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Footitt (4-61), who has been named in Ashes squads but has not played, reached 60 Championship wickets for 2015 and helped bowl out Kent for just 159, a first-innings lead of 94.
He was aided by Ben Cotton (2-45) and Tony Palladino (2-21) as Rob Key (29) top-scored for Kent.
Billy Godleman's unbeaten 42 helped his side close on 73-1, a lead of 167.
The current situation appeared unlikely at the close on day one, when the hosts slipped from 178-2 to 253 all out.
But, even without Shiv Thakor, who was suffering from a concussion picked up while batting, Derbyshire look set for their fourth Division Two victory of the season.
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A four-wicket haul from England bowling hopeful Mark Footitt gave Derbyshire control against Kent on day two.
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A typical consumer bill currently includes £17.25 a year for renewables support.
The report by the Department of Enterprise says this could increase to more than £50 a year by 2020.
That is because of a UK-wide change in the subsidy system.
Until now, it has disproportionately benefited Northern Ireland.
The report also warns that the Stormont Executive's target of having 40% of electricity generation from renewables by 2020 could be "unachievable."
That is also related to the major change in how renewable energy projects, like wind and solar energy, are subsidised.
Around 20% of electricity in Northern Ireland is now generated from renewable sources.
Under the current system all renewable energy projects are guaranteed a subsidy.
That system is ending in 2017, to be replaced by one in which there is UK-wide competition for subsidy payments.
Renewable development will take place within the UK wherever it is most economic.
There will therefore be no guarantees about how much subsidy will be allocated to Northern Ireland generators.
The report states: "This also means that there is no basis for the Executive to set a NI renewable target. Instead it would contribute to the UK target.
"Despite the commitment to the 40% target by 2020, there is no EU driver for this."
The change in the subsidy scheme means that even if the 40% target is abandoned consumers will still have to pay more.
The report says that the maximum net benefit to the Northern Ireland economy is achieved at 25% renewable generation.
It adds that "increasing deployment above 25% is still positive for the economy but the net benefit declines with increasing deployment".
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said the new subsidy scheme raises "difficult questions for Northern Ireland" in terms of cost to consumers and the ability to operate a devolved energy policy.
The consultation closes for responses on Friday, 8 May 2015.
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Electricity consumers in Northern Ireland could see a threefold rise in the amount they have to pay to subsidise renewable energy, an official report has warned.
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The city council has approved the plans for the former Jaguar Browns Lane site.
Opponents wanted the site used for manufacturing rather than goods "being shipped" from overseas.
The development covers an area equivalent to 18 football pitches. There will be places for 700 cars and 127 heavy goods vehicles.
The council received 106 letters of objection.
Paul Liggins, vice chairman of the local Allesley and Coundon Wedge Society, said there had been previous applications for engineering businesses, which had not been opposed by residents.
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"We are concerned about about an environmental impact of course and do not agree with the council that the development will enhance the area," he said.
"But we really want the site used for manufacturing here - stuff being made at the site - not for goods being shipped in from China or India or wherever."
Jim O'Boyle, the councillor in charge of development in Coventry, said earlier this week the city could not afford to turn down more than a thousand jobs by rejecting the plans.
He said the investment by the "multi-national organisation" would amount to £120m and mean the "biggest influx of jobs into the city in one fell swoop in well over a decade".
A Goodman spokesman said it hoped the site, now called Lyons Park, would be in operation by next year.
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Online retailer Amazon has been given permission for a 24-hour distribution centre in Coventry, creating more than 1,600 jobs, the BBC understands.
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Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland urged all those with an interest in the death of Sheku Bayoh not to engage in "speculation and a running commentary".
Mr Bayoh, originally from Sierra Leone, died after being arrested and restrained in Kirkcaldy on 3 May.
The Police Investigations Review Commissioner (Pirc) is investigating.
Mr Mulholland called for Pirc and the Crown Office to be allowed to "get on with their job" amid intense media interest in the case.
The intervention followed a public row between Aamer Anwar, the lawyer representing Mr Bayoh's family, and former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Mr Mulholland QC said both Pirc and the Crown were "well aware of all the evidence, the lines of inquiry and the issues surrounding this case".
He said: "The Crown and Pirc are not influenced by comments made in the media and that is how it should be.
"However, speculation and a running commentary on the investigation can be upsetting to the family of Sheku Bayoh as well as the families of the officers involved.
"A decision will be taken at the end of this extremely complex investigation as to whether or not criminal proceedings should be raised.
"An inquiry will also be held at which all the relevant evidence will be heard, open to the public and the media, and it is right that it is this forum where the evidence will be rigorously tested and judicially assessed.
"Pirc, and the Crown, should be allowed to get on with their job."
Earlier this week, Mr MacAskill accused campaigners and commentators of declaring an "open season of hunting Police Scotland" and creating a "poisonous atmosphere" in which individual officers had been targeted.
His comments were welcomed by Prof Peter Watson, the lawyer for the police officers involved in the case.
Mr Anwar responded by accusing Mr MacAskill and Mr Watson of "yet another attempt to divert attention from why Sheku Bayoh died".
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Scotland's top prosecutor has appealed for calm from all sides as the investigation into the death of a Fife man in custody continues.
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The west sea wall in Sheringham was built in about 1895 but had become exposed to damage because the beach had eroded and sea levels have risen.
The surge caused 70m of wall to fail, North Norfolk District Council said.
A report for the council said the sea defence repair work will "hold the front line" for the foreseeable future.
The scheme has been recommended for cabinet approval with the proviso that the Environment Agency funding goes ahead.
The North Norfolk coast experienced widespread flooding as the tidal surge came over sea walls.
The Cromer Pier and its Pavilion Theatre were also damaged with the district council picking up the bills for repairs.
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A council in North Norfolk is set to spend £804,000 to repair coastal defences damaged in a North Sea tidal surge in December last year.
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The figures also showed the US added 173,000 jobs in August. The figure was below expectations, but the totals for June and July were revised up.
The Dow Jones fell 272.38 points, or 1.66%, to 16,102.38, while the S&P 500 dropped 29.91 points to 1,921.22.
The Nasdaq was down 49.58 points at 4,683.92.
The latest jobs report is the last before the US Federal Reserve meets later this month to decide whether to increase interest rates.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at research firm Markit, said the latest figures gave "frustratingly little new insight into whether the Fed will start to hike rates".
"A bumper payrolls number would have sealed the case for higher interest rates in many people minds, while a low number would have dealt a blow to any chances of tightening of policy at the next meeting. Instead, we had something in the middle," he said.
"Dig deeper and the labour market report should in fact add to rate rise odds, but recent financial market volatility and growth jitters in China mean it would be seen by many to be a risky move to start hiking rates any time soon."
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(Close): Stocks on Wall Street closed lower after the US unemployment rate fell to 5.1% last month, the lowest since April 2008.
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On Wednesday, Joshua, who has a terminal brain tumour, was named on Dale's bench for their Checkatrade Trophy tie at Hartlepool.
He was unable to make the match at Northern Gas and Power Stadium because of his illness.
However, the League One side printed a shirt with his name and number on and presented it to him the next day.
Rochdale boss Keith Hill said Joshua's story had 'touched the hearts' of everyone at the club after the team first met him in February.
"The accolade follows on from the traditional monthly manager and player of the month divisional award winners announced," said a statement.
"And will see a special trophy produced and sent to the club for them to pass on to their youngest-ever signing."
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Five-year-old terminally ill Rochdale fan Joshua McCormack has been named the EFL's honorary player of the month.
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Friends said Trudy Moorhouse, from Badingham, had been at the Co-op in Laxfield for eight years without any complaints about her appearance.
Yolanda Howard said after a shop refit Mrs Moorhouse was asked to "dress more appropriately".
The Co-op said it had a "clear dress code". Mrs Moorhouse would not comment.
Hundreds of people have signed a "Let her be the person she is" petition launched by Mrs Howard, who is also a customer at the Co-op store.
She is calling on the supermarket giant to reverse its decision.
The employers of Trudy Moorhouse, the pink-haired woman who was told to wear a wig and cover her piercings while at work, say they have reached an "amicable agreement".
A Spokesman for The Co-operative Food said: "There is a clear policy in place regarding dress code and how colleagues present themselves in our food stores. An amicable arrangement has been put in place at the store with Trudy."
A petition has been set up calling for the store in Laxfield to change its policy.
She said: "Trudy is being made to change who she is after eight years of working for the Co-op.
"The shop was recently refurbished and afterwards they just wanted Trudy to be more 'normal'."
Mrs Moorhouse chose to wear a black wig as she "did not want to get rid of her pink hair", Mrs Howard said.
She is also wearing long sleeves to cover her tattoos and has put sticky plasters on her face to cover her piercings.
Customers considered Mrs Moorhouse "one of the most caring, helpful, gentle and kind people you could meet," she added.
A spokesman for The Co-operative Food Group, said: "There is a clear policy in place regarding dress code and how colleagues present themselves in our food stores.
"An amicable arrangement has been put in place at the store with Trudy."
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A woman has had to cover her tattoos and wear a wig over her pink hair to appear "more normal" while working at a Suffolk shop.
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The 32-year-old Wallaby will join the Irish province once the Super Rugby season concludes.
Fardy has won 39 Australia caps and has also played 83 times for the Brumbies since his debut in 2012, scoring nine tries.
"Scott is a player of considerable talent and experience and we are looking forward to welcoming him to Leinster," said head coach Leo Cullen.
"In order to compete consistently on two fronts, in the Pro12 and the Champions Cup, we need to have competition across the team.
"While Scott has played a lot of rugby in the back row, we have signed Scott as a second row and believe he will complement the second-row options that we already have here in Leinster."
Fardy sees it as a chance to experience something different in the latter stages of his career. "I am delighted to be joining Leinster Rugby, a club with a rich heritage and a proud tradition," he says.
"I am very grateful to the Brumbies and the Australian fans for all the support over the years and I am committed to seeing out the Super Rugby season in a positive manner."
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Leinster have signed Australian forward Scott Fardy from Brumbies.
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Robert Gordon, 47, from Kilmarnock, was critically injured at Stanwix Park Holiday Centre in Silloth, Cumbria, on 12 March.
The men, aged 24 and 47 and both from Silloth, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
Cumbria Police said the death has been passed to the coroner.
The fight, that happened between 01:45 and 02:45 GMT, started in a bar and involved a number of people, police said.
Mr Gordon was taken to Cumberland Infirmary but pronounced dead on 13 March.
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Two men have been released with no further action after a man died in hospital following a fight at a holiday park.
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Third Energy submitted an application to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale in May.
North Yorkshire County Council told the company earlier this month it needed more time to respond to the plans.
It has set a provisional decision date of 9 February. The delay contravenes the government's push to deal with fracking applications in 16 weeks.
Third Energy said it was disappointed by the news.
A decision was expected on 18 November after the initial consultation on the application at the KM8 well site ended in October.
However, the authority requested further information from the company, prompting a new consultation which was due to end on 25 November.
A letter sent to Third Energy this week said it needed further time to speak to the Environment Agency and Highways Authority about the plans.
It said: "Every endeavour continues to be made to process the application with due diligence and timeliness."
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A decision on whether to allow fracking at a site in North Yorkshire has been delayed by a further three months.
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Lyle Zimmerman, who moved from the US in 2001, was attacked by Muhiddin Mire at Leytonstone station on 5 December.
The medical researcher said he felt "spectacularly lucky" as a doctor was passing-by and thanked a man and woman who kept Mire away.
Mire, 30, was found guilty of attempted murder at the Old Bailey this month.
Mr Zimmerman, 57, was on his way to play with a band when he was attacked.
"I remember being struck a few times... being kicked, covering my head up with my arms and then the picture goes blank so I assume he must have kicked me hard enough to knock me out.
"I don't have any recollection of the knife or having my throat cut, the next thing I do remember is about five minutes later being on the stairs back up to the platform being attended to by an off-duty GP who was miraculously passing," he said.
He felt "spectacularly lucky - the knife apparently broke on my neck; there was a doctor wandering by".
As the doctor attended to him, a man and a woman confronted Mire.
"These guys are extraordinarily brave - both the man and the woman who verbally engaged and got him to move away from me and the doctor."
Mr Zimmerman said he was determined that the attack would have a "trivial" effect on him after a doctor in the hospital where he was treated said he had "life-changing injuries".
"I remember cheerily waving my hand from the hospital bed and saying: 'No I don't, I'm determined not to let this change my life'."
Mr Zimmerman said he had decided to speak out in the wake of the latest mass shooting in the US, when a lone gunman killed 49 people in Orlando.
He said Mire would have claimed many victims if gun control in the UK had not been so strict.
"I feel more free from the threat of lethal violence, even though somebody apparently tried to remove my head," he added.
Mire will be sentenced on 27 July.
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The man whose neck was slashed by an Islamic extremist at an east London Tube station has said he is "determined not to let this change my life".
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After a positive start, Barrow took the lead through Byron Harrison, who fired past Bromley goalkeeper Alan Julian after 12 minutes.
The hosts who nearly grabbed a second after the restart, with Richie Bennett failing to hit the target from inside the area.
But they were eventually rewarded with five minutes to go as Turgott struck with the hosts' stopper Joel Dixon unable to deny him.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barrow 1, Bromley 1.
Second Half ends, Barrow 1, Bromley 1.
Goal! Barrow 1, Bromley 1. Blair Turgott (Bromley).
Substitution, Bromley. Blair Turgott replaces Reece Prestedge.
Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Euan Murray (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Lindon Meikle.
Substitution, Bromley. Alfie Pavey replaces Adam Cunnington.
Moussa Diarra (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Barrow 1, Bromley 0.
First Half ends, Barrow 1, Bromley 0.
Danny Livesey (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Dave Martin replaces Louis Dennis.
Goal! Barrow 1, Bromley 0. Byron Harrison (Barrow).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Blair Turgott's late strike was enough for Bromley to secure a draw at Barrow.
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Merthyr RFC players showed signs of injury after their Welsh Cup semi-final defeat to RGC 1404 at Pontypridd RFC's 3G pitch at Sardis Road on Saturday.
