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Some rail works begin on Christmas Eve, which falls on a Saturday, and are set to continue for four days.
London, Manchester and Cardiff are among the cities hit and the Heathrow Express will be suspended for six days.
Rail bosses recommend people plan their journeys using the National Rail Enquiries website.
It said major works take place during official holidays as up to 50% fewer passengers travel then.
More than 95% of the network would open as usual, National Rail's England and Wales managing director Phil Hufton said.
"There's never a good time to impact on journeys and I'd like to thank passengers in advance for their patience, " he said.
Among the works:
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Rail passengers face significant disruption during the Christmas break as 200 sets of Network Rail engineering works are planned.
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Maloney had been on the verge of signing a two-year-deal last month but his hernia trouble put that on hold.
Now the former Celtic player is ready to concentrate on coaching the Hoops' under-20 side.
"Shaun has indicated he may look at other options, and that will probably mean not playing again," McInnes said.
"I'm reluctant to speak too much about it, but we have had indications based on what Shaun feels his physical situation is at the minute that he would probably retire.
"We were well aware of that and it's not a huge surprise to us.
"We've got good attacking options and whether we add before the window closes will be determined on performance, results and availability of certain players.
"I would not rule out bringing in another player but that's not to say we definitely will either."
McInnes may well add to his squad if they overcome Apollon Limassol to progress to the Europa League play-off round.
They take a 2-1 lead into the second leg in the AEK Arena and will have over 700 travelling supporters in the 7,400 sell-out crowd.
McInnes is determined to make it fourth time lucky by progressing beyond the third qualifying round for the first time after some narrow misses in the past.
"I don't want us to be an unlucky story," McInnes said. "We missed a penalty early in the first half in Maribor which was the defining moment last season.
"Then we got Jayden Stockley sent off, which for me was very harsh.
"Our performances were very good, but it counts for nothing in domestic cups or European football if you are knocked out.
"We just want to find a way to stay in the tournament and hopefully we can do that in what will be a tough match against a good team.
"That's something we have to deal with but we will be confident that we can qualify by showing that we are better.
"We view this like a semi-final and we want to get to the final to give ourselves a chance of taking part in the play-off round."
Leading scorer Adam Rooney was left behind in Scotland to continue his rehabilitation from a thigh injury and faces a race to be fit for the Premiership and League Cup double header against Hamilton Accies on Sunday and Wednesday.
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Derek McInnes has admitted defeat in his attempt to sign former Scotland attacker Shaun Maloney, who is set to retire following persistent injuries.
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The U's booked their place in April's final despite losing Tuesday's area final second leg against Millwall.
Oxford beat their League One opponents 2-1 on aggregate to book their third-ever visit to Wembley.
"I've never played at Wembley before and I'm just over the moon to get the chance," Hylton told BBC Radio Oxford.
Michael Appleton's side lost 1-0 to Millwall at a sold-out Kassam Stadium after Lee Gregory gave the Lions hope of overturning the two-goal deficit from the first leg.
But the visitors had defender Lee Beevers sent off for a second yellow card after he brought down Hylton on the break.
"We're having a season to remember," added Hylton. "We know what we want to do this year and we're not going to get carried away.
"This is a little bonus for us and a distraction from the league."
Oxford, currently third in League Two, will face League One opposition in the final in either Fleetwood or Barnsley on 3 April.
"It's often a competition that clubs don't take seriously in the early stages," said Hylton.
"But we have and it shows the strength of our squad. We've rotated a bit in these games and it shows whoever plays is more than capable."
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Oxford United striker Danny Hylton says the club's appearance in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley will be "a day to remember".
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Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Ulster Unionists, Alliance and Green Party all spoke at the launch of the local campaign for the UK to remain in the EU.
The Stronger In campaign said Northern Ireland is a net beneficiary of EU funds.
It warned there are no guarantees the UK government would replace that money in the event of a Brexit.
The Leave campaign point out that the UK as a whole is a net contributor and claim that leaving would free up extra resources.
The referendum to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union is being held on Thursday, 23 June.
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A cross-party groups of MLAs has warned that leaving the EU would damage the Northern Ireland economy.
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Keane, 23, suffered the injury in the win over Southampton on 6 November and has now successfully undergone surgery.
He joined the Tigers from Manchester United on 30 August and has made six appearances for Mike Phelan's side.
"To lose a player of Will's quality and potential for such a long period of time is a big blow," Phelan told the club website.
"I'm sure his determination and mindset will see him through the tough journey ahead."
Keane previously spent a lengthy period on the sidelines in 2012 after suffering the same injury while playing for England Under-19s.
Hull are 18th in the Premier League, one point behind 17th-placed West Ham.
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Hull City striker Will Keane has been ruled out for 12 months with knee ligament damage.
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According to prosecutors he was playing the computer game on his mobile phone and made a signalling error, then dialled the wrong emergency number.
He has admitted that version of events, German media report.
Two commuter trains collided on a single-track stretch near Bad Aibling.
Eighty-five passengers suffered injuries, some of them life-threatening.
The man could be charged with involuntary manslaughter and could face five years in jail.
The trains crashed head-on while both were travelling at about 100km/h (60mph) east of Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich.
Investigators quoted by German media said the timings of the computer game and the crash pointed to "the accused having been distracted from his management of rail traffic at the junction".
The stretch of line had an automatic signalling system designed to halt any train that passed a stop signal.
But reports in German media suggested that the system had been switched off to let the eastbound train, which was running late, go past.
The investigation ruled out technical faults with the trains or signalling system as being behind the crash.
All those killed in the crash were men aged between 24 and 59.
Train crash: Evidence of human error
In case signals fail, German railways are fitted with a final safety guard to prevent crashes.
Cab signalling known as PZB (Punktfoermige Zugbeeinflussung - or "intermittent train control") will set off an alarm in the driver's compartment when the train approaches a red light.
If the driver does not respond by pressing a button, the train will brake automatically.
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A German train controller has been arrested over the February rail crash that killed 11 people in Bavaria, as prosecutors suspect he was distracted by a computer game at the time.
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Ponting will work alongside interim head coach Justin Langer and assistant Jason Gillespie for the three-match series, which begins on 17 February.
The trio will stand in for the usual coaching staff led by Darren Lehmann, as the series clashes with the Australia Test squad's tour of India.
Ponting, 42, said he looked forward to working with some "incredible talent".
"I always said when I retired that I wanted to get back involved and what better way to do it than alongside a couple of my best mates in cricket, Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie," added Ponting.
Australia will face Sri Lanka in Melbourne on 17 February, Geelong on 20 February 20 and Adelaide on 22 February.
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Former captain Ricky Ponting will join Australia as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
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Aqsa Mahmood, 20, was reported missing by her family in November 2013.
A Twitter account under the name Umm Layth, believed to be Ms Mahmood, said: "Follow the examples of your brothers from Woolwich, Texas and Boston.
"If you cannot make it to the battlefield then bring the battlefield to yourself."
The post was made on the Twitter account in June. The account has now been deactivated.
Ms Mahmood's family have described her as a "studious and ambitious girl" and said they "cannot understand why she has travelled to Syria".
She was a pupil at Craigholme School and Shawlands Academy in Glasgow.
In a statement, issued by Police Scotland, her family said: "We had no knowledge of our daughter's plans to leave Scotland and immediately reported her as a missing person to the police.
"Aqsa is a studious and ambitious girl and we cannot understand why she has travelled to Syria.
"We are struggling to come to terms with the situation and we are working with the police."
A Police Scotland spokesman added: "A (then aged) 19-year-old female from Scotland was reported missing to Police Scotland by her family in November 2013.
"Inquiries are ongoing in relation to her whereabouts and we are supporting her family."
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A young woman from Glasgow has travelled to Syria and has been promoting terrorism back home via her Twitter account, it is understood.
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Bavuma scored 113 in a total of 354-5 after South Africa were put in to bat, with Quinton de Kock contributing 82.
Ireland were bowled out for a 148 in reply, with Kevin O'Brien scoring 41 and Paul Stirling 40. JP Duminy was the pick of the bowlers with 4-16.
Ireland will face Australia at the same venue on Tuesday.
South Africa will then face the Australians in five one-day internationals, starting at Centurion on Friday.
Ireland were without experienced batsman Niall O'Brien, who slipped in his hotel bathroom on Sunday morning and suffered a head injury.
The South African team included three new caps. Bavuma, established as a middle-order batsman in the Test side, was given his chance as an opener in the absence of Hashim Amla.
All-rounders Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius were newcomers to international cricket.
Ireland captain William Porterfield's decision to put the South Africans in to bat did not pay off as Bavuma and de Kock put on an opening partnership of 159.
Bavuma, who was dropped on one when he edged Peter Chase to Kevin O'Brien at second slip, took advantage of the let-off with a composed innings, reaching his 50 off 54 balls and his century off 110 deliveries. He was out 13 balls later after hitting 13 fours and a six.
Later, JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien both hit rapid half-centuries to take South Africa to a total that always looked likely to be well beyond Ireland's reach.
On a slow pitch, South Africa struggled to increase their scoring rate in the middle overs. Duminy (52 not out) and Behardien (50) gave the innings impetus with a fifth-wicket stand of 87 off 40 balls. Their partnership ended when Behardien was caught on the boundary off the last ball of the innings.
Porterfield was out to Kagiso Rabada without scoring in the second ball of the Ireland innings and the visitors crumbled despite some stubborn resistance from O'Brien and Stirling.
Off-spinner Duminy completed a good all-round day by taking career best bowling figures.
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Temba Bavuma made a century on his one-day international debut as Ireland lost to South Africa by 206 runs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Sunday.
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The photos from Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) show the flags are still casting shadows - except the one planted during the Apollo 11 mission.
This matches Buzz Aldrin's account of the flag being knocked over by engine exhaust as Apollo 11 lifted off.
LRO was designed to produce the most detailed maps yet of the lunar surface.
Each of the Apollo missions that touched down on the Moon planted an American flag in the soil.
Scientists had previously examined photos of the landing sites for these flags, and had seen what looked like shadows cast by them on the lunar surface. But this was not considered conclusive.
Now, researchers have studied photos of the same areas taken at different points during the day and have observed shadows circling the points where the flags are thought to be.
Prof Mark Robinson, the chief scientist for the spacecraft's camera instrument, LROC, said in a blog entry: "From the LROC images it is now certain that the American flags are still standing and casting shadows at all of the sites, except Apollo 11."
The Arizona State University scientist added: "The most convincing way to see that the flags are still there, is to view a time series of LROC images taken at different times of day, and watch the shadow circle the flag."
"Personally I was a bit surprised that the flags survived the harsh ultraviolet light and temperatures of the lunar surface, but they did. What they look like is another question (badly faded?)"
LRO began its mission in lunar orbit in September 2009, to identify mineral and other resources on the Moon as well as scout promising landing sites for future missions.
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Images taken by a Nasa spacecraft show that the American flags planted in the Moon's soil by Apollo astronauts are mostly still standing.
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George Coppen, 19, who is 3ft 10ins (1.17m) tall, was told last year 75% of his payments would be stopped.
Mr Coppen, whose car was taken a week before his driving test, won his case at a hearing in his home city of Derby.
The government said decisions are often overturned "because claimants provide more evidence".
Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire
Mr Coppen, from Mickleover, was informed of the news by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) after he was reassessed for personal independence payments (PIPs) in November.
He fought his case with Disability Direct and has now joined the charity's board of trustees in the hope of helping other disabled people in similar situations.
"It was an absolute nightmare," he said. "I had my test a week later and I couldn't keep my car which was so annoying.
"I've got arthritis and metal rods in my back... it took away my independence."
Mr Coppen, who was able to use his instructor's car to pass his test, has urged similarly affected people to "carry on fighting".
Amo Raju, chief executive of Disability Direct in Derby, said he was "delighted" for Mr Coppen.
"He can be a massive inspiration in getting people to feel confident enough to take their cases on," Mr Raju said.
A DWP spokesman said: "Just because a new decision has been made at appeal stage, it does not mean the previous decision was incorrect.
"In the majority of appeal cases, decisions are overturned because claimants provide more evidence."
Nearly 14,000 disabled people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away following government welfare changes.
A row over PIPs sparked the resignation of former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith earlier this month.
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A man with dwarfism and arthritis who had his benefits slashed and his car taken away has managed to overturn the government's decision at tribunal.
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The five are thought to have been helped by the criminal group to secure public construction contracts.
Police in the regional capital Palermo say it is one of the largest raids they have ever carried out.
Analysts say Sicily's Cosa Nostra and other mafia groups have expanded their activities during Italy's recession.
Among the assets seized are bank accounts, property and furniture.
The five - three brothers and two sisters - are all in their 60s and 70s.
They worked as labourers in the early 1980s but went on to become billionaires, Italian media reported.
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Italian police say they have seized more than €1.6 bn ($1.76 bn) in assets from five Sicilian siblings suspected of links to the mafia.
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Ahmet Davutoglu handed the mandate back to the president on Tuesday evening.
The main opposition CHP says it should now be given the chance to form a new government.
The political uncertainty comes amid rising violence in Turkey and neighbouring Iraq and Syria.
If no government is formed by Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must dissolve the caretaker cabinet and arrange an interim government ahead of a new election.
Mr Davutoglu's AK Party lost its 12-year majority rule in Turkey in elections in June largely because of the success of the pro-Kurdish HDP.
The AKP's coalition talks with the CHP failed last week.
Although Mr Davutoglu's AKP secured 41% in the 7 June election, it had to seek support from a rival party to form a coalition, but failed to find agreement with the CHP on foreign policy and education matters.
Correspondents say the CHP is unlikely to secure the support it needs from both the MHP and the HDP to form a coalition of its own, making fresh elections in November a more likely outcome.
Meanwhile HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas has reportedly called for a referendum, as part of any new vote on Mr Erdogan's ambitions to bolster the powers of the Turkish presidency.
The AKP's reduced share of the vote in June appeared to have scuppered Mr Erdogan's plan to turn the country into a presidential republic, but it is likely to become an issue again in any new election campaign.
