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The results for Highland Council have seen the first Conservatives to be elected in 22 years, with six so far in wards in and around Inverness.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said her party has won its first ever seat in the Western Isles.
Ranald Fraser is among the newly-elected councillors to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
The comhairle's count in Stornoway on Lewis, which has finished, has seen none of the women among the candidates elected.
Independents have dominated the Western Isles election, as they have done previously, with 23 Independent candidates being elected, followed by seven SNP, one Conservative and no Labour councillors.
Labour had three candidates elected at the last vote in 2012.
Paramedics were called to the Stornoway count after veteran SNP figure and Barra and South Uist candidate Donald Manford fell ill.
No details were available on his condition. Mr Manford is a well known figure in Western Isles politics and has been re-elected as a councillor.
In the Highlands, the five Conservatives councillors are in the wards of Inverness Ness-side, Aird and Loch Ness, Inverness Millburn, Nairn and Cawdor, Inverness South and Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh.
The results from Highland Council's count have also seen the re-election of veteran figures.
They include the council's former leader, Independent councillor Margaret Davidson, the SNP group's leader before the election Maxine Smith, former Inverness provost Helen Carmichael and long-time Labour councillor Jimmy Gray and Lib Dem Jamie Stone.
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The Scottish Conservatives have made historic gains in the Highlands and the Western Isles.
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The treasury has been seen for too long as belonging to "big business, powerful interests and international investors," Malusi Gigaba said.
"This is a people's government," he told his first news conference since President Jacob Zuma fired his respected predecessor, Pravin Gordhan.
Thursday night's sacking shook markets and divided the ruling party.
Mr Gordhan's sudden dismissal, part of a reshuffle affecting nine ministers, led to a 5% plunge in the value of the currency, the rand.
The ruling African National Congress' deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, called it "totally, totally unacceptable" and ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe also opposed it.
In 2014, the ANC adopted "radical economic transformation" policies to boost the economic position of the black majority in the post-apartheid nation.
But many in the ruling party believe the process has been "too slow and in many instances superficial", said Mr Gigaba, who was previously home affairs minister.
"The ownership of wealth and assets remains concentrated in the hands of a small part of the population," he said.
But he added that he did not "seek to implement a reckless lurch in a particular direction".
"We will stay the course in terms of the fiscal policy stance approved by government," the new minister said.
Pravin Gordhan was seen by many as a safe pair of hands when it came to managing the economy.
He was seen as a bulwark against corruption in an administration that is facing growing criticism.
He resisted calls from the president to increase government expenditure.
Malusi Gigaba, however, is widely seen as an ally of Mr Zuma and does not have a background in finance.
Opposition parties say it is because he was obstructing President Zuma and his allies - whom they accused of corruption - from gaining access to state funds.
Mr Zuma, who rejects the allegations, said the move was about a "radical socio-economic transformation".
Local media point to an alleged intelligence report accusing Mr Gordhan of working with foreigners to undermine Mr Zuma's administration.
Last October, Mr Gordhan was charged with fraud but the charges were later dropped. He has described the allegations as politically motivated.
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South Africa needs to "radically transform" its economy, the country's new finance minister has said.
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Members of RNLI Invergordon had suspected the Perseid meteor shower was to blame for the call-out at 02:05.
But the theory was ruled out after two witnesses described what looked like a flare falling from the sky.
Nothing was found in the searches and the lifeboat volunteers were stood down by about 04:15.
The meteor shower reached the peak of its activity overnight.
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A lifeboat crew and coastguard personnel have made extensive searches of the Cromarty Firth following a report of red distress flare.
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Humberside Police Federation spoke out in the same week the force was branded "inadequate" at keeping people safe and reducing crime.
Chairman Paul Yeomans said the changes resulted in "substantial difficulties".
He added that a sudden rather than gradual change to the "One Force" model had led to a "very difficult period".
Asked about the federation's warning, Humberside's Chief Constable Justine Curran said "there are always lessons to be learned".
In April, Humberside Police scrapped its geographical divisions in favour of four force-wide departments and introduced new shift patterns.
An inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary carried out in June said that "due to serious difficulties in implementing the new operating model [the force] cannot be judged any higher than inadequate".
It highlighted a lack of skilled staff in the force's command hub - which is tasked with risk-assessing calls from the public - weak workforce planning and increased workload among the issues.
Mr Yeomans said: "We advised the force quite robustly that we had significant concerns, however, the force went live with the model and the new shift pattern and, as has been borne out in the report, there were some substantial difficulties...in delivering the quality of service to the public.
"I can't completely blame the force, this is all down to the corporate spending review and the draconian cuts placed on policing.
"If you change everything at once there are always bumps in the road and there are always teething problems and for us, quite quickly, some of those problems became very significant."
He said it was only "through the goodwill of our members that the force were able to get through a very difficult period".
However, he said there had been "significant improvements" since the inspection.
Chief Constable Curran said: "I am confident the One Force model is right for us and will deliver the efficiencies and service levels we expect.
"Any major change brings with it challenges and difficulties and we were prepared for this."
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Rank and file officers say they warned Humberside Police of their "significant concerns" about a major overhaul of its operating model and shift patterns.
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The first on Saturday evening saw a total of 71 balloons take off, and earlier on Sunday, some 115 took part.
Planned ascents on Thursday and Friday had to be cancelled due to gusty conditions.
Last year's parking problems saw the event close its gates for the first time. This time, car park spaces had to be pre-booked.
Saturday saw 90-minute long shuttle bus delays while a closed bridge at the Cumberland basin also caused traffic problems.
However, thousands of people turned up to watch the evening nightglow and fireworks display.
A final mass ascent is expected at 18:00 BST to round off the festival which closes at 20:30 BST
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Improved weather conditions have seen two mass ascents at this year's Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
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The frightened feline is back on its paws thanks to a delicate rescue by firefighters and the RSPCA.
A passer-by spotted the kitten stuck in the bin in Hailes Park Close, Wolverhampton.
A fireman got into the bin to hold the kitten, while a plastic collar, smothered in lubricant, was used to ease its head back through the duct.
The five-week-old stray emerged unscathed and was named Dusty by the RSPCA.
RSPCA inspector Steve Morrall said: "When I arrived, I saw the head of the kitten poking out from this bin - it was so unusual and I have never seen anything like it before.
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"It is very likely she was looking for food in the bin, but panicked when the bin was being emptied and got herself stuck.
"The kitten was so stuck that it became obvious I would need extra assistance from West Midlands Fire Service. They were absolutely brilliant."
Mr Morrall said: "It was a very delicate operation and we knew we had to be extra careful as it could have gone seriously wrong.
"We do not know how long the kitten was there for and she was understandably distressed.
"A vet was also on the scene to ensure that the kitten could be sedated if required."
Dusty was given a full check-up at a vets, where - apart from a low temperature - she was given a clean bill of health.
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A scavenging kitten has been saved after getting stuck in the drainage duct of an industrial bin.
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Top-seed Kerber, 29, who also lost to Belinda Bencic at the Fed Cup earlier this month, hit 38 unforced errors as the world number 73 dominated.
"I was not feeling my game and not finding my rhythm," German Kerber said.
China's Zheng plays Canadian Eugenie Bouchard next.
Third-seed Agnieszka Radwanska and fifth-seed Petra Kvitova also progressed to the third round.
After the match, Kerber revealed that her plan to have her Australian Open trophy - her first piece of Grand Slam silverware - sent to her via recorded delivery had backfired.
She still has not been reunited with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after opting not to take the 10kg trophy in her hand luggage on the flight home from Australia.
"It's stuck in Warsaw," she said. "But I hope to get it soon and I'm really looking forward to it."
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World number two Angelique Kerber lost 7-5 6-1 to Zheng Saisai in the second round of the Qatar Open, her first singles tournament since winning the Australian Open.
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Denmark international Braithwaite, 26, has played 16 times for the national team, and scored 12 goals in 37 games for Toulouse last season.
He will join up with his new team-mates in Portugal, where Boro are on a pre-season training camp, on Friday.
The Teessiders have already signed Jonny Howson and Cyrus Christie from Norwich and Derby respectively.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Middlesbrough have signed forward Martin Braithwaite from French Ligue 1 side Toulouse on a four-year contract.
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Bates will remain registered as a player but will focus on coaching and also take charge of the reserve team.
He was named interim manager for the final two games of last season but Pools failed to avoid relegation.
Harrison, who took over last month, confirmed he also plans to name an assistant manager in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, striker Rhys Oates has signed a new undisclosed-length deal at the club.
The 22-year-old joined from Barnsley in 2015 and has scored eight times in 73 appearances since.
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National League club Hartlepool United have appointed defender Matthew Bates to new manager Craig Harrison's backroom staff as first-team coach.
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John Henshall, 69, from Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire, retained a copy of Bowie performing Jean Genie in 1973.
He said: "I just couldn't believe that I was the only one with it. I just thought you wouldn't be mad enough to wipe a tape like that."
It was unveiled on Sunday at an event held by the British Film Institute.
The annual event, Missing Believed Wiped, was the first time the footage had been seen since January 1973.
Mr Henshall said he only kept it because he wanted it for his showreel.
In the footage he used Telefex Fisheye lenses which he had designed himself. He also ended up in the background of one of the shots.
After the recording he asked producers for a personal copy on 2in (5cm) broadcast videotape.
Mr Henshall said: "I didn't realise that it had been wiped by the BBC.
"They'd been looking for it for years, hoping that somebody had maybe pointed an 8mm home movie camera at the screen, because there was no VHS in those days.
"I didn't realise that anybody wanted it. I'd just had it because it was my Fisheye.
"I had loads of ideas for optical effects back then."
Bowie's performance of Jean Genie was recorded on 3 January 1973 and transmitted the following day for the first and only time.
After realising he had a "rarer than rare" piece of television history, Mr Henshall went to Westpoint Television in London to view the footage.
"The hairs stood up on the back of my neck," he said.
"There it was in full broadcast quality. Amazing."
After his time with Top of the Pops, Mr Henshall went on to film professional music videos for Blondie, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, Roxy Music and Queen.
Among other items recovered and shown at Sunday's event were two missing episodes of Doctor Who, a television play by Dennis Potter called Emergency Ward 9 and a comedy sketch featuring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
The first transmission of Jean Genie since 1973 will be in a BBC4 documentary, Tales of Television Centre, to be broadcast in the new year.
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A cameraman has been speaking of the moment he realised he owned footage of David Bowie on Top of the Pops which was thought to be lost.
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The decisive moment of the match arrived immediately after half-time when, with the game goalless, Eastleigh captain Ryan Cresswell conceded a penalty and was sent off for a foul on Richie Bennett.
Bluebirds' leading scorer Harrison slotted home the resulting spot-kick, and there was no way back for Barrow's fellow promotion hopefuls Eastleigh after that.
Full-back Nick Wilmer-Anderton fired into the top corner to make it 2-0 before Harrison wrapped up the win, and his hat-trick, with contrasting headers in the final 15 minutes - one from less than a yard after Bennett had hit the bar, and the second a towering stoppage-time effort.
Barrow, now unbeaten in 14 matches, also enjoyed the better of the first half with Bennett hitting the bar again with a brilliant looping shot.
That effort came during nine minutes of first-half stoppage time, a result of the treatment needed by Eastleigh goalkeeper Ryan Clarke after he suffered a facial injury in making a superb double save early on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barrow 4, Eastleigh 0.
Second Half ends, Barrow 4, Eastleigh 0.
Substitution, Barrow. Lindon Meikle replaces Byron Harrison.
Goal! Barrow 4, Eastleigh 0. Byron Harrison (Barrow).
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Liam Hughes.
Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Richard Bennett.
Goal! Barrow 3, Eastleigh 0. Byron Harrison (Barrow).
Shaun Beeley (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Mikael Mandron replaces Jamie Cureton.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Scott Wilson replaces Ryan Bird.
Goal! Barrow 2, Eastleigh 0. Nick Wilmer-Anderton (Barrow).
Substitution, Eastleigh. David Pipe replaces Jai Reason.
Goal! Barrow 1, Eastleigh 0. Byron Harrison (Barrow) converts the penalty with a.
Ryan Cresswell (Eastleigh) is shown the red card.
Second Half begins Barrow 0, Eastleigh 0.
First Half ends, Barrow 0, Eastleigh 0.
Joe Partington (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Richard Bennett (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Byron Harrison scored a second-half hat-trick as Barrow boosted their promotion bid with a crushing victory over 10-man Eastleigh.
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It comes after the CBN announced plans to introduce "greater flexibility" into the foreign exchange market, a move which would allow the naira to devalue.
President Muhammadu Buhari has consistently opposed its devaluation.
The economy shrank in the first quarter of 2016, with the oil-producing nation hit by the fall in commodity prices.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation.
CBN governor Godwin Emefiele warned of Nigeria's "impending recession" in a statement announcing the policy shift on Tuesday.
The bank is expected to maintain some level of control over the currency "for funding critical transactions".
He did not give details about the changes, which are expected to be announced in the next few days.
