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The collision happened on the eastbound carriageway between junction 32 at Coryton Interchange and junction 30 at Cardiff Gate at about 18:00 BST.
South Wales Police said one man sustained serious injuries. Three other people in the other two vehicles were also injured.
Both sides of the carriageway near the incident have been closed.
Police said the closure was "expected to be in place for some time".
The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called just after 18:00 BST and had two crews and a rapid response car at the scene.
Trapped traffic is being sent back to junction 32 while westbound traffic is being diverted to the A48 through Cardiff.
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The M4 has been closed both ways following a three-car crash near Cardiff in which four people were hurt.
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Israeli start-up StoreDot displayed the device - made of biological structures - at Microsoft's Think Next Conference.
A Samsung S4 smartphone went from a dead battery to full power in 26 seconds in the demonstration.
The battery is currently only a prototype and the firm predicts it will take three years to become a commercially viable product.
In the demonstration, a battery pack the size of a cigarette packet was attached to a smartphone.
"We think we can integrate a battery into a smartphone within a year and have a commercially ready device in three years," founder Dr Dorn Myersdorf told the BBC.
The bio-organic battery utilises tiny self-assembling nano-crystals that were first identified in research being done into Alzheimer's disease at Tel Aviv University 10 years ago.
The nano-dots are described by StoreDot as "stable, robust spheres" that are 2.1 nanometers in diameter and made up of peptide molecules.
The technology has a range of uses, founder Dr Myersdorf said.
"Batteries are just one of the industries we can disrupt with this new material. It is new physics, new chemistry, a new approach to devices," he said.
The team has also used the nano-crystals in memory chips which could write three times faster than traditional flash memory and as a non-toxic alternative to cadmium in screens.
Dr Myersdorf said that the batteries are likely to be 30 to 40% more expensive to manufacture compared to traditional ones and the final product will be twice as expensive than those on the market today.
But making them should be a relatively easy process.
"It is about letting nature take its course. We just need a facility that can do chemical processing," he said.
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A battery that can charge in under 30 seconds has been shown off at a technology conference in Tel Aviv.
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Lincolnshire police were called to Twyford Woods, near Bourne, on Saturday where they came under attack from missiles.
The A1 was closed while police cleared the site with the last reveller leaving late on Sunday evening.
Of those arrested, 19 people remain in police custody with 24 charged, bailed or cautioned.
Police were called to the site following reports of loud music and anti-social behaviour but came under attack from several hundred of the 1,000-strong crowd.
Bottles and other items were hurled at police as they tried to clear the site and one officer was hit by a car.
Ch Supt Stuart Morrison defended the force's actions after criticism for failing to take strong enough action at the same site in 2012.
"We are happy that the decision to try and close this event was the right one," he said.
"It was not legal, it was not safe and it caused an inconvenience to people."
Officers also seized a number of vehicles along with sound equipment and generators.
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Forty-three people have been arrested at an illegal rave which left three police officers needing hospital.
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Asselin, 30, joined the Devils last season after taking a year off and finished with 21 goals and 38 assists.
Crowder, 32, is a former team-mate of Devils player-coach Andrew Lord and joins after also having a season off.
Piggott, 31, will feature for the Elite League champions for a seventh successive season after agreeing to return ahead of the new campaign.
Crowder and Lord played together for the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL during the 2010/11 season, along with another current Devil, Joey Haddad.
"I know Paul very well and I know what type of guy he is, the way he plays and what he brings to a team," said Lord.
"He has always produced offensively and is another big body up front and a solid two-way centreman."
Crowder split the 2015/16 season between Amiens in the top French league and Fort Wayne in the ECHL. In total, he played 53 games that season, scoring 15 goals and 39 assists.
Asselin, along with linemates Joey Haddad and Layne Ulmer, formed an impressive trio that solidified the Devils with two top lines last season.
"Patrick is a great two-way forward and as good as he is offensively, he is responsible on the back check and in his own end," said Lord.
"He is a big-game player and can make those game-changing plays that have you just in awe. It wasn't just important for us to get him back, it was vital."
On the signing of Piggott, Lord said: "Luke Piggott epitomises what the Cardiff Devils are all about. He is a great team-mate, he is unselfish, works hard every day and will do anything for the team.
"The bottom line is, we wanted him around and we want him part of this team, which is exactly what he wants as well."
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Cardiff Devils have re-signed forwards Patrick Asselin and Luke Piggott, and recruited centre Paul Crowder.
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She took 11,507 votes - 69% of those cast - and won a majority of 9,936.
Liberal Democrat Marc Ramsbottom was second with 1,571 votes, with Conservative Matthew Sephton third on 754 votes - five more votes than were achieved by UKIP's Chris Cassidy.
The turnout of just over 18% is believed to be the lowest in a by-election since World War II.
Ms Powell is the first Labour woman to be elected in the city of Manchester, birthplace of Emmeline Pankhurst, one of the founders of the suffragette movement.
The result represents a swing of nearly 17% from the Lib Dems to Labour since the general election of 2010.
The by-election was triggered by Labour's Tony Lloyd standing down as MP to run as his party's police and crime commissioner candidate for Greater Manchester.
The result of that election is expected later.
Mr Sephton is expected to lose his deposit after winning less than 5% of the vote.
Ms Powell said: "With this result Manchester Central has sent this Tory-Lib Dem government a message - a clear message that we think their policies are wrong and unfair.
"They're wrong and unfair that our city is facing disproportionate and savage cuts, wrong and unfair that our communities are seeing the break-up of services and institutions that they value and that they need, and unfair and wrong that the people of Manchester are having to deal with a huge squeeze in their living standards and incomes while millionaires get a tax break."
Prof Jonathan Tonge, of the University of Liverpool, said the low voter turnout was shocking.
"I blame the electors. Four days after the nation remembered the fight for democratic freedom the fact that only 18% of the voters of Manchester Central can be bothered to vote in a parliamentary election - the lowest turnout in British political history - that is shameful," he said.
"People received information about the parliamentary candidates in a way that they didn't receive information about the Police and Crime Commissioner candidates."
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Manchester has elected its first female Labour MP, with Lucy Powell holding Manchester Central in a by-election.
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Dywedodd Gweinidog Sgiliau Llywodraeth Cymru Julie James fod yn rhaid gwella'r wybodaeth sydd ar gael i bobl ifanc, a bod angen darparu gwybodaeth mewn ffordd sydd yn berthnasol i'r ganrif hon.
Ymhlith yr argymhellion mae sefydlu ap newydd er mwyn rhoi gwybodaeth i bobl ifanc sy'n gadael ysgol.
Yn ôl Ms James dyw'r ap presennol ddim yn addas ac fe fydd yn rhaid cael gwared ohono.
Dywedodd: "Mae na ddiffyg cyswllt gyda phobl ifanc, mae hynny yn broblem fawr i ni."
Dywedodd ymgynghorwyr o bartneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol Cymru wrth bwyllgor Sgiliau y Cynulliad fod cyngor gyrfaoedd "hen ffasiwn" ac roedd "canfyddiadau wedi eu dyddio" yn atal pobl ifanc rhag gwneud dewisiadau addas ar gyfer eu dyfodol.
Yn ôl yr arbenigwyr, mae yna bryder hefyd am brinder hyfforddwyr dwyieithog i ddarparu prentisiaethau iechyd a gofal yn enwedig yn y "cadarnleoedd Cymraeg".
Mae yna ddryswch hefyd ynglŷn â'r drefn darparu prentisiaethau, yn enwedig mewn ardaloedd yn agos at y ffin â Lloegr.
Fe rybuddiwyd hefyd bod angen herio'r canfyddiadau anghywir am brentisiaethau sydd gan athrawon a rhieni.
Yn ôl yr ystadegau diweddaraf mae cyllideb Gyrfa Cymru - sydd yn darparu cyngor ar yrfaoedd - wedi cael ei chwtogi yn llym.
Yn 2016-17 roedd gan y gwasanaeth gyllideb o £18m. Eleni mae gan Gyrfa Cymru £6m - gostyngiad o 66%.
Dywedodd y Gweinidog Sgiliau Julie James fod gan y gwasanaeth ddigon o arian ond bod "angen edrych eto ar gyfeirio eu hymdrechion".
"Fydda' i ddim yn hapus tan fod rhiant yn medru darganfod sut i gael prentisiaeth i'w plentyn yr un mor hawdd ac maen nhw'n medru dod o hyd i gwrs gradd mewn seicoleg."
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Mae nifer y bobl ifanc sy'n derbyn prentisiaethau yng Nghymru wedi gostwng 6% ers 2015, ac mae diffyg cyngor a gwybodaeth addas ar fai medd arbenigwyr.
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They were swimming during a storm when the freak accident happened, emergency officials said.
The tree had seemingly been brought down by the storm.
Ghana National Fire Service spokesman Prince Billy Anaglate said the incident happened at the Kintampo waterfalls in the Brong-Ahafo region.
A combined team of police and fire service personnel attended the accident site, in a bid to rescue those trapped by the tree.
"A huge tree fell at the top when the rains began and crashed the revellers," an eyewitness told Ghana's Starr News.
"Most of them are students of the Wenchi Senior High School. Others are tourists. We are trying to save those who are trapped by cutting the trees with chainsaws."
Fire Service spokesman Mr Anaglate told AFP that 18 students had died at the scene, while two others died in hospital.
He said 11 people were receiving treatment, including one of the school administrators in charge of the trip.
Other reports put the number of injured at over 20. They are being treated at the Kintampo Municipal hospital.
"We extend our condolences to the families of the dead and pray for the injured," Ghana's tourism minister Catherine Abelema Afeku said in a statement.
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Up to 20 people have died and many have been injured after a large tree fell on them at a popular waterfall spot in Kintampo, Ghana.
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The series starts in Brisbane on 22 October with the first of three one-day internationals.
The day-night Test match at the North Sydney Oval starts on 9 November and will be followed by three Twenty20 internationals.
Australia regained the Women's Ashes - a multi-format, points-based contest - in 2015.
The first men's day-night Test was held in December 2015 and the 2017-18 Ashes series includes a day-night Test for the first time.
"We are proud to see our sport continue to develop and break new ground," said England Cricket Board director of women's cricket Clare Connor.
"We will ensure that the England women's team is fully prepared for the unparalleled challenge of an Ashes series down under, with the sole intention of bringing the trophy back home."
Teams earn four points for a win in the Test, with two points for a win in all limited-overs games.
22 Oct 1st ODI, AB Field Brisbane
26 Oct 2nd ODI, Coffs Harbour International Stadium
29 Oct 3rd ODI, Coffs Harbour International Stadium
9-12 Nov Day-night Test, North Sydney Oval
17 Nov 1st T20, North Sydney Oval
19 Nov 2nd T20, Manuka Oval, Canberra
21 Nov 3rd T20, Manuka Oval
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England and Australia will meet in the first women's day-night Test during the 2017 Women's Ashes series.
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16 November 2016 Last updated at 14:02 GMT
But it is on the streets where a new generation of photographers is capturing the bustling megacity with their own perspectives. One of the most distinctive is 29-year-old Adeola Olagunju, who told the BBC how she captures Lagos.
Video Journalist: Roderick Macleod
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In galleries across Lagos the annual photo festival is showcasing the creativity and complexity of some of Nigeria’s most standout photographers.
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The supermarket chain reported underlying pre-tax profits of £242m in the year to 31 January, down from £345m.
Chief executive David Potts said: "By improving the shopping trip for customers, we have started the journey to turn around the business and make our supermarkets strong."
Total turnover fell 4.1% to £16.1bn.
Like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, fell 2% - far better than the 5.9% slide in 2014.
Last week, Morrisons announced it would supply groceries to Amazon customers in the UK, under a new deal with the online giant.
Mr Potts, formerly at Tesco, joined as chief executive last March, with the task of reviving the supermarket's fortunes.
In 2015, he closed unprofitable supermarkets and sold off convenience store outlets.
The industry as a whole is trying to adapt to the growing popularity of the German discounters, Aldi and Lidl.
Morrisons has signalled that more price cuts are on the way.
But Mr Potts warned the "turnaround will take time and will continue to require sustained investment in the proposition".
The firm said that in the medium term, it expected an incremental uplift in underlying profit from the opportunities that it had identified within online, manufacturing, wholesale and popular services, as well as from lower interest costs.
The group surprised the market over Christmas when it reported better-than-expected sales.
Shares in Morrisons, which recently returned to the FTSE 100, fell 3.5% to 195.6p, making the company worth £4.6bn.
However, the shares have risen almost a third since the start of this year.
Steve Clayton, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown said Morrisons appeared to be heading in the right direction.
"David Potts' strategic plans for the group make eminent sense - focus on the consumer, regain price competitiveness and improve the stores' appeal," he said.
"There is, however, no sign of an end to deflation in food pricing. Morrison is firmly in the sights of Aldi and Lidl and if it is to repel their threat, its value focus must be relentless."
Analysts at Jefferies said that the supermarket was "on the mend" under its new management.
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Morrisons' annual profits have seen a further drop as the price war within the supermarket sector continues.
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"When you go away and you're out of people's consciousness, they stop noticing you," she told Jonathan Ross at a recording of his ITV chat show.
"It's fantastic: you order your coffee and you get a coffee and leave."
Before her starring role in Bridget Jones's Baby, the 47-year-old had not appeared on screen since 2010.