President Erdogan, for many years Turkey's AKP prime minister, has accused the HDP of being the Kurdish rebels' political wing.
Turkey's uneasy two-year ceasefire with the PKK fell apart last month, after a suicide bomb blamed on IS killed 32 young activists in the largely Kurdish city of Suruc, close to the Syrian border.
In recent weeks Turkish forces have carried out attacks on militants from the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and have bombed Kurdish PKK camps mainly in northern Iraq.
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Turkey's prime minister has said he has exhausted all options to form a coalition government after talks with the nationalist MHP failed, pushing the country closer to fresh elections.
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Ross Lafayette fed the Whites' front man for his 15th of the season on 25 minutes.
Almost immediately, Rob Swaine made a hash of an attempted clearance in his own area and Lafayette netted from a tight angle to make it 2-0.
The Ravens were relieved in the second half to see Miller substituted after two missed chances, but it was perhaps a sign that Chris Kinnear's men had sewn up the game.
Bromley's miserable night was completed when Dan Johnson was shown his marching orders for picking up a second yellow card.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Dave Martin (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces Jamie Philpot.
Second yellow card to Daniel Johnson (Bromley) for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Connor Dymond replaces Jordan Higgs.
Sammy Moore (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. George Porter replaces Adam Cunnington.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Ricky Miller.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
First Half ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Goal! Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Goal! Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 1. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Daniel Johnson (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Dover's Ricky Miller continued his assault on the scoring charts with another goal in his side's 2-0 win at Bromley.
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West Mercia and Warwickshire were among five forces to be given the rating by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
Criticism included "too many records [of stop and search] did not contain sufficient reasonable grounds".
HMIC said both forces were, however, developing "an ethical culture".
The forces said they had made support for staff a "top priority for 2016" and they would be reviewing training on stop and search and working with Northamptonshire Police.
Inspectors did however, say the forces were "good" in their commitment to and engagement with their communities.
Warwickshire carried out 3,092 top and searches in the year to 31 March 2015, while West Mercia did 9,874.
A sample of 100 stop and search records from Warwickshire Police revealed 29 did not have reasonable grounds recorded, said HMIC. In West Mercia's case it was 21 out of 100.
While all chief constables had signed up to the Home Office and College of Police's Best Use of Stop and Search scheme, HMIC said it was "disappointed too many forces were not complying".
HMIC said it would revisit both forces in six months to check what changes had been made.
The two forces were also told to improve the way they dealt with staff complaints, with misconduct consistently assessed and free from any bias.
HMIC inspected all 43 forces in England and Wales, grading 37 as "good" while Kent Police were dubbed "outstanding". None was "inadequate".
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Two West Midlands police forces "require improvement" over how they record stop and search and support their staff, inspectors said.
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The £28m scheme, which will include a larger pool and expanded gym facilities at Fleming Park leisure centre, was approved by Eastleigh Borough Council on Wednesday.
It is hoped the replacement centre will open near Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh in 2017.
The current centre - built in the 1970s - will be demolished.
Grant funding of up to £2m from Sport England and New Homes Bonus funding of £3.8m will support the project with the remainder coming from Eastleigh Borough Council.
Keith House, Liberal Democrat leader of the authority, said the new centre "would underpin our ambitions for a healthy Eastleigh Borough and will allow us to develop our young talent while delivering sports and leisure opportunities for people of all abilities".
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Plans for a multimillion-pound revamp of a Hampshire leisure centre have been given the go-ahead.
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Premier League
Man City 2-1 Leicester City
Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley
Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton
Sunderland 0-2 Swansea City
Stoke 1-4 Arsenal
Scottish Premiership
Rangers 2-1 Hearts
Dundee 1-1 Ross County
Hamilton Academical 0-1 Motherwell
Kilmarnock 2-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
St Johnstone 1-0 Partick Thistle
Championship
Fulham 1-1 Reading
Premier League
Crystal Palace 4-0 Hull City
West Ham 0-4 Liverpool
Tottenham 2-1 Man Utd
Championship play-off
Huddersfield 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
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Hull City were relegated from the Premier League after a weekend of high drama as the season edges towards a close.
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The Cardiff Blues say Cuthbert suffered a grade two hamstring strain in the first half of Wales' record 30-3 win over England in Cardiff on Saturday.
The 22-year-old's two second half tries were decisive as Wales retained the Six Nations title, and reinforced his claim for a place on the Lions tour of Australia this summer.
He is expected to be out of action for between four and six weeks.
The Blues have five matches left in the Pro 12 championship, finishing with a visit to Ulster on 3 May.
Cuthbert was the leading try scorer in the Six Nations with four, and has now scored nine tries in 18 international appearances for Wales.
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Wales wing Alex Cuthbert could miss the rest of the season with a leg injury.
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The barrier on the Crumlin Road encloses part of the Ardoyne area.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the housing authority, said it owns 21 recognised "peace wall" locations and this is the first to be transformed.
Contractors moved in on Wednesday to start removing the 8ft high brick structure.
It will be replaced by railings and decorative panels.
The Housing Executive said the wall was erected on the Crumlin Road in the mid-1980s at the same time as new social family homes were built.
It was designed to give protection to residents living at the interface during the Troubles.
The Housing Executive said the "community-led decision" to transform the barrier followed "years of relationship building and talks within and between communities in north Belfast".
Its head of communities, Jennifer Hawthorne, said it was an important moment in the Housing Executive's history.
"It's a community led project, which was initiated by the community," she said.
"The Housing Executive's role has been to enable the community to take this positive step and remove this physical and psychological barrier.
"The transformation of this wall will help to regenerate the area for everyone in the community, it will change the physical environment and the lives of those people who live behind it."
The work is expected to be completed in June.
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Work has begun to dismantle a wall at a north Belfast interface, 30 years after it was erected.
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The Cardinals took the lead through Matt Robinson's third goal of the season, a fine long-range effort.
Gateshead levelled just before half time though, Ryan Bowman converting a penalty after James Curtis was fouled by Brian Saah.
Robinson was denied by Gateshead goalkeeper Sam Russell late on as neither side could find a winner.
The result leaves both sides near the middle of the table, with Gateshead eight points from the play-offs with three games to play and Woking safe from relegation despite a winless run that stretches back to January.
Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey:
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"You are always happy with a point but you want to win games and I felt over the 90 minutes if any team was going to win or deserved to win it was going to be us.
"The frustrating part was in the last five games we have been 1-0 up and 2-0 up in those ones. We are giving away cheap goals and we've invited teams back in the match from experienced players."
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Woking's winless run in the league extended to 13 games after Gateshead came from behind to earn a point.
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Cricket has not been played at the Summer Games since Great Britain beat France to win gold in 1900.
But the ICC believes an Olympic Twenty20 tournament is the key to growing the game.
"I think the majority of the members - and certainly myself - think the time is right," said Richardson.
"We've come to the conclusion that the overall benefit to the game, in terms of globalising and growing it, outweighs any negatives.
"We need to make a decision by July so we can make an application in time for September, when, as I understand it, the (International Olympic Committee) will consider new sports for 2024."
The 2024 Games will be hosted by either Paris or Los Angeles, with a decision due in September 2017.
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With growing concerns about the cost of staging the Games, the IOC has been reluctant to go much beyond 11,000 athletes at an Olympics, although it did add five new sports to the programme for Tokyo 2020 without removing any.
Richardson, who made 164 appearances for South Africa in Tests and one-day internationals, said preliminary talks with the IOC have already taken place and the discipline to be included for consideration must be a format played at international level.
"They haven't said [an existing] sport would have to go [to make room], but they said when taking any decision on a new sport they've got an overall limit on the number of athletes," he said.
"So as a team sport we would only fit six to eight teams. T20 is the ideal format and we'd say even better than rugby sevens as it's actually one of the mainstream formats of cricket."
He said that he did not think there would be any opposition from ICC members England or West Indies due to the fact that they would not be able to compete at a Games under those banners.
He suggested England would be relaxed about playing along with other home nations as Great Britain.
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The "time is right" for cricket to apply for a place at the Olympics, according to International Cricket Council chief Dave Richardson.
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The club appealed the IFA's decision not to impose a penalty on Carrick Rangers after then manager Gary Haveron incorrectly served a ban.
A successful appeal would have left Carrick relegated and Warrenpoint in a promotion/relegation play-off.
The decision means Ballinamallard and Institute will meet in the play-off second leg on Wednesday (19:45 BST).
An IFA Disciplinary Committee opted not to punish Carrick, despite finding that their former manager Haveron had not properly served a touchline ban.
The committee said it was exercising its discretion in the matter.
Haveron sat out a three-game ban handed out by the IFA, but was in the dugout for his club's match against Dungannon Swifts on 23 April when he should not have been.
Carrick faced a possible three-point deduction and relegation from the top flight, plus a possible fine of at least £350, if the outcome of the hearing had not gone in their favour.
The play-off first leg, which Ballinamallard won 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium, took place on 6 May with the second leg delayed until the relegation controversy was resolved.
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Warrenpoint Town's appeal against their Premiership relegation has been rejected after an arbitration hearing.
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It shows a side profile of the 88-year-old monarch wearing a crown and drop earrings.
It is only the fifth definitive coin portrait to have been created during her 63-year reign.
Coins featuring the new image will go into production from Monday but will only appear in circulation later this year.
The portrait was designed by engraver Jody Clark, whose design was selected in a competition organised by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, a consultative panel to HM Treasury.
Mr Clark, 34, said: "I hope that I've done Her Majesty justice and captured her as I intended, in a fitting representation.
"The news that my design had been chosen was quite overwhelming, and I still can't quite believe that my royal portrait will be featured on millions of coins."
Adam Lawrence, chief executive of the Royal Mint, said the change of royal portrait made 2015 a "vintage year" for UK coins.
He added: "Capturing a portrait on the surface of a coin demands the utmost skill, and is one of the most challenging disciplines of the coin designer's art."
The winning art work was recommended to the Chancellor, and then the Queen, for final approval.
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The Royal Mint has unveiled a new coinage portrait of the Queen.
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There was an 89% increase in traffic jams during the morning rush hour, the daily newspaper El Pais reported.
Thousands of commuters got stuck on the capital's approach roads. There were also jams in Barcelona and Zaragoza.
Cars were diverted away from city centres. But one Madrid official blamed car accidents for the traffic queues.
The car-free day ("dia sin coches" in Spanish) initiative was part of "European Mobility Week", an annual campaign by the EU to promote clean, safe and sustainable transport in cities.
In Barcelona the authorities reported 90,000 fewer cars on the streets - a 4.3% decrease compared with normal working days.
In central Madrid, hundreds of school students went on a bike ride through traffic-free city streets.
Greenpeace environmental activists painted symbols of pedestrians, bikes, buses and electric cars on a main road - Bravo Murillo.
But on Twitter there were protests from drivers about the morning traffic jams in Madrid. The hashtag #DiaSinCoches was trending in Spain.
Alona Fdez Larrechi tweeted that "on the A1 they must have understood the #DiaSinCoches back-to-front, because the jam today is considerably bigger than the jam on other days".
Alberto Roldan tweeted that "we don't deserve such mediocre politicians". He called the "car-free day" a "day of stupidity".
Madrid councillor Percival Manglano also tweeted a traffic jam photo, with the ironic caption: "Those in the photo were all enjoying the landscape".
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A car-free day to curb pollution in Madrid has been cursed by Spanish drivers who got stuck in traffic jams, described as the worst for months.
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The Right Reverend Tim Thornton has been announced as the new Bishop at Lambeth.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said Bishop Tim was known for his work helping people "on the margins of society".
His duties will include supporting the Archbishop's work in the House of Bishops, General Synod and the Archbishop's Council.
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The Archbishop said he was "delighted" to welcome Bishop Thornton to Lambeth Palace.
"His work on Feeding Britain demonstrates his range of ability and skill in bringing people together," he said.
The Bishop of St Germans, the Rt Rev Dr Chris Goldsmith, said Bishop Thornton would be missed in Cornwall.
"Not only has he been tireless in inspiring people to look for new ways to meet the challenges of ensuring the church remains relevant, engaged and engaging in the 21st Century, he has also been a keen advocate for the county, and particularly some of its least privileged members," he said.
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The Bishop of Truro is to be appointed to a top job in the Church of England.
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Lancashire were reduced to 6-4 and 32-5 before recovering to 102-5, still 225 behind, when rain and bad light ended play 28 overs early at Old Trafford.
Middlesex earlier lost seven wickets for 65 runs to be bowled out for 327.
If Middlesex win and Somerset beat Yorkshire at Headingley, Middlesex will need four points from their final game against Yorkshire to become champions.
Whereas the visiting batsmen benefited from some loose Lancashire bowling on the first day, the Middlesex attack made perfect use of the new ball and the movement offered from the surface to rip through the home top order.
Toby Roland-Jones, constantly asking questions with a full length, had England prospect Haseeb Hameed caught at second slip without scoring, before Tim Murtagh induced an edge to gully from Luke Procter.
Roland-Jones then had Alviro Petersen held down the leg side, despite the batsman's protests, and yorked Steven Croft two balls later to leave the hosts in disarray at 6-4.
Jos Buttler briefly sparkled, but when he was brilliantly caught down the leg side by John Simpson to give Roland-Jones a fourth wicket, Lancashire were 32-5.
It was left to Rob Jones, in only his third first-class match, and Liam Livingstone to rebuild in an unbroken stand of 70, occasionally aided by light only good enough for Middlesex to bowl their spinners.
When the weather intervened for the final time, Jones, solid in defence, was unbeaten on 42 and Livingstone 31 not out.
The collapse came after an improved bowling display by Lancashire, with Kyle Jarvis and Tom Bailey making inroads with the second new ball and spinner Simon Kerrigan running through the lower order.
Overnight pair Dawid Malan (53) and Stevie Eskinazi were bowled by Bailey and Jarvis respectively before Bailey had Simpson caught at second slip.