The Nigerian senate voted on Wednesday to invite Mr Emefiele and Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun for a briefing on "policies adopted to salvage the current economic situation", although no date was set for their appearance.
The authorities have kept the official rate at around 200 naira to the US dollar, but the black market rate is closer to 350 naira.
In an effort to sustain the policy, the government imposed currency restrictions, and halted the importation of certain goods in order to stop dollars leaving the country.
Some analysts have blamed the policy for causing a shortage in foreign exchange, which in turn prevented fuel importers from buying supplies.
The fuel crisis has eased since the government introduced a range of measures earlier this month, including removing a subsidy and allowing importers to buy US dollars on the black market.
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Nigerian MPs have summoned the finance minister and central bank (CBN) governor to brief them on new proposals to ease the country's economic crisis.
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Paul Martin, 37, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, was killed at the Frampton Mansell level crossing in May.
John Wilson, from British Transport Police, told the court Mr Martin and two other riders had failed to contact signallers who would have told them of the approaching train.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded by coroner Katy Skerrett.
She said Mr Martin had multiple injuries consistent with being hit by a train.
But Mr Wilson told the court he was satisfied the train driver had done everything he could to avoid the collision.
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An inquest has been told a simple error may have led to the death of a motorcyclist on a railway line.
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The four-year-old gelding, ridden by Harry Bentley, surged clear and despite veering right late on, won by two lengths for a first Group One success.
Suedois (25-1) finished second, beating 7-1 shot Quiet Reflection into third by a head.
Frankie Dettori, bidding for his first July Cup, was seventh of 18 runners on Magical Memory on good to firm ground.
Limato won his first five races over six furlongs but was only fourth of 12 over a mile in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in May, though Candy suggested there could be a return to that longer distance for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood this month.
"It would be rather fun if he ran in the Sussex," the trainer said." I wouldn't rule it out totally - it's a thought.
"I thought he ran a cracking race in the Lockinge and I thought he settled very well.
"My horses weren't right at the time and I thought he got the mile that day. I've been training him pretty much to stay."
BBC Racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
"The 2016 July Cup was billed as an outstanding staging of the historic Group One sprint with no horse absent that you would have wanted to see, so for Limato to drop down from a mile to win by two lengths in a very fast time - one minute, 9.97 seconds - and despite drifting off a straight line late on, is outstanding.
"The horse's veteran trainer Henry Candy famously keeps his feet on the ground, and it's quite a compliment that he indicated a crack at Guineas winners Galileo Gold and The Gurkha in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood is now a possibility."
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Henry Candy's 9-2 favourite Limato claimed the coveted July Cup over six furlongs at Newmarket.
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Home-grown comedies, talk shows and Spanish-language soaps are staple fare on local TV stations. The multichannel offerings of cable TV are widely available.
News and talk and Spanish-language pop music are among the most popular radio formats.
There were 1.8 million internet users by June 2012 (Internetworldstats.com).
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Broadcasting is regulated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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20-year-old Tutton finished in fourth place in the 200m breaststroke at Rio 2016, missing out on a bronze medal by 6/100ths of a second.
She ended her season with a bronze at the World Short Course Championships.
"This time last year it was just a dream that I would have swam how I did and achieved the things I did," she told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's great to have lived it. I've set myself some more dreams."
The Rhondda swimmer secured a bronze in the 200m breaststroke at the World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada in December and set a new British record in the 100m breaststroke final.
Tutton was still a teenager when she broke the British 200m breaststroke record with a stunning display at the British Swimming Championships in April.
The City of Cardiff swimmer's performance in Glasgow impressed selectors and she was included in Great Britain's swimming team for Rio 2016.
"I had to keep pinching myself to remind me this is what you've been training for your whole life," Tutton said.
"It just felt like a dream the whole time if I'm honest.
"I still kick myself because it was so close and it was just a fraction just a flinch on the block that could have changed the position of the draw."
Tutton competed in Rio alongside three other Welsh swimmers, Jazz Carlin, Georgia Davies and Ieuan Lloyd.
Commonwealth gold medallist Carlin won two silvers at Rio and shared an apartment in the athletes' village with Tutton.
"We shared the same sort of programme because we were racing on the same days, seeing how she relaxed and how she prepared for things it was kind of nice," Tutton added.
"I was on the same page as Jazz. She was doing her own thing but I was doing mine alongside. She's an inspirational woman.
"I'm so proud of being Welsh, just getting to talk to one another in the team."
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Olympic swimmer Chloe Tutton says she could not have dreamt of having such a successful year.
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One response to the appeal said simply: "It's He-Man".
Another likened the image to 1990s pop star Chesney Hawkes, writing "I am the one and only".
Lincolnshire Police is yet to respond to a request for a comment but other forces have previously blamed computer errors for questionable e-fits.
Responses on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Facebook page also included this one: "I know the Sweet had some iffy hits, but "criminal"? really? - likening the image to singer Brian Connolly (pictured below).
Posting on the police's Facebook page, one person said the suspect looked like a computer Sims' character her five-year-old had created.
Georgina F Carter wrote: "I'm not sure this is quite the response the police were hoping for but this must surely go down in history as the biggest graphics fail of 2017!!!!
"He looks like a Muppet, it's ridiculous."
Some criticised the force for posting an e-fit which was distracting from the actual crime.
One person wrote: "I can't stop laughing at both the e-fit, and all these comments. Perhaps back to the drawing board lads?"
The appeal, which was posted earlier, asked for help to identify a man after an attempted robbery earlier this month in Hartsholme Park, in Lincoln.
The man is described as having blonde unkempt hair and wearing a grey T-shirt.
The victim sustained a minor injury to her cheek, the force said.
In 2016, Northamptonshire Police released an e-fit, which was described as looking "like he was eating a banana sideways".
Other forces have also faced a bit of a backlash over e-fits, including one from a victim in Norfolk, who said about the man in the image below (top right), although the thief had an unusual appearance he "didn't look that odd".
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An e-fit of a man wanted in connection with an attempted robbery in a park in Lincoln has been ridiculed on social media.
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Shares in Shire rose 4.5% after the US Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to the firm's dry-eye disease treatment lifitegrast.
The FTSE 100 index rose 21.52 points to 7,036.88. Its record closing high of 7,037.67 was reached last month.
Shares in housebuilders rose after broker Jefferies upgraded its rating on several stocks in the sector.
Following the move shares in Barratt Developments rose 3% while Taylor Wimpey gained 2.1%.
Majestic Wine shares fell 4% after it announced it was buying online rival Naked Wines.
The move will also see Naked Wines founder, Rowan Gormley, taking over as chief executive of the overall company. Majestic's previous chief executive, Steve Lewis, left the post in February.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.14% against the dollar to $1.4691 but rose 0.20% against the euro to €1.3829.
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(Open): The FTSE 100 came close to its record high on Friday morning, with drug firm Shire leading the way.
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A newly established group has been chosen by Brighton and Hove City Council to run the parade and ticketed festival in Preston Park.
Pride Brighton and Hove will donate £1 of every ticket sold to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender charities.
In areport the council said the event had not been "financially successful"for the previous organisers, Pride South East.
The event, which is usually held in August, will now take place on 1 September due to pressures from the London 2012 Olympics.
One of the organisers, Michael Deol, said the festival was integral to Brighton's economy.
"The annual event has ensured a fantastic summer boom for businesses across the city from guest houses and hotels to restaurants, shops and clubs," he said.
A council spokeswoman said it received two proposals for running Pride.
"Pride Brighton and Hove are a new community interest company that has committed to ring fence a proportion of ticket income from the planned park event to go directly to charity to benefit the local LGBT community," she said.
"Pride is an important event for the city - not only for residents and visitors but also our economy."
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New organisers have been chosen to take over the running of Brighton Pride.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.05% at 17,535.32.
The tech-focused Nasdaq was down 0.41% at 4,717.68 while the S&P 500 was down 0.85% at 2,046.61.
Overall retail sales were up by 1.3% on the month, the best since March 2015, but individual companies Nordstrom and JC Penney, followed Macy's earlier this week with lower-than-expected sales.
Shares in Nordstrom closed down 13.42% and J C Penney dropped 2.82% on the news that sales were down.
US Department stores have lost out as shoppers have spent on more expensive items including electronics, household goods and cars.
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(Close): US shares closed down on Friday despite a positive set of official retail sales figures.
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British troops began landing on the islands in the South Atlantic on 21 May 1982.
The Hampshire town, which is home to the Falklands Veterans Foundation, has hosted a national commemoration service and parade every five years since 1997.
A civic procession and a service at the town's Falkland Gardens was followed by a parade through the High Street.
The march past was led by the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Collingwood.
The mayor of Gosport Linda Batty, Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire Rear Admiral Iain Henderson and First Sea Lord Sir Philip Jones took the salute.
Falklands Veterans Foundation chief executive Derek "Smokey" Cole, who served on board HMS Intrepid, said: "Gosport has a very special place in the hearts of veterans and their families, because many of those who served in the conflict lived there, and the town's military facilities played a crucial role in supporting the Falklands campaign - including supplying and arming the taskforce."
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Hundreds of Falklands veterans have marched through Gosport on the 35th anniversary of the conflict.
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UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, who is standing, said his party was ready to pull off a "shock" win.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was door knocking with candidate Gareth Snell, said he was "very happy" with Labour's position.
The Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election was called after Tristram Hunt resigned as an MP earlier this month.
Mr Nuttall said the party would provide a "real Brexit" for the UK, adding that electing another Labour MP would be "lobby fodder".
In 2015 Mr Hunt, who resigned on 13 January to become director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, held a 5,000-vote majority over UKIP, who came second in the Staffordshire constituency.
Mr Nutall said: "The bookies have got us down as the slight favourites in this.
"I think the people of Stoke have gradually clocked on that the Labour party doesn't necessarily have their best interests at heart."
Mr Corbyn canvassed with Mr Snell, former leader of Newcastle Borough Council, and said: "The campaign is going fine, thank you very much, absolutely fine."
Although a traditional Labour safe seat, Stoke-on-Trent voted 65% in favour of leaving the EU in last year's referendum.
Liberal Democrats: Zulfiqar Ali
Conservative: Jack Brereton
Christian Peoples: Godfrey Davies
UKIP: Paul Nuttall
Labour: Gareth Snell
Mr Nuttall added: "If you want someone in the House of Commons to champion Brexit -real Brexit, controlling our borders, controlling our money, controlling our finances - you go out and you vote Ukip in this election."
Voters will go to the polls on 23 February.
On the same day voting will take place in Copeland in Cumbria, to replace Labour MP Jamie Reed.
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UKIP and Labour leaders have hit the campaign trail in Stoke-on-Trent ahead of next month's by-election.
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After two rain-hit days, Derbyshire added 75 runs to be bowled out for 275, visiting skipper Joe Leach taking 4-50.
Former captain Mitchell then made 120, followed by 150 from D'Oliveira to help Worcestershire close on 323-3.
That is a lead of 48 - and quick runs on day four could set up a victory.
Mitchell, who had starred on this ground on Tuesday night to help Worcestershire book a One-Day cup semi-final, passed the landmark of 10,000 first-class runs for the county when he had reached 87.
Earlier, Derbyshire had held up Worcestershire for 20 overs in the morning session to earn a second batting point.
That was largely due to a ninth-wicket stand of 45 between Tony Palladino (32) and Tom Taylor, who was caught behind to give Ed Barnard the first of two late victims and Ben Cox his 200th first-class catch.
When Worcestershire batted, Mitchell was first to reach his ton, just before tea, while D'Oliveira's was his first since his career-best double century against Glamorgan last May when he began the season with three tons in four games.
Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman told BBC Radio Derby:
"The wicket definitely played slightly differently when they batted. There was less in it for our bowlers.
"We were disappointed with how we bowled with the new ball, although both openers played well.
"I imagine they will come out and play a few shots and then we will have an opportunity and challenge against their bowlers in the second innings but we will fight as hard as we can."
Worcestershire opener Brett D'Oliveira told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"I'm really pleased for Mitch. It's been quite tough for us early season against the new ball on tasty pitches and for him to pass 10,000 runs is a hell of an achievement. He played a fantastic knock and helped me a lot.
"We are in a great position. We will try and kick on early and put them under pressure with the bat.
"We bat all the way down, which is a real strength for us so, if we can push on in the morning, the quicker we can get them in again."
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Worcestershire's Brett D'Oliveira made his first hundred in over a year as he shared a 243-run opening stand with fellow centurion Daryl Mitchell against Derbyshire on day three at Derby.
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Irene Nel, 73, was visiting family in Bristol on a six-month tourist visa in 2012 when she was diagnosed.
Her daughter, who moved to the UK in 1999, has been fighting her deportation claiming she will die if sent back.
The Home Office said all applications were considered on individual merit in line with immigration rules.
Mrs Nel is currently being cared for by her daughter Desree Taylor, who is a British citizen.
She said her mother needs to have dialysis three times a week "to keep her alive", but a process was being put in place to deport her with just 72 hours' notice.
"She won't have dialysis in South Africa because over there - if you're over 60 - you don't qualify at all," she said.