The WRU, the pitch contractors, Rhondda Cynon Taf council and Pontypridd RFC officials have now inspected the pitch.
"Further testing will be conducted" and the WRU will inspect again next week.
"We know that 3G pitches are an established, proven and successful playing surface widely utilised by rugby union," said the WRU statement.
"We are therefore hopeful that a solution can be found to the well-publicised recent issue at the venue."
Merthyr's club doctor has called on the game's governing body to conduct more research on artificial pitches.
A spokesman for Pontypridd RFC said the club had no comment to make.
Before Pontypridd's £500,000 3G pitch was first used last September, the club's website described it as a "synthetic carpet" with "sand and rubber crumb" in it.
Merthyr, who host Pontypridd in the Welsh Premiership this Saturday, also play on an artificial pitch at their The Wern ground.
Sardis Road is due to hold an international under-18s tournament next month and the WRU and World Rugby have reiterated the importance of player welfare.
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An artificial pitch is at the centre of a Welsh Rugby Union investigation after seven players said they suffered friction burns in a game.
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The 14-mile (23km) route will run from Bradford city centre to Seacroft, in east Leeds.
The CityConnect project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, has been funded by an £18m cash award from the Department for Transport and £11m of local funding.
The scheme also includes resurfacing parts of the Leeds Liverpool canal.
Coordinators say they hope the cycle way will encourage more people to make short journeys by bike and improve access to employment, skills and education.
The project is jointly managed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council and Bradford Council.
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Work on a £29m cycle superhighway linking Bradford and Leeds has officially begun.
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Police Scotland said Operation Maple had also led to more than 700 arrests.
Operation Maple first began in 2010.
Ch Supt Adrian Watson, divisional commander for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, said the operation would continue.
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Drugs with an estimated street value of more than £2m have now been seized under a long-running campaign in Aberdeen, police have revealed.
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said the Care Quality Commission (CQC) expected improvement by 10 March.
Among possible options open to the CQC is to recommend appointing a trust special administrator to take over running the trust's three hospitals.
The trust, which has been in special measures since 2015, said it apologised for "any failings in the past".
The trust runs Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre and Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
A spokesperson said the section 29A warning letter from the CQC was received on Friday.
In a message to staff released to the media, bosses said concerns raised related to all three main hospital sites and concerns focused around patient safety, compliance and governance.
Possible action in the future could include a trust special administrator being brought in and the trust being prosecuted, BBC Midlands Today health correspondent Michele Paduano said.
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Alexandra Hospital's in-patient paediatric ward was shut in 2016, which campaigners claimed was effectively a downgrade of accident and emergency, and neo-natal services were taken away in 2015.
The trust was placed in special measures in December 2015 by the CQC, which raised safety concerns over A&E, paediatrics, maternity and gynaecology departments.
In the message to staff, the trust said it fully accepted the CQC concerns.
It said: "As staff we must all be held accountable for our actions."
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A hospital trust has been told to make significant improvements having been issued a warning notice.
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The Munich-based company said that net profits fell to 1.75bn euros ($1.92bn; £1.23bn) in the April-to-June quarter, down from 1.77bn euros a year earlier.
Sales in China, the world's biggest car market, fell after a decade of growth.
"If conditions on the Chinese market become more challenging, we cannot rule out a possible effect on the BMW Group's outlook," the carmaker said.
BMW said that sales in China had fallen in May and June.
The company also said there had been a shift in sales towards lower-margin compact vehicles.
BMW is refreshing its model range and has already unveiled a new 7 Series which will go on sale this autumn.
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A drop in sales in China and investment in new vehicles has hit German luxury car maker BMW's second-quarter profits.
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The man had hoped to purchase some limited-edition trainers - so asked two men to buy them on his behalf.
Greater Manchester Police said he was "briefly distracted" after handing over £260, and the pair left the shop.
"To make things worse", they said, "the victim was apparently a day early", and the Adidas shoes were not yet on sale.
Police said the theft of the 34-year-old's money took place in Market Street, Manchester.
The force tweeted: "Regardless of victim's actions, we're doing CCTV work to track down the thief."
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A shopper who tried to bypass a stores's one per customer policy gave his money to two "kind strangers" who fled with the cash, police have said.
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The tree in Paddock Wood was due to be taken down at the start of January but the dove can't be disturbed.
In the UK, all wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected by law.
The council discovered the dove when they started to remove Christmas decorations from the tree.
A spokesperson said: "Paddock Wood Town Council is happy to leave the tree in place for as long as is necessary and would ask that she is left in peace so she can raise her chicks undisturbed."
The tree will stay in place for around another month after all the dove chicks are able to fly.
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A Christmas tree in a town in Kent can't be taken down because a pregnant dove has nested in it.
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Englishman Rose, 35, hit a three-under round of 69 to end the day in the chasing pack tied at eight under along with Scotland's Martin Laird, 32.
American Steele, 32, hit a 70 to remain top of the leaderboard on 11 under.
"I'm very happy to keep the momentum up and post a decent score, really not playing great golf," Rose told PGA.com.
"I played pretty scrappily, some ugly shots out there, some long par-save putts, so for me it was a really good 69."
Rory McIlroy toiled for 71 to stand five under, Northern Ireland's world number three positioned 19th.
Steele, who was the overnight leader after a breathtaking first-round 63, has a two-shot lead over compatriot Will Wilcox (67) and Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas (71).
Canada's Graham DeLaet and America's Harold Varner III are also tied for second on nine under.
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Justin Rose put himself in contention at the Frys.com Open as he finished the second round three shots behind leader Brendan Steele in California.
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The Hornets also announced the signing of Venezuelan forward Adalberto Penaranda, 18, from Udinese, who will remain on loan at Granada.
Both Doucoure, 23, and Penaranda have signed four-and-a-half-year deals.
The signings continue the link between Udinese, Granada and Watford, who are owned by the Italian Pozzo family.
France Under-21 international Doucoure has played 80 times for French Ligue 1 side Rennes.
Watford have also signed goalkeeper Costil Pantilimon, midfielder Mario Suarez and forward Nordin Amrabat during the transfer window.
The Hertfordshire side are currently 10th in the Premier League, five points off a Europa League place.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Watford have signed Rennes midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure for an undisclosed fee and immediately sent him to La Liga side Granada on loan.
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After jumping 2.5% on Thursday, the FTSE 100 index closed up 83.2 points, or 1.4%, at 6,096.01.
Mining shares bolstered the index as commodity prices rallied. Anglo American rose 7% and Glencore was 7.5% higher.
But shares in Royal Bank of Scotland dropped 7% to 226p after the bank reported yet another annual loss.
RBS reported a loss of £1.98bn for 2015, partly as a result of putting aside £3.6bn for litigation costs.
Stripping out one-off costs, RBS recorded a £4.4bn underlying profit, although this was down from £6bn a year earlier.
Sports Direct shares also fell, down 0.5%, after the retailer said its borrowing costs were set to increase.
The company said it would stop using a loan facility supplied by founder Mike Ashley, which charges lower rates.
Shares in British Airways owner IAG fell 3% despite the airline group reporting a big increase in annual profits.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.65% against the dollar to $1.3871, but rose slightly against the euro to €1.2685.
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(Close): The London market continued to rally, but shares in RBS sank 8% after it reported another annual loss.
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The Shanghai Composite was down 0.4% at 3,321.87 after opening more than 3% lower, while the Hang Seng also changed direction to head up 0.1% to 21,342.09.
Trading in Shanghai was suspended early on Monday after it triggered a new circuit breaker mechanism.
But regulators said on Tuesday it may restrict stock sales to stem falls.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said that it would consider restricting the proportion of shares that major shareholders could sell during a given period of time.
Analysts said investors were waiting to see if Beijing could stem the latest selling in Chinese stocks and whether more measures would be introduced.
But Bernard Aw, market strategist at trading firm IG said Beijing was arguably more concerned about economic growth than the stock market.
"Furthermore, it could look really bad if they have to throw in more measures when they are in the process of withdrawing the rescue measures," he said in a note.
The circuit breaker rule that suspended trading nationwide for the first time on Monday was created after sharp falls last summer and was meant to curb market volatility in China.
Monday's 7% fall spooked global markets.
Overnight, US benchmark indexes lost up to 2% as concerns grew that the dive in the Chinese stocks was the start of another volatile period after last summer's dramatic market rout.
The addition of escalating tensions in the Middle East on oil prices also dented investors' confidence.
Oil prices were flat after rising as much as 4% on the brewing dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
South Korean shares also headed higher after a senior finance ministry official said that the government would take action to stabilise the market if needed, following Monday's steep plunge.
The Kospi was up 0.7% to 1,932.69 points.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index also recovered losses to head up 0.2% to 18,494.76, but Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 1% to 5,220.60.
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Mainland Chinese shares recovered early losses amid volatile swings, following Monday's suspension of trading, which led to a global equities sell-off.
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An app which helps people share pictures of litter and report it to their local council may not seem a threat.
But to one of the world's largest corporations it was, with the US internet giant's lawyers saying the name was "unacceptable".
Trademark infringement cases are not new, so how have they been won or lost in the past?
Back when the iPhone and Macbook were a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye, there was a bigger Apple.
Set up by The Beatles in 1968 to release their songs and manage their creative affairs, Apple Corps was the first.
The dispute dates back to 1980, when the George Harrison noticed an advert for a fledgling computer company in a magazine.
The sides reached a deal in 1981 allowing Apple to use the name as long as it stuck to computers, while The Beatles' company would continue in the entertainment field.
With the advent of iTunes and the iPod this changed and battle recommenced.
A deal was finally struck in 2007 with Jobs' Apple taking full control of the brand, licensing certain trademarks back to Apple Corps.
A popular sandwich bar in Birmingham faced the wrath of Hollywood with its choice of Hungry Hobbit as the name for its business.
The cafe chose the name in honour of the author who grew up in the Moseley area.
But in 2012 lawyers for the Saul Zaentz Company objected saying it was trademark infringement.
A campaign ensued with actor Stephen Fry voicing support for the eatery.
As of 2016 its name remains the same.
Before Little Mix became chart sensations they were plain old Rhythmix- a group of X Factor contestants pushed together in the hope of forming a successful girl band.
Unfortunately for them, and X Factor, the name Rhythmix was already being used by a Brighton charity.
Simon Cowell's show eventually caved in and a new name was sought.
The four girls were said to have come up with the name Little Mix themselves.
A comedy club chain may be responsible for forcing one of the biggest TV hits of the past 10 years to change its name.
The owner of The Glee Club, Mark Tughan, took 20th Century Fox to court in 2014 arguing its TV show Glee breached its trademark rights.
He won his case. What's more, he recently won an appeal.
However, 20th Century Fox said it is planning a fresh round of appeals.
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Instagram has ordered the owner of a British anti-litter app to change its name from Littergram, but how have other "David v Goliath" corporate name battles panned out and does the big guy always win?
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The jet overshot the runway at Blackbushe Airport in July 2015 and crashed into a car auction site.
The Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) said emergency warnings prior to landing may have "saturated the pilot's mental capacity".
The pilot and three passengers survived the crash but died in a severe fire.
Bin Laden's half-sister, Sana Mohammed Bin Laden, her mother, Raja Bashir Hashim, and his brother-in-law, Zuhair Hashim, were killed, along with pilot Mazen Al-Aqeel Da'jah Salem.
The AAIB report said the private Saudi-registered Phenom 300 jet, travelling from Milan, Italy, landed at high speed and touched down on 31 July 2015 with only 438m (1,437 ft) of runway remaining.
It collided with an earth bank before crashing into a British Car Auctions site, losing one of its wings and bursting into flames among parked cars.
Airport firefighters, who arrived on the scene within five minutes, were unable to control an "intense" blaze involving leaking fuel.
Eyewitnesses at the scene said there had been a "ball of flames" and "several explosions".
The AAIB said the three passengers appeared to have made an unsuccessful attempt to open the cabin door.
The report said the 57-year-old Jordanian pilot may have become "fixated on landing" because of "a very high workload situation" in the final minutes of the flight.
He made an emergency climb to avoid colliding with a microlight, and then came close to a second light aircraft.
The jet then began "a very high-speed descent", dropping at up to 3,000ft per minute.
The pilot ignored six "pull up" warnings from the aircraft's Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS), touching down at a speed of about 135 knots (155mph).
The AAIB said the 66 messages and alarms in the final three-and-a-half minutes of the flight may have created "audio overload" and "mental stressors".
"It is possible that in these circumstances the pilot... fixated on his initial strategy (landing) and lacked the mental capacity to recognise that the approach had become unstable," the report said.
Following the crash, the jet's operators have installed co-pilots on all Phenom 300 flights.
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A pilot may have been suffering from "mental overload" when he crash-landed, killing three members of Osama Bin Laden's family, an inquiry has found.
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In what they call a "worrying" trend, many of them expect house prices to continue rising over the next year.
Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said demand for flats and houses was currently outweighing supply.
A net balance of 21% of surveyors reported prices up in March.
In other words, those recording prices increases outnumbered those recording falls by nearly a quarter.
The surveyors were even more confident that prices will rise over the next year.
Simon Rubinsohn, Rics' chief economist, said activity in the housing market was falling back.
"Even more worrying are the tentative signs that price momentum could be set to pick up once again, as the supply of stock to the market continues to fall," he said.
"It is significant that price expectations nationally are accelerating both at the three and twelve-month time horizons, and at the latter, they are at their highest level since the spring of last year."
In its most recent report, the Halifax said that prices in the UK rose by 0.4% in March, after falling by 0.3% in February.
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House prices in most areas of the UK outside London and the North are still rising, according to a poll of property surveyors.
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Mike Veale also said they would have to be "more ruthless" about the types of crimes police officers attended.
People should expect to see PCSOs attend "less serious" crimes, he said.
Overall police spending in England is to be protected over the next five years but Wiltshire's Home Office grant shrank by about £200,000 for 2016-17.
The grant is the main source of police funding in England although more can be raised locally through the council tax precept.