Kerrigan, who struggled on the first day, showed a greater consistency of length to find turn and some uneven bounce, removing Ollie Rayner, Roland-Jones and Steven Finn in figures of 4-80.
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County Championship leaders Middlesex dominated Lancashire on day two to move closer to a first title since 1993.
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Artur Samarin, 23, enrolled at Harrisburg High under the name "Asher Potts" after his visa expired in 2012.
Police say he now faces charges of theft, identity theft and tampering with public records.
Mr Samarin, who was pretending to be 18, was said to be an active member of the school community.
Police said he was in possession of a driver's license using the Potts name at the time of his arrest, as well as a Social Security card obtained using a false birth date. They suspect his identity was fabricated, and not stolen.
Harrisburg School district official Kirsten Keys said her department was cooperating with the police.
Local news outlets say he was an active student at the school.
He was seen in May 2014 posing with state lawmaker Patty Kim, who tweeted a photo after presenting "Asher Potts" with a certificate introducing him as "a new member of the National Honor Society".
Marcel McCaskill, who joined Mr Samarin on a seven-week science and maths programme at Penn State told AP it was "totally mind-blowing" to find out about his real identity.
"Honestly, he was a very respectable guy. He was the perfect role model, someone you would want your son to look up to."
He was involved in food banks and cadet programmes, according to one report, and was even on the panel of a forum discussing youth violence in the greater Harrisburg area at the start of the year.
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A Ukrainian man has been arrested after he was found to be posing as a high school student in the US state of Pennsylvania for four years.
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The Grade A-listed art nouveau Mackintosh building was badly damaged in the blaze on 23 May.
The majority of the paper artworks in the library, including 100 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, were unharmed.
Two of his oil paintings were among 90 works by artists including Newbery and Joan Eardley that were lost.
The art school confirmed that the majority of intricate pieces that made up the library's central light fitting had been found.
The three-month sifting operation also recovered parts of the original library chairs and periodicals desk.
About 8,000 rare books and journals were destroyed when flames engulfed the library.
However, the bulk of the rare book collection is housed in another building and was undamaged.
All of the salvaged material will now be carefully stored and reviewed by expert conservators as part of a recovery programme over the next three years.
An investigation by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service concluded the blaze was caused by flammable gases from a canister of expanding foam.
The report, released in November, said the gases ignited as they came into contact with the hot surface of a projector in Studio 19.
Glasgow School of Art is continuing with efforts to raise £20m towards the eventual cost of restoring the Mackintosh building and its contents.
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An inventory of items which survived last year's fire at Glasgow School of Art has been produced following work by a team of forensic archaeologists.
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Steyn has not recovered from a shoulder injury, while De Villiers is continuing to take a break from Test cricket.
Heino Kuhn, Aiden Markram and Andile Phehlukwayo are the uncapped Test players named in the squad.
All-rounder Wayne Parnell, spinner Dane Piedt and Durham opener Stephen Cook have not been picked.
Kuhn has played seven Twenty20 internationals and replaces Cook after making centuries for South Africa A against Hampshire and England Lions recently.
Seamer Phehlukwayo, 21, was part of South Africa's squad for the recent Champions Trophy and the T20 series defeat by England.
Linda Zondi, Cricket South Africa's selection convener. said Kuhn was in "outstanding form" while "Andile's selection is a continuation of our drive to develop bowling all-rounders for the Test team".
He added: "He [Phehlukwayo] and Chris Morris will fill this role in support of Vernon Philander. At the age of 21, he is certainly one for the future."
Markram will provide batting cover for captain Faf du Plessis, who could miss the first Test at Lord's because his wife is set to give birth in early July.
Dean Elgar will captain the side in a warm-up match against England Lions and, if required, will stand in for Du Plessis in the first Test.
South Africa squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Duanne Olivier, Andile Phehlukwayo, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada.
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South Africa have named three uncapped players in the squad for the four-match Test series in England, with Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers absent.
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They belong to an elderly couple who died in 1987 and 1994. Edinburgh City Council has been unable to gain family consent to bury or cremate the bodies.
The authority believes it is powerless to act without appropriate permission.
Eugenois Marcel died of prostate cancer in 1994 at the age of 91. His wife Hilda died seven years earlier in 1987.
She was 68 and suffered lung failure.
They lie in an Edinburgh mortuary, in the Cowgate.
The pair were moved to Edinburgh City Mortuary after being found mummified in the basement of a shop on Gilmore Place in 2002.
It is understood they were kept there by a son who visited them regularly.
When they were discovered, the father had already been dead for eight years and the mother for 15 years.
An Edinburgh City Council spokesman said: "This is a unique case with very unusual circumstances which has obviously been very difficult for those involved.
"However, we are hopeful that this matter can be resolved in the near future."
Both deaths had been registered under law and death certificates issued.
After an initial police investigation into the find, no charges were brought and the case was dropped.
But Professor Roderick Paisley, a law lecturer from Aberdeen University who specialises in mortality, told BBC Scotland there are laws which give the local authority the power to act.
He said: "It's simply the case, if no-one else is dealing with it, that the council have a right (to cremate).
"They also have a statutory duty imposed by an act of parliament requiring them to attend to the proper disposal of the bodies."
He added: "The family have no veto on that at all."
It is not unusual for bodies to be stored for long periods but only if they cannot be identified.
That situation led to a high profile mix up in Hull earlier this year when the body of ex-paratrooper Christopher Alder was found in a mortuary 10 years after his burial.
The body of an unidentified woman had been released by mistake.
BBC Scotland tried to contact the next of kin of the dead couple without success.
The city council have been in regular communication with them trying to resolve this situation, as recently as this year.
They now plan to make contact again in the hope of bringing this long running dispute to an end.
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The bodies of an elderly couple have lain in a public mortuary for the past 10 years because of a legal wrangle, BBC Scotland can reveal.
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They say more than 40 people were injured when the bomber detonated the vehicle - an oil tanker laden with explosives - at the checkpoint in the south of the capital.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
So-called Islamic State has recently carried out similar attacks in Iraq.
Wednesday's attack comes as Iraq forces are continuing a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul - the last IS urban stronghold in the country.
Supported by US-led coalition air strikes and military advisers, the Iraqi army has managed to retake large parts of the northern city and its surrounding area.
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At least 15 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack on a police checkpoint in Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say.
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The new rates will range between 5% and 28% depending on the product, with 12% and 18% as the standard.
The long-awaited changes aim to streamline the country's fragmented tax system and transform it into a single market.
Currently, everything sold in India is subject to a multitude of taxes varying from state to state.
Indian businesses have been lobbying for the countrywide tax rates as the reform is expected to reduce costs, particularly for shipping goods across state borders.
The country's finance minister Arun Jaitley described the tax reform as "transformative", telling the BBC it would increase efficiency and tax compliance as well as bringing in additional revenue.
It would also allow a "seamless transfer of goods and services across the country," Mr Jaitley said.
The changes mark a "significant development", said Santosh Dalvi of KPMG in India.
There has been no announcement yet, though, of which products fall into which of the tax categories.
"While one can have some guesswork around the GST rate for some of the products, the devil is in the detail when the final classification list will be released which is the most challenging task for the policy makers," said Mr Dalvi.
According to Mr Jaitley, half of the items in the consumer price index would not be taxed at all to protect the poor.
The index is a basket of consumer goods and services used to measure changing prices and inflation.
A central plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic agenda, the centralised tax is intended to cut through the red tape and corruption generated by the swathe of state taxes currently in force.
Currently, goods brought for example from the northern city of Haryana to Chennai are taxed in six different states.
With every state deciding its own taxes, it also encourages local protectionism.
Optimistic estimates suggest the changes could bring more than 2% of added economic growth.
India already has overtaken China as the world's fastest growing economy.
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India has set rates for its new Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, its biggest tax reform since independence.
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Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) has agreed to take on board a new shareholder.
Venture capital firm 3i Infrastructure has committed £75m to take a 25% stake in the Bellshill-based firm.
The company builds and operates telecom masts in suburban and rural areas.
Being independent of the major mobile phone operators, it provides capacity which they can pay to share.
Earlier this year, Bellshill-based WIG announced plans to invest £1bn in new UK infrastructure.
That is to be focussed on new, mainly rural locations for masts, as the telecoms regulator requires providers to reduce the 'not-spots' in coverage.
The expansion includes installation of small cells and fibre-optic wiring to boost mobile connections in big buildings and on city streets.
The company also plans to expand in meeting mobile communications demand from rail passengers.
WIG was founded 10 years ago, and now operates 2,000 masts. It has expanded into Ireland and the Netherlands, and plans to expand further into western Europe.
The investment by 3i Infrastructure adds to the shareholding by US-based Wood Creek Capital Management, and the Lanarkshire management team.
Scott Coates, chief executive of WIG, said: "Bringing an established European infrastructure investor on board, alongside our existing North American partner, provides us with the financial capabilities needed to scale up our business through investment in up to £1bn of new infrastructure.
"This will transform our ability to support our customers as they extend network coverage in rural areas and improve capacity in urban centres.
"Independent infrastructure companies like WIG provide a conduit for long term infrastructure investors to support the telecoms industry as it takes on the challenges of expanding the quality and reach of connectivity."
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A Lanarkshire mobile telecom firm has secured new investment which values the whole company at £300m and opens up funding for a major expansion plan.
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Steve O'Connell said there was concern the Met Police had not charged former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman.
Mr Rahman was forced to step down after an Election Court found him guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.
Police had investigated claims of electoral fraud and malpractice during the local elections of 2014.
Mr Rahman, who became Tower Hamlets' first directly elected mayor in 2010 and was re-elected four years later, has faced no criminal prosecution.
The Met has been contacted for a comment.
Mr O'Connell, chairman of the Assembly's Police and Crime Committee, said: "During our investigation, we, as a committee, have been shocked to uncover major failings by the Metropolitan Police in its ability to investigate allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice."
He said failings included missed files of evidence, missed opportunities to gather witness statements and witnesses who were prepared to give evidence in the election court but were unwilling to do so in criminal proceedings.
He also said a bundle of 27 files sent to the Director of Public Prosecution was not reviewed by the force.
"This is not what we expect from a supposedly world-leading police force," he said.
Mr O'Connell has written to Sophie Linden, deputy mayor for policing and crime, urging her to use her powers to call on Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to look into the activities of officers investigating the election.
He said it was time for "a fresh pair of eyes" to review the activities of the Met.
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Police made "major failings" while investigating electoral fraud in Tower Hamlets, a London Assembly committee chairman has said.
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Sri Lanka were bowled out early in the morning for 205, with seamer Vernon Philander finishing with 5-45.
Cook put on century partnerships with Dean Elgar (52) and Hashim Amla (48) as Sri Lanka's bowlers struggled.
Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis hit 42 and 41 not out respectively as South Africa closed with a 432-run lead.
Cook and Elgar began South Africa's reply in positive fashion before a lightning storm delayed play for 90 minutes. They put on 116 before Elgar top-edged a delivery to Angelo Matthew at mid-on.
Amla's knock lasted 53 deliveries before he became the 10,000th player in Test history to be dismissed lbw when he was trapped in front by Nuwan Pradeep.
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South Africa opener Stephen Cook scored a career-best 117 as the home side dominated Sri Lanka to reach 351-5 on the third day in Port Elizabeth.
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The incident happened in Westwood Quadrant in the Linnvale area of Clydebank at about 23:00 on Wednesday.
Police said a joint investigation with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had found that the fire was started deliberately.
They described it as a "deliberate and dangerous act", adding that inquiries were at an early stage.
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Police are investigating after two cars were set on fire in West Dunbartonshire.
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The possibility of changing the timing of Africa Cup of Nations finals is also on the cards, as well as the qualification process for junior tournaments.
"I will be discussing with as many stake holders as there around African football to come up with the best solution for the problems," Ahmad, who uses only one name, told a media conference in Johannesburg after meeting with presidents of southern Africa's football associations.
The new Caf president, who comes from Madagascar, pulled off an upset triumph over long-term incumbent Issa Hayatou in last month's elections.
Ahmad said he was concerned about a 12-year television deal that Caf signed last year with French-based Lagardere Sports.
"This contract is the subject of a judicial challenge in the Egyptian courts at the moment and it was to protect the integrity of Caf in this issue that the general secretary Hicham (El Amrani) submitted his resignation, which we accepted," he said.
"We will investigate but I am concerned about the length of the contract. I would never sign anything for longer than three years."
Lagardere Sports hold the television and marketing rights over all Caf's major properties and have guaranteed African football a minimum of $1bn (£807m) in income over the next 12 years. Last month's Caf Congress was told this could be more in the region of $1.5bn (£1.2bn).
Ahmad said he would also consider switching the hosting of the Nations Cup from January to mid-year and also look at its two-year frequency.
"It is the big stars who make this tournament and I will be talking to them to see how they feel. This is something where we need to consider many different points of view," he said.
African footballers at European clubs are under increasing pressure to forego the tournament because it falls in the middle of their club season.
Ahead of January's finals in Gabon, nine players took the unprecedented step of turning down call-ups to play for the country in order to stay at their clubs.
Ahmad said Caf would also look at regionalising qualification for its Under-20 and Under-17 Championship.
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Contentious decisions on African football's television rights and tournament hosting agreements will be reviewed in the coming months, new Confederation of African Football president Ahmad said on Friday.
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South Wales Police are investigating the robbery at Lloyds Bank on Cowbridge Road East in the Canton area of the city at 12:30 BST on Tuesday.
Officers are trying to trace a suspect captured on CCTV cameras within the bank.
The man is described as 50-60 years of age, 5ft 9ins (1.75m) to 6ft (1.82m) tall with black hair that is greying. He was wearing black clothing.
Detective Sergeant Andy Miles from Fairwater CID said: "The CCTV is clear and I am confident that members of the public will know his identity.
"I can confirm there have been no reports of any injuries as a result of the incident."
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A large amount of cash has been stolen in a daylight bank robbery in Cardiff.
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Robinson left the Hatters in May by mutual consent after agreement to terminate his contract a year early.