"So she will go back and within two weeks, her consultant has said, she will pass away."
Mrs Nel has said she would "rather die than go back" and has appealed for six weeks' notice so she can stop dialysis.
"I love my country but I can't go back," she said.
"I've got no one there, all my kids are here and if I have to go back I might as well give up everything."
A Home Office spokesman said: "All cases are carefully considered on their individual merits, in line with the UK immigration rules."
The case echoes that of 92-year-old South African Myrtle Cothill who had her threat of deportation lifted after more than 150,000 people signed a petition for her to stay in Dorset with her daughter.
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More than 100,000 people have signed a petition urging the Home Office not to deport a woman with kidney failure from the UK back to South Africa.
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Emergency services helped to recover the man, who is thought to have fallen about 20ft, from Hill Street Lane North at about 11:45 on Sunday.
He was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment. The extent of his injuries is not yet known.
Police Scotland said officers were continuing their inquiries into the full circumstances of the incident.
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A 19-year-old man has been taken to hospital after falling between two buildings in Edinburgh.
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Michael McNally, of Hillman Street in Belfast, was charged with stealing the cloths worth £78 from a souvenir shop in the city.
The court heard that McNally, 28, went into the Visit Belfast shop at 10:45 BST on Friday, lifted the items and left without offering payment.
McNally pleaded to the offence at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
A defence solicitor told the court that shortly after McNally left the shop he was stopped by officers who spoke with him without any suspicions, but he told them: "I have stolen something - here you are."
The court was told that McNally had numerous convictions for theft and was in breach of a suspended sentence that had been imposed on 17 August for a similar matter.
The defence solicitor said McNally had stolen the tea towels "in an act of desperation" as he was hungry from sleeping rough the previous night.
The judge said he had granted McNally bail the day before the tea towel theft, and a condition of that bail was to stay away from the Visit Belfast shop.
He jailed McNally for two months and activated the suspended sentence to be served concurrently.
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A man who stole 12 tea towels about 24 hours after he was granted bail has been jailed for two months.
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The statue, a representation of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva, had its head taken in French colonial times.
It was returned by the Guimet Museum in Paris at Cambodia's request and reattached to the body on Thursday.
A Cambodian culture ministry spokesman said joining the head to the statue felt "like we are reconnecting the soul of our national heritage".
"According to our Khmer culture, the reunion is symbolic of prosperity," Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said at a ceremony in Cambodia's National Museum.
The complete statue had stood in the Phnom Da temple in southern Takeo province before its head was shipped to France in 1886.
Cambodia has not ruled out allowing France to display the complete statue, known as Harihara, in the future.
Over the past few years, Cambodia has sought to return artefacts taken by other countries without permission. In the past three years, several statues were sent back to Cambodia by US museums and a private collector in Norway.
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A French museum has returned the head of a 7th Century Hindu statue to Cambodia 130 years after it was taken.
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The 55-year-old victim suffered serious injuries in the attack at the Dixon Blazes industrial estate in the Gorbals area at about 06:00 on Thursday.
She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where her condition was said to be stable.
Police Scotland said a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
The man is expected to appear in court on Monday.
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A 49-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in what police described as a "brutal and callous attack" in Glasgow.
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Emergency services were called out at about 19:00 on Wednesday to Purveshaugh Farm near Earlston.
No people or livestock were harmed but the barn suffered "substantial damage" including the collapse of its roof.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw any activity near the barn around the time of the incident.
Insp Alistair Hutchens said: "This has been a substantial fire in an area that contains livestock and is well used by agricultural workers.
"We believe the fire to be suspicious and are asking for the public's help in tracing those responsible.
"I would ask that anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious to please get in touch as soon as possible."
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Police have said a hay barn blaze in the Scottish Borders is being treated as suspicious.
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8 December 2014 Last updated at 22:33 GMT
The Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling for drastic measures to be introduced to reduce the harmful effects in a new report.
BBC London's Tom Edwards spoke to Debbie Bourne of St Paul's Primary School, chairman of Environmental Audit Committee, Joan Walley MP, Simon Birkett of Clean Air for London and Matthew Pencharz, the Mayor of London's environment adviser.
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A group of MPs has described air pollution as "a public health crisis" - 62 years after London was struck by the great smog.
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Jacobs, from Yorkshire, competed in the Ryder Cup in 1955, before captaining the side twice, most notably in 1979 when European players competed for the first time.
But it was in his coaching career and role in establishing the European Tour that he will be best remembered for.
He served as the Tour's tournament director-general from 1971 to 1975.
"John's legacy to golf is well-documented," said Dr Kyle Phillpots, the PGA's executive director.
"In addition to his accomplishments as a player, coach and administrator, he is the person who made the European Tour happen and he is widely acknowledged as the father of modern golf coaching."
Iain Carter, BBC golf correspondent
John Jacobs was one of professional golf's most influential figures, having enjoyed a successful but relatively modest playing career.
He played in the 1955 Ryder Cup and won a handful of tournaments, but was renowned for being a visionary coach and administrator. The Yorkshireman was the founding father of the European Tour, using his coaching contacts to attract players and take the game to the continent.
He became tournament director general and paved the way for Ken Schofield to take over the running of the Tour. Jacobs twice captained European Ryder Cup teams in 1979 and 1981.
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Former Ryder Cup captain and founding father of the European Tour John Jacobs has died aged 91.
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22 September 2015 Last updated at 14:14 BST
The project was the result of a joint study by two researchers - one specialising in robotics, the other architecture - at ETH Zurich University's Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control and Gramazio Kohler Research.
They hope the technology could eventually be used to save lives.
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Quadcopter drones have been programmed to build a rope bridge capable of supporting the weight of a human.
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The unit is filing for court protection from its creditors.
It aims to bring debt down to $8.6bn and is working to persuade a judge to approve its restructuring plans.
The company's total debt of $18bn comes from the purchase of Harrah's Entertainment in 2006.
It said that its casino-hotels would continue to operate as normal.
Gary Loveman, chief executive at Caesars, said in a statement: `I am very confident in the future prospects of our enterprise, which will combine an improved capital structure with a network of profitable properties."
The operating arm owns or manages 44 casinos and resorts in the United States. Its collection includes the Caesar's Palace in the Las Vegas Strip.
The parent company, Caesars Entertainment, employs around 68,000 people worldwide at more than 50 casino-hotels.
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The operating unit of the largest US casino company, Caesars Entertainment, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in an attempt to eliminate $10bn (£6.6bn) of debt.
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Bournemouth loanee midfielder Matthews started and finished the scoring for the visitors in an eventful game.
Ayo Obileye grabbed the Spitfires' other goal shortly after Luke Young had levelled straight from a corner for Torquay early in the second half.
Shaun Harrad's strike at 2-2 looked to have grabbed the Gulls a point before Matthews won in for Eastleigh.
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Eastleigh won for a third league game in a row as Sam Matthews netted a brace of eye-catching goals against Torquay.
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The anonymity of the virtual cash has made it a favourite with thieves who blackmail victims with viruses.
Now hi-tech gangs quickly convert payments into other currencies, said IBM security expert Etay Maor in an interview with The Register.
One bitcoin is now worth £155, much lower than the £728 value it hit in late 2013.
Scrambling data with malicious programs known as ransomware - which demand payment from victims to decrypt data - has been popular with some hi-tech criminals over the past few years. The gang behind the notorious cryptolocker program is believed to have made about £2m from victims before it was broken up.
Bitcoins have been the preferred payment method, said Mr Maor, but the volatility of the currency and its falling value has forced criminals to convert it into other forms of cash as soon as possible.
"Most of them won't keep bitcoins - they don't like the valuations bitcoin has - so they just use it as a layer of obfuscation, and move it to a different form of money," Mr Maor told The Register during an interview at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.
Many ransomware gangs use people not directly connected with the gang, known as mules, to clean up the cash by paying it into a legitimate bank account. Mules generally get a 20% cut as a fee.
Police forces and computer security firms have scored some successes against ransomware gangs. Computers involved in the cryptolocker malware were seized and the encryption system for the program broken so victims could get their data back without paying any cash.
In addition, Dutch police have worked with security firm Kaspersky Labs to analyse a server seized during an operation against the coinvault ransomware. This led to the creation of a program that can decrypt scrambled data. The firm has also retrieved lots of encryption keys that can be used to unscramble data.
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The falling value of bitcoins have made them much less attractive to cyber-thieves, claims a security expert.
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4 March 2015 Last updated at 06:59 GMT
Well this really happened at Waterloo station in London.
It's called a frozen flash mob and saw loads of people meeting up at the station and standing completely still at the same time.
And it surprised members of the public who knew nothing about it!
Pictures courtesy of YouTuber Merrick Winter
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Picture the scene - you're in one of Britain's busiest stations waiting for your train and all of a sudden, people around you begin to freeze, just like a statue.
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A European eagle owl has already injured dozens of residents of Purmerend, a town 10 miles from the country's capital city Amsterdam.
They're being told to stay safe and are defending themselves with umbrellas.
The bird is one of the largest owl species, with wings stretching 1.8 metres across.
But in the Netherlands this is a protected bird, so the town of Purmerend needs special permission to catch it.
One owl expert says the bird's behaviour is unusual and it might be because it is the start of the breeding season.
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Residents of a town in the Netherlands are putting their umbrellas up - not to guard themselves against the rain, but against an owl on the loose!
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The 2009 world champion is standing in for McLaren's Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard races in the Indianapolis 500.
The 37-year-old Briton, who retired at the end of last season, was 12th quickest in Thursday's practice.
However, he said it was "fun" and "a privilege" to driving an F1 car again.
Button, a winner in Monaco eight years ago, admitted it was taking time to get used to the extra speed of the 2017 cars following rule changes that have made them faster and more demanding.
"It is very different to last year in terms of how late you can brake," said Button, who was one place behind and just 0.035 seconds slower than team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne.
"I'm braking for corners and just feel I'm going to be in the barriers.
"It's strange initially but I'm getting to grips with it. High speed (corners) are so much fun - so much fun. The first part of the Swimming Pool is flat (out on the throttle). I can't remember the last time it was flat. Probably hasn't ever been for me.
"Turn Three heading into Casino is a lot of fun as well. But there are braking areas where I have a lot of work still to do, to get confidence, to brake hard.
"It is the old beginner's thing in F1 - where you brake early, lift off early, turn in too early, accelerate too early and understeer off.
"There is a lot to come and hopefully I can sort myself out on Saturday morning after I have been through all the data."
Button said he had "had a little smile" to himself when he headed out for his first lap in Monaco on Thursday.
"It's a lovely experience to drive these cars," he said. "Have I missed it? No. But when you jump in the car you definitely enjoy the moment you have. I have enjoyed practice, but FP2 was a bit of a struggle to really find my feet with the car because there is a lot of grip with the ultra-soft tyres.
"But I am definitely getting there and I am confident I can improve for Saturday."
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Jenson Button says it was a "bit of a struggle to find my feet" during his first day back in a Formula 1 car on his one-off appearance at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Charlie Alliston, of Trothy Road, Bermondsey, was 18 when he allegedly hit Kim Briggs while going 20mph in central London in February 2016.
Mrs Briggs, 44, suffered brain injuries, including two skull fractures and died in hospital days later.
In what is believed to be a legal first, Mr Alliston, now 20, is on trial for manslaughter, which he denies.
He also denies causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving.
HR consultant Mrs Briggs, of Lewisham, south London, had been on her lunch break when the crash happened.
The jury heard Alliston had been riding a "fixie" - a fixed wheel track bicycle with no front brake used by track racing cyclists - which is not legal on the road without modification.
A few days after the incident in Old Street, Shoreditch, Mr Alliston posted a comment online, claiming he had tried to warn Mrs Briggs but that she had "ignored me" and "stopped dead" in his path, the court heard.
The jury was told he wrote: "I feel bad due to the seriousness of her injuries but I can put my hand up and say this is not my fault."
On the forum he described how their heads collided and hers "ricocheted" into his, the trial heard.
He wrote: "It is a pretty serious incident so I won't bother saying she deserved it. It was her fault but she did not deserve it."
He went on to claim in the forum Mrs Briggs had been on her mobile phone at the time of the incident, the court heard.
Jurors at the Old Bailey were shown CCTV footage of the collision on 12 February and were told the defendant had been riding a black PlanetX carbon frame fixed rear pedal cycle.
That type of bike is more commonly seen racing at the Olympic velodrome, jurors were told.
If Mr Alliston had been riding a bike with proper brakes, he would have been able to avoid the collision with Mrs Briggs, prosecutor Duncan Penny QC said.
The trial continues.
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A cyclist who knocked over and killed a woman posted on online forums the crash was "her fault", the Old Bailey heard.
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Clacton MP Douglas Carswell's message, apparently posted by his young daughter, went to his 28,000 followers and was retweeted hundreds of times.
An hour later, a further tweet stated: "That's the last time I leave the five year old in charge of the iPad".
Respondents included the Conservatives - his former party - which replied "No thanks" to the offer.
His initial tweet - which included a screenshot of the game - prompted replies from other users of the social network, questioning why he had posted the message or whether his account had been hacked.