Wiltshire is getting £37.5m next year - compared with £37.7m this year - and, once inflation is taken into account, the force says it faces a shortfall of up to £3.5m for 2016-17, depending on council tax rises.
"£3m does equate to police officers and police staff reductions. We can't get away from that," he said.
"We need to look at the police estate, how many police stations we have got - and we need to look at the mix of staff, how many police officers and PCSOs [we have].
"We need to be more ruthless and more clinical over the type of offences ... that we deal with."
Further spending cuts could be made through "better deployment" of officers, he said.
"Of course, if you are in danger, if your personal safety is at risk, we will send the right resources, who are highly trained and prepared to deal with those situations," he said.
For the government, Policing Minister Mike Penning said no police and crime commissioner would face a funding cut next year "if precept income is maximised" but said the settlement did not "let forces off the hook or allow them to slow the pace of change" of reform.
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The chief constable of Wiltshire Police has warned jobs will go and hinted more stations may shut as the force bids to make £3m savings in the next 18 months.
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Gary Hoy, who lived in Kincora, said the memories would always be there but he would like to see the building gone.
Survivor Clint Massey said demolishing the building would bring a kind of closure for victims like him.
Margaret McGuckian, of pressure group SAVIA, said they hoped to speak to the home's owners about the next step.
Three senior care staff at Kincora were jailed in 1981 for abusing 11 boys.
At least 29 boys were abused at the home between the late 1950s and the early 1980s.
One of the men who was later convicted, William McGrath, is believed to have been an MI5 agent.
Allegations remain that some members of the British intelligence services knew of the abuse and helped to cover it up.
Mr Massey said the building was "serving no purpose".
"While this is here, this building stands for one thing only - not happy memories at all. Once it's gone, it's a closure of sorts," he said.
Ms McGuickan said the victims "grieve every night" about the abuse they suffered in the home.
"What we're hoping [is] that we enter into consultations, and perhaps this building will be bought over, razed to the ground and maybe something could be set up in its place far away from here for the victims," she said.
There have been calls for the home to be included in a Westminster led inquiry into abuse at state run institutions.
The government declined to do so, saying child protection was a devolved matter and Kincora was covered by the work of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry led by retired judge Sir Anthony Hart.
Critics say that inquiry doesn't have the power to compel witnesses and won't get at the truth of alleged security service involvement. The government said it would ensure the sharing of information.
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Survivors of sex abuse at Kincora children's home in east Belfast have called for the building to be demolished.
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The Seagrove Centre, which is being run by North Edinburgh Dementia Care, is sited in the grounds of the former Eastern General Hospital.
It will provide core services to those with dementia and offer a possible alternative to hospital admission.
The facility will be able to offer day care services to more than a hundred patients with the condition across the area.
Edinburgh City Council has said it was committed to funding the centre for at least the next five years.
Councillor Norman Work, vice convener of the health, social care and housing committee, said: "It is fantastic to see this new centre spring to life and I would like to say congratulations to everyone who has had a part to play in the development of this new building.
"Not only will it provide great facilities and services for service users, it will also be a lifeline for their families too.
"We are looking forward to working with our partners in providing a high quality service."
New equipment for the centre has also been provided by Dunedin Canmore Housing Association.
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A new purpose-built dementia centre has opened its doors in the capital.
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Last week, NICEM boss Patrick Yu warned of racist attacks on ethnic minority pupils from Fane Street Primary if it merged with other schools in the area.
Almost two thirds of Fane Street PS pupils are from immigrant families.
NICEM has now admitted it was a "poor choice" to draw comparisons to loyalist attacks on Catholic pupils in 2001.
Fourteen years ago, the Holy Cross dispute in north Belfast made headlines around the world as loyalist residents staged protests against Catholic families walking their children to a school in the area.
Some of the protests outside Holy Cross Primary School became violent, and police in riot gear were deployed to protect the schoolgirls as they made their way to and from the school.
Mr Yu's previous comments, linking the 2001 dispute to the Fane Street Primary merger, provoked an angry response from local residents in south Belfast.
NICEM has formally objected to the Education Authority's plan to merge it with Blythefield Primary in Sandy Row and Donegall Road Primary in south Belfast.
Last week, Mr Yu said ethnic minority and Muslim families would be put at "high risk of racist attack and racial harassment" as they made their way to and from the proposed new school.
"We do not want to see another 'Holy Cross' number two to happen in that area," Mr Yu said at the time.
But after meeting community representatives from the Sandy Row, Donegall Road and Village areas on Tuesday, NICEM has issued a "sincere apology to the community for the statement that the merger had the potential of turning into a situation like Holy Cross".
"It was not, and has never been our aim to demonise or label any communities within Northern Ireland," the NICEM statement said.
"We acknowledge that using this comparison was a very poor choice."
South Belfast community worker and Alliance councillor for the area, Paula Bradshaw, welcomed Mr Yu's apology.
She said people in south Belfast recognised "there are issues" as the merger of three schools was "never going to be easy".
However, she said Monday's meeting with NICEM addressed how they could "move forward positively".
NICEM's statement said its complaints about how the education authorities had handled the merger process have not yet been resolved.
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The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) has apologised for comparing school merger plan with the Holy Cross sectarian dispute of 2001.
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18-year-old Gerry McDonagh has also departed to return to parent club Nottingham Forest after his loan ended.
Harrad, 32, made 18 appearances this term and scored two goals while McDonagh scored five in 21 appearances.
"We wish both players well in their future careers and thank them for their respective contributions over the past five months," a club statement said.
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Wrexham striker Shaun Harrad has left the Welsh club following the end of his short-term contract.
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A government body dismissed reports that the present leadership was breaking with the past as "ridiculous".
Some commentators have speculated that the recent removal of North Korea's top general pointed to a possible power struggle over economic reform.
Kim Jong-un succeeded his late father, Kim Jong-il, in December.
Mr Kim, believed to be in his late 20s, has since adopted a warm public persona, being photographed at fun fairs and pop concerts with his young wife.
That - together with the recent removal of army chief General Ri Yong-ho - has fuelled hopes in the South that he could be planning to open up North Korea's closed state-run economy.
However, a spokesman for North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, which deals with cross-border affairs, dismissed the speculation in an interview with state-run KCNA news agency on Sunday.
He said that Kim Jong-un would pursue the "military first" policy brought in by his father and would build a "civilised and comfortable life for the people under socialism".
"The puppet group (South Korea)... tried to give (the) impression that the present leadership of the DPRK (North Korea) broke with the past. This is the height of ignorance," the spokesman said.
"To expect policy change and reform and opening from the DPRK is nothing but a foolish and silly dream, just like wanting the sun to rise in the west."
He accused Seoul of trying to impose capitalism on Pyongyang by "trumpeting reform and opening", adding: "There cannot be any slightest change in all policies."
BBC Asia analyst Charles Scanlon says the statement probably shouldn't be taken at face value.
Any reference to reform has always been anathema for North Korean officials, he says, and it is a word they associate with victory for their capitalist enemies in the South.
There is also substantial external pressure for change, not least from China, which appears close to Kim Jong-un and his inner circle and which has pressed for reform in North Korea for more than a decade, our correspondent adds.
Mr Kim and those around him are being keenly watched for the direction in which they will take the communist state.
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North Korea has strongly denied reports from South Korea that it is planning policy changes that will lead to the reform and opening of the country.
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It's thought to have been the length of three London buses, half the width of a football pitch and as heavy as a space shuttle!
Fossilised bones of six of the young adult dinosaurs were found in a Patagonian quarry, in Argentina, in 2013.
Could there be even bigger, adult bones left to discover?
Scientists think that after the young adult dinosaurs died, their bones were preserved in mud.
Known as the Patagotitan mayorum, they're part of the Titanosaur species of dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago.
They were huge plant-eaters that stood on four legs.
One of the authors of the study, Diego Pol, said: "I don't think they were scary at all. They were probably massive slow-moving animals."
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A study of dinosaur bones suggests that the Patagotitan mayorum was the largest creature to ever live on Earth.
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The 20-year-old had fallen at Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, on Tuesday.
David McCrum and Richard Lamont raised the alarm after finding a handbag the next day.
"She was in a hole which, I imagine, saved her life as that kept her from going into hypothermia," said Mr McCrum.
The Queen's University student told the joggers she had been there since about 15:00 GMT on Tuesday.
"She said a gust of wind took her," Mr McCrum said.
"The cold air was passing over the top, she was a very lucky girl."
Mr McCrum said he and his friend found a handbag during an early morning jog and, after returning to the scene, discovered a coat and a hat, which made them increasingly concerned.
"I looked down to see roughly where she fell and I heard a voice saying 'hello'," he added.
"I came across her and couldn't believe it.
"I was amazed, it was unbelievable."
Mr McCrum said he talked to the woman about her family to keep her mind focused.
"I had a connection there, whenever I was looking at her face and into her eyes - looking at someone that was gripping to life," he said.
"It was touching, all sorts of emotions were going through my head."
The woman was taken from the mountain by helicopter on Wednesday and is now in a stable condition in hospital.
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Two joggers who helped rescue a German student who lay for 25 hours at the bottom of a cliff have said she is lucky to be alive.
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Emergency services were called to the incident in Llanberis, Gwynedd, close to the Snowdon Valley Mountain railway line, at 08:30 BST on Sunday.
North Wales Police said a "multi-agency response" is under way. Police, Llanberis Mountain Rescue, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the ambulance service are all at the scene.
The incident is currently ongoing.
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Two people have died following an incident in a north Wales village, BBC Wales understands.
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The Save Our Falmouth Group organised the event in response to the latest planning applications for large scale student accommodation.
Protestors say the demand on housing is already high and any more students will have a detrimental effect on the town.
A Falmouth University spokesperson said there are two public consultation events taking place this month.
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A demonstration has been held over the rise in the number of students at Falmouth University in Cornwall.
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Her mother said Eliana, from north London, had been transformed by the operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Surgeons said the growth had reached the size of a small football.
The tumour was benign, but it would have been deadly had it continued to grow.
In the summer of 2009, Eliana was not growing properly. Her feet had not grown for a couple of years, she was not eating properly and was tired all the time.
Her father, Paul, thought her stomach felt quite hard. Her doctor agreed and Eliana was sent to hospital for testing.
The results showed she had a massive benign tumour growing in her abdomen.
As it was so large, doctors first tried to shrink it with chemotherapy. However, after a year and a half of therapy the tumour was still growing.
In July 2011, the decision was made to remove the tumour.
Eliana's mother, Tara, said the tumour was "absolutely enormous" and "took up 50% of her abdomen".
She told the BBC: "If she didn't have the tumour removed it would end up just growing and growing and growing and it would kill her just by its size.
"We didn't really have much option - it was a lifesaving operation."
Surgeon Edward Kiely said: "This type of tumour in this location is very rare - fewer than one per year at Great Ormond Street Hospital."
Success was not guaranteed; there was a one in 10 chance of not being able to remove the tumour.
The operation took nine hours. Several pieces of tumour were removed - the largest weighed in at more than 3kg.
Tara said: "By September when Eliana went back to school she was like a new child. She's grown, she's put on loads of weight, she's got loads of energy, she does boxing, netball, she goes swimming."
Eliana still needs scans every three months to see if the tumour returns.
Eliana's story is featured in the BBC2 documentary series Great Ormond Street on Tuesday, May 15 at 2100 BST.
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A 10-year-old girl, Eliana Mann, is like a "new child" after having a massive tumour that weighed more than 3kg removed.
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Kristian Vikernes was arrested after his wife bought four rifles.
Officials say questioning of the suspect did not bring to light any evidence of a terrorist plot.
Vikernes had in the past received a copy of a manifesto from right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011.
Officials say Vikernes will have to answer charges of incitement to racial hatred over the content of some of his writings on the internet, but no charges relating to terrorism have been filed.
Kristian "Varg" Vikernes was arrested along with his French wife on Tuesday in Correze, a region in central France.
She was released from custody on Wednesday evening.
Officials say she had a legal firearms permit when she bought the four rifles.
Interior Minister Manuel Valls had said that even though Vikernes was not thought to have a specific target in mind, the arrest was justified by the need to "act before and not after" with regard to terrorism.
An official at the Paris prosecutor's office said there were "several indications that made the services fear he could possibly carry out a violent act".
The official said Breivik had sent a copy of a manifesto setting out his ideology to Vikernes, who is also a convicted murderer.
Breivik planted a bomb in central Oslo and went on a shooting spree on the nearby island of Utoeya in July 2011. He was imprisoned for the maximum 21-year term last year.
Vikernes, a black-metal musician and writer known as Varg, was convicted in 1994 of stabbing a man to death in Oslo and burning down several churches.
He was released in 2009 and moved to France with his wife and three children.
Since then he has continued releasing music and writing.
Through his writings he promotes what he calls "Odalism", an ideology based on the idea that White Europeans should re-adopt "native European values".
It includes racism, anti-Semitism and elements of ethnic European paganism.
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A Norwegian neo-Nazi musician has been released two days after he was arrested in central France on suspicion of "preparing a major terrorist act".
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Hammersmith and Fulham council's planning committee have backed plans to demolish the current 41,600-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium.
The plans include a walkway from the nearby District Line station.
"We are grateful that planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of our historic home," Chelsea said in a statement.
"The committee decision does not mean that work can begin on site. This is just the latest step, although a significant one, that we have to take before we can commence work, including obtaining various other permissions."
London Mayor Sadiq Khan will have the final say on whether Chelsea can build their new stadium.
The new stadium has been designed by architects Herzog and de Meuron, who were also responsible for the "Birds Nest" Olympic stadium in Beijing.
The proposals could mean owner Roman Abramovich has to find a temporary home for the current Premier League leaders for up to three years, with both Twickenham Stadium and Wembley Stadium being looked at as possible options.
Chelsea might, however, struggle to use Wembley as north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur will occupy the national stadium for at least the 2017-18 football season as work finishes on Spurs' own new 61,000-capacity stadium.
Chelsea could stay at Stamford Bridge while the work takes place but this is thought to be the most expensive option.
Mr Abramovich has wanted to increase capacity at Chelsea on match days for a number of years.