The Oscar-winning actress said she had decided to take a break "mainly [because] I just wanted to shift my focus a little bit and keep some promises that I had made to myself a long time ago".
"There are some things that I wanted to learn and see if I had aptitude for," she told Ross in an interview to be shown on Saturday. "I wanted to go back to school.
"I wanted to do things you can't really make time for when you're in the cycle of making films, because if you're not preparing for one, then you're preparing for another."
The aim was to "commit to breaking that cycle for a little bit so that I could grow as a person", she went on, adding that she was "boring herself" by working so much.
One of the "really nice" things about taking a hiatus, she said, was being able to "meet people authentically".
"You'd have authentic conversations on the street and I enjoyed that," said the Chicago and Cold Mountain star. "That's something that I had missed."
Bridget Jones's Baby sees the actress returning to the role of Helen Fielding's perennial singleton, a character she previously played in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary and 2004's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
The new film, out in the UK on 16 September, sees her becoming pregnant after spending consecutive nights between the sheets with a new beau and an old flame.
Patrick Dempsey and Colin Firth play Bridget's romantic partners, either of whom could potentially be the father of her unborn child.
The first edition of the new series of The Jonathan Ross Show will be shown on ITV on Saturday at 21:30 BST.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected].
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Actress Renee Zellweger has revealed that she enjoyed not being recognised during the six-year career break that preceded her new Bridget Jones film.
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Cricket Australia (CA) say it would be a "natural progression" after hosting the inaugural day-night Test against New Zealand at Adelaide in November.
"It's on the radar, but we haven't had any formal conversations with the England and Wales Cricket Board," CA chief James Sutherland told ABC Radio.
"We're going to see more Test cricket played in the evening."
Cricket Australia were pleased by the attendances and the television viewing figures for the Test against the Black Caps, a low-scoring encounter won by the home side.
More than 123,000 supporters attended the three days of the match at the Adelaide Oval, while 1.67 million people watched the final session on the Nine Network.
Sutherland is keen for another day-night Test when Australia host Pakistan at the end of this year.
He added: "It seems like it would be a natural progression for there to be an Ashes day-night Test match in 2017-18."
Some players have expressed reservations about day-night Tests, with former England batsman Kevin Pietersen accusing administrators of "messing with the greatness" of the game, while Australia bowler Mitchell Starc claims the pink ball does not swing as much as the red ball and is difficult to see under lights.
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England could play their first day-night Test in the Ashes series against Australia during the winter of 2017-18.
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Jeff Henry, 39, was chased and fatally assaulted in Cambridge in June 2015.
Martin Saunders, 35, and Anthony Kenny, 37, admitted manslaughter at the Old Bailey and were jailed for 22 years and 16-and-a-half years respectively.
Ben Maguire, 29, was jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting conspiracy to commit GBH and assisting an offender.
The attack, the court heard, was the result of a feud between Mr Henry and Saunders, of Beaton Crescent, Huntingdon, over Mr Henry's attempts to get back with his ex- wife.
When Mr Kelly arranged to meet Maguire, of Cambridge, he contacted Saunders and Kenny, of Burgess Walk in St Ives, knowing they wanted to assault him.
After Friday's sentencing Det Insp Al Page said: "This was a cowardly attack."
Mr Henry's sister Suzanne Henry said: "There is no excuse for what they did to Jeff that night and the devastation they have caused, which we have no choice but to live with, and then will have to re-live, when Jeff's youngest children are old enough to understand what happened to their dad, and then we will have to watch them hurting and grieving."
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Three men have been jailed in connection with the "cowardly" killing of a father-of-six.
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But it is one of many flying proudly on one street ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament.
Each of the qualifying nations in the championship is represented on Iris Drive in what has been described as a "sweepstake with a difference".
A group of window cleaners first had the idea ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Back then, the English flag which was cheerfully raised outside a house to the bemusement of residents.
Sandy Turley, one of the organisers, said it was a great success.
"Every resident in the street was involved, the kids loved it," he said.
"We also had a street party and everyone came out and enjoyed themselves."
More than 60 flags adorn houses on Iris Drive, including those representing the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales.
Only 24 nations qualified for the tournament, but demand for flags was high that three separate sweepstakes were carried out to cover everyone who wanted to take part.
"It's not a political thing - it doesn't matter if it's the Republic, Northern Ireland, or England," Sandy said.
"We like to see everyone represented.
"It's a bit of banter - I've my money on France but I got Germany in the sweepstake, so I'm not worried."
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A Northern Ireland flag is not the most common sight on west Belfast's Springfield Road.
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Sunshine Coast player Ackerman was knocked unconscious in a tackle by Molo during Saturday's Queensland Cup game.
The 25-year-old never regained consciousness and died in hospital.
Queensland Rugby League said Molo's tackle was referred following a standard weekly review of the weekend's matches by its match review committee.
"An incident involving Norths Devils player Francis Molo has been referred to the judiciary at a date to be confirmed," said a statement on the QRL website.
In its weekly review of games, the QRL has charged nine other players for offences, but 20-year-old Molo's inclusion does not outline the details of any possible charge he might face at the judiciary.
Meanwhile, reports in Australia say that the organs of Ackerman, who has two children, may be donated following his death.
Falcons chairman Ashley Robinson told ABC: "That was one of the family's major concerns - about the organs - and that is definitely happening and obviously someone is going to benefit from that."
Fans also paid tribute to Ackerman on social media, posting pictures of rugby footballs with the hashtags #putoutyourfooty and #putyourfootyout.
The tribute is similar to the one for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died after being struck on the neck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match last November.
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Norths Devils player Francis Molo has been cited over his tackle on James Ackerman, who died as a result of an on-field injury on Monday.
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Berahino, 23, has not featured since 10 September and was put on a training regime for being unfit and overweight.
But he now sees the benefit of going to a conditioning camp, with Pulis saying: "It's what we've always wanted for him.
"Inwardly, he's now looking at himself and not everything and everybody else."
The Burundi-born England Under-21 international was on the verge of a first senior cap when he scored 20 times for Albion during the 2014-15 season.
That included four in Pulis's first game in charge - an FA Cup third-round tie against Gateshead in January 2015.
His form has suffered since he reacted angrily to Albion rejecting Tottenham Hotspur's bid for him in August 2015.
Berahino submitted a transfer request and was fined for posting on social media that he would never play for the club again, after which Albion rejected bids in the summer of 2016 from both Stoke City and Crystal Palace.
Pulis continued: "It would be absolutely wonderful if he hits the sort of form that he showed when I first came into the job.
"His statement says it all. The most important thing now is that he just gets himself sorted out, and that's the way he will get better and improve.
"We need to leave the kid alone and give him a couple of weeks' grace. No more questions and let's just let him get on with it."
Berahino moved to England at the age of 10 in 2003 to join his mother and family in Birmingham, his father having been killed in a civil war in 1997.
He has scored 36 goals in his 121 appearances for Albion, 46 of which have been as a substitute.
But he has not scored since February, and he has been limited to just 245 minutes of action in four Premier League appearances this season, three of which he started.
His only full 90 minutes came in Albion's EFL Cup first-round tie at Northampton, when he also played 30 minutes of extra-time but then put his spot-kick wide as the Baggies lost in a penalty shoot-out.
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West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis says striker Saido Berahino is on the right road back to being a first-team force again, but must be given time and space in his fitness battle.
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Admiral began a recruitment drive earlier this year and on Monday it announced that an extra 130 jobs in Newport, 100 in Swansea and 50 in Cardiff would be available.
The roles are based in sales, claims, renewals and law.
Admiral is the only Wales-based company listed in the FTSE 100.
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An insurance company is recruiting 280 people across south Wales.
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The mortar was found in Coed y Wenallt at Nant Gwynant on Tuesday and handed in to officers.
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion at Brewery Fields in the city on Wednesday morning.
A North Wales Police spokesman said officers cordoned off the area to ensure there was no danger to the public.
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An unexploded World War Two bomb was taken to Bangor police station by a member of the public, police have said.
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A fitness to practice hearing in Flintshire was told Kirsty Ann Morton's actions had "serious and far-reaching implications", making removal from the register the only option.
These included the threat of legal action.
Ms Morton worked for Denbighshire council when it happened in October 2014, the Care Council for Wales said.
She had allowed information about four families, including some involved in child protection cases, to be seen by another person, the hearing was told.
Chairman of the committee Islwyn Jones said Ms Morton had "deliberately" disclosed the information to someone "close to her" whom she felt she could trust.
"Once the information was released the registrant had no control of it," he added.
Mr Jones said the "level of shock, distress and anxiety" caused to the families involved could not be underestimated.
Ms Morton did not attend the hearing and Denbighshire council has been asked to comment.
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A social worker has been struck off after disclosing confidential information about vulnerable children.
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The US Open champion sunk a seven-foot putt in the play-off while Watson missed from close range on the 18th.
Both men finished their rounds on six under, though Watson had held a two-shot lead standing on the 17th tee.
Rory McIlroy hit five bogeys and double-bogeyed the par-three 13th to finish on a disappointing two over par, while Jim Furyk finished on three over.
The annual 36-hole event features each year's four major champions, with Furyk invited because of Northern Ireland star McIlroy's double triumph in 2014.
Kaymer held a two-shot lead over Watson following the first round on Tuesday after carding a six-under-par round of 65.
The German hit four birdies and four bogeys in a level-par second round before holding his nerve in the play-off.
Masters champion Watson hit a run of birdies on the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to take a two-shot lead, but a wayward tee shot at the next hole scuppered his chances as he dropped a shot on the par-five 17th.
Kaymer birded the same hole and both players parred the last to force the play-off.
Two nice approach shots to the 18th green set up a putting contest on the first play-off hole, and Watson was unable to follow in Kaymer's birdie, missing his attempt from five feet.
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Martin Kaymer birdied the first sudden death hole to pip Bubba Watson to the Grand Slam of Golf title in Bermuda.
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Alexia Walenkaki was playing on a rope swing in Mile End Park when a tree trunk holding the swing fell on her.
The Met Police is compiling a report for the Crown Prosecution Service a pre-inquest review at St Pancras Coroner's Court heard.
A spokesman for the council said such a charge was "not appropriate".
About an hour after Alexia's accident, on 17 July, she went into cardiac arrest and died in the Royal London hospital.
At the time, her mother Vida Kwotuah said she watched in horror as the tree trunk - which she described as rotten - knocking her daughter to the ground.
Det Insp Craig Bradley said more expert evidence was being gathered.
He said: "We are in the process of investigating the possibility of corporate manslaughter or gross negligence. We have liaised very closely with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)."
The inquest heard the tree trunk was decayed and an expert has compiled a report on its state.
Mr Bradley said he has contacted another expert about the level of decay in the trunk at the time of the accident, and whether it would have been visible in an inspection.
Mark Scoggins at Fisher Scoggin Waters, solicitors representing Tower Hamlets Council, said such a charge would require "gross failings" in senior management at a "very serious level".
He added: "The issue is literally down on the ground, it is difficult to see how senior managers up the chain could have knowledge of that."
An inquest with a jury will run for four days starting on 11 April. If a criminal prosecution is brought, the inquest will be adjourned.
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Tower Hamlets Council could be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter after a five-year-old girl died while playing in a park.
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After a goalless first half, the floodgates opened as Blair Turgott foraged forward for the Ravens and smashed an unstoppable shot past Daniel Atkinson in the 51st minute.
Three minutes later, Louis Dennis doubled the lead from the penalty spot after a foul by the goalkeeper.
Max Porter struck in left footed to put affairs beyond a forlorn Guiseley in the 71st minute, although Adam Smith did restore some cheer for the Lions with a late, deflected volley.
Substitute Bradley Goldberg, however, completed the rout for the away side, curling in after a fine solo run.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Guiseley 1, Bromley 4.
Second Half ends, Guiseley 1, Bromley 4.
Goal! Guiseley 1, Bromley 4. Bradley Goldberg (Bromley).
Goal! Guiseley 1, Bromley 3. Adam Smith (Guiseley).
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces George Porter.
Substitution, Bromley. Lee Minshull replaces Alfie Pavey.
Goal! Guiseley 0, Bromley 3. Max Porter (Bromley).
Substitution, Guiseley. Nicky Clee replaces Will Hatfield.
Substitution, Guiseley. Luke Porritt replaces Oli Johnson.
Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Smith replaces Michael Rankine.
Goal! Guiseley 0, Bromley 2. Louis Dennis (Bromley) converts the penalty with a.
Daniel Atkinson (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Guiseley 0, Bromley 1. Blair Turgott (Bromley).
Second Half begins Guiseley 0, Bromley 0.
First Half ends, Guiseley 0, Bromley 0.
Javan Vidal (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Connor Dymond (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Guiseley responded to the departure of manager Mark Bower with another drab showing as they lost heavily at home to Bromley.
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Last week, at least 1,000 people were held during protests in Moscow, reportedly the largest in five years.
The opposition has called for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations.
A smaller group of about 100 people began marching through Moscow on Sunday, but were blocked by police.
While police said 31 people had been detained for "breaches of public order", OVD-Info, a website monitoring detentions, said 56 people including four minors were arrested.
Those who organised the protest via social media are now facing an investigation.
Last Sunday's demonstrations in Moscow and across the country were prompted by main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was later arrested.