The 22-year-old will be reunited with former manager John Still at the Daggers after the pair helped Luton to the National League title in 2014.
Robinson played 30 National League games and scored three goals while on loan at Woking and Grimsby last season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Dagenham and Redbridge have signed midfielder Matt Robinson on a two-year deal following his release by Luton.
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Directed by Austria's Michael Haneke, the film tells of mysterious events that befall a rural German village in the years preceding World War I.
Jonathan Ross hosted the event, which saw veteran Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci receive a special award.
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton was among the audience at the BFI Southbank in London at Thursday's ceremony.
Her film I Am Love was one of the five foreign language films shortlisted for this year's honour.
The others nominated were Swedish vampire thriller Let the Right One In, French crime drama A Prophet and Israeli animation Waltz with Bashir.
Haneke did not travel to London to receive his prize, which was accepted on his behalf by White Ribbon cast member Leonie Benesch.
This year's winner was decided by a panel comprising director Sophie Fiennes, screenwriter Christopher Hampton, Bollywood star Aamir Kahn and novelist Bidisha.
The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC Four on Saturday at 2100 BST.
Speaking after the event, Hampton said he had been impressed by The White Ribbon's "precision" and sense of mystery.
"The real sign for me was that the second time I saw it was more extraordinary than the first time," he told the BBC News website.
Attending the ceremony in a wheelchair, the 70-year-old Bertolucci received a rousing reception as he collected his accolade.
"I'm very grateful and honoured," said the director of Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor.
"It is very important for me to collect this quite heavy award," he added, going on to praise the "state of the art ramp" that had enabled him to ascend the podium.
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Oscar-nominated drama The White Ribbon has been named the winner of this year's BBC Four World Cinema award.
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Kilmarnock-born Eric Cyl, 62, was last seen heading off into the Mamore mountain range near Fort William at the end of May.
Tom Brown, 65, was last seen leaving his Lanarkshire home on 1 July.
RAF and Lochaber mountain rescue teams made searches of Meall Cumhann over the weekend.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said: "We have now covered all potential routes that either of these missing persons could have taken from their last known locations.
"We would ask any walkers in Glen Nevis, Mamores, Grey Corries, Aonach Beag and Carn Dearg areas to keep their eyes open for items of gear and clothing.
"We will keep looking."
The team added: "The family also wish us to pass on their thanks to all the teams/dogs/people who have contributed to the massive effort so far."
Mr Cyl, who was walking alone, was last seen wearing a light grey jacket and dark trousers and was carrying two walking poles.
A rucksack belonging to Mr Brown was found less than a mile east of Steall Falls in the Glen Nevis area on 9 July.
Mr Brown is 5ft 10in and has grey/brown hair.
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Mountain rescue teams have made a fresh effort to trace two hillwalkers who were reported missing after separately heading off for treks in Lochaber.
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The couple tied the knot at the Oxfordshire palace on Friday.
The building, courtyards and formal gardens at the palace, classed as a World Heritage Site, had to close early ahead of the wedding.
The couple got engaged in December 2010 during a holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
A notice warned visitors of the closure saying it was due to a "large private event".
"The park, the new east courtyard facility and the pleasure gardens will be open until 6.00pm as normal" it stated.
Mr Humes, 27, found fame in JLS when they came second on The X Factor in 2008. They have had five UK number one singles, including Everybody in Love.
They also performed the 2012 BBC Sport Relief song, Proud.
The Saturdays' hits include Just Can't Get Enough, a cover of the Depeche Mode song.
Miss Wiseman, 23, was previously a member of S Club Juniors.
Blenheim Palace was a gift from Queen Anne to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, following his victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
It was also the birthplace of Winston Churchill in 1874.
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Blenheim Palace closed early to visitors to facilitate the wedding of celebrities Marvin Humes from JLS and Rochelle Wiseman from The Saturdays.
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Police said Asten Jones lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa and collided with a Vauxhall Vectra on the A815 at Kilmun, at about 13:20 on Sunday.
Ms Jones was taken by air ambulance to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where she later died. The 47-year-old male driver of the other car was uninjured.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash to contact them.
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An 18-year-old woman has died in a two-car crash in Argyll.
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Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a World War Two nurse who is mysteriously swept back in time from the 1940s to the 18th Century Scotland.
The TV show is adapted from books written by US author Diana Gabaldon.
The battle scenes have been filmed in a field at Greengairs. Culloden, near Inverness, is classed as a war grave.
A Jacobite force led by Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated by a government army in the battle on 16 April 1746.
Season two of Outlander was shown in the UK on Amazon Prime earlier this year.
The new scenes shot at Greengairs feature the character Jamie Fraser, who is played by actor Sam Heughan.
The third series is expected to start the action in Scotland before switching to the Caribbean and North America.
Locations for the show include Newtonmore's Highland Folk Museum and Doune Castle near Stirling.
The folk museum holds an annual Outlander Day to celebrate the use of its reconstruction of a 1700s township for scenes.
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A re-enactment of the Battle of Culloden has been filmed near Cumbernauld for season three of the US TV series Outlander.
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Bethan Rhys Roberts hosts Ask the Leader on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Friday.
Carwyn Jones is a former barrister and Bridgend councillor who was elected to the assembly in 1999 and has been a Cabinet minister since 2000.
He is front and centre of an almost presidential election campaign by Welsh Labour, focusing on his six-and-a-half-year record in charge as first minister.
Opinion polls suggest the public rate Mr Jones more highly than his rivals, although the Conservatives are trying to drag him down by association with Labour's left-wing UK leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan paid tribute to Carwyn Jones as "the ideal person to have during a crisis", citing his handling of the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak while he was agriculture minister.
Labour sees the present steel crisis as giving Mr Jones an opportunity to portray himself as a national leader, standing up to the forces of global capitalism and a Tory government at Westminster.
But the opposition script says that if voters are not happy with the state of public services in Wales, they should blame the party which has been running the country for nearly 20 years.
Monday 11 April - Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies in Swansea
Tuesday 12 April - UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill in Swansea
Wednesday 13 April - Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams in Aberystwyth
Thursday 14 April - Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood in Aberystwyth
Ask the Leader can be seen on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Friday and on the BBC iPlayer.
You can also follow the programme via social media - @walespolitics
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Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones faces questions from an audience in Llangollen in the last in a daily series of live TV election specials.
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Plymouth planning officers concluded the plans for Drake's Island should be rejected partly because the little egrets would be disturbed and leave.
Developers Rotolok, who want to build a 25-bed hotel on the uninhabited island, said there was "no problem" with its effect on the birds.
No-one from the council was available for immediate comment.
Drake's Island, which was bought by the Tiverton-based businessman and former Plymouth Argyle chairman Dan McCauley, covers about six acres and contains military barracks and buildings from the Napoleonic era.
Mr McCauley is trying for a third time to get permission to build a £10m boutique hotel, bar and restaurant on the island.
Last year, plans submitted by his company Rotolok Holdings for Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound were rejected by city councillors who said more information on the risks to wildlife was needed.
Natural England has now told officers: "The little egrets have selected a roosting and breeding site distant from human activity.
"If the development were to result in disturbance, as we believe is likely even with the proposed mitigation in place, this may result in the complete loss of the breeding colony from this site and communal roost rather than a reduction in numbers of birds present."
Little Egrets
There are thought to be about 700 breeding pairs nationally and it is ranked amber on the RSPB's conservation list, as a rare breeding species.
They first arrived in the UK in 1989, and only started nesting in 1996.
Source: RSPB
Officers recommended refusal to the planning committee on 15 January citing the effect on the egrets and flooding risk.
Mr McCauley's son Aidan said: "I am staggered that after years of close working with council officers they are choosing to ignore the evidence that is before them and turn our proposed investment away.
"My professional team has provided the council with all they need to approve this existing scheme and it is clear that there is no problem with the little egrets, and no need for any off-site mitigation measures to be taken."
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A colony of rare birds could thwart a multimillion-pound scheme to redevelop an island in Plymouth Sound.
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The Australian's first Six Nations squad included seven uncapped players and some high-profile omissions.
"In this squad of 33 there are four or five players who, if they change their attitude, can become world-class players," said the 55-year-old.
"Why haven't England been dominant since 2003? Because they haven't had those players."
England's only Six Nations title since winning the Grand Slam in 2003 came in 2011. They were World Cup runners-up in 2007.
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Jones, who was coach of Australia when England beat his side in the World Cup final in Sydney in 2003, said he wants a culture in which players are "absolutely fanatical about wanting to be in a winning England team".
"If we do the same as we have done since 2003 then we will get the same results," he added, after his squad announcement on Wednesday.
"To be the dominant team in the world you've got to be better than good and hard-working. It's going to take more than they have ever done in their lives."
Jones singled out Manu Tuilagi as a potentially pivotal player, saying he could perform a similar role to New Zealand centre Ma'a Nonu.
Tuilagi is expected to feature in the last two rounds of games after recently returning to action following 18 months out injured.
"Manu can play both inside and outside centre, but, when he's fit, he can be a Ma'a Nonu-type player," said Jones.
"He's got an exceptional skill-base and exceptional feet, he's got the ability to carry the ball through the line, he's got a short passing game, he can develop a kicking game, too.
"He can be one of the guys the team is built around."
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Jones replaced Stuart Lancaster last year after England became the first host nation to exit a World Cup at the group stage.
He admitted his shake-up of the national team's methods would not be universally popular within the squad.
"You will find players that complain about it, but I will be happy because I'll know we are getting change," he said.
"We have to make the players a little bit uncomfortable."
England play their opening Six Nations fixture against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, 6 February.
Listen to the Matt Dawson Rugby Show on BBC Radio 5 live from 20:00 GMT on Thursday, 14 January.
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England must "change their mindset" to return to the heights of 2003's World Cup win, says head coach Eddie Jones.
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The discovery was made on a Ryanair flight which arrived late on Saturday night, forcing the closure of the airport for six hours.
As a result flights 12 flights were diverted and others were delayed.
Ryanair said the "written hoax bomb threat" was found during a routine inspection of the plane.
An airline spokesman apologised for any inconvenience adding: "Police carried out a security search and cleared the aircraft to return to service at 08.55 BST [on Sunday].
Avon and Somerset Police said an investigation was under way and said everyone aboard the Ryanair flight would be questioned.
Passenger Zara Walker was returning from Portugal on an easyJet flight just behind the Alicante plane. She said it eventually landed in Cardiff.
She said as the plane was coming into land at Bristol it did an "emergency take-off mid air" after being told of a "security threat" on the ground.
"It was pretty scary... we were [later] told we were only 1,500m from the ground and they [the pilot] had to override the automatic descent after being told to abort the landing."
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Police are to interview every passenger on board a plane from Alicante, after a "bomb threat" note was found, prompting the evacuation of Bristol Airport.
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Natalie Putt, then 17, left her home in Lower Gornal, Dudley, to go to a shop in September 2003, leaving behind her baby son, then aged 11 weeks.
Following a tip-off, police dug up several graves earlier this week.
David Putt said he was still hoping for answers, but if his daughter's remains were found he could "put them to rest".
More stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here
Speaking to BBC Radio WM, Mr Putt, 60, said the latest development was a "total shock".
"It's something that I was expecting but not wanting to expect," he said.
"It's over 14-and-a-half years now and something's got to come to light somewhere."
Mr Putt said his "life's been ruined" since his daughter's disappearance and said he now wants "closure".
"If it's the worst scenario, I can put her to rest properly," he said.
"I just want some answers [about] what's happened.
"I don't know whether it will get any better if I do find closure," he added, "that's something that will have to come in the near future."
Officers from West Midlands Police were on site at Ruiton Cemetery in Upper Gornal near Dudley.
Acting on new information, the force said it believed it was "looking at a murder inquiry".
It said it received a call from a man with "specific information that has the potential to lead to the person responsible for Natalie's death".
An image of Ms Putt was broadcast on the ITV show Britain's Got Talent on Friday during a performance by a choir made up of relatives of missing people.
Police said while the information prompting the digs pre-dated the broadcast, the programme's timing was "fortuitous", with information about Ms Putt coming in as a result.
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The father of a teenage mother who went missing 14 years ago has says he wants "closure" as police search a cemetery for his daughter.
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Wheelchair athlete Sarah Piercy was in the cockpit of the machine at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Nevada, USA.
Plymouth University, which designed the machine, said the run of 24.85mph beat the previous record by 0.1mph.
Ms Piercy, from Exeter, said: "It's been he greatest sporting challenge of my life."
She and the team spent six months testing the machine, which Ms Piercy used her arms and hands to power along the 200m (656ft) challenge track at Battle Mountain.
She said: "Just a year ago, I would never have believed this could be possible but I owe everything to Adam Kyte and the Plymouth University engineering students who have made this happen."
Project leader Mr Kyte, lecturer in mechanical and marine engineering design at Plymouth University, said he and the team were "absolutely thrilled".
"It was an incredible effort and the result of sheer determination on her part," he said.
Ms Piercy has a condition called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, which can lead to a contracting of the joints.
She has completed 10 London marathons in a wheelchair.
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A British team have beaten the women's hand-powered cycle world record after clocking a speed of nearly 25mph.
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Williams, prop Gethin Jenkins (calf) and flanker Josh Turnbull (shoulder) returned home early from the tour.
But Williams is Blues' biggest concern as they prepare for the 2016-17 season.
"The scrum-half has now undergone successful surgery to repair the damage and will begin a rehabilitation process," read a Blues statement.
Williams failed to make it on to the pitch on Wales' tour, having won the last of his 27 caps off the bench in their 27-13 defeat by England on 29 May.
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Cardiff Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has undergone surgery on the ankle injury that ended his Wales tour to New Zealand.
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The 32-year-old, who has eight caps for Jamaica, was released by the Royals at the end of last season after five years with the club.
He captained the side during their spell in the Premier League two years ago and made 35 appearances in the Championship last term.
"It's been a long summer for me," McAnuff told the Orient website.
"I've had a few offers but have been waiting for the right fit and I believe I've found it here at Orient."