He previously attempted to buy Battersea Power Station with a view to redeveloping the site into a new stadium, ultimately losing out to property developers who are currently building luxury apartments at the site.
Ten years ago Arsenal built the 60,000-seat Emirates Stadium, last summer West Ham moved to the 57,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, and Spurs are currently redeveloping their White Hart Lane ground.
The current 41,663-capacity Stamford Bridge is the seventh biggest stadium used by a Premier League team, well behind Manchester United's 76,000-seater stadium at Old Trafford.
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Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium.
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Inverness City Roller Derby, which was formed in 2015, will compete in the exhibition game against Ice Ice Baby.
The visiting team is made up of players from Aberdeen's Fight Hawks, Helgin Roller Derby, Mean City Roller Derby and the Fair City Rollers.
Sunday's game at Inverness Leisure Centre will be followed by a roller disco and children's activities.
Roller derby is a full contact, tactical sport played on skates.
Popular in the US in the 1950s and 60s, it has experienced a renaissance in recent years and there are teams across Scotland.
A spokeswoman for Inverness City Roller Derby said the team was "very excited" about the upcoming first home game, which will start at 13:45.
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A roller derby team in the Highlands is to hold its first ever home game this weekend.
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Drilling was completed in record time, it said, but questions remain about how quickly the well can be developed.
Exxon has said it will "wind down" the project following US sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
Environmentalists have campaigned hard against drilling for oil in the pristine region.
"Rosneft successfully completed the drilling of the northernmost well in the world - the Universitetskaya-1 well in the Arctic," the company said in a statement.
Rosneft boss Igor Sechin, himself a target of US sanctions, said the well had produced "an astonishing sample of light oil".
He estimated the well could access 100 million tonnes of oil and 338 billion cubic metres of gas.
"This is an outstanding result of the first exploratory drilling on a completely new offshore field," he continued.
"This is our united victory - it was achieved thanks to our friends and partners from Exxon Mobil, Nord Atlantic Drilling, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford, Baker, Trendsetter, FMC."
Experts said more testing would need to be carried out before an accurate picture of recoverable reserves in the region could be established.
They said it was unclear how the project would develop given US sanctions that prohibit US companies from participating in joint ventures with Russian energy companies.
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Russian energy giant Rosneft says it has discovered oil with its US project partner Exxon Mobil at a controversial well in the Arctic.
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Ms Conway said Mr Obama brought in a six-month ban on Iraqis after the arrest of "the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre".
"Most people don't know that because it didn't get covered," she added.
In fact, there was no massacre at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ms Conway, whose official role is counsellor to the president, later tweeted that she meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists".
She made her remarks during an interview with MSNBC television, in which she defended Donald Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.
"President Obama had a six-month ban on the Iraqi refugee programme after two Iraqis came here to this country were radicalised, and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre," she said.
In 2011, Barack Obama's administration brought in enhanced security measures for Iraqis after two men were arrested on terror charges - but there was never a formal ban in place.
It came after Iraqi natives Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi were arrested on charges of attempting to send weapons and money to Iraq to support al-Qaeda there. They also admitted using homemade bombs against US troops when they lived in Iraq.
The pair lived in Bowling Green, Kentucky - but were never accused of planning or attempting to carry out an attack in the US. Both are still in prison.
"Bowling Green Massacre" began to trend on Twitter following the interview, as users ridiculed Ms Conway's error in tributes to the fictional people who lost their lives in a massacre which did not happen.
She also recently made headlines for coining the term "alternative facts" when defending President Trump's White House.
In his first briefing, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer gave attendance figures on Mr Trump's inauguration which contradicted photographic evidence - and were quickly denounced in many US news outlets as "falsehoods" and "lies". Ms Conway later said Mr Spicer had been presenting "alternative facts".
The phrase quickly became the subject of ridicule online.
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A top aide to US President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, has cited a "massacre" which never happened while defending the president's controversial immigration ban.
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Cole, 22, has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal at the Silverlake Stadium, having joined Staines from Barnet in February 2016.
Eastleigh have also announced that Tyler Garratt's loan from League Two leaders Doncaster Rovers has been extended until 29 April.
The 20-year-old left-back has scored once in five matches for Eastleigh.
The Spitfires are 13th in the National League and travel to struggling Guiseley on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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National League Eastleigh have signed defender Chinua Cole from Isthmian League side Staines Town.
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The 22-year-old won the BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year Award in 2015 before joining Arsenal from Liverpool.
She helped the Gunners win the Women's FA Cup at Wembley in May 2016 and was recently awarded the African Women's Player of the Year Award.
She also played for her country at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.
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Nigeria winger Asisat Oshoala has left Women's Super League One club Arsenal Ladies to join Chinese side Dalian Quanjian.
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The event, a so-called silent disco, will see 160 people dancing to music while wearing headphones on Saturday evening.
The chamber at the north London site will also be open to public as the Regent's Canal marks 200 years.
Eight sets of lock gates on the Regent's Canal were repaired on replaced at a cost of £500,000.
The two-hour party will take place at Hampstead Road Lock 1A, with revellers able to book tickets for half-hour slots from 19:00 BST.
People coming to visit the lock during the day will get a chance to walk along the original timber flooring in the bottom of the lock chamber, and take part in events like free fishing session and canoeing.
Jeannette Brooks, development and engagement manager for the Canal & River Trust, said: "Never before has a music event taken place in the bottom of a drained canal so this is a world's first! We want people to come along and rock the lock at the silent disco!"
Graham Smith, construction supervisor for the Canal and River Trust, said: "Repairing all the lock gates at Camden (Hampstead Road Lock 1A and B, Hawley Lock and Kentish Town Lock) over the last few years has been challenging, but we're pleased with the work we've done and the gates shouldn't need replacing for a quarter of a century."
A gun was discovered in the drained canal bed which police believe has been in the water since the 1980s.
It is not in working condition and has "no forensic opportunities".
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A celebration will be held in a drained chamber of Camden Lock to mark the end of three-years of repairs.
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It is only the second time in its 40-year history that the event has been held in Scotland.
Competitors from more than 20 countries are expected to take part in proceedings which run until Saturday.
Organiser Richard Deighton said he hoped the championships would have a significant economic impact for businesses in the area.
The World Gold Panning Championships were first held in Finland in 1977.
They have been held every year since in the likes of the USA, Italy, Canada and Australia but the only other time they have been in the UK was also in Scotland at Leadhills in 1992.
There are a range of different categories in which 30 competitors at a time each receive a bucket of sand and gravel containing a few flakes of gold.
They race against the clock to find as many pieces as they can with the quickest progressing to the next round.
The winner on finals day is then crowned world champion.
"Each competitor gets maybe 15 kilos of sand and gravel from the local area," Mr Deighton said.
"There is a sand supervisor who will place between five and 12 pieces of gold into the sand and gravel.
"It is the competitor's job to find it in as quick a time as possible and for each piece of gold that is lost there is a three-minute time penalty.
"So it is basically a speed competition."
Mr Deighton said he was sure the competition would have a positive impact on the town over the next few days.
"It is an absolutely amazing event for Moffat," he said, adding that the town was being "showcased on a world stage".
"Just about every accommodation in Moffat is fully booked for the week," he said.
"Local businesses are beaming, they are really happy to have this huge influx of tourists to the area."
He said an impact study would be carried out to assess the overall economic benefits of the championships.
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Top gold panners from around the world are gathering in Moffat for their world championships.
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The two sides will meet at Bristol on 5 May and again at Lord's on 7 May in the build-up to the Champions Trophy.
"This is a historic stepping stone in the development of Irish cricket," said England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison.
"This is a great opportunity for cricket matches between the two to enjoy even greater status and profile."
Ireland have played five ODIs against England on home soil and two in global tournaments, including a historic three-wicket win at the 2011 World Cup in India.
Ireland, ranked 11th in one-day international cricket and not part of next summer's Champions Trophy, have never played an ODI at Lord's.
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom said: "It's a real chance for Irish cricket to prove itself a worthy addition to the sport's economy as well as its competitive elite."
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England will host Ireland in a one-day international series for the first time in 2017.
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It was released by China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team and Coordination Centre, state-run media said on Monday.
It said cyber attacks affected 8.9m computers in 2011, up from 5m in 2010.
China is often accused of cyber attacks on foreign government agencies and firms. Beijing routinely denies this.
A recent report from a US congressional panel said that China's cyber warfare skills could pose a threat to the United States military.
According to Monday's report from the CNCERT, 11,851 foreign internet protocol (IP) addresses had controlled 10,593 Chinese websites in 2011. It said Japan was the top source of attacks, followed by the US and South Korea.
Wang Minghua, deputy director of CNCERT's operations department, was quoted by the state-run China Daily as saying that foreign hackers changed the content of 1,116 Chinese websites, including 404 that were run by government agencies.
"This shows that Chinese websites still face a serious problem from being maliciously attacked by foreign hackers or IP addresses," he said.
He added that there could have been more instances of hacking, but it was difficult to trace.
The report also claims that the cyber attacks were aimed at online banking users.
Zhou Yonglin, a CNCERT director, added that in some cases, the hackers "had intended to access state networks and steal confidential information".
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A report from a government-run online security group in China claims that there has been a "massive increase" in cyber attacks from "foreign hackers".
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The man stole 11 bags and tubs of washing liquid tablets from a convenience store in Hampton, Peterborough, on Tuesday evening.
"#HopingToMakeACleanGetaway," officers, who chased him down on foot, joked on Twitter.
The man, in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop and remains in custody.
Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit - who are more used to catching criminals in cars - tweeted a photo of the washing powder stash recovered from the suspect.
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Their Twitter account is awash with amusing laundry-related comments including "Sorry sir, but those excuses simply won't wash" and "Did they come clean in interview?".
Another asked: "They doing laundry for the local rugby club or something?"
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A washing powder thief failed in his bid to make a clean getaway when he was caught by police.
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The stinky discovery was made when the team were exploring the wreck of the Kronan, a warship that sank 340 years ago.
They didn't know it was cheese until the journey to the surface caused some of the contents to leak, releasing a very strong smell.
But in matters as important as the potential discovery of 340-year-old cheese, you can't just trust your nose.
So the team have sent their discovery to a laboratory so that they can know for sure what they have found.
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Divers have found what they believe to be a very old, very smelly cheese in a jar stuck on the sea bed, near Sweden.
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Official figures showed the value of sales rose by 0.1% north of the border between January and March, compared with 0.3% for the UK.
Sales volumes were up by 0.7% - compared with a UK figure of 0.8%.
The Scottish Retail Sales Index also showed that the volume of sales in Scotland went up by 2.7% over the year, while the value rose by just 0.1%.
Scottish Retail Consortium director David Lonsdale said the return to growth was encouraging, but added there was a "continuing fragility" in consumer confidence which was affecting retailers.
He urged the next Scottish government to prioritise policies which encouraged investment and expansion in the sector.
Mr Lonsdale said: "The prospects for retailers are ultimately determined by the state of the economy and their own ability to adapt and seize on the opportunities that arise.
"Our new MSPs can help by channelling their collective energies into ensuring that the retail industry, Scotland's largest private-sector employer, is even better-placed to be able to invest, expand and create jobs."
Euan Murray, of Barclays Corporate Banking in Scotland, said the "measured increase" in the volume of sales in the first quarter had been mainly driven by food sales, in contrast with the previous three months.
He added: "We are continuing to see non-food retailers benefit from a strong online offering with more value-conscious consumers comparing prices online to secure the best bargains.
"We would expect to see the online retail space continue to become ever more important as we move forward."
Recent industry figures suggested Scotland's retailers experienced a mixed month in March.
The SRC-KPMG monitor found total sales for the five weeks to 2 April were 1.3% lower than the same period last year.
The non-food category saw household goods such as furniture and flooring doing well.
But fashion and footwear registered its worst decline since May last year.
The report said that fall was influenced by the early Easter.
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Retail sales rose slightly in Scotland in the first three months of this year but still lagged the UK as a whole.
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Eoin Corcoran, aged 14 from Jersey, died on 5 February after receiving injuries while playing at the sand dunes in St Brelade, Jersey.
The inquest heard on Wednesday that he was digging a tunnel with a friend when it collapsed on him, burying his upper body.
The coroner said it was a "very tragic accidental death of a young man".
Deputy Viscount Mark Harris said the cause of death was sand inhalation and asphyxiation caused by the weight of the sand on his body.
Eoin's father, Michael Corcoran, said: "He was a beautiful boy, very special."
The inquest heard Eoin and his friend, who cannot be named, walked Eoin's dog on the sand dunes after school before deciding to burrow into the sand with their hands.
After the tunnel collapsed, Eoin's friend called for help and tried but failed to dig him out.
The inquest heard one passing dog walker came within 50 yards (46m) of the two boys and saw Eoin's legs sticking out of the sand, but walked past assuming it was children playing.
Paramedics were called by another passer-by who pulled Eoin's body out of the sand and performed CPR on him for nearly half an hour.
Eoin was taken to Jersey's General Hospital, where resuscitation attempts continued, but he was pronounced dead shortly after 20:00 BST.
Mr Harris said: "Everyone did what they could, and should be commended for doing so."
Jersey's Environment Department said it was looking into improving the signs around the sand dunes.
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A teenage boy suffocated when he was buried head first in sand dunes, an inquest has heard.
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Pre-tax profits for the three months to March fell to £654m, mainly due to a £790m charge for redeeming the bonds, called "enhanced capital notes".
However, chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio said Lloyds' performance in the quarter had been "robust".
Underlying profits dipped 6% to £2.05bn for quarter.
Mr Horta-Osorio said the bank had "continued to make good progress".
No further provisions were made for PPI compensation, where complaint levels were running at an average of 8,500 a week, broadly in line with expectations.
The enhanced capital notes were issued in 2009 to raise capital in the wake of the financial crisis.
Lloyds redeemed the remaining £3bn of the bonds in the first quarter of the year in a move that could save the bank about £1bn over the next four years.
Shares in Lloyds were down 2.6% at 67.3p in afternoon trading.
Lloyds was rescued by the government during the financial crisis, which left the state holding a 43% stake in the bank.