Police said 500 people were held, but OVD-Info said at least 1,000 people were arrested in Moscow alone.
Mr Navalny had published reports claiming that Mr Medvedev controlled mansions, yachts and vineyards - a fortune that far outstripped his official salary.
The prime minister's spokeswoman called the allegations "propagandistic attacks", but the prime minister himself has not commented on the claims.
Alexei Navalny has announced his intention to run for president in 2018 against Vladimir Putin. But he is barred from doing so after being found guilty in a case he said was politicised.
Mr Navalny was sentenced to 15 days in prison for his role in last Sunday's demonstrations. His spokesman said on Twitter that he had nothing to do with the new protest.
Organisers told news agencies that they had planned to march towards the Kremlin on Sunday when they were stopped by police.
Witnesses said police had detained people photographed at the previous rally. "You could see they were acting in a targeted way," protester Natalya Ponomarenko told AFP news agency.
Russia's Interfax news agency reported that about 400 people had taken part in an authorised anti-corruption rally in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
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At least 31 people have been arrested during opposition protests in Moscow, the second Sunday in succession to see such demonstrations.
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Mae ymgeiswyr yn brwydro dros 1,161 o seddi, gan fod 92 ymgeisydd eisoes wedi eu hethol yn ddiwrthwynebiad, tra bod un ward ym Mhowys heb yr un ymgeisydd ynddi.
Yn ogystal â'r etholiadau cyngor sir, mae etholiadau cynghorau tref a chymuned hefyd yn cael eu cynnal.
Bydd 13 o gynghorau yn cyfrif dros nos, nos Iau, gyda naw arall yn dechrau cyfrif fore dydd Gwener.
Gallwch gael y newyddion diweddaraf a'r canlyniadau ar lif byw arbennig Cymru Fyw.
Mae disgwyl y canlyniadau cyntaf yn oriau mân ddydd Gwener ond ni fydd rhai cynghorau yn cyhoeddi eu canlyniadau tan brynhawn Gwener.
Mae Llafur yn amddiffyn 580 o seddau, Plaid Cymru yn amddiffyn 170, y Ceidwadwyr yn amddiffyn 104 a'r Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yn amddiffyn 75. Mae gan ymgeiswyr annibynol 365 o seddi i'w hamddiffyn, a does gan UKIP ddim sedd i'w hamddiffyn.
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Mae'r gorsafoedd pleidleisio wedi cau a'r cyfri wedi dechrau yn etholiadau lleol 2017.
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Wenger, 67, was appointed as Arsenal manager in September 1996.
Wright told BBC Radio 5 live on Friday: "He looks tired. I feel he will go at the end of the season."
But Wenger said: "We had a little dinner, not the two of us. I appreciate you want me to rest but I'm not ready."
He added he could look tired because "I get up early in the morning".
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Wright, who played under Wenger for two seasons between 1996 and 1998, reiterated during his analysis on Saturday's Match of the Day that he believes Wenger will go.
"We were at a question and answer session and the way he was speaking and his demeanour... it's my opinion. I could be wrong," said the 53-year-old.
"I still think he has some massive decisions to make and think it could be his last season."
Wenger is the Premier League's longest-serving manager and his contract expires at the end of the season.
The Frenchman last won the Premier League title in 2004 and has been under pressure at the Emirates following league defeats by Watford and Chelsea.
However, after his side's 2-0 win against Hull, he added: "I focus on what is important: winning football games and getting the team to perform. The rest, I cannot influence.
"I have big respect for this country and this club, and I am grateful because I have worked here for 20 years. My job is to make these people happy and when I don't do that I feel guilty - that's why it's important for us to win."
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Arsene Wenger says he did not give any indication on his future as Arsenal manager to Ian Wright, after the Gunners legend claimed the Frenchman was "coming to the end".
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Landlords Thirteen Group confirmed the three blocks at Kennedy Gardens in Billingham were partially clad with "grade-three" cladding.
The social housing company said it was safe enough for residents to remain in their homes, and action to remove the cladding would begin on Monday morning.
Resident David Clixby, 58, who lives by himself on the eighth floor, said he was "not really scared".
He said: "I wasn't totally shocked when I found out.
"I'm on the eighth floor, but we have smoke alarms in the corridors and in each flat is linked directly to the concierge service, so I feel safe enough."
Mr Clixby said the hundreds of residents were told at about 22:15 BST on Friday that the site had failed safety tests.
He said he "wouldn't want to move out anyway", and Stockton Borough Council providing 24-hour security had made him "feel safe".
The cladding is thought to have been added to the buildings during a revamp in 2014.
Thirteen Group chief executive Ian Wardle said: "We acted immediately to ensure the safety of our residents by checking and double checking the nature of the cladding on our buildings, where it exists.
"We had specified that the cladding should be fire-retardant, and following tests that have shown that this is not the case, work to remove the cladding will begin as soon as physically possible, and contractors will be on site from first thing Monday morning."
Cladding on 27 tower blocks in 15 council areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government says.
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Combustible cladding has been found on high-rise flats on Teesside.
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The figure, reported by Reuters, is from Church sources in the country.
The deaths are the result of clashes between the army and a rebel group, but civilians have also been caught up in the violence.
The UN has reported on the discovery of more than 20 mass graves but has put the death toll so far at about 400.
According to the church, 20 villages have been completely destroyed, half of them by government troops.
The UN human rights chief, Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, said investigators in Kasai province had identified dozens of mass graves along with harrowing evidence of people being shot, burned or hacked to death.
Atrocities were being carried out by the security forces and a government-backed militia, known as the Bana Mura, which was set up to help fight a rival group known as the Kamuina Nsapu, Prince Zeid said.
He added that local authorities had denied the UN access to information about what was happening in the region. The UN has said it has evidence that hundreds of villagers from the Luba and Lulua ethnic groups have been killed.
The UN Human Rights Council is likely to vote this week on whether to mandate an independent investigation into the violence following what the group's commissioner described as horrific atrocities committed in Kasai province.
The Congolese authorities have said they would reject it.
More than a million people have been displaced in the region in the last year and aid workers say the humanitarian response on the ground has so far been inadequate.
Violence erupted in the once peaceful Kasai region last August, after the death of a local leader during fighting with security forces.
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More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region since last October, the Catholic Church says.
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He posted a video online saying too much money was spent on defence and it should go to the NHS instead.
New submarines carrying nuclear weapons are being designed at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria.
Barrow Labour MP John Woodcock said he would rather be protected by a nuclear deterrent than an "eccentric comedian".
In his own online video he said: "This is a substantial investment, but the overall majority of this goes on employing the many thousands of the most highly-skilled engineers and manufacturers.
"I want us to have more to be able to defend this country than a sharp-witted, eccentric comedian.
"Come to Barrow and meet some of this workforce. Let's do this thing properly."
Brand had asked how the country could have a "properly-funded NHS".
"Is it at the expense of the arms industry? The answer is obviously yes," he said.
"As the NHS struggles against a £2bn funding gap this year the money diverted into Trident - £3.3bn being spent in the assessment phase, not to mention the £2-3bn we spend every year just running our current Trident system - reflects the choice our government has made."
He appeared to be quoting a New Statesman article by Kate Hudson from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in part of what he said.
Brand was unavailable for comment on Mr Woodcock's remarks and BAE declined to comment.
The firm's Barrow shipyard employs about 6,900 people. Around 1,400 of those are currently working on the Successor submarine replacement programme.
The government has put the cost of replacing Trident at £15-20bn, but campaigners have argued it will cost at least £34bn.
The replacement submarines are expected to come into operation in 2028.
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Comedian Russell Brand has been invited to face shipyard workers after saying the Trident replacement programme they are working on should be scrapped.
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In April 2017, there were 78,407 full-time and fully-trained troops - nearly 4,000 short of the government's target of 82,000.
The last time the force hit its troop target was April 2015. The RAF and Navy are also below strength.
The Army says it has enough personnel to meet its commitments, and that recruitment is increasing.
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Between April 2016 and March this year, 8,194 soldiers joined the British Army.
However, 9,775 left during the same period, with family life and "opportunities outside the forces" among the reasons given.
This leaves the MoD 5.1% below its Army target, compared with 4.8% in the RAF and 2% in the Navy and Royal Marines.
A document released by the department on Thursday said: "There is no single reason why personnel leave on voluntary outflow.
"But the personnel who completed the armed forces continuous attitude survey indicated reasons for leaving the armed forces included the impact of service life on family and personal life, and opportunities outside the armed forces."
A spokesman from the Army said the force had enough people to "meet all our current commitments at home and abroad", and said recruitment numbers were on the rise.
In 2015, the Army completed its plan to reduce the number of personnel by more than 20,000 - three years ahead of target - leading to a number of redundancies.
They then embarked on a project to recruit more reservists to the force, as part of austerity measures.
Of the 9,775 to leave in the last year, only three were because of redundancies.
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The number of soldiers in the British Army has continued to fall, new figures from the Ministry of Defence show.
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The man was killed when his Suzuki motorcycle was in collision with a Nissan Almera and subsequently a Kia Picanto.
The crash happened on Coach Lane in Brading at about 20:20 BST on Wednesday Hampshire Constabulary said.
The biker was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries. Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to come forward.
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A motorcyclist has died in a crash with two cars on the Isle of Wight.
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Some residents of Harmondsworth, Hillingdon could have their properties compulsorily purchased for demolition.
In retaliation they targeted the director of corporate responsibility's house by laying a giant plastic runway across his drive.
Matt Gorman said he was "not happy" about the incident and said his family's privacy had been invaded.
The protestor's stunt came after the Airports Commission backed a third runway at Heathrow which is being considered by the government.
The group also targeted the property of the airport's chief executive John Holland-Kaye.
Veronica Rumsey, who has lived in her house for 43 years said the action was to show "we were here first".
Her neighbour, Neil Keveren, said they were living without "peace of mind" and he would fight for his property.
He said: "I'm not leaving it and that is all there is to it. If it takes more direct action there will be more direct action."
In July Mr Keveren was fined £600 for blocking the tunnel which leads to Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2 and 3, but he said "people need to know that we are going to go the whole hog".
Heathrow Airport said it had created a plan which had the local community "at its core" and included a compensation package of more than £1bn for noise insulation and compulsory purchases.
In a statement it said: "The protestors are a small minority...Heathrow expansion will create 40,000 new jobs in London and up to 180,000 jobs and £211bn of economic growth across the country."
John Stewart the chair of the main anti-Heathrow expansion group Hacan said: "This just shows how angry people are.
"The fact that ordinary residents are willing to go to these lengths is a signal of just how difficult it will be for the airport and any government to build a third runway at Heathrow."
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Home-owners in west London whose properties lie in the path of a proposed third runway for Heathrow have taken their fight to the people in charge.
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The piece by Venetian artist Francesco Guardi, entitled "Palace Stairs", was taken shortly after Germany invaded.
The small painting depicts noblemen talking at the grand stairs of Venice's Doge Palace.
Berlin hopes the move will revive talks over some 300,000 documents, including manuscripts by Mozart and Beethoven, that it wants to recover from Poland.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier handed the work over to his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski at a ceremony on Monday.
After World War Two, the painting went to the University of Heidelberg and then to the State Gallery of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
It was recognised as belonging to Poland in the late 1990s.
But political differences between Warsaw and Berlin over the broader issue of art lost during the war prevented a deal from being reached sooner.
"This painting has been on a long odyssey," Mr Steinmeier said.
"[It represents] the difficult history that connects our two countries."
Poland is still searching for thousands of artefacts looted from its museums and private collections during the war, although many items are believed to have been destroyed during the war.
Mr Steinmeier said he hoped the move would "be a signal to restart the stalled German-Polish dialogue on cultural artefacts".
Germany has long sought the return of some 300,000 books, drawings and manuscripts - known as the Berlinka collection - from Poland.
The collection includes handwritten musical scores by Mozart, Beethoven and Bach that the Nazis moved to Poland to keep them safe from bombing during the war.
Abandoned by retreating German troops in what is now Poland, many of the items are now held by the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
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Germany has returned an 18th Century painting that was looted from Poland's National Museum by the Nazis in 1939.
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The 20-year-old Slovak has yet to play for Fulham's first team, but made 17 appearances in the National League on loan at Welling last term.
Rodak, who has represented his country at youth level, will go straight into Accrington's squad for their League Two fixture against Cheltenham on Saturday.
Stanley are 20th in the table, four points above the relegation zone.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
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Accrington Stanley have signed goalkeeper Marek Rodak on loan from Fulham until the end of the season.
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Nicola Sturgeon met Christine Lagarde in Washington as part of a four-day visit to America.
The SNP leader has made gender equality a key priority since becoming FM.
Ms Sturgeon also discussed the state of Scotland's economy during her talks with Ms Lagarde, a spokesman said.
Forbes magazine currently ranks Ms Lagarde as the sixth most powerful woman in the world.
She was first female chairman of elite law firm Baker & McKenzie and the first female finance minister in France and the wider G7, before her appointment to the top of the IMF in 2011.
A spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said: "The first minister had a productive discussion with Christine Lagarde on the current position of the Scottish economy and the Scottish government's approach to increasing competitiveness and tackling inequality.
"The first minister and Ms Lagarde also discussed the shared interest between Scotland and the IMF in increasing female participation in the economy and improving the representation of women at all levels in business."