Mr Carswell later responded to political blogger Guido Fawkes, confirming the first message had been posted by his child.
The original tweet has not been removed from the social network.
Last year, a similar message was posted from Mr Carswell's Twitter account, also inviting his followers to play Hello Kitty World.
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A UKIP MP caused confusion on Twitter telling followers: "Come play Hello Kitty World with me".
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Jenner himself wasn't hurt, but seven others were taken to hospital.
A woman in her seventies was pronounced dead at the scene on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
An LA police spokesman said there was no indication that Jenner, the stepfather of Kim Kardashian, was being chased by nearby paparazzi.
Jenner's publicist, Alan Nierob, said the 65-year-old wasn't hurt.
Sergeant Philip Brooks, from the Los Angeles County sheriff department, said Bruce Jenner's Cadillac Escalade went into the back of a Lexus sedan, which had just struck the back of a Toyota Prius.
The Lexus then veered into oncoming traffic in another lane and collided with a black Hummer.
Police said Jenner cooperated with investigators at the scene and passed a sobriety test.
He also offered a blood sample.
Jenner won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics but is more widely known to many for his appearance on reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
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Police in Los Angeles have confirmed reality TV star Bruce Jenner has been involved in a car crash in which one woman died.
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More than 20 of some of the finest vessels in the world have been on show in Blyth since Friday, attracting tens of thousands of visitors.
Nineteen of the ships took part in a parade of sail as part of the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
The event will end with a race from the Northumberland coast to Gothenburg, Sweden.
Northumberland County Council, which jointly organised the regatta, hailed it as a success and said it hoped it would open the door to similar events.
The event attracted ships from as far afield as Portugal and Russia to take part in the 500-nautical mile race across the North Sea to Sweden.
Councillor Grant Davey, leader of the county council, said he hoped it would put Blyth on the map for future events.
He said: "We'll move on to bigger and better things in the future."
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A fleet of tall ships headed out to sea from a Northumberland port as part of a four-day regatta.
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The Met Office said the rain would be slow-moving and intense in some regions, with up to 15mm (0.5in) or more falling in less than an hour.
It warned the heavy showers could cause temporary surface water flooding, leading to travel disruption.
The warning is in place from 12.30 BST to 23:59 Tuesday.
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A yellow "be aware" warning for rain has been issued for Wales, with heavy downpours predicted.
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Compiled by hardware maker Cisco, it estimates global net traffic will triple within five years to a total of 131 exabytes of data per month.
More people watching higher quality video would drive the huge increase, it said in its annual data report.
About 79% of all data in 2018 would be video compared with only 66% at the end of 2013, it said.
It would take an individual about five million years to watch the vast amount of video clips, films, and documentaries crossing global networks every month in 2018, Cisco said in its report.
One exabyte is equal to nearly 1.1 billion gigabytes and represents a vast amount of information. By way of comparison, a study carried out by the University of California, Berkeley estimates that all the words ever spoken by humans amount to about five exabytes of information.
The huge amount of data being seen and sent means that for the first time the annual total of data travelling over the net will exceed one zettabyte, according to Cisco.
"Today, we are firmly in the zettabyte era and witnessing incredible innovations and shifts in the industry," said Doug Webster, a spokesman for Cisco, in a statement.
By 2018, more than half of all the data would go to mobile devices connected wirelessly, said Cisco. At the end of 2013 about 56% of data travelled through fixed connections but this would drop to 39% by 2018 with the rest going to mobile gadgets such as smartphones and tablets.
Increasing mobility, greater use of ultra-high-definition video, and the rise of the "internet of things" would all contribute to rising data volumes, it added
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A million minutes of video will cross the net every second in 2018, a study suggests.
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The 38-year-old left the Shakers in the summer and has scored nine goals in 28 appearances so far this season.
BBC Radio Manchester reported in December that Bury had approached the League Two club about Lowe and a deal has now been completed.
He will assist head coach Chris Brass, who replaced sacked boss David Flitcroft at Gigg Lane.
"I have a long association with Bury and the coaching staff understood that it was an opportunity that I really couldn't turn down," Lowe told Crewe's club website.
"Coaching is something I want to get involved in and everyone knows that Bury holds a special place in my heart.
"I was out of contract in the summer, and at my age, I had to look towards the future."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
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Striker Ryan Lowe has left Crewe Alexandra to rejoin League One side Bury in a player-coach role.
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Claire Beale, 49, and Martin Loat, 55, took advantage of new legislation in the British Crown Dependency to take their vows at Douglas Registry Office.
The pair, from Ealing in west London, have been together since 1992 and said they wanted to become civil partners "because marriage is not right for us".
Only same-sex civil partnerships are currently allowed in the UK.
In July, the Isle of Man became the only part of the British Isles where both gay and straight couples can enter civil partnerships.
The couple, who have two children, added: "We want a less encumbered, light-touch civil union that recognises our relationship on our terms, free from the trappings and social pre-conditions of marriage, while protecting our family financially and in law.
"We regard ourselves as one of the millions of 'happily unmarried' couples in the UK."
They said they were campaigning "for the UK government to follow the Isle of Man's lead and end discrimination against heterosexuals seeking civil partnerships".
Couples who register a civil partnership on the Isle of Man acquire the legal status of civil partners and gain similar rights and responsibilities to those of married couples.
The Isle of Man General Registry said Claire and Martin's ceremony was only the second civil partnership since the new legislation came into force.
The first was between local couple Adeline Cosson and Kieran Hodgson on 15 October.
A spokesman for the Registry Office confirmed there have been several enquiries from other UK couples.
The next booking is for February.
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A heterosexual couple have flown to the Isle of Man to become the first in the UK to enter a civil partnership.
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The American, 24, started her sprint from deep, hauling in her rivals before kicking again to push Finland's Lotta Lepisto into second on the Mall.
Germany's Lisa Brennauer led out the sprint and held on in wet weather to finish third in the 66km race around a central London circuit.
Dutch rider Marianne Vos was fourth with 2016 champion Kirsten Wild fifth.
"I'm absolutely elated - they were not the best conditions but when you've got a goal, you've got to commit and get after it," Team Sunweb rider Rivera told BBC Sport.
"I knew I was in the right place and just had to time my sprint correctly - it's a very long sprint so it's a bit deceptive but I went at the right time and pulled it off."
The Classique, part of the women's WorldTour, is the richest women's one-day race with a prize pool of 100,000 euros (£89,500), which matches the total prize pool for the men's race on Sunday.
"I'm really excited that this race understands we race just as hard, just as crazy as the men and so it's special to me they respect that," added Rivera, who won the women's Tour of Flanders in April.
"To win on my first time racing here is pretty special, too."
Rivera's Canadian team-mate Leah Kirchmann won the sprints competition for amassing the most points in the three sprint finishes on laps three, six and nine of the 12-lap race.
Britain's Katie Archibald won the first intermediate sprint and was fourth at the second but could not contest the third before she eased home in 80th place.
Compatriot Hannah Barnes was the highest-placed Briton in 17th as she faded from contention in the final stages, with her Canyon SRAM Racing lead-out rider Brennauer instead having to strike out alone.
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Coryn Rivera produced a superb late surge to win the 2017 RideLondon Classique in a sprint finish.
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BBC Sport understands there is increased momentum behind a deal to take Rooney back to Goodison Park.
That has now taken the form of face-to-face discussions.
However, as yet, no deal has been agreed for the 31-year-old, and other clubs are still interested.
The future of the the former England captain, who started 15 Premier League games last season, has been the subject of speculation for several months.
Rooney began his career at Goodison Park before joining United for £27m in August 2004.
Everton's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri would regard Rooney's return to Goodison Park as a major coup.
Rooney has said repeatedly that he would not leave Old Trafford for any Premier League team other than Everton, although it is understood that they are not the only club interested.
Rooney, who has a contract with United until 2019, has seen his playing opportunities limited under Jose Mourinho's management.
Asked in May if he wanted to stay at Old Trafford, he said: "Of course. I've been at this club for 13 years, but I want to play football."
Everton's director of football Steve Walsh said in February that "it would be wrong" to ignore a potential deal for the forward, who is United's record goalscorer.
Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata, 24, has emerged as United's preferred striking option to replace the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic - with any deal likely to mean Rooney will be allowed to leave Old Trafford.
Mourinho's side are scheduled to report for pre-season training on Saturday before leaving for a five-match tour of the United States the following day.
All parties are remaining tight-lipped on the details of negotiations.
Rooney's best days may be behind him but he still retains a global status - making him the perfect acquisition as Everton continue their fiercely ambitious strategy of demonstrating their determination to be major players once more.
He remains one of the most marketable players in England. Everton don't have anyone who comes close.
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Everton chairman Bill Kenwright met Wayne Rooney's long-time adviser Paul Stretford in London on Wednesday amid speculation over the forward's Manchester United future.
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Darren Moore suffered multiple fractures and cuts to his face when he was attacked by several men with baseball bats and hammers in Doagh on Wednesday, police said.
Aaron Cahoon, 27, was also charged with possessing an offensive weapon with intent to commit a crime.
Mr Cahoon, of Fairhill Gardens, Newtownabbey, denies the charges.
He was arrested along with six other men; the other five were later released on police bail.
Mr Moore, in his forties and formerly from the Mount Vernon area of Belfast, was drinking in McConnell's Bar when he was attacked, Belfast Magistrates' Court heard.
Refusing bail, the judge remanded Mr Cahoon in custody to appear again by video link on 13 April.
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A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a man was attacked at a County Antrim bar.
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The St John's forward impressed during the team's promotion-winning Division Four league campaign in the spring.
John Carron makes his first championship start since an All-Ireland qualifier defeat by Louth in 2013.
Otherwise the saffrons field a hugely experienced side as they bid to avenge two losses to Fermanagh last summer.
Kevin Niblock has been passed fit to start despite suffering from a bout of tonsilitis last week.
Carron came on as a sub in Antrim's Ulster SFC defeat by Monaghan in 2013, but Sunday's game will be his first provincial championship start.
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Antrim badly missed the leadership and influence of key players such as Michael and Tomas McCann and Kevin Niblock who opted out last year.
Brian 'Bam' Neeson, who also missed last year's defeats to the Erne county in Ulster championship and All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier, is another player Fermanagh will be wary of.
He scored 1-6 in Antrim's 2-18 to 3-13 victory over Fermanagh in the Ulster SFC in 2014.
Antrim SFC (v Fermanagh): C Kerr; K O'Boyle, R Johnston, N Delargy; P McBride, M Johnston, J Laverty; N McKeever, C Murray; M Fitzpatrick, K Niblock, J Carron; B Neeson, T McCann, M McCann.
Subs: R Hanna, S McVeigh, C Burke, R Murray, P McAleer, P Gallagher, S Burke, M Armstrong, M Sweeney, D McAleese, J Dowling.
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Matthew Fitzpatrick will make his senior championship debut for Antrim in Sunday's Ulster SFC preliminary round clash with Fermanagh at Brewster Park.
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Police and ambulance were called to Flaxman Road, in Lambeth at 20:50 BST on Saturday.
The victim, who is yet to be formally identified, was found with head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said post-mortem tests were due to be carried out in Greenwich and a murder investigation had been launched.
One resident in the street reported hearing "loud bangs" which she thought were gunshots but police said they were not aware of any shots being fired during the incident.
A section of the road has been cordoned off while a forensic examination takes place.
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A 17-year-old boy has died after a fight in south London.
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The club has problems from top to bottom, according to Magpies legend Alan Shearer.
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They are stuck in the relegation zone - only Aston Villa have a worse record this season. And while they are just a point behind 17th-place Sunderland, there's a further eight-point gap to the next team, Swansea.
Oh, and there's only 10 games left. And the next one is away to table-topping workaholics Leicester.
But come on, it's #feelgoodfriday. So with that in mind, and with Rafael Benitez in place as their new manager, we've been thinking about the things Newcastle have going for them.
One point. And they play their north-east rivals at home next week. What an opportunity!
Georginio Wijnaldum captained PSV to their first title in years in the Netherlands last season. He's Newcastle's top scorer this season - nine goals in 22 appearances from midfield is decent. He scored against Brazil for the Dutch in the 2014 World Cup third place play-off. Now if Rafa can just get him firing consistently...
Jonjo Shelvey and Andros Townsend didn't come cheap when they arrived on Tyneside in January and have been two of the better players recently. Now if Rafa can just get them firing consistently...
Many Newcastle fans have been critical of the board. OK, very critical of the board. But they have spent £83m since the end of last season and have pledged to continue forking out on players.
The Spaniard has the seventh-best win rate in Premier League history, according to Opta.
The last time Benitez managed a team that plays in stripes (Inter Milan) he won the Fifa Club World Cup - though he was sacked five days later.
Remember the 2005 Champions League final? A bold team selection saw Liverpool 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time in Istanbul. What happened next? A bold fightback by Benitez's men is what happened, and Europe's premier trophy returned to Anfield for a fifth time.
Can he pull off another miracle on Tyneside?
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Why would anyone take the Newcastle job?
