, disease and water shortages in east and southern Africa because of the strengthening El Nino weather phenomenon, the UN children's charity has said.
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Officers appealed for witness after the child, aged nine, was allegedly hit on the head and leg with a walking stick on the mountain in Gwynedd.
North Wales Police said a man in his 30s had been arrested and interviewed.
He has been released on bail.
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A man has been arrested by police investigating an alleged attack on a boy near the summit of Snowdon.
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The pink velvet settee was owned by the girlfriend of Edward, Prince of Wales, Lady Thelma Furness, who lived at Burrough Court in Melton Mowbray.
She introduced Wallis Simpson to the future king but was later jilted.
The three often sat together on the sofa, now going home, Northamptonshire auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said.
When she heard King Edward Vlll wanted to marry Mrs Simpson and she had been jilted, Lady Furness cut up the settee in a fit of pique, Mr Humbert said.
The king would later abdicate in 1936 to allow him to marry Mrs Simpson.
The restored two-seater settee, which originally had three seats, was sold in heavy bidding at the Silverstone auction rooms on 22 May.
Mr Humbert said the price was reached after a battle between a telephone bidder and the current owners of Burrough Court, the former home of Lady Thelma Furness.
"It's a very fitting end to the amazing story of this settee that it should be going home after 80 or so years.
"I am delighted that the current owners of Burrough Court have secured this little piece if British history."
The pink velvet settee had been 'cut down' three years after the trio had first met sitting on the settee at a house party in 1931.
The same sofa was sold at auction in 2009 for £2,150.
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A settee said to have played a part in Britain's abdication crisis has been sold for £4,200 to the owners of the house where it was a feature in 1931.
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James Shayler, 50, of Wellingborough, was jailed during the 1998 World Cup in France for an attack on police.
His passport was confiscated at Northampton Magistrates' Court in June and the case adjourned until the day the tournament ended.
It had been due to resume earlier but the BBC learned it has been abandoned.
Court officials said police had asked for the case to be dropped on Thursday.
The banning order against Mr Shayler had been sought by police in response to alleged comments made in a Sunday Star newspaper article.
In the article, Mr Shayler suggested he intended to travel to France to join up with Russian supporters to attack Muslims.
Magistrates adjourned their decision on imposing a banning order until 11 July - the day Euro 2016 finished.
At that hearing it was put back again after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had requested more time to find a witness.
Last year the BBC reported cases heard in English magistrates' courts take 149 days on average to complete, with magistrates warning the system was "on the cusp" of breaking down.
During the case in June, the CPS had successfully applied to have two bail conditions imposed.
Under them, Mr Shayler was barred from leaving England or Wales before his next hearing and told he had to continue to surrender his UK passport to Northamptonshire Police.
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Plans to ban a football hooligan known as the 'Pig of Marseille' from going to the Euro 2016 tournament have been dropped - three months after it ended.
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Undercover filming by Channel 4 News showed staff referring to inmates as "animals", "beasties" and "bitches".
In the House of Commons, Ms Bradley said a second staff member had been suspended from the Bedfordshire centre.
She added operator Serco had commissioned a review of its culture.
Speaking in Parliament, Ms Bradley said: "Serco immediately suspended one member of staff who could be identified from information available before broadcast and have suspended another having seen the footage.
"The company has also commissioned an independent review of its culture and staffing at Yarl's Wood."
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called for an independent inquiry into conditions at Yarl's Wood which holds women and families facing deportation.
She told the Commons: "This is state-sanctioned abuse of women on the Home Secretary's watch and it needs to end now."
Former barrister Kate Lampard is to carry out the independent review, Serco said.
In the undercover footage broadcast on Monday, one guard said: "They're animals. They're beasties. They're all animals. Caged animals. Take a stick with you and beat them up. Right?"
A Freedom of Information Act request by Channel 4 News also revealed there were 74 separate incidents of self-harm needing medical treatment at the centre in 2013.
The minister said Home Office officials had already visited the detention centre and highlighted the high standards expected of staff.
She said: "A sense of fairness must always be at the heart of our immigration system, including for those we are removing from the UK. That is why the allegations made by Channel 4 about Serco staff at Yarl's Wood are serious and deeply concerning.
"As soon as we were made aware of recent allegations, Home Office officials visited Yarl's Wood to provide assurances all detainees were being treated in a safe and dignified manner."