The government has been steadily reducing its stake and now holds less than 10%.
In January, the chancellor postponed the sale of the government's final stake in Lloyds, blaming the turmoil in financial markets.
Mr Horta-Osorio has cut thousands of jobs and said Thursday's results reflected the bank's "simple, low risk business model."
Lloyds, which is the largest retail bank in Britain, said total income fell 1% to £4.38bn as higher revenue from its retail bank was offset by lower income from its insurance division.
On Wednesday, Barclays reported a 25% drop in profits for the first quarter of the year.
It had set expectations low, warning it had been hit by the same headwinds that have hit profits across most of the world's biggest banks.
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First quarter profits at Lloyds Banking Group have nearly halved after the bank was hit by the cost of buying back high income bonds.
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The Mets were set for a 4-3 win when, at the bottom of the ninth, Alex Gordon hit a home run to bring the Royals level and force extra innings.
Eric Hosmer then hit long for Alcides Escobar to run in a 14th-inning winner.
Played over five hours and nine minutes, the match was the longest ever World Series game one.
It was also the joint longest ever World Series match by inning, tying with Boston's victory over Brooklyn in game two of the 1916 edition and the Chicago White Sox's triumph at Houston in game three in 2005.
Game two will be played on Wednesday, again in Kansas City, before the series shifts to New York for game three on Friday.
The Royals are appearing in their second consecutive Fall Classic, having lost out in the deciding seventh game to the San Francisco Giants last year.
For the Mets, this is a first World Series appearance since 2000, when they lost to city rivals the New York Yankees.
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The Kansas City Royals came from behind to secure a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in a dramatic opening game of the seven-match World Series.
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Officials released a picture of the latest works with workers accessing the shear fault on scaffolding erected around the northeast main tower leg.
The bridge has been closed to all traffic since 4 December after a crack was discovered in a truss under the carriageway.
Engineers are working towards having the Forth Road Bridge open to traffic by the first Monday in January.
Amey is also taking preventative action on another seven similar locations on the bridge to prevent issues from arising there, and installing structural monitoring systems.
It is estimated the work will cost about £2m to complete.
Other maintenance is also being carried out while the bridge is closed, including line painting and decking work, which authorities said would reduce the need for future closures and restrictions.
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Welding work has begun to fix a fault on the Forth Road Bridge.
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The election of a new executive committee (EC), which saw supporters of party leader Jeremy Corbyn voted into five top positions, was also annulled.
Labour's national executive committee said the suspension followed "alleged abusive behaviour" at Saturday's AGM.
New branch secretary Greg Hadfield said they were "fabricated smears".
A letter sent by Katherine Buckingham, the national party's head of disputes and discipline, said Labour had received "many complaints and reports of concern" following the meeting.
She wrote: "These allege abusive behaviour by some attendees, as well as reports that the ballot results were not properly reached.
"We are particularly concerned that the safety of members at the meeting was compromised."
The Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party will not be able to hold any meetings or leadership hustings until after the result of the national leadership election is known.
The letter states that any further meetings "may put the safety of members at risk".
Last weekend's vote was a distinct shift to the left for the branch, which has seen its membership treble in the past year.
More than 600 people attended the meeting at City College to vote in the senior members of the group following a rally by the pro-Corbyn grassroots group, Momentum.
Claire Wadey, who was one of the five people elected to the EC on Saturday, described the meeting as "incredibly tolerant, incredibly kind, very patient and respectful to all candidates".
"I really don't understand where this is coming from," she said.
Mr Hadfield said it was elected with more than 60% of votes cast, and it still intended to go ahead with its inaugural meeting next Tuesday.
He has asked for those who attended the AGM to "email their experiences" to the local party.
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The Labour Party has suspended its Brighton and Hove branch amid claims of bullying and intimidation at its annual general meeting (AGM).
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Based on the age of the surrounding rocks, this is the earliest known member of the clade that produced today's birds: Ornithuromorpha.
It pushes back the branching-out of this evolutionary group by at least five million years.
The little bird appears to have been a wader, capable of nimble flight.
The discovery is reported in the journal Nature Communications.
Birds began to evolve from the dinosaurs some 150 million years ago at the tail end of the Jurassic period. This is the age of the famous but hotly contested "first bird" Archaeopteryx - now considered by many to be a feathered dinosaur.
Some 20 million years later, when the newfound species was wading and flitting through what would become north-eastern China, palaeontologists believe there was quite a variety of bird life.
About half of those species were Enantiornithes, a group of early birds with teeth and clawed wings that eventually all died out.
The other half, including the new find, were Ornithuromorpha - a group that eventually gave rise to modern birds and looked much more like them.
The branching event behind that forked diversity is what the new discovery pushes back in time; previously the earliest known Ornithuromorph was 125 million years old.
The pair of skeletons that define the new species, christened Archaeornithura meemannae, were dug up from the Sichakou basin in Hebei province.
"The new fossil represents the oldest record of Ornithuropmorpha," said first author Wang Min, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. "It pushes back the origination date... by at least five million years."
The specimens were well preserved, revealing a number of details about A. meemannae. The bird stood about 15cm tall and its legs, even on the upper regions, had no feathers, which suggests a wading lifestyle.
The size and shape of its bones also suggest good manoeuvrability in the air.
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Scientists in China have described a new species of early bird, from two fossils with intact plumage dating to 130 million years ago.
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Reid became the first Argyle player to score a hat-trick against Exeter since Ray Bowden in October 1929.
"He'll be a legend at Plymouth now, scoring a hat-trick in a derby. If you do that people will remember you," Sheridan told BBC Radio Devon.
"Reuben will get all the plaudits, but it was a very good team effort."
Saturday's win was Plymouth's first league victory at St James Park since September 2001 and moved them up to sixth place in League Two.
"It means a lot to me," added Sheridan, whose side have now won their last four matches in League Two.
"Any victory means a lot to me, I want to be successful. If people think I don't care they don't even know me.
"Anyone who knows me knows what I'm like, I know when the time's right to get pumped up and really enjoy things.
"At this moment in time we're a long, long way away from doing what we want to do, so I've got to stay focused, but I enjoyed that."
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Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan says Reuben Reid will be a "legend" at the Pilgrims after his hat-trick in the
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Letters were addressed to constituents in Southampton Itchen, detailing Conservative successes, with the area spelt "Itchin".
Resident Tyler Coombes, from Sholing, said the mistake was "poor".
A spokesman for the Conservative Party said: "This was an honest mistake, made in the heat of campaigning."
Mr Coombes posted the letter on Twitter and said: "Thank you for your letter @David_Cameron. Perhaps next time you could spell Southampton ItchEn correctly? #poor".
He said he usually voted for the party but this made him "question things".
He said: "It is a basic letter from the Conservatives saying what they have done in power and what it would mean if we vote them in, it's David Cameron giving himself a thumbs up.
"It is just a bit careless, it is not what you want from a person running the country.
"I usually vote Conservative but this makes you prick your ears up a bit, it's a bit embarrassing."
The BBC understands the letter was sent to a large number of households
Labour's John Denham has represented the constituency since 1992.
The candidates for the constituency are:
Eleanor Bell, Liberal Democrat
Rowenna Davis, Labour
Royston Smith, Conservative
John Spottiswoode, Green
Kim Rose, UK Independence Party
Sue Atkins, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Source: yournextmp.com
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An election campaign letter from Prime Minister David Cameron, complete with misspelled constituency name, is "embarrassing", a resident has said.
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The 5-2 favourite, ridden by Ryan Moore, beat Wings Of Eagles, with The Anvil a nose further back in third.
O'Brien said all three could run in next month's Epsom Derby, for which Venice Beach is rated fifth favourite.
"I thought it was a very good performance. We are still learning an awful lot about him," said Moore.
On Sunday, Winter won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket to give O'Brien a third double in the Guineas - following Saturday's victory with Churchill.
The trainer also won both Classics in 2005 and 2012.
BBC Sport horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
Venice Beach, another son of super stallion Galileo, won this like a useful performer - though it was his third run of the year - and the eye-catcher was perhaps Wings Of Eagles, racing for the first time in 2017, who was, as they say, doing his best work towards the end of the race.
O'Brien was non-committal about any 'pecking order', but to be fair he's got important potential Derby runners Cliffs Of Moher and Sir John Lavery in action in the coming days.
His Epsom team, however, looks more formidable than ever.
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Trainer Aidan O'Brien's winning run continued as his horses filled the first three places in the Chester Vase, with Venice Beach victorious.
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He died of pneumonia at hospital earlier in July aged 78 years old.
Despite acting for more than 50 years, he could not afford to pay his medical bills and a social media campaign by fans was organised to raise the money.
Hundreds of film colleagues gathered at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi, for the funeral, also paid for by fans.
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Earlier they viewed his body at the national theatre and he has now been buried in a public cemetery.
The BBC's Abninoor Maalim in Nairobi says Mr Wanjau was regarded as Kenya's father of family comedy.
His TV series Vitimbi, popular in the 1980s and 1990s across East Africa, would take on social issues such as wife beating and drunkenness.
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said the comedian "taught without sounding preachy, informed without boring anyone, and entertained without becoming trivial".
"Family television will not be the same without the promise of 'Mzee Ojwang' regaling the nation with his antics," he added.
Although Mr Wanjau had been out of the limelight for some time, his portrayal of "Mzee Ojwang" was well remembered by Kenyans, our correspondent says.
The character was an uneducated authoritarian type, who was constantly suspicious of his family and employees.
Mr Wanjau's contract with the state broadcaster, KBC, was terminated in July 2014 after 40 year, in unclear circumstances, and angry fans allege the station mistreated him.
Kenyan actress Lucy Wangoi, who acted alongside him since they were both in their twenties, is urging politicians to put in regulations to protect actors.
"The only way the government can repay Mzee Ojwang as he rests is to establish policies that govern the film industry and invest in improving the lives of the artists," she told the BBC.
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Kenyans have held a funeral for comic star Benson Wanjau, known to many by the name of his popular TV character "Mzee Ojwang".
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The Tim Burrows Challenge became a tradition among a group of more than 10 friends who found the wallet at the Reading Festival in 2003 and "borrowed a tenner" to buy some cider.
Mr Burrows shared the story on Twitter after the group traced him by messaging hundreds of Tim Burrowses on Facebook.
The wallet was handed into lost property after the cider purchase.
Mr Burrows said on Twitter: "Been contacted by a man who found my wallet at Reading 2003, took £10 out to buy cider and held an annual drinking competition in my honour."
His post had been liked more than 52,000 times by Friday morning and retweeted by more than 17,000 people.
The discovery would have been swifter had the group's original message not languished in his "other" folder because they were not friends on Facebook.
Mr Burrows, now a journalist for The Guardian in London, said he was "touched" his name was used for the contest.
Giles, a founder of the drinking game, told the BBC he had been trying to trace Mr Burrows for the past six months and offered to return the money.
The 32-year-old, who asked for his surname not to be used, told Mr Burrows: "Sorry to inform you so many years later, would happily restore karma by offering to pay the £10 back to its rightful owner.
"I fear now the number of Timothy Burrows I have messaged in my attempt to do this."
He said that his then teenage friends who found the wallet used the £10 to buy "litres of cider".
They had since played a game involving cider named after Mr Burrows, he added.
"It's the best £10 he never knew he spent," Giles said.
He added he was pleased Mr Burrows had taken news of the story in good humour.
Mr Burrows said it was a "nice feeling" to discover that he had been toasted, unbeknown to him, for years.
"It's a nice feeling. I'm not completely distant from that kind of behaviour myself. It feels like I have added memories somehow - of haunting these debauched occasions.
"I don't begrudge that they spent the £10 - I think that's what anyone would do. At Reading you're in your teens and you're unable to budget properly.
"In a sense, anything you find there is like a scavenger's haul.
"But I would definitely take up Giles on the offer of a drink one day".
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A man who lost his wallet 14 years ago has discovered it led to an annual drinking contest in his honour.
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The meeting took place on Mr Obama's last St Patrick's Day as president.
Depending on the outcome of negotiations to form a new government in the Republic of Ireland, it could also be Mr Kenny's last as taoiseach.
However, Mr Kenny told Vice President Joe Biden that Ireland would be able to put together a stable government during the next "short period ahead".
The recent general election in the Republic was mentioned several times during speeches from both men.
Mr Biden said that he was surprised at the outcome saying "he [Mr Kenny] did a hell of a job, is still the most popular guy, and he lost".
Mr Biden said Mr Kenny had assured him that it was "going to work out".
Speaking to reporters after visiting the Oval Office, Mr Kenny said Fine Gael is talking to like-minded parties and individuals on government formation and is working on drawing-up a set of priorities.
"We're actually determining our set of priorities that will be important in the discussions that Fine Gael will have in putting together a government," he said.
"Some of that comes from our own programme, some of it comes from the parties and the alliances that we've been talking to.
"And some of it clearly comes from the concerns raised by people during the course of the election, like housing and homelessness, health issues and so on."
He added: "We expect to have that finalised next week and that gives us really the basis for negotiations and for discussions about putting a government together."
At the White House, Mr Kenny presented the traditional bowl of shamrock to President Obama.
The bowl was hand-cut at the House of Waterford Crystal factory in Ireland.
He also presented the president with a pair of cuff links modelled on the buttons of the coat Michael Collins was wearing when he was killed, and a collection of poetry and art celebrating the centenary of the 1916 Rising.
Michelle Obama was given a ring designed by Paul Kelly, inspired by the Ring of Kerry, and a hamper of Irish food items.
Their daughters, Malia and Sasha, received two Newbridge Silver compact mirrors.
Mr Kenny will return to Ireland for a short time on Wednesday before travelling to Brussels for a European Council meeting on St Patrick's Day.
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Caretaker Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny has met President Barack Obama at the White House.
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Kodie Blak posted a picture of Mothers Pride Scottish Plain bread on Facebook and said due to falling sales only one factory now produced it.
The comment prompted concern about availability of the bread, and the post was shared more than 13,000 times.
The firm which produces the bread said it had no plans to stop producing it.