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The pair won 6-3 6-4 against Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova to claim their sixth Wimbledon doubles title and 14th doubles Grand Slam.
The win means now only Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver have won more doubles Grand Slams as a pair.
"It's awesome to win another doubles at Wimbledon," said Serena.
Earlier Serena beat Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3 to win her 22nd Grand Slam, equalling Steffi Graf's open era record.
Venus said: "I never want to make a mistake. I don't want to let Serena down. She brought the energy from the singles on to the doubles court."
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Serena Williams won her second Wimbledon title within five hours with victory in the women's doubles alongside sister Venus.
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The left-hander has scored three centuries in 17 Test appearances and averages 41.39 in first-class cricket.
The 23-year-old has also played 38 one-day internationals and 12 Twenty20 internationals for the Black Caps, but did not make their World T20 squad.
"Playing county cricket has always been a goal of mine," Latham told the club website.
"I've heard great things about the playing group and coaching staff, so I can't wait to get started."
Latham, who made his Test debut against India in February 2014, is due to join the Kent squad before they start the County Championship Division Two campaign at Worcestershire on Sunday, 10 April.
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has agreed to join Kent for a stint in June and July.
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Kent have signed New Zealand batsman Tom Latham as an overseas player to play in all formats in 2016.
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The Black Cats are one point above the relegation zone after Saturday's 4-0 home defeat by Aston Villa.
"Sadly, we have not made the progress that any of us had hoped for this season," said chairman Ellis Short.
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"We find ourselves battling, once again, at the wrong end of the table. We have therefore made the difficult decision that a change is needed."
A Sunderland statement added that an announcement about Poyet's successor would be made "in due course".
The Wearsiders face a trip to West Ham on Saturday before a derby against Newcastle on 5 April.
Poyet, 47, took training on Monday morning and then met chief executive Margaret Byrne and other board members to learn his fate.
Poyet had taken over from Paolo Di Canio in October 2013 with the club bottom of the Premier League.
But four victories and a draw from their final six league games helped keep them up - a run that included wins at Chelsea and Manchester United, plus a draw at Manchester City.
Uruguayan Poyet, who has managed Brighton, also led the Wearsiders to the 2014 Capital One Cup final, which they lost to City.
"I would like to thank Gus for his endeavours during his time at the club, in particular last season's 'great escape' and cup final appearance, which will live long in the memory of every Sunderland fan," said Short.
This term, Sunderland have just four wins from 29 league matches and were knocked out of the FA Cup by League One Bradford in February.
Following that 2-0 defeat by the Bantams, Poyet wrote an open letter to fans calling for unity to help their battle to stay in the Premier League.
Sunderland were 4-0 down to Villa before half-time on Saturday.
Some angry fans had to be restrained by security staff as they tried to get close to Poyet in the dug-out, while other supporters left the ground early.
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Sunderland have sacked manager Gus Poyet after a run of just one victory in 12 Premier League games.
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The accident on platform 11 involved the 10:55 BST Govia Thameslink service from Cambridge.
Passenger Matthew Blakemore was travelling in the front carriage and said there was a "huge bang" and "everyone was thrown around".
Ambulance crews treated five people for minor injuries and two people were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Network Rail said in a statement the train was involved in a "low-speed collision with the buffer stops" at about 12:18.
Mr Blakemore, 27, was travelling from Hatfield to London for a business meeting and said: "Everyone was standing up preparing to get off.
"It all seemed fine, the train was slowing down as it came into the station but it didn't stop.
"At the time we heard a big bang and all of us were panicking. We didn't know what it was, we thought it might be terrorism, we just didn't know.
"A few people were standing in the aisle and one girl was thrown all the way down the carriage, she hurt her shoulder quite badly.
"The doors opened after about a minute but the roof by the doors of the train had come down in the impact. I was fine, just a bit shocked."
A spokesman for Govia Thameslink said: "We worked with paramedics to help those who were injured and apologise to those affected by the incident. We will cooperate fully with any investigation."
Two other Great Northern rail services have been cancelled as a result of the crash and two services will run with fewer carriages than usual, he said.
Platform 11 has been closed while investigations are carried out. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed.
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Five people were hurt when a train hit the buffers as it came into London's King's Cross.
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The 28-year-old man from Brighton was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found in North Street at 07:10 GMT on Saturday.
A 28-year-old man of no fixed address and a 43-year-old woman from Brighton were arrested on suspicion of robbery.
A 30-year-old Brighton man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
Sussex Police said the victim was still in hospital.
Officers are still keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the assault.
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Three people arrested after a man was found unconscious following a suspected assault in Brighton have been released without charge.
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Pyke, 19, is a member of Huddersfield's Under-21 team and is yet to make a first team appearance for the Championship club.
"He's got pace, he's direct and he's a powerful runner," Wrexham manager Dean Keates said.
"He's on the verge of the first team at Huddersfield so it's a case of him coming here to get experience."
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Huddersfield Town striker Rekeil Pyke has joined National League side Wrexham on a month's loan.
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The artwork at Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge Bay, appears to have been sheared off at the ankles.
Sir Antony said he was "thrilled" when the sculpture toppled into the sea in September, calling it proof of its "dynamic relationship with... nature".
The life-size figure was part of a commission entitled "Land".
It was created to mark 50 years of UK building conservation charity Landmark Trust.
John Bickerton, owner of Lulworth House B&B, found the statue during a walk with his family on Saturday.
He said: "We were sprinkling my mother's ashes on the far side of the bay before going round to take a family picture with the sculpture.
"We quickly realised it wasn't standing and when we got there could see it had sheared off at its thinnest point - the ankles. This time it looks like it might be fatal."
The BBC has asked the Landmark Trust to comment.
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A life-size cast iron sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley has been felled for the second time in just over two months following stormy weather in Dorset.
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The fast food chain said like-for-like revenue rose by 3.5% in the three months to September.
Shares in the company rose after it beat analysts' forecasts of a 1.5% increase in revenue.
McDonald's is in the process of a major turnaround plan after a sustained period of falling sales.
Areas such as the UK, Australia, Canada and Germany performed strongly over the quarter and increased like-for-like sales by 3.3%.
McDonald's also raised sales in the US, which it said was suffering from "industry softness". China weighed on its "high-growth" markets, which include countries such as Russia, because of strong comparative sales and "protests related to events surrounding the South China Sea".
However, it made gains and like-for-like sales in its high-growth markets rose 1.5%.
Steve Easterbrook, president and chief executive of McDonald's, said: "Looking ahead, we are focused on growing global comparable sales and serving more customers while being mindful of the near-term challenges in several markets."
The company has introduced a number of initiatives to attract customers, including adding new items its all day breakfasts, including biscuits, McMuffins and McGriddles.
Neil Saunders, chief executive of Conlumino, the retail research and consultancy group, said one of the challenges McDonald's faced was widening its appeal.
He said: "While the menu changes have drawn in more customers, they have not completely reinvigorated the brand with younger consumer segments, many of whom still shun the chain in favour of what they see as more premium and satisfying offerings from players like Shake Shack."
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McDonald's has reported better-than-expected sales during the third quarter, lifted by the UK and an improved all-day breakfast menu.
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Didymus Mutasa told the BBC the new party would also be called Zanu but the initials PF would stand for "People First" not "Patriotic Front".
Zanu-PF expelled Mr Mutasa and other senior members after accusing them of plotting to oust Mr Mugabe last year. They denied the claim.
Mr Mugabe, 91, is due to run for re-election in 2018.
He has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare, says Mr Mugabe's sacked deputy, Joice Mujuru, is tipped to lead the new party, following the biggest split in Zanu-PF in the post-independence era.
The likes of Ms Mujuru and Mr Mutasa were veterans of the guerrilla war against white minority rule, and commanded a huge following in Zanu-PF, our reporter says.
The ruling party will therefore be worried that the proposed new party could take support away from it in the next election, he adds.
Ms Mujuru was known as "Spill Blood" during the guerrilla war, and served as Zimbabwe's vice-president until last year.
First lady Grace Mugabe, who is now a senior figure in the Zanu-PF, accused her of plotting to kill the president. She denied the allegation.
Zanu-PF expelled her last week, accusing her of bringing the party into disrepute.
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An expelled member of Zimbabwe's ruling party says a new party will be formed to challenge President Robert Mugabe.
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The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo group says DNA tests confirm the woman, now in her thirties, was the daughter of communist activists seized in 1977.
Her mother gave birth in prison and both her biological parents were never seen again.
The organisation says there are still more than 400 others to be found.
Human rights groups say the kidnapping of babies was part of a systematic government plan.
The plan was to place the children of people the government thought of as subversive with military families and allies to avoid raising another generation of what the military rulers considered left-wing radicals.
In this case, the woman is the child of Walter Dominguez and Gladys Castro, who lived in the northern city of Mendoza and both belonged to the Argentine Communist Marxist Leninist party.
They were arrested in their home by what the neighbours thought were police and taken away.
Gladys Castro was six months pregnant at the time. She gave birth in 1978.
The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo was founded in 1977 with the goal of finding the children stolen and illegally adopted during the military government.
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Campaigners in Argentina have identified another child abducted from left-wing political prisoners during military rule between 1976 and 1983.
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Appleton faces being without forward Ryan Taylor, 27, for at least six weeks after he picked up a groin injury against Bristol Rovers on Sunday.
"Ryan's struggling, he's seen a specialist and it could keep him sidelined anywhere above six weeks," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford.
Oxford, third in League Two, travel to fifth-placed Portsmouth on Saturday.
Appleton, who returns to the club he managed for a year between 2011-12, is hoping to bring striker Chris Maguire back to the Kassam Stadium.
Maguire, 27, returned to parent club Rotherham on Sunday after making eight appearances in a six-week loan spell with the U's.
"I think he's quite keen to return, but the ball is obviously in Rotherham's court," added Appleton. "As long as discussions between him and Rotherham go well, then hopefully we'll benefit from that."
Appleton admits January is a chance to "freshen up" his squad with the potential for players to go out on loan as well as new faces coming in.
"There's still a good week or so to try to get reinforcements in," he said. "There's certain players in our squad who deserve an opportunity to try to go and play football elsewhere.
"If they can do that and help us along the way by doing well against sides that are up there against us then so be it."
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Oxford United manager Michael Appleton is on the hunt for a new striker before the January transfer window closes.
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The protesters made the 12km (7-mile) journey to highlight high levels of bacteria in the bay.
They said they were concerned about the health of the athletes taking part in Olympic sailing competitions.
Trials for the events are due to start in Rio waters next Saturday.
The authorities in Rio initially promised that 80% of the bay would be cleaned up in time for the Games, but they admitted more recently that they would not meet these targets.
Only one of eight water treatment plants has been built so far.
The Brazilian sailor and Olympic medallist Isabel Swan was one of the organisers of the protest.
She competed in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and says the area used for sailing in China had problems with a large algae bloom but this was dealt with two months ahead of the competition.
She told the BBC the failure by Rio de Janeiro city and state to meet their commitments made her feel "very bad".
"It's important that we can leave a legacy for our children and for Brazilian people," she said.
"It was very important to bring the Olympic Games to Rio, but we weren't able to clean the bay.
I want to create a movement that will inspire people to defend Guanabara Bay and help the government make a real commitment to cleaning it up. "
Trials for the Olympic sailing competitions due to start next Saturday have been hampered by concerns about the impact on the health of the athletes.
A recent investigation by the Associated Press showed that the waterways in Rio to be used in the Olympics are carrying high counts of disease-causing viruses directly linked to human sewage.
Sergio Ricardo, an ecologist and founder of the Bahia Viva (Living Bay) movement, which organised the protest, said the pollution which affects the bay is caused by a number of different factors.
"The main challenges are sewage treatment and industrial control. The oil industry is encroaching on the fishermen in the bay. We need public policy for fishing, reforestation and sewage treatment so that the bay can live."
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A flotilla of more than 30 boats and water craft has cruised across Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay to protest against water pollution with a year to go before the 2016 Olympics.
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Donaldson played her last game for Stirling after 14 years before taking up a scholarship in the USA.
It was her cross that picked out Ashley McDonald to equalise after Lori Gardner had given Accies an early lead.
Jade Gallon's penalty made it 2-1, but Gardner equalised with three minutes left only for Beth McKay to find a winner within 60 seconds.
That result moves Stirling to within a point of third-placed Celtic on the day when the other six sides in the Scottish Women's Premier League were all inactive.
Hamilton though have now lost six on the bounce and sit just one point above bottom side Aberdeen.
In SWPL 2, Motherwell fought back from behind to beat Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale at Ravenscraig.
However, they still remain nine points behind pace-setters Forfar Farmington who beat Buchan 4-0.
Glasgow Girls are also level on points with Motherwell following a 2-0 win away to Jeanfield Swifts.
And Hearts remain in the promotion chase, albeit 11 points off top spot, following a 6-0 thumping of East Fife.
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Stirling University beat Hamilton Academical 3-2 to give the departing Rachel Donaldson the perfect send-off.