Ms Bradley said the most recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons found Yarl's Wood to be a "safe and respectful centre which is continuing to improve", while an independent panel also raised no concerns.
James Thorburn, managing director of Serco's home affairs business, which manages Yarl's Wood, said: "We will not tolerate poor conduct or disrespect and will take disciplinary action wherever appropriate."
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A second member of staff has been suspended at Yarl's Wood detention centre following allegations of abuse, Home Office Minister Karen Bradley has told MPs.
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Scotland's Wright went through with a 3-0 win after Dutchman Hendriks had beaten Australian Warren Parry in the preliminary round.
Earlier, number 19 seed Gerwyn Price lost 3-1 to fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton, who is unseeded.
And English number 27 seed Steve Beaton beat South Africa's Devon Petersen 3-1 to book his spot in the next round.
Wright will next play Wales' Jamie Lewis, the number 30 seed.
Beaton plays James Wade or Ronny Huybrechts, while Clayton will face Ian White, Kevin Simm or Gilbert Ulang.
Top seed Michael van Gerwen, who has won 25 tournaments in 2016, will begin his defence against either Canada's Ross Snook or Finland's Kim Viljanen.
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Number three seed Peter Wright defeated Jerry Hendriks to move into round two of the PDC World Championship.
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Molly Davidson, 19, from Sutton-in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, was last seen in Nottingham on Monday.
It was thought Miss Davidson, who has learning difficulties, went to London to see a stranger she had met online.
Her father Anthony said she had not been in contact and her devices were all offline, but the tracking technology showed she was in Edmonton.
It appeared she met a man through Facebook, where he had multiple accounts. They have now been deleted.
Her father said Miss Davidson's friends told him she and the man had been chatting online for several months.
Her parents had travelled to the north London district to find their daughter.
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A missing vulnerable teenager has been found more than 100 miles away from her home thanks to mobile phone tracking.
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The man poured petrol over himself and was shouting outside BBC New Broadcasting House, in Portland Place at about 09:10 BST.
Eyewitnesses said he was trying to set fire to himself. He was restrained by security guards.
Police officers and firefighters attended the scene. No-one was injured and there was no fire.
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A man has been arrested after dousing himself with petrol outside the BBC's office in central London.
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The businessman headed to Clacton-on-Sea after he admitted he knew "nothing" about the Essex town.
But following his visit, he said he would be backing local party councillor Jeff Bray.
Mr Banks initially planned to take on current MP Douglas Carswell, before he announced he would not be standing.
The multimillionaire businessman said: "I have no intention of standing in the way of hard-working activists who are the soul of the party.
"Therefore, after visiting Clacton, I believe it would be wrong of me to stand against Jeff in the forthcoming hustings."
Mr Banks previously said he only knew Clacton from a "fabulous day out" during the referendum campaign, and as one of the strongest supporting areas for Euro-scepticism.
He said he has agreed to give the local UKIP party financial assistance to fight the election.
His arrival in the constituency follows the announcement by knife crime campaigner Caroline Shearer that she intends to stand as an independent there.
Her son, Jay Whiston, was 17 years old when he was murdered by Edward Redman in Colchester in 2012.
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Former UKIP donor Arron Banks has said he will not stand for the Clacton seat in the general election after a fact-finding mission to the town.
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It took a High Court judge less than a minute to issue a winding up order against County Developments (Northampton) Limited (CDNL) at a hearing in Birmingham.
The petition was brought by sub-contractors Buckingham Group, which has halted construction of the East Stand at Northampton Town's Sixfields home.
It claims it is owed £2.9m by CDNL.
Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza and his father Anthony Cardoza are the only company directors listed for CNDL.
Buckingham Group said it had to stop work on the development of the East Stand twice - initially when contractors 1st Land Limited went into administration and again when contracting company CDNL failed to pay in full.
In a statement, Buckingham Group said: "We stopped work because we were not paid."
CDNL's assets will now be liquidated in order to repay creditors.
A spokesman for Northampton Borough Council said it will be talking to potential developers.
It read: "The winding up of CDNL today means that Northampton Borough Council is now free to talk to a wider range of people, including the official receiver, about the future development of the land, which is how the loan that we have made to the football club will be paid back.
"We will be meeting with interested parties soon.
"Our priority is to protect the public purse and ensure the loan is repaid in full, while also offering support to safeguard the future of the football club."