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Former Reading midfielder Jobi McAnuff has joined League One side Leyton Orient on a two-year contract.
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The firm said the move was aimed at reducing debt and that all its mines and offices would continue to operate.
"This was a difficult decision, but it is the right path forward for Peabody," said chief executive Glenn Kellow.
Peabody's debt problems stem from its takeover of Australian rival Macarthur.
The firm paid about 5bn Australian dollars (£2.5bn) to buy the coalminer in 2011, but lower coal prices amid falling demand means it has struggled to repay its resulting debts.
The move is the latest in a series of bankruptcies in the industry, with miners hit by a combination of low energy prices, tougher environmental regulations and a shift to natural gas.
"The factors affecting the global coal industry in recent years have been unprecedented," Peabody said in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
"Industry pressures in recent years include a dramatic drop in the price of metallurgical coal, weakness in the Chinese economy, overproduction of domestic shale gas and ongoing regulatory challenges."
Chapter 11 refers to a section of the US Bankruptcy Code. It protects a company from its creditors, giving it time to reorganise its debts or sell parts of the business.
Peabody's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing ranks among the largest in the commodities sector since energy and metals prices began to fall in the middle of 2014. Prices were hit as demand in emerging markets such as China and Brazil began to slow.
Producers accounting for 45% of coal output have filed for bankruptcy in the current industry downturn, according to 2014 US government figures.
Peabody has about 8,000 employees and customers in 25 countries, according to its website.
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Peabody Energy, the world's largest privately-owned coal miner, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after a sharp fall in coal prices left it unable to repay its debts.
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Yemen's health, water and sanitation systems are collapsing after two years of war between government forces - backed by a Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes - and the rebel Houthi movement.
The conflict and a blockade imposed by the coalition have triggered a humanitarian disaster, leaving 70% of the population in need of aid.
Orla has been tweeting about what she saw.
In a hospital in Aden, Orla saw staff battle to save the life of an elderly cholera victim - Abdullah Mohammed Salem - who was brought into the building without a pulse.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera.
Most of those infected will have no or mild symptoms but, in severe cases, the disease can kill within hours if left untreated.
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have contracted cholera in recent months, making it the worst outbreak in history.
Hospitals are overcrowded and severe food shortages have led to widespread malnutrition, making people - especially children - even more vulnerable to the infection.
Some 60% of Yemenis do not know where their next meal will come from and the World Food Programme is warning of the danger of famine.
Doctors told the BBC that Yemen was in danger of losing its future, with 500,000 children now severely malnourished.
In two years of war, houses, hospitals and schools have been destroyed by Saudi airstrikes and more than 3,000 civilians have been killed.
Some people are living in the rubble of what were once their homes.
Yet despite the destruction, no side appears close to a decisive military victory.
Pro-government forces - made up of soldiers loyal to internationally-recognised President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and predominantly Sunni southern tribesmen and separatists - stopped the rebels taking Aden.
Mr Hadi and his government have returned from exile and established a temporary home there. But they have been unable to dislodge the rebels from their northern strongholds, including the capital Sanaa.
The sides have drifted into stalemate - but the human suffering continues unabated.
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Amid UN warnings of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen, the BBC's Orla Guerin has overcome attempts by Saudi Arabia to block her team from entering the country and has seen for herself the depth of the suffering.
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Signature Living wants to turn the Grade II*-listed building into a hotel.
The plan has not been without its detractors - MP Stephen Doughty called for an inquiry and the Victorian Society said it was "unacceptable".
Cardiff council's planning committee voted to approve the application to change the use of the building to a hotel, subject to conditions.
The decision does not extend to any building work, which will be discussed at a later date.
Developers said the 200-suite hotel would create about 100 jobs during construction and a further 60 once it opened.
Signature Living founder Lawrence Kenwright welcomed the decision, adding the firm would be on site "within the next couple of weeks".
"After years of dereliction and decay, the Coal Exchange will once again become an outstanding landmark building for the people of Cardiff and a truly first-class hotel, conferencing and major events venue," he said.
Other plans for the development include function rooms, a restaurant and bar and a spa.
It is expected to take about 18 months to compete the work and the venue would also host weddings and conferences.
A brief history of the Coal Exchange
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A key step in the £40m redevelopment plan for Cardiff's Coal Exchange has been given the go-ahead.
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The 21-year-old will replace on-loan Charlton keeper Dillon Phillips, who will miss at least six weeks after tearing a medial knee ligament.
Flatt has yet to make his debut for Wolves, but featured in five games on loan at Wrexham last season.
"He's a good lad and he's known by a few of our lads as well," manager Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
"Dillon's been fantastic for us, and that's the disappointing side of it that you wanted him to be part of the end game.
"If there's a miraculous recovery come the end the season, then there might be a few games for Dillon."
Cheltenham are one point clear of local rivals Forest Green Rovers at the top of the National League table.
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National League side Cheltenham Town have signed goalkeeper Jonathan Flatt on a one-month loan deal from Wolves.
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The last few groups will face off against each other on the live final in what is sure to be a nerve-wracking show.
Judges Gareth Malone and Kelis, alongside with guest judge Deke Sharon, will then cut the remaining six down to two final contenders.
The winner is then decided by a public vote.
So who is in the running to be crowned 'Pitch Battle Champions'? Let's have a look at the groups...
First on our list are Scot Soul who sailed into the final after impressing the guest judge, singer Chaka Khan on last week's show. The five piece from Loch Lomond sang the hit song 'Ain't Nobody' which Chaka made famous in the 1980's.
Next up, Tring Park 16 - a chamber choir from Tring Park School of Performing Arts. Tring Park 16 won over guest judge Joe Jonas, with their version of his song 'Kissing Strangers' to get through to the final. Judge Kelis said of the group, "they're young, they're vibrant, and they're extremely skilled." We will have to wait and see if they have what it takes to win.
The Portsmouth University Gospel choir bagged themselves a place in tonight's final with a heart-string-pulling cover of Seal's 'Kiss From a Rose' in front of the man himself who made the song a hit.
The group of eight from West Yorkshire saw off strong competition and snapped up a place in the finals with their version of Evergreen by Will Young. A choir member said "We don't know what to say! We are never lost for words and don't know what to say but thanks to everyone, thanks!"
From London, All the King's Men beat Sgarmes to score a place in the finals. The boys sang Bebe Rexah's 'Take Me Home' and even though the judges said it was a really hard decision they eventually picked the London nine piece.
Despite losing to All the King's Men, Sgarmes, from Wales, were chosen to come back as the wild card.
The wild card is a group that lost but the judges liked enough to bring back for the finals!
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The final of Pitch Battle is hitting our screens tonight, with six singing groups fighting it out to win!
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Tuesday's 1-0 win over Cambridge thanks to Michael Harriman's goal put them a point clear of second-placed Plymouth.
"It's great to be sat there, it's a good start to the season but we look at our squad sometimes and we know we're punching above our weight," Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"It's great to know what the boys will give week in, week out."
Ainsworth continued: "Injuries and suspensions will kill us; we've picked one up tonight with Michael Harriman who may have tweaked his groin which will put us down again.
"This group of lads keep achieving, the new boys that have come in look like they gelled really well with the rest of the groups."
Former QPR midfielder Ainsworth, who first took charge as player-manager in September 2012, is the 10th longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions,
The 42-year-old led his side to the League Two play-off final at Wembley last year, where they lost to Southend on penalties.
The Chairboys have taken that form into this season, losing just once in the league - against second-placed Plymouth - and Ainsworth says that despite linked to the vacant Rotherham and Doncaster posts he is happy at Adams Park.
"They can link me all they want. [Chairman] Andrew Howard would be so proud that we're getting linked, that's his take on things and he knows the food chain as much as I do.
"But I am so, so happy here. Me and the family came here five years ago, we're settled, the football's good, the fans are great, things are going well.
"I'm not about to be looking elsewhere. Natural things take their course and if they don't, fantastic, I'm a lucky man to have a manager's job and really appreciate every day with the boys."
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Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth says his League Two table toppers cannot get carried away.
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Six-time champion O'Sullivan is seeded number one after last year's 10-1 final win over Barry Hawkins, who plays Shaun Murphy in the opening round.
World number one Mark Selby faces Mark Williams, while Judd Trump comes up against Marco Fu.
Find out how to get into snooker, pool and billiards with our fully inclusive guide.
The event takes place from 15 to 22 January, live on the BBC.
"It's a real jamboree of snooker and it's great for the fans," said three-time winner and BBC Sport pundit Steve Davis of the tournament, which features only the elite top-16 players in the world.
"It's the cream of the cream. Now the standard of snooker is so high anyone can make a 147 at any time."
Masters draw:
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo
Neil Robertson v Ali Carter
Judd Trump v Marco Fu
John Higgins v Mark Allen
Stuart Bingham v Joe Perry
Ding Junhui v Kyren Wilson
Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins
Mark Selby v Mark Williams
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Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on China's Liang Wenbo in the first round of the 2017 Masters at London's Alexandra Palace.
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Midfielder Ben Thompson and forward Lee Gregory are both rated as 50-50.
Goal-shy Leicester have problems up front as record signing Islam Slimani, who has six goals in 18 games, misses the trip with a groin problem.
Leonardo Ulloa is also likely to be unavailable due to a thigh injury as manager Claudio Ranieri prepares to make wholesale changes.
Guy Mowbray: "The last time Millwall faced the previous season's Premier League champions was in the 2004 FA Cup final. By then, Manchester United had already lost their crown (to Arsenal's 'Invincibles') but they were never in any danger of losing to the Lions.
"Leicester could be - and manager Claudio Ranieri knows it to the extent of labelling his side 'underdogs' in the tie. Yes, really. The boss of the champions of England has hinted that they're second favourites against a team from the third tier - albeit one in flying form with a fireproof defence.
"Clever reverse psychology to get his much-changed team up for the test, or just muddled thinking that sums up the Foxes' current mess?"
Twitter: @Guymowbray
Millwall manager Neil Harris: "The team spirit is excellent and individually and collectively we are playing really well.
"This is a huge game for us, the players and the fans are really looking forward to it but I will admit that my mind has already turned to Chesterfield on Tuesday."
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri: "Our target is the Premier League - that is it. Of course we play in the FA Cup and Champions League and we want to do our best, but our aim is to be safe at the end. The goal is the Premier League.
"I want to give another opportunity to the players who played against Derby for them to show how good they are.
"Believe me, I don't think about Sevilla (in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday), I think about Millwall."
Leicester are in a serious mess if they can't go away to Millwall and avoid defeat at the very least.
Prediction: 1-2
Lawro's full predictions v Robbie Lyle from ArsenalFanTV and Sammy, Jack and Ben from the Fulhamish podcast
Head-to-head
Millwall
Leicester
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Calum Butcher is available for Millwall after missing Tuesday's league win over Port Vale.
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Kingston Maurward College wanted to build 70 houses on parkland at Lower Bockhampton, near Dorchester.
It said "several important issues" were raised during the consultation and it was withdrawing the plans.
The Open Spaces Society, which had campaigned against the development, said Hardy would have "breathed a sigh of relief".
The author was born at Higher Bockhampton in 1840, and wrote Far from the Madding Crowd there.
The college had applied to West Dorset District Council to build the residential development on land adjacent to the campus, saying it would provide housing needed for the area.
Kate Ashbrook of the Open Spaces Society said: "The proposed houses would have devastated this tiny hamlet and its lovely surroundings, and spoiled people's enjoyment of the public-path network.
"This is a treasured corner of England and should be protected for all time."
Other objections were raised by Ramblers, the Thomas Hardy Society and the Lower Bockhampton Action Group.
In a statement confirming it was withdrawing its planning application, Kingston Maurward College said: "There is no second application currently on the table.
"However the need to raise funding to invest in the future of the college and its students still remains."
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Plans for a housing development near the old home of Dorset author Thomas Hardy have been dropped.
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The group set out to explore poorly documented areas of the Djenghi-Djer mountain range in southern Kyrgyzstan.
Calum Nicoll, 25, Struan Chisholm, Sam Newmark, Neil Smith, who are 24, and Sandy Fowler, 23, are from Inverness, and Mark Chonofsky, 24, is from Boston.
The six opted to travel through the region on horseback and made a journey of 50 miles (80km) using 10 horses.
Often expeditions in the area involve travel by helicopter or 4x4 vehicles.
Their expedition in July was supported Christopher Ward Challengers Programme.
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Six friends, five of them from Inverness, have completed a month-long expedition climbing in Central Asia.
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The order trumps last year's record order for 230 Boeing planes - also from Lion Air.
The planes will be made in France and will secure 5,000 jobs there, where the unemployment rate is high at about 10%.
Lion, now a major airline in Indonesia, started up just 13 years ago.
The two orders, once fulfilled, would put the airline in the world's top 10 by number of aircraft, although Lion Air is banned from flying within both the 27-nation European Union and the US. because of fears that its safety standards are not up to scratch.
Lion currently has just 92 Boeing planes, which fly mainly within Indonesia but also to Saudi Arabia.
It operates the low-cost aircraft carrier model and holds about a 45% market share in Indonesia, a country spread across around 6,000 inhabited islands with a population of 240 million people.
Indonesia air traffic is forecast to grow at 20% a year, and the country's economy is growing at about 6% a year.
French President Francois Hollande said the deal should act as a shop window for France's manufacturing abilities: "Airbus is a national and European pride, one of the pillars of our economy.
"The big Airbus contracts are an example for our economy, what it can do, what it must do."
The planes are all in the A320 family of planes and the first are due for delivery in 2014.
Airbus makes civilian craft for the aerospace and defence consortium EADS, which is owned by France, Germany and Spain.
The UK is also banking on fast growth in the civil aviation market.
The government announced a £2bn investment in the UK aviation industry, with half being provided by itself and the other half by aerospace firms.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said the sector was substantial within the UK.
"Our aerospace sector already supports more than 3,000 companies and employs 230,000 people across the UK," he said. "The potential for growth is huge. By 2031 the civil aerospace market will be worth in excess of $4.5 trillion."