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Simon Reynolds, of Farnham, Surrey, did not return to Sheffield Crown Court for the verdict on Thursday and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
South Yorkshire Police launched a manhunt, and has since said Reynolds could have fled to the continent.
He was vicar at All Saints Church in Darton when the thefts happened.
Judge Julian Goose QC said Reynolds had disappeared from court at lunchtime even though his bail rules did not allow him to leave the building.
He was found guilty of four counts of theft in his absence.
The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Rev Tony Robinson, said he was concerned for the welfare of Reynolds and urged him to "come back to face the people in Sheffield".
He added: "For someone to abscond in this way they mustn't be in a great mental state and we want to assure Simon that we'll do all we can to support him."
Reynolds, of Upper Church Lane, was accused of keeping an estimated £24,000 of fees handed over by bereaved families and engaged couples when he was priest-in-charge of the church near Barnsley.
The trial had previously heard money from three of the thefts should have been sent to the Wakefield Diocesan Board of Finance for marriages, funerals and graveyard memorials.
The fourth count of theft relates to payments for monuments that should have gone to the parochial church council.
The court was told an investigation showed Reynolds had only passed on a fraction of what he should.
Suspicions were raised after Reynolds left Darton in 2013 to take up a new post in the Diocese of Guildford.
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A vicar who went on the run as he was convicted of pocketing £24,000 of fees intended for weddings and funerals is believed to have fled to Europe.
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Emergency services were called to Sunderland Hall late on Tuesday afternoon following reports of a man being badly injured.
The victim has been named locally as Kenny Scott, 58, originally from Jedburgh, but latterly living at Minto.
Despite efforts from paramedics and the call-out of an air ambulance, he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
Members of the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team were also called out due to the difficult terrain.
A spokesman said: "All involved are deeply saddened by this tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the family of the deceased."
The Health and Safety Executive has been made aware of the accident and a full investigation into the circumstances will be launched.
A spokesman said: "We have been made aware of an incident at Sunderland Hall and we are liaising with Police Scotland to determine the circumstances."
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A forestry worker has been killed in an accident near Selkirk.
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American Martin, 29, has won 23 and drawn one of his 24 fights and beat Vyacheslav Glazkov for the vacant IBF belt in January.
Joshua, 26, most recently beat Dillian Whyte with a seventh-round knockout to claim the British heavyweight title.
The Olympic champion has 15 knockouts from 15 professional fights.
Tyson Fury was stripped of the IBF title after he opted for a rematch against Glazkov's Ukrainian compatriot Wladimir Klitschko, who he beat in November, rather than face the mandatory challenger.
On 10 February, Fury named Martin alongside WBC title-holder Deontay Wilder and Klitschko as three boxers he wanted to fight in 2016.
Fury, who holds the WBA and WBO belts, has threatened to quit boxing but is set to face Klitschko in a mandatory rematch in May or June.
Prior to the Whyte fight, Joshua had recorded 14 straight knockouts in the first three rounds.
Over his 15 bouts, he has accrued only 32 rounds of experience, seven of which came against Whyte.
"Fighting for the heavyweight world title has been a dream of mine since I turned professional," said Joshua, who won gold at the London Olympics.
"I feel privileged to have the opportunity to turn that dream into reality. Martin is a great fighter and a hungry competitor so I am going to have to produce the performance of my career to claim that belt."
The fight will be Martin's first bout outside of the US and he has threatened to "knock out" Joshua.
He said: "I'm coming to the UK to make a statement that I am the best heavyweight in the world and no-one is taking my title.
"I'm world champion, so that doesn't mean just sit back and make easy defences in the US. It means facing the biggest challenges out there."
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Britain's Anthony Joshua will fight reigning champion Charles Martin for the IBF world heavyweight title at London's O2 Arena on 9 April.
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Cubestormer 3, designed by David Gilday and Mike Dobson, recorded a time of 3.253 seconds at Birmingham's NEC.
The previous record of 5.27 seconds was set by the same design team three years ago.
Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records, was at the NEC to verify the claim as well as two other records set by Mr Gilday at the Big Bang Science and engineering fair.
The robot uses a mobile phone to take pictures of the Rubik's Cube and then works out the quickest way to solve it, using four robotic hands.
The robot is powered by an ARM processor. Mr Gilday, a principal engineer at ARM, and Mr Dobson took 18 months to design and build the robot in their spare time.
Mr Gilday said the attempt was "a bit of fun".
"Our real focus is to demonstrate what can be achieved with readily available technology to inspire young minds into taking a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," he said.
"We knew Cubestormer 3 had the potential to beat the existing record but with the robot performing physical operations quicker than the human eye can see there's always an element of risk.
"Our big challenge now is working out if it's possible to make it go even faster."
Mr Gilday also set new new records during the Big Bang fair for the fastest completion of 4x4x4 and 9x9x9 cubes, which are considerably more complicated than the classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.
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A robot has broken the world record for the fastest solving of a Rubik's Cube.
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Andrew Platten, 55, from Bingley, died at the scene in Cottingley Cliffe Road in the town on Tuesday.　
West Yorkshire Police said officers had tried to stop the car after seeing the driver "acting suspiciously".
Police said the car then "sped off and collided" with Dr Platten a short distance away.
The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
A 22-year-old Bradford man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail.
Dr Platten worked at Leeds Beckett University. Its website describes him as an associate dean for international and collaborative provision in the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology.
In a statement, his family said: "Andrew excelled as a respected and dedicated academic, with a love for art, poetry and music. For anyone that knew him, cycling was his true passion as he became a recognised competitive rider on the roads. 　
"Most importantly he was a loved friend, loyal brother and uncle, loving partner and a truly inspirational father. He will be deeply missed, but he has left his stamp on all who met him.
"He will always be cherished and never forgotten, living on in all our hearts."
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A cyclist who was killed when he was hit by a car police were pursuing has been described by his family "as a respected and dedicated academic".
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The 29-year-old Colombia international spent last season on loan at Manchester United, scoring four goals in 29 games.
He links up with former Atletico Madrid team-mates Thibaut Courtois, Filipe Luis and Diego Costa.
Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic, 20, goes the other way on loan for the season.
Falcao said: "I am very happy to be joining Chelsea.
"I can't wait to start training, to help with our aim of retaining the league title and being successful in Europe."
The striker scored 62 goals in two seasons for FC Porto between 2009 and 2011, before joining Atletico Madrid.
After 70 goals in two prolific seasons with the Spanish side, Monaco signed him for £50m in 2013.
He suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in January 2014 and joined United on loan that summer.
Falcao and Costa have previously played up front together for Atletico and won the 2013 Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid.
Pasalic, who signed for Chelsea from Hajduk Split 12 months ago, spent last season on loan with Elche in La Liga.
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Chelsea have signed Monaco striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the deal permanent.
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A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing has had a monopoly on those launches since 2006.
Founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk, SpaceX has already won contracts with Nasa to ferry cargo and crews to the International Space Station.
The approval from the US military followed two years of intensive reviews by the US Air Force.
"SpaceX's emergence as a viable commercial launch provider provides the opportunity to compete launch services for the first time in almost a decade," Air Force Secretary Deborah James said in a statement.
Mr Musk said the decision was "an important step toward bringing competition to national security space launch".
In June, the Air Force expects to open bidding for the contract to launch GPS satellites built by Lockheed and it will be SpaceX's first opportunity to compete for military work.
The US military has been relying on the Atlas 5 rocket, which uses Russian built engines, to power payloads into space.
But the military only has until 2019 to use that system, as US lawmakers have banned the use of Russian engines for launches that concern national security.
The certification of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will give the military an alternative rocket ahead of the ban.
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The US Air Force has certified the private company SpaceX to launch military and spy satellites.
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Two industrial parks will be built in the country at a cost of $500m (£385m).
Ethiopia, which proposed the plan, will be required to grant employment rights to 30,000 refugees.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the project would be a model for how to support poorer countries housing large numbers of migrants.
Ethiopia hosts more than 700,000 asylum seekers, mainly from South Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia.
South Sudan refugees reach one million mark
The deal, which was announced on Wednesday at the UN summit on refugees in New York, will be funded by loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and grants from the UK and the World Bank.
As part of the agreement Ethiopia will grant refugees employment rights, which many currently do not have.
A number of the new positions will be reserved for Ethiopia's growing number of young jobseekers.
Mrs May said the project would be a model for how to support poorer countries shouldering the burden of refugees.
President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer said Ethiopia is a stopping point for many of those making their way to Europe.
"Initiatives and projects like this provide people with a choice to stay closer to home and an opportunity for economic growth as well," he said.
Ethiopia currently hosts the largest number of refugees on the African continent. They are mainly from South Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia and many of them try to make the journey into North Africa and across the Mediterranean to Europe.
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Britain, the European Union and the World Bank have announced a plan to create 100,000 jobs in Ethiopia to help tackle the migrant crisis.
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Coastguards found the woman, who has dementia, on Sunday morning after a three-hour search of the Penzance area.
Lyn Hughes, manager of Tolverth House in Longrock, said "all procedures were followed" and the woman "escaped through a fire exit".
The care home has been rated as requiring improvement in its safety by the Care Quality Commission.
Ms Hughes said: "The patient escaped through a fire exit which had recently been fitted with new locks. All procedures were followed.
"She was checked every hour [by law residents must be checked every two hours] and once staff realised she was missing the authorities were alerted."
Penzance, St Ives and Lands End coastguard rescue teams joined the police and the Penlee RNLI lifeboats and a coastguard rescue helicopter in searching several miles of coast.
Andy Cattrell, senior coastal operations officer, said: "We and the police were very concerned. She was 90 years of age, a vulnerable patient of a local care home. With someone that age, she needed finding."
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A vulnerable 90-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after going missing from a care home in Cornwall.
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Ms Dugdale received 90% of the support from constituency Labour parties who nominated a candidate.
She is also backed by 80% of the local councillors who nominated a leadership candidate, and 10 trade union and affiliate groups.
She is standing against Ken Macintosh in the contest to replace Jim Murphy.
MSP Richard Baker has secured the most constituency Labour party nominations in the contest for deputy leader.
Ms Dugdale, a Lothians MSP, is supported by 30 of her fellow parliamentarians, while Mr Macintosh, currently the party's social justice spokesman, is backed by seven and the Scottish Co-Op group.
He has 10% of the support from constituency Labour parties, and 20% of the support from councillors.
Following the close of supporting nominations, Ms Dugdale said: "To have the support of the overwhelming number of local party members, councillors and trade unions is an honour.
"I take nothing for granted and will work hard to change this support into votes when the ballot opens a week on Monday.
"The support I have received so far shows I am winning the argument amongst party members, but the real task is to win back people across the country."
Mr Macintosh has previously said he offers "a change in direction" for the Scottish Labour party.
He said: "I want to break up the party machine and put the members and supporters in charge of this party."
Mr Baker secured 20 constituency Labour Party nominations, compared with 18 for rival deputy leader candidate MSP Alex Rowley and 11 for Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Mr Baker said: "I'm grateful to members across the country who have put their trust in me through constituency nominations.
"My platform is clear: I want us to be a strong, united party in next year's election, with policy formed by members across Scotland."
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Kezia Dugdale has secured the majority of supporting nominations in her bid to become Scottish Labour leader.
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The last confirmed sighting of Derek Serpell-Morris, also known as DJ Derek, was over three weeks ago in the city.
Jennifer Griffiths, his great niece, said she was losing hope of finding him alive.
Police have released further CCTV footage, showing DJ Derek in The Criterion pub, at about 23:30 BST on 10 July - his last confirmed sighting.
On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said they were re-focusing search efforts in the Yate area, after a "credible" sighting of him at Yate bus station on 16 or 17 July.
Speaking at a press conference, in which members of Mr Serpell-Morris's family appealed for anyone with information about him, Ms Griffiths said she did not think he was still alive.
"I'm not confident. I would have thought he'd have got in contact with somebody by now," she said.
"The fact that he hasn't taken any of his suitcases or his toiletries, or any money out of his bank accounts, suggests he's gone.
"I'm losing hope."
DJ Derek's family and friends have been conducting searches for him over the past few days.
The DJ, who was reported missing on 23 July, has played at the Glastonbury festival, released his own compilation album, appeared in a Dizzee Rascal video, and worked with Massive Attack.
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The great niece of a 73-year-old disc jockey from Bristol, who went missing last month, said she fears he is dead.
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Gavin Phillips, 27, from Narberth, died in the single-vehicle crash on the the A4139 at Penally on Thursday.
A family tribute said: "Gavin was a much-loved son, brother and father who will be sorely missed by all who knew him."
Mr Phillips was travelling east when his motorcycle left the road.
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Family of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in Pembrokeshire have described him as "a much-loved son, brother and father".
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Police and fire crews were called to the scene, close to Lesmahagow, at about 10:30 on Friday after a tanker carrying highly-flammable ethanol caught fire.
No-one was injured as a result of the blaze.
The motorway was closed in both directions for several hours, with queues of up to nine miles reported.
About 100 firefighters were involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze.
Deputy Assistant Chief Officer Paul Connelly, from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The nature of the fuel involved in the fire meant it was both intense and very difficult to extinguish.