A spokeswoman for Hovis, which includes the Mothers Pride brand, said: "We know that Mothers Pride has a very loyal consumer base who are passionate about the Scottish batch loaf.
"We do love and appreciate the strong response of support we've seen from Scottish consumers."
Mothers Pride is a batch bread made in a large baking tray, which means the loafs only form a crust on the top and bottom.
It differs from a pan loaf, which is baked in an individual tray and so forms crust round the whole bread.
The two types of bread were immortalised in the Jeely piece song - a Scots folk song written in the 1960s - in the line: "If it's butter, cheese or jeely, if the bread is plain or pan".
Mothers Pride bread, which has been in production for 80 years, is made in Glasgow by the only batch plant left in the UK.
For a time in the 1970's and 80's it was one of the UK's best selling white breads.
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A Glasgow DJ prompted concern that an iconic plain bread brand was under threat, after a social media post urging people to buy it.
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Bovis Homes wanted to build the new estate on land between Collingtree Park and Collingtree village to the south of Northampton.
The plans were rejected by Northampton Borough Council in January.
Now a report to the council's planning committee, meeting next week, says Bovis Home intends to appeal.
The plans, for the site to the north of the M1, also included community buildings, a site for a primary school and open space.
Council officers said in the report that if the appeal was successful it would be important to have in place an agreement with the developer for it to help fund play areas, footpath improvements and a school and community buildings.
The original plans were recommended for approval by council officers but rejected by the council after fears were raised about flooding in the area and some homes being sited too near the M1.
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Developers who saw their plans for 1,000 homes near a Northamptonshire village rejected by councillors are set to appeal against the decision.
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The Northern Irishman clocked 10.64 seconds as he finished 0.14 ahead of Namibia's Johannes Nambala.
Ireland athlete Smyth's gold came after the triumph by another Northern Irish competitor Bethany Firth who won a swimming gold for Britain on Thursday.
Eglinton man Smyth, 29, went into the 100m as a strong favourite.
However just as was the case in his heat, the world's fastest Paralympian had to work hard to hold off Namibian Nambala, who produced another personal best, with Australia's Chad Perris taking bronze in 10.83.
Visually-impaired Smyth earned doubles in Beijing and London but that will not be possible in Rio after the International Paralympic Committee opted to remove the T13 200m from the athletics programme.
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The Team Ireland athlete's winning time on Friday was 0.18 seconds outside the T13 world record he set when winning in London four years ago but he was still delighted with his latest triumph.
"It's been incredible," added the County Londonderry man.
"It's my third consecutive Paralympic Games and fifth gold medal. To be honest, it's a little bit like a fairytale.
"I keep wondering when this fairytale is going to end but thankfully it doesn't."
Smyth has been unbeaten throughout his Paralympic career which began when he achieved a double at the 2005 IPC European Championships in Finland.
The Irish athlete qualified for Friday's final by winning his heat in 10.76 seconds on Thursday as he finished 0.05 ahead of Nambala.
The 29-year-old Northern Irishman has gone as fast as 10.22 in able-bodied competition and showed good form earlier this summer when he came home in 10.39 in Florida.
As an eight year old, the world's fastest Paralympian was diagnosed with the genetic condition, Stargardt's Disease, which has left him with less than 10% of normal vision.
Later on Friday, Ireland clinched a second medal of the Games as Galway cyclist Eoghan Clifford clinched a bronze in the C3 individual pursuit.
Clifford, 36, finished more than a second ahead of Canadian Michael Sametz in the bronze-medal race off.
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Irish sprint star Jason Smyth clinched his fifth Paralympic gold medal as he won a third straight T13 100m title in Rio.
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David Byrne, 33, was shot dead during a gun attack at a boxing weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel on Friday 5 February.
The funeral mass took place at St Nicholas of Myra Church on Francis Street.
Armed police maintained a discreet presence near the church throughout the service.
The shooting was carried out by a gang of six gunmen, one of whom is believed to be a paramilitary from County Tyrone.
Detectives believe that Mr Byrne was murdered in retaliation for the shooting of Gary Hutch on the Costa del Sol last September.
Before the service police carried out security checks in the area surrounding the church.
A police helicopter also circled overhead.
Mr Byrne is said to have had connections to an international drug gang which operates from the south of Spain.
Police have said they are keeping an open mind over suspected dissident republican involvement in the hotel killing.
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Police have undertaken a major security operation during the funeral of a man who was murdered in Dublin.
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The app-based car-hire service joins rivals Grab and GoJek, who already have established similar services.
Thousands of taxi drivers protested recently in the Indonesian capital against transport apps.
The drivers said ride-hailing apps such as Uber have made it impossible for them to earn a living in the city.
Uber started operating in Jakarta in the later part of 2014. The car-hire service also operates in other Indonesian cities - Bandung, Surabaya and the popular tourist destination Bali.
It is calling its latest offering "uberMOTOR", which it claims will allow anyone in Jakarta to "push a button and get a motorbike ride in minutes".
The company says its pricing is the "most affordable" in town, with a base fare starting at 1,000 Indonesian rupiah ($0.08; £0.06).
Earlier this year, thousands of cab drivers in Paris also staged a protest, against competition from app-based taxi services including Uber.
The Uber service is available in 380 cities around the world. The company has said it is profitable in the US. But in China, Uber is losing $1bn a year. And that is partly due to fierce competition.
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Uber has launched a motorbike taxi service in Jakarta, to offer commuters an alternative for getting around the usually congested Indonesian capital.
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The quarterly house price index compiled by the Ulster University suggests prices dropped 6.5% between the end of 2015 and this March.
Its report said there was "a mini-correction" in the market.
It said uncertainty at the outcome of the 23 June EU vote "will undoubtedly have impacted negatively on the market."
Last week, official government figures showed Northern Ireland property prices fell for the first time in three years.
The university's research suggests the average house price in the first quarter of 2016 was £146,472.
Over the quarter, all property types, with the exception of semi-detached bungalows, suffered reduced price levels.
Professor Stanley McGreal from Ulster University said: "The research statistics are reflective of mixed feelings by the sector across Northern Ireland.
"Some estate agents attribute the apparent slowing in first quarter simply to a seasonal fluctuation, others attribute it to house buyers' concerns of economic uncertainty."
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Another report on the Northern Ireland housing market shows price falls, with a claim that the upcoming EU referendum was a contributing factor.
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Ateeq Latif, from Middlesbrough, was found guilty a day after the jury at Teesside Crown Court found taxi driver Shakil Munir, 32, guilty of charges involving girls aged 13 and 14.
A third man, Sakib Ahmed, 19, pleaded guilty to exploiting five victims. The men, all from Middlesbrough, were "loosely connected", the court heard.
Two 18-year-old men were cleared.
Judge John Walford lifted orders banning Ahmed's guilty pleas and Latif's identity being reported.
The court heard allegations relating to seven victims, some of whom were known to each other.
The "vulnerable" girls were groomed with offers of free lifts, takeaway food and in some case drugs, prosecutors said.
Latif, of Abingdon Road, and Ahmed, of Cambridge Road, will be sentenced alongside Munir, of Tollesby Road, at a later date.
Latif was found guilty of two counts of arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence. His victims were both aged 14. He was cleared of another count of the same charge.
Ahmed admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child before the six-week trial of the other defendants.
Munir was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child and one of child abduction.
Speaking after the case, Det Insp Dino Carlucci, of Cleveland Police, said: "These men preyed on young, vulnerable girls by befriending them and securing their trust and then exploited it.
"This has been an arduous and protracted inquiry for all involved and particularly for the young victims, who I commend for having the strength to see this through until the end.
"It hasn't been easy for them, or their loved ones, but hopefully now they can put this behind them and look forward to bright futures."
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A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting teenage girls on Teesside.
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The 26-year-old world number 49 took the first set 7-6 (7-5) against American Sam Querrey, having saved four break points.
The second set also went to a tie-break, which Querrey won 7-6 (10-8), but then Bedene withdrew when trailing 2-1 in the third.
The Briton had lost a three-hour semi-final in Chennai, India on Saturday.
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British number two Aljaz Bedene was forced to retire hurt in his opening match at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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The German has named 23 players for the game against Tanzania in Uyo on 3 September in a 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier.
Nigeria cannot qualify for the finals in Gabon, with Egypt claiming the qualifying place from Group G.
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi has not been included due to a thigh injury that has ruled him out for four weeks.
Also missing is Oghenekaro Etebo, who is at the Olympics with Nigeria and scored four goals in a 5-4 win over Japan in their first match in Brazil.
One member of the Olympic team on Rohr's list is John Mikel Obi and he is joined by Chelsea team-mate Victor Moses.
It will be Rohr's first match as Nigeria boss and will give the German an opportunity to meet the players and discuss his future plans.
Rio 2016 Olympic football goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel, FC Porto's Chidozie Awaziem and Osimhen, top scorer at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup, have been handed maiden call-ups.
Israel-based midfielder Nosa Igiebor, overlooked since June 2014 gets a recall.
The three-time African Champions are using the game to prepare for their opening 2018 World Cup qualifying match with Zambia in Ndola in October.
Nigeria squad:
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)
Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); William Troost-Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal); Jamiu Alimi (Kano Pillars); Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia)
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Chelsea, England); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Nosa Igiebor (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Imoh Ezekiel (Al-Arabi Sporting Club, Qatar), Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England); Brown Ideye (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Victor Osimhen (Wolfsburg FC, Germany)
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Newly-appointed Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has named youngster Victor Osimhen in his first squad.
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The LW252 signal, which brings programmes to listeners across the UK, including parts of Northern Ireland that cannot access an FM service, was due to stop in January.
It will operate a full service in 2015, reduced hours in 2016 before working towards a full shutdown in 2017.
RTÉ said that it had made the decision after listeners raised concerns.
Head of RTÉ Radio 1 Tom McGuire said they had listened particularly to the concerns raised by and on behalf of the elderly Irish in the UK.
"Cost reduction remains a key priority for RTÉ and we remain convinced that, in the longer term, longwave has had its day.
"Nonetheless and despite the mid-term cost impact, RTÉ believes it is necessary to take a collaborative approach and slow this transition."
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced it is prepared to work with RTÉ to commission specific research to understand the community in the UK who listen to the longwave service.
The research will be conducted next year, will be funded by the department and will include perspectives from community groups representing the Irish elderly in the UK.
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Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is to extend its long wave radio service for listeners outside the country.
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The FTSE 100 finished 2.7% lower at 5,689 points as analysts said investors were turning against financial shares because of shaky global growth.
HSBC closed 4% lower, Lloyds Banking Group fell 3.5% and RBS ended down 4.6%.
Elsewhere in Europe, Germany's Dax fell more than 3.3% and France's Cac index finished 3.2% lower.
European banks were also hit hard.
Owen Callan, senior analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said: "People are worried about the global economy and particularly now we are beginning to look at the banks. You are seeing more and more people saying: is this 2008 again? Maybe not quite as severe, but do we need to be worrying about the banking sector and risk assets on a bigger level?".
Miners continued higher, building on some impressive gains last week. Randgold was the best riser on the FTSE following strong results, jumping 13.2%.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce fell 2.8% as traders speculated it was on the brink of cutting its dividend. It has issued a series of profit warnings in recent months and is due to release results on Friday.
dAdvertising giant WPP was down 5.3% on fears about the outlook for worldwide advertising revenue as economic growth slows.
Broadcaster ITV was down 7.2%.
Chip maker Arm Holdings was down 5.8% after brokers stated their "neutral" view of the stock.
On the commodities markets, Brent crude also fell, losing almost 1% to $33.75, while US light crude lost 1% to $30.57.
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(Close): Shares in London closed with sharp losses as bank shares weighed on the FTSE 100 index.
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American Chris Zablocki again finished second, while James Faudemer was the first Jersey runner home in a new personal best of 2:39.15.
Nollaigh O'Neill, who led from early on, dominated the women's race.
"I'm so happy, but the time was slow," said the 44-year-old Irish runner.
"I was flying up until about mile 20 or 21 and my quads started to seize and tighten up, so I just had to pull back and run strong and smart."
O'Neill made it over the line at the Weighbridge just outside the three hour mark (3:01.48) and more than 10 minutes clear of second-placed Ffion Davies.
More than 400 runners took on the full 26-mile course, with hundreds more in the 3K fun run and relay events.
While Troshkin stole the headlines in the men's race, Faudemer's run smashing quarter of an hour off his personal best was amongst the local highlights.
"I'm just so happy," Faudemer told BBC Radio Jersey.
"Long distance running is picking up in Jersey - I knew I had it in me with the sessions I've done in the build up.
"The support was amazing throughout the whole course, friends and family, it was awesome and made a big difference."
SportsHub Men, featuring Jersey's top triathlete Dan Halksworth, took the relay title while SportsHub Women were the first female team home.
Peter Holmes won the 3K race, narrowly ahead of Jack Kennedy.
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Russian Aleksey Troshkin won the Jersey Marathon for the third year in a row, with his time of two hours, 18 minutes and 28 seconds just outside his own course record.
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David Savage, 44, of Warrington, admitted owning a dog dangerously out of control in a public place at Halton Magistrates' Court.
Magistrates gave him an eight-week jail term, suspended for a year, and ordered his dog be destroyed.
Gemma Antell, the owner of the Pomeranian dog Elvis, who died, said: "Nothing is going to bring him back."
Elvis was being walked by Mrs Antell's mother-in-law when he was attacked in a garden on Kingsway South, Warrington, on 6 July.
Savage's dog was being walked by Susan Campbell, 44, of Warrington.
She appeared in court charged with being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and is due to attend a further hearing on 7 October.
Savage was told by magistrates he must take part in an alcohol treatment plan and pay the victim £300 compensation.
He is also banned from keeping dogs for 10 years.
Mrs Antell attended the sentencing hearing on Monday and wrote on Twitter she "cried her eyes out".
She added: "I had to tell my distraught kids. I had to take his decapitated dead body to the vets.
"They should realise the hurt they have caused."
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A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after his Staffordshire bull terrier decapitated a smaller dog.