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The European-owned planemaker Airbus has won a record order for 234 planes worth 18.4bn euros (£15.7bn, $24bn) from Indonesia's Lion Air.
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In one week alone nearly 900 people seeking non-emergency advice in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset or Somerset abandoned their calls.
Extra workers were brought in to bolster the service over Easter.
The trust, which handles 111 calls in the region, is now reviewing staffing.
In a recent bulletin to staff, chief executive Ken Wenman said: "Over the past few weekends we have failed to deliver the performance required by NHS England and our commissioners."
He said there were several factors "but the main cause is that we simply do not have the correct number of call advisors and clinical supervisors on duty at peak times during the weekend".
He said it was unacceptable because "it presents a risk of calls being inappropriately passed to other services at peak times".
Now the SWAST is holding talks with staff to ensure there are sufficient staff to meet weekend demand in future.
Dave Beet, the trust's deputy director of service line strategy, said: "During those peak times our resourcing levels were not quite where they needed to be.
"We've learned from that and we will go on and improve on that and make sure that quality service is there for every day of the week and for every hour of those days of the week as well."
Dr Mike Haugh, clinical governance lead for NHS 111 in Devon, said: "We have worked together with SWAST and actions have been taken to improve the service."
In Cornwall, Andrew Abbott, from NHS Kernow, said extra doctors, nurses and support workers had been available during the Easter break and he was not aware of any further issues.
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The South Western Ambulance Service has "failed to deliver the performance required" in answering weekend calls to the South West NHS 111 number, its chief executive has admitted.
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The 29-year-old will join Ospreys next season on a three-year national dual contract with the WRU.
The Blues made an offer to sign Davies - who had a year left on his Wasps deal - but would not pay the transfer fee required for his early release.
"Bradley had no desire to return to the Cardiff Blues," said the WRU's Davies.
"Bradley put in writing he did not want to return to the Cardiff Blues.
"All of Welsh rugby should be glad to get a player of Bradley's presence, experience and skills back in Wales."
Davies joined Wasps in 2014 from Cardiff Blues, where he spent nine years.
"We were very interested and we made an approach for Bradley," said Blues chief executive Richard Holland.
"But we made it very clear that we weren't going to pay the significant transfer fee demanded by Wasps to release him from his contract.
"We would have loved to have him back here at the Blues and we tried more than once. But Bradley wanted to go to the Ospreys."
The WRU and Ospreys would not disclose who paid the compensation fee for his early release from his Wasps contract.
Under the terms of national dual contracts, the WRU pays 60% of the player's salary and the region pays 40%.
But WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips said negotiations between the union and its regional sides were transparent.
"The other regions are totally in the loop. We don't do anything in isolation. We talk to them about everything we do," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"They're aware of every transaction of players, who comes back to their original region. That opportunity is there.
"We followed exactly how we said we'd work. They [the regions] understand that, [Pro Rugby Wales chief executive] Mark Davies understands that."
Davies is likely to feature for Wasps in the Premiership semi-final against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, 21 May, before linking up with Wales for their tour of New Zealand in June.
He becomes the ninth player to sign a national dual contract with Ospreys.
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Wales second row Bradley Davies had "no desire" to rejoin Cardiff Blues from Wasps, according to Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chairman Gareth Davies.
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Hampshire Police were called to Pier Street, Ventnor, shortly after midnight to reports a 57-year-old man had been assaulted outside the Rose Inn.
The force said a 26-year-old man was initially held. A further two men, aged 31 and 32, have since been arrested.
Hampshire Constabulary has appealed witnesses to come forward.
Det Ch Insp Dave Brown said: "Investigations are continuing today as we work to establish the exact circumstances of this man's death.
"We would like to speak to anyone who was in or in the vicinity of the Rose Inn on Christmas Eve night."
A section of Pier Street was cordoned off for much of Christmas Day but has since reopened.
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Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead on the Isle of Wight on Christmas Day.
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The 23-year-old joined Barrow at the start of the season from Stenhousemuir but made only six National League appearances for the Cumbrian side.
Murray began his career at Scottish club Motherwell and also had spells with Arbroath and Clyde.
Southport are 19th in the table, two points above the relegation zone.
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Southport have signed defender Euan Murray from fellow National League club Barrow on a deal until the end of the season.
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28 June 2017 Last updated at 06:44 BST
They are critically endangered because of things like farming and over-development which has destroyed their habitat in Australia.
Watch this to find out the unusual way that people have come up with to help them.
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School kids in Australia are helping to save a rare reptile called the earless dragon.
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In the incident, later called the Battle of the Camels, supporters of then President Hosni Mubarak charged protesters in Tahrir Square.
It became one of the most notorious incidents of the anti-Mubarak uprising and left nearly a dozen people dead.
Some senior members of the old regime were among those accused.
They included the men who were then speakers of Egypt's two houses of parliament, Fathi Srur and Safwat al-Sherif.
Prosecutors said Mr Sherif, who was also the secretary general of Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NPD), had "contacted MPs, members of the NDP and financiers of the party, inciting them to disperse the protests in Tahrir Square by force and violence".
They alleged he told them to "kill the protesters if they had to", AFP reports.
A 25th defendant died during the legal proceedings.
Tahrir Square was the focal point for the tens of thousands of who joined the uprising, and the Battle of the Camels helped to galvanise support for the protesters.
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the verdict is likely to infuriate many Egyptians.
It is also likely to be an embarrassment to Mubarak's successor, Mohammed Morsi, our correspondent adds, who has promised to bring to justice all those responsible for killing opposition supporters during the revolution.
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An Egyptian court has acquitted 24 former officials who were accused of sending men on camels and horses to break up a protest in Cairo in 2011.
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Jeff Horn beat Pacquiao, an eight-time world champion, following a unanimous points decision in Brisbane, Australia.
Pacquiao's coaches and celebrities including Lennox Lewis and Kobe Bryant were critical of the judges' call on the result.
But the relatively unknown Australian, 29, said he was worthy of the win.
"There will always be a backlash where people say I got lucky, or whatever," he told reporters on Monday.
"There will always be the naysayers saying I did not win the fight, but I felt like I won the fight. A lot of Queenslanders think I won the fight and people around the world."
Pacquiao's Australian coach, former heavyweight boxer Justin Fortune, had described the referee as "sketchy" and the judges as "crazy" following the bout.
However Pacquiao, 38, congratulated his opponent and said he respected the decision.
The Australian responded by paying tribute to his rival, describing him as "an absolute warrior, a legend of the sport".
Horn, who taught at a Brisbane school until only recently, said he believed his former students would be proud.
"I have a lot to do with the school still," he said. "I don't go there and teach but I still go to the schools and I know the kids will be proud of what I have done."
Nicknamed "The Hornet", he also drew praise from admirers including Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
"What a great Australian story - congratulations," Mr Turnbull said.
"Brisbane school teacher to world champion. Against all of the pundits."
His grandfather, Ray Horn, said he was also very proud.
"If anyone had ever told me I would have a grandchild I would have found it hard to believe," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"But I would think they were nuts if they told me I would be a grandfather of a world champion one day."
More than 51,000 spectators watched the bout at Brisbane's Lang Park stadium.
Horn set up his victory with an aggressive start before both fighters tired in the final rounds.
Reports claim the underdog won a guaranteed A$500,000 (£295,000; $384,000) from his fight against Pacquiao, and he could now be set for even bigger paydays.
Horn has already challenged US boxer Floyd Mayweather to a fight and said he would consider a re-match against Pacquiao.
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The former schoolteacher who stunned Manny Pacquiao to win the WBO world welterweight title has dismissed suggestions he did not deserve to win.
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The gunmen barricaded themselves in a house after a suicide attack on the consulate compound in the city.
Witnesses reported heavy gunfire and explosions. Reports say all the gunmen were killed.
It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, which follows a bomb near the Indian mission last week.
The Pakistani consulate is in the same area as the Indian diplomatic mission in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province.
Three insurgents were killed last week in an attack on the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
Nangarhar police chief Fazil Ahmad Shirzad said three attackers had been killed.
"Three suicide bombers carrying guns were involved in this attack and were killed by Afghan forces," he told Reuters.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a tweet: "Seven of our security forces were killed and seven others wounded as a result of the terrorist attack."
Residents and children from a nearby school were evacuated.
At least one of the suicide bombers is reported to have joined a queue of people applying for visas. He blew himself up after being stopped from entering the building.
Three civilians were among the wounded, the police chief said.
Observers have speculated that the attacks, as well as a deadly four-day militant raid on an Indian air force base, could be linked to fledgling peace moves between India and Pakistan, but there is no confirmation.
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At least seven Afghan security personnel have been killed in a gun battle near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, the interior ministry says.
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26 February 2016 Last updated at 12:02 GMT
Well that's what happens if your birthday is on the 29th February - a date which only happens during a leap year.
Every four years February has 29 days instead of 28 and people born on this day are known as leaplings.
We went to meet Milly to find out more about what it's like being a leapling. Check this out.
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Imagine not being able to celebrate your real birthday every year.
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Kazi Islam, from Manor Park in east London, was charged under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
Mr Islam, who was arrested in August, is currently remanded in custody.
He is expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
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An 18-year-old man has been charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism.
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Sir Ketumile, who led the country from 1980 to 1998, is credited with being the architect of the country's famed stability, reports the AFP news agency.
He was also involved in peace initiatives across Africa, including ending Mozambique's long civil war.
Botswana is one of Africa's richest and most stable countries.
Sir Ketumile became president after the death of Botswana's first post-independence leader Sir Seretse Khama in 1980.
He had served as the country's first minister of finance and vice-president before becoming president, the Botswana government states.
Sir Ketumile stepped down in 1998 after overseeing a period of strong economic growth based on the effective management of the Botswana's vast diamond wealth.
He was also involved in backing South Africa's anti-apartheid movement and other independence struggles in the region.
As an elder statesman he was involved in mediation efforts across Africa, including Kenya, Lesotho, Swaziland and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sir Ketumile was also chair of the International Panel of Eminent Personalities which investigated the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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Botswana has declared three days of national mourning after the death of former President Sir Ketumile Masire, aged 91.
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Gwynedd council voted to demolish Porthmadog's Coliseum, which developers said was in a poor state, to allow the site to be renovated.
Councillors also urged the applicants to consider further discussion with the community first.
More than 300 people objected to the proposals, with some saying it should be given listed building protection.
Developers said the cinema, which closed in 2011, needed to be flattened.
A council report said experts had ruled out giving the building protected status despite it being of some "historic interest".
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Plans to demolish an art deco cinema in Gwynedd have been given the go-ahead despite more than 300 objections.
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Mervyn Rush, 68, disappeared in 2000 while awaiting trial but was extradited from France earlier this year.
Rush, formerly of Dorking, Surrey, appeared at Norwich Crown Court where he admitted 18 charges relating to sex crimes against 12 boys in the mid-'70s.
Some of the science teacher's victims were as young as nine.
The court heard the offences took place between 1973 and 1977 at the school, which cannot be identified for legal reasons, and that Rush's oldest victims were aged 12.
He pleaded guilty to seven counts of a serious sexual offence and 11 of indecent assault.
Stephen Spence, prosecuting, said: "Mr Rush had a group of special boys and it was seen as something of a privilege to be part of that group."
The court heard the "perks" of belonging to this group were to go out for drives in Rush's sports cars and to bring him cups of tea in the morning.
The boys would visit his room in pyjamas and Rush would invite them to get into bed to keep warm before sexually assaulting them.
The court heard that one victim told police: "All this at 13 seemed very attractive to me and when I was asked by another boy if I wanted to join the group, I accepted.
"The first time I was invited to his room he produced a magazine - I think it was Mayfair - and asked what I thought.
"Most of the boys seemed used to this, but I was totally shocked."
Sentencing the father of three, Judge Stephen Holt said: "You were in a position of trust and were eventually brought to justice because of the concern that one of your victims had about what you may still be doing to children.
"One of the complainants claims they were attacked 20 times by you."
Speaking after the court case, Det Con Pete Sayer said: "Through the position he held, it would have been the most basic of expectations to protect these children.
"Instead he chose to do the complete opposite."
Rush was originally arrested in 1999, but disappeared ahead of a court appearance.
He was detained by French police in May 2012 when he visited the British Embassy in Paris to collect a passport.
Rush denied a further 24 charges with which the prosecution did not proceed.
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A former teacher who evaded the authorities for more than a decade has been jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing boys at a Norfolk school.
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Fara Williams scored an extra-time penalty as England defeated Germany first the first time in 21 attempts and in doing so achieved the second-best performance by an England team following the 1966 win by the men's side.
Mark Sampson's side danced around the Edmonton pitch in jubilation before sharing their joy on social media.
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England's Lionesses wasted no time in celebrating their World Cup bronze medals after beating Germany 1-0 in the third-place play-off in Canada.
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Grameen in the UK, the micro-lending initiative facilitated by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), has issued more than 100 loans.
It is the first such Grameen-style scheme in Western Europe.
Grameen aims to alleviate economic, health and social inequalities in some of Scotland's poorest communities.
The original Grameen bank was founded in Bangladesh in the 1970s by Nobel Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus.
Grameen in the UK offers small loans, initially of £1,000, for up to 52 weeks to new start-ups and existing small businesses currently not served by any financial services.
The model has been used in developing countries to support entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty, and in many cases to empower women.
However in the UK, currently 60% of Grameen's borrowers are men.
The venture is backed by a number of funders including Tesco Bank.
Grameen in the UK chief executive Kevin Cadman told BBC Scotland the scheme had helped a whole variety of different businesses from hairdressers to markets stalls, from food to clothing retailers.
He said: "For one reason or another they weren't able to raise money through the normal banking system.
"Our model is based on relationship and trust. I always say it is a bit like what banking was 30 years ago. We don't credit score, we don't do background checks, we don't take security, we lend to the individual and we want to get to know the individual.
"So as the business grows, we will lend more money and we will support that individual in growing their business to generate more income for their family."