"Large volumes of water were deployed from multiple jets and our crews also conducted several foam strikes to smother the flames.
"Considerable resources were mobilised from across the west of Scotland to conduct a safe and effective firefighting operation, which has ultimately seen the fire extinguished.
He added: "Our crews will remain at the scene over the coming hours while the remaining ethanol is removed from the vehicle."
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The main motorway link between Scotland and England has fully reopened following a tanker fire.
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The 29-year-old officer, who suffered a leg injury, had been carrying out inquiries in Ness Drive at about 20:30 on Wednesday when the Audi 4 hit him.
The car was later traced and a 38-year-old man was arrested. He is expected to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
The police officer is in a stable condition in Hairmyres Hospital.
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A police officer is being treated in hospital after a car was allegedly driven at him in East Kilbride.
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David Le Conte took the five images from an observatory in Guernsey on 10 June.
He managed to take the pictures in 1.3 seconds, as the space station crossed the middle of the sun.
The keen astronomer said: "I'm very pleased because it was a one-off opportunity, really."
More on space station photos and other Guernsey stories
The ISS is regularly visible at night as it crosses the sky, but it is rare for it to be seen during daylight.
Jean Dean processed the photos, and enlarged one that clearly shows the shape of the ISS.
Mr Le Conte explained: "You can see its solar panels and you can see the body of the space station. There are normally six astronauts on board it and at that time it was over 400 miles away travelling at a speed of 17,000 mph."
To take the photos, he attached solar filters to a telescope at the Astronomy Section of La Société Guernesiaise in St Pierre-du-Bois
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A rare series of clear photos of the International Space Station (ISS) crossing the face of the sun have been taken in the Channel Islands.
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The Ferrari driver was penalised 10 seconds for moving while in the braking zone while defending from Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo late in the race.
The 29-year-old also had two penalty points added to his racing licence.
Vettel had been promoted to third after Ricciardo's team-mate Max Verstappen was penalised for cutting a corner.
Four-time champion Vettel had indicated after the race that he realised there may be a problem with his defence against Ricciardo.
"I want to look at it again; he [Ricciardo] told me to. I am fighting hard and am supposed to give him just enough room," Vettel said.
"I know Daniel is sometimes optimistic going for a gap. I knew he would go for it whatever the cost. I tried to defend; we made contact. That is not ideal. That's why I want to look at it again.
"If there was something, I will talk to him. Before that, Max was brake-testing me into the first two corners. I was very upset with the fact Max held me up and didn't move and made me run into Daniel."
Ricciardo said before learning of the penalty: "He doesn't deserve to be up there. I thought I had every right to be there but he kept closing the door under braking. I was frustrated with that."
The rule Vettel broke was only introduced specifically at last week's US Grand Prix.
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It was a rule clarification issued by race director Charlie Whiting on a specific issue that has caused controversy this year because many drivers felt Verstappen had transgressed their gentleman's agreement not to move under braking.
Ironically, Vettel was one of the prime critics of Verstappen's driving.
The new clarification states: "Any change of direction under braking which results in another driver having to take evasive action will be considered abnormal and hence potentially dangerous to other drivers. Any such move will be reported to the stewards."
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Sebastian Vettel lost third place in the Mexican Grand Prix after becoming the first driver to be punished under a new dangerous driving rule.
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The building in Manor Road, Wallasey, was targeted between 17:00 BST on Monday and 09:00 BST.
No-one was thought to be at the property at the time. Merseyside Police is investigating.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "extremely concerning that Angela Eagle has been the victim of a threatening act."
Ms Eagle announced her intention to challenge Mr Corbyn after resigning from the shadow cabinet.
Mr Corbyn said other MPs "are receiving abuse and threats".
He said: "As someone who has also received death threats this week and previously, I am calling on all Labour Party members and supporters to act with calm and treat each other with respect and dignity, even where there is disagreement.
"I utterly condemn any violence or threats, which undermine the democracy within our party and have no place in our politics."
Liscard Councillor Bernie Mooney said staff came into the office on Tuesday morning and "found a brick had been put through the window".
She said the manager found glass "up and down the stairs".
It was the first physical attack on the building, but she said Ms Eagle had been subjected to "hundreds of vile, horrid emails and messages on the phone".
She described her as "a very popular MP in Wallasey" and people in the area are "absolutely mortified" by the incident.
Another member of staff who had spoken to Ms Eagle was told by the MP she was "disgusted" by what had happened and "worried for her staff", she added.
Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Jane Kennedy has visited the constituency office to speak to staff following the brick attack, describing those who did it as "cowards".
She said: "It is an absolutely disgraceful situation that you cannot take part in a democracy without having this kind of threat.
"The violence of it, the vile nature of the abuse that is being given to Angela Eagle and to the other members of her staff and to those who support her is completely unacceptable."
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A window has been smashed at the constituency office of Labour leadership challenger Angela Eagle.
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Bernard Hender, 19, and Doug McTavish, 39, died in a flat fire in the centre of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in the early hours of 1 October 2014.
An investigation found the fire started in a Whirlpool tumble dryer.
A pre-inquest review hearing was held in Ruthin on Monday.
It was attended by the only survivor of the fire, funeral director Garry Lloyd Jones, the partner of Mr Hender and business partner to Mr McTavish.
Also at the hearing were representatives of Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd.
David Lewis, Assistant Coroner for North East Wales and Central, has ordered Whirlpool to supply information on how many TVM tumble dryer models have been produced and sold in the UK and abroad, how many times instances have arisen with a door switch mechanism on that model and how many such instances have involved a Trading Standards body.
A further hearing will be held on 19 May.
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The makers of a tumble dryer present in a flat where two people died in a fire have been ordered to supply information about any known problems with that model.
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The 28-year-old made his Munster debut against Connacht in 2010 and has chalked up 84 appearances.
Foley, who has won two Ireland caps, follows former Munster players James Coughlan, Paddy Butler and Sean Dougall in moving to the Top 14 club.
The lock, from Tipperary, will miss the rest of the season as he recovers from a wrist injury.
Foley made his Ireland debut against Georgia in 2014, and has also represented Emerging Ireland on two tours.
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Munster second-row Dave Foley is leaving to join French side Pau at the end of the season.
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The governing body for the sport is calling for a change in the Highway Code to make drivers turning left give way to cyclists going straight ahead on the passenger side of their vehicle.
Former cycling champion and policy adviser Chris Boardman said the change "reinforces good behaviour".
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) warned it would lead to more accidents.
Mr Boardman has been leading the campaign after his mother Carol was killed in a collision with a pick-up vehicle while cycling in Connah's Quay, north Wales, in July.
The Olympic gold medallist said Britain should follow the European standard where anyone turning at junctions gives way.
"It just creates a duty of care for everybody and it makes it really simple. No-one's quite sure what the rules are," he told the BBC's Breakfast programme.
"It compels people to treat others as human beings and not obstacles."
The proposed amendment would need to be agreed by the Department for Transport (DfT) as part of an expected update of the Highway Code before being presented to Parliament.
Do cycle cameras make the roads any safer?
London Cycling Campaign says the vast majority of collisions between all road users including pedestrians happen at junctions.
A spokesman for the group, Simon Munk, told BBC News several factors contributed to this:
He said while "drivers have a responsibility when pedestrians are crossing to be cautious" it is not this way for cyclists.
Duncan Buchanan, RHA's deputy policy director, said the rule change would introduce confusion and sets an "incredibly dangerous precedent".
"It is doing exactly the opposite of what we hope which is to ensure the safety of road users," he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
He added: "This rule while superficially appearing simple in fact makes it much more complicated - it means that you become responsible as the motorist for someone overtaking you on the inside when they have full visibility of what you're doing."
Mr Buchanan said there was a conflict in what was being proposed and what was already written in the Highway Code.
The DfT said it had launched a THINK! campaign warning drivers and cyclists of the dangers when turning left and is "determined to keep all road users safe".
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Motorists should always have to give way to cyclists when turning at a junction, says British Cycling.
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The fresh piece of legislation will allow MSPs to set income tax rates in Scotland and enable Holyrood to borrow more money.
The coalition government at Westminster said it represented the biggest transfer of fiscal power to Scotland in more than 300 years.
But the Scottish government believed the bill was a missed opportunity.
As well as bringing in a new Scottish rate of income tax and borrowing powers worth £5bn, the Scotland Act (2012) will hand powers over air guns, drink-driving and speeding limits to Holyrood.
It will also devolve stamp duty, land tax and landfill tax, and give the Scottish Parliament a role in appointments in broadcasting and the Crown Estate.
In addition, there will be new procedures for Scottish criminal cases that go to the UK Supreme Court.
The bill officially became law after receiving Royal Assent, but Holyrood will not be able to use the new powers until 2016.
The SNP administration at Holyrood, which intends to hold a referendum on Scottish independence in the autumn of 2014, backed the Scotland Bill, but said it had been "bypassed by events".
However, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "I'm confident when we get on to debating independence that in Scotland we are going to judge we are far better to continue to be part of the most successful partnership of nations in history, rather than going our own separate way.
"But in the meantime, I am confident that we can do that and we will do that. It is important that we pay attention to the detail of what will soon be the Scotland Act and get on with the change."
However, the Scottish government's minister for strategy, Bruce Crawford, said the legislation could have gone further.
He told the BBC: "The bill does give us some useful additional powers on air weapons, on drink driving, with speeding, although on taxation powers and income tax, on stamp duty, on landfill taxes, it's more limited. It's not quite as big a deal as I heard Michael Moore making out."
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Royal Assent has been given to the Scotland Bill, making it the Scotland Act 2012.
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Three women aged between 60 and 82 were hit by bullets and bullet fragments after two officers fired at the man.
The 23-year-old man, who allegedly approached officers with the knife, was also injured.
An independent team will now investigate the circumstances surrounding Thursday's incident.
Police were called to an organic food market outside Westfield Shopping Centre at Hornsby, in Sydney's north, just before midday after shoppers noticed the man acting strangely.
New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Dennis Clifford said the man was holding a large carving knife and confronted officers when they approached him.
He said two officers fired shots at the man, who was wounded several times.
"Unfortunately some bystanders were also injured, with either bullet or fragment wounds," Mr Clifford said.
"The man is known to us. I understand he was reported missing from a psychiatric centre near here yesterday and police were making efforts to try and locate him."
Mr Clifford said it was understood that Tasers, batons and sprays were available to the officers.
"In a life-and-death situation the police had to make a very critical decision on the action that they took," he said.
All the injured bystanders are in hospital in a stable condition.
Witnesses told Australian media of a chaotic scene after police shot the "zombie-like" young man, who was "babbling incoherently" before the incident.
He also remains in hospital, under police guard.
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Four people have been injured when police opened fire on a man holding a knife at a busy shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.
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Chancellor George Osborne said in this year's Budget that the Royal Mint would manufacture a new coin in the hope of reducing counterfeiting.
The competition is open to those of any age, no matter where they are from, the Treasury said.
The new currency is expected to be in circulation in 2017.
The current proposed design is a 12-sided coin similar in shape to the pre-decimalisation threepence piece, more commonly known as the "threepenny bit".
The winning design should display an image which symbolises Britain or "Britishness", the Treasury said.
Mr Osborne said: "Think about your favourite landmark, or a great British achievement or a symbol from our Islands' story. The winning design will be in millions of people's pockets and purses. It'll be heads you win; tails, it's your design."
The winner will also receive a fee of £10,000 in exchange for the right to use their design, and be invited to visit the Royal Mint in south Wales.
Entries will only be accepted on an official submission form, and all designs must be submitted by Thursday 30 October.
Alongside the competition the Treasury is holding a public consultation on the design and specification of the new coin which closes on 21 November.
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A design competition to create an image which will be emblazoned onto the "tails" side of the new £1 coin has been launched.
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It is part of the investigation into alleged illegal ticket sales.
RTÉ and the Irish Times say the officials include OCI chief executive Stephen Martin - an Olympic gold medal winner - from Bangor, County Down.
The OCI has appointed a crisis management committee to lead its response to Brazil.
Mr Martin, a former hockey player, was previously a director of coaching at Ulster Hockey.
The two other executives are reported to be OCI Secretary General Dermot Henihan and Kevin Kilty, Ireland's Olympic chef de mission.
No arrests were made during the search on Sunday.
Brazilian police are also reported to be seeking the passports of Football Association of Ireland chief executive and OCI vice-president John Delaney; acting OCI president Willie O'Brien and OCI official Linda O'Reilly.
RTÉ says there is nothing to suggest impropriety on the part of any of those officials.
In a statement released overnight, the OCI said it was appointing a crisis management committee to lead the council's response to events in Brazil.
The three people in the committee are Sarah Keane, Swim Ireland, Prof Ciaran O'Cathain, Athletics Ireland, and Robert Norwood, Snowsports Association of Ireland.
The statement said an international accountancy firm would be asked to conduct an independent review of ticketing arrangements in Rio.
The firm will be selected this week and its work will begin immediately and its terms of reference will be published.