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The latest member of the Schwandt family was born on Wednesday morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In keeping with family tradition, Jay and Kateri Schwandt chose not to know the baby's sex before the birth.
"I was thinking, 'If this is a girl, I don't know what my reaction is going to be'," said Mr Schwandt, 40, just moments after his son was born.
The ages of their boys extend over more two decades, starting with Tyler, 22, followed by Zach, 19, Drew, 18, Brandon, 16, Tommy, 13, Vinnie, 12, Calvin, 10, Gabe, 8, Wesley, 6, Charlie, 5, Luke, 3, and 21-month-old Tucker.
"There's a lot of commotion, a lot of chaos, but there's also a lot of love," said Ms Schwandt.
The family is now trying to settle on yet another boy's name, and have been seeking a little help from their other sons.
But so far the boys still haven't agreed on a name.
Kateri Schwandt, 40, comes from a family of 14 children.
She was the 13th child born in her family and she says that the significance of the 13th child being born on the 13th day of the month has not been lost on them.
The Schwandt family has been approached by several TV production companies with offers of their own reality show, according to the Grand Rapids Press newspaper.
Mother and son are both doing well and resting in hospital.
But are they likely to add a 14th boy to the family in the future?
"You never say never," said Mr Schwandt.
Does having children of one sex affect chances of having more?
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A US couple who already have 12 sons but no daughters have welcomed a 13th boy into their household.
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Dr Tom Gilhooly runs the Essential Health Clinic in Glasgow which offers alternative treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune conditions.
He has championed the use of low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, organising international conferences on the subject and raising money for research.
Naltrexone is normally used to treat alcoholics.
He became the subject of a BBC investigation in 2011 for offering a controversial vein-widening treatment which was based on unproven theories that MS is caused by vein blockages.
Dr Gilhooly is charged with prescribing low dose naltrexone and prescribing risperidone to a child.
It is also alleged that he failed to refer the child to a specialist service for urgent support.
Risperidone is an antipsychotic drug normally used to treat schizophrenia.
Dr Gilhooly has been a GP in the east end of Glasgow for 22 years where he specialised in addiction medicine.
He developed an interest in alternative treatments for MS and offers private treatment to patients through the Essential Health Clinic, which he set up.
He has acted as an advisor to the Scottish and UK governments on drug misuse.
Dr Gilhooly's case is being heard in Manchester by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).
Independent tribunals carried out by the MPTS replaced Fitness to Practice hearings held by the General Medical Council as part of reforms designed to increase public confidence in the regulation of doctors.
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A Scottish GP and former government advisor is facing charges of misconduct over his treatment of a number of patients, including a child.
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New Cambusdoon in Ayr will host the four-day Intercontinental Cup match from 9-12 August.
And the Grange in Edinburgh will be the venue for the two World Cricket League one-day fixtures on 14 and 16 August.
Grant Bradburn has named his squad, with Preston Mommsen captaining the Scots and uncapped Chris Sole selected.
"This series presents a great opportunity to exert home advantage," Bradburn told Cricket Scotland.
"Although this season has been very lean in terms of international fixtures, our squad have enjoyed the opportunity to train consistently and play a full part in the domestic programme with their club and regional teams.
"Our depth has been tested for this series with three players - Matt Machan, Matthew Cross and Gavin Main - still returning from injury and not considered ready for the four-day I-Cup fixture, while Brad Wheal is also unavailable.
"Despite some unavailability we have selected a strong and balanced side which sees a number of players rewarded for consistent performances this season."
Intercontinental Cup: Preston Mommsen (Capt), Kyle Coetzer (Vice Captain), Richie Berrington, Josh Davey, Con de Lange, Alasdair Evans, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, David Murphy (w/k), Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt.
World Cricket League: Preston Mommsen (Capt), Kyle Coetzer (Vice Captain), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (w/k), Josh Davey, Con de Lange, Alasdair Evans, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt.
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Scotland's upcoming matches against United Arab Emirates have been moved to new venues after heavy rain damaged Mannofield in Aberdeen.
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The agreement was announced at a regional conference in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said the foreign secretaries of both countries would meet to set an agenda for meetings on "peace and security".
Talks are to include Kashmir, the spark for two of the rivals' wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
The region, claimed by both countries in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years.
"The foreign secretaries of both countries will meet and chart out the agenda for the meetings," Ms Swaraj told reporters after meeting her counterpart, Sartaj Aziz.
Pakistan is said to have assured the Indian side that it is taking steps to expedite the early conclusion of trials of those accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks of 2009, the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Pakistan reports.
Ms Swaraj's visit came in the aftermath of a dramatic rise - and then a rather sudden easing - in tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
Pakistan wants to discuss Kashmir, claimed by both countries in its entirety.
India wants Pakistan to allow greater commercial interaction, liberalise visa regimes, grant transit rights to traders between Delhi and Kabul, and stamp out militant groups which it believes Pakistan has fostered to destabilise Kashmir and Afghanistan.
This is a complex situation, and talks in the past have often broken down, underlining a trust deficit on both sides.
A measure of success will be if they can draw up a road-map for more substantive talks in the near future - and then make progress on the many long-running issues which divide them.
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India and Pakistan have agreed to resume high-level peace talks which stalled in 2012.
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The Labour leader said conditions in the Grande-Synthe camp near Dunkirk would be a "disgrace anywhere", and Britain should be "part of bringing European support to people".
He said the long-term solution was to deal with the conflicts causing the migration crisis.
On Friday France's PM said the crisis was putting the EU at grave risk.
Mr Corbyn was given a tour of the Grande-Synthe camp, meeting migrants and aid workers.
"What I'm trying to achieve here is to understand the nature of the refugee crisis that's facing the whole of Europe," he said.
"Ultimately we deal with the situation by dealing with the problem at its source, which are the wars and conflicts.
"Also, there are the human needs of people. We have got people here who have been here for months, if not longer than that, with no proper education, no access to doctors, no access to dentists, limited access to food - in very cold, very wet conditions."
He added: "We as human beings have to reach out to fellow human beings."
Aid workers said tents at the camp were surrounded by puddles of water and food, which had attracted rats.
The population of the camp has risen steadily in recent weeks to about 2,500, including about 250 children, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres‎. It says most are Kurds from Iran, Syria and Iraq who hope to reach the UK.
Speaking about the migration crisis, Mr Corbyn said: "Germany has done an enormous amount, other countries have done varying amounts and I think we should be part of bringing European support to people."
In September Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would accept 20,000 refugees from Syria over five years.
Volunteers from several countries, including the UK, continue to help migrants living in camps in northern France. Aid gathered by a Glasgow Muslim society arrived at a camp in Calais shortly before Mr Corbyn's Dunkirk visit.
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Jeremy Corbyn has visited a migrant camp in northern France and spoken of the "dreadful conditions" there.
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Cocker Spaniel Darcy had an emergency operation to remove her spleen after the fall in Glascarnoch Dam in the Highlands in July.
Veterinary surgeon Hal Drummond said the two-year-old, from Kellas near Dundee, had made an "amazing" recovery.
Darcy sustained a shattered femur, leg and pelvis fractures in the fall.
She was announced on Wednesday as the only Scottish finalist in the PDSA Pet Survivor Awards 2016.
Mr Drummond said he was delighted to be reunited with Darcy.
He said: "It's amazing to see her doing so well.
"I didn't think she'd be walking nearly as well as she is.
"Both ops have been a great success and she's done amazing just to recover from it."
The vet said that when Darcy was first brought to the team at Conanvet in Dingwall, it was uncertain whether she would survive.
He said: "There was a very guarded prognosis at the time, but it was a group effort by the whole practice.
"She was collapsed and in shock and obviously her legs were in a bad way.
"There was quite a lot of blood in her abdomen, so we had to take her to surgery straight away."
Darcy has undergone months of rehabilitation in Dundee and is on the way to a full recovery.
Owner Gordon Lyon said: "Given the nature and severity of the injuries she suffered we thought on a number of occasions that she wouldn't be with us at all.
"To see her running around like this is nothing short of miraculous.
"It's blown us away, what she's had to cope with and how much she's actually come through."
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A dog which was seriously injured after plunging 60ft down a dam has been reunited for the first time with the vet who saved her life.
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Police were called to the Parkway Sports and Social Club in Plymouth on Sunday after about 15 people were reported to be fighting in a bar.
"A number of people suffered minor injuries following the brawl," police said.
Two men, aged 23 and 29, and 24-year-old woman were arrested for affray and have been bailed to 23 May.
Club managing director Chris Carwithen said the fracas started in the bar after the event.
"There was an altercation that escalated out of control," he said.
"We are holding our own investigation and anyone involved will be banned for life. We don't tolerate that kind of behaviour."
Police said the fight broke out at 19:55 BST at the club in Ernesettle Lane. They are appealing for witnesses.
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Two men and a woman have been arrested after a mass brawl broke out following a baby-naming ceremony.
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Six Nations holders Ireland were competing in the autumn internationals for the first time, while England lost 11-0 against France last weekend in the first of their two matches.
The hosts were 3-0 ahead at half-time through Lauren Cattell's penalty, before captain Niamh Briggs levelled.
But Izzy Noel-Smith touched down from a driving maul to win it late on.
England women: Sarah Mckenna; Katie Mason, Lauren Cattell, Ceri Large, Charlotte Clapp; Emily Scott, La toya Mason; Rochelle Clarke, Emma Croker, Justine Lucas; Tamara Taylor, Abbie Scott; Hannah Gallagher, Marlie Packer, Sarah Hunter (C)
Replacements: Amy Cokayne, Vickii Cornborough, Heather Kerr, Harriet Millar-Mills, Izzy Noel-Smith, Leanne Riley, Rachel Lund, Ruth Laybourn
Ireland: Niamh Briggs (C); Jeamie Deacon, Aine Donnelly, Jackie Shiels, Mairead Coyne; Sene Naoupu, Larissa Muldoon; Ruth O'Reilly, Cliodhna Moloney, Ailis Egan; Elaine Anthony, Ciara Cooney; Sophie Spence, Paula Fitzpatrick, Heather O'Brien
Replacements: Zoe Grattage, Fiona Reidy, Fiona O'Brien, Katie Norris, Lindsay Peat, Mary Healy, Nora Stapleton, Claire McLaughlin
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Women's Rugby World Cup champions England beat Ireland 8-3 thanks to a late try at Twickenham Stoop.
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Following reports that new legislation was being prepared, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure told the BBC the draft had not yet been finalised.
The hardware would record the decisions made by a car's computer while being used in autonomous mode.
It could pinpoint the cause of a crash.
The draft law was expected to be sent to other ministries for approval this summer, Reuters reported.
Self-driving car technology has been under close scrutiny following the fatal crash of a Tesla vehicle being operated in Autopilot mode in May.
Tesla has repeatedly stated that its Autopilot functionality is still in development and is not intended to be used as a fully autonomous driving solution.
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Germany is considering introducing a black-box-style data recorder for autonomous cars to help investigators in the event of an accident.
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The tone was set in the opening minute when Michael Cheek converted at the near post, but Southport first drew level when Jack Higgins scrambled home after a quarter of an hour before Josh Thompson's header put them ahead.
Andrai Jones profited from a goalkeeping error almost immediately after in the 28th minute but Manny Parry closed the gap moments later before Oliver Muldoon's floated free-kick levelled matters after 36 matters.
Another Muldoon free-kick was turned into his own net by Higgins as Braintree, having trailed 3-1, ended a breathless first-half leading 4-3 at the Merseyrail Community Stadium.
Southport were level after 56 minutes when Jamie Allen netted from the spot after Braintree goalkeeper Sam Beasant had brought down Jones, but the visitors had the final say eight minutes later when Jack Midson headed home from a corner.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Southport 4, Braintree Town 5.
Second Half ends, Southport 4, Braintree Town 5.
Sean Clohessy (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Southport. James Gray replaces Ben McKenna.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Michael Cheek.
Goal! Southport 4, Braintree Town 5. Jack Midson (Braintree Town).
Substitution, Southport. Liam Hynes replaces Ashley Grimes.
Substitution, Southport. James Caton replaces Declan Weeks.
Goal! Southport 4, Braintree Town 4. Jamie Allen (Southport) converts the penalty with a.
Second Half begins Southport 3, Braintree Town 4.
First Half ends, Southport 3, Braintree Town 4.
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 4. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
Jack Midson (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Higgins (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 3. Oliver Muldoon (Braintree Town).
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 2. Manny Parry (Braintree Town).
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 1. Andrai Jones (Southport).
Goal! Southport 2, Braintree Town 1. Josh Thompson (Southport).
Goal! Southport 1, Braintree Town 1. Jack Higgins (Southport).
Goal! Southport 0, Braintree Town 1. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Braintree moved out of the National League drop zone at Southport's expense after edging out the Sandgrounders in a thrilling contest where seven goals were scored in the first half alone.
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Paddle in Seattle is being held by activists who say the firm's drilling will damage the environment.
It comes after the first of Shell's two massive oil rigs arrived at the port.
The firm wants to move them in the summer to explore for oil off Alaska's northern coast.
Earlier this week, Shell won conditional approval from the US Department of Interior for oil exploration in the Arctic.
The Anglo-Dutch company still must obtain permits from the federal government and the state of Alaska to begin drilling.
The flotilla of kayaks, canoes, sailboats and paddle boats gathered near the 400ft (122m) tall Polar Pioneer drilling rig.
A solar-powered barge - The People's Platform - was also expected to join the protesters.
"This weekend is another opportunity for the people to demand that their voices be heard," Alli Harvey, Alaska representative for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
"Science is as clear as day when it comes to drilling in the Arctic - the only safe place for these dirty fuels is in the ground.''
Demonstrators are also gathering on land to support the flotilla.
The port's Terminal 5 has been at the centre of a stand-off between environmentalists and the city authorities after a decision earlier this year to allow Shell use the terminal as a home base for the company's vessels and oil rigs during the winter months.
Shell stopped Arctic exploration more than two years ago after problems including an oil rig fire and safety failures.
The company has spent about $6bn (£3.85bn) on exploration in the Arctic - a region estimated to have about 20% of the world's undiscovered oil and gas.