The UK scheme has now secured additional financial backing of £250,000 over next three years from the Whole Planet Foundation - part of Whole Foods Group - to fund new client loans.
The Moffat Charitable Trust has also granted £45,000 to fund the operational costs of moving services into Ayrshire.
The aim of Grameen UK is to have a chain of branches across the UK over the next few years but, more immediately, it has a target of issuing 500 loans over the next year.
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A scheme which lends small amounts of money to small businesses and new start-ups has beaten its own target in its first year.
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The CCTV footage showed two hooded men destroying windscreens, bonnets and headlights at about midnight on Sunday at Lowdham Cars in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Company owner Melanie Hibbitt said the site had been "mutilated completely", leaving her "sick and devastated".
Nottinghamshire Police said it was investigating and released the footage.
Ms Hibbitt, who set up the dealership 18 months ago, estimates it could cost about £200,000 to repair the vehicles and some could be written-off completely.
"They've smashed every single car on the site... they had thrown slabs through car windows," she said.
"I cannot think who would do such a thing and why... I can't understand it.
"It could take us under because we've got no stock to sell and we employ about eight people so their jobs could be at risk."
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Vandals wielding sledgehammers have been captured on camera smashing 60 cars in 10 minutes.
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Natalie Bennett was travelling on Great Western Railway (GWR) from Truro to Plymouth when she asked for a latte.
A GWR drinks bar worker refused saying there was a risk of injury to her and the member of staff.
GWR said it was "deeply committed to protecting the environment" but it did not want passengers "scalded".
Ms Bennett said: "I went to the coffee bar and said can I have a latte but the gentleman behind the counter said he was very sorry but staff had a memo from the management that they were not allowed to put coffee into reusable cups.
"He said he could 'put the coffee in a disposable cup and I could pour it into your disposable cup.'"
Ms Bennett said the "huge number of coffee cups that are pouring into our waste stream is a huge impact on our environment" and she would be "asking them to change the policy".
The train company said it had to factor in the speed the trains were travelling at when serving hot drinks.
It a statement, GWR said: "Our helpful and friendly staff serve hot drinks on board trains moving at up to 125mph into cups designed for our coffee machines, and subsequently covered with a plastic lid, to reduce the risk of injury to both staff and passengers."
It row comes after TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall drew attention to the waste created by the 2.5bn coffee cups thrown away every year in the UK.
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The leader of the Green Party has criticised the "pointless waste" created by a rail firm which refused to serve her coffee in a reusable cup.
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The woman, who was diving off Perth, suffered injuries "consistent with a shark attack", police said.
A boat crew that arrived to help said the shark was longer than their 5.5m (18ft) vessel.
A 29-year-old surfer died after being attacked by a shark south of Perth earlier this week.
Western Australia police inspector Danny Mulligan said the latest incident took place on Sunday morning at Mindarie between One and Three-Mile Reefs, off the city of Perth.
A 43-year-old man who was diving with the woman, who has not been named, told police he felt something go past him and when he surfaced he saw a "commotion in the water".
After the boat arrived, it stationed itself between the male diver and the shark and he was able to get back into his own boat. He then noticed the woman had "suffered severe and fatal injuries", Mr Mulligan said.
"The boat the three fishermen were on was 5.5m long and they said the shark was longer than their boat," he said.
Beaches in Mindarie were closed after the incident.
Surf Lifesaving Western Australia had tweeted about a shark seen about a kilometre offshore at Mindarie 20 minutes before the apparent attack.
Surfer Ben Gerring, 29, was attacked by a shark on Tuesday and died of his injuries on Friday night.
On Thursday, a 4.2m (14ft) great white shark was captured near Mandurah, but it is not known if this shark was to blame for the attack on the surfer.
Surf Lifesaving Western Australia had also reportedly issued a warning before that attack, after an unidentified species of shark was seen in the area.
In 2014, the government in Western Australia introduced a controversial shark cull after a number of attacks off the state's coast.
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A 60-year-old woman diver has died after apparently being taken by a shark, the second such attack off western Australia in six days.
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Scottish SPCA staff were called after staff found the 18in long reptile under seats on a flight that had arrived from Cancun, Mexico, on Tuesday.
They used a box to contain the snake, which is believed to be a juvenile Middle American smooth-scaled racer.
The snake was taken to the charity's animal rescue centre in Cardonald, Glasgow, where staff have named it Furtivo - Spanish for sneaky.
Scottish SPCA senior inspector Billy Linton said: "We have had the snake examined by a vet and, although we can't be 100% certain, we believe he is of the Dryadophis family, which are commonly referred to as American smooth-scaled racers.
"Racers aren't venomous but, like all snakes, they can bite and Furtivo is very feisty.
"Although small at the moment, he is still a juvenile and has a lot of growing to do."
Inspector Linton said staff at Glasgow Airport had "remained remarkably calm" after finding the snake.
"I can only imagine that Furtivo managed to sneak his way onto the plane while it was waiting to take off in Cancun, although it is also possible he has hitched a lift in someone's hand luggage," he said.
"We have rescued several exotic creatures from international flights including scorpions, spiders, turtles and even giant land snails, so this isn't as unusual as many people might think.
"Furtivo will remain in our care until we can find him an expert home with someone who has the necessary experience and knowledge to be able to look after such a creature."
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An animal charity has rescued a snake on a plane at Glasgow Airport.
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She said current valuations, which have seen key US and UK indicators reach record levels, were "quite high".
But, speaking at an International Monetary Fund (IMF) conference, she added she did not see any bubbles forming.
Ms Yellen told IMF managing director, Christine Lagarde, that the US central bank was watching the issue closely.
The Dow Jones hit a record of 18,288.63 points earlier this year, while the FTSE 100 reached 7,103.98 and Germany's Dax 12,374 points - also records - last month.
US regulators have made great progress in fixing flaws in the financial system in the wake of the global banking crisis, Ms Yellen said.
She was speaking to Ms Lagarde at a finance and society conference in Washington DC.
US stocks fell slightly after Ms Yellen's remarks.
In earlier remarks, she pointed to the contributions the banking system had made to both society and the economy.
But she soon turned her speech towards the "distorted system of incentives" and weak controls in the financial industry that preceded the 2008 financial crisis.
"A combination of responses to distorted incentives by players throughout the financial system created an environment conducive to a crisis," Ms Yellen said.
She said regulators were too focused on individual firms before the crisis, and had not focused enough on the safety of the whole financial system.
Policymakers, including the Fed, "remain watchful for areas in need of further action or in which the steps taken to date need to be adjusted", she added.
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The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, has warned stock market levels present "potential dangers".
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Minesh Parbat, 36, told jurors he dropped his trousers and underpants as part of a dare with Lisa Watling, but claimed there was nothing sexual in it.
He said she sat on the dashboard as they drove in West Sussex before moving in front of him and obscuring his view.
Mr Parbat denies causing death by dangerous driving at Lewes Crown Court.
Giving evidence, Mr Parbat, of Gregory Close in Maidenbower, Crawley, said Ms Watling, 28, had described feeling "horny".
But he denied anything sexual taking place as he drove his BMW Z3 and said he struggled to get Ms Watling off him before the crash.
The court heard the couple had been out for a meal on 8 March last year and had been to her Langley Green home before he realised his phone was at his home and they went to collect it in the early hours.
Mr Parbat said Ms Watling made a sexual suggestion before he pulled over and undressed.
He said he carried on driving before she sat on the dashboard and moved in front of him so her necklace touched his eye.
"I said, 'no, babe'. I was scared. I thought she was just going to get off me. I had to struggle to get her off me. I had both hands on the steering wheel at the time," Mr Parbat told the court.
He said by the time he got Ms Watling off him it was too late and the car crashed.
After the crash on the A2011, Mr Parbat gave a positive blood test which showed 102 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams.
Prosecuting, Philip Meredith suggested Mr Parbat had not pulled over and Ms Watling had been in a "conventional sitting position" and he had been driving dangerously while over the limit, but Mr Parbat replied: "No."
Jurors have heard the car veered into the central reservation, which Mr Parbat responded to by over-steering, causing the vehicle to spin, leave the carriageway and crash into a fence.
Ms Watling, who was found wearing only a T-shirt and bra, died later that day, the court was told.
The jury previously heard Mr Parbat told police his girlfriend's actions did not distract him enough to cause the accident because he had seen her like that a "million times before".
The case continues.
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A man has denied taking part in a sex act with his girlfriend while driving at up to 60mph before a crash that killed her.
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Members of the Community union at Clarks in Street voted by 4-1 to take action.
The union said its members were angry at the imposition of a 3.5% rise linked to changes in pay which it said reduced the value of the rise to 2.6%.
Clarks said it firmly believed the settlement was "fair and reasonable".
"We are disappointed that this issue has resulted in Community deciding to work to rule.
"This award is significantly higher than the best offers made by other members of the British Footwear Association members and is also considerably higher than average pay settlements in 2011 across the UK
"Industrial action, or the threat of it, will not change our position," the company spokesman said.
Union spokesman, Joe Mann, said the company wanted to impose new terms of employment without negotiation.
"We would like to put the 3.5% [offer] to the workforce - but the issue isn't about pay its about the company arbitrarily implementing changes to terms and conditions outside of our agreements with them and then roughshod over that relationship.
"Our members are saying we deserve that element of respect and we want to negotiate these terms and conditions rather than have them implemented.
"We also balloted for strike action - at this stage they don't want to - but they really want the company to take the message that we're prepared to negotiate and we want an agreement or to go to arbitration," he added.
The shoe company, which is still three quarters owned by the Clark family, was launched in 1825 when James Clark made a pair of slippers out of sheepskin from his brother's tannery.
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More than 200 production staff at Clarks distribution depot in Somerset are starting a work to rule in a row over pay and conditions.
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Ebdon, 45, only finished his second-round match at 01:30 GMT on Monday, but said he felt "fantastic" as won 6-3.
"I've probably had four or five bananas today, some apples, grapes - I feel as fresh as a daisy," said vegan Ebdon.
World number one Mark Selby survived a thrilling late night final-frame finish to beat Welshman Jamie Jones 6-5.
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The Leicester man trailed 2-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 but showed all his renowned battling ability to pull through.
Selby's only half-century came in frame three until a high-pressure clearance of 67 sealed a trademark comeback victory.
"Jamie deserved to win the match," said Selby, who had not lost a frame in his first two rounds. "I was just scraping through and I don't know how I won the game.
"The last frame was the best frame I played all match, right at the end when I needed to."
Jones added: "I just can't really believe I am sat here as a loser.
"I think I was the better player and could have won 6-2 but he always hangs on and that is the sign of a champion."
Selby's stunning comeback meant the biggest surprise of the day came in the afternoon session when Ebdon saw off 2015 Crucible champion Bingham.
"It would have been so easy for me to fold today," said Ebdon, the 2002 world champion and 2006 UK Champion.
"I love playing on the big stage and am over the moon to get through. I don't really feel like a snooker player when I play in the smaller events."
The veteran showed no tiredness and, after a cagey start, he closed out a 6-3 win with a classy 109 in the final frame.
"Peter played really well. He got in first most frames and controlled the tempo," World number two Bingham, 39, told BBC Sport.
"He rolled back the years there, particularly in the last frame with that ton."
Basildon's Bingham, the world number two, has struggled to find his best form since winning at the Crucible but had been impressive in winning through to the last 32.
There were also wins for three-time champion John Higgins, who brushed aside Ali Carter 6-2, and Northern Ireland's Joe Swail, who thrashed Michael Holt 6-1.
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Peter Ebdon recovered from just five hours sleep to record a shock third-round UK Championship win over reigning world champion Stuart Bingham.
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The 26-year-old has scored 50 league goals in 208 appearances since signing from Southampton in 2006 in a deal worth up to £12.5m.
Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla, 30, has also signed a new deal, extending his terms for another two years.
"Both are top-quality players who are hugely important and influential to our squad," said manager Arsene Wenger.
"As well as their huge contributions on the pitch, they both have a great deal of experience and are very popular off the pitch."
Walcott, whose previous contract was due to expire at the end of the 2015-16 season, had been linked with a move away from the London club.
The England international opened talks over a contract extension in November 2014, with Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly willing to offer him the central striking role that he has struggled to secure at times at the Emirates Stadium.
However, an impressive end to last season - including a first-half hat-trick in the 4-1 win over West Brom and the opening goal in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa - helped strengthen his claim to lead the line for the Gunners.
Walcott is the longest-serving player in Arsenal's squad.
Meanwhile, two of the club's youngsters have left the club on loan.
The 20-year-old defender Isaac Hayden has joined Championship side Hull for the season, while midfielder Dan Crowley, 17, has gone to League One side Barnsley until January.
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Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has signed a new four-year deal with the club worth £140,000 a week.
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The substance was reported close to Agnew Park in Stranraer over the weekend.
Environmental health officers were made aware of the situation and cleaned the area.
Police urged the public to be aware of the issue if walking on the beach - especially if they have children or pets.
They said solid palm oil could look like a large white stone and advised anyone seeing it to report it to environmental health.
Palm oil is a common ingredient in food such as margarines, biscuits, bread, chocolate and ice cream, as well as shampoo, lipstick, candles and detergent.
The non-toxic waxy, white deposits can smell rotten and can make pets ill if eaten.
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Police have issued a health warning after solid palm oil was found washed up on a beach in south west Scotland.
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The 2-5 favourite overhauled long-time leader Bengala to romp home by five and a half lengths from Rain Goddess (7/1), with Eziyra (20/1) third.
The hugely impressive Enable became the 14th horse to secure an Oaks double.
For trainer John Gosden, it was his second Irish Oaks success and a sixth Irish classic triumph.
It was a scintillating display from Gosden's filly who put her rivals to the sword to become the first horse to complete the English-Irish Oaks double since Snow Fairy seven years ago.
The daughter of Nathaniel travelled strongly throughout in the hands of Dettori, who made sure he was back from a spell on the sidelines with injury in time for this ride.