Its report will be presented to a judge who will chair the state inquiry into the OCI's handling of ticketing at the Rio Olympics, the statement said.
On Sunday, the OCI said its officials had agreed to go to a police station in Rio on Tuesday for questioning.
"The OCI had an allocation of unused official tickets in their offices which had been made available for athletes' families and friends. The police also took possession of these tickets," the OCI said.
Former Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) president Patrick Hickey was arrested in connection with the alleged illegal sales on Wednesday.
He is being held alongside THG director Kevin Mallon at Rio's Bangu 10 prison.
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Three senior Olympic Council of Ireland officials, including one from Northern Ireland, have had their passports, phones and laptops seized in Brazil.
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The alarm was raised at about 04:00 BST on Monday when someone living close to Salterstown Orange Hall, Ballyronan, saw the blaze.
The inside of the building was extensively damaged.
A lodge banner, collarettes and musical instruments were destroyed. The lodge's deputy master said he could not understand why the lodge was targeted.
"All through the Troubles, when they were really bad, we never had any problems," said John Bryson.
"It's out of the road, down here, you'd have to come down here looking for it.
"I don't know what's to be gained by doing the likes of this to be quite honest with you."
He said he came down to the hall in the early hours of the morning after neighbours reported the fire.
"At that stage, smoke was pouring out of the room and the windows and you could hear the crackling of the burning timbers.
"So, I reckoned at that stage it was pretty major.
"I haven't been into the hall myself but from the talk by the fire brigade and police, the damage is pretty bad.
"There were instruments, drums, banners, flutes, lots of things pertaining to the lodge. Who knows what shape they're in."
Fr Peter Donnelly, the parish priest of St Mary's Catholic Church in Ballinderry, said his congregation was very concerned about the attack.
"We express our sympathy with those who use the hall and I condemn it absolutely.
"I will be personally contacting the members of the Institution in Ballyronan in the coming days," he said.
A spokesman for the Orange Order said members of the lodge were "absolutely devastated".
"The hall has been a part of community life for over 100 years, serving as a meeting place for local groups, and its unavailability for a period will be keenly felt," he said.
"Despite this major setback, the lodge and the wider Orange fraternity will rally around and ensure our hall is once again fully restored."
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An Orange Hall in County Londonderry has been damaged in an arson attack.
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The 53-year-old has finally been appointed Bluebirds manager after leaving League One side Leyton Orient.
But who is Russell Slade? Here BBC Wales Sport has the lowdown on the new Cardiff City manager.
Wokingham-born but brought up in Nottingham, Slade is a former physical education teacher who played for Notts County reserves before a coaching career at the club which saw him progressing from assistant youth coach to assistant manager and briefly manager.
His spell in charge of County during the 1994-95 season followed the dismissal of Mick Walker and he stayed on as assistant manager when former Everton boss Howard Kendall was appointed in January 1995.
Slade was given the honour of leading out the County side, including Welsh defender Andy Legg, at Wembley for the 1995 Anglo-Italian Cup final which they won by beating Ascoli 2-1.
After managerial spells with non-league sides Armitage and Leicester United, Slade took caretaker charge of Sheffield United on two separate occasions before he was appointed Scarborough manager in 2001.
He guided the then Conference side to the FA Cup fourth round during the 2003-04 season, narrowly beaten 1-0 by Chelsea.
Grimsby Town appointed Slade manager in the summer of 2004, and during his time at the club the Mariners reached the League Two play-off final in 2006 only to lose 1-0 to Cheltenham Town at the Millennium Stadium.
After two years at Grimsby, Slade joined Yeovil Town but suffered more play-off heartache, losing in the League One final to Blackpool in 2007, although he was named League One manager of the year.
He departed Huish Park in February 2009 and became Brighton manager, saving the club from relegation from League One, although he was dismissed in November 2009 after only eight months in charge.
Slade was appointed Leyton Orient manager in April 2010 and in the final six matches of the League One season guided the club to safety. He was named League One manager of the year at the end of the 2013-14 season in which they lost on penalties to Rotherham United in the play-off final.
Former Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn described Slade as "an inspirational" manager and hailed his man-management skills.
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Russell Slade has replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Cardiff City.
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But, a water tower, the site of a World War Two anti-aircraft gun and the home of a shrunken head collector are three which have been added.
Historic England (HE), formerly English Heritage, compiles the annual UK-wide list and award funding for repairs.
Its figures show that 43% of Yorkshire sites have been removed from the register, up from a target of 25%.
Tammy Whitaker, of HE, said that was an "amazing achievement" for the county.
Across England, 604 sites were removed and 324 were added. Ms Whitaker said in Yorkshire 36 sites were removed and 19 added.
Sheffield's non-conformist chapel at the General Cemetery was classed as no longer at risk.
"The very things that make our region special are the things most at risk," she said. "If they're lost, then a sense of that region is lost too."
Bramham Biggin, an 18th-century manor house in Leeds, Wressle Castle in East Yorkshire which was once owned by Henry VIII, the 14th-century Ayton Castle near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, and Pontefract Castle in West Yorkshire have all been removed from Historic England's list.
The body awards and organises tens of thousands of pounds in grants.
Walkington anti-aircraft gun site, added to the register this year, was built in 1941 in a chain of East Coast defences to protect Hull and Yorkshire from air raids.
Places in West Yorkshire also off the at-risk list, include Blacker Hall in Wakefield, Dalton Mills in Keighley and Illingworth Gaol.
In East Yorkshire, Flamborough Castle with its prominent chalk ruins has been offered an HE grant.
In North Yorkshire, a management scheme is planned for the Howardian Hills while a six-year scheme to repair sites on the North York Moors National Park has just ended. Proposals to restore Whorlton Castle's gatehouse have collapsed.
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Rotherham's oldest secular building, a former pub, has been removed from a list of Yorkshire buildings "at risk".
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£5,000 of the fine, issued by the Football Disciplinary Commission (FDC), is suspended until 31 May, 2017.
Ledson, 18, joined from Premier League side Everton in November and has made 16 appearances for the U's.
"This was a result of human error and the situation has been dealt with," chief executive Jez George said.
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Cambridge United have been fined £7,000 for fielding on-loan midfielder Ryan Ledson in their League Two defeat by Crawley Town on 9 January.
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Reports at the weekend said the FTSE 250-listed company could face a bid approach from private equity firm KKR. Shares in Entertainment One rose 6.78% to 255p.
Entertainment One rejected a £1bn bid from UK broadcaster ITV last week.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 25.17 points to 6,941.19.
Shares in software group Sage rose despite news of a data breach. The company said it was "investigating unauthorised access to customer information using an internal login".
Reports said the data breach could have compromised personal information for employees at 280 UK businesses.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.38% against the dollar at $1.2871. It was also down 0.64% against the euro at €1.14920.
Currency traders will be eyeing a run of key data due out this week, when inflation, unemployment and retail sales figures for July - the first full month since the Brexit vote - will be released.
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(Close): Shares in Entertainment One - the owner of the Peppa Pig children's TV series - have jumped on speculation it could face another takeover bid.
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Companies bidding for government contracts worth more than £10m must show they have a "reasonable proportion" of apprentices.
"The greatest asset any employer has is their workforce," the Prime Minister said.
"And by investing in them, they are investing in the success and future of their business."
The government also reaffirmed plans for an apprenticeship levy, with large companies investing in a fund that is used to train workers.
The size of the levy has not yet been set, according to a spokesperson from 10 Downing Street.
"Skilled people are the lifeblood of a strong economy, but for too long UK businesses have invested too little in developing their employees' skills to meet the demands of a competitive, global market," said Skills Minister Nick Boles.
A government consultation is seeking views on paying the levy, which is expected to be in place by April, 2017.
The plan for a levy raised questions from EEF, the manufacturers' organisation.
"With little detail of the level of the levy, who will be required to pay it and how much government will give back in return, manufacturers have a right to remain sceptical that the levy will create the three million additional quality apprenticeships that we all wish to see," Terry Scuoler, chief executive at EEF, said.
He added that a number of large manufacturers "will be surprised by the suggestion from government that it is they who are currently failing to invest in apprenticeships".
The government said levy systems already operated in more than 50 countries.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) welcomed the announcement of the apprentice plan.
"Apprenticeship schemes can play a part in meeting important ambitions to boost skills and drive-up productivity," said John Longworth, the business group's director general.
But he added that plans to encourage apprenticeships should focus on small businesses, not just larger corporations.
"Government policy is currently too focused on major employers, but equal effort ought to be put on encouraging and supporting smaller businesses to offer apprenticeships," Mr Longworth said.
The plan is part of the government's commitment to create three million apprenticeships by 2020.
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David Cameron has shared plans to increase the number of apprenticeship programmes that big businesses offer.
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Some 67 parties and 191 independent candidates contribute to a total of 3,307 people standing for Parliament this year - a decrease of 664 from 2015.
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All the candidates standing in the general election on 8 June are now listed on the BBC News website.
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A report into the proposal was discussed by its safeguarding, communities and wellbeing scrutiny committee on Thursday.
Officers said there has been a "decline" in demand for places and the move could save £188,000.
A consultation into the plans runs until next Wednesday.
The authority has two older people's day care centres - Plas yn Rhos in Rhosllanerchrugog and Caia Park - and three day services which were suspended earlier this year due to a "lack of take up".
A further report into the plan will be presented to the council's executive board, after the consultation closes, on 13 December.
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Day care services for elderly people in Wrexham could be provided by third parties and not the council, under new plans being considered.
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Gary Stacey, 49, died from brain injuries after being hit in a street in Newport in February 2016.
Ryan Cooper, 21, has gone on trial at Winchester Crown Court charged with manslaughter. He denies the charge.
Prosecutors said there was "no dispute" that Mr Cooper had thrown the punch, which he insisted was in self defence.
The opening day of the trial was told Mr Cooper of Alma Road, in Southampton had recently split up from his girlfriend when he was on a night out with friends on the island on Valentine's Day 2016.
The prosecution's opening statement told of how he had posted on Facebook about taking "the biggest line of cocaine" as well as "half a litre of vodka".
During the evening Mr Cooper was thrown out of Yates bar for being too drunk.
Shortly before 04:00 GMT in St James Street, Mr Cooper and his friends were approached by Mr Stacey with whom they had had some contact with earlier in the evening
The jury was shown CCTV footage of the moment Mr Cooper threw two punches. The first missed Mr Stacey and the second did not.
Mr Stacey died later from "overwhelming" head injuries in hospital.
The court heard Mr Cooper later told friends that Mr Stacey had threatened him and was swearing and shouting.
Jurors were told, that in police interviews, Mr Cooper said he had hit Mr Stacey in self defence.
"He looked like he was going to hit me... so I just jabbed him to get him away," he said.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
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A law student killed a father-of-10 with one punch while on a night out on the Isle of Wight, a court has heard.
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Brown, 75, led Scotland to Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup as manager and believes Wales can shine in France.
Next summer's finals will be Wales' first appearance at a major tournament since 1958.
"When you see the Welsh team play, they're excellent. I think they've got a very good chance," said Brown.
"They won't surprise me, but they could surprise a few folk."
Wales will not face the Republic of Ireland, who reached the finals as ex-Wrexham striker Jon Walters scored both their goals in the victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday night.
The Republic are set to join Wales and Northern Ireland in pot four for the Championship draw.
Assistant manager Osian Roberts says Brown's insights and advice have been valuable.
"Craig Brown has been a great help to us and Chris [Wales boss Coleman] knows him very well," Roberts said.
"I was out with him at a conference in Russia last week. We had a couple of hours going through all the details, which I've brought back and shared.
"There's people with a wealth of experience we can tap into, so we're doing that.
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"It gives us a great insight into how to go about it because it's a learning curve for us."
The draw for the Euro 2016 pools is scheduled to take place in Paris on 12 December, with Wales among the lowest seeds.
Coleman's men hope to finalise their training base for next summer's finals in France before the end of 2015.
Euro 2016 matches will be played in Paris, Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Saint-Denis and Toulouse.
An under-strength Wales side lost their first pre-Euro 2016 friendly to the Netherlands 3-2 in Cardiff on Friday.
Wales' next friendly window will be in March and the ramifications of the draw will be considered before a list of suitable opponents is drawn up.
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Wales have sought the advice of former Scotland manager Craig Brown to help their preparations for the Euro 2016 Championship in France.
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The 34-year-old was due to make his return on Friday after suffering a knee injury in January while running a bath for his twin daughters.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion from Switzerland needed arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
His place in the draw is taken by lucky loser Horacio Zeballos of Argentina.
Federer's last match was his Australian Open semi-final defeat to world number one Novak Djokovic.
The Swiss revealed on Thursday that he had spent 12 days on crutches following his first experience of surgery, and had only begun full training "probably a week ago, nine days ago".
"If I feel something, I won't play. It's very simple," he said, but 24 hours later it was a virus rather than the knee that forced him to withdraw.
His original comeback plan had focused on the clay-court season in Europe next month, and that now appears to be the likely schedule.
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Roger Federer has pulled out of his comeback match against Juan Martin Del Potro at the Miami Open with a stomach bug.
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