"With that in mind, we have made proposals to David Cardoza and offered to work with the club to avoid being liquidated by the HMRC petition and we await a decision from David Cardoza on that."
Mr Cardoza was not at the hearing and was not available for comment.
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A company set up to oversee the development of a new stand at Northampton Town Football Club has been forced into liquidation.
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South Wales Police said the boy was struck by a white Land Rover Freelander close to the entrance of Glais rugby club on Birchgrove Road at about 16:00 BST on Monday.
He was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital.
The road was closed for three hours but has since reopened.
Police have asked witnesses to call 101.
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A 10-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Swansea.
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The Derry triathlete was 32nd following the swim and had drifted out to 36th at the end of the bike stage.
However, Reid moved through the field in the 10k run as she gained 15 places to finish just under five minutes behind winner Gwen Jorgensen.
Illness curtailed Reid's training for the Games and she said there was "no pressure" on her ahead of the event.
Four years ago, her Olympic dream turned into a nightmare as she crashed in the cycling section of the event and finished in 43rd place.
American Jorgensen won the race in 1:56.16 and 40 seconds ahead of defending champion Nicola Sprig of Switzerland.
Vicky Holland outsprinted fellow Briton Non Stanford in a thrilling finish to clinch the bronze medal.
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Aileen Reid produced an impressive run to come in 21st in the Olympic Games triathlon on Saturday.
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General Sir Nicholas Houghton, the chief of the defence staff, criticised the UK policy of restricting RAF air strikes to neighbouring Iraq.
He said the decision "makes no sense" when IS, also known as Isil, has its stronghold in Syria.
MPs rejected possible UK military action in Syria in 2013.
The government remains committed to action in Syria - but will not order air strikes until it is confident it can win win a vote in the Commons authorising them.
About 30 Conservative backbenchers would be likely to vote against military action and ministers are not convinced they can persuade enough of them to change their mind, or get enough Labour MPs to back their case, to win a vote.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: "The Labour Party is a different organisation to that which we faced before the summer.
"We need to understand where the Labour Party is on this. At the moment even its leader doesn't always agree with its policies.
"There is an exploration process here of understanding whether the majority of Labour MPs would, in fact, back this action."
Mr Hammond told the BBC's Andrew Marr show Britain saw "eye-to-eye" with the Russians on lots of things in Syria, such as "the need to destroy Isil" but he added: "The one thing we disagree on is the future of Bashar al-Assad.
"We and most of our allies believe he needs to go at a point in the transition."
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said it is "morally indefensible" for Britain to rely on other countries to tackle the so-called Islamic State in Syria.
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The UK is "letting down" its allies by failing to launch air strikes against terrorist group Islamic State in Syria, says Britain's top military commander.
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McDonald will join the Renegades during the English off-season, with their first game taking place on 22 December.
"I'm really looking forward for that period of time to come round, but first and foremost we've got a job to do here," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"The focus is fully on Leicestershire and the end of the season."
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Leicestershire elite performance director Andrew McDonald has agreed to coach Melbourne Renegades in the 2016-17 Big Bash League.
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Mr Mckeague, 23, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, went missing after a night out in Bury St Edmunds on 23 September.
He was last spotted on CCTV walking alone in Brentgovel Street at 03:25 BST the next day.
Suffolk Police closed one lane of the eastbound A14 between the Moreton Hall and Rougham junctions.
It remained coned-off from 10:00 until just after lunchtime.
Their search was due to cover a mile-and-a-half stretch of the road.
Over the past few weeks officers have been carrying out extensive work to locate Mr Mckeague, originally from Dunfermline in Fife.
Detectives believe he stopped for a brief nap in a doorway before setting off to walk the nine miles (15km) back to the RAF Honington base alone.
Police said dozens of people have been spoken to and hundreds of lines of inquiry followed up but are still urging anyone with information to come forward.
A trace on his mobile phone, which has not been found, showed it was in Bury St Edmunds early on 24 September but then moved to the Barton Mills area.
Facebook and Twitter pages have been set up appealing for information to help the police inquiry.
A police spokeswoman said today's lane closure was a follow-up to a "potential line of inquiry", but it had provided no new information to the missing person inquiry.
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One lane of a dual carriageway was closed by police investigating the disappearance of airman Corrie Mckeague.
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The 71-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday afternoon. It is not immediately clear what illness she has.
A statement released on her website said she "regained consciousness on the ambulance ride to an LA area hospital".