During Ms Sturgeon's visit she has met US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, addressed an audience at the World Bank with a speech about economic equality and appeared on one of American television's top chat shows, The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart.
On the first day, the first minister went to the Daniel Hale Williams elementary school in Brooklyn in the hope of learning lessons from the New York education system on improving attainment in Scottish schools.
Ms Sturgeon also hosted a reception in the United States to thank supporters of the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art (GSA).
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Scotland's first woman first minister has urged the female boss of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help increase the number of women at all levels of business.
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Losses deepened at the industry leader, which offers music over the internet for free with advertisements or ad-free for a fixed monthly rate.
Revenue increased by 80% over the past year, beating the 45% growth rate of 2014 by a wide margin.
Net losses increased by 7% from the previous year to €173m.
Spotify's main expenses are royalties paid to artists.
It said its revenue from advertisements had nearly doubled while it user base had also grown significantly.
It had 89 million active monthly users by the end of 2015, 28 million of which were paying for subscriptions.
Spotify, long at the forefront of online music streaming, said it was prioritising investment, as it faces increasing competition.
Apple launched its own music streaming service in 2015, while Rhapsody and Deezer are two other companies offering a similar service.
As the industry leader, the firm has received a lot of criticism from artists who argue that the royalties they receive from streaming are not fair, and that streaming platforms fail to support new artists.
It has led to some big names like Taylor Swift, Adele and Radiohead keeping some or all of their music off the service.
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Spotify saw revenues reach €1.95bn ($2.2bn; £1.5bn) over the past year, but the Swedish music streaming platform has still not made a profit.
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The #march4women event, organised by the charity Care International, aims to highlight the plight of female refugees.
Among those taking part is singer Annie Lennox, who said "half the world really needs our voice".
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan told crowds: "This is what a feminist looks like."
Campaigners chanted "women's rights are human rights" as they marched across Tower Bridge.
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Celebrities including Emeli Sande, Melanie C and Kate Nash led a sing-along on London's Southbank.
Activist and singer Annie Lennox suggested that US President Donald Trump has been "helpful" in drumming up support for women's rights, saying his "locker room talk" acted as a "catalyst" for many women.
Dr Helen Pankhurst is the great grand-daughter of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and is one of the event's organisers.
She said: "The fact that the most powerful person in the world has regressive views in terms of issues to do with equality and diversity is a major problem in this world.
"But that is actually getting more people into the streets and on social media demanding change. So that's what we need to do, we need to be even more forceful in our statements about the values we hold."
The human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger said she was calling for people "to think about what we are facing with a President in the US who wants to belittle women, who wants to reduce all rights".
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Hundreds of people have gathered in central London for a march ahead of International Women's Day on Wednesday.
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Italian reports say the 11-year-old girl had been playing in the sea with her grandfather at a beach at Ostuni on the south-east coast near Brindisi.
When the pair struggled in a strong current, the girl's father and the local worker rushed to their aid.
They too were overcome by the waves and rescuers struggled to reach them.
The girl and her grandfather were eventually brought to safety.
The British tourist has not been officially identified, but local media named him as 48-year-old Simon Alessandro Pearson.
The UK foreign office said in a statement it was "supporting the family of a British man following his death".
The local worker has been identified as Martino Maggi, 49.
They were both rescued alive but died shortly afterwards despite attempts by rescue workers to save them, Ostuni Notizie website reports (in Italian).
The incident unfolded at about 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on Tuesday, at Bosco Verde beach.
Officials say the sea there is notorious for a strong north-easterly wind and local reports suggest the two men who died were unable to get back to the shore because of the strength of the current.
"That stretch of coastline unfortunately isn't new to this kind of tragedy," Giuseppe Chiarelli of Brindisi port authority told Rai TV.
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A British man and a beach worker have died at an Italian beach after they went to help the tourist's daughter who got into difficulties in rough seas.
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The victim, aged in his 40s, was hit in the leg after two men forced their way into his home in Sible Hedingham, Essex, in the early hours of Saturday.
They threatened their victim before shooting him through a door after he locked himself in the bedroom, said police.
The men then fled the house without taking anything.
Police found the wounded man after being called just before 04:40 GMT.
"He locked himself in a bedroom and it is believed a gun was then fired through the door injuring him," said Det Sgt Mark Cadd, of Essex Police.
"This was an extremely distressing incident for the victim and he has suffered life-changing injuries which have left him in great pain.
"I urgently need to find the men responsible."
Any witnesses who spotted anything suspicious in the village should contact police, he said.
The two suspects are white, in their 20s, of slim build and wore dark clothing. One is described as bald.
Officers are carrying out a forensic search at the scene and house-to-house inquiries are under way.
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A householder suffered "life-changing injuries" when he was shot by burglars through a bedroom door.
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12 October 2016 Last updated at 14:33 BST
The camps aim is to teach girls their "duties as wives" and how to please a man sexually.
This is part a regular series on African Women You Need to Know.
Video journalist: Maryam Ghanbarzadeh
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Nineteen-year-old Memory Banda is a gender rights activist who fights against the age-old custom in Malawi of sending girls to so-called "initiation camps" after they start their first period.
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Co-founder Toshio Suzuki told Japanese television the company was likely to undergo an overhaul, although a total end to film-making has been discussed.
The changes come after lead director Hayao Miyazaki retired from the anime makers in September.
His hit Spirited Away won the Academy Award for best animation in 2002.
Howl's Moving Castle landed an Oscar nomination two years later, while Miyazaki's work has been credited with bringing Japanese animation to a broad global audience.
Suzuki said in his TV appearance: "It is by no means impossible to keep producing [movies] forever. However, we will take a brief pause to consider where to go from here."
He added that a period of "housecleaning" was necessary after the departure of Miyazaki, and would be needed to allow new animators and directors to make their mark.
The studio has admitted that the departure of its most recognisable film-maker has caused them to reconsider the future.
Some media outlets initially reported that the anime studio was ceasing production entirely and would exist with a much smaller staff to deal with rights for its existing output in film, video games and merchandise.
But reports were amended after Suzuki's appearance on Japan's TBS network had been precisely translated.
Studio Ghibli has made animated movies for almost 30 years, with other hits including Princess Monoke and My Neighbour Totoro.
The Wind Rises was Miyazaki's swansong feature last year which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
There have been two subsequent Ghibli releases which were made by other directors, the most recent being When Marnie Was There, which came out in Japan last month.
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Japanese animated film-maker Studio Ghibli, whose hits including Oscar winner Spirited Away, has announced a halt in production.
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Navinder Sarao, 37, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and spoofing.
Sarao, from Hounslow, who was shackled in the Chicago courtroom, was told he faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting the charges in a plea deal.
The crash on 6 May 2010 wiped nearly $1tn off the value of US shares.
Sarao, who traded futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from west London, was sent to the US to face federal charges after last month losing a legal challenge against his extradition.
US authorities say he manipulated the market by "spoofing" over a five-year period, contributing to market instability that led to a brief 1,000-point fall on the Dow Jones index in New York.
Spoofing is the practice of placing large orders before cancelling or changing them, allowing traders to buy or sell at a profit.
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Sarao agreed to pay the US government $12.8m (£10.3m), the amount prosecutors said he earned from his illegal trading.
He will be released on a $750,000 bond and will be allowed to return to the UK pending sentencing in the US, judge Virginia Kendall said.
Sarao's family members offered their homes to secure his release, and the judge called them in open court to confirm they understood the terms of the agreement.
Sarao had faced 22 charges carrying sentences totalling a maximum of 380 years.
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A trader who operated from his parents' home in London has pleaded guilty in the US to helping trigger a 2010 Wall Street "flash crash".
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Diego Leon Osorio, 46, is accused of trying to smuggle more than 1kg (two pounds) of cocaine to Spain concealed in his underwear, which he denies.
He was arrested at the international airport in the Colombian city of Medellin in October.
If found guilty, Mr Osorio could face up to 12 years in prison.
Mr Osorio played for Colombia's national team in the Copa America in 1991 and 1993 and also at the Barcelona Olympics in 1993.
He also played for Colombian teams Atletico Nacional, Santa Fe and Medellin.
Local media say that after his retirement from football at the age of 29, Mr Osorio managed a number of hotels around Medellin.
He still played occasionally in charity matches with his former teammate Carlos Valderrama.
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A former football player who played for Colombia's national team in the 1990s has been charged with drug trafficking.
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12 December 2015 Last updated at 11:32 GMT
Women will be able to vote and also stand for elections, so they will decide how the streets are looked after and how the rubbish is collected.
But they still can't vote in the big elections to decide who will run their country, and it's the only place in the world where women aren't allowed to drive.
Although this is a big moment for women in the country, there is a still a long way to go before women and men there are equal.
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In Saudi Arabia, in the Middle East, voting has been something that only men could do, but now things are about to change.
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It will become the 19th member of the eurozone out of 28 countries in the European Union, and the last of the Baltic states to join.
The Commission, in its report, said a formal decision would be made by EU governments next month.
The UK and Denmark are the only EU states with opt-outs from the euro.
All other countries are expected to join. Estonia was the first Baltic state to become a member of the eurozone in 2011, followed by Latvia on 1 January 2014.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, on a visit to Poland, welcomed the decision: "We'll be in the club of the strongest, we'll be able to take part in the decisions ourselves - currently we are on the other side of the door."
Looking forward to dropping the existing currency, the lita, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said joining the euro also gave Lithuania added security in the face of the Ukrainian crisis.
Prospective members have to meet "convergence criteria", which are also assessed by the European Central Bank (ECB), requiring
In its assessment, the ECB warned that keeping inflation low in Lithuania "will be challenging in the medium term". Lithuania tried to join the euro earlier but was badly affected by the financial crisis.
However, EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn praised the economic reforms adopted by the government in Vilnius.
"That reform momentum, driven in part by Lithuania's EU accession 10 years ago, has led to a striking increase in Lithuanians' prosperity," he said in a statement.
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Lithuania is set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2015, after the European Commission said it had met the criteria for joining the single currency.
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The Argentina centre-back, 27, was one of three Swans players the club received offers for in January, according to chairman Huw Jenkins.
But Fernandez, who played a major part as Paul Clement's side beat relegation rivals Leicester City on Sunday, said he was pleased to stay.
"Probably in the next week I will sign a new contract," said Fernandez.
Fernandez, who joined Swansea from Napoli in August 2014, did not reveal which clubs had been keen on signing him last month, but said assurances from the Swans had helped make up his mind.
"They said I was very important for the team. They are confident in me," he said. "The offers came in, the club said no and I am happy to stay."
Against the Foxes, Fernandez's defensive partner Alfie Mawson, opened the scoring with an impressive volley.
Fernandez said he was enjoying playing alongside Mawson after the Swans initially struggled to cope with the loss of former captain Ashley Williams, who joined Everton in the summer.
"Alfie works hard every day on the training ground," said Fernandez.
"I try to stay compact and help him next to me. He's got a lot of potential. He's a young guy. He will play in the Premier League for many years I hope.
"He tries to score goals like that in training, but that one was amazing."
The win over Leicester meant Swansea leapfrogged their opponents and are now 15th in the table, four points above the relegation places.
"We have a long way to go, but we are doing things in the right way," added Fernandez, whose side are away at leaders Chelsea next (25 February, 15:00 GMT kick-off).
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Swansea City defender Federico Fernandez says he is set to sign a new contract at the Premier League club.
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The 21-year-old has played seven times for Spurs, but only one of those appearances was in the top flight.
Davies told Sport Wales he is determined to make the grade.
"It's frustrating at times. But coming here I was taking nothing for granted that I was going to walk straight into the first team," he said.
"I have to bide my time, take my chances and work hard, as I do every day.
"And when that chance arises to get the games in the Premier League, then I've got to be ready for that and take it with both hands."
Davies's only league appearance under Mauricio Pochettino came as a 72nd-minute substitute for Danny Rose against Liverpool, who were already 3-0 up.
But he has started four Europa League matches, and the League Cup ties against Nottingham Forest and Brighton.
He was also in the Wales side for their Euro 2016 qualifiers against Andorra and Bosnia-Hercegovina.
"I feel like I'm improving as a player every time I get the chance to get out there," said Davies.
"It's sometimes difficult not playing as many games as I'd like maybe in the Premier League, but that's part and parcel of it all."
Davies made his debut for Swansea as a 19-year-old in August 2012 and quickly established himself as first-choice left-back when Neil Taylor suffered a long-term injury.
He joined Spurs on a five-year contract in July and says he would not currently consider the possibility of returning to the Swans on loan.
"I'm 100% focused here at the moment and I haven't really thought that far ahead," he said.
"I think it would be silly of me to put that idea into my head right now.
"I've got to prove to everyone here, and to myself really, that I can do a job at this club and that is what I want to do.
"I want to push on as far as I can and be as successful as I can at Spurs."
You can see more of the interview with Ben Davies on Sport Wales on BBC Two Wales on Friday, 7 November at 19:00 GMT and on the BBC iPlayer.
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Wales full-back Ben Davies admits he is "frustrated" by his lack of Premier League starts since joining Tottenham from Swansea in the summer.
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Joe Baugh, who serves the green algae at the Savoy Hotel restaurant in Jersey, believes in its health benefits.
States officials in Jersey have previously raised concerns that the smell of sea lettuce at St Aubin's Bay puts off tourists, while the sandy shores of France and Rhode Island have also been plagued by the green stuff.