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Hundreds of people have gathered in kayaks and small boats for a protest in the north-western US port city of Seattle against oil drilling in the Arctic by the Shell energy giant.
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He was also being assessed for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder caused by witnessing or being involved in a frightening or distressing event.
People naturally feel afraid when in danger, but the legacy of some traumatic events is a change in perception of fear.
They may feel stressed or frightened in day-to-day life.
Any traumatic event has the potential to lead to PTSD including:
People will be generally affected within one month of the event.
There is no blood test for PTSD, it instead relies on the judgement of a doctor speaking to their patient about their symptoms.
There must have been an initial traumatic event involving a close brush with death or serious violence.
There are then four criteria which must be present:
"This has to impair day-to-day function," said Neil Greenberg, a defence professor of mental health at the King's College London.
"With properly skilled doctors it can be very easy to diagnose, it could take a few hours," says Prof Greenberg.
But he says doctors must have a good suspicion of PTSD before starting to diagnose someone, as patients may not bring up their trauma history.
It can also be a challenge because some people deliberately "overinflate symptoms", sometimes for financial reasons, while others seek to avoid the stigma of a PTSD diagnosis.
For many people, the symptoms will go away within a month - but others will need psychotherapy or, if that fails, medication.
Cognitive behavioural therapy can help change the way people think about the traumatic event in order to control fear and anxiety.
This involves going through the event in detail with a therapist.
Antidepressants, such as paroxetine, are used if psychotherapy does not work.
Prof Greenberg, who also works with the UK Psychological Trauma Society, says treatment is still effective many years after the incident.
However, after such a long time the symptoms are very unlikely to clear up without treatment.
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A soldier who killed three colleagues and injured 16 others in a shooting at US Army base was being treated for depression and anxiety.
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In a statement, Navi Pillay said a "full, prompt and impartial investigation" was needed.
The UN had "credible information" that 48 Rohingya Muslims had been killed in violence in early January.
The government, however, has rejected the claims as groundless.
In a statement sent to the BBC, presidential spokesman Ye Htut said the UN was not listening to its own staff on ground and was damaging its reputation in Rakhine state.
Rakhine state - in the west of Burma, which is also known as Myanmar - has seen several outbreaks of violence targeting the Rohingya Muslims since June 2012.
In the statement, the UN said eight Rohingya Muslim men were attacked at Du Char Yar Tan village on 9 January.
On 13 January, a police official was killed in the same village by Rohingya Muslims.
This triggered the killings of at least 40 Rohingya men, women and children by local security forces and Rakhine people, the UN statement added.
The government statement only acknowledged the death of the police sergeant.
"I deplore the loss of life ... and call on the authorities to carry out a full, prompt and impartial investigation and ensure that victims and their families receive justice,'' Ms Pillay said.
"By responding to these incidents quickly and decisively, the government has an opportunity to show transparency and accountability, which will strengthen democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar.''
The Rohingya people are considered stateless and are rejected by both Burma and neighbouring Bangladesh.
At least 200 people were killed in fierce clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Rakhine state in 2012.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims remain displaced in the wake of that violence, many still living in camps.
Sporadic outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence continued throughout 2013 in other parts of Burma as well.
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The UN human rights chief has called on Burma to investigate reports that dozens of Rohingya Muslims have been killed in attacks by Buddhists in Rakhine state.
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It said pre-tax profit for the year to the end of March was £593m, compared with £735m a year earlier.
Operating profit at its wholesale gas division fell 94% to just £2.2m, from £36.6m a year earlier, as a result of the fall in gas prices.
Costs relating to its coal-fired power stations rose to £287m in the year.
In January, SSE cut its standard gas tariff for domestic customers by 5.3%.
But the UK's second largest energy company still lost about 300,000 energy customers in the year, leaving it with 8.2 million households and businesses.
SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said the energy firm had coped well with "the impact of prevailing commodity prices and intense retail market competition".
"At the same time, SSE has continued to demonstrate financial discipline and commitment to its long-term strategic framework. The fact that some of the mist is beginning to clear around the legislative, political and regulatory environment means there are grounds for some cautious optimism for the next couple of years," he added.
"SSE continues to invest for the future and in the year ahead plans almost £1.75bn of investment into new energy infrastructure in the UK and Ireland and improvements in services for our customers,"
In March, SSE closed its Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in Yorkshire.
SSE also announced on Wednesday that it would be selling up to a third of its 50% stake in gas distribution business SGN to raise cash for shareholders or to reinvest.
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Energy firm SSE has said plummeting wholesale gas prices and lower household energy demand led to a 19% fall in annual profits.
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The Portuguese hit three in 11 minutes either side of half-time before adding his 88th Champions League goal.
Karim Benzema scored the last goal and the opening two for a hat-trick, with Mateo Kovacic also netting.
The result equals Liverpool's 8-0 win against Besiktas in 2007 - when Madrid manager Rafael Benitez was in charge.
Ronaldo - the all-time highest Champions League scorer - becomes the first player to score more than 10 goals in the group stages with his 11 in six games.
Spanish club Madrid had already qualified for the knockout stages as Group A winners, while Malmo of Sweden finish bottom.
In the group's other match, French champions Paris St-Germain - who were sure of second place - beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 at home, with the Ukrainians dropping into the Europa League with third.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 away to leapfrog their Portuguese opponents and reach the last 16 as winners of Group C.
Both teams were assured of a place in the knockout stages already, while the group's other match finished in a 1-1 draw between Galatasaray and Astana.
That result means Turkish club will go on to play in the Europa League after finishing third in the group.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times as Real Madrid demolished Malmo to equal the biggest victory in the history of the Champions League group stage.
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Another 37 people were given imprisoned for between three and 35 years.
The attacks, which left 39 foreign nationals and Saudis dead, were part of a campaign by an al-Qaeda offshoot that aimed to destabilise the Gulf kingdom.
The authorities subsequently launched a three-year crackdown on the jihadist group, imprisoning thousands of people.
Although al-Qaeda has since struggled to operate in Saudi Arabia, a number of Saudis formed al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in neighbouring Yemen in 2009 and have become senior operatives.
The five men sentenced to death on Sunday have not been named.
However, the Sabq news website said they had been found guilty of rigging the car bombs used to attack the residential compounds.
The Saudi Gazette newspaper reported that one was a former guard at al-Hayer prison who had "sheltered one of the wanted terrorists" and been involved in a gun battle with police at an apartment complex in 2003.
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A Saudi court has sentenced five men to death for their role in three suicide bomb attacks on expatriate residential compounds in Riyadh in May 2003.
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The troops had "misused" their power over women fleeing violence and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
One Muslim girl, aged 15, reportedly had her headscarf ripped off before being raped.
The AU, which has some 22,000 troops fighting militant Islamists in Somalia, says it will investigate the claims.
In 2012, the UN recorded 1,700 rapes in camps for displaced people in Somalia.
Many were thought to have been carried out by members of the Somali security forces.
Last year, there was a huge public outcry following claims that AU and government soldiers had gang-raped a woman in Mogadishu.
A joint investigation by the AU and government dismissed the allegation as unfounded, even though neither the woman nor independent witnesses had been interviewed.
Most of the women who were abused lived in camps for displaced people after fleeing violence and the 2011 famine, HRW said.
"The AU can no longer turn a blind eye to the abuses on Amisom [AU Mission in Somalia] bases, as it's undermining the very credibility of the mission," said Liesl Gerntholtz, HRW's women's rights director.
It interviewed 21 women and girls, some as young as 12, who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian soldiers in the AU force, HRW said.
Only one rape case, in which the victim was a child, is before Uganda's military court in Kampala, it added.
"Some Amisom soldiers have used humanitarian assistance, provided by the mission, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity," HRW said.
"A number of the women and girls interviewed for this report said that they were initially approached for sex in return for money or raped while seeking medical assistance and water on the Amisom bases, particularly the Burundian contingent's base."
A Burundian soldier gave a 15-year-old girl $10 (£6) after raping her, HRW said.
"First he ripped off my hijab [headscarf] and then he attacked me," it quoted her as saying.
The girl had gone to an AU base of Burundian soldiers to collect medicine for her mother who was ill, HRW said.
Somalia has been hit by instability since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.
The AU force was deployed in 2007, with most of its troops coming from Uganda and Burundi.
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African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water from their bases in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a rights group says.
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Paul Hollywood remains as a judge and will be joined by Prue Leith.
Prue is already a well-known food writer.
It's the presenting line up which is more surprising.
Comedian and writer Sandi Toksvig will be joined by Noel Fielding.
Noel is a comedian and actor.
Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt says "Paul and Prue have huge amounts of expertise and warmth. I'm looking forward to seeing them putting our great new bunch of amateur bakers through their paces."
Bake Off will start on Channel 4 after being on the BBC for many years.
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Channel Four have finally revealed the new Great British Bake Off line-up.
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Nearly 30 rocket launchers were also captured when security forces raided a camp in Tarhuna, near Tripoli.
The officials say the Brigade of the Faithful group was behind last Sunday's car bombings which killed two people.
In a separate development, at least three people died in clashes between rival tribes in northern Libya.
A number of people were also reported to have been injured in the clashes in the town of Zlitan, south-east of the capital, Tripoli.
Libya remains awash with weapons left over from last year's uprising which ousted Col Gaddafi, and the new government has struggled to assert its authority across the vast country.
The capture of the tanks and other heavy weapons was announced by the authorities at a news conference on Thursday.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdelmonem al-Hur said one person was killed and a number of others injured during Wednesday's raid on the camp Tarhuna, about 60km (35 miles) south-east of the capital.
In all, 13 people - including the group's leader - were arrested during the operation, but three militants managed to escape.
Mr Hur added that the authorities had believed the group "defended Libya and the revolution, but it turned out to be contrary".
Last Sunday, two people died and up to five were injured in the twin car bombings in Tripoli.
One blast took place near the former military academy for women, while the other struck close to the interior ministry.
The attacks took place as crowds prepared for mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration at the end of the fasting month Ramadan.
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More than 100 tanks have been seized from a militia group loyal to former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, government officials say.
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A deal was agreed between the two clubs on Thursday before Stones, 18, agreed personal terms and passed a medical.
"I am very excited to be joining. Now the hard work begins," said Stones.
Meanwhile, Everton's former France under-21 midfielder Magaye Gueye, 22, has joined French club Stade Brest on loan until the end of the season.
Stones opted to join the Toffees despite reported interest from Chelsea, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Manchester City and Wigan.
He made his Barnsley debut in December 2011 at the age of 17, going on to make 28 appearances for the Tykes and scoring his first goal in a 4-3 League Cup victory over Rochdale in August.
His England Under-19 debut came in a 3-1 defeat by Germany in September.
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Everton have signed Barnsley's England Under-19 defender John Stones on a five-and-a-half-year deal for a fee thought to be about £3m.
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Harry Clarke, 59, allegedly drove a car dangerously on 20 September 2015 knowing he had had two previous medical incidents.
Mr Clarke made no plea or declaration when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He was released on bail pending further investigations.
Mr Clarke faces an alternative charge of culpably and recklessly driving the vehicle on 20 September.
He is also accused of committing fraud between June and September 2015 by pretending to an insurance company that he had a driving licence when it had been revoked.
Clarke, from Baillieston in Glasgow, faces a further charge of making a false statement in an application for insurance in May 2015.
Papers from the court allege that on 20 September, on Buchanan Street, Baillieston, and elsewhere he drove a car dangerously.
The charge alleges that he did so in the knowledge "on 7 April 2010 you had suffered a loss of consciousness or an episode of altered awareness when behind the wheel of stationary bus".
It also claims that he drove knowing "on 22 December 2014 you had suffered a loss of consciousness when behind the wheel of a moving refuse collection vehicle resulting in the deaths of six members of the public and injury to 15 further members of the public".
The charge further alleges that as a result of the two matters his licence was revoked on 27 June 2015 for 12 months and he knew or ought to have known that he was unfit to drive and that there was a "real risk of suffering a loss of consciousness or episode of altered awareness whilst driving".
The alternative charge alleges that the driving was "culpable and reckless".
It is expected Mr Clarke will return to court at a later date.
Clarke was driving the bin lorry on 22 December 2014 when he lost control of it and careered into six people, killing them.
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The driver of the bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow in December 2014 killing six people has appeared in court on dangerous driving charges.
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Live period music and a banquet prepared in the Tudor kitchen are just some of the activities being held later to mark the event.
Actors will also be performing palace stories throughout the day.
Declared a palace in 1530 by Henry VIII, the London building has hosted William Shakespeare.
Rebuilt under the orders of Cardinal Wolsey in 1515, the palace also hosted the religious conference which led to the creation of the King James Bible.
Deborah Shaw, from Hampton Court Palace, said the site had always been used to make a statement.
"It was a real bling palace. It was a place to show off for... first of all for Wolsey when he started rebuilding it," she said.
"He was on the European stage as a cardinal and he had to have a place to entertain ambassadors and obviously the king, and of course the king, Henry the VIII, loved it so much that he got Wolsey to rather obligingly hand it over."
Celebrations will culminate in a party this evening where the historic palace's south facade will be lit up with animation and music displaying its 500-year history, ending with a 25-minute light show.
Thousands of young people have been recruited to contribute to an animated film covering the history of the palace. Workshops have been held at the venue since February.
Hampton Court Palace has hosted many royal honeymoons, meetings between Elizabeth I and her suitors and a performance from Handel.
It is the place where Jane Seymour died, where Charles I was imprisoned and where William III suffered a fatal accident.
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The history of Hampton Court Palace will be retold in one evening as part of celebrations to mark its five hundredth anniversary.
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Instead of "Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba", organisers played the national anthem of Chile.
Tournament officials apologised to the "people of Uruguay" and blamed human error for the mistake.
To compound matters, Uruguay, missing the injured Luis Suarez, conceded two late goals to lose the match 3-1.
The Copa America is being held in United States for the first time.
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Uruguay's players were left looking at each other in bemusement prior to their Copa America clash with Mexico when the wrong national anthem was played.
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