The Canadian-born artist is "currently in intensive care undergoing tests and is awake and in good spirits," it added.
Los Angeles fire officials said paramedics had answered a 911 call in Bel Air, where Mitchell lives, and had taken a patient whom they did not identify to hospital.
In December she told Billboard magazine that she had a rare skin condition, Morgellons disease, which prevented her from performing.
"I can't sing any more - don't miss it. I can't play any more - don't miss it. I've got all these instruments laying around and hopefully one day I'll pick them up," she was quoted as saying.
Morgellons is a controversial condition and is not recognised by mainstream medical authorities. Sufferers say it is characterised by crawling and stinging sensations under the skin but many in the medical community believe it is a psychiatric disorder.
Read: Seven essential songs of Joni Mitchell.
Musicians took to social media to send messages of support. Boy George tweeted: "A prayer for Joni Mitchell."
Billy Idol also sent best wishes: "Sorry to hear today's news about Joni Mitchell. I sang on her 'Dancing Clown' single many moons ago, all the best 4 her recovery."
Mitchell has released 19 original albums, with her last in 2007.
Best known for her 1970 hit Big Yellow Taxi, Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Her 1971 album, Blue, is ranked 30th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is in intensive care after being found unconscious at her Los Angeles home.
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Opinion polls have suggested that Sunday's election may still not overcome the stalemate.
The conservative Popular Party (PP) is tipped to win, but to fall short of a parliamentary majority.
Polls indicate the left-wing Unidos Podemos alliance is edging ahead of the Socialists (PSOE) for second place.
The two could potentially form a broad left-wing coalition.
The centre-right, pro-business party Ciudadanos (Citizens) is forecast to take fourth place.
Analysts say many voters are disillusioned and a high turnout is not expected.
December's election was a watershed for Spain, because the PP and the PSOE had previously alternated in power since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s.
Unidos Podemos (United We Can) and other leftists argue that the PP, under acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, has been discredited because of austerity and the chronic unemployment that has plagued Spain since the 2008 financial crisis.
The PP, however, says Spain's improved economic performance is proof that its policies have worked.
The UK's referendum vote on Thursday to leave the European Union has cast a shadow over Spain's election.
Mr Rajoy said it was "important to convey a message of institutional and economic stability".
Meanwhile, Unidos Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said Europe had to "change course", adding: "No-one would want to leave Europe if it were fair and united."
Polls open at 07:00 GMT and close at 18:00 GMT with results expected two to three hours later.
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Polls have opened in Spain after the four main parties failed to break the political deadlock from December's inconclusive general election.
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About 30 people attended the event organised by Essex Police following the death of Arkadiusz Jozwik, 39, attacked in The Stow at Harlow on 27 August.
Residents gathered at the Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, on Saturday.
Police heard concerns about his death and assaults on two Polish men as well as other alleged hate crimes.
Mira Gustmajdzimski, who was at the event, said Polish people no longer felt part of the community in Harlow, and "many people were scared to come to this meeting".
Albanian Mimoza Matoshi, who works for Integration Support Services in Harlow, said there has been a dramatic rise in racist attacks since Brexit.
She said some Polish people were considering leaving the town.
Miroslawa Majdzinska from Poland said she had been repeatedly targeted in racist incidents.
"Many people were abused, my friends were told not to speak the Polish language at work, kids are not allowed to speak Polish in school."
Ch Supt Sean O'Callaghan from Essex Police said: "Residents are understandably shocked and concerned following these violent incidents.
"We wanted to give the community an opportunity to raise their concerns.
"Our figures show that about 2% of crimes are hate related and a smaller percentage are related to race.
"We have limited resources so need to put officers where they are needed," he added.
On Friday Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed her "deep regret" over attacks on Polish citizens living in the UK.
She told Polish PM Beata Szydlo that "hate crime has no place in UK society".
She referred to Poles attacked since Brexit in June and the killing of Arkadiusz Jozwik in Harlow.
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A public meeting in Harlow where a Polish man died and two others were attacked has heard some European nationals are considering leaving.
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Be Lucky includes lyrical references to Australian rockers AC/DC and French electro band Daft Punk and will be included in a double album featuring the group's greatest hits.
The band will donate royalties from the new track to teenage cancer sufferers.
One of the most influential rock bands of the 20th Century, their hits include My Generation and I Can See for Miles.