But in China, Japan and Korea people have been eating different types of seaweed for centuries.
"Sea lettuce is the new kale" and is "great for digestion, great for speeding up metabolism", Mr Baugh said.
He suggested a breakfast smoothie and makes it a regular part of his diet.
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More people should be eating the sea lettuce which clogs up beaches each year, a chef has said.
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The hospital is cancelling about 15 planned operations a day to deal with the problem.
Bosses have apologised to patients affected and appealed for staff to work overtime.
"Derriford Hospital is extremely busy, operating on red alert," Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust said.
Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on Devon's Local Live pages
"We have opened 41 escalation beds - every extra bed in every extra space we have.
"However, these beds are not planned for and therefore we did not have rostered staff to care for patients in these beds."
'Extremely difficult'
It admitted that as an acute care hospital, it was "extremely difficult" to deal with the increased demand from people who are living longer but suffering more illness and disability.
"This is a national phenomenon but felt particularly in the south-west due to the age profile of our population," the trust continued.
"We cannot turn away patients who are medical emergencies but the demand for beds means we are having to cancel around 15 planned operations and procedures per day.
"Our staff are working extremely hard, often giving over and above beyond what we would expect."
The NHS uses a national internal alert system based on the colours green, amber, red and black to rank how busy a local health and social care system is.
The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital are also both on red alert.
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Plymouth's Derriford Hospital has opened 41 extra beds in a bid to cope after declaring it was on "red alert" because of patient demand.
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Saturday's eight-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka was England's 15th in 22 ODI's against Test-playing nations.
Tredwell, 32, says that Cook is handling the pressure and a good score from him is just round the corner.
"We are a team, he is our leader and we want that to continue," Tredwell told BBC Sport.
After the defeat that put England 2-0 down in the seven-match series in Sri Lanka, Pietersen wrote on Twitter: "Dear Alastair, if you care about England's chances this winter, please resign."
Cook made only 22 as England were bowled out for 185 in Colombo, taking his 2014 tally in 50-over internationals to 436 runs in 16 matches at an average of 29.
Tredwell said: "He (Cook) is just working on getting that score, which is just round the corner. He is a class player and we are all behind him in his leadership as well."
The Kent bowler blamed England's disappointing run of results on an inability to put together match-winning performances with bat and ball.
He added: "There has been the odd glimpse, but we've not put scores on the board and bowled well as unit in the same game. We have to put it together as one and do that game in game out. That is our challenge."
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene, man-of-the-match in the eight-wicket win on Saturday, has asked to be excused from the third ODI on Wednesday in Hambantota for personal reasons.
Seam bowler Chris Woakes missed England training because of a stomach upset on Monday but is hoping to be available.
Cook's side now have nine more games - five in the ongoing series in Sri Lanka and four in a tri-series with Australia and India - before the World Cup begins in February.
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England off-spinner James Tredwell has backed Alastair Cook to remain as one-day captain after calls from Kevin Pietersen for him to resign.
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Half-centuries from Riki Wessels (50), Samit Patel (55) and Dan Christian (54) helped Notts make 284-8 in 50 overs.
Tom Fell (63*) and Daryl Mitchell (61*) saw the visitors to 138-1 off 24 overs - way ahead of the D/L par score - when rain ended the match at 19:45 BST.
Nottinghamshire were eliminated from the competition by the defeat.
Worcestershire started the match in sixth place in the North Group, level on points with Notts in fifth, with the top four going through to the last eight.
However, Durham's abandoned game at Old Trafford against Lancashire saw Worcestershire climb above them into fourth with a superior net run-rate.
Nottinghamshire looked to have posted a highly competitive score, as skipper Chris Read's unbeaten 39 off 26 balls in the final stages added to the earlier contributions from Wessels, Patel and Christian.
But Fell, a day after his 116 not out led Worcestershire to victory over Lancashire, and captain Mitchell batted aggressively in the rain to take their side into a winning position when conditions became unplayable.
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Worcestershire booked a place in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals with a 35-run Duckworth-Lewis win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
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They say Maj Gen Nelson Williams, who is now Sierra Leone's Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, is back at his base in the capital Abuja.
It was not immediately clear whether any ransom was paid for his release.
He was seized on Friday as he was travelling to the northern state of Kaduna for a military ceremony.
"He is in sound health," Nigerian police spokesman Don Awunah was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
Maj Gen Williams is believed to be the first Sierra Leone diplomat to be abducted anywhere in the world since the country became independent in 1961.
His seizure was hugely embarrassing for the Nigerian government, correspondent say.
Kidnapping for ransom is common in some parts of Nigeria.
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The former head of Sierra Leone's army who was kidnapped in Nigeria last week has been freed, officials say.
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Sirens have been used since the 1950s to warn residents when inmates at the high security psychiatric unit escape.
West London Mental Health Trust wants to replace them with social media alerts, but polls conducted online suggest many local people are opposed.
Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee said he had written to the trust seeking reassurances.
The Conservative said: "Where appropriate, we should seek to embrace newer, more effective methods of maintaining security for both patients and residents.
"But it is absolutely vital that communities have confidence in any replacement system."
Dr Lee said he wanted assurances the trust would communicate with residents and said he was also planning to meet its leadership.
The trust has said replacing and maintaining the current sirens costs more than £500,000 and alerting local people through TV, radio, and social media would be faster and more reliable.
They were installed in 1952 after Broadmoor patient John Straffon escaped for 24 hours and killed a young girl in Farley Hill, Berkshire.
Since then, a second perimeter fence has been added, as well as additional alarm and control systems. The sirens were last activated in 1993.
However, on a Facebook poll, many local residents have said they object to the trust's plans.
One resident, James Clark, said: "To me there is no better way than to have the siren." Another, Jim Porter, said: "This may come as a shock, but some folks don't do social media."
However, a trust spokesperson said that the public "should not be concerned" about plans to decommission the sirens, as it is investing money in new alarm systems which will be installed in the hospital grounds.
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Plans to replace Broadmoor Hospital's warning sirens with Twitter alerts need local support, an MP says.
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The University and College Admissions Service says 6,910 students were matched with places through clearing.
This leaves 154,850 students still looking for a university place.
With the student numbers cap lifted this year, experts say universities are competing with each other for students.
Mark Bramwell, Associate Director of Sixth Form Colleges, said: "This year it's the universities who are competing, rather than the students, with increased use of unconditional offers, a 2% increase in students getting their first choice and extensive use of bursaries."
"Universities still have places to fill, and many will accept students who may have only missed the grade by a small margin," he added.
Last year nearly one in eight students were eventually placed through the clearing system.
Staff at Ucas staff had a busy day on Thursday as A-level results were released and collected by students.
It said that by 18:30:
The top three course searches on the Ucas website were for courses in law, economics and psychology.
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Some 426,070 students have gained places at UK universities since their A-level results were released on Thursday - up 4% on the previous year, official statistics show.
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Ravi Dixit, ranked 211 in the world, had put his kidney up for sale at 800,000 rupees (£8,230).
Dixit, 23, said: "I never intended to sell my kidney. This statement was made at the spur of the moment for which I am truly sorry."
Indian law forbids selling a kidney and Dixit's parents were against the idea.
Dixit apologised for his comments in a letter issued through the Squash Rackets Federation of India, but insisted he still needed sponsorship to continue his career.
"Together, we will figure out a way to deal with this crisis," said his father.
"I funded my daughter's wedding with Ravi's winnings. Since he has to support the family as well, he cannot use much of what he gets for himself."
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An Indian squash player has backtracked on his plan to sell a kidney to raise funds to play in next month's South Asian Games.
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Energy officials say existing electric heaters - or geysers - will be phased out over the next five years.
They hope to save up to 400 megawatts of electricity - equivalent to the output of an electrical power plant.
Blackouts have dogged Zimbabwe, despite the fact that 60% of the population have no access to electricity.
This has also hampered investment in what is an already fragile economy, the BBC's Karen Allen reports.
Officials from the state-owned Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution and Transmission Company say the government is expected to publish new regulations by the end of the year.
It is estimated that there are up to 300,000 geysers across the country, with water heating accounting for some 40% of households' electricity bills.
"The country may achieve a power saving in the range of 300 megawatts to 400 megawatts, which in itself is a virtual power plant," Energy Minister Samuel Undenge was quoted as saying by Reuters.
"Solar water heaters (will) become mandatory at every new house before connection to the grid," he added.
Zimbabwe's power generation is currently less than 50% of its peak demand, forcing local businesses to use costly generators.
The government has blamed the shortages on low water levels at the Kariba Dam, bordering Zambia, which generates hydroelectric power, the BBC's southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen reports from Johannesburg.
But officials also concede that a massive lack of investment in the energy sector over the decades is now taking its toll.
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Zimbabwe is to ban the use of electric water heaters and require all newly built properties to use solar power, as it tries to tackle big power shortages.
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The 33-1 shot, ridden by 19-year-old David Mullins and trained by Mouse Morris, won at Aintree on Saturday.
Rule The World had never claimed a victory over fences before - and has twice recovered from a cracked pelvis.
"I'd like to retire him if the trainer will let me," O'Leary, the boss of airline Ryanair, told Sportsweek.
"The horse has just arrived home, had a roll and a big feed and we're taking him into Mullingar for a homecoming parade."
O'Leary also won the Gold Cup at Cheltenham last month with Don Cossack.
"The Grand National is the one that stops the nation in Britain and Ireland and it's an incredible privilege to win it," he added.
"I still can't believe it's real. It feels like a dream, even one day later."
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Grand National winner Rule The World's owner Michael O'Leary says he does not see the need to make the nine-year-old defend the title.
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It was last in port a year ago with the Queen Mary and Queen Victoria to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary.
The ship arrived in time for a Service of Celebration at the Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas at 11:00 BST.
It was the first time a Cunard ship arrived in port skippered by a woman, with the line's first female captain Inger Klein Olsen, 43, at the helm.
Other elements of the celebration included two concerts plus a finale firework display, before the ship was due to depart at 22:22.
The Cunard building is one of the Three Graces on Liverpool's Pier Head waterfront, which is a Unesco World Heritage site.
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The Queen Elizabeth liner sailed into Liverpool to celebrate the centenary of the iconic Cunard Building.
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West Indies, whose senior team are struggling, beat India by five wickets in Bangladesh to seal the title.
Pacemen Ryan John and Alzarri Joseph each took three wickets as West Indies bowled out India for 145 in Dhaka.
Keacy Carty made an unbeaten 52 and Keemo Paul 40 as Windies chased down the total with three balls to spare.
It is the first major title for the West Indies at any level since Darren Sammy's senior team won the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in 2012.
And it raises hopes that they have a crop of young players who could make their mark in senior cricket.
Test and one-day captain Jason Holder and former skipper Chris Gayle were among the senior players to praise the "future stars" on their maiden title.
Under-19 skipper Shimron Hetmyer said: "We were not supposed to be the champions, but we did it. Words can't explain how good I feel."
The Twenty20 side are currently in dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) over player payments for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in India.
The WICB has set the players a deadline of 14 February to accept the terms on offer, and any players who refuse the remuneration package will not be considered for selection for the tournament, which starts its Super 10 stage on 15 March.
In addition, the one-day side has dropped below Bangladesh and Pakistan in the ICC rankings to miss out on qualification for the 2017 Champions Trophy.
And the Test side, who once went unbeaten for 15 years and 29 series between 1980 and 1995, now sit eighth in the ICC rankings.
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West Indies winning the ICC Under-19 World Cup was described as the "best cricket news in years" by former England captain Michael Vaughan.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had ordered all insurance companies to split out the extra charges for the additional protection.
But the Co-op was the only firm which missed a deadline to do so, in August last year.
As a result around 120,000 customers received quotations that were unclear.
From 1 February, the Co-op will provide two separate quotations - one with no claims bonus protection, and one without.
"It is very disappointing that a major company such as Co-op Insurance has taken so long to provide this vital information to its customers," said Adam Land, senior director of remedies, business and financial analysis at the CMA.
"Before the order came into force, the price and benefits of NCB [no claims bonus] protection were often unclear to drivers.
"We expect the Co-op to fully comply with the terms of our directions immediately, so that motorists can search more easily for the best deal for them, and decide whether or not they want this optional cover."
The Co-op said most of its quotations do now provide separate details of no claims bonus charges.
"For 90% of our new business customers we are already fully compliant with this order," a spokesperson said.
"We are part way through a major transformation programme, which when complete will allow us to be fully compliant and enable us to provide best in class service to our members."
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The Co-op has been ordered to provide clearer insurance quotations, after it failed to tell motorists about separate charges for no claims bonuses.
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The scrapping of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Hefcw) was announced in January.
A white paper has now been published inviting views on the proposed Tertiary Education and Research Commission.
It aims to make sure Wales has "the skills needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive economy".
The new organisation will manage funding for universities, further education colleges, research and skills.
It will also seek to improve links between higher and further education and Welsh business.
Publishing the white paper on Tuesday, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said the aim was to make it "easier for people to learn and acquire skills throughout their careers".
"Our lives and economy are undergoing huge technological change," she said, adding: "Our national mission does not stop at the school gates.
"We need to ensure that those leaving our schools progress into a post-compulsory system which provides genuine parity of esteem for vocational and academic routes and which equips them with the skills required for sustainable and rewarding careers.