She was given a nice lead into the race by the front-running Bengala and Dettori was happy to commit for home halfway up the home straight.
"Enable is a very special filly and it was so important to ride her - she is a true professional and I think she has improved since Epsom," said the winning jockey.
"She has a good turn of foot and put the race to bed," he added.
The winner's stablemate, Coronet, made some late headway to finish fourth.
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Frankie Dettori rode Enable to victory in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh to complete a classic double, having also won the Epsom Oaks last month.
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Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil announced the measures in an interview with Austria's Kronen Zeitung daily.
He said four Pandur armoured personnel carriers had been sent to the Tyrol region and 750 troops were on standby.
Austria has checks in place along its border with Hungary. But elsewhere it adheres to the EU open borders system.
Mr Doskozil said a military deployment at the Brenner Pass would be "indispensable if the influx into Italy [across the Mediterranean] does not diminish".
People-smuggling gangs have been exploiting the violence and chaos in Libya. The shortest crossing from Libya to Italy is only about 460km (290 miles).
Italy has warned that the current scale of migrant arrivals is unsustainable and that it could even close its ports and impound aid agencies' rescue ships.
The EU's Schengen system - free movement across most European borders - was overwhelmed by an influx of migrants and refugees in 2015.
They reached Central Europe via the Balkans - and most sought asylum in Germany. Since then, tighter border controls in the Balkans have reduced the numbers heading north from Greece.
Most of the influx to Austria was via Hungary. Many of those who came by train or on foot were refugees from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones.
The Brenner Pass is now seen as a potential migration hotspot, as the influx to Italy so far this year is higher than last year.
Nearly 85,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Italy in the first half of this year, across the Mediterranean. The UN refugee agency UNHCR says that is about 20% more than in the first half of 2016. More than 2,000 died trying to reach Italy.
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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Austria is ready to deploy troops and armour at the Brenner Pass - a border crossing with Italy - if the influx of migrants to Italy continues to grow.
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The 25-year-old Netherlands international helped the Black Cats avoid relegation last season.
"Patrick was an outstanding performer last season, contributing not only solid defensive performances, but also assists and vital goals," said Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce.
The left-back arrived at the Stadium of Light from Chelsea in 2014.
He has scored five goals in 69 appearances, including four in the Premier League last season.
"It is fantastic to be able to secure the long-term services of such a talented footballer and athlete, who will hopefully continue to improve here for many years to come," added Allardyce.
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Sunderland defender Patrick van Aanholt has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League club.
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Striker Aaron Wilbraham (knee) is also a doubt, while experienced midfielder Gary O'Neil (hamstring) is rated 50-50 after three weeks out.
Barnsley - 14th in the table - have no new injury or suspension concerns.
Boss Paul Heckingbottom has suggested that he is unlikely to give debuts to youngsters from the academy.
Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol:
"We have to make sure that we do our bit and perform as well as we can.
"If we get caught thinking we've cracked it at any point then, very quickly, the dynamics can change.
"Peterborough went down with 54 points a few years ago. We can't look too far ahead. We keep the hammer down."
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Bristol City could be without full-back Mark Little (hamstring) for the visit of Barnsley, with the hosts four points above the Championship relegation zone.
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The RMT said Transport for London (TfL) was "winging it" by allowing untrained staff to direct trains out of depots.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is investigating the claims, but said its meeting with the RMT could have been deferred to make way for talks at Acas.
TfL said the safety issues raised had already been cleared by the ORR.
The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport union) reported that managers without a Safety Critical License had been allowed to direct Tubes out of the depot and on to the tracks at Upminster and Stonebridge Park.
It said the situation illustrated TfL was operating with a shortage of staff.
Geoff Martin from the union said: "Seeing the trains out of the depot is an incredibly skilled job. They have an air traffic control system to get them out and it requires years and years of training and certification. They were winging it.
"The strike talks have had to be suspended until we have a satisfactory conclusion on this safety issue.
"The strike action goes ahead regardless," he added.
But Steve Griffiths from London Underground said: "We have already met the ORR and our agreed processes... have been fully risk assessed and approved."
The ORR said it was looking into the allegations and was meeting the RMT on Tuesday to take statements, but said the meeting could have been deferred to make way for talks at conciliatory service Acas, aimed at averting the next planned Tube strike on 5 August.
The RMT was set to meet TfL and three other unions - Aslef, Unite and the TSSA - which are also planning to strike for 24 hours over the proposed pay and conditions of the new Night Tube service.
Acas said: "We are currently in touch with all parties to try and arrange talks to resume later in the week."
The four unions previously walked out on 9 July causing the entire Tube network to shut down.
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A union representing Tube staff has suspended talks aimed at averting another strike after raising an "emergency" safety issue.
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The releases reflect progress by President Barack Obama towards achieving his goal of closing the prison, American officials say.
The state department has thanked Oman for taking the prisoners.
The country is temporarily hosting them until a permanent placement is found.
Officials in Oman say they arrived on Thursday and are likely to remain there until conditions improve in war-hit Yemen.
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This is the largest single transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo, correspondents say, and is a fillip for the president who began his first term of office in 2009 by promising speedily to close the centre.
The prison has been repeatedly criticised by human rights activists.
All of those most recently transferred were held for more than 10 years without charge or trial.
They are part of a series of releases promised by the president for this January as his administration makes plans for the permanent closure of the facility.
Other detainees were also moved earlier this month including two Yemenis who were sent to Ghana.
The prisoners' rights campaign group Reprieve says that among those released on Thursday is Samir Naji Moqbel who was held for 14 years without charge in Guantanamo.
He was taken to the outdoor pens of Camp X-Ray and subjected to severe physical abuse, Reprieve says, before being cleared for release in 2009 with the unanimous agreement of six US federal agencies, including the CIA and the FBI.
In 2013, Mr Moqbel wrote about a mass hunger strike at the camp in the New York Times.
Reprieve says that many other hunger-strikers in Guantanamo Bay have been violently force fed.
Mr Obama has faced opposition over the releases in the Republican-led Congress, where lawmakers especially object to the transfer of prisoners to other facilities within the US.
The Gulf Arab country of Oman is a close US ally and has previously accepted other groups of Guantanamo prisoners.
It is estimated that there are now about 93 prisoners remaining at Guantanamo - the lowest total since 2002 when President George W Bush opened the facility to accommodate foreign terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks on the US.
A total of 780 men have been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, the vast majority without charge or criminal trial.
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The population of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has dropped below 100 for the first time since it opened in 2002, with the transfer of 10 Yemeni men to Oman.
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EU law enforcement agency Europol said the gang purchased football clubs and then used them as a front for an opaque network of holding companies.
It said four major football clubs were searched along with houses and offices, resulting in three "key" arrests.
Third division club Uniao de Leiria was among those raided.
Leiria's owner Alexander Tolstikov has been detained, along with two other club officials, Portuguese media report.
They are all due to appear in court on Thursday morning.
Uniao de Leiria was a top-flight club, at one point managed by Jose Mourinho, but it fell out of the Primera Liga in 2012 and dropped to the third division before going bankrupt and being bought by Mr Tolstikov in 2015.
It is currently fighting for promotion to the second division.
Europol said the searches and arrests were carried out on Wednesday as part of Operation Matrioskas (Russian dolls), which had been going on for more than a year.
Links were found with serious and organised crimes carried out in the UK, Germany, Moldova, Austria, Latvia and Estonia, it said.
Three other clubs were searched, top sides Sporting Lisbon, Sporting Braga and Benfica - but Portuguese media said they were not under suspicion and were only linked to the investigation because of football transfer negotiations conducted with Leiria.
Several Russian players have been on Uniao de Leiria's books in the past two years, but only one has been in the main squad, Reuters reports.
The gang behind the alleged club takeovers was "thought to be a cell of an important Russian mafia group", the agency added. According to Europol, the group adopted a particular method:
Due to the use of front-men, the real owners who ultimately controlled the club were unknown, it said.
The investigation was triggered due to suspicions raised by "strong red flag indicators" - mainly the "high standards of living suspects enjoyed".
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European and Portuguese police say they have dismantled a mainly Russian criminal gang laundering money through football in Portugal.
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He led the team for the final five games of the season as the O's finished eighth, after being assistant to both Ian Hendon and Kevin Nolan.
The 50-year-old former Gillingham and Dover boss won three and lost two during his spell in temporary charge.
A statement said his "expertise, spirit and passion" secured him the role.
Hessenthaler is the seventh different man to take charge of the side since Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti bought the O's in the summer of 2014.
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Leyton Orient have appointed Andy Hessenthaler as their full-time manager on a one-year contract after his stint in charge as caretaker boss.
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The 10-inch acetate of Till There Was You and Hello Little Girl from 1962 has been described as "a Holy Grail item".
It was the first Beatles disc to be cut before the band broke into the national charts and bears the writing of their manager Brian Epstein.
Omega Auctions said it was "nicely surprised" by the price paid by a Manchester man for the item.
The disc lay forgotten in the home of Les Maguire - the keyboardist in fellow Liverpool act, Gerry and the Pacemakers.
The 78 RPM record - mislabelled by Epstein as 'Til There Was You and described as being the work of "Paul McCartney & The Beatles" - was made at the HMV store in Oxford Street, London.
Hello Little Girl, on the other side, was again mislabelled as Hullo Little Girl and was described as being by "John Lennon & The Beatles".
In a bid to secure the band a recording contract, it was presented to future Beatles producer George Martin - who died earlier in March - at the EMI record label.
Maguire, 74, of Formby, Merseyside, was given the disc by Epstein in 1963, after it had been returned to him by Martin.
The record was sold at the Warrington auction, having been locked away in Maguire's loft - where it was kept wrapped in paper for more than 50 years.
He earlier described the record as "a special piece", adding: "It's no good to me so I've given it to my granddaughter, who is hoping to buy a house after passing her accountancy exams."
Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn described it as one of the "rarest and most collectable of all Beatles records".
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An extremely rare Beatles record found languishing in a loft has sold for £77,500 at auction.
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Wales lost their EuroHockey Championship II final to Scotland, but both teams have reached the A Division.
Clements says doing so has been a "challenge" on a limited budget, but feels it will bring benefits.
"I'm over the moon for the players and staff. It's a huge achievement," Clements told BBC Wales Sport.
"It puts us on a different level and exposes us to a different level of competition that will hopefully drive performances up."
The Wales women's side narrowly missed promotion to the top tier, following their 2-1 defeat by Russia in Friday's EuroHockey Championship semi-final.
But Clements was pleased with their performances and with the number of fans who came to watch the Cardiff tournament.
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"I'm a big believer in the inspiration our athletes and staff provide as role models," he said.
"The buzz around the venue here in Cardiff has been huge and so is the reception the guys have had.
"Everyone's buzzing about the sport at the moment and I really feel that'll transcend into people picking up a stick for the first time."
The Wales men will join the likes of Germany, England and the Netherlands in the EuroHockey A Division in 2019.
But before that both the men and women's teams hope to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Clements says he hopes competing at these big tournaments will help earn more Welsh players call-ups for Great Britain.
"We really want to push the boundaries and not have a glass ceiling to where we want to get to," he said.
"The better we perform as a group, the more chance we've got of players progressing into the GB squads.
"Ultimately if we can develop some Olympians that would be utopia."
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Hockey Wales head of performance Dan Clements believes the men's promotion to Europe's top tier will help transform the sport in Wales.
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A group of bikers intended to ride from Moscow to Berlin, but Poland barred entry at the border with Belarus.
Germany's federal police then also refused entry over security fears.
The pro-Kremlin group is subject to US sanctions for alleged active involvement in Crimea.
It is accused of helping to recruit separatist fighters for Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Night Wolves leader Aleksandr Zaldostanov had told Russian media Germany's decision to refuse entry was a "political decision".
Before the bikers arrived at the Polish border, more than 10,000 Poles had taken to Facebook to protest against the Night Wolves entering the country.
The group backs Russian President Vladimir Putin's policy of support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine in their armed conflict with the Ukrainian government - something strongly opposed by Poland.
The Polish government described their plans as "provocative".
On Wednesday, a Berlin court ruled there was not enough evidence they were a threat to public order, domestic security or international relations.
Of the dozens of bikers that left Moscow on 25 April, mainly on Harley-Davidsons, it is unclear how many have found their way to Germany and what route they have taken.
They had planned to cross Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, before reaching Berlin on a 6,000km (3,720 mile) trip following the path taken by the Red Army in World War Two.
The group's aim had been to arrive in the German capital in time to coincide with Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Saturday.
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A Berlin court has ruled that bikers said to be from the Russian nationalist Night Wolves group can enter Germany to commemorate the defeat of the Nazis 70 years ago, overturning a previous ban.
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Allen, 25, has 18 months left on his current deal and says he is playing for his Anfield future.
Liverpool recently rejected an enquiry from Swansea City about re-signing their former midfielder on loan.
"I'm not sure he's going to get a bigger club than Liverpool, so why leave?" Houghton said.
"I think you've got to force the issue whilst you're here and when your chance comes, take it.
"The manager will be looking at the ones he wants to keep."
The Welshman scored the decisive kick in the penalty shootout against Stoke City which secured Liverpool's place in the Capital One Cup final on Tuesday.
This month, he also scored a last-minute leveller which grabbed them a point in the Premier League against Arsenal and scored against Exeter in the FA Cup.
But he has started only one Premier League game since Jurgen Klopp was appointed manager in October.
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Klopp succeeded Brendan Rodgers, who brought Allen to the club from Swansea in a £15m deal in August 2012.
Rodgers' former assistant Colin Pascoe believes Allen has a future at the club following his recent performances.
"I thought he turned the game when he came on [against Stoke]," Pascoe told BBC Radio Wales.
"He's a fantastic player and hopefully he'll get more starts.
"As any player, you want to be loved by the manager and show that he trusts you and he wants to pick you, week in week out.
"He's fiery, wears his heart on his sleeve and he wants to do well."
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Wales international Joe Allen should stay and fight for his place at Liverpool, former Reds midfielder Ray Houghton says.
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