Earlier this year, surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announced they would play a tour, which starts in the UK in November, to mark their 50 years in the industry.
Daltrey described the tour as "the beginning of the long goodbye".
The new track Be Lucky features the lyrics "You wanna climb without a safety line/ AC/DC's gonna be fine," and a similar refrain, "You want to climb without a safety line/ Daft Punk will tell you that it's gonna be fine."
Daft Punk's single Get Lucky was one of the biggest hits of 2013.
Recorded at British Grove and Yellow Fish Studios, the Who track features long-time collaborators Zak Starkey on drums and Pino Palladino on bass.
In a statement on their website, The Who said: "In keeping with their ongoing support for Teenage Cancer charities, the band have donated their royalties from the song to Teen Cancer America."
Daltrey was instrumental in founding the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2000.
In 2011, Teen Cancer America was founded by Daltrey and Townshend in the US.
In April, Daltrey was presented with the outstanding contribution prize at the Music Week awards for his work with the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Singer Paul Weller praised Daltrey's "tireless, fantastic work" for a "very worthwhile charity".
The Who were formed by singer Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle in London in 1964 and were joined by drummer Keith Moon before recording their first single.
Moon died of a drug overdose in 1978 and Entwistle died of a drug-induced heart attack in 2002.
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Rock legends The Who have unveiled their first song in eight years as they mark their 50th anniversary.
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His lawyers issued a claim for compensation at the High Court in London on Thursday.
Law firm Collyer Bristow said it was representing nine people in total, including former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine. They said other law firms have also issued claims this week.
News UK, which owned the paper until it closed in 2011, declined to comment.
Collyer Bristow said its clients had been left with "no alternative" following the closure of a compensation scheme.
It said the News of the World had previously "admitted and apologised for hacking into the voicemails of a number of high-profile individuals" and opened a compensation scheme in 2011 as an alternative to litigation.
But Collyer Bristow said the scheme closed "after less than 18 months of operation".
The NoW was shut down by owner Rupert Murdoch following the revelation that the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler had been hacked.
The scandal also led to the establishment of the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics, an MPs' inquiry and the launch of three police investigations into alleged widespread phone hacking and corruption.
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson - who later became director of communications for then Prime Minister David Cameron - was jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.
Hugh Grant and Charlotte Church were among those who settled claims against the paper over phone-hacking.
Steven Heffer, who is acting on behalf of the claimants, said: "My firm continues to act for a number of clients with claims against News Group arising out of phone hacking and other unlawful activities.
"News Group withdrew its compensation scheme in 2013, giving no proper explanation for this move and has failed to compensate victims despite all attempts by lawyers to settle cases out of court."
The firm says it has now acted for more than 200 "victims of hacking and unlawful surveillance".
Collyer Bristow said other claimants included Fran Cutler, Jess Morris, Tanya Frayne, Sophia Myles and Rob Gros.
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Actor David Tennant is suing the owners of the defunct News of the World over alleged phone hacking.
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Mohammed Haji Sadiq, of Cyncoed, entered the not guilty pleas at a hearing on Friday.
The allegations involve four girls, aged between five and 11, and allegedly took place at the Madina mosque between 1996 and 2006.
Mr Sadiq is due to stand trial later in June.
He is charged with eight counts of assaulting a girl under the age of 13 by touching and seven of indecent assault of a girl under the age of 14.
Mr Sadiq taught at the mosque between 1976 and 2006. It is understood he has had no involvement with the mosque since then.
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An 80-year-old man who taught at a Cardiff mosque has denied 15 child sex offences at Cardiff Crown Court.
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The managing director of Murco Tom McKinlay has taken a leave of absence as part of the proposal for the Pembrokeshire plant.
A potential £300m deal including the refinery broke down last month leaving its future in jeopardy.
A task force was set up to try to prevent the closure and protect 400 jobs.
By Brian MeechanBBC Wales business correspondent
It's an interesting development that Mr McKinlay has taken temporary leave in the hopes of putting together a deal and brings another potential buyer on to the market - one who knows the industry and the refinery.
But all the challenges that have prevented a sale so far remain in place and time is running out as the plant potentially faces closure.
The refinery has been a major employer at the port since it opened in 1973.
Murco has confirmed that Mr McKinlay has left his position to avoid a conflict of interest.
Mr McKinlay is said to have announced the move to Murco employees on Friday.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart has said the refinery is "integral to the fabric of the oil and gas infrastructure in Wales and the Welsh economy".