"Such a workforce will allow our economy to be more productive and competitive and our people more prosperous and secure."
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Academic and workplace skills will be "equally valued" under plans to replace the university funding body, the Welsh Government has said.
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Data released for the first time, shared with BBC News, reveals the most popular locations outside London that people share with their followers.
Stonehenge, the Reading Festival and Manchester United's ground Old Trafford all appear high on the list.
Manchester was England's most Instagrammed city after central London.
The capital has previously claimed all 10 of the most photographed locations in the UK, including Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Harrods and the Houses of Parliament.
The latest data concentrates on sites outside the capital's main tourism spots.
Instagram does not release figures for the number of times each location was photographed. However, a spokeswoman revealed its users were "twice as likely to Instagram Brighton Pier compared to the University of Oxford", which is the seventh most popular site.
Stonehenge was the second most popular location, with visitors taking selfies by the Neolithic monument in Wiltshire.
Marc Thorley, spokesman for Brighton Pier, said: "We get some really clear skies, which help create the perfect backdrop for amateur and professional photographers.
"It's an iconic place in British history, even if it hasn't been around as long as Stonehenge."
6 million
visitors a year
62,000 lightbulbs are used at night
1,200 portions of fish and chips served on a busy day
524m (1,719ft) total length
Dismaland, the dystopian theme park in Weston-super-Mare created by Banksy, ranked highly at number five, despite being only a temporary art project.
After London, Manchester was the place where the most photographs were taken in England, according to Instagram.
Birmingham, England's second biggest city for population, came fifth after Brighton, Bristol and Liverpool.
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Brighton Pier tops the list of places where people take pictures, beating even Stonehenge, according to the photo-sharing service Instagram.
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The 22-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Championship side.
Williams made his Wales debut against Tonga in 2013 and has won three caps, scoring his solitary try against Scotland in the 2014 Six Nations.
He has made 79 appearances for Scarlets but is behind Wales squad members Gareth Davies and Aled Davies in the region's scrum-half pecking order.
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"Rhodri is a talented scrum half with a burgeoning international career ahead of him," Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson told the club website.
"With a wealth of experience at both domestic and European level, he will bring an added dimension to our young and exciting backline."
"I'd like to thank everybody associated with Scarlets during my time there. It's a great club and I've enjoyed every minute and have made lifelong friends," said Williams.
"I will continue to give my all to the Scarlets as we look to secure that all-important top four place in the Pro12."
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Welsh international scrum-half Rhodri Williams will leave Scarlets to join Bristol at the end of the season.
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Rutland Partners refused to sell the firm outright to food tycoon Ranjit Boparan last summer, letters released by the Work and Pensions Committee have revealed.
Instead it opted for a pre-pack administration - which "drastically reduced" the amount recoverable by its pension scheme.
This offloaded the pension costs on the state Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Pre-pack administration arrangements allow a pre-arranged buyer to take on a company's assets, but without liabilities such as its pension deficit.
Bernard Matthews employs workers at Great Witchingham, near Norwich, in Norfolk, and Holton, near Halesworth, in Suffolk.
"This arrangement delivered a much-improved financial outcome for Rutland Partners, but drastically reduced the amount recoverable by the pension scheme to potentially less than 1p in the pound," the House of Commons committee said.
Frank Field, Labour MP and chairman of the committee, said: "I have confidence that the PPF working with the scheme trustees, will act in the best interests of the pensioners, but it's clear that the former owners passed up a better deal for pension scheme members in favour of lining their own pockets."
Rutland Partners, which took control of Bernard Matthews in 2013, declined to comment.
Proceeds from the £87.5m sale to Boparan Private Office (BPO) included a full payment of £46.4m to lenders Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) and PNC Financial Services UK Ltd, and up to £39m to owner Rutland Partners, as part of the pre-pack model arranged by administrators Deloitte last autumn.
The pension scheme, which has 700 members, has been left with a total deficit of £75m.
The PPF, which steps in to protect employees in some benefit schemes when firms go bust, was left to shoulder the financial burden.
The Work and Pensions Committee said the case "raises concerns" over the use of pre-pack administrations as a means to shed responsibility for pension liabilities and transfer them to "the PPF lifeboat".
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A private equity firm has been criticised for rejecting a buyout offer for Bernard Matthews that would have protected the firm's pension scheme.
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Veltman, 25, is one of several players linked with a move abroad.
"In the Netherlands, if we see a young player and he's playing quite well then we're like 'oh he's going to go to Barcelona, Chelsea or Real Madrid', and that's a negative thing," said Veltman.
"We have to keep our feet on the ground".
Ajax, runners-up in the Dutch Eredivisie, face Manchester United in Wednesday's Europa League final in Stockholm (19:45 BST).
The Amsterdam club made history in their final league game of the season when, with the title on the line, they named the youngest side in the history of the Dutch top flight.
With an average age of 20, they beat Willem II but still had to settle for second place behind Feyenoord.
Ajax have not won a European trophy since their 1995 Champions League final victory over AC Milan, and their run to Stockholm has led to comparisons with that generation of players, which included Edgar Davids, Patrick Kluivert and Marc Overmars among others.
Veltman, Kasper Dolberg, 19, Davy Klaassen, 24, and Davinson Sanchez, 20, have all linked with moves abroad.
Asked if Ajax can hold on to those players, Veltman told BBC Sport: "I think we can.
"We have to not talk about players going to clubs like Barcelona. You have to play four seasons for Ajax and then make the step to a bigger club."
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Ajax's exciting young team will not be broken up this summer despite their impressive run to the Europa League final, says defender Joel Veltman.
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David Mackintosh was the leader of Northampton Borough Council when the authority authorised the loan to Northampton Town in 2013.
The money has never been paid and the council is in the process of trying to get it back.
Mr Mackintosh said "due diligence was carried out" before the loan was granted.
The Conservative MP for Northampton South said he felt "angry, frustrated and upset" about the ongoing financial problems at the Cobblers.
The club currently faces a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over £166,000. This is due to be heard on 16 November.
The £10.25m loan was originally given to the club for the re-development of its Sixfields stadium.
Mr Mackintosh said all decisions over the loan were taken at the borough council's cabinet and followed "a lot of work" by officers.
He said safeguards were put in place and were now being deployed by the council to recover the money.
Mr Mackintosh said: "Clearly as leader I have to take some responsibility for what happened.
"It is very frustrating because at the same time there are other things that haven't happened at the club.
"There are serious questions to be answered."
Club chairman David Cardoza previously told the BBC he expected the loan issue to be resolved by the end of last month.
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An MP says he "has to take some responsibility" over an unpaid £10.25m loan to a football club.
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But it appears some of our favourite celebrities like to behave a bit like these amazing animals from time to time too!
To find out more about Africa's giants, read Newsround's guide to elephants and the ivory trade and take the quiz to see just how much you've remembered.
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This week, Jenny has been in South Africa learning all about elephants.
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The Londonderry man posted an average of 96.85 and scored five maximum 180s.
The 30-year-old will face Scotland's Robert Thornton or a qualifier in the second round on Tuesday 27 December.
Gurney, seeded 24 this year, lost 4-1 to eventual champion Gary Anderson at the second round stage of last year's event, so will hope to improve on that.
Gurney, who has recently been recovering from a broken hand, opened his match with a 180 and went on to take the first set 3-0.
The 2015 Players' Championship semi-finalist won set two by a margin of three legs to one, before Wattimena, 28, recovered to take the third.
Gurney secured the fourth set 3-1 to book his place in the next round.
The other Northern Ireland representative in the tournament, Brendan Dolan from Belcoo, will play 2012 BDO world champion Christian Kist on Tuesday 20 December.
The 43-year-old Fermanagh man is the number 23 seed.
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Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney beat Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena 3-1 in the first round of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
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Emergency services were called to a report of an accident on the A6 at Shap, near the junction with the B6261 at 09:40 BST.
No other vehicle was involved and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released but is believed to be 57 years old and is not thought to be from the county.
Cumbria Police has appealed for anyone who witnessed it to contact the force.
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A motorcyclist died when he came off his bike on a road in Cumbria.
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Police said it was discovered at Maeve House in the New Lodge area on Monday after a report from a member of the public.
Army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene and the suspected explosives taken away.
The explosives are said to be enough to make three under-car booby-trap bombs.
Det Insp Stuart Griffin said considerable inconvenience had been caused to residents and he thanked them for their co-operation.
"Thankfully these suspected explosives are no longer in the public domain," he added.
The find comes two years after a similar discovery at Maeve House.
Two and a half kilos of the explosive was found in a cupboard at the building in May 2014.
Speaking about the latest seizure, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said he was "hugely relieved and delighted that these explosives have been recovered and made safe".
"I'm disappointed but not surprised that there are still people within our society who believe that they have the right to attempt to point us all back to the past through attempts to kill people," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster.
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One and a half kilograms of what is believed to be Semtex plastic explosive have been found at a block of flats in north Belfast.
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The utility reported that 99.88% of samples taken in 2012/13 complied with strict quality standards.
It also achieved its best customer satisfaction score on record, exceeding its target by 5%.
Last year, the corporation invested ??487m in water infrastructure projects.
They included major waste water projects in Airdrie and Dunoon, as well as new water treatment works on Unst in Shetland.
Scottish Water recently announced other large investments, including a ??5.7m project to improve the quality of drinking water on the Isle of Mull which is due to begin by early October.
It also plans to invest ??250m in upgrading Glasgow's waste water network.
Scottish Water chief executive Douglas Millican said he was committed to maintaining the pace of improvement in achieving the highest customer service standards across Scotland.
Mr Millican, who took up his role in February, added: "Scottish Water has continued to go from strength to strength in the last year as we deliver the best value water and waste water services in Great Britain.
"Drinking water quality is at its highest ever level, customer service has improved further, and we are delivering efficient investment in Scotland's water and waste water infrastructure - supporting thousands of construction jobs across Scotland in the process."
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish Water had shown a strong performance last year, building on the excellent progress that it had made in recent years.
She added: "It illustrates the ability of the public sector to deliver excellence and develop our water resource.
"Scottish Water is providing a high quality service to its customers for an average household charge that is ??54 lower than in England and Wales.
"I am delighted with this performance that reflects the commitment of Scottish Water's management and staff to delivery of these essential services to our communities across Scotland."
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Scottish Water has achieved its highest ever drinking water quality and customer satisfaction is at record levels, according to the public corporation's latest annual report.
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They say the arrests happened when protesters refused to leave land owned by the pipeline company.
A spokesman said the latest arrests brought the number detained since August to almost 700.
They came after the US Army was ordered to allow the construction of the final section of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Native Americans and their supporters have protested against the project for months, and have vowed to fight on.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe say the final section - under Lake Oahe, a reservoir on the Missouri River - would contaminate drinking water on their land and damage sacred burial sites.
Morton County Sheriff's Office spokesman Rob Keller said the latest arrests were made after demonstrators moved from their existing camp on flood-prone ground to land owned by the pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners.
He said no injuries had been reported during the operation. Protest leaders could not be reached for comment.
The $3.7bn (£2.8bn) pipeline is designed to transport about 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day across four states, from North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois, where it can be shipped to refineries.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, which has approval authority, decided last year to explore other routes for the pipeline amid huge protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
But earlier this week, acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer ordered the corps to allow the work to go ahead.
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order signalling his support for the pipeline.
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Police in the US state of North Dakota say they have arrested 76 people protesting against a controversial oil pipeline.
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Fire crews were alerted to a smoke alarm sounding at a property in the Midstocket area of Aberdeen at around 17:.10 on Wednesday.
Officers entered the house and extinguished a small kitchen fire but also found the body of an elderly woman.
No one else was in the property and no neighbouring homes were affected, the fire service said.
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An elderly woman has been found dead after a house fire in Aberdeen.
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The 20-year-old from Banbridge was victorious in the final sprint to win on 18 points from France's Morgan Kneisky on 14 points.
Downey won silver in the 120-lap event at the European Under-23 Championships earlier this year.
"I really wanted this. I was going so hard. You reap the rewards when you really want something," he said.
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Ireland's Mark Downey won points race gold on Saturday's second day of the Track World Cup in Apeldoorn.
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On 29 November 2013, seven people in the Clutha Bar and three in the helicopter died as a result of the crash.
The pub will shut its doors early as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives and will remain in darkness.
Then, on Monday, Scottish singer Sandi Thom will play in the pub.
The gig is being held to raise money for the Clutha Trust which was set up in the aftermath of the crash.
It aims to enable disadvantaged children and young people to become involved in the arts.
The Clutha will shut its doors on Sunday at 21:00 GMT and remain in darkness until the next day.
Owner Alan Crossan said: "We will be closing at 9pm on Sunday night. It's difficult situation, and we thought that would be best.
"But we will be open all day for people to pay their respects - some have already been down, including some of the families involved and some of the injured.
Mr Crossan also echoed criticisms of a report into the crash, which some said did not reach a clear enough conclusion.
"We still want to get proper answers to bring some closure to this - it's something we'll keep pushing for," he said.
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The Glasgow pub where 10 people died after a police helicopter crashed through its roof is to pay tribute two years on from the tragedy.
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Sgt Mark Wright was injured in February 2012 while restraining a "dangerously out of control" man armed with two knives.