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A management buyout is planned in a bid to save a closure-threatened oil refinery in Milford Haven.
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After a close semi-final, Max Vickers, Craig Ward, Truly Ford and Jason Jones were sent home.
This means Gavin Rossdale is the only coach without any acts in the final.
In no particular order, take a look at The Voice 2017 finalists.
Act: Into the Ark
Coach: Tom Jones
Into the Ark are made up of 20-year-old Taylor Jones and 25-year-old Dane Lloyd from South Wales.
They met when they were teenagers and found out they had the same taste in music.
They've been playing together ever since!
Act: Michelle John
Coach: Will.i.am
When she was little, Michelle started singing in her local Gospel Choir.
So far in her career, she's worked with lots of different musicians including Ed Sheeran.
She's even performed at a concert for Barack Obama at The White House.
Michelle was a vocal coach on an old TV singing contest called Pop Idol but now she's front of stage and ready for the final.
Act: Mo Adeniran
Coach: Jennifer Hudson
Twenty-one-year-old Mo was asked to audition for The Voice after people heard him sing at an open mic night.
He almost teamed up with his housemate, Max Vickers, to perform as a duo but they decided they weren't ready.
Sadly, his friend Max is out of the show but Mo is still in with a chance of winning The Voice.
Act: Jamie Miller
Coach: Jennifer Hudson
At 19-years-old, Jamie is the youngest finalist in The Voice 2017.
He quit his job for a chance on the show and has a supportive family in Cardiff.
Jamie's been singing since primary school and his older sisters are pretty proud of their brother for getting this far.
Good luck to all four finalists!
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Making it through to the final of The Voice 2017 are... drum roll please... Michelle John, Mo Adeniran, Into The Ark and Jamie Miller!
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About 6,000 youngsters took part in the Mini and Junior Great North Run, with a Great North 5k (3.1 miles) also staged.
Elite athletes were in attendance for the Great North City Games, although long jump world champion Greg Rutherford withdrew through injury.
A crowd of 25,000 was expected by organisers.
Taking part in the Great North City Games was 200m world champion Dafne Schippers, who raced to victory on a 100m track constructed on the banks of the Tyne.
Rutherford and 5,000m and 10,000m world champion Mo Farah took part in a penalty shoot-out at a launch event at Newcastle United's St James's Park stadium on Friday.
The Great North Run half marathon will be staged on Sunday with more than 50,000 people taking on the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields.
It will be the 35th staging of the event, which began as a fun run in 1981.
Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race, which gets under way at 10:40 BST.
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Thousands of people flocked to Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides for the first part of the Great North Run weekend.
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Reynaldo Parojinog, mayor of the city of Ozamiz on Mindanao island, was killed with his wife and 10 others at his home as police served a warrant.
Officers were fired on by the mayor's security guards, officials said.
More than 7,000 people are said to have been killed since Mr Duterte launched a war on the drugs trade in July 2016.
Police were serving an arrest warrant when they were "met with a volley of fire" by Mr Parojinog's security guards, officials said.
"The Parojinogs, if you would recall, are included in President Duterte's list of people involved in the illegal drug trade," Mr Duterte's spokesman, Ernesto Abella, said in a statement.
A spokesman for the Parojinogs denied that there had been any exchange of fire and said the mayor's camp did not fire a shot.
Mr Parojinog's brother was also killed in the dawn raid in Ozamiz. His daughter, the city's vice-mayor, was arrested and faces charges relating to drugs offences, police said.
Officers recovered rifles, cash and illegal drugs at the address, according to provincial police chief Jaysen De Guzman.
Mr Parojinog is the third Philippine mayor to be killed in the government's bloody narcotics crackdown, in which Mr Duterte has singled out local officials, policemen and judges.
The move has made him popular with many Filipinos but has been condemned by human rights groups and other critics.
Mr Duterte took office just over a year ago following an election campaign in which he promised to kill tens of thousands in order to put an end to the illegal drugs trade.
Earlier this month, legislators in the Philippines voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law in Mindanao to help deal with violence on the island linked to an Islamist insurgency.
Mr Duterte said the extension was necessary to crush the insurgency, but his critics have said that it is part of a wider power grab.
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A Philippine mayor accused by President Rodrigo Duterte of having links with the illegal drugs trade has been shot dead in a police raid.
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