Police were called after reports that a number of women had been assaulted at the house.
They were told a woman and two children were still inside with the man.
Sgt Wright was about to force entry to the house when the man emerged, armed with two knives.
When the officer and a colleague tried to restrain him he was stabbed in the head.
"The cut to the back of the head cut right through the tissue around the back of my head, right down to my skull," Sgt Wright said.
"There were puncture wounds to my face and forehead, narrowly missing my eye."
Although seriously wounded, Sgt Wright's actions were judged to have ensured the safety of the two young children, the woman and his two colleagues.
His attacker was arrested, charged and subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison.
Sgt Wright said while he was proud to have been awarded the medal, his colleagues should share the honour.
"In fairness, this is happening to police officers every day, they're facing similar dangers," he said.
"In receiving this award I can honestly say I am extremely proud, but I am truly humbled as well.
"I accept it not just on behalf of myself, my family and my friends, but for all my colleagues."
Sgt Wright will receive his medal at Buckingham Palace later this year, although the date has not yet been set.
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A police officer who has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal after being stabbed in the head at a house in Lurgan has said he is "truly humbled".
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Elizabeth Bailey, 51, from Egremont, was driving a Nissan Micra on the A595 on Monday when it happened.
She was pronounced dead at the scene near the junction with the B5305 at about 14:20 GMT.
The lorry driver, 51, and from Workington, was left with serious back, leg, pelvis and chest injuries after his HGV went down an embankment.
Paramedics from the Great North Air Ambulance treated him at the scene.
He was then moved up the embankment using safety lines and airlifted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The road was closed for more than 12 hours.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
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A woman killed when her car was in collision with a lorry in Cumbria has been named.
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Millions of Syrians have fled their homeland during the past four years of conflict.
The majority poured into UN-run refugee camps in neighbouring countries at first, but in recent months many have taken dangerous sea journeys to Europe to seek asylum, prompting a migration crisis on the continent.
Facing pressure to do more, the Obama administration announced in September that it would increase the number of Syrian refugees it allows to resettle in the US over the next year. Here's what we know so far.
4,289,792 Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR
2,370 Syrian refugee arrivals in the US
55.69% under 20
30.73% age 21 to 40
12.10% age 41 to 64
1.48% over 65
47.05% female
52.95% male
Step 1 - Leaving home
Step 2 - Referral by UNHCR
Step 3 - US security checks
Step 4 - Arrival in US
Fleeing the ongoing violence in Syria, refugees leave their homes to find camps that are often run by the UNHCR. In order to qualify for international resettlement, the refugee has to leave his or her country.
The UNHCR then determines which refugees qualify for resettlement. At that point, qualifying refugees are referred to specific countries.
Refugees referred to the US then begin a lengthy screening process that can take from 18 months to two years.
If the refugee passes all security screenings, he or she is then referred to one of nine NGOs that assist in placing them in the US.
For more detail: Step-by-step: how a Syrian refugee gets to the US
A note on data sources: Most data is from the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS), endorsed by the US State Department.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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As the US debates whether the security risks of resettling Syrian refugees outweighs the desire to help those fleeing a brutal civil war, a look at some of the key statistics.
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Ines Coronel grew marijuana in the northern state of Sonora to smuggle into the United States, officials say.
The father of Mr Guzman's third wife was reportedly detained with guns, ammunition and drugs.
Joaquin Guzman is the leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel and there is a $5m (£3.2m) US reward for his capture.
Mr Coronel, 45, was detained in Agua Prieta, near the border with the US state of Arizona, along with four other men including his son, Interior Deputy Secretary Eduardo Sanchez told journalists.
The US Treasury Department issued financial sanctions against Mr Coronel in January, when the investigations that led to his arrest are said to have been started.
At the time, officials described him as a key figure in the Sinaloa cartel.
Guzman has been on the run since escaping a Mexican maximum security prison in 2001.
The city of Chicago named him its first public enemy number one since Al Capone.
He has been indicted on federal trafficking charges and US officials want him extradited if he is ever captured.
Forbes magazine has estimated Guzman's fortune at about $1bn.
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Police in Mexico have arrested the father-in-law of the country's most wanted man, the drug boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.
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1 September 2016 Last updated at 09:24 BST
Forty robots entered the competition and after six weeks of battles, just one emerged victorious.
We went to meet the team behind mean-machine Apollo to find out what made it a winner.
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Robot Wars reached it's epic conclusion on August 28.
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The Dowty site in Staverton had to be demolished after it was severely damaged by the blaze in February.
The firm said it is utilizing the National Composites Centre (NCC) on a temporary basis until "an interim facility is up and running".
Eight Dowty employees are now based at the NCC site making propeller parts.
Spokeswoman Jessica Ensan said the NCC "came to our rescue" by lending factory space and autoclave machines used in the manufacture of de-icer boots which decrease ice accumulation during flight.
Dowty's main production line makes propellers for the C130J Super Hercules and the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.
The cause of the Staverton site fire is still being investigated.
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A propeller manufacturer has resumed production in Bristol after its factory in Gloucestershire was devastated by a major fire.
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The first of the proposed routes in Digbeth would run along Fazeley Street and Liverpool Street.
The second would run along New Canal Street, Meriden Street and High Street in Deritend. Both routes would finish in Adderley Street.
People are being asked for their thoughts on the plans before the deadline on 31 October.
A tram route from Bull Street to the proposed HS2 high speed rail station at Curzon Street has already been agreed.
Transport chiefs secured extra government money in the summer to take the extension further into Digbeth. It could open by 2023.
Centro chairman John McNicholas said: "This project will help shape the future of our region and the views of the public are an important part of the process."
The tram extension is part of a wider plan drawn up by the city council and Centro for land around the HS2 station.
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Two routes are being considered for the £127m Midland Metro tram extension in Birmingham.
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Nicole Ferguson, 27, from Fergleen Park in Derry, pleaded guilty to stealing the money from the Ferryquay Street branch of Cancer Research UK.
The offence was committed between 21 March and 24 July 2014.
Ferguson has been released on bail until she is sentenced in February.
She also pleaded guilty to a second charge of abusing her position as an employee to expose charity to a risk of financial loss.
A defence solicitor told the court that full restitution would be available when Ferguson is sentenced.
As part of her bail conditions Ferguson must co-operate with the probation service and must reside at her Fergleen Park address.
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A former Cancer Research UK assistant manager has pleaded guilty at Londonderry Magistrates Court to stealing over £600 from the charity.
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Ammon Bundy turned down the offer by Harney County Sheriff David Ward to escort the occupiers out of the state.
The group took over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge centre near Burns to support father and son ranchers who have been ordered to return to jail.
The case has riled right-wing activists who resent government interference.
Mr Bundy briefly left the centre with other occupiers on Thursday to meet Sheriff Ward on a roadside nearby.
The two sides plan to talk again on Friday, the sheriff's office said.
Ranchers Dwight Hammond, 73, and his son Steven, 46, were convicted of arson on federal land in 2012, but a court ruled their original sentences were too short.
The men say they set the fires to contain wildlife.
The Hammonds' lawyer has said the family does not want the protesters' support.
However, those occupying the wildlife refuge centre say they may use violence if police try to evict them.
Correspondents say the incident is part of a decades-old conflict between ranchers and the federal government over the use of public land.
Critics of the federal government argue that it often oversteps its authority over land use.
Ammon Bundy's father Cliven was involved in a stand-off with the government over grazing rights in 2014.
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The leader of a group of armed protesters occupying a wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon has refused a sheriff's offer to end the stand-off.
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The forward joined City from South West Peninsula League side Bodmin Town in the summer and has scored eight goals, including four in the last five games.
"It took him as little bit of time to settle and get used to it.
"But over these last few weeks he's starting to find his feet and with his work rate he's also adding the goals to that which is great," Hodges said.
"When things aren't going well he has to carry on doing this hard work and this never give up attitude, which is what we want at the club.
Meanwhile, Hodges says he will be looking to replace player-coach Rory Fallon after the New Zealand international left the club earlier this week.
"I'm sure something else will happen for Rory during the course of the season, I don't think he's finished with football.," he told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"We're always looking to bring in players. I don't think anything's going to happen in the next game, but over the coming weeks hopefully we'll get some more players in."
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Truro City manager Lee Hodges has praised the way Andrew Neal has adapted to life in National League South.
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Aiden Hughes, with an address of Balmoral Road, Bangor, posed as a teenage boy before meeting his victim in a Belfast park.
During the meeting, he touched the girl over her clothes. He later admitted the charge against him.
Belfast Crown Court heard Hughes had marriage problems and took to the internet to "escape the stress".
A prosecution lawyer told the court that Hughes met the girl on a social networking site, while pretending to be a 14-year-old called Matt Smith.
They began exchanging emails which soon became sexual.
Hughes asked the girl for meetings and later told her he was 20, and not 14 as previously stated, and admitted his name was Aiden.
His victim reported that he made her feel "a little bit sorry for him".
A defence solicitor for Hughes said he was a young man who did an extremely stupid thing and was deeply ashamed of his actions.
The judge ruled Hughes be put on the Sex Offenders' Register for ten years and also made him the subject of a ten-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order, disqualifying him from working with children and restricting his use of the internet.
On his release from prison, he will be required to live at an address approved by the authorities.
The judge told Hughes the impact on the then 14-year-old could not be ignored or forgotten and that adults deliberately making contact with young children for sexual activity would not be tolerated.
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A 30-year-old man, who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl he met online, has been jailed for 12 months.
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The Slochd Summit, south of Inverness, is the second highest point on the A9 after the Drumochter Summit at 401m (1,315ft) above sea level.
The road at the Slochd is one of 12 sections of the A9 being upgraded from single to dual carriageway.
Ground investigation work there is due to start early next week.
A traffic management system will be in place during the work which is expected to take five weeks to complete.
Transport Scotland's A9 dualling project is to be completed in 2025 at a cost of £3bn.
Economy Secretary Keith Brown said: "Building on the vital ground investigation work that has already taken place across the dualling programme this year, this latest ground investigation contract will take place along a very challenging part of the route totalling over 15 miles which includes the dramatic rockface at Slochd.
"We hope to identify the preferred route for this section next year and these investigations will help inform the design work at the next stage."
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Engineers are to investigate how to tackle one of the most challenging sections in a project to upgrade the A9 trunk road between Inverness and Perth.
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The Active People Survey found the number of participants has increased by 250,000 since the organisation launched its This Girl Can campaign in 2014.
The difference between the number of men and women playing sport has narrowed to 1.55 million.
Overall, there were 229,400 more people playing regular sport than last year.
That increased the total number of over-16s playing sport in the 12 months up to 30 September 2016 to 15.97 million.
The figure is 1.88 million higher than that of 2005, when London won the right to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sport England chief executive Jennie Price said: "These figures are really encouraging, especially the substantial increase in the number of women playing sport and being active every week.
"Our This Girl Can campaign set out to tackle the gender gap, so to reduce it significantly in just two years shows we are making a difference."
Sport England said going to the gym remained "hugely popular" with 7.10 million going on a weekly basis, an increase of 286,400.
It added: "Exercise classes, like spinning, pilates and boxercise continue to attract large numbers of people, especially women."
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Other sports to have seen a rise in participation include netball, up 25,400 to 180,200, hockey up 4,500 to 92,700 and gymnastics, up 13,400 to 65,100.
Swimming saw an increase of 11,000 following several years of decline to reach a total of 2.52m people swimming at least once a week, while participation in football rose by 29,900 to 1.84 million.
However, Sport England said there had been a decline in two sports which had grown strongly in the past: athletics and cycling.
Athletics is down 5% to 108,400, while cycling participation fell 4% to 85,200.
It said both sports "remain popular with people in midlife", but were struggling to attract people under the age of 25.
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The number of women playing sport regularly in England has reached an all-time high of 7.21 million, research published by Sport England shows.
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The plane, operated by Bolivian airline LaMia, plunged into a mountainside near the Colombian city Medellin. Only six people survived.
An audio recording of the pilot suggested the aircraft ran out of fuel.
A Colombian investigation continues.
LaMia's chief executive, Gustavo Vargas Gamboa, and his son, Gustavo Vargas Villegas, a former official with Bolivia's aviation authority, are being held pending trial. They deny wrongdoing.
The pilot, Miguel Quiroga, who was also a co-owner of the airline, died in the crash. In a leaked tape, he can be heard warning of a "total electric failure" and "lack of fuel". However, he did not make a formal distress call.
"The evidence is conclusive, the direct responsibility of this event falls on the pilot and the airline company," Bolivia's Public Works and Services Minister Milton Claros told reporters. He oversees the country's aviation authority.
The aircraft had been transporting Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team to the biggest game in its history, the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
LaMia announced compensations of $165,000 (£134,000) to the victims' families and survivors, Brazilian website G1 reported.
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A Bolivian investigation into a plane crash that killed 71 people last month, including dozens of Brazilian football players, has concluded that the pilot and the airline were directly responsible, an official says.
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Domenico Scala announced an eight-part reform process, which includes a limit of three terms of four years for the president and the executive committee.
He said: "A number of issues have their root cause in the fact that people have stayed for far too long."
Sepp Blatter was Fifa president for 17 years before stepping down in June.
The 79-year-old, who will leave Fifa in February 2016, was in power for a total of four terms and was elected for a fifth before resigning.
Senior vice-president and executive committee member Issa Hayatou has been in place for 25 years with Spain's Angel Maria Villar Llona also an ex-co member for 17 years.
Swiss-Italian Scala was set to be appointed as head of a Fifa taskforce set up to tackle corruption following the start of two ongoing criminal investigations.
But after questions over the independence of the reform process, former International Olympic Committee director-general Francois Carrard was assigned with the role.
After delivering his proposals, Scala, who has acted independently and wants Carrard's reform panel to adopt his ideas, also said: "If Fifa does not move, public opinion will not change.
He added: "I made it very clear when Mr Blatter laid down his mandate that it was not only about the change of presidency but that there were certain systemic issues that need to be addressed.
"We need reforms now, we can't wait. Fifa works very well operationally and has not come to a halt. But this is a watershed in terms of role and perception going forward."
In addition to term limits, he announced plans for:
The development comes after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan said Fifa "must overcome deep-seated corruption" as he announced he will stand in the Fifa presidential election.
Uefa president Michel Platini has also declared that he wants to stand for Fifa president.
Former Fifa executive Chung Mong-joon of South Korea has also indicated that he will run in next year's election, as has Liberian FA president Musa Bility.
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Fifa's corruption problems are a result of officials staying "too long" in key positions, according to the governing body's head of audit and compliance.
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The king fired his civil service minister and put him under investigation for abuse of office.
He also named his son Prince Khalid as new ambassador to the US.
His decrees saw a new national security centre created under the Royal Court.
The king also ordered two months extra salary be paid to frontline military personnel taking part in Saudi-led operations in Yemen.
Prince Khalid, the new ambassador in Washington, is a fighter pilot who has trained in the US and carried out air strikes against the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
The decree said the pay cuts for ministers and government employees - the first in the country, where about two-thirds of working Saudis are employed in the public sector - had been in response to falling oil prices, which sank to a low of $28 (£21) a barrel last January.
The price of oil has since risen to about $52 a barrel and ministers said budgetary performance had been better than expected in the first quarter of this year.
Under the cuts, ministers had their salaries reduced by 20% and housing and car allowances for members of the advisory Shura Council were cut by 15%.
Wage increases for lower-ranking civil servants were suspended, and overtime payments and annual leave capped.
Salaries and allowances accounted for 45% of government spending in 2015, or $128bn (£99bn), and contributed to a record budget deficit of $98bn.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman has reinstated bonuses and special allowances for civil servants and military personnel that had been cut last September as part of austerity measures when oil revenues were low.
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Geoff Driver said the government was applying undue pressure.
He has written to Education Secretary Michael Gove describing the situation as "unacceptable".
The Department for Education (DfE) said it "cannot just stand by if a school is failing children".
Mr Driver said: "Things are developing in a way that none of us want and I really hope that Mr Gove will arrange a meeting where we can get together and discuss the best way forward.
"For some time I've been concerned that this could be having an adverse impact on the education of the children of Lancashire.
"It's taking too much time of the managers of the schools."
Tony Roberts, secretary of the Lancashire branch of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: "We have no problem with a school that chooses to become an academy, but it's not a popular route.
"We will continue to support schools to resist this."
A DfE spokesperson said: "Ministers are clear that the best way to turn round under-performing schools is with the strong external challenge and support from academy sponsors.
"Academies have already turned around hundreds of struggling schools across the country.
"If we think that a struggling school would benefit from the support of an academy sponsor, we always hold a full consultation with the local community.
"Ministers carefully consider the consultation report and any other representations before making a final decision."
There are 480 primary schools in Lancashire, of which four are academies.
Government officials have offered primary schools up to £40,000 plus £25,000 to cover legal fees to change to academies.
Grants have been available since 2010 for schools becoming academies.
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Attempts to cajole primary schools in Lancashire to accept academy status could adversely affect children's education, the leader of Lancashire County Council has said.
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Janis Patterson, 64, from Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, put up an 18ft (5.5m) high pole in October and has flown poppy and Father Christmas designs.
Broxtowe Borough Council said her flags were not on an approved list, but admitted the rules sounded "barmy".
Ms Patterson said: "I can't imagine how my flags are causing any offence".
She told the Nottingham Post as an RAF veteran she had been around flags all her life.
She was bought the pole and flags as a present.
No restrictions:
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The council's letter came as a complete surprise to Ms Patterson.
"I was just so shocked. First of all I never considered myself to be a criminal in my life," she said.
"And then a £2,500 fine when I'm on a state pension - I wouldn't know how I'd get the money for that.
"But I can't see that these flags are advertising.
"All they are is a bright colourful display on a gloomy day."
Council leader Richard Jackson said there had been a complaint and officials were obliged to enforce the law.
"It does sound a bit barmy to regard a Santa flag as advertising but those are the rules.
"But we are really keen to work with Ms Paterson to see if there is a way to get planning permission," he said.
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A woman has been threatened with a £2,500 fine for flying an "unapproved" Santa flag outside her suburban home without planning permission.
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The Northern Irishman trailed the Spaniard by three shots at the start of the final day in Akron but clawed back the deficit inside four holes.
The Open champion signed for a four-under 66 to finish on 15 under, while Garcia closed with a scrappy 71.
Tiger Woods was forced to quit midway through the round with a back injury.
McIlroy's first WGC title will see him overtake Australian Adam Scott at the top of the world rankings, regaining the position he last held in March 2013.
The 25-year-old was hugely impressive at Hoylake last month and was keen to show there would be no hangover when he arrived in Ohio this week.
"I'm really proud of following up the Open with a performance like this. I wanted to keep going and keep performing until the end of the season," McIlroy said.
"It's great to come to one of my favourite tournaments of the year and to perform like this, I am pretty satisfied."
McIlroy opened with three straight birdies to take a one-shot lead. He never trailed the rest of the way and took the lead for good with an eight-foot birdie on the 11th hole.
Garcia's final-round return of two bogeys against one birdie was some way short of his exploits on the second day.
Garcia played the back nine in just 27 shots in his record-equalling second round of 61, and hit a total of 16 birdies over his first three rounds.
But his failure to press his advantage home on Sunday means the 34-year-old has now won just three times on the 16 occasions he has held the 54-hole lead.
Woods withdrew after eight holes with back pain sustained jumping into a bunker as he played a shot on the second hole, in what was only his third event since returning from back surgery.
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Rory McIlroy returned to the top of the world rankings after winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio by two strokes from Sergio Garcia.
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The UN Security Council issued a resolution calling for the complete elimination of its chemical arsenal by 30 June 2014 after Syria agreed to join the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in September.
It came after rockets filled with the nerve agent sarin were fired at towns in the Ghouta agricultural belt around Damascus on 21 August, killing hundreds of people. Western powers said only the government could have done it, but President Bashar al-Assad blamed rebels.
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The Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations has outlined its plans for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
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The 26-year-old scored 29 goals last term as the Lambs finished ninth in National League North.
A statement on the Stevenage website said he "had been linked with a number of EFL clubs over the past few months".
Newton is the club's fourth summer signing following the arrival of Harry Beautyman, James Ferry and Alex Samuel.
He recently spent time at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy.
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Stevenage have further boosted their squad ahead of the new season by signing striker Danny Newton from non-league Tamworth on a two-year deal.
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Adam Brookman, 39, says he was carrying out humanitarian work in Syria when he was forced to work with Islamic State (IS) militants.
He was detained at Sydney airport on Friday after surrendering to officials in Turkey.
Mr Brookman has been charged under new anti-terror laws with knowingly providing support to IS.
The offence carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
He also faces a second charge of "performing services with the intention of supporting a person, or persons, to engage in a hostile activity in a foreign state".
The nurse made no application for bail when he appeared briefly at Melbourne Magistrates' Court. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing on Monday.
Police said that although there was no evidence that Mr Brookman posed a threat, they had acted to protect the community.
Mr Brookman, a Muslim convert, has told Australian media that he travelled to Syria to do humanitarian work but was forced to work with IS when he was injured in an air strike and taken to a militant-controlled hospital.
His return to Australia had been negotiated with Australian government and international agencies, police said.
New Foreign Fighters legislation has made it a crime to assist militant groups in the Middle East.
Australia is on high alert for attacks by radicalised Muslims, including those returning home from fighting in the Middle East.
In December last year, the country specifically banned travel to Syria's Raqqa province, which is held by IS.
It means anyone entering the area could face up to 10 years in prison unless they have a legitimate reason, including family visits, journalism or aid work.
According to the government, at least 100 Australians are fighting with terror groups in the Middle East, and another 150 people in Australia are known to be supporting such groups.
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A nurse has been charged with terrorism offences after he voluntarily returned to Australia from Turkey.
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With Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games stars Lynsey Gallagher and Samantha Murphy in their ranks, East Kilbride were 28-21 ahead by half-time.
ENC, with Gemma Sole as player-coach, began to make some unforced errors and slipped further behind by full-time.
In the Under-17 Scottish Cup final, Avon cruised to a 65-37 triumph over Holyrood Celts.
Avon players Ann Fleming and Niamh McCall are also part of Netball Scotland's Under-21 squad that will feature in the World Youth Cup in Botswana in July.
Saturday's matches, held at Oriam in Edinburgh, were part of Netball Scotland's National Finals Day.
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East Kilbride beat ENC Onyx 65-40 to win netball's Scottish Cup final for the fourth successive year.
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Cheshire West and Chester Council originally proposed to introduce a public space protection order, which would ban sleeping on the streets.
Following public consultation, however, a report recommends councillors should scrap the proposal, which would also have prohibited unauthorised busking.
Under the plans, anybody in breach of the rules faced a fine of up to £1,000.
Of the original idea to fine rough sleepers, police and crime commissioner John Dwyer said: "I don't think it's appropriate - I think there needs to be a proper discussion about how we deal with people who sleep rough.
"Clearly you've got to feel sorry for these people. Some of them aren't genuine... but for genuine rough sleepers, genuine people who've got nowhere else to go, I think we need to have a discussion properly at all sorts of levels as to how we deal with that problem."
Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were introduced under last year's Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.
The Chester plans, which were outlined in July by the council and Cheshire Police, would have "controlled and restricted" seven activities, including rough sleeping.
Activities that could be "controlled and restricted":
Activities removed from proposals:
A council consultation found 58% of respondents were against the rough sleeping proposals, while 77% of respondents recommended the council scrap the plans to fine unauthorised buskers and instead introduce in a code of conduct.
Councillor Nicole Meardon said: "We have responded to this feedback by recommending that these measures are removed from the proposals and I look forward to continuing discussions about the measures where public opinion is mixed."
Cheshire West and Chester Council said it would also improve emergency provision for rough sleepers.
A final decision on the proposals will be made in early 2016.
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Plans to fine rough sleepers in Chester are "not appropriate", Cheshire's police and crime commissioner has said.
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Following several leaks and briefings over the weekend, ministers will be "reminded" of their responsibilities when cabinet meets on Tuesday.
On Sunday Chancellor Philip Hammond suggested colleagues opposed to his approach to Brexit had been briefing against him.
It followed press reports of his cabinet remarks on public sector pay.
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said several factors were at play, including some ministers' belief Mr Hammond was trying to slow down the Brexit process, and Mrs May's weakened position after the general election.
"With the PM's authority so reduced it's like the teacher has left the classroom and the teenagers have started a big rumble - and they are partly scrapping with each other because several of them fancy taking the controls themselves," she added.
Mrs May's spokesman declined to discuss the content of the leaks, but told reporters: "Of course, cabinet must be able to hold discussions of government policy in private and the prime minister will be reminding her colleagues of that at the cabinet meeting tomorrow."
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling attempted to play down suggestions of cabinet splits over Brexit and criticised those who have been briefing about its meetings.
"I don't see these great divisions that are suggested to me in the Sunday newspapers and I have to say I think all of this is somewhat overplayed," he added.
One backbencher, Nadine Dorries, tweeted that she would rather see ministers sacked than another leadership contest.
Responding to the leaks on Sunday, Mr Hammond refused to comment on newspaper reports that he said public sector workers were "overpaid" and told his colleagues to "focus on the job at hand".
Another minister, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, attacked the "self-indulgence" of those doing the leaking, adding that it had left Tory backbenchers "furious".
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Ministers will be told by Theresa May they should be keeping cabinet discussions private, Number 10 says.
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Tissington, which has a population of about 110 people, will welcome 35,000 over the course of a week for the Tissington Well Dressings.
Six wells have been decorated using clay, petals and coffee beans.
It is believed the tradition began when locals reasoned they escaped the Black Death due to the water supply's purity.
Sir Richard FitzHerbert, chief executive of Tissington Hall, said: "The wells never dried up in times of plague. It is done to praise the Lord, but it has a secular tone to it."
The themes of the tributes to the wells vary, with this year's decorations celebrating events such as the Queen's 90th birthday, the 150th year since Beatrix Potter's birth and the ancient game of Shrovetide Football.
Wells are dressed by applying clay on wooden boards, using materials like coffee beans to make an outline and placing twigs, wool and petals on to the surface for different colour effects.
Sir Richard said since the event began, the village had welcomed visitors from Spain, France and New Zealand.
"It's what we're famous for and long may it continue," he said.
The event, which began on Thursday, will conclude on Wednesday.
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An annual well dressing festival with roots believed to date back as far as the 14th Century is taking place in a Derbyshire village.
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